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YOUR CONTRIBUTION IS NEEDED FOR THE U.F. TO REACH ITS GOAL Volvmu 33 First Baptist Cantata Sunday 5 PM It would seem that First Bap tist has a fuil schedule during the Christmas season, which be gan Wednesdty evening with 'a program of music by the Junior and Youth Choirs, composed of Chris mas hymns and anthems. Sunday evening, the 15th, at 6.00 p. m. the choir of First Baptist will present a cantata, entitled "Sing Noel”. The canta 'Operation Santa' In Full Soring "Operation Santa Claus” is hi full swing in this area. This is a state-wide effort to obtain Ch'is mas gifts for the 15.000 patients in North Carolina's State mental hospitals. All kinds of gifts are needed for this project. Clothing items are welcome, for both male and female adults and children, es pecially the extra large aiaes. Personal or recrea'ional items are appropriate, too such as costume jewelry, dolls, ehica tional toys, stationery and stamps, billfolds, playing cards, etc. Also needed are larger gifts for the hospital wards TV sets, popcorn poppers, hair dry ers! electric razors, and the like. The Rev. Don Elly, “Operation Santa” Claus” Chairman, for Yancey County Mental Health Association, said today tha. all gifts should be left unwrapped, sb hough gift paper and ribbons are most welcome, coj Gifts may be brought to the following p aces: Office of .he Yancey County Chamber of ■ omnerce, Town Square, Bu-ns ille or Bill Bai ley’s Discount Store, just off the square. Any organization wishing to donate money may seal it dir ectly to the Director of Volun teer Services Broughton Men tal Hospital, Morganton , N. S. Don’t wait, please give today, the drive will end December 14. Methodists To Present Cantata Sunday afternoon, at 4:00 o’clock, the choir of Higgins Memorial United Methodist Church will present a Christmas cantala, entitled “A Star in the Sky”,' under the direction of Mrs. Orlena Williams. That ev ening at 7:00 p. m. the children and young people of the church will give a Christmas program in the fellowship hall of the church, at which time Santa will make his annual visit. Higgins Memorial has set aside Sunday, the 22nd for a "White (htismas" offering of food. THE YANCEY RECORD ta will be under the direction of the music di-ectar, Mike Will iams. Soloists for the cantata are as follows: Sopranos ■— Con nie Parker and Jan Boyds ton; Altos Linda Deyton and Mrs. R. L. Mclntosh; Tenors Jim Turner and Bob Thomas: Bari tone Duane Addison. The or ganist will be Dan Hardin and pianist Terry Kenney. The pub lic is cordially invited to attend this program of music. A Christmas party will be given for the beginners and pri maries of the church on Monday evening, the 16th, at 7:00 p. m. On Monday afternoon at 3:00 P m. the church will hold the annual Extension Department social at the church, at which time all shut-ins of the Exten sion Dept., of the church will be entertained with a Christinas parly. Gortney Rereives Medal WURZBURG. EGRMANY (AHTNC) Army Sergeant Roy C. Gortney, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde B. Gortney, efod wife, Ellen, live in Green Mountain N. C., received the Army Commendation Medal Nov. 9 while serving with the 688th Artille-y Group near Wurzburg, Germany. Sgt. Gortney earned the award for meritorious service during his last assignment in the 31st Artillery Brigade in Oakdale, Pa. The Army Commendation Med al is awarded to personnel who while serving wiJi the Army distinguish themselves by hero ism, meritorious achievement or meritorious service. The nwfsl was established by the Becre- Ury of War on, December if, 1945. A fire distribution operator In the group’s Headquarters Bat tery, he entered the Army in August 1965 and completed bas ic training at Ft. Gordon, Ga. The 24-year-old soldier grad* uated in 1962 from Cane River High School, Burnsville. toys, clothing and money, which will be distributed to needy families in the county. Gifts should be brought to the church at either the morning, afternoon, or evening service. Visitors and members attend ing Higgins Memorial will have the privilege of hearing their beau iful new organs one in the sanc.uary and one in fel lowship hall. In addition to the two new organs, the church has also recently acquired a new tract of land, known as the Justice place, joining the church to the left. C. Sun Valley Staff , Patients Express Thanks Mrs. Clyde Anglin, Supervisor, the staff, and patients at Sun Valley Nursing Heme would like to exp-ess their sincere grati tude for the many kind deeds tha., have come their way dur ing the Christmas season. First, is the beautiful Christ mas tee donated by Mrs. Z. B. Byrd, and put in place by em ployees of the nursing home. Next came the decora ions of the tree, which was done with hand made decorations by the women of the First Presbyter ian Church, Burnsville. Not to be out-done by the Pre sbyterians, the Sue Brown Circle of Higgins Memorial United Methodist Church contributed and assisted in decorating the outside of the building, includ ing the candles and greens by the door. They also placed a beautiful Christmas arrange ment cn the door at the nurses’ s.ation. The family of Mrs. Greenlee, a patient from Grassy Creek, gave a beautiful wreath for the door. The family of another pa tient, Mr. Hal Briggs, donated an arrangement for the lobby. The patients and staff of the nursing home are looking for ward to a visit from the young people of Rebels Creek Bap'ist Church, who on Dec. 24th will re-inact their Christmas play, complete with props and cos tumes. Several other things anr on the schedule for Christmas week, including a party by the women of the First Presbyter ian Church, visits and carol singing by other church groups. L looks like a happy time for the patients at Sun Valley, and we are sure will leave a warm feeling in the hearts of those sharing their Christmas with them. Citizens Urged To Vote In Election Os Supervisors All qualified voters in Yancey County are urged to vote in the election of supervisors for Yancey Soil and Water Conser vation District. Pursuant to Nor.h Carolina Statute 13M as amended by Chapter 815 of Ve 1963 Session Laws, an election will be held in Yancey County on December 13, 1968, to elect two supervisors for the Yancey Soil and Water Conservation District for a three-year term beginning January 1, 1969. All qualified voters residing in the county will be eligible to vote in this election. Candidates for this of fice are George W. King, Burns- V'He. N. C and Carlie R. Rice, Route 6, Burnsville, N. C. Thursday, December 12, 1968 REGIONAL LIBRARY CAN HELP ADULTS NEEDING DIPLOMAS OBITUARIES HAROLD BURTON Services for Harold Burton, 58, who died Monday, were held at 3 p. m. Wednesday in the chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. The Rev. J. M. G. Warner cf ficia'ed. Burial was in the Bur ton-Howell Cemetery at Wald Creek. Pallbearers were John Rob ertson, James Fox, George Rob erts, Glenn Shepard, Hubert Mo: row, James Proffitt, Claude Peterson, Jim Anglin and Don ald Banks. Mr. Burton, a native of Yan cey County, had been living in Johnson City, Tenn., for the past four years, where he was district manager for P. F. Coll vers, Inc. of Louisville, Ky. He was a member of Bald Creek United Methodist Church. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Doris Gunn Burton; dree dau ghters, Mrs. Allison Tipton of Asheville, Mrs. Sam Riddle of BumsAville and Miss Patricia Burton of the home; four sister*. Mrs. Kirk Wallin of Johnson City, Mbs. Mary Cecil Bevers and Mrs. Fay Howell, both of Bald Creek and Mrs. Ruby Bailee of Rockford, 111.; and two grandchildren. REX BRADFORD Rex Bradford, 70, Rt. 4, deid unexpectedly at his home Mon day afternoon. He was a retired merchant and fanner. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday in the chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Burial was in ffemlfy Cemetery. Palibeare's were Harrison and Wade Cooper, Roy Randolph, Isaac Higgins, Mar tin Hensley, Joe Bradford, Nea ly Ledford and Orville Lewis. Surviving are the widow, Mr*. Martha Hensley Bradford; a daughter, Mrs. Freida Maxley of Greenville, Tenn., a son, Paul Bradford of Petersburg, Va. a sister, Mrs. Mack Hen sley of Burnsville, Rt. 3; three brothers, Oscar of Burnsville, Rt. 4, and Arthur and Andy Bradford, both of Erwin, Tenn., and four grandchildren. Polling places will be located at Johnson and Co. Store, Bur nsville: Dillinger and Silvan S ore, Micaville; J. p. Robin son Store. Cane River; Proffitt’s Store, Bald Creek and Young’s Grocery, Windom. According to Mr. Walter Edwards, Vice Chairman of tha District, this election is held an nually to fill the expired terms of the board. Yancey District has five supervisors who meet regularly to seek solutions to local conservation problems. These supervisors, as pubUe officia’s. serve without pay toe their time. Number Fourteen By: Ashton Chapman There are 62 million men and women who never finished high school. This includes a number of adults now residing in Ave~y, Mitchell and Yancey Counties who, for a variety of reasons, ■were unable to at end high school or had to withdraw from high school before obtaining a diploma. The Avery-Mitchell - Yancey Regional Library has recently acquisitioned kits especially de signed for just such persons who may now wsh to study, in their spare time, toward secur ing a High School Equivalency Diploma. The paper-back books making up these kits include the fol lowing: “Reading For Comprc hension” (Books 1 and 2); ::Better and Faster Reading;” “Basic Skills in English” (Books 1 and 2); “Increase Your Vocabulary" (Books 1 and 2); “Work-A-Text in Eng lish" (Books I and 2); “We Hold These Truths” (a docu ment y history of the U. S); “A Selection of American, Eng lish and Continental Short Stor ies; Great English and Ameri can Poems; A Basic Course in Mathematics” (Books 1 and 2); “Handbook of Basic Science; Continued on bock Chrisawn Aboard USS Kitty Hawk <Q0622( USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) at sea (CHTNC) Dec. 9 Storekeeper Third Class Alden B. Ohrisawn, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben H. Chri sawn of Route 5, Burnsville, N. C., participated in operation “Beef Trust" aboard the attack aircraft ca-rier USS Kitty Hawk off the coast of Southern Cali fornia. The last major First Fleet ex ercise of the year, the eight day exercise involved 28 ships and 31 air squadrons, including four Canadian units. Designed to prepare U. 8. units for the conditions encoun tered in Southeast As : a and throughout the Western Pacific, the exercise consis f ;d of mis sile firing exercise bombing practice, close air support and anti-submarine warfare. Cruisers and destroyers fired their guns at the Sen Clement* Island Range and at a target hull the ex-USS Jesse Ruther ford, while guided missile ship* tested their batteries against drone aerial targets in the Pa cific Missile Range. ’ Carrier and land baaed air craft flew strikes against the San Clemente I«Und Rmgei while the entire task force guar ded against two U. S. sufamar ines playing aggressors.
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