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COMMUNITIES WIN AWARDS—Mrs. Bill Young, Arbuckle, and Mr. Douglas Johnson,
White Oak Creek, represent their communities in receiving awards at the 1971 Western
North Carolina Community Development Program, Saturday, December 11, at Asheville
City Auditorium. Arbuckle Community received $50.00 as honorable mention in the area
contest and White Oak Creek Community received $50.00 and fifth place in the Youth Di
vision. Melvin Graham, brother of evangelist Billy Graham, was principal speaker.
Firm Disciplinary Action To Result
From 2nd Serious School Bus Accident
As a result of the second
serious school bus accident
this year, school officials are
making an all-out effort to
eliminate all practices and
conditions that might contri
bute to such accidents in the
future. Edgar Hunter, Super
intendent of schools has an
nounced two areas of concen
trated efforts. First will be
that of careful driving by
all bus drivers at all times.
All drivers receive special
training in safety practices
before they are given a
school bus drivers license.
School officials and the high
way patrol will be watchug
for any unsafe or careless dri
ving by the drivers. Offenders
will surrender their busdrivars
license and lose their bus dri
ving job, even if it becomes
necessary to park a bus until
new drivers can be tr a i ned.
This has already happened at
one time this year when a
bus remained parked for two
days while a new driver was
being trained.
The second area of con
centrated effort will be direc
ted toward improving beha -
vior of student passengers on
the buses. It is evident that
student misconduct on the
buses was a contributing fac
tor, if not the primary cavse,
in both accidents this year.
The Sijperintendent reminds
all parents and students that
bus transportation is a privi -
lege and not a guaranteed
right. Bus drivers will NOT
put a student off the bus for
mis-behavior, but the elemen
tary or high school principal,
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letter To
The Editor
To the Editor
Covered with blood and
gasoline, my 9-year -old
granddaughter was lifted un
conscious from the wreckage
of a school bus on Blue Rock
Road this week. The nice 17
year old boy who was driving
had made an error of judge
ment or was being pestered
by the kids, and the bus roll
ed 300 feet down a steep
hillside. One spark , and all
the children would have
burned to death.
Bus accidents with youth
ful drivers have beenso com
mon that there is a federal
law forbidding the use of such
drivers. North Carolina has
begged exemption from this
law on grounds of poverty.
Yet we have one of the
lowest cigarette taxes in the
nation. The convenience of
smokers and the profits of the
tobacco companies are ap
parently placed ahead of the
safety of our children. It is
time we woke up and put
first things first!
Pending state aid, Yancey
County can do as some neigh
boring counties have done
find other ways to economize,
Ernest Morgan
Celo
who has the responsibility of
supervising bus transportation
has a legal right and a respon
sibility to refuse transporta -
tion to any student who dis
turbs the driver to the extent
that he endangers the passen
gers, As of this date all
principals are instructed to
exercise this responsibility
and to refuse transportation
to any student, regardless of
age, who continually disturbs
ou the bus. This can be done
for an indefinite period of
time.
One practice that must be
eliminated is that of passen
gers standing in thedcorwell
near the driver. School
officials and the highway pa
trol will be watching for this,
as well as other noise and
commoiiuii on the buses.
Baptist Association
Presents Program
Once again the Christmas
Story will be presented by
the Yancey County Baptist
Association at First Baptist
Church, Burnsville, on Fri -
day evening, December 24,
at 7:30 p, m.
The program will consist
of a meditation period led
by Miss Susan Hensley with
Charlie Boome at the organ.
Mrs. Gil Crouch, who por
trays Mary, will present a
lullaby as a part of the wor
ship program at this time.
Rev. Harold McDonald will
lead the evening prayer.
Following the meditation
period, there will be a time
for carol singing by the con
gregation which will be con
cluded by a carol sung in
Sales And Use
Tax Report
local 1% Sales and Use
Tax collections for Novem
ber were reported in a recent
statement by L L. Clayton,
Commissioner, North Caro
lina Department of Revenue.
The November report
shows Yancey County com
paring favorably to other
counties in this area. No
vember collections in Yancey
County amounted to $9,311.01.
The amount collected in
Mitchell County forthesame
period was $14,065. 34 ,and
for Avery County the amount
was sl3, 339.68. Y»ncey
County rose above Madison
County's collection of just
over $8,000.00.
Notice
All French Broad Electric
Membership Corporation'
Offices will be close d
Friday, December 24,
through Monday, Decem
ber 27, 1971 in obser
vance of the Christmas
Holidays.
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Principals will attempt not to
load any bus to the extent
that any students have to
stand. This will be impossi
ble in a few cases, however,
until some re-scheduling can
be done.
S chool officials invite
responsible adults to report
unsafe practices that they
may observe, but only if
the person making the report
is willing to have his name
used in the investigation. Re
ports based on "they said"
cannot be accepted.
Most of the forty six bus
drivers in the county are do
ing an outstanding job, but
we cannot afford to have
even one that is doing less
than his very best toward
safely transporting his stu -
dent passengers.
Spanish by Mrs. John Divers.
Teatamonies—"A Cher
ished Christmas Memory"—
will be given by some of the
youth in the Association. Fol
lowing this the Rev. John
Divers will present "Christ
mas Meditations."
The Christmas Story from
Luke will be read as the Ynith
Choir, under the direction of
Miss Linda Deyton, concludes
the program by singing "Go
Tell It On The Mountain"
with Chris Miller and Charlie
Boone as soloists.
Rev. and Mrs. Divers are
missionaries to Argentina.
Mrs. Divers is the former
Mary Evelyn Hensley,daugh
ter of the late Mr. and Mrs,
Wesley Hensley of Bolens
Creek. This will be the Di
vers* last visit to Yancey
County until they have ano
ther furlough to the states.
They plan to return to South
America early in January.
The public is invited to
join the churches and the
youth of the Yancey Baptist
Association on this Christmas
Eve as the old, old story of
Christmas will be told anew.
Moss Set For
Spruce Pine
A joint Christmas dinner
and party were held Sunday,
December 12 at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church here in Burns
ville with members from St,
Luciens, Spruce Pine and ot.
Chinch in Linville
attending. Santa presented
the children with gifts.
It was announced that
Midnight Mass will be held
this year at St. Luciens Cath
olic Church in Spruce Pine,
on Friday, December 24th.
Regular services will be held
Christmas Day at 9:00 a.m.,
Spruce Pine and 11:00 a.m.
here in Burnsville.
Everyone is invited to
attend.
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Mag the ftolg JBabc inspire us
totoard a jouful and peaceful tuorld
I Film Will Be Showtn December 26 I
"lost Generation", the
latest release from World
Wide Pictures, will he shown
on Sunday, December 26th
at the Bolen's Creek Baptist
Church.
Filmed in Eastmancolor,
"Lost Generation" utilizes
multiple screen images and
a probing documentarystyle
to investigate attitudes on
dissent, violence, the mood
of American, and the an
swers that can be found by
this generation as they face
the decisions of life. The
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opinions of both yofg and
old, urban and rural rich
and poor, are brouat to the
screen as the camel focus
es on people of varies back
grounds throughout Anerica.
location shots were Filmed
in Alaska, the Soutlim
states, on the farmstind in
the small towns of i id-Ame
rice, and in the dyi % ftijfit
Ashbury hippie disti tt of
San Francisco.
The feature-lent h film,
which includes spe< hi ap
pearances by Billy laham,
Art Linkletter, and Jack
Webb, was described byone
reviewer as a "moving film
that calls on us to make a
decision about how much we
want to get involved In the
troubles of our times, ft is
a relevant story that demands
our immediate attention. "
"lost Generation''will be
shown once at 2ZX) p. m.,
with no admission charge.
The public is cordially in
vited. A good will offering
will be taken.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1971
Presnell Is New Record Cartoonist
A recently added feature
of The Yancey Record and
Mitchell Ledger has been
original cartoons created by
James C. Presnell entitled
"Jeff n* Angie" and "Gero
nimo".
James is a 1963 graduate
of East Yancey High School,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos
W. Presnell of Route
ville. He is married to the
former Ouida Johnson, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Johnson, Route 3, Bakers -
vllle and both work at Glen
Raven. They have 2 child
ren, Jeff who is age 7 and
Angie, age 3.
According to James, who
has always been interested
in drawing, the antics of
his own children furnish
some of hil ideas for the "Jeff
n' Angie" strip. "Most
cartoonists start as free
lancers;' he "selling by
mail to magazines and then
i We would like to ex- j
\ tend our heartfelt wishes <
for a Merry Christmas to
all of our friends. Where
ever you are—may your i
holiday be a happy one!
—Carolyn and Ed Yuziuk
going on to a syndicated
strip."
"As far as I know," he
added, "there are no speci
fic requirements one has to
have to become a cartoonist;
Ctaly that a person has to
be able to put something on
paper that will prove interes
ting to others. "
We join Mr. PTesnell't fa
mily and Mends in wishing
for him a successful future
as a cartoonist.
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