THE YANCEY JOURNAL
VOL. 5, NO. 6
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When Sunday’s cold depressing rain changed to one of the
most beautiful snowfalls of the season, there were shouts of joy
from Yancey schoolchildren who knew that the odds were for
“no school” on Monday . The snow continued through the day
and night, proving them right as a 4-6 inch accumulation,
drifting much higher in areas, not only closed Yancey County
Schools, but dosed many county roads to safe travel. Clear
sky and sunshine Monday set off the beauty of the winter scene
Wildlife Resources Commission:
Free Wildlife Planting Materials Offered
One of the best bargains in
the state is again being
offered to North Carolina’s
landowners and sportsmen. In
order to improve wildlife
populations and hunting, the
N.C. Wildlife Resources Com
mission annually provides
free planting materials on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Applications for these mater
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Hits *I,OOO Gamerama Jackpot!
Roy Hughes of Route 2, Burnsville hit the jackpot on Saturday, January 21, when he got a
winning ticket for SI,OOO in Ingle’s Gamerama. Shoppers from this area who have already won
Gamerama money in smaller amounts are Lillie Mae Boone, Danny Hughes, Grady Bailey, Ronnie
Tipton, Charles Wallace, Ricky Slivers, Dave Mitchell, Gail Devton, David Henson, Jeannette
Fox, Dewey Mitchell, Jean GrindstafT, Ophie Lee Ogje, Paul Dale, Betty Westall, Irene Mclntosh,
B.J. Howell, Myrtle Gouge, Dwight Johnson, Annette Wallace, Joe Williams, Thelma Edwards,
David Ray Smith, Robert Proffitt, Joel Woody, May Warren and Charles Wallace. Pictured above,
Manager of the Burnsville Ingle’s Supermarket Charles Barnett |rt.] hands the happy winner a
check. Barnett says there are still 17 of the SI,OOO prizes to be won, and many more of the smaller
amounts in Ingle’s Gamerama.
Scenic Aftermath Os Snowstorm
ials are being accepted now.
“Many modern day agri
cultural methods leave clean
fields and cause a drastic
reduction in the supply of
natural wildlife food and
cover,” explained a Commis
sion spokesman. “The result
can be smaller populations,
particularly of such species as
the bobwhite quail. That’s
Coming!
On February 2b
BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714
and produced lovely snow pictures such as the one above, but
towards evening clouds were already gathering to yield
another heavy snowfall that night, which doubled the inches of
snow by Tuesday morning. Temperatures during the early part
of this week have been ranging from near zero at night to highs
in the 30’s in the daytime. Travel advisories were in effect over
most of Western North Carolina. Yancey school students
have had a total of 8 snow days so far this season.
why we offer these planting
materials and encourage
landowners and sportsmen to
use them.”
The materials available
include:
1) an annual seed mixture
consisting of cowpeas, soy
beans, millet, Egyptian wheat
and annual lespedeza. It is
designed to be used in small
mocittss
food patches near existing
cover. These patches must be
replanted each year.
2) a permanent seed mix
ture composed primarily of
shrub lespedeza seed, re
seeding soybeans, and a few
types of annuals. This mixture
is designed to provide lasting
wildlife food supplies in
“odd” corners of fields and
other places where thesf
plantings will not be grazed,
plowed up or burned.
Two other types of plant
ings are available in very
limited quantities for special
situations. One consists of
shrub lespedeza seedlings
which are used basically in
the same manner as the
permanent mixture except
that they must be hand or
Readers Theatre Schedules
‘Appalachia Sounding’ Here
BY SUSAN LARSON
Toe River Arts Council
During the month of
March Carolina Readers
Theatre will be touring seven
Appalachian states with a
play about mountain people.
The production, called Ap
palachia Sounding, will be
presented the Harris High
School Auditorium in Spruce
Pine on March 25. The Toe
River Arts Council is sponsor- r
ing the event.
Appalachia Sounding
takes a mythical family from
their settlement in the moun
tains to the present day, ;
showing the changes which
have taken place in the daily
lives of mountain people.
Music is an important part of
the storytelling with tradi
tional ballads, hymns, and
party songs woven into the
action.
machine planted. Also, seri
cea lespedeza is available for
use with shrub lespedeza in
field borders, turn rows, ditch
banks and spoil banks to
provide additional cover for
wildlife.
Applications for the var
ious planting materials and
more information on this
program may be obtained by
contacting the Soil Conserva
tion Service or Agricultural
Extension Service personnel,
wildlife enforcement officers
or the district wildlife biolo
gist in this area who is Mr.
John M. Collins, Route 7, Box
627, Morganton, N.C. 28655.
Materials are bagged and
delivered to applicants in time
for spring planting. Planting
instructions are also supplied.
Romulus Linney wrote
Appalachia Sounding. His
three other plays have been
produced on and off Broad-
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1976
Asks Aid
To Reduce
Deficit
How much money have
residents of your county given
to Christmas Seals for the
1975 season, and what will
these funds be used for?
A county-by-county report
has been issued by the
Western North Carolina Lung
Association in Asheville,
which indicates that Yancey
County residents have made
donations totaling $927.00.
The nineteen counties in
WNC Lung Association, in
cluding this county, have
given a total of $66,813..La5t
year, the same 19 counties
gave a total of $72,678 as of
the same date.
According to Bumitt
Bealle, Executive Director of
WNC Lung Association,
“This deficit of $5,865 will
mean that much less to meet
the needs and offer services
for people of our own area.”
He urged everyone who had
not returned the Christmas
Seal letter received in the fall
to do so now, and to make a
second contribution if at all
possible. “We don’t want to
trim any programs or ser
vices”, he added.
Money received from resi
dents of this county help
support research programs in
lung disease, and professional
traping for medical spe
cialists and paramedical per
sonnel, provide educational
programs and materials for all
schools in the county, make
films available without charge
on loan to school classes and
other interested groups, and
provide services to patients
from this county at WNC
Hospital in Black Mountain.
Riddle
Appointed
To Board
Hazen Ledford, executive
vice president of The North
western Bank of Burnsville,
has announced that Bill
Riddle has been appointed to
serve on the Burnsville Board
of Directors'of the Bank.
Riddle is owner and
president of Riddle Fuel Oil
Company, Inc. He is a native
of Burnsville and graduated
from Burnsville High Sdhool.
He is married to the former
Judy Phillips of Bakersville
and they have one daughter,
Sonya.
way. He has written two
novels set in Appalachia,
Slowly, By Thy Hand Un
furled and Heathen VaUey.
Thd Director, John Morrow,
Jr., is a native of Charlotte. In
addition to being the artistic
H director of Carolina Readers
Theatre, he is Assistant
Director of Unto These Hills
B at Cherokee, North Carolina.
The Appalachian Regional
m Commission is providing the
® funds for the production.
■They are interested in re
cording the history of the
Appalachian Region and the
script of this play will become
part of their permanent files.
In keeping with their idea that
young people should all be
given an opportunity to see
live theatre, students will be
admitted free to the perfor
mance. There will be a charge
for adults.
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Vartan Manoogian, Violin
Concert Program
Slated Tuesday
Four faculty members of
the North Carolina School of
the Arts will perform at the
Presbyterian Church, Burns
ville, at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday,
February 10, as a part of the
Mayland Concert Series of
Music to the Mountains. "Die
performers are Vartan Mkn
oogian, violin; Mat
thews, piano; Robert Listokin,
clarinet; and Denis Brott,
cello.
The program includes the
Brahms G Major Sonata for
violin and piano, the Ravel
Sonata for violin and cello, the
Debussy violin and piano
sonata, and “Contrsts” for
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Basketball Clinic For
sth And 6th Grade Boys
The Yancey County Re
creation Committee will spon
sor a basketball clinic for all
interested sth and 6th grade
boys in Yancey County.
The clinic will be held in
Burnsville Elementary gym,
7:00 p.m. til 7:45 p.m.
A Special issue
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violin, clarinet, and piano by
Bela Bartok. To commemor
ate the Bicentennial, the
Largo for violin, clarinet, and
piano by the American com
poser, Charles Ives, is also
scheduled.
The North Carolina School
of the Arts is a showcase of
the performing arts. Its
faculty members are seasoned
performers with concert ex
perience throughout this
country and Europe.
- For further details call
Music in the Mountains,
675-4060 or 675-4659. * For
those who do not hold season
tickets, tickets are available at
the door for $1.50 apiece.
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thursday, February 5.
Basketball shoes will be
required for
Instructors will be ZBfec
tor, Gordon Banks
Chris Cooper, Eddie Chifcr
eshkoff and Steve Proffitt.