VOLUME TWENTY-NINE
Tri-County Regional
Library Wins National
Honor Award
By: Dorothy Thomas,
Region Librarian
Avery-Mithchell-Yancey Region
al L brary has won a national
library award from the Book-of
the-Month Club Award Committee,
according to a letter received by
Jason 3. Deyton, chairman of the
Regional Library Board.
The award is in memory of
> “Mathers March"
Tuesday Evening
The Mother’s March” of Dimes
will be held Tuesday evening,
Ja..-ua:y 21, in Burnsville and
c.siskhts, Reeky Springs Bolens
Cixek’r ThC members of Carolina
H—ilock’ Junior Womans Club
and others will be making calls
on homes for contributions to the
March of Dimes. Citizens are
urged to leave their porch lights
on to welcome these mothers.
The National Foundation, March
of Dimes, program includes Birth
Defects, Polk) Care and the sup
port for the Salk Institute for Bio
logical Studies. Primarily the
March of Dimes fights Birth De
fects. Birth Defects are a nation
wide emergency. At least 250,000
American babies, 700 a day, are
born each year with serious birth
defects. One out of every 40 bab
iss born alive do not live to reach
their first birthday.
Contributions to the March of
Dimes helps finance a growing
nationwide network of birth de
fect study and treatment centers.
C ntributions support, dedicated
research., scientists seeking mum
es, cures or ways of preventing
many birth defects.
The March of ‘Dimes is fighting
for these children.. With the sup
port of every citizen it can win.
Men’? Club
Breakfast Sun
day Morning
The monthly Men’s Breakfast
wiU be held at Hjgglns Memorial
Methodist Church, this Sunday
morning ait 8:00 a- m. in the Fel
lowship Hall.
Mr. Sinclair B. Conley will be
the guest speaker. He will speak
on “Ministering To Our Senior
Citizens.”
Cooks will be Paul Biggerstaff,
Dr. Garland Wampler. Earl Young,
Lee Renfro, Fred Bacon James
Ray and Robert Hilliard.
Jerry Howell
Will Attend Short
Course At State
College
Jerry Howell, young commer- >
cial vegetable grower of the Ar
buckle Community, has been sel
ected to represent Yancey Coun
ty at the short course In modem i
farming tc be held at N. C. State!
College January 25-February 5.
The short cours is sponsored by
the North Carolina Bankers As
sociation and conducted by the
School of Agriculture and Life
Sciences.
Jerry Is president of the Arbuck
]e Community Club and Is a new
member of the tJnit Test De
monstration Program. He was a
4-H Club member for eight years
and has participated in most 4-H,
Club activities hnd projects.
The- selection for the short course
was made by a committee com
posed of Amey Fox, cashier of the
Northwestern Bonk, ks County
Key Banker and a representative
of the Agricultural Woriters
Council. • AM
The Yancey record
STBbgQrtgttm Year
Dorothy Canfield Fisher, whose
I life-long concern was the enrich
ment of human lives by the Ideas
and values to be found in great
books. The award parries a grant
of SIIOOO, to be used for the pur
chase of the books.
Avery iMitcheil-Yancey Region
al Library is one of <lO libraries in
the United States selected as out
standing examples of library ser
vice and vitality of community in
terest and support by the 1965
IBook-of-the-Month Club Judges.
Harry Schermchairman of the
BOM board, announced the names
of the libraries recelvlsg the aw
ards, and commented: “While
these are widely scattered over
the country, they are alike in
be ng striking examples of wide
ranging service made possible by
high professional competence, de
voted leadership and intensive
community support, though in all
cases obviously their financial re
sources were limited.”
The award will be presented on
April 25th. the first Sunday of Na
tional Library Week. The award
is limited to communities serving
areas where the largst incorporat
ed place has a poulation less than
25,030. The program originated 7
years ago, and is ose of the most
widvy-sought library awards in
the country. This year’s winners
include libraries in New Jersey,
Colorado, Idaho, Missouri, Ne
braska, New York. Tennessee,
Texas, and Wyoming.
Weekend Snow
Storm First Real
Snvw Os season
The first real snow of the
son hit Western North Carolina
Friday right and Saturday, clos
ing schools and making travel by
automobile to Impassible on many
secondary roads. These conditions
were just what the younger set
had been waiting for. Last win
ters sleds were dragged out and
there was plenty of travel by sled
on the side-roads. r
The snow ran from 6 to 9 in
ches, but is almost gone now as
the weather has been fairly warm
and sunny for most of this week.
Schools opened today for the
first time this week, and the sleds
have been put away again for the
time being.
Tree Planting j
Growing In
Yancey County
Office Manager James Randolph
of the Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service said
today. "Tree planting in Yancey
County last, year was 56,590 seed
lings, bringing the total to date
to 3,100,867 seedlings planted on
2,960 acres in the county. >
“This tree planting means a
great deal to the county,’’ added
Randolph. Foresters estimate the
average long-term yield of a pine
plantation is sl6 per acre per
year. Thus, the 2,900 acres plant
ed are earning the landowners
nearly $45,000 per year in growth.
And Christmas tree plantings can
earn even more than sls per acre
per year.
4‘However,” Randolph said,
“while our county tree planting
record is a good one, there still
remains about 10,000 more acres
of idle, open land thalt could be
planted to trees. This could mean
.an additional $150,000 per year in
wood growth to the landowners
of the county.
“If you have open, idle land and
want to find out more about tree
planting, contact your county
ranger. 801 l Conservation Service
office, oounty agricultural agent,
of the ASOS,’’ Randolph aadvised.
"Dedicated To TKo Pregr*** Os Yancey Gouty"
NCFB Film Pre
views N. C.
Legislature
An excellent preview of the
North Carolina General Assembly
working in its new legislative
home is a 28-minute film produc
ed by the North Carolina fY'm
; Bhard.
. j It. is titled “Th? Ayes Have It,”
, Story of a State Legislature.
; The movie, made during the
i 1933 session 6f "the General As
• stmbly, may be borrowed by con-
I tacting either The Adult Film
, Project through any public lib-
t l l ary; Dr. Paul Flynn, A-V Super
. visor, State Department of Public
. Instruction, Raleigh; Film Lib
. rary. State Board of Health, Rale
i I igh; Department of Archives and
History, Raleigh; or the Burean
! of Audio-Visual Education, Chapel
| HSU.
The candid, lid-off documentary,
i produced by Canada's outstanding
I international film-creator, James
Beveridge, moves in for a close-up
cf the Legislature in actual sess
ion in its new chambers at Rale
igh. The film examines the funct
ion of the body and its relation
ships with other state branches;
' records the mechanics of legislat
j ion; probes lobbying and other
pressures for law - ' enactments;
goes home with a lawmaker to
witness how he indexes the opin
ion pulse of the people he repre
sents...
. “The Ayes Have It’> was direct
ed and photographed by Terry
Filgate of New York, and narrated
by Ben Mast of Raleigh and
Boone. The script was written by
O. Mac White, formerly of Dur
ham.
The motion picture is ideal for
showing to groups interested to
know how state laws come about,
especially to civic and service or
ganizations, classes in govern
ment, history and civics.
The documentary should also be
of narOirular «***=»"
planning to visit a session of the
1965 General Assembly which con
veens in the new State Lgislative
Building on February 3.
North Carolina claims not only
finest state governmen
tal systems in the country but
one off the most attractive, effi
cient homes for its lawmakers.
“The Ayes Have It” shows the
new building designed by interna
tional architect Edward Durell
of New York in fine detail.
The General Assembly convenes
five days a week, usually through
the spring. The Monday meet is
tan evening session, beginning at.
, 8. The night hour affords lawmak
ers ample time to travel to Rale-'
| igh from their homes. I
| On Tuesday through Friday the
[ 120 members of the House of Re
presentatives and the 50 members
of the Senate meet alt noon, re
maining in session about 1% to I
I two hours.
Robies Clinic
Schedule
Burnsville Health Center, Sat
urday. January 23, 1-3 p. m.
J. F. Robinson Store. Cane Rlv
er& Monday, January 25. 1-2 p. m
Miller Ledford’s Store, Prices
Creek. Monday, Jan. 25, 2-3 p. m.
Bald Creek School, Monday,
January 25, 3-4 p. m.
- , .(
- Riggins Store, Higgins, Tues
day. January 26, 1-2 p. m. /
Atkins-Hensley Store,, Ramsey
town, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2-3 p. m
Bee Log School, Tuesday, Jan
uary 26, 34 p. m.
Clate Whitson Store, Big Creek,
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1-2 p. m.
Higgins Store, Mouth Coxes
Creek, Wed. Jan. 27, 2-3 p. m. I
Ray’s Store, Concord Thurs
day. January 28, 2-3 p. m.
Pfeneacola School, Thursday,
January 28. 84 p. na.
MjcavilJe School, Saturday,
January 30, 1-2 p. m.
Bis Ray’s Store, Upper Brush
Creek. January 30, 2-8 p. m.
Brush Creek Community Bldg.,
Saurday, Jan. 30, 34 p. m. I
Chrisawnts Store, Cello, Mom-1
day, February 1, 1-2 p. m.
Bffler’s Store, Busick, Monday,
j February 1, 8:304:30 p. m. '
BURNSVnXa,~N. C . TBfLRA DAY, JANUARY" #L, 1»5
r - -
Burnsville Club
Makes Appoint
ments For 1965
The regular meeting of the Bur
nsville Home Demonstration Club
was held on Friday, January 15 at
the home of Mrs. P. C. CoLetta. A
planning session of the year was
held.
Mrs. John B. Bennett, president,
presided, over the meeting and
made the following appointments.
PROJECT LEADERS
1. Foods and Nutrition. Mrs.
Troy Ray.
2. Home Pood Supply and Food
i Conservation, Mrs. Wayne Ray.
I ). Housing and House Furnish
ings, Mrs. Julia Gillespie.
4. Home Management, Mrs.
Dorothy Banks.
5. Family Life, Mrs. Leah Whit
tington.
6. Home Beautification, Mrs.
Charles Proffitt.
. 7. Clothing. Mrs. Hattie Clev
enger.
8, Crafts, Mrs. Frances Low.
CLUB COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
iJ, Community Service, Mrs.
Elizabeth Silvers.
2. Health and Safety, Mrs. W. A.
Y. Sargent..
3. Education, Mrs. Arthur Let
terman.
4. Citizenship, Mrs. Dorothy
Banks.
5. International Affairs, Mrs.
Moliie Silver.
6. Music, Mrs. Charles Proffitt.
7. Public Relations, Mrs. P. C.
Coletta. *
8. Recreation, Mrs. George King.
9. 4-H dub Leader, Mrs. Brooks
Wilson.
A program on House Planning
was discussed, followed by a soc
ial hour.
Higgins Receives
Press Award
Tam HiaorinK received a press
tnvnru nr mv
lina Press Institute here in Chap
el Hill today, January 21.
The awards were presented by
Governor Dan K. Moore in Car
roll Hall on the University of
North Carolina Campus in Chapel
Hill.
A total of 1,036 entries were
made in the daily, divisions of the
North Carolina Press Association
contest. Winners were picked by
categories.
Mr. Higgins won .second prize
of $30.00 in Sports Reporting with
a paper of over 20,000 circulation.
His article was from the Char-
No Worry Any Will Get Away”,
lotte Observer entitled “I Have
Judges were Mr. “Doc” Greene.
Sports Editor and Bob Seiger of
the Detroit News, Detroit, Mich.
Mr. HiggSns, son of Mr., and
Mrs. Milton Higgins of Burns
ville, was editor and publisher of
The Yancey Record during the
year of 1963. He is now Outdoor
Editor with the Charlotte Obser
ver.
Girl Scouting
Gets Underway
For 1965 I
The Yancey Neighborhood of th'
Balsaam District of Gir] Scouting 1
held a planning session on Thurs-'
day, January 14 at the home of
Mrs. taul Laughrun. Leaders of J
Brownies and Girl Scouts tfrom ’
Burnsville and Celo were present
to plan the activities of Girl
Scouting for the current year. j
Items of special interest which
were discussed were the Cookie,
Sale which begins on January 29, i
held in April at Camp Marton. Of'
I and the Fine Arts Festival to b
neld in April at Camp Marion. Os !
great Interest to all members of
the Pisgah Girl Scout Council will |
be the formal dedication of the
new Service Center In Asheville on
April 25, at which time all the
troops of the Council will partfcl-
I pate in a ceremony which will in
dude the blessing of the house, i
I Ten leader* and mothers attend
es the meeting, which included
j Mrs. Kathleea Cole and Mrs. Betty
Edwards. Ddtrlct Directors of the
i Pisgah Girl Scout Council.
Lyndon B. Johnson Takes
Inaugural Oath Os Presidency
Hubert H. Humphrey, Vice President
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EY Girls and Boys
Lead In Appala
chian Conference
The East Yancey boys gained
the lead in the Appalachian Con
ference by defeating Harris Hgh
School here Friday night by a
score of 66-44. The boys now have
a conference record of 7-1 and a
season reoerd of 7-2.
TW East Yancey girls continu
ed their conference lead by de
feating the Blue Devils 28-26. The
girls now have a conference re- '
cord of 8-0 and a season record
of 9-0. >
The Panthers will be host to
the Bakersville teams here Fri
day Janauary 22nd.
GIRLS LINEUP -
HARRIS HIGH SCHOOL (26);
Wilson 11, Willey, 4. Buchanan 7,
Gurter 2, Duncan 2, Hall.
EAST YANCEY (28) Ballew 3,
Thotnas 6, Young 13, Brooks 1,
Schwlntzer, Hensley 2, Jones 3.
BOYS LINEUP
HARRIS HIGH SCHOOL (44):
pitman, M. 2. Robinson 3, Snipes
8, Pitman, J. 3, Stroupe 20, Gouge
4, Hefner 5, Green, Sparks.
EAST YANCEY (66); Banks 28,
Silver, J. D. 6, Hamby 8, Silver
M. 4, Robinson 5? Hoover, M. 5,
Bailey 3, Young 1 Gtibhs 4, Gil
lespie. Riddle 2.
Bloodmobile To
&• In County
February 4
The American Red Cross Blood
mob’ile visit is scheduled for Feb- 1
ruary 4 at Xtm Ambry here. The
mobile will be set up from 12:30
to 6:00 p. m.
Dr. E. R. Ohle mill be the at
tending physician And the Meth
odist Women will be in charge of
(he canteen. '
The quota for this visit is li3
pints.
p rtoe Per Copy Five Ceuta
HhUBERT H. HUMPHREY]
Lyndon Baines Johnson took
the inaugural oath of the presi
dency Wednesday at„<„ 12:00 from
the inaugural platform under
neath the dome of the Capitol of
the United States. Chief Justice,
Earl Warren, administered the
oath. The president took the pre
sidental oath with his hand on
his mother’s Bible which Was
held by Mrs. John. <.
Thousands of people watched
the ceremony and listened to
Johnson’s address.
The Inauguration schedule for
Wednesday got under way at 9:00
a. m. with Interfaith services in
the National City' Christian Chur
ch arranged by President John
son and attended by him and
about
Evangelist Billy Graham of Mon
treal was the guest speaker at
the 30 minute service. Participat
ing In the service were the pas
tor of the church and representa-
T ' -
NUM*Mt TWENTY-TWO
■ T i ■in'
hives of Oatbolie, Episcopalian
and Jewish faiths.
The official inauguration was
held outside the capitol at around
11*80.
. C* ' f
toaugurttion parade at l/:88
p. m.
Reception at International Inn
from 7-9 p. m.
Inaugural Bah at National
Guard Armory, Mayflower, Shera
ton-Park and Shoreham Hotels
at 9 p. m.
Governor Dan K. Moore led a
delegation of North Carollnlana ts
Washington. He stayed at Gram
mercy Inn which was headquar
ters for about 500 North Caro
linians.
traffic accidents
RALEIGH— The Motor Vehicles
Department’s summary of traffic
deaths through Monday, January
18:
KILLED TO DATE ' M
Killed To Data Last YOar »