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March of Dimes
January 14-31
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Captain Huskins Participates In
Christmas Party Preparations
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(The following arrived
too late for publication last
week).
Tulin, Vienna, Austria.— :
Captain Sam J. Huskins,
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
J. Huskins who reside at
Burnsville, N. C., is parti
cipating in preparations for
a gala Christmas Party, to
be given on December 22,
1948 at Tulin Air Force
Base, Vienna, Austria, for
an estimated four hundred
Austrian children.
This year, wide-eyed,
happy children will be fed
'"‘a bountiful Christmas din-
FUNERAL RITES FOR
MRS. BESSIE SILVERS
Funeral services for Mrs.
Bessie Silvers, 65, of Swiss,
who died Wednesday in a
hospital will be held Friday
aL 2 p.. m. in Mount Pleas
ant Baptist church at Swiss.
The Rev. E. J. Hall and
the Rev. W. H. Bowers will
officiate.
Surviving are the hus
band, John H. Silvers; two
daughters, Mrs. W. C. Jam
erson and Mrs. Avon Jam
erson; two sons, Birge and
'Vance Silvers; three sisters
Mrs* Kate Alley, Mrs, Vau
ght ie Hollifield of Caroleen
and Mrs. Edith Smith of
Charlotte; two brothers,
0. Harris of Kings Moun
tain and Ernest Harris of
Columbia, S. C. ;• 11 grand
children and other relatives
Pall bearers will be Flay
Hensley, Herman Angel,
Walton Angel, Bill Tomber
land, Edgar Edwards and
Clyde Taylor.
Holcombe Funeral Home
is in charge.
Mechanical Inspection
Program
Raleiigh, N. C. The
Motor Vehivle Department
today came up with some
convincing evidence to show
that the Mechanical In-,
spection Program is doing
the job‘it was intended to
do—SAVE LIVES.
The Department stated
that in 1946, 104 fatal acci
dents, killing one or more
persons per accident, were
caused by defective equip
ment on vehicles. In 1947,
the year the Legislature
passed the Inspection Law,
and while there was much
publicity an d discussion
concerning it, only 58 fatal
accidents were caused by
vehicular defects.
But the Department an
nounced that the record for
1948 is even better. For the
first nine months of the
year, statistics show, only!
*24 fatal accidents were at-
fributed to defective vehi
cles. The Department ex
plained since the Inspection
Law went into effect in
January of this year, mob
• orists have realized the im
portance of keeping their
vehicles in safe condition,
and the lanes have done
much to educate motorists
as to safety devices on their
vehicles that need constant
attention.
THE YANCEY RECORD
ner in the Airmen’s Mess,
presented with gifts by a
GI Santa Claus in full re
galia, entertained with
songs and a play given by
, children from the Kinder
■ heim orphanage of Vienna,
Austria, and otherwise
■ made much of by Tulin
• Airmen.
1 Nostalgic symptoms will
be much in evidence as
Capt. Huskins, through pro
viding cheer and goodwill,
is brought, closer to the land
beyond the Atlantic by
, memories of past Christ
mas parties spent with his
■ loved ones at home.
Breaks Ankle
The Rev. D. A. Mcßight
slipped and fell on the ice
Christmas Day and broke a
bone & his ankle. He is at
his home at Micaville and
making satisfactory im
provement.
Presbyterian Church
The following change in
schedule for the Presbyter
ian churches listed below
will be observed on January
2, 1949. This schedule will
be followed on every first
U1 and third (3ju Sunday
of the month.
Banks Creek, 10:00 Sun
day School; 11:00 preach
ing service.
•Higgins, 10:00 Preaching
service; 11:00 Sunday
School.
Lower Jacks Creek, 10:00
Sunday School; 11:00 wor
ship service.
Upper Jacks Creek, 10:00
worship service; 11:00 Sun
day School.
Low Gap, 3:00 Sunday
School; 3:45 preaching ser
vice.
urnsville Presbyterian—
Sunday School at 10 a. m.,
and regular morning ser
vice at 11 a. m.
Tax Listing Will Begin
Tax listing in Yancey
county will begin on Mon
day, January 3. Carl T.
Young is supervisor.
Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Whis
nant are attending the
Sugar Bowl game in New
Orleans.
FINAL RITES TODAY
FOR J. G. HUSKINS
Funeral services for J. G.
Huskins, 78, of Toledo, Yan
cey County, who died Tues
day after a long illness at
his home in Toledo, will be
held Thursday at 2 p. m. in,
Zion Baptist church. Burial
will be 4n the family eeme»
tery.
Surviving are the widow,
Mrs. Vire Wilson Huskins
of Toledo ; one daughter,
Rosa Huskins of Toledo;
one son, Ed A. Huskins of
Burhsville; one sister, Mrs.
Ida Hensley of Burnsville;
four brothers, Joe. S. J.,
Grover and Bill, all of Bur
nsville, and Jess of Erwin,
Term,; five grandchildren.
"DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” t
Sgt. Edison Buchanan
T. 5 Ward F. Hilemon
Pvt. Isaac W. Tipton
Remains of 74 W orld
War II dead who were ori
ginally interred in tempo
rary military cemeteries in
France, Belgium, Holland
and Luxembourg are now
being returned to the Uni
ted States.
Included in this number
are Sgt. Edison Buchanan
of Green Mountain, T. 5,
Ward F. Hilemon of Day
Book and Pvt. Isaac W.
Tipton of Day Book.
Baptist Pastor Arrives
The Rev. Charles B.
Trammel and family arriv
ed in Burnsville Tuesday
and Mr. Trammel wili hold
his first service as pastor
of the First Baptist church
on Sunday morning.
The editor of The Mont
, gomery Herald has written
the following concerning
Mr. Trammel and his work
as pastor:
“The Rev. Charles B.
Trammel, for 12 years a
leader in the religious and|
civic life of the county, has;
resigned the pastorate of,
the First Baptist church of
Troy to accept a call to the
JBiu’nsvillajehureh. -
“In addition to his Troy
work, the Rev. Trammel is
pastor of the Bethel and
Forks of Little River Bap
tist churches in the county.
He has also served as mod
erator of the Montgomery
Baptist Association for 8
years and its clerk for 2
years.
“A native of Forest City,
the new pastor is a gradu
ate cum laude of Wake For
est College and attended
Duke University and the
Baptist Seminary at Louis
ville, Ky. Before coming to
Troy 12 years ago he held
pastorates at Columbus and
Washington, N. C.
“Mr. Trammel is a mem
ber of the board of trustees
of Wingate Junior College
and is a former member of
the general board and the
educational council of the
State Baptist Convention.
His civic affiliations include
the Masonic Lodge and the
Troy Rotary club of which
he is a past president.”
Rev.”,and Mrs. Trammel
have two children, a daugh
ter in high scool and a son
who is a student at N. C.
State College.
LAST RITES HELD
FOR SHARON GIBBS
Sharon Gibbs, the 4 year
old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Gibbs of
Riverside, passed away last
Thursday night following
an extended illness.
—Funeral services were
held at the Riverside Bap
tist church with the Rev. E.
G. Adkins officiating. Bur
ial was in the family ceme
tery.
Surviving in addition to
the parents are one sister,
Fern; the grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jarrett of
Green Mountain and Mr.
and Mrs. Mills Gibbs of
Riverside. «
BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1948
BIRD CENSUS LISTS
23 SPECIES
A Bird Census was taken
December 27 on the farms
of L. H. liu&chins, Mack
Silver, Mrs. 0. P. Gibson
and adjacent territory at
Windom. U
The territory covered
was open farm land, 50 per
cent; white pine woodland
2 per cent; pasture 18 per
cent; deciduous forests 30
per centt. The time was!
8 a. m. to dusk*; the weath
er was clear,
10 to 50 F,; tib wind was
stirring.
There were three obser
vers in three parties, Roose
velt Hughes,' Paul Hughes
and James Hutchins. Total
hours, 21; Total miles 21
• (all on foot), f
The following birds were
listed: Cooper’s hawk, 1;
“ Wilson’s snipe, 5; mourning
dove, 9; downey woodpeck
er, 1; blue-jay, 21; crow,
131; black-capped chicka-j
dee, 5; tuited titmouse, 12;j
Carolina wren, 14; robin, 1;
eastern hermit thrush, 1;
bluebird, 12; starling, 6;
English sparrow, 196; mea
idowlark, 14; cardinal, 44;
| goldfinch, 126; red-eyed
j towhee, 15; jupco, 101; field
| sparrow, 97; spng sparrow, I
148; white-throated' spar-!
row, 6; fox sparrow, 3.
Total, 23
viduals.
Penland Group Will Visit
- Scandanavia
Penland—Miss Lucy Mor
gan, director of the Penland |
School of Handicrafts' at
Penland, and a group -ofi
teachers and students at
the school will sail from
New York on April 2
aboard the Queen Mary fori
a tour of Scandinavian!
countries.
The group plans to study
weaving, ceramics, metal
and wood skills and folk
dancing in Denmark; Fin
land and Sweeden. _ They
will be greetedt in Copen
hagen by Emmy Sommer,
and in Finland by Vaako
Aajoko, former resident:
here.
Buy Security Bonds
Mrs. A. E. Wilson of Pensacola
Passed Away Monday
Funeral services for Mrs.
A. E. Wilson, aged 59, who
died at her home in Pensa
cola early Monday morning
were conducted from the
Laurel Branch Baptist
church of Pensacola, Tues
day afternoon. Burial was
in the family cemetery near
the home. The Rev. H. M.
Alley officiated, assisted tey
the Rev. Ben Lee Ray.
Members of the Big Tomij
Wilson Hunting Club ser-j
ved as active pall bearers. 1
Honorary pall bearers were
Scroops Enloe, Cole Can-j
non. Will Smathers, Corb
Robinson, Jack Patton, We!-,
don Williamson, Clarence
Wiseman, Wayne Blanken
ship. Clarence Beatty, Jud
ge J. D. Adams, D. Hiden
Ramsey, and Hiden Ram
sey, Jr.
Flower bearers were nie-
FARM BROADCAST
The following reminder
has been sent from Frank
H. Jeter of Raleigh, farm:
news editor, to the farm
; and home agents of the 1
state:
Just a note to remind you
that the hour of the daily
broadcast of Radio Station
WP T F, Raleigh has been
shifted from 1:00 to 12:15
each day.
As you know, this broad-1
cast is made each week day
and features late farm news
in which the practical re-,
suits of farm people are
tied in the suggestions and
informations secured from
all official sources.
According to what we are
told, the Broadcast is said
to have more farm listeners
than" any other agricultur
al or farm program in this
' part of the country. Natur
l ally, we want it to hold that
high place.
DAVIS-ATKINS
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Mr. and Mrs. Tom W.
Davis of Pensacola have
| announced the marriage of
their daughter, Mary Anne
Davis, to Terrell Atkins,
son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
j Atkins of Barnardsville.
j The double ring ceremony
.was solemnized at Weaver
! ville oft December 24. The
couple was accompanied by
the brother of the" groom,
Jack Atkins of Weaverville,
and a friend of the bride,
Maggie Riddle of Asheville.
Following the ceremony
la reception was held at the
| home of Mr. and Mrs. Har
old Bennett of Burnsville.
The bride is a graduate
of Burnsville high school
land the groom of Barnard-
Isville high school. They will
reside in Asheville.
~THANKS
I wish to thank all my
friends for the lovely gifts
and cards which I received
1 am indeed very grateful ;
go each of you 1 am im-j
proving but it seems very;
slow to me. I wish each of j
you a very happy New
Year. Sincerely,
Bertha Huskins.
ces of the deceased.
Survivors in addition to
the husband are one daugh-l
ter, Mrs. Brooks Boone of
Burnsville; two sons, Tom;
Lee of Spruce Pine and Ned
of the home; the mother.
Mrs. B. B. Ray of Pensa
cola, two sisters, two broth
ers, and three grandchild
ren.
Born Feb. 5, 1889, Mrs. 1
Wilson was a life-long re
isident of Pensacola. In 1917,
-j-she-was married to Ewartj
I Wilson, a grandson of the
late Big Tom Wilson. She
| was well known and beloved
! throughout this section and
will long be remembered by
| the numerous hunters who
have visited in her home
through the years. Every
l visitor always found a!
j warm welcome there.
Holcombe Brothers Fun-j
oral Home was in charge of
• arrangements.
Dr. Charles W. Harris Completes
Fifty Years as Minister
Dr. Charles W. Harris
i who. completed his pastor
, ate ’of the Burnsville Pres
i byterian church on last...
Sunday also completed fifty
I years as a minister. He
plans now to take a much
needed rest in Florida but
will return to his home in
i Weaverville in the spring.
Dr. Harris is a native of
I Pennsylvania but grew up
in Jamestown, N. Y. He at
| tended LaFayette College
and is a graduate of Prince
jton Seminary. During 1924-
1 25 he studied at Oxford
S University.
|l His long ministry, Dr,
I Harris said, was divided al
-5 most equally into his work
■ as pastor of churches and
5 his work in colleges. He was
■ pastor of the Presbv
: terian church of Bismark,
N. D. forll l - years_ and
served for tw r o terms as
chaplain of the North Da
! kota State Senate there.
During the First World
? War and for several years
f after Dr. Harris was pastor
3 in Bozeman, Mont., He ser
> ved as an army chaplain
• during part of that time.
; His work in colleges in-
J eluded seventeen years as
- chaplain LaFette College
J and a number of years as
j\ University pastor of the
State Flnivpvsspv pf Indiana
, World Tours
, Dr. Harris was one of the
. leaders of the Bureau of
r University Travel and con
; DECENT BIRTHS
, At Williams Clinic:
I Mr. and Mrs. Tilman
Hensley of Bee Log a son,
December 16.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Souther of Burnsville a son,'
December 20.
Mrs. J. B. Hensley of
Asheville is the guest this
weeek of Mr. and Mrs. G.
I L. Hensley. Mr. and Mrs’
I James Fortner and children
i were over for Christmas. .
I Pfc. Ray J. Laughrun of
the U. S. Air Force spent
the Christmas holidays at
home with his parents, Mr. ;
and Mrs. Luke Laughrun.
He is stationed at Boling
Air Base, Washington, D. C.
Vernie Ayers of W. C. T j
C., Cullowhee is spending
the holidays at home.
John G. Robinson is con
fined to his home because
: of a severe cold.
The National Dairy Cou- 1
I ncil will hold its 34th annual
meeting in Winston-Salem
next month. About 600 dai
! ry industry executives from
coast to coast are expected
to attend. . 1
Farm fire losses through- 1
out the nation will run as
high as $300,000 per day
during the Christmas holi
day season unless steps are
taken to reduce the fire
threat, says the Fire Pro-j
tection Institute.
First aid kits are essen
j tial equipment on every
ifarm. Such kits need not be
expensive. They may be
made up at home.
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March of Dimes
January 14-31
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NUMBER TWENTY-THREE
ducted groups of students
through the European cou
ntries for many summers.
He also made two study
trips to the Holy Land. In
1935 he published the book,
“Hebrew Heritage’.
I In 1944 Dr. Harris retired
and he apd Mrs. Harris
moved to their home near
Weaverville. He accepted
the call to the Burnsville
church then, and served
he r e for three years.
A great part of the suc
cess of the long years of
service was due to Mrs.
Harris whose friendly spir
-lit and glowing personality
was of the greatest help to
! her husband through the
' years. Many tributes of ap
| preciation have been re
ceived by him during her
present illness.
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**>«» The* sav ’’
The weather <to which
the entire column might be
> devoted to; s week): Very
' white and icy for Christ
■ mas! Three inches of snow,
i sleet and everything coated
[with ice made a marvelous
“Winter Wonderland” scene
Vwhen the sun came out on
: Christmas Day. Many Chr
? istm¥s’"Tnffs were cancelled
5 but we heard of no casual
-1 ties except D. A Mcßight
who slipped and broke an
1 ankle. . . Wednesday brou
; ght an entire day of rain
• so most of the sonw r melted
but today (Thursday) it
snows again!
About town: Loy Mc
( Courry who was seriously
; ill is out again after an un
expectedly rapid imporve-
Iment. . . Albert and Eliza
i beth Ramsey Silver’s son
arrived December 19. . .
! Charles and Lucille Prof
fitt’s son, Charles Edward,
in Washington, and Frank
and Jane Watson’s daugh
ter in Statesville last Sun
day. . . The Fouts-es over
to Lucille Reynold’s wed
ding on Wednesday. . . and
the Whisnants off to attend
Sugar Bowl game on New
Years Day. . . A warm wel
come to the Trammels who
arrived yesterday. . Recent
copy of Palm Beach, Fla.,
paper has front page story
! and pictures by artist John
Griffeth who was here in
i Painting Classes last sum
; mer. “Most paintable' " part
of North Carolina” the
j story calls the Burnsville
i section. . Julia Byrd Ben
nett, Judy Ray and Carolyn
Clevenger all had their ton
sils out this week. . It was
with the deepest regret
that we learned Monday of
the unexpected passing of
! Mrs. Ewart Wilson at her
home. She had lived her en
tire life at Pensacola, al
most within the shadow of
Mt. Mitchell, but her influ
ence had spread far beyond
this section and this state.
Thousands o f sportsmen
who came to hunt or fish '
knew her gracious manner
and enjoyed the welcome
and hospitality of her home.
Her passing is a distinct
.loss to her loved ones and
I to friends here and in many
! far places.
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