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Sudden Temperature Drop Ends Spring Blooms
Overnight the temperatures in Yancey County dropped
from an exceptionally warm-for-spring 80 degrees to a
freezing 20 degrees, as Friday's all- day torrential rain
changed to snow early Saturday morning. Fruit frees and
flowering frees and shrubs which had budded and bloomed
Body Os Parachutist Is Recovered In
Nolichucky After Seven Week Search
Heavy rains over the week
end resulted in the recovery of
the body of Laura Watson of
Spruce Pine who disappeared
seven weeks ago following her
first parachute jump as a mem
ber of an East Tennessee State
University Jump Club.
Miss Watson's open para
chute was sighted about 8 a. m.
Monday and recovered from a
small island in the swift flow
ing Nolichucky River about
1:30 p. m. by helicopter. He
avy rains caused the Nolichucky
to rise 16 feet above its nor -
mal level and the resulting ra
pids dislodged the body from
the river bottom farcing it to
the top.
Ladies' Night Banquet
S(heduled For Monday
The Burnsville Men's Club
will, hold its annual Ladies
Night Banquet on Monday' at
7*oo p. m. at the Community
Building. This social occa
sion is a traditional event of
many years standing in Yancey
County, held every March.
Members, former
prospective members, together
with their wives and other
guests are all invited to attard.
Tickets may be obtained from
club members.
_ The only club business to be
conducted at the dinner will
be the brief ceremony of in
stallation of new officers who
will serve for the coming year.
The new club president is Car
lisle Bledsoe, who will take
over from Herb Allen who has
Served the past year. The new
vice president is Hazen Led -
THE YAHCEY JOURNAL
The Jonesboro rescue
who has had men searching the
river daily since the coed's
disappearance, could not cross
the rapids by boat and finally
had to resort to a helicopter
for recovering the body. Re
covery was made approximate
ly nine miles from the point
where Miss Watson went into
the river after missing her
jump target by 300 yards,lan
ding in the river.
Since February 4 when the
Spruce Pine woman disappear
ed, search efforts have been
undertaken along the 20 miles
of the Nolichucky River by
thousands of volunteers from
a four- state area.
ford, and the incoming secre
tary Vemie Wilson.
Entertainment at the affair
will be a "womanless wedding"
staged by club members, with
technical advice regarding the
wedding ceremony furnished
by John Martin. The cast of
characters will be: Bride- Roy
Ray; Groom-Car lie Rice;
Preacher-Dover Fouts; Brides
maid-Garland Wampler; Ring
Bearer-Charles Gillespie;
Best Man-Arthur Letterman; the
Bride's father-Oscar Deyton.
Music will be furnished by Mr.
and Mrs. Vernie Wilson.
Dinner will be served by tie
Woman's Society of theNevdale
Methodist Church. In order to
determine in advance the num
ber of meals to be served, those
planning to attend are urged to
contact one of the ticket sell
ers before the end of the week.
in the unseasonably warm weather, lost their flowers and
have their fruit crops endangered by the sudden severe drop
in temperature. Pictured above is a Japanese Magnolia
Tree, one of several at the home of the Ernest Briggs, in
full bloom during Saturday's snow.
Funeral services for Miss
Watson were held Wednesday
in Central Baptist Church. The
Rev. Maurice Gilliam offi -
ciated and burial was in Spruce
Pine Memorial Cemetery.
Surviving are the parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ftank Watson of
Spruce Pine; two sisters, Mrs.
Nancy Burleson of Spruce
Pine and Martha Watson of
the home.
Dramatia Class
Presents Play
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The Dramatics Class at East
Yancey will present Up The
Down Staircase . a two act
comedy on Friday night, May 4.
This play is about a young
teacher beginning her teaching
at Calvin Cooiidge High School.
Sylvia, the teacher, is happy
to be at the school and she is
also eager and optimistic. This
play shows the humor, serious
ness and troubled spots that
teachers and students encounter
Here is a list of some of the
cast and students who are to
play the parts: Dr. Max Clark,
Danny Hughes; Sylvia Barrett,
Susan Laughrun; Paul Barringer,
Clevie Piercy; Bea Schachter,
Terri Jordan; Joe Ferone, Marie
Jordan; Alice Blake, Karen Mc-
Intosh; Harry Kagan, Mark
Bledsoe; Rusty O'Brien, Russell
Wilson; Elizabeth Ellis, Susan
Wilson; Lou Martin, Faron Sil
vers; Lennie Newm ark, Milton
Higgins; Edward Williams,
Kenny Shade; Samuel Bester,
Richard Banks.
The Director is Mrs. Elizabeth
Westall; Student Director, Ro
bert Howard and Stage Manasp%
Darrell Briggs.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 22,1973
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Ron Kelley
New Recruiter
Serves Yancey
Radioman Second Class Ron
Kelley has recently been assign
ed as the Navy Recruiter for
Yancey and Madison Counties.
In his eight yeaa of active Na
val service, Petty Officer Kel -
ley has served aboard two ships
and two overseas shore stations.
His first overseas tour was in
the Panama Canal Zone where
he met and marrid the former
Carmen Morales. They have
two children; Jeff age five and
Donna, seventeen months.
Ron and his family come to
Western North Carolina from
the U.S. Naval Communica -
tions Station, Londonderry,
Northern Ireland, but claim
Greenville, South Carolina as
permanent residence.
Ron Wll be in Burnsville -
every Monday, Tuesday and
Thursday. Anyone interested
in the Navy can see him there
or call collect to Asheville,
253-1931.
Demonstration
The Yancey County Exten- j
sion Service will give a demon- !
stration on how to install hid
den zippers, at 2:00 and 4:00
p. m. Monday, March 26th at
Ye Olde Fabric Shop,Burnsville.
New Officers Appointed
To Salvation Army Post
Lt. and Mrs. Richard D. Brit
tle have been appointed officers
in charge of the Salvation Army
in Yancey, Madison and Cooke
Counties.
They recently replaced Lt.
and Mrs. Wayne Langley, who
were moved to Salvation Army
headquarters in Washington, H
Carolina.
Lt. and Mrs. Brittle will con
duct services at Sleepy Valley,
Bonnie Hill, and Little Creek
churches. Headquarters are lo
cated in Hot Springs, N,C.
Lt. and Mrs. Brittle were
married in January, just before
receiving their assignment tx>
-fedad the Salvation Army Mis -
si on locally.
Mrs. Bnrttle, the former Glo
ria Faye New, is a native of
Ainiston, Alabama. Lt. Brittle
is a native of Roanoke, Va.,aid
limed in Bristol for 15 years.He
has been a resident of Charlotte.
Lt. and Mrs. Brittle are both
[Community Events J
On Friday evening, April
13th, at the annual Yancey
County Chamber of Commerce
Dinner, two Yancey Youth Jam
boree Scholarships will be
awarded to a worthy senior fran
each of the two high schools in
the county.
Applications for the scholar
ships can be obtained from each
high school principal, and all
interested seniors are encourag
ed to apply fra- the scholarships,
which are to be used to further
education beyond high school.
Applications should be returned
by mail to the office of the
Chamber of Commerce by the
31st of March.
★
Edgar Hunter, Superinten -
dent of Yancey County Schools
has announced that schools
will close early on Friday,
March 23 for a county wide
teachers meeting. Buses will
leave the high schools at 12:30
and go directly to the elemen
tary schools to pick up students
there. Teachers will meet at
East Yancey High School at
2:00 p. m. Lunches will be serv
ed in all schools before students
are dismissed.
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The American Red Cross,
Mayland Chapter, which serves
Mitchell, Avery and Yancey
Counties, will sponsor a Multi
media Course in Standard and
Advanced First Aid on April
12th and 13th, 1973.
This is a two-day course
and will be conducted from 9
a. m. until 5 p.m. each day.
It is designed so that anyone
completing this course is quali
fied to be an Instructor in First
Aid and is open to everyone who
is interested.
Registration may be made
by calling the Red Cross
765-2422, from 8:30 a.m. un
til 12:30 p. m. Monday through
Friday.
ordained ministers, having ach
ieved the rank of Lieutenant af
ter two years training at School
for Officers Training in Atlant%
Georgia.
After being ordained, Lt. Bri
ttle worked as an assistant pastor
of the Salvation Army Corps in
Anderson, S.C. from June until
January.
Mrs. Brittle worked as an as
sistant pastor at Salvation Army
Corps in Goldsboro, N.C.in
Newbern, N, C., after receiving
her training.
Lt. and Mrs. Brittle are pre -
sently making plans for a visit
to this area by Commander Wil
liam Chamberlain, commander
of the Southern Territory of the
Salvation Army.
(Editor's notes the following
article concerning the meaning
and work of the Salvation Army
was written by Lt. Brittle. )
What is the Salvation Army?
(Cont'd on page 3)
There will be a special song
service at the Covey Rock Free
Will Baptist Church, in Green
Mountain, N.C., Sunday nighty
March 25 at 7:00 p. m. accor
ding to pastor Rev.HoltHerrell.
Some outstanding groups are
scheduled to be there. Every
one is invited to attend.
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Circle March 28th as an im
portant date for your yard and
home. The Yancey County Ex
tension Service has scheduled a
landscaping meeting on that
date to let all Yancey County
residents learn more about
plants for their yards.
Mr. Henry Smith, a specia
list in landscaping, will discuss
landscaping plans and also in
dividual problems of home -
owners.
All county residents are urged
to come to this meeting at- 10
a. m. in Courtroom on the 28th.
Flan to bring your yard problem
to this meeting;
If you have questions, call
the Yancey County Extension
Service at 682-2113.
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First Place Ranger Exhibit At Southern Living Show In Charlotte
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Lt. And Mrs. Richard D. Brittle
Ranger Column:
Exhibit Wins First Place
Men from the Toecane Dis
trict recently helped construct
an exhibit at the Southern Liv
ing Show in Charlotte. The ex
hibit depicted the four National
Forests in North Carolina with
plants from the Coastal Plains,
Piedmont and Mountain regions
of the state. The mountains
were represented by al2 ft.
waterfall, a pool, and a stream
with several live trout. All of
the mountain plants used in the
exhibit came from die Nation -
al Forests in the Yancey and
Mitchell county area. The ein
hibit won first place in the
"Most Creative Garden" divi -
sion at the show.
The Toecane crew, headed
by Blaine Ray, spent several
weeks collecting plants, moss,
rock and even logs for the exhi
bit. Many of the plants were
taken to a green house and
forced to bloom in order to give
the exhibit the appearance of
springtime in the mountains.
Several trips by truck were
needed to haul all the exhibit
material to the Merchandise
Mart in Charlotte. Here, Land
scape Architects joined the Toe
cane crew to weave this mater
ial into a mountain forest. Af
ter the Forest was complete aid
the mountain stream and pool
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were filled with water, the
Rainbow, Brown and Speckle
Trout were added to round out
the mountain setting.
While the Southern Living
Show was in progress Blaine
Ray, Talmadge Woody, Harold
Rivers and Jean Robinson served
as information specialist for
the exhibit. They attempted
to answer the many questions
pertaining to plant life, trout
habitat and National Forest
activities.
There were over 100, (XX)
people attending the exhibit
in the two week period it was
in progress. There were a num
ber of local people who made
the trip to Charlotte, among
these were about 50 Burnsville
Lions Club members and their
families.
Variety Show
There will be a variety
show at Micaville Elementary
School on Friday, March 23 at
7:30 p. m. The show is spon
sored by the Micaville P.T.A.
Admission is 50if for children;
SI.OO for adults. There will
be lots of local talent!
Everyone is welcome to at
tend.