THE YANCEY JOURNAL
VOL. 4, NO. 3
Seven Donors Join
The Gallon Club
The plea to give “the gift
of life’’ at Christmas was
wonderfully answered at the
December 18, 1974 Blood
mobile visit. There were 69
pints given, and 13 others
who were postponed because
of various medical reasons,,
and seven to the
Gallon Club Roster.
James B. Buckner donated
his fortieth pint of blood,
making him eligible for
membership in the Five
Gallon group.
The Three Gallon group
added J.. 8. Thomas to its roll,
while Ferrell Hughes was
promoted to the Two Gallon
group.
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Christmas Queen
The Christmas festivities
for East Yancey students
came to a peak with the
Christmas Dance and the
crowning of Miss- Hegina
Effler as Christmas Queen.
This year the dance,
sponsored by the Student
Council, Mrs. M. P. Zuver,
Mrs. Larry Fortner and Mr.
B. R. Bailey was held in the
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Regina Effler
East Yancey gym on Wednes
day. December 18. The music
was provided by the Indigo
Springs.
During the week preced
ing the dance six senior girls
South Toe Girls
Win Over Micaville
A vastly improved South
Toe girls team avenged an
earlier one point loss to
Micaville on Thursday night
by the score of 27 to 15. Led
by the scoring of Carolyn
Pritchard and the rebounding
of Susan Jones, the Wildcats
took an early lead and were
never . headed. Along with
Pritchard’s 11 points and
Jones’ 7, Pam Robinson
scored 5 and Gloria Miller 4
for the winners. Mary Hus
kins, Helen Robinson and'
Tammy Simmons also played
an excellent game for the
winders.
For Micaville Lisa Young
scored 5 points,
Peyton 4, and scoring 2 each
were Rene Styles, Donna
Hughes and J. Young.
The boys game was a
hard-fought affair with Mica
ville pulling away to a 30 to 20
victory. The Redskins were
again led by sharpshooting
Mark Thomas who popped In
14 points. He was followed by
Denny Gurley and Jimmy
Four new One Gallon
members were received at
this visit. They included
Roger G. Buchanan, Dewitt
Ralph Fortner, Larry Gene
Riddle, and Sidney Wayne
(Chip) Zullinger, 111.
It is very gratifying to the
local Blood Program workers
to see the Gallon Club
membership grow each quar
ter that the Bloodmobile
comes to Burnsville. This is
the largest group to be added
to the roster in quite some
time..
The Bloodmobile will be
back in March, and it is hoped
that there will be an even
greater response to the call
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were cnosen: Regina Effler
and Diane Briggs from Mr.
Bailey’s homeroom, Julena
Young and Connie Wheejer
from Mrs. Zuver’s home
room, Mitzie Lawhern and
Debbie Miller from \ffs.
Fortner’s homeroom.
On Monday, December
16, the entire student body
voted; however, the results
were not known until the
intermission of Wednesday
night. - At that time Miss
Julena Young, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Young was
presented as second runner
up; Miss Diane Briggs,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thurman Briggs was presen
ted as first runner-up; and
Miss Regina Effler was,
presented as the Christmas
Queen.
Regina, an outstanding
student, is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Gail Effler of
Busick. She is a member of
the Beta Club, FHA, Secre
tary of the Bible Club, Class
Representative on the staff of
the Eastonian, a member of
the Pep Club and a school bus
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For Regina and the other
girls these moments on
Wednesday night were poig
nant ones. Their high school
days are almost over—as are
East Yancey’s days as a
senior high school. ;
Gilley with 6 points each.
Kevin Dillinger and Joey
Shehan chipped in with 2
points each.
South Toe was again led
by Tony MiH er with 8 points,
Phil Holcombe with 6, Phil
Simmons with 4 and Jeff
Wilson with 2 rounded out
South Toe’s scoring.
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North Carolina Jaycees Honored
North Carolina Jaycees have been asked to keynote and be the model state in the United States
Jaycees “Pr(de in America Membership Month” during January 1975. The Jaycees will be
making special efforts statewide to recruit young men between the ages of 18-35 who. are
interested in personal development, leadership training, .community service, crime and
corrections, drug and alcohol abuse and other programs. North Carolina Governor James E.
Holshouscr, Jr., who has proclaimed the month of January, 1975 “Pride In America Membership
Month in North Carolina”, is pictured above with [l,to r.} Gus Tulloss of Rocky Mount, President
• of the North Carolina Jaycees; David Hale of Little Rock, Arkansas, President of the United States,
Jaycees; and Fred G. Morrison, Jr., Past President' of the North Carolina Jaycees.
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Theatre Group Discusses
New Fund-Raising Plans
At the January 13 meeting
of the Burnsville Little Thea
tre. it was voted by the
members present to give to
the new Yancey County Public
Library S4OO raised from the
Little Theatre’s -production,
Blythe Spirit.
Elected to the office of
vice-president of the Burns
ville Little Theatre was Mike
McAuliffe. One of the key
responsibilities of this office is
that the vice-president shall
assume all responsibility for
managing and producing the
stage drops and stage props
for all Burnsville Little Thea
tre major productions.
Selective Service Board
'Advises Registration
Paul D. Ayers, Chairman
of Selective Service Local
Board No. 101, Yancey
County advised that the local
board for Yancey County met
recently. Classifications and
late registrations were deter
minedby the board. Ayers
emphasized that even though
Selective Service is not
inducting any registrants at
this time, the law still
requires that all male persons
register with Selective Service
within the 60-day period
Contest For Antlers
From Carolina Deer
What is the best set of
antlers ever taken from a
North Carolina deer?
No one knows, but the
1 N.C. Wildlife Federation and
the Safari Club International
intend to find out. They are
1 sponsoring a contest culmina
ting In awards of trophies and
I certificates tor the top 50
i heads at the N.C;' Safari Club
Banquet to be held at 7 p.m.,
at the Hilton Inn in Raleigh on
t February 13. The entry fee is
five dollars.
Trophies must have been
taken in North Carolina and
must be received by 12 noon,
February 13 at the Hilton Inn.
Typical and non-typical racks
will be scored under Boone
and Crockett rules, a nation
ally-recognized method of
Also discussed at this
meeting were possible ways
the members of the BurnsviUe
Little Theatre can help to
raise funds for the Parkway
Playhouse which may not
open this summer due to the
recent vandalism at an es
timated minimum cost of
$20,000 damage.-n. _ •
The Little
Theatre will hold Us next
meeting on Monday^evening,
January 20, at 7*30 p.m. in
the Fellowship Hall of the
Burnsville .... Presbyterian
Church- Immediate plans of
prdducing several one-act
plays will be discussed and
beginning 36 days prior to
their 18th birthday.
Members of the Yancey
County Local Board in addi
tion to Ayers are Phillip
Westall and John Ollis.
Additional information re
garding Selective Service ipay
be obtained by telephoning
704-258-2850, ext/286, or by
visiting the office located at 16
Federal Bldg., Asheville,
N.C., which is open from 8:00
to 4:30 each weekday.
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scoring.
Charles Shaw of the
Wildlife Federation said that
mounted deer heads as well
as antlers with skull plates
attached would be accepted.
‘‘This is the first time such
a contest has been held,”
Shaw said, "but we plan to
continue annually. Hereafter,
the deer must have been
killed in the year of tfie
contest."
For a copy of Boone and
Crockett rules and other
details on the Big Buck
Contest, contact Charles
Shaw, N.C. Wildlife Federa
tion, Post Office Box 10626,
Raleigh, N.C. 27605 or Dick
Idol of Safari Club Interna
tional, Post Office Box 308-5,
Hillsborough. N.C. 27278.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1975
planned at this meeting. All
members of the
Little Theatre are encouraged
to attend this meeting and all
new members are cordially
invited to attend.
Programs
By Heart
Association
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The Yancey County Heart
Association will present two
programs next, week in
Burnsville, it is announced by
Carmela Woodruff, Public
Information Chairnjgn. Dr.
Jerry Cade of Bakersville
Medical Center will address
the Burnsville Parent Teacher
Association Tuesday, January
2'l at 7:30 p.m. at the
Burnsville Elementary School
here. His topic will be
Rheumatic Fever in children
and its relation to Heart
Disease. Dr. Cade is a
newcomer to this area. A brief
film on rheumatic fever wiH
be shown jtnd Dr. Cade will
answer questions from the
audience,
Dr. Mefcdn W. Webb of
Burnsville will be the featured
speaker Wednesday, January
22, at 7:30 p.m. at the
Burnsville Presbyterian
Church. His subject will be
Heart Disease and A
film depicting the life of a
typical adult and the inci
dence of heart disease will be
part of the program. A
familiar figure to local resi
dents, Dr; Webb will be glad
to/answer any questions.
The public is invited to
attend both of these highly
informative; meetings on a
vital subject.
Yancey YDC
Meeting Set
The Young Democrats Will
have a fnccting Thursday,
January lb, 1975 in the
Courthouse. The program for
the meeting is to elect officers
for 1975. All members are
urged to attend. The meeting
will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Plant Wildlife Food And
Cover For Good Hunting \
Mr. Landowner! Mr.
Sportsman! Do you want riiore
game? Better hunting? Then
t plant in the spring where you
hunt in the fall.
Perhaps the most impor
tant factors which limit
wildlife populations are food
and cover. Many modern-day
agricultural methods are re
sulting in a drastic reduction
of natural wildlife food and
cover. “Clean farming” me
thods and habitat destruction
may be dealing our wildlife
populations a more serious
blow than us realize.
thp need for
supplemental plantings of
Benefit
Gospel
Sing
There will be a benefit
gospel, sing at the North
Buncombe High School near
Weaverville on Saturday,
January 18, at 7:30 p.m.
This singing is for the
benefit of the Rev. James
Taffer of Mars Hill, Route 3,
who has had an extended
illness. There<js no admission
charge but a free will offering
will be taken for Rev. Taffer.
Groups featured on this
program will be the Mapel
Ridge All Ladies Quartet of
Candler, The Revelations
Quartet of Sylva, the Roberts
Family of Asheville, the
Tonesmen Quartet of Ashe
ville, the Primitive Quartet of
Candler,, the Living Faith All
Ladies Quartet of Candler, the
Hansel Hensley Singers of
Weaverville and the Oak
Ridge Baptist Church Youth
Choir. Ed , Ball,, Master of
Ceremonies; is in charge.
WAMY Tax
Workshop
On January 20 hhd 21,
W.A.M.Y. Community Action
Inc. will sponsor a Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance Work
shop. The workshop will be
conducted by the Internal
Revenue Service.
The purpose of the two
day session is to provide
instruction to employees
within area Service Agencies
that they may lend,
assistance to agency clients in
preparing either the Federal
Tax Form 1040 or 1040-A.
Persons desiring further
information concerning the
workshop should contact
Wilma Templeton, 264-2423.'
Health
Board
To Meet
The Appalachian District
Board of Health will hold its
regular quarterly meeting to
conduct appropriate health
department business.. The
meeting will b? at the Daniel
Boone Inn in Boone, on
January 21. 1975.
The business meeting will
begin at 8:00 p.m. following a
dinner.
Some of the topics to be
discussed are selection of new
board members, election of
new board chairman, status of
capitol improvements, tye w
ordinance on residential sep
tic tanks, and contracting with
the State. The public is
inviti'ff iii attend this meeting.
wildlife food and cover, the
North Carolina Wildlife Re
sources Commission is mak
ing available to landowners
and sportsmen a variety of
such planting materials, free
of charge, on a ffrst-come,
first-served basis.
Planting materials avail-,
able include:
1. Annual seed mixture
for use in small patches near
cover.
2. Permanent (perennial)
seed mixture- for use in
providing a permanent wild
life food supply in “odd
corners” and other places
where the planting will not be*
grazed or burned.
3. Othqr 1 special planting
materials-for use in associa
tion with providing food and
cover for particular problem
situations.
The above-mentioned ma
terials offer excellent food and
cover for wildlife. Applica
tions for these materials may
be obtained by contacting Soil
Conservation Service or Agri
cultural -.Extension Service
Personnel., Wildlife Protec
tors, or the District Wildlife
Biologist in this area who is
Orders Being Taken
iFor Berry Plants
BY WM. C. BLEDSOE
County Ext. Chairman
The Yancey County Agri
culture Extension Office is
now taking orders for Straw
berry and Blueberry plants.
This is an order pooling so
that reduced prices are given.
All orders must be placed in
person at the Extension
Office, Room 7, Courthouse
between 8:00 a.m. and S:OD
p.m. Monday through Friday.
Payment must accompany
order.
Strawberry plant variety
available is Tennessee Beau
ty, an excellent choice for
either home garden or com
mercial planting. Cost is $2.50
per hundred or $25.00 per
thousand.
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Mitzi Presiar Billy Geouge
Yancey Students In
Senior Band Tryouts
The Senior High All-State
Band tryouts were held
Saturday, January 11 at
Tuscola Senior High School in
Waynesville. Two students
from East Yancey, both
flutists, . participated in the
tryouts. They were Mitzi
Ks.; jsr * ud BiU
Bahds from twenty-two
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John M. Collins, Route 7, Box
627, Morganton, North Caro
lina 28655.
This biologist will also be
happy to provide on-the
ground technical assistance
with, wildlife habitat im
provement and other game
related problems. Contact
him if he can be of help.
Food
Stamp
Change
The U.S. department of
Agriculture (USDA) will re
place the current 50 cent, $Z
and $5 food sta’nip series with
a sl, $5, and $lO series on
March 1, 1975.
USDA’s Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) said that the
larger denominations were
prompted by the volume of
coupons needed to meet
increased food'‘stamp allot
ments, paper shortages and
increased production and
shipping costs.
Blueberry plants will be . j
either Jersey or Berkly 'i
varieties (no choice). Both |
varieties are highly desirable
for this area. Plants are 2
years old and 6 to 12 inches
high. Cost is 85 cents per
plant. Orders for more than 15
plants will not be taken unless
supply is verified.
Supplies of both strawber
ry ajpd blueberiy plants are [ .■■ |
limited da« to increased
interest in gardening and
higher grocery prices. Orders
for all plants will be taken first
come, first served until supply
is exhausted or March 14th,
whichever occurs first. Ship
ments will arrive to be picked
up about the first week of
April.
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players. Each student was
expected to play several
scales, the chromatic scale, a
self prepared piece, and also
sight read.
Band directors throughout
the state served as judges for ,
the competition.,
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