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PAGE 6 Spend On All Mobile Homes left In ,/^Stock UL Approved - . ml .ml f| |1 1' fIIBF mtuysl IyJI UILOW pjil£Ey Financing Up To 120 Months * [asy Financing * Universal CIT * Your load Bank * GMAC WE SERVICE WHAT WE SEU For All Your Mobile Home Needs See Roger McKinny BURNSVILLE MOBILE HOMES Ajoining Roberts Chevrolet Burnsville, N.C. ..'""" * l l l *" “ 11 1 11 **** iill '* ROBERTS CHEVROLET-BUICK &JEEP Has A Large Selection Os Clean Used Cars To Choose From y - A\r= |flh t' " j I r Jt n NEW HOME FURNITURE Bakersville THE YANCEY RECORD, You Can Be Sure If Its Westinghouse! FEBRUARY 3, 1972 MITCHELL LEDGER ©fjesejfaretoell. . B ihuufh I I talk atmnjrA thr ratify of V • / *•■( I (Ac ytualuu »/ ilmih. I ahull /w nu rtitf, for ,-j y w « \ Hum art mlh too. B —■ ■ " yeyar ::.t JOHN B. BANKS John Burdett Banks, 72, prominent Yancey County tobacco farmer and live - 'stock dealer, died unexpec tedly in downtown Burnsville Tuesday afternoon, February Ist. Kuneral airangements are incomplete at this time. JOHNNIL WHITSON S/Sgt. Johnnie Whitson, 27, of the Little Creek sec tion of Yancey County, died in South Korea January 31s. SgU Whitson had been in the U.S, Army since 196 4 and had been stationed in Korea for the past 8 months. Surviving are the paraits Arnold and Janie Tallent Whitson of Burnsville Ru 4; two aisteis, Mrs. Maurice Penland of Rt. 3, Burnsville and Mrs. Edd Fisher of Glou ster, New Jersey* two bro thers, Ray Whitson of San Francisco, California and Richard Myxvin Whitson of Burnsville Route 4; the pa ternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Whitson of Erwin, Tennessee. The body will be return ed to Burnsville for funeral ami btrial. Funeral arrange ments to be announced by Holcombe Brothers. MACK G. HENSLEY Mack G. Hensley,sß, of Burnsville died ly Monday morning at the home of a son, Dan Hens - ley of Route 6, Burnsville. He was a plumber and a World War II veteran. Surviving in addition to the son is a daughter, Mrs. Ben Burleson of Asheville; three sisters, Mrs.W.E.Bal - lard of Anderson, Indiana, Mrs. M. S. Misenheimer of Asheville and Miss Dawn Hensley cf Burnsville; two brothers, Ais tin of Asheville and Zeke Hensley cf Bums - ville and 2 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p. m. Wednes - day in the Chapel of Hoi - combe Brothers Funeral Hme, Rev. Harold McDonald of ficiated and burial was in a Yancey cemetery. WILL J. DODD Will J. Dodd, 84, died in an Asheville musing home Sunday evening after a long illness. He was a retired State Westinghouse “Frost-Free 14” Refrigerator-Freezer with Optional Automatic Ice-Maker Model RTI44 • 14.0 cu. ft. capacity only 30" wide • Big 131-lb. capac ity freezer • Completely Frost- Free • Optional Automatic Ice-Maker freezes and stores ail the ice you’ll need • Glide- Out Adjustable Rollers • 7- day Fresh Meat Keeper • ScTf ", arate controls for refrigerator and freezer • Two 2-positior s i shelves • Deep door shelves • Large Vegetable Crisper • New High Performance Filter Cool System • Butter Server • Egg storage in door • Grounded for your safety, • 26%" deep, 64% 6 " high Saw! Highway heavy equipment operator. Surviving are two dai®h ters, Mrs. Gay Bailey of Detroit, Michigan and Mrs. J. C. Peterson cf Weaver - ville; one son, Henry Dodd of Asheville; a sister, Mrs. Phena Metcalf cf Mats Hill; one brother, Charlie Dodd of Mars Hill; 5 grandchild ren and 6 great-grandchild ren. Funeral Services were held Wednesday, February 2 at 3: p. m. in the chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funer al Home. Rev. Charlie MB ler officiated and burial was in the McCracken Cemetery. PLESS BURLESON Pless Burleson, 59, of Rt. 4, Bakersville, died Wedu. day morning, January 26, in a Spruce Pine hospital after a short illness. He was a lifelong resident of Mitchell County, a son of the late Stokes and Naomi Green Burleson, a veteran of World War II and a sawmill worker. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Eula Ledfcrd Burleson; two daughters, Misses Faye and Emma Burleson of the home; five sons, Darrell, Ray, frank and Joe, all of Route 4, Bakersville and Dor man Burleson of Conover; 9 sisters, Mrs. Lana Nelson and Mrs. Mae Pruitt, both of New ton, Mrs. Susie Betty, Mrs. Lena Moffitt and Mrs. Desie Frye, all of Hickory, Mrs. Myrl Regan of Drexel, Mrs. Betty Lou Hildebran of Hilde bran and Mrs. Mattie Smith son and Mrs Coirina Stout, both of Greensboro; two bro thers, Jack and Avery Burle son, both of Hickory; and a granddaughter. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Friday in Cane Creek Baptist Church. Rev. Astor Buchanan and Howard Honeycutt officiated and burial was in Cane Creek Cemetery. PRESTON BUCHANAN Preston Buchanan, 69,0 f Rt.l, Spruce Pine, died un expectedly Monday afterroon in a Spruce Pine hospital. He was a retired truck driver, a member of Liberty Hill Baptist Church, where he taught the Young Adult Men's Sunday school class and was choir director. Surviving are the widow, Craft Workshop The 1972 Western Caroli na Craft Workshop will be held April 11 and 12 at Mon treat Assembly Inn in Mon treat, North Carolina. Pre sently 16 craft classes are planned. The main purposes of the workshops (1) to train lead ers to teach crafts in the county, and (2) to promote a quality craft program in the county. The two day workshop offers an opportuni ty for leaders to receive some training in a particular craft. Each leader that attends will have to be pre-register ed in a specific class by the 31st of March. Tentative classes schedul ed are beadcraft, block chair bottoming, chair caning, creative need lepoint (beginners), decoup age, drawn work, jewelry, metal chasing and embossitpj pressed dry flora ( oshibana), pine cones and native mater ials, quilting, rug hooking, tatting, weaving on the inkle loom, and woodcarving. If anyone is interested they should call the County Extension Office, Ihkersville 688-4811 or 688-2172. Resi dents of Yancey or Avery County should get in contact with the Extension Office in their respective counties. Mrs. Verdie Woody Buchan an; two daughters, Mrs. Alma Thomas and Mrs. InezHi#es both of Sjruce Pine; six bro thers, Spurgeon Winston, Tyson and Morgan, all of Spruce Pine; Charles of Ful lerton, Calif, and Carl Bu chanan of Valdese; and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday in Liberty Hill Baptist Cinch. Rev. Richard Hbllifield and Rev. Tyler Leroy officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. JAMES A. AUTREY James Albert Autrey, 99, of Oxford and formerly of Spruce Pine, N.C., died on Tuesday in Oxford. Mr. Autrey had lived in Spruce Pine until 14 years ago when uc went to Oxford to live with a niece, Mrs. Maude McFalls. Surviving are a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held at 2p. m. Thursday in the chapel of Webb Funeral Home. Revs. C. A. Autrey and Richard Hollifield offi ciated and burial was in the Tolley Cemetery. GE RON iM Q ,1 ( H£y GERONIMO// LOOKIl) / My PET FISHESf/ _Y m!( GET OUTTA THE WATER TROUGH r GOTTA PUT wy PET ' -- THEY SURE ARE V HOW MANY YAGQT?? V I CANT KEEP ’EM Ijt-D —— THIS OLD PUCKEp/THEy DON'TLOOK . /LIKE GOLDFISH— (jm COME FROM THE AMAZON AND THEY'PE NOT j==~ C WEyptE CAUFD- ) X -^P/RANHASI/ V;".' * * * * jpipll *** ■ we vc otar ■H ■■G JUS? BEGUN GHHI Mrs. Willard Crowder And Mrs. Buck Phillips, Yancey County 4-H Leaders Yancey 4-H Leaders To Attend Forum Two Yancey County 4-H Leaders, Mrs. Willard Crow der, leader of the Newdale 4-H Club and Mrs. Buck Phil lips, leader of the Bee Log 4-H Club will attend the National 4-H Leader Forum at the National 4-H Center in Washington, D.C. March 20 through 25. Both Mrs. Crowder and Mrs. Phillips have participar ted in local leadeiship train ing and Mrs. Phillips serves on the 4-H and Youth Com mittee of the Extension Ad visory Board. The 4-H Center property, formerly Chevy Chase Junior College, was purchased in 1951. The purpose of the Center is to provide facili - ties for training 4-H members and leaders in citizenship Lawhern Named Manager Luther H. Law hern o f Burnsville, N.C., has been named a sales manager with the Combined Insurance Co. of America. Charles Lewis, regional manager for North Carolina, said that Lawhern will super vise a team of representa - lives in the sale of accident and health policies in his assigned area. Lawhern assumes his new position with an impressive sales record. As a member of a team which introduced Combined's new life policy in 1967, he was the first in his region to write a million dollars of whole life insur - a nee in a single quarter. Fcr 68 Fury 4 Door Sedan 68 Fury 111 4 Door Hardtop 68 Fury 111 2 Door Hardtop 67 Impala Coupe Sharp! 70 Ford Galaxie 500 Like New 70 Mustang Gold - Sharp! 65 Buick Convertible Clean 71 Chevrolet Monte Carlo - Low Milage 69 Chevrolet Coupe 69 Chevrolet Caprice 4 Door Hardtop - Nice BUCHANAN & YOUNG Chrysler- Plymouth- Dodge- Dodge Trucks Warren Buchanan Joe Young Partner Partner Phone 688-4913 Bakersville, N.C. and leadership. The 4-H Leader Fcrum is five days of hard work, new experiences and fun. It is an opportunity to stretch the mind with new ideas, to deepen one's commitment to serve youth in our demo cratic society and to make friends with other 4-H lead ers from across the country. this accomplishment, he was among 18 life representatives with equal distinction whose pictures appeared in the Wall Street Journal last year when Combined achieved a total of $1 billion whole life insurance in force in less than five years. A native of Burnsville, he graduated from Bald Creek High School. He served in the European theatre with the United States Navy and was honorably discharged af ter foir years. Married to the former Ber lean Ray, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bis Ray cf Mica ville, the coipie has a daugh ter and a «->n.
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