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his 75th.
birthday with family and friends last Sunday.
Mr. Hensley Celebrates Birthday
Rex Hensley of the Jacks
Creek section of the county
celebrated his 75th. birthday
Sunday at his home at Jacks
Creek. A picnic dinner was
enjoyed by Mr. Hensley and
jail the guests. The party was
by his children and ap
proximately 150 people at
tended the celebration.
Mr. Hensley is married to
the former Miss Laura Silvers
Scoots Hold Coort Os Awards
A joint Court of Awards
was held by the Brownies and
Girl Scouts of Yancey County
on Friday evening, May 21, in
the BumsvlVe Elementary
p.-'h'^o l Auditorium. Prior to
the presentation cf awards,
pins, etc., a program of mus
ic, dance and drama was pre
sented.
Junior Girl Scout Troop 88
dramatized a pantomkie en
titled, “The Sacred Cater
pillar”, a fairy tale in which
a sacred cate-pillar protects
a young maiden from her
enemies.
A Danish Folk Dance was
rendered by the Celo Brow
nies. The Burnsville Brown
ies sang a song entitled, “The'
Grown-Up Tree”.
The Cadette Scouts render-
Saturday Is
Poppy Day
Poppy Day is Saturday,
May 29.
Members of the American
Legion Auxiliary will be on
the streets selling the red
poppies that are made in the
Veteran’s Hospital by men
who will be benefitted by
proceeds from the poppy sale.
They will receive help for
their families and also rehab
ilitation, for themselves.
The Auxiliary sponsored a
poster contest for the Cadette
Girl Scouts. Winners were
first prize, Martha Hess; sec
ond prize, Ma-y Hess and
third prize, Bonnie Hess.
Runners up were Nora Jane
Jarrott and Janet Crisp.
THE YANCEY RECORD
and they are both residents
of this county and have lived
here most of their lives. They
have 12 children, 85 grand- >.
children and 27 great grand
children. He has always work
ed as a carpenter and Is still
able to work at his trade.
He Is the son of the late
Will Hensley and Sarah Bry
ant Hensley who also were
natives of Yancey County.
ed a selection of music and
drama entitled, “Dear Susan”.
Mrs. Betty Edwards. Dis
trict Advisor from the Pis
gah Girl Scout Council, was
present and gave a brief ta'k
in which she discussed the
Day Camp to be held on June
22-June 27 at the Black
Mountain Camp Ground. This
Day Camp is open to all girls,
whether or not they are en
rolled in the field of Girl
Scouting. A bus will transport
the girls daily by picking
them up each morning at
8:30 o’clock at the Burnsville
Methodist Church, and re
turning them there at 3:30
each afternoon, a few vacan
cies are left, and Mrs. Edw
ards stated that anyone wish
ing an application card shou
ld contact Mrs. P. C. Coletta,
Registrar.
8 Ten Burnsville Brownies
ten Celo Brownies “grad
uated ’ and received their
wings and pins Tom their
leaders, respectively being
Mrs. Lucille Piercy. Mrs. Ruth
Laughrun and Mrs. Kore Mc-
Whirter and Mrs. Vivian
Autrey.
Mrs .P. c. Coletta and Mrs.
Bill Hess, leaders, awarded
proficiency badges to mem
be-« of the Junior* Girl Scout
Troop, and Mrs. Kenneth
Laughrun, leader, presented
proficiency badges ♦*> the
Cadette Scouts. Mrs. Don
Burhoe, Neighborhood Chair
man, assisted in the Court of
Awards.
A flag ceremony was held,
which was the concluding
number on the program.
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Burnsville, H. C. Thursday, May 27. 1965
Rising Number Off
'Spotted Fever’
Cases In N.C.
The rising number of cases :
of ‘‘Spotted Fever” has put
North Carolina second only to
Virginia in the Incidence of
this acute communicable dis
ease, according to Dr. Ronald
H. Levine, Field Epidemiolo
gist with the State Board of
Health. There were six deaths
In 1964 out of the 42 reported
cases.
‘‘Spotted Fever”, sometimes
referred to as “Rocky Moun
tain Spotted Fever” because
of Its original diagnosis in
the Rocky Mountain states,
Is often misjudged as measles
or German measles. It is an
acute, communicable disease
characterized by fever, head
ache, muscle pains, and a-■
rash. The rash gene-aly be- j
gins on the hands and feet
and rapidly progresses to cov
er the entire body. In severe ;
untreated cases, delirium, con
vulsions, and death may
organism
this disease (Rickettsial is
very similar to a virus and Is
transmitted by the bite of the
dog tick. The disease Is most
common on the eastern sea
boa-d, especially In North
Carolina, Virginia, Maryland,
and Tennessee. The largest
percentage of cases occurs In
the months from July to Sep
tember when the ticks are
most prevalent and when
people spend more time out
of doors. Almost three-fourths
of the cases are in pre-school
and school age children.
In calling attention to the
seriousness of this disease,
Dr. Levine gave the following
practical preventive sugges
tions: (1) Parents should ex
amine their children at least
once a day for ticks. If the
ticks are present, they should
be removed gently with tweez
ers or forceps so that the
head of the tick does not re
main Imbedded. (2) Dog own
ers should remove all ticks
from their dogs each day. (3)
The possibility of “Spotted
Fever” should be kept in mind
whenever a person complains
of a rash and fever during
the warm summer months.
Antibiotic treatment Is effec
tive if Instituted early.
Trout
Stocked In Yancey
In accordance with p-e
--viously approved the
Wildlife Resources Commis
sion has completed stocking
of 1,000 trout averaging 8 to
10 Inches in length, in the
waters of Yancey County.
These fish we r e produced at
the Federal Fish Hatchery lo
cated near Pisgah Forest.
District Game a«d Fish Pro
tector D. R. McOalliard dir
ected the release of the fish
and solicited assistance from
members of the local wlidllfe
WAMY Announces
Notification Os Grant
Ernest D. Epley, Executive
Director of W. A. M. Y. Com
munity Action, Inc., has an
nounced that he has received
notirimatlon of a grant of
$273,183.00 from the Office of
Economic Opportunity for
Project Head Start classes to
operate In Watauga, Avery,
Mitcfael, and Yancey Coun
ties this summer.
-P-Oject Head Start is a
special pre-school program
designed to prepare children
from economically deprived
families for entrance Into the
public schools this fall. Re
presentatives of the Public
Schools. Health Departments,
Welfare Departments, Home
Demonstration Service and
Medical Professions will work
In a concerted effort to in
sure the social, physical, men
tal and emotional preparation
of these pre-school children
for school. A well-balanced
lunch will be provided for the
children each day, and school
buses will be utilized for tra
nsportation purposes.
Epley said that approxl-
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" Jimmy Ray, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James Ray of Burnsville,
was recently page for his un
cle, Representative Mark W.
Bennett. He is the grandson
of the late Dr. W. L. Bennett,
who was a former Represen
tative from Yancey County.
Jimmy is a rising Bth grade
student at Burnsville Elemen
tary School.
club and other interested
sportsmen. Those participat
ing In the stocking were: B.
W. Ac Kiss, Refuge Assistant.
The Wildlife Resources
Commission has completed
stocking of 200 trout averag
ing 8 to 10 inches in length,
in the waters of Mt. Mitchell
Refuge. District Game and
Fish Protector Mr. Vernie Lee
Boone directed the release of
the fish.
The Wildlife Resources
Commission points out that
the cooperative ef.'ort of all
those interested In the 3tate’s
fish and game resources will
be required to bring about
better fishing, the favorite
outdoor recreation of so many
Americans.
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mate.y 932 children are ex
pected to attend the fifty
eight pre-school readiness
classes In the four counties.
School buses will be used to
transport these children to
and from school. Insurance
will be provided so that each
child will be protected from
the time he leaves home un
til he returns.
It Is anticipated that the
staff of Project Head Start
will consist of. 276 paid em
ployees and 116 volunteers.
The Boards of Education of
Watauga, Avery, Mitchell and
Yancey Counties will admin
ister the project. W. A. M. Y.
is the applicant agent. Class
es will be held In the twenty
eight elementary schools in
the four counties for eight
weeks beginning on June 21.
The classes will end on Aug
ust 13. Children will attend
classes five days a week, four
hou’-s a day.
Notification of this grant
came from the office of Re
presentative James T. Broy
hill in Washington.
Malcojm Ross
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Dies In Miami
Malcombe Ross, a summer
resident of Burnsville, died In
a Miami, Fla., hospita'. May
23 tollowing surgery. He is
survived by his wife, Mrs.
Camille Ross, and three sons.
Funeral services and bur
ial were in Miami, Fla.
Mr. Ro3s, whose home Is in
Coconut Grove, Fia., has been
a summer resident here for
about 10 years And at dif
fe ent times during his sum
mer stays here he remarked
how much he loved Yancey
County, and especially the
country people with whom he
visited.
He will be best remembered
by Yancey County residents
for his writings In National
Geographic Magazine and
elsewhere about the county
and its residents. His Nation
al Geographic story, “My
Neighbors HoCd To Mountain
Ways”, dealt with people In
and abound Burnsville. Ano
ther National Geographic fea
ture story, “N. C. Dixie Dyna
mo”, dealt with the progress
being made In North Carolina,
especially the scientific pro
gress In the “Triangle” of
universities. He had recently
completed a book, “Cape Fear
River”, which will be pub
lished in October. This book
Is one In a series by noted
writers, the series being en
titled “Rivers of America”.
Mr. Ross had been elected
to membership in The Honor
ary Tar Heeis, an organiza
tion of persons who ' have
made important contributions
to North CaboClna.
His summer home here is
at the headwaters of Mit
chell Branch.