Attend the Senior Class
Play at B. H, S. Frida
Night; j
VOLUME ELEVEN
No Forest Fires Reported in
County During March
Daring March 1947, 37
forest fires burned a total
of 293 ,abres of protected
woodland in District One of
the N. C. Forest Service.
The counties cooperating
with the State in forest fire
control as follows:
Buncombe —had 14 fires
that burned a total of 35 Vs
acres. Nine responsible par
ties were established andj
reprimanded.
Henderson —had 3 fires
that burned a total of 6
acres. Two responsible par
ties were established and re
primanded.
McDowell had 8 fires
that burned a total of 63
acres. Four responsible par
ties were established and
reprimanded.
Polk—had 7 fires that
burned a total of 50VL> acres.
Five responsible parties
were established and repri
manded.
NOTICE
N. C. Veterans Commis
sion will have a representa
tive in the county court
house, Burnsville, N. C., on
Thursday, April 24, from
11:00 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Jack C. Winchester, asst,
state service officer, will be'
there to assist veterans and
their dependents. He will be
prepared to help with appli
cation for: Widows’ pension
veterans pension er compen
sation, back pay, National.
Service Life Insurance'
Claims, reinstatement o r
conversion.
Any NSLI policies which
have lapsed for any number
of months, may be reinstat
ed by simply paying two
monthly premiums provided
the veteran is in as good
health as at the time the
insurance lapsed and can
make a statement to that
effect. He will also help
with obtaining gratuity pay
information on G. I. Loans
appeal claims, allotments
due dependents from service
pay which was never receiv
ed, lost discharge, review of
bad discharge, burial allow
ance, granite headstone
burial flags, hospitalization,
out-patient treatment, sur
plus war materials, informa
tion on social security bene
fits as related to veterans
and their dependents, hous
ing preference ahd other
items pertaining to veterans
and their dependents.
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CLEAN UP - FIX UP - PAINT UP
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Make Our Town More Attractive
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Clean-Up Week - April 21-26
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THE YANCEY RECORD
SUB. RATES: $1.60 YEAR.
r Rutherford —had 5 fires
i that burned a total of 138
[ acres. Three responsible par
: ties were established and re
. primnnded.
; Yancey—had NO fires in
! March.
The public is urged to se
cure a permit to burn any
material within 500 feet of
•I protected forest land. A per
-1; mit is required between Feb
ruary Ist through June Ist
i and between the Ist day of
» October and the 30th day of
■ November inclusive. To fol
■ low closely the instructions
received with the permit in
i order to burn safely. /To be
! extremely careful with fire
■ while picnicing, hunting,
1 working or traveling throu
gh wooded areas and to co
operate wis the State For
est Service t in preventing
i and suppressing fires. When
the woods burn everybody
suffers.
Attends Refrigeration
School
James W. McCurry, mach
■ inist’s mate, first class, son
of Mrs. Sallie Jane McCurry
! of Mieaville, N. C., is attend
ing the refrigeration and
air-conditioning school a t
the U. S. Naval Station,
Norfolk, Va.
The course includes four
weeks of refrigeration, whi
ch consists of the breaking
down of- compressors, auto
(matic control and actual op
eration of compressors, and
two weeks of air-condition
ingy which consists of theory
and operations.
Upon completion of the
course he will return to his
previous duty station or will
be given further assignment
by the Bureau of Naval Per
sonnel.
Serving Aboard Destroyer
Floyd Tipton, 19, seaman,:
first class, USN, son of
lsrs. Sarah Tipton of Green
Mountain, N. C., is serving
oboard*the destroyer USS
Hugh Purvis, which is on a
visit of courtesy to Ant
werp, Belgium. -
National 4-H Club Sun
day will be observed on
May 25, with emphasis
being placed on the spirit
ual implications of the
theme: “Working Together
tor a Better Home and
World Community.”
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“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
EASTER SEAL SALE
< The Easter Seal Sale clos
es with a very happy ending
| namely $139.32. Os that
' amount, $85.59 remains i n
' Yancey county to be used
• for crippled children who
need medical aid, supplies,
1 etc. The other $55.73 will go
to The North Carolina Lea
gue for crippled children to
i pay for supplies.
This campaign was spon
sored and carried out by the
Burnsville Woman’s Club.
; All high schools in Yancey
, participated in the sale. Bee
Log led by a contribution of
$17.05; Bald Creek, $15.60; i
1 Clearmont, $13.71; Burns-1
ville, $9.56; Mieaville, $5.21. j
| The county chairman wis
hes to express her apprecia
.ion of the work done by the
Woman’s Club and the high
schools of.the county; also
for all contributions made
to this drive.
P. T. A. Elects Officers
The Burnsville Parent-
Teacher Association held
the last meeting of the
school term at the school
building on Tuesday even
ing. - j
Following a covered dish
supper, a short business
session was held with the
retiring president, Mrs
Milton Higgins, presiding.
for the coming
year had been nominated
at the March meeting and
were unanimously elected.
These are: Mrs. Olin Shep
herd, president; L. G. Dey
ton, vice president; Miss
Isalean Ray, recording sec
retary; Miss June Ayers,-
corresponding sec retary;
Guss Peterson, treasurer;
and Dover R. Fouts, his
torian.
Delegates were named to
the convention whidi\vrill
be held in Asheville next
week, and reports were
heard from officers and
committee chairmen.
Two Local Boys Appear
in All College Night
Robert C. Howell and
Edward Gardner of Green
Mountain appeared in All
College Night at East
Tennesse State College in
Johnson City on Friday
night. Both boys are mem
bers of the second tenor
group of the A Cappella
Choir at Lees-Mcßae Col
lege. Seven other colleges
were featured on the pro
gram.
BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1947
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CANDIDATES FOR
TOWN ELECTION
ARE NAMED
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At a mating of citi
zens of the town of Bur
nsville on Wednesday
evening the following
were named as candidat
es in the election to be
held May 6:
For Mayor: Clyde M.
Bailey; for commission
ers: J. N. Barnett and
Jesse Autiiev.
Mr. .and Mrs. S. C. Riddle
have returned t o their
j home at Celo, after having
spent four months visiting
! their daughter, Mrs. Chas.
E. Rex and family of
Miami, Fla.
Miss Helen Styles, »a stud
i e nt at Jonesboro High
, School, spent the past week
( end with Ur/ parents, Mr.
land Mrs. Carl Styles.
Finalists Are Named in
Reading Contest
|
In the preliminary try
out reading contest held at
] Burnsville school on Wed
1i nesday evening, six stucl
] ents of the school were ■se
lected to compete in a sec
ond contest to decide a
• f school representative, for
[ the county meet.
\ Twenty three students
gave readings, and the six
] named were: Genevieve
. Angel, Peggy Jean Husk
-5 ins, Billy Jean Ramsey, Lou
Etta Randolph, Peggy Par
. rish and Alberta Parrish.
! BURNSVILLE SENIORS
WILL PRESENT PLAY
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The Senior class of Bur- !
nsville high school will pre-j
Sent “The Funny Brats”, a
comedy by Jay Tobias, Fri
day night, at 8:0G in the
school auditorium.
The cast includes Mary
Davis, Pat Greene, Carrie
Blankenship, John Atkins,
Jr., J. E. Wilson, Doris
Boone, Billy Brooks Wilson,
Anna Kathryn Peterson
Verlyn Turner, Max Gard
ner and Burdette Johnson.
The admission will be 50q
for adults and 25c for school
children. A matinee will be
given Friday morning at
10:00 in the auditorium. The
play is under the direction
of Mrs. Frank Howell.
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WOMANS CLUB
The Burnsville Woman’s
Club met April 10th at the
home ol Mrs. W. W. Hen
nessee with Mrs. C. L. Prof
fitt, and Mrs. J. A. Goodin
as hostesses.
Mrs. C. V. Belgarde, pre
sident, conducted a short
business session. Mrs. Hazel
Beavers gave a final report
on the Easter Seal campaign
Mrs. L. G. Deyton gave a
report on the “Progress of
Japanese Women,” taken
from the April issue of the
General Club magazine.
New members taken into
the club were: Mrs. W. Tho
mas Bailey, Mrs. David
Covington, Mrs. Wallace
Edge, Mrs. Wood Butner
and Mrs. Joshua Banks.
Mrs. J. S. LeFevre, pro
gram leader, gave an inter
esting talk on “Our Nation’s
Libraries’”.
After the social hour the
club adjourned to meet -in
May with Mrs. G. L. Hensley
Burnsville Honor Students
B. M. Tomberlin, principal
of Burnsville high school,
;has announced the honor
students for this school year.
Clara Mae Smith, daugh
; ter of Mrs. Carl Smith of
■ Burnsville, is valedictorian
• with an average of 96.1.
Salutatorian is Francis Rid
dle, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. T. K. Riddle of Burns
ville, who has an avefcergrof
93.4.
s’ Graduating exercises will
: be held on Friday evening,
' May 16. Seventeen members]
-of the senior class will re
i ceive diplomas?
OVERSEAS RELIEF
With a goal of “a pound
a person” a statewide drive
for clothing, bedding, and
j shoes for overseas relief
! will begin on Sunday, April
! 20 and continue until Moth
er’s Day, May 11.
The executive council of
the North Carolina Council
of Churches has announced ’
the appointment of Rev. !
Henry G. Ruark, Univer- ]
sity Methodist Church, ]
Chapel Hill as director of j
the campaign. Mr. Ruark ]
has already begun his dut- (
ies, calling a meeting of 10
area directors » l
The Yancey Theatre Offers
Best in Entertainment
Manager Selwyn Hensley
has announced that once
again the Yancey Theatre
has "Shown the “Best Pic
tures” that were released
in 1946. Os the 10 best
pictures which were select
ed by 447 critics through
out the United States, 9 of
the pictures have either
played at the Yancey or
are booked for early show
ing, and the other is a for
eign made picture which
has not had a general re
lease in this country.
Chosen as the nine top
films of the year were:
“The Lost Weekend”
“The Green Years”, “Anna
And The King of Siam”
“The Bells of St. Mary’s”
“Spellbound”, “Sara toga
Trunk”, “Leave Her Tb
Heaven” j Night And Day”.
CLEAN UP WEEK
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Next week, April 21-26,
has been named as annual
“Clean Up Week” for Bur
nsville.
All Citizens are urged to
join in this campaign, to
make the town cleaner and
more attractive.
A special schedule for
the trash truck has been
arranged as follows:
Monday and Tuesday, 1
West Burnsville.
Wednesday and Thurs
day, East Burnsville.
Friday, regular run cov
ering the town.
All citizens are also urg
ed to put ashes or trash in
containers or boxes so that
they will not be j
Burnsville Home Demon
stration Club Meets
The Burnsville Home De-j
monstration Club held . the!
regular meeting at the !
home of Mrs. B. S. Connel
ly on Wednesday afternoon
During the business ses-;
sion, Mrs. John Banks was’
elected treasurer. Plans!
were then discussed for the’,
district Federation meet,
which will be held here in
1 June for clubs from nine
western counties. A cover
ed dish luncheon will be
held on May 1 at the home
of Mrs. Ivan Westall to
make final plans for this,
-meeting and to make the
programs for it.
A demonstration' on pre
, serving Vitamin C was giv
ien by Mrs. Evans, home
■ agent.
BALD CREEK SCHOOL
The Senior class of Bald
Creek high school will pre
sent, “The Kissing Link,” at
the school auditorium on
Thursday night, April 24 at
8:00 o’clock.
Those taking part are:
Kathryn King, Eleanor Led
ford, Doris Maney, Helen
Tipton, Atlas Shepherd,
Marie Mathis, Warren
Banks, Bobby Severs, J. G,
Buckner, Russell York, and
Reece Wilson. For some
real fun and entertainment
don’t miss this performance!
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Mr. Hensley, using the
above figures, pointed out
that not a single first run
metropolitan theatre in the
country can surpass and
few can equal in- number
his record of top hits
shown. Patrons of the Yan
:ey have long been accus
tomed, he declared, to ex
pecting and getting the
best in cinema fare. That
policy will continue and pre
release announcement from
Hollywood indicate • that
the studios will turn out,
during 1947 the greatest ar
ray of films ever offered
in one year. Os all these
“best” of the current year,
patrons of the Yancey are
assured that they will be
presented here at the ear
, liest time to continue the
i policy of “the best in en
tertainment”.
Attend the Senior Class
Play at B. H. S. Frida
Night.
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NUMBER THIRTY-EIGHT
BURNSVILLE CHURCH
r SERVICES .
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Methodist
Youth Fellowship each
Thursday night at 7:30.
'| The Wesleyan Service
l Guild will meet Saturday
night at 8:00 o’clock at the
home of Mrs. Clarence Bel
i garde. The district secre
; tary of the Guild, Miss Joy
ce Shook of Hendersonville,
will be present. All Guild
members urged to attend.
Services next Sunday,
April 20: Sunday School at
10:00 a. m., opening wor
ship in charge of Mr. Ben
nett’s class. Preaching at
11:00 a. m., by the pastor,
whose subject will be
i “Growing Up Like Trees.”
The stewards will meet at
I the church at 7:30. p. m.
Baptist
| Sunday, April 20: Sun
jday School at 9:45. The sub
ject for the 11:00 o’clock
service will be “Death of
Self”. At the 7:30 evening
I hour a baptismal service
will be held.
The monthly Baptist
I “Youth for Christ” meeting
| will be held at the River
| side church on Saturday af
jternoon at 5:30. Everyone
jis asked to bring a picnic
i supper w T hieh will be shared
together after an hour of re
-creation. The program will
be a “Hymn Festival”.
On Sunday afternoon,
April 20th the “ quarterly
Training Union meeting will
be held at the Bolens Creek
church at 2:30. The county
Training Union tourna
ments will be held then.
Entering the Junior mem
-1 ory work are Betty Jo Lau
ghrun, Alice Garland, Ena
' Kate Smith, Lena Kate Mc
[ Dowell, Dorothy Smith,VVe- e
' nell Harris. Mary Evelyn
Hensley will enter the Inter
mediate sword drill, and
Jenny Hensley, Clara Mae
Smith, J. C. Woody, Jr., and
Virginia York will compete
in the Better Speaker’s
contest.
Clean Up-Fix Up-Paint Up
Coming To Your
YANCEY THEATRE
“SONG OF THE SOUTH’
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Wed., Thursday Friday
APRIL 30, May 1-2
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