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Attention FUhermen!
i Trout Season To Open
This Saturday In WNC
Wildlife Protector Ramsey
Stresses Law On Uie
Of One Rod Only
The 1963 trout season, in Mad
ison County as well as Other parts
of North Carolina open Saturday
in both state and wijfllife man
agement ages streams; and wea
ther permitting, the turnout of
opening day anglers is expected to
be as big as ever.
The season lasts five months
and will close on September 2,
with, the possible .exception of
some state streams to be designat
ed later, which will remain open
through the ruouthit September
wiui a reeueeo, creei limit.
The creel limit is ten trout per
day of any size except in stream
designated as NBve Trout" wa
ter. The limit V "Native Trout"
water is five trout per day, and
the size limit is nine inches. Un-der-sised
trout must be returned
to the water unharmed. And
since undersized fish must be re
lease, onfc slnglerhooW artificial
lures may be used.
The only regulation relative to
opening day concerns time it will
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MEET
EAK
Springs
Secy, of Amerce Luther Hodges
To Be
Hodjes
In Hot Springs
This Frkhy
TOSP
ARS HILL
TUES.
The Madison County
Good Cover
Ml
tary oi commerce uutner
Hodges is expected to visit Hot
Springs on April 5 at which time
he wiD personally observe plans
for the redevolf&ient of this town.
While at Hot Springs he will
confer with members of the Hot
Springs Planning Board and Other
civic leaders of the county.
SEVERAL FROM
MADISON HEAR
JOHNSON SPEAK
Vice President Lyndon B. John
son delivered the address at the
annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner
Saturday night in Raleigh. The
vice president who was accompan
ied by Mrs. Johnson, was introduc
ed by Governor Terry Sanford.
Approximately 1600 Democrats
attended the fifty-dollar a plate
dinner at the State Fair Arena.
Those from Madison County At
tending were Representative Lis
ten B. Ramsey, D. M. Robinson,
Noville Hawkins, Fred Anderson,
R. L. Edwards, Marvin Ball, Zeno
Ponder, Mr. and Mrs. Troy Ramsey,
firovef Gillis, and Mm. Joseph B.
Huff.
Representative Ramsey was a
mong the 200 party leaders who at
tended the luncheon at the Gover
nor's Mansion. This was a feature
of the two day Party Conference
held in connection with the fun
raising dinner.
12.50 A Year In Madison A Adjoinin
$4.00 A Year Outside Then
New
Released
Bill Encounters Numerous
Objections From V
By DOUG EEED
Raleigh House election
lews subcommittee released Tues
day proposed alterations in the
recommendations of the State
Board of Elections for absentee
ballot law reforms.
Rep. Robert Leatherwood III of
Bryson City said be felt the auk-
committee's work had not strip,
ped from the board's bill essential
measures for tightening controls
on use of the absentee ballot
The elections board bill, Intro-
Absentee Ballot Bill Is
By Subcommittee
duced by Rep. Lacy H .Thornburg
of Jackson County and Sen. James
B. Stikeleather Jr., of Buncombe
is aimed at curbing abuses which
the board says have been most
prevalent in some Western North
Carolina counties.
Its proposals, however, encoun
tered numerous objections from
several WNC legislators during
initial hearings by the election
and election laws committee. This
resulted in placing the bill in
Leatherwood's subcommittee.
the subcommittee has complet
ely rewritten the original bill and
IfiW . OM -u ' ''h'-tewti- J
is proposing that a committee sub
stitute be sent the House floor
by Thomburg's committee. The
Substitute b ill is expected to be
aired at a fall committee session
WedneeAMAMning.
The original measure and the
propoea MMmrte are in accord
on ;::ljimmfc!cl eliminating
present requirements that absen
tee ballots be signed by the vot
er. Both would preserve secrecy
of the absentee vote by providing
for identification of the ballot by
registered number. In event of an
election dispute, the numbered ah-
A RECORD
MHC BUDGET
IS APPROVED
HICKORY The finance com
mittee of the Mars Hill College
board of trustees met bare Tues
day and approved a record-break
ing budget and suggested the im
provement of the retirement pro
gram for faculty and staff. .
The budget, largest in the 107-.
year history of the school, totals
$1,365,0Q0.
Th recommendation.
Women's civic leaders of the county. : ratitimi,t hom
Speaker for the evening will be ftrose-JdmStoloon commiSe
joienn o. nun. aw. i i
l
LOCAL
IN PRE-
SERVIi
CHURCHES
EASTER
Presbyterian, Baptist, And
Methodist Clarrche,
To Participate
Pre-Easter service will I
on Tuesday evening, April !
the Methodist Church herp Thi
is a united effort on the part of
the 1'resbyterian, Baptist
Methodist
The
Heier, th
the Rev. W
pate in all
con
WHEAT VOTING
ELIGIBILITY IS
EXPLAINED
churcber
who win discuss the Court SyeJ Subcommittee OKs
tern. Host, a native Of Madison
County, Is a graduate of Mars TUIMIB For WNC
Hill College, and Wake Forest
College where he received his
L.L.B. (degree. Currently he is
president of both the Madison
County and the District Bar As
sociations. The public is invited to attend
the meeting, and all members of
the Good Government League are
urged to be present.
A Senate Public Work Sub
committee Tuesday approved a
total of of $11 million for federal
building expenditure in North
IncludeU in the list to receive
funds for federal building and post
office work was Man Hill, $160.
000.
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bility of instituting some type of
insured retirement program, group
life insurance plan, and other
fringe benefits.
bttg.
M.H.S. Land Judging Team
Snow Hill Contest
To Attend
Winner Of Blue Ridge
irfntkm Meat wqi
Represent District
Cash prises and the right to en
ter international competition will
be at stake when the Future Far
men of America state land judg
ing meet is held Saturday at Snow
H
fcfcttV annual meet, to be
t Greene Central High
ol, will feature cash prises
$1,250 and plaques for
high scoring teams and individu-
winning team wifl. repre
sent North Carolina in the inter-
i
totaling
S&SHtt-award of fW8
Ithe winners' expenses lib
ternational meet. The
expenses to State FF A camp. The
individual with the best score will
receive a $100 scholarship, and
the individual scoring second best
will be presented a gold watch.
First-place teams in each of the
six districts will receive $60 each'
for camp expenses, and' second
place district towns will be pre
sented plaques.
The event is sponsored by
CP&L and the Bankers Associa
tion, in cooperation with -the N. C.
Department of Public Instruction
N- C. Agricultural Extension Ser
vice, Soil Conservation Service end
N. C. Association of Sell Con-
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FINDS UPRIGHT
SILOS CURE OUT
Joe Brown, dairyman of Waver-
ly community, has taken another
step toward push-button farming.
He has two large upright silos. It
has long been recognised that an
upright silo will cure out the best
quality silage but, the big disad-
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vantage is uk isoor it v"a
unload' aif Opright Joe has ah
TOTAL LOSS
Fall by the wayside in the race
of life and you wont get paid for
the mileage you've earned.
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Matri Hill Branch
factors 1 o
In Waynesville
Mon., April 15
Producers who have an interest I
I .UWt wheat acreage allotment
will, be eligible to vote in the 1964
wheat referendum this spring,
Emory Robinson, Chairman, Agri
cultural Stabilisation and Conser
vation County Committee, has an
nounced R4f the allotment is less than IS
eres, however, the farm operator
Bp. m asked to decide at least
Mays prior to the referendum
her he wants to participate as
jHwctraent grower in 1964. If
tion win ne m
HUEY
JUREDAT
WEAVERVH1E
JEFFREY
BIN
back of the
notice for the farm
the ASCS County Office.
there
nnrroH a at '
participate, this will
ade by signing on fM.tl
f
I
Jeffrey Huey. son
nd Mrs. James Huey of Weaver
I vitte, was injured last week at the
home of some friends in Weaver
vllle when he fell from a porch.
Jeffrey is classified as a "free
bleeder" and suffered serious bleed
ing under the skin in the face and
mouth area. Several days were
necessary to stop the bleeding.
He returned home Tuesday of
this week from St. Joseph's Hos
pital after having been a patient
weak. His condition is re-
sentee ballots could be compared
with a file in which the numbers
are matched with the names of
the absentee voters.
This was also a recommends -tion
of the N.C League of Wom
en Voters. At present, of the
states allowing absent is voting.
North Carolina alone requires the
voter's signature on the ballot it
self. Other key points of the two
bills' compare as follows: Present
law provides that applications for
absentee ballots may be obtained
by a voter for his "immediate
family." The state board
plains that the "immediate
ily" clause ha. , Wt'tJBh
abused to include distant cousins
end in some cases persons of no
known relationship to the voter.
Its bill would allow only the voter
himself to obtain the application
and absentee ballot The substi-
tue bill would define "immediate
family" to mean "his or her hus-
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com-
fam-
widely
IN BEE
MANAG
Grover Gillis
I USED
'HERD
EMENT
IcTttie whi
iutaMrW-iwiffe automata unloader. All be has rv."
judging meet at Oklahoma Cfty PmB arts ls art
A New Location
The following uanMrranh
taken from "Together," Mars Hill
Baptist Church paper;
The Mars Hill Branch of the
Madison County Library has mov
ed to a new location. The libra
ry is open ever Thursday after
noon from 1:30 until 4:30 on the
mezzanine of the old bank build
ing (next to WelKs Market) on
Main Street The library offers
an excellent selection of free read
ing material in childrn's books,
adult non-fiction, adult fiction,
periodicals, "do-it-yourself" books,
etc. The library is financed by
state and county funds, but the
rent and upkeep of the "building"
must come from Civic Organiza
tions and "Friends of the Libra-
The regular meetinsr of the
Western North Carolina Baptist
rasters- conference will be held
Monday, April U at 10.80 a m..
at tile First Baptist Church, at
wawwsvuie. ur. rerry w. crouch,
pastor of the First Baptist Church
of Asheville wil sneak on "The
W as Administrator." All
pastors, associations! missionaries
and denominational workers are
urged and invited to attend.
Vfuestiotis 1
Aceordimr to the Chairman, the J
general rule is that each persll
must cast only one ballot m the
refeindum, regardless of the num.
ber of" wheat farms in which he Is
mmmmmc 'Exceptions to this rule
are: (1) Individual members of a
partnership each have a vote, but
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Offkrttinity For
Employment In
Personnel Field
TOME
fTTCES.
The Marshall Parent-Teacher As
sociation will meet in the school
auditorium Tuesday at 7:30 p. m.
The Red Cross organization will
present the program.
As tins will be the last meeting
of the school year, the following
officers will be Installed: President
Mrs. S. L. Nix; first vice president
Mrs. L. B. Ramsey; second vice
president Mrs. Obray Ramsey; sec- cants must be graduates of an ac
retary, Mrs. Cleophas Ward; and
treasurer, Mrs. a E. Mashburn.
Raleigh, N. C r A recruitment
program for Personnel Assistant
Q has been announced by the N.C.
Merit System Council. The vacan
cy exists in the Merit System Of
fice in Raleigh Salary range for
the position is $4404-9628.
Mr. Claude Caldwell, Merit Su
pervisor, states, that an examina
tion for the position will be held
on Saturday, April 20. All appli
ctions must be recived in his of
fice by April 12. Official applka
tion forms and further informa
tion about the position are avail
able In your local Employment
Security Commission office. In
order to be considered, all appli
PSWtrmatkm on the travel habits
of Americans will be collected in
the April Quarterly Household
Survey, it was announced today
by the Bureau of' the Census, 1bV
S. Department of Commerce.
Questions will be asked of selected
families locally and in 886 other
iail(Bi areas of the country dur
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saved him untold hours and many
a skinned shin and pulled muscle.
With a set of stocks two men can
handle the biggest animal in just
a short period of time with the
maximum amount of safety to both
animal and man.
Plans for stocks are available
in the county agents office in
Marshall. In our opinion anv man
who owns a cow should also own
a set-of stocks. :mmlm::
Irush Burning
Wi WWII W0 M I
Revoked; Forests
rermits Are
m
m Dry
rediated four-year college or uni
versity
h mi in uin ma vnantra c
I
eA. aeeps
the silage In .the silo per-
place team WjH receive $100 fqt2?yjL JT B
unloader is. It has to be disas
sembled and moved from one silo
to the other which takes a half a
day. He says it mom than makes
up for this half a day fay saving
the unloading of the silo by hand.
County Courthouse
To Be Closed Sat.,
For Funeral
Due to funeral services for Miss
Frances McDevitt, prominent la
day, eHeJehall, all the offices
in the Madison County Courthouse
will be closed from 10:00 a. m.,
to 12:00 noon Saturday, April 6.
Cattle
nulcrGHuUIII
OrIpM
Any Fanner Selling Cattle er who sells cattle for slaughter
uifioie so voiei voting
Places Listed
Did you ever see a picture of
a bg juicy steak flanked by gold-
brown potatoes and a crisp look
ing ' tossed salad, that made you
want to stop right then and eat
asks Fred Boss, Assistant County
Agent? Well, that is what your
dimes do when you vote "yea" for
the Beef Cattle Referendum on
is eligible to vote. The money
collected by the referendum u
handled by the North Carolina
Cattlemen's Association and used
to promote all phases of produc
tion, marketing and consumption
of beef. The following polling
places have been scheduled for the
Beef Referendum:
1. Willis' Store on Upper Lau
rel.
2. Hills Service Station on Mid-
" 1 ' '. "! "
Marshall.
6. Willett's Store on Spring
Creek.
7. Bill Moore's Store on Meadow
Fork.
8. Homer Plemmon's Store on
Meadow Fork.
9. Cutshall's Store on Shelton
Laurel.
10. Guthrie's Service Station at
(Brush Creek.
April 9, 1988. Next Tuesday you idle Pork,
will have an opportunity to renew 8. Mara Hill Pharmacv in Mars
this referendum another three Hill.
years beginning April 1. 1964. 4. Cody's Store at Petersburg
through March 31, 1987. Any farm- 6. Teague Milling Company, in
11. Buckner's
Grove. V;v,
Store at Piney
All Madison County
who are eligible are urged to vote
hi this referendum.
INSTALLATION
CEREMONY BY
MARSHALL OES
Officers for the ensuing year
were Installed at an open meeting
of Marshall Chapter No. 35, Order
of the Eastern Star, held in the
Masonic Temple Thursday night of
last week.
Mrs. Leora M. Talbert, of Black
Mountain, District Deputy Grand
Matron of the 20th District, Was
Installing Officer. She was as-
eiatod by Miss HfMOlIji
past matron of toe Marshall
Chapter, who served as Installing
Marshal; Mrs. Mary Hoyer, of
Hendersonville, Installing Organ
tat; and Ricard Talbert of Black
Mountain, Installing Chaplain.
Officers installed were: Mrs.
Zur. Metcalf, worthy matron: Jeter
M. Metcalf. worth v natron: Mrs.
ndolyn Plemmons. enaariata
matron; Mrs. Elisabeth Roberts.
secretary; Mrs. Willie Story,
treasurer; Mrs. Anna White, con
ductress; Mrs. Frances Fox, as
sociate conductress: Mrs. Bessie
rds, chaplain: Mrs. Marie I
Koberts, mai
organist; M
Approximately 116 Acres
Burned Over In Past
Two Weeks
With our forests as dry as tinder
and many fires endanreriaw .ac
forests, State Forester Oardidge
has cancelled all brush burning per
mits in accordance with a section nf
the law governing these permits.
Heretofore it has been Dermis-
sioie to oum without permit from
4 p. m. to 12 midnight This has
bw been cancelled. No burning is
Bowed at any time within 800 feet
of woodland and so permits will be
issued until we have a general
ram, ,
Approximately 118 acres of wood
land have been burned over In th
eouaty, aid are listed as follows:
ms Gap, 26 acres; Laurel Valley.
25 acres; Grapevine, 36 acres; Low
er Shutin, 10 acres; Staekhouse, 10
acres; Doe Branch, 10 acres.
County Ranger, J. Moody Chan-
Idler announced today that several
minor fires had also burned ever
lessor acreage, but most of them
were under control.
rill, Ada
farmers imons. Rn
Esther;
aST.
norence Ramsey,