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VOLUME TWENTY-NINE Winners Announced In Annual Awards Meeting The 15th. Annual Awards meet ing of the Asheville Development Counc'l for the Com munity Development program of j Western Carolina was held; Saturday, December 5, in the j Ashev Ue City auditorium under the slogan “There is no limit to ( what a community can do if it wants to.” J. Faulton Hodge of Rutherford- County Resident Featured In Charlotte Paper A Yancey County resident, whose and business is candles, was publicized in last Sunday’s issue of the Charlotte Observer. A beautiful color picture of Mrs. Joseph LoP ccolo among her can ( ies and flower arrangements ap pealed on the front page of the Woman’s section in the Charlotte paper Sunday. The picture accompanied an arti cle about Mrs. LoP bool o and her candles written by Eudora Garri son, Homemaking Editor of the Observer. Mr. and Mrs. LoPiccolo came here a few years ago from New Jersey and built a home on Brown’s Creek in the Celo section cV the county, and opened the Candle L'ght at Celo. A visitor to Candle' Light will find all types of candies from dif ferent parts i\l the-Avorhl in var ious types and sizes. The first candle in her collection was given to her hy the owner of Gautsch Wax Works in Germany ~ tfften Sne W&s onfy six Jears ' old, accord l g to the Observer story. The became interested in can dl.s several years ago and has made two trips around the world and visited' many of the World’s best known wax works and can dle makers. S'nce opening her shop at Cel*, Less than a year ago, she has had visitors, not only from this coun try but from a few foreign coun tries. Mrs. LoP ccolo is known for her beautiful flower arrangements as well as her candles. Those people interested in beautiful and varied types of Chrstmas candles will surely find them at the Candle L'ght at Celo. Obituaries MRS. EMMA McNEIL Mrs. Emma Gibbs McNeil, 92, died Saturday morning in a Mc- Dowell County nursing home fol ic wig a lengthy illness. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. MoMie Robinson, Mrs. Glenn Gouge and Mrs. Fred Grindstaff, all of Burnsville Rt. 5; a son, W. M. McNeil of Marion; 28 grandchildren, and two great-great gtandchildren. Services were held Monday at 2 p. m. in Browns Creek Baptist Church of Celo. The Rev. Ra'pli Mumpowcr and | the Rev. Lloyd Glenn officiated and burial was in Ballew Ceme tery. MRS. MARY EDWARDS Mrs. Mary Edwards, 99, of Bur nsville, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Charlie Miller, Sunday alter a long illness. She was a native of Yancey County, and was the daughter of Saul and Esther Sparks Miller. She was the wife of the late John Henry Edwards. Surviving are a son, Thomas Payne of Burnsville; three sis ters, Mrs. Grover Hunter and Mrs. Frank Laws, both of Burnsville; and Mrs. Christina Johnson of Green Mountain; 11 grandchild ren, 38 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandch i ldren. Services were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Green Mountain Freewill Baptist Church. The Rev. Frances Radlford and the Rev. T. E. Woody officiated and burial was in Holcombe Ce metery. * The Yancey record 1 "Dedicated To The Prograe* Os Yancey County* Subscription $2.50 Per Year ton, director of the Asheville Agri (cultural Development Council, presided. j The lucheon, with about 750 at , tending, opened at noon. Invocat- J lon was by Rev. Thomas Rutledge ( of Newdale Methodist church. En (teratinment was by Skylanders Quartet. Address was by John C. Suerth, Pres dent of Gerber Pro ducts, presentation of awards was by Earl W. Eller, mayor of Ashe ville and president ctf the Council. Awards for Yancey County were: Brush Creek, Honorable Mention, $50.00; Double Island 3rd. prize $200.00; Newdale, Youth Award SIOI.OO. “The Messiah" i To Be Presented By Mars Hill College Choir MARS HILL—A 130-voice choir Ci' Mars Hill College students will . present “The Messiah” by George . Frederick Handel in a special , Christmas concert here Friday night. j i The public is invited; no ad , mission will be charged. , ’JTi perfo.|iance, featuring! the ! combined Touring Choir and the , Campus Choir under the direct : on of Robert C. Rich, will be held in [ the school’s 1800-seat Moore Audi .' torium beginning at 8 p. m. The moving choral work will be accompanied on the college’s 65-j i rank, four-manual Aeoliam-Skinner ' ppe rogan, which is valued at ■ SIOO,OOO. Organist will be Norman ? ~E>elfs7 8. talented""' music major from Onancock, Va. i Cadet Scout Troop Express Their Vhanks 1 Tiie Girl Scout Cadette Troop •65 wish to thanik the following • people and business places for their help in the building of the • float which won first prize in I i the senior d vision in Burnsville’s ■ ! first Christmas parade held last I Saturday. l | Those donating time and raa -1 terials for the float were Mr. and 1 ' Mrs. Kenneth Laughrun, Mr. and , Mrs Carrol Angel, Mr. and Mrs.' Joe Crisp, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fouts,' Mrs. Margaret Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hilliard, Mr. and! Mis. James Ray, Deyton Farm' Supply, Ike Laughrun Tin Shop, Morgan Brothers, Luther Ayers, Yancey Builders and Supply, Ray Brothers Food Center and Rob erts Chevrolet-Bu'ck, Inc. Without the help of these people lit would have been impossible to | have entered a float in the parade. Mrs. Kenneth Laughrun and Mrs. Bli Fouts ar e leaders of the Ca , dette Troop. t / ■v.tP )l f Zm r^! I Photo by John Robinson I Happy Birthday to Royce Michael, 10, and Danny Wayne Ball, . j 9, who celebrated their birthdays on November 20 and 21. They are J sons of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Bail of Burnsville. - BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1964 fIHP o: m '' Photo by John Robinson Happy Birthday to Bobby Joe Young, one year old on November 25. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. BUI Young of Green Mountain. M iss Bryant And Miss Banks Will I Help "Parson lOf The Hills” Last year, the Bakersville Lons Club, sponsors of the North Caro lina Rhododendron Festival receiv ed a letter from Rev. Charles Keys, known through the South as “The Parson of The Hills.” He ask the festival if they would send I Miss Bost who was reign’ng Queen I I and little Debby Biddlx, the Jun -1 ior Queen to help Fred Kirby and others bring hope and!\ cheer to the annual Christmas Party he holds for -the nflttgnrafflagea the mountans of Wilkes County. This was something new, Queens! at a party for the needy—the re-' quest was carefully weighed by j the Club and finally, a decision' was made to send them. . . . Their appearance was a fantastic sue- 1 cess—the'r being present ana j helping distribute gifts in near zero weather seemed to put a spark of hope in the eyes of Kttle | girls. . . As ope news man put it i “It worked.” I This year Miss Judy Bryant c ( f Spray and the n'ne year old beauty I | from Burnsville, Sheree Lisa I Banks will join the Parson in 1 i H ckory Sunday morning Decern- ber 20th and go in Jeeps along i | with other celeberties deep into I | the hills to help make th's the best! Christmas Party the Parson has! I ever had. . . Miss Banks will be! ! taken to H'ckory by her parents, | Mr. and Mrs. 811 Banks. . Miss Bryant will take one day off her appeal ance schedule in Chatta nooga, Tonn., and drive to Hickory the 19th in order to be there early the morn'ng of the 20th. SUBSCRIBE TO The Record Merchants Assoc. And Chamber Os Commerce Ex presses Appre ciation J To the Citizens of Yancey County. On behalf of the Merchants of Yancey County and the Yancey County Chamber of Commerce we would like to express our grati | tude to everyone who helped make 1 Yancey Cousty’s first Christmaas Parade sucMa resounding success. The parade was something every one in Yancw County can be proud c!f. It woul'K have been a credit t a much larger community. Our special thanks go to those who donated! the prizes given the best floats, [& the organizations which built wjtloats, to those who took part th e parade, and to I everyone who came to see it. We ar e particularly grateful to Santa who gave two hours of his valu able time irk this busy season to be with us, a Vincent W«tall, President Yancey Merchants Association Charles B. fGillespie, Jr., Pres cient JL ! Yancey Coun{s| Chamber of Com merce Local |oy Wins Ask Aciicfy j Cantov | The ahk Andy contest column,' a feature of the Asheville Cltizen- I Times was woo by David Banks, I age u; BurTsv*l*f‘ for submitting the wuumig bfiSstion to Ask Andy. The The (first .art. paragraph of AnjtedWi m ' “Ctbalt is one of the 96 oi chemical elements in the crust of I the earth. Its listing on the period ' 1c table shows It to be related to j iron and nickel, and like these elements, cobalt Is a tough metal. , The earth’s deposits of n ckel, ! however, are four times greater | and its deposits of iron some 1 20,000 t mes greater than its 1 scarce supplies ctf cobalt.’’ | David is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Banks of Burnsville, I David attends BumsvTe Elemen tary School where he is in the | sixth grade. He received a 20-vol ume set of the World Book Ency j I I eloped a for submitting the win | ning question. I I I Delta Kappa j Gam me Society Holds Meeting Here ( Alpha Rho Chapter of the Delta j Kappa Gamma Society held its' last meeting December 5, 1954, at the home of M sses W lHe Molt and Sara Hensley, Burnsville, North Carolina. The Christmas de corations throughout the house created a festive atmosphere for the program topic, “Christmas Cultural Patterns.” Mrs. Ethel Blevins, president, presided. Mrs. Exam Lew's read a story otf the first Christmas from St. Luke, and the group sang some favorite carols. Mrs. Mae Fortner spoke on Chr stmas customs in other lands, and a pano solo was given by Mrs. Joan Reeve. Mrs. Grace EUedge concluded the program with a Christmas reading. After the program the guests were served refreshments. The other Yancey County mem bers present, in addition to the Miss Hensleys, were Mrs. Exam Lewis, Mrs. Dorothy Ray, Miss Islean Ray, Mrs. Vera Ray, Mrs. Joan Reeve, Mrs. Eva Robertson, Miss Anastasia Tomberlin, and Mrs. Doris Tomberlin,. NOTICE Yancey County Courthouse per sonnel were left off the United Fund Honor Roll last week in this , papm\ in the court hous«N*tf£re 100% and should have been added to the list. ——• 1 " ' ‘ ‘ •- • jf Price Per Copy Five Cents ” Mrs. E. L. Briggs Guest Speaker , At Garden Club | Mrs. E. L. Briggs was guest' speaker at the December meeting of the Burnsville Garden Club Friday night at th e home of Mrs. Fred Proffitt. ! Mrs Briggs was introduced by: Mrs. D. R. Fouts, program lea der, told about the tour she and | Mr. Briggs took of eight European 1 countries last May. The gu ded tour included Scotland, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Switzer land and Denmark. Mrs. Briggs told of the points j of interest visited in each country, I and related many interesting, and sometimes humorous, sidelights of the tour. She also told of the large variety of flowers in the well-kept public gardens and -parks as well as these seen in the lawns and, countryside along the trip. Enhan e ng the interest of her talk was a display of sovenirs, which she had purchased in the various coun tries she had visited. During the business meeting, I presided over by Mrs. W. A. Y. Sargent, president; Mrs. Fred Prof fitt, first vice president; Mrs. Ike Laughrun, second vice president; Mrs. Charles Proffitt; recording secretary; Mrs. H. G. Bailey, cor responding secretary; and Mrs. Brooks Wilson, treasurer. . The dub voted to raise. th4 dues 1 for one year to $5.00 in order to I help pay on the indebtedness for (the restoration of the Otway Burns monument on the square. * Mrs. D. R. Fouts assisted the hostess in serving a dessert course during the soc al hour. In addi tion to Mrs. Briggs, guests of the club were Mrs. P. C Coletta and M'.ss Hope Bailey. o___ Mrs. P. C. Coletta of Burnsville was featured as Woman Os The Week in Monday’s Asheville Citizen The photo is by Bert Shipman, staff photographer. The many and varied talents of Mrs P. C. Ooletta of Burnsville are not hidden under a bushel. She ' s a Yancey County native, the' former Gladys Ray Chase, daugh-' ter of the late Dr. and Mku. 1 W. D. Chase and granddaughter of G. D. Ray who founded the 1 Nu-Wray Inn. She graduated from I woman’s College with an A. B. degree in English and drama. Af ter teaching several years she mar ried Pete Coletta, a N. C. State graduate, now manager of the Feldspar Corp. at Bowd tch. Gladys is the mother of s(ix children and survived, having four 'in college at the same time. The oldest son, Joe, Is a graduate of Belmont Abbey Col lege and Is married. Celia is aj Around 4000 People Watch Burnsville’s first Christmas Parade J Approximately 4060 people view* .ed Burnsville’s f.rst Christmas Parade here last Saturday. Several people made the statement that there were more people in Burns ville cn Saturday than had ever! | been here in one day before. I The parade was a huge success despite the somewhat disagreeable weather. The floats wer e beauti ful and showed a tremendous amount of work by the different organizations represented in the parade. The bands did a good job Presbyterian Church 1o Pre sent Nativity Scene The F-rst Presbyterian Church of Burnsville will present their live Nativity Scene on the fchurch grounds on December 18-19 and , 20. h. The scene will be presented l i each night at 7:30 p. m. on these ! dates. t ofc ’ J The Presbyterian Church has i presented th s Nativity Scene at Christmas time for the past two years and it has been enjoyed by ! many people. .( > SUBSCRIUF ««i f MIC ItriOO***’ senior at Mercyhurst College, Er.e, Pa.; twins Frances and Teresa ( are sophomores at Sacred Heart in Belmont and David is a fresh man at Appalachian State Teach -1 ers College in Boone . Irene is in the ninth grade at East Yancey | 1 High School. __ Prominent in Grl Sccut workj Gladys has been a leader and troop organizer for 10 years. She has taught her Scouts to make pup pets and to g ve shows, often using material she has written. Her ability to dramatize a s tuation as a means <\f driving home a po'nt is one of her greatest talents. When entertainment is needed for any cause Gladys can usually write su table material. ■I number autnm "" 1 ~ » and were enjoyed by all the spec tators as were the two clowns wb# added much fun and laughter on the festive occas on. Jodi Rus sell and Sam Booiie. The grand ! finale was the Chamber of Com merce Float bearing the grand aid man from the North Pole, Santa Claus, who with the help of hit two elves, tos ul candy to the children along the street. Judges were Mayor Robert K. Helmle, Mrs. Peg Lo Picolo, lira. Ernest Briggs, Rush T. Wray and Bill Stewart who found it very difficult to pick the winners from the many beautiful entries. In the senior division the win ning floats wer e first: Burnsville Cadette Scouts, $75.00 Second: Bur nsville Methodist and Baptist Churches, $50.00; Third a tie. Cane River and East Yancey High Schools, $25.00 each. Fourth, Pen sacola Community, SIO.OO. In the Junior Division—First. * Brownie Scout Troop 66, $60.00; ( Second Westminster Fellowship by the Presbyterian Church, $86.00; Third, Burnsville Girl Scouts, j $25.00; Fourth, Burnsville Elemen tary School, PTA, $15.00; Fifth, Clearmont Elementary School, $10.00; Sixth, South Toe Elemen tary School, SIO.OO. In next week’* issue of The Yancey Record pictures of the winning floats and parts cf the parade will be shown. , | For eight years she was corres ponding secretary for the Wo | man’s Club, on the program oom -1 mltte e for two P. T. A.'s at once, [is now youth work secretary for Asheville Methodst (District, I young fellowship councelor ar,d | has taught Sunday School 10 years .sl I Home Demonstration Club work comes in for a share time too; : 1 sh e has been an officer many . j years. Her other hobbies are ; reading, making puppets and • doing original needlework. At the i moment she Is completing the , 3oth muu mini for her daughters , and their college friends. r Mrs. Coletta certainly must " * have inherited more than a fair ahar* of that early pioneer energy.
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