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First-Citizens Bonk Awaits
Bank Commission Approval
According to Senior Vice
President S. A. Hughes of
Asheville, pending all regula
tory agency approvals, First-
Citizens Bank & Trust Company
will open a full-service bank
ing facility in Burnsville. Mr.
Hughes states that the bank
will offer a variety of financial
services and provide experienc
ed managerial personnel in
both commercial and consu -
mer credit areas in Burnsville.
Tn*t services and farm ma
m
Lewis R. Holding
nagement services, as well as
numerous checking and savings
services, will also be avail
able.
"Can Do" is the slogan of
First-Citizens Bank whose
slogan is "the Can Do Bank
with the Can Do People". It
is a key to the spirit of the bank
and its employees and has
played a vital role in the re
cord - setting growth, expan
sion and service diversity of
First-Citizens in the past de
cade. The bank has made a
dynamic surge in North Caro
lina and the nation in recent
years and one of the principle
reasons is attributed to the
Bank's total involvement in
our State.
Every successful company
feels it offers certain unique
opportunities to its customers
and potential customers. First-
Citizens is in concert with
such a feeling for it believes
Road Project
Yancey County has been al
located $75,000.00 for one
secondary road project it was
announced today by the North
Carolina State Highway Com
mission. The project is to
grade, drain, base and pave
from US 19 to US 19E a length
of 1.63 miles on State Road
1144.
Approval of the project was
voted at the regular September
meeting held 1» Raleigh.
it does present a person - to
person banking operation in
every community it serves.
"People, not buildings or
services alone, make a banky
states Lewis Holding, presi -
dent of First-Citizens, "and
our people are our greatest
asset. Customers like to do
business with bank folks who
not only CAN DO, but want
to do.. .that's our belief and
that's our approach."
"Every situation is not cut
and dried, black or white," he
added. "Each individual has
his own needs, and those needs
have certain characteristics.
We believe in studying the in
dividual situation, making
an honest, careful evaluation
with the knowledge a human
being is involved and then, as
rapidly as possible, with lit
tle or no red tape and delays,
making a decision. That's
bringing banking to the peo
ple. .. that's the tusiness we
are in."
First-Citizens is, basically,
a "retail" bank, serving the
full financial needs of busi -
(Cont'd on page 2)
Benefit
Gospel Sing
The Yancey County Jay -
ceec will sponsor a gospel sing
ing at the East Yancey High
School on Sunday afternoon,
September 12th at 2:00 p. m.
This singing is for the benefit
of the Lloyd Woodby family
of Route 1, Burnsville, who
are in need of financial aid
due to prolonged sickness. The
groups taking part in this sing
ing are as follows:
Maple Ridge All Ladies
Quartet, Candler, N.C.; Hea
venbound Trio, Weaverville,
N.C.; Joyfulaires Quartet of
Alexander, N.C.; Hippy Echos
of Swannanoa, N.C.; Pleasant
Valley Quartet, WKYK Radio,
Burnsville; Pioneer
Weaverville, N.C.; Bee Log
Quartet, Bee Log, N.C.; Re
bels Creek Quartet, Bakeis\ille;
Prayerway Quartet, Mars Hill;
Gethsymane Quartet, Spruce
Pine, N.C.
Many other groips will also
take part. Ed Ball will be the
Master of Ceremonies in
of this singing.
There will be no admission
charge but a free will offering
will be taken for the Woodby
family and 100-o of the pro
ceeds will go to this family.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1971
Dr. 0. M. Blake
President
Appointed
Appointment of a president
of the new Mayland Technical
Institute which serves Mitchell,
Avery and Yancey counties,
was announced Thursday, Sep
tember 2, at the monthly
State Board of Education meet
ing. Dr. O. M. Blake re
ceived the appointment.
Dr. Blake has recently com
pleted the community college
internship program at North
Carolina State University, a
program which is designed to
prepare men and women for
administrative posts in the
technical institute-community
college system. Before that
he was director of general
adult education at Forsyth Tech.
He was interviewed extensive
ly by the Board of Trustees of
the MAY Technical Institute
and given their unanimous ap
proval.
Dr. Blake will be in Spruce
Pine next week for a few days
to find a place to live and work
out some details. He will
to the Spruce Pine vici
nity as soon as he finds a place
(Cont'd on page 2)
Boy Scoot
Troops Grow
The Boy Scouts of Ameri -
ca are proud to announce that
the Scout Program in Yancey
County is now growing in leaps
and bounds.
We now have a Scout Troop
and a Cub Pack in Burnsville,
and are locating prospective
sponsors in all parts of the
county. We now boast 64 Boy
Scouts in the county and plan
to have 200 in a year fro m
now. The potential boys avail
able in Yancey County is
great and we intend to make
scouting available to each
and every boy.
Thanks to the terrific ef
forts from the volunteers and
the United Fund who support
our program, we will be able
to accomplish our objectives.
Equine Movement Restricted
Pending YEE Vaccination
September 13 through Oc
tober 9is the time set for
Yancey horse owners to have
their horses vaccinated for
Venezuelan Equine Encephalo
myclitie (VEE).
All horses are frozen on the
owner's farm as of September
9. No movement of horses
can take place after this date
except to a VEE clinic. The
horses will be released from
the freeze after they arc vac
cinated.
The vaccination is volun -
tary but unvaccinated horses
cannot be moved from their
owner's farm. The vaccina -
tion is safe for all horses, in
cluding pregnant mares and
baby colts--one day old or
older. Jißt one shot is required.
The Federal Government is
paying for the vaccine and
the veterinarian's fees. There
will not be any cost to the
horse owner.
The horses will not have
to be unloaded to be vaccina
ted. It can be done on the
truck. This vaccination is
good for one year.
All horses, mules,colts,
jacks, burros, etc. should be
vaccinated. This is a coopcra-
Country Store
doggers Win
The Country Store Cloggers
returned to Hendersonville on
Saturday, September 4th, to
compete for the 1971 Jr. Clog
Championship Division of the
Apple Festival. They won the
preliminary competition Aug
ust 28th. They met and talk
ed with the 1971 Apple Queen,
Ann Henderson, and other vi
siting beauty queens.
The Cloggers won the Jr.
Clog Championship Trophy.
This was their second year in
the festival. The silvertrophy
is on display at the Yancey
County Country Store.
The team is sponsored by
Captain and Mrs. George Ebwn
ing and directed byNancyFox.
Team members are: ‘Lead
couple: Donny Laws and Jan
ice Biggerstaff; Jeff Harding
and Renee Hughes, Randy
Banks and Carole Me Donald,
Mike Moore and Diane Wamp
ler, Greg Bryant and Natalie
Fox, Greg Edger and Tammy
Laws, Ricky Riddle and Saun
dra Fox, Hal McDonald and
Gail Butner, Ronnie Riddle
and Rayiene Fox.
tivc effort by the practicing ve
terinarians, Extension Service,
Saddle Clubs and the Horse
Industry.
To help the veterinarians
in ordering vaccine,theynecd
to know how many animals
they will vaccinate each day.
If you did not receive a card
concerning this from the Coun
ty Agent's office, please call
the Veterinary Clinic... 6f 2-
2100 and give your name
ber of animals to be vaccina
ted, and where you live.
The Vaccination C1 i nics
will be held at the following
places on the date and time
given:
September 13
1:00 p.m. Dellinger F, Silvers
1:30 Bowditch Church
2:00 Clirisawn's Store
2:30 Fairvicw Church(7
mile ridge)
3:00 Woodrow Ballew's
Store
3:30 TrcvEfflcr's Store
(Cont'd on page 2)
Rebels Take
Hot Springs
Cane River Rebels took Hot
Springs Blue Devils easily Fri
day night, 72-0. Steve Maney
passed four full touchdowns.
Maney's scoring strikes were
to Jeff Parker for 16 yds. James
Young covering 47 yards,Keith
Webb in an 85 yd. gainer, and
Rickey Peteison for 20 line
yards. Parker's other touch -
downs were on a44 yard run
and a 40 yard return of an in
tercepted pass. Jim Robinson
scored on runs 0, 15 and 2 yds.
Gerald Pate 2 yd. run, and
Darrell Peterson from 6 yds.
out. Parker and Maney added
4 points each on a pair of ex -
tra point runs while Pate and
Jimmy Crain added 2 points
apiece on runs aftertoichdown.
The only game the J. V. %
had this week was a scrim
with East Yancey. The Rebels
are really playing good foot
ball and are expecting a good
season and a victorious one.
Backing up the Rebels are
10 cheerleaders, 4 of whom
are new. Cheerleaders from
years before are: Suzanne
Banks, Dianne Banks, Marie
Maney, Jane Banks, Debißod
ford, and Debbie Edwarcb»New
cheerleaders are: Mona Mor
row, Pat Hensley, Debi Whit
son and Doznetta Elkins.
The Rebels invite you to
come out Friday night and sup
port them as they play Edney
ville.
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