North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME 'TWENTY-EIGHT Burnsville Receives $205,000 Grant For Sewage Plant Word has been received from Congressman Roy a Taydor that Burnsville has been awarded a Federal grant of $205,000 to assist in the construction of the Town’s sewage disposal plant. Confirma tion has not yet been received by 1 the Town officials from the Fed-! Locals Kenneth Ray, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ray, spent a week at Youth Camp at Johns River near Colletsville, N. w Miss Debra McCurry and Miss Irene Coletta are spending two weeks at Pisgah Girl Scout Camp in Brevard. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Roland are visiting relatives in Virginia this week. Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Bailey and children are visiting in Michigan and West Virginia this week. Mrs. Garrett Bailey will accomp any them home, she has been visiting her daughter in Michigan for some time. Mrs. Mary Blankenship and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Phillips and child ren jf Johnson City, Tenn. are visiting relatives here this week. Charles Young of New Jersey Is visiting relatives in Burnsville and Newda'e. He will be here fori several weeks. Mrs. Helen Jester of Tampa, 1 Fla. is visiting relatives here this week. I Mr. and Mrs. George Leslie j Hensley and children of Florida! are visiting Mr. and Mis. G.+ Leslie Hensley, here. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS RALEIGH—The Motor Vehicles Department’s summary of traffic deaths through 10 a. m. Monday, June 29: KILLED TO DATE 687 KILLED TO DATE Last Year 578 NOTICE The Yancey County Historical Society will meet at the Yancey County Library on Monday, July 6 at 8:00 p. m. MCBBC3UBE TO THE RECORD , Parkway Playhouse 1964 Schedule The Man Who Came To Dinner JULY 9, 10, 11 Oj. B JULY 17, 18 1 HARVEY JULY 23, 24, 25 The Corn Is Green / JULY 31, AUGUST 1 Pajama Game AUGUST 7, «. 10, 11, 12 o Folk Arts & Crafts Festival In Burnsville* August 8 | oral agency making the grant I but it is understood that the fundi will come from the Acteeleratec Public Works Program—the same source of funds providing assist !*ance with the new Yancey County court house j Mayor Bob Helmle states that i news of the grant came as a wel come surprise, as information from Federal sources had been that funds for the grant program had. been exhausted. Burnsville had made application more than a year ago for a maximem grant of $233,300, or 66 per cent of the estimated cost of the town's sew age system. The $205,000 actually granted amounts to about 58 per cent of the cost estimated for the plant at the time the application was submitted. 3 The Town’s engineers have re j cently reported that the wirie , spread activity In constructing ' I sewage plants, resulting from le ' gislation compelling towns to stop | polluting streams, has resulted in l 1 an incraese In the cost of con structing such plants. It appears, consequently, that the grant will cover somewhat less than 58 p:r cent of the cost cf the Burnsville plant. Projects financed with assistan ce from the Accelerated Public , Works Program must be construct led without delay, the purpose of 1 I the program being the prompt 1 reduction of unemployment in do- 1 | pressed areas. Accordingly, aft( r 1 official confirmation of the grant, s the Town will have to move promo- ® I tly. f The. first step will he the hold . ing of an election to authorize a bond issue to pay for the Town’s portion of the cost. This election will require approval of the State Local Government Commission in Raledth which supervises all fi nancing operations of municipali ties. Mayor Helmle is confident that important improvement in Burns ville finances during recent years, will make possible a successful bond sale at this time. During the past three years, he points out, the Town’s debt has been reduced by a total of $53,000, consisting of a $41,000 decrease in bonded debt, plus the paying off of $12,000 owed on the Town’s water system. ‘ THE YANCEY RECORD Subscription $2.50 Per Year BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 27~1%4 Bennett* Norris Vows Spoken Sunday . * j Vg| mßm J • '• v.lVfiss Julia Byrd Bennett was 1 ( married to Staunton Lendal Nor- Ie | ris Sunday at 4 p. m. in PR fcins >n Memorial Church here with the Rev. R. F. Hilliard conducting the ceremony. J She is the daughter of Mr. and f Mrs. Mark W. Bennett of Burns ville and he is the son of Mr. and p ( Mrs. L. G. Norris of Miami, Fla. " Mr - Bennett gave his daugh ter in marriage. She wore a floor ’j length gown of antique satin. Her r °'f tiered illusion was attach j cd a crown of lace and seed pearls and she carried white ros- j es and tuberoses on a white satin I Bible. . Miss Bunny Bennett, sister oj the bride, was maid of honor. She wore a floor length gown of aza lea chiffon over taffeta. Mrs. Bar row Carter was matron of honor arid Miss Carolyn Clevenger and Miss Kitsy Norris of Miami, sis ter of the bridegroom, were brideemaid*. w-hey wore nresser identical to the maid of honor. Junior bridesmaids were Jeanne Ray and Becky Price of Green ville, S. C. Pat Price of Green- was dhild attendant. Mr. Norris was his son’s best man. Ushers were Bob Hellder, and Bill Mullins of Miami. Owen Tile,on of Mars Hill and Barrow Carter and Mark Bennett, Jr. Following the ceremony a re ception was held in the fellowship hall c-f the church given by Mrs. James Ray with Mrs. o*l Carter, Mrs. N. A. Price, Mrs. Van Ben nett, Mrs. Julia Tilson, Mrs. An-j nie Bennett, Mrs. Roy Ray, Mrs.! Ruth Sholeis, Mrs. Margaret Tyn er, Mrs. Hubert Justice and Mrs. George King assisting. For her wedding trip Mrs. Nor ris changed into a pink and white stripped suit with white ac cessories. The couple will live in Miami. The bride is a junior and the bridegroom a senior at Florida State University where they will continue their education next year. For her daughter’s welding, I Mrs. Bennett chose blue appliqu-ed | silk with matching accessories. The bridegroom’s mother worej azalea lace over silk and match ing accessories. Walter D. Nich olson Dies In Tennessee Walter D. Nicholson, 75, died at the Veterans Facility Hospital Friday night following an ex tended illness. He was a native of Texas and had been a resident of Mountain Home for the past six years. He was a practicing Attor ney in Sherman, Texas prior to illness, and was a Veteran of Wor d War I. He served as Sgt. Major in the U. S. Army. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Jo Lynn Urquhart of Burns ville, N. C. and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held in the Mtn. Home Tenn. Protestant Chapel, Tuesday A. m. at 10:00 o’clock wtih the Chaplain Hurry Wright officiating. The burial iol !o\yed in the Veteran’s cemetery, Mountain Home, with full mili tary honors. I "Dedicated To The Of Yancey County* ——...—_ ■ .. ■■ i Photo by John Robinson Holiday Road Patrol To Aid Motorists During Weekend | RALEIGH N. C., (Special) _ A I! Holiday Road Patrol to aid motor- I ists and truck drivers during the Fourth of July weekend has been formed by the North Carolina Motor Carriers Association, it was announced today. R. L. Brinson, Jr., of High [ Point, president of the state-wade group, said Kjp courtesy patrol cars will be on the most heavily traveled highways 0 f the stat during the ppak traffic hour., during the holiday Jb ‘1 cars will be manned by 161 ex-! perienced trucking industry per-1 sonnel who will lie particularly! alert for motorists in trouble. Col. Dave T. Lambert, Comman-’ der of the State Highway Patrol,! commended the North Carolina Motor Carriers Association sor 1 Its cooperation and fcaid: “We welcome the added assist from the safety-men of the track ing industry. T&ir wide experien ce on the road* and their rccoid of assistance to > motorists will aid substantially this period of high density tAffite." While these will not have arrest powers,’^ 1 Mr. Brinson em phasized, : :We, plan to coopera e with the State -Sighway Patrol i eveiy way possible. The courtesy road patrol is a part of NCMCA’s I continuing annual Truck Safety | Program, winn*-V ATA’s Nation ,al ‘Summa Gu% Laude’ Safety I j Award for the Ast four years.” I The Holiday | -Courtesy Patrol cars will be equipped with tools,; spare fuses, warning flags, first- 1 aid equipment t<J allow the HoU- ; day Courtesy Patrolmen to sum- 1 mon repair equipment or addition-1 al help. . j Participation bj jjln TL'mii'ii' «pi in conjunction with July 4th na- 1 tion-wide courtesy and safety! campaign being sponsored by the 1 American Tracking Association for the trucking industry. Former Resident Awarded Inter national Travel Grant ■ ‘‘l Lloyd Bailey, son of Glen Bailey h j of Jacks Creek, has been awarded an International Travel Grant to j participate in Hebrew Union Col-j • lege’s Summer Institute on Near! Eastern Civilizations', to be held - in Israel from July l to August! 1 1 15. The Institute involves studies •jin ancient and modern Semitic 1 languages at Hebrew Union’s Jerusalem Brarich, participation in archaeological expeditions in the Negev (the semi-desert area in the south cf Israel), and tours of outstanding arthaeological aid j historical sites throughout Israel | I and Greece. | Hebrew Union College-Jewish) Institute of Religion, with branch- 1 j es in Los Angeles- New York, and -i Cincinnati, is the!Rabbinic School ! t for Reform Judaian in this cam-1 try, equally fame! for its gradu- f ate program (to Which Christians h may apply) In 01 Testament and tl cognate stedies. The Jerusalem n branch, founded trough the lead- f , ership of arch£ Sologist-president s Nelson Glueck, w e completed in jv 1962. .. | t( NOT E AU offices in he Courthouse, will be closed on friday and Sat urday, July 3 an< 4. 1 NOT E Stores and most uslness places will be closed S urday, July 4, according to infoi lation from the Yancey County C amber of Com-! merce. 1 ; i • \ . I' TBSBgp-. MI and Mrs. Byrle Reason ! announce the engagement of their j daughter, Loretta Lre, to Jamra | Edwin Bryan. Mr. 3ryan is the ' sen ol Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bryan jof Marion. M.ss Robinson rs - f rraduatc of East Yancey High School and at tended Mars Hill College. Mr. Bryan Is a graduate of Bald Creek High School. The wedding is planned for July 5. Mrs- Z. B. Byrd I Is Hostess To Garden Club I V| _ s rlle Garden Club met Friday, f J * ine 26 at the homo of Mrs. Z. - B - B 'yrd. Mrs. Dawson Briggs was f | Prof ram leader. j Mrs. Briggs gave the history of ljthe Peace rose. Mrs. Graly Bailey ~1 ea d an article entitled “Gentle . J Warmth of June Slips Away Too .! Quickly’’. Mrs. Fred Proffitt read .'two of her original poems, “Copy! I Cat’ and “A Gardener’s Prayer’’. l I- Mrs. Proffitt, first vice presi-j ftras IcLgcl at the business , session. Mis. Brocks Wilson gave l tlle financial report. The main | expense last month was the pur-j chase of fifteen dozen petunia and; starlet sage plants which the C'vic Committee set on the ' square. Mrs. John Robinson re- ■ Ported that three boys, who had j Pren her pupils in the first grade, ] d.d volunteer work on the square * removing rubbish from beneath i the shrubbery and replanting j flowers and thus giving a fine , d m oust ration of civic prid" The boys are Benny Brown, Arcemus a [Mitchell,, and Garlic Laws. Mis. W. E. Williamson of For' t Lauderdale. Fla., was a guest cf I •he club. | f 'Moore Wins Smashing Victory in Saturday’s Runoff ti Dan K. Moore wen a smashing I i- J victory in Saturday’s runoff pri- , 3 - mary for the Democratic nomina ,l I tion for governor. j Richardson Preyer, 44-year-old - former federal district judge, who 3 led in the first primary lost in the second despite the endorse -1 ment of Governor Terry Sanford. He conceded Moore the victoiy, ‘ Saturday night. Then he went to' i Moore’s headquarters in Raleigh •to congratulate the 58-year-old * former Superior Court Judge in person. Moore ran strongly in every i section of the state, even the Piedmont where Preyer had been expected to run strongest. In the eastern and western sections, M:cre, had a huge margin. I Beverly Lake, who pot 217,- . 172 votes in the first primary, j threw his support to Moore in the runoff. Yancey County gave Moore 2,177 vote# and Preyer (MiG in Saturday’s ; runoff. The margin was raised' for Moore from 651 to 1,51(1 from May 30th primary. Robert W. Scott, son of former governor and U. S. Senator W. Kerr S.'ott, won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant gover nor in Sfli.nrfinv’c nmnff Price Per Copy Five Cento The Man Who Came To Dinner", First Pre sentation At Playhouse “ T “3 Man Who Cam- to Dinner”, i 0119 a ' ih« gayest ar.d giddKs! c V n '' c:iFS cur stage has ever seen W'l bo the first presentation of tito Parkway Playhouse, opening Ledford Accepts Position With Bakersviile Sank Hazen Ledford has been appoint i cash " ei ' of the Northwestern Bar ' k in Bakersviile. He assumed ■ dut E s . at the bank on July f, 1-4. EL win Dm.ijan, president of lhe N -Ghwestern Bank, in a i “-atoment released from the home office of the bank in North Wilk es boro said, “We are delighted ihat Mr. L-dforl has joined the bank. He is a vciy capable busi nessman, well known by the peo ple of Bakersviile and aware of j the needs of the area.” Ledford, a native of Erwin, lennessee, is the son of Mrs. Zeb Lcdfoi d and the late Reverend Ledford. He graduated from Bow man High School in Bakersviile j and later served in the United .States Army i n the Pacific Area. Mr. Ledford has been county ac countant for Mitchell County since 1950. Ho was bookkeeper for City Furniture and Appliance Company in Spruce Pine from 1959 to IS3C. and for Graham Furniture . and Hardware Company from 1955 ' to 1959. Prior to that time he was ' bookkeeper for Blue Ridge Pen ! Company ar.d L. H. Wi-ebel Incor-! ’ porated in Bakersviile and West ’» Jefferson. Mr. Ledford has been active in! civic affairs in Mitchell County, i He is secretary cf the Rhododen- j dron Festival Committee, first! rice president of the Bakersvillc! Lions C cb, and past master of he BakorsviPe Masonic Lodge 'f'-. '157. He is now president of ' he Rcanland Investment Corpora- ' ion and vice president of the 1 tfitchrll County Chamber of Com- ! nerce. ' He is a Baptist, having served is a Sunday School teacher and 1 is a deacon. Ledford is married * o the former Gladys Pittman of 1 lakrrsville. The Ledfords have 1 bur children. ,; 1 , le emerged the victor in a close ace with House Speaker H. m m ! \ A*# ' Si.,/ tBL. - I C’ifton Blue. •Scott Is a dairyman in the Haw l River section of North Carol! \ and is a former master of the I J State Grange. Blue is a weekly!, newspaper publisher of the Sand-j, lulls Citizen at Aberdeen and the! j Robbins Recoid at Robbins. He j ] is a former president of the North , C'aiolina Press Association and a < veteran legislator. Yancey County gave Blue 1030 , votes and Scott 1131. NUMBER FORTY-SIX Jn tho !,th of J udy for 3 perfonm ances. A kind of stage picnic Wh * h ran for 93 weeks when first produced in New York, this farce <rwn the puntant pen of George j. Kaulinan and Moss Hart ser ves up bright sayings and sephi sticahon, inside stuff, gossip, well -:nown names to talk about, and, -i coerse, a touch of romance. Its story deals with Sheridan .V.uteside, a witty, cosmopolitan i radl ° celebrity with a glitter in his i .' v 1 ' and venom on his tongue, who is deposited on a small-town fam- I,y when he is invalided by a fall .oil the icy steps of their home. As - ! >e proprietarily takes complete charge of the house, pandemonium reigns. He entertains a great var iety of his celebrated friends, in cluding Harpo Marx, Noel Coward a famous actress, a murderer and other assorted jail-biids. As for hhose friends who are unable to visit him, he either telephones them in Paris or Calcutta or receives their presents, rang ing. from penguins to cockroaches. He almost makes a mess of the ; ives_of his host’s children and of h s faithful girl secretary, and does sccceed in driving his nurse trorn her profession into a muni tions factory. After attending ■Whiteside, she no longer believes the human race is worth saving. Ed Anderson, returning to the Playhouse for a sixth season as company manager, will appear in the opening preduction as Sheridan Whiteside. Others here for second .and third ' Weeds- and ' 'Gain&lteftSm Ts” ' the much put-upon Mr. and Mrs. Stanley, Ellen Woods as Maggie Gutter, Allen Midgette as Beverly Carlton, and Jon Gutaia as Banjo. T.i rest of the Stanley family are Prayed by Eleanor Smith, Judith Mann, and Jan Kalik, who is also assistant to the director. Jack Rice kVill lx ‘ the journalist-playwright, Brit Jefferson, and Barbara Ab rtte the glamorous Lorraine Sheldon. j Here for their first season and I Lining part in “The Man Who i Came to Dinner” are Suzanne 1 ll,lKlry ' Robort William Taylor, - Nikki Harmon, Carol Ann Mendo j za, Leslie Ami Charleson, Mervyn , De&kin ’ and Mayon Weeks. Gor j dou Bennett, Eddie Ray, and Har ry Greene witi appear on stage as convicts. Also in the play are Anthony Maltese, who will be .jdincting tlie next production, J. 8., and Arnold Popofsky, technical I d rector. Luster L. Moore, head of the Department of Dramatic Art and Speech a t Rutgers University, is directing this production? Vern Smith is set designer. Season tickets are available him local merchants. Box office tickets may be had for $1.75. “The Man Who Came to Dinner” will play Thursday, Friday, and Sat urday nights. Curtain time is at 8 p. m. Fred Boone Passes At 78 Fred A. Boone. 78. retired min er, died in a Burnsville hospital Wednesday night after a long illness. Services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at Craibtree Baptist Church The Rev. Charles Duvall and the Rev. Frank Chappo will offi ciate and burial will be in Clay mound Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Fons Hughes,- Tate Hoover. Audie Grindstaff, Orville White! Ernest Wallace and Frank Gilley. Mr. Boone Is survived by four daughters, Mrs. F. L. Thrimas and Mrs. Tom Edge of Micaville, Mrs. Sherman Briggs of Fletcher Ft. 1, and Mrs. Steve Yaecarino of Hoboken. N. J.; three sons. Sam. and Elmer of Micaville and Bcrl Boone of Hendersonville; cine grandchildren and six great grandchildren.