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7 • ' Jhe Yancey Record I ' Established July, 1936 | I j Trewa P. Fox, Editor & Publisher j> . Miss. Zoe Youuj Associate Editor Thurman L Brown, Shop Manager ; Archie H. Ballew, Photographer & Pressman Published ivory Thursday By fAN«YPUBLISHING i Company Second Class Postage Paid At Burnsville, N. C. THURSDAY, DEC. 29, I*6s (CUMBER EIGHTEEN^ Subscription Rates $2.50 Per Year Üb.i —-MMwW ■. ..■■■BJ.-bJ Scene From Top O' The Hill IBy: Jack Kelly For several weeks past I have been wondering what in | the world I could say in this * Column for & New Year’s T Greeting to all the people In 9 Yancey County and to my I particular friends and ac f 'quaintances In 'Burnsville. I racked my mind trying to S think up something clever but t I couldn’t do it. Suddenly, I realized why I couldn’t. A very simple reason. Anything I wrote that I had to study over, would have to be as phoney as a three-dollar bill because the only way to greet people for the New Year is to wsh them a Happy New Year. This wish, I do extend, , to one and all. Not only from \ me but from Blanche Kelly, . my two sons-of-Kelly, * and . my little grand-daughter, w Colleen Kelly. Ever since we f : rst visited Burnsville, some fifteen years ago, I have bragged outrag eously on the Town and the possibility of owning a place these some day. But' I h-»d had lots of dreams and at least a couple of them never materialized. So, 1 thought the idea of f nallv settling In Burnsville wtf Just a o her one of those things that would be nice but, if I faced the facts, it woul V’t happen. I knew that. Then, after years of honing, it happened. Now, the good Lord w iling, as Arthur Godfrey used to say, I got us a place and will retire to it and live ,therc V\ I die. I am happy that I am a new person moving into the community be-ause none of you folks who am native to the area can possibly realize What you have. With me. it’s I different, i h»ve bounced 1 around too m”ch. My poor wife Blanche has moved so often th"t sh 4 doubtless dre amed she had married a fvrsv. It lust, shows that If you nlay long enough. Itmk will run yonr wry. She now is one of the most fortunate of mor+nls: a Burnsville-it*. Both of our sons are m«r rM row, a"* th e v can took back tr» a childhood of travel and school afnndane* In s°v ee*i ni*ces: Washington, D. C.. Cbevenne. Wvom«ng, Ban FrnTvd«rO, O-hfnrnia, PMIs Chomh, VTr**nta t Iflort-'a, aM Lalrobs. Benrv- Kyjgpha.ita. Th«y never h?d a nl**e to visit In the gn«. but their k*ds r can rent* home *0 . They are fortune is. County and Burns* nu-iks a a Uu-ir U|cu..,e. %'uu watiun of ours wui ygo ;»*•** to a 4-day work-week; Ud **uu means a S-uay w or ptey-wouk. Ihus will ML : i \. necesoitate a huge expansion for our area as a recreation center for bo.h summer and X winter. I hope I live to see it but, A 1 oon’t. I lfcel certain r m y grand-children will live to see a ski-reg.on that will riv al any now available in Mains or New Hampshire, ihoy will see summer camp sites and autumn tours that are just beyond the horizon today. They will see the dawn of helicopter travel that you and I barely imagine. To a large degree, the helicopter will take the place of the automo bile for travel. This will make both Burnsville and the Cou nty blossom like the Prover b al green Bay tree. I hope this generation of the Kellys partake in this blossoming in Burnsville, if they don't. I know that the next one, many of whom are as yet unborn, will be part and parcel of it. L-t’a hope . that these on-coming genera tions do well what must be nmf wmecK mso Twwpn mm they don't completely obPtar ate all of the charm that makes our area wb«t, It Is to day. Let's nray that they keep om* V»Ua"e Ore»s and its »nrr'nmding ScpTe pretty mwh wha* it Is That their res-rt hotel* w : H keep a bit on the o»tsi-*e of t*e Town. they win always have Cbnmhes for the n -onte 2nd ne-He th' l f!hurph' , s. Then, mav th»v always f-reefc ea-h ofher witli * st”C'r» wish for a Happy New Year. Mrs. Roberts Wins First Place In Decorations We don't think we have ever seen more beautiful out door Christmas decora Lions than were shown in Burns ville this Christmas. Some of this may ha/e come through the encouragement of the Burnsville Garden Club, who gave honor ble mention to the four which in the eyes of the Judges were considered the best. The Judges Mr. and Mrs. Herb Allen and Mrs. Robert Rh-'nehart after careful inspection made the following selec l ions: First place, Mr. and Mrs. George Roberts; Second place. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Woody; Third place, Mr. and Mrs. Josh Banks; fourth place, Mr. and Mrs. Vint Westall. Beautiful decorations, both in-door and out, were s>en throughout the county. If the Christmas spirit was lacking a r : de around town and thro u~ht the county was enough to get one in the “Spirit”. \ ' \ . \ mt? ■ New % a.r^ V All of us send you besf wishes * V . for the New Year. May you' j prosper and have great happiness. - , f . Another Bornsvlllo In N. C. By; William L. Rathbura Wuiie most or us might contend that our town Is sec ond to none* it is a tact that there was a Burnsville In North Carolina fit years beiore there Was ev-n a i aiicey County. Some interesting fact# about the oldest Burnsville In the state is to be found in Bill Sharpe’s A NSW GEOGRA PHY OF NORTH CAROLINA. Below is an excerpt from Sharpe 'a writings: “The school, home# and stores here form a nucleus for a thrifty section of diversified farms, which has maintained its prosperous life for. over two centuries. "‘Bur nsville was first settled a round 1753 ,vnd Was named for Walter Bums, proprie tor of the village tavern. During the depression, it is said that not a single person in the community was ever on relief. Recently, it won Piedmont Development A ward* for two consecutive years. The Rocky River Baptist Church, oldest congregation Sfcritrison is located here. Here also was the boyhood home of the Eflrd Brothers, chsin store founders” Th-'s "other" Burnsville is near Wadosbor© in Anson Coort v. it has no no*t office and Is not an tncornorated town and. so far as we know, has no nowmapof ealied THE YANCEY RECORD. Neighborhood Tooth Corps Set Out Trees By: Shirley Anne McAllister Do you have any Idea how many trees were set out by the Neighborhood Youth Corps Reforestation crew in Yancey County during ip<us? One thousan: Two thou sand? Three thousand? No, cuess again. More than 195,- 000 Were planted last winter by the boys in the W.A.M.Y. program. And this winter, they ex pect to plant at least that many more trees during the planting season which began the first of the month, ae ci'rding to Carlie Rice,, You'h Corps Supervisor who works with W.ALMY. and the ffoti Conservation Service. 'Die Youth Corps boys not only plants trees, they also clear land before setting out the seedlings and fence land to keep cows out of the trees after they are planted More than 100 acres were fenced in 19«!8 In addition to setting tree*, clearing land and fen cing, the Youth Corps also thin* undesirable trees out of exist'ns timber stands and sprays stumps with chemicals to kill hardwoods, the State Forester marks the tnsea to be thinned. Twenty acres were thinned in 19M. The Youth Corps will plant trees for any fanner in the county If the land owner will buy the trees and supervise the planting. The boys will plant up to 30000 tree ß for each individual. Th : s years planting will run from December to April. The boys will only plant timber trees; they will not set nur sery stock such as Fraser Fir or Balsam. The Reforestat’on crew on ly Works on jobs related to planting trees. They do not repair barns or build bridges, during rainy and snowy days they work indoors refinish lng chairs and desks for tho county schools. Anyone desiring help plan- Un «' trees should contact Cartle Rice at the Soil Cton •ervation Service office. NOTICE The County court House will be closed Monday, Janu ary 2, 19®?.
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