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THE YANCEY JOURNAL VOL. 4, NO. 51 Christmas Spirit In United Fund Drive If the Christinas spirit gets channeled into further sup port of the Yancey United Way campaign, the drive this year can shortly closed out with a very creditable show-, ing. This is the view express ed by campaign chairman Ben Floyd, who contribu tors that these last minute contributions are eligible for tax deduction. The campaign to date has raised about $14,500 of the $21,300 goal set by the budget committee. Although failure to attain the goal will be disappointing, there is con solation in the fact that the amount raised so far is the second largest in the 20 year history of the United Way in Yancey County. It had been hoped that the inclusion of a number of new agencies in the budget this year would broaden the public support of the campaign. These agencies having wide spread support in the County included the Yancey School Band, the Rescue Squad and the Radio Patrol. Floyd points out that the businesses in the county have been nearly all covered by the volunteer workers. As in previous years, however, it has not been possible to contact more than a small portion of individuals in the county. A considerable num ber of contributions have come in from unsolicited individuals, and it is hoped that the Christmas spirit will Offices To Close The offices of Tax Collec tor and Supervisor, Finance, Social Services, Food Stamp, Register of Deeds, Veterans Service, and Board of Elec tions will be closed from 22 December to 26 December, 1975. SSSfer r qgß | i I ' I * ik v ,\ ' f „■.•!, r J fcjjsL t 4 HL ■ * liteb^ Madame Li!i Kraus With The Late Dr. Albert Schweitzer Mme,Kraus 9 First Asheville Concert; TV Program Set -Madame Lili Kraus's de lightful half-hour television program concerning her stay with Dr. Albert Schweitzer in Lambarene, Africa, is to be repeated over CBS on Sun day. December 21, at 10:00 a.m. Mme. Kraus, world famous concert pianist, re sides in Celo when she Is not on tour, and has been most active in her support of Music in the Mountains which fosters chamber music among the schools and residents of Yancey and Mitchell counties. On Thursday evening, December 11, Mme. Kraus * induce others to send in contributions before the cam paign is closed. A number of new names have been added to the honor roll, shown below. UNITED WAY SPONSORS (Contributors of SSOO or more] Mr. and Mrs. Mack B. Ray Mohasco Mill Dr. Garland Wampler UNITED WAY PATRONS [Contributors of S2OO 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 McGahey) 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 Hazen Ledford Dr. R.K. Ransom Wm. O. Cullom Mrs. r.rarc f —-, 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 Joe Young Ford Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bingham Ralph Priesmeyer Robert Altimus and the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra under Conductor John Gosling pre sented the first concert to be heard in Asheville's new Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, giving an exciting and sensi tive performance of Beet hoven's Concerto No. 3 in C Minor before a large and highly responsive audience. The program opened with Brahms' Tragic Overture and closed with a stirring reading of Rachmaninoff s Symphony No. 2 in E minor. The occasion was Mme. BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714 11; ii m ly I 1 ml nhß I 1 r * JU*j BBS .i> Christmas Pa ty At Library More than 150 “little people” enjoyed a visit from “Mrs return to the North Pnh> n . . . Santa” at the Yancey County Public Library on Monday ehiidren 7Z December 15, at 10 o'clock a.m. After the children talked witi Creek Child Develooment Center ih ® a ** Mrs. Santa about M, Sant. Clan, hi. reindeer, and the llttl. NeUle Style.- Kindergarten, .nd'chlldrTbL'L elves, they were serv ed cookies and punch before Mrs. Santa t area. Forester Registration Law Should rrotect FuDTic, ITnprove Standards The initial meeting of the State Board of Registration of Foresters was held in Raleigh on Friday, November 21. During its organizational meeting, the five member board,'appointed by Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr., elected W.W. Wicks of Maysville as its Chairman and B.H. Corpening of Asheville as Vice-Chairman. Other members of the Board are Fred White of Durham, Wallace Cawthorne of Wil son, and Paul B. Barringer of Kraus's first concert appear-* ance in Asheville, and was heightened by her inaugura ting the use of a new Steinyvay concert grand piano, the gift to the Civic Music Association of local friends in memory of Mr. Thomas Johnson, Jr. who was active in music circles until his untimely death several years ago. Under Mr. Gosling the orchestra revealed strength and precision in its playing, and gave Mme. Kraus under standing support in the concerto. Weldon. The intention of the registration law passed by the 1975 General Assembly is to benefit and protect the public by improving the standards related to the practice of professional forestry. ‘‘Before a person may call himself a Ledford Is Swings Bond Chairman Ii Yancey Hazen Ledford, Executive Vice President, The North western Bank, Burnsville, N.C., has accepted appoint ment by the Department of the Treasury as Volunteer Yancey County Chairman of the U.S. Savings Bonds Program. Announcement of his appointment was made today by Bland W. Worley, State Volunteer Chairman of the U.S. Savings Bonds Program. In announcing Mr. Led ford’s appointment, Mr. Wor ley remarked that “his business experience and ac tive participation in commu nity affairs will be most valuable in his volunteer service as Yancey County Chairman.” As Yancey County Chair- ! man, Mr. Ledford will work with other community leaders in a year-round program to encourage the increased pur chase of Savings Bonds at banks and on the Payroll A native of Erwin, Ten nessee, Mr. Ledford has lived in Burnsville since 1971. He is | IT> * mmm i;.l Cauwry Tcmmuat*** <¥>-,&>* registered forester, he or she must meet certain require ments and in fact become registered with the State Board of Registration of j Foresters," according to W. W. Wicks. "In order for a person to become a registered forester. •/ a 32 Degree Mason and a member of the following: A & A Scottish Rite; Oasis Temple Shrine; Burnsville Men’s Club; Board of Trustees, Western Carolina University; Board of Trustees, Mayland Technical Institute; * Blue Ridge Hospital System; and the F.W. Baptist Church. He has held several public and rivic offices and is presently President of the Burnsville Merchants Association. He is married to the former Gladys Pitman, and they have four children. * s'. - ■' -'/ ■J if ! ■JfllJ' • 1 a 'in j§ jjLsr I Am ‘Jm, * .Jl IE w ■'' -Hi ' 3k i. v iT \ ' 1 Itß hm 3 * wL iff k \ x . •»>. I i . * 4 mm JSMjMm, k- r :M§ I f Bicentennial Project f wf The fourth graders at Burnsville Elementary School have een busy working on their Bicentennial Project. Pictured bove, they display models, creative writing, drawings and ■ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1975 he or she must be of good moral character and meet one of the three other qualifica tions," Wicks said. “One, he or she must have at least a bachelor’s degree from an approved school of forestry and two yeari experience in forestry; or two, pass a written examination to de monstrate his or her know ledge of forestry and have five years experience in forestry; or third, be a resident of North Carolina and have practiced forestry for five years and have held himself out in writing as a practicing forester." "Applications for regis tration will become available in mid-January 1976,” Wicks said. They may be obtained by writing to the State Board of Registration of Foresters, Post Office Box 4837, Duke Station, Durham, North Caro lina 27706. “Requests for applications may be sent in now and the applications will be mailed as soon as they are available,” said Wicks. i "—— • Drug, Whiskey Charg es Eight Men Arrested Eight persons were ar rested Saturday, Decembei 13, 1975 and charged with sale of dugs and whiskey. According to Yancey Sheriff Kermit Banks, this was the result of a two month investigation by the Yancey County Sheriff’s Department and the State Bureau of Investigation. Taking part in the arrests were the Sheriffs Depart ment, the 5.8.1., .and the Burnsville Police Department. All persons arrested have posted bond for District Court in Burnsville December 17, 1975 and January 7, 1976. These include Ronnie Garland Fortner, age 20, of Route 3 Burnsville, two charges sell ing marihuana; Charles Ed ward Black, age 18, of Route 2, Burnsville, charged with selling marihuana; Thomas Harold Harris, age 21, one charge selling whiskey-one charge selling beer-1 charge possession intoxicating liquor at business establishment; Edd Mitchell, age 60, of Burnsville, charged with sell ing whiskey; Paul Gurley, age 57, of Route 5, Burnsville, charged with selling whiskey; L.C. Ayers, age 75. of Route 2, Green Mountain, charged with selling whiskey; Nealy Avery Edwards, age 57, of Route 3, Burnsville, charged with selling whiskey; Edward Mitchell, age 32, of Burns- Sr. Citizen Christmas Dinner Set The Annual Christmas Dinner for Senior Citizens of Yancey County will be held Thursday, December 18, at the Burnsville Community Center. Program activities will begin about 11 a.m. Thursday morning. Dinner is being coordina ted by the Yancey County Office of W.A.M.Y. Commu nity Action. Make plans to join your senior friends and neighbors on this yuletide occasion. Everyone planning to partici pate is asked to contact the County Community Action Office, telephone 682-2610, as soon as you can. Anyone needing transportation should call -the- SCORE Hotline, telephone 682-6011, not later than Wednesday, tral,8 ’ RMne# ’ “ d mnsic 10 c ville, charged with selling whiskey. There are still warrants outstanding against some persons on drug and whiskey charges that have not been served at this time.. These persons should be in custody within the next week, stated Sheriff Banks. 4 -f* 40 f Joe Johnson NW Bank Assistant Vice Pres. Named Hazen Ledford, Executive Vice President of The North western Bank has announced that Joe K. Johnson has been named Assistant Vice Presi dent and Assistant Branch Manager of the Burnsville Office. Johnson, a native of Wilkes County, attended East Wilkes High School and is a graduate of North Carolina State University. Prior to joining the Burnsville Office he was employed by First Union National Bank. Johnson is married to the former Lou Eva Howard, also from Wilkes County and has one son, Daniel Stuart. Church Has Open House The Bald Creek Methodist Church will ,have “open house" on Thursday, Decem ber 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. for anyone who wishes to view the Chrismon Tree which they recently completed.
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