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V«l«m* 31 ® | UFa t 1 « . | w JHH| I: .• i :uy-s:>X’ v, s*.. •:•&■.«: I; ■ aA 4 , M jiSßk ■ ■ **■ fIMHk, JSfejg ~. <j# j—f - mKEm *gtmm Jr j s Officers of the newly orga nized Child Safety .Council are shown above. They are Mrs. Tillie Brooks, president; and Child Safety Council Organized Here ,Officers Named Because more children die an \ arc permanently disab led by preventable accidents than by all the childhood cor mu ’lcr.ble diseases com bined,, the 'Yancey County Chapter of the National Child Safety Council was or ganize | here this week, with the following officers volun teering to serve: Preside t, Mrs. Athelia H.. Brooks; Vice Pres, M*-s. Louella Honey cutt; Mrs. Margaret Tyner; Distribution Chairman, Mrs. Grace M.. /’-erg- Pnhiicity Chairman, Mrs.. Trena P. Fox. In organizing, Jack R. Bickel, State Safety Ccordi rator, pointed out the srsecl fic nee-’s in Yarcey Oun’y.. He will also be cooperating closely with the Chanter to assist in fulfilling its budget program for the current year. Chapter members report that one of their principal objectives is to institute a more extensive child safety program In Yancey Countv, utilizing the superior visual rhiM safrtv r l uc~tlonal ma terials and services now av ailable. The chapter expects to be instrumental In provid ing a comulete • •v»ram of educator-approved child saf et ,r euidaure materials and other special service to every school age child in this area. The safety pro-ram for children will be-in with the distribution of graced safety gidebooks to ea-h child through the sixth pra-’e.. Ot her child safety materials Include large colorful safety posters furnished each month c f *he s-i-oui year, safety In formational folders on time ly rejects and hazards to childhood, and the free use of the national child safety film !lbr-ry. Hosorary Ass-c>ate mem bers of t v « Ch-nter are THE YANCEY RECORD * •» Burnsvillu, N.C. Mrs. W. P. Honeycutt, vice president.. Mr. J. R. Bitkel of Hot Spings is the Safety Coordinator. Chief of Po’ice, Ral-'h Pen land; Charles Bradford, Sheriff; a~d Hubert Justice, Supt. of the Yancey County School system. The Y-noey c-urntv Chan ter is confident that the plan ned comurehensive child saf ety pro-ram for the current yfar, with its positive aopro ach to safe’y trailing is meaningful to the child will aid in averting many disab ling injuries to children, and the needless loss of many young lives.. Absentee Balloting In County Questioned An investigation in absen tee balloting in this county is under wav. The State Elec tions Board and the State Bureau of Investigation have had men in Yancey several days making the invtstiga t!on. The chairman of the Yan c«v Republican Partv, Bill Wilson, filed the protest with the state agencies. Charges were made that applications for absentee bal lots were approved for per sons who did not ask for them and were net aware that applications were being {made. For an absentee application and ballot to be legal, it is necessary that the person making the application show, under oath and acknowledged by a notary public, the rea sons he will not be able to vote in person on the day of the election. Wilson stated this week that at least ten affidavits been filed by persons Dtdicqttd To Th» Projrms Os Yaucty County Yancey Team Places In Fair Judging A teem of four boys from East Yancey Bigh School Future Farmers of America chapter placed second—and SBS in prize money—in the State Burley Tobacco Judging Contest at the North Carolina Fair in Raleigh. North Bun combe FFA won the event and Clvde A. Erwin FFA fin ished third. Members of the team were: Byrl Simmons of South Toe; Leonard Orlndstaff from Halls tPhapel: Jack Hensley of Celo; Mike Riddle from Pen sacola, and alternate Jerry Kates from Micaville. The team was coached by Herb Allen, FFA Advisor. M/ss Jones Crowned Queen East Yancey High School observed their seventh an nual Homecoming on Friday, October 21, with a football game between the East Yan cey Panthers and the Cloud land High School, crowding of the Homecoming Queen and a dance in the school gym. Louise Jones, a Senior was crowned Homecoming Queen. Miss Jones, a Senior, was es corted by Kenneth Nelson.. First runner-up, Susan Ohle, Junior, was escorted by Dar ius Robertson. The second runner-up Janice Allen, also a Junior was" escorted by Calvin Banks. The third run ner-up Denise Piercy, a Freshman, was escorted by Danny Roland. whose applications have been recorded and who say they did not apply for an absentee ballot and knew nothing about the application. Also, the party chairman said, so-r persons came in and made affidavits that they were approached and asked to make spallations for ab sentee ballots. They were toM, according to Wilson, that certain criminal charges pending against them would be dropped if they voted an absentee ballot. • Beveral other persons re lated that their applications were filed without their knowledge, Chairman Wilson said, but due to job pressure or other reasons would not make affidavits as to the facts. From tthe investigation, the State Elections Bbard can make invalid any absentee’ ballots not voted legally if it wants to. And the Republican \ Chairman said he teit sure some action will be taken be fore the election. Thursday, October 27, 1966 Burnsville Mer's Club held its annual Farmer’s Night end Community Development program Monday night with a large number of farmers and business men attending. Club Preldent Chprlea Wes son introduced Master of Ceremonies E. L. Dillingham, who in turn introduced Mrs. O. W. Deyton, a director of the D* velopment Council from this county. Mrs. Dey ton introduced the princi %\1 speaker. Morris L. McGoufh. McGough is the executive vice presient of the Asheville De velopment Council. Other speakers on the pro gram were Dr. E. J. Nieder frank, rural sociologist of the Federal Extension Service, Wrshington, D. c.; and Max Cole area extension agent working in Alaska. Mr. Cole spoke of the liv ing conditions and industries of the f l ulation in the arei in which he works. Most of the people he works with are Eskimos and Indians, he said. Christmas Parade Plans Underway A Christmas parade throu gh Burnsville os the first Saturday afternoon of Dec ember will issue in the Yule tide season for Yancey Coun ty. The parade will begin at 8:00 p. m. on December 3 and fohow a route along Main Street from one end of Bur nsville to the other end of town. This year’s event will try to follow a colorful precedent set by two extremely success ful rarades in the past two years.. Staging December’s parade is a joint undertaking by the Yancey Merchants Associa tion and the county’s Cham ber of Commerce. Organizations who will en ter floats are asked to indi cate their intention by calling 682-2312. Adalt Eduatien Classes . Begin By; Shiley Anne McAllister " South Toe Adult Buie Education classes will begin • new quarter November 1. These classes will be held at South Toe llementary School be-inning at 7:00 p. m. Persons interested in en rolling for these classes Should be present Tuesda, night, November 1. Classes are for adults 18 years old and older who want to improve their educa tional background. Micaville Wins First Place In C. Development Contest » BOX HOLDER Number Nine In the Community Develop ment »war 4 s, Mi-aville was awarded the |t°s 00 first place over all prize, and the second place prize of ssnoo in the youth judging. New d?le Cam unity won second over all nrize of sl°o.oo$ I °o.oo and first place in the youth judging. Double Island placed third in community development for a $75.00 prize and third in the youth judging. Rocky P'rl-'gs Community wns fourth for a STC.OO prize is the over all community devel opment and placed first in roadside improvement. Ar buckle Community was fifth place winner and was award ed $°5.00. All of the prize money was furnished by the Yarcey Uni ted Fund, except that French Broad Electric Coro, and The Northwestern IBank each con tributed SIOO.OO in prize morjey. As first place winner in the community development contest, Micaville may com pete in the district judging early in November. And New dale may repreant the coun ty in the district youth judg ing. Judges for the community development competition were Burwell Smith of Asheville. Agricultural Engineer with Carolina Power and Light Company; Mrs. C. H. .Rec tor. teacher of Hom;e Econo mics in North Buncombe Hi~h School; and Robert K. Helmle, Burnsville mayor.. Carter Awarded Fellowship Edward Carter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Carter of Burnsville is the recipient of a teaching fellowship from the English Department of Oklahoma University in Nor man, Oklahoma, from which University he graduated In 1968. His majors while at the University were English and Journalism. While work ing on his Masters Degree ho is teaching two courses of freshman English at the Uni versity. After graduating from Bur nsville Hi*»h School in 19551 Edward served four years as meteorologist with the Wea ther of the U. S. Air Force. After his release from the Air Force he returned to Burnsville wi h his wife, the former Kay Ferguson al Ok lahoma City, to whom he was married in 1959. They have one daughter. Marcia, now five years old. He worked for one year with Fibers. Ira, of Shelby, N. C., before en tering the University.
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