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j Halt Mis f J rurptof I /to; Me/ Stotts 1 ( Pefeose Bonis a VOLUME SIXTEEN Teacl ers Named For Yancey Schools According to an announce ment made by Frank W* How elll, the following 'Teachers were elected by local commit tee members and education officials to serve during the 1952-53 school term: Burnsville School: B. M. Tomberlin, principal; Vernie Wilscn, Helen S. Ramsey, Is lean Ray, Mary Evelyn Hen sley, Wilheihina A. Hensley, Mrs. Frank Deyton, Max Proffitt, Joyce King, Woodrow Anglin, Ford Bailey, Dorothy Ray, Gus Peterson, Willie M. Hensley, Zula C. Wilson, Pearl Randolph, Nelle Bailey, Osie Bennett, Madge B. Byrd, Eli zabeth E. Stamey, Nettie Ben nett, Alberta Campbell, Enola Wilson, Annie B. Proffitt, Mattie G. Sorrells, Harmie Briggs and Doris Hunter. Bald Creek School: Rasse H. Howell, principal; Anastasia Tomberlin, Pauline B. Hensley Jack Mclntosh, Charles W. Edwards, Robert Severs, Reece Wilson, Charles Tomberlin, Tensie Bailey, Ruth Buckner, David Peterson, Ottis Gibbs, Lillian S. Tomberlin, Verge Duncan, Era Jamerson, Madge Ferguson, Madge Carter, Dor is Tomberlin, Lola Byrd Wil son, Paula Mae Higgins, Nor ma R. Pate, Lola Anne Hen sley, Hattie L. Phoenix and Vera Carter Ray. Bee Log School: Edgar Hunter, Jr., principal; Leslie McCurry, B. M. Wilson, Lloyd Phillips, Grace Evelyn Cald well, Edna Beatrice Jamerson, Kate B. Robinson, Ernest Ban ner, Lois W. Byrd, Inez Edw ards, Hettie Higgins. Lucy E. Randolph, Robert Peterson, Bonnie Morrow, Maye B. Rob inson, Pearl Austin, Erma L. Peterson and Eula J. Hensley. Pensacola School: J. V. Mc- Mahan, Ruth H. Wilson, Edna Atkins and Lena Tilson. Lost Cove School-; . S. B. Conley. Prices Creek School > Mrs. Edrus Ledford. Clearmont School: E. B. Bailey, principal; D. L. Gar land, Walton Angel, Regina Lewis, James Johnson, Doris P. Hunter, Juanita Wallace, Richard Howell, Sam J. Byrd, Maglee Ray, Maphra B. Ben nett, Evelyn Barnes, Jeanette Bailed, Ruth Jobe Rice, Mad lyn Bailey, Thelma Gornto and Lois M. Anglin. Micaville School: H. D. Justice, principal; Edith Rob inson, Louise Hughes, Phyllis P. Bailey, Shelby Robinson, Donald Thomas, Lyda B. Ray, Margaret Griffith, Wesley An gel, Evelyn Young, Mrs. Clyde Peterson, Sara H. Silver, Hel en D. Silver, Minnie Young, Elizabeth Clapp, Sara Hensley, Exnm Lewis, Elma P. Griffith, Doris Gouge, Artie Lee Peter son, Ollie S. Young, Gladys Gillespie, Elma 11. Young, Jennie Owens, Edith Huskins, Bernice Justice and Lillian Robinson. * • South Toe School: C. B. , Bennett, principal; Margaret Ferguson, Dorthy Van Cleve Winnie C. Murphy, Hazel Del linger, Bayard Howell, Clara B. Byrd, Luna E. Ray, Mollie * ' ■" - ■*««—■ ■ ■ ■■■— YANCEY HOSPITAL DRIVE CONTINUES Every citizen of Yancey County stands to benefit from thig betterment pro gram; therefore, every citi zen should want to give. A donation now may aid in saving your life later. Make your check payable to Yancey Hospital Fund and mail to James A. Ang lin, Box 277, Burnsville. Watch this block for fut ure progress reports. „ i The Yancey Record SUB. RATES $1.60 YEAR. Hensley, Mae Chrisawn and Lillian Mclntosh. Seven Mile Ridge School: Dewey Gurley. LEGION, AUXILIARY NAME OFFICERS The American Legion and Legion Auxiliary held theii* regular meeting in the Sam Wilson Memorial Community building Tuesday evening. During the business session of the Legion the following new officers were elected: Commander, Max Pcnland; first vice commander, Bruce Westall; second vice comman der, Alonzo Roberts; third vice corrimander, J. J Nowicki; adjutant, Dover R. Fouts; as sistant adjutant, Joe B. Cash; finance officer, Arney Fox; service officer, R. N. Silver; sergeant at arms, Kenneth Robertson; 'chaplain, Rev David Swartz; assistant chap lain, Gus Peterson; historian, Dr. C. F. Mcßae Athletic publicity officer, George Roberts; child welfare I. E. Clevenger; Americanism, J. J. Nowicki; National defen se, Mark W. Bennett; graves registration, Harlon Holcombe emph.ymnet officer, H. G. Bai ley; Boys’ State officer, Rev. David Swartz. Membership chairman, Mack B. Ray; assistants, Torrey M. Tyner, Kenneth Robertson, T. S. Godwin and Louis J. Hidvegi; publicity officer, Arney Fox; Boy Scout officer, Frank Johnson; assistant, Joe B. Cash; oratorial contest, W. M. Gladden; chairman, Sons of Legion, John B. Bennett. RATHBURN READY FOR sign Painting here William L. (Cuss Head) Rathburn, the sign painting man is back in Burnsville af ter an absence of over six yeers. Rathburn has been in Washington and California most of the six years away from Burnsville, he said. He operated a sign painting shop in El Centra, Calif., and work ed at Richland, Wash, with the Atomic Commission. He plans to open a sign shop here when he finds available space. SOUTH TOE ENTERS COMMUNITY CONTEST South Toe residents have taken steps to enter the Wes tern North Carolina Commun ity Development Contest this year, according to T. S. God win, assistant farm agent. This is the only community in the county that has entered the contest to date, although residents in the Seven Mile Ridge community are consid ering entering. Bolens Creek was the only community in the contest from Yancey County last year. Al though the community did not win a prize for the betterment project, it gained wide recog nition in Western North Caro lina. A community organization meeting has been set for next Friday night, June 6, at 8:00 p. m. in the South Toe School building. At the meeting com munity officers will be elected to carry out contest plans. Morris McGough,, member of the Asheville Development Council will be present to ex plain community organization work. He will show slide pic tuers showing what other com munities have done by the betterment program. All families in South Toe and Seven Mile Ridge com 'munities are urged to attend the meeting. “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OP YANCEY COUNTRY” - , - - - -- Milt BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 29 1952 HOSPITALS INSPECTED BY COMMITTEE Six members of the hospital planning staff, B. R. Penland, H. W. Johnson, Dr. Webb, Harry Bowen, Horace Edge, and D. M. Sholes, visited hos pitals in Sparta and Taylors ville yesterday, gathering more information on hospital plans. Both of the hospitals visited were built on the Government Aid plan and were well plan ned and equipped the men re -1 ported. However, they are ela -1 ted that citizens of the coun l ty elected to forego the use of ■ government funds and con . struct the hospital here with : local funds. From the information gath ered on construction of the ; hospitals more time and mon s ey were used in construction -of the hospitals visited than l will be necessary for the Yan ; cey Hospital. However, they reported that much was learn ed on arrangement and equip ment needed. Grading on the hospital site was completed Tuesday. And the job was left in a “lettuce bed’’ condition by the dirt movers. Deneen Mica Company and Feldspar Milling Company did a complete grading job with out charge. Some have estima ted that the donation of men and equipment by the two companies would run well above $5,000. D. M. Sholes and Harry Bowen, local engineers, are drawing plans for the hospi tal without charge. Work on the foundation should be underway sometime next week, according to B. R. Penland. Mr. Penland also an nounced that enough brick for the building has been donated by General Shale Products Co. of Johnson City and will be placed on the site within the next few days.. All the needed funds for the hospital have not been receiv ed, but the steering committee is confident the goal will be reached. I Square Dance ’ 1 - Opens Season Saturday Night i Kick-off on the recreational ■ plans of the Yancey County j Betterment Association will take place Saturday night . in the form of a barn dance. Both square and round danc ! ing is in the schedule for the initial dance of the season. The weekly square dance is only a part of the schedule for ! play during the summer, ac cording to Mrs. West, who made the Cattail Community 1 affairs well known throughout this section. These dances and any other recreational affairs sponsored i by the Betterment Association ' are for the benefit of both - local residents and for sum mer visitors as well. Henry Clay Edwards of 1 Mars Hill ha s been secured to ’ call the square dances. Edw ■ ards is one of the best dance . callers in Western North Car ■ olina and has been associated with some championship squ 1 are dance teams. ; Everyone is invited to at- I tend and take part in the as . fair Saturday night. I NOTICE Dr. Melvin Webb will be out | of town Friday night, Satur . day and Sunday. He will be . back in his office Monday : morning. ' Mrs. E. N. Stamey is confin -1 ed to her home this week' due to illness. Miss Greene u NamedTo County Post Miss Wanda Greene has been appointed to the post of Home Demonstration Agent for Yancey County by the county commissioners and the State College. Extension Ser vice. Miss Grlfeae, who will take charge of duties in her new position of June 1, is a graduate of Radford College, Radford, Va.» ,and has had graduate work at the Univer sity of North Carolina. For the past two years she has been employed by the Health De partment as Health Educator : for this district. Miss Greene succeeds Miss i Mary Helen Neill as home agent here. Miss Neill has re signed effective June 1 to ac cept a like position in Watau ga County, tiff _—.— PHILLIPS AWARDED COM BAT BADGE IN KOREA With The 2nd Infantry Div. In Korea—PvW Ward Phillips of Bee Log, jf. C., recently was awarded tie Combat In fantryman %d|e for excellent performancejbf duty in combat with the 2nd Infantry Division The badga t symbol of the front line fghting man, dis tinguishes fie combat soldier from rear irea and service troops. It c nsists of a minia ture repllic oi a Revolution ary War fl ltlock rifle mount ed on a bl© background and superimpose! on a wreath. Private Siillips is serving in the 2d JHvifion’s 38th In fantry RetfhelKi ■ -- - Forestry Office Openel Here George Vit \, head of the new'Toecam Ranger district of Pisgah ational Forest, opened his adquarters here this week, v h offices in the Law Buildin Vitas has been head of the It. Mitchell For est District >r several years. Recently thi district was di vided into li Toecane and the Catawbi districts. Before hi 8 appoints nt as head of Toecane Dis ict, Vitas had headquarter in Marion. Maynard- W. Underbakke will hgad tl Catawba District from the ft ‘ion office. Vitas has>een in the U. S. Forest Ser\Je for 13 years. Assisting hi in this district will be Me n J. Dixon, jun ior foreste and 'William B. Melton, so try aid. COVINGTtI INJURED IN AUTO ACCENT David C ngton, son of Mr. and Mrs* ». H. Covington, barely es< ed serious injury last night len the car he was driving p ged off the high way tovya the river at New dale bridj David \ on his way home from the niversity of South Carolina Columbia when the accidi occurred. He was planning carry his mother back fore graduation exer ■ cise. He i senior at the uni versity. The caeft the highway at . the east 1 of the bridge af ter he hs alien asleep, he re ported. e automobile was greatly daged in the plunge , down th embankment, but Covingtoivas not seriously injured, e received lacera ; tions ab the face and head, . but no Iss were broken. s He w carried to Spruce , Pine Cl where he Will un dergo t ment for two or three di —— - - Born Mr. and Mrs. Ford s Bailey, daughter, Wednes day mopg at Webb Clinic, nutrition conference HELD A conference on nutrition education in the schools was held in the Spruce Pine town hall court-room on May 22. The following persons were present: Dr. Bertlyn Bosley, chief of the nutrition section of the State Board of Health; Miss Gladys Strawn, principal nutritionist with the State Board of Health; Miss Win ston Osborn, district nutrition consultant, who has been wor king part time in the Yancey and Mitchell county schools during this school year. Miss Wanda S. Greene, dis trict health educator; Mrs. Anne Ballard and Miss' Grace E. Bailey, public health nurses for Yancey and Mitchell coun ties respectively; Dr. Cameron F. Mcßae, Jr., district health officer; Mrs. A. E. Gouge'and Mrs. Frank Howell, supervis ors of elementary education in Mitchell and Yancey counties respectively. At this meeting, the nutri tion education program during the school year now ending was discussed, and plans were made for the coming year. A film produced by the Dairy Council was also shown. ‘ MAX BUCKNEK LOSES : LIFE ON OKANOWA Mr. and Mrs. Jake Buckner of Burnsville were informed Monday by the Director of. Personnel of the death of their son, A 3-C Max. A. Buckner, oh Okinowa on Sat urday, May 24. No details of the boy’s death was given ex cept that he was drowned. Airman Buckner grandson of “Uncle Levi” Buckner, one of the last Civil War veterans of this county—entered mili tary service on February 7, 1950. He received his basic training at San Antonio, Tex j as, and left the United States t for duty overseas on July 14, 1951. At the time of his death he 1 was attached to 6351 Medical 1 Squadron, Crash Boat Unit. He was a graduate of Bur , nsville High School and at- j tended Lees-Mcßae College ( l prior to entering service. ( Surviving, in addition to the 1 parents, are one sister, Nancy, Berea College, Berea, Ky.; two 1 brothers, David, with the U. S. 1 Navy in San Diego, and Char- • les of the home. c —— l ( SMALL VOTE PREDICTED IN PRIMARY Democrats will have a chance on Saturday to vote for their choice of candidates to run in the general election next fall. A large vote in Yan cey County is not expected since no county candidates will be involved in the elec tion. County tickets for both parties were made. up at coun ty conventions held in April. However, even with the county not represented in the pri mary election, county cam paign managers for the differ ent candidates are working to bring out the vote. To be listed on the ballot for state officers are the fol lowing . candidates: For Governor: Hubert E. Olive, William B. Umstead Manley R. Dunaway. For Lieutenant Governor: Marshall C. Kurfees, Roy Lowe, Luther .H. Hodges, Ben J. McDonald. *'• For Commissioner of Insur ance : Waldo 'C. Cheek, John N. Frederick. For Associate Justice of Supreme Court (short term): Itimous T. Valentine, Oscar O. Efird, R. Hunt Parker, William H. Bobbitt. For Associate Justice of Supreme Court (regular tem) Oscar 0. Efird, Allen H. Gwyn F: Donald Phillips, R. Hunt Parker, William H. Bobbitt, Itimous T. Valentine. Demonstration Women Attend District Meet i ■ * Twenty-eight Home Demon * stration Club Women of Yan » cey County attended the An -1 nual Meeting of the 4th Dis j trict of _ the North Carolina 1 Federation of Home Demon- J stration Clubs which was held “ in Buncombe County on May 1 21, 1952 at the Biltmore Estate An outstanding program r whs presented and enjoyed by * all. The theme of the year for Home Demonstration Clubs is “Today’3 Home Builds Tomor ■ row’s World.” Greetings were brought to 1 the group by Mrs. H. M. John son, President of North Caro -1 lina Federation of Home De | monstration Clubs, Mrs. Wal _ ter Pike, member of State Board of Directors, Judge Junius Adams, Biltmore Es tate, Mrs. H. G. Etheridge, Re presenting Federation o f ! Woman’s Club, W. Riley Pal mer, County Farm Agent, Bun combe County, also greetings from the State Department by ; Miss Ruth Current, State Home Demonstration Agent and Miss Nell Kennett, Wes tern District Home Demonstra tion Agent. Mrs. Ralph Prof fitt of Bald Creek, who is First Vice Chairman of the district presided over the meeting dur ing the absence of Mrs. S. B. Tweed, 'the Chairman from Buncombe. New officers were! elected and installed for 1952.1 They are as follows: Chairman’ Mrs. Ralph Proffitt, Yancey County; First Vice Chairman, Mrs. Guy O. Rice, Madison County; Second Vice Chair man, Mrs. A. B. Sutton, Bun *"*" ' ■ ■ ll . ■ SHEEP PROFITABLE IF WELL MANAGED There’s money in sheep— < but only if the animals are . managed properly. ] A. V. Allen, livestock spec ialist for the State Coliege Ex tension Service, says sheep < numbers have been increasing < in North Carolina for the past i three years, but there’s still ] plenty of room for, expansion ] of this enterprise. ( Allen adds, however, that 1 no farmer should go into the business until he able to an- I swer “yes” to all three of the i following questions; l Will I like sheep? They re- e quire and will respond to good care. They are less likely to e get this good care if they are I not liked and appreciated by their owner. Do I have a surplus of pas * ture? Sheep are best suited for use as a secondary live stock project Therefore the * primary project must have al ' ready been established and a * surplus of pasture must be available before sheep are ; added. , , In addition to pasture, can I provide 285 pounds of good | legume hay and 90 pounds of grain per ewe? While 90 per cent of the total feed require ments can be supplied in the form of pasture and hay, the 10 per cent in the form of grain must be provided to gain maximum profit. The hay must be good-quality legume hav and should be fed free-choice during the winter months. Allen says any farmer inter- j ested ir adding sheep should | telk with his county agent. RECENT BIRTHS Born to Mr. and M*s. Seth Peterson of Day Book a son, Benny Daryl, and a daughter, Teddy Darlene, on May 15 at Bakersville Clinic. NOTICE The Bald Creek Chapter 276 Order of the Eastern Star will conduct a Rummage and Bake sale Saturday, June 7 on the Square. ' , ) ) jw-jf* I /j’HwjwkV NUMBER THIRrafSINE combe County; Secretary, Mrs | John Bennett, Yancey County. Club members who attended the meeting from Yancey Co., were: Mrs. Arle Brooks, Celo; Mrs. Pauline Young, Mr»j Lur ie McMahan, Mrs. Will Young, Newdale; Mrs. Ralph Proffitt, Bald Creek; Miss Kate Masters Brush Creek; Mrs. S. R. Mc- Intosh, Mrs. C. B. Gerhardt, Mrs. Mollie Silvers, Mrs. E. W Koenig, Mrs. Guss Peterson, Mrs. John Low, Mrs. Joe God frey, Mrs. John Bennett, Mrs. Burnie King, Mrs. Anthony Zelinski, Ruth Zelinski, Mrs. Stanley Riddle, Mrs. Ivan Wes tall,-Mrs. B. R. Penland, Mrs. E. L. Dillingham, Mrs. D. H. Covington, Mrs. P. B. Young, and Mrs. W. H. Holleman, Burnsville Club; Mrs. Eula Hensley, Mrs. Nelson Woody, Mrs. Brantley Briggs, Mrs. Seth Honeycutt, Jacks Creek Club. The District Federation Meeting will be held in Yancey County in the spring of 1953. CITIZEN AWARDS MADE The annual county high school Citizenship Awards were presented to the follow ing high school seniors at the graduating exercises of their schools: Lois York, Bald Creek; Edward Proffitt, Bur nsville; Phillip Thomas, Mica ville; John Elliott, Clearmont; and Hazel Whitson, Bee Log. For the past three years these awards have been made to outstanding seniors of the five high schools of the county by the Earl Horton Post of the American Legion. A mem ber of the Legion presented the awards. — 1 ■ ■■ \ - CPL. PETERSON VISITED i AT ARMY HOSPITAL i BY RELATIVES Mr. and Mrs. * Ben Peterson j of Day Book visited their son, 5 Cpl. Carl F. Peterson, who is t in an Army hospital at Camp 1 Pickett, Va., last Sunday. Cpl. i Peterson returned to the Unit ed States from Korea approxi ; mately two weeks ago. i He wag wondeu in action in ■ Korea on April 11. He received injuries in the head, leg and hand from the explosion on an enemy hand grenade. Also accompanying his par ents for the visit were Seth Peterson and Mrs. . Landon McCurry of Day Book, and Mr. and Mrs. Thorne Mcßride of Erwin, Tenn. agtt&fe. V,.,, .. li§ & ~ j v iL 1 II RIDGWAY ADDRESSES CONGRESS Gen. Matthew Ridgway is shown as he tells Congress that Communist charges accusing United 'Nat ions of using germ warfare in Korea nfey mask their own in tentions. On way to Paris,, as new Europe defense boss, for mer Far East commander said peace in Korea is now up to Reds. He urged tft 5. friend ship with Japan M future peace. \ * \m
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