E?~ ill^* l Tstabnshen936^^^^^^r I Edward A.Yuziuk - Editor & Publisher Carolyn R. Yuziuk - Associate Editor I Miss Patsy Briggs - Office Manager Jim Vinson - Advertising Manager Published Every Thursday By Yancey Publishing Co., Inc. f 2nd Class Postage Paid At Burnsville,N.C.2B7l4 I THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1971 NUMBER 30 Subscription Rates $3.00/Year I Out Os County $5.00/Year Farm Safety Week Noted The week of July 25- 31 has been designated Farm Safety Week by President Nixon. With the motto this year, PROTECT YOURSELF - WORK SAFELY, Farm Safety Week is sponsored jointly by the National Safety Council and the U.S. Depart - ment of Agriculture. As the tools of Agriculture become more sophisticated each year safety becomes in creasingly vital. During recent years industry has found acci dent prevention slashes the insurance costs, cuts time loss, keeps production up aside from humane considerations. Os the 2,400 accidental deaths connected with Agricul ture reported by the National Safety Council during 1970, an estimated 1,000 involved tractors and 600 were the re - Girls Haven (Cont'd from page 1) tions can be made payable to Girls Haven of North Carolina, Inc., Burnsville; and will be tax deductible. Also, further information can be obtained by writing to Girls Haven, Burnsville. Tremendous support from Yancey County people is great •ly appreciated. A future joint project between the Burnsville Lions, Jaycees, and Jaycettes will have state-wide impact for the purpose of raising fluids. Also, the Greensboro Jaycees are committed to Girls Haven. Three of their members atten ded the meeting Saturday and stated their decision to help promote Girls Haven on State wide basis. Another element of Girls Haven's success is its relation ship to Boys Home of North Carolina. Numerous indivi - duals who have helped Boys Home are now giving the same support for North Caro lina's neglected and under privileged girls. A book, To Save A Boy, written about Boys Home by its founder A. D. Peacock, is on salethroifji out the nation; and a substan tial part of the proceeds will go to Girls Haven. Within two weeks to one month Girls Haven will be in operation; and an open house will follow as soon as possible. House parents, Mr. and Ms. Ted Slagle, have been em ployed and will move into the Girls Have 1 home soon. suits of tractor overturns. It is .estimated that 9096 of the lives lost in tractor overturns could have been saved by protective cabs or frames and safety belts. Pesticides and other chemi cals have enabled the Ameri - can Farmer to become unequal ed in Agricultural production. Agricultural chemicals used according to directions offer very little adverse effect. Accidents kill, in jure, cost! Accidents don't just happen, they axe caused....caused by identifiable factors such as un safe conditions, inadequate protection, human error or incapability and defective equipment. REMEMBER—Protect your self—Work Safely. “Dracula” (Cont'd from page 1) ably portrayed by Bob Moran Resisting the fiendish Dracula is Dr. Seward played by Steve Sheetz, Greg France as Jona than Harkcr, and the brilliant Dutch scientist, Professor Abra ham Van Helsing, well-acted by Steve S eyfried. Os excep tional performance is Robert Rutland's portrayal of the luna tic Renfield. Miss Shelley Re ciniello ably plays the terror - stricken victim, Lucy Seward. Supporting roles well carried out are Debby Kaller as Miss Wells, the maid, and Chuck Stanley as Butterworth. The realistic, haunting at mosphere is essential to the mood of the play. Mr. Ron Bums deserves his own curtain call for his exceptionally well handled special effects. Burke Dyer is to be commended on her costuming for the cast. The set designed by James Parker is a realistic replica of the Vic torian period and adds consid erably to the aura of the play. Being a Boris Karloff fan and an avid Alfred Hitchcock moviegoer, I thoroughly en joyed this production of the Parkway Playhouse. If a pa geant of alluring honors strikes your fancy, then I recommend your seeing "Dracula" as the Parkway Playhouse companyof players chillingly "shocks it to ya!" Next week plan to see Wil liam Inge's comedy- drama success, "Bus StoP" in which Marilyn starred in the Sim version. ‘ ' V-V •' ••• V < Long-Awaited Water System Grant OK’d (Cont'd horn page 1) proved by the Farmers Home Administration. The status of the town' s application for the Appala - chian grant had been uncer tain for some weels, delaying the project, and even raising doubts as to the town's finan cial ability to proceed at this time with the long planned improvements. The difficulty in obtaining approval was that the town, in anticipation of the heavy expenditures has been accum ulating savings in the bank to cover a portion of the $336,000 which the project is estima - ted to cost. To the Washing ton officials these savings suggested that the full grant was not needed, and they ac cordingly proposed cutting it in half. Mayor Anglin vigorously defended the town's position, and appealed to Representa - tive Taylor, who, in turn made a strong argument to the Appalachian Commission in the town's behalf. Two months in the toils of Washing ton bureaucratic procedure elapsed before the favorable outcome was confirmed. The plans for the water project call for constructioncf a 2 million gallon storage tank, rebuilt intake dams at the head of Bolens Creek, re built filter plant and extensive additions to the distribution mains, including several ad ditional fire hydrants. The town's engineers have completed the project plans, LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION FOR BlDS..(Ad vertisement fcr public contract^ Sealed proposals will be received by the Yancey County Board of Education at their of fices in Burnsville,North Caro lina at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, August 5, 1971 and imme diately thereafter publicly opened and read for the fur nishing of labor, materials, and equipment entering into the renovation of Burnsville Elementary School. Complete plans, specifica tions and contract documents will be open for inspection ii the offices of the architect,Pa get* and Freeman, Asheville, North Carolina, and in the of fices of the Yancey County Board of Education,Burnsville, North Carolina. Separate contracts will be received for general construe - tion and electrical work. Performance bonds will be required for one-hundred per cent of the contract price. Bids may not be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of thirty days. The owners reserve the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. This the 29th day of July, 1971. Albert Edwards, Chairman Yancey County Board of Edu cation. July 29, 1971 ch which are now under review by the several governmental agencies in Raleigh. It is expected that contracts can ■jr \ rnr ifdOflßOlllMl—' Mti-W. ot M , f CAR-TRUCK COLLISION—An accident involving a car and truck occurred Tuesday morning on Hwy. 19E at the Cane River Bridge, according to State Highway Patrolman A. T. Canipe. Regina Henline, driver of the car, was tak en to a hospital in Asheville with severe fractures of her right knee and neck. Car passenger Debbie Henline was taken to Yancey Hospital with multiple injuries and lacer ations of the chest and knee. Both are reported in fair con dition. Truck driver John Jones of Candler was uninjured. Trooper Canipe is investigating the accident. Queen Is From Micaville (Cont'd from page 1) contestants competed in the pageant in talent, swimsuit, and evening gown divisions. Miss Thomas performed the dramatic recitation, "The Crea tion" by James Weldon Johnson in her talent coup etition held Thursday night. Miss Mayland receives a S3OO scholarship, a crown, flowers and a variety cf gifts. The first runner-up, Miss Regan Stroup, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stroup, re ceived a $l5O scholarship and trophy. Second runner-up, Miss Mahala Speight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Speight, received a SIOO scholarship and trophy. Both of these young ladies are from Spruce Pine. Miss Marsha Mayberry, daugh - ter of Mrs. Dixie Mayberry of Burnsville, was voted Miss Con geniality by the other eleven contestants. She will receive a SSO scholarship and trophy. The scholarships were contri buted by various bisinesses lo cated in the tri- county area. Also named in the top five finalists were Miss Cynthia Dianne Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow M. Anglin of Burnsville and Miss Martha Greene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Greene of New land. '•>. Thursday night saw Miss Janie Twiggs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Twiggs of Spruce Pine, selected as evening gown winner. The pageant was highlight ed Thursday night with the naming of the first Little Miss Mayland, Miss Lynn Vance, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Vance of Spruce Pine. Miss Vance performed for the pa geant audience Friday night. Miss Gina Alison Phillips, the shortly be let, and the whole project is expected to take about a year after construe tkm starts. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam uel L. Phillips of Spruce Pine was named Ist runner-up and Miss Sonya Ann Riddle, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Riddle of Burnsville was named se cond runner-up in the Little Miss Mayland Contest. Mr. Bill Rogers, of Spruce Pine, who sang several con temporary folk songs while accompanying himself on the guitar and the Dave Prescott Trio also performed both Friday night was highlighted by the guest appearance of Miss Rhododendron, Miss Cheryl Johnson of Long Beach, N. C. The Judges for this year's pageant were Mr. George Flow ers, Jr. of Boone, N.C. , se nior judge, Miss Midge Jmkins of Asheville and Mr. John L» Tyrer, also of Asheville and Mrs. Margarite Whitmire of Boone, N.C. Mr. Richard Dobbin, pa geant director and emcee, is sued a statement on behalf of the Jaycees thanking all of the people connected with the pageant this year, including contestants, judges, Jaycees, Jaycettes, scholarship donators, sponsors, purchasers of ads and "those who come out to see the pageant." Mr. Dobbin continued by saying, "It is because of these people who donate their time, effort and money that the Jaycees are able to continue their projects which help their respective communities, such as the Rubella vaccination clinic and the Jaycee bloodmobile spon sored visits." Miss Thomas will compete in the Miss North Carolina Pa geant to be held next June in Charlotte representing the Tri- County area.