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NEWS-RECORD
VOL 62
NO. 51
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Final Drawing To Be
Held Here Next lues.
MARSHALL, N. C. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1963 iOc PER COPY
I2.G0 A Year In Madison Adjoining Countio
14 00 A Year OuUide These Counties
Sizable Crowd Here Tue.,
despite Near Zero
Weather
Te final drawing of the Mer
chant Association Christmas
Shopping Promotion will be held
at the courthouse next Tuesday
afternoon at two o'clock when
hundreds of dollars of merchan
dise, trading certificates and sil
ver dollars will be given away.
Immediately following the Mer
chants Association drawing, the
Marshall Lions Club drawing will
be held.
First prize in the Lions draw
ing is a 1,022-pound Choice An
STUs Steer. Other prizes include
a .22-cal. automatic rifle, an elec
tric fry pan and a wagon.
Proceeds from the Lions pro
motion will be used to furnish
baskets of groceries to the blind
of this county.
DRAWINGS TUESDAY
A sizable crowd was on hand
here Tuesday for the morning and
afternoon drawings despite near
zero temperatures. Although thai
weather kept anany (away, the
courtroom was filled at both draw,
ings and many stood in the freex-
weather outside.
The morning' drawings consum-
1:10 and the afternoon draw-
consumed 45 minutes.
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The; morning winners were Mrs.
Stella Reeves, Mrs. A. ,E. Cole,
Mrs. Bill Brigman, Mrs. Knox
Brigman, Walter Brown and Mrs.
Vick Griffin.
The afternoon winners included
Mrs. Jess Keener, Ola Mae Shook,
Mrs. Hubert Price, E. W. Reemes
and M. Rice Jr.
MERCHANTS TO
CLOSE TWO DAYS
FOR CHRISTMAS
New Year's Edition
To Be Published
Next Thursday
The annual New Year's E
d it ion of The News-Record
will b published next
Thursday. The paper will
have New Year's Greet
ings from business firms and
individuals. If you have not
been contacted and wish to
have a New Year's Greet
ing in this issue, please
contact this newspaper be
fore Tuesday Noon.
News correspondents are
asked to send in their
"copy" as early as possible
so that the Paper can be
mailed at the usual time.
Schedule For Other Places
And Agencies Is
Announced
John Corbet, president of the
Marshall Merchants Association,
announced this week that practic
ally all places of business would
be closed next Wednesday and
Thursday in observance of Christ
mas. It was also announced that the
courthouse will close Wednesday
and Thursday as will the county
health department.
The Madison County Welfare
Office will be closed three days
December 24, 25 and 2C for the
holidays and Mrs. Myrtle Mor
gan, clerk, has announced that
the Draft Office will be closed all
next week December 23 through
27th for Christmas holidays. The
office will reopen on Monday,
December 30.
CHRISTMAS
SCHEDULE AT
PACIFIC MILLS
Christmas operating schedules
for the Hot Springs Plant of Bur
lington Industries were announced
today by R. Neill Ross, plant man
ager. Mr. Ross said Christmas holi
days at the plant would be ob
served from the end of the 2nd
shift on Friday, December 20 un
til the beginning of the 1st shift
on Thursday, December 26.
Employees eligible by length of
service for vacation pay will re
ceive checks during the week of
December 16, it was announced.
CHRISTMAS PARTY
The annual Christmas party for
employees' children was held at
2:30 p. mi., Sunday, Dec 15, in
the Hot Spring High School. San
ta Claus was on hand and gifts
bags containing toys, candy, fruits
and a variety of other gifts, were
distributed to all employees' chil
dren, 10 years of age and young-
Pageant
Huge Star, 'live"
Create Christmas Spirit
WIFE IS HELD
INSLAYING
OF HUSBAND
Mrs. Louise Williams, 33, of
Leicester, is being held in Bun
combe County jail without privi
lege of bond on a murder charge
in the pre-dawn rifle slaying of
her husband Tuesday.
Sheriff Harry P. Clay said Gro
ver Williams, 47, was fatally shot
about 5:30 a. m., at the home on
Don Felmet Road in the Leicester
section about two miles from the
Madison County line.
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ts, Elections Made
er.
There was a brief Christmas A warrant charging murder a
program, consisting of cartoons gainst Mrs. Williams was sworn
and the awarding of door prizes.
Approximately 360 . persons, in
cluding
out by Dr. John C. Young, Bun
come County coroner.
Chief Investigator Hank Hates
quoted Mrs. Williams as saying
bhe shot her husband with a .22
calibre rifle after he choked her
in the bedroom of their home. The
couple was married in September,
1962, Bates saM.
Bates said the bullet struck
Williams in the left chest and haii
pierced the heart
Mrs. Williams went to the home
of a neighbor and reported the
shooting, Bates said. The neigh
bor called the sheriff's depart
ment, which, in turn, had an am
bulance dispatched to the scene.
Hates said Williams apparently
had died instantly.
Dr. Young said an inquest in
to the shooting will be held in the
Courthouse at 9 a. m., Friday.
L. Lynch Succeeds D. M
Robinson As County .
Chairman
Attention, Last
Year's Seniors!
Refunds Awaiting
ive Whitt, principal at Mar
shall High School, made the fol
lowing announcement this week to
last year's seniors:
"Since I am unable to get the
miniature diplomas ordered by last
year's seniors, I will be glad to
refund the money if they will call
by the office," Mr. Whitt stated.
REALLY GET BUSY
When obstacles confront you
it's time to take off your coat and
really get busy.
Despite freezing weather and
hazardous road conditions, more
than 20 persons attended the
c.ountywide Red Cross meeting
held Thursday night at the oourt-
house.
D. M. Robinson, county RC
chairman, presided and introduced
representatives of the Area Chap
ter as well as county representatives.
Marshall Upton, manager of
the Asheville Area Chapter, ex
plained the working arrangements
of the Madison County Branch of
the Asheville Area Chapter and
expressed hope in the continuance
of support and interest shown in
this county.
J. Herschel Sprinkle explained
why Madison County and the "
Area Chapter was so associated
and spoke briefly on the history
of Red Cross services in this
county.
Wade Huey, County Fund Chair
man, gave a report on the past
drive and commended Miss Ruth
children and parents, at-
Lockman and Mrs. Claudia Wag
ner for their "enthusiastic and
faithful" interest in Madison
County. Mr. Huey also stressed
the importance of more participa
tion by rural citizens during the
annual drives to help alleviate
the heavy load being undertaken
by clubs and organizations in
raising the necessary funds.
Others making talks included
Miss Eleanor Penley, Area Direct
or, Home bervice; Miss Elizabeth
McCutchin, director, regional blood
program; and David B. Roberts,
who spoke of the great help Red
Cross had been during his recent
hospitalization. "Prayer and blood
played the greatest part in my
recovery," Mr. Roberts stated. He
implored for more support for the
Red Cross and was loudly ap-
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BEA
GOOD CASH CROP
Trees can be a cash crop. It's
true the harvest is many years
away from the planting, but the
time between costs little. The old
Baying, "You reap what you sow,"
is true with trees. What will be
reaped from your idle acres 40
years from now?
Madison farmers of the future
will be harvesting from the seeds
sown now. Are you sowing ior
your grandson seeds for harvest
scrub trees, gullied land, products
of neglect, poverty and depres
sion ? Must he suffer from your
apathy of today, your neglect of
the part of God's creation which
you are allowed to manage?
We leave our own monument
that is better remembered than
the one marking our grave. A
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County Isf Allocated
SI 00, 680 for mf
Increase Of $2,000.00 Over
Last Year; Practices
Cited
One of the key farm programs
which the farmer elected ASC
committee administers at the
county level is the Agricultural
Conservation Program, commonly
referred to as the ACP. The ACP
is of national scope in that the
$250,000,000.00 which the Con
gress has authorized for 1964 is
made available to assist every
farm operator within the U. S.
in solving the soil and water con
servation problems that exist on
his farm. The national allocation
is broken down to states, counties,
and farms on the basis of their
needs. Madison County has been
allocated $100,680.00 for use in
GarderTClub Again Sponsors
Decoration, Lighting Contest
Judging
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again
Mtiitbtt' ahB Lighting
in Marshall and vicinity. Prises
of $6.00 each will be awarded for
the best religious theme and the
best Tooth Appeal. 8.00 will be
awarded for the moat attractively
decorated door. Judging will be
done by a committee selected by
die club. Those wishing to have
then: homes considered should call
Marshall 049-2491 or 649-8106 by
December SI. Judging will be be
tween 5:00 o'clock and 7:00 o'clock
P- m., on Sunday, December 22.
The Mars Hill-Marshall basket
ball games, prsvinttaly scheduled
for Friday night, will be played
(Thursday) it was an
nounced by Principal Clive Whitt
The junior varsity game will be
gin at 5:30 with the varsity girls'
game scheduled at 7 o'clock. The
varsity boys' gams will follow the
girls' game.
A targe crowd is expected to
fee games
rivals.
Hall Accepts
Position With
Marshall Bank
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helping its farm operators with
their 1964 soil and water conser
vation problems. This is approxi
mately $2,000.00 more than was
allocated to the county for 1963.
The County ACP development
group which is composed of the
heads of the various county agri
cultural agencies, met on Decem
ber 10 and formulated a county
ACP for the coming year. The
new program provides that more
emphasis will be given to farm
practices involving the establish
ment or improvement of vegeta
tive cover (grasses, legumes and
trees).
Farm practices recommended to
the state ACP Development Group
for approval in Madison County
were:
A-2 Establishing Permanent
Pastures or Hay
A-3 Establishing Additional Veg
etative Cover in Crop Rotation
A-4 Liming Materials
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Christmas Story Will Be
Presented Fri., Sat., Sun.,
Mon. Nights
The huge thirty-foot star, e
rected last week on the hill op
posite the courthouse and over
looking the main sections of Mar
shall, is one of the most inspir
ing and beautiful scenes ever wit
nessed here. In addition to the
star, a light beam from a huge
floodlight comes from the center
of the star, about a mile south
east of Main Street, is focused on
the manger on the courthouse
lawn. The star projects a bright
and slightly colored beam pre
dominantly yellow with other rain
bow colors. This beam shines di
rectly on the manger which is
built of slabs and straw using live
sheep, donkeys, hay, etc.
The star was erected on the
mountain to simulate the Star of
the East. The "live" Christmas
I Pageant which is to be presented
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and
Monday nights has a cast of char
acters composed of members of
the senior class of Marshall High
School. Choirs from several
churches will sing on the mezza
nine porch of the courthouse dur
ing the narration of the program.
The nightly performances are
under the direction of Miss Jes
sie Mae Ramsey and Mrs. H. B.
Ditmore, members of the Marshall
faculty.
Despie near-zero temperatures,
hundreds of people came to Mar
shall Monday night to witness the
first showing of the pageant. The
Davis Ohapel choir sang Monday
night.
The performances will begin at
7 o'clock each night and the pub
lic is invited to attend the show
ings.
The star and the floodlight
which is several million cande-
light, was furnished by a local
merchant, Don Luckadoo. Assist
ing in the erection were the French
Broad Electric Membership Co
op and the Marshall Volunteer
Fire Department.
The star contains some 100
bulbs (150-watt) and is construct
ed on two used telephone poles
16 feet apart.
94-Year-0ld County Man
Attacked, Robbed Of $4,000
this week that R. Bryce
Leicester, has accepted a
with idie bank here as
clerk. Mr. Hall began his duties
on Monday.
Mr. Hall is married to the for
mer Miss Bobbie Jean Penland, of
and they have two
Debra Jean aad Don
na Lynn.
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WELL-ADJUSTED
It takes a well-adjusted man to
the best of it when he gets
of it.
"Faith Healer," Companion
Knock Down Aged
County Man
A man and woman - or pc 4
sibly two men, one drasss, .
blind Maoison
woman heat
94-year-old nearly
an- County man of $4,000 In his home
Tuesday afternoon.
Sheriff E. Y. Ponder gave this
immt of the attack on Riley
Buckner of Marshall Rt S:
The pair came to the Buckner
home and were admitted by hi
daughter, Miss Orvella Buckner,
about 1:18 p. m., Tuesday. The
one dressed as a woman purport
ed to be a "faith healer,'' who
had "come to help Mr. Buckner.'
Buckner, hearing the state
ment, remarked that ho didn't
"believe in faith healing.' Then
s a
to Pat
syjjelWymH, "T I the worst