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Loans Are Made To Kurai
Resident Who Cannot
uet Utner teaVAs,J
W. E. Hill, farmer Horn AM
minMmtioo Supervisor for ;,;ad
ison County, snnounced; today
that there is now money Mail
able through his office in Mar
shall for rural housing loans and
for loan to develop the soil, and
water. . 't'faf'X
Housing loan for 100 pel1 cent
of the apptraLsed value of the
house to be boMpbi or built 'can
be obtained a a prima Interest
rate of 6 per cent The 'vef
age housing loan granted stte- in
the $11,000 to 114,000 bnwkefc
Applicants must have steady em
ployment and be of good chjraS
ter. Loans are made to rural rei
identa or rural property owner
who cannot obtain credit drem
other sources. Abo, Special s 60S
loans for repair or improvement
of dwelling; can be made up to
$3,600 at a very low cost of se
curing the loan. ' , "
Prime interest rate of soil and
water loan for development, con
servation and better use of soil
and water resourses is 5 percent.
The aool and water loans are ufKd
n to improve water supply systons
for hotne use, irrigation aytttsms
and to purchase pumps and
sprinkler systems. There is pres-
these two types of loans than, for
other types of loans which farm
ers Home Administration makes.
There is a committee of rural
farmers including Fred Shelton,
Route 8, Marshall, Grovef &
Tomberhn, Route 2, Mam Hill
and Johnnie A. McDevitt, 'Route
6, Marshall, who rule jin 4)hee
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TWEED ESCAPES
FROM JAIL BUT
IS NOW BACK IN
Jackie Tweed, 22, of Hot
. Springs, charged with several of
fenses, must have grown tired of
jail and wanted to enjoy a little
k of tilts spring weaitber. At any
rate, he presumably soaked him
self with soap test Thursday
night and proceeded to tear out
a light fixture in his cell and
made fats escape through an 11
inch opening to the roof of the
jail, although he weighs about
166 pounds and is about 6 "9" talL
He tied some blankets together
and started down the aide of the
jaU but, alas, the blankets ripped
apart and down to the ground he
fell. The 20-foot fall resulted in
an injured foot and ankle but that
didn't stop him from completing
his escape. He went to Hot
Springs and later into Tennessee,
according to Chauncey Metealf,
first deputy.
After staying in Tennessee for
awhile, he must have decided that
the escape waant such a good
idea after all. He gave himself
up to Sheriff Boy Roberts and is
now back in the county JaU here.
ROAD HEARING
TO BE IN SCHOOL,
m T VM i TW AW
' INartUUKTHUUSE
f- Location of the public hearing
involving Highway 213,Tfcween
'. Marshall and Mar H0L ita been
changed from the eourthouss t
the Marshall school auditorhrmrit
. was j announced this . week. The
. menfcfmr' ia mat tnr - Tnaarbv.
March 17, at 2.-00 m. k
'The change in location .was
made due to a term of superior
..court being held on this date "in
the courthouse. .
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SOMB YBA&lln'H:
1st Wife: "My hbaade
just named ATan-of -the-Year. How
'about' thtt" " ;. ':i-:-'.'!
2nd VriTe : "Well, " that ; show
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CIVIL TERM TO
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MORNING HERE
Judge W. K. McLean To
Preside: Jurors Are
Drawn
The regular March term of su
perior court for the trial of civil
cases will begin here Monday
morning with Judge W. K. Mc
Lean presiding.
A list of jurors drawn for the
term follows:
Vj, Floyd Wallin, Belva Zane Mas-
sey, Louis Fonder, Bobby Gan
trell, James E. Lawson, Dr. Mary
JJveryn Underwood, Hugh B. Fer
guson Lebla Putrela Norton, EL
' Aldington, Mitchell Reece,
Deaeie Hensley, Oliver Dean Hon -
eyetttt, Barl She! ton, Ralph Wor
ley, Edna Carolina Moonyham,
Wohford, Franklin, Albert Rector,
Mary C. Edmonds, Alike Honey
cutt, 'Mrs. Ray Norton, Louise
Gnfffin, Ernest Shook, Juandta
Relwhi, Hal Houston, Jamie
BrJgfl, Simon Pete Shelton, Win
nie, Lee Stines, Permian R. Shel
ton, James AJden Whfttt, Nellie
Roberts Fisher, Rosalena ML Tug
man, E. Herbert Hawkins, Boyce
Crowe, Glenn Cole, Mae H. Shook,
David Metealf, Mrs. Theda Ingle.
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Wf T. Moore This
Week Announces
Commissioner
- W, "l". Moore, well-known mer-
.cJwit, ; and fiamer, of Meadow
ForkvTor theTpast 80 years, this
week announced that he is a candi
date for eominieeioner of Madison
County, subject to the will of the
voters in the Democratic Primar
on May 2.
Moore is no stranger to poli
tics in this county, having serv
ed as Democratic chairman of his
township executive committee for
30 years.
He is a former member of the
Madison County board of educa
tion where he served for 16 years.
He served as tax collector for
six years; a member of the Madi
son County Welfare Board for six
year; a former member of the
Madison County board of elec
tions for six year.
'A member of the Meadow Fork
Baptist Church, Mr. Moore is
married to the former Miss Susan
Reese, also of Meadow Fork.
They have five children, 18
grandchildren and six great
grandchildren.
McDevitt Injured
In Car Wreck On
By-Pass Sunday
Wayne McDevitt, son of Mr.
and Mm. Oscar McDevitt, of Mar
shall, received a possible concus
sion and cuts in an automobile
accident which occurred on the
Marshall by-pass Sunday after
noon. Patroknao Ed Butmgardner, who
investigated, stated that Ray Oan
trell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Oantrefl, of Marshall, was driv
ing the vehicle and McDevtbt and
Dennis Plenvnons, grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Davis, of
Brueh Creek, were passenger in
the car. '
1 Patrolmen Bumgardner stated
that a broken tie rod probably
oeue the accident. ,
Plemmons and Oantzell were un
injured. McDevitt is now at his home
where he is recuperating.
Cutshall Now Out
On $50,000 Bond
LV B. CutohaH; changed "with
the nnder. f. lEfchard (Jack)
Reeve last January and who he
been in the county jedl since, his
Arrest, fc now out OB $50,000
bond, it we anlpounced here by
the sheriffs d
ep&HnienCh
UON&ANNUAL
HORSE SHOW TO
BE HELD JUNE 6
The Marshall Lions annual
Charity Horse Show has been set
for Saturday, June 6, on the Is
land here. This decision was made
MR.dax .night at .the semi-monthly
dinner' meeting of ' tfie"Mar
shall lions.
Lion Jerry Ptemtmons was again
elected coordinator of the horse
show.
Further details will be announ
ced later.
Dent Announces
He Will Again Seek
State Senate Seat
State Senator Ted Dent of
AsheviUe announced today that
he will seek re-election to a third
term in the 1971 North Carolina
General Assembly. Senator Dent
is a Republican who served as
, 'vice chairman of Rules end on J.'
the committees of Conservation
and Development and Higher Ed
ucation which approved Asheville
Biltmore College becoming a part
of the University of North Caro
lina system during the 1969 ses
sion. During the 1967 session, Sen
ator Dent served on a special
three man subcommittee of Con
servation and Development and
did extensive work in writing
North Carolina's Air and Water
Pollution Control Act
Senator Dent is a native of
Spruce Pine and serves as pres
ident of Diamond Mica Company
which has business interests in
Mitchell and Yancey Couiilties.
He was recently appointed by Lt.
Gov. Pat Taylor to serve as one
of three Senate member to the
Citizens 'Advisory Committee on
the 'Genera Assembly, v
Mrs. Jean Briggs
Elected Secretary
Jesse I. Ledbetter of Asheville
was re-elected Republican chair
man of the 16-county 11th Con
gressional District at a convene
ftion Saturday in the Buncombe
County Courthouse. He was the
only hold-over on the district ex
ecutive committee. Among new
officers are Jere Brittain of Mills
River, treasurer; and Mrs. Jea
Briggs of Mars Hill, secretary.
Heart Fund Dance
At Community Bldg.
On Saturday Night
A dance will be held at the
Marshall Community Building
this Saturday night beginning at
seven o'clock. Proceeds from the
dance will benefit the Heart Fund
campaign in this county.
The Boone Brothers Band will
furnish the music and the public
is asked to attend and help the
Heart Fund Drive.
Admission will be 60c for stu
dents and $1.00 for adults.
Metealf Announces
For Sheriff In
G.O.P. Primary
Chauncey Metealf, a farmer and
carpenter of Route 2, Marshall
this week announces that he is a
candidate for the nomination of
aheriff of Madison County, sub
ject to the will of the voter in
the Republican Primary on May
2, 1970.
Metealf served as register of
Deeds in Madison .County from
1964 to 1968 and is now serving
as first deputy sheriff.
He s Past Master of Frenc '
Broad Lodge, AFAAM 292, and
hr Past Patron of the Order of
Eastern Star, Chapter 86.
,' A member . -.ot r Long Branch
Baptist Church, he : serve as
chairmen of the board of deacons
and ia a Sunday Schol teacher o
the Men' . Qasav.--" - " : i
Married to th former XZa Cal
lahan, of Mara EHL they have
six children end 13 grandchildren. ,
SCHEDULE IS
ANNOUNCED
R. L. Edward, superintendent
of schools, announced the follow
ing schedule for county schools:
1 "'Scnoos"wilMelosed nJSast-v
er Friday, March 27.
Schools will operated on Sat
urday, March 14, Saturday, April
18 and Saturday, May 9.
Students will not attend school
on Teacher's Day, June 8.
Thursday, June 4, Lm day for
students.
Friday, June 5, Last day for
teachers.
Supt. Edwards stated that the
County ESEA will meet at the
school on Thursday, March 26, at
two o'clock. School will dismiss
early on that date.
Primary Line-Up
Candidates who have announ
ced in this newspaper for various
offices in the May 2, 1970 Demo
cratic and Republican Primary are
as follows:
Democrats: Board of Education,
Robert Z. "Bobby" Ponder, Mrs.
Bobbie Jean Peek Rfce, Emery
Wallin, William M. (Bill) Rob
erts. Clerk of Superior Court,
Judson Edwards. Tax Collector,
Harold Wallin. Sheriff, E. Y.
Ponder; County Commissioners,
W. T. Moore, Bruce Same, and
Ervin Adams.
Republicans: Clerk Superior
Court, C. N. Willis; Sheriff,
Chauncey Metealf.
Roaming The Mountains
UilUSU
Jit.
DELINQUENCY
TO BE STRESSED
HERE MARCH 17
Public Invited To Panel
Discussion Sponsored
By PTA
The North Carolina Congress of
Parent and Teachers will present
a television study and a discussion
program entitled, "The Public
School as a Resource for Juvenile
Delinquency Prevention", during
ithis month. Cooperating with the
programs is the Marshall Parent
Teachers Association, Mrs. Clyde
Reed, president, announced.
On next Tuesday, March 10,
Channel 33 (WUNF-TV, Ashe
ville) will have two 30-oninute
shows, the first at 11:00 a. m. and
the second at 8:00 p. m. Mrs.
Wiley DuVall has invited every
one interested in seeing these TV
programs to her home on Redmon
Road, Marshall.
On Tuesday, March 17, a panel
discussion involving juvenile de-
Kquency will be held in the Mar-1
hall school lunchroom at 7:30 p.
m. Expected to participate on
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PUBLIC NOTICE
The Marshall Board of Alder
men end the Marshall Planning
Board will jointly hold a public
hearing oa tha proposed Zoning
Ordinance and (fas proposed Sub
division Regulations prior to their
adoption.
This public hearing will be held
on Tuesday, March 31, 1970, at
7:30 p. in Town Hall, Mar
shall, North Carolina.
Tax Collector's
Office To Close -On
Saturdays Here
It was announced this week that
the tax collector' office Jn the
courthouse will be closed en Sat
urday 'until next October. '- j
This mean that all offices in
, cour;iaB are now eloeei on
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MURPHY UPENDS
SPRIG CREEK
IN TOURNEY
Goforth, Plemmons Lead
Spring Creek Attack
At Tuscola
The Murphy Bulldogs rolled
past Spring Greek, 43-86 in the
District 8 tournament opening
round Wednesday night at Tus
cola High School gymnasium. The
Spring Creek lassies, champions
of Madison County, are 13-4 for
the season.
Phyllis Goforth scored 17 points
and Patsy Plemmons netted 14 i
pace a strong Spring Creek a'
tack, but Murphy proved to be
stronger and came out on top.
WHh three minutes left to play
Karen Watson, who had 19 points
for Murphy, scored on a layup to
send the Murphy gals ahead to
stay. Sherry White netted 13
points to help out Watson.
Plemmons had 14 points deepifr
playing only half a game. She
salt out all of the third quarter
because of foul trouble.
Murphy (43) Fleming 2,
White 12, Watson 19, P. Martin,
Hughes 1, V. Martin.
Spring Creek (35) Goforth
17, Plemmons 14, Brooks 2, Justice
2, Dufckett, Waldroup, McOarter.
Halftime: 22-20, Murphy.
laces-Hames
By JOHN PARRIS
LUCK The map of Madison
County is sprinkled with unusual
place-names.
Next door neighbor to Luck is
Trust.
And on up the road that leade
to Hot Springs are Joe and Lynch,
Kind and Bluff.
East of here is Dogget Gai
which Bascom Lamar Lunaford,
the Ministrel of the Appalachians,
gave a certain fame with a ballad
he whittled out by the same name.
Then there's Freezeland and
Grassy land, Big Pine and Pawpaw.
Hogback Mountain and Trouble
some Gap.
To (ha northwest, where Madi
son joins with Haywod and Ten
nessee, is Max Patch a grassy,
treeless dome nearly a mile lonp
Beyond Max Patch is Lemon
Gap and Shut-In.
Down on the French Broa
River is Hot Springs which goit
its start and its name from th
mineral springs bubbling up ther
about. Northeast of Hot Springs arc
Sodom and Bible, Lonesome Moun
tain and Shelton LarureL
It was in Shelton Laurel dur
ing the American Civil War thai
a company of Confederate sol
diers seized and executed 13 pra
oners without trial. The
era shocked the state.
Nearby an White Rock and
Spillcortk
The oldest residents of the
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Movie Shots Are In
Old Mexico, Not New
In last week's article about
Obray Ramsey and Byard Ray re
turning from making a mov
film, instead of New Mexico, it
should have been Old Mexico.
Warrant Issued
ForTenn. Man For'
B&E And Larceny
Warrants have been issued tot
the arrest of Frentte Carter; of
near Flag Pond, Term, charging
him with breaking, entering and
larceny of shoot $300 worth of
fertilizer, plastic cover and oth
er, item from ths'.W. O..Bng
.rt"'.--r hose la th Level ee ;
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1-A
Mars Hill Advances To
Semi-finals By Beating
Glenwood
Mars Hill overcame five -pod nt
first-quarter deficit t and finished
strong to defeat Gkmwood, 70-51,
while Nebo whipped Stony Point,
69-66, in District Seven 1-A second-round
game Thursday night
in Marion.
David Thoma was high scorer
for Mars Hill with 27 points,
while Sigsbee Duck hat for 16
and Monty Metealf another 12.
Mars Hill (70) Thomas 27,
Duck 16, M. Metealf 12, Murray
6, S. Metealf 2, Buckner 2, Rob
erts 2, Sprinkle 2, Ferguson 1,
Bailey.
Glenwood (51) Lewis 22, Ar
rowood 12, Austin ' McKSnmey
2, McCarthy 2, Brewer 2, Tyo 2,
Wilkerson, Davis, Frisby.
Halftime: 35-24, Mare Hill.
3fr 9fr 3
Nebo and Hiddenite both cap
tured victories Friday night in
Ithe District 7 1-A semifinals to
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Cabe Discusses
Eliada Home At
Lions Meeting
Oudger Cabs, ens ef the most
l dedicated .XtanaifeJCestern North
Carolina, was principal? speaker
at the Marshall Lions Club meet
ing held at the Madison Grill on
Monday night. He was accompa
nied by Lion Reed Poore, of
Asheville.
Cabe explained the great work
accomplished by the Lions of Dis
trict 31-A in the erection of a
boy's cottage at the Eliada Home
near Asheville. He praised the
Marshall clue and other clubs
which have responded with funds
to help in the cottage's erection.
"However,'' he said, "several of
the clubs m western North Car
olina have not fulfilled their
promises and this is why a sec
ond drive for funds became nec
essary." He told the 21 members
present how much the new facili
ty has meant to the overall atti
tude of the young people and the
officials and stated that it would
be a lasting memorial to the Li
ons of 81-A.
President Jerry Plemons, who
presided, also presented a beau
tiful gold plaque to Lions Ed
Niles and Robert Davis and their
wives and the personnel of Rob
erts Pharmacy for the outstand
ing work they have done for the
blind during the annual Christ-J
lmas project. Lions Niles and Da-
vis and their wives were also
"funded" a steak dinner in appre
ciation of their fine work.
A nominating committee was
appointed and will present a slate
of officers at the next meeting.
Also tits proposed mattress box
spring campaign was discussed.
Six County Men
Arrested For
Tire Theft Here
The Madison County sheriffs
department announced tins week
that six county men have been
arrested in connection with the
theft of an estimated f 1400 in
tires, tube and other Item from
J. ! T. Fox's Tfre Eecappiiig Shop
her on Saturday night, Febraa-
ry 14. i They are charged with
breaking, entering sxtd - larceny
and are out en (2,000 bond each,
it was stated. ' . v. - .
Arrested were Jack, Tweed. 22.
of Hot rprings; Jimmy Hurst 28,
of: Shelton Laurel: ' Merman
Franklin, .", E.. erson Frani rn.
22, John C.' - Jr, 25, all of
Litlle Lfi-rrel, a-. J an 13 yr-olJ
youth of C .' i Laurel, '
TOURNEY
fin taffity
Ramsey Says Friday, March
20th Is Deadline For
Filing
Pointing out to producers that
the 1970 farm program sign-up
period of February 2 through
March 20 has only one more week
to go, Emory Robinson, county
ASCS committee chairman, urged
interested farmers to not let the
deadline date pass.
Thus far this year the sign-up
under the annual Feed Grain and
Wheat Diversion Programs has
been somewhat behind that of the
same period last year. Through
March 10 this year 333 farms
have enrolled in the voluntary di
version program as compared to
864 farms for the same period in
1969, according to Robinson. He
pointed out that fajrmers who
wait until the last day to enroll
may find themselves standing in
line to be serviced and that farm
ers visiting the ASCS office in
the afternoons rather than the
mornings do not find it too crowd
ed. Participation in the Feed Grain
and Wheat Programs is volunta
ry. Those with a corn base or
wheat allotment who sign up to
comply with the program provi
sions will earn benefits such as
price support payment on the
corn planted within their permit
ted acreage, a wheat certificate
payment on planted wheat and a
diversion payment on acreages of
thejse VammodibieB d&vebfedi to
conserving uses.
To earn these benefits, a par
ticipating producer must comply
with all program provisions on
each farm in which he or mem
bers of his household has an in
terest. ..
In conclusion, RSmsey remind
ed farmers who wish to enroll to
do so at their first opportunity
hut not later than Friday, March
20th.
Crew Leaders
For Census '70
Are Appointed
Appointment of crew leaders
for the 1970 Census of Popula
tion and Housing hi this area was
announced -today by Dan W. El
ler of the Census Bureau tem
porary census office in Asbevals.
Each crew leader wall super
vise 15 to 20 enumerators in the
big nationwide census that begins
April 1. Crew leader training is
now under way. Topic being
covered in the training sessions
include procedures for recruiting
census enumerators, training, can
vassing methods, preparation and
submission of reports, and super
vision of enumerators to insure
a complete and accurate count.
The crew leader is one of the
key people in the field operations
of the 1970 census. It is his re
sponsibility to recruit and tra&v
the enumerators; to assign, each
one to an enumeration district;.
to review the work of each and.
see that it is correct; and to haa-
die problem of difficult numer-
ation.
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Prank Morgan, oi MarshaO, Is
crew leader in Madison County.
MED TERM OF
COURT STARTS
HEREMARCII23
. C. .iWHHs,. clerk oi'upsrior v
court, announced thi week that
the cfvfl term of superior court
scheduled to begin here on March
23 has been changed to a mixed
term wEldC means both criminal
and dvO ease wd be beard. The
change was mads by order of the
Administratfv of ths court at fie
request of Ju- W. E. ITcLf n
in order to cs' " tip on tie cr' i-
in&i doc' -t ii r i:.. .::...- c
ty w--t'.t c
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