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Entire 25,000 Expected To
Be Out Of Vietnam
- By September
SAIGON The first r element
of 25,000 Americana to withdraw
from South Vietnam on President
Nixon' ; iiaeifvipufled'' op ?ftakj
Monldey witn' i'iendoff frtmi U.
S. and South ,Yetiraeae officials.
As the 814 men (if the 3rd Bat
talion, 60th Infantry, 9th Divi
oion headed home, Viet Oong sap
pers specially trained dem
olition teams stormed a U. S.
military headquarters 120 miles
northeast of Saigon, killing six
Americans and - woUnkJinfir 18 with
grenades and satchel charges. The
only known enemy casualties were
two dead.
It marked the first enemy
ground assault on an American in
stallation in a week, hut the U. S.
Command declared that it was
only "an isolated attack" and said
it suggested no important change
in the lull that has lasted about
three weeks,
The departure of the 814
Americans marked a new KliTec
tion in the 8 years of U. S. in
volvement in Vietnam, It was the
first formal reversal of the V. S.
troop buildup that once readied
642,000.
iST..- ': v ' y
Th 14 -are the-edvani, erty
'of 4,0(30 men of the 0th Division's
2nd Brigade slated to return to
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APPRECIATION
NIGHT, JULY 31
FOR ROBERTSES
To Be Held At Mare Hill
Baptist Church; Public
Welcome
On Friday, July 18, the French
Broad Baptist Association will
honor the Reverend and Mrs. Da
vid B. Roberts who will retire as
Associational Missionaries on Ju
ly 31. The "Appreciation Night"
program has been planned and
will be held at the Mars Hill Bap
tist Church beginnig at 7:80 p.
tn. It is hoped! that all the church
es in the Association will be well
represented as the people attempt
to express in some small way
their appreciation to Mr. and Mrs.
Roberts for their devoted and
sacrificial service to the Associa
tion for the past twenty-three
years.
All churches have been invit
ed to participate and to make a
contribution toward a gift to be
presented to Mr. artd Mr. Rob
erts at the program. The special
' committee in charge of arrange-y-
menta ia composed of: Mrs. Cory
Wallin, chairman; Mrs. Joe Green,
' Mrs, Locke 'Robinson,- Miss Sue
(Fitxgerald, Rev WSllard Cbtfsy,
and Rev. Horace YoungbkWi.
- The public ia cordially invited.
Collision On
.In Two Ihjurcd"
V- - A eoSiafon ea tL Marsfiall by
I ' t pats Monday afternoon resulted
'' fa injuries to two persons and
: badly damaged rehiclea. -
J ; J Mm Xfta Wyat. whe reeftlet
V'. aear the by-past, was everely
. , cut a!ut the bead and her tmele,
, l-y marriags, V. U. OxV, of TX
- : '. re?7ved a brolcn r a-hea thSr
vi.!.,k'ie eoT"'sl h a car driven
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"Diet Monday'
Ley P. Roberts
LOY P. ROBERTS,
G. 0. P. LEADER,
BURIED TODAY
Piwi Monday In. Oteen
Lf v"Tl Hospital t Wa f
Retired Naval Officer
Loy Pritchard. Roberts, 73, of
(Marshall, died Monday, July 7,
1969, at 11:00 p. m. in the Vet
erans Hospital at Oteen following
a long illness.
Funeral services were held at
10:00 a. m. today (Thursday) in
the Marshall Presbyterian Church,
of which he was a member. Dr.
G. G. Mahy officiated and burial
was in Roberts Cemetery on Rob
erta Hill Road,
Pallbearers were Clyde M. Rob
erts, F. Ray Frisby, Ted Mc
Kinney, Varfer Shelton, Emmetta
Plemmons. Robert Davis, J. M.
Baley and W. B. Zink.
Roberts, the son of the late Mr,
and Mrs. J. Will Roberts, was
retired Chief Naval Officer and
was prominent in the Republican
Party in county, state and na
tional affairs.
He was twice named at a dele
gate to the National Republican
conventions (19M-1960) and' serv
ed for many years as a member
of . the State Republican Execu
tive Board. He also served as
vice-chairman of the Madison
County Republican Executive
Committee. He was alee a past
Commander of Davie - Sextion
American Legion Post in Mar
shall. Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Mary Pat ton Bin-gin Roberto; on
eon, Stephen, of Black Mountain;
one daughter;' Mr : William LaaV
ley, JrT of: MUb JUver,:H..i fe
so surviving . are six . grandchO
drenr 1 an uncle,' Tony ' puoaferd,
LeieseterV tnr euntey Km tUIe
Sector, MarebaJlsMrs.,Ela
Redmon, of CtoncordV'OaTIfJ
In Man of flowers,-the. family
requested donetidn be iwUti-
the Madison Ojunty.lCaacefCaV
1 . " . 4 . J I J
Blood DonT.J;
From Ofety.. s'i'
Are Luted.' -r tv-a err:
The 'AabevfJeerci V'ls .
the American Kat! 1 r 1 Cr i
announced tfis week V. i " " ' Z
men from I'iaon ft t
' !ood d-Ttort! T! - ' T .... 'I,
Lewis rrr-U.'n, T ' " "
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OC RECREATION
CONSULTANT TO
BE NAMED MON.
The Opportunity Corporation
has announced a meeting for July
14, at 7:30 p. m. at the Marshall
Memorial Park, to select a recrea
tion consultant for Madison Coun
ty. The consultant will be respon
sible for developing a recreation
program for Madison County poor
in keeping with the poverty guide
lines as set forth by the Office of
Economic Opportunity. The pro
gram will be designed to meet the
needs of those not presently bene
fiting from recreation facilities
or opportunities. The concurrent
goal will be maximum participa
tion by the poor in operation and
direction of the program. For
success to extend to and be
recognized on a county wide level,
cooperation and assistance is en
couraged from all elements of the
county. Therefore, anyone inter
ested in attending to observe the
procedures or submit a candidate
to act as a consultant is strongly
encouraged to do so.
This program is an extension
of the current summer recreational
program now under way. Anyone
interested in further information
should contact the Opportunity
Corporation.
Brown Named Soil
Conservation
Techni?&n
William R. Brown of Hender
sonville has been named Soil Con
servation Technician with the Soil
Conservation Service's Buncombe-
Madison Work Unit at Marshall,
effective July 13, according to L.
D. Curie, Area Conservationist,
SCS, Waynesville.
Brown has been Soil Sonserva
tion Technicial SCS at Henderson
villa. He has been employed by
SCS for three years and ia a
graduate of the Wayne Technical
Institute.
He is the husband of Mrs.
Beverly Ann Brown.
DR. HENDERSON
MEMBER PRES.
COMMITTEE
Walnut Physician One Of
45 Conunissioiners
Named
J. Bates Henderson, MD, f
Walnut, elder bf Walnut Presby
terian Church, was elected a mem
ber of the Standing Committee sn
National Missions for the 181st
United Presbyterian General As
sembly, recsntlfri concluded.
The General Assembly, govern
ing body of the &V2 million member
denomination, met in the Sea
Antonio, Convention Canter
througn May tl. ' Seme 2,000 per
sons incJbding S3S commissioner
(veUng dstegatesf attended the
wiona: vZj
Df, Hsadereoe. was one of AS
oonwniwktiieYe" named to 4be Na
tional 1'Woiie-rOoenintttee. The
United, Prtebyterka binet fof
mission -work in 'Ihe, United Sttstes
and- Wesf Indie comes to about
tit 4m:'.iu,lt belpe euppott i-r
?Cr"ttSsioii 'ent'e-r rises ia Joeal
d.urches," siacat -tal prograrrs,
tTaad w?re' projeett, e I
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MARCH OF DIMES
GOSPEL SINGING
HERE ON JULY 19
A free gospel singing will be
held at the Marshall school au
ditorium on Saturday, July 19,
beginning at 7:30 o'clock.
There will be no admission
charge. However, an oppcrtunrty
will be provided for those who
wish to make a contribution to
the Madison County March of
Dimes.
All singers are invited to en
ter.
Dean Shields and the WMMH
staff will act as masters of cer
emonies and ushers and' the event
is being promoted by C. E. Bailey
and Ed Ball.
COUNTY TAX
RATE REMAINS
SAME AT $2.05
The county commissioners an
nounced this week that the tax
rate for Madison County will re
main the same as last year
2.05 per $100 valuation.
FIRE DESTROYS
LERNER STORE
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Wednesday Blaze Is Second
Major Fire There
Recently
The second major fire in down
town Asheville within a hree-
month period broke out shortly
before 10 a. m. Wednesday in the
sub-basement of the building of
housing the Lerner Shops at the
corner of Haywood and College
Streets.
The first alarm was called in
the fire department headquarters
about 9:50 a. m. Choking, yel
low smoke was billowing from
the front of the building through
the roof by the time the four
companies of firemen reached the
scene. Fire Chief R. L. Smith
said the fire apparently started!
in the building's sub-basement.
Twenty minutes after they ar
rived, firemen raised a ladder to
pour water under the rbof. Fire
fighters wearing air packs at
tempted to enter the basement
from a College Street entrance,
but one said, "it was impossible
to see where we were going be
cause the smoke wee so thick."
About 10:15 a. m., firemen be
gan trying to bneak a hole in the
College Street side of the build
ing but were baring little success
until construction workers from
the new Wacbarla Building on
Pritchard Park brought up e pneut
matic air hammer.
Construction work online bank
site came to a baft ae workmen
climbed out of the excavation In
Join hundreds of -spectators, and
all traffic earn to a halt in the
Prttobard Park ansa. " 1
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July 4th Citizen a
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CIVTTAN CLUB
SQUARE DANCE
AT MARS HILL
The Mars Hill Oivitan Club is
sponsoring a square dance to be
held on Main Street in the center
of town this Saturday night be
ginning at 7:00 o'clock, it was an
nounced this week.
Dancers will halt for a spell
about 9:30 o'clock when a $600
color television set will be given
away.
Proceeds from the event Will
fee used for the Recreation Fund
Of Mars Hill.
Store Building On
Sandy Mush Burns
Early Monday A.M.
A frame building on Sandy
Mush, which was once used as a
store building, belonging to Jake
Teague, about 8 miles from Mar
shall, was completely destroyed by
fire about 2:00 a. m. Monday. The
building was not being used as a
store at the time of the blaze, it
was reported!.
Marshall firemen responded to
the alarm but arrived too late to
save the building.
I Cause of the fire is unknown.
WALNUT YOUTH
fKMJUREDIN
ut-ZwM-' 11 ten been aeked
ArrfhlRWWEIr Irfive not been offered tiie post.
ittllLill 1 llLiU, and should the place be offered
A 16-year-old youth from Wal
nut received a fractured collar
bone, and lacerations of the face
and scalp Wednesday afternoon
in a freak auto accident in Oteen
Lt. Harold Crisp of the Bun
combe County Sheriff's Depart-
ment identified the youth as
-Bruce McNeil Wilson of Walnut.
He was treated and released from
the emergency room at St. Jo
seph's Hospital about 4 p. m.,
shortly after being pulled from
beneath his cousin's convertible
sports car.
According to Crisp, Wilson, who
was visiting his cousin, George
Pealawi of 45 Wagoa Kd., was
preparing to run an errand in
tPenland's auto when he put it in
the wrong gear.
Crisp said Wilson told him that
he got in the car which was sit
ting in the driveway at 45 Wag
on Rd., reved the engine and ttien
put it in what he though was re
verse. Crisp said skid marks and brok
en .fences told the rest of the sto
ry. The car had lunged forward up
the driveway lea ring 24 feet of
black marks before it jumped a
concrete walL It traveled anoth
er few feet ripping jtoough a
redwood fence en the lawn, and
then sailed 45 feet through the
air before coming to zest on its
ton in the back yard.
Xetghbors lifted the ear off
Wilson, Crisp said, and lie
taken to the hospital.
Martliall Girls
Attending Cheer
Leaders School
Gail" Pentaad, Nancy
Gentry, Sueen Gregory and Gkni
da Pax, all of Marshall, are at
tending a Cheer Leaders School
this week in Columbia, S. C.
They -are expected -'to.; tetan
onfff!. (ThnraJay) -ri- - '. t
r 9 9
Afternoon And flight Shows
Expected To Draw Thousands
! 1 : -
Not interested In Post
Rep. L. B. Rsmsey
RAMSEY IS NOT
INTERESTED IN
HIGHWAY POST
Prefers To Remain District
Representative In The
General Assembly
T.ifn TWv denied auW De sponsorea oy me war-
rumored political speculation this
morning that he might be named
as highway commissioner.
Reo... Ramsey told The News-
and should the place
me, 1 wouia aeenne.
a w . II
"I dent believe in guessing
. - .... t- -M
games, and I want sne peojwe
this district, whom I have re
presented in the General Assembly
for two consecutive sessions, to
know I intend to serve the two
years as elected, artti will offer
for re-election as a member of the
General Assembly at the proper
time.
"The speculation that is mak
ing the rounds that I might be
a highway commissioner is all
wrong I am not interested in
such an appointment. I am get
ting some seniority as Represen
tative of Haywood, Yancey and
Madison, artd want to continue to
be on of the two representatives,'
he said.
MEDIA MOBILE
AT MARS HOI
UNTIL JULY 18
On Mara Hill College.
Library Parking
Lot
Sponsored by tho Learning Be
enrces and Textbook Division of
North Carolina Department of
Education, their Educational Me
dia Mobile is stationed on the
packing lot of Mars Hill College
Lsbrary until My IS. Madison
Cckssty elUaena aria Cad a TisH
to the Mobile be be very interest
tag and peofitabWTaacbere and
Bbnarians will find the collection
of Notta Carolina books and ma.
eXkntfaiaai to taat Page) ,
it's loo. JLariy' v.
For Deculca 'fT.
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EALT2CT Formr Cov. T-n
Moors s-r it's t-s t) '
cide .Xet runLlr I j-jti
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Again Sponsored By Lions;
Plemmons Coordinator;
31 Events Slated
Saturday is THE day for all
horse lovers of Western North
Carolina and Eastern Tennessee.
The most beautiful and well-
trained horses in this area will
display their talents on the Is
land Saturday.
There will be two shows, the
afternoon show will begin at 1:00
o'clock and the night perform
ance will begin at 7:30 o'clock.
Tqis is the fourth annual horse
shall Lions and each year it has
been "bigger and better." Over
1,000 persons from Western
North Carolina and East Tennes-
attended. last - year's event
fane" Mn.nw"ara-axnected "for
this year's event.
Jerry Plemmons is coordinator
of the bone show this year.
Mr. Plemmons announced this
week that officials will include:
Judge, Honorable George Webster
of Landrum, S. C; Master of
Ceremonies, Lloyd Thompson;
Ringmaster, Glen Fletcher; far
rier, Chet Griffin. A veterinarian
will also be on call, Mr. Plem
mons stated.
Thirty-one classes will be en
tered. In addition to trophies and
ribbons, cash awards will be giv
en in many classes.
Mr. Plemmons has announced
that the following girls will serve
es ribbon bearers and will also
present trophies:
Ann McKinney, Walda Har-
rell, Lynne Baker, Susan Gregory,
Nancy Gentry, Susan DaVall,
Kathy McCormick and Faith Wise.
It was also announced that
Lynne Baker will help in the
registration, tent. .
Members of the various com
mittees include:
Show manager, John Corbett;
tent, Walter, Harrell, Ralph Mc
Cormick; class sponsors, Ed Mor
ton, Norris Gentry; gate, E. C
Teague, 0. A. Gregory, Tom Wal-
Tlin, George Shupe, Walter IUm-
eey, Al Peverall, J. . Cjwamy
CHve Wbitt; conceseiona, Jack;
Col. Harry EHrw, W3y DaVall.
Barle Wlse, -Iiarle Drri, Kelly
Davis, Ed Gentry, : d ; Kneev
Charles Qwws., Donald .Rassaey.
Wade Haey, Larry Corn, Page
Briginaa,4 Te3 ..McEnney, Boy
Reeves, Tom Nix, Robert Davis j
publicity, Jta 'Stery, Roy fieevee.
Jimmy Chandler Is
TPord' has been recefr r
Jhnnry an" r, son of J --Ira,
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