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Mayor Announces Public Hearing Slated Relative
To Adoption Os The Proposed Thoroughfare Plan
Mayor James Anglin of
Burnsville has announced that
a public hearing relative to
the adoption of a proposed
thoroughfare plan will be heH
in the Yancey County Court
house on Tuesday, December
16 at 7:30 p. m.
The adoption of this long
range plan for the layout of
the town's principal streets ,
and the connection of these
streets with the State's high
way system, is part of the pro
gram of planning being under
taken for Burnsville with the
aid of a Federal grant. Two
previous steps in this planning
program were the recent adap
tion of ordinances applying
zoning to the town, and gov
erning the layout of subdivi -
sions within the town.
The thoroughfare plan pro
posed for Burnsville is the
joint product of the State
Highway Department and the
State Division of Communi
ty Affairs. Representatives
of these State departments sre
to be at the hearing to make
explanations and answer any
questions.
A map showing the pro
posed plan is on display at
the Town office, and may be
Stores Open
AH Stores will be open
all day on Wednesdays
starting December 3
through December 24 for
shopper's convenience.
examined by interested citi -
zens prior to the public hear
ing.
Town officials particular
ly wish it understood that the
adoption of this plan does not
commit the Town in any
way to proceed with the con
struction of new streets shown
on the plan as being desiraHa
They point out that certain
of the proposed construct ion
would involve acquisition of
right-of-way that would pro
bably prove prohibitively ex
Youthful Driver Seriously Hurt When
Car Misses Curve. Plunges Down Bank
At approximately 2a. m
Sunday, a car which was ap
parently traveling at a high
rate of speech according to a
State Highway Patrolman, en
tered a right hand curve on
Highway 197 in Green Moun
tain and was unable to make
the curve. The car went
off the left side of the road
and down a 45 foot embank -
ment, cutting off several
trees in its fall.
The driver of the 19 70
Dodge Dart was Jerry
a Yancey County youth.
Jerry apparently wandered
about in a dazed condition
from head injuries until 12
noon Sunday. He was found
wandering along the roadside
by his mother and sister who
had been searching for him.
Thnrsdny, December 4,1969
Christmas Parade Will
Highlight Season
By Carolyn Yuziuk
The Burnsville Fire Depart
ment's Fire Car will lead the
Floats, Marchers and Bands
down Main Street in Yancey
County's AnnualC hr is tma s
Parade on Saturday afternoon,
December 6.
The Parade, sponsored by
the Yancey County Jaycees,
will begin at 2soo p. m. on
Main Street in front of lil
Smoky Drive Inn and will
proceed upfo the Town Square
and then down West Main St.
to the Shell station on the
pensive. Under present regu
lations the Highway Depart -
ment would not assist in the
financing of this construction
In view of the lack of ccn>
mitment to proceed with the
construction of the thorough -
fare plan, the board believes
that the adoption of the plan
should not be controvers ia 1, as
were some of the features of
the zoning ordinance.
The adoption of the thor -
oughfare plan has two impor
tant advantages for Burnsville
He was treated for injuries at
Yancey Hospital in the Emer
gency Room and sent on to
an Asheville Hospital In ser -
Wm jH
1970 Car Totally Doaiollsktd
West side of town. This yeaifs
Parade is expected to be one
of the best ever in Yancey
County.
Following the Fire Car
will be three horses bearing
Flags, the fire trucks from
the Burnsville and the Newdale
Fire Departments and the Co
lor Guard - Company " A "
518th Reserve Unit of
Burnsville.
Miss Mary S. Duncan, the
1970 North Carolina Rhodo -
dendron Queen, will follow
Ihe color guard in the parade.
It will constitute one of the
steps toward providing the
town with a "workable plan
for community improvement!'
which is a requirement for
qualifying the town for Fe -
deral grants.
A second advantage is
that the adoption of the plan
is now a requirement of the
State Highway Department be
fore changes can be made in
the layout of the Highway
maintained street system with
in the town limits.
ious condition.
The accident was invest! -
gated by State HighwayTrcop
erM. W. Greene.
Number Sixty -Foar
Cane River High Scho o 1
students have decorated a
spectacular float, having put
many hours of hard work into
it with great results.
Harris High School Band
will supply the stirring music
for this section of the march
ers.
Two cars full of lo ve ly
beauty contestants, and cheer
leaders from East Yancey
will add their own charm to
our Christmas Parade, to be
followed by a very special
Girl Scout Float, the Brownie
Scouts and the Girl Scout
Marching Group.
Yancey County Coun try
Store Cloggets, with their
special grace and rhythm will
be appreciated by spectators
this year.
Other floats in the parade
include the Telephone Com
pany Float, 4-H Club Float,
U.S. Forest Service Floaty and
bringing up the rear will be
Santa Claus on the Yancey
County Jaycee Float.
With Cane River Cheer
leaders and East Yancey lit
tle League Cheerleaders, a
South Toe Elementary
4-H Marching Group, a Cub
>cout Marching Group, and
cars full of beauty
cars from Ruby's Perman eit
Flowers and Gifts and Bums -
ville Discount Store, Yancey
Countians can really be proud
of the wide variety of groups
and individuals who worked
to make our Christmas Par
ade a success!
The North Buncombe High
School Band adds more music
to the rear section of the Par
ade.
Mr. Bill, a children's fa
vorite on WLOS-TV, channel
13, will be riding a mini
bike in the parade and will
also be one of the Judges of
the floats. Ardell Sink, the
owner of Station WKYKradio
and Fired Lawrence of Spruce
Pine will complete the judg -
ing panel.
To get into the Christmas
Spirit and help make Christ -
mas 1969 truly memorable,
begin by planning to see Yan
cey County's Christmas Par -
ade. It will not only boost
your spirits, but will show the
parade participants we ap -
preciate their efforts to make
cur Christmas Merry!