THE YANCEY JOURNAL
VOL. 5, NO. 5
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Hensley, Boone Sing; Robinson Is Pianist
Photos by Ann Hawthorne for the Toe River Arts Council
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Cooperation Asked
For Mail Delivery
The cooperation of rural
and suburban customers in
helping to keep private roads
passable and approaches to
mail boxes clear during the
winter months was requested
today by Postmaster Phillip
Banks.
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responsible for keeping ap
proaches to their mail boxes
clear of snow and other
obstructions that would make
mail delivery difficult or
impossible,” Postmaster
Banks said. “People should
be aware that failure to clear
paths to mail boxes promptly .
after heavy snows may |
temporarily prevent carriers :
deliveries. Cus- ,
t°n*ek will be contacted if I
thgjf have ah obstructed mail
box." j
There may also be a need
to ask postal customers to
relocate their boxes on a new
lins of travel if excessive and
exwfended detours are neces
sary, 4he Postmaster said.
Rural carriers will make
every effort reasonable to
serve the greatest number of
customers during severe
weather, the postmaster said.
"But I service on foot when
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roads are impassable is not
required. Also, when state
highway authorities or local
police consider road travel
hazardous, postal service may
be curtailed until the incle
ment weather abates," he
said. '
The postmaster urged
anyone with a question on
winter weather road condi
tions and mail service to
contact the Burnsville Post
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Pictures Record
County Events
BY ANNIE HASSELL
Toe River Arts Council
Last Saturday evening the
Mayland Concert series under
the auspices of Music in the
Mountains presented a family
concert in the Presbyterian
Church. Participants included
the Simmons Family, Heri
tage High School band memb
ers: Anne Hunter, Sam
Stewart, Debbie Woody, Rob
bie Morrow, Patricia Banks,
Also Bobby and Connie
Angel, Susan Hensley and
Charles Boone performed as
well as Linda Deyton Denney
who played a Brahms Inter
mezzo and Rhapsody on the
concert grand.
Saturday evening at 8:30
p.m. the winter season of the
Burnsville Little Theater was
climaxed with the final
performance of The Fantas
ticks. All hands and perform
ers treated the intrigued
audience to an imaginative
and spirited show. We will all
be looking forward to the next
project of the Burnsville Little
Theatre.
Photographer Ann Parks
Hawthorne started recording
county activities with these
two events.
Ann Hawthorne, who is
here under the auspices of the
Toe River Arts Council, this
week has been meeting
people in Yancey County
Mayor Robert Helmle,
Mr. Ben Floyd-President of
the Yancey County Chamber
of Commerce and manager of
First Citizens Bank, Mrs.
Grace Banks of the Chamber
of Commerce, Mr. Bill Hess,
Director of the Tri County
Library System and Mrs.
Susanna Jones, Administra-
Phone Bill
Increase
Hearings
Are you aware of the large
rate increase on your phone
bill that may go into effect
soon? The Yancey County
Committee on Aging and the
SCORE Hotline are concerned
that with the additional cost
many senior citizens may no
longer be able to afford
telephone service.
Public hearings are to be
held in Asheville on February
12 and 13. If anyone is
interested in attending the
hearings to find out why the
phone company needs to
increase its rates or to express
an opinion about this, or if you
would like more information
call the Score Hotline at
682-6011. Transportation can
be arranged.
HELP NEEDED
The Senior Citizens Hot
line is looking for volunteers. J
So far we have been able to
meet nearly every request
made. The majority of needs
have been for wood, trans
portation, information and
minor house repairs. Needed
are volunteers to receive
phone calls at the SCORE
office (near the WAMY office
above Pollard’s) and people to
transport Senior Citizens to
shop and to the doctor.
A new service we are
considering is making reas
surance calls to senior citizens
who live alone or are unable to
get out with their friends and
family as much as they would
like.
We are interested in the
services of any person. Senior
Citizen or young, who has
skills and time they would like
to share. The Score Hotline is
open for offers of assistance
or requests for help from 8
atm. to 5 p.m. every Monday
through Friday at 682-6011.
tive Director of Music in the
Mountains. Local merchants
met Ms. Hawthorne and she
visited Mrs. Annie Bennett at
the Nu Wray Inn. Ss
Our request last week in
the Yancey Journal brought
interested inquiries. Mr. Car
lyle Bledsoe, Director of
Yancey County Extension
Services presented several
good project ideas.
County families receiving
Ann Hawthorne were Mrs.
Olie Hensley of Bald Creek
who is well known for her
beautiful hooked rugs, the
Stausbury family on Lickskil
let, and the Burgess Edwards
of Bakers Creek.
One project centering
around Ann Hawthorne’s
photographic skills is the
recording of County History.
We understand several or
ganizations are working on
this and hope to coordinate all
efforts in this direction.
A calendar of events in the
two counties has been sug
gested to reduce conflicting
dates for similar events.
The Toe River Arts Coun
cil would like to know about
community events and where
possible will schedule Ms.
Hawthorne to photograph
these.
In Yancey County call
682-2463 or in Mitchelf
County call 765-7549 or see a
member of the Council to be
included in Ms. Hawthorne’s
schedule and projects.
Progress
Edition
The Yancey Journal
is planning to publish a
special "Progress" edi
tion on February 26,
1976. This issue will be
mailed to every Yancey
County boxholder.
A photographer will
be taking pictures dur
ing the next two weeks
at participating busi
nesses.' Any merchant
wishing to participate in
this special edition, and
who has not been
contacted by February
20, please call the
Journal office at 682-
2120 no later than 5
p.m. on that day [Fri
day].
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Heading Ford’s Campaign
Orville D. Coward, 11th District Chairman of the Ford
Committee in North Carolina, announced this week the
appointment of Dean Chrisawn, a Yancey County
businessman, as the Chairman of the Ford Committee for
Yancey County. Mr. Earl Young and Arnold Higgins met
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Sam Stewart
Four Mountain Heritage High School band students have
been selected to participate in the 1976 North Carolina
Western District All-State Band. This is a result of tryouts held
about two weeks ago in which ten Mountain Heritage students
tried out. It is a great honor for these four who were selected.
Sam Stewart was chosen as sixth chair baritone horn. David
Perkins was selected as ninth chair trumpet and Willie Riddle
was selected for second chair alto saxophone. Vicki Buchanan
was also selected for a baritone chair. On Friday, the 30th of
CP&L To Petition FPC:
Asks Rate Increase
French Broad Electric
Membership Corporation has
received word that Carolina
Power & Light Company will
petition the Federal Power
Commission for another
wholesale rate increase by the
31st of January, 1976. There
had been previous indications
that such an increase might
be requested in March or
April, but it now becomes of
immediate concern to the
members of French Broad
EMC.
Negotiations are still un
der way on the rate case that
has been before the Federal
Power Commission since the
first of 1975. If such a rate
increase is allowed by the
FPC, with no settlement of
the existing rate case, French
Board Meets
February 9
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The Yancey County Board
of Education will meet on
Monday night, February 9, at
7:30 p.m. This is a postpone
ment from the first Monday
night which is the regularly
scheduled meeting time.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1976
David Perkins
Yancey Students Chosen For All-State Band
Broad EMC will have no
choice but to increase retail
rates to its members.
“At the present time we
do not know the exact amount
of CP&L’s proposed whole
sale rate increase,” stated
Charles R. Tolley, French
Broad EMC’s • acting mana-
Benefit Basketball
Game Scheduled
A Benefit Basketball
Game is scheduled for Wed
nesday night, January 28, at
7:30 in the Burnsville Ele
mentary Gym, featuring the
Erwin (Tenn.) Semi-Pro’s vs.
Yancey County AAletic Club.
Admission for adults will
be 50c and children, 25c. All
proceeds will go to the Yancey
County Little League Base
ball.
Erwin will feature such
Braswell Is Relocated
Dr. J.B. Braswell is happy
to announce that he is now in
his new office located on
remarks of Chrisawn and added "Ford is doing a superb Job in
spite of the most difficult Congreu a eVer had to
work with. What we need is a change in the House and
Senate”. Arnold Higgins Is the Clerk of Superior Court of
Yancey County and agreed with these statements as a Ford
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Willie Riddle
January, these four students and Mrs. Lisa Mauney, band
director, will travel to Western Carolina University for a
two-day clinic. Our band members will join about 60 other band
students from 27 other schools to make up the All-State Band.
Friday and Saturday will be spent practicing to prepare for a
concert that will be given Saturday night at the university. This
concert will be open to the public at no charge.
These four students have worked hard for this honor and
certainly deserve a lot of congratulations.
ger. “As soon as we know this
amount, we can determine
what amount our retail rates
will have to go up. We will
•strive to keep any necessary
rate increase as low as
possible and will keep you
informed of developments as
they occur.”
stars as Bill Tipton-6 ft. 5 in.
All Europe; Roger White-6
ft. 5 inches All Big 7; Harold
Rice-6 ft. All State; and Bob
V Street-6 ft. 2 inches All Big 7.
Yancey County players
will include Eddie Cheresh
koff, Tony Allen, Gordon
Banks, Chris Cooper, Jeff
Parker, Steve Proffitt, Larry
Honeycutt, Mike Deyton,
Donald Styles and Ossie
Parker.
Penland Road off Burnsville
Highway. His new phone
number is 765-6934. \
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Vicki Buchanan
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Cane River
Church Has
Bible Study
A Bible Conference will be
held at Cane River Baptist
Church next week, February
1-7, 1976, from 7-9 p.m.
Tommy L. Rogers will be
the speaker for this confer
ence which will be a Bible
study in the Book of Hosea.
Everyone is cordially invi
ted to attend this study course
and hear Tommy Rogers
speak.
Public
Meeting On
Nolichucky
The Nolichucky River in
western North Carolina and
eastern Tennessee will be the
subject of a public information
meeting to be held Thursday. -
January 29, 1976, at 7:00 p.m.
at the Courthouse in Burns
ville. Si
Representatives of a joint
Federal/State study teanj •
which is currently
the Nolichucky as a potential*,
addition to the National Wild
and Scenic River System, will
be in attendance to explain
the background behind the
study and the study process
itself and to answer
and receive comments as they
arise.
AH interested persons are
invited to attend and are
encouraged to ask questions
and state their opinions.
Further information re,
garding the study and/or the
public information mcetina
may be obtained from th*
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