JOIN RED CRDSS VOLUME NINETEEN Activities Phoned For June Dairy Month Here Appointment of Mr. Jack Young m June Dairy Month Chairman for Yancey County has been announced by Morris L. McGough of Asheville, Wes tern North Carolina Chairman. “Dairying hae become a $100,000,000 industry for North Carolina families,’' states Mr. Young. “Thj* is reason enough for observing June Dairy Month. But more important is the fact that we are drinking far too little milk in our state, only a little over half of what we should. During June, we hope to get more people in Yancey County to saying “Make It Milk.” The milk one habit we can’t go wrong on.” Mr. Young states that the purpose of this program is to acquaint the public with the nutritional facts about milk. He states thaf'the American home maker spends 15% of her food budget for dairy products, but this actually buys 80 per cent of her family’s nutritional needs. On a nutritional basis, this Water Safety Program To Be Given At Crestview Pool Bill Banks, owner of Crest view Playground and swim ming pool, announced today that the pool will be available without charge this summer for *a»e Bed Crow Witef Safety Program. This "spogr»m (con tingent upon the success of the taitended Bed Cnm. drive* for funds to savethl county's Chapter) will offer free train ing in swimming and lifesav ing under a qualified instruc tor. Dates for the classes will be announced later. Crestview Playground will Open for the current season ‘June 1. Facilities are available for tennis, volleyball, wading, swimming, horseshoe pitching, land dancing, both spontaneous and organized. The playground Covers an area of one and one half acres, located three miles \ west of Burnsville on highway ls-E. F " ■ ■■ Presbyterians Hold installation Services Sunday Services for the installation of the Rev. Hershey J. Longen ecker aa pastor of the Estatoa, Micaville, and Newdale Presby terian Churches will take place Sunday, May 29th, on the fol lowing schedule: Neiwdale Presbyterian Chur ch, 9:30 a. m.; Micaville Pres byterian Church, 10;80 a. i».; Estatoa Presbyterian Church, HiSO a. m, Everyone is corlially invited. CAROS OF THANKS • *9 We wish to express our thanks and deep appreciation to our many friends for the kindness and sympathy shown us during the illness and death of our be loved one. Also for the beauti ful floral offering. J. R. Miller and Family We wish to thank eadh and every one for the map? kind things they did during the death of our son and brother. Also for the beautiful flowers received during our recent bereavement. ... • Ola Price Family N ' ... ■ m £>-• V V.—. .. • > T , * ' . . • f ♦ __ J' v % - .' • - . -- g The Yancey Record * SUB. RATES $2.00 YEAR. makes dairy products the moafe economical source of minerals, protein and energy supplying foods. The dairy farmers, milkplanta, agricultural departments and .* :ivic groups are joining forces' to let the people of western North Carolina know that plenty of good fresh milk is available, and that during June it is the richest and best tasting of any time. According to Mr. Young, plans will be worked out soon on the various activities to be carried out in the county. Yancey Dairy Field Day Planned Yancey County’s Dairy Field Day will be held at the Special Dairy Demonstration Farm of John Randolph on the Brush Creek road Friday afternoon, May 27, at 1:30 p. m., accord ing to County Agent E. L. Dillingham. Special projects to be observ ed are forage production, land improvement, 'Dairy Herd Im provement Association records, artificial and com munity development Out of county people expected to be present ajre F. R. Farn ham, extension dairy specialist; W. B. Collins, district agent; Sam Dobson, agronomy specialist; girrassland visitor of Australia; Mr. Jackson of the Potash Institute; and Jim Tur ner of the Pacific Coast Borax Company. This tour will be the “kick off’ for Yancey’s June Dairy Month. Mrs. Roosevelt To Speak At Guilford Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt will be among the speakers at the 22nd annual Carolina Institute of In ternational Relations to be held June 8-12 at Guliford College. She will deliver the-opening ad dress, “America’s Role in World Affairs,” and .serve on the sac- The theme of this year’s In stitute ia “Hungers of Mankind”. It is sponsored, as in other years by the American Friends Service Committee, “to provide an op portunity for the serious and ob jective study of the pressing problems of world affairs clos ely related to peace. The insti tute is open to anyone regardless of race or creed, who is concern ed about world affairs and the prospect of a third world war.’’ Among the other faculty mem bers will be Hallam Tennyson, great grand son of the poet, and Richsrl Bardolph teacher of his tory and government at Woman’s College ip Greensboro. Further information and reg from the American Friends Ser istration forms may be obtained vice Committee 617 West Market Street, Greensboro. Bryan Family . Featured In Magazine T Yancey County's Fred Bryan family were featured in the June issue of the Progressive Farmer. The article, written f by one of the editors of the maga zine, J. W, Laßue tells of' the progress the Bryan family madd from tenant farmer to the dfe -1 velopment of . a fine herd of dairy- cattld. Pictures in the \ article show several members : of the family and various scenes illustrating their good farm practices. t OF YANCEY COUNTY^ ara . M i m m 'k -j HP Jk DICK KNOX Missionary Confer ence Starts May 29 Evang. H. M. Alley, Founder and Director of the Faith. Fel lowship Movement,, announces the second annual Missionary Conference and Bible School, which will "be held .throughout the month of June,* at Faith Fellowship Mission on Highway 19E, East Burnsville. The first Conference speaker this year will be Evangelist Dick Knox, trained musician and Missionary representative, who will conduct special Revival services at the Mission beginn ing Sunday morning, May 29th, and continuing through Friday night, June 10th. Evangelist Knox is an exper ienced Bible preacher, having traveled extensively throughout the United States, in evange listic work. Having traveled al so in Mission lands, and" being a sponsor and representative of Middle East Foreign Missions, 5 he will relate . his - experience abroad, and show colored slides depicting life in the countries represented, and the great need and opportunity of evangelical missions there. The Bible School for children and young people will begin this year on June 6th and con tinue for four full weeks, with morning sessions only beginn ing promptly at nine o’clock. All children and young people within reach of Faith Fellow ship Mission, f regardless of where they may attend church on Sunday, are invited to enroll for Biple School. Yancey Children Get Second Polio Shot The second injection of Salk vaccine has been given the first and second grade children from Bee Log, South Toe, and the smaller schools of this county. Nearly all children who received the first injection returned for the second one, according to the District Health Officer. Dr. W M. Ost gave the vaccine at Bee Log School and Dr. E. R Ohle gave it at the Ceio Health Cen ter for the children from South Toe School. Children from the smaller schools were brought by their teachers to the Health Department office in~Burnsville. It is not known yet just when the second shipment of Salk vaccine will be received; the injections mentioned above were given with what remained of the first shipment. Announce ment will be made in this news paper when a further supply of the Salk vaccine arrives, so that parents of children in the four remaining schools— Burnsville, * Micaville, Bald Creek, and ’ Dksarmbot-*-wiU know when to ’ bring their children to the ’ Health ’Department office for j. the second injection. ; Mrs. Elma Hall - Young of f Burnsville received the Bache i lor of Science degree at the 3 fifty-second annual commence ment exercises of Appalachian State; Teachers College, Boone, on Friday, May 13 at 10:30. BURNW%K, N. C. THURSDAY. May 26, 1956 lUffi# TOE \mfUnAY 26th. f i . ,gr- Grade Prrnl- WRott exercises pill be held iTfcwlay. night,'iM*> 26, ait eiglfc, o’clock. Yancey FEirm^rs Plant Living Fences By Lewis Dfymeron This past spring thirty Yan cey County farmers set 27,000 bi-color lespedeza-seedlings, 12, 700 multiflora rose plants andi sowed 14 pounds 'of sericea les pedeza seed for wildlife improve ment and soil conservation. Bicolor, a shrub type of "les pedeza, is a heavy,seed producer which provides excellent fopd for' quail. Due to its ability to grow on shaded and eroded areas it serves a three-folcl purpose in furnishing food for quail, util izing idle land such as field bord ers and road banks, and aids in controlling soil erosion in these areas. ■; Sericea i 3 a single stem type of lespedeza and 1 is very deep ■ rooted. When seeded along a field , border or an eroded area it sta bilizes the soil & that area. It provides an excellent nesting site for quail. Both the sericea and bicolor lespedeza are peren nial legumes and'need not be re seeded once they|a#e established Multiflora rose is an erect type of rose, which;when properly , managed will rqfch a height of 8-10 ft. at maturity. It has re cently - become Widely used throughout the Middle and South Blast as a living fence. Multi flora rose wrpvides : excellent , “,1" listed as a contour fence between , a J&sture and cropland ft is an' ■ aide to soil conservation since this contour line will be used as a guide for cnltural and tillage Operations. A Fbr the rose to do Well, it Should be set in well prepsted seedbed, fertilized,. and ■ cultivat ed the first year. Since the young growth on the rose is yerjt palat able, it is necessary to protect for 3-5 years until it is large enough to turn cattle.' ' The Yancey County Soil Cofi- > servation District is cooperating : with the IN, C. Wildlife Resources Commission in assisting farmers in planting and applying these wildlife practices. The bicolor lespedeza seedlings, sericea les pedeza seed, and the multiflora rose plant are furnished with; out charge to the farmer, by the Wildlife Commission, when avail able. *■ > David York Wins TSI Honor David York, Bald Creek sen ior 4-H Club member, won fifth place .in tl\e timber thinning and timbqr stand improvement contest of the Western District of North Carolina. It was his first year in TSI work and he was judged to have made fine progress in comparison with others. Forestry Extension Specialist Fred E. Whitfield stated “I am sure all counties participating will agree that everybody Won, although only th% first three get prizes. The ’64-’55 TSI 'con test was sponsored by the Champion Paper Company., York and his father -havq planted ten thousand white pine trees over a period of twelve years. He pruned approximately four acres of the- 12-year-old , trees in his work-for the contest. Also the county winner in forestry denmnsration, David will represenrthe county at the district elimination contest in Asheville June 29-30. His name has been submitted as an appli i cant to recieve a free trip to the , 4-H forestry camp at Camp Mill stone in June. ' «** *. s w ‘WKniv. *-•vlaSaaSflSßTfc, u- • . Sa I > W B CASHIER’S FAMILY HELD HOSTAGE BANK ROBBED OF s9o,ooo—B, B TOWN FEUDING WITH U. S. ARMY — Sgt. Paul Abely of the Winthrop, Mass, police department, stops to search an Army car in which Ft. Banks Post Commander, Col. PhiHp B. Stine a s (rear of car), is being driven. Police are fewditig witif] Army officials at the installaiion over the Army’s refusal to surrender a Brooklyn, soldier whom police say tried to assault a Wmfnrg p girl. Police are stopping evtiy Army vehicle ert Styles, Teddie Styles. Ckarrrtont exercises will be hqld ’-si S o’clock Friday night, B. M Tomberlin, former principal of Burnsville high school will de.iver the „c6mmen t cement address. The valedictor-* ian is Beverly Silver and Velma , Doyton is salutatorian. The twenty three members of its graluating cl>>ss are: Isaac Bailey, Walter Byrd, Mar gie Conley, Boyd Deyton, Rich ard Deyton, Velma Deyton, Elden Duncao, Jack Evans, Mary Elmer Garland, Sam Gornto, Eugene Higgins, Eug ene Jarrett, Glenna June Jar rett, Tom Johnson, Keith Let terman, Clay Peterson, Yvonne Peterson, Terry Renfro, Johnnie Robinson, Beverly Silver, Jean Sparks, Ralph Tipton, and-Jam es Whitson. Micaville wiU also have its commencement at eight Friday night. The literary address Will •be delivered by Mr. Gene Wyke. The valedictory address Will be given by Paul Bopne and the salutatory by Mary Alice Young. The Micaville graduating class consists of Evangeline Boone, Golda Boone, 1 Paul Boone, Ruby Boone, Betrice Brewer, Eugene Briggs, Gene Blalock, Cecil Bnrgin, Norma Edge, Anna Mae Forbes, -Albert Hunter, . Joe Hoilman, Shirley Gouge, Maphra Grindstaff, - Mary Jo Hall, Mary Ann Hus king, Ollie Jean Husking, Bobby Laws, Janice Marsh, Shirley McEntyre, Juanita McKinney, . .* _ _ , v * Wade Stvlcs Sidney Shii'foifY P »4k Q’l * j , 9 u®3?Dor& ouvers, rstncia Rec tor, Kay Wilsou, Doyle Young, Young,. ,