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MARSHALL, N. C, MAY XI, 1
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JURORS RESPOND
It is gratifying to learn that practically eveity
juror who was serviced for duty in the first week
of the two-weeks' term of superior court here re
sponded. There were only eleven jurors who were
not serviced out of a list of 56. This is a good record
and each juror should be commended for his or her
willingness to serve.
It is not easy nor is it convenient to put aside
your regular duties to serve on a jury. Often it works
a distinct hardship on a juror. He or she must com
pletely change the normal pattern of daily living in
order to serve.
It is essential, however, that our citizens fulfill
this responsibility in order to maintain fair trials and
fair courts.
We commend the jurors for their response to
duty during the first week of court which started'
here Monday. We hope the response will continue
next week and in the future.
AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT
The interest shown in the Economic Opportuni
ty Act, an act which is designed to benefit low-income
families, is, indeed, amazing and gratifying.
Approximately 160 persons attended the meeting
held here two weeks ago at which time the Rev. Jack
L. Thomas, pastor of the Marshall Baptist Church,
was unanimously elected temporary chairman. The
EOA programs were explained by state EOA offi
cials and wheels were put in motion for a second
meeting which was held on Tuesday night of this
week.
Representatives from some 90 organizations and
groups were present and the mam objective was ac
complished the naming of a 25-person board of
directors. The representatives from the various or
ganizations and groups were selected by the groups
themselves which makes the complete Action Com
mittee named in a truly democratic manner. Every
section of the county is represented, as nearly as pos
sible, on the board. This is an amazing feat which
was accomplished with little or no "temper tan
trums" or major disagreement.
So-called political opponents "buried the hatch
ets" and seemingly worked together so that the anti
poverty programs might become a reality in this
county. A corporation committee Was elected unan
imously with its members prominent attorneys
Clyde M. Roberts, Joseph B. Huff and A. E. Leake.
Although these three men seldom see "eye-toeye"
politically, they have agree to serve together to se
cure a charter. That is good. They were also named
to draw up the proposed by-laws with the aid of
other board members.
As soon as a charter has been secured', the di
rectors will again meet and go further into applying
for the EOA programs. Permanent by-laws will be
approved and, from the look of things now, we will
be "on the way."
We highly commend Mr. Thomas for his careful
and painstaking manner in which he has served as
temporary chairman. We commend everyone for his
or her cooperation and patience in the initial trials
and difficulties of forming such an organization.
We must continue in a unified effort so that this
gigantic undertaking will be 'approved by state and
federal sources.
With such a successful start we will surely suc
ceed. We cannot see how we can fail if we continue
to work together.
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To Mir. and Mrs. Thomas White,
of Edgewater, Md., a daughter,
Mary Anne, Friday, May 21, 1965
in Anne Arundel General Hoapi-
tal, Annapolis, Md. Mrs. White
is the former Miss Gail Roberts,
daughter of Robert Roberts and
the late Mrs. Roberts of Mar
shall. Mr. White is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Guy White of Mar
shall. To Mr. and Mrs. Vernon James
Ponder, Mara Hill Rt. 3, a daugh
ter, May 22 in St Joseph's Hos
prtal.
To Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hens
ley, Mars Hfll Rt 1, a daughter,
May 21, in St Joseph's Hospital.
To Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grady
son,
Completes Course
Miss Shayron Burnet te, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Burnetfe
at Walnut, has returned to her
home after' attending a 'three
months' Dental Assistant Course
in Washington, D. C.
At Balsam
Mrs. Bessie Lee Penland an
nounced this week that Miss Ron
nie Buekner has accepted a posi
tion at the Balaam Beauty Shop
here.
Miss Buekner is the daughter at
the late Mir. and Mrs. Lloyd Buek
ner and is a granttdaoghter of
Mr. and Mrs. Plato Wlorley.
of Mars Hill Rt. 3, a daughter,
May 21 in St Joseph's Hospital.
To Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Blanken
ship, Mars Hill Rt 3, a daughter,
May 20 in St Joseph's Hospital.
To Mr. and Mrs. Don Anderson,
Marshafl Rt 7, a son, May 19 in
Mwnorinl Mitsrfoo Hospital
LETTERS
Defends Man Hill School T
Editor, The News-Record
Marshall, N. C.
Dear Sir:
In the Interest of fair play to
all parties ocnosrnsd, records
should be made public I am a
native of Asheville, a graduate of
the University of North Carolina
A.B., graduate of Peabody Col
lege MA.; and I have dons grad
uate work at the University of
Michigan, the University of Illi
nois, Northwestern University,
Uinvereity of West Virginia, Van
derhilt University, Southern Col
lege, and Long Island. I have
spent the last forty-four years iff
Mars Hill, North Carolina. Dur
ing this time, twenty-two years
was spent as Athletic Director of
Mars Hill College and four years
as principal of Mars Hill High
School. The remainder of my
time has been spent with the
American Red Cross and in the
business world as motel owner,
theater owner, and real estate.
Much has been said about the
Mars Hill High School. The press,
radio, and WLOS-TV have given
a very one-sided picture of our
public school. It has been said
that the children of Madison
County are not getting a decent ,
education; that there has been de
terioration that has been gradual
but steady in the morale of stu
dents, and parents. With refer-
ence to these statements, the fol
lowing facts are on record here?
and anyone interested may check
them.
About Jury System
The National College Board ex"
animations have been given in
North Carolina for a number of
years. A student may be admit
ted to most colleges and universi
ties with a minimum score of 800
points. In the Mars Hill High
School during' 1969-60, 9 students
scored over 800; 1960-61, 8 stu
dents scored oyer 800; 1961-62,
6 students scored over 800.
Mr. Fred Dickerson became
principal in 1962. Under Mr.
Dickerson 's tenure, 1962-63, 4 stu
dents scored, ojier 800; 1963-64,
11 students scored over 800; 1964
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Dear Mr. Story:
In order to hatter acquaint the
people in Madison County end
elsewhere shoot the Jury system,
would you please print the fol
lowing: There Mm Man great deal of
publicity iiiWButng the placing
of names fat Mm box, how they
are secured, ate. There has been
charges by Mr. Huff of Btaokdd.
juries. He stated in Raleigh it
wasnt the names m the box but
the ones that weren't; yet he was
the only lawyer who made any
complaint whan the present jury
commission decided to piece all
women and all persons over 21
years of age in the box. We were
required by law to take all names
from tax books. We could have
stopped there .but it gives per
mission to add anv other names
eligible. We could have remove
nersona' names for age. sickness,
and other reasons, but it would
have been a hard problem because
all three of us would not know
the person in question. So all
names we could secure were placed
in the box. Mr. Rex Allen allow
ed and helped us to copy regis
tration books to secure about
1000-1600 names not on tax books.
We met on Monday, May 17, 1966,
clipped the names and placed them
in the jury box. We drew a jury
in the presence of the Bar Asso'
ciation and others. Again Mr.
Huff complained about too many
women's names in the box. No
member of the press or radio
were there, although it has been"
the most confused issue, and ev
ery man or woman who has sat
on the jury for the past few years
has been accused in Raleigh of
being hand-picked, stooges and
what-not of the Ponder faction.
There are about 8 to 10 thous
and names ia the box. In our two-
year term in office somewhere
around 8 to 9 hundred names will
be drawn; so when you wonder,
why this on or that is never
drawn, consider the odds.
Thank you.
RAYMOND STINES,
Chairman, Jury Commission
First Wool Pool
At Clyde June 8;
Notify Agent Now
The first 1M6 wool pool will be
held at the Southern Railway
Yards at Clyde on Tuesday, June
8. Lambs should arrive between
7:00 and 10:00 a. m. It Is im
portant that all growers notify the
county agents' office of the nunv
her of lambs that they will have
in the pool by Wednesday, Juno 2.
The only sure market ia for lambs
grading prime, choice, and good
and weighing between 70 to 100
pounds. M yon have yearlings or
cull ewes, them are always some
feeders at the pool who an will
ing to buy these animals, bat
there Is no guarantee that there
will be a market for those lower
grades.
The wool pool for Western
North Carolina will he held at
Day's Tobacco Warehouse No. 1
in Asheville on June 23, starting
at 8:00 in the morning and one
June 24 until 12:30 in the afternoon.
Decoration At
Laurel Branch
Sunday, May 30
Plans have been made for a
memorial service and decoration
at the Laurel Branch Cemetery on
Sunday afternoon, May 30. The
service will begin at two o'clock
and there will be some speakers
present Also decoration of the
cemetery will be held and all per
sons having relatives or friends,
buried in this cemetery are asked
to be present.
Reeves To Preach
At Walnut Church
Sunday Morning
It has been announced that the
Rev. Joseph M. Reeves will de
liver the morning message at the
Walnut Free Will Baptist Church
Sunday at eleven o'clock.
Mr. Reeves, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. S. Reeves, of Walnut, is
pastor of the St Timothy's Meth
odist Church, Brevard.
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Now Only $4.95 Gal.
Save $1.54 Per Gallon
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And It's Washable!
Home Electric & Furniture Co,
Main Street
Represents County
At Conference
In Atlanta
Mrs. Rosemary G. Ramsey, case
worker, represented the Madison
County Department of Public
Welfare at the Southern Region
al Conference Child Welfare
Lssgm of America, held In At
lanta, On., last week.
In addition to the general meet
ings, Mrs. Ramsey attended the
institute on "Children of Depriva
tion." While In Atlanta, Mrs. Ramsey
also visited her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Jones.
ALLANSTAND
MRS BIRCH ARD SHELTON
Cofrrerspondont
Mrs. Alice Honeycutt of Wal
nut visited her sisters, Mrs. Em
ily Trimble and Mrs. Magnolia
Shelton last Monday.
Mr. Edgar Capps spent Sunday
with Mr. Jack Shelton.
Mr. Wayman Gahagan, Mr.
Richard Gahagan of South Caro
lina, and a number of folks on
Little Laurel cleaned off the Ga
hagan Cemetery near Belva last
weekend for the decoration next
Sunday at 2 p. m. All ministers
and singers are invited.
Mr. John Gahagan attended
Sunday School at Allanstand Pres
byterian last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Trimble
and children of Spring Creek vis
ited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.
E. Trimble last Sunday afternoon.
The folks on the sick list are
able to be out again and hope to
be in church somewhere next Sun
day. Mr. Joe Griffey, while helping
haul hay for Mr. Joe Rice last
Monday, was accidentally thrown
from the top of the truckload ot
hay which turned off on him in
juring his ankle and leg very
Students Graduate
At WCC College
Sunday Afternoon
five Madison County students
received degrees at Western Car
olina College, Cullowhee, last Sun
day afternoon In services hold in
Raid Gymnasium,
Receiving Bachelor of Belie i
in Education Degrees were Mrs.
Katharine Cody Clark, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Cody, of
Marshall; Judy Randolph, daugh
Mr of Mr. and Mrs. Lott Ran
dolph, of Mara H01 Bt S; Nicky
Roberts, son of Mr. and Mfca. Mai
ley Roberts, of Wamut; and Mc
ClslUn Rico, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Everett Rice, of Marshall Rt 8.
Receiving a Master of Arts De
gree in Education was Bruce Phil
bps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey
Phillips, of Mars Hill.
Among those attending gradu
ation exercises were: Mr. and
Mrs. Kermit Cody and family;
Mrs. Earl Robinson, Mrs. E. C.
Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Clark
and Grover Ponder. Cecil Clark
attended several exercises in ad
dition to graduation exercises.
Also attending Sunday's exer
cises were Mr. and Mrs. Lott Rar
dolph, of Mars Hill Rt. 2; Mr.
and Mrs. Everett Rice and family,
of Marshall Rt. 3.; Mr. and Mrs.
Mallie Roberts, of Walnut, arvl
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Phillips, of
Mars Hill, and others. t
Correction ;
On page seven the three honor
students at Hot Springs are pic
tured. The last line in the out
lines, however, read "They will
graduate Tuesday." This should
have read "They graduated Tuesday."
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