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.1 : -W - v yux Advertisers CHye The Best Buys VOLUME TWENTY-TWO Red Cross Bloodmobile To Be Here Tuesday Many Donors Needed To Meet Shortage The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Burnsville on Tuesday, May 6, and up in the base ment of the F'.rdt Baptist Church from 1 to 6 p. m. The American Legion and Auxiliary is sponsor ing this visit, the first in the Mrs. Allison Speaks To Garden Club Mrs,. IT. Tvt. Allison, of Johnson City, was’ guest' speaker at the Garden Club which met at the Nu-Wray Inn last Friday evening. Hostesses for the meeting were, Mrs. W. E. Black and Mrs. C. E.. Laurents. cp-Mrs. Ike Laugh run, leader, introduced Mrs. .Allison, wh)s showed color slides of pri vate gardens in Johnson City and also color scenes of Roan Moun tain, Marion, Va., and of Miami Fla. Mrs. W. A. Y. Sai’gent, presi dent,' presided at the business meet ing. Reports were made dn the sale of dogwood tress and the flower beautification contest. The Burnsville Cleaning establishment has entered the contest, bringing to 26 the total number of entrants. Mrs. Hobart Ray, Mrs. W. B. Wray, Sr. and Mrs. Rush Wray were guests of the club. During the social hour, the s hostesses, assisted by Mrs. Rush Wray, served a dessert course ", Progress In Rural Development By Mack B. Ray, Chairman Tfancey Agricultural Workers’ Council To date, seven Yancey County communities have entered the Western North Carolina Rural Community Development Program for 1958. It is remarkable what a community can do when the peo ple work together for the better ment of the whole community. Throughout Western North Caro lina, progress is “bursting” out in communities that are organized and planning for their future. Many communities have reached back into the past and recaptured the art of working together in a cooperative effort. They have re kindled the American spirit and enthusiasm that our forefathers had and from which our nation | has developed as a world leader. Some of the main purposes of 'organized communities is to stim ulate better farming methods, im prove living conditions in the community and provide supervis ed recreation for young people. This can be ,achieved through group action and community team work. All agricultural agencies in the county are cooperating to promote this program. To encourage a wider participation by communi ties, cash awards again being ■given this year. Funds will be made available from the Yancey United Fund and other- sources. Provided as many as 16 communi ties .enter the County Rural Com munity Development Contest, it is planned to have eight cash awards » s follows: , Ist place 5200.00 ; 2nd place slso.oo; 3rd place SIOO.OO ; 4th place 575.00 ; sth place 550.00; 6th place 550.00; 7th place $50.00; and Bth place 525.00. In addition, the county winner will be eligible to compete with other county winners from Wes tern North Carolina in the Wes tern North Carolina Rural Devel opment Program. Valuable cash awards are again being offered, for the county winners. Also, the State Board of Farm Organiza • tions and Agricultural Agencies is offering awards to , counties in North Carolina making outstand ing achievements In Community Development. The first place coun ty will receive $500.00 and a pla- J f * I Subscription: $2.00 Per Year county since October, 1957, since the February visit had to be can celed due to bad wea ther. I * It is hoped that a large number of donors from all sections of the county will volunteer, since there is an extreme shortage of blood. Everyone giving blood now will have it available without delay if needed in his family. Giving now may be the means of saving a life or hastening the recovery of one of your own family, Mrs. Evelyn Patev blood program for Yancey County stated. This ' service to humanity can be ready for emergencies only if the people respond when visits are made by the Bloodmobile, she 1 said. Please tell your frienefe about this Bloodmobile visit and ask them to come and give blood." Re member the date and place, Mgy 6, from 1 to 6 p. m. at th& FirSt Baptist Church Burnsville. V Pre-School Clinics The Yancey County Health De partment has scheduled a pre schoor clinic today (Thursday) at ClearmontSehool, beginning at j 9:00 a. m. Dr. M. W Webb has volunteered to give physical ex aminations to pre-school children at this clinic. The next pre-school clinic is scheduled for Burnsville School on Friday, May 9th, at 9:00 a. m. Dr. W. A. Y. Sargent has volunteer ed to give the physical examina tions at this clinic.^- que, aftd the second place 'courify will receive $300.00 and a plaque. When driving in many com munities in Western North Car olina, it becomes very evident the countryside has been made more attractive. Neat mail boxes have been erreeted. Community Cen ters have been built. Community signs and name plates proudly show where you are and who lives in the community and on different roads. Neglected ceme teries have been cleaned off and beautifully landscaped. Churches have been painted. Homes, farms, fence rows and thickets have been made neat and attractive. Communities in Yancey County that have organized and elected officers for 1958 are Hardscrabble, Brush Creek, Green Mountain, Bee Log, Ramsey town. Jacks Creek and Double Island. Meetings are scheduled soon for several communities to discuss plans for organizing and projects for 1958. Tentative meetings are planned for Indian Creek, Possum Trot, Cane Branch, Pen sacola, Bee Branch and Swiss, with several communities showing interest. All paid agricultural wor kers of the county will be glad to cooperate and assist any com i munity that desires to organize. Programs...,will be provided when requested from members of the Yancey Agricultural Workers | Council. The cooperation of busi ness firms, professional workers and all people of the county is needed in order to have a better county in which to live. PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the general health and welfare of our citizens de pend upon wholesome surroundings arising from good clean living conditions, and WHEREAS; the lives and property of our people are endanger ed by Ori caused by the cluttered*conditions in ‘homes, factories, alleys and streets, and WHEREAS, we are all dedicated to the great mobilization ef fort for the defense of our democratic heritage and freedoms, THEREFORE, I, James W. Ray, Mayor of the city of Burns? ville, do hereby designate May 1, 1958, as official opening day of * the clean-up, paint-up, fix-up pro grami t o continue through May 35, 1958, and call upon all departments of the city, its commercial organizations, civic clubs, pchools, churches, boys’ and girls’ clubs, and all other associations, and ou r people In general to take an aotive part in this constructive program for community improve ment to insur e success. This the 24th day of April, iggg Mayor JAMES W. RAY, City of Burnsville. The Yancey Record BURNSVILLE. N. C„ THURH THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1958 2 *«» ' * J - .. ■" 1 -»-* " ■ ' -- Home Demonstration Week Begins Sunday ■ RALEIGH—Sunday, May 4, will j mark the beginning of observance of 13tbNational Home Demonstra tion Week in North Carolina dur ing which around 64,000 home de monstration club members join with 6 Vz million club members in America; in recognizing club work and its leaders Ruth Current, state home demonstration agent, has announced. ' Governor Luther H. Hodges said in a recent.; statement, “We arc proud of our state-wide home demonstration program, and in recognition of its leadership, ac hievements and I am happy to designate the week of May 4-10, 1958, as National Home Demonstration Week in North Car olina and call it to the attention of all our people.” Among the purposes of the nat ional observance Are the aims! to acquaint more people with the total Extension Service program emphasizing its contribution to home and family’ living, to help homemaker know 'and iise re search findings related to the home and family; and to give special recognition to volunteer leaders, whose part in planning and carry ing out the program make pos sible the magnitude of home de monstratlaß„work._ Pkrt of the state observance will 1 Include a special program, Friday, May 9, ,in vßaleigh at the Pullen Memorial Baptist Church when a group of home demonstration 1 citi zenship and international rela tions leaders will meet re cognition of the Unitqd Nations and its part in promoting world peace. According -to Miss Current, today’s home demonstration pro gram provides emphasis on as sistance to families in adjusting to the changing times with pro grams based on helping families in planning and managing- family living education, consume** in formation, and health education and safety. • The theme of this year's event is ‘‘Today’s Home Builds Tom -1 morrow’s World.” Week Os Revival To Begin Sunday At Methodist Church . .r " A week of’ revival and evangel ism will b e held at the Higgins' Memorial Methodist Church ginning next Sunday, May 4.Wand ‘ closing~on Mother’s Day. The pas tor, Rev. O. L. Brown, will do tliej preaching. He will b e assisted the Cecil K. Myrick, of French Broad Methodist Church, Ashe- r ' ville, who will lead the singing and give other help. The services will begin at 8:00 each evening. Visitation evangelism is being done this week with teams of two going into the homes of prospec tive members. At the worship service this Sunday morning, Hope Bailey will be guest soloist. ■ ——— - j Mt. Pleasant Church To Sponsor Supper \ Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church will , have, a church supper Saturday , night, May 3, in the Community Building at Swiss. Serving will begin at 6:30, and the price will I be SI.OO per plate “Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County” Many Students Take Scholarship Qualifying Test i ' Sixty second-semester juniors from the five Yancey County high schools were ilven the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test on April 29 at th e new East Yancey School, The test wa| on a Voluntary basis and the - following students -represented thqir classes: Bald Creek, Sarah Ellen Proffitt, Cindy, Tqmberlin, and Wilma -lean Ball. Be e Log -- Linda Ann Biggins, A. ,-J; Howell, Devon Randolph, and Bill Cooper. ... Burnsville Betty Jean Prpf fitt, Penny Lrntd'rth, Billi e Kattr?- erine Elliott, Uiu-ol Mitchell",, Hil da Higgins,, Phyllis Owens, Opal Bradford, Relit Peterson, Steve Laughrun, BreMa Anglin, _ Mary- Alice Westall, ? Charles - Deyton, Judy Ann Ruv, and Jf;ui Cooper. « Clearmcnt ?J:sry Ann Letter man, Frances Higgins, Mary Eve lyn Hughes, Hope Deyton, Verna Peterson, Ariehq Grind&taff, and James Byrd. , MicaviHe ..Lloyd Harris. Way-- .ne Saylor, Jason Silver, Faye Edwards, Kitf-y' Wilson; James: Laws, Brencfa 1 English, Janies, Robert Blevins, Katie Styles, Merita Buchanan, Johnny Keith Geouge, Emma Lou Gurley, Bob by Ballew, Sheila Autrey, Emma Robinson. Lorc-ne Rector, Billie Jo Mace, Norma McDougald, Lois Ann Autrey, Jean Shuford, Dolor es Wyatt, Juanita Tipton, Gene vieve Gouge, Billy Young, Larry Howell, Charles Braswell, Jerry Howell, Jimmy Thomas, Ronald Howell, Donald Autrey, Richard Young and Jimmie Bailey. Micavilie and Burnsville schools furnished sandwiches arid milk. Presbyterian Men's Rreaftfa.^i The monthly Breakfast of the Presbyterian Men- tvtfl b,, held in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday Morning, May 4th, at 8 o’clock, Aa there ar e plans‘that may make this an in teresting meeting, all men of the | j congregation are invited to be! present, and to bring their friends. | May 4th to 11th is designated as I National Family Week, and in observance of it. Rev... Warren S.' Reeve will preach Sunday morn? .ripg on the subject, ‘‘Yorir Home Aj j Household for God”. Talent Show Al; j -JVI icaVtUa School of MicayjJfe School will present -a Friday night at 7:30 in the school audi torium. Every class in the school will present numbers in the pro gram, which will include folk dan ces, square dances, Ambling acts, skits, songs and melodrama. Admission will be 25c for stu dents and flOc for adults. -lbaihMiflKr.. inigw -■ Mi s mam Jr a . | 'J Hi r -• - *' ’rf s ' 1 ■{. '»' AT THE DISTRICT HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB MEET Mrs. Willard P. Honeycutt (left in photo) of Yancey County, was elected district president at-the annual meeting of the fourth district of the N, C. Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs held at the Weaverville Methodist Church on April 22. Mrs. Mary F. Ray (right) Buncombe Home Demonstration Club agent, congratulates Mrs. Honeycutt and Mrs. Donald Shook (center) of Leicester, who was elected second vice president »a • i Price Per Copy: Five Cents Town-Wide Beautification, Clean-Dp Campaign Officially Launched TaJ&F * Burnsville’s town-wide “Clean- Up Campaign” was launched of fically this morning arid will con tinue through May 15. The camp aign has become an annual event in Burnsville due to the effort' of civic organizations and town of- Lions To Complete Broom Sale Friday Members of the Burnsville Lions Club will re-visit the homes that were missed during the first sale which was conducted several weeks ago. These brooms are manufactured by the N. C. Industries, for the Blind, located in Guilford County 1 Anyone wishing to purchase a broom before they are revisited may got their broom from Lion President George Robinson at Robinson’s Grocery. Micavilie Youths Injured Sunday Two Micavilie youths werte slightly injured when th car they occupied- went out of control and overturned in a field off N. C. 80' seven miles south of Burns ville Sunday. The State Highway Patrol said they were Carson R. Hughes, 18 and Leonard Ray, 16. Hughes was charged with reckless driving. Regional Training tuition Meeting Allen, Lavinn e Murdock, June Fox of the 80l- Baptist Church parti- Memary Work Tournament at Hazelwood. They were recognized as Regional winners. Barbart Pate, winner in th e associational Sword Drill Tournament repre sented the association in the Re gional Tournament. She is a mem ber of the Mount Pleasant Bap tist Church. Gerald Murdock of the Bolen’s *Creek Baptist Church l represented, the association in the Regional Speakers’ Tournament and receivecß’second place. V WSCS/leets Tonight The Woman's Society of Chris tian Servile will meet at the Higgins | Memorial Methodist j Church tibnight (Thurslay) at 8 j o’clbck. she Mildred Ray Circle will be m charge of the program. The pastor* the Rev. O. L. Brown, will install 4 : officers for the in coming year. Hubert D.Justice, county school superintendent, underwent sur : gery Monday at Mission Memorial Hospital, His condition is reported to ’be satisfactory. — -r+K i. ficials,-who continue to encourage the cooperation of every' citizen in improving the appearance of the j, town. Burnsville has a scenic back ground which few other towns can equal and is a source of pride to all civic minded residents, but much can be accomplished to im-* prove the general appearance dur ing the two-week long drive. Listed below are Jgb jectivCs which have bedn sag«. gested to help make a Rural Box ImprovM^nt Progjjjpw The rurajtfnail box im provd|Bit program will be obsei vejßnus year during the week of Mfy 19th tf**24th wishes to en patrons of rural delivery , service to provide suitable boxes erected and maintained for easy and safe accessibility presenting a neat appearance, and affording protection\to mail. Boxes that are improperly' elected in unservice able condition retard delivery of mail and expose it to the weather 'Names of box <\giers should be i inscribed on the side of the box visible to the carrier as he ap proaches or on the door of box if boxes are grouped. The box num bers may be inscribed on the box if desired, boxes and supports should 1 be kept ’ painted. Rural mail boxes must be lo cated on the right side of the road in the direction of travel of ’ the carrier in all cases, where k 4tras?ic conditions- suck;that,-jj, i would be dangerous for carriers to drive to the left in order to serve the boxes, or where their [ ' ’f*' . , doing so would constitute a viola tion of State, or local traffic laws and regulations. Annual WMU Meeting Th e first session of the- 1 annual WMU meeting of the Yancey Bap tist Association will be held at Brown’s Creek on Sunday, May 4, at 2:30 p. m. The host pastor, the Rev. P. L. McMahan, will give the devotion. Local chairmen will 1 present their phase of the yvork, j and a speaker and trio from ’ Mars Hill will give the closing meditation. The second session will be held Saturday, May 10, at 7:30 p. m. at Mount Pleasant Baptist Chur ch. The young people of the asso ciation will giv e the devotion. Miss Beverly Neilson, State Sunbeam director, and Jerry Potter, miss ionary to the silent people, will be guest speakers. ______ \ _ i ».t' .. » a tfivftrotMrM .) Give The B&t Baftl NUMBER THIRTY-SIX i jp i 1 w more beautlful\qnd better place to live. * 1. Encourage owners to protect their property by repairing and buildings and fencies; re-landscaping lawns and plant ing easy-to-grow perrenials, shrubs and flowering trees; pruning and keeping, fence rows cleared of brush and .undesirable plants which decrease the value of property and impair the ap pearance. 2. Promote clearing of vacant property of brush, weeds alia trash; beautifying. vacant lots by planting flowering shrubs, ajn.d tpees, esjpecially along the, en trances to the town, to add color and generally improve the ap pearance to/passers-by. 3. Encourage residents and owners of business places along the approaches to the towfa to give special attention to the beautification and improvement of their property. A clean, fresh and attractive town is inviting and reflects the civic pride and interest of its citizens. During the next two weeks, everyone is urged to get in friendly competition with his neighbor, and utilize our spring clean-up energies for a better, niora beautiful Burnsville. Escaped Convicts Charged In Death Os Doctor’s Wife A stolen truck occupied by two escaped- convicts from a Yancey County prison camp work gang, crashed head-on into a small sports car near Bat Cove early Monday, K .JMWIMi of tha cominunlty’s hospitac "*** The victim was Mrs. Elaine Her shey "Burch, 35. Her husband, Dr. William Burch, head of the Valley Clinic at Bat Cave, was injured but not seriously. The two convicts left the scene of the accident but were captured in the vicinity 10 hours later after an intense manhunt. They ' had been on th e run since escaping Friday from the Yancey work gang in Bad Creek section with two other prisoners They wer e identified as John Miller, 26, of Albemarle, and James Crispy, 25, of Concord. The two were quoted by the State Highway Patrol as saying that they were the occupants of the truck at the time of th e crash. Patrolmen said the truck was on the wrong side of-the road when it met the sports car. In a hearing at Hendersonville later in the day, Miller, who said he was the driver,' was bound over to Superior Court on charges of murder, reckless driving leaving the scene of an accident and dri ving without a license. Cris)>y was bound over on four counts of aiding and abetting the charges lodged against Miller. Miller was serving five to eight years from Stanley County for arson, and Crispy was serving five to eight years from Mecklenburg County for breaking and entering. The truck involved in the tr» gedy .was reported stolen Ross Miller, of Rt. 1, Burnsville, about 9 p. m. Sunday. The two other convicts who es caped with Miller and Crispy were captured at abput 7 a. m. Monday in the Bald Creek sect ion. They were Luther Honeycutt, Jr., 20, of Wadesboro, who was serving five to ten years from Anson County fo r breaking and entering, and Glenn Hensley, 34, of Asheville,/ life from ' BuneomWe County for murder. - The Burches, parents of two daughters aged 7 and 9, were to have started vacation Monday. LOCAL WOMEN ATTEND FT A CONVENTION Mrs. James Ray and Mrs. Reece' Mclntosh attended the North Car olina PTA Convention, held last week at the City Auditorium in Asheville.
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