A:ROUND THEJ
HflßfeTOWNaflH
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Elw
aras became the proud par
ents of a son, born in Yan
cey Hospital February 22.
Mrs. Prgston Wyatt of Rt.
2, Burnsville is a patient at
Spruce Pine Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan
Smith 111, of Ashev.lle were
guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Buckner last week
end.
Mr. Z. B. Byrd has return
ed to his heme after under
going treatment at Oteen
Veterans Hospital for sever
al weeks. While Mr. Byrd
was in the hospital Mrs.
Eyrd had as her guest her
sister, Mrs. G. T. Hampton,
of Sylva, N. C. She has re
turned to her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. B. Eyrd
had as their guests over the
week end, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Byrd of Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Phillips
and son Richard of Johnson
Cty, Tenn., also Mr. and
Mrs. Dennis Phillips of Lor
ing Air Force Base, Maine,
were guests of Miss Zoe
Young and Mrs. Grace Pres
nell on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Pender Ben
nett oh Burnsville entertain
ed on a big scale over the
week end. Guests included
Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Simo
son of Wareham, Mass., Mr.
Roy Simpson, Jr. and son
Lee of Char’otte, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Bennett of Ashe
ville, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Poole, Mr. and Mrs. Dock
Poole of Marlon. N. C, Mr.
and Mrs. Harrison Bennett
and family of Burnsville, Rt.
2, and Mrs. Bonnie Adkins of
Relief, Rt. 1,
Mr. and Mrs. John English
and children of Hickory vis
ited relatives In Burnsville
over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G Davis
and son Jan of Asheville
were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Boone the past week
end.
Mayor Bob Heimle has re
turned from a tr 1 n to Arl
dona He and Mrs. Heimle
and young daughter were
guests at a “dude ranch" in
Patagonia, Arizona. Mrs.
Heimle and daughter will
remain at the ranch possibly
through March.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Howell of Route* 2, Sunday,
Feb. 20, in Cannon Memorial
Hospital, Banner Elk, a dau- •
ghter, Jessica.
Mr. John Wilson of Bur
nsville is a patient in the
Yancey Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. James Ray
spent the week-end in Col
umbia, S C.. as guests of Mr.
and Mrs. \Edwin Quinn.
Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Ray
have returned home after
visiting their son, James, in
Miami Springs, Fla., anl
other places of interest.
Ladles, are you thinking of
your spring hat? If you are
please just keep on think
ing but do not buy un
til you see what the Burns
ville Woman’s Club has to
offer in their semi-annual
hat sale in the month of
March. Watch the paper for
place of sale and date.
Details of the results of
the Heart Fund drive in
Burnsville and the County
are not available at this
tune. Please watch ior the
full story in next week's
issue
THURSDAY, FEB. 24, 196«
Mrs. Maud Higgins and
Mre. Reece Mclntosh have
returned from a winter va
cation in Miami and San
Jose, Costa Rica. T» ey left
Burnsville Sunday, the 13th
for Miami, where they stay
ed until -JJJjesday, spending
their time" touring Miami
and seeing all the sights.
They were joined in Miami
by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Briggs and Mr. and Mrs.
James Bingham for a trip to
Costa Rica. They left Miami
at 7:30 a. m. on Tuesday by
jet, arriving in San Jose at
12:30. They were met by
Rev. and Mrs. John Divers
(the former Mary Eve'yn
Hensley, sister of Mrs. Hig
gins). They, and the other
two couples on the tour, were
taken to the Divers apart
ment for a typical Costa
Rican dinner. They spent
"their time while there sight
seeing in San Jose and sur
rounding area. Among the
most interesting and im
pressive sights were the vol
cano Irazu, which erupted
in 1962 causing widespread
damage, and the coffee a-d
banana _ plantations. They
were greatly impressed by
the tropical beauty of the
country, the many cnhrful
flowers, and the wonderful
climate, which has an aver
age temperature of 72 de
grees the year round. They
fell in love with the people,
who were most friendly and
hospitable.
Rev. and Mrs. Divers were
pp-sect as they are
quite familiar with the coun
try. having been in San Jose
since last April studying the
F oafish language in the
Presbyterian Spanish School
In preparation for mission
ary work In Argentina.
Mrs. Higgins said that on
the flight to Costa Rica were
a nufber of Cuban refugees
who plan to settle In Costa
Rica, and that from the
welcome given the Cubans
by Costa Ricans they were
apparently a we’pome addi
tion to the country.
While In Florida they vis
ited with Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Pollard in Pompano Beach,
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Haygood
in B~ca Raton and Mr. and
Mrs. King in Fort Lauder
dale.
Mrs. Higgins and Mrs. Mc-
Intosh returned to Burns
ville on Sunday.
Candy Striper
Training To
Begin
Mrs. Luellen Honeycutt,
R .N., has designated the
last Week in March as the
approrimate date for the be
ginning of a training course
for Candy Striper Volun
teers. All girls from the
eighth grade through high
school age inclusive are eli
gible for this training course
Mrs: P. C. Coletta and Miss
Annie Hassell are the coordi
nators for Mrs. Honeycutt.
The names of all prospective
volunteers must be sent to
them by March first.
It is not necessary to be a
Girl Scout to enroll for this
course, ns il is open to all
girls of Yancey County.
OBITUARIES
W. O. BRIGGS
W. O. Briggs, 62, of Burns
ville, died Tuesday in a Bur
nsville hospital following
several months of illness.
Mr. Briggs was a farmer,
and president of the Yancey
County Farm Bureau.
He was formerly a merch
ant and teacher, was educa
ted at Carson-Newman Col
lege, and taught the Adult
Sunday school class at Bor
ing’s Chapel Methodist
Church.
Surviving are the widow,
Mrs. Hsrmie Bailey Briggs;
two sons, William R. Briggs
of the U. S. Navy ard Char
les Stephen Briggs of New
Bern; the parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Howell Briggs; two sis
ters, Mrs. James Young and
Mrs. Terrell Young of Eur
nsville; two brothers, Daw
son of Burnsville and Thur
man Briggs of Mars Hill, and
four grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2
p. m Thursday in _ Jack’s
Baptist Church.
The Rev. Thomas Weeks
will officiate, assisted by the
Rev. Bill Euchanan anl the
Rev. A. Z. Jamerson, and
burial will be in Bailey Cem
etery.
Pallbearers will be Bruce,
Reece, R: L., and - Stanley
Bailey, Bill Husklns, Fred
Young, Charles Edwards,
and Leonard Ayers.
W. A. HUGHES
Walter A. Hughes, 76, of
Green Mountain. Rt. 1, died
in a Spruce Pine hospital
Monday morning after a
brief illness.
Surviving are the widow,
Mrs. Cuml Presnell Hughes;
three daughters, Mrs. Clyde
Jenkins of Elkin, Mrs. Blaine
Gouge of Millers, Md., and
Miss Madge Hughes of Green
Mountain; two sons, Bur
nette and Joe Hughes of
Green Mountain; two sisters
Mrs. Bert Wyatt of Mlcaville
and Mrs. John Gouge of
Newdale; three brothers,
Ponze Hughes of MicaviHe,
Alfred Hughes of Burnsville,
and Ransom Hughes of Ball*
tlmore; 12 grandchildren
and nine great-grandchild
ren.
Services were held at 2 p.
m. Wednesday at Pleasant
Gap Baptist Church.
The Rev. Lyda Ray and
the Rev. Frank Parsons offi
ciated and burial was in Fred
Young Cemetery.
D. B. WHISNANT
David Barrett Whisnant,
88, of Polkville died at 8:45
Sunday at home.
A retired farmer who had
extensive land holdings, he
made his home with his
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ray
Whisnant.
Funeral services were Con
ducted at 3 p. m. Monday at
Polkville Methodist Church
of which he was a member.
The Rev. J. C. Kendrick of
ficiated and burial was in
the church cemetery.
His wife, Mrs. Lela Baker
Whisnant, died 29 years ago.
He was the son of the late
Pert ard Sarah Ledford
Whisnant.
Survivors include three
sons, Ivy and Paul Whisnant,
both of Polkville, and Dr.
Clyde Whisnant of Burns
ville; two daughters, Mrs.
Reid Lutz and Mrs. Fred
Mintz, both of Polkville, 18
grandchildren, and 30 great
grandchildren.
Lutz-Austcll Funeral Home
was in charge of arrange
ments
1
E.Y. Boys
Lose Last
Conference
Game
Newland High School boys
defeated the top team in
the Toe River Conference
last Saturday night when
they rede over the unde
feated Panthers of East
Yancey. The score was 93-75.
In a previous game at
East Yancey, the Panthers
won over Newland by a very
thin margin.
Early in the game it could
be seen that the Panther
five were not at their best
and the Newland team
seemed to be “on”.
Although no excuses were
offered by the Panther
team, many East Yancey
fans felt that the sub-stan
dard court and half-moon
cut of the backboard had a
great bearing on the lack of
accurate shooting by the
local team.
Ronnie Robinson scored
22 points for the Panthers,
with Hamby 15, Hoover 11,
and Gillespie 10. Mike Sil
vers played a full game,
scoring 8 points. D. Gibbs
scored 6 points and Westall
3 .Others in the pa me were
G'bbs, McCurry, Riddle and
Young.
In the girls game which
ended with a score of 76-36
in favor of East Yancey.
Ballew looned in 22 points,
Jones 21, Hensley 18. Grind
staff 14. J. Grlndstaff scored
2 and Boone 1. Other East
Ya~cey girls in the game
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A nurse admires flowers of
well-wishers that adorned
(the lobby of the nursing
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Mrs. Street (lefti and Mrs.
Murdock In the kitchen of
film V 'll v Nursim? Home
THE YANCEY RECORD
Phillips
In Maine
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Airman Second Class Den
nis Phillips, and Mrs. Phil
lips are visiting relatives and
friendb in this area. Airman
Phillips is a 1963 graduate
of East Yancey 'High School,
and is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Phillips formerly
of Newdale, but now living
In Johnson City, Tenn. He is
stationed at Loring Air For
ce, Maine, where the tem
perature last week was 29
below, and averages well be
low zero during most of the
~ winter.
were Schwintzer, Bartlett,
poliifield. McCurry, and
Wyatt.
This game was one of the
outstanding games of the
year the Panther girls.
Their display of passing and
ball handling, and out
through the ta’l Newland
team, Indicated the reason
they are tops in the confer
ence.
home during open house
Sunday.
Tilt; kitchen equipment is as
modern us tomorrow, accord
llii! to the stuff