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Food Production and Conservation are more Im portant now than ever be fore. Do Your Part. VOLUME TEN AA A Plajas Are Completed i A recent summary made of 1946 Farm Plans with the Yancey County AAh Committee, as request for assistance through the 1946 Agricultural Conservation' Program, reveals that 81 per cent of the county’s farm operators have map ped out their plans for the current year. j According to M. D. Bai-J ley, chairman, Yancey coun ty AAA committee, approx imately 2800 tons of lime stone and 38,000 pounds of phosphate are expected to be used to improve the quality of crops and to pro mote the growth of cover crops that will aid in re tarding erosion. Mr. Bailey said that the amount of- limestone now being used on Yancey coun ty farms is 15 times great er than was used in 1936 and phosphate 10 times greater. “Despite the fact” | Mr. Bailey added, “it is on-' ly a small part of the amo-; nt which should be used each year on our farmland.” Over 50,000 pounds of FSA DEMONSTRATION On May 20, Miss Irene Edwards, Associate FSA 1 Supervisor for Yancey cou- ! nty, met with a group at the home of Mrs. B. M. : Peterson at Huntdale, a FSA borrower family, and, gave a demonstration on tailoring and alteration of garments. The material for the de monstration wa s white sharkskin Miss Edwar ds demonstrated each step of tailoring a* seams, hems, plackets, button holes, etc. A discussion of different materials and of ways to test materials was also held. I The meeting was well at tended. ELECTRIC SHOP WILL REOPEN . Grady L. Hipps has re turned to the county afte> 3 years in service, and will 1 reopen the Burnsville Elec- | trie Shop which he operat- ■ ed prior to entering service. Mr. Hipps will do general i wiring and repairs on all : electric appliances. All con j; tracts for wiring and all re pairs will be at OPA ceiling I prices, Mr. Ilipps stated. NOTICE < Samuel L. Gaynor, Jr. assistant director of the Highway Safety division, 1 announced that all Driver * License examiners in this state are now ready to is- , sue 194 G-47 chauffers’ lic enses. The present chauffer’s 4 licenses will expire at mid night, June 30, 1946. All persons operating a motor vehicle as a common or public carrier of persons or property or employed for the principal purpose of operating a passenger motor vehicle, must apply for the 1946-47 chauffers’ license on or before June 30, 1946. THE YANCEY RECORD SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR. J winter cover crop seeds are expected to be used in the county this fall to renew | the soil and protect it dur ing the winter months. Ap proximately 660 acres are expected to be planted in; Austrian winter peas; 950 acres in crimson clover; and j'3o acres in ryegrass. ! 65 percent of the county allocation of funds wei used last year but this yea under the more flexib method of administerin the program—with assis ance based on the need fc conservation and the opei ator’s ability to prefori the practices—it is expec ed that 100 percent of th county’s allocation' of $43 983 will be used. The final date for filin 1946 Farm Plans is June : AH farmers in the count who have not yet filed thei farm plans with local com mitteemen are urged to d so immediately. No pract ces can be apjffPved so payment unless th/y hav been listed on the farm pla and filed by this date. LOST COLONY A schedule of 49 perfor ! mances has been prepare! for The Lost Colony, Pau 1 Greenls symphonic dram; : which will be revived so its sixth season on hiatorii Roanoke Island this year 1 officials of the Roanok< Island Historical Associa | tion announced. The play will open or Sunday, June 30, with Gov ernor Gregg Cherry at guest; of honor at the pre miere, and will run through the months of July and Au gust and wind up its season on the night of Sept. 2. In swinging free verse The Lost Colony telfs the story of Sir Walter Ral eigh’s abortive efforts to establish a permanent col ony in America with a set tlement at old Fort Raleigh The drama, which utilizes music, pantomime and the dance in telling its story, is produced on the site of the attempted settlement. The fort has been rebuilt, and behind its log palisade-are thatched log huts, a chapel, a museum and a Governor White cottage of authentic pre-colonGial design. Miss Elva Wheeler of Celo spent the past week with Mrs. E. M. Banks, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Banks spent the past week end in Spencer. MEMORIAL POPPY DAY SATURDAY, MAY 25 " r UteGA A Poppy On Remembrance,” T* • - .',, - : • ' )') SALE SPONSORED HERE- BY LOCAL AMERICAN LEGION POST AUXILIARY UNIT “DEDICATED TO THE PROG BESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” Discharged The following men haVe received their discharge Howard Nelson, Jessii jLee Wilson, B. M. Wilson, 1 Aubrey McPeters, WmJ Carl Green, Lloyd Johnson, Handy Bailey, J. B. Whee ler, Chester Souther, Grady Hipps, Stanley Ledford Fate Deyton, Geter Hen sley, Ward Ballew, Rabe Anglin, William E. Peter son, Saul Griffith. i', Jessie L. Wilson, S lc, S son of Mr s.Bertha Wilson !of Burnsville Rt. 2, rectiv )r ed his discharge at the ''' Charleston separation cen rtljter. Hg was in service 25 months, 15 of which were ie on overseas duty. ' "'.'Uar-r. William ITavid Silver, 17, g seaman second class, son of 1. Mr. and Mrs. William y Champ Silver of Burnsville ir was assigned to the USS i- Randolph on April 30. o Silver, who reported to i- the vessel from the Naval rj Training Center, Norfolk, e. Va., entered the Naval ser vice on Feb. 13, 1946, and ! received his recruit train ! ing at the Naval Training- Center, Norfolk, Va. Edd Robinson, 17, fire-' 1 man second class, son of [1 Mr. and Mrs. Theo Robin a son of Cane River, was as- 1 r signed to the USS Rand c olph on April 30. > Robinson, who reported' 2 to the vessel from the Na | j J val training center, Nor- ( | folk, Va., entered the Nav- 1 ' i al service on Feb. 13, 1946, * - and received his training 3 irecruiti, at the Naval 1 - Training Center, Norfolk, 1 1 i Va. ,j Jack Myron Roland, 17, t seaman second class, son of i Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Roland, i , of Burnsville, was assigned ito the USS Randolph on r 1 1 April 30. ■ c .j Roland, who reported to l the vessel from the Naval Training Center, Norfolk ! f Va., entered the Naval ser-lg vice on Feb. 13, 1946, and t received his recruit train | c ing at the Naval Training t : Center, Norfolk, Va. f ; b SELLS CAFE o Floyd King who has been operating the Mt. Mitchell L i Case for approximately a !vear, this week sold the f business to Mrs. J. A. 1 Q Banks who will continue to j operate it. p The Case is located in R I the building owned by Mrs. : Banks and located opposite k It he Yancey Theatre, p K BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946 NEW GARAGE OPENS -* I—i fii.n— m. i» The recently completed To we & Holcombe Garage on west Main Street is now open. Weldirg and all me chanical repairs will be done by exp|rt mechanics. COUNTY EXCEEDS CANCER I/kIVE QUOTA The counts quota in the Cancer control drive was S2OO. The total contributed and sent to state headquar ters was $268. Dover R. Fouts and Mrs. Lee Grif feth were cp-chairman. APPRECIATION Dover R. Pouts and Mrs Lee county co chairman for the cancer fund drive, fjgye expressed their appreciation to all those who helped to make the campaign a success in the county. ' —— ; No Primary Election Will Be Held This Year NO PRIMARY y —-■■■> ■■■ No primary election wil be held in Yancey county this year. County candidat es were named at party conventions, and other can didates are unopposed. Cooke hav< not been opened for the several weeks preceding ar election, since there will be no primary. The books will be opened before the fall election. Any person who is ejigi jle to register and who will lot be in the county at re gistration time, may apply ,o members of the county joard of elections at any ime, according to a state nent made by James Hutch ns, chairman of the board. In addition (to the chair nan, members of the board if elections are Luther Yyer9 and Bill Atkins. The following were ap >ointed on April 6 as re dstrars aftd judges of elec ion for the various pre incts of Yancey counity for he years 1946-1947, the irst named in each group eing the registrar and the ther two the judges: Burnsville township: Mrs, lilton Higgins, W. W. Ray, ■uther Banks. Cane River: Leslie Prof it, D. Y. Young, Horace libbs. Egypt: S. C. Edwards, lari C. Hensley, Will D. amsey. Ramseytown: R. E. Hoi >way, C. E. Randolph j imSAV* LAST RITES FOR JASON D. HUGHES Funeral services for Jas on D. Hughes, 72, a resi dent of for the past 20 yfcars, who died Wednesday morning at his home, 121 Pennsylvania avenue, following a long illness, were conducted in the chapel at Dunn and Groce funeral home Friday. Graveside rites were held in Holcombe cemetery, Bur nsville. The Rev. f. A. Groce officiated at both services. Mr. Hughes is survived by the widow, Mrs. Jeanette Edge Hughes; four sons, T. R. Hughes, Frank and T. S. Hughes of Erwin, Tenn., and C. B. Hughes of Asheville; two daughters, Miss Margaret Hughes- of Asheville and Mrs. Earl Hall of Micaville; and an, | adopted brother, B. G.! | Hughes of TMicaville. j Green Mtn.: R. C. Howell Cecil Deyton, Lonas Ren |ro. 11 Jacks Creek: W. " O y Briggs, Walter Letterman :- Sid Petterson. y ( Brush Creek: Nelson i- Woody, Rassie Thomas, C IW. Sparks. e Crabtree: Shelby Hall, e Ralph Silver, Charles Hyatt n South Toe: Oscar Robin e son, J. W. Hoover, Frank 11 Duncan. 11 Pensacola: Mrs. Grover | Ray, Joshua Byrd, Frank J Wilson. ] Prices Creek: T. H. Phoe - nix, Francis Arrow’ood j Moscoe Towe. i ; MEMORABLE DATE . FOR FARMERS A s years advanced, the . AAA program has been I broadened and refined. But .'these objectives still stand: J 1. A fair share of the na tional income for farm fam ilies "and a fair exchange value for farm products. J 2. Conservation and wise , use of agricultural resour ces, and (3) safeguarding consumer supplies of food and fiber. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian church, ,U. S. A., will meet at At- I lantic City, N. J. from May ,23 through 29. Rev. and Mrs. A. H. Mutschler will attend. B. E. Mclntosh and Mr. j and Mrs. John English went to Monticello, Ky.,rSunday j and Mrs. E. C. Mclntosh re turned home with them. Memorial Poppy Day Will Be Observed Saturday • Poppy Day will be obser ved in Yancey county and throughout the United States on Saturday, May 25, Mrs. Hobart Ray, president of the local American Leg ion Auxiliary, has announ ced. Memorial poppies to be worn in honor of the dead of both world wars will be distributed on the streets throughout the day by vol unteer workers from the Auxiliary and cooperating organizations. Co n t ribu tions received in exchange for the flowers will be used in relief and rehabilitation work for disabled veterans,! their families, and the faim ilies of the dead. The wild poppy ,of France and Belgium became the memorial flower of Ameri ca’s dead of both World Wars because, amid the de solation of the battlefield in the first World War the poppies were the one touch of nature’s beauty that sur vived. In the minds of the men fighting there, the poppies became associated j with their dead comrades, j SAVINGS BONDS Citizens of North Caro lina purchased a‘total of I $8,514,4.06 in Sa v i ngs l Bonds during the month of April, according to Allison 1 James, state director. Yancey county sales to taled $2,592 during April. BIBLE SCHOOL AND SERIES OF MEETINGS NOW IN SESSION A two weeks Bible school is now in session at the Methodist church, with : the Methodist and Presby- Jterian churches cooperat ing. Dr. 0. E. Croy and Mrs. Joe Young are directors. Others who are teaching include Dr. Charles Harris, Mrs. V. J. Goodman, Mary Lillian Boone, Clara D. Banner, Miss Aldine Pleas ant, Mrs. Wesley Roberts and Mrs. W. A. Higgins. Closing exercises for the school will be held on Fri day evening, May 31. ’ Series of Meetings A series of special meet-; : ings began Wednesday ev-| ening at the Methodist ; church and will continue for 10 days. The pastor, I Dr. Croy, is preaching and an invitation is extended to all people of the commun ity to attend. Food Production and Conservation are more Im portant now than ever be fore. Do Your Part. NUMBER FORTY-THREE Disabled veterans of both wars now make the poppy to be worn in memory of • the dead .of both wars. Poppy Day contributions 1 aid the disabled of both [wars, their families, and jthe families of the dead. Millions of Americans will wear the veteran-made poppies of the American Legion Auxiliary this year in tribute to those in Amer ican war cemeteries throu ghout the world. - The disabled veterans who make the poppies are the only persons receiving 'any pay in the Auxiliary’s poppy program. All of the Women distributing t h'fe poppies donate their ser vices for the day, and every penny of the money contri buted goes for the benefit of the disabled men and needy families of veterans. The local corps will be part of a nation-wide army of more than 100,000 un paid volunteers who will distribute the little red flowers of remembrance throughout the country on Poppy Day. LAST RITES FOR MRS. DIANNE BUCHANAN F Funeral services for Mrs. s Dianne Buchanan, 65, who Fi died at her home at New i dale Tuesday were held today (Thursday) after noon at 2 o’clock at the Boonford Baptist church. The Rev. H. G. Glass officia ted and burial was in You ng’s cemetery at Boonford. Mrs. Buchanan has been j a resident of Newdale and | Yancey county practically her entire life. She was active church and com munity affairs. Forty-fiv years ago she married Joh Robert Buchanan, who su vives. Also surviving are th following, children, Aust Buchanan, Kelse Buchanan Gilbert Buchanan, Willie Buchanan, and Mrs. Lu”" McMahan, all of Newda Mrs. Cordelia Googe >■ Millers, Md., Mrs. Pemp Hensley of Mount Hav« Md., Mrs. Ruth Ollis Kalmia, and Mrs. Mary Lee Conley of Burnsville; two brothers, Mallie Woody of Lenoir City, Tenn., and Ed Woody of Kona; two sisters Mrs. Ella Adkins, of Kona, and Mrs. Lura Ollis of Pyatit. Presbyterian News On next Sunday the Sun day School at Higgins will be at 10 a. m., worship at ’ll; at Upper Jacks Creek, Sunday School at 1 p. m., worship at 2; at Banks Creek the Sunday School will be at 10 a. m., worship at 7:30 p. m. The preacher for these three worship services is Rev. R. Irving Deihl, Jr., who is the minister at War ren Wilson College. It is hoped that Mr. Deihl, a re turned chaplain, will have a splendid hearing. The Sunday Schools at Low. Gap and Denlinger Memorial will be at 10.
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