VOLUME TWENTY
Soil Bank Program
Available To Farmers
Agreement forms for the new
Soil Bank Acreage Reserve pro
gram are now available to farmers
at the Yancey County Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
office in Burnsville. They must be
signed not later than July 20 if the
farmer wishes to take part in the
Acreage Reserve during the 1956
crop year, according to ASC Chair
man Alvin Pate.
The Soil Bank is a new feature of
the national farm program author
ized under the farm bill recently
enacted. Its objective is to encour
age farmers to reduce crop acre
ages and thus help overcome farm
surpluses that are depressing the
market.
Os particular concern 4n this area
Hospital Report
The Yancey Hospital reports
four births this week and fourteen
other admissions.
The births include a son, Glen,
born July 4 to Mr. and Mrs. Gus
Ledford of Burnsville RFD 3; a
son, not yet named, born July 5 to
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Ogle of Burns
ville RFD 1; a son, Thomas Bryan,
born July 6 to Mr. and Mrs. Harold
B. Butner of Burnsville; and a
son, Roy Randal, born July 6 to
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ayers of
Burnsville RFD 1.
The following were admitted to
the hospital during the past week:
Burdey Baker of Burnsville RFD
1; Faye Fairchild of Burnsville
RFD 2; Ransom Cole and Carl
Riddle of Burnsville; Fra Ayers
and Nell Whitson of Burnsville
RFD 3; the Rev. R. A. Pate of
Micaville; Jesse Young and George
Young of Bakersville, Espie Black
of Spruce Pine; Elzie Rathburn of
Fletcher; Mattias Cooper of Madi
son, Wise.; Hattie Clevenger of
Parkersburg, West Va.; and
Maysel Seals of Jacksonville, Fla.
VISITORSAT
PRESBYTERIAN MANSE
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kilpatrick
of New York City were visitors
in the Presbyterian Manse this
last weekend. Mrs. Kilpatrick is
the sister of Rev. Warren S.
Reeve. Mr. and Mrs. Kilpatrick
went from here to Kinston where
Mr. Kilpatrick’s mother resides.
DR. SARGENT UNDERGOES
•* -SURGERY
Dr. W. A. Y. Sargent underwent
surgery last Tuesday at the Mis
sion Memorial Hospital in Ashe
ville. He is expected to be disch
arged from the .hospital on July
16, on which date he and Mrs.
.Sargent, accompanied by H. A.
Bailey, will attend the 36th annual
sessioh of the Southern Pediatric
Seminar at Saluda, N. C.
The seminar will continue thro
ugh July 28, and Dr. Sargent will
be back in his office on Monday,
. July 30. j
WILD WEST RODEO TO BE PRESENTED
BY BURNSVILLE LIONS CLUB
A new feature to be added to|
the Burnsville Lions Club annual
Rodeo this year will be the big,
bad, bucking black steer, “Black
Boy”, who will take on all local
comers. $50.00 will be given to any
local spectator who can ride
“Black Boy" for just ten seconds
contest rules.
The Rodeo management will al
so award $25.00 to anyone who
brings in any horse or Bteer that
the Rodeo cowboys can't ride. ,
The big Cherokee Ranch Wild
. West Rodeo is being presented by
the Burnsville Lions Club at the
Main Street Show Lot in Burns
ville on Friday and Saturday, July
20-21st Performances will be
staged at 8:15 each night and a
matinee Saturday afternoon at
2:30. Proceeds will b« used jy the
Lions to carry on their work
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The Yancey Record
SUB. RATES $2.00 YEAR.
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J at this time is the Acreage Reserve
( program for tobacco. Even though
! 1956 tobacco planting is well ad
vanced, producers can make ad
‘ justments and earn Soil Bank pay
’ merits this year, Mr. Pate said. He
’ emphasized, however, that no
, farmer should attempt to comply
- without checking at the county
office and signing an official
, agreement with the Department of
Agriculture. Under ■ the Acreage
Reserve feature of the Soil Bank,
the farmer earns payments by re
ducing his tobacco acreage below
his acreage allotment and holding
these acres "out of production. The
amount placed in reserve is up to
the farmer within certain limita
tioris. For the purposeof computing
future allotments, the farmer will
receive credit for thic reserve acre
age just as though tobacco had
been grown on it.
In future years, land will be
placed in the Acreage Reserve in
advance of the planting season and
will not be planted to a crop. For
this year only, Mr. Pate said, a
farmer may participate by not
harvesting acres which suffered
from weather damage or by plow
ing under or clipping a portion of
his tobacco acreage not later than
July 31. This is a special provision
for 1956.
The Acreage Reserve payment
for tobacco is determined by multi
acreage placed in the reserve. The '
plying a rate per pound times the 1
normal yield of the farm times the'
maximum payment per arire whttfh
can be earned is based on a yield |
of 115 percent of the national ave
rage yield for Burley tobacco. The
rate per pound for Burley tobacco
is 18 cents.
“The 1956 Acreage Reserve pro
gram is in many respects a special
one with provisions to meet the
time limitations this season,” Mr.
Pate said. “That is why farmers
should come to the county office
just as soon as possible to discuss
the program and see how they can
participate in this Nation-wide
attack on surpluses and at the same
time benefit themselves.”
The other major feature of the
Soil Bank is known as the Conser
vation Reserve, under which gen
eral cropland is taken out of pro
duction and devoted to conservation
uses, Details of this portion of the
program .will be announced later.
FEDERAL GAS TAX
REFUND SHOULD BE
FILED BY FARMERS
Farmers should file immediately
for their federal gas tax refund, E.
L. Dillingham, County Agent, said
today. He said that forms are
available at the County Agent’s
Office, and that the completed
forms should be filled out and
j returned to the office of the Direc
j tor of Internal Revenue.
I rimong the blind and other worthy
civic projects.
The Cherokee Ranch is the
world’s largest traveling wild west
rodeo and features thirty-two
“wild and wooly” western events
such as horseback and saddle
bronc riding, wild bull riding,
trick riding, roping, Bteer wrest
ling, bullfighting, comedy acts,
novelty acts, educated and high
jumping horse acts and ‘many oth
er events and acts in tbs world’s
roughest sport.
Champion cowboys and daring
cowgirls from all over the cow
country will saddle up and ride
’ into Burnsville to take part in the
■ big annual outdoor event. The big
■ rodeo, featuring all new acts this
■ year, is now on It’s thirty-second
! annual record breaking tour of
: the natioh.
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“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
BURNSVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1936
Playhouse Staff
Holds FiFst Meeting
The first meeting of the Staff of
the Parkway Playhouse was held
last Sunday afternoon at the
Burnsville High School. Mr. Gordon
Bennett, Director of the Playhouse
set down the purpose and policy
for the coming season.
In attendance was Edward
5 Downs, of Miami, Guest Director of
j SABRINA FAIR, the season’s
r opener, along with Clayton Charles,
t Chairman of the -University of
I Miami’s Art Department and Dire
: ctor of the Playhouse’s. Art Center.
, Dr. Harry Greene, drafts Director,
George C. Crocker, Director of the
’ Childrens Theatre, William Beck
, with, Technical Director for the
, Playhouse, Gerald Honaker, Set
Designer, Mrs. Beckwith, House
mother, Robert Gwaltney, Execu
tive Secretary for the Playhpuse,
Paul Burton and Virtce Marcley,
| Co-publicity Directors.
Mr. Bennett informed those
present that the purpose of the
Playhouse was to create an atmos
phere for creative thinking, and
that the individual student is the
pivot upon which the Playhouse
will revolve. He went on to say
that first and formost it must be
lemembered that the Parkway
Playhouse is an educational in
stitution, and in reality it is part
of the University of Miami. It
must be assumed that we are here
for a purpose, the purpose of
educating young people in the
phases of theatre and art.
The Playhouse officially opened
last Monday but many students and
the faculty have been in attendance
' for the past few weeks getting the
Playhouse In shape tor the opening.
Painting, preening, clipping and
raking have been the order up to
j date, but now reading and memori
! zing scripts will take up the major
Aoooal Open House To Be Held
Tuesday Evening For Visitors
WOMAN’S CLUB EXTENDS CORDIAL INVITATION
All visitors and summer residents of Burnsville are extended a :
most cordial invitation by the Burnsville Woman’s Club to come to 1
the Community House on Robertson Street next Tuesday, July 17, I
from 8 to 10 o’clock, for a social evening and to greet other summer
visitors, chat with the towns-people you know, and meet others. 1
The members of the Woman’s Club will be your hostesses. Mrs. 1
George Roberts, chairman of the Club’s house committee, assisted f
by the menu and hospitality committees, will be in charge of ar
rangements and refreshments. ' 1
Mrs. Robert Helmle, chairman, and the members of the music •
committee will provide a program 'of music during the evening. *
The memberd of the Burnsville Woman’s Club hope to see you
there.
Parkway Playhouse Opens Season
With All-Time High Enrollment
Nearly fifty drama-minded stu- *
dents are now in the process of
breathing new life into Burns
ville’s rustic Parkway Playhouse,
and the typical greeting Ed
“Sarge” Madden, Playhouse Stage
Manager, extends to the new ar
rivals is, “Hi there, nice to have
you with us now get into some
old clothes and follow me.”
The most ambitious season in
the history of the Playhouse con
fronts Director Gordon Bennett’s
theatrical company, and the stud
ents soon learn the value of
in such an undertaking. Cleaning,
painting, moving, cutting weeds,
setting lights, preparing the stage,
and countless other pre-opening
tasks are the orders of the day,
and the students pitch in with
enthusiasm unsurpassed.
The students, having traveled
from as far north as Maine and
as far south as Puerto Rico, are
mostly collegians, with a sprink
ling of high school students of
outstanding ability. All are here
with a common goal to make
their contribution to Tancey
County’s unique summer theatre.
Here is found an unusual cross-
DECORATION TO BE HELD
°* , SUNDAY ii
There will be a decoration at
the Smith Cemetary, one mile east
of Burnsville, Sunday,- July 15, at •
2 o’clock in the afternoon. Every
one is urged to attend and bring
flowers for the memorial service.
GORDON BENNETT TO
SPEAK TO LIONS CLUB
TONIGHT
Gordon Bennett, director of the
Parkway Playhouse will speak to
the Lions Club toHjjght (Thursday)
at 7:30, according to ~Dr. C. ■F.
Mcßae, program chairman.
McCURRYS VISIT COUNTY- .
AFTER SO YEARS IN OREGON
Sir. and Mrs. Roy McCurry and
son of McMinville, Oregon, and Mr.
McCurry’s two brothers, Frank
and Candler McCurry, spent ten
days in Burnsville recently visit
ing friends and; relatives. They
formerly lived in the Jacks Creek
community and have been in Ore
gon for more than 30 years. The
late George McCurry, who lived at
Jacks Creek, was their father; and
a sister, Mrs. Carl Young, is still
a resident of Jacks Creek.
portion of the day for the talented
young enthusiastic personnel of
the Playhouse. , ■
SABRINA FAIR opens the 1956
season on July 20th followed by
STALAG 17, July 27th and 28th;
AS YOU LIKE IT, which will be
produced in the open air theatre
adjoining the Playhouse, on Aug
ust 3 and 4; THE CRADLE SONG,
August 10 and 11, and finishing
season, Gordon Bennett has chosen
Rodger’s and Hammerstein's
wonderful musical CAROUSEL.
Vince Marclay
section of American society, for |
the personalities that make up
the company are from every walk
of life. Some are from extremely
well-to-do families, while others
are less fortunate financially.
Many different religions are re
presented and just as varied is
their ancestry.
Yet, in spite of these differen
ces, and in spite of the many con
trasting personalities, harmony
rfeigns. Pettiness, grievances, and
other human fallings are shoved
into the background as mental
and physical efforts are channel
ed toward a more worthy, althou
gh more demanding, goal that
of creating and accomplishing to
gether.
This summer the goals of the
Playhouse consist of successfully'
producing SABRINA FAIR,
STALTG IT, AS YOU LIKE IT,
CRADLE SONG, and CAROUSEL.
Can they do It? I’m convinced
that they can—and will. But don’t
take my word for It, for starting
July 20th, and for most of the re
mainder of the summer, they’re
going to make a believer of you,
too.
Paul R. Burton
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Rep. Bennett To Attend Waynesville
Meeting On Proposed School Bills
ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC TO
BE HELD WEDNESDAY
The monthly orthopedic clinic
for the Avery-Mitchell - Yancey
District will be held Wednesday,
e July 18, in the Spruce Pine office
of the District Health Depart
j ment. Dr. J. Bruce Galloway,
, Asheville specialist, will be the
clinician. Children attending the
clinic should be registered not
later than 11 a. m., and adults not
later than 12:30.
, YOUNG PEOPLE
f ATTEND CAMP TEKOA
1 Miss Julia Byrd Bennett, daugh
-1 ter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ban
• nett, and Miss Diane Roberts;-
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
: Roberts, left ' Wednesday for a
• week at Camp Tekoa, five miles
southeast of Hendersonville.
Camp Tekoa is owned and oper
■ ated by the Methodist Church for
young people from age 12 to 15.
During the week, the campers will
participate in a variety of activi
ties, including swimming and oth
er outdoor sports, hobbies, and
morning and evening worship.
Charles Deyton, son of Mr. and.
Mrs. L. G. Deyton, and Mickey
Sholes, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.
M. Sholes, recently attended a
week’s session at Camp Tekoa.
Crowd Os 1500
i• • ’
Over 1500 persons turned out for
the annual Farmers Federation
picnic held at the Burnsville High
School on July 4th.
James McClure Clarke, president
of the Farmers Federation, acted
as master of ceremonies and intro
duced the speakers and entertain
ers of the day.
Assistant County Agent Roger
Hyatt cited the Farmers Federation
for its sponsorship of the 4-H
Pullet Chain and introduced James
Newton, Rt. 1, Burnsville and
Norma Laws, Green Mountain,
Chain members who received
special Pullet Chain Certificates
from the Farmers Federation.
“Panhandle Pete” Nash, Gaither
Robinson, Steve Ledford and the
Mimosa Boys of Morganton were
the featured entertainers.
. The. Carolina Mountaineers com- -
posed of Jim Jones, East Marion;
Fred Ramfelt, Esist Marion; and i
Clyde Woodley, Nebo won the i
prize given for the best local act.
Other entertainers included Her- "J
bert Brown, Route 6, Asheville;
Mrs. Katherine Colvin, Juliette
Rickett, Nana Owen by and Romeo
Rickett, all of Black Mountain;
The Cane River Trio of CaVie River
composed of Edgar Wheeler, Mattie
Morrow and Jessie Mae Higgins;
Clarence Green, Penland; Red
Wilson, Bakersville; Brenda Rice
and Ann Roberts, both of Asheville;
Goldman Proffitt, Rt 3, Burnsville;
Kay McLain and Ella Rae Blanken
ship, both of Burnsville; The Clyde
Allen Qjiartct, Rt. 1, Burnsville
and Frank Buchanan, Spruce Pine.
Other speakers included Miss
Sue Nottingham, Home Demonstra
tion ( Agent; Glenn Hunt, Sales
Manager; Frances Setzer, Rural
Group Health Insurance Super
visor; and Reverend Dumont
Clarke, Religious Director of the
Farmers Federation.
Contest winners included Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Do&ne, Rt. 3, Burns
vitte; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd- Buch
anan, Star Route, Burnsville; andj
Mr. and Mrs. Jeter McCrary, Rt 1,
Green Mountain.
Winners of the athletic contests
were James Smith, Richard Rath
bone, Devoid. Ponder, DeLane
Ponder, Johnny Angel, Duane
Williams, Billy King, Ray Arro
wood, Robert Allen, Freil Deyton,
and Raleigh Ponder. 4
I 4' l•f jr ,!* i i| 11 I / 4:»
* Representative Mark W. Ben
nett of Burnsville will attend a
special meeting to confer with
B Governor Luther Hodges and his
f lieutenants in a closed session to
morrow, July 13, in Waynesville.
’ The purpose of this meeting is to
discuss the extremely important
public school matters which will
’ be considered by the special ses
k
Presbyterian Church
News
Children’s Day was observed in
the Presbyterian Church last Sun
day. Class promotions took place
m the Sunday School hour; and at
the morning service, Tommy Dean
Mclntosh, Clarence Hail, Jr.,
1 Martha Bradshaw and Jane Young
took special part. The Junior Choir
under Mrs. Reeve’s leadership,
sang “The Word of God Shall Be
Thy Guide”, “The stone which the
builders rejected” referring to
Christ "ls become the head of
the corner” was the text on which
the minister, Rev. Warren S.
Reeve, preached. '
On this next Sunday, July 15th
at the service at 11 a. m., Mr.
Reeve will preaeh on the subject,
I “The Most Important Thing
About You and Me”. Sunday
School will be held at 9:45 under
the superintendency of Mr. George
Robinson.' Visitors are cordially
invited to all services.
Mr. and Mrs. Amey Fox attend
ied a meeting Wednesday evening
lat the Mayvijrw Manor in Blow
ing Rock, for cashiers of the
branches of the Northwestern I
Bank.
GRINDSTAFFS MAKE SUCCESS OF
LIVE AT HOME PROGRAM
Successful farming does not
come easy according to Mr. Law-j
rence Orindstaff and family of :
Route 1, Green Mountain.
In September 1950, Mr. Grindstaff
received Farmers Home Adminis
tration financing to purchase 56.7
acres on the Yancey side of North
Toe River. Much of the hillside
land was very steep and rough and
had grown 4 up, but this did not
discourage the Grindstaffs. They
were interested in owning their
own farm and Farmers Home
Administration was ready to help
such a deserving farm family. A
farm plan was developed and
agreed to, the loan was made and
set up for repayment over a 40
year period.
The loan would have been repaid
at least 2 years ago if the Grind
staffs had put all their earnings
cn the farm debt but they were in
terested in improving their farm
and family living as the farm debt
is being repaid. These improve
ments included dwelling improve
ments, land development, fencing,
farm tools and a livestock program.
Today a visit to the farm will show
they have done something about
all these. By this fall when the
Grindstaffs have completed the
remodeling of their dwelling they
estimate approximately S3OOO. will
have bven spent on this project
alone. The dwelling now has run
ning water, bath and most modern
conveniences.
Diversified farming is good
business according to the Grind,
staffs.'"- Their farming enterprises
include Burley tobacco, cprn, poul
try, vegetable crops and cow and
calf program which wltl.be changed
| to Grade XT’ milk In the spring of
1987. A good job has been done with
all enterprises in yields and pro
duction per acre Or animal. Burley
tobacco has consistently averaged
250 Q lb. per acre and com 100
bushels per acre. The 7 cows now
on the farm have produced an
nually 1 good fat calf for market
NUMBER FORTY-SIX
sion of the Genera! Assembly lat
-1 er this month.
, The proposed bills to be discuss
ed are intended to preserve , the
public schools/ Governor Hodges
, said. The North Carolina Advisory
Committee on Education has been
working for the past several
weeks on suggested legislative
bills, prepared in an endeavor to
give each member of the legisla
ture a beginning point for consid
ering proper legislation for the
special session of the General As
sembly which will convene July 23.
A tentative draft of these pro
posed bills has been completed by
the Advisory Committee -on Edu
cation, but the suggested legists
tion comprised in these bills has
not been made public. It is sftid,
however, that the proposed bills
carry out the Advisory Commit
tee’s recommendations and would
call for amendments to the State’s
constitution.
Tar Heels would vote in the
next general election on the pro
posed constitutional amendments.
Representative Bennett, along
with the other lawmakers, will be
dinner guests of Senator William
Medford of Waynesville, and R.
O. Huffman of Morganton, both
members' of the governor’s School
Advisory Committee, at A. L.
Freedlander’s lodge near Waynes
ville.
Accompanying Governor Hodges
will be Thomas J. Perasall, chair
man of thc .N. C. Advisory Com
mittee on Education ■ Attnrnpv
J State Superintendent of Public In--
I struction, Charles F. Carroll.
has been the interest of \rlene and
. Natalie the Grindstaffs cider dau
! ghters. They developed their in
terest through 4-H Club work and
are doing an outstanding job with
the help and cooperation of their
parents. Last year Arlene received
100 pullets through the 4-H poultry
chain. With good management she
raised 97 excellent pullets for pro
duction. Her records show that on
several occasions last fall the pro
duction went as high as 96 eggs
from 97 hens made a clear profit
of S3OO. last year. This year Natalie
received 100 pullets through the
4-H poultry chain and she is
determined to have the same suc
cess with her project.
Mrs. Grindstaff is mighty proud
of her can house find smoke house
at anytime during the year. She >
estimates that approximtely 1200
quarts of vegetables, fruits, berries
Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes,
and meats are canned each year.
There is always a good supply of
cabbage and many other storage
crops. Three and four hogs are
fattened each year for the family
meat supply. Milk, butter, eggs and
poultry are always available in an
abundance for family use. The
1 Grindstaffs estimate that less than
s2so* a year is spent for groceries
’ and attribute their success to being
1 able to produce, conserve and store
t the major portion of their fdod
■ supply. They feel that the home
• food supply is becoming more im
portant every year since farm in
-1 come continues to decrease and
- costa for family and farm operation
3 continues to increase.
They attribute their success to
i hard work, family coopefratlr*'
• good planning 'aifS'a live « h*?
F program. Plans for future y
i include a new livestock bam
• trench silo In 1967 to meet. ''
'.for Grade "C" , milk prodv
I ( and purchasing additional
1 acres in 1958 or 1959. This will
' able them to meet the feedt ir
for a growing livestock pfog
and more fully utilize the glowing
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