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THE YANCEY RECORD
ESTABLISH®) JBLT, ISM
Editor & Publisher Armey Fox
Published Every Thursday By
YANCEY PUBLISHING CO.
A Partnership -
Entered u second-class matter November 11th, 1936, at the
Poet Os floe, Burnsville, North Carolina, under the act of
March 3, 1879. ■
Where Are “Bottlenecks”?
Every citizen in Yancey
County can answer a part of
the above question by saying
that it is the six and one half*
miles of road on U. S. Highway j
19E extending from Ivy Gap 1
west into Madison County. A
road that at one time was so
important that at least three
surveys were made to deter
mine the best route over which
the citizens of Yancey County
could most conveniently travel
toward Asheville.
The other “bottleneck” is
located between Raleigh and
Western North Carolina and is
not a physical “bottleneck”
but is an attitude upon the
part of some Officials or Offi
cial who have the power to
authorize the construction of
this road. About twelve years
ago. a period covering the
terms of THREE GOVER
NORS, surveys were made in
connection with the Ivy Gap
Road and during that period
of time new highways have
been built in other sections of
North Carolina of less import
ance and are now probably
pretty well worn out. In Gov
ernor Scott’s School and Road
Program the vote in Yancey
County was such that a plaque
was awarded to the county.
However, the plaque does not
give the citizens of the county
much consolation when the
Through This
Preacher’s f|f| .!•;
Study Window
D. B. Alderman, Pastor w
Burnsville Methodist Church
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Several weeks ago I was
fishing at night and the fellow
that was with me needed a
light, and in doing so he spake
a challenge that is for all
Christians. He said, “Will you
hold the light for me.” The
story is told of a lighthouse
keeper in the northeast. When
he was dying he told his wife,
“Mind the light.” A woman
was sick lying on her bed one
night and she said to her hus
band, “Turn on the light.”
Now, these are incidents
of which are all familiar, but
we have overlooked them as
having supreme teaching in
them. Boys and girls, men and
women are asking every day
for you and me to, “Hold the
light; Mind the light; or Turn
on the light.” The world is full
of people who want a light
PaIECaRMKIE!
Active Life Banishes Worry
QJUIONL L. PHILLIPS, Charlotte, N.C., once was so dissatiaL
with his job that he hated to see the sun rise. He says he mad
life miserable for his wife when he came home at night. He wa:
ready to quit his job, but not having another one to go to he hung
on.
Then his manager told him to pack up and go to Atlanta to ;
sales training school. He had decided that this job
jffered no career for him an he felt he was wast
ing his time as well as the company's. But just to
hold on to a job, he reported at the school.
Suddenly he realized that there were two
alternatives for him: (1) He could just wast time
and do nothing but be bored. (2) He cpuM fill
ever minute with study and activity and get all he
could out of this course; he had nothing to lose.
The sales training would be good for any new un
dertaking.
So he grabbed on to that course with jaws
firm and he got every speck of knowledge and
experience from it he.could. His enthusiasm overwhelmd him. H
hadn’t known he could forget worry so easily. Every day his as
sigwnenb* were in on time, his lessons prepared, and he partici
pated in class discussion more than he ever had in any lecture
course. To his surprise he gained weight, felt better and got a tre
mendous boost from the training school. He reported back to hi:
company a new man; worry was gone; enthusiastic activity wa;
the answer. Since then he has kept so busy practicing the thing
be learned that his mind has had no time for worry.
passed. At times discouragement and doubt try to creei
‘•‘to hi» mind when things don’t do right, but he has found the
answer. Get busy! An active life is too full to have any room for
idle worry!
county is so badly in need of
the Ivy Gap Road. Some ten
days ago it was announced
( that contract would be let for
. twenty six additional miles of
I road in Buncombe County.
Thi3 priject is mentioned to
show that Engineers are still
available to the State Highway
Commission for the construc
tion of roads elsewhere. It
seems that no one can give the
answer for the delay in the
cosstruction of this road. Some
of the Highway Officials admit
that this link of road is the
piost important in the ten dis
tricts. The Chalk Mountaiin
Road leading east is crooked
and the South Toe Roar lead
ing to Marion is crooked and
in addition to that is in very
poor condition, as much so as
any road with which this Edi
tor is familiar.
Does Yancey County deser
ve such treatment? If so, we
should continue to go along
without murmuring but if we
are entitled t° equal consider
ation with the other citizens
of the State then it does seem
that the Officials from the
Chief Executive down should
see to it that this road is con
structed for the final survey
has been completed more than
six months and is now “bur
ied” in Raleigh.
they are hungry for God.
I feel sure that Jesus had
this in mind when he said,
“Let your light so shine be
fore men, that may see
your good wo*-ks, and glorify
your Father ..hich is in hea
ven.” lie was telling those who'
knew Him as Lord and Savior
to, ‘Hold the light; Mind the
light; and Turn on the light.”
That some poor struggling
seaman needs a gleam to be
guided by. The person to whom
they are looking may be you.
Then we must ask the ques
tion, have I kept my lamp
trimmed and burning as bri
ghtly as I could have? We are
all guilty of leaving undone
the things we ought to have
done. But we can hear the call
more realistically than ever
before; “Let your light sc
Carnegie
A Real DREAM .
The classic of all the Bard’s
writings, to me, was always
THE MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S
DREAM. It is one of the few
Hollywood efforts which re
ceived my whole-hearted ap
proval. MICHAEL CASEY,
fresh from his sojourn at Old
Vic, brought to the hills of
Carolina a fresh approach that
was a joy to behold. The sin
cerety of his effort came out
in many phases of the produc
tion; the lighting, the staging,
the direction, Juit most of all
in his handling v of the child
ren and the comics. This is not
a smirch at the comics, for the
childlike simplicity of .every
great comedy scene or comed
ian is what puts it or him
across. Casey, as a Director,
you did a great job. In the role
of Oberon, you left nothing to
be desired. You turned in a
great performance.
I had to go to the play twice
to see it once. These City
don t know our weather up
here so they tried to put on a
performance Friday night. I
only attended that one because
I knew it couldn’t come off,
and, of course, it didn’t. So, I
went back on Saturday night
with about 400 or so other
souls and sat upon the ground
and the wall ’til I ached, then
I stood up—but I enjoyed
every minute of it. Tho.se com
ics, that BOTTOM, little
PUCK, the four lovers, and the
dancer WILL-O-THE-WISP.
DAVE STERN as Bottom
was amazing. The people howl
ed at his antics, and his acting
this week surpassed his past
performances, which I would
not have believed possible.
That boy has a future in the
Theatre. I was afraid DAVE
would bring us a Jimmy Cag
ney version of Bottom—which
was a great one —but I didn’t
wart to see an imitation of
someone else, i wanted a fresh
and grand approach. STERN
didn’t disappoint me. Real
fine, DAVE.
BARRY KELLY in the role
of Puck was tremendous. I
learned from the program that
he is the son of Blanche Kelly
(I’ve been calling her “Miss’’
Kelly) and from talking with
my Jack, I find that he is the
of the boy and husband
of Blanche. Jack asked me
“please, don’t praise the kid.”
I refused to promise. I think
the kid deserves a bit of praise.
Barry, you performed like a
veteran and a trouper. You
ask some of the boys like
STERN, GWALTNEY, and
CALLAGHAN what I mean
and they’ll tell you. Ana
Blanche—l know you’ve more
sense than Jack —you are
•i rightly proud of BARRY. If
he’s ever cast at Miami, I’ll
come down.
808 GWALTNEY as Quince
, was very funny. 808 SINDE
, LIR got out of the shops, ac
cording to the program, and
he really shone in the Moon
scene. GORDON BENNETT
was taken sick and LESTER
MOORE doubled for • him on
Saturday. If, as has been re
ported to me, BENNETT was
funny as the Wall, I don’t feel
cheated. Moore was so funny
I think he should have been
cast originally in the part. The
Lion was always a favorite of
mine, and now, after BATCH
ELOR OWEN’S portrayal, he
is even more so. OWEN did a
great job. RICHARD BULL
MAN as Flute was one of the
funniest actors I have ever
watched. I thought BULLMAN
was a dead duck in Silver
Whistle tut in this show, he
put his teeth into the part and
held his own with anyone on
stage. Congratulations.
CALLAGHAN and ELZA
MORA played the lover roles
of lovers in their accustomed
fine style. The lucky ladies
playing opposite them were
LOUISE HOBSON and ANNE
MILLER. These four kept a
rather involved love story
going and the four of them
richly deserved the applause
they received. MITSY CAMP
BELL played a fine Titania
and kept her elfin friends in
line. MITSY’S performance ri
shine.” The Gospel calls upon
us and through us to see what
God can do with men fully
consecrated to his service.
To every child of God, Christ
says, “Mind the light.” You
cannot be a Christian, and put
your light under a bushel.
You cannot be a city on a hill,
and be hid. You cannot be
salt, and be without preserva
tion. By your light, ye shall be
known.
THE YANCEY HECOWI
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POETRYJORNIR
&eac£e#ic& Svt/Une
•■fyonie W iy *S&.Aevi//e SBrantA
. ia/wnn/ JZeayue stfmereccm
,
the moon is a
SPENDTHRIFT
Scattering gold on the hillside
and valleys,
Showering silver in streets
and in alleys.
Why save our coin. Why gath
er and hold
The moon is a spendthrift,
scattering gold.
Marie Halbert King
VACATION
Rest and relax in a comfort-
I able bed
Imagine a counterpane pool;
Where lilies of thought go
floating ahead
To be gleaned in the poets’*
own school.
Elta Handte-Blanchard
(Poetry for this Corne
should be sent direct to Editl
Deaderick Erskine, Weaver
ville, N. C.)
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vailed her previous week’s
success. Going to hear more
of her. JOANNE MELCHER
as Will-O-The-Wisp gave a
lovely dance as you would
want. It wag really a thrill to
watch that girl move about
in a style of grace and beauty
all her own. SUE GOODMAN
and BARRIE GREENBIE did
a fine job as Hippolyta and
Thesus. '
—Elmer Claughton.
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STYLES TRAINING AT
ILLINOIS BASE
Scott Air Force Base, 111.—
Airman Third Class J. C. Sty
les graduated this week from
one of the Air Force Communi
cations schools here, it was
announced today by Colonel
Kenneth A. Cavenah, base
commander.
Headquarters of the- gigan
tic Air Training Command and
home of one of the world’s lar
gest schools, Scott has trained
A-3c Styles and thoustnds of
other officers and airmen in
the installation and mainten
ance of electronic equipment
used in today’s global Air
Force.
A-3c Styles, 21, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ollie E. Styles, Bur
nsville, North Carolina, gradu
ated from high school in that
city and has been on active
duty with the Air Force since
September 13, 1951.
Pi-ior to entering the Scott
communications school, Styles
completed basic training at
( Sheppard Ai r Force Base,
Texas.
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Annual Service Planned At
West Burnsville Church
The annual home-coming
service at West Burnsville
Church is scheduled for next
Sunday, August 10. Rev. Hen
line of Mitchell County will be
the principal speaker.
Included in the service will
be a special program of music
Rev. Henline will bring along
a quartet to take part in the
program.
Dinner will be served on
the church grounds and every
one is invited to attend.
Mrs. Harmie Briggs is a pa
tient in St. Joseph’s Hospital
in Asheville.
Civil Service Examination
The U, S. Civil Service Com
mission today announced an
examination for U. S. Securi
ties Processor for filling jobs
in the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Treasury De
partment, in Washington, D. C.
i The pay is $1.29 and $1.40 an
hour. Persons appointed to
. these jobs will perform a vari
ety of duties connected with
. the processing and handling
[ of the special paper used in the
f manufacture of money, postage
t and internal revenue stamps,
. savings bonds, etc.
t Only women will be consid
■ ertd for these jobs. To qualify,
they must pass a written test
. designed to test their aptitude
-for learning and performing
. the duties of the positions,
t Age limits, which will be
* waived for persons entitled to
> veto an preference, are 13-45.
Applications will be accept
t ed until further notice and
? must be filed with the Execu
t live Secretary, Board of U. S.
, Civil Service Examiners, Bur
eau of Engraving and Print
ing, Washington 25, D. C. fur
ther information and applica
tion forms may be obtained
from the Commission’s local
r secretary, Mr. Ashton Ramsey,
| located at Burnsville Post
' 'Office, from civil-service re
’ gional offices, or from the U.
, S. Civil Service Commission,
Washington 25, D. C.
| PENLANI) REUNION '
' The annual Penland Reun
-1 ion will be held next Sunday,
August 10 at the old home
I place in the Concord Commun
• ity.
There will be a picnic din
ner on tables in the yard.
- There will also be a decoration
I I at the cemetery at 2:30 p. m.
■ Everyone is invited.
THURSDAY, AUGUST X (1953
FOUTS SLATED TO ATTEND
FRATERNITY CONVENTION
Mr. Daniel W. Fouts of Bur
nsville, North Carolina will at
tend the 23rd Biennial Con
vention of the Lambda Chi
plpha Fraternity, which will
be held at the Waldorf-Astor
ia Hotel in New York. Aug
ust 31 tq September 3. He will
be an official visitor from the
Wake Forest Chapter of Lam
. bda Chi Alpha.
Over 1,000 undergraduate
and alumni delegates and vis
itors are expected to attend
the convention. They will re
present the 140 chapter of
the Fraternity located at col
leges and universities in 46
' states and 4 provinces of Can
\ ada and the 9b Alumni Asso
-1 ciations throughout the United
| States and Canada.
Attended Workshop
Miss Irma Jo Tipton of Bald
Creek attended the Jurisdic
tional Youth Leadership Work
shop at Lake Junaluska July
16 through 23.
Delegates representing six
teen conferences of the Meth
odist church attended the
I Workshop.
I Miss Tipton studied the M.
Y. F. District and Sub-District
t Organizations under the direc
. tion of Rev. Phillip Ritter of
Nashville, Tenn. She also heard
lectures by Mrs. J. H. Smith
of Alabama conferences, and
talks by Rev. William Andrews
of the W. N. C. conferences,
who was a missionary to Brazil,
- also talks by a national stud
, Vent from South Africa who is
i stuaying in Indiana.
There were various other
activities including a visit to
- the Indian Drama “Unto These
. Hills.”
i Mis^yTipton was the only de
. legate from the Asheville Dis
trict. V