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WnanaH«u«iisusiMMStt«uairst*a<iaii«Meit«iiaiiai»aiiaH»««i<an»i!£ ! For local news details \ | 1 l Read the Yancey Rec- [ ord Every Week. < VOLUME FOUR DEPUTY SLAIN BY TWO MEN FOLLOW ING ROBBERY Bud Towe Dies of Gunshot Wounds Deputy Sheriff William E. (Bud) Towe, of Prices Creek, was killed and Clay Mclntosh, Guard at the Prison Camp, was slightly wounded, Thursday after noon at 5:00 o’clock as they were searching for three men .n connection with a robbery. The shooting oc curred near Swiss. Thursday afternoon three men, armed with shotguns and pistols and with their faces blacked, to the home of Miss Eliza Angel on Fox’s Creek and told her they wanted her money. When she said that she did not have any they threatened her, took her trunk out into the yard, tore off the lid and took $115.00 in currency that was in the trunk. ”’Her screams attracted neighbors who called the Sheriffs Office. Sheriff Banks, Deputy Sheriff Towe and other officers went to investigate. They went by the Prison Camp to get blood hounds to track the men, and! Mcln tosh, who is in charge of the* hotmds fct the camp, ac companied them. At the scene of the robbery the bloodhound picked up the trail and the officers split into two groups, Towe and Mclntosh going together. The robbers were tracked for about five or six miles and surrounded on a small knoll. Two meivwere sighted at a distance by Sheriff Banks and the group with him and several shots were fired. Then the two sus pected robbers apparently decided to take cover. They took the path guarded by Mclntosh and Towe and when the Deputy called on them to halt, replied by opening fire. Towe was almost in stantly killed by the charge from a shotgun and by rifle shot. Mclntosh receiv ed a flesh wound in the side. ~ A large number of offi cer's, including Patrolmen and Special Deputies, made an intensive search for the men throughout Thursday night and Friday. On Fri day afternoon Troy Blank enship, ( 34, of Burnsville was arrested for question ing in the case and has benn held since. A shotgun, believed~to have been the one usedUn the killing, was found Sun day on Indian Creek. No further arrests jiave been made. Funeral Services Funeral services were conducted for Mr. Towe at the "Paint Gap Presbyteri an church Sunday morning June 16th. Officiating min isters were Rev. W. M. Hensley of Woodfin, and Rev. W. E. Wilson, Pastor of the Paint Gap church. Mr. , Towe, age 69, was born on Prices Creek in (Turn to page three) THE YANCEY RECORD SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR. FUNERAL RITES CON DUCTED FOR L. C. McCALL, 44 Funeral rites were held in Washington, D. C., Thu rsday June 13 for L. Claude McCall, 44, World war veteran. Burial was in Arlington cemetery. Death occured suddenly Tuesday night following a heart attack. Mr. McCall, well known in McDowell, Mitchell and Yancey counties, was born at Ashford. For a number of years he made his home in Spruce Pine and later in Burnsville. He married Miss Lora Lee Lyon, of Yancey county, who ' sur vives, together with a daughter, Miss Maxine McCall. For sometime Mr. McCall and family had re- in Washington where he was engaged in govern ment service. Other survivors include his mother, Mrs. Emma McCall, of Spruce Pine; two sisters, Mrs. C. A. Pet erson, of Spruce Pine, and Mrs. Louise McCall, of Ashford; and four broth ers, Professor J. W. Mc- Call, of Waxhaw, Melvin McCall, of Columbia, S. G., and R. S. and W. T. McCall of Spruce Pine’ ' 1 WOMAN’S CLUB MEETING The Woman’s Club held its regular meeting on Thursday, June 13, at the home of Mrs. C. P. Ran dolph, with Mrs. Louise W. Higgins associate hostess. The business session was held with the president, Mrs. W. B. Wray, Jr., pre siding. Reports were heard, and the club voted to hold a Golden Jubilee Birthday' Party Silver Tea on July 11, at 3:30 p. m., at the clubhouse. This will also be the last meet ing of the club before it disbands for the summer months. Committees were appointed to serve in con nection with this social event. Mrs. J. P. Lyon was pro gram leader for the after noon and had as her sub juct “American Drama.” She read a very interesting original paper on that sub ject and then presented the following program: Review of a one-act play, “Enter The Hero,” sa Helburne by Mrs. Joe Young. Piano Solo, “Valse Chro natique,’f Benjamin God ard, by Mary Glatly. The hostesses served a dessert course during the social hour. Mountain Evangelist Will Hold Meeting At MicaviUe Dan H. Graham of Blountville, Term.* widely known as the “Mountain Evangelist” Will begin a series of evangelistic meet ings at Micaville, begin ning June 26th. Services will be held in a large tent, and wide interest is ex pected to be shown in the meeting. [r Song services will begin at 7:30 p. m. and preaching at 8 o’clock (such evening. “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” BURNSVILLE, N. C., TIfURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1940 * y ' Association W, M. U. Will Meet Wednesday June 26th The Yancey Association Woman’s Missionary Uni on, will hold the annual meeting on Wednesday, June 26th at Bolens Creek Baptist church. Services will begin at 10:00 o’clock. AH Missionary Societies, G. A., R. A. and Sunbeam organizations are asked to send representatives. ’All pastors and women of the churches in the association that do" not have Mission ary organizations are in vited to the meeting. Mrs. W. Z. Robertson of Burnsville is Associational Superintendent. FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR SAM COX '.I Funeral. services for Sam Cox, 72, t>f Ivy were held there Monday afternoon. He died suddenly on Sun day, June 1 16. Mr. Cox was widely known- throughout Yancey county as well as Madison county. INFANT. DIES AT SWISS - Dean Taylor, the IS months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Reggie Taylor o f Swiss, died Monday affter noon following an illness of scarlet fever. Funeral services"-were ebndticteif Wednesday by Rev. Bas comb Hensjey, pastor _.of Mt. Pleasant -Baptist cnurch. FEDERATION Asheville, June 19.—Ap proximately 4,500 stock holders of the Farmers Federation will share in a three per cent semi-annual dividend payable July 1 on both common and pre ferred stock of record June 15, accprding to an an nouncement by James G. K. McClure, of the farm cooperative. This, will be the federa tion’s 13th consecutive semi-annual dividend pay ment. It was declared at a recent meeting of the directors at which favor able reports were submit ted on the organizations business during the first half of the year. Dividend payments will be made by check to hold ers of preferred shares and, in some instances to holders of common stock; but most of the latter will be paid in cash at the near est federation warehouse. Under a recent amend ment to the by-laws, divid ends on partial paid shares, most of which have accu mulated by virtue of pat ronage dividend distribu tions, will be paid in stock credits until a full share is attained. ~ BIBLE SCHOOL AT UPPER JACKS CREEK A very successful Daily Vacation Bible School was held at the Upper Jacks Creek Presbyterian ehureh last week. The sehooPwas conducted by Misses Ruth Jobe, and Mamie Evans, and J. S. -baFevre., There was an average attend ance of 40. .flap LvJL 0 m I RflyHMB - w * JHI DR. R. <X JONES WILL ENTER PRIVATE PRACtICE HERE Resigns as* District Health Officer . _ c T • Dr. R. Q| Jones, who for the past two years has been Distipt Health Offi cer of Avery and Yancey counties tendered his resignation# to the State Board o£| Health. - Dr. Jones will enter private practice inf Burnsville on July 1„ Dr. Jonis’ work here during the? past two years has been wy highly suc-r cessful, and* has met with the hearty! approval of county and'jtown officials with whom hf has coopera .. ted-:~.. - . been made in public health I work, and the program in the two counties has been expanded during his term of office. ! For his college work Dr. Jones attended Johns Hop kins University in Balti more, John B. Stetson Uni versity, Deland, Fla., and Duke University, in Dur ham. He received his M, D. degree at Duke Univer sity Medical School in 1935. Following this he served one year of interneship in Medical service of Univer sity of Chicago* Clinics, Chicago, 111. Dr. Jones then served as resident physician at Bak er Sanatorium, Lumber ton, N. C. for one year. In March 1936 he entered Public Health School a t Chapel Hill from which he received a certificate i n Public Health. He is a diplomate of the National Board of Medical examin ers and was licensed to practice in Florida by ex amination and in North Carolina by reciprocity. For several months prior to accepting a position as district health officer for Avery and Yancey coun ties, Dr. Jones served as director of venereal dis ease work with the Dur ham Health Department. Dr. Jones is a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon un* dergraduate fraternity, the Alpha Kappa Kappa Medical fraternity, and the International Lions Club. He married Miss Mar garet Moore of Norfolk, Va., and they have two daughters./ Dr. Jones of fice building was recently completed on Main Street. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hus kins and young daughter are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Huskins. FUNERAL RUES ARE CONDUCTED FOR DOLPH WILSON * Adolphus Greenlee Wil son, better known as “Uncle Dolph,” died at his home near Pensacola oh Tuesday evening at 6:00 o’clock, one month after he celebrated his 79th birth day. He had been in failing health for several months and critically (ill since Sun day. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 11:00 o’clock at the Pen sacola Methodist church. The Rev. J. S. Folger of Burnsville was in charge of the services and he was assisted by the Rev. Homer Casto of Weaverville, a former pastor and the Rev. Ed Woody of Windom. Judge Junius G. Adams of Asheville, friend of the family, spoke also, paying tribute to the deceased. Burial was in the Wilson family cemetery near his home. Active pall bearers were Emmett Wilson, Joe Rice, Wayne Ray, Robert Ball ard, Andy Burleson, Ben Lee Ray, Rex Ray and Howard Gardner. In charge of the flowers were Edith Ray, Grace Ray, and Ruby Wilson, Adalene Adkins, Lillian Burleson, Ethel Wilson, Romena G/een and Eleanor McClure. Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Columbia Jane Silvers,* five children, Mrs. Emma Hensley, Ewart and Tom Wilson, all of Pensacola, Mrs. Perida Bagwell of Candler and Mrs. Zula Ray of Swannanoa; two broth ers, Sam and Wood Wil son; and one sister, Mrs. Anne Ray of Burnsville. Nine grand children and a numbpr of other relatives also survive. Mr. Wilson was born near Pensacola on the Wil son “Home Place” on May 18, 1861, and he' spent his entire life there. He was the son of “Big Tohi” and Nigera Ray Wilson. All his life Mr. Wilson was closely identified with the activities of his com munity and of the county. He helped to establish and maintain a school which the children of the neigh borhood attended, and (he ■ was a faithful and loyal i supporter of the church. > For many years he taught . a Sunday School class, and i this he continued until a . few weeks ago. For over thirty five years Mr. Wilson served ■ as a Justice of the Peace, and he was president of the Peoples Bank here. He owned approximately 7,000 acres of land on the side of Mt. Mitchell, and it was over this property that the Big Tom Wilson Motor Road was built to the top of the peak. Thousands of visitors traveled oyer this road to view the scenic wonders from the crest of the mountain. Some years ago a large ’ Inn was built by Mr. Wil -1 son to be used as a summer (Continued on p&ge four) 2ND PRIMARY WILL BE HELD SATURDAY 22ND Deyton and Fouts In Race The second primary for the nomination for Repre sentative wiii be held in J the, county on June 22nd. ! R. C. Deyton and Dover R. | Fouts will be only two | contestants in the primary. Following the first pri ] mary on May 25 when ; Fouts received 1296 votes, 1 Deyton 1126 ’and ‘the other tVYo in the race 501, Deyton requested a second run off. i FUNERAL SERVICES FOR W. T. ROBERTSON » Funeral services were , held Tuesday afternoon at j 2:00 o’clock at Mt. Pleasant . Baptist church, Swiss, for L Mr. W. T. Robertson, age 47, who died at his home Monday afternoon follow ; ing a brief illness. Mr. Robertson was a r member of the Mt. Pleas-1 ( ant Baptist church and was j active in all community as- I fairs. Services were con ducted by Rev. B. S? Hens k ley, pastor of the cnurch. Honorary _ pall bearers ’ were J. M. Hensley, W. T. , Tomberlin, A. P. Hensley, [ Glen Proffitt, Horace , Gibbs, Rassie Shepherd, Herman Angel, Avon Jam-1 erson, Charlie Hill, Gilbert , Hill W. J. Shepherd, B. M. ; T&nbifrflK, Charlie Fergu [ son, A. H. Johnson and Al- I dine Tomberlin. Active pall bearers were j Flay Hensley, Bill Tomber -5 lin, Vance Hensley, Chaiv . les Tomberlin, Edwin Hill, Kile Jamerson, Virle Briggs, Willie Jay Fergu son. • Surviving are his widow; one daughter, Wanda; two , sisters, Mrs. B. H. Ray, , Concord, Mrs. Jim Fox, Cane River. Burial A was in the family cemetery, with Holcombe Funeral Home, Mars Hill, in charge. McCALL FAMILY REUNION On Sunday, June 23, the McCall family will hold its annual reunion at the home of John W. McCall, five miles south of Marion on Highway 221. The pic nic dinner will be at one o’clock. This is expected to be the greatest meeting ever held of this large family. , H-H CLUB A series of meetings have I been planned for 4-ffr clubs to formulate plans for 4-H Club Camps at Swannanoa ! and the State Short Course I at Raleigh. The club members will ; meet at the following . places at dates designated, l Burnsville 4-H Club at ( the Clubhouse Saturday, , June 22 at 10:00 o’clock. » Locust .Creek and Mica • ville 4-H Clubs at Carolina , Hemlock on June 24 at 12 \ noon. Picnic lunch. j Clearmont Jr. and Sr. ) Clubs at Clearmont school, F 6:00 p. m. Picnic supper, Bald Creek Jr. and Sr., ; Clubs at Bald Creek School . June 25th qt, 2 p. m. r Bee Log Club at Bee Log School June 27th at 6 p. m. p— ————— ! The Taaev Sword Your home county i newspaper carries all local news. NUMBER FORTY-SIX COUNTY QUOTA:f OR WAR ROM IS S4OO The Yancey county quota for Red Cross War Relief fund has been raised to $400.00, and an intensive drive is under way to reach this amount within the next few days. H. G: Bail ey has been named chair man of the War Relief fund, and Clarence Briggs is treasurer. Mrs. J. S. Le- Fevre is Red Cross chair men of the Yancey County chapter. In order to facilitate raising of the quota each township has been assign ed a township quota. These are: Burnsville, $200.00. Cane River, $50.00. Crabtree, $50.00. _ . Jacks Creek, $25.00. Egypt, $15.00. Prices Creek, $15.00. Ramseytowh, $7.50. Brush Creek, SIO.OO. Green Mountflk, SIO.OO. Pensacola*, slom South Toe, $7.50. The following persons have been chosen to serve hs chairman of the com mittee to function in each of the above townships in seeing that these quotas are raised: v Burnsville, Gus Peter son; Crabtree, Carl Silver; son; Egypt, Miss Hope Buck; Prices Creek, Miss Annis Maney; Ramsey town, Bruce Higgins; Brush Creek, Claude C. Hughes; Green Mountain, Frank Howell; Pensacola, Mrs. Dewey Jamerson ; South Toe, Ed Gibbs. Contributions Received Workers report a most gratifying response to the appeal for the War Relief funds. The largest contri butions to date have been received from the North western Bank, Northwest Carolina Utilities, Inc. and Penland Lumber Company. Each of these firms has given $25.00 each. Liberal contributions have been re ceived from the following individuals and firms: Dr. G. M. Whisnant, Baptist Men’s Bible Class, Board of Education, Chas. Gardner, Fred Proffitt, Robert Maney, Guss Peter son, Sheriff’s Department, Anglin and Randolph, Ellis Edwards, J. B. King, J. Frank Huskins, NuWray Hotels Mrs. G. W. Anglin, Rabe Peterson, J. A. Pet erson, Richmond Anglin, R. L. Young, Ward Jones, W. P. A. Office, Mrs. Lorene Byrd, Lucy Gibbs, Perry Sexton, Carl Riddle, E. N. Stamey, George Hall, Bra dy Fox, J. B. Wilson, L. V. Pollard, L B. Wes&ll, Co unty Agents office, Yancey Record, Dover R. Fouts. • Richard Petersoh has built a large thermometer which has been placed on the square, and tfie “rising temperature” will register the response which’ the citizens of this township make to this urgent call. v/hitcomb d h^* 4 W ' F '