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4-H Achievement Program
To Be Held Here Friday
Medals And Award To Be
en Program By
The county 4-H Achievement
Program will be held Friday night
at the Presbyterian Church f
Marshall at 7;0.
Four-H club members who have
done food work in their project
nd other 4-ff activities for the
past feet wfiT receive medals and
warc lUf f jpu wen uune.
Heave KoMnaon, a former as
sistant ceualy. agent to Madis
graV
will p
the TVA pro-
North Carolina
present a program on 4-H Re
source DevelcMMfe:
Parents of the boys and girls
Who will he receiving award
leaders in the community clubs,
aid interested 4-BJ club members
are invited to attend.
RESIGNS AT
Will Succeed
Ptpr;
PftiN Efforts
a most impressive
Easter service in which the Lord's
Supper wan fQ$WffflKWjfi
tend Presbyterian Church Sun
day, the Sev, I. A. Zimmerman
officially tendered his resignation
'wjsstor. His resignation was re
luctantly accepted, by the mem
bership. Mr. ZimmerajHBHBirved the
lurch meet eff i
for almost
a century,
only 3
JAMBOREE IN
ASHEVELEB
IN FULI. SWING
Young feet and voices trotted
out old dances and songs as the
16th annual Mountain Youth Jam
boree opened at 7 p. m., Wednes
day in Asheville City Auditorium
for a four-night performance.
Some 1,800 participants, the
largest in the Jamboree's history,
are on hand under the direction of
the show's founder, Hubert Hayes,
and sponsored by the Asheville
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
For those who like rhythm loud,
Friday will be the clog dance team
night with championship trophies
presented at the close of the eve
ning's performance.
Saturday night, the smooth
dance team finalists will vie
with defending champion Black
Mountain in the Elementary Di
vision, David Millard to the Junior
mddn and Erwin to the Senior
Divson. Newton Elementary Folk
Dance Team will also defend its
Ipt' that night
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Welfare Officials
Attend Meetings
Mrs. Frances G. Ramsey, Di
rector of Madison County Depart
ment of Public Welfare, left Wed
nesday for Chapel Hill where she
is attending the Administrative
Mrs. Grace S. English, Mrs. Ni
na Lou Ponder, and Mrs. Marion
J. Wallin, ease wrokers .with the
Madison County Department of
Public Welfare, attended the Dis
trict Caseworkers meeting to Bry
- son Cfty f Usheday of last
MIDDLE-AGE
i's middle-age when the tiling
makes a man tick needs con
Jtble winding.
ZIMMERMAN
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ftutes of apprecia-J Wf pf veuier or
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LOCAL P
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"FALLOUT"
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Several Madison County pebfleftreball used car dealer, was used
were among the March 26 gradu
tea of the Shelter Management
Instructors' Course in Civil De
fense Training Program of the
Extension Division of the Univer
sity of North Carolina, given at
she Lee Army Reserve Armory at
Ashevillc last week. Included were
Mrs. Harry B. DKmore, Miss Jes
sie Mae, Ramsey, David Wyatt,
Garrison Treadway, Howard
ReeBe, and Harlan Ingle. They
were among forty-seven shelter-
ees who spent twenty-iour nours
te a fallout shelter under simu
lated attack.
Dr. William Trou tman of. Appa
lachian State Teachers' College at
Boone was the instructor. lb.
James G. Steagall of the Univer
sity of North Carolina is thsvtHf
ordinator of the Civil
Program.
The following pertinent
tions and answers were discussed
at the session which might
serious eons
County:
Q. In case of eftMNHKaMpff
task or a thermo nuclear
where fallout
Madison County people, who wi
be legally responsible for pro
tion of the population?
A. By North Carolina law, the
Beard of County
v. unU.
shelters for 1
Q. Does our federal law require
us to- prepare fallout shelters?
A. No, but it will help us stock
them if we provide them. Each
shelter must- have a protection
factor of 40 and a potential ca
pacity for 50 or more people.
Q. Do foreign countries have
shelters?
A. Many have. Switzerland and
Sweden are among the ones that
require it by law.
Q. Does Madison County have
a fallout shelter?
A. If so, it would be useless if
not stocked for two weeka (
In a fallout shelter, who has
the final legal authority in shelter
policy and operation?
A. The Shelter Manager.
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Local Newspaper
Is Presented
C. L. Rudisill Jr., chairman of
the Savings Bond Program In
I Madison County,- this 'week pre
sented The News-Record with a
Citation in appreciation of its
service to promoting the sale of
Savings Bonds.
"We appreciate the fine publici
ty and assistance your newspaper
has rendered,", Mr. Rudisill said.
Roberts Attends
Meeting Last Week
William "Bill" Roberts, chair
man of tits Madison County board
of commissioners, attended a dis
trict meeting of County Commis
sioners in Morganton on Wednes
day of last week.
FIRE DAMAGES
CODY BUILDING
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The block building located at
the lower end of town adiacent to
the Marshall Free Will Baptist
Church wss badly - damaged by
Aflame Monday about noon. The
Si-tut.. l vu fnjv
as a parts building and contained
many tires and other automotive
equipment.
According to reports, Wayne
Ramsey, who fs employed in the
building had left for dinner when
it is thought that a pile of tires
toppled over against a stove,
which originated the fire.
Firemen contained the flames to
the building, being careful that
gpread to. the church
Mr. Cody stated that he esti
mated damage to the building at
$600 and o the equipment t
$1,500. There was no insurance
on either the buliding or contents.
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baseball season, will get a severe
test next Tuesday afternoon en
the Island when they host the Lee
Edwards High School, of
ville. team. , I .
The game will begin at 3:30
o'clock and the season's largest
crowd is expected to be on hand.
SARG CARRIES WEIGHT
Fort Carson, Col. Few, if any,
practical jokes are pulled in Com
pany I, 39th Infantry Regiment,
on Sgt. Henry Imnw reason;
Wyatt weighs 290 pounds, stands
6 feet 9 inches, -mmpaise 15 shoe
and measurers 'stwWeg around
the neck. And liBr8'still growing
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Madison County jtj&taJs Lag
Far Behindj.iW6.30
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Reports are still incomplete, say
North Carolina Heart Associa
tion officials, bdit 1964 Heart Fund
campaign receipts to North Car
olina total $501 thousand just
$9,000 short of last year's record
tally.
Mrs. J. Spencer Love, wife of
(he late Greensboro industrialist
and stte chahanan of this year's
Heart Fund effort, says 89,000
Tar Heels participated in the 1964
drive. "That means we've got 89,-
000 folks with fingers crossed that
wefll top the 1968 record and go
on to top our goal," according te
Mrs. Love.
State goal is $565,000.
In Madison County, Prtotess
England, county chairman, stated
van wees tnat only $866.80 has
been repotted raised to the Heart
Fund Drive. Anyone wishing to
contribute to this drive amy still
do so. Send or bring your contri
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Alaskan SeMc
Million: To
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n sslilesjLi ilTsli1'' a
special federal comsmn
nesday to draft long-range plans
for helping Alask
the earthquake-sea wave devests
tion it suffered lass Friday.
The President aJsJfjlepered for
submission to Congv
day or two a SjOmsHMH appro
priation for 60 r
Disaster Relief Fund.
The bulk of this will be alloca
ted, to the restoration -of public
facilities and other federal relief
activities in Alaska.
Johnson's actions followed a
midday meeting with Alaska's
Democratic senators, Ernest Grue
ning and E. L, Bertlett and Wil
liam A. McDermott, director of the
Office of Jgf rgency Planning
and Budget Director Kennit Gor
don. The two senators, when they
left the White Hooae, predicted
that about $500 million to federal
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Cherokee Jadian Reservation
ten, anglsr may find it difi
ss off the Indians' trout wa
For exampls, it's no secret that
the Cherokees are hoping to make
the reservation's sparkling
streams the trout fishing center
of the east. What's more, the De
partment of the Interior, is aiding
and abetting the Indians' cause,
and the stocking program, strict
ly a federal undertaking, thus far
has been reportedly out of this
world with a generous portion of
lunker :li trout included te the
release. True, the fishing permite
(obtained at checking stations on
the reservation) cost ?1.08 per
day, and the daily creel limit is
six' trout per day. But as yet
there is no restriction on baits or
lures. ' ' '' !
Elsewhere in Western North
Carolina, the usual horde is ex
pected at the wildlife refuge
streams as well as those public
streams flowing by the highways.
Ifr will be unlawful to begin
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Mrs. Gwendolyn B. Plemtaons, left, of Walnut will
b installed as Worthy Idatron and Balph Barnes,
right, of Marshall aa Worthy Patron at open instal
lation service of the- Marshall OES Chapter Saturday
night atfflMasonfci Tple here at eight o'clock.
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Harry Unchurch, chairman of
the Bed Cross Blood Program at
Hot Springs, announced this week
that 44 pints of blood were receiv
ed during the visit of the blood -
mobile there on Monday of last
"We appreciate all those who
assisted and those who donated
blood," Mr. Upehurch said.
ALL SCHOOLS IN
COUNTY WILL BE
OPEN SATURDAY
Supt. R. L. Edwards announced
this Week that all Madison Coun
ty School will be in session Sat
urday, April 4, due to the inclem
ent weather which forced the post-
nonement of school to Madison
County en Monday, March 80.
ALWAYS ROOM
I
always a vacancy for
the man who has made good,
ishfaasw
V."
is a
recover from
unprecedented series
commander of Wal-
announced late
Brig.
Henry tS. Murphey,
the commander, gave this view to
answering reporters Questions
based on a hospital bulletin earli
er Wednesday Which said MacAr-
thur's condition had deteriorated
in the previous 24 hours.
Replying to the question "Will
he recover?" Murphey said: "We
hope so."
RECEIVED
HOT SPRINGS
iLn of ordeaiS, the
tor Reed Hospital
irm ii
Gen
Two-Way Purchase Program
To Assist tattle Producers
fishing on opening day before 7
a. m. The dairy creel limit shall
apply to all species of trout, of ten
trout per day, provided, however,
that on designated Native Trout
waters the daily creel limit is
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OES Saturday
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Bloedmobile To Be Here
YET
AVAILABLE TO
LOCAL FARMERS
Farm operators within the coun
ty who have soil and water con
servation problems which can be
met through applications of one
or more of the approved county
ACP practices should contact the
local ASOS office in Marshall for
the details of the' Government cost
sharing program. Ralph Ramsey,
manager of the Madison County
ASOS Office, points out that the
Agricultural Conservation Pro
trram (ACP) is a universal and
voluntary program through which
farmers may receive some finan
cial help to maintain and imaiBve
the soil and water resourcenPon
their farm. Mr. Ramsey stated
that the spring period for per
forming approved practices is
rapidly coming to a close and
urged farmers who have not made
inquiry and request for help that
is available, to do so within the
next few weeks. County practices
on Which cost-sharing may be se
cored include establishment of a
vegetative cover of grasses and
for hay or pasture; the
of existing vegeta
cover of arasses and letrumes:
of lime, tile drainage, Open
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the extent of help available to a
farm the manager said that it
would be determined by the farm
needs and sire of farm to com
pari son with other farms within
the county.
"Rocky" Bowm
Safe In Anchorage
Lt .and Mrs. Robert C. "Rocky"
Bowman wrote his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Bowman, of Mar
shall, this week that they were
not injured during the earthquake
in Anchorage, Alaska.
"We were shaken up but we're
safe," Lt. Bowman revealed.
Secretary "of Agriculture Or
ville L. Freeman has announced
that the U. S. Department of Ag
riculture will initiate two beef pur
chase programs hi a further ef
fort to improve prices to produc
ers. The Department will buy sub
stantial quantities of USD A
Choice grade beef for distribution
primarily to schools. It will b e
bought to the form of frozen
roasts and ground .M' ;
Under the second program, US-
& MB purchase substantial qua
ntities of canned beef to natural
for distrlmtioh to needy
families.
The secretary said that the re
moval of beef supplies from nor
mal channels for distrubtion to
schools and needy persons should
be effective in stabilising and im
proving cattle prices at a time
time when substantial numbers
of fed cattle are moving to mar
ket At the same time, the Secre
tary called consumers' attention
to the availability of plentiful sup
plies of high quality beef being
offered at attractive prices. He
also urged retailers to give added
efforts to beet merchandising pro
grams as a mesas of moving addi
tional supplies through normal
channels of distribution.
In announcing plans to buy two
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ACP HELP YET l-vssr'
.1 In coikdnsioa. Ramaev amm
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jsbd water consevXn fW5 rf "r
i Marl '$tZZ.iA.
Tomorrow (Friday) is the day!
The American Red Cross Blood
mobile Unit win visit Marshall
on this date and will be located
at the French Broad Electric Mem
bership Co-op Building oo Main
Street between the hours of 1:00 -p.
m., and 7.-00 p. m,, ;
Blood is urgently seeded st the
Asheville Area Chapter Blood
Bank of which Madison County is
affiliated.
John Hensley, chairman of the
county blood program, expresses
hope that at least 75 persons will
donate a pint of blood.
"Our county has always given,
generously of blood and we have
benefitted so much by the Amer
ican Red Cross Bloodmobile. Ev
eryonjmrho is able to do so should
visiHBe Bloodmobile Friday, re-
nnMrtog that the pint you give
may save a relative or friend,7'
Mr. Hensley said.
Mr. Hensley also stated that he
will be at the REA Building Fri
day afternoon and anyone desir
ing transportation may esH 649-
2481 and he will see
tion is provided.
Hazelwood Hie WeHco Shoe
Manufacturing Co. here, which
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cor
the plant will be turning out BOO
pairs of shoes a day within that
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penoa, witn production increasing
daily until tile output is bach to
a uuziiuu Ojwu pain) s w.
The fire began shortly before 1
a. m., Tuesday, and by 4 a m.,
Rollman was reported ordering
new equipment from the compa
ny's other plants.
Rollman said the loss was in
sured, but an accurate appraisal
of the amount would not be avail
able for several days.
An official said Tuesday it
"would not exceed a million dol
lars." Rollman announced. t the com
pany's 400 mmm"m3ii ay
night that shfortjig, "rtsMAsOjM,
and office personnel would' Co
to work as usual We
others would begin
tffe interval until
resumed.
"We are grateful, ,
who has helped and is
us," Rollman added.
Gen. G
As Head
Red Cross
Alfred M. Cruenther, 65,
retired as president of the Ameri
can Bed Cross Tuesday a job
he had held for seven years and
three months. .
A a farewell ceremony in the
lobby of the Red Cross building
he told his
presented a
E. Roland Harriman, nations
chairman, also presented a cei
tificate to Mrs. Gruenther.
Marshall PTA
To Meet Monday
The Parent-Teachers As
tion will meet Monday, Apr
at 8:30 o'clock to the school
teria. All members are Urge
attend.
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WELLCO PLANS
poration, said Tuesday he hsnss
vacations in
prcWSS
helping
Retire.
staff goodby
disthuruisbed aWPHif