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B U R N SVJLLE Home Os tv. Art and Industry < VOLUME FIFTEEN SUB. RJATES $1.50 YEAR. FHA Officials Outline Program For Year > 1 On June 21 and 22, all personnel of the Farmers Home Administration from District, I, comprising 21 Western counties attended a two-day meeting at Ban ner Elk. Paul Laughrun, , State Field Representative, con ducted 'the meeting;, assist ed by other representatives including James Wood from the National. Office, Washington, D. C. The purpose of the meet ing was to outline policies and procedures to follow during the 1951-62 fiscal year starting July 1. One of the policies decid ed on at the meeting will place special emphasis on the reorganization of farms to obtain higher production per acre and to better uti lize all available farm land and labor supply. To offset partial employment during the farming year, addition al interprises will be en couraged and developed, it was said. Along this line, supervisors pointed out that a farmer now growing tobacco, corn, hay and the general crops may add to his income and- utilize more of his land resources by ad ding beef and dairy cattle, cnn support a higher standard of living, they said, by de veloping a sound farming system with added projects It will be the policy of the FHA to assist farm families in making actual adjustments in their farm ing operations. However, assistance will be limited to farm families who have the ability and iniative to carry out a sound farm program that will improve agriculture. The organization has au thority to make actual ad justment loans, repayable over a 5-year period and secured by first crop and chattel mortgage. Other loans which the FHA has been authorized to make during this year are Rural Housing Loans, Farm En largement Loans, Farm De velopment Loans, and Ten fnt Purchase Loans, with repayment periods rang ing up to 33 years. In addition to financial assistance, families will be given technical assistance in carrying out planned ad justment and improvement programs. Mack B. Ray, Yancey County FHA Supervisor whose office is in the Old Bank Building in Burns ville said, “The FHA pro gram in Yancey County is tied in closely with the gen* eral agriculture program for the county. In coopera tion with Extension Ser vice, Production and Mark eting Administration and other agriculutral agencies the general aim is to help farmers farm better and live better on their farms. By doing so, we have a bet ter county in which to live and we are improving our State and National Farm Program and our national security." the yahgey Record ciHc-ifeAt; :r Miss Neill Named County Home Agent -T Miss Nell Kenneth, Dis tirict Home Demonstration Agent h"* announced that Mary*' Helen *»£ ter of Mr. and Mrs. _ ■ J Neill of Bald Creek, ha* been appointed as Home Demonstration Agent for Yancey County effective July 1. Miss Neill attended Wes tern Carolina Teachers College two years and was graduated from East Ten nessee State College. For the past two years she has been assistant Home Agent in Watauga County where she has done ootstanding work with 4-H clubs and Home Demonstration clubs She is employed jointly b y the State College Exten sion Service and Yancey County officials. —-_ , r TWO KILLED IN AUTO . ACODSINT Two persons, Clifton Wilson, 25, of Bee Log, and Mrs. Virgie Holland, 30, of Mooresville, formerly o f this county were killed : early this week in an auto mobile accident near Ashe- '< ville. Wilson who was riding in the automobile driven by Mrs. Holland, according to reports, was killed in stantly when the car left the pavement, crashed into a tree, then fell down a 10- foot embankment near the Asheville city limits in the Woodfin section. Mrs. Hol land died in an Asheville hospital Tuesday. Funeral Services Funeral services for Wil son were held Wednesday at 2 p. m. in the Bald Moun tain Baptist Church with the Rev. Quince Miller of ficiating. Burial was in the family cemetery. Surviving are the widow; two children; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wilson; four brothers, Ted Wilson of the U. S. Army, Jack and Ned Wilson, both of Bee Log, and Boone Wilson of Erwin, Tenn.; three'Sis ters, Maude, Gladys, and Clouse; and the grandmo ther, Mrs. Martha Fender, all of Bee Log. Funeral services for Mrs. Holland were held Wednes day at the home of her, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gil bert Robinson o f Bald Creek and burial was in the Elk Shoals Cemetery. Surviving, in addition to the parents, are ithe hus band, W. {E. Holland, four brothers, Milt and Martin Robinson of Bald Creek, Howard Robinson of Hick ory, and B. G. Robinson; two sisiters, Mrs. John Small of Mooresville and Miss Sue Robinson of Bald Creek.' . - L' . -DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY" "BURNSVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1951 \ School Os Fine Arts i|j •f. Opens Monday \ The Burnsville School of Fine Arts is scheduled to open its fifth annual sea son here Monday. ,| College credit is given different courses for the school, the , * h « t l 1 offered depend- | J amount of c. q uent in ing on the time . ''*l*36. . the study of a given Coc , Courses will be offered ’ from two hours to six ! hours, the proportion being ig . one credit hour per week H of study. Courses in art, creative p writing, the dance, drama, g education, history, and 1 music will be given. = One of the highlights of jg the Fine Arts Schooi is the § drama department. Sever- fg al productions, with acting M and producing done entir- g ely by students, are sched- p uled each year: Productions scheduled to be given at 13L. - J ... .. „ - j this season are “Candida” „ o r “Glass Menagerie”, ( “Taming of the Shrew”, | “Harvey”, “Ten Little In dians”, and “lolanthe”. A <0 music and dance recital c will also be given sometime ‘ during the season. HUNDREDS ATTEND \ ANNUAL PICNIC Hundreds of people from , every section of Yancey County joined J. G. Mc- Clure, president, and other officials of the Farmers Federation in the annual Fourth of July Picnic on Burnsville School grounds yesterday. It was estimated that 1500 people attended the gathering which is spon soned each year by the Farmers Federation. Sev eral speeches were made by officials of the cooperative and other visitors. Singing, string music and dancing in the mountain fashibn highlighted the festivities. Several prizes were pre sented during the course of the day. Mr. and Mrs. John Whitson won the prize for being the oldest married couple there. The award for the youngest married couple was won by Mr. and Mrs. Coy Ward while Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Martin won the prize for I having the largest family present, with eight children Charlie Fox carried away the free pig, Adolphus Wil son took the honors in the bald headed man contest amfl Oscar Gibbs won the prize in the musical chairs contest. A grand psize will be giv en later for the winner in the entertainment contest. The winner will be picked from contestants of all pic nics sponsored by the orga nization this year. * ' // ~ 1 *■ \" i""! The work) that we doyis the making of , the flag. ! \ \ j I am not .the flag; not; at am » shadow. I i , i i I am what you i make me; nothing more. y I swing before jfour eyes asm bright, gleam of |L color, a symbol of. yourself the pictured sugges- JL tion of that big thing which, makes ithis nation. ‘ ! My stars and my stripes tare your*dream and your labors. They are bright with cheer, bril liant with courage, firm wjth faith, because)you have made them so out of youfr hearts; for‘you j are the makers of,‘the flag, and it is well j that you glory in theymaking../ f / \ 1 r-FRANKOiNLK. LANE | Binghams Buy Camp Mt. Mitchell For Girls From Camp Mt. Mitchell •for Girls comes the < announcement of the tran- < sfer of ownership of the ; camp which has just been completed. Mr. and Mrs. r James Bingham, the new i j owners, purchased the pro » ' perty from Mr. and Mrs. g.i Fred Homuth of Clearwat er er, Florida. f Mr. and Mrs. Bingham are from Jacksonville, #l where Mr. Bingham owns M and operates an importing < JT and distributing business. : gfl He is well known in all ! H Southern states and has §£ many friend in and about Burnsville. Mrs. Bingham Bj is very well known in Bur 'll nsville as she has been con -rected with Camp Mt. Mit-i n for many years and' , home here. Mrs. cheu '' a specialist in cheu -t of Girls - °- WnS - a the developmen. and has made a g. . cess in her work with w both physically and spirit ually. She has many plans for building Camp Mt. Mit chell into a great cultural center which will attract girls from all parts of the country. Camp Mt. Mitchell for Girls includes 27 acres and is located! within the city limits of Burnsville. It is one of the most Scenic Camp locations in Western North Carolina and third , highest, being over 3100 feet. Staff members and girls of the camp enter in to the social and business life of Burnsville and at tend the city churches ev ery Sunday. Parents who visit their children stay at the Mt. Mitchell Motel and Nu- Wray Inn. Mrs Bingham has plans for expanding and remod eling that will be helpful not only to the Camp but will be of interest to the surrounding countryside. Shower Given For Bride-Elect Mrs. Carl E. Silver and Mrs. Herbert Forrest en tertained with a bridal shower Thursday evening in the home of Mrs. Silver, honoring Miss Evelyn Sil ver of Miqaville, bride elect of Mr. Robert Pen land Hyams of Morganfon. The house was decorated with arrangements o f spring flowers. A wedding bell made of flowers and tied with white ribbons made up the centerpiece for the dining room. The bride elect was presented with a bouquet of mixed flowers with white streams (Continued on pact four) B UR NS VILLE' Home Os Camp Mt. Mitchell ] For Girls I T^— NUMBER FORTY-FOUR Camp Mt. Mitchell open ed with an almost capacity enrollment with girls from all Southern states —Ohio, Kentucky and New York. Nora and Norma Garcia, daughters of editor Garcia of El Mundo. leading Hav ana newspaper and mem ber of the United Nations Press Club, are the only Campers from outside the , United States. Mrs. Bingham has a stare of counsellors and atrists from leading universities and colleges. Mary Laws Early is from Duke Uni versity, Peggy Hume and Lorraine Cowles are from University o f Florida, Woman’s College at Green sboro is represented by Hertha Homuth and Jo Goodwin. Loma Cole, Vir ginia Douglas, Frances Chase and Dorothy Tyler are here from Florida Sta- ’ 4 -isee. Mrs. Edward J. Lawrqn* Vture Consultant Jitof M e Girl Scouts, *•- -’tdoors ce > - grdlssN Jacksonville making the o u esting t o large eyery day. Mrs. Blanche Laite, i gistered nurse, is wife of jDr. Wm. Laite of the Flor ' ida Methodist, Conference and minister of Dade City Methodist Church is Con sultant. Trained dietician, Mrs. Virginia Elkins, has had many years experience in dietics, plans well balanced meals, and carries out diet as prescribed by physicians for campers. In addition to daily camp activities, trips are taken to places of interest in this section. Each evening pro grams of square dancing, dramatics, stunts and camp fires are planned. Wednes day and Sunday are visit ing days at Camp Mt. Mit chell. Church Women To Have Picnic Supper All Circles of the Wom ens Missionary Union of the First. Baptist Church here are joining in a picnic supper Tuesday night. The outing will be held at Camp Ray. beginning at 6 p. m., and families and friends of the members are invited to attend, it was said. Mrs. R. E. Anderson, Miss May Cook and Mrs. Madeline Piedmont spent the week end with'Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hennessee. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Phillips and daughter, Joan have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Kiffen Hennessee. :
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