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THE YANCEY JOURNAL VOL. 4, NO. 47 Women’s Week Celebrated The week of November 9-14 was proclaimed U.S. Postal Service Women’s Week in the Southern Region by Mr. Frank M. Sommerkamp, Regional Postmaster General. The overall objective of this program is to improve the status of women In the Postal Service to their highest potential. As the Postal Service plays a major role in our statewide communications system, Gov. Holshouser proclaimed Friday, November 14, 1975 as Women’s Career Day in North Carolina. The gentlemen of the Burnsville Post Office surprised their women co-workers, Mrs. Peggy Shepherd and Mrs. Mary Pate, with this unique and unprecedented cake on Friday. In the afternoon the cake was cut and eqjoyed by all. Glenn Morris Announces Art Council Grant For Yancey State Rep. Glenn A. Morris announced today that the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency established to foster the development of community arts, has made a grant of SISOO to Yancey County. The Council, a section of the department of Cultural Resources, awarded 57 grants totalling $106,400 to arts organizations within the state. The grant made to Yancey County was Made to “Music In The Mountains” for its outreach program from Janu ary 1 through June 30, including creation of a cham ber orchestra or other pro grams involved in by the local community. In making the announcement, Rep. Morris said, “The progress made by the Music |n The Mountains organiza tion is—making —a —real I ~ --M ‘ I I * * r L- 1 rsv* l lid® If liR ffl ■ Vi I RWI ~"a 'I I I "f tflisLj r * * V / J 1 I.J|Mp ( *|||i||»|-i|m jp fi Hlf S * jHH pHH ' ■ .*#&» i ’■ 'f 1 'Mftgr p^'il y/<v *JB| bkt. f. ? pf ~ , JH »j |K»* ~. KiM ii i w'SgT J^j|gßfy V ■■Jfer- . j Ilf F, | Fourth Grade ‘Zoo’ At South Toe The students in Mrs. Billie Deyton’s fourth grade class at South Toe Elementary School collected boxes of all shapes and sizes which they used to create animals of various kinds. The boxes were taped with strips of newspaper and wheat paste. After allowing the projects to dry, the children painted their animals and decorated thorn with colored paper. The animals were rfl«lUv«l In rt» k.ll kavlnn k~» onuHl h.. Ik. -.--« IITL. V-.....U r._4« ”7 «» contribution to the cultural life of the community and has been well noted by the State Arts Council. The North Carolina Arts Council, established in 1967 as a State agency, receives funding both from the State Legislature and the National Postal Officials To Hold Meeting In Green Mtn There will be a public meeting of U.S. postal offi cials and postal customers in Green Mountain Community, on Tuesday, November 25, 1975 at 7 p.m. in the Clearmont school on Jack’s Creek to discuss the location of the new post office, it was announced today by Frank D. Garland. Green Mountain postmaster. The postal ser BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714 Ceremonies Planned For Farm City Week The date for Yancey County Farm City Week will coincide with the National Observance November 21-27 according to Hazen Ledford, Executive Vice-President. Northwestern Bank, who is serving as Yancey’s Chair man. An activity now underway is a search for outstanding persons in each of five categories: agriculture, busi ness, industry, homemaking and youth. The civic clubs of Burnsville are participating by selecting recipients from the candidates and providing the plaques. Various agen cies, groups, business, indus try and organizations have been asked to submit candi dates. Plaques will .be pre sented on the Burnsville Town Square at noon Tuesday, November 26, 1975. (Court house if the weather is bad). The public is invited to attend the ceremonies. • Farm City Week is an international observance aim ed at promoting better under standing between farm and city residents. This will be the twenty first annual observance of Farm-City Week. Last year’s observance, according to final reports received at national headquarters, involved the active participation of more than 15,000 communities in the U.S. and Canada. Farm City Week is under Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. The State Council, under the guidance of its Board, makes funds available to non-profit com munity groups throughout the State in an attempt to develop greater participation and sup port by the public at large in all fields of the arts. vice will be represented at the meeting by Richard G. Wolfe, sectional center man ager for the postal service in Western North Carolina and Claude Moore, real estate specialist for the postal service district office in Charlotte, N.C. All interested postal customers in the Green invited to attend. the direction of the National Farm-City Council, Inc. The non-profit organization is headed by its 1975 National Chairman, James R. Mills, National Agricultural Chemi cals Association, Washington, DC. Complete First Aid Course BY ASHTON CHAPMAN A Red Cross Standard First Aid and Personal Safety Course was recently conduc ted at the East Yancey High School, Burnsville, sponsored by Mayland Technical Insti tute with approval of the Mayland Red Cross Chapter which, like Mayland Tech, serves Mitchell, Avery and Yancey Counties. William H. Hall of Route 1, Spruce Pine, was the instructor. The course was conducted in eight three hour sessions beginning September 10 and ending November 4. William Hall also conduc ted a Red Cross Standard First Aid and Personal Safety Course for law enforcement personnel of the three coun ties, under sponsorship of the Mayland Technical Institute. This course, conducted at the Spruce Pine Town Hall, consisted of three seven-hour sessions, November 3,4, and 5. Mr. Hall reports that all twelve persons who were enrolled for the course com pleted it with “flying colors”. He said the average score was among the highest for any similar course he has ever conducted. Those successfully com pleting the course held in Burnsville include Faye Prof fitt, Susan Hall and Janet Wyatt, associated with the Bald Creek Child Develop ment Center; Gail McCurry, Box 24, Burnsville; Neill Ellis, Dianne I'homason, Wanda Laws, Davis McMahan, Alma [Cont’d on page 6] United Way Adds Honor Roll Names The lengthening list of names on the United Way Honor Roll bears evidence of the truth of this year’s campaign slogan * 1 Thanks To You, It’s Working”. The result of- the drive now in progress will be that sixteen valuable agencies will be better able to serve the needs of Yancey County. In addition to the Honor Roll, below, is the first 1 publication of the names of businesses and offices where all employees have made contributions. Mrs. Ruby Smith, the fund treasurer, is always concerned regarding possible omissions of names from these lists. Individuals and businesses are urged to report omissions to her. UNITED WAY SPONSORS [Contributors of ssot or more] Mr. and Mrs. Mack B. Ray Mohasco Mill Dr. Garland Wampler UNITED WAY PATRONS IConMbutera efS2OO to ssoo] Deyton Farm Supply • Pollard’s Drug Store Blue Bell Employees Bob Helmle First Citizens Bank Northwestern Bank Holcombe Bros Funeral Home Dr. W.A.Y. Sargent Celo Health Center (Dr.E.R. Ohle.Dr.Judith McGahcv) Methodist Women Prepare For Bazaar Preparing for the bazaar-luncheon to be held Saturday, November 22, in the fellowship hall of Higgins Memorial United Methodist Church are Mary Bledsoe, Mary Tom Aldridge, Margaret Laughrun, Becky Gillespie and Wanda Proffitt. The bazaar will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with luncheon being served from 12 noon until 2 p.m. The event is sponsored by United Methodist Women. All types of Arthur Morgan Dies At Age Os 97; Founded Celo Community In 1937 Arthur E. Morgan, recog nized as one of the world’s leading water control en gineers and founder of the Celo Community in Yancey County died Sunday, Novem ber 16, in Yellow Springs, Ohio at the age of 97. Morgan, who became a college president but never graduated from college, was a pioneer in the field of water engineering, regional and community planning. He served as chairman of the TV A from 1933 to 1938 and his work called him to all parts of the world. President of Antioch Col lege in Yellow Springs from Ginny-Lisa Shop Riddle Fuel Oil Co. Styles and Company & Styles Automotive CENTURY CLUB [Contributors of SIOO to s2oo] Yancey Builders Supply Burnsville Furniture & Hdwre Fortner Insurance Drs.David and Carolyn Cort Edward L. Greer Art Asher Hagen Ledford Dr. R.K. Ransom Wm. O. Cullom Mrs. Grace Grassmuck Blue Ridge Hardware Mr. and Mrs. John Martin Milton Weiss. Ben Floyd Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kenny Roberts Chevrolet G.D. Bailey Mrs. B.R. Penland Johnson and Company Glenn Morris Dover Fouts Earl Young Dairy P.C. Coletta French Broad Electric BUSINESS HONOR ROLL | Businesses and offices where all employees have contribu ted] Yancey Builders Supply Dept, of Social Services Cy Jordan, Realtor Farmers Home Administra tion Yancev Co. Extension Service THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1975 1920 to 1936, Morgan shaped America’s first large scale regional planning pro gram and directed construc tion expenditures of some $200,000,000 while with the Tennessee Valley Authority. As president of Antioch he formulated what is known as the “Antioch plan of educa -Ist Federal Lowers Rate First Federal Savings And Loan Association of Erwin has reduced jts base lending rate to B‘/i%. John Logan, president of the firm, said the reduction was the direct result of large deposit gains at all of the Association’s locations. First Federal has offices in three county seats: * Erwin,Jones boro. and Blountville. '<L -ri 1 Wj 'V; a r JF v v 1 \ a ~ =2a< T SBr dt \ & aAi .«r f i m MHRk different places in Burnsville on November 11. They began Burnsville Elementary School cafeteria. After lunch the class toured the courthouse and visited a tneir nrst iook si ine new nign scbool buildings. PI t rl ff j « „ .lfn-,1 0 w handmade articles, canned items, cone craft, potted plants, calico flowers, Christmas decorations, bakery items, etc. wA be for sale. In addition, the Methodist Women’s Cookbook, which was the latest project undertaken by ladies of the church, has just been published and will be sold at the bazaar. This is a good opportunity to do some of your Christmas shopping. tion.” Under this system students, whether poets or work at practical jobs every other three months while attending school. For it, they receive regular pay. 'ln 1937 Morgan estab-. Faoh Twe UI*PER. Touch County CfrUNTTO) S-TOfte |%O w 10 c lished the Celo Community. It was one of the earliest intentional communities. In 1962, Arthur Morgan School, a boarding school, was established and named in his honor. He was also the author of more than 20 books, two of which were published in the past decade. In 1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Mor gan head of the TVA. He held the post until 1938, when he was ousted in a political rumpus with fellow directors, [Cont’d on page 2] y Democrat Supper Set A Democrat Supper will be held at Micaville Elementary School on Saturday, Novem ber 22, 1°75. Admission is $1.50 and the time is from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
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