THE YANCEY JOURNAL
VOL. 2, N 0.15
First-Citizens
Initiates New
Interest Plan
First-Citizens Bank & Trust
Company has initiated a new
savings interest computation
method which results in the
highest savings interest paid by
any bank in North Carolina on
one and two year savings bonds.
Under the new program,First-
Citizens 5 3/4 percent two >ear
savings certificates have an an
nual effective yield of 6 percent
The. 5 1/2 percent one year
savings bonds now have a yield
of 5. 734 percent.
An added dimension of the
new savings program is that
the bonds can be purchased in
SIOO minimum*.
hi announcing the new high
er yield savings interest, L. R. •
Holding, president of First-Ci
tizens Bank, said, "This action
is in keeping with the bank's
philosophy of always paying the
highest interest allowed by law
on savings. "
Holding further stated that
those already having 5 1/2 and
5 3/4 percent savings certifi
cates with Firet-Citizens will
also receive the benefits of the
new method of interest calcula
tions effective April 9, 1973.
C of C Expects Capacity Crowd
Advance ticket sale fore -
casts a capacity attendance at
the annual dinner meeting of
the Yancey County Chamber of
Commerce to be held onFriday
evening this week, April 13, at
East Yancey High School. This
yearly meeting is both a social
and informative affair.
Between 6too and 7:00 p. m.
exhibits will be on display in
the school gymnasium, showing
accomplishments and progress
in the county. These exhibits,
which for a number of years
have been a feature of the an
nual Chamber meeting, are be
ing prepared by several agen -
cies, schools and other organi
zations.
According to the program
Young Is Official Postmaster
After serving six monthe as Officer in Charge, How ard
Young is official Postmaster for the Burnsville Post Office.
Young came here from Bakersville after serving eight years
as Postmaster there. He also served as rural carrier at Joppa,
Maryland. Young is married to the former Marietta Clagg
of Welch, West Virginia, who teaches at Harris Elementary
School in Spruce Pine. They have two sons, Randy & Tommy.
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Farm Family Os The Year
Although the family has always depended on farming for a
livelihood, Mr. McKinney does supplement his farm income
by off-farm employment, but farming is a family enterprise.
Shown above receiving the award are family members Stella
Carol, Loris Jean, Allen Wayne, Mr.and Mrs. McKinney.
Wilbur G. Howard, Yancey County Supervisor for the Far
mers Home Administration, presented the award.
committee, the exhibits this
year promise to be more exten
sive than heretofore. Directors
of the Chamber plan to be in
attendance during this hour be
fore dinner to welcome guests
and answer questions regarding
the Chamber activities.
The program following the
dinner, which will be served at
7HX) o'clock, will combine both
business and entertainment.
Election of five new directors d
the Chamber will take place,to
succeed those whose term* ex
pire. The three-year terms of
Chamber directors are staggered,
and five new directors are ejec
ted each year. The directors
whose terms have ended are
Ray Miller, Charles Gillespie,
Ardell Sink, Bob Helmle and
Franklin Woody.
Claude Vess, chairman of
the Yancey County Schoolßcard,
will make a report on theschool
situation. A further feature of
the evening will be the award
of two scholarships to students
from each high school. These
scholarships, which are each
for S2OO are to defray college
tuition expense. This is the
fourth year the Chamber has
made these awards.
Also on the program is the
award of a sportsmanship trophy
to a student from each high
school. Dinner music will be
provided by Renee Buchanan
and Billy Gouge.
Supervisor
Is Employed
The Yancey County Board
of Education announced the re
cent employment of Mr. James
Simmons as transportation su
pervisor for Yancey County
School Bus Transportation Sys
tem.
Mr. Simmons is a graduate
of Micaville High School and
the Nashville Atfo-Diesel Col
lege. After a year with Bal
lew Motors in Marion he was
employed by the McD o w ell
County Board of Education for
nine yean where he gained val
uable experience in school bus
transportation. He was then
employed by the Haywood Coun
ty Board of Education as Trans
portation Supervisor for three
years, where he developed an
outstanding reputation in his
work there.
Mr. Simmons and his wife,
the former Grace Gibbs are
both natives of the county and
have recently moved to the
Celo area. They have two
daughten.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 12,1973
The Wayne McKinney family of Green Mountain has been
selected as the Farmers Home Administration Farm Family
of the Year in Yancey County. The family was chosen in
recognition of the financial progress, improvements made in
farming enterprises and farm management, and home living
since obtaining their first FHA loan In 1965. Also for the
family participation in community and church activities.
{ Community Events j
A sale of products made by
North Carolina blind persons
will be held April 16 through
April 21 in Burnsville, accor -
ding to John McLain, President
of the Burnsville Lions Club.
The Mobile Unit will b e
parked in the Burnsville Plaza
Shopping Center in front of In
gles Supermarket.
All persons are invited to
come out and see the wide sel
ection of articles. There will
be no obligation to buy. The
proceeds ftom any articles sold
will go towards the Associa -
tion for Aid to the Blind and
Visually Handicapped.
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There will be a benefit Gos
pel Singing at the Beech Glen
School, located on old highway
19 near Mars Hill, Sunday,
April 15th at 2soo p.m. There
will be no admission charge.
A free will offering will be ta
ken for the Ralph Angel family.
Featured on this program
will be: Mount Bethel Youth
Choir of Jupiter, N.C. j Reve
lation Quartet of Sylva, N.C. ;
Sim Light Quartet of Spruce
Pine, N. C. j Joyfulaires Quar
tet of Alexandler, N.C,; King
Family of Candler, N.C. and
the Dodson Trio of Fairview,
North Carolina.
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The Black Youth Group from
Lincoln Park Community will
present a variety show at the
First Baptist Church, Burnsville.
The show will be held Satur
day, April 14 at 7«QO p.m. -
This should be an exciting
and unusual evening of enter
tainment. There will be no
admission charge, but dona -
tions will be accepted. Pro -
ceeds will go to the building
fund of the AME Zion. Church.
~ The public is coidially in
vited.
The Burnsville Woman's
Club will meet on Thursday,
April 12, at 8:00 p.m. , at the
Community Building. The pro
gram leader is Mrs. Carlyle
Bledsoe, who will present a
program on Conservation, en
titled "The Forest Under The
Trees." The hostesses are Mis.
Ralph Jacks, Mrs. Francis Mur
atori, and Mrs. P. C. Coletta.
The public is invited.
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Mitchell and Yancey Coun
ty Presbyterian Men (also ladies
night) meeting will be at the
First Presbyterian Church i n
Spruce Pine, N.C. on Monday,
April lf>T Supper by the Ladies
of the Church at 7:00 p. m.The
speaker will be Dr. Charles
Glbboney.
All men and ladies are wel
come to attend.
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The Church oi God located
at West Burnsville will join in
a simultaneous revival effort
involving approximately 10,000
congregations around the world
beginning April 15th and con
tinuing through April 22nd,1973.
Pastor Kepmit Kennedy ex
plained that for the first time
in its history, the Church of
God, in a worldwide thrust,will
call upon approximately 10,000
churches in some ninety coun
tries of the world to unite in a
concentrated revival effort.
According to Pastor Kermit
Kennedy, Evangelist Eddie Sapp*
a dynamic speaker widely known
and respected for his distinctive
preaching style, will bethe fea
tured speaker.
Special music will be provi
ded by both the regular church
musicians and others
Services will begin at 7:30
p. m. each evening.
Carowinds Theme Park Open Weekends;
Grand Opening Ceremony Set For lone
The plans and dreams of
nearly two decades burst forth
into reality on Saturday,March
31, when the spectacular new
Carowinds Theme Park opened
its doors to the public. A heavy
Springtime rainstorm greeted
guests on that historic occasion
but thousands of first day visi
tors splashed through the new
73-acre park, seeming to en
joy every minute of it. The
gloomy Saturday was followed
by a beautiful Sunday which
drew guests from all over the
C arolinas, and other from Flo
rida, Michigan and even from
Anchorage, Alaska.
The eventful opening mark
ka! the climax of 17 years of
planning and building from an
idea that began when Caro
winds President E. Pat Hall vi
sited Disneyland in 1956. Hall,
the Charlotte-bom developer
who brought the concept for
Carowinds to reality, said, " I
have gotten much of the credit
for the park, but our research
shows more than three million
men and women hours have
been spent on this job. By my
■ self,, it would have taken 342
years, and I assure you Pm not
that old, "
Carowinds will be open on
Saturdays and Sundays until
June 2, when the park is to be
open daily.
Following the Saturday-Sun
day schedule in April and May,
a Grand Opening ceremony,in
cluding the two state governors
and several nationally - known
celebrities, will be held June 2
in a second gala opening event.
The opening of Carowinds
marks the beginning of a unique
experience for several hundred
young people who will be hosts
and hostesses or live show per
formers in the park. More than
1,200 high school and college
age young people will be em
ployed during the 139-day sea
son to welcome an estimated
1,500,000 guests to Carowinds.
And those guests are in for
a form of family entertainment
never before experienced in the
C arolinas.
LI'I Smokeys Damaged By Blaze
The Burnsville Fire Department answered a call at 11*40 Monday night to U'l Smokey
Drive-In Restaurant on East Main Street in Burnsville. According to Fire Chief J.C. Styles
the Fire Department was well organized and brought the blare under control by 12i30 a. m. ’
The cause of the fire was said to be an exhaust fan over the hood of the grill. Damages
were estimated at 50 per-cent, mostly to the interior of the building. Damages to the con
tents were estimated at 75-80 per-cent.
Live shows and thrilling rides
abound throughout the park in
seven sections, each designed 1 to
reflect a certain period in Caro
lina history. The mare specta
cular rides include a trip in a
revolving skycabin to the top of
the 340-foot Skytower, a ride
over a waterfall on the Powder
Keg Flume, the Goldrusher
mine train which spins above
and below four sections of the
park, and the cruise on the
400-passenger stemwheeler,
"The Carolina."
A unique double-decker Ca
rousel in the park's Plantation
Square section captivates young
and old alike. The Carousel
is an original from Germany,
more than 100 years old, and is
the only double-decker operating
in the United States.
A colorful musical-variety
Holy Week Services Slated
Throughout Tri-County Area
Simultaneous Holy Week
services will be held daily
April 16-20 at 12:10 p. m. The
twenty minute services will fo
cus upon the "I am" state -
ments from John's Gospel. They
will include special music and
a five minute devotional mes
sage by a Mayland area minis
ter. The services are planned
by the Mayjand Ministerial Al
liance for stJLjpersons of the
Tri-Counties.
In Bakersville the United
Methodist Church will host the
daily worship with one of the
following ministers speaking
each day: Robert A. Johnson,
Russell Buxson, Maurice Gilliam,
Ernest Wilson and GreverC. Gra
ham. Spruce Pine oongrega -
tions will gather at Trinity Epis
copal Church where Richard
Morgan, Nat Brittain, Phillip
Nordstrom, Elton Strickland and
Ralph Jacks will bring the devo
tional messages.
In Burnsville the daily meet
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show is featured in Harmony
Hall; young magicians put on
an illusion-filled performance
in the 1000-seat Magic Theatre;
Troubadours and glue-grass mu
sic draw guests into the Eliza -
bethan Theatre, and Ceremoni
al dances are a highlight o f
Indian Thicket while a Puppet
Show run s continuously in the
Queen's Colony and a traveling
Medicine Man delights crowds
in Country Crossroads.
Carowinds' one-price ticket
($5.75 for adults ,$4.50 -for
children 12 and under,children
3 and under--free) buys all the
entertainment in the park for
the entire day. The monorail
tour, in operation June 2, will
cost 75 cents.
Carowinds is located on Inter
state 77, midway between Char
lotte, N.C. and Rock Hill, S.C.
ings will be at Higgins Memori
al United Methodist Church with
William Hyers, Eldin Wells,El
ton Strickland, Hugh Borders,
and Richard Morgan speaking
in turn.
School
Calendar
The calendar for Yancey
County Schools for the remain
der of the school year has been
announced by Edgar Hunter, Su
perintendent.
An Easter Holiday will be
observed and all schools will be
closed on Monday, April 23. -
Graduation date for high school
seniors has been set for Satur
day, May 26. Classes for ajl
other students will end on Thurs
day morning, May 31. Teach
ers will work through June 4.