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1971 Croft
Workshop
The 1971 Western Carolina
Craft Workshop will be held
April 13th and 14th at Mon
treat Assembly Inn, Montreat,
N.C.
The main purposes of the
workshop are (1) to train Craft
Leaders to teach crafts in the
County, and (2) to promote
quality crafts in the county.
Attendance is open to Craft
leaders who will return to the
County and work with indivi
duals, Homemaker groups,and
youth groups.
These leaders may represeri
Extension Homemakers Clubs,
4-H Club leaders, Scout Lead
ers or other special interest
groups interested in promoting
a County Craft program. The
two-day workshop offers an op
portunity for these leaders to
receive training in one of the
following Crafts: Block Mut
ing, Chair bottoming, Chair
Caning, Comshuck dolls,Crea
tive Needlepoint, Drawnvork,
Enameling on Copper,Jewelry,
Macrame, Metal Chasing and
Embossing, Oshibana, Pine
Cones and Native Materials,
Rug hooking, Weaving, and
Woodcarving.
Complete details are avail
able from Mrs. Mary Margar
et Deyton, Home Economics
Extension Agent.
State Board
Backs Peacock
The N. C. State Personnel
Board has upheld the Yancey
County Social S ervices Depart
ment in its action in dischar -
ging two case workers earlier
this year.
A hearing was held in Ra
leigh on March 19th, following
an appeal entered by the two
men who had been laid off.
Bayard Howell was represented
by Attorney Bill Atkins; Elmo
McNeill presented his own case.
The letter announcing the
decision, addressed to Randall
Peacock, local Director ofSo
cial Services, was fromClauie
E. Caldwell, Director of the
State Personnel Department. It
stated that the Board was of
the opinion that the action ta -
ken was within the proper dis
cretion of the local departmait,
and "found no error in your
disposition of the matter".
The State Personnel Board,
before whom the hearing was
was held, is made up of dis
tinguished citizens who come
from various parts of the state.
At the Saigon USO the highlight of February 1971 was the celebration of the 30th Anniversary
of IJSO. During the celebration tribute was paid to special military and civilian volunteers
and groups who have rendered invaluable service to the Saigon USO. Mrs. James B.Davis of
Burnsville received her Certificate of Appreciation from Sebastian Cabot, who was on his
third Handshake Tour for USO. Her Certificate reads "In Appreciation of Outstanding Service
to America’s Armed Forces in Vietnam.”
Girls Haven, Inc. Receives Donations;
First House And House Parents Sought
By Randall Peacock
The Board of Directors for
Girls Haven of North Carolina,
Inc. met in Raleigh this past
First Baptist
Holds Revival
The First Baptist Church in
Burnsville is having a Revival
and everyone is welcome to
attend.
During the week of April
4-9, Dr. Cecil Sherman, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church
of Asheville, will be visiting
evangelist at the Revival Ser
vices. For the past six years,
Dr. Sherman has done a tre
mendous work as pastor of a
great church and has been ac
tive in a radio and television
ministry as well.
The Revival will begin in
the morning worship service
on Sunday, April 4. Services
will be held each day from
7:00 to 7:25 in the morning
and at 7:30 each evening.
Paul Richardson, Minister
of Music, will provide a pro
gram of music for the services.
A Snack Breakfast will fol
low the morning services this
it has before, in the
Fellowship Hall.
A cordial invitation is ex
pressed again to all who wish
to attend and take part in this
Revival. Your prayers are
asked for its success.
THURSDAY, APRIL 1,1971
Saturday, as a continuance of
the plan to carry this new en
deavor to all areas of North
Carolina. Previously, the
Board has met in Burnsville,
Lake Waccamaw, and Char
lotte. Next month,the meet
ing will be held in Winston-
Salem. In early summer a
meeting is being planned with
Governor and Mrs. Robert Scott
in attendance.
In Raleigh, Girls Haven re
ceived some valuable dona
tions which will be used for
publicity, and possibly auc
tioned at a later date. First,
a photograph of Hitler's pri
vate train (the only one made)
was given by an anonymous
donor after hearing a presen -
tation of Girls Haven plans at
a civic club in Wilmington.
The donor has been offered as
much as $10,000.00 for this
photograph; and he felt Girls
Haven was worthy of this gift.
Second, a hand-carved gold,
jeweled bracelet valued at
$5,000.00 was also donated
anonymously. Also, of signi
ficant importance was the ad
dition of three more Bo ard
members. These were Judge
Edwin S. Preston of Raleigh
(one of North Carolina's young
est judges), Walter Anderson
of Raleigh (former North Ca
rolina SBI Director), and Wil
liam Burrus of Mt. Airy( active
community leader and father
of Mrs. Garland Wampler.)
Girls Haven is in need of
a house suitable for se v e r a 1
girls, plus house parents. If
you have property that might
be useful, please oontactThe
Yancey Record or anyone
working with Girls Haven.Sich
a home will give support to
our Foster Homes.
Cross Beams Gospel Broadcast
Observes 9th Anniversary
Cross Beams Gospel Radio
and Missionary Ministry ob -
served its 9th anniversary on
March 25 with the assurance of
50 stations carrying the radio
messages, including several
new stations which have begun
this spring, and others to be
added in the near future. Cross
Beams is a half-hour weekly
Gospel broadcast which makes
no appeal for financial support
from listeners, but, depending
wholly upon the Lord to move
those whom He wants to sup -
port the work, not only main
tains this wide radio outreach,
but sends sizable monthly am
ounts to missionary support in
several countries. We hope
soon to carry a complete story
of the amazing growth of this
work, whose minister is a local
Free Will Baptist pastor, Miss
Frances Radford. The Cross
Elections
Announced
The Town Board of Bums -
ville has announced that the
regular bi-annual election of
mayor and commissioners will
be held in the Town Hall on
Tuesday, May 4th.
John G. Wilson has been
appointed to serve as registrar,
and Mrs. Ruth Sholes and Phil
ip Ray as the two judges. New
residents of Burnsville may re
gister for the election from Fri
day, April 16 through Friday,
April 23, excluding Sunday.
On Saturday, April 17,the re
gistration books will be open
all day at the Town Office.On
other days during the registra
tion week new residents may
register at the home of Mr.
John Wilson on Longview Dr.
during the horns 9 a. m. until
5 p. m.
Challenge day will be on
Saturday, April 24, on which
day challenges may be enter
ed from 9a. rrt. until 3p. m.
at the town office.
Under the election laws go
verning this municipal elec -
tion, candidates are not limi
ted to those nominated by mass
meetings, and the election is
held on a nonpartisan bas is .
Candidates may file to have
their names on the ballot un
til noon, April 24.
The resolution of the town
board covering further details
of the election is posted in the
town office.
Beams programs, heard in 18
states, coast to coast , are broad
cast locally by Radio Station
WKYK each Sunday at 1 p. m.
Miss Radford is the evange
list for revival services in pro
gress this week at the Prices
Creek Union Church, in the
community where she lives.
Joint pastors of the church are
Rev. Ralph Brigman and Rev.
Casie Thomas. Services begin
nightly at 7, and the public is
invited to attend.
Council
Meeting
The MitchelLYhncey Child
ren's Service Council will meet
Wednesday afternoon, April 7
at 4:00 p, m. in the Burnsville
Presbyterian Church.
All members and interested
citizens are encouraged to at
tend this meeting.
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