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j Mike Mil k J ympiif I /ks Mil Stitts ] [ptiisssßisis j VOLUME SIXTEEN ' Service Office Os OPS To Open Here The Fire Department Hal j has been selected as location for an O. P. S. Field Service 1 , Office which will be operated here regularly on the follow ing schedule: Alternate Thu rsday afternoons, beginning November 29, from 1:30 toj 4:30. Next office will be con ducted qn December 13, 1951 A recess will be taken for the holidays and Field Services will be resumed January 10, 1952 and every other Thurs-j day thereafter, James W. Ray{ chairman of the local OPS Volunteer committee, said this week. Mr. Ray said that in order j to provide the best service most economically, the Char lotte district office of Price Stabilization has doubled its Field Service program to in clude 60 cities where OPSj business analysts will be' stationed regularly to provide ( assistance to the business in-] terests in the nation’s fight, against inflation. The analyst will operate here as a branch of the Char-j lotte OPS office and will be j available to offer advice | forms, and copies of OPS re-‘ gulations relating to the price controls program, it was said | He pointed out that Field Service program has been in operation for three months in 30 cities, and its. BALD CREEK STUDENTS j FORM NEW CLUB J Students of Bald Creek High School organized a Future Teacher’s Club this 1 week with the aid of Mrs, i Frank W. Howell, county sup- ( i ervisor, and Miss Clara Dee Banner, teacher. The new cfhb was formed with twenty two charter members. | 1 Officers elected to serve during the year in the new club, which has been named “The Anastasia Tomberlin' Future Teacher’s Club’’, are Lois York, president; Maryj 1 Jo Young, vice-psesiident;! Mary Alice Ray, secretary and treasurer; Betty Jean Yellton, reporter; and Betty* ( Marie Crowder, song leader. ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC The monthly orthopaedic clinic for the Avery-Mitchell-j 1 Yancey are will be held i Wednesday morning, Novem - ber 21st, in the Spruce Pine ■ office of the District Health D epartment. The clinician will be Dr. James H. Cherry of Asheville. These clinics j are held on the third Wednes i day of each month. Patients i wishing to attend are asked to be at the health office, in , the Spruce Pine town hall, not later than 11 a. m. CO-OP GIVES TOBACCO LIGHTING SUGGESTIONS With tobacco grading in full swing around Yancey County, the French Broad < Electric Membership Corpor-' ation passes along a few helpful suggestions for grad ing light in the casing house or barn. According to the co-op, neither natural daylight or "regular incandescent light bulbs are desirable for top quality grading. Natural day light, particularly on damp, murky days, varies through out the day. As the light changes, the color of the leaves seem to’ have different color shades, making grading difficult. Light from incandescent bulbs gives tobacco leaves a false color. Under these lights, it is difficult to notice tinges of green. Consequent ly, the crop does not bring top market prices because of (Continued on page 3) The Yancey Record SUB. RATES $1.50 YEAR. value has been proved as an economical method of con ' tacting the business inter -1 ests. The expanded Field Ser vice schedule puts an office in every county served by the ! Charlotte district OPS, and *is offered on a regular basis to every business house in district, none of which is more than 25 miles away. By putting these offices in 1 60 cities, which new schedule [ does, we have carried the OPS to the people, said Mr. Ray. SCHOOLS TO CLOSE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY I ' Announcement was made this week from the School ! Superintendent’s Office that tall schools in Yancey County I will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 22 and 23, I for the Thanvsgizing Holi days. I LIGHTNING KILLS COW, DESTROYS SHED j Lightning destroyed a tool 'shed and killed a cow owned by E. B. Powell of Concord section Wednesday morning about 8:30. The lightning struck Pow ell’s barn during the heavy storm Wednesday morning, ran from the barn to the tool shed, settting it on fire, and killing the cow which was tied near the barn. Later that morning light ning struck Jackie McMa han's house, located in the same section, destroying cab-' inets in the dining room. ENTRY BLANKS AVAIL ABLE IN DECORATION CONTEST Persons desiring to enter the Christmans Decoration Contest -sponsored by the | American Legion Auxiliary may get their entry blanks at' Feltis Furniture Company anytime from tdday until December 15. The contest will cover the' entire county and prizes will be given for the best decora tion inf Burnsville and the t>est in the county outside of Burnsville. The two first prizes will be $50.00 each; second, $25 each; and third, $lO each, making a total of -170.00. In the rules drawn up by the Decoration Committee it was stated that any person in the county could enter the contest, and that decorations must be on the outside or so arranged as to be seen and judged from the outside. , NOTICE The basketball game sched uled for Tuesday night be tween Burnsville and North Cove High School has Leei changed to Monday night. DEER SEASON OPENS MONDAY The first part of deer hunt ing season will open Monday morning and continue throu- Thursday in Western North Carolina. Besides hunting in private and Government lands supervised hunts will be held in game preserves. Hunts will be split, with Monday and Tuesday as the first and Wednesday and Thursday as the second. Supervised hunts will b held in the Mt. Mitchell Re fuge, Pisgah Game Preserve Sherwood, Rich Mountain Daniel Boone, Standing In dian, Wayah Bald, Fire Creek, Upper Cantrell Creek Big Creek, and Chestnu Mountain. "DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OP YANCEY COUNTY" BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1951 628 Vote Here For Research Finance Program Seven hundred and nine people in Yancey County vot , ed in the “Nickels for Know- How” election which was . held on November 3. The to-, tal for the program was 628 with only 81 in opposition. j «' West Crabtree, with voting >'place at Micaville, led the l.vote for the county, casting , a total of 113 votes. Seventy i'six votes were cast for the and 37 against. The' 137 votes was the largest num-, i ber to be cast in any one > 1 voting place against the re search program.- Cane River, voting place at Swiss, cast 106 for and none against, leading the county in favor of “Nickels for Know-How.” The “Nickels for Knfw- How” program is designed to * r finance research word in * j North Carolina. Farmers will { be charged an additional five I cents per ton on feed and fer * tilizer. This amount will cost the average farmer only 35 or 40 cents per year, while the total income for the re search work will be well over SIOO,OOO per year. The program as it now stands will be in effect until | 1956. At that time another re-| iferendum will be required for a continuation. H. D. Clubs To Hold County Widp Meeting The Home Demonstration l Clubs of Yancey County have made plans if or a county-wide! meeting - Saturday. The meet ing will be held at the Rob-| i erts and Johnson Building i and will begin at 10 o’clock. | The eight clubs now organ ized will attend the meeting* and an invitation has been given to women of Bolens Creek and Bee Log to attend also since these communi , ties are now making plans to organize clubs. 1 I A covered dish lunch will be served, and the “work 'day” will be taken up with work and plans for Christ mas gifts und home decora tion. n f U.S, Needs Civil Defense HOME FRONT PROTECTION IS UP TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY (TAy “ •/ of articles on civil itfnut, based an Ike booklet "Tku h Ctvil Defense prepared by Ike Federal Civil Defense Administration. It may bo obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.. " By MILLARD CALDWELL Federal Civil Defense Administrator ©Civil defense is set up by Federal and State law. But no law will work unless you back it up with action. That’s why, in the end, the responsibility for civil defense i% yours. If bombs from enemy planes ever fall on your city or community, they will not fall on an organization, or a system of government. They will fall on you and your family and friends. ' A soldier is trained to take care of himself and to keep on fighting. As a defender of your home front, you must learn to protect yourself and keep on working. Despite every precaution, a soldier might be killed. So might you. But the more you know, and the better trained you are, the better your chances for survival. To help you protect yourself, and to make the best use of your own special ability and skill in an emergency, ia the whole idea of civil defense. If you give time and thought to that, then you will be able to save yourself and others if trouble cornea. It is not up to the Federal Gov ernment to run civil defense. The Federal Civil Defense‘Administra tion doaa the basic planning, gives technical information to the States, pays part of. the cost of equipment and shelters, and provides some kinds of emergency supplies. The operation of civil defense begins at your State line. It Is The Peoples* Job It is the job 'of the States and Territories and their eounties and cities to organise civil defense among their own people. They must build the machine and mal™ It run. The person in charge in your State is the Ststs Civil De fense Director. In your city it is the mayor, or your local Civil Defense Arthur fox Dies In Kentucky Funeral services for Arth ; ur Fox, 53, of Burnsville, whc died suddenly Wednesday morning in |Hindman, Ky., j will be held Sjfturday at 2:00 ,p. m. in the ( Bible Baptist ! Church. p* The Rev. RTO. Adkins and ! the Rey. Gqss-: Randolph, pas- 1 , tor of the church, will offi-' ,°eiate. Burial vt|ll be in Hol ! combe Cemetery. ,1 Surviving abe the widow, Mrs. Hattie Laws Fox of Burnsville; five daughters, Mrs. Lois Mrs. 1 Jackie Price, flMisses Hazel, I ! Thelma and /lean Elizabeth Fox of Burnsville. Also five .Sons, Ross of Chattanooga, WPenn., Clyde, ' Homer, Clay md Albert of 1 Burnsville; eigb », sisters, four brothers an<f**f n Yive grand- 1 children. J1 K B. R. Penland Sleeted Trustee Os Mars mil College - B. R. Penland of Burnsville I was elected as' a member of I the Board of Trustees of Mars Hill Collage at the Bap . tist Convention, held in Ashe- I ville this week; Mr. Penland has been a number of the Board of Deaejbns and active 1 in all affairs of the First Bap-1 tist Church here for many years. Other members of the Bur nsville delegation to the Con vention were Rev. and Mrs. ' 'Charles B. Trammel, Mrs. 8. - JR. Penland, ■M’-'is Laura Mae 'Hilliard, D. R. Fouts, C. P. Randolph, Dawson Briggs, 1 (Mrs. C. R. Hamrick, and Mrs. 1 Hershel Holcombe. 1 Sgt. Staton Home On Leave Sgt. J. C. Staton is on emer gency leave due to the ser ious illness of his father,' 'John Staton of Micaville. Mr.j Staton underwent an opera tion in Marion Hospital re-j cently and has been in a ser ious conditeon since. Sgt. Staton is stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, S. C. r— —— _ 1 Director. He and his staff organize and direct civil defense. To do this they must find and train thousands of volunteer workers. Without your help, their efforts would be useless. Civil defense i? definitely not the responsibilityHjf the Armed Forces. Their job is to fight by carrying the attack to the enemy. Their experts have worked with the Federal Civil Defense Ad ministration to determine which areas are most likely to be at tacked, what kinds of attacks to expect, and what to do abont them. The Armed Forces have some definite civil defense jobs, such as making decisions on blackouts, dimouts, camouflage and radio silence. Air Force On Job The Air Force operates the rada< screen and the ground observer system to know when its own fighter planes are needed to meet incoming bombers, and to warn civil defense officials of their ap proach. Once the warning has been given, the Air Force Job for civil defense ends, and civil defense goes into operation. That is where you come in. That is where your training in civil defense will save lives—perhaps your life and the Uvea of your family. (The next article wjll discuss what does civil defense do before an attack.) STATE DENTIST COM PLETES WORK HERE Dr. E. T. Koonce, School Dentist with the State Board of Health, recently completed seven weeks of work with children in Yancey County schools. During the Seven week period, Dr. Koonce took his portable dental equipment jto every high school in the: ! county for work with ehild- I ren of the various districts.. Children from all smali elementary schools, except Lost Cove, were brought to . the high schools for examinar tion and treatment. Following is a summary of , Dr. Koonce’s work with school I children throughout the cou nty. Number of children inspec ted, 2,133; number treated, , 665; number referred to local dentist for treatment, 1,600; ( number of fillings, 809; number of silver nitrate treatments, 1,256; number of extractions, 390; number of I children whose teeth were (cleaned, 665; number of sod | ium fluoride treatments, 91; ! number o f miscellaneous treatments, 5; number of lec tures on oral hygiene, 65, and total attendance at lectures, 2,133. After completing his work here, Dr. Koonce moved to Mitchell County where he ! will spend seven weeks in schools there. j TWO MEN LEAVE FOR INDUCTION 1 Two men left for induction (into the armed forces yester ,‘day from this'county. They 'were Vestil Edwards and 1 Richard Dale Cates. On December 19 one per son will leave for induction, and on December 21 twenty-! five will be called for exami nation. ■ ■ -- Clyde M. Bailey entered I Duke Hospital Monday for a • general physical examination.! Local 4-H Boy Has Outstanding Record David Gillespie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Byrd Gillespie of Rt. 2, Burnsville, has com i piled an outstanding record in 4-H work. He has been a 1 4-H member 6 years and has 1 , completed 6 swine, 6 dairy calf, 4 corn, 4 poultry, 3 to- , bacco, and 1 Farm and Home , Electric project for a total of j 24 projects. In these 24 pro- 1 jects David has raised 8 cal ves, 64 hogs, and 293 chickens } and has produced 275 bushels 1 , of corn anc! 2918 pounds of burley tobacco. His gross in-j come from these projects was $5483.97. His expenses, such as feed, pasture, fertilizer* seed, and value of animals were $2903.73, leaving a net income of $3217.84. In his Farm and Home electric project David figur ed that all of the electrical appliances on the farm and in the home saves the family 1555 hours of work each year, giving them more time for pleasure and making farm work much easier. David has entered calves in 10 shows, winning first place on the best fitted animal at the Tri-County Cattle Show in 1950, and was declared 4-H County winner in Dairy ing in 1948 and 1949. He won a registered Poland China Mrs. LeFevre Honored At Birthday Dinner Mrs. J. S. LeFevre was hon ored with a birthday .dinner at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Swartz last • Thursday evening. Guests, other than Mr. and Mrs. LeFevre, were Rush Wray tupd G. Leslie Hensley. Eleven Girls In Tobacco Queen Contest Eleven Yancey County girls are primed and ready to dis play their beauty tomorrow at the Asheville Burley Jubi ; lee. Those who have filed en i|try blanks for the Queen • Contest are Mary Belle Me Curry, Burnsville; Zula Kate , Smith, Burnsville; Anna Lee i ; Fender, Bee Log; Chloe Ella i Ray, Vixen; Mary Ellen Ray, ■ Vixen; Katy King, Burnsville BODY OE PFC. JOHN HILEMON ON WAY HOME 1 • ; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hile-j 1 men of Bee Log received .in j * formation that the ‘body of p their son, Pfc. John Hilemon, i is being returned home for ! ( final burial. .■[ Pfc. Hilemon was reported , | missing in action on Septem j . ber 4, 1950. Recently the 4 am I ily was advised that he hat been killed in action. Date o i t his death was not given, how ; . ever it was assumed that he ) lost his life at the time he i : was reported missing, l He entered service in June 1948 and served with the 24th Infantry Division. He was among the first U. S.| troops to enter the Korean conflict. 1 When the body arrives, ‘ funeral services will be con- ducted at the Elk Shoal Bap ' tist Church, . and burial will be in the Elk Shoal Cemetery Surviving in addition to the parents are four brothers, | Lige of Bee Log, Dave of : Cane River, Bill and Clyde of I Trenton, N. J.; and two sis- < 'ters, Mrs. Linda Silvers of ; ! Cane River and Mrs. Lora - Edwards of Bee Log. ' , I gilt and 100 baby chicks by writing an essay on “The Value of the Pig, Chickens and the Cow on the Farm”. David was president of his , 4-H club in 1948 and 1949; and at present is the vice- 1 president, besides being ac tive in 4-H work he is very' active in church and school activities. One of the highlights in David’s career was when he recently was awarded a SIOO scholarship for outstanding work with his Farm and Home Electric Project, i —— ■ v IKE, TRUMAN TALK—DENY POLITICS wr l - 8 g f Jk <..>• ■ VC’ . Mgraw, .As. fct-2: a.'nL '*<-*&&'' •$ .-£33?>3? L 'K.* \*,i \- ' 'JJSB >, JB '.' • 7 : v . • ~ ' j/ S f-S»bJSk|is _ E&J ' wk ■ :**'■■■’■'* - J ‘ + V ' i . p!• * v . jfc' * ■'> Washington—President Truman and Gen. Eisenhower talk earnestly during their recent conferences which some observers insist were about “Ike’s” running for President in 1952-~though this is denied by both men. Eisenhower, back in Paris, repeated that parleys had to do with Euro pean defense. j Mike Mir f J ynepiti I /to; MM Stitts 1 Ifitlttst litis J NUMBER ELEVEN Shirley Whitson, Ramsaytown Opal Robinson, Toledo; Mild red Blankenship, Rt. 1, Bur nsville; Alma Pate, Bee Log; and Evelyn Higgins, Burns ville. Selection and crowning of the queen will be held in the |City Auditorium at 8:00 “p. m. j Prior to the contest, queen , candidates will ride in open convertables in a parade be ginning at 5 p. m. They will be honored at a banquet in the Battery Park Hotel at 6:30. Winner of the contest will be awarded a week’s vacation at Daytona Beach, Florida, for herself and chaperone. The Festival program will begin with a Tobacco Show I foil to bate co growers at the , Auditorium at 1:00 p. m. i The show will include exhi j bits in grading and tying. i Prizes will be awarded win ners of the exhibit. E. L. i Dillingham, county agent, said there will be at least one exhibit of tobacco grad ing and “hnr.ding” from this i county. PRESBYTERIAN NEWS Improvement work has been completed on the Esta , toa and Micaville Presbyter ian Churches recently. In the j Estatoa Church, a new oil heating system has been in stalled. Every room in the 'church, is installed with an outlet, insuring proper * heat. The new heating system is the first of its kind to be in stalled in any church in this area. The Micaville Presbyterian Church has just received a new paint job, greatly impro ving its appearance. A Halloween party was given recently in the second floor of the Micaville Church for young people of that church, Newdale and Estatoa Churches. Approximately one hundred young people and interested adults attended ' the party.- Beginning on Thanksgiving ! and continuing through Chr ! istmas, the three churches will participate in the Univer | sal Bible Reading Program which is promoted by the , American Bible Society. Services for Sunday: Micaville—lo:oo. Newdale—ll:oo. Estatoa—3:oo. The pastor, Rev. Charles Moffatt, will speak to the young people of Warren Wil [son College at 7 p. m.
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