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Advertisers Give The Best Buys # : VOLUME TWENTY-TWO Mrs. Pate Assumes Duties As Blood Program Chairman At a recent meeting of the exe cutive committee of the Yancey County chapter of the American Red Cross, Mrs. Evelyn Patte was unanimously elected chairman of the Wood porgram for Yancey County. Mrs. Pate, a native of* Yancey Farmers Over 65 Not Exempt From Paying S. S. Tax “Many Yancey county farmers over 65 years of age who are re ceiving social security checks have been asking if they must continue to file tax returns and pay social security taxes,” R. Lee Alltop, field representative of the Asheville Social Security Admin istration office said today. “Farmers are like 'other self employed people and workers in industry they are not exempt from paying social security taxes " becWse they arp Over 65 of: al ready receiving benefits. Self employment tax returns are re quired of all farmers who had gross self-employment ificom e of at lease «S6OO and a net of at least, S4OO in 1957.” Alltop reported that many far mers already receiving benefits are asking if tax pay ments will incraese the amount of the benefit payable. He stated that this would be true in some cases but that a review of the tax return would be necessary bfefore any change could be put into ef fect. In no case would benefits be stopped or recJuceOy earnings or by reason of no earn ings at all. Alltop is at the Courthouse in Burnsville on the second and fourth Monday of each month to provide Social Security informa tion and assistance in filing claims. Yaneey Hospital Report BIRTHS: A daughter, Regina Gay, born January 15 to Mr. and Mrs. Edd Edwards Rt. 1, Burnsville. A daughter, not yet named, born January 20 to Mr. anjl, Mrs. Judson Monkus, Green Mtn. - A daughter, Sandra, born Jan uary 21 to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Laws, Micaville. OTHER ADMISSIONS: Bessie Penland, Linda Silvers, Cornelia Briggs, Rt. 3, Burns ville; Wilson Ingram, Zona John Butler, Rt. 2, Bakersville; Print Blevins, Luella Honeycutt, Rt. 1, Burnsville; Daniel McKinney, Sprude Pine; Helen England, B. B. Penland, Julia Walker, Norma Evans, Wade Adkins, Burnsville; Nina Mae Laws; Mor ris Robinson, Green Mtn.; Baby Robert Snelson, Edith Laws, Mlcftrille; James Blevins, Bak ersville; Mettie Letterman, Rt. 1, Green Mtn.; Glenna Howell Shirley. Voung, Donald Bodford, Rt 2, Burnsville; Glen Edwards, Asheville; .. Lester Boone, Mars Hill, Wanda Wilson,-Pensacola. Men’s Club To Meet Monday Night The Burnsville Men's Club will hqld Its firss meeting in 1958 on Monday evening at T> o'clock at the Community Build ing. Ladles of the Higgins Mem orial Methodist Church will serve the dinner. BOXSCORE ON N. C . M WAV $ / - *jr » Raleigh—The Motor Vehicles Department’s stihnitary of traffic deaths through 10 a. m.—January ?0, 1068: Killed This Year: 36 Killed to date last year: 63 v. 'v. -x. . v. v ' ■ * f- u\ The Yancey Record Subscription: $2.00 Per Year County, has for been one of the most active and ver satile associates in many public and private movements. She is serving her second term as Register of Deeds of Yanctey County, and has served as fund chairman for the Red Cross for a number of years. Pate is active in church and community affairs. She has well-merited re cognition of her achievements with the Yancey. Baptist Asso ciation and thte loctal P. T. A. Mrs. Pate has made a contri bution to her county through qualities of ’ fairness, modesty, * thoughtful consideration, and the best type : of’. constructive lead ership. The next visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile to this county will be on Feb.'s, from 1 to 5 p. m.', at the First Baptist Church., in Burnsville. Safety Awards Presented To Highway Employees Two hundred and five employ ees of the State Highway Com mission, n Yancey, Buncombe, mission in Yancey, Buncombe, received award for accident free service at a meeting in Asheville on January 17th, 1958., The awards were presented by Mr. Tarvia Jones, Engineer of Safety, for tt|a Commission. Seventeen employees received certificates for one year's service without an accident; forty-five reoeivad certificates lor two.years no accident service; thirty-five were awarded silver pins for three years accident free service; sixty-four were given gold pins for five years without an acci dent and forty-four were present ed gold pins. with diamonds for ten year’s service with no on the job accident either personfel or equipment, Those in Yancey County re ceiving ten-year safety awards were Virgis Anglin, Seth C. Honeycutt, E. F. Hunter, ' Sf.,"J. C. Hunter, Clay Morrow and Edwin Peterson. COMMUNITY CLUB News The Brush Creek Community held its annual Rabbit Supper Friday night with approximat ely 75 persons present. Morris McGough, Manager of the Asheville Agricultural De velopment Council, attended and complimenten the commuinty on its program. Brush Creek started its Com munity Development Program in 1954 and has been county winner twice. Jess Howell, president and his predecessors have provided excellent leadership and have had the cooperation of the en tire community. i 1 T Garden Club i Meeting Postponed The Garden Club will not meet this Friday, as scheduled, but will meet on Friday evening, Jan. 31, at the hom e of Mrs. W. A. Y. Sargent. iVwfjy h, • y f SmjujjF a ~ ■- 'S* j ~ '■ x "•7 ; r~f >r t, .. „. .. * NUMBER 15 . . . Cornellua Schouten family beams approval at newest member, Michael, born Christmas day In Lynwood. Calif. r “Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County” Baptists Meet This Week For Clinic Some 2,000 Baptist pastors, as sociational missionaries, educa tional directors, and Sunday School leaders ar e meeting this wefek at the First Baptist Chur ch, Asheville, for the annual Re gional Sunday School Clinic. This project is being jointly sponsored by the Buncombe Bap tist • Association, the Sunday School Department of the Bap tist State Convention of North Carolina, and the Sunday School Department of the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. Mr. John T. Sise mora, superintendent of Adult Work, will direct the clinic. Among those present for .var ious conferences are Dr. A. V. Washburn, secretary of the Sun day School Department of the Southern Baptist Convention; Dr. J. N. Barnette, retiring secre tary; Mr. "Herman I*. King, sup erintendent of Sunday School Ad ministration; Miss Delores Bak er; 'Miss Melva Cook; Mr. Rob ert A. Dowdy; Mr. Wilbur C. Lamm; Mrs. Lillian Moore Rice; Dr. J. L. Corzine, and other work ers from several different states. Patrol On Alert For “Litterbugs” RALEIGH Col. James R Smith, commander of the State Highway Patrol, reminded Tar Heel -motorists today that the patrol is on the alert for viola tions of the statutes against lit tering the highways. Pen<ies -for such violations may run as high as SSO fine or 30 days imprisonment. Instructions for the vigorous enforcement of anti-littering laws went out to the patrol force following an intensive program of the Governor’s Committee for Clean Highways to' bring about increased public interest and co operation in improving the ap pearance of North Carolina High ways. <3ol. Smith said that public re sponse to the clean highways program has been excellent, ant enforcement against the littering is designed to supplement the continuing efforts of the Gover nor’s Committee for plean High ways. • Fox To Get Safety Award Roy Lee Fox, of Winston-Salem, will receive a bronze “Oscar” trophy for safe driving f rom the North Carolina Motor Car riers Association, Inc. A driver for McLean Trucking Company, *1? was praised for driving 670,896 miles in six years without an ac cident of any kind. Mr. Fox, a former resident of Burnsville, was antortg six dri vers selected for their safety re cords. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard’ Fox of Burnsville. Penland, Presnell Attend Bank Meeting B. R. Penland and ' Robert Presnell attended a meeting of stockholders and directors Os the Northwestern Bank on Jan. 14, in North Wilkesboro. t Mr. Penland Was elected direc -1 tor from *the Burnsville branch • and also was elected to the exe • cutive board of the Northwestern Bank. * BURNSVILLE. N. C„ THURSDAC, JANUARY, 28, 1958 ■ .... Senior Girl Scout Droop Established In Burnsville I At the regular meeting of the Burnsville-Bald Creek Neighbor hood of the Pisgah *Girl Scout Council on January 13, final ' plans wpre made for establishing a Senior Girl Spout Troop. An organization primarily for ser vice on ' the , community level, ' membership in the troop is of- 1 sered to all girls l fourteen through seventeen years rtf age. The pro- 1 .gram will inclqpS' besides ser vice projects, handcrafts, dancing and other activities chosen by the girls themselves.!' . r The leaders will be Miss Annie ~ Hassell and Mis. Carl Carter. - Miss Hassell was a Senior Scout in Washington, T>. G-.,,«(ater ser ving as leader of a Senior troop there. Mrs. Carter, in -close touch with the young people in this vicinity, has ahva'y.s shown a lively interest in this age group. All girls who are eligible are invited to attend the first meet ing which will he held at the home of Miss,, Hassell in Glen Raven village this Evening, Thurs day, at 7:00. If needed, transporta tion may be had for this meet-" ing by contacting the leaders' or any of the Girl Iscout workers in Burnsville. A - ---.....'-'.’gi? --.- « Tobacco Growers To Hear State College Specialists Astor Perry,.. Abfcecq, extension specialist, and -A A., Tedd, pktat disease specialise frftm State Col lege, will me4|L|jp h tot . >t"' - 1 ers in the cbu§.hoiise Tuesday morning, Jaf*|iß®A*. 81*9:00 a. m. : Mr. Perry wiuc&ver fmorffietion 1 practices and Mr. Tedd will dis cuss disease prevention and carts trol. •>* feeSults of tobacco demonstra *nns in this county and other aunties will, be given. All grow r* are urged to attend. LIONS TO OBSERVE LADIES NIGHT « Tile BurnsvTlTe Lions Club will ibserve Laaies’ Night Thursday, I ■ January 28, at'7:3o in the Com munity Building. Micaville high school students will provide special music. Dr. C. F. Mcßae will be honored with the presentation of a special Ser vice Certificate as a charter , member. 1 f "Yf U Out-of-town guests will be , District GoVerijpr, C. R. Smith, . and Mrs. Smith of Appalachian ■ Teachers College at Boone. NEWS FROM THE COUNTY AGENT’S OFFICE Efforts to move ahead with the Program Projection plans to increase poultry income in the county are being nnp-ije by the County Agent’s Office in coopera tion with poultrymen and poul try industry leaders. Present and future poultrymen, ~ who are interested in going into commercial egg production, should contact the county agent’s office. ■ A survey is being made to find out the number of people inter ! ested and th e facilities they have ’ for raising poultry. Only those interested in put ting in 500 or more layers are 1 being surveyed at this time. I i \ * ~~ Applications B&ng Taken For Purchase Os Montana Ewes Farmers interested in getting started in the expanding of the sheep business— »»r"‘ttyeir farms have an opportunity to purchase western ewes to be delivered in May of this year if they make °P* plication at - once at the county agent’s office, iteH applications should be accompanied by a deposit of $5 per ewe. - These Montana ewes are coming from Jthe same source as last year and will be one year old, accord ing to county Agent E. L, Dilling ham. They are especially bred to produce a large amount of wool and also inilk- Farmers .who pur chased tWm last year hav„ give* good repWs of them. Pension Plan For Firemen Being Contested North Carolina firemen are losing no time taking advantage of the pension plan passed by the 1957 General Assembly. Over 1900 members have paid $52,000 in the four months the plan has been operating, said Win Donat, Pen sion Fund Secretary, of Farm ville, N. C. Members. pay $5.00 each month until retirement in order .t D receive a pension of $50.00 each month after fetire mev.t This fund fund is augmen ted by a levy of one per on Itfire insurance premiums paid in tfhe area protected by the depart ment. The o<ne per cent rate in crease was authorized by the law creating the pension plan ahd is paid by the policy holders. Over 115 fire departments over the state are represented by the membership. Burnsviie,, N. C. has 7 members belonging to thb plan. All firemen belonging to departments rated class “A” or better arte eligibly for class “8” or better, or rural class “A” or better are eligible for member ship. This rating qualification is designed to stimulate depart mental improvement in efficiency and equipment thereby improving the service rendered and. lower ing the accident rate among fire men. jffso, insurance rates are de creased as the department’s ef ficiency rating is improved. The firemen’s pension will pro vide a valuable supplement to social security benefits and 1 pri vate incomes for many firemeh who have been serving their com munities at considerable personal risk and expense with listle or no compensation, Donat sald. Many cities add tpwns are paying qll or part of the firemen’s pfey- , roents to the pension fund. The pension plan is being con-' tested by the fire insurance com panies %vho have filed suits in the Wake County Superior Court. The demurreg filed by the Attorney General, who is defending Char les F. Gold, Commissioner of Insurance and Henry L. Bridges, State Auditor, born trustees of the pension fund, recently was upheld by the Wake court. The judge’s -action on the demurrer hos been appealed to thre Sfiate Supreme court. Farm Housing Loans Available The construction and repair of farm houses and other farm build ings may be financed by Farm ers Home Administration loians, Mack B. Ray, the agency’s local county supervisor, said this week. ' He said the same kind of farrr housing loan program is avail able as lhst ypar when American farm owners borrowed $21,300.00 to construct, improve, or repair farm houses and other essential farm buildings, or to improve water for farmland or household use. A good example of the Farm Housing program in operation may be observed on th e farm of 1 Mr. and Mrs. \ Philip Styles of Route 3, Burnsville. During 1057 they constructed a very modern home, including basement, cen tral heating system and garage. By using some materials from their farm they were able to build for a very reasonable price. Also Mr. and Mrs. Bill Evans of Jacks Creek are very happy with their attractive new home. A full-siize basement is being utitizal for storage of fruits, veg etables, tobacco grading and in cludes a shower and wash room. Native shrubbery is being used for landscaping that fits well with plans for a large lawn. Farmers Home Administration loans ar e provided only when a bank 0 r other lender cannot ade quately sierve the owner’s credit needs, at tH e preseht time. \ The agency does not compete with* conventional or cooperative ders, Mr. Ray said, .but does sup- 1 plement the credit services sup plied by other sources. Borrow ers agree to repay the housing loans within the shortest time consistent with *"their abilities, but no loan schedule can go be yond 33 years. The interest rate Price Per Copy; Five Cents Rep. Whitener Elected To* House Judiciary Committee Washington, -D. C. The House of Representatives today unanimously adopted a, resolu tion electing Congressman Basil L. Whitener of the 11th Con gressional District to the House Committee on Judicary. The Judiciary Committee is one of the moat powerful com mittees iir the Congress. It has Farmers Requested To Answer Queries Yancey farmers have been asked to cooperate in the state’s annual 1958 Township #arm Census this month by E. L. Dill ingham, county agent. Dillingham says that the cen sus will be taken this month as farmers list their 1958 taxes. Tax listers are cooperating in the census to get the vital informa tion which agricultural leaders can use in working out plans for agricultural programs. Th e cen sus is required by law, and the state Department of Agriculture and boards of county commiss ioners afe responsible for carry ing it out. County Agent Dillingham ex plains that, the information ob tained in the census is held in continence. It is useh only for compiling accurate statistics on land use, crop acreages and live stock numbers. David S. Weaver, director of the N. C. Agriculturak Extension Service, emphasizes that the an nual North Carolina Township Farm Census should not be con fused. with the . Federal govern mfcnt’s general (agricultural cen- I sus every five years. He said ’through the annual North Caro lina Farm Census, we have the machinery for obtaining vital statistical data that helps keep this state on the right road!, ag : riculturally.” -» Some of the questions farmers will be expected to answer in clude: total acreage for each tract over three acres, number of acres rfom which crops were harvested in 1957, number acres 4 of idle crop land, improved pas ture, data on individual crops, cattle, hogs and chickens. is 4 percent. Although housing loans go on ly to farm owners, an owner may borrow to repair or build a house or other farm buildings for his tenants or farm laborers. Part time farigers are eligible for Farm Housing loans. A borrow er -must b e an American citizen. , Any farm involved must be big enough and o perated in such a way as to be considered an actual farm, knd it must produce a sub stantial part of the operator's annual cash income. Farmers cannot use farm housing loans to buy land or refinance debts. Mr. Ray Cautioned loan appli cants against starting construc tion or incurring debts for work or materials before their leans are closed, if the*y expect to obtain their financing throu gh the Farmers Heme Adminis tration. However jobs that have been started and everything paid fort 0 date may be completed with Farm Housing funds pro vided construction already done meets minimum requirements. This loan has been popular in Yancey County as well as throu ghout the United States. Thirty nine Farm Housing loans have been made in Yancey County to date for a total of $195,235. Farmers buy their building ma terial* wherever they please, us ually from local dealers. They obtain their building plans from any reliable source they choose. The Farmers Home Administra tion hfes a limited number of plans that applicants may use If they want to. During construction \he agen cy makes periodic inspections to brake certain that sound con struction standards are followed. Construction may bfe by contract or on a day labor bails. ■ ■*,' * , * Advertisers Give Ths Best Buy*] i NUMBER TWENY-TWO - initial legislative jurisdiction oy er bills relating to judicial pro ceedings; appointment of Repre sentatives ; bankruptcy, mutiny, espionage, and . counterfeiting; civil liberties; constitutional amendments; federal courts and judges; imigration and naturali-. nation; interstate compacts; mea sures raising' to claims against the United States; meetings of Congress, attendance of _ Mem ibers and their acceptance of in compatible -offices; national pen al institutions; patents, copy rights, and trade-marks; presi dential cession; protection of trade and commerce against un lawful restraints and monopolies; revision and codification of the Statutes of the United States; state and territorial boundary lines; and various oher. legisla tive matters. " ; The 11th District legislator, commenting upon his elevation to the new assignment, , stated, “I am deeply appreciative of the confidence which my colleagues in tlie House of Representatives liavF evidenced in electing me to membership on' the Judiciary Committee. I count it a high hon or as well ag a tremendous re sponsibility. Service on this com mittee gives one -an opportunity to more effectively assist in the preservation of our basic consti tutional concepts in the legisla tive arena. In the deliberations of the Committee it will be my purpose to be constantly aware of this responsibility”. Drainage Pays For Bid Hunter, Sr. By Lewis W. Dameron Yancey Soil Conservationist “Yes, tile drainage pays,” ac cording to Mr. Ed Hunter Sr. of Jacks Creek. r_~- ~ . _ Last year Mr. Hunter grew an estimated 104 bushels of corn per acre on land that had been too wet for row crops the previous year. In 1955. Hunter drained a tottc acre bottom-land field by in stalling 1000 ft. of four inch clay drain tile. Tnis drainage system was designed by the Soil Conser- vation Service personnel assigned to th e Yancey Soil Conservation District Cost share assistance was furnished through the Yan cey ASC office of a portion of this drainage system. Net only has this drainage ditch allowed Mr. Hunter t 0 grow bigger and better erbps, but it has also cut down on his soil erosion losses. Now that he is able to grow corn on this bottom land, he has all of his upland in grass, trees, and wildlife plant ings, thus preventing any further soil, losses. Legion, Auxiliary To Meet Tuesday The American Legion and Auxiliary will meet Tuesday night, Jan. 28, at 7 o’clock at the Community Building. WNC Lions Review Progress At Mid- Winter Convention al officers participaten in the mid officers participated in the rhid winter convention of Western North Carolina Lions Clubs Sat urday, Jan. 18, in George Vander bilt Hotel, Asheville. -Program principals included John L. (Jack) Stickley of Char lotte, immediate past internation al president; and Norman True blood of Elizabeth Citjr, secre tary-treasurer, N, C. State Uona Club Council. Three ''host district governor* were; 31-A, Judge William A. Hart of Weaverville; 31-B, A R. Smith of Boone; and 31-C, Law rence L, Maler of Belmont.
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