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By JAY JENKINS
Observer Raleigh Bureau
RALEIGH In a rare lefeal
maneuver, the N. C. Supreme
Court issued a sweeping and
bluntly worded order Friday block
ing efforts to delay the rawmp
ing of the election machinery it
belcagured Madison County.
The wait, in effect, threw out
lower court ratings that would
have delayed the transfer of au
thority from tho old to the new
Madison Board of Elections.
It prohibited future rulings
bearing on the same subject, and
banned interference by state judi
cial officials or anyone else as the
Madison board prepares for the
iNov. 8 general elections.
To accomplish its purpose, the
high court relied on its constitu
tional authority and issued a
"writ of prohibition," believed to
be the, first such writ issued by
the court in 100 years.
The court "commanded" that its
prders be carried out as it wrote
a forceful ending to one phase of
the disputed Democratic primary
election in' the 34th Senatorial
District between Zeno Ponder of
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Saturday
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Mmi Candidates To Be
it Courthouse From
9:00 - 10:00
The State Democratic Caravan,
composed of candidates seeking
offices in November, will roll in
to Marshall about 9:00 o'clock
Saturday morning and will remain
at the courthouse until 10:00
o'clock, it was announced this
week.
Included in the caravan will be
Dan K. Moore, candidate for gov
ernor; Robert Scott, candidate for
lieutenant-governor; Congressman
Boy A. Taylor, seeking reelection;
and other outstanding Democratic
leaders.
The public is invited to come,
see, hear, and meet these men.
It is thought that they will speak
briefly and will meet as many
people as possible on their short
visit here.
Thf caravan is visiting all 100
counties' and with such a crowded
schedule it is doubtful that they
can remain for more than an hour.
It was announced, that Repre
sentative Liston B. Ramsey and
Attorney A. E. Leake, a member
of the State Democratic Executive
Committee, will meet the caravan
in Asheville prior to its visit to
License Bureau Is Located
On Bridge Street Here
Auto licenses, Applications
Can Be Secured At
New Office
Much to the delight of Madison
County citizens, a license hereon
has ben opened in Marshall.
The Madison County Farm Bu
reau has been awarded the con
tract to handle las sale of license
plates and title applications for
North Carolina Department of
Motor Vehicles, .it was announced
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RED CROSS FUND
DRIVE STARTS IN
COUNTY OCT. 15
$3,000 Is Again Goal; Quote
Exceeded Last
Year
The annual American Red Cross
fund drive will begin 'in Madiuon
County next Thursday, Oct. IB, it
was announced this week by offi
cials. The drive will continue for
one month until November 15
and the goal for the county is ths
same as last year $3,000.
It will be recalled that the goal
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was exceettea last, year ior wc
first time in many years and it
is hoped that the county will
again exceed the goal.
The Madison Branch of the
Asheville Area is being benefit
ted almost every day by Bed
Cross services, especially in the
Home Service Department and the
all-important Blood Program.
Monthly bulletins have been
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To Be
Morninf1
EVANGELISTIC
SERVICES TO BE
HELD AT MBC
Revival Here To Begin
Oct. 14; Schedule
Announced
On
A series of evangelistic services
will be held at the Marshall Bap
tist Church beginning October 14
and continuing through Oct 25.
A fellowship supper will be held
at the church on Wednesdav eve
ning, October 14, at 6:30 o'clock
to enable the church members to
meet several men from Hender
sonvjlle, Raleigh and elsewhere
who ' will be in Marshall to help
in a laymen-led evangelistic ef
fort. Following the meal these
men will conduct an inspirational
service in the sanctuary of the
church.
On Thursday and Friday after
noons, October 16 and 16, the vis
iting men will meet with the men
of the church and assist in an in
tensive visitation effort during
the afternoon. They will lead a
(second service at the church
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this week by Bill Roberts, presi
dent of tile county organization.
An office for this purpose has
been opened en Lower Bridge
Street here. The office will be
managed by Mrs. Margaret Ram
sey. Boors of operation are from
8:80 a m. until 12:00 o'clock noon
and from 1:00 p. m., until 4:30 p.
m., with the exception of Wed
nesday and Saturday when office
hours are from 8:30 a. m. to
12:00 noon, It was announced.
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VETERANS COMM
SERVICES AID
TlflSCOUNTY
Established In May; Don
West, Service Officer
Here
The latest monthly report releas
ed by the Asheville District Of
fice of the N. C. Veterans Com
mission on the activities of the
Madison County Veterans Service
reveals a continuing increase in
the services being rendered by Don
L. West, County Service Officer.
For the month of September a
total of 97 veterans and depend
ents of veterans were contacted
in Mr. West's office in the court
house building in addition to
which Mr. West made field trips
to the homes of several veterans
and widows who were unable to
visit his office. .
A total of $80,778.19 in new
cumulative benefits of all types
have been secured for the veter
ans, widows and dependent chil
dren of Madison County since tho
beginning of the 1964-0BJseal
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' Prior to tWlstv fiscal rwt
the Madison County Service Office
having been established by the
County Commissioners on May 1,
1964 monthly benefits in, the
amount of $4128.00 were obtained
for the months of May and June.
DAVD) WYATT IS
COUNTY CIVIL
DEFENSE CRM
Bill Roberts, chairman of the
county board of commissioners,
announced this week that David
Wyatt has been appointed Civil
Defense Director for Madison
County.
Mr. Roberts stated that Mr. Wy
att is well qualified for the post,
being well trained to handle any
emergency that may occur.
Mr. Wyatt, who teaches in the
Marshall High School, resides at
Petersburg and is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Auburn Wyatt.
Mars Hill College Observes
Homecoming On Saturday
Marshall Loses To Bowman;
Mars Hill Downs Cane liver
Blocked Pant
For Tornado
Touchdown
Playing before a large Home
coming crowd plus a large num
ber of Marhsall football fans, the
Bowman High. Bulldogs scored a
touchdown in the final quarter to
defeat a game band of Tornadoes,
18-6 in a conference game at
Bakersville last Friday night
Heavy rains prior to the game
made the turf wet and slippery,
causing several fumbles. Despite
the soggy field and wet ball, the
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The first day of the new regis
tration required in Madison Coun
ty started last Saturday with
"heavy" registering in some pre
cincts and "light participation in
others.
Next Saturday, as well as on
Saturday, Oct. 17 and Saturday.
. 24, the registration will oon-
ue In each prectnet.
Members of the Madison Coun
ty board of elections urge all vot
ers to reregister either on these
Saturdays or at the istrar
home on other days. Registration
begins at each precinct at 9 a. m.
and continues Until 6 p. m.
Total figures : of last Satur
day's registration were unavall-
aoie touay. ; -v
CRI
ADJOURNS ON
TUESD
Superior Court for the trial
of criminal cases, adjourned here
Tuesday after a two-day session.
Judge Hal Hammer Walker pre
sided. About 60 cases of traffic viola
tions were heard, with fines be-
ing exacted in most cases. Judge
Walker instructed the clerk of
superior court, Herbert Hawkins,
that where violators failed to ap
pear for trial, for him to forwail
their names and vioUtipasto the
N. t. Motor Vehicle's
Jcii( Ferguses, ch
felonious assault,
and costs; sentenced to five years
with the sentence suspended for
five years, and hp license revoked
for five years, with the stipula
tion that he not drive on tho
highways except in connection
with his farm work and traveling
to and from religious services.
Walter Bradley, charged with
non-support of his children, was
sentenced to 18 months.
Farmers Responsible
For An Opportunity
According to Harry G. Silver,
county agent, agricultural pat
terns throughout the entire Unit
ed States go through a continuous
change of emphasis. The South
used to ibe noted for cotton, tobac
to and peanuts. Some of these
crops have had a tendency to move
west Other enterprises have had
a tendency to move South. Geor
gia came from an unknown to the
production of poultry, to number
one in the nation on the produc
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Tolley Again: Stars To Lead
Wildcats To 6th
Win
Fullback Charles Tolley carried
11 times for 126 yards and re
turned a punt 70 yank for a
touchdown Friday night to lead
undefeated Mare HiU High to its
sixth straight football victory, a
34-0 romp over Cane River in an
Appalachian Conference gems at
Mars HiU.
Tolley, a 6-foot, 180-pound
senior who is attracting a number
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MINAL C0UKT
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PAST RECORDS
OF FLOODS HERE;
1916 IS WORST
Past records of flood crests
tfershall are as follows:
1916 24 feet
1928 16.3 feet
1940 20.8 fn
1964 16 feet.
Flood stage in Marshall
feet.
RED CROSS IS
ACTIVE DURING
SEPTEMBER
The following activities for Sep
tember have been reported by the
Madison County Branch of the
iaheville Chapter, American Red
roes.
The Home Service Dopartment
lerved four cases involving serv-
ieemen and their families. Two
of these were emergency leave re
quests', one a hardship discharge,
and the other was both emergency
leave and assistance with hardship
discharge papers.
The bloodmobile collected IV
pints of blood in Marshall on Sep
tember 2, and 25 pints in Hot
springs on September 17. Resi
dents of Madison County U3ed 21
pints of bjood in hospitals dur
ing September.
TOMR.
COORDINATOR
TH.SI PLANT
Tom R, Ballard has been nam
ed Personnel-Training Coordinator
for the Hot Springs plant of Bur.
ling-ton Industries, Neil Ross,
plant manager, announced today.
Mr. Ballard was formerly Train
mg Coordinator at the Drake s
Worsted Plant in Drake's Branch,
Va. Both plants are units of the
Pacific Mills Division of Burling
ton Industries.
A native of Knoxville, Tenn.,
Mr. Ballard is a 1960 graduate of
Tennessee Polytechnic Institute in.
Cookeville, Tenn. He joined Bur
lington following graduation and
was assigned to the textile firm's
Cleveland Worsted Division in
Cleveland, Tenn.
Mr. Ballard has served in man
ufacturing and administrative po
sitions in production planning, in
dustrial engieering and personnel.
He was transferred to the Drake's
Worsted Plant in November, 1963.
Mr. Ballard is married to the
former Sue Carolyn Sadler, of
Durham, and they have two sons.
Football Game Saturday
Afternoon To Feature
Activities
The annual Homecoming observ
ance will begin at Mere Hill Col.
lege today (Oct. 8) with a special
convocation and reach Us climax
Saturday with a whole day of ac
tivities, including ground-breaking
ceremonies for a new building,
the homecoming football game
and a special musical program.
Dr. Robert Seymour, former
pastor of the Mars Hill Baptist
Church, will speak at the convo
cation during the chapel period at
10 a. m., today (Thursday) in
Moore Auditorium. Residents of
the community and friends from
Marshall and other areas have
been invited to attend the special
service along with the students
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French Broad Finally
Recedes Tuesday A.M.
Island Covered ; Basements Filled; Merchandise Moved;
Mars Hill College Students, Jupiter Rescue
Squad Offer Assistance
Sunday, October 4, 1964 -started off normally as any
Sunday does but shortly before noon the word reached
Marshall and Hot Springs that heavy rains above Madi
son County were sending the French Broad River to flood
stage and above.
Word quickly got around via radio, telephone and
person to person and anxious merchants and others quick
ly shed their "Sunday clothes" and put on workipg clothes
and hurried to their places of business to start moving
merchandise.
By two o'clock Sunday afternoon practically every
store and business firm was open with employees, em
ployers and volunteers working feverishly taking mer
chandise out of basements to hiirher floors and from
street-level floors to second
trucks were put into use as heavy merchandise was trans
ported to buildings high on the mountains. Many motors
in basements were disconnected and moved where pos
sible, electrical equipment was cut losse from "live"
wires.
ABSENCE OF
BULKHEAD IS
BENEFICIAL
Many observers conclude that
the high waters Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday would more than
likely reached Main Street and
the sidewalks if the bulkhead at
the dam had not been removed.
Approximately 30 of the on
rushing river flowed where the
bulkhead used to be.
The bulkhead was blown out
about two years ago and officials
of the French Broad Electric
Membeiphit, Coop stated here this
week thPit is now the piiin to
blow out the enti
the railroad station lne' near
future. It is belived that this, too,
will greatly reduce the chances
of flooding in Marshal.
Red Cross Stands By
Ready To Help County
GOP PRECINCT
CHAIRMEN ARE
ANNOUNCED
Below is a list of Madison Coun
ty Republican Precinct Chairmen:
TS 1, Posey Wild; TS 2, Hu
bert Cutshall; TS 3, J. A. Buck
ner; TS 4, W. M. Metcslf; TS 6,
C. N. Willis, Jr.; TS 6, Mallie
Brown; TS 7, L. J. Brown; TS 8,
Herman W. Freeman; TS 9, Troy
Self; TS 10, L. B. Rice; TS 11,
Perry Willis; TS 12, A. L. Buck
ner; TS 13, Spencer Rollins; TS
14, Kerf man Clark; TS 16, Ralph
Briggs; TS 16, Howard Roberts;
13 17, Jim F. Craine; TS 18, Rob
ert Freeman, Jr.; TS 19, Birchard
Shetton; TS 20, Shad Franklin;
TS 21, Ronnie Jarvis; TS 22, Leo
Willett; TS 28, Odus Chandler.
Sewerage Pipes
Bei
Courthouse Lawn
If you are wondering why the
ground is being torn up beside the
courthouse it is that workmen are
preparing to install nee sewerage
disposal pipes.
Wade Huey, auditor, explained
this week that the workmen were
carefully removing the' turf and
it would be replaced without any
and third-story levels. Many
The huge MATO Building near
the By-Pass was opened and sev
eral loads of merchandise Was
stored there.
It was stated that approximate
ly 250 tons of foods from the Sur
plus Commodities Warehouse, lo
cated on Main Street, was trans
ported to the MATO building.
This task required all Sunday af
ternoon and into late Sunday
night.
As the river continued to rise,
anxiety also increased by late
Sunday afternoon many of the
stores on Main Street had placed
sand tags in front of doors.
Marshall Volunteer fleam e n
went into acikm earl v Sundav af
ternoon and directed the. heavy
traffic throughout the day and
late into the night Other fire
men assisted in moving merchan
dise and doing whatever they
could to help. The Marshall Bap
tist Church opened its Fel 'whip
Hall for all who wished to u
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r Constant Communications
Between RC Headquarters
And County
It was thought the American
Red Cross that Marshall and Hot
Springs were alerted Sunday morn
ing concerning the flood pros
pects along the French Broad
River.
At 11:30 a. m., Marshall Up
ton, of the Asheville Area Head
quarters, notified Jim Story, Mad
ison County Red Cross Disaster
Chairman; and James Gentry, Hot
Springs Disaster Chairman, what
to expect in the way of a flood
and revealed the conditions else
where in Western North Caroli
na. Mr. Story notified the radio
station add other media and pre
cautions were begun.
Throughout Sunday, Sunday
night and Monday, the Red Cross
Headquarters stood ready to send
cots, clothing, food and medical
supplies to Marshall and Hot
Springs if conditions wsi inntjiqlv
"It was a fine feeling to know
that the American Red Cross
ready to assist us whenever we
need its services and supplies,"
Mr. Story stated.
FflOTR AM.
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FRIDAY NIGHT:
Marshall at Hot Springs
Mars Hill (open)
SATURDAY 2:30 p. m.
Newport News (Va.) Apprentice
School
vs.
Mara HOI College
High School Field
(Homecoming)