THE YANCEY JOURNAL
VOL. 2, NO. 43
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I Navy Presents Ship's Bell #
The ship's bell from the destroyer USS Bums was presented last
week by the United States Navy to the Town of Burnsville. The
ship Bums, which saw extensive service in the Pacific in World
War 11, was the second Navy ship to be named for Otway Bums,
for whom the town was also named.
T aking part in the presentation on the town square were (1. to r. )
Major Romie Bums, ret. , great grandson of Capt. Bums, Mayor
James Anglin, J. Ardell Sink, president of the Yancey County
Chamber of Commerce, and Bob L, Jones, Recruiting Officer of
the U.S. Navy office in Asheville.
It is planned to display the bell, which weighs 85 pounds, in
the new Yancey County Library, which will serve as a repository
for material of historical interest relating to Burnsville and Yan
cey County.
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Giant Candy Roaster On Display
Vemle Wilson and John Byrd— two Jack's Creek farmers can celebrate a king-sized Hal
loween this year. Their giant pumpkin (or candy roaster) weighs 212 1/2 pounds. It mea
sures 6 feet 2 inches around at the smallest place with an 8 1/2 foot circumference at the
largest place. If you are interested, take a look at the giant at Deyton Farm Supply where
it is on display. They left one weighing 226 pounds at home. Vemie says this project was
done "in cahoots" with John furnishing seed and know-how and Vemie the soil and water.
h there anyone who can top this record? If sp, please call the County Extension Office.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25,1973
Halloween Safety Rules
May Stop Holiday Tragedy
Apples, cookies,candy, ci
der, and donuts seem to be right
along with the witches, ghosts,
ghouls, and goblins of Hallo
ween . The goodies are treats
—payments in lieu of tricks.
Or are they?
This Wednesday eveningthe
annual pilgrimage begins for
the long anticipated treasures.
Will it be "trick or treat?" or,
trick or treatment? For many
children it is an evening of
great fun and adventure, but
for some it can turn into a
night of tragedy and sorrow.
Each year, far too many
children are injured and killed
Halloween Eve by motorists un
able to see them darting unex
pectedly into the street. Others
are badly burned as their cos
tumes are ignited by flames
from lighted candles and lan
terns. These tragic situations
could be avoided if parents ob
serve rules of good sense and
safety, such as the following
suggested by Liberty Mutual
Insurance Companies.
Use only bright costumes. A
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easily seen by a passing motor
ist than a black-clad witch.
But even brightly clothed child
ren may be hard to distinguish
as the evening darkens so flor
escent strips which would make
High Pastures
To Celebrate
High Pastures is having a
sth birthday and invites the
public to help celebrate and
dedicate the new buildings to
the lord.
November 7 to 11 has been
set aside for ceremonies of
praise, celebration and thanks
giving. The main speaker on
this occasion will be Floy Cox,
pastor of Forest Drive Baptist
Church,Columbia, S.C. He
and his wife, Ruth, are widely
known for the ministry of the
Word, music and praise.
For those who are staying on
the grounds the program will
commence with a 6:00 p. m.
supper on Wednesday, Novem
ber 7, followed by a 7:30 ser
vice which will be open to the
public. Thursday and Friday
evenings will be the same. At
9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, morning ser
vices will be held and are also
open to the public. Thursday
and Friday afternoons there will
be free time to meditate and
communicate with the Lord on
the many hiking trails.
Saturday afternoon at 4:00
p. m. tours will be conducted
for those who have not yet seen
the new buildings. ' Everyone
is invited to these tours, follow
ed by a S: 00 p. m. birthday
buffet supper, complete with
cake. The buildings will be
dedicated at the 7:30 p. m.even
ing service. Sunday morning
at 10:30 guests will partake of
the Lord's Supper. A farewell
dinner will be seryed, to those
who are staying on the grounds.
hr order to plan for the birth
day buffet, those who plan to
attend must make reservations
no later than November 1. The
phone number at High Pastures
is 682-3138.
them even more visible is sug
gested.
You are advised not to al
low children to carry lighted
candles, or lanterns, or any
type of open flame. Many
children have been burned in
past years when tKfeir'fcfostume?
often made of extremely flam
mable material, caught fire.
A flash-light would be easier
to carry, and would also make
crossing the street safer.
Be sure to chaperone all
children who would not normal
ly be allowed outside alone at
night. Younger children should
be out only in the early even
ings. The discreet presence of
an adult can stop a problem sit
uation from developing.
A major problem each Hal
loween is children who have
been cut, drugged, or poisoned.
Apples and cupcakes can have
razors hidden in them. Any
kind of non-commercially
packaged edible can have drugs
or other poisonous ingredimts
added to them. Be very care
ful that gum, candy,and other
snacks are securely wrapped,
ancTQiax the wrapping Has not
been opened and resealed. It
is best to trick or treat in your
neighborhood.
Keep a light on in front of
your house so that there is no
danger of children being injur
ed by walking into objects or
holes they cannot see in the'
dark. If there is a pet in the
household, keep it away from
the door.
Children enjoy putting on
make-up as a part oftheir cos
tume but be careful of what
they use. Cheap make-up can
in many instances cause com
plexion problems for young
sters—or hurt their eyes.
Finally, when your child
goes out for the evening, make
sure you know where he or she
is going and what time he or
she should return.
Halloween can be a real
treat for everyone. One way
to ensure it is to follow these
simple rules of safety. The
result will be an enjoyable and
safe evening for children and
parents alike.
Safety on Halloween is not
a magic act.
Forest Service
Plants Trees
The North Carolina Forest
Service is now taking applica
tions for tree seedling and sign
ing contracts for tree planting
for the coming planting season.
According to County Forest Ran
ger Hensley approximately 100
acres have ijeen contracted for
planting by landowners through
out Yancey County.
The price for planting 538
White Pine trees per acre is
$29.50 for open area and $35.50
for cutover woodland. These
prices include the trees and a
crew to plant them. Also, you
can order White Pine seedlings
for $16.00 per thousand and
plant them yourself.
Interested landowners should
contact Ranger Hensley by
calling 682-2352 or 682-2133
during the day or 682-6346 at
night.
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J. W. Westall Spots A Rack Os Tobacco In The Field
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Curing Racks In The Field Under Temporary Roof
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Housing Tobacco By The Rack Full On The Westall Farm ‘"
Tobacco Harvest Demonstration I
The way we glow tobacco may soon change. As farmers know, growing the crop in the
field is the easy part. The "crunch" comes at harvest time, when many hours of extra
hand labor must be found to cut, transport and house the tobacco. A long-range research
project sponsored by the Mountain Research Station and the Agricultural Extension Service
is now under way here in Yancey County at the Westall farm on Price's Creek. In th i s
experiment, steel racks which hold twenty-eight sticks of tobacco are filled bom the stick J
row. These racks are then handled by a tractor equipped with a front-end loader. In short,
1500 pounds of tobacco may be handled at one time, imtead of one stick at a time.
The steel racks, which*also serve as curing tiers, may either be left in the field under
temporary roofs or stacked under a shed. Either way, the labor required to home an acre
of tobacco can be cut to less than half. The present leas a and transfer regulations now
make it possible to bring a large acreage of tobacco onto one farm. This means that by
mechanization an interested grower can now handle enough tobacco to make a good living
without running into insurmountable labor problems.
The harvesting and curing demonstration is on view at the Westall farm on Prices Creek.
Drive by and take a look. Some of the things being done may fit on your farm.
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