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»• SJj A%£ * * v % i ip s i ■ fiji is 5' V-., VOLUME NINETEEN Basketball Tournament To Start February 16 The Annual Yancey County Basketball Tournament will be held 'February 16, 17, 18, 19 in the Burnsville High School gymnasium. According to the won and lost record in county games played through February 1, this promises to be one of the most exciting .tournaments in recent years. The pairings for team play will not be completed until February 12 due to many games having to be postponed and re-scheduled. In thS girls’ division Burns ville and Clearmont, witlr a 3-1 and 4-2 respectively, are battling FUNERAL SERVICES MRS. R. S. ROLAND ■=* Funeral services for Mrs. R. j S. Roland, 76, who died Sunday morning in her home here aftter ■a brief illness, were held Tues day at 2 p. m. in the First Baptist Church. The Rev. C. B. Trammel, pas tor, officiated, assisted by the Rev. Worth Royals and the Rev. H. M. Alley. Burial was in the Academy Cemetery. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Philip Ray of Burnsville; two granddaughters, Mrs. Roy King of Burnsville and Mrs. John English of Asheville; and three great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Kred_Jß»»a£-,. fxtt. Dawson BHcrcna T* ° t> ~" land, Rush Wray, Kenneth Rob* 1 * ' ertson and D. R. Fonts. Members of the Business j Women’s Circle of the church were flower bearers. REX LEE PRESINELL % , ~- Rex Lee Presnell, 46, a farm er, died Tuesday at'4:3o a* in. in his home on Burnsville Rt. 2, after a long illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p. m. .in the Newdale , Presbyterian Church of which he was a member. The Rev. Hershey Longenecker offi ciated and burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are the widow; one daughter, Miss Mary Alicf Presnell of the home; three sis ters, Miss Lillian Presnell of Thomasville, Ga., Mrs. George Parsley of Newdale and Mrs. George Young of Boonford; three brothers, William and Lloyd of Newdale and Robert of Burnsville.- He was a son of the late Jaimes and Mary Alice Parker and was married in 1938 to MissXHashell Brewer who sur vives. MRS'BLIZA S~HIGGiNS \ 6 Mrs. Eliza Sronce Higgins, 90, 1 a Yancey County native, died : at her home at White Pine, ; Tenn., Wednesday morning, Jan. 26, following a long illness. She was the Wife of the late Samuel MsCielland Higgins and - resided for many years at Bald Creek prior to moving to Tenn essee some SO years ago. She JBfvived by two sons, > Lee of White Pine and Charles ...of Carry ton, Tenn.; six daugh ters, "Mrs. Sam Robinson and Mrs. T. F. Angel of Mars Hill, Mm, J. S. Mitchell of White Pine, Mrs. F. L. Wilder of Zebu lon, Mrs. A. C. Tomberlin of Knoxville, Tenn., and; Mrs. J. H. Smith of Asheville; 39 grand children ; 37 great-grandchild ren and two great-great grand children. Funeral services were hel< Friday at 2 p. m. in the Method ist Church at White Pine. SUB. RATES $2.00 YEAR. for first place. *Mieaville girls , seem t 0 be the darkhorse to ; a strong bid for third I P^ ace standings in county play. , The Burnsville boys at this writing have a 4-0 record with Bald Creek and Bee Log 4-2 and 5-3 fighting for second place standings. Two well known referees in this area—Mitch and Jim Gaddy will officiate throughout the tournament. YANCEY COUNTY 4-H CLUBS REPORT MANY PROJECTS TOR YEAR Four hundred forty-seven boys and girls in Yancey County jjgj?o°js belong to 4-H Clubs There are 15 4-H Clubs in the county. For many of these young people, 1954 was a year of progress and achievement, according to 'the record compiled for the Annual Narrative Re ports of Miss Wanda Greene Home Agent; E. L. Dillingham,’ County Agent; and Wm. C. Bledsoe, Assistant Agent. The following projects wm undertaken by various 4-H mem bers during 1954: Swine—-Project of 54 mem bers. Five received pigs through the pig chain and won a total of $125 in prize money. IDairy—so members. Twenty two members entered Hip v an . »»• mu iMiulW-Pa!rv | MRS. W. B. RENFRO Mrs. W. B. Renfro, 72, died i Friday morning in an Asheville hospital after a short illness.- 1 Shb was a lifelong resident of the Higgins community in Yan- 1 cey County and the widow -4>f W. B. Renfro. Surviving are four daughters, Miss Cora B. Renfro of the home, Mrs. George Lee of Bos ton, Mass., Mrs. Paul Israel of Asheville and Mrs. Dean Shields of Tryon; four sons, Joe, Bill and Don of Higgins and Fred Renfro of" Pleasantville, N. Y.; and 12 grandchildren. ' W. B. HENSLEY W. B. Hensley, 78, retired em ployee of the Dover Mill, Shelby, N. C., died at the looal hospital January 27, 2:10 a. m., where he had been a patient since December 23, 1954. He had been connected with Dover Mill for more than 30 years before his retirement. He was a son of the late -Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Hensley and was born in Yancey County. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Amanda Hi,cks Hensley; three sons, Robert Hensley of Asheville, Charlie of the home and J. C. Jones, a step-son of Union Grove, N. €.; a daughter, Mrs. W. H. Davis of Asheville; a step-daughter, Mrs. J. C. Mc- Craw of Shelby; four brothers, Andy Hensley and Vance Hen sley of Bee Log, Garfield Hen sley of Asheville, Suel Hensley of Rock Hill, S. €.; one sisteri Mrs. Ossie "Edwards of Bee Log;' 16 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. He was a member of Mission, ary Methodist Church and the Cleveland Masonic Lodge. A brief funeral service* were held at the home Saturday, January 29, at 9:00 a. m. Fur ther service was held at Bee Log Baptist Church at 2:00 p. m. Rev. T. M. Lovelace, pastor of the deceased, was in charge ■ of the funeral rites,.assisted by Rev. W. E. Smith, Dover Bap tist. £hurch, Shelby, .N. C. In ■ terment was in the family ceme tery, Bee Log, N. C. • * * 0#- c* The Yancey Record John Williams Awaits Reassignment Norfolk John Williams, fireman,'USiN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Williams of Bee Log, N. C., is now, at the U. S. , Naval Receiving Station, Nor folk, Virginia awaiting furthtr assignment to a Naval unit in the Atlantic area. The Norfolk Naval Receiving Station, commanded by Captain John Harlle. ÜBX processes approximately 8,000 men a mon-» th on their way to and from Naval Activities all over the world. Calf Show at Asheville, winning l 1 $243 in prizes. Tobacco—-65 members. Two , ente red the 4-H Tobacco Show ) at Asheville. Poultry—2B members. Ten re ceived pullets through the pul let chain and won S6B in prize money altogether-. Soil Conservation—The team won first place in the District -competition. * Beef cattle—2o members. The Livestock Conservation Team won first place in the District. Dress Revue Twenty-seven girls participated, and the team competed for District honors. Farm Home Electric—-8 mem bers. The county winner won 4 an expense free trip to Char lotte and an electric clock f. I IIIW - district competition. »" ... i 4-H Camp—Twenty five mem. bers attended. A new program—'Forestry— is being added to 4-11 Club activity in the county and thro ughout North Carolina this year. The 4-H forestry camp and awards program is sponsored by Southern Bell Telephone Company and conducted by the North Carolina . Agricultural Extension Service.'.The purpose is to encourage 4-H Club mem. bers “to acquire, through parti cipation in 4-H forestry training and practice activities, the knowledge and experience they will need to be the successful forest owners and leaders of tomorrow.’ Four projects are included in tfie new 4-H Forestry program: Timber Stand Improvement, Identification, Tree Planting, and Tree Protection. Details of : contests and awards in these i projects will be announced later. Irrigation Pays i Says Burnsville Tobacco Farmer George Wheeler of Burns ville has found that it pays to irrigate tobacco—to the tune of $544 per acre. Wheeler conducted a test on his farm last summer with two plots of tobacco, each .2 acre and both given the same treatment except for irrigation. Both were side-dressed with sulphate of potash according to the N. C. State College recommendations. The .2 acre that was irrigated Woduced 796 pounds of tobacco, which brought $408.60, or an average of-$.51 per pound. The unirrigated .2 acre produced. 660 pounds, which sold for $298, or $.46 per pound. Translating these figures into yields per acre; the irrigated tobacco would yield 3980’ pounds, bringing $2029.80; the unirrigated, 3300 pounds, bringing $1486. Thus the difference per acre would amount to $644.80. That would pay for a lot of irrigating. ■ Wheeler says the pump -'used ■ “about .three gallons of gas” for all the irrigating in the test. “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” BURNSVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, February 3,1955 Fun And Good Deed For The Price Os One will be com bined with support of a good cause on Thursday evening, February 3, at 7:30 when the Dramatics . Club ° f Micaville Wigh School presents “The Beantown Choir” and a one act comedy, “Comin, ’Round The Mountain.’” All proceeds will go to the Matoh of Dimes Fund. The admission price is 25c and 50c. .4 “The Beantown Choir” re hearses and the -result is dis <?ord; the donation party ends in a forte climax and a crash; the concert- ends in harmony. The casti Edna Earle Hall,' the Widow Wood of course she would, all widows would? An stepdaughter a real sweet girl’ netta Geouge, Beth Wood, her Edge, Heziljiah Doolit tle “jest” jEgll of mischief; Lor etta Robinson, Mrs. iDo-ree-me Scales, the director of the choir pity her; Kathleen McGee v Be linda Snix who orter be in grand opera, or somewhere; Sabra Young, Tessie Tooftis who pians and organs jist lovely; Carolyn Justice, Sallie Etta Pickle who takes high C jist' like a cough drop; Eileen Hall, Mandy Hamslinger her voice was cultivated on a cultivator; Grace Bartlett, Birdie Cackle who sings like a lark, .er sum- P n ; Jean Blevins, Grandma Howler who’d be a good singer yet if her ,voice had held out; Gibbs, Samantha Sriig gens, little, but— oh, nett,, who assjsts him in bolster ing that nerve. t.. un, ■. j-i rr% j if. In "Cbmin’ ’Round the Moun tairi? you meet: Charlotte Wil son, Maw Judkins a typical <Ozark!) mountain woman; Rubon Robinson, Pap Judkins, her husband; Georgia Burleson, Daisy Judkins, their daughter; Larry Davis, Zeke Bemis, who tries to propose to Daisy; Sue Huskins, Dynamite Ann, the Sheriff of Fishhook County; Irma Wyatt,v Mrs. Hortense BelmonbCliff, a society matron; Betty McMahan, Millicent Lovell, her niece; Eddie Dellin ger, Carey Newbold, a young northerner. Air Force To Accept Enlistments In Burnsville The Air Force recruiting of fice in Burnsville and Western Carolina is now open for Air Force enlistees. T. Sgt. Hull in charge of the Burnsville area announced today that he is au- to enlist all qualified men and women in February until the quota for that month is attained. Sergeant Hull will accept alll applicants on a first come, first served basis. Young men between the ages of 17 and 35 years who can meet the necessary mental and physi- cal as well as moral require ments will do well to investigate the opportunities available in the Air Force. Sergeant Hull advises ajl high school students to continue their education — stay in school, graduate and then fly with the United States Air Force. Pf c. Bill Cooper .Serving In Virginia Fort Eustis, Va.—Pfc. Bill Cooper, son of John Cooper of Day Book, N. C., is serving v/ith the Transportation Training Command at Fort Eustis, Va. Cqnper, in -the- Army 26 mon ffctsivjs assfgned to the 16th Transportation Light Trlick Company. He holds the UN anc Korean Service Ribbons. WESLEYAN SERVUCE GUHJS MR&vs TONIGHT The Wesleyan Service Guild °f. the'Higgins Memorial Meth odist Church will meet Thurs ■ day night, Feb. 3 at 8 p. m . at 1 the home of Mrs. J. H. Cooper. . Mrs. Frank Johnson will be as ! sociate hostess. V } - Ninety-Nine Pints - Os Blood Donated ■ Ninety-nine pints of blood were collected on Wednesday,' January 26, when the Bloodmo- S “Stopped at, . the Duplan Riant, according to J. J, Nowi* cki, Chairman of the Blood* Drive. This amount fell short of the quota by 26 pints. Seven ty donors were employees of the plant. A total of 116 volunteers repoi ted, but only 99 were ac cepted as donors. she Gallon Club added six new members: Mrs. Kathlene Penland, Mrs. Helen Mclntosh, James . G. Robinson, Johns H. Peterson, and George Murdock of Burnsville, and Ted Phillips of Newdale. This increases the Gallon Club membership to 29. The highest contributor is Dr. Cameron F. Mcßae ; with three gallons. Two other members have given two" gallons each. This sroup has contributed 287, pints—over 35 gallons—so far toward meeting Yancey Coun ty’s blood quota in the collec tions. * Phq Women’s Missionary Soc iety of the First Baptist Church furnished refreshments and Woody, Mrs. Plato Penlaad. Mrs. Dawson Briggs, MrsT - • - -oo r i Brooks Boone, and Miss Sara) Hensley, assisting. Chairman of the other volunteer workers was Mrs. J. J. Nowicki, assisted by Mrs. Arthelia Brooks, Mrs. Kate Huskins, Mrs. Pauline Lewis, Mrs. Carl Silver, Mrs. R. N. Silver, Mrs. William Hig gins, Mrs.- Kathlene Penland, Mrs. Evelyn Pate, Miss Ethel Boone, Miss Laura Mae Hilliard. Volunteer registered nurses were Mrs. Max Proffitt, Mrs. Willard Honeycutt, Mrs. Ida Goldsworthy, and Mrs. Morel-y. Dr. Cameron Mcßae assisted with medical examinations. Burnsville High School furnish ed Junior Red Cross workers for the Donor Roorn: Wanda Adkins, Beatrice Randolph, Norma Banner, Mrs. Jeanette Fox, Vera Angel, Ronald Angel, Frank Blankenship, and Ray mond Fox. These young people] helped in setting up the Blood Bank operations. 1 • * V9|| fmm Sib - - W9P*" s9ll , . L jPr ' « j| m ► . { MIDDLE WEST IN GRIP OF SUB-ZERO COLD WAVE— Bill Cooper, Walnut Ridge, Ark., crew member of the Great Lakes tqnker Clark’s Milwaukee, stands on the ice coated deck after cl trip on. Lake Michigan in 10 below zero-weather T - The Middle West and Great Lakes Region has been stiff eriteg an extended period of sub-zero arctic weather. The coldest spot in the midwest was International Falls, Minn., with r■ a recorded low of 86 below zero. * , Railroad Purchase To Be Completed Soon By Friday of this week, the Yancey Railroad Company is expected to become an entity. A Certificate of (Incorporation Las been filed with the Secre tary of State, and the charter is expected to be received and re- 1 corded in the office of the Clerk , .of Court here by Friday.' The group of local residents i who have organized the new i railroad company- will. then ap- I ply immediately to the Inter ; state Commerce Commission to . purchase- the former Black , Mountain Railroad “from the< GHnchfield Railroad, for $22,000. Total funds in excess of $60,000 are on hand to finance the new enterprise. It is Expected that a Diesel engine will be purchased for about s2B,ooo—considerably less than was originally antici pated for this item. Practically Burnsville Boys Lead In Toe River Conference Reporter, June Mclntosh The Burnsville boys moved into first place in the Toe River Conference at Spruce Pine, Friday night, January 28, by edging Spruce Pine 41-35. In the girls game Spruce Pine won 51-30. 1 lead for Spruce Pine with 201 points and “Judy” Briggs was high for Burnsville with 15. Newdale H. D. Club Plans Quilting * Party, Elects Leaders The January meeting of the Newdale Home Demonstration Club was held at cthe home of Mrs. Byrd Young. New project leaders were elected for the -coming year. The cluK plan- quilting party to be held February 9 at the. home of Mrs. Joe Petrie to raise money for the club treasury. Plans were also made to visit the Micaville school to ask Mr. Shelby Rob ertson to assist the local par ' ents in organizing a PTA. | The home agent, Miss Wanda Greene gave a demonstration on 1 the care of pots and pans. I fcgto 'PotiCh in [ march of dimes MMW——■—— 1 ’ S'*———* NUMBER TWENTY-THREE al! the financing of the railroad come from Yancey County persons. Two non-local partici pants have been forced to with draw their expected support be cause of ill health, and the lower than expected cost of the Diesel makes it possible • to manage without their investment.- President of the Yancey Rail- road Company is W. A. Banks of Banks and Patton Lumber 'Company. -Carroll Rogers, Jr., and Joe Young are first and sec ond vice presidents, respectively. ' Secretary-treasurer is Paul B. Young, present station agent of Burnsville; President of the Board of Directors is B. R. Pen land/with other members Mark W. Bennett, Joe Young, C. M. Bailey, W. A, Banks, Carroli Rogers, Jr., and Luther Ayers. Paul B. Young will serve as gen eral manager. These officers and board members were elected by the stockholders of the new company. Penland, Banks, and Bailey are attending a meeting today (Thursday) at Emin, Tennessee for further conference with Clinchfield officials to work out details of transfer. Dover Fouts, Jr. Receives Scholarship j lor mi —.—... 3 „ JYUII. 11 Degree. They are now in Phlle- ’ delphia where Mr. Fouts is en rolled under a scholarship at Wherton School of Commerce and Finance of University of Pennsylvania, working toward * a Masters Degree —-r —' Yancey Bond Purchases Listed U. S. Savings Bonds sales during the month of December in Yancey County totalled $6,579.75, The accumulated Savings Bonds sales for the 12 months of 1954 for our County totalled $73,993.00. Sales of Series E and H Bonds in North Carolina for the month of December were 17.4% over the same month in 1963. “Nationally, v approximately Bonds reach ed their 10-year maturity dates between May 1951 and Decem ber 1954. Throughout the period, ■the rate of holding beyond ma turity under the automatic ex tension terms h£fe staved fairly constant at about 75%- of the maturity volume. At the 1954 year-end, E bond owners were holding more than $11,500,000,- 000 worth of these bonds that were over ten years of age. “National sales of Series E and H Bonds in 1954 rose to $4,889,119,000. This was the largest volume-on record for any year since wartime 1946. Compared with a year earlier, gain was 12 7c, and with 1952, . 37 percent. “In North Carolina the per cent of increase in sales in Ser ies E and H Bonds in 1964 was , 6.8%”, according to Walter P. Hi Johnson f State Director for North Carolina. Mr, Johnson stated that die attributes the success of the in crease in sales in 1964 to the patriotic efforts of volunteers in the Savings Bonds Program. Johnson praised Mr. G. Leslie nley for his outstanding leadership in leading the suc cessful Savings Bonds sales program in his county.