North Carolina Newspapers

/ sSgSHKEg? VOLUME TWENTY-TWO; Farm Supply Store Is Destroyed By Fire A. fire caused an estimated $70,000 damage at Howell's I'eed and Seed Store at. Greens Moun tain last Thursday night. Fire Chief Bob Hilliard said the blaze started around 9:30 and probably was caused by a* short' circuit in the main switch box produced fchen high winds blew two Pow er lines together. Burnsville volunteer firemen battled for three hours to bri^g Rural Schools Need Stale Help • f-'&'y SANFORD Supporters of ru ral schools ’ throughout- -—North Carolina have found a friend in former State Senator Terry San ‘ford of Fayetteville, who spoke here recently on a program for "lifting our small schools out of the mud.” Speaking at' the F.eoer-Son banquet of Grantham's Future Farmers of America, Sanford told the group “I would like-to see us do for the public what Governor Scott did for the .public roads. The rural school which year after year sends forth grad uates unable to’ compete with the graduates of the larger, wealth ier school' systems in the State needs to be lifted out of the mud. The Democratic leader remind ed his audience that in these times this country must' train every potential scholar to the limit of his abilities, and to do this the State 'Cannot be-satisfied with mediocrity in even one school " The schools which do not mea sure up because of . inadequate State and local funds,” Sanford said, “are blights on a State who se proud Constitutional boastj is. a general and uniform system of public schools." The solution, Sanford conclud ed, is complex, but part of the answer lies in adequate finan cing. “Among other things, this means a fairer allocation of all of the resources of North Caro lina, state and local, so that pur boys and girls, whether in or out of the cities. close...to or tar away from wealth, have an opportun ity for education which approa ches equality.” "There are many signs of bet ter days for North Carolina schools,” he staid. “For example, presently at work are two State committees! one charged with studying school finances, the other studying the teaching prac tices. In addition, North Caro lina is taking the national lead in devejoving educational televis ion. And most important of all, there Is all over North Carolina a waking interest in public schools. I' believe we can have another crusade for public educa tion equal to the crusade of Gov ernor Aycock, and I believe the time is now,” Governor Charles B, Aycock led the successful es tablishment of North Carolina's present public school system. "This help for rural schools,” Sanford said, "will require the determined support of people, who are willing to make the public schools the number one respopsi* bllity of the State of North Caro- Urtgv The result will be an Oppor tunity for a superior” education for all boys and girls.’ # , Locals Miss Pauline' G. Jarrett under-' went surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md., on Jan. 21. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jarrett of Green Mountain. Her sister, Mrs. Daisy Wyatt, visited her during ■ her illness. ' SJJI iliiiillyßE ON N.C.HIGHWAYS Raleigh —The Motor Vehicles Department’s summary of traffic deaths through 10 a. m. —January 27, 1868: Killed This Tear: 43 Killed. t 0 Date Last Year: 89 Subscription: $2.00 Per Year the blaze under control, using a portable pump since they were unable to get the truck to the river. The fire had caused Con siderable damage by the time the .firemen reached the scene, Hill . iard said. r » The frame and tin building was . completely., destroyed, and due to the high winds, little i equipment was saved- Chief Hill ; iard said the losses included sev en box carloqds of fertilizer, five carloads <jf feed, five farm trac tors, $7,000 worth of seed, and an automobile belonging to a man on the store's staff. Firemen, with the aid of a wrecker truck from Banks ' Young Motor C 0.,”" were able to; ' save five farm tractors, two, of them partly damaged. J: W. Howell owned th§ buiid ingi and Ward Howell was oper ator of the store. ' Chief Hilliard said the losses were partly covered by insur ance, Writers Workshop Ho Be Held Raleigh, Jan. 29 The first ' annual Southern Writers Work shop, for beginning and experi* 1 enced writers, will be held at the Sir Walter Hotel April 8, 9 and 10th. The Workshop, first of its kind in North Carolina, will fea ture lectures by successful, pub lished authors, who will discuss 1 techniques, trends and markets. -Regional publishers will also take part on the program. There will be sessions on all phases of writ ing, including biography, the short story, the novel, mysteries, poetry, the trade journal and the feature article. The Workshop will open with registration at 3 p. m. Tuesday, April Bth. Bugs Barringer, of Rocky Mount, newspaper column ist and feature writer, and Mrs. Bernadette Hoyle, of Smithfield, author of “Tar Heel Writers I Know”, are co-chairmen of the Workshop. All persons interested in attending the Workshop can obtain further information by Writing to Hoyle. “ < ~ ~ .1,. Anglin Urges Farmers To Sign Up For Acreage Reserve i i All North Carolina counties are authorized to take requests from farmers to participate in the ; Soil Bank Acreage Reserve Pro- j gram, Fred L. Anglin, Office . Manager for Yancey ASC Com- : mittee announced today. Most of our farmers know that 1 the signup undeiy the Acreage : Reserve Program - began the 13th of 'this month and that the re sponse of farmers to this signup was ’way beyond all expectations. ' In fact, by the 17th, after just four days of the signup, North Carolina farmers had placed cot., ton acreage in the Soil Bank which would provide payments to complying farmers of $5,900,000. In other words, in just four days the ISOS' signup farmbrs in this State had placed nearly as much cotton acreage in the reserve as •was placed in the 1957 program during the entire signup. There were 122,000 acres of cotton placed in the 1957 Acreage Reserve Pro gram, for payments! totaling $7,300,000. Because of the unex pectedly heavy participation in the program during the first four days of the signup, Washington instructed ASC State Offices to suspend the signup on cotton in the Acreage Reserve until a clos er look coultf be taken at the money available. Corn was found t 0 be in a similar situation, and firm commitments were stopped on January 21. From this experi ence with cotton and corn, I think it would be wise If any farmers wishing t G put some of their to bacco acreage In this year’if Soil Bank visit their local ASC Offioe without delay and have their re quests properly recorded. Anglin said. One of the primary objectives is * «. 4. k V. * • . » I . . • (. ••'*►< 1 U • « l . i I i»• >k • . ■ The Yancey Record llhil v- w ’. -mgm: HOME-MAKING QUEEN . 77“ Mme. Vlginie Belligeon of Haute- Saone won prizes as "France’s best housekeeper through writ- J ten examination and practical demonstration. i Profitable Small Leaf Allotment Ray Cook of the rSeven Mile Ridge Community Vs Yancey County has a small tobacco allot ment, but he’s making the most of it. Assistant County Agent Roger Hyatt says'that Cook pro duced 546 pounds of tobacco from his .15 acre allotment. Cio.ok attributes his high, pro duction to two things: first he followed recommended fertiliza tion practices and then he primed 80 pounds which he figures would have rotted in tire field, otherwise. Stamey Selected For Agricultural Work J. B. Stamey, local dairyman and community leader, has been selected to serve a ’ 'four year term on the Board of Directors of the, Agricultural Foundation. Mr. Stamey" has also been elected a member of the tee for the same term, according to L. L. Ray, director of the foun dation. i«r:TTf:; “This foundation was organized in 1944, and during the past year, had a total income of $223,691.93. The “Nickels for Know-How” plan operates on the basis of 5c per ton on feed and fertilizer. Mr. Stamey is a member of the County Soil Consorvaiton Dis trict Committee, a forrfer de monstration farmer, and a farm organization leader. t 0 assist farmers in reducing pro duction of the basic crops currfent ly in over supply. Under the 1957 Soil Bank Acreage Reserve Pro gram farmers in this State- did more than their share in cutting surplus production. ” Under thel9s7 program, . fa -m --ers in this State' placed 26,000 acres of flue-cured and burley to bacco in the "Bank.” In addition, they placed 122,000 acres of cot ton, 81,000 acres of corn, and 67,700 acres of wheat in the Soil Bank for the 1957 year. Using an estimated average production per fee re, participation in the 1957 Reserve in North Carolina reduced production dur ing that year by 43.9 million ppunds of tobacco, 79,000 bales of cotton, 2.5 million bushels of corn, and 1.3 million bushels of wheat. Comparing the achievements in this State toward reducing pro duction of surplus crops through the Soy Bank with nationwide participation, we find that about 93 million pounds of tobacco, 2 million bales of cotton. 225 mill ion bushels of corn, and 175 mill ion bushels of wheat would have been produced on the 21 million acres that the nation’s farmers placed in the 1957 Acreage Reser ve of the Soil Bank. These acres placed in the Re serve in North Carolina as wbll as throughout the nation wtere ‘ allotment" acres and represent ed a net reduction from the per missive total production of these basic crops under ASC’s produc tion adjustment programsc- If participatlion In the 1958 Acreage Reserve Program equals that under the 1957 program, wb will go a long way toward alle viating the surplus problem which caused allotment reductions in past years j>n many commodities. “Dedicated To The Progress Qf Yancey County” BURNSVILLE, N. O, THURS DA*, JANUARY SO, 1958 Yancey Has Increase In Accident Fatalities In 1957 1 ik \ ihe accident report'for Yancey, County, released thu week by Patrolman A. W. Rector-, shows that five persons were killed in automobile accidents in “’this county during 1957, an increase of three over 1956. There was a total of 74 acci dents during the year, with 38 involving personal injury. The report shows that 2-3 of che accidents occurred on N. C. Highway 19-E, with the greater per cent occurring between Bur nsville and bald Creek. More accidents happened between t,he Jiours of 6 p. m. and midnight; and the worst days of the week were Saturday and Sunday, which accounted for 17 and 18 acciifents respectively. 7 December proved to be the worst month for accidents, the report State*, with a total -of 12 accidents. Speed accounted for most of the accidents during the year. The three other ■main causes were driving on the wrong side of the road, right of way viola tions and driving drunk. „ Health Dept. News The North Carolina Merit Sys tem Council has approved the re [ classification of Dr. Cameron F. , McP-ae to Health Officer I, re , troactive ta January 1. This pro motion was based both on field experience and on postgraduate training; the latter yas taken at the University of North Carolina , in 1938 and in 1954-5. •* » * Chest X-ray servjco in the Yan cey County Health' Center, .Burns ville, will be suspended until ar . langements can bt: made for its resumption. Dr. Mcgae, the Dis . trict Health Director, tiad been doing this work until his depart ure tor the Unrversitjr of —North Carolina. Chest X-rays are still j made in the Spruce Pine Health Office on Thursdays, between.B*3o a. m. and 12 noon and from 1 to 5 p. m. Presbyterian Church News The monthly breakfast of the Presbyterian men will be held next Sunday morning at 8 a. m. All men of the congregation are invited. At the 11 a. m. service there will be the .ordination and install ation of a deacon. The subject of the sermon by the Rev. Warren S. Reeve, minister, will be “My Overflowing Cup”. Air Force Longevity Service Award An Air Force Longevity Service Award to be worn by AF military personnel was announced by Sgt. James W. Small, local Air Force recruiter. The Award will be in the form of a ribbon bar: It will be award ed for four years of ■ honorable active military service. A bronze oak leaf cluster will be awarded for additional four year periods. \ silver oak leaf cluster will be worn in lieu of five bronze clus ters. The ribbon is expected to he , ivailable for issue next spring. 1 , It will be a little lighter in color ■ than shade 84 AF blue, with two ! vertical turquoise bands. Maau ■ lecturing specifications are now being developed. The new longevity ribbon will i be worn by officers and alMnen 1 alike, to provide a uniform means for recognizing length of active military service of all AF person nel. All Fbderal active military 1 service will count toward longe ' vlty award service, provided that at least part of the time was spent in the active Air Force dnee its establishment as a sep arate service in 1947. I In addition to providing recogni , tion of officers’ longevity for the , first time, the ribbon will ne . place airmen’s "fogey” service ! Air Force policj* Is to i keep the Air Force uniform plain, but distinctive. Boy Scouts To Observe 48th I Anniversary , The 4,700,000 boys and leaders of the Boy Scouts of America will launch a yearlong National Safety Good Turn during Boy Scout Week, February 7 to 13. The Scouts’ national service project was suggested by Presi dent Dwight D. Eisenhower, Hqnorary President of the Boy Scouts. « in a White House message, President Eisenhower told the Scouts: land each individual, is of inestimable worth, yet in no other land do accidents cause a more terrible loss of human life and limb. This fact cannot be passively accepted. We must seek new ways to save the basic resource of our Nation: its peo ple. "Encouraged by the splendid results of your Conservation Good Turn four years ago, I now urge you to adopt Safety as your service project for 1958. through the concerted action of your mem bers, and in cooperation with other organizations, you can alert the public to the urgent need for reducing; the tragic toll of accidents". “This is an opportunity for ser vice to your country in the high est tradition of the Boy Scouts of America.” The ’ Scouts’ National Safety Good Turn is being coordinated nationally and locally with other safety programs and campaigns. National safety organizations have advised and assisted Scout leaders in developing plans and projects. , During March, April, and May, the projects will involve traffio safety. Outdoor safety projects will keep Scouts busy in June, July, and August. Home safety will be featured in September, October, and November. Next October, the Boy Scouts will distribute to approximately 35,000,000 homes a civil defense booklet on family preparedness for emergencies. Lions Hear District Governor District Governor A. R. Smith of Boone was guest speaker at the Ladies’ Night of the local Lions Club held Thursday night in the Community Building. Governor Smith eulogized the Lions for their work in helping the unfortunate and in , promot ing world peace. Micaville School students enter tained with musical numbers and a blackface sermon by Lyda B. Ray. Dr. C. F. Mcßae, a charter member of the club and local health officer, whs presented with a service certificate. Lion Mcßae is moving to New York where he has accepted similar work. Approximately 50 Lions and guests were present. _ i. 11 ■*', i>“ ..,-, i Wmfcjmm" ■ | DC|) rjJAfir OUT FOH. BLOOD are these Red Cross nurses accompanying the Red Cross Bloodmobile in its rounds of tapping the commun ity’s lifeline. The only way they can get it, though, is from the people who come in to give their blood so that others may live. Remember, the Bloodmobile willibe in Yancey County next Wed nesday, Feb. 5, from 1:00 to 6:00 p. m. at the £irst Baptist Church In Burnsville. . • . Firlce Per Copy: Five Cents Red Cross Bloodmobile To Be Here Feb. sth The Red Cross Blcodmobil will visit Yancey County. next j Wednesday, f'eb. 5,' and will lie set up in the basement of the First Baptist Church in Burns-- ville from 1:00 to 5:00 p.' m. Mrs. Evelyn Pate, blood pro* Miss Peterson Is Named Homemaker Os Tomorrow The Betty Crocker •Tt?rm-*-mnl;-’ \ of Tomorrow in Clearmont School | is Miss Betty-Low Peterson. ' v -i-V She received the highest score in a written examination on homemaking knowledge and at titudes, administered Dec. 3 to' senior girls in the graduating class. Her examination paper" will be entered in competition to name this state's cahdidate for the title of All-American'' Home maker of Tomorrow and. will al so be considered for the runner ( up award in the state. For her I achievement, she will receive an . award pin designed by Thifaii of New York. The national winner in 'for fourth annual Betty , 4 Croeker Search conducted among"' 327,000 1 young, women ih 11,800 of the nation’s public, private and ‘paro chial High schools will be named April 17 at a banquet in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. General Mills is sponsor of the' program designed -to-, .assist ..scfcu. ols in education for home and family diving. This year’s huge entry brings the four-year partf cipat ion over the million marl:. A total of 1,071,000 ' girls has on, rolled in this national .hompmak ing project since it was laimahed in 1955. A total of $106,000 in scholarships will be awarded j this year., - ——--■■■■.. /■ - Each State Betty Crocker" Homemaker of Tomorrow will re ceive a $1,500 scholarship and an education trip with "her school advisor to Washington, D. C., colonial Williamsburg, Ya., and New York City. A SSOO scholarship will be awarded the second rank ing girl in each state. The school of the * state winner wiit receive a set of the Encyclopaedia Brit annica. The scholarship the young woman named All-American Homemaker of Tomorrow will be increased to $5,000. Gills who rank second, third and fourth in the nation will receive $4,000, $3,000 and $2,000 scholarships, re spectively. Mrs. Proffitt To. ~ Speak At Garden Club Meeting Mrs. W. A. Y. Sargent will be hostess to the Garden Club Fri day evening, Jan. 31, at 8 o'clock, Mrs. Charles Proffitt is pro gram leader and Mrs. Ralph Prof fitt, of Bald Creek, will be guest speaker.' etooiwpgr • j) - J - - —~ NUMBER TWENTY-THREE gram chairman for Yanfcey Coun i tv, states that it is hoped a large iurnbef of people from all sec tions ok the county will volun , leer as donors to enable Yancey to meet its quota of blood dona tions. This will assure that those in this county wh D are in need of blood to hasten recovery or save lives may have it without delay. ; . -active donors will be - checked carefully before- being ’lowed to give blood. - Persons ■ between the ages of 18 and 6(\ | if in good health, are eligible to ■ give, blood; and those under 21, tur.l !,> riled, must have a con * -.ent slip signed by a parent. Agent Suggests Auuitional Cash Crop For Farmers t By Don Pardue, Assistant County Agent Do you need an additional caah crop from your farm each spring? St I' iwberry production bo the answer since it brings in a , pay day during May and June of . each year. Tobacco farmers are i finding it increat/ngiy difffcutl : i make their tobacco eheck cov er a full year. Many of these fam ilies could ,4ell strawberries com mercially using family labor or an extra source of farm income. Markets of good quality fresh berries are readily available each yeat in marhy towns. With the htinued use of deep freeze equ ipment in the home, housewives arc buying large quantities of rcs'i 'berries and freezing .them Cor <fnntr' use. This use h«s open ed Up the area for greater straw berry and other small fruit pro duction. | If~~ydu can use another cash ro;> on your farm and are not afraid of a little work, then strawberry production may be the answer. An acre of strawberry, if cared for properly, will bring in as many cash dollars as an acre of tobacco. Here in Yancey County, our soil and climate are well suited for the production of small fruits such as strawberries. if you .a.re in.t.e.rfis.te.d..in raising draw-berries, here are some t you should consider: Be sure virus-free plants i ram a certified nursery. Tenn • :;( c Beauty jvariety is the best adapted plant for this area so be sure to use Tennessee 4 Beauty plants if they are available. Se lect a well-drained soil with good air and water drainage. Since strawberries are a high dash crop, use your best land. Plants should be set two feet apart in the row and rows four feet apart. Thi s spacing would require 5,445 plants per acre. t-t More information concerning strawberry production may be obtained from the County Ag ent's Office. Yancey Hospital Report BIRTHS: daughter, Teresa Jane, born January 21 to Mr. and Mrs. Law rence Wilson, Pensacola. - - A daughter, Betty JeAn," hjorn , January 22 to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Flynn, Rt. 3, Burnsville. A daughter, not yet named, born January 28 t 0 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McDowell, Burnsville. A daughter, not yet named, bo#n January 29 to Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Beaver, Rt.' 2, Mars Hill. OTHER ADMISSIONS: Janies G. Burleson, Micaville; Zilla Fox, ftt. 3, Burnsville; Bill Thomas, Kona; Claude Sparks, Elizabeth Hughes, Tted Street, Rt. 2, Bakersville; Cynthia Laws, Alma Sue Fox, Melvin King, Rt. 1, Burnsville; Berlie Garland, Qko vge J. Young, Rt. 3, Bakersville; Ruby Jones, Green Mtn.; Louise McKinney, Rt l, Bakersville; Maggie Robinson, Rt. I, Green Mtn.; Ruth -Rice, Frank Harris, Beacher Griffith, Burnsville; Daniel McKinney, Rt. 1, spruce Pint; Jay B. Tilley, Relief; Royce viye; James Harris, Rt. 4, Bur-