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Sportsmen Call Trip ‘A Success’
Sportsmen-12-Unlimited’
Return From Canadian Trip
Nine Yancey County men
who are members of a club
called "Sportsmen -12 - un
limited" arrived back home re
cently after a trip to Ontario,
Canada.
The Yancey men, plus
three men from Erwin, Term,
also in the club, drove a bus
camper which was equip ped
with bunks, o stove, refriger
ator, reclining chairs, carpet
ing for the floor, and a bath -
room.
From White River, the
men flew to Brunswick Lake,
approximately 90 miles north
east, to fish for walleye, rain
bow trout, speckled trout, and
northern pike. Each man also
hoped to kill a bear since bear
season was in. They stayed
in two different cabins at the
lake.
On their return, the sports
men reported a very succes&il
trip. They caught between
700 and 800 fish, mostly Pike,
the largest of which was 8 lbs.
All the fish were returned ex
cept the ones which the men
ate. One of the men took
pictures of a moose and her
calves, getting some \ery good
close-ups. The weather was
beautiful and the 3?.-hour trip
not unpleasant in their special
bus.
On the darker side, the
men reported that the gnats
and mosquitoes kept them awake,
to say nothing of the wolves...
and Quentin Mack was left
at Customs by mistake. For
- his absence was no
ted and they went back for
him or he would have had a
long walk home. ■*
The nine Yancey men in
cluded Robert Tipton,Horace
Cox, Clayton Whitson, Ross
Mill-, E*uJ. l—l.. ®«—
Mack, Johnny Ralph
Tomberlin, Lee Slagle. The
three men from Erwin were ;
Oden Barnett, Dexter Ran -
dolph and John Peterson.
Peacock Is New Director Os Social
Service Department In Yancey County
Yancey County's new Di -
rector of Social Services, Ran
dall Peacock, moved to Burns
ville in mid-May, togeth e r
with his family, which caisists
of his wife, Jane, and two small
children.
The new director comes
with impressive credentials for
taking over the administration
of the local agency. He move!
here from Winston Salem where
he served six years in the Wel
fare Department, principally
in an administrative capacity,
supervising adult programs, in
cluding homemaker services.
A native of Georgia, he
received his education largeV
in North Carolina. He earned
his Bachelor of Science degree
at East Carolina University ..
followed some years later by
two years study at U.N.C.for
a Masters degree in social
work.
Peacock's interest in so -
cial work began in high school
when his brother founded Boys
Home,, Inc., Lake Waccamaw,
Il ( 9
N.C. ,-an institution which has
since received support from the
Lions throughout the State.
While attending college
Peacock worked diving the
summer on a social service pro
ject aiding retarded children.
During his Army service,while
THURSDAY, JUNE 25,1970
Christian Growth Conference To Begin
July 6 At High Pastures Retreat
A Christian Growth Confer -
ence will be held July 6-12
at High Pastures, a religious
retreat near Burnsville. Accord
ing to Miss Elizabeth
• v foundor ttfid director of High
! 'Pastures, the Conference will
v be open to all on a "Whosoever
pWilf May Cfopie" basis. Many
* eot-of-town. people are ex'-
pected and Miss Motsinger ex
pressed the hope that quite a
few local people will a t tend
also.
Sessions of Witnessing, Wor
ship Teaching, Prayer, Fellow
ship and Singing will be held
in the Big Red Bam at 10:00 a.
m. and 7:30 p. m. each day of
the week-long conference. The
Leadership for the conference
will be among all those prsent,
li 1, MMftJIIIII iimW '■•"ilW'i ' "a rid
Joe Petree.
Sleeping arrangements may
be made at High Pastures for
quite a group of people need
ing them. There are beds,cots
Randall Peacock
lin, he was given a special as
signment working with refugee
children who had escaped from
eastern Europe.
Asked why he had desired
to leave Winston Salem to cane
to Yancey County, he stated
that he and his wife liked the
mountains and small commun
ity environment. He believed,
too, that he would preferwork
ing in a small agency where he
could participate in the total
agency program. Bumsv ill e
also had a special appeal to
him because of its unique agen
cy-operated child developmait
center.
Mrs. Peacock, who holds
a mastcis degree in religious
and some cooking arrangements
possible. There k loom for a
small number of tent - trailers.
These are available ou a first
oome basis; however,ev«rybao
desiring these accomodations fe .
asked to write or caff fee con
firmation* in advance of the
medl&g. ..:. v s . •
Pla» are being made <cA* a*
noon, picnic-type meal. For
those staying "on campus" a
co-operative plan maybe wak
ed out for other meals and / or
they may be taken at a loc a 1
restaurant.
f High Pastures, located at
the head of George's Ibrk Creek
in Yancey County, has been
in operation for several year%
but was incorporated fairly re-
L,CUU.y lit VA-wUtH y
7Wj~ acre tract of land is owned
by Miss Motsinger who stated
very simply what High Pastures
is all about. "When I met the
Lord, He gave me this land and
I gave it back to Him," she
stationed for two years in Ber
education, has taught for two
years in this field, in addition
to several years teaching in
the Winston Salem public schorls.
The Peacocks have two daugh
ters —Julie, age five, and Tan
ya, age two.
Mrs. Ruby Smith, who
since 1965 has been acting di
rector of the Yancey County
Department of Social Serviaes,
is continuing her service with
the Department as Administra
tive Secretary.
School Starts
On August 21
The Yancey County Board
of Education announced the
1970-71 school calendar. The
teachers will report August 19
and students will report on Aug
ust 21.
School will be closed op
September 15, for a District
NCEA meeting and on Novem
ber 3, for election day.
Christmas holidays conta in
one week. Easter holidays con
tain two days.
The snow schedule will be
in operation again this year
where buses will run one hour
later than usual.
UMBER TWENTY-SIX
said. "I told Him, 'Lord what
ever You want to do with it"'.
At first, she stated, I had
Abends come to stay here for a
few days or weeks. They asked
If they coukbbring or sendtieir;
friends here, and larger aid lar- \
ger groups cam*. The retreat
: was prepared for the spiritual
enrichment of Christians of all
religious faiths. It is a place
of great natural beauty and
peace in which a person may
seek the Lord and draw closer
to Him spiritually.
Ministers come Pas
tures with groups from their
churches. Individuals co me
who have heard about Hig h
Pastures from friends or ac
quaintances. A YWCA fffYqin
Srom Winston Salem visit c d
High Pastures recently, and
Miss Motsinger is expecting a
couple very shortly who have
asked to spend their honeymoon
in this atmosphere.
In a booklet given to visitor
the purposes of this retreat are
stated:
1. To sponsor and encour
age the preaching of the Christ
ian Gospel at home and abroad
including assistance to other
ministers and ministries.
2. To develop, train and
sponsor Christian witnesses at
home and abroad.
3. The exploration and uti
lization of all communicative
media that lend themselves to
our stated purposes.
4. To be identified in
thought, word and deed with
all social action which is com
mensurate with God's love to
ward man.
5. To sponsor, encourage
and develop spiritual retreats
for spiritual renewal.
6. The production and dis
tribution of Christian literature;
7. The development of a
spiritual therapy ministry for
individuals and groups.
Most overnight guests at
High Pastures sleep in the large
house which has spacious guest
rooms, a prayer room for the
use of all visitors, and balcon
ies facing a beautiful view of
the mountains in the distance.
If there are too many present
for the main house, guest cot
tages are used to accomodate
the overflow. j
For information about the
Christian Growth Conference to
be held July 6 - 12, or for
accomodations, write to Miss
Elizabeth Motsinger, Route 2,
Burnsville, N.C. or call her at
(704) 682-3138.