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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
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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”
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BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1940
HOME DEMONSTRA
TION AGENT’S
REPORTS
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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<j t°P honors in the Bet
ter Homes Campaign.
Crafts
Yancey County, with its
great offering of native
materials, is an ideal set
ting for extensive cfaft
work.
A two day craft meeting
is planned “‘ for the near
future. At this time demon
strations will be given in
braiding of rugs, the re
seating of chairs, using
1 corn shucks, the making of
baskets using honeysuckle,
with a special demonstra-
All people
who are interested will be
welcomed,
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Rev. J. N. Snow, who has
been ill of cold, was not
able to fill his appointment
Sunday but is reported
some better at this writing.
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MENS’ CLt|R HAS - •'
GOOD MEETING :
The Burhsville Mens’,
i Club met at*‘the NuWray
; Hotel on Mdjfiday evening,
! February 12$,* with an un-
The President, W. B. Wray,
; presided. 4
I The following new mem
• bers were admitted to the
• Club: R. N. Scott, L. G.
Deyton, J. Ai Goodin, Jack
Hice, T. Mr Swann, Ellis
, Edwards and Ivan Westall.
j James Hutc hi n s was
. made an honorary member
. of the Club, i
Furman S4uther, Scout
. Master of the Burnsville
. Boy Scouts, ivas given au
: thority by ths Club to name
• two new numbers to the
. Scout Committee, and nam
: ed Dr. W. B. and
l James Hutchins. The pur
. ChaßilL of spine literature
i for Scouts was also au
. thorized. i
; Several other items of
' business , voted upon,
then the jp*ogram chair
-1 man took charge. Another
> 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—
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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*,
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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?
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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.
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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, • ’
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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
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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.
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The Yancey Record
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local news.
NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT
FOREST FIRES CAUSE
GREAT LOSS
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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
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