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BETTER SCHOOLS
VOLUME TWENTY •
United Fund Drive Is
Near Half-Way Mark
The United Fund campaign
in Yancey County has passed
the half-way mark toward its
budget goal of $1 1,300, and the
red column of mercury in the
“thermometer” in the Burns
ville square now stands just
short of the $6,000 figure.
In having reached the 60
par cent mark at this stage in
the campaign, Yancey County
is about in line with many
other communities in North
Carolina . now conducting
United Fund drives. Both
Asheville and Hendersonville
have reported that they just
reached the half-way point in
their drives.
The ' Campaign Committee,
headed by Torrey Tyner, Chair
man, has announced that the
drive to raise funds for thirt
een health, welfare, and char
acter-building agencies which
benefit Yancey County, will
continue for an additional we*k.
The Committee is still some
what handicapped in reporting
the total amount raised to date,
b<y failure of some workers to
report the progress made. The
Committee is accordingly urg
ing all workers to report prom
ptly the amount of contribu
tion* received to Treasurer
Harlon Holcombe in Burnsville.
The Burnsville Woman’s
Club has accepted responsibility
(or the house-to-house canvass
pf Burnsville, and expect to
get this job completed this
week. ...... ;
Cub Scout Parents
To Meet Oct 27
A meeting of great import
ance and interest to parents of
8,9, and 10 year old boys will
be held Thursday night, Octo
ber 27, at 7:30 In the basement
of the first Baptist Church,
Burnsville. Howard Wright an
nounces that this meeting will
be the last of a series of three
parents’ meetings for the pur
jpose of organizing Cub Scouts
in Yancey County. ; <
Mr. Wright emphasizes |hat
it is imperative for those yho
wish their sons to be eligible
to take part in the new .Jpub
Scout program to attend this
meeting, particularly if
have attended only one of the
two previous meetings. A boy’s
parents must have attended at
least two out of the three
meetings in order for the boy
to be eligible to join the Cub
Bcouts,
The main business to be
handled at the Thursday night
meeting is the obtaining of a
charter and organizing the loc
al Pack with the various Dens
which will make up the Pack.
Local Persons
Attend Meeting Os
Cancer Society
Mrs. R. T. Dent of Spruce
Pine, and Mrs. S. T. Ray apd
Dr. C. F. Mcßae of Burnsville,
attended the annual meeting of
the North Carolina Division of
(the American Cancer Society
last Sunday and Monday in
Charlotte. Mrs. Dent and Mrs.
Ray are chairmen of the Mit
chell and Yancey units, resp
ectively, of the American Car
eer Society; Dr. Mcßae is
chairman of the executive com
mittee of the Yancey unit, and
was re-elected a director of the
North Carolina Division. Dur
ing the meeting he took par Ctn
a panel discussion on the ser
vice program of the Cancer
Society, his assigned topic be
ing, “Home Visitation and Vol
unteer Nursing.”
The Yancey Record
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WINS NOBEL PRIZE FOR
MEDICINE A Swedish re
search scientist, Prof. Axel
Hugo Theorell, 52, was award
ed the 1955 Nobel Prize for
Medicine. Prof. Theorell won
the coveted plaque and the
cash prize of $36,720 for his 20
years of research into the sec
rets of enzymes and in recent
years his extensive research on
the use of antibiotics in the
fight against tuberculosis.
Merchants Announce
Trade - At - Home
Jubilee Plans
Beginning November 2, all
the stores in Burnsville will
remain open Wednesday after
noons, it was announced by the
Yancey Merchants Association.
The Association also an
nounced that the annual
Christmas Trade - at - home
Jubilee will start November 1.
According to Mrs. L. G. Dey
ton, secretary of the Associa
tion, the merchants will give
away about $2,500 in prizes
this year. The drawing will be
different from last year’s in
that it will not be necessary to
be present in order to win.
The drawing will be held
Friday, December 33.
Two Yancey 4-H
Members Win
Fair Honors
Two hard-working young 4-
H club members enjoyed the
time of their lives at the State
Fair in Raleigh last week and
came back with a total of S4B
,in prize money, plus two blue
ribbons.
Ronnie and Loretta Robin
son attended the fair with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Byrle Robin sob of Newdale,
and exhibited 'two , purebred
Jersey heifers. The calves had
previously placed first in the
county and district 4-H calf
shows. \
Each calf won its owner ' a
ribbon and $lB in cash in
its respective class. Ronnie’s
calf placed second in the junior
class show and Loretta’s third
in the senior class show. Both
won 6th place in the open show,
which meant an additional $6
cash prize apiece. This i« be
lieved to be the first time that
any Yancey County live;. ■>ck
has been entered in the Sw ce
Fair.
.Ronnie is 12 years old and
in 7th grade, Loretta 10 years
old and in sth grade, both at
the Micavllle School.
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“DEDICATED TO THE INGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSIM,}, OCTOBER 27, 1965
Government Grader
To Demonstrate
Stripping and Sorting
A government grader will be
in Yancey County November 3
and 4th to hold stripping and
sorting demonstrations at the
following places:
Hollis Honeycutt, Jacks
Creek, Nov. 3, 9 a. m,; George
Anglin, Bolens Creek, Nov. 3,
1:30 p. m.; H. D. Ray, Vixen,
Nov. 3, 3:30 p. m.; Carmon
Hensley, Cane River, Nov, 4,
9:00 a. m.
These demonstrations have
been arranged where they have
a place to get the tobacco in
case, and a room with a bench
and light recommended for
i grading.
j If you would like to get the
opinion of the grader on your
work, bring 8 to 10 stalks of
your tobarco in proper case
along with you.
New High School
Would Relieve Grade
School Congestion
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This is a continuation of the
1 article appearing last wepk on
- this page telling of the report
1 made by a special committee
. which investigated Yancey
• County schools on behalf of the
i State Department of Education.
« “The sites at all five of the
i union school centers are made*
. quate for building expansion
; that would be required for
high sctiool needs. As a matter
j of fact most of them do not
meet present day standard* for
elementary schools. No build
ing additions should therefore
i be placed on these sites except
■ffi'at which is necessary to zhwi
elementary school needs.”
Reorganization of the coun
ty school system was recom
mended by the committee.
. Elementary "schools would be
I retained at the present five
union school centers. Double
’ Island and Prices Creek would
be absorbed by the nearest
■ larger elementary schpols as
soon as they have room to ac
l comodate additional 1 pupils.
1 Two new 'high schools would
be established, one west and
one east of Burnsville. The
school in the west would serve
Bald Creek, Bee Log, Clearmont
and the area W. of Burnsviller
The one in tfne east would
accomodate pupils from the
town of Burnsville and Mica
ville High School.
Buildings and facilities in
line with this plan of organi
zation were recommended by
ithe committee. The Clearmont;
Micaville, and Bald Creek
schools and the Burnsville High
Sdhool would be renovated and
modernized for an elementary
program. No expenditure of
funds was recommended for
Burnsville Elementary School
except that which is necessary
for the protection of the health
and safety of children; it
should be abandoned and re
placed by a new building. The
Burnsville Negro School, the
Committee declared, should also
be abandoned and a new build
ing constructed on a new site.
The committee recommended
two new high school plants as
mentioned above, eadh ade
quate for a minimum of 400
-pupils, with provision for ag
riculture, home economics, bus
iness education, science, library,
physical education and assem
bly.
Clearmont P T A
Plans Meeting
Mrs. Craig Woddy, president
1 of the Clearmont Parent-Tear.
’ cher Association, announce an
important meeting of the PfTA.
• on Thursday, October 27, 7:30
1 at the school. A special speaker
will address the group on the
I school bond issue. There will
• be a contest %mong the rooms,
; on.the number of parents pre
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TO EXECtTSVE BOARD
OF BOY SCftJT COUNCIL
Dr. C. F» Mcßae has been re
elected to 'the executive board'
of the I)ss Boone
Boy Scout* of America. - The
Council arekvincludes fourteen
Western Carolina count
ies, and Ipsi its headquarters
in Ashevilli v Forrest B. Gard
ner, of Hendersonville, i s the
1955 presijent; W. C. Hennes
see, of Syt’a, has been elected
president »r 1956.
Schooißond Would
Not Increase Taxes
Yancey ounty’s total bonded
indebtedne s, - including State
loan or Li irAry Fund, is $633,-
913.99. 'le County now has
on hand the Sinking Fund
enough miney to pay $40,000.00
of bonds Which will reduce the
bonded indebtedness to $593,-
913.99. Is there any reason to
be afraid of this amount of
bonded indebtedness when the
bonded indebtedness in 1940
1 was almost; times this
afount or $1,228,298.98?
The Local Government Com
, mission of Nonh Carolina has
prepared a plat* of payment of
, the County’s udebtedness by
adding the ammnt of present
indebtedness aid the proposed
$300,000.00"in kinds so that all
bonds would nature in 1985-86
with the “‘last Annual payment
being $8,300.01!. Under this
plan there woijd be no increase
in the tf* raf and as the val
uation -of r ©petty * increases
with new cortSt.action in tire
(County* within two y&ars
the County should be able to
reduce the tax rate. .The pro
posed interest rate under this
Plan vould not exceed 3 3-4 per
cent aid the largest amount for;
any onh year the County would
be required to pay under the
Local Government Commis
sion’s Plan would be approxi
mately 174.000.00 and each year
thereafter the amount would
decrease __
This is probably the last op
portunity for many years to
come to provide schools for the
children who do not have the
right to vote.
Governor Hodges recently
stated “that in so far as the
last $25 million of State Bonds
is concerned, a formula of dis
tribution will definitely take
into consideration the willing
ness and action on the part of
cities and counties in voting
their own bond issues and in
helping themselves.”
If Yancey County citizens do
not vote for the school bond
' issue, then they need not ex
pect much consideration when
the last $25 million of State
Bonds is distributed. Without
the County can put up
$300,000.00, the hope for ade
quate school buildings seems
to be out of the question.
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Above is an architects conception of a new school building for Yancey County. The firm
of Breeze, Holland and Rivier and D. M. Sholes architects and engineer submitted this gener
al plan whteher the county selects one or two high schools. The plan, they state is so adapt
able that it can be used in either case.
Well, What Do You Know?
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Ten Counties Have Higher
Tax Rates Than Yancev
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SHOCKED BY TRIPLE SLAYING—Too stunned to talk,
parents of slain Robert Peterson, 13, sit in the County Mor
gue with mixed emotions. The populous of Chicago has been ,
aroused by the vicious slaying, of the Peterson boy and his two
companions, John Schnessler, 13, and his brother Anton,ll, ,
The bodies of the three boy's were found nude and battered ,
in a muddy ditch in a forest preserve area about 15 miles
from Chicago. ‘
LOOK OUT FOR GAME WARDEN,
{ THE WOODS IS FULL OF’EM
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The state’s wildlife protect
ors—ls 3 of them—have receiv
ed orders to “crack down” on
j hunting violations with special
i emphasis on nimrods who go
hunting without licenses. Wal
ter Anderson, Chief of the
Wildlife Resources Ccmmis
sion’s Wildlife Protection Di
vision, said that hunting or
fishing without proper license
is by far the most frequent
violation of the fishing and
hunting rules. Anderson said
that during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1955, more
than 4,000 persons, were prose
cuted for hunting or fishing
without having a proper licen
se, almost two-thirds of total
violations. Incidence of viola
tions has been high thus far
in the season.
“Wc havo 143 seasoned wild
life protectors in the field to
enforce the law,” Anderson
said. “They are equipped with
patrol cars, a patrol plane, pa
trol boats, and 2-way short
wave radio communication. In
addition, we are adding ten of
the 23 recent graduates of the
wildlife protection training
school at the Institute of Gov
ernment, U. N. C., Chapel Hill,
to the staff.
“Although emphasis will be
placed on persons hunting or
fishing withoit license, such
violations as unplugged shot
guns, exdeeding bag limits,
and out-of-season hunting will
• not be overlooked. Copies of
the official regulations have,
been distributed to. license 1
dealers throughout the state
and are available to license
buyers. No one will be excused
for failure to be informed of
the law.”
Hospital Reports
5 Births This Week
The Yancey Hospital reports
a continued high birthrate for
Yancey County. Five births
were reported for this week
Last week the hospital report
ed seven births. The births
for this week inclutfe*, a son,
Gary Lee, born Oct. 21 to Mr.
and Mrs. Melvin Fox of Burns
ville; a daughter, Joyce /knn,
born Oct. 20 to Mr. and Mrs.
Willit..a Landon Rathburn o f
Btar Route; a son, Darrel Ly
nn, born Oct. 22 to Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Bailey of Rt. 2
a daughter, Tyanna, born Oct.
23 to Mr. and Mrs. Bis. Ray of
Cane River; and a son Charles
Barry, born Oct. 24 to Mr. and
Mrs. Julian Cornwell of Burn
sville.
Other admissions include W.
C. Ramsey, Harry Bowen, San
dra Fox, and Georgia Styles,
all of Burnsville; Donald Bo
one and Kenneth Boone, both
of Rt. 2; Lela Doan of Rt. 1; ;
Elidabeth Johnson and Clara
Jones, both of Micaville; Blake
Styles of Hamrick and Nina
Winters of Kingsport, Tenn.
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BETTER SCHOOLS
NUMBER NII4E
The tax rate for Yancey Cou
nty is fil.Bo. This is neither,,
one of the state’s low rates nor
is it one of the highest. Ac
cording to the University of
North Carolina's News Letter,
published in Chapel Hill March
30, 1955, there are ten counties
in North Carolina that have a
higher tax rate than - Yancey;
These ten Counties are Polk with
a rate of $2.10; Columbus with
1.90; Craven, 2.00; Jones, 2.05;
Greene, 2.50; and Ash, 2.10.
In addition to these ten count
ies that exceed Yancey Count
ie’s tax rate there are several -
that equal our rate. These co
unties, according to the uni
versity’s news letter, are Car
teret, Brunswick, Hyde and
Avery.
The same chart showed Yan
cey County ag having a per
capita evaldation of $523 as
compared with Forsyth’s per
capita of $3,654. According to
the chart, all rates of 1.80 and
over occurred in counties with
per capita evaluations of un'der
SIOOO. The total assessed ev
aluation of Yancey County was
yivexi as $8,520,884.
Micaville P T A
Plans Festival
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A Fall Festival will be ssoh»
\ sored by the Micaville PTA at
the school Thursday , night,
October 27. at 7:30, according
to Mrs. Jack Young, president. .
The main feature of the pro
gram will be a movie, of inter
est both to children and
adults. Other attractions in
clude a food stand, fortune tell
ing, fish pool, house of horrors.
Proceeds from the enter
tainment will be used for the
benefit of the Micaville school.
Chairman of the planning com
mittee is Mrs. Joe Petree, with
a large number of other per
sons also working on' the pre
parations. The public is cor
dially invited.
H D and 4-H Plan
Achievement Night
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The combined 4-H and Home
Demonstration Club Achieve
ment night will be held at the •
Duplan cafeteria at 6:30 Fri
day, October 28, according to
Miss Sue Nottingham, county
home agent.
Achievements erf clubs or
members will be demonstrated
by exhibits showing accom
plishments of the year. There
will also be a, style show. The
4-H Club members will be in
charge of recreation.
Two Yancey Students
At Berea College
The Berea College Registrar
announced today that there are
two students from Yancey
County enrolled at Berea Col
lege (Ky.) for the first semes
ter.
They are listed as: David Y.
Gillespie, son of C. B. Gillespie
of Burnsville; and Philip
Thomas, son of Low# Thomas
of Burnsville.
Berea College is an independ
ent co-ediicatlpnef institution
located in east central Kentucky
with an enrollment of approxi
wately 1,500. The College
maintains three educational
curriculums: Foundation „ High
School, and School of Nursing.
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