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Clean-Up Fix-Up Paint Up Clean-Up Fix-U.p Paint Up Clean-Up Fix-Up*Paint Up •airaiiaiiaii ai i a „ aiianaHaiianailauai|#4iaiiai|ai|aiiai|B|iaHo||> M VOLUME ELEVEN SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR. W „ New Motor Vehicle Laws Enacted By 1947 Legislature (The following gives bri efly some of the new regu lations regarding state highways): The 1947 Legislature passed two acts dealing with state highways and the use of motor vehicles on the highways. The first is known as the financial responsibility act and the second as the high way safety act. The enactment, of the two bills was brought about ! as the results of the re-' commendations of a com- 1 mission appointed by the 1945 Legislature to study the highway laws of other states, with the view to selecting the best and most ! sensible in the other states. The law does not es tablish a system of compul sory insurance but does make stringent provisions in case of highway accid-j ents. i -A* After July 1, any person involved in a motor vehicle accident which causes eith er personal or property da mage in excess of SSO, and who fails to satisfy the da mages within GO days will be liable to the following: 1. His driver’s license will be suspended and will re main suspended until the damages are satisfied. 2. 1 The registration plates on the vehicle are taken up 3. After damages are paid and the vehicle owner ap plies for his driver’s license to be restored, he must al so furnish proof of future financial responsibility. Veterans Subsistence Checks Are Delayed Winston-Salem. Veter ans going to school or tak ing job training under the G. I. Bill in North Carolina are being urged by the re gional Veterans Adminis tration office not to make inquiry about the delay in mailing of subsistence al lowance checksfcj’or April. Quoting the ashingtbn announcement which re vealed that money for read justment and subsistence benefits has been exhaust ed, the office said that “the delay is expected to be of short duration since addi tional funds for this pur pose are carried in the ef ficiency appropriation bil Currently before Congress”. When money is made available to VA, payments will be resumed automati cally and as quickly as pos sible, VA stated. Approxi mately 57,000 North Caro lina veterans are affected i although more than 4,000. disabled vets, training un j der Public Law 16, will get their April checks. Funds for that category of train- 1 ees were available in April under a separate approp* riation, VA said. YANCEY THEATRE “SONG OF THE SOUTH’ Wed., Thursday Friday APRIL 30, May 1- 2 THE YANCEY RECORD The highway safety act sets the speed limit, after' July 1; at 55 MPH, and in-J creases the State Highway' Patrol from 200 to 400. Penalties for drunken driving are increased as follows: First offense, min-! imum fine SIOO instead of SSO and license revoked for 1 year; Second offense minimum fine of S2OO in stead of SIOO and license re voked for 2 years;,3rd of fense, minimum fine S4OO ;and license permanently re-' 'voked. Speeding at 75 MPH is regarded in same light as drunken driving and the same penalties are imposed.] In addition, every car owner will be required to. have his car inspected, for mechanical defects, once in 1948 and semi-annually thereafter. . These inspections will be J made by mobile inspection j units which will be sent to each county. Effective July 1, every driver must renew his lic ense by taking a driver’s test within a year, and thereafter every four years The time set for these tests; is Before each persons birth] day; for example, if his birthday is in January he] must take the test some- j 'time between July 1 and his birthday in January This brief outline of the; new regulations is given l here to aid motor vehicle] owners of the county to] learn provisions of the acts] and comply with them ac- I cordingly. MEN’S CLUB MEETING J. Frank Huskins Is Speaker Approximately 30 mem ] bers and inyited guests at tended the Men’s Club meeting which was held at. the high school building on Monday evening. C. P. Randolph, presi dent, was in charge and heard committee reports and discussion of several items of business. The speaker of the even ing was J. Frank Huskins who gave a report of the work of the 1947 Legisla ture. Mr. Huskins spoke at length on the number of changes made in the motoi vehicle laws, and the new regulations passed by the Legislature. GARDEN CLUB The Burnsville Garden ( Club held the regular mon thly meeting on last Friday, j evening at the home of Mrs 1 Dover R. Fouts. 1 Mrs. Fred Proffitt was 1 program leader, and the program included an inter esting garden quiz. Calendars for th§ year were presented by the club president, Mrs. V. J. Good man. Invited guests were Mrs. C. Moody Smith, Mrs: M. C Honeycutt and Mrs. Julia Mclntosh. “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRISS OF YANCEY COUNTY” A. F. HENSLEY OF SWISS PASSES AWAY Andrew Parson Hensley, ,66, of Swiss, N. C., died I Wednesday night at his I home after a lengthy ill ness. Surviving are the wife, Texannah Tomberlin Hen sley; ten children, Mrs ! Mamie L. Hill of Bristol,; Penn., Vance Hensley of; Burnsville, Mrs. M. L. Lew is of Albany, N. Y. n Flay Hensley of Swiss, Mrs. Preston Phoenix of Swiss, A. W. Hensley of Atlanta, , Ga., Lola Anne, Bill, Jennie and Geraldine Hensley all I of Swiss; one brother, RevJ , B. S. Hensley of Sylva; and three sisters, Mrs. W. M. Watts, of Erwin, Tenn., ; Mrs. Troy Buckner of Bur-] I nsville, and Mrs. Bert Edw ards of Bee Log. Funeral arrangements under the direction of Hoi combe Brothers, are in complete. CLEARMONT SCHOOL The Junior class of Clear mont high school will pre sent “The Young Imp” in I the school auditorium Fri day evening at 8 o’clock. The cast of characters in :eludes: Bula Bennett, Joyce ; Tilley, Mildred Evans, Ada Lee Bailey, Jetta Edwards, .Dorothy Deyton, Roy Lau- Ighrun, Regina Lewis, Paul Bennett, Albert Hensley,! and Truett Johnson. . . Oceanside, Calif., April; ,21. —Marine Private Max D. j Hutchins, 19, son of Mr. W. |R. Hutchins, Pensacola, N.j C., has begun training in a 1 Marine combat radio oper- 1 ator’s school, it was an nounced today at Gamp Pendleton. The Pensacola Leather neck enlisted in the Marin es in January, 1947, and re ceived his basic training the Marine Recruit Depot, Par ris Island, S. C. t Additional Summer Classes Are Planned Here • Plans were announced several weeks ago for a summer course for teach ers which will be held in Burnsville- this summer. 1 Also tentative announce ment was made of an ac celerated course, primarily for veterans. In addition, plans are now fairly complete for a fine arts course, sponsored by Woman’s College of the University and the yeter ans Administration.' The six week’s term now seems assured. .In the classes for teach |er§, the subjects now plan ned include Reading Guidance, character educa tion, public school music] and elementary' art for, teachers. Credit will be given for all except the 1 last course. The accelerated course sponsored by the county office of education, will of fer carpentry, commercial course, metal work and masonry. Any veteran can enroll, regardless of what BURNSVILLE, N. C., TH JRSDAY, MAY 1, 1947 . TOWN EJECTION j The biennial election of town officers twill be held on Tuesday, }M;.y 6, at which time a J mayor and] two commissidbers will be named. At a mass meeting held at the court house, the fol < lowing ticket ytas named by j acclamation: |F or mayor,) Clyde M. Bailey; for com-i missioners: Ji N. Barnett , and J. W. Autrey. y Mt. Mitchell Stat ePark, i operated by I the North Carolina Divisfon of Fores try and Parks r includes Mt.j Mitchell, highest peak east' of the Mississippi River, 1 and is situated in Yancey ] County. Here One can enjoy the scenic beauty of Wes tern North Carolina. " . v Schools Plan Commencement 45 The five high schools of the county are now plan ning the closing events of the school terra. Bee Log High School Monroe Mclntosh, princi pal of Bee Log high school has announced programs to be held in the school audi-; i torium. The Junior class play, a] Romantic Comedy—Drama, ■ “All Thru The. .Night”, by [ Lynn Rutland is tentative ly scheduled May 9, at 8:00 o’clock. The play is under the direction of Mrs. Cecil J. Beeson, a member of the high school faculty. The Baccalaureate ser ;mon will be delivered Sun day afternoon, May 11, at '3 o’clock in the high school auditorium by the < ReV. Ernest Wilson, pastor of! Micaville Presbyterian chu rch. Honorable E. F. Watson, Spruce Pine attorney, will, deliver the commencement address Thursday night May 15, at 8 o’clock in the —— - ..... ■■ grade he attended (up. to! college level). Summer Theatre The Summer Theatre,' and probably other related , courses, will be sponsored Iby Woman’s College-, and j directed by Dr. W. L. Tay lor of Woman’s College and W. T. Chichester. The classes in art which will be taught here by Edward S. Shorter have been approved by the Vet eran’s Administration -so , that veterans may enroll. The project here is the only fine arts course plan ned in the state for this summer by Woman’s Col lege or Veterans Adminis , tration. All veterans who are in i terested are urged, to come : in at once, bring their dis charge papers and have the form 1950 completed. There are 15 Western counties under TVA. Each of these has its county co operative, and together they make up the Allied Farmers’ Cooperative. • . ’ ■ _ -o h- - • SCHOOL COMMITTEES ARE NAMED, The following 'district committees for the county schools have been named: Burnsville District: Mrs. Pearl Huskins, Zeke Blank enship, Arthur Edge. Bald Creek District: Sam Tipton, Charles Ferguson, Harvey Phoenix. Micaville District: Ras Thomas, Grover Robinson, Johnhy McCourry. Bee Log District: Carter Edwards, Rex Miller, O. S j Williams. Clearmont District : Carl T. Young, R. C. Deyton, E.j F: Hunter. “ j South The District: R.-L. Reptor, Arthur Robinson! Luther Robinson. W. I. Parnell is ill of pneumonia in St. Joseph’s' hospital, Asheville. . high school auditorium. Twelve Seniors will re ! ceive their diplomas at the 1 exercises. They are: Reece. I Cooper, Ethel Edwards,] Viola Higgins, Breece Hig-j gins, Horace Hensley, J. C j Hensley, Gus Haun, Faye Johnson, Monnie Mae John-! ] son, Edward Peterson,' j Howard Williams, Cash i Williams. ■| Burnsville High School ] At the Bumsviile high: ] school, the Junior-Senior! ;; banquet will be held on .; Friday evening, May 2. J The county Reading and ? Declamation Contest will be held on Wednesday even, ing. May 7, and the Piano recitajl for elementary students on Friday evening May 9. ; Baccalaureate ser vices j i will he held at the Baptist] i church on Sunday evening, 1 ; May 11. Rev. C. Moody [: Smith will deliver the ser mon. The Junior class play, “The Young Imp”, will be (Continued on page 4) DIRECTORS OF FARM COOPERATIVE MEET A called meeting of the , Yancey County Farmers Cooperative was held Sat urday, April 25th, with D. C. Bailey, president, pre- I siding. I H. L. Meaeham, manager . of the Allied Farmers Co i °P> of which Yancey county farmers coop is a member, } explained the purpose of . the coop and how fanners [ may receive aid. Due to the acute short } age of nitrogen, phosphate' and potash, plans were j made to make as much . available to Yancey county 3 farmers as possible. Phos-' . phate formerly used on . TVA Demonstration Farms will now be available throu-j .gh agreement with the k AAA or PMA. A limited . amount of nitrogen and > potash will be available in the near future. D. C. Bailey is president : i of the Coop; W. O. Briggs, i i Secretary-Treasurer; W. Z < • Robertson, Director, R. C. < ■ Deyton, Director, Mack B. s Ray, Director and W. M ( Anglin, vice president. i NOTICE The county committee of the Yancey County A. C.‘A. is expecting to receive 47 per cent Superphosphate to be used for carrying out 1947 ACP Practices throu gh the program. This ma terial will be used accord ing to the regulations pre viously established by the State AAA Committee. Farmers participating on this program will be noti fied as soon as shipments ] are made in the county. ' LAST RITES HELD FOR i COLUMBUS P. HENSLEY Funeral services for Col umbus P. Hensley, 72, who died at his home near Bur nsville Wednesday morn ing, will be held at Low Gap Free Will Baptist chu rch today (Thursday) at 2, p. m. Burial will follow' in' the family cemetery. The Rev. Mr. Blevins and the Rev. Will Baker will offi ciate. j He is survived by the widow; one son, Walter, of j Vixen; four sisters, and eight brothers.. ; Holcombe Brothers fun eral home, of Burnsville is in charge of arrangements. Vacancies exist in the Regular Army for enlist-] ment of white applicants! for direst assignment to the !United States Disciplinary, i Barracks, Camp Gordon, Georgia, according to a new 7 directive received today by Ist Lt. Thomas H. Suydam,; District Health Officer Completes Examination of School Children Dr. B. B. McGuire, Dis jtrict Health Officer, an nounces the completion of the disease preventive mea sures, inspections and phy sical examinations of school children for this health dis trict for the school year which is now drawing to a. close. He reports as follows: We feel that this work is probably the most import ant work which this De partment performs. W e deal with people at the age when they are most recep tive to health education. The services -we perform and the health teaching we engage in impresses them immensely, and we feel that it will remain with them throughout life. The Health Officer’s re commendations concerning corrections of physical de jfects are each year .being ( taken more seriously by the parents. This statement is proven by the fact that upon subsequent examina tions more and more child *ren have had the correct ions made. In this Health District [our nurses have made: 7,923 inspections of school children. Thest inspections are for itch, lice, visual de fects, orthopedic defects weight, height, Schick test for susceptibility to Diph theria, and smallpox scars. Classroom talks concerning diet, health habits and per-j sonal hygiene are given. Children in all grades and in high school who were Clean-Up Fix-Up Paint Up Clean-Up Fix-Up Paint Up Clean-Up Fix-Up Pain^Up NUMBER FORTY BURNSVILLE CHURCH SERVICES Presbyterian Service in tha Burnsville church, Sunday at 11 o’clock Dr. Harris will speak on the subject, “If you have Faith You Can Do It”. Afternoon service at Low Gap at 3 p. m. Miss Peggy Jean Huskins will sing. Everyone is invited. Methodist The Woman’s Society of Christian Service meets on Thursday, May 1 at 3 p. m., at the home of Mrs. W. W. Hennessee. Joint hostess, Mrs. George Anglin; pro gram leader, Mrs. D. R. Fouts. The Youth Fellowship will leave the church Thu rsday, May 1, at 6 p. m. for ia.weiner roast at Carolina Hemlock. The Wesleyan Service Guild will meet Friday, May 2 at 8:00 p. m., at the home of Mrs. Vernie Wil son. Joint hostess, Mrs. Vin cent Westall; program lea der, Mrs. L. G. Deyton. Sunday School begins next Sunday at 10:00 a. m., with Mr. Goodman’s class in charge of opening wor ship. Worship at 11:00 a. jm. with a sermon by the pastor on “Christ Is Head of the Church.” This will be .the first in a short series of sermons on “Why the Church?” The pastor will also preach at West Burns ! ville church at 7:30 p. m. not protected from small pox were given the vaccine I again. We have this year screen tested the eyes' of grade 1 and high school, students where the teachers thought defects existed. A juraiber of high school students have been found to have very serious visual defects, and most of these were ex amined in eye clinic* in each county during April. We had two days of these clinics in each county. 2301 children were given a physical examination by , the Health Officer. Os L these 2044 were referred to [ their physician and or den -1 tist for the correction of physical defects .Defective tonsils led the list of de r sects which Dr. McGuire ’ feels should be corrected. p Dental defects are a close ; second followed by head . lice, visual defects, ortho pedic defects, heart disease ' and scabies (itch). While we still find head lice, it is encouraging that the num- “ ber of cases is decreasing. Cases of scabies (itch) are definitely on the decline. The following children I were found to have no de fects, and we extend to them and their parents our heartiest congratulations: Alice Joe Wilson, age 9, third grade, Bald Creek school, daughter of Mr. and ; Mrs. Earl Wilson, Bald Creek, N. C. Jimmie Laughrun, age 9, (Continued on page tour)