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BROWNIES GIVE EASTER PARTY—On Thursday, March 30, BrowniefcTroop 86 oftßurnsville gave an Easter party and
Easter Egg Hunt for 23 children at the Child Development Center. The Brownies were under the leadership of Mrs. Gene
Woody and Mrs. Donald Styles. They were assisted by Mrs. Jerry Wheeler and Mrs. Albert Williams. We wish to thank
Nancy Wyatt and her aids for letting us entertain the children.
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j Festival Os Friendship To Be I
I H-eld On Town Square In May , j
” Yancey County has its share
of adult children who have iso
lated, ignored, or forgotten -----
their aged parents. We hear
so much about child abuse and
neglect.. but seldom do we
hear about aged abuse and neg
lect ! _
This morning in the Depart
ment of Social Services a
Homemaker and the Director
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Holcombe
Is Manager
Jerry Holcombe, prominent
Burnsville businessman, has
been named Yancey County
manager of Senator B. Everett
Jordan's re-election campaign.-
Jordan said Holcombe will
direct all planning and promo
tional activities for both the
May primary and the general
election.
" I am fommate to have a
person with Mr. Holcombe's
talent and energy enlisted in
my behalf," Jordan said, "es
pecially since he is concerned
about continued responsible,
experienced leadership in the
Senate over the next six yeari'*
Holcombe is associated
with Holcombe Brothers Funer
al Home and is a former presi
dent of the Yancey County Jay
cees. He and his wife, the
former Nancy Brown, have tvo
children, Bobby (12) and Laura
(6 years old).
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Dellinger
Is Assigned
Army Specialist SlxCharfes
L. Dellinger, son of Mis. The
lma M, Anglin, Route 3Burns
ville, N.C. , recently was
assigned to die Ist Cavalry
Division (Airmobile) in Viet
nam. -—'—
Spec. Dellinger is a Tech
nical hapector in Battery' F,
79th Aerial Field Artillery of
the Division's 3rd Brigade. He
ante red the Army in 1954 and
Was last stationed at Ft, Hood,
Texas.
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discussed a typical situation. A
son had been contacted regard
ing the provision of transporta - '
tion for his elderly mother to
get to the doctor, grocery store,
etc. However, the mother
feels that her son no longer
cares about her. He is too
busy working to support his fa
mily. The son never visits, *
even though - he passes her tome
on the way to work. His wife
doesn't work; but she cannot
seem to find time to stop by
pither. When the son and his
family go to Burnsville on Sa
turday to shop, etc. there isn't
"room" for mother to go along.
For some reason, this . son
feels that the Department of
Social Services should help njs
mother with the necessary func
tions of daily living! If parents
were to feel this way toward
minor children, court action •
would be taken. But who is "»
mere dependent and helpless
than an aged person in poor
health, living alone without
transportation, telephone,and
several miles from the nearest
store? Yet nobody seems to
care.
Become interested and know
ledgeable about the aonditions
aged. Help with the
Festival of Friendship... bring
Scholarship
Awards Set
At the annual Yincey Coun
ty Chamber of Commerce Din
ner on April 20th, two Yancey
Youth Jamboree Scholarships
will be awarded to a deserv - »
tag senior from each of the
two local high schools. Ap- w
plications for the scholarships
have been given fofa'ch high
school principal, and irteres- *
ted seniors are encouraged to
apply for-the scholarships
which are to be used to fur
ther the education of those
who receive the S2OO awards.
The members of the Cham- J
ber of Commerce feel that
through the giving of the two
scholarships they are helping
in somejneasure to encourage
and assist Yancey County
young people.
• f a
your grandmother, a neighbor's
grandfather, orcall the Efcpart
ment of Social Services, 682-
2134, and let us suggest some
one for you to bring to share
in the .Festival of Friendship
and help keep the twinkle in
one's eye:
An of ntaetywas
asked: "How have you ; kept
the twinkle in-your eyes?"
* His reply: "I've lived thrcrgh
depressions, the New* Deal,
tlie Fair Deal, Square Peal,**
and the Great Society arid in
it all I learned this lesson
I make the, most of all that
comes and the least of all that
goes."
(Last week ye mentioned
. that William Rathburn was liv
ing in Brentwood Rest Home in
Asheville; however, he is now
in Sun Valjey, Burnsville. Re
member, if you know of an el
der Yancey County citizen who
merits special recognition,
please contact us.)
Clean Up
Campaign
t Members of the local U. S.
Army Reserve Unit, Company
E,. Ist Battalion 2d Brigade,
108th Division (TNG) will be
launching a Clean-Up C a rrr
paign for the Burnsville area
on its next drill Saturday, the
15th of April.
They will start at VWUiarrfs
Used Car lot and proceed west
on the by-pass to the Cat*p Ri
ver Bridge. All trash wiJi bg,
cleaned from both.sides of the
highway.
-w ..This project is part of the
local unit's community month
, celebration of their 54th An
niversary and is a reflection cf
their gratitude to the commu- -
nity for its support and cooper
ation during the past year. The
Army Reserve official birth
date was April 23, 1908, *
It is their aim to get the
entire community involved,as
a joint effort of the citizens
and as a challenge to other
civic organizations. It is a 1
iff b worth doing and one in
which the entire community
■will benefit.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1972
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Pat Holshouser Attends Luncheon
As Part Os Campaign Travels Here
By Jody Higgins
" Pat Holshouser, wife of Re
• publican cqjrajidate for govern
or Jim Holshouser, was the
special guest at a Monday af
ternoon luncheon in the Burns
ville home of Mrs. C.O.Ellis.
T„he luncheon was O'ganized
.by a group of women who are
-supporting Hoishbuser's candi
dacy.
Mrs. Holshouser has been
traveling tliroughout the. state
attending receptions and coffees
.while campaigning sorter hus
band. This week, her travels
through the counties of western
North Carolina brought her to
Burnsville.
"My part in my husband's
• campaign, " she said, "is tell
ing women what they can do
to help. "
"It takes people to win elec
tions and it is people tint state
government must be respon -
sive to, " she explained as her
reasons for getting out into the
smaller counties and towns to
campaign.
Although Pat Holshouser
has definite ideas about poli -
tics and is a vigorous cam -
paigner, she says that staffr/s
to refrain from diseasing the
issues of state government. "I
might get into trouble, " she
explained.
The Holshousers make their
home in Boone and have one*
daughter, eight-year-old-
Ginny* staying with her
grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. L .
H. Hollingsworth also of
Bdond, while her mother . 'is
campaigning.
Although Pat Holshouser is
Dinner Per
Holshouser
A "hil.ciM illc* for Jim Idols
Jiouscr’Vdttnner will beheld on
Saturday night at 7:30 at Bow
man High School. Tickets for *
- the dinner arc $5.00.
Following the dinner, a free
Rally Dance will
be held.- . j
.Everyone hf Yancey. and
Mitchell County is urged j to
attend. x.
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Micaville And A.M.Schoo
Receive Arbor Day Kit
Micaville School and Ar
thur Morgan School in Yancey
County are two of 500 elemen
tary and junior high schools
to whom the Tenftessee Val
ley Authority has distributed a
special Arbor Day kit this week
capable of producing sixty
teedlings* IheWti- were
mailed in time to reach all
schools by April 10th which is
the 100th anniversary of Arbor
Day,
Each kit contains seeds frem
15 different tree and shrub
species, with an accompany - •
ingpre-feTtilized planting me
dium.
Included in each kit is an
instruction booklet to help stu
dents learn how to start a small
arboretum on their school
campus or nearby, build an,
environmental education are a r c '
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a graduate of Appalachian
State University and a former
oth grade teacher, she is a .
firm believer that a woman's
place is in the home. She feels
that more women should think
of being a housewife and mo
ther as a full-time career and
pursue it as such. e
She enjoys all of the respen
si bili ties she has encountered
as the wife of Jim Holshouser,
and does not consider caring
for her home and family as
chores. She takes special de
light in sewing, and has at
tracted the interest of women
throughout the state with her
Stocker Sale
The spring Stocker Sale will
Iv held ar the UNC 1 ivestock
yard Asheville, N.C.Tuosdax,
April 1! at 10:00. i.'m. Cattle,
owners who plan to consign
animals should take them in
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Pat HblShouser, (Third From It.), Discusses Campaign With Burnsville Holshouser Supporters At Luncheon
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or create a noise barrier with
the plantings.
TVA is hopeful that stud -
ents will be as successful with
their kits as the response to
the idea was. Within a week
after invitations were mailed,
the quota of 500 was Tilled as
requests for the kits poured in.
The procedure to start the
•seeds'growing.is fairly simple,
TVA explains, but care din
ing the first few weeks is cru
cial to plant survival and ul
timate success of the prpject.
With proper care and a bit
of luck, students will see
about 60 fresh young seedlirgs
sprouting within .the followirg
two to three weeks. After
several more weeks, when the
plants are stronger and better
able to withstand the change,
the seedlings may be trans -
planted-'oyj. of doors. *
campaign wardrobe, which
she made herself.
Before leaving the ltucheon
for gtn interview at the radio
station, Mrs. Holshouser took
the time to meet and talk to
each woman who attended.
Standing in reception lines aid
shaking hands is not her idea
of campaigning. She feels that
unless she can get to know each
supporter personally, that she
has'wasted both her time and
theirs. •
Besides the hostess, Mrs. C.
O. Elli?, others attending the
luncheon were Mrs. Arlene
Hensley, Republican candidate
for Register of Deeds; Mrs .Earl
Young, Mrs. Bill Banks, Mrs.
Robert Presne.il, Mrs. Arney
Mrs, Dean Chrisawn, Mrs.
Phillip Banks, Mrs.
Mrs. Don Banks, Mrs. Carl
Autrey, Mrs. Charles Bryant,
Mrs. Steve Boone, and Mrs.
Archie Loftis.
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From The Publisher
The local editor and staff of The Yancey Record, are
] | engaged in a struggle with the corporation which became
J J majex stockholder of Yancey Publishing Company last l
j July. Because of our unsuccessful effort'to retain the in
| | dependence of the newspaper, we are disassociating our
] selves with Yancey Publishing Company, Inc. and begin
ning our own publication, The Yancey Journal, to serve
the people of this county. Our reasons for such a dras- >;
i tic action should be stated, for this concerns every Yan
i cey Countian.
i The president of Community Newspapers, lnc,which
pany, Inc. fecently sent jj directive to managers of all J
1 newspapers under its control?—more than a dozen at this 8
1 time—to fix the price of advertising at a certain mini- 8
1 mum rate; to raise the price of street sales to 15$ per
copy; and to set the price of out-of-county subscripdcns 8
; to double the amount of in-county subscriptions--a sub
stantial r,lie increase in almost every instance. Pre- 8
| viously weitacTbeeh strongly ’urged to raise the price
[ of legals in the Mitchell Ledger, which we refused todo. I
This directive map' or may not be in violation of law, 8
but in our opinion it violates the free enterprise system
by establishing price controls for newspapers in Western
North Carolina. We do not want to be involved in am 8
apparent attempt to standardize prices in these many X
newspapers through corporation monopoly. ij
For this reason, and other considerations—including 8
our belief that it is the intention of Community News- 8
1 papers Inc. to merge The Yancey Record and Mitchell 8
1 Ledger with the Tri-County News contrary to a verbal S|
1 agreement made to us—we are establishing The Yancey 8
| Journal to serve the Yancey County area as an indepen- X
dent newspaper.
Our loyal employees and correspondents, as well as 8
our major advertisers support us in this endeavor. X
For the present time, The Yancey Journal is being H
sent to every boxholdar in Yancey County free of chargi. 8
If we should succeed in our effort to regain The Yancey
Record as an independent newspaper, we will honor all
i subscription claims from both in-county and out-of- jjj
| county subscribers to that paper. We ask your indulgsrce |
► •*-please bear with us and lend us your support until this
9 matter has reached its final conclusion. . Any questions I
| or correspondence may be sent to The Yancey Journal
\ or Ed Yuziuk, Burnsville, North Carolina. 5
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Office Vandalized
TV. office of The Yancey Record on the Town Square
in Burnsville was vandalized Wednesday, March 29th, and
subscription files as well as account files were taken. Sher
iff Kermit Banks was notiiieu when the theft was discover—d
early Thursday morning and has the incident under investi
gation. The theft has occuiTed at a time of considerable
turmoil for The Yancey Record and we are offering a SSO
Reward for the return of the stolen property.
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