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-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.