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S^^ e ab £f t a [o rSr S a* f m° Ya " CCy McTChants Association and
tetian Mrs vvpct 11 * ?C ,rtCent Westall, president of the Ya c:y Merchants Assoc
rhfmh. ’f J? ’ y ° r Robert Helmle,. Dr.. W.. D. Weatherford, Charles Gillespie,
Chamber Jr ° ’“ merCe pres * dent - Mrs. Gillespie; and Mrs. Grace Banks, Secretary to the
Chamber of Commerce, at their annual dinner, meeting. here la* Thursday even*?.
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Yance y Chamber Os Commerce
Holds Third Annual Dinner
-Approximate:*-150 peddle at
tended the third annual (j|n
ner meeting of the Yancey
Chamber of Commerce last
Thursday evening. Chamber
members and their guests were
served dinner at the Commun
ity building by the Bald Creek
Methodist Women.
Guest speaker for the even
ing was Dr. W. D. Weatherford
of Black Mountain, who is an
authority on the Appalachian
area The title of his talk for
the evening was "Let Me Tell
You Who You Are”. In his
talk he pointed out hat this
region has a great wealth in
its boys and girts. He said that
the youth of the Appalachian
region was going into cities for
employment when their abili
ties should be utilized here. He
pointed out that one way to
keep our youth here is to let j
them know of our interest In
them and our need for the use
«g|fcir abilities. *
fpF; Weatherford has been a
dumber of the Board of Trus
tees of Berea College for 50
y-ars. Although bom In Texas
his mother was born in Yan
cey County and his father in
Tssimee. His parents left
U 0» region about 00 yea-s ago
••d nettled 4n Texas where he
„ from. v>
r: BNsausD of# hie studies And
durreys Dr. JjVeathertord pro
bably knows' mere about. *>—
Appalachian * region jt*
needs than any other person.
I Chamber President Charles
| Gillespie presented Miss Chel
|| Lisa Banks, Junior Rhododen
& dron Queen, sponsored by the
m Chamber last year. She is the
I* daughter of Mr. and. Mrs.
W William A. Banks.if
Mr. Gil espie said that the
W main purposes of the Yancey
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THE YANCEY RECORD
Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County
County Chamber of Commerce
is to tell people what a won
derful place Yancey “County Is
and try to make it better.
In addition to advertising
the county, Mr. Gillespie point
ed out that daily bus facilities
through Burnsville was secur
ed through efforts of the
Chamber as well as sponsoring
a barbecue on the Town Square
during the Arts and Crafts
Pair last summer. The Cham
ber assisted in securing Job
training for young people here
and had a part in securing
state voluntary workers in the'
county last year. They cam
paigned for the bond elections
and sponsored Burnsville’s
first Christmas Parade last
year.
A directors meeting of the
organization will be held to
night when new officers will
be elected for a near tps*.
BLOOD MOBILE
HERf TODAY
The American Red Cross
Bloodmobile will be in Burns
ville today (Thursday, May
6th) from 12:30 until 6:00 p.
m. at the Armory.
Blood is always urgently
needed. In our own Yancey
County we have a person who
is undergoing heart surgery
today in Chapel Hill. It will
take 20 pints of blood Just to
get the machine going. All of
this blood, and any addition
al it may take, must be re
placed. Another resident of
the county has used 18 pints,
another 12 pints. The story
goes on and on. If others did
not care there would not be
enough blood immediately
available to give these sick
Burnsville, N. C.
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people..lt is up to the citizens
of Yancey county to see that
blood is always available for
her residents.
Some people wait to give
blood as a replacement for
what has been used. Don’t
wait until the need arises
give now so that tomorrow
or even today there will be
blood in the Blood Bank for
immediate use.
Today’s Bloodmobile visit
is the last of this fiscal year.
Let’s accept our responsibility
and show our gratitude for
the lije-saving Blood Program
by turning out at the Ar
mory and giving 204 pints to
reach our 450 pint quota.
85 VOTES CAST IN
TOWN ELECTION
Eighty-five persons went to
the polls Tuesday to vote for
Mayor R. K. Helmle and for
B. R. Pen.’and and P. C. Cal
etta for members of the town
boa d. Each of the three re
ceived the same number of
votes. There were no write-in
votes and no other candidate
registered in opposition to
either the mayor or board
members.
Mayor Heltnie and Board
members, Coletta and Penland
were elected for their third
term as Town of Burnsville
officers. .
During the three terms ser
ved by the present board, new
street lights have been install-
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Thursday, May 6, 1965
FOREST SERVICE TO CHARGE
FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
Forest Supervisor Peter J.
Hanlon said today that the
new Federal recreation con
servation sticker will go on
sale May 10 at the Forest Sup
ervisor’s Office, 50 South
French Broad Avenue, and at
the ll District Forest Rangers’
Office in North Carolina. Stick
ers may ge bought by mail and
the order must be accompanied
by certified check or postal
money order for $7 payable to
the Forest Service, USDA.
The annual $7 sticker will
entitle all of the passengers, up
to 9 persons, in a private auto
mobile to enter all National
Forest recreation areas throu
ghout the United States which
qualify and have been desig
nated as charge areas. The
sticker will be good until April
!, 1965. Travelling over Forest
Service roads and such activi
ties as hunting and fishing are
exempt from these charges.
The recreation charge was
authorized by the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act
of 1965. Money from the sale
of stickers will be used to help
states, cities, and . comities ac
quire and develop needed re
creation areas. It also will be
used in acquiring additional
Federal recreation areas.
For visitors not purchasing
the sticker an ent-ance fee
ticket of $0.50 per day or $2.50
per season for each person
over 16 is available. The sea
sonal fee ticket Is good for the
entire 1965 charge period for
all the designated National
Forest recreation areas in
North Carolina. Single entry
and season tickets may be pur
chased at the Forest Supervis
or’s Office, and at each of the
11 District Forest Rangers’
Offices on or after June 1.
The charge period' during
1965 for designated National
Forest recreation a~eas in
North Carolina will be from
June l to September 10. No en
trance fee will be required dur
ing 1965 before or after tills
charge period. Payment of the
entrance fee entitles you to
use the camping, picnicking,
and swimming facilities that
are p ovided on the area.
ed on town streets, a sewage
project that has been hound
ing town officers for a num
ber of years is now under way.
Considerable paving of city
streets has been done during
their administration, and it
has been announced that fur
ther paving will be carried out
this summer.
Both Mr. Helmle and Mr.
Penland are retired business
men and have been able to
give a great amount of time
to the business of the town.
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National Forest recreation
areas in North Carolina desig
nated and posted as charge
areas are: PISGAH NATION
AL FOREST Rocky Bluff,
Carolina Hemlock, Black
Mountain, Sycamore Flats,
White Pines, Coontree Creek,
Pink Beds, Davidson River,
North Mills River, and Lake
Powhatan.
NANTAHALA NATIONAL
FOREST CUffside Lake,
Vanhook Glade, Standing In
dian, Jackrabbit Mountain, Hl
wassee Lake, Tsali, Cheoah
Point, and Santeet’ah Lake.
CROATAN NATIONAI FOR
EST Neuse River.
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Mrs. Griffith Chosen
For Summer Study
Mrs. Margaret B. Griffith
has been chosen as a partici
pant in the Summer Institute
for teachers of French to be
held at Appalachian State
Teachers College, Boone, Nor
th Carolina, June 17-August
10. This institute will be held
in co-operation with the U.
S. Office of Education under
the National Defense Educa
tion Act.
The purpose of the institu
te is t) improve the audio
lingual proficiency of high
school teachers and introduce
them to the newest teaching
mehods and techniques. The
language laboratory at the
college wfl be one of the key
spots in the institute pro
gram. . /■*.
There will be fifty-two par
ticipants who have been chos
en from two hundred thirty
seven completed applications.
The participants will live
as a group in. a college dor
mitory and have their meals
together. They will in gener- ‘
al speak only French, and
most classes will be conduct
ed in French. Classes in con
versation, language analysis,
civilization, linguistics, read
ing, writing, methodology and
loboratory techniques will oc
cupy much of the time of the
participants.
A series of lectures by na
tionally prominent specialists
in language teaching, some
carefully selected foreign
films, and other activities
such as learning and -practi
cing folk songs and dances
will occupy many of the ev
enings.
Mrs. Griffith teaches Fren
ch in the East Yancey High
School.
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