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THE YANCEY RECORD
VOLUME 1
Johnson City
Boosters Here
Motorcade V/ith Member;
Chamber Of Commerce
Stage Program
Fifteen cars from Johnson
City, Tenn., formed a motor
cade which visited Burns
ville on Thursday. Arriving
about 11 o’clock the group
staged a short program on
the square, indudiiig’ talks
by several of the tobacco
men, and music by the John
son City High School band.
The tour was one of six
planned by the Johnson
City Chamber of Commerce
to advertise the Johnson
City tobacco market. Tire
managers of the four ware
houses were in the group.
These were Mack Chambers
of the Washington County
Warehouse, John Smith of
the Central Tobacco Ware
house, Hugh Squibb of the
Farmers and Merchants,
and H. J. Roup of the Fox-
worth and Cozart Ware
house.
Raymond Rosson, farm
agent for Washington coun
ty, accompanied the group.
In addition to his duties as
farm agent M r. Rosson
writes regularly a very in-
j!Jgsting..aK;i.-«tty-co;uirm
about farm happenings.
This column is published in
a number of weekly and
daily newspapers.
Lunch At Nu-Wray
After lunch at the Nu-
k Wrky hotel thtr groiip left'
fbr- Flag Pond, Tenn.
The tobacco crop in Yan
cey county is reported to be
the best in many years, and
judging by the prices paid
in the bright leaf belt, the
crop here should bring a
considerable amount of in
come into the county.
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OP YANCEY COUNTY”
BURNSVILLE, N. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4th, 193?
Rev.J. L Reyaoids
Goes To Acton
NUMBER 13
PASTOR LEAVES
Has Been Pastor of Burns-
vilie Ivietliodist Church
For Seven Years
Rev. J. L. Reynolds who
has been p a s t o r o f t h e
Burnsville Methodist
church for the past seven
years, was appointed to the
church at Acton, and he anu
his family are planning thii
week to go to their n e w
home. While here the en
tire familyhas emleared it
self to all the people ol
Burnsville of all demonla-
tions. I'he best wishes of all
their friends go with them
as they go to the new field
of service.
Rev. E. C. Widenhouse,
who has been pastor of the
Methodist church at Boone
lias been appointed to serve
the Burnsville church. He
and his family will arrive
this week, and the people
extend to them a cordial
greeting.
Rev. VV. E. Rufty goes
from Bald Creek church to
Mill Springs. Rev. C. S.
Smith will be pastor of the
Bald Creek church. Rev.
aim'Ml--,. Faifiy have been
very popular theii-
short stay in Yancey cOPBty,
and the people
Creek community especial
iy regret to have them go.
Red Cross
Broadcast
Programs
'Red Cross Reports” Sub
ject To Be Broadcast on
November 7,11 P. M.
C. W. GALLOWAY
AT CMEVROLE1
DEALERS MEET
Pev. J. L. iteynoids
Laiidon Hutchins
Dead At Windoir:
Had
Been In Ill Heaitl
Several Months
P.-T. A’s HOSTESSES
TO FACULTY MEMBERS
The members of the hos
pitality committee of the
Burnsville P.-T. A. were
hostesses at a tea given for
the faculty on Wednesday
afternoon from 3:30 to 6:00
The tea was held in the
Home Economic rooms.
The decorations for the
affair carried out the spirit
of the autumn season. The
center piece for the central
table was a huge pumpkin,
cut out to form a basket
and v/as filled with fruits
and nuts. Lighted candles
in pumpkin holders and
quantities of colored leaves
w'ere used.
Girls of the Home Eco
nomics classes helped serve.
The members of the hospi
tality committee are: Mrs.
Rudolph Glatly, Mrs. Hobart
Ray, Mrs. D. R. Fouts, Miss
Hazel Bolick, Mrs. G. L.
Hensley and Mrs. Garrett
Bailey. aI*
BIRTHDAY DINNER
FOR MISS BAILEY
Mrs. Sam J. Huskins gave
a beautifully appointed din
ner party on last Tuesday
evening in honor of her
sister, Miss Mary Bailey, on
her birthday. Guests, in ad
dition to Mr. and Mrs. Hus-;
kins and Miss Bailey were
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Bailey,
Miss Nan Huskins and Mr.
■prank Huskins.
i:_Far,ewell (.'fsuctedes..
Several farewell courte
sies were given for memb
ers of the Reynolds family,
prior to their leaving foi
Acton. Mrs. Fred Proffitt
had a party for her Sunday
school class of which Ruth
Reynolds is a member.
Among other things that
;he girls did was to write
.etters for Ruth to read aft-
ar she reached her new
home.
Mrs. Reynolds was given
a gift by a group represent-
.ng the Missionary Society.
Mrs. Reynolds wished to
remember and honor those
of the Sunday school who
had had perfect attendance,
so- Miss Lucille Reynolds
took them all down town
town for refreshments, and
they later played games.
L-andon Hutchins, age 78
of Windom, died at hii
home Tuesday afternoon
following a long illness.
Funeral services were hel •
at the home Wednesday
afternoon at 2:30 with Rev.
Jesse Blalock officiating
Burial was in the famil.\
cemetery, near the home.
Mr. Hutchins is survived
by the following children:
Alr.s. Turner Price of Win
dom; Charles Hutchins, of
Burnsville (attorney); Jas,
,. d. Hutchins, .superintendent
Bal(.^ of Yancey county schools,
Andrew J. Hutchins, .super-
ritendent Canton schools
JVER C.B.S. NETWORK
Vnnual Roll C
nth ^
'^^ovcmbei
Micaville.
schook^
The dramatic sketch or
:he highlights of Red Cross
listory put on over a coast
0 coast network of radio
■tations last November was
■0 enthusiastically received
Iiat I know you wall be de-
ightcd that the gj'eat radio
chains have again this yeai
igreed.to give us lime for
■hree such programs.
The Columbia Broadcast-
ng System’s program on
he night of November 7^
from 11 to 11:30 p, m., E. S,
r., wall consist of a 30-min-
jte dramatic sketch entitled
‘The Red Cross Reports.” It
s a presentation of the
iighllghts of the flood and
•ornado disaster re^ef work
and in addition
CALL FOR U. S.
NAVAL RECRUITS
Guy F. Hull-CCM, of the
United States Navy Re
cruiting Service called by
the Record office Tuesday
and asked that we give
some publicity to the pre
sent call for recruits.
He stated that the quota
for the Carolinas for Nov
ember is 28 apprentice sea
men and two mess attend
ants.
The recruiting station for
Western Carolina is in the
Post Office building at Ashe
vilie, with office hours from
0 to 4 on week days and 9 to
1 on Saturdays.
It is not known the exact
year in which Saint Dun-
stan, English archbishop
.ind statesman, was born,
:)ut he died in 998.
Canal Street, principal
thoroughfare of New Or
leans, La., and one of the
widest streets in the world
Is paved with marble.
aid Creek Hig-h
School Happenings
The Hallowe’en ■ Carnival
held in Bald Creek gymnas-
him Friday, October 30
was very successful. A large
crowd attended. Miss Hat
tie Helen Bailey, of the 8th
grade, was winner of the
popularity contest.
The French Club met or
Thursday, October 29th, am’
the following program waf
presented: Devotional, Y/an
da Pate; Song, by the Club;
Conversation, Beryl Wilson
and Brorna Phillips; Song
Opha Shepherd anil Lela
Taylor.
The Senior class organized
a literary society Monday,
November 2. The following
officers were elected: Pres-
dent, War Smith; secre
tary, Mildred Yelton; Pro
gram. Committee, Max Yel
ton, Ralph Holcombe, Wintz
McIntosh; Critic, Miss Ray.
HXTH GRADE STAMP
CLUB ORGANIZED
The students of the sixth
grade at Burnsville High
ichool have organized 8
stamp club. In addition to
making collections of their
-own, the members of the
group plan to make a class-
collection. They would like
■or anyone who has unusual
'.tamps or duplications to
pve them to the class.
Officers for the club are:
Charles Hamrick, president;
Barbara Cheek, vice pres-
’dent; and Charlotte Ray,
secretary.
Miss Daisy Mackey of
Asheville came over tc
spend a few days with her
sister, Mrs. J. L. Reynolds.
Jross will show
r'stories of relief
i series of dram;
sodes. H
The National Broadcast-
ng Company scheduled foi
-S'Ovember 10th, from 10 tc
10:30 p. m., E. S. T., will
jonsist of a 30-minute dra-
natic sketch written for the
Red Cross by one of the out
standing radio writers of
she country, Mr. Burke
Boyce. The sketch is entitl
ed ‘Y^lien the Floods Came.'
Mr. Boyce w'rote the 30-min
jte program which NBC
presented a year ago.
The Mutual Broadcasting
Company network original
ng with station W 0 R will
broadcast a Red Cross pro
gram on November lOtl
Tom 8:15 to 8:30 p. m., E.
T T. This will be a presen
sation by professional tal
•nt of a fifteen minute dra-
natic sketch on Red Cross'
Emergency Highway First
Aid Stations.
POST OFFICE BUILDING
IS BEING REPAINTED
The post office building
aas been entirely refinished
'.nside, and some minor re
pairs made. This building,
iwned by Guss Peterson, is
:)ne o f the most desirable
business locations in Burns
ville. The U. S. government
das just leased it for an
other period. The upstirs
-.-ooms are occupied by the
Dffices of the Appalachian
Telephone company.
The finest Chevrolets ir
che company’s quarter-cen-
cury of automobile manufac
cure will make their bow
here and throughout thc-
country on Nov. 7, Mr. C. W.
Galloway of the Gem City
Chevrolet Company, Chev
rolet dealers, announce:,
this week upon his returr.
from Charlotte, where, one
thousand dealers, sales man
agers and salesmen from
North Carolina obtained of
ficial news of the new pro
duct from Mr. T. D. Hunter,
manager of the Charlotte
-lone and members of his
staff.
Mr. Hunter has just re-
.urned from Detroit, where
.000 members of Clievro-
mt’s wholsesale organiza
tion from coast to coast
spent four days inspecting
and driving the new car,
'eviewing with factory ex
ecutives the program to be
followed in prcvsenting it.
The new models adhere’;
losely to time-tried Chevro
let engineering principles,
he reported, but combine
greater power, economy,
safety, and durability with
triking new beauty and
grace.
M. E. Coyle, president and
'•eneral manager of Chev
rolet, announced during the
lonvention that the eonu
^)any had shattered all prev-
ous records during 1936,
iwcl moire
CLE.4Ri0NT 4-H .
CLUB MEETING
Junior Class
Gives Party
Birds Ami Bird Life Is the
Suject Of This Interest
ing Meeting
.rucks than in any previous
year in its history, and lead-
-iig the world in sales for
:he seventh time in the last
;.0 years. The total for the
/ear will exceed 1,125,000
-Uiits, he said, and the ob
jective for 1937 is 1,200,000.
Mr. Galloway was accom-j^
panied to the Charlotte i
iieeting by J. H. Galloway
tnd W. T. Ensley.
The Clearmont 4-H Club
met 0-Tober 23rd and a-very
interesting program was
given. The- program was on
birds most, common in this
section, their habits and
care. The ctul- president, M.
L. Bailey, presided over
:he meeting. Herrick Peter
mn gave ajvinteresting tali
on “Birds of Abe South;”
Colleen Wr.ayl recited a
poem that broi|ght' out in
teresting features of birds
and - wildlifei; Gertrude
-Johnson discussed the birds
most common in Yancey
•county; Fern McCurry gave
an interesting talk on “How
we may attract birds to
this section;”'Prof. Frank
Howell gave the club mem-
ers some goqd suggestions
on how to niake some at
tractive bird Ifouses to place
about their homes.
The 4-H Club string band,
under 'the leadership of
Boyce Brinkley, furnished
the -music -for the program,
June Honeycutt added to
the’amusement of the pro-
ci am by giving jokes.
Host To About Forty Mem
bers Of Burnsville High
Football Squad
!)CTOBEit TERM CIVIL
COURT AIJJOURNS
October term of civil
oart, in-t'ifided over by
ludge Hovie
foih:
iREAT RALLY HERE
SATURDAY WHEN
CLYDE HOEY SPEAKS
lion foil!; days last week,
and tried only the Monday
lender of cases. The fol-
lo’-.ving decisions were made:
Ellen Ferrell ys. Glenn
Ferrell, divorce.
Robert Presnell vs. Yancey
Oiinty, judgment, non suit.
Mrs. Beth G. Forrest vs.
D. Peterson (car
wreck) compromise, judg
ment against plaintiff for
cost.
John L. Young vs. Frank
Garland (car wreck.); jury
returned verd-ict in which
they charged both partic
with negligence, but did not
award damages to either.
M. D. Boone vs. Clinch
field Railroad Co.; judg
ment for plaintiff: damage
of $877.13 awarded; (truck
torn up at crossing.)
The Junior class of Burns
ville High School, having
sold more football tickets
than any other class, had
the honor of being host to
about forty members of the
football quad and their
friends recently at the
school gym. School pennants
were approporiately used
as decorations.
An imaginary football
game was the outstanding
event on the program, with
the Bumblejackets beating
the Skunks by a touchodwn.
The color scheme of yel
low and green, the school
colors, was carried out in
the decorations, date cards
and refreshments. Many
thanks are due the class offi
cers, under the able direc
tion of Miss Mildred Griffith
and Mr. Justice for sponsor
ing such an original and im-
iisual party.
The Junior class of Burns
ville High School has elect
ed its class officers—they
are as follows:
President, Mildred Grif
fith; vice president, Marie
Bailey; secretary, Grace
Hensley; treasurer, Chas.
Wilson; reporter, Rush
Beeler; Alden
Honeycutt.,
AMERICAN LEGION
MONTHLY MEETING
Television For Olympics
The Japan broadcasting
company is experimenting
11 an effort to make direct
■■.elevision views of the 1940
Alympic games available to
'll homes and possibly
'.hroughout Japan.
A large, enthusiastic
:i-owd from Avery, Mitchell,
■Jadison and Yancey coun-
les greeted Clyde R. Hoey
when he spoke here on Sat
urday afternoon at the
Burnsville High School au
ditorium. Miss Beatrice
Cobb, widely known news
paper woman and National
Committeewoman from
Xorth Carolina, was pres
ent also and made a short
talk.
The Democratic candi
dates for the county were
seated on the plaftorm. Do- i « ,,
■n ■ £• nett s home, is one of the
ver R. Fonts, chairman ofi_^„^ ^
the County Democratic Ex-
REAL ESTATE DEALS
MADE HEREABOUTS
J. A. Goodin has bought
the B. C. McIntosh house
from the owner, B, C. Me-.
Intosh. This small bungalow, j ing her absence Miss Mar
situated next to S. T. Ben- L. Butner is substitutiii;
The regular monthly
meeting of the American
Legion and Auxiliary wj:
held at the home of Mr. an '
Mrs. John Bennett on Tues
day evening, October 27t':
After the regular busines;-^
meetings a social hour and
refreshments were enjoyed.
It was voted to have the
Armistice Day program at
the next regular meetri.y
at which time a banquet w
be held.
MRS. ROBT. STYLES HAS
OPERATION ON EYE
Mrs. Robert Styles of
Burnsville underwent an
operation in an Asheville
hospital for the removal of
her left eye. The eye be
came infected several da;..:
ago and the operation was
necessary. Miss Alma Style:-
is with her mother, i
ecutive committee, intro
duced the speakers.
Mr. Hoey, in his inimit
able way, reviewed the rec
ord of the Democratic par
ty and prophesied that fur
ther progress would be
made within the next few
years.
MRS. J. L. RAY HOME
BEING REFINISHED
The home of Mrs. J. L.
Ray is bei?ig repainted an'
improved. The upstaij-t-
apartment is being modern
ized and with the installa
tion of a bath and other im
provements will be a very
attractive and convenient
apartment.
most desirable small homes
in Burnsville. Mr. Goodin
plans to rent the house at
present.
Lee Boone, who has been
living with his fatiier-in-
■aw, Charlie Murphy, since
moving back to Burnsville
several months ago, has
bought the Joe Murphy
house from the owner.
Singing Services Held
At Presbyterian Church
Rev. and Mrs. George K.
Neff have been holding a so
ries of weekly singing ser
vices at several of the Pres
byterian churches in thoir
charge. Mr. John S. LeFevre
has accompanied them or
most of these visits to the
various churches.
for Miss Styles at Micaville
school.
TOWN TAX RATE FOR
1936 IS FIXED AT $1.75
At a meeting of the
Burnsville Board of Alder
men the town tax rate for
1936 was set at $1.75. It wifi
be divided into the follow
ing: General funds, .7'^ •
debt service, .81; sinkm-
fund, .17. The present as
sessment is a reduction of
.25 on the hundred as the
1935 rate was $2.00.
Broken Arms
Mrs. John Phillips of Paint
Gap and Hubert McMahan
of Micaville were treated
by local physicians for brok
en arms, sustained in falls
at their homes.
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