VOLUME TWENTY FIVE
Rural Telephone
Loon Approved
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Information received by The
„ Yancey Record from- Congressman
Basil L. Whitener is' that the
Rural Electrification Administra
tion has approved a telephone
loan in the amount of $6,198,000
Obituaries
MRS. GEORGE ROBINSON
Mrs. George Robinson, 66, died
unexpectedly around noon Wed
nesday, June 28 in the Yancey
-Hospital here.
Services were held at 3 p. m.
Friday in Burnsville Presbyterian
Church.
The Rev. Thomas Andrews, pas
tor, officiated. Burial was in
Holcombe Cemetery.
Surviving are the husband; two
daughters, Mrs. W. L. Smith and
Mrs. Harlon Holcombe; and two
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were E. L. Dilling
ham, Norman Barnett, Clifford
Faulkner, Claude Peterson, George.
Roberts and Raymond Shepherd,
Jr.
LIOYD PRESNELL
IJoyd Presnell, 60, of Rt. 1,
Burnsville, died in the Yancey
Hospital Tuesday after a short
illness.
' Mr. Presnell was a son of the
late James D. and Martha Alice
Parker Presnell.
Services were held at, 2 p. m.
Wednesday in Newdale Presby
terian Church.
The Rev. Bert Styles officiated.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.
George Parsley of Newdale and
Miss Lillian Presnell of Thomas
villej Ga.; and a brother, Robert
Presnell of Burnsville.
Pallbearers were Arney Fox.-
Allan, and R. C. Parsley, Clarence
and Harold Presnell and Tommy
Gibbs.
MRS. ROLLIN HENSLEY
Mrs. Rollin Hensley, 61, of
Pensacola, died in the Yancey
Hospital Thursday morning after
a two-week illness.
Services were held at 2 p. m.
Saturday at Low Gap Free Will
Baptist Church.
The Rev. Johnson White and'
the Rev. Homer Arrowood officia
ted. Burial was in Low Gap
Cemetery. Pallbearers were Hor
ace Daniel Ray, Charles Ray,
Sammy D. Riddle, Oliver Mc-
Mahan, Carl Rathburn and Earl
McPeters.
Surviving are the husband;
four daughters, Mrs. Frank Silvers
and Mrs. Ruggles Fox of Black
Mountain, Miss Phyllis Hensley
and Miss Juanita Hensley of
Pensacola; six sons, Ford, Bobby,
David, Charles, and Richard of
Pensacola and James Hensley of
Norfolk, Va.; three sisters, Mrs.
Lorine Taylor, Mrs. Flora Rut
ledge and Miss Nell Elkins “of
Kingsport, Tenn.; two brothers,
. Kyle of Kingsport, Tenn., and
Gail Elkins of Rogersville, Tenn.;
and 14 grandchildren.
AMOS H. ROBINSON
Amos Herbert Robinson, 56,
of Asheville died early Monday
morning in Memorial Mission
Hospital.
He was a native of Yoncey
County and had resided in Bun
combe County for the past 18
years. He was a member of the
Double Island Baptist Church at
Green Mountain; and was a son
of the late Coman Robinson and
of Mrs. Martha Robinson, who
survives.
Also surviving are the widow,
Mrs. Dorice Robinson; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Leroy Harvey of Fort
Knox, Ky., und Mrs. William
Thomas of Kona; four sons, Leo
nard Robinson of Asheville, Her
bert Robinson Jr. of Green Mtn-,
and Roger Dean and Lynn Edw
ard Robinson of the home; three
sisters, Mrs. Ruth Freeman of
Burnsville, Mrs. Fred Jenkins of
See “Glass Menagerie”
Subscription $2.50 Per Year
i iSa ~ - - -
for ■ the Westcoe Telephone Com
pany, a subsidiary of the Western
Carolina Telephone Company, to
construct 1,215 • miles of new
telephone lines and the rebuilding
of 439 miles of existing telephone
lines in North 'Carolina.
The loan will enable Westcoe
Telephone Company to acquire
ten existing telephone .exchanges,
including the one at * Burnsville,
and to purchase sites for addition
al exchanges. 5,456 existing tele
phone subscribers will be benefit
ted by improved telephone service
and 6,862 new subscribers will
receive initial- telephone service-
In announcing the loan in Wa,sh-
Congressman Whitener
stated, “I am delighted that REA
has approved this loan. Yancey,
McDowell and Madi so n Counties
in my district will receive new
and improved toiephone service. In
addition, other counties in Western
North Carol : na will be given the
most modern telephirte service
possible. Senator Ervin and I have
worked with the REA for the past
two years to get this loan approv
ed-and we have had the splendid
cooperation of the North Carolina
Utilities Commission, the state
REA Agency and local citizens.
The new 'telephone service to be
provided the loan will greatly
aid the econojmic growth of Wes
tern North Carilina.”
Elkin and Mrs. Ham Buchanan of
Green Mountain; three brothers,
Earl R. and Virgin Robinson of
Green Mountain and Phil Robin
son of Baltimore, Md-, and four
grandchildren.
Services were held at 2:30' p. m.
Wednesday in Double Island Bap
tist Church. The Rev. Ade Buch
anan, the Rev. Geoffry Knott and
the Rev! Ed Ingle officiated.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
CHARLES GARLAND
Services for Charles Garland,
74, who died at his home in
Green Muontain
June 28, were held dt 2 p. m.
Sunday at Deyton Bend Metho
dist Church.
The Rev. Collins M. Benefield
officiated. Burial was in Byrd
Cemetery in Mitchell County.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Malisia G- Garland; four daugh
ters, Mrs. George Murphy of
Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Alfred
Higgs and Mrs. Mary Ellen
Garland of Lakeland, Fla., and
Mrs. Bernardo G. Rios of San
Juan, Puerto Rico; five sons,
Robert, with the U. S. Air Force
in Lee with the U. S* Air
Force in Germany, George of Fort
Lauderdale, Fla., Raymond of
Lakeland, Fla., and Blanchard
Garland of Green Mountain; three
sisters, Mrs. Luther Whitson,
Mrs. N. J. Blanchard and Mrs-
Lyda Baker of Wilmington, Calif.;
and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Johnny Hughes,
John Garland, Jack Wyatt, Gar
rett Tipton, Lloyd Hughes and
Wayne Tipton-
MRS. MARY HEAGER
Mrs. Mary M. Heager, 79, of
Pensacola, died in Yancey Hos
pital Wednesday morning after a
short illness,
Mrs. Haeger was a foi-mer resi
dent of Miami, Fla-, and had lived
irP Pensjacola for approximately 15
year?.
Surviving are -the husband,
George C. Heager; three daughters
Mrs. Rebecca Tolliver of Philippine
Islands, Mrs. Esther M. Whitley
and Mrs. Marie Miller of Miami,
Fla.; .two sons, James S. of Vero
Beach, Fla., and George B. Heager,
Jr., of Miami; a sister, Mrs- Wayne
T, Montgomery of Miami; and 15
grandchildren.
rrangements are under the
direction of Holcombe Brothers
Funeral Home.
MRS. ANNE BENEDICT
Mrs. Ane K. Benedict, 67, of
Pensacola, died in an Asheville
hospital Wednesday morning after
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“Hawaii’s never seen a mud mua like this.” That’s whot Mrs. ferry
Sanford (at left) told Nancy Quinn, wife of Hawaii’s Governor-
William F. Quinn, as she presented her with a muu - uiuu made in
North Carolina from North Carqli na cotton. The gift exchange was
a highlight of the Sanford’s first visit to Hawaii as delegates to
the National Governors’ Convention. The Sanfords (for left and far,
rigrt) are pictured with the Quinns in the garden of Washington
Place, official residence of the Hawaii governor. Governor Sanford
wore an aloha shirt (this one made in Hawaii) for the occasion-
Parkway
Playhouse
Opens Friday
Beautiful Burnsville's talent
ed theatrical group opens its
fousteenth season with a pre
sentation of the world famous
Tennessee Williams play “The
Glass Menagerie.” This .moving
story of a> family,
sometimes, gentle, often harsh,
debts"" with the trials and
tribulations of a widowed moth' r
of a son and crippled daughter
in her attempts to make o sa r •
jdace in the world for them.
This play is spiced with hum .
and pathos under the direstion' of
Lester L. Moore and will present
to the audiences Blanche Kelly
and Anthony Maltese in the leed
roles of the mother and son. M : s
Kelly is a favorite of long
standing and will be particular l e
remembered for her magnifice’t
performances of last season •
opening play, the drama of
Thomas Wolfe, “Look Homewai
Angel.” Mr. Maltese starred la '
summer in “Finian’s Rainbow
For the other parts in the pin .
Karen Lachowitch and Howard
Rdsemarin, both both winners of
Acting Awards, have been selecte :.
and their presence in the cn. t
tends, to guarantee the Play'
succeed.
Curtain time for all performance
8:00 p. m.
Fifth Annual
Arts and Crafts
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Festival
Acting Director Lester L.
Moore of the Parkway 'Playhou
announced open 2 Invitations tc
the Fifth Annual Arts -and Crafty
Festival to be held in Burnsville’.-
Town Square on August 12th.
This fabulous Fair has grown
a month-long illness.
Mrs. Benedict formerly lived in
Staten Island, N. Y., and Miami,
Fla. She was the wife of the late
Robert C. Benedict.
Services will be held at 2 p. m.
Saturday in Holcombe- Brothel's
Funeral Home.
The Rev. Thomas Andrews* as
sisted by the Rev. Mr. Hilliard,
will officiate. Burial will be
in Holcombe Cemetery.
Surviving are two stepsons,
-Frederick Hughes and Francis
Charles Benedict of Staten Island,
N. Y.; a sister, Miss Elizabeth
Knudsen of Pensacola; four
grandchildren; and five great
grandchildren.
“Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County”
BURNSVILLE, N. C„ THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1961
in portent and prestige since its
inception in 1957 ’ when the Yan
cey Record heralded its advent.
All Craftsmen, Potters, Silver
smiths, . Basket-makers, . Wood
turners, Rock and Gem Collectors
of the Tri-State area are invited
to attend. and show their wares r t
this exciting exhibition. For
this purpose the Hplnyhouse will
make .available U nlimited number
aSd! l , acilffß‘S’' "for display
ptuposes of the various” dbjects.
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Mexican Crafts j
On Display In
Yancey Library
; Mr. and Mrs. ' frarvey Chase
; from Penlahd School of Handi
: crafts have placed an excellent
I exhibit of Mexican handcrafts in
! the large window of the Yancey
County Public Library in Burns
ville, North Carolina.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Chase are
instructors at the Penland school
ar.d these art pieces were secured
when they were in Mexico to study
Claris at the INSTITUTO D’
ALLANDE at San Miguel Mexico.,
The exhibit includes copper |
vases, silver jewelry, _ laquer
plaques, in metal work; baskets,
straw figures, rugs and mats in
woven materials and beads; masks,
carvings and wooden trays made
trdri; native woods.
! Mr. Chase took photograps
; and lias enlarged over fifty of
these pictures of people and
places in locations which they
visited. Mony of these large
photographs are on display inside
the library. People from the entire
area have come by (he library tc
see- and admire these unusual
crafts.
The exhibit is to remain at the
Burnsville Library through the
menth of July- Anyone interested
in seeing it may eome by the
library in” the Randolph Building
behind Ruby’s new Flower Shop
: in Burnsville.
Since the area is necessarily limit
ed, Mr. Moore requests that all
who wish space contact Dr. Harry
J. Greene by mail, phone, or in
.person at the Parkway Playhouse,
Burnsvjlle.
A particularly hearty invitation
is extended to Dance Groups, Folk
Singers, and Musicians newly
formed groups £* well as those
vvkr-frave appeared at past Fes
tivals.; , lLi‘'
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY
AT PARKWAY PLAYHOUSE
Price Per Copy: Five Ceuta
| Why The Sales Tax On
Food Was Adopted -
(By: Representative Holcombe)
THE BUDGET
For days tc- come citizens will
be asking why the sales tax on
food was adopted instead of some
other source. - —'
After mnnths of study by ■ one
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Town Tax Re
duction, Increase
In Valuation
TO THE CITIZENS OF BURNS
VILLE:
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The undersigned Mayor and
Commissioners feel that some
explanation should be given as to
the reason for reducing the tax
rate for the year 196.1- The County
Commissioners found it necessary
to increase the valuation by 20%
on the property in Y'ancey County
ai d this autcgnatically added £O%
to he value of the property in
Burnsville. In conference with the
incoming Mayor and Commission
ers it was thought advisable tr
give the citizens of the Town oi
Burnsville some relief rather thar
to ask them to carry this addition
al burden on both the County an<
Town tax. Therefore, the rat-e wa:
reduced to $2.00.
In leaving office we express om
appreciation for the cooperatior
which We have received from ma n ;
!of the citizens of the Town. YV<
have endeavored to fulfill the
duties of the offices to the best oi
our ability- It is not an easy jol
and all of the people cannot be
J satisfied. We ask for the hearty
cooperation of the citizens with
the incoming Board which is
composed of very efficient men.
Dover R. Fouts, Mayer; A. F.
Bryson and Max Pentwjd, Com
missioners-
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Photos by Gary Murdock
Atop Roan Mountain Gail Rib
■rtson of Spindale was crowned
:!>6l N. C. Rhododendron Queen
>v Gail Bailey the retiring Queen.
r irat runner-up was Susan Stamey.
if Asheville.
Paulette Andre from Pensacola
md Fla- was among the contest
mts and was a runner-up in the
ft lent division. A- icoal square
lance team also performed .Pic
ured at right bottom is a finelest
rom Spruce Pine, Katheryn Lantz.
)nly one thing was missing on
he Kean, the cold weather had
: ept the Rhododendron blossoms
‘ way!
For additional information see
Cattail News, page five.
NUMBER FORTY-SIX
* half the senate and one-half the
house on the finance committee
why did this group como up with
the proposal which .was adopted
ijj the senate by a vote of 43 to 6
and in the house by 86 to 33?
Proponents of the measure salt
they decided as they did because
of the following:
The sales tax on food was the
only certain way to raise the
money needed for the extra ser
vices which had been approved by
the vote of the people when they
voted for Terry Sanford for gov
ernor through two stiff primaries
and in the general election.
The house voted unanimously
for the appropriations bill (which
provides the money for all the
state services and institutions for
the next two years) and could
not in good conscience vote
against some way to raise the
funds.
The east had enough votes
Pledged (from the eastern counties
and tobacco growing areas) ’to
knock out a tax on this item.
Thus a vote for a tobacco tax
might look good to the home folks
in some instances but those voting
for it knew that it had no real
chance of being passed.
An increase of more than that
proposed on whiskey would have
actually raised less money because
it would have put the price in
North Carolina far - ahead of
bordering states and would have
given a free hand to the bootleg
gers and those dealing in moon
shine.
The 4% tax, increose the levy
on those items n o w taxed and
leave the exemptions as they now
stand, would have raised the
money but would have placed an.
unfair burden on those now pay
iiqg- and woufrj have been hanufyl
to the business places in counties
bordering on South Carolina,
Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia.
A crown tax is now levied by
only two "states, South Carolina
and West Virginia. Other states
that have tried it have dropped it
when they found it didn’t bring
in much more money than they
.received under the straight three
~)ev cent which is the rate now in
North Carolina.
The proposed increase in income
.axes, both* individual and corpor
ate; was, rejected because many
’elt that itt|e is already high
Many legislators remembered
during the past few year* when ".
L he administration had suggested
that the local communities should
shoulder a greater burden of the
support of the schools. Si.ce that
could mean only one thing: an
additional tax on real estate the
lawmakers decided that it would
be far better to broaden the tax
base so that everybody paid than
to keep adding 0 n to those who
were already paying.
NO INCREASE
Although the sales tax was
extended to food and other items,
including newspapers, the approp
riations committee accepted a
proposal that support of the pri
son department be shifted from
the highway fund to the general -
fund. Thus more than S2O million,
which had fpimerly been diverted
from gasoline and auto licen« tax,
will now be available for roads.
This shift prevented a certain
raise in gasoline tax of one ce»t
per gallon and an increase of at
least 50 per cent in the coat <rf
auto license.
ON « C HiQNWAYS
RALEIGH—The Motor Vehicle
Department’s summary of traffic
deaths through 10 A. M. Wednes
day, July 6:
KILLED TO DATE &?«
KILLED TO DATE Last Year 564 |