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Computer Aid
For Consumer
The computer and consumer
have been joined in the holy
bonds of money saving by a
calculating device made avail
able by the North Carolina De
partment of Agriculture.
It's called "The Compari -
son Shopper" by which madam
housewife can quickly deter
mine the cost per ounce of any
pre-packaged item in the store
by thereby dialing the number
of ounces to die cost of the
package. The answer appears
in a little window on the outer
wheel.
"The Comparison Shopper
is a clever little calculator hat
fits nicely in a wallet or poc
ket book," commented Agri -
culture Commissioner James A
Graham. "And if the home
budget watcher uses it, she can
tell right off what her cost per
ounce is. She can make quick
comparisons of competitive
items in shopping and thereby
save money."
To get your "Comparison
Shopper" writes Commissioner
lames A. Graham, North Caro
lina Department of Agriculture,
P.0.80x 27647, Raleigh,N.C.
27611.
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Tim Gillespie of Ronte 2, Burnsville was the happy winner
of the “Biggest Christmas Stocking Os All” on Wednesday,
December 23. The huge stocking was given as a prise by
Burnsville Super Market.
Girls Xn Actios D of the Fteefc Baptist Church exchanged gifts
with the children from Yancey County Child Development Cra
ter at a Christman Party given by the GA’s on December 22.
The children had made gifts for the occasion and enjoyed shar
ing in the gift-giving. The party was part of a continuing pro
ject in which the GA's and children of the CDC get together at
various special occasions daring the year. Each GA is “big
sister" to two of the chiltben at the Center.
Warm December Deals Blow To Ski Areas;
Mountain Weather Prophets Read Signs
BLOWING ROCK —An un
canny, warm December has
dealt a setback to sld areas in
the state, but mountain wea--
ther prophets take die signs to
mean that the winter cold will
be as late departing as it is in
arriving.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1970
Temperature records com
piled at Appalachian Ski Moun
tain for the first three weeks of
December show an average day
time high of 51.6 degrees ,14.1
degrees warmer than last year.
The mercury has dipped low
enough to allow man-made
snow operations eight times
this month. The corresponding
time period last provided
20 nights cold enough to male
snow.
Changes are in the making;
though, according to some of
the native weather seers here
who base their predictions on
everything from nightcrawlers
to the numbers of buds on the
rhododendron.
"It's been a very disappoin
ting winter so far—about like
it was in '64, cold for one week
and then warm for two weeks,"
said Abb Hayes, a native of
Blowing Rock and one of the
revered weather forecasters .He
is Operations Manager at Ski
Mountain.
"But," he believes,"you al
ways figure to have a certain
amount of winter up here, ft's
Yancey Youth Found Dead,
Girl Unconscious In Car
A Yancey County youth was
found dead and a young woman
found unconscious in a parked
car on the Crabtree Road in
Mitchell County early Sunday
morning.
The youth was identified as
Gary Dean Huskins, 19, of
Burnsville Route 5, and the
young woman as Miss Fleta Sis
Winters, 20, of Spruce Pine
Route 1.
The couple was found by
Miss Winter's father, Bobby
Winters, who had gone to look
for her when she failed to ar
rive home at her usual ti m&
WintoiS drove around fix some
just a matter of when it starts.
Some are figuring that this one
will last through part of spring,"
If anyone doubts that De
cember is often the quiet be
fore the storm in mountain wea
ther, Hayes refers them to one
other expert, a Blowing Rock
farmer. One of his favo.r ite
tales is of a Christmas Dayvinn
it was 73 degrees in Blowing
Rock. But two days later, they
read the thermometer at 15 be
low.
Panthers Will Host Nebo
In All-Out Basketball Game
By Ernie Howard
Saturday night, January 2,
the East Yancey Panthers will
host Nebo at East Yancey. Ne
bo is 12-1 with it's only loss
at the hands of Dallas. East
Yancey is 2-6 and 1-1 in the
conference.
Coach Banks expects an all
out, good game by the Pan
thers. East Yancey is coming
time, finally located the car,
took the victims to the hospi
tal and called the Sheriff’s De
partment, according to Mitch
ill County Chief Deputy Sher
iff Jack Your j.
Huskins was pronounced dead
on arrival at Spruce Pine Com
munity Hospital. Miss Winters
was admitted to the hospital in
critical condition.
The deputy said when he
examined the car he found
the ignition still on, the en
gine stopped, and the gasoline
gauge registering empty.
Dr. Fergus Pope, medical
examiner, ruled death was ac
cidental and due to carbon
monoxide poisoning.
Miss he said, was
slowly regaining consciousnes
Sunday night.
The Huskins youth attend -
ed East Yancey High School
and was the son of Mr.and Mis
Virgil Huskins of Burnsville.
Surviving in addition to the
parents are three sisters, Mis.
Sanford Dale of Old Fort, aid
Mrs. Phillip Gouge and Mb.
Joe Gurley, both of Burnsville;
and five brothers, Herman of
Lenoir, and Alfred, Roy, Ray,
and Larry, all of Burnsville.
Services were held at 2:00
p. m. Monday in Fairview Bap
tist Church. Revs. Lloyd
Glenn and Edward Blevins of
ficiated and burial was In the
church cemetery.
from a depressing defeat to
Spruce Pine.
According to Coach Banks,
"Nebo is a well balanced, good
sized and high scoring team. "
So come out and enjoy a
good high school basketball
game. Remember, the game
will be played January 2,Sat
ur *y night.
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