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Post Office Implements
Law - Will Make List
The nations 32,000 post
offices today began accepting
applications from people who
want their names added to a
list of persons to whom ads
coming within a statutory de
finition of "sexually oriented "
advertisements may not be
mailed.
At the same time, the Pos
tal Service began compiling
a master list of those who ap
ply for the mail ban; the first
list to be available to mailers
about February 20. Sexually
oriented ads may not be mail
ed to those appearing on the
list for 30 days or more. The
law, a part of the Postal Re
organization Act, carries se
vere civil and criminal penal
ties for violators.
Detailed instructions have
been issued from postal head
quarters in Washington advis -
ing post offices how to imple
ment this law. Some of the
highlights are:
Postmasters will designate
specific locations for receipt
of the applications at postal
facilities under their ju ri s -
diction.
The forms contain easy -
to-follow instructions but
clerks will assist custo m e rs,
upon request, in filling them
out. And, if a local supply
of forms shoiil be temporarily
exhausted, a postmaster may
Boy Scoots
Continue Drive
Boy Scout Troop 502 will
continue their Paper and Hang
er Drive the next two Saturdays.
Next Saturday, house to home
pick-up will be made on the
east side of town. Only news
papers and magazines can be
utilized. Please have these
tied in separate bundles and
placed on your porch, with any
extra coat hangers you might
have.
The pick-up will be between
10:00 a. m. and 3:00 p.m. The
boys would appreciate anyone
who can bringing their papers
and hangers by Higgins Memo
rial Methodist Church during
these hours and BoyScoutswill
be there to get them.
Everyone is urged to help
the Scouts in this project as
the proceeds will go for buying
much needed equipment for
the Troop.
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accept as valid a custom er' s
application written on any
piece of paper.
A customer physically in
capable of filing an applica -
tion personally at the post of
fice may have one m a lied
to him by the postmaster, up
on request.
Each form contains an iden
tifying number which should be
retained by the applicant for
further reference; if, for exam
ple ,he wishes to notify the
postmaster that he has receiv
ed sexually-oriented ads after
being on the list for more than
30 days. A name will
remain on the list for 5 years,
but, if he wants his name re
moved, he needs only to ad
vise his postmaster in writing,
giving his application number.
East Yancey
Wins Three
By Ernie Howard
Last Friday night, February
5, East Yancey swept three
non-conference games from
Hot Springs. In the first game,
the East Yancey JVs demolish
ed the Hot Springs JVs by a
score of 42 to 18.
In the second game, the
Lady Panthers mauled the Blue
Devils girls by a score of 45
to 21. Donna Parker was the
game's high scorer with 19
points, while Marcia Banks
netted 12 points, Sharon Laws
with 7 points, Carol Young, 5
points, and Sandy Ray added
2 points for the Lady Panthers.
In the boy's contest, Forrest
Westall, Jim Norris and Eferrell
Boone combined a total of 44
points to carry East Yancey to
a 58 to 48 win over Hot Springs,
Junior Lamb was high scorer
with 14 points for the losers.
Friday night, February 12,
East Yancey will play host to
the Bowman High Bulldogs. It
will be the last regular season
game for the Panthers. Come
on out and help cheer East
Yancey to another victory!
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I NOTICE |
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Monday, February 15, is I, Hurryup!" was the word from |
| the deadline for purchasing Grace Banks at the License Bu- |
| your automobile license t a gs. reau in Burnsville.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11,1971
j Citizens Lead Heart Fund Drive-Urge f
| Support Throughout Yancey County }
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Local citizens are making
an all-out effort for the Heart
Fund Drive during the month
of February, which is Heart
Month. Burnsville Chairman
is Mrs. Earl Young and Rural
Community Chairman is Mrs.
Mary Margaret Deyton. Publi
city Chairman for this year's
Drive is Mrs. Victoria King.
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; Witnesses Term Hit-And-Run \
! Accident A 'Close Call’ |
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A few moments after stepping out of a school bus, a first |
| grade pupil was struck and knocked down by a hit-and-run
| driver Monday afternoon on West Main Street at the foot
| of Church Street.
| The victim was Linda Hess, age six, daughter of Mr.
I and Mrs. William Hess. Her injuries, consisting of brui-
I ses and abrasions, were not serious, although witnesses de
dared the accident was an extremely close call to far
more serious results.
Police, who have a description of the car involved,are ■
hoping to make an arrest, but unfortunately witnesses |
failed to get the car license number. |
Main Street, west of the Yancey Hospital, is danger - |
ous for children because of frequent speeding cars. Two |
years ago Linda's sister Ann was struck and injured at al- |
most the identical spot. The Burnsville police have given |
tickets to several speeders on this street, but the danger- |
| ous speeding continues. The Town Board has instructed
police to make special efforts to ticket the offending mo-
I torists.
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Open Meeting Slated
By Rev. Don Elly
Are you concerned that in
dividuals of all Faiths,indivi
dual Christians and the Chur
ches work more closely with
the Social Agencies in the
County? Have you wonder e d
how this might be effectively
done?
These questions were raised
initially at a panel discussion,
held at the First Baptist Church
on Sunday, January 31. Par -
ticipating in the discussion
were Mr. Randall Peacock,
Mr. Dover R. Fouts, Mr. Wil
bur Howard, Dr. Fergus Pope,
Judge J. Ray Braswell, Sheriff
Kermit Banks, Reverend Don
Cub Scouts began selling
balloons last Saturday for the
Heart Fund and will be selling
them each Saturday in Febru
ary. Balloon Chairman is Mrs.
Hebum Layell.
R. C. Parsley is Business
Day Chairman for the Drive
and will be contacting mer -
chants and businessmen for
Elly and Miss Wanda Edwards.
The panel dealt primarilywith
the role of the Church in mak
ing our community a better
place to live.
Concern was expressed fol
lowing the meeting that such
a fine beginning be continued
until the views expressed were
accomplished. One means of
working more closely together
that has already received dis
cussion was a "Yancey Chris
tians United". Through its
formation, a combination of
Churches and individuals of
all Faiths could work in cooper
ation with each other and the
Social Agencies. What do you
think?
This question will be the
topic of an open meeting at
the First Presbyterian Church,
Burnsville, on Thursday, Feb
ruary 11 at 7:30 p.m. The
public is cordially invited to
attend.
their contributions during the
next three weeks.
Heart Sunday Chairman is
Mr. Landrum Wilson, and he
is assisted by Miss Theresa Co
letta and the Yancey County
Senior Girl Scouts.
Other volunteers for this
year's Heart Fund Drive are
Treasurer, Mis. Ben Riddle and
Benefit Chairman, Mrs. Billy
Ray Edge.
Although the Drive includes
all of Yancey County, volun
teer workers are far too few
to adequately cover the coun
ty in door-to-door soliciting..
People who wish to contribute
to this very worthwhile cause
may do so by sending their
contributions, marked Heart
Fund, to Mrs. Earl Young,
Burnsville, North Carolina.
Dip into your hearts as well
as your pocket for the 1 9 71
Heart Fund Drive —your money
will be well spent!
Legion Post
Praised
The American Legion, De
partment of North Carolina
Headquarters in Raleigh indi
cates that Burnsville Post #122
has conducted a highly success
ful membership drive.
Herbert D. Allen, Comman
der of the Post, has received a
letter from Department Adju
tant Carroll Wilson reporting
that Post #122 has exceeded its
Legion Membership Incentive
Goal for 1971. The Legion Ad
jutant expressed congratulatias
and thanks to the Post lea ders
and membership workers for
their effort.
A statement of high praise
for the local Post was issued by
Frank Baker, of Charlotte, N.
Carolina, Department Com
mander of The American Le -
gion. Commander Baker said,
"The membership of every Le
gionnaire makes it possible for
the American Legion to main
tain service for the sick and
disabled in hospitals. Mem
berships make possible all the
Legion programs, such as care
for needy children, Baseball,
Boys' State, Boy Scout Troops,
Oratorical Contests, Commu -
nity Service, Law and Order
and all the others. I am proud
to congratulate Post #122 upon
this notable achievement."
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