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Donate Generously to the Legion Memorial Building Fund. VOLUME TWELVE LEGION MEMORIAL BUILDING FUNeH^ GOAL $25,000 $22,500 $20,000 $17,500 $15,000 $12,500 SIO,OOO, II CONTRIBUTORS SSO Contribution Mrs. Elzie L. Wilson. Under $25 Mrs. J. L. Patton Wendell Thomas Lewis J. Robinson. S. R. Hensleys Geo. YV. Roberts P. B. Boone Mark W. Bennett' EUROPEAN THEATRE NOW OPEN FOR DIR ECT ENLISTMENT Major F. E. Cowan, Com manding officer of the United States Army Re cruiting sub-station, Ashe ville, N. C., has announced that all former members of the Army, Navy and 1 Marines with the exception j of those enlisting for the! air forces can now choose| the European command as their initial choice of as-! signment provided they en list for a three year or more period. Major Cowan also stated that any high school grad-, uate may now enlist for one of the many army air force technical or trade schools now open. Men possessing the necessary qualifica tions for these schools will | be enlisted directly for the! one of his choice. Many fields of work are included i in this .list and men inter-j ested should contact the re-: cruiting service at once. It, was - also announced that M. Sgt. Lf'G. Anderson j and S. Sgt. H. V. Belt, will be in the Burnsville Area' each Monday and Tuesday from 8:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m., and will be glad to ans ' wer all questions about the Regular Army. Their office! in Burnsville will be at the 1 Courthouse in the Superin tendent of schools office. M. Sgt. Anderson, a vet-' almost nine years inthe army was a former! CJ3-25 Bomber Pilot of the ArrftyAir Forces. During the war-Sgt. Anderson flew fifty-five combat missions . I THE YANCEY RECORD SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR. ’ EXTENSION CLASSES , T *. ‘^~CrWTPhillips" Ts complet-; ing on Friday the two-j weeks extension course in Child Guidance. He has been assisted by Miss Ellen Stephen Barrett, supervis-" or of Guidance for the* de partment of education. The last of the four clas ses will begin Tuesday with Dr. Herbert Kinimel as in structor. He will teach Tests and Measurements. Bruce Higgins Named Principal of Red Oak School Bruce- Higgins has been named principal of Red! Oak School in Buncombe county, according tm, an nouncement made this week. Mr. Higgins is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Higgins; of Cane River and taught! in the Yancey county scho-j ols for five and one-half, years before entering ser vice. He saw duty overseas! in North Africa, the Middle! East, Italy and Austria, 1 having been released with the rank of captain last; spring Mr. Higgins holds an A. B. degree from ' Tusculum college and has done gradu ate work at the University of North Carolina and Wes tern Carolina Teachers Col lege. FARM NOTES j The goal for Farm and ‘Home Week is at least 1 [farmer or farm woman | from each township in the' state. A very interesting! program has been arranged' which includes outstanding speakers and exhibits of the . latest agriculture equip-! /ment, tours to the State! . Experiment Stations- and . recreation. || The program starts at i 7:30 on Monday evening,: j August 25 and is completed 1 ! at 12:00 Thursday night, 1 : ’August 28. The cost for the l 'entire period is $2.00 for re-! ,'gistrafion and room. Meals!' 'can be had very reasonably|' at the college cafeteria. i ( ■j All farmers! and farm 1 (women interested in going should contact the County:, J Agents’ Office as soon as j 'possible so that transporta- 1 tion arrangements . can be made. Mr. and John Rich of Norfolk, Va., were | guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Holleman during the i week end. i i Mrs. William Collins and I (Mrs. Emmett Strickland of,’ I Nashville, N. C., will be 1 !week end guests, of Mrs.!' Lewis Tappan here. < with the 12th and Air 'Forces and during this time 1 was awarded the Air Medal ‘ with ten Oak Leaf Clusters 1 'along- with' many other de- 1 corations. M. Sgt. Anderson 'was discharged as a captain ! and reenlisted thereafter ’ as a M. Sgt. |i S. Sgt. Belt, also a veter- 1 ,an of over eight years ser vice in the army, served in ] ’|the China-Burma -1 nd i a theatre for thirty-two mon jths during the war and was awarded the Soldiers Medal i ‘ for Heroism while overseas. I “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” BURNSyiLLE, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1947 COUNTY SCHOOLS Will open sept, i Schools of the county system will open on Mon day, September 1, it has been announced from (he office of the superintend ent of education. The teachers will meet an Friday, August 29th at Burnsville. NEW YA CLASS WILL BEGIN A Veterans Training class in interior finishing will be gin on Monday, August 18. The class will include in jstruction in painting, pap jering and floor finishing and will he taught by R. H. 1 Hinson. A L— NEW MEMBERS JOIN PAINTING CLASSES Within the past week ! new students have joined j the summer painting clas hes here. Miss Eva Hamilton of I Jackson, Miss., Mrs. W. C. Nortliup of Winston-Salem, Mrs. Paul Hogan of Macon, |Ga., Miss Harriett" Allen of ‘Savannah and Miss Kath leen Wilkenson Wootten are now studying. Mrs. Wootten is profes sor of health education at; Georgia State College for ! Women. Her books on ' health education are. Used in schools throughout the. United States and several foreign countries. She is -an outstanding figure in her , field and among other hon ors recently accorded her, (was the invitation to go to; I Hawaii and establish a de. 1 I payment of health educa tion there. Exhibit Planned { The exhibit of the work I done, by members of the (classes is planned for Sat urday, Sunday, and Monday August 30 and 31 and Sep tember 1. Other students who plan to join the class this week end are Mrs. Jack Pssalique; of Columbus, Ga. and Dun can Dean of Asheville. Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Howell are away for a! week’s visit in Charlotte and at the coast. ' Home Demonstration Club Elects Officers The Burnsville Home De monstration club held the: regular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Vincent Westall with Mrs. John B. Banks as associate hostess. The president, Mrs. B. S. Connelly, presided. Miss Louise Proffitt who W'as graduated from Berea' college in the spring, gave a demonstration on giving a tea. During the business ses- i sion the following officers were elected serve dur ing the coming year: Mrs. Ivan Westall, president; Mrs. George Robinsop, 'vice president; Mrs. Milt Hig gins. secretary; Mrs. John B. Banks, treasurer, and Mrs. J. Frank Huskins, re porter. It was voted ’ Tor eaclf REVIVAL SERVICES Revival services began August 14th and will con tinue through the 19th at the Low 7 Gap Presbyterian church,. Mr. Robert Stone, student minister announced today. Opening the services, Mr. Robert Scott of Prince ton Seminary will speak on “Pentacost* the Holy Spirit and You”. Two moving pic tures will be shown during the course of the revival, “The River", a documen tary on erosion and flood control, and ‘One World or - None”, a film on the atomic , boipkr* ■ - Ensign Herrick Peterson ; who recently returned from , China is home on leave Luncheon Honors Dr. W. C. Jackson, Noted Educator ■ . —— j — 4 [ Pledges Continued Support For Summer Program ; Dr. YV. C. Jackson, chan cellor of YVoman’s College of the University of North' ’Carolina, was guest of f honor at a -luncheon here . on Wednesday. Dr. Jackson t came up to Burnsville to j visit the extension classes and the school of dramatic ' arts which the college is conductings here this sum mer. J c: W. -T? , of public relations at Worn- ( an’s College and instructor in the extension class here' for the past two weeks,' was master of ceremonies at the meeting. He gave a brief review of j i the summer’s program and introduced some of the j special guests. These includ ed'Miss Ella Stephens Bar-!' rett, supervisor of guidance,' for the state department of,; education, W. R. Taylor, 5 director of dramatics at’: Woman’s College and the ; Burnsville drama class and! repertory theatre, W. T.B Mrs. R. J. Mclver has re turned from a visit to New York- City and Columbia, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Tom-! i Berlin were at Carolina! Beach last week for a short j (vacation. j j member to .make a package! ! to send overseas. I At the regular meeting time in September the club members will go to Penlandj to visit the handcraft school. NOTICE j The Youth for Christ 'meeting will be held with the Mt. Pleasant Baptist church; Saturday, August loth at 6 p. m. _ i The Mass Training Union meeting is postponed until I August 24th at 2:30 p. m., 1 ;at Seuth Estatoe Baptist [ church. '! Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Ben -1 nett and daughter of Spar tanburg, S. C. came last ■ week for a visit with Mrs. Bennett’s mother, Mrs. rjuTiaTßlakeT ~ I * NOTICE i New Milk Ruling Beginning September Ist i several new' rules, regula tions, methods, etc., in the [ production and sale of milk ,in North Carolina will he . in effect. Everyone engag [ ed in the manufacture and ; sale of milk,, except those . selling C grade milk for ; 1 processing purposes should , contact the Sanitarian, . Jake F. Buckner, for com [ plete information. - **._•- *"“•isjcr.-r" ■! Ist Sgt. and Mrs. James ;F. Bryson of Fayetteville, jN. C., are at home for a short visit. Sgt. Bryson is i 1 assigned to Recruiting duty jin Fayetteville. ir Chichester, technical direc-j tor for. the theatre, and Burnsville citizens wh o have led in the movement. As guest speaker, Dr. Jackson expressed his keen interest in all the activities here this summer. “AVe have here”, he said, “the basis of something that has great possibilities. The stage is already set for a great event. All that we now need is vision first of all, then energy and close! i cooperation between Worn- 1 ■ysffPS'Cftllege' the people (of this section. I believe that here and now we have a wonderful opportunity 'and that great things can be done if we keep the I vision (before us.” I Dr. Jackson pledged the support of the college in the! 1 (continuation of ef-| J forts to create a program 1 of widening influence. Ag-1 encies of national import ance have taken cognizance of these beginnings', he , stated, and will lend their aid in the development. Approximately 75 attend- * ed the luncheon. — ►. Decoration on Sunday i jr The annual decoration at, 1 [ the Mclntosh cemetery will} !be held Sunday, August 17 £ |at 2:30. k ; If you cannot come to the j decoration service please do ;not forget your contribu tion for. the care and up-; ! keep of the cemetery. Reece Mclntosh, chair-1 t man of cemetery committee , I FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. JOHN B. METCALF I■ ' • | > Mrs. John B. Metcalf, 87, J died at the home of her son, George Metcalf of Prices ; Creek Monday, July 28th. j I Funeral services were held at the Laurel Gap! church and conducted by Rev. William Henry Ballard Mrs. Metcalf, widow of 1 the late John B. Metcalf,! ,was a life long resident of, Yancey county. She is survived by 12 children, 46 grandchildren, ■ and several great grand-' ■ children. . : i Mr. and Mrs. Clifford . King of Buffalo, N. Y., are visiting her§. "Our Town” Will Be Second Presentation of Playhouse A Drama of Life In Any And Every Small Town .j. j Gn Friday and Saturday ! nights—August 15, 18, 22, and 23rd at 8:30 p. mVfhe , Burnsville Playhouse and School of Dramatic Arts Will present Thornton Wil-j (i cler’s stage success, “Ourj i Town”; Alexander YVooll [cott, one of the great dra-, ,ma critics of all times! ’ wrote of this play, “In all, my days as a theatregoer no play ever moved me so deeply”. “Our Town”, Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer prize win ning drama, is the life of I any town, of any human, j from the cradle to the (grave. Popular with the 'American public since its introduction on Broadway almost 10 years ago. “Our Towm” has brought laugh - . ter arid tears and a w'arm reception from its audiences wherever it has played, whether to the sophisticat ed theatre followers of aj metropqlis or.to the aver-; age folk of a small com-j munity such as is portrayed, in “Our Town”. The characters live and I !, speak with a naturalness ,j and straightforward simpli-, ('city through the skilled por-t , trayal of-, the playwright. Wilder has given the stage a great play about little people, and his compassion-; rate- understanding of the' 1 “homely, humanity” creates | a universal appeal which : raises the play from merely' j (an entertaining script to a5 Methodist Church “How One Community Was Changed” will be the subject of the sermon byU the pastor during morning! * worship at 11:00. Sunday, l School begins at 10:00 a. m.! ( The stew ards will hold their 1 regular monthly meeting at * the church at 8:00 p. m. 4 ! Youth Fellowship pro- 1 garm at the church TJiurs-, day night, August" 14, at 8:00 p. m. i Next Production The next production of the Burnsville Playhouse, will be Noel Coward’s, 1 1 “Blythe Spirit”. w ( j! Over-Fatigue Invites * Polio in Summer Months I Strenuous exercise or games sr- —** —*—n. causing extreme fatigue should Jin SO TIRED zJ'VF' be avoided during the hot W FEEL SICK/j Jfxe) summer months as another precaution against polio, the W __ ’ i National Foundation for Infan- P i.j* i tile Paralysis, through its lo- 1 i cal chapter, stresses among |qS|, Jj six simple health rules that r should be observed in combat- -J j ting the disease. Y jt ' **■) Tests on laboratory animals W "1 m, ( V carried out in experiments fl nanced by March of Dimes ■ ■i■ i ■ funds, showed that where ani mala were strenuously exercised, twice as many of themjex posed to the virus developed more severe forms of infantile paralysis than did those which had retted quietly in their eagea. The studies indicate, the National Foundation points out, the j wisdom of avoiding extreme fatigue is a worthwhile precaution In the polio danger months—June through September. \ T"l ? _7.||i . m.L u.. ,3* „ u.'TIl .'ITTSTW 1 " I * Donate Generously to the Legion Memorial Building Fund. NUMBER-THREE high place in the anthology of American classics. The play is staged by Director YV. R. Taylor, head of the drama department of the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina, and distinguished in theatrical circles as a ; director, stage designed, and authority on the arts ! and crafts of the theatre. Serving as Technical Diree : tor is YV. T. Chichester, member of the English De ! partment faculty of the ! WOman’s College, Greens i boro. Members of the cast in clude several well known Burnsville people. Compris ing the cast are Mrs. Exum Lewis, W. C. Burton, Bill Banks, Sonny Fender, S. P. Blankenship, Ethel Boone, Homer Rogers, Genevieve Angel , Billie Laughrun, Clayton Read, Grady Bailey Hardy Root, Mrs. Doris Young, Paul Ayers, Evelyn Hamrick, Bob Miller, Mrs. Vera C. Ray, Carroll Angel, Tommy Tilson, Charles j Hamrick, Dover Fouts and ( Ward Bennett. Members of the choir are i Doris Penlar.d, Mary Fran ces Hamrick, Louise Hob son, Evelyn Briggs, Eliza beth Ramsey, Mrs, Euxm Lewis, Ylrs. Uoria Young, Ethel Boone, Ruth Lewis, Martha Bailey, Jean Ben nett, Mark Bennett, How ard Alley, Dawson Briggs, and B. R, Penland. Tickets may be purchased at- Pollard’s Drug Store, Nu-Wray Hotel, the suner intendent of school’s office, or at the door. National Magazine Tells of N. C. Coast The National Geographic Magazine, in its September issue soon to appear on the newsstands puts the ocast of North Carolina in the limelight with a handsome 26 page spread of illustra tions, natural color pictures and text. Advance proofs have been received by the N. c State New*s Bureau, which has co-operated with the National Geographic staff members for over six months in preparation of the article. ■ * . .«. The photos aceompaning the article include shots of Virginia Beach, the sand (Continued on back page)
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