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VOL. 61 NO. 29 8 PAGES THIS WEEK MARSHALL; N. C, THUniDAY, JULY 19, 1962 10c PER COPY $2J0 A Year la (Madison A Buncombe Counties M OO A Yea Outlaid Thee Two Cewttes prininall:72; "Ml Roger Murder Case Slated) -Judge Campbell To Preside ; ' t The July term of superior court ' for the trial of criminal casea will ' begin here Monday morning with Judge Hugh B. Campbell, of Char Jotte, presiding. - Robert Swain is the solicitor. ". 53 cases are listed on the dock- ,., , et for the one-week term. Most of the cases to be heard involve traffic violations .such as driving drunk and speeding. The ' major case listed to be tried is that of State vs. James (Dynamite) Rogers who is charg ed with murder and robbery in connection with : the slaying t ot Charles A. Werhan, Asheville salesman found dead beside Wall nut Creek in Madison County 24 years ago. v. Rogers was arrested in Ashe ville on June 8 by Buncombe County deputies and has been in thl Madison County jail since that time. -, ,- The first break in the mysteri ous slaying came in March of 1961 when Fred Ezekial Penland, 50, a self-described drifter wan dered into a delicatessen in Phila delphia, Pa., and told the opera-'' tor he wanted to confess to kill ing a man in Madison County in 1938. Penland called the Philadelphia Inquirer and told his story. - Po lice there picked him up shortly . afterward and he was returned here to stand trial. On May 30, 1961, Penland en . tered a plea of guilty to man- ' nlnnchter in tlin runtt in Msitiann Superior Court and was sentenced ' to from 12 to 15 years in prison., During the trial Donald Stines of Walnut testified that on the night of the killing he saw Wer--ta-'eo-we-thei-Teirfcie Werhan auto. ' ' siunu ronuer wa do is con- vinced Rogers was the third man in the ear; He swore out a war rant for Bogers on April 13 f this year. ' "f ' Jurors Chosen Below Is a list of Jurors draws (Continued To Last Page) 2 MARSHALL MEN ESCAPE SERIOUS Russell Wilson and Oliver Shel ton, .both, of Marshall, escaped se rious injury .Thursday, July : 12, when . the two-ton truck they were m was hit head-on near Middles- bottv KyT on US 25-E. The two Marshall men were ta ken. U the emergency room of a' Middlesboro hospital where they were released following examination; According to Constable Mar shall Brooks, a northbound car was oft the wrong side of the road when it v struck the southbound truck which, was loaded with coal at about 4:80 p. m. 'Howard Leonard of Arjay Ky., driver of the car, was hospitalized in. Middlesboro, Ky. He was listed iA satisfactory condition by offi cials at Memorial Hospital. He suf fered, from a broken collarbone, two broken ribs, and several cuts. The wreck tied traffic up for over an hour before the vehicles 'could be uptangled and towed The Wilson truck was demolish ed in the wreck. BEEF CATTLE FIELD DAY ON TUES; JULY24 A Western North Carolina Beef Cattlemen's Field Day has been planned for Tuesday, July 24, at the Sales Pavilion on the Biltmore Estate. Some of the top beef cat tlemen in the State ere scheduled to talk on such subjects as: Ex ternal Parasite Control, Compari son' of Pastures for Cattle, Per formance Testing, and Marketing Cattle.' This should be one of the most interesting and informative meetings that the cattle producers in Western North Carolina will have the opportunity to attend. All the farmers from Madison County who plan to attend the field day 'should arrive at the main gate to the estate et Bilt more between 8:00 and 8:45 a.m. PAUL G0SNELL BELIEVES IN USING LIME Ll:o Iton $tO,CO Ptea fee . J. Uzltnn nice Taught In Tbia Ccanty For CO Year M DRiGARRETSON LOCATES AT HOT SPRINGS ' According to the Hot Springs news correspondent,' Dr.' Gerald B. Garret son, of Miami, Florida, has started "practice indgofr-Springev Dr.' Garretson arrived in Hot Springs Monday With a group of citizens welcoming him. " "We; are most favorably .'im pressed with the doctor who comes highly recammendrfd. All are happy to nave him bang out his shingle in Hot Springs," the cor respondent said. -r- Liens Glob To .-,C?3acor Did Cn Island Eore Ibxt Desk- .Georgia Amusement Co. ToT ' Again Visit Marshall; Nine Rides The Georgia Amusement . Com pany, which was highly popular : last year, -will .again visit here owner of the company, again prom ise's exciting rides and other aA : musements. The visit' this year is tiekt week. Honest Vlnmer. 5?rntl. sponsored "by the Marshall ' Li ,ons Gub,.who sponsored the show last year. v . . - - It was announced", that - there will , be no admission to the grounds. Hundreds of people en joyed the thrilling rides last sum mer end the same popular ' rides are again expected to thrill hun dreds next week.-Gates will be o pen Monday night at 7:00 o'clock and will open nightly f at 7:00 through Saturday night- - of neat week.' ' , '. V:;:-::':"1 - In addition to the rides there will also be ' various concessions. Delicious - hamburgers, hot dogs, popcorn, soft drinks, will be sold on the grounds. .-v- - ., .. The public is cautioned to te extremely careful about parkir and driving. Many people will r o doubt park in town.' and' walk f -cross the bride, thus avoiding i" I possibility of being bloc' . when they wish to leave. "e want everyone to have f iod time and hope that the v i s as sackful es last year's," I ' i rwi ' rr said. COURSES IN LIFE SAVING TO START AT POOL MONDAY It was announced this week that courses In life-saving would be gin at the' Marshall swimming pool Monday morning at nine o' clock.'.' ' . The sessions will be for three hours daily, Monday through Sat- v'ys, including Wednesdays. Harlon Engle, of the Grapevine community, is the instructor. ..Those interested in taking this course may contact Mrs. Marie Roberts at the Marshall Park. Cecelia Roberts Participating1 In Project At WCC 'Kiss Cecelia Roberts,' daughter of Ur. and Mrs. Clyde M. Roberts, is participating in a Superior and CL.;aJ Student Project at Western '. College at Cullowhee. as a i ember of the Class of 1958 and 13. This class was invited to afc 1 egain this year the second ' sn of summer school to study .i topic, 'The Far East," under i instructor, Dr. Douglas Erye, i is a member of the faculty . o University of North Caro- Paul Gosnell, who operates a 66 acre farm located in the Peters burg and Grapevine area of the county, says in his experiences with the use of limestone he finds the lime to be as beneficial in improving his farm than the use of fertilizers. Paul says that he has used both fertilizer and lime to improve some pasture and mea dow acreage and that the results obtained through improvement of the sand and growth have been very good. He also stated that he had experimented some by apply ing only lime to a portion of his pasture .end fertilizer to another portion and that the results where he applied lime alone were better than where he applied only fertil izer. Paid - also says that if he badl,si;Jsteg,,Ae;4ny tuizer or lime on. ras grasses and legumes that he would prefer the lime rather than the fertilizer be cause it Increases the growth and stand of the legume and she leg erne in turn added nitrogea to the soil which improved the Stand and ffmwth of the prats. In conclusion. Paul stated that I aecretary ox Agriculture ur- he could not have made the im-11 L. Freeman today announced Retired In 1958, Educator Is Still Active) Cites Past By JIM STORY J. Winston Rice, of the Walnut Creek section of Madison County, probably holds a '. record in North Carolina for consecutive years of teaching. Mr. Rice, who is 81 years of age but doesn't look a day older than 70, retired in 1958 after completing 60 ,. : consecutive years of teaching In Madison County. - -,' "I still mias the classroom," Mr. Rice said as he was interviewed, His eyes' sparkled as he eecalled experiences he has had since ' his first teaching position-t, thPin ey Grove Elementary Swhool in 1898. Mr. Rice was only 17 yerirs of age but his memory is remark able as he can name many of his students during his first years '6f teaching. iv . - . ' -' "When I first started teaching many of the kids thoughts they could run over me and do as they pleased but they learned to behave rapidly after I used the switch few times," he laughingly recall-' ed, v , y i Mr. Rice explained that school terms in those tarlls r 's were for c - JW-r-- and i..e t Retired Educator - am J. Winston Rice for . '' their services. "I -was paid $2.50 per month for board and my salary was (2540 a month lor the three-months' term." ; He quickly added ' , . . of course, a dollar then was worth much more than it is now." (He also', recalled having to walk ojiin ail kinds or .we" r to nis (Cuntiued To Ltik-L) , WOMEN'S LEAGUE TO MEET AT MARS HILL TUESDAY Expc: 1 To ; : - ' Eval-I Farmer Commiliee System provements on the farm which he operates without the assistance which he obtains through the county Agricultural Conservation Cost-Sharing Program and that he preferred to take most of the A CP assistance available to his farm in line alone. Attending Girl Scout Camp Now Martha Louise Ramsey - and Janice Lee Hale are at the Pisgah Girl Scout Camp near Brevard this week. Both girls are members of Marshall Troop 95. They are expected to return to their homes Sunday. v appointment of an eight-man com mittee of farm and public admin istration experts to study and e- valuate the farmer committee sys tem which administers farm pro grama at State and local levels. Six of the appointees are mem bers of the National Agricultural Advisory Commission and two are political scientists. ., Two members are former Secretaries of Agri culture. ' . The Secretary designated A. Lars Nelson, Master of the Wash ington State Grange, as chairman of the study committee. ,' ; Other members include; Claude R. Wickard, Charles F. Brannan, Charles Hyneman, Mor ton Grodzins, William D. Knox, (Continued on Last Pace) -.(.' Iled Cros Officials Viit MawhalLVed. Bob ' Bender,' newly-appointed First Aid and Water Safety di rector, Asheville Area: Chapter, American Red Cross, was in Mar shall Wednesday in the interest of organizing a first-aid ; and water safety program for next summer here. j'-f-V-- Hert was accompanied by Mrs. Penley, also of the Red Cross Chapter, v More details of the proposed programs will be published later. Vota Vita Picnic Enjoyed Tuesday The annual Vota Vita Sunday School Class picnic was held Tues day evening on the lawn at the home of Mr. and Mrs.: Kelley Da vis. , :. , vi":KVli About twenty class members, their families and guests attended. Jim Story To Discuss The Industrial Commission; Public Invited The public is invited to attend the general meeting of the Madi son County Women's Good Gov ernment League Tuesday night, July 24, at eight o'clock, in the Mars Hill Community Center. Speaker for the evening will be Mr. Jim Story, editor of TheVews- Record and vice chairman of the Development Commission of Mad ison County. Mr. Story will dis cuss plans and progress of the newly established Commission and answer questions from the floor following his address. The League is a non-partisan organization for women of Madi son County and seeks to better inform its members and the pub lic on matters pertaining to gov ernment and related subjects of interest on the local, state and na tional levels. All men and women of the coun ty are invited to attend this meet ing. Industrial Efforts Continue Here; C&D Officials Attend Meeting RE A Picnic Held Wednesday At , The annual picnic for employees. board of directors, attorneys and their families of the French Broad Electric Membership Co-op, was enjoyed Wednesday. . The event this year was held on Roan Moun tain in Mitchell County. 160 members and their families attended. a rrr 'ft is xmiar the dlree " ' C. d. I::::' a e i i -" ' ' ' i " .1- n n n U JJJJ U JU i n Toll Line Being Repaired; Completion To Be Soon ; Ask Patience - In response to numerous com plaints by patrons and a crisp editorial requesting immediate im provement in the telephone ser vice in this area, officials ft the Westco Telephone Company of Weaverville contacted this news paper last Friday and promised immediate improvement in area service. . - Charles E. Burgess, commercial manager of the company, stated t!.ut the comranv is at t' 'a t.' ne 7 an all-out efi it t r.:ske 'a i:r;tcv. r- t i t e 1 e service i:i V..& 1 !..". ! r -a i:::i c-. . "The i r ' i ' 'j r--;--- ?? I ,- 'it: ; ' i ' ia : t f ri ! ' I of the service snd we did not find it to meet the standard of service we want to provide for our cus tomers," Mr. Burgess stated, y He explained that extra person nel have been assigned to the task of improving the service in the Marshall-Mars II"! area. . ,, He further adJod, The com pany has been in the process of l.ne facilities " i s I SA and rebuilding the U, i between Marsha!!, Asheville and cc construction is e 10-14 days". J'r. Burg-p-s ' v.-.o rrncu!;y -1 :m of this .'.J witLin ? f ;',.ined ' ' - this until this construction" is cor' ed, "the customers will ex. -i 3 some inconvenience In toll serv ;.; but will also experience a mailed improvement in service when cor pleted". ' j - .; ; "Wa ask your patience and co operation and assure j you , t! r t phone service will be greatly im proved in the immediate future". Mr. Eurgess also said V -1 "', ' company plans to let cor: ' i early m "3 that will pracli. j.!! 1 build t!ie Karshall-tlars II HI Ex changes and give area covci -a is Madison County, which is a i t of V i re-ent!y announce 1 lon f to- ' from the I " I I' " ' -i Admir.5 -'.r I" .1 Vi:iT3 3 IT. Pawyr, ; ( . J to I - . Attend OES District School Of Instruction Mrs. Marvin Faulkner, Mrs. Chauncey Metcalf, Mrs. Jeter Met- calf, Mrs. Bill Roberts, Mrs. Frank Fisher, . Mrs. Phillip Merrill, Mrs. L. B. Ramsey, Mrs. Cloice Plem- mons, Mrs. R. J. Plemmons, Mrs. JIames 'Story, and - Miss. Aldeen Waldrup attended the 20th Dis trict School of Instruction, Order of the Eastern Star, held in Bre vard last Saturday, .jjus'-.i,;.. Miss Waldrup -. served as the Star1 Point Esther during the meeting;.. .,:.' ';' ;: : ,7'" ' Approximately three f hundred. Eastern Star; members represent ing eighteen chapters in the 20th District , attended the meeting. Necessary steps were taken at a meeting Wednesday night at the courthouse to form a Corporation immediately, composed of the or iginal donors of the Marshall in dustrial site on the Marshall by pass with shares being made avail able to anyone who wishes to in vest in this development as well as other industrial developments in Madison County. D. M. Robinson, chairman of the Marshall Planning Board and al so member , of the board of trus tees of the recently-purchased property, presided, and explained the necessity of forming a Cor poration to become eligible for Area Redevelopment Administra tion (ARA) loans. Assisting Mr. Robinson in ex plaining the importance of a Cor poration as well as other perti nent information concerning pros pective industry were Wyatte W. Barnes and John Oliver, of the State Division of Commerce and Industry, Department of Conser vation and Development, Raleigh. Also present from the C&D was Albert Calloway.. After a thorough explanation of the duties of such a Corporation, it was explained that " . ... In twhat was an out-and-out donation is now an investment" Mr. Rob inson was referring to those who contributed toward , the ' purchase t 4Wa iJnM.v ni as stockholders in the corporation, own actual shares. The response was astoundinir when the floor was opened for subscriptions or shares in the fu ture corporation. In less than ten minutes, $10,000 in pledges had been premised voluntarily. It was moved and overwhelm ingly approved that the present trustees of the property will serve as organizational heads : of the corporation. These men, will fan mediately take steps to secure a , . charter and in the near future call a meeting of stockholders when a board of directors win be elected and machinery put into ac- . 1 tion to secure necessary funds for ' the proposed industry. ;. - ' Mr. Barnes, delighted and some what ; overjoyed by the excellent response of the relatives small an- ' (Continued To Last Page) ' ICCAL BAPTISTS to mm vEM IfSODfilVM" The following members ;of the Marshall " Baptist Church will pend next week at the N. C. Enp- : t J y U.-iun Era;" Ann 1 T -'y, i y. rtit "''"port, in Tifai, i-re a T msey, Janice Sawyer, '-on,- Dor-s .V.Vrd.-T' t , .T - r , c i - ' 1 r .on, I n, r joufl-v.as. TO CLOSE HERE SUNDAY KOIUflNG Presbyterians, , Methodists Have A 'Successful -- ; School Here 'i , ': i ,' The Vacation Church School, a Joint project of both the Methodist and Presbyterian -Churches of Marshall, will end Sunday morn ing after a successful week. '5 Average dai!y. e" iTidance 1 been about ED ar. 1 1. !as err ed' satisfaction in the jurat s The Eevs. Dnn Eorce and V. C. Clark have di.vrtoj t'.a s ' 1 wi'-h an e:::. :..:.t s::; f i tf I.'rs. Frai.k I-r, T .-. J. IT. r, inkle Jr., !'-. I ' , "