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VOLUME TWENTY-SEVEN SubsoritNop JEM Per Ifcur 7 > BURNS VIIIJV N. C., THURS DAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 1962 Price Per CW Five Cents ? NUMBER THREE East Yancey Wins First Game Os Season Norman Ray’s seven yard touch down run, a safety, • and a tight defense enabled the East Yancey Black Panthers to come out vic torious in. their first game of the 1962 football season. They won 8-0 over the Harris High Blue Devils. — ASC Committee Election Con ducted By Moil This year’s ASC Community Com mittee elections are being conduct ed by mail so as to make it ml’e convenient for every voter to cast his ballot and in order to increase farmers participation in committee elections. Ballots containing khe| names of at least 10 nominees for | each ol the ASC Communities were mailed to each eligible voter on re cord on Friday, August 31. Two envelopes will be enclosed with each ballot for the voters use in returning his ballot by mail. The envelope addressed to this office will also have the farmers name and address on the back and re quires no postage on the voters part. The voted ballot should be folded and put in the plain (blank) white envelope and sealed. Then the envelope with the ballot should be put in the envelope addressed to this office and mailed. This will i permit each voter to cast a secret ballot by ma'l—as all the plain envelope." containing the sealed ballots will lose their identity when removed from the —first —envelope- - and placed with the other blank envelopes containing the ballots. Voters may vote for as many as, but not more than, FIVE of the nominees on their ballot. If they so desire, they may “write in” the name* of other far triers on their ballot and vote for them, however, no voter can vote for more than a total of five persons, nor will they be permitted to cast more than one ballot. Each voter must use the I envelope on which his or her name I appears on the back in voting, so that voter eligibility may be deter mined. Ballots must be returned or post-marked not later than Sep tember 10 to be valid. The County ( Committee will meet and tabulate the ballots on September 12. This tabulation will be open to the pub lic who care to attend. The farmer receiving the highest number of votes for his community will be the community committee chairman and also the delegate to the Con vention on September 24—where d County Committee will be elected. The farmer receiving the second, third, fourth, and fifth highest number of votes will be the vice chairman, regular member and first and second alternate member of their respective community committees. The vice-ohairman and regular member will be the first and second alternate delegates to .. the County Convention. We urge each person receiving our Newsletter at the County level to remind every farmer they con tact between now and September 10 to vote. Any voter who did not receive a ballot should come by the ASCS office and pick up one. Funeral Services For T. T. Anglin T. T. Anglin, a former Yancey County resident, died at his home in Dlsertsville, N. C. Sunday, Aug. 2S, after a long Illness. Services were held in the Metho dist Church in Disertsville on Tues day at 1:30 p. m. The Rev. Mc- Kinney, former pastor, officiated. Burial was in the Holcombe Ceme tery here. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Clay Mclntosh and Mrs. Carl Wilson, both of Disertsville and one son. Jack Anglin, of Disertsville; two sisters, Mrs. Ida Gouge of Mlcaville and Mrs. Charlie Young of Windom; and five grandchildren. Mr. Anglin was a former resident of Yancey County having moved to McDowell County around seventeen years ago. , fcl THE YANCEY RECORD ■ -Tft : . * v '- . »• *' «DiOflrtM T.Tl* Froggy Os Y«nwy County" East Yancey won the toss and el ected to receive. James Hoover re»< turned tiie kick-off to the East Yancey 19 yard line. Norman Ray picked up 9 yards in two carries and Banks and Hoover broke loose for runs of 17 and 18 yards, res pectively. A penality and a 1 yard plunge by J. D. Silvers set up Norman Ray’s touchdown run of 7 yards. Harris High took the kick-off but oouldti’t go anywhere. Neither team scored again in the first half. Norman Ray carried the ball 11 times, and had an average of 11 yards per carry in the first half. The panthers recovered one Harris High fumble. In the second half, no one scored until Jerry Young was tackled in I the end zone by Charles Jarrett for i a safety and 2 points. That was the final score of the game. Harris High’s only flooring threat came in tbe/fourth quarter when quarterback ) Jerry Young passed to R. WcCrrant for 36 yards. He caught the ball, took two steps and fell, otherwise he might have! had a chance to go all the way. I Harris High gained only 29 yards rushing. In the second hall East Yancey held Harris High for a -4 yards rushing. East Yancey inter cepted one pass and recovered one fumble. East Yancey gained 152 yards rushing and 58 yards pass i ing. They were penalized 60 yards. East Yancey had 12 first downs, [ and Harris iilgh 7. Outstanding of defense for the panthers were Charles Jarrett, Chuck Chrisawn, Ronnie —Allen, Junior Bennett, J. D. Silvers, and Leland Presnell. East Yancey will play their first home game of <the season Friday night at 8:00 against Salem. If you have not already bought your sea son ticket, the Booster Club urges as many supporters as possible to buy one. The tickets are good for all home games. The proceeds will be used to pay tor a new construc ted chain-length fence around the football field. The Booster Club I has contributed to the school other' facilities, such as the parting area, which can be used in all school sponsored events, the football lights, seats for the gymnasium i and the football field, and now are working on a scorers box. The Boosters Club urge everyone to at tend the game and see how all these facilities have added to the attractiveness to the school. The East Yancey Home games are: Sept. 7, Salem; Sept. 28 Old Fort, homecoming; Oct. 12, Dre xel; Oct. 26. NCSD; and Nov. 2, Crossnore. Dr. Sargent Te Attend PO Institute Dr. W. A. Y. Sargent’s office will be closed from September 12th through September 17th. Dr. Sargent will attend the Potomac-Shenandoah Valley PO Institute in Martinsburg, W Va. Mrs. Sargent will accompany him. Accident Fatal To Sherrill Huskins Sherrill Huskins, 28, of Rt. 1, Spruce Pine, was accidently killed at 3:30 a. m. Saturday while at work on a construction project near Pineville, Ky. Mr. Huskins, a member of Fair view Baptist Church, was a son of Milton and Dora Williams Hus kins and toe husband of the for mer Emma Lou McKinney, who survives. Sendees will be held at 2 p. m. Monday in Fall-view Baptist Church in Mitchell County. The Rev. Lloyd Glenn and the Rev. Joe Pitman will officiate. Burial will be in the church ceme tery. Other survivlors include three sisters, Mrs. Lomas Grindstaff of Burnsville, Mrs. Pauline Long of Morgan ton and Mrs. Carl McOil lard of Fort Bragg; and two bro thers Bill of Pennsylvania and ■ Cecil Huskins of Washington, D. C. * ... American Legion And Auxiliary ■' Ami The regular meeting of the Leg top and Auxiliary met on Tuesday, .August 28th, following a delicious cowered dish dinner served by hostesses, Mrs. Cbarlie Proffitt, Mrs. Oscar Young and Mrs. Ray mus F. Hilliard. Dr. M. W. Webb, Commander, and Mrs. Fred Anglin, President, presided over the opening of the meeting, which was most effective ■with the singing of the National Anthem, advance of colors, pledge to the flag and the Preamble. Three Legionalres from Marion were recognized, after which Dis trict Commander Dunwoodie of Lenoir gave a resume of the or ganization and purposes of the Legion and Auxiliary, the vital im portance of this SERVICE organi zation and the urgency of its con tinued growth for Veterans, widows 1 and children. The combined meeting adjourned after the benediction. ’ In the business meeting of the Auxiliary Mrs. John W. Chaffin, Jr., resigned as Vice President, as she is leaving town, and Mrs. Fred IN. Bacon was elected to replace Atutoe Executive meeting held on August 15th, the following Commit tees were appointed: Program, Mrs. Anna Belle Prof fitt; Membership, Mrs. Dorothy Westall, Mrs. Elizabeth Silver, Mrs. Julia Banks, Mrs. Oscar Young, Mrs. Brook Wilson, Mrs. Madge H. Pouts; Finance: Naomi L. King, Mrs. Frances Hamrick, Mrs. Kath-j leen Penland; Arrangement: —Mrsrj Margaret Tyner, Mrs. Frances! Low, Mrs. Betty. Ann Young, Mrs, i Doris Edge; Poppy: Mrs. Evelyn' Pate, Flora B. Roberson. Madge I H. Pouts; Music: Mrs. Anna Belle Proffitt; Housekeeping; Mrs. Mild-, i Proffitt, Mrs. Dorothy Ray, MrsJ Doris Helmle; Girls State: Mrs. I Lois Anglin, Mrs. Janet P. Banks, Mrs. Dorothy G. Allen. Hostesses for the Year: August: Mrs. Oscar Young, Mrs. Anna Belle Proffitt. Mrs. Billie Hilliard; Bept.: Frances Hamrick, Naomi King, Lula Higgins; Oct.: Doris Edge, Mildred Proffitt, Betty Bacon; Nov.: Ruth Wilson, Kath leen Penland, Doris Helmle; Jan.: Elizabeth Silver, Prances Low, Dorothy Westall; Feb.: Mrs. Guss Peterson, Evelyn Pate, Dorothy Ray; Mar.: Margaret Tyner, Fred , erlria Sargent. Flora B. Roberson; | April: Mildred Roberts, Dorothy Allen, Tool King; May: Madge Pouts, Janet Banks, Betty Ann Banks: June: Mildred Ray, Lois Anglin; July: Picnic. The President, Mrs. Anglin, urg ed all members to cooperate with her for a better, more worthwhile Auxiliary “ln Service to Others” Mexico, Topic Os Library Oroup Tuesday, September 11 at l p. m. the Study-discussion group of the library in Burnsville will discuss Mexico, its customs, history and democratic role In today’s world. Father Don Kaple will lead the discussion. Also, there will be a 30 minute color film on South America. This film depicts the struggles of Latin America to establish order and sound economics against a back ground of interesting customs. Primitive Indians of the Amazon and the Andes mountains, the churches influence and the pro blems of one crop economies are highlighted. The tremendous re sources and , possibilities In changes resulting from the indus trialization of South America are shown. ' ■„ ! All are welcome at this meeting sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Come And bring your {riends to Join In the discussion. i* \ NOTICE Dr. E. R. Ohio will attend a postgraduate course in Winston- Salem, September 13th through : 19th. His office will be closed dur (ing this time. _ Semcr Scouts ■ Elect Officers Senior Gir&Scout Troop No. 6C met for theif fiptt official meeting of this seasoA,. Thursday August 30 at the Consnftolftr building in Bur- J nsville. j) ? The offMSerl fttr the coming sea son are president, Frances Colletta secretary, Brenda Peterson, treasurer. The President, Doris King, wel comed the new |nambers and all jof the Senior Girl Scouts invite girls in the* and tenth grade 'from Cane Jtivdr High School t and Easu Yancey High School to come to the %Ktotlng Thursday, Sept. 6, 7:00 p. m. at the Commun ity building, IS&L Plans for ijf fall season are going to include helping control) visiting hours at the Yancey Coun ty hospital, preparing toys lor needy families to distribute at Christmas time, assisting the Lib rary and lively preparations for the 1 annual Christmas Bail. Friday. Sept. 7, the Sedtor Girl Scouts wilf have a supper lift slumber party. 1 Through all rib these programs these future women of our com munity are learning to become worthwhile citizens and to occupy leading rolls in our democratic way of life. All of this is accomp lished with a spirit of fun and satisfaction. The Thursday. Sept. 6, meeting • will be when final plans will be made and schedules set for the various programs. At this time the repuired attendance for those wish ing to attend the Christmas dance will commence. Girls of the ninth and tenth grade wishing to Join this fun and [ worthwhile group are invited to at-1 %' m —7: — Local Residents I Receive U. S. jCßiwwilhfifc I Mrs. Christa Wheeler and Mrs. Ingeborg Buchanan of Burnsville, formerly of Germany, received their U. S. Citizenship in Raleigh on August 29th. Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs. Buchanan are married to Yancey County re sidents who are now serving with the U. S. Army. Rites Held For Mrs. Hensley Mrs. Lollie Tomberlin Hensley, 80. of Greensboro, a resident of Buncombe County for approximat ely 15 years, died Tuesday morn ing In her home. Mrs. Hensley, a native of Yancey County, was a widow of the Rev. S. T. Hensley, once pastor of Bilt more Baptist Church, and sister in-law of the Rev. B. S. Hensley, both pf Asheville. i A memberof First Baptist Church of Greensboro, she had been connected with the Baptist Home for Children at Thomasville for many years. Services were held at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church of Greensboro. The Rev. Claude Bowen, pastor, officiated. Burial was in the family Cemetery at High Point. Surviving are four sons. Albi of Coral Gables, Fla., Gay and J. B. of Greensboro and Samuel Hensley of South Carolina; a daughter. Miss Lila Hensley of Greensboro; three sisters, Mrs. Texie Hensley and Mrs. Nola Robertson of Sfiss, and Mrs. Elzie Johnson of Tenn essee; and one brother, Cartie Tomberlln of Tennessee. Ranger Chaffin >To Study In Northwest District Ranger John W. Chaffin, Burnsville, will leave Pisgali Na tional Forest, September 10. For est Supervisor Peter J. Hanlon an nounced today. He added that Ranger Chaffin will receive a year’s study and practical experi ence in fire behavior and fire con trol In toe Northeast and the West before being reassigned to the South next September. Charles Brown Named Chair man of Brown [Campaign Here T •* % The "Brown for Congress" Head quarters . moved from the George VaiyierbilT Hotel to 67 Haywood Street over the Labor Day weekend The new headquarters is over the old Hursey Jewelry Store, soon to become the new home of the Ashe ville Book Store. Robert Brown, Republican candi date for Congress from the tlth District, said the, move was bring (made because of need for more space. “We are having to use more and j more volunteer workers as the enthusiasm and the tempo of the; ' campaign increases, and we Just had to have more space,” fie said. The Brown Headquarters, is lo cated at 67 Haywood as of 9:00 a. m. Tuesday (September 4). Charles L. Brown was named » chairman of the Robert Brown for | Congress Campaign tn Yancey County. Announcement of his appoint ment was made jointly by Garrett (Dick Bailey) Yanoey and 11th Congressional District GOP . chair man, and Robert Brown of Ashe ville, Republican candidate for Congress from the lith District. “I am most grateful that Mr. (Charles) Brown has acceded tiie campaign chairmanship,'V daid Candidate Brown. "lie has been a successful can didate himself, as well as an able public servant, and I am sure will be most effective in leading the. way to victory November 6 in Yan cey County.” I Charles Brown Is a native ot~ Yancey, Born in the Fhtppa Creek, section. He attended public schools ■ there and Stanley-McCormick, School In Burnsville, then entered { the University of North Carolina, j After one term he left to enter ttei arWortd War I. serv ing from sl7 to 1919. He taught school In the county, served as postmaster at Burnsvdle, was in the mercantile business for a number of years before becoming. a dairyman. Charles Brown has served two * terms as chairman of the board oft county commissioners, and- was a[ member of the State Senate from the 30th District, serving in the General Assembly session of 1943. He was also one of the first North Carolina Republican leaders! to support the nomination of former! President Eisenhower. A Baptist, Charles Brown has, been active in church activities. He is especially Interested to Yancey County history and is a great-grandson of one of the men who escorted the Cberokees on their immigration to Oklahoma in 1838. Some 10 years ago he pre sented a collection of some 200 I Indian relics to the Museum of Cherokee Indian at Cherokee. I Arthur Morgan School To Oipon September 8 • The Arthur Morgan School, an i experimental Junior school [ for boarding and day students, will open Saturday, Sept. 8,;. at Celo under the leadership of Robert Barrus and Elizabeth Morgan. A subsidiary of toe Celo Health Education Corporation, the school is associated with Celo Commu nity, Inc., and offers an active pro gram of work and study for grades 7, 8 and 9. The staff includes Paul George, James McWhirter. Dorothy Barrus and Velma Shuford of Celo. Ann Cannon from Cincinnati, Ohio, and Charles French, Antioch College student. Enrollment this year is being limited to eighteen. Students registered to date coma from var ious places including Porto Rico, I Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland as well as different parts of North Carolina. . During the past four summers, in I preparation for the school. Ernest and Elizabeth Morgan have been conducting work camps of Junior , high age youngsters who have help ed to build the present facilities. This summer, in addition to eight weeks of this type of, work catap, they have held a series of one-week Rebels Open At Moun tain City Friday Night The Cane River Rebels open the I 1962 gridiron season at Mountain! i C H>\ Tennessee, on Friday, Sept -1 ember 7. Coach Neill’s charges j will be put to the teat against » a big, powerful, and . ing Mountaineer eleven in seeking revenge for last year’s 13-7 outing. Having lost heavily VIA the gra i duating route, Coach Neill opened drille hoping to come up with some possible combination that would equal last year’s 7-3 record. Db- IY-Sa!om Foot ball Gamo To Bo Broadcast I —V f ! The East Yancey-Salem football game to be played on the East Yancey field her© Friday night will be recorded and broadcast over WTOE, spruce Pine on Satur day at 3:00 p. m„ according to Gerald Murdock, Sales Manager at WTOE. Navy Dept. Has Na«d For Civilian Typists The Navy Department in Wash .ington, D. C. has a definite need ’(or civilian typists and stenograph ers to fill essential positions in its J administrative offices. To help meet ‘ that need Miss Phyllis Blanken ship, Civilian Navy Representative, [will be located at the Navy Re- I emitting Station, Room 29, Post Office Bunding, Otis and Burt Streets, Asheville tor a.- limited 1 time to interview interested per-I sons in this ares and to administer, the civil service examination. The examination includes a ten minute | typing tost at 48 words per minute and for stenographers, a three minute dictation exercise at 80 ■ words a minute. Saturday appoint | ments may be made by writing or calling her at AL 3-1931 Weekday office hours .are 9:00 a. tn. to 5:30 p. m. . , Beginning salaries range from j $72 to $82.50 per week with yearly 1 | automatic .increases and promotion-' I*l opportunities/ Benefits include) , a five day work week, liberal paid, vacations and sick leave, group hospitalization, low-cost govern- ■ ment life Insurance and interesting 1 work assignments. The Navy hous ing office reserves a room for each appointee for the first seven days In Washington and assists in secur-* tog reasonable, permanent, Navy-! inspected accomodations. Sightseeing in Washington is un limited and Navy sponsors many] recreational and social activities. Four leading universities afford' Navy civilians the chance to attend night school for further education and even greater Job opportunities. Hoip cooperative family camps involv ing from three to seven families in | work, recreation and discussion ■ around such topics as “How to r Love Your Family in Our Times,” I “Community Problems.” and "Art for the Family.” I Itraught and disconcerted but with an open mind, he looked long and t hard into forty-five anxious new , faces to come up with a replace t ment for 190 pound. AH W. N. C. . Scholastic, Hammy Riddle—since - f departed to U. N. C. St isn’t likely that he win find such a dynamic ’ and productive runner as Riddle, ( but he is impressed with what he has seen and remarked. “Working j with these boys is an experience within itself. I’ve never seen such drive—each desire. Boys who work tMs .hard will sooner or later come through. This it going to be the most enjoyable and interesting season that I’ve ever had.” Faced with the despairing pro blem of replacing nine starters, Neill is counting heavily on stal wart performances from senior co-captatoe Ronnie Ray and John Robertson. Ray, a three-time All Pisgah Conference guard, is bring Shifted to tackle, and John Hooey •cutt, a 165 pound sophomore, wHI move to a starting guard position. Returning at quarterback, Robert son has proved his ability to hand ling the team. Three of the bright est'prospects to the “Rebel Rebuil ding Program” are returning let termen Ronnie Proffitt. Morris Thomas, and Walter Edwards. Proffitt has proved himself parti cularly adept to pass receiving and is a key man in the Rebel aeriel attack. Thomas, a bruising tackle, will be expected to do the punting, and Edwards, who saw consider able action last season, gives speed and power to the ground attack Determined and high spirited, he may provide the spark that is needed to make his team a winner. Blessed with depth at end, Neill ’ ean choose from J. B. Mclntosh, Mike Evans, or Bennie Honeycutt, j don Hensley are . JJLfc wiy-.qa,.. flis price Ralph - kins at center and left guard res pectively, and Steve Pate, a 190 pound frehsman, and Tom Wilson, are slated to see plenty of action. Tony Miller has shown class at left half, and brother Clifton is strugg ling with Mike Banks to win the futiback.slot. Steve Proffitt will understudy quarterback Robertson and Lee Roy Peoland will back up ’ Miller at left half. !i* Cane River will field a young i but hard working team loaded with desire and hungry to win. All to ' all, it should be an interesting sea (* son. (SCHEDULE: V Sept. 7 Mountain City, Team. ‘I away; Sept. 14 Hot Springs Home Game; Sept. 21 Mars Hill Home Game; Sept. 28 , Tryon Away; Oct. 12 Marshall > Away; Oct. 19 Rosman | Home Game; Oct. 26 Clyde I Away: Nov. East Yanoey Home Game. I Game Time 8:00 P. M. V© A© Nows J. D. Deßamus, Manager of the North Carolina Veterans Adminis-* tration Regional Office, said today peacetime veterans who have a service-connected but non-compen sable (less than 10 percent) disa bility will have the same priority for entering VA Hospitals as ser vice-connected disabled peacetime veterans. The only peacetime veterans • previously eligible to VA hospitali zation were those whose service connected disabilities were 10 per cent or greater, Mr. Deßamus ex plained. * The new law, signed by the Pre sident August 14, applies to toe relatively few peacetime veterans whose service-connected disabili -1' ties are not rated high enough to receive compensation. HOuBSRIB bUauuUlu OH N JC. MIOHWAYX * eles Department’s summary of traffic <Vath* through if A. If. Tuesday Seotember 4 1962* A Uvbuaj i V • KILLED TO DATE 800
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