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Kindergarteners Fete Santa At Christmas Party
Kindergarten Party
The boys and girls in Mis. Nellie Styles’ Kinder
garten class in Burnsville enjoyed a visit from Santa
Claus at their Christmas Party last Friday morning.
Santa listened to the children's Christmas wishes and
promised to do his best to fulfill them when he makes
his rounds on Christmas Eve.
After Santa took his leave, the kids finished their
cookies and punch and sang Christmas songs.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24,1970
Girl Killed
By Shotgun
A tragic accident took the
life of a sht-year-old Yancey
County girl on Sunday night,
December 20, when a shotgun
her eight-year-old brother was
playing with discharged.
Teresa Ann Allen, daughter
of Mrs. Faye Street of Bums -
ville Rt. 2, was killed by a
gun believed to have been un
loaded.
Chief Deputy Erwin Higgins,
who investigated, said the giri
step-father, Ray Street, said
the two children and their half
sister, Lisa Street,were playiqg
in a bedroom when the boy
pulled a shotgun horn beneath
a bed and began playing with
it. The gun discharged, fa
tally wounding the girl, the
deputy said.
Higgins quoted Street as
saying he believed die gun to
have been unloaded, but could
not say how the boy obtained a
shell for it.
The investigation is con
tinuing.
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Christmas Queen At
East Yancey Chosen
From a Christmas Court of
twelve young ladies at East
Yancey High School, the East
Yancey Christmas Queen was
chosen last Thursday night, De
cember 17. Marcia Banks was
accorded the honor of being
chosen Queen and her crowning
ceremony was the highlight of
the Christmas Dance.
Making up the immedi ate
Christmas Court were runners
up Dianna Styles, Carol Youngs
and Pat Warren.
Last year's Christmas Queen
was Marsha Mayberry, who is
now attending Florida Bible
College. ,
The Christmas Dance was
highly successful this with
a band called "The Soul Versa-
Diana Styles
Marcia Banks
tiles" from Asheville pqwiding
the music. The event took
place at the Community Build
ing in Burnsville.
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