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lions Down PC, 13-7 Candidate Interviews 4-H Haunted Farm The Madison County 4-H Clubs will sponsor a haunted far mhouse tonight and tomorrow night from 7 until 9 p.m. on Walnut Creek Rd. in Marshall. Follow the signs from U.S. 25-70. Admission is $1 for children and adults. A special tots' hour has been set aside tomorrow night from 6 until 7 p.m. Proceeds from the haunted farm will benefit the 4-H Ex change Fund. Walnut Boosters Dinner Set The Walnut Boosters Club will sponsor a chicken dinner on Nov. 3 at the Walnut School cafeteria. Admission is $3. 4 Walnut Plans Christmas Party The Walnt community is planning to hold an old-fashioned Christmas gathering on Dec. 23 All donations of gifts, clothing and toys will be appreciated. All area chaurches are invited to take part. Anyone interested in helping in this effort should call 649-2591 for more information. School Board Meets Nov. 6 The Madison County Board of Education will meet on Nov. 6 at 10:30 a.m. in the Madison County Court House. Mars Hill Board Meets Monday / Th? Mars Hill Board of Aldermen will meet on Nov. 4 at 7 : 30 p.m. in Town Hall. County Commissioners To Meet The Madison County Board of Commissioners will meet on Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. in the Madison County Court House. v News Record Becomes Thursday Paper Next Week Effective with our issue of November 6, The News Record will once again be published weekly on Thursdays, Ttie Elec tion Day issue has traditionally been published on Thursday in order to present complete election results. The change in publication dates is being made to ac comodate the printing schedule at The News Record's Wayneville plant. Subscribers in the Marshall area who have received their paper in the mail on Wednesday mornings will now receive their paper in the Thursday mail. Mars Hill-area subscribers will continue to receive their paper in Thursday's mail. The change in publication day has allowed The News Record to extend the deadline for advertising and Community Calen dar and Church events announcements. Effective immediately, the deadline for all commercial, legal and classified advertising is Monday at 4 p.m. for inclu sion in the next edition. Camera-ready advertising will be ac cepted until Tuesday at 2 p.m. Community Calendar and Church Events announcements will be accepted until 1\iesday at noon. No exceptions will be allowed. CORD SERVING THE PI V ^RVNc _ JNTY SINCE 1907 . ??cONESDAY, October- 30, 19&5 25c Richard KingstonWithdraws From Marshall Race Payne Resigns From Town Election Board Marshall harpischord maker Richard Kingston withdrew from the Marshall mayoral race on Monday. Kingston an nounced his withdrawl in a letter to the town's election board Kingston declined to give his reasons for the decision, say ing only, "This is the best thing for all concerned at this time." The withdrawl reduces the mayoral race to a two-woman race, with incumbent mayor Betty Wild facing challenger Anita Ward in the Nov. 5 election. Kingston's withdrawl was the second of the, week from the election. Earlier, Eileen Payne, chairman of the town's Board of Elections, submitted her resignation. Payne cited a new job as the reason fqr her decision to step down. Marshall Mayor Betty Wild called a special meeting of the town's aldermen to consider a replacement for Payne. The special Monday night meeting almost didn't take place when two board members failed to attend the scheduled 7:30 p.m. meeting. Mayor Wild and alderman Ed Niles waited 45 minutes for either John Dodson or Sammy Lunsford to arrive at the meeting. Dodson arrived some 20 minutes after Wild declared the meeting adjourned. When Dodson arrived, town secretary Linda Dodson called the mayor and Niles and they returned for the brief meeting. The aldermen named Garry L. Moore to replace Payne as chairman of the town's election board. Moore is expected to meet with election board members Julia Bailey and Billie Jean Redmon on Tuesday. The board will have to decide if Kingston's name will be removed from the Nov. 5 ballot. They must also name a replacement for election board clerk Debra Webb, who also has resigned. Ward Stresses Communications , Water Systems Repairs Anita Ward, 32, is a political newcome in her first election. The Marshall native is seeking to replace Marshall Mayor Betty Wild in the November 5 municipal election. Mrs. Ward is the daughter of Juanita Desmond and the late Dr. Arthur Ramsey. She is married to Yates Ward and they make their home on Skyway Drive. They have two children, John, 9, and Mary, 4. A graduate of Marshall, H.S., Greenville (S.C.) Technical College and Asheville-Buncombe Technical College, she is a registered nurse formerly employed by Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. She is currently a teacher at Madison H.S., where she conducts the health occupations education classes. Mrs. Ward was interviewed by News Record editor Bob Koenig at the newspaper's offices on Monday afternoon. She is a member of the Madison Boosters Club and serves as sponsor for the Madison cheerleaders and HOSA Club. TNR: Why are you running for mayor? Ward: "I was raised here, my family and friends are here, and I want my children to be raised here. I think I can help in some way to keep Marshall what it has always been- a safe place. I would like to help improve Marshall so that my children and other children will want to stay here." TNR: What are the three biggest problems facing Mar shall? Ward: "I think they are water and sewer, communications and the lack of industry." TNR: What solutions do you suggest? Ward: "I believe that some of the water lines have to be replaced. We have dirt and leaks that decrease the water quality. We need to get these old lines repaired or replaced. "The electric bill for water is too high. We've got to reduce (Continued on Page 12 Burley Markets To Open Nov. 18 The Burley Sales Committee, meeting in Mt. Sterling, Ky. last week, approved regulations for the 1965 sales season. The committee voted to approve auction sales beginning on Nov. 18. Sales will begin on Nov. 18 and continue through Thursday, Nov. 21 during the first week of the market. Sales will continue on Nov. 25 and continuethrough Nov. 27. Following the Thanksgiving Day recess, sales will begin on Dec. 2 and continue on Mondays through Thursdays until Dec. 12, when markets will close for the Christmas holidays. Sales will resume on Monday, Jan. and continue four days eacn^ week until the crop is sold. The committee also passed regulations governing the amount of burley leaf which may be sold daily and hourly. Warehouses were ordered not to accept tobacco for sale until Nov. 8, ten days prior to the opening of the sales. The committee also approved resolutions calling for warehouses to properly supervise the packing of baskets and to begin afternoon auctions no earlier than 1 p.m. Another resolution passed during the meeting allows warehouse to col lect damages from growers whose "nested" tobacco has been returned and downgraded because of the improper handling of the leaf. t '"?* 1 v-' Interviews With J. Owen Tilson And Clayton Willis Mars Hill Mayoral Candidates Address The Issues Editor's Note: The News Record met with the two candidates for mayor in Mars Hill last week. The candidates were ques tioned in separate interviews conducted in their homes. Clayton Willis, 38, left, is a native of Mars Hill, the son of C.N. and EllaVee Willis. He is agraduate of Mars Hill H.S. and attended Asheville Buncombe Technical College. This is his first attempt at elective office. Willis is active in youth athletic programs in the Mars Hill area and has served as president of the Madison County Youth Baseball organization. He has also served for the past 10 years as a member of the Mars Hill Volunteer Fire Dept. He is married to the former Elaine Dillingham and make his home on Forest St They have two children, Mark, 16, and Angela, 11. Willis is employed by MicroSwitch at their Mars Hill plant. J. Owen Tilson, 58, right, is a form three-term Mars Hill mayor ( 1955-89) and member of the Madison County Board of Education (195940) native of Mars Hill. Tilson is the son of Vei He is*,
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