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Miss Julia Novorrol Presents Mrs. Carl Sandberg With Easter Seal Pin
Bryans And Kivette Announce Fourth
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Season Os Summer Art Classes
John Bryans and Everett
Kivelte take pleasure in an
nouncing the fourth annual sea
son of summer art classes to be
held under their direction in
Burnsville, North Carolina.
Instruction in rep. esentational
drawing, painting (oil, water
color, acrylic and pastel), lino
block printing and silk screen
will be offered for six weeks
(July 7 th.ough August 15).
Classes will be in session Mon
day through Friday from 9:30 a.
m. to 12 noon with instructor
and from 2 to 4:30 p. m. with
instructor and model.
Outdoor and studio painting
facilities will be available. The
Mrs. Johnson 4-H Delegate
Mrs. Kenneth Johnson of
Green Mountain has been sel
ected as Yancey County’s dele
gate to the 4-H Adult Leader
Forum at the National 4H Cen
ter in Washing: on, D. C. March
17 - 22, 1969. This year N. C.
will participate with New York
and Massachusetts.
Mrs. Johnson along with Mr.
Cha'les Hopson serve as leaders
of the Brush Creek 4-H Club.
The 4-H Leader Forum is five
days of hard wo~k, new experi
ences, and fun. It is an oppor
tunity to stretch the mind with
new ideas, to deepen commit
ment to serve youth in our de
mocrat ic society, and to make
friends with other 4-H leaders
from across the country.
A series of leader Forums
a e held each Spring and Fall.
The over-all purpose of these
Forums is to help 4-H leaders
become more effective in work
ing with young people. Special
studio will be open Monday
through Friday from 9 am. to
5 p.m. It will be open on week
ends when desired by those
, wishing to work without instruc
tion. Easels and stools for stud
io classes will be furnished. All
supplies and outdoor painting
equipment including lightweight
folding easels and stools must be
provided by the student.
For the convenience of those
arriving by public transportation
a few easels and stools for out
door painting will be for rent at
$1 per week for easels and 50c
for stools. Please advise with
your reservation applications
emphasis at the Forum this
Spring will be placed on the
“Leader's Role in Developing
Citizenship.”
Objectives of this Forum are
for participants to: gain better
understanding of young citizens
their needs, learn more about
our Nation and our World, and
the responsibilities they place
on citizens, increase our skills
in developing programs for cit
izenship education, develop bet
ter skills in finding and using
resources for teaching social
responsibility, gain experience
and deepen our commitment to
work with young people.
The National 4-H Center is
an inspiring and convenient site
for a 4-H learning experience.
The 4-H Center property, for
merly the Chevy Chase Junior
College, was purchased in 1951.
The purpose of the Center is to
provide facilities for training
4-H members and leaders in
citizenship and leadership.
Thursday, March 6,1969
whether you will need this equip
ment.
Minimum reservation period
is for one week. It is highly re
commended that students plan
to enroll for at least two weeks
if at all possible. Size of masses
is limiltd and reservations will
be handled on a first-come, first
served basis.
Reservations should be sent
before June 10 to:
Mr. John Bryans
2264 N. Vernon Street
Arlington, Virginia 22237.
No reservations for half-day
work will be accepted.
Tuition will be $25 00 per week.
A deposit of $5.00 will be requir
ed with each reservation. De
posits are not refunded but will
be applied toward tuition.
4-H Enrollees
To Receive
Certificate
Do you know that 200 boys
and girls throughout Yancey
County are enrolled in the 4-H
T. V. Science Club? All these
boys and girls, after complet
ing the ten series this month,
will be eligible to receive a
certificate of achievement by
the North Carolina Agricultural
Extension Service or N. C. State
University.
All boys and girls between
9-19 years of age are eligible to
join a 4-H Club in their comr
munity or organize a commun
ity club. Contact the County
Extension Office for more de
tails about the 4-H Club Pro
gram in your County.
Mrs. Carl Sandburg
To Serve As Chairman
Os Easter Seal Society
M"s. Carl Sandburg of Hen
dersonville, wife of 'he late poet
and biographer, will serve as
regional campaign chairman of
the Blue Ridge Eas'er Seal Soc
iety. Mrs., Sandburg has long
had an interest in the National
Easer Seal Society for Crippled
Children and Adult*.
A letter of appeal asking for
contributions to the Easter Seal
Society will be sent to the area’s
citizens by Mrs. Sandburg. The
donations received from thi©
mail campaign will go to pay
for wheelchairs, walkers, crut
ches and all types of orthopedic
appliahces loaned to handicap
ped citizens of western North
Carolina. Seme of the funds will
pay for medical diagnosis, treat
ment and transportation to
needy patients. Clinics, work
shops, recreation programs and
research projects are also to be
supported by the funds collect
ed by Mrs. Sandburg’s appeal.
Mrs. Sandburg said, ‘‘l think
the Easter Seal Society is a
Queen Os Hearts Dance
Scheduled For March Bth.
The Queen-of-Hearts dance,
sponsored by the Yancey County
Jaycees, has been scheduled for
Saturday, March Bth from 8:81
p. m. to 12:00 p. m., at the Bur
nsville Community BuiHiag.
The Queen will be choMa (teas
eight contestants of East Yan
cey and Cane River High Schools
Four girls have been selected
from each school. Girls com
peting from Cane River Hgk
School are as follows: Ninth
Grade - Miss Linda f-fr-.
granddaughter of Mr. Alvia
Randolph; 10th grade, Min De
borah Morrow, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Morrow; 11th
grade, Miss Judy Fawn Hyle
mon, daughter of Mr. Andy
Hylemon; 12th grade, Miss
Patsy Briggs, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe B'iggs.
Girls competing from East
Yancey High School are: Ninth
grade, Miss Lisa Fox, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Amey Fox
10th grade, Miss Jean Grind-'
staff, daughter of Mr. and Mr*.]
Lon as Grindstaff; 11th grade.
Miss Marsha Mayberry, daugh-'
ter of Mrs. Dixie Mayberry;
and 12th grade, Miss Diane
Murphy, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Murphy.
The eight contestants will be
competing for the crown on a
penny-a-vote basis. The girl with
the la'gest amount will te
crowned "Queen of Hearts" at
the dance by Mr Donald Banks.
Number Tweuty-Six
worthy organ iza l ion serving well
the handicapped citilens of our
area.” She pointed out that
Jobs for the Handicapped, which
has been responsible for rehabi
litating hundreds of handicap
ped North Carolinians, was foun
ded by the Blue Ridge Easter
Seal Society in 1962 and still re
ceives support from- the chap
ter. She noted that the Asheville
Orthopedic Hospital for crippled
children was unable to offer
courses of art instruction until
the Society accepted the pro
jet. The Society now supplies
materials and teachers for the
program.
Mrs. Ruby Smith of Burnsville
will be Yancey County’s chair
man for the Society’s appeal.
Mrs. Smith is also Yancey’s re
presentative on the Easter Seal’s
board of directors in western
North Carolina.
Mrs. Virginia Peterson of The
Northwestern Bank will serve
as treasurer.
president of the Yancey Couny
Jaycees, and will receive a
trophy, by the compliments of
the Jaycees. A trophy will also
be presented to the first and
second runners-up. The o’her
five con'estants will be present
ed corsages from Ruby’s Flow
er Shop and also gifts from
Edge’s Discount Center.
The identify of the Queen will
be kept top secret until the
crowning.
Admission to the dance will be
75c, stag, and SI.OO per couple.
Norris Dover and his Midnight
Ride's will play for the dance.
Proceeds from the dance and
all the money raised by the can
didates will go to the Heart
Fund.
Thomason
Promoted Te
Specialist Five
U. 8. ARMY, VIETNAM Feb.
17, 1969 (AHTNC Mack D.
Thomason, 20, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William O. Thomason, Rt.
6, Burnsville, N. C, was pro
moted to A*my specialist five
Jan. 22 in Vietnam where he is
assigned to the 3rd Brigade of
the 101st Airborne Division
(Airmobile) as a stock control
chief.