■ •. - ' I ■ m:• 2V’ wßra . ‘ 9 jjjjj fik WA AUK JfjA i A9L fjUf flUtf HEAt fIK2 RR UK AUK 'IKHH' - Hklh A£ll Mmi- JKKiKBj®. lliEHwSa I3kß KbUI Um Isms KKbhL RuSI - V0L..1, N 0.3 » w ■>U -J dTfef if C|9k Infli f-'fru 31 tf"^ R k.w P Bnlfl L, » A HkkfßM 4hE)^9? ■ El BE fll Ehm -/ HH| . ; & B\\* JKJ& II I ■ .\wl, 1 a * ■ Candidate Bevies Meets Grady Bailey At Campaign Stop In Burnsville ■ Lt Bowles Discusses The Issues 7* Ou% 'p’lCtKcU We must again express our thanks to the people o f Yancey County—ministers, businessmen, correspondents and many other citizens—for the tremendous support giv en to us and our publication, The Yancey Journal. Be cause of this support, our former corporate partner,New ton Jerue Babb of Community Newspapers, Inc. has sold back to ib all interest in The Yancey Record. Although we will continue with the name The Ymcey Journal,to avoid confusion in accounting and bookkeep ing matters, the office surd all equipment and supplies of The Yancey Record are now free of corporate control and wc are again publishing an independent newspaper serving Yancey County. This mailing is tire last one which will go to all box holders in the County. We have over a thousand names on our subscription list thus far, including many fro m out of town, and the names continue to pour in. Within two to three weeks, we hope to have our subscribers back on record. Please continue to call in your subscription claims to our office at 682-2120, or drop by the Yancey R ecord office to see us. If you have friends or relatives living out of town who were subscribing to The Yancey Recegrd,-, let ib know their names and addresses so we may mail their copies to them. Bowles Brings Campaign To Yancey By Helicopter By Jody Higgins Democratic candidate for governor, Hargrove "Skipper" Bowles brought his campaign to Yancey County when he ar rived in Burnsville last Friday afternoon by helicopter. The yellow and black heli copter landed near the l&ncey County courthouse at 2s 30 aid left shortly after 3;00 p. m. Scheduled stops in several other western North Carolina towns that same afternoon made it necessary that the visit be brief. Clyde Mclntosh, Bowles' campaign manager for Yan cey County, was on hand to introduce the gubernatorial candidate to Mayor Jim Ang lin. In his friendly and inform al style of campaigning, Mr. Bowles ipet and talked with friends and supporters who had gathered at the courthouse to welcome him. He then climbed into the back of a pick-up truck —and answered questions from the crowd concerning tax increas es, roads, educatioh, auto insurance, and the problems of disposing of junk automo - biles. Bowles stated that a tax in crease will not be necessary to provide the new services and programs needed in North Carolina if "a lot of money that is being wasted" is util ized. Concerning roads, Bowles said, 'lf I lived here in far western North Carolina, or for that matter down in - fax Sales Tax Local 196 Sales and Use Tax collections by County were reported in a statement by G. A. Jones Jr. , Commis sioner, State Department of Revenue, recently. The repeat shows Yancey County _ collections for March, 1972 amounted to $9,229. 10. This report Is issued on a monthly .-.'.basis. • o ?vt*K&il m umm i .... w *'” SJF ~.ppf* -n® W ■*? ' • u .-. 4*i 3? pH New Officers On Duke's Lap " -i —. The East Yancey and Cane River Beta Clubs returned home from their trip to Raleigh for the State Beta Club Convention on Sunday aftemor.n. While there, various meeting! were attended, including a talent show and a dance. The North Carolina Mrseum of * Art, the Museum of Natural History, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, CMd Salem, and Duke University were toured also. The East Yancey Beta Club'bai also elected for next year* Mitzi Presnell, president; Doyle Byrd, vice-president; Sheree Banks, se cretary; and Sandra Norris, treasurer. The picture was taken of the new officers atDuke University on a statue of Washington Duke. . for the Governor's Award by preparing a community audit containing information need ed by industrial prospects; publishing a pro motional bro chure and organizing an indus trial development group. Also, the community was required to have designated industrial sites and conduct a clean-up, fix-up campaign. Begun in January, 1970, the Governor's Award program is one result of a promise by Governor Robe'rt W. Scott to improve the economic growth of rural areas and small com munities in North Carolina, Calloway said. Thus far, $6 communities have received the award. f*. . lege on Thursday evenings at 8:00 p. m. in collaboration with the College and its sum mer activities. Music in the Mountains is a non- tax-exempt or ganization farmed to add to the growing artistic opportuni ties in western North Carolina, and is directed by a board of local citizens. Season tickets at minimal cost will be good for either series. Further details con: ceraing individual perfarrranos can be obtained from Music in the Mountains, Burnsville, or by telephone 704-682-2578. Entry of Yancey County into the Governor's Award competition was sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Bill Banks, supported by a hard working committee com posed of members of the Chamber of Commerce board of directors, coordinated the program. A month ago, a team from the State Depart - ment of Natural and Econo - mic Resources, visited the county to review the work Chamber-Commerce Dinner The Yancey County Cham ber of Commerce holds its an nual meeting tonight, April 20 at 7:30 at the East Yancey High School. Informative ex hibits diowing progress and achievements in the county, prepared by several agencies, organizations and schools w ill be on display at the East Yan cey gymnasium for one hour preceeding the dinner. Entertainment at the din ner will be provider by award winners from last years Yan cey County Youth Jamboree. The principal Chamber business for the meeting con sists of the election of seven directors to replace directors whose terms have expired. A Men’s Club The Burnsville Men's Club will meet Monday, April 24, in the Community Building. All members are urged to at tend. SAMPLE COPY ID* V . ■> done toward qualifying for the award. The value of the award to Yancey County lies in the fact that award winning com munities receive priority in having industrial proep>ects re ferred to them by the State Industrial Development staff. One prospect for a factory site has already been brought out to look over the county since official notification tint the award has been received. feature of the evening will be the award of two scholarships to students from each higfr school. These four scholar - ships are each for S2OO, and this is the third year the Cham ber has made these awards. . In addition, a sportsman - ship trophy will be awarded to a student from each high school. ... Snack Dinner The youth of Higgins \fem r orial Methodist Church and Burnsville Presbyterian Church invite one and all to a Snack Dinner at the Higgins Memor ial Methodist Church from 12 until 2 p. m. April 23rd* Hot Dogs, Sloppy Joes, Sa lads, Beans, etc. will be served. Nothing over 254. All proceeds from the Sock Dinner go for the Johnny Big gerstaff Memorial Fund. Come one—come all—eat well!