Contribute To The 1948
Red Cross Fund Campaign
VOLUME TWELVE
War Dead Are Being Returned
Pvt Fred Robinson
The body of Pvt. Fred
Robinson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jake Robinson of!
Kona is expected to arrive
in the states this week
aboard the U. S. transport
Robert F. Buns.
Pvt. Robinson was killed
in action on October 18,
10 id and was buried in the
military cemetery Henri
Chapelle in Belgium. He
CLEAN-UP MAKES
FARMS SAFER, MORE
EFFICIENT
A good spring clean.up
not only increases farm
efficiency but also eliminat
es hazards which might
cause injury to animals or
people. A few hours spent
now may result in the sav
ing of many days duringj
the busy season later on. [
“A place for everything!
and everything in its place”!
is a primary safety, rule
emphasized by the Nation- 1
al Safety Council. A recent
Council study of hospital- 1
ized home accident cases
showed that the largest
single cause of injuries, l
other than poor judgment, 1
was disorder. In fact, disJ
order was responsible for
putting one out of every
five accident victims in the
hospital.
Every farm family shou
ld remove accumulated
papers- rags,, and rubbish
in the home from basement
to attic; see that medicines,
drugs, and insecticides are;
clearly labeled and kept out i
of the reach of children;
and provide suitable recep- 1
t-acles for knives and other 1
sharp-kitchen tools.
Barns are the principal
work center for daily farm
chores, he continued. At
this season of the year 1
many barns have become!
cluttered with the accumu
lation of items used during
the winter. It is important
to find suitable locations'
or storage places for feed,j
tools, harness, and other
equipment to keep the al
leyways and work areas
clear, the county agent saidJ
Brenda English is improJ
ving at St. Joseph’s hospital
following a mastoid opera
tion on Tuesday.
NOTICE, PLAY BALL!
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All American Legion
members who are interest- 1
ed in playing soft ball are
asked to meet at the Elec-!
trie office at 7:30 or 8
o’clock tonight (Thursday).
I fer lose
I ikiF if
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jK§ Ri'plcirm'i : H//
IK* *3m jj Inst cords lost ycur
cost Un- I• • Sum ihr
B price of SSO iceps
THE YANCEY RECORD
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SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR.
served with U. S. army for
ces for three years and had
three brothers in service.
S. Sgt. Seth McCourry
Mr. and Mrs. Clayt Mc-
Courry of Day Book have
been informed that the
body of their son, S. Sgt.
Seth McCourry, is being re
turned to the states. He was
killed in action in France
on July 23, 1944.
Ralph Shepherd Named
Manager of Blue Ridge
Ralph Shepherd has been
named manager of the Blue
Ridge Hardware company
! here and has assumed his
duties in that capacity.
Mr. Shepherd was for
merly assistant county
farm agent of Yancey cou
i nty and had been serving
las county agent of Mitchell
; county. He resigned to ac
! cept the position here.
Radford Drug Store
Subject of Article
The March 15 issue of
Drug Topics, nationally cir
culated newspaper for re
tail druggists, has a story
:o n Asheville’s Radford
iDrug store at 22 North
jTack square. The article
tells how the- store was
j modernized by the brother
owners, Joseph M. Radford
and Charles Radford.
WAKE FOREST CHOIR
TO GIVE CONCERT
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The Wake Forest a cap
pella choir will present a
concert in the First Baptist
church, April 4, at 11 a. m.
| The group, directed by
Thane McDonald, head of
the Wake Forest college
music department, is com
prised of 40 members of
I the glee club of 75 voices.
The choir will offer a pro
gram which varies from the
| opening strains of the sol
emn Russian Church Lit
iurgy to a group of spirit
uals.
PRE-SCHOOL CLINICS
j The District Health De
partment will hold the folJ
lowing pre-school clinics in
Yancey county the remain
der of this week and next: j
Friday, April 2—Baker’s |
Creek at 9:15 a. m.; Prices
Creek at 10:30 a. m.
Monday, April s—Burns
ville high school at 9 a. m.
Wednesday, April 7
j Micaville at 9 a. m.
Friday, April 9 —Double
Island at 9:15; Shoal Creek
at 10:30. I
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J. S. LeFevre is still very
ill in the Norburn hospital
i where he has been a patient
for the past week.
Born to Mr. and Mrs.
Lum Honeycutt of Prices
Creek on March 29 a daughJ
‘or, Bonnie Lou. „ r
Wi lam Grant, sanmrJ
ian trainee of Bryson City,!
has been working with dis_|
i trict sanitarian Jake F.
| Buckner this week.
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY'
BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1948
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TO TESTIFY FOR TV A
W. O. Briggs is one of the
[ group representing the
Farm Bureau organizations:
of Western North Carolina
counties in Washington
this week.
. The group also includes
! George E. Stamey of Can
> ton, George Farthing of
Asheville, field representa
. tive of the N. C. Farm Bu
? reau federation, Frank
j-Chambers of Hayesville and
Howard M. Edmiston of
j Sugar Grove.
They presented test
imony Wednesday to the
senate public works com
i mittee supporting the con
> tinuation of Tennessee Val
/ ley Authority on an inde
? pendent status. They ~ are
[appearing in opposition to
.'a bill, sponsored by Tenn-
/ 1 essee senator McKellar,
. I which would plaec TV A
>• under strict federal con
-1 trols.
The group met with 12th
district Rep. Monroe Red
den preparatory to their
appearance before the sen
ate committee.
In a formal statement,
f they emphasized the bene
. fit accruing to North Caro
. lina farmers from the pre
sent operations of TV A,
l ranging from soil conserva- 1 ;
i | tion and power to test far
; ming activities,
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[ TEACHERS WILL MEET
ON APRIL 9TH
Dr. J. Henry Highsmith,
state director of the divis
ion of instructional service,
• will be irn the county next
1 week to visit schools of the
J county and address the
teachers at their meeting
1 next Friday afternoon.
t | John L. Cameron, advisor
? in physical and health edu
; cation for the state, will ac
company Dr. Highsmith
here.
The teachers’ meeting'
1 will be held in the Burns- 1
' ville school auditorium at 2
' o’clock Friday afternoon.
1948 Trout Fishing
Schedule Is Announced
The 1948 trout fishing
scheduled on the N. C. and;
lU. S. Cooperative Wildlife,
Management areas has been"
! annonueed.
The dates set for the Mt.
Mitchell area are:
South Toe River and tri- !
butaries (Neals Creek open! 1
to women only) y Curtis, |'
Newberry, Mackey, Rock
and Middle Creeks. I'
I May 1,2; 8,9; 15, 16; 22,!
'23; 29, 30.31. j'
, June 12, 13; 19.20.
July 3,4,5; 17,18; 31.
| Aug. 1; 21, 22; 28.29.
Mis. J. E. Banks and
daughter, Be*ty Jo, of Mor
ganton are guests of rela
j tives and friends here. f
Eddie Beeson has been
home from Emory Univer- 1
! sity for the spring vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. James H.
1 Arrowood of Bee Log have
j announced the arrival of a
[son, James Keith, at the
Marion General hospital on
March 25th.
NOTOE "
The Y antcy County
Democratic ,'E xe c utive
Committee at a call meet-
I ing on March 27, 1948,!
decided by of j
the full committee to*
nominate candidates by
delegates chjpjson at the
precinct meetings to be
held on Saturday, April
10, 1948 at 2soo o’clock p.
in., in each of the pre
cincts or townships of
the County, It the regu
lar voting place. ,
! At thest? precinct
meetings the delegates
will be elected to attend
the Yancey Cjounty De
mocratic Convention to
! he held in Djurnsville, on
h April 17, 1948 at 10:00
o’clock A. M., at which
time the candidates on
'[ the Democratic ticket
\ will be nominated.
C. P. Randolph, Chair
ti man of Yancey County
j Democratic Executive
, Committee.
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REVIVAL MEETING
t
There will be a week end
revival held at the Pleasant
Valley Baptist church at
iRt. 1, Burnsville, beginning
lat 7:30 p. m.f Friday, April
2. A tears of ministerial
students members
of the Mission Council of
Mars Hill College will be in
charge of the services.
Hudson Favell, chairman
[of the Mission Council of
1 Mars Hill college, Ted Gaze,
1 Lloyd Garner and Ray Hod
’ ge will bring the messages.
'i Miss Betty Kitchings will
play the marimba. Milton
Snyder and Talmage Rog
ers will also assist with the
music for the services.
I Services will begin Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday,
nights at 7:30 p. m. and the
I regular Sunday morning
preaching service will begin!
iat 11 a. m. with Ted Gaze!
bringing the message.
LAST RITES FOR MRS.
M. A. RANDOLPH
Funeral services for Mrs.
M. A. .Randolph, 66, who
died at her home in the!
Pleasant Grove community ,
were held Tuesday after- 1
noon at 2 o’clock at the *
Pleasant Grove Baptist, (
church. Burial was in the;
church gemetery.
Surviving are the hus
band p two daughters, Mrs. . c
Pauline Buchanan of Bak_h
ersville and Mrs. Alberta 1
Ramsey of Green Men.:
three sons, Elmer Sparks ‘
and John M. Randolph of
Green Mtn., and Rollins t
Randolph of Kannapolis; ]
five step-children, Mrs. ]
Mary Ellis of Bakersville,
W. S. Randolph of Kanna
polis, George Randolph of
Green Mtn., Carter Ran
dolph of Harrisburg, Pa., 1
and Isaac Randolph of <
Asheville; three brothers i
and one sister.
Holcombe Brothers fun- 1
eral home was in charge of s
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OUT FOR CONGRESS
If* '
I
Clarence O. Ridings, of
•’orest City, solicitor of the
ighteenth district, has an
ounced his candidacy for
engress from the 11th
! Congressional district.
A veteran of World War
No. 1, Mr. Ridings has
practiced law in Forest
City since 1922. He has long
been active in political cir
cles, having served four
! years as chairman of the
Rutherford County Demo
cratic Committee, and con
tinuously since 1926 as one
of Rutherford county’s
members on the State De
mocratic Executive Com
' mittee. He has served since
1936 as solicitor of the 18th
district.
; COURT OF HONOR
f
i The Court of Honor for
the Toe River District,
i Daniel Boone Council, Boy
• Scouts of America, will be
held 'Tuesday night, April
’ 13th, 7:30 p. m., at the Tip
ton Hill high school audi
[ torium.
i Scouts from Burnsville,
Bakersville, Spruce Pine,
Crossnore, Pineola, Linville,
Banner Elk, Elk Park,
Newland, Micaville, River
side. Penland, Buladean,
and Tipton Hill, will receive
awards. D. A. Fink of
; Crossnore, district chair.
| man of advancement, will
preside over the Court of
Honor, assisted by Bob
Garner, field scout execu
tive.
The Toe River District
Committee of the Daniel
Boone Council, will hold its
1 regular monthly business
meeting immediately fol
lowing the Court of Honor.
The Rev. Joseph B. Folds'
of Spruce Pine, district
chairman, will preside.
Baptist Church
Al the Sunday morning
service the pastor will have
for his subject, “Is Jesus
Here ”. At the evening
mrvice, the subject will be,
“My Redeemer.”
At the evening service, a
vocal trio will be given by
Irma, Shirley and Teddy
Rose Styles.
Wild Life Club Will Meet
The Yancev countv Wild
life club will meet at the
court house ~on Monday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat H. Hob
son were here during the
week end.
ANNUAL SCHOOL WILL {i
BE HELD NEXT WEEK ;
The annual school for'
Baptist deacons of the cou
nfy will be held next week. 1
Meetings for churches in
the eastern part of the
county will be held at the 1
Browns Creek church, dirJ
ected by the Rev. J. C. Pipes
The Rev. Douglas Branch
will direct the programs at
the Burnsville Baptist
church, and the Rev. M. I).;
Smith will be at the Cane'
River church for the wes
tern district. 1
On Friday evening, April
9 a general meeting will be
' held at the Burnsville chur
i ch, with Mr. Branch as
i speaker. This will be an in
-1 spirational service and ev_
i eryone who is interested is
[invited to attend.
»] FARM NOTES j
; Applications have been
. sent out from the county
• agent’s office for member
; ship an d membership
. agreement in the Yancey
. county cooperative breed-'
; ing association.
; Laboratory space has
. been rented and some of
. the equipment ordered so
s that the work can begin as
i soon as enough members
have joined.
- Farmers are urged to re
turn the blanks as rapidly
Bis possible.
Young Democrats Will
Meet at Lake Lure
q A district rally of the
q Young Democratic Voters
- club will be held at Lake
Lure on Saturday with Roy
,;G. Baker of Sherman, Tex
,’as, president of the Nation
,;al Young Democratic VotJ
• ers club, as principal speak
- er.
’j The rally will open Sat
- urday afternoon and a bus
iness meeting will be held
•at 3 o’clock, presided over
[ by J. Frank Huskins, Bur- 1
: nsville attorney and chair
) man of the 11th district
• clubs. Mr. Huskins will also
serve as toastmaster at the
; banquet on Saturday even
l ing. __ j
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Guinn of Windom are mov
ing to Washington where
'Mr. Guinn will be with the
Veterans Administration.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Y.
Proffitt were here from
Taylorsville for the Easter
week end.
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Contribute To The 1948
Red Cross Fund Campaign
NUMBER THIRTY-SIX
SENATOR UMSTEAD
IS VISITORHERE .
U. S. Senator Wm. ,B.
Umstead was a visitor to
Burnsville Friday after
noon.
Senator Umstead who is
from Durham was appoint
ed to fill out the unexpired
term of Josiah W. Hailey.
He is a candidate for re
eled ion to the Senate.
DINNER HONORS MIT
CHELL. YANCEY
DOCTORS
Members of the Mitchell-
Yancey Medical Society
were honored at a. dinner
in observance of “Doctor’s
Day,” March 30. Members
of the society auxiliary
were hostesses.
! The dinner was held at
i the Nu-Wray Inn, after
' which the guests visit
ed the new Laughrun Glinic
and later gathered at the
heme of Dr. and Mrs. C. M.
Whisnant for a social hour.
; Those who attended were
Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Gouge
and Dr. and Mrs. James
Berry of Bakersville, Dr.
and Mrs. D. L. Phillips and
Dr. and-Mrs. L. L. Williams
of Spruce Pine, Dr. and
Mrs. E. R. Ohle of Celo, Dr.
and Mrs. W. L. Bennett, Dr.
i and Mrs. Gus Laughrun
and Dr. and Mrs.' Whisnant.
Accepts Position In St.
Peter burg, Fla.
I
Miss Mildred Robinson
has accepted a position with
; Maas Brothers, Inc., of St.
, Petersburg, Fla., one of the
. largest and most modern
stores in the south, having
a floor space of 3'q acres.
J Miss Robinson is cashier
of the Tea Roam operated
i in connection with the store
I It is located on the mezza
nine overlooking the main
floor. Oh the other side is a
huge plate glass window
[overlooking Williams Park.
"On one wal 1 is a Florida
I landscape done by a south
ern artist.
i
I She is also connected with
the Professional Modeling
I Agency, and expects to do
modeling for the store later
Miss Robinson has also
been working for the Cha
mber of Commerce and the
City Publicity Board of St.
Petersburg, making pictur
es for “Youthful Scenes”
magazine, a publication of
the City to be sent to all
southeastern states.