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keep VOLUME FOURTEEN SUB. RATES $1.50 YEAR. Annual R. E. A. Meeting Will Be Held Saturday ■ -jr- Will Mark 10th Anniversary Year Mixing business and pleasure, the members of the French Broad Electric Membership C o rporation will stage their 10th annual meeting Saturday at 1:15 p. m. in the Marshall High School. William C. Wise, Assist ant Administrator of tht Rural Electrification Ad ministration, will be the principal speaker. In addi tion, reports of co-op acti vities will be presented by 0. H. « Tilson, secretary; J. H. Sprinkle, treasurer; and D. M. Robinson, man ager. The members will also select their board of direc tors for the coming year. A nominating committee has selected one slate and the names of the men chos en have been sent' to all members. Any member may also nominate a direc tor from the floor. , Members who attend will be entertained by the musicj Reece Glendon Proffitt Enters the Air Force The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Proffitt of Burnsville will be interest ed to learn that tfieir s6n, Reece Glendon, has recent ly enlisted in the United States Air Force. Reece at tended Bald Creek School before he joined the Air | Force. Reece was sworn in ( at Charlotte on the 14th of this month. On the 15th he left Charlotte for Lackland Air Force Base in San An tonio. Teras, where he will reneive 13 weeks basic training. Reece will receive a 10; day furlough after his bas ic training is completed, af ter which he will probably be assigned to one of the large Air Force Technical training bases for one of the many technical courses available to Air Force per sonnel. Reece is the 1 envy of many of his school buddies, and will have many inter esting experiences to talk of when he returns to Bur nsville on his leave. LAST RITES TODAY FOR RALPHFRANKLIN Ralph B. Franklin, 44, of Burnsville, died Tuesday afternoon in a Winston- Salem hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at 2:30 p. m. in West Burns ville Baptist Church. The Rev. E. G. Adkins will officiate and burial will be in West Burnsville Cemetery. Surviving are the widow; four daughters, Mrs. Dan Buchanan of Burnsville, Margaret and Wayne of the home and Mrs. Henry Bratcher of Conway, S. C. Also the mother, Mrs. Mary Franklin; one sister, Mrs. Donald Southern; two brothers, Craig and Edgar 1 Franklin, all of Burnsville, and four grandchildren. The YANCjEY Record “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY* and dances of the Mars Hill Square Dance Team, a championship group that recently completed a tour of the southwest. The display section alone will be worth the trip to Marshall. Houston Broth ers, with the cooperation of the International Harves ter Company, will present a complete frozen food de monstration. The P. R. Elam Company along with General Elec tric Supply Corporation, will display refrigeration equipment, di s h washers, ranges, and other applian ces grouped to form a com plete Hotpoint electric kit chen. Other outstanding firms, including Home Electric, Tugman’s Home Furnish ings, Wilde’s Radio, the Crane Company, and others will display modern equip ment of all kinds. Any member who is pre sent and registered will be eligible for the host of free prides to be awarded in | open drawing. N. C. FARM PEOPLE WILL HONOR SCHAUB North Carolina Farm and Home Week, to be held on , the State College campus Raleigh from July 31 thro ugh August 3, will be dedi cated to Dr. I. O. Schaub, director of the State Col lege Extension Service for jthe past 26 years, officials lof the annual event an nounced here this week. Plans also are being made to honor Director Schaub by establishing a scholarship in his name at State College. Mrs. J. S. Gray, president of the N. C. Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs and H. G. Shelton, presi dent of the Farmers Con vention, have sent letters to farm families throughout the State inviting them to contribute to the proposed scholarship fund. A num ber of families and home demonstration clubs alrea dy have sent in their con tributions. Officials said the scholar ship could be established with a minimum of $5,000. The interest from this am ount, it was pointed out, would provide an annual scholarship award of ap proximately SIOO, to be made to an outstanding 4-H Club member studying some phase of agriculture at State College. *— “Dean” Schaub, as he is affectionately known thro ughout the State, will re tire this fall. He has been director of the Extension Service since 1924. In addi tion, he was dean of the State College School of Ag riculture from 1926 to 1945 and acting director of the Experiment Station from 1937 to 1940. He served as the State’s first 4-H Club agent from 1909 to 1913 and was South ern States field agent for the Cooperative Extension Service from 1918 to 1924. He has been chosen for membership on many im portant State and national committees BURNSVILLE, N. C., THI|RSDAY, JUNE 22, 1950 Duplan Officials Here L. V. Lacy of the archi tectural firm of Lacy Ath erton & Davis, Wilkes- Barre, Pa., architects for the Duplan Corporation, and S. C. Veny of Greens boro, manager of the sou thern division, were here this week. Duplan Folders Will Be Distributed This Week “Duplan Meets The Com munity Week” folders are being included in this edi tion of the paper, and will also be distributed at stor es and business firms thro ughout the county. Thus, Yancey County shares in the plan for tell ing to the people of their plant-city communities the Duplan Corporation story. June 18 through 24 has been designated as the “Duplan Meets The Com munity Week” and 150,000 of the attractive four page rotogravue folders will be distributed in the 13 plant communities. The folders contain pic tures and information of the plants, products, em ployees, activities, training, benefits, and many other things of interest to citi zens of the communities. Methodist Church YOUTH CARAVAN A Youth Caravan, con sisting of four workers and their adult counselor, will arrive in Burnsville o n Saturday, June 24 and will conduct a series of pro grams, throughout the fol lowing week at the Meth odist church. These work ers are in training at Lake Junaluska this week and should come bringing valuable help for our young people. All M. Y. F. groups of the Yancey- sub-district are expected to attend these meetings. Special Services Special services will be gin in the Higgins Memor ial church on July 2. Dr. H. G. Allen, a former pas tor from Winston-Salem will be with us for a week. Dr. Allen is now superin tendent of the Winston- Salem district. The public is cordially invited to hear this able preacher. Dan Robinson of Marion is visiting his sister, Mrs. B. R. Penland. Hope Bailey, Doris Pen land and Maglee.Ray left Tuesday for a vacation trip to Florida. Yancey Blue Gems Add Fifth Straight Victory Roger Banks Pitches The Yancey Blue Gems ran their victory string to five straight in winning two ball games over the week end. In Saturday nights game the Blue Gems beat Minpro 11 to 5 behind Frank Gill espie’s 6-hit pitching. Sunday the locals topped Banner Elk 9-2 on Roger Banks’ superb 2-hitter. He struck out 14 men and walked 2. The leading hit ters today were Anglin and Hamrick with a double i HighwajgFunds For TownSjfAllocated Thirty-se#n muncipali ties in division have been {{located a total of $183,898 jpext fiscal year for maintenance of streets by the Stat* Highway and Public Works Commission. Under a formula stipu lated by la tv the money is divided as One third basedpon population, one-third fpsed on road mileage and: one-third bas ed on recommendations of the Highway Commission’s engineering staff. The general statutes re quire that Jthe muncipal fund shall fe spent, first, on streets inside cities and towns which form a part of the state? highway sys tem, andJL second, on “streets whJ|h form impor tant connecting links” to the state Jgferhway system, or the coimiy highway sys tem or , jfarm-to-market Burnsville! was allocated $2,896. "HI ' , Supervisor’s Meeting A Supervisory supper meeting was held at Rob erts and Johnson Dining room on Saturday, June 17, for Glen Raven Silk Mills personnel. Bernard Carter is now associated with Qlen Raven Silk Mills h re. He was White Sulphur Industries, a division of Burlington Mills. Mr. Carter has been a superintendent for Bur lington for ten years. Harvey Mangum, form erly with White Sulphur Industries,* where he was general weave room super visor, is also associated with Glen Raven Silk Mills. Mangum is living in one of the mill houses with his wife and! son, Richard. Those who attended the supper meeting were: M. C Ramm, Walter Brown, Ben Simmons, Albert Silvers, Howard Silvers, Leroy Hunter, Millard Clawson, Paul Buck, Charles Black, Ralph Black, Bill Towe, Coy Ballew, Fred Phillips and Lloyd Higgins. Mrs. Don Burhoe who underwent an operation in Burlington last week is re cuperating, During the past season 4-H Club members in 14 mountain counties of Nor th Carolina set out a total of 287,425 tree seedlings. The seedlings were provid- ; «d by the pulpwood indus try of the State. and a single each. The Blue Gems are inter ested in scheduling games with teams in surrounding areas. Teams desiring gam es can contact Jake Buck ner or Hubert Justice in Burnsville. Sunday’s game totals: Banner Elk: 2 runs,. 2 hits, 5 errors. Yancey Blue Gems: 9 runs, 8 hits, 5 errors. Batteries: Dexter, Ram sey and Riley;* Banks and Hamrick. Winning pitcher: Banks; Losing pitcher, Dexter. Purchase Home Mr. and Mrs. Winfred Roper who recently opened tht new Burnsville Depart ment Store here have pur chased the Elmer Garland homt near the school. Mr. and Mrs. Roper who have been living in one of the Laughrun apartments plan to move July 1. Accepts Position With Flotation Feldspar Co. Herman Bostian who was graduated this month from N. C. State College with a degree in engineer ing has accepted a position with the Feldspar Flotation Corporation in Spruce Pine He and his mother, Mrs. Mollie Bostian, moved to Spruce Pine this week. Cherokee Drama Is Ready for Presentation Cherokee, N. C., June 24—“ The Cherokee Drama is ready for the public,” Director Harry Davis stat ed this week. “Unto These Hills right now is a good, professional show,” the veteran Caro lina Playmakers producer added. “With a week of dress rehe’arsals before ourj July *1 opening, it should be a fitting presentation for this magnificent Thea tre.” “eastern America’s specta cular outdoor show-house”, is beautifully and comfort ably ready. Workmen to day framed its 3,000 tiered seats with transplanted shrubs from * throughout the Great Smoky area, at tached cushioned backs to reserved sections, and con nected coffee urns and re frigerators in concession stands. M o u n tainside’s three stages, gleaming grass-green on the playing areas and cement-white on the dance strips under gra dations of light from the $6,000 scene-changing con trol board, have been label ed “magnificent” by hund reds of preview spectators from the thousands strea ming through the Great Smoky National Park. Tonight brilliant man made Jight bathed Saun ooke Mountain, the Thea tre’s own peak, and sur rounding Jessan and Sau nooke Ridges. Paved entry roads and parking lot dir ectional signs reflected light from incandescents, a million low-hung stars, as many fireflies, and a Caro lina moon due to be full on opening night. Robert Hall underwent an operation Tuesday in the Norbum Hospital. ■ ilk 1 . ,1 ‘ /V- f HBkW Big Fish! Ralph Wilson of Prices Creek, 10 years of age, and the drum fish he caught in the flneiich Broad River near Hot Springs last week, 24 inch es long, 6% pounds. i Livestock Meeting For Several Counties Will Be Held Here Noted Speakers A live stock meeting for Yancey and adjoining cou nties will be held in Burns ville on Friday, June 30, E. L. Dillingham, county ag ent, announced this week. The morning session will be held at 10 a. m. in the Yancey Theatre. Speakers will include A. C. Edwards, member of the State Leg islature and president of the North Carolina Farm Bureau; L. Y. Ballentine, Commissioner of Agricul ture and former Lieuten ant Governor, and a lead ing dairy farmer in Wake County; Dr. Dean Colvard, 1 hegd of animal industry at North Carolina State Col lege, and Dr. C. B. Rateh ford of the Farm Manage ment Department of State College. At noon luncheon will be J served in the Roberts and Johnson club rooms by the ■ 4-H Clubs of the county. Proceeds will go to the club : camp fund. ! In the afternoon a short ■ tour will be made to study both dairy farm and beef cattle set-up. Fred Bryan’s dairy farm will be visited, and the Rex Yelton and i Blake Ray farms on Pos ■ sum Trot will be included jas beef cattle farms. . All agricultural ageneks , in the county are cooperat ing to make this a success ful and profitable meeting. Named to Committee to Study Baptist Program C. P. Randolph has been named to the 21 member committee to~ study the Baptist program in North Carolina which was auth orized by the special ses sion of*the North Carolina Baptist Convention at Cha rlotte on April 27. The special committee is instructed to study the re lationship of the institu tions of the convention and the agencies of the state and Federal government. This is one of the most im portant committees ever named by the Baptists of the state and a report will be made after a thorough analysis of the program. Dairy Specialist Here On Wednesday and Thu- ; rsday, June 28 and 29, a State College dairy spec ialist, with representatives j of the Artificial Breeding Association and the Carna tion Milk Company, will be in the county. They will' visit dairymen 1 and farmers in regard to . the Artificial breeding pro gram in the county. Dr. Webb asks the peo ple of this area to read more carefully the Medical Care policies offered them by agents of insurance companies. Policies have been misrepresented on a few occasions. Base Ball Games Yancey Blue Gems vs Bakersvflle in Bakersville Saturday at 2 p. m. Yancey Blue Gems vs Bakersville here Sunday at 2:30 p. m. A NUMEER THIRTY-EIGHT BURNSVILLE— “So They Say” The weather: The heat wave last week reached us too—up around 80 degrees. But there’ve been numerous showers since Sunday and it’s cool again. About town: Dr. Robert son continues to improve— has been able this week to sit up for a few minutes each day . . . Interesting announcement last - week: Charlotte Ray’s engage ment—she’ll b e married August 26 in Chicago. The family expects her home for short visit next week end as she’ll be in Char lotte . . . More of the new graduates at work—Her man Bostian with the Feld spar Flotation Plant in Spruce Pine, and Martha Bailey will go to Hunting don, W. next week where she’ll do commercial demonstration with the Appalachian Electric Com pany . . . Danny Fouts whose now at the Bullis School, Silver Spring, Md. has been named by Con gressman Bulwinkle a s principal to take the exam inations for entrance to the Naval Academy, Annapolis in 1951 . . . Summer folks returning: “Slats”, Larry and Gordon Bennett Tu already here to get the Playhouse in order . . . and Tex, Lee, John Bryans, Tom Patterson, Paul and Evelyn Moorehead are among first arrivals at Painting Classes . . . Card from Lillian Bingham in Cuba. Among her campers at Camp Mt. Mitchell this summer will be a group of Cuban girls! Arrive here 27th for camp opening . . . Dr. and Mrs. Ost now “set tled down” at Higgins, and thef, clinic open in the Mar kle Building . . Judge Carl B. Hyatt here for short visit . . . and Mr. and Mrs Fred D. Hamrick enjoying a vacation here in the mountains . . . Woman’s Club over for summer mon ths but plenty other things! Rush Beeler who is enthus iastic gardener will speak at Garden Club Friday night and describe the Eng lish and French gardens he saw while in Europe . . . then the REA meeting in Marshall Saturday with good program—and prizes! The Blue Gems are still playing and winning! Will take on Bakersville this week end . . . then, there’s a Primary too, on Saturday in case you’ve overlooked it. Busy time, busy town. Golden opportunity gone; Mary Frances wrote us from Greensboro that she was listening to radio and heard the Shiffman Jewel ers program. Mr. Shiffman said he was coming to Bur nsville and that a Mr. Kap lin, one of the world’s fam ous diamond cutters, was comirig with hkn. Letter arrives, we dash to hotel to interview Mr. K. but the men had checked out • We’ll have to learn about diamond cutting later . . Reminder: This is the sec ond day of the Good Ole Summer Time.
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