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VOLUME 3
The Northwest
ern Bank Reports
Progress for Y ear
, The Northwestern Bank
•\ organized and began
| Jness July 1, 1937, with;
L units at North Wilkesboro,
■ Bakersville, Boone v and
Spaartai wi t h Blowing
Roek as a branch of the
Boone unit and Burnsville
as a branch of the Bakers
ville unit, the capital at the
time of the organization
being $150,000.00, with a
surplus of $76,000.00 On or
about the first day of June,
1938, The Bank of Ashe
was taken over, only cer
tain of its assets being tak
en. No property except the
banking and a few credits.
The former officers of that
bank were continued tem
porarily and are now oper
-ating it very satisfactorily.
The Merchans and Farmers
Bank at Taylorsville has re
cently been taken over into
The Northwestern system
and the outlook is that it
will be a very valuable ad
dition to The Northwest
ern.
The resources of the
bank July 12, 1937, were
the deposits
at that time being $2,285,-
814.83. The resources on
December 31, 1938, were
$3,733,119.30, and the de
posits $3,344,828.77~f The
gain in deposits in the four
original units from July 12,
1937, to December 31, 1938,
was approximately $386,-
000.00. Tlie capital since the
taking over of the Bank of
Ashe, Jefferson, N. G. and
the Merchants and Farm
ers Bank, Taylorsville, N.
C. is $180,000.00 and the
surplus $120,000.00. There
are 408 stockholders. The
additional stock placed
upon the market by virtue
of the taking over of the
Taylorsville bank has met
a ready demand from the
‘ stockholders.
A 3 per cent dividend
was paid January 1, 1938,
July 1, 1938 and January 1,
> 1939, and a substantial re
sidue of earnings was pass
ed to the surplus account.
The past year has been very
satisfactory. The directors,
officers and employees, in
my opinion, have discharg
ed their duties faithfully,
and the taking over and ab
sorption of the additional
banks has placed upon them
very considerable work. It
has been an immense job to
unite all of these banks and
provide that each indivi
dual should have the stock
to which he or she was en
titled and the interest of
all safeguarded The union
of these Banks caused The
Northwestern to have con
tact and business in a large
territory and to serve seven
counties and eight com
munities, and it appears
that it has the patronage
and good will of the coun
ties and areas served. Offi
cals believe there is no rea
• son why it should not suc
ceed as well in 1939 as in
1938.
The stockholders, dir
ectors and officers have
cooperated in bringing suc
cess to this undertaking
and rendering, substantial
I THE YANCEY RECORD
SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR.
ANNUAL MEETING OF
LOAN ASSOCIATION
L. D. Thrash and Paul Lau
ghrun Address Farmers
T|ie annual meeting of
the members of the First
Farm Loan Asso
ciation* was held at the
Court/ house on Monday
morning. George Robinson,
president of the group pre
sided. Vi ,
At the business session
the following officers were
re-elected: George Robin
son, president; W. O. Grif
feth, vice president; N. S.
Whitaker, secretary-treas
ufer. ,
The Directors of the As
sociation which serves Yan
cey county are W. A. Hall
George Robinson, W.. O.
'Griffeth, L. C. Thomas r
Carl T. Young.
Paul Laughru'n, county
supervisor of the Farm Se
curity Administration, was
present at the meeting and
spoke to those present, ex
plaining what the F. S. A.
is accomplishing i n the co
unty the farmers.
L. D Thrash of Ashevile,
representative of the Fed
eral Land Bank, also spoke.
He answered the, general
questions concerning the
Connection between the
Land Bank and the associa
tion.
Mr. Whitaker gave the
annual report of the ,?so
elation.,,
WOMANS CLUB
MEETING
A very interesting meet
ing of the Woman’s Club
was held on Thursdav, Jan.
12th, at the home of Mrs.
C. P. Randolph, with Mrs.
LouiseTw. Higgins as as
sociate hostess. The presi
dent, Mrs. W. B Wray, Jr.
was in the chair during the
business session. her I ,
Reports were heard ft \J 111 |
several committees. Mrs.
Cecil Higgins was T Voted
into the club as a new mem
ber. The following commit
tee" was appointed for the
purpose of nominating new
club officers for the club
year 1939-40: Mrs. Fred
Proffitt, chairman, Mrs. R.
Y. Tilson, and Mrs. C. P.
Randolph. Mrs. Louise W.
Higgins was also appointed
Ticket chairman as repre
sentative from the Wo
man’s club to sell ten tickets
for the President’s Ball.
The subject for the after,
noon’s program was “Fam
ous Women,” with Mrs G.
L. Hensley as leader. ~
A social hpur was enjoy
ed, with the hostess serving
delicious refreshments.
The club adjourned to.
meet again on Jan. 26th at
the clubhouae, with Mrs. R.
W. Wilson and Mrs. Charles
Bailey as hostesses.
The grade mothers of
the Burnsville school met at
the home of Mrs. Dover
Fouts on last Friday after
noon. . - /Lj * '-+r ■-
service to all the communi
ties where service has been
provided.'Each stockholder
should contribute‘as he may.
be able i n the making, of
this institution one of
which all will be proud
deceive reasonable returns.
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
BURNSVILLE. N. C„ THURSDAY. JANUARY ,19, 1939.
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Slate Fair grounds where, from January 31 through February 18 all Flo Ml*S. W. D. Hensley WES
versary of the landing of Hernando DeSoto. Spanish conquistador and takep to aft Asheville hos
the American wilderness. It was on this campus that DeSoto made h .. 1
' d.ians in 1.V19. The United States Government, sponsoring the event last oUntiay lOp treai
participate iM the exposition, pent of an infected hand.
—; Frank Ray accompanied
COURT OF HONOR FUNERAL SERVICES Dr. Bennett to Nashville,
HELD IN BAKERSVILLE FOR MR. JIM HILLEMONTenn. last Sunday.*
* . „ _a DAY PLANNED ' ~
Burnsville Scouts Awarded
Merit Badges
Twenty-one Boy Scouts
were promoted at the dis
trict court of honor hold in
Bakersville Tuesday night
at the high school. The ses
sion was presided over by
Dr C. M. Whisnant-of Bur
nsville and the awards
made by J. B. Devton of
Spruce Pine, E; F. Landers
qf Newland, A. V. Nolan of
Bakersville and Scout Ex
ecutive A. W. Allen of the
Daniel Boone Council.
Those promoted were,
Tenderfoot: * Bob Young,
Ben Robinson, Lecil Parker
and Webb Martin of Baker
.sville Troop 1.
Second Glass: Virgis An
glin, Billy Fouts and Gar
mon McMahan of Burn
sville Troop 1 and George
Wilson, and Lawrence Po
teat of Bakersville Troop 1.
First Class: James P.
Paul Nolan, Edwin
ms bee n toward Dale
of Bak. Bank bua- _
Merit isßpfe?s on y\r
ded to the follo^ . R'win
Bowditch, Bakersville, Ag
riculture, Bee Keeping,
Dairying, Corn Farming
and First Aid to Animals;
Jack Charles, Burnsville,
Bookbinding; Ralph Hall,
Burnsville, Safety and
Bookbinding; Milton«*Hig
gins, Burnsville, Bookbind
ing; Joseph Wilson, Burns
ville, Animal Industry and
Bookbinding; Ralph Bos
tain, Burnsville, Woodcarv
ing and Bookbinding; Sam
uel Wilson, Burnsville,
Bookbinding and Safety;
Dale Banner, Burnsville.
Bookbinding.
The next court of honor
soy the Toe River district
will ix held to Spruce Pine
bn t'he third Tuesday* in
February.
"At the meeting of the
district committee follow
ing the court of honor, good
progress was reported in
getting scout troops organ
ized in Yancey, Mitchell
and Avery counties. Those
attending from Burnsville
were C. P. Randolph, Dr.
C. M. Whisnant and Frank
Watson*
Mrs. Dana Spiyrks of
Green Mountain was in
Burnsville Monday on busi
ness. -
Funera lservices for Mr.
Jim Hilletnon, 73 were held
Monday at the Y ; hite Pirn*
Baptist Church in Tennes
sss. Burial was in the White
Pine . Baptist Chttrch in
Tennessee. Burial was in
the White Pine cenmtery.
Mr. Hillemo n was a resi
dent of Yancey county un
til eleven years ago. He was*
a member -of the Bethel
Baptist church .in Madison
cdunty.
He is survived by his
widow and eleve n children:
John, Wils*, James,
Jack Hillemon and Mrs,
Tom Beaver all of White
Pine; Mrs. of
Windfall, Ind.; Mr. ToYn
Hiilemorf and Mrs Oscar
Shepherd of Bald Creek;
Mr. Howard Hillemon and
Mrs. BBill Edwards of Bald
Mountain. .Four brothers
and three sisters, all of
Yancey County, -also sur-
and 31 grand children
and 15 great grand cIXE,
ren.
Mr. and Mrs. 1
mon and 1
B. and Jessie and Mrs. Os
car Shepherd of Bald Creek
attended' the funeral Mon
day.
STOSKU
WILL MEL i
Members of the Asheville
Production Credit Associa“
tion, which serves the six-j
teen western North Caro
lina counties, will gather
for their fifth annual stock-:
holders meeting on Janu
ary 20th, at 10 o’clock a. m.
in Asheville at the Court
house and, W. H. Overall,'
secretary, said today that
indications pointed to a
very large attendance.
ADDITIONAL EQUIP
MENT-FOR HEALTH
OFFICE
The district health office
has received, additional eq
uipment for thfe treatment
of veneral diseases.’.-.. This 1
completes - of
fhjs type necessary for a
standard clinic according to
/thf' requirements of the
United Stated public health
service. This y, equipment
was made possible by the
Reynolds fund, which was
set up to aid in the fight
against veneral disease
throughout the state.
‘ The pastors of the Bur
nsville’ churches, and the
teachers of the Men’s Bible
Classes ail* now making”
plans for a “Go-To-Church”
Sunday, to be observed by
all denominations of the
town.
The fifth Sunday of the
month. January "29, has
been selected as the day for
this special effort. It has
been costomary for several
years, to have Union Ser
vice for all denominations
r n each fifth Sunday even
ing in the year, these ser
vices being held in the
churches in rotation. This
month the service will be
held in the Higgins Memor
ial Church (Methodist)
with- Rev. R. E. Powell,
pastor of the Burnsville
Baptist church, . bringing
the message.
A personal invitation wilV
be extended to every citi
zen of the community- to at
nd theV* today School at
N. C. J j that morn
tiij. >ain for the
preachui.g service. The Un
ion meeting is expected .to
be the largest regular ser
vice ever-held Jin the town
D. M. BUCK IN
RALEIGH HOSPITAL
News frpip Raleigh stat
es that D. M. Buck, repre
sentative from Yancey Co
unty to the State Assembly,
is ill and was scheduled to
enter Rex Hospital today
< Thursday» for treatment
of a heart, ailment.
~ Mrs. Buck went to Ralei
gh last Sunday and is ex
pected to remain during
her husband’s illness.
REV. T. C. JORDAN DIES
, Rev T. C. Jordan,' Metho
dist minister and pastor of
the Higgins Memorial chu
rch here at one time, died
at histoome in Henderson
ville Wednesday night.
Funeral services will be
conducted in Henderson
ville Friday afternoon.
Miss Dorothy Bunts of
Emory, Va, and Miss Fran
ces Tucker of Bristol were
week end guests of Miss
Anna Lucy Goodin.
Rush Beeler home
from Mars Hill College for
a few days.
BURNSVILLE PARENT
TEACHER ASSOCIA
TION MEETS
The Burnsville Parent-
Teacher Association met at
toe school building on Tue
sday evening, with a very
good attendance, of parents
and teachers. In the absen
ce of the president. Mrs C
M. Cheadle, the first vice
president, Mrs. C, P. Ran
dolph presided. The meet
ing was take n up entirely
with discussion of ol c i and
new business.
The county Board"of Ed
ucation made the spgges
♦■v*n last week that each
m in school pay a small
k so that equipment and
: s necessary to remain
j f^v* e standard list of
; Jbhocls might be purchased
; /by each school. Text books
; for the elementary grades
: are furnished free, - and
high school books may be
rented for a small fee. so it.
S believed that the parents
vill; cooperate in obtain- :
ng the funds for
equipment. ' ,
The P T. A. voted to en
lorse this suggestion from
the school board, and spon
sor the movement in the ■
Burnsville school.
It was voted by the group
to give a faculty play, and
the following committee
was appointed to select the
play: Mrs. C. R. Hamrick, '
Mrs. W. L. Bennett], Mrs.
Dover Fouts Mjss Lucille ]
Erwin and Mrs. . W. B.
Wray, Jr.
Rev. E. J. Harbison, sec
retary of the Fair Associa- :
Mon, led' the discussion on
the possibility of fencing
:he ball ground so that /ad
mission could be charged
for events held on it.
The challenge from the
Bal(j Creek P..T. A. for* two
games of Basket Ball to be
payed by teams from the
two groups was read
accepted, and R. M. Tom
berlin appointed a commit- 1
tee -of one to arrange this.
The attendance banner
was won by Miss Della Tip
ton’s first grade which had
eight representatives pre
slni.
i fL -
mi 808 BURTON HURT
WI|EN STRUCK BY CAR
■Jit i*. Bob Burton suffered
shock and injuries when
struck by an automobile in
front of the StocksyilD
Post 4 Office on Satprdav
afternoon. He was taken to
the Mission hospital in Ash
eville where he still re
; mains. *
The accident occured
while Mr. Burton was'del-.
1 ivering piail at the Stocks
ville Post 'Office. A car,
. driven by Paul Buchanan
• of Spear, Avery county,
. struck him and
I him about fifteen feet. It
. was thought at first that
he was very .seriously in
, jured, but later examina
. tion disclosed that he was
not as badly hurt as at first
feared. Re is still suffering
? from shock and broken an
• kle bones.
| - Mr. and Mrs. Love Fox
and children and Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Franklin and
; daughter, Wilma, were the
• guests of Mr* and Mrs. Edd
Franklin on Sunday. %
■■" v ■
The Burnsville Parent-
Teacher Association met at
toe school building on Tue
sday evening, with a very
good attendance of parents
and teachers. In the absen
ce of the president. Mrs C
M. Cheadle, the first vice
president, Mrs. C. P. Ran
dolph presided. The meet
ing was take n up entirely
with discussion of old and
new business.
The county Board"of Ed
ucation made the sugges
last week that each
Md in school pay a small
h so that equipment and
C& s necessary to remain
r-^Oie. standard list of
ychoCls might be purchased
py each school. Text books
for the elementary grades
are furnished free, and
ligh school books may be (
rented for a small fee. so it.
S believed that the parents
.eill ; cooperate in obtain- !
ng the necessary funds for
equipment. ' ,
The P T. A. voted to en- 1
lorse this suggestion from
the school board, and spon- ]
tor the movement in the 1
Burnsville school.
It was voted by the group
to give a faculty play,- and '
the following committee
was appointed to select the
play: Mrs. C. R. Hapirick, <
Mrs. W. L. Bennett! Mrs. '
Dover Fouts Mjss Lucille !
Erwin arid Mrs, W. B. i
Wray, Jr. 1 1
Rev. E. J. Harbison, sec- i
•gtafy of the Fair /tssocia- '
Mon, led' the discussion on
the possibility of fencing ■
toe ball ground so that pd- 1
mission could be charged 1
for events held on it. (
The challenge from the '
Bald Creek P- T. A. for* two
games of Basket Ball to be 1
payed by teams from the f
two groups was read
accepted, and R, M. Tom- 1
berlin appointed a commit- <
tee -of one to arrange this. 1
The attendance banner ‘
was won by Miss Dejla Tip
ton’s first grade Which had 1
e|ght representatives pre
sfnt. 1
1 1
bAh* bob BURTON HURT !
#I|EN STRUCK BY CAR
j' . „
JVO*. Bob Burton suffered
shock and injuries when
struck by an automobile in
front of the StocksyilD
Post 4 Office on Satprdav
afternoon. He was taken to
the Mission hospital in Ash
eville where he still re
mains.
The accident occured
while Mr. Burton was del
ivering mail at the Stocks
ville Post 'Office. A car.
driven by Paul Buchanan
of Spear, Avery county,
struck him and knocked
him about fifteen feet. It
was thought at first that
he was very .seriously in
jured, but later examina
tion disclosed that he was
not as badly hurt as at first
feared. Be is still suffering
from shock and broken an
kle bones.
- Mr. and Mrs. Love Fox
and children and Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Franklin and
daughter, Wilma, were the
guests of Mr* and Mrs. Edd
Franklin on Sunday. %
mains.
The Yancey Record
| Your home county
| newspaper carries aU
; local news.
Fx-Service Men
Urged To Join
Legion
We wish to call the at
tention of every ex service
man in the county to our
local Post of the American
Legion, and to the neces
sity of your individual sup
port as members. Our Post
members meet every 4th'
Tuesday night in the local
commuiiity club house, of
which we are part owners.
We wish to call your at
tention, also, to the five
point program which the
American Legion has be
fore the Congress of the
United States now in ses
sion in Washington. This
program includes^
1. Protection for ouVwife’
ows and orphans.
2. An adequate Nationm
defense.
3. Enactment of UnivAp
sal Service Legislation.
4. Better laws to give
Veterans preference in em
ployments x -f .‘ .
.5, An Americanism pro
gram to protect employ
ment of Americans through
tightening of Immigration,
Naturalization and Depor- *
tation Laws.
Did you know that the
hospitalization of ex-servi
ce men is rapidlv increasing
each year? There were
230,666 ex-service men ad
mitted'to Government Hos
pitals last year (this does
not include those admitted
to private hospitals).
Did you. know that 340,-
590 received compensation v
for service connected disa
bility and 46,748 received
compensation that was not
service connected, and 95,-
118 deceased veterans’ wid
ows and orphans received
compensation.
There is not room in our
Government hospitals to
day to take of all ap
plications, and/ it takes
some * time to gain admit
t&rice unless it is a very
serious case.
Your local post and local
doctors will be of the great
est assistance to you if you
should need to enter a
pita! for treatment. If
have never been in a GoyMl
ernment hospital you wili '
be surprised at the indivfr 1
dual treatment and atten
tion that is given you. AH
this without one cent of
cost to Vou. All is nec
essary for you is an honor
able discharge, and the ne
cessity for medical treat
ment. -L
It is the great force of
the American Legion or
ganization throughout the
United States that has
made all these advantages
possible to the ex-service
men and the only way that
you can join their program
is through membership in
your local post. Dues are
$2.00 per year, and not one
cent of this is kept by the
local post, but all goes to the
state and national organic
zations for their program.
The American Legion
r magazine and two monthly
| papers pe sent to the inem.
| bers, . and these are well
. worth the amount of your
[ dues. papers give you
» (Continued on back page)
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