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V VOTE FOR - SCHOOLS Ik; VOLUME TWENTY Drive Started To Raise $ll3OO UF Quota The Yancey United Fund’s first annual drive, with a goal of $11,300, is now in full swing. Volunteer workers throughout the County are now accepting contributions and pledges for the support of thirteen health, welfare, and character building projects, all of which wilt benefit Yancey County and its citizens during the coming year. A large sign in the form of a barometor or thermometer has been erected by volunteer HUjor on the roof of the Information Building in the Square of Burnsville, and the rise in the column of “mercury” on .this FUNEIALJERYICES S. J. RAY r '*? S. J. Ray, 73, retired farmer and prominent citizen of the Bolen's Creek section near Burnsville, died at his home at 6 a. m. Saturday after a short illness. Funeral services were held at the Bolen’s Creek Baptist (Church at 2 p. m. Monday. The Rev. A. Z. Jamenson #Bd burial was in the family cemetery, Surviving are the widow, •Mrs. Nettle Hensley Ray; three daughters, Mrs. Bill Smith, Mrs. Oliver Lewis and Leonard Boone, all of Burns, ville; two sons, John of BwgUL ville, and Luther, serving with the Army at Staunton, Va.; a eister, Mrs. Nancy Hensley of Burnsville Star Route; II grandchildren and two great grandchildren, Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home was in charge. MRS. WILBURN TOLLBY Funeral services for djfrs. 'Wilburn Tolley, 62, who (Led Monday in The Yancey Hospital after a brief illness, were held Wednesday at 11 a. m. in Bible Baptist Church. - The Rev. H. M. Alley offi ciated and burial was in &e family cemetery at Pensacola. Surviving are the husbai|d; two daughters, Mrs* Osgar Hensley of Burnsville and Sirs. Flora Ferra of Wooster, Maas,; one son by a previous marriagp, Burns McMahjp of Penaacojp. Also two brothers, Lynn Mc- Mahan of Asheville and Hilli|gd McMahan of Fensacois; one step-daughter, Sfrs- Ray per of Burnsville; and one grandchild. jJelcomhe Brothers Funeral Home was in charge- MRS, HATTIE P. MASTERS Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Peterson Masters, Y 4, of Bakersville RFD 2, who d£sd Monday after a brief illngss, were held Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. in Pleasant Grove Church of the Brethren. The Rev. Philip Zinn and she Rev. Walston Penland officiat ed and burial was in the church cemetery. She was a native of Yancey County but had resided in Mitchell County since Her marriage to il* D. Masters, who died several years ago. I- Surviving are three daugh. ters, Mrs. Ford Greene of Spruce Pine, Mrs. Lee Gregne of Bakersville and Mrs. Will%rd Young of Bakersville; thjee sons, Bill of Bakersville, Ofljjar Os Burnsville and Henry iof Bakersville RPD 2. Also one sister, Mrs. Ina McCouriy of Unicoi, Tenn.; pne brother, David Petersop of pgy Book; J7 .■•fandchildtfU} «md lb greet grandchildren, V • ... The Yancey Record SUB. BATES $2.00 YEAR. * ; B1 « n will show from day to day I the progress of the drive toward reaching the budget goal. In conducting its United Drive at this time, Yancey . County is joining a rapidly growing movement. More than 1,900 united fund raising cam paigns are being held this fall throughout the country, fifty eight of these being in North Carolina. The rapid growth in the united way of giving is being stimulated by the support it receives from civic, political and religious leaders. In North Carolina, Governor Luther Hodges is giving the united drives hi 3 full support. In $ recently issued letter endorsing the drives, the Governor said: “The services provided throu gh these campaigns make our State a better place in which to live. Many agencies serve the needs of our youth in charac ter-building activities and developing good citizens. A multitude ,of agencies are devoted to serving the health problems of our citizens. Equally important are the wel fare agencies which give assis tance to problems of children and family life, ‘'lt is a pleasure t Q endorse these United Campaigns and to urge our people to .participate as fully as possible so that each campaign may be brought to a swift and successful conclus ion.” ; Mm&Bfi&m Bookmobile Schedule Announced- The Yancey County Bookmo bile schedule for the next week is announced by Mrs. Wendell Thomas, librarian: Thursday, October 13, Bee Log School; Friday, October 14, Concord, Mine Fork, Windom, Shoal Creek Road. Makl.up trips have been scheduled on the following days: Thursday, Octo ber 27, Micaville, Newdale, Crabtree, Arbuckle Road, Boon ford; Friday, November 4, Seven Mile Ridge, Hall’s Chap el, Blue Rock Road, Friday, r- 7 ’ w ~ November 11, Busick, Hamrick, Colbert's Creek, White Oak Rood, Celo; Thursday, Novem ber 17, South Toe School. SAMUEL M. WILSON Samuel M- Wilson, 81, promi nent retired farmer of Burns ville RFD l, died at a hospital here at 2 p. m- Thursday, following an extended illness. Funeral services were held at the Bald Creek Methodist Church .at 2:80 p, m. Saturday. The Rev. Jack Shankle officiat ed and burial was in the family cemetery. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Rex Yelton, Mrs. Ed Hensley, Mrs. Blake Ray ,of Burnsville RFD 1, and Mrs. Lillian Watson of Asheville; a son, Earl C. Wilson of Burns ville RFD 1; a sister, Mrs. Ann Ray of Burnsville, Star Route; a brother, W. W. Wilson of Barnardsville; 22 grand children, and several great grandchildren, CARD OF THANKS (We wish to express our heartfelt thanks and apprecia tion to our friends, relatives and neighbors for their many acts of kindness and express ions of sympathy and for the beautiful floral offerings re ceived at the loss of our loved one. The Family of Mrs- Sam Wilson, 4 “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1955 Kl Biik 1 *IB l&i 1 - - J a 55 m >, w- ■ ■ 1 GBk m, ' 1 . |||| 1 NETHERLANDS OF.FICJAL i* VISITS U. S. Netherlands 1 Foreign Minister Joseph Luns \ visited Secretary of State f Dulles in Washington, D. (i Luns said he was “grateful for - this useful opportunity ior a ■ frank exchange of views be. > tween two friendly Govern. ■ ntents”. He said the conversa. - tion was so frank and confi. I dential that he could not reveal . its contents. t - ■ Blight Resistant Potato Developed In Boone Co. Irish potato growers may find a solution to their late 1 blight problems with the new Boone variety of potato. This new potato variety, ' which was developed* through ’ the cooperation of the North Carolina Agricultural Expert ment Station, State College, and the U. S. Department of Agriculture, can help prevent the killing of plants, reduced yields and rot frequently caused by late blight. The Boone is highly resistant to the common race of the late blight fungus. An average of three years records at Hendersonville and Jefferson shows Boone to slightly outyield both Kennebec and Sequoia. In individual tests, Boone and Sequoia produced Boy Scout Court Os Honor Held Monday The monthly Boy Scout Court of Honor for the Mayland District was held on Monday, Oct. 10, jn the Bakersyille Baptist Church. The following Scouts from Troop 1, Burns ville, received advancements: Steve Boone, to Second Class rank, G. Jack Bailey, to First Class rank. During the Court of Honor, the monthly meeting of the District Committee was held. ; Dr. Cameron F. Mcßae, district commissioner and acting dis trict chairman, presided; others present from Burnsville includ ed L. G Day-ton and Jake F. Buckner, members of the Dis trict Committee, and Herman Bostian, Scoutmaster of the Burnsville troop. As a part of “Operation Circuit Rider”, chairmen of some of the operating commit tees of the Daniel Boone Council, from Asheville and Hendersonville, met with mem bers of the District Committee to discuss various phases of Scouting; this group was led • by “Chief" A. W. Allen, Scout Executive with the Daniel i Boone Council. A film on r Scouting was also shown. The next Court of Honor and i District Committee meeting - will be held on -Nov. 14 (Mon_ 1 day), at 7:30, ip the Ledger Baptist Church. All Scouts and \ their parents and friends are asked to attend. THREE MORE STUDENTS ANNOUNCED" ATTENDING COLLEGE * / P College students jn Yancey County in addition to those listed in the September 29 issue include Mary Garland and Morris Whitson who are attending Brevard, and Joy English who is enrolled at Radford College, Va. Bennett Directing Broadway Musical Gordon Bennett, director of the University of Miami Drama. Workshop and the Parkway Playhouse for the past two summers, is now directing the first of the University’s Ring Theatre productionsr “Song of ' Norway’’. This is a surcessful Broadway Musical 'based on the life of Edvard Grieg. The cast includes some 120 actors, singers, and dancers. Opening on November 7, the show will run through the 19. (Mr. Bennett sends greetings to all his friends in Yancey, County and says that he is looking forward to returning next summer, ' * ” - ’' about the same yields where no late blight was present. In test, where late bright infesta tion was heavy, howevef, Boone greatly outyielded Sequoia. A total of SVo acres of Boo#*’ -war ■ fcrewfr- tMr. cnntrac-t with the North, Caro iina Foundation Seed Producers Inc. Plantings in Henderson, Haywood, Avery and Ashe, counties should produce 'some 2,500 to 3,000 bushels of this seed for planting the 1956 crop. D. W. Bennett, lenderson County agent, reports that Jphn R. Moore, a (vegetable farmer in the Shawp Creek section of the county, has an (Continued on back page) Mars Hill College To Hold Program Mars Hill College, which is attended by several Yancey students, will hold an elaborate day.long program on Saturdey, October 15, to observe Foun. ders’ Day, The Baptist junior college is new celebrating its centennial anniversary: Beginning at 10:00, /the morning program will inmude an address by Dr. Gordon PPL mer, evangelist from Los An geles. The afternoon services, at 2:30, will consist of the of ficial dedication of the new Memorial Library and Myers Dormitory for men. Open house will be held in the two new buildings from 4:00 to 6:(ft) p. m. First Service At Bolens Creek New Church Held Sunday The first preaching service to be held in the new Bolens Creek Baptist Church was held ithere Sunday, October 9. The (preaching service was followed by a dinner served by the women of Bolens Creek. Five hundred persons attended the dinner, according to Rev. A. Z. Jamerson, pastor. There were visitors from Asheville, Bre vard, Marion and Tennessee, as well as other places. The first such dinner was given at Bolens Creek six years ago. -ft was at this dinner . that the first money was given to the building fund. Ground was broken for the hu tiding April 5,1965 v The building is now [nearing completion. Chest X-Rays Now Available In County . 167 persons were X_rayed at /Clearmont High School last Friday, in the first day of the 1955 chest X_ray survey in this county; this figure includ ed both adults and high school students. At Micaville, on Sat urday and Tuesday (Oct. 8 and 11), 393 persons were X-rayed. The mobile unit will be at Bald Creek today (Thurs day) till 5 p. m., at the high school. Friday morning it will be at Burnsville High School, and from about noon onward ■it will be in the Ernest Briggs parking lot uptown, where it will remain till Oct. 26. It will be open from 11 a. m. till 5 p. m. each day except Sundays and Mondays, and all persons' past their 15th birthday may come in for a free chest X_ray examination. Children under 15 who have been exposed to tuberculosis may also be X_ rayed if they" bring a note from (their family doctor or from the ’ Health Department. Two Births And Nine Admissions Re ported By Hospital The hospital reports only two births for the past week. They include a daughter, De borah Lynn, born October 6 to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Poteat of. Bakersville, and a son, not Yet named, bornjQpiaik"** * a 1,0 Mr. .iu»«n< Bledsoe, of Burnsville. Other admissions' w;ere: Lyda Lowery, Micaville; Lois Metcalf, Virginia Hughes, Maude Ray, and Linda Mcln tosh, Burnsville; Margaret Allen, George Woodby, and Rosie Ray, Burnsville, Rt. 1; Margai-et Tolley, Burnsville, Rt. 2; Edna Mae Ray and Jay McDowell, Cane River; Grace Harris, Pensacola; John Pate, £>wiss; Minnie Slagle, Bakers ville; and R. K. Grindstaff, Green Mountain. Two New Candidates Announced By ASC Farm Committee Two new candidates for the ASC Farm committee election have been nominated by petil tion. They are H. W. Higgins of Upper Egypt, and Jo Ben Randolph of Cane River. Three other candidates, previously nominated, have withdrawn their candidacy. Bruce Tomber, lin of Cane River, and Burl Maney and Tom Elkins, both of Prices Creek have declined 1 to run. . ■ a I <ljSsE*fl& ,^HßH' TAMUCO KILL HUNDREDS Tied up to ihousevops, a coastal freighter riides out the flood in the Panuco River in Tampico, Mex ico. Some 75,000 Mexicans are trapped by the rising flood waters in the Tampico area. U. S. 1 Naval helicopters, participating in the rescue, have moved r many hundreds of the refugees from flooded home site*. Authorities say the death toil is now over 600. Burnsville PTA Selects Committeemen For Year Don Burhoe, chciraan of the Burnsville PTA, met Mon day night in the Buriisville High School library with the chairman of committees, to select a slate of committee members. The following com mittee members were selected, with the first person in each group serving as chairman: Program: . Miss Sara Hensley, Mrs. Troy Ray, and Mrs. Lena Tilson; Welfare. Kenneth Rob ertson, James Ray, and Mrs. Zula Wilson; Publications: Mrs W. A. Higgins; Budget and Finance: T. M. Tyner, Max Penland, Mrs. Mack Ray, Mrs. C. P. Randolph, -and Gus Peterson. Membership: Mrs. Hershel Holcombe, Mrs. Lee Wallace, Mrs. Brooks Boone, and Mrs.. W. W. Roberts; Publicity: Mrs. Arney Fox, South Toe PTA Holds Meeting The South Tloe Parent-Tea cher Association held its regu lar meeting Tuesday night, October 11, at the school. Mrs. Elpenor Ohle, chairman, pre sided. A special feature of the program was a talk by the Attorney for the county board bf education, C. P. Randolph, who discussed the school bond issue and new high school Randolph was intro duced 1 bv Aiiciniw oaiimtms,-Tr ■ Enthusiastic support of the bond issue was expressed ir. the discussion which followed Mr. Randolph’s talk. A new activity of the South Toe P. T. A. is the publication of a monthly mimeographed news sheet to be sent out to all the families of the school. The'-first issue came -out on October 5. Money is being raised throu gh the churches to provide hot lunches for school children unable to pay for their lunches. Orthopedic Clinic To Be Held m , ' The monthly orthopedic clinic for the Avery-MitchelLYancey district oti Wednes day, Oct. 19, in the Spruce Pine office of the District Health Department, in the Town Ilall Building. Children should be registered not later than 11 a. m., and adults not later than 12:30. Clinicians will be Dr. J. Bruce Galloway jand Dr. Halter Watts, Ashe. I ville specialists. VOTE FOR BETTER SCHOOLS NUMBER SEVEN Mrs. Don Burhoe, Mrs. Bill Price and Iliff Clevenger; Hos pitality: Mrs. Roy Ray, Mrs. Bill Price, Mrs. T. M. Tyner, Mrs. Reece Mclntosh and Mrs. E. T. Moody; Project and Planning: Reece Mclntosh, Garrett Anglin, Iliff Clevenger, W. A. Higgins, and Max Pen land;; Music: Mrs. Vernie Wilson, Mrs. Charles Proffitt, Mrs. Kenneth Robertson, and Mrs. Garrett Bailey; Athletic: Woodrow Anglin, Ford Bailey, and Vernie Wilson; Menu: - Robert Jtamsey, Mrs. Ad rian Buchanan, Mrs. Vance Hensley, Mrs. Mark Bennett, and Mrs. James Ray; Histor ian: Gus Peterson; Room Re presentatives: Mrs. James Ray, Mrs. J. H. Cooper, and Mrs. Max Penland; Health: Mrs’. Olen Shepard, Mrs. Alice Me. Intosh, Miss Willie M. Hensley, Mrs. Ann Ballard, and Dr. M. W. Webb; Band: Mrs. Olen Shepard, Mrs. D. M. Sholes, and Mrs. W. A. Higgins; Character and Spiritual Education: Rev. Worth Royals, and Mrs. L. G. Deyton. Other officers of the Burns ville PTA art: J. H. Cooperr, - Treasurer; Mrs. Royce Howell, Secretary; Max Penland,. Vice President, and Don Burhoe, President. The organization is plann. ing a Harvest Festival which will be held Friday, November 11, at the schopljciau—— Speaks In Raleigh Charles Y. Proffitt was one of six men participating in ground-breaking ceremonies for , a new Methodist Church in Raleigh on Sunday, October 2. He also made a short speech. Mr. and Mrs. Proffitt are now making their home in Raleigh, at 2752 Layden Street. Robertson Is * Laymans’ Speaker Burdette Robertson of Ruth. erfordton, formerly of Burns. . ville, and a soil of the late Dr. W. B. Robertson, will be the principal speaker at' the Lay. mans’ 'Day Service at Higgins Memorial Methodist Church, Sunday. The services will begin iat 11:00 Sunday morning. Mr. Robertson was the former city school superintendent of Ruth, erfordton. Dillingham Becomes Kappa Alpha Pledge Kenneth L. Dillingham, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Dilling ham of Burnsville, was among over 300 students pledging chapters of national social fraternities at ths close of “Rush Week” activities at Emory University, Georgia. Dillingham, a freshman in. Emory’s College of Arts and Sciences, pledged Kappa Alpha fraternity. Date Os Meeting Changed The Clearmont P. T. A meeting mentioned * elsewhere in this paper has been changed from Thursday, October 13, to Thursday, October 20, 4ue to the fact that Mr. Hansll, principal of the school, will be away the 13- night at 7:3<Tp.