VOLUME. TWENTY-EIGHT
Former Yancey
Residents Drown
in Washington
Max Styles ar.d his four old
son, Stephen, iv. ro drowned Tues- j
day, May 5 in the Potomac It'vtrj
in Washington, D. C. when their i
ranoe overturned. Also in the
canco w: re Styles’ six year-old-!
son, Lawrence, and a brother,
Brno. Eoih were ab’e to reach a
email island, where tli: y wor ■
Kindergarten
Commencement
Monday Evening
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Kindergarten tv-mm-net meat • ex
<rpisns w d be -held Monday, May
25 at 7:30 p. m. in the Junior
Assembly Room .of the Fast Bap
tist Church here.
Those graduating include Mar e
Hunter, Kim J uly, i arrel Styles,
Derek Hughes and Ttdd Bai'r.v.
Marshals will b> Diane vVampi. r.
Mary Louise Wray and Bobby
Holcombe.
Certificates will be av. arded by
Elgar Hunter, Jr.
Tiie prajram will c moist of j
scripture, songs and ilia Pledge) to j
the Flag.
Mrs. Jess Styles ;; kind ..•marten
teacher.
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I Photo by John Robinson
Pictured' above a r.i no; ~o' :.: ■ Biology class cf Dalton Junior High School, Winston-Salem,
ding hi front of the 1. .ge fi;:p:ue at the Nu-Wray Inn here. Includ'd in the picture are: Max
ier, instructor, Miss Peggy Kendal!, chaperon: Rangers, Price, Beav: r and Ray. Students include
j Lela Whisnant, Debbie App'eja.d, Kim GilUan. S?ttr Downs, Ban Conrad, Johnny Crooks, David
on, David Johnson, Margaret Flag V-r. Kay Lowing, Betty Cham bice, Jack Sjain, Roger PhUbrick
D ckie Peirce.
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Photo by John Robinson
Forth? Methodist Men's Breakfast pregram recently, the* East Yancey Betas gave the skit that
1 Ist place at the State Convention in Raleigh. From left to right: Mrs. Wcrta'l, d rector of the skit;
aiona Penland, substituting for her si-t:r, Amelia! David Coletta as Harry Wiliams; Joe Moody,
iy the n'ghtwatch; Byron Zuver, Judge Somers; Gary Ray, Coon y Potter; Caro'yn Pate, Lucinda
ttock: Norman Ray, Fedd'.er Jones, David Thomas, Roscoe Perk ipUe; (rated. Lynn Eugl sh, Re
;ca Wasson. For the last Qjtub meeting of the year, Mrs. Mack B. Ray, sponsor, and Mrs. Wcstall
t with the members for a picnic at Carolina Hemlock.
Subscription $2.50 Per Year
rescued the next day.
| Bruce, Styles and Ills brother,
j Max, a 31-year-old Eastern Air
j lines co-pilot, took Max’ two sons,
Lawrence 5, and Stephen 3, on a
[ fishing jaunt Tuesday morning.
May 5.
Nothing was o:en of them until
Wednesday mornnig when a man
rn the Virgin a shore sighte d
Brace in the top of a tree on a
sma'l island. The man cal'ed the
Rescue Squad which brought Bruce
and his young iv phew to safety.
Bruce sa d he and Max decided
, to give the boys a treat by taking
j them fishing on --Tuesday. He
raid "When' th‘:y“ were in the canoe
they started putting life jackets
cn th-7 boys and the canoe swung
cut and keeled cv,er. He saw both -
beys go und r th • water and grab |
bed them and handed the 3 year-!
o’u-bry to his father and took the
t-.v ear-old and headed gor the
i. land. When h,' reached the i -
land he stated that he could sra
his brasher, Max, holding Stxvo ‘
in h's arms, and that meant he,
cc-Ma’t swim. He said that Maxi
j bad always h en a good swimmer!
I and he didn’t know what came
lever him. He sad he thought h •
i saw them go under. Both bodvs
jwfra recovered later in the
week.
Max Styles was a former resi
dent cf Yancey County, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Utah Styles of
! Burnsville.
THE YANCEY RECORD
“Dedicated To The Of Yancey County* ’
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Micavilld Man
Wins Free Trip
To World’s Fair
Edd Laws of MicaviUe was the
winner of the first free trip to
the World’s Fair in New York. Ha
\w:i the trip last Saturday night
at the Riverside Drive In Theatre,
j One free trip good for two
aduits will be given away every
. Saturday' night for twelve weeks,
through Augiuct 1, at the River
sde Drive-In Theatre.
Entrants simply fill in their
name and address on a registration
coupon supplied by the participat
ing business firms in Burnsville
1 and MicaviUe. There is no obligat
ion and a person may register
once each day at all participating
business f rms.
Girl Scout Court
Os Awards At
Community
’Building
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The Girl Scout Court of Awards
will he held at the Communty
Bull-drug on Friday, May 22 at
7:30 p. m.
Badges will be awarded by
Mrs. P. C. Cototta who will also
| awara wings to members of the
| Brownie Troop who are flying up to
Junior Scouts.
A party for the Cadette Scouts
-w 11 follow the ceremony.
Mrs. Jess Styles and Mrs.
Nick Huskey are Cadette Scout
Leaders and Mrs. William Hess
and Mrs. Paul Laughrun are the
Brownie Scout Leaders.
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BURNSVILLE, N. C., THLRS >AY, MAY 21, 1964
Mrs. Alma
Masters Teacher-
Cf-Monfh
I Mrs. Alma Masters of Lexinton,
Ohio has been named as Teacher
of-the Month for May by the Mans
field Ohio Area Chamber of Com
merce.
Mrs. Masters js a sLxth grade
language arts instructor at On
tario, Ohio Junior High School.
She has been' teaching sixth
graders for 22 jjuars, 17 with the
Ontario school system and five at
' Lima, Ohio before going to On
. tario. The language arts category
which she is now teaching includes
English, reading and spelling.
Mrs Masters is a graduate cf
Appalachian Stafe Teachers Cc -
lege where she received a bach Tor
of science degrej. She has taken
“Seminar in Reading,” an inten
sive study on thb various methods
of teach'ng rca|ir«g.
She attended |5 Saturday sess
ions in Cleveland, Ohio recent!”,
listening' to oufctanding national
speakers, and a$ the end of the
three-and-a-ahalf“.period was recog
nized as a H>93tsa Jennings Sch >-
iar.
Mrs. Masters is a member rs
the National, Ohio, and Richard
County Educational Assns., the
North Central 014*0 Teachers Asm ,
the Mansfield <|iristian School's
board of education and the F< d
eration of Bible! 7 clubs.
She belongs tq the Brethr in
Church and has taught a Sunday
School class for ’several years.
Mrs Masters, her husband, Van,
and son, Mike, in Lexing
ton, Ohio. Her son is a ninth
grader at Lexington High School.
She is the former Miss Alma
Styles of Burnsville, daughter of
Mrs. Robert Styles and the late
Mr. Styles.
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bers Os Dalton 4
School
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Miss Lela Whisnant was hostess
to members of the UJi. grade Bio-1
logy C.ass of Dalton Junior High
School of Winston Salem, last
week-end.
Mertibers of the class, alSng wti
W. Max Waiser, instructor, and
Miss Peggy Kendall, chaperon,
were gusts in the home cf Dr. j
and Mrs. Clyde Whisnant from
Fr day until Sunday afternoon.
Tbs Dalton Junior Hgh Class I
was on a field trip to Yancey!
County which was arranged by |
Miss Le'a Whisnant. daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. Whisnant.
Rangers Harv.y R. Price, Claude
Beavers and Blaine Ray took the
class on an all day trip Saturday
through the Sjuth Too River
Game Refuge and Mt. Mitchell.*
Members of the class gathered
species to carry back to Winston
Salem with them.
Saturay right the class, with
their instructor and chaperon,
forest rangers and their wives
were guests at the Nu-Wray Inn.
Following the meal a program,
was given by tie foresters con-1
sistng of slides made of Western]
North Carolina, itreams of Yan
cey County, Ron Mountain and
i It. Mitchell araa.
Piano Rucital
I Tuesday Evering
Mrs. G. D. Mley’s piano stu- j
dents will be pegented in a re-,
\ cital in the Burr vide E ementery.
i School auditorial on Tuesday |
_ven ng, May 23« t 7:30 p. m.
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Photo by John Robinson
Miss ET-orie Blankenship, dau
. gbVr of Mr. and Mrs. Mack
; Blankenship, of Burnsville is
• graduating from Cane River High
.School with a perfect attendance
, record. Miss Blankenship has the
l outstanding record cf attending
, school twelve Kars without being
. absent or.-c day.
Eighth Grade
Exercises At
Burnsville Schoo!
-The Burnsville E’ancntary
School eighth grade exorcises will
i'be held Thursday, May 23 at 7:30
p. m. in the school auditorium.
| S xty students will receive certifi
•, cates of promotion from the eighth
grade. Mr.. Edgar Hunter, Jr.,'
1 principal, will award the certifi-j
j cates.
! i The students of the two eighth
, grades will take part on the pro- J
: . gram.
Mrs. John Wilson and Mrs.
I Willie Molt Hensley are the
j eighth grade teachers. - ure ■ <4
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l.ctimd above are the honor students of the East Yancey High School graduating class. They are
rem left to right: Betty Harris, Gerald Fender, Alden Chrisawn and Donna Lewis. The graduating
exercises w.ll bo held in the schooi auditorium on Friday evening, May 29 at 8:00 p. m. The Rev. Bert
j Styles of Newdale wIU deliver the Baccalaureate service the honor students will take part on the
1 program.
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right; Alma Chandler, Carolyn Bai'.ey, Bienda Grinestaff, MlUe Wilson, and Pat Styles Kir*. Grad
uation exercais will be held in the school auditorium at eight o’clock p. m. Fridas’ May 22. The
speaker will be the Rev. Walter Mifler, pastor of Central Methodist Church of 'Asheville.
High School Commence
| ment Friday at E. Y.
Commencement exercises will
j be held Fr day evening, May 29
| at B:tJ p. m. in the school audi-
I toriu.n for the senior mass of
East Yancey High School. The
Rev. Bert Styles of Newdale will
I deliver the baccalaureate ser-
I, vice prior to the graduation exer-
II cises.
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| Honor students who will take
I i pai. v .! Lie program are Linda
I Ann Hughes, Alden Chrisawn, Jerry
I Newton, Gwendolyn Harris, La
vonr.e Murdock, and Donna Lewis.
Samuel Hall will serve as pianist
and Miss Amelia Penland as
soloist.
Honor studlents of the send*
i clars, all who have an average of
- 90 or above include Donna Lewis,
raided dorian; Alden Chrisawn, co
; i va.vdictoiian, Gerald Fender,
: i Earutatorian; Betty Harris, co
i oalutacurian; Byron Zuver, Linda
j Hensky, Charles Willis, Barbara
Fo::, Norman Ray, Gwendolyn
t Harris, Lavonne Murdock, Jerry
j Newton, Carolyn -Pate, Jane Bai- I
ley, Sharon Howell, Joyce B. Wil
son, <Duvid Co'etta. Katherine ,
Hughes, Linda Hughes, and Gary
‘Robinson. j 1
In addition to the honor students 1
the following seniors will receive s
diplomas: Harold Bowditch, David <
Mclntosh, Richard Shuford. Nor- ]
man Holland, Ruth Jones, w&Hn j
i Mae Ballew, Violet Garland, Rod- .
t ney Styles, Rita Hensley, Wade 1
j Renfro, Joan Autrey, Paul Whee- 1
' kr, Freddy Penland. J
i Philip Davenport, Shelba Boone, <
j Ruth Whitson, Barbara Young, 1
1 Barry Mayberry, Kenny Young, i
- ima Joan Bailey, Ted Harrison, ,
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NUMBER - FORTY
Mahan, Texie Gurley, Gail ’ Ed
wards, Gilbert Parker, Deruua
Thomas, Brenda. Elliott, Carol
Fortner, Lkyd Bartlett, Maurice
Pittman, Donald Pate, Rog.r
Campbell, Harold Anglin, Donald
Harrison, Larry Boone, Ruth Hen
sley.
Patricia Thomas, Maureen Rob
inson, Norma Silver, Harold Ben
nett, Jr., Sabra Murphy, Darrell
Freeman, Doris Blevins, INina
Presnell, Helen Smith, Myrna Sil
ver, Betty Cooper, Steve King,
Howard Parker, Rebecca Boone,
Tim Hess, Carolyn.. Carter, Larry
Blalock. Sonya \ Wilson, Shirley
Atkinis, Ronald Buchanan.
Ronald Thomas, Douglas Hughes,
Ro.’ Wilson, Mary Martha Honey
cutt, Lonnie Wilson, Roger Bu
chanan, Sammy McOurry, Patsy
Robinson, Steve Hensley, Leo
nard Laws, Madison Howell,
Maurice Honeycutt, Marvin Grif
fith.. Paula Allen, Dennis Riddle,
Larry Mclntosh, and Whyne
DelUngcr.
Juniors who have an average of
90 or above will serve as mar
shalls. They include Julimae Rut
ledge, chief; Kay Robinson, Vir
ginia McMahan, Basil McDougald,
Chp’-yl Roberts, Jerry Ayers, Lynn
English, Gwen Young, Ea Kay
KoElhsem. Butan flw>«Khar otn
Hughes, Melody Howell, Ida
Hughes, Gary Ray, Dan Wilson,
Amelia Penland, Juba Smith, rs,
Glenna Ray, Patricia Robinson,
Emogene Brantorrr Dorothy Hoil
man, Benson Tyner, Doyle Sty! s,
Jo Ann Harris, Sharon