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VOLUME TWENTY
Many Participate In
4-H Livestock Shows
Five blue ribbon pens of pul
lets were sold at auction in the
4-H pullet show held last Sat
urday at the Farmers Federa
tion parking lot. These pultets
were raised and sold by Noel
Higgins, Danny Elliott, Benny
Ray, Arlene Grindstaff, and
Azalene Buchanan.
The pullets entered by Peggy
Ann Ray; were the only red
ribbon winners in the show.
Those winning white ribbons
were: Katherine and Tommy
Fender, Philip Buchanan, Mar
garet > Higgins, and Jerlean
Freeman,
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The pullets brought an aver
age price of $2.25 at the auc
tion. W. G. Andrews, extension
poultry specialist of State
College judged the pullets.
Eighteen Yancey Junior 4-H
imemlbers will enter calves in
the dairy 3how at Deyton’s
Farm Supply, Monday morning,
September 26 at 10:00. The
show is sponsored by dairy
tmen of the county. F. R. Fapn
ham, dairy extension specialist
'tof State College will be the
judge at the show. All pure
bred calves winning a blue or
- „*3&'ribbon will be qualified to
be entered in the district show
at Enka the following day,
September 27,
Five 4-dI members entered
s>igs- in the pig show Saturday,
sponsored by Sears & Roebuck
Company, Those entering ani
mals in the show were: PM
Cook of Seven Mile Ridge, Ina
Dean Shepherd of Cane River,
Jerry Howell of Boonford,
Gerald Garland of Brush Creek,
FUNERALSERVICES
JOHN BRADLEY BAILEY
John Bradley Bailey, age 87,
idled in Tulsa Hospital, Okla
homa, September 15 following
a long illness.
Mr. Bailey was bom in Yan
cey County and married Augus
ta Peterson on June 20, 1891.’
They lived in Upper Jacks
Creek until 1905 and then mpv
led to Indian Territory. Mr.
Bailey was a pioneer oil field
worker. He first opened the
Glen Pool field in 1907.
Survivors include Zetta
Richardson of Tulsa, Ketta
Lindsey of Dallas, Texas, and
a son, Moses Bailey of Tulsa.
SAM W. HILEMAN
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. in £lk
Shoal Baptist Church for Sam
W. Hileman, 78. farmer qf the
Higgins community of Yancey
County. He died Sunday night
at the home,
The Rev. Lloyd Ponder and
the Rev. E. G. Adkins officiat
ed and burial was in the fam
ily cemetery,
Surviving are four daugh
ters, Mrs. John Pate of Ezliw.-
bethton, Tenn., and Mrs. Ctay
Marrow, Mrs. Clyde Higgins
and Miss Maggie Hileman, all
of Cane River; three sons, Carl
and Earl of Cane River and
'Floyd of Bald Creek; one als
ft«r, Mrs. Andy Tipton of Pis
gah 'Forest; two brothers,
Isaac of Cane River and C. W.
of Oak Ridge, Tenn., two half
sisters; two half-brothers; 16
grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren,
Pallbearers were Lawrence
Tipton, Marshall Gillespie,
Wilkie Randolph. Ernest Whit
son, Sam) (Wheeler, Roacoe
Hensley, Brecce Morrows and
Max Higgins.
and nieces
were flower bearers.
The Yancey Record
SUB. RATES $2.00 YEAR.
and Marjorie Ray of Celo.
, According to County Agent
E. L, Dillingham, this year’s
. entries show the best job of
i growing pigs ever done by 4-H
| members in the county. All the
■ pigs entered qualified for blue
I ribbons. Jack Kelly, in charge
of animal husbandry extension
, work at State College was the
I judge.
! 4-H Club Officers
Are Announced
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Two weeks ago Assistant
. County Agent William C. Bled
. soe announced the 4_H officers
i some of the county schools.
. The remaining schools and
their officers are:
The South Tos Senior 4-H
L members elected James Ben
i nett, president; Jerry Davis,
, vice president; and Rpyce Caro
, way, secretary-treasurer. The
• junior club elected Joe Bennett,
. president; Wayne Templeton,
; vice president; Donna Mc
, Dougald, secretary - treasurer,
, Frances Rector, John Salstrom
i and Leta Robinson, song lead
i ers. ,
At Pensacola the junior club
elected Louise Riddle, presi
dent; Gene Blankenship, vice
president; Joyce Hutchins,
secretary - treasurer; Patricia
Atkins, Anna Kate Wilson and
Ellis Roland, song * leaders.
The Micaville Senior 4-H
Club chose John Bennett, pre
sident; Johnny Edge, vice pre
sident; Dean Chrisawn, secre
tary-treasurer; Mary Alice
Presnell and Bobby Robinson,
song leaders. The junior club
elected Patsy Black, president;
Melba Elliot, vice president;
Janet Harris, secretary-treas
urer; Kinney Sparks and
Charles English, song leaders.
The grades chose Judy Thomp
son, president; Jean McCurry,
vice president;' Shirley Pres
nell, secretary-treasurer; Max
ine Woody, Brenda Johnson,
James Boone and Johnny Du
laney, song leaders.
The Bald Creek Senior . 4-H
Club selected Valorie Anglin
president; Peggy Ann Ayres,
vice president; Anna Lee
Banks, secretary - treasurer;
Billy Ray and Hannah Mathis,
pong leaders.
The Bee Log Senior 4-tH
)Club officers are Dean Wheel
er, president; Margaret Hig
gins, vice president; Sonja Pet
erson, secretary _ treasurer,
Henrietta Wheeler and Biijiy
Mitchell, song leaders.
Local Improvements
Discussed At Meeting
Morris L. McGough, mana
ger of the Agricultural De
velopment Incorporation, met
Friday, September 16, with the
Jacks Creek Community Club,
at the Ed Hunter Fish Pond.
, Mr. McGough was introduced
, by W. O. Briggs, vice president
I of the club.
I A large number were pre
[ sent and heard Mr. McGough
. give a lecture on community
. development, of What it takes
to make a good community
! better. Organization, planning
. work and cooperation, will
I build a better community in
s which to live, according to Mr.
McGough.
i Mr. McGough aIBO showed
, slides of the many fine things
- that are being done all over
5 Western North Carolina in
1 order to make better places in
which to Rye. "If you want a
3 better neighbor, be one,” stat
ed McGough.
“DEDICATED TO THI PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURS DAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1955
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VISITING U. S. S. R.— Rob
ert F. Kennedy, chief counsel
for the Senate *lnvestigating
Subcommittee (L), and Sup
reme Court Justice William O.
Douglas pose in native robes
during their visit to the Black
Sea region of the U. S. S. R.
Three Births
Announced At
Yancey Hospital
There were three births—all
girls—at the hospital this week.
The births include Sandra
Diana, born to Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Dale of Green Mountain,
on September 18; Judy Gail,
born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Cannon of Sioux, on Septem
ber 18; and Carol Lynn, born
to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Turpin
of Spruce Pine, on September
16th.
Other admissions were: Far
rell Wilson, Zelda Robinson,
Effie Hutchins, Linda Slagle,
Tensie Bailey, Elizabeth Grif
fith, Jessie Mclntosh, George
Brown, Burnsville; John Fox,
Linda Silvers, Edna Dixon, Rt.
1, Burnsville; Gertrude Burle
son, Rt. 2, Burnsville; Perry
Robinson, Nora Buchanan,
Green Mountain; Opal Burle
son, Micaville; Laura Hensley,
Swiss; Johnny Bryant, Bee
Log; Ray Burleson, Spruce
Pine.
Improvement On
Local Highways
State highway forces, accord
ing to a release from the High
way Department, completed $
retreatment on US 19-E from
Burnsville to Plum Branch for
2.8 miles; the highway is 2Q
feet wide Ip this section. Ano
ther improvement on the prim
ary highway system was the
placing of a bituminous seal on
NC 197 from Burnsville toward
Pensacola for 5.8 miles by State
forces; the highway is 18 feet
wide. The following 16-foot
wide secondary roads were re
treated by State forces: Bak
ers Creek Ro&d, 0.3 mile; and
Jacks Creek Road, four miles.
.Two other 16-foot wide second
ary roads were improved by the
placing of a bituminous seal by
State highway forces: Prices
Creek Road, 3.1 miles; and
Bolens Creek Road, 1.7 miles.
State forces laid a bituminous
seal on two 12-foot wide second
ary roads, and their lengths:
Jacks Creek Road, six miles;
and Huntaale Road, 3.8 miles.
W. W. Wyke is district engi
neer at Marion in charge of
maintenance in Burke, McDow
ell, and Rutherford counties.
B. S. Connelly is district engi
neer at Asheville for mainten*
ance in Buncombe, Madison,
Mitchell and Yancey counties.
M'ETHODffST RURAL
WORKER ANNOUNCES
NEW HOURS
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Mrs. Arthelia (“Tillie”)
Brooks, Methodist rural work
er of Yancey ’County announces
a new schedule of office hours:
Tuesday 9;00-12:00, 1:00 to
4:00; Friday 9:00-12:00.
Lions Club Selects
Committeemen
Lewis W. Dameron, secre
tary of the Burnsville Lions
Club has just released a list of
the local chib committees. The
following committees were sel
ected at a recent meeting of
the Burnsville Lions Club.
Board of Directors:
Attendance: George Robin
son, chairman; C; B. Sperry,
Howard Wright.. a *
Finance: Harry Bowen,
1 chairman; George Vitas, Dick
r Bailey, George Robinson.
Lions Information: E. L.
Dillingham, chairman.
, Publicity and Bulletin: E. L.
. Dillingham, Erling Toness.
Membership: C. M. Whis
nant, chairman; E.. L. Dilling
ham, L. G. Deyton.
Convention: C. F. Mcßae.
Program: C. F. Mcßae,
chairman; Walter Fox, Bill
Silver.
Citizenship: Walter Fox..
Boys and Girls stf William C.
Bledsoe, chairman; J. C. Corn
well, Herman Bostian.
Civic Improvement and
Community Betterment: Geor
ge Vitas, chairman; Walter
Fox, Herman Anderson.
Education: E. L. Dillingham,
chairman; Hubert Justice.
Health and Welfare: L. G.
. Deyton, chairman; Howard
■ Wright, C. F. Mcßae, Lowe
Thomas. j
Sight Conservation and
, Blind: Howard Wright, chair
man; C. F. Mcßae, L. G. Dey
. ton, Lowe Thomas.
Safety: C. B. Sperry.
United Nations: J. C. Corn
well.
Greeting; Bill Silver, chair
man; All past-presidents.
Agricultural: J. N. Barnett,
Herman Anderson.
Constitution and By-Laws,
G. D. Bailey.
Singing Convention
Held In County
The Yancey County Singing
Convention will meet with the
Double Island Baptist Church,
on Sunday, September 25th, at
2:00 p. m, All singers and lov
ers of Gospel Music are cor
dially invited to attend and
i take parti
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Dr. Melvin W. Webb has
announced that he will be out
of town Saturday, Sept. 24.
'NEW YANCEY HEALTH CENTER '
Construction will soon start on the District Health Department building to be located at
Camp Ray on Mitchell Branch in Burnsville. Above is an architects sketch of the building
as it will appear'when completed. The one acre tract of land on which the structure will be
’ built was given to the county b y the Town of Burnsville. The building was designed by Six
• Associates, an architectural fi rm in Asheville.
PRESBYTERIAN REVIVAL
SERVICES
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"FRED E. MANNING, Sr.
Revival Services began last
night at the Estatoa Presby
terian Church in Celo, with the
Rev. Fred E. Manning, Sr., of
. ( Vivian, West Virginia as the
guest Minister. The revival
series has been dated to begin
September 21st, Wednesday
evening, as it did, and it is to
continue through next Wednes
day evening, the 28th; the ser
vices will begin each night at
7:30 o’clock.
Rev. Manning is at present
the pastor of the Vivian Pres
byterian Church at Vivian,
West Virginia. He was recently
the guest minister at the re
vival services that were held at
the Grassy Creek Presbyterian
Church near Spruce Pine, in
the spring.
Evjeiyone is cordially invited
to come, and this means child
ren, too. Announced by Rev.
Hershey J. Longenecker, pastor,
Estatoa Presbyterian Church.
j New Railing At
Nu-Wray Inn Is
Colonial Design
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The new railing that edges
the roof of the front porch at
the Nu-Wray Inn is an authen.
tic Williamsburg design, accord- 1
ing to Rush Wray, manager of
the Inn. The design of this
railing was taken from one used
on the Williamsburg Lodge in
Williamsburg, Virginia.
The town of Williamsburg,
Virginia was recently restored
to its early colonial architec
ture and is recognized as an
authentic early colonial village.
All the buildings in the restor
ed village are true examples
of designs used in the early
days of that region.
Dr. William Gladden, Jr. an
nounces that he will be out of
town on Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday attending an optomet
rist meeting.
Committee Announces
United Fund Budget
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The Yancey United Fund,
after a meeting of its Execu
tive Committee last Monday,
announced a budget goal of
$11,300 for its firs.t annual
fund raising campaign to be
conducted during October.
Funds for sixteen health and
welfare . agencies and other
specific purposes are included,
all of which serve to benefit
Yancey County and its citizens.
According to the ' Chairman
of the Admissions and Budget
Committee which set up the
campaign goal, the total amount
is approximately $1,300 greater
than the amount" raised in the
County last year i*. various sep
arate drives for substantially
the same purposes. At the same
time, he points out, the new
budget includes in its total a
reserve item for contingencies,
which was not included last
year in the separate fund driv
es. If this contingency reserve
Industrial Conference
To Be Held
In Chapel Hill
“Economic Development in
North Carolina” is the central
theme for discussion at a
State-wide institute to be held
in Chapel Hill, Sept. 29—Oct.
1, with representatives of State,
county, city, and civic bodies
■invited to attend '
Invitations to attend the in
stitute have beten received in
this county by public and pri
vate officials, who have shown
interest in furthering indus
trial development.
The institute is being spon
sored by the Employment Sec
urity Commission of North
(Carolina, the Department of
•Conservation and Development,
the Institute of Government,
and the North Carolina Chap
iter of the International Asso
ciation of Personnel in Em
tployment Security.
Governor Luther B. Hodges,
top leaders in industry, and
Numerous others interested in
the development of more in
dustries and resultant payrolls
communities throughout
the State will take part in the
three-day sessions of the in
stitute.
In letters inviting and urg
ing private, public and civic
leaders to attend and take part
in the institute sessions, Direc
tor Ben E. Douglas of the De
partment of Conservation and
Development said the discuss
ions and planning “can be of
lasting benefit to those work
ing to help build a bigger, bet
ter, and stronger North Caro
lina.” i
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is deducted, the total of the
funds alloted -to the- various
agencies closely approximates
the total amount raised in
Yancey County last year.
A few new agencies have
(been included in the budget
which raised no funds in the
; (county last year, but the
amounts apportioned to these
’ are relatively small. They were
included, according to members
of the Budget Committee, only
after careful review had de
: monstrated that the items re
presented real benefits to resi
. dents of Yancey County, and
, that the costs are fairly as
signable to this county. In
, some instances, it developed,
k other areas have in the /past
’ been bearing part of Yfencey
L County’s fair share of tire bur
den. This has been p&pncularly
■ true with regard to me provis
. ion of recreation and other ser
> J vices to the more than four
hundred men from Yancey
County now in the armed ser
-1 vices. The new budget includes
for these purposes an amount
approximating one dollar for
each of these men in service.
(In considering the amounts -
for the various agencies for
which funds will be raised, the
Budget Committee conducted
hearings at which representa
• tives of a number of organiza
» turns appeared and answered
! questions. The filial budget as
recommended by the committee
- was adopted unanimously. The
1 (Committee consisted of the
- following members: Mrs. Arle
' Brooks, Yates Bailed, Rev. C.
- B. Trammel, Bruce Westall,
Dr. Melvin Webb, and Dover
- Fouts, Chairman.
The budget set up by the
J committee includes the follow
ing agencies and amounts al
■ loted to each:
Budget adopted by Yancey
United Fund for blind and
sight conservation, $300; Girl
Scouts, $927; Boy Scouts, $500;
Farm Youth Program,' $500;
£erebal Palsy, $178; Children’s
Aid, $394; United Seamen’s
Service, $9; Traveler’s Aid, $6;
American Social Hygiene Asso
ciation, $25; United Service
' Organization, $433 Affiliation
’ with Carolinas United Pro
gram, $229; American Red
Cross, $2,700 Dread Diseases:
. Polio, $3,300; Cancer, $500;
j. Heart, $300; County Expense
and Reserve for Contingencies,
[ SI,OOO.
I Total Budget $11,300
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Scout Court of Honor
Held At Ingalls
The monthly Boy Scout Court
of Honor for the Mayland Dis
trict was held on September
12 in the Pine Grove Methodist
Church, Ingalls (Avery Coun
ty). Among those attending
from Burnsville were Herman
Bostian (Scoutmaster of Troop
1). L. G. Deyton, a member of
the Mayland District Commit
tee, and Dr. Cameron F. Mc-
Rae, the district commissioner,
who presided at the Court of
Honor and at the District Com
mittee meeting which followed.
Several Boy Scouts from Bur
nsville also attended- Randy
Riddle was awarded a Merit
Radge for Plumbing, and kter
was reviewed by Dr. Mcßae
for advancement to the rank
of Star Scout.
During the District Com
mittee meeting, the Scoutmas
ters were shown a film on “The
Patrol Method”, in the church j§«
basement.
The next Court of Honor
will be held at 7:30 p. m. on
Monday, October 10th, in the
Bakorerille Bftpti&t Church*