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ASCS Reporters Being
To Measure Farms In
Compliance Is Explained;
Local People Are
Involved
The big job of checking compli
ance is now underway in Madison
County, according to Ralph W.
Ramsey, manager of the Madison
County ASCS office. Some twenty-nine
reporters have been train
ed, or are in the process of being
trained, to measure some 2860 to
bacco farms and 396 feed grain
and wheat stabilisation farms in
Madison County.
In commenting on this work,
Ramsey says that compliance is
the backbone of ASCS farm pro
grams. First, it establishes eligi
bility for payments, for market
ing cards, and for price supports.
Second, and more fundamental, the
successful attainment of object
ives of farm programs provided
by agricultural legislation is in
direct proportion to the degree of
compliance with these programs.
To accomplish these purposes,
acreages must be measured anVI
crop and land use determinations
made as soon after planting as
practical in order that farmers
may be given an opportunity to
adjust their acreages before in
curring unnecessary pronucuun
costs or before it is time to issue
marketing cards or make program
payments.
Local people are employed as
ASCS reporters at the counnty
level to measure acreage and to
obtain necessary information from
farmers to establish compliance
with the various programs. Com
pliance reporters are given thor
ough training before they are em
ployed. The training includes In
structions in the methods to be
nplianjce
ons for
ami the program pro
compliance determinations. Field
training and practice is given
each before they begin work. In
addition to the training, they
must pass a written examination.
The work of each reporter is
checked by county and state com
pliance supervisors throughout the
season. This enables ASCS to get
an accurate job done and to main
tain effective standards of work.
The ASCS reporter must secure
the assistance of the farm operat
or or his representative when he
visits the farm to make acreage
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Madison Nine
French Broad
Meet Brevard Here Sunday;
County Is Well
Represented
Baseball fans in this area will
have an opportunity to watch the
Madison Nine, a team composed
of players from various sections
of this county, on the Island here
this Saturday and also on Sunday,
fjpi "Saturday afternoon the un
defeated county will host French
Broad at 3 p. m. Both teams are
battling for first place in the Bun
combe County League.
On Sunday afternoon Brevard's
strong team will come to Marshall
to face the Madison Nine in anoth
er league game.
The new 1965 team, managed
by J. C. Wallin, is exciting and
is loaded with potent material.
Well balanced, the team has
speed, pitching, defense and pow
er. Thus far, the team has five
consecutive victories and has not
tasted defeat
Taking a look at the roster, the
Beech Glen-California Creek area
is represented by Roger Buckni,
Vonno Anglin and the Ponder
brothers, Doug and Tony, who In
cidentally, are leading the team
in batting percentage. Players
from the . Marshall-Walnut area
include such "proa as "Squeak"'
Payne, Roy "Nattemride" Reeves,
Boyce Ramsey, Tommy Nix and
Manager J. C. Wallin. New faces
include Harry Briggs, Larry Co
dy, Jerry Reed, Larry West, and
others.
excit-
yoy want to see some
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KATHY BRIGGS
CROWNED DAIRY
PRINCESS HERE
Rebecca Cody Is Junior
Dairy Princess;
Entries Named
Miss Kathy Briggs, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Briggs of
Mars Hill was crowned the 19(16
Madison County Dairy Princess
Monday night. She was crowned
by Miss Ronnie Buckner, the 19(54
Dairy Princess. Kathy was chos
en from thirteen entries. Miss
Hilda Gosnell and Miss Jewell Ball
rounded out the top three final
ists. Other entries were Loretta
Lynn Gosnell, Charlotte Sbupe,
Judy Ann Ray, Virginia Ann Gos
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KB DEMOCRATIC
WOMEN'S CLUB
MET ON FRIDAY
The French Broad Democratic
Women's Club of Madison Coun
ty met Friday night, June 11, in
the Mars Hill Community Center.
Mrs. Joseph B. Huff, president,
presided.
Several new members were rec
ognized and welcomed into the
club after which Mrs. Huff spoke
on the activities of Democratic
Women's Clubs with particular
emphasis on the activities, pro-
jgjgjMffigs of the French
Broad club.
In the absence of the program
vice president, Mrs. Otis Duck, the
president announced projected pro
gram plans for that committee.
Mrs. Gerald Young, membership
vice president, reported on the
club's membership drive and gave
an additional welcome to the new
members present. The minutes
and treasurer's report were read
by Mrs. Bruce Murray, recording
secretary-treasurer, and the cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Walter
Smith, read a letter which the club
had received from Governor Dan
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To Play
Here Sat.
MISS PONDER IS
NAMED OFFICER
FOR TEEN DEEMS
Emagene Ponder, vice president -i
of the Madison County Teen-Dem
Club, was elected vice chairman of
the 11th Congressional District at
the caucus held Friday night at
the 4th Annual State Teen-Dem
Convention held at N. C. State
University in Raleigh June 11-12.
Her campaign speech was given
by Charlotte Shape, second vice
president of the Madison Teen-
Dents.
Joe Penland, president of the
county club, served on the Consti
tution Committee. Elsberry Wy
att, program chairman, mm in
charge of campaign materials.
The group participated in work
shops, discussed political issues,
and voted on resolutions as well
as candidates. The convention
followed state and national pro
cedures and delegates were group
ed according to districts.
Principal speakers at til con
vention ware William Creech of
Washington, D. C, and John Bot
toroff , 27-year-old atetyetary of
State of Indiana.
The Teen Dems ware chaper
oned by Mr. and lira. George B.
Shone of Walnut, advisors for the
Trained
County
MISSING MAN
DROWNS; FOUND
HERE TUESDAY
The body of William Albert
Cutshall, who was reported miss
ing Saturday night, was found
lodged against the lower bridge
over the French Broad River here
Tuesday afternoon.
A 13-year-old boy, Richard
Meadows, discovered the body as
he was walking across the bridge
at 6:30 p. m. He and some com
panions retrieved it from the wa
ter and Dr. W. A. Sams, county
coroner, said Cutshall had appar
ently drowned accidentally.
No inquest will be held.
Cutshall, who lived on Alexan
der Rt. 1, was last seen Saturday.
He is believed to have gone fish
ing on the river and the supposi
tion is that he fell, either from a
boat or the bank, into the water.
Services were held this (Thurs
tay) afternoon at 2:30 in Oak
Ridge Baptist Church, with the
Rev. Alvin Ballard and the Rev.
Kimsey Ball officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
M. H. COLLEGE
CONFERENCES
ARE SCHEDULED
Summer conferences on the
campus of Mars Hill College are
expected to attract almost 2.000
persons, WHege officials reported
this week.
Nine off-campus groups have
made reservations to use the dor
mitories, cafeteria and meeting
rooms of the college for work
shops and conferences.
First of these is the Baptist
Faculty Fellowship Conference,
which begins today (June 17).
Sponsored by the Student Depart
ment of the Southern Baptist
Convention, the meeting will at
tract about 75 Baptists who teach
at colleges antt universities
throughout the South.
Four distinguished Christian ed
ucators will lead the three-day dis
eussions. They include Dr. John
Killinger of Kentucky Southern
College; Dr. Kenneth Latourette,
professor emeritus of Yale; Dr.
Theron Price of Fur man Universi
ty, and Dr. Charles Wellborn,
newly appointed as chaplain and
professor of religion at Florida
State University.
Largest group scheduled to
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Methodist Pastors
Remain Status Quo
In This County
So far as can be learned, local
Methodist pastors will return to
this county following appoint
ments made last week.
Returning are: The Rev. W. C.
Clark, Marshall; the Rev. Dur
ward Hofler, Mars Hill; and the
Rev. Harry Sellers, Hot Springs.
$100 Reward s
Posted By Local
Merchants Asso.
A $100 reward has been posted
and will be given for information
leading to the arrest and convic
tion of anyone breaking into
andor robbing or damaging any
firm operated by a member of the
Marshall Merchants Association.
This action was taken Monday
night at a meeting of the Associ
ation at Roberts Pharmacy. This
precautionary measure was taken
in hopes it would deter anyone
who might think ft easy to get
away with a breakin or robbery.
By such action, it would also
be beneficial for more merchants
to join the association in order to
get this added "protection.'' The
$100 reward only applies to stores
or firms whose management is a
EQUALIZATION
BOARD RETAINS
POWER HERE
A Republican effort to oust the
Madison County fa equalization
board and turd ite"faponsrbiities
over to the county commissioners
is dead.
A bill, introduced by Madison
Rep. Mrs. F. Crafton Ramsey, will
not be reported out by the House
counties, cities and towns commits
tee.
Chairman Henry Hill of Cataw
ba said his committee will not act
on the bill. The committee hekd
its last meeting last week when
it conducted a public hearing on
Mrs. Ramsey's bill.
At that meeting, former Madi
son Rep. Liston B. Ramsey, the
county Democratic Party chair
man, said the board has com
pleted 90 per cent of the work on
a countywide revaluation pro
gram. The work has cost about $1,000
thus far, he said, and if the board
is removed from office before the
job is completed, he said, Hhe
money would be "thrown down the
drain."
Hill said Wednesday a number
of committee members did not feel
that it would be wise legislation
to interrupt a tax program near
ing completion.
RONNIE WALLIN
OF MARS HILL ON
ALL-STATE TEAM
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Star Wildcat 2nd Baseman
Only WNC Player
Chosen
Ronnie Wallin, star
second
.Wild
cats, this -Week was honored by
being selected on the All-State
High School Baseball Team. This
honor was announced by the
Greensboro Daily News sports de
partment who took a poll of the
coaches in all classifications for
nominations to the team. This in
cludes Class A, AA, AAA, and
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Union Bible School
To Begin At Walnut
Pres. Church Mon.
The Walnut Union Bible School
will begin at the Walnut Presby
terian Church next Monday morn
ing at 8:30 o'clock and continue
classes daily through July 2.
Classes are being arranged
from nursery age through junior
high school age.
On closing day, July 2, a picnic
will be held on the church grounds
at Noon and the closing program
will be presented at 7:80 o'clock
that night.
Zink Gives Report
Of Convention To
Lions Club Here
Lion Jack Zink of the Marshall
Club, was principal speaker at the
semi-monthly meeting of the local
Lions Club Monday night at the
Rock Cafe.
Zink, who attended' the recent
State Convention of Lions Inter
national, in Payetteville, gave a
report of the convention and also
told of the added tours and attrac
tions while at the convention.
Following the report, membersf
of the club discussed the Ladies'
Night and Installation services to
be held by the crab on Monday,
June 28 at the SAW Cafeteria in
Asheville.
Lions Zink, Jim Story and Jack
Cole are in charge of the program
and arrangements.
14 members were present at the
meeting.
Boosters Club To
Meet Monday Night
Members of the Marshall Boost
ers Club are reminded that the
regular monthly meeting will be
held next Monday night in the
home economics room of the
school at 7:80 o'clock.
All members are urged to
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Head Start Program Gets
Underway In This County
JEWELL BALL IS
4-H DRESS REVUE
WINNER MONDAY
Wilma Gosnell, Runner-up;
Sandra Hunter Is
Junior Winner
Miss Jewell Hall of Little Pine
was chosen as the 1965 4-H Dress
Revue winner Monday night. She
wore a white suit of 100'; arnel
triactate and a red polka dotted
blouse of 100", dacron, which she
had made. She will represent
Madison County in the district
4-H dress revue on June 22 at
Clyde A. Kiwin High School.
K'tinner-up in the senior event
was Miss Wilma Gosnell of the
Grapevine Community 4-H Club.
She wore a coat and dress en
Hemble; the coat was of white
cotton pique and the dress of pink
and white dacron.
Sandra Hunter of Walnut Creek
was the Junior winner, wearing a
coat and dress outfit. The coat
was of blue cotton, fully lined
and the dress was of blue polka
dotted dacron.
All of the girls who entered did
a good job with their outfits. Oth
er entries were: Margaret Lou
Plemmons, Charlotte Shupe, Shir
ley Mcintosh, Amelia Coates, and
Maxine Rector.
Judges for the event were Mrs.
John Denton and Mrs. Mary Run
nkm. CATHOLICS OF
HOT SPRINGS
START EFFORTS
Bible School Is In Progress;
Volunteers Are
Assisting
In efforts to further acquaint
many in Madison County with the
Catholic faith, a Bible School is
in progress in Hot Springs daily
from 9:80 to 12 Noon and in Re
vere from 2:30 to 4:30 o'clock
with the public invited.
In addition to the Bible School,
two Catholic Sisters Sisters
Mary Dolorine and Sister Mary
Shelia are serving as mission help
ers of the Sacred Heart
Four college volunteers who are
sacrificing summer vacations in
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M. H. CMTANS
NAME JIM COX AS
CITIZEN OF YEAR
Officers Installed Tuesday;
Jack Belt Guest
Speaker
Jim Cox, Mars Hill business
and civic leader, was named "Cit
izen Of Year" by the Civitan Club
members last Tuesday when of
ice T111 at the Com'
munity Building,
Paul Lockhart, Lieut-Governor,
Zone One, West, served as install
ing officer and Jack Belt, of
WLOS-TV was guest speaker.
Other features of the program
were the selection of two Wild-
acre representatives and recogni
tion of the Mars Hill Wildcats,
State Class "A" Champions.
Officers installed were:
President, Jim Cox; vice presi
dent, John Denton; secretary
treasurer, Dennis MoCurry.
Members of the board of di
rectors are Dr. Charles Powell,
Dr. Brace Sams, Don Henderson,
Howard Biggins, Owen Tilson and
John Anderson.
Cox was Ian Jed for his out
standing dvic and community ac
complishments during (he
BIDS RECEIVED
FORNEWMJI.C.
BUILDING WED.
Construction Will Start In
Near Future; Bids Total
$1,340,965.00
Bids totalling $1,340,965 for
construction of a huge new phys
ical education building at Mars
Hill College were received Wed
nesday by the buildings and
grounds committee of the board
of trustees.
Apparent low bidder for the
general contract was Diokerson,
Inc., of Monroe, N. C. Low bid
ders on subcontracts were Moser
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EOA DIRECTORS
TO MEET MONDAY
AT COURTHOUSE
1 Corporation Is Approved ;
Charter On Way; Name
Organization
The Rev. Jack Thomas, tempo
rary chairman of the county EOA
organization, stated this morning
that the corporation papers had
been approved and filed by the
office of Secretary of State in
Raleigh and that the charter was
now in the mail.
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He also said that the official
name of the organization will be
Madison Community Action, Inc.
As a result of this action, Mr.
Thomas has called for a meeting
of directors next Monday night
at the courthouse at 7:30 o'clock
when by-laws will be adopted and
formation of a permanent organi
zation will be set up.
All directors are urged to at
tend. HARD TO CHANGE
In a school essay on "Parents,"
one little girl wrote: "We get our
parents when they are so old it is
hard to change their habits."
Tobacco In County Being
Damaged By Black Root Rot
100 PATROLMEN
AUTHORIZED
The North Carolina Legislature
Monday night authorized the add
ition of 100 State Highway Patrol
men within the next two years.
Fifty of the patrolmen would
b e added this year, 5 0 more the
following year.
The measure, which will cost
$525,000 the first year and $939,
200 t h e next 12 months, cleared
both the House and Senate with
out debate.
Fred Boss Receives
Foot Injury In
Mower Accident
Fred Boss, assistant agricultur
al extension agent here, received
painful injuries last week-end
while operating a power lawn
mower on his property in Waynes.
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An hjaTtffats first toe was cut
off, the second toe was reset and
the third toe was cut
Ha is recuperating in Haywood
County Hospital in Waynesvilie.
How
SS.SJ
Ebbs Chapel, Beech Glen
Tops In Response;
Others Slow
J. C. Wallin, director of the
Head Start Program in this county,
stated this week that the actual
teaching program in the eight
centers got under way last Mon
day. He stated that the teachers were
busy visiing in various sections of
the county trying to explain the
benefits of the program for pre
school age children. Although the
response was slow as the program
got underway this week, M r .
Wallin hopes that more parents
and children will participate as the
program is further explained.
It will be recalled that this
county receives 100 aid from
the Economic Opportunity Act in
administering this program and it
is primarily for children of ex
tremely low income families. The
children are acclimated to school
conditions, taught the many small
methods and manner which will
help the child when he enters pub
lic school next session and also
gives them an opportunity to en
joy tours and playground recrea
tion. Mr. Wallin announced that Ebbs
Chapel and Beech Glen led percentage-wise
in participation of
parents and children. "We are
most encouraged with some sec
tions but are disappointed in oth
ers," Mr. Wallin said.
"One of the main drawbacks at
the present is the lack of volun
teers to help in the transportation
of children from their homes to
the centers and back to their
homes daily," Mr. Wallin explain
ed. "The Head Start program in not
a "give-away" program but it is to
encourage the less fortunate to
help themselves with the aid of
volunteers from higher income
bracketed families," he said.
The program, itself, depends
greatly on volunteer help for
transportation as well as volun
teers for tours, lunnchroom aid,
playground aid, etc. Approximate
ly 200 county children should be
involved in the program but they
must have ways to attend classes,
Wallin reiterated.
Parents wishing to get further
information are asked to contact
Mr. Wallin or R L. Edwards, su
perintendent of schools.
BY HARRY G. SILVER
County Extension Chairman
Black root rot in burley tobac
co forced many farmers to dis
continue producing burley tobac
co before 1931. In 1931 the Ag
ricultural Experiment Stations de
veloped Ky. 16, the first vnriety
of burley tobacco with resistance
to black root rot, "tobacco sick.''
During recent years all of the re
leased varieties of hurley tobacco
have been showing susceptibility
to black root rot. There is some
variation hi tin resistance to
black root rot with Burley 12
probably giving more resistance
than any of the released varie
ties. There are a number of factors
which cause black root rot to be
more prevalent Continuous pro
duction of tobacco in the Same
land is an open invitation for
trouble with black root rot The
application of stable manor to
excess of 8 tone per acre censes
black root rot to be more severe
when it is present Cover Crons
such as rye, and other small
grains, also makes black root ret
more severe. Rainy
cold nights seem te
velopmeat of the J