VoliMt 30
Rev. John Powers Named
To Head UF Campaign
Rev. John Powers, Presby
terian pastor of Micavllle,
was named as chairman of
the 1966 Yancey County
United Fund Drive at a
meeting of directors Wed
nesday. Dr. Garland Wamp
ler, president of the county
organization, presided at the
luncheon meeting held* at
Blue Ridge Cafeteria at
noon.
Oscar Anderson, Field
Chairman of the North Car
olina United Services, of
Hickory, presented awards
to Dr. Wampler and to Hel
ton Carmichael, 1965 Fund
Drive Chairman, for their
services rendered to this
county and the United Ser
vices organization. Field
Chairman Anderson pointed
out that the Yancey United
Fund serves a great benefit,
directly and indirectly, to
many people in Yancey
County through supported
organizations.
Directors present for the
first meeting of 1966 were
Rev. Powers Ted Ballou, Roy
Ray, E. F. Hunter, Jr., Mrs.
Mary Margaret Deyton,
Arney Fox, Helton Carmich
ael, Mrs. Mary Ellen Ray,
E. L. Dillingham, Mrs. Becky
Gillespie, Mrs. Alma Hol
combe, Paul Wooten, Rev.
Woodward Finley, and R, K.
Helmle.
Other directors named for
1966 are Mrs. Elolse Briggs
and Don Bur hoe.
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Helton Carmichael (1.)
and Dr. Qarland Wampler
(center) accept service
awards from United Services^'
New Rest Home To Hold
Open House Sunday
Hie Sun Valley Rest Home
In Burnsville will have Its
official opening Sunday af
ternoon between the hours
of two to four. Hie public Is
cordially Invited to look over
this very modern and up-to
date home. Hie home was
built and will be adminis
tered by the Yancey Com
munity Hospital.
Hostesses for this occasion
THE YANCEY RECORD
Dedicated To The Progress Os Yoicey County
Burnsville, N.C.
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Rev. John Powers
Newdale F.D.
To Sponsor
Fish Supper
After several postpone
ments due to snow and bad
weather, the Newdale Volun
teer Fire Department will
have their fish supper Sat
urday night between the
hours of five and eight in
(the Cafeteria of the Mica
vllle Elementary School.
Come and enjoy anexcellent
supper for the low price of
$1.25 for adults and 75 cents
for children. All proceeds
will go toward helping liqui
date the balance owing on
the new fire house and fire
trucks.
Field Director Oscar Ander
sen In connection with Yan
~*Cey United Fund.
will be members of the Sen
ior and Junior yf Oman’s
Club of Burnsville.
Hie Home will begin re
ceiving patients on Monday,
the 21st. We understand that
among the first will be sev
eral patients from the Yan
cey Hospital.
Hie Home Is located in
West Burnsville. \
Thursday, February 17, 1966
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The Junior Girl Scouts
met at the Community
Building Tuesday afternoon,
where they "puffed and
huffed" blowing up baloons.
Mass Measles Immunisation
Under Way For First Graders
Mltchell-Yancey County
first-graders are rolling up
their sleeves this week and
next, and standing In line
to get one small shot which
can be vitally important in
their young lives. Through
the generosity of the' Mit
chell-Yancey County Medi
cal Society, measles vaccine
is being made available to
protect all first-graders not
already immunized, either
by having had the vaccine
or having actually had mea
sles. Letters have gone to
parents of all first-graders,
asking for permission to ad
minister the Immunization
|f the child Is still suscepti
ble. Many of the letters have
already been returned, and
as soon as all have been re
ceived, County Health Nur
ses, Mrs. Annie Jo Ballard In
Yancey, and Mrs. Marian
Sides In Mitchell, wIU go to
each school to give the sho*s.
Children receiving this
Important protection are in
vited to bring a contribution
of 50 cents which will be
used to obtain more vaccine
for children In other age
groups. Hie donations may
be carried to the ch”2’s tea
cher who will turn the funds
collected over to the 1 local
health department.
Measles Is a crlopler and a
killer which has left Its
mark on many families, and
not too long ago there was
nothing to be do-e except
accept Its Inevitability. Now
there Is no need for any
child ever again to suffer
the burning fever and dis
comfort of. measles, and
more immrtant. the terrible
complications which so often
follow, such as hearing loss
or even brain damage.
which they are to sell Satur
day afternoon with pro
ceeds going to the Heart
Fund. They will be at differ
ent locations throughout
One shot of the vaccine
being administered in Mit
chell-Yancev is believed to
give life-long protection
avalnst measles, and the on
ly side effects are exceeding
ly mild. About seven days af
ter receiving the immuniza
tion, the child mav have a
low- grade fever a~d possibly
a slight rash. Hits Is no
cause for concern, and as
pirin is suggested to relieve
anv discomfort a’ong with a
quantity of fluids.
Just as polio once a terri
ble threat to life health,
has now been virtually eli
minated, measles too can
row be wined out in this
country. With the coonera
tlon of parents, our children
can now be completely oro
tected from this old enemy.
WMU Study
Course Sot
The Associatlonal W. M. U.
study course will be held at
the First Fanttst Church In
Burnsville on Monday night,
Feb. 21, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.
m., In preparation for week
of praver for Home Missions
to be held March 6 through
13th.
The studv course will In
clude aduUs, young peoole,
Intermediates and lunior O.
A’s. as well »s Sunbeams.
Teachers will be from Mars
Hill Co'lege. Thev will be
Miss Mildred Thomas teach
ing the adults and yning
people; Mrs. Ronnie Owens,
tea'*bi*'g t*e Intermediates,
and Mrs. Robert MeMn tea
ching the Juniors. The Pun
beam leader has rot been
announced, but will be from
Mars Hill College.
Nueber Twenty Five
town so if you see cute
little girls with baloons to
sell please patronize them
and the worthy cause for
which they are working.
Adult Classes
To Beg in
Feb. 22
Mrs. Shaby B. Humphries,
local director of Adult Edu
cation in Mitchell and Yan
cey counties announces that
Adult Education classes ard
to begin in the South Toe
School on Tuesday, Febru
ary 22, 1966.
Classes will be held on
Tuesday and Thursday ev
enings from 6:30 p. m. to
9:30 p. m. Anyone who has
not been enrolled in these
classes and who would like .
(to begin should report to the
South Toe School at 6:30 p.
m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22.
This program Is open to
any adult 18 years of age or
older. One of the important
areas of this Adult Basic
Education program offers
Special Instruction for
adults who desire to learn to
read and write, and this
phase of the program is be
coming more and more Im
portant more emphasis
3s being placed on It.
Another phase of the pro
gram is to bring a person up
to level in which he can pass
the State General Education
Development test and re
ceive the School equtv
a’ency certificate which Is
Issued bv the State Depart
ment of Public Instruction.
These cl««.s“S are FRFE
a«d nil material will be
furbished.
Yancey County residents
may register for the classes
by calling 68* , -2113 In Pur
nsvllle. leaving their name
address a-'d Mrs Hum
phries will contact them, .or
bv writing to h®r at 2’5
Wn’-'.ut Ave., in Pmoce Pine.
P’ms are also bni-g mUe
to start classes In Burnsville
soon.