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THE YANCEY JOURNAL VOL. 2, NO. 41 ’IT Rev. Zebedee V. Moss Mrs. Richard Wilson Chamber Os Commerce Met To Discuss Progress Here The Board of Directors ot the Yancey County Chamber of Commerce met at the Town Hall in Burnsville at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th. J. Ardell Sink, President, presided. Routine matters of business were acted upon and commit tee reports were heard. Ben Floyd, Chairman of the Membership Committee, re ported a substantial increase in membership as a result of a recently conducted drive. It is hoped that this number will con tinue to grow. Ic was noted that further pro gress is being made on the Town "face lifting" project, and by spring actual work will begin to change the appearance of our county seat, according to Donald Westall, the project chairman. Continuous efforts are being made to locate physicians for the county. Claude Vess has been named as chairman of the Medical Prospects Committee, and he has some very encour - aging leads at this time. It was voted that the Cham ber take action to assist in re""- locating the dumpsters which were recently removed from highway rights of way.Charles Gillespie was appointed chair man of a committee to work to this end. A team has been named by President Sink to evaluate the •1973 Youth Jamboree and Craft Fair, and a detailed report will appear in the Journal in the near future. Already plans are being made and policies work ed out for next year's eyent by James Byrd and his committee. The officers and directors wish to keep the membership informed as to activities of the Chamber and they have voted to send out a newsletter regu - larly, begnning this week, in an effort to bring all members up to date on happenings and de - velopments for the area. Mem | bers are asked to watch out for Rev. Rudolph M. Wood Mission Rally To Begin In Yancey County Churches Beginning Saturday night, October 13 through Friday nigit October 19, fifteen Baptist Churches in the Yancey Baptist Association will be participat ing in a World Missions Con ference. There will be miss - ionaries representing foreign missions, home missions, and state missions work of the Sou thern Baptist Convention. This will be an opportunity to leam more about mission work 'we this communication. Members of the Chamber of Commerce are not required to attend the monthly meetings of the Board of Directors. How ever, suggestions or recommen dations from members are invi ted and will be welcomed. An annual meeting is held each spiring at which time the members and friends of the Chamber of Commerce come together. At this meeting exhibits from various local or ganizations and agencies are placed on display to demon - strate talent and accomplish - ment. A well planned banquet is served at the annual meeting, progress of the previous year is reviewed, officers are elec - ted, awards are made,scholar ships are presented and an in - teresting program is provided. This special event is always well attended. The Chamber of Commerce and its officers and directors are dedicated to the growth, progress and general betterment of our county. You are invited to become a member of this organization. Chicken Barbecue Because of the tremendous success of the Annual "Labor Day" Chicken Barbecue,held at the Newdale Fire Station, New dale, another Barbecue will be held Saturday, October 13, There's nothing like the taste and aroma of chicken cooking over an open pit. Come and bring the entire family and eat at the Fire House or take it to your home. Large carry out or • ders may be delivered if orders are placed ahead. All plates $2,00. One-half chicken only— SI.OO. Call Willard Crow der or Ray Wyatt to place your orders. Phone numbers ares Wi llard Crowder—67s-4160; Roy Wyatt—67s-<t345. k v ..'. J 9 %■ ijiSf i Jy isl y Jjwd£ HHHHIHH ML—,—_~9HR Rev. James E. Norman supporting. The following missionaries are among those who will be speaking in the various churchs: R ev. Zebedee V. Moss, for - missionary to Zambia, is director of the Bapitist Commu nications Center there. He is a native of Hoke County,N.C. Rev. Moss will be the speaker for the Mission Rally on Satur day night, Qct.i.3 at «dM» Fiagt Bapitist Church. Rev. James E. Norman,home missionary, is a pastoral miss ionary of the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board's Church Extension Department serving as a pastor in Pennsylvania. He has also served several pastor ates in Illinois. Rev. Albert Lamm, state missionary, did Home Mission pioneer work in North Dakota for some time. He is present ly serving at Spring Hope,N.C. Rev. Rudolph Wood, for eign missionary to Belgium, was appointed in 1964. Rev. Wood, is pasfor of an English language Baptist Church in Brussels. H e served in Luxem borg during his first three years in Europe. Mrs. Richard R. Wilson,home missionary, serves at the Rach el Sims Mission in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was appointed in 1966. The morning devotions on WKYK from 9: 15 to 9«30 on October 15-19 will be presen ted by missionaries represent ing the different phases of Sou thern Bapitist mission work. Pastors and members of the following churches extend a cordial invitation to weryone to attend these services; Blue « Rock, Bolen's Creek, Brown's Creek, First Burnsville, West Burnsville, Cane River, Elk Shoal, Fairview, Jack's Creek, Laurel Branch, Mt. Pleasant, Pleasant Grove, Price's Creek, South Estatoe and Young's Cha pel. There will be a nursery available at the Mission Rally on Saturday night. Services will begin each evening at 7t30 p. m. Revival Services Revival services will open October 14, at 7:30 p.m. in The Estatoa Presbyterian Church A former pastor, the Rev. James Mackenzie will be in charge. Rev. Mackenzie is especially good with young people and children, and is extremelywell liked and respected by adults who have heard him spieak. Everyone is cordially invited. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11,1973 Duncan Dies, Founder Os NW Bank Edwin Duncan, Sr,, president of Northwestern Financial Cor poration and chairman of the board of Lowe's Companies,lnc; passed away Sunday morning in The Johns Hopkins Hospital,Bal timore, Maryland. Mr. Duncan, who retired as president of The Northwestern Bank in 1970 began his banking career at The Bank of Sparta in 1925 and served as cashier from 1926 to 1937. Upon the formation of The Northwestern Bank in July, 1937, he was named executive vice president and served in that capacity un til he was elected president in 1958. Mr. Duncan was named president and director of the Northwestern Financial Corpor ation, a one bank holding com- P»*»Y, in August, 1969, and re mained la that position until his death. Mi. Duncan was alsc secretary, chief executive offi cer, and director of Korthwes - tem Finance Company ol North Wilkesboro, trustee of tem Financial Investors of Char lotte, director of Renfro Mills «*d Elovd-S—Eik» —i Contractors, Inc., of Mount Airy, N.C., Brad Ragan, Inc. of Spruce Pine, N.C., Galax Savings and Loan Association , Galax, Va. , and a former dir ector of Holly Farms Poultry Industries, Inc., Wilkesboro. In August, 1971, Mr. Duncan was awarded an honorary Doc tor of Commercial Science de gree by Appalachian State University. Appalachian named a classroom building which houses its College of Education in Duncan's honor in 1965. Active in state and local affairs, Mr. Duncan was a mem ber of the North Carolina Sen ate 1953-55 and 1957-59, for mer member of the North Carolina Banking Commission, and a former trustee of the Grea ter University of North Carolina. He has served a number of jears as chairman of the Industry Di vision of Northwest North Caro lina Development Association, chairman of the Finance Com mittee of the Alleghany County Memorial Hospital, Sparta, N. C., and president of Alleghany Development Corp.,Sparta, Mr. Duncan was a member of the Boards of Visitors of Guil ford College, Montreat-Ander son College, and St. Andrews College. He was a trustee of Appalachian State University and former trustee of University of North Carolina at Charlotte where he was also a member of the Academic Affairs Commit tee. He is currently listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in Finance and In dustry. Mr. Duncan was born in Spar ta, North Carolina on June 25, 1905, to D.C. and Della Wood ruff Duncan. He was a gradu - ate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is survived by his wife, Bessie Lee Wellborn Duncan, of the home; a daughter Mrs. Ernest W. Millet of Greensboro j a son,Edwin Dm can, Jr. ,of Sparta, and five grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 11«00 a.m, Tuesday at the Sparta United Methodist Church Sparta, North Carolina. The family has requested no flowers, Memorials may be made to the Alleghany County Library. ' School Officials Discuss Plans, Progress Members of the Yancey County Board of Education met with two members of the architectural firm of Padgett and Freeman to discuss progress made to date on plans for the new high school. A model contour map was presented by the architects for study by school personnel. The archi - I teds reviewed floor plans and showed slides of various United Fund Campaign Already Taps $5,500; .ecal Directors Are Encouraged By Response Chairman Hazen Ledford of ie Yancey United Fund cam aign reports that contributions f over $5, 500 have already Nat'l School Lunch Week Proclaimed, Parents Invited To Sample Lunch Menu National School Lunch Week ill "happen" across the nation schools, homes and commu nes during the week of Octo r 14-20, 1973. The celebra ’ >n of the School Lunch Week, eated by a Joint Congression-' Resolution to focus attention the role and significance'of - lunch program as an eduea mal, health and economic ■ce across the country, is an nual occurrance tlie second ek in October. The week is an opportunity increase understanding among rents, students, school admi itrators, teachers, and other iividuals of the interrelation- Ips and concerns of farm,gov lment and business. During is time we give recognition School Food Service; we so :it community cooperation d understanding and encour e nutrition education activi - :s. Involvement is the key. All parents and school offi als are cordially invited to 1 Yancey County Schools on ednesday, October 17, 1973 r lunch. The "Universal enu" on that day will be as Hows: Barbecued Beef on Roll luttered Whole kernel Com Popeye Salad folden Cake With Cherry Sauce Milk The North Carolina School od Service is a division with the N.C.Dept.of Public In action, charged with the re- been reported. Never before in the 19 previous campaigns of the local United Appeal has the campaign gotten off to such sponsibility of administering food services in our schools. It must offer nutritionally adequate lunches on a non-profit basis, nutritious breakfasts, free and reduced price meals for child ren as needed; and it must also offer learning experiences con cerning nutrition, food habits, and social graces. The N.C. School Food Ser vice is a southeastern leader in number of nutritionally ade - quate lunches served daily; in number of breakfasts served;airi in the number of free and redu ced price lunches. Adopting the theme that a "hungry child Devils Edge Rebels Here And Polk Squeezes By EY Last Friday, October 5, the Cane River Rebels were at home playing against Spruce Pine Blue Devils. Spruce Pine , scored the first touchdown, and the extra point was blocked to make the score 6-0 at the end of the first quarter. hr the second quarter, the Rebels came back to tie the score 6-6 on a quarterback sneak by Jim Robinson. With time running out in the first half, Cane River scored again on a pass from Jim Robinson to Timmy Parker. The extra point was good, mak ing the score 13-6 at half time. The Blue Devils came back in the last of the third quarter and scored a touchdown. Then they made a 2-noint con*/ersim and disadvantages of various features of the different build ings were discussed. Viewing the contour map are (Lto r.) Larry Hall, president of the Cane River student body; Dan ny,Hughes, president of the East Yancey student body; Charles Hopson, board member; Mike Griffin, East Yan cey Principal; Mike Cox, architect; Mrs. Cara Cox, prin cipal of Cane River; Wade Styles, board member; Ed HwnAer, School Superintendent; and Claude Vess, school ooaid member. i good start. The aim this year, iccording to Ledford, is to close >ut the drive by the end of Oc ober, which will set another cannot leam", recent Federal legislation is designed to eli - minate hunger from the class- TOoro. The intent of this legis lation is to assure financial sup port from state and local gov - emments. Yancey County parents, as well as people all over the na tion, can assist with the objec tives of the School Lunch Pro gram by knowing program needs, by assisting with improvements in the local program, and by supporting State and National legislation to aid School Food Service. to put them ahead 14-13. A Spruce Pine onside kick attempt was successful, with Blue Devils taking over on the Rebel 40 yd. line. Spruce Pine went on to score on a touchdown pass and made the score 20-13. After another Blue Devil touchdown, Russell Shepherd picked up a fumble and- scored for the Re bels to make the score 27-19. With the game almost over, Spruce Pine scored again,mak ing the final score 33-19* ★ ★ Friday r ght the East Yan- j cey Panthers traveled to Polk Central for on inter-conference game. The Panthers were • | beaten by the Rebels 39-0. 10* record for the UF. Giant thermometers showing progress toward achieving the $14,988 campaign goal have been erected on the Burnsville town square. Also in next weekV Yancey Journal will appear the names of individuals and organ izations qualifying for the 1973 Honor Roll. Agencies and busi nesses where all personnel con tribute to the UF campaign achieve the distinction, as well as contributors of SIOO or more. Directors of the campaign are particularly gratified that the suggested contribution of ■■ a Half day's pay has beenwide ly accepted as a fair share donation. A number of organizations not previously mentioned,have volunteered to assist in the cam paign. Among these are the Jaycees and the Lions. Copies of the 1973 budget which have bean widely distri buted, list a N.C.United "Pack age" as being included for $1,338. Lacking . further ex planation, this item has raised some question. The local bud get committee included this "package", as it has for all pre vious campaigns, believing that it represents eminently worthy causes, which both directly and indirectly benefit our County. Included in the package are six North Carolina and four na tional agencies, which a respon sible state budget committee has vouched for after careful ' H I. .re.