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VOLUME TWENTY Work Toward Surfacing j Town Streets Underway Burnsville is on the way toward having more paved streets, ac cording to a statement this week from Mayor Reece Mclntosh. In the statement concerning street improvement that is now under way, the Mayor named seven streets that are on the list for im mediate surfacing. 1 Longview Drive has been graded to the extent necessary for an as phalt surface. Academy Street will be extended to the' cemetery. Hospital Report The Yancey Hospital reportes no births and fourteen admissions this week. The following were ad mitted to the hospital during the week: * Ralph England, Route 1; Rob ert L. Rhinehart, Nellie Styles, Norris Deyton, Carl Riddle, Ruby Edwards, Barbara Lovelace, Bur nsville; Bessie Barnett, Route 2; Ethel Phillips, Gwen Bailey, Rt. 1; Betty Lee Dale, Rt. 2; Geneva Melton, Pensacola; Gwendolyn Shade, Plumtree; Willard Buchan an, Green Mountain. HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB SCHEDULE The Yancey County Home De monstration schedule for July was announced this week by Miss Sue Nottingham, home agent. Jacks Creek No. 1 will meet with Mrs. Burn Hunter on Friday, July 20, at 7:30 p. m. Newdale Club Will meet .wia* Faye Boone an#Juanit* |Vifa<ffi on Thursday, July 26, -at 7:SB p. m. Brush Cree'k, Club will meqt with Mrs. Claude Hughes on Wed nesday, July 18, at 7:30 p. m. Jacks' Creek Club No. 2 will " meet with Grace Duncan for the July meeting. The date will be announced later. Bald Creek Club will meet at the Methodist Church on Tuesday, July TL~at 8:00 p. m. ■ -1 , I 'Wjlm IMI - * ■' J H ■ . % . mm: I • jt m. rjp P7vm| MISS VIRGINIA HART ' j Miss Virginia Hart, director of Physical Education, Women’s Div ision, at Mars Hill College, will in struct classes in swimming at Crestview Playground, just west of Burnsville, for six weeks this summer. Registration is being held this week, and the classes will begin next Monday, July 9. Children between the ages of 8 and 16 will be eligible to register for the classes. Miss Hart was swimming in structor and life-guard at Camp Mt. Mitchell for Girls in Burns ville for the past two summers, and she has been director of the Physical Education at Mars Hill College for the past eleven years. Miss Hart has had her Red Cross Water Safety Instructors certifi cate for a number of years. Dover R. Fouts, who underwent surgery last week at the Memorial Mission Hospital In Asheville, is expected to be released from the hospital today. Misses Ruth Hensley and Mad lyn Bailey left Saturday for a vacation in New York City. The Yancey Record SUB. RATES $2.00 YEAR. Grading for the extension has been completed. Glendale Street, running from Acaderpy to Swiss Ave., has also been graded and will be surfaced. Grading has also been completed on Church Street, Bennett Street, and an extension graded on Sun set Drive. Pavement of these streets will begin soon, Mclntosh said. How ever, a contract for paving has not been let at this time. Plans for surfacing additional streets are under way, he said, but he did not mention the other streets being considered. The ex tent of work which will be done is determined by the funds, avail-, able at this tim.e Funds for paving and improve ments of streets come from the State as provided for in the Pow ell Bill, which was adopted several years ago by the General Assembly The bill provides for amounts of state money to be allotted to cities and towns for street improvement, repairs, upkeep and resurfacing. The amount which a town or city receives is based on the mileage and popuation of the town or city. Powell Bill funds "comes from gasoline tax collected by the State. Federal Gas Tax Boost Effective Last Sunday Motorists of North Carolina were reminded today that on Sunday, the wem up cne cent a gallon, as part of the sl3 billion increase in federal automo tive taxes enacted by Congress this "jteWLfor financing the 13-year fed eral highway program. S. Gilmer Sparger, Executive Secretary of the North Carolina Petroleum Industries Committee, noted that this increase, added to the present 2-cent federal tax and the 7-cent state tax, will bring total state and federal taxes on gasoline in North Carolina to 10 cents a gallon. This, he said, is equivalent to about a 47 per cent sales tax on gasoline. , He said the 1-cent federal in- J crease, expected to yield more than half a billion dollars a year nation ally, will bring to about $35 million the amount of federal gas tax collected annually in North Carolina. Motorists have a great stake in highways, Sparger said, but cer tainly they are paying for them. He noted that the present tax hike is the general increase in gas tax rates motorists of this state have been called oft to pay in the 35 [years that gasoline has been taxed j here. MRS. ERDLE IS SUMMER VISITOR IN BURNSVILLE Mrs. Mary R. Erdle of Coral Gables, Florida, recently arrived in Burnsville where she will spend the summer as a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mack B. Ray. Mrs. Erdle has been a summer visitor in Burnsville for several years. Dale Training At Camp LeJeune Camp LeJeune, 1 C. IFHTNC) Marine Pvt. Wade Dale, son of Mrs. Missouria B. Dale of Route 1, Green Mountain, N. C., is attend ing a special training course with the Ist Infantry Regiment at the : Marine Corps Base, Camp Le- jeune, N. C. The four-Week course Includes all phases of combat training co ordinated with the training taught in “boot” camp. Graduates will be transferred to permanent duty stations. “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY* BURNSVILLE, N. C„ TIIURS DAY, JULY 5, 1956 Jr jg UH' n >• /■■ ___ JEM , V sSggPs: • : SH ■Mill.';, « ■ i I m ANTI - COMMUNIST , REVOLT IN POLAND Polish Prime Min ister Josef Cyrankiewic* (above! hnd other members of Poland’s • Communist Government departed [ hurriedly to Poznan, a Polish industrial city of 350,000 midway ' between Berlin and Warsaw. The ! city has been the scene of rioting against the Polish United Workers (Communist) Party. Many deaths occurred and there is great unrest in Poland. Group On Southern Tour Stops In Burnsville Weary and tired, and some of them slightly sick, from the long hours of yavel and from the lur ching of the chartered bus in which they were traveling, twenty vwo jouug ireop» «™ it*-! aaurtst ffomme tYcmnsrown area of Penn-1 syl vania arrived in Burnsville j late last Sunday 1 night, having traveled fro mßoanoke during the afternoon and evening. Twelve Presbyterian households of the town entertained these peo ple as guests over night. Leaders of the delegation were Mr. and Mrs. William H. Williams, Jr. of Johnstown, Pa., who were enter tained by Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Laurents. The Rev. Dr. Edward M. Flanagan, of Irwin, Pa., —an old acquaintance of Mr. Reeve, the minister here, —and Mrs. Flanagan, 1 stayed at the Manse. Dr. Flanagan 1 had not known until his arrival here that Mr. Reeve was in Burns ville, and Mr. Reeve did not know beforehand that Dr. Flanagan would be in the party. Last year the Rev. Joseph J. Jones, of Charlotte, had visited one or two of the churches and a young people’s camp in Pennsyl vania, and so incited their interest in North Carolina, that they plan ned this tour of the mid-soutn area. From Burnsville, the party went to Warren Wilson College where they were to have lunch on Monday, before driving over to Maryville College, Tenn. Later in the week, their itinerary will take them to Charlotte where they will meet the Rev. Mr. Jones. *« * • Vacation School at. the Presby terian Church will close on Friday of this week. Visitors will be cor ■ dially welcomed that morning. On Sunday, both in the Sunday School hour )9:45) and in the ser vice of Divine Worship, which follows at 11, children and young people will receive recognition and have parts to take. The minister, Rev. Warren S. Reeve, will preach on the subject, “The Stones of the Bible’’, Mr. George Robinson, superln ’ tendent of the Sunday School, has 1 announced that there will be some 1 promotions in the Sunday SchooL The young people of the church will meet on Wednesday of next week at 7:30 p. m. in the church. Mr. and Mrs. Mack B. Ray and daughter, Carolyn, are expected to return Sunday from an extend ed motor trip through the west. i REVIVAL SERVICES AT MT. PLEASANT CHURCH Revival services will -begin Sun day, July 8, at the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church under the direction of the pastor, the Rev. M. H. Ken dall. The guest minister will be the Rev. R. M. Cassity of Spruce Pine. ** • • The vacation Bible School, which has been in progress at the Mt. Pleasant Church for the past two weeks, will close with a program Thursday night. . Work On &E From Spruce Piife Under Study Reconstruction $f the 16 miles of Route 19, between Burnsville and Spruce Pine, is being studied by the State Highway Commission. Thus far, only a very general study has been given to the re building of U. S. 19-E from Mica ville to the Yancey-Mitchell line; and no definite plans have been made for rebuilding the link of highway from Burnsville to Mica vllle, contrary to a recent press report which was widely circulat ed; and actual planning is not at present in the commission’s pro gram. A survey will t|e made, however; of the Chalk Mountain Road be ginning at a poif|t about 1,000 feet west of the Crabtree Creek bridge on U. S. 19-E and. extending to Spruce Pine. This survey will start as soon as engineers of the State Highway Commission are avail able; and it is expected that funds for the construction of pro ject may be allocated TfSm the commission’s 1956-57 budget. r-r unmm—j J Division engineer, stated vefcently I that this year the State Highway I Commission will rebuild only five miles of the road from the Yan cey County line east to Spruce Pine, but that no money has been set up to carry the work on to Burnsville. The overall project, he said, would be an almost com plete relocation of the highway, including a bridge over the South Toe River near Newdale. Welfare Board Licen ses Fund Raising Organizations During the month of June licen ses were granted by the State Board of Public Welfare to seven organizations to conduct fund raising campaigns through public solicitations for the support of their programs it was announced by Dr. Ellen Winston, Commis sioner while one organization did not meet licensing requirements. Six of these organizations were re-licensed in accordance with pro visions of the state solicitation law. They are the American Founda tion for Overseas Blind, Associa tion on ‘American Indian Affairs, Boys’ Clubs of America, and Sea man’s Church Institute of New York, all of which have headquar ters in New York City; the Na tional Wildlife Federation at Washington, D. C.; and the North Carolina Council on Human Rela tions at Charlotte. The Big Brothers of America at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania receiv ed a license for the first time. The total amount which these seven organizations will seek from the public at large in North Carolina is approximately $35,000. The organization which failed to meet requirements under the law for the license is the National Muscular Dystrophy Research Foundation at Liberty Texas. j It was also announced that dur ing the month of June the Cbris- tlan Children’s Fund at Richmond, Virginia solicited citizens of< this state. The State Board of Public Welfare is pointing out that such > solicitations are in violation of I the law since this organization is ' not licensed in accordance with its provisions. Whitener Says ‘Thanks* To Voters Gastonia Basil Whitener, the next congressman from the 11th District, issued a statement today thanking the people who voted for him Saturday, June 23, in his run off victory over Ralph Gardner. Said Whitener; “The victory that was won was that of many hundreds of people in all walks of life who gave of their time, talents, and energy. “I am certainly appreciative of every one of them. The opportun ity which I will have to serve all segments of our population in Congress is the medium through which I expect to repay them for their efforts, by giving the best service of which I am capable. “My family joins me in saying a mammoth ‘thank you’ to every one who aided in our cause.” Whitener piled up a 1,106-votfi • lead over Gardner in the run-off ■ primary for the Democratic nomi ; nation. i Whitener had 22,247, Gardner ’ 21,141. These are complete but un ■ official returns from the 153 pre cincts of the district. Cardner conceded Monday, say ing he would not ask for a re count. He sent a congratulatory telegram to Whitener. The State Board of Elections met today to canvass the vote. Whitener won’t actually be el ected until November 6: But I his election is assured since the Republicans aren’t offering a candidate. He said he would stay on as/ solicitor until after the election, possibly until January 1. j , He goes to Washington January Congressman Woodrow Jones, first elected in 1950, is retiring at the close of his third term. Smth Injured In Auto Accident - Elwood Kermit Smith, 30, of Burnsville was seriously injured when his car and another automo bile driven by Carroll Rufus Mar tin, 30, of Johnson City, met head on in a curve about a milDe and a 1 half south of the Madison-Bun combe county line on U. S. 19-23 at 5:45 Sunday morning. Smith, who was thrown from his car, was taken to the Memorial Mission hospital in Asheville where he is reported to be in serious condition, having suffered a frac tured skull and brain injuries. Martin and his wife, who was riding with hint at the time of the accident, were treated at thei hospital for minor injuries. Mrs. Marion E. Brown is spend ing the remainder of the summer with her daughter, Mrs. Cecil G. Anglin, on Jacks Creek. '■* ' .. $1 IKE LEAVER HOSPITAL President and . Mrs. Eisenhower wave from the President’s suite of rooms at Waiter Reed Hospital in Washington, D. C. The, picture shown above, one of the first pic- I lures made 01 the President since his operation three weeks ago, was taken prior to his departure for his Gettysburg farm. Playhouse Actor Stars With Steve Cochran Andy Prine, whom Parkway Playhouse theatregoer’s will re member for his roles as Mr. Kimber in “George Washington Slept Here” and as Mookie McGoogins (as true as h« is rustic) in “Dirty Work At The Crossroads,’ has just completed u very successful engagement in The Roosevelt Theatre’s (Miami Beach) production of “The Rain maker’. Andy Prine played opposite Steve Cochran, Hollywood Star, in the successful run of the play'. Andy will once again be at Burnsville’s Parkway Playhouse for the 1956 season, and is expected to be called Two Charged With Post Office Robbery Two men were reported lodged in the Federal section of the Bun combe County Jail last week in default of bonds of $3,000 each, facing charges of post office rob bery on June 15, of the Bald Creek R'jraViStation of the Burns ville Post Office. „ The two men, Charles Winter of Asheville, and Eugene Peterson of Asheville and formerly-of Yancey County, were arrested in Asheville by Federal, State and City offi cers on charges of breaking into and robbing the Bald Creek Sta tion, which is located in the ser- I vice station and store building of Roy Buckner. Winter and Peterson waived preliminary hearing and U. S. to .be tried in the regular Novem ber tohn ot tr. a. District Court in Asheville. Burnsville Defeats Upper Laurel ~ By Boyd Deyton The Burnsville Ramblers base ball team ran their victory margin to 2-0 Saturday by defeating the Upper Laurel team 11 to 2. The Burnsville team banged out 10 hits while Justice and Gibbs ctilnf bined their talents to hold the vis itors to 3 hits. Frank Robinson and Fred Young sparked Burnsville *at the plate with 3 for 4 each, while catcher Raburn Robinson chipped in with 2 for 4 Gibbs and Justice helped things along by striking out eigteen men, their highest total of the season This Saturday, the team from the Mars Hill Recreation Center will be at Burnsville to meet the Ramblers on their hmne field. The two teams are currently-tied for first" Ipace in the Tri-County] League, NUMBER FORTY-FIVE on to display his fine talent more than once. Andy is a student at the University of Miami where he majors in Drama. When asked how he felt about being noticed by Miami and New York Columists, he said, “it was just great working with such a fine cast aftd especially Steve Cochran, who treated me like a younger brother.” v - v , z Andy is expected in Burnsville > early this year to see many of the i sights of Western North Carolina l which he failed to see and visit ■ last year. Starting July 9th, Andy starts work at the Playhouse on this season's schedule. The bill in ' cluctes , ‘‘Sabrina Fair”, which opens the season on July 20th, then the riotous comedy about American PW’s during World War H, “Stalag 17”, the third production will be Shakespeares comedy, “As You Like It”, which will be pre sented in the open air theatre, on Aug. 3rd and 4th. “Cradle Song’.’ will be presented, and as a close to what will be a most successful season, Gordon Bennett, Director cf the Playhouse, has chose: the Richard Rodger’s-Oscar Haim.jr stein musical, “Carousel”. Tickets for each performance, with the exception of “Carousel”, are $1.25 for adults and .50c for children. Prices for ‘“Carouaei”are $1.50 for adults and .75c for child ren. Season tickets are $5.00 and . be obtained at leading bust. or at the Parkway Playhouse. Be sure not to miss any of these fine presentations of the 1956 sea son. Vincent R. Marclay Clinic Set For ■Teacher Examination As in past years, the State De partment of Public Instruction re quires that all teachers have a physical examination made during the summer. Dr. Cameron F. Mcßae has offered the services of the District Health Department for this purpose, as in the past. To avoid congestion and delay at the end of the summer, it is requested that all teachers who wish to avail themselves of this service and who will be at home during July come to the Burnsville health office on the following schedule as far as possible: Bald Creek— Monday, July 9, 8:30-11:30 a. m. _ : .. Mlcaville— Wednesday, July 11, 8:30-11:30 a. m. i Burnsvi"e— Wednesday, July 11, ] 1:00-5:00 p. m. South Toe, Pensacola Friday, July 13, 8:30-11:30 a. m. i Clearmont Monday, Julv 3:30-11:30 a. m. Bee Log Friday, Julv 3:30-11:30 a. m. Dr. Mcßae stated that teachers who will be out of .the County on the above dates will have an op portunity to have their physical examination during; August, on daya which will be announced later in this newspaper. He called ettention to the fact that any teacher may have the physical ex amination made. by his or her own physician if so desired, ob taining the blanks from the Coun ty Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Mcßae also announced this week that the third *4 polio myelitis may now be given to any children who received a second dose as long as seven months ago. Parents who wish their children to have the third vaccine may bring their children to the cilncl in the Burnsville office of the Health Department. The clinic is held regularly every Monday as- ternoon between the hours of 1 and 5 o’clock. ' :
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