THE YANCEY JOPBNAL OCTOBER 17, \fM PAGE 2 /K V\wpSt&ic u ? / 1 Dial 682-2146 Burnsville.N.C iSr AMP OTHtt fHASMACr COMMINM IBEALTH (ft NEWS ■ l\ / Charles Gillespie, Jr., Mike Eudy, -A- ,V^—fflSkJ and Ferril McC-urry Tender Loving Care Do you know a lonely, withdrawn person who “tunes out” society, friends, o: people in general? Or, one who seems to have a deep need to simply love but apparently not the means by which to ex- press such an emotion? jM+Ji Rlifl |||| I If you do, a recent study per formed at Ohio State by Dr. ''[ijlfe— Samuel Corson may offer a solu- ||| /Jm i tion. In what he terms, “pet-fa- j| g| ! ciiitated psychotherapy,” Dr. 1 Jill ml liwC^w.iillnnililii Corson is reported to have “introduced” dogs to patients who had failed to respond to any previous psychiatric treatment. , The result proved again that the dog is man s best friend. All patients in this study improved and began to communicate more openly with other people .... Who knows, in the future we may begin filling prescriptions from your doctor which read: “One Pooch. Take with TLC!” We try to give you the best Prescription Service at the Lowest Possible Price. Always Feel Free to Call Us. r? sudafed iGillettej^^lll I SUOaTBu I _ I ■ni |trac[b | ■ s $p | I s s9* | I USTERINE I TRAC IT d I .‘."S RAZOR a D ill I 111 I JOHNS °ro™» T °°™*« TE I H SI II UU I 70Z 25 gd I |jri| | suspension || 1 til rZ D MaaloX I !|| j| C SHAMP °° I , I I ■ | II ) POLLARD’S 1 Drug Store H y Phone 682-2146 Burnsville New Cy Jordan Realty Office The office of Cy Jordan Realty-Realtor moved recently from a mobile unit in Banks Family Square Shopping Center on 19E Bypass to a new location right next to the Post Office on the Town Square In Burnsville. The custom-built mobile office unit with a rustic facade of weathered boards, blends well and inconspicuously with its surroundings. The Cy Jordan staff of Real Estate Brokers includes Cy himself, Wanda Proffitt, George Downing and Everette L. Dillingham. Autograph Party Slated Here [Cont’d from page 1] look at mountain folk, and one that will be enjoyed by the mountain people themselves. “This Proud Land-The Blue Ridge Mountains” by John Foster West and Bruce Roberts, has just been re leased. The book will be out Wednesday and the authors will bring it with them. They will autograph their other books as well. Last but not least, “The Blue Ridge Parkway” by Harley E. Jolley, a book which tells the total Parkway story, will be autographed by its author at the Country Store. So the Downings invite everyone to enjoy the beauty of Autumn and the privilege of meeting in person these fascinating authors. If you can’t make it, order your autographed copy of whatever book you want from the Yancey County Country Store. Call 682-3779 for information on cost, tax and mailing. Also featured at the Yancey County Country Store, at noon on October 19, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wilson of Prices Creek in Yancey County, will have their prize team of thoroughbred Belgian MOONSHINE MTN Has 11/2 Acre Lake Mt. Wilderness Civil Air Patrol will meet every Monday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Mountain Wilderness Office, Pen sacola, N.C. Anyone in terested in joining this group will be welcome to attend any Monday night meeting. All visitors are welcome. What are you going to do with your money? Although there are many investments you could make - stocks, bonds, real estate times are a bit uncertain. So a 7 1/4% Certificate of Deposit from Northwestern looks espe cially good. Only $3,000 minimum deposit, four year maturity. Northwestern has other investment programs, too. And our savjngs rates are the highest in history— the highest allowed by tew. Save your money at Northwestern. Federal law and regulation prohibit payment of a time deposit prior to maturity unless three months of the interest thereon is forfeited and interest on the amount withdrawn is reduced to the passbook rate. •. THE NORTHWESTERN BANK J % V. 1 ? ,/... Vi, x a., ' si I f; tmmiv ill 1 \ r ( Draft Horses with a covered wagon on exhibit. The team of matched three-year-old hor ses will each weigh over 1,500 pounds. The Wilsons also have a one-year-old Belgian bred colt who, in time, will be at stud for people wanting to breed heavy draft horses. Make plans to be at the Country Store on Saturday. October 19. Everyone is welcome. Stebbins To Speak On P.E.T. On Wednesday, October 23, at 7:30 p.m., Mr. James Stebbins of Asheville will present an introduction to Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T.) in the meeting room of the Spruce Pine Library. This will be an opportunity for area people to see if they would like to enroll in a course in P.E.T& to be offered with the cooperation cf Mayland Technical Institute. P.E.T. teaches adults how to be better parents. Most parents wish they could do a better job raising their child ren. They wish there was a way to better deal with the tensions and conflicts which come up in a family. Oftentimes in parent-child confrontations no one wins. Both feel bad afterwards. Mr. Stebbins is an experi enced Parent Effectiveness Training teacher and will show a film and answer questions concerning P.E.T. at the meeting October 23. ‘Count The Children’ Drive [Cont’d from page 1] state, friends of handicapped children and educators to bring them in, to extend a hand to them, and to welcome them to fi place wherethey haven’t often been welcome before-the schools and public education. The “Count the Children” Drive will be held for a very brief time, October 21 thru 26, and in these few days many people will be working in Yancey County and through out the entire state to register every “handicapped” child. This term includes children (not in school) who have hearing loss, speech defects, visual impairment or blind ness, emotionally troubled children, mentally handicap ped children, autistic children and hospitalized, homebound or multiple handicapped children. Children who are physically .handicapped in clude those who have epilep sy, heart trouble, or cerebral palsy if they are not in school. The drive will attempt to “COUNT THE CHILDREN” CENSUS REGISTRATION FORM [See page 1 for information] NAME OF PERSON REPORTING AND RELATIONSHIP TO CHILD: NAME OF CHILD AGE BIRTHDATE SEX: M F PARENT/GUARDIAN G/P ADDRESS AND PHONE PRESENT STATUS OF CHILD 0-21 YEARS [Underline one in A and one in B] A. 1. Not presented for public day school 2. Excluded from public day school 3. On waiting list for [program] B. 1. Receiving homebound instruction 2. In approved private program 3. In detention home 4. Dropped out of school 5. Graduated from public day school 6. Employed in community 7. In continuing education program 8. In sheltered workshop 9. In out-of-state program 10. At home 11. Withdrawn from school 12. Receiving services from [agency] SPECIAL NEEDS [Underline one] 1. Hearing-deaf, hearing impaired 2. Speech 3. Vision-blind, visually Impaired 4. Physically Handicapped [includes Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, Heart Trouble] 5. Emotionally Troubled 6. Mentally Handicapped-educable, trainable, profound, functiomJly retarded] 7. Gifted and Talented 8. Autistic 9. Hospitalized 10. Homebound [chronic illness & other] 11. Pregnant School Age Girl [Under 18 yrs. only] 12. Socially Maladjusted [declared dellnq. by judge] 13. Multiple Handicapped RETURN FORM TO SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Drawer 218, Burnsville, N.C. 28714 register youngsters who ere socially maladjusted, if they have been declared disturbed or delinquent by a judge and are not going to school. In all cases, confidentiality is the keynote. Parents need not fear that their child or children will be stigmatized or will have any “labels” at tached to their handicapped child. All information on the special forms which must be filled out will be kept in the office of the Board of Education and all information passed on to the state refers to the child only by numbers which reflect the child’s disability. Registration will take place at local schools begining October 21. In addition, a form is included elsewhere in this edition of the Journal which a parent or other person may fill out and send dire'.tly to the office of the Superintendent of Schools, Drawer 218, Burnsville, N.C. The local number to call for information regarding this program is 682-6101. In addition, there is an informa tion “hotline” which ha' a toll-free number 1-800-662- 7950. All data collected will be analyzed during November and a report will be submitted to the next General Assembly v in January. “It is important for the parents of children with special needs to realize that the Equal Educational Oppor tunities Act means that now school doors will be opening for their children,” stated Miss Kunzweiler. The Con stitution of North Carolina mandates that their children mr be treated equally, she added and it is only fair that these parents have their share of the tax dollar spent for education and services for their children. The “Count The Children” Drive in Yancey County is for any child or youth, 0-21 years of age, who is not in school because of a special need which has not yet been met. Red Cross Classes Slated BY ASHTON CHAPMAN Earl C. Van Hom of Altamont and Spruce Pine, Chapter Chairman of the Mayland Red Cross Chapter which serves Mitchell, Avery and Yancey Counties, has announced that South-East ern Directors from Red Cross Headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. will conduct in Asheville two classes which all interested men and women 'in the Mayland area are invited to attend. On Wednesday, October 29, a class in Volunteer Leadership will be conducted. On Thursday, October 30, a. class in Training of Trainees will be held. Both classes are scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. in the Red Cross Building at 518 Kenilworth Road, Asheville. | The Buncombe County Red- Cross Chapter will be hosts | for these classes. Men and women interes ted in being enrolled in either, or both, of these classes are invited to contact Mrs. J. C. Hollifield, the Mayland Red Cross Chapter Executive Se cretary, in the headquarters in Trinity Episcopal Church, Spruce Pine, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Mondays through' Fridays. The phone number is 765-2422. In some parts of rural Eng land, it’s believed that fat from the snake that bit you will cure snakebite. Will Build For You Moonshine Mtn. THE YANCEY JOURNAL Box 667 Burnsville, N.C. 28714 Ed Yuziuk-Publisher Carolyn Yuzluit-Editor Patsy Randolph-Manager Brenda Webb-Staff Published Every Thursday By Twin Cities Publishing Co. 2nd Class Postage Paid At Burnsville, N.C. , Thurs., Oct. 17, 1974 Number 42 Subscription Rates By MaUi In Yancey County One Year $4.16 Six Months $3.12 Out of County or State One Year $6.00 Six Months $5.00

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