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Volume 33 1 Elk jWfjW I fliu fllllP 9 iMißk i I EfP ift* * ■! .' %• If giiiMli-. a H Jwlil IMBKoIi■If < %;l «wsg»; 'Sjgß* y fl| \ , * §jK.>; ijjjKM BliEE|MßißßHi t i nMiiiL> . ’' IP li «St* gr; „ .... Photo by John Robinson Roy Ray presents Larry Me- - In tosh with SIOO.OO gift from Burnsville Men’s Club. ,X '. ._ .vy X Jr "-HHHp' |y| ■ *.'■; «||)M] 9L p '* Wt ' "'■'Mt ' ' ••••••' '■- •• a* , ®Mi^ ; 'i-i? » * - „. w ,%m m p ipfs ■ - Photo by John Robinson Rev. Mark Warner with his Mark Jr. receives his Eagle son, Mark, and Mrs. Warner as Scout Award. Larry Mclntosh Honored By Men’s Club Larry Mclntosh was honored by the Burnsville Men’s Club Monday night at a supper meet ing at the Burnsville Commun ity Building. Roy Ray, member of the club, presented Larry with SIOO.OO on behalf of the club to be used to further his education. Larry was honored due to his outstanding military record dur ing the last three years. During that time he was presented the Bronze Star Medal with “V” de vice for heroism in connection with military operations against a hostile force. Mclntosh distin guished himself while serving as a team member of a 25th. Infan try Division long range recon naissance patrol performing a reconnaissance mission in Viet Cong infested pungle the third and fourth of February, 1967. The reconnaissance efforts of the patrol provided valuable in telligence information about an area known to certain large numbers of Viet Gang. Specialist Mclntosh was the first team member to site a large Viet Cong bas< camp and supply THE YANCEY RECORD cache. He uncovered numerous booby traps that presented a danger to his trailing team members. His alertness during the operation enabled the team to avoid detection by the Viet Cong until their mission was complete. His actions were in keeping with the highest tradi tions of the military service and reflected a great credit upon himself, the 4th. United States Cavalry, the 25th. Infantry Div ision and the United States Army. Larry is the son of Mr. Delzie Mclntosh of Burnsville and Mrs. Helen Warren of Escandide, Calif. He is a 1964 graduate of East Yancey High School and enlisted in the Army in August, 1965. He was a member of the Special Forces Training Group, Fort Bragg. He arrived over seas in August 1966. He ia out at the military service now and is working in Asheville where he and his wife make their heme. He married Miss Ruth McCurry daughter of Mr and Continued on back) Burnsville, N. C. OBITUARIES CLARENCE H. BURTON Clarence H. Burton. 57, died Tuesday afternoon in an Ashe ville hospital after suffering a heart attack at his place of business in Burnsville Tuesday morning. Mr. Burton, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. R Burton, was a native of Yancey County. He had been associated with Beal Buick Company in Asheville for the past five years, until re turning to Burnsville one mouth ago to operate the Mt. Milcu.il Motel. Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Willie Dale Mclntosh Burton; two sons, Captain Thomas D. Burton of the U. S. Army, and Dr. Paul R. Burton of Lawrence, Kansas; two sisters. Mrs. Ear! Johnson and M-s. Robby John son, both of Flint, Mich.; one brother, John R. Burton of Mar ion, N. C. c- Funeral services will be held •t 2:30 p. m. Thursday in the Higgins Memorial Methodist Church in Burnsville. Rev. J. M. G. Warner and Rev. Harold McDonald will officiate. Burial will be in the Mclntosh Ceme tery. .. Pallbearers will be Harold Burton, Bob Pollard, George Roberts, Claude Peterson. Scotty Moore, Reece Mclntosh, Jim Anglin and Roy Ray. HORACE G. HENSLEY Horace G. Hensley, 79. of Rt. 4, died Friday motuhg ia an ANwvflle bo*M altar a brief illneaa. He was a Hfakag resident cI Yancey County and n retired farmer. He waa a deacon in Bee Log Baptist Church, a ♦—*t* of the men’s Bible clms and choir director. Surviving are the widow, Mra. Belle Edwards Hensley; four daughters, Mrs. Worley Hensley of Burnsville Rt. 4, Mrs. Ted Foster and Mra. Ernest Hensley both of Erwin, Tenn., and Mra. Lock Phillips of Greenville, S. C.; a son, Wade Hensley ol Fresno, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Addie Ramsey and Mias Martha Hensley, both of Burnsville EL 4; three brothers, Silas, Mack and Rufus Hensley, all ~of Bur nsville; 11 grandchildren and IS great-grandchildren. Services were held at 2 p. in. Sunday in Bee Log Church. The Rev. Niram Phillips and the Rev. E. G. Adkins officiated Burial was in Watts Cemetery. Pallbearers were members ol the men’s Bible class of the church. TURNER PRICE Turner L. Price, ra, of the Windom Community, died Fri day morning in a local hospital af.er a long illneaa. He was a retired miner and fanner. Surviving are the widow, Mra. Ida Hutchins Price; three dau ghters. Mrs. Mae SOvr* and Mrs. Thomas Revis, both oI Marion, and Mrs Warner Boons Thursday, September 26, 1968 Burhoe Finance Chairman For Scouts Mr. Donald Burhoe, manager of tye Glen Raven Silk Mills. hflS c ‘ pt ' ed tiie P°sl as finance chairman of th<- Yancey l County Ciri sj£pu‘s it was announced today by Mrs J. E Barber, piesident of the Pisgar, Girl Scout Council. I" 1 have accepted the chair manship of this committee," Mr. Burhoe said, "because I believe that the Girl Scout pro gram provides the best oppor tunity for girls of our Council a-ea to acquire the fundamen tals of American citizenship." He called attention to the la creasing need for youth pro grams today when young people are spending so much of their , time away from home and when they have so much more leisure time on their hands. “Through Girl Scouting." he asserted, ‘‘girls enjoy whole some recreation, form reward ing friendships, develop practi cal skills and heal hy attitude! that may well determine the direction their lives will take." of Burnsville Rt. 2; three sisters Mrs. Malonie Honeycutt, Mrs. Katherine Brinkley and Mrs. Adler Byrd, all of Burnsville; a brother, Cleophua Price of Cali fornia; 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services were held at 2 p. m. Sunday in the Young's Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. The Rev. Cecil J. Higgins, the Rev. Jack Greene and the Rev. Alvin Jones officiated. Burial was in the Honeycutt Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ward and Kenneth Price. Donald and Brooks Borne, Wade Style,s Dean Wilson, Daniel Hooeycutl and Dean Brinkley. MRS. McINTOSH Services for Mrs. Jessie Mc- Intosh, 74 of 62 Annandale Ave., Asheville, who died Monday were held at 11 a. m. Thursday in First Baptist Church. Ashe ville. The Rev. Cecil Sherman offi ciated. Burial was in Horton Hill Cemetery, Yancey County. Nephews served as pallbearers. Mrs. Mclntosh was a native of Cane River Community of Yan cey County. Surviving are three sons, Joe and Charles, both of Asheville, and Bruce Radford of the U. S. Navy, Memphis, Tenn., two dau ghters, Mrs. Doris Adams ol Havelock and Mrs. Dora Foster of West Monroe. La.; two sla ters, Mrs. Ann Briggs of Ales* andria, Va„ and Mrs. Kate Me- Cuny at Venters. Calif.; sis brothers, Ike. Paul. Ralph and Luke, all o t Burnsville, Seth of Asheville and Dr. Gea Langhrua of Charlotte; and it grandchild ren. Miss Bailey Receives Grant From U.S. Office Os Education Number Three Miss Hope Bailey is doing graduate work in Library Scien ce at the Appalachian State University Institute for Training in Librarianship, which is being conducted under a grant from the U. S. Office of Education, Higher Education Act, from Sept. 18 June 6. Miss Bailey is one of only twenty participants selected to attend the institute, which af fords the opportunity of earn ing a Master’s Degree in Library Science. States represented in the institute, in addition to North Carolina, are New York, Maryland. Minnesota, Georgia, and Florida. Miss Bailey has served as life rarian at Flat Creek Elementary School in Buncombe County during the past four years. She is a graduate of Mars Hill Col lege and received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Uni versity of North Carolina at New York City. She is the dau gh’er of Mr. and Mra. H. Grady Bailey of Burnsville. Pat Taylor Will Speak To Democrats The Honorable H. Pat Tkylor will be the principal speaker at the Yancey County Democratic Rally to be held at the East Yancey High School Satorday evening, September 28th. Taylor is the Democratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Veteran Legislator and was Speaker at the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1965. Congressman Roy A. Taylor, who is a candidate for re-elec tion, and other Democratic can didates will be present. There will be a dinner f fvrd in the cafeteria at 6:30 p. m.. and the rally will-be held la (be school gymnasium at 8 o’clock p. m. The public ia invited. 'Housewives For Harvey’ Coffee In Asheville There will be a "Houaewlvee For Harvey" coffee in Asheville on Saturday from 2 to 4 p. m. This ia Mr. and Mrs. Harvey's way of showing their apprecia tion for the women who have worked so hart on his behalf. All interested women are urged to attend the coffee which will be held in the Northwestern Bank Building in the Republican Headquarters. Asheville.
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