VOLUME TWENTY-NIP
Trout Season Opens
Saturday, April 3
North "Carolina Trout Fishing
Seuscn opens Saturday, April 3.
W-liUlf.* Resources Commission
Game Protectors have been stock
ing fish streams recently in pre
paration forth J opening of the
Fish Stocked In
Waters Os Mt. I
Mitchell Refuge \
In accordance with previously I
approved plans, the Wildlife Re-1
sources Commission has complet-j
ed stock ng of 2,800 trout averag-'
ing 8-10” inch fe in length, in
the waters of ,Mt. Mitchell Refuge.
These fish were produced at the'
Federal Fish Hatchery located
near Pisgah For set. District Game
and Fish Protector, Lee Boone,
Mgr. directed the releascl of the
fish and solicited assistance from
m tubers of the local wildl fe ciub
and other interested sportsmen.
Participating in the stocking was
Refuge 'Asst. Scarborough.
T'h I Wildlife Resources Com- j
m ssion points 'out that the co- /
operative effort of all those in- 1
teiested in the Stat fs fish and I
game resources will be required
to bring about better f shing, the
favor it 1 outdoor recreation of so
many Americans.
Final Rites For
Oscar Foxx
J. Oscar Foxx, 72, of Foxx
Creek community, died Sunday
morning in an Asheville hospital
following a long illness. e
Hd was a natve of Yancey
County and a retired farmer. ►
Surviving are the widow. Mrs. |
Jende Waycaster Foxx; two dau
ghters, Mrs. Homer H fesley of
Unicoi,- Tenn.*, and Mrs. Steve
Trimmer of Charleston, S. C.;|
seven sons-, Joe Frank and L.lwisj
of Mars HiU Rt. 2, Bed. and Gay
of Newport News, Va., Roscoe of
Gr.fenville, s. C., and James and
Johnny Foxx of Los Angeles,
Calif.; two brothers, John of Bur
nsville Rt. 3, and Joe Foxx of
Mars Hll Rt. 2, 26 grandchildren
and seven greatgrandchildren.
S i vices were held Tuesday at
2 p. m. in Foxx Creek Baptist
Church, of which he was a mem
ber.
The Rev. Horace Honeycutt and
the Re Carlos Buckner officiat
ed and burial was in the church
cemetery. Pallbearers were da
cons of the church.
Bay Scout Troop |
309 Very Active i
Boy Scout Troop 509 is sponsor- ,
ed by the Mica villi Presbyterian
Church and under the leadership
of Scout Master, Max Hughes, a
former local scout. Troop 509 is
one of thi most active troops in
Yancey County with a present en
rollment of 22 boys ranging from
Tflder Foot to First Ciassmen. Mr.
Hughes has prov H to be a most
efficient and influential lead r,
already hav ng earned the Basic
Scout Master Course; Out Door
Program-, and The Order of the
Arrow.
The Trocp meets each Thursday
night in the basement assembly
room of the Mica ville Prdsbyter
iun Church.
Scouting is one of the f nest or-!
gan zations to which a boy can
belong according to the leader. He j
is taught his duty to God, country, |
fellowmun, and self preservation. I
He is ready to take his place in
(he nation. A Boy Scout is one of
the most trusted and hopeful jun
ior citizens. Boys ar.i encourag
ed to take an active part in scout
ing.
The Troop Committee consists
of J. T. Blalock, chairman; Ben
Griff th, Ben Gouge, Jack Boon A
committee. Rev. John E. Powers,
Institutional Representative.
The Yancey Hecord
Subscription $2.50 Per Year
_ i
; fishing #ason at 7:00 April 3.
No th Carolina Wildlife Resour
. ces Cqlmission has tumounced
the fo.tfw ng regulations for fish
ing:..
All qesidents of North Carolina
ov. IT 6 years of age who fish by
hook: uid fine or mi and reel out
side rs their county of residence
must have in th Ir possession
I dicensj or a daily permit. A State-
I wide or a county resident lie nse
lis requr.il -before fishing hi
one’s county of residence if artl
f'cial bait "is used.
I In order to establish eligibility
| for a resident State-wid.l or coun
ty f shing license vn North Caro
lina a person'must have lived in
1 th:* state or in the county, for
■at least six months imra*W ately
preceding the date of makihg 1 ap
plication for sa d lie se -
A resident -of North Carolina
home on leave from military ser
vee is entitled to purchase a resi
dent license.
In addition to the general lic
ense requirlments, any .resident
over 16 years, of age ..must obtain
I a special trout 1 cense -before
' fishing by any method in any
I stream or impounded reservoir
I designat rt as Pubi c .
Trout Waters.
Nonresidents *
AH nonesidents over ,12 years of
age must obtain a non res id- Int
fishing 1 cenSe before fishing in
this State.
In addition to the general lic
ense requirements oyer ago 12 years
of age must .obtain a spec al non
resident trout license before fish
ing by any method in'- any stream
or lakh designated as „ Publ'c
.Mountain Waters.
Nonresident servicem In, their
Wives and children under 21, as
sgn d to military facilities in
' the State are authorized to- fish
on a Resident Statewide Fishing
License. Th ty are authorized to
fish on a county licerfSe in the
i county where stationed only after
| having fulfilled county ris dent
requirements. • • '
Designation of Public
Mountain Trout Waters
The Wildlife R fcources Com
mission shall classify as Public
Mountain Trout Waters 5 sych
streams or portions rof streams
or water, in Western North Caro
-I'na as may b t deemed advis
able, Signs designating such wat
ers shall be properly posted at the
courthouse door in the county
wh.fein the waters are located.
However, trout seasons creel and
possession l'mits shall appifc I to
all waters whethd designated or
not as Public Mountain Trout
Waters.
In Designated Public Mnunta'n
I Trout Waters, txcept power re
- servoirs so designated, it shall
be un-lawful for any fisherman to
' fish wth more than one line.
Game Fish
Trout (Rainbow, Brown, Brook)
and Kokane, Salmon 1 creel limit,
10 (in aggegate); size limit, none,
open season, 7 a. m. April 3
Midnight, September 6.
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Boys of Scout Troop , 509 shown above. They are left to I
rigljt, front row: Gerald Blalpck, Tommy Robinson, Garry Robinson,!
Dan try Thomas, Benny Gouge, Jackie Boon), Randy Mclntosh; . sec
ond row: Mike Hughes, Kenneth Hughes; Jerry Kates, Jim Goug.i
J m McCurry, Lairry Hall, Danny Wilson; third row: John Griffith,
Henry MoOurry, St k%' Hal,l- Mag. Hughes, S. M., Terry Robinson,
and Bonny Robinson.
“Dedicated To The ProgrsM Os Yancey Cemnty*
Um S . Census
Bureau Reports
County 9 s '63
Retail Trade
Yancey. County’s 123 ritail es
tablishments had $7.6 million in
sales in 1953, an increase of 37
1 percent from 1958. The u. S.
Bureau of the Census has just re
ported after tabulating data gat
|he rod from all firms in, the 1963
Census of Business. Th:l Ipst
j previous bus’ness census conduct
ed by the Census Bureau, an ag
ency of th«t U. S. Department of
Commerce, was in 1958.
Retail trade in the county
meant jobs (Exclusive of Proprie
tors* for 198 men and worn fe and
a "yearly payroll of $498 thousand.
In volume of business the coun
ty's food stores had sales of $1.7
niill on, an increase of 45 perc ht
from 1958. In other retail busi
ness—the county’s eating and
drinking places hav I sales of $2lO
thousand, and gasoline; service
.-tat'ons had sales of $629 thou
sand.
For the state as a whole, the
. Census Bdreau reported 43,857 re
tail ptabUshiments with sales of
$4875.3 million up 30 percent
from 1958.
C Sis us reports to be’issued dur
ing the next few months will give
stats! and county figures on
wholesale and service-- trades,
manufacturing and mineral in
dustries.
F gures on number -of establish
m nts and sales volume for ma
jor types of" retail establishments
in each eouty are provided in the
printed report: 1983 C Ins us of
Bus'ness, Retail Trade, North
j Carol na, available at $.55 from
Superintendent of Documents,
I Washington, D. C. 20402 and at
]U. 8, D tpartment o f Commerce
Field Offices.
I
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| Yancey Council
Will Meet
March 30
Community Development wiU
have its official start Tuesday
night, March 30, at 7:30 p. m. in
thi courthouse with a meeting
( of the Yancey County Council.
| Bland Franklin Jr., Extens'on
Community Development Special
ist, will discuss the importance
of planning in Community Deve
lopment.
! A Steering Committee will be
' elected, plans for the prizes and
awards program and projects sel
i ected forth;( year.
I A goal- of 10 organized commu
nities has been set by community
leaders and agricultural workers
for 1965, according, to E. L. Dil
lingham, County Extension Chair
man.
TRAFFIC ' ACCIDENTS
RALEIGH—The Motor Vehicles
D kartment’s summary of traffic
deaths through 10 A. M. Monday.
March 22:
KILLED TO DATE 272
KilHed To Date Last Year 311
SUBSCRIBE TO 1W aECORJJ
BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1965
East Yancey
Basketball Girls
Receive Trophy
By: Jerry Ayers
The Ejust Yancey High School
Girls’ basketball .team was for
mally pies feted the Appalachian I
Conference trophy Wednesday
morning at the high school. In a
special program which the >U- 1
tire student body witnessed, Mr.
Woodrow M. Anglin, principal, I
presented th.l shining gold trophy*
to team captains Gwen Young and
Maryla Brooks. Mr. Anglin also
recognized Mr. Ben Deyton, coach
of th s outstanding •quad, and
v ({pressed the thanks of the en- 1
tire school to the team for its
{performance on the baskefoall
court. For the past three! years,
Coach Deyton has possessed a.
gold mine of talent and has j
skillfully guided -fiis t fern to
three consecutive. Tog. River play
off championships.
Since the creation of the Appa
lachian Coferenees two years ago
both years have seen the East
Yanc gills whining the crown.
To accomplish these feats, the
girls have won no less than
s xty-three . games. This year th.y
completed the season with an un
blemished record of 21 victories
and no defeats, a school record.
Outstanding, players include
Gwen Young, who averaged ov :r
15 points a game for the season;
Maryla Brooks, perhaps the best
def Insive player on the - court,
Loretta Hensley, the play-maker
of the team:’ Sylvia Schw'ntzer,'
a Junior who played sup kb de
fense all season; and Sharon Tho-,
mas and Doris BaHew, two for-1
wards who gave many an opponent
grey hair with th lr offensive
moves.
The playoff for the Appalachian
crown was held in the Tipton
Hill Gymnasium Jjjst Thursday
night March 18, between East
Yae |y High and Cranberry High
School. East Yancey led through
out the game, with the Cranberry
squad never mounting a serious!
threat. , *
Hgh scor.k for the Cranberry
Wildcats was Watson, 0 who had 9
points. The victors were pace, 1
by Young, who an\assed 12 points
for the night.
EAST YANCEY
Ballew 8, Thomas 6, Youn?l2,
Howell 3, Jones 1, Brooks 3, S-'h
wintzer 2, Hensley 6, Boone 0.
CRANBERRY
Avery 4, Buchanan 5, Watson 9,
Hughes 0, Smith 2, Houston 0,
Burleson 1, Renegaro 0, Norm mi !.
East Yancey 41
Cranberry 22
Fouled out: East Yancey; Tho
mas, Young, Brooks
Mr. and Mrs.
Grover Mclntosh
Observe Golden
Wedding An
niversary
Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. - Mc-
Intosh of Rt. 4, Burnsville, North
Carolina will observe th lr golden
wedding anniversary Sunday,
March 28th, wth an open house
for their friends and relatives
from 2:oti to 4:0) p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Mclntosh wire
married March 27th, 1915 by
John Willis in the home of Dr.
and Mrs. C. 11. Morgan n the
Hggins community of Yancey
County.
They have one daughter, Mrs.
Ernest J. Bannl’, of Burnsville,
N. C.; two sons, Bruce Mclntosh
of Rt. 4, Burnsville N, C. and
Burnice Mclntosh cf Unico',
Tennessee aiid thre | gratvichild
ren, Brenda, Steve and Mike Mc-
Intosh.
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Public Invited
To MehTaT
Health Meeting
A mass meeting to investigate!
the f fesibility of inaugurating
an active mental health program)
jin Mitchell and Yancey Counties)
i will be held Tu ».day, March 30,
at 7:30 p. m. in the Spruce Pine
Public Libraiy.
I This meeting is the result of
I exploratory meetings previously j
? held by a steering committe.l
! which includes Dr. J. T. Mcßae, j
Mrs. Dorothy B. Thomas, Mrs.j
David Lawson, th:l Rev. W. Ross (
Bailey and the Rev. Don Kapel. *
i Everyone interest W in mental
• » j
fcea'.th,* part cularly those who ,
have such problems among, m ui-,
hers of their families or friends,
are cordially invit Id to attend.
I - ■
Former Resident
Named on Honor
Roll At O. U.
A total of 2,815 stud Bits made
Ihe honor roll for the 1964-65 fall
semester at the University of
Oklahoma, announced Dr. George
L. Cross, OU prGident.
To be el gible for the honor
roll, a student must have an
overall grade average of B in a
minimum of 12 cr Idd hours and
must not have a “failing” or
“unsat sfactory” mark in --any
course. * e
Included on the honor roll is
Carl EdwaiH Carter, son of Mr'
and Mr I *. Carl Carter of Burns
! ville.
I
Plans Underway
For Easter
Sunrise Service I
Plans are und.Vway for the
Easfer Service to be I
.held on the square on Sunday
April 18 at 6:30 a. m. )
I This is a community envioavor
and people throughout the county
are invited to attend.
1 Committees for music, puhh
•eity, traffic, program and ar
ran gem rats have been named.
Dr. Kenneth G. Phifer, profess
or of preaching at Louisville
Pr.sbyterian Seminary, will be
the guest speaker.
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Donald McCourry
| A Patient In
Spruce Pine
Hospital
Donald Linger McCourry , re
porter of Byrd Cr.fck News for
, The Yancey Rcord, is a pat ent in
! Spruce Pin.ii Community Hospi
tal. He underwent surgery on
Monday March 15 for hernia.
He has been writing the Byrd
Creik News for several months
and has requested cards and let
ter's from h's read rs.
Mr. McCourry’s oolumn has
been missel by his many ’ readers
and they all wish him a spUdy
recoyerj'. ——
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Boal# mod#l Colonial houg# #n di#pliy in Can# Rivor High tehool
lobby.
Price Per Copy Five Cents
f
V. L Edwords, Pioneer
Printer, Passes
Virgil Lusk Edwards, 88, an
jold-t me Yancey County printer)
around whom numerous legends I
' accumulated over the years, di4l •
(Thursday in a Spruce! Pine, hos
pital. r '■ " j
He was prinb-r, author, Yan
cey" County h storian, philoso-|
j pher, and advert sing man who|
' built the first press he Over op- j
j eiated. He was -a craftsman who j
l turned out such conscientous work
that he once got into a br es |
iscrape with the federal govern-'
' m tnt.
* In 1932, he turned out a mail
ord (■ for a quantity of stage
money for a customer in Tenn
essee. The bUs did not rdsemble
U. S .money in any way except
the color, but a. rumor got
started, and Edwards ev ritually
Iwa charged by the U. S. Secret
j Service with manufacturing mon-
IfS *W(i
j VIRGIL LUSK EDWARDS
I *" 1
\Blooming Rho
\dodendron In
i Craig Yard On
Cattail Creek
We have had a hard winter but
according to -the calendar spring
is alr.ady here. However, most
people feel that spring is still
around the corner, but R; W-
Craig of Pensacola advised us
this we k that spring had al
ready come at h s home in Cat
tail Creek section.
Mr. Craig a native of Florida,
who spent the wint r here, said
that about a month ago he trans
plant R a rhododendron bush in
his yard and that- now it is
The bush was [ap
proximately 12 ft. high when it
was transplanted.
1 To the skeptical and the die
| hards who insist on clinging to
winter, M* - - Craig says that if
they will drive tq the store at
Pensacola, turn left at Cattail
Cieek Road and driv.f to the end
cf the pavement and turn right
; at the first road, they will find
I his white house On he 1 Ift of the
I road with a blooming rhododen
! drm —hrthe yard. CST
NUMBER THIRTY-ONE
ey.,
) The whole: matter evantualy
was straighened out, and Ed
j wards capitalized on it by bill ng
himself afterward as “Th«
I Money-Making Man.” The! inci
dent made a good deal of new*-
[ paper copy at the time.
Mr. Edwards also ran a grist
I mid and a saw mill, operated a
| fai-m, and took part in the ac
tivit e s of the Republican party.
| In a lengthy story orr 'his iif«
pr'nted in the Ciiz.fe in 1961,
when he marked his 50th year
in business, he r called that he
ran his presses first by hand, then
by gasoline motor, then by steam,
and finally by electric ty. His sihep
was three miles from Burnsville,
and the building grew through the
years, until it was a long budding
on thrie leveis, following the con
tour of th#. hillside on wh ch it
was built. a
An early account of h # career
dealt with a wagon trip he mad*
from Grdeneville, Tenn., with a
second-hand press he had bought..
He negotiated > the 150-mile trip
ov t unimproved roads across
Unaka Mountain, witti an 8,000-
pound cargo.
Mr. Edwards was born in th*
Mine Fork .section of Yaifcoey
County. In 1904, he married Mlse
Minn Belle Letterman, who
survivies. h 1 was a supporter of
the Pr»ssbyterian Chuich and In
addition to lus bu.sne.ss activity
he served as a justice of th#
peace for 20 years. He did con
siderably research and writing
on Yancey County.
Surviving in addition to th#
widow are two daughters, Mrs.
Milfbrd Waldmp and Mrs. Mau
rice Styles of Burnsville; thr.P
sons, Guy of Spruce Pine, EBia
of Charlotte and James Edwards
of Columbia Station, Oh o; a sis
ter, Mrs. Mai McCurry of Bums
villcfc 13 grandchildren and ant
great-grandchild. v -
Services were held at 2 p. m.
Saturday in chapel of Holcomb# -
j Broth, rs Funeral Home,
i The Rev. Woodard Finley and
the Rev. Franc's Radford offi
j ciated and burial was in McCurry
Cemet fy.
Pallbearers were Keith, Rodney
! and Virgil Styl fc, Lee, Tommy
, and Jimmy Edwards, Dannie
Waldmp and Albert Biddix.
Cane Rivea* High
School Rualds
A House
In the lobby of Cane River H gh
School, stands an unusual item.
It is a beautiful colonial, brick,
7-room house compl.’le with every
thing includ ng wall tc wall car
peting. There is only one thing
that makes a difference, th#
hous;l stands only about thre#
'feet high. It is a scale model
made by Mr. Jack Buckner’s
Trades and Industry group.
Using the % scale t% .foot
I < feuals 1 foot, Mr. Buckner and
,h s students spent a great Heal
of time measuring, rutting, and
fitting the small pieces of wood
tog Iher in order to build this
colon al style house made from
normal scale plans. The house
contains three be rooms, living
room, don, clin'ng room, kitchen
and a bath and a half. It also
has a two car garage attached
k> it. The roof has regular as
phalt shingle 5 with a 1 cut-away
section to allow one to look into
the rooms from the tcp. Mr. Hub-
I'flt Justice, Yancey County School
Superintend tut, is planning to
; bu'ld thks very house for his
' cwn use in the near future! Nor
| ma,’ sca’e of ccurre!
I Mr. Buckn ; rece ved recogni
tion recently from the stat# sup
ervisor when he commented that
Mr. Buckner’s class fe were rated
as ope rof th# best in the entire
state at North Carolina. Many
new improvements havci oeen
mad# arouwl Can# River High
by Mr. Buckn#r and hi# el*##*#
carpentry and in brick laying.
Congratulation# are in order for
Mr. Buckn: fe and his group.