THE YANCEY JOURNAL
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Area Churches Will Participate In
Worid Mission Conference In October
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Through the cooperation of
the Foreign Mission Board, the
Home Mission Board and the
N.C. State Baptist Convention,
churches in the Yancey Baptist
Association will be participa -
ting in a World Mission Confer
ence, October 13-19.
The following churches will
be participating, so make your
plans now to attend: Blue Rock,
Bolen's Creek, Brown's Creek,
First Burnsville, West Burnsville,
Cane River, Elk Shoal, Fair
view, Jack's Creek, Laurel
Branch, Mt. Pleasant,Pleasant
Grove, Price's Creek, South
Estatoe and Young's Chapel.
Four Outstanding Students Nominated
For Morehead Scholarship From UNC
Four students from East Yan
cey High School have been no
minated for the Morehead
Scholarship from the University
of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. All of these nominees
show the qualities necessary
for selection as a Morehead
Scholar, including "evidence
of moral force of character and
of capacities to lead and to tale
an interest in his school mates"
Scholastic ability and extra
curricular attainments", and
"physical vigor, as shown by
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Warren Hughes
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Rev. Lowell Sodeman
Don't miss the opportunity
to hear the following mission -
aries and to leam about mission
work around the world:
Rev. Robert C.Hensley, mis
sionary to the Bahamas. During
furlough year he is now serving
as an associate in the Dept, of
Stewardship and Cooperative
Program Promotion. He has
been under appointment by the
Foreign Mission Board since
1963 and is a native of Asheville.
Rev. Marvin Chapman,state
missionary, is assistant to Fred
Smith, N.C. Baptist Assembly,
Southport, N.C.
participation in competitive
sports or in other ways."
East Yancey High School is
proud of these outstanding sen
iors and will be behind them
all the way in their quest for
future achievements.
Danny Hughes is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hughes.
He has held office in school
clubs such as FFA, Beta Club,
and Student Council of which
he is president this year. He
has also been active in Mono
gram Club, Pep Club, Drama
Club, and sports. Danny plays
football and has been Captain
for 3 years. He made All-
Conference last year.
Warren Hughes is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Farrell Hughes.
He attended Boy's State in the
1973 session held at Wake For
est. He was also selected
among Who's Who in Outstand
ing American High School Stu
dents. He has played football
for 3 years and is a member of
Pep Club. He was a member
of FFA in ' 71. Warren plans
to enter UNC-Chapel Hill and
enter Pre-Med and Biological
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Russell Wilson is Jhe-sonof
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wilson. He
plays basketball and has mana
ged the varsity football team
for 3 years. He was also a
Homecoming Escort in 1971,
Russell was class president in
1971 and has been 6n Student
Council. He has been actiie
in Pep Club, Monogram Club,
Drama Club, and has been a
bus driver for 2 years.
George Powers is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. John E s Powers
and lives at South Toe. He
is president of the East Yancey
FFA Chapter and has been aom
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Rev. Wayne Sorrells
Rev. Lowell F. Sodeman,
home missionary, serves as as
sistant director in the Division
of Chaplaincy for the industrial
chaplaincy of the Southern Bap
tist Home Mission Board, Atlan
ta, Georgia. He previously
served as chaplain of the N.C.
Baptist Hospital in Winston-
Salem, N.C.
Rev. Wayne Sorrells, foreign
missionary to N. Brazil, was ap
pointed by the Foreign Mission
Board in 1969. Prior to that
appointment, he was superin -
tendent of Missions for Transyl
vania Baptist Association,Bre- .
vard, N.C.
petitive on various teams with
in the FFA. He has been the
Chapter Public Speaker for 3
years and was also a member
of the state winning Tools and
Materials team in 1971. He
is a member of Beta Club and
received an Academic letter
last year in the club. He also
received a Math and English
award while in high school,
and received a leadership
. award in FFA in 1973. Grorge
plans to take schooling in the
fields of Architecture and Ag
ricultural Science.
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George Powers
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1973
Yancey United Fund Urges
Half-Day's Pay Contribution
The 1973 campaign of the
incey United Fund, which this
ar has gotten off to an early
d well supported start, is now
full swing. The organizaticn
i the drive, involving assign -
ant of areas in Burnsville and
t county to volunteer solici -
is now practically compile.
Chairman Hazen Ledford expres
ses gratification with the num
ber and spirit of the volunteers
who have offered to work in
this year's drive.
The campaign committee is
emphasizing two facts this year.
First, the widespread distribu -
tion of benefits to the people
of Yancey County to be derived
from the money raised. Second,
that a contribution of a half
Boy Scout Program Is
Aided By United Appeal
Through the support given
by the United Way our local
Scouting program has been able
to expand its coverage. In the
past 18 months the Boy Scout
program has gone from the Cub
Pack and Scout Troop in Burrs -
ville; to a total of eight Scout
ing Units in the county. During
the same time the youth mem
bership has grown 108. 3 /o.
At the present time Cub
Scout Packs exist in both Burns
ville and Micaville. Register
ed Boy Scout Troops are in
Biunsville, Micaville, Crabtree
Celo and Pensacola. The Bth
Unit is an Explorer Post that is
Bookmobile
Schedule
The Avery-Mitchell-Yancey
Regional Library bookmobile
v/ill be visiting the following
persons or residences on the Lit
tle Creek and Bald Mountain
run in Yancey County on Thurs
day, October 4, 1973: F.A.
Cooper, Junior Randolph, Mis.
Emest Bradford, Elizabeth Brad
ley, Beverly Haney, Ray Ran
dolph, Royce Wilson, Geral -
dine Ledford, Kelsie Thomas,
Karen Watts, Mae Tipton,Bren
da Cole, Gladys Edwards,Junior
Hensley, Hubert Phillips, Ruby
Wilson, Phyllis Ramsey, Louise
Ramsey, Celo Edwards, Parris
Tipton.
Anyone else who lives close
to these people and who wishes
to have bookmobile service,
please contact Mb. Barbara
Dupkoski after 4:00 p. m. on
Tuesday, Wednesday or Thurs
day at 765-4673.
Office Open
Voter registration books
close on October Bth, For the
convenience of people still un
registered. the county Board of
Elections office will stay open
all day Monday, Wednesday
and Friday beginning with this
Friday, through Monday, Oc
tober Bth.
day's pay would seem to be rea
sonable toward obtaining these
benefits.
The advantages of United
Appeals are being widely pub
licized by the news media now
tha these campaigns are under
way throughout the country.
Ont important benefit that the
citizens of Western North Caro
lim derive from United Fund
support of the Red Cross is the
quility of the blood program
adninistcred by that orguiinticn.
Many areas of the country do
nc have the supply of blood
n<3ded in hospitals collected
film volunteer donors, as is the
Rd Cross practice. In these
arsis not served by the Red
Cass much blood is purchased
heated in Burnsville and serves
the older teenagers of the area.
Vithin these eight Scouting
Units we have 169 Yancey Coun
ty young people registered now.
With the Toe River Valley Di
strict projections of one more
Cub Pack, and possibly one
lrore Scout Troop this fall,the
total youth involvement should
stand at at least 200 by the end
of 1973 in Yancey County.
The United Way Funds aid
Scouting by providing camping
facilities ( and supplementation
of the boy camper's fee); or
ganization programs and mater
ials; leadership training mater
ials, personnel and facilities;
and program materials and aids.
In addition the funds help pro
vide for Scouting professionals
vho work with the aduK vol
mteer leadership of the prograrrw
These professionals live in the
listricts in order to give close
lid to the local program. Our
District Professional is Charlie
Toms of the Estatoe Community
Jf you would like to know
mole about the Scouting Prog
rar i or would like to see Scout
ing in your community, please
coi act Charles Gillespie who
is ' ancey County's Scouting
Co imissioner, orCharlie Toms.
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from donors, which is now a
matter of much concern to Fed
eral health authorities. Pur
chased blood is associated with
a far greater amount of hepati
tis, a disabling liver disease,
than blood obtained from free
donors. Transfusion spread hep
atitis causes numerous deaths
and 20,CXX) cases of illness each
year. Red Cross collected
blood is considered three to five
times safer than purchased bleed.
Clearly Yancey County is
fortunate to be situated in an
area where the supply of blood
comes from the Red Goss blood
program.
Among the United Fund vol
unteer workers, who for the
most part will work inteams of
two, are the following: Roy
Ray, Charles Gillespie, John
Martin, J. H. Cooper, O. W.
Deyton, Mrs. Ruby Smith, Mrs.
Jim Bingham, Tom Koch,Car
lyle Bledsoe, Dr. Garland
Wampler, Dr. W. A. Y.Sargent,
Mrs. Cara Cox, W alter Edwards,
and Mack B. Ray.
Burnsville women are organ
izing to make a house to house
canvass of the town and the
surrounding area. Mrs. Market
Tyner is representing the Burns
ville Woman's Club in this ef
fort. Representing the Girl
Scout Neighborhood Service
T earn are Mrs. Garland Wamp
ler, Mrs. Edgar Hunter and Mrs.
James Anglin.
Correction
Through an oversight the
name of a Better Business Bur
eau member was omitted from
the list of members published
July, 1973. Young Auto Sales,
Inc. is a member of the 888.
We sincerely regret the omis
sion of their name. Better
Business Bureau of Asheville/
WNC, Inc.
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Student
Statistics
Yancey County school en
rollment is exactly the same as
it was at the end of the first
school month last year, accor
ding to statistics released from
the superintendent's office.
There are 2716 students en
rolled in grades 1-12 in the se
ven elementary schools andtwo
high schools, hi addition to
this there are 190 students en
rolled m kindergarten classes in
the seven elementary schools.
Burnsville Elementary School
with 540 students shows the
greatest gain over last year with
an increase of 25 students.
Cane River with 433 students
shows an increase of 15 students
over the same period,while Bee
Log suffered the greatest loss
having 19 students less than last
yearis figure.
Following is a breakdown of
schools and enrollments: Bald
Creek 285; Bee Log 184; Burns
ville 540; Clearmont 206; Mi
caville 332; Pensacola 98:South
Toe 227; Cane River 433; East
Yancey 411.
Sales And Use
Tax Report
Local 1% Sales and Use Tax
collections by county were re
ported for August, 1973 by
J. Howard Coble, Secretary,
State of North Carolina Depart
ment of Revenue, Raleigh.
The report shows collections
by Yancey County for August
reached $15,715.63, while the
collections for Mitchell County
in this same period were just
over SI7,CXX). 00. Madison
County trailed with $15,201.60
for August.
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Pat Hanly Is
MHS Director
By Carmela Woodruff
The appointment of Patrick
G. Hardy as director of Mental
Health Services for Yancey
County is announced by the
Blue Ridge Mental Health Cen
ter. A varied background in
many fields makes him an em
inently good choice for this post,
which will offer Yancey resi
dents many sorely needed ser
vices. Mr. Hardy's duties will
include providing psychological
services to the schools and co -
ordinating mental health pro
grams for this county.
Plans are in progress, he ex
plained, "that will coordinate
different kinds of available ser
vices , such as drug therapy, al
cohol counseling, partial hos
pitalization, vocational rehab
ilitation and special education,"
Although adults will receive
their full share of his attention,
he pointed out that "the major
thrust will be toward school
aged children".
Bom in Camden, New Jersey,
Hardy received his B.A. at Tem
ple University, Philadelphia,
and obtained a master's degree
in divinity from Princeton Theo
logical Seminary. He pursued
his .studies further at Western
Carolina University, where he
concentrated in the field of
psychology, thus adding ano -
ther master's degree to his
steadily mounting academic
achievements.
Hardy's multi-faceted car
eer included high school teach
ing, pastorates at several Met
hodist churches, assistantcinplain
and associate professor of reli
gion at Warren Wilson College
until this summer. At the
latter institution he frequently
counseled students. He has
been serving as pastor of Burns
ville Presbyteiian Church.
For several years he had con
siderable experience dealing
with court-committed disturb
ed individuals at Philadelphia
State Hospital. In the past few
years Hardy was also engaged
in the assessment of a mininun
security prison at Waynesville,
North Carolina. In this capa -
city, he served as consultant to
the warden by assessing the
value of the program and eval
uating men who would be -
nefit most horn it. An impor -
tant phase of his work, he said,
was determining "those people
whose emotional health would
enable them to function in
society". During the past two
years he was also engaged in
the evaluation of T itle I and
Headstart programs in Bunccrrbe
County.
An energetic young man
with an engaging manner, Har
dy establishes instant rapport
with people, who readily dis
cuss their problems with him.
A genuine concern for people
and their problems is an out
standing characteristic of this
administrator.
Jeanette Hardy, his lovely
wife, is finishing her studies
toward a degree in earlychild
vice, Patrick Hardy will con -