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VOLUME TWENTY SIX / ■ e •*■ '. ''i-' / r ' •'* *§t ' ■ spS. *&i * ! ■»■'*')- ‘Sr > $F • * | ~ ' •' * >, . * ’ /' ; ,' . - m I,' fJ & • li ■■; 1 ,| ■ 111 r • - <V' i ~ .. • aL- * ; .f . i • . . f • ,- ■'. -■ m - ;• .-.--• ■f 4 jr , *■“' ’ o' 4 .; . ft* . # . . , ,- •» 9 ■<.': t » (.. *' »-• • ’ i '' "'' t J*. v V ’ ", .; * . > Froula Nominat ed For Scholar ship Considera tion Chapel Hill A total of 22 boys dominated from counties in this area for consideration for Morehead Scholarships. to the University of No in Caroli n a, will be interviewed by the District VI Morehead Scholarship Com mittee at the Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, January 17. The 22 nominees from District VI are being interviewed in state wide competition with 159 boys from .the other Morehead Scholar ship Districts in the state. The County Morehead Scholar ship Committees this fall inter viewed over 750 sign school nomi nees to make these selections for the district interviews. The renowned Morehead Schol arships are considered amo n g the best in the n a tion. They were es tablished in 1951 by John Motley Morehead, native North Carolin ian, a n d provide ,an all-expense paid undergraduate college ed ucation to the scholarship recip ients. District VI comprises the coun ties of Avery, Buncombe, Chero kee, Clay, Graham, Haywood Henderson Jackson, Macon, Mad ison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey. The nominee from Yancey County is James DeWayDe Froula Cane River High School senior. Froula is the son of Mr. aAd Mrs. James C. Froula of Benton, Tenn. Mr. Froula is a former" forest ranger of this district and he and his family recently moved to Ben ton, Tenn. from Burnsville. His son, James, .remained in Burns ville wher e he will graduate from Cane River High School this year. « •*. • • s ■ » - •. - Obituaries CHARLES BUCHANAN Charles Buchanan, 76, of Green Mountain died in a Spruce Pine hospital Tuesday morning after a long illness. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Buch anan and was a retired farmer. He waß a member of the Plea sant Gap Baptist Church and was married to the former Miss Ja n e • Miller, who survives. Also surviving are three daugh ters, Mrs. Roy Sparks of Rt. 2 Burnsville, Mrs. Nora Davis 0 f Marion and Mrs- Lawrence Ro binson of Green Mountain; four sons, Worley of Spruce Pine, Brown of Central, S. C-, Mack of Green Mountain and Paul of Rt 2, Burnsville; two sisters, Mrs. Mary, Robinson and Mrs. Missouri Deal of Rt. 1, Green Mountain; one brother, Jess Buchanan of Green Mountain; 24 grandchild ren and 20 great-grandchildren. Services. were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday in- Pleasant Gap Bap tist Church. ( The Rev. Wade Boone, the Rev- R. M. Cassity and the Rev. Av ery Buchanan officiated. Burial was in th«?church' cemetery. GARLAND DAVIS Garland Davis, 68, a farmer of the Celo section of Yancey County, died suddenly Mon day mornjng. , Services were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday in Browns Creek Baj>- tist Church. The Rev. Ralph Mumpower of ficiated a°d burial was in Carra way Cemetery. Surviving are two brothers, Seigle of Celo and Ben Davia of Oakland, Calif-, one half-slater, I Subscription $2.50 Per Year - ■ ' nd when they v are come I -Mmm It w into le house, they saw the flj HRPIk - fjr H ||| ■ younr Child with Mary Ills Mother, -9 K ' Ig, / mK £ if nd fell down, and worshipped * sfl M. fit e Him; and when they had opened [ im M ggy fi their treasures, they presented m -|| i # unto him gifts,! gold, and frank . f M |||| *lft i incense, and nfiyrrh.” As on the J jj| ..{| | a night when the Wise Men found - j .*A I *I” '! || * p * 3ce w^ere *"* e was, may the 'jj. |i| 8 to us wonder and joy ever new. /JmL '.MI And may His message, - heard ' it again in song ond story, give to f ]§|i ii all of us the great gifts of spirit- ! \|| ual joy, eternal hope and prom- Mr*. Garland Smith of Marion; and two half-brothers, Isaac and John R. Davis of Marion. MRS. DORA McMAHAN j Mrs. Dora Smith McMahan, 81, died in her home Saturday morn ing after a long illness. Services were held at 2 p. m. Monday in Low Gap Free Will Baptist Church, of which she was a member. Burial was in Mc- Mahan Cemetery. Surviving are three daughters,, Mrs. Tathy Riddle of Asheville, I M is s Jane McMahan of Swanna -1 noa and Mrs. Clara Miller of Spruce Pine; thr.e sous. Roscoe of the home, Homer of Jefferson, S. C v and Oliver of Baltimore, ' Md.; a sister, Mrs. Sally Rath i bone of Pensacola; 31 grandchil . dren, 46 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great- grandchildren. MRS. FRANK TIPTON Mrs. Frank Lewis Tipton, 80, - died Sunday morning in the home -of a daughter, Mrs. Fred Mc- Curry of Rt. 3, Erwin, Te*»n., i, after a lengthy" illness. * Mr*. Tipton was a native of| ’ Yancey County, a daughter of j The Yancey record -- .... .f e .. ' ‘ . — TTT. ■ - i 9 • r ' ■ . ..• d • s : . the late Mack and Ravina Ed wards Lewis. She was a member of Bald Mountain Free Will Bap tist Ghurch in Yancey County' and had lived in Erwin for two years. Surviving in addition to the daughter are the husband, Frank Tipton; six sons, Ba n nester and Cloman of WeAverville ( Clyde of Asheville, Oscar of Micavilk Merlie of Burnsville and Tom Ed 1 of Rutherford to»; three other | daughters, Mrs. Haskie Honey cutt of Burnsville and Mrs. Royr Johnson a«d Mrs. Bayless Mooro of Asheville; a sister, Mrs. Etti Whitson of Erwin; a brother. Grover Lewis of Marion; 60 grandchildren; and 48 great-grand children. Services were held at 2 p. m-| Tuesday in Bald Mountain Free Will Baptist Church. The Rev. Quince Miller a n d the Rev. The ron Wheeler officiated. Burial was in Hensley Cemetery. Pallbearers were members of the Men’s Bible Class of the I church. Flower bearers were mem jbers of the Ladies’ Bible Class. “Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County* - . ■■ ■■ - * BURNSVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1961 Bolens Creek Church To Pre sent Christmas Program The Bolens Creek Baptist Church will present their Christmas pro gram on Sunday night at 7:30 p. m | • The program will consist of a! Christmas story done in song,: scripture and Pantomime with j the 1 rimary, junior and senior I choirs -participating. The subject of the program will 1 be "Great Tidings, Glorious Sur render.!’ Anglin Graduat es From DeVry Technical Institute <! -v Donald Joe Anglin, 19, of Rt. 1, Burnsville, North Garollna is receiving congratulations from friends and relatives for complet ing a specialized home training • • program in Television and Radio) Servicing from DeVry Technical Institute, 4141 Belmont Avenue, Chicago- f The local man is now a atudent at Appalachian State 'teachers College, Boone, N. C. In awarding Donald’s • diploma, O- I. Thompson, DeVry Tech’s Di rector #f Education, said: , "This iq a major accomplish j mer.t a n d I offer my Hearty con j gratulations to you. A person ; who completes a home training j program demonstrate® one of the I most sought-after qualities in the [ business world today determi nation. Completing this program not onlv shows your determina tion, but also prepares you for many fine oppo’tunities.” Fighf TB , Christmas $••!« Price Per Cap/: Pivs CsMs | BLOODSHED BOXSCQREI OH NX. HIGHWAYS RALEIQH The Motor Vehi cles Department’s summary of traffic 4aths through 10 A, M- Monday, December 11, 1961: KILLED .TO DATE 1123 I KILLED To Date Last Year 1129 ' - V . . NUMBER; EIGHTEEN Automobile Accident Fatal To Local Resident Miss Peggy Dorisleen e Peter son, 17, of Green Mountain was the victim of a fatal traffic acci dent near here last Friday night. She was the daughter of Mr, a n<i Mrs. Ike Peterson of Green Mountain. Miss Peterson was fatally injured when the automobile in which | she was riding crashed into a ton truck which was backing onto highway 197, near Green Moun tain. The truck was driven by Clarence Peyton pf Burnsville RFD. Deyton is bei/ig held in the County Jail charged with man slaughter and drunken driving. Bond has been set at $5,000 f o r manslaughter charge and $590 for the drunken driving charge. Miss .Peterson, a student ,at North Buncombe High School near Weaverville, had been stay | ihg with an aunt, Mis, Norma Whitson. ${ Weaverville. She was on her way home when the acci dent occurred. The automobile in which she was riding was driven by her father, Ike Peterson, who was not injured. Abrother, Steph en, an occupant 0 f the automobile was seriously injured and taken |to an Asheville Hospital where he is reported to be improving. Services for Miss Peterson were held at 2:30 p.' 00 MoP 'ay in South Bend Free Will Baptist Church. The Rev. Francis Rathbum aad .he Rev. T. F Woody officiated 3urial was in Peterson Cemetery. Surviving are the parents, Green Mountain; two, sisters, the Misses Francis and Elaine Peter son of the home; six brothers, Donald of High Poiht, Wayne uid Blaine of Hickory, and Car mon, Edward a nd Steve of the home; and the maternal grand, parents, Mr. and Mr s . Neal Elliott of Brevard. Pallbearers were Phillip and Billy Styles, John, Jimmy and Harold Evans and Gr a n t Hol combe. Warren Wilson Students Named To Offices Miss Lois Ann Autrey, daugh ter of Mr. a nd Mrs. Eugene Au trey, Rt. 5, Burnsville and a graduate 0 f East Yancey High School, class of 1959 has been elected secretary of the Senate, the student govering body at Warren Wilson College, Swaima noa, N. C- Miss Autrey ig also president of Dorland House. Miss Evely Murphy, a graduate of Cane River High School, class of 1960 and daugster of Mr. a nd Mrs. Troy Murphy, Rt. 1, Relief, N. C. has been elected correspon ding secretary, United Campus Christian Fellowship, Warren Wilson College, Swann a noa, N. C. Choral Sing To Be Held A Choral Sing will be heM on the Town Square at 5:06 p. m. Saturday. Members of all 'fhfini are urged to participate, and they are asked to meet with Mr*. Edd Hunter, Jr. at th e First s Baptist Church a 4:30 p. m. and proceed from there to the square where | the Sing will be held. NOTICE The County Extension Office will be closed Friday, December J 22 through Tuesdav rw m l*,r 9 !26. , - •
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