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Corporation Formed For
Summer Theatre Program
Much Interest Is Shown
Locally -
The open meeting held
Friday night to discuss the
summer school of fine arts
here was attended by ap
proximately 300 interested
citizens. .
W. B. Harrell addressed
the group, presenting the
plan, and why
it was necessary to have a
local board of directors and
to form a corporation for
the production of plays as
proposed.
The following were nam
ed as directors: C. P. Ran
dolph, chairman; Mr. liar
rell of Veterans Adminis
tration, Dr. R. W. Taylor
and C. W. Phillips of Wom
an’s college of the Univer
sity of N. G., and Rush T.
Wray, Frank W. Howell,
Clyfle M. Bailey, Mark Ben
nett, Mrs. Joe Young, Mrs.
Olive Belgarde, Mrs. C. R.
Hamrick, J. R. Banks, B. R-
Penland, L. V. Pollard, W.
E. Anglin, D. R. Fouts and
Dr. C. M. Whisnant.
The board of directors*
also voted for the immedia
te formation of a corpora
tion and the incorporators
have guaranteed sufficient
funds for financing the
theater program l'or the
summer. The directors will
name a business manager
for the project.
The present plan is the
outgrowth of a movement
first started six years ago
by local interested persons
who discussed with Dr. W
R. Taylor of Woman’s col
lege of the University of
North Carolina t’ne possibi
lity of a theater project
here during the summer
months. However, before
any of this could develop,,
the war years intervened.
The extension division of
Woman’s college has for
sometime been interested
in projecting its program to
the mountains, and Burns
ville was selected aft£r a
survey of the section.
The program this sum
mer will include classes for
teachers who wish to gain
credit on their certificates
or work toward a degree; a
Appears In Recital \
Robert C. Howell o f
Green Mtn., appeared in the
Annual Student Recital,
Tuesday evening, May 20 at
at 8:00 in the Lees-Mcßae
College auditorium.
He was featured in a
solo number entitled, “In
Schuberts Day” by Krentz
lium and also a. piano quar
ter “Minuet-Giojose” by
Mozart.
His performance was out
standing and he received
much recognition from both
students 2nd guests.
Doris Gibbs and Hope
Edwards left yesterday for
Laurinburg, N. C. to at
tend the wedding of their
cousin, Louise Tweed, and
Norman Sanford, at five
o’clock Thursday afternoon
at the First Baptist churqh
in Laurinburg.
THE YANCEY RECORD
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course in dramatics and
play production, headed by
Dr. Taylor; and possibly a
course in music if arrange
ments can be made in the
short time now remaining.
One of the moving spirits
in working out the many
details of the fine arts pro
ject in Burnsville is W. B.
Harrell, educational direc
tor of the Veterans Admin
istration for North Caro-
The work of Mr. Harrell
as VA director is widely
known, not only in this
state but also in many oth
er sections. For several
years, since the GI training
program began, he had re
ceived inquiries from vet
erans who wished to study
the fine arts under just
such a set-up as the one
now proposed, but there
was not a single project
like this in the South. There
are several in the New Eng
land states, Mr. Harrell
stated.
Several weeks ago ~ the
forces all began to work—
Mr. Harrell for the Veter
ans Administration, Dr.
Taylor, officials of Wom
an’s college and the greater
university,, the office of
public Instruction in Yan
cey county, and the local
citizens who are keenly in
terested in the project.
'The summer classes will
be held for six weeks in
July and August. Courses
now tentatively planned
for teachers will include
reading guidance, character
education, public school
music and elementary art
for teachers.
Dr. Taylor and his staff
now pjan to come to Burns
ville for the six weeks ses
sion this year, teach the
theater and dramatics cou
rses and produce a number
of plays. Plans are already
complete for reconverting
a building on the school
campus into an adequate
theater. All work on the
building, repairs, additions,
construction of a stage and
seating will be done in con
nection with the veterans’
vocational classes which are
now in operation in the
county.
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Dr. McGuire Resigns as Health
Officer
The following letter of re
signation was received last
week by members of the
district health board:
Please accept this as noti
fication of my resignation
as Health Officer for the
Avery-Mitchell-I[ancey dis
trict Health department
effective July X 1947.
My work with- vou has
been most pleasant, and
with very few exceptions
my work with the people
of this district- has been
most pleasant. I hope that
as the years go by the ef
fectso f our work will be
seen to have been helpful
in elevating the physical
and moral status of our
people. The disease preven
tive measures we have per
formed and health correc
tive measures we have re
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“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 29,1947
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BANK closed
The Northwestern Bank
will be closed Friday, May
30. The Post Office will also
observe the holiday.
FORD BAILEY IS PRE
SIDENT OF SENIOR
CLASS
A recent issue of the
Johnson City paper carried
. a story concerning one of
the activities of Tennessee
Teacher’s college. It stated
that the voluntary assemb
ly plan was growing in
i popularity.
“Friday, one of the out
! standing programs of the
; year was given by a guest
orchestra from Knoxville
and also by members of the
student body and faculty.
. After the orchestra had
played several selections
• the president of the senior
, class, Ford Bailey, intro
i duced the editor of the 1947
Buccaneer and he in turn
! announced and gave the de
dication of the annual to
s Dean Emeritus D. S. Bur
• leson. ——
“The new coach was also
announced by Dr. Sherrod'
and he gave a short thank-j
you to Dr. Sherrod and told
the students how glad he
was to be with them to
work, and to direct their
athletics.”
Dr. S. K. HUNT “SPEAKS
TO MEN’S CLUB
Dr. S. K. Hunt, executive
, secretary of the Western
North Carolina Memorial
hospital association, was
guest speaker at the meet
• ing of the Men’s Club on
Monday evening.
Dr. Hunt discussed at
length the needs for hospi
tals and improved medical
care in Western North Car
olina, and the en
acted legislation.
The entire meeting was
given over to Dr. Hunt and
all business was carried
over.
Miss Edna Wheeler of
Bee Log is visiting her
father, George Wheeler,
who is seriously ill in Lake
land, Fla.
commended can, when car
, ried out, be of great per
manent benefit not only to
the present generation but
through them be a benefit
to future generations.
I hope that you will be
. able to secure a successor
whose devotion to duty and
love for'the people will
\ be as sincere as that I have
endeavored to hold for
i theiri.
s I leave on July Ist to as
i sume my duties in organiz
; ing a full time health' ser-j
• vice for a large county in
! another State.
I Within a very few days
l I shall probably ask you
• with members of the ap-|
propriating bodies to meet
■ again to consider a budget
B. B. McGuire, M. D., Dis
. trict Health Officer.
To Panafna
Howard Field, Canal
Zone—2nd Lt. fCedric V.
Hunter, of Day Book, N.
C., a member of the 414th!
Night -Fighter j Squadron,)
Sixth Fighter Wing, Ric
Hato, Republic Os Panama,
was recently joined by his
wife.
Mrs. Hunter, the former
Velda Greer of | Boone, N.
C., journeyed tO Panama
jirom Boone, with their 9
month old son, Gpdrie V. Jr.
The Hunters’ are presently
residing in Santa| Clara, Re
public of Panam|.
Lt. Hunter er|tered the
Army at Keesler Field,
Miss., in Octobeh 1943. He
arrived at the Panama Can
al Zone in April 1947.
District Meeting of Demonstra
tion Clubs Will Be Held Here
i
; Nine Counties Are Included
District 2 of the North'
■ Carolina Federation of
i Home Demonstration clubs |
will hold the annual meet
ing at Burnsville school on 1
Tuesday, June 3rd.
The district includes
j Burke, Polk, Mitchell, Mad- ;
ison, Transylvania, Bun- -
combe, Henderson, Me- 1
Dowell and Yancey coun- 1
ties. 1
The theme of the confer- <
ence this year is the Fam
ily’s Health, and this idea
will be presented by the
speakers and by the coun
ties who will present health
skits.
The program will begin
at 10:30 o’clock with Mrs.
1 Sam Garren of Henderson •
county giving the devotion
al. H. G. Bailey will give ;
the welcome and 1
Mrs. Epps McClure will re- ]
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OVERSEAS RELIEF i,
- I '
Have You ... ]
Planned to give clothing,
bedding and shoes for over
seas relief? t
Failed to get these artic- t
les together? ,
Failed to stop by the Re- (
cord office for a bag, al- j
ready addressed (Easiest }
way to get things packed )
Forgotten to bring the j
bags back in if now ready? \
Delayed taking part 'in j
this great humanitarian es- 1
fort? ]
Then remember that the 1
sooner the goods are mailed
the sooner they will reach
their destination. ... (
That this is the first ‘
such drive ever conducted 1
by the churches. . . .
That a few minutes of
your time and effort can
mean so much to those less
fortunate than you are. . .
Stop by for a bag, or
ask one of the committees!
to bring you one. . .
Announce this at any
• gatherings you may attend.
•] Return the bags as soon
i as possible. ...
I (Committee: Rev. C.
s Moody Smith, H. G. Bailey,
i J. S. LeFevre, L. G. Deyton
■;V. J. Goodman, Rev. B J.
; Mclver, Dr. C. W. Harris,
; Mrs. C. R. Hamrick, Mrs.
Jay Evans, Mack B. Ray,
Frank W. Howell.)
NOTICE .
The American Legion
Post members will hold a
called meeting on Tuesday
night, June 3rd at 8 o’clock
' at the courthouse. They will
vote on the report of the
committee to select a site
for the American Legion
building. All qjjSpnbers are
urged to be present.
To Ridgecrest
Five girls from Yancey
county will enter the Bap
tist Training Union Mem
ory contest at Ridgecrest
on June 9. They are Ver
nelle Harris, Ena Kate
Smith, Dorothy Smith, Ka
tie McDowell and Alice
Garland.
spond. Mrs. Glenn Duncan, 1
state president of the Fed-
I eration of clubs will then
| bring greetings from the
state organization. A vocal
! solo will be given by Peggy
Jean Huskins, accompanied
by Mrs. Yates Bennett.
Miss Verna Stanton, as
sistant home agent for
North Carolina, will be the
principal speaker and she
will be introduced by Mrs.
Pauline Hotchkins, district
agent at large. Mrs. Juanita
R. Evans, Yancey county
home agent, will recognized
the guests.
Following a picnic lunch,
the counties will 1 present
their skits and a brief busi
ness session will be held
with all committees making
reports.
A number of delegates!
are expected from all coun
ties in the district, and the
public is invited to attend.
GREEN MTN. HIGHWAY
WORK PROGRESSES
RAPIDLY
The higlnvay from Bur*
nsville to Green Mtn., now
under construction by the
Anderson Gon st r uction
company, has been graded
rof a distance more than
half way to the terminus.
Remainder of the work
is progressing rapidly with
the good weather much in
favor of the work. Crews
have been at work in the
Bailey Hill section the past
week.
It takes approximately
one hundred years to add
one inch of top soil to one
acre of land.
Smokey
Having a plowed or raked fire lane
can prevent fire from burning up
v> the wooda.
Legion Post Elects Officers
Jack C. Winchester Is
Guest Speaker
The Earl Horton Post of
the American Legion held
the regular meeting at , the
I court house on Tuesday ev
ening,/ .w
Jack C. Winchester of
the North Carolina Veter-j
ans Commission spoke
briefly on recent legislation
for veterans, particularly
the educational benefits
to which children of veter
ans in certain classification
’ are entitled.
Election of Officers
At the business session a
committee of two was nam
: ed to report on definite site
for the proposed Legion
building. Dover R. Fouts
and Bill Jobe were named,
and a meeting was called
for Tuesday night, June
3rd at the courthouse to
- vote on the report of the
■ commmittee.
1 Mark Bennett was re-)
! elected commander of the
l post, with Bill Jobe, John
r English, and J. H. Rav as
! vice commanders, and Mack:
B. Ray, adjutant. j
LIBRARY NOTES
Charles Kingsley once
wrote: “Except a living
man there is nothing more
! wonderful than a book! —a
, a message to us from those
' W(ho are gone to the Great
Beyond, from human souls
[ whom we never saw, and
: who lived perhaps thous
j ands of miles away. Yet
P these, in little sheets of pa
’ per, speak to us, amuse us,
terrify us, teach us, open
’ their hearts to us as bro
' thers.”
Miss Gladys Johnson of
the State Library Commis
sion in Raleigh spent some
time this week visiting the
Yancey county public libra
ry. She is perfectly satis
fied with certain features
of the work which is being
done,’ but “quite concerned’’
over other features—there
are too many over due
books. Please look to see
if yours should be in—it
may be renewed if you have
not finished reading it.
Did you know that the|
first North Carolina libra
ry collection of books was
sent to the colony of North
Carolina for the use of the
public by Rev. Thomas
Bray of England This
collection wandered around
a good bit, but finally the
books found their way to
Bath, N. C. where they
stayed. This gave to that,
town the first library in the
state.
That there are fourteen!
counties in North Carolina
with no public library
service?
That the Chicago Public
Library is the sole owner of
five thousand hand copied
books in Braille (for the
blind)? It took Johanna
Sodge Traces’ group twenty
five years to complete the
task. These books are loan
ed to the blind in all parts
of the world.
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Other officers are: R. N.
Silver, assistant adjutant;
H. G. Bailey, service offi
cer and D. D. Baggett as
sistant; Guardianship offi
cer, Yates Bennett; ser
geant-at-arms, J. R. Miller,
Jr.; chaplain, Dr. W. B.
Robertson; historian, El
i mer Garland;
Athletic officer, Fred
Anglin; child welfare, Har
lan Holcombe; American
ism, Bill Banks; national
defense, Jack Riddle; gravi
es registration, Dale Ban
ner ; employment, C. L.
Proffitt; Boys’ state, Ward
Bennett ;. Boy Scout, John
Blake; membership, Iliff
Clevenger; publicity, Ruth
Mclntosh; oratorical con
test, Charles * Tomberlin;
chairman, Sons of Legion,
Max Penland.
At a separate session the
auxiliary unit elected the
following officers: presid
jent, Mrs. Mack B. Ray;
vice president, Mrs. R. Y.
Tilson; secretary-treasurer,
Mrs. Frank King; report
ing secretary, Mrs. W. K.
| Banks. Chairman of eom
jmittees will be named later.
BURNSVILLE CHURCH
SERVICES
Methodist
Sunday; School at 10 a. to.
\ Worship at 11 a. m., with
‘ sermon by the pastor on
' “Surmounting Difficulties”
’ A Workers’ Conference
which was postponed last
" Sunday afternoon, will be
t held next Sunday at the
' church at 3 p. m. The pas
’ tor will preach at West
1 Burnsville at 8 p. m.
/ The pastor will attend ;
the Duke Pastors’ School
in Durham during part of
next week. He and family
will also visit relatives at
Varina and Charlotte, re
turning to Burnsville Fri
day evening.
Baptist
Sunday School will be
held at the First Baptist
church at 9:45 o’clock. The
Rev. Ben J. Mclver, pastor,
will speak on “God’s Gyro
scope” Sunday morning at
11 o’clock and on “God
Emancipation Pr o c lama
tion” at the evening wor
ship service at 8 o’clock.
The Training Uhion will
meet at 7:00 o’clock. Prayer
meeting will be held Wed
nesday evening at 8 o’clock,
followed by choir rehearsal
at 8:30 o’clock.
Our Bible School will
start Tuesday morning at
9:00 o’clock, June 3rd and
run through June 13th. We
invite all from the Begin
ners through the Intermed
, iates of Sunday School age.
are welcome to our
church.
The quarterly Baptist
Training »' Union meeting;,
will be held at Zion church
on Thursday night at 8:00
o’clock. Various phases of
training union work will be
demonstrated.
At 7:30 Saturday, a Bible
School clinic will be held at
the Burnsville Baptist chu
rch. Representatives from
all churches are invited,