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The News- I 12.60 A Year In Madison Adjoining Counties $4.00 A Year Outside These Counties VOL 62 NO. 8 8 PAGES THIS WEEK MARSHALL. N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1963 10c PER COPY RECORD Medical Society Advises Curtailment MHC Takes Drastic Steps 'A. Spread Of Flu I Cause jjbay oat of Causes Action crowds," is the ad vice given by members of the Mad ison County Medical Society In a phone call to this newspaper this morning. Dr. W. Otis Duck, president of the Society, said this morning that all precautions should be taken to help curb the spread ttf flu in Madison County. He explained that flu whether Asian or not had reached the epidemic stage and all activities which cause crowds to gather should be post poned as far as possible. "Every time a person coughs several million viruses are spread," he said. The Society has waraejd of the dangers of crowds and has ad vised that the county basketball tourney he postpfotied for several days. However, the tournament got underway here Wednesday night and is scheduled to continue unless conditions worsen. COLLEGE ACTS Dr. Duck stated that chapel programs at Mars Hill College hajd been postponed and that stu dent were not allowed to leave campus unless absolutely neces earv. "The college is doing every thing possible to aid in stopping the spread of flu and it is hoped that everyone in the county will cooperate to keep down this epi demic," Dr. Duck said. It is understood that movies in Mars Hill have also been stopped for the present. . ' Ml! ' FEED GRAIN SIGN UPCONTIMJES County corn producers who are interested in diverting a portion of their 1963 farm base to conser vation uses for pay should eon tact the local ASCS Office for the details for how it will effect their farm and the filing of an agree ment. According to County ASCS of fice Manager, Ralph W. Ramsey, more County producers are show ing more interest in the new feed grain program for 1963 than they did under the two former years program. AdManfee payments amounting to approximately half of the to tal diversion payment can be made at the time the farmer signs his intention to participate In the program. The formula for computing 1963 payments is some what different than for the 1962 tor 1961 program. Under this year's program, the total payment inclu dnig the 18c per bushel price sup port payment on the corn planted on the permitted acreage will in most cases equal payments which would have been made under the twb former years programs. Far mers who divert their entire base will earn a diversion payment e qual to their yield time 50 of (Continued to Last Page) MARS HILL BOY, HURT IN WRECK, IS NOW AT HOME Arthur Bob Wood, 16, of Mars Hill, who was injured in an auto mobile wreck last week, hat been released from the St Joseph's Hospital sad is now recuperating at his home. Wood, a high school student, suffered severe head injuries when his car went oat of control on NC 86 a half mile south of Mars Hill, left the road, crossed it twice, then plunged down a 66 foot embankment Hs is the soa of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wood, of Mars Hill, and grandson of Prof, and Mrs. Vern on E. Wood and Mr. sad Mrs. Rex Of Crowds TWO HURT IN AUTO MISHAPS LAST SUNDAY Two accidents in Madison Coun ty last Sunday resulted in injuries to two parsons. Ralph Jake Bailey, 42, of Mars Hill, was injured about 8:46 p. m., Sunday in an accident on U.S. 19-28 about a mile south of Mars Hill, State Highway Patrolman J. M. Shuler reported. Bailey received dispensary treat ment at Memorial Mission Hospi tal for scalp lacerations, multiple body lacerations and abrasions. Bailey lost control of the car which struck an embankment, continued some 62 feet down the highway, crossed over the high way and hit another embankment, Shuler said. Clifford Buckner, 40, of Mar shall Rt. 3, received lacerations of the right cheek and chest injur ies in an auto accident the same day around 2 p. m., at Laurel River, the SHP reported He was given dispensary treatment et Memorial Mission Hospital. LOCAL BILL IS INTRODUCED BY REP. RAMSEY The following House Bill was introduced by Representative L. B. Ramsey oa.Viij0t4 "To appoint members of "Se Madison County Board of Educa tion and fix their terms of of fice." (Repeals SL 1961, Ch. 167. Appoints B. K. Meadows, Zeno H. Ponder, J. G. Gardner, Swann Huff and Eugene Reece as mem bers of Madison Cbunty Board of Education. Terms to begin third Monday in March, 1963, for four years and until successors are elected and qualified.) To Education. SUSPECTS ARE ARRESTED IN JOHNSON CITY Might Be The Persons Who Burglarized Hot Springs, Marshall, Walnut Three Tennessee men and one Tennessee woman are being held in the Johnson City jail, and two other Tennessee men are in critical condition in a Joh son City hospital following an at tempted Bobbery of a super mar ket et Midway, a suburb of John son City last Friday night The five men and one woman are charged with breaking, enter ing hud larceny in connection with numerous robberies in Virginia, Tennessee and North Caroline, of ficers reported. The two men were hospitalized Friday night after they had been shot by the owner of the super market which the gang was toy ing to nob. One of the men is paralyzed, it is reported. They are identified as Wilms Maimer, Vernon David Webb, Lowry Webb, James Franklin Mo toric, James Belling and Roger Stapleton, ell of Kingsport. LOCAL INTEREST Sheriff Ponder stated here this week that certain clues found point to the possibility that these same people migh have been the ones who burglarised Marshall, Walnut and Hot Springs recently. Sheriff Fonder is further investi gating the clues sad circumstan ces which might lead to charges gainst the six being brought by Sheriff PorHer. It was intimated that the ear they were in closely resembles a car which was seen in Walnut and Marshall during the recent robberies. DEER HEARING IS POSTPONED INDEFINITELY Illness Of One Defendant Causes Action Here Monday The once-continued case of four Madison County men, charged with spotlighting for deer, was again continued indefinitely here Monday due to the illness of Berlon Boone, one of the defend ants. Mr. Boone is a patient at St. Joseph's Hospital where his condition is reported as serious. The other defendants in the case are Roy Freeman, Charles Blankenship and Charles Woody. The case was scheduled before Magistrate Garrett Metcalf until the postponement was announced Monday morning. ASCS Of fert Premeasurement Service In County Farmers in Madison County may have their allotted acreage of tobacco and permitted acreage of feed grains laid off and stak ed out this year, if they so desire. Emory Robinson, chairman of the Madison County ASC committee, termed this service which is of fered to producers as 'Premeas urement." Every year there are several farmers who, through inaccurate measurement on their own part or because of incorrect informa tion on the acreage in permanent fieltis, plant either more or less than they are actually permitted. In the case of overplanting, this causes the farmer unnecessary ex pense in the way of unused ferti lizer, unused .plants or seeds, or treating land that can't be used. In the case of underplanting, this could cause the farmers to lose some of his potential cash income and "planting history' for his farm. In Madison, applictaion for this special service may be made at the (Continued To last Pnge) New Highway Map For State Now Available The State Highway Commis sion today announced that the of ficial North Carolina Highway Map for 1963 has 'been received from the printers and, is avail able for free distrbiution. The map is published both in color and in black and white form. It was designed under the super vision of Lloyd H. Cook, the Com mission's State Locating Engin eer, and the map this year was completed in record time, since the maps for previous years have not been completed before late in May. The face of the map clearly shows four-lane highways, the Primary System and important Secondary Roads throughout the State. County lines are more de tailed than in the past Military establishments, historic sites and) (Continued to Lest Page) Headed For It appears that the question of) whether Madison County's one man jury commission is constitu tional is headed for (he State Su preme Court Reliable sources here said that a number of exceptions have been filed to the ruling Feb. 4 of Judge Harry L. Riddle that the act of 1965 creating the one-man com mission was unconstitutional, and that Donald S tines, jury commis sioner, had vacated she office. In addition, notice has been giv en of a number of appeals to the State Supreme Court on the rul ing; and Dunes and three others have psHHonod to intervene. Stines was one ef three men fil ing exceptions. Judge J. Frank Huskins, resi dent judge of the 24th Judicial County Jury Commission Question Final Gamce Tuesday Spring Creek Girls, Hot Springs Boys Advance In Cage Tourney NONE INJURED IN SCHOOL BUS WRECK THURS. On a rural unpaved road seven teen miles north of Marshall, two drivers and a student psssenger escaped injury about 8:80 Thurs day morning of last week, in a school bus-auto accident, accord ing to State Highway Patrolman J. E. Richards. Leroy Ford, 17, ef Rt 3, Mar shall, driver of the school bus, said that icy read conditions caused his vehicle to slide into an automobile driven by Harley Hensley, 38, of Rt. 6, Marshall, on Cutahaw Road. The car was a total loss, Rich ards said, and damage to the bus was estimated at $400. No charg es were filed. BURLEY TOBACCO SCHOOL HERE FOR FARMERS According to Printess W. Eng land, county agricultural exten sion agent, farmers in Madison County grow a good crop of bur ley tobacco. They have been quick to adiust their nroducinon in or- , . UIgCU tiio.L cam lauuti ter to prodMSsUfce UU-.M&&hw "Ac4ttrate .factual bacco that the comples wrtfth-ed and obiective inform The 1962 marketing season "NMf ed a definite trend toward higher quality tobacco. This is a switch from the trend of recent' years for higher yields per acre. Each farm er is now foced with the question of how far he should go "quality wise." The county agents office holds a tobacco school each year. The purpose of this scMool is to bring the farmers up to date on any new (Continued To Last Psge) Stern Thomas, Native Of Walnut, Dies In Georgia Word was received here this morning that Stern Thomas, a bout BO. of Asheville. apparently suffered a heart attcak while driv ing a banana truck from Asheville to Florida Wednesday night Ac cording to information, Thomas was found dead after his truck had left the highway near Pesup, Georgia, and struck a tourist cab in. It was reported that he was dead before the accident occurred. Thomas, who was employed by Luke Rector Banana Exchange of Asheville, was a former taxi driv er in Marshall and native of Wal nut - Higher State District, reportedly has signed an order permitting the intervention of Stines, and another permitting the intervention of Hilliard Teague, register of deeds, Bill Roberts) chairman of the Board of Commissioners; and B. T. Ponder, sheriff. Ed Rice and Charles Davis, plaintiffs in a suit against Wil liam Rigsby, have through their attorney. A. E. Leake, filed ex ceptions to Judge Riddle's ruling that jury drawn by Stines to hear the case was illegally drawn. The judge had dismissed the jury hearing the case Ponder. Roberta and Teajrue unconstitutional Night ASIAN FLU CASES IN STATE NOW OVER 80,000 Raleigh An estimated 81,733 cases of Asian flu have been re ported in North Carolina since the disease broke out shortly after Christmas, a state health official said Tuesday. Nine deaths have resulted di rectly or indirectly from the dis ease. Dr. Jacob Kooman, assistant state health director, said, "It haa been spreading steadily westward across the state. From what wo can make out, all of the eastern counties have Asian flu and prob ably all of the western as well." We have received reports from 85 counties and the city of Rocky Mount. "It has just about reached its peak in the state," Kooman said. "In some dounties in the east, like Robeson, Bladen and Nash, the disease is tapering off." Commission Urges Full Information On Wheat Referendum The National Agricultural Ad visory Commission in their Wash ington meeting on January 29-31, urged that each farmer be given unbi ased and objective information on the National wheat referendum which is to be heM this May or June. Such information is especially vital in view of the confusion that exists about the referendum, in wliich farmers will vote on a per manent 2-price certificate wheat (Continued To Last Page) REP. RAMSEY ON SEVERAL COMMITTEES Renresentative Liston B. Ram sey, of Madison, has been named to the following committees by Clifton Blue, Speaker of the House at the North Carolina Gen eral Assembly: Appropriation, Conservation & Development, Education, L o c al Government, Courts and Judicial Districts, Roads, Welfare, and Wildlife. Rep. Ramsey is vice chairman of the Roads, Welfare and Wild life Committees. He spent the week-end in Mar shall and returned to Raleigh Sunday. Madison County. Stines is represented by Leake and William J. Cocke; Teague, Roberts and Ponder are represent ed by Thomas Uzzell Jr. Leake, attorney for Madison County, has advised Ponder to summons the list of prospective jurors drawn by Stines ss the jury panel for tile criminal term of Madison Superior Court which begins Feb. 25. The source reported other Su perior Court judges have held the 1955 act, which created the tone man commission, constitutional. la the order declaring the act Judge Riddle al- ruled that Stines had vacated fOgUfT. jkmri office when ho (Continued To Last Page) sa i Courts Marshall Girls, Win JV Games EQUIPMENT IS RETURNED TO MARS HILL SAT. 268 Items Valued At $2,000 Now In Use At Mars Hill High School Some $2,000 worth of tools and equipment, allegedly the property of Mars Hill High School and the subject of litigation for over a year, was returned Saturday to Mars Hill School. Dr. W. A. Sams, who had cus tody of the 268 items, including bi noculars, cameras, hand tools, typewriters and other gloods, re leased them to the school Satur day. Dr. Sams said J. E. Mclntire, former Mars Hill High School teacher, who was charged in 1961 with larceny of the items, had fail ed to file a claim to the property within the time prescribed by law. Mclntire was accused of taking the objects from Mars Hill High School, where he was once a vo cational agriculture teacher. How ever, he was acquitted of the charge in the January criminal term of Haywood Superior Court The trial was held in Haywood rather than Madison County whn the de fense, in February, 1962, contend ed that Mclntire could not receive a fair trial in Madison County. Mclntire had contended at the trial that the items belonged to him. Dr. Sams had served claim and delivery orders Jan. 29 on Sheriff E. Y. Ponder, whp had seized the. items at Mclntire's home in Rich Square after Mclntire was indict ed. MARS HILL WINS TOP HONORS IN R&PCONTEST The FIFA team of Mars Hill won top honors in the Ritual and Parliamentary Procedure Contest held February 14 at Owen High School in Buncombe County. M. L. Anders is advisor. The Marshall High School team, Jack Cole, advisor, won second place in the contest. Erwin High School won third and East Yancey won fourth place. The contest - was under super vision of the Blue Ridge Federa tion of Future Farmers of A merica. COON HUNTERS TO MEET HERE FRL, MARCH 1 The Madison County Coon Hunt ers Association will have an im portant meeting at the Courthouse in Marshall, on Friday night March 1, at 8:00 o'clock. At the last meeting money was collected for restocking the coun ty with coons this spring, but as one member stated, "we need more money and mote members if the project is to be successful." "We have received the informa tion and the prices of the coons, but we must now collect the bal ance of the money and arrange transportation," e member stated. All members, prospective mem bers sad hunters are urged to at tend this important meeting. Laurel Boys Here Snow, Ice Cause Delay; No Gaines Monday Night The Spring Creek girls and the Hot Springs boys posted wins here Wednesday night as the Mad ison County basketball tourney, delayed one night due to snow and ice, got underway. In the junior varsity bracket, the Marshall girls and Laurel boys wfcm opening victories to ad vance . FINALS TUESDAY NIGHT It was announced here this morning that the finals of the tournament are scheduled for Tuesday night with Consolation games to preedde the varsity earnes. Junior Varsity finals will be played Saturday night, it was announced. There will be no games played on Monday night, Superintendent Fred Anderson announced this morning. OPENING GAMES Linda Allen scored the only point in an overtime period Wed nesday night as the Spring Creek girls defeated Hot Springs, 27-26, in the opening round of the Madi son County Tournament. In boys' action Hot Springs reversed the decision on Spring Creek, winning 58-36. ."""( The Marshall jayvee girls up set Laurel, 17-15, and Laurel's jayvee hoys down Marshall, 32-15. Shirley Moore led Spring Creek with 12 points in varsity action and Judy Sams led Hot Springs with 10. The game was tied, 26 all, at the end of the regulation time and Miss Allen's overtime point decided it. Freddie Sharpe scored 19 points ami Bill Smith 10 to lead the Hot Springs boys to victory. Curtis Gentry was high man for Spring Creek with 15. As an added attraction the Wal nut eighth grade girls defeated the Hot Springs ninth grade girls, 14-12, at 5 o'clock, preceding the tournament action. Thursday night's schedule is as follows: 6:00 Spring Creek vs. Mars Hill (jayvee girls). 7:00 Hot Springs vs. Mars Hill (jayvee boys). 8:00 Mars Hill vs. Laurel (varsi ty girls). 9:00 Mars Hill vs. Laurel (varsi ty boys). VARSITY GIRLS (Overtime) Snrinsr Creek (271 J. Smith. S. Mhore 12. B. Gates 5. Allen 3. F. Moore 7. Meadows, Duckett, M. (Meadows. Hot Springs (26) Davis 8. Huff 6, Moore 2, Sams 10, Price 1, Nor ton, Harris, Holt Halftime: 1340, Spring Creek. Regulation game: 26-26, tie.. e e VARSITY BOYS Hot Serines (55) Gresrory 6, Richer, Toller 2, Gahagan, Shel- ton 4, Roberts 8, Smith 10, Har mon, Sharpe 19, Combs. Spring creek (86) Holt 6, J. r r i, t r 4.. 1 K StricklsiM 8, Gunter, Caldwell 6. Halftime: 22-18, Hot Springs. Cash Stolen From Filling Station Here The Phillips 66 service station, operated by Russell Wilson end located on Mala Street at the in tersection of Upper Bridge St, was broken into Monday night according to Mr. Wilson. The robbers gained entrance to the building by breaking a win-
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