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THE YANCEY JOURNAL • • • i VOL. 4, NO. 50 l v.ixi;v'V, i;/A\}}i i v ic i.ibliauy r* - - - *~!W. -k ■■ V W4*Hp j •/"* ~~*4 s **l llfcj -. • ■—g^ a New Yancey Library Is Renovated Bank Building ) '«=» Four Men Charged With Game Law Violations Three South Carolina men and a North Carolina man were charged with various Game Law violations on Sunday, December 7, follow ing an investigation by Wildlife Enforcement Officers W.E. Gooden, F.R. Capps, and T.E. Shankle. Thomas E. Fowler of Campobello, S.C. and Jimmie Higgins of Flat Rock, N.C. were arrested and charged with taking, possession, and transportation of an antlerless deer. Both entered a plea of guilty before Magistrate W. A. Higgins of Burnsville and Yancey Hospital Takes Part In Cancer Education Program Beginning this week the Yancey Hospital will partici pate in an extensive cancer education program, being jointly sponsored by the Yancey Unit of the American Cancer Society and the N.C. Hospital Association, it was announced today by Sharon Sellers, in-service education director at the hospital. With emphasis on can cer’s seven warning signals and the need for regular checkups for cancer, the first program tomorrow will focus on cigarette smoking and its relationship to lung cancer. Dr. i John R. Hemphill will Two Public Hearings Scheduled Two public hearings will be held to discuss the transfer (ff 530.000 from the Com munity Development Program to the County to be used to match a $109,000 grant from the Tennessee Valley Author ity to construct two neighbor hood facilities. The two facilities are proposed for Bald Creek and East Burns ville, and they will be designed primarily for use as child development centers. The first hearing is sche duled for Tuesday, December 16, 1975, and the second is scheduled for Wednesday, December 17, 1975. Both hearings will be held in the courtroom of the Yancey County Courthouse, and both hearings are scheduled for 7130 p.m. The public is urged to attend to express views related to tho proposed changes. each man paid fines and court costs amounting to $175.00. William T. Fowler of Campobello, S.C. and Wil liam T. Bishop of Lyman, S.C. were arrested and charged with possession and transpor tation of an antlerless deer. They also entered a plea of guilty before Magistrate Hig gins and each paid fines and costs amounting to SIOO.OO. The taking of the deer which occurred at approxi mately 5:30 a.m. and the arrests later in the morning took place in the Busick answer questions from the audience following the show ing of two short films. Admitting that it is still “very difficult” to detect some forms of cancer, Dr. Hemphill noted that 60 percent of all cancers in women and 40 percent of all cancers in men develop in areas of the body that can be ■HpW m \. 1 KTir *■ w -IPS! Mrs. Santa To Visit Library 1 / \ "Mrs. Santa” la coming to town! She will be attending a Christmas party at the Yancey County Public Library In Burnsville on Monday, December IS, from 10 a.m. toll a.m. “Mrs. Santa” invitee all of her pre-school friends to visit with her on this very special visit to Burnsville. “Mrs. Santa’s” visit Is a public service for pre-school children provided by the Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Regional Public Library. .i* f BURNSVILLE, NX. 28714 section of Yancey County. Assisting in the investigation were the Yancey County Sheriff’s Department, the Highway Patrol, and several local citizens. “Stop Wildlife Violation” signs have been erected to aid Wildlife officers. The sign contains a collect call number (704-437-5131) which should be used to report violations. The caller should advise the operator the call is to report a wildlife violation and the operator will then relay the violation report to the nearest Wildlife Enforcement Officer. easily examined. "And these most common forms of the disease usually can be treated effectively if caught in time,” he pointed out. He added, “A knowledge of cancer’s seven warning signals, coupled with regular checkups, should enable many people to be saved from cancer should it appear.” __ , 4 ac ■* v IsHF Library, Town Hall Show Progress: n _„. - *>. ’ *.'., t • ’ vff? Open House Celebration Slated Celebration of civic im provements in Burnsville that are a big step toward making the town one of the most attractive and outstanding small towns in the State will be held this coming Sunday afternoon. The new Yancey County Library will mark its opening, and the Burnsville Town Hall will celebrate its relocation in the extensively remodeled old County Court House. Open house will be held in both these buildings on the Town Square from 2 to 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served in the library by the women of the town’s staff and the Chamber of Commerce. Viewed together with the extensive “facelift” of the town square, undertaken un der the leadership of the Yancey County Chamber of Commerce, these two civic building improvements have concentrated extraordinary progress in the recent past. Coupled with such other notable improvements now under construction, as the new high school and hospital, the developments can only be likened to an explosion of county progress. At no time in the county’s history has there been so much progress in so _ short a time. Many favorable comments have already been received from those who have already viewed the improvements. It is hoped that the open house on Sunday will bring out many other viewers. All interested citizens are cordially invited. ★ ★ NEW LIBRARY, BOOKMOBILE The new library, located on the Burnsville Town • Square across from the Nu-Wray Inn, had its incep tion as the result of the generous gift of the -old Northwestern Bank Building by the Northwestern Bank. Subsequently Yancey County appropriated more than SIOO, 000 and the Town of Burns ville, $5,000 from Federal Revenue Sharing Funds for a complete renovation. Under the skillful guidance of Jan Wiegman, Architect of Ashe ville and h's assistant Mr. John Reid, the plans for a 3 level interior structure moved from conception through de sign and ultimate completion. With such a design it was possible to increase the area of useful space from 1,200 square feet to approximately 3,000 square feet. Modern library approved Study Os Nolichucky Is Underway The Nolichucky River, which flows between the mountains of northwestern North Carolina and the Douglas Reservoir of eastern Tennessee, is being consider ed for possible addition to the National Wild and Scenic River System by the U.S. Interior Department’s Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. The decision to include or not to include the Nolichucky in the National System will be made by the Congress and will be based on the results of a study of the river authorized by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Further information re garding this study may be obtained from the Regional! Director, Southeast Region,.! Bureau of Outdoor Recrea--< tion, 148 Cain Street, Atlanta,. Georgia 30303, shelving has been installed providing space for approxi mately 18,000 volumes with further expansion area avail able as additional shelving is purchased. The library boasts a new high speed photocopy ing machine that will be available for public use. Os particular interest is the community meeting/ activity room located on the second landing. This facility with attached kitchenette unit will be available for any civic, cultural, or educational meet ings. The first upstairs landing is exclusively devoted to the Juvenile book collection and will give the youngsters using the library a “place of their own”. In addition to the library open house the new Regional Bookmobile which serves Yancey County will be parked adjacent to the library and will have its own “mini” open house. Everyone is invited, but if Bloodmobile Visit In Burnsville Monday BY ASHTON CHAPMAN “If you’re making a holiday gift list, check it twice and be sure to include the ‘gift of life,’ a blood donation to the Red Cross for the ill and injured,” suggests Earl C. Van Horn of Spruce Pine and Altamont, Chapter Chairman of the Mayland Red Cross Chapter, which serves Mitch ell, Avery and Yancey Coun ties. Says Mr. Van Horn: “In addition to all of the lovely gifts in the stores in the three counties, there is one gift that only you can give. It is a gift that will not cost you a cent; you won’t need to gift-wrap it; this gift will take very little of your time, and its value is so great that it may save someone’s life. “Each of us has about 12 pints of blood. Each of us can spare a pint. When we give a pint pf blood, this wonderful body of ours goes to work immediately to replace it, I d&gwl Hkif ■Jr* W\ wi 4M V 4m’ w m Vvt’ it i 1 Va H I HClk Y H Ell jl H V WSM ■ * wNp-/.: n^rS HI Jl | I Rfnrrnrnf Yntimv A# A- _J f i "urcsciii i • •■nii.T ' oi“., • *t~ ' . MJtMM s&Bm A good delegation of Yancey people attended the 26th Annual Awards Luncheon of the Western North Carolina Development Association at Asheville Saturday. Certificates of leadership were presented to Miss Lydia Deyton and Mr. Kenneth Hart of Brush Creek Community. Brush/Creek Community received honorable mention In division A with a THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1975 it is impossible for you to attend on Sunday, please drop by on any weekday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and look over this new addition in upgrading our library service to all the residents of Yancey County and our summer visitors. ★ ★ OLD COURTHOUSE NOW TOWN HALL The purchase of the old dilapidated, unsightly, county court house by the town for renovation to house the town hall, was undertaken only after a public mass meeting gave the undertaking strong approval. The building had stood unoccupied and deter iorating for about ten years when offered to the town at a fair price. Important con siderations taken into account by the town board were the elimination of an eyesore in the heart of the town and the preservation of a historical usually completing the job within 72 hours. "Those who give have the great satisfaction of knowing that there are then 13 pints of their blood in existence—the 12 they need for themselves, plus the - one more for someone else whose need is great." "" The bloodmobile from the.. Red Cross Blood Center in- Asheville will be in Burnsville on Monday, December 15, from 12 noon to 5 p.m., at the First Baptist Church. This visit is sponsored by the Yancey Unit, Radio Patrol Emergency Team. The ladies of Martin’s Chapel Methodist Church will provide and serve refreshments to donors. A special feature of thefc bloodmobile visit on Decem ber 15 is that a free blood pressure reading is offered to every man and woman who comes to the First Baptist Church that afternoon, whe ther they are able to donate blood at that time or not. landmark, the building having been built in 1908. The pleasing outcome of the renovation job old courthouse in no small part is attributable to the architect Kyle C. Boone, who planned the renovation. Celebration of the several’ civic improvements at this time is before final completion of all of them. The library is virtually a “turnkey” job, but final completion of the Town Hall will take some further time and involve further expenditure. The second floor of the building remains to be completed for useable office space or other use. The .v , »• A? t • ?*'■ j HffawP - | 1 .:?§■» '%>,•* * •A w : :^XjSpP£*y f V f W | ~f--- jW»' Library Boasts Three Level Interior miiw CftaWTRN SSO check. Pictured shove are those who attended da luncheon: Mrs. Kenneth Hart, Mrs, Florence Hughes Mfe * Mu IW SMltol Ifcrtt £Sk. ■ Je mH. building also needs some further landscaping and iden tification by suitable signs. The Town Board at its last meeting voted to name the board room in the Town Hall the P.C. Coletta Board Room, in honor of the late board member who had served with dedication for 14 years on the board prior to his death last month. The landscaping of the Town Square, which has been in progress for some two years, awaits the planting of shrubbery and other finishing touches, which can best be done early in the coming spring.
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