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j thkiMq-f ) imptq I /ii» Mit Stitts 1 ( Ptfcist Dims J VOLUME SEVENTEEN Nearly 100 Acres • Burned In Fire The forest fire in Shinbone Basin in Mitchell County has been brought under control af ter about 100 acres of some of the best white pine in the dis trict was burned over, according to George Vitas, District Forest Ranger, Mr. Vitas stated that it would take a hundred years to restore the burned over area to its former condition. The fire was apparently started by a camp fire that a fishing party had left burning. . _ This was. one of the worst fir- i es this, district has eves had. In addition to being extensive in area the fire was hard to handle because of the abundance of fallen timber and the steep and difficult terrain. As many as fifty men at a time were used to fight the fire. Fire warden crews were sent in from Marion and Old Fort of the Catawba dis trict, Barnardsyille, Celo, Pop —f —■ ■ Third Annual Picnic Held ' At Riddle Home Sunday, August 30 the third anhual picnic of the members of . Refr- Grady Riddle's churches .< wgh held at the home of the Rev. f - Grady Riddle and Mrs. Lois' ] Riddle. People who attended < were from St. Paul Church at Forest City, Union Hill Church at Union Mills, and from St. Mark’s Church in Asheville, a former pastorate of Rev. Rid dle. Approximately 100 people l attended £he picnic. j< Dr. Sargent Has Had Many Years Experiecne , - I . Dr. Melvin Webb and Dr. W. A. Sargent will be the resident physician and surgeon at the new Yancey Hospital. Doctors and dentists in Yancey, Mitchell and Madison Counties have been DR. W. A. SARGENT invited to be on the staff of the hospital. Dr. Webb has been practicing in Yancey. County since September 1949 and is well known by the people of the coun ty. Dr. Sargent will be here for the opening but will not start his practice until October 12 since he has to wait for hia Nor th Carolina license to practice. Dr. Sargent was born in Ver mont where he lived as a farm boy until he left the farm in 1917 at the age of 16 to work and at • tend high school. After four years of hard work he graduated as salutatorian of his class. “I scarcely know how I did it,” 1 stated Dr. Sargent. He contin ued his training at the Univer sity of Vermont in the Adiron dack Mountains. There he began the study of medicine. He grad uated in 1930 and served his in ternship at the University Hos pital. This was followed by an internship in New York City where he specialized in Obstet rics and Pediatrics. In 1933 he THE TANCEI RECORD . —, -*-■ --i-t y, • •- • r 7-- SUB. RATES $1.50 YEAR. lar, and Buladean of the Toecane district and from the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee. Supervisors on the fire were Albert Ballew, Louis Shuford, James MacDougald, and Odis Wilson of South Toe; and Bill Melton, Mote Allen, and Vern Banks of Barnardsville. Assist ant Supervisor of the N. C. Na-., tional Forests, R. L. Chipman also helped supervise the fight ing." 1 to George Vitas, it unusual to have a fire of such proportions at this time of the year. Normally the fire sea son starts on the 20th of Octo ber. Shinbone Basin is just over the county line from Lost Cove. Traffic Toll For August Announced W. A. Rector, State Highway Patrolman for this area report ed the traffic score for Yancey County for August; one of the worst traffic months on record. There were a total of fifteen ac cidents with sixteen persons in jured. The property damage was estimated at $4,160. “Excessive speed is responsi ble for over half of the acci dents,” stated Mr. Rector. NOTICE The District Health Depart l ment office will be closed Mon day, September T, Tnrtrerr Tray. started his own private practice at Newport, Vermont, a town on the shore of a lake called Mem phremagog. After five years there he returned to New York where he specialized in surgery at City Hospital, Welfare Island Four years were then spent ir* the army in the Transportation Corps. While he was in the army he visited England, France, Italy ' North Africa, Panama Canal Zone, and Hawaii. After the war he again be came a surgeon and general pra ctioner at Kenvir, Ky. Three years later he took up work at the Mid State Baptist Hospital at Nashville, Tenn. During the last year he has been practicing t - ' 1 vJ| DR. M. W. WEBB 1 " at Evarts, Ky. “It is with a great deal of re luctance that I leave my present location and my friends here that could scarcely be any finer. It is with hope and faith that I now plan to live in Burnsville; that I may serve the people well is my prayer and hope,” stated Dr. Sargent. He also added, *On the 26th of June, 1963 I was so fortunate as* to realize the ac complishment of a very deep de sire I had had for thirty years— ' that of becoming the husband of 1 the sweetest girl on earth—the former Miss Frederick Brigham \ Northrop of Fairfield and South 5 j Burlington, Vermont.” “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESSpF YANCEY COUNTY” Burnsville. c„ thursda September 3,1953 Local Forest Workers Attend Training Session ■ Forest Ranger George Vitas, Assistant Merlin Dixon and Forestry Aide Albert Ballew were the three forestry represen tatives yffom Yancey County to attend the five day Forest Ran gers training session held at Busick frbm Aug. 24 to Aug, 29. Among those present was D. J. Morriss, supervisor of the North Carolina Nationial For ests. He led a discussion on tim ber compartment prescriptions which is forestry language for analyzing a stand of woods for its best use. Various aspects of forest ran gers work were discussed by the participating rangers each even ing. George Vitas led the dis cussions on Christmas trees and Mining. John Stanley of Catawba, who previously occupied the Burns ville office was camp manager. There are eleven rangers in the North Carolina area which is more than in any other in the United States, Textile Union Meet At Junaluska September 11 A three-day training institute, I beginning September 11, will bel attended by some 100 represen tatives of North and South Car-! 'olina locals of the United Tex-1 tile Workers of America, A. F. 1 L. at Lake Junaluska assembly. The institute will have among] its objects improved handling of union > business, development of j ing out of work loads and time 1 studies, and union participation’ in community affairs. Local No. 242 UTWA-AFL in Kona, will be represented at the institute by President Vernon Presnell of Green Mountain and Sec.-treas. J. B. Thomas also of Green Mountain. Among those participating in the discussion will be Lloyd Klenert, international Sec.- treas., UTMA, George Baldanzi, director of organization, Ross Groshong and Darsey Mosely who will lead the workload dis cussions; Perry Melton, formerly editor of Montana AFL and Joe Pedigo will lead the discussion < on publicity. Rev. & Mrs. Moffatt Go To Scotland Rev. and Mrs. Charles L. Mof fatt will sail from New York on [ September 16 en route to South ampton, England. From there they will go to, Edenburgh, Scot land where He will enroll in the Graduate School of Theology. They will remain there either one or two years, depending on cir cumstances, while he is studying for his Doctor of Theology de gee. Rev. and Mrs. Moffatt also hope to do a* little- traveling on 1 I the continent while they are there. They are especially inter* ested in visiting the Holy Land. _ i MINISTER ANNOUNCES SUNDAY SERMON TITLE Rev. D. B.' Alderman, minia ter of Higgins Memorial Meth odist Church, Burnsville, anno ship Hour sermon for Sunday, September 6, 11 o’clock, will be “The Kind Os Minister I Would , LikeToße.” - - ' J This Is the first of two ser-J mons to be preached at the Met- J hodi&t Church with reference to Minister and Church members, announces Rev. Alderman. The' public is cordially invited. NOTICE Stores in Burnsville will con tinpe to he closed every Wednes day afternoon until the end of October. ~~ i p ~SVS*. . a* -a Mt# ; Keep RoadJ 1 Parks Clesn,ky Highway Offials Highway Chatrm J A. H. Graham made a £tea[or motor ists who rest or picnj at dne of the State’s 16 roads* parks or 300-odd roadside taps which are located along e State’s primary routes to be lore coop erative about cleknir up after wards. Graham said he Com mission had had se ral com plaints from trayelei about the cleanliness of the pi cs and ta bles. He urged inoHsts who stop at the parks o tables to leave the place at.de a as possi ble so that the next group of picnickers could Ipjoithfim. He said that covered gi bage cans are provided at each ite for the disposal of paper andbefuse- These parks have proved a great boom to the ut-of-State tourist as well as tc the Tar Heel traveller. The/parks and tables have proved try popular with travellers. The curent roadsi e park and table program was started in the spring of 1952. 1 is the out growth cf a study made by a joint committee" of I*e Depart ment of Conservation and De velopment and the [State High way Commission, is In charge of carrying out the program. Usually situated (n a grove of ( trees, the parks—about one and (one half acre in sis»r-are adja ' cent to the highway. The High j way Commission - provides sur- I faced drives, off-road parking, picnic tables, fireplaces, freah drinking water, toilet' facilities with running water, and covered garbage cans. _ | Besides the roadside parks, the Commission has placed about { 3OO individual roadside tables at y?ay s"* ior ellers. Dedication Service To Be Held Sunday The program planned for the dedication of the Yancey Hospi tal has peen announced by B. R. Penland, member of the hospital hoard. the service will open at 2:00 , o’clock Sunday afternoon with the singing of a hymn. The pro- , gram will continue with the fol- ■ lowing program i Invocation by | Rev. Ray Garvey of the Burns- , ville Presbyterian Church; A History of the Hospital by W. B. Robertson, Jr.; A Word of Ap preciation by D. R. Fouts; A Prayer of Gratitude by Rev. D. B. Alderman of the Higgins '’Memorial Methodist Church; Introduction of the. Personnel by Mrs, Mabel I. West; From To- Home Agents Meet In Burnsville September 15 An all day program-planning i workshop for Home Demonstra- ' tion Agents from seven counties < will be held September 16 at the : Baptist Church in Burnsvil’j. Several specialists from State College will be present to discuss, various aspects of home agents work. sa, . Home Demonstration agents from Watauga, Avery, Mitchell, I Yancey, Buncombe, Henderson, and Transylvania Counties will _be present. " Streams Are Closed -- Wildlife Warden M. B. Higgins jti&i* announced that all trout » streams in this area have been cloaed to fishing as of August , 31. The streams will he open for fishing again April IS, 1964. i Mrs. Jim Bingham, Mrs. Sam J. Huskins, and Miss Peggy Jeanne Huskins attended the Saturday evening performance of “Unto These Hills’' and spent the week end at Fontana Village. Hospital Opens Monday , IHI B “ f L ' WS&e£ss& W&;- *''7 • • .7 ; ‘ :7\^'x-: ; v • _ .;77 '* v ' • > ; 7,. ' 7m w One of the Best When Sample Forbus, secre tary-treasurer of the North Car olina Hospital Association in spected the hospital for accept ance by the association, he was ,<{uick to make his appraisal. *,For this Bize hospital,” he said, i . ■■ ;»*jhhe best in North Carolina.’’ [ day Through the Tomorrows by 18. M. Tomberlin; and Scripture and Prayer of Dedication by Rev C. B. Trammel. This will foe fol lowed by a closing hymn. Another feature will mark the opening of the hospital. The first baby born in the hospital will be cared for free of charge, along with its mother. The mother and baby will receive all hospital care until their doctor releases them. Dr. Webb announced that if It is one of his patients, he will contribute the doctor ser vices free. Forest Service Available To Woodland Owners There is available to the wood- . land owners of Yancey and sur- ( rounding Counties a Woodland Management Service. This ser vice is on-the-ground aid to each individual owner or Manager who wishes to obtain the servi- 1 ces of a Forester in developing a woodland management plan. In addition to obtaining advice as ta the proper practices for woodlands the Forester will as sist in marking and tallying the trees that should and can be har vested, plus giving other aid in other woodland management phases as planting, protection harvesting, and marketing the products from the woodlands, i The servicels under the North. Carolina Forest Service, De partment of Conservation and Development in cooperation with the United States Forest-Service Department of Agriculture, com-! raonly known as the Farm For estry Program. - Any interested land owner can obtain information on services 1 available at no financial cost to' himself, by contacting County Forest Ranger, Craig English, or the State District Forester, B. H. Corpening, North Carolina Forest Service, Box 7266, Ashe ville, N. C. r Ck-i Meet The Staff At Hospital Open House 1 Dedication of the Yancey Hos- ; pital Sunday afternoon will con sist of a simple religious cere mony at 2 p. m., in which the peppte-of the county and the per sonnel will be introduced. Open house will be held for the re mainder of the afternoon. Visit ors are invited to talk with mem bers of the staff who will be pre sent, and to inspect the hospital and its equipment. The next morning, Monday, September 7, the hospital will open its doors to patients and a dream will have become a reality. The dream started to become real at a meeting of the Men’s Club at the Community House eighteen months ago. At that time the problem of building a hospital was turned over to a committee consisting of B. R. Penland, Howard Johnson, Wm. E4 Anglin, James Anglin, Reece Mclntosh, Dover Fouts, T. M. : Tyner, Tony Zelinski, and H. S. ] Edge. The present hospital board consists of this committee. Hard work by the committee paid off. Merchants of Burnsville offered much of the material free or at cost. Mills and mines in the county offered free use of men and machinery for excavat ing the site. Many citizens donat ed labor and cash. Donations also came from adjoining counties. After the building was complet ed, clubs, churches, business , firms, and individuals contribu ted equipment and furnishings. The total cost in cash expendi tures to date has been $64,000. Mrs. Mabel I. West was ap pointed as administrator of the hospital in April. In the short time she has served jq that capa city slwhtts'fotihd a mw doctfoYf ? ’ secured the complete personnel, had the hospital approved by health insurance organizations, seen to all the finishing touches 1 necessary so? putting the hospi- 1 , tal into operation, SS'well as the hundreds of Jobs required to line up services and supplies. She has shown a deft hand at cutting red tape. 4 j In addition to Mrs. West, who wHI take care of the business end of the hospital, the staff will consist of the doctors using the J facilities of the hospital, nurses, 1 nurses’ aide, laboratory techni cian, dietician, kitchen workers, and orderly. Mrs. Max Proffitt is head nurse. After-receiving"her train • ing at Ellen Fitzgerald ’Nursing School in Monroe, N. C., sne (f) NUMBER FIFTY-TWO .. took postgraduate work at Wom an’s Hospital,. New Yortc City, specializing in operating room work in obstetrics and gynoco lo'gy and in ward management. She then went to Duke Univer sity Hospital in Durham for an additional year of training. Her first work as a practicing nurse was in Asheville in several hos pitals, doing work in all fields of nursing. Her home is in Bald Creek, where she has been active in home demonstration and chur ch work. Miss Margaret Greene, who was born and reared in Yancey County, and Miss Kathleen Cook from Canton are the two regis tered nurses. Both last August 28 from Rutherford Hospital in Rutherfordton. They have been classmates for the three years of nurses training. According to Mrs. West, the hos pital can use another registered nurse who can qualify as a nurse-anesthesist. Mrs. Willard Hall of, Burns ville is one of the registered practical nurses. She has had two years experience at Appala chian Hall Hospital and two years in the hospital in Chester, S. C. Mrs. Jennie Ray Ruthledge, the other registered practical nurse, has experience in Grace Hospital in Morganton and St. Joseph’s in Asheville. Miss Pauline Cole will serve as practical nurse. She resigned from Aston Park Hospital in Asheville effective last Mon day, August 31, to be here on the opening day. Assisting the nurses will be one nurses' aide, Mrs. Lucille Bradshaw of Relief. The laboratory technician, How jpsd M. Wright, registered M. T., iftill not be here for the opening, his resignation from a hospital in the eastern part of the state not yet being effective. He ex , pects to come to Burnsville by 1 Oqtober 1. He will do all the la “Moratory work for the hospital.- Re. will also, do the X-ray work, electrocardiograms, and basal I metabolism tests., In the kitchen the hospital has employed Mrs. Bright Woody as dietician. She has had extensive experience in that field in the Burnsville school lunch room. •’She will also be in charge of the kitchen. Assisting her are Mrs. Mabel Roland and Mrs. William McLaughlin, both of whom have had many years experience. Jim' Griffith, who has been working at the hMpitaTfw^ev ! will be theTStderly. <+( ... -
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