North Carolina Newspapers

For local news details I'r t r f Read the Yfencey Rec- i | ord Every Week. >.i«mnaiM*iiiiiiii<iii‘ | «iitmH»nwaiatnanwiawMinsdt» ;-f ■ ’ VOLUME FIVE JANUARY QUOTAOF ELEVEN MEN NAMED - The second group of men will leave Yancey co i;nty on Friday, January 17 for the year’s, military tra j ling. There will be eleven i:t this group and these 1 ave already passed the physical examinations and received instructions con cerning their departure. All Volunteers The eleven men were selected from the large number who have volun teeifed for service. They are: Ransie Lowe Hall, Green Mtn.; Seth McCour ry, Day Book; Sylvester Carroway, Windom; Clar ence Laws, Burnsville rt. 1; Grady Gibbs, Burnsville rt. 1; 41 Otway Austin, Burns ville rt. 1; Byrd Metcalf, Burnsville j Roy Deyton, Sioux; Arvelyn Angel, Burnsville; Burl Boone, Burnsville; Charles Pitt man, Burnsville'rt. 1. Three extras have been named: Woodfow Brad ford, Bee Log; Laskie Mor _row, Higgins; Mack Caney Robinson, Boonford. These are also volunteers, and will be sent in case any of the 11 regulars are pre vented from on Jan uary 17. There are enough . volunteers so that the Feb ruary quota can probably be filled with Volunteers, Gebfgg Robinson, deck to the local board, says. To Fort Bragg The eleven men in the January quota will be sent to Fort Bragg, N. C. They will leave here at 7:00 a. m. Friday, January 17 by spec ial bus, and all those who do not live in Burnsville will be requested to come in the day before so that all preliminary details may be taken care of and there will be no delay Friday morning. BURNSVILLE / 13 Years Ago January 1, 1926 Ernest Briggs fi omjt’hapel Hill to''spend ttMnolidays with his par ents. B. B. Penland has bought the planing mill and wood working plant of M. A. Bai ley and will continue to op erate to mill at its old loca tion in East Burnsville. Miss Catherine Watson underwent a tonsil opera tion Monday. She is recov ering nicely. G. B. Woody underwent an operation for appendi citis last week. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Wheeler spent the holidays with Tennessee relatives. The school girls who came home for the holidays will leave this week to re turn to the various schools which they attend. SCHOOLS WILL RESUME WORK ON JANUARY 6 The schools-of the county are now observing a two weeks vacation and will re sume work on Monday January 6th, 1941. THE YANCEY RECORD “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESttOF YANCEY COUNTY” SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR. 'BASKET BALL Micaville vs. Tipton Hill, to be played at Bald Creek on Jan »t*ry 15. This is a state tournament contest of class C schools. The win ner of this game will play Webster of Jackson county at Sand Hill for the cham pionship of the fourth dis trict of Western North Carolina. The Tournament is sponsored by the Univer sity of North Carolina. WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN CHRISTMAS LIGHT ING CONTEST Winners have been anno unced in the Christmas Lighting - contest sponsored by the Woman’s Club. The Leslie Hensleys were awa rded first place in the pri vate home lighting. Christ mas trees in varying heights were lighted on their lawn. The Grady Bai leys were awarded second place for their doorway ar rangement of greens and lights. In the business firms’ contest Robertson Drug Store was given first place for the window arrange ment which most attracti vely combined the Christ mas message and a display of special Christmas pack ages. Young and Westall’s Store was given second place for their window ar rangement of trees and de corations. ‘Knute Rockne—All Ameri can’ Coining to Yancey Monday and Tuesday A, One of the most unusual screen stories in recent times will make its local de but at the Yancey theatre Monday and Tuesday when Warner Bros.’ new film, “Knute Rockne —All Ame rican,” opens.# 1 It is a film life story of one of America’s greatest and wisest- Rockne. The picture trace# Rockne’s life from his early childhood in Norway to his tragic death in 1931. His life was full of excitement, despair, love and triumph. The film, wjth Pat O’Brien cast as the Notre Dame football wizard, faithfully portrays those elements and keeps alive the true ‘spirit of Rockne.’ His vig or, his astute philosophy, the great teams he built, the developing of the fam ous ‘Four Horsemeh’ are. all told with a sfefilful blending of power and sub tlety in “Knute Rockne— All American.” O’Brien is said to have given such a realistic portrayal of the real “Rock” that Knute’s closest friends were amaz ed at the startling likeness in even the smallest ges ture. “Knute Rockne—All Am erican” is more than just a great life story, it is a guide to something we should never forget—the true spirit of America.' Mrs. Blanehe McKinney, Miss Margarett McKinney. Howard McKinney, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Baker and family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Guy McKinney for Christmas. A*— BURNSVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1941 N Y. A. IS AID TO YOUTHS IN COUNTY --.i - With related educational training as the primary ob jective, the National Youth Administration project in Burnsville is employing and teaching, at .the same time, forty girls. The pro ject is situated on the second floor of the Old Peo> pies’ Bank building, now called the Law Building, and is, known as the NYA Home Practice Center. Members of the NYA “family” come from all sec tions' of Yancey County. In this combination work and study project, the girls are,. being taught sewing, cooking, and hygiene, as a preliminary to training for accepting the responsibili ties of making homes. One hears in the NYA Center the steady purr of sewing machines, the clat ter of dishes, the hum of voices mingling as the day, which starts at 8 in the morning, passes. Each day, one hour is spent in specific phases of "elated training. At the end of the work-period, tests are given and each youth is required to maxe a passing grade of not lower than 80 percent. Each member of the class, after the reiated training period, takes up the duty assigned in a sch edule posted for the week’s work, under the guidance of Mrs. Olive Belgarde, County and Project Super visor■ -.a The present home center was opened in April, >1940. It has a spacious work room, bathroom, clothes closet, dining room, and kitchen. In the workroom, there are six Singer sewing machines, quilting frames, and two work tables. A major project since Sep tember has been the making of 100 comforters. And the girls sew continu ously for the eounty under the sponsorship of the Co unty Board of Commission ers Over 400 garments have been completed since October Ist. In the dining room, two long tables, made by NYA youth, are set for the noon day meal. Tablecloths with colored handwork, made by the girls, are used. A well balanced meal is served, cooked by the cooks of the week. A hostess has charge of the house for each week. She supervises the clean-up after meals, and the clean up in the afternoons. The kitchen is equipped with an electric refrigera tor, two sinks, two cabi nets, table and an electric stove. The floor is scrubbed each day after the dishes are washed. Open house is being cele brated at the NYA Center next week, Monday through Thursday, Janu ary 6-9th from 2:30 p. m. until 4:00 p. m. Visitors are invited to visit the project on these days and see the center and just what work is being done. Mrs. A. E. Brown left Wednesday for Erwin where she will reside. FUNERAL services FOR MRS. THELMA GIBBS HOLDEf Mrs. Thelma Holden, 25, died in an Asheville hospi tal on Decembers 2(i follow ing a brief illn§SL Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Baptist church of Ham rick with Revs Euranus Hall of Celo and)B. T. Tom berlin of Burniille. Burial was in the Autrey ceme tery near the ctoprch. Active pall fearers for Che services Njiwere Joe Gibbs, Emory f Chrisawn, Junior Patton, j Walton Shuford and Alin Westall, all cousins!of t}js deceased. Flower "girls Were Mrs. Arthur Wilson, Misses Edi th Westall, Mjiy Patton, Muriel Westall, Winnie Murphy, Virginia Blaylock, Margaret Morphy, also cousins. A Surviving anfc her hus band; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bascombe Gibbs, ; two brotheis, Harold and C. D. and two sistets, Pauline and Joyce, all of Hamrick. MICAVILLE TO MEET BLOWING ROCK The Micaville High School basket ball team will play the Blowing Rock High School team at Mica ville on Saturday night, January 4th. The teams to be evenly InStched and one of the best games of the early season is expect ed. Billy Keys, a member of the Micaville team of last year, will play for Blowing Rock in this game. Bob Andrews, who is well known here, is the coach of the Blowing Rock team. TOLEDO NEWS Miss Minnie Ross Ram sey has returned from Le ceister where she visited Mr. and Mrs. Biss Bailey and family. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Bailey and family of Mars Hill have been visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. John son and family were visit ing in Toecane Sunday. M. D. Bailey and J. E. Johnson went to Johnson City Monday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Yates Bail ey returned to Dunn after spending the holidays with relatives here. _ Mrs. Dolph Bailey is very much improved from a heart attack she suffered two weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Johnson visited in this com munity Sunday afternoon. Miss Katie Wallace is spending the holidays at home. Miss Marie Peake of Hendersonville is spending the holidays with friends and relatives here. Ford Bailey is home fronO.he.CCC Camp at Hot Springs. Miss Juanita West of Weaverville, -Mrs. Glen Proffitt and Ralph Proffitt of Bald Creek were visiting Mrs. D. C. Bailey last week. Z. V. Hall of Sprucd Pine was in Burnsville Wednesday. YANCEY COUNTY CONTRIBUTES TO BIITrsfiTHILDAIF" New York, Dec. 30.—Cit izens of Burnsville, Yancey 1 county, have contributed $141.02 to help take care of child war refugees in Great 1 Britain, and that “more is soon to follow” is the hope expressed by Mrs. W. B. Robertson, - secretary and treasurer of the Save the Children Federation at Burnsville. Mrs. Robertson in for warding the check for the i gift to the Save the Child ren Federation here, re quested of Col. Johri Q. Til son, treasurer of the Fed eration, that the money “be 1 sent by cable at once to Capt. Gracey, London.” 1 This assurance was imme diately given by Tilson, whose headquarters are with the Federation in the 1 ’Metropolitan Tower, 1 Madison Avenue. Capt. Gracey is general secretary of the British Save the Children Fund, sister or ganization of the Federa tion. Col. Tilson, a native of Tennessee whose birth place is not far from the North Carolina State line, ■ said he is grateful for the i help given by his fellow- Southerners to the Federa | tion in its endeavor to se : [ cure god-parents' in THe United States for 10,000 child war refugees of Bri tish and other nationalities who novv are sheltered in England. A number -of North Car olina and Tennessee people are among contributors to the fund to help meet needs of these children, Col. Til son said. Over 4,000 have already been provided with godparents as a result of the Federation’s efforts. Under the arrangement, supplemental care is as sured at the rate of $2.50 a month, or S3O per year, for each child. CLASS OFFICERS ELECTED AT CLEARMONT Each of the high school classes has elected its offi cers for the year 1940-41. They are as follows: Freshman class—Presi dent, James Tilley; Vice- President, Scott Turbyfill; Secretary, Dick .Brandon; Treasurer, Harold Will iams. Sophomore class—Presi dent, Marisue Hunter; Vice President, Helen Deyton; Secretary, Elizabeth Hig gins; Program Committee, Bonnie Hughes, Enis Grin dstaff, and Doris Hensley. Junior class—President, Mary Peterson; Vice-Pres ident, Leroy Hunter; Sec retary-Treasurer, Frances Melton; Program Commit tee, Faye Garland, E. F. Hunter, Jr., and Kathleen Johnson. Senior class—President, Maude Mitchell; Vice-Pres ident, G. B. Gardner; Sec retary-Treasurer, Ruth .Williams; Program Com mittee, Pauline Renfro, Junior Letterman, and Bel va Hughes. f “ - NUMBER TWENTY-TWO LAST RITES FOR MRS. JACK H. FOX ’ Mrs. Jack Fox, 32, died at her home at Cane River on Monday, December 23 following a short illness. ! Funeral services were con -1 ducted at the home with f the Rev. R. D. Ponder of t Madison county officiating. 3 Burial w r as in the family ; cemetery. Surviving in addition to 1 the husband, are five child ; ren, Elizabeth, Katherine, t Ila Evelyn, Charles Robert and Harmon. Three broth - ers also survive, Richard j Ray and Gus Ray of Cane - River and Clifford Ray of - Celo. DAY BOOK NOTES j i - } Those away from home ’in school, and those who . visited home folks during their Christmas vacation | were: Mr. and Mrs. Bruce > Hunter of Dixon visited [ Mr. Hunter’s mother, Mrs. L. G. Young; Cedric Hunt r er of Boone and Jennie i Hunter of Asheville visited . their parents, Mr. and Mrs. .J. C. Hunter; Doris and Kennith Hunter of Boone [ visited Mr. and Mrs. H. P. . Hunter; Mr. and Mrs. Cly j de Young of Micaville visit ed Mr. and Mrs. D. F. You > ng; Mr. and Mrs. Frank . Pickens of Knoxville, Tenn. . visited Mr. and Mrs. Will . ard Ray; Mr. and Mrs. R. r 'W;- Mincer and family of ) Asheville, Mr. and Mrs. . Ralph Peterson and family 5 of Burnsville, Mr. and Mrs. i D. R Bailey and family of Micaville and Mr. and Mrs. . H. T. Hill of Hendersonville > vitited Mr. and Mrs. R. F. , Peterson. j News has been received . here that Mrs. W. A. You , ng of Marion underwent an , operation for appendicitis • recently. E. M. Peterson ’spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. H. T. Hill at Hender sonville. The Sunday school class es at the Mary Denlinger Memorial church presented a Christmas Pageant at the church last Tuesday even ing. The young people and children enjoyed the Chr istmas tree and presents they received. Fred and H. T. Peterson who are enlisted in the U. S. Army returned 1 Tuesday to Savanah, Ga. after a few days vacation with relativ es. here. Mr. and Mrs. -- Robert Hunter visited Mrs. Hunt er’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bowman at Johnson City last week. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter have moved into the cottage near the church. POULTRY FEED FORMULAS LISTED IN NEW CIRCULAR A new publication which lists approved feed formu las for poultry has been prepared by the State Col lege Extension Service, and F. H. Jeter, agricultural editor at State College, announces that it is now , ready for free distribu ■ tion to interested citizens of North Carolina. ! The Yancey Beeonl I —Your home eounty * newspaper carries all I local news. Keiiei>en«iiefteH«.>aitaneiianeiiai>«ii#i^eaetifnette«iSfieiieiieoe WOODY REIMS AS UTUJLIESMANAGER G. B. Woody, manager of • the Burnsville and Marsh ■ all divisions of Northwest ■ Carolina Utilities, announ ‘ ced today his retirement from active service on February I, 1941. He fur ther stated that he would remain as an advisor to the company on certain mat ters. George T. Robbins, divi ■ sion manager x at Blowing Rock, will assume active management of the Burns ville division coincident with the retirement of Mr. Woody. Mr. Woody became the manager of the Burnsville Light, Heat and Power •Company, predecessors of Northwest Carolina Utili ties, Incorporated, in Sept ember 1919. When the Bur nsville Ligh| Heat and Power Company was pur chased by Northwest Caro lina Utilities, Incorporated in October 1927, Mr. Woody assumed the position he now holds. Mr. Woody is a native of . Yancey County and ex pects to continue his acti vity in civic affairs. The past twenty years of his career has been devoted to the interest and develop ment of public utilities. - Mr. and Mrs. Will Evans from Pounding Mills, Va., Charlie Banks from Kan sas City, and Mrs. Woodby were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Banks through the holidays. Charlie Ray has returned from Marion hospital very much improved. Mrs. Laura Riddle and children spent part of the week with home folks here. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rid die, Shelby Riddle and Ottie Turner spent Chirst mas at Banks Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Dell inger and children of Bre vard and Mr. and Mrs. Ebb Dellinger and son of Ashe ville were guests of Mr. Tom Dellinger last week. The Christmas tree and program was enjoyed very much by a large crowd Tuesday. Thd little babji of James Turner was buried Decem ber 20. Funeral conducted by W. J. Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dell inger gave a birthday din ner for their little daught er Atlas and W. J. Baker December 29. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Ray had as their Christmas guests Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ledford and children, Miss Maglee Ray of Asheville College, Thad Ray and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Baker. Mrs. Thad Ray and child ren spent Christmas with her mother, Mrs. Deyton of Jacks Creek. Arthur Peterson who is enlisted in the U. S. Navy is home on a vacation. Willard Ray who has been employed in Maryland for the past few months is at home now.