THURSDAY. JUNE 1. 1967
Yancey Farmers Working
Toward Co-op Market
Yancey County farmers are
attempting to bring a two mill
ion dollar industry to the Coun
ty but are running into the same
pr b’ems that others have.
Namely, the lack of available /
sites and the h gh price
sible sites.
Other counties have increased
their income, tax base, and em
ploy ment opp rtunities by as
s sting in solving these problems.
E. L. Dillingham, C ninty Ex
tension Chairman, said that he
believed the Yancey County far
mers cov'd succeed in establish
ing a cooperat ve tomato and
Glaucoma Clink
Big Success
Approximately 350 persons
above 35 years of age visited
the Glaucoma Clinic in Spruce
Pine Monday. The Screening
clinic was sponsoreed by Lions
Clubs in Burnsville, Spruce P'ne,
Bakersville, and Avery County
in conjunction with The t N. C.
Association for the Blind. Also
cooperat'ng and working in the
clinic were representatives of
the local Health Department
and Welfare Department.
Os the 349 persons screened
at the clinic Monday, eleven
got referrels for further exami
nation to determine if they are
vctims of the dread disease,
Glaucoma.
Since Glaucoma is detected
only through examination, doc
tors and nurses insisted that
persons over 35 years of age
should take an examination at
least once each two years.
About 40 persons made eye
wills following their examina
tions.
North Carolina is a pioneer
state in establishing an eye
bank. Aid many persons in the
State are able to see now be
cause someone willed his eyes
to the bank.
Lions also sponsor the eye
bank and are instrumental in
securing eye wills.
CONGRATULATIONS
ST AT ION WKYK
And BEST WISHES
Another Step Os Progress For Yancey County
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produce market here if the
Chamber of Commerce, Merch
ants Association, County Com
missioners, and others if they
would unite in the r efforts.
Fur further information on
how Yancey County farmers and
citizens can have a part in start
ing an industry that wll help
provide jobs and keep our peo
ple at hr me get in touch wth
env of the following temporary
officers and Directors of the
newly formed Yancey County
Producers Associat on. Rev.
John Powers, President, Mica
vi'le, 675-4519; Mr. Mack Wilson.
Vice President, Rt. 4. Burns
ville, 682 3474; Mr. John Ram
sey, Secretary, Rt. 5, Burnsville,
€73-4264; Mr. Yates Deyton,
Treasurer, Green Mounts n,
682 3318.
Assistance has been given the
Yancey Producers in planning
their market organization by
the N. C. Department of Agri
culture, N. C. State Univers'ty,
Extension Service, Farmers
Home Administration, County
Commissioners, Chamber o f
Commerce and other counties
that have had exper ence in or
ganizing and operating markets.
OBITUARIFS
SAM A. McEWEN
Sam A. McEwen of Erwin,
Tenn. died* Tuesday afternoon
in a Johnson Citv. Tenn. hospi
tal a f fer a long illness.
He was a veteran of World
War I and had been an engineer
for Clinchfield Railroad for
many years and had visited this
area many t mes.
Surviving are the widow. Mrs.
Alice Buckner McEwen; a dau
ghter, and two grandchildren.
Services were held at 3 p. m.
Thursday in Erwin Funeral
Home and burial was in Erw'n.
Mr. McEwen, before going to
Erwin, Tenn., lived in Yancey
County. He attended Stanley-
McCormick School.
McEWEN
Local Students Awarded Degrees At Mars Hill
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Lynn Metcalf
MARS HILL Among the 196
students awarded degrees at
Mars Hill College Sunday were
Notice
A Red Riding Hood doll class
will be held May 26. June 2 and
June 9. Classes will be held at
the W.A.M.Y. Office (located at
Oak Crest School building) from
9.00 a. m.-4;00 p. m.
Classes sponsored by W.A.M.
Y. and Marion-McDowell Indus
trial Education Center.
Anyone interested in learning
this trade is invited to attend.
CARD OF THANKS
The ch ldren of Mrs. Laura
Fox wish to thank their many
friends for the beautiful flowers
and other acts of kindness shown
them during the illness and
death of their mother.
The Family of Mrs. Laura Fox
Card Os Thanks
The American Legion Auxili
ary of the Earl Horton Port
would like to thank all who
helped make “Poppy Day” the
success that it was. $79.00 was
real zed from the sale of poppies
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Billy Sparks
three from Burnsville.
Bachelor of Arts Patricia
Lynne Metcalf.
Completes
Course
Miss Glenna Ray, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ray of Bur
tasville, has completed a two
year Executive Secretarial
course at Asheville-Buncombe
Technical Inst tute. She will re
ceive an A. A. S. degree.
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John Dulaney
Bachelor of Science Bill
Marvin Sparks and John Roy
Dulaney.
Bond Sales
Up In N.C.
Fcr the 7th consecutive month
sales of U. S. Savings Bends in
North Carolina were up.
Bonds sold in April amounted
to $5,630,942, wh ch is an in
crease of mere than 16 per cent
o’er sa’es in April of last year—
the highest for the month in 22
years.
Bends sold in Yancey Court 1 y
for January-April amounted to
$19,176.00. This is 21.7 per cent
of the County’s dollar goal for
this year.
In making this release Amey
Fox, Yancey County Volunteer
Chairman, said, “I know the
per pie of our county wll do
their part in support of the Free
dom B~nd Drive by purchasing
both Savings Bonds and Free
dom Shares. In this way we can
all back our men and women
who are fighting for freedom in
V etnam, thereby expressing
patriotism while pract cing
thrift.”