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Gonnty Library To Gove
To Delk Building Here
Hope To Get Moved
February 1 Haa
16,000 Vblumea
By
The Madison County library
will aoon be located in & more
spacious and accessible location,
it was announced this week by
the Library Board, composed of
W. B. Zink, chairman; Mrs. C.
E. Mashburn, Mrs. Alfred Huff,
Mrs. Clyde M. Roberta, Mrs. Da
vid Kimberly, and Doyle Cody.
The new location of the library
will be in the building formerly
occupied by Belk-Broome Com
pany on Main Street, adjacent to
the post office.
Work started this week on the
task of moving the approximate
16,000 volumes from the present
library to the new location. It
is 'hoped that the new facilities
will be in readiness by February
1, Mrs. Peggy Dotterer, librarian
said.
Library service started in 1965
with only the bookmobile which
was located on the Island. A
portion of the school was used
for storage purposes. In 1957,
a library was started in Hot
Springs and in 1960, the main
library was moved to its present
location. Branch offices still re
main in Hot Springs and in Mars
Hill.
The new facilities will include
a spacious reading room and oth
er improvements.
Library hours in the new loca
tion will be as follows: Monday,
Tuesday and Friday, 9:00 a. m.
to 4:30 p. m.; Wednesday, closed;
Thursday, 9:00 a. m. to 8:00 p.
ri.; Saturday, 9:00 a. m. to 3:00
p. m.
Herman Pegg Aids County,
State In Tobacco Research
Rector Corner Community
Resident Uses Eight
Varieties In Tests
Because of a tobacco field, last
summer the farm of Herman Pegg
of the Rector Corner community
in Madison County was the site
of a N. C. Agricultural Extension
Service demonstration.
The field had reached the point,
because of continuous cultivation,
that it would hardly produce a
crop of tobacco. The costly dis
ease, black root rot was causing
greater burley losses annually.
Both Pegg and his wife asked
Wiley DuVail, associate county
agricultural extension agent, if
the field could be used ftxr a test
plot.
Bach year across the state,
the N. C. Agricultural Extension
Service works in cooperation with
local farmers in carrying out art
testing and demonstration pro
grams. DuVail agreed arid a test
was designed using eight burley
varieties of varying resistance to
black root rot.
Pegg works during the day at
a local milling company. He was
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Opportunity
Given Tivo
Funding To Benefit Many
OEO Programs, .
Salaries
"Amti-poverty programs of tha
Opportunity Corporation of Mad-insoo-Buajcomba
Counties have
been funded for the next twelve
months with two federal grants to
talling $898,623, R. Hugh Lanes'
ter, executive director, baa en
nounoetl 7 .
The larger grant, $705,932, was
received from the Office of Eco
nomic Oppostunily for use in the
C -nunity Action Program, and
?! ?,7C3 has been received front
C I":i-rtrnnt of Labor, far the
, C pre-rro wtJcb baa
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TAYLOR CALLS
FOR EXEMPTIONS
Congressman Roy A. Taylor,
chairman of the House National
Parks and Recreation Sub-Committee,
Thursday warned House
members that they must act
promptly to avert drastic curtail
ment of the nation's federal out
door recreation facilities.
"I aim alarmed1 that the Nation
al Park Service has been forced
by budget and personnel restric
tions to close many camp grounds
across the nation with the pros
pect that some will not be reopen
ed this Spring and others will bd
leased to private concessioners,"
he declared.
In a speech on the floor of the
House, the 11th District represent-
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Bentley To Talk
On Consolidation
At Hot Springs Mon.
Dr. Fred Bentley, president of
Mars Hill College and Chairman
of the Madison County Committee
of 100, will speak to the Hot
Springs Parent-Teacher Associa
tion next Monday night at 7:30
o'clock on the consolidation ofj
Madison County High Schools.
The residents of Laurel and
Spring Creek are cordially in
vited to attend in addition to the
HJot Springs citizens.
DISTRICT COURT
STARTS MONDAY
A one-week term of district
court for the trial of criminal
cases will begin at the court
house here Monday morning at
9:30 o'clock. Hon. J. Ray Bras
well will preside.
C. N. Willis, clerk, stated that
approximately 100 cases are on
the docket.
LEGISLATIVE
APPOINTMENTS
Rep. Ernest B. Messer of Can
ton is a House Appropriations
subcommittee vice chairman.
Rep. Liston B. Ramsey of Mar
shall was picked as a vice chair
man of the House Finance Com
mittee, beaded by Rep. Thorn e
Gregory of Halifax County.
Senator Bruce B. Briggs, of
Mars Hill, is on the Senate Fi-
earnce Committee.
Firm Is
Grant
pledges amounting to $139,238
for th Community Action Pro
gram and $47,400 for New Car
eers have bean received from the
two C county : governments. v Moat
of ' the matching funds, be said
ere toot in actual cash but are ten
dered In the form of volunteer
work, building space, and aquip-
Previoue funning for various
programs and local emtching
funds bring the Opportune' 7 Cor
poration's total budget to approx
imately $2 million, Lasseter &M
Laeseter stressed that tha an' i
poveriy program is not a 'lis'- '-out-peratkin"
but fa " ' ' " i f
tra'a ths joor in or ' r 1' i ,'
MARSHALL, N. C,
, INAUGURATED AS
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1 l 1 W I MIII1IM
Richard M. Nixon received the oath of office as 87th President of
the United States from Chief Justice Earl Warren in front of the
T nation's capitol Mortdlay. Shortly
pledged "to consecrate my office, my energies, and all of the wisdom
I can summon, to the cause of peace among nations."
Thousands of persons braved inclement weather to witness the
inaugural ceremonies.
MEN'S DAY AT
BAPTIST CHURCH
HERE SUNDAY
Baptist Men's Day will be ob
served here Suniday at the Mar
shall Baptist Church. Men of the
church will lead the worship serv
ice. The theme: "Baptist Men Reach
ing Out," will be used. Speakers
are: "In the Community," Jerry
Plemmons; 'In Recreation," Ed
4MSrJnx .'In the Hjome," Joef
Green; "In the Organized Uhuroh,"
Wade Huey.
Others participating will be Ed
JMiles, Roy Reeves, Bill Deaver,
and Boyce Mayhew.
BURUNGTON
EARNINGS AND
SALES ARE UP
New York, N. Y., Jan. 21
Burlington Industries, Inc., today
reported consolidated net sales
oi $488,178,000 for its first fiscal
1969 quarter, an increase of 12
over sales of $391,770,00 for the
period last year.
Net earnings for the quarter,
which ended Dec. 28, 1968, were
$20,786,000, or 80 cents per share
25,980,000 shares outstanding
at Dec. 28. For the comparable
quarter last year, earnings were
$20,032,000 or 79 cents per share
On 25,322,000 shares outstanding.
The federal income tax sur
charge reduced earnings for . the
quarter by approximately seven
cents per share. The surcharge
was not applied to the Company's
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THURSDAY; JANUARY
PRESIDENT MONDAY ' '
is
following the oath, President Nixom
NEWS AT A
GLANCE
THE WORLD
The Allemby Bridge creaks as)
Arabs and Jews cross the Riveai
Jordan for business or personal
pursuits ignoring the unrelenting
animosities of the Middle East.
"We both need the bridge open,"
an Israeli commahder says.
Hunger strikes spread in Czech
oslovakia Wednesday in support!
of the ideals of martyr. Jan Pal
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THE NATION
Two more men were added
Wednesday to the jury for Clay
L. Shaw, charged with conspiring
to murder President John F. Ken
nedy. fr
Republican senators defended
Secretary of the Interior-designate
Walter J. Hickel as "con
sumer oriented" Wednesday while
critics contended he is unfit for
the job.
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THE WAR
U. S. Air Cavalrymen in a heli
copter swoop Wednesday found
an undefended enemy base and
seized the second largest muni
tions dump captured in the war.
Madison Nurses
Taking Course
Two Madison County Health
Department nurses left Sunday by
plane for Atlanta, where they are
spending this week at the Nation
all communicable Disease Center
for a week's refresher course in
epidemiology. They are Mrs.
Leonard Baker of Marshall and
Mrs. Furman Fox of Mars Hill.
43, 1969 10c PER COPY
RED CROSS AREA
MEETING HERE
ON JANUARY 28
The Madison County-Asheville
Area Chapter, American Red!
Cross, will meet at 3:30 p. m.,
January 28, at the REA Building
in Marshall, to hold its annual
business meeting. In addition to
the treasurer's report and adoption
of the 1969 budget, there will be
short reports from the various
Red Cross services.
Mr. Ellis Fysal of the Asheville
Area Chapter will address the
meeting.
The public is invited to attend.
Fysal is well-known through
out the south, having been in the
coaching profession at UNC and
Elon College as well as being an
outstanding player in several
sports. A veteran of World War
II, he taught combat swimming
and First Aid in Hawaii and Oki
nawa and was assistant field di
rector at Fort Jackson.
From 1924-1928 he has been on
the professional staff of Red
Cross and is director of nursingl
and disaster services.
The public is invited to attend.
GOV. SCOTT
PROHIBITS
CLOSED MEETS
Gov. Bob Scott said he had pro
hibited any agency of North Car
olina's government from holding
closed meetings.
"People have to know and they
have to understand what is going
on," Scott said in revealing the
action in a speech for the North
Carolina Press Association's an
nual awards banquet.
Without going into, detail, Scott
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been fa problem of meetings con
ducted behind closed doors."
Closetf-door meetings of state
agencies and committees of the
General Assembly was an issue
during last year's political cam
paign in which Scott was elected.
During the campaign, he promis
ed repeatedly to run what he call
ed an "open-door administration."
ADULT BASIC
EDUCATION
CLASSES HERE
Madison County Schools and
Asheville-Buncombe Technical In
stitute jointly announce classes in
Adult Basic Education for all
adults who have not finished their
high school education or would like
refresher work.
Classes will begin at Marshall
High School tonight, (Thursday)
at 7:00 o'clock, and will continue
weekly on Tuesday and Thursday
nights.
'All classes are free of charge;
and all materials will be furnished.
Classes are available in English,
Math, Social Studies, Science arid
Beginning Reading & Writing.
"Your decision to continue and
improve your education would be
a wise decision, as education ia
continually becoming more impor
tant in the age in which we live,"
Mrs. S. L. Nix said.
Those desiring further informa
tion may contact Mrs. S. L. Nix
or call Marshall 649-4476.
Todays Weather ,
More tain is in store for the
Marshall area today. The weather
man says there's a 60 per cent
daaoe. . Otherwise,' the weather
wiQ continue cloudy and mild,
with an expected afternoon high
in the mid-608. :
Wednesday, temperatures rang
ed from 42 to 65 degrees. There
jas no measurable rainfall but
e day' start ("i out cloudy a' !
' y, . There v a re " 1
;;ty read::!? of 67 fr c-
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$8.00 A Tear In
Ramsey To leadIIfi"
Demos In Assembly
Elected As Leader
Rep. Liston B. Ramsey
First Class Mail
Rate Hike Sought
It will cost a penny more, seven
cents, to mail a letter if Congress
accepts a reemmendation of Pres
ident Johnson in hi3 budget sub
mitted this week.
The President recommended
that the six-cent first class rate
and the 10-cent domestic air-mail
rate be combined in a single class
costing seven cents. Much first
class mail already moves by air,
said Johnson, urging the change
as a means to reduce the peren
nial postal deficit.
CONCENTRAT
Chart your course in advance
then concentrate all your energy
toward that coveted goal.
Bill Asks For
Contracts For
Mars Hill Lions
Elect Officers;
Tugman President
The newly-organized Lions Club
at Mars Hill has elected the fol
lowing officers:
President, Paul Tugman; 1st
vice president, Bruce Phillips; 2nd
vice president, Arthur Amimons;
3rd vice president, Harold Am
nions; secretary-treasurer, Vernon
Ponder; Lion Tamer, Hughey Ray;
Tail Twister, Roy Yates Amnions.
Directors, in addition to the
officers, are: Harley Jolley, J. D.
Warrick, David Stanton and Roy
J. Edwards.
The club meets at the Mara Hill
Community Building each first
and third Monday nights. At pres
ent, there are 25 members.
PROFITS BY MISTAKES
Take time to look back now and
then some useful lessons can
be learned from past errors.
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Local People Elected
fit Red Cross eeting
Approximately 200 Persons
Attend; Meeting Held
In Asheville
Several MsJdison County man
and women were recognised for
their outstanding ' and detoted
service In Red Cross work; at the
annual meeting of the Asheville
Area Chapter last Thursday night
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Approximately 200 persons at
tended the idinher meeting in the
Top of the Square Restaurant on
Pack Square.
Pxbert F. r'lea, national vice
redJesat, was the princ';-.!
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rw tfirn of t1". board ef
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Madison nd Adloinln CouMm
$100 A Ymt Ontaid Tht CoontlM
Election Was Unanimous;
Nominated By Rep. Barr
Of Ashe County
Liston B. Ramsey of Marshall
has been elected leader of the
Democratic House delegation
from the western end of the state.
Some 15 legislators from Gas
ton County westward, including
three from northwestern counties,
made Ramsey their unanimous1
choice for chairman of the dele
gation at a Monday night caucus.
The unofficial post is one that
was held by former Rep. Gordon
H. Greenwood of Black Mountain
for several years.
Ramsey, a legislative veteran
who first came to the General As
sembly in said the western
delegation recognizes as its first
duty the welfare of the entire
state of North Carolina.
But legislation for the benefit
of Western North Carolina would
fare better in the General As
sembly if it received the atten
tion of all members of the dele
gation, he said.
Ramsey and Rep. Ernest B.
Messer of Canton represent the
three-county 47th House District
of Haywood, Yancey, and MadS
son. At the caucus following the
Monday night session, Rep. Basil
Barr of Ashe County nominated
Ramsey for chairman. Reps.
Robert Z. Falls of Cleveland
County and Messer spoke in favor
of the nominee.
On a motion from Rep. Claude
DeBruhl of Candler, Ramsey's
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Continuing
Teachers
Measure Introduced By Rep.
Haynes; Says Teachers
Want It Passed
The N. C. House of Repre
sentatives was asked Thursday to
put public school teachers on con
tinuing contracts, rather than
hire them on a yearly basis.
Rep. Jeter L. Haynes, R-Yadkin,
introduced the measure and
said teachers want it passed "very
badly."
Haynes is a retired school!
teacher.
His measure would have teach
ers retained on probationary ba
sis, for their first three or four
years and then placed on contin
uing contracts.
One on continuing contracts,
they could be discharged only if
their position was discontinued or
they were fired for cause.
The grounds for cause would
include immorality, misconduct,
inefficiency, disability or the dis
play of whiskey in public places
or on school grounds.
Haynes aaid he - felt Republi
can legislators are solidly behind
his measure and that there was
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of MarsbalL The Rev. T. J. C-!
DonnelL , of . Hot Springs, wae
elected as a vice-chairman of the
Chapter. Jl f,-j-u ' : "
The Madison County Branch;
report showed 63 eases involving,
servicemen veterans and depend
ents were handled, 595 (units of
blood were donated and 133 per
sona completed 14 courses in first
aid and water safety.
The chapter's financial
showed an income cf
disbursprfonta of fiSl.C.'J.
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