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PAGE FOUR VANCEY THEATRE BURNSVILLE, N. C. FRIDAY MARCH 19th > “TIIE BRASHER DOUBLOON” George MONTGOMERY Nancy GUILD SATURDAY MARCH 20th “TUMBLE WEED TRAIL” v EDDIE DEAN SUNDAY—MONDAY MARCH 21-22 i 10 MILLION PEOPLE ROARED AT THE PLAY.:. NOW f kimw m - ■■ ■ iw/wn/ WmAmm ■9 ' m ’ ,m v y, wi £\ uj ie/d ■ Hun an V SKIE m l)i ; H out. ■ f|g|| IlfWllw & Edward |||| .///ne ■ f s® * ;y ” */«' i ||H| ‘Freeman J mmm MARY PHILIPS • VIRGINIA WELLES • KENNY O'MORRISON *«*.<* b» PAUL JONESj_ BtrMW by WILLIAM D. RUSSELL w SB TUESDAY— MARCH 23rd “THE AFFAIRS OF GERALDINE” Jane WITHERS Jimmy LYDON WEDNESDAY—THURSDAY MARCH 21-25 ) Jgjl, tome*bruce iiMfisnl ALAN HALE * ARTHUR KENNEDY• oire ud b, RAOUL WALSJH '^k St un by Alan UM.; and (htmes kVillitmcon • From « Story by Paul i. Wtllman • Musk by Max stom«r FOR SALE: 4 year old Mare weight 1300 lbs. 2 Mules coming 2 years old Very large for age. Gooi sot of harness. One Chat.! tanooga Hillside Plow. One Syracuse Level Land plow. One 1911 model DeSoto car. In good running shape See Ted Wilson, Hampton Branch. Day Book, N. C. FOR Brick work, Chimney Mantle or flue. Any kin( of Rock work, or Cinder Block work, Sec or write Boyd Shepherd, Cane River, N. C. A22 FOR SALE One 1947 Buick Road mas-[ ter Convertible One 1916 Buick Super Con vertible One 1912 Four Door Ply mouth One 1941 Super De Luxe Ford Coupe E; L, Briggs FOR SALE: New Four Room house near Daniel Boone’s Shop. See Yates Bennett, Register of Deeds Office. The “Piano Man” will be in Burnsville every Tuesday If your Piano needs tun ing, cleaning or repairing, Call 01712 or write The Yancey Record Work fully guaranteed at rea-[ sonable rates. M 25 r:c; ' 1 TOURIST HOME Located in Asheville onj main traffic route. Eigh I rooms, two baths and two 1 porches. Large lot. Fur nished or unfurnished. Li ve; tigale this excellent buy. Grocery Stores (2) Two stores—one in Brevard one near Biltmore. Both have bath and living quar ters. Wholesale cost of; merchandise take" one. 1 Cost of merchandise plus! equipment takes the other | Good lease on both. Quick action gives you first I "choice. We have businesses and investment properties in I many other classifications. 1 When buying or selling take advantage of our complete and confidential services. Fidelity Business Brokers,' Inc., Lobby Jackson Build-j ing, Asheville, N. C. Phone! 3166, “Serving Southern Business” Asheville, N. C., 1 Nashville, Tenn., Houston, 1 Texas.” j FOUND: One Black and ( Tan Hound dog. Owner[ call f:r it and pay for ad and board bill. S. K. Rid- 1 die, Pensacola, N. C. FOR RENT: 2 room apart ment with private Bath. Furnished. Adults OnlyJ [ Inquire at Fred Philips,! Rt. 1, Burnsville. M2sj LOOK READ MONEY I aw getting a Bonus when I sell so many, and I am giving you $9.00 off bit Kitchen Cabinets and $6.50 | off on springs and mat tresses. And the one hold ing the Lucky Number on either of these three arti cles will get FREE SB.OO Electric Iron and $1.22 Broom. And if you haven’t Electricity, a Rug and| Broom. Have some 9 piece Mahogany Dining Room 1 Suites. One 10 piece Wal- 1 nut Dining Room a SuiteJ Breakfast Room Sets. Bed Room Suites. Large Pos-[ ter Beds; Innerspring and Layer Felt Mattresses at a Bargain. 3 Piece Liv iffgj Room Suites. Studio Couches, with or without chair. New and Used Ran ges at YOUR Price. I Need the Room. Odd Dres sers and Wardrobes, Old Corner Cupboards. Wal nut Beds, Old Style. One Chest of Drawers over 100 Years Old. Gold Seal Rugs (One 12x15). Almost Any thing in the Furniture Line. So coine in arid look. Don’t buy unless you like and get a chance at the lucky number besides the $9.00 and $6.50 you get when you buy. I pay no House Rent; no Clerk Hire: Haul my own Stuff; Stay in when it Suits Me. So you see I can afford to sell Cheap. Thanking you all for past favors and hoping to serve you again. BRIGGS FURNITURE j L. E. Briggs, Owner. 1 FOR SALE: New Ston house, 8 rooms and Bath. Full size basement with shower and laundry. Gar | age in basement. Hot air heat. Hard wood floors Metal cabinets in kitchen Well furnished with al modern furniture. l*/ 2 acres land, 22 apple trees 1-2 mile from town on Green Mtn. road. See Claude King? I FOR SALE: 3 miles east of Burnsville on rock road. 1 5 room bungalow type 1 house and 5 acres good land. Spring, concrete can house, etc. Price $2250. j For Sale: 400 acre Trac j adjoining town of Burns-, ville. Several houses. Some ] fine saw timber. Would i make a fine property toj subdivide into lots or, small tracts. Beautiful i stream running through i property. Excellent place 1 for large Dairy, Boys camp, etc. Price $16,500. | For Sale: Business proper ty. 2 stores on Main Street Burnsville. Rented for S2OO per month. This is anl I excellent investment. Price $18,500. • W. W. HENNESSEE I notice of service of SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION In The Superior Court NORTH CAROLINA jYANCEY COUNTY I James Bowditch, Plaintiff, vs. [ Jessie Randall Bowditch, Defendant. I The defendant, Jessie Randall I Bowditch, will please take notice, that an action entitled as above I has been commenced in the Super-1 ior Court of Yancey County, North’ Carolina, for an absolute divorce on the grounds 0 f two years’ sep-' aration; and the said defendant! i will further take notice that she' is required to appear at the office' of the Clerk of the Superior Court I f or Yancey County at the Court house in Burnsville, North Caro lina, within 20 days after the 25th day of March 1948 and answer or demur to the Complaint in saidi action or the plaintiff will apply, i to the Court for the relief dem-nd ed in the said Complaint. This the 24th day of Feb. 1948. I Fred Proffitt, Clerk of the Sup erior Court, Yancey County. | Feb. 26, March 4 11 18 w*.: r y . . ; THE YANCEY RECORD BURNSVILLE— “Sb They Say” . The weather: Monday | iwas typical “court weather”, i with a constant down pour .of rain. Then clearing and , spring like with much March wind. About town:’ New son— latest of the Byrd Gillespies quartet arrived Sunday I morning. . . . “Back in j business at the old stand”— i that’s Joe Goodin who op ened grocery and feed store at same location where he , operated Shell service sta-| i tion for years. . . Another new business is the dough nut shop in the Banks building. Latest type gad-; gets to deep fry large quan tity at a time. . . . good to! see the Cecil Angels here; for visit. . . Representatives; from Woman’s College here Saturday, and the plans for extension classes, Play?? house, etc. sound grand. . . and if as many people come for-this and the art! classes as inquiries novv! indicate we’ll need apart ments and rooms! Again, please call 43 and the com mittee will list your name. . more basket ball news! That’s a handsome trophy the American Legion team brought back, and the : county teams are winning at the “Tournament of Champions” in Asheville! this wseeki . . the annual banquet of Men’s Club post poned till April meeting. . j We hadn’t read the fol- STATE’S FARM INCOME DROPS NINE MILLION North Carolina is one of [only four states in the na tion whose cash receipts from farm marketing showed a decrease during 1947. Although receipts for the nation as a whole rose 23 per cent, the farm in come in North Carolina showed a decrease o f $9,200,000. Only other states showing a decrease were Delaware, South Carolina, and Florida. 1 Receipts from North Carolina crops during 1947 were $32,1000,000 less, pri marily caused by lower prices for tobacco; but re ceipts from livestock and livestock products increas ed $22,5000,000. Benefit payments under the Old Age and Survivors Insurance provisions of the 1 Social Security Act are not automatic, but must be ap j plied for by the persons , eligible wage earners,! ,widows, children, depend ent parents, and others de? | fined by the laV. | Every employer of one or more persons, part-time or full time, should apply for an employer’s number" under the Social Security Act, unless specifically exempt. NOTICE [i Sealed Bids for hauling ' Coal to Yancey County Public Schools will be re- ! ceived at the Superin- j ; \ tendent’s Office on Mon ; day, April 6. Blanks for i luting the bids may be obtained at the Superin- | tendent’s office at any time. J-.'. WANTED: Several experi enced I.oopers. Apply at Burnsville Hosiery Mill, i Al 5 lowing in a long time, but came across it recently in the Charlotte News: “IN EVERY election; year, the mountaineers of j 1 western North Carolina I amuse themselves and their visitors with this legend, [ which currently is going the rounds and is passed onj to u? by the State News Bureau, Raleigh: “Once they was a king, and he hired him a prophet' to prophet him his weather. l And one evening the king , he aimed to go fishing and /the likeliest fishing place j was right dost to his best . girl’s house so the king nofioned to wear his best clothes. So he asked his [ prophet was hit liable to !come on a rain before sun_ | down. And the prophet Isays: ‘No, king, hit ain’t a coming not even a sizzole ! sezzle.’ “So the king put on his 1 best clothes arid started to wards the fitwng place. And along came' a farmer 'riding a jackass, and thej ‘farmer he says: ‘King, if’n; you ain’t aiming to get them clothes wetted you’d best go back home, because hit’s a-coniing on to rain a& trash-mover an d gullv washer.’ “And the kipg says: ‘I | a Your Home Needs I New Outlets * • Don’t overload your sockets with too many appliances—y o u are creating a fire hazard. Let u s give you our estimates for new outlets. You’ll be surpr is e d at how little it will cost you and how ' * r« I much convenience they afford. Our Work Is Satisfactory Our Prices Are Reasonable Allen & Dellinger Electric Co. LOCATED ON MAIN ST tEET Complete electrical Service ! | —^i——B——i————mmimS f V,C FERTILIZER ’ NONE BETTER # Get your V-C Fertilizer now as it will be scarce this Spring. Good Supply of all Grades now on hand. Cell, Write or See me and place your order now and be sure you get the grades you want. STANLEY BAILEY .. -a PHONE 241 BURNSVILLE, N. C. * • - hird me U high-wage itfoJ pfiet phophet me my jweatheh, arid he allows hit' ain’t a-cohiing on not even! | a sizzle-sozzle.’ “So the king he went .ahead and hit come on a [trash-mover and a gully- 1 washer, and the king’s [clothes was wetted and his best girl she seen him and; laughed. And the king went .home and throwed out his !prophet and he says: ‘Fotch 'me that there farmer,’ and; they fotched him. And the king says: ‘Farmer, I throJ wed out my other prophet and I aim to hire you to prophet me my weather from this onwards.’ “And the farmer says:! ‘King, 1 ain’t no prophet. All I done this evening was’ to look at my jackass, be cause if’n hit’s a-coming on to rain his ears lops down, and the lower they lays the harder hit’s a-coming on to rain, and this evening they! was a-laying and a_! looping.’ ! “So the kfirtg says: ‘Go home, farmer, I'll hire me the jackass.’ And that’s how it started, and they’ve been holding high offices' ever since.” * - I I Buy Savings Bonds THURSDAY, MARCH 11,104a LOST; One White with nil lew tanned stripes, Female pup, OV2 months old, goes by name of Trim. Reward to anyone returning pup lo Willard Beaver, Burns vlile, N. C. MlB I FOR SALE: 1 wood range , and heatrola. One all woo ! rug 9x12. Also other fur niturc. Good condition. Reasonable. Ch i 1 dren’s clothing. Skirts 8-10. One j all wool black coat and one tan coat, sizes 12 and 14 Practically new. Phone 2033. Mrs. Taft Allen. MIS APPLES FOR SALE a the C. I). Wilson Apple house 3 miles south o f I Pensacola on Highway No j 197 temporary. Also at th i C. 1). Wilson place a I Newbridge in old sub station. WOOD STOVE WOOD FOR SALE Prompt delivery anywhere in county. See or write Jess Cooper, Burnsville N. C. Penland K Ayers Saw Mill. PHONE 211