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PLANS ARE BEING COMPLETED for this year’s Band and Ojchestra activities. A “Tuning-Up”
party is being given this Saturday afternoon from 2 until 5:30 for the younger members -of the string
section of the Orchestra.
The director, Mrs. R. K. Helmle, expresses much hope for the progress of the two organizations
this year.
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Seecelo Ends Eleventh
Successful Season
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Seecelo, home of the Burnsville
Painting Classes, will close Satur
day, September 1, after a highly
successful season.
The closing of the eleventh con
secutive summer has been mark
ed by the week-long annual apt
show at the- Seecelo art gallery
last week and the last of a series
of portrait demonstrations, given
by Frank Stanley Herring last
Tuesday evening.
The art show, which was enjoy,
ed by many Burnsville and Yan
cey County residents as well as
out of town visitors, exhibited the
work of the students at Seecelo,
both professionals and young ar
tists who intend to make careers
of art. All mediums were repre
sented in the show and included
McCURRY DEOORATION TO BE
HELD SUNDAY
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A deeotatio** will be iie)a at the
Milt McCurry Cemetary in Jacks
Creek community on Sunday,
September 8, beginning at 11 a. m.
MORE MEN NEEDED,
AIR FORCE ANNOUNCES
Sergeant James W. Small an
nounced tqday the U. S.HMf Faroe
needs young men to become pilots
gnd fly the latest in jet-aircraft.
To qualify and to wear the wings
of an Air Pilot, you must be be*
tween 19 and 26 Vi years, a high
school graduate and pass the phy
sical and mental qualifications.
The flying program takes the
nation’s young air pioneers and
trains them in four main phases:
Pre-flight, Primary flight, Basic
flighf; and Advanced
pgmpjetion pf Basic Flight' sptain r
log, thg cadet is awarded his 2nd
ypptenant commission. Fi}qts whg
pqmpletg thp training earn , ap -j
proximately $5,000 a year, plus
piany other benefits.
Full information can be obtain
ed by contacting gergeaqt Small
from ig a, m- w i? noon in the
Court House in Burnsville on each
Monday.
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Mrs. Rohner Speaks
To Garden Club
The Garden Club met with Mrs.
Wayne Ray and Mrs. Brooks
Wilson at the home of Mrs. Wilson
on last Friday evening, with Mlrs.
W. A. Y. Sargent, president, pre
siding.
The business session was brief
and Mrs. Charles Proflit,
leader, Introduced Mrg. Ernest
Rohner, who carried her listeners
over the world and back through
the centuries in a talk on Historic
Gardens. Mrs. Rohner kindly con
sented to let its include a cqqflgq?
sation of her talk In this report,
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I am talking about historic gar?
dens, which have created and
shaped opr world.
The first was the Garden of Aden,
where the Creator walked aqd
planned and created f«r us our
fruits, the eolor of a peaoh, the
shape of a bunoh of grapes. Cre
ated them to give us pleasure and
we say delicious, exquisite. To make
all these beautiful varities was not
necessary but was a joy of creation.
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The Yancey Record
; both portraits and landscapes.
Mr. Herring, president of the
r Burnsville Painting Classes, gave
the last portrait demonstration of
• the summer last Tuesday evening,
- His model for the demonstration
t in pil portrait painting was Mrs.
r T. C, Hudson of Columbus, Ga.
i Both Mr. and Mrs. Hudson have
l been coming to Seecelo ever since
t its opening eleven years ago; and
each summer, they have stayed
, through practically the entire
• season.
> During the summer, Mr. Her
' ring and J. Robert Miller, vice
, president of the Painting Classes,
■ have presented demonstrations
1 every other week. Mr. Miller’s
■ demonstrations showed how to
l proceed with portrait painting in
pastels, while Mr. Herring demon
: strated oil painting.
This year, §Q students h ave been
enrolled in the Painting Classes
• from throughout the United Stat
• es. Many of them have returned
• every year for the ten-week sea
son at Seecelo,
Mrs. Herring, executive secre
tary and treasurer of the school,
has stated that the people who
come to Seecelo speak enthualaa
■ tically of Burnsville and the ideal
! locations for painting here and in
1 the County. Both the owners and
the students, she said, appreciate
1 the hospitality extended them by
’ allowing them to paint on /private
i property.
LIONS CLUB HELPS *
> IN HEALTH FUND
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A total of $1,312.48 was spent in
; school health funds “in- - Yancey
: County during the 1955-56 school
. year. This was spent as follows:
I Tonsil and adenoid operations,
lj for 2Q ohildren -415.001
■> Dental work -546.40
• 1 Glasses $158.4(1
Other corrections of physical
■jdefects $l9B-68
l In addition, the Burnsville Lions
i Club contributed a total of $215.28
i j to pay for glasses for school chlld-
I ren from low-income families,
That is the eternal, universal gar
den of Eden, still with us, still
giving us our daily bread.
The next is a man-made garden,
the Hanging Gardens of Babylon,
made by the king for his princess,
who was 'home-sick for the hills,
now that she Mvpcj lq thp fiat
coastal plain.
On four square acres, he created
the great terraces, supported by
their 75 foot concrete arches and
planted with trees and flowers.
From he topmost terrace, there
yms a wtflp vtpw qver pity and plain,
put these gardens were more than
a model for future’ gardens. For
that, civilization turned westward
and westward the star of empire
has moved until, today, ff stands
over the Americas end it is our
duty to strengthen, develop and
change the elements and ideals
which make civilization. And so
the continuity of history starts in a
garden far back in the centuries of
time.
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“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
SUB. RATES *2.00 YEAR. BlTtNOmxa ft. O, mORSDAY, ALOIS! W, IBM
CRESTVIEW PLAYGROUND
TO CLOSE SEPT. 4
Crestview Playground in West
Burnsville will close for the season
on Tuesday, September 4.
The Playground will be open as
usual on Labor Day, Monday, Sept
ember 3. There is less than one
week left to swim at Crestview, and
the owners hope to clear the Swim
Shop by the closing date.
ANDERSON NAMED AS
ASSISTANT AGENT
W. H. Anderson has been ap
pointed as an assistant county
agent for Yancey County to work
on the farm and home develop
ment program, effective August
16, according to an announcement
made by the N. C. Extension Ser
vice and the Yancey 'County
Board of Commissioners.
Anderson has served for the
last year as an assistant TVA
agent working with Unit Test
Demonstration farmers in Yancey,
Madison, Mitchell, Avery, and
Watauga counties.
He will be succeeded in the
PTD position by M. P, Zuver, who
has been assistant agent in Madi
' son.
An assistant home agent for
Yancey County has been approved (
and will begin work around Sep
tember Ist.
REV. ROYALS SPEAKS
TO MEN’S CLUB
The Reverend Worth Royals
addressed the Burnsville Mens’
Club at their monthly meeting held
Monday, August 27, at the Com
munity Building. His talk, covered
principles of behavior governing
citizens living in a world faced with
crisis. The ladies of the Higgins
Memorial Church served the dinner.
The next two meetings of the
Mens’ Club will be special events.
Thq September meeting will the
annual dinner at Ewart Wilson's
plaee on Mount Mitchell, which has
fbecome a yearly feature of the
' Club's activities. Ladies will be In
vited,
The October meeting will be a
“Farmers’ Night” program, and
each member is expected to bring
as a guest some farmer from
Yancey County. The program will
start in the late afternoon and will
include a tour Os the Glen Raven
plant as well as visits to the new
developments in Burnsville, In
cluding the new* town hall, the
health center, the post office and
telephone buildings. Dinner will be
served at the Community Building,
followed by a program of special
interest to those engaged in agri
culture In the County.
fINGLIN AWARDED
SCHOLARSHIP TO
N. C. STATE
Frank Lee Anglin has received
a scholarship award to study at
N. C. State College this coming
year, according to an announce?
ment peqeivpd by B. L. Dillingham,
phairman «f the Yancey County
ptate Scholarship committee, from
pyle B. Rogers, Student Financial
Aid Officer,
Young Anglin was active in
I high school in the Beta Club,
Student Council, athletics, drama
[ tics, and Glee Club,
i His scholastic average was A
i and he was Salutatorlan of his
i class. He is the son of Mr. and
! Mrs. Frank Anglin of Burnsville.
Frank Lee plans to study Engi
neering at State College.
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DAIRY SHOILMQN
DAY BY 4|CLDBS
The Yancey .County 4-H Dairy
Show will be heiil Monday, Sep
tember, It), at 10:00 a. m. behind
Deyton’s Feed Store in •Burnsville.
The 4-H boys arid girls have
spent a lot of time fitting their
dairy heifers and coys for this
show, and they defterve our full
support.
Those who will pa .rtlcipate and
their entries in the' show are:
James Bennett, Jersey Jr. Calf;
Joe Bennett, Jersey Sr. Calf; Ron
nie Bailey, Guernsey Sr. Calf;
Tommy Ray, Guernsey Sr. Calf;
Ronald Ray, Holbein Jr. Year
ling; Donald Peterson, Guernsey
Jr. Yearling; Rsfiald Peterson,
Guernsey Sr. Yearling; Sandra
Whitson, Guernsey Sr. Yearling;
Tommy Ray, Holstein Sr. Year- 1
ling; Edwin Bryan, Guernsey two
vear-old; Ronnie Jtobinson, Guer
nsey two-year-old; Loretta Robin
son, Guernsey two-year-old; and
Viann Duncan, (Suernsey three
cißdJsWsifow
HERE SAT. NIGHT
Fire Chief Bob Hilliard has an
nounced the showing of Sello
Brothers’ Circus this
coming Saturday’ night, Septem
ber l, at 8 p. m. The show, in
cluding IS act!;/Will last approxi-j
mutely two hours, •
Featured inthe circus acts will
be Tusko, one of the world’s larg
est elephants, Bonzo, famous
TV chimpanzee. Tusko will ap
pear on downtown
3 and 4 p. m. ;saturday afternoon. |
Also featured ia the renowned
Brownie Sikm|lake Troupe, aer
iaUsts and afrobats; and five
clowns will keep the Ruddies happy
Dogs, ho««j| and ponies have
many surprising acts and tricks
the Burnsville Volunteer Fire De
partment, which will benefit from
jthe proceeds.
Admission is only 50c, one price
to all, with no reserved seats.
Tickets may be purchased at
Griffith and Hilliard Esso Service
Station on the square.
SISTER OF LOCAL WOMAN
ADDRESSED REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION
The 3rd session of the Republi
can National Convention was
watched with particular interest
Tuesday evening of last week as
the Lt. Governor of Vermont, Con
suelo Northrop Bailey, sister of
Mrs. w. A, Y. Sargent and wife
of H. A. Bailey Os Burnsville ad
dressed the convention during the
women’s program.
Mrs. Bailey, the first woman to
be elected Lit. Governor by any
state in the Union, is vice-chairman
of the Republican National Com
mittee. She served as speaker of
the house of representatives of
the State of Vermont in 1953, dur
ing which time Mrs. Sargent was
representative to the legislature
from the town of Fairfield. Vt.
This was the first time two sisters
ever served inthe same legislature.
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, in her,
book “Ladies of Courage” said of
Mrs. Bailey- She Holds one of
the only two honorary LL. D.
degrees ever awarded by the Uni
versity of Vermont. The other was
bestowed on Calvin Qooiidgg.
Nobody wag surprised in the least
when she was elected speaker of
the house when the Vermont le
gislature convened in January,
1953. She is the second woman in
the country fp, be so honored,
"When. she mounted th* rostrum,
picked up fhp gaval and rapped for
order, among the other members
milling around down in the cham
ber in the beautiful old state cap*
itol at Montpelier was Miss
Frederika Brigham Northrop, (now
Mrs. Sargent) her sister. In Ver
mont politics - as well as In state
history going all the way back to
pre-Revolutionary days - the name
Northrop is one to oonjure with."
Mrs. Bailey was admitted to law
practice before the U. S. Supreme
Court and was the first woman to
be elected as district attorney. She
has served In both the senate and
the house of representatives of
Vermont.
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FOUR ARRESTED ON
UQUOR CHARGES
One illegal still was captured
and four persons were arrested
on charges of transporting and sel
ling non-tax paid liquor this week
in Yancey County, according to
Sheriff Terry Hall.
The 60 gallon still was captured
yesterday in the Bakers Creek
section. Sheriff Hall said the still
was found on the property of
Porter Proffitt, approximately 250
yards from his home. Five gallons
of “white" liquor was found near
the still, the sheriff said, and two
barrels of beer was also near by.
No arrest was made in connection
with the still, however an arrest
was expected to be made, later
Hall said. '
1 Arrested on charges of trans
porting and selling non-tax paid
whiskey this week also were
Verlin Carroll, his wife, Doris
Carroll, Alvin “Bo” Edwards, and
James Harris. Carroll’s automo
bile Was seized by the federal of
ficials, also.
The four were arrested on Fed
eral warrants that were served by
men from the Federal Revenue
Department, Alcoholic Tax De
partment, and State ABC officials,
according to Sheriff Hall.
Six federal and state officials,,
with Sheriff Hall, made the ar
; rests and captured the still. The
I warrants were brought by the .of
' ficers when they came to make
the raids.
Those arrested posted bonds of
SSOO each for their appearance in
Federal Court in Asheville on
I September 11, according to the
sheriff.
WORK ON STREET
SURFACING BEGUN
Work began today pn the sur
facing of seven streets in Burns
ville, according to a statement by
Mayor Reece Mclntosh. Drive
ways Incorporated of Asheville
holds the paving contract, Mr.
Mclntosh said. Work was begun
on Monday of this week toward
conditioning the streets on the
list for immediate surfacing.
Grading was completed for the
project in July, and Mr. Mcln
tosh stated that he expects the
paving of all seven streets to be
completed in about ten days or
two weeks.
Included in the list of streets
to be paved are Longview Drive,
Academy Street, Glendale Street,
Churoh Street, Bennett Street,
and an extension on Sunset
'Drive.
Plans for surfacing additional
streets in town are underway, but
the extent of work which win be
done is determined by the funds
available at this time.
In the statement concerning
street improvement, Mr. Mcln
tosh said that the State provides
the funds for paving and improve
ments of streets through the
Powell Bill, adopted several years
ago. This bill provides for
amounts of State money to be al-
I lotted to cities and towns for
street improvement, repairs, up
keep and resurfacing.
Powell BUI funds come from
gasoline tax collected tay the
State, and the amount which a
town or city receives is based on
the milage and population of the
town or city,
Mr. Mclntosh also stated that
he hopes that one more round of
paving will complete the paving
of practically every street In
Burnsville, and improvement of
sidewalks is expected to begin
next year.
Stores And Offices To Be
Closed On Labor'Day
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Tlie Burnsville office of the Dis
trict Health Department will be
closed on Monday, September 3,
for the Labor 9&y Holiday. \
BURNSVILLE STOKES i
The Merchants’ Association has
announced that all stores in
Burnsville will be closed on Labor
l Day ’ j : I
Bryant Fatally Injured
In Auto Accident
An automobile attempting to
outrun a patrol car crashed into
an apple 1 tree, killing one of the
two occupants, around midnight
last Saturday. The accident oc
curred about 9 miles north of
Burnsville on the Horton Hill
Road. 0
B. J. Bryant, 22, of Relief, was
killed when the car in which he
Hospital Report
The Yancey Hospital reports
seven births and thirty other ad
missions during the past week.
The births include twin sons,
not yet named, born Aug. 24, to
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Hensley of
Burnsville Rt. 1; a daughter,
Carrie Lee, born Aug. 25. to Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Laws of Burns
ville Rt .1; a son, David Kenneth,
born Aug. 25, to Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Hopson of Green Mtn.;
a son, Henry Randall horn Aug.
25, to Mr. and Mrs. JCanipe
of Relief; a daughter,-"'Lola Re
becca, born Aug. 27, to Mr. and
Mrs. Ivan Whitson of Green
Mtn.; and a daughter, Margaret
Rebecca, born Aug. 27, to the
Rev. and Mrs. Joe Petree of
Newdale.
Among those admitted to the
hospital this week were Shirley
Mclntosh, Bernice Fox, Eva Mc-
Mahan, Jo Ann Edge, Wesley
Edwards, Charles Harris, Alice
McPeters, and Margaret Cotti, all
of Burnsville; Chloe Holcombe,
Silas Hensley and David McKin
ney of Rt. 1; Mable Griffith and
Mary Hughes of Rt. 2; Ned Hig
gins, Stevie Devall and Pansy Wil
son of Rt. 3.
Also Mary Fender of Rt 4;
Nellie Wyatt, E. B. Fox and Faye
Thomas of Micaville; Adalene
Roland and Pauline Allen of Pen
sacola; Mrs. J. W. Howell of
Green Mtn.; Dewey Metcalf of
Paint Gap; Roy Eddie Grindstaff
of Bandana; Jimmy Byrd, Dewey i
McKinney and John Wayne Con
ley Os Bakersville; Thomas Allen ,
Crum of Johnson City, Tenn.; and >
Barbara Mendelssohn of Miami, «
Fla. ~
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A. S. C. COMMITTEE ,<
AND OFFICE MANAGER
ATTENDED STAFF MEETING '
The Yancey County A. S. C.
Committee, the County office man- 1
ager and part of the office staff
attended a quarterly staff meeting
in Asheville on Augusit”is and 18.
The following subjects were dis
cussed: 1987 budgets, bank account
records, acreage reserve, and mar
keting quota'violations.
H. D. Godfrey commended the 1 ]
Yancey County office personnel on
the excellent job of getting the ]
acreage reserve program out to the •
farmers. Mr. Godfrey pointed out ]
the importance of follow-up on in
dicated marketing quota violations. |
Another meeting is expected in •
thr near future, covering the con
servation phase of the soil Bank i
program, which will permit the -
farmer to receive payment sorta- j
king orop-land out of production ]
and placing it in conservation. '
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DECORATION AT McINTOSH
CEMETARY
There will be a decoration at the *
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Mclntosh Cemetary in Burnsville
on Sunday, September 2, beginning
at 3 o’clock in the afternoon.
DR. RANSOBTS OFFICE
The office of Dr. R. K. Ranson
in Burnsville will be closed next I
Monday for Labor Day.
ALL COUNTY OFFICES
All Yancey County Offices wil be
closed on Monday, September 3,
for the Labor Day Holiday. The
County Commissioners wili meet
I on Tuesday, September 4. I <
NUMBER ONE
was riding left the highway and
cut a 135 foot swath through a
corn field. and then crashed 1 * into
a tree. , ,
State Highway Patrolman A. W.
R.ctor said that the accident
took place when the driver, Ros
coe Johnson, 42, of Relief, tried to
outrun the Patrol car. Rector
said the chase lasted about a half
mile on the crooked dirt road at
speeds above 65 miles an hour be
fore the wreck. Johnson apparent
ly lost control of the car, Rector
said, and the vehicle traveled a
total distance of 375 feet before
hitting the tree. ’
Johnson was thrown clear and
escaped with injuries. Rec
tor charged Johnson with drunk
en driving, driving without a
license and manslaughter. ;
Bryant, Johnson’s nephew, is
. survived by the mother, Mrs.
• Edith Bryant of Relief; a sister,
Miss Lois Bryant of the home; a
brother, Ed, of Lenoir City, Tenn.;
the maternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Noah Johnson, and the
paternal grandmother, Mrs. Mar
garet Bryant, all of Relief.
Funeral services were held M6h
day at 2 p. m. in the Bailey
Brethren Church. The Rev. Cal
vin Barnett officiated, and burial
was in the Bennett Cemetery.
BOY SCOUT COURT OF HONOR
The Mayland District Court of
Honor w< - held Monday August
13, at tht Minneapolis Christian
Church at Minneapolis. Court of
Honor Chairman was Harold Van
Day, court clerk was Bobby Lewis,
Troop 10 Minneapolis.
The meeting was called to order
by Bob Gamer of Asheville, and
colors were advanced by Reid
Callahan, Troop 10, Minneapolis.
The pledge to the flag was led by
Jimmy Heaton Troop 10, Minnea
polis, and the invocation was given
by Rev. Swicewood, Scoutmaster
of Troop 11 Bakersvilie.
Boys receving the Tenderfoot
were Garry W. Painter and Bobby
Taylor of Troop 10 Minneapolis,
Tommy Hefner and Charles Hefner
of Troop 23 Altapass. Tender foot
awards were presented by Bob
Garner.
Boys receving the Second Class
were Russell Allen, Don Covina, and
Bill Burgin, Troop 7 Banner felk; '
William Heath, Troop 1, Spruce
, Pine; Jimmy Young, James Bailey,
Tarp Young, Charles English,
Ronald Cates, Charles Bailey, and
Emory Thomas, Troop 9, Micaville;
Bobby Taylor, Joe Ray Buchanan
and Billy Troop 10,
Minneapolis. Second Class awards
were presented by James Heaton,
I Scoutmaster of Troop 10 Minnea
polis.
Boys receving First Class were
Eddie Connelly, Freddy Connely,
Troop 1 Spruce Pine; and,Vernon
Pittman, Troop 10, Minneapolis.
.First class awards were presented
by Dave Nichols, Scoutmaster of
Troop t. Spruce Pine.
Boys receving merit badges were
Vernon Pittman and James Heaton,
Troop 10 Mineapolis; James Robin
son, Troop 11, Bakersvilie; Tommy
L. Nichols and Douglas Greene,
Troop l, Spruce Pine; . Doug
Burleson and Paul Davenport
Troop 19, Ingalls. Merit badges
were presented by Harry Lantz.
Boys receiving the Rank of
Star Scout were Jimmy A. Jennings
and Chuck Graybeal, Troop 10
Minneapolis; S. Marmon Thomp
son, Troop 19, Ingalls. Star awards
were presented by Dr. Cameron
Mcßea.
Scoutmasters present were James
Heaton, Troop 10, Minneapolis; the
Rev. M. C. Swicegocd, Troop 11,
Bakersvilie; Fred I. Dickerson,
Troop 7, Banner Elk; E. R. Daven
port, Troop 19. Ingalls; Max K.
Hughes, Troop 9, Micaville; and
I Dave M. Nichols. Troop 1, Spruce
I Pine.
Present at the Court of Honor
were many parents of scouts and
friends.
The September Court of Honor
will be held at Ahapafc on Sept
ember Id.