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IMaHa I HHI aHt BjL*&iß HmR .Jm^lW .jjgl IBfiifimr" mI-IM w j l SR St'U '*J||; IK-SRI ... Wkmx$EMS2 . ■IP% f ' Jw ***t <*9 ■ipll ffl&jL y % $r . 'i% \ jjflnHf aft*^ ■pHr <■<• Jg 3 JD Hrljßr ■L HL jk kill Ml JgJB Ik ■L VKI ’fc, H i&t bßbp I *' vI - • Mayor Robert Hebnle of Burnsville (le.t) was among- area leaders reviewing development programs to boost the economy 1 of W tsern ' North Carolina a a meeting of the 10-state Appalachian Regional Commission in Asheville Monday. Others who took part in the j session me uded < est to righ > D. iM. Robinson of the Mad son County Planning Board! Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., Undersecretary of i Commerce and Appalachan Regional Commission chairman;\fnd D. S. Weaver, mayor of HayesvJle. j Yancey Roundup Blood Quota Is Exceeded - BY MRS. BO 15 ItIfINEHART , Yancey Red Cross Last Thursday the ?■ temperature drop"* d and the sncW blew, but it did not esa ite the flow of blood in Yanc y County! One hundred ft', y-eight persons presented thems- Ives to give blood at the Red Cross BloodmobiT’s quarterly visit at the Burnsville the 144 pints o” blood received, 48 Wt ei44 pints of- bleed recftvrdr 46 pints were for the replacement of blood used by Persons in this county. Yancey County should be grate ful to the Agricultural Council for the superb job it did in assuring one of the biggest turnouts to give blood that the county t has known. Once each year the “Ag. Councill’ takes the responsibility for a yfpit. Thfc year it! Harrell 1 a Conduct Services Before the people of Burnsville cut into their holiday turkey, /hey are invited to worship in the town's annual Thanksgiving Ser vice. This year’s occasion will be held in the First Presbyterian Church Wednesday (Nov. 27) at 7:30 p. m. Preaching the s.rmon will toe the Rev. Fred Harrell, Miinster of the West Burnsville BaPtist Church. Sponsors of this community effort are the five churches of Burnsville: First Baptist, West Burnsville BaPtist Faith Fellow ship Mission, Higgins Memorial Methodist, and the First Presby terian. The service should last East Had ’Em, Let ’Em Get Away... Drexel Wins BY TOM HIGGINS ' Record Editor “We had 'em we had 'em, we had 'em." The person exclaiming was a member of the East Yancey foot ball team. He spoke with bitter-1 ness, shaking his head from side to side slamming tightly clench ed fist into the other hand. The disappointed player was re living the final three minutes of a game completed only moments before in which Drexel had come 1 from two torchdowns to hind and won 20-19. The victory Friday night (Nov. 15) on the Marion High School field sent Drexel into the final of the Western Class-A playoffs against Andrews. East entered the semifinal play off a decided underdog. But the Panthers, champions of the Appalachian Conference, over j not only placed posters through * j out the entire county, but Provided ! j transporation for those desiring fjit. Anglin-West-all pejmitt-d the i Council to use one of their show ,! windows to place a- di -play con [joerntn - the Red Cross and the Blood Program. 1 ; Tl>e ‘Newdale Horn- 1 Oomonstrat i ion Club provided the refreshments )■■' *n thecanteen. The Gray Ladies | assist d the Bloodanobile per sonnel. j The em-Ployoes of Pollard’s ; Drug Store turned but 100 percent including the janitor, to give hlobd. Not all passed the requirements, but a least all tried. This should be an Incentive to other stores and plants to try far 100 percent. In business where there are as many as fifty employees, they i reieive group coverage for one about one hour. Special music WiU be sung by a combined choir of the cooperating churches. The Rev. Harrell has been the Minister of the West Burnsville BaPtist Church for the past two years. A native of Unicoi County, Tenn., he moved to the Tar Heel State in 1945, establish ing a residence in Burnsville Just three years ago. He had attended the Bethany Theological Seminary and the Fruitland Bible Institute. Under his leadership, the West ’ Burnsville church has added some 50 members, and last December dedicated ite new chuch building. came several first-half errors r.nd led Drexels Skyline Conference winners by 12 at the inter mission. A touchdown in the open ing moments of the second half pushed the margin to 19-6 and it appeared that the Panthers would realize their dream of gain ' ing the playoff finale. However, Drexel rallied and scored touchdowns on a pair of fourth down passes to turn East’s aspirations into a nightmare. The] deciding TD came with Just 2:16 left to play. Revelation of an obscene letter, | written on Drexel High School! stationaryry and postmarked Dm-' xel, had fired East Yancey to 1 "the highest point it has been all year,” said Coach Bob Thomas, to - whom the letter was addresipd; East’s determination x mfaed, and it paid off almost fanrried •immedlately. r ._ 1® 8* flrat period Drexel re covered a finable at the East 31, | year if 35 Percent give blood dur ing a fiscal year. 1 r•* * * > The Burnsville Garden Club will r meet Friday (Nov. 22) at a p. m. ■ at the home of Mrs. D. R. Fonts. i Mrs. Fred Proffitt is co-hostess and Mrs. W. A. Y. Sargent is . program leader. •* * • The Senior Woman’s Club met at the Community Building Nov. 14 and heard Scott Wiseman dis cuss “Operation Second Chance.’’ i the training program for Public school dropouts. •, Wiseman, of Ingalls, is chair man of the program in Yancey Mitchell and Avery Counties. Hostesses were Mrs. E. L. Briggs, Mrs. James Ray and Mrs. (Continu'd-on page four) • V : . ’He ' gg ... : .. <■: - : m, « 4# ||pi REV. FRED HARRELL 1 but the Panthers held their ixig »er rivals and forced a fourth down pass. The ball bounced from the arms of the intended receiver arid fell into the hands of East end Harold Bennett. The speedy Bennett picked up blocking and raced 70 yards from his 20 to the Drexel 10. An offsides penalty on the first play moved the ball five yards nearer the goal and on the sec [ ond play from that point quarter !back Gordon Banks sneaked for the touchdown. Bank’s kick for the extra point was part ally blocked, fc Twice more in the first period East fumbled to Drexel Inside the " East 30. but each time the Pan thers’ line, playing its best game of the season, denied Drexel even a first down.' j But on the first play of the second period the law of averages finally caught up with East and • a m'seue enabled Drexol to take the . lead. k... i UFijLeader' | Optimistic BY FR. DON KAPLF. UF Drive Chairman The Yancey County United Fund (.Drive, new in its third week, al -1 ready has reached niore than one • thirl of its $8587, goal. At one point Fiied Bacon, the V J? 1 . Trea- 1 ; surer, r. ported that the recipts ’ 1 were running S4OO ahead qf prey- i ions years. The amount collected* to date is $2,366 lg|pgfcMMaAJ?@Qi 1 in pledges for a t«af of $2,586. ■ I feel very optimlstifc about rc aching our goal. In fact, at this point, I’m hopeful that we will 1 exceed the goal. We are entering (the critical phase of the drive which will provide whether or not such optimism is justified. The last $2,000 or $3,000 will be the most difficult because by that time most of the large donors will have contributed. It is hoped that all workers will have reported in and the drive will be closed before the Christmas season officially be gins. otherwise it is feared that the hustle and bustle of the Holi day preparation will detract from the drive and the contributors will find it more diffcult to you. 100 PERCENT HONOR ROLL Pensacola School Clearmont School South Toe River School Bee Log School Yancey Hospital Ci ntral Barber Shop Yancey Barber Shop Ray Brothers Food Center Pollard’s Drug Store MAKES HONOR ROLL James Lawrence (Jimmy) Hall, son of R< v. and Mrs. E. J. Hall of Rt. 3, Burnsville, has made the Dean’s List at Brevard College. -1 End Carl Taylor intercepted a - Father pass at the 50 and ran untouched to the end zone for a s 6-6 tie. Quarterback Ken Tread -1 way’s kick gave the Burke Ooun i t ans a 7-6 lead. 1 East charged back with the s ensuing kickoff to take the lead aga n .The Panthers started at t their own 17 and with halfback 5 Bob Anderson running for 46 yards - 'moved to the Drfxel 40. It ap - eapred the drive might be stalled ? i when a 15-yard penalty set East s back to its own 41, but on the first play Banks passed to Ben -1 nett on a play covering 59 yards e for the touchdown. A Banks pass - to J. D. Slvers netted the ex e tra point, but East was penal z o ed and missed on its second at •tempt. e f This completed the scoring for s the half, during wh'teh East did d not allow Drexel a first down, al e (though it had given up the ball six times on fumbles and titer- vote On Bom Issue/ For Courthouse, Jail Is Delayed 2nd Time I The bor.d ’ issue election wh ch • will determine whe.her or -wt j Yancey County gets a new Cwm j blnation courthouse and Jail, has been delayed a second time. County Attorney BiH Atkins said Tuesday that “red tape” had forced jiostponnvat of the vote, i scheduled far Dec. 8, until “some -1 lime in February.” I Atkins said that the Coun j ty Commissioners will meet Dec. 2 lost a date far the election. 1 The election at which county ’ voters wih tie askod to approve | the issue of $050,000 in bonds j was originally set for Nov. 5. j “We are. naturally, dtsapPoint |td at this further delay.” said JAtkijis.' “However, there' is a great deal of red tape involved ) hers and you simply have to thnsh your way through it.” ■Rie federal government has offered to supply approximately two-thirds of the cost of the new structure if the county will fur nish a building site and thq equipment. The government's share of the “pill’’ will be approximately $340,000. j “Tills is the biggest bargain j Yaaoey County has • over * been { offered.” said ®ts Ray, chairman of the County Oommisstcm-rs.. ‘“lt. 1 wPi" iorvil w&- take advantage of tt.” e Both Ray and Atkins reiterated a plea to voters to approve the mea sure when it comes to a vote. Ray said that the courthouse is ftotally inadequate.” He pointed out thaj. several agencies which must keep permanent records sim ply have no further ' room for storage. And that several mare agencts are located in private buildugs. “Tire rent bill loir the depart ments we must locate outside the courthous:- is staggering,’’ said Atkins. “Os course, if the new building becomes reality, all agen cies will be located, in it and there j ■will be adequate storage sPace ] Winter Star Resort Project Still Very Much Alive The wiiaels are- stii] turning on the propas d Winter Stir project, according to Yamry Rep. Mark W. Bennett. f ! "The whole thing could be thrown into high high gear within the next week or so," said Bennett, who attended a rfreling in Raleigh last week pertaining to the con struction of the multi-million dollar resort and recreation area in the Cattail section of Yancey. Bennett said that State Highway In Football Playoff By 20 To 19 captions. « The Panthers jarred the kickoff loose opening the second half and took pasession at the; Drexel 31 on Ronnie Allen’s recovery. But four plays moved toe ‘Cats only to tire 28 and Drexel totfc posstaajon. On the first' play tried to go for a big gainer-.- bijt Tread way’s pass wrap ioteroi Pted by J. D. Silvers and returned to toe 12. Aj» dei-son Deeded Just two plays to get across the goal. Fullback Norman Ray added * the extra point on a run and It was l&A. Later in the period a three-yard punt set Drexel up at the East 37. The Wolverines moved to the efght but were penalized back to the 23. where they faced a fourtlp near the sideline. Treadway had no choice but to throw and be <Ckk The pass was completed, but two East defenders had receiver Ken Morris apparent -1 ly trapped at the lhre of scrWnag •! enear toe sideline.^ * | ' ■ j 1 1 for the agencies which must keep, k ! records.” I ' \ As for tlte Jail, the officials ■ 5 labeled it a “public disgrace.” "The building is over 50 years | * old and it is simply a vie- i 1 ~~ v ■■■ m Jgm MM fc'f .1 , •s>.• T M. B tfl fk I lln 1 I > Rxx IraK ■v-'-W , |JBB|JBBr m »f j . "v, S3B8&*: ' r "Win Tu 1 ®r : *' ‘ - -• _ • ' - ■ ■- . . ■*%* - Celebrates Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Weirie McMalian j celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Nov. 15 in their' home at. Newdale. . » Mrs. McMahan, the former L?p Geouge of Celo, married Mc- Mahan, a native of Madison Coun ty, on Nov. 15, 1913 at Celo. . j They are the pa.-entp of Clir- I ence, John and Glenn McMahan, Commission engineers will pro-; bably make aerial photos of -the Cattail area within the nr xt week. The (fate of the project, which is being financed by an Illinois organization, hinges on the state’s building of an access road through the area. "The engineers had to wait until all the leaves were off th? trees before they -could get suitable photos," said Bennett. In the meantime, Frank T. Sed- East fans cheered—prematurely. Morris somehow skipped away and went into the end zone for a touchdown. Treadway added the crucial extra point from replace ment to narrow the gap to 19m4. Mdway through the fourth per iod Drexel got the ball again and, coming through, with two clutch fourth downsv plays—-and getting a break on another, drove 77 yards far the winnpg TD. The Wolverines twice made the Yardage on fourth-and-f ve situa tions, the latter far the touch down.. In other instance they Puatod on fodrth-aod-four ami East took possession, but an off. kdes penalty against East gave Oi-ekpl the distance it needed for a first down and enabled Jt to re- Uin possession. The winning pass an—ll-yardei was thrown by Treadway to end Don Sachrest, who ran the same pattern Morris had in scoring the j second TD. Treadway’s k-Mr was I tim of ages,” said Atkins. ”If I noJhlng is about the jail, we’re going to be forced to close it and transport prisoners to ano [ Lher county. T’d._hatr: to see the/ ! bill for that.” / • all of Newdale; Mrs. Ernest Mc- Curry of Roan Mountain, Tenn.; ( Mrs. B. M. Young and Mrs. John McCarty of Marian, Mrs. Jack Garland of Baltimore, Md.; and Mrs. S. R. Young of Henderson ville. Th y have 27 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. 1 lacek, president of the organizat ion proposing to construct the year-round skiing and convention fold Governor Sanford last week that he will present pre liminary plans and specifications i to Sanford and other state officials on o rbefare Dec. 1. I . FRUIT CAKE SALE ’1 The Burnsville Lions Club will I conduct a fruit cake sale through out toe day Saturday on the ' j town square. . wide, but ■ the touchdown was enough. l * Had the game ended in a tie, : East would have won handily as • toe outcome would have been de cided on total yardage. The Pan • toers had a whopping 227 to 149 • edge. 1 The game marked the final h'gh 1 school appearance for five East s seniors Charles W Ills, Byron Zuv er, Steve King, Ray and Bennett. e It also marked the season’s end -for East, which finished with an ■ 8-3 record. y ■ $ ■ J' d STATISTICS EY D e First downs 8 4 a Rushng yardage 111 63 '- Passing yardage 116 86 Passes 7-16 8-20 ir Passes intercept, dby 3 2 d Punts 3-22-7 +-33-5 e Fumbles last 3 4 s On P Two)
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