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LOCALS Byron Zuver, a student at North Carolina State University, was visiting his parents last week-end. Alicia and Butch Yelton were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. P.. Zuver. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Young a daughter, Regina Lynn, on April 25 in ...Spruce Pine Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smith of Burnsville RFD 6 and Mr. and Mrs. James Todd Freeman of Charlotte have just returned from a vacation in Fort Lauder dale, Fla. While in Florida they spent one afternoon in Orlando visiting Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wes tall and Mrs. Latt Penland, for mer residents of Yancey County. Mr. and Mrs. Raymon W.ls n and son, Ricky, and Mrs. Bon nie Adkins friends in Kingsport, Tenn. last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. ■ Wilson visited Mr. and Mrs. Reece Edwards in Asheville last Week. Gary Whitson was home last week-end from East Tennessee State College. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Whits:n of Detroit, Michigan are visit ing relatives here this week. Mrs. James A. Anglin, Mrs. Kenneth Robertson, Mrs. C. O. Ellis and Mrs. Ralph Sechler vis ted in Myrtle Beach, S. C. a few days last week. They were the guests of Mrs. Anglin’s Aunt who owns a house at Myr tle Beach. Mrs. Fred Phoenix and Mrs. Norris Deyton vacationed in Myrtle Beacl| for a few days recently Sta! ( Sergeant Larry D. Mor row <>n of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Moi’' left for Viet Nam on May i S ' Morrow has been sta ti> net! ,o Fort Bragg, ~N. C. for the p.'St four years. He is in 802nd Mug. Bn. and has made two trips to Korea. He was in Panam» for a two weeks field tra nine in the Jungles in March. To is was in preparation for Viet Nam. Mi- Morrow and son, Larry Darrcli. Jr., will stay in Fort Bragg .■ hile he is gone. He has been in the service for the past r. ne years, four of which was spent in Germany where he met his wife and was married. She is the former Heidi Kunz of Germany r Pvt. Bennie F. Riddle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Riddle, is serving in the National Guard and is taking active duty train ing in Fort Ord, California. He is a 1964 graduate of East Yancey H gh School and is mar ried to the former Miss Jear- I lene Branche. \ -Army Spec. 4 Jack E. Smith returned to Baumholder, Germany after spending 30 days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oval Smith. Riddle ,Pastor Os Alabama Church Jay C. Riddle, son of the Rev. and Mrs. Edd Riddle, formerly of Yancey County, is pastor of the Enterprise Baptist Church, Ashford, Alabama and is a stud ent at the Baptist Institute. Grareville, Fla Before going to Florida Mr. R ddlo was a student at Gard ner Wtlib Junior College. He a'so worked as a barber in Spartanburg, S. C. He is mar ried to the former Ruth Webb of Morganton and thev have two sene, Randy and Jeffery. Mr. Rddle served as pastor of the Riverside Baptist Church here a few years ago. THE YANCEY RECORD Rocky Springs Heights Clab To IReet The Rocky Springs Heights Community Club will hold an important meeting Tuesday, May 9, at 7:30 p. m. in the home of its president, Robert L. Rhinehart. All members are urged to make a special effort to be pre sent. The matter of whether the club will enter the WNC Com munity Development Contest will be voted upon. Each resi dent of the community should have his say in this matter, since it will require the coop eration of each resident if the club votes to enter. Plans for the remainder of the summer will also be outlined at this time. Garden Club meets With Mrs. Bennett The Burnsville Garden Club mei last Friday night at the heme of Mrs. W. L. Bennett. Mrs. Troy Ray was associate hostess and Mrs. Brooks Wilson was program leader. The hos tesses were assisted by Mrs. Hattie Peterson, sister of Mrs. Bennett. Mrs. Wilson introduced Mrs. Edward H. McMahan and her daughter, Miss Sarah McMahan, of Asheville. The theme of the program was “America the Beautiful”. Mrs. McMahan read a poem by Wordsworth from h s "Influence of Nature”. Miss McMahan showed color slides and gave an interesting travelog of historical places and gardens in the States and Cana da. The sides were taken on their extensive travels through out thesq areas. Mrs. Troy Ray, president, pre sided at the business session. A committee composed of Mrs. David Powers, Mrs. W. A. Y. Sargent, and Mrs. Paul H. Fall was appointed to plan the Gar den of the Month project. It was decided to replace pink dogwood trees on the square and to plant scarlet sage wh te and red petunias around' the monument. Year Books, prepared by Mrs. D. R. Fouts, were distributed. The Year Books were especially attractive this year as North Carolina scenes were used for covers. During the Spring, the jon quils, the pink and white dog wood, the azaleas, and other flowering shrubs bloomed pro fusely on the square and many citizens were generous in their expressions of appreciation to The Garden Club. Scout Troop To Sponsor Supper Boy Scout Troop 518, South Tee. is sponsoring a chicken supper Saturday night at the South Toe Elementary School Cafeteria from 5 to 9 p. m. Plates will be served for SI.OO each. Proceeds will go toward the troop activities. Rev. John Powers is acting Scout Master of this Troop. Harrell-Wilson Engagement Announced MB -w m JBSI *r* f « ' i' ' '** The engagement of Wanda Lou Harrell to Roger Phill'p Wilson Kingsport, is announced by Mr. and Mrs. Billy Harrell, Rt. 2, Boone Trail Addition, parents of the bride-elect. A graduate of Boones Greek High School, Miss Harrell at tended East Tennessee State Univers'ty where she majored in art. She is employed by Dr. Carson Blevins. Mr. Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W'ls"n, Burns ville, N. C., attended Cane River High School in Burnsville and served four years In the U. S. Air Force. He is employed by Tennessee Eastman Company In the Kodel Division. The Unaka Baptist Church will be the setting for the “open church wedding June 23 at* 1:30 p. m. Powers Attends Asheville meeting Rev. John Powers attended a meet ng of the Asheville Agri cultural Development Council held at the new Western North Carolina Agricultural Center lo cated at the Asheville airport. Morris McGough emphasized that the deadline for entering the 1967 Community Develop ment contest was May 15. Assistance in organizing or blanks can be obtained from the County Extension Office or other Agricultural Offices. E. L. Dillingham, County Ex tension Chairman, said that $4C0.00 in cash prize money was made* available by the United Fund, Northwestern Bank, and French Broad Electric Corpora tion, local sponsors. The county winners will be en tered in the Weste n North Car ols Agricultural Development contest. Double Island Club meets The Double Island Home De monstration Club met on April 20. After a discussion on freezing preparation and pre-cooked food, officers were elected for the coming year. New officers are Mrs. Ger trude Boone, president; Mrs. Edith Thomas, vice president; Mrs. Zella Hall, secretary-treas urer and Mrs. Pauline Johnson, reporter. '' OBITUARIES CHRIS E. LETTERMAN Chris E. Letterman. 34, died almost instantly around 10:30 a. m. Saturday when he apparent ly got intangled in a harrow while, plowing in a field at his heme. Coroner Dr. M. W. Webb sa : d death was due to a broken neck. No inquest will be held. Mr. Letterman was a son of Mrs. Lora Letterman of the home and the late John A. Let terman. Also surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Will A. Duncan of Burns ville, Miss Zola Letterman of Johnson City, Tenn., Mrs. Les ter Hedrick of Baltimore, Md. and Mrs. Inez Wasson of Jones boro, Tenn.; six brothers, Cles en, Enzy and McCoy, all of Green Mountain, John of King sport, Tenn., Lloyd of Winston- Salem and Arthur Letterman of Burnsville. Services were held at 2:30 p. m. Monday in Harris Memorial Presbyterian Church, where he was a deacon. The Rev. John Forbes officiat ed. Burial was in the family cemetery near the home. Pallbearers were John Ayers, Earl Blevins, ' Norrs Goronto, Boyd Laws, O. C. Woodson and Calvin Robinson. W. M. McCOURRY Services for William M. Mc- Courry, 71, of Arden Rt. 2, who died Friday, were held at 2:30 p. m. Sunday in the chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Heme here. The Rev. Charlie Miller offi ciated am| burial was in Mc- Cracken Cemetery. Pallbearers were Johnnie and Douglas Fox, Glen and Billy McCourry, Bill Letterman and Reece Edward*. A World War I veteran, Mr. McCourry was formerly of Yancey County but bad lived in Arden a number of years. Survivors include a uaughter, Mrs. Jack Matthews of Arden; a son, Dock McCourry of Bur nsville; and a brother, Mai McCourry of Burnsville. Fortner-Presnell Vows Spoken Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fort ner of Burnsville RFD 2 an nounce the marriage of their daughter, Carol Ann, to Paul Presnell, son of Mrs. Stanley Presnell of Burnsville RFD g and the late Mr. Presnell. The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride's par ents on April 22. The Rev. A. Z. Jamerson officiated. 1 •$• Presnell is a graduate of East Yancey High School. Mr. Presneell who recently worked in Atlanta is now em ployed by Glen Raven Mills. They will reside at Bolens Creek. ' Typing Class To Begin If you are interested in en rolling in a typing- class at Cane River School, please attend a meeting at the school Wednes day, May 10, at 4:00 p. m. Classes are for adults 18 years old or older. Minimum and maximum for class 2O students. Class sponsored by W.A.M.Y. and Marion-McDowell Industrial Education Center. THURSDAY. MAY «. .1967 *— ■ . I. i SAVINGS CENTER & - DISCOUNT STORE DISCOUNTED EVERY DAY Prell Shampoo Reg. $1.55 99{ Deep magic Dry Skin Conditioner Reg. $1.50 99< One-A-Day multiple Vitamins Reg. 98< £9< Bobby Pins Reg. 25( ]0( Alum Roll-on Deodorant Reg. SI.OO Schick Soper Stainless Blades Reg. sl.9* $1.39 Green Alint mouth Wash r B*J- $1.09 £9{ Vicks *’ Formula 44 Cough mixture Reg. SI.OO 1 y Let Us Lay A mother’s Day Gift Away For You .
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