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Demonstration Farmers
Named On Rotation Plan
A meeting of newly selected de
monstration farmers and their
wives was held in the Farm Office
Wednesday night to make plans
for their five-year program of
farming:
Farmers selected for the five
year period, replacing five who are
retiring from a semilar period of
demonstration farming, are Oliver .
McMahan of the Pensacola section,
a truck and nursery farmer; Jay ,
Presbyterian Church
Will Sell Christmas
Trees
For the fourth straight the
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men’s organization of the Burns
ville Preshyterian Church will
sell Frazer Balsam Fir Christmas
trees.
Trees will go on sale Friday, Dec.
14, on the square in Burnsville and
at the following stores: Rdberts
Chevrolet, Lacy Johson’s Store,
Peterson Super Market, Farmers
Federation and George Robinson's
Grocery.
This year’s supply of trees is the
best the church has ever had to
offer, reports Lewis Damero, pres
ident of the men’s group. Prices
will range from $2.00 to S4.QO. Re
gular customers are urged to pur
■ ase their trees pdrly due to a
limited supply of trees this year.
Funds secured from the sale of '
Christmas trees will be fop 1
maintaining church buildings and
facilities,
The monthly qrthqpedic clinic
fop the Aypry-Mitcjjeli-Yaucey
District will be held Wednesday,
December 10. This clinic will be
held in the new Heafth Center In
Burnsville, rather than in Spruoe
Pinp. Plans are to hold every third
orthopedic clinic in Burnsville, Dr.
J, Bruce Galloway of Asheville
will be the specialist in charge,
and patients should register some
time during the morning.
MANY SCOUTS ADVANCED AT COURT
OF HONOR HELD AT MICAVILLE
The monthly Boy Scout Court of
Honor for the Mayland District
was held on Dec. 6 in the Micaville
Presbyterian Churph. Harold Van
Day of Spruce Pine, district ad
vancement chairman, presided. The
coiirt clerk, was J|m Bailey, th§
cojors were advanced by Jim
Young, and the Pledge to the Flag
was led by Tarp Young, all of
Troop 9, Micaville. The invocation
was given by the Rev. Hepshey
Longnecker, pastor of the church.
The award of Tenderfoot rank
was presented by Robert M. Gamer
pf Asheville, Field Scout Executive
with the Daniel Boone Council, so
the following Scouts:
Clarenoe Hall, Jr.', Douglas
Huskins, and Norris Gornto, all *>f
Troop 1, Burnsville; Jack C.
Hawley and Emerson Barksdale of
Troop 1, Spruce Pine; Gary d.
Fender, Steve Young, Donald Hen
sley, Clarence Buchanan, Bad
Jason Silver, all of Troop 9 Mica
ville; Joe Bennett, Tommy Shuford,
O. Dean Geouge, Terry Lee Mc-
Intyre, Albert Ballew, Pooert
Carroway, John P. Sa’strom,
Richard Byrd, Royce and Grover
D. McKinney of Troop 23, Altapass.
The award of Second Class rank
was presented by William L. Smith
of Spruce Pine to Ds’iny Vance of
Troop 1 Spruce Pine, and to T.
Bruce Blddix, Philip A. Pittman
and Calvin J. Pittman, all of Troop
23, Altapass.
The award of First Class rank
was presented by the Rev. Mr.
Longenecker to Charles H. Hefner
• of Troop 23, Altapass, and to the
following Scouts of Troop 9, Mica
ville* William Donnie Wilson,
Charles English, Charles Bailey,
T’trp Yoqng, Jim Bailey, Emory
J Thomas and Jim Young.
The award of Star rank was pre
sen led by Dr. Cameron Mcßae of
Burnsville, district commissioner,
to Gene Robinson of Troop 11,
The Yancey Record
Deyion, Jacks Creek section, gen
eral farming and dairying; Ray
Higgins, Jacks Creek general far
ming and dairying; Howard Gar
land, Brush Creek dairying;
Clifford Hensley, Banks Creek,
truck farming; and Landon Honey
cutt, poultryrnan, Swiss.
The new demonstration farmers
made plans for records in the meet
ing which will give a picture of
improvements during their period.
They set up a schedule of their
present income and ex
penses on the farm and made plans
and set goals for proposed income
and improvements on the 7 same
farm for the five-year period of
their demonstration farming.
At the present time, according
to E. L. Dillingham, there are six
teen demonstration farmers in
Yancey County. Four of these are
on a long term experiment and the
remainder are of five-year periods
and will be replaced by other
mers at- the end of -their periods of
-demonstration farming.
Demonstration farmers
cted by the Demostration Farm
Committee in the county from ap
applications recieved. They are
selected according to location, type
of farm and other reasons. They
have an advantage over other
farmers in that they are closely
supervised, aided in making plans
and given discounts on materials.
| However, on the other side of the
ledger, they are required to keep
script records of their activities,
income and expenses, and are used
farms that reflect the advantages
as "show pase” or experimental
of modern and closely supervised
farms,
Mr. Dillingham said that the
limit set on demonstration farmers
for the county required that many
good farmers be dropped for re
placement by the five-year rule and
that any farmer could make appli
cation for the program through
the Farm Agent's Office.
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Bakersville.
The Rev. Melvin C. Swicegood of
Bakersville presented Merit Badges
to the following Scouts:
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Eddie Connelly (safety), Freddy
Connelly (citizenship In the com
munity), Bobby McNeill (cltizeship
in the community, home repair, and
forestry), W. Douglas Greene
(citizenship in the nation), Alan
McMurray (nature), and Jphnny
Pendley (music), all pf Troop 1,
Spruce Pine,
Roger Garland (public speaking),
James Robinson (cooking), Ffcil
Young (home repairs), Philip Gage
(home repairs), and Gene Robinson
(citizenship in the home, public
speaking, athletics, animal In
dustry, and farm machinery), all
of Troop 11, Bakersville,
S. Mamon Thompson (swimming)
of Troop 19, Ingalls Charles Hafner
(home repairs, and cooking),
Wesley McMurray (music; first
aid, flremanship), botfr of Troop
23, Altapass.
Scoutmasters present included:
Herman Bostian, Troop 1, Burns
vHle; Davis M. Nichols and Frank
Biddix, assistant, Troop 1, Spruce
Pine; Max Hughes, Floyd Wilson
and Jeter Blalock, assistants Troop
9, Micaville; Rev. Melvin C. Swice
, good, Troop 11, Bakersville; Philip
N. Nordstrom, Troop 18, Celo;
i Ernest Davenport and Charles
Wiseman, assistant, _ Troop 19
: Ingalls; Jim Duncan, assistant
. Scoutmaster of Troop 17, Ledger;
* and 'Dick % Frizzejle, Trobp 23,
: Altapass.
Following adjournment of the
, Court of Honor, a meeting of the
, Mayland District Committee was
r held. Harry Lant* of Spruce Pine,
/district chairman, presided.
'j The next Court of Honor will be
E held at 7:30 p. m. on Thursday,
, January 3, in the Celo Methodist
, Church.
“DEDICATE® TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
SUB. RATES $2.00 YEAR. fcUKNSVILLE, N. % TIYUBSDAY, DECEMBER is, 1856
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WENDELL THOMAS
Latest Book By
Wendell Thomas
Off l(he Press
New York - The “Communist
Party advance can be halted by a
democracy both political and eco
nomic,” says author-teacher
Wendell Thomas in “Toward a
More Democratic Social * Order,’ ,
published by Exposition Press of.
New York on Monday, Dec. 10th.
In his latest book, Mr. Thomas,
now a homesteader and philosi
phical writer in Celo, North Caro
lina, asserts that such a demo
cracy "requires a residential land
holding community, broadly reli
gious, as a foundation, , , It re
quires the assignment of land to
individual owners for good use,
plus a system of money based on
labor, and away of protecting the
consumer from exploitation while
using capital creatively In a world
fellowship of nations.”
Born In Hardwick, Vermont, in
1896, and educated in this country
and abroad, Mr. Thomas holds
three degrees B. Sc., S. T. M.
and Ph. D. He has taught at the
University of the Punjab In India,
the College of the City of New
York, the University of Hawaii,
the Friends Select School and the
University of Bridgeport. His pre
vious published books are: “Hin
duism Invades America,” “A De
mocratic Philosophy” and “On the
Resolution of Science and Faith.” 1
-His wife, Dorothy Thomas, is
consulting librarian for Yancey,
Mitchell and Avery counties.
Dry Weather
Curtailed Tobacco
Sales By Few Days
The sale of hurley tobacco, con’
tinues to climb in price, however,
the quantify received by the ware
houses In this area has not been
great because of the dry weather.
Several farmers In Yancey
County have received well above
64 cents average for their crops,
and one or two sales have been
heard of that brought 65 cents or
above.
The overall income from tobaoco
this year will rival last year’s in
come, with unfavorable weather
conditions early In the season
causing loss of pounds. Some far
mers have reported a higher in
come from their acreage this sea
son because of higher prices, al
though, they were not satisfied
with the weight harvested from the
allotment.
It has been estimated that less
than half the country’s crop has
been marketed to date due to the
dry weather which has stopped
grading and handing for several
days. Several producers, however,
are now taking advantage of tbe
damp mornings and are packing
their tobacco so that grading work
can be carried on through the day.
And if conditions become raqre
favorable, it is thought by county
farm officials (.hat thy majority of
Yancey’s crop will reach the sales
floor before closing date, December
19.
The County Agent’s Office will
be closed Monday, December 24,
through Wednesday, December 26,
for the Christmas Holidays.
Sheriff Hall Reports
Eleven Arrests
On Weekend
Sheriff Terry, flail reported ele
ven arrests duriqf a two-day per
iod over the weep-end.
Billy Mitchell sras arrested in
connection with <a robbery at the
Nu-Wray Inn around 4 a. m. Sun
day. Mitchell, charged with mid
■ night robbery, was ordered by
j Solicitor C. O. Ridings of Forest
City, to be held {Without bond un
* til the next term of Superior
Court in March.;
Two arrests -were made on
charges of drurtken driving and"
reckless driving,! four arrests on
charges of violation of prohibition
laws, three arrests on charges of
public drunkeness, and one arrest
on the Charge of disorderly con
duct. AH of these arrests were
made Saturday krtd Sunday. ""<*
Another arrest was made ear
lier on the of violation of
prohibition laws;
Paul Whitson of Rt. 3, Erwin,
Tenn., was arrested Wednesday
morning in Egypt section of Yan
cey County, and charged with
'possessing and selling illegal lot
tery material knbwn as tip boards.
Whitson posted SSOO bond pending
trial In the March term of Super
ior >urt. f . .
Adult Children May
Benefit From Social
Security, Nichols Says
Dependent adult children in the
Yancey County area may now be
able to qualify for Social Security
benefits under the 1956 amend
ments to the Social Security law,
according to D. C. Nichols, field
representative of the Asheville
Social Security cAflce. ... , ;
Mr. Nichols said that under the
previous law, child’s benefits stop
ped at the age of 18. Under the new
law, child’s benefits payable to the
dependent adult children of re
tired or deceased insured workers
if the child became totally disabled
before he reached the age 18.
Mr. Nichols explained that those
totally disabled children who are
now drawing benefits will continue
on the benefit rolls after they
reach the age 18 and that others
already past that age will be added
when the insured person dies or
becomes entitled to Old-Age In
surance benefits. In addition, the
mothers of these children may re
ceive benefits as long as they have
Child beneficiaries in their care.
The outstanding film, “STAGE
COACH," will be presented as the
1 December film in the movie series
t 1
being sponsored this year by the
South Toe River P, T, A. The film
wiU he shown Saturday, December
tlgth, at 8:00 P. M. in the school
auditorium.
Poultrymen To
Discuss Commercial
Egg Plans
A meeting of poultrymen in the
county will be held here in the
County Agent’s Office Friday night
to discuss producing commercial
eggs in the county on a wider scale.
At the present time there are only
four producers of commerical eggs
In the county.
Since commercial eggs are im
ported into the county, it is be
lieved that more producers of com
mercial eggs may Increase farm
income as well as be an asset in
consumer economy.
Many of the “hatching-egg"
poultrymen sell rejects as a com
mercial product, however, the pro
duction is not enough to eliminate
imports.
Also, the meeting will be held
to discuss a five-year program for
Commercial producers in the com
mercial field. It is thought that re
tail selling contracts may be se
cured for this period of time.
If such a plan can be worked out,
egg producers may be able to rea
lize a higher yearly Income from
their flocks.
Rev. Jamersoiv Dr.
Mcßae Named To
Head Blood Program
A special meeting of the execu
tive committee of the Yancey
County CRapter of the American
Red Cross' was held on Dec. 7, in
the Red Cross office in the court
house.
The Rev. A. Z. Jamerson and
Dr. C. F. Mcßae were named to
serve as co-chairmen of the Red
Cross Blood Recruitment Pro
gram. .»
The former chairman, J. J.
Nowicki, who at so served on the
district committee of Blood
Program, resigned* on Dec. 1, due
to the fact that he will be away
from the county for some time.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Nowicki are
currently in the Naval Base Hos
pital at Jacksonville, Fla., for
treatment.
his services in the blood pro-l
gram, Mr. Nowtcki gave unstint
ingly of his .time and guidance
for this worthy clause. Mrs. Nowi
, cki likewise served unselfishly
and efficiently in this program.
Mr. Jamerson and Dr. Mcßae
are both well known in the county
and elsewhere as men who have
given their time and interests to
all good causes. In their capable
hands, it is felt that a successful
continuation of the Blood Pro
gram will be carried out in the
local chapter.
Members of the executive com
mittee who were present are Dov
er R. Fouts, chapter chairman,
who presided at the meeting; Miss
Ethel Boone, chapter recording
secretary; Mrs. Ruby R. Smith,
chapter treasure!*; i Mrs . Evelyn
Pate, fund raising chairman;
Fred Proffitt, home service chair
man; Mrs. Jaunita English, mem
ber of home service committee r
and H. Grady Bailey, executive
secretary.
The blood Recruitment Team
will be in Yancey County on Thurs
day, Dec. 27, from 11 a. m. to 5
p. m. The .location will be in the
basement of the First Baptist
Church in Burnsville.
There is now an acute shortage
of blood, and everyone who can is
urged to come in on the recruit
ment date. It is hoped that a
large number of donors will be
present.
Local Boys Win In
Tobacco Show
The Jr. Tobacco Show and Sale
was held at the Planters Ware
house In Asheville December 7th.
In the crop display, Keith Styles of
Burnsville-, Route 1* won 7th prise
of $8; Stanley Hunter, Burnsville,
won ninth prize of $6; and Molly
Miller, Bee Log, won tenth prize of
$5. The boys and girls were well j
pleased with the prices their ,
tobacco brought. The Yancey ,
county 4-H’ers averaged 65 cents
per pound.
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GUARD AGAINST NEW THREATS OF REVOLT Russian
tanks, shown above ready tor act top In the heart of Budapest, join
ed with Hungarian police in firing on groups of Hungarian demon
, strators. The Soviet tanks moved in when Hungarian tuoporters of
■ the puppet Kadar regime clashed with rebels. New outbursts of
i violence appeared throughout tUte city as workers threatened strike
Carpet Company In Process
Os Moving Equipment Here
Firth Carpet Co. Treasurer 1
WiUiam W. Harts, Jr.,
to the Wall Street Journal, has
stated that the Firth Co. has had
considerable expense this final
quarter in developing Acrilan
synthetic fibre and starting up
operations in Burnsville and
Puerto Rico.
The company president, Harold
E. Wadley, was quoted in the
Journal as. saying that $4 million
already has been budgeted for a
new plant and production facili
ties in Burnsville, due to be in
operation by mid-1957.
Five trailer loads of equipment
Tipton Home**
Destroyed By Fire
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Os
car Tipton at Micaville was com- 1
pletely destroyed by fire Saturday
night around 7:30, according to
Fire Chief Bob Hilliard.
The blaze, caused by faulty wir
ing, started while the Tiptons and .
their six children were away from ,
home. All furniture and clothing '
belonging to the family were de
stroyed.
The damage was estimated at
$5,000.
Fire Warden Craig English first
investigated the fire when Roscoe
Smith, assistant warden, reported
the blaze from the fire towcf on
Phillips Knob. When English dis- ,
covered it to be the Tipton home, ,
rather than a forest fire, he radio
&
ed to Smith to call the Burnsville
Volunteer Fire Department.
By the time the firemen arrived,’;
the house was destroyed by the '
blaze. Chief Hilliard said. The
house was covered by a small
amount of insurance. j;
Hospital Report p
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The Yancey Hospital reports six
births and six admissions during
the past week.
The births include a son, William
Royce, born Dec. 4, to Mr. and
Mrs. George Peterson, Jr. of Rt. 1,
Relief; a son, James Allen, born
Dec. 4, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Rathbone of Burnsville; a daughter
Linda, born Dec. 6, to Mr. and Mrs.
Dayid Lottahall of Burnsville. 1
Also a son, not yet named, born'
Dec. 8, to Mr. and Mrs. Jack .
Blggerstaff of Burnsville; a son, I
not yet named, born Dec; 9. to Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Chandler of Rt. 1,
Burnsville; and a daughter, not
yet named, born Dec. 11, to Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Letterman of
Micaville.
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Other „ admissions during the
past week include Jessie Riddle of
Rt. 1, Burnsville; Barbara Ledford
of Rt. 2, Burnsville' Geter Webb of
Green Mtn.; Orlena Williams of
Pensacola; Georgia Briggs and
Dovie Briggs of Rt. 2, Bakersville.
fiuvertiaers r
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NUMBER SIXTEEN
j have arrived at the local plant
and more is expected in the near
future, according to Harry, Bowen,
at present the only local Firth
Co. employee. /
Bowen the floors
will have to be prepared for set
ting up the equipment, a new
boiler room is to be built, and a
new boiler installed for process
ing the wool.
Firth, had a net profit for 1955
of $760,989, equal to $1.28 a share,
the Wall Street Journal stated.
The all-synthetic carpet mater
ial is expected to bring the com
pany over $5 million in new busi
ness during 1957. President Wad
ley predicts the current year’s
gross sales will total between s3l
million and $32 million.
According to Mr. Wadley, Acri
, bn, the new synthetic material, is
composed mainly of a liquid deri
vative of natural gas and air. It
was developed jointly for carpet
ing by Chemstrand Corp. and
Firth Carpet Co. President Wad
ley stated that it is the first time
Firth has produced an all-synthe
tic fibre carpet.
Burnsville Teams
Win Two Games
Each During Week
The Burnsville High School boys
and girls basketball teams each
won two games in the past week.
Friday Dec. 7, Burnsville played
Mars Hill at Burnsville. The
Burnsville girls won by a score of
| 54-47. The Burnsville boys defeated
the Mars Hill five with' a total
score of 47-35.
Judy Brggs got 28 points for the
Burnsville girls to lead them to the
victory with the help of the guards
who played an excellent game. Jo
Whitt got 23 for the losers.
Don Banks led the Burnsville
boys team in scoring with 16
points. Raleigh Buchanan got 14
for Burnsville. Charlie Hensley
played an excellent game at center
and helped the Burnsville boys a
great deal by his able guarding of
the Mars Hill center.
Lineups: Burnsville Girls Brown
10, Briggs 28, Bennett 9, Berry,
J Gardner, Woody, Subs: McCurry 7.
Mars Hill Girls—Whitt 23, Leese
13, Pender 11, Hensley, Fisher,
j Metcalf. Subs: L. Ponder 2, *
G. Ponder. •
Lineups: Burnsville Boys.—Banks
16, Buchanan 14, Hensley 4, Harris
4, Lewis 9. Subs: Randolph.
Mars Hill Boys—Smith 13,
Blackwell, VanCe9, Wall 6, Ponder
7. Subs: Boone, Whitt, Duck,
Radford, Bradley, Roberts.
Burnsville played Newland in the
Burnsville gym. Tuesday Dec. 11.
Burnsville girls won by a score
80-34, the boys by a 59-41 score.
Judy Briggs led Burnsville with
24 points, and Evaline Bennett got
14.
Frank Howard Lewis led the
Burnsville boys with 20 points, and
Don Banks got 13. Fenton Parker
got 17 for the Newland team.
Lineups: Burnsville Girls—Brown
12, Briggs 24, McCurry 6, Angel,
Berry, Woody. Subs: J. Ray 4,
Bennett 14, M. Ray, Gardner, v
Randolph, Banks, Shepherd,
Anglin.
Newland Girls—Ford 10, Wise £, '
Gragg 14, Calvert, Turbyfill, Vance.
Subs: Hensley, Isaacs 2, Nance,
Andrews.
Lineups: Burnsville Boys—Banks
13, Buchanan 4, Hcsley 8, Harris 2,
Lewis 20. Subs: Ray, Fox 6,
Wheeler 2. Randolph 2. * Officials
were: Walters and Pittillb,
Newland Boys—Holden 2, Parker
17, Sturgil 2. Blalock 6, Blackburn
3. Sufes: Hensley 11, Banner, John
son, Childers, Daniels.
Burnsville will piay Clearmont
at Burnsville Friday, Dec. 14.
The Rev. Warren B. Reeve an
nounces that he will preach on
Sundav December foth the
11 A. M. service iu the; Presbyterian
Church, on the s\,bj«k “The Ones
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