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VOLUME FIFTEEN SUB. RATES $1.50 YEAR.
Dance and
To Give Recital
Dance and Choral classes at
the Burnsville School of Fine
Arts have concentrated this
week on programs for the Mus
ic and Dance Recital, annual
event for these groups, to be
given Friday and Saturday
evenings in the Paryway Play
house.
Original compositions by
Miss Virginia Moomaw, Direc
tor of the Dance in the Physi
cal Education Department at
Woman’s College who is teach
ing at the Burnsville School
this summer and by two of the
students, Miss Joycelyn Coats
of Smithfield; and Frank
Oliver of Miami, Florida, will
feature the dance recital. Miss
Moomaw’s compositions are
“Alley Tunes”; and “Nega
tion”. Miss Coats, a recent
graduate of Woman’s College
■* choreographed “Caprice” as
her senior problem in the Dan
ce at Woman’s College. Oliver
a student at Miami University
is doing “Hindu Ritual.”
Costumes for the recital are
being designed and made by
Ruth Groc4 Young, costumer
this summer for the Playhouse.
Mrs. Young has recently re
turned from a year in Europe
where she studied costume de
sign. Sets for the recital are
being made in the- -Playhouse
Workshop under the direction
of Ellison Miller, of Miami Un
iversity; and lighting will be
handled by Miss Anne Edw
ards of the Playlikers, Wom
an’s College.
The music program, by the
choral classes under the direc
tion of Williaam C. DeVeny
hea<f of the Voice Department
of the Woman’s College School
of Music who is conducting
vocal work at the Burnsville
School will feature the work
of the chorus of 40 voices,
soloes, trios, and quartets from
the students. The program in
cludes religous numbers, pop
ular songs, and a number of
mountain folk songs. Mrs. De-
Veny is accompanist and as
sistant director for all of the
vocal work.
Both the music and dance
groups are working on the pro
duction of “lolanthe”, which
will be given August 16, 17, 18.
Dorothy W. Anderson has
been appointed Promotion Dir
ector of The Dupian Corpora
tion, textile weavers and
throwsters, it has been ar' •
nounced by Lyman B. Frieze
President. She has had exten
sive experience in the women’s
fashion field as Merchandis
ing Manager of John Wana
tnaken, and with R. H. Macy
. and Annold Constable, as well;
as Executive Director of thej
New York Dress Institute. Mrs|
Anderson was also previously,
associated with the advertis- |
ing agency of Alfred J. Silber
stein, Bert Goldsmith, Inc.
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Martin!* Mass. (2nd from right) and Rep. John
Phillips, (R) 'Calif., (right) announce to newsmen at a
press conference that Hopse Republicans
(July 25) to hick an attempt to cut off Dean Achison.s sal
ary in order to‘force the Secretary of State <3ut of office.
The Yancey Record
BfcPORT OF SOCIAL
SECURITY PAYMENTS
IN YANCEY COUNTY
Glenn H. Pittenger, Manager
of the Asheville Office of the
Social Security Administra
tion, released the following in
formation on the amounts of
benefits now being received
in Yancey County.
A total of 164 are receiving
a total of $3464 monthly.
There are 3 old age benefi
ciaries receiving $1767 mon
thly; 5 widows and widowers
receiving sll7 monthly; 23
wives and husbands receiving
$325 monthly; 11 wodiws with
children under age 18 in their
care receiving 218 monthly;
62 children under 18 receiving
$1035 mcnttyly.
Mr,, Pittenger reminds resi
dents of Yancey County that
benefits are not paid automat
ically. Claim must be filed.
Persons seeking information
or wishing to file claim may
contact a representative of the
Asheville Office on the third
Monday of each month at the
Court House in Burnsville at
10:00 a. m.
LAST RITES HELD FOR
LEE N. HILLIARD, 52
Funeral services for Lee M.
Hilliard, 53, who died at his
home in Micaville’Friday after
a long illness, were held Mon
day at 3 p. m. in Crabtree Bap
tist Church. Rev. David Swartz
pastor of the Burnsville Pres
byterian Church, officiated
Burial was in the Edge Ceme
tery.
He was superintendent of
the Feldspar Milling Company
plant at Bowditch and been
associated with the plant for
23 years.
Surviving are the widow,
Mrs. Eula Gillespie Hilliard;
one daughter, Mrs. Ralph
Johnson of Collmbia, S. C.;
two sons, Col. Ray Hilliard
of the U. S. Air Force, Albany,
Ga., and Kenneth L. Hilliard,
also of the Air Force at Salt
Lake City, Utah; three sisters,
Mrs. John Young of Martins
fille, Va., Mrs, Gillum Scovee,
Winchester, Ky., and Mrs.
Mills Hall of Micaville'.
Mr. HolLeition Home
From Hospital
Mr. W. II Hollemon was
brought home Friday fron
Gratae Hospital, Morganton,
where he has been since suf
1 sering several heart attacks
\ several weeks ago. His condi
, tion has greatly improved dup
ing the past several days, ac
cording to a member 6f his
j family.
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OP YANCEY COUNTY*
BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1951
THOUSANDS ATTEND
FARM-HOME MEETING
i
Farm and Home Week, an
annual event which was at
tended by several thousand
Tar Heel farm men and wom
en, was held at N. C. State Col
lage, Raleigh, from Monday,
July 30, through today, Aug
ust 2. Miss Neill, home agent,
represented Yancey County at
the meeting.
Theme for this year’s pro
gram was “For Better Rural
and Family Living;” Family
problems including food,
shelter, clothing, savings and
security, health and medical
care, and recreation—was
given special attention. The
place of the rural church in a
community also was emphasiz
ed.
An outstanding list of spea
kers was lined up, according
to F. S. Sloan, extension pro
gram planning leader and sec
retary of' Farm and Home
Week. Classes were held in
special subjects, and the latest
models of farm machinery for
all purposes was on exhibit.
Social and recreational fea
tures, including group sing
ing and music by church choirs
and county home demonstra
tion choruses, were held each
evening. Professional and
amateur skaters gave an ice
show in the William Neal Rey
nolds Coliseum on the final
evening.
Special programs and de
monstrations were given on
poultry Tuesday afternoon, on
livestock Wednesday, and on
field crops Thursday. The
Thursday program included a
visit to an outstanding Wake
County farm to study organiza
tion, irrigation, and produc
tion practices.
Needed adjustments in agri
culture on both the national
and State levels were discuss
ed by outstandinv agricultur
al leaders.
Blue Gems To
PJay Hickory
The wet weather luck of the
Burnsville Blue Gems held out
last week when they were
rained out of two games, one
Saturday and one Sunday,
with Biowing Rock and Clinch- 1
field Mills.
Disregarding their run o
bad luck (that’s rainwater un
der the bridge, they say), ano
ther game has been scheduled
by the club for Sunday after
noon. The Hickory team will
meet them on Stamey Field at
the usual time for a hard
fought game, weather per
mitting. v
Last year the Blue Gems
lost two heart-breaking games
to the Hickory team. Both
games were won by a single
score and neither team scored
more than four runs in either
game. The local team plans to
turn the tables in the game
this week, except with a wider
margin, they say.
Church Youths
Attend Camp
Fifty-four young people are
attending the Holston Presby
tery Junior High Camp, held
this year at the Optimist Camp
in the Mt. Mitchell Game Re
fuge, which ruxs from July 30
through- August 4. Sixteen
leaders from the Presbytery
are taking care of the campers.
Leaders from Burnsville in
clude Rev. David Swartz, Ina
Mae Fleenor, Carolyn Osbor
ne, Mary Bell McCurry, and
Richard Briggs, while camp
ers from the county are Victor
and Larry Morrow and Carle
ton Higgins of Higgins, and
Steve Briggs of Jacks Crees.
Other boys and girls attending
the camp are from other coun
ties in Western North Carolina
and East Tennessee.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE RECORD
lßthfpistrict
Bar To Meet
Attorney -jfcharles Hutchins
of Burnsvijil president of the
Yancey County Bar Associa
tion, announced this week
that the annual meeting of the
North State Bar for
the 18th Judicial District has
been called for August 18 at
Burnsville.
The organisation of the 18th
District is a part of the gener
al State Bair Association, a
statutory orAnization, M. F
Thonqp, of i&ndersonville, i*
president of toe District Asso
ciation and fe. W. Wilson of
Burnsville isf the vice-presi
dent. McDowell, Ru
therford, Pol|, Hendesson, and
Transylvania : Counties make 1
up the 18th Judicial District,
and about 75 representatives
from the six jeounties are ex
pected to attend the meeting,
the local president said.
Among the ( principal speak
ers on the program will be
Judge J. Will" Pless, Jr., Resi
dent Judge the District,
Solicitor Clarence O. Ridings,
and Hon. J. Frank Huskins,
Chairman of the North Caro
lina Industrial Commission.
The meeting will begin at
11.00 a. m. at the Legion
Memorial Ilatt, followed by a
luncheon at Roberts and John
son C»ub ?-oom at 1 p. m.
Superior Court
Begins Monday
The August term of Super
ior Court will convene Monday
with Judge* William H. Bobbitt
of Charlotte presiding.
Jurors drawn for the first
week are Alvin Blankenship,
Arthur Bryant, Ivan Westall,
R. S. Edwards, M. D. Bailey,
Thor Anglin, Deckard Adkins,
Ernest Adkins, Baxter Pate.
Dove Boone, Floyd Wilson
Charlie Edwards, Arthur J.
Edwards, Cathleen Proffitt,
Jo‘m H. Hensley.
Garrett Wilson, Jr., Rothe
Wilson, Floy Blankenship,
lewis Fox, Ben RiddJe, Horace
P;iddle, W. B. Banas. Hobart
Harding, Hugh Jamerson,
I Fletcher Bryant, Crate Hen
sley, Lester Honeycutt, Gresh
em McPeters, Bryan Wilson
Clinton Ramsey.
John Ayers, Paul McCurry
Bis Young, Alvin Hensley
Rex Bradford, Ted Blanken
ship, Herbert Hilliard, Brad
ley Wilson, Roy Young, Z. R.
Blevins and Ralph Brewer.
The State against Stanley
Perkins for the slaying of 1
Raleigh Styles, which is sched- 1
uled to be tried during this
term, is the first murder trial 1
to be heard in Yancey County '
in more than ten years.
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FINAL KITES FOR I
MISS ETHEL ROLAND
Funeral services for Miss
Ethel Roland, 52, who died at
her home Wednesday morning
after a iong illness, will be !
held Friday morning at II
o'clock in the Riverside Bap- 1
tist Chtfrch.
Burial will be in the family
cemetery.
Surviving are the mother,
Mrs. Laura Roland; one sUter,
Mrs. Lela Gardner of River
side; and two nephews, Ralph
and Max Gardner.
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Mrs. King And Son To
Go To Baltimore
Mrs. Floyd Ring and son,
Tommy, will leave here for
Baltimore, Md. Friday to be
with Mr. King, who has been
employed with the Glen L.
Martin plant tfiere for some
time. She ha* been with, the
welfare deparaent here.
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Fire Destroys
Feldspar Plant
The Burnsville Fire De
partment was' called out Mon
day around 5 o’clock in the
afternoon to aid in fighting a
fire which almost totally de
stroyed the Feldspar Flotation
Company plant in Spruce Pine.
The building of the relativ
ely new feldspar plant was de
stroyed and most of the mach
inery was heavily damaged,
reports said. It wa3 estimatei
that the .loss amounted t<
around $150,000. No one wns
injured in*Yhe fire.
The fire, which broke out on
the roof and enfeloped the en
tire building within a few
minutes, was thought to have
been started by a dryer,
j The plant’s office building
and several other near-by
buildings, along with acid
vats, storage bins and crush
ing machinery were undam
aged. *
It was reported that com
pany officials stated work on
i the construction of a new
plant would begin immediately
, Carroll P. Rogers, Jr., for
, mer resident of Burnsville, is
, president of the Feldspar
Flotation Company.
Mrs. Rogers
Speaks On
China
Lettie Hamlet Rogers, Tues
day night, gave the first lec
ture scheduled by the staff of
Burnsville School of Fine Arts.
Mrs. Rogers, author of “Storm
Cloud” and “South of Heaven**
both novels with a China back
ground, talked on “Some His
torical Facts* on China". The
daughter of missionary par
ents, she was born in China
and lived there until she was
19 years of age. She is now a
member of the faculty of Wom
an’s College, teaching Crea
tive Writing.
An authority on the subject
of China because of her resi
dence there and research work
she said that the promises of
Communism looked good to
the Chinese after forty-five
years of civil strife and inter
nal corruption. She also said
that, in her belief, the United
States and the United Nations
took the first step to end the
spread of Communism over the
world when they met the chal
lenge in Korea.
Gordon Bennett, Technical
Director of the Miami Univer
sity Theatres, will talk Tues
day evening, August 7, on
’.Some Developments in the
Theatre”. C. W. Phillips, Dir
ector of the Burnsville School
of Fine Arts and Public Rela
tions Director at the Woman’s
College, will preside at the
Community Wide Vespers on
“Some Science Oddities”.
Dr. Hollis Rogers, Profess
or of Biology at Woman’s Col
lege will bring the series to a
close Tuesday, August 14, with
,‘Some Science Odlities”.
All of the programs are
scheduled for 8:15 o’clock.
Recruiting News
Raleigh, N. C.—Authority to
enlist applicants in the Mar
ine Corps who have received
their pre-induction notice or
physical examination, has
been extended to September 1,
1951, according to an almoun- -
cement today by Capt. W. E.
Brandon, director of Marine
recruiting for the state ofi
North Carolina. v
Previous authority to enlist
selective service registrants
expired on • August 1, Capt.
Branron explained.
This authority has been
granted by selective service'
headquarters in Washington,
the Captain said, to give an
opportunity to those eligible
for selertive service, to select
their branch of the Armed
Services. No further informa
tion is available as to whether
the September 1, 1951 date
would be further extended.
Miners To Hold
Meeting
A spokesman for the Yancey
County Miners’ Association
announced this week that an
important meeting will be held
by the association Monday
night, August £, in Micaville
High School building. The
meeting has been set at 8 p. m.
A decision has been reached
he said, as to the future price
of sheet mica; therefore, men
now operating mica mines and
those interested in future min
iny of mica should attend the
meeting. The spokesman ex
pressed the opinion that prices
agreed upon will exceed those
* paid for the mineral during
i World War 11.
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; STATE AUDITOR SPEAKS
L TO LIONS
Henry L. Bridges, State
Auditor, Raleigh, was guest
. speaker at the regular meeting
i of the Lions Club last Thurs
i day night. Bridges, who is a
r member of the Lions Club in
. Raleigh, spoke on the State
i Auditing System. This shbject
■ Auditing System. This subject
to club members since the ma
jority are men who operate
thejr own business and all of
them are interested in the
business affairs of the State.
The speaker pointed out that
. the auditing system of the
State is not designed and oper
ated to catch dishonest em
ployees as much as it is to
safeguard and protert those
handling public funds.
The official, who was intro
dueed by Frank Howell, sup
■ erintendent of schools, was in
> Burnsville on business.
i J. J. Nowicki, president of
' the club, presided, And plans
mere made for a “ladies niyht
picnic” which will be held in
the near future:
OPS ACTS AGAINST
LUMBER COMPANIES
Court action has been taken
! by the Office of Price Stabili
zation against several North
Carolina lumber firms and
others are being investigated
for alleged violation of OPS
regulations, Director Ben E.
Douglas of the Charlotte OPS
has been informed from Wash
ington.
The lumber investigation,
said Edward P. Morgan, assis
tant OPS director in charge of
enforcement, has extended in
to other states and firms in
Georgia and Virginia also face
court action.
Judge Don Gilliam of the
eastern North Carolina district
of United States court has en
tered a permanent restraining
order and consent judgment
restraining Hofler and Riddick
of Sunbury, N. C. from violat
ing any of the provisions of
Section 16 o fthe general-ceil
ing price regulation pertain
ing to record keeping on lum
ber sales for the prqtection of
the public, Mr. Morgan an
nounced. This firm, which
handles rough cut green lum
ber, had failed to prepare its
ceiling price list, according to
James F.. Latham, enforcement
director of the Raleigh OPS
district..
Other cases involve lumber
.companies at Edenton, Atlan
ta, Ga., Norfolk, Va., and other
cities in these southeastern
| states. In some cased treble
damages will be sought aga
' inst firms allegedly violating
1 the OPS regulations.
The investigations were
launched, said Mr. Morfr.n,
after complaints had been *?-
‘ceived from some mill opera
tors thkt log prices were so
high that they were unable to
prodnee lumber profitably. A
preliminary inquiry indicated
that both mill operators and
dealers have been very lax in
keeping records and compiling
price lists as required under
the OPS regulations.
BURNSVILLE
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NUMBER FORTY-EIGHT
LAST NAMED PEAKS
STILL INACCESSIBLE
There are roads all around
them, but few people hace ex
plored two of the highest
peaks in the Appalachian Ran
ge—Mt. Craig and Big Tom
mountains in North Carolina’s
Black Range near Mt. Mitch-,
i ell, highest peak in Eastern
i America.
Known for years as the
1 Black Brothers, the twin peaks
: to the north of Mitchell are
i pointed out to the thousands
1 of motorists along the Blue
■ Ridge Parkway as the last of
( the Black Mountain tops to be
• named officially (in 1947) by
s the Federal Board of Geogra
i phical names. They are also
; seen, and photographed most
effectively from N. C. High
way No. 80, just north of the
Blue Ridge Parkway, but they
can be explored to their crests
only on foot, so few try it.
Nearly as high as 6,684-ft.
e Mt. Mitchell, Mt. Craig soars
t 6,645 feet and Big Tom rises
? 6,558 feet above sea level.
- Both are coverel with virgin
i balsam forest, and the dark
i evergreen gives the range its
j forbidding name —Blsck Mou
t ntains. These mountains, high
b est in the East, comprise a
- series of undulating ridges
> rather than sharply rising
r peaks, and for that reason the
i individual mountains tend to
blend rather than stand out as
; spectacular and readily iden
, tifiable peaks.
Naming of the higher peak
for the late Governor Locke
, Craig was prompted by his
. well-known love of the moun
tains. Craig, a native lowland
er who moved to Asheville,
- was Governor from the hegin
, ning of the “T-model era” in
1913 until 1917 when North
• Carolina’s, great road-building
, urge was taking form and
mountaineers Were proclaim
ing plans to often “every cove
of the Mitchell Country to
every Tar Heel.”
That is now well on its way
toward accomplishment in the
current $200,000,000 rural road
building program inaugurated
by Governor Kerr Scott.
Designation of the north
peak as Big Tom was merely
official endorsement of a name
which had endured locally for
half a century. It was named
for Big Tom Wilson, the most
famous bear-hunter the South
ever had, and a man of such
prodigious feats that none of
his contemporaries ever thou
ght of him without prefixing
“Big”.
Unlike the Bunyan of the
northwoods, Big Tom’s woods
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Iliff Clevenger, manager of
the Yancey Theatre, spent sev
eral days last week in New
York City on a business trip.
He was able to secure tickets
through a business associate
for one or two Broadway
shows.
CONFESSES
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Skinner, 17. (above) who has
a juvenile record for burglary,
admitted to police (July 26)
that while searching for
College courts apartment fire
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