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MARSHALL, N. C .
NON-PARTISAN IN POLITICS
Second-class privileges authorised at Marshall, N. C
JAMES I STORY, Editor and Publisher
SUBSCRIPTION RATES IN SUBSCRIPTION RATES
MADISON - ADJOINING OUTSIDE MADISON
COUNTIES COUNTY
16 Months $3.60 15 Months $6 00
12 Months $3.00 One Year $4.00
8 Months $2.50 Six Montha $8.00
6 Months $2.00 Three Months $2.00
4 Months $1.50 Airmail 80c per Week
TWO-PARTY SYSTEM
If nothing else was proven in the general elec
tion Tuesday, at least one thing1 is perfectly clear
our county, our state, and our nation have strong
two-party systems. Thisf f ct was proven by the.
closeness of the races locally,vstafce-wide, and nation
ally. This is a healthy situation.
What was once considered "the solid south" in
the Democratic column no longer exists. Not only
did Tuesday's election faults reveal a two-party
south, but also entering tfife scene was a third party.
In other words, no one political party can stand pat
and feel assured of winning an election.
Many states usually considered "safe Democrat
ic" or "safe Republican" experienced upsets in the
Presidential election.
This situation should lend itself to careful and
progressive administrations where faulty decisions
and unpopular practices could spell defeat in the
next election.
Madison County, for example, has been both
Republican and Democratic. The average person
however, would hardly consider our county in any
particular fold as results were the closest this writer
can remember. A few more votes, or a few less
votes, in many cases could have changed the local
outcome.
This closeness will make both political parties
alert as to the needs of our county. This, too, is a
healthy situation.
To the victors we extend our congratulations.
To the losers, we can truthfully say, "you ran a
mighty close race."
To both victors and losers, we urge that hurt
feelings and bitterness be put aside and that all of
us join together to help bring about needed improve
ments within our county.
HOW TO RUN A PAPER
(From The Steamboat, Colo., Pilot)
Ask almost anybody and they can tell you how
to run a newspaper. Ask a newsman what it's like,
and if he tells you the following, you'll get some
idea of what snap the news business really is:
If I write an in-depth story, it's too long.
If I condense one, it's incomplete.
If I take sides on an issue, I'm prejudiced.
If I don't, I'm a coward.
If I've been on the job a short time, I lack ex
perience. If I've been around awhile, it's time for a change.
If I don't stop and talk (deadlines, you know),
I'm too big for my britches.
If I do, that's all I have to do anyway.
If I ask for advice, I'm incompetent.
If I don't, I'm a know-it-all.
If I make a mistake, I hear about it.
, If I don't, I never hear about it.
If I misspell your name, you never forget about
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Mr. and Mir. H'ert DeaWf,
and family of Knorrffla, Ten
' spent the week-end witfc tbei par
nts. Mr. and Mr. HiAert Deal,
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lir. and Mr Hubert Worky
f'.i FrUar night with fear par
c i, I'r. ani Hit. Ernest BaQ
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i 3ntH ratm mm m talk1
he camot mjtfmdkto
'tk4a ia jtte.GraperJae am-
Mr. ad lira, fmnk Bail att
Pfo, If r, '4nd Mra. Brtea ImbHh
4 ,t llr. Frank Bw vst
aid aWndJafcr-1 W. ITari, rt
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Sunday.
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ASHAMED OF MADISON
Madiaon County haa had her
name smeared njany, nfuiy tumea,
and often wijuatly, amouaed, but
far a peraon, or laaden 4 V
litiodl party, to stoop. ow, edoMKh
to destroy a mainVi hozrre and pafc
sibly kill his family i; trior than
I can comprehend.
I thought we in Madison County
Nvere little more civilized than to
try to destroy a man politically
by setting off a dynamite choirgq
which did damage to his home and
might very well have injured bis
family.
We are no better than people,
whom we detest, in cities through-,
Out these United States who be
lieve the only way to get hack at
someore, Who does not believe aal
they do, is to do him and his fam
ily bodily harm, be it Preadideint
John F. Kennedy or Zeno Ponder.
I know Zenlo Ponder and even, if
us his political enemlies think, toe
has many faults, HE would neveK
stoop to destroy a man's home lor
harm his family.
For the first time I aim deeply
ashamed of Madison County.
MRS. RALPH W. RAMSEY
Route 6
Marshall, N. C.
Celebrates Birthday
Debra Kaye Capps, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Capps of Mar
shall Rt. 6 (Upper Grapevine)
celebrated her 5th birthday Octo
ber 27 at the home of her grandl
parents, Mr. amdl Mrs. Ralph Har
mon. . Those present for the oc
cation were the mother, Altsa
Capps, Miss Yvonne Ooates, Na
than Harmon, and the grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hairmon.
Debra received many useful
pifts. I
Walnut-Hopewell
4rH Club Prepare -For
New Year . ..
The Walnnt-Hbpewell 4-H dab
held his monthly meeting Mortday
night, Nor. 4 at 7:30. Flam were
made, for the coming year.
Jim Baker was the presiding of
ficer. The American pledge was
led by Peggy Rice. Karen Rice,
led the 4hH pledge and Jane Rice
led' devotions.
After the club's business was
discussed, officers were elected
for the coming year as follows:
Evcrclt CprirJUa Dic
.
tTh Rev. Everett Fores Sprin
kle, 4, bt Nick Creek Rd, Rt t,
Marion, and formerly of Madiaon
County, died at him horn Wed
nesday "afternoon, : November 6,
1969, after a long illness. I
Mr.' Sprinkle was well known, in
Marsha an(jt -Madiaon,,. County,
having served churches In' the7
county and ,.WNC paebor for
everal' y'eari. ;' " '-y'r' '
Funeral arrangements are In
complete.
President, Sharon Henderson; vice
president, Jim Baker ;seoretary
treasurer, Karen Rice and report
er, Harlon Rice.
After the election the cliib mem
bers selected projects for the com
ing year. After recreataon icne
uneeting was adjourned.
Square Donee To
Be Held Here On
Saturday Night ;
i MiM dance' will be hM fai
'the MarahaH Community Building
this Saturday night beginning an
7:30 oWoclc
The dance k being sponsored by
iCrkmds of Mr. w& '.JI? I Fi"
iom? dauirhtw iemalne ill.
Prhweda prill b given Whem to,
defry'hosHil and ctor
expenses.
The Ralph Lewis band and the
John Ray band will furnish the
music. Both bands are donating
Ibheir services.
It was also announced that cake
walks wouM be held.
Thanks Voters
I wish to take this opportunity to thank
the voters of Madison County for electing
me as Register of Deeds in the November
5, 1968 election.
I will strive to fill this position to the
best of my ability.
Hilliard Teague
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Woman Of The Week
A sheville-Buncombe Technical Institute offers a course for supervisors, teaching
employees all aspects of the work and how to deal better with people. Mrs. Qarenoe L.
Harris completed the 160 hours at night and received her diploma last month. But she
needed no instruction on how to get aJors; with fellow workers.
Lena Harris fas been employed a Mflta Mjanufacturing Corporation on Weavervilte
Highway for 16 years, is supervisor of personnel and org parachutea- in ttw canopy
department. There, 100 or mWwm worlmasiatsdby
from the time they come from the odtttng taU nrttfl ootnptete. , . V
la auch a large group of women, marc imm probUnts, Mrs. Harria ay she trie (
to U a good lianer, leto theta tefl her a eibouk tt,'g msndai
' whether soy-Menda, husbands, jrful&wn. fumnem or. whatew. After aB, dbleant r
ryona feel batter after laakirhig a burden on eomeon ehT No wohdar hey amy' aha
la a "graaa asset to the company, the ooamunrty end noted for consideration of odbari.'t
r The danghto? f Mrs. Jamlwtfe of Hara'Eill and the late Wesley Edwards t
graduated from Mara HiH High 'School, work J in BaKimore, Mi, during World Watt :
n and ratarned to AeherfQa after marrlara. Her. husband la a truck driver as Otaea VA"
BoaoHal. Boli ara memfam rm":rm Tabernacle Baptist Chorcb wfaar aha at ,
ti laii i and anriatant twrtirf of r o T n "--'!'"1t F"-T
Ba the aotnmHtos for TfaankagMn? fckiii, given to needy. famEieav ' - ' : J
, A tbaBarrat hokaa a ealrd's rL, there la a Urge Zor and vagetabto .
-f and also freezing corn, beans, atrawoar-.
v and jc-r.k. These produrXa aha an- ,v.
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caraen. em. turn wsj aower er
rfca end Hteimiea as welj as h '
' Joyi girt:- to fi-jenda.' f -f
- Ineney health hi forced her
Imrwrtinent la friendship ia yk 1
avdaya people aao aSor4 to let or, ,
oma of thse activitiea. But a tfe&rsr
:... "C 4 liafceners are so rare WW-
DRIVE TO LIVE
Remember motorists, it's just
oomimon sense to steer clear of
driving practices that can result
(in injury or death.
iPL is Saturday
In Covel
Ollie E. Ledford
Passes Tuesday;
Funeral Friday
Mrs. Ollie Eng-lish Ledford, 51,
of Mars Hill Rt. 2, died at noon,
Tuesday, November 5, 198 in a
Btarnsville hospital after a long
illness.
She was employed by Mills
Manufacturing Co., in Asiheville.
Surviving are the husband, Kel
ly Ledford; a daughter. Miss Ka
ren Ledford of bhe home; and two
pisters, Mrs. Hobert Rice and Mrs.
Gus Robinson, both of Mans Hill.
Services will be held at 2 p. m.,
Friday in Ivy Gap Baptist Church,
Yancey County.
The Rev. James Ferguson and
the Rev. Allen McKinney will of
ficiate. Burial will be in English
Cemetery.
I'allbearers will be Shelby and
Ralvh Robinson, Harlon Rice, Al
vin Mcl'eters, Clarence Ledford1
and Kmory Metcalf.
IDolcomln; Funeral Home is in
charge.
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VJHudBtm, 60, of Oeve-
tand, (Nuo, ttieq Bauroay, isovem
ber' JSei at hla home in Qeve
ian after a long illness.
m '! natWa of North
Wllkeiiboro. f and had lived in
'dereJand for lS 'Veara.
" Hiirvivlnfl' are the widow. Mm
Ruth ' Chandler Hudson, formerly
hf Madiaon Oouhtyj two sons, Carl
of the home and Jimmy Hudson
of Philadelphia, Pa.; two daugh
ters, Misses Joyce and Roealee
Hudson, both of the home; and a
brother, Fred Hudson of Phila
delphia.
Services were held at 2:30 n.
m., Wednesday in Easter Gap Bap
tist Church.
The Rev. George Maseey, the
Rev. Rtabert Justice and the Rev.
Hobert Bufflman officiated. Buri
tal was in Rice Cove Cemetery.
Bowman-Due kett Funeral Home
was in charge.
Robinson, Ponder
Win Top Honors
On Hallowe'en
Miss Karen Robinson was crown
ed "Miss Marshall High" and
Jimmy Ponder won the "Mr. Mar
shall High" title at the annual
Halloween Carnival held! last
week in the school auditorium.
Karen is a senior and Jimmy is a
freshman.
Junior titles went to Donna
Raimsey and Freddie Bishop. Win
ners in the primary department
were Jackie Buckner and Eddie
Davis.
A program featuring Audrey
Carter, Sandra Hunter, Dennis
Freeman and the Hayes Run 4-H
Ohlb dancers was presented by
Miss Maxine Plemmons, Miss liil
lie Jean Redmon ami Mr. John
Ray.
"FOOD FOR THOUGHT"
By
Sugar Campbell
Sometimes we discipline the
kids for things that bring back
f oniil memories . . .
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Worse than the woman who
canrt coiok is the one who can't
cook, but does . . .
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If all the cars in New York,
Los Angeles and Chicago werei
placed end to end, some joker
would pull out and try to pass.
One good thing about having
your children home from school
it takes your mini off your
other troubles.
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Adolescence: the age when boys
discover girls and girls discov
er they've been discovered.
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You'll be glad you discovered
our Country Sausage at Stoney
Knob Super Market, Weaverville,
N. C.
Curtis J. Wilmvma, Rt. 1, Ashe
viUe was the winner of last week's)
1300.00 Cash JackpeV. s fj,
ui- Thb Week's JackpoUls
All Jrou have to do to lTresister and
have your Jackpot ,4, pttnehed Free
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