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eypa m 'mi m" w" m,v.0ww-m y 1 ajaw '" JUL-. ( y't- UJ Volume 72 - Marshall. N. C. May 3, 1973 Number 16 French Successful Meeting Sat. Approximately 1,800 per sons attended the 32nd annual meeting of the French Broad Electric Membership Cor poration in the Marshall High School gymnasium Saturday afternoon. During the business meeting nominees C. E. Buchanan of Mitchell County, Novile Hawkins of Madison County and J. A. Rice of Unicoi County, Term., were elected to the board of directors. The guest speaker, Walter Harrison, a Washington, D. C, director of NRECA, discussed the importance of rural electrification and urged those present to keep abreast of developments in Congress. Barbecue dinner was served TB Agency Changes Name The Western North Carolina Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association has changed its name to "WNC Lung Association." The announcement was made by David A. Cromer, president, during an annual meeting Wednesday of last week at Bailey's Cafeteria Tunnel Road. The association has also moved to IS Church St. The board of directors approved the name change because it is simpler, shorter and easier to recognize and remember, Cromer said. The new name also reflects the central purpose of the organization, the prevention and control of lung diseases. The association's trademark, a double-barred cross symbolizing the early fight against TB and lung diseases, will be retained. It will continue to be used during the annual Christmas Seal campaign from which the association gets public sup port for activities. Gerald McNabb of Price McNabb Advertising Agency, was main speaker and discussed the importance of an organization's public image. David A. Cromer of Tryon was elected president of the association. Other officers are Dr. Ozmer L. Henry Jr. of Black Mountain, president elect; Ernest Penland of Webster, first vice president; Miss Jeanette Austin of Brevard, second vice president; Mrs. Clarice Brady of Franklin, secretary; and James M. Pressley of Asheville, treasurer. Past president is James M. Hall Jr. of Asheville. Mem-bers-at-large are Mrs. Leonard Baker of Marshall, Mrs. Art Ditt of Marion, Mrs. Harvey Lance of Hen dersonville and Mrs. Lois Wilkins of Spruce Pines. Directors appointed were Dr. H. W. Stevens, Miss Gertrude Ramsey and Mrs. Nancy Gatewood of Asheville; Dr. W. M. Alexander of Hendersonville, Dr. Lewis Bock of Morganton, Mrs. George Cathey of Tryon, Mrs. Jack Dickerson and Mrs. G. M. Kimball of WaynesvUla, Dr. W. A. Y. Cargent of Burnsville. Miss Marie Strasaer of Brevard, Mrs. James Story of Marshall, Dr. C. D. Thomas of Black Mountain, Mrs. Garth Thompson of Hayesville, , Penland and Cromer. . Burlington 'Reports .Increases " ' Burlington Industries, Inc. v reported record consolidated net sales of iSM.72t.000 for the quarter ending March St, 1J7J, Bp 15 percent from sates of . 45.SS7,C3 for the stmt quarter lest year. Net (am. - irur were I ".ir " 5 or 75 cents pr ttrt coerred to g:i.!.W0 or cents per srt for the same period test far. ' Broad EMC Has and the children were en tertained by characters from the Land of Oz attraction during the business meeting. The Royal Rhythms, of Asheville, entertained before, during and after the meeting with a variety of music which was enjoyed by the audience. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Greene and family of Route 2, Mar shall, won the free all-expense paid week-end to Beech Mountain, Land of Oz and Tweetsie Railroad. Other winners of various prizes are as follow: DRYER: Clifton Norton, Marshall. ELECTRIC HEATERS: Wallace Cook, Rt. 3, Hot Springs, Gilmer Teague, Rt. 1, Marshall. PERCOLATORS: Stepp Fender, Rt. 6, Marshall, Chester S. Franklin, Rt. 4, Marshall, Edward J. Brown, Rt. 3, Leicester, Paul Gurewitz, Rt. 7, Marshall, Quillan Amnions, Rt. 6, Marshall, Raymond Stines, Rt. 7, Marshall. Get Fertilizer Stocks Now, Official Advises "Farmers in Madison County should get their fer tilizer stocks now whether they need the material im mediately or not," says Ralph Ramsey, a local .farm program official. "Our information indicates that, in general, fertilizer supplies are adequate to meet farm needs," says Ramsey, Director of the Madison County Agricultural Stabilization and Con servation Service. "However, there may be some difficulty in acquiring high analysis and straight nitrogen and in distribution of available supplies." He explains that ASCS of ficials, as members of their local USDA Slate and County Emergency Boards, have been monitoring the fuel and fertilizer situation across the country. As a result, the ASCS Office is closely tuned in on both the local situation and the overall national picture this year. "Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Bute is depending on ASCS to monitor the local fuel and fertilizer situations, and we are making weekly reports back to the Secretary through our regular channels," Ramsey said. "The Depart ment uses this information to J. Herschel Sprinkle Buried Here Wed, - , T- .J I. . , r r i Herschel S&rinkk, Sr., B, of Skyiand Drhra, died unexpectedly Monday,- April 30. 1973 n route to aa AshevOk hospitaL Ha . was co-owner of Sprinklt-Sheltoa Co., wholesale grocers of Mar shal, aa elder and formar Sunday School superintendent of Marshall Pretbyteriaa Church. At the Urns of his ' death, ha was treasurer of French Broad Electric Membership Co-op, a member of French Broad Masonic LftJ-t r. . AF&AM, and t 1'arssll Chsmber of C- - . 1-e s.-Tvti in tHe N. C. l!ou of R7resTt,'vet It IT'S. Ht wis a V,i,soti C'My cnmmissiorwr In IZli, MIXERS: Troy R. Flynn, Rt. 5, Marshall, Grace English, Rt. 4, Marshall, Fred Payne, Rt. 3, Hot Springs, Lillie Shelton, Rt. 3, Marshall. FRYPANS: E. M. Jenkins, Rt. 5, Marshall, Earl Tead way, Rt. 6, Marshall, Arrington Branch Church, Rt. 6, Marshall. IRONS: George Robinson, Rt 1, Marshall, J. W. Hendrix, Rt. 1, Alexander, Henry Davis, Rt. 6, Marshall, Eldwin Shelton, Rt. 6, Marshall, Ben Gentry, Rt. 3, Marshall, Mrs. Glen L. Stafford, Rt. 3, Spruce Pine, Gary Reeds, Rt. 8, Marshall. TOASTERS : Dean Cutshall, Rt. 4, Marshall, Willard Tipton, Burnsville, Kenneth Franklin, Rt. 3, Marshall, David Teasdale, Rt. 1, Alexander, Garfield Rice, Rt. 2, Marshall. FANS: Manassie Gunter, Rt. 4, Marshall, Walter Greene, Rt. 2, Marshall, Aaron Tweed, Rt. 2, Marshall. CAN OPENERS: Mrs. Kelly Davis, Marshall, Harry Haun, determine what special action may be necessary." On the basis of these weekly reports, the Department has determined that tran sportation "crunches" could occur in a number of places unless farmers move now to fill their fertilizer needs, the ASCS official said. One reason for this is that local dealers cannot replenish their fer tilizer stocks until they've moved out supplies on hand, the county director pointed out. This means that even though fertilizer companies may have plenty of backup stocks elsewhere, they can't move them into Madison County until local space is available. "Our local supplies may appear adequate now, but remember that farmers may be using more fertilizer than normal because the outlook is good for favorable farm prices this year," Ramsey said. "This could cause shortages later." Farmers who lack storage facilities for fertilizer may want to take a look at tem porary storage space, the ASCS official said. "It's certainly better to do a little extra planning now than be caught short later," he points out. the chairman of Madison County chapter of the American Red Cross during World War . He was an Army veteran of World War I and attended Mars Hill and Was Forest Colleges. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Stella Shelton Sprinkle ; a -son. J. H. Sprinkla Jr. of Marshal; two sisters, Mrs. E. W. Wilson of Bald Creek and Miss Paulino Sprinkle of Charlotte; a brother. A. P. Sprtnklt of Asheville and mroo crandcWdren. j . Services were held at 1p.m. Wednesday la Marshall Presbyterian Church. The Rev: Arthur P. Williams of BdakBd. Burial was In PrfcV chard Cemetery. Pallbearers wersT. P. Emmott aad Prod Sams, HoUla .and Paia Sprinkle and Ronald Wilson. Bowman-Duckett Funeral , Home was la charfo. - fiLL-FliL,. CHILDREN LINE UP Saturday to receive free Tweetsie Railroad. rife GRAND PRIZE WINNERS in the children's division are pictured with characters from the Land of Oz. They are Terry Ballard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Ballard, Route 1, Marshall, who won a train; and Kim Brigman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Knox Brigman, of Marshall, a doll. JUST BEFORE ANNUAL MEETING started in the Marshall gymnasium, the above officials of French Broad EMC are pictured with Keynote speaker, Walter Harrison, center. Left to right, D. M. Robinson, past manager FBEMC; John A. Darlington, present manager; Harrison; J. Her schel Sprinkle, treasurer; and C. E. Mashburn, attorney. MRS. WALTER HARRISON, wife of the keynote speaker, left, chats with Mrs. C. E. Mashburn, center and Mrs. E. C. Teague at the Annual FBEMC meeting Saturday afternoon. .lnfMBa MM I r --t t n - WALTER HARRISON. Director NRECA. Washington. D. C. shown delivering the keynote address at the annual French Broad EMC meeting here Saturday. Seated on speaker's left Is John Darlington, manager. , ; ' v FBVAC AUtfnfl ; Confnutrf On Pag 6 J in the auditorium here tickets to Land of Oz and rtnv- v r v w Wellman, Author Of "The Kingdom of Madison" Autographs Copies Here BY JIM STORY Manly Wade Wellman, of Chapel Hill and a summer resident of Madison County, autographed more than 60 copies of his new book "The Kingdom of Madison," as they were quickly taken at an open house Thursday in the Madison County Library in Marshall. An estimated 100 persons attended the event and heard Wellman read excerpts from the newly published book on the history and folkways of Madison County. The personable author mingled with friends and met a host of new acquaintances who braved showers to shake hands with him. "I was delighted to see so many of the persons men tioned in the book come in and comment favorably about "The Kingdom of Madison." My main desire is that the citizens of Madison County like the book," Mr. Wellman stated. The book is published by University of North Carolina Press, and Robert Summer, sales manager, and others from Chapel Hill were present, including Mrs. Wellman. Copies of "The Kingdom of Madison" will be on sale at Roberts Pharmacy, here, it was announced. As a part-time resident (he has a summer cabin on Laurel) Wellman has come to know the county and its people Gavel Given To Baley By Friends James M. Baley Jr. was given a gavel Wednesday by friends in Asheville to use when he joins the nine-Judge North Carolina Court of Ap peals. Appointed earlier this month by Gov. Jim Holshouser to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William E. Graham Jr. of Raleigh, Baley will be sworn in next week in Raleigh. The 60-year-old Asheville at torney and former U. S. At torney for the Western District will be the first Republican to fill a judicial post in modern times in North Carolina. The gavel was presented at an informal gathering in the County Commissioners office in the Buncombe County courthouse by R. Curtis Ratcliff, commission chair man. Mrs. Baley, county attorney Larry McDevitt and several friends were present "We feel that Jim Baley is professionally and politically qualified for the ap pointment," Ratcliff said. He said the gavel was presented "as a token of appreciation for his long service as an attorney in Buncombe County and as a fine Republican." The Baleys will move to Raleigh when he Joins the appeals court that was im plemented In 1969 aa an in termediary court above the state's superior courts and below the State Supreme Court A former law partner of : Baley in Asheville, Prank M. Parker, is one of the original appointees to the Court of Appeals. . Order lElantSv ' Several tanners have ' akeady placed orders with various people for tomato plants tor the 1ST? season. There are st21 some people planning to grow tomatoes who have not let their r'-"t ami be know to r - o wCl t harv.rg Cf Ti t J year. If yoe plan to grow tomatoes and havs not f laced " an ert far yonr r'ants, j V ? do so in C near future. intimately and states, "I love the county and the people." He knows banjo-pickers and lawyers, moonshiners and preachers; and he has heard many stories, true and legendary, of mountain people. North Carolinians have tended to lose sight of the unique history and folkways of this area and the vigorous, self-reliant, and proud men and women who have lived here since the frontier period of the 1770's. Wellman redresses this myopic im balance and introduces his readers to the real Madison "" pnjnwejnwsWnWnWBjslMSE s - ' 7 m1 PICTURES ABOVE were taken in the Marshall library last Thursday afternoon when Manly Wade Wellman, author of "The Kingdom of Madison," autographed over 60 copies at open house from 3:00 -5:00. Standing around the well-known author in top picture, left to right. Mrs. Grover Redmon, Mrs. C.E. Mashburn, Mrs. E.C. Teague, Mrs. Arthur Thomas and Mrs. Moser. Bottom photo shows, left to right, Ernest Snelson, Mrs. Evelyn Davis, Mrs. Grover Redmon, J.J. Bailey, Father A.V. Graves and Mrs. H.B. Webb. Mrs. Webb, of Durham, is also an author and writer. Wellman is seated at table. Family Dollar Store To Leon Levine, president of Family Dollar Store, Inc., a discount department store chain with headquarters in Charlotte, has announced that the company will open a new store in Marshall. The new store with 6,300 square feet of selling area will be located in the Madison Plaza, U.S. No. 25 & U.S. No. 70 By-Pass and the grand opening is scheduled for some time soon. The Family Dollar Store will carry a complete line of merchandise for home and family at discount prices. Including men's women's, boy's, girl's and Infant wearing apparel, shoes, handbags, Jewelry, sheets, pillowcases, blankets, bed spreads, curtains, health and beauty aids,' stationery, school supplies, candy, toys, housewares, hardware, paint and automotive supplies. The company operates a chain of 152 stores in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, t Tennessee and; Virginia. Starting with a single store in Charlotte, in 19M, the company has rapkfly grown bite a major regional chain with wndreds of en ployees and utilizing ap proximately one million ' square feet of selling area.; The company operates warehouse distribution centers in Charlotte, en compassing ever l".r.3 square fwt, from ' i r-- mere ww mJ.se is s' -:- 1 v to its stares. An ' -o t i St&f! of pro'pvi- I 1 -s, headed by vk rf ' t, Sherman Levi;, c y County. In doing so, he makes us realize that much of what has been written or said about the county or its people is rumor or, at best, exaggeration. William S Powell, curator of UNO's North Carolina Collection, describes Wellman's book as one "for the general reader as well as for the individual looking for a county history." "The Kingdom of Madison" is illustrated by Frank Ilolyf ield of Chapel Hill, a 1970 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of UNC. shops major markets all over the world to assure its customers the best values. Lewis Levine, executive vice president, stated that he attributed the growth and success of the company to its policy of carefully using its massive buying power to give its customers a fine selection of quality merchandise at lowest possible prices. He says that the growth of the company has also been helped by its policy of maintaining attractive, spacious and well lit stores, providing a pleasant atmosphere for shopping. Mr. Levine says that "the company is the fastest growing retail chain In the southeastern United States Insurance To : The Madisoa' . County Planning Board held its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, April U. at which kmc plans were formulated to do a study of land use for Madison County. James Ledford. Chairman of the i of County Cr-l- n. s re , '-f's'd tve - J to r '.;.' t f i r I f r r e rs to ! r rf t'er Wellman, one of North Carolina's best known authors, has written more than 50 books of fiction and non-fiction, most of which deals with southern historical and folkways subjects. He has received the North Carolina Peace Award for Regional History, the North Carolina Association of University Women Award for Juvenile Literature, and the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allen Poe Award for Non Fiction Crime Study, which was given him for "Dead and Gone : Classic Crimes of North Carolina." Important Industrial Meeting There will be an important industrial meeting in the courthouse, Friday, May 4, at 8 o'clock p. m. Because so many industries are looking for an existing building, plans are underway to construct a 30,000 square feet building in Hot Springs, has to be raised by local people to qualify for a $100,000 loan from Nor thwestern Bank to finance this project. The loan will be at the prime interest rate. Three individuals, who are involved in Industrial Development, will speak at the meeting. They are Harry Clark, President, Western Carolina Industries. Phillip. Elam, Asheville Chamber of Commerce, and Ray Denny, of the State Conservation and Industrial Development Further Information maybe obtained from Lawrence M. Ponder, Director, Madison Industrial Development Commission at Courthouse Phone 649-3901. All interested parties are urged to attend this important meeting. "All local money will be used to buy stock and should the building be leased by a tenant everyone will receive an investment dividend and should the building be pur chased, their full amount will be returned," Mr. Ponder said. Open Soon and the Marshall store Is part of the major new expansion planned for this year. The company believes that the Madison county area has a great potential for growth and progress, and is proud to become a part of its business community. Family Dollar Stores looks forward to serv ing the thousands of people In this area with top quality merchandise at , lowest possible prices." Family Dollar Stores em ploys local people whenever possible. Anyone Interested in employment with Family' Dollar Stores at the Marshall store should write the per aonnel director, Family Dollar ' Stores, P. a Box U4S, Charlotte, N.C 18201 ' Insurance. Ld'-rd i'.-v i f t . 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