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VOLUME TWENTY sax Subscript un 12.56 Per Year Vl&Tkj *pis DAY, FEBRUARY *Tm62 > < *** ** *Vw«il* Cweia" _ NUMBER TWfctvli-FIVS ...■>. ,j&11T... JIUZ.-. - ■ gs ~ —*•** ' " -~’ UF Drive Reaches 94 Per Cent Os Goal *• President Garland Wampler of the Yancey United Fund announ ces that payment of 94 pec ce n t of the budget goal will be dis bursed to the health, welfare and educational agencies for which the local UF undertook to raise funds in its drive last fall- The budget goal was SB,BOO, and checks will Obituaries CHARLES “CLINKERBEARD Word has been received here of the accidental death of Charles Clinkerbeard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adlee Clinkerbeard of Mountain Home, Ark. Mrs- Clin kerbeard is the former Miss Cora Willis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs- Osborne Willis, Mrs. Willis being the formefr Miss Laura Byrd of Yanfcey ..County- Mr. Clinkerbeard was killed in a collision between a tank and truck on January 9th. at Fort Hood, Texas. He was in the Ar mored Infantry wrore he had been serving for the post .11 years. He was one of the five persons killed in the accident, and 22 others were injured. ,The accide n t occured on the Army Base in Fort Hood. Surviving Mr. Clinkerbeard besides the parents, are . the Widow and small son who wene living at Fort Hood. Burial was in the National Cemetery in , Pineville, La-, just across the river from La. home of the widow. Mr. and Mrs. Willis left Yan cey County around 60 years ago and have lived in Ark. and Mo. Mr. Willis was a native of Tenn essee. CjmVtfea Clinkerbeard was the g-nate^nepMr. Z. B. Byrd of Burnsville- ELBERT EMERSON BISHOP Elbert Emerson' Bishop, 44, son of "J. Andrew Bishop and the late Bessie McMahan Bishop, died Saturday, February 8 in i Louis ville, Ky. Hospital, after a short illness. Services were held at Redwine, Ky. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 1:00 p. m. in the home. Burial was ill Whitt Cemetery in Redwine. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Leona Whitt Bishop, one step daughter, Mrs. Ray Walker; both of Redwine, Ky.; the father, J. Asdrew Bishop of Newdale; and two brothers, Lowey Dell Bishop and Welzie H. BishoP, both of Newdale. Potter Funeral Home in West Liberty, Ky. was is charge. MRS. DAISY YOUNG Mrs. Daisy Young, .61, of Ri 3, *■ Bakersville, died in a Spruce Pine hospital Monday after a long illness- A daughter of the late Luciu* and Allie English Hall, she was a member of Young’s Chapel Baptist Church. She was married in 1917 to James Young, who survives. Services were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday in Snow Hill Baptist Church- The Rev. Ade Buchanan, the ■ Rev. Howard Buchanan, the Rev. Frank Ellis and the Rev. Jeff Willis officiated. Burial was in Young’s Cemetery at Newdale. Surviving besides the husband are eight daughters, Mrs- Allie Buchanan and Mrs. ‘Shelby Grinds staff of Spruce Pine, Mrs. Fred Boone of Kingsport, Tenn., Mrs. Vernon Husking, Mrs. Hugh Boone and Mrs. Elmo Young 'of Rt, 8, Bakersville, Mrs. Freed* Boone of Micavill® a fl d Mis® Floyd Young of the home; two sons, Warren and Billy YouPg of Rt. 3, Bakersville; one brother, Bryan Hall of Morganton; three sisters, Mrs. Horace Young of Keystone,' W. Va-; Mrs. Pearl be mailed out this week. * \ This is the second best result [ obtained by the local fund raising organization during the seven years it has been in operation. The previous results have ranged from a low of 65 per cent to 100 per cent of the goal which was reach ed in 19591 Lastly ear the cam paign reached 86 j>er cent. Among the twenty organiza tions assisted by the UF are the county health center, the Red Cross with its blood program, the library, the Yancey Hospital and the 4-H Clubs. Assistance is given in the orthopedic care of crippled children and for help to the blind. Funds are also provided for the efficient combating of dread diseases. The exact final results of the campaign ar« still not available. A few additional contributions are expected, and all pledges have not yet .been paid. It is unlikely, how ever, that an additional disburse | ment will be made, as the policy ■of the organization is to retain a few hundred dollars in the treasury, which might be u»ed in an emergency. Funds are also retained in the treasury at the disposal of the Yancey County Dread Diseases Committee which gives assistance in distress cases in the county. The campaign committee head ed by Leslie HeUsley feel that the volunteer workers who can vassed the county for funds de ‘ serve much credit for the hard 1 work they did, and for gener -1 ously giving their time- Special I credit should also go to places of business where all employees J i contributed to the drive. These were listed in the RECORD dur ing 4ho drive under the UF Honor Roll. All expenses otf the campaign, - including advertising, printing ; and stationery, have amounted to only about on® per cent of the funds raised. In charitable fund raising this is recognized as an extremely low level of expenses. The Yancey payroll. All workers conducting the drive contributed their time, and all use of automobile transportation was donated. Gouge of Hickory and Mrs. Har mon of Lominac, Mich.; and 23 grandchildren. MRS. HESTER RpBINSON Services for Mrs. Hcßter Robin son, 79, of Burnsville who died Monday evening were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday in Elk Shoal Baptist Church. The Rev. Nlram Phillips offi ciated and burial was in Proffitt Cemetery. Surviving *re two daughters, Mre- Ben Riddle of Burnsville and Mrs. Kelly Stan fill of Oneida, Term.; four sons, B. G. of Unicoi, Tefen., MUt of Icard, N. C., Howard of Ashford, N. C-, and Martin of Atlanta, Ga.; t 14 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren; six sisters and six brothers also survive. MRS. MOLT HENSLEY Mrs. W. Molt Hensley, 75, died at her home here Tuesday p. m aster an illness of several months. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Sallie Whitting ton Ray. Surviving are the husband; five daughters, Mrs. Robbie Heavner, Mrs. Margaret Miller, Mias Willie Molt Hensley, Miss Sarah Hensley and Mias Betty Hensley, all of Burnsville; two sons, M, Sgt. John Hensley of San Anton io, Texas; and Selwyn Hensley of Burnsville; and nine grandchild ren; two sisters, Mrs. H. G. An derson of Asheville, and Mrs. J. W. Christie of St Petersburg, Fla.*, one brother, Ben L. Ray of Andrews, N. C. Funeral arrangements, under the direction of Holcombe Broth ers Funeral Home here, are in complete. the Yancey record STRENGTHS i AMERICA^ CHARACTER Wm COUNTS [snOb f WEEK FEB.T-13 Court Os Honor Features Scout Bunquet A district court of honor was the highlight of the second annual Mayland district Scout Father and Son Banquet held at the Deyton elementary school cafe teria in Spruce Pine last Satur day night. Twenty-seven Scouts and Explorers were recognized for advancing in rank or earn ing merit badges during the Bast several months. Ten Scout units in the dis trict were represented by same one hundred and fifty per sons, ninety four boys and fifty seven men. Thirteen n«w Second Class Scouts were recognized, along with nine new First Class mem bers, two Star S,cout3, and merit badges went to twelve boy.s. Tommy HaH, Davie Nichols, Frank Biddix, Jr., and Harr.t Lantz made the presertatio»s, and Lat Wegtall served as chah man of the court. A fine motion picture, "Foot prints of the shown, and the group enjoyed Iwvcrfti aonga tQa^?tru*r. Fellow". Cubmaster Peewee Brown, of Spruce Pine, was presented ; * Round Up Honor Unit ban | -wer foe Pack 503, and be ten i the shree den mothers wer awarded Scont sign lapel pin, J Explorer Post 501, Spruce Pin. received a beautiful Explore \ plaque for placing second in th Daniel Boone council Explore^ Field Day. Wayne McKinney ac cepted the plaque. Yancey county Scout units, pre sent were TrodfTl>o2, Burnsville, and Troop 513, Arbuckle. Troop 502 had thirteen Scouts and eight j men and 513 had eight Scouts, and three men. Second Class Scout recognition went to David Huskins, Douglas Silver a°d Wade Towe, of 502, and to Bobby Grindataff, Troop 518. Troop 502 J had seven Scouts to be recogniz- j ed aB First Class Scouts, Wallace I Edge, RAmus Hilliard, Morris Pittman, Morris Riddle, Melvin: Webb, Ronald Webb and Michael j Young. David Coletta was recog-', nized for having earned the Star, Scout ra&k, and Melvin. _ Webb, | Ronald Webb and Miehael Young for having earned the canoe ing merit badge. ~ , v . - c «v Sam Riddle Accepts UNC Scholarship Sam Riddle, a first string selec tion of the 1961 Western North Carolina All-Scholastic football team, has accepted an athletic grant-in aid from the University of North Carolina. | Riddle who standr 6-2 and weighs 200 pounds -8 » thyee sport star at River High 1 School. He averages close t0,.16 1 points a game in basketball, a*>d > is regarded as an outstanding . catcher In baseball, as well as a powerful runner from hia fuH ' back position offensively and a • rugged blocker. Defensively he ■ was corner linebacker aPd one., of • the finest tacklers seen in this , section ift several years. Du*|“g { hie senior year he tallied -72 points, gained 1,180 yards ru*h ‘ ing and had a punting averts # • 37 yards per kick. Riddle Was scouted several times by UNC personnel and “Dfdl&tcd Is TKs raarww Os Yancey County* Sural Aieas Urged 1b Partici pata Inbev. ProfraA;^ ; A record sß® in area awards are being offeid this year to the Vanning caununities in tfce Western Noi'tli Carolina Rural Community Dtilopment Program according to ankuiUouncement by Mayor Earl W. Eller of Ashe- ville, president 1 the Asheville Agricultural Dewopment Coun cil which sposisoa the area pro gram in- coopeifion with the county agricultua agencies- Mayor Eller Mited out that support of thisTHral improve ment program hal grown steadily during the 12 y®al it has been in operation. PArtidpiion is open to any rural com ittty in the 1$ western cohntic which has an or ganized iniprov* (pnt program and enters by May & For a commun ity to be eligib for area awards, there must b at least three communities er <red from that county. During 1961, 123 communities r in 15 counties ok part in the l program. It hal **** announced that several additional comrouni-1 ties have alresw organized in 1962 and a goal of 140 communi ties has been as by the steering committee for He program. The communitas will again be judged this fall pn a farm and non-farm division. Farm commun ities are regarded as those where af s 'least /cne-hslf of the families farm, ather full-time or part-time. in addition Ito the general awards, SSOO in prizes will go to l the five communities judged Jp J U A Development Fund. Area awards will total $3200 in j the general program- Basis ofi judging will. be accomplishments of the- communities from Novem ber 1, 1901, to November 1,1962. a community projects, youth pro gram, better family living and increased income. Farm division awards are S4OO first prize by Sears, Roebuck & Co.; S3OO a econd prize, Biltmore Dairy Farms; S2OO third prize; l Mountain Poultry Co.; SIOO fourth prize, Gerber-Products Co.; and twelve honorable mention awards of SSO each, sponsored by Arbor Acres Farms, Earle Ches terfield Mill Co., Sealte«t Fobds, Ivey’s, Inc-, Lowe’s Asheville Hardware, Rose’s-Westgate and Westgate Associates. Non-farm division awards are S4OO first prize by the Asheville Citizen-Times Co.; S3OO second prize, J. C. Penny Co.; S2OO third prize, Smoky Mountain Hatching Egg Service; SIOO fourth prize by Parkland Chevro let Co., and twelve honorable mention awards given by Pearl man’s Super Furniture Store, Free Service Tire £ Appliance Co., Farmers Federation, Sears, Roebuck £ Co., Bo° Marche,* Belk’s Efirds-B & J Department The Man Stores A special reforestation award of SIOO will be made by the Southern Railway Co. to the or, ganized community in the pro gram which plants the greatest number 0 f pine seedlings during the current planting sea>on. According to Mayor Eller, “The amazing results that have been achieved by the ryral community clubs in Western North Carolina show what can be done when people organize and work toget her. All communities can benefit from this program, from strictly farming sections to non-farm residential and tourist areas. We Urge all areas to give it a try Information and entry blanks for the Community Development Program can be secured from county agricultural agencies. Ernie Williamson, a member of the coaching staff and chief re cruiter, described him as one of the finest high school football players he has scan io. the state • in the past few years. ' : r ' ' • • ; \■■ < Rev® Trew To Speak At Prei byterian Church s Sine® Latin America Is much on ( the minds of the people and es pecially on the hearts of all Churches, the Presbyterian Church wishes to extend a cor- dial invitation to all, to hear Mr. Trew; missionary evangelist, and pilot of "Herald of the Gos pel, serving Brazil. Mr. Trew comes from 16 years service in Brazil and has a real message to deliver here in the States. Born in Warren, OWv, Mr. Tew is a graduate of Grove* City College «n Pennsylvania, and of Prinston Theological . Seminary. He served as student minister in Montana and a0 a pastor of a hational missionary field* la Lou isiana before going to Brazil in 1945. Upon arrival in Brazil, as soon, as he spoke Portugese well eno-J ugh to be understood, he began his missionary-evangelist * work I over a large interior area- Travel ing With a you** companion helper, by mule back over rough I roads atul mountain trails, he 1 used an extra pack mule to carry I a supply of Bibles and simple medicines to bring comfort and relief. During his first term in Brazil he reported a yearly dis tance traveled by mule of 1,600 miles. More territory was covered in his second term of the same work. Hla yearly distance travel led being 6,000 miles, by Jeep- For the past year aq pilot I the plane, appropriately named I “Herald of the Gospel,” he rover ,ed 45,000 miles, f Os his work, Mr. Trew says: ! creased speed is a quesUod. Mon [ by meeting everyone the j - road, traveling four .miles an J hour, than by looking down on j everyone at 100 mttee 9®r- hour. * And the worry over a weak | saddle strap would be less than that from listening for a "miss Inj the drone of an engine, watch-, ing a lowering gas indicator or] even lower clouds. For we are j not here to conquer miles, but minds. Not to-save seconds, but souls for-Christ. In the past year I have been a servant of the workers in North Minas. An Aerial taxi-driver. The “Herald of the Gospel”; has ear ned pastors, evangelists,,, semi nary students in summer ■? work. bdteyelf so fiiblo Institutes. It has saved many lives. It stopped a cholera epidemic. And" R has Witnessed to victims es accident and sickness, to ' engfaeera an-i agi-onomists, to doc tore nur ses, and to all who flfw in it. Always the name on the tail “Herald of the Gospel,” brought the question! “whose \ plane •'*> this?” And the answer always was, ‘lt is God's and it ywrs. It was sent by the Christians in the U. S. A. to the Brazilians, to be used for th® Glory of God-, Rapublicam To Hold Convention * •‘i. '«> • \ ’ i„. •, 4, -«'*» RepubticdPe of. Yancey County yrilj assemble at the cofcuthouse in Burnsville on Saturday, Febru ary 10, 1902, at 7:30 p. «$, for their Biennial Convention. *> The Convention will aeftet a chairman, vice-chairman, sdgetary finance chairman and exaeative committee to serve for two years. * <*** HUKMSnK OH MX. HIGHWAYS RALEIGH _ Xhs Motor Vehi cles Department's simiyay of traffic deaths thspogh V 8 A. M Monday, February 5: KILLED TO DATE > 70 KILLED To Date Last Year 96 ‘ » • - V •i - . ■ - 4 * i Burley Tobacco Growers Vote On February 20 Burley tobacco growers in Yan cey county will go to the polls on Feb. 20 a»d vote in a grower re ferendum to determine whether the present tobacco allotment New Mercury Type Lamps Installed In Town Tire town has completed its project of n placing the conven tional type street lamps with the new modern mercury type lamps. According to Mayor Helmle 40 replacement lamps have been Installed around the town square and to the city limits on either side of the square. | The new mercury type lamps L • produce a much greater amount .1 of light for each bulb than did Ithe conventional lamps. For this reason many towns are changing their lighting system to the mer -1 cury lamps- The amount of light given off is much greater, how ever, the cost of the lights to the town « greater. In the past the Electric Com pany replaced burned out and broken lamps without charge ac cording to Mr. Helmle, but with the ®ew lamp replacement costs for each would be from $8.06 to SIO.OO to the town. The mayor said that many . townspeople living on streets off Main Street have requested light replacement with Mercury type lamp, but due to the expens® in volved town officials fael that it j is not wise to replace coUvention ; al temps at this time. | ? Winners An nounced In Girl I Scout Cookie jSale \ Dianne Angel, member of Girl i Scout Troop 88, and Patriiia Rob inson, member of Brownie Troop 86, tied for first place, respectiv ely, in th eir troops having ?Sold 78 boxes each of cookies in the recent Girl Scout Cookie Sale. The complete list of winners are as follows: Brownie Troop 86: First place, Patricia Robinson "selling 78 boxes; second place, Pamela Sty les selling 48 boxes. ! Brownie Troop 65: First place, Cathy Silvers selling 53 boxes; second place, Debjby Fary selling 39 boxes- Girl Scout Troop 88: First place, Diane Angel selling 78 boxes; second place, Arlene Ren ter selling 57 boxes; and third place, Anita Angel selling 46 boxes, A total of almost 1,000 boxes of cookies were sold in the recent Girl Scout Cookie Sals in Bnrh*- yille.'This is a very good record because on a Percentage basis, the number of Scouts and Brownies is very high for the population of Burnsville. The proceeds of the Cookie Sale will be used to develop the Girl Scout Camp at Brevard, N. C. Steve Horton Awarded Degree Steve Horton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max W. Horton, RHL 1, Burnsville, was awarded -the As sociate in Arts Degree at mid year graduation exercises on Jan uary 81 by Warren Wilson Col lege, Swanngnoa. Horton is a graduate of Cane River High School. As an under , ' graduate at Warren Wilson he was a member of the Varsity baseball team for two years, the basket ball team on® year and the . terian Church, U. S- A. , two years. * Warren Wilson is one of si* •\ colleges and junior colleges oww*l .|3krsiiX%ffcdi > I terial Church, U. S- A. program will be continued 0 r dropped. A “yes” vote by at Least two-thirds of tb® growers voting will mean that the pre sent Burky pregran; including 90 percent price supports and acreage allotments will be in ef fect for the 1962, 1963 and 1964 crops. If the necessary percentage of growers d« pot approve, there will h« no allotments and Be loan program for the 1962 Bur ley crop. Secretary of Agriculture Or villa Freeman baa announced that if the referendum carries, the loan or “floor" rate for the 1962 crop will be 57-5 cents per pound, compared with 57.2 cent* for foe 1961 crop. Actual price received by Western Norfo Carolina Bur* ley growers for the 1961 crop averaged 66.7 cents per pound, L the highest o*> record- * Robert Wright of Burnsville has been named Yancey county chairman of . the WNC Burley Growers R< ferendum Committee, which is orging all eligible pro ducers to vote in this referendum. Any person who shares in the pro duction of Burley, imfludjng land- Idrds, tenants and share (Toppers are eligible to vote. According to Mr. Wright, **This referendum is important to every Burley farmer. Its outcome can easily determine whether we keep our important tobacco industry in the county or lose H.” Morris L- McGough, Manager of the Asheville Agricultural De velopment Council, area chairiqan of the Growers Committee, points out that the value of the Burley crop in Western Non®? CafcfTbia, under the present attetmeU pro gram has grown from JfcsS that oße million dojlars in 1946 Ur ap proximately sl4 million * for tho 1961 crop. *<m mm i - Naomi Farguson Nomad On Doan’s list MAHS HILL A total of 104 studentß out of a student body of ! nearly 1100 have been named to . the dean’s honor roQ at Mara s Hill College for the fan-winter semester. >{J , To be eligible for the honor : a student must earn at leats 40 ■ quality points with no grade* i-below C. This requires an average , Slightly above B. ; Among those on the honor roll * is Naomi Ruth Ferguson, daugh ter of Mrs. Margaret Ferguson t of RFD 2, Burnsville. J ; Losot Students ' On ASTC I Doan’s List . Three hundred fifty-six j Appalachian State Teachers _Col e lege students made the dean’s list s for the fall quarter, ’it was dis j closed last week by Dr. D. J. e Whitener, dean of the college. * j To mate the dean’s list it isl necessary for a student to carry at least 15 hours and achieve a quality point rating of not less than 8.00 on *H work attempted with no grade below “C”. No student is named to the dean's list who has an “incomplete” .or l “condition” on bis record for the » quarter. Honor students from Yancey ■ County for she fall quarter m ■ elude the following: Otha K. * Dawkins, Newdale; Mary Ann Letterman, Green Mountain; - Thomas Dean Mclntosh and Sula ■ Kate Styles, Burnsville. e one hundred and ninety-seven V public school teachers have cqro e pleted extension courses conduct e ed by Appalachian State Teachers College throughout towns aM cities lu North Carolina, adcord « ing to Dr. David Middleton, As. < Marjorie Burnable - was among those complotfhg the
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