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Ponder Speaks In Favor Of
Tax At Meeting
Monday
Representatives of Western
North Carolina's 17 burley pro
ducing counties voted Monday to
endorse Gov. Bob Scott's call for
a state tax on tobacco products.
The tradition-breaking endorse
ment was in the form of a resolu
tion adopted by the burley tobacco
committee of the Asheville Agri
cultural Development Council
meeting in Asheville.
Another resolution passed by
the committee asked the state's
congressional delegation to sup
port Rep. Roy A. Taylor's bill fon
the lease and transfer of burley
acreage allotments.
Taylor introduced a similar bill
in the last session of Congress'
but it 'was not acted upon. It is
estimated that the ability to lease
allotments would add over $1.7
million to WNC farmers' income.
The tobacco tax resolution got
a 10 to 2 vote in favor of passage.
Although only five members were
present at the meeting, seven
members had notified chairman
Frank M. Davis of Haywood Coun
ty of their stand.
The resolution said the tax is
a "source for providing urgently
needed revenue without imposing'
hardship on our citiiena" and
'would ' noMwalversely affect tfcfll
any of the people dependent on'
this important industry."
Scott's ,ta , proposal called for
five cents on each pack of cigar
ettes and two cents on each cigar
sold in the state. He did not
specifically ear-monk the return
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adison Efad Bumper
Burley Crop Last Year
Surrey Reveals Producers
Grossed $3,600,000
In 1963
In spite of the drought condi
tions which prevailed in parts of
the county this past year, burley
producers had a better yielding1
crop than that of 1967.
According to Emory Robinson,
chairman of the county ASC Com
mittee, a preliminary summary of
marketings from the county's
1968 crop reveals 4,597,930 pounds:
were marketed from 1968.54 har
vested acres with an average yield!
of 2336 pounds per acre. Robin
son explained that the county's
preliminary summary as compiled
by the USDA Data Processing1
Center did not include some' late;
marketings which were made af
ter the closing of the market in
our Slats and t&at the final total
year's marketings would exceed
4,597,930 pounds by a small a
mount but the final county's yield
per acre would change very little.
In comparing the .county's 1968
tobacco - production record witfc
tbat of the two ; previous ? years,
Robinson said the record reveals
that growers marketed 441572
pounds front 1945 acres in 1967
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Citizens :-r-!i'
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, Frank Moore, of the Citizens
Bank, announced this week thaf
new i provements at the bank
were j . -st about cotr; V's .Ce
new i. rirj was r-r- '7 f r use,
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BILL PROHIBITS
KILLING FOXES
BY SOUND DEVICE
State Senators Briggs and Wil-
kie have introduced a bill as fol
lows: "To prohibit the taking of fox
es by use of sounds in Buncombe,
Henderson, Madison and Yancey
Counties." Prohibits persons to
take, kill, or attempt to take or
kill foxes by aid of any recorded
or electronically amplified sounds
or other Bounding device in nam
ed counties. Provides that violat
ors shall be guilty of misdemean
or. The bill has been referred to
the Committee on Wildlife.
F. B. Coon Club
To Reorganize
Here Saturday Night
Reorganization of the French
IJBroad Coon Club has been sched
uled for this Saturday night,
March 1, at the courthouse here'
beginning at 7:30 O'clock.
All members and others inter
ests di1
' It was also announced that
coons will be ordered and anyone
wishing to secure a pair of coons
should be present.
DIAL - A - PRAYER
649-9231
COUNTY LIONS
ATTEND DIST.
MEET SUNDAY
Several members of the Hot
Sorinirs and Marshall lions Clubs
attended the District 81-A cabi
net meeting which was held at
Fontana Dam test Sunday.
Various activities and reports
from the clubs were heard and a
bountiful dinner of bear meat was
enjoyed.
Those attending from Hot
Springs club were Lion President
Steve Burns: Warren Nix, secre
tary-treasurer; Jim Lunsford and
Ray Jackson. ' ; -
Those atteadine from the Mar
shall ch were lions Jack Cole,
president; ; Wiley DuVaU,' secre
tary; and Wade Busy, Zone Oiair-
County Musicians
Record Records In
New, York Recently
Cbray Ramsey . and f Bard Ray,
well-known county musicians' re
cently returned from New York
City - where tiy spent -two weeks
recording folk, pop, and Jasi -musk
at the , Radio Cty ATO net
work leader rter. ' T. J irport
ed that in aJX'Jon to an allMot
they - also recorded . two single
records. r '!!... J
The two county men experien
ced ' t'.e cc iow while C we
and commeTited Cat thy bad a
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ARTICLES ON
CIVIL DEFENSE
TO BE PRINTED
A series of articles and in
structions will be published in
coming weeks concerning nuclear
hazards in time of emergencies.
This information is furnished as
a public service by the Office of
Civil Defense, Department of De
fense, and should be carefully
read by the readers of this news
paper.
Although it is hoped that such
emergencies will never become re
alities, it is important that such
precautions should be made just
in case.
It is suggested that you save
the articles and illustrations' for
your own safety.
LIONS IN 94-85
VICTORY FRL;
LAST HOME GAME
The Maryville Scots invaded
Chambers Gymnasium , Friday
mlirht andttfoundJM ltom:Atoa
aVgreeive foe and Jm, 94-85. J ,
' Behind at halftime, 42-40, the
Mars Mill quintet, led by Jim
Wilmoth and Rudy Reeves, surged!
ahead as many as 12 points in the
second half. It was with the aid
of a combined total of S3 of 54
second half points that Reeves and
Wilmoth were able to inspire the
second half come-f ram-behind vic
tory. A stout performance by War
ren Morgan and Bill Padgett en
abled the Scots to come within!
seven points ' (88-81) with 1:12
remaining on the clock. Their ef
forts, however, were quickly over
come on layiups by Wilmoth and
Jim Medford.
Friday night marked the last
game for captain Rudy Reeves
and he celebrated the occasion by
leading his team to its best record
in fifteen years, 14-11. Reeves,
who holds the school record foT
points in a season (476), was
overcome in bis rebounding rec
ord by Jim Wilmoth, 259 to 253,
in a single season.
'Ap elated Coach Harrell Wood.
was more than elated with thid
season as it was a year of re
building for Mara Hill. "The lose
of Rudy Reeves due to graduation1
wiU definitely be a factor to over
come next year, but his help in
making the Lions a winner will
long be remembered."
Speaks Before -1,300 At
iMars Hill College w
;": ". Saturday tmvn
David BrtnUey the : poetAalf
of the ' lamed Huntky-Brintley
newt team, predicted et Mara Hill
Saturday night : that . the "to
fJuence of liberalism in American
life is seriously waning if . not
entirely ended."- va
'The Wilmington-born bewsman
whom 20 million vA-mrioaTis watch
nftfst'y was at l.'ars ZZl to de
liver the keynote a ' ! .- et the
f 'ih annfaal yts:;or.i.;m of liars
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BANK ROBBER IN
1935 GRANTED
NEW TRIAL HERE
Nichols Pleaded Guilty On
Wednesday; 35-Day
Sentence
Eddie Nichols, one of the seven
men convicted in the 1935 robbery
of the Mars Hill Bank, was
granted a new trial Wednesday in
superior court here. Judge J. W.
Jackson, of Hendersonville, who
is presiding at the term, senten
ced i4ie 66-year-old man to 23
years and four months after
Nichols had pleaded guilty of the
robbery with firearms. However,
Judge Jackson, after deliberation
and thorough investigation of rec
ords, stated that Nichols would
Iget credit for 23 years, two
months and 25 days in which he
had served in prison. This actual
ly leaves only 35 dlays remaining
for the greyhaired man to serve
in the state penitentiary in Ra
leigh. It will be recalled that the Mars
Hill bank was robbed of some
$2,000 on the 10th of September,
1935, by Nichols and six other
men. During the getaway toy tine
men, Dorothy Sanderlin, a stu
dent at Mars Hill College, was
injured by a stray bullet.
The new trial here was award
ed on the grounds that Nichols
did not have counsel to represent
him in the trial here in October,
1935. )
Solicitor Clyde M. Roberts rep-
resented the f'awaT! We .visnair
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sepft K Huff ApresentM the de
fendant.
COMMITTEE OF
100 TO MEET AT
SCHOOL T0MGHT
The full Committee of 100 will
meet tonight (Thursday) in the
Marshall School auditorium at
7:30 o'clock.
All members ere urged to at
tend. '
Court Adjourns
Here Wednesday
The February term of superior
court for the trial of criminal
leases was adjourned Wednesday
afternoon. Judge J. W. Jackson,
bf Hendersonville, presided.
The principal case tried invol
ved Eddie Nichols. (Story else
where in this issue).
Many of the cases were con
tinued or sent to district court
for preliminary bearings.
liberalism in AjnKsrica fronv tiMI"vast military bureaucracy of the
early days -of the administration
d franklin' D. Roosevelt.. T b e
liberalism, la . explained, put its)
fafth in tire instintioaa: be iei
eral'gorexnment and labor unions.
' , "But, be said, 'liberalism, ha
been, betrayedlr both? in-stltatfoiiB.".'-.;i
.U' y "
. He said some of initial Kber&I
manipulations , byV Rooseve'.fs
covernment were rood. Thse fci-
chjded Social Security, ' r-- ..' m
of the stock narlct ar. . c. j
to.- control unewplorme't. Z v
ever, the federal govt.' " t
leeoms a ' "mor "
cracy,". t:e a" vU-4, ''
ei, everbearirs, out cf c
r;i:.kly a'nol rtr. i
crl.t-a at what le c
MARS HILL LIONS
CHARTER NIGHT
NEXT MONDAY
Charter Night will be observed
by the Mars Hill Lions Club next
Monday night at the Mars Hill
Community Building, it has been
announced
The Marshall Club is sponsor
ing the Mars Hill Club. Many
Lionesses will accompany their
husbands to the observance.
Lion Official Gudger Cabe will be
the prinicpal speaker and Gover
nor J. P. Ramsey will present the
Charter. Many 31-A District Li
on officials and members are ex
pected to be present.
The dinner meeting will begin
at 7:30 o'clock.
NEWS AT A
GLANCE
THE NATION
3fi 3fr 3
President Nixon has picked Rep.
Rogers C. B. Morton of Maryland
to be the new Republican nation
al chairman.
9fc 9fr 9fc
Snow fell on eastern New Eng
land for the third successive day
Wednesday and 27 storm deaths
were reported. Califomians got re
lief from three days of heavy
rains and mudslides.
jfr Sfr 3fr
THE SI
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el Wias decided that. North CaH-
na statutes outlawing union ac
tivities by police and fire depart
ment employees are unconstitu
tional. TODAY'S WEATHER
Thursday's forecast calls for in
creasing cloudiness and continued
cool temperatures.
The high will be in the upper
40s with a probability of precipi
tation near 20 per cent.
Wednesday's high was 45 with
a low of 30.
Republican Club
To Meet Thursday
Madison County Women's Re
publican Club will meet at the
courthouse in Marshall, Thurs
day, March 6, at 7:30 p. m., in
he court room.
Mrs. Elizabeth Crocco, of Mara
Hill, president of the club, will
preside.
ASTONISHING
Secretary "Yes, Mr. Culver
is at liberty now."
Office Visitor "Ob, I didnt
'even knbw he bad been fat Jail."
Oln4-siBMa W
' BTs effced fietures to show 'that
welfare programs which many peo
ple blame for epiraling taxes take
only about 10 per cent of federal
government income, where as the
military budget is 'about 5 pel)
'.'labor unions were labeled as
"one of , the most reactionary in
stitutions in current Americaa
life."; Ue'sftid tvry tave I --come
arrogrant,
:f r
U&Uess, enwi
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JU Finals And Third Place
Battle Slated Friday Night
LEGISLATOR
WOULD CURB
GIVE-AWAYS'
A Charlotte legislator said
Tuesday he is having legislation
drafted to curb "gasoline station
and food store give-away games
in North Carolina."
"The little store owner is sub
jected to unfair competition by
the big chain and the comer serv
ice station operators bear the
brunt of promotional costs for the
major oil companies, and the con
sumer pays the added' bill," Rep.
Art Jones, D-Mecklenburg, told
newsmen in a statement.
Jones said his proposed legisla
tion would not affect trading
'stamps.
"It is the gambling-type pie-
in-the-sky gimmick rigged in ad
vance against the consumer that
we will seek to curb," said the
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Marshall PTA To
Meet Here Mon.
The Marshall PTA's regular
meeting will be held Monday,
IMarch 3. at v:30 p. m, . in the
soiho4 Juncbpfenu Vjt 5 .ALT;
Miss. Wardy sixtn graae. mll
give the openftig. An interesting;
program on "Upward Bound" will
be given by students and adults.
Junior Girl Scouts will direct
games for children in another
room.
County Residents Help
In new Children's Home
TWO INJURED
AS CAR LEAVES
HIGHWAY SAT.
A Weaverville couple was in
jured Saturday afternoon when
the car in which they were riding1
skidded off the MarsbaU-MarS
Hill Highway at Hayes Run, turn
ing over and landing in the creek.
They were identified as Mr.
and Mrs. Billy Bun-ell, of Wea
verville. Sheriff Roy Roberts, assisted
by others, lifted the car off of
the two persons who were pinned
beneath the car. They were rush
ed to the Memorial Mission Hos
pital where it was found that Mrs.
Burrell escaped serious injury
but Mr. Burrell was critically in
jured and remains a patient in
the hospital.
Sheriff Roberts stated that it
was miraculous that the two es
caped drowning or freoring while
pinned under the ear. ; '
The highway was slippery at
the time of the accident and it Is
thought that the ear skidded off
die bigbway j.,, j;.--
School Lunchroom '
Managers To T.Iest ,
Fridayr March 7
The regular monthly meeting
of scbool lunchroom manarrs is
schedJeJ for March 7, IV '-7, tl
3.r.D p. ul, at edce.
Use managers 1 y wri'e V '
' T fa alter I 1" i h'lt '
" will p.vve 1.. . .". .L
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All Games To Be Played At
Mars Hill College
Gymnasium
Plagued by heavy snows and
slippery roads, the 1969 high
school basketball tournament
scheduled has been forced to be al
tered greatly from the original
dates. However, weather permit
ting, the tournament will resume
in the Mars Hill College gymna
sium this Friday night.
At 6:15 o'clock, the Hot Springs
girls battle the Mars Hill girls
for third place honors. At 7:15,
the Laurel and Hot Springs boys
will vie for third honors in the
varsity division.
The championship games in the
junior varsity division will also
be played Friday night with the
Marshall girls playing the Mars
Hill sextet at 8:30 o'clock and the
Laurel boys playing the Spring
Creek boys at 9:30 o'clock.
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
Awesome Mars Hill High shat
tered a school record and cjuite
possibly a state high school scor
ing record Thursday night in the
Madison County basketball tour
nament by destroying Uaurel's
boys, 157-24.
Tommy Boone, a 6-1 senior,
racked up 55 points in leading
the clawing Wildcats to their dev
astation of Laurel. Coach Pat
Sains saw his charges romp at an
unprecedented pace front start to
LfinfchThey led at the hilT, i6fl8,
IA total of 10 players" saw action
for Mars Hill with all but one
scoring. Fred Ray and Lloyd
Briscoe contributed 26 and 29
points respectively.
In girls action Spring Creek,
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$11,868 Pledged Or Given
By Madison County
Citizens
A home for dependent, neglect
ed and homeless children m West
ern North Carolina will soon be
a reality because of the manner in
which the residents of Madison
County are supporting the efforts
of the Baptist Children's Homes
of North Carolina to raise monies
to establish this much needed fa
cility. More than 1321,000 has been
pledged or received for this borne
with Madison County contributing
$11,868.00. Seventeen Western
counties are involved in this pro
gram with additional contribu
tions coming from persons in oth
er locations throughout North
'Carolina; ,''H , !
The proposed home, named the
Broyhill Home ia honor of the
J. E. Broyhill family of , Lenoir,
will be located on a 96 acre tract
between WaynesviDe and Clyde.
It will provide group ears for a-.:
Ittjui B0 beye-and girls Croat the
Western pert of the stats and
will serve as tbe bub from which
wiU radiate all tbe various child
ears services and ministries of ,
the Children's Homes. . -Preparation".,
of the eampus
site will "begin this Spring and
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