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PC 4lthe' State ' highway" Patrol as ft
T- o-aars to meet the onslaught of
traffio which will appear on Tar
Heel streets and highways over
the long Easter week-end.
"The Blaster period is one of the
longest holiday periods we ex
perience during the year," said
Major John Laws, Patrol enforce
ment chief. "We have been con-(
centrating on the week-ends and
we will continue on this tack even
though the holiday period may
extend the week-end longer than
normal."
The official Easter holiday
period will begin at 6 p. m. Fri
day, April 12 and continue until
midnight Momdlay, April 15. This1
is a 78-hour weekend-holiday
period.
"The weekends are normally the
most dangerous time on our high
Ways," Major Laws said. "Couple
this with an extended holiday
period and it becomes doubly
dangerous.'
The Patnoil official stated the
long Easter period in 1967 result
ed in 20 highway deaths and 557 f
(injuries in 879 accidents,
Major Laws noted there will be
an unusual number of young peo
ple, high school and college age,
using the highways over the holi
day period! and many families
traveling to see relatives and
friends.
"If the weather is summerish,"
he said, "I expect heavy traffic
enroute to the beach and resort
areas at or near the coast."
The Patrol has been utilizing
"wotfpack" or saturation patroll
ing in high accident areas on the
weekends recently. During the
weekends in March the Patrol
""These were high accident 4nd
high fatality areas," Major Law
aid 'Tha saturation patrotfing
suhwaaMally : reduced accidents,
Injuria sad deaths in the.' parti
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!-, FFA Horticultural
Contest Plans Announced
Robert Knox Is Member Of
Committee In
Charge
Details of the annual Western
North Carolina Horticultural
Crops Contest for 4-H Club and
Future Farmers of America mem
bers in the 18 western counties
have been announced by Harley
Blackwell of Fletcher, Chairman
of the Horticultural Crops Com
mission of the Asheville Agricul
tural Development Council.
The contest is sponsored joint
ly with the N. C. Agricultural
Extension Service and Vocational
Agriculture teachers in the area.
11m purpose is to encourage inter
est among rural youth of the area
in growing horticultural crops and
to recognize those with outstand
ing projects in 1968.
Cash awards totaling $225.00
will be presented to the winners
next falL First prize will be
1100.00; second, $50.00; third,
$25.00 and five honorable mention
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Five boys and four pirls have been named honor students for the Hike Bradley, and Cheryl McConnick. C
1" "3 graduatir.'? cls3 of Marshall II: th School.' They are (L-R) David ber n with the Baccalaureate sermon ca :
' -'?. f- --i Lsiiders, Dr-r.'- Tank?, Linda Hunter Ball, Lanyncr.Ies held on May 23.
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MONDAY
TO BE OBSERVED
BY MANY HERE
For some, Easter Monday will
be a holiday. For others, it's
'back to work, as usual.
Definitely to close next Monday
will be the offices in the court
Ihouse, both banks, the welfare
department, the health department
and most agencies.
Many are expected to enjoy
fishing and picnicking and others
will go o,n trips over the long
Easter week-end. Some will
choose to just stay at home and do
a little Spring cleaning or garden
ing.
But the most of us, dadgumit,
will be back at work, as usual.
CONNER ATTENDS
0E0 MEETING IN
ATLANTA, GA.
Many Phases Are Covered;
Attends King Funeral
Tuesday
E. P. Conner, Community Or
ganization Supervisor for the
Rural Development Project of The
Opportunity Corporation of Madison-Buncombe
Counties, attend
ed the annual conference of the
National Association for Com
munity Development this week.
The conference was held in At
lanta, April 7-10.
The National Association for
Community Paveloptnent is made
up primarily of staff ' and board
member f of - Community . A' tfon
agencies 'WT assttU local an
cies In their ' WW-k. : It is a pro
fessional ; organization artd pro
vides published, materials' as well
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EASTER SUNRISE
SERVICE AT OAK
HILL CHURCH
There will be an Easter Sun
rise Service at Oak Hill Baptist
Church Cemetery (Rector Corner
community) Sunday morning. The
Rev. Coleman C. Caldwell will be
in charge of the service due to
the absence of the pastor, the
Rev. Bill Worley, who is obligat
ed to preside at a similar service
in Buncombe County.
The public is cordially invited
to attend and participate in this
worship service commemorating
the Resurrection.
HISTORY REPEATS
There's , nothing new under the
tan even the mistakes we make
have been made before.
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MARSHALL, N. C,
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Dr. Martin Luther King, who was assassinated last Thtars
day in Memphis, Tennessee, was buried in Atlanta, Georgia,
Tuesday where thousands of persons attenidled the funeral rites.
Dr. King, Nobel Peace winner and Negro leader in the civil
rights movement, had gone to Memphis to aid strikers. His
assassin has not been apprehended.
RABIES CLINICS
TO START SOON
IN THIS COUNTY
Edward Morton, county sanita
rian, announced today that rabies
clinks have been scheduled for
this county beginning April 24.
Mr. Morton said that the charge
per animal (dogs, cats, cattle),
will be $2.00 and that the treat
ments are effective for three
years.
Hours for treatment are from
3:00 to 5:00 p. m.
The schedule of clinics is as
follows:
April 24, Spring Creek school;
May 1, Man BH1 schbot My;8,
Marshall school May 15, Hoi
Springs Firs department; May
22, Laurel school.
Easter Dinner To Be
Served At School
Lunchroom Here
The Marshall PTA is sponsor
ing a chicken dinner (barbecuekil
or fried) this Sunday from 12 o'
clock to 3 o'clock in the schbol
tunchroom.
Adult tickets, which are $1.25
include one-half chicken, and the
children's tickets, which are 75c,
incfludes one-fourth chifcken). Al
so on the plates will be plenty of
vegetables and plenty of home
made cakes.
Advance tickets will be a big
help to the planning committee.
To obtain these, call Mrs. Clyde
Reid, Mrs. Earl Robinson or Mrs.
Wiley DuVall.
"If you do not get advance
tickets, go to church and then
come to the Marshall school and
eat with us," one member said.
Proceeds will be used to buy a
badly needed piano for the school.
DOUBT
The minute any man begins
to feel his importance his friends
begin to doubt H.
MARSHALL HONOR
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'THURSDAY, .APRIL 11, 1SC3
King Is First
Negro To Have
Half-Mast Flag
WASHINGTON Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr., apparently is the
first Negro tt be honored by a
presidential order that the A-,
mencan
staff.
flag be flown at
half
White House research on t the
subject extends back to 1M0 and,
in the intervening 28 yearn,' no
Negroes appear on the list.
Two private citizens
were so
honored. In 1959 flags were low
ered upon the tfeatl of Walter
W. Williams, the, iasb Surviving
eoiribatant. frqro the CWitf-,
wtyea be if with
forces. Flags were lowefed ia
1962 in memroy of Eleanor Roose
velt Two foreigners also received
this special tribute upon their
deaths during the period Sec
retary General Dag Hammar
skjold of the United Nations in
1961 and Sir Winston Churchill
in 1965.
Only; Two More Saturdays!
o
Polls Open Saturday
For Registration
Registration will con tinue at the 8 polling places
on the next two Saturdays, April 13, 20.
Those who cannot go to the polling places on
Saturdays may register with the registrar at his or
her home during the week. Contact your registrar
for time, etc.
There is also a chance that some still haven't
realized that EVERY voter in the county must RE
REGISTER to be eligible to vote In this year's Pri
mary and all subsequent elections..
Those wishing to vote on May 4 will not be per
mitted to fo so if they have not re-registered.
-GRADUATES
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PRIMARY LIST i
OF CANDIDATES
FEW IN COUNTY
;The May 4th Primary election,
in MadSson County reveals titteSk
not too many candidates will be
eligible to vote for due to the fact
thafccSMt . of them are without
opposition, hence, are the nomi
nees for the November election.
As for the Democrats, in ad
dition to the state candidates,
such as governor, etc., there are
few contests Madison County vot
ers will have.
Names on the ballot for Demo
crats are:
House of Representatives:
Ernest B. Meseer, Lisbon B. Ram
sey and J. Yates Bailey. (Vote
for Two)
For Tax Collector: J. G. Gardner,
Don L. West. (Vote for One)
For Board of Education: W.
Otis Duck, Emery Wallin, William
A. Whitson. (Vote for Two)
The Republicans on the Pri
mary ballot are:
For State Senate: Bruce B.
Briggs, R. T. (Ted) Dent, Jesse
I. Ledbetter. (Vote for Two)
For District Court Judge: J.
Ray Braswell, J. E. Holshouser,
Sr., Wood Hall Young. Vote for
Two)
FEED GRAIN
REQUIREMENTS
ARE CITED
Farmers who have signed up
under the 1968 Feed Grain Diver
sion Program were reminded to
day that they should be sure of
all the Program provisions and re
nirements before planting their
1968 crops.
: Ralph W. Ramsey, Off ipe Man
ager of the Madison County ASGS
nlntl ; jfmt , thit Man -i
Ltienefits ' by signing 'an'
tment, that they must carry out
the terms of the agreement. ; ;
Under the annual feed grain
'diversion program, there has in
past years been some misunder
IBtanding on the cross farm com
pliance provision. Ramsey ex
plained that the term "cross-com
pliance" means that farmers who
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Congress Passes Rights
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CANCER DRIVE
INPROGRESS
IN THE COUNTY
Scholarships Offered
For
Nurse's Training
More Later
the Madison County unit of thel
Cancer Drive organization, re
minded the public this week that
April is Cancer Month through
out the nation and that this is
one of the moat worthwhile drives
during the year.
"Cancer is one of the most, if
not the most, drealdted diseases
and your contributions help in
research and detection," Mrs.
Ward stated. "Many persons in
fayfeflison County have been dd-
rectly aided during the past by
the Foundation and generous con
tributions are needed," she said.
Mrs. Ward also announced that
three $100 scholarships will be
given to worthy Madison County
girls who wish to enter nurse's
training at the hospital of their
choice and who qualify. For fur
ther details, contact Mrs. Ward.
''Additional plans for the dlrive
will be announced later, Mrs.
Ward said.
Revis involved
In Car Accident
A man and woman were admit
ted to the hospital Wednesday
afternoon following a two-car
collision on Brevard Road at W0u, violence that followed the as-
in Asneviue.
' Highway Patrolman L. S. Chap-man-
-tdehtlfkl he injured f as
Mrs, Shirley )Mace of Syhra, who
Was admitted to Memorial Mis
sion Hospital and Woody L. Revis,
40, of Marshall Rt 1, who was
admitted to Aston Park Hospital.
Chapman said the accident oc
curred when Revis struck the
rear-end of an automobile oper
ated by James L. Mace, 25, of
Sylva. The Mace car, Chapman
explained, was stopped waiting
for another car to make a turn.
Revis was charged with failing
to decrease speed to avoid a col
lision, the officer said.
Pictures, Stories
Wanted By The
News-Record
Anyone having pictures or au
thentic stories of various periods
of Madison County history, such
as the last hanging, the 1916
flood, or any outstanding event,
is asked to bring them to The
News-Record office for possible
use. Pictures must be clear so
that "cuts" can be made. All pic
tures will be returned to owner''
after processing.
For more information, contact
Jim Story at The News-Record of
ffce, Marshall, N. C.
WHICH DIRECTION
Don be backward about going
forward, but be sure to know
which direction to go.
3.00 A Year In Madison and Adjoining Counties
fi.00 A Taw Outside These Counties
President Johnson Will Sign
Bill "At Early
Date"
Washington Congress pass
ed and sent to the White House
Wednesday a civil rights bill with
a sweeping ban against racial dis
crimination in housing.
President Johnson announced
he would sign the measure "at a
very early date."
"The only true path to prog-
r ... , ...
we will take when this legislature
is made the law of the land,"
Johnson said.
"Through the process of law,
we shall strike for all time the
shackles of an old injustice."
Johnson told an impromptu
news conference at the White
House that the open housing pro
vision is "a victory for every
American," and he urged Con
gress to complete its work on
other legislation that offers hope
"for millions of Americans who
now look to it for action."
This suggested the President is
ready to call for action on an
assortment of welfare, urban re
newal and job-creating bills, all
calculated to ease tensions in violence-torn
slum areas.
In response to questions, how
ever, Johnson said he is not yet
prepared to say when he will ad
dress a joint session of Congress.
In passing the civil rights-open
housing bill by a vote of 250
to 171, the House rejected a
charge that it was knuckling un
der to Negro rioters.
The bill, previously passed by
the Senate after months of daw
dling debate, cleared the House
while armed troops still patrolled
I outside
the Capitol because of
Mssjnation of Dr. Martin Luther
KKl Jr. , ,
Th -crucial vofe Vs not on fi
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0E0 TO REOPEN
ITS PRESCHOOL
TRAINING UNIT
First Class Is Scheduled To
Begin On Monday,
April 15
A grant of $93,924 has been a-
warded by the Office of Economic
Opportunity in Washington to The
Opportunity Corporation of Madison-Buncombe
Counties for the re
opening of its 'Asheville Pre
school Training Center.
The center now becomes an of
ficial Head Start training center,
perhaps the only one of its kind.
Most Head Start Training Cen
ters are connected with uni
versities, where teachers for Head
Start programs attend eight-week
courses. The Asheville center
will not have a university con
nection and will train workers for
Head Start in five-week courses.
The center will train aides and
teachers for Summer and year
round Head Start projects of
several surrounding counties.
Twenty percent of those trained
can come from day cars centers
that are not part of the Head
Start Program. .'v; '.r.'
The 'first class for' 28 trainee! "
is tentatively scheduled to begtfc :
April '15. ;
The center was originally esta
blished in 1966 vnder a dtiaon.
stration grant from GEO. The
project then included the Eakrest
Day cars Center as a teaching
laboratory. ''-?.-:-'tk:i t
A total of 417 men and women
received training in the center's
courses, including teachers and
aides employed fa Summer Bead
Start projects of the schools of
Asheville, Buncombe County and
MadisoiTiunty.
The nUkrefi Day Care Center
was later rt" . !?J as a year-rov- J
Head Start center. The irnr ' j
center's work has been t 'I
for more Can a y ,r C i ' -lays
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