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“ -W - « V Advertisers Give The Best Buys VOLUME TWEIV TY-TWO ■— - Community Development Program In 9th Year By Roger Hyatt, Assistant n County Agent : ~ The Western North Carolina Community Development Contest is in its 9th year. Through this program amazing work has been done In the various communities in Western North Carolina and Yancey County. Community build ings have been erected, churches to- have added members and ed facilities, homes '■ have been Health Dept. News Pre-school clinics are being an nounced ,by the Yancey County Health Department. , All parents are urged to bring their children, who are entering school this fall, to the' cliniff- held at the school they will attend so that they may be examined to discover physical defects. It is required by law- that children be immunized against whooping cough,—diphtheria, te tanus and'.smalipqx before enter ing schopl. Children may be taken to their private physicians or to the Health Department in Burns ville for these immunizations. The local doctors have volun teered to give physical examina tions to pre-school children in the absence of a health director, / and clinics are scheduled as fol lows: Sputh Toe School April 10th, 9‘oo a. m., Dr. E R Ohle Pensacola School April 22, 9‘oo a. m., Health Department. ‘Micaville Schooi April 24th, jG:00 a. m., Dr. E R Ohle :j ; Bald Creek School April 29, 11:30 a. m., Dr. Walter M Ost Clearmont School May’ Ist, f):00 a. m„ Dr. M W Webb Burnsville School May 9th, 9:00 a. m., Dr. W A Y Sargent Bee Log School May 13th, 11:30 a. m., Dr. Walter Ost Children entering Lincoln Park School this fall will be requested to come to the Health Center in Burnsville at a date to be an nounced later. Chtjsfr-X-rays .wIH be made „ ’\the' We ‘ffealth Department on Mondays, April 14th anl - 28th,-tfetwpen the hours Os 2 and 4 p. m. * Tftq . cefulae -monthly orthopedic clinic, will be in the Spfss| 7 Pine office of the Health ment on April 16th. Dr. Bruce Galloway of Asheville will be the clinician. Persons wishing to ly.e seen in this clinic should register • before 11:30 a. m. 3 'L. ; . ' ■ ■ .£*•< •: — ■ ;<• • „ < National Magazine*: 1 i To Feature .Story On BurnsviHe - ‘‘/Burnsville In The Blue .Ridge’ 1 ,wijl be the subject of a sketch in the Junp issue of National Geo- , graphic magazine. The story, which. will be illustrated with ! photographs of the area, was writ- 1 ten by Malcolm Ross, of the Uni- ' versity of Miami Press. Mr. Ross has a summer home in Burnsville. Copies of National Geographic are not available on the news stands, but they «an be ordered ' from the National;, Geographio 1 Society, 16th & M. Streets. NV- W., Washington 6, D. C. Broom Sale . * Chairmeh Announced Rogei Hyatt and Lewis Dam -I'V'jn have been appointed 'co chairmen of , the Burnsville Lions Club Broom Sale to be held Thu-I r .i sday, April 10, according tb'Lion- - George Robinson. This is tiye annual Broom Sale sponsored by the Burnsville CUib. The brooms are manufactured toy t6e Guilford Industries for »- the Blind, thus #giving employment to physically handicapped. The Burnsville Club will, use what funds are secured fj;otm the . sale of brooms to buy glasses’ for children and adults in th e county, and t p help finance a Tri-County eye eiinlo to be established in Spruci Pine. - v -**'• , . „ | * * A **-*r J » 'i" . \ ■ ■ i Subscription: $2.00 Per Year made more attractive, and living standards have been moved to new heights. Last year, eight Yancey County communities entered the contest, So far, only three have entered tiiis year and there is a possibil ity of nine communities which might enter. The deadline for en tering is May 15. If any commun ity is interested in organising or 1 re-organizing, you are urged to contact one of the agricultural agencies in Burnsville. Awards totaling $2200 are being offered to the area winning com munities in the.. 1958 Western North Carolina Rural Commun ty Development Program. The communities will be judged next fall on the progress made from November f, 1967, to November 1, 1958. Basis of scoring will he 50 percent on community ments and 50 percent on increased income and better family living. A total of S7OO is being offered in Yancey County for the county contest. This is S3O(T more than the county had last year. The Yan cey United Fund Has contributed S6OO and the Ifrench Broad Elec tric Corporation has offered SIOO. The communities in Yancey, that have not entered and plan to lat er, are urged to do so before May 15. Mrs. Burton Wins / Honors In District Fashion Contest District 2 of the N. C. Federa tion of Women's Clubs held its Vogue Fashion Contest at a luncheon meeting on March 26 at the Treadway Manor in Ashe ville. The winner from each club in the district modeled her own fashion ensemble, which she ho. 1 , made from a Vogue pattern Among the 22 entries was Mrs C. H. Burton, of the Burnsville Woman’s Club, who won third place honors in the district con test. Mrs. Burton was first place winner in - the local contest held 1 _i jm rpMpr'ii ~ rpr «r March First' plaice winner in the district content Nellie 4«>n Club, Asheville, and second place jvinner was _<■ Mrjj^ r .JsL i7 ~S. ‘The new styles and colors made the showing .a ypxy interesting and style;. buttoned loir the : : The suit* . place jacketj blouse of soft printed silk and matching jacket lining; whfpb exuded ove? most of the lapels. The second . place, winner - wiyf- an -Miserable ing of with ppglw»p’*_sie€f€fek' hWI lined with corafcand: rayon t$ mai --dress, which was a pressed j: jdnrt .and’’ large bow 'kt k Miss ’Wnflinj; wai Con test of th» Women’s clubs " vrf $ >\ , 4 .■ -■ ' Miss ttends Miss Bdcky Proffitt attended the world peace seminar in Wash ington, D. C. and New York City March- 22-29 afc a delegate frdm the Bald>.£reek Church; She wis L among;.'the 28 delegates front the N. ffc.7 district whd.-atte|jdeb,, i i'-* ,; - '''y.-.it' '£■*>'■■■'.■ Delegates also., toured . Washington and New Y6rk. ■ 3. ;.. v :• - • c •'■v/'vv- - )' ' t '• Xl » . . The Yancey Record . . “Dedicated'Td Tire Projn’ess Os Yai?cey Colinty” Farm Owner Plants Pines Under Con servation Reserve i ■' 2. * . . . AS « r<w ,, v Hr A ' Jl nnr m MRS. J. G. LOW / Mrs. J. G. Low, owner of a farm consisting of 240 acres in East Burnsville community in Yancey County, has more land than she can get tenants to cultivate. Af tfer discussing the Conservation Reserve Program with the A S C Offic e Manager Fred L. Anglin, she decided to put some of the land in pine trees under the Con servation Reserve phase of the Soil F.ank Program. After talking with State Forest Warden Craig English, Mrs. Low ordered 8,000 white pines and 1,00 balsams from the State Nur sery. She will receive a payment of about 80% of the cost to. es tablish a stand of trees and also an annual payment of $5:00 per acre for a period of ten years. All contracts covering trees must i’e for a ten-year period. After c«n years, Mrs. Low may sell the trees for pulpwood o r let them grow for timber at a later date. According to Mr. Anglin, Mrs. Low plans ,to let this timber grow for her grandchildren. She stated that if she could get them plant ed she would like to plant all of> her open land to trees this year. Since labor is scarce, sh e plans to set several more thousand trees next year. - The purpose of the Soil Bank Program is Lo Take croplaftd out of production to reduce surplus, crops which are accumulating ,eaato-^e*r-*Y faVm ers wishing to plant- trees on their farms .’SoU Bank • ■gfairi should .contact the County ASC Office* and find out the mpriv advantages of • the pTO ; ; * ” ; - , ;• ' <5 ; Bald Creek Church To Sponsor Supper Creefe-f'- JVftthoifist supper- Stjjtskrda#/ night in the -bhurch re-, ccflfcdn room. Serving will begjn at 7:00 and continue until. 9:00. - HEALTH DEPT. TO CLOSE , : FOR EASTER HOLIDAY j The BurnsvUlu office of th* Health Department will be closed 1 on Monday, April 7th, for the Easter holiday! , - l y W o \;> & -- y PfjyLl I J"\ £*L \ * "^St* K i* iJßii^llCnJtirnfliffK^iiMßliilj^^yiy^Ki^Mrr^'' \*MH$ 2kHm| flt iK<f^P ; 'mMak 3T mhM: -JM| AmWMV ■K&WM^y^v' s r ■QB|H|b IwV ■ t i -Hk «mflk JL If ,^|Hlt-:"^pp^^^pEflP4-~-«L-'• - ' B JKp» iIDp ■jugS gram inifludeda playlet, <Ab*aham Lincoln”, writtS! by Mrs. M*y ' e pro * wT? a Puppeteer Badge In Scouting. The program was ST JT-S ‘ ' .. •: V-, - 4 - ' •■ "•'•’■w, 4' 7* , >V / • * , / ' . •■ • ~J .. . . < - .-/y- BURNSVILLE. N. O, THURSDAY, APRIT 8, 1858 19 Contestants Entered In Flower Box Contest CONTEST STILL OPEN Nineteen contestants have en tered the Flower Box Contest t date. The contest is still open t< other business places wishing t enter and compete for the prjze offered by Ruby’s Flower & Gif Shop and B. B. Penland & Sor Lumber Co. Those who arc participating i the contest are Roberta Chevrc let, Inc., Mt. Mitchell Mote Pollard’s Drug Store, Count Courthouse, Doris Shoppe, Towi and Country Shoe Store, Blu Ridge Hifl-dware Co., Dr. W A Sargent’s office, Dr. M W Webb' Dr. W L Bennett’s offici ;the-.Js®gt_j9f|.ice J _ Angirn A Wes tall, the Nu-Wray Inn, / Lettei man’s Barber Shop, the Informa tion House, the Methodist Churcl Burnsville Hosiery Mill, Georg Robinson’s Grbcery and B. E Penland & Son Lumber Co Anyone wishing to enter thl beautification project may cal MU T-2367. If a flower box doe not suit the building or locatlor flowers may be placed in othe types of containers or in flowe beds. Judging of the arrangement will be done three times duftrij the summer, beginning about . June 15. Arrangements will b< j judged on suitability to the loca tlon as well as attracTlVlfleS." Ike Laughrun and Daniel Boon have offered special prices to con testants on tin and wrought iro work used for flower container Roberts & Johnson Lumber 9° and B. B. Penland & Son Lum ber Co. are offering at cost an; materials used by participants. WSCS 1)3 Begin Study On Japan A general Qjjtha Worn an*S Society of Cfirlsffllt Serviet of the Higgins Memorial Method ist will be held tonlghi (Thursday) at 7:30 at the church A mission study on Japan will be gin under the leadership of Mrs P. C. Coletta. Mrs..X<amb and Mrs Tl!?asfa, of Asheville, who If returned from a trip to Japan, will show slides of their trip. .. Tit*, ladies of *drcle‘iiifs.‘ l7 will he. hostesses at the general meeU ing. . ' the '‘Bur nsville W SCS will attend the district meeting today in .Ashe ville to hear Mrs. W. B. Lanlrum, of Little Rock, Arkansas, who is field worker of the woman’s di vision of Christian Service of the Board of Missions of'.the Mqthod , Mr 3. ’-speak ‘ at' the annual 1 / meeting, which wilf be held 'at Grace Church. ' - ■ -'it. . > JUNIOR WOMAN’S CLUB MEETING POSTPONED • The Junior Woman’s Club meeting, which was scheduled for Monday, April 7, has been post poned until the following, Mon day, April 14. . ./ . ' Easter;Services 4]fc . Presby tertan* EKurcf! The Worship of the Lord, '. on . the anniversary of His Resurrec tion from the Deed, Easter Sun j day, will Be observed at 11 a. tn j in the First Presbyterian Chdrch t, The Choir, under the leadership s of Mrs. W. S. Reeve, will sing ar t anthem appropriate to the season i and the minister, Rev. Warren S Reeve, will preach on the subject a “The World’s Greatest Surprise” i- Preceding the service, at 10:30 1, there will be a few minutes • foi y “Coffee Hour”, in the basement i rooms of the . church. Sunday e School will convene at 9:45. At_l f a. m. there will be a 30 minute s Easter morning celebration of the >, Lord's Resurrection. , - The faith and 2eal of many >- members of the congregation - were inspired and enriched by the i, rhessages and by the personal in e fluenc e of the guest speaker last :. week, the Rev. Ray Graves ol Bulls Gap, Tennessee. * Tonight (Thursday, April 3rd) 1 at 7:30 the Sacrament of the 3 Lord’s Supper is to be celebrated ). In this holy ceremony all the de r votion and resolve that were r aroused in people’s heqrts thro ugh the evangelistic services of 3 last week should be brought to ’ a focus and consummation. , Tomorrow, Good Friday, mem ! bers and friends are invited to ’ come to- the church from 2 to 3 p. m. for prayer and worship, in 5 remembrance of our Lord’s strug * gle and triumph on Calvary. i . 1 Couftty 4-H’ers To * Have Tklent Show t _ ' .. .. • The county 4-il Talent Show will be held April 18, gt the Bur nsville Gymnasium. A Variety of talent, such as singisg, readings, and dance teams, will be present ed by participants from each club ! in the county. Tickets may be pur chased from club members or leaders until the program date, or they may be purchased at the door. Blue ribbon winners of the county Talent Show will Show in Asheville on April 26.”*“ M*lans Discussed • v *i* ForPromotmg Poultry Industry >- .7/ ,7 f ■V / * ; Pouttrymen a aafid' . JnWinefesmen met in thu /county agent’s office Monday night, March 31, to hear agricultural workers and jipultry industry leaders; BJanis for promoting life peTuttry ex? paiisidfi tis cfiictiohi and marlgeting. Financing, gradingr,/ a»| v selling quality eggs were explained.' Robert Tlelmlfe, BUI Bafiks, -and. B. R. PeHland, members' of the Toe Valley Development;^‘Associa tion, explained plans for'ftlie as* sociatlon and told how v the: poultry industry fits into :the ’plan to promote 4fte Arear^ -- ■ 1 ■*' : ■ -*■ f- i'lr I■' ' 1 3 - .a. Price Copy: Five Cent* Candidates Announce Plans ... 1 . For Democratic Primary r sar'- jßk Wh? * BASIL L. WHITENER That this year is an . electio year becomes more evident eac week in Yancey Coupty. Congi-essman Basil L. Whitene of Gastonia, Announced recentl that he will be a candidate so re-election to Congress from th 11th district, subject to the Demc cratic primary to be held May 3: Leonard Lowe, practicing al torney of Forest, City, has ar nounced that he will seek th Berea Conducts Visitation Program A WNC visitation program*)* now being conducted Berea Uollege, Berea. Ky.. a< cording to Mack B. Ray, ai I chairman of Yancey. Avery, Mi: chell, Madison and Wataug counties. Doiji Pardue is Yance County chairman. Mr. Ray states that it will b the aim of the visitors to call o every former Berea student 'wh now resides in the county. Eac J Visitor wUI be prepared to tal J About current activities at th college and to present plans' so - - y -A7 fellowship supper for friend 'ancf - Bere College, jnu3e* teld at thl; Com mußitg-Bfediiy ’tfexfc* .Tuesdaj April ' B, a£ 7 "p. • m.'*'.Anyojle ..win an interest in 'Berea' or whi plans .to . attend jhe collegre ma; i>aii ‘Mr; "FTay or Mr. Pardue so .Awahgemeihts “to attend the fe'l lowshjp*-suppej; A- good program including a movie on Berea Col lege, .-has been arranged; All for ’mer students are urged to keej up to date on story an* attend this important ovef‘*h&ff" ‘of th* , sjadenfa. body- BeretP^TOßege - H ” th< Carolinaa, West Va., Virginia ant Tennessee: r ./J 'L.i; , : ... Rabies Clinic ; ' " •There will'be a fables Vaccina tion Clinic at Prices Creek Satur day, April 5,. from- IsOO-. -p‘ m. to 3700 ~p. m-, at tire voting place. . '• *A . . • • f 1- • Adrerttrars > Give The Beet Buys'] NUMBER THIRTY TWO democratic nomination for solici tor of the I,Bth Soiicitorial district in the May primary. On the local front, Harlon Hoi-- combe has given notice that he will seek renomination for the office of Representative to the General Assembly from Yancey County. Mr. Holcombe was elect ed for the office in the last gen eral election. Six persons have announced their desire for the office of Yancey County Sheriff, subject to the Democratic primary in May. Sheriff Terry Hall, who is cur rently serving the unexpired por tion of the term of Sheriff C. Frank Randolph wtyo resigned in 1956, has announced that he will seek election to the office. Others to announce for- Sheriff are Love Fox, Horace H. Higgins, Yates n Bennett, Grady Robinson and h Charlie Chrisawn. Lowe Thomas, Clerk of Court, r, has announced that he will seek y re-election for another term, r Announced candidates in the e Democratic primary for dhair - man of County Board of Com l. missioners ar e W. M. Hall, Rhonda D. Westall and Lloyd Fortner. L - For member of the Board of e County Commissioners, the fol - lowing have announced: H. Lee Griffith, Lloyd Miller, D. H. Brinkley, Elmer S. Byrd, John E. Fox, Bill . Shepherd, j. E TEdwards, D. H. Harrison and B. 'fSeytan. ’ Candidates who have announ ced for Board of Education are e J. L. Robinson, W’ H Peterson and Mark Bennett. ? "Yancey County’s election board - y recently appointed by the State Board of Elections, include Geor e ge Robinson and Willard Hen n sley, Democrats; and Edgar 0 Hensley, Republican. The ap b pointments were made from lists k of nominees submitted by the £ state Democratic and Republican r chairmen. The ne\v election board will be sworn in by the Clerk of . s Court on Saturday, April ’l2. 1 Closing date fetr local candidat - es'to-file is 12 noon, Saturday, April -19. s' * _________ 5 Garden Club Hears / r Interesting Program , Mrs. John Robinyri was ~pro - gram leader at Club - meeting Friday evening at the > home of Mrs. Ike Laughrun. 1 Mrs. Robinson used material . fp> the* program from articles ; i collected by her mother-in-law, l T llO .fete Mrs. Sarah Y. Robinson - Among these articles was an old I New York newspaper dated April, 1800. It contained an account of th e death and funeral of George Washington which had happened four months before. Mrs. Robin son drew a parallel between the way news traveled then and now. Other interesting were read by Mrs. D. R. Fouta Mrs Hobart Ray and Mrs. Grady Bailey. Mrs. Fred Proffitt read a group of poems, including one of her original poems, “Cypress Lake”. Mrs. WAY Sargent, president*, presided at the business meeting. Street signs and names of streets were discussed, and it was decid ed to sponsor a sale of white dog wood trees fo r a town beautifica tion project. During the social hour, Mrs. Laughrun served a delicious salad course, /carrying out the Easter theme with spring colors. [ WHITE DOGWOODS TO BE SOLD AS tavic BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT .. Cine hundred wlnte dogwood trees arc being sold at 60c each by the Burnsville Garden Club as a civic beautTlTcaTTon -fTPo ject. The trees are two years old. Orders may be placed by calling Mrs. WAT raxgTnt, MU 2-2566-or Mrs. Fred Prof . litt, MU 2-2166- Orders will he delivered to your home. /
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