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' Hi- * -ft 'lmßm - VOLUME NINETEEN Charter Night Planned For Bald Creek Lions Charter Night will he spon sored by the new Bald Creek Lions Club on Saturday, June 4, at 7:30 p. m., according to Robert Rhinehart, secretary of the Burnsville Lions Club. Burnsville Lions and their wives are invited to attend the Bald Creak meeting. Roy A. Taylor will be the principal speaker. Yates Bailey is presi dent of the Bald Creek Lions Club. In addition to the Burns ville club, visitors will include Gibbs Pitches No-Hit Game Reporter, Charles Justice Tommie Gibbs pitched his way into the local hall of fame Saturday when he held Cross nore all-stars hitless. He was pitching for the Carolina Ramb lers, a team made up of Burns ville, Micavill and Mitehel County players. The score was 4 to 2. The first Crossnore batter walked to first. After the second man strifck out the third batter hit the second which should have been a double play. The fielder errored the ball and it . rolled ■> -.over the embankment for a ground rule homer. Only two men Teached first base after this, both by walks. : Tommie Higgins and John Young led the Ramblers in hit muL hundred foot home run. The same team will play at Burnsville Saturday at 2:30 p. m. Come out and see a good baseball game. Direct Primaries One Os Mark Bennett’s Bill Yancey County is now back under the state-wide primary election laws, as a result of one of the bills introduced by . Rfepretsentabive Mark Bennett in the last session of the State Assembly. In seeking election as Representative, Bennett had 1 stated that he would work for this legislation. The Democrat ic and Republican parties will now select their candidates for all county offices by direct primaries rather than by the ' convention method. A separate bill introduced Jointly by Bennett and by Re- < presen tative Holcombe of Mad- 1 i*on County places the counties i Os the 30th Senatorial District of North Carolina under the 1 state-wide primary law regard- < ing nomination of Democratic candidates for the state senate. The 80th District includes Av ery and Mitchell in addition to a Madison and Yancey. This bill was also passed by the Assem bly. Another item of legislation which Representative, Bennett secured for Yancey County was to arable the Town of Burns ville to give the property known as Camp Ray to the County of Yancey or to the North Caro lina State Board of Health as a site for a health center build ing. Camp Ray, owned by the Town of Burnsville, has not been developed heretofore and was not being used for govern mental purposes. As previously reported in the Yancey Record, Bennett *al«p succeeded in having legislation passed to place the public school system of Yancey Coun ty under the provisions of the general school laws of the state. This law terminated the terms of office -of the previous school board as of April 1, 1355. The present county board of educa tion was named by the State Assembly in the “Omnibus School Bill.” ft- s The Yancey Record - , -=£*-* • ♦ .4 S- • <£* f-* ‘ '■' SUB. RATES 22.00 YEAR. Alston Broom of Asheville, district governor; William A. Hart of Weaverville, deputy district governor; and G. W. Conrad of Bakersville," zone chairman. Officers of the Bald Creek Club are as follows: president, J. Yates Bailey; Ist vice presi dent, H. D. Young; 2nd vice president, Earl W. Wilson; 3rd vice president, Dewey M. Hen sley; secretary - treasurer, Charles B. Tomberlin, Lion Tamer, James Fox; Tail Twist er, Ralph T. Proffitt; directors, Ron Wilson, Fleet Proffitt, James Proffitt, and Jack Mc- Intosh. ' Charter members include the above officers and W. H. Pet erson, David Peterson, Jack Shankle, T. F. Sams, and E. B. Bailey Garden Club Projects Reviewed By Speaker The Burnsyille Garden Club met Friday evening, May 27, at the home of Mrs. Dover Fouts. Mrs. John Watson was in chrage of the program. An interesting and stimulat ing account of the history of the club was givtii oy Mrs. Fred Proffitt. She told of the club’s origin, the purpose of the orig inal members, anl jsfcJL accom plishments. The j appreciated of the many pi Ejects Garden Club beautifying the squareVmd erec ting street signs. Mi's. Grady spake on future projects of the club. She urged membels to share their flowers with newcomers, to en courage the latter to have gar dens and beautify their homes. A committee consisting of Mrs. Fred Proffitt, chairman, Mrs. Dover Fouts, anl Mrs. Brooks'"Wilson was appointed to organize a bird-house construc tion contest for boys and a pos ter contest for girls. The sub ject of the poster may be any thing about keeping and mak ing Burnsville beautiful for ex ample: “The paper cup, straw,' or candy bar wrapper you throw in the street may be the one by which a tourist will judge the whole town.” „ j There was a discussion of what might be done to improve the appearance of the school lawn. Refreshments of pineapple and strawberry filled angel food cake and coffee were served by the hostess. The next meeting will be the annual picnic, at the home of Mrs. Grady Bailey, or June 24. C. S. Examination Announced For Electronics Worker The U. S. Civil Service Com mission has announced an ex amination for Laboratory Ele ctronic Mechanic for filling positions paying from 22,950 to $5,940 a year in various Gov ernment laboratories in Wash ington, D. C„ and vicinity. No written test is required. To qualify, applicants must have had experience in the op eration anl repair of labora tory electronic apparatus. Per tinent education may be substi tuted for part of the required experience. Applications will be accepted until further notice and must be filed with the Board of U. S'. Civil Service Examiners, National Bureau of Standards, Washington 26, D. C. Further information and ap plication forms may be obtain ed from many post offices throughout the country or from the U. S. Civil Service Com mission, Washington 26, D. C. ■ “DEDICATED TO THE Ptt#*RESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” * 1 ■■ ■ :t m mm' B ' B B GENBRAL MOW WIN§ 3- YEAR FIGHT—Pang-Tsu Mow, Chinese General accused of bilk ing the Chiang Kai-Shek gov ernment of $6,368,500, talks' to newsmen in Mexico City after successfully concluding his 3- year fight against extradition to Formosa. M(oiv, 50-year-old “Father of the Chinese Air Force’' regained his liberty when Mexico refused to extra dite him to face charges of staging one of history’s biggest embezzlements while he rvas an aircraft procurement officer in Washington, D. C, Preliminary Hearing "For John Byrd Set For June 4 ' A preliminary hearing for ' Deputy Sheriff John Byrd is scheluled for the third time be fore a Yancey County Justice of the Peace. This hearing is scheduled for 10 a. m. Saturday, June 4 before Justice of the Peace Molt Hensley. The first hearing to be held May 14 was continued until May 28 on a motion of the de fense attorney W. E. Ang’/i that, the hearing be placed in the jurisdiction of another justice of the peace. Gaston M. Angel was presiding over the first hearing. The defense re- 1 quested a second continuation until 10 a. m. Saturday, June ' 4 when two witnesses failed to 1 appear at the Majtc2B hearing. Justice of the Peace Molt Hen sley presided at this hearing. Byrd is charged by Iliff Clevenger with assault, with a deadly weapon. Burnsville Girls 1 1 Dance At I i Womanless Wedding Dance routines by a number of Burnsville Girls will be a fea at the Womanless Wedding toiae presented June 3 at the Parkway Playhouse. Three groups of dancers ranging in age from pre-school to fifth graders, will give the dances. The pre-school group will give a routine of lances to the tune of Pretty Baby. Members of this group are Stephan Edge, Pamela Bailey, Lela Ruth Whis nant, and Lackie Thompson. The second group consisting of Erwin Burhoe, Betty Cooper, and Cheril Roberts will give a waltz clog entitled Three O’clock In The Morning. The older group will give a tap dance routine called Hop, Shuffle, Stamp to the tune of Chicken Reel. Members of this group are Susan Dillingham, Sellon Gladden, Brenda Peterson, Dianne Roberts, Carolyn Ray, Man Wells* Linda Laughrun, Jane Young, and Doris Young. Mrs. Huebrt D. Justice en tered the .Baptist Hospital at Winston - Salem Wednesday, June 1, for treatment. BURNSVILLE, N. June 2, i%5 Lighf Out! Work on thfrjßEA electrical system may the county without power from 2 ’til 4 Sunday.. .to Mark Bennett. Hospital Reports M*- thirty one other adnitsplfe were reported by the Yanceifßospital for the last two weelmf The births in cluded a soi£> .Wade Randal, born May Mr. and Mrs Everett Bowf|h>of Cane River; a son, Ha), Jjpfi May 24 to Mr. and Mrs. Dura Edwards of Cane River a daughter, Alma Sue, JB# May 2(i to Mr. and MrSfaCBEFox of Burns ville. Other SK&tUsipns include Mrs. Charlieißunter and Jay Blankenship, >oth of Route 2; Baby TommygHarris of Star Route; Mrs.%uby Ward, Will ard Hall, and Master Travis Whitson, all of Route 1; Baby Nina Hensley and Mrs. Adalene Roland, both of Pensacola; Miss Grace. Hunter, Harold Bennett, Mr® Thelma Sprouse, Mrs. Vera Jlstall, Mrs. Eliza beth Young, ptaby Edward Lee Riddle, Mpf Imogene Bailey, Master Ohiries Johnson, Mrs. Mary Lee Conley, Mrs. Mammie Wheeler, Frank Silvers, Miss Etta Ray, Grover C. Huskins, and Miss Muriel England, all of Burnsville; Elaine Edwards of Ramsaytown; Mrs. Birdie Hileman, Mrs. Jennie Thomas, and Mrs. Blanche Masters-, all of Green Mountain; Willie Johnson of Mieaville; Mrs. Grace Westall of Prices Creek; Baby Fox of Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. Nbla Miller of Cane River; and IJohn Blevins of Marion, Immunization Schedule Set By Health Dept. The summer schedule of im munization clinics to be held in Yancey County has been an nounced by Dr. C. F. Mcßae, district health officer. Dr. Mc- Rae pointed out that the same immunizations will be offered as in the past years but the schedule will be different in that three clinics , will be held several weeks apart, rather than four at weekly intervals. The reason for this is to make possible to give the triple vaccine (diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus) to children who have not already had it, with out requiring the parents to bring them to town for the last injection; this vaccine should be given at intervals of five to six weeks, in three doses. Persons wishing to take the typhoid vaccine may take the first dose in one of the three summer immunization clinics and come to their near est Health Department office for the second and third inject ions; of course “booster’’ doses may be taken in the field clin ics as in past years. Thus there/will be one week of summer immunization clinics in- June, one in July, Continued on page 7 Yancey Girls Will Attend Girls’ State. Margaret Allen, daughter of I Mr. and Mrs. Taft Allen of Burnsville and Pauline Mcln tosh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mclntosh of Bald Creek will attend Girls’ State at Greensboro, June 12-17! ’ They are sponsored by the Burnsville chapter of the American Leg ion Auxiliary. North Carolina Girls’ State was established in 1940 by the American Legion Auxiliary as an Americanism project to provide high school girls of the state an opportunity to study and practice citizenship in a democracy. Wedding Os The Year Planned : Friday, June 3rd The public is cordially invited to attend the wedding of the year, and reception, Friday night June 3rd, at the Parkway Play For the elder generation, sweet memories of by-gone days will be highlighted by an old fash ioned- box supper at 7:00 p. m. food galore!! For the younger groups and Small Fry cake walks, Chin ese Auctions, and cutting the vveding cake will be feature events. Bring the whole family for an evening of healthful, clean whole some fun. Ushers will be pro vided by the Methodist Men’s Club. County Agent Reviews One Os Challenge Goals One of the goals of the Chal lenge Program to increase farm income in Yancey County is to have 50% of the dairy cows bred artificially. County Agent E. L. Dilling ham lists some of the advantages of artificial breeding: The ser vices of superior sires are available to all farmers and cow owners. It elimifites the expense and danger of keeping a bull and the need of hauling cows to a bull. It aids in preventing the spread of disease. By eliminating the necessity of keeping a bull, the farmer cap keep an extra cow, resulting in a proSi-alut . will pay for all or a large part of the cost of breeding artificially. - This is the season to breed ! family cows and cows for com mercial production, al- ' though most Grade A dairymen prefer to breed for fall freshen ing. Breeding to a proven sire will not take the place of feed, Dill ingham points out. Artificial heifers will not produce accord ing to their ability unless they are fed arid grown out properly. Yancey County’s goal is to breed 500 cows artificially in 1955. The goal of the long-term program is to have 50 heifers , per year in the annual art.ifi- j cial heifer sale. This would add < SIO,OOO annually to the county’s 1 farm income. It is important Jhat ‘a cow 1 to be bred artificially is in < “standing heat,” meanfng that she will stand still when other ] cows mount or ride her. When i this condition is noted, a cow i owner can secure the services i of a trained technician by < phoning Burnsville 542. ; ‘ \ • '■'; v ? \ *s!»' <' ••»Jii^'ar.,<PJ ■ .. Lj gs WEN A DOES RIP SOUTHWEST—Tornadoes left a path °J £* atfl ® n ? ?Min * w three southwest*irn states last week. One twitter at but Wiped out the to wn of UdaU, Kansas in one of\ the worst disasters ever to hit the “cyclone state”. The impact of the storm's fury is shown in this dramatic photograph of the twisted ruins of an auto, smashed against a tree. \ * Club Sponsors Poster And Bird House Contest Two contests for children, sponsored by the Burnsville Garden Club, will be held dur ing the month of June. The first prize in each con test will be five dollars, second prize two dollars; two in each class will receive honorable mention. _ All children in the county' under fifteen years of age are eligible. Actual work must be done by the contestant but ad vice or directions may be given by an older person. All entries must be turned in by June 28. The contest for beys involves construction" of a birdhouse, using one of the two following sets of specifications: wren house—floor 4”x4”, depth 6” or 8”, entrance 1” in diametbf, sloping roof; bluebird house floor 5”x5”, teepth B’’, entrance 6’’ above floor and in diameter, sloping roof. Entries must be delivered to the Rev. H. M. Alley any after- Nolle Pros Taken In Byrd Hearing In Lenoir ■ 1 —r*~ According to information received from the office of the Clerk of Court at Lenoir, N. C., John Monroe Byrd of Bur nsville was arrested by High way Patrolman John Spencer for driving without a proper drivers license ' May 12 in .Caldwell . County/, At ;t hearing before presiding] Judge L. M. Abernethy, the court took a nolle pros with . leave, which means that no ac tion to prosecute was taken but the case may be prosecuted in the future if the court finds reason to do so. George Vitas Appears In Television Program George Vitas, district forest ranger, participated in a tele vision program recently. Two other forestry workers ~ re presenting other parts of the state appeared with Vitas in a TV program sponsored by J WUNC-TV designed to adver- , tis? the recreational attractions \ of North Carolina. George ( Vitas, representing the western part of the state, told of the ] many tourist attractions in , this area, using actual sped- , mens of laurel and rhododen dron as props to illustrate the areas natural attractions. safdsafd NUMBER FORTY noon up to June 28. Do not come during mornings. Name of contestant must be plainly written and attached to bird house. Contestant must prom ise to put the birdhouse himself or sell or give it to someone who will do so. The contest for girls consists . of making posters using the 1 title “Don’t Be a Litterbug." Each postfer must be 24”x20’’ in size. Use at least «two illus trations, either original draw ings or pictures cut from ma gazines. Write at least three sentences beginning with the word “Do,” telling things we should do to keep our % streets, highways, and public places speh as parks and picnic grounds neat and attractive. Also write three sentences be ginning with the word “Don’t,” telling things we should not do for the same reason. Print in large letters. Place name i on back of poster. Judges place of delivery for posters will be announced next week’-’in the Yancey Re cord. The best poster from each community will be placed in some public place in that community. /gH fjSf' Yancey Lose Asheville Doctor In a recent letter tb Dr. M. W. Webb of Burnsville from [ Migjiael ,F. Keleher, member of |, the adtlscfyg council of the j American v Kea "USSr*f flw-’rta®" ger of Yancey County losing its Red Cross Charter was pointed out. Dr. Keleher stated, “I under stand from Ruth Lockman, our Western North Carolina Field Representative of the Ameri can Red Cross, that Yancey County is in serious danger of losing their county Red Cross Charter,, because sufficient funds have not been collected to continue the charter pro gram. “To date only aboutssoo has been raisedi TfieTboard needs S2OOO for this budget, therefore there is a deficit of SISOO. While many people gave last fall to meet the deficit of the Blood Program and their response at j,hat time was gen- .. erous.and while the blood ac counts have been paid up to January, 1956, there is still this deficit of funds necessary to continue the Red Cross Chart er obligations. Unfortunately unless there is a chapter in Yancey County it will not be possible for the county to con tinue to receive the benefits of the Blood Program. Pointing out that' funds must be collected before June 15, Dr. Keleher continued, “Unless this action is taken now Yancey County will lose its Red Cross Chapter and all Red Cross ser vices will cease in the county..” Mrs. James Proffitt Wins Scholarship Mrs. James Proffitt of Bald Creek has been selected to re ceive a scholarship to the Edith Macy Training School for adult leaders of Girl Scouts at Pleasantville, .N. Y. She will take the Volunteer Trainees for Outdoor Leadership Course, July 28-August 3. Mrs. Proffitt has the honor of being one of five volunteers In Region 6 ■elected for scholarships in this course. After completing the course, Mrs. Proffitt will be a Volun teer Trainee, able to give out door leadership training. She has served as Yancey County - District Chairman since the Pisgah Girl Scout Council was formed. For the past five years she has been the leader of Troop 67, _
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