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Employees receiving twenty
year awards at anniversary ban
quet at Nu-Wray Inn given by
GUN RAVEN CELEBRATES TWENTIETH
ANNIVERSARY WITH AWARDS DINNER
Officers and employees of the
Burnsville plant of Glen Haven *
Silk Mills celebrated their twen
tieth anniversary Tuesday night,
May 6 with a dinner at Nu-
Wray Inn. Coupled with the an
niversary celebration was the
giving of awards to f ve, ten,
fifteen and twenty-year employ
ees. Approximately sixty em
ployees, officers, and guests at
tended the dinner.
. Don Burhoe, Vce President
cf Glen Raven Mills, Inc., and
general manager of the Bur
nsville plant, gave a resume of
the operation of the mill here
during the 20 year period from
May, 1948 to the present time.
Mr. Burhoe sa d that the initial
operation of Glen Raven Silk
Mill here consisted of sufficient
employees to operate twenty
four looms; that in 1958 the
growth of the weavng opera
tion went to 318 looms; and now
there are 610 looms, turning out
fabric at the rate of 600,000 yards
each week.
The beginning years of opera
tion of the mill here, Mr. Bur
hoe referred to as a “per od of
survival." He said lack of ex
perience in the beginning re
sulted in low product on and in
ferior quality of cloth. How
ever, as time went by, the pro
duction and quality picture
changed.
The total personnel of the
plant was more than commend
ed for loyalty and servces ren
dered beyond that which was
required. It was pointed out by
Mr. Burhoe that because of the
wiiiingness of technical employ
ees to give extra tme and ef
fort, new machines were placed
in operation on different occas
ions before the machine manu
facturers were able to offer the
servces of their own technicians
to set the machines
THE YANCEY RECORD
Glen Raven Mils. Left to right.
Bill Silver, Ned Wilson, James
Hoover, Brooks Bcone, and J.
Mr. Burhoe went on to say
that the attitude of employees,
Expressed in their willingness
to do more than called for In
the I'ne of duty, is the prime
reason the largest single addi
tion to a Glen Raven plant is
now underway here.
Roger Gant, Jr., Vice Presi
dent and Treas. of Glen Raven
Mills, Inc., prased the Burns
ville Mill and personnel for their
safety program. He said that
the plant here has not had an
'accident in fve years. He also
pointed out that the Federal
Government is talking about an
industrial safety program. How
ever, Mr. Ganf sad, the acci
dent rate by federal employees
is twelve per cent higher than
industrial accidents in this
country.
Mr. Gant po'nted to “dark
clouds" ahead in the economic
and financial outlook fqr the na
tion, with a, “tight money" sit
uation and interest rates roar
ing to the highest po nt in
.fifty years. But, Mr. Gant said,
Glen Raven Mills officials am
takng a contradictory view for
the Burnsville mill. He told Um
group that the employees and
plant here are the “Elite” of
the Glen Raven operations,
that the company was going
ahead wi'h a good outlook in
the future for the Glen Raven
M 11s here. He also said that the
management had more confi
dence in their Burnsville opera
tions and employees than at
any other location of plants.
Plant superintendent BU Sil
ver read the names of them re
ceiving awards. The department
supervisors made the awards to
the employees.
Other out of town guests nt
the anniversary dinner included
Edmund Gant, Vce Pres, and
Secretary of Glen Raven miif
Inc., and Harry WJlis. Director
of Personnel.
Burnsville, N.C.
C. Woody. Burlus Cannon, ano
ther 20-year employee was not
present.
Bald Creek
Homemakers
To Meet
Young Homemakers of the
Bald Creek Community wll meet
Monday, May 13 at 3:00 p. m.
at the Bald Creek Methodist
Church. Plans will be made for
monthly programs in home ec
onomics which are of special
interest to the homemakers.
A special project of this group
will be to have planned group
activities for the pre-school age
children of mothers who w 11 be
attending the meetings.
Mrs. William Fender has ser
ved as chairman for arrange
ments and has urged all home
makers to attend this f rst
meeting.
A program, “Standard* In
Crafts” will be given by Mary
Margaret Deyton, Home Econo
mics Extension Agent.
LEND A HAND
TO MAKE OUR
COUNTY MORE
ATTRACTIVE.
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PAINT - UP
PATCH - UP
Thursday, May 9, 1968
CANDIDATES SELECTED
FOR NOVEMBER ELECTION
Aged Resident
Lest In Colberts
Creek Section
The Newdale Fire Department
and McDowell Rescue Squad
was called to the South Toe scc
ton Tuesday afternoon to aid
in searching for an aged resi
dent of Colberts Creek.
Monroe Phillips, 91, who lives
alone on Colberts Creek was
seen Tuesday morning about 18
o’clock by a ne'ghbcr. When Mr.
Phillips was not seen after that
time, the neighbor became
alarmed and called die Sheriffs
Office here.
The alarm was sent out and a
search by neighbors and the
Newdale and McDowell County
groups got under way around
4 p. m. that afternoon.
Jul an McGee of the Newdaie
Fire Department found the 91-
year-old man about half a mile
from his hrme at the head of
Colberts Creek. He evidently
had gone for a walk and be
came lost. His condition was re
ported to be good when found.
Coenty
Working To
Obtain
Garbage Route
Interested citizens represent
ing com munity clubs, industry
and civ c clubs met with the
Yancey County Board of Com
missioners in the Courthouse
here Monday and discussed the
pcssibil <y of obtaining a county
garbage route.
Mr. Jake Buckner, county
sanitation officer, met with the
group and explained the san ta
tnon laws pertaining to this type
program.
The county officials are try
ing to locate two sites, one in
each end of the at this
time.
Vincent Westall and Paul
Buchanan are interested in the
jroute and have accepted the
job. A minimum fee of $2.00 per
month has been set up depend
ing on the amount of garbage
l picked up from the patrons.
P is hoped that the program
wll be in effect by the middle
of the summer.
Twenty five or thirty people
attended the meetng. Another
meeting will be held in the near
future and interested people will
be notified and invited to at
tend
Number Thirty-Six
Democrats went to the polls
Saturday to select candidates
for the November election. Ap
proximately 1300 Democrat vot
ers appeared at the polll ng pla
ces throughout the county, but
Republican vot ng was much
lighter.
In Ihe race for Governor, Scott
led here by a large majority,
with 1076 votes to 166 for Brou
ghton and 18 for Hawkins.
.On the Republican sde of the
Governor’s race, Gardner took
the lead far a nearly two to one
over Stickley, with a vote of
246 to 129.
In a more local race J. Yates
Bailey, running from this coun
ty, led in the race for State
House cf Represent at ves, al
though the voting was close for
the three candidates. Bailey led
the way with 849 votes, with
Ramsey 725, and Messer 515.
The Republicans had no race
for Representative.
For State Senate, in which
the Democra's had no race,
Briggs led with 279, with Dent
a close second with 243, and Led
better 139.
Ervin pulled far ahead of the
other three Democrat candidat
es in the race for U. S. Senate,
wth 853 votes. Fred Brummitt
of Bakersville was next with
262, while Ga'hins polled 33
votes here and Pratt 52. ..
On the Republican side for 11.
S. Senate, Scmers led with IRS
vo‘es, wth Teeney 66 and Zim
merman 89.
No race for Congress in this
district by Democrats. However,
Republican Harvey more than
doubled the vote here against
Daughtridge wth a count of
250 to 98.
In the Republican race for
Judge of District Court, Bras
well polled 272 votes with Hols
houser 289, and Young 163.
Students
Awarded
Scholars
Medals
Miss Kay Rob'nson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Robin
son, Micaville and Miss Frances
Wilson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Wilson, Mcavills,
were two of the fourteen stud
ents awarded a Scholars Medal
fer having the highest scholas
tic average for the year at
Warren Wilson College, Swan
nanoa, Nath Carolina.
Miss Robnson and Miss Wil
son are graduates of East
Yancey High School.
Warren Wilson College is af
filiated with .the Unted Pres
byterian Church. U.S.A.