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•moxiinminiiiinin.wiiinimiiimnnwnnmuwMl VOLUME FIFTEEN r— 'Q JwSrr ,; l P<.;i : - flnKB Charles B. Aycock The above photo shows Charles B. Aycock as he appeared fifty years ago at his inauguration as Governor of North Caro lina January 15, 1901. The 50th anniversary of the great educator’s inaugura tion was commemorated by the N. C. General Assem bly Monday night. Senator Clyde R. Hoey, who was in the Assembly at the time Aycock was Goversor, made the principal address In his Inaugural Address in 1901, Gov. Aycock said concerning universal edu cation, “On ( a hundred platfroms, to half the vot ers of the state, in the late campaign, I pledged the state, its strength, its heart, its wealth, to uni versal taxes are required to carry out this promise to the people, more taxes must be levied.” His promise to the people was kept. Ret. Robert E. Fair childs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fairchilds of Cela, N. C., has been confined to his home with an infected throat. Fairchilds arrived home Sunday morning af ter spending a stormy night on the south side of Buck Creek Gap. He was unable to cross the moun tain because of the icy highway. Several other cars were stranded in the same location, it was said. He is attached to the 873rd C. Port Co., Fort Eus lis, Va. s Pictured above is the nationally famous original All-American Red Heads who will meet the Burnsville American Legion five at the Gym Monday night. In 11 seasons the Red Heads, under the direction of C. M. Olson and Orwell Moore, have played a total of 2,308 games against the best men’s teams all over America, Mexico, Canada and the Philippines. They have defeated as many as 125 men’s teams in one season. This club hos perform ed before more people than any other girl’s team in history. r Many excellent teams have played the Legion he re, but the game Monday night should eclipse all past performances. _ SUB. RATES $1.50 YEAR. LRST RITES HELD FOR MRS. J. W. WALLACE Funeral services for Mrs J. W. Wallace, 79, who died. Mosday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Jane Street' at Tipton Hill after a short' illness, were held Wednes day at 2 p. m. in Harris Memorial Pr e sbyterian Church. The Rev. Arthur San ders officiated and burial -was in Bailey Cemetery. Surviving are five dau ghters, Mrs. Street, Mrs. S I. Sheehan and Mrs. Ed 1 Fox, both of Erwin, Tenn., Mrs. Russell Hughes of Green Mountain and Mrs. Blain Garland of Balti more, Md.; four sons, Ed and Doss Wallace, both of Green Mounttain, Charlie and John Wallace, both of Erwin, and a sister, Mrs. Alice Bailey of Tipton Hill. Thieves Enter Establish ments Tuesday Night Thieves had a busy time in BurnsvilleJ Tuesday night. The Auto & Home Center, operated by Geor ge Roberts, was broken in to and merchandise amoun ting to between $125 and $l5O was taken. The same night someone entered Styles Garage. No losses were reported, however. The articles taken there entered the Auto & Home Center through the front after a window had been broken. Entrance was first tried through a rear door. Roberts said articles were watches, cigarettes, cigarette lighters and some cash that had been left in the cash drawer. An investigation of the 1 crime is still being made. Draftees Feted With Breakfast r The American Legion ! gave an excellent gesture of appreciation for the r boys who left for the army ’ Tuesday morning. Meyn : bers of the Legion and the ■ Auxiliary met the boys in 1 town before departure time and treated them to a breakfast at Oscar’s ''. ' : L The Yancey Record “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAf, JANUARY 18, 1951 P. T. A. MEETING_ The regular January meeting of the Burnsville Parent - Teacher Associa tion was held in the high 'school library on Tuesday 'evening. The devotional ! was given by the Rev. Charles B. Trammel, and Guss Peterson gave the treasurer’s report. Mrs. John B. Bennett, chairman of the Planning and Project Committee gave a plan of the work as suggested by her commit tee. This report was adopt ed and the projects will be carried out. Bruce Westall, chairman of the Special Fund Raising Committee also reported. Dr. W. M. Gladden was program leader for the meeting. He presented B. M. Tomeberlin who gave a comprehensive report o f the progress of the school during the years 1931-1951. This outlined the construc tion of the high school building, the purchase of equipment, and the part that the P. T. A. had in aiding the school program at all times. A general dis cussion followed Mr. Tom berlin’s talk. After a discussion of the most immediate needs, it was voted to have all nec essary wiring and addi tional lighting installed in the elementary building ; as I Mr fiUjMfeWlft/ 1 l'hi has been one of the aims) of the Fund Raising Com mittee since the beginning of the, drive. Attendance b a nners were awarded to Miss Nell Bailey’s 4th grade and to the Third Year high school class. Hoetessses for the meet ing were Mrs. Vance. Hen sley, Mrs. Vincent Westall, Mrs. Roy Ray and Mrs. D. M. Sholes. Give to March of Dimes Grill. This indication of gratitude was small, mem bers of both organizations said, but it was away of giving the draftees a cheerful send-off which will probably be continued [ i mm) pm! - Little Colleen Bekker, tB-morith-old youngster, of Douglas, Mich., Is shown here reaching sos ball as part of treatment by Physical Thera pist Barbara Brink. Lit% Colleen was stricken by polio at the age of eight months, was treked at a Grand Rapids Hospital. Four out of five persons hit in last gear’s second worst polio epidemic on record needed and received Wffrom the March of Dimes. The 1951 campaign for polio funds Is undf&qway now. You can help lots of little Colleens by contributing generously. Polio struck down well, over 30,000 children and] adults in 1950. Tpis was| the second worst year in the history of this crippl ing and costly disease. Your dimes and dollars given to the Yancey Coun ty March of Dimes will en able the National Found ation for Infantile Par alysis to give help prompt ly ta_every jaolin patient.in. need. HaTf "the iftohey 'raised remains with the local Chapter for locial pa tients or, in emergences, supplements national idemic aid wherever the need. Last year in Yancey Co unty five people were un der polio treatment, cam paign director, Mrs. Ernest Briggs, said. The local chapter spent $2,468.75 for patient aid during the year One boy, Bobby Branch, 15, of Micavile is now in the hospital undergoing treat- Miss Hensley to Appear In Dance Recital f Mary Evelyn Hensley of Burnsville will be in the group of Meredith College students Friday night when the Creative Rhythm! classes, under the direction' of Margaret Carey, gives aj recital of creative d&nfces in the new college auditor ium. The recital, which is en titled “Ports of Call”, is a dance interpreted musi cal trip around the world, and each dance, originated by the students perform ing, will portray a country or city. Miss Hensley has; coach ed several of the perform ing groups and will appear herself in original dances in the following numbers: the opening poetry group, Winter Scene, In a Persian Garden, The Six Blind Men and the Elephant, Darkest Africa and the Grand Finale. Pfc. Max W. Sty #s, son of Mr. and Mrs. Utt;h Sty les of Burnsville, :i home on furlough. Pfc. £ ;yles is attached to the 21 nd Air Police Squadron, March Air Force Base, Ca f. Sty les will return to 1 s sta tion on Feb. 1. j ment at a cost of SIO.OO per I from the Yancey County Chapter. The National Fou ndation matches local ex penditures dollar for dol lar. This county has been fortunatei in having enou gh in the local treasury for these cases; however, ifi we did not have the funds,' money would be advanced from the National Founda atftruy —expense for hospitalization of the cases. During the first eleven' months of 1950 after local funds in 990 chapters in 46 states had been depleted, a total of $7,700,000 was ad vanced by the Foundation, Mrs. Briggs said. Two other children com ing down with polio last year who underwent hospi talization were Joad Pres nell, 8, Newdale, and Rog er Waycaster, 19 months! old, Concord. Legion to Meet at Roberts and Johnson Club Room i . \ , j The Earl Horton Post of the American Legion will 'hold its regular meeting on {•Tuesday, January 23. at I thie Roberts and Johnson [club room instead - of- the Legion Hall, according to Commander Oscar Deyton The .meeting will be held there because water to the furnace at the Legion Building will be cut off. A covered dish supper will be served at 6:30 and the program will begin at 8 o’clock. The commander urges that all veterans and their wives attend the meeting regardless of whe ther they are members of the Legion. Mrs. E. F. Watson of Spruce Pine is in Grace Hospital at Morganton un dergoing treatment for a heart attack, Lynn, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman King is recovering from an at tack of pneumonia. Bobby Connelly who has been working in Burnsville and going to Evening Col lege has volunteered for the Navy. Home Demonstration Club Meets 1 The Home Demonstra tion Club met yesterday at the Roberts and Johnson club room for a regular business meeting. During the session, com mittees appointed were membership, Mrs. E. L. Dillingham; club house, Mrs. Joe Godfrey, Mrs. Lon Roberts, Mrs. Ivan Westall and Mrs. E. L. Dillingham; program com mittee, Mrs. John Bennett, Mrs. J. B. King and Mrs. Joe Godfrey. New members for the club were Mrs. Walter Koenig, Mrs. John Bennett and Mrs. C. J. Gerhardt Mrs. John Banks and Mrs. Vincent Westall were hostesses at the meeting. Hostesses for the meeting of Feb. 21 will be Mrs. Joe Godfrey and Mrs. Ivan Westall. LIONS SHOWN PICTURES C. O. Reckard, program chairman, presented a pro- 1 gram of colored slides to members of the Lions Club at their regular meeting Thursday night. Mr. Reckard was aided in presenting the program |by several members of the 1 club who contributed the use of color slides. Farms 1 and Agricultural subjects, piiuyugrapneu uy Hi. Li, Dillingham were shown along with mining scenes 'and rhododendron by CFO. Reckard, photos of church es and religious buildings throughout the coilnty , by Lon Roberts, and pictures of Cuba and local scenes by Dr. Melvin Webb, club president. NOTICE Raleigh—Do you have your 1951 led on white lie-! ense tags? If not, you’d better rush to the nearest office and buy them before | the January 31 deadline, j advises the North Carolina, (Department of Motor Ve hicles. All motorists apprehend ed oh the. highways on February 1 and thereafter without their 1951 license plates will be subject tb prosecution. Although A approximately two weeks remain in whi ch motorists may purchase their ■ plates, less than half i have obtained them. On J January 5, 1950, a total of 392,965 plates had been 1 sold. 1951 sales on the cor responding Mate, this year, numbered 446,519. Total sales of 1950 plates reach ed 1,171,206. The delay on the part of motor vehicle owners in purchasing their 1951 plat es makes it evident that a rush will occur at the main office in Raligh and the 71 branch offices in the State as the deadline approach es, the Department stated. The 1951 tags went on sale December 1. ( Mr. and Willard Fox and sons, Jr. T. and i Glenn visited Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lee Fox in Detroit, ■ Mich, over the week end, ■ and went over in Canada while there. m a.__ * , NUMBER TWENTY SERVICE OFFICER TO VISIT COUNTY North Carolina Veter ans Commission will have the District Service Offi jeer, Jack C. Winchester, in the Courthouse, Burnsville with the County Service Officer from 11 a. m. to 4 p. m. on Thursday, Janu ary 25, 1951. The Service Officer said the ending date for start ing education or training courses is July 25, for most veterans of World War 11. Veterans in most cases will not be permitted to enter courses after that datev however, they may contin ue a course which is being pursued on the date stated above until the end of that course. The special drive to lo cate and assist dependents of deceased serviceman to obtain benefits from the V eterans A d ministration to which they may be en titled has caused more than 550 claims to be filed . during the period from September 15, 1950 to the present. The drive is ex pected to end on March 15 I If you are a dependent parent or one who stood in loco parentis to a service ,man whose death was a i direct result of service you ,may be entitled to these mhaaafjts nrovidr r\ vmir in come nas droppers to art amount which is not con > ( sidered sufficient to live • I comfortable. You may wish to inquire as to your possi ble entitlement. I If you are an unremar ! ried widow of a WW I vet -1 eran, having an income* of 1 less than SIOOO annually with no dependent child ren or less, than $2500 with one or more dependent children, you may wish to | inquire as to pension in lease it is not received. In case of widows of WW II l veterans, it is required that the veteran must have had a' service connected 1 disability. Where death is due to service there is no income, dimit for widows and childres. BANK HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING At the annual meetisg of Officials of the North j western Bank in North Wilkesboro last- week, Dr. ,B. B. Dougherty, president of Appalachian State Tea chers College was re-elect ed president. Edwin Duncan, execu tive vice president, who was re-elected to that posi tion, gave a summary of business and growth of the bank in 17 towns in Wes- Itern North Carolina. Dun can reported that the diff erent branches of the bank i now had over 30,000 depos itors and that deposits had increased $1,500,000 in the past year. One of the most forward steps the bank , has made was to set up de , posits of $16,300, employee retirement fund. > . f 1 Give to March of Dimes % I* m 4 ' V & ' *
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