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VOLUME FOUR
MISS IDYLLE BUTNER
PASSES AWAY
Miss Idylle Butner, dau- _
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Law
rence Butner, died at Black
Mtn. this morning at 1:00
o’clock.
JOHN METCALF DIES
AT SWISS LAST WEEK
John Metcalf, 84, of
Swiss, N. C. died at his
home last week of a heart
attack. He is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Dulsie Robin
son Metcalf and 12 children,
Troy Metcalf of Burnsville,
Mrs. Jack Wilson of Jacks
Creek, George arid Bill Met
calf of_Banks Creek, Joe
Metcalf of Danville, Va.;
Byrd Metcalf of Hawk, N.
r C.; Zeb Metcalf of Ashe
ville, Mrs. Jack Parker of
High Point, Mrs. Charlie
Case of- Greenville, S. C.;
Mrs, Lucille Barber of Col
umbus, Ohio; Mrs. Bill Fox
and James Metcalf of
, Swiss. He is also survived
by 55 grandchildren 47
great grandchildren and
great, great grandchild.
TO ESTABLISH CCC
♦CAMP ON MT.
MITCHELL
A CCC Camp, consisting
of 200 enrollees, will be es
tablished on Mt. Mitchell
by May 1, according to J.
Q. Gilkey, of Marion, vice-
the b&ard of
the state department of
conservation and develop
ment.
Mr. Gilkey said that, with
the cooperation of the state
the CCC enrollees will com
plete the projects that have
been worked on for the
past two years in Mt. Mit
chell state park. Water
and sewerage lines haf£
been laid and the founda
tion for a 50-room lodge
I has been completed, Mr.
-Gilkey said. In addition
to the work already done,
the building of guest hous- 1
es for the accomodation of
over-night visitors is being
contemplated. i
The highway commission
is now improving the old
-Perley road from Toe Riv
er gap to the foot of the
peak of ML Mitchell, Mr.
Gilkey said.
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NEW CAGNEY FILM, <
‘FIGHTING 69TH’ ]
COMING TO YANCEY :
James Cagney’s newest <
starring picture “The 1
Fighting 69th’’ will be i
shown Mon-Tues. at the <
Yancey Theatre. In “The ]
Fighting <#9th,” he shares I
starring honors with Pat i
O’Brien and George Brent, i
with a featured cast Includ- ]
ing Jeffrey Lynn, Alan 1
Hale, Frank McHugh and
' dozens of others. 1
Previewed in Hollywood, 1
*The Fighting 69th” has re
ceived raves as the most
excitement-packed film of j
the year, and many insist 1
that it is Cagney’s best role s
to date, even over-shadoWr i
ing his performance in ]
“The Roaring Twenties^.««
Says Film Daily: “It is kni
' outstanding, distinctive pic
ture, taking rank with the ]
. best in screen history.” t
THE YANCEY RECORD
SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR
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NUMBER OF CANDI
DATES FILE FOR
OFFICE
Saturday, April 13 was
the, closing date for filing
for office in the coming De.
mocratic primary, .and gen
eral election. The complete
list of candidates is as foll
ows:
Democratic Ticket
For representative: R. C.
Deyton, E. L. Briggs, Dr.
W. L. Bennett, Dover R.
Fouts.
For chairman, Board of
county commissioners: M.
D. Bailey, Luther M. Robin,
son, S. J. Ray, J. A. Peter
son.
For members, Board of
County- commissioners:
Grover Hunter, Grover
Robinson, W. M. Hensley.
For member,* county
board of Education, Wilson
Edwards. 1
For Register of Deeds:
Harmon Edwards, Toth
Edge.
Republican Ticket:
For representative: R.
W. Wilson.
For chairman, Board of
county commissioners :
Chas. L. Brown.
For members,. Board of
county commissioners: E.
D. Gibbs, J. W. Ayers.
For register of deeds:
Earl C. Wilson.
Registrars Named For New
Registration of all Voters
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The county board of elec
tions has named registrars
for precincts of the county
for registration of
all voters. * The registrars
will be at the polling places
on Saturday, April 27, May
4 and May 11.
The registrars are:
Burnsville, Tarp Anglin;
Cane River, Molt Burton;
Egypt, Carter Edwards;
Ramseytown, Matt Whit
son; Green Mtn., Arcemus
Howell; Jacks Creek, Nor
man Young; Brush Creek,
Nelson Woody; Crabtree,
T. L. Edge; South Toe, Ar
thur Patton; Pensacola,
Ernest Threadgill; Prices
Creek, W. L. Maney.
Eye Clinic Postponed
The District Health de
partment has postponed
the eye clinic that was to be
held April 18, until Thurs
day, April 25th, 1940. All
persons over 10 years of
age that are unable to see
a private specialist for an
eye examination are eligi
ble for this clinic. Appoint
ments may be made at the
district health office. A de
posit of SI.OO is required to
be made when the appoint
ment s given. Make your
appointments as early as
possible.—! Dr, R. O. Jones,
Dist. Health officer).
Reading Contest Held At
Micaville High School
Five contestants took
part in the reading contest
held at Mic%v ill e High
school Wednesday after
noon. They were Juanita
McMahan, Lillie Thomas,
Jewell Jones, Doris Young
and Margaret Young.
Margaret Young won Ist
place, Young 2nd and
Jewell Jones third.
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1940. -
COUNTY AGENT’S
FARM NOTES
(By R. It. Crouse, Agent)
1 Yancey County farmers
' have placed orders for 3,359
■ tons of ground limestone
which is being furnished as
1 Grants of Aid under the
1 1940 Soil Conservation Pro
gram.-The total delivered
to the farms to date is 3,034
• tons. The total value of
■ this lime F. O. B. county
• railroad points, at present
, prices is $8,330.32 but, as
the time was furnished to
• help build the soil conser
• vation allowance,, this
‘ amount of money was sav
, ed. Many other farmers in
: the county have sufficient
: allowance to receive lime or
phosphate. A total of 289
tons of triple superphos
-1 phate has been requested
1 as graqts of aid, and this
will be delivered during the
1 next few months to apply
R bn meadows and pastures.
Lime may be applied any
time during the year, ac
• cording to recommenda
tions of a number of far
: mers who have been using
: lime in the county for
, years. It is very essential
to lime most soils in order
• to get a good stand of clov
er. Liming, phosphating
: and seeding legumes and
grasses is a good founda
tion for livestock farming.
, Good pastures are being
, made jn Yaitcey County
with this treatment. In, a
. proved pastures have more
than doubled the grazing
\ capacity and the soil eros
i ion is also reduced by hav-,
, ing good sod. ...
“Proper fertilization of
tobacco is very important
if you expect to get the
highest prices and good”
yields” states J. A. Han
num of Ramseytown. He
carried out a special ferti
lizer demonstration on to
bacco in 1939 which goes to
back up this statement. He
used 600 pounds of 3-12-6
fertilizer and manure on
one acre and top dressed
with 100 pounds of sulphate
of potash, applied about
three weeks .after plants
were set. The yield was
2036 pounds and sold for
$472.54 net. On another
field he used the same fer
tilizer, 600 pounds of 3-12-6
per acre but used no extra
potash. The yield was 1
1272 pounds per acre and
sold for $332.00. This is .
an increase of $140.54 per
acre in favor of the high
potash which increased the
quality and yield of tobac
co. Many other tobacco
growers in the county have
found it profitable to use
3-12-6 fertilizer and top
dress with sulphate o f
potash. — 1
LUCILLE GILLESPIE IS
SORORITY PLEDGE
Miss Lucille Gillespie who
is now enrolled in the
School of Pharmacy at the
University of North Caro
lina was recently pledged 1
to Kappa Epsilon Sorority.
This is the newly organiz
ed Pharmacy Sorority at
the University.
Miss Gillespie is the dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Car
rol Gillespie of Burnsville.
U. S. HAS SPENT $672,808
IN COUNTY IN SEVEN
YEARS
Federal T expenditures
made in Yancey County
from March 1933 through
June 1939 total $672,808,
according to report releas
ed from the office of Sena
tor Josiah W. Bailey this
week.
This includes $19,147 for
social security payments;
$55,874 A.A.A. Soil conser
vation programs;' $27,846
spent by the public roads
administration; $325,278
spent by the Works Pro
gress Administration.
The federal emergency
relief administration spent
$133,812 and the civil works
administration spent
$63,751.
In addition to the money
spent in the county, loans
to the sum of $245,826 have
been made by the Recon
struction -finance corpora
tion, the farm credit ad
ministration, the farm se
curity administration, and
the home owners loan cor
poration.
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SENIOR CLASS WILL
PRESENT OPERETTA
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The Senior* class;- o f
Burnsville High Schbol
will present: “An Old Ken
tucky Garden” on Friday
evening, April 26. This
operetta is based on the
C. Foster.
Those taking part in the
presentation are Margaret
Riddle, Robert Cheadle,
Paul Ayers, Doris Mcln
tosh, Irene Boone, Mohn
English, Albert Jamerson;
Francis Hennessee, Bill
Banks, Alene McMahan,
Ralph Roland, Constance
Angel and Helen Ray.
B. C. BURGESS WILL
BE GUEST SPEAKER
AT MEN’S CLUB
B. C. Burgess of Spruce
Pine will be guest'speaker
at the meeting of the
Burnsville Men’s Club on
next Monday evening „at
8:00 o’clock. Mr. Burgess
is connected with the
Tennessee Mineral Pro
ducts Company* and is one
of the most prominent
men of Western North
Carolina.
All members of the club
are especially urged to at
tend the meeting.
MICKIE SAYS
VVWEkI \OU Sir TU ROUGH
'REAPING THIS Q-REAT
-FIRESIDE COMPAkUOM,
MAM TO ATaiEMP#
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CHURCH NEWS
Micaville Presbyterian
On April 6, exactly one
year after the work began,
the corner stone of the
practically completed Vians
Valley church near Toecane
was laid. Among those who
took part in the yery inter
esting services were Rev.
A. R. Craigg, Rev. John S.
Ydton, Mrs. Ella Clapp
Thompson, J. D. Faucette,
Rhtea Anderson, Miss Fran
ces Bowditch, Rev. Dan H.
Grah am, Rev. John W.
Young, and Rev. Walter K.
Keys. A very bountiful
lunch was served by the
ladies of the church in the
large church basement. The
afternoon message of Rev.
Dan H. Graham on “The
Foundations of Life” was
heard by a large erowd.
Meeting of Holston Presby
tery at Micaville
Next Week
On Monday, April 22; at
8:00 o’clock, Holston Pres
bytery will meet in the
Micaville Presbyterian
Church. The opening ses
sion will be presided over
by Rev. Walter K. Keys,
retiring Moderator. By
special invitation, Dr:
Robert King of Johnson
City will preach the open
ing sermon. The Presby
terial Communion will ’be
conducted by Dr. Wm. H.
McCorkle of Kingsport,
and Dr. H. H. Thompson of
Bristol. The Presbyterian
sermon will be poached l at
11:00 o’clock Tuesday
morning by Dr. Sam Hay
of Morristown. His sub
ject will be “Living a s
Christians Day by Dky’’.
The Foreign Missions Ad
dress will be given Tues
day evening by Rev. A. R.
Craig, returned mission
ary from China, and now
pastor of the Spruce Pine
Church. Holston Presby
tery consists' of twelve
counties in Tennessee and
four in North Carolina. It
is one of the four consti
tuting Presbytery of the
Synod of Appalachia. The 1
stated clerk is Mr.. Rhea
Anderson of Blountville,
Tenn. The present. Mod- 1
erator is Rev. Walter K.
Keys of Micaville. A most 1
cordial invitation is extend
ed the public to attend 311 '
the meeting of this church 1
court which will be held in i
the recently remodeled '
and very attractive church
at Micaville. 1
Communion Service at <
Micaville Sunday Morning.
Sunday morning at 11:00 ]
o’clock the churches of the 1
Micaville group will hold j
their joint Communion !
service at the Micaville
Church. The elders of this
group are C. E. Silver, 1
Cecil Hilliard, George Rob- ]
inson, Jess Gurley, Rom <
Peake, John Letterman, E. .
D. Bowditch, Otis Burle
son, Dexter Cox, Lat J
Young and R. L. Young. <
These elders will q|fieiate «
at the Communion service i
which will be conducted by J
Rev. Walter K. Keys,
pastor. i
Services Sunday—April 21. 1
Micaville—Morning and (
Night.
Harris Memorial—After- 1
noon.
Vians Valley-Morning. r
Estatoe—Night.
PLANS FOR COMMEN
CEMENT EXERCISES
ANNOUNCED
Plans for commencement
exercises in the five high
schools of the county are
now complete, and have
been announced by the
principals.
BALD CREEK >
HIGH SCHOOL
Friday evening, April 19.
The elementary grades will
present the operetta “Pino
cchio.” ■
Thursday evening, April
25. The Junior class will
present the Junior class
play.
L Sunday evening, April 28.
The Rev. J. N t Snow will
deliver the Baccalaureate
sermon.
Monday evening, April
29. Mrs. Mary Cecil Severs
will present her piano stu
dents in recital.
Wednesday evening, May
1. Hon. C. P. Randolph will
deliver the Literary Ad
dress; and graduation exer
cises will be held in the
school auditorium.
- Miss Hope Ferguson is
valedictorian an d M is~S
Ruth Mclntosh is salutator
ian of the class.
Senior Class, Bald Creek
Winfred Angel, Ralph
Barnes, Lemmie Edwards,
R. G. Fender, Willie J. Fer
guson, M&ck Higgins.
* M- B. Johnson, Jr., Hugh
Pate, Fred Phoenix, Gua
Wilson, Ki a h Ferguson,
Marie Roland, Edna Shep
ard, Mary Ruth Snow, Cla
ra Styles, Mildred Towe.
Vera Bailey, Lena Buck
ner, Ruby Buckner, Ollie
Ch ?Mf r > Ho P e Edwards,
Hope Ferguson. 1
Juanita Gardner, Doris
Gibbs, Ruby Holcombe,
Bessie King, Catherine
Lawhern, Ruth Mclntosh,
Edna Helena Rad
ford, Doris Radford. ,
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MICAVILLE H. SCHOOL
Friday evening,'April 19. <
The Senior class will pre
sent two one-act plays.
Friday evening, April 26. '
The primary grades will <
present the operetta,!
“Peter Rabbit.” i
Sunday, April 28. The i
Rev. A. R ; Chug, pastor of
the Spruce Pine Presbyter- 1
ian chureh, will preach the i
Baccalaureate Sermon. £
Monday, April 29. The t
Seventh grade promotion £
exercises will be held. £
Tuesday, April 30. Hon. <
E. F. Watson will deliver y
the Literary Address, and i
graduation exercises will be £
held. i
Senior Class
Edith Autrey, Irene Buc- <
hanan, Glenna Hall, Louise t
Harris, John Hobg oo d, <
Gladys Huskins, Jewell *
Jones, Fairy Letterman, 1
Harold Presnell, Julia i
Ray, Mildred Robinson,
Gilberta Silver, Jdy Silver,
June Simmons, Ted Sim
mons, Jay Thomas, Doris ,
Young, Ina Young.
Miss Mildred Robinson is ■
valedictorian and MiSs Ina .
Young is salutatorian of
the class.
BEE LOG HIGH SCHOOL <
Sunday evening, April 28. ]
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NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN
BALD CREEK WILL
PRESENT “ADVENTUR
ES OF PINOCCHIO”
“The Adventures of Pin
occhio”, an operetta based
on G. Collodi’s delightful
story of Italy, will be pre
sented by the Bald Creek
elementary department
on Friday evening, April
19th at 8 P. M.
Colorful costumes de
signed to transform Amer
ican boys arqj girls into
Italians, are now getting
the last finishing touches.
Stage scenery is being built
as a realistic background
for each hilarious adven
ture of the little wooden
boy from the time hevjmns
away from school until he
finally ends up inside the
whale (they have the
whale, too!)
Catchy dialogue and mu
sic adapted and arranged
from Italian Folk Melodies,
added to new tunqs from
Walt Disney’s current
screen version of Pinocchio,
combine, to insure delight
ful entertainment for all.
Don’t fail to see Pinoc
chio, and to hear him sing
with his ever present Con
science, “Give a. Little
Whistle”. ' See the Blue
Fairies dance under a blue
and silver starlit sky.
Be sure ' to bring the
children to see their favor
ite book brought to life on
the stage. The small ad
mission will help to buy
V/W* UUI AI V i
Remember # the date:
April 19th.
DISTRICT MEETING
FOR MATTRESS MAK
ING WILL BE HELD AT
CLUB HOUSE
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Ten Counties will Be
Represented
Representatives from ten
counties will meet in Burn
sville Friday : morning,
April 19th for the purpose
of setting up the recently
proposed mattress making
project in these counties.
j?he group will also consid
er ways of obtaining equip
ment, and observe a de
monstration on making
mattresses.
Miss Pauline Jg. Gordon,
home management special
ist, will give the demon
stration. Those expected
to attend are home demon
stration agent, cotintY
agent, county Federation
chairman, N.Y.A. super
visor, A.A.Ar'county chair
man, and Farm Security
supervisor from the var
ious counties.
_Xha -following counties
are- expected to be repre
sented: Avery, Burke,
Cherokee, Clay, Haywood,
Jackson, Macon, Swain,
Watauga and Yancey. The
meeting will begin at 9:30.
Mrs. Lonnie Banks has
returned to her home here
after spending a week in
Spenser with Mr. and Mrs.
E. D. Powell and young
daughter. •
Relatives here have re
ceived word of the critical
illness of the son of Mr. anu
Mrs. Pierson Anglin in Mo*
bile, Alabama.