Volume 30
NEW, MODERN REST HOME
TO OPEN SOON
Fifteem Rooms,
Thirty Bods
Yancey County will soon
open one of the most mod
ern nursing-rest homes in
North Carolina. The new
home will open February 1.,
according to an announce
ment made by Yancey Hos
pital officials this week.
While February first has
been given as the tentative
opening date, hospital offi
cials feel reasonably sure
that the scheduled opening
date will be met.
The new nursing-rest
home, located in the beautl
iful valley just east of the
West Burnsville Baptist
Church, is of brick and block
construction. 'The building
is constructed from the most
modem’nursing home plans.
From the entrance on the
southeast side of the build
ing, where there are spac
ious lounge and dining faci
lities, a north wing and a
west wing branch off. The
two wings have fifteen
rooms for patients. Each
room has two beds to take
care of a total of thirty
patients.
Although the building is
virtually fireproof, a series
of fire alarms are built into
the walls so that a fire in
any part of the building, in
cluding the closets, will set
off an alarm. The fire alarm
system is electric and is de
signed so that the alarm
will go off if any of the sys
tem station switches become
heated to 225 degrees.«
The nurses call system is
also one of the most ade
quate systems .j be installed
In any nursing or rest home
The call system is so design
ed that it not only is avail
able to patients in their
rooms, but also includes a
call station in each bath
room and rest room. With
this complete cal’ •
tion a patient in any part
of the building may call for
help if and when it is need
ed.
Rooms in the home are
outfitted with the most
modem hospital beds. These
bads are designed and built
by Simmons. They not only
raise the patient to differ
ent positions, but lower com
pletely to the floor> thus ad
dng to the safety of the
patient.
/ Even the hall lighting sys
tem is installed on a most
modem basis, enabling them
to be dimmed or made
brighter.
The hospital directors,
realizing the need for wheel
chirs in a nursing program,
have purchased ten such
chairs
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THE YANCEY RECORD
The Nursing-Rest Home is
a part of Yancey Hospital,
in that it was constructed
by the hospital and will be
operated under the admin
istration of the Yancey Hos
pital Directors.
Sometime during the mon
th of January open house
for inspection by the public
will be scheduled.
OBITUARIES
J. B. (Buddy) WHEELER
J. B. (Buddy) Wheeler, 67,
cf RFD 1, Green Mountain
died Wednesday morning in
a Spruce Pine hospital after
a period of declining health.
The son of the late John
Bowman and Lavada Hig
gins Wheeler, he was a heavy
equipment operator and far
mer and a lifelong resident
of Yancey County.
He is survived by the
widow, Ruby Randolph
Wheeler; one daughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth Biddix of Spruce
Pine; 3 sisters, Mrs. Maggie
Hensley of RFD 4, Burns
ville ,Mrs. E. B. Melton and
Mrs R. A. Williams of Wea
verville; three brothers,
Clarence of RFD 2, Green
Mountain; Dr. George
Wheeler of Spartanburg, 8.
C., and Thurman Wheeler
of Detroit, Michigan and
two grandchildren.
Funeral servires will be
held at 2:00 p. m. Friday in
the Deyton Bend Methodist
Church of which he was a
member. The Rev. Edwin
Cook anl the Rev. Robert
Harris will officiate. Burial
will be in the Pleasant
Grove Cemetery.
The body will remain In
Holcombe Brothers Funeral
Home until one hour before
the service when it will be
placed in the church.
CHARLES S. YOUNG
Charles S. Young, 82, of
Burnsville, died Monday in
an Asheville hospital after
a brief illness.
Mr. Young was a native
of Yancey County.
Surviving are the' widow,
Mrs. Laura Anglin Young,
three sons, Zeb C. Young of
Knoxville, Edd J. Young of
Newdale, and Albert h.
Young of Burnsville; one
daughter, Mrs. Estel Wilson
of Detroit, Mich.; 7 grand
children and 5 great grand
children.
Services were held at 2:30
p. m. Wednesday in Holcom
be Brothers Funeral Home.
Burial was in the Young
Cemetery.
Dedicated To The Progress Os Youcuy County
Burnsville, N.C.
Thursday, January 13, 1966
Meeting To Be
Held To
Explain EDA
.A series of meetings for
the purpose of explaining
the several programs of the
Economic Development Ad
ministration available in the
thirty-six North Carolina
counties and the Cherokee
Reservation eligible for EDA
designation has been sched
uled as noted below. County
and Town officials, repre
sentatives of planning and
Industrial d e v el o p ment
groups, Bankers, etc. in the
areas involved and other in
terested persons are urged
to attend.
Among those participating,
will be Charles S. Edwards,
North * Carolina Coordinator
for the Economic Develop
ment Administration, and
John R. Hampton, Coordina
tor of the State Planning
task force, designated by
Governor Moore to represent
the state In matters involv
ed in Economic Develop
ment Administration.
January 18 at 8:00 p. m.,
Yancey County Courthouse,
Burnsville, N. C. Madison,
Yancey, Lincoln, Mitchell,
Avery, Watauga, Ashe, and
Alleghany.
For further information
contact: Charles S. Edwards,
EDA N. C. Coordinator,
Room 325, 1330 St. Marys
Street. Raleigh, North Caro
lina 27605.
Aiauol Suppur
Postponed By
CoMuiity Club
The Brush Creek Commun
ity Club’s annual Rabbit
Supper which was scheduled
for this Friday night has
been postponed until Friday
night, January 21.
The supper is being post
poned due to the death of
J. B. (Buddy) Wheeler, one
of the communities leading
citizens. Mr. Wheeler died
Wednesday morning.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL THIS WEEK
On the high school sports
scene this week East Yancey
Pantt r girls and boys won
over Cranberry on the East
Yar.cey court.
The final score was 47-26
In favor of the local Pan
ther team.
Jones led the scoring for
the Panther girls with 17
points. Hensley with 9
points came in second for
the East Yancey Girls. Bal
lew and Grindstaff tied with
four points each. Other girls
in the game for East Yan
cey were Bartlett, Harris,
Anglin and Schwintzer.
Volunteers Ready For Heart
Fend Campaign
The Yancey County Heart
Association volunteers are
getting ready for February’s
Heart Fund campaign, un
der the statewide banner of
a * Hope for Hearts” theme,
and, according to the local
heart group’s president, Lo
cal Heart Funders will con
tact every home and farm
in. the neighbor-to-neighbor
effort in the Yancey area.
Rev. H. L. McDonald, pre
sident of the Local Division
of the North Carolina Heart
Association, announced that
receipts of last February’s
fundraising effort in Yancey
County totaled $331.91, Ac
cording to the just-com
pleted audit report of the
state agency. State Heart
Fund receipts cSme to an
all-time high of $652-thous
and, the record for any vol
untary health agency in the
state.
1966 Heart Fund Chair
man for North Carolina is
William C. Friday of Chapel
Hill, president of the Con
solidated University of Nor
th Carolina. Mrs. J. Spencer
Lowe of Greensboro, wife of
the late Burlington Indus
tries president, headed last
year’s highly successfu cam
paign effort. This will be the
second year that the State
Heart Association is using
the “Hope For Hearts” the
me. The theme was selected
to call public attention to
the hope for all hearts made
possible by the recent pro
gress in medicine and com
munity health and to rein
force the Heart Association's
appeal for stepped-up finan
cial support of the heart
group’s broad programs of
cardiovascular research,
ucation, and service.
Rev. McDonald said that
more than 2.5 million Heart
Fund dollars for heart re
search at North Carolina
Medical Centers had already
been allocated since 1949,
principally at Duke, Bow-
High scorer for the Cran
berry team was Heaton with
7 points.
The Panther boys tramp
led th_ Cranberry five by a
16 point lead at the finish
ing whistle, for a score of
66-50.
Mike Silvers played his
usual outstanding game of
taking the rebounds for the
local Panthers. Silver also
Joined with Hoover to lead
In the scoring. Both boy 3
scored 16 points each. Gill
espie followed close behind
with 14 points. Hamby scor
ed 12 points with Robinson
Number Twenty
man Gray, and University of
North Carolina Schools of
Medicine. Nationally, the
American Heart Association
has channelled more than
110 million Heart Fund dol
lars Into scientific investiga
tion of the causes, cures, and
means of prevention of
heart and blood vessel dis
ease. Roughly, -’an equal
amount has been spent for
continuing education and
training of physicians, com
munity health education, in
formation -and referral pro-
grams, and various pilot car
diovascular disease control
programs in local communi
ties.
"Heart and blood vessel
disease is the principal cause
of disability and death in
cur county,” Rev. McDonald
said, “and almost every fam
ily has been touched by this
crippler and killer. What is
more important, all of our
hearts Are touched by the
‘Hope for Hearts’ which is
becoming increasingly vital
to our lives and happiness.”
Heart Fuad
Officers
We list below officers of
the Yancey County Heat
Fund Association: District
President, Rev. H. L. Mc-
Donald; District President
Elect, Dr. Melvin Webb;
Heart Fund Chairman, Mrs.
Edgar Hunter; Publicity Dir
ector, Mrs. Burnie King;
Treasurer, Mrs. Leonard
Ayers; Rheumatic Fever
Chairman, Mrs. Ann Ballard;
Memorial Gifts, Mrs. John
Bennett;' Corporation Fund
Chm., Mrs. C. O- Ellis; Rur
al Heart Fund Director, Mrs.
Alice Hopson.
GIVE TO YOUR
HEART FUND
eight.
Julian of Crar berry wa;
high-score ma ; for the
game with 18 taints.
CANE RIVKR REBELS
Last Frid' ’ night
Spruce Pine . e Cane River
Rebels split games with
Harris High School.
The Rebel girls came tn
the front over the Harris
High team with a final score
of 25-23.
Cox of Cane River led the
way with 13 points for the
local gliN Hensley scored 5.
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