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THE YANCEY JOURNAL
Yancey Showing Awareness Os Juvenile Vocational, Recreational Heeds
(This is tile second of three
feature articles dealing with
juvenile delinquency in Yancey
County, and measures being
taken to help young offenders
and potential offenders. )
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AUGUST 24, 1972
By Jody Higgins
Juvenile S ervices worker
Mike Higgins believes that pre
ventive work to keep ynmgsters
out of juvenile court and to pre
vent those who have been there
The awesome majesty of a towering
thunderstorm the crncKling Hash
of lightning.— the rolling reverber
ation ot thunder. It's all a part of
nature's continuing cycle. Water
•flowing io the sea evaporating
by the heat of the sun traveling
inland as cloud and falling to earth
qj rain.
Man can turn nature s cycle into es
sential benefits. Too often we let the
water slip through our fingers.
from returning needs serious at
tention in Yancey County.
There is an awareness of the
needs here—more vocational
training in the schools, recrea
tional facilities, and the need
Development of our water resources
is based on a simple principle. We
must store water when we have an
excess and release it when there
is a scarcity. A dam achieves this
result As our need for water grows,
we must utilize every drop on its
journey from cloud to earth so river
to sea.
There are many people in your com
munity interested in optimum river
development. Your local rural elec
tric cooperative is one of them.
for more help in working with
juveniles in trouble.
Mike believes that most acts
of delinquency are the manifes
tation of some problem at home
or with the juvenile himself.
Although problems at home
are usually the cause of delin -
quency, these acta of delinqien
cy eventually become the prob
lem of the community and the
courts. Therefore, the commu
nity as well as the juvenile
would benefit from preventive
recreational and educational ef
forts aimed at juveniles with
problems.
According to Mike,definite
efforts are being made to do
something about the lack of
recreational facilities in this
county, but in the area of vo
cational education, action is
at a standstill.
A number of courses are of
fered in vocational and agricul
tural training in thehigisehcols,
but according to Superintenfent
of Schools Ed Hunter, the pro
gram is just not large enough.
"The vocational program,
while it is very good, certain
ly is not accommodating 80%
of the students we feel it should
accommodate, but we
expand the vocational pro grant
Until enlarged facilities are
made available, tire vocational
department of the State Dept,
of Public Instruction will not in
crease our vocational -teacher
allotment."
Mrs. Cara Cox, principal of
Cane River High School, be
lieves that expanded vocational
programs are seriously needed
in the high schools, and feels
as Mike does, that vocational
counseling should begin in ele
mentary school.
Mb, Cox, who has a masters
degree in counseling, expressed
this opinion. "By the time they
reach high school, they have a
set pattern. Attention and
guidance earlier could have
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Season Starts
By Robert Howard
For the East Yancey football
squad, Coach Bill Sparks said
that there was a very poor pre
season turnout. On the first
day Os sdhool .there wane 17
new members, most qf .them
varsity players.
"We now have approximate
ly forty-seven prospective J. V.
and varsity players," said the
coach. "We have depth and
are looking forward to a real
fine season. "
The first East Yancey game
to be played away from the
home field is with Owen High
School August 25 at 8:00 p. m.
This is a non-conference game.
The coaching staff and mem
bers of the East Yancey foot -
ball teams feel that this is the
year that gast Yancey. will
again pull out in front where it
belongs.
"We also feel that no con
fercnce game or non-confcr -
■ence game is beyond ourrcach,"
said Coach Sparks.
"We, the coaches, feel that
we have not only a fine varsity
but also a fine J. V.leam,\vith
an eight-game schedule,"
Coach Sparks concluded by
saying that the teams need the
support of the community. The
school, as well as the athletic
program, can be boosted by
active participation and atten
dance at both J.V. and Varsi
ty games.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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The Cane River Booster
Club will meet Tuesday, Au
gust 29th, 7:30 p.m. Every
one interested, please attend.
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Mr. Jack Frausen sylll be in
room 3at the Yancey County
Courthouse on Monday night,
August 28, to discuss plans for.
a recreational program here in
Yancey County. The meeting
will begin at 8:00 p. m.
t
stopped or solved a problem be
fore it became a big one. "
The problem of the lack of
recreational facilities is pre
sently being tackled by a group
of concerned members of the
community who are forming the.
Yancey County Recreation ComT*
mission.
Mike is pleased that some
thing definite is being done
about recreation, "The general
community is becoming invol
ved. The Yancey County Re
creation Comission includes a
number of interested individu
als and groups."
The Commission, which met
earlier this month, has planned
another meeting for August 28
at the Community Building at
which time Jack Frauson from
the Western Area Office of the
State Dept, of Local Affairs
will discuss the acquisition and
financing of recreational faci -
lities. Some of the objectives
of the cd mmission include a
public swimming pool, tennis
and basketball courts, and a
field for softball and other out
door recreation.
Mike believes that more peo
ple in the community need to
become involved in such pro
jects and take a look at the
problems tire county is facing
with juveniles who end up as
delinquents often because they
are victims of circumstance^"^
"Because a juvenile is in 1
trouble," he explained, "he '
should not be labeled a crimi -
nal."
If a juvenile must go to
court and is placed on proba -
tion, Mike feels that every ef
fort should be made to prevent
further delinquency and for
Choral Society Concert
The Spruce Pine Choral So
ciety will present A SUMMER
THING on Saturday, August
26, "8:30 p. m. at the First Bap
tist Church, Burnsville, and on
Sunday, August 27, 3:00 p.m.
at the United Methodist Church,
Spruce Pine. Included in the
concert is The Music Man. Oli
ver. Schubert's Mass in G. and
Handel's "Hallelujah, Amen"
from Judas Maccabaeus.
Featured Spruce Pine soloist
are Brenda Sparks, Stella Gil
liam, Dot Coulter, Marcheta
Pendley, Sopranos; Diane
Pritchard, Afto; QscarCoulter,
Jr., Tenor; and John Burson,
Bass. Burnsville soloists are
Thomas Koch, Sr., Tenor; and
Charlie Boone, Bass.
Accompanying the Schubert
Mass will be a string ensemble
consisting of Karen Pieper, Lil
lian Johnson, Alvera Martin,
Violins; and William Samarcfak,
Jr., Viola. Mrs. VoHammie
Johnson is the accompanist.
The Choral Society is under
the direction of Dr. Lee M.Beall,
a resident of Bakersville, who
is professor of music and uni -
versity organist at Winston-Sa
lem State University and Dir -
ector of Music at the United
Methodist Church, Spruce Pine.
CHURCHES
Ivy Gap Baptist Church - is
having their Homecoming' Au
gust 27th. The Rev. Grady
Shephard will be speaker, and
there will be singing through -
out the day. Everyone is in
vited to attend,
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Thjre will o i special song
service at the Covey Rock Free
Will Baptist Church, Green
Mountain, N.C., Sunday night,
August 27 at 7:30 p. m. accor
ding to pastor Rev. Holt Her -
rell.
The ''Good News Quartet"
from Kingsport, Tcnn.; the
"Deyton Trio" from Burnsville
will be there and more groups
are expected. Everyone is in
vited to attend this service.
The family of Mr. Ernest
Mclntosh wish to express their
deepest appreciation for the
sympathy and kindness shown
during their recent bereave -
meat.
individuals who are potentials
for trouble, preventive mea -
sures are a worthwhile invest -
ment.
"If people are interested,"
Mike commented, '‘then may
be we can find a solution to
problems that cause delinquen
cy. We have v -had some success
through the Dept, of Social
Services, and I hope that by
getting the community invol -
ved in working with juvenile
problems in general, we can
be even more successful. "
"If we had a full time work
er, we could do more in the
area of prevention. For exam
ple , I know of a case involving
a young boy-who needs almost
constant attention, and I just
don’t have the time. "
With his present caseload,
which includes 60 cases in ad
dition to his juvenile caseload,
Mike devotes a great deal of
his spare time .working 'with—,
individuals and families who
need attention.
"Judge Braswell has the rigjit
idea by employing a full time
person to coordinate volunteers
to work with juveniles with
problems," said Mike.
He was referring to an ex
perimental program slated to
begin in September, in which
a salaried person will coordin
ate volunteers in Braswell's
District, who are willing to
give of themselves to juvenile
who are in trouble.
V Next week: The third and
final .article in this series will
deal with 24th District Court
Judge J. Ray Braswell,his con
cern for juveniles, and his plan
to involve volunteers in juve
nile work at a local level.
In an effort to broaden the out
reach and to provide for strong
er bond of unity among Avery,
Mitchell and Yancey Counties,
the Choral Society is now un -
der the sponsorship of Mayland
Technical Institute and will
be called tlie Mayland Choral
Society.
Rehearsals begin on Friday,
October 6, 7:30 p.m. at the
United Methodist Church,
Spruce Pine, for the second an
nual performance of Handel's
Messiah. T entative concert
date is Sunday, December 17.
Membership in the Society is
open to all, free of tuition
charge.
JESSE HELMS: A CITIZEN-SENATOR
Jesse Helrns is not one of your back
slapping, hand-wringing, affable garden variety
political office seekers. Virginian Pilot 7/2/72
Dr. Daniel M. Lotz, the former UNC
basketball star and son-in-law of evangelist
Billy Graham, recently wrote about Jesse
Helms that he had devoted a lifetime of
witnessing his faith in America —“and not
by words alone.”
Jesse Helms, Dr. Lotz pointed out, was
the prime mover in establishing Camp Willow
Run, a youth camp for Christ in Littleton.
The Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
has given him two awards. The Southern
Baptist Convention honored him this year
with its Abe Lincoln Award because of
his work for crippled children.
Jesse Helms is that kind of man. Working.
Doing. Getting things done, not just talking
about the problem.
All his life, Jesse Helms has worked to
make things better than he found them. We
need a man like that in Washington. As Dr.
Lotz put it: A man with the Christian
strengths possessed by Jesse Helms is the kind
of man we need to elect and support."
I YES, I believe in Jesse Helms and I want i
to help elect him as our Citizen-Senator.
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The Editor
Dear Editor:
The Yancey County Jaycees and Jaycettes would lile to ex
press their sincere appreciation to all the contestant? who parti
cipated in the Miss Mayland Pageant and made it a success. To
you and the Yancey Journal staff for the pictures and coverage
of the Pageant we say thanks, and to Banks Flowers and Gifts
and Flowers by Vance for the flowers donated; to Mr. Dick Mc-
Intosh at Hilltop Restaurant for providing meals for the judges;
to Mr. and Mrs. James Fox for so graciously letting us use their
home for interviewing the contestants; to Charlie Boone for
lending his outstanding musical talent on the piano and organ.
Thanks also to all the merchants who have been so generous in
donations and supporting us and to all the citizens of Yancey
Cotmty for coming out on Friday and Saturday nights to see the
Pageant.
To all these people we would like to say Thank You •, for
helping make the 1973 Miss Mayland Pageant a success.
The Yancey County Jaycees
and Jaycettes
Dear Editor:
The Board of Directors of Music in the Mountains is exceed
ingly grateful to The Yancey Journal and to the people of Yan
cey County for the interest and support that contributed so much
to the success of the past season.
We are grateful to the Journal for informing the public about
Music in the Mountains and the mew cultural opportunities open
to the area people and their families. And we thank the people
of Yancey County for their contributions of time, effort, and
money; for handling ticket sales, helping with the children's
classes, making financial contributions, attend mg the conceits
in increasing numbers, preparing and serving refreshments dur
ing conceit intermissions, taking responsibility for the reception
following the benefit recital by Mme. Lili Kraus, and for their
enthusiasm and willingness to serve in other ways.
All of this help combined to make it possible for Music in
the Mountains to begin classes introducing young children to
music; to award scholarships that enabled some of the talented
young people in our area to attend the music workshops at Mais
Hill College; to attract professional musicians of recognized
artistry to the program, and an increasing number of tourists as
well as local people to the concerts; to secure a national grant
to help in the development of the project.
This support has encouraged us to plan for the future an ex
panded program that, hopefully, will add greatly to the econo
mic as well as the cultural development of our county and our
p>eople.
To all who have had a share in the progress of Music in the
Mountains, we expiress our individual and collective thanks.
Sincerely,
Harry Abrahamson (for the
Board of Directors of
Music in the Mountains)
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Sales Tax
Report
Local 1% Sales and Use Tax 1
collections by County were re-
ported in the monthly bulletin
issued by G. A. Jones Jr., Com--
missioner, State Department of
Revenue for July, 1972. 1
The report shows Yancey J
County collections at $11,718. 32. ]
This compares favorably with
iMitchell County collections of
just over sl6 thousand for the
month, and Avery County col
lections of sls thousand. Madi
son County collected $7,819.25
for the same period.
Jesse Helms 1 ' jSi
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U.S. Senate |
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Thursday, August 24, 1972
Number 21
CITIZENS FOR HELMS
(Partial listing)
Bill Murray
Civic Leader and
Former Football Coach
Durham
Carroll Holmes
Former Democratic Legislator
Hertford
Louis Burney
Business and Civic Leader
Wilmington
Robert Bittle
National Director
North Carolina Jaycees
Elizabeth City
L. R. Harrill
Former Director of
North Carolina 4-H Clubs
Raleigh
Billy Joe Patton
Business and Civic Leader
Morgan ton
Robert D. Davis, Sr.
Former Mayor
High Point
Albert Long
Civic Leader
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Ben Sumner
F R o u r theSdTo 0 n Cra, ' CStateSenator