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Advertisers Give The Best Buys ■"\ • " VOLUME TWENTY-TWO Farm Income Increased ,In County During 1957 Farm income in Yancey County was $2,367,220.23 in 1957. This" was an increase of SIB,OOO over 1956. Burley tobacco accounted for $1,216,098, “or around 50 percent of the total. While the yield was ap proximatety the same, the" total sale was off slightly, or minus $122.22. 20,000 bushels of apples sold for SIB,OOO. The production was less in 1957 but the prices \yere im proved* Credit for this is no doubt due to the efforts the apole growers have put forth to market Cub Scouts Receive Awards At Meeting Pack 4 of the Burnsville Cub Scouts held its monthly pack meeting Friday, Jan. 31st, at the Armory. Th e Cub Scouts opened the meeting with the Pledge of Alle giance and sang ‘‘America”. In the absence of the Cubmaster, T. M. Tyner presided. Mr. Tyner gave a short talk on “What It Means To Be A Cub Scout^ The ■ following awards ’\vere presented: The Baden-Powell round-up awards were presented" to Ben son Tyner, Melvin Webb 11, and Ronald Webb. “•-Bobcat" pins were awarded to Robert Roberts and Melvin Webb 11. . Wolf Badge: Melvin Webb 11. Bear Badges:- Robert Roberts, Dudley Robertson, Joe i Moody, Benson Tyner and Ronni e Carter-. Lion Badge: Robert Roberts. Gold and Silver Arrows were received by Gary Peterson, Ron ald Webb, Melvin Webb 11, Ron ald Allen, Robert Roberts, Tho mas Young, Garry Gillespie, Ben son Tyner,—Joe—Moody,—Bobby- Wicker, Gary Ray and Ronnie Carter. 4. —i — - — - D.enner Bars for Den 3: Ronald Allen and Robert Roberts. Assistant Denner Bars: Danny Angel, Gary Peterson and Tho mas Young. , Denner Bar for Den 1: Ronnje Carter. Assistant Denner Spar: Dudley Robertson. Scott Silver, Boy Scout, was awarded a Den Chief’s shoulder cord for Den 3. Jim Froula, Boy Scout, was awarded Den Chief’s cord for Den J, and Mike Hall assistant Den Chief for Den 1. Mrs. T. M. Tyner of Den 1, and Mrs. M. W. Webb of Den 3, pre -'-sented each Cub Scout with Ser vice Stars to represent the num her of years as a Cub Scout. Norman Ray, David Coletta and Harold Anglin,““ who have completed Cub Scouting, . were awarded a 2-year service pin and certificate of graduation. The pack meeting closed with the Cub Scout living circle and the Cub Scout promise. Following the pack meeting, a pack planning meeting of the adult members was held. Th-} Rev. Warren S. Reeve, pack planning chairman, presided. At this time, the pack committee was happy to welcome William Tuttle as the new Cubmaster of th e pack. Y&ncey Tournament Opened Last Night Yancey County’s four-night basketball tourney got under way last night at Burnsville, with Micavllle and Clearmont tangling in both games slated. Two games will be played each night with finals scheduled for Saturday. Burnsville’s boys, boasting a 17-1 season record and Bee Log’s girls, who have completed an 11-1 mark, are pre-tournament favor ites. Burnsville’s girls, winners of their last five games, and Bald Creek’s boys are holding dark horse roles. Burnsville and Bee Log clash In tonight’s boys tilt whil e Bald Creek and Bee Log tangle in the ■rls contest. Girls’ games will git under way at) 7:30 jyhlle boys' action begins at 9 o’clock. Subscription: $2.00 Tor Year their product. Livestock receipts were up slightly due to improved prices. Sheep production accounted for around SIO,OOO for lambs and wool. Poultry showed a decrease for $2,000 due largely t.o the-unfavor able prices of eggs in early 1957. Milk production in 1957 was es timated at 4,600,000 pounds which sold fob $292,500. This was an in crease over 1956 due to the in crease in volume. Yancey County sold 600,000 pounds of commercial milk In an increase bf 200,000 pounds over 1956. This brought jn $26,000 or an increase of $7,000 over 1956. A. C. P. payments were up $8,270.27. Soil Bank payments on tobacco amounted to $7,664.43, an Increase of $1,204.83 over 1956. There were 50,000 trees planted in 1957. Estimated change in 1958 is up SII,OOO. This is estimated and bas ed on a favorable curing season for tobacco, and an increase in the number and grade of live stock marketed, livestock prod ucts and vegetables. The Girl Scouts Have Done It Again! By Carolyn Clevenger Publicity Manager What has happende to cause so much excitement around Burns ville and Bald Creek lately? Does someone have a new boy friend? A sack dress? Or a fabulous hair-do? NO! It is none of these things!- It is the newly organized Burnsville-Bald Creek Girl Scout Senior,Troop. - v , The troop so far consists of eleven girls: Thonna Black, Alice Hensley, Judith Harris, Bunny and Sarah Ellen 'Proffitt, Peggy Wells, Myra Holcombe, Naomi Ferguson, Celia Coletta, Julia Byrd Bennett and Carolyn Clev enger. * • „[ The troop leader is Miss Annie Hassell, former Girl Scout leader from Washington, D. C. The Scouts meet every Thurs day night at seven o'clock in the basement of Mrs. W. A. Y Sar gent’s home At the previous meetings, plans have been discussed for helping and bettering the community. It has been decided that two girls will go every Wednesday after noon to help Mrs. Patti Carter in the library. They also plan to help at the Yancey Hospital. But enough of the civio-doingsi Let us get to the amusements. After the business session. is over, games are played, songs are sung, and refreshments 'are' served. Excursions to Asheville and boy-girl activities have been planned for the near future. If you are a high school girl, why not give the Scouts a try? You are sure to have exciting times and thrilling adyentures. Clearmont. PTA |To Meet Next Week ■ The Clearmont PTA will meet Thursday night, Feb. 20, at 7:30 at the school. Miss Ethel Boone will b e the guest speaker.' Everyone is Invited to attend. First Baptist YWA’s Observe Focus Week Focus Week is being observed by the Y. W. A.’s of the First Baptist Churfeh this week. The Y. W. A.’s along with their lead er, Mrs. Lester R. Heavner, wiere recognized by the pastor, the Rev. Charles B. Trammel, at the Sun day morning service. > During the cominfckv week, a study course will be taught by Mrs. Trammel, and a supper will he given by Mrs,: Heavier. Recent activities of the Y. W. A.’s have included visiting and taking fruit baskets to the Brink- Iley Rest Home and several shut ins, and sponsoring the Sunbeams The tancey record Local Club Enters National Fashion- Sewing Contest Members of the Woman’s Club of Burnsville are busy cutting and stitching their own interpre tations of the “Ideal Costume for the Clubwoman’s Wardrobe.’’ These outfits will be judged . ii( the nationwide Fashion-Sewing ■Contest sponsored by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, Washington, D. C„ with the coop, oration of Vogue Pattern Service 1 and the Woman’s Club Service Bureau, New York City. Contestants in the local judg ing will model their costumes at I ‘ a box social for the families of club- women on March 22. Each ! outfit is to be judged on the basis of versatility and appropriateness for . club occasions, becomingness 1 to wear, over-all fashion effect, and workmanship. Among the judges will be Mrs. Lance, of Candler, and Mrs. Mamie Free man, of Asheville, both sewing consultants and teachers at the Singer Sewing Machine Co., in Asheville. The winner of the local contest will be eligible to compete in the judging to be held on MLatcb 26 at' the District level of the Federa tion. Her prizes in the local con test will include a copy of the Vogue Dressmaking Book and a Vogue pattern of her choice. State contests will follow the District judgings, with $50.00 cash awards the winners. National for which the state -winders' will compete, in clude S2SOV& cash for First Prize, $150.00 cash for Second Prize and SIOO.OO cash for the Third Prize. First and Second j Prize winners will also receive a trip to the 1958 f GFWC conven tion in Detroit as part of their award. - ■ Clubs represented by the vari-. ous winners will receive special awards in the form of scrolls, banners, seals, and a special gavel.i ‘ 1 To Attend ; Clinical Training Class Winston-Salem, Feb. -12 The Rev. James Hall, pastor of the Methodist Church, Bald Creek, is among pastors who will attend a class in clinical training in pas toral Care which opens at Baptist Hospital, February 17. . . The class will continue for six weeks but the schedule is so ar-/ ranged that the ministers enrolled can take the course Mondays through Fridays and be at home for their church duties on week ends, unless they come long dis tances to attend. It is planned for full-time pas tors who want to prepare them selves to become better ministers. Baptist Hospital’s School of Pas toral Care conducts the course. Dr. Richard K. Young is director. Students will receive instruc tion and practical experience de signed to help them deal with pro blems of members of their chur ches. Such subjects as a minis ter's services in time of bereave ment, sickness and other emer gencies will be covered in lec tures. Seminars will provide op portunity for exchange of ideas. Visiting hospital patients, speak ing in chapel exercises, and per forming other pastoral duties will be a part of the training. The class will have 20. members and they will come from seven states besides North Carolina. One member is a missionary to Brazil. Will Meet Tonight The Woman’s Club will meet tonight (Thursday) at 8- o’clock at the home of Mrs. Reece Mc- Intosh. Mi*s. Ralph Proffitt will talk and.. show slides of her world travels. Hostesses for the meeting, in addition to Mrs. Mclntosh, will be Mrs. B. R. Penland. Mrs. Troy Ray and Mrs. W. E. Black. “Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey BURNSVILLE, N. <5, THUBB BAY, FEBRUARY 13, m* ■ ;t. - Clinics Announced *■ By Health Nurse The following Clinics have been announced by Mfs. Anne Ballard, public ’health nurse for Yancey County: _ - * * Chest X-rays wrtf be made in the Burnsville pfffce on Monday, Feb. 17, between the hours of 00 and 4:00 p. m., and every othOr Monday v thereafter. the monthly ‘orthopedic clinie will b c heW in'’ the ' Spruce Pine Health Department on Feb. 19. , Dr. J. Bruce Galloway will be the , Clinician. All patients are asked to register befojfc 11:30 a: m. General clinics* in the Burns . ville Health Cen|er are held every , Monday between* 1:00 and .5 p. m. Chest clinics for ex-patients . and , others by appointment only . arc held. in.the Spruce. Pine office , every first-Wednesday.. March .Ist will be. the date.of.the next clinic. | This is--held by one of the doctors . from .-Black-Mountain Sanatorium. At present, Dr. Mary Elizabeth . Bunch is. holding th§-.clinics. , On . Eel). 5th } -th* .public health nurse, Mrs. Mallard,, attended ,a meeting of the Lions Club held in Spruce Pine for the. purpose of establishing a monthly eye clinic for this district -188 Cripples Attend ed Easter Seal Camps Last Summer One hundred and seventy-one crippled children and sixteen crip, plecf adults last..summer attended one of- the Easter; Seal Camps’ sponsored by the North Carolina I Society for. Crippled Children and Adults,- it-, was .disclosed today. One . hundred and twenty-six of i these were white children who at tended. Camp- 9m.:,. Toe near Mi- I -cavilla - and forty-five” were. Negro children who attended: Hammock’s Beach Camp .near Swgnsboro. “The aim of .the camps was to create an. environment in. which a crippled child may live for a time with others who se e and accept -him as an important hu man being. In such an environ ment the absence of an arm or a leg is unimportant,’’ Albin Piku tis, Director of*-the North Caro lina Society for Crippled Children and Adults said. “Through wholesome “' planned activity and through understand ing the camp staff tried to bol ster the of these courageous youngsters. They were helped toward. the dignity of per sonal independence by withhold ing unnecessary help. Many times these children were for the first time in their lives given the prir vilege of helping someone else.” The programs in the oamps in cluded sudmming, games,-• sports, crafts, nature study, cook-outs and sleep-outs and evening programs of dancing, story telling, Indian campfires, talent shows, treasure hunts, carnivals, etc. Each camp had a banquet. Both formal and Informal devotiouals- were held. Nine of the children were in wheel chairs. The total cost of the camps was $13,185.53. Os this $11,740 was paid by camperships and special con tributions, etc., “ffid th e balance paid by the North Carolina Eas ter Seal. Society. Last spring the Executive Committee of the N. C. Society for Crippled Children and Adults bought 368 acres of land as a permanent camp site at the foot of Craggy Gardens in Buncombe County for $12,500. A well con structed stone house and some other buildings are on the prop erty, ' ' Hillbilly Comedy To Be Presented . A hillbilly comedy In three acta will be given at South Toe School Saturday night, Feb. 22nd, at ,7:3o.’The production is sponsored by the PTA. Everyone is invited. Rev. Ledford IJo Speak-Sunday The Rev. Buck Ledford, of Maryville, Tenn., will speak at the- Elk Shoal Church om~ Sunday night, Feb. 23rd. Everyone is In vited to hear him. Brotherhood Week- Set For Feb. 16*23 * i j Nationwide observance of Bfb , I therhood Week, sponsored by the ” National Conference ’of * Christ ians and • Jews, will be 'held Feb i ruary 16-23. President Dwight DJ , Eisenhower is hohorary chairman ' of the observance. - Louis B. Selt ■ zet, Editor, Cleveland Pressis national - ■■■ The' 1958 theme is Brotherhood ; for Peace ‘ and Freedom Be , lievg It! Live It! Support It! > —that people shall Jive as one 1 family of man. .. . Special events . in - more . than . 10,000 communities throughout r the United States, will mark Bro . therhood Week. Programs will ..ex i tend the work of the National , Conference which stimulates year* . around programs in schools and colleges, churches, and synagog ues. labor-management and com ; munity - organizations,, -. and in . newspapers, magazines,. motion , pictures, radio and television. The. purposes of Brotherhood I. Week, according to Dr. Eyerett R. , Clipohy, president of the Nation-, i al Conference, are. to give people ■ an opportunity to re-dedica)te ; themselves as individuals to tho ideals pf, respect for people and human rights. “We try to drama . tize the practical things, that pep-, pie can do to promote ..under standing and realization of those , ideals.” Tuttle Is New* Cub Scoutmaster William A. Tuttle has accepted the duties of Cub Scoutmaster for the Burnsville Cub Scouts. The Cub Scouts are. sponsored by the Burnsville Lions Club, of which Mr. Tuttle is a member. He .has done previous work with Cub Scouts in Franklin, Tk., where he. served as .secretary-.- treasurer for the den.. . Mr, Tuttle is employed here as a forester with the U. Forest Service. He. is a graduate of N. C. State College, Raleigh, „ where he completed his work in forestry with the class of ’sl. The need for more den mothers here is the first task of the new Cub Scoutmaster . Present den mothers for the two dens now operating are Mrs. Melvin W. Webb and • Mrs. Torry Tyner. Should there be any other women with boys of Cub Scout age (8 to 11) who are interested in helping in any way, they may contact Mx. Tuttle or either of the den moth ers at any time. Mr. Tuttle is married and has two children, Scott and Cindy. The Tuttles have been in Burns ville just one year. Local Boys Hurt When Struck By Auto Two Yancey County boys were injured when they ran in • front | of a car near Micaville while on their way to a Boy Scout meeting Tuesday night, Feb. 4. The boys were Ernest Sehwint- . zer, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hater Schwintzer of Celo, and Bennie Geouge, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. | Paul Geouge of Celo. Ernest was hospitalized with fractures of the right leg. Bennie escaped with lacerations of the head. The accident happened when the boys walked from behind one fyito into the path of a car driven by Cecil Garfield, 33, of Celo. Patrolman A. W. Rector said no arrest was made. ' HAWAII TO SAN FRANCIfICp tivvy Tradewlnd sea- *, j I plane crashed at Alameda after throve* prop. but set speed >rc- 1 1 erd el 5 hours, M minutes. < Price Far Copy:, Five OeritaY Civil Air Patrol Searches For Navy Plane if; The Civil -Air Patrol is conduct ing a search in this area for a fravy plan e reported Ipst on Feb. 2nd, after it collided with a civi haft plane approximately 15 miles 4 as *l of Tri-City Airport, Johnson . .- 1 . :L . . i 1 _ " •Fertilizer Sales Up In Yancey County * :._• “ - •• • U •* ; Although, the State of North Carolina used 14 per cent less fer tilizer; -last year than in the pre ceding year, sales in 24 counties went up.. And Yancey county was one of them, explains E. L. Dill ihgffani County.-Agent. He reports, .that -Yancey county farmers bought 2;863 tons last yea?- This . figur e represents 114.3 per - cefit of the purchases in the previous. fiscal year, 1955-1956. It is interesting to note that ntost of thg -counties reporting an • Increase - in fertilizer use are lo cated-In :the - western part of the state. None of the counties in the traditional; tobacco, and cotton SBCtiohs, with -.the ■ possible excep tion--of. Stanley, reported an in crease. r - "Figures for Yancey county last year, Dillingham points out, show that 2-12-12 was the leading grade. It represents 45 per cent of the cpu'nty’s total sales. Next in line was 3-9-9 which made up 13 per cent of the county tonnage. Information from State College' shoWs that North Carolina farm ers need to nearly double their use of fertilizer. This estimate is made in view of present soil fer tility levels and crop acreages. But Dillingham warns that farm ers should ..riot use fertilizers in discriminately. For best returns -from fertilizer apply the kind and amount recommended on the bas is’ of a. soil test. As a last resort, if you do riot have soil test re sults, you can follow general re commepaalioris published Ijy State Callege.. -These are available at your local County Agent’s office. Local Cub Scouts ' .Attend Safety Council Meeting Ronald D. Webb and Melvin W. Wtbb. 11, Cub Scouts of Den 3, Pack 4', attended a meeting in Asheville on Feb. Ist, at Troop E Headquarters .of the State High way Patrol. At this time, the Boy Scqut Division of the Speakers,’ Bureau of the Governor’s Safety Council was organized. Majoi- Speed, of the Highway Patrol, outlined traffic- safety pro grams, issued safety literature kits and presented each Scout with a membership card signed by; Gov.; Luther Hodges. The national “good turn” of : the' Boy Scouts of America in 1 1958 is safety. Can you think of a better conservation project than one that will help our nation 1 conserve human life? < — (; The average American spends about $416 year for food or about $1.12 each day. He consufnes 356 pounds of milk at a total av erage cost of $43.60 in one year. 4 In other words, 10.6 cents out >if every food dollar is spent lor ] milk. , ] * Advertisers / Gire Th£ Best Buys ] NUMBER TWENTY.FIVE ■ City, Tenn. 1 The Navy plant, with two -offi ■ cers aboard, asked permission to land at Tri-City after the crash but never arrived. The other plane landed at an airport in Alabama. Senior members of the local C. A. P. taking part in the search are Lt. Lloyd Elliott, Lt. Clyde. Clapp, Lt. Brooks Hensley, Lt. Oscar Wilson, Edgar Angel, . Lt. Irene Woodard, Lt. G. K. McCatUess, Kenneth Woodard, 1 Frank Phillips, George Jones and Lawrence Smith. Cadets of the local squadron participating in the search ar e Charles -Randolph, Eddie Elliott, Billy Kihg, Jimmy Lewis, Jerry Griffith, Donald Anglin and Robert L. Angel. Food has been prepared and served for the C. A. P. search party by the Community Club of Pine Grove Methodist Church, Mr. and Mrs. Myron Houston and Mrs. - J. L. Blanchard. Frank Phillips and Sam L. Heaton, Jr., of the Harris Clay Co., were re sponsible for clearing- off the runway at Spruce Pine C. A. P. Airstrip: Unemployment Insurance Claims Increase * RALEIGH The Employment Security Commission, meeting to day in the office of Chairman Henry E. Kendall, was handed a report showing that during the month of January $5,199,082 was paid to cover an estimated 276,700 weeks claimed for unemployment insurance. Chairman Kendall pointed out that this money paid to unem ployed workers should tend to stabilize to a degree the economy of the entire state since it was statewide in- its distribution. • January 1957’s payments airioun. ted to $3,109,176 paid for approxi mately 195,500 weeks claims. This is an increase of 67.291 in benefits over the January 1957 figure. However, pointed out Kendall, the percent increase for the year ended January 31, 1958 over the 12 months ended Jan. 31, 1957 was 36.2%. The average December benefit payment made during 1957 to claimants was $19.60, a 10.4% increase over the December aver age of $17.38 and 13.3% higher than the Socgmber 1955 figure of $17.30. J Contributions collected since 1936 to January 31, 1958 amounted to $390,644,946. Reed bill funds of $1,927,424 and collected interest tan that total to $443,099,585. To tal benefits paid to January 31, 1958 amounted to $263,831,748 leav ing a balance in the fund of $179,267,837 which is an increase of $7,135,762 as of January 31, 1958 over the same date 1956. Natural growth plus a legislative change in the law including in dustries employing as many as , four accounted for most of the in. crease. Yancey Hospital ** Report BIRTHS: A daughter, Brenda Gail, born February 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Geor ge Moffitt, Bakersvllle. OTHER ADMISSIONS: Pauline Edwards, Harold Rob inson, Kate Bailey, Mary Nadine Elkins, Rt. 1, Burnsville; Elmer Howell, Relief; Eianore Moore, Steve Souther, Oredia Roland, Jennie Riddle, Mabel Pittman, Julia Young, Harley Norton, Howard Wright. Mary Parker, Gertrude' Burleson, Lonnie Banks, Burnsville; Elsie Yelton, Rt. 1, Bakers ville; ParOpda Whitson, Mary ” Robinson, Green Mtn.; Louise Robinson, Celo; Mary Rose Silvers, Edna Hylemon, Elsie Byrd, Rt. 3, Burnsville; Emma Rowland, Rt. 2, Burnsville; Mary Belle Moffitt, Carolyn Blevins, Dnllv Plavins RulforuvnU- Hu dred Styles, Bee Log; Susie Mc- Kinney, Rt. 4, Bakersvllle. ' P: • • , „ m
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