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r .f r , r , r unison County Library 28753 Marshall N-C' rri JV MARSHALL. N.C. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21. 1971 VOLUME 70 NUMBER 42 . u ufl- -Mr- nf mo mi ' mi Mi" in mww" mvm1' P" P" w' p p P' p m m Second Fire Within Week Destroys Brown Property At Barnard Three fires of undetermined origin within eight days have destroyed a dwelling, garage, storage building, automobile, truck, an expensive power engine and several hundred pounds of fertilizer belonging to Dedrick Brown, of Barnard. According to Brown, there was no insurance on any of the destroyed property. The first fire occurred early Thursday morning, Oct. 7, when a one-story dwelling was destroyed by flames. Marshall firemen were called to the scene but flames had gained too much headway to save the house. Fund Drive To Aid Youth Mars Hill College students have launched a drive to raise $35,000 to establish "Camp Carri-On" as a permanent camp for western North Carolina youth. The drive, part of the students' "Emphasis: $100,000" campaign, will be conducted in the five-county area of Bun combe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison and Yancey, according to campaign general chairman, Danny Ray of Waynesville. This summer over 200 young .ople from these five counties attended the free camp which used facilities of Christmount Christian Assembly in Black Mountain. The proposed permanent camp would be located in the five-county area, Ray said, and contain living and water front facilities, recreation and dining halls and athletic fields. "If we can't get cash, then we hope to get services donated by local architects and contractors." "We feel it is important to Civil Term Of Court Starts Here Tuesday The October term of superior court for the trial of civil cases will begin here next Tuesday morning instead of on Monday which is the Veteran's Day holiday Judge William T Grist wul preside. Jurors drawn for the term follow: Mary Frances Boles, Gertie Mae Swaney, Clinton King, Clarence L. Wallin, Nettie Rice Harrison, Mrs. Ralph E Bradley, Edwin Y Ponder, Wayne B Jarvis, Rita Ann Blackwell, Alton H Malone, Charles Max Osteen, Selma McMahan Fnsbee, Floyd Tornadoes - Wildcats Battle To 8-8 Tie It has been said many times that a "tie ball game never pleases either side." This, however, was not the case last Friday night on a slippery Mars Hill football field when the Marshall Tornadoes and the Mars Hill Wildcats battled to an 8-8 tie in an Appalachian Conference game The Tornadoes had to come from behind in the final period Ip tie the Wildcats In a game marred by fumbles. Jimmy Ponder ran 69 yards for Mar shall'! lone touchdown and Harlon Rice, powerful running Tornado Back, rammed the : two-point conversion over the tint to tit tht game. - Marshall got possession of the ball t'with . two - minutes ; remaining and deep to their own territory. Rather than "go for broke". Coach Reevet waa content to run out the clock tn the final tecondi rather than on tht fourth down risk a punt Fortunately, no one was living in the house at the time. The second fire was discovered about 3 ajn. last Friday morning-eight days after the first fire. Destroyed in the second fire were a two-story garage and storage building near the site of the first fire and about 100 feet from Brown's general store at Barnard, about nine miles from Marshall. A 1965 Ford sedan which was in the garage was completely destroyed and in the adjoining building, used for storage, several hundred pounds of fertilizer and a Launched WNC Camp provide an outdoor educationul experience for both rural and urban youngsters who can't afford to attend private camps," he said. "Camp Carri-On" is a student-originated and student admin istered program. Through the internship program at Mars Hill, students were able to study the feasibility of a free camp for youth to test the idea with a pilot project last summer, and to demonstrate its worth this summer. Ray said that teams of three college students will be visiting prospective donors to present the plans for the camp and to explain the fundraising cam paign, which is organized and operated by current and recent students. Ray graduated from Mars Hill in May and is a member of Hyde Park Associates in Asheville. Frank Ferrell, a junior, is the on-campus chairman of the campaign. Sprouse, Velvia M. Mcintosh, Gurney McMahan, Iorado Wallin, Mrs. George Herbert Clark, Dr. Wm. Ernest Powell, Jr , Bobbie Tickle Puryear, Modeen Lewis Teague, George Emory Moxley, Paul Davis, Junior Lewis, Clive Whitt, Marion Griffin, Mary Beck Williams, Ida Mae Bennett, Avanell Silver Merrill, Aileen Sams Rigsby, Mable Snelson Carter, Polly Myrtle McMahan, Charles Robert Hailey, Levi Ponder, Russell C. Chandler, Ijois C Ramsey and William B. Riddle return by the Wildcats. The Tornadoes had fought back gamely for the tie and, although, a victory would have been much better, Marshall was content with the 8-8 tie. Naturally, Coach Roy Am mons and the Wildcats were content with the tie which assured them of the Ap palachian Conference title. Had Marshall defeated the Wildcats, it would have put Mars Hill, Marshall and Rosman in a three-way tie, and necessitated a drawing for the title. The Wildcats scored tn the second quarter on Randy Zink'i one, yard plunge after . the Wildcats recovered a Marshall fumble on the four-yard line. The Marshall line held for two downs but on tht 3rd and I, Zink went kito the end ions. ' ' -: . John , Roberts, -Wildcat quarterback, passed to Zink for the extra two points. . The first half was a scoreless Hercules Power Engine were destroyed. Also discovered ablaze about 150 feet from the burning building was a 1958 two-ton International truck which wm parked near Brown's store A bulldozer, which was on the bed of the truck, was saved but the truck was burned. Marshall firemen answered the call early last Friday morning but were unable to extinguish the blazes. An estimated $8,000 loss was suffered in the second fire, Mr. Brown, a former sheriff of Madison County, stated. District Court Here Friday District court for the trial of criminal cases will be held here Friday with J. E. Holshouser, Sr., presiding. Clyde M. Roberts and James T. Rusher will represent the State in prosecution. Homecoming Parade To Be Held Friday Marshall High School's Homecoming Parade will be hid Friday at 1 p.m. North Bun combe High School Band will perform and classes will have floats and other entries in the parade. Following the Homecoming parade there will be a football game with the South Greene Devils at 8 p.m. The Marshall High Scool Football Queen and Homecoming Queen will be crowned prior to kickoff. Anyone interested in entering or having an entry in the parade should contact James Allen at Marshall High School at 649 2434. Red Cross 100 Firms The following Marshall firms have been added to the list of 100 per cent Red Cross donors: Beautytime Beauty Shop, Shady Side Florists, Whitehurst Ins. Co. It 'ulliran (Mill) To Mvt-l Monday The Madison County Republican Women's Club will meet next Monday night with Mrs. Pearl Ammons in Mars Hill. The meeting will start at 7 30 o'clock and all members are urged to attend. stalemate with neither team able to put together a sustained drive. Fumbles of a wet ball were frequent. The rains held up during the first half but came down in torrents during the second half. The game was cleanly played with only one personal foul-face mask-being called. Marshall completes the season this Friday on the Island against South Greene, Term., in the annual Homecoming game. M. M.H. 5 182 8 M-l 6-34 I 44 IS First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalised Return yardage Marshall MarsHm 4 127 0 W9 4 IS 24 Mle-4 THE SMOLTERING REMAINS of the two-story wooden garage and storage building at Barnard, owned by Dedrick Brown, which were destroyed by fire early last Friday morning. Damage was estimated at $8,000. Marshall Students Injured In Fall From Car Three Marshall High School students were injured about 4 p.m. Tuesday when they fell from a car loaded with other students, en route to town from the school, where they had been preparing homecoming floats. The injured girls are Pat Meadows 16, a junior and cheerleader at the school and daughter of Mrs. Annie Meadows and the late Troy Meadows of Marshall; Claudia Ball, 16, also a junior and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Ball of Marshall; and Sue McDevitt daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar McDevitt, of Marshall. They were taken to Memorial Deadline Near For Nominating ASC Committeemen Madison County farmers are sending in some nomination petitions for dandidates for ASC Community Committeemen says Ralph Ramsey, County ASCS Executive Director. Ramsey explained that all farmer petitions to nominate candidates for community committeemen must be filed with the County ASCS Office by the close of business on Oct. 27. A recent change in election procedures permits nominating petitions to be signed by only 3 qualified voters instread of 6 as required in previous years. Also the petition form must contain a statement that the candidate is willing to serve if elected. Petitions are still limited to one nominee each but farmers may sign as many petitions as they wish. The names of all candidates who are timely nominated by farmer petitions will be entered on the 2,000 Horses Vaccinated In County The Venezuelan En cephalomelytis Vaccination Clinics for horses, mules, and ponies in Madison County have now been completed. There were approximately 2,000 horses vaccinated by area veterinarians in Madison County. This is an estimated 90 to 95 per cent of the county Hot Springs Defeats Cane River, 14-6 Hot Springs avenged an early season loss, beating Cane River 14-6 at Hot Springs Friday night. When the two teams met earlier in the year, Cane ran over Hot Springs 72-0. Jerry Thomas got Hot Springs on the scoreboard first when he ran 44 yards on an endaround to paydirt. Cecil Gunter ran for the two-point conversion. Cane River scored with 29 seconds remaining in the second quarter when Keigh Webb ran for two yards. Tot ensuing try for a pair of extra points which would hare tied the score failed. Mission Hospital in Asheville. The car, driven by Teresa Ann Johnson, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Johnson of Walnut, was turning from the island entrance into the main part of the bridge when the students fell off the car. City Policeman Floyd Davis, Jr., investigated the mishap. Miss Ball received a frac tured skull and is recuperating in Memorial Mission Hospital. Miss Meadows received a sprained left arm was released from the hospital Tuesday. Miss McDevitt also received a sprained left arm. ballot if they are found to be eligible. Should the farmers in each of the county's 16 ASCS communities fail to petition as many as six candidates for their respective community the community committee now in office will add the number of names required to complete a slate of 6 candidates. Ballots containing the names of nominees will be mailed to all known eligible voters on or near Nov. 17. Farmers will have through Dec. 1 to cast their ballot for the three candidates of their choice. Generally speaking, an eligible voter is a farm owner, operator, tenant or sharecropper of legal voting age. Other details on nominating by petitions or voting in the community committee election are availablt at the County ASCS Office in Marshall. The telephone number is 649-2712. equine population. Anyone who failed to have their animals vaccinated should contact a veterinarian to do the job. All members of the horse species that have not been vaccinated are still legally quarantined to the premises on which they are now located. Gunter completed the scoring in the third quarter as he took a pitch-out and ran in from 48 yards out. HS. C.R 10 6 112 167 74 44 5-12-0 444 1-S J-34 s e 60 J I llt-4 llt-M First downs Rushing yardage Passing Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized Return yardage Case River HetSprtBgs 4 A . , " A PICTURED ABOVE is the 1971 Madison County EH Club Booth at the N. C. State Fair in Raleigh. Homemakers Clubs Have Booth At State Fair Madison Conty horneiuAku clubs built an educational booth for the State Fair. A committee of homemakers and Extension agents met, planned and built the booth. The art department of N. C. State University did the art work. A very interesting exhibit was achieved by using bright colored paper, revolving lights and general flood lights. Ahome management theme was used to show facts about owning and operating a car as it fits into the family budget. The three major features of the booth were cost of the car, cost of upkeep, and facts to know about your car The booth will be brought back to the county to exhibit after October 23. Special thanks are due the 4 r mr - in ii 'iiii HERBERT CARTER, State ASC Executive Director, shown as he spoke at the ASC Banquet last Thursday night. Next to Carter are Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ramse Madison, Haywood To Get SI 7,400.40 For Timber French Broad District Ranger Bobby Brady said today that Madison and Haywood Counties will receive a total of $17,400.40 as their share of receipts on National Forest during the past fiscal year. The amount each county receives is based on the number of acres of National Forest land within the county. Federal laws calls for 25 per cent of the receipts to go back to the counties for use on schools and roads. Timber harvesting by private operators accounts for the biggest single amount In the receipts. Other National Forest resources are water, recreation and wildlife. Brady said that the Forest Service's system of land management makes certain Quorum To Move To Weaverville Soon It has been officially an nounced that Quorum Knitting Mills, Inc., which has been located in the building here formerly occupied by Mills Manufacturing Co., since February, will move its major operations to the Hadley Building in Weaverville. Of ficials stated that machinery will be moved in about six weeks and will be in operation in Weaverville by the first of the year Officials, however, an nounced that the retail division plans to remain in Marshall and will occupy the entire existing building. According to officials, the following persons and firms: Madison County Rescue Squad for the use of their building to construct the exhibit, French Broad Chevrolet and Coal Feed and iAimber for supplies and equipment, Gary Ealey for most of the wood work, Mrs. Hattie McElroy for painting, and the Fair Booth Committee, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dover, Mrs. Beulah Merrill, Mrs. Beatrice Kuyker, Mrs. Nita Stackhouse, Mrs. Bill George, Mrs. Dorothy Arrington, Mrs. Hazel Proffitt, Mrs. Howard Payne, Mrs. Sylvene Shelton, Miss Cynthia Berban, Mrs. Hattie McElroy, Maurice McAlister and Mrs Ethel T. Wallin. here will always be a supply of .imber for the nation. It also Drovides for proUction of wildlife, recreation and aesthetic values of the Forests. Revival To Be At Oak Hill Church Revival services will begin Sunday night. Oct. 24, at Oak Hill Baptist Church, Marshall Rt. 1 (Rector Comer Com munity), with services each evening at 7:3d The Rev. Oder Anders wffl be the visiting minister. ' The pastor, the Rev. Howard Ogle, invites the public to attend nd anticipate la the service decision to move from Marshall to Weaverville was based on the following premises: 1. Quorum will outgrow the present existing facilities this year; therefore a new facility would have been required before the first of the year. Because of Quorum's rapid growth it was impossible to put up a new building to meet this time table. Therefore, an adequate existing building became a necessity. 2. The Hadley Building was an ideal solution to Quorum's problems because of the close proximity to the Marshall area and with the new highway the facilities will be even more ASCS Committee Banquet Successful A very successful ASCS banquet was held Thursday night, Oct. 14 at the Marshall High School cafeteria. One hundred and fourteen ASCS personnel, committeemen, vendors, agricultural workers and others were served a delicious meal prepared by the lunch room staff. Guests and their wives at tending from the State ASCS Office were: H. O. Carter, State Executive Director, State Committeemen; Mr. and Mrs. Mallie Brown of Marshall, Chairman; Grady Hunter and Mr. and Mrs. Henry McGimp sey and daughter, Linda. Linda. H. O. Carter, State Executive Director, was guest speaker. Mr. Carter, always an en tertaining speaker, delighted the audience with a variety of humorous stories and jokes. Lee Roy Briggs, District Director and Grady Hunter, member of the State Com mittee, presented length of service certificates and pins to the following people: Ralph Ramsey, 25 yrs.; Eugene Wills, 10 yrs.; Miss Genell Fox, 30 yrs.; Dale Balding, 10 yrs.; Wayne Clark, 10 yrs.; Emory Robinson, 15 yrs. Hugh Balding, Fred Trantham, Lattie Ballard and R. Lee Wallin were not ... k 1 i THE HOPE TRIO, composed of (left to right) Mrs. Janice Storey, Mrs. Jeanette Moore and Mrs. Edna Frady, entertained by singing several "Old Favorite" songs. Ricki Reed (not shown) ac companied the trio on a Wurlitzer organ. w Li j STANDING left t right are tome of those who were ' recognixed for their outstanding records at the ASCS . Banquet last Thursday: Ralph Ramsey, 23 years : service certificate and pin and 1500 hr. sick leave certificate; Eugene Wilts., it years service ccr- tifkate and piat Genell FoX, 30 years sen ice t rr- ; lifkate and pin and 1000 hr. sick leave cert"' - -' ? ; ' Dale Balding, It years service certificate i ! ; Dorothy Sprinkle: 1500 hr. sick leave cr' Wayne Clark. 10 yeam service crrt'.rcr.;? , and. Emory Robinson. 15 years sen I r r Mild IM. convenient for Madison County residents Quorum also welcomes Madison County residents who are willing to travel to Weaverville at em ployees in the new facilities. "We have extended to all our present employees jobs in the Weaverville plant which we anticipate to occupy around the first of the year", an official stated "We appreciate the cooperation of the people of Marshall for they have been very pleasant and productive in all our business contacts," Gunter Uhlig and Arthur Klaff, Quorum officials said present to receive their cer tificates and pins. Certificates for having accumulated more than 1000 hours of sick leave were presented to the following employees: Ralph Ramsey and Dorothy Sprinkle, 1500 hrs. and Genell Fox, 1000 hours. Ernest Teague was recognized for his services as a vendor for Madison County for 31 years. The Hope Trio from Bent Creek entertained the group by singing a variety of old' favorites. The Madison County ASCS ' personnel wish to thank each ' person who helped to make th committee banquet a success. Madison and Buncombe' County vendors, Madison County Association oi rarmer Elected Committeemen and local business firms donated several door prizes which were , presented by Emory Robinson, Chairman of the County Committee. Prizes were won by: Burnis Frady, Decon and Dog food; Albun Buckner, Flash light; Ten-DoUar Cash Prizes to Randall Buckner, Miss Doris Freeman, Grady Hunter, Albert Freeman and Lane Ramsey. Two TwentyFive Dollar Savings Bonds: Miss Violet Landers and Mrs. Jeanette Moore. I ft ? , -:r ... , f . X
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