LOCALS
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Mr. and Mrs. George Roberts
attended their class reunion and
banquet at Mars Hill College
Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Price and child
ren cf Greenville, S. C. were
week-end vis tors at the home of
Mrs. Price’s mother, Mrs. W. L.
Bennett. Their niece, Jeannie
Bay, accompanied them home
on Monday for a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Norris of
Miam, Florida, were week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Bennett. They came especially
for the christening of their
granddaughter, Heather Eliza
beth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Staunton Norris. Mrs. Norris is
the former Judy Byrd Bennett.
Little Heather El zabeth was
christened at the Sunday morn
ing service at Higgins Memor
ial Methodist Church by the pas
tor. Rev. J. M. G. Warner.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Ray and
daughter, of Washington, D. C.,
spent the week-end wth Mr.
Ray’s mother, Mrs. Troy Ray.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Davis
and son, Jan, of Asheville, and
Mrs. Wren Freeman of Alexan
dria, were Sunday visitors at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Boone.
Siaunton Norris left Wednes
day for a tour of duty in Eng
land. His wife, the former Julia
Byrd Bennett, and small daugh
ter wll remain with her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ben
nett. for the time being.
Stewart Kaulf left Saturday
by plane for Lake Placid, N. Y„
where he has a summer job in
one of the resort htels.
Mrs Haskell Presnell of Tho
masville, Ga., is visiting at the
home of her daughter, Mrs.
Tommy Gibbs, and Mr. G bbs
of Newdale.
Mrs Clyde Young, who has
been a patient in Spruce Pine
Community Hospital, has return
ed to her hame at Newdale.
Mrs Grace Grassmuck and
Mrs Helen McCormick enter
tained a group of Burnsville
friends for dessert and canasta
Fr day afternoon at Mrs. Grass
muck's “Story Book Home” at
Cattail
Mr and Mrs. Jim Anglin,
Bruce Wcstall. and Mr. and Mrs.
Jay Edge were in Charlotte the
first of the week for the fall
merchandise showing.
Rev and Mrs Joe Warner
and children visited Mrs. War
ner’s parents n Rose Hill, N. C.
this week.
Mr and Mrs. Phillip Ray re
turned last week from a visit to
Canada. While on their trip they
took in the Montreal Exposit on,
also visited Quebec, Toronto
and Niagara Falls.
Mr and Mrs Phillip Styles
were called to Alexandria, Va.,
last week due to the serious ill
ness of Mrs. Styles’ father, Mr.
Salv c Ramsey. We understand
that they have returned and
that Mr. Ramsey is greatly im
proved.
Mrs. Elizabeth Silver visited
her daughter, Mrs. Jack Rog
ers, Dr. Rogers and children in
Winston Salem last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Ledford
and son, of Hampton, Va., were
v siting fr ends and relatives
here over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hensley,
Jr., and children of Sebring,
Florida, are visiting Mr. Hen
sley’s father, Leslie, Sr., and
Mrs. Hensley.
Mrs. Swann Beeler is under
going treatment n Memorial
Mission Hospital.
Mrs. Edwin Quinn and son of
Columbia, S. C., are v'siting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ray
here th s week.
Norman Ray, along with a
pr< up of friends of State Col
leko, Raleigh, are visiting in
Canada where they will take in
THE YANCEY RECORD
the Montreal Exposit on.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hansil and
children of Charlotte visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Everette
Johnson of Green Mountain, and
other relatives here during the
week-end.
Mrs. W. A. Banks and Mrs.
J. F. Rob nson were in Charlotte
th s week attending the Fall
Merchandise Showing.
Mrs. J. Cooper Hamilton and
son, Cooper, Jr., are visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Welzie
Riddle, Jr., here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ramsey
of Hickory were recent guests
of relat ves in Burnsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Brown.and
son, and Mr. and Mrs! Elly G.
Hughes and children of Hickory
were visiting friends and rela
tives here over the week-end.
Misses Ramona Penland and
Linda Underwood left Saturday
for Myrtle Beach, S. C., where
they w.ll be employed for the
summer. Lnda will enter Man
Hill College and Ramona will
enter Phieffer College this falL
Miss Mollie Hensley, who has
been working at Southwest In
dian School in GlendaleYi Arizona
for seme time, is here for a va
cation, and is living with Miss
Della Tipton on Longv ew Drive.
Mr. Lewis Bartlett of Route 2
is undergoing treatment at
Spruce Pine Community Hospi
tal. He is scheduled for surgery
later in the week.
Dr. Garland Wampler, Jm
Covington, Helton Carmichael,
Claytcn Whitson and Don Mc-
Gal Hard are on a fishing trip
in Canada.
Randall McCurry, Mike S lver,
Mark Bennett and John Penland
have returned home after spen
ding the week-end at Myrtle
Beach, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Anglin
of Phoenix, Arizona, are visit
ing relatives here th s week, for
the first time in five years.
Trey will leave Saturday to re
turn to their home.
Pvt. David Boone, who is
stationed in Virginia, was a
week-end visitor at the home of
week end visiting at his home
here.
Mr. and Mrs. 811 Ogle and
srn of Asheville, visited her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Brooks
Boone, over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Christian
and children of Detroit, Mich.,
vis ted relatives here over the
week-end.
Mrs. Louise Alter and Mrs.
Dowd of Miami, Fla., and Wash
ington, D. C. were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. George Anglin last
week-end. Mr. R. P. Anglin of
Mobile. Alabama is v'siting re
latives in this area. He is the
brother of George and Grover
Anglin.
Admissions to Yancey Hospi
tal durhg the past week: Ruth
Roland, Bumsv lie; Eva Young,
Rt’ 2; Bernie Byrd, Rt. 6; Ruth
Grindstaff, Bakersville: Nellie
Garland, Rt. 1, Bakersville: Ola
Mae Woody, Green Mountain;
Norma Louise Austin, Rt. 6;
Ray Mathes, Rt. 3: Nellie H.
R ddle, Rt. 6; Walter Clontz,
Rt. 2; Jmmy Carroway. Bre
vard; Helen Hoilman, Bakers
ville: Para Penland. Rt. 6;
Edith Bai’ey, Burnsville; Glen
Phillips, Rt. 1; Birdie Bradford,
Rt. 4; Cec'l Higgins, Burnsville;
Maude Ray, Burnsville; Ibey R.
Laws, Rt. 6; Lucretia Howell,
Green Mountain; Dorthy Holli
field, Marion.
Births in Yancey Hospital:
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Robert Woody of Green Moun
ta n, a daughter, Donna Gail,
May 25; Bern to Mr. and Mrs.
Norris Austin of Burnsville, Rt.
6, a daughter, Teresa, on May
2fi; Born to Mr. and Mrs. Claude
McKee Bailey of Burnsville, a
daughter, Janet Leigh, on May
30.
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Mss Norma Jean Edge, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Edge of Newdale, N. C., became
the bride of Allen Ray Atkins
Saturday afternoon, April 28, in
Wedgewood Baptist Church,
Charlotte. The groom is £he son
of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Atkins of
Rt. 3, Kernersville, N. C., for
merly of Marion, N. C.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her (ether. The Bm.
Kenneth Small performed the
ceremony, wth member* of the
immediate families and friends
present.
Mrs. Atkins is a graduate of
Lees-Mcßae College and Char
lotte Memorial Hospital School
of Medical Technology. She is
Robinson,
Owens
Engagement
Miss Katherine Marie Robin
son, daughter of Mrs. Gudger
Robinson of Bumfville, and the
late Mr. Robinson, will be mar
ried to James Lee Owens, son
of Mrs. John S lvers of Burns
ville RFD 6, on July 2 at 3:00
p. m. in Bolens Creek Baptist
Church.
Miss Robinson is employed as
secretary at Glen Raven Silk
Mills here and Mr. Owens has
just returned after a years ac
tive duty in V etnam.
Miss Rate
Presented
Award
Berea, Ky. Carolyn Pa*e,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Pate, Bumsv lie, was presented
a special award by the Berea
Players, the Berea College dra
matic organization, far her ach
ievements in dramatics. Caro
lyn’s honor was based on the
fact that, although she did not
quaitfy in any of the spec sic
categories for awards, she had
participated in almost every
play this year, either in the act
ir.g or backstage work.
Carolyn, a jun or English ma
jor at Berea, is a 1963 graduate
of East Yancey High School.
employed by Wake Memorial
Hrsp'tal, Rale gh. N. C.
Mr. Atkins is a 1957 graduate
of Marion Senior High School,
and earned his degree in civil
engineering at Clemson Univer
s ty. He is employed by the N.
C. Highway Commission in
Raleigh. *
A reception was held in the
heme of Mrs. Banks Setzer, sis
“l the groom, (allowing the
ceremony.
The couple will reside at 5439
Pen wood Drive. Ralegh. N. C.
Peterson,
Grindstaff
4-H Delegates
Rhonda Peterson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Peters ■'n
and Lawrence Grndstaff, Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. I-awrence
Grindstaff of the Brush Creek
Community will be the 4-H dele
gates from Yancey County to
the 4-II Resources Conference in
Fontana June 5-9.
The delegates are sponsored
by the Yancey County Unit Tezt
Demonstration Fanners Asso
ciation.
4-H delegates will be in attend
ance from all states in the Ten
nessee Valley area.
Miss Wilson
Honored
Mss Linda Ann Wilson, bride
elect of David Griff th, was
honored at a miscellaneous
shower Saturday evening in the
Cane River Baptist Church soc
ial room, with 40 guests pre
sent. A color scheme of pink
and wh te was used in the de
corations.
The shower was given by
three of Miss Wilson's class
mates Mrs. Eugene Styles,
Miss Ida Jane Maney and Miss
Sharon Williams.
The wedding will take place
July 2 at 4:00 p. m„ in Laurel
Branch Baptst Church in Pen
sacola.
Miss Wilson is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Brooks
Wilson.
THURSDAY, JUNE 1 1967
Lewis Reteives
IRasters Degree
Frank Howard Lewis, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis of
Burnsville, received his Mas
ters Degree in Education at
Western Carol na College on
May 21. He received his B. S.
Degree in Education from A. S.
T. C„ Boone, in 1961.
Frank s first teaching job was
with Glenwood School, McDow
ell County. For the past four
years he has been teaching Hs
tery and English at Hall Flet
cher Junior High School in
Asheville.
He and his wife, the former
Dmna Aldridge of Glenwood,
N. C„ make the r home in Ashe
ville.
Garden Club
Meets
The Burnsville Garden Club
met at the heme of Mrs. W. S.
Reeve last Frday night. Miss
Elizabeth C. Wright was assist
ant hostess. Mrs. E. R. Gillespie
gave a program on flower ar
ranging. She showed pictures
and gave nstructicns on how to
arrange bouquets for each mon
th of the year.
Mrs. Reeve who presided at
the business session appointed
Mrs. E. R. Gillespie and Mrs.
Troy Ray to take charge of the
flower box contest. The contest
is for the business houses and
first, second and third pr zes
will be awarded for the places
having the most attractive flow
er boxes. The judging will take
place toward the latter part of
the summer.
A discussion was held on how
to beautify the county. It was
suggested that the most press
ing need is a place for the
county residents to dump their
rubbish. Federal aid may be
obtained now for projects of
this type.
Mrs. W. A. Y. Sargent, chair
man of the Civic Committee, an
nounced that the follow ng Sat
urday would be clean-up day on
the' public square and asked all
members to come and v he!p r ~
Hensley, Ray
Receive Degrees
RALEIGH Phillip R. Hen
sley of Bald Creek and Ronald
L. Ray of Route 1, Burnsville
earned their bachelors degrees
ai N rth Carol na State Univer
sity Saturday (May 27) in one
of the largest commencement
ever held on the Raleigh campus
Hensley, a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Phillip M lton Hensley, majored
in civil engineering, a profess
ion in which there is a great de
mand nationally.
Ray, sen of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Ray of Route 1, Burns
v He, won his degree in horti
cultural science, a field that has
enriched the agricultural econo
my of North Carolina for many
years.
The Yancey County youths
were among 1,700 degree winners
in Reynolds Coliseum Saturday
momng.
Chancellor John T. Caldwell
conferred some 1,300 baccalaude
ates, 335 masters and 123 doc
torates.
Governor Dan K. Moore, Con
solidated University of North
Carol na President William C.
Friday and Dr Caldwell ad
dressed the s*'idents and thou
sands of their rriouves. friends
and professors