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VOLUME 70,
Commencement
Schedules For
County Schools
Commencement exercises
will soon get underway in the
five county high schools with
dates below for Baccalaureate
Services and Graduating
Exercises:
LAUREL
Baccalaureate Service,
Sunday, May 16, 10:30 a.m. at
Laurel High School. The Rev.
George A. Moore will deliver
the sermon.
Graduation:1 Tuesday, May
25, 8 p.m
Speakers will be Zelma
Shelton, Pearl Shelton, Brenda
Cook, Linda Gunter, Earl Dean
Rice and Louis Ray Zim
merman, valedictorian.
HOT SPRINGS
Baccalaureate Service,
Sunday, May 16, 11 a.m. in
school auditorium. Dr. Harley
E. JoUey of Mars Hill College
will deliver the sermon.
Graduation: Tuesday, May
18, 8 p.m.
Address by Mrs. Wilma
Dykeman Stokely, Salutatory I,
Jimmy Sumerel; Salutatory II,
Susan Moore; Valedictory,
Linda Parks.
MARS HILL
Baccalaureate Service,
Sunday, May 23, 11 a.m. in Mars
Hill Baptist Church. The Rev.
R. E. Price, pastor, will deliver
the sermon, -j-j-js
Graduation:' jday, May
27, 8 p.m. in Rob i,Lee Moore
Memorial J'ftiitorium.
Speakers: Jeanne Thompson,
valedictorian and Paula Sams,
salutatorian. The Rev. Jim
Long, pastor of United
Methodist Church will give the
invocation and benediction
SPRING CREEK
Baccalaureate Service,
Sunday, May 23, 8 p.m. The
Rev. Lloyd Fish of Canton will
deliver the sermon.
Graduation: Tuesday, May 25
at 8 p.m. The Rev. Sam
Fleming, of Atlanta, is the
speaker, The valedictorian is
Connie Holt and the
salutatorian is Linda Fish.
The eighth grade promotion is
Thursday, May 20, at 8 p.m. The
Rev. Jeff Burton is the speaker.
MARSHALL
Baccalaureate Service,
Sunday, May 23, 7:30 p.m.
Coach Harrell Wood, of Mars
Hill College and interim pastor
of the Marshall Baptist Church,
will deliver the sermon.
Graduation: Tuesday, May
25, 7:30 p.m. Speakers will be
Catherine Reese, valedictorian ;
Lynne Baker, salutatorian;
Joyce Randall, class history;
Carol Shelton, class prophecy.
Cutshall Awaiting Third
Trial; In Jail Here
Leonard H. Cutshall of the
Hipps Mountain, Term., section
is to Madison County Jail here
waiting his third trial on
charges of shooting W. (Jack)
Reeves of Marshall Rt. 3.
Cutshall was ordered tran
sferred to Madison County from
Central Prison in Raleigh
Monday, at hearing bi Bun
combe County, by Judge Harry
Martin.
4-H Demonstration
Here Saturday
The Madison Co ant y -H
Demonstrate Day will be held
Saturday, May 19, at ajn. to
Marshall Riga School. All
leaders and parents art urged
to attend and support your
community 4-H club program.
NUMBER 73
Proposed State House districts. Figures represent
RALEIGH Rep. Liston B.
Ramsey of Marshall defended
the legislative alignment of
Buncombe and Transylvania
counties Tuesday as his com
mittee approved a bill to
redistrict the State House of
Representatives.
Ramsey, chairman of the
State Legislative Districts
Committee, relinquished his
gavel to oppose an earlier at
tempt by a Republican member
to split a proposed district and
dump a Democratic incumbent.
The Buncombe-Transylvania
County House district has been
challenged by Rep. Charles
Taylor of Brevard on the
grounds that the two counties
have no common boundary.
Taylor, House minority
leader, is not a member of the
committee, and was not present
at the meeting Tuesday, but
Rep. Colon Blake of Mon
tgomery County questioned
Ramsey about the Buncombe
Transylvania alignment.
Ramsey said Taylor had sent
him a letter and a map which
shows that the two counties are
not contiuous, but told Blake the
session laws on file in the
Legislative Building indicate a
common boundary for the two
counties.
The session laws of 1861 show
the Transylvania line at the top
of Mount Pisgah, and Bun
combe County. Created by an
act of the 1889 legislature, it
shows the line going to the top of
the same mountain, Ramsey
said.
He said the map sent to him
by Taylor was prepared by Bill
Leonard, a surveyor from
Transylvania. And Leonard,
despite qualifications he may
have to determine boundaries,
is a partisan a Republican who
served in the General Assembly
from Transylvania in 1963,
Ramsey said.
"I don't know which would
prevail the session law books
Bruce Elmore of Asheville,
attorney for Cutshall, requested
the transfer on the grounds that
he needed to confer with his
client in preparation for the new
trial set the last week of May in
Superior Court here. A new trial
was ordered by the state
Supreme Court to April.
Cutshall had been serving
time to the Raleigh prison since
the second trial to October of
1970 when a Jury drawn from
special venire or of Buncombe
County citizens found him guilty
of murder to the Jan. 30 rifla
slaying of Reeves.
the first trial, to June, 1970,
was declared a mistrial when a
Juror was found to have at
tempted to meet with the
. oefendant. .: ' " ;-' "
- Mrs. Blanche : Cutshall,
divorced from the' defendant,
was state's witness to the
snooting of Reeves, who she
said she began to date after she
left her husband.
Committee Approves
Redisricting Bill
or some surveyor's map, being
the same surveyor who
represented Transylvania
County in the 1963 session, a
member of the Republican
Hot Springs
Conference
Champions
The playoff-bound Hot
Springs Blue Devils clinched
the championship of the An-
palachian Conference, on their
home field Wednesday by
downing Laurel 6 to 2. The Blue
Devils eliminated 2A East
Yancey in a hard fought game 4
to 3 Tuesday for their second
win over the Panthers whose
only two losses were at the
hands of Hot Springs. The win
over Laurel brought the Blue
Devils record to 7-0 in the
conference and assured them a
spot in next week's State 1-A
playoffs. The winning pitcher
was David Whitten whose
record now stands at 3-1.
The mound stalwart for Hot
Springs this year has been
lanky Junior Lamb, whose
record stands at 8-1, losing only
to powerful Cocke County High
School of Newport, Term.
Leading the team at the plate
this season is Terry Thomas,
the Blue Devils shortstop,
whose average stands at .522 for
the season. Other stand out
hitters are Johnny Cook ( .458),
Authur Roberts ( .410), Tommy
Rathbone (.395), Junior Lamb
(.314), and David Whitten
(.309).
Hot Springs opens the 1-A
state playoffs next week with
the first place team in the
McDowell County Conference at
a place to be decided upon later
this week.
Mars Hill Wins
Dual Track Meet
Ken Castelloe won four events
and Mars Hill High School took
first place in all 11 events as
they swept a dual track and
field meet from Marshall, 97-18,
Monday afternoon at the Mars
Hill College field.
In girls competition Janet
Robinson won the 60-yard dash,
100-yard dash and the 440-yard
dash to lead Mars Hill's girls to
a 6043 victory over Marshall.
Kathy Fisher to the shot put
and Kathy Tipton to the broad
Jump were the lone first place
finishers for Marshall.
Wanda Adams of Mars Hill
broke the Appalachian Con
ference record for the high
Jump, leaping four-feet, eight
inches, bettering the eld record
byonetoca. 4
a CasteDot ran the 100 to 10J;
the Z20 to 34.1; the 440 to $4 flat,
and leaped 30 feet four Inches to
the broad Jump event to take
Brat place few times.
MARSHALL, N. C.
number of
Party," Ramsey said.
Taylor is expected to attempt
to amend the bill when it comes
to the House floor Thursday for
debate.
One of his proposed amend
ments would put Madison,
Ramsey's home county, in a
district with Buncombe.
It was a similar situation
Ramsey fought in committee
Tuesday when he turned the
chairman's gavel over to Rep.
Robert A. Jones of Forest City
to oppose an amendment of
fered by Rep. Donald Kincaid of
Lenoir who wanted to split the
five-county disric of Watauga,
Ashe, Alleghany, Surry and
Stokes.
As it is now drawn, that
district would have three seats,
and Kincaid wanted to make
two districts out of the five
counties a one-seater and a
two-seater. He said the 150
miles from end to end is too long
for campaigning.
Ramsey said the Kincaid
proposal would automatically
result in the elimination of one
Democratic House member and
that the five-county plan for the
district would not eliminate
anyone automatically.
"We don't want to legislate
anybody out of the Genera)
Assembly," Ramsey said.
MHS Alumni
Meeting Set
For Saturday
The 16th annual meeting of
the Marshall High School
Alumni Association will be held
in the school cafeteria on
Saturday night, May 15,
beginning at 7 o'clock.
Boyce Ramsey, vice
president, is in charge of
arrangements.
The guest speaker will be Bob
Caldwell, son of the Rev. and
Mrs. Coleman C. Caldwell, of
Marshall.
Mr. Caldwell, a graduate of
Marshall High School in the
class of 1958 and at present an
announcer at W LOS-TV,
Asheville, will discuss the
various phases of television
presentations and the work
which goes on "behind the
scenes".
Since cards reminding an
alumni of the meeting are not
being sent this year, Mr.
Ramsey urges those interested
to "pass the word around".
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BOB CALDWELL
THURSDAY, MAY 13. 1971
Anderson
Mars Hill College will honor
Kenneth Anderson and his wife,
Mrs. Johnnie James Anderson,
both Madison County natives
and alumni of the Baptist
school, Saturday night at for
mal dedication ceremonies for a
new outdoor theater complex,
The Anderson Amphitheater.
College president, Dr. Fred
Bentlev, has invited friends and
relatives of the Andersons from
throughout the county to attend
the ceremonies, which will start
at 7 p.m. in the new complex
located on the central campus
Mars Hill Howell Team
A 32-year-old habit is about to
be broken For more than three
decades Jones V. Howell and his
wife, Mary Newell Howell, have
considered it only normal to
both be at work at Mars Hill
College
There they have managed
separate careers and have done
so with equal distinction. Both
hold the rank of professor; and
while he serves as chairman of
the mathematics department,
she served as head of the home
economics department.
Now the Howells are retiring.
A dinner to honor them and
other retiring faculty and staff
members will be given at 7:30
p.m. Thursday in the college
cafeteria.
Both natives of Tennessee and
graduates of Carson-Newman
College, the Howells taught in
secondary schools in Tennessee
anji North Carolina .before
coming to Mars Hill. More than
once they have turned down
offers to join other college
faculties, but they don't regret
their decision to stay here at
Mars Hill.
Time has brought change in
students, Mrs. Howell noted.
"There has been a change in the
type of work home economics
students like to do. During my
first few years here, the girls
loved to cook dinners and serve
large groups. Students now
don't care as much for this.
Students in mathematics are
able to handle far more com
plicated problems today than
those of just a few years ago,
Howell said. "Modernization in
the last decade, which now
reaches from primary grades to
college and university, has
resulted in a tremendous in
crease in the fundamental
understanding and background
knowledge of incoming fresh
men." e rv'H
Many changes have occurred
at Mars Hill during their tenure.
The Howells can remember
when the old library held only a
tenth as many volumes as the
present library contains and
when clerical work for the
whole campus was handled by
two or three secretaries. They
rated the changeover from a
junior college to a four-year
institution as one of L.e greatest
changes.
The couple's retirement plans
call for a variety of activity.
Adding to their already ex
tensive travels will be a trip to
Florida, where they plan to
spend the winter, and to
California, where their son
lives. Golf will claim a good
deal of Howell's leisure time.
An athlete in college, he also
likes tennis and Softball and has
a tan as proof of his outdoor
interest. Mrs. Howell looked
forward to sewing and more
time "to practice home
economics."
She will also continue active
interest to such organizations as
the Alpha Phi chapter of Delta
Kappa Gamma and the Home
Economics Association of North
Carolina, both of which she has
served as president. Since 1930
she has been a member of the
America Home Economics
Association and has attended
conventions held from coast to
Both Howells are Haled to
"Whet Who la America
and Mrs. Howell
to, "Who
Amphitheater Dedication
near the Administration
Building.
The ceremonies also will
include homage to generations
of Andersons who have been
intimately connected with the
college during its 115-year
history.
"This handsome addition to
the campus will perpetuate a
name that has been associated
with Mars Hill College since the
founding in 1856," Bentley said
this week.
The development of the
amphitheater complex was
THOUGHTS of retirement brought out a long latent
talent in J. V. Howell, chairman of the mathematics
department at Mars Hill College. Lending an ear as
he practiced the harmonica was his wife, Mary,
chairman of the home economics department. Both
are retiring after more than 30 years on the faculty.
(Mars Hill College photo by Joe Franklin)
Who of American Women."
Howell served 21 years in the
Naval Reserve and retired with
the rank of commander. He was
on active duty three years
during World War II. He is past
Merchants To Meet
Here Tuesday
Mrs. S. C Rudisill, president
of the Marshall Merchants
Association, announces that
there will be a meeting of the
merchants next Tuesday night
MHS Athletes Honored
At Banquet Here Saturday
Various recognitions and
awards were presented to
Marshall High School athletes
at the Athletic Banquet held in
the school cafeteria last
Saturday night.
The guest speaker for the
delightful occasion was Head
Football Coach Harold Taylor
of Mars Hill College. The topic
of his talk was "Challenge Is
Where You Find It". He was
introduced by John Fisher, star
athlete at Mars Hill College and
former Marshall high school
athlete.
Following the invocation by
Pat Fisher, the welcoming
remarks were given by Wayne
McDevitt. The recognition of
guests was made by Jack Cole.
Jim Story then entertained the
audience with several request
numbers on the piano including
"The Sound of Music",
"Somewhere My Love",. "St.
Louis Blues", "God Bless
America" and as an encore,
"When Those Red Tornadoes
Fan la Line", as the students
Joined to singing.
Awards to the cheerleaders
were presented by Miss Billie
Jean Redmon and Mrs. Irma
Higgins, sponsors.
Football Cheerleaders
presented certificates toduded
Walda Harrell, Sue McDevitt,
Pat Meadows, Sharoa Hen
derson, Lisa Ramsey, Kathy
Tipton, Becky Reid and Lynne
10c PER
made possible, Bentley ex
plained, through a major gift
from Mr. and Mrs. Anderson's
daughter, Mrs. Doris Jean
Wallace, and her husband,
Bruce Wallace, of Houston, Tex.
The development includes the
addition of a pergola, lighted
fountains, walkways, a roof
garden and dressing rooms to
the amphitheater which was
originally constructed during
the 1930's. The outdoor stage
and moat have been improved
and the whole area has been
landscaped under the direction
To Retire
president of the N. C.
Mathematics and Science
Association of Baptist Colleges
and has been a member of the
Mathematical Association of
America since 1938.
at eight o'clock
Building here.
at the REA
All members and prospective
members are urged to attend.
aner. becnv Keia was
presented a trophy as "Out
standing in representing the
school".
Basketball Cheerleaders
presented awards included
Jean Chandley, Ronda Sprinkle,
Joyce Briggs, Debbie Hunter,
Nancy Gentry, Marsha Payne,
Linda Penland and Anita
Ramsey. Nancy Gentry was
selected as the most out
standing and dedicated
cheerleader.
Special recognition was given
four of the football players who
were chosen by coaches of
opposing teams. They were
Jimmy Ponder, Ronnie Tipton,
Harlan Rice and Danny Adams.
David Allen was presented
the "Total Development
Award". Coach Roy Reeves
made the presentations.
Dr. Keleher
At H.S. Clinic
This Saturday
Dr. Michael Keleher, of
Asheville, will be at the Hot
Springs Clinic . this Saturday
from 10.39 am. to 4:30 pA, It
has been announced. He will .
alw be at the clinic on Satur
day, May a, and Wednesday,
May M, from 10:90 ajn. to 4:
pm. . .; : " .
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COPY
Saturday
of campus planner B. H. Tilson.
The resulting complex has
made the amphitheater more
usable for drama productions,
concerts and chamber music
recitals as well as providing a
more suitable setting for
summer commencement,
festivals and similar activities,
Bentley said.
The Wallaces will attend the
ceremonies along with the
Andersons. Mrs. Wallace is a
homemaker, musician and civic
leader in Houston, where her
husband is a prominent
financier.
Other members of the im
mediate Anderson family who
will attend include three son
s:Dr. Harold Anderson,
professor at Western Carolina
University; Dr. Preston An
derson, professor at Teachers
College of Columbia Univer
sity; and John M. Anderson of
Albany, Ga., regional manager
for Monroe Shock Absorbers.
Most of the Andersons' 10
grandchildren also will be
present.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Anderson
trace their lineage to the first
settlers of this region as well as
to the founders of the college.
One of this band of mountain
entrepreneurs, the Rev. J. W.
Anderson, forfeited a slave in
payment on the first building at
the college. Another ancestor,
Edward Carter, gave the land
on which the original building
was erected.
Mr. Anderson retired seven
years ago after serving for 25
years as supervisor of the Farm
Security Administration and
later the Farm Home Ad
ministration in Madison
County. He was cited in 1960 as
"Citizen of the Year" by the
Mars Hill Civitans.
Mrs. Anderson's father, John
M. James, spent over 40 years
in education, during which ho
was superintendent of Madison
County schools and was a
member of the board of
education for Buncombe
County.
The dedication ceremonies
Saturday evening will include a
concert by the college choir
directed by Dr. Robert Rich.
Tributes to the Andersons will
be given by Mrs. Mildred
Bruce, John A. McLeod and
Vernon E. Wood.
A reception will follow the
dedication; it will be held in the
home of President and Mrs.
Hentlev
J. C. Wallin, former coach,
presented Wayne McDevitt the
"Outstanding Male Athlete of
MHS" trophy.
Basketball Coach Larry West
then presented members of the
basketball team with cer
tificates and trophies to Mallie
Hensley, James Lewis, Wayne
McDevitt and Ronnie Massey.
Former basketball coach.
Jack Cole, in the absence of F.
N. Willett, this year's coach of
the girls, presented certificates
to the members of the
basketball team.
Miss Kathy Tipton was
awarded the coveted trophy as
"Outstanding Girt Athlete of
MHS".
James Lewis was winner of
the Radio Station WMMH
trophy as "Most Outstanding
Baseball Player". Announcer
Farrell Brady made the
presentation.
Kathy Tipton, Debbie
Maybew and Kathy Fisher were
given trophies as making "AO
County and HAlkCtoiferenceM
team. .
Carolyn Davis was awarded a
trophy for being the pUyer who
"Kept the team going". ... v .,
Members of the track team -who
were presented swards
toduded Carol Shelton, l'ra
Payne, Pat Fisfcar, Jane FUar
and Joyce Craine.
Closing remark j were made
by Principal dive Whttt.
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