Volume 32
Dr. Young Superintendent Os
Lynchburg, Vo. Public Schools
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Dr. James Fred Young, aon
of Mr. and Mrs. James R.
Young of Rt. 2, Burnsville, N.
C., will take over July l as
schocl superintendent of the
Lynchburg, Va„ public schools.
He succeeds Dr. Robert A.
Pittill o, who will assume tea
ch ng at Duke University.
Dr Young, a gradual* of Mi
oaville Hgh School, received a
degree from Mars Hill Junior
College, and was gradua'cd cum
laude from Wake Forest College,
where he was vice pres'dent of
Phi Epsilon Kappa Fratern ty.
While at Wake Forest he was
narked to Who’s Who in Ameri
can Colleges and Universites
and received the N. C. Teaching
Certificate for physical educa
t on, history, b'ology and health.
Young received a masters de
gree from the University of N.
C., Chapel Hill, where he taught
freshman classes and was elect
CANE RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
SCIENCE FAIR BIG SUCCESS
April eighth and ninth were the
dates for the th'rd annual Scien
ce Fair at Cane River. It was a
b g success this year with sev
eral hundred pe:ple visiting the
exhibit. Much work was spent
in preparation for the exh bits,
and everyone involved was pleas
ed with the results.
There were fifteen group dis
plays plus many ind viduai pro
jects. The displays and their
themes were as follows:
Home Economics, “Skills for
Living”; French, “Famous Fren
ch Scientists”; Beta Club “Elec
tricity”; Agriculture, “Good
Corn Seed Means—”; Trade and
Industries, indivdual projects;
Math, “Mathmagc Land”; Glee
Club, “The Sound of Music";
Health and Physical Education,
“Health is Wealth”; Social
Studies, “Development of Trans
portation”; Sc ence, “Che"‘istry
in Life” and “Properties of
Matter” >n Physics: Science Club
ndividual projec's: Guidance,
THE YANCEY RECORD
• ed to Phi Delta Kappa Educa
t.on Fratern ty. He received a
Doctor of Educa tirfft Degree
from Columbia University,
where he served as a research
assistant in the Dept, of School
Admn-stration, and was also
given a President’s Scholarship.
He was assistant to the director
of the Summer Conference for
Superintendents of Schools. He
has taken extension courses at
Appalach an State University,
East Carolina State University.’
and the Universty of Virgins.
Young taught at Micaville
High School for one year; was
prncipal at an Enfield, N. C.,
school for two years; assstant
superintendent of Halifax County
schools, and Assistant City
School Supt. of Burlington, N.
C. schools tor four years.
Young’s professional aet'vities
include membership in the N. q.
Education Ass’n., the National
Education Ass’n., the Amercan
Ass’n. of School Administrators,
past president of the Halifax
County NCEA, President of the
Burlington NCEA, and Charman
of the State Public Relations
Cotnmhwtaii, NCEA.
Active in cvic affairs. Young
is a director of the Kiwanis dub
in Burl ngton and is a senior
deacon and Sunday School tea
cher at the First Baptist Church.
He serves on the Community
Counci, and with the United
Fund.
He was selected for "Out
standing Young Men in Alamance
County”; is on the Mental Health
Advisory Committee, and is Pre
s'dent of the Alamance County
Community Act on Program.
Dr. Young is married to the
former Phyllis Johnson of Wen
dell, N. C., and has one child.
"Man’s Search for Himself’; •
Journalism and English, “Sc'en
ce and Communication—the Ey
es and Ears of the World”; Busi
ness, “Sc ence Through Busi
ness”; and Driver’s Education,
“You, the Driver in ‘6B”.
A panel of four judges award
ed bonds or cash prizesi to the
following winners:
Best department exh bit, Sci
ence; second place department
exhibit, Home Economics; and
third place department exhibit,
Trade and Industries.
A cherry ster'o cabinet made
by Larry King was judged the
best exhibit in Trade and Indus
tries, and Betty Bennett receiv
ed the prize for the best exh bit
in the Sc'ence Club with her
project on painting. Linda Dana
Robinson received first place for
the best ind viduai project in the
fair. She made a three-p eoe en
semble for Home Economics.
Peggy Higgins and Teresa Let
terman received second place for
ther project on the science of
clothing.
Burnsville, N.C.
Thieves Break
Into Burnsville
Ftr. & Hdware
Store
Thieves broke into Burnsville
Hardware Store here somet me
between closng time Saturday
and opening time Monday morn
ing. Owner Reece Mclntosh said
he was not able to determine
whether the burgulary occurred
Saturday or Sunday n ght.
Regardless of what time the
theft took place, at least fifteen
pistols were taken, along with
several shotguns and rifles. Am
munition n a large quantity was
taken also.
The store building has a bur
gular alarm system. However,
the thieves, who it was felt had a
knowledge of the build ng, came
into the store through a venti
lator. Hie ventilator cap was re
moved and protecting wire cut
and removed, and one or more
persons slid through the open ng
and dropped to the floor.
m nmm tar guns m
leaving the store themselves,
the burgulars used rope from
the store as well as a high
priced color TV set to stand on.
Mr. Mclntosh said nothing
other than the guns were taken
to hs knowledge. But they did
use gloves he had in the store
for sale. Those were left.
The Sheriffs Department and
the Police are investigating the
burgulary.
171 Persons
Tested For
Diabetes
Burnsville Lions Club Presi
dent J. Yates Bailey announced
to the club at their regular meet
ing last Thursday night that
171 persons were gven tests for
diabetes here last Wednesday.
This dnic sponsored by Bur
nsville Lions wth the local
Health Department is a part of
die club’s program in s’ght con
servation. Dabetes is a disease
that has caused the loss of sight
to thousands in the country
within the last few yean. Al
though Lions Intematonal takes
part in many worthwhile pro
jects throughout the world, the
clubs of dlls state emphasizes
sight conservation.
Last year a glaucoma d nic
was sponsored by Lions in the
Tri-county area.
A beef calf was given away
last Saturday by the Lions
Club here. Tommy Hensley, a
salesman from Asheville held
the lucky number, which was
g ven him by Lion Arthur Dover
of the B k B Super Market.
More than S2OO in donations
were received. A chance on the
beef was given by the club for
each dollar donated.
Thursday, April IS, 1968
F.H.A. MAKES $165,000 LOAN
TO YANCEY PRODUCERS ASSOC.
Styles Awarded
Grant By U.S.C.
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member of the Mathematics
Department of Harris High
School, Spruce Pne, has been
awarded a grant in the amount
of $3000.00 by the University of
South Carolina to attend the
University’s academic year n
stitute for hgh school teachers
of mathematics, according to
an announcement by Dr. W. L.
WUian.a, «—«.Director. An
allowance is also provided for
travel, dependents, and text
books.
The Institute, made possible
by a grant from the National
Science Foundation, wll run
through the academic year, be
g nning in September. Its pur
pose is to prov de teachers with
an opportunity to improve their
subject matter competence; to
giain a better understanding of
seme of the modern and basic
concepts of mathemates; to in
crease their skills as teachers;
and to strengthen their ability
to improve their students to
choose careers n mathematics.
Dr. Williams stated that ap
proxmlately 300 applications
were received, and that Mr.
Styles was one of the thirty ap
pl rants who were accepted.
Mr. Styles teaches modern
math at Harris High. He is a
1962 graduate of East Yancey
High School, and holds a de
gree from Appalachian State
University. He s the son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Styles, the grand
son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Styles and Mr. and Mrs.
Vernal Jones of Rt. 2. He is
married to the former Miss
Sherry Dellinger, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Dellinger
of NewdaJe. They have one
chid, Eugena, and reside In
Burnsville. Gene, as he is known
to all his friends, is an active
member of the Newdale Presby
terian Church, where he
a young adult Sunday School
Class.
Numbur Thirty-Three
United States Representative
Rcy E. Taylor announced Tues
day that a loan of $185,000 will
be made by the Farmers Home
Administration to the Yancey
County Producers’ Assoc at On
to build a packing and grading
facility for trellis vne rpened
tomatoes and other farm crops.
The loan is being made avail
able by F.H.A. through the Eco
nomc Opportunity Act in an e #
fort to enable farmers to bet. e
utilize their land and labor -:>»
an area where tobacco >-
ments are small and .there <>e
few industries.
The money wll be used *o
purchase a s te, construct ...
building and purchase necessa y
operating equipment, and for op
erating expenses for the first
two or three weeks) of the v.
eraton.
F. H. A. stressed that the loan
be ng made is available only to
rural cooperatives that have a
membership of which at. least
two-thirds are low income fami
lies. The borrow ng cooperative
was not available from other
sources.
Association offeers are Fev.
John E. Powers of Micaville
pres dent; Yates DeytOn, RFD
1, Green Mountain, treasurer
and John R. Ramsey, RFD 5,
Burnsville, secretary.
Other d rectors of the Associa
tion are Hugh Pate, Earnest
Hylemon, Tom Byrd and Clyde
imuiiyi
Much of the credit for the
success of ;his endeavor must go
to Phillip Thomas, attorney and
Wilbur Howard with the Farm
ers Home Administration here.
Saturday, Last
Day To Register
Before Primary
Persons in Bumsvlle Town
ship who have not re-registered
under the new registration sys
tem will have to do so Saturday
before ®:00 p. m. if they expect
to vote *n the May 4 Primary.
Also, persons who have moved
to this county or who have be
come of voting age will have to
Register if they expect to vote
in Hie primary.
The State Leg stature passed
a law for the loose-leaf system
of registration to be completed
by 1970.
The re-registration before the
primary applies to Burnsville
Towrshp only. New voters in
the county, however, will be re
quired to register before 6:00
p. m. Saturday if they are to
vote in the primary. »