THE YANCEY JOURNAL
VOL. 4, NO. 45
4 ccidents This Week
On Yancey Highways
Diana Lynn Ray, 18, of
Route 3, Burnsville was taken
to Yancey Hospital, then
transferred to Memorial Mis
sion in Asheville dae to
injuries she received in a
one-car accident this week.
Saturday, November 1, at
3:15 p.m. Miss Ray was
operating a 1970 Pontiac
owned by Billie Marie Ray.
The vehicle was traveling east
on US 19 and came around a
sharp curve approaching a
one-lane bridge. The vehicle
apparently skidded 57 feet
prior to impact with the end of
the concrete rail of the bridge.
Trooper L.Drßrown investi
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Hal Young of Route 2,
Bakersville, operating a 1973
GMC was not injured and Jay
Arthur Tomberlin of Route 3,
Schronce Creek, Burnsville,
operating a ’53 Chevrolet was
taken to Yancey Hospital for
injuries received in a 2-car
accident on Thursday, Octo
ber 30 at 5 o’clock p.m.
Young was backing out of
a private drive onto US 19 as
Missionary To Speak At
Unusual Mission Service
One of the most unusual
mission services ever to be
conducted in Yancey County
is Sefieduled for Wednesday
night at the Pleasant Valley
Baptist Church on Possum
Trot Road.
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ginally from Alabama, and for
many years a veteran mis
sionary in the wild jungles of
Venezuela, will be showing
films and telling of the work
among some of earth’s most
primitive peoples.
Rev. Neese, shown in the
picture accompanying this
article, is with New Tribes
Mission, based in Wisconsin.
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Coming on Friday, November 14, to Boot
Yancey High School are Grand Ole Opry Stan
Letter Flatt it The Nashville Grass and the
Osbourne Brothers. This special treat, sponsored
by the Newdale Fire Department, will begin at 7:30
p.m. Advance tickets are bring sold at The
Northwestern Banks in Burnsville, Spruce Pine and
Jay Tomberlin was traveling
west on the highway. The
Young car was struck by the
Tomberlin vehicle. Young was
charged with unsafe move
ment. Trooper W.J. Stallings
investigated.
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Steven Lewis Arrowood of
Route 6, Hickory and Milus
Hudgins of Route 3, Burns
ville and David Donald Ellis
Jr., 20 of Hickory were taken
to Yancey Hospital on Sun
day, November 2, at 6:15 due
to injuries received in a
one-car accideht. David was
taken from there to Memorial
Mission Hospital in Asheville.
Arrowood, 20, was opera
ting a ’64 Ford'* owned by
Alvin Loy Arrowood. The
vehicjewas'traveling east at a
speed too great for the curve
and the intersection ahead.
Failing to execute a sharp left
hand curve and skidded 81
feet and went down a nine
foot embankment, overturn
ing into a field. Arrowood was
charged with reckless driving.
Trooper Stallings investi
gated.
New Tribes, perhaps more
than any other one group in
America, seeks to reach those
who have never heard the
Gospel of Christ. Mr. Neese
works in territory so primitive
that unless he is able to travel
by boat or plane, it may take
weeks for him, along with
other missionaries or native
workers, to chop their path
only a few miles through the
jungle. Seeing such territory,
along with Mr. Neese’s report
of his and other missionaries’
experiences among the peo
ple, should make for a most
interesting and challenging
evening.
New Tribes is an interde
nominational mission board,
fundamental in Biblical belief,
and all who can come are
extended a warm welcome by
the host pastor, Rev. Harlan
Ramsey, and by the Church.
A number of churches are
turning out their regular
mid-week prayer services to
attend because of the unusual
character of this service.
Various church groups will be
recognized, and it is sugges
ted each group sit as much as
possible in a body. Come
early for a good seat!
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Burnsville Championship Team With Cheerleaders And Coaches
Tri-County Football Aces:
Tigers Win Championship
The Burnsville Tigers won
the Tri-County Little League
Football Championship Sa
turday night with a 48-13
victory over the Weaverville
Rams at North Buncombe.
Although the Tigers and
the Bears finished with
identical 7-1 records, the
Tigers defeated the Bears in
the first game of the season
35-7. The only blemish on
Burnsville’s record was a 24-0
loss to Mars Hill in the second
game of the season. The
conference was especially
well-balanced this year with
four teams posting winning
records.
This year’s Burnsville
team was primarily a running
team. Running behincHrgood
offensive line, tailbacks Joey
Shade and Doug McLain,
quarterback Pat Hardy and
fullback Greg Fender simply
battered away at the opposing
team until they wore them
down. The majority of the
Burnsville touchdowns were
Bakersvllie or by any Newoaie Bremen at $3.00 for
adults and $1.50 for children. Tickets will cost $3.50
for adults and $1.75 for children at the gate on
Friday night. Be sure to take advantage of this rare
opportunity to see these stars of the Grand Ole
Opry In Nashville-coming to Yancey County on
Friday, November 14.
scored in the 3rd and 4th
quarters In all their games.
Joey Shade was the Tigers
number one scorer and
yardage man. He was easily
We’ve Done Our Part j
The Yancey Journal and area businesses are I
I cooperating in an effort to make this coming
Christmas season one of the best in years. A special
Christmas Shopping Edition of the Journal will be
published November 27-four weeks before
Christmas. Our readers are urged to look for this
ft edition and read all of the advertl tements to help
| them with their Christmas givhig. Make out your
$ gift list in advance, or wait to see what Is featured,
C because our advertisers plan to sell toys, furniture,
f housewares, hardware, clothes, shoes, accessories,
| and almost anything else you can name at ‘some of
jl the lowest prices possible to encourage early
ft Christmas shopping. Grocery ads will also have
ft special savings on holiday food for Thanksgiving
I and Christmas feasts.
We’ve done our part to help stretch your dollar
ft and make your holiday shopping easier this year.
| We ask you to do your part by shopping with our
j advertisers!
the most outstanding player
in the conference. Shade
scored at least two touch
downs in 7 out of 8 games. In
the final game he accounted
Highway
Public
Hearing
The North Carolina De
partment of Transportation
officials will hold a public
hearing to discuss proposed
tor the reconstruction
of US 19-19E from the
Madison-Yancey County Line
to the Cane River Bridge in
Yancey County.
The hearing, scheduled
for November 18 at 7:30 p.m.,
will be held in the Cane River
High School, west of Burns
ville.
The purpose of the meet
ing is to provide information
on the proposed design of the
project, right-of-way require
ments, relocation assistance,
and State-Federal funding
relationship.
The public is invited to
make comments and suggest
alternate proposals. Written
comments may also be sub
mitted to Mr. George Wells,
Manager of Highway Design,
North Carolina Department of
Transportation, P.O. Box
25201, Raleigh, N.C. 27611 by
no later than November 28.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1975
for 38 points.
Pat Hardy was the team
leader and without question
the best quarterback in the
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Children Make Mr. Scarecrow
The Kindergarten children at South Toe and Clearmont Elementary Schools came up with the
same Idea of making a Mr. Scarecrow for Halloween. The children and teachera in each of the
schools brought hay, pants, shirts and hat to make the Halloween scenes. All children in thb
Kindergarten classes helped to stuff and complete the Mr. Scarecrows. The children at South Toe
also made Jack-O-Lanterns from paper bags. Halloween cutouts were done by the children h —>ch
group. The teachers and rides, Mrs. Lucy Wilson and Ona Hopson at Clearmont School; Mrs.
Barbara Holcombe and Edith Laws at South Toe used these Halloween ideas to bring In related
activities In reading, music, oral language and positive reinforcement In the The
South Toe Kindergarten pictured above, dearmont below.
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Sheriff Leads Chase
After Robbery Here
An alarm sounded at the
Yancey County Sheriffs De
partment from True Value
Hardware on Thursday, Octo
ber 30 at 12:40 a.m. Three
sheriffs cars responded to the
call and arrived at the store
just two minutes from . the
time the alarm sounded, just
as a truck was leaving the
premises.
Two cars, driven by R.B,
Edwards and Larry Riddle,
gave pursuit down 19 where
the truck headed, turning at
Prices Creek Road. Sheriff
Kermit Banks joined pursuit
at this point and the three cars
continued pursuit of the truck
' down . Horton’s Creek Road.
The driver of the truck did not
respond to lights or sirens and
the Sheriff was forced to try to
drive past the vehicle in order
to cut it off. When he
attempted this, however, the
truck rammed into the right
side of the pursuit car and
forced it back to the rear.
Cars driven by Sheriff
Banks and his deputies then
drew abreast of the truck once
again, this time forcing it off
the road where it turned over
into Horton’s creek.
Howard Effler, age 18,
from Asheville, was arrested
at the scene of the accident,
still wearing a mask and
gloves. Having sustained a
back injury, he was removed
to Memorial Mission Hospi
tal. His two accomplices
escaped on foot and were
tracked to Metcalf Creek
section of Madison County by
bloodhounds. They were ap
prehended by Madison Sher
10 c
iff E.Y. Ponder and Deputy
Leo Sellers and returned to
custody of the Yancey Sher
iffs Department.
The men were found to be
Junior Lynn Hipps, age 22, of
Swannanoa, and Starlin E.
Gosnell, age 28, also of
Swannanoa.
All three men were charg
ed with Breaking & Entering
and Larceny. Hipps posted a
S3OOO bond, Gosnell remains
in custody in the Yancey
County Jail, and Effler is
reported in satisfactory con
dition under guard in the
hospital.
According to Sheriff Banks
the three entered True Value
by breaking the glass at the
front of the store. They
removed 24 guns, including
rifles, pistols and shotguns; a
safe containing over SIOO in
cash; fishing equipment and
other supplies amounting to
the sum of approximately
S4OOO. All stolen goods were
recovered from Horton’s
Creek, having been thrown
out of the truck when it
overturned.
The men will be facing
charges in Buncombe County
for the theft of the truck
This was the second forced
entry at True Value in a little
over a month, according to
Sheriff Banks, but the alarm
system malfunctioned the
first time and the perpetrators
were not apprehended.
The N.C. Highway Patrol
and SBI officers aided the
Yancey County Sheriff’s De
partment in investigation of
the accident.