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4 , 7? 1 si a V' - 'i - VOL.66 NO; 3 Medicare Patients May Get Aid At 3. S. Office Identification Is Essential Before Payments Made Older people in the Asheville district office area who have paid doctor bills but have not yet claimed their medical insurance payments (under Medicare) are Invited to have their claims check, ed by the Asheville social securi ty office before mailing them in f for payment, Jomea E. Robert- son, district manager, declared to day. "In the first six months of the medicare program some benefit payments have been delayed be cause tihe claimant did not include ' all the necessary information with their claims," he explained. Robertson saM that most peo ple will probably need this help only the first time they file a medical insurance claim. "The Medicare Handbook which is giv en to aH beneficiaries explains how to make the claims," he said. "The 'Request for Payment' form is relatively simple, but most peo ple can use some tips and advice the first time they apply. We're glad to offer assistance, and be lieve we can help many people avoid some delay in receiving payment" Robertson noted that the medi care claim may be made either by the patient or by the doctor, if he accepts assignment of the in surance. If the doctor applies for the medicare payment, he bills the patient only for any part of the $60 deductible that still remains to be paid and fir 20 percent of the bill over the $50 deductible. Under tile other method of pay ment the doctor bills the patient, the pwtient pays the bill, and then tit patient send the completed f quest-for-payment form te ther with itemised1 receipted is to the medicare carrier. A statement from the doctor bowing the treatment given and the charges already paid by the patient must be furnished either on the request-for-payment form or on a separate receipted bOL In the 16 -county Asheville area, medicare doctor bill insur ance is handled by the Pilot Life Insurance Co., Greensboro. The simple one-page request-for-pay-ment form is mailed to that com pany (the insurance carrier), no matter whether the payment will be made direct to the patient or to the doctor. Doctors" offices, accustomed to filling out insur ance forms, should have no diffi culty in providing the necessary Kerns of information, Robertson noted. But handling of forms re ceived direct from medicare ben eficiaries is sometimes delayed because some essential item of information has been omitted. "Since numbers of people have c tuonnnned to last rage) ID. M. Robinson Is Reelected Director AADC v ',Di Robinson of Marshall baa been reelected a director of the Aihsrnie ; AgrieuHnral Develop. ment Council for 1967 it present- V ing Madison County.; ; The alse , t tion took place at tiis Council's , annual meeting feat week. ;; TU Agrfcoltnaal rtevelcpment i Council is aa area development - . association covering tba 18 west "f ' ' ernmort counties f the . stats. ' ! Purpc a of the program, which is i f opera 1 try a board of directors Vrepre- 'fMUW. - ''ni 71 AMinirtasi ' lea ' "'41 wuiswsssy aw v ote farm and rural fcn- hlp I prove: -lasia . A r eultur; ' ' promoi - Carolh velopm v.:fh t 1 Vftl f t projects oa . aa ativity of the Agrt '1 is sponsoring and " e Western' NorUl 1 Comtnunky De n in cooperation 1 eirencies and It !-h county. eor-T-fltjUoa c vsn53ts ) t- J rwpr lai: 8 PAGES THIS WEEK W. L LYNCH IS HONORED AT RED CROSS MEETING Delegation Attends From County; Roberts Speaks The war in Vietnam is the least understood cause our nation has ever undertaken and probably the most difficult war our military forces have ever fought, Brig. Gen. Elvy B. Roberts, Deputy Commanding General at Fort Jackson, S. C, said Monday nigiht. General Roberts was guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Asheville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross. In an address and with a film "The Unique War," prepared for use in the indoctrination of troops en route to Vietnam, the general presented the issues in the con flict. Prior to the address, numerous awards and commendations were presented. W. L. Lynch, of iMars Hill, re ceived a five-year pin as a mem ber of the Area Red Cross board of directors and was highly com mended for bis devotion on the board. He was also presented a Special award for his faithful service as chairman of the Mad ison Branch of the Asheville Area ARC. Among those receiving pins as blood program volunteers was Mrs. Mattee Mashburn, of Mar shall. Attending the banquet from this county were Mrs. Rankin Wallln, Mrs. S. L, Nix, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lynch, the Rev. and Mrs. Jack L. Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Story. FARMER'S TAX GUIDE BOOKLET NOW AVAILABLE North Carolina farmers can now get the 1967 edition of the Farm er's Tax Guide, according to J E. Wall, District Director of In ternal Revenue for North Caro lina. The booklet may be obtained iree ol charge by stopping in or writing the nearest Internal Rev enue Service office or your coun ty agricultural agent. Written in on-technical lang uage, it contains easy to under- stana sections such as records a farmer should keep and import ant Federal tax dates to remem ber. One of the most important and informative features is a sample of a completed tax return with aV tailed explanations of entries mode on it. Throuiout the booklet numer ous examples are used to illus trate how fanning transactions are treated for Federal tax pur. . Primarily written to help farm ers prepars their 1988 tax re turns, fee Tanner's Tax deads" also serves as a sefa tax ref erence throughout the year. Razink? The Roof At Courthouse Here; New Roof Started A different Idnd of "racing tike roof at the ooortbouse bar be gan last Monday. The original metal shingle roof which htm been treated and patch ed many times is being torn off and a new asphalt shingle roof is being constructed. The Job is being dons by White Metal Works of AsheTiHs. DUTY-BOUND " ' $ :&$ op -,J be c- -":te4 when J rf "y" courts i" r !, iTs ' : you cs t I l i r.-.. ra--y last' MARSHALL, N. COMPENSATION PAYMENTS ARE NOW INCREASED January 1 brought an increase in monthly compensation pay ments to parents and children of servicemen and veterans who die of 8ervfee-con1ectef cauSes, W. R. Phillips, manager of the Winston-Salem Veterans Administra tion Regional Office, said today. Legislation calling for increases in Dependency and Indemnity compensation (DIC) rates was signed into law by President Johnson on November 8. Monthly payments for children are increased from $77 to $80 for one child; from $110 to $115 for two children; from $143 to $149 for three children and from $28 to $29 for each child in excess of three. Phillips said in the case of de pendent parents, monthly pay ments are increased from $93 to $97 for a single parents and- the maximum income limitation is extended from $1750 to $1800 Changes in income deductions for parents were made in the new law to bring it into line with the pension and income rules for vet erans' widows. Bentley, Deason Now Area Red Cross Directors Arthur E. Eve Jr., assistant treasurer of American E n k a Corp., was reelected chairman of the Asheville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross at a spe cial session of the board of direct ors following the annual meeting Monday night. Robert C. Buchholz and Joseph Meade were reelected vice chair man and William C Morris Jr., was elected a vice chairman. Mrs. L. C. Merchant was reelected sec retary and Gen. George C. Stew art was named treasurer. In the election of members to fill vacancies on the Board of Di rectors, five were reelected to serve three-year terms. They are Mrs Stanley Atkins, Mrs. L. C. Merchant, Joseph Quinn, Dr. W. S. Schwartz, Gen. George Stew art, J. M. Woodcok and Richard B. Wynne. Elected to three-year terms were lr. r red Bentley of Mars Hill, Frank Deason, Hot Springs, Harley W. Meredith, William C. Morris Jr., Mrs. Charles Owen Jr., Stan Smolen, and Charles A. Webb. Named to two-year terms were Mrs. Robert Brown, C. A. Stulhbs and Dr. A. H. Vincent. J. Howard Collins was eleted to a one-year term. Snow Falls Here This Morning But Has Now Stopped Snow fell here early this morn ing .but it soon stopped. Many roads were covered with snow and but no serious accidents were reported - Pictured t,bove ia th - i . r - , ,,. ison Seminary i;apt:?t Church row under construction. LV tha 1 ? tr 3 tv 9 present church x : ' 25. The eld structure v..i when the new church is cc;' .' ' C, THURSDAY, JANUARY VARIETIES OF BURLEY ARE IMPORTANT Burley varieties have changed so rapidly during the past thirty years that growers have a prob lem in choosing the most suitable variety. Before mmmg a Elec tion, the farmer should take into consideration the following, says Wiley DuVall, Madison County Assistant Agricultural Extension Agent: (1) Disease resistance of the variety. For example, if black shank has been a problem in the field in the past, choose a variety that has resistance to this dis ease. The grower could cnoose from one of the following: Bur- ley 37, MS Burley 37 X L8, MS Burley 21 V L8, MS Kentucky 12 X L8, or Burley 49. These varie ties proved resistant m a black shank infested field in Madison County last summer. (2) Soil type. AH varieties do not per form the same on all soil types. The farmer should select a varie ty that is adaptable to the soil type in his vicinity. If he is not getting the desired yield and quality with the variety that he has grown in the past, it would be to his advantage to grow three or four rows of another variety and make a comparison. (3) El evation. Late maturing varieties (Continued To Page Seven) Seminary Extension Center lias Impressive Opening Applications For Deferment Tetti Available Now - . Jl 3 fA"road Baptaat Asisocl fee, Lt. General Lewis B. Henfiie, has announced that Selective Service College Qualification Tests (SSCQT) similar to tfcow given during I960, will be admin istered on Saturday, March 11; Friday, March 31; and Saturday, April 8, 1967, in more than 600 selected test cenetrs in the 50 states, the Canal Zone, Virgin la lands Puerto Rico, and the Dis trict of Columbia. Posters announcing the exami nation will be on display at col leges, universities, post offices &nd public buildings. Milburn Gosnell, chairman of Local Board No. 69, Madison County, said that application' cards and Bulletins of Informa tion concerning the test will be available at Selective Service lo cal boards commencing January 20, 1967. Any Selective Service regis trant who is presently enrolled in nior or graduate and has not pre viously taken this test, may ap ply. All applications must be post marked no later than February 10, 1967. The 3 -hour test will be prepar ed and graded by Educational Testing Service of Princeton, New Jersey. It is intended to predict (Continued to Last Page) THE NEW AND THE OLD -n w Mad- oe,w bufldin-r the fiupervi The r- " " r 11 v - ! ' in 1 2 1 I 11 f 19, 1967 10c PER COPY Hem. IE Huff From rgaiizatiomi RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED HERE BY DEMOCRATS Action Is Taken At Demo Executive Meeting Saturday ihe following Resolution was presented the executive committee by J. C. Wallin, a member of the Committee. The Resolution was unanimously adopted, as follows: RESOLUTION A Resolution to be forwarded to our two Democratic Representa tives, the Honorable Ernest Mes ser and the Honorable Liston Ramsey, a copy to be furnished the Press: Since our present Board of Ed ucation, with the splendid cooper atn of the Department of School House Planning and with the co operation of the local County Commissioners, has successfully (Continued To Last Page) To Be Held Each Monday Evening For Nine Weeks Interest and enthusiasm ran high last Monday evening: when ation opened its first Seminary Extension Center, at California Creek Baptist Church. Pastors, church leaders, and members from five Associations gathered to reg ister in what associational leaders believe is one of the largest, if hot the largest, Seminary Exten sion Centers in North Carolina. Eighty-nine registrants from Bun combe, New Found1, Yancey, Hol- ston (Tennessee), and the French Broad Baptist Associations were present for the first session of a nine-weeks semester, which will be held on each Monday evening, at 7:00 o'clock, with the Califor nia Creek Baptist Church, about five miles North of Mars Hill on Highway 23. Two courses are being offered: one in Old Testament, entitled) "The Heart of Hebrew History," taught by Miss Sue Fitzgerald, Minister of Education, iMars Hill Baptist Church; the other, "The Heart of the New Testament," with the Rev. M H. Kendall, head1 of the Department of Religion at Mars Hill College and pastor of Piney Mountain Baptist Church, as the teacher. Leaders pointed out that registration privileges will be open through January 30. They were quick to urge all who (Continued to Last Page) J cc-tructed under I :;-'a trc-'.'crs. ;i r ! cf n. 6ommit.ee lusts Vote Is 14-3 In Stormy Meet Here Sat.; Claim 'Disloyalty' 'HONORED,' HUFF SAYS OF OUSTER A Madison County Democratic precinct chairman who was drum med out of the organization Sat urday night said Monday that he considered himself highly honored to have been found so offensive to the "Pondfer faction." Marshall attorney Joseph B. Huff, of Mars Hill, who was tried and found guilty of party disloy alty at a meeting of the Madison County Democratic Executive Committee in Marshall Saturday night, made a statement to the State press Monday. Huff's statement reads: "The charges preferred against me were basically the same charg es preferred against the county board of elections and which have already been found to be without merit by the State Board of Elec tions. "As attorney for the Madison board, my advice has always been to adhere strictly to the election laws as written This spparaotly is a departure from established custom in Madiaon County, and has not found favor in some quar ters. "I have not been able to de termine with any accuracy what my attorney-client relationship with the county board of elec tions has to do with my position as chairman of the Mars Hill pre cinct committee. I can only as sume that, since the state board has foreclosed any further action against the county board, I was the only pigeon left. "To be kicked off the Ponder executive committee is a signal honor and a pleasure and I'm deeply appreciative of this high distinction." DR. SAMS ISSUES REPLY TO HUFF ABOUT CHARGES Dr. W. A. Sams, of Marshall, chairman of the Madison County Democratic Organization, Tues day released the following state ment: "In reply tsf.' Joseph B. Huff's stataQjsfat of being happy to be released from Ponderism, may I stats the regular Demo cratic Executive Committee brought charges of parry disloyal ty against Mr. Huff and be bad ample time and opportunity to defend" himself but instead posi tively refused to answer tba com mittee's questions. For tbs .general pubae our Dsmocratie Executive Committee is composed of honorable men and woroea from all precincts -of ttie county sad I state posioVely that no man control that eommittea They spaak for themselves and they each rapport the State Dem ocratic Organisation by . paying every quota assigned them." Dr. Sams stated. : Pastors To f.Icet The Western Baptist Fasotrs' hold a nf'": ' ..1 e KmZ7. - -r "!., ft North Carol: na Corifcrcnce will ""I irwtl' t on T t i r ' 1 s, $2.50 A Year la Madison 6 Adjoining Counties K00 A Year Outside These Counties , Bitter Verbal Blasts Heard By 100 Democrats In School Cafeteria By LEWIS W. GREEN and JIM STORY Joseph B. Huff, Mars Hill pre cinct chairman, was read out of the county Democratic organiza tion (not Party) Saturday night on charges of giving aid and com fort to the Republican Party dur ing the 1966 fall campaign. The vote of the county Democratic Executive Committee to oust Huff was 14-3. Huff led the "reformed Dem ocratic" faction which was de feated by the "regular" Demo cratic faction in the primary elec tion of 1966. He also is attorney for the present county board of elections which the "regular Democrats contend is antagonis tic. An estimated crowd of over 100 listened for almost two hours to bitter verbal exchanges between Dr. W. A. Sams, county Demo cratic chairman, and Huff. Oth er officials and members of the executive committee often inter- rupted to ask questions concern- ling inddenta, Javphring Huff and toe county board of elections, aa well as incidents which occurred tit the Mars Hill precinct meet ings. At times the verbal blasts led to tense moments although no vi olence occurred. Chairman of the Mars Hill pre cinct, Huff has frequently been involved in intra-party wrangling in Madison, where "regulars" and "reform" factions comprise the Democrats. Huff fought Saturday night's accusations and declared the charges pressed against him by the Madison Countv Democn&tic Executive Committee were un founded. But he lost his precinct chairmanship nonetheless. The action was considered a vic tory for the Zeno Ponder faction in Madison politics. Huff has long been a point of contention among the Ponder "regulars." Twenty-one of 25 members who comprise the executive committee were present. Fourteen of those voted to kick Huff out. Three, including Huff, voted against the motion and the remainder ab stained. More than 100 Demo crats attended the meeting, a gathering mostly hostile to Huff. The charges of party dUloyalty had been lodged by Auburn Wy att, Paul Thomas and Woodrow Dill, and Saturday night's hear ing was procedural and in Una wfth the program of organisation for the Dsmocratie Party in North Carolina. The executive committee's oust er of Huff is final, Thar appears to be no provision for appeal fat (Continued To Last Page) RONNIE JOHNSON IS WOIISDH) IN VIETNAM SUN. -rfc Ronald H. Johnson, Marine Corps, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Johnson of Walnut, was wound ed in Jr 'r j in ? t i V ! II ' -i his r-r,r J .' ' e--.y f.' i )1