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Clean-Up Fix-Up Paint Up Clean-Up Fix-Up Paint Up Clean-Up Fix-Up Paint Up VOLUME ELEVEN Summer Institute of Fine Arts Is Proposed For Burnsville Extension Project of Woman’s College of University of N. C. Mass Meeting at Court House Friday Night The extension division of Woman’& College is inter ested in projecting their program to Burnsville in setting up a summer colony in dramatics and music. Dr. R. W. Taylor, head of the department of dra matics at Woman’s College, and his staff have agreed to move into Burnsville for the summer months for the purpose of teaching drama tics and producing a num ber of plays. It is the opinion of the officials of the University of North Carolina and Woman’s College that this project may develop i n scope until it may complete With the “Lost Colony” at Mantea. As announced previously, other educational courses! will be offered for teachers who wish to attend summer schools. in a meeting held at Woman’s College on Wed nesday, final plans were made for setting in motion the machinery that will ~ 1 ■ - —fx Carolina Hemlock Camp Ground Open For Season Many Improvements made Carolina Hemlock Camp Ground is now open for the use of the public after ex tensive improvements, it has been announced by C. W. Coffin, district forester. Mr. Coffin stated this week that the grounds had been thoroughly cleaned,! fire wood furnished at all, grills and the w T ater had been turned on. All the buildings in the tract have either been re-' painted or will be soon. The! fireplaces are all being re paired or rebuilt, and the swimming pool facilities, have been improved. Help Keep It Clean! The greatest need NOW, Mr. Coffin said, was coop eration of the public in keeping the camp ground clean. Each year this is stressed but there are al ways some people who do not cooperate in this impor tant matter. The grounds are for the enjoyment of all but the greatest enjoyment can come through the thought fulness and consideration of all. E. L. Beeson will leave this week for Florida for a weeks business trip. He will return t o Atlanta where he and Mrs. Beeson will attend graduating ex ercises at Agnes Scott col lege where their daughter, Marie, is a member of the graduating class. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lew is have moved to their home on east Main Street, adja cent to the Maples. THE YANCEY RECORD SUB. RATES: $1.50 YjEAR. bring about the beginning of the project this summer It will be necessary, how ever, for the town of Bur nsville and Yancey county to indicate their interest in such an undertaking. Local Corporation It will be* necessary to • form a local corporation i that will be responsible for r working out business fea tures necessary for this pro [ gram . For this purpose, a mass , meeting is planned for to -1 morrow night (Friday, • May 23) at 8 o’clock at the ; court house. Citizens of the ■ entire county are urged to • be present. Representatives from out ! of town will attend the meeting to lay before the [ meeting all details, and to i discuss the over-all picture i of such an undertaking. Yancey County Selected Yancey county was selec ted by University officials , as the ideal spot for this i! summer program after re [ viewing the entire western • North Carolina section. Note: If you are inter ested in the progress and development of your county' and town, you will attend the meeting on Friday night. Pfc. Ben Banks With Air Force in Korea Fifth Air Force, Kimpo Army Air Base, Korea.*— Pfc. Ben L. Banks, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Banks! of Burnsville, is now serv ing with the Fifth Air For | ce in Korea. The Fifth Air ' Force, under the command of Major General K. B. | Wolfe, is the occupation air force of both Japan and Korea. Entering the service in February of 1946, Pfc. Banks received his basic training at Sheppard Field, Texas, and Lowry Field, Colorado. Since he received his overseas orders in Sep tember of 1946 he has serv ed in Hawaii, Japan and Korea. He is presently en gaged as a radio operator in the Air Strike Control Team at Kimpo Army Air Base. Serves Aboard Destroyer Floyd Tipton, 19, seaman, first cla§s, son of Mrs. Sar ah Tipton of Green Mtn., N. C., is serving aboard the destroyer USS Hugh Pur vis, which represented the United States Navy in a visit to Copenhagen, Den mark, April 28, 1947, for the funeral services of the ■ late King Christian X. A detachment of United . States Marines, which par i ticipated in the funeral procession for the King, was carried from Plymouth > England, by the Hugh Pur . vis. As a member of the Nor- “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1947 - ■ DEATH OF PVT. VER LON ROLAND IS r REPORTED_ = ■ Was Drowned in Germany • ' May Bth r . i Pvt. Verlon B. Roland, with Army occupation troops in Germany, was , drowned there on May 8, ! according to a telegram re - ceived by his parents, Mr. . and Mrs. Barnett Roland . of Bakers Creek. No details of the death 3 were given in the telegram. . The body will be returned t here by transport for burial ; APPROPRIATIONS FOR j ELECTRIC LINES . Rep. A. L. Bulwinkle has J sent from Washington the ' following news story which ' will be of interest to citi t zens of the county: The Rural Electrification Administration advises that a loan of $710,000 has been " granted to the French ’ Broad Electric Membership ! Corporation of Marshall, ' North Carolina. I The Rural Electrification Administration advises fur ■ ther that it is planned to I I use $78,000 of this loan to r i improve existing lines in 1 Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, 1 Avery and Buncombe coun ties. It is planned that the bal ance of the loan “will be 1 used to construct 236 miles of electric lines allotted by the R. E. A. as follows^ Thirty one miles of scat tered member extension lines in Madison, Yancey, Avery and Buncombe coun > ties. ; One hundred and forty •[nine miles of main lines in * i Yancey county. Fifty six miles of main • lines in Mitchell county. ! LAST RITES HELD FOR ; MRS. R. S. WILSON Mrs. R. S. Wilson, 81, passed away at the home [ of her daughter, Mrs. Lucy Sturgill at Pensacola on ’ Tuesday night following ah [ extended illness. She was a .daughter-in-law of Big! . Tom Wilson. I 6 Funeral services were . held Wednesday afternoon ■at 2:30 at the Pensacola 1 Methodist church, with the ■ Rev. Edgar C. Price and the Rev. Leßoy Thomas of ficiating. Burial was in the Blankenship cemetery near the home. i Surviving are two daugh ■ ters, Mrs. R. R. Ray of , Oakley and Mrs. Sturgill; * five sons, Emmett, C. D., ■ James S. and George W. of 1 Pensacola, and Kenneth Wilson of Portland, Ore.; ■ and thirty two grand ehild ‘ ren. •- ! Holcombe funeral home was in charge of arrange -1 ments. 1 them European Task , Group of the Atlantic Fleet i the destroyer has visited! ■ Portland, Portsmouth, and Southampton, England, . Antwerp, Belgium. COUNTY STUDENTS WILL GRADUATE FROM COLLEGES -4 The following students from the country are mem bers of college classes and, have already received their diplomas or will receive diplomas with in the next few weeks: Juanita Bailey from Car son-Newmanj ! Wilhelmina Ayers from A. S. T. C.; Marie Beeson from Agnes Scott; Jean Bdhnett from E. C. T. C.; [John Low, David Low, and Charles Proffitt from fl. C. State; Dick Bailey jhnd Louise Proffitt from jßerea; Eve lyn Silvers from Brevard; Sarah Emma Masters from Warren-Wilson; Geneva Hunter, Kathleen King and Wilda Ellis from Mars Hill; Margaret Yoijing from Cullowhee; Bailey, Tenn. Teachers) College. 1 " ' ■■ Teachers Are Named For 1947-48 Session —t- Listed by School Districts H* The following teachers have been namfed for Yan-, cey county schools for the, 1947-48 term. ' They are lissted by school districts rather than- by individual schools. The following list was released Tuesday from . the superiajoi. -dent’s office: Burnsville District: B. M. Tomberlin, Vernie Wilson, Mrs. Frank W. Howell, Clonnie Huskins. Islean Kay, Mary June Ayers, Ford ~C. Bailey, Augustus Peterson, Bertha Huskins, Richard Peterson, Pearl Randolph, Mary Atkins,- Zula C. Wilson, Osie Ben nett, Alberta Campbell, Nettie Bennett, Annie B. Proffitt, Madge Byrd, Har mie Briggs, Mattie Sorrells, S. B. Conley. Mollie Hensley Mrs. T. J. Vdson, Jr., Edna Atkins. Ba 1 d Creek District: Rasse H. Howell, Zeke B. Byrd, Pauline B. Hensley, Anastasia Tomberlin, Mar garet Banks, Jack W. Mc- Intosh, Hattie L. Phoenix, J Charles B. Tomberlin, Wil- ] lie Molt Hensley, Lillian S. i Tomberlin, Ottis Gibbs, ] iVergie Duncan, Madge j [Carter, Norma R. Pate, « 'Annie Lee .Bryson, Doris Faye Gibbs, Hope Edwards, 1 Madge Ferguson,* Lh 1 a Anne Hensley, Maphrie Wilson, Mrs. Edrus Led- { ford. Bee Log District: Monroe ; Mclntosh, Edward Beeson, Cecil J. Beeson, Delma Hen-j sley, Veo P. Burnette, Ruby, ** 1 ■■■■■— ' ■ "" ' ' "”*' i Overseas Relief Committee j The clothing - Bedding Shoes collection for over seas is now getting under way in Yancey county. The original committee of three, composed of the' Rev. C. M. Smith, (Chm.),' H. G. Bailey and J. S, Le-| Fevre, has been enlarged to include the following: L. 1 JG. Deyton, V. J. Goodman, Rev. J. B. Mclver, Dr. C. W. Harris, Mrs. C. R. Ham rick, Mrs. Jay Evans, Mack 1 O. W. FRASER BUYS FARM, PLANS BRANCH NURSERY HERE O. W. Fraser, widely known nurseryman of Bir mingham, Ala. spent the past week in Burnsville. He has purchased the Ben Franklin farm west of Burnsville and plans to de- J velop a branch of the nur sery he maintains in Ala bama. This section and - climate are ideally suited to a de velopment of this type, Mr. Fraser said, and he believes that it is an opportunity that has been overlooked HEALTH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY __________ The district health office , will be closed on Friday, May 23 as members of the staff will attend a public health meeting at Lake Lure. B. Adams, Sara W. Hensley, Opha S. Hylemon, Kate B. Robinson, Lillian Mclntosh, Lois W. Byrd, Mrs. John ' Robinson, Elizabeth Buch anan, Lena Tilson, Lucy L. Evans, Edna Shepherd, Vera C. Ray, Pearl R. Aus tin, Nealie Ledford, Baxter Silver, J. W. Hoover. Clearmont District: Ers kine B. Bailey, Ora Deyton, Doris Hunter, Walton “An-1 gel, Florence Hughes, Cecil! Deyton, Claude Hughes, Magfee ** Ray, Ruth Jobe” Thelma Gornto, Maphra Bennett, Bessie Wilson, Mildred R. Hunter, Ruby Wheeler, Wilma Buckner, Lois Moody, Jennie Deyton Sam J. Byrd. Micaville District: Hub ert D. Justice, Lyda B. Ray, Phyllis Bailey, Edith Rob inson, Louise Proffitt,', Clyde Young, Mildred Hy- ; att, Mrs. Lee Griffith, Wes- , ley Angel, Elma Hall Young, Helen D. Silver, Margaret Young, Doris E. Young, Minnie H. Young, Elizabeth B. Hughes, Mad- j lyn Bailey, Mrs. Frank , Lewis, Doris L. Young, Lou-' ] ise P. Woody, Gladys Gilles-j pie, Mae H. Chrisawn, Lill- , ian Robinson, Bernice H. i Justice, Artie Lee Peterson, ] Ethel Thomas, Floy G. Whitson, Sara H. Silver. ] South Toe District: Clara ] B. Byrd, Mollie" G. Patton, C. B. Bennett, Luna E. Ray, Nina B. Young, Winnie C. { Murphy, Bayard T. Howell, ] Dewey Gurley. £ Burnsville Colored: Cha rity H. Griffith. ] B. Ray, Frank Howell. 1 Fifty self-addressed col lection bags, which holds j from 30 to 50 pounds each, i have just arrived in Burns- ■ ville from New Windsor, ; Mr., headquarters of Chur- ] ch World Service. Two or three of these < bags are expected to be ; placed at the following points in the county: Bur l nsville, Yancey Record Os- | | fice, Mrs. C. R. Hamrick; (Continued on page 4) Accelazated and Vocational Classes for Veterans Begin Forty Seven Enrolled in 1 All Classes '< -■ ’ I Accelerated classes, of- < sered to veterans who did not complete their high j school work before enter- , ing service, and courses in j wrought iron work, mason- , ry and auto mechanics be- ( gan Monday morning with ( ia total enrollment of 47. < Twelve are enrolled in ] the high school course, with , Miss June Ayers and B. M. Tomberlin teaching. Stud ents are: Lucille Higgins, i Ed Branch, Edward Anglin, < Harley Shehan, Jr. R. Pate, \ Hugh Jamerson, Truett ( Johnson, Horace D. Ray, ■ Harold Thomas, Emerson Woody, Delzie Styles and Kenneth Price. * ' & } Wrought Iron Work 1 ( Daniel Boone is instruct- ji ing in wrought iron workj at his forge in east Burns-j: ville, with 14 veterans en- j rolled. These are: Ray! Boone, Rex Hughes, How ard Nelson, Clarence Fort ner, Dwight Boone, Bennie Randolph, Leslie Peterson, James B. Towe, Chester FIRST BASE BALL GAME SCHEDULED The Burnsville Base Ball team will play Bakersville here at 2 o’clock Saturday. CANCER FUND DRIVE WILLBEGIN* MAY 26 i The annual drive for , funds for the fight against Cancer which "is usually held in April, was postpon ed because of other drives under way at that time. The campaign is now planned to begin on May 26 and the committee hopes to complete it within 2 weeks H. G. Bailey is county, chairman. NEW SCHOOL BUSES Five new school buses for use next year in the county were brought to Burnsville Friday night. These replacement buses will aid greatly in the transportation sac i 1 ities next year. LAST RITES FOR MRS. ELLA McCURRY Mrs. Ella McCurry, 88, died at the home of John McCurry at Micaville Thur sday afternoon. Funeral services were held at the home Friday at 2 o’clock. The Rev. R. L. Henson officiated and bur ial was in the family ceme tery. She is survived by two grand children, John Mc- Curry of Micaville, and Al-i vin McCurry of Burnsville, 1 Rt. 1; one sister and two brothers. Holcombe Brothers fun eral home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. and Mrs. Jack White of Charlotte were guests of friends here over the week end. Clean-Up Fix-Up Paint Up Clean-Up Fix-Up Paint Up Clean-Up Fix-Up Paint Up NUMBER FORTY-THREE Souther, Freedom T. Edw ards, Jay Evans, Earlis Crane, Jack Webb and Charles Boone. Eight veterans are en rolled in the maspnry class, with Eugene Harrison as instructor. Members of the class are: Gresham MtPet ers, Ed Cassida, Charlie Cassida, John P. Wheeler, Clinas Autrey,- Herman Robinson, Roy Silvers and James Wilson. Auto Mechanics Glass Willard Tipton is instruc tor of the auto mechanics class, with the following ten veterans enrolled: Vin cent McMahan, Reece Edw ards, Charles Pittman, Fred Ballew, Boyd M. Robinson, Arnold J. Robinson, James H. Robinson, Roy L. Robin son, Ed W. Chrisawn and Fred H. Riddle. A class in brick masonry for colored veterans will be |gin as soon as all papers have been approved and re turned. Melvin Flack will be instructor for this class. Names of the veterans will be listed as soon as avail able. BURMfffIURCH , SERVICES i Baptist Sunday School will be held at 9:4S and B. T. (Tat 7 p. m. At the morning worship hour the subject will be, • “The Lost Joy of Salvation” t The community service r will be held at 8 o’clock -j Methodist v Sunday School will begin at 10:00 o’clock witb open ing worship in charge of . the Women’s Bible Class , The pastor will preach at 11 on “The Church and Pente r cost.” At 3:00 p. m. there will be a Workers Confer ence for all local officers Judge Guy Weaver of Asheville will speak at 8:00 p. m. at the regular month ly union service sponsored by the Burnsville Laymen’s Movement. A two weeks Vacation Church School for children and youth up through 14 years of age will begin at the church on Monday, June 16, at 9 a. m. There will be five sessions each week, Monday through Fri day, closing daily at 11:00 a. m. More detailed infor (Continued on page four) Officer on the “Wright” The following item is qtioted from “Shipmate”, the magazine published by !the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association: Edward B. Herndon (Lt Cmdr. U. S. N.) writes : from NAT B, Pensacola: II have just arrived in Pen sacola in the “Wright”. I am gunnery officer on board. Doug Powell is First Lieutenant and Steve Wal ish is Communication Offi- I cer. . . The “Wright” is re lieveing the Saipan here at Pensacola for the training of pilots in carrier opera jtions. * * ■
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