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.
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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.
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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,
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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, <
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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
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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.
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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
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On All-Star Squad
East Yancey’s Gordon Banks was
selected this week as a m imber
GORDON BANKS
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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
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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
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