VOLUME TWENTY-NINE
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Roberts Officially
Launches Campaign
For Congress
Clyde M. Roberta officially
launches his campaign for Con
gress Tuesday at a fund-raising
dinner in "Marshall High School
lunchroom at 5 ip. m. A rally on
Robert’s behalf is to be held at
thte Madison County Courthouse
after the dinner at 7:30.
Roberts a Marshall attorney,
has already visited many sections
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Pvt* McKinney
Enrolled In Army
Signal School
FORT MONMOUTH, N.
Carl N. McKinney, son of Mr.
uni Mrs. Carl Patton McKinney
of Green Mountain, North Caro
lina, was today enrolled in the
U. S. Aimy (Signal School for'
twenty-one weeks’ intensive train
ing as a radio technician.
He is a graduate of th e Cane
River High School in Cane River,
N. C.
Admission to the Signal School
is limited to men of outstanding
premise. Classed as a technical
institute, the school gives training
chiefly in the operation, mainten
ance, and repair cf forty different
types of electronic equipment
from radio and television seta to
“electronic brains.’’ Courses are
given also in meteorology and
both motion-picture ami still
photography.
A yearly average of 6,600 en
listed inert are selected for ad
mission. All are chosen from
among the Army’s best in point
of intelligence, educational attain
ments, and pratetlcal ability.
Roughly 90 percent ■ are high
school graduates, and’ 21 percent
have completed one or more
years at engineering school or
college.
The Signal School courses vary
lr. length- AH are designed to
qualify tjhe enlisted student for
higher rank and more responsible
duties in the Army, and incident
ally, to equip him for high-level
technical work after leaving the
Army.
Locals
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Harold Higgins, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L- R. Higgins was home dur
ing the past week after having
his position with Jackson Fun
eral Home of Hendersonville to
resume study at Murray State
College in Kentucky.
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TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
RALEIGH—The Motor Vehicles
Department’s summary of traffic
dtathes through 10 A. M. Monday,
September 14:
KILLED TO DATE 1069
KILLED TO Date Last Year 890
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CLYDE M. ROBERTS
On severad occasions he was ac
companied by Robert Gavin, the
Republican gubernatorial nomi
nee, and acted as Gavin's intro
ductory speaker.
Earlier on Tuesday Roberts will
appear on the Channel 13 Noon
News program for a televised
interview.
He will tour western counties in
the District later In the week.
The G. O. P. candidate for Con
gress was bom in Madison County
and attended Marshall High School.
After graduating from the Univer
sity of North Carolina and before
resuming private law practice,
Roberta served aa Clerk-of Super
lor Court in Madison.
Later political offices included
Attorney for . Madison (County,
Representative in the General As
sembly of 1949, Mayor for Marsh
all, and State Senator for the
30th Senatorial District.
Roberts served overseas with
the United States Navy in World
War 11. He is married to the (
former Luclle Roberts and has
four children
Quality Educa
tion In Reducing
|The Trail of Litter
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' (From The Ralegih News &
Observer, Sept. 4, 1964)
One phase of quality education
in which parents, teachers and I
pupils might all join would be in I
an effort to reduce th e trail of
student litter between the home
yard and the school grounds.
“Protect our children,” say
signs on town and city streets-
Cops guard their crossings. Spe
cial laws protact their buses.
Stores urge parents to spruce up
the boys and girls for the school
year.
All that is splendid. But a real
part of their education not only
as men and women but as ladies
and gentlemen wou.d be th*ir
learning that clutter, Utter, mess
are not parts of civilization or:
plain civic civility.
Allocation Os Powell Bill Funds
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Announced By Commission
RALEIGH The allocation of
$8,824,556.39 in PoweM Bill Funds
to 420 participating municipalities
was announced today by th 8 State
Highway Commission. The funds
are distributed annually to quali
fied cities and towns for use in
non-highway system street work
within their corporate limits.
Checks to the individual munici
palities will be mailed from
Raleigh the latter part of. this
month in order that they will
reach municipalities by October 1.
PawaJl Bill allocations are bas
ed on a formula the popula
tion and street mileage in the
municipalities and the total allo
| cation th’.s year represents an in
crease over 1953 of $248,323.39.
The six largest allocations this
Planning Meet
ing On School
Bond Election
A non-partisan statewide plan
ning meeting to provide badly
needed classrooms in the public
schools of North Carolina will be
held at Raleigh’s Memorial Audi
torium on October 1 at 10 a. m.
The session will initiate the
drive for approval of the SIOO
million school bond election which
goes to Not,h Carolina voters on
November 3.
Governor Terry Sanford, issued
the call for the meeting at th e re
quest of educational leaders an I
several statewide organizations
among the sponsors for improving
the classroom situation in this
State.
The organizations which joined
In the request to th e Governor
were the Norn Carolina Associa
tion of County Commissioners, the
North Carolina School Boaids As
sociation, the United Forces for
Education, the North Carolina Ed
ucation Association, the Division
of Superintendents of the North
Carolina Etducatlon Association.
Also joining in the effort ar e Dr.
Charles F. Carroll, State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction;
State Senator Edgar Gurganus of I
Maitltn County, and State Repre- 1
sentative Allen Barbe e of Nash 1
County, representing the General
Assembly.
Governor Sanford invited “all
North Carolinians who are inter
ested in better eluisation for our
sons and daughters” to attend the
meeting.
Among those expected at the
meeting are members of the coun
ty boards cf commissioners and
county boards of education, county
and city superintendents of school
and county boards of education.
Said Governor Sanford: “Atthfa
meeting we will! discuss plans for
acquainting all the adult citizens
of North Carolina with the class
room needs of our increasing
student enrollment.
“W e know that these classrooms
are going to have to be built,
either threught a statewide effort
i such as this or through local bond
elections.
“That is, we are going to have
to build these classrooms if North
Carolinians keep on having child
ren and want those children to
have adequate educational oppor
tunities.”
A state steering committee will.
be named to help provide Informa
tion anl printed materials for each j
of the counties and each of the
school districts of North Carolina.
, The SIOO million school bond is
| sue was overwhelmingly approved
by both the State House Represen
tatives and Hie State Senate dur
ing the 1963 session of the Gener
al Assembly.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF
ROBERT’S APPEARANCES:
September l9—Polk County
(Tryon); 18—MioDowell (Marion);
25—Clay (HayesvUle); 26—Chero
kee (Murphy).
October 2—Yancey (Burns- (
vilie); 3—Haywood (WaynesvlHe); |
9—Graham (Robbinsville); 10 — |
Swain (Bryson City); 16—Mc-
Dowell (?); 17—Henderson (Hen-
I dersonville).
year are: Charlotte, $751)380.92;
Greensboro, $500,644.80; Winston-
Salem, $447,986.56; Raleigh, $353,-
184.35; Asheville, $284,378.81; and
Durham, $278,61941.
The six smallest allocations this
year are: Falkland in Pitt Coun
ty, $328.54; Bear Grass in Martin
County, $486.49; Lasker in North
ampton, $573.77; and Brunswick in
Brunswick County, $725.52.
In the 14 years of Powell Bill
allocations, a total of $90,200,561.36
has been' distributed, and the group
of participating municipalities has
grown from 386 to 420.
Burnsville, Yancey County, Div
ision 12, pop. 1960 census, 1,368;
population increment, 3,02075;
certif. nonsystem miles, 10.15; mil
eage increment, 4,841.15; total al
location $1,861.90.
BURNSVILLE, N. C.. THIRS DAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1964
Junior Woman’s
Club To Meet
Monday
r The Carolina Hemlock Junior
, Woman’s Club wild meet Monday,
' September 21. at 8:00 p.' m. with
Mrs- Woody Finley.
Mrs. J. A. Humprey of Asheville
» District 11, Junior Division, will
) present a program on Orientation
( and projects of the Junior organ
, ization.
The club is now leading a
I drive to enroll new members or
■ reinstate old members. Any young
woman who 1$ interested in the j
organization is cordially invited to '
attend this meeting.
Double Island
Community
Club Meets
By: Glenn PresneU, Reporter
The Double-^ Island Community
Club met Friday night, September
11. Around. 45 • members were pre
sent at the meeting.
Scor e cards were given out to
get prepared for the judging. A
j work day was set for Saturdav to
cut trees for th e new parsonage,
; and plans were made for more
, work on the Community building.
Th e dub meets the first Friday
night in each month.
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East Yancey Will
Hold First P, 7, A.
Meeting Wed.
vt?,
The first meeting of the year
for East Yancey High School P. T.
A. wilt be Soft on W*dn«jߧg
Sept. 23rd, at 7:30 p. m.
This meeting is a follow-up of
the P. T. A. meeting last spring
with emphasis on Aclereditation by
the Southern Association.
One of the requirements for ac
creditation is that the County |
School System and the Parents
show a definite interest in this
program. Therefore, it is essen
tial that all parents and school
officials show a good working re
lationship by cooperative plann
ing with the school staff.
Parents ar e oondlaHy invited to
, come and hear an explanation of
| this subject by D/. Joseph M.
i Johnston, Supervisor Curriculum'
Department for the State Depart- ,
i ment of Public Instruction, Ral
eigh, N. C. Every 'home should be i
represented at this meeting. !
After the program, parents will
have an opportunity to meet the
tealchers and discuss any problem
or ask questions they might have.
Officers for this year include
Don Burhoe, president; Mrs. Mar
garet Tyner, vice-president! Mrs.
Billie M. Ray, treasurer and Mrs.
Mary Rutledge, secretary.
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FINAL INSPECTION Giving men, horses and gear a final check before their “Musical Ride,” Staff .
Sgt. P. J. C. Morin, riding master of the troop of Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The troop, under j
.» the direction of Inspector J. D. C. Downey will perform before the Grandstand nightly at N. C. State
• Fair, October 12-17. Matinee performances will be given on Tuesday and Thursday, on the harness
I horse race programs.
East Yancey to
Observe Home
coming Sept. 25
The East Yancey Panthers will
ceet the Marshall team at their
annual Homecoming game on Fri
day, September 25.
Each homeroom In the school Is
sponsoring a Homecoming Queen
tor this event and the winner w.U
be crowned at halftime.
The queens who have been chos
en from each homeroom and their
escorts are as Todows— Tilth grade:
Mss Patricia Robinson, Doyle
Styles, escort, Mrs. Murphy's
| room; Miss Brenda Brinkley,
Ronnie Carter, escort, Mrs. How
ell’s room; Miss Melody Howell,
Mike Higgins, escort, Mr. Mathis’
room
-I.lth grade—Miss Sharon rifhomas,
Roach L. Wells, escort, Mrs. Ray’s
room; Miss Doris BaUew, Tommy
Adkins, escort, Mrs Griffith’s
room; Miss Linda King, Danny
McCurry, escort, Mr. Maney’s
room; Miss Loretta^ Hensley, Lar
ry Hughes, escort, Mrs. Hughes’
room; Miss Louise Pritchard,
Vergil Styles, escort, Mr. Ray’s
room.
10th gra’e—Miss Janlle© Boone,
Larry Brewer, escort, Mr. Daw
kins’ room; Miss Linda Smith,
James Silvers, escort, Mr. Hig
gins’ room; Miss Sharon Young,
Roby Wilson, escort, Miss Wes
tail’s -oom; Miss Susan Mackey,
Tommy Mayberry, escort, Mrs.
Hensley’s room; Miss Sandra Fox,
David Griffith, escort, Mrs. Fort
ner’s room
9th grade—Miss Betty Jean
Howell, Darryl Gibbs, escort.
Miss Ray’s room; Miss Janice
Alien, Stewart Kaulf, escort, Mr.
Howell’s room; Miss Sandra Mc-
Mahan, Ohle Ckiroll, escort, Mr.
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Methodist r Youth
Attend Outdoor
Drama
I BY: THOMAS ED RUTLEDGE
, -» AND FRANK WYATT
Co-Reporters for Martins
Chapel M. Y. F.
The Martins Chapel Methodist
Y uth Fellowship went to Bocne
on August 28 to see “Horn In The
West”. It was a very interesting
outdoor drama which everyone
enjoyed. The money for the trip
was raised by selling drinks and
candy at ball games during the i
summer.
The Methodist Youth Fellow- 1
I slip members and guests attend- ’
I ing the drama were Sherrell and
Murrell Crowder. Susan and i
Thomas Rutlo’.ge, Frank Wyatt, ,
Jerry and Linda Wyatt, Shellie :
Young, Don Edwards, Maryla and
Dena Brooks, and Rev. and Mrs.
Rutledge. Visitors were Doris Bal-i
lew, Sia Sehwintzer, Brenda
Brinkley, Alan Rutledge, Phyllis
and Ida Jane Maney.
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Burnsville Votes
Tuesday On issuing
Sewage Bonds
Burnsville voters go to fee
ipdls next Tuesday to decide whe
ther th(i town will obtain a
sewage treatment plant at a bar-1
gain price of less than hall its
actual cost.
TH.Ls is the issue at stake, al
though the question on the bal
>ots is whether the town will
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Miss Kate Harris
Is Married To
Charles Trammel
Jr.
if-. . ~
Miss Kate Alexander Harris and
Charles Trammel Jr. exchanged
marriage vows Saturday, Sept.
12, at 8 p. m. in First Melficdist
Church in Elkin.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Freeland Harris
of Elkin. Sh e is a graduate of
Salem Academy and of Converse
College, in Spartanburg, S. C
wher e she maJored in 'psychology.
The bridegroom, son of the Rev.
and Mrs. C. B. Trammel of Elkin,
formerly of Burnsville is a gradu
ate of Wak e Forest College anl
studied at the School of Savings
and Loan at the University of In
diana in Bloomington, Ind, He is
prertdent cf District 3, N. C- Sav
ings and Loan Leagu e anl vice
president and secretary-treasurer
cf Elkin-JonesvlUe Savings and
l/.an Association.
Th e Rev. Mr.
retired in May as pastor of Burns
ville First Baptist Church, con
ducted the ceremony assisted by
the Rev. Courtney E. Ross.
The bride given in marriage by
her father, was attired in an ivory
silk peau d e suie gown, a Jace
mantilla and carried a bouquet of
gardenias and ivy.
Miss Mary Wilson Coker of
Franklin, Va., was makl of honor
and Mrs. Richard Chatham May
berry of Maitland, Fla., was ma
tron* of honor. Mrs. Edwin Free
ia::d Harris Jr., of Raleigh, sister
in-law of the bride, was brides
maid.
Lucy Dawn Trammel, Sara
Beth Trammel and John Char es
Trammel were child attendants.
Dr. Hal Martin Stuart was best
man and E iwin Freeland Harris
Jr-, Dwayne Irvin, Max Adars
Fox of Boone and z 5h ...?Padw ,
A reeption followed after which
the couple left for a welding trip
the souple left for a wedding trip
to Asheville and Mobile, Ala. Up
on their return they will live in
Elkin
number four
issue $175,000 of bonds to pay its
«har e of thu cost of the sewag*
plant.
1 Burns rill» has been offered -a
Federal grant of $205,030, esti
mated to cover 58 per cent of tiie
cost of the new plant. The town
board has accepted this grant, al
though acceptance is contingent
upon th e voters authorizing the
town to pay its share of the cost
. through the sale of bonds.
The polls will be open at the
town hall from 6:30 A. M. until
6:30 P. M. AH Burnsville citizens
already registered in the town
are eligible to vote.
The Federal grant was made to
Burnsville under the Accelerated
Public Works Program, which pro
vides aid toward building public
works in depressed areas through
out the oountry. The slz e of this
I grant far exceeds what might
have been obtained under other
Federal programs designed to
help municipalities end stream
pollution.
According to Mayor Bob Hel
mle the Town Board is convinced
that this is an exceptional oppor-
Umity for the town— one it can
not afford to miss. Under North
Carolina law It is >clear that the
town must provide sewage treat
ment in the near future; hence
this large grant is In th e nature of
a “life saver” for the town, and
he is confident the voters will
vote “yes”.
As to the town’s ability to
carry , the financial load of tha
f bond issuo—interest payment*
and repayment of principal—Hel
nde Is confident that it will not
Constitute an oppressive burden.
The Town’s financial position has
improved greatly in the past few
years. The Town's debt has been
reduced by more than $50,000 in
the past three years, and now
stands at $142,000. With the
6ewage bonds added, the total will
still remain a bearable amount.
But in any event, as Helmle
points out, tha Town has been
ordered by the State authorities to
build its sewage plant, ar.d this
really leaves no alternative.
Corkill, 13th
Engineer Suc
ceeded By
Hutchison
W. M. Corkill oi Asheville, div
ision engineer for the State High
way Commission sine* 1950, will
retire fretn th e post Oct. 1.
His retirement was announced
Tuesday in Raleigh by Cameron
W. Lee, the State’s chief engineer.
At tlie same time, Lee announced
that Coiicill will be succeeded by
Frank Hutoh'son of Sylva, current
■y 14th Division Engineer.
Corldil’s 13th Division covers
Buncombe, Madison, Yancey, Mc
| Dowell, Rutherford, Mitchell anl
Burke counties. Hutchison’s 14
Division includes Polk, Henderson,
Transylvania, Jackson, Macon,
Haywocd, Cherokee, Swain, Gra
ham and Clay counties.
A. H. (Red) Hughes, n w assist-'
ant 14th Division engineer, wiU
step up to succeed Huh. Mson and
WW'iam F. Ray has been appoint
ed assistant 14th division engineer.
Ooikill, 63, was bom in Chester,
S. C-, and attended public schools
there. After a year at the Citadel,
he transferred to North Carolina
State, receiving a bachelor of
science degree in civil engineering
in 1923.
H e joined the SHC immediately
| after graduation, working in the
Statesville office. Three years lat
er h« was named Junior resident
engineer and became resident en
gineer in 1829. He came to Ashe
ville as construction engineer in
1933, was named assistant divis
ion engineer of the old 10th Divis
ion in 1942 and took over the top
post in 1950.
Hutchison was named 14th Div
ision Engineer in October, 1967.