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Prison Riot Calmed By
Quick Action Os Officers
Calm and deliberate action by
officials of the Yancey County
prison camp prevented what
could have been a bloody and
disastrous prison riot last
Monday.
According to reports received
here the rioting started when a
group of eleven prisoners refus
ed to go to work Monday igorn
ing. They refused to leave their .
cell block and threatened pris
oners who did not take part in
the riot. The prisoners broke
windows, fixtures, ripped out
* plumbing, and smashed a teje-
FUNERALSERVICES
DONALD M. YOUNG
Driver Donald M. Young, 19,
of Burnsville, fell off his tractor
last Wednesday and was crushed
to death by a heavy roller that
was being pulled along a new
stretch of road between Carth
age and Pinehunst.
A coroner's report listed it
as accidental death.
Employees of a construction
company engaged in straight
ening and paving the road could
give no reason for young’s fall
from the tractor. Jack L. Young,
the. young man's father, was
nearby but did not witness his
son’s death beneath the steel
lugs of the heavy roller.
Surviving are his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Young;
three brothers, Philip, Jimmy,
and David of the home; the pa
ternal grandparents, Mr. and.
Mrs. Will Young of Newdale;
the maternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. A. Hensley of
Micaville
FRANK, D. BOONE
Frank D. Boone, 54, a native
~ of Yancey County, died in Tam- ‘
pa* Fla., Friday night. He was
a member of Young’s Chapel
Baptist Church here.
Funeral services were held at
Martin’s Chapel Methodist
Church near here at 2:30 p: m.
Monday with the Rev. Joe Pe
tree and the Rev. Hershey Long
enecker officiating. Burial was
. in Lilly Branch Cemetery, a- ■ .
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Pearl Boone; one son, Douglas
Boone of Newdale; two daugh
ters, Wills R. and Mary Louise
Boone, both of Newdale; and
one stepson, Merritt Robinson
of Wadesboro.
Also, two sisters, Mrs. Allan
■fivers of Charleston, S. C., and
Mrs. R. B. Turner of Bakers
ville; and-six brothers, Earl of
Charleston, Grover of Lancas
ter, Pa., Char-ie of Bakersville
RFD 3, Jimmy of Bandana, Ed
of INlebo and Lee Booher of
Hamrick.
MISS STELL4 PENLAND
Funeral services were held
’Tuesday morning in Paint Gap
Presbyterian Church for Miss
Stella Penland, 28, of Paint Gap
who died Sunday in the Yancey
_ County hospital after a short
illness. The Rev. Waleer Pen
land officiated and burial was
in Metcalf Cemetery.
Surviving are three sisters,
Mrs. Eula McGuinn, Mrs, Gladys
Rutledge and Mrs. Grace Hol
combe of Jacksonville, Fla-; one
brother, Carmel Penland of
Stocksville and the paternal
grandfather. -
CARD OF THANKS
• We wish to express our sin-;
cere thanks and'appreciation to (
cur many friends for the sym
pathy and kindness shown us!
during the illness and death of i
our mother and grandmotherJ
Also for the beautiful floral,
offerings. . 11
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vision set.
The riot was quelled quickly
when seventeen prison guards
and State Highway patrolmen
moved into the camp with tear
gas and automatic weapons.
The prisoners complained
that they had been required to
work in snow, but Caihp Super
intendent Ralph England said
that only on one day did they
work in snow and that was
when a bridge had to be scraped.
The riot followed a disturb
ance that had occurred the night
before when prisoners had re
fused to turn off a radio and
go to bed. The report said the
prisoners began “hollering and
cussing" when a guard turned
off the radio from outside the
cell. .
After having been transfer
red to the Craggy Prison camp
near Asheville, the eleven riot
ers are being sent to Raleigh
where they will be held in soli
tary confinement.
Livestock School
Planned Feb. 15
A State College Specialist
will assist with holding a Live
stock School at the court house
Tuesday, February 15, at 7:30
p. m., announces County Agent
E. L. Dillingham. 1 Breeding,
feeding, and market outlook
will be discussed, along with
local or individual livestock
problems. All beef cattle, sheep
and swine producers are urged
to attend.
Dr. Merritt Robertson
In Critical Condition
Dr. Merritt Robertson of
Fredericksburg, Maryland is in,
a critical condition as a result
of head injuries suffered when
the car he was driving skidded
and overturned early Sunday
morning. Dr. Merritt Robertson
is a brother of Kenneth Robert
son who is employed at the
Penland Lumber Company and
a son of Mrs. and the late Mr.
W. Z. Robertson of Burnsville.
—According ..to unofficial re
ports received here Dr. Robert
son was returning from a late
night call when the accident
occurred., Kenneth Robertson
and his ’mother have , left for
Fredericksburg to be with Dr.
Merritt.
LYDA ROBINSON
Funeral services were held
yesterday (Wednesday) for
Lyda Robinson, 44, of Green
Mountain who drowned Sunday
when the bulldozer he was op
erating plunged off a flooded
low water bridge into the Toe ,
River n&ar Kona.
Rising water , from recent
rains made the recovery of the
body impossible until the fol
lowing morning. v ßobinson was
employed by the International
Minerals Chemical Corp. of
Kona.
The services were held at 2
p. m. at the Double Island Bap
tist Church with the Rev. Clar
ence Buchanan and the Rev.
Ade Buchanan officiating. Bur
ial was in the church cemetery.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Marie Thomas Robinson; one
daughter, Mrs. Masie Howell of
Burnsville, RFD 2; one son,
Morris of Green Mountain; the
mother, Mrs. Martha Robinson
of Green Mountain; four sisters,
Mrs. Bertie Buchanan, Miss
Belva Robinson and Mrs. Ruth
‘ Freeman, all of Green Moun
tain, and Mrs. Mae /mkins of
Elkin, S. C.; and four brothers,
j Earl and Virgil of Green' Moun
-1 tain. Herbert of Candler, and
(Phil of Cranberry.
Holcombe Brothers Funeral
Home was in charge.
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
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ARMY'S- JOHN G. ADAMS
RESIGNS Army Counsellor
John G. Adams is shown in his
Washington office* after he an
nounced his resignation effec
tive March 31st. Adams, o'bey
figure in last year's Amy-
McCarthy fight, had until very
recently denied reports that he
would resign. He told newsmen
his only plans are for a long
vacation.
Special Care Must
Be Given Older
Persons
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Older persons need extra con
sideration, including watchful
eyes and a helping hand, during
winter months, reminds the In
stitute for Safer Living of the
American Mutual Liability In
surance Company.
Information from the Institu
te shows an average' of' 1.85 Q
fatal falls per month, during
January, February and March:
Eighty-seven percent of these
falls occur among persons 65
and older.
Principal reasons for the
winter-time increase in falls
among older people are found to
walks and steps, and
poorer'visibility inside the home
due to short daylight ,hours.
Falls from these causes have a
tendency to be more severe and
more often fatal in the 65 and
up bracket than warm weather
falls. '
The unfortunate result of
falls in this age bracket may be
shock, heartstrain, and -broken
bones which fail to heal and re
sult in death or permanent crip
pling injury. .
Families with older members
should make sure that there is
adequate lighting in every room,
and particularly on stairways,
where 58 percent of home fall
ing accidents occur. Keep walks
and steps on the premises free
of ice and snow, and if possible
arrange to accompany grandfa
ther or grandmother when walk
ing on streets and in public
places.
Five Yancey Men
Enlist In Navy
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Five men from Yancey Coun
ty enlisted in the U. S. Navy
during'January and are now
taking basic training at the U.
S. Naval Training Center, Great
Lakes, 1111. It was announced to
day by L. E. Fay, Chief Petty
Officer in charge of the Navy
Recruiting Staion, Asheville,
N. C. The men enlisted are: i
Jay L. Miller, Rt. T, Green
Mountain; Bobby R. Riddle,
Pensacola; W. C. Harris, Jr.,
Burnsville; Ralpr C. Hammonc,
Pensacola; and Kelly R. Bur
nett, Rt. 2, Burnsville.
H. D. County
Council Meets *
The County Council of the
Home Demonstration Clubs will
meet Monday, February 14, *\t
7:30 p. m. at the Court House
in Burnsville, according to Miss
Wanda Greene, Home Agent.
Not only the officers, Arot
the members of the Home De
monstration Clubs,, are invited
and airged to attend.
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BOKNSVXLEE. N. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1955
ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC
TO BE HELD FEB. 16th~
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The monthly orthopedic
clinic for this district will, be
held on Wednesday, Feb. 16, in
the Spruce Pine office of the
Pistrict Health Department.
Dr. J. Bruce Galloway and Dr.
Walter Watts, of Asheville,
will be the clinicians. Children
attending the clinic should be
registered not later than 11 a.
m., and adults not later than
12:30.
Two Births In
Two Weeks
Reports Hospital
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Only two births were report
ed in the last two weeks at the
Yancey Hospital but 42 other
admissions were reported. The
births were a daughter, Nina 1
Faye, born February 1 to Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Hensley of
Pensacola and a son, Paul Dean,
born Feb. 6 to Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Dulaney of Route 2.
The other admissions include
Adler Byrd, Tommy Hylemon,
and Patsy McPeters, all of
Route 1; Mrs. Nellie Street, Ar
cemus Fox, Baby Kathy Louise
Hughes, and J. E. Johnson, all
of Green Mountain; Mrs. Milo
Wetzel of Tipton Hill; “Mrs.
Wayne Adkins, Zeb King, Mrs.
Della McPeters, H. A. Bailey,
Miss Laura Mae .Hilliard, Mrs.
Julia Wray," Mrs. Georgia Thom
as, -Mrs. Pauline Edwards, Mrs.
Isabel Powell, Mrs. /Charles
Black, James W. Griffith, Baby
Howard Bailey, George Mur
dock, Baby David Keith Bailey,
and Baby Michael Dexter Jar
rett, all of Burnsville; Mrs.
Garvel Honeycutt, Ben Griffith,
Baby Lwiy BoUck, Mrs.
Julia Jones, Janice Boone, and
Mrs. Ellen Robinson, all of Rt.
2; Willard Gardner of Star
Route; Mack Pitman of Spruce
Pine; Mrs. Christine England
of Cane River; Fred Hensley,
Jr.; and Mrs. Jonnie Marie
Bradford of -Bee Log; Mrs.
Betty J. Grindstaff of Toecane;
Mrs. Kansas Caroway of Celo;
Odell Wilson of Bakersville;
Paul Jones, Mrs. R. A. Pate and
Verlin Robinson, all of Mica
ville; and Rudolph Janiezek of
Hazelton, Pa.
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Civil Service *
Tests Announced
For Highway Jobs
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The United States "Civil Ser
vice Commission announces that
applications are still being ac
cepted for Highway Engineer,
Highway Bridge Engineer, and
Illustrator positions.
The Highway Engineer and
Highway Bridge Engineer posi
tions pay $4,205 to $5,940 a
"year and are principally in the
Bureau of Public Roads throu
ghout the country., Appropriate
education or experience, or a (
combination of education and 1
experience is required.
Illustrators qualified for gen
eral illustrating work are need
ed in various Federal agencies
in Washington, D. C., and vicin
' ity for positioas paying $3,410
to $4,205 a year. To qualify, ap
plicants must have had appro
priate experience or resident
study above the high school
level with major study in illus
trative design oru commercial
art. A sample bf work must be
submitted.
Further information and ap
plication forms may be obtained
at many post offices through
out the countrj, or from the'U.
S. Civil Service Commission,
.Washington 25, D. C., For the
Engineer positions, applications
! should be sent/to the Board of
I U. S. Civil Service Examiners,
: Bureau of Public Roads, Wash
ington 25, D. C. Persons quali
i fied for Illuitrator positions
■ - should apply tt the U. S. Civil
t “Service Commission, Washing
■ I ton 25, D. C. Applications for
l.both types of jmitions will be
accepted until further notice.
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4-H County
Council Elects
Officers
The second 4-H County Coun
cil meeting of the year was held
at the Burnsville Community
Building. In the election of new
County Council officers, Victor
Morrow was chossen president.
Harold Ray was the outgoing
president.
Other officers elected were
vice president, Jo Alice Wilsdh;
secretary, Thomas Johnson;
song leaders, muriel England.
Edlin\Pate, Bee Randolph, and
fejjm YVheeler; recreation
clers, Nell Riddle, Dean
risawn, and Harold Ray;
pianist, Edna Earl Hall.
Victor Morrow gave the 4-H
pledge and motto. The devotional
and prayer were given by Mary
Lou Autrey. “Onward Christian
Soldiers" and “Jacob’s Ladder’
! were sung by the group&under
' the direction of the song leaders.
A Carolina Power and Light
Company team, consisting of
Home Economist Miss Ellis and
Agricultural Development Agent
Mr. B. Smith, gave a demonstra
tion on “Lamp Making’’ as part
of the Farm Home Electric
program of the 4-H Clubs. A re
creation period was led by
Carolyn Justice, Harold Ray,
and Duane McDougald. Appro
ximately 108 people, mainly 4-H
officers and teacher-leaders,
were present.
Pepper Growers
Sign-up Scheduled
The sign-up for growing
peppers in 1955- will be held at
the County Agent’s Office Fri
day; February 11, from 9 a. m.
to 12 noon.j Representatives of
the Moody Dunbar Pepper Can
nery will be present to assist
■with the meeting and explain
changes for this year.
Mrs. John Wilson has return
ed from Norfdlk, Va., where she
was called last week because of
the illness of hgr sister.
Frank Wilson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Wilson, is a patient
in the Naval Hospital, Long
Island, N. Y.
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Boy 'Scout Week, Feb. 6 to 12,
marking the 43th anniversary of
the Boy Scouts of America, will
be observed throughout the na
tion by more-than 3,660,000 boys
and adult leaders. Since 1910,
more than 22,750,000 boys and
men have been members.
"Buildfttg for a Better Tomor
„ row” is the birthday theme.
Members of 95,000 Units, through
demonstrations and exhibits, will
dramatize the purpose of Stow-
Fonts Elected Chairman
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Os Yancey Red Cross
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Dover R. Fouts was elected
Chapter chairman for the Yan
cey County Chapter of the Red
Cross at a meeting held in H.
Grady Bailey’s office in the
court house in Burnsville* Feb.
Bluer Ridge Parkway
To Open April 15
April 15, 1955, is the date set
by the National Park Service
for the reopening of a high
altitude section of the Blue
Ridge Parkway between U. S.
70 near Asheville, and Craven
Gap in the Craggy Mountains.
This section was closed in> Nov
ember because of the hazards
of snow and ice likely .to occur
at high altitudes. Throughout
the winter, qther sections of the
Parkway in North Carolina are
open to traffic whenever the
weather is mild enough tc per
mit safe driving on this vaca
tion highway which crosses the
mountains at an average altitude
of more than 3,000 feet.
Sgt. Roy Laughrun
Graduated In
Germany
Munich, Germany Sergeant
First Class- Roy A. Laughrun,
whose wife, Lucille, and par
ents, Mr. and Mi’s. Luke L.
Laughrun, live in Burnsville,
N. C. recently was graduated
from the Seventh Army Non
commissioned Officer Academy
in Munich, Germany.
A section chief in Battery B
of the 445th Field Artillery Bat
talion, he successfully ■ complet
ed a five-week course in leader
ship, map-reading and other
military subjects.
Sergeant Laughrun entered
the Army in 1947 and is a vet
eran of service in Korea.
ing and the rich heritage it has
in this country.
Boy Scout Week marks the
completion of the first year of the
National Conservation Good Turn
the organization has undertaken
at the request of President Eisen
hower. Units which have quali
fied will receive National Con
servation Godd Turn Certificates
of Merit Awarded jointly hy the
Secretaries of Agriculture and the
Interior, Ezra Taft Benson and
Douglas McKay, respectively *
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2. Other officers elected were
H. Grady Bailey, executive sec
retary, and the following chair
men of committees: Home Ser
vice, Fred Proffitt; First Aid,
Ed Hunter, Jr.; Canteen Ser
vices," Mrs. Willard Honeycutt;
Publicity, Erling Toness; Jun
ior Red Cross, Mrs. James
Proffitt; Volunteer Services,
Mrs. J. J. Nowicki; Blood re
cruitment, J. J. Nowicki; Dis
aster Service, Harlon Holcombe;
Fund raising, Mrs. Evelyn Pate
with Hubert Justice as co
chairman.
MiSs Ethel Boone was elected
chapter secretary and Mrs.
Ruby Smith, treasurer.
Green Mountain
Man Attempts To
Commit Suicide
Charles Byrd, 54, of Green
Mountain is in a critical condi
tion in an Asheville hospital as
a result of a self-inflicted gun
.wound.
Byrd, it was reported, retired
to his bedroom shortly after the
family had eaten their noop
meal Sunday and shot himself
through his chest with a 410
guage shotgun. Although the
shot was not heard by members
of the family, Mrs. Byrd re
ported that they heard him
fall to the floor.
. | According to unofficial re
-1 ports the shot went through
three ribs and part of his left
lung. At five o’clock yesterday
(Wednesday) the Memorial
Mission Hospital report*! ti&t
he had had “a fairly comfortable
day.” .i.*. .
Incentives For
New Industries
Listed By G. E.
Raleigh—What does a big
industry such as General Elec
tric Company look for in select
ing a location for a new plant?
Ibis question-,- Director Ben E.
'Douglas of the . Department of
Conservation and Development
said, has been “answered. extre
mely well” by Raymond L.
Smith, general manager of Gen
eral Electric’s distribution tran
sformer department, which has
selected a site between Hickory
and Nekton for a new $20,000,-
000 plant to manufacture pole
type transformers.
Here “are some of the things
that we looked for in choosing
a site for the new plant,” Smith
said:
“I.—A progressive but not
extravagant local and State
government;
| “2.—lntelligent and energetic
I people with a large percentage »
of home ownership;
“3.—Adequate facilities such
as railroads, trucking, power,
gas, telephones, water, etc.;
“L- —A good residental area
with adequate recreational fa
cilities ; . 7
“s.—Adequate school facili-'
ties, and an educational pro
gram which would insure the
proper education of our boys
and girls;
“6.—Churches and a religious
program designed to fill the
needs of our people;
“7.—Adequate stores . and
shopping facilities.”
_ln addition the pjant plan
ned for Catawba county, Gener
. _al Electric broke ground Fri4pv,
Feb. 4 for its new "tnulti
million dollar” outdoor lighting
plant near Hendersonv|le. The
company already has plants at
Asheboro and Goldsboro. ✓
Governor Horigoa Philip TV
Reed, board chairman for Gen
eral Electric. Douglas, and a
iTtht Hende offi n iHIH *** P<irt
(breaking. n eraonvllle * round '
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