Newspapers / The Yancey record. / April 11, 1957, edition 1 / Page 1
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Advertisers Giye Best Buys VOLUME TWENTY-ONE . Traffic Camera Placed In Use Here You May Star In Highway Patrol’s Movies I ,*Jjf sis ■ , J; MKMIy. ipilll |222||i9 Bk lu B ■EnHSHp^; i wJßMßj^^^BK^tnjnßmßp^ HES!I» m -RR- ’-WH R*f *■? rs jsir ■ L ~ / . ■HMk / Jl A* Traffic camera noiv in use here by Highway Patrol ... Patrolman A. W. Rector of Troop E Is shown above examin ing the nevi; “silent watch” traffic camera which was placed in use here recently to Increase highway I safety in Yancey County. This new device the Abell Traffic Camera is the latest weapon in the hands of the State Highway Patrol. Few other states have this development in'. the cause of highway safety. The camera, installed in the patrol cars, shoots 16 frames per second and has the capability of recording each movement made by the traffic violator on which it is trained. This enables the patrolman to produce filmed evi dence of how fast the offending vehicle is going in miles per hour and also in feet per second, as well as a record of the exact time, day, month and even the year of the violation in each tiny frame of film record. I The camera also records license plate on the offending ve hicle, making positive identi fication of ownership possible. Thus, any offender caught by the camera is linked with tfee viola tion, the time of day, the day of the week, the month of the year— and the background scenery in such a manner as to make defense almost impossible. The speedometer in the camera Hospital Report The Yancey Hospital reports two births and seventeen other admissions during the past week. The births include a daughter, Hattie Mae, born April 4 to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hill of Rt. 2, Bakersville; and a daughter, ' Kathy Jean, born April 6, to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Penland, Jr., of Fletcher. Other admissions during the week • include Joann Roland and Mildred Bailey of Burnsville; Nettie Mae Beaver of Star Rt.; Frank D. Phillips of Rt. 1; Rob ert Presnell, Bertha Smith and Ruth Briggs of Rt. 2; Tom Rob ertson of Rt. 3; and Johnnie Bradford of Rt. 4. Also Edd Woody of Micaville; Vera Davis of Newdale; Marvin Buchanan, Samuel J. Tolley and D. C. Bailey of Green Mtn.; Rob ert Garland of Rt. 2, Bakersville; Creaty Willis of Rt. 3, Bakers ville; baby Randall Canipe of Re lief; and Mary Penland of Fletcher. BALI) CREEK METHODISTS TO SPONSOR SCPPER The Bald Creek Methodist Church will sponsor a Church Sup per Saturday night, April 20, at the churCh. Serving will begin at 6:80 and will continue through » p. m. The supper is being given for the benefit of the parsonage. Price per plate will be SI.OO. . .-V ■ # 'mm Records violation with day and time in one photograph. i I is connected with the speedometer on the patrol car and is calibrated for accuracy. In addition, an I odometer in the camera records the distance traveled by the of fending vehicle in lOths of miles, mush the same as on a standard auto mileage gauge. Another of the camera’s unique devices is a stop-watch and a sw&ep second hand. The Highway Patrol, however, does not plan to use the camera solely for waylaying offenders. The instruments will be used widely and will record good high Yancey 4-H talent Show Highlight (Jif April Activities The Yancey County 4-H Talent Show will' bfe the highlight of April 4-H activities when it is presented Saturday night, April 13, at 7:30 p. m. in the Burnsville Gym, according to the Home Agent, Sue Nottingham. The 4-H County Council is sponsoring the* program and the judges will se- k lect blue ribbon talent to repre-1 sent the county at the district, demonstration day on Apri 1 27 in Asheville. District blue ribbon winners will be permitted to per form at State 4-H Club Week in July in Raleigh. A good variety of talent has been lined up, including musical solos, quartets, folk dance teams readings, and pantomines. The public is invited and tickets will be on sale at the door as well as advance tickets which may be pur chased by contacting Roger Hyatt, E. L. Dillingham or Miss Sue Nottingham. SQUARE DANCES TO BE HELD EACH SATURDAY NIGHT “The Teen-Timers", sponsored by the Woman's Club, will have a Square Dance this Saturday hight and every Saturday throughout the sumnjer at the Community House. The dances will begin each week at 7:30 p. m. All teen-agers are urged to at tend these dances for a wonder ful time The Yancey Record SUB RATES $2 00 YEAR BURNSVILLE, N. C. ( THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1857 way driving practices as well as the bad. -—— When a person is filmed engag ing in careful driving, he will be sent a photograph, taken while he was unaware, and a letter of appreciation from the Patrol, v The cameras will be in use throughout Troop E during the summer and late fall, according to - Capt. .D G. Lewis, Troop E Commander; and western North Carolina motorists will have a chance to make good or bad as stars of the Highway Patrol’s movies. ' ~ v-.!|* j- * * Big Dollar Food Center Robbed Tuesday Night % The Big Dollar Food Center was broken into and robbed Tues day night sometime after the sto^e/closed’ at 7 p. m. The rob bers entered the store through a small window at the back of the building. 9 1 One of the cash registers was I broken open and around SSO. in 1 jfilver was taken. No other items were missing. The robbery was discovered by John Allen, manager of the store, and Ralph Johnson, butcher, when they arrived Wednesday morning to open the store. Sheriff Terry Hall is investigat ing the robbery. WOMAN’S CLUB TO MEET TONIGHT The Burnsville Woman’s Club will meet tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in the Community House. The program will be pre sented by Mds. Dorothy Thomas, county librarian, who will give a book review “Bare Feet In The Palace" by Agnes Keith. CELO HEALTH CENTER TO BE CLOSED NEXT WEEK Dr. E. R. Ohle will attend aj post-graduate course at Chapel I Hill, April 16th through April 21st, and thq Celo Health Center will be closed accordingly. “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OP YANGEY COUNTY” Missionary To Speak Today To Church And Civic Groups The Rev. Norman M. Densmore, with a story of adventurous miss ionary and welfare work in the vast reaches of interior Brazil, will be a guest of the First Pres byterian Church today, (Thursday, April 11th). Mr. Densmore will speak during the lunch hour, from 12 to 1, to any who may care to come, bringing their own .box lunches and eating as they listen to his talk. A welcome will be ex tended to members of other churches as well as to Presbyter ians, —■,.... a 1 •.- r . Besides the luncheon meeting, Mr. Dunsmore will speak to child ren and young people in the chur ch immediately after school today. He also will be a guest of the Lions Club at their dinner meet ing Benight at S(3O at the Presby terian Church. He will speak and show pictur.es of his ten years of rugged experiences as‘-he traveled by jeep in the wilds of Brazil. Mr. Densmore is charged with responsibility for an area as large as the state of Pennsylvania. He travels to isolated districts, some times by air, sometimes by river boat, sometimes even by oxcart, but most often by jeep. With air lift he brings the sick to hospitals. In isolated villages and farm homesteads he preaches the gos pel, organizes Sunday Schools and teaches the people better ways of living and more improved methods of agriculture. Nation-Wide Dairy Record Program Goes Into Effect Here A natlop-witL program, the Weigh-A-Day -A- Month Dairy Record Plan which simplifies record keeping, will be put into effect in Yancey County on | Monday, April 15. This program .of the USDA is being sponsored locally by the Yancey County Breeders Association, which also sponsors the Artificial Breeding program and the Demonstration Farmers Association. This plan consists of individual jpilk records and herd feed re cords taken by the farmer him self on the 15th day of each month. The farmer enters his own records, a copy of which will be mailed to the county ag ent’s office where arrangements have been made to have the re cords summarized by a computer and mailed back to the farmer. "These records, which are not official DHIA records supervised by an official tester, will provide a reliable and inexpensive method of furnishing the dairymen with enough information to cull out low-producing and unprofitable cows, to feed each cow according to her ability to produce, and to select the best arrivals to breed for replacements. The Weigh-A-Day-A - Month plan has the endorsement of the National Milk Producers Federa tion, the National Grange, the American Farm Bureau Federa tion, the National Council of Far mer Cooperatives, the relational Farmers’ Union, the Farm Credit Administration, the Farmers’ Home Administration, the Ameri can Feed Manufacturers Associa tion, the National Association of Artificial Breeders, the American Bankers' Association and the Vo cational Agricultural Departments Further Information regarding this program may be received by contacting County Agent E. L. Dillingham. DISTRICT H. D. MEETING The 4th District of the Home Demonstration Federation will hold its annual meeting April 24 in Mars Hill, according to Miss Sue Nottitngham, home agent. Home Demonstration members of Yancey, Madison and Buncombe counties will be attending this all j day affair. Each year club mem | bers of the three counties .meet to evaluate the past year’s actlvitieo and make plans for a new year of club work. : Spanish Master Foresters Visit Here Two master foresters from Spain, who are in this country . under the auspices of the Interna ; tional Corporation Administra tion, were in Burnsville yesterday . as a part of their 10-day study of North Carolina forestry methods, I Isaac Astorga and Jorge Argu elles, both of northern Spain, ar i rived in New York on March 21, and will visit ten states before re j turning to their homelaridT ~ F. E. Whitfield, Forestry Ex ■ tension specialist, served as guide for Astorga and Arguelles during their stay here, ■■ - In North Carolina, working with the Forestry Department of the N. C. State College Extension Service, they are particularly in terested in observing methods of' operation of the Extension Ser vice County Agents’ sys tem of operation in forestry. In comparing Spanish and Am erican methods, the main differ ence they noted was that in Spain, the forests are under public own ership (Village Forests); whereas in this country, most forests are held by private land owners. In Yancey, Mitchell and Avery coun ties, they said, the forests and terrain are very similar to the mountains of northern the major species there being oak, beech and Scotch pine. REVIVAL SERVICES TO BEGIN AT CANE RIVER CHURCH A series of revival services will begin at the Cane River Baptist ; Church Sunday night, April 14. The services will begin each night at 7:30. The Rev. Earl 1 Blankenship, pastor of the church, will *mu duct the services. The public is invited. I ■ ■_ ” -■ 1 ■ ■ ifIT Many Boy Scouts Advanced In Court Os Honor William C. Loven, of Troop 11, • Bakersville, was presented with the award of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Scouting, at the monthly Boy Scout Court of Hon or held April 4, in the Bakersville Baptist Church. The presentation was made by his Scoutmaster, the Rev. Melvin C. Swicegood. Lat R. Westall of Spruce Pine, a member of advancement committee of the Mayland Dis trict, was chairman of- thq Court of Honor. The court clerk was Roger Ellis, the colors were ad vanced by Gene Robinson and Phil Young, and the Pledge to the Flag was led by William C. Loven, all of Troop 11. The invo -1 cation was given by the Rev. Mr. Swicegood, pastor of the church. The award of Tenderfoot rank was presented by Davis M. Nich ols, Scoutmaster, of. Troop. 1, Spruce Pine, to 1 the following Scouts from Troop 14, Crossnore: Sammy Calloway, James Craw ford, Robert Cook, Freddy Bealer, Curtis Dean, Dennis Johnson, Johnny Pearson, Danny Poison, John O’Quin, Buck Ritter, Harold Turbyfill, Ronald Buchanan, Steve Burleson, and Henry Riggs, j The following boys from other troops were also given the Ten derfoot award: Harold and Gerald D. Ward of Troop 9, Micaville; Bob Buchanan of Troop 10, Minneapolis; Phil Norman and Lty Blevins of Troop 11, Bakersville; Stevie Stewart and Joe Sturgill of Troop 15, Lin ville; Carl Joe Stewart of Troop 17, Ledger; Harry E. Hall of Troop 23, Altapass; Tommy Way ne Burleson and Roger William ' Burleson of Troop 25, Hawk; and * the following from Troop 18, Celo: 1 Hugh Allen Teague, Ronald B. 1 , Thomas, Donald E. and James ' Roy Grindstaff, Charles Carroll, F and Elmer Shuford. ! Mr. Nichols also awarded the rank of Apprentice Explorer, the first time this had been given in ’ this district, to the following boys * of Troop 23, Altapass; Wayne : Hall, Jerry Branch, Ray fco*e, Lewis Biddix, Albert R. Biddix, ' -• •* *- *-.- . . ' Lions To Sell Brooms: ; Today To Aid The Blind “Buy a broom and help the Blind" will be the theme of the Lions Club broom sale today, ac cording to Dick Bailey, president of the Burnsville Lions Club. The Lions will have 144 brooms to sell in their house to house can- Holy Week Services Scheduled At Presbyterian Church On Palm Sunday, April 14th,. the Junior Choir as well as the Senior Choir will sing at the morning worship. The minister’s sermon subject will be “Christ Comes to His Own”. The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, which Jesus instituted on the Thursday night before the first Easter Day, will be celebrat ed at 7:30 p. m. one week from tonight (Thursday, April 18th). On Good Friday, April 19th, people are invited to come to the church between 2 and 3 p. m. to engage in contemplation, prayer and worship. Easter Day services will be an nounced in the pqper next week. NOTICE A mass meeting will be held at the Courthouse in Burnsville, North Carolina, at 8:00 p. m., April 16, 1957, for the purpose of nominating candidates for Mayor and Commissioners of the Town of Burnsville at the election to be held May 7, 1957. The final date in which candi dates for office may file for the election to be held on May 7, 1957, is April 23, at 2:00 p. m. Reece Mclntosh, Mayor ' ■ and Charles Hefner. The award of Second Class rank was presented by the Rev. Earl Miller, pastor of the Crossnore Presbyterian Church and Scout master of Troop 14, to the follow ing: Charles Wright of Troop I,' Spruce Piner D. J. Hughes of Troop 10,' Minneapolis; Ronald and Benny Howell, Leroy Bishop, and Ronnie Robinson, all of Troop 20, Newdale; Ray Rose and Way ne'H4U r of Troop 23, Altapass; and the following boys from Troop 25, Hawk: Tommy, Billy D. and Wilkie Buchanan, Richard Ward, Hazen Ledford, Jr., James E. Burleson, Ronnie, Robert, Billy, Clarence Arthur, and Ronnie S. Pittman, Arthur Ledford, Wade Reid, Bobby Ledford, and Burton Woody. The award of First Class rank was presented f by Frank Biddix, Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 1, Spruce Pine, to Edward Gregg of Troop 10, Minneapolis, and Blaine Biddix of Troop'23, Alta pass. The award of Life rank was presented by Dr. Cameron F. Mc- Rae of Burnsville, district com missioner, to Gene Robinson of Troop 11, Bakersville. , Merit. Badge awards were pre sented by .Paul Willis, Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 1, Spruce Pine, to the«following members of Troop 1, Spruce Pine: Freddie Connelly (bookbinding, forestry, public health, citizenship in the nation); Eddie Connelly (book binding); Allen McMurray (first aid); Douglas Greene (railroad ing); Boyce Wright (hiking, bookbinding, home repairs); Will iam Heath (scholarship), and Bobby McNeil (personal fitness, animal industry, architecture, electricity). Merit Badge awards were sented also to the following Scouts of Troop 1, Burn v'lle: Ru ’Scll Boone (home repairs); and Clarence Hall (safety). Doug Burleson of Troop 18, In galls, was awarded a Merit Bad ge for Dqarksmanship. (Continued on page 5) ' * * Advertisers Give Best Boys NUMBER THIRTY-THREE vass, which will get under way at 5:00 o’clock this afternoon. These brooms are made by the Guilford Industries for the Blind, a self-supporting. r organization whose aim is to provide employ ment for the blind and partially blind men and women of North Carolina. V “Please remember,” Lion Bailey states, “that when you buy a broom made by a blind person* you not only help to support a— worthy industry, but at the same Time you are helping* the blind and partially blind in Yancey County." Profits that are realized from the sale of brooms will be used by the Burnsville Lions Club to pro vide glasses for needy children and adults, and to provide Christ mas gifts for the blind. Since July 1, 1956, the Bumsyille Lions Club has purchased twenty seven pairs of glasses at the cost of $202. and delivered twenty-five Christmas gifts of blankets and toys to blind adults and children. _ Mrs. Proffitt Will Attend Conference In Ceylon Mrs. Ralph Proffitt, president of the N. C. Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs, will attend the Associated Country Women of thg World Conference in . Cpl- /■ ombo, Ceylon, July 3-13, ajjpng with eight other N. C. women. The conference scheduled for last October, was postponed until July of this year, due tp the world crisis at (he time »f the -scheduled meeting. . i According to Miss Ruth Current, state home demonstration agent, the group of nine North Carolina women will leave the United States the first wedk in June for Europe, and will continue -to Ceylon for the conference. They will go to other points around the world before they return home August 3. The Associated Country Women of the World is the organiztßlpn which links together 127 Country Women’s Societies ip 81 coutries, states, and provinces, .from great national organizations with over one million members to small groups with only a few hundred. The aims of the A. C. W, W. are to promote international good*- will, friendship and understand ing between countrywomen ot the world; to raise the standard of living ot rural women all over the world; and to further interna tional relations and be a, voice for countrywomen at internation al affairs. The N. C. Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs is sponsor ing the delegates and shouldering part of the expenses of the trip. LOCAL WOMEN ATTEND TB ASSOCIATION MEETING Mrs. Ernest Briggs and Mrs. Harmon Peterson attended the 51st annual meeting of the North Carolina Tuberculosis Association held at the Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, last Monday. Mrs. Briggs is Yancey County chairman and Mrs. Peterson, is seal chairman for the county. Approximately 300 workers from all parts of the state attended the meeting. DR. WEBB’S OFFICE TO BE CLOSED ON THURSDAYS < | , .'*%j Dr. Melvin Webb’s office will be closed all day* each Thursday during May, June, July and Aug- HORVATHS HAVE HUGARIAN VISITOR I ” *
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