THE YANCEY JOURNAL
Vol. 3, NO. 5
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Extension Homemakers County Council Members Attend Covered-Dish Luncheon, Business Meeting
Body Os Accident Victim Found In Cane River
Following All-Night Search By Rescue Teams
Members of the Yancey
County Sheriff's Department,
North Carolina Emergency Ra
dio Patrol, Burnsville Volunteer
Fire Department and Spruce
Pine and Burnsville Rescue
Squads searched Cane River
all night Saturday before find -
ing the body of a 25-year- old
Burnsville woman almost four
teen hours after the car in which
she was riding crashed into the
river.
T he body of Mrs. Jeanette
Silver King of Route 4, Burns
ville, was recovered at about
9:15 a.m. Sunday and was idem
tified by Trooper E. K. Bum
garner of the State Hi ghw ay
Patrol.
The body of Mrs. King was
found 1. 6 miles downstream
from the scene of the accident
on U. S. 19W, according to
Bumgarner. The victim's body
was found partially out of the
water on two rocks in the river.
The accident occurred about
7:45 p. m. Saturday during a
heavy rain, the State Highway
Patrolman said. According to
the trooper, the vehicle driven
by Kenneth Lee Robinson, 22,
of Route 1, Green Mountain
apparently swerved to avoid an
obstruction and plunged down
an embankment on the left side
of the highway.
Mrs. King was thrown from
the car, Bumgarner said. Ro
Mrs. Ruby Smith Presents Certificate To Carl Erickson
binson was taken to Yancey Hos
pital in Burnsville where he was
listed in satisfactory condition.
In addition, two other pas -
sengers in the car sustained mi
nor injuries. They are Wanda
Higgins, 20, of Route I,Relief
and Kenneth Lee Yarborough,
21, of Route 2, Burnsville. Both
were treated and released from
Yancey Hospital.
Bumgarner said that none of
the survivors was able to accur
ately recall the circumstances
of the accident, but that he
anticipated filing no charges.
Bumgarner and Trooper W.J.
Stallings initiated the search
for Mrs. King immediately af
ter anriving on the wreck scene,
the State Highway Patrol said.
Bumgarner said it appeared
that only Mrs. King was thrown
Nate Os
Thanks
The North Carolina Radio
Patrol and Emergency Service
would like to extend their
thanks and appreciation to
those who participated in the
search for the body of Jean
ette Silver King.
We would also like to ex
tend our appreciation to those
who brought food and coffee.
—Jay Laws, Captain
Yancey County Unit
3URNSVILLE, N.C. 28714
from the vehicle and that the
survivors made their way from
the car to the river bank after
the accident.
Surviving Mrs. King are one
son, Ernest King; the parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Carter Silver of
Burnsville Route 4; one sister,
Mrs. Charlie Briggs of Burns -
ville, Route 4; the maternal
Retired Couple Honored
For Community Service
On the last day cf Decern -
ber 1973, the Valley of The
Moon Family Care Home was
officially closed due to the re
tirement of the operators, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Erickson.
The home started in 1939
when Mr. and Mrs. Erickson
moved to Celo Community
from Madison, Tennessee where
they both had taken nurses train
ing as well as dietary training.
Dr. E. A. Morgan was looking
for someone to open a tourist
home in the community and :
through "friends of friends", the
Ericksons heard about their fu
ture home. Upon buying the
home, the Ericksons decided to
open a family care home in -
stead of a tourist home as ori
kginally planned. As Mr. Eric
grandmother, Mrs. John Mc'Ails
ter. Funeral services were held
Tuesday, January 29 at 2 p. m.
in the Elk Shoal Union Church.
Revs. Burgess Shelton and Fur- *
man J. Rogers officiated and
burial was in the Edwards Cfeme
tery.
Mrs. King was an employee
of Blue Bell Textiles, Micaville.
says, they both "enjoyed elder
ly people and wanted to help
them. "
When the home first opened
it had only two residents. From
1941 to 1942 Dr. Brownsburger
held a free community clinic
at the home and the Ericksons
assisted in the treatments.
Through the years the Erick
sons have maintained a warm
homey atmosphere for many
elderly and disabled citizens
from this and surrounding coun
ties in the area.
The Yancey County Depart
ment of Social Services cele
brated the home's thirty fourth
anniversary with a reception on
Sunday, January 27, from 2 to
4 o'clock at the First Presby -
terian Church. A certificate
was presented to the Ericksons
for their service to the commu
nity through the operation of
the home. All friends and fa
mily as well as fellow operator!;
of rest homes and family care
homes were invited.
'
Organ Recital
In Burnsville
At Bioo p. m. on Tuesday, j
* February sth, Schuyler W. Ro- !
binson of Wa'Ten Wilson Col
lege will play the music of
Bach and other composers on
the beautiful organ of the First
Baptist Church, Burnsville.
Mr. Robinson is a new member
of the Board of Music in the
Mountains, and this will be
his first visit to Burnsville.
Those who heard Marilyn
Keiser a year ago will be in -
terested that she and Mr. Ro
(Cont'd on page 2)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31,1974
Homemakers
Council Met
The Extension Homemakers
County Council met January 22
at the home of Mrs* Annie Ben
nett, County Music and Cultur
al Chairman. A covered dish
luncheon preceded the business
meeting which was conducted
by Mi's. Pauline Lawhem, Coun
cil President. Twelve officers
and County Program of Work
Chairmen attended.
R eparts of projects planned
for 1974 were shared by Club
Residents. These include spon
sorship of 4-H clubs and Expan
ded Nutrition Youth groups,
Scholarships to 4-H Camp,Spom
soring child a c Western North
Carolina Center, Assistance to
Mental Health Day Activities
program, Special interest work
shops, Membership drives and
services to aged.
Mrs. Lawhem reported on
the Executive Board Meeting of
the N.C. Extension Homemak
ers Association which she atten
ded in Raleigh on January 15
and 16.
A discussion followed on
"Our Concerns for 1974". Three
points were adopted by the
Council as a means of strengths
ening the Extension Homemak
ers Program as follows; (1) Ac
tive Council and Club officers
who are willing to carry out
responsibilities of office; (2)
Active County Program of Work
Chairmen who will train Club
Chairmen to carry out program
at local level; and (3) Greater
involvement of total member
ship in club projects, special
interest workshops and educa -
tional tours,etc.
Council officers attending
>n addition to Mrs,Lawhemwwe
Lydia Deyton, Ist Vice Chair
man and President Brush Creek
Club; Ora Lee Hopson, 2nd Vice
Chairman and Family
Annie Bennett, Cultural Arts;
Harmie Briggs, Education;Mary
Gillespie, Home Economics;
Louise Blair, International; Mar
tha Priesmeyer, President, the
Burnsville Club; Mary Lillian
Towe, President Happy Home
makers Club; and Mary M. Dey
ton and Patsy Fleming, Exten -
sion Agents.
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Wesbco Telephone Company hosted a successful "Open
House" last Saturday and Sunday when many Y' ey Couij
tians showed up between 1:00 and 6:00 p.m. on . , edays
to see what makes a telephone work. Behind the Sc. ..
tours were conducted on both days with a special slide pre-
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Ben Floyd, Viola Edwards Receive Certificates; Tony Eubanks (center) Was Speaker
Awards Given, Appreciation Expressed
At Yancey 4-H Achievement Night
The Yancey County 4-H
Achievement Night was held
January 21st at Higgins United
Methodist Church. Tony Eu
banks, special speaker for the
evening, spoke on "The Ameri
can Farmer". Lisa Deyton
from the Green fountain 4-H
Club provided entertainment
for the meeting.
The following awards were
given to outstanding 4-H'ers:
Achievement- - Peggy Mc-
Quade, Melinda Treadway,Vic
tor Adkins, Susan Wilson.
Agricultural- - Bobby
Jerry Craine, Darrell Woodby,
Steve Gortney,
Bicycle Care 8 Safety—Stor
my Honeycutt.
Clothing—Melinda Tread -
; way.
Dog Care 8 Training— Peg
gy McQuade.
Dress Revue Winner--Janet
u Treadway and Russell Wilson.
Foods 8 Nutrition— Stormy
Honeycutt.
Leadership)--Debbie Miller,
_ Janet Treadway and Marvin
Hensley.
"I Dare You Award"—Mar-
vin Hensley and Debbie Miller.
Club of the Year Award —
Bee Log Club.
The following businesses
and organizations were presen
ted certificates in appreciation
of their support to the 4-H Pro
gram during the past years Glen
Raven Mill, The Northwestern
Bank, Burnsville Hosiery Mill,
Wilson Elected To Board Os
WNC Development Assoc.
Vemie Wilson of Burnsville
has been elected to the board
of directors of the Western
North Carolina Development
Association representing Yancey
County. The election took
place at the annual meeting of
the 18-county area and com -
munity development associa -
tiou in Asheville. John W.
Erichson, general manager of
Gerber Products Company’ at
Skyland was reelected president
of the organization.
The development associa -
scntataon featuring the company's Western North Carolina
service area. Visitors saw the most modem telephone
equipment handling routine local calls, and attendants #
stationed throughout the building explained details of the y
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First- Citizens Bank, Ye Ole
Fabric Shop, Viola Edward's
F- aric Shop, Higgard & Jarrett
fabric Shop, Tlie Burnsville
Extension Homemakeri Club,
Extension Homemi&eiV County
Council, Deyton Farm Supply,
Employees of Hickory Springs
Manufacturing Co., The Yan
cey Journal, and WKYK.
tion, which operated for many
years as the Asheville Agricul
tural Development Council, is
a self-help program concerned
with rural development and ag
ricultural promotion in the wes
tern counties. Its operation
and programs are based on a
partnership involving the rural
people, agricultural agencies,
business and local governments
in the counties. It is financed
by the comities and the City
of Asheville.