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TlWi liii; m /to; iiitti Star is \ ( fiilnst tatfs I VOLUME SEVENTEEN Lost Cove Presented * ___ _ __ 1 As Haven Os Peace Lost Gove was presented to the United States as a haven of peace and contentment in an ar ticle appearing in "Parade”, : national newspaper supplement The copy of Parade that came t( the Yancey Record office wa> sent here from Texas. The article describes Los Gove as a place where time ha; stood still for fifty years— where there is no electricity telephone, newspaper, movie doctor, or crime. The popula tion, according to the article, i seventeen, not counting Sinclai Conley, their school teacher These are all members of thre families, two Miller familie and the Velmer Bailey family. The article is well illustrated One large photo shows one o the Miller families iriCluding th Children, Homer, Archie, Junip Wayne and Elsie. Other photo:- show Swin Miller snaking ,ou logs with one of the communi , ties two horses, and one of h ; FUNERAL SERVICES Alexandria Silver "• Funeral Services for Mrs Alexandria Silver, 72, who diet Wednesday morning at her home in the Higgins section of Yancey County after a brie Illness, will be held Friday at f p. m. in Higgins Baptist church The Rev. C. Beaver will offi elate aiid burial will be in the family cemetery. „ Surviving are four daughters Mrs* Hiram- Higgins and Mrs Joe Silver of Higgins, Mrs. Er nest Byrd and Mrs. Naff Whit son of Burnsville; five sons, Baxter, Carmon and Isaac o’ Higgins, Jack of Cane Rive and Leroy of Burnsville. Also six sisters, eight broth ers, 41 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchildren. Reece Robinson Funeral services for Reece Robinson, 75, a retired farmer, who died Tuesday at his home in the Paint Gap section after a brief illness, were held toda> ' (Thursday) at 2 p. m„ in Indian Creek Baptist Church. The Rev. Jesse Hughes off.' dated and burial was in WUso- Cemetery Surviving are the widow and one brother, James B. R inson of Portland, Ore. Isaac Clayton Briggs ' Funeral services for Isaac Clayton Briggs, 71, who' died Tuesday night at his home f , , Marion after a long illness, were held today (Thursday) at 3 p m- in Windom Baptist Church. The Rev. Ray Long officiate*" and burial wAs in YoUhg Ceme * tery. < Briggs was a.fetired farmer the son of the late Mr. and Mrs Jason Briggs and was marrie* to the former Miss Mary Jonr - who died about 20 years ago. „ Surviving are four daughter? Mrs- Kenneth Wyatt of Marion Mrs. Melvin Reaver and Mrr John Wyatt of Newdale a Mrs. Lawrence G. Buchanan o' Spruce Pine; three sons, Job * And David of Marion and Jame of Newdale. Also four sisters, Mrs. Wear Stevens of Marion, Mrs, Da' Thomas Os Burnsville, Mrs. Piercy Hughes of Windom an . Mrs. Joe Hughes of Micaville: four brothers, Roscoe Thomas- Alex and Anderson of Micaville 37 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. , /• . I . •- The Yancey RHord .-:••• v • - ■ - SUB. RATES $1.50 YEAR. wife baking bread; Hosea aii Eugene Bailey hunting with r .22, the only weapon in to\v,n Bob Miller teaching Sunday School to an admiring passel of young-urns; -and Priscilla Bailey watching her mother churn but ter. There" are several other photos showing Lost * Cove-ites at work, play, and worship. A schoolroom scene shows teachei Sinclair Conley with ten child ren, all of them industriously reading. But Lost Cove is not aiipinf to stay that way. They havfepe titioned the State to put in : road and have made appliegtio’ to the French Broad El&trt* Corporation to bring electricit.' to the. school house. Rodeo Will Brinff Wild West To ’ Burnsville The world famed Cherokee Ranch Rodeo Goree, Texas will be-presented at the Main Street'ShovV Lot in Burnsville on Wed.-Thurs. June 10-llth by the Lions Club. Performances will be giyjen each night at 8. The Cherokee Ranch Rodeo is the—world's largest traveling Rodeo and the only one on tour that features girl bucking horse riders. • t A score or more of the world’s champion cowboys and cowgirls from all parts "of the United States and Canada will' take part in the big rodeo. Sixty head of outlaw bucking horses, hump-back Brahma bulls, Texas Steers, trick mules, and high-jumping horses'? will -be used. . Thirty-two spine . tingling events such as bareback’ and saddle bronc riding,- wild bull riding, trick riding, roping,' horse catching, steer wrestling, old time square dance on horse back and many other events will be presented just like the big Rodeos in Fort-Worth, Tex as and Cheyenne, Wyo. Thrilling circus acts and fun ny downs with-their bucking T model Ford add a riot of hilar* ity as these bounding buffoons of mirth and .their capering comedy antics be sandwich ed between the action-packed rodeo events. Admissions are scaled at .50c for children and SI.OO for ad ults, all tax included. There will be no charge for seats and one ticket takes the spectator thru the entire .two hour show. i ' '' y .. y * . mßm IHi, *3feMft.. A- >^SHDitjT^: *~ ■' : * - •*... JgMtpßHpf'y | ''•■•^ig^o^iu'^' m. jljPpjpi • 1 - St f' ic^fflfes! Wf , * - * « *L; i '<2mi&'M JJlfcJfcv ■ ■Pj £ r r Jr --£* vH &.<* .;> • «qfy..>. ' * VHIHI ' ' #•' QUEEN CROWNED IN COLORFUL Rll ,£J—ln apcient ceremony estimated to cost $300,000,000.in public’ and private funds, Great Britain was to have crowned Elizabeth Windsor Tuesday, 3 days short of her 27th birthday, as Queen Elizabeth II ip historic Westminister Abbey- Here is composite view of way Elizabeth looks in her imperial state crown and royal coronation jewels. ' - - ■ , , ' * “DEDICATED T 6 THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1953 Mrs. Mattie Sorrehis Presented Award For Service - ~i — 1 — Mrs. Mattie G. Sorrells was presented with an award, qf ap preciation by the school board and administration for her many years of service to the Yancey County Schools. “In appreciation of your many years of loyal and faithful scr bice. as a teacher in the public schools of this community, thlT oken of admiration and grat ude is presented on behalf of the people. May the years be filled with happiness and contentment,” was the wording, inscribed on the award. The presentation was made by Principal B, M- Tofnberlin and vas signed by Hubert Justice superintendent of schools; T. A. Buchanan, chairman of the school board; Miss Ethel Boone, upervisor; and B. M. Tomber in, principal of Burnsville High school. j Mrs. Sorrells* has taught ip! Micaville and Pensacola as well j s' in Burnsville. ( y- ‘ ■ . 1 32 Graduate At South Toe A ■ On .’Wednesday, May 271-h, thirt)’-two eighth' graders grad uated from the South Toe River elementary school. The commen cement exercises were held in the morning. After a special program- the diplomas were pre sented to the graduates- Honor pin§ were given to the following honor students of the class: Jerry Blalock, Shelby Jean Carroll... Velma Grindstaff, Carolyn Phillips. Elizabeth Ray, Eifima Robinson, Bonnie tShu ford, RonaldShuford,-and Fray ne Silver. Special awards were given to those of the school who had per fect attendance and those who had read the. most books; The eighth grade graduation activities included a trip to Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia on Wednesday, May 20th. The class visited the Sputh Holston TVA Dam, Sperry’s new Guided Mis siles plant, Kern’s Bakery, and Bristol’s. Coco-Cola Factory. also- stopped at radio sta tion WETB at Johnson City. While at Kern’s Bakery, a radio broadcast was being recorded, in honor of Kern’s open:, house that day. The eighth grade was asked to participate in the broadcast. Two of. The students, Jerry Blalock and Elizabeth Ray, and their teacher, Miss Dorothy Van Cleve were interviewed. The class ate dinner at the home of their teacher’s parents in Bristol, Tejifiessee. They had a most enjoyable time. Rev. Green To Speak At Methodist Church Rev. Green. Minister in char ge of the Episcopalian Missior in Spruce Pine,will be the gues speaker at ‘ftiggins Memoria Methodist Church! Sunday, Jum I4,*at the 8 p. m. preaching hour He, will speak abous China ant Communism. - / Rev. Alderman said, “Here v a man first-hand especially*’ presents China for he has £ baptism toi his lif< there as a child evc since being occufftarentsV recei ed informan which A very valuable to all -people.” He was a Missionary teacher in Chin: for many years, and has : „seryed as intelligence officer fair Marines of China in recent 1 ■■ 4\ : The pastor cordially' invites the public to attend the Sunday evening service, at 8p- m. at Higgins Memorial Methodist Church, Burnsvßle. j|L ; School Supplies j Bought At Sale Enough typewriters and typ ing chairs were ,--bought at ; government, surplus'sale in Ral eigh last week % T. A. Buch anan, chairtnan of the schoo board and Hubert Justice,'sup erintcmlent J-n start a typjajf -lass in the Bee Log School Several other items were bough' J including two teacher’s desksJ a stainless steel lunchroom ta« e, and several small items. A" the items were in very good ’ondition according to bof 3upe- intepdent Justice and T. A ■ Buch. A substantia' saving was mad* estimated they gat over a thou sand dollars worth of equip ment for a little over a hundred dollars. No expense allowance was made to either of the two men for the trip. THREE FOX SISTERS WIN IN POULTRY CONTEST Three Yancey County farm women 'were winners in “Pick The Winner Contest'’ at the • Poultry Field Day, June 3, 1953 the Mountain Experiment Station, Waynesville, N. C. Miss Annita Fox, Mrs- Eve lena Black and Miss Flqrenct Fox, daughters of Mr, and Mrs. W- J. Fox of Rt, 1, Burnsville, N. C., won 2nd, 3rd and 4tl. prizes respectively in a field ol over 40 contestants in the wom en’s division judging egg prod ut tion from hens being trap nesi ed. at the Experiment Station. Other local ,pcsltrymen attend lng~lfie "Field. Day were W. d Fox and C- 3- £rillespie of Bur nsville. Agricultural workers d» »c|ie attending^were Paul Laughrun, State Field Repre sentative, Mack B. Ray, ,County Supervisor and John Randolph, Assistant County Supervisor, of 'the Farmers Home Administra tion"; T. S. Godwin and D. E Robinson, Assistant Count\ Agents, - Discussions were held o n in Poultry for better Family LiVing, Dis ease Prevention, Types of Brood ers t(f use, selling Hatch ing Eggs and /"What’s Cooking at the Test Farni’’. Members--of the Poultry and Mr?. C. 0 Byrd, Mr. and Mrs John S Bennett and son, Gary Byrd Bennett, were the Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs.: Bennett, Mrs. Mpry Mc- Neil 'and Miss Alice Robinson Catherine Briggs returned home Monday from Mars Hill College where- shd has been a student -this past year. X■: . . Mayor Warns To Conserve Water Supply Mayor Mark Bennett warned this week that persons using city water should be as conservative with water as possible to aid in warding-off a water .shortage for Burnsville. Bennett said there is no shortage at the pre ent time, but he pointed out that continued dry weather woul* Citizens were advised to check faucets and valves to insure no Teaks that would consume water needlessly. In speaking of a possible shor tage of water for Burnsville this summer* Bennett said that city -water consumption had doubled withiri a period of or four yearsy’ with new home and industries being built here. Last year Burnsville residents j had to forego using water for gardens, lawns and ear, washin'p because of the critical drop in the water supply during the summer. ! Wheat Allotment For New Farms . ' Farmers on land on which no . wheat was seeded for any of the J years 1951, 1952 and 1953 may 1 apply for a 1954 wheat acreage ;j allotment, according to W. K Hensley, Chairman of the Yan fMp;County Production and Marketing Administration Com mittee- To be considered f*'r a: allotment k>n a which ha*’ no wheat seeded for any r> r thos£ years, the farmer- must apply in writing to k his count; PMA committee by dune 30. Blank application ferms arc available at the county PM/ office for use in filing requests for allotments. "" Farm Management Departments ! of N. C. State College as well as : other agricultural workers and , advisers were in change of th . I discussion, panels and demon . srtrations. *C. F.* (Chick) Parrish, out standing poultry lea'der in Nor th Carolina, led the panel oi Raising Good Pullets- He was assisted by four leading pullel growers of Western Nor* Carolina. Paul McCurry Given Promotion At Duplan ..... ... - The Duplan .-Corporation an nounced today the promotion of Mr. Paul McCurry to the posi- \ tlon of Weaving Shift Foreman." Mr- McCurry ia the eon of Mr. and Mrs. I. F. McCijrry ,of' Burnsville. He served one year) m the United States Army dur-' ing World War 11, emerging , with the rank of Sgt. In July j 1.950* Mr, McCurry came .jxif" ! Dupbn as a loom fixer traine and has been an outstandin worker with a near perfect, at tendance* record ever since. Mr McCurry and his wife, the fo> mer Miss Alma Blalock, resir in Micaville. The. prdrhotion. of Mr. M Curry is a continuance of Dir lan’s policy of placing local peo pie in supervisory jobs where a 4 all possible. This promot' makes a total of sey,en local men j who have risen to the level o' Shift Foremen through ability", conscientious work, and fai ful' attendance. 'ln addition tr Mr. McCurry, the following i Yancey county men are in sup- i ervisory positions' in the Burn: ville. Division of Duplan: Par' Hughes, Pershing Angel, Ph - ’ lip Banks, Robert Ramsey, Har old Silver and Rufus In^le. Yancey Farmers Have Soil Analysis Made Many Yancey County farmers are having their soil tested to find out the proper amount of lime and fertilizer needed for seeding and maintaining alfalfa and permanent pasture. Since the soils inf the County vary so much, the best way to determine what fertilizer are needed on a certain crop is to have a test run on the soil. This way it is possible to learn whal plant foods are now available in the soil and the amount that shotild be added to meet the needs of the crop. This is in cluded in the report and recom mendation given from, the Soil Jacks Creek School Opened June 1 Vacation Bible School opened Monday afternoon, June 1, at Jacks Creek Baptist Church. The school will continue for 10 days. , Miss Laura Mae Hilliard is | superintendent of the school, Rev. A. Z. Jamerson and Rev Arthur Pate are in charge of the handwork. Other workers are: Mrs. Carl Evans and Mrs. John S. Bennett, beginner de partment; Mrs. Pansy Frank lin, primary department; Mrs. Eula Hensley, Mrs: gen Clark and Miss Catherine Briggs, junior department; Miss Laura Mae Hilliard, Intermediate de partment. Mrs- Brantley Briggs and Miss Erma Styles' are in chgi-ge of the music, A series of revival services began at the church on Mqnday, June 1. Rev. Arthur .Pate arid Rev. A. Z. Jamerson are in char ge. Services begin each nigtft at 8:00 p. m- The music is un der the direction of Mrs. Brant ley Briggs and Clarence Laws. Bald Creek Bible School To Open Bald Creek Vacation Bible .School will open Monday, June 8 at 9 UN) with Miss Louella Briggs, Miss Anneice Brigv and Miss Christina Wilson as sisting Miss Margaret Calbeck with the classes. At the .Concord church the school will be held; at 1:30 wit Miss Beatrice Parker . and Miss Calbeck as teachers. Merchant’s Ass’n. * Move To Square The manager’s office .of. the Yancey County Merchant’s As sociation will be combined wit the Information House, on the Square tn Burnsville, accoTdfn” to Mrs. L. G. Deyton, wjja wi! be in charge es both." The tele phone number for the two offi ces will be 143. Jj& - . Ik Leass Singing Rev. Rerius E., Rfch -of-HS**- mony„ N. C. is teaching at the singing school of the DouF Island Baptist Chureh. R.ev. Rich is from the faculty "of Stamps Baxter MuMc Co., of Dallas, Texas. Everyone is in vited to attend, », t . * - - . *. ‘ .. . NUMBER THIRTY-NINE Testing Laboratory. Personnel for the Yancey Soil Conservation District have been assisting farmers in taking soil samples and applying soil Comervt/Mssr land. Several farmers that have had their soil tested for alfalfa and permanent pastures, are: Earl Hensley, 'C. T. McCarty, - B. B. Hensley and H. B Hensley of Bee Log Community; George King and L. L. Proffitt of Cane River; Ben Banks, Roger Bank's, V. O- Anglin and Floyd Banks ■ of Banks Creek; Se£h Peterson and Ben Peterson of Day Book; Walt Edwards and Donald Banks, Burnsville, N. C. “Now is a good time to sample your fields for fall seed mgs,” said Lewis Dameron, Soil Con servation expert. By your soil samples in now, the reports will be back in plenty of time to complete your plans' qp 1 the various crops you plan 'to seed this fall. 1 Personnel have been asS^ned > to the Yancey. Soil^Coniervation ■ District to assist farmers in taking soil samples and deter-, 1 mining and applying any -soil Conservation practices that they ■ may need on their farms, such ■ as: establishment of permanent sod, tree plantings, wildlife plantings, laying out contour strips, farm ponds, and irriga tion and drainage systems. The local Soil Conservation Service office is located on the third Rev.,Ray Garvey arrived Mon-’ * June 1 to beconfe pastor of x the First .Presbyterian Church in - Rev. Garvey said he wanted to come here because he got to know and like ’this area when he worked here for a few weeks in the summer of 1949 under Rev. David Swartz. He was born.in Kansas City and attended elementary school there, fre got his high , school training at, Leavenworth^'Kan sas. After graduating from Park College in Parkville, Mo., he enrolled in. 'the McCormick Seminary in Chicago, . graduat- ‘ ing this-spring. ReV. Swartz the former pas tdr of the Presbyftritm "Church; —7" left Burnsville March 23 to ac cept a position in New York City as Youth Secretary with the Board of National Missions of theJPresbyterian Church. Asheville Firm Gets Paving Job On a low bid of ninety-eight cents per square yard, the Ashe ville Paving Company tyon the paving contract Tor the streets of Burnsville, according to En gineer D.. M. Sholfcs. The streets are being readied now- for the paving, which is ex pected to start within -thirty *- days. It is estimated that The*" work will be completed by Sep tember or October. Eight or ten s streets, cqvering. a total of about ohe and a half miles will v be resurfaced. Two Yancey Students mmm—rnmmmm seniors completing their Work, ■
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