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VOLUME TWENTY SIX Mrs. Johnson Attends National HD Meeting Mrs. Kenneth Johnson, Green Mountain, attended the 1961 meeting of the National Home Demonsration Council at the University of Maine. Mrs. Johnson is chairman of District IV Home Demonstration Clubs which includes Yancey, Madison Cattail News By: Agnes After a long hot, dry eight days in Miami, Fla. visiting the sick and dying in different hospitals, I began my journey back to Pen sacola, N. C- with two friends, Mrs. Mary Cummings, a former summer resident of East Burns ville, and Mrs. Marie Riker Fol som. We rode steadily under cloudy skies, which made for comfortable driving, along the well-known no. 441 route to Canal Point, Okeechobee and Junction with no- 60 which we took to Lake Wales, glimpsing as we passed, the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Cain, which wore an aspect of being well cared for during their absence. We changed to Route no. 27 through- Haines City and Leesburg, changing there for- a short cut via no. to Wildwood, where we picked up no- 441 again which took us over the" boundary line into Georgia. We put up in the MOON MOTEL at Homerville, Ga. for the night, after a hearty supper at a nearby restaurant. The summer heat re quired air-conditioning, and the noise of the air-conditioner made it difficult to sleep. The next morning we had our breakfast again at Jeff’s Res taurant, opposite the Motel, and took off about 7:00 A. M. fol lowing no. 441 to Douglas, chang ing to no. 221 to Clark Hill, and t>n to Abbeville, S. C. where the service station attendant furnish ed us with a short cut to Prince ton where we found the junction to Route no- 25, which brought us to Asheville. We took Mrs, Folsom to the home of a mutual friend, Mrs. Clara Mulloy Pultin in Black Mountain, and Mrs. Pul tin bedded us down for the night. afternoon saw us in dear old Burnsville again, and finally Ptnsacola, where the cool ness of the mountains greeted us like dew from heaven. Oh! how good it was to be back. Looking up at the clear blue sky, I offer ed a prayer of gratitude and praise for the blessings of a safe trip, and thanks for my hum .ble mountain shelter, * Mrs. Cummings and 1 eagerly awaited the coming of her friend, Mrs. Louise Hodor and daughter* Mrs. Robert Cassidy, from .Chi cago. They were a day or two late, because of heavy traffic, and insecurity as to location - Mrs, Hodor not having visited here since Mrs. Cummings left East Burnsville five years ago- How ever with the arrival of our party, our pleasure was complete, and we settled down to a life of ease and comfort during their stay. Mrs. Alice Scarlette reported that her daughter Neva Renaldo and gran daughter Lucy, had de parted Sunday, Aug. 27th; Lucy to go to Louisville, Ky. to finish her training for dental hygienist, and Neva to return to her employment in Miami Beach. Mrs. Scarlette also advised that 17 of our colo nists had left for their several homes ip one J found that the Milldollars, Gronquists, Mrs. West, thp W. Keith Phillips, the Grassmucks, the Wm. McCains, thp Ben Reynolds, the Spears, the Threadgills, Mrs, John W. McCormick, the Andres, thp Sch nupps, Dombachs, and a few others, like the Thomas Mc- Couns, Jr. who are renting the Richard Plumer cabin, were still in the Cattail Colony. Jf I have missed any, it js because I have no further knowledge, I learned that Dr. Thos. and Mrs. Henchey are here for a week, Mrs. Andre’s daughter, Pauline, advised that they would be leaving this weekend. Mrs- McCormick is expecting husband, » (Continued from page 5) Subscription 92.50 Per Year ;—£ . S-i and Buncombe Counties. Theme for the meeting was “The Unfinished Work” and was attended by thousands of home makers from across the nation. There was an outstanding ar ray of speakers and progrms ar ranged, and an all day tour of the ' beautiful Bar Harbor atea of Coastal Maine was a high light of the National Home De monstration Council visit to Maine. North Carolina has 27 dele gates to the National Conven tion who left Raleigh by charter ed bus Friday, August 25. The itinerary enroute to Maine in cluded an overnight stop in New York City, a drive through Sturbridge Village enroute to Boston with a four hour tour of Historic Boston, Charleston, Brookline and Cambridge and an overnight stop in Boston. Sun day the group traveled through Bangar into Orone fOT the four , day meeting. Enroute home on Thursday, the group again had an over night stop in New York Citjf and visited the New Guggenheim Art Museum and Radio City Music Hall. On Friday, the group viewed the United Nations Building as they left on their return to Raleigh, N. C. A stop was made in Philadelphia to see the Liberty Bell and Betsy Ross House: As the group traveled through Washington, delegates passed the capital and saw the Washington Monument from a distance. Mrs. Johnson has been , active in Home Demonstration work for the past ten years. She has served as president of the Brush Creek Home Demonstration Club, president of the Yancey County Council of Home Demonstration Clubs and now is serving as 4th District Chairman. She has also served as president of the Brush Creek Community Development Club, ’as Community 4-H Club adult leader, and is MYF coun selor in the Deyton Bend Metho dist Church of which she is a member, Woman’s Club To Meet The Burnsville Senior Woman’s Clug Will meet on Thursday, September 14th, at 8:00 p. m. in (he Community Building. All members are urged to make a special effort to attend this meet ing as there are several import ant business matters to come be fore the club. Obituaries MRS. LOUISA AYERS Mrs. Louisa Briggs Ayers, 79, of Burnsvijie died Monday night in her home after a long illness. Mrs. Aytrs was a daughter of the late Dick and Millie Briggs and was a member of Windom Bafjjjst Church, SVvices were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday -in Windom Baptist Church. ' The Rev. Lee Woody and the Rev. Astor Buchanan officiated. Burial was in Young Cemetery. Pallbearers were Frank, Ar nold and Less Briggs, Will Bea ver, Fred Buchanan and H. C. Wheeler. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Luther Ayers of BurnsvjHe; two sons, Charlie and Cling Ayers of Burnsville; 10 grandchildren ’ and 16 great-grandchildren; and ’ two sisters, Mrs. Belle Briggs of Burnsville and . Mrs. Tommy Briggg of Burnsville, l TALMADGE PRICE J > | Talmadge Price of Rt, 2, t Johnson City, Tend., died Tues r d ay in -a Johnson City Hospital- Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Bruce Fender and Miss f Erma Price of Johnson City, 1 Tenn.; three sisters, Mrs. Cather ’ ine Brinkley, Mrs. Leona Honey -1 cutt and Mrs. Lizzie Byrd 0 f • Burnsville; and two brothers, » Turner and Cleophu s Price of Burnsville. ZJSS-J The Yancey record Civil Defense Meeting Held Approximately 75 people at tended a Civil Defense meeting which was held at Firth Carpet Company Tuesday, September’ sth, with Mr. Yates Bailey, Dir ector in charge. Mr. Baile y brought several facts to the attention of those present. He stated that: 1. We must havh a fall-out shelter foV oUr County Govern ment, City Government and Civil Defense Headquarters, 2. Since we cannot see, feel or taste radio active particles, we I must have instruments and someone trained to. do this job. 3. A system must be worked out to take care of the school children whether they be kept at school or sent home. 4- Highways must be cleared within 15 minutes after the alarm. Can we do this? 5. We must start thinking and planning for home protection. •Committees were appointed to work out details for carrying out a Civil Defense Program. Dr. Garland Wampler was ap pointed chairman of a committee to request a mobile hospital which can be obtained from the Government if the county can supply storage and heat. Serving on the committee are Bob Helmle, L. G. Deyton, Mack Ray and James Fox. . - A committee was appointed to work out two plpns for taking Care of school children.'‘“One plan is to take them home. The other plan will be to keep them at school in the event it may not be possible to leave the school. Serving on this committee ar> R. A. Radford, Woodrow' ,Angi;:i Dawson Briggs, Vernie Wilson Horace D. Ray, Jr., J. T. Blalo 1 , Charles Hopson, Lealon Robin son, all School Principals and the School Superintendent. The next Civil Defense meeting is scheduled for October 3rd at 7:30 p. m- at Firth Carpet Co. Baptist To Hold Associational Clinic An Associational meeting for Sunday School .Workers, Train ing Union Workers, Brotherhood and individuals from each church who are helping with music, and Associational W. M. U. Officers will be held cm Thursday, Sept ember 7th at 7:30 o’clock at the Bolen’s Creek Baptist Church. All officers in these organiza tions are urged to attend this clinic. Locals —t, Mrs. Lyda Higgins has re turned home .. from Pensacola, Florida where she has ’ been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sil vers for the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Garry Cooper of Durham was the guest of Mr. and Mrs- Vance Webb of Higgins during the Labor Day week-end. Miss Julia Silvers has returned after spending her summer vaca tion with her grandparents at Higgins. Rev. Charles B- Trammel at tended a meeting of the Baptist ’Executive Committee of the General Board in Raleigh the first of this week. Mrs. W. B. Wray has been sick for several days. She has been suffering from an attack of pneumonia, but reports are that she is much improved- Mr. and Mrs, Ralph Bostian of St. Louis, Mo. were recent visitors of his mother, Mrs. Mollie Bastian, here. Mrs. Willard Honeycutt of Jacks Crfeek has moved .back to Brevard College for the school ’ term where she is employed as , school nurse, Mr a . Utah Styles is spending a few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Kelly Layell. Mr. and Mrs. Cread Hylemon visited Mr. and Mrs. Lattie Stiles over the week-end. Mrs. Margaret Allen is visit ing friends and relatives in Weaverville. Mrs. Kejly Layell has returned (Continued on back page)| "Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County" BURNSVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1961 -—i ■ • ■ ll -r- — Highway Com mission Meets In Raleigh —ln a meeting on August 31 •in Raleigh, the State Highway Commission approved low bids .on 17 projects in 18 North Caro lina counties involving almost 120 miles of road Work. Total low bids came to $5,788,535,66. One bid on 2.75 miles of grading on an Ashe County road was reject ed by the Commission because it, overran engineering estimates. The grading project will be re- | | advertised at a later date under different specifications. The only Interstate project in the—approval was for 8.12 miles of grading and structures in Gaston County on the section of 1-85 between Gastonia and a point near Kings Mountain. Snc- j ccssful bidder was Clement Bro-1 thers Construction Company of Hickory with a bid 0 f $1,348,291 for roadway Work,.,, and Wilson Construction Company, Inc. of Salisbury for structure work at $1,*18,819.32. Also approved was the paring contract for the first section of the Raleigh Beltline, which went to Bellenger Paving Company of j Greenville, S. S. and Propst Con-1 fctruction Company of Concord I for $981,368.10. In other action, the Commiss ion approved, establishment" of a ferry service -between Emerald Isle and the Carteret County mainland near NC 24, in accord ance with the general ferry poli cy of the former Commission. Under this policy, if it remains in force, the Eircrald Isle ferry would be a toil operation, since access to the island is available by bridge between Morehead City and Atlantic. Toll-free ferry 1 service is provided only where ferry service is the only ac- J cess to remote but inhabited. ' •'*4 ' - j areas served* by state roads. Chairman Me rrill Evans told j ' the Commission it would be fur- 1 nished with cost estimates on the ferry service at its next meeting, when the matter will be probed further. The lion’s share of Secondary Road projects, to be built out of an $18,000,000 Secondary Road allocation, were approved, and Chairman Evans urged Com missioners to complete their stu- 1 dies of roads in their districts . and complete the programming of projects by the next Com- 1 mission meeting, pointing out that there remains. some $7,000,000 in rural road monies yc t to be alocated to the various ' counties and yet to be applied to specific road projects. The Commission also adopted a policy on improvement of Sec ondary Roads, which incorpor ates a priority formula, but with greater flexibility than in for mer policies. Also approved were $79,386 in urban street improvements in 11 cities, and $128,255 in access and public service projects in 20 counties. Regional Boy Scout Leader To Visit Area Mr. John Hackney, deputy re gional executive of Region VI, Boy Scouts * of America, will spend two days in the Mayland district this week, visiting and meeting with many of the local Scout leaders. He will be accom panied by Frank Gay, district Scout executive 0 f the Daniel Boone council serving the local district. _ 0n„ Thursday night represen tatives of all of the institutions sponsoring Scouting Units in the district will hold their dis trict committee meeting j n Spruce Pine. Mr. Hackney will be the guest of honor and featur ed speaker. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p. m. in the Ameri can Legion Scout Hyt, opposite the Ellen Mills. Yancey county members of the committee who will meet, along with Scouters from Avery and Mitchell counties include Donald I. Burhoe, vice-chairman for the county, Robert K. Hehnle and Dr. Melvin W. Webb, Burnsville, Downing Promoted CAPT. GEORGE A. DOWNING The former Commander George A. Downing has been .promoted to the rank of Captain in the United States Coast - Guard Rt serve. -Captain Downing will remain as Director of the Reserve at. the Ninth Coast Guard District Headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. I Prior to assuming this position on April 24, 1959, he held the corresponding post in the Seventh. Coast Guard District, Miami, Fla. Captain Downing received his first commission as Ensign in the Coast Guard Reserve in 1941. Before entering” the Coast Guard, he served in the New York Air National Guard and the N. Y. National Guard (Cavalry). He enlisted in the 192nd Observation Squadron, 27th Division Aviation, i New York National Guard, Mill er Field Station in 1922. In 1927 to 1933, Captain Down ing’s interest in horses and the Cavalry associated him with the New York National Horse Show which he assisted in managing tlie Madison Square Gardena event for six years. Also, during this time, he was Eastern Editor for • ‘'Sportologue,” a horse show magazine. In 1933, Captain Downing worked- for the U. S. Engineer Corps as a Civilian Land Abs tractor at Passamaquoddy, Maine, i Upon his return to New Yrck,' he was associated with the firm | of Albert Ashforih as a real es- • tate broker. Captain Downing joined the U. S. Coast Guard Reserve, which later became the Coast Guard Auxiliary, in October, 1940. In 1947, Captain Downing re- i quested release to inactive duty taking residence at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Then due to the , Korean action, returned to act ive duty at Coast Guard Head quarters, Washington, D. C- Captain Downing is married to the former Phyllis Burke, Old Forge, N. Y., and they have two daughters, Burke, 12, and Pad dy, 8. They maintain residences at 3613 Bayview Road, Brecks ville, Ohio; Coconut Grove, Flor ida, and they also have a home in the Cattail Community, Pen sacola. He will retire from the Coast Guard in October. - Youth Canteen Report (By: Walla Mae Hicks) The Yancey County Youth ( Canteen will be held at Firth Carpet Company this Saturday night, September !), from eight to eleven o’clock. The gates open at 8:00 and close at 8:30, and open again at 11:00. The Can teen is for high school and col lege youth from 14 23 and fea tures square and round dancing. It is sponsored by the East Yan cey and Cane River PTA’s with Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Xuver and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Ballou as advisor*. , . i Rrv. Frank K. Chapo, Micaville, Edd Howell, Arbuckle and Fleet Y. Proffitt, Bald Creek. During the meeting plans vsfill be discussed for a district Scout rally and fifld day in Spruce Pine later this month, a basic training course for Scout troop /operation in local United Fund drive, and an annual appreciat ion dinner for leaders in Nov ember. Pri«* Par Copy: Fire Ceuta Bloodmobile Visit V A Success The Bloodmobile visit on Aug ust 31st, was a success, thanks to ail who worked so hard to make it so. The Agricultural Council, the Gray Ladies, the Women of the Cane . River Bap Brown Presents Science Circus At Burnsville School Pupils of the Burnsville Elementary School saw the Bob Brov?n Science Circus No. 2 1 Wednesday morning in their 1 gymnasium. Twenty-three of them, from the first grade thro ugh the eighth, took part in the various scientific stunts. The Science Circus is an edu cational assembly program ap proved by educational groups and individuals as a stimulus to greater interest in science.' Brown conducted the program in per son, assisted by Miss Barbara Black. Science Circus No. 2 consists of experiments in the vibrations, mainly sound and light. Music was made to travel across the gym on a beam of light from an ordinary flashlight, voice was transmitted by invisible infra red light, a boy lit an electric | tetiip with a match. I In experiments in sound, three pupils breathed helium, a harm less gas that changes the voice to a comical falsetto. Two boys volunteered to let the audience listen to their heart sounds, and a girl ate a piece of celery for the sensitive microplw-ie. In a section on the gamma ray, Brown allowed a pupil to hold a piece of „ uranium fuel. Several of the boys tested their wrist watches for radioactivity. A dangerously radioactive needle of radiocobalt wa s demonstrated without pupil participation. Two special licenses from the j Atomic .Energy Commission au thorize Brown and Miss Black to I carry and show the radioactive j j substanCi s in schools. “We did not get the licenses because the Atomic Energy peo ple like us especially,” Brown commented, ‘-but they wanted to do all they could to help us to get you, the pupils, more inter ested i n science. Science needs you.” Brown is the author of a book of simple experiments in science. It is called “Science £ircus”, and is a Collection of experiments that have run in his newspaper column. Some 80 papers are car rying the column this fall. The pupils who took part in the school program yesterday in cluded; Janice Hunter, Dennis Pate, Randall McCurry, Janet Crisp, Dan Hensley, Ramona Penland, Charlie Deaton, Linda McMahan, Wade Towe, Jackie Tones, Mary Burhoe, Danny Rol and, Linda Towe, Homer Wilson, Cvis Cooper, Gary Bennett, Danny StyLs, Mike Whitson, Jfcann c Ray, Vickie Banks, Lynn Peterson, Shirley Wheeler, and Virginia Bedford. Mr. Hunter, the' principal, has invite d Mr. Brown to return , next year with his science circus No. 3, consisting 0 f simple ex periments taken from his book “Science Circus”. -- Sheriff Banks Investigating Burglarly i The French , Broad Electric Membership Corporation office was broken into Monday morn ing. Sheriff Donald Banks said the safe was cut open with a torch early Monday morning af ter one or mor e persons crawled through a broken window. \ The burglary netted $401.88 rh cash, Sheriff Banks said. * Investigation of the burglarly continues as officers consider possible clues in the case. The Buncombe County Sheriffs De partment has been requested te assist in the investigation. NUMBER THERE 1 ■— tist Church, Dr. E. R. Ohle, Mrs. Mary Yelton, R. N., and the Firth Carpet Company for the use of their Cafeteria. One hundred and eighteen peo ple presented themselves with 99 pints of blood being collected. Twenty-six people gave for the first time. Blood was replaced for eight people who have used I blood recently. Those giving were: John C. Hutchins, Oscar W. Deyton, Charles W. Steelman, Don C. Pardue, Arthur Hughes, Luther J. Thomas, Mafrie A. Banner, j Lydia M. Hensley, John R. Allen, I Opal McDougald, Cecil Penland, Eugene Patton, Elizabeth Anglin, Ashton H. Ramsey, Virginia Boone, Lawrence Hopson, Carl Hughes, Reed H. Hughes, N. F. Street, Louise L. Burleson, Law-' rence R. Higgins, Claude Peter son, Barbara GeoUge, Kate Sparks, Clesen Letterman, Peter K. Schwintzer, Arthelia H. Brooks, Lawrence King, Wade H. Styles) Margie Allen, Earl S. Young, Frank Young, Clarence Laws, Lloyd Buchanan, John Bailey, Judy Ann Ray, Lena Harris, Sherwood Whitson, Jam es W. Ray, Lawrence Boone, Ralph Proffitt, James B. Gard ner, Mrs. Erwin Burhoe, Jack B. Kelly, Wyne Young, Lonus Grindstaff, Ranis Autrey, Donald Ball, Homer Huskins, Howard W. Wilson, George Murdock, Britt Mitchell, James H. Smith. James , Harris, Russell Boone, James A. Roland, Robert Lee McKinney, Harold L. Harris, Wilma Harris, Mack B. Ray, Mary Ellen Ray, Frank Deyton, Horhce D. Ray, Clarence Barnett, Willie Dale Burton, Roosevelt Penland, Ralph Byrd, Loy McCurry, James Will iam Penland,'' Merley Edwards, Vernon Allen, Philip C. Ray, Dixon Bailey, Emily Lean Whit 1 - tington, Mable Henson, Gerald Murdock, Ralph B. Adair, Helen McCurry, Mary J. Hughes, Will iam E. Silver, Claude S. Ledford, Jesse Fox, Donald Harrell, Rich ! ard Bailey, Miss Lydia Deyton, l Carroll Wesley Angell, John Burleson, Herman W. Bostian, Louis Donald Wilson, Kenneth Hensley, Robert C. Howell, Eliz Rathburn, Ollis, James* C. Froula, Fred J. R. Street and Bill Evans. The next bloodmobile visit to this County will be Thursday, November 16. Be sure that your family has blood protection, be sure and visit the Blood Bank on its next visit. As one donor remarked after giving on this visit “I not only gave a pint of blood but I got a good physical before I gave it”. Nine pints of blood was do nated for Kay Boone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Boone, at this visit. Kay underwent sur gery in Baptist Hospital, Win ston-Salem, last Friday. Miller And Herring Exhibit Paintings In Asheville A One Man Show and water colors of J. Robert Miller opened on September 6th. at the Pack Memorial Public Library in Asheville. This exhibition will be hanging at the Library until the 25th. of September. There is also a joint exhibition of paintings by Frank Stanley Herring and J. Robert Miller at the Asheville Art Museum. This show will be on display for the -public through October Ist. Friends of Mr. Miller and Mr. Herring in Burmr-ille are warm ly invited to see these exhibits. # ” 1 11 NOTICE • f A late scheduled football gams will be played on the Cane River High School field Friday nigh*, September 8 at 8:00 p. m., be tween the Mountain City, Ten*., Wild Cats and the Casie Ri v « Rebels.
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