THE BEST BUYS
ARE ADVERTISED IN
THE YANCEY RECORD
VpLUME NINETEEN
Yancey County Schools
Will Open August 24
Between 44 and 45 hundred
grade school and high school
pupils are expected to enroll in
Yancey County schools next
week, on August 24. The total
enrollment last year was 4315,
ranging from 13 at Lost Cove
to 928 at Burnsville, according
to the County Superintend
ent’s Office.
A number of improvements
have been made in county
school buildings. Bald Creek
and Bee Log have new boilers
for heating. Two new rooms
have been added, at Bald Creek
and Micaville. Some painting
. has been done at all schools,
the greatest amount having
been done at South Toe and
Junior 4-H Dairy
Show To Be Held
The Yancey County Junior
4-H Dairy Show will be held in
Burnsville on September 26.
The place will be announced
later. Any 4-H boy or girl from
10 to 21 years of age is eligible
tO show a heifer of shy dairy
Vttd, iNb on» exhibitor may
show more than two animals.
All fcurebred- animals ore to
be registered in the name of
the exhibitor or of his parent or
guardian. All registered ani
mals that take blue or red rib
bons in the county show are
eligible to enter the District
POiry Show at Enka on the
following day, September 27.
Any heifer entered in the
tftke*»sattst have been person
ally fitted and taken care of by
the exhibitor for 60 days before
the show. Entry applications
must be in the hands of the
County Agent by Wednesday,
September 7. Forms may be ob
tained at the County Agent’s
Office. Previous to the show all
cattle to be exhibited will be
tested by a qualified veterinar
ian free of charge.
Burnsville itamblers
Win; Undefeated
The Burnsville Ramblers Who
replaced Mars Hill College in
the Carol ina-Tennessee league
won again Saturday, August 6,
to remain undefeated.
The. Ramblers, behind the
steady pitching of Charles Jus
tice and Roger Banks, slugged
out a 14 to 3 victory over a
good Lamar, Tennessee team.
Rabon Robinson hit a home
run. Fred Young, John Young,
Tommy Higgins and Lloyd Hen
sley contributed a triple each,
that would have been easy hom
ers on the local field. Higjfins
continued his slugging with a
double and two singles for the
day.
The Ramblers made 17 hits
while Banks and Justice were
holding Lamar to 7 hits.
The Ramblers have completed
their road schedule for awhile
and will play for five straight
Saturdays on the local field.
The Laurel team of Madison
County who is in a three way
tie for second place will fur
nish the opposition for August
13. The game is scheduled for
the Burnsville High School
field and will start at 2 p. m.
The Burnsville Ramblgrs
have for the t aat two seaopns
been playing their games in
Spruce Pine. The team is com
posed of five Burnsville, five
Micaville, and five Spruce Pine
boys, fc
The League is made up of
HigginSvCreek, Tennessee and
Lamar, Tennessee, Laurel, Ham
merlund Mfg. Co., and Mars
Hill, of Madison County and
Burnsville. s ,
The Yancey Record
SUB. RATES $2.00 YEAR.
Clearmont. A new school bus
has been purchased for Clear
mont. E. F. Williams, manager
of the Duplan plant, paid for
painting the Burnsville elemen
tary school and re-glazing the
windows.
0. N. Lewis has been em
ployed by the County Board of
Education as maintenance man
for the county schools.
Patients At Oteen
Entertained By
Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxil
iary entertained 173 patients at
the Swannanoa Division of O
teen Hospital last Wednesday
evening. Bingo was played and
prizes of shirts, cigarettes,
socks, stationery, and other
small items were awarded. The
last game was played for the
priviledge of having refresh
ments with the young ladies
who accompanied the auxiliary
members in order to help en
tertain. Those participating
were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Banks,
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PRIMING TOBACCO IMPORTANT
SAYS P H A FARM AGENT '
(Barley tobacco growers can
save an average of 200 to 400
pounds and make from SIOO to
S2OO more per acre from .their,
crop by priming the bottom
leaves from the plant once or
twice instead of cutting the
entire plant, advises the Yan
cey County Agricultural Work
ers Council.
Phi Hip J. Howell, Assistant
County Supervisor of Farmers
Home Administration, gives the
following pointers on priming
Leaves are lost at both ends
of the tobacco plant when the
entire stalk is cut after the
lower leaves have begun to da
mage or fall off. At this stage
the top leaves are still green
and immature {since tobacco
ripens from the bottom up.)
Begin priming before bottom
leaves are lost or weather da
maged. Prime only leaves that
are lemon yellow or those that
are partially fired or cured.
After priming once or twice,
allow the remainder of the plant
to stand until most top leaves
are ripe.
Cutting is easier and faster
after the crop has been primed.
Tests carried out on experi
ment farms show that a farm
er may expect to receive from
$1.30 to $2.50 per hour for the
labor of priming, because of
the increased yield, improved
quality, and the harvesting of
more ripe leaves, which are
easier .to cure to a better color.
In stringing primed leaves
on sticks for curing, separate
partially cilred fromsound
leaves and string separately—
-28 to 30 hands of two > leaves
each to a stick, with leaves
face to face or back to back, to
avoid houseburn. The County
Agent’s Office will supply addi
tional information on building
the stringing horse, string
size, and spacing on the stick.
Place sticks of primed leaves
in the best curing area in the
bam, usually the top of the to
bacco to the tin roof.
Never hang green tobacco un
der or near primed tobacco
Mr. and Mrs. Dover R. Fouts
-Sr., have had'as their guests
Mr. and Mrs. Dover R. Fputs,
Jr., of Philadelphia, Pa., Mr.
and Mrs. John M. Fouts and
daughter, Julia Ann, of Louis
ville, Ky., and Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel W. Fouts of Raleigh.
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
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RETURNING AIRMAN
STILL HAS HIS PROBLEM—
Airman Daniel C. Schmidt, one
of the 11 flyers released by the
Reds, holds up a United Press
telephoto of-his wife Una, and
their 2 14 year-old son, whom
he has seen for the first time,
His wife, in an “Enoch Arden”
twist, married during his im
prisonment by the Chinese
Communists. Schmidt visited
his wife for a short time but
made no statement regarding
the outcome of his predicament , 1
however, he hopes that his |
marital affairs will work out
satisfactory.
Mrs. Howard Simpson, Mrs. J.
G. Low, Miss Ann Cooper, Miss
Barbara Ann (P|eterson and
Miss Nancey Young.
while curing. Cut tobacco gives
a tremendous amount of mois
ture in curing, which will low
er .quality and quantity of print
ed ieeves if hung near them,
and xpay even cause partially
cured leaves to mold or rot.
As soon as primed leaves are
cured and the “fat’’ gone from
the stems, take leaves from
sticks, grade, tie, and pack
them down ready for market.
Farmers are encouraged to save
all leaves in cutting,
Last year one fanner and
his two sons primed and saved
sllO from .5 acre of tobacco.
This year he plans to prime
more heavily because of -heavy
infestation of wildfire, which
causes lower leaves to fire up
and mature earlier.
Collegiate Institute
Holds Annual Session
The Society of the Yancey
Collegiate Institute held its
seventh annual session Satur
day morning, August 13, _at the
Burns rille High School. George
Robinson gave the invocation.
President Monroe Mclntosh
presided. He was re-elected
president. Gus Peterson is vice
president and C. P. Randolph
secretary-treasurer.
James Hutchins was mad* 1
chairman of a committee to
assemble short sketches of all
persons who participated in the
activities of the institute. Mrs.
Hattie Peterson and Willard
Honeycutt are also on the com
mittee.
Short inspirational speeches
were given by Professor E. E.
Hawkins, who served as princi
pal of the Institute, and E.
Frank Watson, who was one of
its founders. Herrick Roland,
superintendent of the Wilming
-1 ton city and New Hanover
1 county schools, gave the main
address. Included in his mes
sage were tributes to Profess
or Hawkins for the quality of
• his teaching and to Mr. Watson
for his services in founding
i and maintaining the school. -
i Several former students of
, the Stanley-McCormick High
. School took part in the session.'
I After enjoying a picnic lun
• cheon, the group adjourned to
• meet again the second Saturday
August, 1956.
BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1955
PAY HIKE ANNOUNCED
Glen Raven SiUqjiMiils an
nounce a wage inmp|e 0 f 5c
per hour for all employees, ef
fective Monday, Auguit 22.
Painting Class 1
Exhibit Opens
The Tenth AnJ| Exhibit
by Burnsville Classes
opens Sunday, Auguit 21 and
runs through SunS|the 28th.
The exhibit will place at
Seecelo, Burnsville,'N. C., home
of the BumaviHe Painting
Classes. Portraits *nd land
scapes done oy th£ students of
Frank Stanley Herring and
James Robert Miliar will be on
display. Many- faniliar scenes
of Burnsville and Sie surround
ing countryside will be shown
in oil, water color 1 , pastel, and
drawings.
The 1955 season of the Bur
nsville Painting Glasses will
come to an end on September
3. It has been a highly success
-1 ful season 1 with seventy stud
| ents attending from twenty
states.
Tours Os T. V. A.
Demonstration Farms
A schedule for a tour of vis
its to Yancey County T. V. A.
demonstration farms has been
released by the county agent's
office. Tours are planned for
Monday,' August 22, Wednes
day, August 24, Friday, Aug
ust 26, and Monday, Aug. 29.
The farms of Th.ui Ray, Car
lie Rice, Earl Mt Neal, John
"visiteef ontm! Tiim tour. On
Wednesday the farms of Mack
Mclntosh, J. B. Stanley,' W. J.
Fox, Bruce Bailey, and Hollis
Honeycutt Will be visited. On
Friday members of the tour
will visit the farms of George
Wheeler, Ralph Ray, Fred Phil
lips, Fred Bryan, Walter Edw
ards, and C. W. Mcfintosh.
At the close of each day’s
tour a farm and home winner
will be voted for that day. On
the 29th these, three sets of
winners will be visited again
and the farm and home maker
for the year will be-selected.
To be eligible to vote 'or to
have his farm voted on each 1
farmer and his wife must par
ticipate in visits to all farms on
that day’s schedule. |
The tour for each day will
leave the county agent’s office
at 8:30 and be completed by
3:30 or 4:00.
United Fund
Adopts By-Laws
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Articles of incorporation and
by-laws were unanimously J
accepted at the first meeting
of the Board of Directors of
the Yancey County United
Fund last Monday evening. Ap.-
proximately 35 members attend
ed the meeting held in the com
munity building.
Robert K. Helmle, who pre
sided at the meeting, announc
ed the following appointments;
Chairman for budget and ad
-1 missions committee, Dover
Fouts: Co-chairmen for the
campaign committee, Torry
; Tyner and Mack B. Ray. Other
members of the budget and ad
■ missions committee included
the Rev. C. B. ITrammell, Yates
Bailey, Bruce Westall, Mrs
1 Arle Brooks, and Dr. M. W.
’ Webb.
Chairmen and members of
the publicity committee are
1 yet to be selected,
f The executive committee will
consist of the elected officers,
f chairmen of committees, and
> three members appointed byl
•’ the president.
The first annual meeting of,
> the organization will be held
f during the first week of Dec- J
ember.
Burnsville Welcomes!]
4-H Visitor I
From Norway
. A
Miss Anna Marie Lokke, of
Soloy, Valosen, Norway, is cur
rently visiting in Yancey Cou
nty under the International
Farm Youth Exchange prog
ram of the National 4-H Club ‘
Foundation. She is a guest in 1
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Deyton of Brush Creek during
her stay here,
The International Farm
Youth Exchange is a program
for developing international un
derstanding. It is conducted by
the National 4-H Club Founda
tion and the Cooperative Exten
sion"" Service. Also cooperating
are the Department of State,
Foreign Agricultural Service,
U. S. Department of Agricul
ture, and other groups. Under
this program, rural youth live
and work with farm families of
other countries. “Learning by
doing” is the educational prin
ciple behind this approach.
Norway and the United States
are among the more than 40
countries participating in the
Exchange.
Miss Lokke said she was en
joying her trip to the United
States very much. While she is
in this area she will meet with
the Burnsville Home Demon
stration Club, speak at the ;
Lions and Men’s Club meetings 1
and several other engagements i
that are as yet indefinite.. :
OLD TIME MELLER DRAMMER
ENJOYED BY LARGE CROWD
“Dirty Work at the Cross
roads” came as fitting climax
to the series of plays presented
by the Drama Workshop this
summer. Ingeniously directed,
it was a treat for all who at
tended.
Some of the best acting of
the season was to be seen at
this play. Bob Gwaltney and
Andy Prine were tops. Seeing
them made one wonder
the stage’s greatest actors
V.'ould have done in these parts
that would have been an im
provement in acting,
i Jeannie Hotard’s interpreta
-1 tion of tried, tempted, true, and
I tender Nell was an excellent
| display of her ability. She show
’ed just the right mixture of
parody and restraint. The role
of her true love, Adam Oak
hart, was played masterfully
by Tommy Burton. Not only
did Tommy do a good job as
Adam, but his singing was one
of the treats of the evening.
The entire cast played their
parts well. Robin Roberts fit in
-Ito her role ljke a hand in a
• glove. Little Carolyn Ray held
her own with the more experi
enced troupers. x
Aside from the fact that
none of the chorus girls sat in
our lap, we have but one com
plaint. No gag is good enough
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PLANES COLLIDE IK GE GJ.'a DIE — U. &
/•<?s<:«e iiows wove about \ the wreckage of one of the C-119
Piping Boxcars that collided with another over- Struttgart,
Germany. The two troop-ladden planes collided in the dir dur
ing training maneuvers. The 66 soldiers and airmen aboard
the planes were al! killed.
Plans To Sell Duplan
Plant Here Announced
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Plans to sell Duplan Corpor
ation Plant in Burnsville were
reviewed in a report to com
pany stock holders. The com
pany also plans to discontinue
weaving operations at Grottoes,
Virginia plant, and offer the
Fishing Season
Reopened
~ The Record’s announcement
two weeks ago that fishing was
all over in the Game Refuge
for this seasorj proved a bit too
pessimistic.
According to the latest re
lease from Clyde Patton, Ex
ecutive Director of the North
Carilina Wildlife Resources
Commission, the Commission
reopened the 1955 season on
Mt. Mitchell Wildlife Manage
ment Area, Saturday, Aug. 13.
It will be open for the following
dates: Aug. 20-21, 27, 28, 31.
Under the cooperative agree
ment that exists between the
Commission and the U. S. For-|
est Service, such reopening is j
provided “if favorable condi-i
tions are disclosed after evalu
ation by representatives of the
agencies concerned.”
to be repeated "in the same play.
Nellie repeating the cue three
or four times for darkness to
fall was funny. But having it
happen a second time when
Little Nell called for the rope j
made it anti-climactic. The
effect was something like re
peating the punchline after
telling a joke.
Tilt: technical staff did an 1
exceptionally good job of sim
ulating a train roaring spwn
the track. All the stage work
was handled well, including Bill
Ferris’ good work and good
humor in sound effect.
New Tax Schedule
Announced
A new tax schedule will hit
operators of hotels; motels, and
tourist courts according to a
release from the Department
of Revenue. The new tax calls
for a levy of 3 per cent of the
gross receipts deriyed from the
rental of any room or rooms
furnished to transients. The
tax does, not apply to any room
or lodging occupied for a period
of 90 continuous days or more.
Any person or firm advertis
ing or in any other way to so
licit business will be subject to
this tax.
Tourist homes and tourist
S
ft THE BEST BUYS
ARE ADVERTISED IN
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NUMBER FIFTY-ONE
two plants for sale “as going v
concerns”. The report stated
that the company’s dress fabric
business has not been profitab
le for several years. If the plant
is riot sold, the throwing de
partment of the Burnsville
plant.may be continued or even
expanded, according to unvari
fied reports.
Emmett Williams, manager
of the Burnsville plant, stated
that the plant now employs
some 400 persons, about. 75 of
these work in the throwing di
vision. Williams declined to
make any statement about the
stock holders report.
The Burnsville plant opened
in the fall of 1950 and ha 3 been
a., continuous operation for the
last five years.
Memorial Services
For John S. LeFevre
)
Memorial services for John
S. LeFevre will be held at the
Burnsville Presbyterian Chur
j ch, Sunday morning. Mr. Le
i Fevre passed away at a rest
| home a t Quarryville, Pennsyl
! vania, Saturday morning. Fun
j eral services were held at Lan
caster, Pennsylvania, Wednes
day. Mr. and Mrs. LeFevre re
sided in Burnsville for 30
years. They came to Burnsville
in the 1920’s to teach at the
Stanley McCormick School
here. later they did rural work
for the Presbyterian USA
board. In -1923 Mm. L»Fev»e
■ helped organize the Burnsville
j Library and acted as librarian.
I She served as librarian for. the
I County Library until a short
time before leaving. -
Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey Hop
son and Mrs. Carlie : Ride./'at-
tended the funeral services in
Lancaster.
Field Day For
Burley Growers }
Tobacco farmers arid others
interested in the tobacco in
dustry are cordially invited to
the tobacco field day to be held
at the Mountain Test Farm 2
miles south of Waynewille on
Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 23, ac
cording to County Agent E. L.
Dillingham. Yancey hurley
growers making the trip will
leave from the County Agent’s
office in Burnsville. They are
requested to get in touch with
the office to learn the exact
time the group will leave for
Waynesville.
On the touts the various ex
periments and demonstrations
that are being conducted on the
test farm will be.observed: va
riety improvement and evalua
tion tests with emphasis on, dis
ease resistance; effects of var
ious rate of manure and ferti
lizer and varied spacing in the
row, of time of topping and
various sucker control practices,
of stage of maturity on yield
and quality, of quality of trans
plant on field performance;
demonstrations on fertilizer
rate and analysis, sucker con
trol, and on loss of nitrogen
’from manure left on top of the
ground a # compared with man
ure tmued under; broadcast vs.
other methods of applying fert
ilizer. a demonstration of hu-
I camps having 5 rooms c (Xt loss