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| Dave McKnight Visits Northwestern Bank On Walking Campaign
Old Time ‘Politicking’
Dave McKnight of Fay
etteville, Democratic candi
date for U.S. Senate in North
Carolina in 1978, visited
Yancey County on his cam
paigning walking tour of the
state.
McKnight, 29, a former
newspaperman, was in Mica
ville on Saturday, October 1,
and Burnsville Monday, Oc
tober 3, to meet local'
residents and make himself
known to the people of Yancey
County.
McKnight began his walk
ing campaign in April at
Manteo on the coast of North
Carolina and will complete it
on October 22 at Murphy in
the far southwestern corner of
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Eddie Faw
NW Bank
Announces
Promotion
Hazen Ledford, executive
vice president of The North
western Bank in Burnsville,
has announced that Eddie L.
Faw has been promoted to
Commercial loan officer.
:•* A graduate of Appalachian
State University, -Faw joined
The Northwestern Bank in
June of 1970 as a manager
trainee. Faw moved to Burns
ville in January of 1977 to
work in the Commefcial Loan
Department of the Bank.
A member of the First
Baptist Church of Burnsville,
Faw is co-chairman of the
Yancey County United Way.
A native of Abingdon, Virgin
ia, he is married to the former
Barbara Ann Lowe of Damas
cus, Va. and the couple has
two children.
the state.
Yancey County was the
52nd of 59 counties to be
included on the campaign
walk.
From Yancey County Mc-
Knight continued on to
Madison and Buncombe coun
ties. He came to Micaville and
Burnsville byway of Watau
ga, Avery and Mitchell
counties.
McKnight announced his
candidacy for the U.S. Senate
last January and shortly
thereafter promised to walk
the state to meet North
Carolinians in local communi
ties from the coast to the
mountains.
“I wanted to meet a lot of
Yancey To Get *21,247
From Powell Bill Funds
State Transportation Se
cretary Thomas W. Brad
shaw, Jrlf announced today
that a record number of 452
North Carolina municipalities
will receive next week a total
of more than $32 million for
local street maintenance. The
monies are their share of the
annual allocation of State
Street Aid (Powell Bill) funds.
The Powell Bill returns to
qualified municipalities one
cent of the North Carolina
state motor fuel tax and
requires that these funds be
disbursed by no later than
October 1.
Secretary Bradshaw stated
that his staff is preparing the
checks based on the allocation
formula prescribed by the
“street aid legislation’’,
which takes into consideration
the population of the com
munity and its local street
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people one-to-one in their
cotnmunities-on their terms
for a change, and I felt that
walking the state would be a
good way to do this.
“After the walk is over
there will be plenty of time for
other kinds of campaigning
and speech-making,” he said.
McKnight in his campaign
has called attention to the
problems faced by small
business and the family farm
in the American economic
system.
“I think we should learn to
do more with less and that
means questioning whether
‘bigger is better’ in all
cases,” he said.
The candidate has warned
mileage. Burnsville, with its
1976 estimated population
estimated at 1,520 and certi
fied non state highway system
local street mileage shown as
9.79 miles, will receive a total
allocation of $21,247.59.
Bradshaw explained that
this year’s total allocation of
$32,015,470.78 is nearly $1.3
million more than last year’s
record disbursement. It is the
largest amount ever returned
to North Carolina communi
ties under the Powell Bill
provisions, he said.
Os the total amount
Mayland Tech Has
Record Enrollment
Five hundred and ninety
curriculum students have
registered for fall quarter
classes at Mayland Technical
Institute. This represents a
12% increase over the fall
quarter registration of 1976.
Dr. Blake, president of
Mayland Tech, said, “We are
most fortunate tb have ex
perienced a 12% increase in
students when many higher
education institutions are
experiencing a decline.”
Mayland Technical Insti-,
tute began curriculum classes
in the fall quarter of 1972 with
80 students in four curricula
that present tax and regula
tory policies tend to benefit
the largest businesses at the
expense of the smallest, and
he has called for simplifica
tion of the federal tax code.
He also favors overhaul of
the welfare system.
For many Yancey County
people with Florida ties, a
walking campaign for the
Senate is nothing new. In
1970, floridian Lawton Chiles
walked his way to a Senate
seat in his state.
“Os course, Walkin’ Law
ton didn’t have our mountains
to contend with,” said Mc-
Knight, who has worn out six
pairs of shoes so far in his
campaign walk.
allocated as part of the Ponfell
Bill funds, seventy-five
cent is proportioned among
the municipalities on the basis
of relative population and
twenty-five percent on the
basis of relative non-State
System local street mileage.
Each municipality furnishes
its own certified local street
mileage and the population
figures are the most recent
annual estimates of popula
tion as certified by the North
Carolina Department of Ad
ministration.
and has grown to the present
enrollment of 590 students in
twenty curricula.
Dr. Blake said he believes
that the new campus, the
diversity of the curricula,
qualified personnel, quality
instruction and excellent re
cruiting have been the rea
sons for the growth in the
number of students.
In addition to the 590
curriculum students, Mayland
Tech ’ will enroll another
thousand or more students in
adult and continuing educa
tion courses during the fall
quarter.
Mars Hill Unveils
College Aid Plan
A new financial plan to aid
students from Mitchell and
Yancey Counties who will
commute to Mars Hill College ,
was unveiled recently by';
college officials.
The Mitchell-Yancey Edu
cational Assistance Plan guar
antees that any student
between the ages of 17 and 22
years of age whose parents or
guardians are bona 'fide
residents of either county will
pay no more than S4OO for
tuition per academic year (fall
and spring semesters plus the
January short term) if he or
she enrolls as a full time
student and commutes to
class.
“Mars Hill College was
founded in 1856 to meet the
needs of our region’s young
people for Christian educa
tional opportunities,” com
mented college president Dr.
Fred B. Bentley. “This new
plap is our way of reaffirming
this institution’s 121-year
committment to these young
people and their parents.”
The new plan will go into
effect for the 1978-79 school
year, but applications are
already being accepted from
interested students in Mitch
ell and Yancey Counties.
The program’s S4OO per
year guarantee represents a
savings of $1,700 from the
school’s current (1977-78)
$2,100 tuition fee. The stu
dents will have to pay the
regular fees-$55 per semes
ter-but additional financial
aid may be available to pay all
or part of the fees and the
remaining S4OO if the student
is eligible for such aid.
In return for the financial
aid the student will receive,
the college will require each
recipient to take special
courses which will enhance
their leadership capabilities
through the nurturing of
self-esteem, group solidarity,
and the development of an
understanding and apprecia
tion for his or her heritage.
Students ' will take a
personal development semi
nar during their freshman
Growers
Divided On
Tobacco
ds-
Method
BY WM.C. BLEDSOE
County Extension Chairman
During the summer the
Beltwide Burley Tobacco Edu
cation Committee formulated
plans to market up to 6% of
each hurley county’s crop
loose-leaf. The purpose was to
give farmers, warehouses and
tobacco companies experience
with both sheets and bales so
an intelligent choice of meth
od used can be made when
the time arrives.
Word has been received
that the plans are discontin
ued for this year. Pressure in
opposition to loose leaf
marketing has caused the
secretary of Agriculture to
refuse grading service and
price support during the
current year. Any grower who
places loose-leaf burley on the
floor in ’77 will receive no
federal grade, no price
support, and have less com
petitive bidding.
Many farmers and several
active groups are advocating
the sale of loose-leaf. The
State Farm Bureau offices in
the burley area are particu
larly active.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1977
year which will develop their
self-esteem and group aware
ness and will be required to
take two courses in Appala
chian Studies before gradua
tion.
Dr. Richard Hoffman,
academic vice president, no
ted that the college would
draw from existing federal
and state government pro
grams and scholarships for
which the student is eligible
or the college will absorb the
loss of normal revenue expec
National Newspaper Week
Resolution
WHEREAS, public understanding and support is
essential for successful achievement of the
objectives and programs of the Yancey County Soil
and Water Conservation District, and,
WHEREAS, newspaper coverage plays a key role
in developing this understanding and support, and,
WHEREAS, the Yancey Journal has provided
excellent news coverage on conservation activities
during the past year, and,
WHEREAS, National Newspaper Week will be
observed across North Carolina and the Nation
during the week of October 9-15, 1977, with the
theme “Freedom In Our Hands;”
NOW, THEREFORE, it is unanimously resolved
that the undersigned supervisors of the Yancey
County Soil and Water Conservation District, do
commend The Yancey Journal for its excellent
support of the conservation program carried on by
the district.
GIVEN under our hands and seal this the tenth day
of October, 1977.
Carlie Rice, Chairman
Chili Supper Sponsored
A Chili Supper, sponsored
by the Mountain Heritage
Boosters Club, will be held
Friday, October 14, just
before the football game
against Mitchell. Serving time
is from 5 p.m. until 7:30; price
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Carolina University with a B
Mr. Laws v« educated la Ac Yancey Gbmty h t iy,
ted from the student. An
award letter will be sent to the
student informing him of the
sources being used to his or
her account. The Mitchell-
Yancey program follows the
guidelines similar to a pro
gram started in 1975 for
Madison County students.
Additional information on
either program may be
obtained from the Admissions
Office, Mars Hill College,
Mars Hill, N.C. 28754.
is $1.50. Hotdogs and ham
burgers and potato chips will
be served for those who don’t
like chili. The supper will be
held in the East Yancey
cafeteria. Please come and
support the team.
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Mark Bennett
Bennett
Running
Unopposed
Voting to elect Burnsville
Mayor and two Aidermen is
set for Tuesday, November 8,
1977 at the Town Hall. For
Mayor, Mark W. Bennett is
running unopposed. Robert
K. Helmle (present mayor),
W. Ralph Jacks, and James
Robert Fox are running for
position of Alderman.
Lion ‘White
Cane’ Drive
The Burnsville Lions Club
announces their “White Cane
Drive”. There will be mem
bers of the Burnsville Lions
Club stationed at the entran
ces and exits of the Banks
Family Square and the Ingles
Shopping Center this Satur
day from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. They will be soliciting
donations for the blind of our
community. Please-do not
pass them by. All of your
donations will be used to help
the visually handicapped of
our community.
Closed
The Drivers License office
will be closed on Monday,
October 17, while Mr. Mc-
Clure attends school at
Chapel Hill.