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4 .(-' 'i f 1 ' L r a ... r . n , .1 - i r ir j r r r" 4 1 1 i f f - i J V'.M i WW " :. I 1 i .sr y VOL. 67 ' NO. 30 8 PACES THIS WEEK MARSHALL, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1968 10c PER COPY $3.00 A Year In Madison and Adjoining Cooasfes $4.00 A Year Outside These CoontUa , . U W V- For Psychiatric Tests Examinations May Take 60 Days; Trial To Be In Henderson Hendersonville The court-appointed attorney for outlaw Ed ward Thompson Jr. Monday waiv ed preliminary hearing before Hendersonville Justice of the Peace James Gilliam. Thompson, who was returned to this area last week following his arrest in Greensboro, faces four counts of kidnapping and two of rape in Henderson County. He has also been charged with slay ing a man and woman and kid napping three girls in Roanoke, Va., is under charges of kidnapping in Iredell County and three counts of rape in Rockingham County. His attorney, Monroe Reddten Sr., appointed by the court after Thompson signed an affidavit stat ing he was financially unable to employ an attorney, asked that the case go on to Superior court. Gilliam set the trial for the next term of Henderson County Super ior Court. Date of the next term was not known Monday afternoon. Relatives of Thompson report edly told Eden police last Tuesday that he was in that area. The resulting manhunt led to his cap ture by two Greensboro patrolmen. Thompson was declared an out law June 25 by Judge W. K. Mc Lean in Buncombe County Super ior Court, a procedure rarely call (Continued To Last Page) Meadows Charged With Assault On Step-Daughter Troy Lee Meadows, 28, of Mar shall, was arrested about midnight Sunday following a brawl at his home on Main Street here. He is being held in the local jail in lieu Of $2,000 certified bond, officers reported. According to local officers, Meadows's step-daughter, Mrs. Glenna Cutshall, who lives with Meadows and his wife, swore out a warrant charging Meadows with assault on her with deadly weap on with intent to kill. Mrs. Out shall, an expectant mother, told officers that Meadows slashed her right arm and one of her legs with a knife, causing serious and painful injuries. A preliminary hearing has been set for Saturday afternoon at two o'clock before Justice of the Peace Wade Huey at the courthouse. Congressman Taylor's Mail Is "Loaded" With Gun Letters Extra Help Needed; Both Sides Of Question Received WASHINGTON Congress man Roy A. Taylor reports that his mail has been so heavy lately that he has been forced to hire extra help to try and catch up the backlog. Gua letters reactions for and against the proposed federal gun control bill have been arriving at a rate of up to 100 or more per day for several weeks. L'At the same time, staff mem bers save been trying to keep even with other mail plus working over time to acknowledge and tabulate triors than 10,000 replies to a questionnaire which the Congress man mailed ia May to all box hold era In his Congressional district -They are being- helped by a temporary girl who ' was faired earlier this . month fa assist in whittling down the foot-high mail stack. . : . "At n time tinea t earn to Congress hare I seen such a re sponse from the people, mnless it was in the very early day of President Kennedy's administra tion," declared Ip. Taylor. V Deoprte It"'-' ' - "'-y rroMms1 (CoiiUnwci 1,1 t Tt;e) Admitted In Tournament JOHNNY FISHER, star Mar shall High School athlete, has been chosen on the Western North Car olina Senior Babe Ruth League All-Star Team which will leave VM'ay for the South Section Senior Babe Ruth Tourney in Monroe July 26 - August 4. Fisher will be a representative of Erwin High (School. Last year, Fisher was one of the leading players in the tourney which was held at Mc Cormick Field in Asheville. 'T'm looking forward to play ing in the Monroe Tourney", Fish er stated here this week. WRECK INJURES MADISON MEN SATURDAY Two Madison County men were injured about 9 p. m., Saturday in a wreck in the Little Laurel section. A third man, the driver, was jailed. Hezekiah Cantrell, 52, of near Marshall, and George Bailey, 40, of the Little Pine section, were taken to Memorial Mission Hos pital in Asheville, where Cantrell was admitted. Cantrell is in fair condition and Bailey is now recu perating at his home. Cantrell's son, Sammy Cantrell, 20, is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, according to Sheriff Boy Roberts. He is now out under a $300 bond. A preliminary hearing will be held Saturday, August 3 at the City Hall in Mars Hill before Harry Hawk, Justice of the Peace. J.F.AMMONS OF MARS HILL PASSES AT 82 Member Of Pioneer Family; Former Madison County Commissioner John F. Amnions, 82, retired Mars Hill businessman, died early Thursday, July 18, 1968 in an Asheville hospital after a short illness. Mr. Amnions, a member of a pioneer Madison County family which contributed to the estab lishment of Mara HOI College and the development of the communi ty, was a former Madison County Commissioner, a merchant, cattle man and farmer. He was a member of Mars Hill Baptist Church and a Mason. .Surviving' are the widow, Mrs. Jennie Lee Edwards Ammona; two daughters, Mrs. Sylvia Air heart of Ajatevffle and Mrs. Brace Manwarren of Arlington, Ta.; three sisters. Miss Bonnie Am- -'' wm CS 1 1 (CenUnued To Last Tafs) J 10 COUNTY MEN INDUCTED INTO ARMED FORCES The following men were induct ed into the Armed Forces of the United States on July 23:: Jack Edwin Jarvis, Rt. 2, Mars Hill. Eddie Edwin Lewis, Rt. 4, Mar shall. Junior McSwain Davis, Rt. 7, Marshall. Stephen Lawrence Henderson, Walnut. Russell Shelton, Rt. 7, Marshall. Norris Alton Cody, Rt. 3, Mars Hill. Gary Leslie Springs. Holt, Rt. 3, Hot Wayne Gary Strom, Rt. 3, Hot Springs. Allen Vance Shelton, Rt. 1, Wea verville. Raymond Bercher Cantrell, Rt. 4, Marshall. COUNTY TEAMS ELIMINATED IN TOURNAMENT Both Madison County all-star Softball teams have been elimi nated from the Western District Slow Pitch tournament being played in Canton. The No. 2 team was eliminated Sunday by Northrup, 6-1. The Madison 10, No. 1 team, playing fine ball during the double-elimination tourney, lost it first game Monday night when the Olin Fire Devils shut it out, 5-0. Then on Wednesday night the G. E. No Stars eliminated the county team (Continued To Last Pare) !&Mi-h fir . : V". Beloved Baptist inioior t3os Gompleted 50 Years Off Service Has Pastured Churches In Counties Throughout North Carolina By BOB TERRELL " ' aUaea-Thaea Btaff Writer ( -. .' : ' ' ' ' Last Snday BeraJat at UiOt e'clock, the Bev. Wesley Barton Sprinkle eeapleUd St yean of spttuag- la the DevITs eye. The M-year-eld Baptist mlais- ter eoadocted' business as asaal, taeagh ta suTeaadiars alien te County Tax Date Remains $2.05 Despite increases in budget re quests, the county commissioners have announced that the tsx rate for the county would be the same as last year $2.05.'"' A complete breakdown of the budget will be published in next week's issue. Those wishing to see the budget resolution may do so at the County Accountant's of fice in the courthouse. The total of the budget is $1,466,666. RURAL AREA COUNCIL WILL MEET FRID AY To Request Low Income Families To Discuss Problems The Rural Area Council will meet Friday, July 26, at 7:30 p. m. The Area Council for Madison and Rural Buncombe is the com bined efforts of the Opportunity Corporation of Madison and Bun combe Counties, to get low income families to meet together to dis cuss their problems, and whenev er possible, to solve them. The Rural Area Council at present con sists of 27 communities from Mad ison and Rural Buncombe coun ties. The meetings are held at the Marshall Community Center at 7:30 p. m. the last Friday of each month. All Rural Council Meet ings are open to the public. Re freshments will be served at 8:00 p. m., by the staff of the Rural Development Project. LIVED WTTH THEM "Did you fishjwtth flies?" "Fish with flies ? Yes, we fish ed, dined,, sod. Blqtf$fah Wiem." Observes 50th Year of Preaching Last Rev. Wesley B. Sprinkle Cut Courtesy . atost Baptists. He preached 'at Salem Methodist Chorea in Stock- , , -. ' : " "Their preacher's rone," be asid by 'way of explanation, "and IVs been invited to fill in." ? War clouds hour ever Europe in reat folda on Sunday morning, July 11, 1918, wbea rather f led 3year-old Wesley Sprinkle t p ped into the pulpit of the : v- foand Baptist Church and U" " i a career that would lead eou $ T Mai To Start TRUCK HITS FREIGHT TRAIN NEAR MARSHALL Two Madison County women were in the emergency room of lemorial Mission Hospital in Ashe ville late Friday night after their vehicle collided with a train about 8 p. m. The two women were Mrs. iCharles Edmonds, 25, and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Cumi Barnes, both of Marshall Rt. 5. Madison deputy sheriff Carl Shook said Mrs. Edmonds was driving a pick-up truck near a gravel pit in the Tillery Branch section, about a mile from Marshall off U. S. 25-70 . Shook quoted the engineer of the train as saying it appeared that the driver was attempting to 'beat the train across the track. Instead, the truck slammed into the side of the slowmoving north bound Southern freight train and! was demolished. Shook said the women were apparently not hurt seriously. HAYES RUN 4-H SQUARE DANCE TEAM ON TV SUN. The Hayes Run 4-H Square Dance Team, the Mountain Clog gers, will be shown on television Sunday morning at 7:30 o'clock over Channel 13 on the program, "Aspect". Sunday Asheville Citizen-Times . thousands of Bst souls to ths Cross.. V - Only two days previous, the American . Expeditionary Forces had whipped the German Army at Chateau Thierry ' Uti, Bellean Woods and on the morning Sprinkle preached his first ser mon, the .Yanks bad the Hon on Sioe then, through SO year of wsr and peace, the Eev. Hii (ar.Unsed To rS Cjl) Dmi dMty Sat. TIM VALENTINE RESIGNS AS N.C. DEM. CHAIRMAN Tim Valentine Jr., announced his resignation Wednesday as North Carolina Democratic party chairman opening the way for gubernatorial nominee Bob Scott's forces to get an early grip on par ty machinery. Valentine is expected to be suc ceeded by James V. Johnson of Charlotte, who managed Scott's successful primary campaign. Valentine's resignation will give Scott, the incumbent lieutenant governor, an earlier than usual (Continued to Last Page) MARSHALL BOY WINS WORLD BOOK GLOBE Andy sends a 14" World Book Guide to Keith Green, age 11 of Marshall, for his question: Which is the highest volcano in the world? This sounds like a simple e nough question to answer with the help of an atlas and a couple of geography books. But there are at least two snags to the problem. Mountains and their hot tempered volcano cousins are measured from I sea level. The massive votcanos that form the islands of Hawaii (Continued To Last Page) HOUSE PASSES GUN BILL WED. The House passed Wednesday a bill to restrict the mail order sales of rifles, shotguns and ammuni tion but it was a much weaker measure than the gun control plan envisioned by President Johnson. The House voted 304 to 118 to send the bill to the Senate after accepting several amendments op posed by the bill's backers. It had previously rejected proposals for the registration of firearms and the licensing of owners. In the Senate, the Judiciary Com mittee approved a mail order sales restriction 9 to 3 but final (Continued To Last Page) Dance And Folk Festival To Start Next Thursday ANTI-POVERTY BD. TO CHOOSE NEW EXECUTIVE The Board of Directors of The Opportunity Corporation of Madison-Buncombe Counties will choose a new Executive Director at the Board's meeting tonight (Thurs- Oay), July 26, at 7:30 p. m., at Central Methodist Church. The Corporation's . Personnel Committee, after an extensive four-month period of screening' and interviewing applicants, will pre sent the names of two candidates from whkh the Board win select ths new Director.- . ' ' The successful candidate will succeed Ora "A. Spaid . who has served in the position since the inception of The Opportunity Corporation nearly four years ago. In further business the Board will role on a recommendation that Richard Hoffman, Professor of Political Science at liars E1H Col lege, be confirmed as Vke-Chalr- (Cratlii ta Last Fr:) Cutback In U. S. Federal Employment Causes Changes Because of the Congressional mandate to cut back Federal em ployment to the June 30, 1966 level including 83,238 for the postal service nationally and many in this area mail service lim itations will start locally July 27, Postmaster Ramsey said today. The local postal head has been advised by Postmaster General W. Marvin Watson to comply with the cutback required by Congress under the recently-enacted tax bill (Public Law 90-364) by reduc ing some postal services and cur tailing new hiring. Curtailments as follows will take effect locally: Effective July 27, all regular Saturday and Sunday window service will be discontinued. Effective July 27, Saturday collection of mail from street de posit boxes will be adjusted1 to conform to the generally less-frequent Sunday collection schedules. Postmaster Ramsey also noted that beginning July 1 all exten sions of city and rural delivery were curtailed. At this time there -fare no plans to provide mail de livery service to new housing sub divisions and apartment projects. General delivery windows will be open for one-half hour on Sat urdays from 8:15 to 8:45 a. m. (Saturday's schedule at Mars Hill and Hot Springs not known) to deliver mail to general delivery patrons and to firms that normal ly call for their mail at the post office. Residential customers who have received a notice that par cels are being held for them at the post office also may call for them at this time. "This is not a matter of dollars (Continued To Last Page) Grass Is Killed On Main Street; More Street Lights The appearance of Marshall has been improved in the past few days with the addition of several street lights on side streets. Ma ny of the "dark corners" are now lighted and makes the streets saf er for walking and driving. On Monday, town officials also had much of the grass growing on the sidewalk sprayed and kill ed. This improvement makes the main business area more attrac tive. Music Will Start "About Sundown" Thursday In Asheville For 41 years, the first weekend in August has been mountain dan cing, pickin' and singing time, as the talented folk performers of the great plateau that lies be tween the Smokies and the Blue Ridge gather in Asheville for the Annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival of the Southern High lands. Here folks will be playing and singing tongs that were old when their forefathers settled the area in the 18th century. , s - The dates this year are August (1, 2 and 8. The hoar continues to be what it has always been, "A long About Sundown." ; And, the producer remains the grand old man of American folk musk, Baa Com Lamar Luneford, the squire of Sooth Turkey Creek, the min strel of the Appalachians. Now 86, Lunsford no shoulders the full weight program. Son Lamar I.;: himself a veteran of 3 f carnVs mt T t lore (
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