Recreation And Tourism Are Topics At Meeting;
Consultant Notes Impact On Local Economies
Representatives of public
and private agencies who
have a contribution to make
in recreation and tourism in
Western North Carolina met
in Boone, N.C, on Novem -
ber 11, 1971. Discussed at
the meeting was the use of
recreational enterprises for
both individuals and groups.
The meeting sponsored by
USDA's Farmers Home Ad
ministration, and the Agri -
cultural Extension Service,
was attended by Wilbur G.
Howard, FHA Supervisor and
Ned W. Jestes, Soil Conser
vation Service Technician
from Yancey County, who
are vitally interested in the
recreational industry in the
area.
It was stated that farmers
in Western North Carolina
have already cashed in on
the tourist dollar by provi -
ding much needed recreation
al facilities in conjunction
with their farming operation,
or in some cases have turned
their entire farm to recrea -
tional use. Community
leaders and interested in
dividuals heard of the variety
of assistance available to
them in developing recrea -
tional enterprises. Some of
the assistance mentioned
was credit, engineering,con
sultation on site planning,
traffic flow, complimentary
facilities in the region, ma
nagement and operation,and
other technical assistance.
Mr. Jack H. Frauson, Re
creation Consultant of the
“Thanksgiving Means
Many Nice Things "
By Vicky Crowder
To Dad, Thanksgiving is
a time for getting together
with relatives for a really
big meal and for settling
back in his favorite chair
and watching some big foot
ball games, (if he can get
everybody quiet long erough!)
It's a day of rest and relaxa
tion, like Christmas, with
out the Christmas bills! At
least that's what it would be
if he could watch his foot
ball games without everyone
making a racket and running
back and forth in front of him.
It's for giving thanks that all
the crops are in safely and
that he's got a day off from
work.
To Mom, Thanksgiving is
Beauty
Contest
By Charles Robinson
A beauty contest for boys
will be held at the Commu
nity Building in Burnsville,
Saturday, December 4th at
7:30 p. m. and the admissiat
is SI.OO. Proceeds go to
the Girl Scouts.
Mr. Kenny Sparks, Mrs.
Kate Zuver, Miss Gwen Har
ris, Charlie Hensley, Debbie
Thomas and Sandra Norris
will be the judges.
Joe Denny is Master of
Ceremonies. Harrison Ty
ner is Director, Clifton
Webb is in charge of costume,
and music will be by Char
lie Boone.
The contestants are Er -
nie Howard, Charles Mc-
Curry, Gene Metcalf,Eddie
Wooten, Robert Westall,
Johnny Blair, Jeff Bailey,
Johnny Miller, Len Warren,
Kenny Shade, Steve McClure,
Greg Bryant, Donnie Laws,
Jeff Harding, Mike Moore,
Todd Bailey and Eddie Tho
mas.
Awards will be given for
costume, talent, legs and
congeniality. There will
be four runners up and a
winner.
Sheree Banks will be in
charge of" group sing with
Bryan Butner on drums and
Charlie Boone on piano.
Gail Thomas and Julena
Young are in charge ofthe
activities.
Recreation Division of the
North Carolina Department
of Natural and Economic Re
sources, explained to the
group that tourism in North
Carolina is big business, ac
counting for over SBOO mil
lion in the states economy
last year. Os this figure,
SSOO million is brought into
North Carolina from out of
state visitors and S3OO mil
lion is spent by North Caro
linians. "Tourism in the
western counties has a spe
cial impact on local eco -
nomies because of the
natural attractions that draw
tourists to the region. As a
group, farmers thus far have
not shared proportionately
in these tourist dollars,"
Frauson said.
It was learned that much
assistance is available to in
dividuals planning recrea -
tional enterprises. Techni
cal services are available
from the N.C. Recreation
Commission, the Departmart
of local Affairs and the De
partment of Conservation aid
Development, as well as
USDA's Soil Conservation
Service, Agricultural Stabi
lization and Conservation
Service, and Agricultural
Extension Service. Financial
assistance can be obtained
from the Farmers Home Ad
ministration in instances
where credit is not availdile
from other sources on rea
sonable rates and terms.
Local utility companies also
a time for cooking her favor
ite recipes and showing off
her talents to the re 1 atives
who always come for Thanks
giving dinner, it's a time
for indulging in food and gos
sip. To her, Thanksgiving
is a time for giving thanks
that everything is canned or
frozen and that as soon as
Christmas is over she can rest
till spring. It's thankfulness
that everyone is able to get
together again this year.
"Coming off mydiet, just
this once!" is what Thanks
giving means to the girl teen
ager of the family. It means
getting drafted into the kit
chen to help prepare for the
biggest meal of the year. It's
thankfulness for two days out
of school. Thanksgiving is
the time that the sudden rea
lization comes that Thanks
giving really is a time to be
thankful. It is also the sud
den realization that Christ -
mas is less than a month
away and she's flat broke.
"Food!" spelled in capi
tals, is what Thanksgiving
means to the young man of
the family. It is helping Ehd
get everybody quiet so they
can watch the football games.
Thanksgiving is a time to be
thankful that he's here instead
of overseas someplace.
To the young kids of the
family it's being smothered
by aunts that they haven't
seen in "ages". Thanksgiv
ing is being able to eat all
they want and getting to eat
in the den away from MomV
supervision, because there's
not enough room at the table.
It is pride because they learn
ed all about the first Thanks
giving at school. Thanksgiving
means that Christmas is only
days away.
To people all over Amer
ica, Thanksgiving is a time
for thanking God that they
are in a country where they
have so many things. It's a
time for remembering all
the little things that we have
to be thankful for that people
in other places don't hivf,
like a warm bed, a cup of
hot coffee, freedom to go
where we want, do what we
want. These are the little
things that we take for
granted that we should have
thanked God for this past
Thanksgiving Day, 1971,
share an interest in recrea -
tional enterprises and offer
planning assistance to its
customers.
Recreation as a farm busi
ness offers an attractive and
profitable alternative to
area farmers who continue
to feel the pinch of prices
and costs of traditional farm
ing enterprises.
Western North Carolina
enjoys a good base on which
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STATE JAYCEE PRESIDENT VISITS —On Tuesday, November 23, Mr. Avery Nye, President of the North Carolina
Jaycees met with the Yancey County Jaycees white making a tour of all Jaycee Chapters in North Carolina. While
in Burnsville, Nye talked with members of the Yancey County Jaycees on how they can benefit their community, club
and state organization. Nye was joined on his trip by Tom Simpson, Area Vice President and Jim Hastings, National
Director. Shown above, members of Yancey County Jaycees pose with state and national officials. Local Jaycees
expressed appreciation for the visit by these men.
| Yancey Health Pept7~|
Health Department Schedule for December, 1971
Wednesday, December 1
Thuisday, December 2
Monday, December 6
Thuisday, December 9
Monday, December 13
Thursday, December 16
Monday, December 20
Wednesday, December 22
Immunization Clinic every Monday morning 8:00 - 12:00
Girls Haven Fund-Raising
Project Termed Successful
The big fund raising pro
ject for the benefit of Girls
Haven held on November 13
was a definite success. The
payment of $5,000 due on
December 1 on the presently
acquired property on the
Mine Fork Road was comfor
tably covered by the receipts
of the pancake supper, the
drawing of door prizes and
other activities of the mem
orable evening.
Since the fund raising in
volved the sale of tickets
throughout the State, some
time elapsed before the full
results of the occasion were
known. Widespread partici-
Food Baskets
For Needy
Higgins Memorial United
Methodist men will promote
a Good Will Food Basket for
needy families of Yancey
County again this year. The
intended goal is for 100 bas
kets at $5.00 each. Last
year in cooperation with Ri
verside Baptist Church over
125 baskets were distributed.
The committee in charge is:
Roy Ray, John Martin, Mack
Ray, Randall Peacock, Gar
land Wampler, Gene Gardner,
assisted by the Boy Scouts.
Donations may be given
to the above, or left at Pol -
lard Drug Store with Charles
Gillespie or Forest Me Cal),
druggist. If you know of de
serving and needy families
anywhere in Yancey County,
please advise any of the above.
to expand it* recreation and
tourism economy. The mut
ing was intended to assist
with this continued develop
ment.
The agencies participat
ing in the meeting not in -
eluded above were Forest
Service, Regional Planning
and Economic Development
Commissions, Parks Service,
and Tennessee Valley Auth
ority.
Eye Clinic..by appointment
Mental Health, .by appointment
Nurse Screening 12:30 - 3:00
Family Planning 8:30 - 12:00
Nurse Screening 12:30 - 3:00
X-Ray Clinic 10:00 - 11:00
Child Health 12:30 by app't.
Orthopedic Clinic at Newland
pation of Jaycees, Jaycettes
and Lions helped greatly to
swell the receipts. The Girls
Haven directors are particu
larly gratified by the evi -
dence of the broad support
throughout the state for the
new home for girls.
Particularly encouraging
is information that plans are
well under way for a state
wide campaign by Jaycees
and Jaycettes to be conduc -
ted in February next year.
Thanksgiving
Far Elderly
Braced against the snowy
weather, many elderly in
dividuals attended a special
Thanksgiving dinner espe -
cially prepared for them.
The Department of Social
Services feels that since
Christmas is a time primari
ly focused on children, that
Thanksgiving should be a
time to share attention with
the elderly.
Last week approximately
30 older people enjoyed the
traditional dinner at the
First Presbyterian Church aid
then another 27 plates were
delivered to homes where
homebound individuals were
planning to spend Thanls -
giving alone.
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Draft Spokesman Says
May Drop Deferments
Young men who wish to
drop draft deferments in fa
vor of 1-A classification may
still do so. Local boards will
continue to grant these re -
quests even though the young
men continue to meet the
conditions for which the de
ferments were granted. Six
categories are included: 1-S,
high school students; 2-A,oc
cupational deferments or
vocational/technical studints;
2-C, agricultural deferments;
2-D, divinity students; 2-S,
undergraduate college stu
dents; and 3-A, hardship de
ferments.
This policy was instituted
in late 1970 and was of par -
ticular iilerest to young men
with random sequence (lot
tery) numbers above the high
est RSN called for induction.
By dropping their deferments
at the end of the year, they
became part of that year's
prime selection group. On
January 1, they were placed
in a second priority position.
Because of this, they are not
subject to induction until
the manpower supply in the
fiist priority selection group
is exhausted; a development
likely only if a major nation
al emergency occurs.
The policy was reaffirmed
in a Local Board Memoran -
Nationwide Civil Air Patrol Sunday*Set
Civil Air Patrol members
across the nation, attired
in CAP uniforms, are expec
ted to attend church services
on the first Sunday in De
cember in observance of the
30th anniversary of the or
ganization and of the Japan
ese attack at Pearl Harbor.
CAP's national comman
der, Air Force Brig. Gen.
Richard N. Ellis, designate!
that Sunday, December sth,
as "Civil Air Patrol Sunday
dum sent this week by Draft
Director Curtis VV. Tarr to
all 4,000 local draft boards.
Registrants who desire to take
advantage of the policy in
1971 must have been bom
in 1951 or earlier, have
RSN's of 126 or above, and
not be a member of the ex
t ended priority selection
group. They mist submit
their request in writing. To
be considered as part of the
1971 prime selection group,
the requests must be post
marked no later than De
cember 31.
Commenting on the con
tinuation of the policy which
allows the dropping of defer
ments, Dr. Tan: said: "Tfeung
men holding lottery numbers
of RSN 126 and above can
effectively limit their vulmr
ability to the draft by being
classified into 1-A by the
year's end. Since the law
allows young men t o apply
for deferments, we believe
those young men granted de
ferments should be able to
drop them if they desire.
Notice
The W.A.M. Y. Office is
now located upstairs over
Pollards Drug Store.
throughout the country. "The
observance will be the first
such in CAP history.
Civil Air Patrol was foun
ded December 1, 1941, one
week before Pearl Harbor.
During World War 11, CAP
volunteers served in civilian
defense flying mil
lions of miles in small, light
aircraft on coastal patrol
duty, border patrol, air
search and rescue, and a
variety of flying missions in
the war effort.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2,1971
Water System Improvements Contracted;
Work To Begin Soon On Project
The project for improviig
the Burnsville water system,
after four years of planning,
and negotiating with Feder
al agencies for financial as
sistance, has finally rsiched
the stage where contractor
will shortly be starting work.
Community Awards
Luncheon Set For Dec. 11
Several hundred rural and
civic leaders from the 18
Western North Carolina coun
ties will be on hand at the
Asheville City Auditorium at
noon on Saturday, December
11 for the announcement of
the winners of the Western
North Carolina Community
Development Program for
1971.
The occasion will be the
annual awards luncheon of
the Asheville Agricultural
Development Council honor
ing the rural communities in
the area that have made the
greatest progress during
the year.
Featured speaker at the
affair will be Melvin Gra
ham of Matthews, N.C.,
brother of famed evange -
list Billy Graham, who was
originally scheduled as the
speaker. Melvin Graham,a
Mecklenburg County farmer
and a recognized speaker in
Boy Scouts Hike In
Freezing Weather
On November 20,twenty
two Boy Scouts from Troop
502, Burnsville arrived at
Beauty Spot Gap on the Una
ka Mountain and began al4
mile hike. They hiked to
Cherry Gap battling winds in
below freezing weather. In
places the trees were covered
with frozen fog which made
the boys aware of how cold
it was. Each boy was carry
ing about a twenty pound
pack, a few even heavier.
They hiked the fiist 6 miles
on Saturday afternoon and
camped overnight at Cherry
Gap. The boys erected lean
too's with large pieces of
plastic. During the night,
high winds tore down part of
the shelters and they awoke
to find their sleeping bags
surrounded by an inch of
snow. By 9:30 a.m. they
were back on the trail batt-
According to Mayor Anglin,
the Town Board this week is
in the process of awarding
contracts for improvements,
the total cost of which will
be $470,000.
The funds for financing
the project will come from
his own right, agreed to
pinch-hit when Billy Gra
ham cancelled to make an
"important government
mission."
Over $5,000 in awards
will be presented to the or
ganized community groups,
winners in various counties
were presented several thou
sand dollars in awards ear
lier this fall by local spon
sors.
Representing Yancey
County in contention for
top area awards are Arbuck
le, Division "A" (less than
75 families); and White
Oak Creek, the county re
presentative in the final
judging of the youth program,
The WNC Community
Development Program is
sponsored by the Asheville
Agricultural Develop m e nt
Council and the agricultur
al agencies in each county.
ling winds as high as 25
miles an hour as they crossed
over ridges along the trail.
The boys crossed Iron
Mountain and on to Greasy
Creek Gap near Buladean
completing their 14-mile
hike. The hike was made
on the Appalachian Trail.
Boys making the hike
were John Blair, Mark Bled
soe, Danny Bledsoe, Larry
Banks, Richard Banks, Randy
Thomas, Kenny Deyton, Er
nie Howard, Danny Hughes,
Mike Sink, Gerald Styles,
Jimmy Wilson, Robert Pitt
man, Danny Laws, Jeff Har
din, Jeff Bailey, Mike Bailey,
Mike Grindstaff, Tony Byrd,
Allen Presnell, Steve Pars
ley, Doyle Bradford and
Doug McLain. Adults ac
companying the boys were
Forrest McCall, Clifford
Peterson and Johnny McLain.
Statistics released at the
Civil Air Patrol National
Headquarters at MaxwcllAir
Force Base, Alabama, indi
cate that, as of September
19, thirteen lives havebeen
saved so far in 1971 through
CAP search and rescue ac
tivities. The "Mountain
Wilderness CAP Squadron, a
newly formed unit based in
Yancey County, has partici
pated in several of the CAP
missions in 1971.
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different sources. Two out
right grants are being recei
ved —one from the Appala
chian Regional Commission
for $138,600 , and the other
from the Farmers Home Ad
ministration for $43,400.
A loan from the latter Fed
eral Agency, bearing five
percent interest, will preside
$230,000, and the Town
will provide about $60,000
from the savings it has ac
cumulated to help pay for
the project.
The water system im
provements will consist o f
the addition of a 2,000,000
gallon reservoir, the rebuil
ding of the two intake dams
at the head of Bolens Creek;
the rebuilding of the filter
plant to meet modem health
standards, the addition of
a {jumping station, and ex
tensive additions to the
town's system of water
mains. The new reservoir,
which will be of pre«tressed
concrete, cannot be con
structed before good weather
next spring. Other work can
be started this winter, as
weather permits.
The principal contractor
being awarded the work is
the Brown Construction Com
pany of Concord. This is
the same firm which built
the Burnsville sewage treat
ment plant several years ago.
Taylor and Murphy of Ashe
ville received the contract
for laying the water mains;
Raines Electric Company of
Hendersonville will do the
electrical work.
The water project over
the past several years has
encountered a long scries of
frustrating delays, the last
resulting from a large over -
run in the bids submitted by
the contractors. The low
bids added up to more than
$125,0CX) above the amount
estimated by the Town's en
gineers, and placed the pro
ject far beyond the Town's
capability to finance it. The
Town Board appealed to the
Federal agencies to increase
their grant contributions to
help cover the over-run. As
a result, they raised the
amount of their grants by
$71,000. With this addition
al assistance, the Town
Board believes that the pro
ject can be financed with -
out imposing an excessive
burden on the town's finances.
Alcoholism
Education
Last spring interest was
aroused in beginning a pro -
gram for alcoholism educa
tion and related services.
Funds arc now available and
the Yancey County Mental
Health Association has in
vited members of the medi
cal profession, law enforce
ment, social
and churches to a
at the Courthouse next Tues
day at 3:00 p. m.
Alcoholics can be helped
to recover and plans will be
made to make full use of
community resources to
lessen losses caused by al -
colic lism.