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1 r r 4 : U a no. 12 8 PAGES THIS WEEK MARSHALL, N O, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1962 10c PER COPY' $2.50 A Year In Madison ft Buncombe Countiea - $4.00 A Year Outside These Two Counties ACP INTEREST IN MADISON STILL CuGairs SITE OPTION IS EXERCISED C::lV UrGGfied Gar rf:vv;V7VV.V;..sii'.' mam i ' -7S 14- J Garland T. Plemmons' Rites Held Tuesday P. M. At Meadow Fork , The body of Garland T. Plem mons, 46, Rt 2, Hot ' Springs farmer, - was found pinned be neath his car on a rural road near his home about 11 p. m., Satur day, March 17, 1962. Sheriff E. Y Ponder, who in vestigated, said that the condition of the body and the ground led ; him to believe that Plemmons may have died of a heart attack while driving. . The speculation was based on the fact that the body was not . crushed, although , the car had gone off the left side of the road on a slight curve and overturned on the victim, the sheriff said, The ground was soft at that point, Ponder said. - Ponder said a neighbor found the body approximately half an hour after the accident occurred on N. C 209 in the Meadow Fork section. ",v v' vu Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Bonnie .. Black , Plemmons; two sons, Dennis and Richard of Hot ' Springs; the mother, Mrs. W. J. Plemmons of Rt 2, Hot Springs and a brother, , Homer of Rt. 2 Hot Springs. : Services were held at 2 p. m, Tuesday in Meadow Fork Baptist Church. ;. The Rev. Newlin' Reese and the Rev. J. P. Davis officiated. Burial was in- the church cemetery. Bowman-Rector Funeral Home was in charge: 54 PINTS BLOOD ARE DONATED HERE ON MONDAY s .rp7' 7-117,1 ; DE'COaSSVED' Farmers who participate in the 1962 Feed Grain Program must - carry " out an .. approved conserva tion use on an acreage equal to the acreage diverted from corn or grain sorghum, Emory Robinson, chairman o f Madison County ". ASCS committee, reminded grow ers today.,: Such acreage must be in addition to the acreage on the ; farm which is . normally devoted to conservation uses. For diverting the acreage to a . conservation use under the feed grain program, the producer earns a payment and he becomes eligi ble for price support on the nor- ; mal production of his 1962 corn and grain sorghum acreage. He also will be eligible for support on his 1962 crop of oats and rye. ' Conservation uses which may be established on the diverted acre age include permanent-type rota- ; tion cover of grasses : and leg (Contdnued to Last Page) Madison County citizens re sponded to the call for blood here last Monday when 54 pints were donated in addition to several re jections. The Red Cross Blood mobile moved into Marshall about 1:00 o'clock and at 1:30 o'clock the lobby of the REA Building here was filled with donors and volunteer helpers. A steady stream of donors kept the personnel busy until the unit closed at 6:00 o'clock. Mrs. Dean Shields, local blood chairman, stated that "it was the best turnout since the blood pro gram started here," and expressed!. appreciation to the many whoT helped promote its visit and paid special thanks to each donor. Among those receiving praise from the local chairman were Mayor Wade Huey, the county min isters who announced the blood mobile visit, the home demonstra tion agents, the Marshall Lions Club, who sponsored the visit and provided transportation for do nors, the many volunteers who helped, at the REA, the personnel Of the F. B. Electric Membership Corporation, The News-Record and Radio Station WMMH. , "It was through the efforts of all these above, plus many more and especially ; the donors - that the bloodmobile visit -was such a fine success, Mrs. Shields. said.; ' Although contributions to pur chase the 12-acre plot near the Marshall by-pass ' for industrial development did not reach its goal, trustees and other interest ed citizens "underwrote" the bal ance so that the option could be exercised. This action was taken Saturday after It was found that the goal of $12,526.00 lacked about $1,000. It is felt that the balance of this "indebtedness" will be contributed in the next few days. Although no immediate industry is in view, it is felt by obtaining this property will great enhance the prospects for industrial growth in the Marshall area. Members of the board of trus tees stated that approximately 120 persons contributed toward the purchase of the property. t Robert Jihr-son Tol Receive 2C3-SC0 Club Award Sat. Robert Johnson, a salesman on the staff of - Service Motor Co., Marshall, will be presented Ford Motor Company's 300-500 Club a- ward at a banquet honoring Ford dealership car and truck salesmen of 1961 in the Charlotte Ford sales district. ' , The awards dinner will be held Saturday, March 24, at the Park Center in Charlotte. A. Y. Edwards, Charlotte dis trict sales manager, said 300-500 Club membership awards are pre sented for excellent retail sales performance. The Ford 300-600 Club was founded in 1950 to rec ognize ; the performance of out standing Ford . salesmen through out the country. ; ' '; Mr. Edwards added that the av erage 300-500 Club member sold nearly $400,000 worth of automo tive merchandise in qualifying for the national honors. The Charlotte , Ford sales dis trict includes approximately 190 dealerships throughout the Caroli nes. ' SAVINGS BONDS SALES UP AGAIN Eoart Fund Drive Is lion In Prepress Throughout County Although the national trend for Bond sales in February was down, N. C. sales continue on the increase as they have done since August of last year. During the month of February, sales of Series E Bonds totaled $4,149,41475, an increase of over the same month last year. Series H Bonds totaled $612,000.00 up 87 The combined sales of Series E and Series H Bonds for the month totaled $4,661,414.75. - This is an increase of 8.7 over February, 1961., . , - ' ' Cumulative E ft H Bonds sales for the first two months, of this year were $9,768,958.14 ip 7.3 over the comparable period of last year. - This represents 18.9 of N. C's 1962 dollar goal of 51 mil lion 600 thousand dollars. - W. H. Andrews Jr., State Vol unteer - Chairman, said, "We are very proud of this excellent record being maintained by North Caro linians and wish to thank all those who have contributed to our in creased sales over the past seven months We are hopeful that we will be able to sustain this growth during the remainder of 1962." A Madison County sales for Feb ruary were $19,909.00. For the year, county sales totaled $37,- 326.00, which is 21.9 of the county's quota for 1962, according to C. L. Rudisill Jr., County Vol unteer Chairman. AGENTS DRY UP WET OPERATION Supt. Anderson, Mrs. Wallin , To Head 1962 Effort;, In Madison County Fred Anderson, county school superintendent, and Ethel T. Wal lin, home economics agent, will head the 1962 Madison County Heart Fund effort, now underway, according to Hargrove "Skipper" Dowler, state Heart Fund chair man. - ' . ' 10 Cash Offered ' fr. Anderson stated thst he is ' 3 $13.00 cash to the room i t l" e most money for the . IV-.l If Koitday, April 2. " ' e Tor wng fed . i f y ECi.os l in the r cf t'ae N. C. KQW' V si vff '(S IS'aJ- By PETE GILPIN Citizen-Times Staff Writer , It had all the makings of a Mark Twain tale, except the river was the French Broad instead of the Mississippi. '."'''.;r'.y.'' Sub a trio of federal Alcohol and ' Tobacco Tax investigators (with an ABC man from Hender son County thrown in) for Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer.;v-i;yi...i'.?i'.' For Indian Joe and the other heavies, substitute a pair of : al leged Madison County moonshine makers. . , v-K:''-'. f -:r--. V Back home from their amphibi ous operation Saturday, the law men told this story: ? ' 3 ' Last Thursday , evening, the four lawmen located an island with three stills on it, a 600-gaI- lon "Silver Cloud" rig and two 60-gallon steam boiler types. They reached the island, about half , a mile south of the Tennessee line, by canoe, . then settled down to wait.1 y,". .vv'--' Eight hours later, about 3 a. nu, the officers saw two men poling their way toward the island. From their hiding place, the lawmen watched while jars were tmloa !ed and the mc-n prepared to fire the ixn'era up. Just as they were about to move in, one of the operators climbed Most farmers within the county have learned that establishment of sound soil and water conserva tion practices on their farms pay big dividends in many ways. Then too, the conservation of our na tural soil and water resources as sures the future America npublic of the needed resources to produce an adequate supply of food an dfiber. In speaking of this important subject, Ralph Ramsey, ASCS of fice manager' points out that the county ASC program is geared to solve the soil and water conser vation problems. This program shares the cost with the farmer on about a 60-50 basis,' which should enable him to perform conservation measures that he would not oth erwise be able to reach. In speaking of the 1962 Agri cultural Conservation Program with the county, ' Ramsey said more farmers are showing more interest than ever before. As of. this date - approximately 1500 farmers have been given approvals for cost-sharing to help carry out one or more practices on their farm. This is an increase of more than 160 farmers, over this same penoa last year . In conclusion, ' the manager stat ed that the county ACP is yet open to all non-participating farm- era who have a need for any of the following practices that they propose to carry out this- spring and urged all interested farmers to contact the ASCS office in Marshall for details of - the pro gram. Practices are! establish ment of permanent , pasture or hay? establishment -of' additional vegetative cover; liming farm land, epntour stripcropping; planting 'lorest . trees; .improving permanent -past u y; 'arm ponds; . forest improvement;; sod waterways; field - stripcropping; (tile drauiage and winter cover crops. - . ',:".'jt' STRAWBERRY PRODUCTION SCHOOL WED. Supplies For Mr. Brewer In Ghana Mrs. L. L. Venn, of Mars Hill, writes: . ' "We have . found missionaries who will take the needed supplies to Miss Eva Brewer in Ghana, W. Africa. Miss Brewer writes that they need sheets, pillow cases towels, wash cloths and bandages torn from sheets. : These linens do not hava to be new. 'In fact they should have been washed a time or two and slight ly used so they can be labeled such. In that way, the "duty" is lowered. The bandages should be in 1 or 2 inch widths and rolled, These articles should be left at the Mars Hill church office not later than April 4." Madison County farmers have ordered 43,200 strawberry plants through the county agricultural agent's office to be set in April, 1962. A strawberry production school will be held on the island in Marshall at the vocational ag ricultural classroom starting at 1:30 p. m, on Wednesday, March 28. Persons who have ordered the strawberry plants will have an op portunity to learn the latest on strawberry production. At the present time there is not enough strawberries produced in the county to meet the local demand. Farmers planting these strawberries will probably have a good 1963 harvest if our plants ere well taken care of. Normally strawberries can be expected to produce around 1200 gallons per acre. The producers of these strawberries should be able to sell them for about $1.00 a gallon if a good job is done with the berries. The 1962 planting should produce an additional agri cultural income in Madison Coun ty of approximately $9,600. NOMINATIONS m DSL-P3EIARY RECTOR'S ESTATE IS ESTIMATED AT $289,456 Revival Will Start At Enon Sunday ; - Hill To Preach on r a .j she'-' "f fr V.. A week's series of revival ser vices will begin at the Enon Bap tist Church Sunday with the Rev. Jess Hill, pastor of the Laurel Bap tist Church of Greenville, S. C, being the guest evangelist. Services will be held : nightly during next week at 7:30 o'clock. The Rev. G. M. Bridwell, pas tor of Enon Church, also stated that Mr. Hill will , have, the de votions over WMMH next week at 8:45 o'clock. Attend Firemen's Meeting Wednesday ' Approximately 150 firemen, in cluding several state officials, at tended the quarterly meeting of the Western North Carolina Fire men's Association held at Beaver dam Wrednes.i y night Members of t',e Ularshall VFD atlendirg weie C 'of 7. B. Ram sey, T. F. Earns, Hon Wilson, Jim "la .';:ner roe j r ' C ' V. " 'l I ' 1. i: TavLi, ' Opening announcements for nom inations in that Democratic Pri mary on May 26 are published on Page Four of this issue. Announcing are Landon. Rob erts for Solicitor; P. R. Elam for Representative; Ted R. Russell for Clerk of Superior Court; and Er- vin Adams for Commissioner. Notice To Those Seeking Nomination In order to be sure that political announcements arc published it is argent that this newspaper of fice receive the announcements be fore Thursday of the week they are published. copy arriving after Wednesday night may be too late. Your cooperation is appreciated. The Editor C. Eugene Rector, retired pres ident of the French Broad Bank of Marshall who died Dec. 18, left an estate estimated at $289, 456.28, according to an inventory filed in Superior Court. Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. and Mrs. Mildred Orr Rector, wid ow, are executors. The estate consists of $529.93 in cash, $142,046.88 in stocks, $10, 703.27 in bonds, $10,200 in sav ings and loans associations, $20, 076.70 in insurance, $900 in mis cellaneous property, and $105,000 i nreal estate. In his will, Rector left Hayes Run property on Mars Hill High way, to his mother, Mrs. Cora Rector Allison, for life, and $2,500 each from the sale of this proper ty after her death to Lucille R. Hutchins, niece, and John M. Rec tor, nephew. The rest of his property he left to be divided into two equal trusts- one for his widow, to be disposed of. as she wishes at her death, and one tor his son, Eugene Orr Rec tor of New Jersey, to be disposed of as he wishes at age 85. Rector was a native of Madison County, with the Bank of French Broad from 1924 until his retire ment a few years before his death. In .1938 he was elected president,' and. became one "of the 'youngest bank- presidents-In North Caroli na . In Ashevllle he lived, at 45 Patton. Mountain RaV -, ' , - ."Y .1 ..." 1 ... . .. ,T.. ! M VF Auxiliary Rummage Sale Here April 7 The Marshall Volunteer Fire men's Auxiliary will sponsor a rummage sale in the former Mod el Grocery Building on Main Street here on Saturday, April 7, beginning at 9:00- o'clock. Anyone wishing to donate cloth ing or other items for the sale are asked to bring them to The News-Record office. If you wish the items picked up, dial 3261 (The News-Record) , or contact I any member of the Auxiliary. We will appreciate any cloth ing donated for this worthy pro ject," Mrs. Margaret Ramsey, pre sident of the Auxiliary, stated. Impossibility T o Get Fair Trial In Madison Is Argue Attend Case Workers Meeting On Friday Raleigh A fair trial for State Republican Chairman William E. Cobb before a Madison County ju ry was an impossibility, the State Supreme Court was told Tuesday. W. C. Meekins of Asheville, at torney for Cobb, said this as tE court heard the GOP leader's ap peal from a $40,000 libel judg ment slapped on Cobb by a Mad ison County jury last summer. Meekins quoted Judge J. Frank Huskins, who presided over the long-drawn trial as saying pri vately that, "Apparently you can't get a fair trial in Madison County before a Madison jury in a case of this sort" Meekins argued that Judge Hus kins should have granted a de fense motion to get a jury from another County to hear the case. But another Asheville attorney, William J. Cocke, told the high court that there was "abundant evidence to support" the Jury's finding that Cobb had libeled three Madison election officials, Zeno Ponder, registrar, and Oren Rice and Frank Runnion, election judges at the Marshall precinct. Judge Huskins "conducted a fair,, calm trial, . Cocke told the court. The three .Madison men con tended, they were libeled in letters Cobb wrote to former Gov; Luther H- Hodges, and the State Board of Elections, which Cobb released to the press. r The letters- -asserted there were irregularities in the conduct of tha' Oct 27, 1959 bond election in Madison County, t- After, a trial which lasted sev eral weeks, the. jury awarded Pon-'. der. $40,000 ' and made ; token a wards of $4 each to Rice and Run- . nion. Meekina noted in his ar guments ithat the . award given Ponder 'was 10,000 times as largo ' as the awards to Rice and Run nion. . ; Meekins said that during the ' trial there was a number of con ferences in the judge's office a bout jurors and the judge ex pressed regret he ever got in volved in the case. One juror was discharged and replaced by an alternate after she reportedly commented that Cobb "was worth a million" and as far as she was concerned they "could ' throw the book at him," Meekins . related. Meekins ; said that one juror spent' two days fishing with Run nion's son-in-law and visited at Runnion's son's home during the (Continued To Last Page) Mrs. Grace English, Mrs. Nina Lou Ponder, Mrs. Marion Wallin, Mr. Anthony Ponder and Mr. Fowler Wallin, case' workers in the Madison" County Department of Public Welfare, attended the Western District N. C. Case Work ers Association meeting in Cul lowhee last Friday. The meeting was held fat Hunter Library of Western Carolina College. . :; Jackson County was host county. WBTV To Carry Wake Forest-Ohio State Game Friday 4 . - v Both WBTV and WBT Radio will carry Friday night's semifi nal playoff game between Wake Forest and Ohio State starting at 7:30 on TV and at 7:15 with a 15-minute warmup on radio. Should Wake Forest win FriJ .y ..'it and advance to the finals a-! "r-t either Cincinnati or VCI-A, ! TV w"l Recast C,.:.r' ?j "3 f sUrllr.s at 9. j V- : r.'r t ' :T'.', j V t' i Dan S. Judd To Address demon's League Here lues. Here In April . Public To Participate ; Mrs. V Charles Davis, Pres., Preside Mr. Dan S. Judd, of Asheville, a member of. the State Board of Elections, will address the Mad ison County Women's Good Gov eminent League at its general meeting Tuesday night, March 27. The meeting will be held in the Court House at 7:30, and the pub lic is invited. Judd, 38, is a graduate of Aslse ville public schools end e"i? "'i Eerea Cv".;e. 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