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MARSHALL, N. V THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1969
98.00 A Year la Madison and Adjoining Cooattac
$440 A Year Outside These Ootmslafl
10e PER COPY
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UnUlLeDpdcsrship Conference
At Liars Hill Church
All Official, Leader Urged
To Attend; Pastors
Invited
Tho annual Woman's Missiona
ry Union Leadership Conference
will be held in the Mars Hill Bap
tist Church next Tuesday, 7:00
9:00 p. m. 'AH officers, commit
tee chairmen and leaders of young
people's organizations of the
French Broad Association are urg
ed to be present. All pastors are
always welcome to attend all of
these meetings.
"We will meet together for a
devotional period led by Mrs. Wil
liam Lynch, and then go to sepa
rate conferences,'" Mrs. Locke
Robinson saidi
The following conferences will
be held:
W.M.U. Directors and W.M.S.
Presidents led by Mrs. W. Locke
Robinson.
Activity Chairmen and or Mis
sion Action Chairmen, Prayer
Chairmen, Stewardship Chairmen
led by Mrs. Ralph Hogan.
Study Chairmen andor Mis
sion Study Chairmen led by Mrs.
Charlie Clayton.
Y.W.A. Directors andor Y.W.A.
Leaders led by Mrs. Richard
Hoffman.
G.A. Directors andor G.A.
Leaders led by Mrs. Kyle Jamer
son. Sunbeam Directors andor Sun
fc'jam Leaders led by Mrs. Arvel
Fisher.
' "Bring with you your October
issue of Royal Service, your 1969
1970 WJSI.U. Yearbook and also
your WJK.U. or W.M.S., T.WA,
G.A., or Sunbeam Manual. Copies
of the Yearbook will be on sale
for tfcirty-five cents each. If you
know of- wowaii who is inteiv
ested in organizing a Woman's
Missionary Society in her church,
invite her to come with you. If
your Missionary Society does not
have organized work for Sun
beams, G.A.s and Y.Wa we
urge you to bring persons inter
ested in starting this work to this
meeting," Mrs. Robinson said.
Boy Scout Troop
Reorganization Is
Planned Tuesday
All boys between the ages of 11
and 18 who are interested in be
coming Boy Scouts, are invited to
a reorganization meeting of Troop
65 next Tuesday at 7:30 p. m., on
the Island.
Many activities are planned
and all boys in the Marshall area
are encouraged to take part.
Seminary Extension
Centers Open Sept. 29
Pastors, Lay People Invited T
To Join In Study
JOf Bible
The fall semester of the French
Broad Seminary Extension Cen
ters will open Monday, September
29, at 7:80 p. m., wh an expand
ed program of study. Instead of
four classes, five classes wili bs
ttffered for the convenience of
mil who care to avfl ifcemeelves
of ttus splendid opportunity for
intensive tody. At Hopewell
(Newfound Association), Just out
of Walnut, Rev. AJbeit A. Pew
an, Jr will ,bs -teaching a court
taf Old Testament, entitled , "The
Heart of Hebrew History;" while
at Upper .Uurel and Forks of
Ivy churches, Rev. U. B. Kendal
and Rev. H.'Jk j Youngfctood, re
pectively,, wi3 .. be , conducting
studka fat the Epfette of James,
a New Testaawnt Study. In addi
tion, two eounea will be offered
it Mars EZ1: KJas Sue ritzgemll
will be teaching a course ta "Our
'Oufetan Bo-tr'Tie'' - ' . Ti--'i.
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Tuesday
CRIMINAL TERM
TO START HERE
NEXT MONDAY
Judge Harry C. Martin To
Preside; Several
Appeal Cases
The September term of superi
or court for the trial of criminal
cases will begin here next Mon
day morning with Judge Harry C.
Martin presiding. Clyde M. Rob
erts is the solicitor.
Among the cases Listed1 for tri
al are:
Alfred Roberts, Assault and
kidnapping; Hubert Rice, Arson;
Gib Murray, Assault with deadly
weapon; Crime against nature;
Johnny Waldroup, Assault with
deadly weapon with intent to kill;
Jerry Richard Briscoe, Murder;
Charles Watson, Escape; Jerry
Richard Briscoe, Murder; Ben Al
lison, Forgery; Robert L. Henry,
Jr., Arson (new trial); Robert L.
Davis, Petition for restoration of
Citizenship; Floyd Fie, Escape;
Linda May, Forgery; Ray Callo
way, Forgery; Charles Waldroup,
Judgment.
Several cases listed are appeal
cases from District Court, includ
ing Mason King, ADM; Dale Cut
shall, ADW; and several traffic
violations.
Following is a list of jurorsi
for this term of court:
Mrs. Ira Bulhnan (Rose Lee),
Edward Ray Davis, James Ed
ward Sexton, Jean Hensley, Mrs.
Jonah Reece, Mrs. Grant Metoalf
(Hazel), Mrs, Trevia Fidher, Mrs.
Roland Ramsey (Eula), James Ga-
ham TVallin, Mrs. Lokae Banks
(Omie). Mrs. J. T. Mays, Paul
Dockery, Rdbtarla F. Ramsey, Bu
teh Rice, Mrs. Vonnie S. Roberts,
Mrs. Riley West, Ndal Clark, Bob
by L. Johnson, Mrs. Thomas C.
Askew, Arthell Goforth, Mrs. Lee
Wyabt, Steve Moore, Mrs. David!
Connor (Betty), Mrs. Jake Bailey,
Wektom Hensley, Charles Carter,
Billy Briscoe, William L. Wibel,
Frlin, Irenes J Shelto,T
Mrs. Gay Merrill (Bula), Wayne
R. Amnions, Daniel Quintal Bish
op, Cora Bell Cutshall, Rex C.
Smith, Chalmers Shelton, James
B. Robinson, Mrs. Wade Rector,
Ada Lou English, Lewis Naulty,
Jenelle Fender, Lewis Gentry, R.
J. Robinson, Mrs. Curry Goamell.
NO MISTAKES
People who profit by mistakes
have really made none.
,
County Lunchroom
Personnel Attend
Cullowhee Meeting
Madison County lunchroom per
omnel were well represented at
the Western District Meeting of
the NCEA held at Western Caro
lina University at Cullowhee on
Friday, Sept 19.
The meeting began with a buf
fet type luncheon In the Grand
Room of Hinds University Center
with' Ralph Eaton, the new Mate
supervisor ctf School lioa Sert
fees as , the main epeaker. .J
. Ainong those attending' front
Medfeon County ware Mm MlamW
Dm, Mm Geneva Ramsey, Mrs.
Mary Hunter, Mrs. Beatrice Boone,
Mm Savada Tonder, Mm Vauna
Woriey, Mm ''Alma Green, fMm
Grace Kortcm - and Mn, Myrtle
Kashbum of Mart. ESI, school;
Mm Carrie Tipton -r of - Walnut
sJiOsli Uri. Annie Mae Upton
and Mm Lre"e 'nson of e.e
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BEEF GRADING
HAS CHANGED IN
RECENT YEARS
There were many questions
asked in our last two yearling
steer sales about the tail-head
mark being put on steers that hix
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or seven years ago wouia nave
graded tlhe Double A or fancy
grade. The beef cattle industry
calls this progress. Six or seven
years ago these short coupled po
ny-typo cattle were considered to,
be the ultimate in beef cattle
breeding. They topped all the
shows; but in the feed lot, tihey
were not the money makers.
Theso pony-type cattle wodM fin
ish out at 800 pounds or some
times even less; and top rate of
gain on this type of cattle, most
of the time, was less than one
pound per day. Feeders just could
not make money with them.
At last our grading system has
caught up with the industry and
has recognized these cattle as be
ing inferior to their long legged.,
longer bodied cousins who will out
gain theme in the feed lot, making -i
gains in excess of three pounds1
per day in some instances and av
eraging aibobe two per day. This
is the reason that the graders
are discriminating against these
pony-type cattle, Fred Boss A.E.
Agent, says.
YANCEY SHERIFF
PASSES FRIDAY;
RITES MONDAY
BURNSVTLLE Services for
Donald Banks, 63, Sheriff of Yan
cey County, who died Friday,
September 19, 1969 were held at
29-jnav Monday In Cane River
Baptist Church of which he was a
member.
The Rev. M. H. Kendall and the
Rev. Bert Styles officiated. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Masonic rites were conducted) by
Bumsville Lodge No. 717 AF and
AM, of which he was a charter
member.
Honorary pallbearers were Bums
ville and Yancey County law en
forcement officers and members
F of the N. C. Highway
Patrol.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Pauline Maney Banks; a daughter,
Miss Dianne Banks of the home;
three sons, Johnny, Robert and
Herman Banks, all of Burnsvill;
and three grandchildren.
Mr. Banks, a graduate of Bald
Creek High School and a native
of Yancey County, was first e
lected sheriff in 1938 at the age
of 24.
A former state senator, he was
elected to the second term as chief
oocmty lawman in 1968 serving un
til 1962. His third term began in
1968.
He was a member of the Na
tional Sheriffs Association and
former chairman of the Yancey
County Bepublioan Party.
Roy Taylor Appeals
For Reduction Of
Prime Interest Rate
. WASHINGTON U. S. Rep.
Boy A. Taylor has appealed to
President Nixon to reduce the
prime interest rate.
In a telegram sent Wednesday
to the Chief Executive, the lUh
iDistrkt Congressman said recant
ntaes in cue rate u tm present
8tt percent have failed to curb
mflation s anticipated by Ad
mfaistrejfen economists.
- iMteadl be id, today's un
reasonably ,- Ugh interest rates
have delayed boosing' starts and
treated an. intolerable situation in
the entire home budVilnff industry
and for families! needing a new
home and other' major .Improve
ments.. i . :'- - i
Bather than slowing enOatioa,
ttm Congressman' observed that
"till Lh interest rwU baa nJJed
to the cost of living, thereby tn
erearfng inflation," - -, i 1
'A or: 7 of J ' i ' n wa atrJ
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LOCAL 0E0 UNIT
MEETS TONIGHT
IN ASHEVILLE
Directors of The Opportunity
Corporation of Madison-Iitintombe
Counties will meet in regulaor
session at the South French Itroadi
branch of the YWCA at 7:30
O'CIOCK wnignx nursaay;, me
date set for submitting a candi
date for executive director.
Whether a candidate has been
selected by the I'ersonnel Com
mittee could not be learned Tues
day. Chairman Jack Edwards
could not be readied.
As its August meeting, tho
board approved a recommendation
from the Personnel Committee
that it be instructed to suliit a
candidate to the board of direc
tors not later than Sept. 2G.
The Personnel Committee also
was authorized to request the
services of the Office of Econom
ic Opportunity, the Executive
Search Program of the Council of
the Southern Mountains and any
other available assistance to lo-1
cate qualified candidates.
'Also On the agenda for the
Thursday night meeting are re
ports from the acting director, Fi
nance Committee, Policy Advisory
Committee, Planning Committee,
Housing Development Corpora
tion and the Functions and Struc
tures Committee.
Savings Bonds Sales
In County $11,366
In Month Of Aug.
Combined sales of Savings Bonds
and Freedom Shares during Aug
ust were $5,639,168, a 13.2 percent
increase over the comparable
month a year ago.
Janary-Auguet sales were $42,-
99ft m e 9 ntiMiil riMrttaa6 nvn,
the some 8-month period a year a-
go. This represents 71 percent of
the state's annual quota of $59,-
600,000.
Savings Bond and Freedom
Share Sales in Madison County
were $11,366 for August. For the
year, cumulative sales amounted
to $89,838, which is 68.8 percent of
the county's 1969 Dollar Quota,
according to C L. Rudfeill, Jr.
volunteer chairman of the Savings
Bond Program in Madison County.
Nickels For Know
How Referendum
To Be Held Nov. 25
On Tuesday, November 25,
farmers of Madison County win
decide whether or not to assess
themselves five cents per ton on
all feed and fertilizer. The pro
ceeds from the assessment is used
for education, research, and Ex
tension ia problems facing farm
ers in agricultural production and
marketing in North Carolina. The
payment is voluntary on the part
of each farmer in that he may "de
mand a refund if he is not in fa
vor of supporting the Nickefa for
Know-Hew Program in the State.
The Nickels for Know-How Ref
erendum which has been held ev
ery three yean for the past sev
eral years will net be held again
until 1975. All persons usdnr feed
or fertiliser, Indishrtg their wives
or husbands, are eligible a vote
in the referendum. Young men
sad women, inambara of FFA,
FHA, and 4H club members who
produce crops or livestock am al
so eligible to Vote in the refer-
The Nickels for Know-How
program idea originated with
farm organisations In North Car
olina which wqussted the 1961
General Assembly to pass the en
aMing at promoting people to
arrange for cmaVrmiw by them
tq be naed to support program
of research, taacbinr, and Exten
sion. Farmers in tb state have
supported this program for the
past eighteen years.
The referendum wQ be held in
Madison County . this year on
Tuesday, November 5. Polling'
placet era announced on the kt
iCn b- 1 in Ce County Exten
sion 6-." ,''.'.
SCOTT PRAISED
FOR AUTO STUDY
OF INSURANCE
The North Carolina Automobile
Rate Administrative Office Mon
day applauded Gov. Hob Scott s
appointment of a commission to
study automobile liability insur
ance rates.
'The governor's appointment of
special commission to study
these factors is a positive step
that can ' favorably influence the
pocketbooks of thousands of mo
torists in North Carolina," said
Paul Mize, general manager of
the rate office, in a prepared
statement.
"If the costs of pails and re
pairs is not curbed and if the fre
quency of accidents continues to
rise, insurance companies will have
no alternative but to continue to
seek increased insurance rates,"
Miz stated.
He said statistics gathered by
bis office from garages in eight
wey cities show that in 1964 they
were charging $4.50 to $5 an hour
and now they are charging $7 to
$8 an hour. But he said the office
has no evidence "that excessive
repair charges are being made."
Gov. Scott appointed the 15-
man commission las week. It had
been authorized by the 1969 Gen
eral Assembly to study whether
liability rate hikes are justified
and if bo, how the need for in
creases can be curtailed.
The rate administrative office
and its 251 member insurance
companies have asked the state
Insurance Commission for a rate
increase that they say would hike
most driver's premiums by 4.6 per
cent a year.
Square Dance Here
Saturday Night
There wHl be a Square Dance
Saturday night at the Marshall
Memorial Park sponsored by the
Madison 9 Baseball Team. Quen
tin Ramsey and The Roadrunnera
will furnish the music.
Proceeds from this dance will be
used to support a county baseball
team next summer.
Everyone . invited to come and
"HAVE FUN."
NOT SO DANGEROUS!
"Girls were harder to kiss in
your day, weren't they. Grandpa 7 "
"Maybe so, but it wiasnt so
blame dangerous. I never heard
of a parlor sofa running off the
road and smtiiihdng into a tele
phone pole."
Rosman Tigers Hand Tornadoes Defeat, 20-12;
Spruce Pine Downs Mars Hill Wildcats, 20-6;
CHIC Lions Defeat Catawba JUs, 20-6
Rosmsm - Marshall
Two firsMwlf touchdowns by
hailflnwk Jaumy Xfi&chen sparked
the Sosmaa Tigers to a 20-12
triumph over the Marshall Tor
nadoes in am Appalachian Confer
ence football game here Friday
night.
Yjtri0m fhsnged one yard in the
first quarter and circled right ami
for 25 yards in the second period.
Wekkm Wbjbuires two-point con
version plunge gave the Tigers a
14-0
lead before Marshall hit .
scoreboard.
A 26-yard ran by fuJbacck Ron
nie Owen rare Rosman an insur
ance TD in the final period.
The Tornadoes scared Just be
for half, an a M-yard pass from
Wayne McDevfct to brother Sickle
McDevitt, and again Job before
the game ended, on a 10-yard end
ran by halfback CaMn Ebinehart.
Despite the defeat, the Torna
does dbpleyed greatly improv
ed attack and tfa blocking we
vastly improved from previous
games. Robert Cameron, tail and
rangy Tornalo end, displayed n
car.ny a' '"'r ta catch rsses al
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A8C Committeemen Are
Named; 2,224 Voted
PRES. NIXON
CONGRATULATES
WM. L TILSON
President Richard M. Nixon
eoimnonuert tne action oi wiraara
Tilson, of Mobile, Ala., dluring
the recent Hurricane Camille.
Mr. Tilson, formerly of Mar
.sha!l, is a brother of Fred O. Til
son, c.f Marshall, and Joe Q. Til
son, of Hot Springs.
The letter follows:
THK WHITE HOUSE
Washington, D. C.
Sept. 10, 1909
Dear Mr. Tilson:
I road of your tremendous dedi
cation to duty as you alerted citi
zens to the impending dangers of
Hurricane Camille and I just want
to add my thanks to those of the
(many wno needed your warning
to evacuate their homes. Quick
action is particularly difficult at a
time of turmoil when people are
faced with the heartbreak of
abandoning their homes and it is
no easy task to tell people theyj
must leave and seek refuge, yet I
understood you brought the urgent
message to people along the Gulf
Coast with a compassion and con
cern that hastened their depar
tures and resulted in saving the
lives of thousands.
As you have said, there are
many heroes born of this tragedy.
I just want to express my grati
tude to one of them.
With every good wish,
Sincerely,
RICHARD NIXON
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BLOODMOBILE
TO BE HERE ON
NEXT THURSDAY
Residents of Madison County
will have two opportunities dur
ing October to donate blood in
the county. The Bloodmobile will
visit Marshall at the French Broad
Electric Membership Building on
Friday October 2, between the
hours of 2:00 and 6:00 p. There
will also be a visit at Mars Hill
College on Friday, October 23.
It is hoped that both visits will
be highly successful.
Mars Hill - Spruce Pine
Spruce Pine Blue Devils con
quered tough Mars Hill, 28-6, in
m stunning npeet Friday night at
Spruce Pine.
The Blue Devils, sparked by the
running of Gary LedCord and Jer
ry Hefner, compiled 264 yards en
the gnosmd. Spruce Pine's defense
permitted the Wildcats only
first-period touchdown : and 160
yards rashing. . .4
The Wildcats got on the score
board first when Tom CastsUoe
M lnd for
TD with four minutes gone in the
contest. The run failed.
Ledford swept and for 18 yards
to deadlock , the eount, and his
conversion ran gavs the Blue Dev
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FOOTBALL
SCHEDULE
ITJISAT:
Cakersv-Hle et 1
North Btrxvw ' 9 , .
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Increase Of 300 Votes Over
Previous Years; Increased
Interest Shown
In announcing the results of the
recent mail election of ASC Com
munity Committeemen Ralph Ram
sey, County ASCS Office Manager
stated that farmers within the
county showed a greater interest
than usual in this year's elections.
He explained that the County ASC
Committee public-ally tabulated the
election ballots on Friday, Sept.
19 and the count revealed that
2224 farmers cast timely ballots
in the mail balloting which ended
September 16. This number
represents an increase of 300 over
the number taking part in the
previous years community com
mittee elections.
Ramsey said that Madison
County is divided into 16 ASOS
communities for administrative
purposes and that each year the
fanners within the respective com
munities elect a three-man com
munity ASC board and two alter
nate members to represent them
in ASCS farm programs. The
position of board members is de
termined by the number of votes
received in the election. Newly
elected community committeemen
will begin thsir term of office on
October 1, 1969 and serve for one '
year.
Follows is a list of the recently
elected community commiteemen
for the 16 ASCS communities, a
long with the number of farmers
casting ballotB. They are listed
in the order of cfaairmany vice-
chairman, regular member, first
and second alternate.
Community A-l: Albeit Free
man, Jr, Oliver Ferguson, uari
CantrelL- C- Briggv aiA Olin
Jarrett (86T votes); Walter
Goanell, Enoch Oonter, Caarence
B. Cutshall, Lance Wellin, and W.
B. Shelton (234 votes); C-3: J. Al
bum Buckner, Carson Roberts,
Hardy MerriU, Clifford T. Wain-
nip, and Marcus Cody (144 votes);
D-4: Wayne Eafcmon, Grover Tom-
Iberlin, Warren Anders, Hix Rob
inson, and T. Leroy Snyder (164
votes); E-6: Harold Wallin, Dick
Murray, J. Walter Cody, George
Hamlin, and James F. Ramsey
(124 votes); F-6: Randall Buckner,
Nealey Bradburn, D. J. Graham
Gail Brown, and Burton Reeves
(94 votes); G-7: Frank Payne,
Arthur Payne, Leonard Payne, T.
June Woriey and Burlon W.
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Catawba - Mart HUl lions'
David McFee, a Junior from
Asheville, booted three field goakr
and the defense played a steady,-hard-hitting
game , to lead the
Mara Hill College lions to a 28-tf
victory over the Catawba Junior'
Varsity at Mars Hill Saturday at'
ternoon at Mean Athlette Field
The victory was the first Iri
two starts for coach Dal ShealyV
Lions and came against a Junior
varsity array that Included
than half of Catawba's varsity
' stefttag players.. i, v; ; v
The Lions, hard-knocking ' de- -tense
recovered four fumbles to
pot Che lions offensive unit in
good scoring position - and the
homeaide made tho most of St.
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