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.
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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
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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.
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Bicentennial Project
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The fourth graders at Burnsville Elementary School have
een busy working on their Bicentennial Project. Pictured
bove, they display models, creative writing, drawings and
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.