Donate Generously to the
Legion Memorial Building
Fund.
' VOLUME TWELVE
Painting Classe
Burnsville Painting clas-;
ses will hold an exhibit this'
week end, beginning Satur-j
day, August 30 and extend- j
ing through Monday,
The exhibit will be held
in the studio which is locat
ed in the Nu-Wray Inn an
nex, and hours are from 2
to 6 on Satin-day and Sun
day afternoons and from
10 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 6
p. m on Monday.
The public is invited to
attend .the showing.
Aboard USS Marlboro
Wayne V. Riddle, seaman
first class, USN, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Carlyle Riddle of
Pensacola, N. C., is serving
aboard the barracks ship
USS Marlboro, which is at
tached to the Florida group!
of the Atlantic Reserve
Fleet, Green Cove Springs,'
Fla.
THe Florida Group, which
is engaged in the inactiva
tion of the Navy’s reserve
is the largest concen
tration of ships at the larg
est berthing area in the
world. 500
vessels are berthed at Green
Cove Springs in new $lO,-
000,000 piers.
Enlist in Navy
John Atkins, Jr., of Pen
sacola and Lee Lewis ofi
Green Mountain enlisted ini
the Navy recently at the
Asheville recruitign station
OUTSTANDING GUERN
SEY BULL COMES TO
YANCEY COUNTY
During the past week C.
M. Deyton of Green Mtn.,
purchased one of the most
outstanding Guernsey bulls
ever to come to Yancey
county.
The bull was purchased
from Sky Brook Farm in
Henderson county, and is a
son of Rose Maxem, one of
the most outstanding bulls
in Henderson county.
This addition to Mr. Dey
ton’s herd makes his herd
one of the most outstanding
Guernsey herds in Yancey
county.
Mr. Deyton was accom
panied on thtT tour in Hen-j
derson county by Mack BJ
Ray, local County FHA!
Supervisor; Trueman Wes- 1
tmoreland, Henderson cou-|
nty FHA Supervisor, and
John Holleman,. Dairy Spec-!
ialist. Several of the best;
Guernsey herds in Hender
son county were visited.
It is hoped that through;
the use of purebred sires s
from proven herds with
outstanding milk produc- 1
tion and butterfat records,
that the dairy industry in :
Yancey county will b e
greatly improved.
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"BLITHE SPIRIT”
BURNSVILLE PLAYHOUSE
FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHTS, AUGUST 29th & 30th
THE YANCEY RECORD
SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR.
3s Plan Exhibit
I The painting classes are
(conducted here in the sum
,mer by Frank Stanley Her
ring of New York and
(Edward S. Shorter of Col
' umbus, Ga. Landscape por
trait and still life painting
[is taught in oil, water color
land pastels.
Forty four students re
presenting 17 states Were
(registered this-summer and
pn average of 25 students
(attended the classes regu
jlarly for the eight-weeks
I period.
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Baptist Association
L|
I The annual Baptist Asso
•( ciational meeting w ill be
! held on August 29 and 30
, at Ple/asant Grove Baptist (
| church..
j Guest speakers will in-1
J elude W. K. McKee of the
I Baptist hospital, Winston
jSalem; Rev. J. C. Pipes of
Asheville; L. A. Martin of
.'the Allied Church League;(
j Miss Ruth Provence, State
.[W. M. U. secretary; S. F.
.'Davis, of Dr. J. B.
. Lawrence of Atlanta; Dr. I.
I G. Greer of the Baptist Or
phanage, Thomasville, and
a representative of the
Foreign Mission Board.
On Friday evening the
Bible School Rally will be;
held and the pageant, “Thy
■ Kingdom Come”, will be!
; presented. The Junior and
[ Intermediate memory work
( will be given and hand
work will be judged and
winners announced.
Lunch and supper will be
served at the church on
Friday and lunch on Satur
day. ;
i
4-H Dairy Cattle Show
The exhibit of 4-H Dairy
Cattle of Yancey County,
which will consist of around
18 head, will be assembled
.on the lot at the rear "of
the Farmers Federation on
next Tuesday morning,;
September 2 from 10 a. m.
to 2 p. m.
. ‘ The animals will then be.
moved to the Western Nor-!
th Carolina Junior Dairy
Show at Asheville. Judging
for the Asheville show will
be Wednesday morning,'
I September 3 in the new to,-;
l.bacco warehouse located up]
■the Swannanoa River above]
the Bernard-Walker tobac
co warehouses.
The cattle will be assem
bled here to give local citi
zens a chance to see them
and to give the exhibitors,
.training, in showmanship.
This is the largest and best
'exhibit of 4-H dairy ani
mals that county club mem
bers have ever had. It will
include both Jerseys and
| Guernseys.
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
, NOTICE
The Board of Commis
sioners of Yancey County
will not meet on Monday,
September 1, 1947, because (
said date is a legal holiday,
but will meet on Tuesday, 1
September 2.
E. N. Stamey, Chairman.
Major Bulwinkle Here
Major A. L. Bulwinkle,
congressman from this dis-j
triet, was here this week,
for a short visit with!
friends. He also visited oth-j
er counffbs in the district.
LAST RITES FOR MRS.
BERTHA McMAHAN
Mrs. Bertha McMahan,
50, passed away at her
home at Micaville Sunday
; night.
Funeral services were
j held at the Claymound Bap- 1
jtist church Tuesday after- 1
noon at 2 o’clock with tho
Rev. R. H. Hinson and the 1
Rev. Ernest Wilson official
ting. Interment was in the'
family cemetery.
Survivors include the
husband, Biss McMahan;
five daughters, Mrs. Doug
las Young of Marion, N. C.,;
Mrs. John Sailor of Baker-'
sville. Miss Dollie McMahan
of Hickory. Betty an d!
Glenna. of Micaville; six 1
sons, Paul of Washingtonj
|D. C., Silas, Charlie, Bill,'
' Walter and Claude all of
J Micaville; three brothers
and one sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rior-;
dun have returned to Ilf&ir
,home in Buena Park, Cal..'
i after visiting Mrs Rior
j don’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1
; J. W. Hoover of Celo.
N. CV STATE COLLEGE’S
FARM NEWS SERVICE
IS FIRST IN NATION
Daily and weekly farm
news service provided by N.
;C, State College Extension!
'Service has again been re-1
'cognized as firsts in the
(nation.
The award was made re
cently at Minneapolis dur-j
ing an annual meeting of
j the American Association
[ of Agricultural College Ed
itors at the University of
'Minnesota, and marks the ;
(second straight year this
honor has been won by N.j<
C. State College.
In addition to the news ]
service award, the annual :
report of the Extension;!
Service, also was judged ajl
first-place or blue ribbon;;
winner, and the college’s;
special features received s
second place award.
Headed by Frank H. Jet- i
ej*, the Extension News ser- <
vice prepares approximat-! <
BURNSVILLE, N C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1947
MEN’S CLUB MEETS
The Men’s Club held the
regular sufrpfff meeting on
Monday eventeg at tire
Methodist church, , %
The program was pre
sented by representatives
of the army reeruiting sta
tion of Asheville, headed by
Major Gormafi.
Several films were shown
especially of |he army air
forces. y _
Frank Stanley Herring
and Edward S. Shorter
(were guests of the club.
Mr. and Mrs. Gale Gilles
pie of New Jersey are
guests of relatives and
friends. |
FINAL RITES FOR MRS. NANCY ALLISON
Mrs. Nancy Jane Allison,!:
76, passed away at her
j home here Friday night
, following an extended ill
ness.
I Funeral sendees . were
conducted at 2 o’clock Sun-
Yday afternoon at the Bur
,nsville Presbyterian church!
with Dr.. Charles W. Har-I
ris officiating. Interment
was in Burnsville cemetery, j
i Surviving are one son.!
Bill Allison of Burnsville;
the mother, Mrs. Ben!
i" ~jf ' 1
Methodist Church
■ The sermrv.. subject. oni
■ ' Sunday morning will be'
■ “Christ and Working Peo-!
i pie”. The pastor will bring:
the message.
Community Service j
The monthly community!
j service, sponsored by the'
Laymen’s Group, will be 1
,j held Sunday evening, at 8
j o’clock at the Methodist
church. Pat H. Hobson will
|be guest speaker, and the 1
{entire community is invited 1
Ito attend. *
Presbyterian Notes
Dr. C. W. Harris will
speak at the Burnsville Pre
sbyterian church at 11 a. m. '
Sunday, August 31. ]
He will have a common- ]
ity service at 3 p. m. at j
i Low Gap. Mr. Robert Stone 1
{ will speak. I 1
j At 7:30 Dr. Harris will {
I speak at Mine Fork, closing
the revival services. 1
A cordial invitation is ex- ]
tended to all w 7 ho wish to
attend these services.
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ely 40 pages of news weekly 1
for daily and weekly news- (
papers. In addition, special 1
feature stories are prepar-'
ed weekly along with on- (
the spot developments of *
agricultural happenings. >
Special news material al- J
so is provided radio stations 1 <
throughout the State which j
incudes five pages of script 1
daily and spot news events'
on agriculture. |t
On Dean’s List
Mary Jo Parrish was one
of. the twenty four western
North Carolina. students
listed on the dean’s list of
the University of North
Carolina summer school.
An gverage of “B” or high
er on every course is re
quired.
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Decoration on Sunday \
There will be a Decora
tion at the Wilson ceme
tery at Concord next Sun-!
day at 3 o’clock. Those who
have relatives buried there
are asked to come Saturday
1 and help clean the cemetery
[Banks of Cane River; three
brothers, Will and John
Banks of Cane River and
Prithcard Banks of Florida
two sisters, Mrs. Ella Hen-:
sley of Cane River and Mrs.
Adler Tomberlin of Ashe
ville; two grand children
and one great grand child. [
Mrs. Allison was a life,
[long resident of Yancey
county, and a member of
(the Presbyterian church.
,Bhe was widely known for
. her love of flowers and her
'great skill in growing them.'
Notice To AAA Farmers
Because of the short corn
crop and-the likelihood that
there will be difficulty in
obtaining-the usual supply
of grain concentrates for
i livestock feed, the Animal
( Industry Department a t
State College is urging all
farm operators to plant
.additional pastures to help
j carry the livestock through'
( the coming year. A cam- 1
paign has been started for
the early planting of an in
creased acreage of both
permanent and temporary
pastures.
In order to encourage
the planting of additional'
pastures, the State Corn-;
mittee has announced the
following changes in the
amount of minimum assis
tance which may be approv
ed for a farm:
(a) Payment in excess of j,
the minimum assistance ap-i
proved for the farm may;
be made for establishing;
or improving five acres or'
less of permanent pasture.
Payment will be made for
each kind of seed used at
the following rates.
Ky. Blue Grass, 80c; Or
chard Grass, 15c; Red Top,;
20c; Kobe Lespedeza, 14c;
Sweet Clover, 16c; Korean
Lespedeza, 9c; White Clov
er, 84c; Ladino Clover, 60c;
Alsike Clover, 40c.; Com
mon Lespedeza, 17c. *
•b) Payment in excess of
the minimum assistance ap-
Last Production of Theatre
Will Be Presented This Week
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‘•Blithe Spirit” Will Be
Given
Noel Coward’s three-act;
comedy “Blithe Spirit”, will!
be staged by th'e Burnsville
school of drama Friday and
Saturday night at 8:30
in the new Burns
ville playhouse.
Hilmar Sallee,, of the
University of Miami drama
I department, is serving as
'director. “Bliteh Spirit” is
the final production of Bur
nsville Repertory company
and will complete the TO
performances of the Broad
way plays staged this sea-
NOTICE
The Health Department
office will be closed Mon
day, Sept,. 1, Labor Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold j
'Swann of Asheville, Ruth(
Pate and niece, Edelyn
iof Bald Creek visited rela
tives and friends in Cleve
land, Tenn., during the
; week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wes
■ tall of Athens, Ga., were
■ guests of relatives and
friends here on Sunday. ]
proved for the farm may be
1 made for seeding annual
rye grass in accordance
Vwith the specifications in'
[ the County Handbook, pro-j
vided the acreage so seeded
will be used for pasturing
I livestock. The rate estab
lished for rye grass is 3c
iper lb. for any farmer par-!
ticipating on the 1947
I ,AAA Program,
j In view of the great im-;
iportance of increasing our.
pastures to maintain live- 1
stock during the coming!
j year, livestock growers of
(Yancey eoGnty should be 1
j encouraged to seed per-'
jmanent and supplemental;
i pastures at an early-4ate.
Baptist Church
The pastor will have as ,
! the Sunday morning sub
ject,-“The New Birth” A,
[program of special music;
; will be given by the choir, j
There will be no evening i
! service but the congrega
tion will attend the__.com- i
munity service at the Meth- i
odist church.
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I Polluted Waters May w f
Harbor Virus of Polio
A third precaution among six ,
simple health rules that should m fPHOOEY/ ME TOO)
be observed during the polio (hlO SWIMMIM' HERE /
epidemic season is to avoid -n —. -i
swimming in polluted waters, (ITS eA
‘ h ® tlon * l Foundation for (iVI CETTIN'} (X It
Infantile Paralysis cautions, A
through its local chapter. v2R/I Sr*
While proof of direct lnfec> —3
tion by this means is lacking, -W jpWSt
the National Foundation points *
out that research financed by f ~ \ f jEJft'
March of Dimes funds indi- 1 191 b
eates that the virus ct.using
polio is often found in sewage.
Consequently, wherever sewage may find Its way into waters
■sed for swimming, such waters should be avoided. To be sure,
consult your local Health Department.
*£• B 0 •*“«*■ «* «ont swim In waters known to be
pouuiea.
i
Donate Generously to the
Legion Memorial Building
Fund.
NUMBER FIVE
son.
Comprising the cast are:
Lucille Higgins as Edith;
Exum Lewis as Ruth; W.
jT. Chichester as Charles;
Roy Hensley as Dr. Brad
man; Doris Young as Mrs.
Bradman,; Charlotte Payne
Blankenship as Madame
Arcati; and Carolyn Wilson
Chichester as Elvira.
Theplay is a longtime
Broadway and Hollywood
hit, and a favorite with the
atre goers wherever pre
sented. It will provide an
evening of mirthful enter
tainment for local audien
ces.
BURNSVILLE—
“So They Say”
The weather: Very hot
for Burnsville—with temp
; eratures going up to the 80’s
1 every day.
About town: Work well
under way on the Laughrun
Ciinic building, and Lum
and Jessie Clevenger’s house
looking fine One
tning we’ve missed: those
first, early, grand-tasting
grapes that Willie McMa
| han always brought around.
! He’s been confined to his
j home so we don’t know T
| whether or not those grapes
'are ripe yet . . .Fillmore
Y oung also confined to his
[home for the past several
(weeks . . .First of the “off
; to college” lists came in—
i Sybil Lewis, Elora Griffith,
Hettie Higgins, Irene Higg
ins, all to East Tennessee
■j State College. Be sure to
Met us know the names of
; other college students . . .
Last presentation this sum
(Continued on page 4)
Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank
'Kauffman of Fort Worth,
'Texas are visiting the Roy
Duncans of Burnsville, the
'Dewey Hensleys of Bald
I Creek and Charles Burton
of Asheville. Mrs. Kauff
man is the former Miss
Laura Branch of Micaville.
Wilma Hall is home from
Baltimore to visit relatives
and friends at Micaville.
Born to Mr: and Mrs.
James Hoover, Jr., of Ceio
a son, August 25.
Mrs. Ollis Staton is visit
ing relatives in Wisconsin.
Mrs. Mack B. Ray is in
the Biltmore hospital where
underwent an opera
tion last w-eek.