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Advertisers Give The Best Buys VOLUME TWENTY-TWO Toe Valley Development Association Progressing The name Toe Valley Develop ment Association was adopted at a meeting held at Newland- on Tuesday evening to organize the development association for Yan cey, Mitchell and Avery counties Mrs. Burton Named _ Winner Os Fashion Sewing Contest Mrs. Clarence Burton was sel ected the winner of the Fashion Sewing Festival contest, sponsor ed-hy the' Woman's Club Satur day night at the Community Building. Mrs. Burton will repre sent the local club at the district contest at the Treadway Manor, Asheville, on March 26. where she will compete with other win ners in the district. The district contest will be held following the art luncheon, which will be at tended by a number of the other • local contestants. Mrs/ O. L Brown also will attend the lunch eon and will have , one of her paintings on exhibit. * Entering the local contest, in addition to Mrs. Burton, were Mrs. R. K. Helmle, Mrs. Harlon Hol combe, Mrs. Rdece Mclntosh. Mrs I. E. Clevenger and Mrs. J G Low In the high school division of the contest, winners were select ed from 14 contestants from the five high schools in Yancey Coun ty. They were Miss Becky Prof fitt of Bald Creek, Ist place. Miss Mary Alice Wcstall of Bur nville, 2nd place; and Miss Mari lyn Sufford of Micaville, 3rd place. Prizes were awarded' by the Woman's Club. * Judges were’'Mrs. Clay Lance, of Candler, and Mrs. Mnmi e Free man, of Asheville, both sewing cinsultants for Singer Sewing Machine Co. The program for the evening also consisted of two readings given by Miss Ethel Boone, “Time Ain’t What It Used To Be” and “Mandy’s Weddin”V Miss Boone was narrator for a comedy skit by the “Bonnie Ketchum Girls"( Eloisc, Jane, Erwin and Margar et, who presented a fashion sark dress review modeling their own comic creations, danced the Charleston and sang “Ain’t She Sweet”. They were accompanied at the piano by Rush Wray. Girl Srout cookies and punch were served by the hostesses, Mrs Tessa Swink, Mrs. Mark B. Ray, Mrs. t). R- Fouts, Mrs Hubert Cooper and Mrs. E. L Dillingham County Livestock Producers Voting Results Announced Yancey County livestock pro ducers voted 131 to 25 in favor of the proposed 10c per head with holding fee in the beef referen dum held March 15. Reece Mcln tosh, local beef cattle producer apd businessman, served as chair man of the drive. Voting places were; Farmers Federation-55 for and 15 against; Pensacola Post Office-15 for; R. A. Radford’s Store at Cane Riv er-25 for; J. W. Howel and Son Store at Green Mountain-17 for and 5 against; Lloyd Miller's Store at Burnsville, Route 4-11 for and 5 against; and Dellinger and Silver Stole at Micaville-8 for. Some dairymen also voted in the election. Poultrymen To Meet Monday Poultrymen and others inter ested in production and market* ing of commercial eggs will meet in the county agent’s office Monday night, March 31, at 7:JO p. m., to hear proposals for finan cing and marketing eggs discuss ed. Representatives of a poultry industry will be present. Free cof tee ahdVftoughn'uts will be served. Subscription: $2.00 Per Yea/ as recommended by the N. C. De partment of Conservation and Development. The general outline of articles of Incorporation was also adopted. C. M. Watson, of Spruce Pine, acted as chairman of the njeetl ing. The three representatives from Yancey County who attend ed were W. A. Banks, B R Pen-, land and R. K. Helmle A committee to draft the by laws of the new association was appointed, consisting of the fol . lowing three attorneys: J. Ray Braswell of Avery, Frank H. ’ Watson of Mitchell’ and Dover Fouts of. Yancey County. An important regional meeting , to promote the work of develop : ment associations of the type ■ being formed in our tri-county : area will be held at the Battery i Park Hotel in Asheville on Friday, April 4, starting at 10:30 a. m. Governor Hodges will speak at , the luncheon. This meeting is held under the auspices of the Asheville Chamber of Commerce and the N. C. Department of-Con* i servation and Development. All those from Yancey County desip ing to attend should notify Bill i Banks on or before March 31, so ■ that luncheon reservations can be : made. , Legion-Auxiliary Hear Program .By Cub Scouts Cub Sdouts entertained the j members of the Ameriran Legion and Auxiliary Tuesday night at the community Building jyith a prograrir'presented in the form’ of a pack meeting. Each Den also gav e a puppet show with phppets they had made as a part of their Cub Scout work. Den 1 presented “Keep America Beautiful”, and Den 3 presented | a playlet on safety. Cubni’aster William Tuttle pre sented awards to the following In Den 1: Benson Tyner. Silver Arrow; and Joe Moody, Gold Ar ’’ow. Those in Den 3 to receive awards >vere Gary Peterson, Bear Badge, Silver Arrow and Gold Arrow; Robert Roberts, Webelbs Badge, the highest award for Cub Scouts; Ronald Webb, Lion Badge; Ronald Alien, Lion Badge; and i f two new boys, Stephen Edge and Earl Wells, were presented Bob ’ Cat Badges. v The program was under the direction of the Den Mrs. T. M. Tyner and Mrs M W Webb First Baptist Church To Have Revival April 6-13 .;. .v W TOMM -rfittfp 0 *' 0 " S ,3p .fir ymk REV. CHARLES A. MADDRY j a THOMAS The Rev. Charles A. Maddry, pastor of the Temple Baptist Church of Durham, N. C., will be guest minister for a series of revival services at th e First Bap tist Church, Burnsville, beginning Sunday, April f., and continuing through April ’.3. Mr. Maddry will preach his .first sermon in the revival on Monday evening, April ■- > \ : ;r ■ The Yancey Record ' -tIF '■* ’ 7—"’ • V t-*. - • * Local 4-H’ers Enter Records ? -On March 20 -and 21, Western District 4-H long-time record I judging was held in Wayne9ville.' The four Yancey County 4-H’ers who entered their long-time re cords for district judging were Norma McDougald of the Mica ville Senior Club, whet entered her record in food preparation and placed in the blue ribbon group; Pat Mayberry of the Micaville Senlbr 4-JI Club who entered her record in canning and placed in the red ribbon group; Keith Sty les of Burnsville Junior Club en tered his in tobacco and placed in ribbon group; and Viann Dunean of the Burns ville Junior Club submitted her Dairy Calf record and placed in the red ribbon group. A long-time record bopk is a record which combines two or more years of club work in a giv en project, Assistant County Ag ent Roger Hyatt, explained. It gives a history of the club mem ber’s club work and other activi ties in which they have partici pated. The long-time record should contain all records which the club member has in the pro ject that h e is entering, along with his or her ribbons and cer tificates. Mr. Hyatt helped make up the it am of eight agents who judged 82 4-H records in 23 different projects from Western North Carolina. The blue ribbon records will be submitted in October for state judgihg. Miss Cox Speaks , To Jacks Creek 1 HD Club The Jacks Creek Home Demon stration Club held its regular meeting Friday, March 21st,- at the home of Mrs. Enola Wilson. The new home agent. Miss Street, was introduced to the club members by Miss Cox, assistant home agent Following the regular business session, Miss Cox spoke ort “Wills and Inheritances”. Mrs. Wilson, assisted by...her . daughter, Millie <Lou, and Miss Gwendolyn * Hunter, served delic ious refreshments carrying out the Easter theme. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, April 17th, at the home of Mrs. E. F Hunter at which time Mrs. Mrs. Proffitt will attend and show the slides on her trip to the Far East. Since Mrs. Proffitt has had such a busy schedule, th e meeting has been moved up to a Thursday in order to have Mrs. Proffitt as a guest of the club. . 7, at 7‘30 and will conduct the t j services through Sunday, April 13. 5 1 Guest minister "5f music for the f series of services will be J. C. ■ Thomas, minister of music at the f First Baptist Church of Ruther f fordton, N. <J. I The church extends art invita ! tlon to the public f to attend the I eeries of meetings. “Dedicated The Progress Os Yancey County” ~ BURNSVILLE, N. C., THtJRS DAY, MARCH 27, 1953 Artiish Family To jMake Home Here An Amish family arrived in Burnsville this weel: and is plan* ning; to establish a home here. Mr. and Mrs. John W Martin and their eight children have been living in New Mexico, where Mr. Martin worked with, the Depart ment of; Agriculture in growing cotton for experimental purposes. The Martins, originally from Pennsylvania, have been away from their native state for about eleven years. Mr. and Mrs. Martin and their children are Animanites, mem bers of a sect of swiss Mennon ites founded by Jsjsob Amman in the 17th The Amish peo ple lead lives of great simplicity, both secularly and- religiously. At present, the Martin family is living in East Burnsville near the Faith Fellowship Mission. Plans are being made for the family to move into a house on a farm owned by Ernest Briggs on Green Mountain Road. The Mar tins plan to operate a farm on the property. > , Miss Boone Speaks To Clearmotit PTA •„- \ t Miss Ethel Boone spoke to the Clearmont PTA at its regu lar* meeting March 20th, on the challenging subject, “Looking Beyond This Hoim”, dealing with meeting the needi of our schools. New officers elfcted to serve for the 1958-59 school term were Mrs. Cecil Anglirt president; Mrs. Raylen e Stamey, t vice president; Mrs. Joyce- Fox, I secretary; and Mrs. Ruth Rice, /treasurer. These officers will be jmstalled at the May meeting. Mrs. Vernik first grade wort the attcaxiance record and will be rewarded with a party. The next melting wilt ’be bn Thursday, April 17th at 7:30 p. m. S " Christmas Tree Production Given Boost In County Christmas tree production as an additional source of income in Yancey County....was. given •a- new boost by a recent visit of a group )f nurserymen and Christmas tree dealers frbm Ohio and Pen nsylvania, ..including W W. Dam bach, president of the Pennsyl vania Tre 0 Growers’ Association of 500 members. The group made arrangements through the county agent’s office/ .to visit balsam or frazier fir plan- 1 tings and contacted local land owners and dealers for 30,000 seedlings and 27 pounds of seed i Future plans call for the expan-j sion of the Christmas tree project and the organization of a Christ-! mas tree and native shrubbery association. Flower Box Contest 1 Draws Interest Much interest is being shown ~in the “Flower Box Contest”, launched last week by the Gar den Club. This contest includes business houses, shurches, barber shops, cases and others wishing | to take part. Two prizes are being offered for tlie most attractive arrange-1 ments. First prize will be given by Ruby’s'Flower and Gift Shop, and second prize will be given by B. B. Penland & Son Lumber Co dontx-stants who wish to use wrought iron or tin work in the construction of their flower con tainers will be offered special prices on such work by Daniel Boone and Ik e Laughrun. B. B Penland & Son I,umber Co. and Roberts & Johnson Lumber Co. will offer material to contestants at cost A three-page story, illustrated in color, of a similar contest held in Neosho, Missouri, appears in the April issue of Ford Times magazine. This 'is the kind of contest being sponsored in Burns ville, and ideas may be gathered from the story and photographs for attractive arrangements to be used in the local contest. Cub Scouts Attfnd Banquet The Blue and Gold. -Banquet, given by the Lion’ s Club for the Cub Scouts of Pack 4, was held- Mareh 13, in t he’ Burnsville School, cafeteria. Decorations at the table were made by the Cubs under the dir ection of the Den Mothers, and the program covers were drawn by Robert Roberts. t Following the dinner, the group adjourned to the library, - where the opening ceremony was con ducted. Participating in the cere mony were Garry Gillespie and Joe Moody, Anieridan flag bear era Ronnie Carter Danny Afigel, color guards. Thajpas Young led the “Pledge of Alleg iance” and all sang- * .After the Cub Scout “Welcome Song”, -Ahe poem, “When Father Was A Boy”, was recited by Gary Ray, Melvin Webb, DUdlfey Rob ertson, Benson Tyner and Ron nie Allen. They were introduced by Randall McCurry. Cub Scout Ronald Webb, >who is a member of the Speakers’ Bur eau of the Governor’s Traffic Safety Council, gave a brief talk on bike and water safety. William Tuttle, Cubmaster, pre sented the Den Chiefs and Den Mothers with certificates of ap preciation. Garry £}i4lespie re ceived two Silver Arrows on his Wolf badge, and Melvin Wlebb re ceived his Bear badge. A special award was accepted for the Pack 1 by Gary Peterson. The closing ceremony, \Aich was done by candle light and led ■by Mr. Tuttle, was most im -1 pressive. ! The Rev. Warren S. Reeve con cluded- the program with a clos ing prayer: Garden Club Will Meet Friday Night The Gnrden Club will meet Friday evening, March 28, at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Ike Laughrun. Mrs; John Robinsorf will be program leader Republicans To Hold Meeting A county Republican, meeting will be held Saturday night at 7:30 in the Courthouse, according to Ellis Moody, secretary. ,|' wI r ■ ' §1 f {} - L-*i fill 9ii 1 ■ ■ l^Btl®r l . jl ■ jjT t rsHpi ‘ ®* : '- a/S^ &?*■ ■ *"-■'**% ®®®^®®<®®®®®*K®®«i^^Sß®^^HraS®K^B^> 'HHfc^.J.. l. . . _ Courtesy Magazine A SUGGESTION FOR CONTESTANTS 1„ (he “Flower Box Content” In Mils attractive armng ement of geraniums and v *.*a enhanced by the beauty and simplicity of a wrought iron hase.Th* contost within the cU y iimlts of mZ. •* ° f,eml —» attractive ,rj Price Per Cfipy: Five Cent* Action Rescinded For *•■ * * Parkwiy Toll Charges A plan of ’ the National Park Service to charge" tolls on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia has been it was announced yes —.-{a*-- a.. ■ r Bald Creek Beta Club Attends Convention ~ of the Bald’ Creek Leta Club attended the annual Bela Club Convention in Raleigh on March Uth and 15th. Delegat es- attending were. Elaine Hem sley, Marilyn Wilson,. Lois Styles, Jean Mclnturff, Helena Hensley, Barbara Pate, Mai®- Katherine Bailey, and chaperones, Mrs. Roy Pate, Dean Wilson and Don Wil son, club sponsor. Registration- was ■Held at . 2.30 Friday in Walter Hotel. The first session held at 4 p. m., consisting of the Campaign Jamboree, when candidates were presented lor election. Friday night, delegates attended a talent show at the Raleigh. Memorial Auditorium. The sponsors’ breakfast was held Saturday morning at 8 o’clock, afcL registration was-con tinued. At 5:30..‘ a. m., the third general session was held and priz es were awarded for the talent program. Delegates then adjourn ed into conferences, and voting for Beta Club officers began. Aftpr„ voting, delegates were free until 2:30. During this time, they toured the Cagitol building, State Museum and Hall of His tory. They lunched at the Univer sity of North Carolina, toured 'ChapeL Hill and roturned by way’ of Dy,ke University and State "college* - -TWfeii'w-- The fourth general session be gan at 2:30 p. m. and included field reports and installation of officers. A banquet was held Sat urday evening in the Sir Walter Hotel, and later in the evening, a ball was given for delegates in the Memorial Auditorium. Members of the Balt! Creek club visited Duke Chapel on their, return trip Sunday. ~~ Elaine Hensley, Reporter terday by Congressman Basil L. > - - Advertisers • Sire The Beit Buys] ' NUMBER THIRTY-GNK Whitener of the 11th district. 1 ’ Mr. Whitener was among the . many individuals and agencies ■ who vigorously protested the an nounced action of the Park Ser vice to collect fees beginning ! June 1 for use of the scenic high way. Private autos would have been charged a SI.OO fee, for a J5-day permit to travel on the Parkway and $2.00 for an annual permit, according to the announ ced plan. ~ In a telegram, received "yester day from Mr. Whitener, he stat ed: “Secretary of Interior, Fred Seaton, has just announced that the action of tde National Park Service providing for a toll on the Blue Ridge- Parkway has been rescinded. I am delighted that Secretary Seaton has accept ed our request in this matter.” State Leaders To Plan New Strategy Against Litferbugs Attention, Litterhugs! If you’ve entertained any ideas of coming out of hiding since I North Carolina’s big anti-litter . bug campaign of 1957, forget . them. That campaign is being in tensified as a permanent “Keep North Carolina Beautfiul” pro gram. On - April 1, an executive com mittee representing state and lo cal organizations, municipal ities and industries from moun tains to coast will meet with Governor Hodges in Raleigh to map new strategy in the arrti litterhug fight. - Thto-ta -the fiytmp - ofHl® Use* leaders elected at a statewide meeting called by the Governor’s Committee for Clean Highways in December and challenged by the - Governor “to evolve a program for the continuing beautification of North Carolina”. The meeting will be held at 3 P. m. in the Education Building on Capitor Square, with VoTt Gil more, chairman of the Clean Highways Committee and presi dent of the Travel Council of North Carolina, presiding. On the agenda are a conference with Governor Hodges about the 1958 anti-litterbug program, sel ection of State chairman and re gional chairmen for the perman ent “Keep North Carolina Beau ‘ilul” movement, and the plann ing of special projects. Ray Graves Continues Services At Presbyterian Church Evangelistic services have been going on riightly this week at the Burnsvlile Presbyterian Church, under the leadership of the Rev. Ray Graves. In addition to the evening meetings, Mr. Graves has met with several smaller groups. On Tuesday he had lunch with a few of the business men of the town. Tonight (Thursday, March 27) at the meeting at 7:30, the sub ject that he will speak on is "Transforming Power”, and on Friday night he will speak on "Th e Mastery of Love”. The public is cordially invited to all these meetings. Mr. Graves will continue to be in the community till Sunday and will deliver the sermon at the Sunday morning services at 11:00. < ■ Next week, as a part of the Holy Week observance, th e Sa crament of the Lord's Supper will b® celebrated on Thursday (April 3rd) at 7:30 p. m. -• Rabies Clinic -=• Scheduled There wttt he a rablw viSSiTT" tion clinic at the Bee Log School Saturday, March 29r frorti 1:00 p. m. to 3:00 p. m
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