Volume 30
I*- Hensley
Assigned To
Army Hospital
FORT BENNINO, GA.
First Lt. Nellie L. Hensley of
(Route 4) Burnsville, N. C.,
has been assigned to Martin
Army Hospital at Fort Ban
ning as $ general duty nurse.
The daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Mark A. Hensley of Bur
nsville, Lt. Hensley is a
graduate of Bee Log High
School in that city.
She received her profess
ional training at Charlotte,
N. C., Memorial Hospital
School of Nursing.
Lt. Hensley entered the
Army Nurse Corps in Char
lotte in 1959.
In addition to her mili
tary nursing experience, she
has nursed at various civi
lian hospitals, Including
Sweedish Hospital in Seattle,
Wash.
Mrt. Peyton Renamed To
Dovolopmont Coanc/f
Mrs. Mary M. Deyton
of Burnsville has been re
elected a director of the
Asheville Agricultural De
velopment Council for 1968
representing Yancey county.
The election took place at
the Council’s annual meet
ing earlier this month.
The Agricultural Develop,
ment Council is an area de
velopment assoc ation cover
ing an 18 county area of
Western North Carolina.
Purpose of the program,
which is operated by a board
of directors representing all
counties in the area, is to
help boost the Important
farm and rural economy of
Pvt. Howell
Serving In
Viet Nam
IST INFANTRY DIV.,
VIETNAM ) AHTNC) Ar
my Pvt. Kenneth M. Howell,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred J.
Howell, Route 2, Burnsville,
N. C., was assigned to the
Ist Infantry Division in
Vietnam, Dec 1.
Howell, an ammunition
bearer in Headquarters and
Service Battery, Bth Battal
ion of the division’s 6th
Artillery, entered the Army
in July 1965, completed basic
training at Fort Jackson, 8.
C , and was last assigned at
Fort Sill, Okla.
The 21 year-old soldier
was graduated from East
Yancey High School in 1962.
THE YANCEY RECORD
Burnsville, N.C.
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A stone wall ladened with
new snow is always appeal
Ing to the eye. This one was
the area.
The organization was for
med 16 years ago as a “part
nership for progress” be
tween business, farm lead
ers and agricultural agen
cies A major activity of the
Agricultural Council is spon
soring and promoting the
Western North Carolina
Community Develop ment
, Progrom with the agricul
tural agencies in each
county.
The Community Develop
ment Program has been
widely recognized for the
results that have been ach
ieved by the organized rural
areas in Western North
Carolina. A total of 115
communities competed in the
program last year.
Snow Closes
Schools For Woek
Yancey County schools
were closed this week be
cause of the ten-inch snow
that blanketed this area.
Snow began falling here in
mid-morning Saturday and
continued into the night. Al
though the main highways
were immediately cleared by
State Highway crews, many
of the secondary county
roads continued to be a
hazard and were unsafe for
school buses.
No notice has been receiv
ed concerning school Friday.
Weather reports indicate
that another snow fall may
come tonight, in which event
it would be safe in assuming
no school Friday.
Dedicated To The Progress Os Yaacuy County
no exception, with a ten
inch blanket of pure white.
Residents of Burnsville
and vicinity will be privileg
ed to hear a fine concert of
vocal music by the Men's
Glee Club of New Orleans
Seminary, to be held in the
First Baptist Church, Burns
ville, at 7:30, Friday, the
28 th.
The Glee Club is composed
of 18 ycung men, who are
either) studying for the min-
or majoring in church
music, and is said to be one
Janet Cox and Keith Hill
sit in front of the open fire
at the Amberjack Fish
House, waiting for their siz
zeling steaks. The Slagles of
the, Amberjack offered a
steak as prize for the high
Thursday, January 20, 1966
New Orleans Seminary Greap To Sing Here
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TIGHT COUNTIES NtntStNTiD
AT EDA AREA MEET HERE
Mayor Robert K. Helmle,
presiding at an eight county
area meeting w.th represen
tatives of the Economic De
velopment Act program in
the courthouse here Tuesday
night, said that the EDA is
an “economic tool” to be
used by this area. He inti
mated in his opening re
marks that the “tool" of
government aid under the
EDA could greatly benefit
Yancey County, and others
of the aiea if use#, correctr
lv. pointed out that .SSOO
million each year for a four
year period was available.
John Hampton, North
Carolina coordinator for the
program and head of the
“taslc force" in implement
ing the EDA program in this
state, wa3 Introduced by
Mayor Helmle. Hampton, in
describing the EDA program
termed it as “progress
through partnership". The
partnership is formed by the
local groups availing them
of the finest glee clubs to
come to this area in a long
time. They will be overnight
guests of the Nu-Wray Inn,
and are sponsored by First
Baptist Church. The choir of
the church, along with their
families, will be hosts to the
Club at a supper in fellow
ship hal’ at 6:00 p. m. Fri
day evening.
The Glee Club is touring
several southern states, and
will appear at the First Bap
est scoring player on each of
the four teams in the Cane
River-East Yancey game last
Friday night.
Anticipation of a sizzellng
charcoal steak might cause
an eager look on one’s face;
Numktr Twuity Out
selves with use of the econo
mic program. The program,
Hampton said, works for a
better standard of 1 ving for
individuals in areas where
the economic aid is put to
work.-
Charles 8. Edwards, area
coordinator of the federal
a*d prograrrf, talked on the
availability of funds and
how funds are secured. He
pointed out that ideas for
the usage and requests for
funds under the EDA must
begin at a local level. Al
thoughthe total program
was praised bv Edwards, he
pointed out that it was not
an all purpose cure for eco
nomic ailments.
The program Is designed
for usage in areas of high
unemployment and where
the average income is less
than $2200. per year The
aim is to aid in the promo
tion of Industries that wll
create new permanent jobs
in these areas.
tist Church in Charlotte,
Mars Hill College, and First
Baptist Church, Burnsville.
The reason Burnsville is so
honored is because of Ron
Jackson’s former connection
with the church. Ron now a
graduate student at the
Seminary, while a student
at Mars Hill College, was the
very popular Minister of
Music of the First Baptist
Church here.
Admission Is free.
but the expression on the
faces of these two high
school students reflect the
fact that they Just recently
starred for their basketball
teams, too.