Ford Makes
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Granf To
Arts School
The Ford Foundation, in
recognition Os the unique
character and regional im
portance of the North Caro
lina School of the Arts, has
made a sls million challen
ge grant to the school.
The terms of the grant
require that the school mat
ch the $1.5 million Ford
Foundation offer by raising
$2.5 million over the next
fire years. The Ford funds
may be used for purposes
such as scholarship aid, eq
uipment and instruction.
The Ford grant is the cap
stone of a series of challen
ges which have marked the
school’s first year of opera
tion. The trustees of the
school accepted the grant
offer in that spirit.
SHEPHERDS Lake
OPEN Monday - Through
Friday - 7:00 am. - 10:00 pm.
OPEN Saturday 7:00 am. -
11:00 pm. sl£oo Given Each
Week For PRIZE Fish.
Carp Bought Back - 5< LB.
LOCATED
1 Mile East Os Burnsville,.
The Citizens Os Yancey County Congratulate
GLEN RAVEN SILK MILLS, INC.
On The Occasion Os Holding Open House At Its
Burnsville Plant,
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When we visit the plant on the twentieth off May, we shall view with
pride the firm’s attractive new office balding, its expanded facilities,
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and modern new machinery, which speak eloquently for progress in our
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area. We recogniie, as well, Glen Raven’s impact since 1948 on the
economy off our county, the outstanding production performance off its
textile operation, the remarkable safety record off its employees, and
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the community-minded interest off its executive personnel.
Comfy Ckamka Oj, Commace
Vk MT MITCHELL M
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THURSDAY, MAY It, IM$
Pensacola
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4-H Club
Meets
Reporter: Sharon Williams
The Pensacola Br. 4-H
Cub met May sth in the
home of Mrs. Billy Brooks
Wilson. Morris Byrd cal’ed
the meeting to order, Mike
Riddle led the pledges, and
Norma MetcaCf gave the de
votion. Harrison Metcalf led
the singing and Nancy An
derson read the minutes.
We made several sugges
tions that might help to im
prove our club. We made
plans to put up a ’Welcome'
sign to replace an old one.
Tills will be one of our pro
jects for the year.
The meeting adjourned,
and refreshments were ser
ved.
Byrd Croek
New*
By: Donald MeCourry
Relief, N. C.
Park Bryant of Johnson
City, Tenn., was on Pigeon
Roost one Sunday recently
visiting. Jack Laws of Re
lief visited on Pigeon Roost
recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Edw
ards of Erwin visited here
recently with her sister, Mrs.
Dela Hopson.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Bar
nett of Lenoir. N. C. area are
here at Byrd Creek at this
writing. Mr. Barnett had
surgery approximately three
weeks ago. in a Lenoir Hos
pital, after an accident
where he was working. Mr.
and Mrs. Barnett are stav
ing here with his parents,
temporary.
Donald Barnett of Lenoir,
was here on Byrd Creek ov
er the week-end visiting
Floyd and Clifford Barnett,
and R. C. Byrd were on bus
iness in Lenoir, recently.
Dave and John Horton of
Bai’ey Settlement area vis
ited in the Byrd Creek area
recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Hughes
of the uoper sections of Pig
eon Roost recently purch
ased a new Mobile Home,
and had it moved to his
area.
Mrs. Seth Huehes of Byrd
Creek visited with her sis
ter at Fnvln, Tenn. about
two weeks ago.
Clyde Barnett who has
been emproyed at Lenoir,
trr c.,r<~ni months, is now
working at present with Gor
don’s Inc., of Johnson City,
Tenn.
THE YANCEY RECORD
Aspie MeCourry reported
to the writer of seeing a
large red fox near his home
here recently.
Ra’ph Barnett of Pennsyl
vania, was here on Byrd
Creek two weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Hughes
and children of Pennsylvan
ia. arrived here at Byrd
Creek Saturday, May 7th, to
spend several days with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Seth
Hughes, and brothers and a
sister. Hughes reported to
the writer that the trip was
615 miles from his home to
BfTd Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Phil
lips visited here Bundav,
May Ist, from Marion, N. ,C.
with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jess Laws.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Peter
son and two children, of
near Charlotte, N. C. spent
the week-end of May Ist,
here visiting with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Seth
Hughes.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hoegel
of the state of N. Y. was at
Pigeon Roost last week vis
iting with Mrs. Hoegel’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Honeycutt. Mr. and Mrs.
Hoegel are Newspaper work
ers in New York.
It is reported that Stewart
Peterson of Pigeon Roost is
a patient in the Black Moun
tain Sanatorium.
The Gibson TVlo from Pig
eon Boost was at the Brum
mett’s Creek FWB Church
recent’y. The same Trio was
»t Beans' Creek FWB Church
Saturday night, May 7th,
where the Rev. Ed Davis of
Joh«s->n Cltv. i 8 having an
old fashioned revival at this
writing. The Revival l has
been gotner on for one week,
at this writing, (May Bth).
Dagcon
Fellowship
To Meet
1 Mrs. Jack Mclntosh, Chmn.
of the Deacons Fellowship
of Yancey County Baptist
Association, would like to
call attention to the fact
that there will be a meeting
of the Deacon Fellowship on
Sunday afternoon, May 15th;
at l:S0 p. m. In the Weal
Burnsville Baptist Church.
Prof. B. M. Tomberiln wID
be the speaker. It Is hoped
that all Deaeons and Pis*
torn of the Association will
be present.
There will be a singing
Srd Bunday in May, (May
15th) at 2 p. m. at the Pig
eon Roost FWB Church. It’s
members wishes all that
reads this announcement,
that can and will, whether
or not you are a singer to
come and attend this sing.
The congregation had been
off for the past few months
at the singing, so we invite
you to attend. The Stanley
Family of Johnson City.
Tenn, are scheduled to be a
special group of singers at
the singing.
ee e e
John Hughes on the low
er section of Pigeon Roost
died late Saturday, at the
home of a son, Raymon
Hu hes. Mr. Hughes had
been in poor health for sev
eral weeks. Funeral services
were held Monday.