Aid in the Fight Against
Tuberculosis. Buy Christ
mas Seals. They Will go on
Sale Monday.
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VQLUME ELEVEN
Wide Program of Good Health Is
Outlined By State Commission
Citizens of Yancey Coun
ty are becoming increasing
ly good-health conscious
and more interested in the
wide program set forth by
the Good Health Associa
tion of North Carolina.
The plan as set forth by
the North Carolina Medical
Care Commission is:
1. A Hospital or Health Cen
ter in every county’
Total cost '548,000,000 ov-j
er 5 years. One-third paid
by Federal Government
two-thirds by State and!
Local Governments. Poor-!
est, counties may pay .as
little as 17 percent
Approximately $43,000,-
is to provide: 5,000 beds
-in new or existing Hospi
tals and Health Centers,
1,500 beds for Mental
Hospitals, and 700 beds
for T. B. Hospitals. 7,200
new beds in all
Approximately $5,000,
000 is for the State’s
Teaching Hospital with
400 beds available to all
BURNSVILLE LAYMENS
GROUP HOLDS MEET-
The Burnsville Laymen’s
Group held a supper meet
ing at the -Baptist church
on Wednesday evening with
20 present, representing
th@ three churches.
A general discussion ofi
the program for the com-j
ing year was held, and aj
number of details about the l
plans were decided.
The following officers
were elected-for next year:
H. G. Bailey, chairman;
Clyde Young, vice chair
man and V. J. Goodman
secretary-treasurer.
Two members from each
church were named on the
promotion committee. The
se are, Dover R. Fouts, C
P. Randolph, Ferrell Mc-
Courry, Olin Shepherd, W.
\ W. Roberts and Bruce
1 WestalT.
At the organization meet-;
ing in October it was voted;
to hold one community ser- j
vice each month. This ser
vice will be held on Dec
22 and will be a Christmas
candle light service.
The group is also spon-i
soring the prayer-for-j
peace program, and all peo-,
pie of the community are!
asked to unite in a word of
silent prayer for peace
each day at noon.
The next supper meeting
will be held in February
at the Methodist church.
JOIN THE AMERICAN LEGION POST
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Membership Goal ’for County by Jan. Ist—7so
Membership of Post To Date-336
THE YANCEY RECORD
SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR.
citizens of the State.
2. $500,000 a year to provide
$1 a day for indigent pat
ients in hospitals
3. Medical-education loans
to encourage young Nor I
th Carolinians to become
doctors and to practice in
rural communities.
4. More doctors, more nur-'
ses, and more medical
' technicians by expanding
the State’s 2-year Medi-!
cal School to a standard
4-year school. (Cost in-,
eluded in the Teaching
Hospital item listed in|
Section 1) . !
o. Adequate provision for,
educating more Negro
doctors.
6. State-wide campaign foi
more hospital insurance.
If Yancey county is to
benefit in this expanding
program which includes!
both federal and state aid j
:it is time that every citizen!
I cooperate in a concerted
1 plan to share in the move I
! ment.
FINE HAND MADE
PIECES MADE BY
BENNETT FURNITURE
Hand made furniture, ,
much of it handsome enou
gh for museum pieces, is
made locally by Bennett’s
Furniture of Burnsville, aj
father and son partnership
j composed of Zeb Bennett
i and his son Ward.
! Both father and son are
I skilled in the cabinet mak
ing craft, and the finished
pieces reflect their fine,
workmanship and careful
attention to every detail of
construction and finishing.
Although the firm spec
ializes in drop leaf tables!
and four poster beds, almost
any type of house hold fur-j
niture is made. An order J
at the present time is a nine'
piece dining room suite of
solid walnut. The Welsh
cupboard, now nearing com
pletion is an unusually fine
j reproduction. <
!- - .
Boy Scout Meet
The District annual meet
ing of the Toe River Dis
; trict Committee, Danie
[Boone Council, Boy Scouts
of America, will be held (
Friday night at the Club
house in Spruce Pine.
Dover R. Fouts, District
; chairman for the past 2
; years will turn the gavel j
[over to D. A. Fink of Cross- 1
more, District chairman for
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
BURNSVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1946
Selected for Training
R. E. Hennessee, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hen
nessee of Burnsville, N. C.,
has been selected for train
ing in the Naval Reserve
Officer Training Corps at
the University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill.
He- is one of the first to
take advantage of the new
scholarships offered by the
Navy in its peace-time of
ficer procurement program
The NROTC program in
cludes a four-year educa
tion of the candidate’s
choice, with all expenses!
paid and an allowance of
S6OO a year. After he re
ceives his degree, he will be
commissioned an officer in
either the United States j
Navy or Marine Corps, and
will serve on active duty
for two years.
Jn January, 1947, anoth
er nationwide competitive
examination for this op
portunity will be offered
to all high school seniors
and graduates between the ■
| ages of 17 and 21. Applica
tion form may be obtained
from high school principals I
college deans, or the near- :
j est office of Naval Officer,
| Procurement.
Pfc. Hale T. Bryson, af
ter completing his basic
training at San Antonio is
attached to the air training
command as flight march
er at the San Antonio- tra
ining center.
"legion dance
The American Legior
; Post will sponsor a Com
munity dance on Friday
! night, Dec. 27. A string or
j chestra will furnish mush
j and there will be botl
square and round dancing.
NOTICE
: There will be no regular
P. T. A. Meeting at Burns
i ville school on Tuesday ev
i ening but people of the com
munity are invited to at
tend the Christmas prog
ram presented by the high
school students.
1947.
Dr. R. C. Long, president
of Lees Mcßae College- and
former member of the Na
tional Council, Boy Scouts
of America, will be the
principal speaker.
A discussion will be held
on the progress made in
the District in the past year
and objectives for the com
ing year will be set.
Receive Discharges
4
The following men have,
recently been discharged j
from the farmed forces:!
Reuben Hajfris, Joseph C }
Robinson, ißrown Wyatt, l
Oscar Gotftney, Emmett
Wilson, Saife Ball, John D.
McKinney, jplaude Hensley,
Ray Edwasjfls, Arvy Sim
mons.
COURTfOF HONOR
Held at Crossnore
f
The Toe-' River District
Court of Honor was held at'
Crossnore on Tuesday ev
ening, Dec. 10.
Billy Riddle of Burnsville!
was advanced to Tender
foot and Tommy Johnson
, received a merit badge for
handcraft. ;
Following the court, 1 the
district committee met with
Dover R. Pouts presiding.
AAA Elects Committee Members
j The County Convention
of the Yancey County A. C.
A. was held December 9 to
select the County Committee,
'for the association for 1947.1
;The county committee mcnj
are: T. A.-Buchanan, chair-i
man; W. M. Hensley, vice;
chairman;; M. D. Bailey,!
member. |
The cohnty committee!
elected thb following asso
ciation pAsonnelfor 1947:
J. B. Briggs, secretary;
Martha Evans, treasurer;
Mrs. Raylene P. Stamey,
office assistant.
The following commun
ity committeemen were
elected at the general elec
tion held December 7, 1946
to serve in their respective
communities in 1947:
East Burnsville: Zeb Fox,
G. C. Huskins, G. C. Hunter.
West Burnsville: Lark
' Wright, E. C. Blankenship,
W. L. McClelland.
Cane River :*W. H. Peter
son, J. R. Ferguson, H. Wi
•; Briggs.
i Upper Egypt: Dowe\
Higgins, Paul Higgins, H.
W. Higgins.
Lower Egypt: Arthur
Edwards, K. M. Hensley, H.
B. Hensley.
Ramseytown: Lloyd Mill
; er, Lester Peterson, C. E.
Tipton.
Green Mtn.: I. T. Bailey
i Gus Bailey, Charlie Deyton.
ii Upper Jacks Creek: Fred
| Anglin, Glen Bailey, Wayne
1 Byrd.
i Lower Jacks Creek: Carl
\T. Young, Jack Tipton,
■ John Evans.
Brush Creek: S. B. Ran-
TAX LISTERS ARE
NAMED FOR COUNTY
Listing for county prop
erty for taxes and the an
nual farm census will be
gin early in January with
W. O. Griffeth as tax sup
ervisor.
The following listers and
farm census takers have
been named! Burnsville j
township, Robert Peterson;!
Cane River township, E. J.j
Angel; Egypt township,
S. C. Edwards; Ramsey
town township, Garrett
Howell; Green Mtn., town
ship, I. T. Bailey; Jacks
| Creek township, Carl T
Young; Brush'Creek town
ship, L. D. Thomas; Crab
tree township, J. M. Thom
las; South Toe township,
;Willard‘ Robinson; Pensa
cola township, Mrs. D. J.
Jamerson; Prices Creek
j township, Ralph England.
dolph, L. D. Thomas, R. C.
Deyton.
East Crabtree: W. D.
Peterson, C. D. Young, W
L. Wilson.
West Crabtree: Joseph S.
Young, Gus McCurry, Fred
Ray.
Upper South Toe: B. A.
Gibbs, R. L. Rector, Luther
Robinson.
Lower South Toe: O. M.
Robinson, J. W. Hoover, J
M. Robinson.
Pensacola: Wayne Ray
J. E. Byrd, Pearson Riddle.
Prices Creek: D. L. Hurst
T. H. Phoenix, Harmon
Edwards.
LAST RITES HELD FOR
MRS. MARY WESTALL
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Westall, 85, died at her!
home at Celo Friday after!
a brief illness.
Funeral services were
held at the South Estatoe
Baptist church Sunday af
ternoon at 2 o’clock. The
Rev. Henson officiated and
burial followed in Westall
cemetery.
Surviving are five daugh
j ters, Mrs. Bascomb Gibbs
Mrs. F. W. Shuford, Mrs. A
|M. Patton, and Mrs. W. B
Chrisawn of Celo, and Mrs
Madge Queen of Oshkosh
Wis.; three sons, Roscoe
Westall of Hamrick, W. C
Westall of Ravenwood, Ind.
and Ronda Westall of Celo;
28 grandchildren; several
great grandchildren; and
two great, great grandchild
! ren.
Holcombe Brothers fun
eral home of Burnsville was
Christmas Season Begins Here
The Christmas season has
come officially to Burns-1
ville, and foV many reasons
it looks like the “Biggest'
Christmas yet”.
Although the heaviest
rush of Christmas shopping
has not begun, all merch
ants u-ep©rt a very decided
increase in sales during the
past two weeks.
Every retail firm in the
county is well stocked, witlf
many items available this;
year that were entirely ab
sent last year. This is par
ticularly true of small elec
trical appliances and cer
tain household items and;
wearing apparel. v ‘
Christmas Lights
The Christmas lights!
| around the Square and on|
j either side of the street
!as far as the post office,
jwere turned on last week
land lend an added remind
!er of the season. The shop
! windows have also been
appropriately decorated.
School Holidays
School holidays will begin
on Wednesday, Dec. 18th
GRADING OF MT. MITCH
ELL ROAD IS COM
PLETED
In a report made last
week by J. C. Walker, div
ision highway engineer, lie
stated that grading the 4.7
mile connecting link be
tween the Blue Ridge Park
way at Toe River gap and
the peak of Mt. Mitchell
had been completed.
Stone for the preliminary
surfacing of the link is now
being crushed and stock
piled for laying during the
spring. The project is sched
uled for completion in June
! or July, within time for the
1 1947 summer tourist traffic
SAFETY RULES
“If monthly death tolls
for motor vehicle accidents
during 1946 continue to
follow the 1941 pattern
more persons will be killed
on the streets and highways
of America in December
than any other month this
year,” declares Julien H.
Harvey, managing directoi
of the National Conserva
tion Bureau. January and
February are also very dan
i gerous months, he says,
j urging motorists to use
greater caution.
“This excessive motor ve
hicle slaughter, which every
year increases as the nights
, grow longer, can, to a great
extent, be reduced i
Last Rites for James E. Mclntosh
James Edward Mclntosh
76, widely known citizen of
Burnsville, passed away at
his home here on Tuesday
morning following a leng
thy illness.
Funeral services were
held at the Burnsville Bap
tist church on Wednesday
morning at 10 o’clock. Offi
ciating were. Rev. Moody
Smith, Dr. Charles Harris
and B. M. Tomberlin.
Active pall bearers for
the services were members
of the board of deacons of
the church of which Mr.
Aid in the Fight Against
Tuberculosis. Buy Christ
mas Seals. They Will go on
Sale Monday.
NUMBER TWENTY
and the students will return
to school on Monday, Dec.
30.
The Bank, public offices
and many business firms
will observe a wo-day holi
day, December 2c and 26.
Christmas Programs
A number of Christmas
programs have been plan
ned throughout the county.
A Christmas pageant and
program of music will be
presented by students of
Burnsville high school on
Tuesday evening, Decem
ber 17th.
A community service will
j be held at the Baptist chur
ch on Sunday evening, Dec
ember 22. The program will
; be presented by the Youth
Fellowship Group repre
-1 senting all churches of the
town.
The county wide Baptist
Youth group will meet at
the Burnsville Baptist chu
rch on Saturday evening,
Dec. 21. This program will
be presented by college
students who will be home
for the holidays.
MINERALS RESEARCH
LABORATORY IS OPEN
ED IN ASHEVILLE
Greater Development of
W. N. C. Resources
Expected
A Minerals Research la
boratory has been opened
in Asheville by North Caro
lina State College through
jits Minerals Research In
stitute, according to an
nouncement made during
the past week.
The laboratory is equip
ped to do the most modern
research and study in non
metalic minerals of this re
gion. It was designed and
is being operated specifi
cally to do a needed type of
research not heretofore
done in this region.
It is expected that with
in the next few years the
work done by the labora
tory will have a great ef
fect on the development of
mineral resources in this
region.
The laboratory will coop
erate closely with federal
and state agencies, such as
the Tennessee Valley Au
thority, the N. C. Depart
,ment of Conservation and
| Development, Division of
! Mineral Resources. Re
search on minerals by col
! lege departments will be en
couraged.
Mclntosh had been a mem
ber since early boyhood.
Mr. Mclntosh was the son
of the late Robert and Na
omi Anglin Mclntosh, and
was known to a wide circle
of friends and relatives as
“Uncle Jim”. He was a life
long resident of Burnsville.
He is survived by the
widow, the former Miss
Harriett McPeters; a dau
ghter, Mrs. J. D. Ball and a
son, Lewis Mclntosh, all of
Burnsville; 5 grand child
ren r 10 great grandchildren
and one brother, Burgih
. Mclntosh.