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VOL.; 67 WO. 27
OQGorae Taxosrflren t,
Obat They
(Editor's Note; The following
article was prepared by the Pub
lic Information Office of the North
Carolina District of Federal In
ternal Revenue Service. If you
wish to have a free booklet which
describes, in detail, any of the tax
law change's mentioned in the ar
ticle, you should send' your re
quest to Public Information Of
ficer, IBS, 320 South Ashe Street,
Greensboro, N. C. 27402.)
The new surtax, will probably
send you scurrying to find out
how much it will cost you per
sonally. More than likely you'll
be surprised at the relatively
small increase. More important,
we may tend to overlook that this
is the first increase in Federal
taxes since 1951. We may also
have forgotten the many tax
changes Congress has passed in
the last 10 to 15 years which have
eased the Federal tax burden for
nearly everyone.
Let's take a brief look at a few
of these changes.
If, for example, your child
earned as much as $600 back in
1963, you weren't allowed to claim
him as a dependent regardless of
the amount of your support. To
day you can claim your chiM as
a dependent, regardless of thet
site of his income, if you furnish
the major portion of his support
during the year and he is a full
time student or under age 18 on
the last day of the year. This
change in our tax laws save hun
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DENTAL ADVANCES
' Nickel alloy parte of a new
r ' dental cutting tool can bemajj
Mr . ti h n second; far liiffhe -than j
j lit; j't fe .jucncy oi Audible sound,"'v J
feen House At
Vlant Saturday,
Public Is Invited To Visit
Local Plant From
1:00-6:00 P. M.
Norris Gentry, general manag
er of Mato Packing Co., Inc., of
Marshall, announces this week
that Open House will be observed
at the huge shed on Saturday, Ju
ly 13, from 1:00 p. m. to 6:00 p. m.
Mr. Gentry stated that all pro
ducers were especially invited to
attend. Free lemonade and sweets
will be served and officials will
be on hand to answer any ques
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' V-Shown above are Mr. and Mrs. Burnett Reece, of Walnut
Ctreelc being presented, posthumously, for their son, Sgt Walter
' Reece, several medals and other honors at their home last Thurs
' day Presenting the honors were Major William C Warren, Jr.,
and Bgt. Barkley K. Hampton, of the United States Marine Corps.
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Mr. and Mrs. Burnetts Reece of
Walnut Creek section were present
ed posthumously on Thursday,
June XT, for their, iron, Sergeant
V titer 'Reece the, Purple Heart,
J National Fefehse Service Med
. 'rational Defense Service Med
v' ' ie Campaign Star, the Viet
" -paign Medal with Device
' a Certificate" of Honor
C Warren, Jr.,
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Osed To Oe
Taylor Introduces
Bill To Establish
Forestry Cradle
The House Monday passed and
sent to the White House for sig
nature a bill introduced by U. S.
Rep. Roy A. Taylor (D-N.C.) to
officially establish the Cradle of
Forestry in Piggah National For
est in. Western North Carolina.
The bill cleared the House on
a 278-71 roll call vote. An iden
tical bill was approved by the
Senate earlier this year.
Launched a few years ago as a
U.S. Forest Service Project, the
Cradle of Forestry is physically
located where forestry was first
practiced in America in 1892. It
seeks to dramatize to visitors how
professional forestry management
and harvesting techniques have ad-
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Misses Clark And Hhitson
Are County Dairy Queens
Cattlemen's Field
Day Near Airport
Next Tuesday
The Western North Carolina
Cattlemen's Field Day will be
held on Tuesday, July 9, at the
Western North Carolina Agricul
tural Center near the airport,
starting at 9:30 a. m. A luncheon
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Tbpf gram will incl
Include ,toUi3u
dto Packing
July 13
tion about the changes which
have been made, especially about
the new small crop system which
will go into effect this season.
"Mato now has a way to han
dle every grower's tomatoes, large
and small, in the fairest and fast
est way," Mr. Gentry said.
"Many improvements have been
made at the plant since last sea
son and we are looking forward
to a very successful season," Mr.
Gentry commented.
Corps made the presentation on
behalf of the President of the
United SUtea. ; 4 .
Sergeant Reect -attended Mar
shall High School, and prior to. hk
enlistment in the Marine Corpe
helped his Dad farm." He enlisted
December -17, 1966, and after
Boot Camp was assigned to Ice
land. During May,, 1967, he re
turned Stateside and after A fur
lough waa assigned to the Vietnam?
Theatre of Conflict. He was bur-
1 J"e 1, 13-3 will fun m::;Ury
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COUNTY MEN:AKE
INJURED IN CAR
WRECK IN TENN.
Three Madison County men
were injured, one critical, in a car
wreck near Greeneville, Tenn.,
last Saturday night.
Johnny Gosnell, 21, of the Cook
Farm area, remains.' unconscious
in Tacoma Hospital. His condi
tion is listed as critical .
Arthur Guhter, 21, of the Sod
om community, is also in Tacoma
Hospital as the result of a broken
back. He is expected to be re
leased in a few days.
Merriman Franklin, 20, of Lit
tle Laurel,' escaped serious injury
and is recuperating from minor
injuries at his home.
Details of the wreck were not
available but it is understood that
the car was completely demolish
ed.
CONVINCING
A diplomatic husband possesses
the ability to take the limp out
of a lame excuse.
Selections Are Made
Friday Night At
Courthouse
Last
The Madison County Dairy
Princess contest was held last
Friday night in the courthouse in
Marshall with Jerry Plemmons
serving as master of ceremonies. "I
Junior and Senior Dairy Prin
cesses were crowned t reign, for
one year. Miss Pamela, dark,
daqhteirof .JStrii, J-r3ajoJl
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crowned' by Beverly Bruce, 1967
Princess. Beth ' Knox, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Knox,
was runner-up.
The new Senior Dairy Princess,
Miss Patty Whitson, daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. William A. Whitson,
of Mars Hill, was crowned by the
'67 Princess, Jewel Ball. Judges
for the event were Bill Bailey,
Cane River and Grover Page, of
Asheville.
The two winners were presented
a bouquet of red roses and each
contestant wore a corsage, both
being given by the Asheville Ag
ricultural Development Council.
The Junior Dairy Princess receiv
ed a $20 gift certificate from J.
F. Robinson's and the Senior Dai
ry Princess received a gift cer
tificate of $25 from J. F. Robin
son's in Mars Hill.
Other Junior Dairy Princess
contestants were: Cammie Boss,
Patricia Buckner, Martha Ram
sey and Beth Knox. Shirley Mc
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Blood Urgently
Needed Through
Summer Months
Dr. George Lacy, chairman of
the 'Asheville Regional Red Cross
Blood Program Advisory Commit
tee, asks the"' support of all resi
dents of the 24 counties in the
Red Cross Regional Blood Pro
gram during the summer months.
Because injuries from traffic
aocidenU increase markedly, dur
ing summer months and the nor
mal medical requirements for
blood continue at the same high
level, the need for consistent blood
donations k imperative. ; . '
. Dr. Lacy urges every regular
blood donor to donate blood be
fore leaving on vacation. i 'r -If
yon have been ' planning . to
become a blood donor, visit the
Asheville Regional ' Ked Cross
Blood ' Center at S18 Kenilworth
Kod o?y'an4 get co;lte in-forrr-"n
eVi-t this v;'-.l c--- tj.
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THURSDAY, JULif .j
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SOFTBALL TEAM
FORCOPHIS'
IN
Tourney To 1 Start Monday
In Canton j fiftaon
Nears End
The Madison County slow pitch
softball league i enterj" an alio
star team in the Western District
Slow Pitch Toiittiaipent to ;be
played in Canton beginning next
Monday night.
The team will be known as the
Madison 10. '"' ::" ctf,
All eight of the league's teams
will be represented') Jfche all-star
team, it was stated.; J. C. Wal-
lin will manage th:temi ." f;'
The exact data : apd time tfee
local team will play is not known.
Wallin asks that,' members of
the team (they will; be notified)
meet on the Island1 at 6:30 o'cloci
this Friday. 'iV-Z,
Final league standings will be
published next week' It vaavahf
nounced that there, ll be no ni
ter-county playoffa,'v ?
It was also announced that a
reorganization of tKe league wpi
be made ifollowing' the Western
District Playoffs. V
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PLAYOFFS
'Community 'L'eadersL
.n' r. , .-"jEev. Thomas J, O'Donnell, & J.,
Of America4 To List;
Boy L. Roberts, oTRt. 7. ilAr-
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shall.- has oeen seleoijed to appear
in the 1968 edition' of Community
Leaders of America, Other recipi
ents of this honor include Gover
nors, United States Senators and
Congressmen of the various
states. The publication includes
many citizens such as educators,
leading businessmen, members of
state legislative bodies, civic and
political leaders, elected leaders of
various political subdivisions, min
isters, farmers, officers of various
trade organizations, leading sports
figures, and many other individu
als who, because of past achieve
ments and service to their com
munity, state, andor nation, are
recognized as community leaders
of America.
GROWTH METAL
The free world's consumption
of nickel has doubled during the
last 14 years. In 1967, an esti
mated 825,000,000 pounds of the
hard white metal were consumed.
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lala 4fli Thursday
MARSHALL
Members of the Marshall Vol
unteer Fire Department are a
gain sponsoring a gala 4th of
July program next Thursday
which should thrill hundreds of
persons of all ages.
'An exciting wild west rodeo
will be the feature for the day.
The rodeo will consist of; both
afternoon and night performances.
The afternoon show wOl fee gin
at two o'clock and the night per
formance will begin at eight. o'
clock. The rodeo will have bare
back brone riding, steer wrestling,
calf roping, barrel racing,--boll
riding and rSiboa roping. ,
' Clowns will also perform during
the todeav A' "A -SCVr''
; It was abo announced that hot
dogs, hamburgers, sandwiches,
homemade cakes, Ice cream and
oft drinks would be avaiklle 'l
day on the Isrvd.
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Rev. Thomas
3. O'Donnell
O'DONNELL IS
APPOINTED TO
AMA COMMITTEE
The American Medioal Associa
tion has appointed ftine . distin
guished 'laymen to a committee de
signed to advise AMA on present
and future health care needs of
the nation.
director of he Jesuit Residence,
Hot Springs, a jatitott the Edu
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Slot Springs Tomato
Plant Opens Monday
BUS DRIVER
TRAINING TO
BEGIN JULY 18
County-wide classroom training
for prospective bus drivers, either
student or adult will be held at
Marshall School beginning at 9
o'clock Thursday, July 18. The
applicant must have a driver's
license and not have had a ticket
for a moving violation within the
past 12 months.
Anyone interested please call
Marshall School 649-2511.
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HOT SPRINGS
Fourth of July fun seekers will
have an opportunity to relax all
day on Thursday, July- 4th at Hot
Springs where an elaborate pro
gram is being planned. The Hot
Springs Lions Club will again
sponsor the events.
A.skeet and trap shoot wOl
start -off the day's activities at
9:30 a. m.
A fish fry. will be served from
5 .00-7 .-00 oVlock. Bingo will al
so be on tap, it was stated.
At 4J30 a greased pig contest
will be held on the high acheol
sthletia field and a sof tball double-
header will begin at 7.-00 o'clock.
The teams wOl consist of all-star
players from the leagne.
Shortly : after dark; fireworks
wfll be displayed. '
The public is cordially invited to
Hot Springs oa the 4l3u
"We are looking f -rwn to an
t'.:, ? ,yt:-T everyone", one
Is. oifeirence
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20 Organizations, Leaders
Attend Meeting At Mars Hill
WHEAT PROGRAM
PROVISIONS "
ANNOUNCED
Major provisions of the recent
ly announced 1969 wheat program
which differ from 1968-program
provisions are a smaller national
allotment and the offer of pay
ments for diverting additional
acreage below the allotment to all
participating farmers, according
to Emory Robinson, chairman of
Madison County Agricultural Sta
bilization and Conservation Com
mittee. Also domestic marketing cer
tificates will be issued on 43 per
cent of the projected production
of the participating farm's acre
age allotment; this figure was 40
percent for 1968.
In announcing the 1969 wheat
program, Secretary of Agricul
ture Orville L. Freeman said that
the reduced national acreage al
lotment of 61.6 million acres
should make it possible to strength
en, the farm prices and to reduce
the carryover by around. 100 jmilFrehchBoad comierPevelop-
lilwhtTfi wey-whearait
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Under New Ownership And
Management; Public
Invited
The Hot Springs Tomato Plant,
formerly the McCormack Tomato
Plant, will open the season next
Monday, it was announced this
week.
All producers of tomatoes and
the public are invited to visit the
plant which is under complete
new management and ownership.
The new owners of the large
tomato shed are Swann Huff,
Harold Anderson and Harold Ba
ker. They stated this week that
James Rouse, experienced in to
mato business, is the new manag
er.
The shed is located at the inter
section of US 25-70 and the Sjing
Creek highway.
"We invite all tomato growers
to bring their tomatoes ttt Hot
Springs next Monday arid there
after," one of the owners stated.
ELECTED Tfj"i-H
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Mclntobh
JShirley Mclntonh ttt the Tioneer
Craperine Gu nceirt i I -r, r-i...
tlvity Dsy t(M at f ' - r
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13.00 A Year In Madison and Adjoinin CooHes 5
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Future Meetings Planned
To Study Needs,
Action
Model Madison, a movement to
originate a "model counties" pro
gram in Madison County similar
to the national model cities pro
gram, was initiated Tuesday
at a planning conference at Mars
Hill College.
Participating in the conference
were representatives of about 20
organizations, agencies and units
of government of the county.
The conference participants
agreed to take the first step to
mount the Model Madison move
ment after a day of discussions
which included an address by
James Templeton, Washington, D.
C, deputy director for rural pro
grams of the Office of Economic
Opportunity.
The idea of Model Madison was
proposed at the end of the con
ference by Ora A. Spaid, executive
director of the Opportunity Cor
poration of Madison-Buncombe
Counties, ' co-sponsor of the con
ference with the Upper French
Broad Economic Development
Commission. S"J.
Pick Connor, of., the Opportunity
Corp., L. D. Hyde, of . the TJjiper
man,, western vgrouna .vegiona :-. vt -. i , m
Development . Commission, . - were
voted as' a coordinating committed I , I
for the next meeting of the group,,"
Dr. Fred Bentley made the mo a
tion.
L. D. Hyde, executive director .
of the Economic Development
Commission, also addressed the'
conference.
In proposing Model Madison,
Spaid said that Madison could
lead the nation in demonstrating
how a rural county might under
take an extensive program along
the lines of a model cities project.
He acknowledged that there is no
model county program in exist
ence, but challenged the Madison
Countians to "think big."
Spaid pointed out that although
there is more poverty in rurat
areas than in the cities, most of
the money appropriated for anti-
poverty programs is going to ur
ban areas. 'Although Washington
has acknowledged the need of rur
al areas, he said, the federal gov
ernment has so far only paid' lip
service to the need to stop migra
tion from rural areas to the
cities.
He described Model Madison as
a movement that must include
participation of all citizens of the
County in the planning, decision
making and operation of the pro
gram. After a "massive expres
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