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Pilot Project In Yancey County
Will Enlist Volunteers To Aid Juveniles
Jack Bryant, who has been
appointed by the District Court
System to coordinate volunteers
to work at the local level with
juveniles in trouble, recently
met with an interested group of
Yancey County residents.
This group, along with other
interested persons, will serve as
a consulting group to develop
the "Volunteers In Service To
Youth" program for this county.
Bryant and Chief District
Court Judge J. Ray Braswell dis
cussed their roles in the youth
program with the group, which
included Sheriff Kermit Banks,
Rev. Harold McDonald, Nancy
Shaw, W. A. Higgins, Bob Wy
att, Nelleen Robinson, Arnold
Higgins, Ed Hunter, R.
Jody Higgins, Dick Bailey,Mike
Democrat Fond
Raising Dinner
Yancey County Democrats
are sponsoring a fund- raising
dinner to be held on Saturday
night, October 14 at East Yan
cey High School, 7:00 p.m.
Featured speaker for the
occasion will be Congressman
Roy Taylor.
Other notables who will
attend include Nick Galifian
alds, cadidate for the U. S .
Senate; Senators I.C. Craw
ford and Lamar Gudger; and
nominee for the House of Re
presentatives Mr. Glenn Morris.
AJI candidates on the local
ticket will be present and all
Yancey County Democrats are
urged to attend.
Tickets for the Dinner are
now being sold by Democrats
and will also be available at
the door at $5.00 per person.
'Proceeds will be used by the
Yancey County Democratic
Party.
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Higgins, Marilyn Kunzweiler,
and Wanda Austin,
The program, which official
ly began September Ist, is a
pilot project funded by a grant
from the Northwest Planning
Council for Crime Deterrence.
The $12,400 for implementa -
tion of the one-year experimen
tal Volunteer program for the
24th Judicial District was ap
proved by the Law Enforcement
Assistance Administration, The
24th District includes Watauga,
Avery, Mitchell and Yancey
Counties.
The project has been in the
works for well over a year un
der tl. guidance and insistance
of Judge Braswell, who as Dis
trict Judge is responsible for
dealing with juvenile cases.
When the project was approved,
Braswell called on Jack Bryant,
a Baptist minister, to organize
the program.
Since his election in 1968,
Braswell has beaoma »
pion of reform wherg_JwßTlUfe
JBflUii U Irt'uTveaTHe feels
A general meeting of the
Republicans of Yancey County
will be held at Republican „
GOP Schedules Meeting
The Staff of The Yancey journal appreciate the great
response to our special History Edition which was published
last week. More than 1000 extra copies have been purchas
ed for distribution to friends and relatives all over the coun
try We plan to publish another History Edition next fall,
usfog many feature articles and stories which did not reach
us in time for publication. In addition, we will researc
facts about the development of doctoring, banking and poli
tics in Yancey County. Anyone who has pictures or stones
of historical interest is urged to bring them in to Yan^.
cev Journal at their convenience so that we may file copies
of them in our History folder for next year.
that many of the children who
end up in Juvenile Court or in
state training schools don't be
long there—" They are just out
of kilter with the community
and with their family," he ex
plained.
He feels that this new prog
ram will provide an effective ,
lasting impact on juveniles head
ed in the wrong direction.
Jack Bryant, who will work
under Braswell in dealing with
juveniles, will coordinate vol
unteers to work on a one-to-one
basis with juveniles in trouble
ot those destined to end up in
trouble.
The program was well recei
ved by the Yancey County group,
and a number of those present
cited the fact that this preven -
tive concept in dealing with
juveniles is "badly needed"and
"long overdue".
Bryant is setting up an office
in Newland and will be working
i-hmWwjlth the local consult -
ing group to develop thegog*
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Headquarters at 700 p. m. on
Saturday, October 14. Every
one is urged to attend.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12.1972
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(I. to r.) Judge J. Ray Braswell, Ed Hunter, Kermit Banks And Jack Bryant
Laura Mae H&dHonored Sunday
With Surprise Gift From Yancey Baptists
By Jody Higgins
It was a beautiful crisp,fall
day as over 100 people stood in
the Town Square Sunday after
noon anxiously awaiting the,
arrival of the unsuspecting gtest
of honor.
The air was filled with ex
citement, as individuals talk
ed among themselves and walk
ed over to inspect the brand
new yellow Chevrolet that
they, as members of The Yan
cey Baptist Association, had
helped buy for Laura Mae Hil
liard , Superintendent of Miss
ions. t
of them had long rea
lized t|t Ms. Hilliard needed
a new ir, but nothing was
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Pannts Day
Hvg> Success
Reportlom the Superinten
dent of Soil's Office indicate
that the Pajtts Day In the
schools wasfhuge success on
October 9. k this date stu
dents were ten a holiday and
parents weraked to come to
the school txkcuss the ivehiki
progress and kick up their
child's repoifod for the first/
grading perid
Principals ill the schools
i report a surpnjgly large num
j ber of parent slk advantage
i of this opport*. Li all,the
I parents of 2,o§upils visited
I the schools. Vwas 73% of
I the total Follow-
I ing is a breakq|of schools:
|l Pensacola 1 97%
Burnsville 1 8496
East Yancey 8296
Mlcavllle I 7796
South Toe I 7596
Bee Log 1 7196
Clearmont 1 6896
Bald Creek 1 5896
Cane River 1 5896
This Indicates a I Interest
in the schools oimait of
Ihe parents in Yalcounty.
done until 16-year-old Terry
Wing made the suggestion to
lis pastor, R»v. John Gates.
Rev. Harold Bennett Jr., who
vts elected moderator of the
Association this year, gave his
support of the project and the
urthusiasm spread.
Their goal was to secretly
ise money for a new car and
i sure it for one year, then
i rprise Ms. Hilliard.
J. Marse Grant, Editor of
le Biblical Recorder, made
e first contribution, and in
ss than two months, the goal
is reached and there was
ough money left to also pre
at Ms. Hilliard with a gener
s check.
The tremendous response to
is fund raising project was not
rprising to the many Yancey
luntians who know of the
any dedicated years Laura
le Hilliard has served with
ry little pay. Her friends
;o remember how many cars
- has worn out in "doing for
iers. "
to the Yancey Baptists,sur
sing this kind and fought ful
ly with a new car last Sun-
V was only a small way of
rwing their appreciation for
her years of unselfish work.
Ms. Hilliard graduated from
E redith College and taught
00l in Leaksville, N, C, for
> years before she came to
icey County. The Baptist
te Convention sent her to
area in the summer of 1940
1941 to work in the Bible
ools. In the spring of 1942
graduated from Southern
linary tn Louisville, Ky.
n there she went on to serve
1 blister of Education in a
ich in WilUamston, N.C.
3njune 1, 1943, 5 he retum
o Yancey County as Super
set* of Missions. She had
ned to go on and do Mfeg
ry work, but as Ms.Hilliasl
>ften stated, she felt that
i vas "called" to work here
1 tncey County. And work
slid!
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Last Sunday, YanceyGsunty
Baptists offered a small token
of appreciation for all heryears
of dedication.
When the guest of honor was
brought to the Town Square by
Mr. and Mrs. Dawson Briggs, it
was Dbvious that the secret had
been well kept.
As spokesman for the group,
Rev. Bennett expressed to Ms.
Hilliard the appreciation of the
Association for her many years
of service. She was then pre
sented with the check,a receipt
for the insurance premium for .
one year, and finally the keys
to the new Chevrolet which was
parked behind her. _
Each person in the crowd,
children and adults alike took
time to personally shake Ms.
Hilliard's hand or give her an
affectionate hug.
Said Ms. Hilliard, "Pve_
read about thin& like this, but
1 never thought it would hap
pen to me "
Overwhelmed as the crowd
continued to surround her, she
said, "I didn't know so many
people loved me. "
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Rev. Harold Bennett Presents Car Keys As Dawson Briggs Looks On
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New Collection Truck Will
Halt Dumpster Overload
Relief for the overloaded
trash dumpsters which hae been
disfiguring the county's roads,
is now in sight. The long awai
ted new trash truck arrived last
week, and was promptly put
to work.
Heretofore the garbage col
lection program depended or
a single truck for both Yancey
and Mitchell Counties. The
inadequacy of the single col
lection vehicle became appar
ent at once, and application
was made for additional Feder
al grant money for the pure fuse
of a second truck.
With a collection truck now
in operation for each county,
Sanitarian Keith Masters, who
supervises the project for Yan
cey County, is now hopeful
that the unsightly stacks of re
fuse about the dumpsters will
soon be a thing of the past.
From now on he is confident
the program should work well
for the two counties.
The regular work force of
bulldozer operator H. D. Miller,
t and truck drivers Elmer Peter
j son and Carl Whitson are exert
ing themselves to keep up with
the enormous deluge of trash
and garbage that the county
pours forth. There is no long
er any question about the ac
ceptance of the progTsrm bythe
public. The question is now
frequently asked: Where did
all this garbage go before the
new program started?
The site on Highway 8 0
near Bconford, where the trash
Mrs. Hilliard Hugs Young Well—Wisher
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is continuously being buried,is
a busy place. It is open on
weekdays from Ba. m. until
4:30 and on Saturday from 8
a. m. to noon, and citizens are
welcome to bring»4G their own
trash. Many are doing this
with such large items as junk
appliances which are too big
to leave at the dumpsters.
Final Cast
For Play
Tickets for "Lo And BeholS"
the 3-act comedy to be presen
ted at the Micaville School on
Saturday, November 4th, at
8:30 p. m.are for sale locally
at the Hospital, the Chamber
of Commerce, Maud's Beauty
Parlor, the Country Store, and
Dave Wheeler's Head Hunter
Barber Shop. Purchases may
also be made from any mem
ber' of the cast or company,
sl. SO for adults and 75$ for
students.
Blanche Kelly, producer and
director of the play announced
the final cast as Harold McDon
ald, Betty McDonald, Theresa
Coletta, Sheree Banks, Claude
Vess, Joe Denny, David Wheel
er, Pat Guyer. Backing up the
cast is Mrs. Helen Wesson as
stage manager and set designer
Mrs. "Pat" Vess as costume de
signer and make-up assistant,
and Mitzi Presnell, talented
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