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Special Picture Section In Next Week’s Issue
Mountain Crafts exhibits such as the one above, attracted
thousands of visitors to the annual Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair
and Youth Jamboree over the weekend. The Festival was a
Craftsmen Set Sales Records
As Thousands Visit Festival
The Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fes
tival, held on the town square
last Friday and Saturday, was
the best ever. More craftsmen
displayed a higher quality of
crafts than ever before, atten
dance set a new record and
sales surpassed the highest pre
vious year by over 50 per cent.
Ninety craftsmen from a she
state area displayed and sold
their crafts from booths, racks,
tents and tables. The high
quality of their wares clearly
appealed to visitors, as evi
denced by the record sales.
Demonstrations of the mak
ing of crafts appealed to many
visitors, who for the first time,
in many instances, saw how
particular crafts were made.
At intervals throughout the two
days lively entertainment of
the kind traditional in the moun
tains was provided by indivi -
duals and groups. Winners of
Superintendent
At Meeting
One hundred forty of North
Carolina's public school super
intendents attended a four- day
conference in Wilmington last
week.
The conference, a semi
annual affair, is planned and
conducted by State School Su
perintendent, Craig Phillips and
representatives from the various
agencies in the department of
public instruction. Representa
tives from related agencies also
participated.
Those attending were brief
ed on a variety of subjects such
ast Federal Programs, Vocation
al Education, Teacher Tenure,
School Planning, Bussing Prob
lems, etc.
Among those attending the
conference was Edgar Hunter,
Superintendent of Yancey Coun
ty Schools.
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the Yancey County Youth Jam
boree held on Thursday and
Friday nights at the East Yan
cey High School, made anout
standing contribution to the
entertainment.
Appetites of the visitors for
refreshment were well satisfied,
Tlie traditional chicken barbe
cue on Saturday, prepared by
the expert chefs of the Chamber
of Commerce, was up to the
usual high standard set in pre
vious years. Highly compli -
mented were the hot dogs with
sauerkraut and the chilidogs
served by Ed Yuziuk on Friday.
The new arrangement of
booths, placed this year along
the outside edge of the square,
and facing the street, proved
very successful. Without this
arrangement, the many crafts
men could not have been ac
commodated in the square.
The entire festival was an
outstanding example of success
ful cooperation and hard work.
From the volunteer barbecuers
of chicken, breathing smoke
and sweating in the heat, to
the emcees struggling to pro
vide lively entertainment,
throughout both days the dedi -
cation of local citizens was
Beard Alters
Sthedale
The Yancey Board of Elec -
tions will change its schedule
beginning next Monday August
14th. The office in Room 8
of the courthouse will be open
on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday mornings only. The
telephone number is €B2-3950.
If anyone has any difficulty
in getting registered. Please
call the office or contact Mrs.
Ohle at home (675-4122) on
other days.
Registration for new voters
will dose October 9th.
record-breaking event this year, and a most enjoyable one.
Watch for a special section of pictures in next week's edi
tion of The Yancey Journal.
evident in their efforts to make
the festival a success.
Elsewhere in this issue of
the Journal is a letter fro m
James Byrd who as director of
the Festival, lists special thinks
to many individuals and busi
nesses in the area who made
noteworthy contributions to the
event. Incidentally, in the dis
tribution of commendation,
Byrd himself should not be over
looked for his great contribu
tion to the success of the Fair.
Candidate To
Visit Yancey
Jim Hunt, candidate for
lieutenant governor, will
Yancey County on August 14,
1972, as a part of his 1 00-
county "thank you" tour of Lie
state.
Hunt, a Wilson attorney
and economist, will be at the
courthouse in Burnsville from
1:00 to 2:00 p. m.
J. A. Buchanan, Hunt's De
mocratic campaign manager,
said the main purpose of the
visit was to let the candidate
m eet and thank the voters
here.
All residents of Yancey
County arc welcome to come
by and meet Hunt, Buchanan
said. He added that he es
pecially hoped Supporters of
all other candidates in the
May primary would attend.
Coordinator
Mountain Scenic Planning
and Development Commission
served as coordinator between
local officials and TVA in plan
ning the Junk-car removal pro
ject in Yancey County. The
Commission also helped to ar-'
range for insurance of the ve
hicle.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1972
I Melton And Deal To Head Hospital I
Drive’s Summer Residents Division I
Mrs. Mary Melton of Yancey
County and W. R. Deal of Lit
tle Switzerland hoennamed
to head the "Summer Residents
Division for the Blue Ridge Hos
pitai System Development Cam
paign.
They will lead this division
whose responsibility will be to
contact those prospects of the
area who make their homes
here during the summer months.
A unique situation is present
in the Mayland area since it
does have an unusually large
number of people who make
this their second homep ti whose
need for health services and
health care facilities is just as
great during the period they
are in this area as when they
arc at their regular place of
residence.
Mrs. Mellon is a resident of
the Cattail Creek area nearibn
sacola. Not only has she main
tained an active and close re
lationship witli many of those
who reside in the area only
during the summer months, but
also lias many friends through
out the area who arc residents
the y ear round. A retired
registered nurse, Mrs. Melton's
background and her present re
lationship to the hospitals as a
member of the Board of Trus -
tees has made her very aware
of the acute problem in health
care facilities facing the two
county area.
Mrs. Melton has emphasiz -
cd the fact that many , if not
most, of the summer residents
are retired or nearing retire -
ment age, and their 'equire
ments for hospital facilities»e
normally greater than the gen
eral average of the population
as a whole. The fact that
many of those people may
eve - nally become full time
resi ents makes even greater
the potential demand for both
acute care and extended care
units with the necessary suppor
ting hospital departments.
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Newly Formed Commission Tackles
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Recreation Problem In Yancey
A public swimming pool,
tennis and basketball courts,
■; and field for softball and other
outdoor recreation, will be the
objectives of-*a Yancey County
Recreation Commission, now in
the process of being formed.
The Yancey County Council,
at its meeting last week agreed
to coordinate the efforts of in
terested individuals and com
; munity organizations working to
obtain the recreation facilities.
The Jaycees, on August 21,
will hold an open meeting at
8?00 p. m. at the Community
Building to consider the recrea
tion project. Guest speaker will
be Jack H. Frauson from the
Western Area Office of the State
Department of Local Affairs.
All interested citizens and repre
sentatives of church and other
organizations are invited to at
tend.
This will be Frauson's second
Jnepent visit here to lend advice
Mr. Deal, who is a retired
engineer, but still active as
Postmaster of Little Switzerland
is also very aware of the im
pact the sum mer residents
have on the area as he sees the
greatly increased use of his post
office during the warm months.
Also a member of the Board of
Trustees of the Hospital System,
Mr. Deal has pointed out that
in his particular area, many of
the residents live in McDowell
County, and the} too use the
local hospital facilities and
need local medical practition
ers.
The overall cost of the pro
jected new additions and build
ings for the hospital system has
been estimated at 5 million dol
lars, and both the Co-Chairmen
of tliis division have emphasiz
ed the bargain that could come
to the people of the area, both
full tine and part-timeresidnts.
With tile anticipations of
about 4 million dollars of the
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Medical Staff Gives Pledge
Seven members of the Me -
dical Staff of the Blue Ridge
Hospital System have pledged
a total of 526,075 to the hos -
pitals' fund for the construction,
expansion and modernization of
vital services for the people of
the Mayland area, according to
Taylor O. Teague and Garrett
D, Bailey, campaign co-chair
men.
The Blue Ridge Hospital Sys
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Organic Health Club To Meet
The first meeting of the Or
ganic Health Club will be held
Friday, August 11 at 7:30 p.m.
at the Methodist Church in
Burnsville (side door).
If you cannot come at this
time, but are interested in the
subject, please mail in a note
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and assistance regarding the ac
quisition of recreation facilities.
He came first when Blaine Whit
son of the Cane River School
spoke to Congressman RoyA.
Taylor at the spring graduation
exercises regarding the County's
great need for recreation. Tay
lor, shortly thereafter arranged
for Frauson to meet with a
group of interested Yancey citi
zens.
At this meeting the financing
of recreation facilities was ex
plained. Plenty of Federal grait
money is available on a 50 - 50
matching basis. The burden of
the 50 per cent local portion is
essened by the fact that "match
ing in kind" is possible. In a
number of instances in other
Carolina counties the local
matching has been provided by
public spirited citizens who do
nated land. Frauson presented
slides to the group showing the
excellent facilities obtained by
total cost from other interested
grantors outside the immediate
area, the people here arc being
asked to provide directly only
one dollar out of each five dol
lars of the total program cost.
In addition, with the gener
ous gift early in the campaign
by Mr. Brad Ragan, the return
to the remainder of the commu
nity will be the equivalent
of ten dollars in new and im
proved health care facilities
serving all residents of the May
land area, for each dollar they
personally invest for their own
protection.
it has been emphasized that
the other funds arc not automa
tic, and not assured until the
local people declare their sup
port for the program and first
suppl> their share of the total
funds needed. Only then will
the other agencies consider
making their investments in
this program for all the people
in die hospitals' service area.
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ship of the Spruce Pine Hospital
and Yancey Hospital, is engag
ed in an extensive capital funds
program to secure a minimum
of 5i,000,000 to help finance
much needed .expansion.
Previously, the Trustees
pledged 551,645, and the Hos
pital Employees subscribed the
amount of 538,158, making a
total of SI 15,878 pledge by the
hospitals' official family.
to be read at the meeting ( to
Box 202, Burnsville) telling us
what times you will he free for
meetings. Please also include
m ention of your concerns and
suggestions. At this meeting,
we will have a thorough discus
sion of all ideas presented.
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other western North Carol ina
counties under the grant prog
ram.
The Yancey County Council,
in acting as a coordinator at
the request of Blaine Whitson
and other members of the re
creation committee, is func
tioning as the Council was plan
ned, to help promote aiy needed
improvements for the county.
At the Council's August
meeting held last week, sever
al problems connected with
county projects were reviewed,
including the Blue Ridge Health
CAP Hosts
Air Cadets
The Mountain Wilderness Ci
vil Air Patrol Squadron was host
to eighteen International Air
Cadets Monday, July 11. The
group consisted of 6 girls and
two lady escorts from Great Bri
tain; nine boys and one escort
from Norway. ,
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These Cadets participated in
the 1972 Civil Air Patrol Inter
national Air Cadet Exchange,
visiting in addition to the Moun
tain Wilderness Squadron; other
CAP squadrons in Wilmington,
Greensboro, Wins’on Salem,
High Point, Hendersonville and
Charlotte.
The Cadets were entertain
ed in the afternoon at Mt. Wil
derness with horseback riding,
swimming, paddle boat rides
and flying. The highlight of
the entertainment was acroba -
tic flying by Ist Lu Taylor O.
Teague and Miss Pauline Bar
rett of Great Britain and Bernt
Friis Thommasscn, escort and
fighter pilot with the Norwie -
gen Air Force.
An old fashion picnic dinrer
was prepared and served by the
members of the Mountain Wil
derness CAP and wives, follow
ed by a square dance mountain
style and Norwiegen style with
music by the Eubanks family.
Members of the CAP took
the Air Cadets into their homes
for the night, with a chance to
become better acquainted. Hie
Cadets left Tuesday morning
for Hendersonville.
The Mountain Wilderness
CAP squadron fell very honored
to have been selected as one of
the few host squadrons for this
event.
Any CAP C a del has the op
portunity to be selected for the
International Cadet Exchange
Program which is carried out
each year, with several foreign
countries participating.
The Mountain Wilderness Ci
vil Air Patrol Squadron extends
an invitation to any boy or girl
from 13 to 18 years of age, in
torcstod in Aviation, Aero y
Space and many other benefits
offered through this program,to
get in touch with their squad -
ron at 682-3244.
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Council and the Eastern Appa
lachian Child Development
Council. Claude Williams of
the WAMY staff outlined pro
posals under consideration for
providing improvements in nu
trition and health care for the
aged poor, and a project for
providing emergency food and
medical care. The work of
the Children's Health Council
was reviewed, and a motion
passed for the Council to as
sume, as requested, the hand
ling of $2, 300 available to fi
nance the work of this council.
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Earl Robertson
Ranger
Retires
Anson County Forest Ranger
Earl E. Robertsoq a native of
Yancey County, officially re
tired from that position on the
31st of July, 1972 after 2 5
years of service.
He began his work with the
North Carolina Forest Service
in 1947 as a smokechaser at
the Ansonville Forest Fire Look
out Tower. Under his leader
ship Anson County has made
outstanding advancements in
forest conservation, good for
est management practices,and
forest fire protection.
Robertson was honored at
a retirement dinner on June
22nd by the N.C. Forest Ser
vice, District Three, at the
American Legion Club atVfest
End in Moore County.
He was presented aoengrav
ed WTistwatch by fellow work
ers in the N.C, Forest Service
at that time.
Mr. Robertson said that he
*xi Mrs. Robertson will contin
ue to live in Ansonville town
ship, but he does expect to
pend quite a bit of time at
his other home near Burnsville
in Yancey County.
Jim Pippin, District Fores
ter, said ’lt will seem strege
not to see Earl iu his ranger
truck traveling the roads of Air
son County, canying out his
forest conservation duties.
can see the results of his la-
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