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Represser, Chairman L.Faircloth, H.Holcombe, Rep. Ramsey, Commissioner Hawkins
Volunteens
Oriented
The American Red Cross
orientated thirty Red Cross Vo
lunteens this past Saturday,the
23rd of May, at the Burnsville
Presbyterian Church. Mrs.
Lula Belle Wiseman, Chairom
of the Mayland Chapter of the
American Red Cross, and Mrs.
W. P. Honeycutt presented to
the thirty attending girls the
regulations and procedures of
Red Cross Volunteen. ediquette.
Assisting Mrs. Wiseman and
Mrs. Honeycutt were Mrs. Ge
neva Earp of Spruce Pine and
Miss Theresa Coletta of Burns
ville.
Attending the Red Cross Vo
lunteen Orientation Classes Were
girls from Spruce Pine,Bakera
ville, and many areas of Yan
cey County. Miss Theresa Co
letta, Chairman for the Yhnoey
Volunteens, will be lesponsi -
ble for coordinating the volun
teer services which these girls
will render throughout Yancey
County.
Those girls orientated as
American Red Cross Volunteers
from Yancey County are as
follows: Deborah Jane
Banks, Debbie Ballew, Patricia
Hensley, Marie Maney, Vir
ginia Silvers, Gail Crisp,Doris
Ann Weatherman,Sharon Pres
nell, Rosemary Kampf,Sharm
Crisp, Donna Parker, Debbie
Thomas, Daphne Styles, Pat
Holcombe, Vickie Jones, Vldy
Crowder, Debbie Canoll, Jan
ice Hunter, Cathy Deyton,and
Vickie Styles.
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Burnsville Kindergarten Graduation
Nineteen boys and girls from,
Burnsville Kindergarten partici
pated in their commence m ent
exercises last Thursday night,
performing before an enthralled
and enthusiastic audience of
parents and friends.
The young graduates sang
songs and recited poems,both
individually and in concert, in
a well organized program plan
ned and directed by their teach
er, Mrs. Jess Styles. The pro
gram showed clearly the s e lf
discipline instilled in these
children, remarkable in ones
so young, as it proceeded flaw
lessly to the finish.
Mr. Ed Hunter, principal of
Burnsville Elementary School,
awarded the diplomas to the
graduates and welcomed those
who would be attending Bums -
ville Elementary in the foil.
Graduates included: Joy
Bennett, Alecia Yelton, Linda
Hess, Lisa Grindstaff, Jeffrey
Yuziuk, Gregory Phillips, Barry
McKinney, Vickie Hughes
Hensley, Christine Deyton,Bob
by Joe Young, Janice Higgins,
THURSDAY,4AY 28, 1970
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Cane River Red Cross Volunteens
Tamara Price, Brenda
David Styles and Kevin Laugh
run. Marshalls Laura Ffolcombe,
Tammy Jones and Landy Wil
son took part in the graduation
exercises but, due to their age,
they will be attending kinder
garten again next year.
Following the commence -
ment exercises, Mrs. Jess Styles
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Road Project
Top Priority
Lauch Faircloth, Chairman
of the North Carolina Highway
Commission, pledged that "top
priority 1 ' will be given to this
area's road construction pro -
ject - the link of highway hem
the Cane River bridge to the
Madison County line - wh en
the budget for the year begin -
ning July Ist is set up.
Mr. Faircloth and District
Commissioner Neville Hawkin
were in Yancey County on an
inspection tour on Wednesday,
May 20, accompanied by State
Representatives Liston B. Ram-
was presented with a lovely per
manent arrangement of leaves,
grape clusters and fern in a
statue-like vase, a token of
thanks by die mothers of the
kindergarten class.
Kindergarten graduation was
held in the Fellowship Hall of
the First Baptist Church, Burns
ville.
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sey of Marshall, N.C. and Er -
nest Messer of Canton, N. C.
who were instrumental in ob
taining the approval for the
present construction project.
Chairman Faircloth and
Commissioner Hawkins seemed
pleased with the progress being
made by the contractor on the
link under construction horn
West Burnsville to the Cane Ri
ver bridge.
The "top priority" rating
does not necessarily mean that
this further link of the highway
will be contracted during this
coming year, but it does mean
that the project has the appro -
val of the Highway Commission
and is slated .for "first consid
eration" when the new bu4get
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ville accompanied the group
as they viewed present highway
construction and discussed fu
ture plans for this area. Having
spoken with the Chairman and
with several
Holcombe is optimistic con -
ceming our chances for. com
pletion of Hwy. 19E to the Ma
dison County line in the near
future.
Memorial Day
Is Poppy Day
"It's Poppy Time - U.S. A.
and the American Legion Au
xiliary will have represent* -
tives asking everyone to wear
a Poppy on Memorial Day, Sa
turday, May 30.
The red flower is a gesture
of remembrance for those who
died in America's defense.
The basic purpose of Poppy
Day is to offer the American
public an opportunity to honor
their war dead while donating
funds to aid the disabled vete -
rans and their fanilies. This
year, more than ever before,
our country greatly needs the
inspiration of the Poppy and all
that it stands for! The flower
that speaks of patriotic sacri -
flee. The memorial to the
fallen hero will be a living tri
bute to their memory through
the Rehabilitation and Child
Welfare programs the dedica -
ted Auxiliary members conduct
Those who got their Poppy
on the 23rd of May are asked to
wear them •* the 30th so that
they will not be asked again.