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MARSHALL, N. G, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1970
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iiii'ty Voters
Graham Cites Advancements
In Agriculture, Electricity
At Annual REA Meeting Here
Willis, Rice, Buchanan Are
Re-elected Directors;
Prizes Won
James A. (Jim) Graham, North
Carolina Commissioner of Agri
culture, praised the advancements
which have been made in agricul
tu practices and rural electri
fication in Madison County during
the past several years and prom
ised local farmers full coopera
tion from the state level in fu
ture endeavors as he addressed a
large audience at the annual
French Broad EMC meeting Sat
urday afternoon in the local gym
nasium. Graham, who was ac
companied by his wife, spoke of
the beauties of this region and
congratulated Harry Silver, coun
ty extension chairman, and his
personnel for the fine accomplish
ments which have been made in
the agricultural field. Graham al
so pointed out the price-cost
squeeze in agriculture and said
the cost of production would con
tinue to increase while the fann
ers, in many instances, were re
ceiving little increase for their
jit'oducts.
. He lauded the local cooperative j
imd D. M. Robinson for the va.4
improvements and convenience; of
dcrtricity during recent y ars
and congratulated the membership
of the cooperative fur their per- ;
sona'. interest in rural electrii'i-!
cation.
Graham was introduce! by liar- 1
ry Silver, county oxten-ion chai
man.
Prior tn the address, the n: e! j
)r was called to order ly '. I!. I
Mashhi:i n. attorney W the .- ;. ,
The invocation was given by IV. I
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CIVE HIM DADDY j
Mother: "Now, Freddie, would
n't you like to give your football
to that poor little boy who hasn't
a Daddy?"
Freddie (clutching football):
"Couldn't we give him Paddy, in
stead ?"
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Two County
en Robbed
Of $6,080
The owner of a store in the Lit
tle Laurel section of Madison
County and a salesman in the
store were robbed of an estimated
$6,000 in cash and checks about
1:45 p. m., Wednesday, the Mad
ison County Sheriff's Department
reported.
According to reports here, two
men, masked and wearing gloves,
entered the Fred Shelton Store on
the Greeneville Highway (N. C.
208), tied up the two men, and
then locked them in a room.
The victims, both of whom were
not injured, were identified as
Fred Shelton, owner of the store,
and Fain Sprinkle, a salesman
for Sprinkle-Shelton Wholesale
Co. of Marshall.
Sprinkle said the two men were
carrying pistols. The men first
robbed Sprinkle, then robbed the
store's cash register, ho said.
The two men then drove off in
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Countywide Corp.
For Transportation
To Start Operation
Stock Now Available At $5
Per Shcre To County
Citizens
A com " ,. id t:a p-u tat: u,
eoeperat i I s pn 1 1 i I . . i i V the M.l'l
i.iiii-l!(ineun,be Kill a 1 vvi lopmeiit
t'ouncill, will begin operation in
May. Money to subsidize the op
erations of a :M-passengor bus
was funded by the Rural Devel
opment Project of The Opportuni
ty Corporation of Madison-lSun-combe
Counties.
Madison County is joining the
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FIRE DAMAGES
LANDMARK AT
HOT SPRINGS
"Bird Cage," one of Hot Sptrings'
best-known landmarks and for
mer residence of the president of
Dorland Bell Institute, was gutted
by fire last Thursday night about
7:30 o'clock. The two-story frame
house, owned by Mrs. J. B. Tweed,
of Marshall and formerly of Hot
Springs, was unoccupied at the
time of the blaze.
The Hot Springs volunteer fire
men answered the call but were
unable to extinguish the blaze un
til it had burned the interior of
the building leaving only the out
side standing. Damage to the
structure was estimated at about
$6,000.00.
Cause of the fire, which appar
ently started in the basement, is
unknown but arson is suspected,
Mrs. Tweed commented.
Boone Is Declared State
Burley Tobacco Winner
George Shook Is Also Cited
At Banquet Last
Friday
The dimax of the l'J(ii) Hurle
I'i'oduction and Marketing Cun
Lest occurred last Friday in Ashe
ville. This event was celebrated
wiih a banquet at the liattery
l'ark Jlolel, honoring tobacco rieir
onstration farmers and the count.,
contest winners. The hanii c :
was sponsored by The Proct-e
;::.d Gamble Co., and trophies wci,
-i-pplied by The Hickard Seed (V
ayiie Donne. .Marshall Kt. :
wis declared State winner in tie
la i :y ailn'nn tit divish in. a y
Snook, !' I he aud i.-w s", u-u
as i in, nor up in the small aHei
ment division of the contest, lint!
men received a beautiful phonic
for their efforts. I'l e musly.
they hail been declared winners ii
the county contest and had receiv
ed first irize money donated by
The Hank of French Broad and
The French Broad Electric Mem
bership Cooperative. Second place
in the county contest was spon
sored by Houston Brothers and
Bowman Hardware.
Attending the banquet from
Madison County were Waym
Boone, George Shook, Tillery
Buckner, Walter Gosnell, Joel
Cole, Walter Cody, Jim Story, and
Wiley DuVall, Agricultural Ex
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TIME NEARS FOR
NO GRAZING ON
DIVERTED ACRES
Farmers were reminded today
that the "no-graiing" period for
land diverted from production un
der the 1970 feed grain and wheat
programs will start on May 1. It
will continue for the following
five months until October 1.
"'Emery Robinson; chairman of
the Madison County Agricultural
Stabilisation and Conservation
Committee, explained that produc"
ts who are dfverting" land under
the program hare agreed not to
1Crasth'teaoV being 4rrerte4 dur
ing a specific 6-month period of
the growing, season and not to
harvest a nop from the tend at
any tine during- the year;
Farmers who art taking part
in the Cropland Adjustment Pro-
tram haw .agreed ot to (rasa or 1
harvest crops from land diverted
pn&rv&i. program during the Jif
of the agreement,- This provision
is Important to-prodoeera beeanae
any violation of if may result la
reduction r tatal loaa of pay-
DRUG PROGRAM
TO BEHELD HERE
THURSDAY 14
Marshall PTA, Walnut PTA,
and the Madison County Health
Department will have a program
on Drugs at the Marshall School
Auditorium, Thursday, May 14 at
7:30 p. m.
Mrs. Eleanor H. Kirley, Educa
tion Director of The Alcohol In
formation Center of Asheville,
will be guest speaker and present
a film on Marijuana.
Every parent, teacher and child
should attend this program.
"It is naive to think your child
won't be exposed to drugs if you
don't talk about it and the prob
lem will go away if you ignore
it or deny its existence. Give
your child a break, give him the
benefit and protection of being
informed. Please attend the meet
ing and bring your children," Mrs.
Clyde Reed, president of Marshall
I'TA, stated.
MADISON
REGISTRAR IS
CLEARED HERE
The ::.eb .
County Board of
aiently exonerated
uf precinct No. 1
i Klect ions, ,
day night , ap
; the lee 1st la r
( Marshall) of
cha i g es
;es la-.t
f not al-
'owing challenger
Kd (lentry. tlm
been ac, used by
M:i !,; !). of failin:
fences dealing will
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id of
all nv dial
tor illitera
the loss of
'. nnn - resiliency j
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Private College
Program Urged
FARMERS TO
REPORT CROP
ACREAGE USE
Farmers who signed intentions
during the enrollment period to
take part in this year's Feed Grain
and Wheat Diversion Programs
must also determine and certify
to the acreage they have planted
to Feed Grains and devoted to
conserving usage, according to
Ralph Ramsey, Madison County
ASCS Executive Director. May
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Challenged In State
Dr. WSliaa
Dr. William rWL of Hars
beta Republican inrambenta, ars Wlrr chaltaffed by C Edley Hatch-
ins, of Black Mountain, for b nomination for tit State Saaate (31st
School Bond
Democratic,
DEFERMENT
CHANGES ARE
ANNOUNCED
Occupational, Agricultural,
Paternity Deferments
Effected
On April 2.3, President Nixon
signed an Executive Order effect
ing changes to Parts 1622 and
1028 of the Selective Service Reg
ulations, Mrs. Darlene Cody, local
board clerk, announces.
The President has signed this
Executive Order as a step in the
important reforms that must be
made in the present draft sys
tem. It is bis judgment, and that
of iho National Security Council,
that future occupational, agricul
tural and paternity deferments
are no longer dictated by the na
tional interest.
This Executive Order directs
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Election Results
To Be Posted At
Courthouse Sat.
The Ntws-Record will a
pain have the results of the
JPf'rriR.ry Election; ?nrl the
school bond resu'ts posted
on a blackboard this Satur-
day night in the courtroom.
'atuiday. jriguivs will be put on the
tin-, had: board, precinct by precinct,!
as they are sent in.
Precinct officials are urg- ,
ed to send in or phone in the
returns as soon as they are
ilable
Scholarship
By Bentley
Appeals To Legislators
Help Find Needed
Solution
To
A comprehensive student schol
arship program designed to halt
the exodus from private colleges
and at the same time save North
Carolina taxpayers millions of
dollars in higher education costs
was proposed in Asheville Thurs
day nht.
Dr. Fred Bentley, president of
Mars Hill College, said priTate
institutions across the state now
have 2,270 vacant spaces and that
the number of empty classrooms
will multiply as students from
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GOP Senate Primary
Ted Dt
HEL nd Ted Dent, of SprW PiiM,
Vote Overshadows
Republican Primary
Sheriffs' Race; Bd. Education;
State Senate Only Contests
Consolidation
Endorsements
Organizations which have gone
on record as endorsing the consol
idation of high schools in Madi
son County include:
Marshall Chamber of Commerce
Marshall Lions Club
Marshall Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation Mars Hill Civitan Club
Mars Hill Lions Club
Hot Springs PTSA
Walnut Parent-Teacher Assoi i
Htion Laurel Parent-Teacher A- nid
ation. Marshall YEW Post No.
American Legion Post N't.. '.'
Madison County Agricultuial
A'eikeis Council
Mais Hill ITS' A
O.ILII.O Committee
APRON REVUE
The 4-11 Dress and Ap: .n lie- ,
vue will he held Friday evening.!
May 1 at 7 o'clock in the Mai-
j shall Iiaptist Church. Cirls from
various clubs in the county will
be "showing off their fine sew
ing and competing for awards in
the Jr. Apron Revue (0-13 yrs.);
,lr. Dress Revue (9-1,1 yrs.); and
Sr. Dress Revue (14-19 yrs ).
The public is invited to attend
Cirls participating in the Revue
should plan to arrive by 7 p. m.
Democratic Candidates
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Polls Open From 6:30 A. M.
To 6:30 P. M. In Eight
Precincts
Madison County voters are all
set for the Democratic and Re
publican Primary elections this
Saturday although there are only
three county contests. Winners
in the primary Saturday will be
their party's nominees for the
November election.
Although much interest has
been shown in the contests for of
fices, the $950,000 school bond is
sue overshadows the other con
tests. Voters will have the oppor
tunity to approve or reject the
bond issue, which is also being
i held on the same date as the pri
! inaries.
J The public is by now familiar
v ith the facts concerning the
seln.nl ho nil ehetion. If this issue
lis approved, it will mean consoli
' dnt inn of the present five high
...i hnuls in the county. Wide pub
licity, both in the press and over
radio, including numerous an
swers to questions concerning the
proposed consolidation, has been
eiven in recent weeks. Most or
ganisations within the cou-.itv
have gone on record as endorsing
the bond issue which would if
approved eventually mean that a
consolidated school would he built
a lu.eent to the Marshall by-pass.
As fur the other contests, there
are two Democratic candidate
for sheriff, one of which will be
elected as the nominee. The two
candidates are E. Y. Tomler and
J. I!. Reid.
The Republicans will also vote
for one of the two candidates
seeking the nomination for sher
iff. These are Chauneey Metcalf
and J. Dedrick Brown.
In the county board of educa
tion contest, District Two (Mar
shall, Laurel, Walnut, Hot Springs,
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for Board of Education
toenta otherwise earned onder the
piOglSUL .
District). - ; J-th
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