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Twin Engine Aero Commander Demolished; Pasts Os Wings Left In Trees On Mountain
CAP, Radio Patrol
Find Plane Wreck
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"It was the roughest terrain
imaginable—straight up and
down" said one member of the
Mountain Wilderness Civil Air
Patrol Squadron after Thurs
day's mission which took them
and members of tire Ya pc ey
County Radio Pa trol to the top
of a mountain ill Bunc ombe
County in their search for
wreckage of a plane. 'lf there
had been snow, we never could
have made it", he added.
The plane, a twin- engine
Aero Commander, which dis
appeared Tuesday with two men
aboard on a.flight from Augusta,
Georgia to Johnson City', To mi,
was spotted Thursday afternoon
May 11.
The Civil Air Patrol plane
from which the wreckage was
seen, was piloted by Lt. Ray
Miller of Pensacola. A ground
group consisting of members
of the Yancey County Radio
Patrol and CAP crew reached
the scene after more than an
hours ride on jeep trails tlircugh
Kindergarten'
Graduation
The Burnsville Kindergarten
Graduation will be held in the
Fellowship Hall of the First
Baptist Church on Friday night,
May 19th at 7:30 p.m.
Those graduating ares Randy
Byrd, Denita Duncan, Kathy
Fox, Angela Hall, Stuart Hens
ley, Valerie Kampf, DeDeLaw%
Deborah Laws, Derrick McFee,
Greta Mclntosh, Lori McDon -
aid, Heather Norris, Joel Sto~
rie, Joan Styles, Anne Westall,
Tammy Woody, Kenny Wrighty
Greg Yuziuk and Stacey Styles.
Mr. Edgar Hunter, Jr.,super
intendent of schools for Yancey
County, will present the dip
loma.
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the Wilson Boundary and then
a one-and-one-half hour trek
"straight up", according to
a spokesman.
The grmind crew reached
the‘scene at about 6:30 p. m.
and immediately confirmed
that the two men aboard the
plane had been killed. They
were identified as Harold Larry
Davis, a pilot for Augusta Avi
ation Inc., as Augusta,Geargi.
and Randolph Johnson, 35, a
sales representative for an Au
gusta brick and tile firm.
The last word from the
plane came in a radio report
about 11 a. m. Tuesday when
it was reported over the Spart -
anburg, S.C. area. The men
reportedly were on a business
flight to Johnson City and later
were to fly to Raleigh.
Festival Os
Friendship
The Second A muni Festival
of Friendship will be held on tin
Burnsville Square this coming
Tuesday, May 23, 1972 from
10:00 a. m. to 2:00 p. m. The
Festival, which coincides with
the national observance of May
as Senior Citizens month, is
designed to recognize Yancey
County 's senior citizens, to help
them to feel useful and to pro
vide a day of enjoyment. Spe
cial recognition is also being
given to the handicapped and
disabled adults of the county.
The day's activities will
include a variety of entertain
ment along with games, con
tests, exhibits and a picnic
lunch of hot dogs, hamburgers
and ice cream. Anyone who
would like to bring along a co
vered dish or plate of sand
wiches is invited to do so.
It is hoped that the Festival
will be covered by a WLOS-TV
news team from Asheville.
In case of rain, the Festival
will be held at either the Bap
tist or Methodist Church adja
cent to the Square.
All senior citizens of Yancey
County are invited to come
and participate in the festivi -
ties this coming Tuesday.
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Social Services Workers Sponsor Weekly Outing
For Yancey County Senior Citizens And Disabled
By Jody Higgins
Life can be enjoyable for
the elderly if there are people
who are interested in the aged
and understand tire loneliness
that often accompanies the
passing of the years. Many
Senior citizens in Yancey Coun
ty have found that, someone
cares, and that someone is the
Social Services Department.
For many elderly people,
Thursday is a day to plan for
and talk about, because that is
the day the blue van belonging
to the Social Services Dept,
goes around to the county nurs
ing home, family care
and private residences to pick
up a group of Yancey Countiais
and take them on a shopping or
sightseeing trip, or just for an
afternoon drive. .
Club To Host
Commissioner
The Burnsville Men's Club
' f meeting next Monday evening
will deal with one of Yancey
County's chief concerns-- the
improvement of the county's
roads. Highway Commissioner
Noville Hawkins will attend,
together with staff members of
the state Highway Department,
In view of the wide interest
in our roads, the club is making
a special effort to have a good
turnout. XH ttrembers are
urged to bring guests.
The supper will be served at
7 o'clock, the scheduled time
of meetings when daylight sav
ing time is in effect.
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Randall Peacock, Director
of the Yancey County Social
Scrvi ccs Depaitment, started
the idea of trips for the aged
several months ago. Although
there have been 12 trips since
February, the plan is just now
beginning to become organized.
Bob Selwyn and John Shepherd,
Adult Services Workers with the
aged and disabled in the Social
Services Dept. , hope for more
variety in the trips with spring
and summer weather.
So far about 60 different el
derly people would have been
able to go, and a number of
these have been on several
trips. The van accommodates
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12 people, so usually eight to
ten elderly passengers, plus a
social services worker and So
cial Services Assistant, Ted Sla
gle, who drives the van. Since
the trip 6 began, the different
groups have been to the Ashe
ville Airport, Wiseman's View,
The Blue Ridge Parlcway, Cross
nore, Johnson City and Erwin,
Tennessee, Roan Mountain,
Marion, Carolina Hemlock, and
the Asheville Zoo.
"It is difficult to suit every
one, but they all usually get
something out of it—enough to
want to come back again, "said
John Shephard, as he rode in
the van with a group on their
Million Dollar Target Set
For Hospital Program
A capital fund raising
campaign was formally an
nounced today by Milton Burle
son, Chairman, and James
Anglin, Vice-Chairman, of tie
Blue Ridge Hospital Sysco m.A
one million dollar target has
been set by trustees as the ob
jective towards the over all
$5,000, 000 expansion and im
provement program for Spruce
Pine and Yancey County hospi
tals.
Mr. Burleson in making the
formal announcement stated
that " a level of generosity ne
ver before asked in the history
of Mitchell, Yancey and other
surrounding hospital service
counties, will be required to
raise the goal set for the con -
struction, expansion and mod
ernization program in Bums -
ville and Spruce Pine. "
The one million dollar ob
jective to be raised through
the area-wide campaign now
under way is needed to match
the major portion of $4,000,000
which is anticipated by Hill-
Burton grants, the Appalachian
Regional Commission, Duke
Endowment and other interested
grantees. The combined funds
of the campaign, known as the
Blue Ridge Hospital System
Development Fund, and the
proportionate grants and gifts
will pay for a $5,000,000 •pfo*-
grani for vital health services.
way to the Mall, a Johnson Qty
shopping center.
"We Want to give them same
tiling to look forward to by hav
ing a regular schedule. With
the trips, they Kave"ini expert-
ence, and whether it is pleas -
ant or not it is something they
can think about anti-talk abouts
Shephard explained. The
trips usually begin around noon
each Thursday and last 2 to 5
hours depending oh what each
particular group is capable of
“doing.
Old age often brings with it
the feeling of being "shelved".
The elderly person often ends
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James Anglin described the
fund campaign as "the greatest
.drive ever launched in the
Mayland counties and added
that it will reward the donors
by giving them better hospital
care. Every family in MitcicH
Yancey and adjacent counties
according to nationwide statis
tics, will need to use a hospi -
tal sometime during their lives.
Also, one out of every three
persons will need medical as -
sistance during the next five
years often resulting in at least
an outpatient visit<to the hos
pital. " Mr. Anglin further
pointed out that in addition to
better health care in the area,
the citizens of all the hospitals’
service area will set the prece
dent for other North Carolina
counties and communities to
follow. " Once more, modern,
up-to-date health care facili
ties will attract more doctors
to this part of North Carolina. "
Donald B. Carlisle, Execu
tive Director of the Blue Ridge
Hospital System stated that
the construction, expansion,
and modernization program
will not only provide the re
medy for current overcrowded
Mailbox
Week Set
The week of May 15- 20
has been designated as "Mail
box Improvement Week" —a
traditional observance for
generations, particularly in
rural areas and smaller com
munities, which contribute
nationally to environmental
quality, Postmaster Paul Buck
announced today.
Mailbox ImprovementWfaek
serves as a, signal for special
community efforts to encour -
age repairing, painting and
■ Other improvements in the se
curity and appearance of 18. 5
million rural and suburban
curblinc boxes.
In many communities, led
by the postmaster, civic
the press and municipal gov
ernment often join in this cam
paign to improve the appear -
ance of mailboxes,“and to
make certain that they com -
ply with regulations on such
matters as safety and accessa
bility. I
The improvement effort is
important because more than
70 million individuals receive
their mail through rural type
m .ilboxes, which is a far cry
from the improvised recepta -
cle used by the country dwell
ers in the early years, when
old tin cans nailed to trees
served the purpose as mailboxes.
Many postal customers now
use the rural type mailbox as
a fronts lpiece in a bed offlow
ers, or mount the boxes on
elaborate posts containing de
sign of animals, birds, flowers
and so forth, the postmaster
added.
Blood mobile
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The Bloodmobile will be At
the Armcry Wednesday, May
24th from 1:00 till 6:00 p. m.
All donations will be apprecia
ted. The goal for this visit is
100 pints.
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conditior . at Spruce Pine as
well as building a new facili
ty at Burnsville but that such
health planning represents fore
sight in meeting the future
demands for health services to
the people. Moreover, such
a program will benefit eorporar
tions, businesses, and their
employees because it helps
fulfill the delivery of health
care programs. Mr.Carlisle
summarized his views ayf ayiqga
"The generous participation by
individuals, corporations, busi
nesses, industries, banking and
financial firms, and their em
ployees will help make possible
a tremendous step forward in
meeting our urgent need for
expanded .hospital protection
in all of the communities in
Mitchell, Yancey, Avery and
adjacent comities. We must
increase the number of our
beds and provide additional
space for equipment for vital
services if we are to provide
the standard care we wish to
give and the people have come
to expect. Our Board of Trus
tees who represent M i tch e H
Yancey and Avery counties
have planned carefully to pro
vide two hospitals with diversi
fied health facilities in keep
ing with the tremendous strides
made daily by modern medi -
cal research. "
A r buckle
Clean Up
By Mrs. Edd Boone
An ambitious group of
volunteers gathered at the be
ginning of Arbuckle Road on
Saturday at 3:00 p. m. for four
hours of clean-up. All ages
were represented, from pre
schoolers to senior citizens. A
hearty potluck supper was serv
ed at the Community Building
by the Arbuckle Homemakers
Club.
The Community wishes to
give a special thanks to the
youth who helped. The follow
ing young people participated:
Kathy Tolley, Doris Weather
man, Mark Young, Lisa Youngs
Debra Norris, David Duncan,
Julie Reed, Jenny Reed, Tom-,
Boone and Jeffrey Boone.
Litterbuggers
The Litterbugger Oub of
White Oak Creek Community
is going to have a trash pick
up Friday, May 19. A special
effort will be made to give
White Oak Creek Road a
"Clean Sweep",
After the regular Sunday
meeting on May 21, the club
will cook hotdogs at “Pop's
Acres" beginning at 4:00 p. m. -
Children of all ages who live
on White Oak Creek Road are
invited to attend. The fntrame
fee is the wearing of a litter
bugger button.
Convenfioi.
Our County Democratic Con -
vention will be held at tlie
county c ourthouse on May 27,
riei.esat.es nlease be nrtisent at