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V iMetedy 7 J fmpii) 1 /j t hi United States 1 { Peftnse Bonds J VOLUME SIXTEEN ■ ; ' " REA Beauty Finals To Be Held Here The French Broad Electri Membership Corporation an nounced this week that fina plans have been completed for the Burnsville finals of the co-op beauty contest. The eventj will be held Saturday night at the Parkway Playhouse and will start promptly at Bp. m. i Elimination contests have 'been held in other sections of the co-op service area, and the Burnsville event will bring together the top-ranking con testants of seven counties. Eight girls will compete in the finals. The local contest is being „ held to select a representative to go to Raleigh to compete in the state “Miss REA” contest The state winner will ee-j ceive an expense-paid trip to Chicago in 1952 to seek the title “Miss Rural Electrifica tion”. Contestants in the local con test will be judged for beauty, talent, poise, past achieve ments, and personality. Th Congressman Jones Spent Labor Day In Town ' I “ Our Congressman” Wood row W. Jones took advantage of the Labor D&y holiday to visit o' i friends in Burnsville. He spent most of the day here visiting with different people] on the street and in offices that had not closed for the day. Most of hi 3 talk concerned the part of the United States in present world affairs. BODY OF SGT. RENFRO BROUGHTjjOME The body of Master Sergeant Jack Renfro, 31, of Green' Mountain, the first of this county’s Korean war dead to be brought home, arrived here] Wednesday. Sgt. Renfro, son of Mrs. Maggie Renfro and the! late Jack Renfro of Green Mountain, was killed in action 1 in Korea on September 10, 1950^ Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 11 o’clock in the Zion Baptist Church I The body will then be sent to' Louisville, Ky. for burial in 1 the Zachary Taylor Nations Cemetery. Surviving, besides the moth er, are the widow, Mrs. Doro thy Richardson Renfro and a son, Jerry, of Louisville; two] sisters, Mrs. Arcemus Fox of Green Mountain” and Mrs. Jes Webb of Fort Bragg; one bro ther, Ivan of Green Mountain. MANSION TO HOUSE RED DELEGATES If . | t Tmr* jjlW'* 5 g c * y ■ • —~~ PLk iMBIILr iiA lift ii I Hillsborough, Cal.,— I This is the “Uplands” $1,600,000 Hills borough mansionwhich will be the commodious quarters of the Soviet delegates to the Japanese Peace Treaty conference. The 40-room palace was built in 1917 by Charles Templeton Crocker. The Russian delegation to the treaty conference, headed by the tough-to-handle Andri | Gromyko, lost its first battle in conference rules in the firs | meeting of the 52-nation dele gation at San Francisco. Rules adopted by the con ference allowed each delega The Yancey Record SUB. RATES $1.50 YEAR. winner will reieive a complete wardrobe from local merch ants, while the second place , winner will receive a SSO bond , and the third place winner a !| $25 bond. A dinner at the Nu- Wray for the contestants will [i precede the contest, j The Tipton Hill square dan- Jce team will be present and ; will entertain the audience at [ intervals during the program, r Admission will be free, and . the public is invited to attend. * B r LAST RITES HELD ! FOR LEE HAMLIN >1 Lee Hamlin, 69, passed ! away at his home in Swiss! Tuesday p. m. after a long illness. Funeral services were held in Ivy Gap Baptist Church ‘ Thursday at 2:30 p. m. Rev Morris Banks officiated. Bur ial was in the Buckner Ceme tery. Survivnig are the widow Mrs. Inez Ponder Hamlin; one J daughter, Mrs. Clyde Ferguson Jof Swiss;, one sister, Mrs. , Clyde Buckner of Swiss; three brothers, Ross Hamlin of. , Stocksville, Oscar of Candler , Emmett of Flag Pond, Tenn., ■and one grandchild, Cecil Fer guson. I .-« _______________ |MMn _ r - (aßaia4t «.>*» CHEST X-RAY SURVEY The mass x-ray survey be gan in this county Tuesday, Sept. 4th. Mobile units were stationed at Micaville and Celo ion Tuesday and Wednesday, with about 370 persons being f x-rayed at Micaville and about >' 170 at Celo. ' The schedule for this county i for the remainder of the sur :j vey is as follows: Y Bald Creek High School I I Sept? G, 7 and 8;. Cane River *4 (John Morrow’s home) Sept ,6 and 7; Prison Camp (camp .only) Sept. 8; Burnsville (on ! the Square) Sept. 11 through *129, except Sundays and Mon days; Green Mountain Pos Office, Sept. 12, 1 to 5 p. m., Sept. 13, 11 a. m. to 5 p. m All clinics listed above ar from 11 to 5 unless otherwise >] shown. All persons 15 years of age and over are urged to avail themselves of this op portunity for a free chest x-ray tion one hoyr to speak on th treaty. Gromyko used his hour’ |in denounning the American written treaty as a military, | alliance between Japan andj the United States, and making proposals for the treaty that would be more favorable to Russia and Red China. “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1951 New Superintendent Arrives At Glen Raven Mill An official of the Glen Rav en Mill here announced thi week that T. M. Tyner has ar rived in Burnsville to succeed 6. W. Ramm as Superintendent ! of the plant. Previous to his arrival here, he was with- Reeve’s Brothers, ' Osage Plant, Bessimer City, ‘ N. C. Mr. Tyner was born in Georgia but considers Shelby • N. C. as home. I Mr. Tyner first entered the : textile industry as a weaver in ■ 1925 with the Judson Mills sh 1 Greenville, S. C. After gradu ating from N. C. State College in 1918 with a degree in Tex tile Manufactnring, he was employed by S. Later and Sons, Slater, S. C. From there h went to work for the Stone cutter Mills in Spindale. Later he was employed by Textron, Inc. as manager of a mill in [ Suncook, New Hampshire, as- i 1 ter which he became superin tendent over three plants of the Plaza Mills, Inc., at Beev- erton, Pa. l Arriving with Mr. Tyner were his wife, a native of Greenville, S. C., and Banson their four year old son. Filatovs Move To Burnsville Vladmir Filatovs, veterinar in who came here through the Displaced Persons program, . recently moved from his home in Micaville to the 0. K. Mas ters house on Roberts Street. Persons who are close to Dr. Filatovs say his practice in the county is growing. And sever al eattlaman-Kava aaid vauHWy “you can quote me—he is really good.” A.*f Sgt. Fox Honored By Air Transport Service For his work leading to ( modifications in 20-man life rafts, T-Sgt. Birgious Fox, son] of the late Malcom Fox and! ; Mrs. Fox of Burnsville, of , Brookley Air Force Base has , been awarded the Commenda-J tion Ribbon of the Military, Air Transport Service. The award was made under authorization by Lt. Gen. Lau rence S. Kuter, MATS com mander. 1 Sgt. Fox, attached to the., 1703rd MATS group at Brook ley, has been working on the project since February, 1950. I Many of his experiments] have been made at Brookley! and some have been carried out at other bases in the coun-j s try under varied conditions. Modifications which make the rafts for heavy- transport] aircraft easier to handle and much safer have been incor porated in old style rafts. New rafts are being manufactured with the changes which deal chiefly with carbon dioxide tubes, canopy supports and equalizer tubes. According to the citatioi with the award, Sgt. Fox has “worked untiringly, sometime under hazardous circumstan ces, in order to aid in the per section of a satisfactory raft thus reflecting great credi upon himself and the U. S Air Force.” It also says that “Sgt. Fox furnished information of ines-j timable value in connection with the emei-gency equipment program of the Military Transport Service which wjs instrumental in the correction of dangerous deficiencies in a 20-man life raft.” He has worked with emer | gency equipment in the Air Force for five years. A native of Yancey County and a former student of Clear-] mont Hign School, his first military service wap with the Infantry. He was at Schofield Barricks, Hawaii, when Pearl Harbor was attacked. >! During World War 11, SgtJ Fox served with the ground ; forces in the Pacific, and he' l] transferred to the Air Force' : in 1944. Since that time he has ; served with the Military Air! i Transport Service and the Air j Transport Command. YOUNG DEMOCRATS TO HOLD MEETING SATURDAY A member of the Young Democrats .) organization of Yancey County announced this week that there will be a meeting of,the club next Sat urday, Sept'ember 8, at the Court House. The meeting, which is scheduled for the purpose of electing officers and delegates to go to the State Convention, will begin at 2:00 p. m. t YANCEYICOUNTY ROAD PROJECT IS FINISHED Raleigh.—Jrhe State High way Commission complete! work on a, 9.4-mile primary! road project; in Yancey County' during August, Chairman Henry W. Jordan announced today. -H _ | Bithminous concrete was placed on US 19-E and US 19 from Burnsville west toward the Madison; County line. i The surfacing department is] now repairing and resurfacing' the stretch in road from 19-E to Green Mountain. More and more traffic's using that road as the nearest route into' Tennessee, m m St.- “BLOOD FOR FREEDOM” The Department of Dsfense has issued an appeal to the National Red Cross requesting increased quotas of whole blood and Mood for plasma to replenish the gravely depleted . otrfxJfc»Hhefc me of plasma and; whole blood in Korea is a' major factor in the reduction of the mortality rate among wounded. Therefore the Mili-| tary Defense wants to assure | each soldier, sailor, Airman and Marine an adequate re -1 serve of this fluid for use 1 when and where he needs it. I Because T>f having this mira , cle medicine/ in reserve, the 1 losses at the Korean front ' have been miraculously low, 1 out of 100 men wounded only 2.6 men were lost, compared with 11 men of the first World War and 5 men in the last World War. There is also a heavy de- I mand for whole blood* among j the civilians. Yancey county] has in the past been using an average of 50 pints per month [ for its own citizens. Therefore ,we are appealing to all able bodied to come to the aid and ] help make up our quota of 150! | pints at this next visit. The Blood Mobile Unit will visit J Burnsville on Tuesday, Sept.| 18, between the hours of 11:00' a. m. and 5:30 p. m., it will be stationed at the Legion Mem orial Ifyll. FARMERS ASKED TO SPEAK UP IN USDA STUDY Local farmers are “speaking their minds” in the county wide survey now being con ducted by the Yancey County Agricultural Mobilization Com mittee, W. M. Hensiey, who is chairman of the committee, said here this week. “And that’s just what we want,” he added. “If the Fam ily Farm Policy Review is to accomplish the intended ob jective, we must not only have honest appraistl of Depart ment of Agriculture policies,! but also the widest possible' | participation in the Review.” | The study, which intends to find out how well USDA pro-] grams serve farm families, is now in its first week. It is i being conducted by the County Agricultural Mobilization Com mittee with the assistance of. 1 volunteer farmers and other in- 1 terested in the county’s rural 1 I life, Mr. Hensley says. Meet-| I ings are being held in other communities on the following' 1 dates: ' Bee Log School Friday, Sept 7, 10:00 a. m.; Bald Creek! j School, Tuesday, Sept. 11 8:00 p. m.; Clearmont School, Thursday, Sept. 1 13, 8:00 p. m i * i jmm aK . fjg W i S Rif &ni I { ; ‘ p < C. W. RAMM | C. W. Ramm who terminated 1 his services with the Glen ‘ Raven Mill as General Mana ger in July recently moved | with his family to his home in ! Greensboro. Mr. Ramm came here little more than a year ago to replace Warren Hadley as manager. | Although Mr. Ramin’s plans are not known definitely, it was said he has accepted a ] position in Georgia, to begin [ in October. — Summary of Cattle Sale A summary of the cattle sale held in connection with , the show last Thursday, under , the guidance of Guy Wilson of ! the Carnation Milk Company, ! H. S. Ray of Green Mountain, ! C. B. Gillespie and W. Z. Rob ertson of Burnsville, is given below: * Charles Lee Griffith of Bur nsville, one sold to H. L. Grif fith of Burnsville for $155., j and one to P. D. Geouge of Forbes for $l9O. ' H. S. Ray of Green Moun tain, one sold to Z. B. Byrd of Burnsville for $165., one to Sam Cartner of Newland for $200., and one to Howard W. Wilson of Toecane for $l6O. W. Z. Robertson of Burns ville, one to P. D. Geouge of Forbes for $175., one to B. B. Byrd of Burnsville for $225. S. B. Conley of Rt. 1, Burns ville, one to P. D. Geouge of Forbes for SIBO and one to D. C. Franklin of Sylva for $l4O. George Turbyfill of Gisen Mountain, one to I. E. Frank ! lin of Sylva for S2OO. one to Robert Mclnturff of Green Mountain for $195, and one to Max Culp of Lenoir for $125. i E. J. Harbison of Misenhei -1 mer, one to Max Culp of Le- I noir for $145, and one to S. , 1 Ward Mclntosh of Candler I for $l3O. . Roy Ray of Burnsville, one to Max Culp, Lenoir, for $l5O. Gary Hutchins of Leicester, one to Roy Ray of Burnsville, for $165. * j C. C. Hutchins of Leicester, , one to David McKinney of ( Roan Mtn., Tenn. for $165.. f The total sale brought ( $2875.00, averaging $169.10. | Scott Wilson manager of ( Foodwill Farms of Gastonia ( was auctioneer. Community Contestants Make Smoky Mountain Tour Around fifty residents of ] the Bolens Creek Community left today for a tour of the Great Smoky Mountains. Ac ! cording to Rev. A. Z. Jamerson ' pastor of the Bolens Creek | Baptist Church, the tour is scheduled for two days and ]two nights away from their] home community. The ,group will camp at Smoke Mont, a]' village above Cherokee in the heart of the Smokies.. I The Smoky Mountain tour is ! part of the Western North! Carolina Community Improve-! I ment Contest which Bolens] , Creek residents entered early, 1 this spring. Beautification of ( < | the community through erec tion of signs and mail boxes, 1 and improving fences along the highway through the commun ity has been part of the pro gram. Crusade For Freedom Drive Launched ” The 1951 Crusade for Free dom Drive in North Carolina was launched at a kick-off dinner Wednesday night in Asheville. Harold E. Stassen who heads' the National Crusade was guest speaker at the meeting, attended by chairmen, co chairmen and workers of the western counties. Stassen discussed the effect iveness of the 1950 Crusade which enlisted millions of Am ericans in sending the messag es of freedom to people of the countries behind the Iron Cur-j tain. I He stated that reports from the counties confirm the suc cess of the undertaking. The attacks of the Freedom Crusade against communist propaganda are three fold; the activities of Radio Free Eu rope, made possible by the 1950 campaign, the Freedom Bell, installed in the Berlin”* City, Hall tower which each day tolls a message of hope, and the distribution of leaflet}. Millions of these leaflets, printed in the languages of the Satellite nations aud giv ing schedules for Radio Free Europe, are carried by plastic balloons to the countries be-; hind the Iron Curtain. The Crusade for Freedom is the American people’s chal lenge to World Communism. It' offers e%ch individual citizen opportunity to aid in striking a blow for freedom, to add his voice to the voices of Truth piercing the Iron Curtain. Local 4-H Members To Show Calves In Asheville A number of 4-H winning red ribbons in the Tri-County Cattle Show last Thursday will exhibit their! animals in the Western North Carolina Junior Dairy Show in' Asheville next Tuesday. E. L. : Dillingham, county agent, said five club members from this county will show seven calves in the show. Agnes Hensley, Tommy Ray, Richard Conley, all of Burns ville will exhibit one animal each while Loris Randolph of Green Mountain and Donald ■ Buchanan of Burnsville will l both show two each. The show will be held at the Hominy Valley Horse and; Hound Glub’s new pavilion 1 near Lake Enka, Dillingham said. On Monday afternoon be fore the show a parade with floats and trucks of calves will move through the streets of Asheville as a beginner for the show. Following the show on Tuesday, a supper for mem bers showing stock will be giv en by the Asheville Kennel Club. REACHES NEW HEIGHTS ►*- - ~ “ ~ ■ '-*»'• • * , m .. If MHBmL Sm wL uv, M ~ J Los Angeles, Cal. —The dis tinction of having flown high-' er than man has ever done be-1 fore belongs to Bill Bridge-] man (above), veteran Douglas Aircraft test pilot, who flew a] navy rocket ship to 78,000] (nearly 15 miles) in a test at Muroc Dry Lake (August 15). j ] JMltfty f I rurpdn 1 /toy United Stitei 1 [ Peteese huts I NUMBER ONE More freedom stations are badly needed and one aim of the 1951 Crusade is to provide 'at least two more powerful I transmitters for Radio Free I Europe. The campaign in the county i is headed by Mrs. C. R. Ham rick, chairman, and E. L. Dill ingham, co-chairman. Citizens of the county and students in the- school will be given an op portunity to join in the Cru sade. Speakers from the western North Carolina speakers’ bu reau will address civic groups Ito aid in launching the drive | here. t 1 Pvt. Isaac N. Brown Home Following Maneuvers * t Pvt. Isaac N. Brown, son of a i Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Brown of ' Burnsville, is home on a 12- day furlough following maneu vers recently ended in the Ft. ’ Bragg-Southern Pines section ,'j of North Carolina. i! Pvt. Brown, who is stationed with the 169th Infantry, 43rd , Division at Camp Pickett, Va., ' said his action in the maneu vers was actually easier than camp life. This may be because he was “killed in action” some time after the battle began in | which our defending forces ! won. . ■ ■ ■] H. J. Welch, New Patrolman, 1 Assigned To Burnsville »! . . Raleigh. Highway Patrol Commander James R. Smith this week released the names and station assignments of 35 rookie patrolmen who graduat ed from the Patrol's Training School in Chapel Hill Aug. 30. The new men successfully I completed a six-weeks course in traffic law enforcement, motor vehicle registration, firearms and first aid. The ■ training school, third of its i kind, was conducted by the : Highway Patrol in cooperation with the Institute of Govern ment. The recruit patrolmen will bring Patrol strength to within 10 of its authorized complement of 528. Graduates of the school were expected originally to add a small re serve of officers to the patrol i roster. However, 13 trainees j failed to complete require ments lor graduation and were consequently dropped from further training. ] Capt. C. A. Speed of Ashe ville was in command of the school. Assisting him were Sgts. E. W. Jones of Asheville, A. H. Clark of Wilmington and G. A. Stewart of Smith field. Patrolman H. J. Welch was assigned to Burnsville, Troop E. 4. - SCHOOL DENTIST Dr. Edward T. Koonce, den tist with the State Board of Health, ended his work at Bur nsville Elementary School this weeh and began working at Bald Creek School. While at Burnsville, Dr. Koonce also treated children from Pensa cola School and the Burnsville Colored School. Country Sets New Record i ■ . Citizens of the United States are great for setting new re cords—speed records, altitude records, and records of vari ous kinds. Over the week end a new record was again set. There were at least 658 per sons killed by violent means during the Labor Day week 1 end. Death struck somewhere 1 in. the United States every 1 severr minutes during the 78- hour holiday period. ,j North Carolina had at least il9 traffic deaths, one from : drowning, and one from some (other violent iause. *• *. *■ . -t*
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