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CAPTAIN & MRS. YOUNG
VISIT PARENTS HERE
Captain Thomas Young,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Yeung of Newdale, arrived
in New York Thursday, Dec.
2nd, after a two years tour
of duty in Pershawar, Pak
istan with the U. S. Air For
ce, serving as chaplain to
the service men stationed
there. On Saturday he join
ed his wife and son, who
had preceded him by several
weeks, for a visit with his
parents and family in New
dale.
before going to Pakistan
Captain Young was stationed
at Tinker Air Force Ease in
Oklahoma City, Okla. where
he met and married the for
mer Zeta Caughell, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. B. J.
Caughell of Oklahoma City.
Capta’n and Mrs. Young
state that while they are
happy to be home, they had
a wonderful two years in
Pakistan where they observ
ed an entirely different way
of life, traveled extensively,
became the parents of a son,
and experienced a sixteen -
day war between Pakistan
and India, which started
Sept 6 and .ended on the
?3rd. They said that while
this was a very short war it
was very real with much loss
of life and property.
Pakistan, they stated, is a
land of contrasts with
only two classes, the few
very rich and the many very
poor,-but that a small mid
dle class Is emerging who
have for the most part as
r.oc'ated themselves with
the western world and are
employed by western firms
cr Institutions, and have a
much higher standard of
living than the poor.
Pakistan, they sa'd. is an %
agricultural county with the
chief crop being jnt.e that,
In fact, 80% of the world’s
Jute is grown there but that
a erpat deal of wheat and
simar cane are also grown.
All farming is by H*H
. gation as there Is very little
rain
r ;>faln Y •»•*" «a <1 tint
t* ■ Ohrlstim ellgion has
v t unde a ' f~.t deal of
THE YANCEY RECORD
Burnsville, N.-CiV Thursday, December 9, 1965
progress in Pakistan; that
Islam is the principle relig
ion a->d the official name of
Pakistan Is The Islam State
of Pakistan.
During the Ymmes t°ur
of duty In Pakistan they did
qu’fce lot of traveling.
They visited In Spain.where
their son, David, was born
and also where Captain
Young underwent surgery.
The trip they enjoyed most
was a tour of the Holy Land
where they visited all the
places of interest and while
there lived in old Jerusalem
which is In Jordan.
After a two week’s visit
here the Youngs will go to
Oklahoma City where they
will spend the holidays with
Mrs. Young’s parents, after
which they will leave for
the r new post In Great
Falls, Montana.
DEYTON WINS
ACQUITTAL IN
YANCEY
COURT
After about twenty min
utes deliberation in the jury
room last Thursday a jury
found Bill Deyton not guilty
in the shooting of Burdette
Allen at an all-n'ght service
station and store here in
November, 1964.
Deyton entered a plea of
self-defense In the trial be
fore Judge P C Froneberger,
who presided at the general
term of Superior / V u rt here.
It was claimed by the de
fense that Deyton believed
that Allen was armed and
that h's life was in danger.
Solicitor Leonard Lowe In
his prosecution of the case
contended that the defend
ant had exorcised more for
ce than was necessary in
tlia! he had not made a
gna'er attempt to get Allen
to leave ‘!i«V premises of Mo
itat oo before the .'.hooting
Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County
Automobile
Accident Fatal
To Burnsville
Man
Services for Marion D.
Boone, 58, of Burnsville, who
died Thursday in an auto
meb Je accident near Boone,
were held at 2:30 p m. Sat
urday in the chapel of Hol
combe Brothers Funeral
Home.
The Rev. Joe Warner and
the Rev. Walser Penlnnd of
ficiated, and burial was in
Ho’combe Cemetery. Pall
bearers were James Fox, J.
D Masters, W, J. Banks,
Claude Peterson, Clyde
Boone, and Bill Ball.
He was a native of Yancey
County, son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Kelse Eoone. Sur
viving are three brothers,
Daniel of Burnsville, Law
rence of Washington, D. C.,
and Wade of Durham.
The accident in wh ! ch
died occurred at Fos
co in Watauga County, near
According to an in
vestigation rraie by State
Highway Patrolman, G. E.
Baker, a 1966 Chevrolett In
which Boone was driving
and a tobacco truck, said to
be driven by Rex Renfro of
Green Mtn. met in a rear
head-on collision Beore was
killed instantly.
According to reports by
Patrolman Baker, the truck
evidently crossed the center
lme into the on-coming
traffic lane.
Renfro, with three other
men in the truck, was re
turning from a tobacco sa'c
when the accident haopen
cd. Others in the truck were
reported to be Sam Blevins,
Harold Blevins and Roy
Laws. Occupants of the
truck were injured but not
severely.
Foone was well known In
Yancey County, and at the
time of h’s death was a
salesman for Roberts Chev
rolet-Bulck, Inc. Also, he
had been an insurance re
prose ntative In this county,
and had managed dairy pro
ducts p’ants for Pet Dair
ies, Inc.
occurred
In charging the jury,
Judge Froneberger instruct
ed that the defendant could
be found guilty of second
degree murder, manslaugh
ter, or found rot guilty He
pointed out that their find
ings should be based on
the’r be’lef In and the
weight of the evidence of
fered by the defense and
prosecution.
(g)
Gov. Moore Praises Rural
Communities At Lundieon
The citizens ol Yancey
Cr.unty can take justifiable
pride in the accomplish
ments of the community
clubs in the county. At Sat
urday's luncheon, held in
the c.ty auditorium in Ashe
ville, and sponsored by the
Asheville Agricultural De
velopment Council, clubs in
Yancey County took the fol
lowing awards: Newdale
Club second place in the
non-farm division, carrying
with it a S3OO cash prize.
Charles Wilson, Jr is Presi
dent of this Club. Brush
Creek Club, Honorable men
t:on, a plaque and a SSO 00
cash award, in the farm
classification. Mr. Enzy Let
terman is President of this
club. Mine Fork Club, Hon
orable mention and a plaque
for roadside improvement.
Mr. George King is President
of this Club. The Newdale
Club also won Honorable
mention and a plaque in the
youth program.
Yancey County was well
represented at the luncheon,
approximately 25 persons
from the county being- pre
sent. Mr. E. L. Dillingham,
Farm Agent, and Mrs O W
Deyton. of the Brush Creek
Club, assisted in welcoming
the guests.
There are fline clubs in the
county, and seven of these
entered the competition.
When you consider the fact
that the clubs were compet
ing with 115 communities in
18 western N. C counties,
four awards out of the sev
en clubs entered Is “not to
be sneezed at”. The New
dale Club, second place win
ner in the non-farm division
and honorable mention In
the youth program, was or
ganized eight years ago. Mr.
Otho Dawkins, President in
1964-65, and a teacher at
East Yancey, is responsible
for much of the work during
the past year Charles Wil
son, Jr., the new President,
Is a very civic-minded and
active young man, interested
in all phases of community
Improvement. Under his
leadership the Club Is ex
pected to go forward to ev
en better things. Among
other things, thev have P&r
t'clpated In building a play
ground, a community build
ing, a fire house, organizing
a fire department, building
a community barbecue pa
villion, a roof for the church,
a roof for the fellowship
hall, and organized a ball
team.
Due credit should go to
the Mne Fork Club. One
only has to ride over the
scenic Green Mountain Road
to appreciate what has been
done byway of roadside im
provement by this Club.
A more progressive farm
ing community than Brush
Creek would be hard to find
Number Fifteen
anywhere in the' state, due
largely to the hard work
and cooperation of the mem
bers of the Brush Creek
Community Club.
One only has to reflect
what might be the results if
say seventy-five percent of
the residents in all age
groups in these and other
communities In the county
would cooperate for the bet
terment and beautification
of Yancey County.
Gov. Dnn Moore, speaker
for the occasion, praised the
rural communities for their
role in promoting progress
in the state. He stated “You
have set an example of co
operative action that has
given inspiration and guid
ance to all who have work
ed to Improve the economy
of this area ’’ The Governor
compared income in western
N. C. in 1950 with that of
1965, which rose from S3B
million to SB9 million gross,
the big gains having come
in poultry, live stock and
horticultural crops. Gov.
Moore also compared The' In
come from forest wood pro
ducts. industry and travel,
showing the growth over the
years. “These comparisons’,
he said, “show what can be
done when communities take
advantage of their opoor
tun'ties.” He added that
while much has been done,
more needs to be done. The
State, he said, could give
direction to and furnish the
tools for progress, but put
ting the tools to work Is lar
gely the responsibility of
the people.
Sechler
Succeeds Ray
With F.H.A.
Here
W. Ralph Sechler assumed
the position of County Sup
ervisor for Farmers Home
Administration in Yancey
County on December 6, 1965.
Mr. Sechler was formerly
Assistant County Supervisor
in Yancey C"unty, having
been transferred to Macon-
Swain Counties, Franklin,
N. C. as County Supervisor
In January 1864,
Mr. and Mrs. Sechler are
members of the Franklin
Presbyterian Church and
were active in community
activities. Tliev are now re
sid'ng In Burnsville.
Mr. Sechler succeeds Mr.
Mack B. Ray who was ap
pointed Rural Renewal Pro
gram 1.0 v«». lor -CherOKlN:,
Guv and Graham entiles
In *4 > tmer 1965 *,