THE YANCEY JOURNAL
VOL. 2, NO. 37
Town Election Scheduled For November;
Registration Procedure Laws Changed
The recently appointed Burns
ville board of elections has an
nounced that the regular bi-an
nual election of mayor and two
commissioneis will be held in
the town hall on Tuesday, the
6th of November.
This is the first town election
to be held under the new North
Carolina statutes adopted by
the 1971 General Assembly. In
Damages, Minor Injuries
From Traffic Accidents
Two traffic accidents occurr
ed over the weekend in the
Burnsville area, resulting in some
property damage but no serious
personal injury.
At 8 p. m. Saturday night, a
two-vehicle accident occurred
one mile east of Burnsville on
Highway 19E in front of the Am
berjack Restaurant. The driver
of one of the two cars involved,
Carl Eugene Grindstaff of Pen
land, N.C. , was operating a
1965 Chevrolet which sustained
approximately $600.00 in da
mages. Mr. Grindstaff was not
injured. A passenger in the car,
Pearl Eniz Grindstaff, age 52,
was only slightly injured.
Randy Scott Kanipe of Rt. 1,
Bob Young
Young Joins
Dealership
Joe Young, president of Joe
Young Ford, Inc., has announ
ced the appointment of Bob
Young as Executive Vice Presi
dent of the local Ford dealer -
ship. Bob Young grew up in
Yancey County, attended Tip
ton Hill School and graduated
from Micaville High School.
He also attended Brevard Col
lege and East Carolina Univer -
sity. He and his family have
now moved to Burnsville and re
side on Robertson Street.
Bob Young's background in
the automobile business include
more than 20 years as a Chevro
let dealer in Eastern North Car
olina. He has also been quite
active in civic and community
affairs over the years. Bob has
expressed pleasure in this oppor
tunity to return to his home
town to live and in joining the
local dealership says he hopes
to expand the organization with
new and better services. He
says he is looking forward to re
newing old friendships and in
vites folks to come by and meet
, him at Joe Young Ford, Inc.
a number of respects the proce
dures for holding the election
A'
differ from those which applied
heretofore. Whereas in the past
the town board condrcted the
elections, under the new proce
dure, the election is conducted
by a three-man board appointed
to serve two year terms by the
town governing body.
The recently appointed elec-
Bakersville was operating the
other vehicle involved in the
accident, a 1972 Datsun,which
also received approximately
$600.00 in damages. He was
not injured and was charged with
following too closely. Trooper
E. K. Bumgardnef was the inves
tigating officer.
At 10:30 Saturday morning, a
two-vehicle accident occurred
one-tenth of a mile south of
Burnsville on Highway 19E. Mr.
James William Mitchell of 26
Highland Street, Asheville was o
operating a tractor-trailer that
received only slight damages—
the driver was not injured. Ottis
Hudgins of Route 2, Burnsville,
was operating a 1966 Ford < that
received SIOO.OO in damages.
There were six occupants in the
car, all of whom were injured,
but not seriously.
The driver of the tractor
trailer, James Mitchell, was
charged with improper brakes.
Trooper A. T. Morrison of the
North Carolina State Highway
Patrol, was the investigating of
ficer in this case. »
Yancey C of C
Mooting Hold
The Board of Directors of
Yancey County Chamber of
Commerce met at First Citizens
Bank in Burnsville on September
6 at 7:30 p. m.
At this meeting progress re
ports were given by various com
mittees and these reports indi -
cate that much work is going
on in an effort to attract indus
try into the area.
Prospects are very good that
additional physicians will soon
be brought to Yancey County.
Interviews are being conducted
by President Ardell Sink and
others, and it is believed that
in the near future announce
ments will be made concerning
results.
Plans are progressing rapidly
on the town "face lifting" pro
ject and final details are being
worked out by the committee
in charge.
James Byrd, Craft Fair and
Youth Janiboree Coordinator,
reported that the 1973 festival
had more participants, larger
attendance, and greater pro
ceeds than any previous year,
A Chamber of Commerce
membership drive will soon be
conducted by the directors.
Please join this group of progres
sive citizens who are wo iking di
ligently to make our Yancey
County an even better place in
which to live.
tion board consists of Phillip
Westall, chairman, Linda Edge,
secretary, and Kenneth Hilliard.
This board, in turn, has appoint
ed Muriel Cooper as Registrar
for the forthcoming election.
Although a new registration
is not being required, several
important changes affecting re
gistration have been made by
the new statutes. Heretofore
registration for the town has
been entirely independent of
that for the county— the latter
registration qualifying voters
for state and federal elections.
Now the registration books for
town and county must be in
complete agreement. To vote
in a town election a voter must
also be registered on the county
books, and vice versa.
To meet this requirement,
the town election board is send
ing out letters to all those now
registered on the town books
who are not also on the county
books, notifying them they must
register at the county registra -
tion office located in the Court
house. Failure to comply will
forfeit the citizen's right to vote
in either town or county election.
} New Burnsville residents, or
others who have not previously
registered, may register up to
October 8 on Monday, Wednes -
day or Friday mornings at the
office of the County Board of
Elections located in the Court
house. This one registration
will suffice to put the voter's
name on both the county and
town lists. Registration for the
town election may also be done
at the town hall at any time dur
ing office hours, up to the Oc
tober 8 deadline.
Candidates for town mayor
and commissioners may file with
the town board of elections at
their office at the town hall be
tween noon on September 14
and noon on October 12. The
required forms for filing are
available at the town office,and
the filing fee has been set by
the town board at $lO. This is
the minimum fee permitted un
der the new statutes. Hereto -
fore no filing fee has been re
quired for town elections.
This will be the first year
that a Burnsville town election
has been held in the fall, and
because of this change from the
previous May elections, the pre
sent town board is serving five
extra months over the regular
two year term of office.
Mallonee To
Visit Here
Tom L. Mallonee, 11th Co
ngressional District Assistant to
Congressman Roy A. Taylor, is
now making scheduled visits to
the county seats and other sec
tions of the counties.
On Tuesday, October 2, he
will be at the Yancey County
Courthouse, Burnsville, from
IKK) to 2ioo p. m. and at the
Town Hall, Spruce Pine, from
3ioo to 4«00 p. m.
Any person who has plans or
official business pertaining to
Congressional matters to be dis
cussed is invited to meet with
Mr. Mallonee at the above
specified tines.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,1973
Rep. Roy Taylor, Dr. J. B. Hilmon, Senator Jesse Helms
Research Program Set Up
To Study Tree Growth
Senator Jesse Helms and Con
gress man Roy T aylor announced
recently that a new research
program by the Forest Service,
U.S. Department of Agricul -
ture, to discover ways for in
creasing forest production in the
eastern United States has been
established in Asheville.
He said the program is being
designed to investigate the bio
logical potential for added tree
growth in the East. Selected
to head up this new research
project is Dr. Stephen G.Boyce,
currently Director of the Forest
Service's Southeastern Forest Ex
periment Station at Asheville.
Senator Helms said Dr. Boyce
was named because of his re
search achievements in forest
ecology.
At the same time, Senator
Helms pointed out that the head
quarters site for the research
work unit was located at Ashe
ville because it is in the heart
of eastern hardwood forests and
is close to major university and
Forest Service research labora -
tories. He said the project was
prompted by the increasing
squeeze on timber supplies as
the raw material for wood pro
ducts. "There is a growing
shortage of newsprint and print
ing papers," he said. "Hardvrcod
factory lumber is in short sup
ply and is limiting operations of
the large furniture industry of
North Carolina. The limited
supply of pine luni> er and ply
wood have forced up costs of
these materials in horsing,"
he added.
"For this reason," he said,
"efforts to increase supplies
must be concentrated in those
Registration
Is Completed
Mayland Technical Institute
completed registration for the
fall quarter on Wednesday,Sep
tember 5 with an enrollment of
129 in day classes and 83 in
night classes for a total of 212
students. Last year the enroll
ment was 57, but did not in
clude night classes which did
not begin until the spring quar
ter. The enrollment includes
students from the countie* of
Avefy, Mitchell and Yancey.
areas and on those species which
promise the greatest biological
for increased produc -
ticm. "
This Forest Service project,
he continued, will be designed
to establish a scientific base for
policy decisions and action pro
grams by the Forest Service,the
states, forest industries and otter
forest owners. It will seek to
identify areas and soils on which
intensive culture for timber can
be conducted without damage
to the wildlife, recreational and
esthetic values. With this know
ledge, cultural practices can be
applied to increase timber sup
plies while freeing many acres
of land for other tses and other
benefits.
Dr. Boyce, who will head
the project, is a native North
Carolinian. Born at Ansonville,
he went on to earn three degres
at North Carolina State Univer
sity—a bachelor's degree in
1949 and a master's degree in
1951, both in forestry, and a
doctorate in plant ecology in
1 953. He was the recipient of
one' of the first Distinguished
Alumni Awards from the facul
ty of the School of Forest Re
sources there in 1970.
In 1957, after four years on
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Bookmobile
Schedule
The Avery-Mitehell-Yancey
Regional Library bookmobile
will be visiting the following
persons or residences on the Bu
sick and Celo run in Yancey on
Thursday, September 20, 1973 t
Hattie Robinson, Evelyn Biddix,
Doris Buchanan, Betty Elliott,
Melvin Haney, Judy Bartlette,
Jean Bartlette, Genevie Autrey,
Virginia Harrison, Mrs. R. S.Bal
lew, Mary Jane Ballew, J. L,
Patton, Arrae Gibbs, Margaret
Gouge, Mrs. A,F, Simmons,
Alice Early, Maybelle Presnell,
Belle Phillips.
Anyone else who lives close
to these people and who wishes
to have bookmobile service,
please contact Mrs. Barbara Dup
kosld after 4 p.m. on Tuesday,
Wednesday or Thursday at 765-
4673.
Budget Committee Sets 1973 UF Goal,
Plans Kick-Off Breakfast For Saturday
With a budget goal cf
$14,988 adopted last week by
a representative committee of
Yancey County citizens, the
Yancey United Fund is set to
kick off its 19th annual cam
paign this coming Saturday to
raise funds to support a score
of non-profit agencies that
serve to improve life in our
county.
The budget committee
held a long session last Thurs
day at which requests from all
agencies desiring to be inclu
ded in the united appeal were
reviewed. The budget finally
adopted is shown, together
with explanatory comments
contributed by a spokesman
for the budget committee.
A strong team of volun -
teer workers, headed by Chair
man Hazen Ledford is being
enlisted to conduct the cam
paign. The action starts on
Saturday, at 8:00 a. m. at a
kick- off breakfast at the Burns
ville Methodist Church. The
Methodist Men's regular month
ly Sunday morning breakfast,
scheduled originally for this
coming Sunday, is being held
a day early to combine it with
the United Appeal breakfast.
Faced with the sizeable bud
get goal to be raised this year
the campaign directors recog -
nize the importance of a hard
working team as well as the
necessity of a well planned and
organized campaign effort. This
week is being devoted by Chair
man Ledford to getting the or
ganization into shape. He aim%
particularly, to get the drive
started promptly, and as prompt
ly terminated before the begin
ning of November.
As in previous years, it is
planned to give special recog
nition to those making outstand
ing contributions, by publish -
ing an honor roll. A "Century
Club" will be publicized, as was
done last year, consisting of
those contributing from SIOO
to S2OO. Also last year, a
list of "UF Patrons" was honor
ed, composed of those giving
upwards of S2OO. This year
it is planned to extend the re
cognition to a category of the
highest contributors, to include
the larger business organiza -
tions, and hopefully others who
may make specially generous
contributions.
In line with a practice
followed by many other united
appeals, advance solicitation
is being undertaken before the
formal opening of the drive on
Saturday. The aim is to start
things off at the Satuday break
fast with a backlog of contri -
buttons that will give the drive
momentum.
Special emphasis this year
is to be ;given to an appeal
for contributions of a half day's
pay. The budget committee
after their careful review of
the many benefits to be deriv
ed from the money raised, felt
strongly that the half day's pay
was a very reasonable indivi -
dual contribution for the cam
paign to aim at. If there is
wide acceptance of this mea
sure of reasonable giving, the
budget goal can be read ily
attained.
1973 UF BUDGET
4-H Clubs $750
Community Development 400
Orthopedic Clinic 300
Red Cross 3,500
Boy Scouts 3,900
Girl Scouts 2,200
Emergency Medical 200
Library 400
Blind and Sight
Conservation 200
Yancey Mental Health 1, 200
Revolving Loan Fund 400
N.C.United "Package" 1,338
Administration 200
Total: $14,988
Although this is the larg
est budget in the 19 year his
tory of the Yancey United Fund,
the increase is believed by the
Budget Committee to be no
more than can be accounted
for by inflation. An addition
al factor justifying the increase
is the prevailing high level of
business activity and employ
ment, which suggest the comi
ty's capacity to afford the be
nefits to be derived from the
Counties Consolidated Into
District Health Department
Yancey County has joined
Watauga, Alleghany,Ashe and
Mitchell counties to form the
Appalachian District Health
Department with headquarters
in Boone, North Carolina.
Mr, E. Stanley Hunter has
been named Area Director. He
comes to the department from.
Cary, N.C. where he was em
ployed for the past year as spe
cial assistant to the Assistant
State Health Director, N.C.
»tate Board of Health. While
there, Hunter was responsible
for developing and establishing
a statewide training system for
public health employees.
Prior to his position with the
State Board of Health, he spent
fifteen years with the Center for
Disease Control in Atlanta, Ga..
The last position he held with
this agency was that of Assistant
Director of Operations, Train
ing Program.
Hunter received his A.B.de
gree from Emery University,
Decatur, Ga. and was Phi Beta
Kappa. He received hisM.P.H,
in Health Administration at the
School of Public Health at the
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill.
He served with the U.S. Air
Force for nine years between
1942 and 1953.
Hunter and his wife have two
daughters, and the family will
reside in the Vilas Community
of Watauga County.
Members of the Board of
Health and the Health Depart -
meat staff are pleased to have
someone with Hunter's qualifi
cations and experience as the
director of the District Health
Department.
The consolidation into the
Appalachian District Health De
partmeK of Alleghany, Ashe,
Watauga, Mitchell, and now
Yancey County will enable these
five counties to receive a sub
stantial share of two million
dollars appropriated for the for
mation of district health depart
ments by the last General As
sembly. Without the consolida
tion with other counties these
additional State funds would not
have been available to single
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budget as adopted.
Most of the budget items
are fairly self-explanatoiy, al
though a few may need clarifi
cation. The N.C. United
"Package" includes Yancey
County's fair share of support
for a group of agencies financed
jointly by all united funds in the
state. Among these are the USC
which serves those in military
service with recreation aid other
benefits, the principal adoption
agency in the state, a Florence
Crittenton Home, and Medical
Research at Bowman Gray . and
Duke. Those comprising the
committee who drew up the
United Fund budget this year
were Mack B. Ray, Dr. Garland
Wampler, Mrs. Cara Cox, Tom
Storie, Charles Gillespie, Mrs.
Ruby Smith, Jack Kelly, Edgar
Hunter, John Martin, Carlyle
Bledsoe, Hazen Ledford and
Bob Helmle.
county units. Small counties
have been unable to provide ex
panded public health services to
their people because of limited
funds, therefore, it is the belief
of the local governing bodies
that the formation of the Dis
trict Health Department will
greatly benefit the people in
each individual county.
Efforts are now underway to
assemble a public health team,
to consist of public health nur
ses, sanitarians, aides and cler
ical staff, to deliver health
services to the people of Yan -
cey County. To date one sani
tarian has bean added to the
former staff. Keith Mas t ers
has been appointed Sanitarian
Supervisor and will be in charge
of Environmental Health Pro
grams in Mitchell and Yancey
Counties. One registered nurse
has been added to the staff and
recruitment is now underway
for an additional sanitarian to
be shared with Mitchell County,
a registered nurse, a part-time
typist, and one aide.
This team, under the direc
tion of Mr. E. Stanley Hunter,
will be this area's public health
unit. It is Mr. Hunter's belief
that with concentrated effort on
the part of all, it can be one of
the strongest and most capable
units in the State.
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