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KECORD IHP I fit litW9 J : , - ; rMm ,M ,, , VOL. 62 NO. 30 8 PACTS THIS WEEK MARSHALL, Arniiftl Piilc Ta wi hi wai ana u j 1 IHl. ome To Wm Scheduled To Be On! ltUn4 Tk.'. A1. . I. Now At Cherokee Thousands of persons were dis appointed this week when the Georgia Amusement Company failed to arrive in Marshall for a week's stay as was scheduled. Es pecially disappointed were mem bers of the Marshall Lions Club, sponsors of the carnival, who strongly count on the proceeds from the carnival to- help in the dub's projects, especially the pro ject which benefits the blind and visually handicapped in this coun ty. For several years the carnival has visited Marshall with success and everyone has been pleased with the rides and other units in cluded. Many had declared the carnival "one of the cleanest to ever visit Marshall.' As has been the custom for the past several years, the Lions Club contacted Homer Scott, manager of the carnival, and Mr. Scott wrote Lion President Ed Niles that the Georgia Amusement Com pany would be in Marshall July 22-27. Lion members then cleared the use of the Island, started adver tising the coming of the carnival, secured adequate police protec (Continued to Last Psge) MARS HILL COLTS UN TOURNAMENT; PLAY TONIGHT The Mars HOI C4fiytaflgfHl e 5-4 victory over Robertson Wed nesday night, start play tonight (Thursday) in the Colt League playoffs on the Haw Creek dia mond. The loss by Robertson to Mars Hill was the first defeat of the season for Robertson. Mars Hill has a season's record of seven wins against five losses. Mars Hill will again face Rob ertson in the first game of the playoffs which continue through Saturday. Other teams in the playoffs in addition to Mara Hill and Robert son are Haw Creek, Leicester and Swannanoa-Black Mountain. 'We are mighty proud of our victory over Robertson and hope we can do it again in the play playoffs," Paul Briggs, manager, Maid this morning. SSJBBa. Salvation Army J le Held Sunday, Decoration' Of Cemetery To Follow Singing On Mountain The 27th annual singing con vention of The Salvation Army Mountain Missions will be held at The Shelton Laurel Mission, near Fines Creek High School, in Hay wood County, Sunday, August 4, from 10 a. m., to 3 p. m. ."'ttV ' ' r'- ' ' V ' This annual event has for ma ny yean attracted thousands of people to the mountain top to INK old-time gospel singing, com- of quartets, trios, duets, so- singing groups. sincine convention this! Cwill be moving from Maple Gap to the Shelton Lau rel Gap, near Fines Creak School. One of the highlights each year is the fellowship one has with both old and new friends. This is en inter-denominational Singing Con vention and singing groups from ell churches are invited to participate to the singing. This annual nil-day singing end decoration service was instituted by the late Major Cecil Brown, founder of The Salvation Army Mountain Mission Work. There will be hamburgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, coffee, drinks, the POM Iob 'And The yeM Springe Ma rsnaii tts-'- OPPORTUNITY AWAITS COUNTY MUSIC MAKER A talented Western North Car olina banjo picker, fiddler, guitar player or ballad singer will go to the North Carolina State Fair (his year with all expenses paid. The performer will be selected during the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival held in the Ashe ville City Auditorium August 1, 2, nad 3. Bascom Lamar Lunsford, who has produced the Western North Carolina folk music event for the past 86 years, announced this week that the performer selected will represent this region in the North Caroline Folk Festival. Lunsford said the award would be made on the basis of the indi vidual who plays the traditional music of the highlands in the most authentic manner. He added that the major pur pose of tile folk music award was to encourage and stimulate the in terest of the young people of (Continued To Last Page) PRE-PLANT NITROGEN ON CORN, SILAGE Farmers in Madsion County are I'rfwftftdjMMl Mliiisjsiilli they are getting, -from pre-plant fsrtiUssr on Doth gram com and silage . The Madison County Land Use Asso ciation made available to farmers this year, on a demonstration ba sis, 30-io-u for application on corn land Farmers used 120 lbs, of actual ntirogen, 40 pounds of actual phosphorous and 60 pounds of catual potash. For silage corn, they used 180 pounds of nitrogen, 60 pounds of actual phosphorous, and 120 pounds of actual potash Due to the weather, this corn got off to a poor start; in recent weeks, however, the corn has re covered and is growing rapidly. Farmers ere well pleased with this type and method of fertilization, as it is nut on broadcast and n o additional side dressing is requir ed. Farmers who did not use this method of fertilisation should keep a close watch on fields which ware fertilized by this method. and ice cream for sale to those that wfll be needing. There will be free meals end drinks served to the musicians and singers. However, families are urged to bring along their lunch, spread it on one of the picnic tables and en joy the friendship of your friends together. Invite your relatives and neighbors to come and join with you, and have a good time and make this a reel homecoming day. Colonel and Mrs. Ernest Picker ing, Field Secretary for The Sal vation Army in the Southern Ter ritory, and Lieut. Colonel and Mrs, William Range, Divisional Com mander for North and South Car oline will be present for this won derful occasion. After the singing, decoration service wffl be held at The Salve. tion Army's Maple Springs Gap Cemetery at 4 p. m., to conclude the events of the day. This will be the second year for Captain and Mrs. Sari Woo, ard in command of The Salvation Amy Mountain Missions. They extend to you a most cordial in vitation to come and attend this inging To August 4 i I 'i i r N. GIM BURNETTE ASSES MONDAY: ALWED. Had Taogfct Scfcoel lm County For 14 Years Service for Glen of Rt 1, Mars Hill, who day, July 22, 1808, p. m., Wednesday at odist Chu Officiating ministers Revs, and Fnuut Bright Hope Cemetery. Pallbearers were Blaine Jarvis, Porter Wallin, George Davis, Jack Phillins. Clifton Robinson. Fred TIetcalf, Glen Whitt and Milo In gle. Mr. Burnette had been a teach er in Madison County schools for 14 years. He was a graduate of Mars Hill College and Appalachi an State Teachers College, where he received his masters degree. He was a member of Bright Hope Methodist Church, and a veteran of World War II. He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Jean Burnette; a daughter, Barbara, and a son, Randall, all of the home; his mother, Mrs. Bertram Burnett of Rt. 3; two Bisters, Mrs. James Snelson, of Highland Springs, Va., and Miss Fay Burnette of Rt. 3; and four brothers, B. C, Wayne, and Ger sheon, all of Rt. 3, and Grady Bur nette of Washington, D. C. Holcombe Funeral Home was in charge. TRELLIS TOMATOES NEED ATTENTION Plans are now being formulat ed for a tomato packing plant" fn Madison County. This will enable farmers with extra labor to ac quire additional income. To pro duce a good crop of trellis toma toes requires continued at tention from the time the seeds are planted in the plant bed until the first killing frost in the fall. The 'many jobs of producing plants, fertilisation, blight con trol insects control, tieing. suck ering, and harvesting tomatoes are time consuming and must be done on time. This method of pro ducing tomatoes is much different from the conventional growing of tomatoes in the garden for home use. The operator must obtain know how and acquire the skills necesary to perform the various operations. Farmers who intend to produce tomatoes next year should make it a point to observe as much a s possible the production of vine ripe tomatoes on adjoining farms. NEVER WHITE-WASHED Excuses sometimes give a man a temporary advantage, but he is never completely white-washed. 36th Edition Of Popular Event; Dates Fixed For August 1-3 Western North Carolina's old est and most colorful festival, the Mountain Dance and Folk Festi val, will get underway "along a bout sundown," August 1-8. This will be the 86th edition of the Southern Highland's Festival, which traditionally has given tal ented oldsters and youngsters a- oke the opportunity to play end sing the ballads and tunes which for generations have been headed down from father to son. When the Festival opens its doors at City Auditorium in Ashe ville it win continue to do what it has been doing since the mid- Burnett. 43, dJeJMon. rcn. Wm the Dutsjft;ofIer, Fred Otte, wmmmx was in Mountain Talent Invited To Folk Dance Festival C, THURSDAY, jIULY 25, I FRED C. SAMS DIES FRIDAY; RITES SATURDAY Mars Hill Citiaen Served As County School Teacher, Superintendent Services for Fred C. Sams, 81, retired Madison County educator who died Friday, July 19, lJf3 in an Asheville hospital, were held at 2:80 p. nv, Saturday at Mars Hill Baptist Church. The Rev.. Charles D Davis of ficiated. Pallbearers were Dr. W. O. Duck, Bruce Murray, W. K. An derson, Brown Amnions, Jimmy Morris, Dan Carter, Homer Torn beriin end Carl Cody. Ladies of the church were flow- erbearers. Mr. Sana retired in 1951, after a career that included service as teacher and principal of Mars Hill High School, and later super intendent of Madison County schools. After these positions, he was principal for a time at Lake Lure, and then returned to Madison County where he resumed teach ing. He was a native of the Beech Glen section of Madison County, a son of Jake Pat and Elizabeth Blackstock Sams. His grandfa ther, Josiah Sams, was one of the founders of Mars HOI College, and Mr. Sams was a graduate of the college. He went to Wake Forest Col lege, where he achieved note as a baseball player and as the only student to receive his bachelors and masters degrees at the same time. He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Trilby Beaver Sams; three sons, Harry of Wooland, Charles of Winston-Salem, and David Sams of Brevard; a brother, Dr. Bruce Sams of Mars Hill, and six grand children. J5&mn&MR ISSUE URGES CONTROL GRASSHOPPERS ON TOBACCO It appears that grasshoppers are becoming a more serious prob lem each year on hurley tobacco. They ere especially bad on fields Iwhieh adjoin meadow land. These grasshoppers can be controlled by applying ehlordane as an insect- ride. The recommended rate is from one half to one pound of act ual ehlordane per acre. This may be applied with either a dust or spray directly to the foliage of the tobacco plant. It is advisable to apply the ehlordane to a strip from fifteen to thirty feet wide a round the tobacco field. This area should not he used for grazing purposes. The cost of living is so high that people are using second-hand material to build air castles. 80s . . . allow visitors to Western North Carolina the opportunity to see e unique end stimulating style of playing and dancing, while exposing the performers to the thrills of competition and a large audience. In fixing the dates of the Fes tival, Bascom lamer Lunsford, its creator end producer, said that beginning this year, performers and dancers Iroef hiehlartds t would oufside the competition wun unomusui laieni. groups , have asked to Jsjn us," Lunsford said, "but they will ap pear onlyonn exhsMtfon basu' fog with a long standing tradi tion of the Festival "Ours is not a national festival. It's for our 1963 10c PER COPY Citizens Of Hot Springs To Decide Liquor Issue Sat. LAUREL YOUTH IN BASEBALL TOURNAMENT Ronnie Plemmons Is A Star Player For Greeneville VFW Teeners Ronnie Plemmons, 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Plem mons who attends Laurel High School, will leave Sunday for Gs tonia where he will spend a week participating in a 4-State base ball playoff tournament. Plemmons, who is completing his second season with the VFW Teeners in Greeneville, Tennessee, was chosen as one of the All Stars to represent Tennessee in the Teener League playoffs. Par ticipating are teams from North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. The playoffs are spnosored by the VFW Posts of those areas. Ronnie's regular position is catcher but he also has a fine record as a pitcher and is an ex cellent hitter. The young Laurel lad has received several fine writeups in the Greeneville Sun. Winner of the 4-State playoffs will travel to Pennsylvania to rep resent the southern area. DELINQUENT TAX LIST TO BE Byard Ray, county tax collect or, announced this week that the delinquent tax list for unpaid 1962 taxes will be published according to N. C. Law in next week's issue of this newspaper. Budget Summary Is On Page Two A summary of the uniform an nual budget estimate for the town of Marshall for the fiscal year beginning July 1, is published on Page Two in this issue. Holbrook Joins Police Force Here Leroy Holbrook was this week sworn in as a policeman here. Oth er members of the police force are Chief Eugene Ward and Dow ard Gentry. Ward is on duty from 8 a. m., to 4 p. m.; Gentry is on duty from 4 p. m., to 12 midnight; and Hol brook is on duty from midnight until 8 a. n. own mountain people It's their festival. We want them to con tinue to feel free to come and perform." He said this was the reason, unlike other festivals, why no fixed program was ever made for tine Mountain Dance sad Folk Fes tival. To encourage the entries of dance teams, both smooth and clog, Lunsford said that in addi tion to receiving impressive tro phies to hold for the coming year, wasting teams will also ee given substantial permanent trophies. According to Lunsford, persons wishing to perform at the Festi val should writs him in care of U the Ashevflle Chmbea. ef Con merce, sponsors of MMi FARMERS URGED TO REPORT ACP PRACTICES NOW Farmers who have completed conservation projects approved ear lier this year under the 1963 Ag ricultural Conservation Program, were reminded today to file their report of performance for cost share assistance. Emory Robinson, chairman of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee, points out that the earlier such reports on completed practices are filed, the sooner the ACP pay ment applications can be process ed. With spring conservation pro jects completed and the cost-shares received, it will be easier to con centrate on other work that needs to be done. Mr. Robinson said that if a farmer has received approval for a practcie which he later finds he is unable to carry out, he should report this to his ASCS county office. This may permit the ASC county committee to approve an other practice for him or for some other fanner in the county. ACP, Mr. Robinson explained, has been authorized by Congress in recognition of the fact that the natural resources on individual farms ar evital not only to the farmers and ranchers who oper ate the land, but also to the health and well-being of each cit izen, both now and in the future. The cost-share assistance avail able under the program is an ev idence of the whole Nation's in terest in helping insure the wise use and adequate protection of farmlands throughout the coun try. Swimming Classes To Start Tuesday At Marshall Pool "Buddy" Shelton, life guard at the Marshall pool, announced this week that swimming lessons for adults will begin next Tuesday at 6:00 p. in. Adults interested ill learning to swim may contact Mr. Shelton for further details. Swimming lessons for children begin at 11:00 a. m. next Tuesday. The courses continue for two weeks, Mr. Shelton said. Strona. Definite Plans Soil Conservation States Jestes e I tT rr e ! w. juuhu wee w ovjii, TTier, Plants In County Is Urged During this slack season in farming activities Madison Coun ty farmers should consider mak ing decisions, that is, "Put First Things First" and take steps to know their land and have a plan before starting conservation farm fog for another year, according to Ned Jestes, local soil conserva tion technician. There is only one farm plan written with the assistance of the USDA, that is the Farmer- District Soil and Water Conserva tion District as run by local mm sens. The long range plans of the Madison District call for develop ment and application of a planned soO and water conservation plan for every farm in the District, Mr. Jestes said. Nearly all landowners think so much of their land that they en joy working to conserve the son and water. The farm plan presents challenge. S 2.60 A Year In Madison & Adjoining Counties $4.00 A Year Outside These Counties Heavy Turnout Of Voters Expected; Polls Open 6:30 to 6:30 The controversial issue o f whether or not the Town of Hot Springs shall have a Liquor Con trol Store (ABC) or not will be decided this Saturday when citi zens of Hot Springs will cast their votes at the regular polling place in Hot Springs. Polls will open at 6:30 a. m., and close at 6:30 p. m. According to Swann Huff, re gistrar, a heavy turnout is expect ed. Carroll Anderson and Mrs. Bernice Wright will serve as judges at the election, it was an nounced. The voters will have one of two choices on which to vote. (1) FOE Town Liquor Control Store; (2) AGAINST Town Liquor Control Store. Those in favor of .the ABC Store point out the financial bene fits should the issue be approved as follows: From Net Profits: 33V4 Genera Fund (County). 6 Spring Creek School. 26 Hot Springs School. 5 ADDITIONAL Law En forcement, Town of Hot Springs. 3123 Balance General Fund, Town of Hot Springs. (3) Provides (3) three man A.B.C. Board appointed by the (ContiniW to Last Page) COMMUNITY VBS COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES SUN. exercises vr the Community Vacation Bible School which has been in progress at the Marshall Baptist Church for the past two weeks, will be held at the church Sunday night at 7:80. The school will dose Fri day with a picnic on the Island. The enrollment for the -two weeks was 97. The Rev. Ray Gill of Wake For est is principal and Mrs. W. B. Ramsey is secretary. Mrs. Maco Wallin has charge of the music sad has been assisted by Miss Mary Monroe and Mrs. S. L. Nix. Mr. GUI, Jack Ramsey and Tom my Nix had charge of handicraft. Other faculty members are Mrs. Fred Robinson, Mrs. Kelley Davis, Mrs. Bobby Ponder, Mrs. Valerie Shelton, Miss Mary Emma Pon der, Mrs. Printess England, Mrs. John Hensley Mrs. E. T. Ponder, Mrs. Steve Wallin, Mrs. Daisy Wright, Mrs. Ralph Barnes, and Wade Huey. ful conservation farm. The im portant thing that most Madison landowners haven't realised is that conservation fanning should have a goal outlined by a basic farm plan. Only then can the plan be carried out a step at a time; whether it be seeding pas ture, planting, trees or any of the many practice that can he used in this area. That step shoals al ways be toward our goal, along a path mapped out by the individual farmer when he reaches his deci sions in preparing his plan with the assistance of the son conser vation technicians. The objective of conservation plans on farms is to attain the sound use of sou, water, and piy This can be done by co-ordinating the natural physical abil rces of tl hum tore lee