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VOLUME 34
Vocational
Education-HS
By Bob Helmle
The widespread publicity
given to recent efforts to ob -
tain a technical institute for
the three-comity area (Avery,
Mitchell and Yancey) has
amply demonstrated our great
need for expanded vocatio n a 1
education.
At the same time it is well
to remember that a new tech
nical school, which we belies
is fairly well assured, by no
means fills the entire need for
expansion of vocational edu
cation. Our high schools cer
tainly need expanded programs
in the practical vocational
fields. Even when the techni
cal institute is established un -
fortunately many of cur young
people may not take advaitage
of the opportunity to attend.
For many, vocational educa -
tion will be limited to their
years in high school.
The recent survey of Yan
cey County schools made by
the planners from the State
Department of Public Instruc -
tion contained the strong re
commendation of expanding
the vocational education in
our high schools. It recom. -
mended that the should
include industrial arts, business
education, training for service
industries, a skilled trades pro
gram, and homemaking and
domestic service.
In justification of the ex
panded vocational education
the planners from Raleigh paint
ed out the high proportion of
Yancey County high sch 00l
graduates who do not go to
college. It is, of course, this
large group who profit most
from vocational edu ca t ion
From our graduating classes in
the three years, 1966, 1967
(Cont'd on page 3)
Entries Being Accepted for
1970 Miss Mayiand Pageant
The 1970 Miss Mayiand will
be chosen from among many
beautiful contestants at the
Miss Mayiand Pageant on July
30 and 31.
The Pageant, which will
be held at Harris High School
Auditorium, is sponsored by the
Jaycees of each of the three
counties of Mayiand: Yancey
County Jaycees, Spruce Pine
Jaycees (Mitchell County) and
Avery County Jaycees.
Miss Mayiand 1970 will be
a contestant in the 1971 Miss
North Carolina Pageant to be
held in Charlotte.
J.Johnson, Jim Anglin, Ruth Johnson, Paul Parks
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Mon Killed In Car Accidept
An automobile acc i d ent
took the life 'f one Yancey
man and injured another when
the car in which they were
riding plunged down a 75
foot embankment last Sunday
night.
Clifford Bradford, 45 years
old, of Route 4 , Burnsville
was killed just after 9:00 p.
rn. on Little Creek Road in
Yancey County. He was driv
ing the car When the accident
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occurred.
Neilly Ledford, 58 years
old, of Route 4, Burnsville
sustained injuries in the crash
and was treated and released st.
Woman’s Club
The public is invited to at
tend the final meeting of the
Woman's Chib before the sum
' e>
mer recess. Mrs. Ralph Jacks
will show slides with a com
mentary on religious influence
in literature.
The meeting will be held
June 11, Thursday, at 8:00 p.
m. in the Community Building
Co-hostesses will be Mrs. Mar
garet Tyner, Mrs. Tessa Swink
and Miss Annie Hassell.
Girls who wish to enter must
be between 18 years of age
(by June 1, 1971) and 28 yean
of age.
Scholarships will be award
' ed to the winners as follows:
Miss Mayiand will rece i ve
$250.00; First Runner Up will
receive $150.00; Second Run
ner Up, $125.00; Miss Congen
iality, $75.00.
Any young lady interested
in being in the Miss Mayiand
Pageant can secure further in -
formation from Stawart Thrower
'/ at l 9trr/ HoU&mbe, Pageant
Chairmen.
THURSDAY, JUNE 11,1970
Yancey Hospital.
Mr. surviving re
latives include his wife,; Ce
cile Cooper Bradford; two sons,
Daniel and Dennis Bradford of
Route 4; eight sisters, Mrs. R
ufus Mclntosh of P-oute 4, Mrs.
Elizabeth Peterson and Mrs. F.
P. Phillips of Erwin, T
Gene White and Mrs. Gene Wil
burn of Asheville, Mrs. Nor
man Green of Shelby, Mrs. Ned
Barlow of Valdese and Mr&Bill
Bumgarner of Miami, Fla.; 3
brothers, Marvin and Ernest of
Route 4 and Jack Bradford of
Valdese. One grandchild also
survives.
Awards Given On GS Recognition Night
Awards and Certificates
were presented on Girl Scout
Recognition Night, Friday,
June 5, to the many men and
women who have contribute d
their help to the Girl Scout Pro
gram in Yancey County.
Mis. Alma Yan
cey County Troop
made the presentations of a
special gift to Mrs. W.A. Sar
gent,who has been a member
of the Pisgah Council Beard of
Directors for many years, and
certificates of appreciation to
Mr. Burhoe, Girl Scout Finan
cial Director for Yancey Coun
ty, and Bill and Mary Hess
who have helped with the Girl
Scout floats for several years.
Miss Theresa Coletta pre
sented Certificates of Apprecia
tion to Edward Yuziuk of The
Yancey Record, and ArdellSink
and Stewart Thrower of Radio
Station WKYK for helping the
Girl Scouting Programs with
Promotion and Publicity. Miss
Coletta is Senior Girl Scout Ad
visor.
The Outgoing Neighborhood
Chairman, Mrs. Doris Hunted
> was given a piece of McWhir
ter pottery, designed aid imde
especially for her. Specially-
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Conference On
Water System
By Bob Helmle
The Burnsville Town Board
is hopeful that a conference
held Tuesday afternoon with
officials of the Farmers Home
Administration will lead the
way to financing needed im
provements in the town's water
system costing approximately
$335,000.
The conference followed
shortly upon receipt of word
from the State headquarters of
the Farmers Home Administra
tion that a loan to Burnsville cf
$225,000 and a grant cf SIO,OOO
had been tentatively approved
by the Federal agency. An
important condition, however;
attaches to this financial assis
tance, in the requirement that
the Appalachian Regional Com
mission agrees to make a grant
to the town in the amount of
$100,900.
This last hurdle has not yet
been passed, so at this time
nothing definite can be an
nounced. Town officials, how
ever, are fairly confident that
the required Appalachian pro
designed pottery by Cora fvfc-
Whirter was also given to Mr.
and Mrs. David Powers for
their work as Girl Scout Cook
ie Coordinators for Yancey
County.
Rosebud corsages were giv
en to each Girl Scout Leader
in recognition of their excell -
ant work with the troops in Yan
cey. The leaden were intro -
duced by Mrs. Mary Ann Wam
pler, Yancey County Troop
Mrs. Aiwa Holcombe, Mrs. i.A. Sargent
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gram money will be forthcom
ing.
If the hoped for financ i ng
materializes, the improve marts
will be paid for one-third by
grant, and two-thirds by the
FHA loan bearing interest at 5
per cent.
Attending the conference in
addition to the town offic i a 1 s
and Paul Laughrun and Wilbur
Howard, FHA people from the
local area, were JamesT.John
son, State Director of FHA and
Paul Parks, Chief of the Com
munity Services Division for
N.C. Also present was Mrs.
Ruth Johnson, Director of the
Mountain Scenic Economic De
velopment Commission, who
serves as liaison between the
town and the Appalachian
mission.
The Burnsville Town Board
has been seeking financial as
sistance with its much need e d
water improvements for over
two years. Repeated disappoint
ments have been encountered
in the past, but the Board at
last is optimistic that it is on
the right track.
Consultant.
The new Yancey Neighbor
hood Chairman, Mrs. Carolyn
Yuziuk, was introduced to the
Girl Scout workers and leaders
and Mrs. Tania Rollman, field
advisor from the Pisgah Council
in Asheville, was given spe -
cial thanks for her efforts in
behalf of Scouting in Yancey.
Refreshments of punch and
Girl Scout cookies were served
following the ceremonies.