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Miss Ballou
Graduates From
School Os
Nursing
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Miss Jeanne Ballou, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Ballou of
Burnsville, graduated June 8,
1968 from Mercy Hospital School
of Nursing, Charlotte, N. C.
She is presently employed at
Spruce Pine Community Hospi
tal and plans to enter the U.
S. Navy in October.
David Coiotta
Receives BS
Degree At
ASU
David C. Coletta, eon of Mr.
and Mrs. P. C. Coletta, Buraa
ville, was among the 740 gradu
ates on June t who received
their degrees at Appalachian
State University, Boone. David
received a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Business Administra
tion.
THE YANCEY RECORD
AWOL Soldiers
Attempt
Break-In
The Yancey County Sheriff’s
Department played host to two
Fort Campbell, Kentucky, ser
vice men last week. The two
soldiers, AWOL for several days,
was lodged in jail here for an
attempted burglary.
Earl R. Clemmons, Jr., and
Richard Lee Lykias, Jr., both
19, were arrested around 3:00
a. m. last Thursday after a try
at robbing Clayton Whitson’e
Store at Ramseytown earlier,
according to the sheriff’s de
partment.
According to the sheriff, the
two admitted to being AWOL
and to the burglary. They also
admitted to the theft of an au
tomobile in New York before
heading south.
One of the boys was from New
York and the other from Illi
nois.
According to Mr. Whitson, he
was awakened when his store
alarm sounded. The alarm is in
his home near the store. He
rushed out and fired at the two
service men as they fled in the
stolen automobile.
Mr. Whi'son phoned the
sheriff’s office here, and the two
were stopped and placed under
arest at Cane River. Sheriff
Donald Banks and Highway
Pa'rolman Davis made the ar
rests.
The men were on their way to
Florida, the sheriff said.
On Friday the AWOL sold
iers were picked up here by F.
B. I. Agents and taken to the
Asheville Jail.
Ford Will
Speak To
Legion-Auxiliary
Mr. Howard Ford of Penland
will speak at the next Legion
and Auxiliary meeting, which
will be held in the Community
Building at 7:00 p. m. Tuesday,
June 25.
Mr. Howard is a retired U.
S. Government official. He will
speak on the country and peo
ple of Vietnam, showing slides
to illustrate his talk. After hear
ing him speak at the State
meeting of the Home Demon
stration Clubs in Lake Junalus
ka earlier in the month, the
Yancey County representatives
were so impressed with his talk,
they were anxious that the peo
ple of Burnsville and Yancey
County have the opportunity to
hear him.
All members of the Legion
and Auxiliary are urged to at
tend. A covered dish supper will
be served The public is also in
vited to come and hear this
outstanding speaker.
Birßsville, N. C.
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Dillingham
Attends
Institute
E. L. Dillingham, Chairman
of the 1968 United Fund for
Yancey County, attended the
campaign leaders institute bmU
In Hendersonville, N. C. More
than 50 people from 15 commun
ities were represented. The cam
paign leaders discussed the lat
est in campaign techniques and
procedures.
The program was conducted
by Carolinas United Staff; Dwy
er Sump, Executive Director,
Oscar Anderson and Dean Brady
Field Directors. Mr. John Gar
ber of United Funds and Coun
cils of America, led discussions
on campaign organization. Mr.
Paul Jones of Hendersonville,
N. C. presented a program on
the la’est techniques of selling
the united way with good publi
city.
Mr. John Chesire, business
man from Kings Mountain gave
a presentation on One Day
Campaigns and Mr. Wm. G.
Boggs of E. I. Dupont Company
from Brevard, N. C. covered
the subject of Inplant Solicita
tions.
Christmas
Tree Dem.
By: Buddy L. Farmer
There will be a Christmas
tree shearing demonstration on
Frjday, June 21st at 10:00 a. m.
at the old Sid Honeycutt farm
at the head of Poplar. Take the
right hand road at the school
house. A group will be leaving
the County Extension Office in
Rakersville by 9:00 a. m.
At this time you will learn
the correct way to shear whito
pine. Also, the latest recom
mendations in fertilisation,
chemical weed control, insect
and disease control will be dis
cussed.
During this time you will see
the large Fraser Fir planting.
Demons) rations will be carried
out similarly on these trees.
We encourage all interested
growers to attend.
Tkorsdoy, Jim, 20, 1968
Federal Grant Awarded For
Regional fconomic Development
BOONE A $13,540 federal
grant, which is to be ma'ched
by funds provided by Appalach
ian State University, has been
awarded for an 18-month pilot
program under which the insti
tution will give assistance to
the establishment of small eco
nomic enterprises in the isolat
ed rural communities of this
area.
The grant, given under Title
I of the Higher Education Act
of 1965, is the first received by
Appalachian for the purpose of
regional economic development.
The nef concept will mark
ASU’s initial involvement in
such a project, and will provide
an opportunity for service as
never before. ~ I
Dr. Robert H. West, associate
professor in the university’s
Department of Economics and
Business, has been nameed dir
ector of the project. His pri
mary assistants will be Allan J.
Armstrong and Robert J. Angell
also faculty members of ASU.
nmgram mill. Mramwi—
July 1 of this year, and is to be
concluded on Dec. 31, 1969. Prior
to the start of the pilot pro
gram, Dr. West will attend the
Governor’s Appalachian Devel
opment Conference in Asheville
on June 25-26.
The main thrust of this ex
perimental community econo
mic development effort will be
contained within Avery, Mit
chell, Watauga, and Yancey
Counties.
The direct participants in the
program! will be those who are
actually involved in the estab
lishment of rural small busi
nesses or community enterpri
ses, and the local economic co
ordinators who are trained to
continue the efforts af’er the
formal program is completed.
The number of local coordinat
ors tp be trained is targeted at
about five or six per county.
The demonstration phase will
find the s'aff selecting two or
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4-H girls serve ice creaßi to Rest liorio
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more specifc groups to work
with as model development pro
jects, illustrating the various
ways by which assistance can
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Lions Tested
On Benefits Os
Dairy Products
Mrs. Mary Margaret Deyton.
Heme Demos’ration Agent, and
Mrs. Bobby Proffitt/,, Dairy Mon
th Chairman for the county,
were in charge of a program at
the Lions Club meeting last
Thursday night.
Many of the Lions expressed
delight at the type program giv
en by Mrs. Deyton and Mrs
.JOrnmm-- «»u*r mwrraers were
expecting to hear talks on dairy
situa ion in Yancey County.
But there were no speeches.
The ladies conducted a pro
gram of statements from club
members, then a period of ques
tions to test the Lions on their
knowledge of the benefits of
dairy proudets. Members enjoy
ed showing, off their knowledge,
or lack of it, on the dairy in
dustry and products.
Lion Jack Kelly, a native of
Washington, D. C. who recently
moved here, and who was also
a newly inducted member into
the club, was the winner of the
quiz. He was presen'ed a gallon
of ice cream as the prize. Lion
Kelly treated the club to a des
sert tastes.
Mrs. Deyton read a Tribute
to Father in which a son re
membered the words of his fa
ther. “Son, it is sue o’clock.
Time to get up and milk the
cow.”
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