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VOLUME TWENTY-NINE East Yancey Edges Bakersvllte In Semi- Finds Tuesday Ren Robinson, with 17 points, led the East Yancey Basketball t:am to victory over Bakersville High School in the District 8 Eastern Division Class A s imi-final game Miss Pcrsfey To Seek Beta Club Office The East Yancey High School Beta Club is sponsoring a candi date for state officer at this year’s Beta Conv.lition in Asheville, N. C. Patsy Parsley, a rising senior at East Yancey, was chosen by fellow members to sek the office of State Vice-President. Patsy, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. c. Parsl ly of Newdale, is an outstanding student at East Yancey, and an enthusias tic member of th.l Beta Cmb. Her campaign is' under the management of Jerry Ayers, a senior member of the Club. Last year, the East Yancey Club entered and won first place in the talent show at the state convention in Rakigh. , V— ■ Girl Scout Week is being observ ed throughout the Nation this w.Pk, March 7 through 13. Girl Scouting was started in Yan cey County around 20 years ago by Mrs. James Proffitt who had a troop at Ba'd Creek. Around five, years later it was started in Burns ville and has continued to grow since that time,. At the present time there are 4 Girl Scout Troops in Burnsville. The Brownie Troop under the lead ership of Mrs. I. B. Piercy and Mrs. Paul Laughrun; The Junior Troop, Mrs. P. C. Coletta and Mrs. William Hess; the Cadette Troop, Mrs. Ken neth Laughrun and Mrs. P. C Coletta and the Senior Troop with Miss Annie Hassell and Mrs. James Byrd. This year a new Brownie Troop was etart H at South Toe with Mrs. Kore McWhirter and Mrs. Vivian Aof rev as leaders. have around 16 Brown-es in th !r troop. TO A GIRL SCOUT LEADER For this No golden rich &, No outward show of earthly gain, No belis ringing, No horns blowing, No monument. By your words to each small girl spoken, You reach out " To touch th l future of the world. By helping her To know and understand herself And others, -, Loving God and fellowman, You build toward peace. Yet- What more reward Than knowing that she loves you? H. W. E. ~~ •*.rr* r * • - —-*• STRIfcoTHEN AMERICA'S PEACE POWER) SAVINGS Wip*' BONDS D iLi YOU* SHAM IN AMIUCA Ik Yancey hecoed “Dedicated To The Progfr*** Os Yancey County* Subscription $2.50 Per Year Tues lay night at Erwin High School The final score in the game was 51-46. This semi-final game was similar to the final gam: of the Tee River Conference played at East Yancey when the BakcirsviUe five nudged out East Yancey in the final min utes of play. In both games the score was ti.fi at the half, however, East Yancey drew aread in the final play in the District 8 game. Alan Bailey’s and Robinson’s fr.e throws in the latter part of the game made the difference in a win or lose situation. Bailey dropped in 4 of 4 free "Throws while Robin son sank 3 of 4. A nm down of East Yancey’s ' players is as follows: Banks, 9; J. D. Silver, .12; Gillespie; Mike Sil- Robinson, 17; and Bail ly 11. The fihal game for the conference will be played tonight (Thursday in the Erwin gymnasium between East Yancey and the old Fort un defeated team. t Obituaries MRS. E. E. HAWKINS Mrs. Margaret Jahnson Hawkins died January 13 in Lebanon, Tenn. wher.l she was spending the winter with a daughter. She would have be « 87 years old April 9. Mrs. Hawkins was- the widoT of Professor E. E. Hawkins of John son City Tenn. Professor and Mrs. Hawkins liv; id in Burnsville during the days of Yancey- Collegiate In stitutfc. He was headmaster of the •school, and he later was principal of Burnsville High School. They mov.ld to Johnson City around 1929. Funeral services for Mrs. Haw kins were held Saturday, Jan. 16 at 2 p. m. in Appalachian Chap:il in Johnson City, Tenn. Officiating minist rs were Rev. James Cana day and Rev. Harry Wright, pastor of Central Baptist Church. Inter ment was in Happy Valley Memor ial Park. She is surviv d by nine daugh ters, Mrs. R. K. Davis of Marion, Mrs. M. L. Ross of Marshville, Mrs. Dwight Phillips of Unicoi, Tenn., Mrs. Clarence Ring and Mrs. Ed Bircley of Jonhnson City, Mrs. Paul Feinstein of Arlington, Va., Mrs.. Gene Rush of Louisville, Ky., Mrs. Henry Sharpe of Portland, Ore., and Mrs. John Sellars of Le banon, T Inn.; two sons, Charles S. Hawkins and attorney Frank W. Hawkins of Johnson City! 22 grand children and 29 great-grandchildren MARTIN A. WILSON Martin A Wilson, 82, of New dale, died Tuesday in a Spruce Pine hospital after a long illness. He was a native of Yanc ly Coun ty, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Wilson. He was a member of th , Liberty HiW Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon. 1 Surviving are th.l widow, Mrs. Lizzie Harrison Wilson; a son, - S'.':: X- .... . ;.j>v * Photo by John Robinson j Shown above are Girl Scouts who sold the most cookies in their re spective* troops during the cookie sale this year. They are, left to rfght, Dianne Angel, daught.tr of Mr. and Mrs. Carrol Anged, Cadette Girl I S&>ut, who sold SO boves; Barbara Cooper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. [ jess Cooper, Junior Girl Scout, who sold 84 boxes and Katy King, dau . ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Berr.is King, Brownie Soout, who sold 101 Womm. Proffitt-McCal! Engagement Announced MISS BECKY PROFFITT Mr. and Mrs. R. Max Proffitt of ’ Bald Creek have announced the en gagement of their daughter, Carolyn Rebbeca, to Charles William Mc- Call Jr., son of .Dr. and Mrs.*C. W. McCall of Tryon. Miss Proffitt, a graduat of Cane River High School, is a senior in the School of Pharmacy at Univer sity of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. She is a member of Kappa Epsilon, professional sorority and Rho Chi, honorary pharmaceutical fraternity. Mr. McCall is a graduate of Tryon High School, and of Wofford Col lege where he was a member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. He is a sophomore in the U. N. C. Cchool of Dentistry and a member of Psi Omega dental fraternity. A June wedding is planned. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ! RALEIGH—TIr, Motor Vehicles Department’s summary of traffic I deaths through 10 A. M. Monday, < 8: KILLED TO DATE 257 j ! Kil’ed To Date Last Year 234; Bradley Wilson of Newdale; .four grandchildren and threh great grandchildren. Services were h:id at 2 p. m. Thursday in Liberty Hill Baptist £hurch. i The Rev. J. R. Sip s, the Rev. 'torn Rutl'edge, and the Rev. Albert Woody official d and burial was in Liberty Hill Cemetery. MRS. IBBY COOPER ! Mrs. Ibby Cooper, 97, of Rt. 4, died at her Tuesday after a short illness. She was a native of Yancey Coun ty, a daughter of the late John and Margaret Higgins Edwards. | Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Dora C. Hubbard of Burnsville Rt. 4; a son, Harrison Cooper of Bur nsville Rt. 4; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday in Little Creek Holineif Church. The Rov. Rome Wpodson will of ficiate and burial will be in the Cooper Cemetery. . The body will be taken to the ' heme of the son Friday afternoon to remain until placed in the church , for services. BURNSVILLE,,„N. C. f THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1965 Apple Cider Sin gers, Tap Dance Team Win Honors In Talent Show 1 The Apple Cider Singers, Am .lift Penland, Ramona Penland, John Penland and Wry Cl.ivenger, won first place in tfee sailor division and Randy and Sheree Lisa Banks won first plac i in the junior divis ion in the Talent Show sponsored by the Newdale Volunteer Fire De partment and held in the MioaviUcl Elementary School last Saturday. Sheree Lisa and Randy did a tap danc.i routine and th* Apple Cider Singers with Amelia on the baritone ukelele, John on the banjo and Jerry on the guitar s«g folk songs. Dan.,y and Steve lobinson won second place in the jinior division with a clog danc I. Third place went to Mrs. Petenon’s second grade at Micaville for their squar: , dance. East Yancey’s square dance t /am won second place in He senior di vision and Th.> Journeymen with John Penland on the irums, Bill Geouge, lead guitar, Gby PresneH, rhythm guitar, Ralph McNeil, ba-e guitar and Jerry Cleenger, lead Mrs. William B. Wray Celebrates 95th. Birthday Burnsville’s oldest resident, Mrs. Julia Wray, widow o! the late William B. Wray, celebrated her 95th birthday March 4 it the Nu- Wray Inn here. Mrs. Wray had as her guests at a luncheon members other Miss ionary Socidty Circle and friends. She was able to lunch avj chat with | them. A three tiered birthday cake - was s.rved at the luncheon and Mrs. I Wray was able to participate in the ce-ebration. Daughter of Garrett DeWe.-se Ray and'Elizabeth Birchfield Ray. Mrs. Wray is a member of on:\ of the pioneer families of Yancey County. She was bom in 1870 in the Bolens Creek section of the county in the home in which her father and grand father were born. Mrs. Wray’s father purchased an Inn, which is now the! Nu-Wray I in in 1873 from Milton Penland. Tie Inn in its original form was bu t iy Baccus Smith during the Civil "v’.ir period. Mrs. Wray attended the old Tr nsvill.. Academy, Weaver Co ! e, and Asheville Female College. Ll 3 went to Asheville to school in th ail and did not return until school was out in the spring. There were p ac tually no roads and it took at; am of horses, and a wagon two days to make the trip 40 miles frem Bur ..... . ** » % * JlllS * afesk «; & „ / *^$SSMk wiBB X ym2r m " *' ' %4Q(M gJBBtLgV *“*“ ,„..., / _ Photo by John Robinson Shown above is Mrs. William B. Wray as she celebrated her #Sth. birthday with friends at a luncheon at foreground. Second row, left to right, are Mrs. Bonnie MoCurry. Mrs. l B Briggs Mrs J A Banks Mrs. Sattlo Kate Butner, Mrs. A. F. Bryson,, Mrs. P. L. Periand, Mre Robert Wilson, Mrs. W. B W*dy’ and Mrs. W. Z. Itobsrtson. ... Trout Stocked In Water? Os Yancey County In accordance with, previously approved plans, the Wildlife Re spurc.ls Commission has completed stocking of 890 trout averaging 8-10” inches'in length, in the wa trs of Yancey County. These fish were produced at the Federal Fish Hatch Icy located near Pisgah For est. District Game and Fi?h Pro. tector Mr. D. R. McGalliard direct ed thrl release of the fish and solicited assistance from members of th I local wildlife club and other irterested sportsmen. Those parti cipating in til l stocking area were; Auther Whitson, Refuge Manager, and Bcb Tfckises, Refuge Asst. A ** Th: 1 Wildlife Resources Commiss ion points out that the cooperative effort of ail those interested >n the State’s fish and game r sour ces will be required to bring about bitter fishing, the favorite outdoor recreation of so many Americans. guitar played rock and roll music. Proce Ss from the talent show went to the Newdale Volunteer Fire Department. nsville to Asheville. She did not g;t| home for Christmas for by the time j Christmas holidays cam:i, the roads j were not passable even by a team! of mules. Mr-s. Wray’s fath.tr owned one of' the first mercantile businesses in Burnsville and the original store, building stood where the courthouse now stands. Later the! business was moved across the street from the Inn where the Northwestern Bank building now stands. Her father, Garrett Ray, operated his mercantile’ business during the period immediately after the civil war When merchandise had to be brought in from the coast. Several times a year wagons, known as ‘‘salt wagons”, made the*, long trip to Charleston. S. C. and returned loaded with salt, sugar, coffee, calico and oth r necessary items. In 1894 Mrs. Wray and William Bryan Wray of Cleveland County were married. Mr. Wray traveled p. riodically in Yancey County and had been a guest at her father’s Inn on several occasions. Th;i cou ple lived in Shelby for the first few y.nrs following their marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Wray returned to Yancey County and in 1902 built an Inn at . Cane River which was known as the Wrav Villa, with 18 rooms, which they op.rated as a summer' resort. I Price Per Copy' Five Ceuta Gordon Banks Named i* On All-Star Squad East Yancey’s Gordon Banks was selected this week as a m imber GORDON BANKS © of the Blu:| All-Star basketball, squad made up-of members from Following the death of her parents in 1912 Mrs. Wray and her husband bought th;, Nn-Wray Inn from other members of her family. At that tim.i the Inn was, remodeled with an additional floor and wing being added and with the addition of cen- j tralized heat and electricity. Since that time Mrs. Wray has had' a part \ in the operation of the Nu-Wray Inn. Mr. Wray died in 1932. Mrs. Wray was bom into a fam ily of 11 children. Four childrendied in infancy. Her brothers and sis ters in adulthood includ.id Judge | J. Bis Ray, Mrs. Cora Watson, 1 Mrs. Lillie Chase, Mrs. Mary' Byrd, Charlie Ray and Thomas j Ray. •' Mrs. Wray’s children are Gar r.ltt Ray and Mary Ray Hensley, deceased Mrs. Annie Bennett and Rush Wray of Burnsvillf and W. B. Wray of Sanford, Fla.; and four grandchildren, Betty Wray Hensley York of Asheville, G orge Leslie PI lasley of Florida, Joy Bennett Gould, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, and Mary Louise Wray of Burnsville. Slho has five great l grandchildren. In addition to the many good j wishes and gifts Mrs. Wray receiv-' i d from her friends at the Inn, she received many cards and telephon.) calls of congratulations. NUMBER TWENTY-NINE high _ sehool teams in West.ini I North Carolina who will play Bun [ combe County’s best seniors in | a gam: scheduled for March 26 lin the Asheville BTtmore College, gymnasium. I Banks, a 180 lb. 6-1 s. riior, has been an outstanding athlete at East Yancey during his four y.ars there. He was outstanding on the football squad and was captain of the team in his 10th ar.d llili years. He v played in the quarter back position and was one of the outstanding pasae.-s. Due to injur ies this year he was unable to play in all the games. Gordon has been captain of the basketball team during the 10th 11th and 12th years., and has 'been high scorer on the sea n his 4 years in high school. Only two players, Ron Wersham of Waynes ville and Gordon, averaged more than 20 points a game. Gordon has averaged 22 points a game thij year. The all-star attraction is spon sored by the Rhododendron Civitan Club for the benefit of the clubs Retarded Ciildren’s program. The game will start at 8:00 p. m. Re served seats are available this year and will 'be t on the lower level while general admission will be on the upper level. Advance tickets are now on sale at the Sports Mart in Asheville with re served seats costing $2.00 and gen eral admission $1.50. Students tiok :its sell for SI.OO. Tickets on sale at the gate on the night cf the game will sell for $2.00 general admission and $2.50 for r nerved* seats. The team will be coached by Ken - Griffin of Old Fort. _ |ri Members of this whit: team, the Buncombe County All-Stars, will be announced later this we k. They will be coached by Jack Clements ' of North, Buncombe’s championship ■ tram. Gordon a’so stars in baseball. He | played with the Beech Glenn, Bun combe L'tague last summcr. j Banks is the son of Mr. and Mrs. ' Jake Banns of Burnsville RFD 6. Chamber Os Commerce Meets Teh Yancey County Chamber of Commerc/l met last Thursday night. ;Pians were made for the annual dinner meeting to be held on , Thursday, April 29. I A recreation committee consist | ing of Mrs. Jack Edge, chairman; j Rush T. Wray and Roy Ray, was s.'ilected to make plans for the an nual dinner meeting, the barbecue at the Arts and Crafts Festival to be held in August and for any other activities that the chamb r might \sponeor durine the y nr. The speaker for th:i dinner meet ing will be announced yat^r. Burrsville FTA Wii! See Cn Highway Safety | The Burnsville Elementary School Parent-Teachers Association will • meet on Tuesday March H at 7:30 p. m. in the school lunch room. D. G. McClure, license examiner, will show a film on Highway Safety. The nominating committee, Mrs. I. B. Piercy, Mrs. Bill Banks and Miss, Willie Molt Hens'ey will report tire new slate of offi cers for the 1985-66 school year. A social hour will be held fol lowing the meeting. Miss Clevenger Named To Dean’s List * "• • .{i Miss Carolyn Clevenger has I been; named to the Dean's list at Carson-Newman Cjll&e .Jeffer son City, Term, for the fall quar tej* m?T*i STTi *
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