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MITCHELL LEDGER
MARCH 16, 1972
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Vess visited Mr. and Mis.
Swan Recker of 01dFart,N.
Carolina for the weekend.
*
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Mc-
Intosh ahd R. A. Tomberlin
visited in Morgan ton last
Sunday.
*
Mis. Betty Wilson has re
turned home from a hospital
in Valdese, N.C. where she
has been a patient for sever
al days.
*
Rev. Harold McDonald
has finished a weeks study at
the Baptist Seminary in Louis
ville, Kentucky.
*
Mrs. Nelle Bennett is at
home after several weeks vi
sit with her daughter and fa
mily, Mr. and Mb. Bill Price
of Greenville, S.C. She had
as her guests on Sunday, Mb.
Kate McCurry and Mrs. Ho -
bart Ray.
*
Mrs. Irene Mclntosh, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Smith and
sons of Rutherfbrdton, N.C.
visited with friends in the
Cane River Community dur
ing die weekend.
*
Mis. Essie Whittingham
Garber sustained a broken hip
from a fall in her home last
Friday and was admitted to
Memorial Mission Hospital
for treatment.
I(j3 HERE AND THERE
In Burnsville
V « BY MRS. BRUCE WEST ALL
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Mr. and Mrs. Nathan
Smith of Alexandria, Va. has
been visiting Mb. Smith's
mother, Mrs. Sallie Kate
Butner.
*
Mrs. Maude Robeßtonand
Wanda Roberston visited Mrs.
Mabel Hensley in Asheville
on Sunday.
*
Ms. Virgie Duncan has
returned home after an exten
ded vacation in Florida visi -
ting friends.
*
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wes
tall, Mr. and Mis, W. A. Hig
gins and Mr. and Mrs. John
Wilson were the Sunday dinner
guests of Mrs. Mildred Blalock
of West Asheville.
*
Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Pate
and family of Augusta, Ga.
visited Mb. Pate's mother,
Mb. Mary Cecil Seveß of
Bald Creek recently. Also her
son and family, Mr. and Mil
808 Seveß of Winston Salem
spent the weekend visiting
with her.
*
Mr. and Mb. Ralph Shep
herd and family of Statesdlle,
N.C. visited Mrs. Shepherd's
mother, Mrs. John Banks for
the weekend.
*
Miss Cathy Silves <£States
ville visited her mother, Mb.
Elizabeth R. Silveß over the
weekend. had as her
guest, Ed Aihbum, also of
Statesville.
*
Bob Presnell was admitted
to Spruce Pine Community
Hospital last week for treat
ment.
*
Mr. and Mb. J. C. Whita
ker have returned from Flori
da where they visited relative
in St. Petersburg, Inverness,
and Homestead.
*
Bill Buckner Jr. sp'-nt last
week with his parents during
spring break. He is the son
of Mr. and Mb. Bill Buckner
of Route 3, Burnsville. Billy
is doing graduate work at NC
State, Raleigh.
*
William Michael Briggs,
son of Mr. and Mb. Joe Briggs
of Burnsville, has started Ba
sic Training in the United
States Army at Ft. Jackson,
South Carolina.
*
Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Whitak
er visited Mr. and Mrs. L.M.
Johnson of Ormond Beach,
Florida on their recent Florida
trip. Mb. Whitaker is Mb.
Johnson's sister.
*
A birthday celebration was
given for Mr. Charles Foxx by
his wife Sue and other guests.
The guests included Mr. and
Mrs. Robert L, Bowes of Rox
boro, N.C., Mb. Earl Link
of Alton, Va. , Mr. and Mrs.
Rollin Beaver from Bakers -
ville, Miss Bernice Foxx from
Asheville and Mb. Doris Hig
gins of Burnsville. Eleven
grandchildren also attended
the celebration. Their son,
Bruce, who is serving over
seas, flew home to visit his
wife and family in Fayette -
ville. He has to report for
duty oveßeas by March 20.
*
Mr. and Mb. Oscar Tip
ton of Micaville, N.C. had
as their guests over the week
ends Mr. and Mb. Johnny
Ponder of Weaverville; Mr.
and Mb. Junior Tipton and
daughteß of Hickory, Mr.and
Mb. Charles Tipton of San
ford, N.C. and Mr. James
Tipton of Sanford, N.C,
*
Mr. Bobby Honeycutt,son
of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Honey
cutt of Burnsville, has been
promoted Supervisor of Tel-A
Communications for J. P. Ste
vens of Greensboro,N.C. He
was previously supervisor of
Data-Processing and has been
with the company for the past
12 years.
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Corner
By George Cheren
A DAY TO REMEMBER
March 2, 1793
The design selected by the U. S. Post Office for the five
cent stamp commemorating Sam Houston, puts emphasis on
size. Sam Houston himself was large—six feet,six inches tall;
the State he finally represented, the largest. The issues of
the times were large: Slavery, Territorial Expansion, War.
The stamp design brings visions of the man, the time, the
issues. One sees Sam Houston standing strong, straight and
proud; the head of its Army, its Senator, and its Govemorjthe
conqueror of Santa Ana and his army.
Sam Houston was bom near Lexington, Virginia, on March
2, 1793. His mother settled the family in Tennessee after the
death of his father in 1807. A tall, friendly, humorous boy,
with long, wavy, chestnut hair, Sam turned out to be a rebel
—today he might be called a "drop-out". Planting and store
keeping were not for him—better to read or simply disappear.
One day he walked away from his store counter and went to
live with the Cherokee chief, 00-100-te-ka, who adopted
Sam and named him, Co-lon-neh, "The Raven." In later
years, this period of his life was to Sam an idyll, with life
holding, ".. .nothing half so sweet to remember as this so -
joum... among the untutored children of the forest. "
Houston returned to Maryville, Tennessee to op>en and suc
cessfully run a private school. He subsequently enlisted in
the army, and rose to the rank of Fi»t Lieutenant. In an ef
fort to better the Indian's lot, "The Raven" appeared before
the Secretary of War John C. Calhoun, in breechcloth and a
blanket. Calhoun's displeasure and Houston's dissatisfactions
with the army led to the resignation of Hs commission, on
March 1, 1818.
With the help of his staunch friend, President Jackson,Hovs
ton rose in politics, first representing Tennessee in Congress
for four yeas and then becoming its Governor. His fist m ar
riage left a lifelong trail of turmoil and doubts; for within six
weeks, Iris bride returned to her father's home. The cause was
not clear. Houston felt he should resign as Governor, did
and left Tennessee to go live with the Cherokees.
For six years he strove to better the Indian's life. Not only
in their losing struggles with Washington and with westward
expansion, but to end the tribal wars and conflicts, in the hope
of finding a place for them and himself to live in p>eace,"To
forgo all and found lost peace." Sam was admitted to full
Cherokee citizenship in 1829, and took an Indian bride.
In 1832, at Jackson's request, Houston went to Texas to
make further efforts at peace between the Indian tribes and
peace with the expanding ambitions of the surging settlers.He
now rose to his greatest glory; becoming Commander-in Chief
of the Texas Army and a signer of the Declaration of Indepen
dence of the new Republic of Texas. After his capture of
Santa Ana at San Jacinto, in 1836, Sam Houston became First
President of the Republic. When Texas was annexed to the
United States, Sam Hoiston became one of its first Senators.
After ten years in Congress, he became Governor of Texas,
in spite of his consistent antislavery votes in the Senate. He
was opposed to Secession and opposed to joining the Confed
eracy. But the tide turned against him and » did Texas.
Upon Houston's refusal to take the oath of allegiance when
Texas did join the Confederacy, he was deposed as Governor.
Peace came at last when he retired to his farm with his
wife, Margaret Lea, whom he married in 1840, and with v\han
he had eight children. There, after some intervals of return
to public notice, Sam Houston died on July 26, 1863.
Stamps are usually issued to commemorate birthdays, but
here, the Sam Houston stamp was issued on July 26, 1963.
For stamp information and general correspondence on the
collection of stamps, write Box 667, Yancey Record, Burns
ville, N.C. 28714.
letter To The Editor
Dear Editor:
Congratulations on your re
cent Pollution-Conservation
Edition. It was excellent,and
I especially appreciate the
fine spread you gave to photos
and articles from District Ran
ger McLain. With this kindrf
publicity the public gains a
better and fuller understand^
SAM HOUSTON ISSUE
of the work the Forest Service
is carrying on in their behalf.
Many thanks, and best
wishes for the continued sue -
cess of your paper.
Sincerely,
Del W. Tborsen
Forest Supervisor
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Burnsville, N. C.
Ed Yuziuk—Editor, Publisbei
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