VOLUME TWENTY FIVE Winners Os Named * "<*», ' i ••* '•iSSHw ’ I b CELIA COLETTA Many letters have been received, and many comments have been made about the Literary Supple ment to the Yancey Record pub lished January 26th. All of these have been complimentary to the students whose works were ~ pub lished in this issue. y • Judging was to be made'accord ing to literary standards. The win ners were chosen with this in mind. All of the works were very good -and it was somewhat difficult to decide in all cases; however, the choices were rrifde from the view of the writing and not of the Wildlife Comm. * 1 * ** Resumes Live- Trapping of Deer _ > , „ * ■■- - , The Wildlife Resources Com mission has resumed live-trapping of deer on five northern manage ment areas. Box typer-traps are being set on the Daniel Boone, Mt. Mitchell, Flat Top, . Thurmond Chatham, and South Mountains areas. The trapped deer will be aged, identified with a small num bered aluminum ear-tag, and released unharmed at the spot > where they were trapped. Fawns and'unwary younger deer will be most likely captured. '< j; Refuge Supervisor Jack Larimer stated that the trapping operat ion is a part of long range studies pf deer populations and food con ditions on North Carolina’s Wild life. Management Areas. Tagged deer was taken by Tarheel Sports-’ men during future hunting sea sons will provide valuable infor mation on herd sizes, growth rates, and life expectancy of wild deer. The marked animals taken by deer hunters will also furnish jawbones . of known ages for use in field exa-- minations of deer by Commission Bioligists. Larimer said that trapping and tagging will add to the store-, of information already being gather ed on North Carolina’s deer herds. Collection of weights and mea " • Burementa, drive and track pellet dropping studies, and analy ses of ovaries and adrenal glands are studies already in progress. Deer hunters are asked to check kills made in coming seasons for the presence of the tag. Tags are marked “Notify N. C. Wildlife Resources Comm., Raleigh.” Com mission personnel will pick up both tag and lower jawbone of marked animals upon notification by the hunter. +. » ' V" ,v 0 R ft C HIGH WA It y■ • i ‘ \ RALEIGH—The Motor Vehicle Department’s summary of traffic deaths through 10 A. M. Monday, January 30: KILLED TO DATE 65 KILLED TO DATE Last Year 74 r'm ■ ■ ' ■ . ... . M mm m Yancey record Subscription *2.90 Per Year / i HI Contest *' '.*tr 'Sr?; ". • I>.« >•- ' * ‘ _ / - -•* ' / .-■E : 1 Rf| * dMUllflr ■ ■I H<* i H. m ■Pfißw • I BP JUDITH WILSON ♦ writer. First prize was awarded to Miss Celia Coletta for her poem “In The 1 Asking”. This free verse pdem in duces much thought and was well wSfisr Second prize winners in accordance with the contest were for'Jiis essay and to Judith, Wilson, for her short story on “Nh'Room-in Mylßeart". Since we feel that the works of the others were veryTfpoa^we'are awarding them ji -teeser prize. Judging was by three im partial persons who,- requested that their names not be giveh. 1959 Of AQriCUISUMO '"" 'V*'—^.atoftiiM Results .- • ' y. 115>\ :,re' V*jV .♦ ; v'.;. ; • v: , ■ J The 1959 Censusrof Agriculture oounted 1,818: farms in Yancey County, according to a preliminary report just issued bsf[ 'the BVreafr of the Census, U. S? 4 -' DiSpdrtment of Commerce: Total land in farms was 102,217 acres. The average size of farm was 66.2 acres. The average value of farms (land and buildings) in the county was $7,690. Os the county’s farm operators, 1,379 owned (fartiik. 204. own-1 ed part of the land and rent ed additional acreage, and ('“SOS were tenant '(f The average age of farm opera torgi coupty was 52.4 years. Os the 1,818 farms in the county, 767 were commercial farms. Detailed,/ on--*, crops, equipment, etc., are pre seijted . ji\.:the ptijßminarjii. report, Statistics for Copies or the county "report may' be obtained for 10 cents each from REVIVAL SERVICES TO BEGIN AT TABERNACLE AiV:r VAv !‘fr’ • > .v'V :’■ Rev. Jesse Hughes will begin a ■series of revival services Sat.irday night, , East Burnsville. • s i Sunday at ,2:30 p. m. The -Rev. Frets Fkt ton\ of Bristol will be the guest preacher. There will be special music. Everyone is invited to at tend. i i. M f ; M Inl • SIT-INS . . . Judged one of the top ten newt stories at IN* by United Preea International were the Negro sit-ins •( lunch count ers la tho South. r.. . -i-lajlfe. y-Stita*’ 1 ■ -Wv’ ••- \>* “DedieaMt To 'DwEStgresa Os Yancej Cwinty” «u» fcjftßmmaSgP' ■ . ■»« ,4 N. mMBUY, nSBRUAHY 1961 ia , ..a ii 'ill miiti i r 4*i i l -» ■ - * - - . *—f- |j|ji i i ini unmmmm s. “ v*rr**v.- ■ £; ; . r -y— - - Cane River z Defeats Wain mt, East Yancey Bows To Mari Hill Caije Rivei- wop a double bend er on the Walnut court Tuesday night, while East Yancey lost both games to Mars Hill on tb« Mara | Hill Court. I GIRLS GAME 1 CANE RIVER (46) F-Monew 26, JHiflman 6, Fox 14, Lettcmau; I G.~ Styles Fowler, McKinney, I Angel." ■■ *> . | WALNUT (39) F-Johnson 28, j Plemmons 6, Smith, Randall, Tho j mas 6; G-Lunsford, Rice, Roberts. T Halftime: Cane, Ri»#r<: BOYS GAME CANE RIVER (80) Atari*. Riddle 10, Fowler 0, Mclntyre 14, | [ Styles 14, Tipton 6. j 1 WALNUT (47) Johnson 7, Bos-i well 13, Roberts 10, Thomas 5,; Smith 12, Rigsby. Halftime: 29-24, Walnut. GIRLS GAME EAST YANCEY (29) F-MeCttrry 11, Marsh 5, Howell 18; Jones, Robinson. 6-Wyatt, Blalock, Hughes, Gibbs, Atkina. MARS HILL (40) F-Huff 18, Briggs 11, Pender 11, Mace. Q- Ledfbid, Brady, Hamlin, Moore. Halftime: 16-15, East Yancey. BOYS GAME EAST YANCEY (42) Harris 8, Newton 5, Howell 10, Bhone 2, Young 17. MARS HILL (43) Metcalf 11, Robinson 11, Griffin 2, Daria 12, Sams 5, Ammons %■ ■ Haltfime: 24-21, East Yaooey. ' IX/ X. ‘ * * 1 * j ...imi • duces Tax Legislation WASHINGTON, D. C.~ Oon . gressman Basil L. Whitener (D-NC) has introduced ‘legislation to re peal the Federal tax on communi cations facilities Mid the trans portation of persons. Calling the taxes discriminatory and an un necessary burden on the American taxpayer, Whitener introduced two bills -today which, if enacted, Would eliminate the taxes that hare been in, effect since World War U. In a speech before the House, Whitener stated that tha Federal tax on the transportation of pjr sons 'vua one of the primary rda s°n4 the” .nation’s' '' transportation industry is in financial distress. He pointed out that the railroad passenger car fleet alone has suf fered a fifty per vent decline since World War 11. “In : cafle of great -national etoer gehey”, he said, ‘‘the nation’s rail soads will not have adequate pass enger cars to meet our military requirements.” u . "i Whitener declared that the tax on telephone communications is an unnecessary burden oil the tax payer. He said that “the Ameri can (fcoplb were led to believe that it would be repealed 6hoiftly after the" war, but, as we have Jfcpttjfid from experience, there ap pttrefltly is, no such thing as a temporary tax.” *• - y\ - J Whitener’s bills have been re ferred to the ' House Ways 'and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over all revenue legis lation. ( kfUdmiUmmim sibr i .. dbikuaxits ci|l|SNcE Boone Clarified ■s. Boone, f>9 died in his hotftfl Windom Monday moms*)/ af»r a long illness. Rd Wag A miner and a enn of the lat» William and Sarah Buch anan Rddae., , wdre hold ki .Young's Frii Will Baptist Church a( 2 p. m. Tupad&y. Tlie Rev. iMtermnn and the Jsev. 818 Fuchanan officiated. Burial was Jo the Boone Cemetery in the Plum Branch community. Ho attended Pldm Branch Baptist Church. 1 Me ia survivod by the widow, Mrs Mollie Wyati Boone; three daugh hters, Mrs. Sylvester Hughes and Mrs. Starßn Boone of Burnsville, and Mr*. Edgar / Me peters of MonticeUo, fia.; ohe son, Rudolph Boone of Montieello; two aisters, Mrs. Paulin* Ward of Hickory’ ; aijd Mr* ilaomi • ’Rose of j Asheville; tWo brothers, Bob' /of ; Burnsville and Ray Pine; and 14; grandchildren. */<■(>- F*llb««reif were Jim Voiing,' ; Abe Hyelraan, D. Z. Thomas, Ralph Thomas, Harold Ward and : Barnard Higgins. p :y I9SAC T. WILSON - ; Isaac T. “Bud” Wilson, 83, of Mieaville died in hia home Wed nesday mosping after a long 111- n«sa. ; !, He was j}. aon of the late Jes= and. Carolyn Wyatt Wilson and was mamas Judy Buch anan. whg Jfebd J^1961. Service# jfiill he held in tla;. Mound Bajdjplt Ctiurch at 2 p. m. Friday. Tha Rev. Charlie McMahan and the R*t. R. E. Dawkins will offi ciate and burial will be in the ii laUMAis » deaeon of Oaf Mrnmd tMTWtmh: He .is survived nylfour daugh ters, Mrs. Alonzo Robinlon, Mrs. Arrille Wyatte, Mrs. Sam jßoohe and Mrs. Charlie McMahan of Micaville; five sons, Till Wilson of the home, Sam of Micaville, Charlie and Creed of Newdale and Lyda of Burton, S. C., 37 grandchildren and 42 great grandchildren. DAVID BEAVER David Beaver, 91, died Sunday morning in his home near here aftar a long illness. Mr. Beaver was a native of Yan cey County. He was a retired far mer. Services were hrid at 2 p. m» i Monday in Windom Method!?!* Church. V 1 The Rev. i. R. Dawkins and ,i Rev. Arthur Themas |j Burial was in Hyatt Cemetery. ' Pallbearers were Charles Hyatt, ■ Terrell Young, Maelt * < Branton, Merely Edwards, Abe Hylemon and Clarence Melntoeh. Surviving are the 1 Nettie Hughes Beaver; two ” deur ' ghters Mrs. Dora Briggs of Bur nsville and Mra Burdetta ; Gort ney Os Green Mountain; seven sons, Will, Jobe and Preston of Burnsville, Shelby of Mars Hill, Melvin of Newdale, Lumas of Toe cane and Eldon of Rock 'Hlll.-'S. C,f. 84 grandchildren, 41 great grandchildren and 26 great great-grandchildren. OSCAR AYERS'Aftc K >" Oscar Bernal Ayers Sr., 37, of Rt. 3 Jonesboro, died en route to Duke Hospital, Durham on Jan. 21. He was a veteran of World War II and a membes of Sevier Meth dlst Church and a faremr. Survrving are the widow, Mrs. Rose Race Ayers; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Coawford Ayers , ( been Mountain, N. C.; one dau ghter, Karen Ayers of the home; six sons, Oscar Junior., Wilburn, Harold, Lloyd, Johnny, and Gary, all of the home; four sisters, Mrs. Tilda Bennett of Burnsville, Mrs. Mary Lee Masters, Embreevflle, Mrs. Mary Laws and Betty Ayers, both of Green Mountain; seven brothers, Hobart Ayers, Erwin; Ott, Burnsville, Jerry, Tom Floyd, Jack and Boyd all of Green Moun tain. MRS. STREET ' tfn. Isabelle Street, 63, of ft. 1, Green Mountam, died in her Blobdmebile To Be Hora Peb. 13 • Due to bad weather and hazard ous tfri'-conditions- the ; Blood m'o'biltf visit' which was scheduled for Friday, January 27th, was re scheduled for Monday, 'February 13th, from IJ3O to 5:00 p. m. in the basement of the First Baptist Church here. * ‘ ? - ’ Yancey County’s quota for 1960- 61 is 400 pints of whole blood.- 185 pints of this'amount has been col iecte —The Pensacola Community 'Club. w ill. meet at the Pensacola School oh Tuesday, • “February at 7:30 p. m. The'program will be on vrays to increase farm income in the immunity. Strawberry and tomato production will be discuss ed by E. L. Dillingham, County Agent, rand Don Pardue, Assistant County Agent. A film on soil test ing : AH peo ple’of--the community ate urged to attend and commun ity organization. home Wednesday, morning, after a long illness;.;^': She was k ’ tfaugfher oF the late Melborn and Nanny Street and the widow of Will Street. Services will bw held FHday at 2p. m. in Spring Crfeek Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. . 4 \ \> i; Mrs. Street was a meniidr as Spring Creek Church. ;,; She is survived by fqur Lers Mrs." Into ‘.Shell' j City, Mr A' Ljefi* Ayers and Mm..- Sallie -Thomas of Green Moun-1 tgin,and Mrs. Esther Davis of. tfqatty- Taim.; " iw©| 4ciris*JfFreil--%uid v -^'"Cal'' of--- Green' .Monqtair); two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Liz-Honeycutt of BaTceravilte; arid 3§ granddhiildren. ■ i . i i c 1 ! C ■> t ) f 5 1 i i < ] i Cecil G. Anglin was recently presented Nationwide Insurance Companies Man of The Year troph yby District Sales Manager Ted Stackpole at a policyholder’s meeting at the Baker Restaurant in Spruce Pine for policyholders fro m Yancey, Mitchell and Avery Counties. In order to win permanent possession of this trophy Mr. Anglin sold more insurant* for more months out' of tha year than any other Nationwide agent in Yancey, Mitchell, Avery, McDowell Rutherford and Polk Counties. Mi* at .fibril i*w*r i aw., tm n mam* Prtoi Per Copy: Fire Cento IV. . Uif 1 . _ - ' . ayiafatoa ! » i Many Attend Open House At Library Friends of the library thronged the “Open House” held in the new quarters of Yancey County Putolic Library in the Randolph Building Local Boys Involved liT Auto Accident ♦-Billy Joe McPeterß and Vance Silver of St. Rt. Bumsvilk were involved in an automobile accident Tuesday night around 11:16 p. m. ; when the 1957 Ford in which they were riding ran off the highway and overturned on Dellinger Hill. Both boys were treaty by Dr. Melvin W. Webb for minor bruises and cuts. T.ie automobile was a total loss. McPeters, 18, driver- of the au tomobile was charged and released on bond according to Patrolman - Arnold Rector, investigating of ficer. Gerald Murdock Enters UNC * Murdock who has been working with The Yancey Record as asfeoesate editor' since Novera ber entered tre University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill this week. Gerald worked with The Record last summer and ras been associated with the paper since ( his high school days. He is tfce sdn of- Mr. and JJrs ‘ George .Murdock of BumaviUe. ■ V —-V-- Cottle Referen- I dum To Be Held I ■ ■. *'•-♦ : B The North Carolina Cattlemen’s j Association will hold its cattle re j fergndum, March 26, 1961. I I The hours and polling places . will*be the same as designated in the previous referendum and will will be announced locally. Men In Senriee BRUNSWICK (FHTNC)-Char les B. Ray, aviation structural me chanic second cUisb, USN, son at j :Mr. and Mrs. C. ■L. Ray of Route .12; Burnsville, N. C, is. serving | with Patrol Squadron 26' at the i Naval Air Station, Brunswick, | Maine. ... [•' The squadron flies the land based P2V-6F Lockhead “Neptune” aircraft, a long-rangs patrol , bomber. i 11 .■■ii. . ii.- . r-;-r- r a.'. -—------ n uM»*m x w issiPi* x . 1; Ail' flamt here Sunday afternoon, JanuafrF 29. Contributions a pk> unting Ye S69DO were reported by Mfh. Evelyn Pate, treasurer of tha County Library Board. This wiß-Tto used toward the amount nestl ed to cover the additional expense of rent in the new location. T*« services ahd the .needs of th* library wt-i-e described in a leaflet prepared by the citizen*’ committee who sponsored the open house. ;The hospitality committee was made up of members of the Library "Board. They included H. G. Baßay, Mrs. C. R. Hamrick, Mrs. Evelyn IMte, and Mrs. R. K. Helmle. members not able te be present were Charles Brown and Max Pea- La r>d. , Mrs. H. G. Bailey, Mr*. Jamte Froula, Mrs. Ernest Briggs aid . Mrs. Mack B. Ray served St tie refreshment table. Junior hostesses and help ers included Susan Di2Hngtaup, Freida Hill, Bunny Proffitt, Caro lyn Ray, and Willa Mae Hicks. Marcia Yaucig Named Batty Crockur Homemaker Marcia Y'oung ha* been named the 1961 Betty Crodwr Hememak er of Tomorrow at Bast Yancey. - Having received the highest score.in a written examination an, borne making knowledge and attt ! in her school, she becomes a craft date for the state HonrehrilaSr of . award which will be! announced in March. Each school Homeiaakar «f To morrow will receive an award pin, manufactured by Josteng and re presenting the slogan, "Home is Where the Heart Is." The tion papers of school Homemakers of Toraontw will be entered in. competition, to name the state’s Homemaker of Tomorrow. The §llO, 999 homemaking edu cation program sponsored by Gen eral Mills offers a $1,509 sdMhc ship to the first rapkitog girl each state and 5590 achotarshin (p the state’s second ranking gftrti. cipant. State Homemakers at Torarrew and their faculty advisors receive an expense-paid educational War to New York City, Colonial Wfll iamsburg, Va.; aad WesUnghm, D, C., April 8-18, the trip cutmi lating in the anneuncepreut of the All-American Homemaker of Tomorrow whose octa-tardblp ik increased to *5,009. Second, tidrd and fourth ranking of Tomorrow in th« Ratios toss have their neholarstdps raised to $4,000, *3,000 a«J $2,609 Kgspert rvely.. The testing and jbdgtog ia cen lueted by Science Research A*e»- eiates of Chicago. With * reoerd 402,786 girls in 12,633 of the na * ion’s schools partiopatiag this year, the Betty Crock** Search bae enrolled more than two mllUaa * girts, in its seven-year Watery. link JL. Mrs, Willard Aper*, Dnnhy, ard Mrs. Silas •Meradey, attended the funeral of Mr. Char tea W. Bryant, in Erwin, Tatok Sahday. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Roland visit ed Mr. and Mrs. Roy AQisoa and family in Hickory last week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Fleet Proffitt afe in Durham, N. C. where Mr. Prof fitt underwent surgery last toadp. Mr, and Mrs. Jimmy Holt aid family and Mrs. Betty Joe Ball of Morganton, N. C. visited Mr. 4mA Mrs. Claude Hunter last writ end. Mrs. Loy McCurry was a pati ent in Yaucey Hoapital last am du Allen a daughter, this week in