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r:o. 14 8 PAGES THIS WEEK MARSHALL, N. C, THUnOTAY, AFr.IL 5, 1SC2 10c i : i cc. 12.50 A Yea In Madison A Buncombe Cor"" , $4.00 A. Yea Outside These . Two Counties t i vo . 4 a s) m no Ocio hiorccsc Gearing April 24-27 Wide: Opposition -Is "Voiced Throughout Territory . u'.-fi. :. bnaJ , Spearheaded by' the McDowell Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Bill Shope of Weaverville, West ern,; North . Carolina' communities. served by, Western Carolina Tele- , phone Company are 'being 'organ Ized In a Joint effort to oppose the : telephone --'company's 'request to - increase telephone tates. At a called o joint meeting of -' these communities ' held In Ashe- ' -ville on March 22, an informal or ganization -was set up to impose , . the telephone rate increase, r , D, , Pat Davis, president' of the, Mc Dowell Chamber of Commerce. was elected-; chairman vol '. the group; , Bill Shops mayor of "Weaverville, was electedj.vice chairman " and Jim CheeV, executive director of the McDowell' Chamoer -of Com merce, was elected secretary-treasurer. , C ' -"v-'-A-'-'S , ' Th. group has engaged' F. Kent Burns who is a prominent attor- , ney in North Carolina with wide experience In utility matters and was formerly oil the State Attor-, tiey General's Staff, to represent, them at the formal hearing to be ' held in the Federal Court Boom of. the ; Post Office Building In Asheville April 24 through 27. - A spokesman for the opposition group pointed Out yesterday that they feel a partial victory has al ready been, won by persuading the - Utilities - Commission - to hold the " full hearing in Asheville Instead of Raleigh. ' . ' , 'H ; .Most of the communities- have been contacted personally hy rep resentatives o f , the opposition group and a committee set up in each community contacted to work with tfco opposition froup. The IJaiouuIl Chamber of Com merce at its meeting Here Tues- day, went on record as opposing the increase - and Mayor Wade Huey and Ralph Ramsey were ap pointed to spearhead the local op position group. These efforts are being coordi nated through the McDowell Cham ber of Commerce office and com munities who have not keen con tacted directly are urged to Join in this effort. .'Communities served by Western Carolina Telephone Company in clude: Bakersville, Burnsville, Bry son City, t Cashiers, ' Cherokee, Franklin, Hayesville, Highlands, Hot Springs, Marion" Marshall, Mars Hill, Murphy, Robbinsville, Sylva, Weaverville and Fontana. MARSHALL GIRL IS INJURED IN AUTO MISHAP A Madison County teenager was injured Tuesday night when the car In which she was riding ran off U.S. 70 about a mile north of Marshall, struck a stone column and overturned. Miss Linda Patricia Gofbrth, 18 of Marshall RFD 6,. was treated at - Memorial Mission1 Hospital a- bout 11:15 p. m., for a fracture of the right shoulder. Dannie Henderson, 16, of the Little Pine section of Marshall RFD 5, identified by State Troop er C. W. Pearson as driver of the 1960 Ford, suffered a lip lacera tion. The car was demolished. The wreck occurred about 10:15 p. m., as the vehicle was traveling south on U. S. 25-70, Pearson re ported. The car ran off the light shoulder of the road and traveled some, 168 feet before striking the stone pillar, overturned and skid ded 225 feet . further down the road on its top, the trooper said. GET PERMISSION TO RAZE MANSE Some 60 lay and ordained com missioners 'from Tennessee ' and Western North Carolina attended a meeting of the Holston Presfcy tery of the United Presbyterian Church .Monday at Warren Wilson College atf Swannanoa. .' " . " - ' The Rev. William B. Herd was received from the Presbytery of Carlisle- 4n the Synod- of Pennsyl; vania." Mr; Herd will be the pas tor of the Beech and Reems Creek Presbyterian . Churches. He will be installed April 29. The group gave permission to the Madison County Parish to raze the old manse at Walnut and pro ceed , with plans to build a new, manse. The Rev. Charles Heier is the minister in charge of the parish. The Rev. Edwin E. White, who has-been a member of 'Holston Presbytery since J945 and , who lives in Kingsport, Tenn., was honorably retired, effective April CLEAN-UP WEEK IS PLANNED HERE FOR APRIL 16-21 Mayor Wade Huey -announced this week that Clean-Up, Paint Up Week would be observed in Mar shall - during the - week -of April 16-2L Owners of stores and homes are asked to cooperate m - fixing up their places of business as well as improving their yards and homes. ' I Definite plans will be announc ed later, Mayor Huey said. PUPILS PICKET OVER FIRING OF PRINCIPAL r V In order that the readers of The News-Record may have some background of the two county men who are seeking the Democratic nomination, for. tax collector, below is published a brief summary: I! yard Ray Pay, 61, of Revere, has 1 for the nomination of r for UuJison County, t'e v.T.1 of the Demo i ia Ce I,Iay 26 Pri- cf l.!r. and "1 TSD ( i i t" e Howard R. Edwards Howard R. Edwards, 39, of Mars Hill RFD 1, (GabrieTs Creek Road) has announced for the nomination : of tax, -collector ; for iladison County, subject to the will of the Democratic voters- in t'.e l!ay 3 Primary. .-. 1'r. Edwards is the son of Mr. '! Orl Edwards of Mars LTD 1, aid V 9 grandson cf 'a r. A. I" i v.ho once ..rfy cv 1 on 1 : loner. .- Whiteville Whiteville High School students staged a short walkout Wednesday in protest of the firing of Principal Bernard Brigman. In his second year as head of the school, Brigman's contract was . not renewed Tuesday night at a board of education meeting, And when the news got out, much concern was shown, by both stu dents and faculty . members.. Classes were held without inci dent earlier in the day, but at the 10:15 recess, many' of the students left the building and would not Immediately return to classes. . . ' Many of the students picketed with some bearing signs denounc ing the action of the board and Superintendent George Arnold. Officials - of the school,' includ ing Brigman, tried for some time before persuading the students , to return to - classes which they finally did at about noon. . The board members "hinted that the rcasotTfgr-falling .to, re-elect Brigman was that he would not follow orders ; Neither Brigman . nor, Arnold commented on the .walkout or the firing. V.,"V iyr-t-fr i-,t -y The local board had voted 9-1 against re-hiring the principal.' Brigman,4 who also taught a year at Whiteville before becom ing principal, had become popular among the students, teachers nad patrons of the school, reports in dicated. He is a former principal of Marshall High School. m For Sti:y rift n The Area Redevelopment Administration Wednesday announced the approval of an $18,000 technical assis tance contract for a study of the feasibility of develop ing major recreation, tourist, health and rehabilitation in Hot Springs, N. C. . ;; Hot Springs residents re cently completed a study of the town's resources' and gained widespread " support for a program designed to restore the town to its for mer position a a leading health and vacation resort. HANDBOOKS FOR JURORS GIVEN TODAY AT COURT Presentation Made By A. E. Leake; Judge Clarkson .Comments RED CROSS COURSE AT HOT SPRINGS CIMi A volunteer Red Cross instruc tor, Mr. Eugene Jarvis, is conduct ing a Red' Cross standard 'course at the Hot Springs Presbyterian Church. The first meeting'' was held Tuesday night. ' The next meeting will b6 held Friday night and those desiring to take the study course are urged to attend this meeting, Friday, April 6,, a 7 p. m. ' This will enable '. those that missed - the first meeting to proceed with the group. ' The en tire study will require ten hours, and those finishing the full period will be issued a certificate., REPUBLICANS TO MEET HERE SATURDAY NIGH? Need For WNC Engineer Center Is Outlined Tues. A community engineering cen ter is needed to attract qualified engineers , to this area, members of the Asheville . Civitan Club were told at a luncheon meeting Tuesday in George Vanderbilt Ho tel. . V:'. Fraser Hammarlund, business manager of . Hammarlund : Manu-. factoring Co., of Mars Hill, told the group that it ' is difficult to attract qualified- engineers to in dustry in this area because of the lack . of research and educational facilities. Otherwise, , the " speaker added, the living advantages of the re gion would attract many engin eers and their families- James M. Baley Jr., club presi dent, presided, and welcomed Dr. W.' Pinkney Herbert, formerly of Asheville, who is the only living charter member of the Asheville Civitan Club. A. E. Xeake, representing the North Carolina Bar Association, today (April $) presented to Judge - Francis O. Clarkson, for use' in the Superior Court of Mad ison County a supply of "Hand books for Jurors." The handbooks were ; presented at formal - 'cere monies - preceding the opening- of court as a part of the observance of Law Day. . '- . In making the presentation, Mr, Leake in part said: " . ; "The Nor'. C '" Bar Asso ciation has j l:been primarily coj 'pprov-" ing the adnin., justice ConUnued, To Last Pnge) j FEED GRAIN: ; SIGN-UP 5I0RE ' THAN LAST YEAR issue' ' h BftT ATTENTION FISHERMEN! Uveas SCQGOn .C33J ptarday On bounty G AIR ATTACK ON FOREST FIRES CO JIES TO STATE Southern Appalachians i Wilfires Target Of Aerial Assault Elsewhere in this advertisement announcing ' an, im portant meeting of. the. Republi cans in the courthouse here on Saturday night, at 7:30 o'clock. V; The Madison County Republican executive Committee also ; an nounces that many candidates are expected to be present, and . urges all Republicans, to attend,'' ; '") , COMPLETE WOOL SALES RECORDS ' ARE STRESSED K.5 1 MVF Auxiliary - j Rummage Sale ' x ! 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 ouier items lor the sale are asked to bring them to The Kews-Eecord c"e. If you wish ti e iic3 'r-,-,-J ,,., ,:v.r82Cl, (TI.e Kews-KecorJ) cr contact y mi'n.Ler of t!.e '."!'. -ry. J Reports on the progress of the sign-up under the 1962 feed grain program continue to be optimistic, A. P. Hasseli, Jr., Executive Direc tor, N. C ASCS State Committee, said today. In many states, in cluding North Carolina,, officials say that the, signup for corn and grain sorghum is . far ahead of comparable feed grain program figures over the same, period last year.- ;.':r:.'';i;,',.';:;iv;,v-;': While bad weather in some areas has slowed activity to some extent, the meetings held to explain the program have been well attended, and farmer interest high. In areas where the signup is well under way, a ' substantial number . of "new" participants who did not take part in the 1961 feed grain program are - filing intentions to cooperate . in 1962. A great many farmers are signing up for much more than the minimum re quired diversion. , , Those farmers who ' are not (Continued to Last Page) With the 1962 Wool marketing year just sorting,' growers were reminded 't .y -of" the imjiirtani.e of, keeping complete records- on tneir sales oi wool ana "unsnorn lambs. - Wool and unshorn lambs marketed not later than March 81, 1902, are. eligible-; for payments under the 1961 program, market ings after April 1, will be eligible for payments for the 1962 program. Emory Robinson, Chairman of the Agricultural Stabilisation and Conservation County Committee, points out that wool growers' sales documents must show the true net sales proceeds, including " deduc (Continued To Last Page) . BUBAS SLATES TWOSUT, CAGE CLKIC3 Operation Support Underway Here Mrs. ' Marvin McClure has been named chairman of "Operation Support" for Madison . County Women's Democrat Party, it was announced today by Mrs. Ted L. Daniel, of Raleigh, -state chairman. The Democratic National ' Com mittee's "Operation Support'' for the President's program was de veloped as a result of many re quests from across - the country asking how individuals and Party (Continued to Last Page) Three federal agencies, the U, Forest Service, National Park Service, and the Indian Service, have, joined in portions of Tennes see,-North and South Carolina, and Georgia to bring the latest in aer al techniques to the control and prevention of forest fires. , If. you ebot a white cloud cas cading into forest lands of the mountain forests, it very likely will be a bomber attacking a for est lire. A World War II torpedo bomber based at the Knoxville, Tennessee, airport will bombard leading edges of forest fires with i' White chemical dfammonium phosphate, which retards the Spread of wildfire in the woods. The' chemical, although non poisonous, is potentially dangerous to person if; hit directly by-' a load. It has a beneficial after ef fect though. - When its effects as a v damper is over, it remains ,in the v woods as a fertilizer, aiding tree recovery from scorch dam ages, and speeding future growth. ; Wildfires in the . southern Ap palachian . Mountains - sometimes build temperatures on -steep-slopes into what , s fire fighters call a "! ' up" lire. In. these cases, t. races-through -timber, searing everything in Its path. Jround crews find control of such fires nearly impossible with trac tors and other ground equipment A TBM plane loaded with 600 gallons of the chemical is called to attack the point or leading edge of the fire. Ground control then becomes possible by plowing fire (Continued To Last Page) JOSEPH R HUFF NAMED COUNTY RIHA CHAIRMAN 9,000 Trout To Be Released In County Streams . By May 1 , Madison Man Injured Saturday In Wreck Duke Coach Vic Bubas will duct two one-week sessions i Basketball Clinic for T - ? summer. The dates for t are June 10-16 and Jur a 1 Bubas is tremendous with the enthusiasm ar ! to the clinic. "The proach of living on can-pus, f- x 1:1 ' I' and ( r i t. Roy Wilson, 23, of RFD 3, Mars Hill, was injured about 3 p. m, Saturday when the car he was driv ing overturned down a 150-foot slope about 12 miles south of Mars Hill on Puncheon Ford Road, the State Highway Patrol reported. ' Wilson was admitted to St. Jo seph's Hospital in Asheville suf fering a fractured collar bone and lacerations and abrasions. His condition was reported as fair Sun- y night r;r.te Trooper A. L. Feldman, i - ''jated, said he had 1 ' .' -m with auto larceny, i t -ving and no opera! . 1's cr.r, FeldLnan i ' ' i abort 3 r ' ! i ' a owT'r, C -, ' ( f r i d s, : s ; ' ! ! . - - '' ! 8 i 1 or s 'I, m. Joseph B. Huff, Marshall at torney, has been named Madison County membership chairman of the Roanoke Island Historical As sociation, it ; was announced this week by Mrs. Fred W. Morrison of Washington, D. C, chairman of the association's board of direc tors. - As one of the state-wide "com mittee of 100," Mr. Huff will join with other county chairmen this spring in actively promoting mem- Deramp in tne mstorical associa tion. Mrs. Sam J. Erwin, Jr., of Washington, D. C, is state mem bership chairman. Jar. uuii reports that associa- i (Continued To Last Page) Dean Lynch Has Article In May 'Baptist Student' A Mars Hill College adminis trator has contributed an article to the . May "Baptist Student," Southern Baptists' collegiate mag azine. Dean William L. Lynch dean of students, writes on "Meeting Per sonality Problems in College. Through anonymously presented examples of students he has nown, he pictures the types cf 'tonality problems colic-'." : t : :;r;i!y are confronted v.i '. I f -ests helpful means cf s - r t' ! - A total of 100 miles of trout water will be opened to public fishing next Saturday, April 1, when the curtain goes np on the 1962 trout season. " Of the 1,800 miles of streams, 300 of the total flow in wildlife management areas, ; where an ad ditional fee of $1 is required ' for the privilege of fishing. . The , season ends Sept 8, .al though i a number ' of designated state streams will continue to be open' water until . the end of the month at a reduced creel limit of five fish per day. The '' regular season's daily limit is 10 trout per day of any size. On opening day, it will be ille gal to start fishing in any stream until .7 a. .m. Thereafter, fishing will be permitted through the day light hours from dawn until dusk. Night fishing is prohibited in all trout waters. All residents over 16 years of age who fish with hook and. line or rod and reel must have a state wide' fishing license as well as a trout license. , , 1 State and ' federal hatcheries plan to stock a total of 627,000 fish, which is slightly more than was planted hist 'season. ' A release by Raymond Ramsey, wildlife " protector for Madison County, 'stated this week that the streams in Madison Xounty - were now being stocked, and that by May .i 1, approximately' 9,009trout will be released In open waters m the" county. ; - - - - -t-Areas, checking ' stations and fishine 'dates for -nearby. .Govern ment streams are as follows: HARMON DEN (Checking Sta tion No. 20); APRIL 7-8, 11, 14-15, 18, 21- 22, 25, 28-29. , . MAY 2, 5-6, 9, 12-13, 16, 19 20, 23, 26-27, 30. -JUNE 2-3, 6, 9-10, 13, 16-17, 20, 23-24, 27, 30. ' JULY 1, 4, 7-8, 11, 14-15, 18, 21-22, 25, 28-29. AUGUST - 1, 4-5, 8 11-12, 15, 18-19, 22, 25-26, 29. SEPTEMBER 1-2, 3. RICH LAUREL Hfckey - Fork, Big Creek, Chimney Creek (Check- . ing Station No. 13): APRIL 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-29. MAY 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27, 30. - JUNE 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 30. JULY 1, 4, 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-29, , . Vernon To Head Easter Seal Drive In Madison County Dr. John W, Baluss, Jr., ; of Fayetteville, President of the North Carolina Society for - Crip-.: pled Children and Adults, announ ces the appointment of Glenn L. Vernon of Mars Hill as President of the Madison County unit of the Society. Vernon teaches at Mars Hill Col lege and formerly taught at the University of North Carolina. He is active with the Asheville Com munity Theater and is a member of the Mars Hill Baptist Church. The Easter Seal drive in Madi son County will run from April 1 until Easter Day.
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