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k. - « VOLUME TWENTY FIVE Rdeigh Report ■■+ ~ -,_i— m —,a_ .. _ . * - Action on major issues in *• General Assembly was light last week as the finance committee be *. ... 4* Library Announ ces Notable Books Os 1960 “Notable Books of 1960” as selected by a national committee have been announced by the Notable Books Council. This list includes the following books available in the libraries of Avery, Mitchell, and Yaneey Counties: THIS IS THE AMERICAN by Ansel E. Adams and Nancy Newhall. The rhythmic prose and peerless photographs are an outstanding contribution to the cause of conserving our nation al scenic resources. • >'» BORN by Joy Adamson. Elsa, orphaned lion cub, was mused as a pet, then re-edueated to return to the African jungle. PICTURE HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR, by the editors of American Heritage. Lucid prose plus fine pictures and maps make this outstanding. AN AMERICAN DIALOGUE, by Robert M. Brown and Gustave Weigel. “A Protestant looks at Catholicism and a Catholic looks at Protestantism” —a salutary exchange. .< GRANT MOVES SOUTH, ,by Bruce Catton. Emergdnee of Grant as a great military leader. CLEA, by Lawrence Durrell. Fi nal volume of the “Alexandria Quartet,” exploring with discern ing insight man’s quest for life’s meaning. THE CHILD BUYER, by John Hersey. An attempt to purchase a 10-year old boy genius for exploitation, cast in the form , of Senate hearings. THE LEOPARD, by Giuseppe di Lampedusa. Urbane portrayal *of the dissolution of a nineteenth century aristocratic Sicilian family. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, by Harper Lee. A young gill’s growth In tolerence and un<jer st&ding in an Alabama town of the 1980’s. * THOMAS WOLFE, by Elizabeth Nowell. This penetrating biogra phy by Wolfe’s literary agent is an outstanding contribution to li terary history. ROBERT FROST; THE TRIAL BY EXISTENCE, by Elizabeth’ S. Sergeant. An affectionate, sensi tive"" biography, enriched by num erous quotations and parts ( of poems. - THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REIGH, by William L. Shirer. Revealing ‘inside’’ picture of a dark period of history. JOURNEY INTO SUMMER, by Edwin W. Teale. Exploration from New Hampshire' to the Rockies. WALK EGYPT, by Vinnie Will iams. Vital story of a strong willed woman, told in the distinc tive rich speech of her Georgia hills. Sacred Heart Parish Supper Sunday, April 9, members and friends of Sacred Heart parish will have a pot-luck ,»uppr r at Firth Cafeteria. The supper will begin about 5:30. A classic western movie starring Gary Cooper will follow. All are welcome to attend, and should make arrangements with members of the parish. ON N.C.HiS it WAYS ' .RALEIGH—The Kotor Vehicle Department’s summary of traffic deaths through 10 A. M. Tuesday, April 4, 1961: KILLED TO DATE 2RI KILLED TO- DATE Last Year 248 SMbncwtiwi IB.se Per Year gan public hearings on proposed tax bills which would provide funds for the expanded educational program as outlined by Governor Sanford in his special message early this month. At the same time that the fin ance committee started public hearings, we, in appropriations, beard the last group making pleas for more “money. ' Chairman Tom Woodard, of ap propriations, and Senator Jim Stikeleather, are expected to name sub-committees early next week to begin the long and tedious job of cutting and trimming the r> quests to fit the expected revenue For several weeks heads of state institutions and agencies have ap peared before our committee ask ing that the budget for the coming biennium be increased. The total requested* above that already re commended is in excess of twe million dollars. The job of going over these requests line by line is expected to require several weeks time. During the past two weeks new tax proposals have been pouring into the hopper at an Increased rate. In addition to tha Governor’s 8% across the board sales tax the finance committee now has be fore it many alternate suggestions. One that created a stir in the General Assembly and among the citizens of the state was by Wom ble of Wake County to ' increase the sales tax to 4% and leave all exemptions as they now are. Many other suggestions are in cluded in the large number of tax proposals now before the group. We are interested in the_ sug gestion by the North daroiina Hospital Association that the state’s contribution for public as sistance coses be increased by 8690,000 by the coming biennium. It most be kept in mind that by doing this the state would receive an extra five million dollars from additional federal funds which would be of great assistance to the counties and small hospitals of the state. I intend to watch this request very closely in the sub-committees. A joint resolution which could have far reaching effect on the economy of North Carolina was to the effect that the United States take immediate action to establish quota by country and by category on textile imports. The resolution pointed out that the textile in dustry employs one out of every two persons in manufacturing in the state and is vitally import ant to the economy of the nation. Also, that the imports of foreign textiles have reached an all time high and are increasing each year at an alarming rate. Explaining that these imports are responsible for the loss of hun dreds of thousands of textile jobs and the dosing of many textile plants, the resolution urged . the president aad congress to take whatever steps are necessary to Immediately establish textile quotas. Beef Cafrtle Referendum Carries By: E. L. Dillingham, County- Agricultural Agent The'Yancey County Extension Office cooperated with livestock owners in the oducational program connected with the Beef Cattle Referendum hold March 25. Yan cey County voted 80 for and 2 against. The money collected from the program will be used to promote the consumption of beef. Ten cents per head of livestock over 820 in value would be collected on all cattle sold for slaughter. Roy Ray was dunrman of the Yancey committee with the follow ing members H. D. l|ay, Jr., Paul Buck, O. W. Deyton, Grove: Robinson, Luther Ayers, Joe Young, IW. O. Briggs, Yates Bailey anc | Carlie Eire. The tinge y record Pre School Clink * to B© Held Pre-school clinics will he he id, at Clearmont on Friday, April 7 and at Bee Log School on Fri<L y, , April 14. These clinics will begin promptly at 9:00 a. m. Parents having children who will attend these schools are urged to bring them to clinics on the agove dates, them to clinics on the above dates. ObituedLe* t MRS. LAU&A THOMAS Mrs. Laura Jane Thomas, 82, of Rt. 2, Burnsville died Monday in a opruce Pine hospital after a long illness. Mrs. Tnomas was the widow of Zeb Thomas who died in 1945. She was a daughter of the late David and Emmalioe Buchanan Hughes and was a member of Double Island Baptist Church. Services were held in Double Island Baptist Church at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday. The Rev. G. H. Dellinger aud the Rev. Wade Brown officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are three daughters, Mr». Rosa Woody and Mrs. Lillie Wilson of Lenoir and Mrs. Texie Preanell of Rt. 2, Burnsville; one son, Grady Thomas of Rt. 1, Green Mountain; three sisters, Mrs. Sam Sparks, Mrs. Jim Dulaa, ey and Mrs. Martha Laws of Bur nsville; two brothers, Latt and Fonze Hughes of Rt. 6, Burnsville; 26 grandchildren and 38 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Paul Thomas, Phil Thomas, Jr„ Phil Thomas, Sr. Charles Hopson, Clifford Milton and Jack Wilson. , ' " r < Ur- REV. c. C. ADKINS The Rfcv. Christopher C. (Kit ) Adkins,, 93, a retired Baptist min ister, died Sunday afternoon in the home of a 6on, the Rev. Gilbert Adkins of Green Mountain, afUj? an illness of two years. Surviving in addition to the so: are five daughters, Mrs. Brya Higgins of Relief, Mrs. Goss Pet erson and Mrs. W. D: AdkinS of Burnsville, Mrs. John F. Phillip of Littlestown, Pa., and <M: Ninon Miller of Detroit, “ Mich four other sons, M. M. and Jim c. Erwin, Term,, the Rev.-E. G. Ad kins of Burnsville and Horace c 1 Flint, Mich,; 46 grandchildren, 5' i gve|l grandchildren and o“e great-great graandchild. Services were held at 2:80 p. m. I Tuesday nreßyrd’a Chapel Baptist i Church. The Rev. Vivian Brown and the J Rev. Mr. Green officiated. Burial 1 was in tfie Wilson Cemetery. J Pallbearers were Dennis, E. G., 1 Wayne and Kenneth Adkins, Reid i Peterson, ; Ralph Tipton, Card 1 Bailey and Charles Ray. 1 MKS.NELLIE CANNON > Mrs. Nellie M. Cannon, 84, died 1 Wednesday, Übreh 29th, after a long illness at the home of a son, Burlas Cannon. Services were held at 2 p. m. Friday, March 31, in Green Moun tain Free Will Baptist Church. The RJv. Ed Woody officiated. Burial was In Miller Cemetery. Surviving in addition to the son are one daughter, Mrs.. Erskine Miller, ana eight grandchildren, all of Burnsville. - - CHARLES EDWARDS Charles Edwards, 88, of* Rt. 1, Burnsville, died Sunday morning in his home after a long illness. Mr. Edwards was a lifelong resident of Yarihty County. He was a retired poultry and produce dealer. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Sidney Laws and the Misses Qla and Carrie Edwards, all of Rt. 1, Burnsville; and one grand child. P Services were held at 10:80 • s. m. Tuesday in Mine Folk Free Will Baptist Church. Thb Rev. Francis Radfcrd offi riatecr. Burial was in Bailey Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe, Clair, Emory and Jack Laws, Bias Peter son and Clarence Deyton. “Dedicated T The Progress Os Yancey County" BUMNSVI %N. C, THURSDAY, 6, 5 9«l Highway Comm. Approves $172,- 000 For Urban Construction Haleigh—Meeting here today, the State Highway Commission ‘approved more than $172,000 in Urban Construction Funds for improvements in 12 counties. The funds will 'be used for ur ban projects in the following counties: Washington, Moore, Rich mond, Scotland, Anson, Union Cleveland, Burke, Yancey, Madi son, McDowell and Orange. Funds approved included: $20,43? for resurfacing South West Broac Street in Southern for resurfacing 1.84 mile of US 19-E through Burnsville; am: $18,372 for resurfacing NC 54 - ir Chapel Hill, from Country Clut Drive to the intersection of US 15-.4 and US SQI-A. In other action, the Commissior added some 25.16 miles, of Sec ondary roads to the system, while deleting 3.80 miles. Also approver: were some 40 secondary road construction projects in 10 coun ties. At the same time, the Com mission dropped a Secondary road project in Moore County be cause risft of way could not be obtained. The roads body also adopt ed rules and regulations as well as a toll charge schedule for the operation of the Atlantic-Ocracoke ferry scheduled to begin operat ions May L Chief Highway En gineer C. W. Lee told the Com ihisaion that toll charges would be made for all passengers and vehicles, including State-owned and operated vehicles. He ad ded that he hoped the sche dule can be put into effect on May Ist, with a daily departure from Atlantic at 8: A. M., and a return trip leaving Ocracoke Island at 2 P. M. Transit time, he said, would be approximately four hours The Highway also approved an ordinance calling foi Hie establishment of no-parking signs along the entire U 3 301 Rocky Mount Bypass. This step was taken in an effort to reduce driving hazards on the road brou ght about by vehicles being par ked along the shoulder. Appreciation Expressed Rev. Warren S. Reeve, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church here, and who is a patient at Black Mountain Sanatorium ex presses his thanks to all the people throughout the town and county who have sent so many cards dur ing the Easter season.. Rev. Reeve has been answering all cards and letters previously received, but at this time he is not able to do this, so he requested that his apprecia tion be sent in this way. ■HrjK B) W I ■ MMHI v 1 I Bg miT* Yjy i' ' i ' r< i JBF 1,11,1 J jEjaaM J igapK c RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING is one of the principal coarse* Pressed today by moot civil de fense organisations as a preparation for saving life from radioactive fallout which could follow a nuclear attack. A corps of citizen specialists is > beta* trained to measure fallout and forewarn the public. New laws allowing the Federal Gov orumont to assume half the costa of hiring more State and local civil defense workers are now speeding this and other CD programs. In the top rtfitnrs. Robert 8. Rtts (far right in audience), Children’s Cloth ing Needed For Clothing Closet The Junior Woman’s, Club wnieb sponsors the Children’s Clotbiny Closet, here has reported a gr t need for children’s clothing. _Th> y have distributed many article s J ' clothing to needy children" sr. i adults during the winter, month , which has ensoled some child; ;;i to stay in school. Anyone having clothing to donate to this worthy I cause may call Mrs. Garland ' Wampler, Burnsville and she will pick them up or they may be taken to the Welfare Department here. Clothing is distributed -un l der the supervision of the Welfare 1 Department. East Yancey Beta Club Plans Activities i By: C lia Coletta, Beta Publicity Manager • The s.enior members of the East Yancey Beta Club were the guests of the junior members at an infor . mal Easter party given for them on Saturday, March 25. The party was held in the Firth Cafeteria at 7:00 p. m. On April 7, nineteen Beta mem bers and two sponsors, Mrs. Mickie Zuver and Mrs. Raymond ■ Shep herd, will, leave for the Beta Con vention which is to be held at the George Vanderbilt Hotel in Ashe ville. The group will attend various lectures, workshops, etc. on Friday and Saturday. On Saturday night, they will attend the convention ball and return home afterwards. The junior members plan to elect officers and make plans for the 1961-62 school year at the next monthly meeting in April. Ralph He Sams • Receives Promotion i Major Ralph H. Sams has been | promoted to rank of Lieutenant ! Colonel, Armor USAR, effective 2 j March 1961. Lt. Colonel Sams i« -a recent graduate (1969) of the Senior Tactical College of the U. S. Amy, The Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan sas. He was born at Burnsville and is also a graduate of the Officer Candidate School, Fort Kr.ox, Ky., • 1943, The Advanced Armor Offi- j cers School, Fort Knox 1949, . and; The Infantry Officers Advanced: Court, Fort Benning, Ga., 1953. f Colonel Sams saw service • in; various overseas command posi-; lions during World War II anti ; -the Korean Conflict r His present address is listed as Fairmont Road, Route 3, Candler, N.' C. where he resides with his : wife and daughter, Elizabetii' age 7. | 1 s new Illinois Civil Defense Agency training officer - under the shared-coot program, sits in on a moni r taring course in Evanston taught by Mrs. Laura i Nlssen, the city's training, Information and radlo i logical defease officer. She also has recently bo* i come a paid employe, selected to devote full time - to civil defense under the financial aid pro ) gram. Bits later worked the material obtained at r Evanston into a similar course at the uuder i ground Du Page County Civil Defense control , center near Wheaton, 111. (bottom), <ocdm Photo) Prise Per Copy: Five Gsala - «• - - - Home Improvements Made In 1960 Home Improvements Made In 1960 Over five thousand rural families in communities that participated in- the Western North Carolina | Rural Community Development Program reported spending nearly six million dollars for home im provements during 1960. This in formation is included in a sum mary released this week by the Asheville Agricultural Develop ment Council. Largest single item was the building of 415 homes at a cost of $2,614,500. Other major items were the painting of 1444 homes on the Capping Service 4 ' To Be Held Monday The capping of the first class of Gray Ladies serving in the Yan cey Hospital will be held Monday, April IP at 8:00 PM in the Com munity Building. The public is cordially invited and urged to attend this capping service which *!s a big step forward in the Gray Lady work, and also represents many hours of service to the pati ents in our local hospital. Miss Ruth Lockman, Red Cross Field Representative for Western North Carolina, and Mrs. Arthur C. Wagner, National Red Cross Volunteer' at large, will conduct the capping service. Mr. T. M. Tyner, Chairman of the Yancey Board of Directors, and Mrs. Cecil Anglin, Hospital Adminis trator, will also participate in the service. The women who will receive their caps, are: Mrs. Clarence Bur ton, Mrs. J. Hubert Cooper, Mrs. Everette L. Dillingham, Mrs. Har lon Holcombe, Mrs. Herschel Hol combe, Misp Annie C. Hassell, Miss Elizabeth Motsinger, Mrs. Robert L. Rhinehart, and Mrs. MCi- A. Yi Sargent. A social hour will follow the service. All women in the eounty j who are interested hi becoming Gray Ladies are reminded to be present for the capping service and re>- main afterward to, meet with Mjss Lockman and Mrs. Wagner to discuss the date of; ..the., new training class. Gray Ladies qre urgently need ed in the Yancey Hospital, and they must comple.te a Red Cross orientation' 'course before begin ir.g their probationary-.jjeriod i." in the hospital. This' pew class will provide .the necessary - training, alid aifdtlmt’-tktas will/not be held; tor some time. An appeal is made to the women in Yancey County n enroll on April 10 for this '.raining -ciaas in order to better serve their community. NUMBER THIRTT-TBES. inside, 897 painted outside, 572 families installed running water, 560 bathrooms put in and 522 homes remodeled. Major electrical appliances purchased by the rural families reporting cost $488,445. , “The amazing results achieved by the people in the organized communities in the way of building community centers, beautification, and other community . projects is well known,’’ stated John D. Smith of Brevard, area chairman of the Cnmmunity Development Program. “However, just as important is the great progress made by individual 1 families in the way of home im- he added. Not all community attention was focused on the side of spending money. Equal attention was given to toying to increase the income of the communities, both through bet ter farming and non-farm sources. Os the five thousand families who turned in reports, -'1776 or approximately one-third had raised their income during the year.' Os these some 600 had developed solne entirely new sources of income. In the way of better faming, there was a 28 percent increase in dairy cows in the communities during 1960, a ’45 percent Increase in silage stored, vegetable acreage gained by one-third r aod increases were reported in hatching egg flocks, market egg flocks and broiler production. Major items in better family living included the canning of .732,114 quarts of food, over 28G thousand quarts frozen and 388,000 pounds of meat frozen. Os the five thousand families, 4149 are covered by Social Security, 3878 carry hos pital insurance and 8858 take a newspaper. During 1960, major emphasis wa* put on youth programs, with prizes being awarded for the first tmie to the communities on basis of youth activities. A total of 1475 young people worked on community projects dur ing the year and 1200 aduTia help- with various youth programs the year. The greatest num ber of youth 2994 participat ed in church organizations, with j 1459 in the 4-H Club, 358 in Future | Farmers of America, 835 in Fu i tune Homemakers of America and I 356 in Scouts, Locals Mr. and Mrs. Jack Edwards and daughters, Sue Jerri afid Carolyn Ann hare returned to their home in Jaeger, W. Va. after spegdfog with Mrs.’ Edwards parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.' B. Ledford of Burns ville, Route 4. Also spending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Led ford were Mr. and Mrs. Scott Ledford and sons of Asheville and Eddie Ledford of Charlotte. James H. Cherry 111 has been home visiting his mother, Mrs. Katherine Cherry! for spring holidays. Mr. Cherry is a freshman at Prineeton University, Prince ton, N. J. Mrs. Cherry and fam ily spent tha Easter week-end with her sister, Mrs. John Blake, in Lyman, S C. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ray Robert son visited relatives here during the Easter week-end. Mre. Edwin Wilson and chil dren of Pa. are visiting Mr. and Dawson Briggs here this week. Mrs. Briggs has her rt, home after undergoing treatment in Yancey Hospital and is reported to be much improved. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brinkley and family of Monticelo, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Edd Ball and family of Virginia; and Mr. and M*s. Ronald Wilson of Marshall spAnt the Easter holidays with Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Brinkley here. « and S £”*»*"** visi •*». and »l™.
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