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THE YANCEY JOURNAL VOL. 4, NO. 16 - . * fr ' jEwJP&S - v 1 V■ rj Vs f IHV ikF % Byl ft , " ; | 1 j^Hr^vTvrafl PR * p v I«^SRjgBKjBKS'H^y*^WWBIBHi7^PHBPM§&I^BMH^^B!BMiWWBP Clearmont Kindergarteners Visit Offices Clearmont Elementary Title I Kindergarten visited the Sheriff's Department, Burnsville Post Office, The Yancey Journal, The Northwestern Bank and Burnsville Fire Department as a part of their study of community helpers. Members of the class who participated include Bryan Boone, Colby Deyton, J.C. Briggs, Duane Cooper, Staci Briggs, Karen Gale McCarty, Sherry McCourry, Penee Freeman, Penny School Band Concert Set; OE Students Exhibit At Fair; Hunter Reappointed Edgar Hunter, Superin tendent of Yancey County Schools for the past four years, has been granted a-new :ontract by the Yancey County Board of Education for » four year term beginning (uly 1, 1975. Superintendent lunter has served twenty five fears in the county school ystem. Following Jhree years of caching at both the high >chool and elementary level at Clearmont School, he served »ix years as principal of Bee Log High School and thirteen /ears as principal of Burns ville Elementary School be ore being .named to his jresent position in 1971. He raids a Bachelor of Science legree in elementary educa ion and a Master of Arts [legree in Education and Social Studies from Appala :hian State University. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter, the former Doris Penland, are the larents of three daughters, lanice.is a junior at Berry College, Rome, Georgia; Ma te is a junior at East Yancey Tigh School and Anne is a ieventh grade student at lurnsville Elementary. The Hunters are active nembers of the First Baptist 'hurch, Burnsville. He also erves on the board of irectors for The Northwes ern Bank, the Blue Ridge lospital System, the Yancey ailroad and the Parkway layhouse. He is a member of le Lions Club, Men’s Club id serves on a field advisory >mmittee for Appalachian tate University. ★ + - On Thursday evening, the eventeenth of April at 7:30 .m. in East Yancey High chool gymnasium, the fountain Heritage High chool Band will present their rst annual .spring concert, admission will be one dollar, fith all proceeds going ward the purchase of band niforms displaying the green nd white colors of the fountain Heritage High cou ars. Two bands will perform ■ at the concert, the beginners consisting of sixth graders throughout the county, and the intermediate band con sisting of seventh through ninth graders in the county. Eighty young musicians will perform. The bands will be under the direction of Mrs. Lisa Mauney, band director. Everyone is invited. o. This band and these uniforms will be a symbol of Yancey County and will represent us in a variety of places for years to come. If you want to be a part of its beginning, please attend this concert and lend your sup port. .★ ★ Yancey County students will join high school students from 17 Western North Carolina School Systems in participating in the Western District Occupational Educa tion Fair on Friday and Pep Club Dance Set East Yancey Varsity Cheerleaders are sponsoring a Pep Club Dance to be held Friday, April 18 from 8:00 to 12:00 p.m. in the East Yancey Gym. Admission is $2 per person. The Band is “Indigo Springs”. , DAV Chapter Will Meet The Disabled American Veterans Paul McCurry Chapter 71 will hold its monthly meeting and elect officers at the Green Moun tain Community Center on May 2 at 7.00 p.m. Any questions should be directed to Sheryl Chrisawn. Phone 675-4051 after 6 p.m. Mi BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714 Cooper, Stephanie Moraine, Lisa Robertson, Robbie Boyer, Cindy Woody, Marcia Woodby, Karen Marie Silvers, Ona Hopson-alde, and Lacy Wilson-teacher. The class learned a great deal and would like to thank everyone for being so very nice to them. After a very enjoyable morning, the class had lunch at Bantam Chef. Saturday, April 18-19, at Asheville Mall. Approximately 98 exhi bits, representing work done in numerous instructional areas, will be on display throughout the Mall. These displays and demonstrations will include cabinet making, commercial cooking, aero science, weaving, auto mech anics, bricklaying, graphic arts, cosmetology, ceramics, leather working, quilting and hand wood carving. Asheville Mall is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and the public is urged to attend the fair and support the work being done by public schools in' Western North Carolina. The seventeen school systems! represented are Asheville City, Polk County, Graham .County, Transylvania County, Swain County, Buncombe County, Henderson County, Hendersonville County, Ma con County, Jackson County, Yancey County, McDowell County, Haywood County, Rutherford County, Cherokee Indian Reservation, Madison County and Mitchell County. Student exhibits from Yancey County will include displays by the Trades and Industry Department, Health Occupatioitll Department, and Distributive Education Department. The students and faculty of Occupational Education in Club To Hold “May Day Dance” Here The Mt. Mitchell Swingers will have a May Day Dance “Under the Stars” at the Banks Family Square Shop ping Center, 19E Bypass. Burnsville, May Ist from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Spectators-no admission, no charge. Charge to participating couples will be $2.00. Jerry Biggerstaff is the caller. In case of rain, the '****■ , . . ft ’• Yancey founty would like to invite each person to attend the Occupational Education Fair. Girl Sctiut Rummage Sale Set A Rummage Sale will be held on the town square in The Northwestern Bank park ing lot from 9:00 to 5:00 on Saturday, April 19. This sale is sponsored by the senior Girl Scouts. i^9^H9MHH9HHB^^k | JU Mi - Ski Mr' jflpPl- * m, f JP^MB Mfadfc&Sf 9 —' •—*»m /j> jjflH jlgi ? *? "■'. ■■» ,«.vl'.>v'.' ' m fU$ ? ‘*S'4 Potato Rates “Show & Tell” Ml«j Connie Maney, daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Frank Maney who live on Indian Creek, brought title potato to ehow her classmates at Bald Creek Kindergarten for “Show ft Tell”. Or is It a petrified dock--or rooster? The blrd-llke head sitting on the rounded body with a suspicion of a duck-tall at the end make this vegetable one of nature’s oddities. The “nose” however, is an afterthought. The kindergarteners thought sxr&ss.**' 1 ??*"” k THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1975 Commissioner Pledges Help \ Softball District Formed State Softball Cdm.niss ioner, Bert Weeks recently announced from his office in Winston Salem, the formation yf a new softball district to include Mitchell, McDowell and Yancey Counties. At the same time, Weeks also announced the appointment of John M. Manuel of Marion as commissioner for the new district. Mr. Manuel will be working with the Yancey County Recreation Commis sion in Iheir efforts to form a state-sanctioned amateur softball association in this county. The new district will be called the Blue Ridge District and brings the total number of districts in the North Carolina Amateur Softball Association to thirty-eight. In selecting Manuel to head up the activities of the new district, the state com missioner has picked a veter an of some thirty years experience in North Carolina softball, both as an active player and in executive capacities. He has served as Secretary of the North Caro lina Amateur Softball Asso ciation for the past eight years and also is state commissioner for the rapidly expanding junior softball program in North Carolina. He started the popular slow-pitch softball in the Southeastern part of North Carolina in 1960 and formed the first district in that area. In 1965 he introduced slow-pitch softball to that position of North Carolina West of Soco Gap and served as district commissioner in that region until being trans ferred to Marion by Burling ton Industries last summer. Manuel has been employ ed by Burlington Industries for thirty years and currently is plant manager of the Clinchfield Plant in Marion where he resides with his wife, Dolores and son Joh, who is a senior at McDowell High School and a member of the baseball team. The Manuels have two older sons, both of whom were active in all sports. Bob attended East Carolina University on a football scholarship and is currently employed in the Industrial Engineering Dept, of Burlington Industries Plant at Raeford, N.C.Mark is a senior at Duke University where he lettered three years as a tight end on the football team and also is a three-year starter as third baseman on Duke’s baseball team in addition to being team cap tain. The newly appointed dis trict commissioner has al- High Pastures Preaching Weekend High Pastures will hold a weekend of preaching and teaching April 18-20 to which the public is invited. Rever end Dean Simpson, a minister from Wilkesboro, N.C., will be preaching, counselling, and praying for the sick and oppressed. Evening sessions will be ♦ held on Friday and Saturday at 8:00 and morning sessions are set for Saturday and Sunday at 9:30. High Pastures is on George’s Fork Road, above East Yancey High School, east of Burnsville. Softball Meeting The Yancey County Re creation Commission which is sponsoring a One-Pitch Soft ball League, is holding a meeting on Thursday, April 17 at 8:00 p.m. in Room 3 of the Courthouse. All interested people, men and women, please attend. . ■■ 1 i Bridge Out 1 For Repair Bridge No. 194 on Roses ! Branch Road (SR 1314) over the North Toe River at the ! Yancey-Mitchell County line will be closed to traffic April 15, 1975. The bridge will remain closed until May 12, ' 1975. During the period the bridge is closed, state high- ! way forces will replace the floor of the bridge and clean and paint the steel. The total length of the ‘ detour will be 7.5 miles and it will be adequately signed. Country Store Plans Gardener Contest The Yancey County Coun try Store will sponsor a gardener’s contest this sum mer, it was ann6unced re cently by Captain George Denning, owner. The contest will be in cooperation with the County Agricultural Exten sion Service. "Interest in gardening is at an all time high and this contest is just an effort to emphasize its importance and stimulate extra effort by gardeners”, Mr. Downing says,, „« „■ _. The categories of the contest are: The heaviest Candy Roas , ter or Pumpkin, the longest ear of corn, the heaviest Irish Potato, heaviest head of PfihhflOP thp attrontiiip aonles 8 - si 1 Tte iT f s,ng ■ ready played an active part in working with the McDowell County men’s softball league. He recently stated, “McDow ell County already has one of the better softball programs in North Carolina and I look forward to being of assistance to the softball programs in Mitchell and Yancey Counties as well as the more establish ed programs in McDowell. I have already learned that a top caliber of softball is played in Mitchell and Yancey and I hope we can bring all teams from the three-county area into district and state championship play.” j One phase that Manuel 5 would like to see begun locally is the creation of junior girl’s leagues to give the young ladies some competitive par ticipation during the summer, similar to Little League and Pony League play that is available to boys. “North Carolina has an outstanding junior program highlighted by a state tournament each year. Last year Hayesville won the state championship and went on to place fifth in the National tournament in Flo rida,” he commented. “1 am available to help ) any softball program in the Money For Manpower Programs In accordance with infor mation received from thfe North Carolina Manpower Council, $92,425.94 to $lO2, 671.35 will be available in Yancey County for FY 76 CETA Manpower programs. This report comes from the. Region D Council of Govern ments, which is currently developing plans with public agencies and governmental units who wish to apply for ' these funds. The maximum allocation is based on addi tional funds up to one tenth of the minimum. The amount of this additional allocation will be based on the strength of Region D’s plan and will be determined by the State' Manpower Council. Any agency or individual wishing further information, or wishing to apply for a portion of these funds should contact Carl Tuttle or Robert Brown at Region D, 704- 264-5558. Additionally, $50,728.32 is available for the Summer Youth Work Program. any variety, largest diameter seed head of Sunflower, heaviest turnip, the most attractive ornamental Gourds plate of S, the longest Dipper Gourd and the heaviest Carrot. Judging will take place on Saturday, October 4, at 10:00 a.m. at the Country Store. Entries must be in place by 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 3rd. Prizes in all categories are $3 first; $2 second, and $1 third. Contestants furnish their own seed, fertilize*, land and skills. The contest is open to all residents of Yancey regardless of age. race, creed or national origin. Entries remain the pro perty of exhibiter and ribbons will be awarded in addition to .cash prizes. ■ * **9»mH 10 c three-county area,” he said, "and I look forward to working with the many fine v people who support our softball programs.” Dennis Howell Howell Honored AtNCSU In elections held March 5, 1975 at the University of North Carolina School of Law, Mr. Dennis L. Howell of Route 2, Burnsville was elected President of the Law School Class of 1976 by vote of the student body. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Howell. Mr. Howell is a 1969 graduate of East Yancey High School and received his BS degree from Western Caro lina University in 1973. At Western Carolina he was a member of Alpha Phi Sigma and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies, Vice President of the Young Democrats Club, a Patrons of Quality Scholar, and was selected for Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Uni versities. He graduated Sum ma Cum Laude and received an award for highest grade point average for the gradua ting class of 1973. In March of 1973 he was selected for a Morehead Fellowship in Law ' ’ by the John Motley Morehead Foundation which was to be applied for study at the University of North Carolina School of Law. Mr. Howell has been employed as a legal clerk with the law firm of Ronald W. Howell, Attorney at Law, of Marshall, N.C. for the past four years. At Chapel Hill, Mr. Howell is active in Morehead Foundation activities and is a member of Delta Theta Phi legal-social fraternity. Mr. Howell plans to return to Madison and Yancey Counties and practice law upon t(ie completion of his legal studies. He now resides at 1004 The Oaks, Chapel Hill, N.C. ■ ■ ■■ County / V® J J « 4% J
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