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VOL. 4, NO. 33
Wives Os
Alcoholics
Organize
The series on alcoholism
carried in this newspaper
since early June is beginning
to pay some dividends. Jay
Kayson, author of the series,
has told this newspaper that
enough interest has been
generated "by the series
among wives especially of
problem drinkers to warrant
organizing Al-Anon Family
Groups in the tri-county
Mayland area.
Al-Anon, an adjunct of
Alcoholics Anonymous, was
formally incorporated in 1954,
Kayson explained. It is a
fellowship that tries to meet
and alleviate the problems of
family members, particularly,
who are affected by living
with an alcoholic. The only
requirement for membership
is that the person has been or
is being deeply affected by
close contact with an alco
holic.
“Those who seem to be
most affected, numerically
and emotionally,” Kayson
pointed out. “are the wives of
alcoholic husbands who either
do not believe they are
alcoholics or, aware that they
are, refuse to do anything
About it.
“The series has brought to
light,” Kayson continued,
"the heartening fact that
many wives of alcoholics in
the Mayland area are no
longer willing to be dragged
through the emotional wring
er day by day. They feel that if
their alcoholic husbands are
going to continue their affair
with the bottle or the beer
can, then they must take the
necessary positive steps to
learn how to cope with this
heartbreaking family disease.
Kayson said that the
Al-Anon Family Groups are
set up to accomplish this
purpose. Through regular
meetings and personal con
tact, wives (as well as
parents, brothers, sisters,
teenage children) learn the
facts about alcoholism as an
illness and about the treat
ment process. Through con
tinuing association with other
Al-Anon members who have
the same problems, they are
enabled to reduce family
tensions and reorient their
lives through sharing their
personal experiences.
“Regrettably,” Kayson
emphasized, “most wives of
practicing alcoholics feel that
there is nothing that they can
do about their problem
drinking husbands. The sim
ple truth is that very often
they themselves hold the key
to arresting this dread family
disease. I know of no better
way for them to begin than by
involvement with Al-Anon.”
For further information on
how to get in touch with
Al-Anon, the wives (and other
family members and friends
#s well) of practicing alcoho
lics should contact Rod
Champion in Mitchell County
(688-3711) and Yancey County
(682-6117) and Henry Govert
in Avery County (733-5889).
Services Set
Reverend George Patter
son will be holding services at
High Pastures this weekend.
Evening sessions on Friday
and Saturday bein at 7:30 and
are open to the public.
There will be a seminar for
young people from Thursday,
August 14 through Sunday,
August J7. *
Everyone is invited to
attend. High Pastures is
located behind East Yancey
High School, at the head of
George’s Fork Road.
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Vess, Iva Buckner, Ed Hunter Hold Certificate Os Accreditation
Mountain Heritage ‘Fighting
Cougars’ Begin Practice
The Mountain Heritage
High Fighting Cougars began
football practice on Saturday,
August 2. New head football
coach, ERnie Hughes will be
working to put the "Claws”
back into Yancey County
Football. Coach Hughes has
the following things to say
about the various areas of the
new football program:
PROGRAM BASIS
“Our program at Moun
tain Heritage will be based on
honesty and discipline. Our
coaching staff expects the
players to be totally honest
with us. If they tell us that
they want to be winners, we
expect them to demonstrate
by their actions,that they are
willing to pay the price to be a
winner. We as coaches will
not try to con our team, and in
return we expect them to be
honest with us. Discipline is
another basis of our football
program. Our coaching staff
realizes the value of discipline
and we will teach it to our
team.
OFFENSE
"Our offense will be the
"Fighting Cougar Veer”. It is
the most explosive and
exciting offense in football
today. We will try to present a
balanced attack between run
ning and passing. In the
college ranks Clemson Uni
versity and N.C.State run
offenses similar to the Fight
ing Cougar Veer. There is no
doubt that our offense will be
exciting to watch this fall.
DEFENSE
“Defense is the heart of
any good football team. All
championship teams in all
sports have sound defenses.
We will work hard to have a
sound defense that can stop
the big play. If we can achieve
this, we will have the type
defense needed to win in pur
*322,039 H.U.D. Grant
The Town of Burnsville
and Yancey County are the
recipients of a joint grant from
the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Develop
ment for Community Deve
lopment Projects in the town
and county.
The total grant award is
$322,039.00, with the grant
funds being divided into the
following categories:
Housing Rehabilitation
$180,239
Waste Disposal 17,000
Community Centers 20,000
Fire Protection 69,800
' Administrative 25,000
Contingency -, - 10,000
BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714
league.
WINNING EDGE
“Our football team will
need to have a winning edge o
over our opponents. We hope
to have tvtp factors that will
give us lifts winning edge.
One of the factors will be a
combination of toughness and
physical conditioning. Our
players will be in excellent
physical condition. This will
give us an edge over our
opponents in the 4th quarter.
Toughness is a mental qua
lity, and if our players refuse
to get beat, then we’ll be very
hard to beat. The second
phase of our winning edge
will be You! We need your
support at every game and
especially the home games.
With your help, we can make
our oppohertts afraid to play
in the "Cougar Den”.
VALUES OF PLAYING
“The values of playing
football in our program could
not be listed in such a short
time, but I will try to talk
about three of the most
important values of playing in
our program. First of all in our
program we want to teach
your son perserverance. We
want him to bounce back
when he fails. Many times in
life you will meet defeat, the
ones who succeed bounce
back. Secondly in our pro
gram we will try to teach your
son what it takes to win. If we
can impress upon him what it
takes to win in football, then
he will soon realize that he
must put this same effort into
his life. The final aspect of our
program that I woufcl like to
mention is ‘fun’. We hope
that all of our players enjoy
playing and enjoy the fellow
ship of being a team member.
"In conclusion, I would
like to invite any inquiry about
our program, and I would like
Projects are not schedule
to begin until H.U.D. ha
given approval of enviror
mental statements pertainin
to all projects which will tak
at least thirty-five busines
days after submission of th
environmental statements t
H.U.D. by Yancey County.
The town and county ar
presently awaiting furthe
guidelines from H.U.D. re
garding administrative am
environmental policies am
are preparing for actua
enactment of the Communlt;
Development Projects. Ques
tions should be referred t
, {j, 682-3971.
to invite any boy attending
high school in Yancey County
to come out for our program. **
Finally, 1 would be personally
happy to speak to any civic or
church group on our football
program and what we are
trying to do.”
F astpiteh
Softball
PlayOife
The Fastpitch Softball
All-Star Game was played.
August 9 with an exciting
contest between the Burns
ville Division All-Stars and
All-Stars from the Micaville
Division. The game ended
with Burnsville defeating
Micaville by a score of 8 to 3.
Leading hitters in the
game were Leonard Laws,.
David Hall and Chipper Banks
with two hits each. Lonnie
Speight and Billy Joe Brown
each hit home runs to lead the
Burnsville Division in Runs
Batted In. Leonard Laws was
the winning pitcher.
The “Most Valuable Play
er” Award was given to
Lonnie Speight, Burnsville
Division. League Awards for
Sportsmanship were given to
Bee Log for the Burnsville
Division and Henredon for the
Micaville Division.
A special “Jimmy Wheel
er Memorial Award” was
given to Coach Wilson Ray for
his dedication and hard work.
This award honors the mem
ory of a team member, Jimmy
Wheeler, who was killed in an
accident early this year, and
who also was a dedicated and
hard-working player.
State Fastpitch Softball
District Playoffs are being
played at the Burnsville field
each night this week. The
games begin at 6:30 p.tti.
Yancey Schools Reach Major Goal: f % |J
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State; Grants Accreditation
All Yancey County Schools
were granted accreditation
status by the State Board of
Education in its regular
meeting on August 7 in
Raleigh. Claude Vess, Chair
man of the Yancey County
Board of Education, and Ed
Hunter, Superintendent at
tended the meeting to receive
the Certificate of Accredita
tion. Previously, and under a
former plan, only Cane River
High School, East Yancey
High School and South Toe
Elementary School were ac
credited. The plan in effect
until about four years ago
provided for the accreditation
of individual schools once
they had reached the stan
dards and requirements set
forth by the State Department
of Public Instruction. The new
plan adopted at that time
requires all schools in a
county or city unit to work
together toward one set of
goals. Briefly stated, teachers
and school officials are
required to take an in-depth
look at their schools and to list
the strengths and weaknesses
of the instructional program,
equipment, materials, sup
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curriculum, etc. This is
followed by a determination
by the same group as to the
directions in which they think
the schools should go, what
they think the schools should
be about, and the setting of
continuing and specific objec
tives. Finally, evaluation pro
cedures afte determined and
an evaluation of the program
as it affects the individual
student is carried out.
Five Yancey Beauties To Compete
In 1975 Miss Mayland Pageant
The curtain is due to rise
on the 1975 edition of the
Miss Mayland Pageant at 8:00
p.m. on Saturday, August 16.
The Pageant will be held at
the Parkway Playhouse in
Burnsville. The Miss Mayland
Pageant is a preliminary to
the Miss North Carolina and
Miss America Pageants.
Sponsored by the Jaycees
from Yancey County, Spruce
Pine, and Avery County, the
1975 edition will have Rick
Bacon of WKYK in Burnsville
as the Master of Ceremony.
The North Carolina Apple
Queen, Miss Johnson City,
and the Little Miss Rhodo
dendron are also scheduled to
be present at the Pageant.
The following fourteen
girls from Mitchell, Avery,
and Yancey Counties are
scheduled to compete for the
title of Miss Mayland. Four of
the fourteen, from Yancey
County, are pictured:
Melynda Lou Martin, 17,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Martin of Crossnore.
She is a graduate of Avery
County High School and plans
to attend college in the future.
Maria Jane Mandala, 17,
of Burnsville is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Mandala. Maria’s hobbies
include swimming, writing,
and singing.
Terri McMahan, 18, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Vincent McMahan of Burns
ville. She is a 1975 graduate of
Ejtst Yancey High School and
plans to attend college.
Martha Beasley, 20, of
Banner Elk is a junior at Elon
College. She is the daughter
»f Mr „„d Mrs. Jame, C.
Beasley,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1975
Three years ago a plan
ning team consisting of the
school principals, the super
intendent and central office
staff began work on this plan.
During the following fifteen
months this team spent
numerous hours and days in
session with State Depart
ment personnel in working
out a plan to include the first
two steps. After this was done
numerous teacher committees
began work on specific and
continuing objectives and
strategies to be used in
reaching them as well as
evaluative procedures to be
used. During the past year
and a half every teacher and
administrator in the county
has been involved in this part
of the plan. Hundreds of
hours of work were involved
before all of the plan was
finalized and in written form.
On June 4, 1975, a review
panel from the State Depart
ment of Public Instruction
accepted an invitation from
the local superintendent to
visit the County and review
the work done. A team of five
persons sat with a group of
thirty local teachers, admin
—Mtomtors and. Board of Educa
tion members in a three-hour
meeting as plans were re
viewed and evaluated. Fol
lowing the meeting members
of the review panel returned
to Raleigh with copies of the
plans to be reviewed by the
State Superintendent and,
subsequently, reviewed and
approved by the State Board
of Education.
Before August 7 meeting
fifteen of the 148 administra
Sherry Ann Buchanan, 19,
is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W.A. Buchanan of
Spruce Pine. She is a
7 graduate of Harris High
School in Spruce Pine.
Sandra Ann Norris, 20, of
Burnsville is a junior at
Appalachian State University.
She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Norris.
Venita Kay Silver, 18, is a
graduate of East Yancey High
School. She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Silver of
Burnsville.
Lori Bruner,. 18, of Little
Switzerland attends Mars Hill
College. She is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Bruner.
Elizabeth Mae Gillette,
19, is a graduate of Brevard
High School. She resides in
Burnsville with Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Woody.
Mary Kathleen Johnson,
19, is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Johnson of
Spruce Pine. She is a student
at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Cynthia Dianne Honey
cutt, 18, plans to attend Berea
College. She is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
Hone/cutt of Burnsville.
Nancy Catherine Thomas,
18, of Spruce Pine is the
daughter of Mrs. Edith
Thomas. She plans to attend
Western Carolina University
this fall.
Cindy Renea Kramer, 17,
of Linville is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Kramer.
She will be a freshman at the
University of North Carotin,
at Greensboro.
tive units had been accre
dited. Craven County and Red
Springs City units were also
accredited on August 7
making a total of eighteen
units.
Board of Education mem
bers, Claude Vess and Romie
Burns attended the review
session on June 4. Following
the meeting both men ex
pressed pleasure in the
tremendous work that had
been done. In reporting to the
next meeting of the local
board. Chairman Vess stated
“We were extremely proud of
Attorney Donates
Land For Cemetery
Approximately one acre of
land in Burnsville Township
was deeded on June 30, 1975
by Bill Atkins and his wife and
daughter for use as a
cemetery. The land, actually
deeded to Dolphus Parker and
Leroy McCracken, Trustees
for the Marietta Atkins
Cemetery, was given by the
Atkins free of charge, subject
only to the following restric
tions and covenants: No part
of said land shall be pastured
orcultivated; no structure
other than grave markers
shall be placed thereon; the
Trustees and their successors
cannot sell or lease the land;
and no person can be denied
the right to be buried on this
land because of race, creed,
color or political affiliation.
The deed also specifies
that when a vacancy shall
Tickets for the 1975 Miss
Mayland Pageant are on sale
at The Yancey Journal,
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the work that has been done,
and were very impressed with
the way in which so many
teachers and administrators
have worked together in
making plans for school
improvements”.
Although this major goal
has been reached, the work
does not stop here. The plan
is a continuous one which
requires both frequent review
of successes and failures of ;
the school and a change in
procedure as needed to
strengthen weaknesses and
prevent further failures.
occur in the Trusteeship, the
pastor of Griffith Chapel
Church will have the right to
appoint a successor from the
race to which the said Trustee
belongs and the pastor of the
First Baptist Church of
bumsville shall have the right
to appoint a successor for the
other Trustee upon his death
or resignation.
This parcel of land was
donated 1 'so that any person, '
regardless of race, creed or '
politics, can be buried with
dignity and without regard to
ability of the family to pay for
their burial plot.
Notice
The Burnsville Veterinary
Clinic will be closed Thurs
day, August 14 through
August 17.
Ltd. Adult tickets are $2.00
and children under twelve are
$1.50. Tickets at the door will
be $2.50 for adults and $1.75
for children under twelve.
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EUnbeth GilljP