VOLUME TWENTY-THREE
Hyatt Named. Assistant
Supervisor With FHA
On Monday, 26, 1959
Mr. Roger -P. Hyatt of Burns
ville assumed the duties as As
sistant County 'Supervisor "for
the Farmers Home Adminstra- "j
tion in Yancey County. Mr.
Hyatt will be replacing Mr.
JdJjiny Ray Will -
Attend Farm
Short Course
Johnny Ray, son 5f Mr. and
Mrs. Thad Ray of Burnsville."*l
Star Route, has been selected
to attend the Farm Short Course
at Raleigh February 2-13.
■ The Northwestern Bank of
Eurnsvill e is sponsor again, this
year. Last year,'-the local bank
sponsored John Bailey of Green
Mountain-:
Johnny was an outstanding
4-H Club member for several
years at Burnsville School. He
entered,, two ~beef calves in the
annual Fat Stock Show and
Sale__at Enka. He was president
of the 4-H and a member
of the FFA.
Selected from each county are
young men who do not in
tend to go to college and « 'Who
plan to make farming their vo
cation. They will have an oppor
tunity to learn how the school
of agriculture functions, how it
obtains information to increase j
farming efficiency, what new
enterprises may be added to the
farm and what new recommen
dations- are needed to increase
farm profits.
The course lasts for two weeks
and is open to young farmers
who have shown outstanding pro
mise in 4-H and FFA and who
have not attended previous short
courses.
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BASIL L. WHITENER
Decision By Benson
On Tobacco Quota
Termed “Wise”
By Whitener
Telegram To The Yancey Record
Washington, D. C. Jan. 26.
Congressman Basil L. Whitener
was notified late this afternoon
by Secretary of Agriculture Ben
son that the 1859 hurley tobaccp
quota Is being retained at tfye
1958 level.
At a recent hearing conduct
ed in the Department of Agri
culture Congressman Whitener and
other legislators protested any
further reduction in the national
acreage quota. They had inter-'
ded that legislation would be ne
cessary to protect the bqrley to
bacco farmers from further re
duction if the secretary failed to
at least hold the acreage, to the
1958 levqj,
•*I am delighted that the De
partment has wisely decided not
to reduce burley tobacco acreage
‘for the 1959 crop year. Th e act
ion taken by the department will
mean a great deal to the eco
nomy of the 11th d. trict as well
as to the hundreds of burley to
bacco farmers Individually.” Con
gressman Whitener stated-
Herbert M. Llneberger, Admini
strative Assistant
Basil L. Whitener, Member of
Congress 11th District North
Carolina
THEt Yancey record
“Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancev County* -
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Subscription: $2.00 Per Year
Phillip J J. Howell who transfer
red to Newton during; 1958 as
County Supervisor for Burke and
Catawba Counties.
1 Mr. Hyatt graduated from
Canton High School, Canton,
N. C. in 1952. Ha is a graduate
of N. C. State .College with a
BS Degree in Animal Industry.
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ROGER P. HYATT
Following graduation in 1956 he
was employed as Assistant County
Agricultural Agent in charge of
4-H work in Yancey County.
While Assistant Agent he has
carried on a highly successful and
educational program with 4-H
beys and girls in Yancey County.
| His club members have won seve
ral district and state contests in
4-H Club work.
In 1956 Mr. Hyatt was married
to the former Elsie Palmer. They
have lived in Burnsville. since
June 1956. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Hyatt have been very active in
church and community work' in
Burnsville and Yancey County.
Mr. Hyatt is an active member
6f tfie* Official Bo&d of the Hi?
gins ME Church, Secretary
Treasurer of the Burnsvlle Men’s
Club and an active member of
the Buj-nsville Lions Club. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Moody
Hyatt of Canton.
Statue Os Burns
Unharmed By Fall,
To Be Replaced Soon
Many who have inquired as to
the whereabouts of th e statue of
Mr. Burns will be happy to know
that" it was unharmed in its fall
last Wednesday night. The statue
was carried to Town Hall to re
main untiT*town officials find a
suitable time for its replacement
on the square. *
Since the statue was not in-
jured, when it wag .. wrenched
from its place and severs}
feet by the high winds last Wed*
nesday njght, it would seem that >
the natural ferocity of the natural j
eltments has been more kind
than the human element that
would be expected to give
the statue respect. Neither
gales nor time have been to
harsh with the statue;’ however,
vandalism within recent years
caused the loss of a hand, a
Sword and a bugle from the image.
Everyone it is’ felt, will be happy
to again see the serenity of Burns’
likeness looking westward over,
the town square, and surely it
will be mftre appropriate on the
granite pedestal than is a 27c gas
sign which was placed there by
some lonely spul.
Invitation To Wedding
At Pensacola School
Mr. and Mr;s. Knowzis Oats re
quest the honor Qf your presence
at the marriage of their daughter,
Tiny Oats, to M. J. Fl}vvert°n
Barley on. Saturday,/the thirty
first of January at eight o’clock
at the Pensacola School, Pensa
cola, N. C.
Admission is .50 and .20.
The bachelor's supper, to be held
from seven o’clock until ceremony
time, and the reception which
will immediately follow the cere
mony, will be given for all guests
the form of a food sale.
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BURNSVILLE, N. CL, THURSO AY, JANUARY 29, 1959
Cane River-East
Yancey Split Games
Friday Night
The Cane River High School
and East Yancey High School
split games on the Cane River
court Friday night.
The East Yancey boys lost their
first game of the season, with a
score of 51-42. Two East Yancey
first string players, David Boone
and ChaiLes Deyton, were unable
to play because of illness.
The half tim e score was 26-21 in
favor of East Yancey.
Tipton and Wheeler of Cane
River fed in the scoring with 19
points each. Cates of East Yancey
trailed in third place with 15
points with Young Scoring 10
points.
East Yancey girls won their
second victory of the year by de?>
feating Cane River girls by a two
point margin for a score of 35-33.
McCurry of Burnsville and Dey
ton of Can G River led thef r tbams
in scoring with 14 points each, i
Burton .of Cane River scored 11
points for second place, with !
Smith of East Yancey coming in
third with 10 points.
Halftime score in the girts
game was 15-11 with Cane River
leading.
Girls Game—East Yancey (35);
F-Mcjpurry 14, Smith 10, Bartlett
6, Ray 5; G-Autrey, McDougald,
Shepherd, Adkins, Dawkins.
Can e River (33); F-Deaton 14,
Burton 11, Grindstaff 7, Wilson 1;
G-Laughrun, Melnturff, Morrow,
Freeman.
Boys Game—East Yancey (42);
Carter 4, Cates 15, Hardin 5, B.
Young 10, Laughrun 5, S. Young
2, Howell 1. v
Cane Rive r (51); Hensley 5,
Tipton 19, Whedler 19, Fender 2,
McDowell 6, Parker.
Cane River and Nebo split
games on the Cane River Court
Tuesday night. Hensley poured in
. *-foth-ts w*mp))n aiHi-rn lO
lead Cane River to an easy 62-44
victory over the Nebo team,
The Can e River girls lost to the
Nebo team with a score of 38.28,
Can e River—Girls Game (28);
F-Deaton 9, Grindstaff 2, Morrow
9, Proffitt 5, Webb 3. G-Lawhern,
( Mclnturff, Freeman, Laughrun
Angel, Silvers.
Nebo (38); F-Gunter 22, Z.
Lawings 10, J. Gunter 2, Caswell
4, Gibbs. G-S. Lawing Watson,
Ccoper, Cuthberson, Hall, Toney.
Boys Game—Can e River (62);
B. Hensley 17, Tipton 17, Wheeler
16, Fender 2, McDowell 10, Park
er, R. Hensley, Deaton.
Nebo (44); Smith 11, Buff 5,
Evans 10, Dotson 10, Finley 3,
Goope r 2, Pyatte 2, Hensley i.
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A. S. C. Quarterly
Staff Conference
To Be Held
A regular A. S. C. Quarterly
Staff Conference will be held on 1
January 29-30 In Asheville at the
George Vanderbilt Hotel for dis- !
tricts ten and. eleven. 1
The first day of the meeting
will be attended only by tl\e
managers from each county.
This meeting will be devoted
entirely to a discussion among
managers to assist them in op
erating county offices ,
The chairman of the county
committee, county office mana
ger chief clerk and performance
clerk, will attend the second
day. Discussion during the sec
ond day will be dbvoted to per
formance and limited period.
The Yancey ASC office will
remain open, as usual, from 8.00
a. m. until 5:00 p. m.
One Hundred
Dogwood Trees For
Sale By Garden. Club
The Garden Club has one bund
red white dogwood tree* for sale
at the low prtoe of 00c each. I
The purpose of this sale is not!
to make money for the club but'to
help beautify the town.* Those
tereated In purchitsing trees will
please see or telephone Mrs. W. A.
Y. Sargent or hjys. Fred Proffitt.
Delivery will be made within the
next ten days,
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PHIL HARRIS
Harris Buys
Additional Stock In
Royal Tire Co.
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Philip Harris and P. D. Go
forth, both of Spruce Pine, have
purchased Ivan Westall’s interest
i in Royal Tire Service here, accord
■ ing to an announcement by Mr.
Harris this week. Since 1944 Mr.
Harris has been associated : with
the company and has been part
owner and manager of the Royal
Tire Co. store and recapping
plant here since 1953. He was - in
service from 1951 until 1953.
Prior to th e recent change in
ownership the company was own
ed by Mr. Harris, Mr. Goforth
and Mr. Westali. Westall and
Goforth were a’ o the owners
and operators of tir e stores and
recapping plants in Spruce Pine
and Marion. At th e time of the
ownership change here Mr. Go
forth also purch sed Mr. Wes
tan’s interests in the Spruce
Pine and Marion stores.
Royal Tire Co employs modern
equipment in it. recap;.i • ; plant
and is able to service all sizes
of .jautcmobi’ p \ ytruer tirips
and" fa fit nto*tor tires. Ztfg-- com- *
pany is.also dealer fdT the fam
ous Kelly tires, tubes and bat
teries .
According to the announce
ment regarding the purchase it .
was said that no- change in per
sonnel will be made here and Mr.
Harris will continue as company
manager. He is a native of Yan
cey County, the son of Mrs.
1 Delzie Harris of Micaville and
the late Mr. Harris. He married
Miss M'ld red Gibbs, daughter oF
, Mr. and Mrs. Edd Gibbs of
Celo, and resides with his wife
and one son in Spruce Pine.
Miss Styles
Graduates From
Carson Newman
College
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. Miss Teddy Rose Styles, daughter
of Mrs, Zona Styles of Burnsville
and the late Mr. Styles’, graduated
from Carson Newman College in
Jefferson City, Tenn. last Friday.
Miss Styles has accepted a teach
ing position in Nebo, N. C. for the
remainder of the school year.-
Grover C. Dobbins To
Speak To 4-H Clubs
By: Virginia Cox, A s s’t Home Agt
Mr. Grover C. Dobbins, Western
District Agricultural Agent, will
be the guest speaker at the annual
Yancey County 4-H .Achievement
Night program. The Achievement
Night is to be at the Cane River’
High School oafeteria at 7:30 p.
m. Thursday, February 5.
Ailene Grindstaff, County Coun-,
cil president, will be presiding'
ove r a program consisting of
group singing, 4-H highlights of
1958. Individual talent numbers
and, above all, presentation of
awards to the club membera and
leaders who have done outstanding
work in 1958. All 4-H Club mem
bers, parents and friends are
Invited to attend.
Project work and record books
| will be-' exhibited so that all at
| tending will have an opportunity
to look over some of the work that
has been doh e by elub members
eluding the past year
Refreshments will be served.
Howard Wright Is undergoing
treatment in St. Joseph’s Hospital
in Asheville,
Rev. McConaughy To
Speak To %
Presbyterians
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The Rev. Nathanjpi ,U. Mc-
Ccnaughy.of Wav.erly, v N. : Y- (near
Elmira) will be a .visitor in Burns
ville the week of March Bth, and
will speak every Sight in the
Presbyterian Church from Sunday
through Thursday— Mr. MeOo
naughy, an old friend of the Rev.
Mr. Reeve’s, is an executive offi
cer promoting the general work of«
the United Presbyterian Church
in the U* S. A., in the two large
New York State Presbyteries of
Binghamton and Steuben-L'.mira.
On this coming Sknday, Febru-*
ary Ist, th e Rev. Mr. Reeve, the
minister, will preach tin the sub
ject, ‘'Heart Outreach in a Space
Age”. . The men of the church
will gather for their monthly
breakfast together at 8 A. M.
, Last ■ Wednesday night "Mr.
Reeve, Donald Burhoe, Mr.'
Everett L. Dillingls*m,%Mr. Lewis
W. Dam£ron, Mr. Clifford "R.
Faulkner and. one or tvvc others
were guests of the Men’s Fellow
ship of the Spruce Pine Presby-"
terian Church.
Several Stores To
Close On Wednesday
Afternoon
Eeginning Wednesday, Febru
ary 4 the stores in the immediate
vicinity of the square will’ close
on Wednesday afternoon and each
Wednesday afternoon until Nov
ember 1959. Those included are
Town and Country Shoe Store,
Blue Ridge Hardware Co., Burns
ville Furniture and. Hardware Co.,
Western Auto .Associate Store,
Anglin-Westahl, Burnsville De
partment Store and Ben Franlihn
Store.
It is expected that other stores j
andj(»ffices will join in this plan
’it : Wiiiu: li;Ue ~ .
be made in this paper. '
■JOIN THE MOTHERS’
I THE MARCH OF DIMES jj
The 1959 Mothers’ March, cli
maxing the January March of :
Dimes drive, will be held in Burns- :
ville tomorrow night : /(Friday) :
from 6:30 until 7:00 p. m.
During the March, mothers in
all sections of town will i
call on their neighbors for con
tributions to launch the Natonal
Foundation’s program.
Volunteer workers have been
appointed by Mrs. Troy Ray, i
chairman of the Mothers’ March. i
Those named to assist in this
fund-raising finale to the March
of Dimes are Mrs. Jay Edge, Mrs.
Josh Banks, Mrs. Farrel McCurry,
Mrs. Betty B. Styles, Mrs. Ike
i Laughrun, Mrs. Hobart Ray.
Mrs. Ralph Young, Mrs. I. JS.
Clevenger, Mrs. Phillip Banks,
Mrs. W. W. Roberts, Mrs- Sa.llie
B. Butner, Mrs. Wallace Edge,
Mrs. Brooks Boone, Mrs. Tessa
. Swink, Mrs. Frank Harris, Mrs.
Bailey, Mrs. M. P. Zuver, Mrs.
, Dawson Briggs and Mrs. Keith
Utx Other women in the county
, who have assisted throughout the
month-long drive are Mrs. Ralph
, Proffitt, Mrs. Thelma (Jornto,
Mrs. J, B. Sta.mey, Mrs. R. N.
! Silver, Mrs. A. (Z. Jamoson and
Mrs. Brooks Wilson.
"No longer marching on pfllip
alone, our Mothers’ March' Is jpfm
' ed at the four target areas oFthjp
I National Foundation’s oxpWnd
led program, Mrs. Ray, chaifftari
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•Price Per Copy: Flve’-Cent#
’ Charlie “Choo-Choo”
Justice Guest Speaker
At Rebel Banquet
jy “Choc-Choo” Justice, I
-. University-of North Carolina’s All--
’ American foctball star who later
- was ail-outstanding- backfield run
ner fo r th e Washington Redskins,
• was -guest speaker at the Cane
River High School football banquet,
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Unit System For
Blood Donations
Urged
A number of citizens met Wed
nesday with James McDaniel, head
of the regional blood program,
and Miss Ruth Lockman, field re
presentative for the Red Cross,
both of■ Asheville, and Mrs. Eve-
Iyri Pate, chairman cf the blood
program in Yancey County. The ,
meeting was held to discuss unit .
organization in the program which 1
“Wiil tend to benefit more people
where the use of blood is needed.
Discussion in the meeting was
tg explain the new rmit method
to be employed,rin theHjlood pro
gram. it was ’pointed out by the
officials that wher e units of 25
persons were organized, such as 1
schools and industrial plants, *
and at least 35 percent of the '
unit organization donated blood 1
during a given year, each member 1
of the unit and his family will be '
given cards to receive blood when <
needed. . 1
This method of the blood bank 1
would enable more persons to be £
. eligible for, blood ..in.
j ness or accident. | r
At the meeting, which was held i
lin the courthouse, only one group 1
i pledged to donate blood to the
j program This unit consisted of <
i -feamv ' Hrv er - -H l .*h
' siliool .*
of the Mothers’ March, said. ‘‘We (
I must assume early development
i cf patient aid programs for child
iron suffering from arthritis and !
birth defects (congenital malfor-!
matlons, keep faith* with disabled j
i polio patients and speed research
to prevent these and other af
flictions.
"In addition, the new challenge
will - encompass the wid e field
j describd as ’ disorders of the een
| tral nervous system. \ Paralytic
polio is only’ one such condition.
Certain birth defects can be so
described. Other such disor
ders affect millions of Americans,
.msing 1 severe handicaps, disabi
lity and often death. March of
Dimes research already has con
, trlbuted heavily to knowledge of
* these conditions. This research
, will be expanded and develop
i ed as tho National Foundation
intensifies its attack against
disease.
“The Mothers’ March gives us
’ the. opportunity to do more than
just look wistfully forward to a
1 time when scientific discoveries
, will .prevent crippling diseases
from attacking our children. We
I c:tA speed that hopeful day by
demonstrating the strengthen- i
* Jng of pur partnership with the
* main of science. We can - and
we- muss -- support their efforts
- with greater voluntary contribu
-1 tior.s to the March of Dimes.”
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NUMBER TWENTY-THREE
Saturday night. Justice, who has
•been claimed .as one of North
Carolina’s broken-field runners,
spoke on the merits of football as
an amateur and professional
spert. He emphasized sportsman
ship and good playing.
Bobby Gus Randolph was Mas
ter of ceremonies and Coach Glen
Painter introduced the gue6t
speaker. Mr. Arnold Rector Was
presented a blue Snd gold coach’s
jacket as a token of appreciation
from the team. The team honored
Coach "Painter w.th a plaque. Mr.
Robert Peterson, principal, com
plimented the team on their good
sportsmanship and hard work.
After dinner there was a social
hour during which there— was _
much autograph .signing ''by Mr.,
,Charlie ’’Choo-ChOo” Justice;
. The banquet was held at the .
Community Building herev
Garden Club Meets
With Mrs. Fred
Proffitt
Mrs. Fred Proffitt was hostess
to the members of the Garden
Club, and their guests on (last
Fri*»y evening. Mrs. Dawson
Briggs, newly elected president,
was in the chair and conducted
the business session... The CtvtC'
committee reported on plans made
for the distribution of one JvulhJ
red dogwood trees. These * trees'-
are now in storage and this is the
.project, .now being..... carried nut.
The dJub hopes to make this an
annual custom, which- would add
much to the town’s attractiveness.
The finance committee reported
on the state of the, treasury and
jilans for increasing the. sale of
magazine subscriptions and other
pilans.
Mrs. W. L. Bennett, program
leader, presented her daughter,
Mrs. Ernest Briggs, guest
speaker. Mrs. Briggs gave, an
interesting account of a- recent
trip to Nassau with her husband.
They went by boat to get more of
the Latin American atmosphere
and found the crossing interest
pig, Nassau, she reported, with its
British customs and traditional
architecture was fascinating Ul
tra modern architecture is frown
ed upon and every effort made to
preserve the old-time appearance
of the town .
Nassau has been visited by many
famous persons from the days of
the pirates. Sir Henry Morgan,
Elackbeard and Teach and others
t® the present, George Washing
ton, the Duke. and Duchess of
Windsor, Princess Margaret and
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Daniels (on
their honeymoon') wejfe among
those mentioned.
Native flowers are bougain
villa, hibiscus, night blooming
c§reus and pcinsettia. Native
1 trees are royal palm, frangipanni,
royal poinciana. silk cbtton and
I woman's tongue, a beautiful tree
in spite of the facetious name.
'‘Some interesting experiences,
according tv Mrs, Briggs, were
visiting the s.raw market, and a
court session, with the judge and
barristers wearing wigs and
gowns after the English custom,
watching the changing of the
guard, which they were lucky to
see hs it occurs only four times a
year, visiting a case with the in
* teresting name of Blackbeards
Tavern, and meeting an odd look
ing person who turned out to be
the supervisor of Queen Eliza
beth’s acres of rose gardens, who
was on a vacation trip. They also
met Burl Ives and secured his
autograph.
During the social hour, when a
dessert course was served by the
hostess, Mrs. Briggs answered
questions on the 7 trip.
Mrs. B. R. Per,land was also a
guest at the meeting.
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NOTICE
North Carolina license tags J
and title transfers available at I
Yancey Merchants Association I
• oh the Square.