V0L.2,N0.12 ~^~|Knf*t T ' : ,iL; : j ;.>. r ,l»; < fcfe{ t * A. t jsjfcf%~tj,'', * 4teif^yi^eSSEg^ * l * v, v "** >: * <■ «—«—.— .. 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 & i 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. H&t tydKcetf THURSDAY, MARCH 22,1973 | it JtWW / t 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. ★ 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. ★ 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. jyflf &UH J. rW - Wm&SHflSk I wjA First Place Ranger Exhibit At Southern Living Show In Charlotte ' ~ i ~T: -,v r . SMmHHH . 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 l®* - 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.

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