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Fire Prevention Week
October 5-11
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VOLUME TWELVE
Funeral Services Held Here
For Mrs. Lloyd Blalock
Death Due to Infantile
Paralysis
Mrs. Lloyd Blalock, 29,
the former Miss Martha 1
Brown Hubbard of Burns-'
ville, died in Baltimore, Md.J
on October 3 following a ten
day illness of infantile pa
ralysis.
Funeral services were
held Monday afternoon at 3
o’clock at the Burnsville!
Presbyterian church with
Dr. Charles W. Harris offi
ciating. Burial was in the
Holcombe cemetery, Bur
nsville.
Pall bearers were L. V.
Pollard, C. L. Proffitt, Joe
Young, Lee Griffith, Suel
Traffic Deaths
During August, 03 per
sons were killed and 555
were injured in 1,046 traf-j
sic accidents on North Car
olina streets and highways,
bringing the total traffic
death count for the first
eight months of this year
to 515.
No charge shall be made
for the granting of burning
permits. The Forest Service
organization appreciates all
efforts made by the public
in preventing and suppress
ing forest fires and in re
porting any fire that is un
controlled in any forested
area in North Carolina.
NCEA MEETING
ON FRIDAY L
The 25th western district
conference of the North
Carolina Education Assoc
iation will be held in Ashe
ville on Friday.
The district is made up of
18 western counties. Yan
cey county schools will
close at noon Friday so that
faculty members may at
tend the conference.
CHRISTMAS PACKAGES
In order that members of
the Armed Forces and auth
orized United States civil
ians employed overseas,
may receive Christmas par
cels and letters by Decem
ber 25, arrangements have
been made for mailings be
tween October 15 and Nov
ember 15, Major George F.
Heinz, postal officer of the
Third Army has announced.
Cooperating with the pos
tal department, Major
Heinz gives these instruc
tions : Christmas greeting
cards must be enclosed in
envelopes and take first
class rate. Parcels must not
exceed 70 pounds in weight
or 100 inches in girth and
length combined. They
should be labeled ‘‘Christ
mas Package”.
Parcels should be secure
ly packed and wrapped in
boxes board or strong dou
blefaced of metal, wood,
solid fiber-corrugated fiber
board, due to the long dis
tance they must travel. Tie
with extra strong cord and
boxes should be wrapped in
strong paper. It is prefer
able to place inside the
package the name and ad
dress of the intended recip
ient V.
THE YANCEY RECORD
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SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR.
Anglin and R. H. Greene of
Shelby. j
Mrs. Blalock was the
youngest daughter of Mrs.
C. R. Hubbard and the late
Mr. Hubbard. She was gra
[duated from Burnsville
high school and / Queens
College, Charlotte. j
Surviving are the hus
band, a three year old son,'
her mother; four sisters,
'Mrs. Roy Proffitt and Mrs.
[Bill Loy of Charlotte, Mrs.
Jack Gray of New York
City and Mrs. Edd Watson
of San Francisco; three
brothers, Charles R. Hub
bard of Allentown, Pa., Ad-j
dison of Elizabeth, N.J. and
Edd of California.
FIRST OF WAR DEAD
WILL REACH STATES
Lt. Colonel Frederic W.
| Dennis, Jr., commanding of
ficer of the American Gra
ves Registration Distribu
tion Center for North Caro
lina and South Carolina, is
sued a statement today as
suring next of kin of our
World War II dead that
they will be given definite
information on the date of
arrival in this country of
their deceased relatives as
soon as this information is
available. v
The two ports of entry
for our World War II dead
are New York and San Fra
ncisco. Although the first
ship bearing remains from
overseas cemeteries is sch
eduled to arrive at San
Francisco October 10, it is
probabie that some of these
remains will not reach the
next of Kin in North Caro
lina arid South Carolina
before November.
The first ship bearing re
mains of our World War II
dead from the European-
African Theater will not ar
rive at New York until
October 26. Thus, it will not
be likely that any of these
remains will reach next of
kin in the Carolinas before
November.
From the ports of entry
the remains will be sent to
the 15 Distribution Centers
for Army, Navy, Marine
and Coast Guard and civil
ian dead which are located
at various cities throughout
the United States. After ar
rival at Distribution Cen|
ters, the remains will be
sent by train or government
vehicle, depending on which
is the best means of trans
portation, to the final des
tination specified by the
next of kin.
In all cases, Distribution
Centers will notify next of
kin in the geographical ar
eas for which they are re
sponsible at least a few
hours before the arrival of
remains in this country.
Fourteen Yancey county
families, through the coun
ty Red Cross chapter, have
made application to have
members of their families
who were killed in World
War II brought back home.
Mr. and Mrs Arnie Fox,
of Charlotte were home for
the past week end.
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGfIpSS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
NOTICE
There will be a goals
meeting of the new Brush
Creek watershed on Tues
j day, Oct. 14th at 7:30 p. m.
in the old store building in!
Green Mtn., at the end of j
the bridge. All farmers in!
the Brush Creek area are
urged to attend. T. V. A.
phosphate orders for this
; area will be taken at this
meeting.
YANCEY COUNTY
FARM BUREAU
HOLDS MEETING
A county wide meeting of
the recently organized
. Yaijfccy county Farm Bur-"
. eau was held at Burnsville
school on Tuesday evening, j
The following officers
were elected for the coming!
year: O. W. Deyton, presi
dent ; Clyde Ayers, vice pre
sident; Philip J. Howell i
secretary-treasurer.
Directors will be named
. for each township and the
. following have already been
. elected: C. B. Gillespie,
. Burnsville; R. N. Silver,
.) Crabtree'; Fr e d Anglin,
•!Jacks Creek; Yates Bailey,
j Cane River ; S. B. Randolph,
. Brush Creek.
f i Speakers at the meeting
' included Clyde R. Greene,
i president of the Watauga
; County Farm Bureau, Watt
Gragg also of the Watauga
■ Bureau and G. G. Farthing
[ of the state extension ser
. vice.
; Approximately 150 at
i tended the meeting.
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Shops and Stores
Can Be Saved or Lost
in the First 5 Minutes
'N - -
IF fire breaks out in your l
shop or store —the first five
minutes is more important
than the next five hours, j
Learn the location of the near- \
est alarm box. Drill all clerks.
Turn in alarm quickly. Given \
those first, vital five minutes, ,
l r
your Bremen can prevent se
vere loss.
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
t October 5-11 \
BURNSVILLE, N. C., THfJRSDAY, OCTOBER 9,1947
RAINFALL
Two days, Jf almost con
tinual rainfall in the county
has broken tm dry spell and
aided the lovwwater supply.
Approximately 3 inches
|of rain were! recorded on
Ml. MitchelL|nd the eondU
tion was geferal through
out the county.
National Fire Prevention Week
„ President’s fProclamation
WHEREAS, each year
preventable fires claim the
lives.of thousands of our!
citizens, bothyyoung ano old
and cause permanent. disa
bility or pailful injury to:
countless others; and
WHEREAS the destruc
tion by fire pf our natural j
land .created Tesources has
[almost doubMd during the
[past decade, and cost to this
ination more lhan five hun
dred and sixy million dol
, lars in the yjpr 1946; and
i j WHEREA| this ravage,
. if unabated, | threatens an
/even more calamitous loss
, of life and wpte of mater
, ial wealth; a|d
WHEREASj( the program
| the Presi
dent’s Conference on Fire
, j Prevention. h|ld at Wash
ington in Ma|, 1947 is de
signed to ass|t in stem
ming tkeAilP of death and
•'destruction of fires:
j NOW, THEREFORE. I,
HARRY S. TRUMAN, Pre*-
sident of the United States
of America, do hereby de-
’ NOTICE j
Social Security
Representative Here
A representative of the <
Asheville Field Office .of j
the Social Security Admin- i
istration will be at the Re- <
[ gister of Deeds Office, Bur- j
[rrsville, at 10:00 A. M., on i
I October 16th.
signate the week beginning 1
October 5,1947, as Fire Pre- ;
vention Week.
I earnestly request every
I citizen to eliminate all pos-[
jsible causes of destructive
fire in his home and in his (
1 place of business, and I urge
that vigilance against firg
be extended beyond Fire
Prevention Week and zeal
ously continued throughout
the year. I invite State and
local governments, the
Chamber of Commerce of
the Untied States, the Na
tional Fire Waste Council,
the American National Red
Cross, business and labor
l | organizations, churches and
’ schools, civic groups, and
agencies of the press, the
radio, and the motion-pic
! ture industry to cooperate
[fully in the observance of
; Fire Prevention Week with
' the objective of initiating a
fire prevention campaign
' continuing throughout the
year. I also direct the ap
propriate agencies of the
, Federal Government to as-:
■ gist in every feasible way
’ in arousing the public to the
■ seriousness of the fire pro-
Bleml.
IN WITNESS WHERE
OF, 1 have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Seal of
the United States of Amer
ica to be fixed.
DONE in the City of
j Washington this fourteenth
day of August in the year
of our Lord nineteen hund
red and forty-seven, and of
the Independence of the
United States of America
the one hundred and seven
ty-second.
Harry S. Truman.
Yancey county schools
joined in the observance of
Fire Prevention Week by
hearing talks on fire pre-,
veniion and holding fire
drills.
4-11 CLUB NEWS
Johnnie Garland Enters
Calves in Fat Stock Show
Johnnie Garland of the
.Qearmont 4-H club exhibi
ted two baby beef calves in
the Western N. C. Fat Stock
Show in Asheville.
In the showing, his large
steer weighing 1065 pounds'
placed 18th in the heavy
weight division and 39th
in the entire show of 77
head.
His other steer, weighing
990 lbs. placed 45th in the
show.
At the sale Wednesday,
one steer sold for 281a cents
per pound and the other at
28 cents making a total of
$580.35.
In addition young Gar
land will receive $5.00 from
the Asheville Cocoa Cola
Bottling Co., and $8.50 in
prize money put up by the'
BOARD TO MEET IN
ASHEVILLE SOON
The annual fall meeting
of the North Carolina
Board of Conservation and!
Development will meet here
October 13, 14, 15, Director
R. Bruce Etheridge an
nounced today.
Governor Cherry, as
chairman of the board, will
attend,, and will make an!
address Monday morning,!
October 13th. The group will j
also hear Charles E. Ray of j
Waynesville discuss the'
work of the North Carolina!
National Park, Parkway [
: and Forest Development
i Commission.
I Reports of Division heads
will be heard, and, an in
spection trip to Mount Mit
chell State Park made Mon
day afternoon. Vice Chair
man Josh L. Horne of
Rocky Mount will preside.
DONALD ROBINSON, 6,
PASSES AWAY
, Donald Robinson, the 6
I year old son of Mr. and. Mrs.
[’ Hicks Robinson of Cane
j River, died at the home
[Thursday following a five
' months illness.
■ Funeral services will be
| held Friday morning at
10:30 at the Elk Shoal'Bap-1
Wist church with the Rev;
,E. G. Adkins officiating.
J Burial will be in the Prof- (
jfitt family cemetery.
J Surviving are the parents
" and one sister, Erma.
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COURTMvHONOR
The Court of Honor for!
’ the Toe River District,
Daniel Boone Council, Boy
■ Scouts of America, will be
held Tuesday night, Octo
ber 14, at 8:00 p. m., at the
Presbyterian church Spruce
Pine, N. C.
Among those to receive
awards are Charles Lee
Griffith, who will receive
a Bronze Palm to his rank
of Eagle, Hanoi Van Day of
Spruce Pine, and Jimmy
Weatherman of Crossnorej
will receive the award of
Eagle.
Joseph B. Folds, of Spruce
I Pine, District Chairman of
Advancement, will preside
over the Court of Honor,
assisted by Robert M. Gar
ner, Field Scout Executive.
The regular monthly bus
iness meeting of the Toe
River committee will meet
immediately after the
Court of Honor. D. A. Fink,|
district chairman, will pre
side.
STUDY COURSE
A study course for the
j Baptist Training Union is
' being held at the Cane Riv
er Baptist church this
[week. Rev. and Mrs. B. J.|
iMclver and Miss Laura Mae
| Hilliard are teaching, and
the class meets each even
ing.
1 sponsors, the N. C. Bank
■ ers’ Association and the
Asheville Chamber of Com
merce.
These were the first
i Baby Beef calves from Yan
i j coy county that have been
i entered in a Fat Stock
([Show and sale.
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Fire Prevention Week
, October 5-11
V* NUMBER ELEVEN
LAST RITES FOR
MRS. T. M. YOUNG
Mrs. T. M. Young, 75,
(died Tuesday evening at
her home at Mic-aville. Fun
eral services will be conduc
ted today (Thursday! at 2
p. m. at the home with the
Rev. Ernest Wilson officia
ting and burial will be in
The family cemetery.
I Surviving are the hus
[band, T. M. Young; seven
Aons, Ralph Young of Bur
nsville, Grady and Glenn
I Young of Pittsburgh, Penn.,
Hobert Young of Asheville,
Sheldon, Bart and Lee
Young of Micaville; and
one sister, Mrs. Celia Wil
son of Marion.
Arrangements are under
direction of Holcombe Bro
thers funeral home.
BURLEY TOBACCO
MARKETS TO OPEN
ON DECEMBER Ist
Opening of the 1947 bur
lev tobacco market has been
set for December Ist. Es
, forts were made to advance
! the date this year to Nov-
I ember 17th, but lack of biiy
, ers and graders that early
would have been too serious
.1 Final estimates of the
[national crop of hurley rai
sed this year will be forth
coming shortly. Meantime,
'the authorities state that
; the crop is expected to be
somewhat less than the 1946
total. Quality of the crop as
a whole also will not be cer
tain until the markets have
! been operating two or three
•, weeks. The expectations
p are, however, that western
r | North Carolina will have
unusually good burley this
■[year.
‘ l Prices that have been
' paid for flue-cured tobacco
j have been well above all
i pre-season estimates. The
average will be well above
the support price, although
[considerable low-grade to
bacco has been taken by the
j government.
Baptist Church
Sunday School will be
held at the First Baptist
church of Burnsville Sun
day morning at 9:45 o’clock.
The Rev. Ben Jay Mclver,
pastor, will speak on “The
Meaning of Tithing” at 11
o'clock, and on “A Glorious
Hope” Sunday evening at
7:30 o’clock. Training Un
ion will be held at 6:30
o’clock. Prayer meeting will
be held Wednesday evening
at 7:30 o’clock followed by
choir rehearsal at 8 o’clock.
BITRNSVILLI&--
“So They Say”
’l The weather: Nearly a
i week of perfect autumn
days, then two days of con
stant rain! No killing frost
’ yet but the trees are reach
ing their brightest color,
About town: This is Na
‘ tional Fire Prevention
■ week, and the countv scho
ols joined in with talks on
P preventing fires and fire
■j drills at the schools. Over at
• Burnsville school the drill
o had gone most successfully,
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