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' ‘ MARCH OF DIMES 4 7 O' Os 'JOitttft Ail VpLUME NINETEEN. Bloodmobiie To Visit BurosyiHe January 26 The Bloodmobiie will visit Burnsville Wednesday, Janu ary 26, according: to J. J. Nowicki, chairman of the blood drive for the county. The Blood mobiie will be at the Duplan * cafeteria from 12:30 until 5:30. The quota set for this collection is 125 pints. Mr. Nowicki hopes for and expects a good turnout for this collection. He pointed out the unpredictable need for blood citing the example of a person in North Carolina who required over 200 pints of blood follow ing the extraction of a tooth. This person is reported to have a rare blood disease which pre -Imm services LINDA McMAHAN* Linda McMahan, 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Ken neth McMahan of died Wednesday at 10:30 a. m. in a Burnsville hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were held Friday at 2 p. m. in the Low Gap Baptist Church. The Rev.' A. Z. Jamersbn officiated, as sisted by the Rev. Joe Petree, and burial was in the family cemetery. Surviving in addition to the parents, are two sisters, Joan and Jane of the home; the ma ternal grandmother, Mrs. Nancy Hensley; and the paternal gran dparents, Mir. and Mrs. J. E McMahan , all of Burnsville Star Route. Pallbearers were Brooks Hensley, Pat Hensley, Don Banks, Bobby Raju"' Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home was in charge. V WILLARD W. PENLAND Funeral services for Willard W. Penland, 70, who died at 11:30 p. m. Friday in an Ashe ville hospital were held at 2 p. m. Sunday in Paint Gap Pres byterian Church. The Rev. Arthur Sanders officiated and burial was in the family cemetery. He was a prominent farmer of the Paint Gap community in Yancey County. Surviving are the widow; three daughters, Mrs. Bert Styles of Roan Mountain, Tenn., Mrs. Virgie Penland of Paint Gap and Mrs. Cecil Rice of Fletcher; two sons, the Rev. Nathan Penland of Rome, Ga., and Raymond Penland of Paint Gap. Also one sister, Mrs. Novella Mosa of Asheville; six brothers, Vance, John and Harvey of Paint Gap, Weldon and Latt of Asheville and Bascombe of Wea verville; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. > Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home was in charge. JEFF M. KING Jeff Melton King, 74, died Monday at the home of a daugh ter, Mrs. Tyson Buchanan of Spruce Pine RFD 1. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Elbert King, Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Tyson Buchanan, Mrs. Roy Young of Burnsville RFD 2, Mrs Virgil Silvers of Oak Ridge,, Tenn.; three sons, Fred and Lee of Spruce Pine, Frank of Wing; 19 grandchildren; six great grandchildren. He had been a member of the Crabtree Baptist Church since . early manhood. Funeral services were held at 2p> m. Wednesday in the Crabtree Baptist Church. The Rev. Tyler Leroy and the Rev. Jeff Willis officiated. Burial was in the chureh cemetery. The Yancey record fc>Vß. RATES $2.00 YEAR. vents clotting. - Volunteers who will work at ' this collection are urged to be • at the Duplan* cafeteria at 12 l noon so instructions may be ‘ given before the collection starts 1 Pollard’s Drug Store has been • approved as a waiting station 1 where prospective donors may wait for' transportation to Dup i lan. Transportation from Poll • ard’s to the bloodmobiie will be } provided during the hours of i the collection. i ___ . Scoutmaster Stresses ; Need For Better Attendance V ‘ Scoutmaster Herman Bostian and Assistant, Dr. J. C. Corn well of the Burnsville troop urg ed scouts and their parents to be aware of the importance of attendance at meetings. ' Announcing that numerous activities are being planned for | the scouts for 1955, Scoutmas ’ ter Bostian said that in order to get the most benefit of these ' activities it is important for scouts to attend as many scout functions as possible* Bostian stated, “It is hoped that this troop will make the finest record for 1955 of any in the Mayland District, but' these hopes cannot be achieved without the wholehearted sup port of the scouts, their parents, and the good people of Burns ville. We wish to take this op portunity to thank everyone ' concerned for the support given the troop since its origin.’^ H D ANNUAL REPORT SHOWS ACTIVE YEAR * - r - - ~ . F -, ■ Yancey County has a total of 3,800 families. One hundred thirty women from these fami lies are included in the seven Home Demonstration Clubs of the county. While their numbers in proportion to the population of the county are not impress ive, the activities of these clubs are varied and interesting, as set forth in the Annual Narra tive Report compiled by Yancey Home Agent Wanda Greene. Home Demonstration Club work in the county last year was carried on under the follow ing major topics: Foods and Nutrition, Health, Food Con servation, Handicrafts, Family Life, Clothing, Home Improve ment, Housing and House Fur nishings. Each club has project leaders in these fields, with a total of about 80 such leaders in the county.'From time to time the leaders give reports on their projects, either from material furnished by the Extension Ser vice or from their own reading or experience. The Bald Creek club has a “fell and show” per iod at each meeting where mem- helpful ideas. Some of the problems and ac hievements noted by Mis;* Greene in her report under the major topics of Holme Demonstration work \n 1954 were the following: Foods and Nutrition: A pro gram to increase the use of en ( riched corn meal was pursued by means of demonstrations, bulletins, home visits, letters and visits to local millers. The reason for this program is the widespread use of cornbread in i North Carolina (hy about 48% of the people) -and the poor sup ply of B vitamins in com, even ! in its natural state. Club women i agreed to express themselves . to the State Representative 1 from Yancey County, favoring a bill requiring addition B “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OP YANCEY COUNTY" Baptist Church Plans Full Program Os Activities A full program of activities is planned by the First Baptist Church of Burnsville, according to information reported in their semi-monthly bulletin, the Bap tist Journal edited by the Rev. Charles B. Trammel. ' A delegation of twenty men to attend the Regional Brother hood Convention in Canton is a goal set by the church. Dixon Bailey is in charge of arrange ments. Persons who wish to at ; tend *or who can provide a car for transportation should get in touch with Mr. Bailey. The convention is scheduled for 1 January 28. The Rev. and Mrs. C. B. Trammel will leave today (Thur sday) for Raleigh to attend the meeting of the General Board. They plan to return to Burns ville Saturday, September 22-23 are the dates set for the next session of the Yancey Baptist Association to I be held in the Crabtree Baptist Church. Mr. Dawson Briggs is Moderator and Miss Laura Mae Hilliard clerk. Bible study week is scheduled to begin February 13 and will continue through February 18. The study course will be taught by the Rev. C. B. Trammel. The bulletin stated that the church has six thousand dollars in the regular budget of the . -hurch allocated to the Building Fund. On the first day of the builining fund drive, contribu tions amounting to $524.35 were made. The Rev. Nane Starnes, pas tor of the West Asheville Bap tist Church, will be guest speak er at the revival to be held April 24 to May 3. vitamins to all corn meal at the mill. A popular feature of the corn meal enrichment program was the demonstration conduct ed in several clubs by Mrs. Clyde Whittington on making hush puppies with enriched com meal. Food Conservation: A one day frozen foods school was held in Spruce Pine for seven of the home agents of the Wes tern District. Miss Greene’s of fice received many requests from individuals for informa tion on frozen foods, and many copies of the bulletin “Frozen Foods for the Home’, were dis tributed on request. Handicrafts: A handicraft workshop was started by the Burnsville Home Demonstration Club, who rented a room for use by their members and also made it available for other women of the county to use. Relatively few women took advantage of the opportunity, and the project did not last out the year Many hours of satisfying creative work were enjoyed, however, by those who did take part, and a number of metal trays and wooden plates were made and decorated under the direction of Mrs. Harry Bowen and Mrs. C. B. Bennett. Clothing: Much interest was shown in the two demonstrations on "Best or Sunday Dress” and “Children’s Clothing..’ Four hundred women made their own clothing and 385 mademost of the clothing for their families, i The Micaville club contributed and remodeled clothing for a family whose home was destroy ed by fire. The Newdale dub made and sold quilts to raise money for club activities. A i successful Fashion Show was ! held by the Home Demonstra tion Clubs of the county. Housing and House Furnish- BURNSVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, January 20, 1955 Yancey JJospital Lists Four Births The Yancey Hospital reported four birtis and sixteen other admissions for the week. The births are a. daughter, Linda Bernice, born Jan. 12 to Mr. and Mrs. Amos Ledford of Spruce Pine; a son, Albert Gary, born January 12 to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Williams of Pensacola; a son, Lonnie, born January 15 to Mr. and Mrs. James Woodby of Rt. 1; and a daughter, not yet named, born January 17 to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Keener of Pensacola. The other admissions include Mrs. Jennie „Ruthledge, Miss Alice McPeters, Mrs. Grace Hughes, Miss Lillian Briggs, Hubert Young, Marion Boone, and Mrs. Addie Allen, all of Burnsville; Mrs. Zelma Burle son of Spruce Pine; Willard Penland of Paint Gap; Mrs. Julia JArrett and Mrs. Inell Byrd, both of Green Mountain; Mrs. Esther Pierson of Relief; Mrs. Lina Tolley of Sioux; I Andrew Howell of Bee Log Mrs. Irene Bullett of Rt. 1; and Mrs. Ruth Grindstaff of Bandana, N. C. Library Display Features Handicrafts Do you enjoy working with your hands? |f you do you can get ideas and instructions for a I number of handicrafts from books available at the Yancey County Library. Books on handicrafts are fea tured in a display arranged by Mrs. Wendell Thomas, librarian, in the Yancey Pharmacy show dition to the books are a number of eraft Rems, many of which were made by craftsmen in Yancey County. Hammered cop per and enameled metal are among the craft items exhibited. * There is also weaving and a photograph taken at the Pen land school of Handicrafts. The Yancey County Library is located in the basement of the Elliott T-V and Radio Re * ■■ „ Badges Awarded Yancey Men Berlin, Germany Corporals Donald C. Styles and Charles H. Stilee of Burnsville, N. C., recently were awarded the Ex pert Infantryman Badge for satisfactory completion of field proficiency t«st fl in Berlin, Germany. Corporal Styles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kivet 0. Styles, Route 2, Burnsville, was an auto me chanic for the Styles Motor Company as a civilian. Corporal Stiles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lattie Stiles, Route I, Burnsville, is a former stud ent at Bald Creek High School. - —-- ----- ings: “Color and Design in the Home” and . “New Fabrics for the Home.* were two of the most popular demonstrations given during the year. The first of these brought some immediate requests from individual ip em ' bers for help in planning color schemes. Special activities in addition to the regular fields of Home Demonstration work were car ried on by some of the clubs. The Bald Creek club sponsors a Girl Seout Troop. „ The Jacks Creek club was instrumental in getting a community club or ganized. At Brush Creek the Home Demonstration members have been active in their com munity club, doing* considerable work on their churches and their community club house. Micaville and Newdale clubs are working together in trying to get a PTA started in their consolidated schooL Home Demonstration Club Os Celo Donate To Food Fund ... Celo Home Demonstration Club met Wednesday, Jan. 12 under the chairmanship of the new president, Mrs. Bradley shuford. The sum of ten dollars was donated by members of the club at the December and Janu ary meetings for the Meals For Millions Foundation. This am ount will provide 333 meals for starving persons, in 1953 and 1954 the members have to give to the needy through this channel as part of the Celo Club’s Christmas observance. Most of the business at the January meeting consisted of selecting club project leaders and committee chairmen and de ciding upon the hostesses fox each meeting of the current year. Mrs. Bradley Shufford and Mrs. Arle Brooks of . the Celo Club are preparing to help 4-H girls at the South Toe School with cooking and sewing, re spectively. Miss Wanda Greene, home agent, led the discussion • r on “buying pots and pans..’ Re freshments were served by the hostesses, Mrs. Catherine Erick son and Mrs. Erling Toness. Nine members Jand two visitors were present. * Randolph Re-elected President Os * Brush Creek John Randolph was reelected president of the Brush Creek Community Club at g meeting ected for the current year are O. W. Deyton, vice pres.; Nell Johnson, Secretary-treasurer; C. W. Sparks, reporter; Gaw Sparks, song leader; and Pau -1 line Johnsnn, Yates Randolph, and Gaw Sparks, recreation leaders. The club formulated plans to make 1955 a more interesting year for Brush Creek than was 1954. Included in the plan are the restocking of fields with birds and rabbits, and of wood lands with fox squirrels. Al ready the community has two small fish dams. Calvin-Robinson and soil were visitors at the meeting. Mr. Robinson plans to return with his trio for the February meet ing, to which cluft members are looking forward with interest. Assistant County Agent Will iam Bledsoe was present at the meeting. * S-V i i pair Shop next to the Yancey Pharmacy. It is staffed by two librarians: Mrs. John LeFevre and Mrs. Wendell Thomas. • —1 .1 —fe' ■ — — Blood Means Life lb Him ' '' '"' ‘‘ | v a®. ** si COOLEY’S ANEMIA—-This eight -year-old lad, afflicted with ' dread Cooley’s anemia, must have a Wood transfusion as often as once every 85 hours in acute stages of the disease. Here he _ receives a transfusion of blood furnished through American Bed Cross. Your blood donations can help victims of this and " ~ other blood diseases/ ’ ' A # f-ir Lions Sponsor Dental Health Essay Contest i « w r - - - • The Burnsville Lions Club is sponsoring an essay contest for ' Yancey County school children on the subject of dental health. 1 A total of SIOO in prizes will be ■ awarded—slo for the best essay ‘ submitted in each, grade, third l through twelfth. The contest [- closes January 28. i To be eligible for the contest, i an essay must be the original work of the pupil submitting it Movies Shown At Burnsville Woman’s Club Meeting - . [ Mrs. Marjorie Rhoner, pro , I ?ram leader, Thursday night,. 1 showed members of the Wom -11, an.s; Club a: moving picture, j “Dare,...the Birthplace of the Nation,’’ as part of the program. The picture, arranged and ■.. produced by John Ehle, was filmed in North Carolina. During the business session of the meeting which was pre sided over by Mrs. Jack Bailey, president, the club voted on plans for a spaghetti supper as part of a fund raising plan. Funds raised will go toward erecting a Woman’s Club sign at the city limits in accordance with a request by the State Federation of Woman.s Clubs. Also during the business session, a nominatingCcommit tee consisting of Mrs. D. R. : Foots Mrs. B, R. Penland, and ; Mrs. Edgar Hunter, Jr. was * Hostesses for-. the meeting I held at the Community Building, ; were Mrs. Troy Ray, Mrs. W. A * Y. Sargent, Mrs. William Golds * worthy and Mrs. Ralph Adair. 1 Pvt. Reece Edwards > Stationed In Germany 1 2D Armored-Div., Germany— Army Pvt. Reece Edwards, 20, .son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Ed wards, Bee C.; is. serv ing in the 2d Armored Division. Now undergoing rigorous training as part of the U. ’ S. Seventh Army, the 2d Armored is maintaining the peak effi ciency -in thrust and mobility' that earned its reputation of “Hell on Wheels.’ . .in World War 11. ... .... -.- Private Edwards, a policeman wKh the 502 d Military Police Company, has been in Europe since, last November. He enter ed the Army in February 1954 and completed basic training at Fort Knox, Ky. I MARCH OF PIMES —I" IIWMUMfcI l I ■■■ * NtfMBER TWENTYONE and must be in the pupil’s own handwriting. Those in the third through the sixth grade may use pencil or ink. Those in seventh grade and beyond must use ink. The, essays may be on any phase of dental health, and the pupils may choose their own titles. The following lengths are specified: for grades 3 and 4, 50 words or less; grades 5 and 6, 50 to 100 words; grades 7 and 8, 100 to 200 words; grades 9 through 12, 200 to 400 words. Teachers in each school will select the best essays from each grade in that school and turn them in to the office of the county superintendent, where a panel of judges will select the winning essays for the county. The names of the judges have not yet been announced. Burnsville High Beats Spruce Pine Burnsville High boys beat the previously unbeaten ; Harris High boys of Spruce Pine Tues day night. This was the first defeat in. nine games for the Spruce Pine boys and the sixth win in seven games for the Burnsville boys. The final score was 48-44. With an identical score the Burnsville girls beat the Spruce 'pine girls jin Tues day’s double header. < On the same night Bald Creek won two over Ulearmeßt with a close margin. The Bal'd Creek boys won with a close 67-6e score wHile the Bald Cxcjt r aim won fey an even closer gin when they took the game after an overtime period with a sets-e of 39-38. ' There Is Good ~ News Too, Says Magazine Article All too often the gloomy and tragic news rates a banner head line. To correct this situation Changing Times, the Kiplinger Magazine, has assembled some statistics that reflect the sunny side of life in the United States, r ■ , There are 162,922,000 Ameri cans who are not members of the Communist Party. Some 37 011,460 couples will stay more dr less happily mar ried during the year. On the average, there are 63,868,000 people working to bring home the bacon. Last year, the scheduled air- - lines safely carried passengers 18 902,134,841 miles in the U. S. and possessions; railroads safely carried passengers 31,674,931,200 miles. 'Some 162,717 890 persons will not die of cancer in 1965. And 162,380,580 persons will be safe from fatal heart attacks. About 629,000 000 acres of forest land will not be set nn fire by careless smokers and picnic-goers this year. Most of the time, 15,720,000 organized workers are not. Qn strike. Os the 18 977,472 Httle boys in the country who are under the age of 10, six or possi bly seven will have to go .through the terrible ordeal of being President of the United States. , • At least 162,944,424 people have not been frightened by seeing flying saucew hurtle through the air. The Internal. Revenue Service will find that 43,846 154 income tax returns are filed correctly in 1955. there are £3 -eotm« : tries in the world that have pot discovered the secret of the hydrogen bomb. • - . J ■