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VOLUME TWENTY SIX Local Girls Enter Dairy Princess Contest Twenty Yancey County girls are entering the Dairy Princess Con test, whnh will be held at Firth Carpet Company Cafeteria, Mon- Obi Varies EDD WOODY Edd Woody of Green Mountain, died Monday afternoon in a hos pital after a long illness. " Services were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday in Double Island Baptist Church. The Rev.—Earl Blankenship of ficiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Rass and Car ter Thomas, Vernon Presnell, Brown Robinson, Dewey Hoilman and Junior Johnson. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Grace Sparks Woody; six daugh ters, Mrs. J. B. Thomas, Mrs. Frank Thomas, Mrs. Roy Mitch ell and Mrs. Robert Blevins of Green Mountain, Mrs. Robert Marsh of Micaville and Mrs. Annie McFalls of Orlando, Fla.; three sons, Vergil and Ottis of White-j ville and Dock Woody of Green! Mountain'; two sisters, Mrs. Ella Atkins of Kona and Mrs. Lima Ollis of Altamont; a brother, M. D. Woody of Florida; and 19 grandchildren. MRS. J. E. BANNER Mrs. J. Edgar Banner, 66, of Burnsville, died Tuesday morn ing in her home after a long illness. 1 ? Mrs. Banner was the daughter of the late Fulton and Laura Penland Harris. Services were held at 9 p. m. Wednesday in Higgins Memorial Methodist Church in Burnsville. The Rev. R. F. Hilliard and the Rev. Ben L. Ray officiated. Bur ial was in Holcombe Cemetery. Pallbearers were Phillip, Har old and Lane Harris, Gene Gard ner, J. B. Stamey and Max Pen land. Surviving are the husband; two daughters, Miss Lena Banner of the home and Mrs. Charles Lee Griffith of Forest City, four sons, Joe and Ernest of Burnsville, Dale of Spruce Pine and Wayne with the U. S. Air Force, stationed at Donaldson AF Base, Greenville, S. C.; two sisters, Mrs. Johncie Gaddy of Burnsville and Mrs. Thelma Riddle of Pensacola; four brothers, Frank, Sol, Dan and Claude Harris of Burnsville; 11 grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. MRS. LILLIE SILVER Mrs. Lillie Silver, 73, died Sat urday afternoon in her home in the Low Gap section of Yancey ’ County after an illness of two weeks. Mrs. Silver was the widow of Welzie Silver. Services were held at 2:30 p. m. Monday in Low Gap Free Will Baptist Church. The Rev. Johnson White and the Rev. Floyd Ray officiated. Burial was in McMahan Ceme tery. Pallbearers were Horace D. and Charles Ray, Sam D. Riddle, Frank Hensley, Jim Presnell and Vance Silver. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lenore Robinson of Marion and Mrs. Vernon Burns of Gam brills, Md.; three sons, Cloyce, Welzie B. and Reed of Burnsville; a sister, Mrs. C. R. Presnell of Burnsville; a brother, John Ogle of Pensacola; 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. RALPH BREWER Services for Ralph Brewer, 58,, of Newdale, who died Sunday were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday in Blue Rock Baptist Church. The Rev. Bert Styles and the Rev. Lloyd Glen officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are the widow, Pauline Geouge Brewer, two daughters, Mrs. Hal Silver of Newdale, Miss Jane Brewer of the home; 4 sons, THE YANCEY RECORD ‘Dedicated To TKe Progreae Os Yancey County* •* . , Subscript ion $2.50 Per Year I day, June 4th at 8:00 p. m. The following girls are participating in the contest. Jewel Elaine Fender, Nema Joyce McMahan, Alma Christine Hyleman, Jeraldine Austin, Peggy York, Saundra Garland, Willa Mae Hicks, Dianne Elizabeth ’ Roberts, Peggy Autrey, Karen ■ BJafock, Ina Ruth Bodford, Carolyn' Buckner, Theresa JCol etta, Charlene Gibbs, Wilma Jean Honeycutt, Shirley Jean Presnell, Donna Shepard, Kathryn Zuver, Linda Robinson, and Barbara Ann Tipton. Steve Bow*ne and Jerry Mc- Kinney* of East Yancey and Oscar Fender and Ronald Ray of Cane River will serve as escorts. Judges for the contest will be Miss Barbara Morgan, 'North Carolina Dairy Princess of 1961, Mi - . Peter J. Hanlon, Supervisor, North Carolina National Forests and Mr. Charlie (Choo Choo) Justice, associated with the Pure Oil Company. The girls will be - judged on the following basis: j friendliness and ability to meet I people; beauty, personality, poise and photographic qualities; healthy- appearance, natural at tractiveness and natural colored hair; pleasing voice, ability to I think before an audience and ef fectiveness of presentation. The winner of the county con test will compete in the area con test which will be held at Bon Marche, Westgate Shopping Cen ter, June 15th. If a Yancey County girl should be the area winner, she would participate -in the state finals at the N. C. Dairy Princess Contest at Grove Park Inn, Ashe ville, on July 11-12, 1962. REVIVAL SERVICES Rev. Nathan Penland of Ashe ville, formerly of Yancey County,* will begin a series of revival ser vices at the Newdale Presbyterian Church Sunday evening at 7:30 p. m. and will continue through the week. Rev. Burt Styles is pastor of the Newdale Church. There will be special music each evening. Bill of Altamont, Henry, Gurney and Bill of the home; four sisters, Mrs. C. B. Masters of Bakersville, Mrs. Rex Presnell of Thomasville, Ga., Mrs. J. V. Reynolds of Mar ion, Mi’s. Mildred Gilley of New dale; four brothers, Wesley of Newland, Elbert of Marion and Howard and Clinton of Newdale; pnd 2 grandchildren. Pallbearers were Paul Grind staff, R. C. Robinson, Willie and Junior Honeycutt, Ossie Gouge and Calude Allen. , s w f If JPSirap^*--f ■■■■■l fc. • TWmarfr n • -ijSßrr- -Me i -4 . mm *4* 1 apr* . a .. Wg J ■ 5 , am MP , 1 J WM I t • Photo by J«hn Robii^an Pictured above are Cano Rivor High School honor students. They are front row, left to right, Maude Murphy, Valedictorian; Jim Froula, Salutatorian; and Shelba Jean Miller; back row, Barbara Buck ner and Donald Stylea. BLUNSmiSt KC, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1962 A j |p P , ~- ROBERT BROWN > i Robert Brown, Asheville indus trialist, was chosen the Republi ■ can nominee for Congress in the new 11th District in Saturday’s 1 Republican primary. Brown de feated Dan Judd, West Asheville 1 hardware merchant. In Yancey i County the vote was 261 for Brown and 92 for Judd. . Brown will oppose Rep. Roy A. Taylor of Black Mountain, who is serving his first term in Congress, in the November 6 general elec tion. Taylor was unopposed in Saturday’s Democratic primary. Girl Scouts | i Present Patriotic I ! Program Girl Scout Troop 88 presented . a - drama entitled "Brave Girls”, . by Rome Cowgill, at a meeting last Tuesday of the local American Legion and Auxiliary. The one-act play was a flashback to the period of World War II and the problems it entailed with Girl Scouting around the world. The heroism of Girl SObtrts and th«4r other lands where war prevailed was highlighted by a narrator, while several Scouts dramatized different episodes in the war. A I flag ceremony followed, and the Girl Scouts re-dedicated themsel ves to God and their country. Miss Schwintzer Wins Phi Kappa Phi Award Berea, Ky., May 24 Miss Christa Schwintzer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schwintzer, Route 5, Burnsville, won a cov eted Phi Kappa Phi award at the annual Scholarship Day at Berea College, Berea, Ky. Dr. Francis S. Hutchins, presi dent of Berea College, presided; and Dr. Pressley C. McCoy, as sociate director of the Danforth Foundation, St. Louis, Mo., was speaker for the occasion. Miss Schwintzer is a member of the senior class at Berea. * m -- - -xfrr Large Number Graduate At ASTC BOONE Boone Approximately 357 un dergraduate and 52 graduate candidates received diplomas in graduate exercises at Appala chian State Teaqhers College on Saturday, May 26, at 3 p. m. The Honorable' Terry Sanford, governor of NoiSh Carolina was the principal Speaker for the graduation exercises. I Immediately a&er the program a reception was -held in the case- 1 j teria for the their I guests and menders of the fac ility. ' I The invocation was given by the Rev. J. Boyce Brooks, pastor of Boone First Baptist Church, and the benediction by the Rev. Pres ton Hughes, pastor of the Boone Methodist Church, The college cJjoir, under the direction of Mrs> Virginia Linney, sang,, and music Was provided by the college orchestra, directed by Dr. Nicholas Emeston. Organist for the occasion was Eamy Hotard. Candidates for the Bachelor De gree was presented by Dr. D. J. Whitener, dean of the college, while Dr. direc tor of graduate Studies, presented | the candidates far the Masters Degree. Dr. w. H. Plemmons, president of Appalachian, oonfered degrees and awarded diplomas. Regiswar IH, R. Eggers presented the , diplomas.' Marjorie Ann Gole' acted as Chief Junior Marshal for the oc , casion. v Mr. and Mrs. Dennis McCurry of Burnsville, Miss Barbara Gladys Ceouse of Burnsville RFD, and Miss Loris Darlene aandolph W iu W receded Bachelor of Science Degree. Registration For Extension Courses With WC Mr. W. C. Phillips of Woman’s College will be in the Burnsville Elementary school on the morn ing of June 11 to register persons Interested in enrolling for sum mer school work with Woman’s College. The following schedule has been arranged: June 11-June 22, Education 526, Physical Science for the Elemen tary Teacher. June 25-July 6. Education 528. Arithmetic for Elementary Teach ers. July 9-July 20, Education 521, Language Arts. Each course will carry two semester hours of graduate or upper undergraduate credit, and the cost will be $20.00 per course. Prise Per Copy: Five Cedis IS j 4 CELIA COLETIA Celia Coletta, a rising sopho more at Sacred Heart College, Belmont, N. C., was recently elect ed president of the Student Gov ernment for the coming year of 1962-1963. This is the highest honor a student can receive in the ex tra-curricular activities because it is based on the personal popular ity of the candidate with the student body. Glen Raven Names Plant 'Heads » Mr. Donald I, Burhoe, Plant 1 Manager of Glen Raven Silk 5 Mills, Inc., Burnsville, N. C., has r announced the following appoint -5 ments within the organization. Mr. Bill Silver, Plant Superinten s dent; Mr. J. H. Cooper, Superin • tendent of Quality Control and Inspection; Mr. Robert L., Rhine r hart, Director of Personnel and 1 Coats and Office Manager; Miss Annie C. Hassell, Director at I&qhpical Services and Designer, 1 Mr. wag- »«i—« ■ ■ , ment Head; Mr. James Hoover, Preparation Department Head; and Mr. Gene Woody, Planning Department Head. Robertson Ap pointed Post master At Pensacola Mrs. C. W. Robertson, Jr. wSL appointed acting postmaster at Pensacola recently by J, Edward Day, Postmaster General. The transfer was made on April 30 at 4:00 p. m. by inspector Har wood Hall of Asheville. Mrs. Robertson was presented her certificate of appointment on May 15 at 4:30 p. m. by W. T. Martin, postal service officer of ( Greenville, S. C. She is a resident of Pensacola ( where she has been active in com munity activities for many years. T. J. Wilson has retired as post master after serving 36 years. He was presented a certificate for 3f years of honorable sendee to his community. Fox Receives Safe Driving Award Roy Lee Fox of Burnsville re ceived a 10 year Safe Driving Award on May 13 from McLean Trucking Company of Winston-, Salem, N. C. Fox has been with the company for 11 yiars and has driven over one million miles without an acci dent of any kir'V He was cliosen Driver of th? Month .in July of j 1957 by The North Carolina Mot -lor Carrier Association for his outstanding safety record. The award was presented to Fox, along with a “ watch from the company, by Howard T. Walton Director of Safety for 1 the company. Fox is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Fox of Burnsville. He is married to the former Jewell ( Thomas, and has one twelve year old daughter, Jane. . -r . Fox lives in, Winston- Salem and does most of hds driving on North and South Carolina high ways. Eleven Yancey Communities Organized i A total of 117 organized rural communities in 15 counties and 1 "" NC Rhododen dron Festival Plans Announced The 16th Annual North Carolina Rhododendron Festival will be held this year on June 14th-15th and 16th according to the Bakers i ville Lions club, which has been' sponsoring this event since it j started. j Last year two new features' were added to the already popular j mountain top festival Both will be continued this year. On Thursday, I June 14th the Junior Miss Rhodo dendron Pageant will be featured. | Girls from eight through eleven will be judged on talent, swim 6Uit and evening gown competit ion. The new Junior Miss Rho dodendron Queen of 1961 will ap pear in many events with the re gular queen. On Friday night, June 15th the Rhododendron Pageant will be featured with girls competing for the title of North Carolina Rho dodendron Queen. Many valuable prizes and awards will be given as the contestants appear in even . ing gowns, swim suits and as ■ they display their talent. The • talent and swim suit winners will [ be announced on Friday night. On Saturday, June 16th the final evening gown appearance will take place in the Rhododendron Gardens on Roan Mountain at which time a new queen will be place Miss Gail Robertson, who served as Rhododendron Queen of 1961. On Saturday night, the Rho dodendron Pageant will again be presented in the Asheville City Auditorium in Asheville, N. C. Following this there will be a Rhododendron Ball. Applications are now being re ceived by the Queen Committee in Bakersville for both age groups mentioned above. Parents with girls age eight through eleven are urged to contact Mr.' Bill Hen line, Bakersville for details. Young ladies from ages seventeen through twenty-three who would like to enter the festival contest are required to contact Mr. O. D. Calhoun, Spruce Pine, N. C. Eight Local Students Gradu ate At Mars Hill Mars Hill Among the 205 students graduated at Mars Hill College Monday were eight irom Yancey County. Seven are from Burnsville; Naomi Ruth Ferguson, daughter of Mrs. Margaret M. I Ferguson of RFD 2; Myra Louise j Holcombe, daughter of Mr. and i Mrs. Herschel W. Holcombe; | Marietta Atkins, daughter of Mr. > and Mrs. Bill Atkins; Larry Sei gle Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. S' jle R. Davis of F:FD 5; Fran ces Elaine Hensley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hensley of RFD 3; Ted Lee Mathis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mathis of RFD 3; Gwen Estell Robinson, daugh ter of Mrs. Mafra M. Robinson of RFD 3. Also Harold Renfro, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Renfro of Bald Creek. Community 4-H Clubs Organized In County Agricultural Extension Agents and community leaders in Yan cey County are organizing com munity 4-H Clubs over the entire county. There are six clubs al ready organized on a community basis with local leaders In charge. I These clubs are: Arbuckle, New lContinued on back page) NUMBER FORTY-ONE die Cherokee Indian Reservation have entered the 1962 Western North Carolina Rural Community Development Program, according to an announcement by Mayor Earl W. Eller of Asheville, presi dent of the Asheville Agricultural Development Council and Mrs. Mary M. Deyton of Yancey county, area chairman of the program. Tali nationally known area community, farm and home im ’ provement program, now in its 113th year, is sponsored by the Agricultural Council and the ag- Hcakural agencies in each county, j Eleven communities in Yancey {County are competing in the iarea program.' They are: Ar buckle, Brush Creek, Double Is (land, Newdale, Higgins, Bald Creek, Bald Mountain, Jacks Creek, Pensacola, Bee Log and Green Mountain. According to Mayor Eller, “ft is inspiring to see the continued interest in the Community Deve lopment Program avar Waotaro. North Carolina and the enthus iasm and dedication of community leaders. Over the past 12 years this movement has proven to be i a program of progress, not of 1 promise: of action and deeds, of ' i work and toil, not of talk and 5 “Pie in the—slcy"- promises of ! i solving all our problems. The 1 1 Community Development Pro -1 • gram is truly a story of miracles, 1 but not the miracle which cap * lures the headline today and is J forgotten tomorrow. Tne real / miracle has been the accomplish ments of thousands of rural peo -W-taMSeijisr .tast&toer vear after year to build better communities and a better area. These results will stay with us forever.” Os the 117 organized communi ties in the area, 74 entered in the farm division and 43 in the non farm division. They are compet ing for approximately $12,000.00 in county and area awards. $3,800.00 in area prizes are being offered to the communities making the most progress. These are sponsored by the following firms: Sears, Roebuck & Co., Ashe ville Citizen-Times Co., Biltmore Dairy Farms, J. C. Penney Co., Mountain Poultry Co., Smoky Mountain Hatching Egg Service, Gerber Products Co., Parkland Chevrolet Co., Arbor Acres Farm, Inc., Earle-Chesterfield Mill Co., Sealtest Foods, Ivey’s, Lowe’s Asheville Hardware, Rose’s Westgate and Westgate Assoc iates, Pearlman’s Super Furni ture Store, Free Service Tire & Appliance Co., Farmers Federat ion, Bon Marche, Belk’s-Efird’s- B& J Department Stores and The Man Store. Mclntosh Elected ‘President Os {Yancey BA Mack Mclntosh was re-elected president at the annual dinner meeting of the Yancey County Breeders Association held Wednes day night, May 23, at the Hilltop Soda Shop. Other offioers elected were Bruce Bailey, vice-president, and Sam Wheeler, Secretary- Treasurer. New directors elected were - C. W. Mclntosh and Hubert Styles. M.. E. Senger, Extension Dairy Specialist from State College, talked to the group on the Im portance a testing program and its relation to breeding. He stated that the triangle erf suc cessful dairying is up of breeding, feeding and manage ment, and that if either side was out of balance one didn’t get the best possible results. Harold Farthing, who is doing the DHIA testing in this area, was introduced. He told of plans • x ancey vounty • * I
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