THEYSNCEYRECORD V0L.35, NO.ll New Pre-Fabj Class At Burnsville The much publicized inade- I quacy of tile Burnsville Elemen- A tary School buildings will be 1 shortly remedied for one class I' at that school. A new pre-fab A building to house the kinder -1 garten class has been contrac - ted for, with completion as - A sured before the close of the 1 present school year. II At present the kindergarten class is housed in a cramped, uncomfortable basement room —one of the rooms the Burns ville PTA has claimed to be in fit for school use. The new f ( classroom in the pre-fab will I be much larger, and will haie V its own heating plant, and toi- A let facilities. The classroom 1 is of such construction that it ' can be moved to another loca tion if desired. Buildings of this type are being used increasingly as class rooms in many schools, and the provision of ten or a dozen I such rooms has been suggested j as one possible solution for the I Burnsville school problem. I The new building is being j paid for under one of the Fed- eral programs aiding education, I Obtaining this new building is ; a further example of the sue- » cess of the county's school j authorities in taking advantage ' of the various Federal and State \ programs. The source of this / (Cont'd on page 3) Emergency Fond 1 An emergency loan fund for low income people is needed in the county. There is a group of citizens meeting to gether to find ways of making this fund a reality. Anyone interested in working on this project or finding other ways for the churches and social service agencies to work toge ther is invited to the next group meeting. The meeting will be held March 23rd at 7:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Burnsville. CAP Meeting A meeting will be held at Mountain Wilderness Thursday, March 18, to discuss the for mation of a Civil Air Patrol Squadron in Yancey County. All interested persons are in vited to attend. The meeting has been set for 7.30 p. m» ■■■■ ■ M * j kjt ■■l -WB Sri «■ gHE East Yancey’s Lady Panthers Hold District 8 Championship Trophy Awarded Them Congratulations Pantherettes By Ernie Howard Last Thursday night, the Lady Panthers jumped to a 3 to 0 lead and never lost the lead to go ahead and win the District 8 Championship by a score of 35 to 29. Marcia Ehnks had the hot hand for East Yan cey as she netted 10 points. C arol Young scored 9 points; Don na Parker, 7 points; Sharon Laws, 6 points; and Debbie Tho mas added 3 more for the Lady Panthers. Susan Tolley was high scorer of the game with 12 points. The Lady Panthers control - led most of the tempo of the game and did a great job of controlling the boards. To get to the finals the Owen Warlassies defeated the Nebo Lady Bears by a score of 36 to 26. Hie underdog Lady Panthers turned back a tough Robbinsville team to gain a 43 to 35 win. The Lady Panthers ended their regular season play with : William J. Henson THURSDAY, MARCH 18,1971 a 17 - 3 record. The Lady Panthers haven't lost a game at home in the past 3 years. We are very proud of this re cord. The three lone Don na Parker, Carol Young, and Marcia Banks averaged 13. 4 points, 8.1 points and 11.1 points respectively on their way to the championship. But most outstanding was the team play of East Yancey. No one person carried the scoring bur den and there was a young but aggressive bench backing up the starting six. Here is the starting six plus the other mem bers of the East Yancey squad: Carol Young Donna Parker Marcia Banks Sharon Laws Pat Wallace Debbie Thomas Other members include: Tina Geouge Sandy Ray Kathy Griffin Sheree Banks Luane Banks Nina Mathis Debbie Autrey Janice Laws Shelia Parker Vickie Slagle Renee Wilson Whnda Fbllifield Hen son Awarded Bronze Star William J. Henson, recent ly awarded the Bronze Star Me dal' near Gia Ray, Vietnam, returned to Burnsville on Satur day, March 13, after having completed his 2 year tour of duty in the U. S. Army. Four teen months of his Army time was spent in Vietnam. He was presented the Bronze Star Medal for distinguishing himself through merito r i ous service in connection with mi litary operations against hostile forces in Vietnam. The medal, adopted in 1944, recognizes out And there is the one cen tral figure behind the team; the coach. Miss Young came to East Yancey in 1969 and that same year led the Lady Panthers to the playoffs but were knocked out of the run ning by Hendersonville. This year Miss Young wanted to prove East Yancey had the strongest team in WNC and that she did. With her help and guidance, the Lady Pan thers will be a threat in the years to come. Last but not least, thereb the team behind the team,the fans. Most experts say that the fans are at least worth 10 points to a team and last Thurs day night the fans from East Yancey proved that they had the best basketball team and cheering section in We stem North Carolina. We would like to congratu late Miss Young and her Lady Panthers for their victory and "go get'em Panthers!" standing achievement. Henson had also received the Air Medal, Army Commenda tion Medal, Good Conduct Me dal, Cambodian Campaign Me dal and Vietnamese S ervice Medal while in the service. Herson, 20, achieved the rank of Army Specialist Four while serving as Combat En gineer in Company C, Bth En gineering Battalion of the Ist Cavalry Division (Airmobile). William Henson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Henson of Burnsville. Hospital To Be A Joint Enterprise By Bob Helmle The formation of a com bined Mitchell-Yancey Hospi tal, with facilities for patient care in each of the two coun ties, seems assured by action taken last Friday bythe boards of directors of the Spruce Pine and Yancey Hospitals. After long exploration of the hospi tal needs in the two counties, it appears that the only practi cable way to assure adequate facilities for medical care in both counties will be for the two to join forces. This decision has been reach ed with the advice and coursel of leading North Carolina auth orities on hospitals, who have been studying the needs of the two counties for well over a year. Participating in the joint meeting on Friday were Wm. Henderson,-Executive Se- I cretary of the N. C. Medical Care Commission, James Felts and Wm. McCall of the Duke Endowment, and Colonel Ar cher of the U. of N.C.Depart ment of Hospital Administra - tion. The boards of the two hos - pitals voted unanimously to form a joint committee, with equal representation from both counties, to proceed with the formation of plans for the joint undertaking. Selected to re present Yancey County were: James Anglin, Chairman Yan cey Hospital Board, Mack B. Ray, member, Yancey Hospi tal Board, Oscar Deyton,Chair man Yancey County Commis sioners, Claude Vess, ftesident, Yancey County Chamber of Commerce, and Dr. Garland Wampler, representing county physicians. Prior to the development of plans by the joint committee, only a very tentative outline of the future hospital facilities can be given. A name has not been adopted, although 'Mitch ell-Yancey Hospital" see ms likely, with a branch in each (Cont'd on page 3) Turkey Supper A Turkey Supper with all the trimmings will be held on Saturday, March 20 , 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Cane River High School. Adults $1.50, Child ren under 12 years 75