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VOLUME TWENTY-ONE Men’s Club Entertains ; —j-? e Farmers With Banquet The Burnsville Men’s Club held t its first Farmers’ Night banquet on ' Monday evening, Oct. 22, in the- Community Building ih Burrts ville. This special feature of the club’s activities was considered a big. success and will probably be come an annual event. v There were thirty-six members present and thirty-seven ’ farmer guests. The event began at 4 p. m. with a guided tour of the Glen Raven Silk Mill, the new Health Center, the new Western Carolina Telephone building, the new post office and county agricultural of fices, and the neW city hall and fire department. According to W. H. Anderson, chairman "of the * Local Boy Attd Girl Attend Electric ~ Congress The Tenth Annual 4-H Electric Congress gets underway at Winston Salem Sunday, October 28, as 70 boys and 77 girls from counties throughout the state assemble for this tenth anniversary session. Representing Yancey County at the meeting are Ernest Schwintzer and Elizabeth Wheeler. These local delegates wilf join with others in a program designed to recognize their achievements in 4-H Farm and Home Electric pro jects, the best In their respective counties. Highlighting the two day event will be the annual awards banqdet, Monday evening. At this time win ners from the four power com pany districts will be recognized. Nantah&al Power and Light Com pany, Duke Power Company, Vir ginia Electric and Power Company, and Carolina Power and Light Company will name the winners from their districts. Company representatives will present the first-place boy and girl each with a SIOO scholarship and second-place boy and girl each with an engraved gold watch. Ex penses of all delegates are paid to the Congress as a reward for their achievement in their own county. Westlnghouse Electric Corpora tion will award the state winner an all-expense trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago on Nov ember 25-29, and present the out standing county a plaque in re. cognition of its efforts in the Farm and Home Electric programs. Long Will Be Guest . Speaker To Laymen Here Fred A. Long, president of the Oakboro Lumber Company of Len oir, outstanding North Carolina in dustrialist, will speak in the First Baptist Church of Burnsville, Wed nesday evening, Oct. 31, at 7:30. The meeting is sponsored by the Yancey County Ministerial Associa tion and includes all churches in the oounty of all denominations. Mr. Long, a Presbyterian layman, comes at his own expense to relate what happens yhen one dares to put into practice in business what the New Testament teaches about stewardship and tithing. This successful business leader, who has for a number of years operated his business on a partnership basis With the Lord, will be in Burnsville to share his experiences with the churches of the county. Both adults and young people are cordially invited to hear Mr. Long speak, and anyone interested from any church is welcome to come. Those who heard Mr. Long speak here last fall were so impressed by his testimony that it was thought wise to have him come and deliver this message to the people. jj Give To Your United Fund (J The Yancey Record : Men’s Club committee which ar ' ranged the program, very, few of the farther guests or club mem bers had previously visited the mill and new buildings in town, * The tour was followed'by a din ner, served at the Community Building by the ladies of the Hig gins Memorial Methodist Church, and a program of special interest to farmers. A. V. Alien, animal husbandry extension specialists from N. C.. State College, was speaker of the evening. His topic was “The Eco nomic Aspect of Sheep *in Yancey County”, which he illustrated with color slides. Mr. Allen pointed out that’sheep I are well suited -to the topographi cal and climatic conditions of Yancey County. He stated that wool was supported at 110 per cent of parity, which is higher than for any other commodity. Sheep have the further advan tage, he said, that they give a re turn the first year, whereas with young beef animals, it requires three years to reap a harvest. Among other matters related to sheep raising, Mr. Allen discussed the protection from dogs, and in this connection suggested that employment of a dog warden in the county would be advisable. He stated that experience of other counties having dog wardens has been that the warden has received full support of the people and that much has been done toward pro tection of sheep, in the communi ties. Dr. Holt To Preach At Baptist Church Sunday Dr. Robert Holt, vice president of Mars Hill College, will preach Sunday at the First Baptist Church at both the morning and evening services. Dr. Holt will supply for the pastor, the Rev. C. B. Trammel, who is guest minister in a revival at the Bakersville Baptist Churoh. High school seniors and juniors who would like to have conferences i with Dr. Holt are Invited to talk with him while he is here. He will be glad to talk with parents who have sons and daughters who will enter college next fall. Because of the crowded conditions in our col leges, Dr. Holt feels that it is wise to make plans now. Young Republican Club Organized The Young Republican Club of j Yancey County was organized at a meeting on Oct. 18. Certain busi ness matters were discussed, and Misses Nancy Brown and Linda Banks were elected temporary sec retary and reporter. All young republicans between the ages of 14 and 25 are invited to attend the next meeting which will be held in the County Court house on Friday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p. m. Election of officers will be held at this meeting. CELO WSCS TO SPONSOR SUPPER The Women’s Society of Chrlst ian Service of Celo Methodist Church will sponsor a Chicken Supper, Saturday, Nov. 3, from 5 until 8 p. m., in the new church basement. Tickets will be SI.OO per plate, The supper is being given to help raise money for the building fund. Mrs. Ttllie Brooks will be hostess in the dining room, and Mrs. Phillip Nordstrom is in charge of planning the supper. ’ ‘DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” SUS. HATES $2.00 TEAR. BtßNStflUJfc, N. C., TlltSt DAY, OCTOBER 25, 1»M a 4 ’is* Jr~ ' ■ Missionary Will Speak At Church Here i • . -■ Dr. George W. Harley, ■ medical , missionary of the Methodist Church .I in Liberia, Africa, who is known I there as the “Good Witch of Ganta’’, ■ wiil be guest speaker at the Higgins . Memorial Methodist Church for . the Missionary institute in the Burnsville area on Monday, Octotrer , 29, at 7:30 P. M. Dr. Harley and his . wife were pioneer missionaries at l the interior village when they ar . rived in 1925. Since that time they! have carved “out of the bush” one , of the most progressive mission 1 i stations of the church. Dr. Harley opened his medical practice on the screened porch pf a mud hut by asking each of his patients to provide one chicken in payment of services, which would entitle the patient to medical cere for two years. Today at least 50,000 natives in a 100-mile radius of his . clinic have this type of paid-up . health insurance. In addition to his medical work, Dr. Harley has developed a tile and brick factory, a sawmill, and has taught Africans how to use them. They in turn helped to expand the mission station to include a hospital school, blacksmith shop and other buildings on the 320-acre site. When the mission dispensary ran out of chaulmoogra oil used in the treatment of Hansen’s disease, Dr. Harley found a substitute through experiments with native products of varnish. By crossbreeding a goat he had imported from England and another he had brought from Canary Islands with native goats, he founded a species that gives twice as much milk. In developing the mission station, Dr. Harley also became a road (Continued on back page) Patrolman Pruitt Assigned To Yancey Highway Patrolman R. A. I Pruitt of Morganton, was assign ed to duty in Yancey County on ’ j Monday of this week. Pruitt com ; pleted his training at the Patrol’s • Training School at the University [ of North Carolina Institute of l Government, Chapel Hill, on Wed ■ nesday of last week and was graduated with a class of 62 pa i trolmen. The school is conducted I by the Institute of Government i and the N. C. Highway Patrol. ■ Pruitt is a graduate of Salem * High School in Burke County. He ! served 4 years with the Air Force as a gunner on a B-26, with 150 flying hours on missions in Korea. Following his Air Force service, Pruitt was employed in Morgan ton for approximately six months ■ before- entering the Patrol's Trafn : ing School. t In July of this year, Pruitt 1 worked with Patrolman A. W. i Rector in the county for a brief r training period to observe another officer at work. He was sworn > into the Highway PAtrol on May . 8, after his six months of training 9 at the Patrol School. ? Pruitt is residing at the home i of Mrs. Tom Griffith on Azalea 1 Lane in Burnsville. . Dedication Ceremony For New Health Center Held The Yancey County Health Cen ter was dedicated' in a program last Sunday afternoon in the re ception room of tk e new building. Speakers for the occasion were Dr. J. W. R. Norton, state health officer, and County Attorney Dover R. Fouts. Dr. Cameron F. Mcßae, district health officer, and John M. Randolph, chairman of the Yancey County Health Council, also spoke briefly and in troduced the main speakers. Dr. Norton pointed out the var - ied services provided through the Health Department. The work of the Health Department has en larged Into a comprehensive ser vice, working with the " private physicians and nurses In hospitals, I he sard; and the Health Depart i ment has an even*®lgger contrl i bution yet to make. There is a , bigger challenge and more pioneer j work to«be done than has ever ■ been done. Dr. Norton concluded > that we can express our apprecia tion and gratitude for the new i Health Center by doing a better ; j-jb ourselves in supporting the • Health Department. 1 ' In Mr. Foutqj address, he spoke ' n the spiritual and mental atti -1 tudes of the people of the com j munity toward progress and chan ges. Our progress should not lead us to stop where we are, he said, but every individual must possess the attitude of helping the com munity continue to grow. We should be not only proud of the new Health Center, he stated, but thankful for the many servlc-1 es provided to the citizens of our community. The Center was formally opened J by W. Mailt Hail, chairman of t the board of Yancey County com-1 missioners. The invocation was given by the Rev. Worth B. Roy als, pastor of Higgins Memorial Methodist Church here. Approximately sixty people were present at the dedication ceremonies. Local staff members present, In addition to Dr. Mcßae, were Jake F. Buckner, district sanitarian; Mrs. Annie Jo Ballard, R. N„ public health nurse; and Mrs. Alma B. Shepard pher-clerk. Those attending from the wes tern district office of the State Board of Health included Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Broadway, Miss Eliza beth Moore, R. N., Miss Clara Schwager and Miss Anne F. Mer cer. Robert Brown and Nat T. Clark, sanitarians with the Bun combe County Health Department, were also present with their wiv es. Mrs. Cameron F. Mcßae came from Washington for the oceas < ion, where she has been working , with the headquarters of the Children of the American Revo lution. ,1 An open house followed the de , dication ceremonies. South Toe School j Party Scheduled The South Toe River School ' will have its annual “Hallowe'en Party” on Saturday, October 27th at 7:30 p. m. There will be a mov ie, “Black Magic”, a Charlie Chan mystery. There will also be con tests, cakewalks, and plenty of food and drinks including many gallons of cider. Admission for school children is 15c and for adults 35c. . i . T Appointed Chairman Mrs. J. J. Nowicki of Swiss, was appointed chairman of the ' Gold Star Mothers during the ■ election of officers at the State i American Legion Auxiliary con r vention held recently in Charlotte. Mrs. Nowicki is a past presi dent of the local American Leg i ion Auxiliary chapter. She has t been active in Legion Auxiliary work fo’r several years. State Expert On Beef To Speak To Farmers Dr. Guy Cassell of N. C. State College will give a demonstration in connection with the Beef Edu cation Program, Friday, Oct. 26, from 1:30 until 2:30 p. m. In the Home Economics Department of Burnsville High School. The Beef* Education Program is being conducted in various western North Carolina counties through the cooperation of the N. C. Depart ment of Public Instruction, the N. C. Agricultural Etension Service and the Beef Cattle Commission of the Asheyille Agricultural Develop ment Counell. « The purpose of the program is to show consumers how to make letter use of beef. Home economslts > ■* .-- - - ' ■— ; and meat specialists say there is ’ unlimited opportunity to get var iety in the diet by preparing beef in several different Ways and by using new cuts £hat offer maximum * value (for the food dollar. I Methods of preparation by cut and grade, selecting cuts and iden tification of cuts will be stressed in Dr. Cassell’s demonstration.. The Importance of this program to western North Carolina is re vealed by a recent study which! shows that over one hundred thou-l sand head of cattle will go to mar ket in the area during 1956. This means a plentiful supply of local, beef, particularly in the medium grades. Housewives are being urged to choose beef wisely using more of the lower price cuts. All cuts of beef can be tender and they all have a high food value. The wise food shopper selects beef with an eye qn the value received for the money spent. During the Beef Education Pror gram, demonstrations will be con ducted in various high schools, cvic clubs, and on television. GARDEN CLUB TO MEET FRIDAY The Garden Club will meet Fri day evening at 8 p. m. with Mrs. George Robinson. Mrs. Wm. Black will be program leader. % If ■ w y " I 1 ! M ip'fl lesjpwyiif 11 * Idlin' V 1 /v W" -rSBSjII t ’ .f - / h[^ l ; A -I % A UNICEF Halloween Has Only One Trick To Help ‘Ail The World s Children’ This year, children of Burnsville and South Toe River community will help UNICEF so that more milk and medicine can be - sup plied to help stop poverty, dis ease and malnutrition that un dermine the health of 600,000,000 children throughout the world, . The Halloween doorbell ringers wearing the UNICEF symbol will ask you to help them &eat sick ' and hungry children through 1 UNICEF. Save your pennies, nlck ' les and dimes for them. Burnsville teenagers will meet at the Community Building at 9:30 Halloween night, Oct. 31; . and children 12 years and under will meet at the Burnsville High School Gym at 6:30 p. m. Every I child Is asked to bring one dozen' More Thao 16,000 Trees Sold By Forest Service Here . ber stand improvement work. The . object of this work is to grow more and better quality Christmas trees , per acre by weeding-out inferior i ' t Hospital Report ! The Yancey Hospital reports two births and fourteen other ad missions during the past week. The births include a daughter; Grace Irene, born Oct. 16, to Mrs. ; j Helen Byrd and the late ’Clyde j Byrd of Rt. 2, Bakersville; and a 1 daughter, Phyllis June, bort Oct. 1 20, to Mr. and Mrs. Dock Steph ' ens of Rt. 1, Bakersville. r Other admissions Include Violet ’ Bradford and Virginia Styles of 1 Burnsville-;- Lots Silvers and Bren da Phoenix of Rt. 3; Arlene At ■ kins and Gladys Riddle of Pensa ' cola; Verlin Robinson of Mica ■ vllle; Vera Davis of Newdale; Margaret Wetzel of Relief; Dean Masters, J. C. Ensor, Ed Roberts and Carver Robinson of Green j Mtn.; and Oveda - Gibson of Spruce Pine. Convicts Bound To Superior Court At Hearing A hearing was held Tuesday morning before Magistrate Gas ton M. Angel for the six prisoners who escaped from the Yancey Prison Camy on Sept. 24. They were brought from the Buncombe County Prise* Camp, where they have been held since their cap ture. /The prisoners, Wayne Joyce, John Woods, Jr., Herman Patter son, Raymond Gilley, Deyton Watts and Carl Roberts, all long termers, are charged with escape and highway robbery with fire arms. All six were bound over for trial in the November term of Superior Court. cookies. Children in twelve neighbor hoods in the South Toe Township will go out on "Trick or Treat” expeditions on Halloween night to help the UNICEF cause. The twelve neighborhoods taking part are Upper Browns Creek, Lower Browns Creek, Celo Center (near post office). Halls Chapel, •*9outh ,, Celo, Celo Community, White Oak, Sandy Bottom, Colberts Creek, South Hamrick, Busick and Seven Mile Ridge. « The place and time of meeting in the various neighborhoods will be announced through the South Toe School. Following the "Trick or Treat” expeditions, the twelve neighborhoods will consolidate in to three groups for marshmellow roasts and parties at Hamrick, Celo, and Seven Mile Ridge, NUMBER NENS __ hardwoods and shrubs, and to re ' j lease those suppressed balsam fir *i trees which will make good Christ r ’ mas trees. The Tocane Ranger District ©F * the Pisgah National Forest sold at public auction in the Yancey j Couijty Cbtirthoufse on Dct. 16, a. . total of 16,303 balsam fir and red spruce Christmas trees. Don Bylsma, Tocane district ranger, and . Duke Barr, capably acted i as auctioneers. L About sixty people from a wide . -rea representing four states. North . Carolina, Alabama, Georgia ancl Tennessee, were present at the t auction. “ 0 f The trees are located on Roan - Mountain and are divided, into ' twenty-two units, ranging in siza • from 207 to 2,150 trees per unit. ■ Each tree sold has been marked in accordance with approved timber management practices. Bidding was fast and furious, and each unit was hotly contested until finally bought. One unit received 63 bids. Prices received were the highest in this district’s history with 16,303 trees brnging $11,460. This is an average of $0,696 per tree. -* A portion of the money received on each unit goes into a coopera tive fund and will be used for tim- Citizens Show Great Interest In UF Drive, Officers Report • Efce United Fund campaign in Yancey County is now in full swing toward raising the $9,200 budget goal for the support of twelve health, welfare and character building agencies participating in the drive. As this paper goes to press it.is still too early to report the amount already raised, but Chairman Don Burhoe states that encouraging reports have already been received from a number of areas in the county, and that In dustry and business are cooperating well. A well attended “kick-off*’ meet ing for the drive, called by Co chairman Rev. Jim Hall, was held in the Bald Creek Methodist * Church on Friday, the 19th. Don Burhoe and R. K. Helmle, president of the. Yancey United Fund, talked on advantages to the county in having, the united drive and best methods of conducting the cam paign. Rev. Hall believes that more interest in the United Fund is being expressed this year, and that more workers have volunteered to take part than last year. He Is particularly pleased by the attitude of the teachers who express strong appreciation of the fact that the United Fund has largely taken the money raising out of the schools. The following volunteer workers are covering the western portion of the county: Yates Bailey, Jack Mc- Intosh, Walton Angel, Luster Wil son, R. M. Proffitt, Baxter Silvers, Mrs. Helen Wilson, Dr. Walter Ost, Mrs. Jack Hensley," E. W. Wilson, Mrs. W. H. Peterson, James Prof fitt, Lloyd Miller and Sleet Mc- Alister. In the Eastern end of the county, Co-Chairman Hershey Longenecker is similarly getting a staff of vol- Ullteer WOrltPl'S intn full su/inor w * “- v I ** ••• ■Ull OWtllgt [ Among activities planned in this i area Is a program of Gospel Quar : teta to be held Saturday evening, October 27, in the Micavlle High f school auditorium. The following 1 five quartets are donating their i servies: Burnett Quartet, Liberty i Quartet, Sunlight Quartet, Messen i gers Quartet, and Pine Branch - Quartet. Admission will be 50 cents r for adults and 25 cents for children, , and all proceeds will go to the J United Fund. . • <—i_»—. ■ ... jl . %
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