THE YANCEY JOURNAL
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New Ambulance Arrives
Earl Young and O.W. Deyton received a new ambulance for Yancey County from Southern
Ambulance Builders on Wednesday, August 13,1975. The Governor’s Highway Safety Program is
helping the county to pay half of the cost of the vehicle fully equipped. Mr. Elsbeny Holcombe,
field representative for the GHSP was present to Inspect the vehicle and assist In the delivery
details. The vehicle is a type I ambulance, conventional cab-chassis with a modular ambulance
body and dual wheels. The ambulance has room for two stretchers, has a main and portable
oxygen supply systems, suction aspirator system and extensive equipment for rescue work. The
vehicle should greatly Increase the County’s capability for rescue and ambulance work. The grant
application was written by Arnold Higgins.
Board Os Election Names
New Precinct Officials
The Yancey County Board
of Elections, Mrs. Janice
Boone, Mrs. Mary Ohle and
Luther Ayers met orTTdesday,
August 5 in the Board office.
The Board named precinct
officials for the next two
years. The precinct officials
are advised to come into the
office before September 1,
1975 to be sworn into office.
Officials named by pre
cinct are: Burnsville-Luther
Banks, Registrar; Billy Anglin
and James Ray, Judges. Cane
River-Johnny Buckner, Re
gistrar and Willard Ayers and
Yates Bailey, Judges; Egypt-
Don Renfro-Registrar and
Andy Edwards and Tilden
Fender, Judges; Ramseytown
•Dean Higgins, Registrar and
Charles Wilson and Albert
Edwards, Judges; Green
Mountain-Mary Hall, Regis
trar and Ellis Renfro and
Mafra Laws, Judges; Jacks
Church Is Home For
Vietnamese Family
BY REV. MICHAEL HOBAN
Pastor, Sacred Heart Church
‘‘God bless America”,
‘‘Praise God from whom all
blessings flow; praise Father,
Son and Holv Ghost”.
In two weeks time it is
expected that a Vietnamese
family will take up residence
at Sacred Heart Church,
Burnsville. They will come to
us from their ‘‘staging area”
in Arkansas and will stay at
Sacred Heart until such time
as they can locate themselves
in the area of choice and
suitability. We welcome them
as friends of the United
States, who have been invited
to come to our country by our
President. It is hoped that
other groups will aid in this
project when this farm family
of nine becomes a part of our
community.
Ever since Columbus dis
covered America, it has
become home for people all o
over the world, especially for
the millions who came to it
from every country in Europe.
In recent decades there has
been a greater influx of
people from Asia.
In the early years people
arrived by ship and settled in
great numbers around the
ports of arrival: Boston, New
Creek-Claudine Arrowood,
registrar and Carl Evans and
Fred Ayers, Judges; Brush
Creek-Alberta Ramsey, Re
gistrar and Madge Harding
and Enzy Letterman, Judges;
Crabtree-R.C. Parsley, - Re
gistrar and John Dale and
Max Ray, Judges; South
Toe-J.W. Miller, Registrar
and Della ogelivie and Her
man Robinson, Judges; Pen
sacola-Billy Wilson, Registrar
and ,Mary Ann Miller and
Dawson Briggs, Judges; Pri
ces Creek-Hobart Banks,
Registrar and Dot Austin and
Viola Buckner, Judges.
According to the election
laws passed by the 1975
General Assembly the judges
as well as the registrars of
each precinct may register
voters; also each member of
the Board of Elections may
register. The Board of Elec
tions office is open three days
York, Baltimore, Charleston,
Mobile and New Orleans.
Halifax and Quebec had their
arrivals also. Until such time
as the people had the
opportunity to move to other
and all parts of the continent,
these cities became their
‘‘staging areas”. There were
trials and difficulties, but in
due time they were overcome
with some degree of satisfac
tion to all concerned.
In the book of Deutero
nomy, chap. 10, Vs 12-22 we
are told how God treats the
aliens. It goes on to tell the
people how they should
befriend the alien. God will
bless them for it. “God is a
friend of the wanderer, and
gives him food and clothing.
You too must befriend the
wanderer; were not you
strangers yourselves in the
land of Egypt?”
When peace came to
Europe in 1945, it was
realized by leaders such as
Churchill, Roosevelt and
others that the tidal wave of
Atheistic Communism was
still threatening Europe and
the world. In 1948 Churchill
and Truman served notice to
the world, that they would
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a week: Monday, Wednesday
and Friday for the purpose of
registering voters.
The County Board of
Elections will meet again on
September 1, 1975.
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Action & Adventure Participants Attend Activity Day Events
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Queen Chosen From
Pageant Finalists
Melynda Lou Martin, a
blonde-haired beauty from
Avery County, was crowned
Miss Mayland at the conclu
sion of the 1976 Pageant
which was held at Burnsville’s
Parkway Playhouse last Sa
turday night. Miss Martin
succeeds Miss Debbie Shook
of Spruce Pine, the 1975 Miss
Mayland, who gave a final
appearance and “walk down
the ramp”. Miss Martin, the
seventeen year old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Martin >f Crossnore and a
rising senior at Avery County
High School, performed a
Booster
Clubs To
Consolidate
There will be a joint
meeting of the Cane River and
East Yancey High School
Booster Clubs on Thursday
night, August 21, at 8:00 p.m.
in the courtroom of the
courthouse. The purpose of
the meeting will be to
organize a consolidated Boos
ter Club and to make plans for
the forthcoming sports sea
son.
In addition to the organi
zation of a new club, school
officials will discuss the
proposed plan to play all
home football games on the
East Yancey field, and to play
all home basketball games in
the Cane River gym.
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patriotic ballad in the talent
competition. She will receive
a S3OO scholarship and will
compete in the Miss North
Carolina Pageant in Charlotte
next year.
First runner up was
Elizabeth Gillette of Burns
ville. Miss Gillette, who was
also the winner of the
swimsuit competition, will
receive a S2OO scholarship.
Cindy Kramer of Linville
was second runner up in the
1976 Pageant. She will receive
a SIOO scholarship.
Other finalists chosen
from the thirteen competing
for the crown were Mary
Kathleen Johnson of Spruce
Pine and Sandra Norris of
Burnsville. Miss Norris also
was voted Miss Congeniality
by her fellow contestants.
The Pageant, which is
sponsored annually by the
Jaycees from Yancey County,
Spruce Pine, and Avery
County, was given to a
“standing room only” au
dience at the Playhouse.
Funds Will
Add Deputy
The Sheriff’s Department
of Yancey County received a
grant from Northwest Plan
ning Council for a Juvenile
Officer Program. This pro
gram will add a deputy
trained in juvenile problems
and a car to the Sheriff’s
Department.
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WLOS-TV Visits Burnsville
Bill Stroupe of WLOS-TV Channel 13, brought the TV Van to the Burnsville town square on
Tuesday, August 19, for the purpose of Interviewing local citizens on general topics concerning
the county. This WLOS feature Is planned for once a month throughout the area served by
Channel 13. The Burnsville interviews will be shown at 6:00 p.m. Sunday, August 24, and at 1:00
p.m. on the following Sunday, August 31.
Burnsville Awarded Grant
To Improve Water System
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A grant totaling $13,750
has been awarded to Burns
ville to aid in financing
improvements to its water
supply system, according to
Human Resources Secretary
David Flaherty.
Similar grants have been
made on five other occasions
to cities and towns throughout
North Carolina. In all, $53
million has been awarded
totaling 294 grants since the
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4-H Action, i
Adventure [
Awards 1
On August 16, the |
summer 4-H Action & ,
Adventure Program en
ded with Activity Day at ■
Burnsville School ball
field. |
The team award for ■
Outsta ding Team on '
Activity Day went to I
Randy Crowder’s team
which amassed a total of
82 out of 100 possible
points. The team award
for Most Outstanding .
Achievement through- ■
out the summer went to |
David Gibbs’ team from *
Micaville. I
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program began in 1972.
Applications for the grants
were approved in accordance
with the Clean Water Bond
Act of 1971. Voters approved
the issuance of $l5O million in
clean water bonds in a 1972
referendum.
State grants provide only a
portion of the total project
cost. Most of the financing
comes from local sources with
some projects receiving fed
eral assistance, though the
amount of federal grant
money has decreased during
recent months.
Grant applications for
water supply construction
projects are now being re
ceived by the Division of
Health Services for process
ing during the first semi-
Fire Dept
Supper Set
The South Toe Volunteer
Fire Department is sponsor
ing a Trout Supper this
Saturday, August 23, at 4
p.m. The dinner will be held
at the South Toe Elementary
School. Tickets can be obtain
ed by calling 675-5279 and are
$2.50 for adults and $1.50 for
children under the age of 12.
The trout are being provided
by Troxell’s Trout Farm.
Playschool
Begins In
September
Burnsville Playschool will
open on Monday morning
September Bth. Those regis- 1
teres are: Daniel Boone, Bo
Dover, Karen Maddox, Scotty
Cooper, Joel Hughes, Crystal i
Styles, Christopher Evans, I
Scotty Laws, Dawn Francis, 1
Reid Brown, and Donald S
Luther Banks. |
The most important ad- *
justment that the children |
make in Playschool is learning
to work and play together and
feel secure in a new situation
away from parents and home.
Many learning experiences
are provided for thejn through
the activities in which they
will participate.
Registration is limited to
12 children. One opening
remains at this time. Further
information may be obtained
by calling Mrs. Jess Styles at
682-2524.
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annual review period of fiscal
year 1975-76. Grant awards
for these are expected to be
issued in January.
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Jessie Sigmon
New Man
In Revenue
Office
The North Carolina De
partment of Revenue is
pleased to announce that
Jesse Sigmon is now in charge
of the Burnsville Revenue
Office.
Mr. Sigmon has been with
the department for two years
in the Charlotte office prior to
moving to this area. Original
ly from Denver, North Caro
lina, he is a graduate of the
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.
Mj. Sigmon states that he
is pleased to be here in!
hopes to assist the people in
whatever way possible.
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