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Remember?
The setting is virtually the
same, but the city has changed, j
This is Btil|isv:'lle as it appeared
in the years just prior to World
War 1, nestlin',? cozily under the 1
peak of Green Mountain.
Hie profile cf the peak and the
long ridge have been altered only
slightly (about the only difference
i 3 that aN. C. Forest Service
fire tower now sits atop the moun
tain).
Burnsville, however is different.
Only a few of the buildings in [
this picture stifl gjUgL
Those still standing and in use
are The Baptist Church (building I
State Democrat Leader Speaks Here
“The state should help all
small counties in their struggle
for economic independence, as
long as they do not expect a
handout” State Democratic Party
Chairman Bert Bennett told an
audience of party leaders here
Saturday.
“Regardless of the size, what
affects any. county affects the
state. We are all in this business
of making North Carolina a better
state. We have learned that what
Is good for one county is good
for all,” Bennett said.
“There are many of our coun
ties that need help from the stjate.
For example, I understand that a
plan is now being studied
in which several million dollars
will be invested in Yancey County
if certain conditions can be met.
The proper offificials represent
ing state agencies should work
Yancey Calendar
THURSDAY
*r
7:30 p. m. —Annual Recital of
Students of Mrs. Garrett Bailey,
Burnsville Elementary School
Auditorium: 7:3o—Mioaville Com
munity Development Club, Mica
viHe School Lunchroom; B—Burns
ville Garden Club, home of Mrs.
Troy Ray.
FRIDAY
7:30 p. m.—Ramseytown Com
munity Development Club, Voting
House: 7:30— County-Wide obser
vance of John Wesley Anmiwor
dary 'by Methodist Churches, Hig
gins Memorial Methodist Church;
ft—Graduation Ceremonies of Cane
p.'v-er High School, school auditor
ium.
SATURDAY
7:30 p. m.—Square Dance, Cat
tail Community Recreation Hall.
SUNDAY
2i30 p. m.—Baccalaureate Ser
v ces of East Yancey High School,
rohool auditorium
TUESDAY
7 p. m.—Earl Horton Post Am
erican Legion and Auxiliary, Com
munity Building.
THE YANCEY RECORD
in middle foreground with sharp
| sj.'eeple); the Captain Bill Moore
home (pine-suirounded building on
. knob to left of the chureh. . . ,it
is now the home of Mrs. s. T.
Ray); The offices of the late Dr.
W. B. Robertson (small building
to left and below e . . it
is now an apartment); The bounty
Courthouse (building with rounded
dome in right foreground,—it is
partially obscured by the old Ba,p
--’ t>t Church); and the old Citi
■ zen‘s Bank Building (hujiduut at
lrs»to -rwHit- Bingre-wmcTow) ■
Gone-are the old Baptist Church,
I which was later used as a Ma
hand in hand with your leaders to
see that these codnitions can be !
met, for what is being planned •
here will be of tremendous benefit!
to the entire state.
“Our image in the Democxhtac
Party is forged by those in posi
tions of leadership. We must con
Yancey County Notebook
BY HARVEY PRICE
District Forester I
Variations in elevations, aspect,
moisture, soil and sunlight are
influences controlling our illative
trees, shrubs,- and plants. Many
fcp Pies blooming early ini , pine
location may be found in flow r
W:».ks 'tr-r another. Ilf.' Nanta
hala and Pisgah National Forests
include all combinations of these
variables occurring in Western
North CarnTi The season for
some Ilovers, therefore, depends
on a givm location
fßhis sv.m there is r. display- of
purple rhododendron along -sec
tions of the Blue Ridge Parkway
through the Catawba- Ranger Dis
trict from Buck Creek l.»a,p to
Deep Gap. The season for this
same flower on Roan Mountain is
the third week in June. Also in
bloom along this section of the
Parkway are slapd myrtle and
pink "shell azalea.
For mountain laurel go to Wise
man’s View along the edge of the
Linville Gorge wild area. Bloom
ing with it are purple rhododen
dron and punettetum. Flame aza
lea is now blooming at such places
as Hiwassee Lake Campground in
Cherokee County. The well-known
azalea display on Wteyah Bald
takes place in mid. June.
En route to these outstanding
sites, the traveler may see other
flowers in smaller groups. Among
them are columbine, iris, moun
tain magnolia, or wahoo, black
locust, bluets, wild geranium,
violets in three colors, yellow top,
black cherry and others.
Picnic and campgrounds in the
national forests are open for use-
Many forest roads and trails are
‘‘Dedicated To The Of Yancey County*
sonic Temple; the Burton Hotel
(low, long building with white
columns at pratieally the center
of the picture); the old Methodist
Church (directly behind Burton
Hotel); the home of the late Carrol
Gillespie (to left of Methyl
1 (#;,•-'eh.); Ithe home of the late
L. E. Briggs (large building with
double chimneys in right fore
ground) ; the old Corneilus Rob
inson Drug store (building a4ia
centr to present Baptist Church'; |
~anq lire 'emu.. ""«-«» -—**-»»,-Ooninri L
bolftmned building" opposfte" old |
Citizen’s Bank).
siantly remember that what We
j do, be it the General Assembly or
jas precinct chairmen, we must
j continually strive toward making
, this a better state and we must
not get sidetracked on things of
little consequence which tend
to divide us.”
| available for hikers and nature—
I lover. 1 ".
Jack Boone was elected Pre&i-
Dvelopment Club at a meeting
dent of the Miclaville Community
Friday (May 17) at the Micaville
School lunchroom. Other officers
elected are: Floyd Wilson, Vice-
President: Mrs. Elizabeth Silver,
Secretary-Treasurer; and Mrs.
Lola Harris, Program Chairman.
June Street, Home Economics
Extension Agent, and j Herbert
Allen, Agriculture Teacher at East
Yancey High School, showed
slides and dlseu c s-*1 projects
which community clubs may parti
cipate in.
Goals and objectives will fie set
at the next meeting scheduled for
Thursday (May 23) at 7:30 p. m.
at the school lunchroom.
Is your pressure canner safe, or
do you know? To be sure, Wave it
checked before you start your
season’s canning.
Arrangements have been made
with Burnsville Furniture &
Hardware Co. to hold h Pressure
Canner Clinic June 10-15. This
test will be free unless repairs
are necessary.
If a pressure canner is not func
tioning properly, much good food
can be lost.
Four Yancey County 4-H’ers
have been named county winners
In the 4-H Health Project.
The 1963 Junior King' and
Queen are William Lee Tipton of
Jacks Creek and Shelia Pate of
: Bee Log. They won expense-paid
- tripe to 4-H camp.
; The Senior King and Queen are
Graduation Ceremonies Set
FridavKiaht At Cane River
YciikJbij Obituaries
I
MRS. FRED KlfftNE |
M. 8. Fred Boone, p| of iMtoa- J
I \ lie, died in YanceT Hewitt!
Saturday after a brief' illness.
Services were held! Tuesday in
CrrfXree Baptist Churfch.
The Rev. Earl Blsukanahip, the ,
Rev. Jay Blankenship the Rev.
Frank Chapoe and this?'Rev. C. J.
Duvall officiated. Burial was iti
Glay Mound Church Cemetery.
Surviving are the bttsband; four
daughters, Mrs. Forest Thomas
and Mrs. Thomas Edge of Mfca
ville. Mi's. Sherwin Briggs of
Fletcher a»d Mrs. Steve Yao->
sons. Sam and Elmer of Mica
carino of Hoteoken, N. J.; three
viUe and Byrl of Hendersoavdlle;
four sisters, Mrs. Reid Quean,
Mrs. Alford Saif and Mis. Lgi£
Self of Little Switawland adsj!
Mrs. Jim Waycaster of w*o«M
lawn; a brother, MeMh
ney of Little Switzerland; nine
i f :r »»dchiWren and greafrgraii#.
F«S?W S»=4US(^*SP
1 home of Mrs. Thomas Ed 2» Mm- .
I day morning and remained until
time for services.
<MRS. EVA ROBINSON
Mrs. Eva Robinson, 53, of Rt. 1,
Green Mountain, died Thursday
<\hy 16) in a Spruce r Pine hos
pital after a long illness.
Services were held Saturday at
Pleasant Gap Baptist Church. The
Rev. Wade Boone and the Rev.
G. H. DilMnger officiated, and
burial was in Fred Young Cexne-j
tery. , ,
Gary Bennett from Burnsville and
Julia JJae Rutledge of Newdale.
They will receive free trips is
-4-H Club Week.
The Burnsville offices of French
Broad Electric Co. will be ciased
May 30 in observance of Mem
orial Day.
Graduation exercises at Bee Log
Elementary School will be held
Monday <M y ??) at 8 p.
The Rev. A. Z. Jamerson of
Bolens Creek Baptist Church will'
foe the speaker. ;
Honor students who will take l
part in the progsttm are Carolyn
Tallent, Janet Cox, Sheila Fate,
ffma Jean Buchanan, Linda Ad
kins, Donna Harris, David Ms-
Curry and Gene Mclntosh.
Principal Ernest Banner will, pre
sent diplomas and special awards.
The Rev. Willi&m W. I*it#
will be guest speaker at the Hig
gins Memorial Methodist Church
Sunday at 11 a. m.
Dr. Lalte, a member of the
Florida Conference of the Metho
dist Church, retired in lasft after
serving the church for 53 years.
During bis active . h>tory, Da-.
(Lalte built 28 churches, designing
many of them 'personally super
vising their construction.
Dr. and Mrs. Laite are not now
comers to Burnsville.
Mrs. Lalte was affiliated with
Camp Mt. Mitchell for Girls in
the 19305.
The Ladtes are now partners in
a development project on the
southern slopes of Flattop Mourn-'"
tain in Yancey County.
The Yancey County Dairy Far
Surviving are the husband,
Pobinsou; three daugh
ters, Mis. Edith Crowder of Rt.
8,. ManfCtni’, Mrs. Rrba fiftoae tof
Burnsville Star Route, and Mies
J-eag Robinson of the home; four
softs, Brown, Kenneth, and Jesse
Lee of Burnsville, and Jack Rob
inson of Rt. 3, Bakersvrlle; fijVe
sisters, Msb. Lena Campbell and
Mis. Jule Wells of OMo. Mrs.
Alice Letterman of Charlotte,
Miss Sarah Jane Rotittaon @f
Puisaeola, and Mrs. Lola Boone of
Rt. 2, Baurnsville; and fhre hitch
ers, Roy, WiilSe, and Carver Rob
inson of Green Mountain, aad
Floyd and Wes Robinson •! Balti
more.
GEORGE | . McPEXERS
Geetge F. M»P«tens, si, died at
I ins tense mar Burnsvffie Sahuci
■dfcf mcrnlUg after a short illness'.'
Me was a disabled veteran of
World War EL ' -
&.i vices wh o held Moiutay in
hSTS3S;."£A^S3
Ifche Lew Gap Free Will Baptist |
Penlaud Cemetery.
PaLbeams were Horace D. Ray
( Jr., Sanvuel D. Riddle, Brook sa
ver, "Paul Presnell, and Frank and
Kenneth McMahan.
Surv'yars include the parents,
Mr. and Mi’s. Joe McPeiers; four,'
sisters, Mrs. Stanley Preaneh'
and Mrs. Charles Hensley of Star
Route, Burnsville, ami Mrs. flSar
old Simmons and Mrs. W. M.
McNeil of Marten; and two broth
! era, Earl and Carmon of Buras
ville.
mers Association will sponsor a
Dairy Princess Contest (May 13)
at Mahasco Carpet Company at
7:45 p. m. Mrs. Syria Robinson
and Mack Mclntosh ars serving
as Chahmen. -»•
Rules for entering the contest
are:
1. Entrants must foe at least 17
years of a«e June 1, I»S3, and
must be under 26 years of age as
of June 1, 1963.
2. She must be at lefcst a senior
.in 1933-64 school year. If not in
she must be a high school
graduate.
3. She must oof oe, nor haw
, been, marred;— i~,7T - * -l
, 4. She cannot be a professional
model or currently hold title as
winner of another stale-wide con
test.
5. She must be a reafidenit ’of
, N. C. and must have been a resi
dent of N. C. for at least one year.
, 6. If county winner, she will re
| present Yancey County in the
* Area Dairy Princess Contest.
7. She must be a consumer of
, mill and dairy products.
8. Contestants will wear even-;
jug dresses |n county contest.
9. If site becomes oftjyds Dairy
Princess she must foe available
for personal appearances until a
auccessbr is chosen.
Those wishing te enter should
1 contact Mrs. Alice Hopson, Assist
ant Home Economics Agent In I
BurosvHle, er call 882-2118. The
entry deadline is May 27.
, Two Yancey County youngsters
rsjM-ved as Sjafcga dprtag the N. C.jj
Leaislateagfa recent visit to Wes-,
tern Carolina College at Cul
ijfc ■
E. K, McLARTY
4 k. ,r £
Bennett Called
far Road Talks
1 P respects brigbtewad aoaakterab
’ ly this week teat the tmilti-mfEkw
dollar resort for Yancay County’■ i
Cattail Creek will beoome a
reality.
I vllle made a hurried trip to
j Rale'ph for several days of coa
' i saltation with members of the
" State Highway Camiftisstea.
* Bennett, cf»aiitm» of the eoun
ty's Democratic Party, its repre
• sorting tibe Yancey Chamber of
Commerce.
( Construction c* the rasert, which
wo aid be a rear-round facility
koasiang one of the country's finsst
skiing layouts, h : c:g“S on con
struction of an access road from
the Burnsville area to Mt. Mtch
•ll via Cattail Creek.
lowhee.
Fleet Y. Proffitt Jr., and Markie*
Bennett, both of whom served in
j.f'l-Tiilar capacities in Rale
igh for fi -week earlier this year,
were pages for the Seriate.
Young is the son. W1
Mi's. Mildred Proffitt of Bald'
Creek and the late Mr. Proffitt j
ar.d Markic is the son of Yancey
Representative Mark W. Bennett
and Mrs. Bennett.
Fleet Jr.’s sister, Susan, was an
honorary pagette at Cullewhee.
Randy Banks, son of Mr. mod
Mrs. Bill Banks of Burnsville was
an honorary page.
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The The American Legion Auxi
liary of Yancey County’s Etui
Horton Post will conduct its an
nual sale of Memorial Duy pot
pies Saturday (May 25).
Poppies which will be sold on
the streets of Burnsville were
mode at Often Veterans’ Hospital.
Proceeds go to the patients and to
eharities for child welfare.
Miss Myra Holcombe was the
guest at a bridal shower Saturday
(May 18) at the home of Mrs.
fi'jfoy Hensley. Mrs. Roy Ray
was 00-hostess.
The house was decorated in a
■chftne cf laee avsr pink, and ar-
Daiigements of spring tlowens wart
throughout the house.
I Approximately 75 guests attend
' ad. "4
Miss Hoicambe, daughter of Mr.
arid Mrs. Hershel Holcombe of
Burnsville, will be married next
fe>nth to, atmrles Hadley of Bury
yflle, the awn of Mfy land Mrs.
Vance Hensley.
East Yaiicey
Exercise Set
For May 29
; Annual gi-adttaticn oaranijpies
will be caudueted Friday 'May
24 1 wt Cane River Hijh Bciawl
and FYsday (May 25) at Sate Yan
cey High School.
Dr. K. K. MoLarty Jr., pvosi- ,
dejis of Brevard CoNese, will be
the speaker at Cane River. A kalf
ctawen honor students will be the
epdakers at Bate Yanoey.
Awaitte and diplomas will be
presented at Cane River and E it
Yancey lay Principals fiteteert F.
-iPetersen nod- Woedroa W Ang-hi,
rwsiMlelivtey. •• •
%
-' Bighlyetix ar« eahteeled to
t j turn teur tasstes at Bate Yane ;y
i. While 68 wifi at Ca :«
,! Steer.
! The 1933 valedictorian at Cane
r \ Rteer Jamei-een, dau
ilfllMiortU' is Jeanette
i- dai'S.bter of Mr. and Mas. Gray
e son King.
Other honor teudents are Ronnie
[. R*iy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
!. Ray; Veughtie King, dav ghter of
f Mr. and M». Biyan King; and
AnneCe England, daughter of Mr.
i end Mrs. Hubert Bnglai^.
' Sponsdre of the senior class arc
t Miss Anastasia Tomberlin, Bill
Bailey and Mrs. Robert Peterson.
1 The clast officers are Wanda
- Ruth Pittman, president; Mary
Will McPeters, vios-president;
Barbara Anglin, secretary; Ka
trinka Wafcb, treasurer; and An
nette Eng-Jaand, rewortw.
Juniors named to serve as
marshals are Akna Chandler
(chief), Carolyn Bailey, Ronnie
Prcffitt. MHlie Lou Wilson, Pn
-1 tricia King, Brenda Grindstaff,
H 1 Jimmie Wilson, Marie Day txm,
I Saundra, Duncan hnd Pat Tipton.
Dr. MdLartv, a graduate of
Duke University, has been presl
( dent at Brevard since 1957. Under
j. him the Methodist-related junior
: college two experienced remark
-1 able growth, new boasting a virtu
[ ally new 'physical plant.
F
... During his days in She ministry
Dr. McLart-y eerved six churches
II in the Western North Carolina
;• Conference,
1 Much in demand as a speaker,
5 he was on« of the ministers on «ua
-evangelistic miseioa to CUha in
' "1954 %
Janet Ohle, daughter of Mr.
and, Mrs. B. Ohle, is the vale
dictorian at Bast Yancey. Iria
Schwiataer, (laughtw of Mr. and
Mrs. Pater SchwLdzer, is saluta
tratea.
Other l»n«r students are Fran
ces and Theresa Coletta, Glenda
I-tell, Mildred Presnell, HanailtoH
aberete, Gloria Briggs, Linda
Laughrun and Martha Wilson.
The class officers are Theresa
Goteita, prasident; Miss Sehwint
zer, vica-president; and Earl Tip
tea, secretory.
Juniors who wiß seiwe as mar
aitoto are D»uu Lewis and Gerald
• Fender «xwßhi«fc), Betty Harris,
pa». Jerry Itowton CaixxSva P&te
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