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«Mjrfli;arißi!anauairanauviiaittittntiitnßTTt iiaiian tTit.ttitß VOLUME FOURTEEN SUB. RATES $1.50 YEAR. Gov. Kerr Scott Presents Plaque for Ro&d Bond Vote Record Vote Given Governor Kerr Scott was in Burnsville Friday to present a plaque to the county for the record vote in the School —Road Bond issue, to attend a luncheon in his honor at Roberts and Johnson club room, and to meet with district highway officials. Special presentation exer cises w r ere held in the new Burnsville Gymnasium at 10:30 Friday morning. Frank W. Howell, presided. Governor Scott was in troduced by J. Frank Hus kins. 1 In his address the governor said that he first came to Yancey county in 1917 in the interest of 4-H Club work, and that he was highly pleased with the growth and development of the county since that time. Re stated that he was confident that during the next few years the state would make unprecedented LAST KITES HELD FOR MRS. SALLIE PATE Mrs. Sallie Angel Pate, 86, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Flora Sty les, Thursday night follow ing" a long' illness. ~ Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Saturday in the Elk Shoal Baptist Chu rch of which she was a member The Rev. E. G. Adk'ns and the Rev. E. P. Blevins officiated and bur ial was in the family ceme tery. - Mrs. Pate was a native and life long resident of Yancey County. Among the survivors are six daughters, Mrs. Gudger Mclntosh of Micaville, Mrs. Virginia Edwards of Black Mountain, Mrs. Robert Tho mas of Cane River, Mrs. Styles and Misses Ruby and Ruth Pate of the home; three sons, M. D. Pate of Swannanoa, Roscoe Pate of Burnsville and Sherdon Pate of Pensacola; three sisters, Will Taylor of Whittier, Cal., Mrs. John W. Taylor of Erwin, Mrs. Hester Garland of Ashe ville; two brothers, Theo dore and Will Angel, both of Elk Shoal; 29 grand children and 38 great grand children. Delzie A. Styles has been discharged from the Vet erans Hospital in Memphis and has returned * to Mica? ville. "0 Easter Seal l*~u vrv xrv'a/'\rv r \j r v\r^ r T OAII ON At. SOCIETY FOR CRIPPLED C - A.D ADULTS, IUC. a i jijlh La Salle Street, Chicago 3, Illinois The Yancey Record progress. He mentioned six things that the Legislature in its last ses sion had considered and had prepared the way for. These are: the fight again st tuberculosis, provisions for better care of mentally ill patients, general build ing of hospitals, further expansion of the rural ele ctrification program, ex pansion of rural telephone facilities, building of roads and schools. In presenting the plaque Governor Scott commended the citizens of the county for their great interest and cooperation in the school and road program. The plaque was accepted for the county by Mr. Howell.'- Approximately 60 lead ing citizens of the county and guests from other sec tions attended the lunch eon, and highway employ ees of the district met in the afternoon to discuss road problems. Bond Expenditures Z. V. Stewart, division engineer for the state high way, has listed the expendi tures of the Road Bond money in Yancey County during four months as fol lows: ember, $11,475.19; Decem ber, $19,090.69; January, $20,070.19. The total amount i s $56,906.21. The above includes cer tain stock piles of stone and pipe that had not been placed hy December 31, 1949. This report is made, and will continue to be made, so that the public may be fully informed as to all the work being carried on in the county. County USDA Councils to Assist in 1950 Farm Census Members of the Yancey County USDA Council have been requested to help with the 1950 Census of Agriculture in assuring the accuracy and completeness of the Census for this coun ty by explaining the under taking to farmers. The in formation which farmers supply to the Census Bur eau is confidential and can not be used .for taxation, investigation or regulation. The Department of Ag riculture and its branches throughout the country are among the principal users of the Census statistics. Facts ascertained about the farm industry are used as bases for plans, studies, and estimates made by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, the Farmers Home Administration, the Farm Credit Administra tion, the Production and Marketing Administration, and other farm agencies. The future agricultural program will be based on this Census report to a large extent. For this rea son everyone should coop erate and assist the Census workers in making this re port accurate and usuable for Yancey County. .1 “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRtSS OF YANCEY COUNTY” BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1950 Transactions for Duplan Plant Will Be Closed Friday The committee here which is handling all ne gotiations with the Dup lan Corporation for the building of the new plant were notified today that officials will be here Fri day morning to close out the transaction. Donald M. Crawford, assistant secretary and attorney for the Corpor ation, J. K. Cochran, chief engineer, and S. C. Veney, manager of the southern division, are expected to be here. They will bring plans for the grading and for the construction of the build ing. Grading is expected to begin within a few days. - ■ FOUTS IS WITH RADIO STATION W H A S John M. Fouts is here for a weeks vacation visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dover Fouts. For the past year he has been commer cial manager of station WLRP in New Albany, Ind. Fouts has accepted a po sition in the commercial de partment of station WHAS Louisville, Ky., and will be- ; gin his duties there when ' he returns at the end of ’ ffrrwffgft."' - ■ **• • National 4-H Week Is Being Observed North Carolina’s more than 122,000 4-H Club members are pausing this week to review their ac complishments during 1949 and to put forth their best thought and effort to fur ther the 1950 theme of ‘Better Living for a Better World.” "t The occasion is National 4-H Club Week, which is being observed March 4-12 by approximately 1,500,000 members located in every county in the United Stat es, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. L. R. Harrill, State 4-H leader, points out that en rollment of Tar Heel youth in the 4-H program reach ed a new high in 1949, showing an Jj increase of more than 7,000 over the previous year. i n addition, the North Carolina boys and girls received more na tional recognition than in any other year on record, with 10 members being ad judged national project winners. Records show that Tar Heel members last year cultivated 5,570 acres of home gardens, 12,125 acres of corn, 2,002 acres of cot ton, and 1,911 acres of to bacco. They raised 570,574 head of poultry and turk eys, 5,423 head of dairy cattle, 1,706 head of beef cattle, and 19,278 head of swine. The national week pro vides 4-H members a spec ial occasion for checking on their own efforts to date in carriyng out the programs they have started. . Jake F. Buckner is con fined to his home because of a recurrence of flu. Notice t®Veterans Jack O. WSiehester, dis trict service #fficer of the Veterans Commission, will be Burpmille at the courthouse fn Thursday, March 23 from 11 till 4 p. m Mr. WinchGpter will as sist veterans tor their de pendents • in| the various claims fqr education, train ing, hospitaliation, etc. Prisoner of War claims are now rea# and the cou nty service officer will as sist in competing these ap plications. I Clubs Plan “Model Mile of Highway Improvement The civic committee of the Burnsville Woman’s Club is cooperating with the Roadside Beautifica tion or Modal Mile contest which is being sponsored throughout t|ie state. The mile fleeted by the local club is fhe.mile west of Burnsville from the Pine Swamp|Road to Bur nsville. This fras selected, as one of the main approaches to the townJ, In addition? to the Wom ■ JL Eastern |tar Notice The Bald Creek Chapter 276, Order of the Eastern Star will meet in the Mas onic Hall Tuesday night at coming year. All members are expected to be present. * PM A NOTICE Pasture seed can be ob tained through the Yancey County PM A Office thro ugh the month of March, 1950. Farmers may receive the following types of seed for pasture only: Orchard Grass, Blue Grass, White Dutch Clover, Ladino Clo ver, Fescue. f:& ■nr* 4 s b y A ' SL mMmmF < ;3 > > •*** ****?■? j ■»'' i* ijlpwWßrf^^^Kv m? mS&KML ~ \m >. J| m m , ■■, wm •■ m&mjM §*& - Immm Governor Scott addresses group of citizens at luncheon in his honor given Friday at Roberts and Johnson’s Home Service Department. FARM NOTES There will be a school on fruit and vegetable insect and disease control in the high school auditorium Friday, March 17 at 1:30 o’clock. Truck growers and orch ardists are especially urged to attend as state extension specialists in entomology and plant pathology will be present. A meeting will be held in the court house at 7:30 for dealers in spray mater ials. ■ an’s Club, the Garden Club, i Lion’s Club and Men’s Club are cooperating in this and in a general clean up and improvement program whi ch will be held later. The directing committee has made a survey of the mile, lids contacted part of the property owners and has been assured of their help in the improvement. Pictures were taken along the mile so that later chan ges may be noted. FINAL RITES HELD FOR WILL HENSLEY, 80 Will Hensley, 80, died Friday night at the home Mrs. Carl 1 ‘ Bryant, BurnsviffeßT“T: Funeral services were held Sunday at 2p. m. in Bee Log Baptist Church. Burial was in Fender ceme tery. B Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Bryant, Mrs. Ella Estep of Tennes see and Mrs. Texie Bailey of Jonesboro, Tenn.; two sons, Rex and Sam of Bur nsville Rt. 1; one brother, James Hensley of Burns ville Rt. 1 and one sister, Mrs. Bell Hane^ March Term of Court Will Convene Here March 20 Civil and Criminal Cases on Docket The March term of Sup erior Court will convene in Burnsville u on March 20th with Judge J. A. Rosseau of North Wilkesboro pre siding. Both civil and crimi nal cases will be heard. The following jury list has been drawn: First Week: Arthur j Cooper, Champ Ray, Clay ton Fender, Hubert Pen land, Luke Laughrun, Fin ley Johnson, Fleet Proffitt, Sid Laws, Carl Styles, Cla ude Buchanan, E. E. Ayers, Charles Hyatt, Eckerd Mur phy, Glenn Ledford, Rus sell Hughes, Jess Buckner, Yates Bailey; Forrest Fortner, R. C. | Deyton, Grover Mclntosh, : R. C. Fox, Raleigh Fender, j . Roby Silver, Shelby Robin son, Claude Honeycutt, Horace Doan, Charley Bud Wilson, James Fender, W. D. Robinson, Jack Howell, Arthur Edge, Woodrow Ballew, Arnold Fox, Flavel McCurry, Luther Thomas, Dale Young, H. E. Ray, J. L. Ballew. Rass Styles, George Presnell, Lark New License Examiner I > Jack Gilbert of Black l Mountain now driver lic ense examiner Tor the'cbfY j nty. He is here on Wednes i day and Thursday of each . week, and hours are from • 8:30 to 5:30. FORESTRY NEWS In making Forestry plans on Demonstration Farms recently, Mr. John Ford,I Extension Forester and D. D. Baggett, T. V. A. assist ant agent found consider-j able chermid damage on j white pines i n Yancey 1 County. This damage is characterized by curling of the branches with the need-:, les dying. Usually one side of the branch will be af fected more than the other; side. The damage is caused by a microscopic insect, that! sucks the juices from one side of the twig, thus caus- 1 ing a curling effect. Though i this insect has been known for quite sometime, it has just recently become not icably destructive. It may, be treated with the follow ing spray mixture that has favorable results: White oil emulsion <80 f /' oil) 1 pint; Nicatine sulfate (40'/«) 2 tablespoons; Soap Flakes, 3 ounces; Water, 3 gallons. It is recommended that this spray be applied once in July and once in August. Members of the USDA Council for Yancey County are E. L. Billinghajn* ELJD, Baggett, T. S. Godwin, of the Extension Service; Mack B. Ray and Oscar W. Deyton of the Farmers Home Administration; J. B Briggs, Production and Marketing Administration; Max Proffitt, Vocational .Agriculture and Veterans Administration; and Z. B. Byrd, Farm Bureau and Veterans Training teacher. . ■ '/ftovTt.- NUMBER THIRTY-THREE Sparks. Second Week: Max Pen land, Smith Howell, Shelby "Robinson, Clarence L. Ray, Carmon Evans, Troy How ell, Bill Buchanan, C. H. Hughes, Will Adkins Jr., Reid Ballew, Don Fender, Carl Penland, John S. Dell inger, Jack Tipton, J. Luth er Robinson. Bis Randolph, Lester Byrd, Howard Rid dle, E. 7. Moody, J. Arnold Wilson, Alvin Wilson, Cecil Honeycutt, Sid Cooper, Andy Edwards. BURNSVILLE— “So They Say” The weather: . Winter time with plenty* of wild March wind but no great, I big, beautiful snow as yet. j About town: Tire first I excitement of our “big news” is beginning to wear off but the “New Look” here is one of pride and satisfaction that we could i cooper at once more in sec uring a big asset for the county. Grading should be gin within a few days the site for the new plant/ j Congratulations to Edck Beeson Jr,, who will teach j Electronics at the Univer-J sity of Chattanooga nexy year, and to Bill Fouts wffo [will be in the commercial department of Station .WHAiv Louisville, when he ' goes back north This week end . . . And to Mack and Dorothy Ray who are star ring their new home on Academy Street, just be yond Phil and Alice Ray’s. .~ j Interesting and pleasant news: Lillian Bingham wall be director of Girls’ Camp [this summer. We’ve been missing her for the past few- years and will welcome her back for the summer j season . . . New r folks in itown: Patrolman and Mrs. jLong, and the Sheriffs. Mr. Sherrill will manage "the new 7 Farmers Cooperative Warehouse. Engagement of interest: Margaret Hen sley to Albert Miller of Lin jcolnton . . . Regret to learn of Will Bennett’s serious illness. He’s in Mission Hos pital . . . Mrs. C C Higgins has been very iff too but is a little better. We didn’t report last v 7 eek on the for mal opening of the new Home Department at Rob lerts and Johnson’s. It is I such a lovely place and is | proving most popular for , all kinds of meetings. .. . As you recall, twenty free gifts ware listed to be given aw 7 ay at the opening. Lucky ones wiio received these in cluded Mrs. Bertha Mc- Falls, Betty Brown Fox, Clifford Randolph, Hope Brown, Grover Fox, Ben Blalock, Mrs. Ted Winters, Mrs. Edgar Angel, Ray Cooper, Charles Hamrick and Charlene Briggs. . . . Nine Qf the gifts have not been called for. If you are holding any of the follow-: ing numbers please caff by for your gift: 44, 371, 451, 300. 266, 295, 116, 76, 41. . . The Red Cross Fund Drive is now under way. This year’s funds will go toward paying our part of the ex penses of the Blood Bank program. Give as gener ously as you can7~
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