JOHN C.
(..O. 634
BUHNS'ILLr,. N.C.
28714
THE YANCEY JOURNAL
^cMficC
VOL.l, N0.9
THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1972
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Development Planned In South Toe;
Golf Course Construction Underway
Mrs. Frank Ell, Wife Of Music In The Mountains Director, Discusses Ceilo After Performing At Social
Music In Tite Meuutains Director Discusses
Festival Activities, Concert Dates At Social
Miisic in the Mountains was
the subject of a gathering hos
ted by Mrs, Mildred Roberts in
her home last Thursday even
ing, Frank Ell, Director of the
summer festival was invited to
speak and answer questions
about the program. He said
that in Binnisville this yearttere
will be a lot of activity. Rve
Sunday afternoon concerts in
the Presbyterian Church, the
first on June 25th, A Fourth of
July community sing on the
town square. A folk wojship
service led by George Britton.
A benefit concert given by Ma
dame Lili Kraus in the Baptist
Church on July 28th,
kfr. Ell felt heartened by
tlie support he had received so
far for the festival. There arc
still many people in Yancey
County, tliough, who don't rea
lize what Music in the Moun
tains has to offer in the way of
enjoyment at the concerts, and,
for instance the $2, 000 of scho
larship money granted to us by
the North Carolina Council of
the Arts, This money is for
North Carolina students only,
A discussion followed on ways
to better inform the people of
Yancey Coiuity about the festi
val and what it is.
The highlight of the even -
ing came when Mr, Ell, a clar
inetist, and Mrs. Ell, a cellist,
botli spoke briefly about their
instruments and then performed.
Hearing music played by artists
from so close and watching
them bring the warm soimds and
melodics from their instruments
is exciting, it was agreed by all.
Refreshments were then served.
Burnsville's Northwestern Bank Gets
President's Cup For Achievement
The Burnsville Branch of
The Northwestern Bank receiv
ed the President's Cup for
branch achievement at a sys
tem-wide meeting of officers,
directors, and wives at the
Grove Park Inn in Asheville
on Saturday, May 20, 1972.
The cup was presented by Ed
win Duncan, Jr., president of
The Nortliwcstem Bank, andvas
accepted by Hazen Ledford,
Hazen Ledford
executive vice president of tlie
Burnsville Brandi of the Bank.
Considered in the judging
were performance, growth, ii>
ternal operations, and commu
nity image. Some eight hun
dred Northwesterners were
present. Among these were
the following members of the
Burnsville Board of Directors;
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Anglin,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles GillespfcL
Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Reece Mc
Intosh, Mr, and Mrs, Robert
Presnell, Mr, and Mrs, James
Proffitt, Mr. and Mrs. James
W, Ray, and Mr. and Ivhs, Joe
Young.
Horse Show
To Be Held
The seventh annual' horse
show, sponsored by the Mar
shall Lions Club will be held
Saturday afternoon and night
on the island in Marshall,
Seventeen classes will per
form in the afternoon and sev
enteen classes, including the
championship, will perfOTm in
the night program.
Activities will start at 1:00
p. m« in the afternoon and at
7:30 at night. In addition to
trophies and ribbons, cash
awards'will be given.
Jody Higgins
Higgins Is
Graduate
Commencement exercises
were held Satiuday, May 26
at the University of Arkansas
in Fayetteville, Arkansas, dur
ing which Jody Higgins of Pen
sacola received her Bachelor of
Alts degree in Journalism,
Ms. Higgins is Associate Edi
tor, Hiotographer at The Yan
cey Journal where she has been
employed for several months.
She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mis. ^V, G, Higgins o f
Springdale, Arkansas, formerly
of Yancey County. Grandpar -
ents are Mr. and Mrs, Charles
H, Wilson of Pensacola and Mr,
and Ivhs, B. E, HigginsofPrices
Creek,
A graduation party was held
at The Yancey Journal o f fice
on Tuesday evening. May 30,
to celebrate the occasion.
By Jody Higgins
Ml. Mitchell Lands,Inc. has
announced that plans have been
completed and construction be
gun on a 500 acre development
in tlic South T oc area w h i c h
will include homesites ajid an
18-hole golf course.
Mt. Mitchell Lands, Inc, is
organized under a two family ■
ownership which includes E,V,
Floyd and his son Jim of Ala -
manco County, and Harold
Democratic
Convention
The Yancey County Demo
cratic convention was held in
the Courtliouse Saturday, May
27tli. The highlight of. the
meeting was a resolution pre
sented by South Toe Democra
tic townsJiip chairman, Junior
Wilson. This resolution reque^
ted that members of the gen
eral assembly representing
A'^ncey Coimty introduce legis
lation repealing Senate Act
i902 which placed Yancey
Courrt^' into two districts for
the election of members of
the board of education. Under
the new plan tlie mcmbeis
vzould be elected county-wide.
This would not effect the elec
tion of members by district in
1972, but would be effective
after the 1973 session repealed
the present act. This resolu -
Cion was passed without a dis
senting vote. The 1973 Act
would spell out if tlie election
would be on a partisan or non
partisan basis.
Ed Wilson was re-elected
Coxmt>' Chairman. Mis, Luther
Lawhem is 1st Vice Chairman;
Solan Edwards, 2nd Vice Chiir-
man; Tommy Buchanan, 3rd
Vice Chairman; Bill Atkins,
Treasurer and Boyd Deyton,
Secretary,
Troy Boone was elected a
member of the State Executive
Committee, Members on dis
trict committees are; Rs' ';wnd
Fox, Junior Wilson, Phillip B.
Styles, T, A. Buchaaan, Phil
lip Thomas, E, L, Briggs,
Charles Gillespie and Mack B,
Ray.
County Coundl
Meeting Set
The Yancey County Cotjnei]
will hold its June meeting next
Tuesday night, June 6 at 7:30
p, m. at the Courthouse. The
program will consist of an open
discussion on child developrmnt,
led by Dr. Fergus Pope. The
public is cordially invited.
TeW'PS-'RBTuse.
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C.0U«TRwST0Iie
Wo- Hfc-
King and his son Lee of Hickoy',
The development is located
iwo miles west from the Blue
Ridge Parkway on N, CJdigliway
80, The property is tlic former
Deyton farm.
An 18-holc golf course,
which is planned for one side of
tiie properly, should be comple
ted two years from this s'tunnicr.
Developer E. V, Floyd said that
it should be one of the mostsce-
nic golf courses in tlie world.
The course will be located be
low tlie top of Mt, MitcheE
peak, the highest point in eas -
tern America witli an elevation
of 6,684 feet.
Plans axe for the 18-hole
course to be designed by a Bri
tish golf architect. It will be
in line with champion golf
courses aU over the country,
"The greater part of the
course, " he said, '\vill be lo
cated in the lower areas, and
practically every hole on the
course will be located near
South Toe River, "
Bible School
To Begin
First Baptist Church Vaca -
tion Bible School will begin
Monday, June 5th and extend
through Friday, Jime 16th from
8:30 to 11:30 each day Monday
through Friday. There will be
classes for children from birth
to age 14 in the momins and
evening classes for youth- ages
15 through 17 from 7*00 until
9:00 p. m.
According to Rev. Harold
McDonald, pastor of First
Baptist Church, 171 members
were enrolled last year. This
year he anticipates about the
same number.
Ml. Mitchell Lands, Inc,
also aimounced tJiat roads arc
being built and lou> are being
surveyed, lOQ of which will be
ready for sale at tlie wnd of tin
week at prc-devclopincntpices.
Floyd said tlie development,
to be called South Toe River
Development, provides the best
close- up view of Mt, Mitchell
that can be seen anywhere.
'The ridge from Mt, Mitchell
to Celo is in plain view from
most locations, " he said.
Mt, Mitchell Lands, Inc,
also announced that they
have an option on the 100-acre
Frank Bowditch farm which
joins N.C, Highway 80 and
will be added to the develop
ment,
Floyd said that the lots in
the South Toe Development
(Cont'd on page 3)
Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair
Preparations Being Made
The 16th annual Mt. Mitch-
cU Crafts Festival will be held
tJiis year on the Town Square
on August 4 and 5, Plans are
now imderway in preparation
for the event wliich a t tr acts
people from far and near. The
Fair wiE be carried out in the
tradition of the past, but each
year new features are being
add-^d. TTiis year we are look
ing forward to some new crafts
men who wUl display and seE:
woven goods from Barnards-
viEc, N.C,; woodcrafts from
Coliunbia, S,C,; handmade ar
ticles from Albemarle, N,C,j
creative crafts from Easley, S,
C,; Leatlier goods from Col
umbia, S,C, and doll clothes
and other liandwork from Spar
tanburg, S,C, The other
craftsmen who come from ■^ar
to year wiE be heartily wel -
corned. A very special effort
is being made to insure addi -
tional and adequate boothspace
this year.
Also, games and entertaii^
m ent wiE highEght the two
days of activities. Special
numbers wiU be provided by
participants in the Yancey
Youth Jamboree scheduled at
East Yancey High School Audi
torium on Thursday and Friday
nights, August 3 and 4,
To complete the atmos -
phere of the Fair, hundreds of
chickens wiE be barbequed be
ginning early on Saturday. The
hot dog and corri-on-the-cob
(with melted butter) concess -
ion on Friday wiE be run by
The Yancey Journal, with aE
proceeds to be donated to the
Chamber of Commerce,
Notice
Trash has been overflowing
the forty dumpsters placed
throughout Yancey County be
cause the collectiontruck was
broken down. The truck is
now back on the job and regu
lar collection will begin.
The response to the dump
sters has been tremendoic and
Yancey County should be con
gratulated for their efforts to
clean up the community.
Eunice Proffitt
Henrietta Hilliard
Helen Fender
Hospital Employees Participate In Drive
These employees wiE represent the Yancey County Hospital Staff for the Employee's
Section participation in the Blue Ridge Hospitals Development Fund Drive now underway
in the Mayland areas (Top row, left to right) Eunice Proffitt, R,N,, 16 years service,
a member of Bald Creek Methodist Church; H. Floyd HarreE, Chief Technician, Medi
cal Laboratory and X-Ray Technician, Member of American Medical Technologists Re
gistry, North CaroEna State Society of Medical Technologists; PhylEs Ray, RN. Direc
tor of Nursing, graduate of Western Piedmont Community CoEege and a member of Low
Gap Free WiU Baptist Church, aU of BumsviUe. (Bottom row, left to right) Helen W,
Fender, R,N, 14 years service, Rutherford School of Nursing; Henrietta Wheeler HiUiarc^
Medical Records Librarian, member of First Baptist Church, both of Burnsville; Katherine
B, AngEn, Administrator, Superintendent Sunday School at Jacks Creek Presbyterian
Church,
Katherine Anglin
H.FIoid Harrell
Phyllis Ray