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VOLUME FIFTEEN
Miss Anna Cooper to Represent
County at Tobacco Festival
Miss Anna Cooper of Day
Book will represent Yan
cey County as contender
for the crown of queen to
rule over the Asheville Bur
ley Tobacco Market this
season. Crowning of the
queen will be the highlight
of the big Tobacco Festival
to be held in the Asheville
City Auditorium on Satur
day night, December 2.
Many beautiful gifts “fit
for a queen’’ will be show
ered upon the lucky maid
en from th e Land of Bur
ley who will step forth into
the spot light to receive
her royal crown.
The title of “Tobacco
Queen” has been bestowed
upon two Yancey County
girls since th e Tobacco Fes-
Approach of Christmas
Seen in Stores
Indications, other than
the weather, may be seen
around Burnsville that the
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Christmas season is not too
far away. Christmas lights
around the Square and
through the business sec
tion of town have been in
stalled. Stores are display
ing toys, Christmas cards,
tree decorations and other
wares that go with the
holiday season. Items of
everyday usage are being
removed from counters and
windows to make way for
Christmas items which will
be in demand until last
minute shoppers complete
their gift buying late
Christmas Eve.
LAST RITES FOR
MALCOMBE_FOX
Funeral services for
Malcombe Fox, 76, who died
suddenly Friday afternoon
were held in the Patterson
Branch Baptist Church
Monday. The Rev. Hayden
Honeycutt officiated at the
services.
Mr. Fox was found dead
where he had been shuck
ing corn.
Surviving are eight dau
ghters, Mrs. R. T. Fletcher,
Hamilton, Ohio, Mrs. Het
tie Howell, Rosedale, Pa.,
Mrs. Fred Schindler, Dele
ware City, Del., Mrs. Wood
row Tipton, Day Book,
Miss Vergie, Helen and
Roxre Fox, all of Burns
ville, and Martha J'ane Pay
ne of Dysartville; five sons.
Thomas and Zeb of Marion,
Burgess of Mobile, Ala.
James of Huntdale and
Arthur, Burnsville; one
sister, JVlrs. G. W. Byrd of
Swiss, and one brother,
Thomas Fox of Marion.
FINALRITES FOR
MRS. JULIA ANGLIN
Funeral services for Mrs.
Julia Anglin, SO, who died
at her home in Pensacola
Monday night following a
long illness were held today
at li o’clock. Services and
burial were in the Anglin
Cemetery. The Rev. A. Z.
Jamerson officiated.
Surviving are a son, R.
G. Anglin of Pensacola;
and a sister, Mrs. Jettie An
gel also of Yancey County.
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SUB. RATES $1.50 YEAR.
tival was instigated in 1943.
Miss Cleo Whitson of Ram
• seytown first won the
crown for this county in
1945, and Miss Mildred Rob
i inson of Toledo will relinq
uish her crown, won last
, season, to the lucky queen
this year. Only Madison
County, with three winners
has'been able to
more “beauty” for th e Fes
, tival than Yancey.
Other attractions to be
furnished at the Festival
are sinbers such as “Smil
ing” Red Raper and the
mountain balladier, Ronnie
Comfort, as well as square
dance exhibitions. String
music will be furnished by
the Farmers Federation
band.
MacArthur Gets
New Medal
.WAKE ysLAM-U - Pjwautewt
Truman congratulates General
Douglas MacArthur and admires
Medal of Merit he has just pre
sented to the far eastern supreme
•■ommaniler. The general-also re
ceived his fourth Distinguished
Service Cross from the president
during their conference at this tiny
Pacific inland.
THIRD WORLD WAR
LOOMS
General Douglas Mac Ar
thur’s promise of “home
for Christmas” has been!
blown to a pipe dream
within the past few days
by Chinese Red pressure in
the Korean battle. Chinese
Communists, according to 1
reports, have thrown more:
than 200,000 troops across 1
the Yalu River, border di
vision between Manchuria
and Korea. This new threat |
from Chinese Red threw!
the United Nation forces
off balance to the extent,
that escape routes for the
defenders were almqst clos-1
ed. Some UN battalions
were over run by out num
bered Chinese forces.
Wednesday, Red pres
sure was slackened without
any apparent reason, but
the counter offensive was 1
resumed at all battle points
today.,
Latest news reports are,
that the use of atomic
bombs is being cpnsidered
by government officials.
One report quoted Presi
dent Truman as sayng con
sideration was being given
to all types of bombs, but
the use of the atomic bomb
would be left with the com-J
mander in the field. It was]
pointed out, however, that
the bomb may be used only]
by the command of the
' President.
The use of the atomic
i bomb, or the use of any
. type of bomb on Manchur
ian installations by United
. Nations forces would re
; suit in -a third World War,
• considering the Russian-
Red Chinese alliance.
‘DEDICATED TO THE OP YANCEY COUNTY”
BURNSVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1950
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Troy Mclntosh, above, of Burnsville is shown with the prize buck he killed
opening day cf the deer season. The deer, which was killed in the Clear Creek
sectios of South Toe River, weighed 227 pounds and had seven Roint antlers with
a spread of over sixteen inches.
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Marine Airmen In Korea
Wonsan, North Korea— r
Four Marine flyers blasted
about 200 “ridge-running”
North Koreans off a well
defended height looking
straight down the throats
of an advancing infantry!
unit this week.
On a ground-controlled
strike, the pilots of the|
hirst Marine Aircraft
Wing pulled down- to tree 1
top level along a winding
road 70 miles north of Won-|
san when they spotted an
armored car half camoflag
ed in a gulley.
The foursome returned
in a “follow-the-leader”
formation, and scored three
direct hits on the truck.
The vehicle broke in half.
On the run Lieutenant
Frank Stratton of Kansas
| City, Missouri' spotted a
burst of machine gun trac
er fire coming at the plan
es from a high, steep hill
up the valley. This was fol
lowed by a shower of small
arms fire from Communist
troops.
“We then went back for
a closer look at the ridge.”
Captain Earl Coppersmith
of Los Angeles, the flight
leader said. There must
have been about 500 of
them diving for their fox
holes as we buzzed past the
hill.
The captain described the
hill as a perfect defensive
I position.
“From where they were
jdug in,” he said, “the Reds
I could look down the throats
of any troops that would
have to advance up the
I narrow valley to get by
them.”
When the flying Leather
necks, had the positions
well spotted, they went in
for the kill.
In a series of dives they
strafed, rocketed and drop
ped three big fragmenta
tion bombs on the congest
'ed hill. “We must have
.killed a couple of hundred
jof them,” Coppersmith
said.
When the Marines re
turned to their base, there
were three bullet holes in
the tail of one plane.
Born to Mr. and Mrs.
James (Bud) Stamey, a
daughter November 29 ..in
Biltmore Hospital.
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WATER MAIN BREAKS
Some residents of Bur-
I nsville were without water
in their, homes and busi
■ ness places Saturday and
’ Sunday when a water main
broke on the street leading
I down Parnell hill. It was
the Water
pressur||j(n |the principal
| lines so fji ; 4§ the mainten
ance 'djfflFjwld repair the
reports were
made of .frozen pipes in
I homes due to the lack of
! pressure while the repair
was being made*
The town was fortunate
that no fire broke out
while the pressure was off.
TEN LEAVE FOR INDUCTION
Ten Yancey County men
are scheduled to leave for
induction into military ser
vice tomorrow. The draf
tees will be carried by bus
to the Induction Center at
Charlotte.
Those scheduled to leave
for this call are McCoy W.
Letterman, W. Blake Ray,
| Howard England, Robert
Renfro, Quenton Rathbone,
Leonard Howard Wyatt,
Holt Miller, EstUs B. Rob
inson, Robert Lee Westall,
and Hobert Renfro.
Another call has been
made for the examination
of men from this county.
Notices have been sent to
twenty-five who are sched
uled to leave for Charlotte
Monday for the pre-induc
tion examisation.
This call for induction of
draftees is the second that
has been made under the
last Draft Act. The first
men were called to the, In
duction Center on Nov. 1.
Mr. Homer Young is cri
tically ill at his home in
Newdale.
Mrs. John Evans and
Mrs. James Randolf enter
ed Winston Salem Hospital
to day for treatment.
• BLOODSHED BOXSCORE
On N. C. Highways
Killed November 24 through November 27 13
Injured November 24 through November 27 95
Killed through November 27 this year A 866
Killed through November 27. 1949 766
Injured through November 27 this year 10,856
Injured through November 27, 1949 8,750
Hazelton Men Assigned
To Mill Here
Four of Duplan’s Hazel
ton, employees have been
| transferred to the Burns
ville mill to aid in setting,
up and operating the mach
inery in the new mill here.
John Macara, .Sylvester
Choma, Walter Beltz, and
Edward Stefanoski took]
over their new positions
here early this month.
John Macara is being
trained to take over a sup
ervisory position at the new ]
plant. With Duplan since j
1921, he has spent the past]
six months in training for
the Burnsville assignment.
Macara is veteran of
World War 11, having ser
ved with the Army for 3]
years in the South Pacific, j
Sylvester Choma, Walter
Beltz, and Edward Stefan-j
oski are helping to install'
looms at the new mill, At I
the Hazelton plant all
three men were employed]
as loom fixers. Here they
will be in charge of mach
ine fixing after production
has begun. The Burnsville
men who took their initial
training as fixers at the
Lincolnton plant will be
supervised and aided in
their jobs by the Hazelton
nen.
Choma, a veteran of sev
eral months active service
n the European theatre
during World War 11, be
gan his employment with
Duplan in- 1933. Stefanoski
has been with the company
for twenty years and Beltz
i joined Duplan in 1931.
Mr. William J. Goldswor
thy, who has been with the
Duplan Corporation for 33
years, was scheduled to
supervise the Preparatory
Department in the mill
here; however, due to ill
ness in the family, it is
most probable that he will
not be able to accept the
position in Burnsville, it
was said
Winter Weather Strikes Country
Yancey County, along
with most of the eastern
United States, felt for the
first time this winter the
bite of cold and snow. Com
fortable weather prevailed
in the mountains until last
Friday afternoon when
snow began to fall, Friday
night and early Saturday
morning marked the lowest
degree of temperatures
that had been noted in
Yancey County in several
years. Mt. Mitchell held the
record .for low temperature
this year with 19 below
zero Saturday morning.
Other sections of Yancey
reported from two above to
one below zero.
Snow fall in this area
was lighter than in most
other states to the North.]
Not more than two to th
ree inches fell here while
in other sectio'ss of the
country people struggled
under blankets of two and
three feet. Os the -larger
cities, Cleveland and Pitts
burg seemed to be hardest
hit. by -snow:.-.white.- New
York suffered from winds
severe enough to blow in
.'plate glass windows. Thous
ands o-f residents in those
Jenkins Appointed As
Agent Supervisor
I Ben P. Jenkins, Jr, farm
'agent of Cleveland County
for the past five years has
been appointed as the new
district agent for the State
| College Extension Service.)
.His appointment to the
I post becomes effective Dec
ember'
Jenkins, in his new capa
city, will supervise the
work of farm agents, in the
1 15 counties of Avery, Bun
! combe, Cherokee, Clay,
i Graham, Hcywood, Hen
iderson, Jackson, Macon,
j Madison, Mitchell, Swain,
I Transylvania, Watauga*
and Yancey. He succeeds'
Robert W. .Shoffner, who
iwas promoted in October to
assistant director of ex
tension.
R, S, T Motorists Requested
To Take Tests
Raleigh—The R, S, T !
group of motorists repre- 1
sents the largest of the
groups, of; motorists who
must stand examination for
drivers license renewals,
and only a month and a half
remains in which they may I
obtain renewals, the North
Carolina Department of
Motor Vehicles said today. |
Approximately 180,000
North Carolinians are in
cluded in the R-T group.
With over three-fourths of;
the examining period past,
only 130,493 persons have
taken the examination.
Examiners seldom can
test over 20 persons a day.
With 50,000 drivers in this
category left to be tested
between now and December
31, some will have to wait
in line. The Department ur
ges them to go to their
nearest drivers license ex
aminer as soon as conven
ient. Don’t wait until the
rush begins and the lines
start forming.
The examining period for
motorists whose Surnames
begin with V, W. J, Y Z
will begin oh January 1.
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f NUMBER THIRTEEN
cities were compelled to
withstand the severe cold
withont heat and electric
power in’ their homes.
Telephone service also was
disrupted.
No deaths were reported
in this section due to the
cold, however an automo
bile with a woman and
child was found stalled on
the Parkway. The couple
were carried to an Ashe
ville hospital for treatment
because of exposure. Al
though neither was in a'
serious condition, it was re
ported that the woman
would not be able to walk
for several days. When the
car stalled, the gasoline
supply was exhausted in
keeping the motor running
for heat. After the gasoline
was gone, seat covers were
torn from the seat and
burned in the ash tray to
produce enough heat to
keep the wofhan and her
child alive.
Over 250 deaths due to
the cold and snow were re
ported in the United States
and Canada.
Schools were resumed to
day in Yancey County for
the first time since Friday
; afternoon.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR AMANDA HIGGINS
Funeral services for Mrs.
Amanda Higgins, 85, of
Higgins,who died Monday
I night in an Asheville hospi
-1 tal after a long illness were
held Wednesday at 1:30;%
m. in the home.
The Rev. Cecil Higgins
officiated and burial was in
-the family cemetery.
1 She was a native and life
long resident of Yancey
County.
Surviving are five sons,
Gus, Zeb and Early of Hig
gins, H. W. of Cane River
'and Ed of Burnsville, Rt. 1;
27 grandchildren and 14
great-grandchildren.
Week of Prayer
To Be Observed
The women’s Missionary
Society of the Baptist Ch
]urch will observe the week
of Prayer for Foreign Miss
ions from December 4 thr-'
ough December 8.
Wednesday evening at
the Prayer Meeting hour,
Mrs. J. A. Watson \v (I have
charge of the program.
Rev. C. B. Trammal, pastor
of the church, will give the
devotional.
Thursday afternoon, be
ginning at 1:30, a series of
programs will be given.
Mrs. J. R. Bailey will be
leader of the program from
1:30 to 2:30; Mrs. Lee
Yelton from 2:30 to 3:30
and Mrs. W f . K. Holleman
from 3:30 to 4:30.
Friday, December 8, all /
the Missionary Societies
of the Yancey Association
will meet at the Burnsville
church for an all day meet
ing and covered dish lun
cheon. Mrs. W. Z. Jamerson
will be leader.
1 Thursday afternoon and
Friday the Lottie * Moon
‘ Christmas Offerings will
) be taken.
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