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VOLUME 34
~-<SOPs From
County At
Convention
By Mrs. Steve Boone
A good group from Yancey
County attended the Republi -
can Convention at Wins t on
Salem last weekend, the 20th
and 21st of March. Included
in the group were the follow -
mg persons:
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bailey,
Mrs. Trena Fox, Mr. and Mrs.
C.O. Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Young, Mr. and Mrs. Dean
Chris awn and Mr. and Mis
Steve Boone.
Mr. Boone is the Chairman
of the Republican Party in
Yancey County and Mr. Chris
awn is working for the S t ate
Republican Party in Raleigh.
Mr. Rogers Morton, Chair
man of the National Republi -
can Party, spoke to the assem
bly.
Jim Holshouser, present
chairman of the N. C. Republi
can Party was reelected to his
office and was heartily endors
ed by the Yancey County dele
gates. Mrs. Grace Roheij from
Foisythe County, was elected
as a new state vice chairman.
The Yancey County dele -
gates to the Republican Con -
vention expressed their enjoy
ment at being with so many
fellow Republicans working
together to plan for the future.
Cub Scouts On Tour
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The Cub Scouts of Den I
had a very interesting visit to
The Yancey Record on Friday,
March 20th. Mr. Yuziuk ex -
plained to the boys how their
weekly newspaper was printed.
The boys who learned a bit
of the printing trade from this
informative excursion were:
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Cub Scouts Visit The Yancey Record
Railroad And Lumber Co. Officials Agree
Red Cross Bloodmobile To
Visit Burnsville April 2
The American Red Cross
Bloodmobile will be at the Ar
mory in Burnsville on April 2.
This visit of the Bloodmob i 1 e
is being sponsored by the Mi
nisterial Association, and will
be from 1:00 to 6:00 p. m.
The goal for this visit of
the Bloodmobile is 100 pints.
We came so close last time to
reaching our goal that we are
making a big effort this time
to see that everyone who wants
to contribute is not stopped by
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transportation problems. A
number of people have volun
teered their services to take
Jimmy Roland, Randy
run, Jerry Layell, Gregory
Westall, Michael Pate, Stanley
Higgins and their Den Mother,
Mrs. Hebum Layell. Mrs. Jim
my Roland, the assistan t Den
Mother also participated in the
visit. Robert Proffitt was un -
able to attend.
THURSDAY, MARCH 26,1970
prospective donors to and from
the Armory if they need trans
portation. The following per
sons can be contacted for a
ijlfltok.ni- . rn
Mis. Ed Hunter, First Bap
tist Church, 682-3113.
Mr. John Banks, First Pres
byterian Church, 682-2616.
Mack B. Ray, Higgins
Methodist Church, 682-2285.
Rev. Fred Harrell, West
Burnsville Baptist Church, 683-
2814.
Bald Creek and Pensa c o la
Methodist Charges, Rev. Roger;
682-2658.
Dr. Webb will be the doc-
tor in charge and Mrs. Garland
Wampler will be the assisting
nurse. The ladies of the Bo -
len's Creek Baptist Chinch will
be in charge of the Canteen.
AKommunity
faster Service
The annual Community
Easter Sunrise Service for all
denominations will be held at
6:00 a. m. on Easter Morning,
March 29, on the Town Square.
In case of bad weather,the ser
vice will be held in the sane -
tuaryof the First Baptist Church
The program, led by Rev.
Don Elly, will consist of Eas
ter music by the East Yancey
High School Glee Club under
the direction of Mr. Jim Hayes.
Selected Easter Readings will
be given by Mrs. Frank Lewis
and Mr. Ardell Sink.
The public i*-cordially in -
vited to attend the service and
a Coffee Hour that will follow
in the Fellowship Hall of Hig -
gins Memorial United Metho -
dist Church.
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Lumber Company To Build
On Yancey Railroad Site
The Liberty Lumber Com -
pany of Erwin, Tennessee plans
to start immediate constructim
of facilities for a branch cash
and-carry building supply oper
ation in Burnsville. This an -
nouncement was made jointly
by Joe Horton, president of
the Erwin company, and di -
rectors of the Yancey Railroad
who are furnishing the site on
a rental basis for the new busi
ness.
The facilities will be built
on land adjacent to the rail
road station, and will have a
frontage on the Burnsville By
pass, where an office, a show
room and storage sheds will be
built. The railroad will con -
struct a siding into the area, to
provide efficient handling of
building materials received by
The Liberty Lumber Com
pany is a fifty year old corpor
ation now heavily engaged in
the cash-and-carry building
supply business. They have,
for some years, been doing a
considerable volume of busi -
Yancey Students Win
On Kiddie Kollege'
Beverly Geouge, Alton Ro
binson and Marcia Geouge of
Mrs. Deyton's third grade class
in Micaville Elementary School,
appeared on the Kiddie Kol -
lege Program, WCYB T. V.
in Bristol on March 18, 1970.
At the end of the game, score
was 160 to 190 with Micaville
becoming the new champions.
The former champions ware
Micaville's Kiddie Kollege Champions
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ness in both Yancey and Mitch
ell Counties, and believe that
there is a good opportunity for
a branch of their type of busi -
ness on the North Carolina side
of the mountains.
Tom Chapman, son-in-law
of Joe Horton, is to be the man
in charge of the Burnsville oper
ation and plans to move short -
ly to Burnsville with his fami
ly, which consists of his wife,
and his six year old son. Tom
Chapman grew up in Johnson
City, Tennessee where he gra
duated from East T ennessee
State.
All employees who will be
engaged in building the facili
ties, as well as those who will
operate the business, Chapman
promises will be from Yancey
County.
number of cash-end-carry build
ing supply people have been
looking at Burnsville with tte
idea of possibly locating here.
It is apparently recognized that
Yancey County will be a goo d
location for such an operation.
horn Kingsport and had been
champions for six weeks. They
were trying for their seventh
win before being defeated by
the Micaville team.
On W ednesday, March 25,
Micaville will be competing
with a third grade class from
Morristown, Tennessee. Mica
ville will be represented by
Beverly Geouge, Alton Robin
son and Renee? Young.