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VOLUME FOUR
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR GORDON
ROBINSON
A'Gordon" Robinson, 40,
died at his home at Celo
on last Thursday following
s an extended illness.
Funeral services were
held at the Celo Methodist
church on Friday after
noon at 2:30. Rev. H. H.
Cash, pastor of the church,
officiated assisted by Rev.
Walter K. Keys of Mica
ville, Rev. Jeter Hensley
of Celo and E. J. Hall of
Celo.
Active pall bearers were
Vernie Shuford, Raymond
Robinson, Leonard Robin
son, Fred Robinson, Jim
Robinson, Louis Robinson
and Homer Robinson.
Honorary pall bearers
included J. W. Hoover, J.
W. Letterman, Ed Gibbs,
Arcemus Simmons, Oliver
Carroway, Emory Chris
awn, John Robinson, John
Webb, H. E. Donahoe,
Jasper Wilson, Eulas Car
• roway, Finley Carroway,
Clarence Sparks, Joe Rob
inson, Cary Hall, Lloyd
Blalock, Oscar Robinson,
Charlie Robinson, Latt
Westall, Ozean Ray, Bar
nett Ray, Carland Davis,
Ben Blalock, Bud Dayis.
Grace Robinson and Mar
jorie Young were in charge
of the flowers.
Surviving are Lis i wife,
. the former Miss Ruby Shu
ford, two children, Harold
and Fay; the parents, Mr.
"and Mrs. Si" W.' Robinson;
three brothers, Luther and
Kenneth Robinson of Celo
and Leland of Micaville;
two sisters, Miss Lillie Rob
inson of Valdese and Mrs.
Lat Young of Newdale.
Mr. Robinson was a life
long resident of Celo, and
had engaged in mining un
til he became ill several
years ago. He was a mem
ber of the Methodist
church.
Burial was in. the family
cemetery.
MEN’S CLUB TO MEET
The Men’s Club will hold
the regular meeting on
Monday evening, March 25.
J. B. Zadra will be guest
speaker.
7" Mr. Zadra, who is now
connected with the Celo
Mines, Inc., has spent a
number of years in South
America and will show a
series of moving pictures
which he made there. An
invitation has been extend
ed by the officers of the
club to any one who wishes
to attend the meeting.
m The/ W. B.
Wray, has announced'that
the business session will be
gin promptly at 7:30 and all
members are urged to be
present on time.
NOTICE
R. K. Shotwell, of Ashe
ville, state chairman of
Sons of Legion, is planning
to attends the meeting ’of
the local post of the Ameri
can Legion on next Tuea
day evening for the.~purpo
se of organizing a Sons of
... Legion Post. All ex-service
. men are invited to attend
the meeting.
. % Buy Easter Seals.
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THE YANCEY RECORD
SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR.
DISTINCTIVE
UNIFORMS WORN BY "
4-H MEMBERS
Wider use of*the distinc
tive 4-H Club uniforms is
being qrged by L. R. Har
rill, 4-H Club leader of
State Collage. All mem
bers attending the annual
4-H Short Course at State'
College July 22-27 will be
required to wear uniforms.
Miss Willie N. Hunter,
Extension clothing special
ist, and her assistant, Miss
Julia Mclver, have design
ed the North Carolina 4-H
uniforms, which are of the
same general style as used
in all other States. '
r The Girls’ uniform con
sists of green broadcloth,
with white collar and fac
ing, green thread; white
simulated patent leather
belt, slide fasteners, and
white peirl buttons for
cufflinks. A white hat
and a pair of comfortable,
white walking shoes com
plete the outfit.
The boys’ uniform is a
white shirty white duck
.trousers,, black shoes, black
tie,"and black belt.,
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Many girls make their
uniforms as a part of a
clothing project, although
this is not a requiremefit.
Harrill insisted that 4-H
members wear their uni
forms - at outstanding
events. The calendar of
club events for 1940 starts
with 4 leaders’ ' training
schools at the Millstone
4-H Camp May 7-11, at-a
place l in Eastern North
Carolina yet to be desig
nated May 14-18, and at
the Swannanoa 4-H Camp
May 21-24.
The State Older Youth
Conference will be held at
Slate College June 4-8, and
the National 4-H Camp is
scheduled in Washington,
t>. €., June 12-19. Follow
ing the short course, the
Wildlife. Conservation Con
ference will be held August
27-31, an&wthe Dress
Review at State College on
October 4. The State Fair,
in which 4-H members par
ticipate, will be held this
year October 8-12. _
ZONE MEETING WI
BE HELD AT BALD
CREEK
Zone number M of the
Marion District
Societies; will meet at the
Bald Creek church on
Thursday, March 28 at 10
a. m. The Bakersville Soci
ety will be in charge of the
program.
Presbyterian Church News
A special Communion
Service will be held at the
Burnsville Presbyterian
church on next Sunday
morning in connt&tionl with
the Easter service, j y
An Easter service will be
held at the Clearmont High
School building on next
Sunday evening at 7:30
o’clock. The pageant “A
Voice in the Wilderness”
will be given, and Rev. Geo.
K. Neff will speak.
Beginning on Monday,
March 25 special evangelis
tic services will be held at
the Upper Jacks Creek
church. Rev. Dobson will
assist Rev. Neff in these
services.
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 21,1940
NUMBER OF CASES
TRIED IN COURT
A number 6f minor cases
were heard in court this
week. Judge Frank Arm
strong of Troy presided.
Following is a record of the
cases to date:
State ..vs Bis Peterson,
guilty of assault with dead
ly weapon. Not sentenced.
State vs Raleigh Styles,
not guilty breaking and en
tering, " : t
State vs Mrs. Georgia
Bryant, guilty violation of j
prohibition law. Two years
On probation.
\ State vs Arnold Clark,
liquor charge. 12 months
suspended on payment of
SIOO.OO and costs.
William Fox, driving
drunk. $75.00 and costs.
Clarence Deyt on, dis
turbing religious congrega
tion. 90 days on road.
Earl Mitchell, assault
with deadly weapon; Sixty
days.
Lee Rathbone, simple as
sault. 30 days qn road.
John B. Littlejohn, driv
ing drunk. 12 months on
road to be suspended on
payment of $75.00 and
costs.
Paul Wm. McMahan,
driving drunk. 12 months
on road. Suspended on pay
ment of $75.00 and costs.
Roy Waycaster, larceny.
12 months on road.
William Elkin and Vasco
Robinson, larc el y. Not
guilty.
assault. 30 days suspended
on payment of costs.
Bob Howell, violation of
prohibition law. • 8 months
on road.
Dave Robinson, prostitu
tion. 90 days on road.
Reggie Payne, carrying
concealed weapon, 4 months
Assault, 2 years suspended.
12 months previous senten
ce put in effect. -
Neva Boone, assault. Six
months'. Liquor charge, 2
years suspended.
Mrs. Carrie McCourry,
liquor charge, 2 years sen
tence on probation.
WOMANS CLUB HAS
MEETING
The Burnsville Womans
Club met Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs.
Dover Fouts, with Mrs.
Fred Proffitt as associate
hostess. The president, Mrs.
W. B. Wray, Jr., presided.
Mrs. Grady Bailey was in
charge of the program, and ;
her subject was “The Study!
of Mrs. R. W. Wil-j
son read a paper on the
study T>f practical hymnolo
gy, and Mrs. Geo. K. Neff
had a study of four hymns.
Mrs. Watson Williams
read “A Mighty Fortress Is
Our Lord” by Martin Luth- \
er, and “Come Ye Disconso
late.”
During the busiiiess ses
sion. Mrs. Herman
and Mrs. C. M. Whisnant
wer§? elected as new mem
bers of the club. -
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Teachers Will Meet At
Burnsville High School
-k-
Tl» teiehej&bf the coun
ty will holcf their next re
gular meeting at Burnsville
High School on Friday,
March 22.
DRAMATIC ICLUB OF
BHS TO PRESENT PLAY
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The Buri&ville High
School Dramatic Club will
give the firs? presentation
of the year oil Friday even
ing, March 22$ in the school
au d ito ri um. “Growing
Pains,” a comedy of adoles
cence, will be; given. • .
Those , taking part in the
perfonnance wRI be Wilma
Roland, Franas Hennessee,
Beuna Ellen Bailey, Robert
Cheadle, Lucifte Wilson,
Constance Afifeel, Margaret
Banks, Bill Hanks, Samuel
Wilson, Albert Jamerson,
Warren McKinney, Josef
Wilson, Jack Johnson, Gen
eva Pleasant Helen Ray,
Raylgne Penjand, Mary
Glatly, Dor| s Mclntosh,
Charlotte Ray -and Jack
Charles. M. .
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
OBSERVED SEASON
OF PRAYER
The Woman’3 Missionary
Society of “ the Baptist
Church observed the March
season of prayer by an
all-day meeting Wednes
day March 13th at the
church. Thpre were fif
teen members present.
Th,e subject for study and
prayer was /‘Home Miss
ions”. Mrs. Grady Bailey
was leader the morning
program. jThose taking
part were Mfs.- G. L. Hen
sley, Mr 5..... Iptis Peterson,
Mrs. B. B. Fenland, Mrs.
Rom - R.
E. Powell. *
Mrs. J. B. Gibbs was
leader of the afternoon
program. Interesting talks
were given by Mr. and
Mrs. Powell and Mrs. J.
Robertson.
After the program „ the
regular monthly meeting
was held with Mrs. G. *L
Hensley, president of the
Society in charge.
A covered dish lunch, to
which the husbands were
invited, was served at the
noon hour.
To the Water Customers .of
Burnsville and Mr. Ed Bryant,
Water Superintendent'
Dear Sirs: . 7 T ,“‘
Due to the fact that the sum
of $1500.00 on the principal and
interest of the Reservoir Notes
will be due in the very near fu
ture and MUST BE PAID
WHEN DUE; and due to the
fact that many water accounts
are now in arrears in a total of
about $500.00 which must be
paid if the Town is to meet its
obligations at maturity, it has
become necessary for the Town
Board, to make an order direct
ing the Water Superintendent
to collect all water accounts
which are in default or pise
discontinue the service. >
The W'ater Superintendent is
therefore directed to proceed
immediately to collect all water
accounts which are in default,
and in the absence of payment
he is hereby directed to dis
continue the service.
The Board regrets that it
may be necessary to discon
tinue the service to some cus
tomers who may be unable to
pay, but The Town must meet
its obligations when due and it
cannot do so if only a part of
the water customers have to
carry all the burden while
others neglect to pay their
bll when due.
Very truly yours,
TQWN OF BURNSVILLE.
J. Frank Huskins, Mayor.
J. B. King, Com. .
L. P. Horton, Com.
Mrs. R. E. Powell is vis
iting Mr. and Mrs. E. D.
Powell in Spenser.
Mrs. C. L. Banks of Leak
sville spent the week end
here. :. ~
DAWSON BRIGGS IS
NAMED SPECUL REP
RESENTATIVE OF JEF
FERSON STANDARD
Dawson-Briggs of Burns
ville 1 has been appointed
special representative for
the Jefferson Standard
Life Insurance Company of
Greensboro.
Mr. Briggs is widely
known throughout the co
unty and his appointment
is of interest to his many
friends.
The Jefferson Standard
Life Insurance Company is
one of the most successful
companies. The recent re
lease by Julian Price, presi
dent of the company, shows
something of the remark
able record during the past
year.
Company Made Fine Record
During Past Year
Greensboro, N. C,—Mar.
20.—-(Special). “High
light of the past year,” re
ports Julian Price, re-elect
ed president of the Jeffer
son Standard Life. Insuran
ce Company, “was the
splendid net rate of inter
est earned on our invested
assets. The interest earned
was 5.1 percent, and it, is
that this figure
will aga in' represent -the
highest received by any
major insurance company.”
Declaring 1939 to have
been the best year in the
company’s 32-year history,
President Price in his an
nual statement to the stock,
holders here, * predicted an
even better year for 1940.
A dividend 0f;75 cents a
share was declared on all
company stock as of Janu
ary 22, payable January 26.
Reviewing the progress
made by Jefferson Stand
ard before the directors’
meeting held at the home
office in Greensboro, Presi
lent Price noted that over
$5,000,000 of dividends and
policy proceeds have been
left with the company
ander various settlement
options. During the past
year 30 percent of .death
claims settlements and mat.
:ared__cndowments have
-been lelt’- afc interest with
the company. v
Annual statement statis
tics showed $6,350,000 was
paid to policyholders and
beneficiaries during 1939,
which makes a total pay
ment tp policyholders and
beneficiaries since the or
ganization of the company
in 1907 the sum of slll,-
800,000.
An increase of 5 percent
over 1938 in the sale of new
insurance brought the 1939
iotal sales up to $48,000,000,
stated Jefferson Standard’s
president and'continued by
praising the work of his or
ganization. “The results of
the last year could not have
been accomplished without
the loyal cooperation of
every member of the home
office staff, our branch of
fices and our agents in the
field.”
The amount of life insur
ance now in force with the
Jefferson Standard Life
Insurance Company totals
$402,500,000.
Added company security
was achieved by increasing
capital and surplus by
$500,000, making a total
(Continued on p*g« four).
MT. MITCHELL CAMP
FOR BOYS RENTED TO
CLEARWATER COACH
Mt. Mitchell Camp for
Boys has been rented to A1
Roger© of Clearwater, Fla.,
according, to a recent state
ment made by owners of
the camp.
Mr. Rogero is athletic
coach at a Clearwater High
School and has also had ex
tensive experience in sum
mer camp work. For sever
al seasons ’he has had a
camp in Virginia, and he is
planning to move all equip
ment here and operate this
larger camp instead.
Dr. Jones Is Guest Speaker
At PTA Meeting
The Burnsville Parent-
Teacher Association held
th& regular
at the club hous# on) Tues
day evening. Grady
Bailey presided in the ab
sence of the president, Mrs.
C. M. Cheadle.
Dr. R. O. Jones, district
health officer, was guest
speaker and discussed “The
Enlargement of Thyroid
Gland in School Children,
and How to Overcome
This.’’.. ... •
The attendance banner
was won by Mr. Peterson’s
7th grade. • - 'H, '
HIGGINS NEWS
James Nelson has
returned to her home in
Salisbury, Maryland after
spending two weeks with
her brother and his wife,
Rev. and Mrs. Dean N. Dob
son, Jr. of Higgins.
Krishnabal Gadre, prin
cipal of the school at the
Ramabai Mukti Mission,
Poona District, India, was a
recent visitor of the Hig
gins Neighborhood Center.
She was particularly inter
ested in the weaving de
partment as weaving is
taught in her school in Ind
ia.
A special Easter service
will be held next Sunday
morning at 9:00 o’clock at
the Holland Memorial
church at Higgins. Rev.
Dean N. Dobson, Jr. will
bring, the message.
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Mr. Reddie Will Be Guest
Speaker at Woman’s Club
Mr. Roy Reddie, Mining
Engineer of Gaffney, S. C.
will be the guest speaker
for the Woman’s Club
meeting March 28. Mr. Red
die has traveled extensively
and will speak on “Flower
Gardens of the World” and
“Making Perfumes from
Flowers.”
Miss Maria A. Alley,
Home Demonstration
agent, who is Better Homes
chajrman for Yancey coun
ty, will outline plans for
Better Homes Week and,
with the club, make some
definite plans f6r Burns
ville.
The meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. C. E.
Briggs with Louiae- W. Hig
gins in charge of the pro
gram. - ' *
Jeff Enloe, district si\p
ervisor of the A.A.A., spent
Wednesday in Burnaville.
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NUMBER THIRTY^TCREE
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR J. G. MARSH HELD
AT MICAVILLE
James Golden Marsh, 71,
died in an Asheville hospi
tal on Sunday morning at
5 (o’clock. He had been ill
for several months and suf
fered a stroke of paralysis
last Tuesday from which he
never rallied. “
Funeral services were
held at the Micaville Pres
byterian church at 2 o’clock
Monday afternoon. Rev.
Walter K. Keys, pastor of
the church, Rev. H. H.
Cash, pastor of the Mica
ville Methodist church, Rev.
T. E. Woody of Windom
and Rev. J. S. Folger, pas
tor of the Burnsville Meth
odist church were officiat
ing ministers.
The following grandsons
served as active pall bear
ers: John Hughes, Jim
Marsh, Clarence Hughes,
Paul Hutchins, Frank Hut
chins, IJill Marsh, Kenneth
Hensley, Waren Hensley,
Phillip Hughes, John Marsh
and Eugene Hensley.
The following grand 'dau
ghters had charge of the
flowers: Mrs. Evelyn Pat
ton, Mrs. Elizabeth Boone,
Mrs. Pauline Young and
Frances Young.
Honorary pall bearers in
cluded W. *B. Robinson,
Clarence Robinson, C. W.
Robinson, S. G. Hall, G. W.
Campbell, H. E. Boone, J.
M. Thomas, L. M. Hilliard,
R. N. Silver, Joe Young, all
of Micaville; -T. R. Hughes -
and T. S. Hughes of Erwin;
W. M, Hens 1e y of Bald
Creek, J. A. Hannum of
Ramsey town; Ed Gibbs,
Celo; Rev. Frank Jones, Dr.
Chas. Peterson. Dr. Kirby,
Dr. Mclntosh; and Charles
Hutchins, Dover Fouts, Dr.
J* B. Gibbs, Dr. W. B. Rob
ertson, Dr. W. U Bennett,
Dr. C. M. Cheadle, E. F.
Watson, L. G. Deyton, C. P.
Randolph, C. M. Bailey, J.
R. Bailey, Dr. L. P. Gilles
pie, Rudolph Glatly, B. R.
Penland and P- M. Banks of
Burnsville.
Mr. Marsh was born in
Micaville on July 16, 1868
Attjd lived there His entire
life. He was closely associ
ated with all community
and county affairs, and at
one time was engaged in
the real estate business.
Later he became a lumber
dealer and followed this
until two years ago when
defining health caused his
retirerhent.
He joined the Methodist
church in young manhood
and lad been a member
ever since.
SunVipg are four dau
ghters Mrs. B. G. Hughes,
Mrs. Y/. B. Hutchins, Mrs.
Guy Y mng and Mrs. A. A.v
Hensle r; one sen, ’ J. T.
Marsh, all of Micaville. Six
teen giand children and ten
great grand children also
survive. His wife, who was
Miss Laura Marsh before
their marriage, died in
1927.
Hole* mbe and Edwards
Fmerul Home had charge
of the services.
Miss Lucijle • Gillespie
,will leave Sunday for Chap
el Hill where she will re
sume her studies at the
Uuiv**ity.