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THE YANCEY JOURNAL
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VOL.l, N0.16
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1972
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Lion’s Club Offers Prize For
Sped Junk Car Releases
The junk car disposal prog
ram ismow m ftiJI swing. The
special [ruck loaned by
the
Britton Plays Renaissance Lute With Flute Accompaniment
Folk Ecology Seivice Wins
^Ovation From Audience
By Ernest Mcrgan
The Methodist Church was
packed Sunday, as it was last
year, by participants in the
Interdenominational Folk Eco-
logy Service conducted by
poet-folk singer Gecffgc Brit
ton*
Assisted by a group of young
people, witli tlie audience fre
quently joining in, Brittonsang
of trees and rivers and oceans;
of birds and crops and little
children. Witli vigorous guitar
accompanyment and with his
warm personality and rich bass
voice he carried the audience
with hinio
Conducted in a rcvcrenl spi
rit, it was a deeply moving
seivice and a very- unusual one.
Tlic songs, among others', inclu
ded "This Old World"; 'Flow
Green, How Green, My Ccnlle
E;u-Ui"; "Black Waters”; and
"Roll On, River of Life".
John Thomas,of Celo, con
tributed a solo, "Talkin'You'n
Me Ecology Blues, " accompany
ing liimsclf on a 12-string gui
TVA started hauling junk cais
to the county's tow collection
sites last Monday,
Kicih Masters, YanccyCbun-
ty Sanitarian, wlio is sujtcrvis -
ing the project, rcixins that
he has already received well
over two hundred signed re
leases, and that the truck can
now operate steadily. In the
meantime many workci’s are
obtaining additional releases.
The project appears clearly
to be getting wholehearted sup-
jxirl Ihroughoul the county.
Two prizes have been an
nounced, to go to organizatioTS
such as community clubs or
churches obtaining the most
signed releases. $100 Is be
ing offered as fii5t prize and
the Lions are offering a $50 se
cond prize.
Donald Wesiali of the Wes-
leni Auto Slow has been dej'/ig-
naled to cooixlinate the obtahi-
ing of releases by organizatiojis.
He w ill keep track of areas co
vered, ,ii]d the assigning of
specific areas whero such as
signment is desired.
The Jaycees, Lions, Biims-
viHe Men's Club, and WAMY,
as well as the Chamber of
Commerce are all now engag
ed in getting releases. The
Charaber has announced that
it, as an organization, is not
compeluig for the prizes,since
it will act as the judge of the-
contest.
It is stressed again that re
leases should dearly identify
and describe tlic location of
the junk cats, niis is to save
the time of the truck driver.
Marking the junk care with a
spray paint number which can
be shown on the rele'ase form
will help to speed up the col
lection, Releases which are
to be counted in the prize com-
pqtilion should be marked,
•identifying the organization
lunting them In.
Blank release forms may
be obtained at the Chamber
of Commerce office in Burns
ville, Station WKYK, The
Yancey journal office or attte
County Health Department.
Burnsville Men’s Club
Plans Annual Barbecue
The Burnsville Men's Club
will hold its annual Barbecue
Dinner on July 24tii at 7:00p,mt
ai the Community Building.
This event is open to the
public witli e-mplias’is ,being
placed on a large turnout of
our visitors and relatives in ad
dition to the Men's Club fami-
lie
Higlilighllng the event will
be the serving of barbecued
Parkway Presents 1 Remember Mama’-
A Heartwarming Play For Everyone
tar.
Support For
Hospitals
The Board of Directors of
tlie Mitchell County Chamber
of Commerce voted unanimous
ly to support the Blue Ridge
Hospitals Development Fund
vWch is now underway in tlic
Mayland area.
The decision was made at
a meeting held on June 2 6,
1972, and carried a motion
made by John Wellbonr that
the Chamber of Commerce
"wholeheartedly support the
project in any way possible. "
Milton Burleson, Chairman
of the Board of the Blue Ridge
Hospital System emphasized
that $1,000,000 is beingsDi^t
from the public as part of the
overall $5,000,000 projected
cost of the planned moderniza
tion and expansion program of
the Blue Ridge Hospital Sy^
tern.
Present also was tiic famous
Hew England Pent,John Beech
er, who recited one of his
j^oems on Appalachia,
The occasion had some of
the quality of a revival and
concluded witii a strong ajpeal
to the atlondcrs to give contin
uing attention to their indivi -
dual duty to Cod and nature
and to oMer tlieir lives in har
mony witli their environment
a:d vvitij one anoLlier,
Tills reviewei' wishes to lake
tliis opporlTuiity also to express
appreciation to die Yancey
County Schools and to tiic Yan
cey Journal for tlicir active con
cern and work on bclialf of our
environment.
By Carolyn Yuzixtk
Parkway Playiiouse is presen
ting the tender, memorable dra
ma, "1 Remember Mama" as
their current production. Those
of us who were privileged to
view episodes of ilie TV series
by that name (how many yeare
ago?) will find "Mam.i" vir -
Inally unchanged. She and her ^
Notice
Interested in helping to de
velop recreational facilities in
Yancey County? Meet with
other interested citizens Mon
day night, 8:00 p, m. at the
Community Building in Bums -
ville and hear what has been
done so far and !iow you can
help. Call Blaine Whitson for
further information.
tribe can still lug on the heart
strings with the najTativc of
every day happenings as well as
special events in the lives of
the Hansen family,
"Mult" Burton, well known
veteran actor--and known and
]o\ ed by Vancey Coujilians foi'
many years--gives his eagerly
awaited annual performance in
"] Remember Mama” as UneJe
Clrris--a role, we understand,
that he performed 25 years ago
ij) 1948.
The role of Mama Is p e r-
formed by Miriam Williams who
does a superb job. She lends
great credibility to the role —
and Jim Fisher as Papa Is like
wise bclieveable,
Carol Randolph is cast as Ka-
lTln--the middle sister. She
The construction phase will
include a three floor addition
to the Spruce Pine Hospital aid
will provide S8 new beds, in
cluding a six bed Intensive-Co
ronary Care Unit thus bringing
the total bed capacity to 108,
In Burnsville, a 13-acre site
has been purchased for the lo -
cation of an Extended Care Fa
cility which will consist of 50
extended care beds, 10 acute
care beds, emergency room,
laboratory, and X-ray dept.
narrates the story skillfully as
well as acting her role. A very
able performance.
Sharon Hamer (seen as Lucy
in Charlie Brown) is a cute and
pugnac ious Dagmar. And Greg
Fj-ance play, the loveable Nels.
Mihough 1 cajinot mention
.JJ of the ch,tracLere in this poig
nant and humorous production
who deserve credit, special no
tice must be given to the "aunt^'
Trina, Sign'd and Jenny.playcd
by Tori Lyon, Pam Shook and
Toni Hoffman, respectively.
Also Dr. Johnson, played by
Don Treat, is w'cll acted.
Lauren K, Woods is director.
James Parker as set designer aid
Ronald Bums us iecitnical direc
tor outdo themselves with 18
different sets and 21 scenes in
this production.
For a genuinely heartwarm
ing experience, be sure to see
"I Remember Mama" at Park
way Pla^ousc this week. The
production runs Wednesday thru
Saturday with curtain each nilc
at 8:30 p. m.
Homemakers
Club To Meet
Don Treat. Miriam Williams. Mutt Burton, Greg France, Fran Adams, Carol Randolph
A special interest meeting
has been planned for the Burns
ville Homemakers Club for
July 21 at 2:00 p, m, in the
Social Room of the Burnsville
Methodist Church,
Mrs, Piercy Carter of Ashe
ville will conduct the Physical
Fitness Institute entitled "Live
Lively With Exercise",
Hostesses will be Mary Cil -
Icspie, Miss 'Iheresa McClel
lan and Ms, Mary Lou Edwards,
/•
Peg Lo Piccolo Exhibits Crafts
chicken from the open charcoil
fire. Entcrtkinraent will re
place busine.s's and will be fur
nished in the finest talents in
Yancey,f~ounly» This group
inchtuKjs^p.i.riny Ray-, Mike Lpf-
' tis, T(Wi Eubanks, Lamiy ail- '
vers anil Dale. Osberne,
Ticlrels arc available from
Frank Deylon, Mack Ray, Os
Deyion and Reece. McIntosh,
Peg Lo Piccolo will be welcomed as she returns to the 16th Annual Mt, Mitchell Crafts
Festival ii: Burnsville August 4lh and 5th to display and sell her woodcarvings, .icturcs, jew-
ch-y, and other crafts. On exhibition will be a project of Mis. loPiccolo's, tne carving
and hand painting of the state bird of each of our 50 states in miniature. A craftsman of
five years, who has studied for several years, Mrs. lo Piccolo is a member of the NaHonal
Woodcarvers Assoc, and the Blue Ridge Hearthside Crafts Assoc, and has displayed crafts
at many shows and organizations. Unique ideas that take shape during the world travels
,of Mrs. Peg Lo Piccolo are sc.in in her creative craftsmanship, a highlight of the Mtjvlitch-
cll Crafts Festival.
Yancey Chamber Of Commerce Members
Discuss Cuitent Community Projects
The Yancey County Cham
ber of Commerce held a two
hour round tabic discussion over
Station WKYK last Thursday
afternoon .aimed at informing
county citizens with the work
of the Chamber. The program
was a highlight of this year's
annual drive for m -mberehip,
and stressed the contribuLio.ns
the oi'ganization has made to
ward improving Yancey County,
The role of master of cere -
monies was shared jointly by
Ardell Sinl. of Station WKYK
and Mack B. Ray, president of
the Chamber, A dozen or more
Cliamber inembere were intro
duced, uho in lum discussed
the role the Chamber has play
ed in a variety of community
projccii. Mack Ray, in parti-
cuJ.ar, reiterated that the pur
pose of the Chamber is to make
Yancey County a better place
in which Lo live.
By the end of the program
listcncK must have been ira-
pi'csscd with the involvement
of the Chamber in many com-
mimity improvements. Mayor
Anglin discussed the project
now gathering momentum,
known as the Burnsville "face
lift". James Byrd reviewed the
summer craft festival andyoufti
jamboree. Bob Hclmlc d is -
cussed the role of tiic Chamber
in promoting industrial develop
ment, and the attraction of new
industry, Paul Wooten review
ed efforts being made toward
road and highway improvement.
Past president Claude Vess co
vered a variety of past achieve
ments of the Chamber.
Others who spoke on a varie
ty of subjects and endorsed the
Chamber were Oscar Deyton,
Grace Banks’, Edgar Hunter Jr.,
Mary Ellen Ray and Bill Bailey.
The important role of the
Chamber in sparkplugging the
junk car removal program was
stressed by a number of speak
ers. Also stressed was the fact
that, all these projects of the
Chamber cost some money,and
that the revenue to cover these
costs comes largely from mem
bership dues, ft was emphasiz
ed that membership is open to
all, and that inclusion of the
word "commerce" in the name
of the Chamber does not mean
that the organization is just
business oriented.
^Kot6.&t Sicetio^K
School Buses
Change Color
Como August 21si when liie
school bus'cs start rolling again
for the new school year, local
^chooJ autliorilios warn that .
we will have to be on the alert
for two colo.'S of school buses,
Yancey County buses,along
irith others ov'cr the state, are
being painted a chrome yzUow
color, the colors now being
used nationally for schcol buses.
The change in color will take
four years to complete with
eight to ten buses being paint
ed each summer. This is done
at an approximate cost of $50,
per bus, Yancey County will
have three buses replaced with
new buses this year. These
will come already painted the
new color,
Yancey County school sys -
tern operates forty-six buses
which travel over 300,000
m iles each school year in trans
porting its students to School,
The union election next Tuesday by employees of Glen
Raven is the second crucial labor election for Yancey Coun
ty. The considerations in this election, as we see it, are
much the same as with the Pam election rivo months ago.
More is at slake than the fate of a single company and its
employees. All of us are concerned, and wc believe,as be
fore. that a victory for the union would be a major setback
for the county. Much thought, money and work has been
conlTibuied by our ciiiz.ens to make Yancey County attrac -
live to industry.. And. as pointed out regarding the Pam
election, the establishment of a union in the county would
throw a monkey wrench in all this.
\l the same time, in opposing a imion, we hale lo give
the impression--as we may to some--of being callous regar
ding employees' !aii compensation, working condition^ re
tirement plans and the like. We are not complacent about
iheS'‘ thir
i is highly significant that improvements have beenmide
at P im sinze their election, even though the outcome was
a lopsided de-feat for the union. /Arid we undei-siand that fur
ther changes are m the making.
No company management face's one of these union elec
tions wHhoui some serious soul-searching re-gardlng emplo)Q2
relat!ons--ihc whole- field of wage rates, working conditions
and ftingc bc-ncfiis. The Pam manageme-nt fratikly admittal
misiekcs, and have gone about trying Lo remedythem, Wc
know that this impending e'I.ection has brought about some
serious soul-searching at Glen Raven. Although wc have no
inside information wc would be happy to wager that changes
will be made there also.
So' a defeat of the union, which will be best for the fu
ture of the county, is not to be viewed as a defeat for Glen
Raven employees who are striving for better days ahead.