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MniiniiiiiiiniiiiiinMNiiuiiißiiMniiißanaiiiiiiiuk «iMimuiiiianin>ii«iiawiMNWMiiiiiinmnii>Niiimiia VOLUME FOURTEEN SUB. RATES $1.50 YEAR. Hydroelectric Plant Proposed for Elk Shoal Section of County R. E. A. Project Tht French Broad Elec tric Membership Corpora tion has been granted a six-month preliminary per mit for a hydroelectric plant in the Elk Shoal sec tion of the county by the federal power commission. A preliminary permit does not authorize constru ction but gives the appli cant priority for a constru ction license while surveys are being made. Plans are now to make J. G. FOX PASSES; FIINERALON FRIDAY J. G. Fox, 79, of Burns ville passed away Wednes day morning in an Asher ville Hospital following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday in the Baptist Church. The Rev. Charles B. Trammel will officiate and burial will be in the McCracken cemetery Mr. Fox was a life long resident of Yancey County and was widely known throughout the section. He was a member of the Bap tist Church and had served as a deacon for a number of years. Surviving are the widow; three sons, Ed of Charlotte, Arney of Burnsville and Andy of Nashville, Ga.; two brothers, Zeb of Bur nsville and Harvey of New- Pdale; four grandchildren. News For Veterans i We have received infor mation from the Veterans - Administration Regional Office that cases involving the first request for a change of course in a dif ferent field will be granted a certificate of eligibility without recourse to justifi cation or Advisement. Cases now pending in the V R & E Division of this Regional Office will be granted their certificates if it is their first change of field. Claims which have been acted on prior to July 13th; 1950 and denied this first change of field will be re viewed when a request for review and re-consideration is received from the veter an. This request should be in the form of a letter over • the veteran’s signature giv ing pertinent information such as claim number, name of the requested change and the approximate date of the denial. As it now stands, veter ans will be granted this cer tificate even in face of the fact that they have been previously denied by Ad visement and Guidance Sections, provided it is their first change of field. (Service’ Officer) NOTICE Dr. E. R. Ohle will be away for three weeks, July • 30th through August 17th. Thq Health Center at Celo will be closed. Buy U. S. Savings Bonds t The Yancey record m further investigation of the project both as an eco nomic study and as a hydro potentiality study. The proposed $5,011,000 plant would be financed by Rural Electrification Ad ministration funds. The project would in clude a concrete dam and a power house with a capac ity of 12,500 kilovolt-am peres. Power would be sold in the area now served by the French Broad Corporation. Annual Home Coming The West Burnsville Un ion Church will have their Annual Home Coming on Sunday, August 13. The program will begin at 10 o’clock. There will be special singing, featuring the Rainbow Quartet and others. Lunch will be ser ved at 12:30. All former pastors and others are invited to attend All members are requested to bring a picnic lunch. - The Wesleyan Guild will meet tonight with Mrs. F. R. Barber. - i New Link of Parkway Will Asheville. —The new link of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Mt. Mitchell, highest peak in Eastern America, , connecting directly with ' N. C. Highway 694 into Ash eville and with -U.S. 19 to 1 the Great Smoky Mount- , tains National Park, will be opened to traffic Aug- . ust 12, according to an an- \ nouwcement by Parkway , Superintendent Sam P. ! Weems. Due to the international ■ situation, ceremonies mark ( ing the opening of the mountain-top drive all the way from the James River north of Roanoke, Va., to . Asheville, have been post poned until June, 1951. Until August 12, the ; Parkway will dead-end at < Mt. Mitchell,and to reach Asheville it is necessary to detour via U.S. 70. After August 12 it will be a di rect route between the Great Smokies and Roan oke, Va. by use of complet ed Parkway links and con necting ’ scenic State and Federal highways. The Parkway is already completed from Roanoke to the North Carolina line,and thence 60 miles to Deep Gap There the motorist deviates to U.S. 421 for six miles to the next link, which is ap proximately six miles to , the outskirts of Blowing l Rock. At Blowing Rock, U.S. > 221 forms the connecting i link about 17 miles long. This is the famous Yonah lossee Trail, a famous scenic highway following the crest of the Blue ridge This converges with the » Parkway again near Grand r father Mountain. . From this intersection, ) the Parkway proceeds past Craggy Gardens, for a distance of 84 miles to the intersection of N.C. High- “DEDICATED TO THE PROCESS OP YANCEY COUNTY" BURNSVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3,1950 i Draft Board News The local Selective Ser . vice office will be reopened within a few days, accord ■ ing to statement today of ■R. N. Silver, board chair man. 1 The office will be located over the Northwestern ' Bank in one room of the Fouts-Watson law offices. ■ All necessary equipment should arrive early next week, Mr. Silver sad. Mrs. June Mclntosh King will be clerk and the office will be open from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. Monday through Friday. No calls have as yet been made. Taylor Will Lecture W. R. Taylor, director of the Playhouse, will give the fourth and last of the lec tures in the series present ed by the Fine Arts School. Mr. Taylor will speak on “The Human Side of Shak espeare” in the High School Library this evening at 7:45. The time has been < moved up so that he may : attend the dress rehearsal : of “Fashion”. 1 Dr. Oren Moore of Char lotte has been vacationing jin Burnsville this week. way 694, only six miles in- ; to Asheville. Thus, with excellent con- , necting links, the Parkway after August 12 will offer 167 miles of unbroken 1 mountain-top driving from the Virginia line to Ashe ville. From Asheville U. S. 19 is the direct route to the Great Smokies. This crosses : a new highway bridge < through West Asheville i and goes west via Canton, , Way-nesville, through Soco ' Gap to Cherokee. The dist (Continued on back page) “Visit Mt. Mitchell State Park” “Bring along your coat” and visit the Mount Mitch ell State Park, located atop Mount Mitchell, highest peak east of the Mississippi River, measuring some 6,684 fepfc above sea level. Paved roads, including the scenic Blue Ridge Park way, lead to the Mount Mitchell State Park, and the Park itself maintains adequate paved parking facilities. Along with the wonder ous view of the western portion of North Carolina and the great variety of native flora and fauna, the State Park offers (to its visitors) an improved hiking and trail system; picnicing grounds with out door furnaces, tables and shelters; an improved wat er supply, and,, announces (to the more hearty) the opening of its new tent and ; camping area. Reservations for the latter may be secur i ed by writing to John R. ! Wilson, Senior Park War den, Mount Mitchell State , Park, Hamrick, N. C. i Evelyn and Margaret ! Silvers are visiting relativ • es and friends in Charlotte New Coafjnercial Classes New claves in typing [ and short j|tnd will begin , ■ on Monday,^August 7 in the f commercial department of , ■ the high school. Anyone Interested in be- ; I ginning the classes may in- j i quire at the school from ! 5:30 to BMonday. , Classes ate taught each i ' Monday, Wednesday and . • Friday froil 5:30 to 8:30 « with Miss Gladys Young as ] instructor. ; - . Glen Raven Mill Will Weave /Orion, New Yarn Glen Raven Silk Mill re ceived a shipment of “Or ion” acryliel fiber this week from DuPdnt’s May Plant in Camden, ;£>. C. This is pjtrt of of the first commercial produc tion of tlf|||.ntw “wonder” yarn. Previous production had been lilted to an ex- : perimental alant. The “Oipon” filament < yarn is to woven into at resists sun, 1 is, and is not 1 Idew. It will ] ng, Licenses hunting lic rination hun mg licenses 1 rjjfrntwgfenMt J licenses and ’ hunting licenses for the i past fiscal year expired on j July 31. The new licenses 1 have been distributed to ; license dealers throughout < the State, and copies of the i official regulations will be 1 available at the time new ' licenses are purchased. i All county Game and < Fish Protectors have been instructed to have their lie- < ense agents furnish a copy of the wildlife regulations , and abstract of the game , laws to each purchaser of a , license. This is a part of the , Commission’s intensified educational program. Hunting licenses and fishing licenses purchased , separately cost $3.10 each, whereas combination licen ses sell for $4.10, thus giv ing sportsmen a saving of $2.10 by purchasing the combination license. FINAL RITES FOR ~ CHARLESRIDDLE, 22 Funeral services for Charles R. Riddle, 22, of Pensacola, who was drown ed July 2, 1950 in Honolulu were held Monday after noon at 2 p. m: in the Free Will Baptist Church. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Pearson Riddle. Services were conducted by Rev. Blevins and Rev. Woody. Burial was in the family cemetery; Pall bearers were Bill Pate, Clarence Pate, J. E. J j Wilson, Junior Adkins, ; Winifred Roland. Surviving are ( the par -5 ents, two sisters, Mrs. Fred Hyatt, Mrs. Ned Wilson; • three brothers, Pearson [ Riddle Jr., of Adak, Alaska, ! E. R. and Vance of Pensa cola*. t Ed Hadley of Burlington - was here during the week i end. LEGION NEWS The Legion Post at the July meeting named a com mittee to contact families of any men now in the Korean fighting area, or any men as they are sent into the battle zone. Anyone who knows of men now in Korea are ask ed to • notify the Legion commander, Oscar Deyton or the committee members David Swartz, J. J. Nowicki and Dr. C. F. Mcßae. be used in steadily increas ing quantities in awnings and curtains, and event ually the staple will appear in such things as sweaters and men’s suits. Glen Raven plans to de velop other fabrics from DuPont’s newest textile fiber that will utilize its amazing qualities. The company pioneered also in the development of nylon, being among the first to weave nylon materials for parachutes during the war. — i County “Council For 1 Youth” Organized At a meeting in the court house at Burnsville last Youth was formed. This is made up of persons and 1 groups interested in promo- ! ting the welfare of children 1 and young people in the county, and its purpose is to co-ordinate efforts to- 1 ward that end by working with the various groups in terested in young people churches, 4-H clubs, parent teacher associations, and others. Dr. C. F. Mcßae was elected chairman of this I council and L. G. Deyton secretary.. The executive committee consists of Mrs. < Frank W. Howell of Green ! Mountain, Rev. David Swartz of Burnsville, and ! J. J. Nowicki of Swiss. Third Playhou WiU Present /‘Fashion” Friday at 8:15 the Park way Playhouse will present Anna Cora Mowatt’s com edy of manners, “Fashion”, first play of its type, to ap pear on the American stage The play, under the dir ection of W. R. Taylor, Greensboro, is being staged in the manner of the 1845 period when it was origi nally produced. It will be repeated Saturday evening. “Fashion”, which holds social climbing up for ridi cule, falls into the Play house pattern of original staging for plays of histor ical interest, and the tech nical department, under the direction of Gordon R. Bennett, will present all the 1845 trimmings, such as a roll curtain, wings, and “flyed” scenery. The play tells the story of a newiy-rich dowager who is social climbing at a great rate, and it uses all the fcriefe of old-fashioned i “meller-drammer”. The cast includes: Bill Beeners of Princeton, N. J., Court Will Convene He? e on ■ August 7 for Two Weeks Term 1 Jury List i Superior Court will con vene here on Monday, Aug ust for a two weeks term. Judge J. C. Rudisill will i preside and both civil and criminal cases will be heard) The following jury list has been drawn: First Week: Jess Phillips, James A. Anglin, Robert Presnell, Edd Griffith, R. C. Parsley, Ferrell McCourry, Hobart Wilson, Edgar H. Angel, Nealy Peterson, Carl| Wilson, James R. Randolph, Earl C. Wilson, J. T. Marsh, Ray Burton Hylemon, Edd Burleson; George W. Roberts, Earli Fox, Dewey Carroll, James Fox; Dewey Higgins, Char-: ley Hunter, Cov Miller,' Alvin Pate, Charlie Edw- ! ards, D. H. Brinkley, Arvel, RIVERSIDE NEWS The Little Creek Quar tet will be at the-Riverside Church on Saturday, Aug ust 19 instead of August 5 as previously announced. Dillard-Hunter Miss Dorothy Lee Hun- 1 ,ter. daughter of Mr g»d ' Book, and Edward of Sylva, N. C. were mar-, ried on Saturday, July 29 at 1 the home of the bride’s : parents. The Rev. A. Z. Jamerson officiated. Mrs. Dillard was gradua ted from Clearmont High 1 School and attended War- 1 j ren Wilson College. Mr.' Dillard was graduated from 1 Warren Wilson College. 1 They are now residing in' Sylva. Mr. and Mrs. Utah Stiles and Mr. and Mrs. Oval j Smith have gone to San Antonio, Texas to see Max , Stiles who is in the Air Force there. , 1 LSe Production Florabel H. Wolff of Ashe-: ville, W. C. Burton of Reid sville, editor for the , Greensboro Daily News,' Dolly Davis of Atlanta, Ga., Anne Edwards of New| Bern; Larry Thorp of Rocky Mount, and John Boni'tz, Jr., of Greensboro, j Claudjp JL Rayborn of Greensboro, Joan Vail of] Hammond, La., Corinne Bissette of Zebulon, Larry i Lambeth of Greensboro,' Tommy Rezzutto of Ashe-J ville, and Ross Bailey of Micaville. LAST RITES HELD FOR C. LJBRACKIN C. L. Brackins, 68, died at his home at Bee Log on Tuesday afternoon. Funeral services were held at the home on Wed nesday afternoon and buf i ial was in the Lewis family , Cemetery. Surviving are the widow; one daughter, Mrs. Emma Johnson of San Diego, Cal., I and one son, Douglas of , Bee Log. NUMBER FORTY-FOUR Hensley, Jess Howell, Has ket Hensley, Alvin Hensley, Ralph Peterson, John Gou ge, Stanley Presnell, Luth er Banks Jr., George Whee ler, Ralph T. Fox, Charley 1 Phillips, Edd King, Sol I Harris, Lester Edwards, ' C. M. Deyton, J. A. Tomber lin, Biss Robinson. Second Week: Grady H. Hensley, Amos Presnell, Charley Jarrdtt, Gavel Honeycutt, Thad Ray, Levi Bailey, Ralph E. Taylor, C. |E. Tipton, Larence Robin son, Grant Hensley, Wayne Fox, Clarence Byrd, Mar cus England, Floyd King, jLowe Thomas, Horace Hen j sley, Herman Penland, 'John Shuford, Coy Ben j nett, Edward Buckner, [Clifford Adkins, John C. Wilson, Alvin Anglin, Jack E. Patton. BURN SVILLE— “So They Say” About town: Very little seen or heard this week end as we went down to Geor gia. It rained every day there as well as here!. .Os course, while we were away John Scott Trotter and his mother came by. from Hollywood and stop so hope they’ll come back soon for longer stay .... Mrs. Kate Ray had letttr from Mrs. Hubbard saying they’re having family re union in Charlotte and hope to come on up to Burnsville. It will be good to see them again. . . . Every one very busy on “The Mikado” which will be presented three nights next week at Playhouse. It will be major production of the summer. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Hud son of Columbus, Ga. are here for the Painting Classes. Mrs. Rae Henderson and Mrs. Ella Richards o f Glassboro, N. J. have been guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Holleman.; Mr. and Mrs. Andy Fox and children of Nashville, Ga. and Mr. and Mrs. Edd Fox and daughter of Char lotte are here. Mr. Briggs is very ill at his daughters herds Mrs. Dewey Robinson, i Mrs. C. M. Allen isml at her home here. I Mrs. Will Ball \is some better at this time. | Bom to Mr. • and Mrs. 1 Fletcher Lee Brayant oi Huntdale, July 18 a son, Donald Lee. To Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cooper of Rt. 1, July 19, a daughter, Polly Naomi. To Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Briggs of Windom, July 30. a son, Ralph Lee. H OV> R ,N Of s npBP a • CP A II ■ ■
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