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VOLUME 34
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/air Exhibits Well Planned
Winners Awarded Cash Prizes For Their
Outstanding Exhibits At Science Fair
Cane River High School
held its Fifth Annual S c i ence
Fair beginning April 1, and
there were numerous winners
chosen from a field of outstand
ing projects. Theme of this
1970 Fair was "Learning Skills
Today for Better Living To
morrow". Those who mis sed
seeing the well-planned exhi
bits and beautifully construe -
ted pieces of furniture whbh
were featured at the S c ience
Fair, missed a lot. Hard work
and much creative abilitywoit
into the displays and both the
students and their teachers de
serve recognition and acclaim
for their efforts.
The departments that par -
ticipated in the Fair were the
Trades and Industry Depart -
ment, Science Department and
Home Economics Department.
All of them presented projects
for judging.
In the Trades and Industry
Department, Sam Ball won
first place, Gary Silvers won
second place, John Banks won
third place and Kenneth Mc-
Curry fourth place. In the
Home Economics
the third, second, and first
year students were judged se
parately: In the third year
class Shirley Chandler was
first place winner and Nancy
Randolph won second place.ln
the second year class, the first
place winner was Diane Buck
ner and Karen McCurry won
second place. In the first >ear
class, Audrey Renfro won first
place and Sue Fox won second
place. In the Science De
partment, Ronnie Randolph
Dermis Whitson and Larry Ben
nett won first place, while
Keith Webb, Ricky Peterson
and Vic Gardner took second
place honors. Tim Higgins
and Eugene Howell won third
place. The Science Club
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won first place in competition
with the Beta Club and the
Student Council.
The winners in the various
categories will receive cash
Pre-School Clinic Held To
Help Children 'Start Right’
If your child will be 6
years old on or before October
fifteenth, 1970, he is eligible
to start to school this fall. Now
is the time to enroll him at
Pre-School Clinic.
You can help your child gpt
started right if you will bring
him to the school on Preschool
Clinic Day and meet the teach
er and nurse. Your child will
have fun seeing the other child
ren and we would like to get
acquainted with you. It is
necessary that the parent come
with your child.
In order for your child to do
his best in school he must be in
good health. Therefore, you
are requested to take yjurchiH
to your family doctor for a
complete physical examina -
tion so that if any defects are
discovered,they may be cor -
rected before school starts in
the fall. DO NOT have this •
Young Is First
Joe C. Young ofYbungAuto
Sales, Inc., along with his
entire organization, has re -
ceived a congratulatory tele -
gram for being number one in
car sales in Burnsville and Yan
cey County for 1969.
The telegram was sent by
the Charlotte District Sales Of
fice, Ford Division, Ford Mo
tor Company and was signed by
H. H. Edwards who is the District
Sales Manager.
THURSDAY, APRIL 9,1970
Gary Silvers Shows Prize Stereo
prizes for their excellent pro -
jects, and a vote of thanks is
extended to Glen Raven Mills
for their help in awarding pri
zes to the winners.
physical done before ft&School
Clinic Day, as we will discuss
this with you at that time.
The North Carolina S tate
Law requires that every child
entering into public school be
immunized against diphtheria,
whooping cough, tetanus, polio
and smallpox. You can get a
record of his shots from your
family doctor, or the Health
Department. If he has not had
the required immunizations,
please take him to your family
doctor, or come to the Health
Department in Burnsville on any
Monday morning.
We strongly urge that e\ery
child who has not had measles,
or the measles immunization ,
have this protection as soon as
possible. Measles vaccinqboth
German and regular, can be
obtained at the Health Depart
ment on any Monday morning.
Each child must bring his
birth certificate or a photosta -
tic copy of it, to the clinic to
confirm his birth date. Thiscai
be obtained from the office of
the Register of Deeds.
The Schedule for Pre-School
Clinics is as follows:
April 14 Micaville School
April 16 South Toe School
April 17 Bald Creek School
April 21 Bee Log School
April 24 Burnsville School
April 28 Pensacola School
April 29 Clearmont School
All pre-school clinics will
begin at 9:30 a. m.
Alternative School Plan
To Receive Consideration
By Yancey School Board
By Bob Helmle
Significant progress during
the past week can be report ed
toward developing a practica -
ble plan for the future of the
Yancey County school system.
What appears to be a carefully
thought out alternative to the
proposals of the Raleigh school
planners has been thrown into
the hopper for consideration by
our school officials and other
interested citizens.
This constitutes real prog
ress, inasmuch as the Raleigh
plan appears to many local ci
tizens as incapable of realiza -
tion. Its cost of $3,225,000
appears too high for our modest
resources, and in other respects
it would leave many of our ci
tizens dissatisfied. Grate doubts,
accordingly, have been expre»
ed that the people of the coun
ty in the foreseeable - future
would vote to authorize the ne
cessary bond issues to finance
the costly building program.
Supporters of the alternative
plan declare that it would ac ■»
complish the main objectives
aimed at by the Raleigh plan -
ners, and accomplish them
much more rapidly, and at far
less expense.
Below is the alternative plsq
in bare outline, as set forth by
Wm. Hess, Librarian of the
Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Re
gional Library, who lives in
Yancey County;
1. Use of the approximate
ly $338,'000 in money on de
posit with the State to caistruct
10 additional rooms at either
East Yancey High School o r
Cane River High School.
2. On completion of this
project, immediate movement
of students and teachers into
whichever school has been se
lected thereby establishing a
single county-widehigh school
with approximately 800 - 840
students.
3. At the same time, the
immediate transfer of the stu
dents and teachers from the
Burnsville Elementary School
to whichever plant no longer
is used as a high school there
by establishing grades 1-8
at such school and the closing
of the Burnsville school.
4. Use of capital funds de
rived from taxes, and as avail
able, to increase the room ca
pacity of the 1-8 school to
service the needs of all of
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those pupils in the area of this
elementary school; it being
desirable to eventually have
approximately 1/2 of all stu
dents in Yancey County at
tending 1- 8 grades at this
school.
5. If necessary, an even
tual bond issue to construct a
new 1-8 school in an area
that cannot conveniently be
served by the existing 1-8
school, and consideration at
that time of possible kinder -
garten construction and/or lo
cations..
The above outlined alter -
native plan, it is understo o 4
will receive consideration by
the Yancey County School Board
at their next regular meeting.
It must be borne in mind that
any plan developed locally
must receive approval by the
State school planners before
building constructioncan start.
From the standpoint of par
ents in the area served by the
Burnsville Elementary Scho o 1
the alternative plan has the ad
vantage of getting rid of that
obsolete school in short order,
instead of several years in the
future. It would thus save the
county the heavy expense o f
remodeling the old buildings to
meet the fire safety require -
ments and other standards re
quired by the State Authorities
. School Superintendent Lan
drum Wilson states that care
ful, openminded consideratiai
of all alternatives will help
materially toward reaching the
best practicable solution to
our school problem. He is
hopeful that from broad discus
sion a plan can be developed
behind which the whole county
can unite.
•hiEC^ri^’s
- "Little People" don't for
- that your Children's Hour
programs will be held this Fri -
day (April 10th) at 10:00 a. m.
tand at 3:00 p. m. in the Yan
jcey Public Library.
The following Monday the
Children's Hour resumes its
regular schedules. Miss Ther
esa Coletta, Regional Child -
ren'f Librarian, invites all pre
school children to attend.