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Advertisers Give Best Buys VOLUME TWENTY-ONE Fire Department Kept Busy During Week Fire Chief Bob Hilliard of the Burnsville Volunteer Fire Depart ment has reported three fires dur ing the past week. Saturday morning, the firemen were called to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Pate near the Dup lan Plant in Burnsville. Fire broke out in the Pate home around 10 a. m. Chief Hilliard estimated the da- Burnsville Splits Games With Bee Log - The Burnsville High School basketball teams and the Bee Log teams each took one game at Bee Loft Friday Nov. 30. The Bee Log girls won by a score of 63-51. The Burnsville boys won their game 44-4% Tipton got 41 points for the Bee Log girls. Judy Briggs got 21 for the losers. * Frank Howard Lewis got 17 points for the Burnsville boys. Donald Banks got 16. Dean Wheeler got 20 for the losers. Lineups: Burnsville Girls—Brown 8, Briggs 21, Bennett 7, Woody Berry, Gardner. Subs: McCurry 13, Angel. Bee Log Girls—Randolph 5, Tipton 41, Edwards 17, L. Silvers, 5. Silvers, Phillips. Subs: Peterson, Edwards, Randolph. Lineups: Burnsville Boys—Banks 16, Buchanan 3, Hensley 8, Harris, Lewis 17, Subs; Fox, Bee Log Boys—T. Fender 1, L. Fender, D. Hensley 13, Hylemon 8, D. Wheeler 20, Subs: Hensley, Wheeler. Burnsville and Bakersvllle each took one game at Bakersville Tues day, Dec. 4. The Burnsville girls won their game by a soore of 69-34, The Burnsville boys lost by a score pf 65-59. Nancey Brown got 27 points to lead the Burnsville girls. McKinney Jed Bakersvllle with 17 points. Lineups: Burnsville Girls—Brown 27, Briggs 20, Bennett 11, McCurry 6, Woody, L. Gardner, Berry, Angel. Bakersvllle Girls. —Ph/.llips 2, McKinney 17, Buchanan 13, J. Buchanan, Webb, Ollis. Forbes was high scorer for the Bakersville team with 27 poits. Frank Lewis led the Burnsville team with 17. Lineups: Burnsville Boys—Banks 11, Buchanan 15, Hensley 10, Harris 2, Lewis 17. Subs: Fox 4. Fortner 6, Bidley 16, Forbes 27, McKinney 6. Subs: Blevins. BRUSH CREEK COMMUNITY WINS AWARD |N DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Brush Creek community' was named as an '‘honor community” Jn the 1956 Western Nprth Caro lina Rural Community Develop ment luncheon In Asheville. The luncheon, held in the Ashe, ville City Auditorium,-was attend ed by over 500 farm, business and civic leaders of western North Carolina. Brush Creek was one of eleven communities to receive awards of SSO each. A total of $2,150 In awards were presented to the communities in recognition of out standing progress during the year In farm, home and community Improvements. Buladean community in Mitch ell County and Cedar Mountain In Transylvania County were named top wlners in the Rural Development Program. The top communities received awards of SSOO each. Beech community in Buncombe County placed third and received a S3OO award. Whittier in Swain County received S2OO as fourth, and Union Mills in Rutherford County received slJ® as fifth. A total of 105 organized com munities In 10 western North Carolina counties participated In (he community improvement pro-, pram during 1956. These commun ities worked on a variety of pro The Yancey Record / * , f \ mage at S2OO. Cause of the fire wlas a defective flue in the kitch en, he said, and only the kitchen area was damaged. Sunday morning aiound 8 o’clock, a truck loaded with fur niture caught fire at Hamrick. The furniture was completely de stroyed and the truck badly burned. Owner of the truck, Glen Led ford of Marion, was moving his furnishings from Marion to Bee Log. The fire apparently started from a lighted cigarette thrown fron»the truck window as Ledford was driving. Damage to both truck and fur niture was estimated at SI,OOO. <3 A vacant house owned by Char les Wilson at Newdale was <5 da maged by fire about 6 a. m. Tues day. The blaze started from defec tive wiring lending tb the hot water heater. Estimated damage ot the house was between $1,200 and $1,500. The building was insured. Sen. Scott Presented 4-H Award By Bill Whitley Last week Sen. W. Kerr Scott received what he considered one of the highest honors of his car eer when he was awarden a Na tional Alumni Award at the Nat ional 4-H convention in fhlcago. He is the first North Carolinian to win such an award. The Tarheel Senator joined the 4-H movement in 1908 when he became a charter member of the Boy’s Corn Club, which was the forerunner of the 4-H Club, ) Scott continued his activity in 4-H work after he became the farm agent of Alamance County. Among his achievements in the work was the establishment of the world's largest 4-H Register ed Jersey Calf Club in Alamance County. "Many of the people in that club,” Scott said, "are now suc cessful preachers, doctors and lawyers, and they have told me that their experiences in the club were their -first lessons in thrift and personal obligations.” It is fitting that Scott was among the Statels top 4-H win ners this year. North Carolina is considered one of the strongest leaders in 4-H work in the Nation, receiving a tptal of 12 National awards this year. jects aimed at improving rural life in general, including building community buildings, establishing rural fire departments, garbage disposal programs, cemetery clean up, church Improvement, and many other projects. George H. V. Cecil, president of the Asheville Agricultural Deve lopment Council of the Asheville Chamber of Commerce, sponsors the program, stated “these com munities have reached back into the past and have recaptured the art of working together. They have developed tremendous spirit and enthusiasm. Neighborliness has reached new heights as the people of the communities have met together, played together, and worked together. Results have not stopped with community-wide projects. Rather, the enthusiasm stirred by these projects has opened the door for projects that increase income and provide the means to live better. Farm demonstrations, tours, and programs have shown the way to wards making fuller use of eco nomic opportunities.!’ ' Dr. Paul A. Reid, Assistant Director of the State Board of Higher Education, was the prin cipal speaker at the awards luncheon. “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” RATES S2TOO YEAR BU KNSVIIXE, N. Cm THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6 , 1956 March Os Dimes Campaign To Start January 1 Everton B. Powell, Burnsville, chairman of the Yancey County Chapter of the National Founda tion for Infantile Paralysis, and Robert L. Jones, Charlotte, state representative for the National today that a separate March of Dimes will be held throughout Yancey County in January, and that the county chapter is not participating in the Yancey United Fund campaign. V Mr. Powell, who will direct the county-\yide March of Dimes in January, stated that the announce ment is being made to prevent misunderstanding since the Yancey United Fund has said that a per cent of its collections would be for polio. - “No county chapter of the Nat ional Foundation , participates In joint fund raising anywhere in the nation, and the executive com mittee of the Yancey County Chap ter is in accord with this nation wide policy”, Mr. Powell said. “Our local committee has at no time authorized the United Fund to collect funds for our chapter”, he continued. The, Executive Committee of the Yan£ey County Chapter is com posed of the following Burnsville citizens: Everton B. Powel, chair man ; Dr. C. M. Whisnant, vice chairman; Fred Proffitt, treasurer; and Miss Ethel Boone, secretary. Mr. Powell said that the local chapter of the National Founda tion wishes success to the United Fund in its program for those agencies which can willingly and desirably participate, but that he > felt the giving-Wblic know that the March of Dimes is not in cluded in the federated campaign. He felt that a statement to this effect now will prevent future misunderstanding community con troversy. / Mn. Pow'ell qaijcluded his state ment By ng out that the fight against polio is not yet finished in that approximately one half of the children and young adults in the nation have not yet received the Salk vaccine, and in that, 80,000 striken patients for whom the vaccine came too late still need help on the road to re covery. H D Clubs Schedule December Meetings The December scdedule of Home Demonstration Club meetings in the county has been announced by Miss Sue Nottingham, home agent. The Bald Creek Club will meet Dec. 7, at 7 p. m. at the Bald Creek Methodist Church with Mrs. Max Proffitt as hqstess. Jacks Creek Club No. 2 will meet Dec. 13, at 1:30 p, m. at the home of Mrs. W. P. Honeycutt. Hardscrabble Club will hold a criaft workshop on Dec. 14, at the lome of Mrs. Lee Evans. The work shop. will began at 9:30 a. m. Jacks Creek Club No. 1 will me.et Dec. 21, at 7 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Vernie Wilson. Brush Creek Club will meet Dec. 19, at 7:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Margaret Deyton. The time and place of the Mica ville Club meeting will be announ ced later. The Burnsvile H. D. Club will not meet this month. Red Cross Appeals For Relief Funds Here is an urgent message from your Red Cross. Immediate help can be given the Hungarian peo ple through your contributions 1 to the Hungarian Relief Fund at your Red Cross chapter. I CARD OF THANKS I We Wish to express opr sincere ■ appreciation to the many friends, neighbors, and relatives for all : their enumerable acts of kindness - and the beautiful floral arrange • ments' given during our recent * bereavement. The John Young Family v .rjw- w Wilskm Home Destroyed By Fire The home Os Mr. and Mrs. Way ne Wilson was destroyed by fire Tuesday ground 1 p. m. The Wil son residence, a 5-room pine frame structure, was located on Schronce'sUCreek near Swiss. Mrs. Wilson was at home at the time the fire broke out. By the time she had called her hus band in from the field where he was working, the flames had gained Considerable headway. NeighborsxWere called to help put out the blaze, but the pine build ing burned jso rapidly that the at tempts wefe futile. The cause of the fire is , undetermined. The house wa% completely de- I stroyed along with all the furni ture arid clothing. It was reported that the. house was covered by only a very - smnll amount of in The Wilsons, who have three children, are now staying at the home of a relative. • Neighbors are making dona tions to help the family. Sheriff Terry Hall has stated that any one wishing 'to donate clothing or money to the family may call him or brihg the articles into the Sheriff’s office. ' County Officers Sworn In Monday The Yancey County Board of Commissioners were sworn in by Lowe Thomas, clerk of court, at noon Monday in the clerk’s office. The commissioners who were re-elected tol serve another two year term ale Mark Hall, chair -1 man; D. H- Harrison and Lloyd MJller, members! Mrs. Eveyln H, Pate was sworn in for another four-year term as register of deeds. The commissioners reappointed Luther M. Robinson to serve for another two-year term as county accountant, tax collector and treasurer. Also reappointed was Clarence Bailey as tax supervisor. Sergeant Curtis Talks On Reserve Unit . At the recent meeting of the American Legion and its Auxiliary, Sergeant William Curtis, a new comer to Burnsville, explained the setUßßlh this area of the U. S. Army Reserve*'Unit; which will occupy the new armory in early 1957. Sergeant Curtis is well qualified to talk on this subject, and his speech was lightly informative to Legion and Auxiliary members. As Sunday, Dec. 9, has been de signated as the day Legion and Auxiliary members will go to the veterans' hospital at Swannanoa to wrap gifts for the patients to give their families, any member who can take part is asked to contact Mrs. Dover Fouts. I There will be no meeting in December, but the annual Christ mas dance has been scheduled for Dec. 28. Bald Creek Glee Club To Present Program At J*TA Meeting The Bald Creek High School Glee Club, under the direction of Mrs. Mary Cecil Selvers, will pre sent a program of Christmas music at the next meeting of the PTA, Wednesday evening, Dec. 12, at 7 o’clock, In the high school auditorium. The devotional will be given by sixth grade pupils. The Glee Club will sing as a vested choir. Included in the first part of the program will be tradi tional sacred canola from France, England, Wales, Poland and Ger many. They will also present sac red Latin carols and Negro Splr i ituals. , „In the second part of the pro i gram, such secular Christmas i songs as “White Christmas” arid ■ “Jingle Bells” will be presented. : Misses Cindy Tomberlin and Sarah Ellen Proffitt will be solo ist on the program. Postal Official Presents Keys To Postmaster / • Formal opening of the new i Burnsville Post Office took place Saturday afternoon in front of the building recently completed by the L. E. Briggs family. Postmaster G. Leslie Hensley introduced the out of (own guests ! and briefly reviewed the history 1 of postal service in Burnsville. Mayor Reece Mclntosh gave ' the welcoming address. The dedication address was made by R. G. Hawn, manager of District Two of the Post Office Department, Charlotte. Hawn was introduced bfr Postal Inspector Harwood Hall, Asheville, who al so spoke briefly. Hawn said that the new build ing here is another example of , the progress in postal operations , in America. '<r' He explained the lease-purchhse program of the Post Office De partment and cited the progress made in postal service under this program. The dedication program also in cluded the singing of “America”, led by Mrs. R. K. Helmle. The in vocation was given by the Rev. Worth B. Royal, pastor of Hig gins Memorial Methodist Church. The keys of the new building were formally presented to Hens ley by Hawn, and the ribbon on the entrance to the building was cut by Miss Jeannie Ray, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Ray of Burnsville. At the close of the program, re freshments were served in the lobby of the new building by Mrs. G. Leslie Hensley, Mrs. Ernest Briggs and Mrs. James Flay. i Hospital Report The Yancey Hospital reports twenty-two admissions during the past week. They include Miss Thelma Wheeler, Mrs. Della McPeters and Mrs. Laura Westall of Burnsville; Mrs. Ann K. Harris, I Mrs. Rhoda Proffitt, Mrs. Thelma' Hylemon and Andy Hylemon of Rt. 4, Burnsville; Miss Erma Renfro and Mrs. Lora Letterman of Green Mtn. Also Mrs. Liddie Snelson of Micaville; baby Kathy Frances Cook of Celo; Miss Bernice Mc- Kinney and Ervin Edwards of Rt. 1, BakersviHe; J. M. Bryant, Miss Dovie Briggs and Miss Georgia Briggs of Rt. 2, Bakersville; Nathan Boone of Rt. 3, Bakers ville; Miss Delores Hughes of i Kona; Mrs. Carrie Yelton of ] Buladean; Miss Marjorie Willis of ] Mars Hill; Mrs. Ruth Towe of , Swannanoa; and Ray Haney of Rt. 5, Greenville, Tenn. - , <,a,, »um <&.,, JNftk ’ AM I Wi" > '' JMOayffr s : 4 * \ i tiSKMHM: i ■ v. S •> V « 0 § liSP y ' ■■ *■ W ■--»Jw * ’ IMS mmm SL i m 3 *■ ■ UPS® * J?-tPFt' ww JOYFUL BRITISH SOLDIERS Britain's thirst Royal West Kent prepare to board a troopship for United Nations Emergency Force Danish troops moved up from UN Said to reinforce the Norwegian s strength of England's and France drawal of troops, the United Stat cy plan to deliver 300,000 barrels Western Europe. Six Robberies In One Week Reported To Sheriff Half Sheriff Terry Hall has reported six robberies and one attempted robbery in Burnsville and the county last week. During the lunch-hour last Thursday, between 12 and 12:45 p. m., two insurance agencies were robbed of a total $1,381.85 in cash and checks. Robert C. Presnell and C. M. Bailey, operators of the Burnsville Insurance Agency in the Law Building, reported their office was robbed of $1,114.85 in checks and cash, $367.97 of that being in cash. The theft was discovered by Mrs. Faye W. Boone when she re turned to the office at 12:45 p. m. after lunch. The robbers had ap parently gtiined access to the office from ua adjoining office Soil Jesting Saves Money, Agent Says Get your soil samples taken and send them in NOW to the Soil Testing Division.of the North Car olina Department of Agriculture, urges E. L. Dillingham, County Agent of Yancey County. With the spring planting season only a few months away, Dilling ham reminds farmers that there is always a rush at that season of the year at the Soil Testing 'Div ision. Samples sent in now can be processed and fertilizer recom mendations mailed back within 10 days to two weeks, he said, which means that the farmer will receive the report in plenty of time to use it as a guide in purchasing fert ilizer and lime. Farmers in Yancey County can save quite a few dollars in their farming operations simply by making a wise decision in their purchase of lime and fertilizer, he continued, and with soil testing provided as a free service there i: no need for any farmer to purchast these materials without knowing what is needed on each of his fields. Soil testing is the keytotnore ec onomical crop production. It is @ very simple matter to have soils tested here in North Carolina, and because it can mean so much dollar-wise to every farmer in this' county, Dillingham urges each Farmer to sample his fields with out further delay. All materials needed for this job can .be ob tained free of charge at the County Agent’s office, the ASC or the SCS office, or from one of the . local Vocational-Agriculture teach ers. “Remember,” DillJnghUm says, ’don’t guess. Have a soil test NOW! » LEAVE SUEZ Members of Regiment whoop it up as they Cyprus after elements of the o arrived. Two-hundred additional I headquarters in Cairo to Port soldiers already there. On the e's promises io continue the with tfs has put into effect an emergen of oil daily to petroleum-hungry , ■■ l i z m Advertisers Give Best Buys NUMBER FIFTEEN ■ <1 and had found the key to the safe. The cash box had been removed from the safe and the contents taken. During the same period on Thursday, thieves entered the Yancey Insurance Agency, opera ted by Fred Proffitt, and took $267. in cash from a drawer of a filing cabinet. The Yancey agency is located in the Briggs Building, above the new Post Office location. Proffitt told officers the robbers apparently opened the door td his office by ripping the lock with a thin-bladed instrument. On Saturday night about 7:30, Sherriff Hall was called to the Roy Buckner store at Bald Creek to investigate a robbery which oc curred while Buckner was away from the store for a short period of time. Hall said that about SB.OO was taken from the cash register, some cigarettes, candy and other items of merchandise. The thieves had entered the store by breaking a window pane and unlocking the window. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Austin on Hardscrabble near Bald Creek was robbed of $l5O. cash Saturday night while the Austins were away from home. Mr. Austin discovered the loss when he re turned home Sunday night and found his house ransacked. Sherriff Hall stated the thieves had enter ed the house through a window. Between 9 and 11 p. m. the same " night, Proffitt’s Feed and Seed Store, a seperate building located directly behind the main Proffitt’s Store building at Bald Creek was broken into. Several dollars in cash were taken from the cash register and some wrenches were misting from the TV repair shop in the rear of the building. Other items taken as yet are determined. The thieves entered the Feed and Seed Store while the main store was still open for business. Sheriff Hall said that the building was locked and the robbers had broken a vfeidow to make their entry. \ Another 'BaldrfOroek store be longing to was broken intdxon Saturday or Sunday night, Sheriff Hall reported. A broken window through which the thieves enered was discovered Monday morning, and the items taken have not been determied. No money w taken since the cash box was re moved from the store over the week-end. Thieves attempted a robbery at Pete’s Super Market in Burnsville around 4: a. m. Sunday morning. Hall said the robbers had entered the building through a window in he Snack Bar in the same building. Apparently when they opened the door, the burgler alarm went off, frightening them away. The thefts are being investigated by Sheriff Hall. Playhouse Star Appears On Talent. Scout Program A- familiar face to- Parkway Playhouse theatregoers appeared on the Arthur Godfrey Talent Scout program, televised from Miami Monday night. • Miss Joan Sena, who will be re membered for her outstanding portrayal of “Nettie Fowler” in the production of “Carousel” here last summer, was selected by God frey as a winner, along with the other two groups of contestants on the program. Miss Sena is ap pearing on Godfrey’s morning show this week. Serving as her talent scout was