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Yancey Businessmen Take
Close Look At Agriculture
By Bob Helmle
A group of more than twen
ty local businessmen took a
close look at agriculture in
Yancey County last Wednesday
under the guidance of staff
members of the County Exten
sion Office. The purpose of
the tour was to create a better
understanding of the economics,
the problems and opportunities
of farming in the county.
The tour was a feature of
Farm-City Week, an annual
event sponsored by the Depart
ment of Agriculture, Kiwanis
International and numerous
farm organizations. Its purpose
is to provide communications
and better understanding be -
tween urban and rural people.
The places visited on the
tour included a tomato demon
stration plot of J.C. Parker at
Newdale, Francis Anglin's
dairy near the Cane River
School, Ralph Edward's re
search plot on Price's Creek,
and the tomato packing plant
of the Yancey County Produ -
cers Association.
At each stop informative
'alks were given relative to
the projects, with particular
regard to the economic im
pact on the county, and possi
ble opportunity for expanding
the farm activity. Thcxe
participating in the tour ex
pressed themselves as having
gained a far better understan
ding of the county's farm
problems and opportunities.
Among highlights brought
out were the magnitude of the
county's dairy industry —milk
sales from 35 Grade A dairies
bring in more than $1,100,000
Grants OK’d
Congressman RoyA.Taylor
announced today the approval
of grants totaling $367,580
fromlhe Department of Labor
for four Manpower projects in
North Carolina's 11th Congres
sional District,
The projects include Wes
tern Carolina Community Ac
tion, Hendersonville ,$54,390
for 73 enrdlees; Macon County
Board of Education, Franklin,
$40,960 for 55 enrollees; Polk
County Board of Education. C
olumbus, $40,970 for 55 enrol -
lees; and W.A.M. Y, Commu
nity Action, Inc,, Boone,
$231,260 for 152 enrollees.
The Manpower projects will
provide opportunities for boys
and girls from poverty level
families in North Carolina
through the Neighborhood
Youth Corps program.
a year (two thirds the income
from tobacco). Although the
number of dairies has declined,
the increase in size of herds
has more than offset this de
cline. The one dairy visited
on the tour, with 60 cows,
produces enough milk to sup
ply all the people of Hims\ille.
The possibility for expan -
ding tomato growing, still la
boring under the handicap of
last year's disappointing results,
was viewed as fairly promising
Very satisfactory results are
being obtained this year by
many growers, under prevail -
ing prices for the crop.
The economics of tomato
growing in the county points
to the great need for expanded
acreage, to enable our pack -
ing plant to operate more ef
ficiently. Instead of this yea A
42 acres, the need is for more
than 100 acres. The packing
plant could easily serve more
than 200 acres.
Those who led the discus -
sions at the several stops on
the tour were W. C. Bledsoe,
Extension Chairman; John
Blair, Agricultural Extension
Agent for TVA programs; Al
len McMurray, Assistant Agri
cultural Agent; and Hugh Pate,
Horticultural Aide. Amey
Fox and William Bledsoe ser -
ved as co-chairman of the
committee arranging the toir.
New Bank
Approved
First Citizens Bank & Trust
Company received approval
on September 22, from the
State Banking Commission to
open a bank in Burnsville.
Final authorization must
come from the -Federal Eteposit
Insurance Corporation, which
has received First-Citizen's
Burnsville application.
At the meeting of the Com
mission, a group of business
and civic leaders horn Burns
ville appeared in support of
First-Citizens effort to estab -
lish a bank in the Yancey
County community.
Proposed location for the
First-Citizens Office is in the
Burnsville Plaza Shopping Cen
ter.
First Citizens' management
supervising the bank's applica
tion for the Burnsville Office
were S. A. Hughes, senior
vice president and the regional
supervisor, and George Chum
bley, assistant vice president.
Both men are based in the
bank's Asheville Office.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1971
Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Sells
Elizabeth Morgan Dies,
Founder Os AM School
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Morgan,
61, founder of the Arthur Mor
gan School at Celo, former
publisher, concert singer and
violist with the Asheville Sym
phony, died Sunday after an
illness of two years. She lived
in Celo, in Yancey County.
Mrs. Morgan was a native
of Wenatchee, Washington aid
was educated at Antioch Col
lege at Yellow Springs, Ohio,
and Miami University at Ox
ford, Ohio. She was active
in civic organizations in Ohio,
and was editor and co-publish
er of the Yellow Springs News
before she came to North Ca -
rolina. She also ran unsuccess
fully for congressman-at-large
from Ohio on the Socialistic
ticket in 1940, and edited a
book of labor songs some years
ago.
Mrs. Morgan came to
Celo in 1953, where she was
Men’s Club
Meeting Held
A program appropriate to
Farm-City Week now being
observed in Yancey County
was presented at the Burnsville
Men's Club meeting on Mon
day night. The speaker of
the evening, William Bledsoe,
County Extension Chairman,
described the purpose of Farm-
City Week as the creation of
better understanding between
town and country people
exchange of information and
ideas.
A major part of his talk
dealt with the problems and
opportunities of agriculture in
Yancey Comity, and an expla
nation of its impact on our
economy. He illustrated his
talk with slides showing various
aspects of farm life in Yancey
County.
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Elizabeth Morgan
a partner in Camp Celo and
founder of the Celo Work Camp
and Arthur Morgan School,and
helped found Music in the
Mountains in Yancey Count/.
For some years she played
viola in the Asheville Sympho
ny Orchestra, and was a concert
soprano vocalist.
Surviving are the husband,
Ernest Morgan; a daughter, Mrs.
Douglas Shroeder of Celo; two
sons, Arthur and Lee Morgan
of Yellow Spring, Ohio; and
six grandchildren.
Private burial was held in
the Celo Friends Meeting Ce
metery and a memorial service
was held at 3 p. m. Wednesday
at the Arthur Morgan School.
The family has requested
that no flowers be sent, but sug
gested that me morial contribu
tions maybe made to the school.
Horse Show
The Mt. Mitchell Bridle
& Saddle Club Fall Show will
be held Saturday, October 2.
Afternoon show starts at 1 p.m.
Evening show starts at 7 p. m.
located 19E By Pass—Fol
low the signs.
Missionaries
Hold Study
The Reverend and Mrs. Er
nest Sells, missionaries in Af
rica for 42 years, will launch
a four night study of Africa at
Higgins Memorial United Meth
odist Church on Sunday, Oc
tober 3 at 5 p. m. Their pre
sentation will be by word and
picture.
The Reverend
are on a pre-retirement fur
lough at Lake Junaluska,N.C.,
following a three year term
at Old Umtali, Rhodesia,
where he has served as Direc
tor of the Conference Histori
cal Research and Methodist
Archives.
During the years of service
he was for 22 years a District
Superintendent of churches
and schools as well as pastor.
Other responsibilities included
Secretary of the Conference
and National Ecumenical Or
ganizations , Director of films
and audio visual services, a
school principal and adminis
trative assistant to the bishop.
Along with his Conference work
he has served on the National
Committee of the Rhodesiana
(Historical) Society. His per
sonal recreation was found
through the Rotary Club of
which he was an immediate
past President for Umtali.
Mrs. Sells, in addition to
her home responsibilities, has
served as National Secretary
of the Woman's World Day of
Prayer, and in Home Craft
work has taught nutrition and
preparation of foods inUmtali
and Old Umtali. In 1964 she
prublished a book on Home
Craft courses, entitled "Cook
ing Can Be Fun". Three edi
tions have been printed.
Century Club
Firms and individuals con
tributing SIOO or more to the
Yancey United Fund in 1971
are as follows:
Ben Franklin Store
Burnsville Fum. & Hardware
Carolina Tire
Glen Raven Mill
Holcombe Brothers Fun. Home
Mohasco Mill
Northwestern Bank
Pollard's Drug Store
Ray Brothers Food Center
Riddle Fuel Company
Styles and Company
Mr. and Mrs. Mack B. Ray
G. D. Bailey
Thomas F. Byrd
Philip M. Thomas
Dr. Fergus Pope
Bob Helmle
Dr. W.A. Y.Sargent
Dr. Melvin Webb
Dr. Garland Wampler
Milton Weiss
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