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'-''tt'.t Mi '.".I VOU69 lO. 21 227 Diplomas Awarded At Macs Hill College Sunday Many County, Area Students Receive Diplomas, Degrees Dr. Fred B. Bentley, president of Mars Hill College, Sunday ask ed the 1970 graduating class of this 114 year old Baptist institu tion to help stabilize the world through individual integrity and colleciivis adherence to religious values. With the past week's turmoil and bloodshed on campuses across the country as background, Dr. Bentley read a message signed by President Nixon to the 227 grad uates at commencement exercises. It s&id in part: "Your chal lenge will be that of reconciling continuity and change of giving new applications and fresh expres sions to our traditional values especially our concern for the dignity and integrity of every in dividual." Dr. E. Bruce Heilman, presi dent of Meredith College, a Bap tist senior woman's college in Ra leigh, delivering the baccalaureate Fermon said "Much of what we do in small colleges is to create the kinds of citizens who' will ac cept more and more responsibili ty." Advocating the need of church related '. education, Heilman said that church colleges have a great stake in educating for a better world only if those who are grad uating have been made uniquely valuable. Following are the county and area, students who received dip lomas: MARSHALL Linda Sue Briggs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Briggs of Rt. 7, received a BS in home econom ics; and Larry Dee Moore, son qf Mr. tid "Mrfc-aPwink T. Moore V BS in biology. Also graduating was Mickey Garrison, minister of music at the Marshall Baptist Church. MARS HILL Doyle Willard Amnions, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard J. Ammons, received a BS in biology; Linda Joyce Duck, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. O. Duck of Little Moun tain Rd., a BA in drama; Benja min Martin Garrison, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Garrison of Rt. 1, (Continued To Page Six) WHAT ONE BILL? A psyciatrist thought he was making progress with a patient who had a split personality. 'I was optimistic," he confessed, "until the patient called and de manded to know why he'd received only one bill." Environmental Education Workshop To Aid Teachers To Be At Mars Hill College July 7-24; Tours Included A three weeks workshop for teachers designed to stimulate an awareness of the environmental interdependence of man and his ecological community will be held at Mars Hill College July 7-24, it has been announced by Dr. Har ley Jolley, of the history depart ment of Mars Hill College, co-di rector of the workshop. Assist ing Dr. Jolley will be R. Forrest Carpenter, public relations, Na tional Forests in North Carolina. Visiting specialists will provide lectures, movies, and illustrated talks on a wide variety of relat ed topics, including air and water pollution, human resources, edu cation, health, recreation, wise use of natural resources, etc. Field trip will enhance the learning opportunity, Dr. Jolley said. The course has multiple uses but' is aimed primarily at aiding' those whose teaching assignment. directly or indirectly, includes conservation education. Element ary teachers and the teachers of -social studies and science will find the const most rewarding. Tha opportunity is opea to North Carolina public school teacs j en, J especially those with anvir- tOotdimied to Last Page) --s - f - L- 8 PAGES THIS WEEK ALTO LIABILITY WILL BE MED IN ASHEVILLE The Governor's Study Commis - Islon on Automobile Liability In A 1 ' l .. i :L:i!i. T . surance and Rates will hold a pub lic hearing in Asheville on Mon day, June 15 and in Statesville on Tuesday, June 16. The location and time of these meetings will be announced soon. Anyone wishing to appear at cither of these hearings may do so by writing the Automobile Li ability Study Commission, State Legislative Building, Raleigh, N. C, by, June 9. Senator Clyde Norton, Commis sion Chairman, feels that these public hearings will give citizens a chance to epress themselves. Senator Norton says: "The Com mission feels that it is important that all citizens have the oppor tunity to be heard on this vital subject. We are anxious for all interested persons to appear at these hearings. We must know individual needs and problems in order to make effective recom mendations. We hope the public will take advantage of this op portunity." The Commission will make its report to the Governor .this fall for transmittal to the 1971 Ses sion of the General Assembly. Lloyd M. Roberts Is Promoted By Southern Railway Ltyyd If. Boberts, formerly of Barnard and brother of Sheriff Roy Roberts, was recently ap pointed Special Supervisor of Fire Prevention by Southern Railway with headquarters in Knoxville, Tenn. Mr. Roberrts is married to the former Mary Helen Rector and they have two children, Kevin, 12, and Karen, 8. They reside in Jonesboro, Tenn. Roberts was in Marshall Wed nesday on business. Car Stolen Here A 1967 Ford Fairlane GTA, red with white Vinyl top, was stolen from the lot of Cody's Motor Sales here last Monday night or early Tuesday morning, it was an nounced. Investigation is continuing. FARMERS TO CERTIFY PERFORMANCE Farmers participating in this year's Feed Grain or Wheat Pro grams are urged by Ralph Ram sey, county executive director for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, to be sure of the program provisions and re quirements before planting their crops or certifying their acreage. Producers who enrolled in either of the voluntary diversion pro grams must report the exact acres devoted to these crops and the acres set aside as their diversion from tfceas crop. They must also certify that they have complied with the program provisions a on all farms iajphjch they.fcayMm interest Ramsey said that farm ers who havs questions oft certi fications should get the answer to such questions before certify ing their acreages.,; 'Answer to questions nay t secured by -call ing, writing, or Visiting the Coun ty ASCS fflc.fn Marshall.. ,He emphasised the importance ef ev- ( Continued, to Last Par MARSHALL, N. DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION METING DATFS r J. C. Wailin, "Jr., Chairman of the Madison County Democratic Executive Committee, announces the North Carolina Democratic Plan of Organization sets the day and hour and the place where all Democratic Precinct Meetings will be conducted. The date is Satur- 1 day, June 6. Tfce hour is 1:00 p. T ' m i f . , m. The place is your voting place. As chairman of the Madison Coun ty Democratic Executive Commit tee, I urge all active Democrats to participate In your Precinct Meeting and select a committee of ten (five men and five women) who in turn will organize by elect- jn(f a chairman, a first, second and third vice chairman and secretary-treasurer. You will observe a legal notice in this issue which states that two precincts have been created ef fective for the November General Election. Since this action by the County Board of Elections is not!" to be effective until the Novem ber Ejection, it will not in any manner affect the Democratic Precinct Meetings. There will be eight Precinct Meetings conducted at 1:00 p. m., Saturday, June , 1070, at each of the present poll ing places. April Sales Tax Collected By This County $5,363.03 The N."C. Department of Rev enue has released local 1'.' sales and use tax collections by coun ties for the month of April. Madison County collections a rnounted, -to $5,363.03, the report reveals. ' r' Aston Park Needs For Funds Aired At Meeeting Here A group of Madison County leaders who are interested in the continuation of Aston Park Hos-J pital met Sunday afternoon at the library here. J. F. Pearson, hos pital administrator, outlined how Aston Park can help meet the health needs of this comity and how we can help the hospital. Within a few weeks there will be a county-wide effort to give every person in Madison County an opportunity to give to help save the hospital. Marshall, Mars Hill and Hot Springs and surrounding areas are moving rapidly toward plans. Everyone's help will he needed, Pearson stated. Watch this newspaper for fu ture announcements. I I "Arnong the 22T graduates at Mars Hill College Sunday was man, wife of Dr. Richard L. Hoffman, vice president for academis affairs at the Bap-.' tist college, who Swarded the diploma. Joining his dad in a special Idas for mom, wai " Lee Boffmanf their 8-year-old son. Mrs. Hoffman, whose tmdergraduaW studies were' interrupted by marriage and birth el two sons, kiss been persuing her degree part- thus over the last several years. She earned a BA in history, .'- V"," '' s- v.Vn-.v:,-By CM tmrtasy AsksrOls Cttlsta-ttess C, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1970 BAPTIST VBS TO BE HELD HERE JUNE 8-12 Vacation Bible School will be held at the Marshall Baptist Church, Monday, June 8 and con tinue through June 12, with ses sions each morning from 9:00 to 12 noon. The faculty will be composed of: Principal, Mrs. Joe Green; pas tor, the Rev. A. A. Pevcrall; mu sic under the direction of Charles Huey and Mrs. A. A. Peverall. Superintendents are: Mrs. Lo rado Ponder, Nursery (provided only for workers' children); Mrs. Bernard Recce, Beginner; Mrs. Clyde Reed, Primary; Mrs. Ralph Rice, Junior; Miss ISillie Jean Redmon, Intermediate. Other workers will be: Mrs. Ed Morton, Mrs. Leonard Ponder, Mrs. E. C. Teague, Mrs. Jimmie Webb, Miss Marsha Payne, Miss Billie Lynne Roberts and Mrs. Moody Chandler. Every child and young person is invited. Transportation will be provided for those who need it. On Sunday evening, June 7, at ;:.10 o'clock, there will be a prep aration hour at the church. All who plan to attend the school should be present. GARY ENGLISH, OF ORLANDO, IS PUTT-PUTT WHIZ Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Kyle English Is Winner At Miniature Golf By JIM HAYNES Orlando Evening Star Staff Writer Gary English, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kyle English, of Orlando, Fla.. formerly of Marshall, has come a long way from the Satur day morning Kiddies lay crowd at the Colonial Drive Putt-Putt course four years ago. Now, a strapping 200-pounder, English started playing the game four years ago as a 12-year-old. English turned in quite a feat over the week-end, traveling 4(i0 miles to Montgomery, Ala., to en ter a pair of tournaments. He won both of them. I And so, almost in ho-huni fash ion, the junior from Colonial High School will set another pair of trophies on his dresser. His par ents already have a problem, be cause he has nearly f0 trophies around the house. The way Gary is hitting the hall, he isn't doing anything about the problem. In fact, carpet experts out on East Colonial Drive are touting English as the next national ama- ( Continued to Last Page) DEGREE WITH LOVE - V 10c PER COPY utsliall Murder ase To Start Mere Next Uoroday MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI BANQUET SAT. Saturday evening, May 23, at 7:30 o'clock, is the time of the 15th annual meeting of the Mar shall High School Alumni Asso ciation. The banquet meeting is to be in the lunchroom, as usual; an informal "Get-together" at 6:.'i0 is planned for four class rooms in the main building where classes from 192.3 through I960 may meet informally before the banquet. Since there is no up-to-date 'mailing list, only a small number of the total alumni have received notice other than newspaper an nouncement. Graduates of the high school, with their wives or husbands or other guests, as well as present and former members of the faculty are invited. Res ervations should be made, if pos sible, with Miss Eloise Ward, Sec retary, Route 1, Box 83, Marshall, N. C. 28753. The meal is $2.00: alumni will pay 50c dues. Little Damage By Blaze At Fox Tire Building Here An early morning blaze Tues day morning in the J. T. Fox Tire Recapping building on the Wal nut Creek Road fortunateVy did little damage, Mr. Fox reports. The fire was discovered by Ralph McCormick shortly after mid night. Firemen answered the call i.i. ..ul anil discovered tniu some iuuuci dust in the back of the building was ablaze. The fire was quick ly extinguished. Chartered Bus To Graham Crusade In Knoxville, Tenn. The Billy Graham East Tennes see Crusade will be held in Knox ville, Tenn. at Neyland Stadium May 22 through 31. The Marshall Baptist Church is planning to charter one or more buses to Knox ville on Wednesday, May 27 for he Crusade. If you are interest ed in going with this group, please contact Al Peverall, pastor of the Marshall Baptist Church, at 649- 001 or 649-3971. Jeanne Threats Hoff f YOUNG GOP CLUB TO BE ORGANIZED IN THIS COUNTY A meeting will he held at the courthouse here on Friday, May 29, at 8:00 p. m., for the purpose of organizing a Young Republi can Club in Madison County. Anyone between the ages of 10 and 40 is eligible to become a member, it was stated. HOUSE CHIEF McCORMACK WILL RETIRE Speaker John McCormaek, 78, said Wednesday he will retire at the end of this year from the House in which he has served since 1928.. The decision by the Massachu setts Democrat stalwart, tough ened by 53 years in the political wars, spares his party a rending (Continued to Last Page) More First Class Weather In County Today 'First class weather with plenty of sunshine is expected 4-otiuue today and Friday, with daytime highs in the 80s and night time lows mostly in the 50s, the Weather Bureau says. Probability of rain is near zero today. The mercury reached an official high of 87 Wednesday two degrees below the record high of the year. GOP WOMEN TO MEET HERE MON. The Madison County Republi can Womens Club will meet in the courthouse here next Monday night at 8:00 o'clock. All members and interested persons are urged to attend. Rise In Payrolls Is Cited Throughout The County 4-H Demonstration Day Will Be Held Saturday, May 23 Madison County 4-H Demon stration Day will be held Satur day, May 23 at 9:00 a .m., at Mar shall High School. Girls' demon strations will be given in the Home Economics Building. Boys will compete in the 'Agricultural Building. The public is invited to attend. 4-H'ers from the various' clubs will be showing and telling things about a variety of subjects any thing from Dairy Foods to" Soil and Water Conservation. . Win ners will be 8electeVin;ecJ dm-7 onstration and those club mem bers who are eligible wfH Repre sent Madison County in; Western uiumet vemonstration combeti- tion on June 26 in" TranavlvABt. County. Important Firemen Meeting FrL Night , , I The Marshall Volunteer Firs men win have an hnpotanf WeV mg;this frldsy night beginning t sight 'dock. w $4.00 A Year In Madison and Adjoining Counties 15.00 A Year Outside These Counties Manslaughter, BE&L Cases Are Listed; McLean To Preside The May term of superior court for the trial of criminal cases will begin here Monday morning with Judge W. K. McLean of Ashe ville, presiding. Clyde M. Rob erts is the solicitor. Heading: the list of trials sched uled to be heard is the case of State vs. Leonard H. Cutshall, charged with the murder of Rich ard W. (Jack) Reeves, of Mar shall Route 3. The fatal shooting of Reeves occurred on Friday night, January 30, about 11:30 o'clock about 100 feet from Reeves's home where he lived with his mother, Mrs. Stella Reeves. Sheriff Roy Roberts, who in vestigated the incident, reported that Reeves had been dating the accused slayer's ex-wife, the for mer Blanch Gentry, daughter of Mrs. Blanco Gentry and the late Mr. Gentry. Cutshall was arrested at his home in the Hipps Mountain, Tenn., section the following morn ing, waived extradition and was brought to the county jail here. According to testimony at a preliminary hearing, Reeves was in a car driven by Cutshall's di vorced wife, and was approaching his home when a car pulled along side and shooting commenced. The sheriff stated that Reeves was shot through the neck and hand. Me died instantly. Reeves was a lifelong resident of Madison County and was a driv er for Sharpe Motor Lines. Also on the docket are. the manslaughter cases involving Mc Kmley Ramsey, III, and Johnnie. Bon Sawyer; and several cases of breaking and entering and larce ny involving Johnny Cupp, Walter (Continued to Last Page) Attention Boys! Babe Ruth Team To Practice Monday Johnny Fisher announced this week that all boys between the ages of 13-15 interested in play ing Babe Ruth baseball are re quested to meet on the Island next Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock for practice. Boys are asked to bring gloves, shoes and bats, if possible. 1,014 Now Employed By 114 Businesses, Survey Reveals The number of separate busi nesses in operation in Madison County is at a high level, accord ing to government figures, recent ly released. There are more of them in Uie' reat in proportion to population', than in many parts of the coun try. New businesses are being born in the county every year as local residents, with art urge to be on their own, embark on new ven tures. : While the mortality among, new businesses is high, ' with 'many jf t$n tilling by the. wayside with in, a feV years, a "fafis ars ft them. survive' the fdiffictflt earfy period and are able Via carry on successfully, thereafter 9'f j Joe facts nd figures oa-tfia local business -population 'are5 con tained tr a serie reports; is sued FX the Census Burfln, cot '&iikery Runtf'ivtls5 Ijnitsd V State!, U ' They detail Jjis number of pef . plassnoysd these establish- . meets,, their; payrolls sad their' distribution by industries. . i rThr figures show that, in Msdi .1 son County, there are aoms 114 " " (Continued to Last Page) l
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