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r MtMnf ) turpitt 1 /Iff WW States 1 ( pilttst Letts J - - VOLUME EIGHTEEN f • _ •*. ■ • Roan Mt. Auction Unique In U. S. On Tuesday morning, October 27th, in what is the only auction of its kind in the South, and possibly in the United States, some 20,000 Fraser Balsam Fir and Red Spruce Christmas trees will be auctioned off to the high est bidders on Roan Mountain. George Vitas, Toecane Dis trict Ranger, with headquarters in Burnsville, said that 35 to 50 wholesale and retail Christmas tree dealers, along with several scores of spectators, are expect ed to attend the auction,. He stated that 37 individual unit areas of standing Christmas trees, ranging from 66 to 1660 trees per unit, will be placed on the auction block. Trees to be sold have been carefully seleect*. ed by U. S. Forest Service per sonnel and marked with yellow paint spots near the base. Only marked trees will be sold. Each unit has been appraised and bid ding will start at the appraised price. The purchaser will do his own cutting. He said that the Roan Moun tain Christmas tree auction is an annual affair. Under scienti fic forestry, a perpetual crop of Duke University Announces Several New Scholarships Duke University has just laun ched an expanded scholarship program for top-ranking high school students in the South and over the Nation, it was an_ uounced here today. A total of 20 awards, each worth SIOOO per year, are now available on a competitive basis. Each is worth S4OOO for four years’ study at Duke provided the winner maintains high grades. All of the scholarships are for ■'the academic year beginning in Sept., 1954. However, competi tions will begin this Fall in some states and after the first of the year in others. Students interested are urged to apply as early as possible. “The emphasis in this pro gram,.’ the University scholar ship committee ’stated, “will continue to be on bringing to the University the leading-young students of the South.” Eligibility fpr all 20 awards ' remains the same as in ,the past: All applicants must be top-quar ter students in their high school or preparatory Bchool classes. Awards are made on the b&c’s > of merit, emphasizing intellect, ual ability, leadership and well rounded character. Winners will be chosen by regional, state or University committees on the basis of interviews, tests and the students, records. John M. Dozier, executive secretary of the scholarship committee, said, “As in the past, the University will make substantial awards to the most outstanding students who com. pete in this program but do not win a regional award. “In the last six years more (Continued on back page) FUNERAL SERVICES t STANLEY GURLEY Stanley Gurley, 70, a retired farmer, died Friday ir the home of Mrs. Wesley Dale in the Green Mountain section of the county. -■ L. Funeral services Wefe held Sunday at 2 p. m. in - Pleasant GapJiaptist'CffurcK. The Rev. Ned Hughes officiated and bur ial was in the Hughes Cemetery. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. , V . J* . rv ..• '. I ■_ the Yancey Record SUB. RATES $1.50 YEAR. Christmas trees can be harvest ed on the Roan. “The prospects for the production of young trees on the Roan is excellent, Ranger Vitas said, this year the Balsams produced a super-abun dance 0 f seed.” He stated that about 93 percent of the Christ mas trees offered for sale will be of the Fraser Balsam Fir species. Roan Mountain can be easily reached via, newly paved high ways, either from Bakersville, North Carolina pr Roan Moun tain, Tennessee. Ranger Vitas will be the auctioneer. * Happy Khmer New Year. Kansas City, Mo.— Pvt. Hardy Davis (right) of Burnsville, N. C., receives his Honorable Dis charge from Colonel William F. Spurgin, commander of the 97th Anti Aircraft Artillery Group, prior to his re-enlistment in the f Regular Army for six years, at a ceremony on Okinawa. Pri vate Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs.' Now Is The Time To \ Mail 0\ erseas Parcels; f - .. , The time designated to sgnd parcels to members of the armed} forces outside the continental U. S. is from October 15 to November 15, according to G. Leslie Hensley, Burnsville post master, ~ Mr. Hensley pointed out that> the regular size and weight lim-J its for domestic surface parcel' post applies to Christmas par cels to the armed forces except that a limit not. to exceed fifty pounds in weight has been set for parcels addressed through A. P. O.’s 22, 120, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 147,- 167, 179, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198,199, 202-A, 212, 218, 232, 233, 236, 237, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, and 755, in care of P. M. New York, N. Y. Air parcel post intended for personnel of the armed forces serving overseas or naval ves- • sels should be mailed not later than Nov. 25. Air parcel post is limited in size to 30 inches in Red Cross To Have Election The Yancey County Red Cross, Chapter will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, October 29 at-7;3(Hn the Duplan Plant Cafeteria. Matters of serious importance will he—freely—dis cussed and in addition the elec tion of officers for the 1953-54 year "will be held, according to J. J. Nowicki, Red Cross .Chap ter Chairman. Every contribu tor to the fund campaign of 1953-54 year is entitled to vote . on all matters effecting the fu ture welfare of the Jocal chapter. “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY 60UNTY” Burnsville, n. cl Thursday, octobar 22, ms LAYMAN’S DAY OBSERVAN CE AT METHODIST CHURCH * The observance of Layman’s " Day, a regular custom of each year’s calendar work, will be ' Sunday, October 25, at Higgins * Memorial Methodist Church, ! Burnsville. The speaker for the 11 o’clock hour will be Mr. A. F Berrier who is associate Lay- Leader of the Thomasville Dis trict. Mr. Mack B. Ray, Lay- Leader of the church will be in charge of the service. The “Vesper Service”, which is held at the 6 o’clock p. m., will be under the sponsorship of the W. S. C. S. and the Wes leyan Service Guild with the “Day of Prayer” program.' The public is cordially invited to attend. --My * .... - _ v **.-• s&xc.w ; Getter Davl3 of Star Route, ' Burnsville, is assigned as a truck driver with Battery A of the 65th Anti Aircraft Artillery 1 Battalion. Davis, whose wife, j | Gladys, lives at 217 Fall at., . Johnson City, Tenn., entered the j Aijny in January. He has been 1 on Okinawa since July. length and girth combined and ■ two pounds in weight. | Boxes for overseas must be 1 of strong construction because of the great distance they have to travel and the handling and 1 storage they must undergo. It is absolutely necessary that all particles for overseas delivery be packed in boxes of metal, wood, ! solid fiberboard, or strong dou ble faced corrugated fiberboard testing at least 275 pounds. Each box should be tied with strong cord. It is also desirable that all fiber board boxes be securely wrapped in heavy pa per. Sealing the flaps with gum med tape where they meet, strengthens the box. But the use of such tape alone is not enough since the tape loosens if the box becomes wet or exposed to moist atmosphere. Sealed parcels of (Continued on back page) Please Stay Away From Phone When Fire Siren Sounds In order that we may better serve the public we are respect fully asking that the people of Burnsville help us when the fire alarm is sounded by not using the telephone for at least five minutes after you hear the alarm. The telephone operator! tell us that when the alarm is sounded the switch-board is ini- ' mediately jammed with calls and sometimes it is impossible to find out where the fire is fox: some *, time. Please co-operhte with us in this matter because it is very important that we get our information from the opera tor as soon as possible. ".*4 The Burnsville Fire Depart ment. Fire Department Plans Turkey Shoot Starting Saturday, November 7, at 1:00 p. m. and each Satur day thereafter through Decem ber 19, a Turkey Shoot will be held in the Griffith bottoms across the highway from the Glen Raven Mills. These Turkey Shoots will be held by the Bur nsville Volunteer Fire Depart ment. Both shot gun and 22 cal ibre' rifle competition will be held each Saturday. Everyone is cordially invited to join in this goocl, clean, sport sponsored by the fire depart ment U nemployment In* surance Frauds Detected In N, C. Chairman Henry E. Kendall of the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina states that progress has been made during the past two years in the prevention and detection of fraud by those who abuse the unemployment insurance program. Seventeen Claims De puties, located in strategic ar eas in the state, hold hearings and determine eligibility o r questionable claims for unem ployment benefits. John G. Roach, Claims Deputy for the 16th district, states that during the twelve months ending June 30, 1953, he made 75 complete investigations in this district, ■ which comprises nine western and Piedmont, North Carolina counties. £ ,4jL* In 58 t cascs, claimlms were found to have received pay. ments which they were not le gally entitled to receive. Four teen of these claimants were indicted for fraud and were tJried in a court of a Justice of tihe peace, or in a Recorder’s Court. Ten of these were found guilty of fraud, paying fines and costs. They were also dis qualified. to receive benefits for the balance of the year, and de mand was made for refund of all overpayments. Four were acquitted or their cases were dismissed. In the remaining 44 cases, claimants were not in- 1 dieted for fraud, for lack of evi_' dence or for insufficient eviden ce, but their accounts were ad justed and demand made for refund of overpayments. One of the indictments for fraud was in Yancey County. Ruther ford County had three indict ments, Cleveland three, Hender-. sop one, Transylvania one, Polk none, McDowell three, Avery none, and Mitchell two. 4 _ Yancey County Soil Service Holds Meeting A meeting of the Yancey County Soil Conservation dis trict supervisors was t heJ4i i p & the local vice office on October q 4, ac-' icording to Lewis Dameron, in charge of the local program. Supervisors attending the meeting were J. B. Stamey aad C. W. Mclntosh, Lewis W. Dam eron of the Soil Conservation Service, and E. L. Dillingham of the extension service. The pur pose of the meeting was to make preparations for the election of a new supervisor for a three year term. The duties of the supervisors are to develop and direct the program of the Yan cey district. Any- farmer in Yancey Coun ty is eligible to be a supervisor. To nominate a candidate, a peti tion must be signed by twenty five quahfed voters who are re jTdents of the county. Nomina tion petition blanks may fee ob tained from the SCS office or from James Stamey, chair man of the district board. [ ----- f-- * j it - • South Too Scout Makes Use Os Life Saving Training Dean Geouge of the South Toe school made good use of his Boy Scout training when a playmate, Clarence Ballew, son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Ballew of White Oak Road, seriously I cut his arm when he fell and ran his arm through a window glass. With the presence of mind that all good scouts should have, Dean noted that the arm had been cut to the bone and that there was danger of loss of too much blood. He immediately stopped the heavy flow of blood by pressing the nearest pres sure point as he had learned to do in his Scout training and controlled flow until Dr. E. R. Ohle arrived. It is believ ed that Dean saved the life of Clarence by his quick thinking and quick acting. Dean is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Geouge of Celo. Clarence is reported to be in good condition and may regain the use of his arm and hand. Automatic Renewal Os ' _ ! /’ ; * . <\ ■-* &. GI Insurance Started Veterans with GI term insur- < ance no longer have to worry i about renewing their policies be- < fore they expire (the policies, that is)./ < Veteran Administration said ] that in accordance with legisla- 1 tion which went' into effect on J:?ly 23, it will renew expiring term policies automatically, if • the old policies are not lapsed but in force at the end of the term period, with the final pre mium having been paid on time. The new procedure covers on ly GI term insurance policies expiring on or after July 23, 1953. In the year from July 1, 1953 to June 30, 1954, approximately 270,§00 World War I and World Yancey Hospital | Announces Six Recent Births i Six births and nine other ad missions were reported by Mrs. Mabel I, West, Administrator of the t Yancey Hospital. The births included a daughter, Jan-j ice, to Mr. and Mrs. Melvin' Beaver of Newdale on October 9; a son, Philip Hayden, on Oct. 12 to Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Gouge of Bakersvilie; a son, Roger Solen, on Oct. 16, to Mr. and Mrs. Solen Edwards of Bur nsville; a son, Robert Morris on Oct. 16, to Mr. and Mrs. How ard Buchanan of Green Moun tain; a daughter on October 19 to Mr. and Mrs. Seth Peterson sos Day Book; and a daughter on ' Oct. 21 to Mr. and Mrs. Albert > Williams of Pensacola. Other admissions include Mrs. Hattie B. King, who was read (Continued on back page) Awards Made To Safe Drivers , “It was hard to limit it to , five,” said A. W. Rector in com-1 men ting about the State Fair tickets that were awarded to best drivers of the county. -—Those who received the aw ards were George Wheeler, Rt, 1, Rush Wray, G.. Leslie Hex# sley, Mrs. Charles Hutchins, and Reece Mclntosh. < This does not mean that there are no other drivers in the county as some or all of these but "spmeone had to be selected, and I think I*ve picked out five very good driv ers,” Mr. Rectos' poiafad out. Burnsville, Bee Log Win Tournament v-- 1 - The Bee Log Girls and the Burnsville boys emerged as win ners of the Yancey County Soft ball tournament played at Bur nsville Oct. 16th and 17th. Coach Ernest Banners girls won over the Burnsville girls 6-3 while Coach Ford Baileys boys defeated the Bee Log boys 6-5 in the finals. Lois Fender, the left handed pitcher of the Bee Log girls, was in her usual form and had little trouble in pitch ing'' her team to victories over the Bald Creek and Burnsville teams, j. The Burnsville boys, plagued all season by a one run defeat, came throughvin the pinches and won three games by the same margin. Denis Smith, Coach Baileys ace pitcher, was ig, trou ble throughout the final game with Bee Log, but outstanding defensive work by Charles Rob inson, Jimmy Laughruij, and War II term policies are expect ed to be renewed v automatically under the provisions of this law, according to VA estimates. Although the law also provid es for automatic renewal for the more recent post-Korea term policies, none of these is sched uled to expire in the twelve month period, because they have not been in force long enough. (Continued on back page) Honeycutt. Has Birthday Party Sixty-five relatives and fri ends joined with the family of Wade A. Honeycutt to celebrate Mr. Honeycutt’s 82nd birthday on Sunday afternoon at their home on Byrd Branch. Assisting in serving the re freshments were Mrs. Paul Lau ghrun, Mrs. Phyllis Bailey, Mrs. Luke Laughrun, all nieces of M r - Honeycutt. \ Members of the immediate i family who were present were his two daughters and their husbands, Mr. and Mrs. Tom ' Lewis of West Escl and Mr. and- Mrs. Fred Trimmer of Washing-' | ton, D. C.; his grandson, Rob ' ert Trimmer, also of Washing ton, D. C.; his sister, Mrs. Rube Peterson of Day Book and two brothers, A. P. and Grover, both of Jacks Creek. ,< Building Is Not For Sale, Says , Highway Dept. The Yancey Board of County Commissioners received the fol lowing response to a request to buy or rent the State Highway department building: I have received copy of your letter dated October sth, 1953, to the State Highway and Pub lic Works Commission, Raleigh, N. C-, concerning rumor that I am about to discontinue the highway office in Burnsville, N. C., and move said office to Marion. j I was in hopes this rumor was dead. Some three months ago, T xhet with several interested citizens from —Yancey —Couhty, and explained to themr that I .had no intention of* closing the operation of. the Burnsville; Highway Office. We have noth ing in our plans to cause this .office, to "fig closed; tfieTefore the office building is not for sale, v. , . vY ■•. The commissioner.?, had con sidered obtaining the building for the use of the district health department. I f li i ■(f) NUMBER SEVEN Bruce Hammond stopped the Bee Logs potential rallies. Smith pitched the entire three games, defeating Bald Creek 6-5, Mica ville 7-6, and Bee Log 6-5. Results of all games; Girls: ■/if. Bald Creek 11, vs. Clearmont 7; Burnsville 16, vs. Mica ville 6; Bee Log 7, vs. Bald Creek 4; Bee Log 6, vs. Burns ville 3. Boys: Burnsville 6, vs. Bald Creek 5; Bee Log 6, vs. Clear mont 5; Burnsville7, vs. Mica- ' ville 6; Burnsville 6, vs. Bee Log 5. I I Ali—tournament teams select ed by the coaches as follows: Girls: lb, Barbara Allen, Burnsville; 2b, Wanda Foxx, Bald Creek; 3b, Chloe Wilson, Bee Log; SS, Shirley Buchanan, Burnsville; OF, Billie Woody, Burnsville; OF, Angline Evans, Clearmont; OF,.- E. McCurry, Bee Log; C., Mary Styles, Bald Creek; P., Lois Fender, Bee Log; Sub., Carilyn Justice, Bur nsville; Sub., M. J. Collis, Clearmont; Sub., M. Foxx, Bald _Creek. Boys:- Tb, Bruce Fender, Bee Log; 2b, 'Jimmy ... Laughrun, Burnsville; 3b, Charles _ Micaville; SS, J. T. Randolph, Bee Log; OF, Tommy Higgins, Burnsville; OF, Junior Hall, Clearmont; OF, Jack Howell, Bald Creek; OF, A.’ V. Ran dolph, Bee Log; C.. R. Robin son, Micaville; P., Dems Smith, Burnsville; Sub., H. Whitting ton, Bald Creek; Sub., Ralph Hammond, Burnsville; Sub., Alvin Ray, Clearmont. Civil Service Announces Exams The United States Civil Ser_ vice Commission has again an nounced its Junior Management Assistant and Junior Agricul tural Assistant examinations fox filling positions in Washington, D. C., and throughout the Unit ed States. The entrance salary for the agricultural positions is $3,410 a year, and for the management positions, $3,410 and’ $4;205. The positions are located in Washington, D. C., t and throughout the United ' States. j The Junior Management As sistant examination is designed to bring into the Federal service outstanding young men and women for training and devel - into future Federal exe_ • cutives. The Junior Agricultur al Assistant examination is for filling positions in various fields of agriculture. Both typ es of positions offer excellent opportunity for advancement. To qualify, applicants must pass written tests and must have had appropriate education or a com ■ bination of education and ex -1 perience. Appropriate experien (Continued on back page) Burnsville P T A To Sponsor Band * _______ The Burnsville Parent-Teach ! er Association met in the high ’ school library Tuesday n’ight. I Plans were completed for the Harvest Festival which will be I I held at the school on the night t of October 30. ■_ ■ 1 I The P. T- A vntpd in fhn lm«.- iness session to sponsor the Burnsville Band as a project. . for the comingflfeaY. Uniform* are being bougll#.for the band. Rev. D; 8.-Alderman read the~ Devotional and Dr. C. F. Mc- Rae made . a very interesting talk on “How The Health . De partment Helps the Program of the School Child.’ 4 A Film wag , shown bn the home -Around 50 member? were I present at the meeting.
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