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Cub Scouts Host Banquet,
Exciting Pinewood Derby
Cub Scout Pack 502 held
its annual Blue and Gold Ban
quet and Pinewood Derby last :
Friday night, February 23. Over
one hundred fifty boys, parents
and Lions, sponsors of the Paclq
attended. Mrs. Arnold Higgins
headed the volunteers who pre
pared a delicious chiclen dinner.
Before dishes were cleared
away to make ready for the
race, Cubmaster Thom Koch
presented awards earned by the
Cubs. Included were about ..20
awards to boys who have just
begun scouting.
Charles Toms, the county's
professional scouter, made a
plea for additional leaders to
work with the Pack's 45 boys.
Especially needed are two men
to assist with the 18 10-year
old cub scouts.
Excitement mounted as Mr.
Doyce McClure, former Cub
master and current institutional
representative for the Pack gave
instructions to derby contestants
and spectators.
Pieces of wood and a few
nails issued earlier to each cub
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had been transformed into daz
zling model race cars. The
parent-son project culminated
with the great race.
At times it seemed that
neither parents nor boys would
be able to contain themselves
as barriers moved to the ac
companiment of shrieks at each
successive heat.
When the dust had settled
after the final screams— Keith
Manning had secured First
Place and Davis Gillespie held
Second. They took home tem
po rary trophies pursuant to the
arrival of the "real ones".
Assistance for set-up and
cleanup was gratefully appre -
ciated by the Pack's leaders:
Thom Koch, 5 Cubmaster; Ethel
Higgins, Denchief; Susan
Betty Young and Ed Yuziuk,
Den Leaders.
What's next? A paper air
plane race for parents and sons
will continue the theme'Things
That Go. " This race will be
part of the regular Pack meet
ing March Bat 7:30 to 8:15
p. m. at Higgins Memorial Uni
ted Methodist Church.
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Smokey Visits Yancey
-. Smokey the Bear has been in Yancey County iri cooperation with the North
Carolina Forest Service. . Smokey was brought here to visit all first and second
grade students in the area. While here, Smokey and Ranger Bacchus Hensley
stopped by the Burnsville Fire Department to visit Fire Chief J. C. Styles and
inspect the equipment used in fighting fires. Hensley said that this campaign
is part of an effort to make local citizens aware of the damage caused to our
forests each year by the careless use of fire. ■ (
Forest Service Supervisor Announces
Recreation Passports Now Available
Etel W. Thorsen, Super
visor of National Forests in
North Carolina, has announced
the availability of Golden
Eagle and Golden Age Recrea
tion Passports at the Super vis -
or's office located at 50 South
French Broad Avenue in Ashe.*
ville.
The Golden Eagle Pass -
port sells for $lO. 00 and allows
the purchaser, and all those
accompanying him to a single
non-commercial vehicle, to
enter certain areas of the Na
tional Park System where en
trance fees are charged.
Thorsen said, "the Gol -
den Eagle Passport will not be
valid on National Forest Re
creation Areas, in North Caro
jß
llna. Use of many National
Forest areas is free. Others
which are more highly de\elop-_
ed and offer more elaborate
faciUties for the forest visitor,
require payment of special re
Payne Assumes Post As
VA Representative
On Thursday, February 15,
1973, Bill Payne assumed the
duties of Veterans Employment
Representative in the Spruce
Pine office of the N.C,Employ
ment Security Commission, ac
cording to Davis M. Nichols, of
fice manager. He replaces Mr.
John E. Murdock, Jr. ,• who was
recently promoted to the posi
tion of manager of the Hender
sonville ESC office.
Mr. Payne, originally from
■ Cleveland County, served in
the U.S, Air Force for 4 years
during the Korean conflict. For
the past seven years he was a
resident of Marion, N.C,, and
comes to the ESC with a b#ck
t‘ ground of fifteen years manage
.j ment experience in the finance
field. He is married and has ■
three children, the oldest of
which served in the U. S. Navy
and was wounded in Vietnam,
creation use fees. "
The Golden Age Pass -
port, issued free to persons 62
years of age or older vu po n
proof of age, affords the same
entry privileges as the Golden
Eagle Passport, In addition,
>■ the Golden Age Passport holder
receives a 50% discount on all
Federal Recreation Use Fees
such as those charged at desig
nated National Forest Recrea
tion Areas in North Caro Una.
Thorsen said, "this means the
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Bxmal daily rates of $2. OOper
vehicle for camping and sl. 00
per vehicle for other users
would be reduced by half for
holders of the Golden Age Pass
port. " Picnicking at National
Forest Areas which include sites
or units developed exclusively
for picnic use will be free this
year, Thorsen reported. A list
ing of designated fee areas and
their opening dates will be re
leased at a later date.
The Golden'Age Passports
The two youngest children,
Dana, 16 year old son, and Bun
ny, 12 year old daughter, are
still attending school inLexing
ton, N.C. Mr. Payne is pre
sently looking for a local resi
dence so that his family can
join him as soon as possible.
As the local Veterans Em
ployment Representative, Mr.
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Payne will be involved in all
phases of the employment ser
vices, but his primary responsi
bilities will be assisting veterans
in finding suitable employment.
Other duties will include
counseling and referral to ap
propriate agencies for any ether
type of veterans' assistance or
benefits.
"I am extremely pleased
with my new job, " said Paying
"and look forward to working
with veterans, employers and
local organizations."
will be available at all ten Dis
trict Ranger Offices in North
Carolina and both the Golden
Age and Golden Eagle will be
available at all Class I and II
Post Offices across the Nation.
The passports are issued on an
annual basis and will be valid
from January 1 to December 31,
1973.
Newdale Fire Department To
Present Country Music Show
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The Newdale Volunteer
Fire Department is bringing
back to Burnsville the "Caro
lina Country Time" show with
Dave Craig, from WSPA-TV.
The show will be on Saturday
night, March 3, at 7t30 at the
East Yancey School Gyrp.
A ppeiring on the show
will be Mike Loftis and the
"Southern Country",with Far-
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++++ Sports Scenes ++++
By Robert Howard «
Saturday night at Polk Cen
tral the coaches of the Blue
Ridge Tournament voted on die
Conference players of the 1972-
73 school year.
The players receiving All-
Tournament Awards East
Yancey were* J. V. —Eddie Tho
mas at Guard and Jeff Bailey
at Forward j Girls—Sheree Rinks
at Guard; Varsity—Larry Horcy
cutt at Forward.
The Conference positions
for East Yancey are: J. V*-
Girls-4th, and Varsity boy*- 3rd.
The Lady Panthers received
the Sportsmanship Trophy for
the 1973 year.
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, The first Cane River Invi
tational Tournament will be
held Thursday, Friday and Sa
turday night, March 1,2 and 3
at the Cane River Gym.
First, second and third place
trophies will be given to the
10£
Post Office
To Close
Stations
It was announced’Tuesday
that due to an economy drive
within the post office system,
all rural stations in the United
-W. States that are not showing a
profit will be closed.
Burnsville Postmaster How
ard Young said that in Yancey
County, the rural stations in
Bald Creek, Pensacola, and
Cane River will be closed by
this move.
Young said that rural route
delivery will be extended to
these areas to compensate far
the closing of these offices.
He added that the post of
fice will give equal or better
service to all postal patrons as
. ■ fee ted by tins cut. e T- '
Young said that ruralroute
carriers will sell money orders
accept and insure parcels, re
gister and certify letters, and
sell stamps—in other words all
services will be available that
were offered by the rural sta
tions previously.
—_ Young said that some pao
. pie, have expressed regret over
locs of a local postmark, but
added that this is all part of the
new system. Mail is now mark
ed U.S. Postal Service.
Post office officials have
announced that the postal ser
vice must be on a self-support
ing basis by 1984, and that to
meet this obligation the post
office must move more mail
at less expense.
For anyone with complaix's
or questions concerning the new
procedures, Young advised
them to contact him at the
Burnsville Post Office.
ren Silvers, Richard Banks and
Buster Blevins. Virginia and
the Lazy River Boys, the Coun
try Masters, and the Royal
Quartet will also appear.
If you missed the show
in January, come out and en
joy an evening of the best in
country, blue grass and Gospel
music. This is a clean family
show for everyone.
winner's teams. An All-Tour
nament team will be chosen
and will receive a trophy. Se
ven outstanding players will be
. chosen as All-Tournament
players.
The preliminary games will
be played Thursday night, with
- Red Oak v ersus Jkck Daniels at
6*30, Spruce Pine versus Joe
i Howell at 8:00 and Bakersvi^le
- versus East Yancey at 9r3op. m.
Friday night at 6:45, the
winner of fire Spruce Pine- Joe
Howell game will play t're win
ner of fire Bakersville-East Yan
cey game. Beginning at 8.30,
the winner of the Red Oak -
Jack Daniels game will playlp
Cane River.
Saturday night the game for
the third place trophy will be
played at 6:45 and tire Cham -
pionship game for first aaSm/ |
corrd place will begin at B:3a
soy the trophies awarded.
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