THE YANCEY JOURNAL
VOL. 3, NO. 52
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ree Lighting Event
Rep. Roy A. Taylor and
Senator Sam J. Ervin Monday
•vening touched a button to
Officially light the U.S. Capitol
Shristmas tree. And there to
Belebrate the event at the
Sation’s capitol were Johnny
BlcLain, district U.S. Forest r
Service ranger from Burns
ville. and Mayor Don Brewei
Bf Bakersville, a town whose
Bitizens played a part in
Betting the tree to Wash
ington.
jj The 41-foot Frazier fir
Name from Roan Mountain in
■Taylor’s congressional district
■Graduate
fromMDTA
[Project
On Friday, December 20,
Mayland Technical Institute
will graduate students from
its first M.D.T.A. Project.
The project has been machine
woodworking operators. The
purpose of the program was to
help students learn to identify
and work with various types of
tools and machinery to learn
to make furniture of various
types, both in industry and
methods of finishing and to
spend two hours each day in
academic work improving
their education.
Two members of the class,
Betty Hollifield and Eddie
Betty Hollifield
Buchanan, whose pictures
appear with the article, got
their GED High School
Certificates while in training.
Eddie Buchanan
The class has made
furniture for Mayland Tech,
public schools in the area and
other non-profit agencies. The
training has been co-spon
sored in conjunction with the
local Employment Security
Commission office in Spruce
Pine.
Persons graduating from
the program will include
David H. McGee, Roger
Carpenter, Alice Holtsclaw,
Ruth Sparks, Betty Hollifield,
Reece King, Carol Upton, and
Eddie Buchanan.
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and was described by him
during a brief ceremony as ‘‘a
gift from the people of North
Carolina to the people of the
nation”.
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“Today, we have our
problems,” said Taylor, citing
"inflation, recession and the
energy shortages.
“But we can be thankful
that as we enter into the
Christmas season that Ameri
ca is at peace with other
nations of the world,” he
said.
This marks the 11th year a
Christmas tree has been
placed on the grounds of the
U.S. Capitol. It is separate
from the national Christmas
tree near the White House
which was lighted the next
day, Tuesday, December 17.
“These ceremonial Christ
mas trees in Washington
symbolize our nation’s hope
for peace in the world,” said
Rep. Taylor.
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Getting Out Os Debt Can Be Major
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Problem For Consumer Says B ireau
It’s pay day, and just yi
time. You get out your
checkbook and start writing
checks. There’s the mortgage
payment, the utility bills, the
furniture payment, the de
partment store bills, the
payment on the color tv, the
car payment, the charge card
accounts. Suddenly there isn’t
enough for the insurance
payment; that is, if your
family is going to eat this
month.
So you start juggling. You
might figure out which bill
you can let slide until next
month. But that will mean late
charges or a double payment
next time. And if something
unexpected happens-if your
kid breaks his leg again-you
will be up to your neck in
debt.
This predicament is be
coming more and more
common. According to the
National Foundation for Con
sumer Credit, a non-profit
credit counseling agency, five
or six out of a hundred
families are in serious finan
cial trouble.
Inflation is just one of the
culprits. Easy credit is ano
ther. Credit can be very easy
to get, but not so easy to pay
for.
BUYING ON CREDIT
Before you buy something
else on credit, the Better
Business Bureau suggests
you ask yourself a few
questions:
• Can you make the pay
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Brush Creek Homemakers Prepare Fruit Baskets
Christmas means different things to different people. Since
the spirit of giving is at the heart of Christmas, 15 members of
the Brush Creek Extension Homemakers Club show their
concern for 30 elderly or homebound citizens of the Community
by taking each of them a fruit basket each Christmas. Pictured
Medical Examined Warns: Minibikes And
ip
Motorcycles Dangerous For Untrained Rider
“Would you give your
teenage kid a loaded gun and
expect him not to use it?”
The question was raised
recently as a result of a
three-year study into acci
dents and deaths from mini
bikes and motorcycles by Dr.
Page Hudson, the state’s
chief medical examiner. The
report revealed a 20 percent
increase in the number of
deaths among unlicensed
ments out of your regular
income?
* How much does interest
add to your cost?
* Are you willing to give up
handle repayment of bills in
return for 10 to 25 percent of
the amount owed. While some
of these firms are legitimate,
others will take your money
and pay off only a few
creditors. Check with the
Better Business Bureau be
fore you deal with such a firm.
In some states, they are not
allowed to do business at all.
Another alternative is to
consult with a consumer
credit counseling service.
These non-profit credit clinics
usually charge nothing, or
only a nominal fee, to get you
back on a pay-as-you-go
basis, without resorting to
bankruptcy.
Usually a detailed budget
is worked out between the
client and the counselor. The
client may be asked to sign an
agreement stating he or she
will follow the budget and not
make more credit purchases.
The counselor contacts the
creditors and tries to nego
tiate a debt-repayment plan,
with smaller monthly pay
part of your regular income,
for a number of months, for
the sake of the credit
purchase?
* Do you have any reserve
to cover an unexpected
illness, accident or loss of job?
* How far is your credit
already extended? Experts
teenage riders of minibikes
and motorcycles.
Os the 89 minibike and
motorcycle deaths in 1973, 17
of the victims were unlicensed
riders ranging in age from 10
to 15 years. A total of 10 wre
riding minibikes. And what
alarms Hudson is the fact that
14 were killed on public
streets, or where they were
not supposed to be.
Although statistics for
say no more than 15 percent
of your monthly take-home
pay, not including mortgage
payments, should be involved
in time payments.
If you find yourself paying
more than that amount, you
better reevaluate your finan
cial situation:
* Don’t use credit cards for
day-to-day purchases Re
member that credit costs
money.
* If you can, try to pay off
high-interest loans quickly.
But protect long-term low
interest secured loans. If you
fall behind on payments, you
may have to renegotiate the
/Notices
The Burnsville office of
French Broad Electric Mem
bership Corporation will be
closed Wednesday and Thurs
day, December 25 and 26 for
the Christmas Holidays.
THE YANCEY JOURNAL will
be closed December 23
through 27 for the Christmas
holidays.
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Burnsville Veterinary Cli
nic will be closed December
21-30, 1974.
Dr. Webb’s office will be
dosed December 25, 26, 27
and January 1.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1974
■hove preparing the baskets are Joy Letter man, Nelle Johnson,
Iydia Deyton, Floy Whitson and Ora Lee Hopson. Other
nembers assisting with the project are Lucy Gortney, Louise
Hair, Lucille Lyle, Florence Hughes, Gladys Garland, Betty
lart and Geneva Harrell.
174 are not in yet, Hudson
expects total deaths from two
\iheel motorbikes to rise
4>ove 100 this year.
“There has been no
i rainatic improvement in the
Umber of motor bike deaths
s a result of the law that
equires a rider to wear a
elmet,” Hudson said. “The
lost common cause of death
> still what we call closed
ead injuries. The impact to
>an at a higher interest. Be
specially careful to keep up
rith mortgage payments.
* If for some reason you
annot make a monthly
ayment, call your creditor
nd explain the situation,
lon’t wait for him or her to
ontact you.
DEALING WITH DEBT
If you are swamped by
eavy debts, there are several
lings you can do.
One is taking out a
ebt-consolidation loan,
ianks offer these loans at 10
i 13 percent interest; con
umer finance companies
harge an average of about 20
ercent.
Be wary of getting help
•om debt consolidators who
i tents spread out over a
linger period of time.
Credit counseling services
isually deal with consumers
i 'ho are employed. However,
lery often free counseling
lervices are offered to those
i n welfare and social security.
If you want a list of such
! srvices in your area, write to
he National Foundation for
I'onsumer Credit. 1819 H.
Itreet, N.W., Washington,
t>.C. 20006.
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the head is so severe death
results from the trauma.
Broken necks and crushed
chests follow close behind,”
he said.
“It is unlawful to ride an
unlicensed minibike on public
streets,” Hudson said. “So,
kids ride wherever there is
room to maneuver. Most
minibike fatalities occur when
the rider pops out from
woods, driveways or beside
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Chrismon Tree Displayed
A tree of religious significance-* Chrismon tree-has been created by the ladies of the Bald S
Creek Methodist Church, who are displaying it Instead of the traditional Christmas tree this year.
The Chrismon tsee uses symbolic decorations rather than tinsel and shiny ornaments. This one is
adorned with beautiful gold and pearl decorations In shapes of religious significance such as stars
crosses, angels, doves and flowers that represent Christ. The ladies of the church worked many
hours creating these works of art and then held open house on Thursday, December 19, to give the
public a chance to observe the lovely and lavish “Chrismon tree”.
Order Trees Now
For Planting Season
Bacchus Hensley, Yancey
County Forest Ranger, ad
vises that tree planting season
runs from now through the
first part of May 1975.
Planting trees is a good
conservation measure and can
be very profitable to the
landowner. Abandoned pas
tures, old fields, and cutover
woodland are areas which are
well suited for planting trees.
Tree seedlings can be
ordered from the County
Forest Ranger, County Agent,
or A.S.C S. Office. The North
Carolina Forest Service will
be operating a tree planting
crew which will be available to
plant trees for landowners.
The cost for this planting
service will range from $35.50
per acre to $46.00. depending
on the number of trees
planted and the condition of
the land. This price includes
both trees and labor to plant
them. Cost chare assistance is
available through the A.S.
C.S. Office at the rate of 75%
of the total cost.
Landowners interested in
the street.”
Are minibikes and motor
cycles as dangerous as people
think? Hudson said statistics
speak for themselves.
“Minibikes and motorcy
cles in the hands of unlicens
ed, untrained riders are as
dangerous as a loaded gun,”
Hudson stressed. “If kids are
allowed to own them they
should be properly schooled
in safety precautions. And
that goes for adults, too.”
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ordering trees or having trees
planted snould contact Forest
Ranger Hensley for additional
information or for an inspec- 1
tion of the planting site.
Ranger Hensley can be
contacted by phone at county
headquarters (662-2133) or at
home (682-6346).
Tech.
Students
Named To
Dean’s List
The following students at
Mayland Technical Institute,
based on their academic
standing, have been named to
the Deans List for the Fall
Quarter:
BSNS. ADMINISTRATION
Ida Blankenship, Wallace
Boone, Joseph Bowman, Jim
Buchanan, Glenn Briggs,
George Brittain, Quentin Bu
chanan, Franklin Byrd, Randy
Duncan, Joe Gillespie, David
Greene, Gary Guinn, John
Gyselinck, Gerald Henline,
Drewed Hensley, Dale Hicks.
Lloyd Honeyciftt, Joe Me
Guire, Ronald Mclntosh, Ke
vin Peterson, James Phillips,
Gerald Pittman, Kenneth
Ray, Benny Sparks, Kather
ine Stinson, Bobby Sullins,
Eugene Sutphin, Ted Tipton,
Edith Vance. Allen Wine
barger, Derwin Woody, Sam
my Young.
SECRETARIAL
Glenna Burleson, Twila How
ell, Teresa Huskins, Martha
Jaynes, Patricia McCurry,
Nancy Pitman, Joyce Proffitt,
Gail Robinson, Nancy Tipton,
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