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MARSHALL, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1963
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NEWS
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Milk Sanitation Survey
Report For County Given
Health Dept. Supervises 36,1
Grade A Plants
v In County
Dr. Margery J. Lord, Madison
County Health Director, has re
ceived the report of a recent milk
sanitation survey mad in Mad
ison County by District Milk Sani
tarian Canon C. Foard. The re
port, sent to Dr. Lord by John
Andrews, Chief of the Sanitation
Section, Sanitary Engineering Di
vision of the N. C. State Board of
Health, shows the following rat
ings were attained:
United States Public Healt1
Service rating of retail raw
milk, None.
USPHS rating of raw milk sold
to plants, 94.0.
USPHS rating of pasteurization
plants. 94.0.
USPHS rating of pasteurized
milk, 94.0.
USPHS rating of enforcement
methods, 91.6.
Mr. Andrews states "It will be
noted that all ratings are equal to
or above the 90 figure which is
considered to represent a high level
of excellence in milk sanitation
control work, and we should like
to compliment your department on
this achievement." This survey
was made on the basis of the 1963
edition of the United States Public
Health Service Milk Ordinance and
Code.
The milk supply for Madison
County consists of one local
pasteurization plant, Anderson's
Dairy, producing and processing
40 gallons of Grade A pasteurized
milk per day. Five out-of -county
distributors, Biltmore Dairy Farms,
Borden Company, Coble Dairy, Pet
Dairy and Sealtest Foods, are sell
ing 936 gallons per day of Grade
A pasteurized milk and milk pro-rtiu-ta
malrinff a total of 976 gal-
nrodnete sold per day in the coun
ty. The Madison County Health
Department also supervises 86
Grade A raw-to-plant dairies in
the county.
The resort concludes. "The
Madison County milkshed con
tinues to show improvement under
the able supervision of Dr. Lord
and Mr. John Hutchins, Register
ed Sanitarian. Congratulation to
Dr. Lord and Mr. Hutchins are
very much in order."
STORES WILL BE
CLOSED MONDAY
FOR LABOR DAY
John Corbett, president of the
Marshall Merchants Association,
announced this week that practical
ly all places of business m Mar
shall will be closed next Monday
in observance of Labor Day.
It has also bean announced that
all offices in the courthouse will be
closed and that there will he no
court hero Monday. Court will re
sume Tuesday morning.
All agencies, the postoff ice and
banks will also be closed.
. Tnrnadoes Onen Season
Here On Friday Night
Meet East Henderson At
8:00; Squad Drills
Hard
Coaches En Morton, J. C. Wal
lin and Lawrence Ponder will un
veil the 1963. Tornado squad on
the Island Friday night at 8:00
o'clock when the team hosts East
Henderson. This will be the first
game for both teams and a large
crowd is expected. The local grid
machine will be seeking revenge
for last year's 28-14 drubbing ad
ministered to them by the East
Henderson team.
The Tornadoes have been hard
at work getting ready for the op
ening gams and head coach Mor
tal said he is pleased with the
spirit of the boys but cautioned
that the squad was light. The
average weigh in the 11ns will be
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LOCAL LIONS
GIVE $100 TO
RED CROSS DRIVE
Wise, Wallin Explain New
4-H Set-Up Here
Monday Night
Members of the Marshall Lions
Club heard an informative discus
sion on the new set-up of the 4-H
Clubs which Is now underway in
(bis county. Earle Wise and Mrs.
Ethel Wallin, county 4-H leaders
told the group of the plan to
organize community clubs instead
of the school classroom program
which has been the custom in
years past. They explained that
leading community men and wom
en would be in charge of the some
1,600 county members, thereby
offering the members more indi
vidual attention with meetings in
the various communities rather
than the monthly meetings now
held in the schools. They pointed
out that due to the vast increase
in membership, it was almost im
possible for the two leaders to do
the job as effectively as they de
sire. It was also explained that
the leaders in the communities
would be trained and advised by
Mr. Wise and Mrs. Wallin as to
organization, procedure, projects,
etc.
Following the informative dis
cussion, a question-answer period
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THREE COUNTY
MEN INDUCTED
BVTO ARMY WED.
Three Madison County men were
inducted Into the U. S. Army Wed
nesday at the Charlotte Induction
Center. They were James Willard
Shelton, Alonzo Edward Ray and
Bascom S. Whitt.
A btoud also left Wednesday
morning for pre-induction exami
nations in Charlotte.
Four county men this week en
tered the Army Reserve Corps
and will be associated with the
Asehville unit. They are Tony
Ponder, Ernest Elmer Smith, Don
ald Charles Ponder, and Paul
Bruce Chandler.
DRAFT BOARD
TO BE CLOSED
ALL NEXT WEEK
It was announced this week by
Mrs. Myrtle Morgan that the
Madison County Selective Service
Board Office (Draft Board) would
be closed all next week. The of
fice will reopen on Monday, Sep-
MARS HILL-HOT
SPRINGS GAME
SATURDAY NIGHT
The Men Hill-Hot Springs High
School football gmae, scheduled to
be played on the Mars Hill field
Friday night, has been changed to
Saturday night due to conflicting
with the Marshall-East Hender
son game here Friday night.
By changing the date it will be
possible for football fans to see
both games.
MEASURE OF A MAN
The true measure of a man fa)
his contribution to the world.
BERT BENNETT
RESIGNS POST
AS DEMO CHUN.
State Democratic Party Chair
man Bert Bennett, regarded as a
possible candidate for governor,
announced Tuesday be Is stepping
down immediately from the post
he has held since 1960.
Bennett said in a perpared
statement. "I expect to make a
formal announcement of my in
tentions as soon as possible."
Bennett said the details and rou
tine of the party's growing activ
ity "will be handled by other lead
ers of the party and cannot be
confused or associated with any
future intention I might have."
Bennett's resignation elevates
(Mrs. J. Henry Cromartie of Char
lotte into the party's top post.
Mrs. Cromartie, active in the par
fy since 1947, has served as vice
chairman of the state executive
committee since 1960.
She will serve until the party's
executive committee meets to
choose a permanent chairman.
Mrs. Cromartie said Tuesday she
probably will call the meeting
within SO days.
HOT SPRINGS
GETS $49,900.00
FOR SEWERAGE
Congressman Roy A. Taylor an
nounced Tuesday that Hot Springs
has received a grant of $49,900.00
for the improvement of sewerage
facilities.
The grant was approved under
the Accelerated Public Works Pro
gram. The money received will be
used to help in building treatment
facilities expected to cost $99300.
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MAYOR'S
WHEREAS, Good vision is a precious gift be
stowed' by God and nature upon all mankind, and
WHEREAS, Our eyes are windows of light
through which we see and understand each other
and enjoy the beauty of the world in which we live,
and
WHEREAS, The ruthless threat of blindness ia
increasing although at least half of all blindness is
due to neglect and for that reason is needless,
THEREFORE, We owe it to ourselves and our
loved ones to recognize the wisdom of protecting vi
sion, to join fully in the battle against blindness, and
t)o learn how to take care of our eyes and the eyes
of our children, and
In cooperation with The National Society for the
Prevention of Blindness, The North Carolina Associ
ation for the Blind, The North Carolina State Com
mission for the Blind, and the Marshall Lions Club,
I hereby designate September, 1968 as
"SIGHT-SAVING MONTH"
and I call upon my fellow citizens of this community
to conserve the vital resources of good vision by learn
ing the habits of good eyes care, and by supporting
research efforts which will help all men enjoy the
blessing of healthy eyesight.
C. S. NIX, Mayor, Town of Marshall
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A NTCTOMBORLY SPIRIT Four
two-way industrial radio were pre
sented to the Mars Hill Fir Depart
ment Tuesday by Hammarlund Man
ufacturing Co., of Mars Hill, manu
facturers of radio equipment. At-
DONKEY BALL
GAME TO BE ON
ISLAND SEPT. 21
Sponsored By VFW Posts
To Benefit Red Cross
Drive
Tnhn Ward IWnmander of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
Post here, announced this week
Chat a donkey bsssbsll gsme will
be played on the Island Saturday
niirht. September 21, at eight o
clock. It is hoped that members
of the Lions Club will meet mem
Kn nf the Fire Department in
the thrilling and amusing game
Definite plans and lineups will be
announced later.
Proceeds from the game will be
turned over to the American Red
Cross Drive, now in progress in
Madison County.
Bloodmobile
Here Tuesday
Tri Red Cross Bloodmo
bile will visit Marshall next
Tuesday and will receive
blood at the American Le
gion Building from 1 :00 p.
m.. to 6:45 p. m.
The public is asked to co
operate in giving blood.
ONE WAY TO DO IT
Rouen, France. Confronted
with the task of painting the 75-foot-high
ceiling of a new church
here, Charles Dolfus, 63-year-old
ace ballonist, provided the work
men with a balloon and a platform
on top of it for the three-day
chore. The unique method was
used to save the high price of
scaffolding, estimated at $8,500
the
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the firm
ALL NEW CARS
AFTER JAN. 1
TO HAVE BELTS
Detroit The auto industry
made a major concession to the
average motorist Thursday but
the car owner will pay the bill.
General Motors, foUowed in
quick succession by Chrysler,
Ford and American Motors, an
nounced, effective Jan. 1, 1964,
that all their new cars will be
equipped with seat belts. Stude-
haker started the tread wh a
similar announcement last March
1.
The industry had been under
growing pressure since the 1960V
when Nash - Kelvmator's 1950
Rambler series offered seat belts.
Groups interested in traffic
saftey and in cutting down the
nation's death toll of an estimat
ed 40,000 persons in some 10-xnil-
lion car accidents had urged
wider adoption of saftey belts.
Starting with 1962 models, built
in ancorages for seat belts were
provided by all U. S. manufactur
ers so that dealers could make
seat belt installations quickly and
Bheaply at a cost ranging upwards
from about $20.
The auto firms said list prices
of their cars will be adjusted to
reflect the inclusion of front seat
belts as standard equipment, but
GM said its present cost is $18 or
more plus installation.
$4,663 IN BONDS
SOLD IN COUNTY
DURING JULY
C. L. Rudisill Jr., Madison Coun
ty Volunteer Chairman of the U.
S. Savings Bonds Program an
nounced today that U. S. Savings
Bonds purchased by North taro
lintataf fW.OslSIhe' sjlst" .-sews
months exceeded 30 million dol
lars. The exact amount, $30,205,-
558. represents nearly 60 per cent
of the state's 1968 sales quota of
60 million 600 thousand dollars and.
is 2.5 per cent greater than sales
for the comparable months last
year.
During July, Series E Bond sales
of $8,685,898 were up 3.6 per cent,
while Series H Bond sales of Z4H,
500 showed a decrease of 57 per
cent For the month, combined
sales of both series amounting to
68.934.398 were off nearly 5 per
cent.
Bonds purchased by Madison
County citizens during July a
mounted to $4,663. For the year,
bonds sold in the County total
$79,089, which represents 47.4 per
cent of this year's goal of $166,-
980.
WELL ADJUSTED
Being able to take things as
they come, and live with them is
another form of suuecesa.
MSJP.
ceremony were. Frazier
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; William Conway, vice prea-
chargre of operations; K. a.
of Mars mil ; and uari
Hill fire chief.
Ltroy Edward
Monday Night;
3 MARS HILL
PEOPLE HURT
IN CAR ACCIDENT
Three residents of the Mars Hill
area were slightly injured Friday
in a collision at the interaction of
the Barnard sville road with US
19-23. State Highway Patrolman
J. M. Shuler said a car driven by
R. S. Hensley, 49, of Barnardsville
pulled from the Barnardsville
road into the path of a second ve
hicle, traveling north on US 19-23
Driver of the second car was
listed as G. H. Ball, 26, of Mars
Hill RFD 3.
Hensley was quoted by Shuler
as saying he was taking Mrs.
Ruth Austin of San Diego, Calif.,
to the hospital with her infant
daughter, Teresa Ann, when the
accident occurred.
Mrs. Austin received a lacera
tion of the lip and the child a
bump on the head.
Ball was treated for forehead
abrasions and knee pains. Two
passengers in the Ball car also
were treated: Frieda M. English
of Mars Hill RFD 3, for an in
jured hand and multiple facial
abrasions; and Kenneth V. Eng
lish, 36, also id RFD 8, lacera
tions to the back of the head.
Hensley was charged with driv
ing a car with improper brakes,
Shuler said.
LIMST0NE AIDS
LEGUME GROWTH
The use of agricultural lime-
tied me to get much
ana yields in my
lespedeza, orchard grass, and fes
cue," said Mr. Eugene Ailman of
the Laurel Branch community. Mr..
Ailman pointed out that prior to
the time he started using lime-
atone, he had difficulty getting a
good stand and growth on his hay
crops. With the good results he
has gotten from lime, Mr. Ailman
savs he would not consider trying
to grow legumes or grasses with
out first applying limestone.
Last year, 850 county farmers
received cost-sharing for lime
stone in connection with seeding
pasture and hay crops. Another
350 farmers applied lime to exist
ing legumes and grasses. During
the program year, a total of 1200
farms received cost-sharing for
using limestone under the 1
Agricultural Cnoservation Pro-
gram. A total of 6887 tons of lime
were used by Madison Count."
farmers through the 1962 Agri
cultural Conservation Program.
Ralnh W. Ramsey. ASCS office
manager
for Madison County, re
minds all fanners that funds ar
still available for completing prac
tices under the 1963 Agricultural
Conservation Program. Any farm
er who has not signed a request
should do so immediately. Con
servation practices are avaiiabV
that will fit on most every farm
in Madison County.
J. V. Erskine,
Leader, Passes
Was Telephone Executive;
Well Known Throughout
WNC
John Vincent Erskine, 83,
Georgia-born civic and business
leader of Weaverville for more
than 60 years, died early Wednes
day afternoon, August 88, 1963 at
his home after a long illness.
He held public office of one kind
or another for 44 years, including
20 years sa mayor, the terms be
ta alternated With those of town
clerk add. alderman, and the only
vears that he did not hold an of
fice in Weaverville were 1980-32,
when he stepped down to become a
amber of tits Buncombe County
Board of Education.
Mr. Erskine's business Interests
Stone has enal
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Snyder Slain
Suspect Held
Rites For Mars Hill RFD 2
Resident Will Be
Held Today
The Buncombe County Sheriff's
Department made short work
Tuesday of identifying e slam men
found in the Newbridge section
and arresting an Asheville man in
connection with the slaying.
Arrested, Tuesday night Ion a oqp
oner's warrant lor muraer wo
James Eugene Briggs, 30, of
Asheville. He is accused of shoot
ing Leroy Edward Snyder, 29, of
Mars Hill RFD 2, through the
heart with a 2.2 calibre pistol
Monday night, then dumping the
body beside Newbridge Creek road.
Snyder's body was found about
10:30 a. m., Tuesday by Zeb Gen
try and his son, Robert, as they
were walking alon gthe road.
Sheriff Harry P. Clay said
Briggs' wife, Irene, 29, is being
held for further investigation in
connection with the case.
Clay quoted Briggs and his wife
as saying Snyder rode in a car
with them Monday night, and that
they parked at an old rock quar
ry near Weaverville. A scuffle be
tween Briggs and Snyder ensued,
according to the report, and Sny
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der was shot.
The sheriff said Briggs ad
ted shooting Snyder during
scuffle. He is being held in
without bond.
The couple then drove to New
bridge and dumped the body down
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John D. Norton
Given Two Years
In Fatal Accident
John Daniel Norton, 24, of
Thomas Branch Rd., Rt. 6, Mar
shall, was sentenced to two years
on die roads in General County
Court in Asheville Friday as judg
ment for driving intoxicated on
July 2.
He had an accident at 12:05 a.
m., on that date on U.S. 70 near
U.S. 19. Gary Reece, 21, of Mar
shall, passenger in the car when
it hit posts along the right-of-way
and flipped over, was pronounced
dead on arrival at Memorial Mis
sion Hospital.
TOMATOES ARE
HARVEST
Tomato farmers are in full har
vest at this time. The tomato
market has been good for the early
part of the season and is expect
ed to bold better than a normal
season. The late spring freeze
destroyed pert of the crop in
Michigan; some of the Pennsyl
vania areas have experienced
drought and the Northern Cali
fornia crop is expected to be about
two weeks later than usual. Madi
son County production is the high
est it has ever been. This should
Mlpsin a greater income from
tomatoes than was received last
iyear.
Weaverville
At
were in the field of public utilities,
end for many years he was the
leading figure in telephone, electric,
and water progress. He bought
three small telephone companies
when he came to Weaverville in
1911, operated them under the old
est connecting telephone contract
in North Carolina, and sold out
to the Western Carolina Telephone
Co., in I960.
All told, he spent 61 years in
the telephone business, and was a
member of the Telephone Pio
of America.
He also owned tho We
Electric COw