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Tetter To The Editor © Dear Editors There is much about the operating of a school system I don't understand. I merely wish to state that which seems obvious to me. I respect a school teacher fee hav ing obtained enough education to instruct others. It then seems reasonable that the teacher who has mare education is more qualified to teach. Are there mere than four cer tified school principals among the nine holding this posi tion in Yancey County? It is rather odd to fire certified principals. Are there persons with equal qualifications to replace the persons fired? I respect, too, a teacher whose ability is proved in the managing of a group of students. I respect a principal for tire way he or she organizes and runs a-school. I think Mr. Frank Deyton has done a good job as principal in fids coun ty. I can say the same fer the other principals fired. I simply know mere of Mr. Deyton's work. I know from ob servation that where he is in charge the school building is kept clean and in good order. 1 know he tries to deal fair ly with his staff. And I know that he is capable of con trolling the children. I think it is unreasonable, because of his ability and his proved work, that he is without even a teaching position in this county. Respectfully, Vinita Miller Deyton ★ ★ Dear Editor: We've had the dumpsters for about a year now, and per sonally, I wonder how we ever got along without them. The overflow of the first few weeks has never really letup, and I understand that the land-fill crew is still working six days a week, although they were never expected to work on Saturdays. The county certainly owes these men a debt of gratitude for their dedication. Maybe citizens could express their appreciation by ob serving three practices which, it seems to me, would make the dumpster program easier to handle for the crew itself and for those private persons who try to keep the dumping sites cleaned up each week. (1) Residents could make an effort to dispose of trash early in the week. If we didn't choose Saturday to dump our trash, the weekend overflow wouldn't be so great and the county would look nice for church-goers, visitors, and families out for a Sunday drive. Moreover Monday's collection wouldn't be such a headache for the dumpster crew. (2) If people can load refrigerators, stoves and huge pieces of furniture onto trucks to bring to the dumping sites, they could just as well take them to the Land fill on the Booneford Road located this side of the Mitchell County line. I know that the Land-fill road is always passable in fine weather, even though it may be muddy alter heavy rains. It is certainly no help to dump a huge item in the dumpster box so that these is no room far ordinary trash. (3) Finally, the dumpster program is for solid waste. The boxes are not the proper place to pile brush and lumber, which could be disposed of in the woods,since it will disintegrate quickly anyway. It seems to me that there is nothing wrong with the Dumpster Program. We are very lucky to have it. But there may be a few things wrong with the way we are us - ing it. Sincerely yours, Charles F. Jones, Rt. 5, Burnsville Writer Traces McKinneys Estelena McKinney Harper of Anaheim, California has spent the past several yea is com piling a book tracing the des - cendents of Charles McKinney. Her efforts have been copyright ed and published under the ti tle "Charles McKinney and Re lated Families." The name Charles McKinney is well-known in the tri-county area and a great many people find they are related to this le gendary McKinney who lived near what is known as McKin ney Gap. McKinney attained his"fame?' for having fathered 48 child rei by four wives—who lived under his roof simultaneously. The recently published vol ume is more than a geneology of the McKinney family, be cause it contains many interes ting anecdotes collected by Mrs. Harper through interviews with McKinneys and related fa milies. hi addition to visitiig area cemeteries and consulting U.S. Census records, Mrs. Ha rper's research for this 269 page volume included searching through courthouse records in the tri-county area. In the preface the author acknowledges the fact that mistakes are inevitable in a work of this type and she urges membea of the McKinney line to call errors to her attention and supply her with correct in formation or information that has been excluded. Readers may write Mrs. Harper at. 252 Broadview St., Anaheim, Ca lifornia 92804. In addition to the various McKinney lines, she lists other family names such as B id d i x, Buchanan, Burleson, Greenlee, Dale, Hall, Heffner, Holli - field, Lowery, McFalls,Mace, Self, Sparks, Vance, Wash bum, Wiseman and others. Copies of "Charles McKin ney and Related Families" have been acquired by Avery- Mitchell-Yancey Regional li brary which includes the li braries in Spruce Pin e, Bakers ville, New land and Burnsville. According to Capt. George Downing copies of the volume will soon be available at the Yancey County Country Store. THE YANCEY JOURNAL Box 667 Burnsville, N.C. 28714 Ed Yuzluk—Publisher Carolyn Yuciuk-Editor Pat Lrlggs-Manager Jody Higglns-Assoc. Editor Published Every Thursday By Twin Cities Publishing Co. 2nd Class Postage Paid At Burnsville, N.C. 28714 Thursday, May 10,1973 Number 19 Subscription Rates By Mail In Yancey County One Year *3.12 Six Months -? 2 00 Out of County or State One Year *5.00 Six Months $4.00 Facts On Lightning (Cont'd from page 1) venture outside, unless absolute ly necessary. —Stay away from open doors and windows, fireplaces,radia tors, stoves, metal pipes,sinks, and plug-in electrical appliaros. —Don't use plug-in electri cal equipment like hair dryers, electric toothbrushes, or elec tric razors during the storm. —Don't use the telephone during the storm —lightning may strike telephone lines outside. —Don't take laundry off the clothesline. —Don't work on fences, te lephone or power lines, pipe - lines or structural steel fabri - cation. —Don't use metal objects like fishing rods and golf club& Golfers wearing cleated shoes are particularly good lightning rods. —Don't handle flammable materials in open containers. —Stop tractor work, espe - cially when the tractor is pull ing metal equipment, •'.nd dis mount. Tractors and othe r implements in metallic contact with the ground are often struck by lightning. —Get out of the water and off small boats. —Stay in your automobile if you are traveling. Automo biles offer excellent lightning protection. —Seek shelter in buildings. If no building are available, your best protection is a cave, ditch, canyon, or under head high clumps of trees in open forest glades. —When there is no shelter, avoid the highest object in the area. If only isolated trees are nearby, your best protec - tion is to crouch in the open, keeping twice as far away frem isolated trees as the trees are high. —Avoid hill top*, open spaces, wire fences, metal clothes lines, exposed sheds, and any electrically conduc - tive elevated objects. -When you feel the elec trical charge—if your hair stands on end or your skin tin gles—lightning may be about to strike you. Drop to the ground immediately. Following these safety rules, Tolson concluded, will lessen your chances of being struck. O §S§ -^fmwejrs 1 . 11 Flowers are the way to win Mother’s heart. Select her Wl I favorite (lowers here. We have potted plants or will arrange a beautiful bouqnet, centerpiece, corsage to help yon say "HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY.” RUBY’S FLOWERS W by Vance /fr ACROSS FROM HOLCOMBE BROS. 7 W PHONE £B2-2345 . a 1 Im IP ; aWWi-fc. I mw Wt Jj WUf «' I If i MM itUI JLKj New Beta Club Officers The new Beta Club officers for the 1973-74 school year at East Yancey High School were chosen recently. SusanLaughrun (seated-left) will serve as Resident, and Danny Hughes (standing left) will serve as Vice President. Carol Ray (seated- right) is the new Secretary and Larry Edwards (standing-right) is Treasurer. Beta Club is an honor organization for stu dents who maintain a 90 or above grade average. r imisfep 1 GETS IT ALL TOGETHER WITH j^X^^^TYLES TO MOTHER ON HER DAY SUNDAY MAYl3fh aBB S4oe Stove BURNSVILLE a ARMY STORE “UP I BURNSVILLE PLAZA TRI-CITY PLAZA I WEAVERVILLE Eg : DON’T FORGET MOM! : : ffiOt MOTHERS DAY, J1 i THIS SUNDAY M * MAYI3,h : J GIVE MOM MMETHM6 SWEET J J | J FAMOUS COLOGNES SIMIUU^OLOCNES * ARPEGE A * * CHANEL" 0 5 C * * ESTEE LAUDER srjzz E * * MY SIN ssfi&M. * £ White Shoulders RAF. I * SHAUMAR S - * 4- JOY J , ; * * TABU sSySZ T. * ■ lA N on H su,p i! s mv s *>mV mßm t'JsjSßmfc- * * AND SOMETHING TO WEAR WITH IT * * CHOOSE FROM LARGE SELECTION OF * J FAMOUS BRANDS OF LADIES WEAR AT * * DISCOUNT PRICES. £ * dresses ladies shoes * J SPORTS WEAR BLOUSES J * SHORTS CAPES * * HANDBAGS & MORE * * USE YOUR MASTER CHARGE I BURNSVILLE ' WEAVERVILLE J| ; , ARMY STORE ARMY STORE ANNEX 1 BURNSVILLE PLATA I I OPEN DAILY 9 00-9 • *■ * Th mSSfcello *£xit { g SUNDAY 100 - 6:00 OPEN 9-6 DAILY - FRIDA/9 THE YANCEY JOURNAL MAY 10, 1973 . . Dr. Horner Receives Awards Dr. Jack Horner of Spruce Pine recently received a Selec tive Service Medal and Honor Certificate from President Nixai in grateful recognition of valua ble service contributed to the nation and selective service. Tt was also signed by Governor Holshouser. A Meritorious Ser vice award from State Director McEachren, was also presented to Dr. Homer. [gnoger—aonorTTifv J NOW OPEN 8 MONDAY - FRIDAY 12:00 TO 5:30 M g - 5:30 || ISHOP NOW FOR MOTHER’S DAY AND P y GRADUATION GIFTS WE N ? w HAVE GIFT ce rt| hcates |l Dr. Homer was first appoin ted Medical advisor to Local Board #62, Mitchell County on 1 Sept. 18, 1951 and the Certifi ■ cate of appointment was signed by Gen. Lewis Hershey. He was awarded 5, 10 and 15 year cer tificates of appreciation by three other presidents: Dwight Eisen hower in September 1956; John F. Kennedy in 1961 and Lyndon Johnson in 1966. PAGE 3
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