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MARSHALL. N. C, THURSDAY. APRIL 11, 1963
Year In Madison L Adjoining Counties
14.00 A Year Outside These Counties
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Driving Care Is Urged
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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,
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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.
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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