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VOLUME TWENTY SIX Repaving of Highway Through Town Complete Repaving of tie portion of High way the city limits of Burnsville was completed Wed nesday- The contract for the pav- Obituaries FLEMING HYLMAN Fleming Hyman, 87, died of injuries sustained at his home in the Schronce Creek section of Yancey County Monday. Pender Pate, 61, of the Schr o nc e Creek section has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal beating of Hylman, his uncle, with whom he made his home- Sheriff Donald Banks said Hylman was struck over the head with a shotgun about 2 p. m. during a drunken party at the Hylman home He died about 4:30 p. m. in the Yancey Hospital. Dr. Melvin W. Webb, Coroner, said Hylman died of a fractured scull- Sheriff Banks said that he is holding Pate without * bond. Alex Bradford, 36, and George Edwards 48, both of Bee Log, and Gordon Bush, 52, of the Schronce Creek section, material witnesses have been released on bond- " e L. W. McMAHAN L. W. McMahan, 88, died Wed nesday morning in his home on U. S- 70 at Swonnanoa after a long illness. Mr. McMahan, was. a native of Yancey County, but had lived in Swannanoa for 38- years. He was a retired carpenter. Surviving are three sons, Hob trt, Dewey and Glen of Swannan oa; two daughters, Mrs. J. E. Mc- Mahan of Black Mountain and Mrs.' S- E. Slagle of Swannanoa: three sisters, Mrs; Jessie Riddle and Mrs. Sloam Banks of Burns ville and Mrs. Ida Nanney of Black Mountain; and a number of grandchildren. Services were held at 2 p. m- Friday in Swannanoa Free Will Baptist Church. The Rev. Milton Holljfield, pastor, officiated. Bur ial was in Mountain View Memor ial Park, with grandsons as pall bearers. Flowerbearers were wom en of the church. f b MRS. LEDFORD Mrs. Maude Ledford, 70, of Pensacola died in the Yancey Hospital Thursday night aft r a short illness. Services were held at 2 p. m. Saturday in Pensacola Free Will Baptist Church- The Rev. Lyda Lettcrman and the Rev. T. E. Woody officiated. Burial was in Atkins and Led ford Cemetery. Sqrviving are the husband, Noah Ledford; two daughters, Mrs. Ruby Briggs of Asheville, and Mrs. Helen Thompson of Pen sacola; two half-sisters Mrs. Bill Stanley of Asheville and Mrs. Anderson Bugg of Detroit; one half-»broth( r, Creed Elkins of Mars Hill; 11 grandchildren and on e great-grandchild. MRS. EMMA RIDDLE Mrs. Emma Banks Laddie, 76, of Burnsville, died in \ r ancey Hospital Saturday morning after an illness of ..three weeks. Services were held a t 3 p. m. Sunday in Concord Union Church near Burnsville, The Rtv. James Beaver and the Rev. H, M- Alley officiated. Burial was in Wilson Cemetery. Surviving are thr<_e daughters, Mrs, Ernest Frost and Mrs. Leo nard Lewis of Morehead City and Mi’s. Lewis Robinson of Burns ville; three sons, Shelby of Len oir, Jay and Robert of Burnsville; a brother, Charles Banks of Kansas ON N.C.HIGHWAYS RALEIGH—The Kotor Vehicle Department’s summary of traffic deaths through 10 A. M. Monday, August 21: .. KILLED TO DATE 669 KILLED TO DATE Last Year 694 Subscription s£.so Per Year ------ -• . •« ing was let on July 14th. The repaving consisted of a complete surface on Highway 19E from the city limits on the west side of Burnsville to the city limits 1 os the east side and included curb to curb repaving around the town square, which is included in the highway; 1200 tons of plant mix' went into the 1 % miles of paving in Burnsville. The mix was type wearing surface I-l. ‘ The contract, which was award ed to Asheville Paving Co., includ ed the by-pass through Marshall and streets in Marshall. The Marshall by-pass contract was Federal Aid. However, the street work in both Burnsville and Mar shall was regular state work order. . Fred Davidson of Henderson ville was resident engineer in charge of the resurfacing, and inspectors were John B. Chastian, Jr., of Hendersonville and Jack Buckner of Asheville. Go-Kart Racing Results Seven big Go-Kart races were held at the Yancfey Go-Kart Race way Sund iy, August 20. Bobby Silvers, Billy McCurry and Philrfc> Styles were the winners of the main events. Timo trials began at .2:30 p. m. with the class A, which is the 16 year old and under drivers. Bobby Silvers of Burnsville led the class at the time trials at 15.10 , seconds, second was David Reel of Marion at 15.80 seconds, third was Randal McCurry of Burnsville at 16-25 seconds and last was Gary Winters of Maricn at 16.75 seconds. In the Class A , Supper time trials it- was-Billy McCurry 0 f Burnsville in first place a t 15 seconds, second was Dick Mclntosh of Burnsville in 15.40 seconds, third was Jack Plank 0 f Asheville in 15.50 seconds, fifth was Rfcd Brown of Asheville in 16 seconds, sixth was Frank Wintters 0 f Marion in 16.10 seconds and last was Theron Woody of Burnsville in 17 seconds. In the class B, twin motored Karts it was Phil Styles of Burns ville in 15 seconds, and the Kermit Banks Kart of Burnsville in 15-601 seconds. The class A decision had thfee \ races; two 10 lap races and a 20 j lap race. Randal McCurry of: Burnsville won one' 10 lap race and BobbyqtSilvers won the other 10 lap'r«a&; and the main event 20 lap race. The class A supper division had only two races (due to the rain); one 10 lap and one 20 lap race. Billy .McCurry of Burnsville won both races. i- Phil Styles won both class B races. Next Sunday there will be S big races. Warm u ps begin at 1:30 p. m. and time trials begin at 2:30 There is also Go-Kart racing at the Marion Go-Kart Raceway every Saturday night with the race beginning at Bp. m. Marion Raceway is located just North of Marion at the intersection of highways 70 and 221. City, Mo.; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, S. T. McCURRY Sidney Talmadge McCurry, ,55, of Chase, Md., formerly of Yancey County, died Friday night in Chase ftom injuries received in an auto mobile accident. Services were held at 2 p. m. Monday in Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. The Rev. Troy McCurry offi ciated. Burial was in the family Cemetery. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Axle Ptterson McCqrry; two sons, Leroy of Burnsville and Herman of Chase; a daughter, Mrs. Curtis Durham •of Chase; four sisters, Mrs. D. J. Peterson, Mrs. Dewey Bailey and Mrs. Aaron Bailey of Rt. 1, Burnsville ond Mrs, Ernest ! Hensley of Limestone, Tenn.; and ' a number of grandchildren, i Pallbearers were Homer, Mc- Donald/Harold, A. J. and. Lester • Laws, Jr., Dennis King, Edd Edw l ords and‘Billy Young. ■' ~ l The Yancey Record •*. , 'Vr,- . ■ ; . W jjli pggppiM' Sf ‘ BeShß*. W. R. (BILL) EARNHARDT A meeting of all presidents, secretaries, and district officers of District 31-B, Lions Internation al will be held Wednesday, Aug ust 30, 1961 at the Community . House in Morganton, N. C. at ! 7:00 p. m. I This will be a dinner meeting. New officers and Committees will f be presented and plans • for the coming year will be discussed. District Governor, W. R, “Bill” Earnhardt, will conduct the meeting. , Welding Clinic 1% r 8.e Held r ' A welding clinic will be held Sept. 7 and 8 at Andy-Oxy Co. (formerly named Hendersonville Welding & Supply Company) 1521 Asheville highway from 3 to 5 and from 7 to 9 P. m. on both days. ■ Welders, engineers, students, shop superintendents, agricultural teachers and others in any way connected with the art of welding are" invited, according to W. S. ' Anderson, owner and manager of : the firm. There will be no charge Demonstration of oxyacetylene 1 and electric arc welding'- teahnf- - 1 ques and display of a wide variety of NCG welding and cutting equip ment are scheduled. The equip ment will include small shop units, ■ fieavy industrial inert gas shielded arc welders and portable gasoline engine-driven welders with power take-offs;. Anderson said that refreshments will be served and door prizes awarded. . K Bennett Receives Master of Arts A total of 473 candidates- -for degrees and -a. reception of an hon jQrary doctor of . laws were r. cog nized at commencement exercises held at 10 a. f. Aug- 18 by the University of Denver. Scheduled for the University Hall quadrangle, the ceremonies were highlight, d by the presentation of the honorary degree to Horace Jay Webben, president of Mesa Junior -College, Grand Junction. „ Al§o getting diplomas were 206 Bachelor’s 239 Master’s and 28 doctoral candidates. Chancellor Chester M. Alter presented all diplomas after the candidates were presented by the deans of i their, various colleges. Among those receiving a Master i of Arts Degree was Gordon R. Ben , nett who is the director of the ’ Parkway Playhouse. Mr, Bennett ; was absent from the Playhouse ; this year getting this degree. He arrived late in the season after the graduation in time to help make the final part of the Play house season a big success. Mr. Bennett added much to the An nual Craft and Arts Festival. i “Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County” BURNSVILLE, N. G, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24. 1961 -t .' ,- ■■ aui**.,—.-■ ■ . District Health Director Needed By: F R, Ohle, M- D. .Chairman, District Board of Health” k The Avery Mitchell Yancey Dis trict Board of Health met in Spruce Pine on July 21st. The meeting was open-, and was at-- tended by several interested citi z; ns from the three counties. The District Health Department has not had a regular full time 'Health Director since Dr. Cameron Mcßae left the district over three 1 years ago. After long search a ! suitable candidate for the posi-1 tion ' has bee*A ’ Ifpund, but the Board of Health ihas been unable to approve his j application be cause the Commii&ioners of Avery and Mitchell Counties have re fused to appropriate funds suffi cient for a Health Director’s sal ary- , j was the umnimous opinion of the Board *Health that, a Health essential to the proper functioning of a Health Department, an<£ f that the public health will bes| menaced if a Health Director js not employed. The Board of Health voted to dissolve the present three County Health District only the Mit chell and YancejJ County Com missioners agree/to an adequate appropriation, aij§ to form a new Health District "jeorriprising Mit chell and Yanc4fr County. It is hoped that ther£ will be enough public interest in the three coun ties to render thds action unneces sarv. *5 *' < ■ FEDERAL WAGE-HOUR LAW CHANGES BECOME EFFEC TIVE ON SEPTEMBER 3rd W RALEIGH — A Tar Heel employ ers were reminded today that | ammendments tdv the Fair Labor Standards Aet, generally known as the Federal Law, -become Sep tember 3, 1961. The reminder came from State Labor Commissioner, Frank Crane, who administers the Federal Wage-Hour Law in North Carolina under a 22-year old cooperative agreement between the N. C. De partment of Labor and the U. S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. North Carolina is the only State having such an agreement for local enforcement of the Federal law. Commissioner Crane said that employees who are now covei-ed by provisions of the Wage-Hour Law will be entitled to a minimum wage of at least $1.15 an hour starting September 3rd. The law continues to apply to employees engaged in interstate commerce or the production of goods for inter state commerce, unless specifically exempt. New Coverage Coverage of the Act also has been extended to employees of large enteiprises engaged in confi rm rce or the production of goods for commerce, Crane said. These newly covered employees, mostly in the retail and service trades, ■ will be due a minimum wage of at least SI.OO an hour, starting September 3rd. Also newly covered are employees of some gasoline service stations, local and 'interur ban transit systems, and con struction enterprises. Crane said the Act’s overtime provisions will Continue to apply to workers who are already cover ed. They require time and one half pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. For employees who are newly covered under the Act, he said, overtime pay will not be required until 1963. Exemptions Exemptions continue to apply to such establishments as hotels, motels, restaurants, hospitals, movies, and a few : other service establishments. Crane added that the retail or service establishments exemption now in effect will cony tinue to apply to establishments which are not in a $1,000,000 en terprise, or if in such an enter prise, have less than $260,000 in annual gross sales. . Commissioner Crane said that employers or employees who have questions on how the amended Act applies to them may obtain an swers by writing or calling the Wage-Hour Office in the North Carolina Department of Labor, P. 0. Box 4161, Rkleigh, N. C. PETER HAMMER Tfie development potential of this area will be reviewed by the Western North Carolina Regional Planning Commission at 12:30 P. M.? Wednesday, August 30th, at the Asheville City Auditorium. 1 Mr. Philip Hammer President 1 of Hammer and Company Associa tes, will present the findings of his firm’s economic study evaluat ing the Region’s development po ' tential. The study began in Octo b: r, 1960, and was financed jointly by the Commission and public utilities serving the area. The study projects the Region’s economic devt loPment potentials to 1980, outlines challenges for local leadership, and describes some problems to be created by future development. Members of the Planning Commission can sup ply luncheon tickets at $2-00 each. Tickets may also be obtained by P. O. Box 7148, Asheville, N. C. Hammer and Company Associa tes are prominent in the field of economic and business research. I Their offices in Atlanta and Wash ington serve nationally known commercial and industrial concerns as well as government. •—*—• —nr ■ -• Carolina Hem lock Road j Improvement It was announced by Forest Supervisor, Peter J. Hanlon that surfacing of the n creational roads within the Carolina Hemlock Re creation Area will begin r.c.u Tuesday, August 29th. This work will be perform! d by the Asheville Firm, Driveways Incorporated. Ilf "the interest of public safety i Mr. Hanlon stated it would be necessary to close the area to pub lic use for the remainder 0 f the year while construction work is in progress. Locals Miss Willa Mae Hicks of New dale has returned home after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Webb, in Hampton, Va. ’ ■ ' ' PU' , . , r-it.Ffr' . K,. , , Photo by Gary Murdock Viann Yancey CoUhty -4-H Club Member, won the fitting and showmanship contest in the Jersey breed for the third year in a row Tuesday, August 8, at the Western Nortlf* Carolina District Jr. Dairy Show at Enka. Saundra Duncan also won 3rd place in the fitting and showmanship contest- Nellie Sue Thomas of Brush Creek was also selected and parti cipated in the same contest. AH three of these girls were selected for this contest for their ability to fit and handle their animals in the show ring.. In this show there were fiyc Price Per Copy: Five Cents Two Charged in Robbery of Elderly Woman A investigation in i two countif s into the theft of i three fox dogs near Asheville last J : * I ASC Committee | Polling Places Community ASC committees I and delegates to the county con vention will be elected on Sept- 11, 1961, by balloting at polling places, designated below between the hours of 8:00 a. m- and 6:00 p. m. Designated Polling Place East Burnsville Churt House; j West Burnsville Carl Pen land Sen-ice Station; Cane River Proffitt’s Store; Upper Egypt ( Max Higgins Store; Lower | ( Egypt Arthur Edwards Store; j Ramseytown Regular Voting Place; Green Mountain Regular Voting Place; Brush Creek Re gular Voting Place; Upper Jacks Creek Jacks Creek Community Store; Lower Jacks Creek D- J. Peterson Store; East Crabtree Woodrow Howell Store; West Crabtree Dellinger & Silvers Store; Upper South Toe Arhtur Robinson Store; Lower South Toe— E- v B. Chrisawn Store; Pensacola Brooks Wilson Store and Prides Creek Regular Vot ing Place. A. S. Q-. Community Committee will have a cmplete slate of 1 nominees by the end of this week. 1 Next week a complete slate of ‘ nominees will be made public. Every farmer is asked to parti cipate in this election. Farmers 1 should try to elect the best quali- • fied farmers to represent them in the farm programs for the Com -5 ■'9STOT— — *. : , Give Blood August 31 The bloo<lmobile w.H be in tows Thursday, August 31, at> Firth Carpet Company from 1:00 to 5:30 1 p. m- The Yar.dey County . Agri- ‘ cultural Workers Council will be ‘ working with Mrs. Evelyn . Pate, ; chairman of the blood program, 1 and other organizations in reach- £ j ing a goal of 100 pints of blood I can only be achieved by the co- * operation of people throughout the county. ' Community Development Clubs ' throughout the county are urged 1 to make the bloodmobile one of : their special projects and encour- £ age the people of thiir communi- ‘ ties to contribute blod. . 1 Each person Contributing blood is given credit for each donation 1 of blood. Help build your own 1 blood bank when the bloodmobile i arrives next week! ( animals from Yancey County ( which were shown by three 4-H’ers. i Viann Duncan received a blue rib- | bon and placed Ist in the 4-year < old Jersey Class. Viann aic-o show- t ed a 3-year old Jersey which won < a blue Ribbon and placed 2nd in 1 the class- j Nellie Sue Thomas received a * blue ribbon and r'aced 2nd with a ( Junior calf. A 2-year old Jersey\ shown by Nellie Sue, won a red ribbon. i , SaUndra Duncan showed a jun ior yearling Jersey which placed t 4th in the class and won a red. < ribbon. I j NUMBER ONE July 22 has led to the arrest of fix persons, two of whom are i charged with the robbery of I SBBO.OO from an aged Burnsville 1 woman. Sheriff Donald Banks has dis | closed that investigation by his department in cooperation with the Buncombe County Sheriff's Department has resulted in the ' arrest of Howard Smith, 43; Warren Blevins, 34; Hobert Hen sley; Leroy McCracken; Daniel Fox, all of Yancey County; and Roy Lee Fox of Buncombe County. Th; y were tried Friday in Buncombe County Court. Sheriff Banks stated that ques tioning of Blevins led to the ac cusation against him and Smith of stealing the money from the Burnsville woman, Mrs. Mary H e nson. ‘ I '■ ' * Special investigator, Flake Mof fitt, of the Buncombe County Sheriff Department said the 86- year-old welfare recipient... had withdrawn SBBO from the bank and that this fact had been learned 'by Smith and Blevins. The two men went to the woman’s home on August 5 and one held her while the other removed the money from inside her dress where she had it l pinned. During the investigation of Blevins, a quantity of copper tubing was found in his home- The tubing had been taken from a church under construction in Burnsville it was stated. Ais a result of the investigation three other men were "arrested. Sheriff Banks said McCracken, - Daniel and Roy Lee Fox were charged with the theft of hunting •dogs at various tiroes. Banks said statements were made by Smith and Bltvins c#i ceraing the robbery of the woman and warrants from Yancey County charging first degree burglary have been served on the pair. In Buncombe County Court Friday Blevins was given a sen tence of 12 months on the road on each of (vt'ci counts of larceny of dogs, the sentences to run con secutively. Each was suspended throe years on court conditions, and he was turned over to Sheriff Banks to answer the other charges here. Hobert Hensley was sentenced to 12 months on the roads for the theft of one of “the dogs, suspend ed time years under court condi tions; and the defendant was turned over to Sheriff Banks to answer charge of theft of copper tubing here. Le ro y McCracken, convicted of larceny of a dog, was sentenced to six months on the roads sus pended two years on payment of SSO and S2O Costs. Daniel Fox, convicted ’of lar ceny, was given 12 months on the roads suspended three years under court conditions, and he was turn ed over to the U. S. marshal be ’2use of a feueral suspended s: ntence- ' ' -f/s .. - ... Blevins and Smith will be tried , ui the November term of Superior Ccuit h-.re f o r the burglary of Mrs. Henson. 11 •_ Y Mclntosh Completes High School Cynthia Mclntosh, daughter of Mr. and. Mrs Rex Mclntoßh of Bee Log, North Carolina, has completed High School training with Wayne School of LaSalle Ex tension University in Chicago and has been awarded a diploma, according to an announcement re ceived from the school. Miss Mc- Intosh was graduated with a fine record as a student, making (ex cellent progress' through the course- NOTICE There will ze a decoration at the Byrd Cemetery in Ramseytown on Sunday, September 3rd, at ,-*?-• ./aawSSM
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