THE YANCEY JOURNAL
VOL.I, NO. 8
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(l.to r.) Bill Banks, Frank Wall, Dave Maney, Earl Young, Betty Banks Young, Julia Banks, Ginny Banks,Janet Banks
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The union election pn June 1 by employees of Pam at ( >
Micaville is crucial for the future of Yancey County. Much < |
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union would be a major setback for the county. i
Starting some twenty five years ago when Yancey was J
desperate for jobs, and there was virtually no factory em- i
ployment, many of our good citizens contributed generously (
in time, effort and money to attract industry. Our five size- i
able factories testify to the success these efforts. ,
And the job of making our county attractive to industry |
is continuing. Our recent attainment of the Governor's ,
• Award is evidence of the work being done toward creating |
[ new job opportunities so that our children as they grow up i
1 will no longer have to leave the county to find -work. ,
\ The establishment of a union in Yancey County would J
1 throw a monkey wrench in all this. Many companies are ,
i looking for new places to expand, and two or three.times a ]
| year prospects come tc look us over. Without exception J
1 they want to locate in areas free from union domination. i
! The presence of a single union in the county would be a ser- J
ious black mark against us. 1
| Two or three of our present industries arc now consider - ,
1 ing expanding their operations. A vote favorable to the |
1 union may well shelve these plans.
! Attracting pew industry is not easy. The competition is ji
i tremendous, *nd we must face the hard fact that we labor
!j under certait handicap. We arc remote from industrial |i
I 1 centers, ,o* roads winding, industrial sites very limited,we t
!' have no aatural gas and our labor lacking in many irfdustri- , 1
i al skill’* What we have accomplished in the face of these
i 1 hand^ a P 8 k truly wonderful. But let's not add to our diffi- ('
I I cu yes by adding another handicap. Yancey County is at- j >
to industry just the way it is--free from uniat trouble . i
\ i f Now that Yancey Cotmty has attained sizeable factory pi y- ( i
1 1 /oils, a usual pattern is being followed. Paid professional 1 ,
‘/union organizers have descended upon us, to help us spend
'l/ aur well earned income. Union dues of say five dollars a S
f month add up to a lot of money, and a lot of this, needless < 1
/to say, leaves the county. • . ( <
I What benefits does the union offer to compensate for the 1 j
I dues paying and regimentation of union membetship? The , 1
organizers are, of course, extravagant with their promises. ( ,
But Pam employees should realize these arc just promises, <*
1 since the union does not possess the power to deliver. In- ' i
i stead of fulfilled promises, employees not infrequentlywake ('
1 up to find an employer has contracted his operation or even ' i
> closed derwn. <,
' Pam operates in a field where it must compete fiercely ( >
1 with other non-union factories, scattered in small towns in 1 1
\ the south. Its buildings are relatively cheap, and its saving i 1
i l , machines easy to move. If operating under a union proves J i
i unprofitable, it could readily close down and move its ma- <'
i' chines to.a location where it could resume profitable opera- , 1
' 1 tions. ] >
1 \ A union in Yancey County just doesn't make sense when <,
i 1 you consider all the facts. i'
Sales And Use Tax Report
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A report on local 194 Sales 1
and Use Tax collections by 1
County for April, 1972, was
issued recently by G. A. Jones
, Jr., Commissioner, State Dept. 1
of Revenue in Raleigh*
The report shows collections 1
for Yancey County amounting
to $10,102.83 for the period.
This amount compares favorab
ly with the $13,353.90 collec -
ted by Mitchell County and is
well ahead of Madison Countjft
collection of $7,126.21.
Bi-Lo President Announces Plans For
Supermarket In Banks Family Square
Frank t. (Dutlaw, Resident,
Founder and Chairman of the
Board, is especially happy to
bring the fifty-first unit of the
Bi-Io Chain to Burnsville,N.C.
This new ultra modem su
permarket will be located on
19E by-pass at Ferguson Hill
Road in the Banks Family
Square Shopping Center.
Highway Dept. Offers No
Hope For 19E Improvement
Douglas Waters, District
Superintendent of the State
Highway Department broke.the
bad news to the Burnsville Menk
Club on Monday night that the
long hoped for improvements
of Highway 19E between River
side and the Madison County
line is not actively "in the mill'
at the present time. Planning
work is not be big done, and no
funds have been allocalcd.This
stretch of 19E is the highway
improvement which most Yan
cey Countians agree is most
needed.
Communities
In Contest
A total of 83 organized com
munities in 15 counties and
the Cherokee Indian Reserva -
tion have entered the 19 72
. Western North Carolina Com
munity Development Program,
according to Morris UMcGaxgh,
executive vice president of the
Asheville Agricultural Deve -
lopment Council and Jack
Krause of Union Mills, area
chairman of the program.
Four communities in Wincey
County are participating inthe
program this year. These are
Burnsville, Jack’s Creek,Wiite
Oak Creek and Great Mountain.
According to M; Go ugh,"We
are greatly pleased at the in- ,
terest being shown In the Com
munity Development Program
as reflected by the increased
number of communities parti
cipating this year. This pro
gram continues txS be of great
benefit to those areas taking
part' and to all Western North
Carolina."
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THURSDAY, MAY 25,1972
mr flaw m- ur mw.’frTi; mhiW
shopping aisles up to 14 feet
wide. This spacioiEness pro
vides speedier shopping to save
customers' time.
This store will handle more
than 6,500 items. With the
exception of Bi-Lo's own bread,
margarine, rolls and potato
chips, marketed underthename
The Men's Club program
consisted of a frank talk byWa
tets on Highway Department
practices and problems. Sever
al questions were asked regard
ing the most effective tactics
that Yancey County might em
ploy to gain the 19E improve -
menu Waters could suggest
little new, other than what his
so fai been employed—resolu
tions of organizations and let
ters of public officials stressing
the great need for the improve
ment, directed to our highway
commissioner, NovilleHawkins,
Offsetting the unfavorable
news regarding 19E was the as
surance from Waters that the
Highway Department will assist
during the first month of the
solid waste disposal program in
the hauling of trash which may
be beyond the capacity of the
county truck that empties the
dumpsters scattered over the
county. He stressed the fact ;
that the Highway trucks would j
like to confine their hauling J
to bagged trash.
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Plan For Full-Service Shopping Center
Revealed At Groundbreaking Ceremony
Groundbreaking ceremonies
for a new shopping center were
conducted Tuesday, May 23,
at a 10-acre site on the Burns
ville by-pass. Bill Banks, pro
minent local businessman who
hosted the occasion, made the
announcement at this time of
plans to construct one of the
most modem full-service shop
ping centers in Western North
Carolina.
According to Banks, the
idea for a full-service center
has been "in the works" for
some time. The fire which
destroyed a 3-store complex
on the town square in Burns
ville several months ago, how
ever, caused the plans to be
<anag."i' , m—'af ntrr
items are nationally advertised
name brands —names known and
triKtpd--traditional foods and
all that's new, too.
The 18,500 square foot store
will provide 88 feet of new up
right frozen foods cases for fast
easy shopping. These cases wi J
provide the busy homemaker
with a wide selection of pre
packaged fruits, vegetables,
juices and desserts,some ready
to cook—others ready to serve.
One thousand two hundred
square feet are devoted to mer
chandising fresh produce.
Brought from all growing areas
of the United States directly to •
Bi-Lo warehouse and then ship
ped promptly to the store these
items are especially protected
by the most modem refrigera -
tion equipment to help keep
them at the peak of their fresh
ness and help the homemaker
in having a widely varied menu
at low, low prices.
The new supermarket will
have a 44-foot bakery goods
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Children from the Yancey County Child Developm ent Cen
jter The Yancey Journal on a field trip Friday, May 19.
J They were accompanied by Nancy Wyatt, Susan Ohle,Alma
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stepped up and finalized. Con
struction will begin soon on
the center with an estimated
completion date for some fa
cilities as early as mid-fall.
The name of the shopping
complex will be Banks Family
Square. The name was cho
sen as a memorial to mem
bers of the Banks family—J.R.
Banks, W. K. Banks and Ben
Banks—all of whom made sig
nificant contributions to the
county and community during
their lifetime. The piece of
land on which the stores will
be erected his been owned by
the Banks for many years.
A corporation has been form
ed, by the name of Banks Fa-
mily Square, Inc. Officers are
Earl Young, president; Ginny
Banks, vice president; Janet
P. Banks, secretary and Betty
Banks Young, treasurer. Bill
Banks is serving as chairman of
the Board of Directors. Other
directors are those named
above and Bill Banks' mother,
-TtgiaTHggr
The Banks Corporation is
enlisting professional help to
design and landscape the area
to make it a permanent and
appealing complex of stores
of which the community can
be proud.
A Bi-Lo Store, 18,800 sq.
feet in size, will constitute the
heart of the shopping center.
Other businesses contemplated
would round out services ofthe
center, including a variety
store, family clothing store,
hardware store, and possiblya
laundromat, beauty shop and
barber shop. Banks emphasized
that every effort will be made
to "round out" the services of
the center to make it a "one
stop" shopping area.
A theater is being consider
ed for the complex and a cafe
teria is also under considersiax
Banks declined to name stoes
other than Bi-Lo which have
made definite commitments,
but stated that contracts and
leases have been drawn up for
at least two other concerns.
"ft is a big undertaking,"
Banks stated. "We feel that
"Yasicey County is only in its
infancy of development and
progress in terms of its paten -
tial. We are showing increas
ing signs of growth and fore- -
sight in this area. This center
is not a final step for our area, -
but rather another utep forward
for our county and
he added.
Following the groundbreak
ing ceremony, those in atten
dance adjourned to dinner at
Nu-Wray Inn. Out of town
guests included Dave Maney
ofßi-Lo, Inc., Assistant to
President —Real Estate; Frank
T. Wall, Ben Franklin, Asso
ciate Marketing" and Real Es
tate Manager; Walter Gladding^
Yancey Man Killed,Woman
Injured la Two-Car Wreck
William Cfecar Harris, 39,0 f
- 1 ■twuw"»r'Ba»miwmn
ly injured about 11:15 p.m.
Friday on U.S. 19-W in a two
car collision, the State High
way Patrol reported.
Sgt. R. E. Pipes, who in
vestigated the accident, said
the Harris car and one driven
by Miss Nancy Higgins, 19, also
of Route 4, Burnsville, met
head-on near a curve about 5
miles northwest of Burnsville
during a rain. The Harris car
ran off the right side of the
highway down a bank, overturn
ing in a field, Sgt. Pipes said.
Miss Higgins' car remained in
the roadway.
She was given dispensary
treatment at Spruce Pine Com
munity Hospital, the sergeant
said. After her release from
the Spruce Pine Hospital, she
developed complications and
was taken to Memorial Mission
Hospital in Asheville where she
is under treatment and is in
serious condition.
Harris was the son of Mrs.
Nell Harris of Micaville and
file late Edward Harris. He had
Thomas and Joann Jones. The children were interested* the J&
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Vice President, The Bank Os
Asheville.
local guests attending were
Ted Ballou, Bob Helmle,Mack
Ray, Vance Hensley, C. O.El
lis, Rev. Harold McDonald,
Joe Crisp, Jim Anglin, Os Dey
ton, Loy McCurry, D. R.Fouts,
Frank Fox, George Raberts,Bill
Wilkins, Jchn Ollis, David Pe
terson, Ernest Briggs, Roy Ray,
Edward Yuziuk, Carolyn YuzinH
Claude Vess, Bob Rhinchart,
Olin Shepherd, Herbert Allen,
Edd Hunter, Jody Higgins, Ar
dell Sink, Grace Banks, June
King, L w. M.W. Webb, David
Wheeler, Frank Wilson, Robert
Presnell, Amey Fax, P.C.Co
letta, Joe Denny, R.C.Parsley
and W. C. Bledsoe.
served in the U.S. Navy and
was terminal manage at At
lanta-Asheville Motor Express
in Asheville at the time of hit
death.
Surviving are the mother}
the widow, Mrs. Louetta Ran
dolph Harris; a stepson, Randy
Mclntosh of the home; three
sisters, Mrs. Sally Hilliard,
Mrs. Jewell Nunnally and Ms.
Ruth Whittaker, all of Mica*
ville; and two brothers, Tom
Harris of Erwin and Jim Harris
of Micaville.
Services were held at 2:30
p. m. Monday in Micaville Pres
byterian Church, of which ifee"
was a member. Revs. Bert
Styles, Frank Chapo and Allen
McKinney officiated “and burial
was in Cane River Church Ce -
metery.
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