“All men think all men mortal, but themselves . Blair ■naiiaiiaMaiiaiisi,sj lSua , iai , ai(Slia4ia( , aiianßll g l|||||S%awa||9 VOLUME FIFTEEN Much Interest Shown In Telephone Co-op Discussion Rural telephone discuss ion began in earnest this week as representatives of the French Broad Electric Membership Corporation met with interested groups i n Burnsville and Bald Creek to explain the vari ous ways of securing ser vice. Speaking to the Burns ville group Monday night, D. M. Robinson, manager of the electric cooperative, presented the over-all tele phone situation in North Carolina and" summarized benefits a county can ob tain with an area coverage telephone system. “Today’s farmer,” Rob inson said, “may have an excellent farm to market an efficient electric system, and a well balanced farm program; but with out a telephone, he still has an isolated farm.” He recalled that in 1920, over 33,000 farmers had telephones in this state, and that this number had drop ped to 14,000 by 11)45. “We attribute this decline large ly to the failure of many mutual telephone systems,” Robinson said. “Because the people themselves own ed the systems, they refus ed to 'pharge themselves enough* to insure good op erating conditions. The re built was'That 'when the pol es began to fall and the lin es began to rust, there was no money to replace them. One by one the subscribers dropped off, until the sys tems collapsed.” Earlier in the meeting Mark W. Bennett, Burns ville manager of the elec tric co-op, had made clear that the French Broad El ectric Membership Corpor ation has no intention of going into the telephone business. “We have all we can handle now,” he said, “telephones will have to be Dr. Harris to Speak Dr. Charles W. Harris of Weaverville will speak in the Estatoe Presbyterian Church ,Sunday morning at the 11 o’clock service. His topic will be “A Prayer for the Nation.” All persons in that section are invited to attend the service. - • -' *"' - rr» - . V y - ar - i ''i 1 aWr'ff')' i' l , rlSrilillPf.! Mr -■* t'i v ? > * >< /"fossil ißß&jw-' y?lp^ |U r - K ~jlp /Bk President Truman registers his support of the Com munity Chest as he receive his tickets to its benefit show “Red Feather Cavalcade.” Tickets are delivered by Mrs. Charles Brannan (center), wife of the Secretary of Agri culture, and Mrs. John R. Steelman, wife of the»Assistant to the President. SUB. PATES $1.50 YEAR. ■! operated by a separate or ganization.” Robinson .emphasized this later when the people present expressed - their preference for a coopera tive . system. “Organizing and building a co-op is hard often thankless, Work. It means that long before the co-op is a formal organiza tion, the local people con cerned must volunteer their services for canvass ing, mapping, and sign-up work. Without this help, the co-op is doomed before it starts.” Bennett explained that the French Broad Electric Membership Corporation is not trying to “sell” tele phones to the people. “We have been asked to assist in these meetings, and we will do everything possible to see this program throu gh to the end,” he said. “Our board feels that we should cooperate in any worthwhile endeavor that promises to raise the living standards of our member ship. A good telephone sys tem, certainly, meets this qualification.” Both Bennett and Rob inson expressed the opin ion that the existing local telephone company would be ideal for the job if they see fit to carry out the pro gram on an area coverage basis. Funds to finance a rural telephone system are avail able through the Rural El ectrification Administra tion. A telephone coopera tive would function in much the same manner as an electric cooperative, with the people who receive service actually owning and operating the system.” A group meeting will be held at Green Mountain Thursda night, October 19, at'7:32. Everyone who is interested should attend. Micaville High School The final program for Fall Festival will be held at Micaville High School Fri day. night, October 20th. * The main feature of the program will be the oper etta “Taffy Anne.’ present ed by the Grammar Grade department. The Yanciy Record LEGION TO MEET Oscar Deyton, Comman der of the Earl Horton Post of the American Legion, announced that a supper meeting of the Legion will j be held at the Legion Hall on October 24. Supper will be at 6:30, and all members ' and officers are urged to be present. The Commander also requests that Legion Caps be worn for the open ing ceremonial. Fortner Promoted to Corporal Recently 1 promoted to the rank of Corporal with the Far East Air Forces in Japan was Dewey L. Fort ner, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Fortner of Burnsville. In the Orient since July of 1948, Cpl. Fortner has been assigned to FEAF’s supply depot, now occupied with the task of processing and shipping all material to FEAF tactical units opera ting in support of United Nations’ forces in Korea. A former student of the Burnsville High School, Cpl. Fortner has been in military service since Mar ch of 1948. Department Beset With False Alarms The Burnsville Fire De partment has been getting a little added practice dur ing the pm wee*. day morning tne alarm sounded and firemen rush ed to the Ellis Hosiery Mill on Green Mtn. St. where the fire was reported. It was found that a leak in the sprinkler system set off the alarm. Monday morning they were called out again to extinguish fire in a truck on the highway east of Burnsville. There, it was found, only a mechanic was needed to release the smok ing brake bands on the truck. DRAFT CALL FOR . NOVEMBER Ist The following men in Yancey County have re ceived notices for induction into the armed services on November 1, according to the clerk of the local Draft Board: Harris Lee Hensley, Wil liam L. Beaver, Albert Fen der, David 11. Rathbone, William R. Roung, Thomas E. Harris, Gene Earl Woody, Isaac N. Brown, Charles R. Penland, Will iam Max Gardner, Jack Hughes, and Perry D. Wilson. According to Rex Boone, Administrative Assistant of the Charlotte Induction Station, 11 boys from the group of 23 examined from Yancey County Wednesday were accepted for induction Those accepted were: Hubert Renfro. Robert Renfro, McCoy Letterman, Howard Anglin, Leonard Wyatt, Holt Miller, Quen ton ~ Rathbone, Estes B. Robinson, Robert Lee Wes tall, R. B. Edwards, and Sanford W. Dale. These men were examin ed with a group of 143 from Wilkes, Avery, Madison and Yancey County, ac cording to Mr. Boone. “DEDICATED TO THE PKOGfps OF YANCEY COUNTY BURNSVILLE, N. C., THfl|||jDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1950 William iftte Rathburn William Rathburn, 76, died MKjggy at the home of 3tjH|ghter. Mrs. Sheridan Hpnson. Mars Hill, Rt. a long illness. five dau ghters, MrsJjpQbinson, Mrs. James Tirspr and Mrs. , Nancy Hari|||both of Bur nsville, Mt'gwfemes Melton of BaltimorfpMd., and Mrs. Leland Robitison of Mars. Hill; two ;flbns, Landon Rathburn and Eugene Ratfj|urn of Hills- Lorn : foury sisters, Mrs. Margaret J®iloway, JMrs. ; Julia Rathbiifn, Mrs. Melis sa Parker abd Mrs. Belle Roland, all M Burnsville,! and three Aw’others, Zeb and Neal Rathburn, both of , Burnsville, and Tom Rath burn of Winston-Salem, Funeral &i*vipes were hold in Paint Gap Baptist Church Tuesday at 2 p. m. with the Rei: Guy West and the Rev;/R. L. Henson officiating, burial was in Marshbanks\ Cemetery. Miss Lewis xjfclected For Sorority Miss Sybifpewis, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Lewis of Cfeen Mountain has been by the Pan Hellenic GMtcil of the East State Tea chers Colleg: FJTk: w .V| "" TrW^BiM' 8 J* H ' ' • Culiowliee—AH smiles over the end of the day’s classes are Western Carolina Teachers College’s three beauty queens. Left to right, as they come up the walk from the classroom are Eloise Jarrett of Shelby, vueen of the Carolinas’ Christmas Festival held m Charlotte last yenr; Bettie Gene Hines of Raleigh, ]said-of-honor in the Miss Bright Leaf contest of 1950; and Carolyn Edwards of Leaksville, Miss North Carolina of 1950 and finalist in the Miss America'Contest. The three freshman girls are roommates at the college. 1* • * —■ ‘ «0 ,«r- * ~ “Be not the first. by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.” Pope NUMBER SEVEN [Board of Education is un able to supply the necess ary funds for these impro vements. The cause of this financial condition is that all available funds are nec essary for the replacement of fixtures and equipment for Bee Log School which was destroyed by fire two years ago. The State allo cated funds for the replace ment of the buildipg, but the burden of providing equipment, heating sup plies and fixtures for the building falls on the local board, it was explained. Local funds normally used in satisfying the needs of all county schools was dir ected into the replacement channel for the Bee Log ,School. Following a general dis cussion in which it was stressed that funds for any improvements t o Burns ville School must be furn ished by the patrons, a mo. tion was made and adopted to immediately raise $5,000 \ for repairs and improve ments. Approximately S4OO was donated at the meeting Mrs. Holcombe appoint ed a committee to make plans for raising the re mainder of the funds. Bruce Westall was appoint ed as chairman Guss Pet erson, treasurer, and Mrs. Alonzo Roberts, Rev. C. B. Trammel, Rev. F. R. Bar ber, and Dr. Gladden, mem bers. Mattie Fox, small daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jen nings Fox, was carried to St. Joseph’s Hospital Fri day. Althoughh her condi tion is still serious, some improvement was reported by her father.