Volume 30
FARM-CITY WEEK UF READY TO
TO BE OBSERVED FINISH 1965 RUN
National Farm-City Wepk,
will be observed in Yancey
County with Community
Awards Meeting Tuesday
night, November 23, in the
cafeteria of the Burnsville
Mill of Mohasco Industries,
"lhis meeting will begin at
7:00 p. m.
The Agricultural Develop
ment Council sponsors the
Community Develop ment
Program in Yancey County
and other Western North
Carolina counties.
Officials of the United
Fund, Northwestern Bank
and French Broad Electric
will present cash prizes to
taling S6OO to the communi
ties that were judged in the
recent county contest.
E. L. Dillingham, County
Extension Chairman, said
that this is the first year
that the Community Awards
Night and Farmers’ Night
have been held separately.
Emphasis in the Commun
ity Development Program is
being extended to communi
ties that have not previous
ly been organized, 'nils is
part of the expanded pro
gram made possible by the
addition of Assistant Exten
sion Agent Kenneth San
chagrin (Community Devel
opment Agent), and Mrs.
Pat Anders, secretary.
CAP TO OBSERVE
24th ANNIVERSARY
The Burnsville Sqdn., of
the Civil Air Patrol will join
with more than 2,300 other
CAP units throughout the
United States to observe the
24th anniversary of Civil
Air Patrol on December Ist.
National Commander, Col.
Joe L. Mason, USAF, in a
message to all units said
1965 has been a year of sig
nificant achievement in
Civil Air Patrol and he urged
CAP’S members to ‘even
greater achievements i n
1966.” Ellington Air Force
Ease in Houston, Texas is
National Headquarters o f
CAP.
Here locally, Capt. Walter
Tipton, CAP, announced that
Ist Lt. Edgar H. Angel has
been named chairman of the
Burnsville Anniversary Plan
ning Committee.
The Civil Air Patrol, an
official civ'lian auriliary of
the United States Air Force,
was founded in 1941 by a
band of patriotic, air-minded
Individuals who vo’uoteered
their services and their air
craft to patrol America’s
coastlines and borders
During World War 11, CAP
pilots .lew more than 24 mi
lion miles on anti-submar
ine patrol and thousands
more miles on courier miss
ions for the Armed Forces.
The work begun by these
pioneers is carried on
by CAP. This work Includes,
flying search and rescue mis-
THE YANCEY RECORD
Bures ville, N. C.
With one quarter of its job
accomplished, the United
Fund is building up steam to
finish the last three legs of
its 1965 run.
Helton Carmichael, cam
paign director, reported
Wednesday that well over
two thousand dollars had
been collected in Yancey
County’s annual fund-rais
ing effort.
Two new names were in
cluded in the ‘blue chip’
list of firms and corpora
tions with 100 percent parti
cipation in the campaign.
Added to the Honor Roll,
which already included the
pace-setting name of the
Eumsville Mill of Mohasco
Industries, are Deneen Mica
Company and the Yancey
County Welfare Department.
United Fund money goes
to support eighteen different
health, education, and ser
vice agencies, most of whom
provided* generous local
benefits.
Eight hundred dollars, of
the $8,278 00 goal, are used
to finance the county’s valu
able 4-H activities, and to
provide incentive prizes for
the county-wide Community
Development program.
Two hundred and fifty
dollars help run the Lions
Club’s vital operation for aid
to the blind, and three hun
dred dollars are earmarked
for the Health Department
to be used in the work of
the Orthopedic Clinic.
Boy Scouts and Olrl Scouts
receive one thousand, two
hundred dollars for their
character building programs,
and the Yancey County Lib
rary uses four hundred dol
lars to run its community
services, recognized nation
ally this past year with its
award of the County Canfield
Fisher citation.
The Red Cross, which sup
plies the Bloodmobile and
Veterans’ services to Yancey
County, is the recipient of
$2,805 00, while Cerebral Pal
sy will get one hundred dol
lars.
Five hundred dollars are
earmarked for Yancey Hos
pital for emergency use, five
hundred dollars will go to
the Dread Disease Fund, and
two hundred dollars , for
Helping Hands.
slons throughout the nation,
cooperating with C'vil De
fense agencies at all levels of
city, county, state tmd feder
al government.
CAP cadets, boys and girls
ranging from 13 to 18 years
of age, partlc’pate in CAP’S
aerospace education pro
gram CAP senior members
operate some 4,442 light air
crafts, all but 864 are pri
vately-owned craft.
Other members operate
14.900 stations in a radio
network, while others oper
ate and maintain a fleet of
4 500 surface vehicles of all
types.
Dedicated To The Progress Os Yaocey County
t B IIP Mt - , i
The flag ceremony by
members of the Cadette Girl
bloodmobile visit
FAILS TO MEET GOAL
Mr. E. L. Dillingham, Chm.
of the Bloodmobile which
visited Burnsville .eovember
11, states that 68 pints were
donated, with several per
sons being rejected for var
ious reasons. Mr. Dillingham
said that considering the
fact that the visit was on a
holiday (Veterans’ Day)
when several offices such
as Forest Service, Bank, Post
Office, and probably others,
were closed, the visit of the
Bloodmobile was a success,
although lt did not reach its
qirta of 100 pints. He would
like to express his sincere ap
preciation to the ladies of
the First Baptist Church, the
Gray Ladies, Pinafore G’rls,
doctors and nurse for their
part in making this a smooth
running operation.
CRAFT LESSONS TO CONTINUE AT
SOUTH TOE SCHOOL
Due to lively and growing
Interest in use of native ma
terials, craft lessons will con
tinue at the South Toe Sco
ol, according to Alice Hopson,
County Home Economics Ex
tension worker. Although the
last lesson on Monday, Nov.
15 was to be the final sess
ion, the enthusiasm of in
structor Mrs Andrew John
son and the “students” has
resulted in extension of the
course. Next meeting will be
Monday, Nov.. 29, 6-9 p. m. at
the South Toe School.
Anyone interested is invit
ed to come. There is no fee
for learning; the only cost is
for simple supplies. Most
materials are free and avall
ab’e in woods and fields:
FRESH pine cones of all
shapes and sizes; Nuts and
burs; seed pods: and lichens
or wood roses. Those making
wreaths m n y buv a pre-cut
masonite clrc’e at the class,
and bring or buy wire at the
meeting.
Thursday, November 18, 1965
Scout Troop concluded the
Scout program_held in the
SccMfs Present Song And
Dance Program
A program of song, dance
and a skit was effectively
presented on Friday, Nov. 12,
by the Brownies and Girl
Scouts of Yancey County.
The program was held in the
Burnsville Elementary Scho
ol Auditorium.
Mrs. Don Burhoe was co
ordinator for the evening,
and announced the follow
ing numbers: Sailor Strut
Routine, Brownie Trcop 86;
a skit, “Leave it to Little
Beaver,” by Junior Girl Scout
Troop 88; Western Folk Dan
ce, by Cadette Troop 65; and
Hungarian and Russian Folk
Dances by the Celo iGirl
Scout Troop 19.
Mrs. Jack Edwards, Dis
trict Adviser from the Pis
gah Girl Scout Council, As
Persons making plaques
will need a plywood back
ground, as well as some glue
and fine wire. Too’s for both
projects Include long-nosed
pliers: cllopers or saw; awl
cr drill; and gloves to mo
tect the hands in handling
materials. Ho’es mav be drill
ed or punched and large
cones cut apart before heat
ing (tough materials are
harder after baking at 250
degrees—ln order to destroy
weavils).
The intense industry of
the wreath-makers has pro
duced attractive decor
ative articles for g'fts. per
sonal use or sale Those who
-w<«h to sell articles may
talk to Mrs. HoDson, or Mrs.
James Neuhauser.
A December meeting Is
p’noned for Monday, the
13th. along with the regular
South Toe PTA meeting,
with the workshop section at
6 p m. and the short busi
ness meeting at 7:30 p. m.
Number Twelve
Bumsville School here Fri
day evening. „
hevllle, N. C , was present
and Introduced Miss Beryl
Tessler, a Senior Girl Scout
from Asheville. Miss Tessler
showed slides and on
the Girl Scout Round-up
which she attended in Ver
mont in 1962.
A flag ceremonv concluded
the program for the evening.
Leaders of Brownie Troop
86 are: Mrs. Jack Edge, Mrs.
Dick Mclntosh, and Mrs. t
Billie Ray Edge.
Leaders of Junior Girl
Scout Troop 88 are: Mrs. Ben
Barks, and Mrs. Helton
Carmichael.
Leaders of Cadette Troop
65 are: Mrs. Ju’ian Cornwell,
Miss Mary Wallace, and Miss
June Ramsey.
Leaders of Celo Junior
Girl Scout Troop 19 are:
Mrs. Kore McWhirter and
Mrs. Vivian Autrey.
The Garden Club will meet
on Friday, Dee. 3rd, at 8:00
p. m. at the home of Mrs,
Fred Proffitt. Mrs. D. R.
Fonts will be program lead
er.
BURNSVILLE SCHOOL
TO PRESENT ANNUAL
FALL PROGRAM
The Burnsville Elementary
School will present their an
nual Harvest Festival at the
Elementary School on Fri
day, November 19 at 7:30 p.
m. The program will be held
in the school auditorium.
The program this year will
follow a central theme ‘ Mus
ic In American History." The
student body will present a
program of patriotic songs,
dances and skits. The num
bers will be representative
of the various periods of
American History.
Concessions will be sold
after the program and there
will be cake walks as well aa
drawings for door prises.