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VOLUME TWENTY SIX Brush Creek HOC Awarded Gavel By: June Street, Home Economics Agent The Brush Creek Home Demons tration Club was awarded the gavel for the outstanding club of the year at the annual Home De- Riddle Selected For WNC All- Scholastic Team Sam Riddle, Cane River line barker, has been selected for the WNC All-Scholastic club. Riddle along with sixteen other players in this area was selected to the WNC first team. Players on the WNC Scholastic All-Star squads are picked on the individual play, team play, leadership ability, their ability- to keep improving, perfor mances against th e better teams they’ve played, and as important or more important than any other, in scholastic standing in school Every effort is made to pick boys who have grades which will enable them to get in to college and graduate from college. The WNC Scholastic AU-Star teams consist of over 100 athletes from throughout the WNC sec-j tio.n Besides the first team there j is a second and third team- Among the players who receiv-l ed honorable mention were John Jackson, Roger Banks, Albert' Crane, Ronnie Ray, and Clarence J Ledford, Cane River; and James j Newton and Danny Elliott of East Yancey. Riddle is a senior at Cane River this year, he is &2 a»d weighs 200 lbs. •* Obituaries * C. A. JOHNSON Chalmers A. Johnson, 76, died Tuesday in a Monganton hospital “ after a long * illness. Mr. Johnson was a retired far mer of the Bee Log -section of the county. Services were held at 2 p. m. Friday in Bloody Fork Free Will Baptist Church in Yancey County. The Rev. Gilberts Atkins officiat ed. Burial was in Johnson family cemetery. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Alza Phillips Johnson, who has made her home in Nebo; the step mother, Mrs. Tina Johnson of Burnsville; four sons, Bill of Nebo, Cleophus and Alfred of Union Mills and Howard of Mooresville; three daughters, Mrs. Katie Taylor of Rutherfordto 11 , Mrs. Dicie Metcalf of Millington, 111. and Mrs. Opal Whitson of Burnsville; a sister, Mrs. Dero n a Frazkr of San Diego, 'Calif.; two Jialf-brothers, Roy of Ohio a n d Finn Johnson of Burnsville; 28 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. MRS. WILCOX Mrs. Hester Garland Wilcox, 78, died at the home of a son on Rt.\3, Bakersville Tuesday after an extended illness. A daughter of the late John and Axie Tipton Garland, she was a lifelong resident of Mit chell County. She was a member of Crabtree Free . Will Baptist Church. Surviving -are the husband, Sam Wilcox of Rt. 2, Bakersville; three daughters, Mrs. Mollie Ren fro of Rt. 1, Spruce Pine, Mrs. Mary Elliott of ..Johnson Cityj, Tenn-, and Mrs. Lizzie Brya n t of Rt. 4, Bakersville; two so n s, - Calvin of Rt. 3, Bakersville, and the Rev. Handy Wilcox of Rt 1, Unicoi, Tinn.; one brother, Will Garland of Spruce Pine; 39 grandchildren a n d 14 great granchildren. Services were held at 2 p. m. GIVE TO THE YANCEY UNITED FUND Subscription $8.50 Per Year monstration Achievement Pro gram which was held at Firth Carpet Company November 17. Miss Lydia Deyton Is serving as president of the club. The win ning of the gavel was based on the leadership participation dur ing the year. One of the highlights of the evening was a parade of hats of all colors, stlyes and fabrics which had been made by the Home Demonstration Club wom en. The women have learned that they can have a hat for every occasion for a very small cost and just a little bit of time. Mrs. Horace Daniel Ray, Jr., County Council President, pre sided at the meeting. Mrs. John Young of Burnsville brought a most inspiring devotional which tied in with the Thanksgiving season; Mrs. Brooks Wilson, Sr. of Pensacola gave the welcome and Mrs. Clyde Edwards of New dale gave the county report. Mrs. Kenneth Johnson of Green Mountain gave a most in teresting report on her trip to the National Home Demonstrat ion Meetirg which she attended in Maine. Talent was furnished by mem bers of the Home Demonstration Clubs and 4-H Clubs- A covered dish supper was en joyed by all. Indians Deserve | Credit For First Thanksgiving Two Indians with an English awent deserve much at the credit for the first Thanksgiying in America. They taught the Plymouth colonists how to make a home in the New World and helped them establish a peace that lasted for more than 50 years. The first to approach the colo nists, reports World Book Ency clopedia, was Samoset, a chief of the 'Pemaquid Indians. He walked into the colony one day hv March, 1621, and unsettled the settlers by addressing them in English. Samoset, it turned out, had earlier met some English fishermen alo n g the coost o f Maine and learned some of the language from them- Two weeks later Samoset drop ped in with his friend Squanto, a well traveled brave of the Paw tuxet tribe. Squanto had been to England twice, once after hav ing been kidnapped and sold as a slave in Spain by an English sea captain. He had returned to America in 1619. Samoset Introduced the colo nists to Massasoit, chief of the Plymouth area- With Squanto acting as interpreter, the chief and the Pilgrims concluded a treaty of friendship that lasted until Massasoit died ; in 1661. Meanwhile Squanto went to ’ live with the colonists, teaching 1 them how to plant- corn, pump kins and beans and \showing them where to fish. 1 That year the Pilgrims had a : bountiful harvest and Governor ■ William Bradford declared the r celebration that became the first t Thanksgiving- wrn ** —~ I VKshvings 'AUBB&BONPS Thursday in Crabtree Free Will Baptist Church. The Rev. C. J- Higgins and the Rev. Fulton Williams officiated. ■ Burial was in the Garland Ceme tery 0 n Rt. l, Bakersville. The Yancey record Christmas Seal Campaign Underway X SMsb s % ..<* * gW six -jjl.' Ba V ' fWniiiin Hn .JUDGE DAN K. MOORE 1 SeqJ Campaign Chairman for 1 WNC Tuberculosis Assn. 1961 The traditional annual Chrj mas Seol Campaign opened on November 13 with the mailing f Christmas Seals to Yancey Cou - ty residents. These seals we (r mailed from the office of the Western NC Tuberculosis As sociation at Black Mtn., N. C. Yancey County is one of 15 which have banded together into a W'estern Area TB Assn, with the idea that together they would be able to accomplish what they could not do as separate volun teer counties. The local advisory committee is made up of Mrs. E. L. Briggs, Mrs. Harmon Peterson and Mrs. Lucius Smith. Funds for the program in each county will be decided on by a committee made up of representa tive members of the' western area, and they am expecting the pro gram in TB control in Yancey to be expanded next year. “Pr-o/vAadK fi-.iv. Christmas Seal Campaign must do more than maintain our pre sent TB control' activities, we must expand our effort to find all the unknown cases of TB lurking in this community; in crease our efforts to help ex-TB patients get hack on their feet asd stay theie; extend our educa tional program so that people of all ages learn how to protect themselves from TB; and we must put more money into medi cal research to find better ways of fighting TB’’ were the words spoken by Judge Dan K. Moore of Canton, Seal Compaign Chair man for the Western N C Tuber culosis Ass®. The Western NC Tuberculosis Assn, was organized in April of 1961 ’ and is an association of 15 counties Avery, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Mitch ell, Polk/ Rutherfordton, Swain, Transylvania and Yancey. This organization offers to the people of these counties a year-round educational program on TB and other health problems, help for eacb county to organize needed TB and health projects, Conduct ing TB research and pilot studies ''in.--certain counties, and distribu tion of funds to meet tbe need. The people of the western area can help by th ir continued sup port in buying Christmas Seals, by cooperating in pointing out health needs, by volunteering services when requested, and by participation in programs for health improvements. g'/w.e ? on w II JVE! ‘ "Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County" BURNSVILLE, N. G, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1961 Brownies And Girl Scouts Present program Seventy Blowflies and Girl Scouts of Burnsville’s Troop 88, 86, and 65 presented a musical and dramatic program, honoring their parents and fri.nds on i Saturday evening, November 18, at Firth Carpet Co. Cafeteria. The program consist, d of songs, dances, dramatic skits, and a character impersonation captest. Brownie Troop 65 opened the program with a Mexican Folk Dance, under the direction 0 f Mr s . j Julian Cornwell and Mr s . Jackl Edge, leaders. ; Brownie Troop ;86 sang a Hik-1 ing song, under..the direction of Mrs. Jess Styles and Mrs Nick Huskey, leaders, i Suzette Peterson, Cathy Cooper, and Julia Ballou presented a dra-j j matic skit, “With The Help of The Moon”. i A Radio Revue was given b> several members of Girl Scout i Troop 88. A Character Impersonation Contest was also, held by Girl Siout Troop 88, iij which members impersonated the following well known characters: Dolly Madison, Sandra Fox; Aunt Jemima, Dana Proffitt Two Gypsies, Delores Austin and Carolyn Melton; Girl fr o nv Ha waii, Arlene Rector; Girl from I Japan, Fay Letterman; Wicked l Queen in “Snow White”, Cathy I Cooper; Little Red Riding Hood, Suzette Peterson and Lynne But- : n er; Little 80-Peep, Patsy Hugh- t es and Trula Huskey; Gardner in < “Alice-In - Wonderland,” Juba 1 Ballou; Sir Larcelot, Mary Bur- < hoe; Long John Silver a n d Little ] Jim Hawkins from “Treasure . Island, Rayion a Pewland and De- Jean Holcombe; Elizabeth Taylor, , Margaret Riddle; Mistress Mary, Quite Contrary, Janie Garland; , Wife of Snuffy Smith, Juba , Pate; Old Mother Goose, Diare , Angel; A Mexican Giri, Patricia Randolph; Jack and Jill, Linda Thacker and Virginia Bodford; Tinker Bell from story of Petr | Pan, Janet Crisp; Pocahontas, Nora Jane Jarrett; Pierrette, Janice Harris; Robin Hood, A n ita Anglin; Martha Washington* Jackie An n Jones; Peter Pan, Deborah McCurry; Flapper from the Roaring Twenties, Rita Sil vers; Torn Sawyer and Huckle berry Fin,n Jennifer Jarrett and Brenda Mace. The winners in the contest were: First place, Ramona P.n land as Long John Silver, and Anita Anglin as Robin Hood; second place, Diane Angel as Old Mother Goose, and Julia Ballou as the Gardner in “Alice In Wonderland;” third place, Nora Jane Jarrett as Pocahontas, and Rita Silvers as Flapper from the Roaring Twenties. The judges for the cohtest werei Mrs. John Chaffin, Mrs. Ray I Hilliard, and Mr. J. W. ‘ Wright. At the conclusion of the pro gram an investiture ceremo n y was held for several new girls who have recently joined Troop 88, and Mrs. W. A. Y. Sargent • awarded pins and badges. Presentation of the flag was made by the Brownies and Girl Scouts and a ; social hour followed. Over two hundred parents and friends were present for this program. The leaders of Girl Scout Troop 88 are: Mrs. Max Penland, Mrs. Bob Hilliard, Mr s . W. A. Y. Sar gent, asd Mrs. P. C. Coletta. Legion-Auxiliary To Meet The American Legion and Legion Auxiliary will meet in the Community Building f o r their regular meeting o n Tuesday, November 28 at 7:00 p. m. - - ■ n» John R. Riddle Awarded Honor i Medal PUB w fl . BBk ; i AHgL pj|p| n A 3c JOHN R. RIDDLE Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Riddle of California and Burnsville have received the following letter con cerning their son, Randy, who is at Amarillo AFB, Texas. To: Mr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Riddle J Glendale Drive Burnsville, N. C- Dear Mr and Mr s . Riddle: 1. It is my pleasure to inform you that your son, A 3C John R. Riddle, has been awarded the American Spirit Honor Modal, | sponsored by the Citizens Com ■ rrittee for the Army, Navy, and, Air Force, Incorporated. 2. This award is made only to airmen completing Basic MUi- ' tary Training who , display out standing qualities of leadership | by best expressing the American , Spirit HONOR, INITATIVE, , LOYALTY AND HIGH EX AMPLE TO COMRADES IN ARMS. -- - above average course gMfles, ' monstrated excellent conduct, military appearance, initiative and enthusiasm. He has evidenc ed efforts towards self improve-! United Fund Honor Roll 100 Per Cent Contributing In the foil awing organizations 100 prr cent of employees have contributed to the 1961 campaign of the Yancey United Fund. Glen Raven Mil! A. Office 1 Yancey Hospital | Post Office Medico I and Dental Profession in Yancey County Farm Home Administration office County Extension Service South Toe School Yancey County Health Center French road Elec. Mem. Corp. The Northwestern Bank 'N Roberts Chevrolet-Buick, lac. j Micaville Elementary School i Robinson’s Dairy Yancey Builders Srpply Welfare Office Oak Crest School ~ B. B. Penland & Son Co. ’The above list is probably not complete, as solicitors in all cases did not report the per cent of employees contributing. Tbe.i Yancey Record will, reprint th. Honor Roll next week with tire addition of any other organizations which qualify. PriM Pur Copy: Flvo Coafei Seventy Six Donors Visit Blood mobile The Bloodmobile visit here on November 16th was a success, even though the hours were bad, for the working people that usu ally respond to the visit. Twenty five pints of blood was Spaghetti Supper At East Yancey On Thursday, 1 November 30, 5:30-8:00 P. M., the senior class of East Yancey High School is sponsoring a spaghetti supper. Prices are $.75 for students arid ,$1.25 for adults. The senior stu-} dents will be selling tickets, and the proceeds will be used to help pay for the annual senior trip to Washington. Shields Guest Speaker At Men’s Club 1 Mr. Wayne R. Shields, Senior Field Coordinator in the South east of the Area Development Ad ministration,'U. S. Department of Commerce, will be the guest I speaker of the Burnsville Men’s Club, Monday evening. The work of the Yancey County Planning Board in prepar ing an economic development program for the county will be discussed. - * - ' - I ment, tenacity of' purpose, rail*-' , tary bearing and respect for authority. 4. Conducting himself in an outstanding manner, your son r refl. cts great credit upon him* “SUrtPs' 9V«* rwWce. Sincerely Dudley E. Faver Colonel, USAF ,|{ Commander NUMBER FOURTEEN it replaced at this visit although , J there was still a large number I, of people who failed to replace some which they or their family had used. 1 Dr Melvin W. Webb was at tending physician, Mrs- , Max Proffitt was attending nurse and the Gray Ladies assisted in the operation. Mrs. J e6 s Styles served as typist and Mrs. Erwin Burhoe assisted. The women of , ML Pleasant Baptist Church were in charge of the canteen. Seventy six pints of blood was donated at this visit and seven persons were rejected. Those donating were: Kay Masters, W. Clyde Riddle, O. W. Dtyton, James W. Dulaney, Jack M. Griffith, Ralph Adair, Mrs. Julia Ray, Roy Ray, Gwen V. Bailey, Eugene Young, Charles Harold Anglin, Robert " Snelson, Mrs. Selwyn Hensley, Eugene Woody, John Bailey, W. L. Hull t ett, James B. Gardner, Hubert J. : Cooper; Ralph Black, E. L. Dillingham, Lawrence King, Alvin McPeters, Burdette Johnson, Wallace Boone, Carlo B. Riddle, Ernest W. Buck ner, Reece Honeycutt, David Boone, Johnnie Letterman, Char* les W. Steelman, Wilson Hensley, Leßoy Cooper, Clarence Sparks, Keith Stamey, J oe Hensley, A. W. Rector, James Ray, Jack Griffith, A. Duarad Robinson, WiUa Mae Whitson, Fred Harrell, Clarence Pate, Robert WiLson, Charles Pate, N. E. Huskey, Mrs. Lena Harris, J. E. Wilson, Royce Sail, Howard Buchanan, James W. Hoover, Ray Bodford, Edgar M. Angel, Charles Edward Gibb 3, tßrookfs Boone, Orita Mclntosh, i nun 11 " m-; , Mi>i isarf. .. . Miss Edith Harris, Luther M. Wells, Donald Young, Peter C. Schwintzer, Arnold Higgins, I-awrence Ray Higgins, Mrs. Oliver Lewis, Steve Laughrun, Charles Gillespie, Mrs. Elizabeth Anglin, Claude Bailey, Miss Bonnie Mclntosh, Ashton H. Ramsey, Raymus Hilliard, Mrs. Jess Styles, Mrs. Harold Harris and Bill Silver- The next visit to the comity will be on Decemh r 30th, at the ;Prison Camp. Bald Creak Church To Have i Supper The -Bald Creek Methodist Church is sponsoring a bazaar and supper on Saturday night, November 25 from 6:60 to 8:60 p. m. Proceeds will apply on the building fund. Everyone is in vited to attend. Toy Drive Begins By: Theresa Coletta The Senior Girl Scouts have begun their annual toy drive for the needy children at Christmas .•Ume. They express the desire that all neighborhood stores and 1‘ families give generously to this cause. Those having donations may | call Misa A’lnie Hassell or l see a Senior Girl Scout. HNKHIWM OH N.C. HIGHWAYS RALRJGH The Motor Vehi cles departments summary of traffic deaths through 10 A. M. Monday, November 20: KILLED TO DATE 1040 KILLED To Date Last Year 1058 tIIUSIE) HXStIIE OH N.C. HIGHWAYS rmmiz RALRJGH The Motor Vehi cles Bepftrtmeot's summary of traffic Wraths through 19 A. M. Monday, November 2d: KILLED TO DATE 1040 KILLED To Date Last Year 1068
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