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32 Yancey Students Graduate GREENSBORO - Two stud ents from Yancey fiounty were among the 911 persons to re ceive degrees from the Univer sity of North Carolina at Gree nsboro during the 76th annual commencement exercises re cently (June 2). The record number of UNC- G graduates heard commence ment speaker Dr. Max Lerner, professor of American civiliza tion art Brandeis University and noted political commenta tor, discuss "America in the Stormy Present." Present at the ceremonies felMifli JMffifr- m m Clenrment Class Os ’sl Rennien 1W IMB graduating class of Ctearmont High School enjoyed its first Reunion Sunday, Jm» 1 MM. The Reunion was held in the auditorium of the Clear mont Elementary School Build is*. Mrs. Phyllis Bailey, former teacher, was the guest speaker. Approximately fifty-five attend ed the Reunion, including the following class mesbers: Mr. and Mrs. Bill Proffitt asri fam ily, Rt. 1, Burnsville; Mr. and Mrs. BUI Young and sen, Bur aaviUe; Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Byrd, Asheville; Mr. and Mrs. Jap Philips and family, Burns ville: Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Laws and family. Atlanta. Ga.; Mr. THE YANCEY RECORD ■ • »- • • * ■•risville, N.C. were Dr. William Friday, pre sident of the Consolidated Uni versity of North Carolina, and Gov. Dan K. Moore. Chancellor James S. Fergu son of UNCIG conferred de grees on the following Yancey County students: BAUD CREEK: Carolyn V. Bailey, Bachelor of Science ht Home Economics, daughter o t Mr. and Mrs. J. Yatea Bailey of Bald Ctoek. BURNSVILLE: Frances A. Coletta, Bachelor of Science in Home Economics, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Peter C. Coletta of Burnsville. and Mrs. James Riddle and family, Burnaville; Mr. and Mm. Roy Cooper and daughter, Bur nsville; Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Laws and daughter, Burnsville; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dayton and son, Burnsville; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Fox and daughter. Burnsville; Mr. and Mrs. Don ald Canipe and sans, AAeviUe; Mr. and Mrs. Therm Woody and son, Asheville; Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Warricka and fam ily, Asheville; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Evans, Asheville; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cavin and son, Charlotte. Plans were made for another Reunion in 1973. Blair Replaces Zuver Here John C. Blair of Almanac County, has replaced M. P. Zuver in the office of Associa tional Agricultural Extension Agent. Mr. Zuver who has been here for several years has gone into private business in Asheville. The Zuvers will keep their re sidence in Burnsville. M|r. Blair comrs here from Graham, N. C., where he has been for the past five years. He will maintain an office in the Extension office in the courthouse. He will work with the demonstration farm pro grams in Avery, Mitchell, Madi son, Watauga and Yancey Coun ties. This is a coopera'ive pro gram between the N. C. Exten sion Service and the T. V. A. Mr. Blair began his work here June 1. He and Mrs. Blair and children, 2 boys and 2 girls, have moved into the O. W. Deyton home at Brush Creek, where they will live. Petitions To Be ii* 1 111 11 ""IpR Filed With State Beard Pe’itions bearing 16,673 certi fied signatures of North Caro lina voters supporting former Alabarr;a Governor George C. Wallace will be filed with the State Board of Elections; Exe cutive Seere'ary, Alex Brock ln r Raleigh Monday. A total of 10,000 was needed in order to meet the legal re quirements in the state for Nov ember ballot position. Governor Wallace said that more than six times the necessary number of signatures were obtained thro ugh an entirely volunteer effort. “I am grateful for the tre mendous support given us in the petition drive in North Caro lina. I want to thank the fine people who made this effort aa overwhelming success through their delicated work," Governor Wallace said. Ed Ewing, national campaign coordinator in charge es ballot petition for Governor WeClaee. wffl file *e pets. ««» with (bo ttato Been! et Flection Monday at 1:U p m y«»cty Pradecsrs OfMi Office In Briggs Mg. The Yancey County Produc ers’ Association has apeaad aa office in the Briggs Building over the poet office. Anyone wishing to see them about em ployment or marketing tomatoes can contact them there. The telephone number is 683-3757. Tfcirsday, Jim 13, 196 S Telephene Co., Labor Agree On Contract Mrs. Proffit Is Dairy Monf/i Chairman Mrs. Bobby Proffitt has been named Chairman of June Dairy Month in Yancey County. This year’s theme is “Easy, breezy, summertime eatin’ with dairy foods." The June Dairy Month Com mittee, along with members of the Extension, Department, have several activities going on dur ing the month. 4-H girls are serving ice cream, donated by the milk companies, to patients of Sun Valley Nursing Home each week during the month. Wesley Hensley, representing the 4-H Clubs, e.long with Mrs. Proffitt, Dairy Month Chairman will present a program at the lions Club mee'ing Thursday night. The program will be in the form of a quiz. Bumper stickers are also being used on cars this month. Waitresses lh Burnsville are Promoting the campaign by wearing badges inviting custo mers to drink milk daily. The Extension are having a recipe contest dur ing June. There are 44 Grade A Dairies in Yancey County. The estimat ed income frcm sales of milk from the 44 dairies during 1967 was $960,000.00. The projection for 1971 in Yancey County is for 36 Grade A Dairies, with annual milk sales of $1,200,000. June Dairy Month will be ob served nationiwide with the theme of “easy, breezy summer time eatin’ with dairy foods." Calling attention to the con tributions of the dairy industry to the health and wealth of the State, Gov. Moore pointed out that Tar Heels last year con sumed over me and a quarter billion pounds at energy and good health in milk, butter milk, eheeae, cottage cheese, sour cream, butter and ice amm. Economically, the State’s dairy industry is expected to inject approximately siflo mill ion into the economy this year. Dairy faimiip it the third lead ing agricultural enterprise in the Btato. Milk, which usually sella for m cents a quart hi N. C., coats only l* tents per unit when measured by the pound. Despite rising production costs. North Carolina dairymen have kept nature’s most nearly perfect food a bargain. r.'t".' " - » » ■" 1 fsdfsfd Numbtr Forty Oat A three-year contract cover ing 200 nonmanagement em ployees of the Western Caro lima and Westco Telephone Com panies in North Carolina and Rabun County, Georgia has been agreed on by the Company and communication workers of America. The agreement was reached recently through collective bar* gaining which began three weeks ago. The agreement was rati fied by the membership June 5, 1968. The agreement calls for basic first-year wage increases rang ing from $4.00 to SIB.OO weekly depending on the job classifica tion of the employee. Mr. James Armstrong, president of the two companies, said. Also provided for, he said, are the shortening of some wage progression schedules which will result in larger week ly increases for some employees Additional basic wage increa ses ranging from $4.00 to $10.40 weekly are to become effective in June 1969 and in June 1970 proved health, disability and in surance benefits! their effec tive dates to be spread over the three-year span of the contract, Mr. Armstrong, cot* eluded. First Baptist Bible School Finals Friday The First Burnsville Baptet Church Vacation Bible School will come to a close Frida night, beginning at 6:30 with open house in order to give parents and others interested an opportunity to see what the children have accomplished dur ing the two weeks of Bible School. Commencement exercis es will take place at 7:30 in the church sanctuary, with all de partments, from nursery throu gh Intermediates, taking part. Miss Sarah IJmsley, Superin tendent states that they have a total enrollment of 132, with Average attendance of 121. Revival Services The Rev. Buck Ledford of Maryville, Tenn., will begin a revival meeting at the Zion Bap’ist Church in Green Moun tain Sunday night, June 18, to run through Friday night, June 21. Rev. Frank Phillips is pas tor of this church. The public is cordially invited.
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