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VOLUME FOUR
ESTIMATE THAT TWO
THOUSAND VISITED
MT. MITCHELL SUN
DAY
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" “The largest crowd that
ever visited Mt. Mitchell
on one day”—was how "E.
A. Wilson described the
number who visited the
famous peak last Sunday.
It was estimated that at
least 2,000 made the trip.
AMERICAN LEGION &
AUXILIARY MEETS .
The Earl Horton Post of
the American Legion, and
the Auxiliary, met on Tue
sday evening at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Brook
Wilson at Pensacola. Thir
ty five attended the meet
ing.
Reports 4 were heard
from committees, and sev
eral business matters voted
on. Supper was served on
the spacious lawn of the
Wilson home.
The nexjt meeting will be
" held with Mr. and Mrs. W.
W. Hennessee.
PENSACOLA NOTES
Mrs. B. B. Ray visited
relatives at Concord Sun
day, ; .. '"7:
Revival services which
were conducted by Revs.
A. B. Lowery and Ralph
Mumpower at the Freewill
Baptist church closed last
week after continuing ten
days.
Mr. and Mrs. Quin cl*
Wood and family visited
relatives here through the
week end.
Benjamin Wilson has
gone to Atlanta to attend
summer school.
1 Born to Rev. and Mrs.
Ben Lee Ray the 23rd, a
daughter.
Bill Penland was taken
to an Asheville hospital on
Saturday of last week
where he underwent an ap
pendix operation.
Miss J osa p h i ne Mum
power of Swannanoa is
visiting her grandmother,
Mrs. J. W., Mumpower.
Mrs. T. J. Wilson, Mrs.
Vivian Jamerson and dau
ghter Orlena visited Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Anglin and
family of Burnsville Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. Ralph Mumpower
of Swannanoa visited rela
tives here last week end.
Vernon Ray has gone to
Washington, D. C.
MICKIE SAYS—
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\F YA KIM SELL AMY
MORE GOODS BY WOT
TEULIW FOLKS ‘BOUT,
THEM, THEM IT POUT
PAY TO ADVERTISE/
THE YANCEY RECORD
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SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR.
TAX RATES SET FOR
COUNTY, TOWN
i
County rate $1.50, Town
rate $1.90
The 1940 tax rate for the
county remains the same,
( sl.sp on the SIOO valuation,
( it has been announced by
, the board of county comm
, issioners.
The town, tax rate has
been reduced ten cents on
the SIOO valuation, accord
ing to a statement made by
the commissioners.
; This reduction was made
1 possible through the coll
• ection of additional mis
■ eellaneous taxes during the
: past year.
The following budget for
- the town has been adopted
by the commissioners, and
l approved by the local gov
- eminent commission:
L General Government sl,-
i 600.00.
; Streets and sewers sl,-
945.00. .
> Fire department SBIO.OO.
Debt service $13,588.50.
Water department sl,-
634.00.
• Accounts payable $400.00.
Total $21,032.50.
1 There are unpaid taxes
. due the Town as follows:
1939, $4,082.86;
i 1938, 71,945.00;
1937, 1,317.44;
j 1936, 669.66;
I and all years prior to 1936,
t $3,217.24, making ..a total
, of deliquent taxes dup the
Town in the sum of sll,-
i 232.20.
I The Town Board has
; been able to reduce the
levy for the year 1940 from
5 $2.00 to $1.90 because of
j the fact that several tax
payers paid up all their old
taxes due the Town. It is
{ hoped that every taxpayer
will make an extra effort
j to pay his old tax this year,
j for by so doing he helps to
c keep the Town levy down.
The Town Board expres
ses its thanks to the citi
. zens for their cooperation
3 during the past year and
assures the public of sts
effort and desire at all
times to keep the tax levy
! as low as possible and at
the same time to render as
j much service to the public
as revenues possibly per
mit. LET’S WORK TO
,• GETHER. - (J. Frank
. Huskins, Mayor; J. B. King
and L. P. Horton, Commis
j sioners). r '
- MANY SUBSCRIBE
TO R.E.A. IN YANCEY
Unusually good response
has been reported since
work was begun to intro
duce the REA plan to the
people of the rural sections
of the county. Frank W.
Howell, coordinator for
the county, has announced
that 128 farm citizens have
signed up, and that not all
of the townships expected
to join in the program
have even been contacted.
Following is a list of the
subscribers to date" :
Daisy Wi 11 i-a ms, Gus
Bailey, Mrs. Mary. Buch
anan, J. S. Moody, Zion
Baptist church, Menry Sta
nley, W. O. Briggs, E. F.
Hunter, I. B. Bailey, J. B.
Briggs, Mrs. Margaret
Honeycutt, Miss Osraa
(Continued on page four)
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1940
COUNTY SCHOOLS TO 1
OPEN SEPTEMBER 2nd i
New High School Building
At Burnsville Nearly
Ready !
All schools in the county 1
will open for the 1940-41 i
term on Monday, Septem- 1
her 2, according to official 1
announcement made this
week.
Five New Teachers
Five new teachers were
alloted to the county
schools, with a total of 128
teachers. Burnsville High
school will gain one high
school and one elementary
teacher, Clearmont will
have an additional high
school teacher, and Bald
Creek high school will have
two additional elementary
teachers.
BYPU Association Conven
vention Here Tomorrow
The county wide BYPU
convention will be held at
the Burnsville Baptist
church tomorrow, Friday
26th. Delegates are expect
ed from many churches in
the county.
The afternoon session
will begin at 4:00 o’clock,
and supper will be served
at 6:00 o’clock. The even
ing services will begin at
8:00 o’clock.
The subject for the con
vention will be “Training
ifLSoul
will take part are Misses
Carrie Tipton, Islean Ray,
Buena Ellen Baileys Gladys
Edwards, and Brantley
Briggs, Hugh Tomberlin,
Ralph Young, Frank Fox,
and Rev. A. Z. Jamerson.
Rev. FURMAN O. KELLY
TO PREACH SUNDAY
Rev. Furman O. Kelly
whip is in summer school at
Mars Hill College will
preach at the morning ser
vices at 11:00 o’clock next
Sunday at the Burnsville
Baptist church.
DAY BOOK NOTES
Mr. and Mrs. Fenton
Piercy and family of
Springfield, Pa. have been
visiting Mr. Piercy’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Piercy here the past week.
Born to Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Tippett of Greens
boro, on July 7th a daugh
ter, Mrs. Tippett was Miss
Bess Piercy before her
marriage.
Mrs. R. W. Mincer and
two small children of Rich
mond, Va. are visiting rela
tives here.' Mr. Mincer, who
is still in Richmond, plans
to jd!n Mrs. Mincer and
family soon and make
their home in Asheville.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lau
ghrun and son, Jimmie,
and Mrs. Margaret Honey
cutt were calling on fri
ends here Sunday.
Maye Hunter has been
visiting her sister, Mrs.
Ray Bennett, at Stocksville
the past two weeks.
Miss Cartha Duncan of
Burnsville RFD was visit
ing friends here the past
week.
| Bert Moore of Dallas,
, Texas *is visiting Charles
and Landon Proffitt.
DRUG DEPARTMENT
OPENED W POLLARD
DRUG STORE
Improvements to the
Soda Shop kfeve been com
pleted, including a comple
te refinishing and rearran
gement of Che interior, in
creased spa4f, and the ad
dition of a drug depart
ment in charge of a regist
ered pharmacist. The name
has been changed to Poll
ard Drug S||re.
Prescription Department
The openirtg c 2 the pre
scription department* adds
another service which this
well established and popu
lar firm offers its. patrons.
The department is well eq
uipped to take care of all
prescription |eeds, and the
refrigeration! equipment
makes it to keep
biological supplies on hand
at all times.
Mrs. Joe W. Greyer of
Bryson City is in charge of
this department. Mrs.
Greyer received her B. S.
in Pharmacy at the Uni
versity of North Carolina,
and has had five years ex
perience. For. the past
three years she has been
with the Burke Drug Store
in Morganton. Mrs. Greyer
has , a fortunate back
ground for her work. Her
grandfather is a doctor
and druggists and her fath
er is also as druggist and
owner of the Bennett Drug
<st Wuh n ' *
provements and facilities,
Pollards Drug Store will
now be able to offer a more
complete service to its pat
rons.
BALD CREEK NEWS
Mrs. Furman Carr has
had a" recent visit with her
sister, Mrs. Clarence Loyd
in Detroit.
Miss Eleanor Watkins of
Chappels, S. C. and Mr.
Joe McDowald of Clinton,
S. C. and Miss Madge Car
ter visited in Boone last
week, w
Ralph Proffitt has gone
to New York World’s Fair.
Miss “Bill” Proffitt of
Asheville spent Sunday at
home.
Miss Mary Lee Hensley
returned Saturday from
Lexington, N. C. where she
visited . her sister, Mrs.
Chas. Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Mcln
tosh, Mr. and Mrs. Mack
Mclntosh, Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Ferguson visited
Mt. Mitchell Sunday.
Ed Pate was bitten by a
mad-dog Sunday in Egypt.
Miss Era Hughes spent
last week in Asheville.
The Home Demonstra
tion Club ihet at the home
of Mrs. Ralph Neill Friday.
The next meeting will be
a picnic at Carolina Hem
lock, Aqgust 17.
The revival meeting
came to a close Sunday
night after a two weeks
session. There was much
interest shown. Five joined
the Church and several re
newed.
GOLDFISH
It has been found that
goldfish will control mos
quito “wrigglers” in ponds
and pools a little better if
the fish are allowed to go
hungry.
FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD FOR WETSELL
HONEYCUTT
Wetsel) Honeycutt of
Sioux was fatally injured
in Harlan county, Kentuc
ky on Monday, July 22nd.
He was engaged in cutting
timber, and a tree fell on
him, causing his death
within a few hours.
Funeral services were
held at Sioux Wednesday
afternoon. Surviving are
*his Wife; four children;
four brothers, Lonnie, Les
ter, Ruddie and Clifford;
tuo sisters, Mrs. Dempsey
Wilson and Mrs. Wash
Wilson. His mother, Mrs.
W. K. Honeycutt, also sur
vives.
STREET MARKERS
BEING MADR-
Street markers are now
being made ir( the NYA
wood work shop, and
should be completed within
a few days. , The markers
will be wood with the
names painted on, and will
be a great aid in designat
ing all streets.
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PINE NEEDLE MULCH
HELPS REFORESTA
TION
Mulching with pine
needles, or pine straw, to
preserve moisture and hold
the soil is familiar in many
parts of North Carolina,
but this practice wiir&rve
another purpose, says W.
D. Lee, Extension soil con
i Uervationist of N. C. State
College. 1
A pine needle mulch will
stimulate reforestation of
eroded and denuded area,
he stated. has been
; proven' conclusively in
tests, and scores of farm-
I ers have reported a growth
of pine trees in areas
’ where they have covered
. ditch banks or idle fields
, with pine straw.
Lee said that the South
; ern Piedmont Soil Conser
vation Experiment Station
! at Athens, Ga., conducted
, tests to demonstrate this
’ method of reforesting old
; fields or clay gall areas.
“Seeking an economical
way of seeding eroded
i areas, the Station mulched
i four clay-galled plots with
. 800 pounds of pine needle
litter from adjacent woods.
• In five months, a healthy
: mixed vegetation develop
. ed, including more than
I 1,600 shortleaf seedlings—
an average of two seed
, lings from each pound of
. mulch.
; “The study will observe
for several years the sur
vival and height growth of
i seedlings resulting from
this simple and inexpen
sive scattering of pine
needle litter over the bare
area to a depth of about
: one inch.
“If only one-fourth of
i the existing seedlings live
for five years, the area will
I be well planted,” Lee de
clared.
In conclusion, he sug
gested that North Carolina
farmers try this method of
< controlling erosion, one of
•the major agricultural
| problems of the State.
i Mr. and Mrs. Edd Fox
are visiting relatives hew.
PROGRESS IS REPORT- !
ED BY PRODUCTION 1
CREDIT
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Nine Georgia production
credit associations and one
North Carolina association
'were- represented at a 1
group conference of pro
duction credit- association 1
directors held at Columbia,
S. C., according to John A. *
Hudgens, president of the
Asheville Production Cred
it Association.
Reports at the conferen- '
ce indicated that the asso
ciations are continuing to 1
make progress, Mr. Hudg
ens said, and that the 1
farmers have now come to 1
look upon them as perman- .
ont, dependable sources of .
credit.
Associations represented '
at the conference were 1
Cartersville, Gainesville, ;
Hartwell, Rome, Sandersr 1
ville, Swainsboro, Thom
son, Washington and Win- !
d£*f in Georgia, and Ashe- ;
ville in North Carolina.
Efficient operating me
thods were discussed at
the conference, Mr. Hudg- !
ens said, and the discus
sions were led by George
L. Griffeth, vice-president
and treasurer of the Pro
duction Credit Corporation ,
of Columbia. Other topics
of interest to the associa
tions were discussed.
In addition to the direc
tors, the secretaries of the
associations also attended:'
Attending from the Ashe
ville association in addition
to Mr. Hudgens were H. L.
Nettles, Director, and W.
H. Overall, Secretary-Tre
ashrer.
The Asheville Produc
tion Credit Association
serves the sixteen western
counties of' North Caro
lina, and this year to date
has made 339 loans for a
total of $78,026.00.
TYPHOID CLINICS
The District Health De
partment will hold typhoid
clinics at the following ,
places and dates as listed
below:
Cane River —At Roscoe
Bailey’s store, July 18, 25,
August 1, at 10 o’clock.
Elk Shoal At Elk Sho
al Baptist church, July 18,
25, August 1, at 11:30 a. m.
Ramseytown Adkins ,
store, July 18, 25, Aug. 1, ]
at 2:00 p. m.
All persons living in ,
Burnsville may come to |
the Health Department of- ]
fice any Saturday morning ,
for their typhoid vaccine,
as Saturday morning is re
served for the Burnsville
people.—Dr. J. J. Croley,
Dist. Health officer. ,
Miss Mae Godwin of At
lanta and Miss Jessie Bail
ey of Toledo were the din
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
T. J. Wilson Sunday the 14.
NOTICE
The Board of County
Commissioners will meet
on Thursday, August 1 in
stead of Monday, August 6
as the August term of
court convenes on August
sth. Charles L. Brown,
Chairman, Board of Coun
. ty Commissioners,
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local news.
NUMBER FIFTY-ONE
SUPERIOR COURT WILL
CONVENE MONDAY
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A two weeks term of
Superior court will con
vene in Burnsville Monday
with Judge W. H. Bobbit
of Charlotte presiding.
Both civic and criminal
cases will be heard.
GREEN MOUNTAIN
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Davis
of Norris, Tennessee visit
ed Mrs. Davis mother, Mrs.
D. D. Huffman here Sun
day.
Dubb Johnson and fami
ly were visiting T. T. John
son Monday.
Mr. » and Mrs. Oscar L.
Young and Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Lawson spent last
week at Carolina Beach.
Said they had a grand time
and all came back with a
nice sun tan.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Byrd
of Cliffside, N. C. visited
Mrs. Byrd’s parents here
this week.
Mrs. M. EL Ledbetter and
daughter, Betty, of Mont
erey, Tenn. are visiting
Mrs. Ledbetters niece, Mrs.
Oscar L. Young.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Lawson returned to their
home in Chatianooga,
Tcnn. after a two weeks
visit here with Richards
sister and Mrs. Lawsons
parents.
Louis McKinney of
.Spruce Bine spent- the ~
week end here with his
aunt, Mrs. Huffman.
Edith Huffman of
Spruce Pine spent the
week end here with her
mother, Mrs. D. D. Huff
man.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Whit
son have gone to Carolina
Beach to spend a week.
Mrs. Burton of Johnson
City is visiting her daugh
ter, Mrs. Frank Howell.
Green beans are coming
to the cannery here at the
rate of about 500 bushels
daily. The cannery is ruh
ning day and night for the
two weeks. Due to the de
cline in price of tl.v market
for green beans, this gives
the farmers in Yancey and
Mitchell good market for
their surplus beans.
The cannery is only tak
ing beans from farmers
who signed contracts with
them and the price averag
es close to sixty cents' per
bushell we understand.
Our progressive merch
ant, Mr. J. W. Howell, is
erecting a new building
between his store and ap
artment building here. We
understand it will be used
for a theatre building and
community center build
ing. Thanks to Mr. Howell
for interest he is taking in
this end of the county.
Frank W Howell is very
busy at present getting
signers for the proposed
rural electric line for Yan-'
cey County. All Communi
ties not now supplied with
electric power should, get
in touch with Mr. Howell
WILT *
. Granville yrilt has ma^e
farm aa6nt of the Si it to
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