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VOLUME TWENTY SIX .*.* ** -•* ‘ / . Fire Destroys Home Os County Resident Fire quickly destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Silvers of Brownie Troops Attend Party Brownie Troop 65 was give ll an Easter party by their leader* at the home of Mrs. Julian C. * Cornwell on Tuesday afternoon. * The girls enjoyed a n egg hunt and games outside. Mrs. Jack Edge and Mrs, Cornwell are leaders of Troop 65. Brownie Troop 86 leaders, Mrs. Jess Styles, Mrs. Nick Huskey and Mrs. Amey Fox were honored by the older mem bers of their troop recently with! a luncheon at the home of Mrs. O. W. Deyton- Thfe girls, under; the supervision of Mrs. Deyton, helped prepare a delicious lunch. Girls included were Jeannie Ray, CordelUa Miller, Pamela Huskey, Pamela Styles, Deniese Piercy, and Phyllis Robinson. As well as Brownie Scouts these girls are classmates of Miss Li n da Deytdn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Deyto ll , and they were Fri day night guests of Miss Deyton a n d helped celebrate her birthday o-n Saturday. Mrs* MaryJDarst Te Speak To Woman’s Club Mrs. Mary Darst, Chief Psycho pathic Social Worker Western North Carolina Mental Health Center in Asheville, will be guest speaker at the Senior Womans Club meeting on Thurs day night, April 12 at the Com munity Building. The meeting will begin at 8:00 p. m. Mrs. Darst’s subject will be “Some Aspects of Mental Health." AU persons interested in Men tal Health are invited to come and hear Mrs. Darst. Obituaries CLAYTON ADKINS Clayton Adkins, 66, of Rt. 1, Relief, N. C., died Friday morning while fishing in Indian Creek in Unicoi County, Tenn. Mr. Adkins was a lifelong resident 0 f Relief and was a prominent lumberman and farmer. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Bonnie Bennett Adki n s; two sons, Phil of Lenoir, and George Adkins of Erwin; two daughters, Mrs- Shurl Whitson and Mrs. Raymond Wilson of Relief; three sisters, Mrs. Nellie Whits»/n of Deerfield, Va„ Mrs. Oma Whitson of Erwin and Mrs. Sam Higgins of Burnsville, and eight grand children. / , Services were held at 2 p. m- Sunday in Big Creek Free Will Baptist Church near Relief- Burial was in the family cemetery at Big Creek. Nephews were pallbearers and nieces were flower bearers. GILBERT CARROWAY Services for Gilbert Carroway, 78, of 110 Bradley St., Asheville who died Friday, were held at 2:30 p- m. Sunday in Crabtree Baptist Church. The Rev. Wade Boone officiat ed. Burial was i n Holcombe Cemetery. Mr. Carroway was a retired farmer and a former resident of Yancey Cou n ty- Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Cora Branch \Carroway; two daughters, Mrs. Cling Roblnscfa of Rt- 3, Bakersville, a»d Mrs. Henry Norman of Metuche n , N. J.; one son, R- V. Carroway of Asheville; one sister, Mrs. Lynn Silver of Rt 2, Burnable; one brother, Creed Carroway of Winston Salem; seven grandchil den and 13 great-grandchildren. THE YANCEY RECORD * / . •; I; .; Ji “Dedicated To Ttot Os Yancey County* Subscription $2.50 Per Year Seng Branch on Sunday, Aprii 8. Two men broke into the building to make sure no one was inside] and had to fight their way out. Sounds of exploding jars of can ned food were heard for some time. The family had gone for a drive and returned near 9 p. m. to fi H d] I their home with all their belong-, I ings in ashes and smoldering ruin, f On the clothesline hung three ■ pairs of pants which was the o n ly clothing left except what they 1 had on their backs. | Mr. and Mrs. Silvers have five j children, four boys and o n e girl. 1 Two of the boys wear size 12 in ' clothing and size 6 shoe- A n other I 1 boy wears size 10 in clothing ahd size 4 shoe- The girl wears size 8 i in clothing and size 12 shoe. The youngest boy wears size 7 ini clothing and size 1 shoe. Mr. Sil vers wears about 34 or 36 in clothing and size 9 shoe. Mrs. Silvers wears size 18 in clothing and size BMi shoe. Anyone who has furniture, holusehctd items or clothini in good repair and would like to help this family in their time of distress may take them to Urqu (hart di n ic on any week day be tween the hours of 9-12 and 2-6. A shower will be given oh Monday, April 16, 7:30 p. m. at the Urquhart CTnuc at Higgins- All interested in aiding this fam ily with gifts or money are invited. ■ ■l.l W— ■ i HI lIIIIMHI - - ■■■ - -■ ■ ■■■■■ ! , , , -■■■ ■ -> mmmm | J ’j: • M J S 2 J \ •* J Murdodc Accepts Position l With Radio Station Gerald Murdock of Burnsville, a former editor of the Yancey Record, has accepted a position as Sales Manager for Radio Station WJFC in Jefferson City, Tenn. Gerald k signed as news editor of the Jefferson City Standard to accept the position in radio. He is a graduate of Mars Hill Col lege in Mars, Hill, N- C., and studied at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn., and at the Uiversity of North Carolina. Gerald got his start in the newspaper advertising field at the Yancey Record. He served ■I THE MARS HILL COLLEGE TOURING CHOIR directed by T. J. Cole, who also is minister of music at the First Baptist Church in Burnsville, will present a special musical program in the new auditorium on the campus Sunday afternoon. Joining in the performance, to which the public is invited will be the College Chorus, a larger mixed choir also under Cole’s direction. East Yancey Seniors To Leave For Washington There’s a lot of exciteme n t in the air at East Yancey High School this week- After working ] hard all year to earn money for iheir trip, the seniors will finally be on their way to Washington, D. C., on Monday morning, April 16, at 12:01 A. M. The group will leave from the square in 1 Burnsville on two chartered buses and travel to Washington via (Charlottesville, Virginia, and ! Monticello, the home of Thomas i Jefferson. The highlights of the trip will include visits to the I Arlington National Cemetery, the j Washigton Monument, Lincoln | Memorial, Mt. Vernon, the White i House, the Capitol Building, the Smithsonian Institute, the Mus eum of Natural History; a night at Glen Echo Amusement Park; a moonlight cruise on the Poto mac River; and a night to include a ball game or a show. The class will letum arou n d midnight, April 20, after a not to be forgotten week. The chaperones are Mrs. M. P. Zuver and Mrs. Mack B. Ray. | ' iij.*—■»■■ Film To Bo Shown at Higgins Church On Sunday night, April 15, 1962, at 7:30 P. M. a mission film entit led “They Too Need Chriat" will] be shown at thl Higgins Seventh- Day Adventist Church. You are * , as Associate and Co-editor of the Resord at various times dur i ing his educational years. He worked briefly for the Burnsville Insurance Agency be fore going to Jefferson City ' where he served as News Editor 1 for three weekly papers. He : resigned his post with Standard Publishing Company to enter radio in March. Station Manager 1 Kenny Dearston, announced April ; 1 that Gerald had been promoted to Sale s Manager. Geralel is the son of Mr- and ; Mrs. George Murdock of Burns -1 viUe. -■ j.iT’.-yqM I Hip. nnhßßwpa. .. - BUimraUJt K. C, T*U*B DAY, APRIL 12, 1962 Young Men To Organ!** JCs Here The young men of Yancey ■ County decided ' last Thurs day evening to organize a Jun ior Chamber of Commerce here. At a special meeting in the Bur n svilla Town Hall, at which definite commitments of interest was received from eleven pros pective Yancey County Jaycees, it was decided to complete or ganizational plans for the new group on Tuesday, April 17ph i and to start arrangements f or affiliation with the North Caro lina, United States and Inter national Junior Chamber. - < . The interested group of pros pective Jaycees will meet again on thq, 17th of April at the Burnsville Town Hall at 8:00 P. M. State Jaycee Vice Presi dent Bill Suttle has issued an open invitatioh to all young men, between the ages of 21 and 36, t° attend this meeting. He said: “We Organization and that all young oar community and ourselves Any int*eiTSvoQ young me** ■ Clothing. Specialist N. C. State College, Raleigh, N, C., will eonducf a special interest meeting on Modern Methods in Clothing Construction. Wednesday, April 18, at 1:30 at Firth Carpet Company cafeteria in Burnsville. All homemakers interested in home sewing are inv.ited to attend. • "V" J' |J, (S .. ; Locals Mrs. Julia Campbell returned to her home at Relief, after spending the winter with h e r sister, Mrs. E. F. Hu n ter, Sr., Rt. 1, Burnsville, N. C. Mrs. E. F. Hunter, Sr., Rt. 1, Burnsville, returned home Satur day after spending the past week with her daughter; Mrs. w. J. Hedrick in Knoxville, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Hedrick and children visited friends a n d relatives over the week-end. Theron Woody, Mrs. Roy Pate, Barbara, Kermlt and Edna Pate, visited Mr. a n d Mrs- W. J. Hed rick in Knvxoille, Tenn. recently. Foufs Member shipChairmon, Os Historical Association wABMr • I r :■ ' j Mr. Dover Fouts of Burnsville i has been named Yancey County , membership chairman of the Roa i noke Island Historical Associat i ion, it was announced this week 1 by Mrs. Fred W. Morrison of i Washington, D. C., chairman of : the association’s board of direct ■ orS * . As one of a state wid* “cdm f mittee of 100,” Mr. Fouts will join with other county chairman i this spring i n activity promoting i membership in the historical as r sociation. Mrs. Sam J. Ervin, Jr. r of Washington, D. C. is state ■ membership chairman. Mr. Fouts reports that associat ion membgfs and Staff* are now ,Ibusy^with ambitious plans for ■BiyAbration of the 25th an ; of The, Lost Colony, outdoor symphonic !Hp presented each summer J Governor Sanford's commiss j ion for th e commemoration * lof the 375th anniversary -of the I birth of Virginia Dare, first child born of English parents in Ameica. Anticipating a highly success ful anniversary for The Lost | Colony, Mr. Fouts said, “We are :so happy over the outlook for the 1962 season- The n ew theatre under construction in the Fort Raleigh Historic Site suf fered no damage i n the recent storm that struck the Outer Banks, and the drama will open ■ as scheduled.’’ Musical Program' y.-‘ v - *** I Presented At Mars Hill Sunday 1 MARS HILL A special mus -1 ical program, featuring the Mars Hill College Tduring Choir a n d , the Collfge Chorus, both directed , by T. J. Cole, wall be presented ■ in Moore Auditorium at 4 p. m. . Sunday (April 15). The public is invited to performance without charge. i • The Touring Choir, a 32-voice I mixed chorus which recently re-1 turned from a 1000-mile, three.’ state concert tour, will sing during! the first half of the program. The College Chorus, a larger choral group which limits its performances primarily to on campus programs, will join the Touring Cl*oir in the latter part of the program. The Touring Choir will sing selections from “Peaceable King dom,” a sacred a cappella cantata by Randall Thompson; “This Joy ful Eastertide” by Robert Shaw; “Calva ?y,” arranged by Shaw with Ron Jackson as soloist; William Billing 8 ’ “Easter Anth em” and the familiar Negro spiri tual “Soon Ah Will Be Done,” , arranged by William Dawson. < Together the two choral groups will perform “Mass in G" by Schubert with Diane Yelton, Bill Masten, Ron Luck and Jackson as solotoists and Margaret Btuce as pianist; selections from music by Romberg with Virginia Brow ll and Jackson as soloists; and I selections from “South Pacific” with Jackson and Bob Carter as soloists. •*'- r Price Per Copy; Fin Cents ■ . J . Plane Crash Fatal jt. &*■s)>+"•'’a*-h'*'’ l ~A' l ta ' . «> to It. Samuel F. Ray Lieut. (JG) Samuel F. Ray, 26, of the Newdale section of Yancey County, was killed Monday after noon in an airplane crash near Services To Begirt At Methodist Church Here Holy Week Emichme n t Services will begin at Higgins Memorial Methodist Church on Sunday evening, April 15 at 7:30 p. m. a n d continue each evening through Friday. The Rev. June P. Greene, Pastor of’ Montmore n ci Methodist Church in Candler, N- C.' will be guest minister. The Skyla n d Quartet of Bak ersville will sing on Sunday evening. Rev. Greene is a native of Asheboro, N. C. He was called into the ministry at the age of 31, and graduated from High Point College in 1956 a n d at tended seminary at Duke Univer sity. He has served pastorates in Ashe boro, Statesville, Sanford, 1 Ruffin an r is now at Montmorceni. He-sis a veteran of W T orid War II havihg served with the infan try in the South Pacific and with the forces in Korea. He is married and h a s three children, two girls and one boy. On Thursday evening at 7:30 th« combined choirs of the Pres byterian and Methodist Churches , lof Burnsville will present an j pastor of the Bald Creek! j Methodist Church, a»d Rev. Byrd I Metcalf will assist with Commun ion. Revival Services At Micaville Beginning with this Sundaj night, April 15th, and through the following Sunday evening, April 22nd, there, will be revival services held in the Micaville Presbyterian Church. The Rev, Bert Styles, pastor of the New dale and Grassy Creek Presbyter ian Churches will be the speaker. Prayer matings each night at 7:15, followed by the service at * 7:30. Special music, warm hearts and the old-time Gospel. All welcome. Miss Coletta Named To Dean’s List Miss Celia Coletta has bee n named to the Dean’s List at Sacred Heart College at Belmont, IN. C- Miss Coletta rated first out of 18 freshman named to the Dean’.- List. j She is the daughter of Mr- and I Mr.-. P. C- Coletta of Burnsville a“d graduated from East Yancey High Scht ol last year. Miss Col etta is on the staff of the school paper, The Sacred Heart Echoes. She writes a column entitled “Bits and Briefs” She is also an offi cer in the Glee Club and is on the planning committee of the Fine Arts Club- Sacred Heart is the sister college to Belmont Abbey and Miss Coletta is a cheer leader and has made several trips with the team, -the la test, trip was to Jacksonville, Florida where the cheerleaders were guests in the home of one of their classmates. _ mms '■" » i ■ i NUMBER THIRTY-FOUR St. Augustine, Fla. The single-engine training plane plunged into the Atlantic Ocean surf, killing the second occupant, Lt. (JG) Robert Yates of Catasuaqua, Pa. Stationed at the U. S. Naval Base at Sanford, Fla., Lt. Ray was a graduate of Micaville High School, class of 1954, and enter ed the naval service in 1965. He was serving as a pilot with the U. S. Navy Air Force. Surviving are the widow and ose son, Sameul F. Ray, Jr., both of Miami, Fla.; the parents, Mr. and Mrs- Champ L. Ray of Rt. 2, Burnsville, three sisters, Mrs. DeWitt Howell of Rt. 2, Burnsville, Mrs. Albert Myers of Baltimore, Md., and Mrs. Marshall Armstrong of West Augusta, Va.; and two brothers, Lee Ray of Norfolk, Va., and Benny Ray of Baltimore, Md. The body will be returned to Burnsville for services under the direct on 0 f Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Methodist Young People To Meet Saturday The youngs people of the Y^- — cey County Methodist churches will have a Spiritual Life Retreat on Saturday, April 14 in the fellowship hall of Higgins Mem- ' orial Methodist Church begin- /1 I n ing at 4 .00 p. m. A Mrs. Sue Van Doeren will be 1 guest sneaker for ho retreat. I Christian Education at Cole Memorial Methodist Church in Dfrita, N. C. The theme for the retreat will be “Religion In My Life.” The group are to bring sand wiches and fruit for supper 6:00 p. m. The evening’s program will ad journ'at 9:00 p; m. —— Medical Self Help Program At Health Dept. A sixteen hour course in Medi cal Self-Help will be given at the ; Health Center in Burnsville, from [ 2 to 4 p. m- every Wednesday, be ginning on or about the 9th day of May, 1962. Call Dr. Stryker at Health Center for enrollment. The first course will be limited to 25 people. Clearmont Dance Team To Perform In Asheville The sth grade square dance team of Clearmont School will participate in the Mountain Youth Jamboree on Thursday night. April 12, in the City Auditorium in Ashevlle. The team consists of Martin Anglin and Mary Margar et Deyton, Bill Tipton and Karen Peterson, Gene Evans and EUena Peterson, Charie s Johnson and Ella Jean Garland, Norris Hig gins and Patsy Briggs, Leonard Tipton a“d Nancy Gortney, Har ley Fox and Joan Conley. The lead couple is Willard Jobe and Sharon Staey- The teacher ann director of the group is Mrs. Carlie Rice- UKHIKHtt OH M.C. HIGHWAYS % RALEIGH The Motor Vehi cles Department’s summary of tnrffic deaths through 10 A. M. Molday, A pill 9,1962: I KILLED TO DATE 276
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