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THE YANCEY JOURNAL
VOL. 2, NO. 40
World Mission Conference
Begins With Mission Rally
The World Mission Confer -
ence will begin on Saturday
night, October 13th, with a
Mission Rally at 7:30 p. m.All
churches will be meeting at the
First Baptist Church. Rev. Zever
dee V. Moss, foreign missionary
Helms Sends
Assistant
U.S. Senator, Jesse Helms
(R. , N.C.) today announced
that Keith Weatherly, Staff As
sistant for Western North Caro
lina, will be in Burnsville on
Thursday, October 4th to meet
with local citizens.
Weatherly will be available
to receive suggestions and to
make note of problems between
2:30 and 4:30 p.m. in the Yan
cey County Courthouse.
Weatherly's visit is part of a
continuing program to give bbrth
Carolinians an opportunity to
keep in close touch with their
Senator.
Senator Hdlms said, "Mr.
Weatherly will be available to
answer questions, discuss prob -
lems and receive any suggestion
all of which will be relayed to
me here in Washington. " "I
sincerely hope that many people
in "V incey County will visit Mr.
Weatherly in order that I might
havd the benefit of the thinking
of the people of North Carolina."
Organization
To Moot Here
The Knights of Pythias, a
Fraternal organization will hold
an organization meeting Thurs
day night at the Amberjack
Restaurant. Knights of Pythias
promotes friendship and good
will and was first organized in
1864. There are some two
thousand lodges in the United
States. The meeting will be
held at 8:00 p.m. and anyone
interested in the organization is
invited to attend the meeting.
Employ Handicapped Week
WHEREAS much progress has been made in this city to see
that our handicapped residents are rehabilitated and re
stored to a place in society where they can be produc -
tive and economically independent; and
WHEREAS these handicapped persons, once placed in suit
able employment, are able to return in taxes many
times the original investment In their rehabilitation;and
WHEREAS it is the responsibility of all of us to see that the
doors of opportunity are open for these qualified handi -
capped persons, and that they are given an equalctance
to prove their capabilities; and
WHEREAS not only the handicapped persons and their fami
lies will benefit, but the entire economic structure of
our community will benefit from their production;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE rr RESOLVED that the week of
October 7-13, 1973, be observed as NATIONAL EM
PIOY THE HANDICAPPED WEEK, and that during that
week we renew our pledge to make year-round efforts
to better the lot of our handicapped citizens.
James A. Anglin, Mayor
Town of Burnsville
McDonald Named Chairman
Rev. Harold McDonald was
recently named county chair
man of the SITE (Sound Invest
ment In Tomorrow's Future)
Committee. SrTE is a statewide
organization of citizens interes -
ted in promoting the $300,000,
000 state bond referendum to
be voted on on November 6.
to Zambia will be the speaker
for the evening. He is the dir
ector of the Baptist Communica
tions Centre. Fifteen mission -
aries representing home misslms,
state missions, and foreign mis
sions will be present for the ral
ly. This will be an opportunity
to meet and talk with each of
the missionaries.
After the Saturday night ser
vice, each church will have dif
ferent missionary speakers. Each
chinch will have two services at
Sunday, then each night Mon
day through Friday. Services
will begin at 7:30 p. m. The
following churches are participa
ting: Blue Rock, Bolen's Creek,
Brown's Creek, First Burnsville,
West Burnsville, Cane River,
Elk Shoal, Fairview, Jack's
Creek, Laurel Branch, Mount
Pleasant, Pleasant Grove prices
Creek, South Estatoe andYcung£
Chapel. We extend a cordial
invitation to all.
Some of the missionary speak
ers will be: Mrs. Fred B. Mose
ley, home missionary, has par
ticipated in Baptist center work
in Atlanta and pioneer missions
in the Northwest Baptist Conten
tion. She is a native of Mobile*
Alabama.
Rev. George E. Head,Home
missionary, serves as pastor of
Gallup Hill Baptist Church, Led
yard, Conn. He also serves as
academic dean and Old Testa
ment professor at New England
Bible Institute, Groton, Conn.
He is a native of Louisville, Ky.
Mr. I.V. Crouch, state mis
sionary, is Superintendent of
Missions, Brushy Mountain Bap
tis' Association, N.Wilkesboro,
N.C. He is a native of Elkin,
N.C. He has served several pas
torates.
Rev, Gene Henson, foreign
missionary to N. Brazil, is sta
tioned in Rio de Janeiro,where
he is pastor of an English-lan -
guage Baptist Church. He was
appointed in 1963. A South
Carolinian, Rev. Henson was
bom in Williams ton. He has
served pastorates in North and
South Carolina and Texas.
Yancey County will receive
$711,000.00 for school construc
tion and renovations under this
plan. Rev. McDonald will be
working with PTA's, civic groups
and other organizations and int
erested groups in getting the
information to the people about
the upcoming election.
Rev. I.V. Crouch
Rev. Gene Henson
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Rev. George E. Head
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|tfomficopperf Need Chance |
Recently released data, ob
tained during the 1970 census,
indicates that there are 337,648
ha adica pped persons of working
age in North Carolina. These
findings were announced today
by Fred D. Hauser, Chairman
of the Governor's Committee
on Employment of the Handi -
capped. Fred D. Hauser releas
ed these figures in connection
with National Employ the Han
dicapped Week, October 7r13.
The Governor's Committee is
coordinating observances of the
Week throughout the State.
Os the total number of han
dicapped residents, 153,889
are actually in the labor force,
Mr. Hauser added. 'This shows
that we arc still dependent on
employers of this state to give
more handicapped persons a
chance to prove their worth,"
he said.
. The Governor's Committee
is a volunteer-oriented group
dedicated to removing the psy
; chological, legal, and environ
mental barriers to employment
of the handicapped. They have
been conducting the hire - the
handicapped campaign state -
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1973
Town Board Announces Candidacy; Seeks
Re-election By Voters On November 6
The present town board of
Burnsville, consisting of Mayor
James Anglin and Commissioners
P.C.Coletta and Bob Helmle
have announced that they will
seek reelection in the Novem -
ber 6 town election.
The three board members
are all veterans of long service
on the town board. Coletta has
served twelve years, Helmle
eleven, and Anglin six. The
term of office is two years, and
in previous elections all three
have 'been given impressive
votes of confidence by the town
Mohasco
Appointees
Management appointments
in the Carpet Operations of Mo
hasco Industries, Inc.were an
nounced today by Albert Open
shaw, Vice President , Mfg.
Theodore C. Ballou is ap
pointed General Manager, Oak
River Mill, Benncttsville,South
Carolina, and Frederick N. Ba -
con is appointed General Mgr,
Burnsville Mill, Burnsville Ji.C».
Both facilities are used to manu
facture yam for the Alexander
Smith, Mohawk Carpet and
Firth Carpet Co. divisions of
Mohasco.
Mr. Ballou comes to his new
post from Burnsville Mill where
for the past 10 years he served
as General Manager and earlier
as Superintendent. A 27 year
veteran with the company, he
succeeds Alvah Hamm who has
retired.
Mr. Bacon, also a veteran
employee, has held various
management positions since
joining the company in 1941.
In 1962 he was named Control
ler for the Burnsville Mill and
for the past year has served as
Assistant Plant Manager.
In their new posts Mr.Ballou
will relocate to the Bennetts -
ville area and Mr. Bacon will
continue to live in Burnsville.
wide for the past quarter C di
tury. During that period, Mr.
Hauser emphasized,handicapped
workers have built up a reputa
tion for job performance that
matches or actually surpasses
that of their non-handicapped
co-workers.
Mr. Hauser urged all em
ployers to make extra efforts
during Employ the Handicapped
Week to consider handlcuppcd
applicants for any job opening
they have advertised. If they
want help in locating qualified
handicapped persons, he said,
they should contact the local
office of the public employmnt
service, or the division of vo
cational rehabilitation.
Revival Set
The Bald Creek United hfeth
odist Charge will hold Revival
Services beginning Sunday,Oc
tober 7 through Friday, October
12 at 7»30 each night, accord
ing to pastor, Edith P. Morgan.
The preachers will be Rev.and.
Mrs. Leslie Ditchfield from
Weaverville. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
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electorate.
It is recognized that the pre
sent bohrd is a team that has
wo.ked harmoniously together,
and that they have furnished the
town with a non-political,busi
nesslike administration. During
their terms of office, extensive
improvements have been made
in the town facilities and town
services.
Until Monday night when the
announcement was made, un
certainty existed as tothelbardk
willingness to serve another
Fred Bacon
Ted Ballou
Legion Auxiliary Week
WHEREAS, the American Legion Auxiliary was founded to
aid the American Legion, an organization of war veter
ans dedicated to continuing service to God and Coun
try; and
WHEREAS, the ten thousand members in North Carolina
have contributed to the w elfare of all people through itb
programs of service to the community, state and na
tion; and
WHEREAS, the American Legion Auxiliary, Department of
North Carolina, has one of it's esteemed members, Mrs.
Buford M. Jarrett of Shelby, serving this year as the
National President of the world's largest women's patrio
tic organization; and
WHEREAS, the leaders of the American Legion Auxiliary
from over the Nation will assemble with the people of
North Carolina to honor Mrs. JaiTelt at her official Hom
ecoming in Shelby, North Carolina, on October 5 and 6,
1973; now
THEREFORE, I, James A. Anglin, Mayor of the Town of ,
Burnsville, do hereby proclaim the week of October 1
through 6, 1973, as AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
WEEK, and do call upon all citizens, business houses
and organizations to join with me in commending the
good works of this organization as an expression of our
appreciation of the services and contributions of our
American Legion Auxiliary members and to signify our
support of their various programs of endeavor following
Mrs. Jarrett's theme of "America, A Family Affair";
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused to be affixed the official seal of the City of
Burnsville on this October 1, 1973.
James A, Anglin,Mayor
Town of Burnsville
term. Privately, board mem -
bers had expressed themselves
as desiring to relinquish the job.
It is understood that factors
influencing their decision to
seek reelection were the still
incomplete water project, with
"bugs" remaining to be elimi -
nated, and several important
changes in town administration
legislated by the N.C. General
Assembly, which have not as
yet been fully implemented.
The present board, having been
deeply iuvolved in these chan
ges, oelieves that experi
ence will facilitate the changps
to the new procedures. Involv
ed in these changes are entirely
new town accounting, upgrading
of the police force, and the
introduction of new and stein -
gent supervision of the town's
water and sewer systems.
Citizens not now' registered
to vote in the November 6th
state and town elections have
only until next Monday to es- •
fed the necessary registration.
This may be done at the of
fice of the County Registrar,
Mary Ohle, on the first floor
of the county courthouse on Fr :
day, October 5, and on Mon
day, the eighth. The office
will be open all day on these
two days. Registration for both
the state and town elections is
accomplished at the sametime.
So far, the electorate seems
to be displaying apathy regard
ing the November elections.
The inactivity at the registra -
tion office may be attributable
in part to misunderstandings
created by the new election sta
tutes which require both town
and county registration books
to be in complete agreement.
To put the new requirement
in effect notices were sent to
57 persons now registered on
the town's books, but not re
gistered with the county. Al
though the notice stated that
failure to register with the coun
ty would disqualify the person
from voting in the town elec
tion, few have so far responded
to the notice. Time is now
running out.
Charlie Briggs Shows Petition For Dumpster Return
Citizens Protest:
Petition Sent To Governor
By Carolyn Yuziuk
Almost 2000 Yancey Countians have signed a petition
urging the North Carolina State Highway and Public Vforks
Commission to permit dumpsters on the rights of way of
the State Highway in Yancey County. The Petition reads:
"We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Yancey
County respectfully request that the State Highway and
Public Works Commission permit the trash bins or dump
sters to remain on the right of way of the State Highway.
All of these dumpsters have been placed at points where
there was wide shoulders in the road and are not in the
way of travel and keep a lot of garbage and refuse from
being dumped along the highways. " It will be sent not
only to the State Highway and Public Works Commission
but also to North Carolina Congressman Roy Taylor and
Governor James Hoishouser.
Charlie Briggs, a disabled Viet Nam veteran who single
handedly circulated the petition throughout Ya.ncev Coun
ty and accumulated the impressive number of signatures,
said that everyone he spoke with was upset over the action
taken by the Highway Commission in removing dumpsters
from the highway rights of way, and was anxious to do
whatever shay could to help.
Already, since September 15when the dumpsters were
removed from key locations in the county, area residents
have noticed the difference. Several people remarked
that cans and waste papers are appearing on the roadsides
again, and litter is accumulating, especially on the
highway rights of way.
One prominent Yancey County resident remarked that
if people dump their refuse on these rights of way as they
had done before the dumpsters were located in these areas
perhaps the Highway Commission will see this trash ac
cumulation as their own problem as well as the
problem.
"The argument that the dumpsters consitute a traffic
hazard is not a valid one," another irate citizen stated.
'The 2 one-lane bridges we still have on 19E, our major
highway, constitute the real hazard—and when are they
going to make a ruling on them!"
Apparently a letter to Governor Hoishouser by a spokes
man for RAD (Rural Area Development) elicited the re
sponse from him that there is a law which forbids the
State Highway rights of way from being used for other
than highway purposes. Surely it can be argued that it is
the business of the Highway Commission to keep its high
ways clean and free from litter?
The citizens of Yancey County think so—and those con
tacted have unanimously supported the petition. Those
who were not contacted and wish to add their viewpoint
are urged to write to Governor James Hoishouser, Gover
nor's Mansion, Raleigh, N.C.; or write directly to the
State Highway and Public Works Commission, N.C.D'ipt.
of Transportation and Highway Safety, Raleigh, N.C.
"In the meantime', 1 dedans Yancey County Commission
er 0., W. Deyton, "communities affected by dumpster
relocation must find a suitable location on private proper
ty. The County Commission has been unable to do so."
"I had gotten used to being able to* fish in Cane River
without a Clorox bottle hitting my line," said Charlie
Briggs. "Pm sure most other people feel as Ido that if 1
we cannot resore an effective dumpster program, Yancey I
County roadsides and waterways will again be buried un- I
der tons of litter. " 1
Charlie added that he especially would like to men- ■
tion that the Cane River High Sctool teachers and entire I
student body unanimously and enthusiastically signed his I
petition. Phillip Banks will make copies of the petition, 1
and Uoyd Miller will assist in mailing iL off. "I couldn't I
gel to everyone," said Charlie, "and I those who
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