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Volume 33
local Pair
Charged
In Murder
BURNSVILLE - A man and
his wife, John Willard Metcalf
and Elsie Pate Metcalf, were
charged with murder Tuesday in
the fatal shooting of a Cleve
land, Ohio man, Mrs. Metcalfe
brother.
According to Yancey County'
Deputy Sheriff Fred Robin son,
Vance R. Pate, 37, of Cleve
land, formerly of Burnsville, was
fatally woi nded late Sunday af
ternoon at the home of his bro
ther-in-law, John W. Metcalf
of Burnsville Route 3.
Pate was shot once in the
chest with a 9 mm. automatic
pistol, Robinson said.
flie couple have made no
statement up to this time, and
Sheriff Robinson declined com
ment on circumstances surround
ing the shooting. The amount
of Bail Bond has not yet been de
termined and they' are being
held in the Yancey County Jail.
Surviving are the widow ,Mrs.
Betty Collins Pate; a daughter
Miss Helen Pate, and a son,
Bobby Pate, all of Clevelaidjtle
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John D.
Pate Sr. of Burnsville, Route 3;
four sisters, Mrs. Elsie Metcalf
and Mrs. Mafra Wilson, both of
Burnsville Route 3; Mrs. Nola
Bradford of Burnsville Route 4
and Mrs. Lurene Hawkins of Old
Fort, Tennessee; four brothers,
Cartie, Charley and John D. Jr.,
all of Burnsville and H. B. Pate
of Cleveland.
Services for the deceased were
held at 2p. m. Wednesday in
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in
Swiss.
Letter From Governor Appoints
Briggs To Beautification Post
The Area Development Presi
dent has appointed Mrs. Ernest
Briggs of Burnsville, N.C., as
a member of the Area Beautifi
cation Committee and chairman
of the Yancey County Beautifi
cation Committee.
In a letter to Mrs. Briggs, Go
vernor Robert W. Scott also ap
pointed her as County Beautifi -
cation Coordinator for Yancey
County to work with the Cover -
nor's own Committee.
The North Carolina Governor
wrote , "In the near future, you
will hear from James B. Godwin,
Governor's Beautification Com
mittee President, who will in
Industries Solve Big Problem:
Provide Care ForWorkers’ Kids
Who will keep little Johnny
while his mother goes to work
to help his father earn a liveli
hood?
If other industries in North
Carolina follow the example set
by' tire Skyland Textile Conpany
located in Morganton, there
won't be a problem, lie'll go to
work with her.
This company, which em
ploys mostly women in its manu
facturing of children's clothing
became concerned when in one
y r ear 90 women had to quit their
jobs to take care of their child
ren.
Scores of others took count
less days off to tend to their tots,
Many more were kept from
working there because they could
Yancey Chamber Os Commerce President
Appoints New Committees For 1969-1970
The Board of Directors of
the Chamber of Commerce held
their regular monthly meeting
last Thursday night and elected
Bill Banks to finish out Paul
Wooten's term as vice-president
Paul Wooten moved from this
vicinity, having been reassigied
to another area by the telephone
company. The president, Gar
rett D. Bailey, appointed the
following people to L 969 - 1970
Committees;
1) INDUSTRIALDEVELOMENTS
George Roberts, Chairman
Members; W. A. Banks,
James Ray, J. A. Anglin, Phil
lip Ray, Fred Bacon, R.&Ffcln>
le, Luther Ayers, Lowe Thomas,
form you in more detail of the
purpose and objectives of the
beautification program in North
Carolina. "
"By working together we will
be able to accomplish what couli
never be done individually: for
our state to be known astlo clea>
est, most beautiful state in the
nation."
These words from Governor
Scott bring added signi f ic a n ce
to the work which many Yancey
Countians have already been
doing towards beautifying our
area. We congratulate Mrs. E
rnest Briggs on her appointment.
Thursday, September 18, 1969
n't find a nursery or baby sitter
for the kids.
When someone estimated that
it cost the conjpany about SBOO
to hire, train, and get full
production from a new employee,
action followed at Skyland,mst
led in the foothills of Western
North Carolina.
The response of Skyland was
to spend SIOO,OOO-to build and
equip a day care center buiHirg
big enough to care for 118 child
ren between the ages of two and
six.
Day Care Consultants from
the North Carolina Department
of Social Services worked with
the company in its flans for the
center and Skyland has become
the first industrial day care cen
Edgar Hunter, Jr., Lacy John -
son and Amey Fox.
2) ROADS
Philip M. Thomas, Chairman
Members: Harlan Holconije,
Donald Westall, Francis Robin
son, Joe Young, Paul Biggestaff,
Jay Edge, Ivan Peterson,Charles
H. Anglin, Dr. R.K. Ransom,
Cecil G. Anglin, Reece Mc-
Intosh, John B. Westall.
3) YANCEY PROMOTION
Ray Vance Miller, Chairman
Members; J. C. Styles, Olen
Shepard, Jack Biggerstaff,Mrs.
Margaret Tyner, George 1 Down
ing, Rush Wray, Everett Kivette,
Jerry' Holcombe, Ellis T.Moody,
Edward A. Yuziuk, J. Arde 11
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ter in the State licensed by the
Department.
Skyland hired four teachers,
a director and a dietitian to
operate the center, which open
ed July' 7 with 18 children.
Since then, the enrollment
has doubled and inquiries about
the program from other industri
es and even from the mayor of
Cleveland, Ohio have flowed in
to the plant's personnel office.
An outstanding feature of the
Skyland Center is that child de
velopment is stressed over the
mere operation of a baby sit -
ting service.
Ned Thompson, personnel di
rector at Skyland, who has ex
perience and training in educa -
tional work, explained that whib
Sink, Richard Lee Mclntosh and
Dean Chrisawn.
4) AGRICULTURE
Oss Deyton, Chairman
Members: J. F. Robinson, Joe
Young, Earl Young, E. L. Dill
ingham, B. T.Howell, Clayton
Whitson, Ed Gouge, and Wil
bur Howard.
5) EDUCATION
Jack Biggerstaff and Mrs. Mar
garet Tyner, co-Chairmen
Members: J.C.Styles, Phil
ip M. Thomas, CharlesFfensley,
J. F. Robinson, Claude Vess, W.
A. Banks, James Ray, Guss Pe
terson, Woodrow M Anglin, Dr.
Garland E. Wampler, I. E.Cle -
venger, Phillip O. Styles, Bess
Lewis, Julia A. Banks, Charles
Gillcfspie and Lloyd Miller.
6) YOUTH OPPORTUNITY
Claude Vess, Chairman
Members: Bill Banks, Olen
Shepard, Donald Westa 11,James
Ray, Dr. E. R.Ohle, Hal Coop
er, Tommy Hylemon, Donald
Buckner, James Byrd,Bill Hess.
7) RECREATION
Charles Hensley, Chairman
Members: Donald West a 11,
Fred Bacon, D, K. McClure, Ar
nold Higgins, Bob Thomas, John
Maddox, Ben Lee Hensley,Ted
Ballou and James Covington.
8) ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL
SPORTSMANSHIP
J. C. Styles, Co-ordinator
9) MT. MITCHELL CRAFTS
FESTIVAL - - August 7 an! 8,
1970
Number Fifty-Four
the main purpose of the center
is to enable mothers to continue
working, it is also a help in up
grading the community by de
veloping a child's ability in
learning to work and play con -
structively with others. This
program will build up good po
tential for later years by deve
loping a child socially. By the
time they get to school, after
going through our program, tiny
are well prepared, " he said.
Planners hope tie caiter will
be financially self-sufficient
with a full enrollment. How
ever, the profit from the enter
prise will be derived by'reducing
absenteeism, turnover and al
lowing more mothers to enter
Industry with adequate child
care provided.
Before a child is enrolled, he
must have a physician's certi -
fication. Fees after acceptaxe
are $11.50 per week for one
child, $lB for two children of
the same family and $24 for
three from the same family'.
Since Skyland opened its cen
ter in July, the Vanderbilt Shirt
Company of Asheville has open
ed a similar day care center.
Herbert Wadopian, president
of the Vanderbilt Company,said
that the center will be operated
as a child guidance and deve
lopment center similar to the
Skyland program. He pointed
out that emphasis has been plac
ed on guidelines established by'
the State Department of Social
Services to provide for the phy
sical well being of tie chid, and
to give him a definite lead start
on the formal learning processes.
North Carolina Commissioner
of Social Services Clifton M.
Craig, whose department pro -
vides consultation and voluntary
licensing for day care centers,
states, "We are extremely' glad
to see North Carolina's industry'
move in this direction. We feel
it will provide more mothers the
opportunity to work. In addition
to our consultation and licens -
ing services, we provide funds
for the payment of day care for
children of certain welfare re -
cipients who become employed.
This provides them with an in
centive to work and become self
sufficient. Adequate day care
facilities are not always avail -
able for these children, but if
more industries follow the ex -
ample these two companies
the problem would cease to
exist.