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. H«lp Fight TB , * Buy Christmas Seals VOLUME TWENTY Contracts Let For Two Buildings Jacks Creek Named County Winner Winning communities in the 1955 Western North Carolina Rural Community Development Contest will be annouhced at a luncheon at the Battery Park Hotel in Asheville on Saturday, v December 10, at 12:00 noon. The Jacks Creek community as the Yancey county winner was among sixteen communities in the final judging. A total of 105 organized communities participated in this community, farm, and home improvement program during the year, but the field was narrowed to the sixteen county winners for the Scouts Hold Court Os Honpr The Boy Scout Court of Honor for the Mayland district, which includes Avery, Mitch ell and Yancey Counties, will be held at the Methodist Church in Burnsville Monday evening at 7:80. All' Scouts and their friends fire asked to attend. -Merit badges will be awarded to Scouts for achievement, and recognition will be given .for advancement In rank, F-. Mcßae is the Com missioner for the Scouts In this district; and Mr. Herman Bostain is the Scout Master of the Burnsville troop. State College Tp Award Scholarship# North Carolina boys inter ested in agriculture, engineer ing er textiles will be offered scholarships by State College, under certain regulations, |t has been announced. The scholarship, called “Tat ent for Service,” Is open for application from high school seniors, or boys who have grad uated from high school but who were called into. service prior to completion of their education. The scholarship will pay up to $500.00 per year. Any number of boys from each school falling in the men tioned classification may make application. Applications should be made through school princi pals, who may secure blanks from the county agent’s office. Forms should be completed and returned to the farm agent’s office not late}- than December 18. The county scholarship comr mjttee, coiqposed o|i E}. L- Dillingham, Lewis Dameron ftifd Proffitt, will screen applications received from bpys in this county and will then make recommendations to the committee, who will mske final judgement, , Applicants will be judged according to scholastic ability, leadership and character po tential, and need. . Mrs. Margaret Calloway Dies Mrs. Margaret Calloway, 77 a resident of Bolens Creek community for years, died Saturday, Dec. 3, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Malone, in Johnson City. \ Surviving are the soh, M°n \ roe jDa)lpwaty pf Burnsville; two daqgtytej-s, Mrs. Gpprge Malone and Mrs. Sam Gash 0 f Johnson City; three grand children, three sisters, and two brothers, The Yancey Record SUB. RATES $2.00 YEAR. area judging. Principal speaker at the luncheon will be Dr. Paul D. Sanders, of Richmond Virgin ia. Dr. Sanders is Editor of “The Southern Planter” maga zine and is one of the top au thorities on farm conditions in the South. Cash awards totaling $1750 will be presented those com munities judged to have made the most outstanding progress during the year. First prize W’ill be SSOO, second prize S3OO third prize S2OO, fourth prize $l5O, and six awards of SIOO i each. In addition, an engraved plapue will be presented to the county having done the most effective job of promoting and sponsoring the community de velopment program. Other communities entering the contest from this county were Brush Creek and Green Mountain. ■ Pvt. Wyatt Completes Training In Ky, Fort Knox, Ky.—Pvt Glenn Wyatt, son of Lee Wyatt, Rt, 1, Spruce Pine, N. C„ recently completed ten weeks of advan ced individuals’training under thh backet platoon system at the Armored Replacement Training Center, Fort Knox Ky; , ' ' Trivate Wyatt was trained to drive the Army’s medium tank. He passed the .30 and .50 caliber machine gun profic iency tests and qualified as a guner in the firing 0 f the 9Q mm. tank gun. Under the packet platoon system of training, each train ee becomes a permanent mem ber 0 f a tank crew. The 19 year old soldier ent ered the Army last May and compieaed basic training at Fort Jackson, S. C. Dr. W. A. Y. Sargent left Wednesday, Dec. 7, for Rich mond, Va. where he is attend ing the Stuart McGuire Lec ture Series at the Medical Col lege of Virginia. Dr. Sargent will return on Saturday, Dec ember 10. 'Dennis Smith, son of Mrs. E. E. Smith of Burnsville, is employed with the Bendix Rad io plant iq Baltimore Md. PRODUCERS MEET TO DISCUSS % MILK PRICES Many milk producers in Wes tern North Carolina, including Yancey County dairymen, dis cussed milk prices frorh the* producers’ viewpoint }n an Asheville meeting yesterday. Producers (requested the hearing before the N. €. Milk Commission because dairy pro duct distributors have increas ed the sale price on milk while purchasing .prices from produc ing farmers have remained the same. The increased price of the distributor, which went into effect' some months ago, was one cent per quart from twenty five to twenty six. This in crease was allowed by the milk commission because of increas ed costs of handling and dis tributing. Although dairy farmers in this county have made np pro test as to the present (produc er’s price, according to E}. L, Dillingham, mpny wi}l gttend the mpetifig. Yancey County has at the “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTS” "Burnsville, n.-c., Thursday, December 8, 1955 Duplan Statement Shows Loss For Year The Duplan Corporation has reported for the year end ed September 30, 1955, an un audited operating loss of $332, 000, or 34 -cents a share, after a tax credit of $341,000, com pared to a profit of $342,000, or 35 cents a share, in the pre ceding year. The company also reported a special charge of $1,650,000 for possible lpsses on the disposal of its dress fabric weaving mills and oth er related costs. Tne company continues to operate its large yarn proces sing facilities, ••its drapery and upholstery milk and its 6un' adian fabric weaving and fin ishing plants. Burnsville Wins, Two Dou'ole-Headers By Gerald Murdock The Burnsville boys and girls basketball teams defeated Tip ton Hill Friday, Dec. 2, and out pointed Bowman High at 1 Bakersville Tuesday, Dec. 6. Judy Briggs, with 19 points 'ed her teammates to a 42-40 victory over tne Tipton Hill team; and with 22 points, she hid the way to a 53-14 victory over the Bakersville team. Lloyd Hensley led the boys vith 23 points t© a 56-47 vitr tory ov<r Tipton Hill; and Har old Ray led his teammates to а. 51-45 victory over the Bak - ersville team. The Burnsville teams had the same starting lineup for both games. The lineups; Burnsville Girls: Brown 8-11 !en, Angel, Phipps. Subs an the Tipton Hill game: Youngß, McCurry, Gardner. Subs in the Bakersville game: Young 8,! McCurry 4 Gardner. Tipton Hill Girls: Garland 4, Pate 20, Phillips 16, Webb, Parker Whitson: Sub, HugbesT Bakersville Girls: Garland 8, Hall 1, Buckner 5, Ledford, Calahan, Proffitt. Sub Me-| Kinney. Burnsville Boys: Hensley, 23,11; Laughrun 9,4; Ray 12 22; Gillespie 0,8. Gregory 4,1. Sub, Donald Banks 7,5. Whitson Street 1, Tipton 12, Tipton Hill Boys: Slagle 24, Hughes 4. Subs, McCurry, Sla gle 4, and Harrell 2. Bakersville Boys: Thomas 2, j. Woody 4, Bailey 3, D- Woody б, Forbes 30. Subs, Young and Blevins. present time around 50 farm ers producing milk. Farms av erage twenty cows, with a pro duction of 6000 pounds of milk per year pw-fiQw. At approxi mately 45 quarts per hundred pounds a small ratio of in- 1 crease would increase the pro ducers income here greatly. An, increase of twenty five cents per hundred pounds pro duced would increase the in come bf each farm by $300.00 using the above averages. Dairy farmers in the eastern part of the state have been granted increases of around 35c per hundred because of loss of feed and property da mage from recent stomas. Farmers In the western sec; contend that they are due a’.i increase because of the ex tra length of time winter feed ing is necessary, and because the wage increase next year will raise the price of feed and other produets imported from out of state, Mr. said. . A. ■ • ■ 1 \ ' .... _ X ■>; ■ - > Louts Accepts Position In South America Air. and Mrs. D. R. Fonts, Jr. plan to make their home in , South America after the first ■ of the year. Mr. Fouts, who is rmgloyed by American Tractor Corp. of Fort Wayne, Tnd. as Export Sales Manager Ibf Latin America, left the : (States on Oct. 28 for a busi ness trip to Cuba, |/enezula, ; Argentina and Brazil. Mr. Fouts is a graduate of Wake Forest College, and prior to his employment by the Ameri ■an .Tractor Corp. he. was doing graduate study in engi neering at the Wharton- School of Finance and Commerce of the University of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Fouts, formerly of Havana, Cuba, received i her United States Citizenship" pa pers in* Philadelphia, Pa. on j Nov. 22, and recently arrived in Burnsville to visit Mr. Fonts’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Fouts, Sr. Mr. Fouts- will arrive in ’ Burnsville on Dec. 20 for the Christmas Holidays, and Mrs; ; i Fouts will return with him to South America in January. Lees-Mcßae * Dean’s List Nine freshmen were Amed to the Dean’s list at Lees-Mc Rae College. The. lift is made I Bp 0 f those -sttideiits Wlifc haVff a “B” or above average in ev ery course for the first quarter of the 1955-56 session. The average student load is 18 houts of regular course -work. The members es the class of 1957 naitied on the list are asj .follows: June Seehorn, Norma 1 Jean Robinson, Jackie Ray Robinette, Barbara Paisley, I Preston Lineberger, Nancy • Hargett, Joan GYogran, Lee Bruton and Lenora Black. Styles Wins First Prize In Tobacco Show Keith Styles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Styles, was first prize winner in the “lug grade” division at , the 4-H FFA tobacco show held in Asheville last week. Besides his first prize blue ribbon, the boy was presented £ fpur dollar check for the lug * show and a twb-dollar check as seventh pluee winner |n the crop show. Keith is eleven years old and raised his first crop of tobacco this year. Other local persons attending the show were Maurice Styles, Philip Bailey, Edgar Wheeler, Paul Riddle E. L. Dillingham and daughter, Susan. B ' I itfl iMI 'kMM i . ■ * wp ■I I MSPUM ■: : | "4 s ' m f . 5 * V ■ ■ , -T ■J3 'SSmHBKSs WV? |w2S&je H Ip*. - ■■ti. : :.. J—L».... i iiN uidED FOR TAX FRAI|D Theron Lamar Caudle (L), former head of the Justice Department Tax Division, and Harry I. Sehwlmmer (R>, former Kansas City, Mo., lawyer, were indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in St. Louis, Mo., on charges of conspiring to defraud the U. S. Government. Also named in the indictment was Matthew J. Connelly former secretary to Harry S. Truman. . ’ ,ji Hospital Report The Yancey Hospital an nounces the arrival of a son, William Dexter* 111, born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Jar rett of Burnsville. The following people were admitted to the hospital dur ing the week: Shirley Mcln tosh, Brenda Hunter, Benson Tyner, Willard Hall, Clara McPeters, Tommy Edwards, and Margaret Johnson, Burns ville; Lucille King, Green Mountain; Hubert Bradford, Bee Log; Nora Jean Hyatt Pensacola; Dorothy Phillips, Hamrick; Manda Robinson, Dky Book; Lewis Robinson, 'Cane River; Martha - Johnson and Ferrell Slagle, Spruce. Pine. Crowder Stationed In Alaska Kodiak, Alaska (FHTNC) At the U.S. Naval Station, Kodiak, Alaska, is George L. Orowder, seaman Aipj/'entice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E. Crowder of R. F. D. 2 Burnsville, N l . C. Before entering the service in May 1955, he attended Mic aville High School, Micaville. The Naval Station is head quarters for the 17th Naval District and Commander Al askan Sea Frontier. These activities provide log istic support for Naval vessels, including floating drydock fa cilities, reconnaissance aircraft and Navy sea and air rescue units. Kodiak Island, site of the Navy’s northernmost - Naval I Station, is located off the south-central coast 0 f Alaska. Pensacola PTA Holds Meeting By Mrs. Brooks Wilson The Pensacola P. T, A. met Friday evening, December 2, at eight o’clock in the school lunch room. Mr. Oliver McMahan was in charge of the program. Rev. Zemery Jamerson gave the de votional, after whicn a general discussion was held by the members and plans were made for the year. One of the pro jects will be to give free lunch es to the needy children of the community. The new officers who will serve for the following year are: Mr. Oliver McMahan, Pre sident; Mrs. Roland Gardner, Treasurer; .Mrs. Lawrence Wilson, Secretary. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostesses, Mrs. Ralph Byrd, Mrs. Brooks Sil vers, and Mrs. Buddie Atkins. Towif Hall, Health Center Work To Begin- Soon Contracts for the construc tion of a town hall and a pub lic health center building were let this week according to of ficials of the town and county. J. O. Shepherd Burnsville contractor, submitted the low construction bids on both build ings. For the city . building, Shepherd’s bid was $7732.00 for labor and material cost of plumbing and heating. Total cost of the building will run above $19,000.00, including la bor and all material. The city hall, which will ’ in clude city offices, including a fire proof vault, fire depart ment club room and space for trucks, and storage space for other maintenance equipment will be built next to the State Highway building. The town has owned this site for several years. The 52 by 54 ft. building will be constructed of cinder blocks, stucco covered, with brick front. i Mayor Recce Mclntosh said that at the presen^-tjme the 'town is paying rent for . five different locations for office Auto Tag Sales To Begin Month Later 'Raleigh—The State . Depart mtnt of Motor Vehicles issued a round-up of licensing infor mation for next year today. Miss Foy Ingram, director of the Agency’s registration. ; division, reminded vehicle own ers that new tag sales would begin a full month later than in previous years. Ordinarily, owners wiuld be getting renewal cards about now, she said. However, under the revised-, schedule 1956 plates will go on sale January 3 in instead of December 1. The 1956 re-licensing period runs from January 3 through February 15, she said. Renewal cards will be placed in the mail the latter part of December. As in the past, over-the counter sales will be handled by branch offices of the 'Caro lina. Motor Club, the Winston- Salem Aut 0 Club and' by Mot or Vehicle headquarters. Miss Ingram also called at tention to a new all-time re gistration record.' She said more than 1,600 000 vehicles have already been registered in North Carolina this year which puts the state 15th in national standings. For next year a Black-on orange color scheme will be Used on a slightly enlarged plate. North Carolina is a step ahead in a move to make every motor vehicle license plate in North America a uniform six by twelve. By 1957 such uni formity is expected to be achieved according to officials of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administration. A new numbering system will also go into effect next year, Miss Ingram said. Single nd compound letters of 'the ■ntir° a’phabet will be u ed to stretch out available numeri al c mibinations. As a result "he numlber of characters on my one plate will not exceed, wo letters and four numerals. As customary license plate No. 1 will be reserved for the governor’s limousine. Tne ’56 nlates will be issued with the “Drive Safely’’ slogan, which was dropped this year because of space limitations, j New tag dimensions will be! ample t 0 include the slogan and North Carolina unabreviated. ( Miss Ingram said only one plate, to be attached to the ■rear, would be issued in 1956. | H.lp right TB ' BUy Christmas Seals NUMBER FIFTEEN space, fire department, and storage space for equipment. He stated that the much need ed building will pay for itself *with:n a few years through eliminating rent expense. The mayor said that construction materials' would- be pyed Tor through n installment arrange ment. The portion of the building to be occupied by the fire de partment, consisting of a fire men’s club room and storage space for fire trucks and equip ment, will be constructed in the rough at the present time qSnojq; aq jjiav put? fire departmet funds later. The new health center build ing will be constructed on ap proximately an acre of land at Camp Ray. This property was given to the county by the Town of Burnsville for the purpose of a health center building. This block and brick build ing will cost above 22,000.00 for construction. The low bid for construction was $17,881.00. Low bid on heating and plumbing was made by Burleson Plumbing and Heating Co. of Burnsville and Spruce Pine. The bid ac cepted for the heating install ation was $1 950.00. The low plumbing bid amounted to $2, 550.00. Canipe Electric Co. of Shel by was awarded the contract of electrical wiring installation at a bid of $2,470.^0. Federal and State aid is being given along with finan ces provided through the county and by contributions made through a fund drive by the Burnsville Men’s Club and the Lions Club. Construction on both build ings is scheduled to begin at an earty idate. Weather condi tions, of course, will control speed, at which the buildings are completed. However, con tracts call for completion of the two buildings by June 15, 1956. Mrs. Peterson Cited For Seal Sale Mrs. Harmon Peterson of Cane River was commended for her leadership in the cur rent state-wide Christmas Seal Sale by Mrs. W. T. Bost, Chair man of the N. C. Tuberculosis Association in Raleigh on December 8/ Mrs. 'Peterson is Christmas Seal Chairman of the Yancey County Tuberculosis Commit tee and a member of a team of 110 persons in the state serv ing theiy communities in this capacity. Mrs. Bost said she was proud to be on a team with so many public-spirited leaders. “With everyone working together, I know tne citizens of North Carolina will respond to the Christmas Seal Sale generously so that rt>urt-102 TB organiza tions will have sufficient funds to carry out their programs for 1956.” The local TB Association al ways buys Christmas presents for every Yancey County pa tent in and ar rested TB cases of Yancey County are always remembered at Christmas by' the Yancey County TB Association. Eight een presents were sent last year According to Mrs. E. L. Briggs, Chairman of the Yan cey County Tuberculosis Asso ciation, the Christmas Seals have been sent out to the citi zens of the county and more seals are available from the treasurer, Mrs. W. L. Smith,
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