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Helmle And Laughrun Are
Re-Elected As Directors
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R. K. Helmle and Riul Laugh
run have been re-elected direo
tors of the Agricultural Council
for 1970 representing Yancey
County. The election took
place at the annual meeting of
the 18-county area develop
ment association in Asheville
this week.
Purpose of the Agricultural
Council, which has just com
pleted 20 years of operation, is
to help develop opportunit i e s
for increased income and pro -
,moting rural progress in West
ern North Carolina through a
"partnership for progress" be
tween the rural people, the
agricultural agencies, business
and industry. A major project
from the beginning has be en
sponsoring the WNC Communi
ty Development Program in
cooperation with agricultu r a 1
agencies and local sponsors in
each of the counties.
Karle Lehman of Ashevillq
manager of K-mart, was elec -
ted president of the organiza -
tion for this year, succeedi n g
Frank L. Yarbrough of Marion.
In a report for the past yesu;
Yarbrough stated, "These past
20 years have beep marked by
outstanding progress of the farm
economy and a widespread re -
awakening of rural community
leadership in Western Nort h
Carolina.
"Over these past 20 years ,
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-> Farmers and ranchers throughout the United States will re
ceive 1969 Census of Agriculture forms in the mail during Jan
uary of 1970 and, for the first time, will be asked to fill them out
and mail them back, preferably before February 15. The all
mail system assures greater privacy, economy and efficiency,
according to officials of the U. S. Bureau of the Census. The re
- suits, released only in statistical form with no clue to the iden
tity of any individual operator, provide the yardstick by which
American agricultural advancement is measured each five years.
we have seen cash farm re -
ceipts in the area increase by
two and one-half times,reach
ing a record of SIOO million in
1969. We have seen people
join together in organized Com
munity Development Clubs -
from one end of the area to the
other.
j "Economic impact of agri t
cultural progress has not been
limited to the confines of the
farms. Progress on the far ms
has stimulated related industri
al growth. New processing
plants for farm products and ad
ditional marketing facilities,as
the many new packing plants,
have arisen, resulting in expan
ded employment and -greater
income for the entire area.
"These results have cone
about because of the work of
the agricultural agencies, the
farm and rural people the m
selves. The function of the
Agricultural Council from the
beginning has been that of lend
ing support to the agricult u ral
programs and agencies in the
area."
Blood mobile
The American National Red
Cross Bloodmobile Unitwill be
at the Armory in Burnsville on
January 15 from 1:00 to 6:00
p.m. Donors are urgently need
ed to reach our goal. .
Thursday, Jaawry 8, 1970
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Pfc Banks
Awarded
Army Medal
Private First Class Charles
W. Banks of Burnsville, N. C .re
ceived his second Army Com
mendation Medal in Vietnam
on November 24, 1969. This
is nothing sactraordluary for
Pfc. Banks who has received a
Bronze Star Medal, an Army
Commendation Medal, and
has been awarded the Purple
Heart three times since he en
tered the Army in 1968.
Pfc. Banks, 22, whose pa
rents,Mr. and Mis. Boyd Bank;
and wife, Inez, live on Route
3, Burnsville, N.C. received
the award for heroism in action
while engaged in military op-~
_1 erations against a hostile force
in Vietnam.
Banks is a radio mechanic
in Company A, 2nd Battalion
of the Ist Infantry Division *s
2d Infantry. He ‘'entered the
Arhay in February, 1968 and
completed his training at Ft.
Bragg, N.C. He was then sta
tioned at Ft. Carson, Coloracb
prior to his arrival in Vietnam
last March.
He is a 1965 graduate of
Cane River High School.
Republicans To
Hold A Dinner
There will be a Republican
Dinner held at the Cane River
High School on January 17 at
8:00 p. m.
James Holshouser, State
Republican Chairman and H.
O. Carter, Executive Director
of the North Carolina ASCS
will be present to speak at the
meeting.
Tickets are now available
for the Dinner, costing $7.0 0
single person and SIO.OO for
two persons.
Yancey County Joins In A
Transportation Co-op Effort
On November 12, 1969,
Yancey County joined with
Mitchell, Avery and Wataugi
counties to offer local com
munity members the oppor
tunity to participate inand
own part of "The Green Eagle
Rural Community Transporta
tion Cooperative. " The GERCIC
grew out of an OEO research
grant to WAMY Community
Action to look into the possi
bility of a cooperative trans
portation effort. - It obtained its
charter in April 1969, said Her
man Aldridge, Transportation
coordinator for the four coun
ty area^
According to Jack Phlllip%
Yancey unit president, "The
most important thing about
this system is that it is own e d
and operated by the members
themselves. Decisions to be
made as pertaining to : fares;
schedules, meeting, etc., are
discussed and voted on by tlie
people who ride the bus. "
An individual or . f a m il y
may join the coop by paying
a $5.00 membership fee. This
entitles the participant the
privilege of voicing opinions
and helping decide how the
Mon Charged
In Robbery
The Burke County Sheriffs
Department arrested Norris Aus
tin Sunday morning outside of
Morganton, North Carolina in
connection with a robbery of
the Johnson G Company Gmaal ~r
Store in Burnsville. Austin, a
27 year old Burke County man,
originally from Yancey County,
was charged with Armed Rob
bery.
The Johnson G Co. Store on
W. Main St., owned by Lacey
Johnson of Burnsville, was rob
bed of $1,470 on the day after
Christmas, December 26.
According to the Y a ncey
County Sheriff's Department,
two men with masks on and
armed with shotguns entered
the store around 6:30 in the
evening. They demanded the
money, and after obtaining it
they made Mr. Johnson, his
employee; and three customers
lie on the floor while they
made their escape.
The robbery is still under in
vestigation. The Sheriffs Etept
has not yet arrested a second
suspect in the case.
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Nanbar -two
transportation co-op should
operate in addition to the ex -
tension of transportation ser -
vices the system affords.
After 5 weeks in operation,
a work run to Spruce Pine El -
len's Knitting Mill pro vides
transportation to work far uine
members, end eight childr e n
go to and from the Burnsville
Day Care Center each day on
the new bus. Currently, the
Yancey bus is making two oth
er scheduled trips. On Tues
days, all communities on or
leading off 19W (between SLnx
and 19E) are being ser vie e4
Members can ride to Bums -
ville and spend 1 1/2 hours to
shop and take care of any busi
ness they may have. On Fri -
days, the same service is pro
vided for communities between
Micaville and Busick on Route
80. Pick up time is usually
10:00 a. m. Members of the
co-op have voted to include a
Thursday run, making a circuit
of the Jack's Creek and Mine
Fork areas. Also to be inclu -
ded is a Monday run to various
communities in the Pensacola
area.
"This system is a trial and
error method. If problems rise;
members can correct them...
The key to success is the mem
bership, " said Mr. Phillips.
Many riders are needed to
make a strong and depenchUe
means of transportation at a
reasonable price. The fares
range from SI.OO to $2.00 a
trip depending on the distance
traveled.
If you are without your own
transportation and can't get
to work or go to town, call the
“WAMY office 682-2610 or
contact Jack Phillips on Route
4, Burnsville, N.C.
Enroll Now For
Adult Classes
Enrollment for the Adult Ba
sic and High School Equivalent
sy Classes will be at the Burns
ville Elementary School on
Tuesday, January 13 at 6: 30
p.m.
Classes are for all adults who
want to learn to read andvwite,
take a refresher course,or com
plete their high school educa •
tion.
If further information is
needed, call Shirley Anne Mo-
Allister at the W. A.M. Y. Of
fice 682-2610.