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VOLUME TWENTY SIX Highway Construction Projects Announced Raleigh Highway construc tion projects approved by the North Carolina State Highway Commission in official session Films To Be Shown At Public Library Films on Africa will be shewn at the Yancey County Public Lib rary on Saturday evening, March 24, at 7:30 p. m. “Tropical Africa" Is a 30 min ute film in color made by Julien Bryan on October and November 1960. It shows the economic, serial, and political life on the continent, and is an excellent source of background information of understanding existing con ditions. “Report from Africa” is a series of interviews made by Ed ward R. Murrow on trips made to Ghana, Liberia, Kenya, the Btlgian Congo, Union of South Africa, Algeria, and Libya. By letting African leaders speak for their countries, Marrow has given a striking panorama of the changes taken place in new coun tries. The film cmphasizes the strong surge of freedom and the dominant sense of African nation alism behind current events in __ tho hpndlinf S. The films are sponsored by the Friends of the Library. All are invited to attend. Tomato Growers Should Contact Extension Office Yancey County farmerß inter ests in producing vine-ripened tomatoes of the Manalucie variety on contract should get i n touch wit h the County Ext nsion Office immediately. Plans are being worked out to load a trailer load every other day in Burnsville. The buyer would pay cash sot the tomatoes based o n the market at *he time., This should be around $3 to $4 , per bushel. Growers interested should con tact the Extension Office by April 10 so that seed of the required variety can be purchased and seed beds started. Obituaries | MRS. BESSIE J. EDGE Services for Mrs. Bessie J- Edge, 73, who died at the home of a son in Micaville Sunday were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday in Crab tree Baptist Church. j The Rev. C. J. Duvall, the Rev. J 5 Blankenship a n d the Rev. Ralph Young officiated. Burial was in Micaville Cemetery. Mrs. Edge had been a member of Crabtree Baptist Church for ma n y years and had lived in the Micaville community aU her life- Surviving are one son, Tom Edge of Micaville; one brother, Ed McCurry of Burnsville; and two granrchildren. She was the widow of Thomas L. Edge. JAMES EDWARDS James Edwards, three-year old son of Lester and Ruby Styles Edwards of Rt. 3, Burnsville, died in Yancey Hospital Saturday night after a brief illness. Surviving in addition, to the parents are a sister, Naomi; four brothers, Walter, Johnny, Edgar and J. Harold of the home; and the maternal grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willard M. Styles of Rt. 3, Burnsville. Services were htld at 2 p. m. Monday in Pleasant Valley Bap tist Church. The Rev. Lyda Ray, the Rev. W. E. Ray and the Rev. Harold Ray officiated. Burial was in Styles Cemetery. ** "Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey : Subscription $2.50 Per Year " March 16, 1962 includes US 19E-J i Relocation from Burnsville to j ' Madison County line. 9 miles-' US 19E—High-type pavement from Spruce Pine to MicavlUe. 7 miles. Among the major sub-standard, secondary road bridges to be re constructed or replaced are Avery—North Toe River, SR 1121 between SR 1138 and US 19E. Avery County—Elk River, SR 1306 between SR 1397 and SR 1367. Graham Guess - Speaker At Grandfather Mtn Linvllle, N. C. Dr. Billy Graham will be back among “home folks" this Summer when he ap pears as guest speaker at the 38th annual “Singing on the Mountain” at Grandfather Moun tain. Because Dr. Graham has agreed to appear at this year’s sing, the? event, normally held the fourth! Sunday in June, has been sched-l uled for August 5. A native of Montreat, 60 miles below Grandfather Mountain, Dr. Graham will preach at the all- , day “sing” which is a combination Sunday school outing, soOgfest, revival meeting, and family re union. J Joe L. Hartley, Sr., 91-year old ( founder and chairman of the a n nual “Singing on the Moun tain” said the normal attendance of 100,000 could be doubled this ( year with Dr. Graham’ B appear- 1 uxa.' YjftWMiC• rW.-i -~r . ..I——. . 1. According to Chairman Hartley,! the “sing” has br*n trying for ( ' several years to obtain the Tar t Heil evangelist, and was now as sured Dr. Graham could attend if the event could be held the first Sunday in August. Dr. Graham will be in Chicago for a mcfith-long Crusade at the time the “sing” was originally set for- Arthur Smith and his Cross roads Quartet of Charlotte, long time favorites of, “Sing” partici-' * pants and spectators, will take (part in this year’s activities along I with Dr. Graham. Other personali ties expeeed ta attend will be announced later. There is no admission charge to “Singing on the Mountain” which is held high on the slopes of the highest mountain in the Blue Ridge Range. Each year Chairman Hartley extends the invitation, “Whosoevtr will may come,” and literally thousands upon thou sands do. Miss Hensley Completes Course At Mission Hospital Miss Alice Hensley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vance Hehsley, completed her six months course in Operating Room Surgical Tech nique the 6th. day of March 1962 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. This course qualifies Alice to assist the surgeon in aU opera tions that he undertakes to do. This fall Ahc~ plans to further her education in college. ? iSeries Os Radio ! Broadcasts Announced MISS FRANCES RADFORD Miss Frances Radford of Mars Hill, N. C-, who is pastor of Red; Hill Free Will Baptist Church near Marshall, N. C- and Burbank Free Will Baptist Church near Roan Mountain, Tenn. an nounces that sh© will begin a , series of Gospel broadcasts ove; station WJCW. Johnson City, , I Tenn. Sunday aftern©op, March ) 26, at 3:06 p. m. The program, entitled “CROSS BEAMS”, will , feature the music of the well known Gay Quartette, of Green- j ville, S. C., as well as other j talented musicians at various ( times, Miss Radford says. Station WJCW, located at 910 on th. j radio dial, uses a 5000 watt tran - smitter, and may be received byj] the larger part of sorthwest ! j em North Carolt»a and- practicably j all of eastern Tennessee, as well I, as sections of Virginia and Ken- j, tucky. j ] Miss Radford is well know n j ministry serving this area, though \ she has conducted evangelistic ; t campaigns »n other states- Bar- ; j ing entered the ministry at the j age of seventeen, she is one of the few ordained lady ministers of her denomination, and is now ■ j serving her fourth year in her ■ j present pastorate. Her home is near Mars Hill, "N. C i ■' ' '■ State Officials To Meet Here March 28th Yancey County citizens with an interest in agriculture will meet ' with several officials from No(rth Carolina State College in Burns \ille on Wednesday, March 28, to discuss topics of mutual interest. Agricultural Agent Dillingham r said the meeting would be part of a series of similar meetings sche duled across North Carolina- Objective of the meetings, Dillingham explained, is to let local people share *«eir ideas with the college official, and to gei a report on the college’s agri cultural activities- Participants from the college will include Dr. H. Brooks James, Dean of Agriculture; L- L. Ray, Director of Foundations; Dr. E. W. Glazener, director of in-' struction for the School of Agri- 1 culture; and D. S. Weaver, repre senting the N. C- Agriculture Ex tension Service. In announcing the meetings, the college officials said, “Our farmers and business people are giving strong support to their j landgrant college. It is important | to keep them Informed on what! the college is doing. It is also important to have thtir suggest ions.” Invited to attend the meeting are farm, business and legislative leaders; members of extenion ad visory boards; representatives of agricultural agencies; vocational agricultural teachers and their students; and other people inter ested in agriculture or State College. The meeting in Burnsville will he held for people from Mit . chell, Yancey and Madison Coun ties. Starting time is 2:00 p. m •in the Community Buildi n g. BURN ViLLS, N. G, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1962 Deer Drive Scheduled On Wildlife Area - [ • <t « r chriVis are sche duled for he- Daniel Boone Wildlife Management Area on j March 29. Approximately 90 me» | from the North Carolina Wild life Resources Commission and (h« United States Forest Sendee will participate ip the drives- Information from these deer counts will be useful in planning future game management on this area. Drives ma<s2 in 1960 and 1961 supported ’garlier evidence that the Daniel ,Boone dev r herd was lager than the range could safely carry. fence the 1961 counts, an estimated -1 160-200 deer died in the-late spring from Theaef deer were for ced to feed on low quality or poisonous brows® until th' weakened animals fell easy prey ;to heavy infestations of internal and external parasites and dis ease. Sportsmen harvested a tot al of 457 deer during archery, buck and either- sex hunts held during the fall _qf 1961. The 1962 drives, pellet counts I and other popijptlon measure ments will whether the Daniel Boone de^t 1 herd has been reduced toward |i safer level. Future die offs 'are feared un. leas enough deer ||ire harvested by hunters in 1962 ahd coming years • to cut the population down to; fit the food and hold the herd at lower levels- Information g*ihed from thei Daniel Boon® d4er drives will be of use in deer management plans on similar) wildiife manage ment areas in tie mountainous western section pf North Caro lina . It is beMrad^-^^^opuiat- Deer herds on *®wral other, ( western areas **e approaching the carrying opacity of the ranges ani ahouU be held at present leiela. A prelminary briefing on the Daniel Boone der drives will be held, at the Fox 3amp camping held at the Fo> Camp checking station located amt 17 miles orthwest of M.*ganton, N. C. Route 181 at 90 A. M. 0 n March 29. Intended sportsmen ire inrib d to obsve the counts. JFK Actstavor ably On Tariff Isse “We were griled to learn that President Rhedy h a d act • d favorably in 'anting an in crease in the taf on carpets," M. Herbert L- attleworth 11. president of Moko Industries, Inc., stated todaThis action by the White the tar iff on imported Iton and Vel vet Carpets fro#l percent in accordance with i unanimous recommendation the. United States Tariff Coission. . Mr. Shuttlewo: pointed out that Moha®co i its extensive Wilton and vet facilities hould ceriainl benefit from this tariff incrij in view of the fact that % Carpet im ports in 1961 hifor. to 64 per cent of domesttoduction. “We feel that this liable action will be reflected the Jales of domestic Wiltoitl Velvet, Car- pets within alativrly short I time,” Mr. Shubrth said. • Mr. Shuttlewq in commrnd- I ing this action the president, I pointed out tha implemented V one of the prixi provisions of ' the administrate sevt n point ’ l program to aid* Textile in. ! j dustry. “A sutial part of ’ j the credit for action,” con- i j tinued Mr. Sh orth, “Was J [ due to the con; efforts of' Senators Sam Jr., and ' B. Everet GonPd Congress man Basil L. her*, whoj. were particularly he 1 in presenting 1 the industry’s bn and main, tainipg « with the White I urging the j president to I drably upon ( this Important r.” ( | Air Command to Begin Low-Level Flights Over Area HEADQUARTERS EIGHTH' AIR FORCE, Westover AFB; 1 Mass. Strategic Air ''CoumaPd | 13-5? bombers will Lafgin lew l®vi l flight for an indifinito per- j iod over the Great Smoky Muun-- ■ a jin- on March 20, 1962. "• he low-lav< 1 portions of tri flights, <■ ii'ed “OperutW i-rka I< ck will be stow i altitudes of 800 feet above the highest point along the pre determined route, The flight route will begin sear Chesterfied, S. C-, at 30,000 feet and the aircraft will beg t* their descent to 800 feet near" Ysdkin ville, N. C. From th. re bombers j will turn Southwest over the | Great Smokies, maintaining an 800 foot altitude 1 directly over the Smokies to the Fontana Lake District. Prior to reaching Fontana Lake the aircraft will begin art immed iate climb to 80,000 feet- and re turn to their hom« base®. The route has been approved by the, Ft deral Aviatior * Agency and the flights will be monitored by the Jacksonvife Florida Ahd Atlanta Georgia Aircraft Con trol Centers. " ... The bombErs will fly near -or" over the foilwing North' Carolina cities and towns: Monro®, Cher- Albemarle, Kannapolis, Salisbury, Lexifigton, aLso Wins ton Salem, North Wilkesboro, ' Statesville, Burnsville, Boone,* Marshall and Yadk9®vlUe. " Tennessee ars-a are: Johrson City, Knoxville, Greenvilk, Nev;- 1 port and Hendersonville. Residents of the above named j area’s should not become alartneu / cess of 80,000 feet. ;| In announcing the flights, Gcn ; | eral Thomas S. Power, SAC Commander in Chief said, "The ! bombers will fly both day and j n igf h t missions in all kinds of ! weather. Low level flying increas es SAC’s combat crew profici ency, enabling them to perform iny bombing tactic.” \ Ge n er a l Power emphasized that I the planes normally fly at about j 320 miles per hour, so local resi-1 dents will not hfar sonic booms.' “In every case, the safety of local residrnts and the crews will be the paramount factor in our planning,” he said. Burke Speaker ! At Memorial Dedk&tion Wilmington, N. C. Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, colorful a D d j respected Naval If ader, will be.! principal speaker at dedication t cere monies of the U- S. S. North 1 Carolina Battleship Memorial on April 29, Governor Terry - ” 'San- 1 ford ad . is.d the Battleship.., Cora- i; mission today (Wednesday). j Admiral Burke, who earned the his lighting thrusts at the Japan- , ise Navy during World War 11, is former Chief of Naval Operat ions, : ei ving as head of the Navy from 1955 until his retirement in 1961. Hs was instrumental in helping North Carolinians save the famous ship named for their State. Admiral Burke, a native of Colorado graduated from -- the . Naval Academy in 15)28, and dur -1 ing Wo. Id War II commanded various destroyer forces uijdei Admiral William Halsey. Latex (he served as Chief of Staff on the famous Task fore® 68 under Ad miral Marc Mitseher, a“d attain ed the flag rank of Cortimodore. He was aboard boththe USS Enterprise and the USS Bunker Hill when those carriers * were struck by Japanese suicide pishes. : D( dicatiop of the U S.S. North , Carolina Battleship Memorial ,is set for Susday, April 28, at B*p.m. at the' Battleship aits on the ' Cape F««r River across ftpm J downtaf.vn Wilmington- < + m + Fri*e Per fopy: Fife C«to Fashion Sawing Revue Held by Woman’s Club mm The BurriSrilte Woman’s Club SfMsorod. a Fashio i Sewing Ee vre .for the High School girls of jne River end Kast Yancey • iidme ri-oßom.es Departni&As on ■- - .... American Legion Exceeds Mem bership Drive Burnsville Post No. 122 of The American Legion has exceeded its membership Incentive Goal' for { 1962 ' according to information re ceived here from State Head quarters df The American Legion <n Raleigh. Fred Anglin, Commander' of the Post, has received a letter from tHe Legion State Adjutant, Nash McKee, expressing congratulat ions aud thanks to 'the Member ship Chairman, all Post' Officer*, and membership workers for their effotr. Ben Halterman, of Wilming ton, N. C. Department Command er of The American Legion, is sued a statement of high praise fqr the local Post. Commander Haltennan said, “1 am proud to congratulate the officers’ and members of Post No. 122 upote this notable ach ievement. All of the- program® and services of th© Legion are made possible through aa#? paid )' fir membership, and we appre :iate the great part phyed "by IVi No, 122 of Burnsville f -ii-iccrc U> every weather had a pari I ibe Incentive Goal of Post No. I 122 is Qt, and the membership j cor 1962 ho date is 62- incentive Goals are assigned each Ameri can Legion Post by the State Headquarters and are based * o tf last year’s membership 0 f the Post plus 2 per cent. i “We d.) not intend to stop membership drive now that we (have reached our Incentive Goal,’ Ppst Commander Anglin said. ‘There are many more eligible .Tterans who have not yet join 'd and we invite them ill to become memkrs.” Yancey County CD Steering Committee Meets The Yancey County Community Development Steering Committee met Tuesday night, March 20, at ’he County Exbnsion Office, Mrs. 11. W. Miller of Arbuckle Com munity presided. Progress 1 reports were given by each community and plaOs were* made for. 1962. The council votW to give' incentive awards in the following projects this year: 1. Participation in ACP; 2. In creased Income. 3. Youth Activi ties; 4- , Home Improvement (with more emphasis on re modeled homes); 6. Mailbox im provement; 6. Special activities; (a) Civil - Defense, (b) Bloodmo bile, (c) United Fund a“d etc. Mrs. O. W.- Peyton of the Brush Creek Coramurity and Chairman 1 of the Asheville Area Develop ment Council discussed ways ot ' improving’ the Community Chib* 4 ' and encouraged leadership train. ! 1 ing meetings be held for officer*, t with special emphasis on recrea- j tion and program planning. The leader training meetings are to be held, in t May. New officers were elected for the council- Elected were: Mrs. H. W. Miller of Arbuckle, Chair man; - Mr, • Harry «■ fioherson of Newdale, Vice-Chairman; „and __ Mrs. Maisie Howell of Arbuckle. Any community interested in c j, organizing a community club or getting re-organised, please con- M tact one of the agricultural agendo*/ ■ NUMgEft; THIRTY-ONE March 13 in tho Community TV annual Vogue S-wing Con test for Federated Club women has trer- extended to high school rtudents. Ten girls participated in the Vogue division of the con test- From this group a winner was chosen to participate in the •student- division of District II Vogue Contest for student* and dub women. This was held ih Asheville ©n March lfi a t the ! Bdttrry Park Hotel at the annual 1 Fine Arts Luncheon. • * The first place student winner in the local Vogue group was Verna McMahan and second place winner was Viann Duncan. Both girls are Seniors at Cane River High School. All local participants in th e Vogue showing wefe invit 'd to mod: 1 their outfits in the District Contest in Asheville. Girls who participated j D the local Fashion Show, regardless of patterns used, had an opportunity for recognition. Frem each Home Economics class a first and second winner was chosen. Win ners from the groups are as fol lows: First year, Carol Hensley, place; Jean Cooper, second place. Beco»d year, Carolyn Bai ley, first place; Sandra Duncan, second place- Third year. Pat Johnson, first plice; J u dy Thom as, second place. Fourth year, Betty Shirertz Wilsdfc, first place; Joyce Mitchell, second place. Fifty girls modeled their out fits at the show. Anglin-WpataU and Edges Department Store' gave ] as prizes. * rrri - * ril Tii-fa* IS Vogue Sewing Contest listrd. the same of Nema McMahan as a club woman not modeling in com petition. Sks was the second con testant to model in the student diviajon. There were five district contestants. „ Young Mon Os County Meet With Jaycee Officials Y»ung men «f Yancey County interested in organizing a Junior Chamber of Commerce in this area, met with representatives of the Mari*** Jayc es and a State Jaycee Vice Preside*** on Monday night, March 29th, in vantages of a local Junior Cham ber of Commerce were Explained, and another meeting was set far Thursday night, March 29th, in the .Volunteer Fire Department at the Burnsville Town Hfl. The purpose of this second meeting teil the Jaycee story 4<>' other Interested young me Q of Yai**y> County, aM to ar range far a temporary organiza tion f o r actually forming a club here. Membership in the Junior Chamber of Commerce la open tq all young nun between the ages of 21 and 36 years. It has been emphasized that the club presently being formed here is for the whole of Yancey County and not merely for the town of Burnsville. -AU interested young’ men are USjred *>: attend this next open r meeting to learn more about the Junior Chamber movement and to meet representatives from the Marion and the North ' Carolina Jaycees. WVS W.UMWATS i•' d ' jt' ' ’ \ i ml RALEIGH - Motor VAi les Dej>trtfuetit*B smiunar y of rjuffc <i flfKa ♦!*• * ■■■rf*** 800
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