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t THE YANCEY JOURNAL MARCH 25, 1976
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the comp 9 imWitV" 1 1 Hash-cubes and batteries will be given to some
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. 28806 ‘
Kg P.O. Box 6242 | ADDRESS ‘—
I U.S. Hwy. 19 &23 West I CITY STATE ZIP
1 Ph- 667.5484 Telephone (or neighbor's)
rii. WO/ WO** I own property in County
banquet manager, the florist,
entertainment people and
According to one party
planning expert, Jerry
Temple, fotmer Holiday Inn
Innkeeper of the Year, early
organization is absolutely es
sential to a good party.
Even before you book the
room know how much yoi
can spend, the type of func
tion your group wants t<
have, a preferred and alter
nate date and time, and t
pretty accurate estimate oi
the number of people ex
pected to attend.
Then you’ll be well on youi
way to one of the easiest-to
plan parties you’ve ever held
Tournament Winners At South Toe
The South Toe Physical Education Department sponsored a 1-on-l basketball tournament for
the boys and girls in grades 5, 6, 7, and 8. A total of 38 boys and 19 girls participated in the
competition. Pictured above are the winners [l. to r.] PhU Holcombe-Sth grade, 3rd place hoys;
Pam Robinson-7th grade, 2nd place girls; Sue Jones-Bth grade, Ist place girls; Keith Husklns-7th
grade, Ist place boys; and Joey WUson-7th grade, 2nd place boys. Trophies were awarded for Ist
place with Achievement Certificates awarded for 2nd and 3rd place.
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Cane River Snorts!
On Tuesday, March 16,
1976 the Senior and Sopho
more Boys played in an
intramural contest. The Sen
iors led throughout the entitle
game winning with a fin4l
score of 73-40. Ricky Ray, a
senior, led all scorers with
points. Other high scorers for
the Seniors were Ronnie
Tipton and Dean Robinson
with 17 and 14 points
respectively. Jerry Crain and
Jim McCurry led the Sopho
mores with 12 points each.
The Senior and Junior Boys
will meet Monday, March 22,
in a championship game.
**
March 22nd the Seniors
and Juniors played the
Championship Playoff of the
intramural games. The Sen
iors led throughout the game
with the final score 50-46.
High scorers for the Seniors
were Ricky Ray with 24,
Ronnie Tipton with 10, Dale
Austin and Randall Robinson
with 6 each, Dean Robinson
with 4. Scorers for the Juniors
I were Curtis Deyton with 27,
Jerry Laws with 7, Vincent
Whitson 6, Pobby Angel 4
and Dennis H. 2.
I **
Intramural Awards were
presented after the game on
Monday, March 22, as fol
lows:
All-Tournament Girls
Jean Whitson 10th grade
Lora Peterson 10th grade
Cathy Silvers 11th grade
Betty Hylemon 11th grade
Mountain Heritage Names
Season’s Track Teams
The first Mountain Heri
tage track team will take to
the track this spring season.
Coaches Ernie Hughes and
Bill Sparks will direct this
years team. The team has met
several problems this year,
with weather, lack of facili
ties, and some boys playing
baseball as well as running
track. In spite of these
problems, the coaches expect
a strong team. Leading this
years team will be Jimmy
Hughes, a senior with experi
ence. Jim will be one of the
best 440 men in Western
North Carolina. He will also
be a top triple jumper. One of
last years standouts, Tim
Parker, should be a good
sprinter and a top long
jumper. Ricky Woody and
Eddie King should be two of
r SCHOOL 1
[ L unch Menu. |
MARCH 29-APRIL 2
Monday
Pizza
Mixed Vegetables
Cole Slaw
Chocolate Brownie
Milk
Tuesday
Hoagie Sandwich
French Fries w/catsup
Tomato Slice, Lettuce Leaf
Chocolate Pudding
Milk
Wednesday
Melting Pot Stew
Dutch Delight Salad
English Crumpets, butter
Chinese Almond Cokie
Settler’s Milk
Thursday
Soup Beans
Mustard Greens
Tomatoes
Peach Cobbler '
Cornbread, butter
Milk
Friday
Meatloaf
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Jello
Roll
Milk
Kim Bradley 9th grade
Connie Angel 9th grade
Stormy Honeycutt 9th grade
Virginia Edwards 12th grade
J udy W aldrop 12th grade
Diane Silvers 12th grade
Boys All-Tournament
Bobby Hoilman 10th grade
Jerry Crain 10th grade
Mike Webb 9th grade
Steve McLaughlin 9th grade
Jerry Laws 11th grade
Vincent Whitson 11th grade
Curtis Deyton 11th grade
Ronnie Tipton 12th grade
Dale Austin 12th grade
Dean Robinson 12th grade
Best All Around Boy is
Ricky Ray, 12th grade; Best
All Around Girl is Anna
Silvers, 9th grade.
Best Sport Boy is David
Whitson; Best Sport Girl is
Pam Bradley.
The Sophomore Class won
the Sportsmanship Award for
showing the most school
spirit. Their prize is a picnic
on the school grounds for
lunch one day.
the top hurdlers around, and
Eddie Burns will also be
competitive in this event.
Leading the distance runners
will be Mark Vess, Mike
Atwater, Tony Tipton, Donny
Laws, and Eddie Banks.
The sprinters and 440 men
will be Jeff Harding, Darrell
Huskins, Pete Peterson, Ray
Troxell, Ricky Tipton and
several others who will aid in
this area. Marty Johnson
should be competitive in the
discus, and-our shot putters
will be Jim Edwards, Curtis
Morrow, Junior Burke, and
Randy Hughes. Ken Long will
high jump and triple jump,
and Melvin King could
develop into a top middle
distance man.
The team will be compet
ing for the first time in the
tough Mountain Athletic Con
ference. The team will also
have several home track
meets this year. These will be
run on a standard 220 grass
track laid out on the East
Yancey football field. The
dates of these meets will be
announced later. Come out to
these home meets and sup
port our team.
★ ★
Mountain Heritage High
School will field a girls track
team this spring. The team
will be coached by Coach
Hughes and Coach Sparks.
The team has been working
for several weeks and should
be ready for the season.
The following girls will be
sprinters: Renee Hughes,
Debbie Norris, Teena Byrd,
Teresa Ray, Pat Atwater, Ina
Quinn, Renee Peterson, San
dy Bennett, Evonne Huskins,
Beth Bailey, Tammy Laws,
Saundra Fox, Genice Silvers,
and Cathy Henson. The only
distance runner will be Kathy
Bailey, but she has been
working hard.
Field events will be Donna
Ray, Cassie Briggs, Kim
Flow, and several of the girls
already listed. The strongest
showings seem to be Renee
Hughes in the 100-yard dash,
I
j Forest 1
I Roads |
Damaged
I Roads throughout the Pis
gah and Nantahala National
Forests in Western North
j Carolina sustained heayy da
[ mage during the winter
season with deep freezes
followed by partial thawing
and hard rains. Many of these
damaged roads were tempor- I
arily closed to public traffic
until repairs, estimated to
I cost approximately $680,000
are completed.
Damage survey teams
I recently estimated that over
131 thousand tons of stone
would be needed to repair the
roadbase of approximately
150 miles of roads that serve
r as primary access to the forest
e for hunters, fishermen, .cam- (
5 pers and timber operators.
! Jerry Marsh, Acting For- ,
t est Engineer, stated that ■
repairs would begin as soon
as weather conditions permit ,
j and that roads would be (
| re-opened to the public as (
| soon as possible.
Summer
Activity For
Students
The Youth Conservation
Corps is offering an eight
week summer experience for
high school students over 15
years of age this summer. The
program offers work, con
servation and environmental
opportunities at two camp
sites in the state. Umstead
State Park and Price Cone
Camp in Blowing Rock are the
campsites. They are seven
day live-in camps with plan
ned activities of recreation
and education on the week
end. Minimum wage will be
paid for 32 hours of work per
week.
If this kind of unusual
summer job sounds appealing
to you, contact Miss Elaine
Ray in the guidance office.
Cane River School, for more
information.
Debbie Norris in the 220 yard
dash, Saundra Fox in the 440 «
yard dash, Teresa Ray in the l
110 yard low hurdles, and 1
Kathy Bailey in the 880 yard
run.
White Oak Creek
Club Meetings Begin
White Oak Creek Club had
their first club meeting for the
year at the home of Nan and
Paul Cope on March 18.
Although the club does not
meet in the winter months,
some activity is carried on.
The event which brought
joy to all was the celebration
of the 86th birthday of Lillie
Ballew in January. The party
was held at the Ballew home.
A lovely birthday cake was
made by Joyce Ballew and the
club served punch and re
freshments. Many friends and
neighbors came to make this a
special day for Lillie. Lillie
M ,wll
Mrs. Lillie Ballew
Ballew has been a faithful
member and worker for the
club since its beginning in
1967.
The White Oak Creek Club
is planning for an active
summer. In July the club will
be host to twelve Danish folk
Veronica Higgins
Celebrates
Ninth
Birthday
Veronica Joan Higgins
celebrated her 9th birthday
March 12 with several friends
who came to her party.
Veronica is a 3rd grade
student at Bee Log Elemen
tary School. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Quinton Higgins of Route 1,
Relief (Big Creek Section).
Her grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Miller of Route
4. Burnsville.
Mista Whitson
Party
On Tenth
Birthday j
Mista Dawn Whitson ce
lebrated her 10th birthday on
March 13th with a party it her
home in the Big Creek
Community. Fourteen guests
were served cake and ice
cream. All played games and
had a good time.
Mista’s parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Clayton Whitson;
grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Hobert Whitson.
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dancers and their chaperones
who are touring our country in
a cultural exchange from
Denmark. These young peo
ple will also be dancing at the
Craftsmans Fair in Asheville.
Biblical
Costumes
Judged
North Bend Young Peo
ple’s Bible Study met on
Saturday night, March 20.
Several of the young people
dressed as Bible characters
and were judged by the
remainder of the class. The
winners were: first place,
David Whitson as David who
slew Goliath; second place,
Lisa Whitson as Jezebel; and
third place, Rhonda Renfro as
an angel. The other contes
tants were Nancy Honeycutt
as a Biblical child; Grant
Whitson as Joseph, son of
Jacob; Donna Braithwaite as
Salome; Donald Braithwaite
as a shepherd; and Marlene
Renfro as Moses.
The class then studied the
Bible topic, played Bible
games, had refreshments,
and practiced singing. Visi
tors ate welcome each Satur
day at 6 p.m.
A few drops of oil of cinna
mon or oil of lemon in the
vacuum cleaner bag can give
the whole house a good smell
every time you vacuum.