THE YANCEY JOURNAL
VOL. 4, NO. 35
Ben Floyd
Named UF
Chairman
Ben Floyd has accepted
the chairmanship of the
Yancey United Way campaign
which will be conducted this
fall. This will be the twentieth
annual drive of the local
organization which raises
money to assist a dozen or
more deserving community
activities.
The announcement of
Floyd’s acceptance of the
chairmanship followed a pre
liminary organization meeting
held last Tuesday. The
announcement of other offi
cers, and the makeup of the
local budget committee is
expected shortly.
The directors of the local
United Way, otherwise known
as the Yancey United Fund,
expressed particular satisfac
tion in having Ben Floyd head
this year’s campaign. Since
coming to Burnsville as
manager of the newly opened
branch of the First Citizens
Bank and Trust Company,
Ben has been active in
community affairs. Currently
he is president of the Yancey
County Chamber of Com
merce which imposes a heavy - 1
load on its president, parti
cularly during the summer
when the Chamber conducts
the Crafts Festival and the
Yancey Youth Jamboree.
Prior to being president, Ben
headed a number of the
organization’s committees.
Ben is a graduate of Mars
Hill College, with a degree in
economics. He is married to
the former Rita Ann Propst of
Hickory.
The Budget Committee of
the United Way will meet
shortly to review requests
from the various agencies and
organizations which desire to
share in the united drive. In
the meantime these organiza
tions are being asked to
submit their requests to Mrs.
Ruby Smith, the Secretary of
the United Fund.
Garden Club
Meeting
The Burnsville Garden
Club will meet in the home of
Mrs. David Powers on Thurs
day afternoon, August 28, at
3:00 p.m.
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Tobacco Tour In Yancey
The “Extension Research on Wheels” tobacco tour of the Burley area stopped at two Yancey
farms last Thursday. The tour began In Statesville on Wednesday and traveled through bedell,
Yadkin. Wilkes, Alleghany and Watauga counties. In Boone a banquet was held honoring
tobacco experiment cooperators of last season. Yancey cooperators Leroy Silvers, Jeffrey Fox,
Baxter Silvers and Jim Adkins attended. Thursdays schedule took the tour to Mitchell county
prior to arriving In Yancey. Here the group of 60 farmers, tobacco industry persons, college
personnel, and extension agents visited two of the nine research locations in Yancey. They saw
“systems control” In action at the Lawrence Grind staff plot which Incorporates varieties,
chemicals and rotation to combat disease. At the Grover and Warren Wes tall farm the tour saw
labor saving systems being used to harvest tobacco. The group had a “mountain trout” lunch at
the Burnsville Community Building before traveling an through Madison and Buncombe
counties to complete the tour.
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A Wagon Train will again be “Movin’ Out” over Labor Day
weekend and everyone is welcome to join the train;
participants must be responsible for their own food and horse
feed. The train will start from Pigeon Roost [left fork on
government property] at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 30. It
Mars Hill Program In 2nd Year:
‘Continuing Education’
“The Continuing Educa
tion Program is one segment
of our concept of the college’s
service to our region,”
commented Dr. John Hough,
director of Mars Hill College’s
evening program, now enter
ing its second year.
“We have long used the
people and natural resources
of the area in our academic
programs, and we are con
cerned with what the college
can return to the area,” he
continued.
The efforts Mars Hill is
making are in the areas of
preserving the heritage and
natural resources of the
region, establishing an Ap
palachian curriculum and
museum, and making the
college’s resources available
to the area.
“Our most important con
cern in establishing the
Continuing Education Pro
gram," noted academic vice
president Dr. Richard Hoff
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man, “is to reduce the
learning barriers for adults.
For example, although tradi
tional evening classes will be
offered, internships, credit by
examination, and reflective
life experiences also can earn
the participant academic cre
dit.”
The college’s competence
based curriculum also allows
GOP Precinct Meetings
And Convention Slated
The Yancey County Re
publican precinct meetings
will be held on September 6,
1975 at the usual polling place
in each precinct. Each Re
publican registered within the
precinct, in attendance, shall
be entitled to cast one vote. At
these precinct meetings there
will be elected a Precinct
Committee and delegates to
the County Convention.
will travel up Pigeon Roost to Iron Mountain Road, go around
by Beauty Spot to Poplar and back to Pigeon Roost. The entire
trip will extend through Monday, September 1. For further
Information contact Ottis Honeycutt 682-3742 or Charles
Letterman 682-2784.
flexibility for the college to
expand its resources in ways
not open before the new
curriculum was instituted.
Students enrolled in the
Continuing Education Pro
gram (CEP) can be awarded
the same bachelor’s degree
that is offered to the full-tine
residence or commuting stu
dent. An Associate in Arts
the Yancey County Re
publican Convention will be
held on September 20, 1975 tt
7:00 p.m. at the Yancey
Courthouse in Burnsville. All
delegates elected at the
precinct meeting shall be
present at the County Con
vention. The Convention shall
elect new officers and dele
gates to the District and State
Conventions.
Yancey Railroad Has
12-Mile Scenic Tour
For the first time in many
years, the Yancey Railroad
Company of Burnsville, North
Carolina, is offering its 12
miles of scenic mountain
railroad trackage as well as its
equipment to clubs, fraternal
organizations, and church
groups on a closed charter
basis. The line has two diesel
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degree and a certificate
program are also available for
those who meet specific
competencies.
These competencies will
be related to career interests
of adults, leadership training,
and human development. The
college will work closely with
other institutions, such as
technical schools, in coordin
ating course offerings. Indus
tries, businesses, and church
es will be utilized to support
the program ftr* terms of
facilities, released time for
adults, and financial aid.
In an effort to reduce one
major barrier to adults, cost
have been minimized. Each
CEP student receives a $25
scholarship per semester hour
of credit and full time
students, those taking 12
semester hours, will receive a
SIOO grant from the state.
Other forms of financial aid
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locomotives, many bridges,
and it follows the South Toe
River for the six miles
between Micaville and Kona
where the little line crosses
the confluence of the two Toe
Rivers on high bridges.
Several spots have been
selected for stopping the train
to allow the passengers to
L view the area and to make
photographs. Os special in
terest to railfan groups, the
little Railroad has been
featured in several publica
tions of late, both national and
I area in scope.
A day’s outing along the
i South Toe on a Railroad which
enjoys life and wants to share
itself with others complete
with the colors of the fall
; leaves* can be arranged by
Contacting the Yancey Rail
road. These trips are available
on weekends for charter
groups under a very interest
ing fee arrangement. Trains,
long an interest to many
people, have away of
infecting those around them
with a desire to see the
scenery, and there is no better
way than from a chartered
train all your own.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1975
Two Vietnamese Families
Will Arrive In September
The first week of Septem
ber will be the arrival date for
the Pham and Bui families to
reside in Burnsville at the
Sacred Heart Rectory.
We have been asked to
sponsor both families because
they are closely related and
did not wish to be separated.
Help is needed in securing
Large House Needed
For Youth Program
The Achievement Home
for pre-delinquent youth of
Yancey and Madison Counties
needs a large house in or
around Burnsville. The pro
gram, jointly funded by the
federal government, the state
and the two counties, is
scheduled to begin operating
in November.
Young people, aged 6-18
years, who are having trouble
at home or at school may be
admitted for aid and training
in the family style home. The
youth will attend local schools
and maintain their own rooms
and help with cooking and
other chores of the home. They
will be under no more
restrictions than are children
of the average family. Resi
dent teacher-parents will be
in charge of the Home. An
administrative board, com
posed of county officials and
local residents, will oversee
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Homemakers Exchange Ideas
Exchange meetings are encouraged among Extension Homemakers clubs to promote
personal acquaintances and an exchange of ideas. The Happy Homemakers Club entertained
members of the Burnsville Homemakers Club on Wednesday, August 20, at the home of Mrs.
J.B. Towe, President. Thirty-one members enjoyed a colorful picnic lunch on the patio and lawn.
A red, white and blue color scheme set the stage for the program, “What Is Right With
America” which followed the luncheon and tour of the Towe home.
Pictured around picnic tables are members of the Burnsville Homemakers Club; Happy
Homemakers Club members are pictured in Informal grouping.
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employment and providing
assistance with their basic
needs until they are resettled.
Mr. Trung Quan Pham is
45 years old and has the skill#
of a carpenter and mason. He f
also had a boat equipment
business which employed the
two families in Vietnam. He is
anxious to find employment.
the program to ensure that it
serves the needs of the two
counties.
The most immediate con
cern of the Administrative
Board is the locai’og of a large
5 to 6 bedroom home with 2 or
three baths. The house will be
rented at a fair price. Some
renovation of it will be done.
The house will be well
maintained while it is being
used for this program.
Anyone having or knowing
of such a house should contact
the director, Dr. Harold
Holcombe, Box 48, Mars Hill
(phone 689-4708). Local resi
dents to whom information
may be given are: Mr. Oscar
Deyton, Chairman, County
Commissioners; Mr. Staunton
Norris, Attorney, Dr. Fergus
Pope, Primary Health Care
Clinic; Mrs. Ruby Smith,
Head, Department of Social
Services.
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His family includes his wife,
fho Pham; three sons who are
12, 13, and 14years old and
two daughters who are 6 and 8
years old.
Mr. Chuyen Van Bui
years old and his wife, Mrs.
Son Thi Nguyen is 56 years
old. They were employed as
janitors of an office building
in Vietnam. Their families
includes Miss Nui Thi Bui
who is 18 years old and their
nephew, Mr. Minh Quang
Nguyen who is 21 years old.
Miss Nui and Mr. Minh were
employed in Mr. Trung
Pham’s boatworks. Mr. Minh
is the only member that
speaks some English.
A resettlement fund is
being set up to help assist the
family to get started. Any
donations may be sent to the
Resettlement Fund in care of
Mrs. Bert T. Reed, Route 2,
Box 296, Burnsville, N.C.
Checks should be made
payable to the Resettlement
Fund as they are tax
deductible.
School
Board
Meeting
The Yancey County Board
of Education will have their
September meeting on Tues
day, September 2 instead of
September 1 which is a
holiday.