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Marshall. N. C. March 8. 1973
Number 8
Civil Term Of Court
To Start Here Monday
The March term of superior
court for the trial of civil cases
will begin here next Monday
morning at 10 o'clock Judge
B T Falls. Jr . will preside
Among the cases listed on
the docket follow :
Ieslie Gahagan vs Ieonard
B Gosnell. et ux: Thomas R
Rudisillvs C. I. Rudisill. Jr ,
et al; Knox Brigman. et ux.
vs. Dickerson. Inc . ; Joe K
Henderson vs Quenton Troy
Norton; Frank Barnes, et ux,
s Cora and Hazel Moore.
Bald Mountain Development
Corp vs Buncombe Con
struction Co.; Robert Lee
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Ron Kelley Is
New Recruiter
Radioman Second Class Ron
Kelley has been assigned as
the Navy Recruiter for
Madison and Yancey counties
In his eight years of active
naval service, Petty Officer
Kelley has served aboard two
ships and at two overseas
shore stations His first
overseas tour was in the
Panama Canal Zone .here he
met his wife, the former
Carmen Morales They have
two children; Jeff, age five,
and Donna seventeen months
Ron and his family come to
western North Carolina from
U S Naval Communications
Station. Ixindonderry, Nor
thern Ireland, but claim
Greenville. S C as permanent
residence
Ron will be in Marshall and
Mars Hill every Monday.
Tuesday and Thursday
Anyone interested in the Navy
can contact him when he is in
our area
Feed Grain
Sign -Up
Deadline
All farmers who intend to
sign up in the 1973 feed grain
or wheat programs are urged
to make a decision and sign up
as soon as possible Ralph
Ramsey . County Director for
the Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service,
said that farmers may avoid a
last minute rush by signing up
early.
Ramsey went on to say that
during the first three weeks of
the signup, farmers have been
somewhat slower than usual
in signing. He says this is
probably uue in part to
changes that were made in the
programs just prior to the
signup period
According to Ramsey,
farmers have several alter
natives under this year's
programs. Naturally each
farmer wants to lake the
option that will fit best on his
particular farm. Sometimes
these decisions are not easy,
and as a result, many farmers
visit their ASCS office two or
. three times before enrolling in
the program.
Ramsey concluded by
saying that even if there is a
last minute rush, all farmers
. will have an opportunity to
enroll in this year's program.
If more farmers come in the
last few days then can be
served, then- names will be
placed on a register and they .
. can sign later. If fanners
come in earlier, it is hoped
that a last minute rush can be
avoided. The signup period is
scheduled to close on Friday,
March 16.
Gosnell vs N C Ramsey, et
ux; Gilmer Maynard, Sr . et
ux vs Mack Holt, et ux
Jurors drawn for the term
are as follows
A T Graham. Delmas
Gilbert. Ixiis Chandler. Arnold
Davis. Merritt Ogle, Sanford
McGalliard. Darnell Naulty,
Alice G Daniels. Charlie E
Surrett, Blanche Worley
Farmer. Esmond Blanken,
Virgil J Garrett, Mrs
Frances Buque, James
Massey, Agnes J Franklin,
Mrs Clete i Hazel) Thomas,
R (' Bnggs. Maggie Ward,
Samuel Parker. James C
Cody, Pauline Tweed, Mrs
Tenna Carver, Jerry Rice,
Solman Norton. Arthur II
Robinson. Willard Kdwards,
Z W Cody. Klmo B Sum
meral. Marler Massey, J
Donald McKinney
Shirley Ixjuise Wilde. Ar
Raleigh
l.ast week was full of sur
prises in the General
Assembly. with several
decisions made but few
problems solved
By a vote of 28 to 23, the
Senate killed the Equal Rights
Amendment to the United
States Constitution. This came
about when two Senators, who
were supposed to have been
committed to vote for the
amendment, did an about face
and voted against it.
These two switched votes
have been the subject of more
conversation here in Raleigh
than has the outcome of the
vote itself
An attempt is now being
made to adopt an Equal
Rights Amendment to the
North Carolina Constitution,
apparently in an attempt to
soothe the feelings of the
women who supported the
amendment to the United
States Constitution
This seems to be just
another attempt to evade the
issue, because an amendment
to the State Constitution will
have to be submitted to a vote
by the people There is also a
question of the effect such an
amendment could really have
on the rights of women
To amend the United States
Constitution requires only a
majority vole in each house by
those present and voting,
while an amendment to the
State Constitution requires a
three-fifths vote of the entire
membership of each House It
may be that 30 Senators and 72
Representatives won't sup
port such an amendment
It is very difficult to make a
change in the State's election
laws, in fact, it sometimes
seems that it is almost im
possible After postponing action on a
bill to repeal the Presidential
Primary I.aw, we started
working on a proposal to
change the Primary date to a
time closer to the General
Election For several weeks a
subcommittee of the Election
Ijws Committee studied all
the limitations to moving the
Primary date, and concluded
that the third Tuesday in July
was the date closest to the
General Election on which the
primary can be held. To move
the Primary closer to the
General Election will prohibit
the holding of a second
primary and the use of ab
sentee ballots-there just won't
be enough time left.
A bill to change the Primary
to the third Tuesday in July
was introduced in the House,
given a favorable report by
the Election laws Committee,
and placed on the Calendar for
action by the House. Action on
this bill has now been post-
ported, however, to a later
date. . ' - . - '.;.
House members are seeking
a more convenient time to
hold the election, a time when
voters win be inconvenienced
least If no action is taken, the ,
next Primary will be held on
the first Tuesday after the
First Monday to May. That is
the present law.
nold Garrison, Ins Radford,
Louise Sprinkle, Mrs. Troy
Redmon. Charles Edwin
Mashburn, Samantha Teague,
A J Bridges, Sr., Polly
Redmon Robinson, Ted Holt,
Ella I.ee Gentry, Virginia
F.lizabeth leake, Riley L.
Fisher, Sallie Deaver Bryan,
Homer Z English, Leslie
Gahagan, Woodrow Edwards,
Albert Richard Rice, J. H
i Jake i Brown, Mattee Buflun
Mashburn, Wade Reeves,
Jack Holder, William E
Powell. Sr , Jerlee Norton,
Mont C Shook, Robert E
Thomas, Faye R Gosnell, C
B Arrowood, Ruby Juanila
Gosnell, Charles K Davis,
Horace Rice, Jr , l,ewis Wills,
Virgil K Smith, Daniel
Jarrett Gardtn. Mrs H M
Sprinkle, Ray Tweed, Cora
I,ee Osborne, Curtis Marler.
I.ena W Greene, Carol Whitt
Report
Some interesting statistics,
given by the Department of
Health to the Appropriations
Committee: there are
12.000,000 unfilled cavities in
the teeth of the people of North
Carolina; 670,000 North
Carolians have no natural
teeth at all; and there is only
one dentist for each 2,100
people in North Carolina.
Representatives Liston
Ramsey, Claude DeBruhl, and
I appeared before the State
Board of duration last
Thursday and requested that
rules be adopted to permit
equal application to all school
administrative units of the law
that permits that school days
lost because of an emergency
not be made up. We had
reference, particularly, to
days lost because of snow in
the Mountains, which always
have to be made up, versus
days lost in other parts of the
State, which are always
forgiven We asked only for
equality of treatment
The State Board agreed to
consider the request We
thought we saw a friendly
gleam in the eyes of some of
the board members
Beware Of
Pest Control
Solicitors
Your Better Business
Bureau has been advised by
residents of Western North
Carolina that salesmen
representing themselves as
working for the Carolina State
Pest Control Company have
been at their homes soliciting
work for this company
The BBB advises that the
license issued to this company
for work in North Carolina by
the Structural Pest Control
Division of the North Carolina
Department of Agriculture
was revoked on May 2. 1972,
for one y ear
The owners of this company ,
now located in Cooksville,
Tenn , have advised the
Bureau that they have no
representatives working in
North Carolina at this time
Anyone contacted by per
sons claiming to represent this
company should notify the
BBB immediately. Residents,
with the exception of Polk
County, outside Buncombe
County may call the Bureau
toll free by asking the
operator for WX4600. Polk
County residents toll free
number is WX-7200.
It would help the Bureau if
the person contacted could
obtain and advise the Bweaa
of the license number of the
car or truck being used by the
persons making .. the
solicitations.
- Your BBB again appeals to
aB persons in Western Norm
Carolina to call the Bureau -and
verify the reliability of
any ctanpany soliciting work,
sales er funds at your door
before you pay money or sign
a contract with a stranger.
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FOUR OF THE LOCAL Girl Scouts are pictured
above getting ready to deliver boxes of Girl Scout
Cookies here Monday afternoon. Sitting in front is
Crystal Thorpe; back row, left to right, Bonnie
Klanton, Margaret Davis and Teresa Davis.
Local Support Makes
Toll Free Possible
For BBB Services
All business firms and
residents of Madison County
may call the Better Business
Bureau of Asheville-Western
North Carolina toll free In
order to do this, just ask your
operator for WX 4600, the
Bureau's Madison County
number
This service for Madison
County has been made
possible by the support given
to the Bureau by the
following firms Capps
Funeral Home, Mars Hill;
Bald Mountain Development
Corporation, Clyde 1. English
Insurance Agency and Real
Estate, First Union National
Bank of N. C. and, Western
Carolina Westco Telephone
Company. Other Madison
County business firms are
expected to add their support
to this service
All residents in the county
are urged to use the Bureau
services as frequently as they
like There is no charge for
Bureau Services
The Bureau states that
persons can use the services in
the following ways
1 Never do business with a
stranger at your home unbl
win verify his reliability by
calling your Bureau
2 Never send money to a
mall order concern before you
check their reliability with
uur Bureau
:i Never, never sign an
order or contract without
i liecking the company You
ii id be forced to pay for a
product or service that is
cntireh unsatisfactory
Hunter Safety Course
Here On March 15
The North Carolina Wildlife
Hesource Commission will
sponsor an adult course in
Hunter Safety, Thursday,
March 15. at 7 p m . upstairs
in the Madison County Ijbrary
in Marshall The course is
designed to acquaint the in
dividual with the safet
aspects of handling firearms
Patrolman
C. D. Jenkins
Commended
Editor't Note; Jodsoa
Edwards, clerk tuperUr
court, received the following
ktter cwnmending Trooper
CD. Jenkins:
Dear Sir;
In sending this payment of
costs and fine for the enclosed
traffic violation I wanted to
pass along a word of com
mendation for Mr. C. D.
Jenkins. Nobody likes to be
cited, I suppose, but I greatly
appreciated the courteous and
considerate manner la which ,
this particular patrolman did .
his Job. 1 felt that I was treated ,
as fairly and as respectfully as
possible. I hope you can pass
this word along to him and
express my appreciation for -his
exercise of judgement a
my instance. . '
. . ' Sincerely,
. Sam N. Milton
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4. Beware of any salesman
or mail order firm who gives
only a twist office box number
for an address If something
goes wrong how do you find
the seller1
5. Beware of "Make Money
at Home" Schemes Check all
franchise offers, trade
schools, real estate offers,
'Free Vacations, aand Mail
Order Insurance ads with your
Bureau
6. Beware of any offer that
says "You have won a con
test" or You have been
selected
7. Don't fall lor the Bait &
Switch" salenian t.e talks
dpwn the profit l a Iversed
and tries to Sell a higher
priced item Report turn to the
Bureau
A person desiring in
formation on companies can
call about firms anywhere in
the United States The Bureau
now has information on over
8.000 companies in their files
If an inquiry is about a
company now now in the files,
a Speedletter is sent to one of
the other 140 Bureaus in the
United States and the in
formation obtained in about
one week
Kesidenls and business
firms in Madison County can
benefit from this service only
if they use it This is now your
Bureau
Bureau phones are opened
for your convenince Monday
through Friday. 9 00 am,
until :t 00 p m
Investigate before you in
est There will be four hours of
instruction, including
familiarization with firearms,
safe handling procedures, two
thirty-minute movies, and a
written exam Those who
successfully pass the final
written exam will be issued an
instructor's certificate, card,
and shoulder patch
The course will be offered at
no cost to you The instructor
will be R I. Morgan, Regional
Hunter Safety Instructor for
the North Carolina Wildlife
Resource Commission
Everyone interested in
owning or using firearms
should make a special effort to
attend the class
ON DEAN'S LET
Miss Mary Susan Gregory,
daughter of Mr and Mrs. O.A.
Gregory of Marshall, has been
named to the Dean's List for
the fall term at Salem College
in Winston-Salem, North
Carolina. Miss Gregory Is a
junior home economics major.
ON DEAN'S LIST
Billy Warren Roberts, of
Marshall, and Ramona
Jeanne Embler, of Alexander,
have been named to the
Dean's Honor list at Berea
College for the first semester
of the 73-73 year. Both Billy
and Ramona are in then
Junior year at Berea. Grades
of B or better in all classes are
required to qualify for the
honor tut.
Beer. ABC Store Referendum
Approved By Aldermen
The following Resolution,
signed by Mayor Ixirado T
Ponder and Aldermen Fleet
H. Nix and Roy G. Wild, and
released this week for
publication, is self
explanatory :
BEER AND ABC
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the registered
voters and taxpayers of the
Town of Marshall, are con
scientiously divided in their
support of, or opposition to
legalizing package beer, and
ABC stores, and;
WHEREAS, the registered
voters of the Town of Marshall
have never had an opportunity
to express themselves on this
very important issue, except
in a countrywide referendum,
and;
Girl Scout Week
Council Event Saturday
The 61st birthday of Girl
Scouting is being celebrated
this Saturday at the Asheville
Auditorium from 10 a.m. till 3
p.m. The event has been en
titled "Get With It."
There will be troop exhibits,
clogging, games, programs by
other youth agencies, i e Y.
W C. A. and Boy Scouts.
Buncombe Rescue Squad
will demonstrate rescue
techniques, Asheville Zoo will
"xhihi li"" . ifp'.mal pli ,
several other agencies will
provide other educational
shows.
The featured speaker will be
Gene Dyson, executive vice
president of Georgia Business
and Industrial Association He
will speak on "Your Challenge
"An Offer
Some Appalachian students
will make you an offer on a
windshield wiper that you
can't refuse
It's a variable speed wind
shield wiper like the ones on
luxury cars and it can be
purchased for $7 from the
students who are manufac
turing them.
The 'company''
manufacturing this item is
called " Slow Kick Windshield
Wiper Company, In
corporated'' and it is an
outgrowth of an industrial arts
class on the Appalachian
campus
In order to help students
better understand corporate
management and formation,
Joe Sloop, industrial arts
teacher, gave his Electronics
305 class the opportunity to
involve themselves in an
actual manufacturing
operation.
The It participating class
members went through the
process of setting up a cor
poration electing officers and
creating several departments.
Each class member bought a
share of stock in the company
for 17 and this capital was
used to begin manufacturing.
The windshield wiper that
resulted can be used on any
March 4-10 Nutrition Week
Gov. James Hoishouser has
proclaimed the week of March
4-10 as "Nutrition Week in
North Carolina"
In his proclamation, the
Governor commended the
efforts of the individuals and
organisations who are
"cooperating to alleviate
malnutrition ia North
Carolina.- r " .
: The text of the proclamation
reads as foOows:
' "Whereas, the need for
approving the eating habits of '
the citizens of North Carolina
has been documented; and
. . Whereas, many individuals .
and organizations are
Cooperating to alleviate
WHEREAS, the Tow not Hot
Springs, even though sharply
divided to begin with. hae
apparently operated an ABC
store successfully as to
revenue collected as well as
control of local drinking, and,
WHEREAS, , the grocen
stores of the Marshall area in
some instances strongly
contend that they as
businessmen will be put to a
tremendous disadvantage if
not permitted to sell package
beer, and ,
WHEREAS, the Town of
Marshall does need in the
opinion of many taxpayers,
the revenue which would be
added by legalizing package
beer and an ABC store, and;
WHEREAS, no one who is a
registered voter in the Town of
Marshall has recommended
legalizing a beer joint;
As A Girl Scout in Today's
World" at 2 p.m.
Everyone is invited to at
tend to see what Girl Scouting
is all about.
Cattlemen To
Organize
All interested parties of thi
Madison County Cattlemen's
Y'Hociation an i-'ito'. un
organizational meeting next
T-sday at 7:30 o ' lo. k in the
courthouse here
Officers for 197J will be
elected and by-laws adopted
ndier preparations must be
taken care of in order to appl
!oi a charter
You
Can't Refuse"
car A dial is manually set to
control the speed of the wiper
According to the Slow-Kick
manufacturers, the slowest
speed is especially for the
area's mist and fog, while the
fastest speed is great for hard
rain showers
So far, the company has
produced a total of 40 wipers
Corporation members will
receive an equal share of any
dividends made from sales
Persons interested in adding
a Slow Kick to their car's
standard equipment may
contact Greg Nichols in Ap
palachian's Department of
Industrial Arts 1 262-3110).
Call For Your
Pictures Here
Pictures published in this
newspaper are piling up and
many persons might want the
originals to keep. If you will
come by the office we will be
glad to let you have them.
Pictures include brides,
engagements, groups, etc.
If someone doesn't call soon,
many of these pictures will be
destroyed or lost
The Editor
malnutrition in North
Carolina; and
Whereas, the North
Carolina Dietetic Association,
Inc., has pledged its services
to the improvement of
nutrition, advancement of the
sciences t natritioa and.
dietetics and the promotion of
- education in these areas; and
Whereas, K b fittinf that we
support the efforts and
commend the achievements of
aO; - . .
Therefore, I proclaim
March 4-10, I9T3, Nutrition
Week in North Carolina and
' commend this observance to
all citizens. . ,
BE II. THEREFORE.
RESOLVED, that the un
dersigned duly elected town
officials of the Town ot
Marshall do hereby ko on
record as Number 1 strongly
favoring a referendum for the
voters and taxpayers of the
Town of Marshall, whereby
the taxpayers and registered
iilers of the Town of Marshall
can decide by majority vote
whether or not package beer
and Alcoholic Beverage Store
are to be legalized for the
'I own of Marshall, and tuther
that we favor ;ind do hereby
fax
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JOHNNY HENSLEY of
harvesting of his
operation.
Strawberries Ca
Mean Extra
More "t-.id more 'Mamson
County faimers are turning to
strawberry production to
supplement their incomes,
sas Wiley DuVall, Madison
County Agricultural Ex
tension Agent. The most
popular method of harvesting
and marketing is a system
tailed pick-your-own The
customer picks the numter of
quarts of berries that he
desires then pays the owner
for same The owner merely
supervises the picking and
collects the money
One such operation is
conducted in the Middle Fork
section of Mars Hill by Johnny
Hensley Johnny is a student
at N C State University and
is using strawberries to help
finance his education He sold
more than 25,000 pints per
acre last year During the
peak season, there would be as
many as 50 people in the patch
at one time. Signs on the main
highway attracted a few out-of-state
tourist to the Hensley
patch
The idea) location for such a
strawberry patch would be
one easily accessible to the
customers It should be on a
slight slope or in an open area
w here there would be good air
drainage This would help to
protect from frost damage
Soil should be thoroughly
disked and have ap
proximately 1000 pounds of a
5-10-10 fertilizer per acre
Fertilizer should be broadcast
and mixed before plants
arrive
If plants are set two feet
Breathalyzer Bills
Pass State Senate
The North Carolina Senate
has passed two bills aimed at
making it more difficult for
motorists suspected of
drunken driving to avoid
taking breathalyser tests.
The bills, sponsored by Sen.
McNeill Smith, DCuilford,
won final approval by wide
margins but only after three
' days of debate and some
', significant amendments.
' One bill would authorize
; policemen to give roadside
breathalyzer tests using
portable, ba:ioon4ike devices
that Smith said are SS per cent
accurate.
The roadside tests,
however. cVid not be u-i
. against a driver in cc'irt.
' Smith said thry wou',d i ss
" screening devices, a'.' t--g
sober drivers to ?voi I at p to
respectfully request our
Representatives in the State
legislature to introduce and
pass a bill permitting the
Town Board of Alderman of
the Town ot Marshall to call a
referendum on both
questions ,
.Sale ol pai'kage Iwer,
'J Establishment of an ABC
St or e
s Loiado T Ponder.
Mayor
-s- Fleet H Nix, Alderman
-s- Roy G Wild, Alderman
Mars Hill su
pick-you
In
will req'.ire 5 445 plants to
a PUnis set in the spring
should not be allowed to bear
the first ear Weeds can be
controlled b cultivation,
chemkals. and by the use of
geese
Plants which have been
ordered through the Extension
Office will arrive on Monday,
March 12 Tnc will be
distributed from 3 30-5 p.m.,
at the Marshall High School
Vo-Ag Department For more
details, consult your
Agricultural Extension Office
in Marshall, Phone 649-2411.
Girl Scouts
Delivering
Cookies Now
Girl Scout cookies are now
being delivered to the people
who placed orders in
February. Several businesses
in Marshall are selling the
cookies for the local troops. In
addition, for people who didn't
order, there will be cookies for
sale on Saturday, March 17
from 10 00 to 12:30 in front of
the courthouse and Penland'a
store
lst year the cookies
60 cents per single box but this
year the boxes are double for
only $1.00. This means the
savings to the customer of X
cents. Take advantage of the
double box and help the Girl
Scouts at the same time.
the police station. -. ' i f
Failure to take such a lest
carried a M-day license
re vocation when the bill
reached the floor Tuesday.
But under aa amendment
introduced by Sen. Flul
Godwin, D-Gates, that pen&:-y
' was ia most cases, m."." 1.
Goodwin's amend Tie :,
accepted by Smith, !
waive the SO-dsy pfv''y '
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