" THE BEST BUYS •ckr ■ ARE ADVERTISED IN THE YANCEY RECORD VOLUME TWENTY Patrolman Announces New Traffic Regulations New motor yehicle lalws which became effective for North Carolina on July 1 re quire more persona to have chauffers’ licenses than Were formerly required, according (to Highway Patrolman Arnold Rector. Under the new law, a person must have a chauffeur’s license if lie is employed for the prin cipal purpose of operating ■. a motor vehicle, whether carry ing passengers or property; if he drives a motor vehicle while transporting persons or prop erty for compensation (for hire) ; if he drives -a property carrying vehicle licensed for snore than 15,000 potinds, ex cept the owner of a private ** /carrier vehicle; if he drives a passenger carrying motor vehi cle of more than nine passfen ger capacity. The last item does not apply to the driver of a church or school bus who holds a valid operator license. Another new law applies to flights on trucks. ,-rA truck of any size must have on the rear two red reflectors one at each side—and one stop light. Burnsville High School News Reporter: Gerald Murdock The Burnsville High School reopened Wednesday, Aug. 24 for another school year. There are two new High School teach ers, Mr. Coy Ford Bailey and •Mr. Woodrow Anglin. An other teacher Mrs. Price began only a few weeks before school was out last year and is beck again this year. She took Mr. Charles Edwards’ place after he started work in the superin tendent’s office. There are several new stu dents here this year. Aniong them are Linda Slagle, Tommy Beck, and Eve Parker. There has been some change in the athletic coaching dutips. Mr. Bailey and Mr. Anglin, who were at Clearmont last year, will coach boys’ softball and baseball and girls’ soft ball and basketball. Mr. Vernie Wilson will remain the boys’ basketball coach. r FUNERAL SERVICES W. B. ROBERTSON Funeral services were hqjd at Higgins Memorial Methodist Church last Sunday for Mrs. W. B. Robertson, wife of the date Dr. W. Burdett Robertson. The Rev. Worth Royals, the Rev. H. M. Alley and the Rev. C. B. Trammel officiated. Bur ial was in the Robertson ceme tery. : * She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. H. M. Roland of Wilmington, N. C., Mrs. G: W. Wilson of Nebo and M»p. C. H. Whittington of Cane River; a son, W. Burdette, iti, Os Rutherfordton; ten grand children and eleven great grandchildren. Active pallbearers were Ken neth Robertson, Bill Banks, Byrd Gillespie, Clarence Banka, Tfley Ray, and Roy Ray. Hon orary pallbearers were Mack Thompson, Reece Mclntosh, Jack Patton, Bruce WestaU', Dr. R. A. Olenß, D. R . Foute, Sr., H. G. Bailey, L. V. Pollard, Hiram Youngs Dr. M. W. Webb, Fred Proffitt, Dr. W. L. Ben sett, Dr. W. A. Y, Sar gent, Bill Anglin, E. C. Banks, and Lewis Mclntosh. The Yancey Record SUB. RATES $2.00 YEAR. Every truck 80 inches or more in width must have on the" front two amber clearance lights, one at each side; on each side, two side marker lights—one at or near -the front and one at or near the rear—and also two reflectors one at or near the front and one at or near the rear. Clear ance lights or reflectors mount ed at or near the front should display a color of amber, and clearance lights or reflectors at or near the rear should dis play red. Turn-signal lights ar ja whgn any part of the truck protrudes more than 24 inches to the left from the center of the steering column. They are also required when the truck bed length is more than 14 feet. .W - fHi§ - - *•*»>» H ■p-f ht . mam • Jim Wolf and “Lee" Spencer appointed recreators for the Council of the Southern Mountains. RECREATION LEADERS VISIT YANCEY COUNTY Yancey County is scheduled to be visited by two exception-, ally well trained traveling re creation leaders who are work ing in the entire Appalachian 2. They are sponsored by ouncil of the Southern ;ains, Inc., a 42-year old organization w ith headquar ters -at Berea College in Berea. The two are Jim Wolf, Iti nerant Recreator for the Coun cil of the Southern Mountains, and “Lee” Spencer, Smith Col lege Recreation Interne. Mr. Wolf is a graduate of the Uni versity of Syracuse, a hitch hiking student of rural cus toms and needs from coast to coast , an experienced camp counsellor and group leader in recreation. Miss Spencer is a Smith College graduate, major ing in music. She has had con- New Appliance Store Opens In Bakersville Stewart’s Appliance Com pany will stage its grand open ing in Bakersville on Septem ber 3, as announced by the owner, John R. Stewart. Coy Ballew is manager. The new firm will handle Dexter and Duchess washers, as well as a complete line of Phityo Appli ances and many other lines. Mr. Stewart is well known in this area. Many people in the Bakersville area will re member him as the representa ■ tive of the Rulane Gas Co. ; He has worked for Johnson , Electric Company, Carolina t Tire Company, and for the , Smith Furniture Company in , this area. . The opening .of the Stewart , Appliance Company is only one ■ of many indications of growth , and development of Bakers ville area. “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1955 Farm Meeting For Burley Growers The Yancey County Farm Bureau is holding a meeting in the courthouse Friday night, September 2, at 7:30, to which all hurley growers of the 'ebunfy invited. According to John Randolph of the Farm Bureau, the pur pose of this meeting is to get the sentiment of local hurley growers on the proposal that tobacco quotas be put on a poundage basis rather than on the acreage basis now in use. This, change has been requested by some sections of the burley tobacco belt. A hearing to be held in Washington in Septem ber will be attended by repre sentatives from the burley growing counties. the Friday night meeting "to express their preference, the Farm Bureau delegate to Wash ington will be accurately in formed. siderable experience in reerea . tion programs in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia. These workers are commis sioned to go to rural places and other centers to help establish sound recreation programs for young and old in home, sehool, and community. They plan, or ganize, teach and demonstrate. They are scheduled by the Council of the Southern Moun tains at Berea, but they work through and with local spon sorship for the benefit of local situations. -I Polio Vaccine To Be Given The second dose of Salk (polio) vaccine will be given on Wednesday, September 7, to children who received the first dose last April but who have not yet had the second, in the four largest of the county: Burnsville, Bald Creek, Clearmont, and MicaviUe. All children in the first and second grades of the other schools re ceived two injections of the vaccine last spring ' if their parents so desired, and many children in the schools named above have already been brou ght to the Burnsville office of the District Health Depart ment in recent weeks for this second injection. If the parents of any children who are due to receive the second injection on Sept. 7 are un willing for their children to have it, they are asked to send a note to school saying this, so that their children will not be given the vaccine; it will be s given to all children who re i ceived the first injection un ■ less such a note is sent to school. ' M / BOOKMOBILE TRIPS CANCELLED Bookmobile trips to Seven- Mile Ridge and South Toe Val ley scheduled for September 1 and 2 have had to be cancelled because of repairs to the i bookmobile. • » l Postmaster Needed ! In Bee Log r ; The United Stqtes Civil Ser t vice Commfissioh has announ i ced an examination to fill the position of fourth-class post [ master for the post office at r Bee Log, North Carolina. , The annual salary for this . position is $23(08. Applicants . must actually reside territory supplied by the above-mentioned "post office. . Age limits, waived for persons entitled to veteran preference, , are from 21 to; 65. Full information and •appli cation forms rfiay be obtained at the above-mentioned post! Office or from the Commis sion’s Washington office. Ap plications must be filed with the U. S. Civil} Service Com mission, Washington 25, D. C., and must be received or post marked not latsr than Septem ber 13, 1955. how camellias and azaleas may be used, with advice on where they should be -.planted and how the land should be treat ed. Mr. Dillingham was assist ed by his daughter, Susan in showing the slides. The club was happy to wel come Mrs. Kate Ray, who is a charter member of the club. Mrs. Charles Russell of Green Castle, Indiana, Mrs. D. S. Barkett of , Miami, Florida, Mrs. John -Bennett, Mrs. Gar-j rett Wray of Nogales, Arizona and Mrs. C. E. Laurents were ! guests-. The membership of Mrs. • WiUiam Black into the clu'b > was announced. Delicious re freshments were served. Radio Station WTOE To Serve Yancey County Area The Ramblers Do It Again The Ramblers handed a 12-0] defeat to the Recreation Cen ter of Mars Hill Saturday on the local field. The pitching combination of Banks and Justice allowed two hits while striking out thirteen •batters. Coming in for honors in hitting for the home team were_ Justice with 2 homers; Banks and Freddje Young con tributed one each; Bailey, Hansil, and Hensley got two hits each. I Saturday will bring to the home field the Hammerlund Mfg. Co., and the Ramblers are expecting tougher competi tion for this game. Church Holds Dedication Service Dedication services for the Bald Creek Methodist Church will be held at H a.m., Septem ber 4 at the church. C. J. Har rell, bishop, J. W. Fitzgerald, district superintendent, J. N. Shankle, pastor,, and Earl W. Wilson, lay leader, will have charge of the services. Moody Smith will be guest speaker,,, . According to the church his tory, the Bald Creek Method ist Church was the first church of that faith to be organized dn Yancey County. Services were first held in a log school house near the present site of Ralph Neill’s store. The first church building was erected in 1879. The present church building was constructed in 1951. » Billy Graham Film To Be Shown (Presbyterians of the Mica ville Group Churches (Estatoa, Micaville, Newdale) are plann ing a triple-church picnic at the Hemlock Saturday after boon, September 3, at about fiye o’clock. This is to be fol lowed by the. group gathering at the Estatoa Presbyterian Church at eight o’clock for the projection of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Associa tion film: “Oil Town U. S. A.” All are cordially invited to attend. ■ I I | CONNECTICUT FIGHTS BACK—An Army Engineer*, built Bailey Bridge spans the Naugatuck River in the heart of Torringtop? Conn., town of 30,000, fighting it* way back to normalcy in the wake of devastating floods. Shovels, bull dozer* and hands are being used by the big effort to erase flood damage. Federal aid, financial and material, has been voted to assist the states on their road to re covery. ‘ ■ ™ I IThe three county area of Yancey, Mitchell, and Avery will soon have its own radio! station. It is expected that Station WTOE will begin oper ating about the middle of Octo ber, according to Tom C. Coop er of Spruce Pine, president and general manager of the Toe River Valley Broadcasting Corporation. WTOE will be a clear ..regional channel 1000 watt station, operating on 1470 KG. In addition to its primary area of the three coun ties-, with a combined total of 46,000 people, the new station will cover McDowell and Madia son, and also several counties in Tennnessee, including Uni coi and Carter. ■Other officers of the new corporation are O. D. Calhoun of Spruce Pine, vice president, Old Timers Celebrate Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. J. Willard Ray will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with a tea at their home on Bolens Creek, on Sunday afternoon, from 3:00 until 5:00. Friends and relatives of the couple are invited. Mr. and Mrs. Ray aare the*-parents es James and Ral eigh Ray, Mrs. G. Leslie Hen sley, and Mrs. D. M. Shoales. TIME TO START COVER CROP SAYS SOIL EXPERT 1 By Lewis W. Dameron “■■■■ "j Members of the Yancey County Agricultural Workers Council are urging fanners to select and seed winter cover crops to meet the needs of their individual farms. Winter Cover crops meet many needs on the farm. They decrease the leaching of fertili zer materials by taking them into the plants. They prevent erosion. 'Both water and wind causes considerable soil loss in fields left bare during the win ter months. Organic matter can easily be added to the soil in the farm of winter cover crops. This im proves the soil structure and increases the water holding . < ::7T THE BEST BUYS J ARE ADVERTISED IN THE YANOEY RECORD NUMBER ONE (and Baxter D. Johnson of Spruce Pine, secretary and treasurer. Several business and professional men in New land, . Bakersville, Spruce Pine, and Burnsville own stock in the station. ■John McConnell and Erfing Toness will be in charge of the ■ station’s Yancey County * opera • tions, and will handle all news i for the primary area. Mr. Cooper states that WTOE is as much 0 interested in the prog- " i ress, prosperity, and develop- ' ■, ment 6f Yancey County as in ’ any. part of i crops protect and improve the land, but they also furnish val uable supplementary grazing when' seeded early enough to make sufficient growth jbefore cold weather. For a winter cover crop to do its-best, -it—should- contain a winter legume such as vetch and crimson clover. These leg umes fix nitrogen in the soil for the companion grass or small grain, or for, the. follow ing years crop. However, when vetch and crimson clover are used, they should be seeded be fore Sept. 15 for best results. Both vetch and crimson clover should be inoculated to insure a good stand and rapid growth. Crimson clover is an excellent grazing crop. It is very desir able when seeded at the rate of 15 pounds of crimson clover with one bushel each of oats, rye, or barley per acre.. Rye grass and crimson clover at the rate of 15 pounds each per acre are also very good winter grazing mixtures. A mixture of 25 pounds of common vetch and two bushels of rye is one of the best grow ing cover crops in this area. However, vetch is considered as only fair for a grazing crop. Rye at the rate as two bush els per acre or rye, oats, and barley at the rate of one bushel each per acre are highly- reconi- ' mended for winter cover crops, particularly when temporary grazing is needed. For best results from winter cover cops that will be grazed, especi ally those that contain no winter legume, top dress with 15-30 lbs. of nitrogen (i/> bag of nitrate of soda or 1 bag of nitrogen 8 should ' teVp^k/^s