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v V * . V) Advertisers Give The Best Buys ' ‘ . "" *’ *• X_- . ' •- VO 1.11 ME TWENTY-TWO Tri-County Development ! Organization Formed , -7 i A nine-member committee was named to push development of industry, agriculture and the tourist business in Yancey, Mit chell and Avery counties at a * meeting last Thursday in Spruce Pine. Named to the three-county de velopment committee were W. A. Banks, B R. Penland and Robert K. Helmle for Yancey County; E. L. Lafferty, j. Ray Braswell and Zelzah MeCurry for Avery Excellent Results Anticipated For Reading Campaign “A campaign aimed at inform ing friends and neighbors about something that will help them win success and happiness is a unique and exciting drive that should have excellent results," Mrs. Ernest Briggs, chairman of th e Yaiieey County Library com mittee, said today, v “We are going to demonstrate the rewards of reading. We will show the benefits o{ libraries all libraries from the small paper bound shelf to the Library of Con gress, and through all levels in be tween,” she said. The activity of this committee is being duplicated in almost ev ery community across the land. The comprehensive drive to In crease the appetite for the printed word in America will reach a cli max during National Library Week, March 16-22. The theme of the campaign is “Wake Up and Read." * The local commutt e.? -lww-fiiatwi • ed a program of community events that include -a. .-National Library Week window display in the store recently vacated by the Doris Shoppe, radio programs over sta tion WTOE from 6:00 to 6:15 p. m. each day during the week, and the observance of Story Hour for children at the Yancey County Library. Story Hours for pre school children will be conducted by Mrs. Don Burhoe on Tuesday, March 18, from 2:00 to 3:00 p. m„ and by Mrs. Warren Franklin on Friday, March 21, from 2:ojj) to 3:00 p. m. Mrs. Frank Lewis will conduct the Story Hour for both pre-school and school children on Monday, March 17, from 4:00 lo S:OQ p. m., and Mrs. Mark Hen nett will conduct the Story Hour for both age groups on Friday, March 21, from 4:00 to 5 p. m. Discussing the benefits of read ing, the Library Week committee will stress, Mrs. Briggs sa^; “First, it is ffin to read. By fun I. mean everything from light, humorous material to books that grip your mind and emotions. Books can be avenues to exciting adventure for the whole family. In any library there are books that will help th e reader improve his economic status and make his family more secure. “Newspapers and magazines are vital for keeping informed. Also, many books are Written each , year by exper-ts who provide an excellent comprehension of the political and economic problems that we face. “Religious books are so popu lar, of course, that they ar e always on the best seHer lists. They in spire us to a better life and give us comfort and strength in time of trouble.” This campaign to emphasize the rewards of reading has been officially endorsed .by all local organizations.' The Yancey Library Week com mittee includes Miss Ethel Boone, Mrs. Ernest Rohncr, Mrs. Carl Carter, Mrs, Wendell Thomas, Rush Wray, Robert . Helmle and Don Burhoe. In with the Ameri can Library Association, . National Library Week has been organized by the National Book Committee, Inc., a non-profit group formed to promote wider and wiser use of books. 7 ' The Yancey Record ■i rz 'f" 1 " - ■- 1 ' - *“■ —■f 1 n ■ Subscription; $2.00 Per Year County; and C. M. Watson, Ed Fortner and Harper Wilson for Mitchell Couty. Watson was named temporary chairman, and the members ..de cided to hold their first meeting March 25 at Newland School. Also at the session, business and civic leaders of the three coun ties were told by Wayne Corpen ing of the Northwest North Car olina Development* Association that the first thing they must do is “forget petty jealouses” about any specific location in the area whieh might get industry. They also heard a State Depart ment of Conservation and Devel opment commerce and industry division engineer, C. E. Bell, stress the need for making avail able to the agency specific infor mation regarding the thiee-coun ty area. Bell told the group a commu nity which can lay before an in dustrialist the information he wants when he wants it is the community which is going to get industry. Yancey County Home Agent Appointed A home demonstration agent .for Yancey County has been ap pointed, according to an.announce ment by the Yancey County Board of Commissioners and the N. C. State College Extension Service. Miss June Street, who has ser ved as assistant home demonstra tion agent in Watauga County fo r the past two years, has been appointed to fill the post left va-' cant in November, 1957 by the resignation of Miss Sue Notting ham, now Mrs. T. M. Hyman of Raleigh. The appointment will be effective Monday, March 17. Miss Street, a native of Mit chell County, is a graduate of East Tennessee State Teachers College, Johnson City. Newdale HD Club Meet The Newdale Demonstra tion Club met with Mrs. Preston Wyatt for their regular monthly meeting on February 27, with 7 1 members present. Miss Virginia ' Cox. assistant home agent, had 1 an interesting meeting on “Color 1 in the Home". It was announced : that the clift had just completed ' its 10th quilt—two of which were 1 donated to a needy family in th« 1 neighborhood. Members have ' been spending these long winter 1 days quilting at Mrs. Junior 1 Elliotts’ with an enjoyable cover ed dish lunch. The club has been 1 dokig this to raise money to be 1 donated for work at the Newdale Methodist parsonage, which „is 1 their project. 1 The club is planning a work ' day in crafts to be sold on tourist stands this summer. The meeting ( will be an all day meeting March , 26, at the home of Mrs. Charles Wilson, Jr. , Mrs. Champ Ray, Reporter , < BURNSVILLE PTA TO MEET TUESDAY j The Burnsville PTA will meet Tuesday, March 18, at 7:30 p. m. in the school lunchroom. Presi dent of the organization, Mrs. James W. Ray, states that very important .business will he dis cussed at the meeting and urges ' a large attendance. ' I ! ON**.C. HIGHWAYS Raleigh—The Motor Vehicles i Department's summary of traffic : deaths through 10 a. m. March 10, 1958 : Killed This year: . .144 Killed to Date Last Year: 179 “Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County” - . . 7*..» . . .> v. A. . « BURNSVf! JJE. N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 18J58 | Normp Fox Wins ! “Poultry Princess” | Contest In County Yancey County’s “Poultry Prin cess” was selected and March Egg Month was officially launched in th e county at a luncheon meeting, Monday at the Nu-Wray Inn in Burnsville. Fleet Proffitt, of Bald Creek, is cointy chairman for,the program. Mack B. Ray, chairman of the County Agricultural Work ers Council, presided at th e meet ing. Miss Norma Fox, of Bald Creek, was selected “Poultry Princess” and will represent the county at a meeting of the Poultry Com mission of. the Asheville Agricul tural Development Council at the Park Hotel next Tuesday night, when a western North Carolina “Poultry Princess” svill be selected. The judging will take place at 8 o’clock following a din ner honoring the girls. The area winner and her chaperon' will be sent to the state contest in Win ston-Salem on March 25th. Other contestants in the local “Poultry Princess" contest were Miss Judy- Ray, of Burnsville; Miss Mary Alice Miller, of Bee Log; Miss Margaret Hughes, of Micaville;J and AJiss Arlene Gi;ind staff, of Clearmont. Corsages were presented to each of the contestants by Mrs. Leslie Hensley of— Ruby’s Flower and Gift Shop, and a bouquet was presented the winner. Judges were Mrs. Rush T. Wray, Ernest Roh ner and Miss Hope Bailey. Also present at , the meeting were Mayor James W. Ray, Court ty Agent E. L. Dillingham, As sistant Home Agent Virginia Cox, Mark England, Mrs. Fleet Prof fitt, aflfi chaperons for each of the five contestants: Mrs. Mack B. Ray Mrs. Hazel Edwards, Mrs. Mary Silvers, Miss Mary Lou Fox and Garrett Anglin. Sams Gets Fellowship To Cornell MARS HILL Emmett Sprin kle Sams, a native of Yancey County and a former member of the faculty at Burnsville High School, has been awarded an out standing fellowship to Cornell University for the 1958 summer session. Now a member of the mathe matics faculty at Mars Hill Col lege, Sams has been awarded a merit fellowship under the third annual merit fellowship program sponsored by the Shell Oil Com panies Foundation. The award provides full tuition and fees for advanced study in mathematics at Cornell, a travel allowance, maintenance expenses for the summer plus SSOO. A native of the Cane River sec tios, Sams attended Mars Hill and Western Carolina College. He has a bachelor of science de gree from WCC and a masters de gree in math from George Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn. Be fore joining the Mars Hill College faculty in 1947 he was. a member of the faculty at Mars Hill High School. Sams is married to the former Violet Graham, who teaches and is librarian at Mars Hill High School. The couple has two dau ghters, Rebecca Ann, 7, and Paula Jeon, 4. Local Scouts On Safety Council Five Yancey County Boy Scouts have been darned to the newly formed Boy Scout speak ers’ division of the Governor's Traffic Safety Counoil. They "are Jimmy Young, Tarp Ellis Young and Earl Nelson Tipton of Rt. 2, Burnsville; and Ronald D. Webb and Melvin W. Webb, II of Burtisvlile. Each of these Boy Scouts is available as a traffic safety speaker to those requesting his services through th e office of Major Charles A. Speed, director of safety fo r the State Highway Patrol. llhree Fires Reported This Week The Burnsville Volunteer Fire Department was called out- to three fires during a 24-hour per iod this week, "Fire Chief Bob Hilliard reported. Tuesday about 2 a. m., the Kes ter Wyatt residence at Micaville was completely destroyed by fire and all furniture and clothing burned. Hilliard estimated the loss at about $3,000. The family was visiting in "Tennessee at the time, and the fire wa% reported by neighbors. ■ Cause of the blaze has’ not been determined. A brush fire broke out Tuesday • afternoon around 3:30 in a ua l cant lot behind the Farmers ( Federation Store in Burnsville r and threatened the store’s feed ; warehouse, but firemen brought 1 the blaze, under control before ■ any damage .was done. Early Wednesday morning, about 1 o’clock, Edwards General , Store on Mine Fork Road was completely destroyed by fire. The loss was estimated at about $3,000. The cause has not been determin ed. •On the way to Burnsville to re port the fire, Ed Edwards, owner of the store, collided with anoth er auto driven by Clifford Peter son. There were no serious in juries reported, and Mr. Edwards continued to Burnsville whore lie reported the fire. Woman’s Club To See Girl Scout Puppet Show Tonight A puppet show will be present ed by the Girl \ Scouts at the Woman's Club ■jteajing tonight at 8 o’clock Community Building', During the business meeting, plans will be discussed for tile fashion fair which will take plact Saturday night, March 22, and for the box social and hat show which will be held at a future date, i Gravies Coming To Presbyterian Church Sunday night, March 23rd, will be the occasion of the first meet ing at which Rev. Ray Graves will be the speaker in the Burns ville Presbyterian Church. Mr. Graves, a graduate of Carson- Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee, was formerly a ( Probation Officer for the Juven ile Court of two Tennessee , coun ties. Subsequent to that, he ac companied and assisted the Rev. Roland Brown 'on a nine-month preaching tour of the world. He will be in Burnsville from March 23rd to 28th and will speak each night at 7:30 'in the Presbyterian Church. The public Is cordially in vited to come and hear his in spired messages, ■ On Sunday, March 16th, the pastor of the church, the Rev. Warren S. Reeve, will preach on “He That Hath An Far to Hear", i Collection will be made for the i ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHAR- < ING. ' Nu-Wray Inn Listed In Duncan Hines The Nu-Wray Inn has received national recognition in the new 1958 edition of Duncan Hines’ “Ad ventures in Good Eating” just off ’ the press. It is the only .restaurant in in Burnsville and, among 3,000 selected eating places in North America recommended by Duncan Hines. According to the publisher, the Duncan Hines Institute, Ithaca, N. Y., this is the 50th printing for this 352 page travel guide book used by millions of Americans for nearly a quarter of a century. The other new Duncan Hines book just out in the companion edition, “Lodgihg for a Night,’’ (304 pag es) which lists 3,800 selected lodg Summer Will Mark 11th Year Os Playhouse Operation By Paul Burton 1 North Carolina’s Parkway Play house marks its 11th year of op eration with the 1958 sunftner season, which begins on July Bth And extends to August 19th. The Playhouse, under the dir ection of .Gordon R. Bennett, asso ciate professor of drama at the University of Miami (Fla.), is unique in many respects. • First and foremost is th e fact that it is the only summer stock theatre in America operated by a County Board of Education and a private university. Secondly, it is located inßurns-; ville, a quiet little village lying under the shadow of Mount Mit chell, at an altitude of over three thousund feet, 'f Finally, its productions reflect a rare combination of education al theatre and professional quality.— The acting company is made up of dynamic young drama students from colleges and universities throughout the east all work-J ing toward scifolastic credit, and most important of all, theatre ex perience. Their efforts ar e skill fully guided by leaders in the field of theatre instruction. A tentative listing of the direc tors for the coming season in clude: Dr. Delmar Solem, chair man of the drama department of the University of Miami; Dr. Ar nold Powell, chairman of the drama and speech department of Birmingham Southern College; Fred Koch, professor of drama at j the University of Miami and foun der of the famed Ring Theatre there; Lester Moore, associate professor of drama at Rutgers University; and finally, Bennett himself. .. Although the summer’s bill has not been announced, one may garner an idea of the type of itage productions by looking at the past THE MIKADO, HAR VEY, ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, IOLANTHE, BRIGADOON, MY THREE ANGELS, OUR TOWN, A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM, TAMING ©F THE SHREW, CAROUSEL, SABRINA FAIR, STALAG 17, OUTWARD BOUND, MISTER ROBERTS, and many others that have had their moments on the giant Play house stage. Five productions (one a week) .are given, each show playing on Friday and Saturday evenings to audiences made up of people from far and near. The fame f this remarkable theatre has so spread that thea tre-gders driving several hundred miles are commonplace. What could be more relaxing than a day’s drive over the majestic peaks spanned by the Blue Ridge Parkway, an evening of living theatre, and a night spent at Bur nsville’* renowned NU-WRAY TNN? ... 1 T* ' ' .-.7 ’, /“ .. / RUMMAGE SALE SATURDAY St. Lucien’s Church will have~ a rummage sale Saturday at the shop in front of Tipton’s Garage, one mile east of Burnsville on Highway 19-E. — ' ■ I MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION ! Whereas, the attention of the country is being focused on the rewards of reading during the comprehensive educational campaign which will come to a climax during National Lib rary Week, March 16-22, 1958. j 3 Whereas, this drive is the first united effort by all med- t 1 ia newspapers, magazines and radioand television to ( dramatize role of libraries as an important resource, of education. I Whereas, newspapers and magazines are essential for well informed citizens. Whereas, books are th e con servers, transmitters and di«- semihators of the world’s wisdom and knowledge. Whereas, the freedom to read is one of democracy’s most cherished liberties. Whereas, the development of lifetime reading habits is 1 vital to the continuation of our society. 1 Therefore, I, Mayor 6f Burnsville call upon the citizens of this city to participate in this significant endeavor by « helping to inform thair neighbors andfriends oFift pleasur es and rewards of reading, with the purpose of developing a ‘‘better-read, better informed America.” . 1 * i. > James W. Ray, Jr. . j jl! * —■ ! Price Per Copy: Five Cents —. . . . /a « Seven Youths Sentenced In Criminal Session Last Week . . ' -4) Seven yobtha were sentenced to prison terms in last week’s crimi nal session of the March term of " Superior Court, with Judge Fran cis O. Clarkson, of Charlotte, presiding. Paul \Vayne Mclntosh, 18, and C; A. Hensley, 16, pleaded guilty tb three charges of breaking and ■ eritering and larceny. They were sentenced S to 5 years in State Prison for breaking and entering I and larceny of the T. A- Halliday Girl Scout Week r Y,:r: " Observed Here % , _ “You can Count on Her”. This short,''"Confident stateffiefiT”ir"the • theme for Girl Scout Week, Mar ch 9-15, when Girl Scouting cele brates its 46th Anniversary. In each of the seven districts served by the Pisgah Girl Scout Council, as elsewhere throughout the na . tion, Girl Scout troops will be celebrating the first day of Girl Scout Week by attending church or temple services *in uniform. Mayors in several North Carolina cities, including Asheville, will issue proclamations in honor of the organization, which has grown from a Savannah, Georgia, troop of 12 girls, founded March 12, 1912 by Juliette Low, to in clude more than 12 million girls in its 46 years. There are some 3 million Girl Scouts now on the active rolls. There are at present 127 troops in the Pisgah Girl Scout Gouncfi, which Qmbraqfer, Avery, Mitchell, buncombe, ; 'Haywood, Madison, Transylvania and- Yancey coun ties. ’there are 3 troops of Idris in the Yancey district. Serving these girls are 15 adult workers. Mrs. Rust) T. Wray serves as distreit chairman. i Girl Scouting is supported lo- ( cally by'(funds from the United ( Fund. As such funds do not include : capital expenditures, the Girl Scouts conduct a nation-wide cookie sale, which will be pro , g-ress locally through March 22nd. ( The profits from the 1958 sale will be used to purchase tent units at , the recently acquired Girl Scout . Camp near Brevard. County Dog: Shelter Established R. B. Deyton, Yancey County dog warden,, reports that he is now picking up stray dogs and taking them to the shelter, located I on the Green Mountain highway. Mr. Deyton says he will be at the shelter, each morning and that the public is invited to Visit the shelter at asytime. Telephone calls to pick up dogs or to arrange vaccination clinics can be made to the Health De partment or any of the agricul tural agencies. The next rabies vaccination clinic will be held at Lattie Sty les’ home, Phipps Creek Road, Saturday, March 15, from 1 to 3 p- m I*4§P \Aj ac _ C \ Y m jr uto. Tt» mt BuHOi NUMBER TWENTY-NINE, . vr - -a house, and were given a 3 to s*- year sentence suspended for a 7 two charges breaking' and en tering and larceny of the Burns ville Department Store, the James Bingham house and other build ings on the grounds of Camp Mt. ,Mitchell for Girls. Clarence Mitchell, 18, and C. F. Gillespie. 16; also were found guilty of breaking and entering and larceny of the T. A. Halliday house and were sentenced 3 to 5 years in State Prison. They pleaded guilty to _ charges of breaking and entering the Bing ham house, and Mitchell pleaded guilty to the robbery of Pollards’ Drug Store. These charges were consolidated in a 3 to 5-year sen tence suspended for a period of 6 years. Eugene Craine, 17, and J. R. Hensley, 23, pleaded guilty to charges of breaking and entering and larceny of Pate’s Store and Proffitt’s Store at Bald Creek, and Craine pleaded guilty to the robbery of the Bill Austin housa at Bald Creek. They received a sentence of 12 to 18 months for the Pate Store robbery, and the other charges were consolidated in a 12 to 18-month sentence sus pended for a period of five years. Hubert Fox, 19, who was placed on probation after being tried during the August, 1957 term of Superior Court for robbing the Malcolm Ross house and the Eilma Blevins house, was turnedj over to the court by the proba tion officer during last week’s criminal session and sentenced to 2\a years at State Prison. - Judge Clarkson recommended that the Prison Department send all seven youth to First Ofifend trs Camp. Fifty-two other eases were tried during the criminal session, in eluding 13 cases of dirving drunk, S cases of speeding, 10 cases of no operator’s license, 3 cases of reckless driving, 5 cases of non support, 2 cases of attempting to -spotlight deer, and 7 other mis cellaneous cases. During this week's civil session, 9 divorce actions were granted and 7 other judgments rendered. Date Set For Wedding By Mary Ohle The bride is getting impatient! I Her wedding was all rehearsed, then came the snow, deep and end less; then the roads sank from signt in the mud. Finally the bridegroom could tarry no longer and was called out of the state to a new job. Undaunted, she has found a new man, the sun ia \ shining and the wedding day ia ' set. Everybody is invited to ‘The Hillbilly Wedding" on March 15th at 8 p. ra. at the South Toe School Seriously now, the South Toe PTA is presenting this 3 act com edy as its only fund-raising ev ent of the year. There is still a ; large bill to be met for the pav ing of the playground last fall. Since the severe weather this winter has been hard on the fam iiy income, the admission will be only 35. Anyone who can donate a little more i s urged to do so. If you cannot come to the play, perhaps you would send in your donation. The play is a howl and a really professional job with an all-star east of fourteen. You’d better come! Health Dept News Chest X-rays will be made in the Burnsville office of the Health Department on Mondays, March 17th and 31st, between the hours of 2 and 4 p. m. , The monthly orthopedic ctfnic will be held In the Spruce Pine
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