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Auto License Plates To Go
On Sale Feb. 3
Over 2,400,000 license re
newal application cards for
cbtainiup iB6O license plates
were placed in the mail on
“December 16. The Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles Of
ficials say: “Please tell us If
by January 1 you do not re
ceive this all important card
necessary for obtaining a
new plate.”
The proper procedure is to
write to the Department of
Motor Vehicles, Raleigh, giv
ing the make and identifi
cation number of the vehi
cle, the last year’s tag num
ber and the registered own
er’s full name and complete
address. The department
will then prepare and send
another application card as
quickiyy as the volume of re
quests can be handled.
1965 plates expire Decem
ber 31 and their use beyond
that date is permissable on
ly if they are duly reg ster
ed by the department to the
vehicle on which display is
made. Owners who have
their vehicles properly re
gistered by the department
have until February 15 to
obtain new plates.
Surrounding area residents
may obtain their 1966 plates
at Yancey Merchants As
sociation on Square begin
ning January 3rd, 1968. Of
fice hrur w’ll be: 9:00 A. M
to 12 noon-1:00 P. M. to 4
P. M.
The local agent, Grace
Banks says that It will great
ly expedite the issuance and
keep long lines from form
ing if you will “open your
application cards and com
plete them in accordance
with instructions before pre
senting them for new
plates.”
Proffit CiUd For
Strvict
Burnsville life insurance
man Ralph T. Proffitt has
been c'ted bv Mutual of New
York for “outstanding sales
and service”.
Mr. Proffitt has achieved
membership in the 1965 Top
Club, placing h'm among
the leading 10% of the com
pany’s 3,500 fie’d under
writers In the United States
and Canada. He represents'
MONY’s Charlotte agency,
which serves pol'cyholders
In 33 North Carolina coun
ties.
THE YANCEY RECORD
Burnsville, N.C.
OBITUARIES
mrs. McKinney
Mrs. Lawrence McKinney,
39, died Monday In an As-'
hfeVille hospital'"after a short
Illness. _
She was a native of Yan
cey County and a former
employe of Ellen Knitting
Mills, Spruce Pine. She had
lived in Asheville for the
past three months.
Surviving are the husband;
a daughter, Mrs. Harold
Floyd of Flint, Mich.; three
sons, Larry and Bobby Mc-
Kinney and Gerald Powell,
all of the home; two sissters,
Mrs. William Daybert of
Virginia Beach, Va., and Mrs.
John Gross of Norfolk, Va.;
a brother, Ashby L. Jones of
Medford, Conn.; and two
grandchildren.
Services were held at 2:30
p. m. Wednesday in Crabtree
Church of God.
The Rev. Fred Allen and
the Rev. Andy Grindstaff
officiated and burial was in
Spruce Pine Cemetery. Pall
bearers were Harold Huskins
Ra’ph Parker, Earl, Donald
and Howard Roberts, Dallas
Renfro, Bobby Burleson, and
Charles Allen.
MISS DELIA YOUNG
Miss Della Young, 83, of
Boonford, N. C., died Christ
mas morning at a boarding
home in Waynesvllle, N. C.,
after a long illness.
Funeral services were held
Monday at .2 p. m. at Lily
Branch Baptist Church,
with the pastor, Rev. Erby
McKinney, officiating. Bur
ial was in the church ceme
tery.
She Is survived by two
brothers, Paul Young o f
Burnsville and Will Young
of near Canton, Ohio; one
sister, Mrs. John Hoyles of
Bakersvllle, Route 3; also
several nelces and nephews.
Jeikiis Infant
_ The three months old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Johnny Jenkins of Newdale
was found dead In her bed
by her mother early Christ
mas morning. The Infant
was carried to the hospital
in Burnsville by neighbors,
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Gibbs,
but cause of death Is not
known. The funeral and
burial took place Sunday af
ternoon at Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church.
Dedicated To Tha Progress Os Yoncay Coaaty
Pleasant Valley Baptist
Church
On ’Possum Trot Road will
have a New Year’s Eve wat
ch service beginning at 7:30
p. m. and lasting till after
midnight. Rev. Ray Long will
bring a message at 11:00 p.
m. The North' Black Mtn.
quartet will present special
music. All visitors are wel
come.
The degffiar First Satur
day night singing will be
held January 1 at 7:30 p. m.
and all singers as well as
guests are invited to attend.
The Rev. H. Ramsey is be
ginning a 30-minute pro
gram on Station WTOE,
Spruce Pine, on Sunday af
ternoons at 2:30. Rev. Ram
sey will bring a message and
have special music.
The weekly church sch
edule: Sunday School each
Sunday morning at 9:45,
with worship service at 11
a. m. Sunday night service,
and Wednesday night ser
vices at 7:00 p. m.
The church bus runs to
‘Possom Trot, Lickskillet and
Bald Creek for all services.
•• • •
Martins Chapel Churc’i
Martins Chapel Methodist
Church report a very suc
cessful Christmas program
given by the children and
young people of the church.
The young people also en
joyed caroling and the party
in the fellowship hall after
ward.
This church has establish
ed the custom of fpspel sing
ing the first Saturday night
in each month at 7:00 p. m.
which has proved very popu
lar with the church mem
bers and people in the com
munity. This Saturday night,
being New Years Day. a
special program has been
planned. The public is cor
dially invited.
A special co’lectlon, am
ounting to a substantial sum
of money, was taken Sunday
morning for a needv family
in the community. We would
like to commend the chur
ches of the Newdale com
munity of all denominations
for their generosity toward
the needy people in the
community. Never is a need
left unanswered, even thou
gh It means in nearly every
case a sacrifice on the part
of the donors.
Rev. and Mrs. Alvin Jones,
who are serving their first
year at this church, reoort
a wonderful Christmas.
Among the unique gifts they
received was a quilt from
the ladles of the Windom
Thursday, December 30 1965
County Church News
Methodist church, which he
also serves. We say the quilt
was unique in that 61 names
were embroidered on the
quilt, and to each name was
attached a dollar bill! The
Jones’ have recently taken
Into their home a fifteen
year old boy Allen Ervin
from Durham. They hope*
that Allen will become a per
manent member of their
family.
•• i •
Higgins Memorial Church
Higgins Memorial Method
ist Church greatly enjoyed
the service put on by the
students on Sunday morn
ing. It is always a pleasure
to see young people take an
active part In church wor
ship This is especially true
of college students, who tend
to become rather disinter
ested in church after a few
years in college. »
The members of the chur
ch enjoyed their quarterly
fellowship supper Wednes
day night at 6:30.
The general meeting of
the WSOS will be held at the
church at 2:00 Thursday
night,
The church will observe
the sacrament of Holy Com
munion Sunday morning.
The pastor and his family
have been enjoying visiting
with relatives and friends,
and trying out their new
trailer, this week. They will
return to Burnsville at \e
end of the week, and Rev.
Warner will be in the pulpit
Sunday morning, as usual.
•• • •
Newdale Presbyterian
The Newdale Presbyterian
Church was again privileged
to hear a fine sermon from
Rev. Troy Young Sunday
morning. Rev. Young is fill
ing this pulpit in the absen
ce of the pastor.
’•• • •
F’rst Pantist, Burnsville
First Baptist Church of
Burnsville was happy to
have their college students
in charge of the Christmas
program Sunday night. The
theme for this year’s pro
gam was “Conformed to
Christ on Campus”, and was
a most lnterestilng presenta
tion. Those taking part were:
Amelia Penland, Mary Ann
Gibbs, David Mclntosh. Steve
King, Steve Bailey, Ronnie
Carter, Carolyn Pate, Lynn
Metcalf, Joe Moody, Steve
Hensley, Larry Byrd, Dudley
Robertson, Alan Bailey,
Steve Boone, Neal Ellis and
Steve Laughrun.,
Both the Cantata and
children's program given by
Nmfctr Ei|kt*M ..
REFORESTATION
PROJECT PUNNED
A cooperative effort be
tween tlWYancey Soil Con
servation District and W.A.
MY. Community Action,
Inc., has resulted in a re
forestation project in Yan
cey County. The project will,
include the planting of white
p ne or yellow poplar for re
forestation purposes on .any
landowners property who
will cooperate. Free labor
will be provided by the
Neighborhood Youth Corps
The landowner would be re
quired to furnish trees and
any matemals needed such
as fencing.
Carlie Rice will be the Re
forestation supervisor in this
project. He is now recruiting
labor of eligible beys for the
Neighborhood Youth Corps
project. Any boys between
the ages of 16 to 21 who
have dropped out of school
and have been out for over
6 months or longer are eli
gible. Remedial education
will be given these boys un
der this p-o*eet also. Boys
who are interested should
contact Carlie Rice or come
by the Soil Conservation
Service office in the court
house.
Reforestation by this
planting crew will begin In
January. Any landowner
desiring to plant trees or do
woodland Improvement work
under this program should
contact Bert Sutton with
the Soil Conservation Ser
vice or any member of the
Soil Conservation District
Board of Supervisors. Help
In ordering trees will be giv
en and priorities will be set
up on a first come, first
serve basis.
the choir and children of
the church were well at
tended and greatly appre
ciated not only by the mem
bers but the visitors who
attended.
According to reparts we
get, the Lottie Moon Christ
mas offering topped all pre
vious records in this church,
with one more Sunday re
maining for gifts to be turn
ed in. * r
The Sunday School of this
dhurch has almost reached
goals set during Preparation
Week in September. Enroll
ment has moved from 224
to 238, with an average at
tendance of 139. The Train
ing Union has also shown
substantial growth. The en
rollment now stands at 114,
with an average attendance
of 62.
The sacrament of the
Lord’s Supper will be obser
ved by this church at the
Sunday, Jan. 2, service.