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Ted Slagle, Assistant Social Services Worker, Accompanies Group To Asheville Zoo
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One Thursday Outing Took Elderly Persons To New Sears Store In Asheville
Senior Citizens Find Those Who Care
'Cont'd from par,•> 1)
up neglected, much as child -
ren are, but in a more subtle
manner. To an elderly person
who lives alone or in a nursing
home, time can be a dreaded
thing. But having something
to look forward to and being
able to get together with others
in\‘similar situations can bean
antidote (to loneliness and deso
lation.
On the recent trip to John
son City, all of those in the van
had been on at least one trip
before. It wasn't long before
the group became acquainted
and began enjoying the trip.
Some were talking, a few were
singing." The conversation
drifted away from the cookiig
and eating of amps to love and
maniage. Said one 84- year
dd passenger, "I married for
love the first time, this next
r
time I'll marry for money. "
"Often the trips get to be
" very heartwarming,' sharing ex
periences. People open up, "
said Shephard. To some it
means a lot - just to get out and
see the countryside. Some foci
that they aren't able to get out,
but the workers encourage as
m any as possible to go on at
least one trip. Short trips are
planned for those who are not
in good health. . Some may en
joy the trip and want to go
again, others may never go
again. " It is often difficult to
change the attitude of someone
who feels that he is useless,
that he has been shelved f "said
Shephard.
Adult services worker Bob
Selwyn recently accompanied
a group of elderly to the new
Sears Store in Asheville and
afterwards to the Asheville Zoo.
Selwyn talked and joked easily
with those in the group. When
he left the van to get cokes for
everyone, a woman Commen -
ted with affection, "Bob is a
good boy. " Another commen
ted, 'lt's good to have some
body to take us old folks around
to places. "
Every Thursday the Social
Services Dept, always plans
for a full load, and if someone
can't go, another eager prss ea
ger can usually be found to fill
the empty space in the van.
The adult Services workers
estimate that there are proba
bly hundreds of people in’ the
county who would benefit from
and enjoy going on these trips.
But the Department does not
have the time or the staff toga
out into the county and find
passengers for Thursdays trip.
But for those who do go, whe
ther it is the elderly, the dis -
abled, the Social workers , or
visitors—the experience is un
forgettable.
Watching an elderly woman
order a chili dog at a snack
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Mountain Scenic Moves
Mr. W. B. Wilkins, Chair
man of the Mountain Scenic
Planning and Development Com
mission, announced this week
that the commission offices at
now located on the second flcor
of the Taylor Hotel Building
above NCNB in Spruce Pine.
Mountain Scenic is the lo
cal arm of the Appalacliianße
gional Commission. Through
the efforts of Mountain Scenic,
funds have been made available
to the counties of Avery, Mitch
ell, Watauga and Yancey fora
variety of projects. ARC funds
together with federal funds and
local funds, have provided al
most SB. 5 million in total pro
ject 1 costs for such things as wa
tersheds, sewer systems, road
construction, libraries, hospi -
tals, vocational education, and
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bar or listening to another sing,
'ln the Good Old Summertime?'
as the blue van speeds along
the highway is a real pleasure.
But the real pleasure comes in
hearing the anticipation i n
their voices as they eagerly
talk about the next trip.
In Yancey County someone
cares.
(A future article will deal
with Yancey County facilities
and means of caring for aged).
other projects. A complete
breakdown of projects is shown
in the chart below:
Mountain Scenic projects are
funded by ARC on a matching
basis with other federal, state
and local government participa
tion. These projects were ap
proved only with close coopera
tion with local government
officials of the towns and coun
ties in the region. These offi
cials were responsible for provi
ding the lpcal matching for
oh gaining ARC funds.
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Absolutely painless. Nodangerous cutting,
no ugly pads or plasters. In days. Freezone
eases the hurt safely helps ease olf the
corn. Drop on Freezone-take off corns.
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CORNS AND CALLUSES
Clean Sweep Continues
t Mrs. Eloise Briggs, County
Coordinator for the Clean
Sweep Committee, urgescom-,
munity groups, whether it be
churches, scouts, 4-H mem
bers, Homemakers, etc. to
organize a clean up crew to
undertake some project in their
community for a countywide
clean up on Monday, May 22. .
When a group is organized,
an adult leader should contact
Pat Guyer at the County Exte
nsion office, phone 682- 21 1 3
and inform him of your project
plans and the name of your
community to help in coordin
ating county projects.
Ed Hunter, Superintendent
of Schools, has announced tbit
students will be dismissed from
classes Monday, May 22 at
1:00 p. m. if there is an organ-
New C of C
President
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The directors of.the Yancey;,
County Chamber of Commerce
last week elected Mackß.Ray
to serve as president for the
coming year and re- elected
Olin Shepard as vice- president.
Ray succeeds Claude Vess,who
has just completed serving
terms as president of- the or -
ganization devoted to develop
ing Yancey County.
Ray, last month,, ended
two years as president of the
Burnsville Men's Club, which
were marked by substantia]
achievement and increase in
club membership. He is now
serving on the boards of the
Yancey Hospital and Girls'
Haven, and is involved in se
veral other community and
church activities.
At the recent directors meet
ing of the Chamber, Vess re
ported on a meeting oi the **
Asheville Chamber of Com -
mercc, which he had been in
vited to attend for a discussicn
of Yancey County and its prob
lems. This invitation vras part
of a new program being stress
ed by the Ashcv.i%e Chamber
of working closely with other
chambers of commerce in wes
tern North Carolina. Vjss was
given assurance that Asheville
is anxious to promote progress
wherever possible throughout
the western part of the state,
" Kind that the staff of the Ashe
ville Chamber is at Yancey
County's disposal for renderiig
any possible assistance.
The two terms served by
Vess as president of the cham
ber have been marked by such
substantial achievements as
the attainment of the N.C.
Governor's Award, for accom
plishment toward making the
county attractive for new in
dustry. The annual craft fes -
tiVal, the summer youth jam
boree, and the chamber
dinner meetings held every
spring have all been highly
successful. The chamber is
lending its full support ;o the
new solid waste disposal opera
tion and was instrumental in
getting assistance of the TVA
in the disposal of the
junk cars, which is to get um~
derway early in July.
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ized project with adult leader
ship in.their community. Stu
dents should find out what or
ganization is planning a clean
up and contact those in charge
for details. If’a clean up
group has not been organized
in their particular community,
they should encourage the for
mation of such a group for the
May 22 project.
Some or all of the Dump
sters -nay be placed throughout
the community by May 22,but
if they have not been placed
in your community by that tine,
arrangements should be made
for vehicles to haul garbage
collected to the sanitary land
fill at Boonefoid.
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All nine of the Extension
Homemakers Clubs in Yancey
County are participating in
the Clean Sweep Program.
Clubs which have already met
have made plans, and those
which have not met have as
sured Mrs. Jesse Lavvhern that
they will have a work program
of some kind lo clean up their
own community.
Those with organized projects
are: Arbuckle Club—Mrs .Her
-0
man Howell, president--which
had a roadside cleanup on May
6 and will take part inthe forth
coming project. NewdaleClub
-» --Mrs. Thurman Briggs,presi
dent--has been working on
Micaville School grounds and
landscaping. For Clean Sweep
they will be working in their
community. Pensacola Club-
Mrs. Bobby Ray, president—is
a new club. They will be clean
ing up the Pensacola - Cattail
area on May. 22 ■
Other clubsjwhich have not
yet announced their pro j e cts
arc: Burnsville —Mrs. P.C.Co
leitta, President; Brush Creek
Club --Mrs. Dempsey Hopson,
i president; Jacks Creek—Mrs.
■ Harmie Briggs, president;Cane
River Club--Mrs. David York,
president; Bee Log Club--Mrs.
Buck Phillips, president; Hap
py Homemakers Club in Burns
ville—Mrs. John McLain, act
ing president.
Anyone wishing to help in
these projects, especially
school children, or coordiiate
other clean-up projects with
those organized by the Home
makers Clubs, should contact
the president of the club in
their community for more com
plete information.
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THE YANCEY JOURNAL
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MAY 18, 1972