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aiiafanaiiß.iatiaiiaitvnaiiaiiiiiananantrftfttinmviratiinaim Food Production and Conservation are more Im portant now than ever be fore. Do Your Part. iairaiiaiiaiiaiianaii«Haiia<i«iiiiißi(anaiiaiiaiiaiiaiiauaiiaiMua VOLUME ELEVEN SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR. Veterans of County Will Meet Sponsored by the Ameri can Legion, a meeting of Veterans of Yancey county will be held in the Court House in Burnsville, Friday night, Aug. 16 at 8:00 p. m. | Music for the occasion will be furnished by string band and a colored quartet.' Mr. Fonsberger, District; Commander, and Robert R. ! Williams, Membership chai-i rman, will be speakers for the occasion. An open for-1 um w ill be held on all ques-j tions concerning Veterans Insurance, terminal leave pay, pensions and other benefits. ' i f =** All veterans are urged to; attend this meeting. Veterans Service Officer A representative of the North Carolina Veterans’ Commission, Jack C. Win chester, Asst. State service Officer, will be at the Yan cey county courthouse at Burnsville, N. C., from 10:30 a. m. to 4 p. m., on August 15th, 1946 to help veterans and their dependents on questions that they may wish to ask—pensions, hos pitalization, on-job-train ing, business approvals,! back pay, gratuity pay bonds, lost discharges and many others. This service is free to you. Feel free to go to the courthouse on that date if you desire as sistance along that line. Pfc. James H. Banks is now stationed with the 815th-Ordnance Base Co., in Belgium. Ben L. Banks is home on leave from Lowery Field, 1 Denver, Colo. TOLEDO NEWS Recent visitors to Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Deyton were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gardner, and children, Jack Gardner of Shoal Creek, and Mrs. Deyton’s parents,. Mr., and Mrs. Gardner, and Bettie from Marion, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Turner, visited in Asheville on busi-] ness and spent the day with relatives. Miss Virgie Ayers after| several weeks spent with' her sister, Mrs. Merritt Donelson near Weaverville is at home. Rev. and M(rs. John Young of Stovall are spend ing their' vtcation in the Mtn’s of Western N, Car. The people of Harris Memorial church were! pleased to have Mr. Young preach for them Sunday. A Decoration was held at the Letterman graveyard last Sunday. Boy Scout Court Os Honor The Court of Honor for the Toe River District, Daniel Boone Council, Boyj Scouts of America, will be held Tuesday night, August 13, at the Linville commun ity center, Linville. Scouts from Burnsville who will receive awards are: Tenderfoot, Keith Sta nley; second class, Jakie Dayton; first class, Bobby THE YANCEY RECORD i Capt. Hugh M. Tomberlin j Returns Home ] Capt. Hugh M. Tomber- ‘j lin has returned from over seas duty and is now visit , ing his parents, Mr. and * ; Mrs. W. T. Tomberlin. He is 1 1 on terminal leave after ser- , ] ving for 40 months over seas. ( i Capt. Tomberlin was in ducted into service in 1942, ! and received his commission las second Lieutenant in j May, 1944 while stationed in the Near East. He was | then connected with, the ; ; State Department ancl re- : 1 mashed in the East where he was on duty in several countries. Two other sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Tomberlin Charles and Bill, were in service and another son, Donald, is now with occupa tion troops in Germany. Leave for Induction Roland Parker and Hob art Wilson, both of Bee Log, left Wednesday for Fort Bragg for induction into the army. Pvt. J. C. Banks is home !on leave from Camp Shanks, N. Y. WILL LEAVE FOR CALI FORNIA TO RESIDE I Mrs. Lorene Byrd who] i was owner and operator of j I the Lorene Beauty Shop here for several years, and who has been co-owner and operator of the Byrd-King I shop for the past year, will leave Sept. 1 for San Fran , cisco where she will reside. ] Mrs Byrd's daughter, Miss Frances Byrd, .who is employed with the Federal Bureau of Budget in Wash ington, has been transfer red to San Francisco and will go at the same time. Mrs. Mary King will con tinue to operate the Beau ty Shop here. - ■ BAPTIST SUNDAY I SCHOOL MEETING | , Sunday Schools of the Baptist churches in the county east of and includ- I ing Burnsville, will hold a group meeting at the Cane River church on Sunday afternoon at J o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. Z. V. Hall, Miss Virginia Hall and Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Hall were among those from Spruce Pine attending the Hobson- i ; Cartwright wedding here ■ Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Lyon and J. M. Lyon came from, Blowing Rock I for the wedding. The latter remained for a visit. I Connelly; Merit Badges, Danny Fouts, Charles Gill .espie, Charles Griffeth, 'Robert Tilson. The court will be presid ed over by Rev. A. R. Craig of Spruce Pine. The Toe River District i Committee meeting will be held following the Court i of Honor. Dover R. Fouts ’ will preside. “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1946 Lands In France ( Mrs. Ray M. Hilliard, the ' former Miss Marie Bailey, 1 landed on August sth in France according to a mes sage received by relatives. 1 Major Hilliard met her l there and they planned to i go immediately to Germany ■ where he is stationed. WRITES FEATURE ARTICLE FOR CITIZEN-TIMES Herrick Peterson who was recently assigned to tiie ntws staff of the Ashe ville Citizen-Times, wrote the feature article for the front page of Section B in last Sunday’s edition. The news story reviewed conditions now existing in Western North Carolina Colleges where the great est number of applications in the history of the insti tutions have been received, and where housing short ages exist at every college. Each of the colleges in the western part of the ! state was reviewed separ-| ately, and the entire story] gave a concise picture of, what has already happened! at the schools, and what preparation is being made! for this fall’s enrollment' and the long range plans| which are now being under'; way. The news article- has re ceived very favorable com ments from those who are [interested in Mr. Peterson’s work as a reporter. Honored at Birthday Dinner A birthday dinner was given Sunday, Aug. 11th in honor of Mrs. C. W. Rob-! ertson of Pensacola. Dinner was served on the on which a well filled: table was placed. A beauti ful cake centered the table. Mrs. Robertson received many useful gifts given her by members of the family. Those attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beaver and family of Kannapolis, Roy Robertson of Hender sonville, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Robertson and family of Greenville, S. C., Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Robertson and daughter of Kannapolis. Discharged John Miller received his discharge from the army at Fort Bragg this week. ’BMHHHHMNHHMHBBBSuQF^IfiSIiHfIHHHHUfIIMHH CONGRESSMAN BUL WINKLE RETURNS HOME DURING RECESS Congressman A. L. Bul winkle will return to Gas tonia sometime after Aug ust 7. A Congressional Of fice will be opened in Gas |tonia in the Post Office; Building on August 13. Mr. Charles F. Gold and Mr. Herbert M. Lineberger will be in the office there with jCong ressman Bulwinkle from nine o’clock in the mornings until two or three o’clock in the afternoons every day except Saturdays Miss Irene Whisnant, a member of the staff, will! remain in Washington at 1313 House Office building. During the adjournment of the Congress, Major Bul winkle’ will visit in each county of the District. noAce ■ ~»|L y. - There will be a Call Busi ness Meeting of the Worn-; ! an’s Club, at the home of I Mrs. C. V. Belgarde, Fri- Jday night, August 16th at 8 o’clock. All members are jurged to attend. Divorces Granted The following divorces were granted in Superior I Court this week: ! Wm. D. Hall vs. Ruby May Hall. Edward Williams vs. Louise Williams. Myrtle Blackburn vs. Elbert Blackburn. '' ' *' " " " J. E. Banks Dies Suddenly Os A Heart Attack J. Espy Banks, 46, passed away of a heart attack in 1 Macon, Ga., o n Friday morning, August 9. He had gone to Macon on a busi ness trip and died within a few minutes after being I stricken. He was the sob jof P. M. Banks and the late Mrs. Banks. i Funeral services w.e r e (held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Burnsville Bap tist church. Rev. A. Z. Jam erson and Rev.. H M. Alley officiated. Pall bearers for the ser vices were the following cousins: Luther Banks, Jr., B. R. Penland, Joshua Banks, Joe Young, Edgar- Hensley, Jack Banks, Lewis Banks, Clyde Bennett, Ken neth Banks, I. B. Anglin, EXHIBIT WILL BE GIVEN BY ART CLASS STUDENTS The summer art classes which are being conducted here by Frank S. Herring of New York and Edward S. Shorter of Columbus, Ga. will continue through Aug just 30th. An exhibit of the paint ings done by the students in the classes will be held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, August 24-25 from 2 to 6 o’clock. A cordial invitation to ( attend the exhibit has been extended to all who are in-! iterested. WEST BURNSVILLE CHURCH WILL HAVE HOME COMING ] " t i The annual Home Coming will be observed at the West Burnsville Union chu rch on next Sunday, Aug ust 18. The program will , begin with the Sunday Sch . 00l hour at 10 o’clock, q There will be a special j program of singing and r ! dinner will be served on the J grounds at noon. The invi-; tation is extended to all; who will attend, to come and meet their friends. A welcome awaits everyone. s SUMMER CAMPS”WILL CLOSE AUGUST 22 Mt. Mitchell Camp for girls and Mt.- Mitchell Camp for boys will close j the summer season on Aug . ust 22nd after a very suc icessful season. divorces Superior Ellis Moody. Flower girls were cous ins and nieces. Surviving are the widow, the former Miss Jo Coffey; one daughter, Betty Jo; 1 the father, and the follow-j ing brothers and sisters,! Wesley and Drate of Bur-| nsville; Mrs. Dawson Briggs Mrs. Robert Hall, Miss Mar-j garet and Ruth Banks of Burnsville; Mrs. C. E. Del linger of Asheville; Mrs. Kenneth Hensley of Vald ese, Misses Mary Martha and Frances Banks o f Washington. Funeral arr angements j were under the direction of Holcombe Brothers funer al home. Burial was in the family cemetery at Bolens Creek. Schools Open With Record Enrollment | The schools of the county j opened for the 1946-47 ses-j sion on Monday morning.! All indications point to the : heaviest enrollment that the schools have ever had. | There are several reasons for the unusually heavy en rollment. There was no |graduatinf class in the high schools last year since the ! class that would normally have graduated had !ed in high school with the j then newly inaugurated j Eighth grade and the class |is now entering the 12th !grade. In each high school; j there is also a large class j from the 7th grade enter ing the Bth, thus enlarging, the enrollment in the highi schools. Agricultural Training Another reason for the] increased enrollment is the establishment of the agri cultural program in Burns-! ville high school. Max Prof fitt is director of this pro-! gram which, in addition to j classes in agriculture for ;high school students, will also offer specialized agri-, cultural training to vetei*-j ans’under the plan worked, out by the state board of public instruction. State and federal funds will be used to pay one third the cost of the agri culture class teachers, with the other approved in the budget by the board of county commissioners. | In addition to Mr. Prof fitt who is director, instruc tors for Yancey county are: T. M. Swann, Thomas Edge, 1 Jesse Howell, R. N. Silver, Clyde Ayers, Roy Hensley and Roy Proffitt. Two Schools Closed Two of the one teacher. schools in the county sys tem have been closed. These' are Horton Hill school and White Oak- Flats school. The students from Horton Hill will attend Bald Creek rollment. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR J. D. WATTS J. D. Watts, widely known citizen of the Bee Log com munity, passed away at the! home Thursday morning. Funeral services were held at the Bald Creek Bap- ( tist church of which he was, a member, on Saturday morning. Rev. Emory Ed wards, pastor of the church, and Rev. Quince Miller of ficiated. Burial w r as in the Watts cemetery at Bee Log. Surviving are the widow; seven children, Mrs. Druc illa McCurry of Bee Log, Luther Watts of Burnsville Rt. 1,. Mrs. Luster Wilson of Bee Log, Mrs. Hoyt Ed wards of Bee Log, and; Claude Watts of Bee Log,! Mrs. Carmen Silvers of; Higgins; one brother, W. M. j Watts of Erwin; one sister,! Mrs. Harriett Ledford of ( Bee Log, anl a host of other i relatives and friends. Misses Mary Martha and Frances Banks of Washing ton, D. C., who were called home because of the death of their brother, J. E. Banks remained here this week. Food Production and Conservation are more Im portant now than ever be fore. Do Your Part. NUMBER THREE ! and from White Oak Flats j will attend Bee Log., ] Additional Teachers i .Two additional teachers were allotted at Micaville, i but the space was so crow | decl that there was no place for additional classes. A small building was started some time ago which would be adequate for the two classes but because of build ing materials shortage the small structure has not been completed. It is the purpose now to use the rooms for the two extra, classes now, then con j vert it into an agricultural building when the program is started there. County Lunchrooms The lunchrooms of the county schools have been approved and will begin op |ly on Monday. A lunchroom will be opened at the Pen sacola school as soon as eq uipment can be installed and the water supply sys tem completed. This year the school sys tem is again centering plans 1 for the matching on buying school furmtuTK' Last year a total of SIO,OOO was spent for furniture and equipment, $5,000 of this from the school funds and $5,000 from the county. Next year the plans now are to work for science and laboratory equipment. | A letter received this week from Miss Hattie S. Parrott stated that “All of the reports tof the princi -1 pals’ Elementary School re ports) show progress in thF" work this year and in many instances they indicate im provement in instruction. On the whole, these reports are among the best receiv ed from any schools in the state.” Miss Parrott is as sociate director of the div ision of instructional ser vice. LAST RITES FOR MRS. RHUHANEY PHILLIPS v Mrs. Rhuhaney Phillips of Bee Log passed away at ! her home on Wednesday af ternoon, August 7. She was 45 years of age. Funeral and burial ser -1 vices were held Thursday, | conducted by Rev. Elmer Edwards. Burial was jp the Fender family cemetery, and arrangements were un der the direction of Hol combe Brothers funeral home. Surviving are seven child ren, Doris, Rosetta and * Pearl Phillips of Bee Log and Alice Phillips of Bun combe county, Ted, Charlie I and Bill Phillips of Bee Log; three grand children; I one sister, Mrs. M. H. Prof fitt of Cane River; three i brothers, Dave and Roy > Fender of Bee Log and . J Mallie Fender of Erwin, Tenn.; one grand father, Mr. A. B. Bryant who is 96 | years old. Mr. Sim A. DeLapp chair l man of the Republican Ex i ecative committee of Lex -5 ington, N. C. was in Burns ville this week on business.
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