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The ; thirtieth Annual Singing
Convention 'of The Salvation Ar
my Mou&taift Missions frill be held
ftewr Jfl SoJiioi in
Haywd County, August 7,' from
10 a, &fty$
Thla eimuel event has attract
ed thousands of people for many
yer to the xiwOJitain top to hear
Old Time Gospel Singing, com
posed of quartets, trio, duete, eo
k, A.aJid" amginff groups . The
Singing Convention thia yecw will
be heM at the Shelton Laurel
Mission for the fourth year. This
event traa formerly held at Ma
ple Springs bat wee moved to
Shelton Laurel four yeans ago.
Thia year, ae in other years,
one of the highlights will be the
fellowship with old and new
friends. This is an inter-denominational
singing convention and
sin gig groups from all churches
ere invited to participate in the
singing. This annual all-day sing
was instituted by the laite Major
Cecil Brown, founder of The Sal
vation Army Mountain Mission. i
work.
There will be hamburgers, hot
dogs, sandwiches, coffee, and soft
drinks for sale to those who do
not bring their own food. Free
meals and drinks will be murniah
ed to the musicians and singers.
However, families are urged to
bring along their lunch and spread
it on one of the picnic tables and
enjoy "the fellowship with their
friends. Invite your relatives- and
neighbors to come and Join with
you and have a good time and
mate thia a' real home-comins
n ti - T!.' spech.l
I I ' easion will lo ' , t C -i a
l-lr; '."'ler,. Divisional lvangtliat for the
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ASCCOMJOTTEE
NOMINATIONS
ARE INVITED
A call for the "best men avail
able" to serve on the ASC com
munity committees was issued to
day by Emory Robinson, Chair
man, Agricultural Stabilizalttion
and Conservation County Com
mittee. Slates of nominees for
membership on ASC community
committees soon will be establish
ed at the ASCS County Office.
"The committee system is the
backbone of farm programs," the
chairman declared. "Its respon
sibilities include the conservation
of natural resources, the stabiliza
tion of agricultural commodities,
and price-support activities which
protect and improve farm income.
We need the best possible cross
section of farmers to insure ef
fective administration of the va
rious measures."
hi Madison County, Mr. Robin
son explained, 3282 farmers took
part last year in one or more pro
grams administered by the ASC
committees. Funds disbursed un
der the committee's supervision
amounted to eome $340,000.00.
Last year, also, 7,903 acres of
farmland were improved under
the Agricultural Conservation Pro
gram cost-sharing arrangement
The total investment in conser
vation was about 250,000.00 with
about half coming from the par
ticipating fanner and the balance
from A CP.
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A. E. Leake, Jr.
Is" Licensed To "
Practice Medicine'
lArtbM, rEldridga Leaks, Jr, of
Marshall, was among the 213 par
- eons passing recent examinations
- and is now licensed to practice
' medicine, in, North Carolina. The
T announcement was mads Saturday
by the Stats Board of Medical Ex
. amlaere.V Si-.i-mV.tr.r.- A" :
Dr. Leaks is the son of Attor-
ffy snd Mrs. A. E. Leaks.
DEDICATION OF
t ft S: HOUSING
SATURDAY
Congressman Roy Taylor To
Speak; Public Is
Invited
Dedication ceremonies for the
Hot Springs Housing Authority
Will he held in Hot Springs on
this Saturday afternoon at 2 o'
clock, Mrs. Maud G. Long, chair
man of the hoard of comimis-
laioners, announces.
Congressman Roy A. Taylor
will deliver the main address and
Jim Story, editor of The News
Record, will serve as master of
ceremonies.
Other officials have been invit
ed to participate in the event.
Mrs. Long stated that the pu
blic is cordially invited to attend
the dedication.
DAVID ROBERTS
DIES THURSDAY;
RITES SATURDAY
Prominent Mara Hill Leader,
Teacher, Die Following
Operation
f f .
, David Moore.' Roberts, 40, hta
tory 'and social studies teacher: af
Mars Hill High' School, died in an
Apvi!Ie hospital Thursday', July
' ' . 1 ' '' " from- eomplications; . foi-
. i. i.uuerts afeo had 'taugl at
Old Fort. andY Fjat , Creek ! high
schools. 'He was a descendant of
a family long identified with ed
ucation in Western North Caro
lina. He was educated at Mars Hill
College '43, Wake Forest '45, and
served in the Navy during World
War II. In 1966, he received his
master's degree from Bast Ten-1
neseee State University.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
O. E. Roberts of Mars Hill where
his mother is head of the lan
guage department at Mars Hill
College and his father is federal
-education coordinator for the
Madison County Board of Educa
tion. Mr. Roberts' maternal grandfa
ther was Dr. R. L. Moore, who
was president of the college for
41 years.
He was a member of Mars Hill
Baptist Church and was formerly
active in the Civitan Club and
Jaycees.
Surviving are the parents; the
widow, Mrs. Dorothy Jeanne Wea
ver Roberts, formerly of Tulsa,
Okla., who is on the college mu
sic faculty; two sons, John Da
vid and James Oren Roberts, and
a daughter, Debra Jeanne Rob
erts, all of the home.
Services were held at 2 p. rn.,
Saturday in Mars Hill Baptist
Church.
The Rev. Robert Melvin and the
Rev. J. A. McLeod officiated and
burial was in the church ceme
tery. Pallbearers were J. C. Ponder,
Wilbur Carr, James Cox, James
Fish, Robert Chapman, J. D. Wal
lin, Fred Dickerson, Dennis Mc
Curry and Arthur and Lee Wood.
Hokombe Funeral Home was in
charge.
DRAFT BOARD TO
BE CLOSED WEEK
OF AUGUST 8
Mrs? Damarir Trap? clerk of
the Madison County draft board,
announces (this week bai the draft
board office will bs "closed the
weak of August 8, when she wiU
bs on Tacation, - - -.
Tbs office will reopen on Mon
day, August 15," Mrs. Props
stated, '..v::,-''.;; ...
Homerriakers Attend j
Certificate Are
Awarded
The 'Madison County Home
Deinonstrabfon d ubs held their
awards program Thursday night,
July 28, in the Courtroom. ,
A fashion show was enjoyed by
the group. Suite tailored- by fine
Home Demonstration clauses were
modeled along with current fash
ions in ready-made garments.
Around 60 homemakera attend
ed this event.
Awards were ' made to the fol
lowing clubs end members:
First Place HD Award Lit
tle Pine HD Club.
Second Place HD Award
Grapevine HD Club.
Third Place HD Award Mars
Hill HD Club.'
Paint Pork was the club with
the most individual reading certifi
cates.
Community Achievement
cates were awarded to:
Mrs. Bloise Ferguson, Mrs.
Dorothy Arlington, Mrs. Reva
Foster, Mrs. Fannie Foster, Mrs.
Beverly Hough, Mrs. Edna Gos
nell, Mrs. Dossie Holt, Mrs. Ella
Mae Gowan, Mrs. J. B. Wallin,
Mrs. Connie Kramer.
Reading certificates were award
ed to twenty homemekers in the
various clubs throughout the coun
ty. The group enjoyed the refresh
ments and fellowship after the
program. A display of rail fa
brics was also enjoyed by the
group.
Attends Conference
. ' ; .. .
Mrs. Lucille Bumette, of Wal
nut, attended the C.T.A. .Summer
Conference' ' held -4, Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday 'at 'Mart Sill
The thonw-W-,t3itf- Cwifefenrt
was; "Spirit Of Challenge."
Merrill
These men are advisory
60
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on the tobacco study committee, which recently met to
assist the Agrricultural Extension personnel in formtiliat
ing a new five year work plan. Gay Merrill is a farmer
and dealer in Mars Hill. Jack Cole is vocational ajrri
culture teacher at Marshall High School.
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Burley Tobacco Study Comm.
Assists County Agri. Agents
By WILEY DuVALL,
Assistant Agricultural Extension
Agent
The burley tobacco study com
mittee is a sub-group of the Madi
son County Extension Advisory
Board. It is composed of some of
the leading burley growers in the
county. In addition to the two
members of the advisory board,
Mr. Gay Merrill and Mr. Jack
Cole, the study group was bolster
ed by the services of Mr. Albin
Bockner, Mr. Emery Wallin, Mr.
Herschel Ramsey, and Mr. Jamas
Gentry. . These men give a good
Mogrsphlc representation to the
group and they are aware of the
problems confronting .Madison
tobacco f armera ff"'; 4
Burley' tobacco ' h ' the top
money crop, in 42m county, yield
ing gross sales in excess of tors
million dollars par year. In 1965,
IN ACCEi iM.-S
More than 60 persons nominat
ed for membership in t'.e Com
mittee of 100'bave ace. ted the
ntoinatfoT,it'a j ' 'y an
nounced thU week ty Superintend
enf R. LEdwwrda and V. B. Zink,
clerk to' the-board of coiUTniesloa
rs. t ,.
It was further annov-iced that
Jvh6tt " the acceptances reach 75,
the names of the persona, on the
Committee will, be pul'.: -hed. :
Organisations who have
been requested to name represent
Wves Who have not yet acted,
are urged to do so i.-iimediately
so the Committee a-n be formu
lated. " rV 'l' 'V
Purpose of he Comimittea of
100 is to atfody, re .inmend. and
improve th duct.. al facilities
in this county f
MarthU Tr. test
UpheU: To Ue:ame
Certifi-4CUtttl&' Here Axi3f' W
Thef all-important Ccdae Cliff-Madison-9
game; played last Sun
day Oft" the Reynolds diamond wfll
be' resumed' from poirt of protest
in 'Sixth Inning on the Marshall
field .'.Sunday August 14 it ws
annonnced this morning,
Tt game. Sunday was stopped
in h ateth. inning ly the mnpire
du: Maihlring and harralssneit
by -teie' spectators andor- Mar
shall ' bench' ar 1 U.e game was
forfeited to CV r CV.lt. -x- H 0
- The;. Man1 1 manager -Mib-mediately
Vprol ' l the', forfeit
and- the protest v . uphelg Wed
nesday.-night at a I ' ttin-yof the
protest coptmit
. When ,4he r
will ftVt at (
leading C
'I
i i AsrevHic v
refcmedit
j,):arhfflil
ping riis jnd .!
4time soon cornea
Cole
board members who served
the crop was produced by 2858 al
lotments and produced on 2,272
acres.
The recent allotment cut has re
duced the acreage to 2,063 acres.
This figure is approximately 500
acres below the 1959 allotment.
Since increases or decreases in
size of allotments is beyond our
control, the problem must bs at
tacked from other angles.
It wai noted by the group that
average yields per acre faava not
increased in the county, to a large
extent, in recent years. 4 '
Specific problems listed by the
study group wars aa follows! (a)
an. increasing incidence of black
root rot (b) eooatderable oainaga
from brown spot (c) not enough
attention is being given, by fann
ers, to' proven" production prac
tices v(d) '4 ' stasd::y' increasing
VBSVT.
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, FOLK FESTIVAL
BEGINS TONIGHT
IN ASHEVILLE
('.:.' " 5 '
Bascom Lamar Lunsford,
Founder, Jo Again
Be On Hand
'"The Squire of South Turkey
Creek," "the dean of American
Mountain Polk Music," the Mins
tpel of the Appalachians," no mat
er by what titio yon know hto Bas
com Lamar Lunsford, the 8-year-pM
founder of Western North
Carolina's Mountain Danes and
Folk Festivalwill be on hand to
night (Thursday) when the festi
val he founded gets underway -in
Aahevilk's City Ariditorlutai fjr
'tihe 89th time.
Lunsford, recently featured
across the country in the televi
sion film, "Music Makers of the
Blue Ridge," wilt fc a good deal
of the producer's chores fall on
his son, Lamar Lunsford. He
missed his first festival in 1965,
due to ill health. As' -in years past
the festival will feature the folk
music and dancing talent of lSTMountain. Ponder stated that the
western counties for three nights, I attack occurred about noon Sun-
August 4-6.,
No More Stop And
Go At Signal Lights
It was announced here this
Week that there will be no more
turning right or left after com
ing to a stop at signal lights here.
"The light must be green be
fore making a turn," an officer
stated. -The
change in this procedure
was necessitated due to several
near wrecks on Mam Street, It
was explained
.vf
Miss Barbara Ball
Case Worker) (qrp'A
v :v
Miss Barbara Ball, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Billie M. Ball of
Asheville, has accepted a position
with the N. C. State Commission
for the Blind as Case Worker for
the Blind, effective August 1. Her
territory includes Madison, Avery,
Mitchell and Yancey Counties.
Miss Ball is a graduate of Clyde
A. Erwin High School and this
year received her B.S. degree in
Social Work from East Tennessee
State University, Johnson City,
Tenn.
Miss Ball will be in Madison
County on Thursday of each week;
the first and third Tuesdays in
the month; and on two fifth Tues
days during the year.
Attended State
Firemen's Meeting
At Carolina Beach
Mr. and Mrs. Charles "Ham"
Crowe, of Marshall, attended the
N. C. State Firemen's Conven
tion held this week in Carolina
Beach.
Crowe is Fire Chief of the
Marshall Fire Department.
fi
! ACTIVITIES OF !
! OUR RED CROSS
IN IITI.V
in v vu i
The Asheville Area Red Cross
Chapter reports that twelve units
of blood were provided for hos
pitalized Madison County resi
dents during July. During this
period twelve donors from the
county gave blood at the Red
Cross Blood Center in Asheville.
Also in July assistance was
given nine Madison , County serv
icemen through the Red Cross
Service to Military Farniliea pro
aTTaUHa Among services given wars
verifications for emergency leave.
assistance with hardship discharge
appacations and: counselling and
referral Service. Assistance -was
also given one county veteran in
applying for eompensation ; from
JUm) . Veterans Adnunistration.
COUNTY JIAN NOW
IN JAIL CHARGED
WITH ASSAULT
Jim Massey Arrested On
Sunday After Attempted
Rape
A 24-year-old Madison County
man is now in Jail here charged
with assault on a female with at
tempt to commit rape and inflict
ing serious injuries on the body
and face of the defendant, Mrs.
Junior (Gwendolyn) Gosnell, of
Marshall. Route 5.
Sheriff EL Y. Ponder, with the
aid of other officers and blood
hounds, arrested Jim' Massey, 24,
of the Barnard community- about
two hours after the alleged at
tack of Mrs. Gosnell on Barnette
day and Massey was arrested' a-
bout two o'clock.
Sheriff Ponder said that Mrs.
GoaneH was badly marked about
the face and body and is now in
Loftin Clinic in Greeneville, Temn.f,
According to Ponder, witnesses
said that Masseysaw Mrs. Gos
nell leave her .home in the Brush
Creek section an4 asked her where
he husband jaj When he found
that GosneU was nt home, he
attacked Mrs. GosneH She start
ed screaming and running. This
alerted her three children who
were at horns and they ran for
help. They, went to the home of
Mr. and Mr. Edwin Goforth and
told f them "what was happening.
The ' Gofortha' ran to Mrs. Gos
nell's rescuef as Massey fled, It
was then that f : orjff Ponder was
-aificd a,tid f' - rch f r ' " .?sey
"rtpd, '- ' -
ne23ECrv
Sev is heimrhelii wMhmit tuamflk
of bond, pending on the outcome
of Mrs. Gosnells condition. !
SCHOOLS OPEN
FOR PUPILS ON
THURS., AUG. 18
Teachers Report August 17;
Schedule For Year
Announced
Madison County Schools will
open on August 17, 1966 First
day for teacchers.
August 18 First Day for
Students. Schools will dismiss at
10:30 a. m.
August 19 Third day for
teachers.
August 22 Will be full day
for teachers and students.
November 7 No school (Gen
eral Election).
December 21 Schools dismiss
at 1:00 p. m., Christmas Vaca
tion.
January 2, 1967 Resume
Classes.
At the January, 1967 meeting
of the Madison County Board of
Education, the remainder of the
school calendar will be made up.
Adult Education
Class To Begin
At Mars Hill
An Adult Education Class is
being planned by the Vocational
Home Economics teacher, Mrs.
Irene M. Metcalf, at Mars HOI
High School. In response to " a
number of requests for a begin
ning sewing class, "Constructing
a Simple Garmsat'' win bs offer
ed,. Persons interested in attend
ing tins class rosy writs to the
Horns Economics . Depatznent ' Im
mediately, ot call ' 689-4882 on
August 8. .. .
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. A men doesnl cut . much ilea In
1rds Efe unless he .makes bay j
while the sun shines.' r ' ' ' -
First At Greenaville, Tenn.
August 10; Second At t
WaynesviUe Aug. 12
Two hurley tobacco field days -v
are scheduled for- the benefit of
farmers in 'this area. The first is
to be held at - tile Greeneville, ,
Tennessee atatipn from' 9K),a. m. V
to 3:00 p. jtLp on Wednesday, Aug.
10. The second is scheduled for
the Mountain Research Station j
at WaynesviUe, oil Friday, August
12, from 1:20 4:00 p. n.
The WaynesviUe field day wilt
feature Harold Ross and Jim Ed- . ,
wards from the researc sthation -'
as well as Dr. D. F. Matzinger, Dr. lt
Heinz Seltmaim, and Dr. Furney .
Todd from N. C. State Univer- t
sity. They will cover such topics k .
as burley varieties, fertiliser us- ,f
age, sucker control, disease con-
trol, and burley curing equipment. 'j
The morning tour at Greene-
ville will cover new experimental
lines of burley, fertility practices, '
weed control, disease control, and jt(",
proper lighting for stripping
tobacco. In addition '"iff tobacco, (
this tour will cover alfailf a ",' i"
varieties, and production, of""!; sod i
planted corn. t ',
Lunch will be served by the A
local Home Demonstration Quo. f
The afternoon session wiE in-
dude such discussions aa sucker '
control, production of Quality
plants, control of alfalfa weevil,
and the feeding of beef cattle. -
Dr. N. 8. Hall, of taa Atomic f
Eeseardi Laboratory, Oak: Bidge,
Tennessee; will discuss current a '
tomic research on both planbj and
animals. .. ... , ' . -
All farmersTT'wW'lcaiw should
plan to attend these field, days. f
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Eighteen County Members
Attend; Fine Showing
In Raleigh
Eighteen Madison County 4-H
boys and girls attended 4-H Club
Week at North Carolina State
University in Raleigh July 25-29.
Twelve of these boys and girls
competed in state contests and
demonstrations. Loretta Gosnel
Grapevine 4-H Club, was declared
state winner in the Poultry Bar
B Que Demonstration. Varden
Cody, Ivy Ridge 4-H Club was
runner-up in the Vegetable Pro
duction Demonstration.
The other 4-H'ers whom we
considered winners, even though
they did not win state competiton
this year were: Jimmy Baker,
Wildlife Demonstration; Winifred
Ramsey, Entomology Demonstra
tion; Harlon Rice, Poultry Mar
keting and Production; Warren
Roberts, Tobacco Demonstration;
Jane Mcintosh, Early Teen Dairy
Goods Demonstration; Joyce Gos
nell, Egg Cookery Demonstration
and David Caldwell, Donnie Banks,
Clayton Wilson and David Rice,
Dairy Judging Team. These 4
H'ers represented our county and.
district well in state competition.
Other delegates attending and
participating in Club Week activ
ities were: Charlotte Shupe, Wil
ms Gosnell, Shirley Mcintosh, J.
Nealy Edwards, Lynne Baker ands
Wayne McDevitt
As well as participating and at
tending demonstrations, olub
members enjoyed assemblies and
programs with- such guest speak
era as: Governor Dan K. Moore;
Dr. John T Caldwell, Chancellor
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County B5rid ?!.;
Sales jln June ! , . -Amount
To $7,970
Savings Bonds' "aoM during June V
in Madison County amounted to
07,870, according to C L. Rudi-
auL'T'Jr- lladaoa County Volun
teer. Chairman. -Cumulative r-,ni
sales in the county for t' a f t
half of the year' totaV'd - -
This is S8.7 rrccr,t of t' c j.
ty goal of ;i;;"3 f.r I
if
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