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Woman's dob Enters
Improvement Contest
The Burnsville Woman’s Club
will enter a national Commune
ity Achievement Contest' spon
sored by the General Federation
of Woman’s Clubs in coopera*
tiun with Sears, Roebuck and
Company. Announcement of the
contest was made by Mrs. E.
L. Briggs, chairman of the
library committee of the Worn,
an’s Club, at the meeting of the
club Monday night at the Com
xnunity Building. Mrs. Ernest
Rohner presided.
A total of $69,000 in -prizes
Three Births; Also
Eighteen Admissions
At Yancey Hospital
The Yancey Hospital announ.
ces the arrival of a daughter,
Florence Dianne, bom Novem
her 10 to Mr. and Mrs. Earl F.
'Ledford of Pensacola; a son,
Lari Van, born November 12
to Mr. apd Mrs. Chas. Donald
Greene nf Spruce Pine; and a
son, Randy James, bom Nov
ember 15 to Mr. and Mrs. Earl
J. McMahan of Burn:f/ille.
The following people were
admitted to the hospital during
the wdek: Janette Bailey, Roy
Mathis Jr., Henry Roland,
Claude Beaver, Fanny Honey
cutt, Joe Rathbura, and Mildred
Woody, Burnsville; Liddie Low
ery and Paul Gardner, Mica
ville; Trena Robinson and Earl
Rpbinson, Green Mountain;
Jess Mosley, Bakersville; €loy
ce Buchanan, Sylvia; Arlie
Woody, Spruce Pine; Patrick
Hylemon, Bald Creek; Ramona
Lee Bowditch, Hajnrick; Clara j
Austin, Cane River; and Mary
Tipton, Day Book.
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FUNERAL SERVICES!
ROBERT L. HIGGINS
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Robert L. Higgins, 73, retired '
farmer of Jacks Creek commun
ity near Burnsville, died Friday i
night after a brief illness. i
Funeral services were held at ]
2 p. m. Monday at the Jgcks '
Creek Baptist Church. The Rev. i
A. Z. Jamerson officiated. <
RuijaLwas in the Byrd Ceme
tery. ’
Surviving are the widow; two j
daughters, Mrs. William T. j
Gates of Washington, D. C., fmd ,
Mrs. Luther Ledford of Burns- (
ville RFD 1; two sons, Arnold ,
Higgins of Burnsville, and ;S.
Sgt. Reuben Higgins, serving ,
with the Air Force in Florida; j
two sisters, Mrs. H. C. Gibbs (
bf Dana, and Mrs. Betsy Chand- (
ler of Los Angeles, Calif.; three i
brothers, George of Burnsville, s
RFD 1, Grover of Cromoha, j
Ky., and Guy Higgins of Wea
verville; and a grandchild.
LEE HOLCOMBE
A native of Yancey County, <
Lee Holcombe, recently passed 1
away at his home in Ada, Okla- 1
homa. Mr. Holcombe was the '
son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
John Holcombe of Bald Creek.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our ap
preciation to all our friends
and neighbors for their many
acts of kindness during thje
passing of our husband and
father, and also for the beauti
ful floral offerings.
' Mrs. John W. Styles
Family.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sin
cere thanks and appreciation to
bur friends and neighbors for
their many acts of kindness and
sympathy during the death of
our husband and father, alsp
for the beautiful fler\j offerings,
The Family of Robert L.
Higgins. ; ft
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SOB. BATES 92.00 YEAS.
will be awarded to Woman’s
Clubs throughout the country in
this contest, for various speci
fied types of community ach
ievement. T,he local club has
chosen “Education and Cul
ture.” It has a continuing pro
ject of sponsoring the local lib
rary, in addition to other acti
vities. Each club entering the
contest will be judged upon
work done between June, 1954,
and May, 1956.
Mrs. Jack Bailey was pro
gram leader of the meeting.
Guest speaker was Mrs. G.
Leslie Hensley, who talked on
“Flower Arrangements,” illus
trating her talk with many
beautiful floral displays, in
eluding some Christmas ar
rangements.
Two violin selections were
played by Miss Betty McLean,
accompanied by Mrs. Robert
Helmle.
Hostesses were Mrs. W. L.
Bennett, Mrs. Paul Biggerstaff,
Mrs. Mark Bennett, and Mrs.
Ralph Three new mem
bers were welcomed into the
Woman’s Club: Mrs. Rush Wray,
Mrs. W. E. Black, and firs.
Charles Laurents.
Tri-County Area
Observes Book Week
Book Week will be observed
by libraries in Mitchell,
and Yancey counties during the
week of November 13-19. New
children’s books will be on dis
play in the libraries at Bakers
ville, Burnsville, Newlana, and
Spruce Pine.
Some of the outstanding books
of the year are available in the
local libraries and on the book
mobiles for inspection and bor
rowing.
Some of the prize-winning
children’s books are new edi
tions of the classics;
Marcia Brown’s Cinderella,
or the The Little Glass Slipper,
translated from the French
fairy tale by Charles Perrault,
won the Caldecott medal for the
most distinguished picture book
of the year.
Hans Christian Anderson’s
The Ugly Duckling, has beep re
published in a new edition with
pictures by a famous Danish
artist to celebrate the 150th
anniversary of the birth of the
great Danish story-teller.
The Wheel on the School, by
Meindert De Jong won the
Newberry Medal for the “most
distinguished children’s book”
of the year. It is a story of the
faith of six school children in a
small Dutch village that, if they
believed and worked hard enou
gh, the storks would build their
nest again on the school house.
The Thanksgiving Story, by
Alice Delgliesh is a re-telling
of the Pilgrim story from the
point of view of the Hopkins
family, whose little Oceanus
was born on the Mayflower.
The full-color pictures are by
Helen Sewell.
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Bee Log, Clearmont
Split Double-Header
The Tuesday night basketball
games between Clearmont and
Bee Log, which were played on
the Bee Log court, proved sue-'
cessful for both schools. Bee
Log girls topped a victory of 64
to 63 over Clearmont girls, with
Wilson scoring a high of 28 and
Clearmont on her heels with
Letterman scoring 27. Clear
mont boys came out with a
score of 63 to 44, making an
even exchange of games with
Bee Log. Deyton was high
scorer from Clearmont with
Wheeler and Hylemon in the
lead for Bee Log.
“PLICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
buhnsville; n. c., Thursday, November 17, 1955-
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STEVENSON SPEAKS UP
Former lUinois Gov. Adlai
Stevenson viuves from the hack
of his car after his arrival in
Washington, D. C. from Chicago
enroute to a speaking engage
ment in Charlottesville, Va.
Stevenson, a leading contender
for the coveted Democratic
nomination in 1956, is expected
to announce his intentions.
Parents Invited
To Visit Schools
A report of the PTA Sponsor,
ed Harvest Festival was made
by J. H. Cooper at a regular
session of the organization last
Tuesday night in the school
lunchroom. The Rev. Worth
Royals led the devotional for
the meeting, at which Vice Pre
sident, Max Penland presided,
in the absence of the president,
Don Burhoe. Following the short
business session the parents
were invited by Principal Gar
rett Anglin to visit the school
and lunchroom.
Woman Os The Year
Award Presented
Mrs. O. W. Deyton, Brush
Creek, took part in the Achieve,
ment Night program of the
Mitchell County Home Demon
stration Clubs at Bakersville
last Friday, November 11. Dur
ing the program Mrs. Deyton
was photographed representing
the “Club Woman of the Year”
award to Mrs. R. B. Phillip
of the Snow Creek Club, which
won the “Club of the Year”
award.
Mrs. Deyton formerly served
as Home Agent for Mitchell Co
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Yancey Theatre
Produces Two
Disney Features
Two Walt Disney feature?
will be shown -at the Yancey
Theatre this Thursday and Fri
day, November 17 and 18.
“Lady and the Tramp” is the
first all-cartoon feature ever to
be produced in Cinemascope. |
According to Theatre manager
Lum Clevenger, this Techni
color cartoon film shows “a
whole wonderful world of dogs
cavorting merrily, musically,
and magically to the delight of
nil who observe them. ‘Lady,’ a
society-bred Cocker spaniel,
provides the ingenue interest.
‘Tramp,’ the soldier of fortune
from the wrong side of the
l tracks, handles the heroics in a
manner worthy of Rin-Tin-Tin.” ,
There are also several other ad
ditions to the Disney album of
animated personalities, and a
variety of musical numbers.
“Switzerland,” the other fea
ture on the program, is Wait
Disney’s first “People and
Places’* film in Cinemascope,
It is one of bis intimate, factual
motion picture reports on a
country and its people, and is
skid to offer more delight and
experience to the viewer than
could an ordinary trip to Swit-.
zerland.
Dr. Melvin W. Webb will be
out of town from November 21
through November the 25th.
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Pensacola School To
Hold Open House
Open house and dedicatory ex
ercises will be he|d in the audi
torium of the n|W Pensacola
Elementary School on Sunday,
November 20, at ip. m.
Guest speaker will be A. J.
Hutchins, former superintend,
ent of the Canton |ity schools.
Brush Creek
CommunitylClub
Elects Officers
Claude Hughes was ejected
president of the Brush Creek
Community Club at a regular
meeting held lastc Friday night.
Other officers elated who will
serve for the coding year are:
Yates Randolph, Vice president;
Vaughn secretary
treasurer; and John Randolph,
reporter.
At the request of the retiring
president, John Randolph, a
complete new slate of officers
rWere eleeted to serve. The meet,
ing approved two projects for
the Community Club to work on
during the year, The projects
are providing brick veneering
for the Pleasant Gfove Church
and the purchase ahd installa
tion of a central heating system
for the Deyton Bend Church.
The next meeting of the club
will be the third Friday night
in December. ' -s.
Soil Conservation
District Supervisor
by Lewis W-Jb%meron
An election win be held in
Yancey County the week of
December 5-10 to select one sup
ervisor to serve on the Board
of Supervisors of the Yancey
County Soil Conservation Dist
rict. , ~
The elected supervisor will
serve for a term of three years.
The District Board consists
of three farmers who direct the
Soil Conservation District Pro
gram in the county. This pro
gram is to encourage farmers
to plan and carry out a com
plete soil and water conserva
tion program on their farms.
Through cooperation with the
Soil Conservation Service and
other agricultural agencies
district supervisors arrange for
technical assistance to„be made
available to assist farmers of
the county in carrying out
their conservation programs.
In order for a farmer to qual
ify as a candidate for Soil Con
servation District Supervisor
he must have a nominating pe
tition signed by twenty-five
qualified voters who ,are resi
dents of Yancey County. This
nominating petition must be
mailed to the State Soil Conser.
vation Committee at Raleigh
not later than Nov. 24, 1955.
| Anyone wishing to nominate
a farmer for the position of
Yancey Soil Conservation Dis
trict Supervisor may obtain a
nominating petition from the
local Soil Conservation Service
office in the Law Building.
Lions Install
New Member
The Lions Club met Thurs
day, November 10, 7:00 p. m.
at the Sunrise Case. President
Bob Rhinehart presided.
Lawrence Leatherwood of the
Waynesville Club, Governor of
the Lions District 31* A, gave
the main address. Judge Will,
iam Hart of the Weaverville
vIuD, wno is in cnarge ox me
Domestic Relations Court in
Asheville, presided over the
welcoming of a new member pt
the Burnsville Lions Club, John
McConnell.
A Zone meeting was held fol
lowing the regular session. In
Addition to guests previously
Mentioned, members were pre
sent from the Lions Club of
Ibid Creek and Avery County.
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Basketball Schedule
Is Announced
The Burnsville School basket
ball teams will play the fol
lowing teams on the following
dates: November 15, Bald Creek
at Burnsville; November 22,
Clearmont at Clearmont; Dec.
ember 2, Tipton Hill at Tipton
Hill; December 6, Bakersville
at Burnsville; December 9,
Clearmont at Burnsville; Dec
-13, Micaville at IJurnsville;
December 16, Bee Log's*. Bae
Log; January 6, Newland at
Newland; January 13, Bee Log
: at Burnsville; January 17, Tip
ton Hill at Burnsville; January
| 20, Spruce Pine at Burnsville;
, January 24, Cranberry at Burn
ville; January 27, Micaville at
’ Micaville; February 3, Spruce
Pine at Spruce Pine; February
7, Newland at Burnsville; Peb
, ruary 10, Bakersville at Baker.
t sville; and February 17, Cran
! berry at Cranberry.
The Yancey County Tourna
ment is the week of February 20.
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Burnsville Wins
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Over Bald Creek
by Gerald Murdock
The Burnsville boys and girls
won their first games of the
season from Bald Creek Tues
day, November 15. y
Judy Briggs, with 30 points,
led her teammates to a 87-55
victory over the Bald Creek
team.
Lloyd Hensley led the boys
with 29 points to a 62-47 victory
tows the Bald Creek five. *
The lineups:
Burnsville Girls: Brown 14,
Briggs 30, Bennett 18, Allen,'
Angel, Adkins.
Bald Creek Girls; Robinson
23, Ledford 13, Foxx 17, Hile-
L mon, Ayers, Pate.
Subs, Burnsville: Young,
! McCurry, Woody. Bald Creek:
■ Buckner 2, Styles, Mclntosh.
- Burnsville Boys: Hensley 29,
* Laughrun 8, Ray 13, Gillespie,
! Gregory 6.
■ Bald Creek Boys: Radford 6,
■ Mosier 10, Ledford 20, Smith 7,
’ Carr 4. Subs, Burnsville: Banks
6. Bald Creek: Silvers, Shep
herd, Hensley, Pittman.
TIME EXTENDED ON
ASC OPENING
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Applications for office Man
ager of the Yaneey County ASC
Office are being accepted until
November 26, it was announced
today. Blanks may be picked
up at the ASC Office.
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ARGENTINE CABINET S HAKEUP—Brig. Gen. Arturo
Ossorio Arana (left) Is sworn la lis Army Minister by Argentina’s
Provisional President Eduardo Lenardi. Lenardl, after a series
of high-level meetings Ms cabinet members, accepted the
resignation of Army G en. Leton Bengoa with “thanks
for patriotic services rendertSd”, and promoted Arana from
Colonel to Brig. General. Tfils important cabinet change took
. place as a result of extreme army preusure. More changes we
; re said to be in the making as Argentina neighbor,Brasil, also
experienced Its own Army revolt.
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Queens, Kings Crowned
At PTA Harvest Festival
Lela Ruth Whisnant, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Whis
nant, and Ina Bodford, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bod
ford, representing first and
fifth grades respectively, were
crowned queen in the elemen
tary school competition at the
Harvest Festival Friday even-
Presbyterian Church
Calls New Pastor
Warren Scott Reeve of Ship
pensburg, Penn, has been called
as pastor of the Presbyterian
Church in Burnsville, He and
Mrs. Reeve will come to Burns
ville early in December. Reeve
is a graduate of Princeton Un
iversity and Princeton Theolog
ical Seminary, and has done
graduate work at Westminster
College, Cambridge University
in England, Biblical Theological
Seminary and General Theolog
ical Seminary of New York, and
Syracuse University. He has
done mission work for several
years in Japan, Peurto Rico and
Canada. Mrs. Reeve, a grad
uate of London University, has
also done foreign mission work
in Japan.
County Has Only
One Entrant In
Community Contest
Jack’s Creek, Yancey County’s
only entrant this year in the
Western North { . Rural
Community Development Con
test, was visited by a commit
tee of judges on Tuesday of this
week, in the final judging to de
termine District winners. Re
sults have not yet been ann
ouned, however.
The judges were E.. Y. Floyd,
Raleigh, directer of the Plant
Food Institute of North Carolina
and Va. Miss Lucia Brown,
Birmingham, associate Editor
of the Progressive Farmer; and
W. M. Landress, Knoxville, of
TV A Agricultural Relations
Branch.
A committee from the Jacks
Creek Community met the
judges at the community sign.
TWENTY-SIX PERSONS NEED
GLASSES CLINIC FINDS
Thirty-six nsons, mostly
children, were examined at an
eye clinic held Nov. 9 at Tipton
Hill High School. This was ar
ranged jointly by the District
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ing; and attending the queens
were the two kings, Lake
Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Mack Thompson, representing
the first grade, and Earl Tipton,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Tipton, representing fifth grade.
The first graders are members
of Mr. Vernie Wilson’s class,
and the fifth graders, Miss Nell
Bailey’s clas?.
In the high school division
Miss Nancy Brown of the. tenth
grade, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Brown, was crowned
queen. She was accompanied by
Billy Styles, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Styles, who was king.
Other features in the Harvest
Festival Program - incTuded a
Negro Minstrel Show in which
all the members of the seventh
and eighth grades participated,
and a talent show.
Meeting Os Legion,
Auxiliary To Be
Held Tuesday
The regular monthly meeting
of the American Legion and
Auxiliary will be held Tuesday
Night, November 22, 7:00 p. m.
in the Community 1 Building. An
interesting prpgram is being
planned. v
Auxiliary merijpbrs are asked
to bring- two guts each to be
distributed among the VA Hos
pital Christmas Gift Shops i n
the state which are sponsored
by the American Aux
iliary.
ects appropriate gifts 'for Tils
family which are then gift
wrapped apd mailed by volun
teer Auxiliary workers. These
gifts are provided free to the
veterans. Some suggested gifts
include: Dress lengths, pillow
cases, towels, lingerie, toys,
children’s clothes, fancy aprons
and home-made articles. Break,
able and edible items are not
desirable. Each gift should be
of SI.OO value or more.
After making a tour of com
munity and family improve
ments, the judges were sched
uled to have lunch at the Bruce
Baily home.
Health Department and the
State Commission for the Blind,
represented by Mrs. Elbe S. Ke
arney, medical social worker.
Dr William Powell, Asheville
oculist, was the clinician; he
was assistd by Miss Grace' E.
Bailey and Mrs. Anne E. Bal
lard, public health nurses for
Mitchell and Yancey counties
respectively, and Miss Iris Byrd
Mitchell County secretary, with
the District Health Department.
Howard Herrell, case worker
with the Mitchell County Wei
fare Department, aided in pre
paring for and holding the
clinic.
26 of those examined were
found to need glasses, which
will be furnished at cost by the
Southeastern Division of Bausch
and Lomb Optical Company.
Others examined were found to
have eye defects not correct
ive by glasses.
Among those examined at this
clinic were two boys from Lost
Cove School, believed to be the
first students from that school
was arranged by Dr. Cameron
V. Mcßae, district health of
ficer, after his recent annual
visit to that school.
Dr. William Gladden Jr.,
will be out of town Sunday and
Monday, November 20 and 21,
attending the Fall Educational
Congress of the North Carolina
State Optometric Society in
Winston-Salem.
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