THE YANCEY RECORD
V0L.34.N0.41
All-Out United Fund Drive Sturts October 15
By Bob Helmle
Under the leadership of Cam
paign Chairman Mack B. 'Ray,
a dynamic organization of vol
unteers is taking shape for a
whirlwind, all-out drive to
raise the $9,900 goal set by
the Budget Committee of the
Yancey United Fund for the
1970 campaign. The drive is
scheduled to start October 15,
and close the first week in No
vember, 1970.
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50 Years Os Fashions Modeled For Achievement Day
East Yancey Panlhers Beat
Bowman; Remain Undefeated
By Floyd Geouge
Although the Bowman High
Bulldogs of Bakexsville do mi -
nated the rushing and passing
statistics, it was the undefea
ted East Yancey Panthers that
tallied their game winning 6
points on a touchdown set up
by a pass interception in the
third quarter. •
East Yancey's Kenneth Win
ters intercepted a Bulldog pass
on the BakenVille 25 - yard
line in the third period to set
the stage for Randy Banks' 6-
yard plunge through the mid
dle for the only score of the
night. The run by Rodneyßi -
shop for the two point conver
sion failed.
Closed Meeting
There will be a closed
meeting of the Yancey County
Board of Education, October 9,
at 8 >OO p. m. , in die Superin -
tendent's Office.
Budget Committee Sets Goal Os $9,900
Assisting Chairman Ray in
whipping the organization into
shape, are two Vice-Chairmen,
Mrs. Patrick Guyer and John
Martin. Publicity is being
handled by Ardell Sink, Ed
ward Yuziuk and Bob Helmle.
The names of the women
who are being organized for
house-to-house solicitation un
der the guidance of Mrs. Guyer,
Mary Margaret Deyton and
Mary Anne Wampler will be
In the last of the second half
East Yancey threatened to score
from the Bakesville one-yard
line but was stopped by the
clock before the attempt was
completed.
Bakersville threatened three
times but was stopped by down
on the East Yancey 20- yard
line each time. Bakersvilids
Carl Gouge was the game's lea
ding ground gainer with 115 yards
Lions To Meet
District Governor Ed Bell of
North Wilkesboro Lions Dis -
trict 31 El will be guestspealer
and pay his official visit to
the Burnsville Lions Club on
Thursday night, October Bth,
at 7*oo p. m. in the Amber
jack Restaurant. District Gov.
Bell is an official of the North
western Bank with headquarters
in North Wilkesboro.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8,1970
published next week. This
week we list the men who have
thus far enlisted for the drivel
Roy Ray, O. W. Deyton,
Reece Mclntosh, Robert Rhine
hart, Dover Fouts, George Ro -
berts, Charles Gillespie, Jr.,
Landrum Wilson, David Powers,
Lloyd Miller, Randall Peacock
W.W. Roberts, D. B. Rawls,
Clayton Whitson, Claude Vess,
Fred Bacon, Carroll Angel,
Ned Jestes, Paul Fall, Garland
Awards Go
To Yancey
Homemakers
* Approximately 50 members
of the '\ancey County Extension
Homemakers Association at -
tended the Annual Achieve -
ment Day program at the First
Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
in Burnsville.
Mrs. Frances Wyatt, Presi -
dent, presided during the pro
gram which began with regis
tration and coffee for the
ladies presr nt. Special music
was provided by Mrs.Mse Davis
of Burnsville, who played the
organ. A Devotional was gi
ven by Mrs. Guy Boone of New
dale, following which lunch
was served.
Mb. E. L. Dillingham was
narrator for a very special sash
, ion show, "50 Years of
in which homemakers modeled
the types of dresses which have
been in style at some time dur
ing the past 50 years.
Mss. P. C. Coletta dire ctecT
a skit, "Anything To Get \btes"
which was enthusiastically ap
plauded by those present.
The high point of the Day's
events was the Presentation of
Awards by Mrs. Mary Margate
Deyton, Extension Home Eco
nomics Agent. Under Overall
Achievement, the Burnsville
Homemakers Club and Brush
Creek Homemakers Club tied
for first place with a total of
890 points each. Atbuckle
Club took second place with a
total of 625 points. In third
place was Newdale with 600.
Brush Creek placed first in
Community Service Awards fcr
their Youth Program. Newdale
(Cout'd on page 2)
Wampler, Jerry Holcombe,
J ames Riddle, Charlie Hensley. 1
The campaign committee
this year is making a special
effort to get across to the peo -
pie of tiie county the impor -
tance of the work of the many
agencies included in the bud
get, and the great benefits they
confer on Yancey County .
It is hoped that through re
cognition of both the number
of agencies and the benefits of
Homemakers Present Skit/'Anything To Get Votes'
Earnings From Forest Land
To Benefit Schools, Roads
Twenty - five counties
in North Carolina will receive
a total of $246,233.50 as their
share of receipts from National
Forest operations during the
past fiscal year, which ended
on June 30th.
Forest Supervisor, Ralph C.
Moyle said today that based on
tiie number of acres of Nation
al Forest land in the State the
money going to the counties
averages 21.8 cents an acre.
The counties on the Toec ane
Ranger District and the amotnt
Award Given
E. L. Dillingham, who re
cently retired as Yancey Coun
ty Extension Chairman, was
presented a Plaque by the
Burnsville lions Club at the
last meeting, "In recognition
and appreciation for 23 years
of outstanding service in civic
affairs."
their work, that individual con
tributions will be larger th an
they have been in recent years.
The committee is hopeful that
donations will range between a
full day's pay and a half day's
pay for the contributors.
As in some previous years,
an honor roll will be regularly
published each week during the
drive. This will be open to all
businesses and government of
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they received are as follows:
Buncombe, 31,717 Acres,
$6,203.81; Mitchell, 16,244
Acre 5,53,152.46; and Yancey,
31,462 Acres, $6,105.81.
The Federal law makes die
counties in which Forest Sen
vice land is located 25 percert
partners in National Forest earn
ings since this part of federal
receipts is paid to the counties
by the Forest Service each year
for roads and schools. Another
10 percent of the gross Forest
receipts is made available to
the Forest Service for.road and
trails within the National lords.
Supervisor Moyle said, "No
table advances are in progress
for managing and improving
our natural resources. The for
est Service returns and invest -
ments should benefit foe econo
my, tourism, camping, picnick
ing, wood-based industries,the
hunting, fishing, and employ
ment of the entire area."
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