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bounty Fund
Pisgah Girl Scout ftipcil
To Start Here On June 3
County Goal Set At $7B0
Troops Organized At
Mars Hill
Girl Scouting in Madison Coun
ty it receiving in injection of bad
ly needed enthusiasm and effort
on the part of local volunteers
and staff of the Pisgah Girl Scout
Council. In addition to the trrops
in Marshall and Walnut, under the
direction of Mr. C. E. Mashburn
(Brownies) assisted by Mrs. Troy
Re id and Miss Sandra Edwards,
Marshall; Mrs. R. R. Ramsey, as
stated by Mrs. Jimmy Johnson in
Walnut; and Mrs. Curtis Sears
(Intermediates) Marshall; troops
are being formed in Mars Mill.
Arrangements for three troops in
Mara Hill, with leadership, spon
sors, and meeting places already
assured, have been made and
meetings will begin within the
next two weeks. Mrs. Jonas
Chandler is serving as troop or
ganiser and will contact the girls
and leaders on the details during
the next week. Mrs. Joe Huff is
serving as Day Camp Coordinator
in Mars Hill and is prepared to
answer any inquiries concerning
Day Camp which will take place at
"Camp Crossroads" near Asheville
from ,June 25 to 29. In Hot
Spring, Mrs. Bob Davis and Mrs.
Jack Tessier are working togeth
er with Mrs. O. A. Gregory, Coun
cil President and a resident of
Marshall, in making place for
troops to begin in the fall. Mrs..
Tessier, Field Adviser of the PJs
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Lions, Wives See
Meeting He Mcn.
Approximately 30 Lions and
Lionesses were treated to a special
program Monday night at the Rock
Cafe when a film on Telestar was
shown.
Lion Ed Niles, president, pre
sided at the meeting and introduc
ed Cliff Cagle, of tiie American
Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, of Asheville, who was in
charge of the film.
Charlie Justice
Athletic Banquet
Judy Frisby, Tommy Nix,
Others, Receive Trophies;
Capts. Named
"Be yourself don't follow the
crowd", Charlie "Choo-Choo" Jus
tice, former high school, college
and professional football great
and a member of the Hall of Fame,
toll Marshall High School athletes,
udents, and guests at the annual
JqMetic Banquet held Monday
niglR in the school cafeteria.
Justice also spoke of the value
of teamwork and team spirit and
pointed out the neccesity of learn
ing how to lose as well as win.
He emphasized the importance of
education and every day behavior
and cautioned star atheletes that
their "clippings" and past records
on the athletic, field didn't assure
them of success in life.
He held his audience spellbound
as he related many of his exper
fences on the football field. He
told of his, playing days at Lee
Edwards, Bainbridge, University
North Carolina and with the
ashington Redskins. Following
s inspiring talk, he opened the
eeting for questions and answer
ed many which were asked by stu-
lents and guests.
He was introduced by Clyde
ugh Candler, star MHS athelete.
Judy Frisby, one of the great
est basketball players in Mar
shall's history, extended the wel
come and Clyde Allen gave the re
sponse. Judy Worley pronounced
the invocation.
Following the delicious dinner
W
and talk by Justice, Coaches Ed,
8 PAGES THIS WEEK
Drive For
Receives Award
Jerry Green
JERRY GREEN
V
MHHS
Jer;
Green, pictured above,
not missed a day in his
who
twelve
rs of school, has been
announced as the winner of the
1963 Dekalb Agriculture Depart
ments. To receive this award, he
excelled in scholarship, leadership,
and farm program activities dur
ing his four years in high school.
Jerry is the son of Howard Green
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lOcratit
Club To
A business meeting of the
French Broad Democratic Wom-
ens Club will be held Friday night,
May 31, at 8:00 in the Mars Hill
School Cafeteria.
Mrs. Richard Hoffman of Mars
Hill, president of the club, urges
all members to be present.
WEST"
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The Honorable Luther H. Hodsres.
Secretary of Commerce, will be the I
guest speaker at 2:00 p. m., in the
William J. Conrad Stadium on the
Appalachian State Teachers cam
pus June 29th.
Thiefll .;jbj part of the Carolina
Charter Tercentenary Celebration
and- the official opening of the
most popular outdoor drama,
"Horn In .The West", which has its
first performance at 8:16 Oat
evening In the "Daniel Boone
The "Daniel Boone Botanical
Gardens" on the Horn grounds will
be dedteaited at 6:30 p. m. Lead
ing State Garden officials are ex
pected to attend this dedication,
and take part in the ceremonies.
The beginning of the Westward
Movement will be relived June
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ty 4-H Dress
ere Sat.
is invited to attend
4-H Dress Revue Sat-
r, June 1, at 10:00 a. m. We
both junior and senior
in the contest. Junior
will bring their muffins
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MARSHALL, N.
HOT SPRINGS
BANK ROBBER
ASKS NEW TRIAL
Carl V. W acker, his hair sprin
kled with gray from eight years
federal imprisonment at Atlanta
and Alcatraz, returned to U. 8.
District Court last week in Ashe
ville to seek a new trial.
- It was in November, 1965, that
Wacker and co-defendant Norman
Bebik, both Of Cleveland, Ohio,
received 26-year sentences from
U. S. District Judge Wilson War
lick after a jury found them guil
ty of the $19,434 Hot Springs
Bank robber earlier m the year.
A third defendant, Bernard Gos
nell of Madison County and Day
ton, Ohio, testified for the gov
ernment end received a 10-year
term.
Wacker, through defense attor
ney Walter Allen, is seeking a
new trial on four contentions:
1. Failure of Judge Warlick to
ask Wacker if he had anything
to say prior to sentencing.
2. No transcript was made' of
jury arguments.
3. Certain arguments by the
prosecution to the jury were prej.
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HD Club Ladies To
Visit WBTV Friday
Twentv-five club ladies from
Madison County will visit WBTVf,
Charlotte, Friday, May 31, as guest
of Mrs. Betty Feezer. This trip!
has been planned to give our HD
Clubs a chance to go as a group oil
an educational trip.
Later Sentences
In Mail Fraud
iase Are Made
Wilson Warded
ed sentencing of a Madison Coun
ty family in a $3,500 mail fraud
conspiracy last week.
The father, George Harmon, 46,
of Rt 6, Marshall had received
an 18-month term earlier. (The
sentence was erroneously report
ed in last weeks issue as 18 years).
Two others received active
terms. A son, Landon, was given
14 months and a daughter, Mrs.
Orla Mae Harmon Norton, re
ceived 12 months. A second son.
Donald, received 18 months sus
pended for three years on pay
ment of $350, a third son, a 15-year-old
juvenile, received an 18-
month term suspended for three
years, and a son-in-law, Vernon
Norton, was given 18 months sus
pended for three years on pay
ment of a $750 fine.
' Judge
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FBANK RAMSEY, of Marshall RFD 6, was presented the Certifi
cate of Appointment as Acting- Postmaster of the Walnut postoffice
here Tuesday morning;. The presentation was made by W. T. Martin,
postal service officer, of Greenville, S. C.
The inscription on the certificate stated that the effective date of
Mr. Ramsey's appointment was May 2, 1968. In addition to Mr. Ram
sey, Miss Odessa Henderson is also employed in the
Mr. Ratmsey is a
Business College in Ashe
was a member of the
Re also served as
Jan. 31, 1961. He has
postoffice from Febru
C, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1MB
ASCS COMPLIANCE
TO START SOON
Regular summer ASCS per
formance work is expected to be
gin within the county in the near
Aeeording to Ralph W. Ramsey,
county ASCS office manager,
some 24 prospective field report
ers have taken a major portion of
their classroom training and other
groups have been scheduled to be
trained during the next week.
On allotted crops alone, acreage
determinations will have to be
made on approximately 3,000 farms
withia the county. In addition,
these reporters will be measuring
the designated diverted acreage
and grain on some 400 corn and
wheat farms which are taking
part in the 1963 voluntary feed
grain and wheat stabilization pro
gram. Compliance checks must al
so be- made on farms with conser
vation reserve contracts under
the Soil Bank Program. Ramsey
points out that this check on acre
ages is one of the real Irage jobs
that ASICS performs each year
and that accuracy in this work is
very important to both the farm
er and the county ASCS office.
He further stated that plans are
being developed to complete all of
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ATTENTION,
KOREAN VETS!
North Carolina
8,313 Korea Conflict veterans
have not yet exchanged their
GI insurance policies for
type protection. By exchang
ing policies before September 13,
1963, they will become eligible for
of an $48 million special in-
nce dividend fund.
figures show 169,279 Ko-
aolding $1,471,346,-
Of "RS" type insur
ed the
North Carolina VA Regional of
fice, pointed out that the special
dividend offer will expire Septem
ber 18. The dividend offer ap
plies only to Korea Conflict vet
erans whose insurance policy num
ber is preceded by the letter "RS."
No Other GI policyholders are eli
gible. The dividends, on a nation-wide
basis, will run about $100 each.
Korea veterans in North Caroli
na have $80,604,000 in "RS" insur
ance in force.
To get the dividend, the veteran
must exchange his "RS" term poli-
cy for "W" term policy at about
one-third the cost he is now pay
ing. Although this policy cannot
be renewed after age 50, protection
can be continued by converting the
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of Marshall High
He also attended Mars
U.
ast Guard from 1942
aej
.
:m Latest
iitor of
Madison County from Dec. 5, 1960 to
as substitute clerk at the Marshall
last March.
Miss Edna Connor
10c PER
Hampton
To Speak At MHC
Dr. L. D. Johnson
GRADUATION
EXERCISES AT
MHC SUNDAY
Mars Hill College will gradua
ate its last junior college class
Sunday afternoon, June 2. A total
of 78 will receive Associate In
Arts diplomas and 13 others will
get commercial certificates.
The Baptist school, formerly a
junior college, is in transition to
senior college status. The first
senior (fourth-year) class will en
roll in September, and the col
lege will award its first degree a
year from now. After this, the
only students who will receive the
onuoma win, be those who have
taken one of the few two-:
courses the college will continue
to offer mostly in business and
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FIVE MEN LEAVE
FOR INDUCTION
IN ARMY TUES.
Mrs. Myrtle Morgan, clerk to
the Local Draft Board, announced
this week that five men were sent
to Charlotte Tuesday, May 28 for
induction to the Army. They are
Virgil E. Smith Jr., Floyd Hensley.
Rex Strom, J. D. Thomason, and
Leonard Connor.
Walnut office.
School and Cecil's
Hill College. He
to 1946.
and they have five
Madison
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C
OPY
12.60 A Tear In
$4.00
Jury
Acquits
On
BIG SHORTAGE
OF TEACHERS
IS EXPECTED
WASHINGTON T'le 10C1
crop of colleffo grnriuaten trained
to teach will bo a record 15a.ri5T
but there still will be a sev'ous
teacher shortage next fall, tV Na
tional Education Association said
Saturday.
In its annual survey of teacher
supply and demand in the public-
schools, the NEA's research divi
sion said about 40,000 of the po
tential new teachers will not en
ter the classroom.
Some will go into military serv
ice, some to graduate school, some
to other occupations, and some
women graduates will get married
and start raising families.
The balance of 118,00 is just a
bout half the 235,000 new teach
ers which the NEA estimates will
be needed next September.
Part of the shortage will be made
up by women teachers returning
to the classroom after staying out
to raise a family, and by the use
of emergency teachers who are not
fully prepared. There are about
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Telephone Is Handy
Jack-Of-All Aids
Washington The modern tel
ephone is more than just a con
versation piece.
Doctors can, use, the versatile
aevice tto transmit Drain waves.
bv Dhone. and
bScIm in Berlin can tune tfieir
instruments to the correct pitch
by dialing a special number.
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell's re
markable invention has come a
long way since his first call to Mr.
Watson in 1877, the National Ge
ographic Society says.
Dial D for Diagnosis
Doctors at the University of
Louisville are experimenting with
the transmission of impulses from
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County Dairy Princess To
to Crowned Saturday Might
PLANS BEING
MADE FOR NEW
OTEEN HOSPITAL
Congressman Roy A. Taylor has
announced that Six Associates, Inc.,
of Asheville, has been selected as
a co-contractor to develop archi
tectural and engineering plans for
the proposed new Oteen Veterans
Administration Hospital.
Rep. Taylor quoted a VA release
in which Six Associates and the
Jacksonville, Fla., firm of Reynolds,
Smith and Hills were jointly nam
ed to proceed with plans and
specifications for the new $8,374,
000 structure.
The VA has set March 17, 19M,
as a deadline for completion of tile
plans and has tentatively set May
12, 1964 as the date to advertise
for construction bids. The success
ful contractor will be allowed 800
working days for the actual erec
tion of the building.
VA plans call for a five-story.
600 bed hospital. It will be loca
ted on the present Oteen site.
aligatiy closer to highway U. S. 70
than the present administration
building.
Rep. Taylor said the new hos
pital would necessitate removal of
one existing building, but said he
had received the VA's assurance
that all remaining buildings and
facilities would be fftsinsd even
Madison Adjoining Counties
A Tear Outside These Counties
Several Minor Cases Triad;
Two Cases Continued
To Next Tom
Approximately 60 minor eases
vere tried this week in Criminal
Court here. These eases pertain
ed mostly to traffic Violations.
Two cases were continued until
the next term of criminal court.
These were Clyde M. Roberts and
Chauncey Metcalf, charged with
disturbing and interfering with
the Madison County Elections pro
cedures; and Jack Davie, Paul
Ballard, Eugene Thomas, Geter
Roberts, Herbert Baker, Jack Guth
rie and Joe Fowler, who were ar
rested on bench warrants in Au
gust of last year for violations of
G.S. 14-273. This violation in
cludes interrupting and disturb
ing public school sessions at Wal
nut, when quite a furore was cre
ated by the Board of Education's
decision to transfer the high
school students of Walnut to Mar
shall and the seventh and grade
students of Marshall to Walnut.
Willie Hampton, 31, of Rt. 3,
Mars Hill, was acquitted in Supe
rior Court here Wednesday of a
Isecond-degTee murder charge
growing out of the death of J. T.
Norton last November.
The jury deliberated a little
more than 30 minutes before re
turning the verdict. Norton, also
of Rt. 3, was shot to death after
an argument between the men.
Hampton pleaded self -defense,
and testimony indicated that both
men were armed.
Norton was shot to death near
his home.
The defendant told the Superior
Court jury that he had known
Norton all his life, and that he
igllfi&JilMeroue man .and had
uiicabciicu nun vi ill. 1 1 1 ! ut-
chbiuiis. no saiu uiuy gut lino an
argument over voting, and that
Norton called him names.
The state's principal witness
was Mrs. Norton, widow of the
lain man. She testified that she
and her husband were riding home
from work with Hampton and
several others in a ear pool when
the argument began.
They stopped to buy whisky at
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16 Entrants From County
Compete; Area Contest
In Asheville June 7
The Madison County Dairy
Princess will be chosen Saturday
night, June 1, at 7:80 in the court
house in Marshall. Some sixteen
entrants from the county will be
competing for the honor of repre
senting the county in the area
contest to be held in Asheville,
June 7.
Girls entering the county con
test are: Grace Carter, Mars Hill;
Nancy Stackhouse, Marshall; Ann
luff, Mars Hill; Judy Ball, Mar
Aall; Florence Edwards, Rt. ,
ttarshall; Edith Cutsbal), Rt. 4,
Marshall; Erma Sue Gosnell, Rt
3, Marshall; Peggy Huff. Hot
Springs; Judith Payne, Rt 6, Mar
shall; Mary Emma Ponder. Rt. 1.
Marshall; Clare Ramsey, Box 306,
Marshall; Joyce Hagaa. Rt. 1,
Marshall; Paula Jean Smith, Wal-
nut; Patricia Ann Davis, Hot
Springs: Sheila Rice. Rt. 6. Mar.
shall; and Mona Lee Cutsbal, Rt
4, Marshall.
The county winner will be
crowned Madison County 1963 Dai
ry Princess by Carol Houston
Boone, our 1960 Madison County
Dairy Princess.
The public is invited and re
freshments will be served.
record books to be judged st
tilt) 6.
He is married to
children.
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