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1 * *»- •' .. - SL VOLUME TWENTY-SEVEN Subscription $2.50 Per Year BURNSVIJ.LE, N„ C.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1963 Price Per Copy Ftn Ceuta NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT \ • * •.« _ . . . 1 « .* — ■“—‘l 11 ■■■-• §!& I jfa ■■* ■-~v u~. -1 *&&> - fyau H&n&nbeA? Recall the Burnsville Eagle? It was Yancey County’s first newspaper, and one of the earlier weeklies in Western North Caro lina, The paper was established by the Me John N. Lyon and the late O. A. Lewis (pictured above) in 1896 in Greenville, Tenm. Around the turn of the century they mov ed their equipment across the mountains to Burnsville. The Eagle, as it was called un til 1936 when it became The Yancey Record, had three homes in Burnsville. It first was located in a frame building on the site now occupied by Ray Brothers’ Grocery. Later it was moved to the building new occupried toy Ruby’s Flower Shop and John Yates BersieU of Burnsville un- „ T c!insan Cvty. Tenn. wtis co-host- J OR - tterwent surgw Friday at vac;- «»; The Louis reside In Weshta- ROSC|)F McMahan ans Hospital ait Oteen. He is 6oM ’ u - c chairman of Yancey Country’s J. F. iFrancis) Robinson of Roscoe McMahan, 73, of Burns- Democratic party. . . Cane River is in Durham for a ville, died Saturday morning Feb. Miss Cynrhia Ann’ Randolph of check-up at Duke Hospital. . . 16 in Yancey Hospital after a two Winston-Salem spent last week- R- L. Mclnteh Gene Higgins week illness. end here visiting her parents, Phil Harris and Bill Silvers, all services were at 2:30 p. m. Mr and Mrs. C. P. 'Randolph. .. of Burnsville, attended “Speed Fcb . 17 in Laurel Branch Baptist Miss Carolyn Clevenger of Car- W:eks " lfe;st week m Daytona ’ Church at Pensacola. son-Newman College in Jefferson The Rev. A. Z. Jamerson and City, Tern., visited her parents, Trc-y Ray cf Burnsville is con- the Rev. Ralph Mumpower officia- Rflr.' and Mrs. Biff Clevenger, fined to Yancey Hospital. . . ted. Burial was in the family ce last weekend. Misses Fran and Rusty Plem- metery. Jimmy Hughes, who recently mons of Winston-Salem are visit- Surviving are a daughter, Mrs, retired from the armed services," ing their sister, Mrs. Tom Higgins Oscar Hensley of Burnsville: a is visiting his Mother, Mrs. Eliza- in Burnsville this weekend. . . son, Burns of Swar.nanoa; a sis beth Clapp in Burnsville. . . Mrs. A. G. Edge of Burnsville ter - Mrs - Judd McMahan oi Mrs. Frank Howard Lewis Jr. is a patient in Yancey Hospital. . . R p*n°acola was honored Friday «« a. a Mrs. Hnymus H« ** l L rfiowcr at the home cf Mirs. Ceu- ored at a baby '"Shjwcr Thursday rol Angel. Mrs. John Ryan of in the home of Mrs. Mack Ray. Rep. Taylor Requests Reappraisal At Oteen ' WASHINGTON Congressman Roy A. Taylor has called on the Veterans Administration to re appraise accomodations at its Oteen Hospital. In a letter to VA Administra tor John S. Gleason, Jr., Rep. Taylor said he had inf Sanation that the waiting list of patients | seeking admission to Oteen had purged to 404 veterans. The Congressman said this was the total on Feb. 5 and included 258 medical patients and 146 sur- gical patients. “Veterans’ service officers and r.rfc'Oidzations in western North Carolina are greatly disturbed ever this large waiting list and respiting teg delay in providing lir-pilaliaaiton for qualified veter ir.s,” declared Taylor. “If a veteran is entitled to hospitalization, he should get it when 'he needs it, not many rnon-l (lw later,” said the congressman. He called Gleason's 'attention to a VA policy staujment of 19S0 in which the VA pledged as follows: “The Oteen situation will be watched carefully. If at any time tt becomes rpparemt that an in crease in accomodations is re- THE YANCEY RECORD • . ■ ■--•■ :•*/*’". '.'jWfoii .‘,- : ' • •' Robinson’s Photo Studios. This picture was taken in 1928 at 1 its third and final location, the site where the Blue Ridge Hard ware Co. building now stands. Next door was a. garage (now the •building contains Burnsville Dept. Store), and one of the gas pumps is visible through the open door of the print shop. An obviously 1 curious youngster (he has his thumb in his mouth) is standing in the door, apparently marveling at the camera. This picture as donated by Mr. Lewis’ children, who often helped him publish the paper. One of them, Miss Bess Leiws, a Yancey County teacher, vividly recalls inking the pi'ess for her i father (the press is to Lewis’ left quired to meet the demand, we will give consideration to provid ing additional beds.” Rep. Taylor declared, “I be-1 lieve it is apparent that an in- j crease in accomodations at Oteen ts required. I request that you re appraise and re-study the bed capacity, with a view of increas ing the capacity to reduce and eliminate this Waiting list..” I -. , REP. ROY TAYLOR „ “Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County" in the picture.) Publishing a paper w>as an ex tremely slow process in those days,” Miss Lewis recalled. “The type had to be set by hand, letter was ready to be printed, you bad by-letter. Then, when the paper to in the chaises between each impression. The latter was my job. I remember my friends call ed me a ‘Little Printer’s Devil’ and it made me boiling mad.” There wore, in addition to Bess, seven other Lewis children who at one time car another assisted their father. They are Ralph of Erika, Joe, Oliver and John of Burnsville, Mrs. Dora Horton of ( Asheville, Mrs. Margaret Hensley ; of Banner Elk and Mrs. Mary Draiuch of Vienna., Va. College Choir To Sing Here The Mars Hill College Tourin* Choir will present a program o sacred music March 10 at thi 'First Baptist Church in Burns ville. The visitors will "s.~cj during th evening- hour of ■>. The pax gram will present "n-li Breathin: I Life,” “0 Saviour Throw Th Heavens Wide,” “Let Down Th Bars, O Death,” “'lre Braziiia Psalm,” and several spiritual: including, “Creep Along Moses, 1 “Good News,” “Wonderful Conns lor,” ‘and “My Lord,, What Morning." _ 11 1 IS Higgins Church Has New Elder Gerald Claris" of Asheville h been -appointed aot as lay : sistant at the Higgins Sever Day Adventist Church during 1 absence cf Elder A. J. Skender Elder Skender recently acce ed an appointment at Charlo-tte the Carolina Conference of Seve Day Adventist Headquarters. . . . Two deacons -were recer ordained at the Higgins cln*r Ordained during services Peb. ware John Woody and W. Clapp, both of fit. 2 Burnsvilk - .’-—ttw .rtijffi" ■■ —■ - - —, ----- - - - - - *-■■ ■ - -r- i*r ■-- i - - -j - ------ . . _ .^. Flu Epidemic Hits Yancey; Estimated l-as-3 Are Sick • • U — PTA imp Will. Urn Ge-.ti£ Jen is c i fkih grille, an ex pert on juveoil k delinquency, will address a com feed meeting ci Yanofly County yL Parent-Teacher Associations aex .fctk. Jarvis is set jlui&a to spear Monday night -fE&roh 4) at East Yancey High SclsW at 7:20 p. m. Jarvis is new M officer in thi Asheville Polife Department, specializing in Kpaiile work. Ho is considered a«tig tlie best in the country in fas field. A native of Afwville, Jarvis at tended Spring eld College in Massachusetts, r spring in Physi cal Education. Jpom graduation in 1952, he bec'ar 0 physical direct or’ of the Ashev Ls YMCA. In 1956 he I lame affiliated with the Aahevijp Police Depart ment’s juvenile {control offices, and two years later was promot ed to sergeant In the detective office, still snScMizing in juve nile work. Htlh'as attended num erous colleges offering courses on juvenile, <j€ti|g&ncy, including • advisory irnuiwees \ -."T Cross, is a Nadir ofj# ['teenagers’ i {Sunday Scho 1 class at Ashe ville’s Christ n Church, and is a past memt -of the Boy Scents of America C tncil. He is the si of the late Judge N. C. Jarvis. »e is maried to the former Jean Adrews of Durham, and they havatwof daughters. e— j .. GENE IRVIS ■'l mm? 'MB fix a ~**wC ?•• ' ' Ha ' luy ** h j Kb w ffliiHlMhl •' t PT-rifr ' mkst * B s te *m~ ■{JrJm- *ay YANCEY COU ”S 4-H LE ADE RS— (top, left to right) Samuel D. • ■oh. MrTVyugaid, MiE-dra Bowditch, Mrs. Cora Presnell, Mrs. Bernice 16 Tom Gibbs, Mi tory Alice Gibb s, John McMahan, Mrs. Ruth Rice, J - right) Mrs. Ev iobertsou, Mrs. Jean Hilemon, Yates Deyton, Mrs. *■ Not pictured a Mrs. Jay Ball, Mrs. Opal Horton, Mrs. May Banks > ik*- V Htr ... - %'■ - iHSfe ... . ■•» &ML .■t* MB TWO FOR THE SHOW- Some times it aikes a fella and ‘his hv.diy to ge:a cow ready for a show. Dean Jarrett (left) and Glenn Prcsnell of Double Island clip Dean’s guernsey. This is typi . cal of the way 4-H’ers, who are presently observing their week, I wei k together. I ' " 4-H Clubs Isi Yancey Have Week At the present time there are !" < Srin*?anMT^County ,, ™ t ' l with' ,r " 160 members enrolled. There are no | muni-tv 4-H was Com ' ember. Community 4-H Clubs organized and the adult leaders of these clubs are as fellows: Double Island Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Thomas: Arbuckle— Mr. land Mrs. John McMahan; Brush Creek— Mi-, and Mrs. Wade Ran dolph; Newdale— Mr. and Mrs. Tcm-my Gibbs; Pensacola— Mis. Katie Wil::a,. Sammy D. Riddle; jacks Crock—Mrs. Car lie Bice, Buioter Stamey; Buoick—Mrs. 7 v-’.c Be-vditch, J'am-es Mc .Dun all: Grren ajjjjpldin—Mi’S, i .Lloyd lllUm a, Yates Deytca; ,Ea-t'a Creek- Mrs'. ®.n Ball, Mbs.’ Max Her ton; Bald Creek— M'-s. Shelby Robertson. There leaders meet with their •'.lbs each month. Extension 4-H Agents. hold trainin'? meetings to assist lead ers” w'ih ’heir monthly programs ar.d to acquaint 'them with county, district and state 4-H activities. Very seen, 4-H Clubs will be organized in all communities in the county, thatt would like to have v » J them. '-lS*-. Superior Court Begins Monday The March term of Superior Court is scheduled to begin Mon day (March 4) In the county courthouse at Burnsville. Judge James C. Farthing of Lenoir will preside. On the criminal docket «ro 51 lenses, includm* W «rttani«»ces or There are aka an unusual wmi jber of civil caees scheduled to be [heard. Men In Service LACKLAND AFB, Tex—Airman Baric Ronald L. Beckwith, atm of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Beckwith of Burnsville. N. C., » being re assigned to Amarillo, ABB, Tex., lyr technical training as a United ( States Air Force aircrafi mainten ance specialist. Ainman Beckwith, who comptet cd the first phase of his ml»tisy tor the specaHzed eourse on toe basis of his interests and apti tudes. He is a tan graduate of East Yancey High School. TINKER AF3, Okla. James P. Boone of Burnsville, N. C., las been promoted to airman second, class in the United States Air Force. Airman Bcor.e is assigned to the 1709th Technical Training Squadron here as a printing spec ialist. The airman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Boone ot R*. 2, Burnsville, is a graduate of Mica ville (N. C.) High School. i Riddle, Mrs. Katie Wilson. James Ram Mph; (middle, left to (right) Buster Stamey; (bottom, left to Jenny Thomas, J. D Thomas, t and Wad# Randolph. Adults Hit Hardest By -’Asian Bug’ Approximately one-thii'd of Yan : cey County’s estimated 15,000 re sidents have been stricken by the flu epidemic which is sweeping across the country, Dr. W. A. Y. Barger.t of Burnsville said Fri day. Dr. Sargent said it is the worst outbreak he has seen in several years here. •‘There is absolutely no room in Yancey Hospital," he said. ‘‘We are filled to overflowing, and there is nowhere to put patients, even those in dire need of hospi talization.” In one case, an elderly, parti aJly-paraiyaed lady who has no one to care for her at home, had to be put on the hospital’s wait ing list. Yancey's five doctors have been ! working day a. d night in an ef fort to oombat the influenza, but it’s a slow, tedious job since so many hoezse calls are necessary. Most of those with the virus ■\ *wive bs«h adults. School attend ance so far has deviated : 'vety * little from the ° normal absence ; rate. -i- • TSffiff one of the doctors. “Those I with the flu should fake very good care of themselves and not take chances by getting out.” All the doctors urged Yancey Countians to refrain from visiting friends and relatives in the hos pitals and clinics except in emer gency cases. “The Yancey Hospital has been on quarantine for a week, but people still show up at visiting hours,” said Dr. Sargent. “This is the biggest way ia which this flu can be spread. Please, do not vist unless absolutely necesaiy.” *# * # Sorry To Be Lute, But We Were Bugged Did yon receive your Record a day or uq late this week? We can answer that one for you. . . We know for sure 'that you did. Now don’t berate your postman. It wasn’t his fault. It was ours. But we feel we have a good ex cuse We were bugged! On Friday (Peb. 23 1 Thurman Brcwn, the Record’s one and only compositor, came down with the flu. In rapid successim, the bug hit T. Horace Higgins, the Record’s jack-of-all trades,' Tom Higgins, .the editor and publisher, and Mrs. Lois Roland, the lino type operator. Mrs. Roland’s troubles were two-fold as her daughter, Sandra, ais became sick and was hos pitalized. We struggled back to work at noon Wednesday two and one-half days behind schedule, still weak but determined. On Saturday morning wo finally made it—the paper was competed. This marks one of the few times the Record has been published on Saturday. We a-poLgize for the delay, but we feel you understand Os you now have the flu, we know you will). We’ll be back on schedule \2Szr * """i j \ Jr .IS .
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