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VOLUME FOUR
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judge Armstrong
, WILL HOLD MARCH
TERM OF COURT
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Judge' Frank Armstrong
of Troy will preside at t|>,e
March term of court which
convenes here on March
18. Both criminal and civ
il cases will be heard.?#
Micaville Presbyterian
Church News
Last Sunday night Rev.
Walter K. Keys preached
a special sermon to the
newly organized Boy Scout
Troop—Micaville No. 9. The
boys were in uniform and
conducted the opening part
of the service. The vested
young peoples’ Chorus
Choir led the singing under
the direction of Mrs. Chas.
;R. Hubbard. About ‘sixteen
boys are already enrolled in
the Troop which is under
the direction of Rev. H. H.
Cash, Scbut 1 Master, and
Prof. Lloyd Blalock, assis
tant Scout Master.
Next Sunday the regular
Sunday School and church
services of the Micaville
will be held d* l the
high school building. At
this service Mr. Keys will
preach a special pre-EaSter
sermon; and Easter music
will be rendered by the
Chorus Choir. Sunday
School will be at 10:00 a. m.
and the . worship service
will be at 11:00 a. m.
On Tuesday of this week
the remodeling and mod
ernizing ‘of v the Micaville
church was begun. An en
tirely new arrangements of
rooms anj decorations in
side the building will be
made. A new approach and
front will be added to the
church. The officers of the
planning and building com
mittee are Prof. Chas. R.
Hubbard, Chairman., Carl
Silver," Co-chairman., John
Bowditch, building chm.;
Mrs. Carl Silver, treas.;
Mrs. Royal Bailey, womans’
chip.; |diss Louise Harris,
Young Peoples’ chm. This
work will be completed by
7 the meeting of Holston
Presbytery in this, churchi
on April 22. j
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Sunday evening, March
17, Rev. Walter K. Keys
will preach at this church.
The materials for the en
larging * of the church are
being assembled and work
will begin soon.
1 Harris Memorial
Sunday afternoon Rev,
Walter K. Keys will fill his
regular appointment here.
Vaihs Valley Church
J r The mew church here is
nearing completion. The
concrete floors for the Sun
day School department .in
the basement were poured
last week. The work on this
church began on April 6,
1939. On Saturday April 6,
1940 the connerstone tablet
will be installed at &n mil
day service. Among those
who will speak at these ser
. vices will be Mr. J, D. Fau
cette, Bristol; Dr. Robert
King. Johnson City; Rev.
Dan ' Graham, Blountville
and others. Everyone is
most cordially invited I to
begin now planning to at
tend this! service of worship
and dedication. V
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THE YANCEY RECORD
SUB. RATES: ?1.00 YEAR.
COUNTY AGENT’S
FARM NOTES
.(By R. H. Crouse, ( A?ent)
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The TV A Forestry Divi-,
sion 'delivered 119,335 for
est tree seedlings to 37
Yancey farmers and 4-H
Club members Friday, Mar.
Bth. Approximately 160,000
more tree seedlings ake ex
pected to be delivered to 53
other farms within the
next few days. These seed
lings, principally
locust, will be planted on
eroded land unfit for pas
ture or crops. Many 4-H
Club members are carrying
out projects by planting
and caring for these trees.
Orders for car
loads of pulverized lime
stone have been placed
through the County
Agent’s office to date, as
Grants of Aid through the
Agricultural Conservation
Program. This is to be de
livered this spring.
FOUR-H CLUB NEWS
Jesse Howell, President
Atlas Mclntosh, President
of Bee Log 4-H Club, have
been selected as the two
most outstanding Club
members in Yancey County.
Locust Creek 4-H Club
was organized Saturday,
March 9. The following of
ficers and leaders were el
ected : President, Pauline
Qibbs; vice president, Mar
garet Young; secretary,
Mae Patton; treasurer,
Ruby Wilson; adult.leaders,
; Mrs. Arthur Robinson and
Ed Gibbs. Program Com
mittee chairman, Mildred
Robinson; recreation lead
er, Lat Westall; assistant
recreation 1 leader, Lorene
Autrey; song leader, Paul
ine Gibbs.
Clearmont 4-H Club has
selected the beautification
of the school grounds for
their community project.
Clearmont Club gave an
excellent program for L.
R. Harrill, State Club lead
er, Friday afternoon, Mar.
Bth. .y I.
The 4-H County Council
met at BurnsviJ le Club
House March 8, at 7:30.
The following program was
given:
Music, Clearmont.
Devotional, Bee Log.
- Reading, Burnsville.
Team Demonstration,
Micaville.
Folk Dance, Bald Creek.
Mr. L. R. Harrill was the
guest speaker.
At this time Clearmont
4-H Club was awarded the
banner for being most out
standing 4-H Club in Yan
cey County during 1939.
HOME-MADE
V. Allen, Lauada, has
a home lighting system
which he built himself for
a total outlay of only S2O
but. which is giving excel
lent service, reports H. R.
Clapp, farm agent of Swain
County. .
CROTALARIA
Harnett County farmers
believe in crotalaria, but
they want only the Striata
strain, according to Joe B.
Gourley, assistant farm
agent of the State College
Extension Service.
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“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
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BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1940
CLEARMONT 4-H CLUB ]
SELECTED BEST IN ]
COUNTY
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Clearmont 4H Club was !
again awarded the banner, i
offered each year, by the '
state department, to the j
best club in the county. In
addition, the "president of <
the club Jesse Howell was
selected as one of-the two i
most outstanding members ,
in the county.
basis for judging the i
Clubs is nuniber of projects i
completed, excellence of
projects, general excellence
of the club and cooperation ;
in school and community
affairs. - <
R. L. Harrill, state lead
er, visited Clearmont club
recently and was also pre
sent at the county meeting
when the banner was
awarded. Mr. Harrill ex
pressed his approval of the
type of work which the co
unty clubs are doing.
BURNSVILLE JUNIOR
4-H CLUB MEETING
The Junior 4-H Club of
Burnsville school held its
regular meeting, Friday,
March Bth.
A very interesting pro
gram was given on “Birds”.
Those taking part in the
program were as follows:
Joyce King, Frances Rid
dle, Mary Frances Ham
rick, Dorothy
Thurma. .Staton, Elizabeth
McCanless and Rhodica
Banks.
The program was follow
ed by a brief talk by Miss
Marie Alley on the next
program and plans for a
moving picture show on
birds to be held at the The
atre. Films will he secured
from the Audubon Society.
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FUNERAL SERVICES
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Funeral services for Mrs.
Telitha Edwards, 80, were
held at the Concord Metho
dist church on Sunday af
ternoon. Rev. W. J. Baker
officiated, assisted by Rev.
J. S. Folger.
Surviving are one son,
Boyd Edwards; one sister,
Mrs. B. B. Ray of Pensa
cola; three brothers, Rup
ert Ray of Bald Creek, Sid
Ray of Black Mtn., and An
drew Ray of Oregon.
Several grandchildren
also survive.
Easter Seals Are On Sale
The sale of Easter seals
for the aid of crippled
Children has already begun,
and the attractive green
and -yellow seals may be
purchased at the schools or
from individuals in town, j
No drive throughout the
year rrieets with more pop- 1
ular approval than this,!
which is planned so that un
fortunate children may be
aided in overcoming and
correcting these handicaps.
Buy a seal that some
child may walk again.
Teachers Will Meet At
Burnsville High School
The teachers of the coun
ty will hold their next Re
gular meeting at Burnsville
High School on Friday,
March 22.
LAST RITEgFOR MRS.
LUCINDA HOWARDS
Mrs. Lucinda Edwards,
96, i died at home of her
son, Wilsonl Edwards, on
Tuesday morning following
a long
- Funeral services were
conducted a| 3:00 o’clock
Wednesday lafternoon v at
the Elk Sho# church. Rev.
J. N. Snow, iastor of the,
Bald G ree h jP ethod is t,
Church and Ksv. R. E. Pow
ell, pastor of lthe Burnsville
Baptist chwrlh, officiated.
Burial was iif the cemetery
near the church.
Mrs. Edwards was form
erly Miss Lupinda Wilson,
and was the ast member of
a large famify. She is sur
vived- t>y ojife son, Wilson
Edwards, and severaj
grandchildren. v
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR S. J. ASG&L
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Funeral rites were held
Wednesday Mteinoon at
Mt. Pleasant Baptist church
at 2:30 for S. J. Angel of
Swiss, N. C.%
He is survived by his
wife, formerly Miss Eliza
beth Tombeiin of Swiss,
one brother, Y. Angel of
Asheville; sissons, Carlie,
Herman, Hclsea of Swiss,
Gudger and Amis of Ash
eville, Thurii of Ivy; one
daughter, ■ Vffea-' of Swiss;
twenty gramfehildren and
two- J
Active pallbearers were
Bruce Tomberlin, Bill Tom
berlin, Len Chandler, Sum
mie Angel, Ralph Angel
and Winfred Angel.
Honorary pallbearers
were J. C. Taylor, C. C.
Taylor, W. T. Tomberlin,
Marion Tomberlin, Gilbert
Hill, Charlie Hill, Sam Hill,
Jake Peterson, Bob Eng
lish. C. W, Higgins, Levi
Hamlin, Dave Proffitt/ Sam
TilsQii, John English and
Max Proffitt.
Flower girls were Mrs.
Len Chandler, Mrs. Burnis
Angel, Mrs. Porter Wald
rup, Mrs. Gudger Angel,
Wilma June Angel, Vertie
and Kathleen Ballard, and
Stasia Tomberlin.
Rev. R. D, Ponder, W. H.
Ballard, and B. T. Nanney
officiated.
Holcombe Funeral Home
was in charge of funeral
arrangements.
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FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR MRS. A. P. ROGERS
Funeral services were
conducted Tuesday morn
ing at the Prices Creek
Baptist church for Mrs. A.
P. Rogers, 74. *£-
Mrs. Rogers was a native
of Yancey County but for
[the. past four years had
' made her home with her
brother, T. C.- Hensley at
! Democrat. She was a mem
ber of the Prices Creek
Baptist church.
Rev. T. E. Woody offici
ated at the funeral services,
and nephews of Mrs. Rog
ers served as active pal!
bearers.
Surviving are three bro
thers, T. C., Avery H. and
David Hensley, and two
sisters, Mrs. N. L. Davis
and Mrs. J. M. Deav.er.
Buy Easter Seals.
GUILFORD 4-H CLUB
NAMED BEST IN STATE
Best of the 1,156 organiz
ed 4H Clubs in North Caro
lina in 1939 was the Gibson
ville Club in Guilford Coun
ty, according to an announ
cement by L. R.
State 4H Club leader of N.
C. State College. To this
group' will go the annual
SIOO cash award to be used
for club and community im
provement. ,
The American Nitrate
Educational Bureau,
through its North Carolina
agriculturist, H. L. Meach
am, makes the funds avail
able for the award.
The Gibsonville Club,
with 42 members made, an
outstanding record of com
munity and individual achi
evements. The 24 girls and
18 boys in the club carried
64 projects, and every one
of the members completed
one or more projects.
Honorable mention was
given the Beta-Ware Club
in Cleveland County, which
was the best club in 1939 ;
the Elon College-Club in
Alamance, the Copeland
Club in Surry County, and
the Black Creek Club in
Wilson County. -
J. I. Wagoner, farm
agent; Miss Addie Houston,
home agent; Miss Rachel
Stone, assistant home agent
and L. M. Boswell, assistant
farm agent, are the Exten
siQp -Service leaders of the
Guilford County Club. Mrs.
J. I. Wagoner and George
Sockwell are the club’s local
leaders.
Among the club’s com
munity projects were im
provement of the School
grounds, assistance in re
building and. re-furnishing
the community?* church
which burned, and canning
fruits and vegetables for
their school cafeteria.
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ANNUAL MEETING OF
FARMERS FEDERATION
Asheville, Mar. 12. — The
date for the apnual meet
ing of stockholders of the
Farmers Federation ;?has
been changed from Satur
day, March 23, to Saturday,
March 30, it was announced
yesterday by James G. K.
McClure, president of the
farm cooperative. The
meeting will be held in the
Buncombe County court
house, Asheville,
Principal business to
come before the stockhold
ers will be the election of
16 regular directors and
four directors at large.
Later the same day the dir.,
ectors will meet to elect of-,
ficers and an executive
committee. "T >•
In view of the fact that
the cooperative has extend
ed its territory to include
two more counties—Swain
and Yancey—and has in
creased its membership by I
approximately 50 0 new
shareholders, with a total
of ab0ut.4,400, Federation
officials are looking for
ward to an unusually large
attendance at this year’s
meeting.
The Burnsville Parent
Teacher Association will
meet on Tuesday, March 19
at the club house. Dr. R. O.
Jones will be the speaker
| MAY ENROLL FOR MILI
-1 TARY TRAINING CAMP
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Dover R. Fouts of Burns
■ ville, N. C., Chairman of
■ the 'Military Training
• Camps Association for
• Yancey County, announces
, that the procurement capi
. paigtf for the 1940 Citizens
i Military Training Camp,
1 which is to be held at Fort
I Braggs Nor,th Carolina:, has
officially opened. The camp
will be held from June 12,
• 1940 to July 11, 1940. ~
-", The" mission of these
■ training camps is to bring
• together under healthful
■ surroundings, on a common
.. basis of equality, young
i men from all walks of life;
1 and, by supervised athleti
■ cs, - military drill, and in
■ struction ,in citizenship to
l develop them menially,
l morally, and physically;
! promote wholesome respect
l for American ideals, teach
the value of teamwork, fit
5 them for leadership, and
) impress upon them the ob
-1 ligations and responsibili
-5 ties of true Citi
i zenship.
J Young men attending
• these camps are no !more
1 likely to be called to the
colors in time of war than
1 other men, Through the
j training received at these
| camps they become more
t able to defend their county
t in a national emergency, if
' they should volunteer or be
t aelaetfid -Tor asacriea... -mssm
• A candidate must be an
: American citizen, physical
ly qualified, and of good
character. He must have
' reached his seventeenth
■ birthday by the day camp
opens, and not have passed
his twenty-ninth birthday.
A physicial examination,
. innoculation against typho.
1 id, and vaccination against
smallpox since January t,
1937, and a certificate of
i. good moral character are
required.
Prospective applicants
may write direct to the C.
M. T. C. Officer at Fort
Bragg, N. C., for any infor
mation they desire, or ap
ply to the County Chair
man of the Military Train
ing Camps Association. The
County Chairman will fur
nish application blanks and
the names of doctors who
will .give the medical exa
mination without charge.
There are five vacancies
for enrollment in the Citi
zens Military Training
Camp for Yancey County.
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FARMERS FEDERATION
PLANS MEETING AT
BALD CREEK
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fA meeting will be held at
the Bald Creek school on |
Friday night, March 15 at
7:30. Arrangements for the
meeting have been made by
| the Farmers Federation,
and the 'purpose of the
meeting is to acquaint the
people of the section with
the work of the Federation.
Paul A. Raper, poultry
, specialist, and Max Roberts
who heads the educational
department plan to be pre
sent.
The string band will fur
i nish music.
The public .is invited to
attend this mooting.
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NUMBER THIRTY-TWO
PRE-EASTER SERVICES
WILL BE HELD HERE
ALL NEXT WEEK
A series pf Pre-Eastpr t
; services Will be held next., ~
week, beginning Monday,
April 18 and continuing
through Saturday April 23:
All denominations of the
community will join in the
services which will be held
in the Burnsville Baptist
church from 12:00 noon to
12:30 each day.
The following speakers
will be heard during the
week, B. M. Tomberlin,
principal.. Burnsville High
School; Rev. JJ. H. Cash,
pastor Micaville Methodist :
church; Rev. Walter K.
Keys, pastor Micaville
Presbyterian church; Dr.
C. M. Cheadie, teacher
Mens Bible Class of Burns
ville Methodist church; Dr.
Hoyt Blackwell, president
Mars Hill College, and Rev.
Dean N. Dobson, Jr., asso
ciate pastor Yancey County
Presbyterian U. S. A. Par
. ish.
Special music in keeping
with the season will be
. given each day. The people
of the entire community
, are invited to join in these
services.
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WILKE BEELER IS
SERIOUSLY INJURED
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Wilke Beeler, flagman
for the Black Mountain . .
jured Wednesday morning
when he was struck on the
head by a crank on the coal
car of the train. He was
taken to the Norbum hos
pital, Asheville and examin
ation showed that he suf
fered a fractured skull and
other injuries in the acci
dent which occured at the
Burnsville station.
MENS CLUB
The Burnsville Men’s
Club met at the club house
on Monday evening with
the president, W. B. Wray,
Jr., in the chair. .*
The meeting was entirely
given over to discussion of
needed improvements for
the town. Seats for the
town square, and the possi
bility of adding some types
of amusements were con
sidered. It was voted to ask
the president to receive all
contributions and look
after all funds for these
improvements.
D. R. Fouts was appoint
ed to interview State High
way official in regard to
improving 'or building a
road to the dam on Cane
River.
R. N. Scott Wias appoint
|ed to have charge of the
program for the next meet
ing.
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THREE HAVE FILED
FOR DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY *
To date, three have filed
to run in the Democratic
Primary which will be held
in May. R. C. Deyton and
E. L. Briggs seek the nomi
nation as Representative,
and M. D, Bailey will run
for nomination as chairman
of' the Board of County
Commisaionfers,
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