VtlsMv 32 International /Minerals I Chemicals Carp. To Acquire a Northwest Olivine Ca. Assets SKOKIE, HI., Dec. 27 - Inter national Minerals k Cbemxal Corporation has reached agree ment .n principle to acquire the m ning and processing assets cl Northwest Olivine Company, Seattle, Washington, through at exchange of stock. The acquis tion will add over a m tlon dollars a year to IMC’s sales to the foundry industry, E. W. Claar, IMC vice president Industrial Minerals D.vision, said. Northwest produces a magnes ium silicate m'neral olivine used as a foundry sand for pro ducing high qual ty castings. IMC, which had sales of $330 million last year,, is a supplier of a w'de range of other products to the foundry industry, in addi tion to being a major supplier of agricultural and , industrial minerals and chemicals. Northwest has mines and plants in Hamilton, Washington, and Bumevlle, North Carolina. The acquisition is subject 7 to ap proval by Northwest’s share hclders and to * favorable tax riding. Olivine’s princpal value is its big) refractoriness and dimen sional stabil ty under the severe thermal shock of high molten metal temperatures. Northwest Olivine was organ ized -n 1955 by a group of 25 Wash ngton businessmen. It now sen 's foundry customers In 40 static firm its two operations, which are beleved to contain the largest oJiv : ne deposits in the free world outside of Scan dinava. “As foundry technology increa ses and the demand for better dimensional accuracy of casting grow*, new uses for olivine are exnected to grow at a rate even faster than In the past,” Claar said. Grnnt Approved For Nit. Mitchell Park WASHINGTON - U. S. Rep. Roy A. Taylor (D-N. C.) an nounced Friday the approval of a grant of $70,000, from the U. S. Bureau of Outdoor Recrea tion for improvements at Mount Mitchell State Ptvk. The funds will be used for rcadade improvements for 2.2 miles, completion of a parking area, installation of stone curbs and retaining wells and construc ten of a refreshment stand, pub lic restroom faclities and a combination informal*'on center office and landscaped park en trance. The federal funds are being allocated through the North Car ol na Div sion of State Parks and will be matched by state leeis latme aoompriatwns, aceord'ng to information firm the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. > THE YANCEY RECORD Yancey Cennty Emergency ■ Area Yancey County has been de signated by the Secretary of Agriculture as an emergency area effective December 27, 1967 which authorizes the Fann ers Home Administrat on to make low-interest lqpns to any elig ble farmer in the county. The county *.as been designated because farmers have suffered serious crop losses during 1967 as a result cf drought, excessive rains and hail. 1 Accordng to Wilbur G. How ard, County Supervisor, emer gency loans are made for the purchase of feed, seed, fertiTzer, replacement of farm machinery, payment of bills and other sim ilar purposes that w'll keep the farmer operating at h's normal level until such time as he can return to his established source of cred't. Emergency leant carry an in terest rate of 3 percent. Repay ment schedules vary accord ng to pi’T»v'*n Office in Burnsville for full information. Shert Coarse Scholarship Deadline Annennced The deadline Tor application for the scholarship to attend the Modern Farming Short Cour se at N. C. State University is January 10. Applicants should contact the Scholarsh'p Com mittee before January 10. The comm ttee is composed of Amey Fox, Cashier of the Northwes tern Bank, E. L. Dillingham, County Extension Cha rman, Herbert Allen, Vocational Agri cultural Teacher, and Joe Ban ner, Vocational Agricultural Tea cher. The scholarship recip'ent will be ycung men who plan to farm or' engage in business closely related to fanning. Appl'cants who have participated in 4-H or F. F. A., activities w'll be con- F'Vo-ed from a leadership stand po!nt. Preference will be g’ven to these who have not attended this short course in recent years. The scholarship wUI cover es timated expense such as tuition, housing, meals, insurance, and transportation. BvnsvilU, N.C. (S 0681) PARRIS ISLAND, S. C. varte W Ilard B. Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. WiHard V. Wright of Rt. 1, Burnsville, N. C., was graduated from eight weeks of recruit traning at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot here. He will undergo from two to four weeks of individual combat train ng and then, after leave at home, will report to his first Mar ne Corps Assignment. ->- The intensfied Marine recruit training emphaszes rigid physi cal condtioning and survival techniques, both at sea and ashore, to develop self-conf dence and endurance. Marksmanship with the M. 14 rifle and 45-cali ber pistol are equally stressed, and close order drill installs the traditions of Marine Corps team work. A thorough study of basic mil : - tary subjects, hygiene, fret aid and sanitation, and the customs, courtes es, history and mission of the Marine Corns serve to polish the new Marine's recruit education and prepare him to jdn the Marine cumbat forces. (SO880) US& KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) (FHTNC) Dec. 28 Storekeeper Third Class Alden B. Chrisawn, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben H. Chrisawn of Rt. 5, Bumsvlle, N. C., is serv ing aboard the U. S. Seventh Feet attack carrier USS K’Hy Hawk off the coast of North Vietnam. While off the coast M Vietnam the mission of the Kitty Hawk w : ll bo the launching of aircraft for strikes aeainst enemy supply and cnmmimicat'ons lines. The aircraft will also suoo'Tt U. S. and AU’ed ground forces con ducting operations in South Vietnam. U. S. ARMY. VIETNAM (AHTNC) Army Specialist * Four Albert D. Bradford. 22. sort of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brad ford, Route 4, Burnsville, N. C., has arrived in Vietnam with his unit, the 101st Airborne Division. Prior to its arrival overseas, the “Screaming Eagle’’ division had been stationed at Ft Camp bell, Ky. The remainder of the d vision follows the Ist Brigade which has beat operating in the country since July, 1965. Spec. Bradford is a wrieman in Company A of the division’s; 501st Signal Battalion. His wfe, Shelby, Uvea on Rt 2, Erwin, Tenn. FT. SILL, OKLA. (AHTNC)— Army Prvate Lett J. Edwards, 20, son of Mr. awf Mrs. Latt Edwards, Route 1, Burnsville, If. C. completed an eight-week f eld artillery basic course Dec. 21 at Ft. Sill. Okla. During the course, he was trained in the operation and maintenance of the 105 mm and the 155 mm towed howitzers. He also received specelized training : n firing such weapons as the 15-30 machine gun, the 16-75 grenade launcher and the 3.5-inch rocket launcher. Tbvrsday, Janvary 4, 1968 Men In Service "STICKLEY FOR GOVERNOR" CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED HERE WEDNESDAY The Republicans of Yancey County of tic ally launched their “Stickley for Governor” cam paign here Wednesday with a luncheon at Amberjack Restaur ant for Mr. Stickley. Present for toe occasion were representative Republ.cans of the county, as well as a sprink ling from Mitchell County. G. D. Bailey, Chmn., of the Yancey County Stickley for Governor campaign, presided. The invocation was given by Bill Banks. Mr. Stickley was in troduced by h s long-tme friend, C. O. Ellis. John L. (Jack) Stickley, of Charlotte, heads John L. Stick ley k Co. Inc., a nationally known Textile sales agency with offices in Charlotte, Philadel phia and New York. Being a very successful business man, Mr. Stickley brings a business ike approach to politics in North Carolina. . ' Mr. SHtMgr did not make a formal speech. Neither did he make a lot of political promises. His talk was more in the nature of an informal chat. He stated that he has met thousands of people, both Repub licans and Democrats, since he has been campaigning, and nev er has he seep so many confused and unhappy people, or more people ready for a change. He said he realized this w'll be a year of sacrifice and hard work, v but that it will be a great chal lenge. He sa d his friends wondered why he was willing to give up a lucrative business for the un certain field of politics. .Hi* an swer was that he is motivated by a strong sense of duty and responsibility as an American. He took his cue more or less from the biography of Whitak er Chambers, a former com munist turned .defector who ap peared against Alger Hess, and (50503) NORFOLK, VA. (FHT NC) Dec. 0 Marine Corporal Barry P. Mayberry of Rt. 5. Burnsville, N. C., has reported for duty with Headquarters Com pany, Fleet Mar ne Force! At lantic at Camp Elmore in Nor folk, Va. He will ass'st in providing ad ministrative and planning sup part to the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic attacked" un ts, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic la the East Coast air-ground task force. FT. BRAGG, N. C. (AHTNC)— Army Private Johnnie A. Buch anan, 19, son of Mr, and Mrs. Jessie M. Buchanan, Route 1, Green Mountain, N. C., fired expert with the M-14 rifle near the completion of basic combat training at Ft. Bragg, N. C.. Dec. 9. The expert rating is the high est marie a sold er can achieve on his weapons qualif.catkm test. Nvnfctr EifhUfti who was responsible for sending Hess to prison. He said that on Chambers’ death bed he asked his priest, “What can we do to save America,” and toat the pnest’s rep.y was, “Is it worth saving”? bucKiey says he is f.rmly con-—- vinced it is worth saving, and that it must be done bet ore it becomes a completely socialis tic state. He said that the Am erican Constitution and Bill of Rights were written by. men who believed in the d gnity of man, hard work, free enterprise, and that the only thing that would keep A man from reaching his v goal was lazness or mc* of ability to cope. He said we are * fast rushing down the road to socialism by robbjig people cf initiative. Touchng on the economy of the country, Stickley said we were reaching a point where the situation is becoming desperate, was worth one hundred cents, and that in 1968 the value of, $20.00 is SB.OO .. in purchasing power or that SI.OO la now worth approximately 30c. About Viet Nam, Stickley said he was a “hawk”, and that this is toe first time in history the United States has had a half million men cn the f.ghting front with their hands tied toat orders had gone out that they could go so far and no far ther; that this was an injustice to toe fighting man and to the "-people at home. On lawlessness and rioting in the streets, he sa : d that when a criminal is apprehended he is usually turned loose on some flimsy excuse. And our weak Supreme Court has said in ef fect, that our duty is to protect toe criminal and not the inno cent. Stickley sa ! d that North Caro lina ranks 48th in education in the nation, that only 2 states have a poorer record than ours. He sa d a large percentage of our young men are rejected by the armed forces because of lack of education or mental incom petence. As to roads, Stickley said that for every dollar N. C. has put into the Federal highway fund, they have received 43c worth of highway; that if elected he will wage an aggressive campaign for better roads throughout N. C. Mr. Stickley sa : d be laid no claims to infalibility. If elected he would strive to restore sanity to the government of the atate and country, and to this aid he was himself wh«’e heartediy spiritually, morally, intellectually and physically, he said. In closfo® foe Chairman, Mr. Bailev. invited questions from ' the floor, M>. Stfok’ev wan bv h«« research director, L. L. Bowles.