Food Production and
Conservation are more Im
portant now than ever be
fore. Do Your Part,
VOLUME ELEVEN SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR.
700 Veterans Attended
County Wide Meeting
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More than 700 veterans
of World War I and World ‘
War II attended the county '
wide meeting which was ]
held in the court house on !
.Friday evening. The meet
ing was sponsored by the ■
Earl Horton Post No. 122
of the American Legion.
L. L. Fronberger, district
commander of the Legion,
outlined the Legion’s pro
gram of service from its be
ginning up to the present!
time.
D. IL Fouts presented
the program in the county|
and outlined the proposed
plans for building a Legion
hall, and other phases of
the work in the county.
Service H. G. Bai
ley explained to veterans;
that he would be glad to!
help with any problems J
which may confront thej
veterans of the county, and!
expressed the wish that
• every veteran would secure
all benefits to which he is
entitled. He also expressed
the keen desire that a wid
er organization might be
made and that the club
house might be obtained.
The presence of so many
CONDUCTOR OF STATE
SYMPHONY ORCHES
TRA HERE
B. F. Swalin, conductor
of the North Carolina Sym
phony Orchestra, was in
Burnsville this week for a
short visit. While here he
conferred with members of
the county committee for
the orchestra.
In discussing the activi-,
ties of the orchestra during
the next season, Mr. Swal
in spoke of the greater in
terest that is being shown
all over the state. He stat
ed that the reception which
they received last year was
very enthusiastic and that
with continued support a
much greater program can
be developed.
Mrs. Carroll Rogers is
chairman of the county
committee, and members of
the committee were named
for all sections of the coun
ty. The appearance of the
orchestra, and especially
the concert given free for
the school children, was of
unusual interest.
Veterans Service Officer i
" j
A representative of the j
North Carolina Veterans
Jack C. Win-j
Chester, Asst. State Service 1
Officer, will be at the Yan
cey County Court House at
Burnsville, N. C., from 10:30
a. m. to 4 p. m. on August
22 to help veterans and
their dependents on ques
tions that they may wish to!
ask—pensions, hospitaliza
tion, on-job-training, busi
ness approvals, back pay,
gratuity pay, bonds, lost
discharges and many others]
This service is frtT'to youJ
Feel free to the court
house on that date if you
desire assistance
se lines.
BUBSCRIBE TO THE RECORD
THE YANCEY RECORD
veterans at the meeting
shows an interest to organ
ize and to have a Post sec
ond to none in the state.
Since the meeting, a num
ber of ex-service men have
joined the post. r**-
Legion Meeting
The next meeting will be
held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Brook Wilson at Pen
sacola on Tuesday, August
27 at 7:30. There will be a
picnic supper and all veter
ans and their wives or in
vited guests are urged to
attend, and asked to bring
a picnic lunch.
After The supper a fur
ther discussion will take
place concerning the pro
posed Hall, and all other
business brought up at the
county wide meeting. Com
mander Mark W. Bennett
adds this: “Veterans, please
make an honest effort to
attend the meeting because
it is only through the con
tinued cooperation of all
veterans that we can ac
complish the most for each
of you.’’
At the meeting Friday
evening the Gospel Beil
Quintet sang several selec
tions.
PURCHASE HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer W.
Garland of Day Book have
purchased the home near
the school w’hich was built
several years ago by Mr.
and Mrs. Harry W. Smith
of Melbourne, Fla. Mr. and
1 Mrs. Smith have spent their
summers here since but re
cently have bought a home
in Biack Mtn.
1 Mr. and Mrs. Smith plan 1
to move to Black Mtn. as:
soon as the house there is.
ready and Mr. and Mrs. 1
Garland will move in im-j
mediately. Mr. Garland is
employed with the Burns- 1
ville Radio Shop.
REVIVAL SERVICES
Revival services will be
held at Boring Chapel
church during the week of
August 26th, beginning
each night a t 8 p. m. j
The public is invited to
attend. |
Last Rites for Williard F. Banks
p
Funeral services will be
'held today for Willard F.
| Banks, 63, of Bolens Creek
!who passed away Monday
in an Asheville hospital fol
lowing a short illness,
i The services will be held
at the Bolens Creek chur
ch at 2:30 with Rev. Hinson
officiating and burial will
follow in the McCracken
cemetery. ,Burnsville
Mr. Banks was a life long
resident of Yancey county
(and was widely known
throughout the section.
His wife, the former Miss
Anna Ramsey, died two
years ago.
J He is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Ed Bryant
.of South Gate, Calif., Mrs.
'Rudolph Glately of Spruce
Pine, and Miss Dorothy
B|nks of Cleveland, Ohio;
, two sons, Milton of Los
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“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
CELEBRATES 102nd
BIRTHDAY SUNDAY
“Uncle’’ Levi Buckner ob
served his 102nd birthday
on Sunday afternoon when
over 200 members of the
family, other relatives and
friends gathered t o re
joice with him and to wish
him “many happy returns
of theday”. Five genera
tions were represented.
“Uncle” Levi is still in
very excellent health and
,was the happiest person at
the gathering Sunday. He
is a native of Madison coun
ty but made his home in
Burnsville for many years
and is widely known by an
extensive of frien#?
throughout this section and
in Tennessee.
RESIDENT ENGINEER
Jack White of the B. O.
Vannort Engineering firm
of Charlotte, who is in
charge of rebuilding the
old Western North Caro
lina Utilities power lines
is now in Burnsville.
Mr. White is now laying
1 plans for this work which
will be done as rapidly as
supplies are available.
COMPLETES PASTOR
ATE AT BAPTIST
CHURCH HERE
The Rev. H. M. Alley who
has served as pastor of the
Burnsville Baptist church
for the past two and a half
years has tendered his re
signation in this capacity.
The Sunday morning
service on August 25 will
|be the concluding service
i here. Mr. Alley and family
| moved this week to Ashe
! ville where they will reside.
,on Elizabeth Street.
The members of the
[Woman’s Bible Class of |
i Higgins Memorial church j
entertained their husbands
and other guests with a buf
fet supper at the church on
August 18th.
Mrs. James Metcalf, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Edd
Franklin has joined her
husband at Keesler Field
I Miss. He is in the AAF.
Pvt. Metcalf spent a 7 day
(furlough with home folks.
Angeles, Calif., and Henry
of Burnsville; two grand
children; three sisters, Mrs. I
R. M. Johnson, Mrs. W. Z
j Robertson o f Burnsville
and Mrs. H. L. Ray of In
dian Head, Md.; two broth
ers, John B. Banks of Bur
nsville and Ezekial Banks
with the armed forces in
the Pacific area.
Pall bearers for the ser
vices will be R. F. Shepherd,
Jake Ramsey, Bruce Wes
tall, Ashby Manson, H. H.
Ramsey, Jr., Burdette
Johnson. Those in charge
of the flowers will be Mrs.
Jake Banks, Mrs. Ashby
Manson, Mrs. A. J. Weasel,
Mrs. R. F. Shepherd, Mrs
Kenneth Johnson, Mrs.
Fred Hall and Mrs. Vincent
Mestall.
Holcombe Brothers fun
; eral home is in charge of
i arrangements.
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BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 22,1946
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Terminal Leave Forms
No forms for making ap
plication for terminal leave
pay have fbeen received
here but as ;soon as they
are availably they may be
obtained at the Post Office
and from H. G. Bailey, ser
vice officer.;
PURCHASE HOME AT
BLOWING ROCK
f
In one of the largest reali
estate transactions report
ed at Blowing Rock in re
cent months, Mr. and Mrs.
H. G. Meadbr of New Or
leans -purchased the W. J.
Swink estatfe in the Laurel
Park section of the resort.
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Rev. and Mrs. J. W.
Young and daughter, Mar- 1
garet, have been visiting!
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Young!
here and other relatives in
the county. 1
‘Baptist Association WillJjMeet"
The annual Baptist Asso
jriational meeting will be
1 held on August 30 and 31 at
the Byrd’s Chapel church,
Ramseytown.
Speakers for the two day
meet will include leaders in
Baptist work in this section,
and representatives from
state Baptist institutions
and organizations.
Rev. Nane Starnes, pas
tor of the Calvary Baptist;
church of West Asheville,
will speak on Sunday Scho
ol work, and Miss Ruth
Martin, educational direct
or of the Merrimon Ave.
Baptist church of Asheville,]
will present the Woman’s
Missionary Union program.
Rev. M. O. Owens, pastor
of the First Baptist church
] of Marion, will give a dis
cussion on “Worship”.
The Baptist Orphanage
at Thomaston will be repre
sented by Dr. I. G. Greer,
and the. Baptist hospital at*
Art Students Will Hold Exhibit
An exhibit by students of
the summer art classes here
will be held on Saturday
and Sunday afternoons,
August 24 and 25 in the
studio located in the Nu-
Wray hotel annex. The
hours are from 2 to 6 p. m.
A cordial invitation is ex
tended to everyone, either
in the county or in adjoin
ing communities, to attend.
I The classes have been
conducted this summer by
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HOME AGENT’S NOTES
Arbuckle— A community
picnic will be held at the
home of Mrs. Edd Sparks,
j Monday, Aug. 26 at 6:30.
Jacks Creek—A commun
ity picnic will be held at
the home of Mrs. Grace
Woody, Tuesday, Aug. 27
at 6:30.
Hannah Ruth Humbles
and Dorcas Sumrell of Ay
, den, N. C. are guests of
i Jean Bennett. They are‘all
, classmates at E. C. T. C.
Howard Alley who has
been visiting Rev. and Mrs.
■ H. M. Alley here for sever
: al weeks, has returned to
his home in Westminister,
OFFICERS ARE ELECT
ED FOR P. T. A.
The first regular meeting
this school year of the Bur
nsville Parent-Teacher as
sociation was held Tuesday
evening in the high school
building. Mrs. Milton Hig
gins presided.
The following officers
were elected: Mrs. Milton
Higgins, president; Mrs.
Carroll Rogers, vice presi-
I dent; Mrs. B. S. Connelly,
secretary; Guss Peterson,
treasurer; Mrs. H. G. Bii
ley, historian.
A group of students pre
sented. a discussion of one
phase of the recreational
program tlw have plan
ned, and the P. T. A. voted
'its cooperation..
1 Prinicpal B. M. Tomber
jlin discussed briefly the
school as the new year
1 begins.
Winston-Salem will be re-j
presented by Dr. Charles:
Parker.
Dr. Harvey T. Gibson,!
state Training Union direc
tor, will present the Train
ing Union program. Rev.!
iEarl Bradley, general mis
sionary, will speak on the
I state Mission program, and:
- Rev. J. C. Pipes will discuss;
j phases of the work support- 1
ed by the cooperative pro-!
1 The Friday night session
will be given over to the
[Vacation Bible School rally
The Junior and Intermed
iate memory work and :
note book contests will be
held, and the hand work:
will be judged. The Bolens!
Creek Bible school will pre
sent its commencement
program, “More Like the
Master”.
Representatives from the
local churches and directors
of the various phases of
work in the county will
give reports.
Frank Stanley Herring of
New York and Edward S.
Shorter of Columbus, Ga.
Landscape, portrait and,
still life painting has been
taught, and students from
a number of states have at
tended.
Wide interest has been
shown in. the classes which
were held here for the first
.time this summer, and it is
(expected that the exhibit
-will attract many vis.tors
from this section.
Presbyterian News
i Worship services will be
held next Sunday at Hig
gins at 11 o’clock, at Banks
Creek at 8 o’clock. Rev.
Robert Sanford will preach.
Sunday School will be
held in these two churches
and Denlinger Memorial
at 10 o’clock. Sunday Scho
ol at Upper Jacks Creek at
2 o’clock.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wes
sel of Indianapolis are vis
iting the latter’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Parnell
Born to Mr. and Mrs..
Leonard Biggs of Vixen, a
i son, Aug. 19, William How
, ard.
Small Airfield and Hangar
Built Near Micaville
: f
Along with the rest of;
the nation in this post war]
period, Yancey county citi-j
zens are becoming increas- 1
ingly air minded and air
port minded.
The establishment of a
small field .and erection of
a hangar one mile from Mi
caville on the Marion high
way, and the large number
of citizens who go each
Sunday afternoon to see
and to ride, are proofs of
this.
Three young business
men, I. B. Westall, Carroll
Rogers of Burnsville,- and
O. J. Staton of Micaville are
owners of the field and
NOTICE
Due to the fact that the
Town has a series of Inter-;
jest Funding Bonds which
! will fall due on July 1, 1947
]it has become necessary 1
■that the Board of Commis-i
i sioners increase the tax;
] rate for the year 1946 10c
!on the SIOO.OO valuation
and the water rent 25c per
i month. This 25c increase in
water rent includes all
water customers who are
] paying $1.50 per month.]
; Those paying more will re-j
jeeive an increase in porpor
tion to the above rate.
These bonds which will
; become due on July 1, 1947
] were issued in 1935 and
were originally $35,050.00,
and were for interest which
the Town defaulted prior
!to that time. To date these 1
ibonds have been reduced
to $15,200.00 and the Town
has approximately $8,000.-
now to apply on these. This,
leaves a balance of $7,200.00
which must be raised this
year to meet them when
due.
The Board of Commis
sioners also at a recent
meeting agreed to adopt
the North Carolina License 1
Schedule for Cities and
Towns. This means that all
places of business will l>e!
subject to pay a privilege
license as provided for in.
Agricultural Training] Program
Veterans of Yancey cou
nty and a group from Mit
chell county who are inter
ested in the farm training
program, met Wednesday
at Burnsville high school.!
The purpose of the meeting
was to familiarize veterans
with the farm training
program *as it has recently'
been inaugurated in the
county.
Max Proffitt, vocational
agricultural teacher in Bur
nsville high school and dir
ector of the training pro
gram, was in charge. He
explained in detail the pur- 1
pose of the meeting and)
stressed this fact: the tra- 1
ining was offered veterans,
with the idea of preparing;
them to make a success of
farming, and at the end ofi
, the training period they!
I will be expected to be able
.to do this. Veterans who
i join the group should make
•an honest effort to get
something from the train
Food Production and
Conservation are more Im
portant now than ever be
fore. Do Your Part.
NUMBER FOUR
f
i hangar, and they have leas
led the field to the Corley
j Flying Service of Marion.
■They have also arranged
with the owners of the Fly
ing Service to bring a plane
, to the airfield each Sunday
' afternoon. Passengers are
taken up, and those who are
• studying flying may get in
- some hours of instruction
. also.
i Establishment of the pre
: sent field, however, is sim
ply a beginning and the
i owners hope that soon they
may obtain a site where the
, facilities will he adequate
i for landing any type of
plane.
! FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR JAKE GARLAND
Funeral services for Jake
Garland, 51, who died at
| his home at Green Moun
tain Monday, were held in
the Riverview Presbyterian
church in Mitchell county
Wednesday afternoon at
1:3. o’clock. The Rev. Troy
Young officiated and bur
ial was in Garland cemetery
near Red Hill.
Mr. Garland was a native
and lifelong resident of the
! Red Hill community. He
was a farmer and had been
employed by the C. C. & O.
railroad. He was a member
; of Riverview church. 1
Survivors include the
l widow, Mrs. Esther £*>tey«ns
i Garland : two daughters,
Mrs. Garrett Tipton and
j Mrs. Elbert Tipton, one
sister, Miss America Gar
land 'and five brothers,
George, Bob, Pierce, all of
Green' Mtn., Elmer of Vir
ginia, and Herbert Garland
of Johnson City, Tenn.;
and five grandchildren.
Schedule* “B” of the State
Revenue act of 1939. Some
of the places of business
have been paying these lic
-1 ense taxes for years and it
has been agreed ’ that all
pay a license tax as provid
ed by law.
Board of Commissioners,
,Town o* Burnsville, N. C.
ing offered.
Frank W. Howell and H.
G. Bailey spoke briefly of
i the benefits to which veter
ans are entitled under the
, program.
! V. J. Goodman, county
farm agent, then spoke,
, explaining the functioning
.of the agricultural depart
, ments >in the county. He
told what the A. A. A., the
F. S. A., the extension ser
vice and the R. E. A. did
and their correlation to
each other. Mack B. Ray
spoke of the farm loans and
Joans on farm equipment
under the FSA program.
After the group discus
sion, a meeting of those
;,from individual sections
:|was held for further con
: ference.
’l Apprbximately 150 at
tended the meeting. The
• group from Mitchell county
• was accompanied by Scott
> Wilson, assistant instructor
; on the training program in
- Mitchell county.
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