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THE NEWS-RECORD 1 VOL. 62 8 PAGES THIS WEEK 10c PER COPY TT' A MARSHALL. N. C, THURSDAY. APRIL 11, 1963 Year In Madison L Adjoining Counties 14.00 A Year Outside These Counties NO. IB : - Driving Care Is Urged . ms"v s . . For Easter 23 As Probable Number Of Fatalities In N. C. While Easter is a glorious time of the year for most families, i t will be a tragic weekend for at least S3 persons whom the N. C. State Motor Club predicbjjrlll meet viol yen t death in traffic ac cidents on North Carolina streets, and highways during the long hol iday. The state will count its high way fatalities from 6 p.m. Friday, April 12, through midnight Easter Monday, April 16, a period of 78 hours. During the Easter weekend last year, which also covered a 78-hour period, North Carolina recorded 26 highway deaths in 19 fatal ac cidents and 899 others injured in a total of 684 accidents. Leading driver violations con tributing to these accidents were: speeding, 125; driving left of cen ter, 111; following too closely, 86; failure to yield right of way, 83; and reckless driving, 66. Speeding led to 12 of the 26 fatalities and driving on the wrong side of the road to seven. "Easter should be a day of joy ous celebration for everyone," said Thomas B. Watkins, president of the motor club and the Nation al Automobile Association. "Please drhjb wisely and carefully to make sure that your holiday is not mar re(LJy death or injury in your famfy." ALL-OUT SALE Milwaukee, Wis. While help ing at a rummage sale for a church recently, Mrs. Joseph Macb took off her lack ballerina-type slippers to rest her feet Some over-enthusiastic sales person sold them to a customer, leaving Mrs. Mach without shoes. Mountain Youth Jamboree To le Held In Asheville First Two Nights At 7:30; Finals On Saturday Night At 7:00 The Mountain Youth Jamboree, founded and directed by Hubert Hayes, and sponsored by the Ash eville Junior Chamber of Com merce, will be held in the Asheville City Auditorium on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 18, 19, and 20. The first two nights will begin at 7:30, and there will be an after noon performance on Saturday. Then the finals on Saturday night will begin at 7:00. Square dance teams will com pete in three divisions according to school grades of dancers; gjg. mentary (grades 1-7), juniors (grades 8-9 and senior grades 10- CULTIVATION OF CORN SHUNNED A number of Madison fanners have stopped all cultivation of corn. A tractor spray applying. Atrazine or Simazine at the rate of' 2 pounds of 80 wettable powder per acre in from 30 to 40 gallons of water does the job, states Harry' G. Silver, county agent One of these chemicals ap plied before corn comes up gives good control of most weeds and grasses for the entire season. Farmers who used this system last year should check their equip ment to make sure it is ready for operation. The pump should be cheeked to see if it is ready to operate. The lines and strainers should be cleaned and repaired if needed. The pressure gauge may need replacing. Looking after these things now may insure bet tar weed control on your corn this growing ssason. Week-End HUFF SPEAKS AT MARS HILL MEET TUESDAY Joseph B. Huff, attorney, ad dressed the April meeting of the Madison County Good Government League on the subject "The Court System in North Carolina," at its meeting in Mars Hill Tuesday eve ning. He outlined the operation of the various courts in North Caro lina and explained, in detail, the procedure in criminal cases, from the issuance of a warrant to final disposition in the Supreme Court of North Carolina. He also de tailed the various steps in a civil case from its commencement through the Supreme Court He pointed out, that there is no au tomatic appeal from the State Supreme Court to the Supreme Court of the United States, but that' it is possible for appeal to be had upon a writ of certiorari. The function of such a writ is to bring the matter in question to the attention of the Supreme Court, with the request that an appeal be allowed. The Supreme Court of the United States can, at this point, allow or deny the (Contint'H to Last PsMt Public Offices, Banks To Close On Easter Mon. The Madison County Court House, Welfare Office, and the Health Department will, along with the Citizen Bank ana ,the Bank of French Broad, be closed Monday, April 16, In observance of Easter. DO NOT LET THAT COVER CROP GET TOO BIG According to Harry G. Silver, county agent, Burley tobacco is the number one income for the majority of Madison farmers. For the past three years a number of farmers have delayed transplant ing their tobacco because the to bacco land was not ready. This delay can be expensive. Plants be come too large, often hard stem- med and do not grow off well in the field. Now is the time to start prepa ration for the 1968 tobacco field. First, select land that was not in tobacco in 1962, if possible. This insures root rot protection. If (Continued To Last Page) FACTS ABOUT "V-. FIRE, CLEAN-UP Every 12 minutes a home in this nation is destroyed or dam aged by a fire starting in rub bish, according to National Fire Protection Association records. The three storage areas of the home attic, basement closets are the spots where 16.4 of all dwelling fires originate NFPA studies show. About 560,000 U.S. homes are hit by fire each year, and over 6,000 persons 80 percent of them children die in these fires, according to NFPA records. Last year (1962) Americans burned up more than $1.5 billion worth of property in over two mil lion fires, figures compiled by the NFPA show. PONDER AGAIN CLEARED OF NOV. 6 CHARGE No probable cause was the ver dict of Justice of the Peace Clyde Rice of No. 4 Township, who heard a second pistol-pointing charge by Chauncey Metcalf against Zeno Ponder, at the courthouse here Saturday. Metcalf charged Ponder with the incident which allegedly took place in the Marshall Precinct last November 6. The result Saturday was the second time no probable cause was found in this particular case. The previous hearing was conduct ed by Wade Huey. MRS. JAMES IS CHAIRMAN OF CANCER CRUSADE The Madison County Cancer , i Crusade began on April 1. Mrs. L. B. Ramsey, county president, announces Mrs. Geneva Wilson James as County Chairman. Mrs. James stated, "as far as cancer is concerned we are much more hopeful. This would not have been possible without the gener ous support of the American peo ple in past campaigns. The funds they have contributed have en abled researchers to better the cure rates of many kinds of can cer through improved methods and (Continued to Last Page) INCREASE D SALES AT ENRA CORPORATldN A sales increase of five per cent for the first 12 weeks of 1968 was announced today by American Enka Corporation. Net sales of $83,025,000 compared with $31, 342,000 for the same period last year. Net income for the 12-week period was $1,970,000, or $1.60 per share, based on the shares out standing prior to the 2-for-l stock split which became effective March 22. During the same period last i Continued To Last Page) Luther H. Hodges, Secretary of Com-1 'Holding the chart are D. Neill Ross, left, merce, listens to Bob Davis' illustrated plant manager of Pacific Mills, and Har- talk on plans for bringing back with new tourist accommodation Hodges Last Friday; Speaks On Sunday ACTION TAKEN ON MADISON BILL HB397. To amend act relating to the composition of the develop ment commission of Madison County. Hot Springs old Anderson. Attend Church . ' . M jmM H iH sH2i vnLH -v.v,'j 's Oy Wmi. 'Vik v : m sal I" "a II a A wisns noi aprings Ss Gaster Marshall Library To Close Tonight The Marshall Library will be closed tonight (Thursday) at 7 o'clock because of the Holy Week church services at the Methodist Church. Citizen-Times rfZJmm k J MARSHALL PTA MET TUESDAY AT SCHOOL The Marshall Parent-Teachers Association held its last meeting of the current school year Tues day night in the school auditori um, with Mrs. Dorothy B. Shupe, president, presiding. In an impressive ceremony, the outgoing officers presented each incoming officer with a corsage and a lighted candle which they held during the installation cere monies. Mrs. Jerry Rice was in stalling officer. Officers installed for the next school vear wr Mrs. S. L. Nix, president; Mrs. W. B. Ramsey, first vice presi dent; Mrs. Obray Ramsey, second vice president. Mrs. W. C. Ward, elected secretary, was absent due to illness, and Mrs. C. E. Mash burn, elected treasurer, was al so not present. The outgoing officers present were Mrs. Doro thy Shupe, Mrs. O. A. Gregory, and Mrs. Bill Hunter. Mrs. Shupe was presented a gift by Mrs. Jerry Rice. Miss Wills Ann Plemmons gave the devotions; and Principal R. L. Edwards introduced Mr. Mar shall Upton, Chapter Manager of Asheville Area Chapter of Ameri can National Red Cross, who was (he principal speaker for tile oc- casion. ne gave a oner, nistory of Red Cross in Madison County and the consolidation of Madison ( Continued To Last Page) AGP Help Yet Available To Interested County Farmers 1964 WHEAT PROGRAM The USDA recently announced the following relative to the 1964 wheat crop: Set May 21 as the date for a Nation-wide referendum among wheat producers on the 1964 wheat program; established wheat support prices at $2.00 per bushel national average for certi ficated wheat and $1.30 per bushel for non-certificated wheat if the referendum carries; Set the na tional marketing quota at 1,220, 000,000 bushels and the national average allotment for 1964 at 49.5 (Continued to Last Page) CLOTHING CAN BURN NFPA Each year there are thousands of death and thousands of injur ies from clothing fires. Children and the elderly are the most fre quent victims, National Fire Pro tection Association studies show. The trouble starts when people fail to keep a respectful distance from flantes, sparks any source of intense beat like matches, smoking materials, stoves, fire places and portable heaters. Out door fires are a particular Spring and summertime hazard. Some types of light-weight, loose-fitting clothes, and flimsy, fuzzy fabrics, are more prone to catch fire than others. Be alert to clothing fire haz ards. The keys to safety are dis- from flames and sparks fabrics. ARA Explains ARA Regulations ; Reminds Group Of Need For Self-Help By JOHN K. HAVLICKK Citizen Staff Writer A government that can shell out $98 billion overseas in 15 years ought not to hesitate about help ing its hard-up people back home, Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges observed at Hot Springs Friday. Speaking to 100 WNC leaders interested in getting area rede velopment started in their coun ties, the former governor of North Carolina also thought it would be appreciated a lot more. "I know there 'd be a lot more cooperation at the local level than there is from some nations we're supporting," he said. Hodges, whose department sup ervises the Area Redevelopment Administration, made a quick trip through West Virginia and the mountains of his home state, tak ing a look at Hot Springs particu larly before the large meeting there. At Hot Springs, where ARA is being asked to help revive the town, he was thoroughly briefed on who is doing what, and then toured the area, climbing halfway up a mountain to gase at the sites where the town plans a big camping-motel-recreation area, as well as installation of utilities and services for private investment Bob Davis and D. Neill Ross, of the Madison County Planning Commission, conducted the tour. Hodges promised leadership, (Continue To Page Three) Period For Performing ACP Approved Practices Soon To Close Farm operators witiun the coun ty who have soil and water conser vation problems which can be met through application of one or more of the approved county ACP prac tices should contact the local ASCS office for the details of the Government cost-sharing program. Emory Robinson, Chairman of the Madison County ASC Committee, points out that the Agricultural Conservation Program (ACP) is a universal and voluntary program through which farmers nay re ceive some financial help to main tain and improve the soil and wa ter resources on their farm. The Chairman stated that the spring period, for performing approved practices is rapidly coming to a close and urged farmers who have not made inquiry and request for the help that is available, to do so within the next two weeks. (Continued To Last Page) The French Bread Coos Hunters Club, with Leonard Payne as pres ident, will hold Field Trials for their, coon dogs at the E. C. Tea gue Farm, near Marshall, on Sat urday, April SO,' from 9 a m. to 4 p.m. All members and prospective members are urged to bring their Oti elude. TRIALS APRIL 20
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