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Preventive
Dentistry
Appalachian Regional Com
mission has awarded Region D
of North Carolina a slls, 300
gran» to implement a Preven -
tive Dentistry Education Prog
ram. Region D includes Alle
ghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell,
WatFuga, Wilkes and Yancey
Counties. local matching funds
amount to only $686.00 per
county for the entire year.
The goal of the Preventive
Dentistry Program is to develop
and implement a Dental Health
Education Program for 100 % of
the sth grade students of the
seven county and this
goal has now been attained.
There is a trained DentalPfealth
\Educator in each fifth - grade
classroom One day per week.’
The course content includes
different aspects of Dental
Health and proper brushing -
flossing techniques. Each child
will receive a kit which in -
eludes brush, floss, toothpaste,
etc. The educational program
is designed to increase the den
tal awareness and improve the
practice of the stu3entTn 'pre
ventive dental technique. In
cluded is discussion of modem
concepts of dental disease, its
control, and the theory behind
prevention and methods of' pre
ventive maintenance.
There is a total population
of 139, 364 in this area covered
by the project. Approximately
14,000 of this group attend
school grades one through eight
and are in dire need of improv
ed dental care and education.
The seven counties have a total
of 24 dentists in active private
practice. The ratio of dentists
.
Mary Rivers
to population is as High as one
t»49|* 571 in Ashe County and
8,134 in Alleghany bounty.
The area's average is
tlst to 5,085 people. This
compares with the national ra-\
tio of 2,000 people per dentist.
The Dental Health Educa -
tM assigned Yancey County is
Mm. Mary Rives. Ms. Rives
graduated from Concord Col -
lege in Athens, W. Virginia
with a B.S, in Education, ma
joring in health and physical
education. The worked toward
'a Mast as Degree at West Vir
ginia Univesity. Ms. Rives
is married to Harold J. Rives
who is assistant district ranger
on Toecane District of Pisgah
National Forest and they have
one son, Bryan, who is in kin
d rgarten.
The program is governed by
a Dental Advisory Board made
up of three people horn each
county. Dr. R. K. Ransom is
the Yancey County Chairman
and serves along with dentists
from each of the other six coun
tlcs. Appalachian State Univ
•ratty is the grantee.
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doggers Win North American dog Championship
The Yancey County Country Store Cloggers of Burnsville
were chosen the North America Pre-Teen Clogging Cham
pions last weekend at the Festival of Champions held at
Fontana Village Resort in North Carolina. The Festival of
Champions was held October 20. 21. 22. and
Championship dancers from numerous pasts of North Amei—
Music Appreciation Group First Program Scheduled
Featuring Frank Ell 4s Guest Speaker; Clarinetist
A Music Appreciation Group
was formed recently for the pur
pose of contributing to the
music knowledge of interested
persons, and therefore contribu
ting to their appreciation of
music.
The first meeting will be
held on Thursday, November
2 at BDO p. m. at the Ist Pres
byterian Church iTdlowshipHall.
The group will meet each month
thereafter at an announced date
and time.
The program promises to be
of interest to everyone— those
who do not play a musical in-
Achievement
Day Slated
Plans have been completed
for the annual Yancey CWEnty
Homemakers Achievement Day
meeting, to be held on Tuesday
October 31, from 11 DO a.nvto
2ioo p. m. at the Burnsville "T
First Baptist Church. AH the
JHomemakeis Clubs of Yancey
County will participate in the
meeting.
Registration and the viewing
of exhibits will be held from
11D0 until 12D0 noon. The
educational exhibits will por
tray the Home Economic prog
ram emphasis for the past year.
A special feature wiU be that
of Christmas Ideas (Items) on
display. A covered dish lun
cheon wi'l be held, afterwhich
a fashion show will be presen -
ted, with members from the
different clubs modeling gar
ments they have either made
or co-ordinated with accessories.
Following this, leadership
awards will be presented by
Mis. Mary Margaret Deyton,
Home Economist, installation
of the County Council Officers
for the coming club year will
complete the meeting.
AH members are urged to
attend.
strument but like to listen to
music, those who do play and
want to know more about the
history of music, how it began,
the composers, what to listen
for, etc. , and those who have
not had musical opportunities
but are eager to be exposed to
music. The Music Appracia -
ion Group is open to everyone.
Frank EU, Director ofMusic
in the Mountains during its last
season in Burnsville, with ex
tensive experience in misic fes
tivals here and abroad, will
the guest speaker for the first
session. He will also perform
on the clarinet, demonstrating
various techniques.
Mrs. Susanna Jones, who is
program coordinator for the
Group, will introduce each ses
sion. Herself a cellist, she
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Students To Sell Subscriptions
A county-wide circulation drive which begins this week for The Yancey Journal will serve
a dual purpose, as high school students from Cine River and East Yancey are selling the sub
scriptions to help finance various school activities. The students will keep SI.OO from each
one sold, and The Yancey Journal will offer a bonus to the student from each school who sells
the most subscriptions. Pictured above are Marie Maney,Dianne Banks,Mitzi Presnell, and
„ Connie Hensley—the students picked up receipt books Tuesday for the big drive.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26,1972
ica—including the U.S. , Calias, and Mexico. The Coun
try Store Cloggers have won ninerous trophies for their
colorful mountain style of cloi Raylene Fox, a member
of the group received a Trophy foi
Yancey County Country Store. Mai Nancy Fox is director.
works with the Yancey County
Health Deportment.
At each meeting of the Mu
sic Appreciation Group a musi
cian will talk about a particu -
lar aspect of music or a parti -
cular composer, illustrating by
performing and with recorded
music.
This program represents a
E 'w phase in the development
O- Music in the Mountains,
which will open its fourth sea
son with a concert on Sunday,
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Politics Next Week
In the interest of presenting more concise and informa
tive news concerning politics and candidates for office both
Yancey County and statewide, we are postponing our
special political issue until next week.
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June 24th, 1973. It began in
1970 in Burnsville and has grevn
into a popular series of concerts
in Burnsville, an additional
evening series of concerts in
Mars Hill, and will be further
expanded this year. In 1972
the NC Arts Council made it
possible for Music in the Moun
tains to grant scholarships to
talented young music students
living in North Carolina. Also
in 1972 a new program tor
children "Introduction to Music"
was added.
Yancey United Fund Drive Lacks
Leadership; Emergency Meeting Set
The Yancey County United
Fund has so far this fall been
unable to organize for its an
nual fund-raising campaign.
The reason, as explained at
the Burnsville Men’s Club meet
ing last Monday night is the
inability of the board of direc
tors to enlist a te_m of cam
paign workers, including a
campaign chairman to conduct
the drive. •
In recognition of the mis -
fortune to the county of aban
doning the UF the Men’s Club
■voted to hold an emergency
meeting next Monday night
at the Community Building to
i undertake, once again to form
j a campaign organization. Re
presentatives of all civic organ
izations in the comity and of
the agencies bene fitted by the
UF are being invited.
If the UF does not conduct
its drive this year, the county
is going to be faced v ith the
necessity of hawing several sep
arate fund-raising campaigns.
The total time and effort in
volved will far exceed that of
ivoiding a single UF drive, and
the load on contributors will be
less fairly distributed. Some
worthy and much needed ac- “
tivities, unable to raise money,
will probably be forced to dis
continue.
An explanation for the diffi
culty experienced in getting
the UF organized was given at
the Men's Club. During the
seventeen years the local UF
has operated, the burden of
conducting the drives has fal
len on a relatively small
group of the county’s public
spirited citizens. Understand -
ably, many of this group feel
they have done their duty by
the UF, and that the load
should, in fairness, be shifted
to other shoulders. Campaign
Yoeth Weekend
Sponsored Here
A Youth Renewal Weekend,
sponsored by the United Youth
of Higgins Memorial Methodist
Church and Burnsville Presby -
terian Church, will be held on
October 28 and 29. Leaders
Mike Hupp and Charles Toney
will be in charge with Youth
Witness Teams representing
Methodist, Presbyterian, Bap
tist Churches of Erwin, Term.
The schedule calls for a Rap
Session at 10 DO a. m. Saturday,
with singing by the Erwin Team
at Higgins Methodist Church.
From 2 to 4 p. m. there will be
singing and witnessing at Town
Square in Burnsville, followed
by a barbecue at 6soo p. m. in
the State Highway Patrol Park
ing Lot. Flee to all youth.
Music and sharing at Higgits
Church will begin at 7soo p. m.
and another Rap Session at 8
o'clock at Higgins.
Sunday, from Bs3o to 9i30
a.’ m. will be an Inter-Church
Youth Service at the Presbyter
ian Church, Burnsville.
Youth of Yancey County Is
invited to come listen, share,
sing, eat and learn ■bo it Christ
ft's all free as His love!
chairmen, in particular, have
been difficult to enlirt.
A budget for this year's
campaign has already been
adopted by the UF directors.
More than a dozen worthy ac
tivities are included, among
them are 4-H Clubs, Ortho -
pedic Clinic, Red Cross, Boy
Richard Banks And Jeff Hardin Receive Award
Scouts Receive Awards
At Annual Court Os Honor
Last Tuesday night, October
10, the Burnsville Scout Troop
held a court of Honor at the
Black Mountain Campground.
Following a pot-luck meal the
ceremony was held in the Dark
Hollow Amphitheatre.
Richard Banks, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jake Banks, received
the Life Scout Award. The
award was presented by Mr.
Woodrow Anglin, principal of
East Yancey High School. This
was the highest award presen -
ted at the Court of Honor.
Jeff Hardin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Hardin received the
Star Scout Award. The award
was presented by Dr. Garland
Wampler. Jeff is a student at
Burnsville Elementary School
and has been very active in
Scouting for the past 2 years.
Jimmy Wilson, son of Mr.
and Mb. Dean Wilson; Danny
Laws, son of Mr. and Msjack
Laws; and Mike Moore, son of
Mr. and Mb. Scott Moore,re
ceived their First Class Award.
These awards were presented
by Johnny McLain, the Scout
master for Troop 502.
There were eight new scouts
receiving die Tenderfoot Award.
These scouts were Robert Prof
fitt, Dun MaxwcQl, Chris Carr, ,
Greg Presnell, Jimmy Steele,
Hal McDonald, and Ricky Rid
dle. These boys received their
awards in a candlelight investi
ture ceremony.
The following scouts receiv
ed the 50-mile patch which is
awarded for completion of eith
er 50 miles by canoe or hiking.
Kenny Deyton received a patch
for both canoeing and hiking
this past summer. Other scouts
receiving this award were Ger
ald Styles; Jeff Bailey, Ernie
Howard, Eddie Thomas, Larry
Banks, Mark Bledsoe, Danny
Bledsoe, Tim Thompton, Tom
Carr, Jeff Hardin. Richard
Banks auu juunuy **u.u.
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Girl Scouts, Mental Health,
.munity Development,
jJread Diseases and Blind and
Sight Conservation.
AH interested citizens are
invited to the meeting next
Monday night, which wiU be
at 7DO p. m. at the Communi
ty Building.
Scouts receiving the mile
swim patch were Tim Thoxnp -
son, Greg Silvers and Tom Carr.
Scouts receiving the Paul
Bunyan conservation award were
Gerald Styles, Eddie Thompson,
Mike Grindstaff, Doyle Bradford
and Steve Paisley.
Scouts receiving merit bad
ges were Danny Laws, theatre,
safety, animal industry, Read
ing and Scholarship; Mike Grind
staff, Leatherwork, woodcarv -
mg, basketry, home repairs and
animal industry; Jimmy Wilscn,
Conservation of natural resour
ces and forestry; Doyle Bradford,
animal industry, leatherwork,
heme repair, woodcarving,bas
ketry and scholarship; Richard
Banks, reading, safety, swim
ming, life saving, archery and
first aid; Jeff Bailey, conserva
tion of natural resources and
wildlife management;, Mark
Bledsoe, rowing, archery and
scout lifeguard; Jeff Hardin,
conservation of natural resounes,
safety and reading; TimThoibp
son, conservation of natural re
sources and swimming; Gerald
Styles, conservation of natural
resources and canoeing; Mike
Moore, animal industry; and
Eddie Thomas, home repair,
scholarship and dflery.
ATTENTION: 1
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I last minute items must be I
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