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First-Citizens Bank Draws Hundreds At Open House Ceremonies Monday Night
tan Do'Bank
Opens Oners
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In Burnsville
"Can Do" banking came
to Burnsville in a big way Janu
ary 22 as First-Citizens Bank
and Trust Company held Open
House ceremonies at their new
office on the Burnsville bypass.
The attractive story and a
half. building constructed of
native stone was filled to ca
pacity following opening cere
monies which were conducted
in front of the bank at 5s 30 .
Sidney Hughes, Senior
Vice-President in charge of the
Western Region of First-Citizens
introduced Benjamin Floyd,who
will serve as Executive Officer
of the Burnsville office. Floyd
welcomed the crowd to the
Open House then called on Rev.
Harold McDonald to open the
ceremonies with a prayer.
Floyd was then introduced
to Mayor James Anglin, who
welcomed First-Citizens offi
cials and the new bank to Burns
ville.
George H, Broadrick, Exe
cutive Vice-President from
Charlotte, expressed his delight
at bringing "Can Do "banking to
Burnsville and Yancey County.
The staff of the new bank
'was then introduced. They are
Oleata Carter, Brenda Edwards,
Faye. Hughes, Maxine Miller,
Denise Wentz, and Wilma Wbody.
Following a ribbon-cutting
ceremony, bank officials invi
ted the local citizens present at
the ceremony to see the build
ing and register for prizes. 7 j
To end the eveningh events,
a drawing for six cash prizes was
held at 7s 30.
Alma Buck, Route 4, won /
the top prize of 100 silver dol
lars. Other prize winners were
*Pearl Pittman, Route 3, S9O in
half-dollars; Joyce Fortner,Rt.
2, SBS in quarters; Carlo Rid
dle, Rt. 4, SBO in dimes; David
Peterson, $75 in nlcldes; and
Mike Moore, Burnsville,sso in
pennies.
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(Seated) Mayor Jim Anglin, Ben Floyd, (Standing) George Roadrick, F. A. Hughes
Operation Santa Clans For Broughton
’ Termed Huge Success At Christmastime
Operation Santa Claus was
a huge success this year. Mem
bers of the Yancey County Men
tal Health Association went to
Broughton Hospital on Friday,
December 23 and gaveaChrist
mas pajjfy for patients in ward
23 there.
Gifts were presented to each
patient. Christmas decorations
and refreshments were also fur
nished. Lu Ann Banks and Char
lie Hensley furnished entertain
ment by singing and leading the
patients in Christmas Carols.
Girl Scouts in Yancey Cou
nty helped collect the gifts do
nated by local citizens. Chur
ches in the area gave money
in lieu of a gift. Senior citizens
groups in the county sent rroney
and some home-made articles
for the patients. Homemakers
Clubs throughout the county
also helped with organizing the
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25,1973
beginning of Operation Santa
Claus and helped with the cur
tains for ward 23.
Gifts were also taken to
Western Carolina Center for
children. Volunteers from Yan
cey County who went to Brough
ton to present the party and gifts
were Ruby Smith, Wanda Mc-
Neil, Marilyn Kunzweiler, Lil
lian Pretnell; Louella Honey -
cutt and Mary Tomlin.
Telerama To
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Raise Funds
The March of Dimes is
V planning another exciting and
entertaining public participa -
tion program for their 12th an
nual Telerama 1973 to be held
I at the studios of WCYB-TV in
Bristol, Va. starting at * 11:45
p. m. Saturday, January 27th
and continuing through tie night
until 6:30 p.m. Sunday,Jaa2B.
The 1973 Telerama will
be held at the WCYB-TV Stu
i dios on Cumberland Street in
| Bristol. The public is invited
to come down and see the stars
in person. The 18 hour and 45
■ minute telecast will be held on
] January 27 and 28, live and in
color. The stars will be Rich
ard Dawson, "Laugh-In" come
dian, Lori Saunders, Bobbie
Joe from "Petticoat Junction",
Sharon Stone and Billy Troy,
country music singers and Blake
Emmons, Nashville recording
artist will serve as Master of
I i Ceremonies.
local and regional talent
is also scheduled for the tele
rama.
The Telerama, which will
be telecast in the North Caro
lina viewing area of WCYB-TV
is an effort to raise funds for
the vital cause of fighting birth
defects, which affect 250,000
babies each year.
Mark Bennett, Jr. of Burns
ville, a pre-med student at
Western Carolina University at
Cullowhee, will be in town to
take local pledges during the
telerama. The phone number
is 682-2824.
United Fund
Honor Roll
The United Fund Campaign,
now in progress, has reached ap>-
pioximately the two-thirds mark
toward the $13,900 goal.
The second publication of
the UF Honor Roll is as follows:
UF PATRONS (Firms and indi
viduals contributing S2OO or more)
American Thread Company
Banco Lumber Company
Glen. Raven Mill
Bob Helmle ;,
Mohasco Mill
Northwestern Bank ' —
Pollard's Drug Store
Mr. and Mis. Mack B. Ray
Dr. Garland Wampler
Dr. Melvin Webb
CENTURY CLUB (Contributors
of SIOO to $200)
Glen Morris (State Rep.)
Riddle Fuel Company
Dr. W. A. Y. Sargent
Dr. Clyde Whisnant
Dr. Fergus Pope
Styles and Company
Mt. Mitchell Industries
Holcombe Brothers
- Burleson and Autrey
BUSINESSES G OFFICES where
all employees have contributed
and Schools where all teachers
have contributed:
Northwestern Bank
Soclal'Service Dept.Office
WAMY Office
Cane River School
Bald Creek School
Mrs. Cara Cox, UFCampaign
Chairman reports that a num
ber of other schools are close
to reaching the 100 per cent
mark.
PTA Arranges Drugmobile Visit
Due to a united effort by members of the PTA's in Yancey County the Buncombe
County Drugmobile--"Lifesaver Drug Information Van"—will be coming to Yancey
County on January 29. Buncombe County officer Bill Sinnes, operator of the van which
disseminates vital drug information to students and other interested persons, will be pre
sent in the mobile unit to answer questions and explain displays. The Drugmobile will
be parked on the Town Square in Burnsville, next to the Chamber of Commerce, from
10:00 a. m* until 7:00 p.m. arid lxisloads of students will be brought to view the exhib ; *s
during school hours. Immediately following the van display hours, at 7:30 p.m., Bt
combe County Sheriff Tom Moirisey will speak at the ConrCttCW ta“fhe YaifiJey ~ "Ts3unty“
Courthouse. A question and.answer period will follow. The public is urged to take ad
vantage of this unique opportunity which is available to this area for the first time. ;
Gubernatorial Inauguration And Ball
Attended By Yancey County Group
Among the thousands of
people who attended the In
auguration on Friday, January
sth,ofthis century's first Re
publican Governor in North
Carolina were 36 from Yancey
County.
The Inauguration of Jim
Holshouser was the first Inau -
gural ceremony in 33 years
to be held on the capitol lawn,
breaking a long tradition of
holding the event inside Ra
leigh's Memorial Auditorium.
Holshouser switched the loca
tion so any who wanted to see
it could attend.
Most of the Yancey Coun
tians also attended the 1973
Inaugural Ball, complete with
all the pomp and splendor that
makes this lavish celebration
unique and memorable, Tire
Ball was. held Thursday even-
ing, January '4th, and was at
tended by an estimated 11,000
people.
The "coming out" of more
than 150 debutantes was a ma
jor event, plus a Grand March,
a highlight of the Ball, and
the pagentry which always
thrills an appreciative sudiaice,
Farm Meetings
Scheduled Here
"Overlooked Opportunities
for Farming" in Yancey County
is the topic of meetings sche
duled at various stores through
the county. Coming up are
meetings at: 1:00 p.m. Janu
ary 26, Ot Deyton's Store in
Burnsville; 3:00 p. m. January
26, Dellinger & Silver Store in
Micaville; January 30 at 10:00
a. m., HaiTison Cooper at Hig
gins; January 30 at IKX) p.m.
Buck Phillips, Bee log; Janu
ary 30 at 3soo p.m. , Clayton
Whitson at Relief.
The auditorium floor was sur
rounded by twenty topiary
trees with mixed flowers of
pink, orange, yellow and red,
matching large flower baskets
which hung from the ceiling.
The Ball was sponsored by the
Junior Leagueof Raleigh.
Country Music
Program Set
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The Newdale Volunteer
Fire Department is sponsoring
a Country Music Program on
Saturday night, January 27 at
7:30 at the East Yancey High
School. This is Dave Craig's
"Carolina Country Time" pro
gram from WSPA-TV at Spar -
tanburg, seen on Thursday
night at 7:30.
On the program jWill be a
local group that are on the TV
show, Mike loftis and the Sou
thern Country, with Faron Sil
vers, Richard Banks and Buster
Blevins in the band.
Also on the show will be
another local talent, Raymon
Fairchild, who is known as
"King of the Banjo", one of the
best banjo players in the coun*-
try music world. Also appear
ing will be the Royals Quartet,
they now appear with the Blue
Ridge Quartet. In all there
will be about 10 different groups
appearing on stage with about
a three hour program.
Come out and enjoy an
evening of the finest in country,
blue grass and gospel music and
help the Newdale Fire Depart -
ment. The admission is only
$1.50 for adults and 75$ for
children under 12. You will
certainly be well rewarded for
such a small donation.
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Some of the Yancey Cou
nty party stayed over to attend
Senator Jesse Helm's dinner
on Saturday, January 6 at the
Hilton Hotel in Raleigh.
Almost two weeks after
the festivities, on Friday,Jan
uary 19, those from "Yancey
who went to the Inauguration
gathered for a covered dish
supper at the home of Mr,
and Mrs. C. O. Ellis to dis
cuss and compare notes on
their trip. It was agreed the
occasion was a memorable
one for all.
Attending from Yancey
County were Mr. and Mrs. Ker
in it Banks, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Hensley, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sla
gle, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hens
ley, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Banks,
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Vess, Mr.
and Mrs. C. O. Ellis, Mr. and
Mrs. Josh Banks, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Young, Mr.and Mrs. G.
Dick Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Bill T 1
Banks,,)Mr. and Mrs. DeanChri
sawn, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Boone, ■ ■
Mr. Leroy Banks, Mr.TedSla
gle, Mr. Ray Miller, Mr.
Arnold Higgins, Mr. Tim Hig
gins, Mr. Quinton Higgins,
Mr. Brooks Higgins, Mr. Harry
Hayter, Mr. Ben Banks and'
Mrs. Amey Fox.
Trustees Pay
72 Dividend
The trustees of Northwes -
tern Financial Investors on De
cember 29, 1972, declared a
dividend for the period ended
December 31, 1972, in the
amount of $. 30 per sham.
dividend will be payable Fehsu
ary 2, 1973, to shareholders cf
record January 25, 1973. This
of fiscal 1972 operations.