VOL. 2, NO. 11
New Central High School
Plans Rate Top Priority
The Board of Education and
the County Commissioners of
Yancey County met with the
Executive Committee of the
Republican and Democrat par
ties at the Courthouse Monday
evening.
The purpose of the meeting
vyas to acquaint this group with
the plans of the Board of Educa
tion to build a central high
school for Yancey County.
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MofD Fund
Raising Set
NeitTier rain, nor snow, nor
sleet nor gloom of night can
stay the U.S. Mail in the weeks
ahead from helping children af
flicted with birth defects in Yan
cey County and the rest of the
nation, said Mapk Bennett. .It
March of Dimes director for
fund raising.
Bennett, a senior at Western
Carolina University and prepar
ing for a medical career, atten
ded the State March of Dimes
Volunteer meeting in Winston-
Salem last week. Volunteers
from across the state heard pro
gress reports from Dr. Robert
Hickman of the University of
North Carolina, Dr. Archie John
son, Director of the Intensive
Care Nursery at Baptist Hospital
and Dr. Fergus Pope of Appala
chian State University where he
is director of Regional and Com
munity Services.
"The March of Dimes has
made a grant to the counties of
region D, which includes Yan
cey County. Money in this
grant is for professional services
to these counties and each coun
ty must provide local funds for
items needed in the Pre- Natal
Clinics to be established. This
is the reason we are asking the
citizens of Yancey to help us
raise money for this purpose.We
are mailing about 4,000 letters
this week and are asking that
our people give generously so
that we can provide services
that are needed. Anyone wish
ing to give may send their con
tributions to The Northwestern
Bank, Burnsville. " .
There are many services that
the March of Dimes can provide
and as we get our organization
completed, we can implement
them here.
"We have more than twice
the national average in infant
deaths in this area and the Dimes
organization is trying to help.
Won't you help us stop this
heartbreak that comes to so
many families," Bennett asked.
Churrh Os God
Holds Revival
The Church of God of Pro -
phecy on Meadow Road will
be having a weekend revival
March 16 and 17 with the Rev.
Bobby Snow of High Point. Ser
vices will be held each night
at 7»30. Pastor Rev. David
Russell imrites the public to
attend.
THE YANCEY JOURNAL
Oscar Deyton, Chairman of
the County Commissioners,
briefly addressed the groupyfol
lowed by Claude Vess, Chair
man of the Board of Education,
who explained that the Board
had chosen a new central high
school for Yancey County as an
item of top priority.
Edgar Hunter, Superinten -
dent of Schools, then explaired
the reasons for the need of a
new school, pointing out spe
cifically the need for vocation
al facilities and the dropout
rate for Yancey County, which
is considerably above the state
average.
He also explained the propo
sed budget for the
would involve a bond issue of
sl, 500,000. 00. Deyton point
ed out that this bond referen -
dum would be only asking for
authorization of this amount,
and would not necessarily mean
that the total would be spent.
..Wtairal jtibtoee present ex
pressed the opinion that Yancey
County should have the best
if a new high school is to be
built. The County Commission
ers and the Board of Education
emphasized that with the reve -
nue from the one cent sales tax
and revenue sharing, it would
not be necessary to raise taxes
to retire these bonds.
The group was advised that
the Board of Education present
ly has under option two tracts
of land approximately one quar
ter mile east of Riverside on
Highway 19 -- the T. K*Riddle
farm and the Marvin Higgins
farm.
Architects have already been
studying both sites and are ex
pected to recommend a position
on one of these within the next
The Board of Education
plans to meet with other groups
to acquaint them with and
seek suggestions regarding plans
for a new central high school
A bond referendum is plan
ned for early spring.
AIH Students
In Auto Wretk
Eight persons from Arthur
Morgan School were injured
last Wednesday when the sta -
tion wagon in which they were
riding rolled off Interstate 90
near Lawrence, Pennsylvania.
The vehicle was completely
demolished in the accident,
which occunvd about 4:40 p.m.
about a half mile west of the
New York State line in Penn
sylvania.
State Troopers investigating
the accident identified the in
jured as Raymond Mams, 28,
driver of the station wagon; his
wife, Sally, 27; their eight
week old son, Chris; and stu -
dents Scott Van Gooi; 14; Paul
Houge, 14; Karen Benfey, 12;
Mike Solomon, 13; and Joseph
Schumauss, 13.
They were taken to Hamot
Emergency Hospital in Erie,
Pennsylvania, treated for cuts
and bruises and released.
They were westbound on the
highway or a windy day when
the accident occurred. The
group was on a trip from Arthur
Morgan School in Celo.
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The weekend of March 9, 10, 11 the Student Council of East Yancey entertained Mary
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weekend-
J Community Events 1
Miss Susan Chapman, organ
ist at Burnsville's First Baptist
Church, will present an organ
recital in the church sanctuary
on Sunday, March 18 at 3 p. m.
The program, opening with
Maurice Durufle's "Choral Va
rie sur le theme du 'Veni Crea
tor, 1 will include Walther's
"Concerto in B minor, " Mozarts
"Andante in F, " Bach's "Pre
lude and Fugue in G major, "
and will end with Franck's ma
jestic and powerful "Choral in
A minor. "
A junior organ major at
Mars Hill College, Miss Chap
man is a student of organist -
composer Donna Nagey Robert
son.
The public is cordially invi
ted to attend.
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Local organizations and agen
cies are invited and encouraged
to participate in the arrange -
ment of displays at the Annual
Dinner Meeting of the Yancey
County Chamber of Commerce
which will be held on Friday,
April 13th at 6:30 p. m. at East
Yancey High School.
Participation in this event
gives an opportunity to bring
to the attention of the public
the activities and accomplish
ments of the various erganiza- I
tions in the county.
Please call Mrs.J.O. Shep
ard, 682- 2283, if you wish to
reserve space for an exhibit in
the East Yancey gymnasium,
and ask for further details.
Much interest has been shewn
in past years in this phase of the
Annual meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce.
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Micaville PTA will meet at
7:30 on Monday night, March
19. The program will be a mo
vie entitled "A Penland Sum
mer" and a representative of
Penland Crafts School will speak.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 15,1973
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To help support their Scout- j
ing activities, the Burnsville
Senior Girl Scouts are hosting j
a spaghetti dinner on Sunday, j
March 18th, from 12 noon un
til 1:30 p.m. , in the Fellow - :
ship Hall of the Burnsville First
Baptist Church.
Tickets may be purchased at
the door for $1.25. All Brown
ies and Girl Scouts are admit
ted for SI.OO. Do your gooc
Girl Scout deed for the day by
supporting this Scouting activit;
Shootings End
With I Dead
Two separate shootings netr
Burnsville on Saturday, Mar4i
14 resulted in the death of orj
- man, according to Yancey
l County Sheriff Kermit Banks.
The body of Clingmar,
Roosevelt Robinson, 70, wa
1
found near his home on High
way 197 north of Burnsville <
about 3530 p. m. Saturday* H
t apparently died of a self- infl
ted gunshot wound, accordir
to Sheriff Banks.
His body was found by h ;
son-in-law, Dale Gauge, hi
daughter and wife.
| *ln the other shooting, Ls
Ville Wayne Smith, 30, Roi|
3, Burnsville, was taken to 1
Memorial Mission Hospital
"Asheville with a wound in 1
left leg. Sheriff Banks sai
that the wounded man's fatl
1 Lenville Barton Smith, 50, s
: parendy shot his son at
r service station operated by
older man in the Bald Cre
section of Yancey County
about 7 p. m. Saturday.
The elder Smith has i
been charged in the shooti
He was arrested shortly a
the shooting on a charge ofl
ving under the influence
alcohol, Sheriff Banks said J
Licensing For Pesticide
Sale And Use Required
All Pesticide Dealers and
j Applicators are reminded to sub
| mit application for licensing as
! soon as possible in order to be
1 i in compliance with the N.C.
Pesticide Law of 1971.
All Pesticide Dealers who
sell any "Restricted-Use Pesti
cides" directly to the user must
be licensed during 1973. The
"Restricted- Use Pesticide " list
contains sixty-two pesticides
which the N.C. Pesticide Board
has determined to be so toxic
or persistent that additional re
strictions, are necessary.
All Pesticide applicators who
engage in the business of apply
ing any pesticide upon the lands
of another must also be licensed
Farmers are exempt from the
licensing requirement when ap
plying pesticide for his.ownuse
or the accommodation of his
neighbors. However, a person
is considered a Pesticide Appli
cator if any pesticide applica
tion equipment is used by him
I
« more than fifty percent of the
time on another person's proper
ty or he is known withih the
community as one who will, far
j a fee, apply pesticides to the
lands of another, \
During 1973 Dealers and Ap
i plicators will be licensed,based
on their experience and/or
training and payment of $25 00
fee. However, prior to January
1, 1974 all dealers and appli
cators must demonstrate by
written examination their know
ledge of their profession if they
wish to be licensed.
All Dealers and Applicators
who are licensed during 1973
will be notified of the various
locations that will offer the
training necessary for passing
the examinations. Therefore,
it is imperative that all indi -
vidua Is operating in one of the
professions be licensed during
1973 if they wish to be propel
ly notified of arrangements per
taining to training and testing
In addition, any unlicensed per
son found guilty of operating in
either of the professions is sub
ject to a fine of up to $1, 000
and/or imprisonment of up to
sixty days. The Pesticide
Branch of the N, C, Department
of Agriculture states that its in
spection force will be in opera
tion to assure the compliance
with licensing requirements
during 1973.
Applications for licensing as
a Dealer or Applicator may be
obtained by writing the N. C.
Department of Agriculture, Pes
ticide Branch, Raleigh, N.C.
27611, or contact your County
Extension Office.
Girls Haven
Property Sale
The foreclosure sale of the
Girls Haven property on Mine
Fork Road was finally comple
ted last Friday, with the proper
ty bringing $61,000. The pur
chasers were Mr. and Mrs. Billie
Young.
The sale has covered a period
of several weeks during which
three separate auctions were
held at the Courthouse by at
torney Dover Fouts. Upset bids
were twice filed, requiring this
lengthy procedure. : The pice
finally reached will yield Girls
Haven about $13,000 over and
above the debt on the property.
Girls Haven Director, A.D.
Peacock expresses confidence
that this sale is not the end of
the project far establishing a
home for teenage girls, com
parable to the successful Boys
Home at Lake Waccamaw. He
expects that Girls Haven will
relocate in the vicinity of
Greensboro, where he says two
sites for the building of the
home have been offered as do
nations.
Yancey Railroad Denied
Federal Disaster Loan
The Yancey Railroad was
dealt a severe blow last week
when its president, Bill Banks,
was informed by the Small Bus
iness Administration that the
railroad's application for a dis
aster loan had been r e j e cted.
The reason for the denial was
that the declining Pend in the
railroad's revenue makes i t
questionable whether the loan
j could be repaid.
The application for a $149,
| 000.00 loan was made under
the Federal disaster relief pro
gram, for which those experi
encing storm damage last June
in Yancey County were eligi -
ble. The Yancey Railroad
| suffered severe damage to the
Prisoners
Recaptured
ediom a road gaug in the Cat
tail Creek section of Pensacola
around noon Friday, were ap
prehended by the Burnsville
Sheriffs Department in the
Mt. Mitchell section at approx
imately 2:00 p. m. the follow
ing day.
The prisoners, who escaped
from the Baker's Creek unit of
the North Carolina Department
of Corrections, offered no re -
sistance when they were flush
ed out by the National Forest
Service Rangers and apprehen
ded by the Sheriff's Efepartment,
The three men were iden
tified by the Dept, of Correc -
tions as James David Roberts,
Robert Larry Dunn, and Ray
mond Gibson.
Following the escape, auth -
critics of the N.C. Department
of Corrections and the Yancey
County Sheriffs Department
immediately began a search of
the area and warned residents
of the Pensacola section to re
move the keys from their cars
and keep the doors to their
homes locked.
Bloodhounds were used to aid
the search efforts for the three
escapees on Friday. By Satur
day morning the search area
had been extended to include
the Celo section of Yancey
County.
Returns Filed
For Elderly
Yancey County area Senior
Citizens are offered the chance
to have their 1972 tax returns
filed for them, free of charge;
by W.A.M.Y. Community Ac
tion. Each citizen is urged to
bring his own tax package if he
received one from the Internal
Revenue Service.
For further information, call
682-2610 from 8 a. m. until 12
noon and 1 p. in. until 5 p.m.
weekdays.
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march
I of Dimes
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bridges and roadbed along its
12 miles of line. Although
emergency repairs' have been
made so that service could be
resumed, extensive work re
mains to be done.
The condition of the road
bed and bridges since the storm
has permitted operation of
trains only at very slow speed,
and the railroad has not had
the financial resources to re
store the property to the condi
tion before the storm.
The rejection of the
together with the present un
profitability of the road con
front the railroad's directors
with a difficult problem. Th»y
recognize sin obligation-to pro
tect the interest of the 58 Yan
cey County stockholders who
own the road, and at the same
time are strongly motivated to
keep the railroad in operation
in the interest of the county's
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uobs urran sgivitin. —e
Prior to the closing of the
Feldspar Corporation plant at
Bowditch two years ago, the
railroad operated profitably
and paid dividends to stock -
holders. The closing of that
plant reduced the railroad's
traffic by about a half, and
since then the road has been
losing about a thousand dollars
a month. The storm damage
last June simply added to the
gloomy outlook for the road.
The board of directors have
under consideration the possi
ble abandonment of rail ser
vice, as well as possible alter
natives that can keep the line
in operation. Abandonment of
service is understood torequire
authorization by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, and
this may take two years o r
more to obtain.
Pest Control
Bitsincss Fraud
The Better Business Bureau
of Western North Carolina has
issued a warning to home own
ers of an unlawful pest control
operation in the area.
A spokesman for the BBBhas
warned local citizens to beware
of a termite control
outfit which has been working
in this area. There has been
at least one Yancey home visi
ted and the Better Business Bur- e
eau should be consulted with
the company's credentials be
fore a termite control man is
engaged to work in you home.
Warrants charging two Ashe
ville men with operating a pest
control service without a li
cense from the North Carolina