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I |l* . Advertisers 1 Give Best Buys B \‘A. toll* TWENTi-ONX " * fl'* *•* ' * x Ifc wjj s T*’- 7 : 7i T ~ «V • ->•> jtfii •'■ '■ I•-? vlMHillkllllij | i his week we are giving'.'you K some local business. and -profesb-' ional men and women who help B carry on the countv’s business, b s including civic, social, and church | work. *tt7’ V- - Some of these leaders have been soe'n and heard about in the Re cord befoffe, Some who are not in » the local feature this week should bs, because we know that these aro only a few who .are leaders in a business, civic, social and religious I, organizations. However, lack-of §• sK-.ce and engraved pictures Tifni-*- ted the number we were able to i bring to'nur readers. In the fu ?>■: tute we will try to give you many r cf our leaders throughout the 1 county. 1 S' ' 1— ■ !; ’ { I v -mi **: If “ ' sA . ■ ,S;;ss£|’ Bins. Frances- Hamrick Mrs.""Banu*iek, "’ho is now at' - Ck initiate Sfhooi ‘of Social Service L. of the University of Tennessee, at £-■ Na jhvitle completing studies in i the ?iel.d of social work, is assoc ; iateft} wftii the ■ C*.'.Ulig. wk)' Welfare Department. She helped K' to establish The Yancey Record ■ - - . ' ~, Ifc- and oinul 1050 was editor oi the K” paper. She is a director -el Es-. R; Parkway Playhouse, pa t 'presi dent of the Burnsville "'Woman’s r Club, Burnsville PTA, and of the 1 American Legion Auxiliary " here. Site is a member of the First Bap tist Church here,' is teacher of the Young Women’s Sunday School Class when she is in Burnsville. i i •• 1.. r « •** James W.‘ Rcy ' ■ Mr. Ray is a member of the Town Board, and is CQ-pwner °* Ray Brothers Grocery. He Is a member cf. the Higgins Memorial Methodist Church, the Burnsville Men’s Club, Yancey Rod & Gun - 1 Club, and is active in . .ml and eivie affairs. —— : —— M»K-Vy : u*y* ■■■? '£ ' ' ’•-*#- ’jp m- ■ I • t ■ . 1; | m -u.. -T I * - v - : m * vi Mdto t \ -f * jfe r,& iAir, ami Mm. Mr. Briggs Is an attorney and of the post office building. Mrs. Bennett. She is a past president o is active in lodal, social and chur _ parkway Playhouse, chairman of mittee, and chairman of Christm v. * ’ & *— ’ ’ • •*r • • -| ? _ ■ -y ' w v % * ■ . :;V ’ v-'Vwilti V jt. t 1 lioeee L-Mdntosh . i.'r.- Mclntosh i§ jAlaym cf i:_nr.- He i;; co-owner ahd -fru^ha-.' -of •Bnriißvkio Furniture, ;v-.1 , ard vnr*-. C.. r. ?n.Hu-.u; h is ’ ■ ard cf Dirccters, 'a member o. . ! ■ ■ ■ » * . ' ' ' ' ihc ‘town. !#►—W r -r-hS,"" : yiyfi■-i'* ™ -e's e y ' ? • *' : • ■ r -' G.. Leslie 'Hensley . Burnsville Postmaster, * Hensley is also associated with the Yancey Irt-u '.'inee Agency which he estab • lished-several years ige. J e is nn officer in the Burnsville Men’s Club, is a member of Higgins Memorial* Methodist Church, and t e i chi', and social affairs \ >• * > | _ ' « . - ° . >■ - - -V < , *■ ■'> V t ■ ■ IFV;' " ' . I_H V. V. Handel; ’.! Mr. Randolph is an attorney at law, Chairman of the Directors of the’ P rkway Playhouse,. deacon in the First Baptist Church here, and is packer, of the plan’s Bible -gfar - - 'M- 1 "*•- ■ ■ fl.t-'h’F,‘istv . . E. L. Briggs 1 was instrumental in construction Briggs was formerly Miss,. Eloiso d f the . Burnsville Woman's Club, rch affairs. Bhe hr a director of the the 'Woman’s Club, Library Cbm >as Seal Sales. SUB. ftATES 12. hi YEAR BURNSVU.I E, N. DECEAEBER 87, 1936 Driver’s. Pray e 1* I ■ r The Department of Motor Vehi ;' clc;i distributes periodically what ! is called the “Driver’s Prayes”. It ; would be -well for every automo bile driver to remember this pray-- or every time he gets under the L - wheel during 1957. • “Our Heavenly Father, we ask this day a particular blessing as .we take the wheel of our car. Grant us safe passage through all the perils of travel; shelter htose who accompany us and protect us from harm, by Thy mercy; steady !■ -Is and qpicken our eye 'hat vve may never take another's hfe; guide us to cur . lately, confident in the knowledge bhat Thy blessings |go with us r< ' hi-cn h darkneas and • light sun- ' : shine and; shower forever | -•-■ ■* * Hi, . “ j O urtTwr * ' .vs-P IfJ‘. V. S. Troy Bay ' Mr. Itay i.; a former assistant -h ■- ■r. ))ovv a , rural carrier out of the Burnsville office! "~Xn J , avid sportsman, .ho is a member' of the Yancey Ro'd and Gun Club, '"tY. tr Wttdtife-ehrb. He 4s a- mem- - her of the Burnsville First Bap tist Church and js active in civic and social affairs. srwwr't - - ""lssv', , & , ' '■ ■ <£im itwM '*■ ' -t; ; l '■ ■> -,T: f ' :w av* •'?; ■ ' i O » Fred Proffitt Mr. Proffitt is now associated with Yjincey Insurance Agency, teacher of the Men’s Bible Class at Higgins Memorial Methodist Church, arid held-the—office —of Yancey County Clerk of Superior Court for many years. ii;jsh T. VVray Mr. Wray is nianager> of the nationally famous Ru-Wray Inn. He is u director of the Pnrkway Playhouse, organized and directed the Burnsville Little Theatre group, has played in sus.ar.ier stock the,dre companies, is ah ac complished musician, and is ac tive in church, civic and social affairs. • A . 3R "t. DEDICATED TO Hit PPO< . 1 YANCEY COUNTY” . V . ... - '■ ..' ■ -Auto Dealers Flztm \ To Ask For Ijiw 1 ■ Revision ' t - .’.U'l'At a-, ,- . t-tivo program has been adeoßd | by directors of the North Car Jpa Auto Dealers ciation, president E; Jst StaiSld of Charlotte announced tode.v* .I - r It will be presented to the -mku General’ Assembly, r .bjoet ibM~ approval of the As:- h niial meeting, rUc’ --ill •’fe'd ;at the Sir’ W ]‘w .HdJ Raf.’igh January 1-7 m | i , I- L-SF7- v- t .directors would '. Uae Lera Ib -1 ture to: :.,i I. | Adopt a ‘'rcasonabl' ’ ipjach: ii- i . cal inspeqthm i.ov m -«ow»* rjll j.autcs and . trucks. . J Require each licensed | l)itc' do ’-’ .-r to no; :* r. brmd w.-IthSte LitvitO t(j 7 >’’7 J' •>-•■.-; _ xnnit tr vt -vj.. ** • -■ i •' f 11; ! ' . .. I . . j j WOliiCi n\ J'V . ■s{'•: d&Br-\ 1 i X- i J titfw h'r- 'k ■ >i MfaLf j ed, instead of being' ,- n Miy-. in-a nbigil caui:,- If i ' ford, ottxccvH of the 1 aru- J Nr Q< lov of Dm 1 - V!'., -. ill j of Foyctt . 4 ■ -.«• -r*. James C. L... of ;.. . oral ocunsel for’sthc .. told the directors tiia.t, ,Uv ■ inion t the time had coau : *i >*l -“.feu-- >' chised and independent auto cPol-l ers in order to stabilize the ... I try and impro.ve relations- ' ils various segments. ; is ‘M. vL P . »■* 4 a** t ’ -jtA ; 1 I' .- W• . h . M ] i ' it; ; 7 ■ r ■ -* r * -. . ’. ‘ 1 irt'ii n- .. , Dover ErTfpuia o N Mr. Fouts is an attorney at law. • He is County Attorney, a former Mayor of Burnsville, a former Re- . presentative of Yancey County to tile Central Arc. He is a past commander of the Earl Hor ton Po3t of the American Legion, a charter member of~the Iftirns ville Men’s Club, a deacon in the Burnsville First Baptist Church and teaches the Young Men’s Sun- - day School Class. • 1 F . ' ft ?’ varvyy i «*-“ . "t O. VV. Deyton Mr. Deyton, a -former employee of FHA, is owner and operator of Deyton Farm Supply in Went Burnsville. He is a past comnmft- — del* of the-iEnrf Tlorimi pest. <<T -the American Legion, Is aefive an an officer In tlie MChodirt Chur? ch at Green Mountain, where he lives. ' Dividend Declared By Federation :rectors of the’ Farmers •< -n have declared the 47th, ! 1 ,:n. ccutive semi-annual dividend on preferred and common stock to holders of record December ■ -!5tM it v/as announced by James - HcC. Clarke, president of the 36 I year old farm cooperative on December 20th. ■'he am. unt of the dividend to ■ tals approximately $37,500. Com •i ; may pick up • .'-li'-'lder.ds at the nearest : • Federation rebail service •.»e while preferred stockhold cr will receive their dividends ■ through the mail. - **'" ' I he .most recent improvement ■ in the_Farmer<j Federation orgliia- ! ■•ion i* new Farmers Federation I •Match -vy... .Formerly on . TT- .F. -rv.-t. near the main of -in t. -ville.it has been mov : :ncr American Breed-! < Bull Barr, on the! Highway. The barn has ' rru_ completely remodeled giving | ( ' ' . : Federation or.c of i . _ :odern hatcheries in the , 1 . -r.*. . . Glenn D. Hunt, Poultry, 1 I a.v; Manager, will be in ' . 1 | ' , o: tup .operation. A t ionner builder of WNC farm p.' the Farmers Federation , I*. A-J.741 to farmers during l j y~- ir for • poultry, eggs,. 1 |.i ■ • tobacco, potatoes, fruits j •'.*• !••'•* hooked rugs, handi- , Io.:■•*. A- asi.-T other farm products. - " leu-.herr, of the Farmers Fed- 1 EL-aiiOi; Executive Committee are \ yjJJnmcs McC, Ciai-ke, Charles Dav- Alec Crowell, H. A. Osborne, —h. ..t.w,'Sat-?--.'.! 1 >V" - ‘ ' 'm. ' r V. Cradv Bailey 1 i ... Joy, who is Veterans’ i Service officer and Red Cross re- j •1 i - rciitaave in Yancey | County, is 1 a -fdnner Mayor of Burnsville, a t . member of tl\e Burnsville Men’s ( Club, an. officer in the Ea,rl Hor ton Best of the American Legion, , f t deacon in the First Clmrch here, and teaches the ( Young —Adult —Men’s Sune^ay Sciiool Class. i - • ' "‘Seargo'W. ' Lig George’ ' is qa-ntr and. ’ of R’cherts'- Chovrolt-t, Ine. lie wfts an officer .in the U£j Air Force during World War 11, is a past commander of the Earl : Ii or ton Post of the American Leg- 1 -tan. is * • member of the. Burn sville Fi-esbjterian Church, active in .U; and social affairs, and was ; v nq of the star basketball plaj’ers on the championship American i Legion team here. V f ’./'"yvN'• ■ •.>*“ if-Rgp' Auto Accident Causes Sigiury To Five Two persons were hospitamW and three otlvcrs injuredin an automobile accident which -occur red in tire Huntdale section Sun day afternoon. Th& injuries were sustained when an automobile in which the five were riding plunged down an embankment and landed several i Herefords Condi tioned In Yancey Win » b ■ | Caw Caw Plantation of Orange - burg, :■> 1 ; r ovi gu'rC in. cattle.shows in the robta oast during -the-past fair, .-record ing to releases by Yh<j N. C Rare-j ford Assocrntrorr. : -7 -~J I Farmers and cattlemen of this; j county are well acquainted with] the quality of show cattle produc- j ed by the Caw Caw" :' k *" in'.. :n. j For the past two years Andy] Griffith, owner of tire plantation, i has summer’ condititionod his show ! cattle 0.1 his Clear Cr-.-k property ’ in the South Toe section. ’Griffith purchased property here so -that he - ha'-e a- v-utable climate for getting the show cat- j tic in top condition prior to show- j ing dates. Hi.: Orangeburg farm i? j too hot during the .ummer to keep the, fat Herefords in good show condition. During the summer of 1955, Griffith brought .many of his show cattle to his Clear Creek property, and the past summer about five of the top Caw Caw herd was here for show conditioning. the 1956 Dixie Classic Hereford • Show, arid 'The Taw Caw Fla St- ] tion won blue ribbons in every, class shown except one. Champion bull went to Caw Caw on a two year old entry. The champion female and reserve champion was also won by the Orangeburg plantation. N. C. Shows Industrial Growth In 1956 Jumping fro A, eighth to sixth rank, electronics ■ and electrical 7 i I machinery manufacturing turned' in the r.tc.nd-cut purism .-.n.c in . North Carolina’s industrial pro gress picture last year, The new edition of ‘’Facts About North Carolina”, just pub-, lished by the State Advertising! Division of the Dept, of Conserva tion & Development and free on request, also reveals increases by. all the State’s major industries, and a climb from 12th to 10th rank in the, nation in the State’s agri cultural income. Total value of North Carolina , manufacturing in 1955 wa s (Continued on back page* ' P| i.:' ■ WUUuft A .but,. Mr. Banks is a nxcmlter of the firm Banks & Patton Lumber Company. He is president of Yan cey Railroad Company, a past commander of the FarM H».i ton Post of the American Legioif a Advertisers Give Best Buys . ,m. . „■ , -. -.- NUMBER EIGHTEEN the highway in Cane 1 The accident occurred on ■ J the Huntdale road about sixteen ■! miles north pf Burnsville around j 6 p. m. Sunday evening. I Junior Randolph, 20, Rt. 4, Bur s nsville, and Melvin Mayberg, 26, 1 Clinton, S. C. wore hospitalized. Neither was seriously injured. Others injured in the wreck • - wr,re ; Devon * Randolph, 17, ■' and Floyd Ledford, 27, both cf .Rb 4,.. Bur A •illy, r.p-i Ed .'ardufregory, 33i«of Clintontj-S C. • The cause of the wreck was not learned. No charges of violation was":. .. by local officers,, it was -;-Lt „ / ' . ' ' . . i> _ l r rel,hyi e:i s n t Gets Report On ; Hung; arian Family | 1 • Pc-*. Mi*. Rivvi reports that | hd received an airmail letter from Mr. Jam el Horvath, who with his and.li saa. are !*to come to -Burnsville, under the j auspices of the Presbyterian Church, for rehabilitation. Mr. ■' Horvath is a nativu of Huhgary, : and afier being a political prigan , cr, escaped into Austria and ‘then j into Cermany ip 1950, where he met. his wife who is a German. Mr. Horvath reports that at last the United .States Consulate has issued, them. -. visa. H.wever, un certainties about transportation facilities make ■ it' impossible for i.hint to say yet when they will sail t tor Ryu w when they will reach jEnglfsh .language. Mr. Ernest j Rohmer, who is an m:pert linguist, and through whose good offices this correspondence: lias been car ried on, reports that the style and grammatical correctness of the letter indicates that the writer is not without good basic training* in language and culture. As Mr. and Mra. Reeve are spending some days with Mr. Reeve’s parents in Lancaster, Pehnsylvar.ia, and with their dau | ghter, Joan, in Philadelphia, the ■ Rev. John Young will bo in charge , of the service at the Presbyterian CJ * ndav.~ December 30, • and 'wkS :he sermon, M-:--.. AsheviHe Air ( Weather Service To Be Featured On CBS v The Air Weather Service. .in Asheville, North a divis ion of the United States- Air •Force, will be featured on a na tionwide Columbia Broadcasting Program, December 30, 3—4 p. m. Title of the will be “The New Frontier”. » 11 Asheville will bo hailed on the show as ‘Weather Center of the World”, a title acquire?! from the* j far flung fact gathering facilities iof -the Air WeatUer Service. The Otefvice pices activities and man- vuvers for all branches of the Uni ted States - Government and in some cases private enterprise. “The New Frontier” will be the story of the recent flight of the ; huge B-52’3 over the Pole. This ! flight was plotted in Asheville. The Service uses the IBM Elec | tvonic Data Processing Machine. | A motion pictrr. machine , will be shown on the program. Tijgjgj 705 has been nicknamed “The Brain”, due to its * trfimendbua j Capacity to record and remfitnber • facts. TT.E~*roa cap storq and »«- ; i'mefiiber a total of 00,000 charac t.;rs end replaces 42 functional pro cedure -steps formerly required In ’ data processing. 4 There are only 31 of these ma clr.nes in exlstahee. The Air Weather Service of
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