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Scene from Cone River Science Fair
CANE RIVER SCIENCE FAIR
BIG SUCCESS
The Cane River Science Fair
was a big success. Due to the
fact that this was the second
year of the fair it was better or*
ganized. More work by the stud
ents themseives was displayed.
The judges were: Ruth Rice,
Opel Hyiemon, Jack Mclntosh,
Eva Robmson, and Edgar Hun
ter.
The following is a list of the
winners.
Overall Division (Single best
exhibit or project) lst prize
$35.00, Science Club; 2nd prize,
$25.00, Home Economics; 3rd
pride, $15.00, Shop.
Department, Room, or Indi
vidual Exhibit Awards —l.
Best Individual, T & I, SIO.OO,
Mike Morrow; 2. Most Original
Display History, $10.00; 3.
Best department or room exhi
bit, SIO.OO, History—Life Chan
ges; 4. Best Exhibit in the
Science Club, SIO.OO, Fr°m Fiber
to Fabric; 5. Most Artistically
displayed project, $lO.Ol, Vital
Processes of Life.
Rules for Judging —■ 1. Origi
nality; 2. Quality of Work; 3.
Unity; 4. Integration; 5. Over
all effectiveness.
Members of the Science Club
had the following projects for
the exhibition in the Science
Fair.
Edgar Anglin, Chemistry; Bra
dy Bailey, Library Science: Bill
Buckner, Photography; Betty
Bennett, Petroleum; Janet Cox,
Color; Dennis Deyton, Mathe
matics; Lois Doan, Coal; Bar
bara Holcombe, Medicine; Peg
gy Higgins. Science of Clothing;
Dianne Ledford, Rubber Indus
try; Brenda Buchanan, Rubber
Industry; Theresa Letterman,
Science of Clothing; Dana Prof
fitt, Art; Glenda Stiles, The Solor
System; Robert Banks, Electri
city Van Hyiemon, Photogra
phy Kay Evans. Physiology;
Susan Hensley, Music.
THE YANCEY RECORD
Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County
Burnsville, N.C.
Symphony At
Burnsville
For the past month or more
we have been calling to your
attention the concert to be giv
en in Burnsville Elementary
School gymnasium on Saturday
morning, April 15, at 10:00 by
the Asheville Youth Symphony
Orchestra, which is made up
of 40 elementary school children
under the direction of James E.
Fisher. While the concert is
programmed primarily for chil
dren, all young people, as well
as adults will find it very enter
taining.
The concert is sponsored by
Girl Scout Troops in Yancey
County, with, Mrs. Erwin Bur
hoe acting as Chairman. Senior
Scouts have been busy making
posters which have been placed
in schools, stores, and other
conspicious places throughout
the county. Cadette Scouts will
be on hand Saturday morning to
act as guides, ushers, etc.
Lunch will be served to band
members and other special guests
in the school cafeteria at 12:00
o’clock. Parents of scouts are
contributing the food and serv
ing the lunch.
Crdi| should be given to Mr.
Ed Hunter, Principal of the Bur
nsville Elementary School, as
well as all principals and teach
ers in the county, who have been
promoting the concert and en
couraging children to attend.
Sponsors would also like to
thank the Burnsville Women’s
Club for their financial assist
ance in the expense of bring
ing tjie children to Burnsville;
also the PTA for their interest
and cooperation; and all inter
ested citizens and organizations
who are making this very fine
concert possible
Thursday April 13, 1967
Jack Belt
Will Speak
To Chamber
A speech by a well known
Asfteviue television newscaster
wul highlight the annual dinner
meeting of the Yancey County
Chamber of Commerce at
p. m. on Friday, April 21 ,in the
cafeteria of East Yancey High
School.
Jack Belt, popular News Dir
ector of WLOS-IV. will address
the gala gathering of Chamber
members and their guests, fol
lowing a meal served by the
students of East Yancey’s Home
Economics Depatment.
Though a young man of 32,
Mr. Belt has made an out
standing professional record and
has distinguished himself in As
heville for his leadership in
civic enterprises.
He is past President of the
Asheville Junior Chamber of
Commerce and was voted North
Carolina Man of the Year in
1984 by the J. C. organization
in the Tar Heel State.
Before coming to the Land of
the Sky, Belt served as News
Director of radio and television
stations in Morganton and Char
leston, West Virginia and Adgds
ta, Ga. He also has worked as
Press Secretary to U. S. Sena
tor Robert Byrd.
Another part of the program
will involve a brief business
meeting in which Chamber
members will consider three
amendments to the bylaws of
the organization and will hear
a resume of the county’s pro
gress in the past year.
Tickets for the Chamto din
ner meeting are now being dis
tributed by Directors of the or
ganization at two dollars ner
ticket.
Local Students-
Named To
Dean’s List
At ASTC
BOONE, N. C. A total of
604 students achieved grades
which earned them honors on
the Dean's List at Appalachian
State Teachers College during
the Winter quarter, according to
an announcement from the office
of Dr. Kenneth Webb, Jr., Dean
of students.
In order to qualify for the
Dean's List, a student must car
ry a minimum of 15 hours of
work, must achieve a grade
point average of at least 3.00,
must have no grade below a C.
and must have no incompletea
or conditions in any courser'
Appalachian students from
Yancey County compiling grade
averages snfficient to place
them on the Dean's List were
Gwendolyn Ann Harris and ! i*»
•la An Hensley
ANGLIN FILES FOR MAYOR
PENLAND, CO LETT A FOR
COMMISSIONERS
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Jim Anglin has filed as a can
didate for mayor of Burnsville
to succeed Bob Helmle who has
served as mayor for the past
six years. At the same time Bas
Penland and P. C. Coletta have
filed! as candidates for the offi
ce an the
town tfaard.
Mr. Anglin has been in busi
ness in Burnsville since leaving
the Armed Services following
Miss Petersen
Awarded
Scholarship
L
Trig Peterson
Iris Peterson, daughter of Mr!
and Mrs. Richard Raymond Pet
erson of Greensboro, and grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus
Peterson of Burnsville, has been
awarded the Katherine Smith
Reynolds Scholarship. She was
chosen as one of six semi-final
ists to compete for the scholar
ship, and then one of two final
ists.
Valued at SI2OO, the Reynolds
Scholarship is one of the largest
offered by UNC-G. Applicants
for the award are chosen on the
basis of scholastic ability, evi
dence of moral force of charac
ter, and leadership ability.
Iris was voted “Most Intellec
tual" in the senior doss of Bco
L. Smith Senior High School,
where she is president of the
band, secretary of the Latin
Club, and treasurer of the Na
tion il Honor Society.
Number Thirty-Three
World War 11, in which he serv
ed as a commissioned officer.
He is Past President of Yancey
Merchants Association and of
Burnsville Men’s Club. He is
presently Chairman of the Board
of Trustees of Yancey Hospital
and Sun Valley Nursing Home,
and is an official in Higgins
Memorial Methodist Church
here.
Mayor Helmle has announced
that for personal reasons ha
not be a candidate for ree’ec
tirn. Both Penland and Co'etta
ha v e served on the town board
with Helmle. The retiring mav
or states that he will be Ivgh’y
p'eased to have the new slate of
officers succeed the Dresent ad
ministration. They w>ll we feel
sure, cont ; nre the effort of the
present administration to pro
vide an efficient, buhinesslike
government of the town.
The Town election is schedul
ed for Tuesday, May 2nd. New
voters may register during the
seven day period storting on
Friday, April 14, at the home
of Registrar, Ed Banner, except
on Saturday, April 15, registra
tion will be at the Town Hall.
On this day the registration -
books will be open from 9 a. m.
to 9 p. m.
The Town Board has announ
ced that the judges for the elec
tion will be Philip Ray and John "
Wilson.
Burnsville PTA
To Hoar
Jamas Harwell
Burnsville Elementary School
PT A. will meet next Tuesday
evening in the school auditor
ium at 7:30 p. m.
Hostesses will be Mrs. Vincent
Wes tall, Chairman, Mrs. Scott
Moore, Mrs. Paul Laughrun and
Mrs. D. G. McClure.
Mr. James Harwell, Band Dir
ector for Macon County Schools,
will speak on Music Education
in the public schools.
All parents and teachers are
urged to attend.
Classes For
Scout Camp
Loaders
Scheduled
Training course for Girl Scout
Day Camp in Yancey County
will begin April 18th at 9:30 a.
m. at the Community Building
in Burnsville.
Mothers and anyone interested
in helpjig at Day Camp are re
quested to attend these courses.
Day Camp will be held at Mt.
Mitchell Camp Ground in Rums
villt* June 19th through June 23.