Food Production and
Conservation are more Im
portant now than ever be
fore. Do Your Part.
VOLUME TEN SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR. BURNSVILLE, N. C., TMRSDAY, JULY 25, 1946 . NUMBER FIFTY-TWO
REA Meeting to Stress Area
~~ ,Coverage
The annual meeting of the
local REA Cooperative, to be
held August 3rd, at Marshall
High School in Marshall, N.
C., will consider ways to ac
complish complete area cov
erage of the territory served
by the Cooperative, in the
shortest possible time, it
was announced by M. J. Ball,
Co-op President, today.
Mr. Ball pointed out that,
“The Cooperative had al
ready started a new $500,-
000.00 line construction pro
gram which will eventually
bring electric service t o
3,000 farms and non-farm
rural establishments such as
schools, churches, and small
industries.” He added that,
‘‘The Co-op hopes to finish
a large part of this program
in 1946, providing materials
can be secured.”
Mr. Ball said that contrac
tors would not bring their
construction crews into this'
section until he could certify;
that materials were on hand;
so that there would be no in-j
terruption. Most of the skill
ed workers employed by con-)
tractors are on full time bas-J
is and this is the principle .
reason that contractors will
not move their crews in un-i
til they know they have 1
enough material to complete
the' work. j
The Cooperative is now
serving approximately 3,700
members, in Buncombe,'
Madison, Yancey and Mitch
ell counties in* North Caro
lina, and Unicoi county in ,
Tennessee. When the $500,-
000.00 construction program i
has been completed this will
make a total of approximat
ely 6,700 members. . j,
“Area coverage”, Mr. Ball,
HOME AGENT’S NOTES
Prices Creek—The home
demonstration club will
meet with Mrs. Lewis Rob-j
inson Friday, July 26 at
2:00. Mrs. Harmon Edwar
ds will give a demonstra- 1
tion on making cheese.
Bee Log—A demonstra-j
tion on “Care of the Sewing.
Machine” will be given at
the home of Mrs. $. C. Ed
wards Thursday, August 1!
at 2:00.
Toledo A community
picnic will be held at the
Zion church Friday, Aug
ust 2 at 7:30.
LEGION MEETING
Members of the Ameri
can Legion Post and the
Auxiliary held the regular
meeting at the homej of Mr.,
and Mrs. H. G. Bailey on
Tuesday evening.
Separate business ses
sions were held, with a dis
cussion of plans for the (
coming year. A number of
veterans of World War II
attended the meetihg.
In August the group will
meet with Mr. and Mrs.
Brook Wilson in Pensacola.
More than one million
text books are being trans
ferred to the Veterans Ad
ministration by the Library
of Congress to alleviate
shortages for veterans in
colleges and universities.
THE YANCEY RECORD
said, “will continue to be the
principle objective of the
Cooperative’s rural electri
fication program. Under
this plan the Co-op will en
deavor to make electric ser
vice available to every un
served farm and rural con- 1
sumer in this area. Recent'
laws enacted by congress
will make it possible to serve!
practically every home i n
this area.”
Mr. Ball stated that prior
to Pearl Harbor allotments
were made to serve the 3,000
prospective members that
the co-op is now attempting
to construct ‘lines t 6 serve
but since this allotment was
made additional applications
so i- approximately 5,300
members have been received'
and an allotment of $1,000,-j
000.00 this year is sought'
from the appropriations set!
up in the present session of
congress. Such a program'
makes it possible to build a!
. well balanced rural electric
J system which can operate;
j economically an d provide!
;service to all consumers at,
the lowest possible cost;
Mr. Ball also stated that!
this money is borrowed from,
the Federal Government by!
the Cooperative and it is!
specifically set out in the
laws under which the Coop
erative was organized and
chartered, and also in Artic
le I, section 4, of the by-laws
of the Cooperative that,!
“The private property ofi
the members of the Coop-!
erative shall be exempt from 1
execution for the debts of
the Cooperative and no mem-!
ber shall be individually lia-;
ble or responsible for any,
debts or liabilities of the
Cooperative.”
NATIONAL FOUNDA
TION URGES POLIO
PRECAUTIONS
I
I The National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis, Inc.
has prepared a list of pre-;
| cautionary measures, based
upon scientific study, whi-!
|ch it desires passed on to
I the public in the interest of
l cutting down the dreaded
disease. This advice is giv-
I en:
| Avoid over-tiring and ex- t
tivme fatigue from stren
uous exercise.
Avoid sudden chilling
such as would come from a!
plunge into extremely cold
water on a very hot day.
Keep flies away from
food.
If possible, avoid tonsil
>a nd adenoid operations dur
ing polio epidemics.
Pay careful attention to
personal cleanliness, such
as thorough hand washing
before eating.
Don’t swim in polluted
water.
) Be alert during the dan
gerous summer months for
such symptoms as sore
throat, unexplained fever,
stomach upset, vomiting,
diarrhea, constipation, l sor
eness in arms and legs, stiff
ness in back and neck—and
don’t delay calling a physi
cian.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE RECORD
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGeIsS OF YANCFT COUNTY”
NOTICE
-Republican Party Meeting
On Friday, July 26th,
there will be a meeting of
the Republican party merft
bers of Yancey county.
This meeting will start
promptly at 7:30, at the
court house in Burnsville.
It is important that all
j members attend this meet
|ing.
Chairman Republican Ex
ecutive Committee.
Hunting Regulations
The State Board of Con
servation and Development
passed regulations for the’
1946-47 hunting season at a'
recent 3 day session.
The most important
'l change so far as this sec
tion is concerned is that
ideer hunting would be pro
! hibited in the western part
of the state. In the east,
the season would he reduc
ed from 90 to 75 days.
I The hear seaso - ' will also
Ibe 15' days shorter.
Court Convenes Here August 5
! Che August term of Sup
erior Court will convene
!in Burnsville on August 5.’
! Both civil and criminal
cases will be heard, and
Judge Allen H. Gwyn of
Riedsville will preside.
The following civil cases
are on the court calendar:
'Laura Young vs. T. T. Ang
ilin, et al.
Griffin & Vose, Inc. vs.
Non-Metallic Mineral Cor
poration.
j Mrs. Bertha Edwards vs
i Robert EdVvards, Executor.
I J. M. Fox vs. Georgia
, Phillips, et al. j
Charles Hutchins, et al.
vs. Non-Metallic Minerals!
! Corporation.
Zora Hise vs. R. G. Hise.
Harrison Peterson, et al.
■ vs. Will Laughren, et al.
J. A. Clontz vs. Pender.
I Clontz, et al. .
Lawrence Curtis v s
i French Broad Electric Cor
poration, et al.
Lee Banks, et al. vs
The Town flf Burnsville.
Belle . Styles vs. Van
Choate and wife.
L. F. Lawhorn’. et al. vs.!
i B. S. Baker, et al.
; Penland & Ayers vs. T.!
|G. Gilley.
The jury list is as follows:
First week: C. M. Dey-
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Martin England* Writes of
in India
Martin Engpnd who tau
ght in Burnsville several
years ago but who now,
with his wifejis a mission
ary in India lifts written to
Burnsville friends of condi
tions there, f
He wrote 4*om Colcutta
of the riots tbire and of the
attempts of native leaders
and of the Batish to solve
the many j>rob|ems that ex
ist in the country.
Mr. and Mrs. England
served as missionaries in
Burma then Ireturned to
the states on leave. Unset
tled conditions pre
sented their Return at the
end of their leave and it
was not until ‘the war was
over that they were given
permission to return.
f
Enlist
John C. Parker of New
dale, 18, has volunteered
for service in the army and
will leave todiy for indue
tion.
-
Jton, Lewis Green, Burdette
I Gortney, Clyde D. Young;
(Walter Williams, T. B. Mc-|
Curry, R. E. Penland, V/. G. 1
Burleson, K, R ; Hall, Lester
Honeycutt. C.JC. Byrd, S.
iB. Ballew, rtffe “ffovrclf,
'Herbert Robinson, Lark
Wright, Dewey Murphy,!
Fred Howell, J. Willard
Ray;
Kermit Gillespie, Avery
, Grindstaff, Carl Shuford,
A. F. Hylemon, Zeb Eng
land, Lee Ponder, E. R. 1
Hughes, Dove Boone, Floyd
i Warrick, Lewis Mclntosh,
' C. L. Bailey, J. W. Metcalf,
Ralph Ray, Mack D. Gard
ner, Hiram Webb, Edd E.l
! King, Will Beaver, Elzie
Silver, J. W. Autrey, Ches-i
ter Chrisawn, Charles Gar
land, Ben Silver, Wayne
Ray, Erskin Miller.
For the second week:
Richard E. Taylor, Loyd
Harrison, Vance Hensley,'
Cling Hughes, J. E. Fox,
Lee Harris, Earl Fox, C. C.
Ray, J. E. Hipkins, Silas
I Silvers, J. M. Pritchard,
Grover C. Huskins, C. F.
Hurst, Andrew Johnson,
! Edd Burleson, Geo. D. Rob
inson, G. M. Angel, Berlin)
Jones, Bert Wyatt, John!
Grindstaff, Park Adkins,
Emory Laws, Frank Ray,!
Bob Boone.
Discharged
The following men have
received their discharge
! Ai'w 1- Jones,“' Clydeßid
dle, Roy Vernon Gardner,
’ Freeman Edwards.
( New Regulations
j Notice has been received
the local selective
, vice board of the extension
. 'of the selective: service act
jto March 15, 1947.
Regulations remain prac
tcially the same for classifi
, cation,, examination and in
| duction of those from 19 to
( 29. Boys are still required
’ to register when they be
' come 18.
’! Another provision is for
‘ the reopening and recon
; sideration of the classifica
tion of all discharged veter
-1 ans who have not served on
active duty for at least 6
months, or have not served
outside the l continental lim
its of the United States.
1 LOCAL RAIN HELPS
1 CROPS, GARDENS
Some sections of the
county have had sufficient
, rainfall for drops and gard
i ens but Burnsville had
‘‘very little rainfall until the
,'past Monday.
Steady showers through
out the day helped to re
‘ lieve the unusually dry con
•dition but considerably
' more rain fs needed here.
[! FARM NOTES
j A “Production Goals”
r meeting will be held at 8
,! o’clock Friday night, July
( 26 for fanners of the Mid
dle Jacks Creek watershed.
The meeting will be held
, at Clearmont school and all
fanners in this area are
urged to attend.
G. G. Farthing, assistant
; agent at large, Calvin Rob
inson and Ivan Renfro will
furnish music for the pro
gram. ,
i .. j
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j Guernsey Heifer Sale
J A Guernsey heifer sale!
will be held at the Mtn. Ex
periment Station, Transon
City, N. C. on August 2.
Anyone interested in the
purchase of a heifer is ask
ed to call at the county
, agent’s office by August 1.
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Mary Lou Sorrells who
; spent the summer months
with relatives in Missisvsip
j pi has returned homer -
Work on Blue Ridge Parkway
Has Been Resumed
Work on the Blue 1 Ridge
’ Parkway which was discon
tinued during the war, was
started again several weeks
ago and is now progressing
! as rapidly as possible.
The Parkway as planned
1 is 480 miles long and links
: the great Smoky Mountain
National Park in North!
'Carolina and Tennessee j
■ with the Shenondoah Na
■ tional Park in Virginia.
' The Parkway crosses the
I southern tip of Yancey,
• county and some of the
finest scenery on the scenic!
‘j drive is that adjacent to the.
■ | Buck Creek Gap crossing. j
Perhaps more visitors to
■ the county this summer)
1 had planned a drive on the)
> Parkway and a visit to see
l the wonders of this “sky-;
■line drive” than to any
J other attraction in this sec-;
tioff. Their verdict is unani-i
mous: “Unbelievable! Noth
ing like it anywhere else”.
Senator Clyde R. Hoey
- in speaking of the Park
: way now and its future de
" velopment, says:
“The Blue Ridge Park
! way already has demon
strated it has greater drawt,
• ing power than any park
■ way in the United States.
■ There were more visitors to
! the Smoky Mountains Na
tional rarK in 1945 than to
any other park in the eoun-J
try. There will be more vis
itors to the park and more
> SPECIAL SERVICE
] There will be a special:
•service at the Jacks Creek 1
: Baptist church on Satur
day evening for all return
ed servicemen of the com- .
munity. Supper will be ser
ved at 6:30 and a short pro- ;
gram will follow.
! Pfc. Norman King who!
ihas been stationed in Mary- :
'land is now home on leave.
.
; After a two weeks visit
at home, Ben L. Banks has 1
returned to Lowery Field,
Denver, Colo., where he
will be 1 in commercial train
ing as a finance clerk in.the
army air corps.
One can expect plenty of
potatoes at the J. T. School 1
Concord Route 2. The school
endeavors to produce enou
gh vegetables and fruits to
meet its requirements. This
year 1,800 bushels of pota- i
toes were harvested. *
3, " / ..
Last Rites For Mark E. Thomas
Mark E. Thomas, 75
widely known citizen of
the county, passed away at!
Green Mtn. Thursday night
Funeral services were
held Saturday morning at
11 o’clock at the Double la-J
land Baptist church. Rev.j
J. L. Street and Rev. Arth
ur Thomas officiated. Bur
ial was in the family ceme
tery.
Survivors include four
daughters, Mrs. Essie Rid
dle and Mrs. Ethel Hall of
Green Mtn., Mrs. Nola
Thomas of Lunday and Mrs.
Mary Pressley of Marion;
four sons, Cling and Brad
Food Production and
Conservation are more Im
portant now than ever be
fore. Do Your Part.
»«if nanßH»ti«n»uan«n»niu«n«’-»uan»»«wamnMemii
traffic over the parkway—
more than any other park
or parkway in the 1 nation.
“The reason is evident,
more than 80 million peo
ple are within easy reach
of the l Smoky Mountains
National Park because of
in reference to
| the nation’s center of popu
! lation. It will have the* ad
! ded attraction of being a
J completely new park, com
pared with the great wes
tern parks, and therefore
! will attract an increasing
; number of visitors over the
years. Certainly no park or
| parkway possesses greater
'scenic beauty or more ma
; jest it* mountains,
“Now that the \\ar is
| over, the has
j made a fine beginning in
its plans for future devel
opment. We all should make
an earnest effort to hasten
i completion of the parkway
and full development of the
park—especially on the
North Carolina side.”
National Publicity
A 4 page feature on the
Parkway appears in the >
August 3 issue l of “Look”
magazine which has been
released this week.
The feature has a dozen
photographs of picturesque
points along the drive, and
rtre accompanying story
tells of the attractions
along this “Blue Ridge
Motor Holiday.”
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hille
mon and Woodrow R. Mat
thews visited Mr. and Mrs.
George Edwards of Bee
Log Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Fox and children an d
Woodrow R. Matthews vis
ited Miss Ethel Melton in
Marion Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Young of Bakersville were
in Burnsville this week to
visit friends.
Jo Ellis will leave Satur
day for a visit to Washing
ton, Balttimore and New
York.
Miss Shattie Taylor of
Atlanta was the guest of
friends here during the
past week end.
Mrs. H. G. Crowgey and
children of Emory, Va., are
'visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Proffitt here.
Mrs. Lockie 1 Wilson of
Bakersville has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs.',*).
K. Masters. ;
ley Thomas of Green Mtn.,
France Thomas of Micaville
! and Corb Thomas of Esta
toe; two brothers and one
sister also survive.
Holcombe Brothers fun
|eral home was in ch&rge
|of arrangements.
Major and Mrs. E. R.
Little and family have re
turned to Washington, D,
C. after visiting Mr. and
Mrs. D. H. Covington here.
Dorothy Covington will
visit in Washington, D. C.,
with Major and Mrs. Little
befo a returning to Colum
bia, S. C.