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Vol»n« 34
E Yancey
Basketball
Team Wins
By Rachel Howell and
Janice Powers
East Yancey now with a win
ning streak of 27-0, has aveiy
low loss record from 1963 to
1970. Some of the girls who
have helped establish this re
cord down through the years ares
Linda Hensley,Marla Brooks,
Juanita Sparks, Nancy Howell,
Ruth Jones, Gwen Young, Lou
ise Jones, Doris Ballew, Linda
Grindstaff, Judy Grindstaff,Ca
rol Young, and Diane Murphy
In 1962 East Yancey was
the runner-up in the Toeßher
Tournament and the Skyline
Conference. In 1963, 1964 j
1965 East Yancey won the Toe
River Tourney, and the Ap
palachian Conference. In
1966 and 1967 East Yannywas
runner-up in Toe River Tour
nament. In 1968-1969 East
Yancey was undefeated.
The winning East Y a ncey
Panther team players are as
follows for 1969-1970:
Rover Position
Carol Young,Junior; Donna
Parker, Junior; Marcia Banks,
Junior; Pam Styles, Senior.
Guard Position
Pat Wallace, Sophomore and
Debbie Thomas, Freshman.
Substitute Players are as
follow's: Marcia Mayberry, a
senior; Betty McMahan, junia;
Wanda Hollifield, SophomoE;
Luanne Banks, Freshman; Sher
ri Banks, Freshman; Kathy
Griffin, Freshman; Connie
Ray, Freshman and Donna
Wilson, Freshman.
The four forwards for East
Yancey this year are led by
a fast moving Junior named
Carol Young. Carol, in her
Freshman year averaged 2
points per game as a substi -
tute. In her sophomore year
she averaged 7. 6 points per
game and received ah all
tournament trophy. This >ear
Carol has an average of 8.2
points.
Donna Parker in her Fresh
man year, played a guard. In
her sophomore ye ar Donna
(Cont'd on page 3)
Notice
A meeting of the American
Legion, Earl Horton Post 122,
will be held on Tuesday, the
27th of January at 7:00 p. m.
The meeting will take place
in the Community Building in
Burnsville.
WBk
Kyi
James Holshoeser
Yancey County Could Be One Os The
Major Vacation Areas In Eastern US
By Carolyn Yuziuk
North Carolina vacation at
tractions will be featured dur
ing Vacation Expo ’7O at St.
Petersburg, Florida this year.
"Through participating in this
event I'm sure we cancoivince
numerous Floridians that a
trip to North Carolina would
be most interesting and enjoy
able", says Bill Hensley, Di
rector of the North Carolina
Travel and Promotion Division
"Florida is a prime area for
prospective visitors to North
Carolina", he added.
The North Carolina exhibit
will feature large, full - color
scenes of North Carolina at
tractions and includes a ' dis
tance chart which shows the
highway mileage from key
cities in the eastern United
States to North Carolina.
Grace Banks, Secretary of
the Yancey County Cham b e r
of Commerce, has sent one of
the new colorful brochures of
Yancey County to Mr. Hers ley
to be included in the Tar Heel
Exhibit. The exhibit will be
staffed by the Supervisor of
the North Carolina Welcome
Centers, Mrs. Sara
two Welcome Center hostesses,
and Mrs. Kitty Falger, a ski
instructor who will give tips on
skiing to potential visitors.
Yancey County will so on
have a major attraction in its
immediate area to boast about
when the Bald Mountain Ski
Resort is completed in the ear
ly 1970'5. A large part of the
6,000 acre planned resort area,
which will feature golf course;
ski slopes, a chalet-type res
taurant and lodge, and many
other attractions, is in Yancey
County. The only obstacle to
its being an actual vacat ion
feature of the Burnsville area
is the absence, thus far, of a
direct access road from Burns
ville to the resort. "A direct
Thursday, Jaaaary 22, 1970
GOP Is 'On The Go’ In
NC Says Holshouser
By Trena Fox
Political Reporter
"The eyes of the people of
North Carolina are on the Re
publican Party", stated North
Carolina Republican Chairman
James E. Holshouser Jr. He
added, "The Republican Par -
access road would make the
resort not much more than a
half hours ride from here,"sta
ted a Burnsville man who went
on to say that several of our
lbcal citizens have already pur
chased lots on Bald Mountain
themselves in anticipation of
its future growth.
A prominent Miami Beach
banker, who owns property in
Burnsville, has stated that as
soon as expressway extensions
and new major highways bring
Yancey County within anil-,
12 hour drive of southern Flo -
rida, there will be a tremen -
do us upsurge of Florida visitors
to this area of Western North
Carolina. " Other residents and
summer visitors agree that
Yancey County is only a few
short years away from b e in g
"discovered" as a vacation
area by lovers of natural
beauty and those who appre -
ciate the simple pleasures of
Goaf Os 100 Pts Blood Almost
Reached-91 People Volunteer
By Ashton Chapman
Yancey Countians gave gen
erously when the bloodmobile
from the Asheville Regional
Blood Center of the America
National Red Cross visited at
the Armory in Burnsville last
Thursday afternoon. The goal
for Yancey County was 100
pints. The goal was a1 m ost
reached when 91 persons each
volunteered to give a pint of
blood.
Mrs. Lulu Belle Wis e maq
Chairman, and all other offi -
cers of the Mayland Red Cross
Chapter, extend sincere thanks
to each of these persons, and
to every one who helped j in
connection with this vfait of
the bloodmobile,. including
physicians, nurses, those who
ty is the answer to North Caro
lina's lack of leadership".Ffcis
houser was tire chief speaker
at the Annual Yancey County
Republican dinner which was
held last S aturday night at the
Cane River High School.
Introduced by H.O. Carter,
fishing, hunting, hiking and
camping in the woods.
In addition to visitors at -
tracted by the prospect of com
muning with nature, the Bald
Mountain Ski Resort will bring
inveterate golfers to the area.
Tlie fantastically popular sport
of skiing will bring winter vi
sitors, and Yancey County will
find itself a major vacation:
area in the eastern U. S.
Already, ski officials in
the Blowing Rock-Boone-Ban-__
ner Elk area are having t o
make rapid expansions in their
services and facilities.
Appalachian Ski Mountain,
for example, this week expan
ded its night skiing schedule
from three to five evening per
week to accomodate its over
flow crowds. Skiers are now
using its three lighted slopes
on Tuesday, Wednesday, Fri -
day, Saturday and Sunday.
(Cont'd on page 3)
helped unload and repack the
equipment, those who assisted
with records, the canteen and
all other volunteer duties.
A total of 86 pints was col
lected. Although the offers of
five prospective donors had to
be declined for various reasons,
gratitude is extended to each
one of them for volunteering to
give blood.
Five of the 86 donors gave
for the first time. Tw e nty
eight pints were given to re
place Red Cross blood which
had been used for specific pa
tients.
There has been a severe
shortage of blood in the past
several months and the Red
Cross had announced that all
types of blood viere needed.
Number -Four
State Director of the Agricul -
tural Stabilization and Con
servation Services, Holshouser
spoke to a crowd of over 300
enthusiastic Republicans from
Yancey, Avery, Mitchell, Ma
dison, Watauga and Buncombe
counties. Steve W.Boone,the
Yancey County GOP Chairrraij
presided at the meeting.
Holshouser, who is viewed
favorably as a possible candi
date for the Republican Guber
natorial nomination in 1972,
said that President Nixon is
making the South a full part
ner in the government. The
South has no place in the De
mocratic Party, he, said, "and
the fact that Hubert Humpluey
represents the conservative
wing of the party is a scar y
thing in itself".
Speaking on the tax situa -
tion, he said North Carolina
is paying the highest gasoline
tax in the entire country' and
the per-capita income is amoig
the lowest in the nation. "Bu
reaucracy seems to be
in North Carolina," he stated,
"and while the tax burden in
creases, most of it is going to
a growing state surplus rath e r
than for services to the people
of the State."
"1970 will be the most im
portant election year in North
Carolina" said Holshouser. "Wfe
are at the end of a long road
to a two-party system in this
State." The Republican Party
is on the Go here, and there is
a tremendous challenge facing
us. He said 4 congressmen, 41
state legislators and morethai
225 office holders in North Ca
rolina are members of the GOE
Holshouser noted briefly that
he missed an old friend and a
staunch member of the Repub
lican Party, Sheriff Donald
Banks, who died severalmos.
ago.
Bill Banks gave the invoca
tion at the dinner, also men -
tioning the former Sheriff of
Yancey County and other absait
members whose leadechip will
be missed as the party gains
ascendancy in the 19705.
Country Music was furnished
by Jennie Vance and the Lin -
D
ville iver Boys.
Donald Banks, owner and
manager of the Amber jack Fish
Camp in Burnsville, was re -
sponsible for a delicious dinner.
He was in charge of the eatiig
(Cont'd on page 3)