THE YANCEY JOURNAL
VOL. 3, NO. 50
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Thanksgiving Dinner Held
A Thanksgiving Dinner for the Elderly and Disabled of
Yancey County was held the Tuesday before Thanksgiving at
Higgins Memorial Methodist Church. The event was sponsored
by the Yancey County Department of Social Services and
W.A.M.Y. with generous contributions in the form of time,
money and supplies made by ingles Supermarket, BiLo
Supermarket, Burnsville Supermarket, Burnsville Presbyterian
Church, First Baptist Church, West Burnsville Baptist, Higgins
Bloodmobile Visit Slated;
Red Cross Urges 6 Gift Os 8100d 9
BY ASHTON CHAPMAN
If you’re making a holiday
gift list, check it twice and be
sure to include the “gift of
life,” a blood donation for the
ill and injured, suggests the
American Red Cross.
“During the holiday sea
son, the Red Cross tradition
ally has extra demands for
blood,” reported Earl Van
Horn of Spruce Pine and
Christmas Dinner
For Senior Citizens
A Christmas Dinner for
Senior Citizens of Yancey
County is planned for Wed
nesday, December 18, 1974.
The dinner, to be held at the
First Baptist Church, Burns
ville, is being arranged
through the cooperation and
combined efforts of several
county agencies, groups, and
activities.
Senior citizens who would
like to join in this Yuletide
occasion are asked to contact
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The U. S. Forest Service is holding Open House on Friday, December 13, from jOiOO a.m. to
4ioo p.m. The new office is located on the 19E By-pass. District Ranger Johnny McLain invites
anyone Interested In seeing the new facility to stop by for a guided tour.
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Anamont, Chapter Chairman
of the Mayland Red Cross
Chapter which serves Mitch
ell, Avery and Yancey Coun
ties. “At the same time
everyone is so busy with
holiday preparations that the
gentle reminder about the
need to make a date to give
blood should be noted on all
gift lists.”
Here in Burnsville, blood
the County Community Action
Office, telephone 682-2610 as
soon as possible between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on
weekdays.
All who plan to come and
have dinner should be at the
church by eleven o’clock.
There is no charge to the
senior citizens for the dinner
and anyone who does not have
any way to travel to Burnsville
please let this be known when
you contact the county office.
BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714
Memorial Methodist Church, Bolens Creek Baptist, Martins
Chapel Methodist Church and Bowditch Freewill Baptist, the
Moose Lodge, Robinsons Dairy, Hilltop Restaurant, and Mrs.
Max Hughes’ Home Economics Class at East Yancey High
School. Decorations and serving were provided by Mrs. Jewell
Mclntosh’s senior Girl Scout troop. Rev. Donald Sides gave the
Thanksgiving prayer and entertainment was provided by local
volunteers.
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donors may visit the blood
mobile from the Asheville Red
Cross Blood Center, which
will be operated at the
Armory next Wednesday,
December 18, from 1 to 6 p.m.
under sponsorship of the
Yancey Rescue Squad.
Mr. Van Horn emphasized
that the health of the donor
and the needs of the
recipients are the main
concern of the Red Cross
Blood Program. Donors may
give blood only every eight
weeks and no more than five
times a year.
“The entire donation pro
cedure takes only about 40
minutes of your time from
start to finish, with the actual
donation time taking only
seven minutes,” Mr. Van H
Horn explained. “The re
mainder of the time is
occupied by taking the don
or’s medical history, tem
perature, blood pressure,
performing a hemoglobin
test, a short rest period and
serving light refreshments.”
Mr. Van Horn noted that
while one unit of whole blood
can be used for just one
patient, blood is now fre
quently separated intc red
cells, platelets, fresh frozen
plasma and cryoprecipitates
and used to treat several
different patients.
“The plasma from a unit
of blood may also be
fractionated into gamma glo
bulin, serum albumin, and
antihemophilic factor - de
rivatives that may be used in
the treatment of a number of
disorders,” he said.
“Thanks to modern tech
nology and medical advances,
the unit of blood you donate
during this holiday season
1974 and throughout the year
1975 will help to save many
lives,” Mr. Van Horn added.
Playschool
Christmas
Program
The children of Burnsville
Playschool will present a
Christmas Program on Sun
day afternoon, December 15,
at 2:30 p.m. in the Fellowship
Hall of the First Baptist
Church. The program will
consist of the Christmas Story
in scripture and songs.
Those participating are
Christy Boone, Traci Buckner,
Scotty Cooper, Renee Cooper,
Bo Dover, Alison Floyd,
Brandy-Kaye Hemphill, Joel
Hughes, Karen Maddox,
Heather Mclntosh, Stephanie
Schortinghouse and Cary
Turman.
Meeting Is
Cancelled
The Burnsville Woman’s
Club Christmas meeting on
Thursday, December 12, has
been cancelled due to bad
weather, to be rescheduled in
the future. Co-hostesses are
Mrs. Annie Bennett and Mrs.
Winnie Lou Ray. Mrs. Mar
i garet Tyner is in charge of the
i Christmas program for the
evening.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1974
Many Aid
‘Facelift’
Project
By digging deeply into
their pockets to contribute to
the Burnsville facelift, many
Yancey County citizens as
well as many of the county’s
summer residents have de
monstrated that they greatly
care about the appearance of
Burnsville.
The renovation of the town
square is being financed only
in part by tax revenues,
($6,000 from the town and
$2,500 from the county). The
major part of the cost is being
borne by contributions, some
‘‘in kind” but mostly in cash.
Following is a list of
contributors:
Cash Contributions
Burnsville Mens Club
Earl Yancey
E.V.Garren
Arnold Roberts
Camp Celo
Robert K. Helmle
Burnsville Garden Club
Mohasco Industries
Carol and Peter Schwintzer
Ernest Morgan
Lambert Davis
Roberts-Corn Chev.-Buick Inc
G.W. Roberts, Inc.
M.C. Vess, Jr., CPA
Burnsville Hosiery Mill, Inc.
J C. Styles
.Styles Automotive Supply
Styles & Company
W. J. Banks
Earl Young Grading Company
Ben G. Floyd, 111
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Holiday
Musicale
Music in the Mountains
will hold a Holiday Musicale
qn Saturday night, December
28 at ,8:00 p.m. in the
Presbyterian Church.
The program will feature
Yancey County musicians
playing everything from
“spoons to Steinway” where
instruments are concerned.
Folk, gospel and some classi
cal works will be on the
program.
Everyone is cordially invi
ted to join in an evening of
lun. Refreshments will be
served.
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Yancey Delegation Attends Luncheon
Members of the Yancey delegation attending the Western
North Carolina Development Awards Luncheon, pictured above,
heard featured speaker J.Phll Campbell, U.S. Under-Secretary
of Agriculture at the event. Awards by the WNC Development
Association to Yancey County Community Development work
went to Brush Creek Community as Honorable Mention on
Overall Community work. One of five Special Merit Youth
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Homemakers Show Creativity
Fourteen members of the Extension Happy Homemakers Club agreed that the things that
make Christmas most meaningful are those things that go on at home. A sharing of Christmas
Ideas was an important part of the program at the home of the President, Mary Lillian Towe.
Homemakers combined skills and Imagination to create attractive decorations and gifts. Wreaths
from native materials, patchwork stockings, patchwork vests, Santa’s boots, Mr. and Mrs. Santa,
gifts for the kitchen and others were displayed by homemakers Georgia Cannon, Vera Westall,
Jewell McDonald, Betty Lou Young, Henrietta Hilliard, Maud Higgins, Myra Hensley, Milidene
Laws, Donna McLain, Golda Peterson, Jean Phillips, Becky Gillespie and Mary Lillian Towe.
Following a demonstration on “Creative Cooking with Spices and Herbs”, the group observed a
number of decorating projects. Os special interest was the antique oak bedroom furniture
[pictured below], refinished by Mary Lillian, which had belonged to her grandparents.
Part of the Yancey delegation attending the Western North
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Awards was captured by Brush Creek also. Several Yancey
Communities have participated in organized community work
this year. The activity Is sponsored by several local businesses
and the United Fund. The Agricultural Extension Service
provides guidance and counseling. The Community Develop
ment Program Is open to any community group without regard
to race, creed or national origin.
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