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VOL. 63 NO. 38
Roberts To Launch Campaign
For Congress Here Tuesday
Fund-Raising Dinner, Rally
Feature Day's Activities
Clyde M. Roberts officially
Launches bis campaign for Con
gress Tuesday at a fund-raising-dinner
in Marshall High School
lunchroom at 5 p. m. A rally on
Roberts' behalf is to be held at
the Madison County Courthouse
after the dinner, at 7:80.
Roberts, a Marshall attorney,
has already visited many sec
tions of the 11th Congressional
District. On several occasions he
was accompanied by Robert Gav
in the Republican gubernatorial
nominee, and acted as Gavin's in
troductory speaker.
Earlier on Tuesday Roberts
will appear on Channel 13 Noon
News program fOT a televised in
terview. He will tour western counties
in the District later in the week.
The G.O.P. candidate for Con
gress was born in Madison Coun
ty and is a graduate of Marshall
High School. He is also a grad
uate of Mars Hill College and
the University of North Caroli
na.
Mr. Roberts is a former county
teacher, having taught at Walnut
High School for five years
(1931-36). He also served as Spe
cial Agent for the Southern Rail
way and was elected mayor of
the Town of Marshall.
Before entering private prac
tice of law here, Mr. Roberts
Berved as clerk of superior court.
Later political offices included
Attorney for Madison County;
Representative in the General As
sembly of 1949, and State Senator
for the 30th Senatorial District.
Mr. Roberts is a Mason; mem
ber of the Volunteer Fire Depart-
on ent; Cattlemen's Association;
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ber of Commerce; VFW; Nation
al Rifle Association; a member
and trustee of the Marshall Bap
tist Church.
He served overseas with the
United States Navy in World War
II where he was a Naval Lieuten
ant. He is married to the former
Lucille Roberts. They have four
children and reside on Roberts
Hill Road, Marshall.
Boosters Club
To Meet Monday
Night At School
The Marshall Boosters Club
will meet Monday night at 7:30
in the Home Economics Room of
the Marshall school.
Several important projects are
to be discussed and officers will
be elected for the ensuing year.
Tomato Marketing During
Past Season Is Explained
Details Are Cited; Many
Obstacles Faced
Growers
By HARRY SILVER
Farm Agent
Tomatoes and tomato market-
hat from Madison County has
drawn more interest in 1964 than
for many years. New tomato
farmers, a new market, a very
bad productive year, and compe-
tition on the market has raised disease problems,
questions in the minds of many Competition for farmer's
people; such as, cant we do some- tomatoes on the market has no
thing with the culls? beneficial results to farmers. An
Production of tomatoes for almost disastrous situation was
juice, canned tomatoes, catsup. CREATED by one market This
and other processed uses is a spe- market ended up placing the pen
dalty and is very competitive. Our alty on the farmers. An example
cull tomatoes would be poor com- of the penalty was on the pay
petition for processed tomatoes, checks received by fanners on
Only a small percent of the culls September 9.
MATO PACKING CO. (Net) OTHER MARKET (Net)
To Farmer To Farmer Difference
Combination $1.87
(Large and Extra Large
Medium 1.66
Ripes 1-82
No. 81s .64
SL0S
.78
This loss to the farmer was the result of an obvious bad market
4ng situation.
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Clyde M. Roberts
LEICESTER MEN
CHARGED WITH
ADW ON SUNDAY
Coy Grooms of Leicester, is
under $2,500 bond and his first
cousin, Doyle Grooms, also of
Leicester, is under $1,000 bond
following a preliminary hearing
here Monday morning before
Wade Huey, justice of the peace.
Coy Grooms i3 charged with
assault with deadly weapon and
Doyle is charged with aiding and
abetting in an incident which oc
currred Sunday afternoon about
four o'clock in the Little Pine
section of this county in front of
the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Lewis.
According to witnesses, the two
men had apparently been drinking
and for some reason not explain-
aA rAV haA dlint cpvpral shol.H
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t5 un into the home of Mr
and Mrs. Lewis while they were
in a car on the road in front of
the Lewis home. It was revealed
that Mr. and Mrs. Lewis and chil
dren were on the front porch at the
time but were not struck by the
blast
Tennssee Man
Is Injured By
Shot Sunday
Joseph Richardson, of Greene -ville,
Tenn., was taken to a Greene
ville hospital Sunday after he had
received a flesh wound from a gun
allegedly fired by Isaac Gunter,
of Marshall Rt. 4. The incident
occurred on Belva Mountain Road
on Laurel.
A hearing has been set for Sep
tember 26 before Justice of the
Peace Wade Huey.
Gunter is out under $500 bond.
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would be usable due to maturity,
defects, disease and injury. Cull
tomatoes are just as undesirable
for a market or broker as for the
farmer for they cost the market
to separate and dispose of and
the broker receives no pay for
them. The dry weather in May,
Jane and early July cupled with
the heavy rains the 16th and 29th
of August contributed to exces-
sive cracked fruit, puffs, and
$1.34
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.47
1.08
1.00
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.48
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MARSHALL, N.
Here Toss lay
Herman Saxon
Herman Saxon, State Republi
can Chairman, will be the featur
ed speaker at the GOP Rally to
be held in the courthouse next
Tuesday night.
OES Observes
'Friendship Night'
Here Last Monday
"Friendship Night" was observ
ed Monday evening by members
of the Marshall Eastern Star
Chapter. A special program was
presented honoring visiting East
ern Star members.
At the close of the program
Mrs. Alice White, oldest member
of the Marshall Chapter ahd who
would celebrate her 91st birthday
the following day, was presented
beautifully-decorated birthday
cake and a gift from the Chapter.
A social hour was held follow
ing the meeting.
Lions Ready For Saturday Opener
Mars Hill Junior
Girl Scouts Met
m
Last Wednesday .X ekdting ami aio
The Junior Girl Scoot Troop
No. 68 met Sept. 10 at the Mars
Hill Methodist Church.
The Troop consists of 6 Pa
trols of 6 girls in each Patrol.
This Troop, sponosered by The
Methodist Student Fellowship, in
vites all girls, grades 4, 6, 6, to
participate in an informal educa
tional program designed to help
girls become resourceiful indivi
duals, growing up to be success
ful homemakers and citizens.
"We are very pleased to wel
come into our Troop, 7 former
Brownies, now Junior Scouts: Li
sa Huff, Jean Wood, Joan Wood,
Janet Robinson, Debrah Brack
ens, Marilyn Edmonds, V i c k i
Wheeler and Mary Chay; also 2
new Scouts, Kathy Marshbanks
and Kathy Dixon," Mrs. Glen
Phillips stated.
By advertising a product, a
manufacturer sells more and by
selling more he can cut unit cost
in production, thereby making the
product cost less.
Spruce Pine Downs Marshall, 33-7;
Mars Hill Scores 47-7 Win Over Crossnore
Wildcats Continue As Very
Powerful; Remain
Undefeated
The Mars Hill Wildcats ran
roughshod over a smaller Cross
nore eleven at Crossnore Friday
night, 47-7, in an Appalachian
Conference contest
The Mars Hill agrregrtion un
veiled a pair of touchdown twins
hi halfbacks Tolley who scored 8
times and Castelloe who scored
four TDs for the Wildcats.
The opening period saw Tol
ley sweep his left end for a 86
yard score and then pass to Hun
tor for the extra point. Castelloe
soon followed with five-yard er
and added his own extra point
with a plunge over tackle.
End Jack Ollis scored Cross-
nore's only touchdown on a 80-
yard run with Joe Onto adding
the point after.
, In the second period Castelloe
scored from two and firs yards
oat with Hatter running the
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C. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
Aikens Child
Is Fatally
Injured Today
Struck By A Truck While
Awaiting School But
On NC 208
William Robert Aikens, five
year-old son of Mrs. Anita Aikens
of Marshall Rt. 3 and Verlon Ai
kens, of Cleveland, Ohio, was fa
tally injured about 7:45 this
morning (Thursday) when he ran
into the path of a truck on NC
208, about three miles from Bel
va. "Billy," as ho was known to
his playmates, is a first grade
student at Laurel school.
According to Sheriff Ponder,
who investigated, the Aikens child
was waiting with his brothers,
Davis and Marty; and Lewis
Franklin beside the road near
the Joe Griffey home for the
school bus. Witnesses revealed,
that when the bus came in sight
some one of the children yelled
that the bus was coming. Not see
ing a truck and trailer in front
of the school bus, Billy dashed
into the road in front of the truck.
William Sherrill Cole, of Rt. 1,
Elon College, N. C, driver of the
truck, tried desperately to avoid
striking the youth but could not
Stop the truck in time. Witness
es stated that he was driving
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County Girl Scouts
Plan Camping Trip
HjplMafc new for many Girl
Scouts of this county is sched
uled for Sept 26-26.
An overnight Troop Camp-out
for Junior and Cadette Girl
Scouts at the established camp
at Brevard.
Girl Scouts in Mars Hill, Mar
shall and Walnut will be busy
the next two weeks panning this
camping trip.
At camp the girls work togeth
er in planning and sharing camp
craft skills, music, games, hiking,
conservation, campfires and cook
ing. Badge work may also be
accomplished.
These Scout3 will be accompa
nied by Girl Scout Leaders and
Senior Scouts.
Advertising is the sparkplug of
our economy. It helps make mass
distribution possible; that in turn
calls for mass production. Mass
production and mass distribution
give most of us jobs and generate
the prosperity upon which all of
us depend.
FOOTBALL
FRIDAY NIGHT !
Cane River at Marshall
Cranberry at Mars Hill
Hot Springs at Tryon
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mars Hill College vs. Catawba
"'" at Salisbury
Mallonee Here
On October 1
Tom L. Mallonee, 11th Congres
sional Secretary to Congressman
Roy A. Taylor, will bo in Mar-
hall at the courthouse from 0:80
to 10:80 on Thursday, October 1.
He will be glad to answer any
questions anyone would like to
ask.
17, 1864 lOo PER COPY
REX ALLEN IS
NEW CHAIRMAN
ELECTION BOARD
Rex Allen ha replaced Ted R
Russell as chairman of the Madi
son County Board of Elections, it
was announced here this week.
At a recent meeting of the
board at the home of Mr. Allen,
the change was made doe to the
pressing duties of Mr. Russell in
the insurance agency here.
Mr. Russell will act secre
tary of the board and Vernon E.
Wood, remains the Republican
member of the board.
4-H PULLET SALE
TO BE HELD HERE
ON SAT SEPT. 26
Members of the 4-H poultry
chain will exhibit and sell 120
pullots on Saturday, September
26, 1964. Each of the ten boys
and girls on this years chain wil!
sell twelve pullet3 each, and the
money received will be used to
purchase 1,000 days old chicks for
next years chain.
The pullets are Harco-Sex
Links and will be in full produc
tion by the time of the sale. Any
one interested i n purchasing
twelve or more of the pullets
should plan to attend the sale on
Saturday, September 26, 1964 be
ginning at 10:30 a. m. in front of
the Courthouse.
Wins Award
PVT. BERTHA L. DIXON,
member of the Woman Marine
Company, Headquarters and Serv
ice Battalion, Marine Corps Base
at Camp Lejeune, has been award
ed a meritorious mast.
The award was made for per
forming her duties as a book
keeping machine operator in a
highly commendable manner.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Hobert Dixon of Marshall
Rt. 3.
Legal notices are precise and
accurate accounts of events or pro.
ceedings which the law requires
to be published. They serve to pro
tect the public interest by in
forming the public of public bus-
3rd Quarter Fumbles Prove
Very Costly Last
Friday
The score was 38-7 in favor of
Harris High over the Marshall
Tornadoes last Friday night Not
only was the score lopsided but
the visitors had the statistics. A
person who did not see tile game
would think it was a pitiful
slaughter but this was not the
case.
Although defeated, local fans
saw a team for which they can
be proud. They saw a team play
a larger, more experienced eggrs
gation (66 boys in uniform) to a
standstill in the first half. The
visitors scored in the initial quar
ter bat could not convert and the
first period ended, 6-0. In the
second quarter, however, the Tor-
does, behind the excellent sig
nal calling of Jim Sprinkle, and
the fine running of Messer, Bra-
mi and Fisher,, drove down the
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12.60 A Tear In Madison A Adjoining
84.00 A Tsar Outside r These
County ASC
EXCELLENT
PARTICIPATION
IN ASC ELECTIONS
During the recent ASC comma
nity committee elections ,Madison
County farmers again demonstrat
ed their interest in the farm pro
grams and committee system of
administering them at the local
level.
According to Ralph Ramsey
county ASC office manager, moie
farmers participated in this year's
election of their community ASC
representatives than any previous
year on record except for 1963
He said the record reveals that
3,902 farmers cast a ballot this
year as compared to 4,187 in 1963
and 3717 in 1962. A breakdown
of this year's vote by communi
ties reveals the following totals:
Community 1, 696; community 2,
383; community 3, 276; communi
ty 4, 310; community 5, 187; com
munity 6, 156; community 7, 142;
community 8, 226; community 9,
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Play Catawba At Salisbury;
Tommy Nix,
End
open their 1964 football season
Saturday night, Sept. 19 at Sal
isbury against the Catawba In
dians. It will be the first meet
ing of the two schools. Catawba
has long been a member of the
Carolines Conference, and Mars
Hill is just moving into the se
nior college ranks after many
years as a topflight junior col
lege competitor.
The Indians, coached by Har
vey Stratton, suffered a 25-0
shutout at the hands of East Car
olina in their opener Saturday
night. The Lions, coached by Dor.
Henderson and assistant Ron
Bromley, have only been practic
ing two weeks but appear in good
shape.
Both power and speed have been
evidenced in practice sessions at
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uommittee Heated
Convention Friday
Trailer Wrecks; 15 Cattle
1 Killed, Many Others Flee
Girl Scout Heads
Met Here Tuesday;
Plan Future Events
The Madison County Girl Scout
Neighborhood met at the RE A
Building Tuesday at 2:30 p. m.,
with Mrs. Mitzi Tessier, District
Advisor.
The subjects discussed with
leaders and committee members
A proposed camping trip for
Junior and cadette troops of the
area at Pisgah Girl Scout Camp
in Brevard; A Brownie Fun Day
for October; Leaders training at
Mars Hill; Calendar orders and
service center plans.
Leaden and interested adults
are urged to attend the Commu
nity Night, October 6 session, of
the 25th Regional Conference for
the Juliette Low Region at the
Asheville City Auditorium.
Present were: Mrs. O. A. Greg
ory, Council President; Mrs. Tray
Reid, Mrs. R. R. Ramsey, Mrs.
Jonas Chandler, Mrs. Ed Nilee,
Mrs. Glen Phillips, Mrs. Clyde
Roberts, Neighborhood Chairman,
and Mrs. Tessier.
Community
Committeemen Will Take
Office On Oct. 1; To
Serve One Year
Results of the 1964 election of
ASC community committeemen
for the 16 communities in Madi
son County were announced today
by Emory Robinson, chairman of
the county Agricultural Stabili
zation and Conservation commit
tee. The elections were held by maO
during the period of September
1 through September 11 and bal
lots were tabulated publicly by
the incumbent ASC county com
mittee at the ASCS office in Mar
shall on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Farmers elected to the positions
as chairman, vice chairman, and
regular member of the communi
ty ASC boards are as follows in
their respective order: Communi
ty A-1--Carl Cantrell,, Frank
Briggs, Albert Freeman Jr.; B-2
Walter Gosnell, Enoch Gunter,
Clarence Cutshall; C-3 Albun
Buckner, Hardy Merrill, Lester
Roberts; D-4 James Robinson,
Gerald Young, Shelby Ray; E-6
Harold Wallin, C. N. Willis Jr.,
Dick Murray; F-6 Reeves Fris-
bee, Randall Buckner, Arnal
Brown; G-7 Arthur Payne,
Leonard Payne, Lon Sluder; H-8
Billy Woody, Grady Moor (-4 Joe
Duckett; J-9 W. B. Shipley,
Eugene Wills, Harold Baker; K-10
Lee Wallin, Willie Bice, Joe
Bullman; L-ll Wayne Bur
nette, Kermick Hensey, Paul Bai
ley; M-12 John W. Hender
son, E. D. Lunsford, Dwight Buck-
witi Wm fTedTrasam, Mar
vin Lowe, Dale Balding; 0-14
Wayne Clark, Woodrow Dill, Ar
vil Gosnell; P-16 Dewey Phil
lips, Lattie Ballard, Will Ball;
and Q-16 Claude A. Cody, Ed
ward Hoyle and Worley Capps.
The ASC community committee
chairman, vice chairman, and reg
ular member automatically be
come the delegate, alternate del
egate and second alternate dele
gate, respectively, to the county
convention where the ASC coun
ty committee will be elected. The
county convention will be held in
the ASCS office in Marshall at
10 a. m., on Friday, Sept. 18. All
newly elected committeemen at
both the community and countl
level will take office on Oct. 1,
1964 and serve for one year or
until their successors have been
duly elected and seated.
Accident Occurs On NC 208;
Estimated $14,000
At least 16 heed of prima cat
tle were killed and an undeter
mined number ejected into the
mountain country near Hot
Springs Wednesday morning when
a livestock trailer overturned on
N.C. 208.
State Trooper A. L. Feldman
reported a scene of helpless con
fusion as truck drivers tried to
round up their scattered cargo.
The mishap occurred about 8 a.
m., 14 miles north of Marshall on
the road to Greeneville, Tenn.
Feldman said his estimate o
16 dead animals included those
suffocated in the wreck, those hit
by approaching trucks during the
night as they wandered along the
highway, end some injured so they
had to be shot
There were 69 head aboard the
double-deck trailer, Feldman said.
The track was part of a convoy
of
five heeded north wit
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