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Adyertiser* Qire The Best Bays* • * VOLUME -TWENTY-TWO Highway Commission Reports Progress Made Raleigh, N. C. The State Highway Commission completed 368.40 miles of road improvtements in the 13th Highway Division, Divisoin Ent neer W. M. Corkill f Asheville, reported today. Os the 368.40 completed mileage, State Highway forces finished up 328.16 miles while the other 40.24 miles were improved by contract Alltop Explains Farm Tax Returns “Although farm tax returns now being filed for 1957 appear generally to be more accurate and complete than those of pre vious years, there continue to be misunderstandings about the in. come to be reported for social security tax purposes,” according to R. Lee Alltop, Asheville Social Security Office field representa tive who serves Yancey County. "Many taxpayers overlook the fact that not all farm income which must be reported for in come tax purposes ia counted for the farm self-employment (soc ial security) tax purpose. Sched ule F is the tax form on which the farm operator-reports farm self-employment income. He re ports any wages he earns on Form 1040 only; these wages count for Social Security purpos es only fi his employer is requir ed by law to report them. Capi tal gains and losses are reported on Schedule D, where they do not affect the social security tax pay able. Other types of income which do not qualify as farm self-em ployment income 6re shown in Schedules A to H on Form 1040. "Non-farm business income v Js re ported on Schedule C.” Alltop listed these items as some which farmers have incor rectly on_ Schedule F in the mistaken belief that they count for social security purposes: Income rfom the dale of farm equipment, machinery, land, buildings— / Income from the sale 'of- live stock held for dairy, work, or breeding purposes, even If not used for such purposes. That in cludes th e family cow l — from work as a labor er, hired hand, or any other work in which thp farmer is an em ployee— Income from th e sale of stand ing timber for a lump-sum— Rental income, where the farm er does not perform substantial work* in prbdifcfrig the crop or in managing production— Th e separate income of wUfc from her farm or other activities (baby-sitting, handwork, etc.). She pays a separate social security tax if the has separate taxable Income — Any and all non-farm income. Alltop pointed out that all farm business expenses and depreciation on farm equipment and buildings must be reported for Social Sec urity tax purposes f unless the op tional method of reporting is used. Farm expenses do not In clude charitable contributions, in terest on non-farm property, tax es on residence and non-farm property, household and person. a l expenses, medical and dental expenses, and all costs of grpw* Ing products for family consump tion. "Properly - completed returns will mean less waiting time to file claim and quicker payment of benefits,” Alltdp added. Our Job is to see that th e amount of income is corrAetijr.-• established ON N.C.HIGHWAYS Raleigh—The Motor Vehicles Department’! summary of trafflo deaths through 10 a. m. Febru ary 3, 1968: ; Killed This Veer: 84 Killed to Date Last Tear: 113 The Yancey record Subscription: $2.00 Per Yem : forces. Corkill commended both the i State and contractor forces on , the fine work completed in 1957. In Yancey County, State forces graded, drained, and paved with p a bituminous surface treatment, * 18 feet wide, US 19-W from Hig -1 gins north to five miles. Two sec - tions of 18-foot wide NC 80 were resurfaced with a bituminous seal: from Micaville for 13.6 miles to McDowell County line; and from junction of US 19-E for 2.3 miles to Mitchell County line. i Secondary improvements in ■ Yancey included grading, drain. > ing and surfacing with traffic • bound macadam the following 14- ) foot wide roada, and their lengths . Mclntosh Road extension, 0.4 [ mile; Shoal Creek Church RoiyC ; 0.15 mile; and Anglin Ball Road, 1 0.4 mile. Two other rdads, 18 feet in width, wtere graded, drained, and paved with a bituminous surface treatment: Negro Hill Road, 0.5 mile; Oane Branch Road, one mile. Three sections of roads, vary ing in width from 12 to 16 feet, were resurfaced with a bituminous seal: Old Mine Fork Rcrad, two miles; Bee Log Road, 3.6 miles; Double Island Road, 7.7 miles. Another section of the Double Island Road was widened from 12 to 16 feet and the entire 16- foot width paved with a bitumin ous surface treatment for 3.8 miles. State Bridge Maintenance for ces built 25 new bridges and re placed one fold bridge with a 21- inch metal pipe. 11 ..--■•■ii api -30,444 Licenses Revoked In State During-1957 RALEIGH ln a summary of license revokable traffic offenses the Motor Vehicles Department said today that 80,444 motorists lost their legal driving privileges during 1967. Neck and neck at the top of the list wer e 11,906 drunk drivers and 11,804 speeders, the agency reported. - Both offenses require a manda tory surrender of drivers license. Miscellaneous violations noted in the annual report showed reck less driving, 1799 convictions; im proper use of operator's license, 489; transporting intoxicants, 359 and larceny of automobile, 207.- Additional penalties ware pre scribed for 1678 motorists caught driving after their license had been withdrawn, the department raid. Farmers Use Operating Credit This is the time of year when Yancey County farm families plan the steps need to take to increase the efficiency of their farming operations during the coming farm season,' reports Mack B. Ray, Farmers Home Administration county supervisor. Approximately 140 farm families in the county ar e operating their farms with loans obtained throu gh the Farmers Home Adminis tration. The agency advances operating credit primarily to help eligible farm families make improved use of their land and labor resources on family-type farms and make needed changes in their farming systems. Most of the changes call for adopting better farming practices and improving the effi ciency of their farming operations. Th« loans help farmers pay for equipment, livestock, feed, seed, fertilizer, and other farm and home operating need* refinancing chattel debts. Operat ' ing loans run from 1 to 7 years at 8 percent interest The average operating loan in YJaneey County is approximately 11000.00. Mr. Ray said the bulk of the income arid to determine addi “Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County” BURNSVILLE. N. O, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 6, 1858 Dr. Mcßae Awarded 5-Gallon Pin From Red Gross V - * Dr. F. Mcßae III,' un til recently director of the Avery- Mitchell-Yancey District Health Department, on January 27 was i * . ' awarded a 5-gallon pin and a 1 cc rtifichte of appreciation from thq American Red Cross, in re cognition of having given 40 pints of blood since the start of the ’ Blood Donor Program in his dis trict in 1949. These donations were made in the Red Cross Don t or Center in Asheville and in the following communities in the ’ Avery-Mftchel)-Yancey district: 1 Burnsville, Celo, Bakersvillfi, ’ Spruce Pine, Spear (Riverside School), Crossnore, Newland, Elk 1 Park, and Banner Elk. Dr. Mcßae also aided by exjam ; ining other prospective donors in each of the above-listed commun ’ flies, as well as at Micaville. He : Jy&s Blood Program Chairman for ’ Yancey County during 1957. ’ The awards referred to above were presented by P. Carlton 1 Peyton of Canton, president of 1 the Daniel Boone Council, Boy ' Scouts of America, at the month -1 ly meeting of the executive board 1 of the Council. Dr. Mcßae had been a member of th« executive board since 1951. He it now doing postgraduate work at the Univer sity of North Carolina, toward the degree of Master of Public Health. Garden Club Hears Mrs. Proffitt Mrs. Ralph Proffitt was the guest speaker at shp Garden Club meeting Friday evening at the home of Mrs. W. A. Y Sar-: gent' Mfs. Proffitt was Introduce' ed by Mrs. Charles Proffitt, pro gram leader. Mrs. Ralph Proffitt, who is j immediate past president of the Federation of Home Demonstra tion Clubs of North Carolina, at tended the conference—or—Asso ciated Country Women of _ the World at Colombo, Ceylon, where she represented North Carolina. Mrs. Proffitt showed color slid es taken during her trip to Cey. lon and around tins w-rld, giving an interesting travelog of the citieS she visited, including Paris, Rome, Jerusalem, Athens, Beirut, Damascus, Colombo, Tokyo, New Delhi and Wake Island. Mrs. Sargent, president of the club, presided at the business meeting. It was voted to make the pastors’ wives automatic mem bers of the club. Mrs. Warren 3., Reeve and Mrs. O. L. Brown were present and accepted member ship in the club. Attractive year books, made by Mrs. Sargent, were distributed. -—. The hostess Served a delicious salad course during the soelal hour. - operating loan money in this area is being used for equipment and livestock. Many of the changes in farming systems are resulting In better dairy herds, more de pendable pasture and higher crop yields. At the time an operating loan for adjustment purposes is made the applicant and the county sup ervisor agree on the proposed long-time improvements to be made on the farm and in the home. At the beginning of each farming year while the loan is being repaid, th e family with the supervisor’s help makes annual plans for the best use of the farm tional credit needs. A year-end review of the past year’s successes and mistakes guides the family and the county supervisor when they get togeth er to plan for the year coming up. Mr. Ray said he can make op erating loans only to families who have or can acquire land and labor resources needed to help them improve their farming,'and who are not presently able to turn to private or cooperative lenders for adequate financing-of the type they require. All borrow ers graduate to conventional credit as soon as they can. l Mrs. Briggs Appointed Library Week Chairman Mrs. Ernest Briggs of Burns i ville has been appointed Yancey [ County Chairman of the National Week Committee. The appointment was made by Mrs. » Grace Taylor Itodenbough, State i Chairman. Members of the Yan cey County Committee will be an nounced by Mrs. Briggs. NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK will be celebrated March 16-22, 1 1958. Its purpose is toencourage the people of the United Stages to do more reading. “Wake Up i and Read!" is the theme for the ■ first year. Marchette Chutb, bio grapher and member of the Na tional Committee wrote, “We can not afford a country of lazy ‘ minds and the boredom that comes from knowing little and caring less. We cannot afford a nation of non-readers.” The spon-, sors of the nation-wide effort to encourage reading are the Na tional Book Committee, Inc. and the American Library Association A Gallup poll of 1955 revealed ’ that 61% of American adults had not read any book with the ex ception of the Bible during the previous year. Twenty-aix per cent of the people who had at tended college and 82 per cent of those who attended only elemen tary school could not remember reading a single bood during the previous twelve months. In a free democracy well in formed citizens are vital to sur vival. Books are sources of in formation and of recreation. Peo. pie who read make good citizens, have the most successful careers, j and are enriched as , individuals. Bailey TJo Study Modem Farming John Bailey, Green Mountain, Rt. 1. has been selected to repre course in Modern Farming to be held at State College February 10-21. The short course is spon sored by the N. C. Bankers' Ass’n. Mr. Bailey is being sponsored by the local branch of the Northwes tern Bankr —r — 1 •- 4 . COMMUNITY CLUB News HARDSCRABBLE CLUB TO MEET The Hardscrabble Community Club will mefet at the home of Mr. and Mrs, E. P. Proffitt on Friday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p. m. Everyone in the community is urged to JRttend this meeting for the purpose of making plans for this year’s development Mrs. Ernest Buckner, Reporter BRUSH CREEK COMMUNITY 4-H CLUB The Brush Creek Community -4-H Club held Us regular meeting on Jan. 22. During the business session, th e annual election of officers was held. The new officers are Lloyd Hall, president; Arlene Grind staff, vice president; Patricia Johnson, secretary; Saundra Gar land and Charles Thomas, song leaders; and Sherill Grindstaff and Jerry Garland, recreation committee. Plans for a Valentine party were discussed for the next meet in*;. Loris Randolph, Reporter County Chairman Named For Heart Fund Campaign Mrs. J. B. King and I. E. Clevenger have' been appointed co-chairmen for the Heart Fund in Yancey County. John Randolph will serve as campaign treasurer. Committees for solicitations on Heart Sunday, which will be ob-- .served Sunday, February 23, will be named this week. When you give to the Heart Fund, you help your heart. 4-H Achievement Night To Be Held The annual 4-H Achievement, j Night will be held Friday, Ftebru ary 7, at 7:30 p, m, at the Com munity Building in Burnsville, accordnging to Miss Virginia Cox, assistant home agent, The. guest speaker will be G. L Carter, Jr., assistant. State 4-H Club leader. Mr. Carter is well known by many of the 4-H club members who have been to camp and 4-H Club Week and others who may have had the privilege of working with him in the county. The program will also in-' elude talks by club members, par ents, entertainment l!»y members and recreation. The purpose and main event of the evening will be this presenta tion of awards and medals to the county project winners and oth er members who have done out standing 4-H club work. : Club members, parents and leaders are invited to attend. CAROLINA HEMLOCK JR. WOMAN'S CLUB TO HAVE CARD PARTY SATURDAY* Ttae Carolina Hemlock Jr. Woman's Club met Monday even ing at the, Community Building. Mre. Melvin Webb presided. Plans were completed for the benefit card party the club is sponsoring on Saturday evening, February Bth, at 8 o’clock at the Community Building. Admission will be 50c per., person; so come and bring your friends for an evening of fun. There will be prizes and refreshments. Mrs. Max Penland and Mrs. Julian Cornwell were hostesses for the evening. Yancey Breeders Association Ranks 7th In State: Yancey County Breeders Asso ciation ranked 7th in the state out of 55 county associations in the percentage of increase in the number of cows bred during 1957 as compared to 1956. Dr! *J. C Cornwell is the loca 1 technician for the Yancey County Briceders I Association. Yancey County bred 282 cows In 1956 and 385 in 1957 during, December and January an in crease of 36 percent. Boy Scouts, on 48th Birthday, ' Begin National Safety Good Turn ' • Mm- :. j, Hw emv .. .. : Mm. g R EM Ml Wk. Mm, ME ,:4 r < J* MM mW m ~ ■ j* C Jr ; -i llnll ■■■ l f|i|w Malllllll ifip ISnSriliS.iS iPW'i iiwvuiv Vi niviftjiiufi OFFICIAL BOY SCPOT WEEK POSTER I i * - . 4 *ri > .V:TT. i* tSlHfc J | - • ••••• More than 4,700,000 Cub Scouiar Boy. Scouts, Explorers, and adult throughout the nation will Qbtefv* Boy' Shout Weejt, February* 7 to IJ. in'arkfng the 48th anniversfiy- wf* the -Boy Scouts of * AiMßca. ■ ,i Boy Scout week sees the launching ol a yearlong Safety Good Turn suggested by Pres- Price Per Copy: Five Cents Deyton Sworn In As County Dog Warden , Rj’jß. De^tonfl' of 'Green Moun-~ tairr ! jf'.was sworn in as 'Yancey Ctouttjty on-M.qndayi (February 3, by GterkT of Court. Mr. Deyton will work un- Farmers To Attend 100-Bushel Corn Banquet Yancey County’s 100-bushel corn growers, are invited to at tend the. annuaT 100-Bushel Corn Banquet in Asheville February 8. The local growers ape George and Grover Anglin,. Edgar’Hunter, Sr., Burl 1 Maney, Ralph Ray, Bruce Bailey, Handy Riddle, Landon Honeycutt, H. E. Duncan, and John Deyton. The program and prizes are sponsored .by the Farmers Fed . erajtion. Any .farmer who is eli gible to attend and is in need ot transportation .may contact the .• County Agent’s Offide before Sat urday. ... , . • 'ii»., ■ 1 - Presbyterian Young People To Conduct Service The eleven o’clock worship ser vice- jn the Presbyterian Church oh Sunday, February 9th, will be iti charge of the young people of the congrelation." Those taking part in it will be Martha Brad shaw, Susan Dillingham, Nuiarence Hall, Jr., Susan Hall, Charles Jar r'ett, Linda Laughrun, Tommy Dean Mclntosh, Brenda Peter son, David Peterson, and Keith Styles. , The Rev. Warren S. Reeve, is taking a two-week vacation at this time, - going into Florida where he will see some old friends. V* SINGING CONVENTION The Yancey. County Singing Convention will be held at the Shoal Creek Baptist Church Sun day <at 2 p. mi, according to an announcement by W. W. Gardner. -ttfent Eisenhower, Honorary Fteeident of the Boy Scouts of America. ’ , - In cooperation with other or ganizations giving leadership in safety, the Scouts will promote fraiffic safety in March, April, „ liv v v v -<k V ;. Advertiser 9 - NUMBER TWENTT-rdCB *, ’ *• • ' der the Yancey County Board of : Commissioners and in close -ftp operation with j the Health De partment. The duties of the dog warden will be to enforce the dog' control law as it applies to Yancey Coun ty. He will be responsible for seeing that all dogs are vaccinat ed, listed for tattep, and that dog wears a collar showing the owner’s name, address, and a vac cihation tag. A site for the dog shelter has been leased near Burnsville, and construction- ‘of a building will start as soon as weather permits. A group of county officials, agricultural workers, and the dog warden recently visited Buncombe County and studied the dog con trol program there. Buncombe County commissioners and health' 11 officers told the group they feit that if the program kept only one child from being bitten by a mad dog, the program was worth what it cost. Savings Bonds 1957 Sales Exceed $46 Million • The calendar year of 1957 end ed with sales of Series E and H Savings Bonds increasing and re demptions decreasing, it waa an. nounced today by G. Leslie Hjen iley, Volunteer Chairman for-- Yancey County. « . In North Carolina; tote) sales for 1957 were $46,851,664 which was 86 per cent of the state’s an nual quota. Final state figures show 195? as being behind 1956 'sales by 9 per cent. This decrease was brought about primarily by a decline in the sale of large de. nomination bonds. With. a more favorable interest rate and im proved market conditions, the year ended with definite im provement in the sales of the larger bonds. December sales of Series E and H Bonds were $3,686,550. For the month the Series H Bonds showed an increase of 8 per cent while the E Bonds show a de crease of 8 per cent from the sales of December,' 1956. In Yancey County, sales for December were $21,037.50 and for the year $165,895.30. This was 106 per cent of th e county’s 1957 goal. Twenty-two counties in North Carolina attained their 1957 quo ta. These counties and their per cent of achievement are as M. lows: Yancey—lo 6%, Dare 250% Macon —■ 143%, Onslow 142% Alleghany 136%, Gates 128%, Northampton 125%, Stanley . 125%, Moore 123%, Chowan 117%, Transylvania 114%, Hoke 113%, Cherokee 112%, Hertford llO%, Martin lOB%, Washington lOB%, Rockingham 105%, Gaston —-106%, Hender son 104%, Ashe 103%, Clay 102%, and Jackson lOO%. Walter P. Johnson, State Dir ector, Savings Bonds Program, expressed the Treasury’s appre. ciation for the splendid support given to the Savings Bonds Pre gram during 1967 by the volun teers, banks, industry and medias. Johnson said, “The growth and success of the Savings Bonds Program is a remarkable expres sion of the patriotism and thrift habits of the American people.” Yancey Hospital: . Report ADMISSIONS: Baby Lucretia Carroll, Linda Silvers, Kaye Evans, Rt 3, Bur nsville; Ruby Mclntosh, Star Rt., Burnsv lie; Aietha Autrey, Ham rick; Edward Dean Styles, Mich ael Fox, Rt 1, Burnsville; Brenda Johnson, Nettie Letterman, Green Mtn.; Knarld Carroll. Nancy Howell, Janice Hunter, Betty Ayers, Kathy Souther, BUras- Greene, Laura Boone, Hfelen Wright Rt 2, Burnsville; Ted Blevins, Bakersville.
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