VOL.I, NO.IO V ' Jamboree Plans Finalized; I Audition Day Scheduled The Fifth Annual Yancey Youth Jamboree has been sche duled for Thursday aad Friday nights, August 3 and 4 at 7soo p. m. in the auditorium of East Yancey High School. Carrying on in the tradition of the young people enrolled in the Yancey County schools will be on stage to present their ta lents from a rich heritage of folk music, singing and dan cing. Applications have been received from students who are planning to be in the Jamboree. An audition for all Jambor ee participants is scheduled for Saturday, July 29, at which time plans will be finalized for the two-night event to be held Army To Pay $1,500 Bonus The Army has announced a special bonus of sl, 500 for men enlisting for four-year tours in the infantry, armor and artillery according to SSG James Steele, the local Army Recrui ter far Yancey County. SSG Steele said the bonus is paid Hr full" upon completion of basic and advanced training, which normally occurs about four months following enlist - ment, depending on the career field selected. Men with prior service re also eligible for the bonus,said Steele, if they have less than three-years active duty, have not previously received a re enlistment bonus and meet cer tain other requirements. Enlistees on the bonus, plan will also be eligible for guaran teed assignments in Europe,Al aska, Hawaii, Far East and Pa nama. They can select the unit of their choice in the United States. Enlisted men receive an ini tial monthly income of $288; Increases follow basic training. The traditional benefits of free meals, housing, clothing, me dical and dental care,"ancf 30 days paid vacation a year arc also provided. For further information on the Army's new bonus plan see SSG James Steele in Burnsville every Monday and Friday or call collect at 252-4070 i n Asheville. Election Returns By Precinct lu.s. senate! governor insurance C labqr F n «mriiiiii jalifia-j Jordan Lowles Taylor (Gardner Hols— ~ _ _ , PRECINCTS ankls , ■ ■ _ ' , houser Ingram Secrest Brooks Creel fDem. 1 (Pom.) (Pern.' (Dam.) (R»P-) (Rep. ' Burnsville 239 193 300 Ml 26 86 106 290 171 217 Cane River 82 58 50 95 5 25 36 100 32 97 ; Egypt 61 48 41 75 30 1 13 84 2 1 79 Ramsey Town 23 21 11 35 15 29 7 22 11 21 Green Mtn. 129 65 102 112 1 28 24 167 29 158 Jack’s Creek 106 63 172 'is 2 16 ~ 33 137 44 120 Bush Creek 20 26 43 7 2 9 11 34 12 31 Crab Tree 121 79 iso 60 19 75 44 138 48 131 South Toe 30 77 72 43 13 6 7 28 60 36 49 Pensacola 18 14 24 102 17 8 21 17 13 ■ Prlee’s Creek M 32 46 32 4 45 26 29 21 27 TOTAL 860 676' 1011 625 219 398 331 1082 442 943 THE YANCEY JOURNAL the following week. Letters will be mailed to all partici - pants giving full details of the auditioning schedule. Judges who are familiar with the field of folk music, singing and dancing are being chosen from outside Yancey County. Entries this year to be judg ed are to be in nine different categories? Folk Song and Folk Ballad; Religious; Patriotic; Instrumental; Smooth Square Dancing; Western Square Dan cing; Folk Dancing; Clogging; and Bucking. The Patriotic category is a new division. Grand Champions will be awarded in both Class I and Class H divisions. Class I will include grades 1 through 6. Class II will include grades 7 through 12. The stated purpose of- the Jamboree is to give Yancey County school children an op portunity to pass along their folk heritage, and to provide a $200.00 scholarship fcr a worthy senior at each of the two high schools. The danq« songs, legendary folk songs, and composed folk songs combine to make a varied and delightfpl program. Th® quanty of the authentic folk music is attracting larger crowds to each annual presenta tion. The Yancey Youth Jam boree is broad in its scope and theme for 1972 so join us in August! Mayland Tech. To Hold Articulation Workshop An Articulation Workshop ,/ill be htld at Mayland Tech - meal Institute June 12 - 16; •19- 20. The Workshop will in clude public school personnel from Mitchell, Avery, and Yan cey Counties. Various persons from state staff of tire Department of Community Colleges in Raleigh will direct the Workshop ses sions. In addition, persons from the local Public School System and Mayland Technical Insti - tute will participate. The purpose of the Workshop is increased understanding of the Community College System, its educational objectives and organization, and the coreela - —— ; $ meHIL * il, - ip%P Boy Scouts Lave For Arkansas Boy Scouts from Troop 502 leave for Arkansas. They E are to make a 54-mile canoe trip on the Buffalo River.l Boys making the trip are Eddie Thomas, Gerald Styles,Lana ry Banks, Richard Banks, Tom Carr, Ernie Howard,Kenny I Hospital Employees ExceM Goal For Pledges; Receive Praise For Dedication, Determination _ i James Anglin, Vice Chair man of the Board of Trustees of the Blue Ridge Hospital Sys tem, and Katherine Anglin/Vd tion of this information with career guidance in the public schools. Some topics to be included in the Workshop sessions ares The Organizational Structure of the Community College System; Articulation of Secondary and Post-Secondary Programs; Occu pational Curriculum and Exten sion Programs; The Develop - ment and Philosophy of Adult Education, Community Service, and Specialty Programs; The Responsibility and Function of Student Personnel Staff in a Technical Institute; and Occu pational Education and its Mean ing to North Carolina, I ' ' - - V-? MMW .“v ♦ 'pvimviOfr 76