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Burnsville Fire Department has a new Fire Truck < >
The truck, costing approximately s2B,ooowhen ful- ( i
ly equipped, arrived last week. It boasts a 1000- (i
gallon-per-minute pumper, two 200-foot electric I i
rewound hose reels and is mounted on a huge C-850 i >
Ford chassis, according to Bob Hilliard, Fire Chief.
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Christmas Parade Floats
Win Prizes In Competition
The annual Christmas Pa -
rade, sponsored by the Yan
cey County Jaycees, drew a
crowd numbering in the thou
sands to the colorful square
and along Main Street to see
the spectacle on December
6th.
After the Fire Department
showed off their brand spank
ing new Fire Truck, the Cane
River High School float hove
into sight. And a fine sight
it was, being a country church
complete with steeple and
stained glass and a
Christmas wreath on the docs
Clowns were outfitted in
the most colorful regalia to
be found, and sported around
on their mini-bikes to the
delight of the onlookers.
The Girl Scouts made two
floats, one of which won Ist
prize in the float competition
The Grand Prize of SIOO was
awarded for the float which
pictured "A Storybook Christ
mas" theme, with girls dressed
as storybook characters such
as the "Wizard of Oz" lion,
tin man and scarecrow.
Second Prize went to the
Westco Telephone Company
Float with the theme "Good
Will to all Men". The float
featured a red-festooned te
lephone and a white dove of
peace. SSO was the 2nd prize.
The 4-H Club float took
third place in the competi -
tion and received $25 . It
was decorated in green and
white with the 4-H emblem
proudly displayed.
One of the floats which
was in the Parade but did not
enter the competition was
theU.S, Forest Service float
which was very special. The
"Daniel Boone" family in
full historical dress stand in
front of a log cabin which
looks real enough to live in.
The Spruce Pine Moose
Lodge also had a noteworthy
float which they did not en
ter in competition. It had
a little girl saying her pray
ers by a bed. A decorated
Christmas tree stands nearby
and,a fireplace is just wait
ing for Santa Claus.
A highlight of the Parade
was the Jaycee float with
Santa Claus and his reindeer
sitting proudly on display.
"Santa" threw candy around
with happy abandon to the
equally happy children who
were watching.
The enthusiasm shown
and efforts made for this pa
rade augurs well for our 19 -
70 parade. Several specta -
tors were heard to say that
they intend to enter or spon
sor a float next year. So we
already anticipate Christmas
1970 and a better than ever
Yancey County Christmas
Parade.
Thursday, December 11, 1969
Immediate Action On School Conditions
Demanded By Burnsville PTA Spokesman
By Carolyn Yuziuk
At the regular meeting of
| the Yancey County Board of
Education last Friday nighty
lan impassioned spokesman for
the Burnsville Elementary FIA
presented their requests to the
Board members.
Bill Hess, regional librar -
ian and chairman of the PTA
committee which was organ
ized to work on the problem
of school conditions at Burns
ville Elementary, took the
floor almost at once when the
meeting was opened.
Yancey Crafts Fair, Parkway Playhouse
Praised In Recent Magazine Article
By Carolyn Yuziuk
Burnsville citizens can
stand up and take a proud
bow for die honorable men
tion their town received in a
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Head-On Collision Fatal To Burnsville IBan
BURNSVILLE - A head-on
collision about 4:15 p.m.last
Saturday near here took the
life of a Burnsville man.
The State Highway Patrol
said Carrol Bennett Penland,
36, of Route 3, Burnsville,
died about 6:45 p.m. Satur
day in the Memorial Mission
Hospital in Asheville.
State Trooper M. W.Green
said Penland was driving west
on US 19E six miles west of
Burnsville. He was driving
on the wrong side of the road
and collided with a truck
driven by Thermon England
also of Burnsville. Penland's
car glanced off the truck and
In a well-planned, vigorous
speech, he made the requests
for immediate action on cer -
tain conditions which the PTA
group considers to be extreme
ly urgent. The requests, lis -
ted below, had been written
out and mimeographed "for
distribution to all present at
the meeting.
1. It is requested that the
state fire marshall be invited
to inspect this school with
respect to the hazard of fire
and danger to classes now
held on the second floor level
magazine called "Modem M>-
turity", an exclusive maga
zine for members of the Arrer>
can Association of Ret ir ed
Persons.
overturned. Green said the England, the 33 year old
victim died of multiple chest driver of the truck , reported
injuries. ly was not injured.
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2. It is requested that im
mediate action be taken to -
ward providing fire escapes
for all second floor class
. rooms.
3. The brick building
should be completely re -
wired.
4. The cafeteria should
be enlarged or a new one
built to relieve the crow de d
conditions now existing. An
average of 460 lunches are
served daily in a dining area
that is 30 by 34 feet, which
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Speaking of "Arts and
Crafts" in and around Ashe -
ville, the writers, Edgar and
Patricia Cheatham menti o n
the internationally - renowned
Penland School of Crafts,
one of the largest
and best-known institutions
dedicated to a serious crea
tive crafts program. Students
there have "ample time," say
the Cheathams, "to make
side trips to scenic spots in
the area. Nearby, in the
charming little town of Hums -
ville, the Parkway Playhousq
a stock theater operated by
the University of North Caro
lina, presents a splendid sum
mer repertory. Burnsville
sponsors its own annual crafts
festival on the village green
during the second weekend in
August."
An inspiration, surely, to
Yancey Countians to redouble
their efforts to make our an
nual crafts festival a note -
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