THE YANCEY JOURNAL
VOL. 3, NO. 46
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Troopers
Transfer
To Area
Trooper Tommy L. Adams
with the State Highway
Patrol, who previously was
stationed in Marion, N.C.,
has been promoted to Ser
geant and transferred to
Spruce Pine. Sgt. Adams will
be working out of District
Headquarters in Burnsville as
Line Sergeant in District I,
which covers the counties of
Madison, Yancey, Mitchell,
Avery and Watauga.
A veteran of 12 years with
the State Highway Patrol,
Sgt. Adams is married to the
former Jacqueline Harris of
Burnsville, who was a teacher
at Cane River High School.
They have two children,
Kimberly, age 8 and Scott,
who is 4 years old.
Adams was formerly sta
tioned in Burnsville during
the years 1963-65, before his
transfer to Marion.
Trooper L. S. Goodson,
previously stationed in Hen
dersonville, N.C., is a veteran
of eight years with the State
Highway Patrol. He has also
been promoted to Line Ser
geant with his transfer to
Burnsville, and his territory
coveres the five counties in
District 1.
Sgt. Goodson is married to
the former Patricia Bradford
of Brevard County and they
have one daughter, Melissa
Ann, age 8.
Goodson was stationed at
Goldsboro and Lenoir before
his Hendersonville duty which
preceeded his transfer to
Burnsville.
Both Goodson and Adams
are native Tarheels. Sgt.
Adams is a native of Franklin,
N.C. and Sgt. Goodson is
originally from Brevard.
Democrats
To Meet
The Young Democrats of
Yancey County will meet
Monday, November 18, at
7:30 p.m. in the Courthouse.
All members are urged to
attend.
Decisions
On School
Athletics
A joint meeting of the high
school principals and coach
ing staffs, the board of
education and the superin
tendent of schools was held on
Monday, November 11, to
consider the future direction
of high school athletics. The
superintendent pointed out
that the schools were faced
with two major decisions
which needed to be made at
the earliest possible date.
The first decision was
whether to consolidate the
athletic program next year or
to remain as we are until the
entire high school consolida
tion takes place. The coaches
agreed it would be impossible
for either school to play a
football schedule next year
since no school would sche
dule us on a one-year
contract (football contracts
are made for two years).
The superintendent re
ported that following a pre
vious meeting with the
principals and coaches of the
two schools, he had requested
the Blue Ridge Conference to
allow us to consolidate our
football program next year,
but to let the basketball
remain as is until 1976. This
request was accepted by the
conference, but rejected by
the State Athletic Depart
ment. After hearing this
report and further discussion
on the subject, all those
present agreed that we really
had no choice except to
consolidate the program be
ginning next year.
The second decision to be
made was whether to remain
in the Blue Ridge Conference
or iff apply for admission to
the Mountain Athletic Con
ference. It was agreed that
the Mohntain Athletic Con
ference had some advantages
over the Blue Ridge Confer
ence, the greatest of which
would be far less travel. It was
agreed that the application
would be made for admission
to the Mountain Athletic
Conference, beginning with
the 1975-76 school year.
The superintendent was
informed just as this paper
was going to press that the
Mountain Athletic Conference
had met on Monday night and
had voted to accept us in the
conference. He was also
informed that the conference
would be re-aligned with the
larger schools being in a
separate division from the
smaller schools.
Office Is'
Closed
The Yancey County Food
Stamp Office will be closed
Thursday and Friday, No
vember 14 and 15, due to the
staff attending a meeting in
Cherokee, N.C.
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A New Citizen Celebrates
Kim Lee Yuziuk gave a party for her classmates in fourth
grade at Burnsville Elementary School, following the
naturalization ceremony conducted in Asheville last Friday,
November 8, during which she became a United States citizen.
More than sixty fourth graders and their teachers, Mrs. Ben
Banks and Miss Nell Bailey, enjoyed the chocolate cake which
was decorated with a large American flag. Kim also sent
I Progress Is Made By I
Yancey United F und I
The Yancey United Fund
campaign, now in progress, is
well past the half-w3y mark
toward reaching its 1974 goal
of $17,960. A second luncheon
meeting for the team of
volunteer workers conducting
the drive is scheduled for this
Thursday, November 14, at
12:30 at the Amberjack
Restaurant.
A number of names have
been added to the UF Honor
Roll since the last publication
of the list of the specially
generous contributors.
UF SPONSORS
(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
Pollards Drug Store
Dr. Fergus Pope
Styles & Co. & Styles Auto
Supply
First Citizens Bank
Deyton Farm Supply
American Thread Company
Blue Bell Company
Art Council
Meeting Set
The newly formed Toe
River Arts Council will hold a
meeting at the Spruce Pine
Public Library Conference
Room on November 19 at 7:00
in the evening.
The council was formed
with the cooperation of
Mayland Technical Institute
to further the Fine and
Performing Arts in the May
land area. Future plans
include a community theatre,
art and craft instruction and
exhibits and displays.
The meeting will include
reports on organizational pro
gress, building acquisition,
and formal committee or
ganization.
All interested parties of all
ages, and occupations are
invited to attend.
Burnsville Hosiery Mill
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)
Dover R. Fouts
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Koch
Holcombe Brothers Funeral
Home
Mr. and Mrs. G.D. Bailey
Mrs. B.R. Penland
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Young
Dr. R. K. Ransom
Joe Young Ford
Burnsville
School
Festival
Burnsville Elementary
School is working hard to i
complete the program for the j
Variety Show to be given on
Friday night by the students, i
The parents are also j
working towards the comple
tion of the rest of the Festival.
Baking, candy making, ar- j
rangements for game booths
are time consuming but so
worthwhile for raising funds j
for school projects.
For help in obtaining J
articles for the ‘‘White j
Elephant” Sale please contact
Dixie (Mrs. Sam) Styles, 682- j
2478; Myra (Mrs. Charlie)
Hensley, 682-2831; or Jo
(Mrs. Romie) Burns, 682-
2831. Anyone having usable,
workable articles they wish to
donate can leave them at
Sam’s Fuel Oil (formerly
Bailey’s Fuel Oil) or call any
of the above numbers to have
articles picked up.
Students have tickets to be
sold and even if you cannot
attend, by buying a ticket
your support can be added to
the cause.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1974
flagdecorated cupcakes to her brothers’ classrooms: Mrs. Max
Fox’s second grade and Mrs. Maglee Ray’s fifth grade. Kim, 10
years old, is the adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Yiuiuk of Burnsville. She has been living in Yancey County with
hcradoptive family which includes two brothers, Jeff and Greg,
and a sister, Sharon, since her arrival from Korea In December,
1970.
McClellan Named To
GS Council Board
Mrs. Theresa McClellan of
Burnsville has been selected
by the Pisgah Girl Scout
Council to serve on their
Board of Directors. Mrs.
McClellan will be participat
ing in the planning and policy
making for the entire area
covered by the Pisgah Coun
cil’s jurisdiction of sixteen
WNC counties.
Mrs. Mcclellan’s term of
office is for three years and as
a board member, she is
accountable to the Pisgah
Council President, Mrs. Hen
ty Thornburg. The Board of
pirectors consist of forty adult
hiembers and six senior Girl
Scouts selected from the
sixteen counties of the Pisgah
Council. Presently, Miss Kar
en Mclntosh of Burnsville
(Senior Troop 66) is one of the
iix senior Girl Scouts to hold
uch an honor to serve on this
oard with Mrs. McClellan.
Membership to the Pisgah
iirl Scout Council’s Board of
iirectors is based primarily
on an individual’s sincere
interest in Girl Scouting and a
willingness to give the time,
energy and ability to further
Girl Scouting in onp’s com
munity and throughout the
Pisgah Council. Although
having never been a Girl
Scout herself, Mrs. McClellan
demonstrated such interest
and ability this past summer
when she accepted the re
sponsibility of coordinating
Yancey County’s participation
in an international Girl Scout
event, “A Mountain Do.”
Notice Os Reappraisal
Os Real Property
Reappraisal of all real property is now being
conducted in Yancey County as required by North
Carolina General Statutes 105-286. This Statute requires
that all real property be reappraised every 8 years. The
last appraisal was conducted and put into effect on 1
January 1968. Carolina Appraisals, Inc. of Elkin, North
Carolina, is now conducting a reappraisal which will go
into effect on 1 January 1976. Someone will visit your
property within the next few months and it is requested
that all property owners give as much assistance and
cooperation as possible.
YANCEY COUNTY TAX OFFICE
Since this event, Mrs. Mc-
Clellan’s interest in Girl
Scouting has continued.
Mrs. McClellan, known to
her many friends as “Trix,”
was born in Chicago and has
spent many years as a
resident of Florida. She has
been coming to Burnsville for
the past twelve summers.
Two years ago, she decided to
make Burnsville her perman
ent home. Commenting on
her appointment to the Pisgah
Council’s Board of Directors,
Mrs. McClellan is “thrilled
and delighted to serve Yancey
County in this capacity.” In
selecting Burnsville as her
permanent home, Mrs. (Trix)
McClellan stated, “Lucky for
me that there was a Burns
ville.” Needless to say, how
fortunate for Yancey Girl
Scouts that there is a “Trix”!
Womans
Club Meets
Tonight
The Burnsville Woman’s
Club will hold its regular
meeting on Thursday, No
vember 14, at 8:00 p.m. at the
Community Building. Mrs.
Susannah Jones will be guest
speaker for the evening, her
subject being “Moravian
Music and its Rich Inheri
tance For Us Today”.
Hostesses are Mrs. Dover
Fouts and Mrs. Mack Ray.
The public is invited.
Baptist
‘Reach
Out’Week
The week of November
10-17 is designated as Reach
Out Week in the churches of
the Southern Baptist Conven
tion. An intensive visitation
program is being promoted.
The effort will be climaxed
with Celebration Sunday,
November 17. On this day the
churches of the Yancey
Baptist Association, along
with other churches in the
Baptist State Convention and
the Southern Baptist Conven
tion, anticipate reaching high
attendance goals in their
Sunday Schools.
On Thursday, November
14, 7:30 p.m., First Baptist
Church, the teachers from the
twenty-nine churches in the
association will meet. Confer
ences for age-level workers
will be provided as follows:
Younger Preschoolers-Miss
Sara Hensley, Older Pre
schoolers—Mrs. Jess Styles,
Younger Children-Mrs. Ed
gar Hunter, Jr., Older Child
ren—Mrs.Herschel Holcombe
and Younger Youth-Mr. Jack
Hensley, Older Youth-Miss
Iva Nell Buckner, Younger
Adults—Mrs. Joseph Godwin,
Adults-Dr, Joseph Godwin.
In addition to these
conferences there will be
one for Pastors and Sunday
School Directors led by Rev.
Howard Buchanan.
Scouts
Win At
Banquet
Troop 502, both Boy
Scouts and Cub Scouts,
attended the Annual Awards
Banquet of the Toe Valley
District of the Daniel Boone
Council at Lees Mcßae
College, Banner Elk. Each of
the seven troops were well
represented. Many of the
boys rode to Banner Elk on
the Scout Bus.
Saturday afternoon was
spent attending a football
game in which Lees Mcßae
beat Potomac College by an
impressive lead.d The Cub
pack participated in the
Pinewood Derby Car Racing
Contest and mat.e a grand
sweep: First Place went to
Tom Maxwell, Second Place
to Russell Roland and Clay
Charles Phillips took Third
Place. All boys ?tre from Troop
502, Yancey County.
The parents and boys
enjoyed a well done film on
Philmont which is the Boy
Scout Ranch in New Mexico.
The Court of Honor
recognized Mr. Charlie Toms,
Daniel Boone Council Repre
sentative. The Eagle Scouts of
Troop 502 were honored.
Burnsville has the distinction
of having the most actively
participating Eagle Scouts in
the District.
Mr. Mike Griffith, princi
pal of East Yancey High
School and an Eagle Scout,
introduced “the voice and
spirit of Dr. Garland Wamp
ler” who is the new Chairman
of the District and was unable
to be at the banquet. Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Maxwell and Mrs.
Clayman Phillips were honor
ed with gifts in appreciation of
the work they have done with
the Cub Scouts.
Table decorations for the
Boy Scouts were done by Mrs.
Ronald Snyder and Mrs.
Albert Edwards decorated
tables for the Cub Scouts
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John Blair
Blair Wins
First Place
In Program
John Blair, Yancey County
Agricultural Extension Agent,
has been selected First Place
National Winner in the Public
Information Awards Program
competition. His slide-tape
presentation titled “Tobacco-
Time-Treasure” was on the
mechanization of Burley To
bacco. Previous to being
National first place, the slide
set was judged first place
North Carolina and “best of
show” winner.
The contest was open to all
of the Agricultural Extension
Agents in the United States
and sponsored by the AM
CHEM CHEMICAL CO. thru
auspices of the National
Association of County Agri
cultural Agents.
John wJS accompanied by
his wife Louise and daughter,
Jan, to Tucson, Arizona to
receive the award and prize
money.
The only previous National
winner from North Carolina
was W. C. Bledsoe, Yancey
County Extension Chairman,
in 1973.
John is a 1952 graduate of
N.C. State University in
Animal Husbandry. He has
been located in Yancey since
1962 as TV A Agent working
Yancey and four other coun
ties. Prior to moving here he
worked with Extension in
Wilkes County and Alamance
County.
Theater
Schedules
Production
BY CARMELA WOODRUFF
Publicity Chairman
Tickets for Noel Coward’s
“Blithe Spirit”, to be presen
ted by the Burnsville Little
Theater group, may be
purchased from most local
stores in Burnsville. Proceeds
of the performance, which is
scheduled for Saturday, No
vember 23 at 8:00 p.m. at
Micaville Elementary School,
will benefit the new library.
The reasonably priced cost of
admission, $2.00 for adults
and SI.OO for children under
high school age, enables all
theater lovers to enjoy this
entertaining comedy. Non
residents may obtain tickets
at the door. There are no reser
ved seats, so come early.
mittee chairmen announced
by Mrs. Jack Kelly, Director,