| For local news details \ the Yancey Rec- I t ' ord Every Week. v ] 9- _ -•-- i VOLUME FOUR BASKET BALL TOURNA MENTS BRGIN FRIDAY • > The County Basket Ball Tournaments will begin on Friday, February 23 when four of the boy’s teams will meet on the Bald Creek High School Court. The gatnes will begin at 7:30 with Burnsville play ing Bald Creek. The Bee Log team will then play the Clearmont team. • On Saturday morning at ;t 10:00 Micaville will play the / winner of the Burnsville- Bald Creek contest. Finals Saturday Night Finals will be held Satur day night when the winner of the Saturday game meets the winner of the Bee Log-Clearmont battle. Girls’ Tournament Next ' Week The Girls’ tournament will be played on the Burns, ville High school court next week, on March 1 and 2. Burnsville will play Bald Creek and Micaville will play Bee Log on Friday night. The winners of the two games will meet for the finals on Saturday night. Unusual interest is being displayed in the champion ship tournaments this year as all teams are well or ganized and well coached. - WINDSTORM HERE SATURDAY - SUNDAY DOES DAMAGE Oflkr of the hardest wind storms ever to visit the sec tion struck" Saturday night arid -continued most of the day Sunday. All sections of the county reported dam age done to houses and other buildings and to trees. Roofs suffered most damage, in many places being almost entirely re? moved. An unusually heavy rain followed or accompanied the wind storm. Fortunate ly, severe cold did not pre vail while the wind was so high. CELO NEWS NOTES Nearly 55,000 persons were in attendance at the rec en t Founder's Week Conference of Moody Bible Institute, Chicago. Regis tered visitors and speakers came from 37 states, Alas ka, Canada, and 11 foreign countries. Those on the program in cluded a Hebrew-Christian evangelist, a lyric darmatic tenor from Oslo, Norway, a missionary who had been held for 18 months by Red bandits in China, and other missionaries from all parts of the world, a converted communist, a bishop of the Reformed Episcopal church, pastors and Bible teachers from many other denominations, an educa tor, a Wall street publisher, a banker, a scientist. . Among those present at the conference was Miss Bessie Bishop of Celo. Milk Consumption * The consumption of fluid . • milk and cream increasing, following the improvement in business employment and payrolls, reports the U. S. Bureau of Agricul tural Economics.* p± , \ THE YANCEY RECORD SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR. COUNTY TEACHERS MEET AT BALD CREEK «j . - The regular county tea chers’ meeting was held at Bald Creek High school on Friday afternoon, Febru ary 17. An unusually good attendance was reported. Rasse H Howell, princi pal of ti.e Bald Creek school, presided at the gen eral session. The school glee club, under the direction of Mrs. Mary C. Severs, sang two selections. Superinten dent James Hutchins then introduced the guest speak er, Mrs. McCray. Mrs. McCray who is field supervisor for the North Carolina Commission for the Blind, discussed the , problem of the proper care of children’s eyes, and the correction of sight defects. The teachers then separ ated into groups '.for ob servation in the various de partments.—' . * Members of the Home Economics Department were hostesses to the visit irfg teachers in the Home Economics room. The Wasbington’s Birthday motif was used most effec tively in all decorations. Tea was served by the girls with Mrs. Phil Hensley dir ecting. „ The next meeting will be held at Burnsville on March 22. Census of Agriculture And Population Begin ning April Ist, 1940 During the month of April the government faces the task of visiting every home “in the nation and listing the names of every man, woman and child un der the flag. It will set down the color, sex, age, marital state, degree of education, occupation, earnings and other salient facts relating Teacher Association held the regular monthly meet ing at the club house on Tuesday evening with 29 members present. Mrs. H. G. Bailey presided in the absence of the president, Mrs. C. M. Chdadle. The subject for program discussion was “The Child in Relation to ’the Church, Home, Comnftanity and School.” The discussions were all well presented and were , most" timely and in teresting. Rev. Geo. ft. Neff dis cussed the church and the child. The chu eh, he said, voluntar r institution that depends i >on loyalty; it controls lo alty as the members fee that the* church is fill og a vital need. The chinch aids the spiritual development of cmldren, therefore children should be interested in acti vities. Mr. Neff gave the results of the censur which was made last yea# in the Bur nsville school. Os all pupils contacted per cent attended Sunday school and church; 35 percent did pot attend any religious servi ces regularly;! Mrs, C. R. Hubbard, Sr. discussed the ideal home, and the development of the child in -Shoumnily group. Dover R. Fouts discussed the responsibility of the community for the welfare of its children, and the group on the subject of the importance of teaching the child in relation to the school, especially in relation to the character develop ment of the child. A round table discussion of a number of problems relating to these subjects concluded the program. Brief Founders’ Day ex ercises were held, following which the hospitality com mittee served refresh ments. Business was carried over to the March meeting. The county WPA office : has been moved from the ; court house to third floor : of the Peoples Bank Build- . mg. The new quarters will j provide additional office space which has been need ed Tor sometime. < s* —“ i MICICIE SAYS— r v- A SORTA -neKU$Hr ASSIGMMENT 'THATS th 1 Subject o’topays SOM'PIKi 'at Some of touse Should be .... TO ' p you SPECT -mis newspaper to KEEP ID TOU FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR UNCLE JERRY FERGUSON services were conducted last Tuesday afternoon for “Uncle” Jer ry Ferguson, 94 years old. Services were held at the home with Rev. W. B. Sprinkle of Canton, Rev. B. T, Nanney Rev. Drake of Swiss officiating. The following nephews served as active pall bear ers: Wilson Ferguson,. Douglas Ferguson, Jr., Laurence Ferguson, Theo. B. Gibbs, Rex Sprinkle and Troy Knapp. Mr. Ferguson was bom in the Cane River section of Yancey County; on August 4, 1845. He spent all his life in the county except the time that he served in the army during the civil war. In 1865 he married Miss Samantha Roland who was a member of one of the old est and most widely known families in this section. She preceded him to the grave live years ago. The survivors include two nephews, J. J. Ferguson and U. D. Ferguson of Bald Creek, a niece, Mrs. Theo. B. Gibbs of Swiss, also Mrs. C. A. Poteat of Morgan ton and a number of other re latives in Asheville, Virgin ia and Colorado. 4-H CALENDAR FOR YEAR IS ANNOUNCED ' h-~.- Dates of events import ant on the North Carolina 4H Club calendar for 1940 nave been announced by L. R. Harrill, State 4H leader of the Extension Service, j The list begins with the period from April 27 to May 4, which has been de signated as Boys’ and Girls’ Week. < Harrill has called upon 1 che 4-H leaders in the co- j unties to cooperate with civic clubs and other or- 1 ganizations in presenting } programs on 4H work dyr- < mg that week. ■' r t Leaders’ schools will be < held during the month of 1 JVlay. The first will be at 1 the Millstone 4-H camp ] from May 7 to 11, the next at a place yet to be selected i for Eastern Carolina from i May 14 to 18, and the third * at the Swannanoa 4H camp May 21 to 24. The State Older Youth Conference, for Service t Gub members, will be held ' at N. C. State College June 4 to 8. The National 4-H ] Club camp in Washington, D. G., will be from June 12 ' to 19. North Carolina will j send a delegation of two \ ~oys and two girls, -v * The No. 1 event of the , year ori the 4H calendar is next on the list. It is the annual 4-H Club,. Short 1 Course to be held at State ’ College July 22-27. Follow ing this will be the State < Wildlife Conservation Con- ‘ ference, to be held at ft ! camp not yet Chosen, from August 27 to 31. The State 4H Dress Re- : view at State College s set for October 4, and the N. C. State Fair in Raleigh will be held October 8 to 12. The National Dairy Show is scheduled October 12 to 18, and the State contest at JACK BOWDITCH DIES IN VIRGINIA Jack Bowditch, 27, died in Richlands, Va., Tuesday morning at 2:80 o’clock following a brief illness. He was employed as an X-ray technician in the Mattie Williams hospital in Rich lands. . The funeral services were held at the Presby terian church at Micaville Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The pastor, the Rev. Walter K. Keys, offi ciated. Active pallbearers were Joe Ledford, Bill Mumpow er, Earl Hall, Mark Hall, and Jay Silver. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Harold Satter white, of the state sana torium, Dr. B. R. Bitting er, of the Black Mountain sanatorium, Dr. Skeins, of the state sanatorium; the staff of the Mattie Willi ams hospital, Richlands; the Rev. Frank Jones, of Rutherfordton, the Rev. Horace Bohck, of Fletoher; Edgar Tufts, of Lees-Mc- Rae college ; Leo K., Pritch ett, of Banner Elk; John Bowditch and Frank Bow ditch of Busick, Kenneth Clontz, Clarence Robinson, Terry Hall, Bill Harris, George Hall, H. G. Bailiff, Ralph Young, R. N. Silver, Gus Silver, Blake Silver, Welzie Robinson, James Marsh, Will Hall, Dfewey Silver, Edd Bowditch, E. B. Silver, Frank Baucom, C&ri Silver, and Tom Edge. - Those in charge of the flowers were Mrs. Joe Led ford, Louise Silver, Kath leen Silver, June McGrftdy, Winnie Gouge, and Reha Hall. Mr. Bowditch, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bow ditch, of Micaville* was a graduate of Burnsville High School andt :Bees-Mc- Rae college, Banner Elk. He also attended Wake Forest college and complet ed his training course as « technician at the state san atorium at Southern Pines. He had been employed as a technician for several years. ** He is survived by his widow, the former Miss Sula Gardner, of Hamlet, and bis parents. Lodge Officials Elected Bald Creek Lodge No. 397 A. F. & A. M. met in a regular communication on January 27 and elected the following officers* for the ensuing year: Max Proffitt, W. M.; W. L. Phoenix S. W.; W. G. Willis, J. W.; A. P. Hensley Treas.; W. T. Tomberlin, Secretary. A. G. Wilson has been on the sick list the past few ir Q »»VvlV£>, , Mr. and Mys. Sylvanus McMahan of Black Mtn. are visiting here. the short course will deter mine the North Carolina representatives. Conclud ing the calendar are fthp National 4H Achievement Day radio program pn Nov ember 2, and the Internal tional Livestock Show and National Club Congress atj Chicago December I to & j*"; —— — NUMBER TWENTY-NINE COUNTY AGENT’S FARM NOTES , (By R. H. Crouse, Agent) ‘ *» . . r ■ Meetings have been sche ’ duled to be held throughout r the county for the purpose : of explaining the 1940 Soil ' Conservation Program and assisting the farmers with plans c whereby they can earn all of the soil-building s allotments set under the ; program. J . The following schedule will be observed: ' Cane River: Proffitt’s Store Wed. Feb. 21, at 9:30. Elk Shoal church Wed. Feb. 21, at 1:80. Egypt: Markle Building Thur. Feb. 22, at 9:30. Bee Log School: Thur. Feb. 22 at 1:30. Ramseytown: Little Cr. School, Friday 23, at 9:30. Ramseytown voting place Friday Feb. 23, 1:30. Pensacola: Pensacola postoffice, Sat. Feb. 24, at 9:30. Vixen postoffice Sat. Feb. 24, at 10:30. \ Jacks Creek: 1 Clearmont School, Monday Feb. 26, at 9:30. Presbyterian Center Monday, Feb. 26, at 1:30. Crabtree: Micaville Sehocd, Feb. 26, at 7:00 p. m. Greeh Mtn.: J. W. How ell’s store Tuesday Feb. 27, at§:3Q. Brush Creek: Voting place Tuesday Feb. 27, at 1:30 p. m. Prices Creek: Silas Hen sley’s store Wed. Feb. 28, at/9:80. store on Wed. Feb. 28, at 1:30. South Toe: Thur. Feb. 29, WilsbiTs 1 Store, Busick at 9:30 a. m. W. L. Patton’s store at 10:30; Lonnie Bai lees store at 1:30; Ed Gibb’s store at 2:45. Lime and Superptosph- , ate can be obtained through - the Soil Conservation Pro gram as a Grant of Aid. Orders for this material should be placed as soon as possible by coming to the County Agent’s office or at the township meetings. Under the program this year lime may be applied to any cropland or pastures; but the phosphate must be applied to pastures, mea dow, lespedeza or grasses and clovers grown alone. The entire cost of this line and phosphate (including the freight) will be paid by the Government and de ducted the 1940 Soil Conserving Allowance, Last year the smaller farms were allowed only a few units to earn, but this year a minimum of S2O can be earned on any farm. This increase in allowance win enable farmers to se cure more lime and phosphate to be used this ye **L_ FUNERAL SERVICES * FOR ANDY LEWIS Andy Lewis, 64, died ; at - his home at r Bee Log Sun day merning at 10:30. Funeral services were held at the home at 2:80 Monday afternoon with Rev. Ulas Adkins officiat ■ ing. Brriad was in the fami. ly ccm .tery. f