THE YANCEY JOURNAL
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Governor Holshopser Addresses Overflow Crowd At Yancey GOP Ralley
Governor
Speaks At
GOPRally
More than 600 people
attended a Republican Dinner
at East Yancey Friday night to
hear Governor Jim Holshou
ser speak for Republican
candidates.
Holshouser, introduced by
House of Representatives
candidate Dean Chrisawn,
asked the overflow crowd to
send Republicans to Raleigh
to help him continue his
programs in the 1975 Legis
lature.
The Governor and local
candidates Sheriff Kermit
Banks, Clerk of Court Arnold
Higgins, County Commission
candidates Earl Young, Harry
Hayter and Woodrow Ballew,
and Dean Chrisawn, State
House candidate urged all
Yancey Countians to get out
and vote next Tuesday.
Holshouser announced the
timetable for the beginning of
construction on Highway 19E
from Cane River to the
Madison County line. He later
OK’d the publication of a
letter he had written concern
ing the project.
The dinner and rally were
termed very successful by all
present and Governor Jim
Holshouser was pleased by
the large turnout and the
warm and enthusiastic recep
tion given him by Yancey
Countians.
Teachers In,
Students Out
Election Day
While students are enjoy
ing a holiday on election day,
November 5, their teachers
will be participating in a
workshop on school law. The
sessions will be conducted by
Mr. Robert Phay, Editor of
the "School Law” Bulletin,
Institute of Government in
Chapel Hill, N.C.
The morning session will
be devoted to the topic "The
Teacher, The Student and The
Law” with the afternoon
session centering around the
Teacher Tenure Act and fair
employment practices.
Schools will be closed on
election day due to the fact
that most elementary schools
are used as polling places.
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Holshouser And Chrisawn Greet Yancey Countians
Yancey At Halfway Mark
In United Way Campaign
The Yancey United Fund
campaign, which has been in
full swing for the past month,
has now reached the half-way
mark toward reaching the
$17,960 goal set for the 1974
annual drive. The thermo
meters on the Burnsville
square now show that the
$9,000 mark has been at
tained.
At a luncheon of volunteer
workers held last Thursday at
the Amberjack Restaurant,
the campaign co-chairmen,
Virginia Boone, Romic Burns
and David Mclntosh reported
good progress is being made.
The hope was expressed that
the drive can be completed
before the end of November.
Benefits conferred on Yan
cey County by the dozen or
more agencies which are
financed through the United
Way campaign were empha
sized at the meeting. The
popularity of including the
Little League in the budget
this year was reported. The
present drive is raising funds
to support the 1975 season of
this activity. It is planned to
use these funds to approxi
mately double the extent of
the Little League activity in
providing recreation for the
Yancey GOP
Supper Set
Yancey Republicans will
hold a Covered Dish Supper
on Saturday night, November
2, at 7:30 p.m. at the
Republican Headquarters on
West Main Street, Burnsville.
Everyone is cordially invited.
BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714
county’s young people.
It was agreed at the
luncheon that during the
coming month the campaign
workers will meet for lunch
every Thursday at the Am
berjack at 12:30 p.m.
A number of names have
been added to the UF honor
roll since the last publication
of the list of specially
generous contributors. The
list, shown below, now
includes twenty-six names,
but may not be complete
owing to the slowness of
reports to come in to the UF
treasurer, Mrs. Ruby Smith.
In a future issue of the
Journal it is planned to
publish the names of the
offices and businesses where
all employees have made
contributions.
UFSPONSORS
(contributors of SSOO or more)
Mohasco Mill
Mr. and Mrs. Mack B. Ray
Dr. Garland Wampler
Banco Lumber Company
UFPATRONS
(contributors of S2OO to $500)
Drs. David and Carolyn Cort
Bob Helmle
Maxwell Home Furnishings
Northwestern Bank
Pollard’s Drug Store
Dr. Fergus Pope
I Styles & Co.& Styles Auto
Supply
First Citizens Bank
Deyton Farm Supply
CENTURY CLUB
(contributors of SIOO to $200)
Burnsville Fum. & Hardware
Edward L. Greer
Johnson & Company
Hazen Ledford
Riddle Fuel Oil Company
Yancey Builders Supply
John Martin
Dr. W.A.Y. Sargent
French Broad Electric
Fortner Insurance Agency
Glenn A. Morris (State
Representative for Yancey
County)
Dover R. Fouts
Tom Koch
YDC Meeting
November 4
There will be a meeting of
the Young Democrats Club of
Yancey County on November
4, Democratic Headquarters,
7:30 p.m. This meeting is very
important and all members
are urged to attend.
Inflation
Hit Us Too!
The price of paper has
gone up three times during
1974 and printing coats have
risen to a record high.
Postage has increased consi
derably for newspapers as
well as for the general public.
Because we cannot continue
to absorb these higher prices
with our present rates, we are
forced to raise subscription
rates, but we are trying to
hold them within reasonable
limits. Effective December 1,
1974, local subscriptions will
cost 80c more, becoming $5
[including tax] for one year.
Out-of-county subscriptions
will increase to $7, which is
$1 more than our previous
rate.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1974
Support
On Issue
Is Asked
Voting in favor of a
constitutional amendment on
Tuesday is being recommen
ded by the chairman and
members of the Yancey
County Chamber of Com
merce committee on indus
trial development. The pro
posed amendment to the state
constitution would authorize
the issue by the state or
counties of revenue bonds to
provide funds for industrial
facilities, including pollution
control facilities.
According to the Chamber
of Commerce committee,
Yancey County stands to
benefit by the adoption of the
amendment. It could facilitate
the attraction of new job
producing industry to the
area. At the same time the
amendment does not pose any
threat of added tax burden.
Both interest and principal
payments on any bonds that
might be issued would be paid
by the industries benefitted,
and neither the state nor the
counties guarantee these
payments.
Strong support has existed
for some time in favor of
promoting industrial deve
lopment by means of publicly
issued revenue bonds. In both
1%7 and 1971 the General
Assembly passed acts author
izing the bond issuing proce
dure. In both instances,
however, the courts ruled that
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Taylor Discusses
Top Issues At Dinner
The major topics for all
speakers at the Democratic
Fund-Raising Dinner held last
Thursday, October 24, at
Cane River High School, were
the issues of inflation, unem
ployment, crime and tax
increases.
The local candidates urged
the Democrats in Yancey
County to give them full
support and put local gov
ernment back in the hands of
"the people of our county”.
Bill Bailey, candidate for
Clerk of Court; R.B. Deyton,
candidate for Sheriff; Os
Deyton, candidate for County
Commission Chairman; and
Troy Boone and Frank Fox,
County Commission candi
dates were present as well as
Glenn Morris, State Repre
sentative for this District. Mr.
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Local Demo Candidates Stand With Congressman Taylor, State Candidates ’
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
GOVERNOR S OFFICE
RALEIGH 27611
JAMES E HOLSHOUSER JR.
OOVKANOR
October 25, 1974
Mr. Dean Chrisawn
Route 5, Box 39-A
Burnsville, North Carolina 28714
Dear Dean:
I have contacted the North Carolina Department of Transportation in
response to your request concerning the Highway Improvements Project U. S.
19-19E from the Madison County line to Cane River.
I am pleased to report the project, which will consist of 7. 2 miles at in
estimated cost of more than six million dollars, is on schedule. The planning
studies and preliminary design of the studied alternate location are nearing
completion. A public hearing on the project will be scheduled early in 1975 to
review the alternate locations and to obtain citizens 1 views on the proposed
improvement.
Preliminary studies by the Department of Transportation show that U. S.
19-19E should be relocated along the general corridor of the existing roadway.
Tne improvement will most likely consist of constructing a new two-lane highway
with sufficient right-of-way for future four-laning. Field surveys are scheduled
to begin immediately following the public hearing, .assuming the recommended
location is acceptable to the local community. The design of the project, includ
ing preparation of right-of-way plans, is scheduled to be completed in February,
1976. Right-of-way will than be acquired, with construction scheduled before I
leave office.
I want to personally thank you for your interest in this project. You
can rest assured that we are moving as fast as possible with the project and
others under the State's Highway Improvements Plan, a plan that will afford
all our citizens with better and safer highways.
Sincerely,
Jame Tr. Holshouser, Jr.
Goverif&r Pledges Highway 19E Improvement
In his speech at the Republican Rally last Friday night, Governor Holshouser pledged that top
priority will be given to Highway Improvement Project U.S. 19-19E from the Madison County line
to Cane River. The necessary rights-of-way will be acquired and construction scheduled before his
term of office is over, he vowed, stating that a public hearing concerning this project is to be held
early in 1975. Later, Governor Holshouser gave Dean Chrisawn, Yancey County rsndldat» for the
N.C. House of Representatives, permission to pnblish a personal letter to him Hw.
schedules for the Highway Improvement Project.
Morris pledged his full
support for the Party on
November 5 and urged
Yancey County Democrats to
vote straight Democratic.
Featured speaker, Con
gressman Roy A. Taylor,
spoke on inflation, unem
ployment, tax increases and
the poor treatment of Ameri
ca’s farmers and cattlemen
under the policies of the
present administration, em~
phasizing that the Democratic
candidates now seeking pub
lic office had to be elected
both state and locally.
Mr. Clyde Mclntosh, the
Chairman of Yancey Demo
crats, asked the people to vote
a straight Democratic ticket
on Nov. 5 for the cake of the
people and the party.
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Mrs. Jobe, YDC President, Arid Taylor
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