Mitchell Commissioner Carl Baker, Keith Masters, Yancey Commissioner Earl Young
Sanitary Landfill Site Now Open;
Collection Program Set For Spring
By Keith Masters
For many yean the people
of Mitchell and Yancey coun
ties have been faced with a
problem of great magnitude.
This problem has caused our
streams to become polluted
with plastic bottles, papers,
cans and trash of all descrip
tions. This problem has
caused our roadsides to be
come open dumps and has
placed m almost unerasable
scar upon our beau, iful moun
tain countryside. Til’s pr v
lem is, of course, 6 -trbagc
and refuse disposal.
In recent months the seri
oisness of this problem has
been realized by both state
and local government offi -
cials. Everyone involved
. knew that something should
be done but two Questions
kept coming to the surface.
First, what could be done in
i mainly rural county with a
relatively small population
and secondly, how could a
small county find the funds
to finance a program that
vjo uld surely cost thousands
of dollais?
After conferring with other
Western North Carolina comi
ties we found that they too
were faced with the same
problem. Our only hope was
to combine our counties and
work as a group to alleviate
this problem. This we did,
and immediately started re
searching every possible solu
tion. We soon found that a
sanitary landfill with a coun
ty wide collection system
would be the most practical
method of refise disposal in
our area. Our next step was
to seek money for this pro -
gram through the federal
government. We found that
funds were available to fi
nance this program
the Appalachian Regional
Commission. They reviewed
the program, gave us their
support, and enough money
for eighty per cent of the to
tal cost of the program.
The County Commission
ers of both Mitchell and Yan
cey counties made prepara •
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NATlrtl’ \L CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK——In recognition of National Children's Book
Week, NwnmW 14-20, Senior Regent, Mrs. Fred Bacon, is seen presenting Miss
Theresa Coletta, Regional Children’s Librarian, a check for *IOO. This dopationfrom
the Spruce Pin-? Chapter 1582 Women of the Moose is to assist Miss Coletta in her
children’s programs w th the Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Regional Library.
tion to start the program. Now,
after many months of planniig
the garbage disposal program
is underway.
A sanitary landfill site has
been acquired on the Boon -
ford Road. This site con -
tains nearly seventy she acres
and will serve both Yancey
and Mitchell counties. An all
weather road has been con
structed into the site. A new
front end loader was deliver -
ed to the site on November
11, 1971. This machine
will compact all garbage and
'•eftwe that is dumped at the
site 'od will cover it with
six inches of roil at the end
of each day. The site will
be under constant surveil -
lance and no nuisance will
be created by it.
Phase two of this program
will begin by next spring.
Forty bulk containers or dump
sters will be placed through -
out Yancey county and forty
containers throughout Mitch
ell county. These containers
will be placed in position
and locations of easy access
through the counties. Each
person will be able to bring
his garbage to a dumpster
where it will be collected by
a packer bed collection truck
United Fend Campaign Nears
Goal; Tops SIO,OOO Mark
Yancey County's United
Fund Campaign, now in pro
gress, came to life this past
week, sending the mercury
on the big thermometers on
the Town Square up past the
SIO,OOO mark.
The increase in momen
tum of the community’s an
nual drive to provide finan
cing for numerous needed
agencies, resulted from an
influx of reports from mills,
schools and other generous
contributors. Five names
were added to the Century
Club, which consists of those
who have contributed SIOO
or more. The membership
twice a week. These contain
ers will be cleaned and the
site will be cleaned and no
garbage will be allowed to
be left outside the containers.
The landfill site will be
open to the public for five
and one half days a week
from 800 a. m. to 4:30 p.m.
weekdays and from 8:00 a.m.
until 12:00 noon on Saturdays.
For those who use the landfill
site please dump in the de
signated areas, not at the en
trance or along the roadside.
Very strict enforcement
with a stiff fine will accom
pany this program. Any per
son caught dumping along
the side of the road or in our
streams will be prosecuted.
If the homeowner desires,
there is a private collection
service in both Mitchell and
Yancey county. In Yancey
county call Mr. Mack Hoil
man at 675-4017 and in
Mitchell county Mr. Roe
Woody at 688-2429.
This program is designed
to clean up Yancey County
and Mitchell County and of
fer a much needed service to
our area. Please use this ser
vice, stop dumping in the
streams and along the road
sides. Remember if you are
now stands at thirty five.
An honor roll is being
compiled of firms and of
fices where all personnel
have contributed. Schools
qualify where all teacinus
have contributed. So far,
five schools have earned the
honor—Micaville, South Toe,
Cane River, Clearmont and
Bald Creek. Cane River
High School further distin -
guished itself by contributing
SIOO from the students, and
thereby wins inclusion in the
Century Club.
Others earning inclusion
on the honor roll are Roberts
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caught you will be prosecu -
ted;
If you should desire any
further information call Mr.
Keith Masters, Sanitarian at
682-2127 in Burnsville,N.C.
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'Red Headsftt
Cane River
Those colorful, sensation
al, and very exciting ALL
AMERICAN RED HEADS Bas
ketball Tearn are slated to
be in Burnsville on December
1, 1971.
The RED HEADS, Queens
of big time basketball and
undisputed world champion
women's basketball team
will be appearing through tie
sponsorship of Cane River
High School.
The "RED HEADS", a
truly great basketball attrac
tion will meet the Cane
River All-Star men's team.
The game will be played by
regulation men rules. Last
season the Red Heads played
203 games, all against men
teams. The Red Heads won
169 of these games.
The RED HEADS feature
top girl basketball talent
found anywhere—and "Liv
ing it up on the court" has
been their trade mark—and
"How They Play the Game"
has become their wayof life.
The ALL AMERICAN
REDHEADS "Magic at the
Gate" makes this attraction
great, and as always the Red
Heads are drawing them thru
turnstiles in tremendous num
bers. Mrs. C ara Cox said
that her organization was
most pleased at being able
to get this much sought after
attraction to appear in Burns
ville.
Be sure to see Moore's
Fabulous RED HEADS an
December 1, 1971 at Cane
River Gym, 7:00 p. m. Ad
missions for adults and high
school students 51.50, for
grade students— SI.OO. Tic
kets may be obtained from
the Cane River faculty or
student body.
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Cheryl Johnson, Melissa Thomas, And Patsy Wood
Dr. Blake To Address Mens Club
Dr, O, M. Blake,recent
ly appointed president of
Mayland Technical Institute,
will be the guest speaker
at the regular November
meeting of the Burnsville
Men's Club, to be held at
6:30 p. m. Monday at the
Community Building,
As is usual with the Mm's
Club, the meeting on Mon
day will be a supper meeting.
The quality and abundance
of the meal is assured by
the fact that it is being pro
vided by the ladies of the
Newdale Methodist Church,
who rank among the Club's
favorite caterers.
The Club's business meet
ings, which follow supper,
as a matter of policy are be
ing held to brief sessions, hi
recent months they have
been concerned with major
needs and problems of Yan
cey County. Among nutters
to which the club has lent
support are the program of
solid waste disposal, the pro
motion of scouting, support
for the Yancey United Fund
and Girls Haven, and the
provision of recreation for
the county's young people.
An active campaign is
now under way to increase
the club's membership.
Sentenced
Gary Grant Laws of Green
Mountain, charged with mur
der in the December 8,1970
slaying of William Edwaids,
pleaded guilty to involuntary
manslaughter this past Mon
day and was sentenced to
ten years on that charge.
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Commissioner Earl Young Demonstrates New Front End Loader At Landfill Site
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1971
Girls Haven Fund-Raising Activities
Draw Statewide Interest And Support
Last Saturday was a big
day of fund-raising, house
warming, ground breaking
and pancake eating for Girls
Haven, the home for neglec
ted and homeless girls being
established in Yancey Coun
ty. From every standpoint,
the multiple activities ap
peared to be a success, and
the capability of making the
next substantial payment on
the property already pur
chased is assured.
The many visitois from
all parts of the State were
Vandals In
Burnsville
Three Burnsville stores
were vandalized, apparently
between the hours of mid
night and 6 o'clock a. m.
Thursday morning, Novem -
ber 11.
First indication of the
vandalism occurred at 2 a.m.
Thtusday when Chief Deputy
Erwin Higgins of the Yancey
County Sheriff's Department
heard the burglar alarm gex,
off at Blue Ridge Hardware
He was cruising Main Street
at the time. On checking
the store, Deputy Higgins
found a window broken out
on the West side of the store.
A little later, he found
a fire had been set, and was
blazing at the rear door of
Bailey's Savings Center. Da
mage to the store was con
fined to the burned door.
At opening time Thursday
morning, Don Westall of
Western Auto Store in Burns
ville, found a front plate
glass window of the store,
facing W. Main Street, bro
ken out. Vandals had tried
to enter the side door and
rear door of this store, but
were unsuccessful. The bur
glar alarm was not set off
at Western Auto and a check
revealed that apparently no
thing was taken.
According to Sheriff Ker
mit Banks of the Yancey
County Sheriff's
the vandals were probably
thwarted in their attempt at
burglary. He estimated that
the fire was set to distract
attention from the other
stores since no effort had ap
parently been made to enter
Bailey's Savings Center. He
also estimated that Western
Auto Store was vandalized
some time after 5:50 a. m.
since that store was checked
out and was not damaged at
that time.
evidence of the wide inter
est and support for this Yan
cey County project. Con -
spicuous and very decorative
among the visitors were Miss
North Carolina, Miss Rhodo
dendron and Miss May land.
Some four hundred people
ate their fill of pancake* at
East Yancey High School,
cooked by the Lions, with
serving assistance of the
Jaycees and Jaycettes. Fol
lowing supper came a fund
raising auction of a variety
of articles. This proved a
lesser success of the
but a climactic pitch was
soon regained in the drawing
for the two widely publicized
door prizes—the half-Morgan
horse and the antique brace
let bearing a two-carat em
erald. The Yancey County
people in the audience were
delighted to have Rev. Don
Elly hold the winning ticket
on the hose. (The Yancey
Record has learned that Don
is now accepting bids for the
hose).
School Notice
Yancey County Schools
will close at 300 p. m. on
Wednesday, November 24,
for Thankgiving Holiday.
School will resume on a
regular schedule Monday,
November 29.
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Window At Western Auto Store Broken By Vandals
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The far more valuable
bracelet was won by the Jay
cettes of Wilmington, who
as a group had bought a book
of the lottery tickets, plan
ning, in case they won, to
share the bracelet, each in
turn wearing it for a week.
Earlier on Saturday after
noon the Board of Directos
of Girls Haven met, with
Wm. G. Martin from Fay
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Contributions
Appreciated
The Burnsville Lions Club
membes and the Yancey
County Jaycees fed around
500 people at the Girl* Haven
fund-raising pancake supper
Saturday night at East Ymoey
High School.
Lions, Jaycees, and Girls
Haven officials wish to thank
all those who helped and tire
following firms that donated
food: Robinson's Dairy, Ray
Brothers Grocery, Ingles'Food
Market, Jessie Jones Sausage,
Jenkins Sausage, Valleydaie,
Oscar Mayer, Proffitts Store,
and Burnsville Supermarket
and Burnsville Discount Fur
niture for the coffee. Also,
thank to East Yancey School
and others for use of their
facilities and equipment.