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keep VOLUME FIFTEEN SUB. RATES $1.50 YEAR. Same Board Named At Mass Meeting At a mass meeting helJ in the county court house' Tuesday evening, citizens of the town of Burnsville renamed the present may or and town board on the ticket for the coming elec tion, May 8. The offices are held by Mark W. Bennett, 1 mayor, and Harlan Hol qomhe and Stanley Riddle, commissioners. The three men named CIRCUS COMING The ‘ big Don Robinson Circus combined with Am eri-Congo Animals, spon sored by the Burnsville Fire Department, is com ing to Burnsville, Wednes day, May 23rd. For many years the Don Robinson Circus has kept up its reputation of presen ting a clean show. One that will be enjoyed by the en-[ tire family. With many, 1 many new acts presented here for the first time. Everyone will be amazed at the splendor and glam-, our of so many exciting acts. I Don Robinson Circus sea- ( tures the yohngest Baby Elephant to perform at any time. The aerial acts presented are beyond comparison. The tumblers, trained pon ies, dogs, monkeys, apes, all do their part. Not for getting the clowns who sure do keep everyone in laughter. One of the many featur es this year will be the rid ing contest where local tal ent will be used and taught to ride Bareback Horses. This will surely keep you in a roar of laughter. (Continued on back page) Mr. and Mrs. Richard Arnold and daughter and Mrs. Arnold’s father, Neal Byrd, all of Dayton Tenn., and Back Byrd of Marion were the guests of Dr. and. Mrs. W. L. Bennett this week. Mrs. James Timony and daughters, Ann and Mary, spent last week in Rich mond, Va. Mr. and Mrs. fE. W. Koenig spent several days last week in Bedford and Roanoke, Va. Complete Artillery Unit Moves Forward in Korea The Yancey Record have served as officers for a two year term. A large delegation at tended the meeting t o name a mayor and bioard of two members and the ex-j pression was unanimous for the present members to continue in office. ; I ! Other ler softs wanting to enter the race for eith er of the offices may file ; before the established ex-, piration date. Dillingham, Filatov Vispt Marion Veterinarian |S. L. Dillingham, county agent, and Dr. Vladmir Filatov, Latvian veterinar ian who recently moved to this county, visited Dr. Harry Lind and his wife in Marion this 'week. Mrs. Lind is also a veterinarian and specializes in working with small animals, espec ially dogs and cats, i The Linds came to this country about 18 months ago through the Displaced Persons Program, and were sponsored by a.Mar -1 ion church. They are from | Estonia, a neighboring country of Latvia,' former ’ home of the Filatovs. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Young have returned from Florida, where they have been this winter, to their home at Newdale. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bacon , and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ball of Johnson City, Tenn., were the week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ray. NOTICE We hope the person who found the billfold advertis ed in the classified section will either return it to the owner or to the Record office. Although there were several dollars in the bill ! fold, the owner is not con cerned with that; however, it contained papers which are valuable only to her, and a picture of her broth er who was killed in action in Korea last month. She! says this is the only good photograph of her broth er that is available. If you found the billfold, please at least return thej picture. “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OP YANCEY COUNTY* BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1951 Benefit Party A Success - The Benefit PaTtv given by the Woman’s Glub at Roberts and Johnson Club I room Saturday evening was ;a big success apd everyone 1 reported having a good time. ; The door prizes for the ladies was won by Mrs. &eb Hall of Spruce Pine, j The prize was a mirror' j given by B. B. Penland and' Sen. The door prize dfor men was a portable radio' given by Burnsville Elec otc Co., and won by Dr. Gladden. Bridge aflfPljet back was played throughout the ev ening and there was a high - and low score prize given •at every table. All prizes . were donated by the local , business firms. BRASKEY MITCHELL, 76, DIES Funeral services for Braskey Mitchell, 76, re ' tired farmer of the Jacks > Creek section who died at l the home of his daughter, l Mrs. Burgess Wilson, after a hrielJUness were-held at i the Roland Hill Baptist ; Church Thursday at 2p. m. ■ The Rev. Archie Thomas officiated and buriafl was in Cox Creek Cemetery. Surviving are the widow, , Mrs. Minnie Shehan Mitch . ell; five daughters, Mrs. . Mrs. Joe Kinley and Mrs. Jim McCracken of Johnson City, Mrs. Burgess Wilson and Mrs. Neal Byrd of I Burnsville; four sons, Carl ! of Unicoi, Tenn., Frank of : Bee Log, Mallie of Burns ville and Sgt. Burgess Mitchel with the U. S. Army in Korea; 30 grand children and seven great ' grandchildren. Lightning Destroys House Fire, set off by a bolt of ■ lightning during the storm I Sunday night, destroyed l the home of Clair Laws, of , the Mine Fork section. The Laws family was at tending church a short dis tance from home when the i rire started. A neighbor happened to see the flames shortly after the lightening struck and was able to save some clothes, a bed and bed clothes before the home J uas completely destroyed. The house had recently been remodeled at a cost of several hundred dollars. About five hundred cans of fruits and veyetables were destroyed along with the house and furniture. Park Division To Begin Work at Mt. Mitchell C. M. Steppe, civil engi neer for the Division of State Parks, Raleigh, an nounced this week that construction of a mainten ance and service center, rangers residence and con cession building will begin immediately at Mt. Mitch ell State Park. Several openings exist for laborers, carpenters and stone masons, the en — 'j Ti • i._ Local Women Attend Auxiliary Meeting Mrs B. Ray of committee worn ! an, presided at the 18th dis trict meeting of the Ameri can Legidn Auxiliary held at Grove park Inn, Ashe ville, Saturday. Hostesses were Auxiliary members of the .. West Asheville ' Memorial Tost. ’ Mrs. Mildred Roberts of i Burnsville led the group in the preamble to the consti tution of | the Auxiliary; the opening prayer was of fered by sfrs. Joe C. Dun can, and the Pledge of Al legiance was led by Mrs. Ray Browp of Marion. Department board mem bers recqgnized at the meeting included Mrs. Hob art Ray m Burnsville, pub lications committee. Reports were made by Auxiilary units from Mar ion, Asheville, Black Moun tain, Canton, Oteen, West Asheville and Burnsville. Burnsville was represen ted at the district meeting by sixteen members of the local Auxiliary. WAL RITES HELD FOR HOBART YOUNG Funeral services were held Thursday at 11 a. m., in the Riverside Baptist Church, Weaverville, for Hobart H. Young, 35, of 1051 Riverside Drive, Ash eville. The Rev. Neal Larsen and the Rev. Charles B. Trammel, officiated. Surviving are the widow; five brothers, Shell and Ba rt Young of Micaville, Ral ph Young of Burnsville, Glenn and Grady Young of Pittsburgh, Pa., and the father, Thomas M. Young of Micaville. Pallbearers were Jimmy Buckner, Ed Riddle, Don ald Griffin, Don Honeycutt, Will Hutchins, Phil Nixon and Terry Hall. Young, who had been employed by American Enka Corporation for the past seven years, died Mon day night in an Asheville hospital after a short ill ness. BROTHER OF LOCAL RESIDENT DIES Funeral services for (Ez ra B. Thompson, 86, of Washington, who -died Fri day at the home of his brother, W. H. Holleman, here, were held Saturday at eleven o’clock at Penn ington and Smith Funeral Home in Raleigh, with Dr. Broadus Jones, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Raleigh officiating. Bur ial was in Raleigh. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Joe Farrar of Lees burg, Va., and two brothers W H. Holleman of Burns ville and Frank Hxdieman of Winston-Salem. Pallbearers were memb ers of the Masonic Order. if mi i i i Blue Gems To Begin Practice Saturday Hubert Justice, coach of the Burnsville Blue Gems announced, this week that the club is ready to begin . practice for the coming 1 season. The first practice | ; to be held by the local club; ij will be Saturday afternoon 1 ! on the Burnsville field, be. | I ginning at 2:30, Justice ■ said. t The Blue Gems made a . good record last year and ; played many excellent - teams from surrounding . towns. This season’s play . promises to be as good as , last year’s. . Field Trials Association e Formed Bird dog owners of this section will be glad to learn f that a Western North Car ‘ olina Field Trial Associa ' tion is being formed for t the purpose of running field trials for pointing’ I dogs in Western North ’(Carolina. Preliminary i meetings have been held and organization of the as sociation are well under Morris F. Sales, secretary. Yancey County dog own ers are invited to attend the third meeting, which ! (Continued on back page) ) ■■■ ; Cpl. and Mrs. Blaine ■ I Swann and sons, Mickey :,and Roger, have returned • home after a 1 two weeks va cation in Florida. They al lso visited Mrs. Swann’s . aunt, Mrs. Charles S. Lee in Cleveland, Tenn. Officers Elected For Legion Auxiliary > - - The regular meeting of • members of the Earl Hor > ton Post and the Auxiliary unit was held in the Mem " orial Building on Tuesday ‘ eveninp. ’ oCmmander Oscar Dey -1 ton presided at the joint session and two lilms were i shown by program chair t man, J. J. Nowicki. s At their business session ■ the Legion members took >up several items of busi ■ ness. They discussed reop ening the skatfng rink for the summer months and named a committee which will report at the next meeting. The Auxiliary members named the following offi cers for the coming year: President, Mrs. John B. Bennett; first vice presi dent, Mrs. George Roberts; second vice president, Mrs. R. N. Silver; correspond ing secretary, Mrs. Harlan Holcombe, recording secre tary, Mrs. C. R. Hamrick; treasurer, Mrs. Frank King; historian, Mrs. J. H. Ray; Mrs. W. B. Robertson; assistant, Mrs.l - David Swartz; sergeant-at-] arms, Mrs. C. L. Proffitt;, chairman child welfare, Mrs. Dover Fouts;: chair -1 man rehabilitation, Mrs. Kenneth Robertson; mem • bership chairman, Miss Wilma Allen. A . « * ' a * m High School Activity Programs Are Planned T Among the activity pro grams planned during the next few weeks in the high ! schools of the county are l Career Day, the one ,act play contest. These are annual observances and create much interest each year. ■./. « The junior and senior classes of the five high srhools will partiaipate in “Career Day” which will be held Friday, April 27 in 1 Burnsville. The purpose of the pro gram are to give students opportunity to learn first hand the significant facts abolt occupations in which i they are interested and ac quaint parents with, the guidance programs being offered in the high schools. The observance will be gin at 10 a. m. with a gen eral meeting in the school ; gymnasium. Ministers o f the town will conduct the jdevotionals with the Rev. ‘ ,F. R. Barber as principal * speaker. His subject will be Life Worthwhile.” j Eleven discussion groups with twenty five speakers, will be held with business and professional leaders assisting the students. A picnic lunch and a 30 minute recreation period will be held at the noon hour. The afternoon session will feature boy-and-girl relationships. The girls will meet in the school au ditorium and their discus- REPORT ON CANCER FUNDDRIVE Mrs. Troy Ray, chairman of the American Cancer Society drive for funds, an nounced this week that $118.50 had been donated by individuals and organi zations to the cancer fund drive. The quota 1 for this county was $300., Mrs. Ray said. She also pointed out that the drive will end this week, therefore persons who plan to make dona tions should do so immed iately. Volunteer workers have reported donations as fol lows: Mrs. D. R. Fouts, from professional men, $35.00; Mrs. George Brown, working from her home to the Duplan Mill, $13.00; Mrs. I. R. Laughrun, Hill side St., $9.30; Mrs. D. R. Fouts, Academy St., $6.50; Mrs. Bruce Westall, from .Westall’k Service Station to Roberts and Johnson Lum ber Co., $7.50; Mrs. Wesley Roberts, Azalea- St,. $5.50; Mrs. Harlan Holoombe, from Westa-ll’s Station to Glen Raven Mill, $6.50; , Mrs. Lee Yelton, $5.60; ,Mrp. Willard Fox, Bolens Creek Rd., $5.50; Mrs. Car roll Gillespie, Robertson St., $5.50; Mrs. Salvie Ram sey, Indian Trail Rd., $3.50; Mrs. B. R. Penland, Par nell St., $3.00; Mrs. Hobart W& NUMBER THIRTY-FOUR sion group will be directed by Miss Wanda Greene. The boys will meet in the gymnasium with recruit ing officers who will give them counciling on the mil itary service requirements. Miss Islean Ray, head of the English department of Burnsville High School, is in charge of arrange ments. Speakers directors of the different a-ctivities are as follows: Church vocation: Rev. F. R. Barber, Rev. David Swartz, Rev. C. B. Tram mel, Rev. J. G. Allred, i Misses Margaret Calbeck, i Ina Mae Fleenor, Laura Mae Hilliard; nursing: ! Miss Wanda Greene, Mrs. ; Max Proffitt; engineering: Edwin Wilson; Home making: home eco nomics teachers of county; medicine: Dr. Walter Ost; teaching: J. B. Deyton; business: I. P. Blanton; agriculture: E: L. Dilling ham, Max Proffitt, J. B. : Byrd; trades: David Nich ’ ols; armed services: Sgt. i Millner, Chief Willet, Sgt. Eubanks; industry: Don Burhoe. The invocation will be given by Rev. J. G. Allred of Micaville, Barbara Ad kins, president of Burns ville Student Council will give the welcome and June Bryan, president of Bald Creek Council, will respond Ed Hunter Jr., athletic director at Clearmont, Don ald Thomas at Micaville and D. L. Garland, Burns ville will direct the recrea tion. One-Act Play Contest The one-act play contest between the five high sc hools of the county will be held in the Parkway Play hocse on Friday and Sat urday, May 4 and 5. Each of the five high schools will present a- play. Casts for the one-act plays are selected from the senior class of the school presenting the play. Woman’s College is a gain offering a scholarship for the summer session of the drama school to the leading actor and actress. The following plays wil be presented: Bald Creek: “Hunger”, directed by Jack Mclntosh; Burnsville: “Un suspected Frail”, directed by Miss Evelyn Briggs; Micaville: “Patchwork Quilt”, directed by Miss Edith Robinson; Clearmont “Everything Nice”, direct ed by Walton Angel. Department Called For Woods Fire The fire department was called out Tuesday evening around 7 o’clock to stop the spread of a “trash fire” in the woods on the east side of “Baptist Hill.” The fire started from an DDen fiplrf wJiopo fr-aali on«l broom sSlee werpb^a hiipnftH j - ® I -da in Ln6
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