North Carolina Newspapers

Volume 33 B j»£* .< Je& ufwS SEN. TED DENT - > :A ’* \ < ' ' : rawk Hb BB - ■■«. IByiK jjjg% tSgggl&p? Hfc »■• Jljß| REP. H. S. HARKINS Appointment Os WNC Legislators To House And Senate Rules Committee House Speaker Earl Vaughn and Lt. Gov. Pat Taylor, Jr., at a joint news conference, an nounced the appointment of five Wes'era North Carolina legisla tor to the House and Senate Rules Committee for the 1969 General Assembly, which begins Jan. 15. They are Sen. R. T. <Ted) Dent of Asheville, a Re publican; Sen. Clyde M. Norton of Old Fort, a Democat; Rep. Herschel S. Harkins of Asheville, a Democrat; Rep. James E. Holhouser, Jr., of Boone, a Re publican; and Rep. Liston B. Ramsey of Marshall, a Demo crat. Ramsey and Holhouser were named as Viee-Chai-men of the House Committee. Hol houser is chmn. of the S‘ate Re publican party. Sen. Dent was named as one of the two chair men of the Sena’e Committee. Vaughn stated that he hoped work could befin immmediately. "So as to have a tentative diaft of the House rules ready upon the convening of the General Assembly." Vaughn also stated "Although traditionally the ma jority party organized the Gen eral Assembly and holds all po- THE YANCEY RECORD ■ . : i SegHr {hß; m, ■ , Jj£s -CKyLaa Jjffl ■tfujgpflKßHßßl/k xBB E -mm wm • ; %jhhihh SEN. CLYDE NORTON WATWmEm* ' v : - i3MP : ’ :y ' : • W Hkinß i #., iv : »KK >JMW •>•••••: . •'< ■ ■ - REP. HOLSHOUSER « Set * * REP. L. B. RAMSEY sitions of leadership,” he was appointing four Republicans to the House Committee. He was doing this, he said “Out of a sense of fairness and in »he hope that it could lead to closer co operation between the parties and make for a smoother and more efficient session." Snow Closes Schools Several Western North Caro lina Schools wens closed this week due to snow which made driving hazardous in many arsee Tuesday morning. No more snow is in sight ac eoncUng to the weatherman m Schools reopened this morning. Yancey County Schools have missed four days this year be cause of saow. Burusvifb, N. C. Grant To Extend Library Faalities Approved Washing! on: Congressman Roy A. Taylor Thursday arvnoun oedi the approval of a grant of $60,894 from the Appalachian Regional Committee to extend public library facilities a t Spruce Pine. The book capacity of the en larged facility will be increased from 8000 to 30,000 volumes and will serve Mitchell, Avery and Yancey Counties. Construction work will cost a total of $161.- 070. A total 167,962 will be pro vided through the Library Ser vices and Construction Aet; $32,214 from local sources and the $60,894 from the Appalach ian Regional Committee. Yancey County Citizens Attend Inauguration Those from Yancey County at tending the Inauguration of Governor Scott, and the Inag ural Ball, in Raleigh on Mon day were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Wentz Mclntosh; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwa ds; Mr.- and Mrs. James Fox; Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Holcombe and daughters, Pat and Jean; Miss Glenna Thomas; Mrs. Nan Proffitt; Mr. Mark Bennett and son Mark, J’*.; Aorian Buchanan; Ronny Webb. Ronny Webb acted as Marshal for Miss Libby McNeil* daughter of Judge and Mrs. Frank Huskir of Raleigh. Male Bennett, Jr., was Miss Martha Ramsey’s Marshal. Miss Ram sey is the daughter of Represen tative and Mrs. Liston Ramsey of Marshall. Miss McNeil and Miss Ramsay were among the sponsors of the Inaugural Ball. New Furnace Being Installed At Burnsville School A new furnace will be install ed m the Rock Building at Bur nsville Elementary School. The furnace, which was installed when the building was construc ted, started leaking water, and due to the condition and age of the furnace officials decided it would be wise to install a new furnace rather than trying to re pair the oM one. The students will hold cUtftti in the Agricultural Building and gymnasium the rest of the wmk. According to Mr. Justice, School Superintendent, they expect to ’ have the new furnace in work ing order by Mooday of next Thursday, Jaauary 9, 1969 LAUGHRUN AND HELM ELECTED DIRECTORS OF ASHEVILLE AGRICULTURAL DEV * COUNCIL Paul Laughrun, Dist. Super visor, Famers Home Adm., and Robert K. Helmle of Burns ville, have been elected Direc tors of the Asheville Agricultur al Development Council for 1969 representing Yancey coun’y. The election took place at the annual mee ing of the 18 county area development association this week. Purpose of the agricultural Development Council, which was formed 18 years ago, is to help develcpe opportunities for in creased income and to promote rural progress. A major activity is sponsoring the Western North Carolina Community Develop ment Program in cooperation with the agricul.ural agencies aid local sponsors in each county. Frank L. Yarbrough of Marion, manager of Duke Power Com pany was elected president of the organization, succeeding James F. Davis of Asheville. In a progress report for the past year, Davis stated; "Any theory that agriculture is be coming less important and of fers few opportunities for vigor ous area-wide promo Pn has long since been comple ely re jected in Western North Caro lina. Coun'y and area leaders have continued to recognize the growing importance of both ag riculture and the agri-business sector to the area’s economy. “After 18 years, the leaders of the Agricultural Council a-e still convinced that agriculture and toe rural economy possess a i|rr-r-r While vacationing in Florida recently. Dr. Garland Wampler was the guest of Mr. L. V. Pollard on a fishing trip to *-»*r Okeechakee. Fishing trip was good on New Years Day, though the weather was colder than FISHING GOOD IN FLORIDA NvMbtr Eighteen S' great opportunity, that our rural heritage in Western North Caro lina can grow steadily stronger and that we have benefitted greatly from this ‘partnership for progress' between town and country.” Directors Os Mayland Chapter To /fleet By; Ashton Chapman A meeting of the board of dir ectors of the Mayland Chapter, Ame-iean National Red Cross, will be held at 8 p. m. Monday, Jan. 13, in toe parish hall of Trinity Episcopal Church in Spruce Pine. The Mayland Chapter was re cently formed through a con solidation of toe Red Cross Chapters of Mitchell, Avery and Yancey Counties. Permanent officers and com mittee chairmen will be elected to succeed the interim appoin tees who have been serving tor the past several weeks. The Rev. W. Ross Baley, vicar of the Spruce Pine Episcopal Parish, has been serving as interim president, and Mrs. Kay Matth i«sen of Little Switzerland, exe cutive secretary. usual for Southern Florida. Mr. Thomas Lee Bonus of Hialeah, Pa., brother-in-law of Dr. Wampler and Jim Bingham also accompanied Mr. Pollard. Pic tured are Mr. Thomas Lee Bar* rus and Dr. Garland Wampler-