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i it r , ". ,1 .'-''',f "1-" 4- U L;l rnr - JJ r VOL, 67. ; NO. 22 8 PAGES THIS WEEK MARSHALL, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1968 10c PER COPY $3.00 A Year In Madison and Adjoining CooaMes $4.00 A Year Outside These Counties iri T ni ill i II II in m mm mm 1 ml Dinners Announced At 4-1! LYNNE BAKER, Walnut-Hope-well 4-H Cluh, was a winner in the recent 4-H Talent Show given in the Walnut School. Miss Baker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Baker, wrote and sang "The Horse Project Blues." County J&.,,iMmitmiimimt- " 1 1111 1 1,1 " RONNIE CARVER and ROGER BRADLEY were also win ners in the Talent Show. The two boys are members of the Grapevine 4-H Club. Their talent number was a guitar duet. . . .i Shown above are ttia Mountaineer Cloggers of the ' Hayes Bun 4-H Club who won for the second consecutive year for their square dancing. From left to right, first row; Rickey McDevitt, . ; James Haynie, Frank Roberts, Randy Houston, Wayne McDevitt, Russell Wyatt, Jerry Haynie and Joey Nix; second row: Nancy ! Gentry, Walda Harrell, Glenda Fox, Marilyn Wyatt, Glenda Bry an, Susan Gregory, Sue McDevitt and Theresa Ball. Light Uote !s Expected in; Saturday's-Riinoff : Pollinf Places Be Open ; From 6:30 A. M. To ? . 6:30 P; M. fa County .:"L.-.'; rr, : f The Republican runoff election Saturday which will pit Larry Zimmerman against - Robert ' V. ' Somen for the nomination for U. S. Senate is expected to be light t" roughout North Carolina and 1'iJiwn Or '". .There" are 'no r ru i. 'f t 's slated, ' ' v ' - . ' ' ' jrday's run- Talent Show Variety (Talent Enjoyed At Walnut School Recently The Madison County 4-H Talent Show was held recently at the Walnut School. Four-H members from the various clubs in the county presented a variety of tal ent numbers to 4-H'ers, parents and friends present. White, red and blue ribbons were awarded. Listed below are the winners: Shirley and Jane Mcintosh, Carolyn Briggs, Maxine Hensley. and Susan Frisby white rib 'bons. Red ribbons winners were: Seth Metcalf, Terri Lynne Boone, Rosa Dean Frisby, Brenda Norton, Jane Mcintosh, Rhonda Sprinkle, Dale and Yvonne Coates, Terry Ar rington and Terri Lynne Boone, Marsha Rice, Sandra Roberts, Bar bara Gardner, Judy Bradley, Joyce Gosnell, Harlon Rice, Freddie Wal lin, Richard Bailey, Margaret Wyatt, Vickie Wallin, Joyce Will is, Ronnie and Dennis Thomas, and Mickey Luther. Blue ribbon winners were: (Continued To Last Page) mmm 1 Senator iSam J. Ervin Jr D-NXX, jn the general election, in. Nor, Zimmerman, Durham lawyer, ran , second to SomerV Salisbury lawyer, in the May ,4 Republican primary., Somers got 48,361 votes to 43,644 for Zimmerman and 40, 023 for Ed Tenney, Jr, of Chapel Hill, who waa eliminated. A Zimmerman told a news ' con ference that "a clear majority of the people Toting In the first pri mary preferred someone other ( - - -H To I t F'-o) v.. I X!v " , . I VBS TO START AT BAPTIST CHURCH HERE JUNE 10 The Marshall Baptist Church will conduct Vacation Bible School here beginning June 10 through June 14, it was announced here this week by the Rev. Albert A. I'everall, Jr., pastor, who will serve as principal. On Friday, June 14, at 7:30 o' clock, parents and friendls will have an opportunity to observe the week's activities at a Family! Night Fellowship. A complete list erf the faculty and other information will be published next week. ROBINSON TO BE FEATURED IN MAGAZINE D. M. Robinson, general mana ger of French Broad Electric Membership Corporation, will be featured! as personality of the month in the June issue of THE CAROLINA FARMER. The magazine, which has ap proximately 2,000,000 subscribers across North Carolina, will salute Robinson in a "Profile" for his leadership in rural development and in civic activities. "Doug Robinson," the article saysUfefflade French Broad I EiMC a force for area development and a spark for area enterprise." French Broad serves 13,750 members in portions of Buncombe, Madison, Mitchell and Yancey counties. Robinson, a native of Mars Hill, became the co-op's manager in 1942. An alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Tusculum College, Greene ville, Tenn. Robinson began his career as a high school coach anra science teacher. Before taking his present post, he was super intendent of Madison County schools for six years and then supervisor of the U. S. Census for a JJ-county district. Active in many organizations and programs in Western North Carolina, he is presently secretary of the Madison County Develop- (Continued To Last Page) Mother, Baby Care Courses Will Begin Monday Mrs. Lawrence Merchant, Nur sing Services Chairman for the Asheville Area Chapter of Red Cross, announces a course in Mother and Baby Care which will begin Monday, June 3, 1968, at 7 p. m. at the Red Cross Chapter Headquarters, 518 Kenilworth Rd., Asheville. The 12-hour course is designed for prospective parents and , in cludes techniques in handling bath ing, and feeding the young baby. For enrollment contact the 'Asheville Area Red Cross Chapter at 518 Kenilworth Road or call 254-9603. ORAL ROBERTS TO SPEAK AT GRANDFATHER Evangelist Oral Roberta is scheduled to be the principal speak er at the 44tb annual Singing On The Mountain Jane 80, at LinrSle. Radio and television personali ty Arthur Smith and" his Cross roads Quartet, will also appear on tfce program-'.-. -' f Roberta U tha founder and di rector 'of the Oral Roberta Evan gelistic . Association, the founder and editor of Abundant Life mag azine and has written number of books and raT' hich hava been d'-tillu'-ei -worM-vi-Ie. Vietnam Casualty 'V' t'p r S Sgt. Walter J. Reecc 3fr 3fr Sfr SGT. W. J. REECE KILLED MAY 19 IN VIETNAM Was Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Burnett Reece; Funeral To Be Announced Sgt. Walter James Reece, 23, of Marshall Rt. 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. Burnett Reece, died Sunday, May 19, 1968 in action in Viet nam. Sergeant Reece entered the Ma rine Corps onr December 16, 1966. XT L.J . n ViAfnom oinnp Walnut Creek Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to the parents are three sisters, Mrs. Fay Flynn and Mrs. Inez Dock- ery ol Marshall ana Mrs. uexty Thomas of Asheville; and a broth er, Pvt. Harold Wayne Reece of Fort Bragg. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Bowman-Duckett Funeral Home. COMMITTEE OF 100 TO MEET HERE JUNE 7 M e m b e i s of the Madison County Committee of 100 are no tified that the annual meeting of the committee will be held at the Marshall school on Friday, June 7, at 7:30 o'clock. All members are urged to at tend. If it is impossible to be present members are asked to no tify Mrs. C. E. Mashburn, secre tary, Marshall, N. C. Gifted Student ' BRUCE RANDALL, fifth grade) student at the Walnut school, has been selected to attend a sessioa for gifted children at Western Carolina University this aamtner. Brace is the "son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Randall, of Boat ICarahalL - . ' I : ' . WHEW BOTTOif FALLS OUT A deTicit is the remains after f t"-f that n falls out of good i"' TWO TO ATTEND CONFERENCE FROM COUNTY Two Madison County youth are among 250 boys and girls from seven Appalachian states selected to attend the 13th Annual Region al Resource Development Con ference at Fontana Dam, June 3 through 7. The delegates are Carolyn Gra ham and Johnny Hensley. Carolyn and Johnny were selected for an all-expense-paid trip to the con ference because of their interest in conservation. The purpose of the conference is to build an appreciation of re sources. The delegates will study seven resources soils, forests, atmosphere, water, minerals, wild1 life and human. The conference is sponsored by the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Tennessee Valley Test Demon stration, Inc., and the Coopera tive Extension Services in the seven states. Participating states are Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, FMississippi, North Carolina. Ten nessee and Virginia. Among the featured speakers for the conference are Dr. Fred R. Robertson, Auburn University vice president for extension, and Frank Smith, director of TVA. Your Paper May Be Day Late If you failed to receive your paper this week at the usual time don't blame us. The post office waa closed today (Thursday) in observance of Memorial Day. Democrats fJame Members Of Exe. Comm.; Delegates Passes Monday Rev. L. A. Zimmerman LA. ZIMMERMAN, PRESBYTERIAN PASTOR, DIES Was Laurel Presbyterian Pastor For Past 50 Years Services for tha Rev. L. A. Zimmerman, 79, of Marshall Rt S, -wfao died Monday, May 27, 1968 held at 1L a. m. today (Thursday) In AHansUnd Presby terian Ohorch. - . , Dr. Harold E. Myers officiated. Burial was la tits family cemetery. - Pallbearers were Keith Gosnell, Lewis and Wendell Franklin, Tom my Trimble Jr, Elmer Chandler, Ray Tweed and John D. Ray. Mr. Zimmerman was a native of Kansas and bad been a resi dent of Madison County since 1817. He bad been pastor of i' e Lower Laurel rre-yter'an Curvh (C rt -'"l ta Lst r. . ) Afternoon And Night Shows Expected To Draw Thousands Dairy President Zeno H. Ponder V ZENO H. PONDER PRES. BILTM0RE DAIRIES ASS'N Elected At Annual Meeting Near Morganton On Wednesday Zeno H. Ponder, Madison Coun ty's largest and one of the most successful dairymen, was" elected president of the board of directors of the Biltmore Dairies Associa tion, Inc., Wednesday at the an ( Continued To Last Page) J. C. Wallin Is Reelected Chairman At Convention On Saturday The Madison County Democrat ic Convention was held at the school here last Saturday night at which time officers of the ex ecutive committee were elected and delegates were named to the state convention which will be held in Raleigh on June G. Officers of the executive com mittee and precinct chairmen and vice-chairmen are as follows: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: J. C. Wallin, Jr., chairman; Mrs. Dorothy Wyatt, first vice chair man; W. T. Moore,, second vice chairman; Ruben Gosnell, third vice chairman; Zeno H. Ponder, secretary; Mrs. Jena Lee Buck- ner, treasurer; Mrs. Dorothy B.Tpublished a complete list of events Shupe, president, Madison Coun ty Democratic Women's Club; James 'Allen, president, French Broad Y.D.C. Club. PRECINCTS: The chairman is named first (Continued to Last Page) Locke Ray In Jail j For Shooting James Briscoe In Mars Hill Locke Ray, 22, of Mara HOI, is in" the county jail here follow ing his arrest' Sunday afternoon in a shooting incident wiuch oc curred in Mar Hill Sunday. , According to authorities, Ray fired a shot from a 80-30 caliber rifle at James Briscoe, 42, also of Mara HilL Both men aro Ne groes. The incident occurred on tha road near Briscoe's borne. The ahot sevefedialf of Bris coe's band and entered botb. legs. He is now in fro Veteran' Hos pital at Oteen where be is recu perating. ,-.M . Ray is in Jail here wl" vt t 1 pending the ufceon-e cf I ""i.mon, cputy $,"..-: -1 C ' i.'...vk stated. - fut . I '". -. . - S s. v 5 5 l Again Sponsored By Lions; Corbett Coordinator; 34 Events Slated Saturday is THE day for all horse lovers of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee. The most beautiful and well trained horses in this area will display their talents on the Is land before more than 1,000 spec tators in what many regard as the finest all-round horse show in this section. There will be two shows, the afternoon show begins at 1:00 o' clock and the night performance will begin at 7:00 o'clock. This is the third annual horse show to be sponsored by the Mar shall Lions and each year it has been "bigger and better". Over 1,000 persons from Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee attended last year's event and even more are expected for this year's event. John Corbett, coordinator of previous horse shows here, is a (rain serving this year. Mr. Corbett announced this week that officials will include: Judges, Honorable and Mrs. J. W. Dailey, of Greensboro; Master of Ceremonies, Lloydl Thompson; Ringmaster, Glen Fletcher; Far rier, Ralph Brooks. A veterinarian will also be on call, Mr. Corbett stated. Added to this year's 34 classes will be Open Jumpers, which are always exciting and thrilling to spectators. In addition to trophies and ribbons, cash awards will be given in many classes. RIBBON BEARERS Mr. Corbett has announced that the following girls will serve as ribbon bearers and will also pre sent trophies: Ann Tilson, Char lotte Shupe, Sidney Mashburn, Kathy McCormick and Edna Ann Silver. On Page Two of this issue is with awards. Mr. Corbett has named the fol lowing members of the lions Qub to serve on committees: Chairs, Tents, And Ambulancet Ralph McCormick, Ed Nilea, audi Walter Harrell. Ring Wade Huev, Dederick Roberts, Charles Crowe, and . Edi Gentry. ' Vi Concession Stand Harry Sil- ' ver, Bart Wise, Wiley - DaValL Jack Cola, Donald Ramsey, Bill Brigman, Robert r Davis, Larry Corn, and Roy Reeves. Cate Ernest Teague, Walter Harrell, Walter Ramsey, Cliva Whitt, Ed Morton, J, C Wal'in, Norria Gentry, and George Shupe. Publicity James Story enl Jerry Plemmons. ' Mssens To I " - The i. .' r i Si'.'-n t 1 ': i.in Jr" n 'V' rU I
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