! For local news details j I' v \ * . • t Read the Yancey Rec- 1 ! « ord Every Week. VOLUME FOUR BURNSVILLE MAYOR r JOINS FLORIDA TOUR I. Frank Husking mayor of Burnsville, joined the - group of rrpresentatives of Western Carolina cities, and towns which is now on a , tour in Florida. More than fifty persons . are taking part in this tour and the publicity gained in this way should do much to ad vertise this section of the state. The group will be gone for ten days, and will visit many places in Geor gia and Florida. - . “ NEW DISEASE ATTACKS IRISH POTATO TUBERS Here’s a warning to North Carolina Irish pota to growers from Howard R. Garriss, assistant Ex tension plant pathologist of State College: A new bacterial wilt dis ease, called “Bacterial Ring Rot,” has attacked Irish po tatoes in 26 States, and dis astrous losses have been suffered in several areas. The disease is spread through seed potatoes; therefore, Tar Reel grow ers should take definite steps to control the disease when it is found. The disease attacks the tubers, causing a grayish to brownish discoloration of the vascular ring, which is quite often followed by soft rot with a final loss of the whole tuber. Symptoms in the field are best detect ed 80 to 90 days after plant ing, or just before the tops begin to die. A rather sud den wilting of the tops takes place with final browning and dying. To prevent spred of the disease, Garriss recom mends that the knife being used to cut the potatoes be sterilized -“ frequently by dipping for a few seconds in a germicide disinfectant solution, or be dropped into t boiling water for a short ■ time. Exeperiments have shown that if you cut through a potato with ring rot, the next ten and some times more healthy pota toes cut with the same knife will become infected. “If possible, get seed, from a locality that is free from the rot,” the Extern, sion specialist advised. “We, here at State College, will be glad to furnish the latest available information on disease-free sources. It is wise to buy from a State with a good certification system, and to buy with a flat money-back guarantee that the seed potatoes are not infected with ring rot. If you -think the disease is present, treat the seed pieces by dipping them into a solution of Semesan-Bel or Mercural (prepared ac cording to manufacturer’s directions), and dry before planting.” Tobacco Delayed by snow and cold weather, farmers - ;««4»ave rushed work on their tobac co plant beds with the com ing of recent favbrable " weather, report farm agents of the State College Extension' Sendee. THE YANCEY RECORD ■ . " ; ■ , : j SUB. RATES: SI.OO YgAR. FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR JIM * WILLIAMS, 49 Jim Williams, 49, died at his home on Elk Shoal Creek Friday morning after an extended illness. ’ Funeral services - were held at the family cemetery at Bee Log on Saturday at 11:00 a. m. Surviving are his parents and two children. I. A. ROBISON DIES SUDDENLY MONDAY I. A. Robison; 49, died at his home here Monday af ternoon at 5 o’clock of a sudden heart attack. He had seemed in his usual good health until a very short time before his death. The body was returned to his former home in Bloomsburg, Pa., for fun eral services and burial. Mrs. Robison and daugh ters left Tuesday afternoon for Bloomburg. Mr. Robison, a member of prominent Pennsylvania families, had resided in Burnsville, for the past three years. He was an ac tive member of the Ameri can Legion and was a Shriner and a Mason. Surviving are his wife, three daughters, June, Jane and Jean; three sis ters, Miss Martha E. Robi son of Burnsville, Mrs. Jean McGourghlin of Phil adelphia and Mrs. Bess Bit. zner of Scranton. Holcombe & Edwards Funeral Home was in char ge of arrangements here. VIXEN NEWS The Young People’s Lea gue will meet at the Free will Baptist church Satur day night The public is in vited. Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Ray of Concord, visited her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Autrey, over the week end. Rev. B. T. Nanney prea cher at the Freewill Bap tist church Saturday and Sunday evening. Ralph Mumpire filled his regular appointment Sunday morn ing. Kirby Hensley spent the past week in Asheville and Swannanoa. ~ Mr. and Mpl. Russell Hensley of West Asheville, spent the week end here with relatives. > Born to Mr. and Mrs. Cla ude Silver, a son, February 7th. ~ i Hudson McMahan of Madison County, spent the week end with Brittian Mc- Mahan. Doshia McMahan, Gladys Parker and Mrs. Willie Parker are ill. Passes Million More than a million farms are now included in soil conservation, districts organized during the past two years by farmers, with 400,000 more expected to come in shortly. Mrs. - Richmond Anglin is ill of Scarlet fever at her home in East Burnsville. Charlie Robinson is very ill at his home in east Bur nsville. - •‘DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OP YANCEY COUNTY” \ ' 1 \ J - r> BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1940 HOME DEMONSTRA TION AGENT’S REPORTS - *■. j, -i, - - Miss Ruth Current, State Home demonstration agent will broadcast over the February 16th, 1940.,. Miss Current will speak on subjects of interest to all women in the Western Dis i trict of which Yancey Co r unty is a part. Better Homes Week Miss Maria Alley, Home Demonsratioh Agent, has been appointed Better Homes Chairman for Yan cey County. - - 7J > * ; Better Homes in Ameri j ca is an educational institu tion . v 'i or public- service of national scope. The aims of j the movement \ are to em phasize’ the importance of 1 the home in our national and community life, to en courage thrift for home ownership and to give help -1 ful suggestions regarding , selection and building of -the home, its equipment and management. Good ! houses make it easier to have good homes. Thought ful citizens, therefore, have organized throughout Rie nation I to arouse- local l in terest in home and com ' munity improvement. Better Homes Week will be observed from April 26 to May 4. The usual cam [ paign programs include lectures and discussions of problems of furnishing the home, the arrangement' of; furniture > and the renova tionof it, the planting of grounds, as well as prob lems of small house archi tecture, home ownership, finance, home management and general community clean-up campaigns. Publi city, home improvement contests and exhibits are other features of such pro grams. - Wherever possible they include, during Better Homes Week, the demon stration of a house, planned and * furnished for a family of modest income, showing the best that the communi ty has to offer in home comfort, convenience and beauty at a cost within the reach of this income group. Certificates of Award are offered by the National of fice to Committees Which put on the campaign show ing the most effort, best planning and results. In 1938, North Carolina hel Quiz Progsm was held • which was very interesting ■ to all those present. At the i conclusion bf the meeting . it was announced that the • Whites had ; l 13 points and the Blues 14. The contest 1 will be continued at the > next meeting • Mrs. Harriet Silvers Dies ; Funeral Services were " conducted Monday at the ; Pensacola Free Will Bap : tist church, for Mrs. Har ■ riett Silvers, 91, of Pensa ■ cola, who died Saturday. ’ Surviving are her hus • band, Jake Silvers; two daughters, Mrs. E. R. Rid ; die, of Pensacola, and Mrs. r H. A. Ladd, of Asheville; : 13 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and two ■ great-great-grandchildren. WORLD DAY OF PRAY ER OBSERVED The World Day of Pray er was observed on last Friday evening at the home of Rev. and Mrs. George K. Neff. Rev. Neff conducted the services, and followed the program arranged by the national council of women of the various lead ing denominations. The service was most im pressively carried out. MICKIE SAYS— ' N IN THIS SHOP, WE ABE WORKING AGAIUST A , -DEAOUWEt>\\)E MUST GO TO PRESS AT A - CERTAIN IS WHY WE UKE TO Y HAVE OUR ADS AND NEWS COPY EARL*, -PLEASE, FER GOSH 1 3A^ et , • WOMANS CLUB ./ Mrs. W. W. ‘ Hennesaee ■ and Mrs. J. S. LeFevre r were hostesses to members ■ of the Woman’s Club on ■ Thursday, February 8, at • the home of Mrs. Heimes > see. Ths business meeting was presided over by the 4 president, Mrs. W. B. i Wray, Jr. Several chairmen . of committees made their ; reports, and the pressident ! called a special meeting of . all committee chairmen, for j Thursday, February 15, at • 7:30 p. m. at the NuWray Hotel. The nominating t committee made its report ; and the election of the club ; officers for 1940-41 was l held. The following were j elected: z President, - Mrs. C. P. j Randolph; First vice-presi . dent, Mrs. D. R. Fouts; sec ; ond vice president, Mrs. R. 1 Y. Tilsonrecording secre tary, Mrs. G. L. Hensley; » corresponding secretary, Mrs. Fred Proffitt, treas ’ urer, Mrs. R. N. Scott; his ’ torian, Mrs. R. E. PowelL j Mrs. C. R. Hubbard, Sr. r was program leader for the • afternoon, with the subject “ being “Unusual Bits of N. \ C. History.” A round-table j discussion was held, at the J conclusion of which Mrs. , Hubbard read -a very inter ' esting paper pertaining to North Carolina history. Refreshments were serv i ed during the social hour which carried out the Val ‘ entine motiff most effecti ‘ vely. ! COULD YOU HAVE TRAVELED THE OREGON TRAIL? I Is the American pioneer ing spirit dead? Is the in domitable courage and ! heroic bravery that mark , ed the actions of this coun try’s early settlers still alive in the hearts of Ame ricans today? Or has our present mode of living, with its many comforts and modern conveniences stifl ed the heroic urge that motivated the pioneers tb endure hardship and dang er and carry the spirit of America to every corner of this country? Guest Tickets for Best Letters Inspired by the magnifi cent bravery, the thrills and excitement that are portrayed in the story of the winning of the great Northwest, “The Oregon Trail,’! the Yancey Record wjll offer guest tickets to the 10 readers who submit the best letters on the fol lowing question: Would you travel The Oregon Trail as it was in of 1870? *V * Limit letters to 200 words and submit to Yancey Rec ord not later than Wednes day. The picture begins its engagement at the Yancey Theatre on Saturday, Feb ruary, 24th. —■ - * * Miss Winifred Hensley, who completed the first semester’s work at Mars Hill College, left Monday to continue her commercial studies at one of the busi ness colleges in Winston- Salem, • ’ ' • ' \ 4-H CROPS CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED BY HARRILL L -•- 'immmmimSmSiii —'* • r -- y 1 - Meet the 4H Club crops champions of North Caro ; lina for 1939, invites L. R. * Harrill, State 4H Club lead er. They are Bordeft Hollo ! man, 17, of Wayne County, ■ the corn champion; Remus | Edwards/15, of Rutherford ‘ County, the cotton king; ; Elmer Tucker, 16, of Pitt ■ County, the best tobacco ’ grower; and Charlie Nick ' Chestnutt, 14, of Sampsons County, the horticultural : project leader. Each of the boys will re r ceive a one-year scholarship 1 to N, C. State College from 1 funds donated by the Ame rican Nitrate Educational • 'Bureau through H. L. Mea ’ cham, its North Carolina ’ representative.] , Holloman, a member of ’ the Rosewood 4H Club, pro ’> duced 126.28 busnels of corn ’ on his measured club acre, ‘ and made a profit of $51.30 ' on the project. His club leaders were C. S. Mintz, • Wayne County farm agent, ' and R. B. Harper, assistant - agent. V The Edwards boy is a ' member of the Mt. Vernon 5 Club, and his 1-acre cotton • yield was 960 pounds of ‘ lint and 2,280 pounds of } seed cotton. His net profit was $84.46. F. E. Patton ■ and J. J. Hamlin, _ farm * agent and assistant, res ■ pectively, are Remus’ club * leaders. - The Pitt County boy, ELI mer Tucker, made 1,702 pounds of tobacco on his club acre for a profit of $243.21. His club at Grimes lahd is led by R. R. Bennett, farm agent, and C. D. Griggs, assistant agent. vllal lit: IN ILK v^nCoLIIIILL, the 14-year-old member of Turkey 4H Club in-Samp son County, grew one-half acre of peppers as his hor ticultural project, and he harvested baskets which sold for ah -avenge of sl.lO per basket. Figur- . ing all costs, induding ■ hauling and marketing, his profit amounted to $160.88. 1 E. J. Morgan, county agent, * and J. P. Stovall, assistant agent, led Chestnutt’s club ' work. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR ROY DULANEY ———— i Roy Dulaney, 39, died at i his home on Shoal Creek Friday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock p. m. following an illness of several months. Funeral services were held at the Shoal Creek Baptist church Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o’dock with the Rev. Avery Buch anan offidating. Surviving are his wife, one child, Wanza; his fath er, John D. Dulaney; two brothers, D. B. and Jim Du laney. c Calves Robert Morgan and Leonard McKinney of Lill 'ngton, Route 1, and Willis Temple, Bunnlevel, Route 1, are three of the Harnett County 4H Club boys con luctirig baby beds calf pro jects this year. n ■■■■■■■■■■■ ■■is mmnm The Yancey Record -“.Your homo county newspaper carries ail local news. NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT FOREST FIRES CAUSE GREAT LOSS - " - m *J. According to County Forest Warden English, during the year of 1939.185 forest fires burned in Western North Carolina which were caused by brush burning. —?■ These 185 fires, which were caused by persons burning brush or other de bris, cost the State and co unties of Western North Carolina thousands of doll ars in damage to timber and wild life to say noth ing of the effect that fires have on soil erosion and the aesthetic value of our woodland. In other words, this cost to the Western co unties and State was caused by persons who were care less or used bad judgment in burning brush, sedge and various forms of litter and debris. These 185 brush burning fires constitute 16 per cent of all fires which burned in Western North Carolina during the year 1939. In other words, this is one of our largest causes of forest fires in the Western coun ties. Most of our brush burn ing fires, and certainly the most damaging and serious ones, occur during what is known as the Spring Fire Season which ordinarily begins in the mountain co unties . in February apd runs up to and often through the early weeks in [June. This is, of course’, due to the fact that Spring clearing, cleaning, etc., in connection with farming operations is in full swing during February, March, April and May and usually reaches its peak during March and April; there fore, it can readily be seen that such fires, which are costing Western North Carolina thousands of doll ars annually, are caused, as brought out above, by care lessness and use of bad judgment and, of course, are preventable. You, as a citizen of this section, can render to your County, State and Forest Warden Organization, valuable assistance in bringing about a decrease in our losses from such fires. > Before burning debris of any kind, secure from your County Forest Warden, or one of his authorized re presentatives, a burning permit. The State law on this is as follows: Brush Burning Permit Law—Sec. 1 4311a (as am ended ,939). It shall be.un» lawful for any person, firm or corporation to start or cause to be started any fire or ignite any material in any of the areas of wood lands under the protection of the State Forest Service or within five hundred feet of any such protected aiea, between the first day of February and the first day of Jure, inclusive, or bet ween the first da y of Oct ober and . the thirtieth day of November, inclusive, in any year, without first ob taining from the State For ester or one of his duly au thorized agents a permit to (Continued on back page)