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Latin American Women;
Plan To Visit County
By: June Street,
Howe Economics Agtnt i
Yancey County will serve as
hostess to a group of Latin Ameri-
Yancey Wool
Pool To Be Held
The Yancey County Wool Pool
will be held Saturday, June 10, at
Deyton’s Farm Supply in Burns
ville. Sheep producers can deliver
their wool ar.y time before 5
o’clock p. m.
The wool must be in a wool bag.
Persons who do not have such a
bag may obtain one at the County
Extension Office. The wool should
be tied with paper twine, each
fleece tied separately - flesh side
out. Fold flanks in but no tage in
wool.
Those who have already sheered
and put their wool in a wool bag
should gft paper twine and tie
their w r ool.
- The wool will be taken to Avery
'County Monday, June 12. A
’ charge of 1V 2 cents per dollar
•will be taken out for marketing
and 1 cent per pound for hauling.
Prices will be as follows: Clear
• wool 59.77 per pound; Light
burry—so.Bo per pound; Rejects
(dead, black, etc.) —44.83 per
pound; Tags—ll.9s per pound.
Obituaries
MARK ELLIOTT
Mark Elliott, 91, died in his
home Sunday May 28 after a long
illness. ;
Surviving is the widow, Jullie
Bennett Elliott of Burnsville.
Grave-side services were held
Tuesday at the McCracken ceme
tery. The Rev. Eulas Adkins offi
ciated the Burial.
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RALEIGH—The Motor Vehicle
Department’s ' summary of traffic
May 29, 1961:
KILLED TO DATE 414
KILLED TO DATE Last Year 430
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MISS CELIA COLETTA, of East Yancey .High School, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. P. C. Coletta, ;WQ.n
the Yancey .Counfy 1961 Dairy Princes* crown Wednesday evening, The new princess was crowned by
the retiring princess, Miss Pfttsy Roberts of Burnsville. The contest was held at Firth Carpet Company
Cafeteria with sixteen girls competing. Princess Celia will compete with contestants from surrounding
counties for the area title which will be held in WaynesviUe in June.
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Subscription $2.50 Per Yeur
can women on Friday, June 2. The
women are sponsored by the
American Council on Education.
They are studying social welfare
and public health and they re
present 10 different countries. The
countries are Argentina, Brazil,
Chili, Colombia, Ecuador, El Sal
vador, Guatemola, Mexico, Panama
and Paraguay.
They plan to visit the county
health center, the County Exten
sion Office, Pensacola community
for lunch and a program on com
munity development, Home De
monstration and 4,-H, Carlie Rice’s
farm and will attend the county
4-H Dress Revue and Health
Pageant.
EAST YANCEY SENIOR
CLASS DAY EXERCISE
The East Yancey High School
Senior Cltgss Day exercises were
held Friday morning, May 19th in
the school auditorium. '
The purpose of the class day ex
ercise is to make the sctioois annual I
awards for outstanding achieve
rmnt and student recognition.
Tde following awards were made:
Valedictorian Medal —Judy Har
ris and Thomas Mclntosh.
Salutatorian Medal—Celia Col
etta and Thana Black.
Yearbook Award Myra Hol
combe.
Dramatics Award —Carolyn Clev
j enger, Ernst- Schwintzer and Cyn
thia Chrisawn.
Senior English Award Celia
Coletta.
Senior Citizenship Award—Jerry
Davis and Barbara Wilson.
Athletic Award—Steve Young
and Elizabeth Wyatt.
Junior Citizenship--- James New- I
ton and Judy Thomas. .
Sophomore Citizenship Arlie
Robinson and Pat Johnson,
Freshman Citizenship—Troy Shu
ford and Joyce Bishop,
Criscoe Award (Home Economics)
—Judy Presnell .and Martha Dale.
Betty Crocker Home making
Award—Yvenne Young.
Yearbook Recognition i—
s Mr. East Yancey—Ronnie Rob
' inson.
Miss East Yancey—Arthurene
Hughes.
Miss Homecoming of 19C0
) Myra Holcombe.
the Yancey record
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FRANK HOWARD LEWIS
Frank Howard Lewis, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank H. Lewis of Bur
nsville received his Bachelor of
Science Degree from Appalachian
State Teachers College, Saturday,
May 27. "~
* He has recently completed stud
ent teaching at Nebo High School
in McDowell and plana to teach in
the Glenwood High School in the
fall.
Before entering Appalachian he
' completed two years at Mars Hill
| College.
I FARM PLACEMENT INTER
VIEW WITH EMPLOYMENT
SECURITY COMMISSION
Mr. Brackett, Farm Placement
Interviewer J with the Employment
Security Commission, will be in
Spruce Pine and Bakersville on
Tuesday, June 6th to interview
any person interested in working
as a tobacco harvester in southern
Maryland during the latter part of
August. Applicants must be fully
qualified as tobacco harvesters.
Mr. Brackett will be in the
basement of the County Office
Building in Bakersville from 8:30
to 10:30 AM, and in the Employ-
I nifent Security Commission Office
' in Spruce Pine from 1:00 to 3:30
IPM 6n June, 6th,
Any person who is qualified
and interested in this work please
■ contact Mr. Brackett on June 6th.
i BRUSH CREEK COMMUNITY
CLUB TO SPONSOR SUPPER
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The ladies of the Brush Creek
Community wiU serve supper ah
■ the Community Building on Friday,
June 9 from 6 to Bp. m. Admiss
■ ion will be SI.OO for adults and .50
for children. Tickets will be sold
at the door. Proceeds will go to
the church.
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“Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County”
BUBtfSVILU; N. C, IKOBS DAY, JUNE 1, 1961
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Raleigh Report
(6y: Representative Holcombe)
The 1961 Session took a long
step toward adjournment this
week when the Finance Sub-Com
mittee' tentatively ; approved a 73
million dollars in new tax money
by voting to extend the sales tax
to food. Eliminated were prescrip
tion drugs, seed, feed, fertilizer
and insecticides from the tax
package which had been originally
I proposed by Governor Sanford to
provide money tthdjnance the bulk
of his Improved Education Pro
gram.
Approval of the huge tax pro
gram by the Subcommittee came
.a long debate which lasted
until 11:30 p. m. Wednesday night.
The proposal must now go to the
full Committee wjiere indications
> are. it will be adopted.
i . Many Legislators from Western
, North Carolina are doping to
have "an opportunity to vote on an
alternate tax on tobacco, beer,
wine, whiskey and other luxuries.
Whether or not we get this oppor
tunity -will depend on the pro
cedure followed in the Committee
and when the Revenue Bill comes
to the floor of the House.
Some still would prefer a 4% tax
on-.the present bases with exempt
ions left as they are. Working on
this theory, one group prepared a
substitute measure which would,
bring in some 63 million dollars
by taxing Items listed above along
: with chewing gum and candy bars.
i However, they found the opposi
i eition too strong and their plan
was “shelved” for the present along
with other proposals.
One exponent of the food tax
plan explained that he believed
this was the only method because
it was the only measure designed
to keep pace with the growth of j
the state. That is, as the need for ■
new schools and an expanded
education program demanded more
> - funds they would- be fumish-
I ed by the increased amounts col
lected from the sales tax. In his
l opinion, no other tax proposed
: would do this.
While the Finance Group was
busy with the Revenue Bill, the
Sub-Committee was “hurrying”
toward the conclusion of its work
on the Appropriations Bill for the
: coming biennium.
The Western North Carolina
. Legislators, last week, sent a de
■ legation to confer with officials
* when it was discovered that part
1 of the amount requested by the
> Western Carolina College for im
provements had been cut out. After
a long discussion and many con
| tacts made by the group, a major
T part of the cut was restored.
* Governor Sanford has been asked
to meet with the western group
for a discussion on primary road
needs at a breakfast to be held at
j the Sir Walter Hotel. He, along
with Merrill Evans, Chairman of
the Highway Commission, and Bill
Babcock, Director of Highways,
will hear a plea from the Western
Representatives regarding the
needs of the primary road system
in their respective Counties.
Many proposals have been made
.. to furnish more money for the
secondary road system of the State.
Indications are that we will have
less money to spend on secondary
roads this year than any year
since 1945. The reason for this is
that the State must furnish so
much of its highway funds to
match money furnished by tie
Government for the primary road
system.
Two local bills affecting Yancey
County were introduced in the
house this week. One bill pro
, vides clerical assistance for the
tax collector and clerk of court.
J This Bill enacts into law cer-
Itain practices that have existed in
Yancey County for several years
in employing clerical assistance
for the tax collector and permits
thiß clerk to perform certain duties
in the office of the Clerk of Court
at intervals.
The other bill would authorize
f 1969 and prior year taxes be al
located 40% to the county debt
service and 60% to the general
fund; those two funds being in
dire financial need and present ob
ligations to the General fund
cannot be met under the present
tax allocations. f
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Dress Revue and
Health Pageant
By: Alice Hopson,
Home Economics Agent
The annual 4-H Dress Revue
and Health Pageant will be held at
the Burnsville elementary school
auditorium in Burnsville at 2:30
p. m. Friday, June 2. The Dress
Revue will consist of judging of
dresses that the 4-H girls have
made. After the judging, the girls
, will model their dresses before the
• audience in a style show. There
will be two divisions in the eon
. test the junior division for girls
, from 10-14; and the senior divi
i sion for girls ' from 14-2 i. The
j senior winner will participate . in
> the District Dress Revue in Ashe
j' ville June 14.
After the Di-ess Revue, the
Yancey County Health King and
Queen will be crowned.
The public is invited to attend
these events.
SENIOR GIRL SCOUTS
COMPLETE FIRST AID COURSE
Eleven members of the Girl
Scout Troop 88, tde scout leader,
Scout Troop 88., the scout leader,
competed the standard course- of
first aid Thursday, May 25. The
1 Scouts wdo completed the course
| were: Susan Dillingham, Brenda
Lee Peterson, Carolyn Ray, Linda
Laugiirun, Theressa Coletta, Fran
’ ces Coletta, Barbara June Fox,
Nan Wells, Doris King, Martha
Bradshaw, and Betty Cooper. The
adults who completed the course
'; were Miss Annie Hassel, the Scout
Leader, and Bonnie Lee McCurry
of Micaville.
The course was taught by Arnold
Rector of the North Caorlina High
way. Patrol. The course was a 10
I hour course.
BASEBALL GAME j
The Burnsville Eagles will play
Glen Alpine and Clearwater teams
’ on Sunday, June 4, at 1:30 p. m.,i
at the Stamey Fielr.
Pitchers will be Chester Henson
and Paul Riddle.
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Ronnie Robinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Byvl Robinson of Newdale, defeated 18 other ontestants at
the District 29 Roadeo for School Buses. Ronnie will now advance to the State School Bus Roadeo fipsis
at Chapel Hill, June where he will compete with 30 other district'champions for a S6OO dollar
I scholarship and State Championship. • _ g ■ : *>.
Ronnie has driven a school bus at East Yancey High School past two years and has
compiled a perfect record. v
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Ten Communities Enter
W.N.C Rural Program
Ten communities 'in Yancey
County entered the 1961 Western
North Carolina Rural Community
Development Program, according
to an announcement by the local
Miss Tomberlin
In Honor Society
At- a recent meeting held in
Marion, N. C. Miss Anastasia
Tomberlin was accepted and initia
ted as a member in the Delta
Kappa Gamma Society Internat
, ional Honor Society for teachers.
Polio Booster
May Be Needed
The local Health Department has
been advised by the U. S. Public
Health Service, the North Carolina
Medical Society, and the State
Board of Health that persons of
susceptible ages should have a
. booster dose of polio vaccine every
two years after the first four
| doses. You are urged to contact
your family physician or the Health
. Department and get a ‘'booster” as
the polio season is on.
The Health Department Clinic
1 during the summer months will
be held[ from 9 to 11:30 A. M. and
from 12:30 to 4:30 P. M. Chest
X-rays will be made between the
hours of 9 and 11 A. M. *
Bible School To,
Begin At
Micaville
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.- The Micaville Presbyterian Chur
ch will have the Annual Vacation
Bible School from June 5 to June
16. It will be held from 9:00 a. m.
to 12:00, with plenty of Bible,
handcraft, fun, games and recrea
tion provided. Teachers will be
Mrs. H. D. Justice, Mrs, Beulah
Blalock, Mrs. Ralph Silver, Mrs.
Billie Tomberlin, Mrs. Gladys:
Buchanan, Mrs. Hazel Dellinger, :
Mrs. Lela Harris and Rev. Frank j
K. Chapo. Come and help and enjoy i
working for the Saviour in ,-Ahis
effort to serve our community.
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NOTICE
The Yancey County Health De
partment Office will be closed
i Friday, June 2, in late observance
, of Mt morial Day.
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Agricultural Workers Council ted
the Asheville Agricultural
lopment Council, area sponsor of
the improvement program. A total
of 123 rural areas in 15 counties
are paticipating in the program.
Yancey county communities in
the program, with the presidents
of the community clubs, are as
follows:
Celo Mrs. Arthelia Brooks;
Brush Creek Mrs. Cora Pres
nell; Double Island Vernon Pnifcf *>
nell; Pessacola Samuel D.
Riddle; Higgins Bernie Ed
wards; Horton Hill Billie tea
Young; Newdale ' — Mrs. Betty
Towe; Boonford-ArbucUe m
Young; Riverside Mrs. t.
Duncan; and Banks Creek mid
Phipps Creek Roger Banks.
This- year communities will be v
judged by divisions for the firet
time. In the area program, 89
communities are classed in the
farm division and 43 In the non
farm division.
Area awards totaling $3690
will be awarded after the com- ’
munities are judged next fall
slsOO in the farm division, $1699
in the non-farm division, $699
in special youth awards and a $199
reforestation award. In addition,
local sponsors in the participating
counties will provide approxima
tely $.8,000 in awards to the com
munities making the greatest pro
gress. Basis of judging will be
progress made from November 1,
1960 to November 1, 1961 in oom
menity improvement, youth" activi
ties, increased income and batter
family living. .
The Western North Carolina
Riiral Community Development Pro
gram is now in Rs 12th year. This
was the first such area
ment program started in' NuiUip ■
Carolina. There am now tea such
programs involving over 890 com*
mnnities.
Proffitt Attends
Conference
New York, ff. Y. —Ralph T.
Prdflfjttt, Burnsville insurance man,
ia. attending a business conference
this week of Mutual Os New
York’s agency managers and lead-,
ing field underwriters at the Wald.-
ors-Astoria Hotel here.
Mr. Proffitt, who is associated
with the Hrm’U Charlotte agency, 4
was invited to attend the suck-,
long conference on the basis hie?
1960 sales record. He is a member
of MONY’s National a,
salcs-honor group.
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