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VOLUME SIXTEEN
Nine States Represented
At Painting Classes
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Sixty-seven art students
have registered for study dur
ing the summer at the Burns
ville Painting Classes, Inc,
These students come from
North Carolina, South Caro
lina, Georgia, New York, Con
necticut, Florida, New Jersey,
District of Columbia, and
Pennsylvania. As in the pasx
students this year range in
ability from beginners to tea
chers in college and profess
ional and commercial artists
and painters. And the l'ange
in age from sixteen to seventy
two.
The Burnsville Painting
Classes, Inc., owned and oper
ated by Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Stanley Herring and Mr.
Edward S. Shorter begins its
seventh season Saturday,
June 21.
Seecelo, the property of the
Burnsville Painting Classes,
consists of fifty-two acres, on
which are eleven cottages, two
lodges and a large studio.
Classes will be taught in
landscape, portrait painting
still life, and composition and
design.
The instructors, Frank
Stanley Herring and Edward
S. Shorter, are nationally
known painters. Both have had
one man shows in New York
City and throughout the coun
try. i
Frank Stanley Herring tau
ght at the Ringling School of
Art in Sarasota, Florida, ana
at the Grand Central School
of Art in New York City. His
paintings are hanging in pub
lic and private collections in
thirty eight states in the Uni
ted States. He conducts win
ter classes in Milledgeville,
Ga. at present. He is a member
of the Salmagundi Club m
BLOODMOBILE VISITS
HERE NEXT WEEK
The blood mobile unit of
the American Red Cross will
visit Burnsville on Friday,-
June 27. The unit will operate
in the basement of the First
Baptist Church, and hours
donors may give blood are
from 11:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m.
The quota for this visit to
Yancey County has been set
at 150 pints. Eighty pints of
whole blood from the quota
has been pledged for defense
purposes and will be sent to
our fighting men in Korea.
The remainder will be used
for civilians in local hospitals.
The quota of 150 pints for
each quarterly visit has never
been reached in this county.
On one visit 100 pints were do
nated; however, in the past
the Red Cross has furnished,
free of charge, an average of
50 pints of blood per month to
hospitalized citizens of this
county. This means that citi
zens from other Western Nor
th Carolina counties are fur
nishing a higher percentage of
blood for the need of this
county than is being donated
by the county’s own residents.
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New York City.
Edward S. Shorter is a dir
ector of the Holbrook Art
Gallery at the University of
Georgia. He has conducted
classes in Macon and Colum
bia, Ga., and won a scholar
ship to Fontainebleau School
in France, and studied in
Paris two years. He is past
first vice-president of the Sour
them States Art League, a
member of the Salmagundi
Club, and is president of the
Association of Georgia Artists
Frances Hall Herring, exe
cutive secretary of the organ
ization, is a graduate of the
Georgia State College for
Women, Columbia 1 University
in New York City, and attend
ed the Ringling School of Art
summer school. She had a one
man show in New York and
has been in group shows thro
ugh the Southeast.
Covington Graduates At US C
David Covington, son of Mr.
and Mrs. D. H. Covington, re
ceived his B. S. degree from
the University of South Caro
lina in Columbia on June 2.
David also had four years in
R.„O. T. C. and came out with
a commission of 2nd Lt. He
expects to enter the air corps
some time In July.
Thousands Visit Mt. Mitchell
Area During Week End
With the mercury climbing
into the 90’i' here Sunday,
many residents of Yancey
County joined the thousands
cooling themselves off along
the Parkway and on Mt. Mit
chell. An air-cooling rain
through the area in the early
afternoon brought the temper
ature down to comfortable
level for out-of-state and local
motorists.
Although the heat drove
many week-end - motorists to
the mountains, the biggist at
traction was the rhododendron
bloom. The bloom was at its
best along the Scenic Highway
and at Craggy Gardens, how
ever on the lower levels some
blooms were shedding.
Motorists heading west
from the Mt. Mitchell road
were able to see the pink
heights o f Craggy Garden
without having to climb to
the Pinnacle. The majority
of bloom is on the northwes
tern slopes and may be seen
from the Parkway.
Mt. Mitchell is becoming
more and more popular as a
picnic area with the expansion
of picnic and parking facili
ties being carried on by the
State. Picnic grounds, includ
ing fireplaces, tables, water
fountains, and shelters have
been prepared for visitors who
carry picnic . lunches. For
those who do not have food, a
concession stand at the park
ing area has drinks and snaete-
If more elaborate meals are
desired, Ewart Wilson of Pen
sacola has eating establish
ments on the road leading up
The yancelt Record
OLIVER STRICKLAND, 12,
PASSES AFTER SHORT
ILLNESS
Oliver Strickland, 12-year
old son of Ben Strickland of
Pensacola, died Sunday morn
ing in a Spruce Pine clinic
following a very short illness.
Funeral services for the boy
were held in the Meadow
Fork Baptist Church in Madi
son County Tuesday at 2 p. m.,
' and burial was in the church
cemetery.
Surviving, in addition to
the father, are four sisters,
Pearl, Ida, Lillian and Mild
red; one brother, Vernel; the
paternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Strickland of
Madison County.
SGT. RAY AWARDED
BRONZE STAR FOR
KOREArf SERVICE
With the 3d Infantry Div.
In Korea—Sergeant First
Class Wilson B. Ray, Route 1,
Burnsville, N. C., has been
awarded the Bronze Star Med
al for meritorious service with
the 3d Infantry Division in
Korea.
Sfc Ray, who was a member
of Battery C, 10th Field Ar
tillery Battalion, was rotated
to the U. S. in April.
The decoration was award
ed in recognition of Ray’s ser
vice from June 10, 1951 to
April 18, 1952.
to the summit. The picnic
grounds, the cofrcesstffii rftHTßf#
and Wilson all enjoyed a good
business over the week-end.
Those persons whmwere un
able to join Sunday’s record-
JiieaEkirtg thrpng' around the
vicinity hr Mt. Mitchell, will
have a chance this week-end of
joining the celebration on
Roan Mountain SSunday where
another mountain of rhododen
dron is supposed to be at its
best.
KEITH STAMEY IN
MARINE CORPS
Asheville, N. C.—Wiliam K.
Stamey, 18, son of Mr. Will
iam H. Stamey of Burnsville,
has been accepted for enlist
ment in the U. S. Marine. Corps
and has been transferred to
the Recruit Depot at Parris
Island, S. C., for 8 weeks of
basic training. Stamey was en
. listed at Raleigh, after pass
ing preliminary examinations
here. Following graduation
from "Boot Camp” Stamey will
be granted a 10 day leave and
assigned to a land, sea or aih
unit with the versatile Leath
ernecks.
Prior to his enlistment
Stamey attended High School
at Burnsville where he gradu
ated this Spring.
Pfc. James Robinson, son of
JJlr. and Mrs. Fred Robinson
of Celo, who has been station
ed in San Antonio, Texas, is
home with his parents await
ipg reassignment.
“DEDICATED TO THE YANCEY COUNTY”
BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY JUNE 19, 1952
FELDSPAR MILUNG CO
EMPLOYEEJNJURED
George
of Feldspar •faZa
at Bowditeh J .in
jured from f I ‘d uer.aay
around 1:00 p. m. Jones was
building a trap doo;* on the
top of a feldspar bin when the
accident occurred, according
to a conipan.'
A weak spot on the * roof
where he had stepped gave
way, letting him fail to a con
crete floor eigtygMfror twenty
feet below. He rSflp a bro
ken back initpjrSfc it' was
found at Spruce Pine Clinic
where he was earned for
treatment. Approximately eig
ht months will|p|||sqiiider fo*
his recover org. were
quoted as
REV. SLATON WILL
PREACH HEg|
Rev. Wayne SHIon , pastor
of Temple Baptist Church,
Owensboro, KiUpjtll be guest
minister at ser
vice at the FiSMplptist Chur
ch here Sund^H
Rev. Slaton Wfcell known to
members of tMHjfeptist Chur
ch, having becSHpeaker at the
church on diflHp occasions.
Rev. and Slaton are
visiting Mrs. dEtfl. Hamrick
here this weekaprs. Slaton is
the former Mfejjjlllvelyn Ham
rick. -m
McCURRY STUDYING
LUMBER GMHG
and Ayers Lumber Co., is at
tending a short course in hard
wood lumber grading this
week. The lumber grading
course is being conducted by
the School of Forestry, N. C.
State College, in cooperation
with the division of College
Extension, and co-sponsored
by the Southern Manufactur
ing Assocjation.
. The course which runs the
entire week is being taught at
Morganton Furniture Com
pany, Morganton.
Upon completion of the cou
, rse, McCurry will receive a
, certificate from the college.
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
FOR BERT HONEYCUTT
Bert Honeycutt, 70-year-old
farmer of Cane River, died in
an Asheville hospital Wednes
day following a long illness.
Funeral services will be con
ducted Friday at 2 p.m in the
Prices Creek Baptist Church,
with the Rev. Elzie Ray offic
iating. Burial will be in Rob
inson Cemetery.
Surviving are two daughters
Mrs. J. H. Austin of Swan
nanoa and Mrs. Charles Holli
field of Black Mountain; four
sons, Guy of Burnsvillp, Lee
of Swiss, Glenn and Ben of
Paint Gap; five sisters and
four brothers.
Mrs. Bessie Beaver of Mar-,
ion returned home today af
ter visiting her brother and
sister, Nelse and Ethel Ayers
of Burnsville for the past freek
PFC. WADE HOLLOWAY
STATIONED IN ICELAND
With U. S. Forces In Ice
land—Pfc. Wade Hollomay,
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hol
loway of Sidux, N. C., is now
Serving with the 278th Infan
try Regiment as a part of the
Iceland Defense Force
The command, made up of
Army, Navy and Air Force
personnel, is based at Keflavik
Iceland, 35 miles from Reykja
viy, the nation’s capital.
The Iceland Defense Force
was formed after the U. S. —
Iceland agreement in May,
1951 to provide for the joint
defense of the North Atlantic
Treaty area by NATO mem- -
bers. Iceland, a nation of
150,000 people, has no armed
1 forces of its own. t
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KLINE TO CONDUCT BAND
CLASSES HERE AGAIN
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Duane Kline, as member of
. the School of Music staff at
Woman’s College, will be head
of the instrumental music de
partment at Bnrnsville School
of Fine Arts again this sum
mer. Mr. Kline has headed
that department of the Arts
| School since its beginning and
, has caused much interest in
band music among children of
j elementary and high school
i age.
Burnsville High School has
a band, directed by Miss Doris
Hunter, which grew out of Mr.
Kline’s instrumental classes.
The band school will begin
Monday morning, July 7, along
with other departments of the
Burnsville School of Fine Arts
Mrs. Philmore Young is vis
iting friends and relatives m
, Burnsville and Yancey County
• this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Godfrey
have as their guest this week,
Mr. Godfrey’s mother, of
■ Hickory and Marion.
South Toe Neighborhoods Select
Directors In Community Contest
South Toe Community, one
of the leading communities in
Yancey County, held its first
council meeting as entrant in
the Western North Carolina
Community Contest June 15 at
Celo School.
Arcemus Simmons, nfewiy
elected president of the com
munity council, was in charge
of the meeting.
Several neighborhoods make
up the South Toe Community
and directors were named
from the neighborhoods to dir
ect the betterment which the
community as a whole is un
dertaking.
From Celo were named the
following persons: ‘ Luther
Robinson, county accountant;
Mrs. Mollie Robinson, Walter
McKinney, and Wes Howell.
Harvard: Herman Robinson,
Lawrence Gibbs,’ Rev. Charles
Moffatt, Harvey Harrison, and
Henry Grindstaff.
Hamrick: Lewis Shufford,
Hermon Murphy, Lewis Robin
son, Opal Simmons McDougal,
and A. R. Westall. )
Colberts Creek:. Commodore
Miners Urged To Get
Certificate Before June 30
As was announced on March,
14, 1952, by General Services
Administration, the Govern
ment is proceeding as rapidly
as possible toward opening its
first Depot at Spruce Pine, N.
C., to purchase and process
domestic high grade mica.
The purchase of mica will be
handled under Programs “A”
and “B”. Program “A” means
'the program for the purchase
by the Government of process
ed block and film mica of do
.mestic origin; while Program
“B”. means the program for
purchase by the Government
of hand-cobbed mica of domes
tic origin. --.MHfc
Details of the programs are
set forth in Mica Regulation
issued by the Administrator
of General Services and dated
March 12, 1952.
In order to qualify to parti
cipate in the sale of mica to
the Government, producters in
the States of Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, and Alabama may do
so by giving notice to H. E.
Harman, Jr., Regional Direct
or, General Services Adminis
tration, 50 Whitehall Street,
S. W., Atlanta, Georgia. Such
notice shall be in the form ot
a letter, post card, or telegram
postmarked or dated by the
•telegraph office not later than
June 30, 1952, and shall state
(1) that the applicant has read
the Mica Regulation and ac
cepts its terms and conditions,
and (2) that he desires to par
ticipate in Mica Program “A”
or .“B” and will offer mica to
the Government pursuant to
the terms and conditions of the
respective programs. A person
participating in Program “A,
may not participate simultan
eously in Program “B”. The
General Services Administra
Autrey.
Busick: Frank Bowditch, Ed
Wilson, John Bowditch, Mrs.
Cora Rector and Bryan Wilson
Halls Chapel: Lewis Edge
and Bud Grindstaff.
Celo Community, Inc.: Dr.
Elpenor Ohle, and Phillip
Nordstrom.
Seven Mile Ridge: Carmon
Ogle, Mack Huskins, and Reed
Ballew.
The council decided on the
4th Saturday of each month as
a meeting date. On June 28th
there will be a picnic, and it is
hoped that every family in the
South Toe Community will be
represented.
The following projects were
selected to be approved at the
picnic: School ground impro
vement, uniform mail boxes,
cemetery improvement and
church improvement.
Suggested program for pic
nic will include: Devotional,
Rev. H. P. Hicks; speaker,
A. Z. Jamerson; songs, led by
, Mrs. Lois Anne Dormer, and
games directed by the Boy
i Scouts.
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tion has opened temporary
quarters on Hie second floor
of the Mitchell Lumber Com
pany building at Spruce Pine,
North Carolina, but is not yet
ready to actually start the pur
chase of mica. The opening of
permanent quarters and the
date on which purchase will
start will be announced as
soon as possible. In the mean
time the Government urge 3
producers to contact the At
lanta, Georgia, office BEFORE
June 30, 1952. Participation
Certificates are all, for the
present, being issued by the
Atlanta office. However, the
Mica Regulation as mentioned
above can be obtained either
from the Atlanta, Georgia, or
Spruce Pine, North Carolina,
offices. •
POSSIBLE CUTS IN TOBAC
CO ALLOTMENTS SEEN
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The North Carolina Farm
Bureau Board of Directors, at
' a meeting in Raleigh last week
’ went on record as being in
■ favor of tobacco allotment re
ductions for 1953.
The Production and Market
’ ing Administration is consid
ering allotment cuts in both
flue-cured and hurley tobacco.
R. Flake Shaw, N. C. Farm
Bureau official, said at the
meeting that this year's crop
of flue-cured would cause a
surplus on the market.
As it now stands, small to
bacco growers with as much
■ as one acre could not be re
, duced below .9 acre in a gen
, eral reduction. The new meas
, ure, if passed, will permit cuts
l in acreage to as low as .5.
[ In a general reduction of al
. lotments, if the measure is
> passed, many farmers in Yan
. cey County would be affected,
because in some cases the min
imum of .9 acre rule has kept
! small farmers in the tobacco
business. ;
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CORRECTION
The chronological order of
appointments of the boards of
education in this county and
the persons making the ap
pointments were partly in er
ror in last week’s Record.
Information from an attor
ney appearing for the plain
tiffs in the case is that Fortner
and Buchanan were appointed
by members of the old Demo
cratic executive committee on
April 29. Wray and Powell
were appointed by the State
Board of Education at a, regu
lar meeting on May 1.
Oath of office was adminis
tered for Wray and Powell by
the Yancey County Clerk of
Court, with a record made.
The attorney giving the facts
said Fortner and Buchanan
took oath of office before a
justice of the peace from
South Toe section, the date he
could not recall. He said that
to his knowledge no written
record was made of the oath
administration. ,