THE YANCEY JOURNAL
VOL. 4, NO. 7
Youths Arrested
For Vandalism
Two Yancey youths sus
pected of vandalism were
apprehended on Monday by
Burnsville Police and the
Yancey County Sheriff’s De
partment, who worked to
gether to solve a series of
petty crimes committed dur
ing the past week in Burns
ville.
Dwayne Edwards, age 17,
of Route 1, Burnsville, and
Sam Daniel Wilson, age 18, of
Route 3, are in the Burnsville
Volunteers Working
For Heart Fund
Hazen Ledford, President
of the Yancey Heart Associa
tion for 1975, directs an
earnest plea to the residents
of this county to support the
Heart Fund. He states “Heart
disease continues to be a
bigger killer than all other
causes of death combined.
Over 50% of all deaths in
Yancey County are the result
License Tag
Deadline
Draws Near
o
If you plan to wait until the
last minute to get your 1975
license plates, you may find
yourself standing and waiting
in long lines, advises David
Faircloth, Assistant Director
of Registration, Division of
Motor Vehicles.
There are only I‘A weeks
remaining for North Carolin
ians to purchase their 1975
license tags. The 1974 tags,
expire a$ midnight February"
15. 1975. After that date,4975
tags must be displayed,
Faircloth announced.
Wilhite
To Speak
At Service
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The Faith Fellowship
Baptist Church of Burnsville,
located on Mitchell Branch
near the Health Center, is
having winter Evangelistic
Services from February 16 to
21. Rev. Tom Wilhite of
Charleston, Pennsylvania,
will be the evangelist. The
Youth Choir will be singing
and there will be other special
singing groups.
of Baptist Bible College, Clark
Summit, Pa. While a student,
he served a Baptist church in
the Scranton area. Upon
graduation he accepted the
call as Assistant Pastor at the
North Tonawanda Baptist
Church in New York State. He
accepted the call two and
one-half years later to the
Charleston Baptist Church in
Pennsylvania, where he is
now pastor.
Rev. Richard Buchanan
and the members of the
church invite the public to
Attend these special evange
listic meetings.
Notice
The Yancey County Coun
' cil will meet Monday night,
February 17, at 7:30 p.m. in
room 3 of the courthouse.
Each community sho'tild have
a representative if possible.
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Jail awaiting bond.
The two are alleged to
have stolen paper racks at the
Banks Family Square Shop
ping Center and apparently
broke into vending machines
at the Ingles Shopping Center
on Monday, February 10.
The law enforcement offi
cials were alerted by several
calls and had been on the
lookout for the misdemean
ants before their appre
hension. }
of Cardiovascular Disease.”
These statistics are shocking,
but we do have a good line of
defense, the American Heart
Association. "Through re
search and public and profes
sional education, stated Mr.
Ledford, the Heart Associa
tion continues campaigning to
present heart disease as it has
for over 25 years but they still
need our help. Would you join
me in supporting the Heart
Association in its campaign by
doing two things?
1. Take time to have a
check up and a discussion on
your Cardiovascular health
with your doctor...and
2. ‘Make a generous con
tribution payable to the Heart
Fund. This is tax deductible.”
People may participate in
the present drive for funds by
contributions to canvassing
volunteers or mailing checks
to The Northwestern Bank,
Burnsville, care of Miss
Wanda Robertson, Treasurer,
or Mrs. Earl Young, Secret
taty. According to Mr. Led
ford, the Heart Fund Cam
paign is well under way and
includes several volunteers
who are working very hard to
make this drive a success.
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Tom Wilhite
Meeting For
Tomato
Growers
There will be a meeting on
Tuesday night, February 18,
at 7:00 p.m. in the Courtroom
for all persons interested in
growing trellised tomatoes.
Anyone who has grown
tomatoes or think they may
want to grow tomatoes this
season, should plan to attend.
The interest shown in this
meeting may determine the
future of markets and possi
bilities for tomatoes in Yancey
County. Extension personnel,
the “Tomato House” Board
jof Directors, and Farmers
Home Administration will be
present to discuss the present
and future skuattoa.
BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714
Tobacco Diseases Cut Profits
Tobacco diseases take their toll j|frofits from Yancey farmers. Pictured above is Blackshank,
one of the more serious disease ttiHts in the county. It is characterized by a yellowing of the
leaves which drop and eventually die? Inside the stalk the pith dries up and the stem turns dark
giving the name Blackshank. W.C. Bledsoe, County'Extenslon Chairman, says, “many growers
don’t recognize particular tobacco diseases, an<f don’t know what to do about them”. The
Agricultural Extension Service will hold a Winter Tobacco Meeting Tuesday afternoon, February
25, at 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Courthouse. A specialist will be on hand to help fanners with
tobacco production information. All tobacco growers are invited.
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1975 Quota 10% Larger
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Tobacco Quota Up
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl L. Butz on January 28
announced a national market
ing quota of 670 million
pounds for the 1975 crop of
hurley tobacco. The 1975 crop
quota is 10 percent larger
than the 1974 quota of 608
million pounds.
Department officials have
pointed out that the increase
was necessary to provide an
adequate supply to meet
market Domestic
use and exports of hurley
Special Issue Coming!
The Yancey Journal ia making plana for a
second History Edition to be published the last
week in April, 1975. The first History Edition was
published In October, 1972, and It was
tremendously popular; so popular, In fact, that
although we had printed over two thousand extra
copies, we had to turn down requests in order to
keep the few copies required for our files.
After this special edition was published,
however, many people remembered stories they
had all but forgotten, and old pictures In family
albums showing the way the County or Its people
used to look, which they belatedly wished they had
sent in. Now Is your chance-ls you have pictures,
articles of historical interest, or a tale to tell for this
special “History H” Edition, call or come by The
Yancey Journal before the end of March.
tobacco during the three yeark
the poundage quota program
has been in effect have
exceeded marketings by 275
million pounds. Further in
creases in domestic use and
exports are expected in the
years ahead. 1
Legislation provides that
the poundage quota estab
lished for any farm for any
year shall be increased by the
number of pounds by which
during the preceding year
were less than the farm’s
poundage quota. Likewise,
any marketings in excess of a
farm’s quota are deducted
from the farm’s quota for the
following year. If producer
marketings turn out to be 584
million pounds, as currently
estimated, undermarketings
of 1974 farm quotas will
increase farm quotas in effect
for 1975 by about 121 million
pounds. Thus, farm quotas in
effect For 1975 are expected to
total about 791 million pounds
--about 12 percent more than
the quotas in effect last year.
Notices of individual farm
poundage quotas for 1975 will
be mailed to farm operators
by local Agricultural Stabi
lization and Conservation
committees as soon as adjust
ments can be made to reflect
undermarketings and over
marketings of 1974 farm
quotas. As in the past, a small
amount of quota will be
reserved in 1975 to establish
quotas for farms having no
hurley history during the last
five years, for correcting
errors, ' and for adjusting
inequities.
Yancey County ASCS offi
cials remind farmers that
February 15 is the final date
for new grower appications.
Tobacco marketing cards
should be returned to the
ASCS office as soon as
possible.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1975
Little Theater Play Now J
Available For Booking
The Burnsville Little Thea
tre has the answer to your
problem of ‘‘What shall we
have for a program this
month?” And it is free, tool!
The Burnsville Little Thea
tre is working on a one-act
drama, Eairly Frost. Written
by Douglas Parkhirst, Early
Frost was originally presented
on the NBC Television Net
work. It is a tender, yet
gripping story of two sisters,
Hannah and Louise, who live
in a rambling, old house.
Hannah has been considered
peculiar ever since childhood,
when a missing playmate was
believed carried off by gyp
sies. When Alice, the sisters’
little niece comes to live with
them, Hannah fearfully in
sists that she is the missing
child returned. While playing
in thjfc attic, Alice is visited by
a strange illusion, which
Special Services
Continue This Week
Rev. Arthur Billows, Cross
Beams missionary to Mexico,
who has been conducting L3th
anniversary praise and preach
ing services in the United
States for almost a month, by
popular demand is scheduled
to remain in this area at least
through the middle of next
week.
Monday night, February
17, he is scheduled to be
special speaker for revival
services beginning at Plum
Branch Community Church,
Burnsville Route 2, where
Rev. Shelby Beaver is pastor.
Miss Frances Radford, Cross
Beams Radio Minister, is to
be evangelist for the remain
der of these services, contin
uing nightly at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday night, February
18, Rev. Billows is to speak to
a joint meeting of Ivy Gap and
Fox Creek Baptist Churches
at the Fox Creek Church. Rev.
Homer Carroll is pastor of Ivy
Gap congregation and Rev.
Gene King serves the people
of Fox Creek as pastor.
Wednesday night, February
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Chairmanship For Morris
Rep. Glenn A. Morris, right, [D-McDowell] Is shown with House James C. Green
after being named chairman of the House Committee on Employment Security. Morris was also
named vice chairman of the House Committee on Finance and was assigned membership on
House committees on Banks and Banking, Corporations, Judiciary H Manufacturing and l»U
Public Utilities, Rules, and Transportation. Morris’s assignments place him in positions to make
significant and decisive contributions,!# legislation In ureas of his committee responsibilities. He
said he was pleased with his committee assignments. “They are opportunities for r""«"i-|nr
Kr °trib rtrrT UWt ““’S'* me ,0 make even "lore meaningful and valuable
almost leads her to solve the
mystery of fifty years ago.
Hannah, fearing her long
guarded secret will be discov
ered, tries to silence the little
girl. It is this tense, cat-and
mouse game between the two
Career Programs
Are Highlighted
February 9 through 15 has
been designated as National
Vocational Education Week.
It will be observed throughout
the country by educational
institutions, teachers and
students.
Mr. Charlie M. Hensley,
Local Planner stated that the
purpose of this national
observance is to bring atten
19, Mr. Billows is to be with
Unicoi Free Will Baptist
Church, where Rev. Ulis
Miller is pastor, after which
he may return to Yancey
County for further services if
he does not have to return to
take care of pressing demands
of the work in Mexico.
Besides the services an
nounced for this week in last
week’s issue of the paper,
Rev. Billows is to speak to the
Bible Club at Cane River
School on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 12, at 2:00 p.m.
County-
Town Joint
Hearing Set
A joint County-Town hear
ing will be held Monday
night, February 17, at 7:30
p.m. in the courtroom. This
will be concerning the recent
ly enacted community deve
lopment Act and its applica
tion to Yancey Countv.
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that brings the play to a
startling climax and holds the
audience spellbound.
Early Frost has a female
cast with the parts being
played bv Jva Nell Buckner,
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tion to the merits and
accomplishments of vocation
al education. Mr. Hensley
encourages citizens of the
community to visit the schools
during this week to view
on-going projects and pro
grams.
Mr. Hensley also stated
that both young people and
adults today face a tremen
dous task of selecting career
development programs. Care
ful investigation and observa
tion are necessary for the
potential student to choose
the career training program
which will provide the most
satisfying and rewarding
careers.
The faculty of Cane River
High School and East Yancey
High School are ready to
answer any questions you
may have regarding Voca
tional Education. Come and
visit with them during Na
tional Vocational Education
Week, February 9 through 15.
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