Volume 30
Miss Whisnant
Winner fn Essay
Contest
Miss Lela Whisnant, 15
year old daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. C- M. Whisnant of Bur
nsville and Winston-Salem,
was first place winner of the
State-wide Teen-Dem Essay
Contest, which carried a
$250.00 award. Miss Whis
nant delivered the essay,
shown on the editorial page
of this issue of the RECORD,
before the 1500 to 1800 guests
assembled at the Vance-Ay
cock dinner held in Ashe
ville Saturday night, Oct. 30.
Lela, a junior at Reynolds
High School in Winston-
Salem, has always been an
outstanding student, having
attended Governor’s School
in Winston-Salem. She is
Secretary of the Forsythe
County Teen-Dems and edi
tor of the Teen-Dem paper
in that county.
- dflft 191 _.«..>
a^|||BpL M ’ y ~'3F> -v. . 7..J»-- ftmJßs |WjßHMßfr7ir | MTm-
The Harris High School
Band of Spruce Pine plays
the National Anthem as Boy
THE YANCEY RECORD
Burnsville, N. C.
Cane River Beats
Hot Springs
Coach James Neill’s Rebels
of Cane River High School
over-ran the Hot Springs
High School eleven last Thu
rsday night a score of
26-7.
The first score of the game
was set up when the Rebels
were forced to kick in the
first period. The ball was
fumbled by the Hot Springs
team and a Cane River play
er recovered. Three plays
later Byrd carried the ball
over the line for a touch
down. Ralph Wilson receiv
ed a pass in the end zone
for the extra point. Gordon
Hensley scored again in the
second period, but the extra
point failed.
The opposing Hot Springs
team scored in the second
period, leaving the score at
halftime 13-7.
Coming back in the third
period Gordon Hensley seat
ed again, with another extra
point. And in the final per
iod Byrd scored again, while
the Hot Springs team failed
on every attempt.
The Rebel defense against
passes by the other team
probably made the differen
ce In winning and losing,
even though the had a
wide margin. The Hot
Sryings aunrterback tossed
fifteen passes, and all except
four was broken up by the
Rebel defense.
Care River completed two
out of seven passes.
The Rebels ga’ned 287
yards rushing, while Hot
Springs made only 143 yards.
Cane River has won three
games and lost four to date.
Tonight .the Rebels travel
to Rosman for a game, and
a final game will be at the
Cane River field against
Blue Ridge School For Boys.
However, the date has not
been set for this game.
Scouts proudly raise the flag
In a ceremony on the lawn In
front of the new courthouse.
Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County
UF Moves Toward
First Thousand
The Yancey County United
Fund swings into the second
week of its fall campaign
with money beginning to hit
the til toward this year's
goal of $8,278.
Volunteer workers under
the leadership of Helton
Carmichael, District Forest
Ranger, are busy collecting
the first thousand of the
campaign.
The campaign will last the
month of November. The
money is used to support
eighteen different educa
tional, welfare and service
organizations.
Local groups who will
benefit from this campaign
are the 4-H Clubs, Rural
Community Develop ment.
Blind and Conservation, Or
thopedic Clinic Here. Boy
Ecouts, Girl Scouts, Yancey
Hospital, Dread Disease. This
year there is a Helping Hand
allotment which will be used
for furnishing shoes for the
needy.
The different business
places in and around Burns
ville are being contacted
Firms having ino% partici
pation will be listed in the
ho "Or roil aS° In previous
years.
Blood mobile To Yancey Fir To Grace Governor's
Be At Armory Mansion At Christmas
It Is fitting that the Red
Cross Blood mobile will be at
the Armory in Burnsville on
Armistice Day, or Veterans
Day as it is now called,
Thursday, November 11th
from 1 to 6 p. m.
As we reflect back to the
men who fought in World
War I and 11, as well as
those who were in the Kor
ean conflict, let us honor
their contribution to our na
tion and health and safety
The Harris High Bajid is one
of the leading high school
bands in this part of the
state.
Thursday, Nov«mh«r 4,1965
Small Crowd Attends Dedication
Here Saturday
Judge William E. Anglin
as he presides at the dedica
tion ceremonies of the new
Yancey County Courthouse.
Anglin -was appointed resi
dent judge at approximately
the time the new building
was completed. He is a na
tive of Yancey County, and
the son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. George W. Anglin.
Yancey County is to be re
presented byway of a Bal
sam Fir from the slopes of
Mount Mitchell at the exe
cutive mansion. According
to Mr. Helton Carmichael,
local forest ranger, and Mr.
by donating a pint of blood
in order that some other
person may have the oppor
tunity to live. *
Today we have the Viet
Nam struggle plainly before
us. As many from our own
county, both men and wom
en, are there fighting and
nursing in order that we may
be secure, let us remember •
them on this national holi
day and contribute a pint of
blood.
What more appropriate
way could we celebrate this
historic occasion than by
giving of ourselves through
our own blood?
The Burnsville American
Legion Auxiliary feels stron
gly enough about the rela
tionship of the giving of our
blood being symbolic with
those who gave of themsel
ves for us and our country
that they have taken It upon
(themselves to personally
contact families in Yancey
County and urge that they
celebrate Veterans Day by
the giving of blood.
Doctors E. R. Ohle and
Melvin W. Webb will be on
duty at the Bloodmoblle.
Mrs. W. P. Honeycutt will be
the nurse in charge. The
Gray Ladies will assist the
Red Cross personnel. *
Number Tuu^
Approximately two hund
red people sat in the court
room of the new courthouse
building Saturday while an
impressive ceremony was
being held for the dedication
of the court’s new home.
W. E. Anglin, resident jud
ge, presided at the ceremony. *
Attorney Dover R. Fouts,
who gave an address of wel
come, gave a short history
of courts and courthouses of
Yancey County’s past. Fouts
ponited out that the first
court held in the county was
held in the Cane River Bap
tist Church. Later a brick
structure was built on the
site where the town square
now is. The next building for
courts was completed in 1908
and was used until the pre
sent building was completed.
Rep. Roy A. Taylor and
woodrow Jones, who repre
sented Gov. Moore at the
event, were the principal
speakers.
County, State and Feder
al officials who occupy offi
ces in the new building were
recognided along with other
local and visiting dignitaries.
Donald Burhoe, Pres, of the!
Yancey Chamber of Com
merce, the offer of a Christ
mas tree for the executive
mansion has been extended
to Hon. Dan Moore, and
graciously accepted by him.
Gov. Moore states in a letter
to Mr. Burhoe, "It will cer
tainly be nice to have a tree
from Western North Caro
lina in our home here hi
Raleigh". Dimensions of the
tree will be furnished by Mr.
Geo. Cherry, Supt. of Build
ings and Grounds. The tree
will be provided by the For
est Service, and transporta
tion will be handled by the
Burnsville Chamber of Com
merce.
Panthers Win Final
Gamn By Wide
Margin
The Panthers of "feast
Yancey tcok Cranberry High
School last Friday night at
Cranberry to end the season.
The final score was 27-6.
Mike Hoover, Panther
halfback, made two of the
touchdowns, and Eob Ander
son ht hard through the
line to rack up two more
touchdowns. Ronnie Robin
son kicked three extra points
following touchdowns.
East Yancey gained 137
yards rushing, while the op
posing team gained 80. The
Panthers completed two pas
ses out of four to gain 35
yards in the air. Cranberry
completed eight out of 22
passes for a gain of 112 yards