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■he Yancey Record And Mitchell Ledger Are Back To Stay
■ Regular publication of The
Sancey Record and Mitcneil
Sedger is being resumed this
Seek, while efforts'to duplicate
■m mail subscription list and
Ksemble a qualified newspaper
Kass continues.
■ The present management of
■ancey Publishing Co., Inc.
Publishers of The Yancey
Record and Mitchell Ledger,
■ere not aware that the issue of
■kpril 6 was not being published
fts usual.
I It is unfortunate, for the
ftiewspapers as well as the
|community, that confusion and
■controversy have developed
lover the newspapers. It is our
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WINNING TEAM—Members are, from left, Larry McMahan, Jerry
Riddle, George Powers, and Danny Hughes. At right is H. D. Allen,
vocational agriculture instructor. Another team member, Danny Riddle,
was absent when photo was teken. (Staff photo)
East Yancey FFA Ist In District; 3rd In State
The East Yancey FFA Land
Judging team won the Western
District and placed 3rd in the
18th Annual Land Judging
Meet, held at Wilmington,
Saturday.
The team, consisting of Dan
Ray, Jerry Riddle, Larry
McMahan, Danny Hughes and
Burnsville's Teen-Agers Are Spending $1,202,000
There is more spending
money on tap in Yancey County
these days and it is not only the
adult population that has it.
The teen-agers are better off,
too. These young tycoons, with
an impressive amount of cash
at their disposal, have come
into their own. They have
become an economic force of
considerable size.
Equally important, if not
more so, from the point of view
of local merchants, is the in
fluence they wield over family
spending in general.
They help decide the kind of
car that is purchased, the type
of appliances that are bought,
the food they eat and the clothes
they wear.
As aresult, local merchants
have been paying closer at
tention to their particular tastes
Raby Appointed Manager
Os Burnsville Playhouse
Parkway Playhouse
Managing Director J. Gordon
Greene announced recently the
appointment of C. F. Raby, Jr.,
as business manager of the
Bums/ille Playhouse for the
1972 summer season Raby, who
will Join the Drama Faculty of
UNC-Greensboro in the fall,
brings'several years experience
in management and box office
supervision to his new pott. For
the last two and a half years,
while working on his M.F.A.
degree in design, he has
supervised box office.
operations at UNC-G. He will
become business manager for
the theatre department there
this fall.
Last summer Mr. Raby
served as technical director for
Horn in the West in Boone. A
native of New; York, he holds an
A.A. degree from Pensacola
Junior College, a B. A. degree
from the University of West
Florida, and will receive his
M.F.A. degree from UNC-G this
June. He is married to the
former Royanne Clymer of
Pensacola, Fla. They have two
children.
intention to settle this con
troversy and confusion in a
legal manner, rather than in the
pages of the newspapers.
However, we want to assure
readers that it is the policy of
these newspapers to be a
constructive force in the
community for progress, not a
devisive element. We regret the
• situation has developed and will
do everything possible to settle
* the matter as quickly as
possible and then continue to
work toward providing the area
with the kind of newspapers
they deserve and of which the
area can be proud.
We want to assure both ad-
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George Powers, recieved a
plaque and SSO for the effort.
This contest is sponosred by
Carolina Power and Light
Company and the N. C. Bankers
Association with the Soil.
Conservation Service providing
the field arid technical know -
how.
in fashions, food, entertainment
and the like.
On the basis of the latest
figures, the teen-age market in
Yancey County reached an
estimated $1,202,000 in the past
year./
The money went for clothes,
cosmetics, snacks and soft
drinks, costume jewelry,
records, movies, sportswear,
tape recorders, cars and the
many other things that are of
vital importance at that age.
And it went quickly. With the
“now” generation, money is to
be used, not to be saved.
The facts and figures on the
teen-age market are based upon
surveys and reports by the
American Apparel
Manufacturers Association,
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C. F. RABY,JR.
Investigation Continuing In Newspaper Office Case
—. No developments have been
reported by the Yancey County
Sheriffs office into the March
29 break-in at The Yancey
Record office in Burnsville.
Investigation of the case is
continuing.
" According to the Sheriff's
report, the building was en
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vertisers and readers that the
only "price control’' involved
with advertising and circulation
rates of these newspapers is to
the degree necessary to support
the publications financially in
such away that they can in
dependently serve the com
munity. Like any gther
business, a newspaper must be
able to pay its bills if it is to
Survive and perform its service
to the community.
After a careful study of
publishing and printing costs, a
minimum price of 75 cents per
column inch for advertising has
been established. Those who
buy advertising state-wide will
Its purpose is to provide
opportunities for students to
develop understanding as to
classifying soil according to its
physical characteristics and
managing soils to assure
continued production for
generations to come.
Gilbert Youth Research and
others.
They indicate that clos > to S2O
billion was spent in the past
year by the 27Vi million boys
and girls in the United States
between the ages of 13 to 19.
In Yancey County, the 1,647
boys and girls who are in the 13
United Fund Mails Ist Quarter Checks
Mrs. J. C. Hollifield,
executive secretary of the
Mitchell Coifity United Fund,
with headquarters in the
basement of Trinity Episcopal
Church, Spruce Pine, has an
nounced that die has mailed out
checks covering payments for
the first quarter of 1972 to the
various agencies which par
ticipated in the campaign which
was conducted last fall. The
agencies and paymoits for the
quarter-year ending March 31,
include:
American Red Ooss $840;
Asheville Orthopedic Hospital
$175; Boy Scouts of America
1700; Girl Scouts $437.50; Harris
High School Band $262.50;
Bakersville Volunteer Fire
Department $131.25; Spruce
Pine Volunteer Fire Depart
ment $131.25; Grassy Creek
Volunteer Fire Department
$175.
Also Mitchell County
Children's Service Council
$148.75; Mitchell County
Council of Homemakers Gubs
$65; Mitchell County Public
Library $122.50; Spruce Pine
Public Library $350; North
Carolina Community Services
$105; Spruce Pine Youth
Program $280; Buladean Youth
Program $54.25; Cane Creek
tered through a window on the
east side, after the glass was
broken, and the mail sub
scription lists and addressing
plates were missing.
It was later discovered that
the accounts receivable files
and other company records
readily recognise that the
minimum rate is well below the
average rate in the state, as
well as in Yancey and Mitchell
counties.
The same study of costs of
printing and distributing a
weekly newspaper indicated
that 15 cents per single copy is
justified, it is a move that no
doubt will be made by many
weekly newspapers in the near
future due to the recent In
crease in postage and
newsprint.
Costs of individually wrap
ping copies to out-of-county
subscribers, as well as the
higher postage rates required to
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VOL. 36 NO. 14 OW of County 16.00 por yonr plus 20c solos Ton In N. C. BURNSVILLE, N. C. Inc. SMond d.u pootniM paid nt BumorUlo. N.C. W 714. THURSDAY, APRIL 13, Wt
Bowles To Make
Brief Stop In Burnsville
Hargrove “Skipper” Bowles,
Democratic candidate for
Governor, will arrive in Burn
sville by helicopter Friday at
2:30 p. m. Plans call for the
helicopter to land near the
Yancey County courthouse,
where the candidate will meet
with friends and supporters for
40 minutes, departing at 3:10.
Gyde Mclntosh, who made
the announcement, said the
public is invited to come by and
meet Mr. Bowles.
Mr. Bowles is also making
helicopter stops in Wilkes boro,
Boone, Newland, Spruce Pine,
Mars Hill, and Canton, and will
attend a Bowles for Governor
rally at Owens High School in
Swannanoa beginning at 5:30
with a free barbecue. Arthur
Smith and his Crackerjacks will
present a musical program. A
short address will be made by
Mr. Bowles. , .
to 19 group spent some
$1,202,000 in the year, it is
figured, based upon this
average.
But that is less than half the
picture. Marketing studies show
that the influence these juniors
have over their parents’
Youth Program $54.25; Ledger
Youth Program $54.25; Tipton
Hill and Red Hill Youth
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Rep, Beam
Dies
Suddenly
State Rep. Hugh F. Be
am, Sr., 86, of Marion, died
unexpectedly Tuesday aft
ernoon of an apparent
heart attack while In co
urt. Beam, an attorney, was
unopposed in the May •
primary for the Democra
tic nomination as a
-of the N. C. House
of Representatives from -
the new 41st District of Mc-
Dowell and Yancey Count
ies, a one seat district.
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were missing from the building.
It has not been officially
established whether these
records were taken at the same
time as the March 29 break-in.
Another mysterious aspect of
the break-in is that cash,
typewriters, an adding machine
mail these copies, justifies
charging an out-of-county
subscriber twice the amount
that a county resident pays to
receive the newspaper by mail
for one year. It was for these
reasons that the decision was
made to increase out-of-county
subscriptions and to maintain
the present rate to local sub
scribers. Most out-of-county
subscribers consider their
hometown newspaper to be a
“letter from home” and do not
object to paying the higher rate.
It is unfair, in our opinion, to
have local subscribers pay for
the increased costs of out-of
county mailing. That is why we
“SKIPPER" BOWLES
Friends from Yancey and
Mitchell counties are invited to
attend the area rally, Mr.
Mclntosh added.
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spending extends to more thar
two-thirds of the major pur
chases and amounted to about
$45 billion in 1971.
At that rate, Yancey County’s
teen-agers have a voice hi the
spending of approximately
$2,705,000 additional per year.
Program $54.25; United Fund
Campaign Expense $105;
Mitchell County 4-H Clubs
$157.50; and Spruce Pine
Resuce Squad $175.
The Rev. Russell N. Bur son,
president of the Mitchell County
United Fund, says that the total
amount needed to meet the
requests of all the participating
agencies is still far short of the
amounts the various agencies
need in order to continue
providing a high level of service
for Mitchell Countians.
Mr. Bur son requests that all
pledges be paid promptly when
due, and he also suggests that
many citizens in various parts
of the County would like, at this
time, to increase their previous
payments to the United Fund.
Also that persons whom the
solicitors may have been unable
to contact last fall, would like to
make a donation now.
He says that such payments
will be greatly appreciated.
They diould be mailed to Mrs.
J. C. Hollifield, Executive
Secretary, Mitchell County
United Fund, 412 Hemlock Ave.,
Spruce Pine, N. C. 28777. All
payments to the United Fund
are tax deductible.
and other office equipment
which are often taken by
burglars, were not taken.
It has been theorized that the
break-in was vandalism, but
none of the furnishings or ex
pensive printing equipment
were damaged.
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have not increased local sub
scription rates to meet in
creasing costs of out-of-county
postage and handling.
It was the economics of
newspaper management that
brought about the sale of a
majority of the stock of Yan
, ceyPublishing Co., Inc., to
Community Newspapers, Inc.,
last July.
Since the association began,
there has been no move to
dictate the news and editorial
policy of these newspapers,
which have been under the
control of the local manager.
AWARD TO BE PRESENTED
Chamber Os Commerce
Annual Meeting Set
The annual dinner meeting of the Yancey
County Chamber of Commerce will be held at
East Yancey High School, Thursday, April 20,
when Burnsville and Yancey County will receive
a “most coveted” award from the state.
Guest speaker for the event will be A1
Calloway, chief of community and industrial
services for the Dept, of Natural and Economic
Resources. Mr. Calloway will also present the
award, in recognition of local economic growth
and promotion.
In announcing plans for the annual dinner,
All-Out Effort Launched
To Duplicate Mail List
Every effort is being made to
recover the mail subscription
lists of The Yancey Record and
... Mitchell Ledger, which were
stolen from the office of The
> Yancey Record in Burnsville,
: March 29, when the office was
t broken into.
A SSOO reward has been of
fered for information leading to
the arrest and conviction of the
person or persons who broke
into the office, and SSOO reward
has been offered for in
formation leading to recovery
■=> of the vital office records which
were removed.
Meanwhile, an effort is being
made to duplicate the list.
Already the names of several
hundred subscribers have been
verified by various records in
the office and by personal
contact by members of the
newspaper staff.
This week sample copies of
The Yancey Record and Mit
chell Ledger are being mailed
to all residents of Yancey
County and in the Bakersville _
*500.00
REWARD
The Yancey Publishing Co., Inc.
publishers of The Yancey Record and
Mitchell Ledger, this week offered a 1500
i reward for information leading to the arrest
and conviction of the person or persons who •
broke into the office of Hie Yancey Record
in Burnsville.
The reward is also offered for the'
recovery or information leading to the
recovery of these vital company records
which were removed.
Stolen from the office, according to the
Sheriff's report of the break-in, were the
mail subscription list and addressing
plates. Also musing are the' accounts aj
receivable files. ,
Persons with information about the jj
1 ‘ robbery may contact the Yancey County
| Sheriff’s Office, the Burnsville Police Dept.,
and the, management of The Yancey
| Record.
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area of Mitchell County, and
persons who are subscribers of
the publications are asked to
complete and return the coupon
in an advertisement elsewhere
in this issue.
“We are anxious to fulfill our
obligation to provide sub
scribers with every issue they
have paid for,” a company
representative said this week. If
we are furnished the names and
mailing addresses, we will be
riiore than happy to duplicate
the list which was taken, he
added. 1
The most difficult part of the
list to duplicate will be the out
of-county and out-of-state
subscribers; Those who have
relatives, friends and
acquaintances out of the area
who are subscribers are asked
to notify the newspaper of these
names and addresses.
The following names of
subscribers had been verified
as of Monday night of this week:
The following paid sub
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Recommendations anjj
suggestions for improving the
business management have
been made from time to time.
The management has no
plans to merge The Yancey
Record or Mitchell Ledger with
any other publication in Yancey
or Mitchell Counties.
It is true that Community
Newspapers, Inc. is associated
with a number of newpapers
serving communities in North
Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia and Tennessee. It is the
kind of business partnerships
that thave produced better
Chamber of Commerce officials said full details
of the award will not be revealed until the event,
but promised that the annual dinner would be an
exciting one.
The dinner will be served at 7:30 p. m. Local
organizations and agencies will have exhibits
on display in the school gymnasium for one hour
prior to the dinner. ......
Another feature of the event will be presen
tation of scholarship and sportsmanship awards
to deserving students from East Yancey and
Cane River high Schools. Names of award
winners will not be made public until that
evening, ■?
All members planning to attend this event are
requested to make reservations in advance by
calling 682-2312.
Claude Vess, president of the Chamber of
Commerce, will preside at the meeting.
Dobson To Head Bank
In Mitchell County
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V Edwin Duncan, Jr., president
I of The Northwestern Bank, has
1 announced the transfer of Jade
5 Dobson from vice president of
- the Black Mountain Branch to
- executive vice president in
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IN MITCHELL COUNTY
Mayor Is Manager 1
Os Sowers' Campaign
A. L. Canipe, former State
Senator and mayor of Spruce
Pine, will be Mitchell County
manager of Roy Sowers'
campaign for Lieutenant
Governor.
“I am extremely pleased that
Albert Canipe is Joining our
campaign,” Sowers said in
making the announcement. “He
agrees with me that the
Lieutenant Governor’s office
ought to be known as a ‘people’s
office’ and he is going to help
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me matte inai i reality.
Sowers, a Democrat, is
seeking his party’s nomination
in the May 6 primary election. ~
“Albert has an outstanding
record of public service,’’
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newspapers in the communities
we serve. Many of these
publications are consistent
prise-winners in newspaper
contests sponsored by state and
national press associations.
It is for this tradition of ex
cellence in newspapering that
we will continue to strive in
Yancey and Mitchell counties.
We will solicit and will ap
preciate your cooperation,
understanding and patience as
we try tb restore these
publications and begin to build
them into better newspapers
serving their individual com
munities.
charge of The Northwestern
Bank in Spruce Pine.
Mr. Dobson became affiliated
with The Northwestern Bank in
Black Mountain in April 1968 as
installment loan manager. He
was named assistant cashier in
August 1968 and promoted to
vice president and branch
manager in November 1969.
Dobson served as president of
the Black Mountain—
Swann anoa Kiwanis Gub for
the term 1971-1972. He is a
member of the Masonic Lodge
and the First Baptist Church in
Blade Mountain. A native of
Morganton, he
gradust d from Nebo High
School and attended Pfeiffer
College, Misenheimer, and
Berea College, Berea, Ky.
Mr. Dobson is married to the
former Cathryn Mease of
Marion. The Dobsons have two
children Jacque Lynn and Jon
Christopher. Mr. Dobson
assumes his duties in -"frnMf
Pine on April 1. His family will,
move to Spruce Pine in June.
Sowers said, “and I am proud to
have him and that ideal
associated with my campaign.”
Canipe, 56, has been mayor
for 10 years, and was a member
of the City Council for eight
years. He served in the Senate
in 1959. ‘
The manager of Mitchell
Lumber Company, Canipe is a
past president of the Spruce
Pine Lions Club and past
commander of the VFW Poet
No. 6060.
He is a member of Woodmen
of the World, the Moose Lodge
and the First Presbyterian
Church.
* County,