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V 01.35, No.l
Meeting Set To Discuss
Bear Restoration in NC
Bear hunters and others who
are concerned about the rapid
decline of black bears in N>rth
Carolina will meet in Ashe
ville on Thursday, January 7,
at 7:30 p. m. on the fifth floor
of the Buncombe County Court
house.
The meeting, which will
be co-sponsored by the North
Carolina Bear Hunters' Asso
ciation and the North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commis -
sion, will be open to the pub
lic, and those interested are
urged to attend.
Tom Cole, President of the
Bear Hunters' Association and
Frank Barick, Chief of the
Division of Game for the Wild
life Resources Commission,
will both attend to try to work
out a solution to the black bear
population which has dropped
drastically in recent years,
largely because prime habitat
is being cleared.
"We want to discuss find
ings of the Wildlife Commis -
sion's studies on bear biology
and distribution in the state,"
said Barick. "We also want to
discuss proposals for bear con
servation and management,
with hopes of saving bears as
an item of natural interest,and
also to preserve bear hunting
in the state, particularly hun
ting with dogs."
One primary purpose of the
meeting will be to explore the
possibility of establishing a
East Yancey Basketball Team
Plays Good Game Against Nebo
By Ernie Howard
East Yancey played three
of their best games against Ne
bo last Saturday night. The E.
Y. JVs won by defeating Ndbofe
TV’s 54 to 40. Johnny Bigger
staffled the East Yancey sco
ring with 16 points,while John
ny Hughes scored 11 points and
Glen Williams with 10. Wayne
Sowers led the Nebo scoring
with 16 points and David ClcnC
scored 11 points.
Thw Lady Panthers extended
their winning streak to 8-0
with a 43 to 40 win overNebo.
Marcia Banks led the Lady Pan
thers scoring with 19 points
while Donna Parker netted 10
points. M. Davis led the Lady
Bears scoring with 17 points and
teammate L. McKinney netted
series of sanctuaries for bear
throughout the eastern and wes
tern bear range in the state.
"We would like to establidi
at least 18, and possibly s
many as 24, sanctuaries in lo
calities where the overflow
will provide good bear hunting
in the years ahead," Barick
said.
Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers Make Some
Important Decisions In Winter Season
Winter is decision- making
season in tobacco country. Two
of the most important decisions
flue-cured growers are grappling
with are (1) how much acreage
can they plant in 1971 and(2)
how much can they afford to
pay for rented or leased pound
age quotas.
The decisions require care
fill consideration and some pen
cil pushing. There are a
number of facuois that have to
be taken into consideration.
Jim Allgood, extension farm
management economist at Nrth
Carolina State University, out
lines some of these as follows:
—The anticipated yield per
acre
—The anticipated price per
pound on the market
—The cost of production
—The amount of family la
bor available
11 points. East Yancey is pre
sently ranked 4th in western
North Carolina.
The boys' varsity team lost
another heartbreaker to Nebo
by the score of 66 - 60. Forrest
Westall led all scorers with 24
points while Jim Norris sank 13
points. Charles Buchanan net
ted 23 points for the Bears with
Danny Castle accounting for 15
points more.
Coach Gorden Banks stated
that the varsity boys played their
best game yet. Coach Banks
also stated, "Ourteam spirit
is really up and we are looking
forward to many more wins.
East Yancey will play Mar
shall at Marshall Friday nighty
January 8.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7,1971
Yancey Complies With Election Laws,
Full Time Voter Registration Begins
To comply with the State
Election Laws as amended by
the 1969 Legislature, Yancey
County went on to modifi e d
full-time registration d voters
as of January 1, 1971. This
means that the registration
books are open all year long
except during the month just
before an election. Under the
—The availability and cost
of hired labor
—The risk involved in pro
ducing the crop.
On the last two points, All -
good Suggested that growers not
overlook the importance of hav
ing enough labor to harvest the
crop lined up well in advance.
Also, the risks of crop failure
due to weather must be consi
dered in making a fair and com
plete analysis.
On the question of market
price, the economist suggests
that 1971 prices should be about
the same as those received in
1970.
Generally, rental costs of
flue-cured poundage quotas are
expected to be about 10 to 15
cents a pound this season. To
help the grower determine if he
can afford to pay this, or what
ever price that may be asked,
Allgood made these observstias
If tobacco averages 2,100
pounds per acre, a fair cash
rent price is somewhere be
tween $2lO and $315 per acre,
generally.
In order to figure a fair ren
tal price, a farmer should first
estimate the expected gross in
come per acre. The 2,100 lbs
per acre at 72 cents would gross
$1,512.
York Rite Masons To Attend
First Meeting Or Year Friday
The first meeting of the
year for the York Rite Mason -
ic Bodies will be held Friday
night January Bth, 1971 at 6:30
p. m. in the Masonic Temple,
Asheville, N.C. Tlds organi
zation serves York Rite Masons
in the Burnsville area. A din
ner will be served at 6:30 p. m.
OLD system, the boohs were
open for new registrations and
challenge only during the mcnth
before an election and closed
at all other times. The NEW
system is just the opposite: -you
may register at any time of the
year except during the month
just prior to an election. No
longer will the precinct Regis-
The farmer should then esti
mate the expected cost invoked
in producing an acre. The cash
cost of producing a 2, lOOpcund
yield would be about s3so.This
figure doesn't include land, la -
or costs on machinery,
equipment or buildings.
The fixed costs are estima -
ted at about $2lO per acre. If
the grower is already set up to
grow tobacco, this cost may not
be related to the decision to
rent. However, it may be indi
rectly related.
On labor, Allgood points out
that about 250 manhours are
needed to produce 2,100 pounds
with mechanical harvestingsides.
Allgood assumes that 10 per
cent of this labor will be of a
managerial type, valued at $3
per hour or about $75. The re -
mainder would be family or
hired labor valued at $1.50 per
hour. Therefore, the total cost
for the 2,100-pound per acre
crop would run around $412.50.
If the family or hired labor
is valued less than sl. 50 per
hour, costs would be reduced.
By subtracting expected la -
bor costs and other production
expenses from the anticipated
gross income, the farmer can
get an idea of how much rent
he can afford to pay for the
tobacco.
followed by a stated meeting of
the Chapter, Council andCom
mandery at 7:30 p.m.
On Thursday night, January
21, 1970 at 7KX) p.m. the
Mark Master and Past M a s ter
Degrees will be conferred. All
York Rite Masons are invited.
trars be at the polls on Satur
days just before an election,
and there will no longer be a
Challenge Day in the precincts.
Any voter may inspect the
books in the Board of Elections
office during the regular office
hours. New voters may regis
ter either at the office in the
Courthouse or with the pre
cinct registrars.
Literacy test requirements
have been suspended nation -
wide for five years.
In line with the recent Su
preme Court decision to allow
18-year-olds to vote for Presi
dent and Congress, anyone in
Yancey County who has passed
his 18th birthday may now re
gister to vote.For the pres ent
he will not participate in any
state or local election until
further action is taken by the
State Legislature. The State
Board of Elections also requires
that the 18-year-olds may re
gister only at the office of the
Board of Elections and not with
the precinct Registrars. Fol
lowing new state regulations,
the Board of Elections office is
now open every Tuesday,Thurs
day and Saturday from 9 a. m.
to 1 p.m. at the Courthouse.
Schools Get
ESEA Money
Yancey County Schools lave
received final allocation under
the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act (ESEA TOTE I)
of $242,367.00, under ESEA
Title II an amount of $3,591
has been received to upgrade
library resources in each school
in the county, under NDEA Ti
tle 111 an amount of $3,509.18
has been received which has
Bean matched 30% by Appala -
chian Funds and 20% by Local
Funds, making a total in the
amount of $5,475.90 to secure
needed equipment in each sub
ject area.
Funds received under ESEA
Title I are being used in each
elementary school supplying
them with Reading Te a chers,
Kindergarten Teachers, neces
sary equipment for these classes,
free lunch program, medical and
dental program, school Health
Nurse, clothing program and
Teaching and Instructional Sup
plies.
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