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Happy Khmer New Year. VOLUME FOURTEEN SUB. RATES $1.50 YEAR. Northwestern Bank Directors Will Meet Here July 19 The monthly metting of the board of directors the Northwestern Bank will be held here on Wed nesday, July 19. Officers of ehe bank are Dr. ,B. B. Dougherty, presi dent; Edwin Duncan, exe cutive vice president; W. B. Greene, Wade H. Shuford and W. B. Austin, vice pre sidents; D. V. Deal, secre tary. Directors are: W. C. Ber ry, Bakersville; J. D. Brin kley, Valdese; Henry C. Cline, Hickory; R. L. Dou ghton, Sparta; D. C. Dun- Frank Howell Honored A dinner honoring Frank W. Howell for the work he has done in the establish ment and development of the School of Fine Arts and Playhouse was held Friday night in the school cafe teria. Members of the staff, a number of local residents and out of town guests were invited. C. W. Phillips was mas ter of ceremonies and in troductd Dr. W. C. Jackson, speaker. Dr. Jackson discussed the growth of the summer pro ject here, and paid special tribute to Mr. Howell for his untiring efforts and vision in overcoming the many obstacles that have arisen. A gift was presented to Mr. Howell at the dinner, and a volume of letters written by those whtf have been interested in the pro ject was given to him. NOTICE The Little Creek trio will be at Cane, River Baptist Church on Sunday night, July 16 at 8:00 o’clock. Everyone is welcome. Members of the immed iate family who came to at tend funeral services for Mrs. Julia Bennett include Dr. and Mrs. Van B. Ben nett of Baltimore and Jas per, Fla., Mr. and Mrs. Ot way Bennett of Charlotte, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bennett Mrs. Harry Watkins and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Peake of Knoxville, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Peake of Bluefield, W. Va., Mr. and Mrs. Bill Peake of Elk Park, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wrenn of Raleigh, Mrs. Pless Jones of Erwin. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Tay lor of Newport News were guests of Mrs. Taylor’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Westall this week Joyce King who is at tending summer school in Johnson City was home for the week end. Edna Curtis of Greeneville, Tenn.,- was her guest. At The Playhouse July 14-15: .‘On Borrow ed Time”. July 21-22: “You Can’t Take It With You”. July 28-29: Music and Dance Recital. August 4-5: “Fashion”. August 11-12: “Mikado”. August 18-19] “The Clear Glass Door”. The Yancey Record m • can, Sparta; Ralph Duncan, ■ North Wilkesboro; W. D. • Farthing, Boone; G. M. . Kirkpatrick, Taylorsville; C. A. Lowe, North Wilkes t boro; John C. Mcßee, Sr.,l . Spruce Pine; C. 0. McNeil,; . North Wilkesboro; W. W. Mast, Valle Crucis; C. M. [ Bailey, Burnsville; C. A. . Peterson, Spruce Pine; M. . E. Reeves, Laurel Springs; Wade H. Shuford, Hickory; . N. B. Smithey, North Wil . kesboro; C. L. Whisnant, . Hickory; Gordon H. Wink . ler, Boone; Herbert M. . Yount, Newton. Revival Services i Revival services will be ! held at the Pensacola Met • hodist Church beginning : Sunday, July 16 and contin : uing through Saturday, ' The Rev. Bill Adams, . pastor of Skyland Method ist Church, will deliver the , messages. ; Bible School i Bible School will be held each morning at 9:30 o’clock. ' i Thousands See The Cherokee '• Drama ‘Unto These Hills” Cherokee, N. C., July 11 ■ —Just over 18,000 persons, ; have seen “Unto These J ; Hills”, the Cherokee Dra; ma, in Mountainside Thea tre here in ten performan ces since June 30, on which date some 2,500 Indians and others witnessed the dress rehearsal. Sixteen thousand from all parts of the Nation and three foreign countries witnessed the first nine successive p erformances beginning July 1. Showings are held Wednesday throu gh Sunday. Comments on Kermit Hunter’s exciting drama as interpreted by Carolina Playmakers and natiye Cherokees under the direc tion of Harry Davis have been unanimous and effus ive in praise of the produc tion and of spectacular Mountainside Theatre. Governor Gordon Brown ing will lead state citizens ' ' ij' S J -4Vi’V . .i^v."'^ z&ypSpk j- flßf ’ jfißfeyijjjwyySOls ♦ *£'*'« v - j£ j*tiß&|& ' V iSk&Jk • '* SImSSI Molt Jft * ? - ' S •>••-- ° *v- -' /■> " ~ ~i. 1 1 M ?-V >S'''s' 1 ill "I 1 i ill n PiP mi i| 'ii 1 iliH' li ii MBH'iiii i Mil 1 I 1 II i llnl i h i|lil ' k'sJSt .... I a. * jd 5 • .. , I v % Bk M ImLa „ ..^,jy§^^.-^,■ .»* 'v- „* v „ 'V, '-**« ,“"' V '- 1 '«*. \'' “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” v BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 13,1950 BURNSVILLE MILL TO HAVE 340 LOOMS MODERN LAYOUT Building Goes Forward Rapidly The following short news release is reprinted from the July 1 edition of the Duplan newspaper: Duplan’s newest plant now being erected in Bur nsville, N. C. for both throwing and weaving will house 340 looms to be used primarily for the weaving of nylon and rayon fabrics. The one million dollar mill will be one story of brick, concrete and steel construction, measuring ap proximately 400x300 ft. Areas are planned for soaking, winding, throw ing, quilling, warping, sla shing, weaving and exam ining. The plant will have a size kettle room, machine shop rooms for air conditioning, boiler and supplies, office, locker and rest rooms, ship ping dept., and lunch room. Air condition and sprinkler ' system as well as floure scent lighting will be in stalled. to the drama Sunday, July 23 in an all-Tennessee Day | at the Theatre, prior to op ening Southern Handicraf ters’ Fair at Gatlinburg Monday, July 24. Senator Clyde R. Hoey has accepted invitation the same night, subject to war-situation in-, tervention. Undergoes Operation Mrs. John Arries recent ly undement a very Ser ious brain operation in Cleveland, Ohio. She is the former Emma Lou Banks. Dr. and Mrs. Edward i Kidder Graham °were in Burnsville this week, en route to Greensboro. Dr. Graham was recently nam- i ed chancellor of Woman’s * College of the University ! of North Carolina, succeed- 1 ing Dr. W. C. Jackson Mrs. Rena Neal of Mar- 1 ion visited IVlrs. C. C. Hig- 1 gins this week. |< New Offjwars Elected for Fire j%artment The following new offic ers have been named by the Burnsville Jt Fire Depart ment to seifve for the com ing year: jt Chief, W. W. Roberts assistant ||hi'ef, Stanley Riddle; secretary and trea surer. J. B/ jKing. Retiring officers are Ash ton Ramsejl Troy Ray and James Rayj Mr. and? Mrs. W. C. Chichester tod son Jeff of Washington were here for a week, end ;risit. Mr. Chi chester wasftechnical dir ector here to the Playhouse during the first season. — —— Construction Begun on District Highway Office Building Construction work was begun last Week on the district highway office building. ) Grading has been com pleted and tbg foundations are in. The 50x32 feet buil ding will be of brick veneer construction, and will oc- , cupy the. space where Young’s Shoe Shop was 1 • Playhouse Will Present Second Production Friday-Saturdav —* The Parkway Playhouse rowed Time,” comedy-dra ma by Paul Osborn, for its second production on Fri day and ’Saturday, July 14 and 15. Technical director Gorden R. Bennett is dir ecting the play. “On Borrowed Time” tells how “Gramps” North rup gets Death, in the form of Mr. Brink, up in an ap ple tree and refuses to let him down. “Gramps,” who knows he is scheduled to die when Brink gets out of the tre6, fights against Brink and against others who think he is crazy in or der to protect his six year old grandson, Pud, from his grasping Aunt Deme tria. “Gramps” will be played by Larry Lambeth, Greens boro, and Bennett, who dir ects the play, will appear Enrolled Here Ross Bailey, Day Book; Betty Barksdale, Asheville; Corinne Bissette, Zebulon; John Bonitz, Greensboro; Cary Clasz, Asheville; Na cune Evans, Burnsville; Joan Holt, Rocky Mount; Peggy Sutton, Clinton; Lawrence Thorp, Rocky Mount; Joan Vail, Ham mond, La.; Betsy Howard of Columbia, S. C. and Car olyn Junker of Concord,; are enrolled as students in ! the drama department of ' the School of Fine Arts. Anne Edwards of New Bern, Dolly Davis of Atlan ta and Larry Lambeth of Greensboro are assistants to the staff. located on Green Mountain Street. The building will provide adequate space and office facilities for the highway department here. The town has purchased an adjacent lot and tenta tive plans are for the con- at a later date oj a fire department and town office building. as Mr. Brink. Young Pud wffl be acted by Randy Rid dle, Burnsville, while Joan Vail, Hammond, La., will play Aunt Demetria. Betty Barksdale, Ashe ville, will act the role- of “Granny” Northrup, and Corinne Bissette, Zebulon, plays Marcia. Larry Thorp, Rocky Mount, plays Pil beam; Ross Bailey, Mica ville, portrays Grimes, and Charles Deyton, Burnsville, will play the Boy. Mark R.- Sumner, Ashe ville, as the sheriff, Claude Rayborn, Greensboro, as Dr. Evans, and Ward Ben nett, Burnsville, as the Workman complete the cast. Mrs. James A. Meahan Jr. and Mrs. Walter Foster of Jacksonville are here for a two weeks visit with Mrs. T. D. Halliday Mt. Mitchell Motel Will Hold Formal Opening on Sunday i . The formal opening of Burnsville’s beautiful new motor court, Mt. Mitchell Motel, will be held on Sun day, July 16 from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. All people of the com munity, both townspeople and visitors are extended a cordial invitation by the ! owners, Mr. and Mrs. L. V ' Pollard, to visit the Motel on the opening day. The court is located on West Main Street and is built on three levels to fol low the slight grade of the wide corner lot. The new building is mod ern and complete in every detail and is entirely fire proof. The exterior finish! is of an attractive shade of; Perma Stone, with cream 1 trim and asbestos roof. W'rought iron grill work and lighting fixtures are' used effectively at the unit entrances. Every detail for beauty and comfort has been worked out for the interior.' The court is built with an! office, an apartment forj Mr. and Mrs. Pollard, and FINAL RITES HELD FOR AVERY B. RAY Funeral services.; for Av t ery B. Ray, 46, who died I July 3 of a heart attack in Nogales, Ariz. were held Monday afternoon, July 10 in the Higgins Memorial; Methodist Church here. The Rev. F. R. Barber, pastor of n the Methodist' ! Church, the Rev. Charles , B. Trammel, pastor of the Burnsville Baptist Church, and the Rev. David Swartz, pastor of the Burnsville . Presbyterian Church, offi , ciated. , Active pall bearers were , J. A. Anglin, W. E. Anglin, , Troy Ray, Hobart Ray, ! John G. Robinson and E. L. ' Briggs. Honorary pall bearers were D. R. Fouts, Fred , Proffitt, Dr.,W. L. Bennett, W. Z. Robertson, Dr. W. B. Robertson, L. E. Briggs, 1 Millard Honeycutt. J. E.j Evans, J. S. LeFevre, Yates, Bennett, J. B. King, Lewis Mclntosh, B. C. Mclntosh, 1 Cecil Angel, W. M. Westall, J. A. Goodin, John English, Floyd Wheeler, W. S. Beel-j er, Charlie Riddle, J. M. Lyon, Luther Ayers, Daw-' son Briggs, H. G. Bailey,! B. R.* Penland, W. W. Hen nessee, J. A. Hannum, Lee Griffeth. Ray was the son of Mrs. J. Bis Ray and the late Judge Ray of Burnsville. He attended schools in Bur nsville and was employed in the Citizens Bank here 1 and the First National; Bank of Marion before going to Arizona 15 years, ago. - surviving in addition to the mother are one brother, Phillip C. Ray, and one sister, Mrs. Bruce Westall, of Burnsville. Base Ball Games The Yancey County Blue Gems will play Cross no re here at 2:30 Saturday as teraoon, and Biltmore here' at 2:30 Sunday afternoon. NUMBER FORTY-ONE sixteen units. 1 * These units are so builC that they may be occupied as one room, or thrown to gether for two, three or* four room units, thus af fording accomodations for groups of different num- - i bers. Each room has pri vate bath. All floors are inlaid blocK linoleum. All baths are tile* The color scheme and fur nishings have been planned to blend together and offer restful, attractive surroun dings, with the greatest comfort and convenience. Landscaping has already begun and there are ade quate parking facilities in i the area. j One of the greatest needs jfor the entire section and particularly for Burnsville is additional accomodations for summer visitors as well as for those who wish' to become permanent resid ents. The new Motel will help { to fill this need by provid. ing beautiful, modern acco modations for the many i who are visiting this sec tion. New York Photographers George Pickow, staff photographer for Three Lions, Inc. of New York City and David A. Ware, assistant, are here today taking feature pictures of Daniel Boone at work at his Forge. Mr. Pickow recently re turned from a trip through' Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Israel and Turkey. LAST RITES FOR MRS. JULIA BENNETT Mrs. Julia Bailey Ben nett passed away at her I home Monday morning. She was 88 years of age. Funeral services were held at 2p. m. Wednesday in the Burnsville Baptist Church. The Rev. Charles B. Trammel, pastor, and the | Rev. F. R. Barber, pastor of the Burnsville Methodist ! Church, officiated, j The following grandsons . I were pallbearers: Mark and Van Bennett, Otway, W. J., and Ward Bennett, Ed, Sam and Bill Peake, j Mrs. Bennett was a mem ber of prominent pioneer families of this section. She was born at Green l Mountain November 7, 1861 the daughter of the late Jefferson and Emeline (Edwards) Bailey. In 1880 she was married ,to Andrei Jackson Ben nett, also of Green Moun- I tain, who died several years ago. j She was a lifelong mem ber of the Baptist Church. I Surviving are five child ren, Mrs. R. A. Peake of Green Mountain Dr. W. L. Bennett, John B. MBennett, Mrs. Z. V. Bennett and Miss Nettie Bennett . Also 17 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren; four great, great grand children; and two sisters, Mrs. Ple9s Jones of Erwin, Tenn., and Mrs. Nora Hug hes of Asheville.
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