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MARSHALL. N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1963
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Nix, Sams, Henderson Are
Elected Mayors Tuesday
Aldermen Are Alao Elected
For Three Madison
County Towns
Clarence Nix was elected Mayor
of Marshall, Tuesday and J. C.
Dodson, Delmar Payne and Caney
Ramsey Jr., were elected as Al
dermen when four hundred balloti
were cast
Nix, who has previously served
as Mayor, received 226 votes, to
199 votes for Ed Niles, his oppo
nent. Coleman Worley received
one write-in vote for Mayor.
In the Aldermen's race Caney
Ramsey Jr., led the ticket, receiv
ing 312 votes. J. C. Dodson re
ceived 303 votes and Delmar
Payne received 288 votes. Others
seeking to be elected Aldermen
were E. W. Plmmons who received
177 votes, and Harold Worley who
received 124 votes. Ed Niles also
received 1 vote for Alderman.
Mars Hill
The mayor and the three-man
board of aldermen were re-elected
at Mars Hill Tuesday.
Dr. Bruce Sams, mayor, had no
opposition, and Bill Powell, run
ning for alderman, received 136
votes, not enough to win a seat
votes tor the incumbents were:
(Arthur Wood, 236; Paul A. Tug
man, 213; and Bruce K. Murray,
309.
I Mayor Sams drew 252 votes.
Hot Springs
Joe R. Henderson, of Hot Springs
was re-elected mayor and Charles
Shaffer, H. W. Foster and Harold
D. Anderson were elected alder
men in Tuesday's election. All
were incumbents except Anderson.
Seeks Lions Post
12.60 A Year In Madison a Adjoining
m-w a i ear uuuios These
WALNUT STORE
AGAIN ENTERED;
$237.00 STOLEN
John W. Cox
JOHN W. COX IS
CANDIDATE FOR
LIONS GOVERNOR
WALNUT ft 0. IN
LOCATION
The Walnut Post Office which
has been located in the same build
ing with the Walnut Supply Com
pany, has been moved to the Brig
man store.
This change was made on Thurs
day of last week.
Frank Ramsey is now serving
as Postmaster succeeding Clyde
H. McClure, who recently retired.
John W. Cox of Hendersonville
has formally announced his candi
dacy for District 31-A Governor
of WNC Lions Clubs for 1963-64
club year beginning July 1.
Cox, Deputy District Governor
of Region 8, seeks to become Gov
ernor of 37 clubs with some 1,600
members in 12 WNC counties.
His candidacy is subject to dis
trict voting at the annual State
Lions Club Convention in Asheville
June 2-4.
Cox, Accounting Operations Man
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For the second time in the past
few weeks, the Walnut Supply
Company has been the scene of
break-ins.
The latest break-in occurred
early Tuesday morning of this
week, when thieves entered by re
moving s screen and breaking in
the front door. According to Sher
iff E. Y. Ponder, some $287.00 in
cssh was reported taken. In ad
dition to the money taken other
property stolen included four pis
tols.
The investigation is continuing,
Sheriff Ponder stated.
8TH ANNUAL
MHS ALUMNI
BANQUET MAY 18
COUNTY OFFICES
TO CLOSE FRIDAY
pis. si
Among the offices being closed
tomorrow (Friday) in observance
of Confederate Memorial Day, will
be the Department of Public Wel
fare; and the following offices in
the county courthouse: Register of
Deeds, Clerk of Court, Tax Col
lector, and County Auditor.
SCHOOL SUPT.
TO BE NAMED
HERE FRIDAY
Zeno H. Ponder, chairman Mad
ison County Board of Education,
announced this morning that the
board members will meet here Fri
day night at eight o'clock in the
superintendent's office for the ex
press purpose of naming a coun
ty school superintendent for the
next two years. . :
This action was expected earli
er this week but due to the ill
ness of one of the members the
meeting has been set for Friday
Fred W. Anderson, present su
perintendent, has served in this
capacity for the past four years.
The 8th annual Marshall High
School Alumni Associstion Ban
quet will be held in the school
cafeteria here on Saturday night
Hay 18, beginning at 7:30 o'clock.
Virgil Smith Jr., president of
the Associstion, has announced
feat s fine program has been
planned which features as the
guest speaker Wayne Bradburn,
former coach and teacher at Mar
shall. After leaving Marshall several
years ago, Mr. Bradburn served
SS coach at Brevrad High School
and is now superintendent of
I Transylvania schools.
"We feel fortunate in getting
Mr. Bradburn as our guest speak
er and feel sure that many of his
former students will be delighted
have an opportunity to again
and hear this popular man,"
dent Smith said.
Reservations for the banquet
flnw Vwi inn moila Kir nivi ii tf
contacting Mrs. Charlie Sawyer, f
Marshall, N. C.
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Court Hears Debate On
to
Preai
are
CORBETT NAMED
PRES. OF LIONS
HERE MONDAY
VKIlPH w i
County Jury System
UNC Trustee
BOY SCOUT
REACTIVATION
MEET TO BE HELD
"Shall" Bill Dies Again
As Angry Words Echo
Reps. Ramsey And Isaac
Exchange Comments
Over Bill
Raleigh A bill that would,
in effect, give Republicans statu
tory authority to name election
judges was killed by a House com
mittee Tuesday, just as it has
been for the past several sessions
of the Legislature.
The measure, introduced by Av
ery Kep. Mack Isaac, would re
quire that elections boards "shall"
select judges from lists submitted
by chairmen of the two parties.
The lsw now reads that the boards
''may'' select from the lists.
Republicans charge that in some
counties, Democratic control of e-
lections boards means that pseudo-Republican
judges are named
who do as they are told by the
Democrats.
Inaac warned that "if the mem
bers of tills General Assembly do
not remove this inequality and
permit our party to help select
judges for the elections, then I
believe in the fair-minded people
of this state will demand a
change.''
Isaac said that "to fail to pass
this will . . . mean that you are
condoning a practice which on its
face is not fair ... it pats jus
tice in the conduct of our elec
tions." Saps. Listen B. Ramsey and
Mark Bennett, of Madison and
Yancey counties, respectively, op
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TOMATO MARKET
FACILITIES
PLANNED
Production and marketing of
trellised vine-ripe tomatoes offers
new opportunities for many Mad
ison farm families. Four years'
experience by the first producers
in Madison County have shown
that vine-ripe tomatoes can be
grown and sold profitably. The
majority of Madison-produced to
matoes are marketed through the
Haywood County Fruit and Vege
table Cooperatives, Inc. This is a
good market, but its facilities are
now fully used and it is too far
from the mass of Madison Coun
ty farms.
Plans are being made to con
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John Corbett was elected presi
dent of the Marshall Lions Club
here Monday night at a special
meeting held at the Rock Cafe,
Mr. Corbett succeeds Lion Ed Niles
who has had a most successful
year.
Other officers elected include
Bjd Niles, first vice president;
Walter Ramsey, second vice pres
ident; Earl Robinson, third vice
president; Earle Wise, secretary
treasurer; Robert Davis, tail twist
er; Charles "Ham" urowe, umu
Tamer.
New directors named are Lions
Niles, O. A. Gregory and Printess
England. Other members of the
board are E. C. Teague and Wade
Huey.
The new officers will assume
their duties in July.
A "Get Acquainted with Scout
ing" meeting will be conducted by
Frank Gay, district Scout execu
tive with the Daniel Boone Coun
cil of the Boy Scouts, on Thurs
day night, May 16. The meeting
Will be held in the Marshall Pres
byterian Church at 7:30 p. m.
Mr. Gay will show a motion pic
ture, "The Scout Trail," and lead
discussion on plans to reactivate
Scout Troop 66.
ItnrstieJPffiember
mens has MMmted a three-man
committee, 'cwpisting of R. B.
Chandler, Joe Eads and Clyde Rob
erts, to assist in the (discussion
and plans.
Ail fathers and mothers who
wish to have their sons become
members of the Boy Scout Troop
are cordially invited and urged to
attend the meeting.
D. M. Robinson
D.M. ROBINSON
IS APPOINTED
UNC TRUSTEE
Raleigh Douglas M. Robin
son of Mars Hill, manager of the
French Broad Electric Member
ship cooperative, and Superior
Court Judge James C. Farthing
of Lenoir, both backed by WNC
legislators, were (nominated for
eight-year terms as Consolidated
University trustees Wednesday
night of last week by a join Sen
ate-House committee.
Out of 64 candidates for the 28
vacancies on the UNC board
Robinson 'pTaced eighth and Par
tiling llth in the first 25
iated for the eight-year terms.
Three other Western candidates,
including a present trustee, lost
Madison Bill Passes
House Concerning
Office Secretaries
MH HIGH SCHOOL
RECEIVES BOOKS
FOR LIBRARY
Walnut PTA Will
Sponsor Chicken
Supper May 11
Walnut PTA will sponsor
tochicken supper Saturday, May
11, from 6:00 to 8:00 p. m.
Plates will be $1.00 for adults
and 60c for children
Everyone is cordially invited to
During National Library Week,
the books listed below were re
ceived as gifts by the Mare Hill
High School Library. Books that
may presently be on some shell
or in some bookcase and are sel
dom read or used would find a wel
come place in the shelves of your
High School Library, and thereby
would find their way to persons
who would enjoy good reading.
Any book you or your family may
wish to give to the high school li
brary will be catalogued and the
name of the donor pnt in the
book, before it is placed on the
shelves for general selection.
Books given to toe Mars Hill High
School Library during the Nation
al Library Week are as follows:
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HB 741 Introduced by Ram-
sSK May 1. "Relating to Madi
son County Court House employ
ees, their salaries and duties."
(Empowers county commissioners
to employ, from list furnished by
secretary to the board of county
commissioners, 3 secretaries to
serve in offices of clerk of su
perior court, register of deeds,
tax collector and county auditor.
Secretaries to serve under super
vision of secretary to county com
missioners, and at pleasure of
secretary. Compensation: $260 per
month; work includes entitlement
to 5 days vacation and 5 days
sick leave per year. Duties to in
clude assisting county auditor in
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BULLETIN
Mr. Robinson was one of 28
elected in joint session Wednes
day night.
HIT BY AUTO, FINED
Milwaukee, Wis. Roy Onto
veros, 19, was hit by an auto and,
instead of fining toe driver of tip
ear, Onteveros wee fined 16.6fc
for jaywalking and "failing
yield too right of way."
JONAS BLASTS
NEW FRONTIER
IN ASHEVILLE
Republican Congressman Charles
Raper Jonas Saturday night blis
tared whst he termed toe New
Frontier's "headlong dash toward
bsnkruptcy.''
Jonas, addressing a $10-a-plate
llth District Republican rally in
Asheville City Auditorium, leveled
equal scorn at proposals to re
duce taxes, charging toe revenue
less would actually increase "toe
federal tax bite on some."
Some 1,000 Republicans from
throughout Western North Caro
lina were on hand for toe rally.
Approximately 76 Republicans
out. The committee's nominations
are subject to approval by the full
House and Senate but Wednesday
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MARS HILL
COLLEGE PLANS
SUMMER COURSE
Final plans for a nine-week
summer session at Mars Hill Col
lege beginning June 10 are being
made by Dean R. M. Lee, director
of the summer school.
Seventy-six courses in 16 sub
ject areas will be offered. Pri
vate lessons in piano, organ, voice
anfl band instruments, may be
arranged with the instructors, and
classes in music theory and music
appreciation will be offered on de
mand.
NEW OFFICERS
INSTALLED IN
MARSHALL COFC
New officers were installed at
the luncheon meeting of the Mar
shall Chamber of Commerce, Tues
day at Plemmons Restaurant on
the by-pass.
The new officers are: J. Her
schel Sprinkle, president; E. Niles,
vice president; W. B. Ramsey,
secretary; Robert Chandler, treas
urer. Jim Story, outgoing president,
who presided at the meeting,
praised the activities and efforts
of the Chamber for the past year,
and pointed out several improve
ments with which the Chamber
has been active. He also thanked
the officers and members for the
cooperation shown during the past
year.
The meeting was then turned
over to the new president, who
outlined briefly some of the ob
jectives for the coming year. The
present Board of Directors is
composed of Mr. Sprinkle, Jim
Story, H. E. Bolinger, Clyde M.
Roberts, Wade Huey and Ed Niles
Mallonee To Make
Visits To County
Decision May Be Handed
Down Within Two Or
Three Weeks
By DOUG REED
Raleigh Madison County's
controversial one-man jury com
mission law ruled unconstitu
tional by a Superior Court judge
was defended and attacked be
fore the State Supreme Court
Wednesday.
The court was told by Asheville
attorney William J. Cocke that
a special 1965 act creating the
system keeps the selection of jur
ors in Madison from politics "as
far as is humanly possible."
But Marshall attorney Joseph
B. Huff declared that the set gives
the single jury commissioner "un
bridled and unfettered authority
to put anyone he wants into the
jury box that's the inequity of
the thing.''
A decision may be handed down
within two or three weeks.
The issue rose to the high court
after Superior Court Judge H. L.
Riddle of Morganton ruled last
February that the 1966 act is un
constitutional.
The ruling came when Huff and
Asheville attorney William Mor
ris appearing as lawyers in a civil
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Tom L. Mallonee, 11 Congres
sional District Secretary to Con
gressman Roy A. Taylor, is now
malt'ii scheduled visits to the
nom-1 county seats and other sections of
the 'counties.
On Wednesdsy, May 16, he will
be at the Madison County Court
house in Marshall, from 9:00 to
10:00 a. m.
Any person who has plans or
official business pertaining to
Congressional matters they wish
to discuss, is invited to meet Mr.
Mallonee at the above specified
time.
BUILDS STOCKS
FOR DEHORNING
LARGER CATTLE
P. E. Boss, assistant countv
agent, states that Fred Utderson
bought several head of beef cattle
with large home last winter at a
good price. He figured to dehorn
and castrate and graze them this
summer arid sell next fell at a
profit This has been a profitable
enterprise in this area for some
time.
Like most farmers, Mr. Ander
son dreaded having to doctor this
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House Gives Near-Unanimous
Approval To Voting Reforms
TRUCKS COLLIDE
NEAR LAUREL
RIVER SUNDAY
In addition, high school credit
in Junior and senior English, alge
bra and plane geometry, world
and Amercian history, French,
Latin, Spanish and typing will be
offered. '
The recent addition of an edu
cation department to the college's
academic program will afford
teachers an opportunity to we
toward certificate renewal. Three
courses in education are planned.
In addition to toe varied aca
demic program a full schedule of
recreation activities will be un
der toe direction of the dean of
women.
CRAMPS STYLE
A trailer truck from Florida,
loaded with produce, collided with
another trailer truck from Ten
nessee Sunday afternoon south of
Laurel River on Highway 26-70
with both trucks being total
wrecks.
Must people wsold like to live
Madison County attended thelwlthin their income, but it's too
to
The driver of the Florida truck.
headed north, was not seriously
injured and was treated by a lo
cal doctor for minor cute and
Bruises. The driver of the other
vehicle was uninjured.
It is believed that brake failure
onj the north-bound truck causec
the accident
Most of the produce was sal
vaged, it was reported.
SPRING FEEDER
SALE GIVES NEW
OPPORTUNITY
Madison County farmers are
finding wintering of feeder calves
Newman's Plea To Have Bill
Delayed Opposed By
Thorn burg
By JOB DOSTER
Raleigh A bill tightening
controls over the use of absentee
ballots in North Carolina won a
final and almost unanimous vote
of approval in the House Tues
day. The House bill contains most
of the recommendations of the
State Board of Elections for curb
ing abuses of the absentee vot
ing law.
The Senate already had pass
ed an absentee voting bill, but it
is expected to accept toe House
version.
The two bills differ in only one
Under the Senate bill an ab
sentee voter would be required to
receive and return his ballots
through the mails. Under the
House bill t could either pick up
and return the ballots in person
or through toe mails.
Before voting approval
bill Tuesday, House
ed down an attempt
measuure and an
mend it
Both effo
Thomas
County,
bill wou
abolish t
members vot
attempt to a-
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