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Jimmy (Gene) Lewis, a former Hot
Springs teacher, urges all of his friends
and fellow Democrats to vote
Democrats for Democracy
on May 28
Frank Tipton, 66,
Passes May 19;
Funeral Sunday ,
Services for Frank Tipton, 66,
who died Thursday, May 19, 1966,
were held at 2 p. m., Sunday in
the Little Ivy Baptist Ohurch of
which he was a member.
The Rev. Harold Ray, the Rev.
Ben Honeycutt and the Rev. Ar
nold Bullman officiated and buri
al was in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers were Arnold Rice, Da
vid Metcalf, Walter Cody, Grover
Tamberlin, Homer Griffin, and
Ambrose Wilson.
Mr. Tipton was a retired em
ployee of Mars Hill College. He
was a native of Yancey County
and had lived at Mars Hill for the
past 18 years.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Ce
nda Tipton; two daughters, Mrs.
Frank Allen of Bumsville and
Mrs. Gene Rice of Detroit; one
son, Johnny Tipton of the home;
two brothers, Joe of Erwin, Ten
nessee and Andy Tipton of Bre
vard; one half -'brother, Clyde
Hileman of Newport News, Va.;
12 grandchildren and three great
grandchildren. Holcombe Funeral Home was in
charge.
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ON N. C. HIGHWAYS
Raleigh The Motor Vehicles
Department's summary of traffic
deaths through 10 a. m., Monday,
May 23:
Killed to date 585
Killed to date last year 525
Mrs. Massey, 92,
Dies In Asheville;
Native Of County
Funeral services were held Sun
day in the Bowman Funeral Home
Chapel for Mrs. Hattie Payne
Massey, 92, who died Thursday,
May 19, 1966 in an Asheville hos
pital. The Rev. Jack L. Thomas offi
ciated and burial was in the Wal
nut Cemetery.
Mrs. Massey was a native of
Madison County and bad been in
nursing borne in Asheville for
the past seven yearn.
She and her husband formerly
operated a me roan tile business in
Barnard.
Surviving are one grandson,
Leonard Masaey, of Hadley, Ark.,
and several nieces and nephews.
REMEMBER TO VOTE
Democratic Primary, May 28th
FOR
FRANK H. WATSON
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Passes r.I:iy 14
After Long Illness
Conley , T. (Jack) Sprinkle Sr
63, of Rt 1, died early Saturday,
May 14, 1966 at his residence af
ter a lengthy illness. ;" :
He waa a farmer and once
served four years with the Ashe
ville Fire Department. He was
a member of Teague Chapel Meth
odist Church.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Mary Jane Teague Sprinkle; a
daughter, Mr. James Treadway
of Marshall; a son, Conley T.
Sprinkle Jr., of Leicester; two
sisters, Mrs. Bessie Roberts and
'Miss Robbie Sprinkle, both of
Asheville; a brother, P. F. Sprin
kle of Olney, Texas; and two
grandchildren.
Services were held at 2 p. m.,
Monday, May 16 in the chapel of
Groce Funeral Home.
The Rev. E. H. Goode officiated
and burial was in Green Hill
fSnetery. Pallbearers were Ran
S Buckner, Carl and Ralph
Walker, KalHe Brown, Seed
Teague and Heracbel Ramsey.
Honorary pallbearers were Dr.
W. Otis Duck, Dr. Phillip Russell
and friends of the family.
University Days
For Homemakers
Scheduled In June
University Days for Homemak
ers is scheduled for June 14-16 at
the North Carolina State Univer
sity at Raleigh, Mrs. Ethel Wal
lin, extension home economist,
Madison County, announced' to
day. The program planning commit
tee has made preliminary plans
for this annual statewide event.
The three-day program will in
clude a variety of special inter
est groups,, entertainment, tours,
and other attractions.
Outstanding authorities will
discuss woman's role in public af
fairs, in her own civic organiza
tion and in conserving, our natur
al resources. Another discussion
will center around "Art in Our
LivesC"
Highlighting the event- wild, be
a talk by John H. Furbay, Direct
or, Air World Education, foe
Trans-World Airlines. (He will
talk on "The Four Dreams of
Mane"
All interested women- are nwtti
ad to participate fat this' annual
statewide event at iL- C. State
University. The N. C Agricul
tural Extension Servke sponsor
University Days for Hamamak-
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The above picture of Wade and
Clayton Wilson is an example of
what is ' taking place on many
Madison County farms. There
are ten farmers who are carrying
on tobacco tests in cooperation
with the county Extension staff
and N. C State University..
Wade and Clayton Wilson are
conducting a test at Paw Paw
which demonstrates different
methods of "applying fertilizer to
tobacco. Effects on yield and
quality ar compared at the tfcae
of harvest. This same test ifs sw
ing conducted by Emery Waltki on
Big LaureL
Tests whkh compare different
stages of harvest are being cow
ducted by Spencer RolKrre of Mea
dow Fork and Roland Landers of
Big LaureL
To demonstrate he value of
different methods of controlling:
suckers in tobacco, Wade Reeves
of Little Sandy Mush, will con
duct a series of tests.
Black Root Rot is one of our
most costly tobacco diseases. In
order to learn more about resist
ant varieties, Jack Ball is growing
Ball Cemetery To
Be Cleaned Wed.;
Decoration June 12
The Ball Cemetery on Marshall
Baute 1, will be cleaned aft next
Wednesday, June 1. Everyone
having friends or relatives' bur
ied there are urged to heQu.
The annual decoration and' me
morial services have beam sched
uled for Sunday, June 12 and the
public is invited to attend!
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six varieties on Caney Fork.
Fumigation is another method
of controlling black root tot.
Twenty different treatments are
being compared on the E. M. Jen
kins farm below Dry Branch.
On Upper Brush Creek, Tfllery
Buckner is testing the resistance
of six different varieties to black
shank. Black shank can be one of
our most destructive tobacco dla-
Gay Menfll will be touting the
value of Magnesium ea tobacco.
at his farm on Bona Camp Road.
A test comparing the value of
fourteen varieties of tobacco is
being conducted on Grapevine by
J.. D. Gosnell.
These tests are being conduct
ed lor toe benefit of iMadiaon Coun
ty farmers. They should be of in
terest to all farmers in the coun
ty. Make a point of seeing the
ones m yoar community and any
of the others that you possibly
can.
Results of these tests will be
made available by your county
GSxteasion1 office at the end of the
year..
Singing At Locust
Grove Church
Sunday Night
i The regular 5th Sunday night
i singing will be held at the Locust
Grove- Baptist Chnreh this Sun
!day, Kay 29, starting at 7:30.
The Rev. Clefl Fisher, pastor,
Cordially invites all singers and
the listening public to attend and
take part.
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Dolores Griffin , ,
Valedictorian At -Mars
Hill High
Valedictorian for b 1968-63
graduating class f Mara Hill
High School is Miss Dolores Grif
fin, daufijhter of Mr. and Mr. Po
sey Griffin. Salutatorian is Miss
Patsy Carter, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Hal Carter. Miss Griffin
has received a Prospective Teach
ers Scholarship Loan. Miss Car
ter was awarded a four year schol
arship to the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro from the
Catherine Reynolds Foundation.
Piano Recital At
Hot Springs May 31
A recital by piano students of
Mrs. Sara F, Thomas will be giv
en Tuesday night. May 31, at 7:30
at the Hot Springs High School.
The public u invited.
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for your family. No wonder everybody
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All players on Wester! North
Carolina high school football
teams will have . the - opportunity
of attending the Atlanta Falcons
Inter-squad game on July 23 at
Aisheville's Memorial Stadium at
a reduced price.
Bob Branberg, chairman of the
Asheville Chamber's Ticket Sales
Committee, said today that the
coaches of high school teams have
been notified that special bleach
er sections at the stadium have
been reserved for high school
players.
Coaches can order the special
$1.25 tickets from the Asheville
Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box
1011. Reserved space will be
held for all teams that request it,
so that teams may ait together.
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