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£nliiiiiQiiftiiiiiiiifci'iiiiMtiiaiiftii«iiaiisnaiiaii«iiin*iiai*i£ our Wildlife. Prevent Forest Fires. ißiiaitauaiiaHaHaHaiiaiiaiiaiiaiiat'aMaiiaMaiiaHaHaitaiianaMa VOLUME THIRTEEN SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR. Registration of 18-25 Year Men Began Monday in County Registration began here Monday of Yancey County men 18-25, under direction of the local board. The board is made up of Clyde A. Ayers, chairman; William T. Jobe and R. N. Silver, members. Mrs. Mar tha Higgins Hensley was named clerk to the board. The schedule for regis tration from today is as follows: Born anytime during the Year 1924, shall register on Thursday, September 2, or Friday, September 3. Born anytime during the Year 1925, shall register! Saturday, September 4, or Tuesday, September 7. Born anytime during the Year 1925,' shall register Wednesday, September 8, or Thursday, September 9. Born anytime during the EDWARDS-LAWS FAMILY REUNION The third annual Reunion; of the Edward* Association j of Relatives and Friends will convene at Camp Ray, Burnsville, on Sunday, Sep tember 5. The 1947 reunion was held at Flat Top Moun tain and was attended by approximately 200 persons | principally from Yancey and Mitchell counties, and eastern Tennessee. The Laws family is join ing in this meeting for their first family reunion. They have named their own com mittee on arrangements, and expect a large delega-; tion. These families are two of the oldest in the county, 1 being represented in the first pioneer settlements in the section. The two fami-| lies are closely related by blood and marriage. No formal program has been planned for the day except a picnic dinner, and music by the Mountain W ranglers of Station' WJHL, Johnson City. A 1 brief sermon and singing by local quartets will prob ably be arranged. Al] members of the fami lies, and all friends are in vited to bring a picnic lunch and attend the gathering Sunday.- —' / y FUNERAL SERVICES FOB CHAS. E. RAY Funeral services for Charles Eugene Ray, 65, who died at his home near Burnsville Wednesday, will be held today (Thursday) afternoon at 2 o’clock at Wilson cemetery, the Rev. Elzie Ray officiating. Surviving is a brother, Walter Ray, of Burnsville. Holcombe Brothers fun eral home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Bailey of Kingsport, Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Derhammer of De troit and Kathleen and Jack Standish are stopping in Burnsville after an extend 4|d toui of the eastern states THE YANCEY RECORD Year 1927, shall register Friday, September 10, or Saturday, September 11. Born anytime during the Year 1928, shall register Monday, September 13, or Tuesday, September 14. Born anytime during the Year 1929, shall register! Wednesday, September 15, • or Thursday, September 16. Born in the Year 1930, on or before September 19, shall be registered Friday,! September 17, or Saturday, September 18. Persons born after Sep tember J 9, 1930, shall regis ter on the day they become 18 years of age. Mr. Ayers has stated that any one who has fail ed to register at the proper time because of reasons be-' yond his control should come in and register. ! Methodist Church Communion service will be held at the 11 o’clock wor -1 ship hour, and special music has been arranged. The pastor, the Rev. Paul Taylor, will preach at the West Burnsville church at 7:30 Sunlay evening. On Tuesday evening a series of special services | will begin with the pastor preaching at night. I Scout Court of Honor I The Court of Honor for | the Toe River District, 1 i Daniel Boone Council, Boy j Scouts of America, will be' held Tuesday night, Sep-, | tember 14, 8:00 p. m., at the’ i Central Baptist church,! i Spruce Pine. D. A. Fink, of l Crossnore, District Chair i man of Advancement, will | preside over the court, as sisted by Bob Garner, Field ! Scout Executive. . Scouts to receive awards are as follows: ! Tenderfoot: James K. i Mcßee, Troop 1 Spruce Pine; Joseph Howell, Tho mas Ray, Joseph Wall, and Robert I). Taylor, Troop 5 Newland; William C. Stew art, Jr., Troop 8 Pineola; Lawrence Odom, L D. lpg. Whitson, Troop 4 Buladean; David R. Bailey, Troop 9 Micaville, and Billy Bowman, Troop 14 Cross CARTER HENSLEY PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY Mr. Carter Hensley, age 75, died Wednesday after noon. about 6:30. .Survivers include the wife, Emilin'e; and the fol lowing children by a former marriage, Mrs. Willard Fox, Mrs. Charlie Fox, Mrs Isaac Ray, two sons, Carl and Creed all of Burnsville; Mrs. Roy Yates and Mrs. Arthur Yates of Embree ville, Tenn., Mrs. Clyde King of Baltimore, Md., and Mrs. Fred Sellers of Greensboro, N. C. Funeral ar r angements are incomplete at this time. “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” Schools Scheduled To Start Tuesday— There has been no chan-1 ge as yet in plans to begin the county school session onj next Tuesday, Sept. 7. FIRST CASE OF POLIO IN COUNTY REPORTED The first case of polio i myelitis to originate in county this year has been reported by Dr. Paul Mcßee of Marion. The patient, Mrs. Lee Tilley, .lives on Bee Branch, near Green Mountain. She was in Marion General hospital for several days last week, and was thought for a while to have meningitis, but the final diagnosis was “polio myelitis, mild”. She is now recovering at home, and has no signs of paralysis. Because of the isolated section in which this pat ient lives, the district health officer does not consider it necessary to reimpose the county wide quarantine for children under sixteen. W. M. Spanburg has re turned to Pontiac, Mich., after spending a vacation visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brinkley. Miss Alma Anderson of Asheville has been the guesty! of her sister, Mrs. J. R.i Brinkley, before leavings for the eastern part of the: state where she teaches. , nore. ! Second Class: Ross Bai ley, Johnny Hall, Richard | Young, Wayne Silver, Rob- J ert Lominac, Thomas Rob inson, Doyle Robinson, Billy j Harris, Troop 9 Micaville; ; Billy Dean Buchanan Troop 1 Bakersville, and Roy Francis, Troop 4 Bulalean. I First Class: Paul Dean Whitson, Troop 16 Tipton' HiM. Merit Badges: Ronald Edwards, Troop 16 Tipton Hill; Charles Gillespie, s Troop 1 Burnsville; Beu-1 ford Pyatt, Dillard Pritch ard, and Russell Burleson | Troop 14 Crossnore; Joe Tew, Troop 5 Newland. Star Rank: Kenneth W.j Brinkley, Troup 1 Spruce Pine. Eagle Scout with Bronze Palm: James A. Weather man, Troop 14 Crossnore . FINAL RITES FOR MRS. ROBERT CARROLL Mrs. Hobert Carroll, 56, died Tuesday afternoon at Micaville at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy Ray following an illness of about a year. Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) af ternoon at 2 o’clock at Bow ditch church, with the Rev. Mr. Earley officiating. Bur ial will be in the church cemetery. Born at Burnsville, Mrs. Carroll had lived at Mica ville since her marriage. She was a member of the Bowditch church. Surviving are the hus- BURNSVILLE, N. C., tHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1948 New Assistant Agent for 4-H Club Work Tom R.» Goodwin has l been named assistant cou s nty farm agent for 4-H club work. ; He began his work in this capacity on September 1. D. D. Baggett who is as sistant agept for-T. V. A., will continue in that posi tion a Mr. Godwin is a recent graduate o| N. C. State, an ex service fyan and for the past few months has been working in Madison county. He is married and has one child. Farm Bureau Will Hold Membeiship Drive —. \_ A meetings of local com munity leaders and Farm Bureau directors and offi cials will bei held at the American Legion hall on Monday, September 6 at 8 p. m. „ 1 This will be the initial meeting of the Farm Bur eau membership drive in Yancey county, and George Farthing, district represen-! tative, will be present to! explain the activities of the! Bureau on lofjjal, state and national leveli j The Farm Bureau was organised Ysmeey coun ty on Aug. 31, 1947 with 113 active members, that worked with the State' Farm Bureau which boasts a membership o f over NOTICE The Tri-Cuonty Fair has been postponed until the last week in September. All those who plan to have ! dairy animals in the Dairy Show should take note of I this. 1 MAN IS KILLED IN TRUCK WRECK Nelson William Bryant, I Sr., 33, of Mt. Holly, was I fatally injured Saturday night at about 10 o’clock j when the truck *he was driving left the road and 'overturned on N. C. high j way 80 about 11 miles 'southwest of here. 1 Bill Edwards of Burns ville was a passenger in the . vehicle but escaped serious injury. , State Highway Patrol- ] man J. R. Miller, who in- < vestigated the accident < along with Sheriff Suel i Anglin, said that the truck ] was en route to Burnsville ( from Mt. Holly to pick up a 1 load of apples. s The truck is reported to < have overturned four times 1 and was demolished. 1 Bryant’s body was taken ( to Holcombe funeral home 1 here Saturday night and < was sent to Mt. Holly Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Alden Hon- 1 eycutt and sons of Raleigh | are visiting relatives here, j . * J band, one daughter, six sisters, one brother and two grandchildren. Aboard USS Coral Sea William D. Jarrett, fire man, USN, son of Mrs. Nora B. Jarrett of Burns ville, is serving aboard the USS Coral Sea CVB 43, i which is currently partici pating in the annual Mid shipmen’s Practice Cruise.. The Coral Sea is the third and latest addition to the fleet in the battle car rier class, having been com missioned October 1, 1947 i Together with her two sis i ter ships, the Midway and . Franklin D. Roosevelt, she : I is one of the world’s largest I aircraft carriers. 70,000. Although the county Farm Bureau is only a year old, it sent a representative from the county to Wash ington to testify before a Senate Committee on be half of the TVA agricultur- I al program. On the county level, the Farm Bureau has worked with local leaders |in securing a 4_H Club; | Agent to work with our! ; rural youth. On the state' level, Yancey county has a' representative on the N. C. Farm Bureau Tobacco com mittee, who is working for the interest of the Bufley Tobacco growers. 1 /Everyone who is inter ested is urged to attend this 1 important meeting. LAST RITES HELD FOR j MRS. HANNAH BREWER - Funeral services for Mrs.! Hannah Shepherd Brewer, 1 67, who died suddenly at her home in Newdale Mon-! day afternoon of a heart attack, were held at the Presbyterian church in Newdale Wednesday after-l noon at 2 o’clock with the the Rev. D. A. Mcßight offi- j dating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Brewer was born in Springfield, 111., but had been living in Newdale for the past 18 years and was a member of the Presbyter ian church there. In 1900, she was married to R, B. Brewer, who died two years ago. - - Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Rex Pres nell and Mrs. James Gilley of Newdale, Mrs. Frank Conway and Mrs. J. V. Rey nolds of Forbes; five sons, Ralph, Elbert, Howard and Clinton of Newdale and Wesley of Newland; two! sisters, Mrs. Ella Mericale of Oklahoma and Mrs. MarJ tha Michal of Montana; one brother, Rufus Shepherd of Oklahoma; 36 grandchild ren and two great grand ehildren. The average corn yield in North Carolina from 1937 to 1946 was 2LB bushels per acre; in 1947 the aver age was 30.5" bushels per acre. The domestic demand for poultry and eggs is likely to continue very strong. Much Progress is Made on New Plant Building Work has been progress ing steadily on the new rayon weaving plant in east Burnsville. The outside walls are al-j most complete, except for one small section, and the roof will be completed with in two weeks. Water pipes and sewer lines are not in yet but will be laid immed iately. Inside the 200x400 foot building, much of the floor has been poured " and This work should be finished within a week. The painting has been started, with the workmen using large roll ing scaffolds. The inside ceiling and walls and the outside walls will receive ■ two coats of paint and all New Regulations For Veterans in School or Training Veterans entering shcool ■ or on the job training under i the G1 Bill after September, ;! Ist must apply for their i certificates of eligibility at 1 least 30 days beforehand, 'according to Jack C. Win-; ! Chester, district officer of the State Veterans Com mission. Within one month ■ after application the veter an will have been assigned a claim number and will receive by mail an original ! and one duplicate c-ertifi- Icate of eligibility, both of j which he will present to the [institution or employer up on beginning his training. ! Subsistence checks to ; veterans in training will I probably be received with much less delay under this I new procedure. Those vet erans already having valid certificates need not worry, i about this change, as long las they plan to use them I some time during this year, i Later, if they haven’t al lready begun training they, will probably have to trade their old certificates in for a new model. LAST RITES FOR MRS. ALRETA W. BAILEY Was Drowned in Wayne, Mich. Mrs. Alreta Wheeler Bailey, formerly of Jacks Creek, was drowned last Thursday while swimming in a lake near Wayne, Mich. 1 Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the Upper ! Jacks Creek Presbyterian) j church with the Rev. A. Z. i Jamerson and Dr. Charles Harris officiating. Burial was in the Bailey cemetery. Surviving are three chil dren, Jack, R. L. and Marie, all of Wavne; the parents, 1 Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Wheel er of West Asheville and a sister Cinda Lou Hunt of Plymouth, Mich. Holcombe funeral home was in charge of arrange ments. About 1.7 million acres of rice are being grown in the United States this year. Protect our Natural re sources. Prevent Forest Fires. NUMBER SIX steel frame work will he | given “three coats. * The electrical work is going rapidly, and a mod ern overhead sprinkler sys-_ tern is being installed. The building will be completely air conditioned. Five houses have -been completed and two are now under construction. Three families have moved in, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Huskey and two sons, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jones and son, and Mr. and Mrs. James Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Had ley and children will come as soon as their home is completed. Sixty five men are em ployed in the construction work at the plant. - LEGION NEWS Approximately 175 mem bers of the Legion post, the post auxiliary unit and in cited guests attended the annual picnic supper meet ing of the post on Tuesday evening on the Memorial Building lawn. A brief business session was held following the supper. The following dele gates were named to the state convention which will be held in Asheville: Bruce Westall, C. L. Proffitt, Kiffen Hennessee, Kenneth Robertson, Bill Banks and J. R. Miller. Alternates are Jim Anglin, R. N. Silver, John Blake, Lee Yelton, Brady Fox and Suel Anglin. All Legion members are urged to attend the conven tion, whether or not they are delegates. The post commander also asked that i &B those who were planning to attend the national con vention which will be held in Miami in October notify the post adjutant at once ins it will be necessary to , make reservations. Announcement was made of the dance which will be held on Friday night, and of the called meeting of the post which will be held on the following Friday even ing, September 3. With Air Fcrce i Pfc. Ray J. Laughrun, son of Mr. and Mrs. Luke Laughrun of Burnsville, has begun training at the army air force technical school at Ft. Francis War ren in Cheyenne, Wyoming. 1 Pfc. Laughrun enlisted in the Air Force under the Aviation Career Plan whi ch allows high school grad uates to pick the type of training they desire prior ( to actual enlistment. This plan has been in effect sinee the first part of June and since that time has attract ed high school graluates at j the rate of 1,000 per month. It is pointed out that 'while the preselection pro gram is only for high scho ol graduates, non-h ig h school graduates may ac quire the necessary qualifi cation after enlistin*
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