Byrd. Creek News
By: Donald McCurry
Route One, Box 16
Relief, N. C. 28769
Precipation here in this
area during the year of 1965
was less than the year be
fore. Here is a record read
ing, which was taken down
here at our mountain wea
ther station. 96 days with
rains; 46 stor.TLs; 54 frosty
mornings; 95 foggy morn
ings; 25 snows; one hail
storm.
The hottest day recorded
in 1965 here was on August
16th, with the temperature
reaching into the 90’s with
a 96 degrees reading.*’ The
coldest morning in 1965, oc
curred on Feb. 3rd, and Dec.
Ist, with the thermometer
dipping down to a reading
of 04 degrees.
24 inches of snow fell here,
during the year of 1965. 25 , / 2
inches of rain fell here dur
ing the year. Only 4 light
snows fell here during the
first part of this season,
which occurred from Octo
ber to December 31st, 1965.
So go the weather; still
remains dry. One inch of
rain fell here in this area
last week, the first that had
fell here in several weeks.
The creeks and branches
rose somewhat' after the"
rains came. * They had been
on the downward turn ever
since August, which has
been nearly 5 months. The
rains was welcome to this
immediately area. Springs
are still considerably low,
otherwise rose somewhat,
when the rains came.
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Mr. and Mrs. Garfa Hugh
es from Huntdale, N. C. vis
ited with Mr. Hughes’ bro
thers and a sister here
Christmas day.
Dewey Hughes of the Jake
Hollow' area visited with his
brothers here Christmas day,
Park and Coway Hughes.
Mrs. Sena Hughes of Hunt
dale, visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Aspie McCourry here at
Sycamore Hollow, Christmas
day. It was her first visit to
the Hollow in several years.
Actually was Mrs. Hughes’
second visit since she moved
away approximately 16 years
ago.
Miss Elva Hughes visited
with Mr. anl Mrs. Aspie Mc-
Curry Christmas day, and
also again on Dec. 28th.
Wayne Murphy of Lenoir,
N. C. visited with Park and
Conway Hughes, here Dec.
4MPh It was his first visit In
this area In several years.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Adkins
moved from Marlon recently
where they had lived for
several years. They now live
at the dwelling house that
they purchased from Ephles
Peterson at Pigeon Roost.
Mr. Robert Peterson of
Lenoir, N. C. visited the
Hughes’ here at Byrd Creek,
on Dec. 26th.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Miller
of Tipton Hill visited with
her relatives here Dec. 26-27.
Mr and Mrs. Luther Hon
eycutt spent the Christmas
holidays at Charlotte, N. C.
visiting with the children.
Mr and Mrs. Paul Peter
son of Mt. Holly, N. C. spent
the Christmas holidays here
visiting w'ith her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Hughes.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey J.
Miller visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Seth Hughes here Dec.
27th.
Mr and Mrs. Charlie Pet
erson of Brummetts Creek
THURSDAY, JAN. IS, WW
visited Byrd Creek Jan. Ist.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Bar
nett spent several days at
Pennsylvania during Christ
mas holidays, visiting with
Mrs. Barnett’s relatives.
Dennis Hughes went to
Lenoir, Dec. 26th, to look for
employment.
Charles Laws and Rube
Bennett were here recently
on business.
Several from this area at
tended a preaching service
on Sunday night,, Jan. 2nd,
at Miller’s Chapel on Cane
Rver, in Yancey County.
Those attending were: Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford Barnett
and daughter, Susan; Mr.
and Mrs. Smith Hughes, and
daughter, Teresa; Mr. and
Mrs. Boyd Adkins, and 4
children; Rev. and Mrs. As
pie McCourry, and Mr. and
Mrs. Seth Hughes. The writ
er accompanying them.
Aspie McCourry and Con
way Hughes recently visited
with R. C. Byrd on business *
at his Pigeon Roost home.
Mr. Byrd is the grandson o<
the first settler here at Byrd
Creek, Charlie C. Byrd.
Claude Hughes of the Wild
Cat Hollow was here Sunday
Jan. 2nd, visiting with rela
tives.
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Mr. and Mrs. Bobby O.
Edwards and Mrs. Willie"
Barnett from Byrd Creek
visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Boyd Adkins at Pigeon Roost
Sunday.
Iven Lewis of Tennessee
visited with his parents, here
over the week-end, Mr. and
Mrs. Jess Lewis.
Those who visited Bakers
ville, N. C. of Jan. 4th, were:
Park Hughes, Aspie McCour
ry, Mr. and Mrn. Clayton
Peterson and children, Le-
Ituy Miller, Arkie Barnett,
Mv. and Mrs. Luther Hughes,
Howard Byrd,-- Robert C.
Eyrd, Howard Miller and
the writer.
Seth Hughes and Marlon
Miller visited the Hughes
toys here one day last week.
Park and Conway Hughes.
John Honeycutt from Pig- -
ton Rcost visited here one
day last week on business.
Ray Barnett visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Garfa Hughes at
Huntdale Sunday, Jan. 2nd.
It is reported that Sena
Hughes, and daughter, Elene
- started on their way, Jan.
2nd. for a trip to Oxford, Pa.
there where they were to
visit for several days with
Mrs. Hughes’ grandson, who
was very ill at that time.
Ray Barnett of Byrd Creek
was at Johnson City Jan. 6.
on business.
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as a cu :umber" comes
Women in the 16th
century treated their (f- 111/L I
cuts with balsam, an \\®V \
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cooking areas in case V L^Ly
of kitchen accidents. ,
Kitchen cuts and burns still 1
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\ ffv' '’iSpjl )\ m °dern antiseptic solu-
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V / ( Q u ' n,on Company, is an
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