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MARSHALL, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1962
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Date For New Trial To Be
Set By Haywood
Officials
The retrial of libel raits total-,
ing ' $900,000 against William E.
Cobb of ' Morgantoa Wednesday
was shifted from Madiaon to
- Haywood County by order of Su
perior Court Judge Hugh Camp
bell. Judge Campbell directed the
order be drawn up after a morn
ing of closed sessions with at
torneys for Cobb and for plain
tiffs Zeno Ponder, Oren Rice and
Frank Runnion.
The sessions, requested by
Cobb's counsel had been post
poned Monday after they intro
duced a motion for an outside
jury for retrial of the suits and
submitted an affidavit signed by
Cobb in which he stated the suits
could riot be given a fair trial
with a Madison County jury.
Cobb, former state Republican
cnairman, won a new mu un
appeal to the State Supreme
Court of a Madison County jury's
award of $40,000 to Ponder and $4
.The three men,, who served
jpreinetjdurinjjt ailOSS! .StlitewidO
bond election, filed suit against
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JOHN A. CORBETT
is comnssioNEi)
AS ENSIGN, USNR
Assigned To USS Leahy;
' Also' Receives B. S.
Degree
John Arthur Corbett, son of
1 Mr. and Mrs. John O. Oorbett, of
Marshall, 4 was commissioned to
day as Ensign, USNR, according
to a statement made by Captain
John C Spencer, USN, Com
manding Officer of the NROTC
Unit and ' Professor of Naval
Science, ' at ; the University o f
North Carolina.
ENS; Corbett also received his
Bachelor of Science Degree in
Business 'Administration from the
University; .'While attending the
University he was a member of
Delta Sigma Pi; "fraternity: and
Scabbard 4k Blade Society. &
X ISBLJSnThrtt. has Jbeea: 'srderail1
to report for - duty to : the . USS
Leahy at Boston. Massachusetts
For
s
" The ' sixteen Community Com
mittees of Madison County met
on August 24 and completed the
slate of nominees to be voted on
in this year's elections. After re
ceiving all farmer petition and
adding additional nominees where
necessary, the following slate of
nominees is announced; A-l Com
munity Jesse AmmonaV James
Baldwin, Frank Briggs, Ezra Bur
netts, Jim Craine, Will Farmer,
Oliver Ferguson, Bert Freeman,
Carol Tweed, and : Posey Wildes;
B-2 Community Spurgeoa Brooks,
Clarence . CutahalL - Walter Cut-
ahalL. Carl Franklin, Ben Gentry,
Ueal , GosneD, Walter Gosnell, E
noch Gunter, Bruce . King, and
Solomon Thomas; C-3 Community
Walter Buckner, . Alonzo Edwards,
Vance Edwards, Ben Garrison,
Hardy Merrill, Harry Payne, Byr
on Roberts, Lester Roberts, Hat
ton Sams, and Reuben Wyatt; D-4
Paul Carter, Kenneth Chambers,
Albert Gardner; Coy Jamerson,
Herbert Metcalf, Shelby Ray,
James : Robinson, Lloyd Thomas,
and Gerald Young; E-5 Communi
ty Charles Carter, Ernest T. Co
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COMTYHEART
COUNCIL HEADS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Robert W. Lindsay, field con
sultant of the North Carolina
Heart Association, Inc., of Chapel
Hill, has announced the officers
of the Madison County Heart
Council.
They are, Fred W. Anderson,
Council President; Frank Moore
and R. L. Edwards, co-chairmen
of the Heart Fund; Miss Altha
Briggs, treasurer; Dr. John A. Mc
Leod, community leader for Mars
Hill; and Jim Story, publicity
chairman for Madison County. "
GOOD WILL IS
URGED AMONG
RACES BY GOV.
The Governor in the last two
days has conferred with a num
ber of leaders of both races from
around the State on the question
of restaurant facilities with the
desire "that people of good will
in all races seek Christian solu
tions to difficult problems."
The Governor said: "The people
of- North Carolina always have
had a well-earned reputation of
being decent, understanding, and
fair-minded. North Carolinians
are jealous of this reputation, and
it is well worth protecting. . All
North, Carolinians should .conduct!
themselves ,with patience and. with
Local Stores
To Do Cloccd
Hon., Labor Cay
As is customary,. here,
most : Marshall placet o f
business will be closed next
Monday Labor Day.
It wtaa also announced
that the offices in the court
house will observe the - holi
day as well as the various
agencies and banks.
The board of commis
sioners and the board " of
education will' postpone
their monthly meetings un
til Tuesday as they. too. will
observe Labor Day.
L B. RAMSEY TO
ATTEND DEMO.
MEETING SEPT. 7
Liston B. Ramsey of Marshall,
Democratic candidate for N. C.
House of Representatives, has
been invited to attend , the first
Campaign Conference ' for candi
dates to be held in Raleigh Sept.
seventh. '
la announcing . the ; invitation,
State Party Chairman Bert Ben
nett stated ,; that the candidates
will be fcrlei?d byi stati' officials
and department heads , on various
key subjects as taxes, budget, re
venue, education, roads, Industrial
Probable
Judge Gampbll Finds
Cause m Clearing Of Ualnut en
School Attendance
Increases At Both
Marshall, Walnut
Grammar grade attendance at
Walnut and high school attend
ance at Marshall is increasing
daily, according to school officials,
At Walnut, unofficial attendance
during the week has been Monday,
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HOT SPRINGS
LIONS SPONSOR
CIRCUS SEPT. 9
and agricultural (development It
nhderstandintt-for . tha-'riohta. of L.tua
' answer period,-;'
others.'!:We are; proud: ipf North
Carolina's : reputation in ; human
understanding and must .nrotect
xne uovernor said: "I an) con
vinced that the use of force Will
only complicate matters. There
fore, I 'am appointing a eommit
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MADISON GUN
CLUB TO HOLD
HAM SHOOT ION.
The Madison Gun Club will have
a ana snoto on Labor Day on
the Marshall By-Pass. Bring
your rifles, mussls loader Or 22,
and Join in the shooting. Shooting
will be from 10 a. m, unta T.
Come one, come all, let's make it
big ahoot
America's oldest, and now the
second largest "Big Top" Circus,
schedules afternoon performances
only at the Hotel Grounds in Hot
Springs on Sunday, September 9,
under the sponsorship of the Hot
Springs Lions Club, announced by
J. B. Tweed, Entertainment chair
man for the Lions.
Arthur W. "Art" Miller, general
representative, for Sells and Gray
combined Circus, met with the
Lfons Club at which time pre
liminary arrangements , were com
pleted for bringing this famous
circus here on its . 62nd annual
'tourr:-i;-v:'''i::rlr-S--v;. ..
Bennett stated that the session
will begin at 9 a. m., and conclude
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Pigah Loop
Officers lSameldl ;
On Monday Night
Bill Cathey of Rosman will head
the Pisgah Conference this year,
He was elected Monday night at
a meeting at the Sports Mart In
Asheville.
Ed Morton of Marshall was
named vice president; ' J. C. Wal
tin Jr., Marshall, secretary and
treasurer, and Roy Amnions, Mars
Hill, executive committee chair
man,
Attend GOP Exe.
Comm. Meet In
Greensboro Sat.
Among those ' from Msdison
County who attended the State
Republican) Executive Committee
meeting in Greensboro last Sat
urday were Mr. and Mrs. Loy P.
Roberts, R. S. Rice and Clyde M,
Roberts. ' ' ,
t Robert Gavin, of Sanford, was
named .chairman of the State Re
publican Executive Committee,
succeeding William E. Cobb,' who
recently resigned. Mr. Gavin was
the 1960 candidate for governor.
' PAHADII Ci IIAZZ11ALL
C'.x TiTa!nut men filed acre .-3 t! e ftreet from the Madison County
ri !r hall to the Courlhou .; 3 Tlcnday for a hearing on'charjres
. t 8. J diutur' " r"' !'c f.cI Fcsr.iona at alnut. The
. ; , - r ; ; . j almct . : 0 i 1 jail, r cried bonds of ?1,CC0
- , - -ranee before t : : : jry i.i October. -
TORNADOS 0?SJ
SEASON FRIDAY
ATW.EZiKZIEOri
Will Meet East Henderson;
Kickoff At LlShl
. O'clock
The : 1962 football season for
the : Marshall High School Red
Tornadoes will get underway Fri
day night ion the West Henderson
field when the Tornaloes battle
the East Henderson griJJers.
The site of the game (at West
Henderson) was necessitated due
to the East IIenJ.?rson fit!! not
being reaJy for the f a.
A large cro.v l cf h . 1 f . is
expw'n:-! to be ci 1 5 f r ' 1
jr.": fie (''.."'
lyitWJV'aler-of both 'children' ami'
adult ' tickets, and; also share In
the receipts of the show on "Circus
Day." The proceeds going to the
Children's Recreation,; Fund, and
the Blind Fnni.:?iky(;
'fi'Thia sjrttl msrk hf first appear
ance of a fnajor circla " stt our
city to , several yeanuf Sells and
Gimy':;-w.Illv!arrive;:St.liere after
playing a nineteen 'af premier
engagement at the fabulous "Pali
sades Park"? New York City.
HOT SPRINGS TO
PLAY filARS HILL
FRIDAY AT 5L H.
Principal and Coach Roy Reeves,
of the Hot Springs Blue Devils,
announced today that the Hot
Springs football y team will open
the season Friday night at Mars
Hill where they will meet the
Mars Hill Wildcat. -. -
Kickoff is scheduled at ' eight
O'clock and a large. crowd is ex
pected to be on. hand for. the first
game of the ' se.on for, both
SCHOOLBUS
ACCIDENT
INJURES 8
A school bus wreck on Chandler
Creek Rd., near Mars Hill Friday
afternoon resulted in the hospi
talization of one child and slight
injuries to seven others, according
to the State Highway Patrol.
Admitted to St. Joseph's Hos
pital in Asheville was Dean
Chandler, 11,' of Mars Hill. H e
was hospitalized for possible back
injuries, the patrol said.
All the injured children were
Chandlers, although not all from
the same family, Highway Pa
trolman Jerry E. Richards said.
The Chandler children all of Rt
3, Mars Hill, listed with injuries
were Kathy, 9, several teeth
knocked out; Sandra, 6, broken
arm and lacerations; Elaine, 14,
bruises; Elvert, 12, bruises; Larry,
7, facial bruises; Joby, 13, leg
bruises; and Gennelle, 16, possi
ble shoulder .fracture and bruises.
. Richards said '.that student bus
driver, Ray Douglas Carter, 16,
also of Rt, 8, told him that he
turned "his head to ouiten down
The tionVciu iwill conduct jl T'ome iy . "tvidents "d. the bus
krfttt!
It roUe4 down an. embankment
and stopped partially turned over
in mcni. . yjii.si
The children with the exception
of Dean, Were treated at .Mars
HilL Clinic, Richards said.'
HI I I PI
Judge Stresses Importance
Of Education Of
Students
Judge Hugh B. Campbell found
"probable cause' and set $1,000
bonds for each defendant here
Monday involving seven Walnut
men who were arrested on bench
warrants last week for violation
of G. S. 14-273. This violation
includes interrupting- and dis
turbing public school sessions at
Walnut as school opened last
Wednesday.
Although only six of the de
fendants were in the courtroom
during the hearing, the seventh
man, Joe Fowler, who is a patient
in St. Joseph's Hospital in Ashe
ville, was included in the setting
of bonds by Judge Campbell.
Bonds were made for each of
the defendants when scores of
their friends jammed the clerk of
court's office to raise the neces
sary money.
Judge Campbell set the bonds
after a hearing in Madison Coun
ty Superior Court. He found
probable cause and ordered all
held for grand jury action under
a "good and sufficient bond"
which he then set at f 1,000 each.
The defendants are Paul Bal
lard, Jack Guthrie, Eugene
Thomas, , Jack Davis, Herbert
Baker, Jeter Roberts and Joe
Fowler.
i: Evidence introduced In the hear
ing indicated that these pen were
4M1tfe; .leaders.;cvement
aimed at - blocking partial , con
solidation of Marshall and Wal
nut schoolsi The school :: move,
made by the : Madison County
Board of Education with the back
ing of the .state board, assigned
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"ST'
tin This
oily
County
Purchase Clothes For Blind
iri Club Always
y,: Active
:$fc. ..f 1 ......
The Marshall Lions Club held
its semi-monthly meeting at the
Rook Cafe here Monday night
with 20 members present. Lion
President Ed NQes presided.
In addition to several reports,
the members also voted unanim
ously to pay bills amounting to
$181.00 for. services rendered the
visually handicapped and blind in
Madison County during April 1
through Jne 90, 1962.
The report of this aid revealed
that 101 ' eye examinations : were
'conducted; 71 patfS of glasses is
sued; 22 persons received . treat
ment; and three received surgery,
two major operations and one
minor operation.
It was explained that those who
have been aided by the Lions were
unable to pay for necessary ser
vices.'
In addition to the above ser
vices,; the Marshall club also pur
chased clothes for a blind child
which amounted to approximately
"We are always anxious Do help
the visually handicapped , and
blind people of our county when
ever we can" Lion President Ed
Niles. said. --.,-'. ', 1