VOl,. 70- NO. 40
Election Board
Disagrees With
Dave L. Robinson,
Republican member of the
Buncombe County Board of
Elections, said he disagrees
with the board's finding of
facts in rejecting the request
of Republican senatorial
candidate William P. Powell
of Mars Hill for a new election.
In a statement attached to
board's majority opinion,
Robinson said he would file a
dissenting opinion by Monday
with the State Board of
Elections.
Powell's attorney, Jack
Westall, has said he will ap
peal the decision to the state
board.
The county board's decision,
signed by chairman Herbert
A Wallace and the secretary,
Gary A. Sluder, was
that it had no authority to set
aside the results of the elec
tion as Powell had asked.
The board concluded that
the inadvertent mistake in
setting the voting machines
did not materially affect the
results of the election, in
which Powell and fellow
Republican R. T. Dent were
defeated by Democrats I. C.
Crawford and Lamar Gudger.
County Dairymen
Are Now On Tour
In California
Two Madison County
dairymen, Gerald Young and
Jimmy Ramsey of the Mars
Hill section, and O., G.
Ramsey, formerly of the
Marshall section, are among
95 North Carolina dairymen
who are attending the N. C.
Dairy Herd Improvement
Association Dairy tour in
California this week.
The group left by chartered
plane last Sunday for San
Francisco, Calif. The tour will
include visits to 20 dairies,
Yosemite National Park,
Disneyland, Los Angeles,
and other points of interest.
The group will be gone a week.
Mato Gives 5
Of Net Sales
To Growers
At a recent meeting of the
directors of Mato Packing
Co., Inc., it was decided to
share profits this past season
with the tomato growers who
sold at Mato, it was announced
this week.
It was noted that each
fanner who sold with Mato at
Marshall would be given 5
percent of his net sales as bis
share of the profit '.:
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those who art entitled to the S
percent of his net sale. .
jgntj7, Starling
Marshall, n.G.
Member
Finding
The machines had been set
up so it was impossible for a
voter to vote for two can
didates for the State Sentate
whose names appeared in the
same vertical column.
The machines in Asheville's
17 precincts were corrected by
10 a. m. and most of those in
the county were fixed by 2 p.
m., five of the machines were
not corrected at all.
Annual Union
Thanksgiving
Service Planned
Once again the churches of
Marshall will join together for
their annual Service which
will be held next Wednesday
night at 7:30 o'clock in the
Marshall Baptist Church. Mr.
Harrell Wood, interim pastor,
will preside.
The sermon will be
preached by Dr. Williams,
pastor of the Presbyterian
Church and will be entitled,
"Three Unspeakable
Blessings". The Rev. W. C.
Clark of the United Methodist
Church who is recovering
from recent surgery will be
present and participate in the
service. Special music will be
provided by the host church.
The Rev. J. E. Pedew,
pastor of Ponders Chapel, will
be unable to be present due to
his secular employment not
permitting. The members of
his church, however, will be
attending the service.
Firemen Answer
Two Calls To
Nearby Homes
Marshall firemen answered
two calls this week to homes
outside the corporate limits to
extinguish flames caused by
overheated chimneys.
The first call occurred
Monday morning about 8
o'clock when the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Thomas of
near Walnut caught fire in the
attic near a chimney. Firemen
extinguished the blaze with
minor damage to the building.
The second call occurred
Wednesday morning about
6:30 o'clock when an
overheated flue caused a blaze
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Hillard Lee Sawyer on Ivy
Creek about three miles east
of Marshall The one-story,
four-room house was owned
by Knox Brigman. Minor
damage reported
Bunn Fisher, who lives near
the home, suffered a fatal
heart attack while helping
carry out furniture from the
bouse shortly before firemen
arrived. -
MARSHALL, N. C. Till ItSDAY, NOVKMRLR I'). 1970
Mailing Dates
For Christmas
Announced
Postmaster Bill Whitten
today urged residents of Hot
Springs "to try to remember"
that recommended mailing
dates for civilian domestic
Christmas mails start the first
of December.
The national Christmas
"mail early" theme this year,
he explained, is based on the
familiar musical tune "Try to
Remember" and is featured
in public service radio and TV
announcements. "The idea,"
he said, "is to have our
customers remember
recommended mailing dates.
This will insure fast and ef
ficient delivery of parcels and
cards and prevent disap
pointments for friends and
family members. Of course, it
will also be a big help to your
post office."
Key suggested latest dates
by which Christmas mail
should be deposited are as
follows, but the postmaster
urged customers to mail
earlier wherever possible:
Domestic Mails (Except
Alaska and Hawaii):
Distant States: Parcels,
Dec. 1; Greeting Cards, Dec.
10.
lxcal and Nearby Areas.
Parcels, Dec. 11; Greeting
Cards, Dec. 15.
Alaska and Hawaii:
Surface Mail: Parcels, Nov
30; Greeting Cards, Dec. 4.
Airmail Mail: Parcels, Dec.
14; Greeting Cards, Dec. 14.
In addition, Postmaster
Whitten noted several key
dates applying for civilian
international mail, as follows:
To Canada and Mexico
Surface Parcels, Dec. 4;
Greeting Cards, Dec. 9; and
Air Parcels, Dec. 16.
To South and Central
America Surface Parcels,
Nov. 13; Greeting Cards, Nov.
18; and Air Parcels, Dec. 14.
These same dates apply for
the various types of mail for
Europe.
Dates for international
mails to other parts of the
world are usually posted in
post office lobbies but, in case
of questions, consult the local
post office.
Earlier, Postmaster
Whitten announced deadlines
required on military mail
going overseas, as follows
Nov. 20 for "SAM" (space
available parcels(, and Nov.
27 for "PAL" (parcel airlift
service). Further details on
these basic parcel services for
the military, as well as dates
applying for other mailings to
servicemen art also available
at the post office. '
JLi
Hoys Home In
Hot Springs
Starts Expansion
During the course of this
past week the Boy's Home and
Student Hostel in Hot Springs
began the construction that
will eventually enlarge it to
twice its present size. Another
student has taken up
residence at the Home in Hot
Springs adjacent to the
Catholic Church in the Jesuit
Residence. A four bedroom
enlargement is envisioned
and by the second semester of
the school year it is hoped that
six students will be in
residence. Help has come
from several sectors of the
county. According to Fr. Jeff
Burton, S. J., the Ad
ministrator of the Residence,
the work on the building could
ldine could
be completed by January.
The Residence will
become the meeting place of
student groups from all over
Western North Carolina
Students from Mars Hill
College attended a service and
followed this up with a lun
cheon last Sunday. On Wed
nesday of this past week
members of the Hot Springs
Youth Council met to discuss
their Winter program. One of
the items on the agenda was to
manage and care for the
Times Theater in the town of
Hot Springs during the winter
months. Officers were chosen
and according to Jimmy
Summerel, this could be one of
the best years for the Youth
i Council.
: It is hoped that the inside
i construction will be done by
some of the boys in the Home
and some of their friends from
all over the county. On the
lighter side, the Residence
land the Cabin nearby have
been used for the newly for
med musical group called
."The Adventurers" which has
played at recent dances both
at Hot Springs High School
.and Spring Creek High School.
Many friends of the residence
.have offered donations and
help to complete the work
which will be done before the
cold weather sets in. This
Hostel and Students Home will
be open to boys from the ninth
through the 12th grades from
the various High Schools in
Madison County. Anyone who
would like to contribute or
help this projects' success in
any way is cordially asked to
write to the Residence at Post
'Office Box 7 in Hot Springs, N.
-C. 28743.
Next Week
The News-Record will be
published on Wednesday in
stead of Thursday next week
due to Thanksgiving.
All copy must be in the
News-Record Office by
Monday night in order to
assure its publication.
Your cooperation is'
solicited.
mm
SHOWN ABOVE is Herbert 0. Carter, State ASCS
executive director, who was guest speaker at the
ASCS Banquet held here last Thursday night.
ASCS Banquet Successful ;
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ASC State, County and
Conununity Committeemen
and their families attended a
successful banquet, Thursday
night, Nov. 12 at the Marshall
High School Cafeteria One
hundred and twelve ASCS
personnel, committeemen,
vendors, agricultural
workers, and guests enjoyed a
bountiful dinner prepared by
the school lunchroom staff
Guests attending from the
State ASCS Office were, State
Executive Director, Mr. and
Mrs. II O. Carter; State
committeemen, Mr. and Mrs
Robert Hill, Chairman; Mr
and Mrs. Mallie Brown; and
Mr and Mrs. Henry
McGimpsey and daughter,
Linda.
H. O. Carter highlighted the
evening as he spoke on the
expected rise in total world
population by 1980 in com
parison with the decrease in
the total number of people left
on the farm who will supply
the food and fiber. In looking
ahead, farming will become
more commercialized, with
larger acreages and fewer
farming units. He emphasized
that ASCS is a service agency
and its profit is measured by
the service rendered to the
farmers. He concluded by
saying, we here in America
have the greatest op
portunities and we should
protect them.
Lee Roy Briggs, District
Director, presented service
certificates and pins to com
mitteemen as follows: Oliver
Ferguson, S year certificate;
Albert Freeman, Jr. 10 year
certificate and pin; Dick
Murray, 10 year certificate
and pin; Frank Payne, Jr., 5
year certificate; L. F. Boone,
10 year certificate and pin;
Joe Duckett 10 year cer-
tiflcate and Din: Edd Lun-
sford, 10 year certificate and
pui. h. u. uaner presented R.
& Briggs, retired County
Committeeman with a 10 year
? certificate and pin.
. Quenton Ramsey' string
band entertained with country
and patriotic tongs. Mrs. RiDa '
Ray, a youthful lady of IS
10c PI ;r COPY
f.ttdtt iwoLor
years, entertained with an old
tune "buck dance" and then
fiddling a tune with the band
"Success in anything
reqiures cooperation and hard
work. We at the Madison
County ASCS Office take this
opportunity to express our
thanks to each individual who
contributed to the success of
our conumnittee banquet At
this Thanksgiving season we
are thankful for the harvest of
friends in ASCS," an ASCS
official stilted.
Madison and Buncombe
County vendors, Madison
County Association of Farmer
Klected Committeemen, and
local businesses donated
several door prizes which
were presented by Emory
Robinson, chairman of County
Committee.
Marshall Helping
Hands 4-H Club
Met Saturday
The Marshall Helping
Hands 4-H club met last
Saturday in the Agricultural
Extension Office at 1:30
o'clock. Susan Frisby
presided. The pledges were
led by Lee Sexton and Ronnie
Brinkley. Two special
meetings were planned for
basketball and crafts. Cynthia
Niles reported on
Achievement Program plans.
Dianne Wallin told of a TV
Photography series to begin in
February. Rosa Dean Frisby
presented the new score sheet
for the 1971 Best Club Award.
Edna Ann Silver gave an
interesting program using
slides taken by her father on
their western vacation.
The club decided to collect
jars and bottles as a health
and beautifkatkm project as
well as making money for the
club treasury. Susan Davis
-fo Henderson at-
tended for the first tune.
Refreshments were served
by Edna Ana Silver. The next
regular meeting will be at 10
ajn, oa Saturday, December
19, at the Roy Reeves bom
with a program ea the Peace
'Corps.