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Scenes of plane crash on
Mt. Mitchell where two Ten
nessee youth were killed
Sunday night. Tre picture
shows light Ploer Comanche
jammed In between trees,
w'th wreckage strewn about.
As may be noted In the pic
ture, the p’ane h rammed
head-on into a tree, while
other trees ripped off the
win re. Right picture shows
j*'« , «runvr , t panel and con
trols which lay several feet
in front of the fusalage.
The crashed plane and fa
tally injured men were found
around 7:15 Tuesday morn*
lng. A dense fog covering
the mountain hampered the
search.
Light Plane Crash On Nit.
Mitchell Kills Two
Two men flying In a sin
gle-engine Piper Comanche,
believed to have crashed
around 9 p. m. Sunday
ni"ht, were found dead at
■the sight of the crash near
the crest of Mt. Mitchell
about 7:15 .Tuesday morning.,
The p’anfe with the two
men aboard was said to
have been on a chartered
flight from Memphis, Tenn.,
to Marion. The flight was to
pick up the body of Altoft
B. Walker, 60, who died un
expectedly Saturday night
at a Linvllle F*?'js motel
where he was vacationing
with his wife. *
Mt. Mitchell Park Supt.
J. R. Wilson with J. Craig
English, Bob Ensley, and
C’yde Hopson, also State of
ficials, and Van Choat and
Roscoe Smith were searching
for the downed plane.
Ranger Clyde Hopson was
said to have discovered frees
with the tops clipped off.
The other searchers were
notified of the discovery and
almost lmmediotelv the
wreckage was spotted.
THE YANCEY RECORD
Dedicated To The Progress Off Yancey Coonty
Burnsville, N.C.
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The crash occurred less
than fifty yards from Hi"h
way 128, and was lust over
the crest of the ridge under
the Tower.
Part of"the wrecked plane
could be seen from the high
way.
Rangers Ensley and Hop
son said the plane ev'dent’y
crashed during a heavy
thunder and hail storm Sun
day night. They termed the
scend sl-ht.
Dr. W. A. Y. Sargent,
Ya~cev County coronor. id
entified the crash victims as
J-imes D. Curtis, 22, and
Noel A Gaines, 26, of Mem
phis, Tenn.
The bodies of the two
young flyers were removed
to Holcombe Bros. Funeral
soon after the discov
ery of the crash. The funer
al home reported that ' a
p’ane enroute from Mem
phis to pick up the bodies
had been grounded because
of overcast skies. The fun
eral home will deliver the
bod'es to the p’ane at Ashe
vllle-Hendersonville Airport
when It arrives.
Thursday, May 26, 1966
Program For
Kindergartens
The Burnsville Kindergar
ten will hold its Commence
ment Program on Thursday
niht. May ?6th at 7:30 in
the Ferowship H'll of the
First Baptist Church. The
Reverend Harold McDonald v
will make the opening pray
er. The program wi’l consist
of a devotional, poems, and
songs. Mr. Edgar Hunter, Jr.
will present certificates to
the graduates.
The names of those grad
uating are: Jeffrey Anders,
Beth Bailev, Scott Carmich
ael, 8a undr a Fox. Janice Blg
gerstaff, Janet Presne’l. An
na Warner, Audrey Leather
wood, Robert Proffitt, Ricky
Riddle, Randy Laughrun,
Gregory Edge, and Garry
Dover.
A prize will be presented to
Garry Dover for perfect at
tendance .
WEEKEND REVIVAL
A week-end revival will
begin Friday night, May 27.
at The Church of Ood of
Prophecy on Meadow Road in
Burnsville. The Rev. David
Russell will be the Evange
list. \
fonts Made President Os
Rubber Company In Brazil
Weekend May
Take 20Lives
In N.C*
An increased flow of ve
hicles heading toward the
mountains and seashode ov
er the long Memorial Day
weekend will create addi
tional traffic hazards that
may claim the lives of at
least 20 persons in accidents
on North Carolina’s streets
and highways, the N. C.
State Motor Club warns.
The official holiday high
way fatality count will ex
tend a period of 78 hours
from 6 p. m. Friday, May
27, through midnight Mon
day, May 30. The 1965 traffic
toll was 16 killed and 529 in
jured in 760 accidents during
a similar perod.
Leading driver violations
reported were: speeding, 182;
driving left of center, 129;
failure to yield ri hi of way,
105; reckless driving, 83;
and following too closely, 69.
The motor club bases its
estimate on past experien
ce of motorists during holi
days coupled with current
driving and fatality pat
terns, said Thomas B. Wat
kins, president of the club
and the National Automo
bile Association.
“Since Memorial Day tra
ditionary marks the open
ing of the summer vacation
season, increased congestion
on the righways will greatly
Increase the danger of acci
dents and pose problems of
safety, convenience and pa
tience,” Watkins said. “So
the good driving rules.
Be alert and considerate
and be safe.”
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Major Paul A. Morsch of
Lenoir presents a posthum
ous award to Mr. and Mrs.
Calvin Blevins at a short
ceremony at their home Sat
urday . The Purple , * Heart
Award which was presented
Nurnbur Thirty Niue
Dover R. Pouts, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Dover
Pouts of Burnsville, in April
was named President of B.
F. Ooodr’ch Company of
Brazil, a branch of B. P.
Goodrich Company of Akron,
Ohio.
A graduate of Wake Forest
Collere, Dover, Jr., did grad
uate work at Purdue Uni
versity and Wharton School
of Commerce and Finance
of the University of Penn.
He has been In Brazil for
the past 23 years, the last
nine of which has been
spent with B. F. Goodrich
of Brazin In Bao Paulo,
Brazil.
Mr. Fouts Is married and
the father of one son and
one daughter.
Geouge
Training At
S.C. Base
PORT JACKSON, S. C.
(AHTNC) Army Pvt. Jon
athan D. Geouge, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Dale L.
Geouge, Route 2, Box 363,
Burnsville, N. C, completed
a light vehicle driver course
at Port Jackson, S. C., May
13.
Geouge was trained in the
• operation and maintenance
of military vehicles up to
and including the two and
one-half ton truck.
The 18-yead-old soldier
entered the Army last Janu
ary and comp’eted basic
training at Fort Jackson.
Geouge is a 1965 graduate
of East Yancey High School
and was employed by the
Poor Boys Market in Spruce
Pine, before entering the
army. , \
Is for their son Sp-4 Howard
C. Blevins who died In ac
tion in Viet Nam April n,
1966. Sp-4 Blevins entered
service July 15. 1965 and haa
been In Viet Nam a liitUe
more than four months. Hfe
was 21 years old.