THE YANCEY JOURNAL
VOL. 4, NO. 17
Hospitals
Get Final
Portion
Os Grant
Duke Endowment has
fulfilled their commitment to
the Blue Ridge Hospital
System by remitting the third
and final portion of their
$750,000 grant which was
pledged for the building
program for Mitchell and
Yancey Counties. Their final
remittance of $250,000 brings
,the total received from Duke
Endowment to $750,000 re
ceived in the past three years.
Only through the support
and encouragement of the
Duke Endowment in the
development of a pilot pro
gram in the Carolinas, where
health care delivery has
crossed county lines, could it
have been accomplished.
This new and challenging
experience involving state
and federal agencies, as well
as Duke Endowment, in
establishing an integrated
health care system; now well
into the construction in both
locations, has been a long
time in becoming a reality and
Duke has expressed their
interest, concern and belief in
such a program by meeting
their commitment as the
monies were needed. It is
hoped their expectations will
now be met by the people of
Mitchell and Yancey Coun
ties, as construction and
completion of the entire
project reaches its final goal
in late 1976.
Glenn Morris
Morris
Files For *
Re-Election
Glenn A. Morris has filed
for reelection to a third term
as State Representative for
the 41st House District
composed of McDowell and
Yancey Counties. The election
is subject to the wishes of the
District Democratic voters at
the August Primary.
.11 Morris, in his second term
jp currently serving as chair
plan of the Employment -
Security Committee of the
House, Vice-Chairman of
Finance and Corporations,
and a member of the Banks
and Banking, Judiciary 11,
Manufacturers and Labor,
Public Utilities, Rules of the
House, and Transportation
C&nmittees.
Rep. Morris is a member
of the Legislative Research
Commission and was named
as Chairman of a joint
Senate-House Interim Com
mittee charged with the
in-depth study of the Five
State Retirement Systems.
Morris is a native of
Marion, McDowell County
ind ls retired from Burlington
Industries. Inc. after com
pleting a thirty-seven year
textile career.
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Mayor Exercises ‘Green Thumb’
Burnsville’s Mayor Bob Helmle and hln daughter, Christy,
did some pruning on the town square last Saturday. Mayor
Helmle is known to have a “green thumb’’, and being
Grant Os
$6,500
Approved
Congressman Roy A. Tay
lor Monday announced ap
proval of a grant of $6,500 by
the National Endowment of
the Arts to Music in the
Mountains.
The funds will be used to
support the summer Chamber
Music series, a benefit recital
by Mme. Lili Kraus, an
amateur workshop, and a
winter concert series.
Braswell
Files For
Re-Election
Chief District Judge J.
Ray Braswell has filed with*
the State Board of Elections
for re-election as District
Court Judge of the 24th
Judicial District. The District
consists of Avery, Madison,
Mitchell, Watauga and Yan
cey Counties.
Braswell has been Chief
Judge of the District since
1968 when the present court
system first came into effect
in the five mountain counties.
He and J.E. Holshouser, Sr.
were elected as the first
, judges in the District.
Judge Braswell was re
cognized statewide for his
professional competence by
his election by the chief
judges of the state as
Chairman of the Conference
of Chief District Court Judges
in 197 S and by his appoint
ment by Chief Justice Susie
Sharp as the district court
member of the State Judicial
Council and by his appoint
- ment by Governor J.E.Hols
houser, Jr. as member of the
Youth Services Commission,
the body charged by law with
operating the state’s juvenile
training schools and pro
grams.
Judge Braswell’s notice of
candidacy was filed in Raleigh
on April 9 and is subject to the
Republican primary on Au
gust 17, 1976.
Garden Club
Meeting Set
The April meeting of the
Burnsville Garden Club will
be held on Thursday, April
22, at 3:00 o’clock in the home
of Mrs. Charles Proffitt. All
members are urged to attend
this meeting.
BURNSVILLE, NX. 28714
Advisory Council On Aging
Begins Survey Os Needs
A Region-Wide Advisory
Council on Aging has been
organized to assist the Region
D Planner for Aging, Ms.
Cheryl B. Earnhardt.
Army Store Opening
Brings Total To 13
Jack Feingold announces
the opening of the 13th Army
Store opening this week, April
15, at the Waynesville Plaza,
Waynesville, N.C.
The Army Stores opened
their first store in Canton in
1953. The Army Stores now
have stores in Asheville,
Brevard, Bryson City, Burns
ville, Valley View Shopping
Center in Fletcher, Franklin,
Marshall, Murphy, Spruce
Pine, Weaverville. and two
stores now in Waynesville.
Opening in August will be
the Andrews store and early
spring of 1977 a store will
open in Blue Ridge, Georgia.
Mr. Feingold states he
News
jOL Yancey County
ecrea ti° n Commission
The Yancey County Re- Cy Jordan 2 5
creation Commission lists the Smokeys 1 5
final Volleyball League Stan- The C.8.-B’s and Old
dings as follows: Timers become co-champions
W L of The Yancey County Volley-
C.8.-B’s,, - 6 1 ball League.
Old Timers 6 1 The Yancey County Vol-
Athletics 5 2 leybafi Tournament will be
Spikers 3 3 played as follows:
Pensacola 2 3
C.8.-B’s
Wed, April 21 C.8.-B’a
Bj.
Thors., April 22 Winner
Athletics 7ioo p.m.
Wed., April 21
7:30 p.m. wlni,er
Cy Jordan
■V v 22 Champion
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Smokeys
TW, April a JSBS 1
Spikers
Wed., April 211
8.50 p.m. Winner
Pensacola
something of an authority on horticulture he takes a special
interest in the town’s beautification project. Trees on the
square have been blooming profusely this spring.
The purpose of the Re
gional Advisory Council on
Aging is to insure consumer
input from the elderly into
planning for programs that
would like to open another
store in Asheville, and also to
open stores shortly in Marion,
Forest City, Hickory, Mor
ganton, and Sylva. The Army
Stores are looking for Shop
ping Center locations and
would like to have 50 stores ii:
operation by the end of 1980.
Special
Meeting
There will be a meeting of
the Academy Hill Cemetery
Association in the Pete
Coletta board room on Thurs
day, April 22, at 7:30 p.m.
will directly affect them.
The Council members first
project is to assist Ms.
Earnhardt in a needs assess
ment. Surveys of the County’s
elderly are being taken by
volunteers recruited by the
Council members. The sur
veys ask questions about the
living conditions, transporta
tion, health, finances, activi
ties, and needs of the elderly.
All information is confiden
tial. The data will be used to
set priorities for planning
programs.
Volunteers are needed to
take the surveys and isolated
elderly whose needs are not
known are sought. If you
would like to help, please call
Rev. Dick Muri at (704)
675-4110.
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Band Students Sell Chances On Stereo
Shown above with the Zenith Console Stereo/8 Track Tape
Player with AM/FM radio to he given away at the Spring
Concert are Mountain Heritage Band members [l-r] Amy
Proffitt, Kim Aldridge, Anne Haunter, and kneeling, Dayna
Aldridge. Proceeds from the sale of tickets on the stereo
[donated by Carolina The Company] will go toward the
purchase of new untforms for twenty-five rising band students.
Tickets are still available at Carolina The Company or from any
band student.
The Spring Concert to be held this Saturday, April 24, 1y76,'
7.30 p.m. at East Yancey Gym climaxes a very successful year
THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1976
Burley Insurance
Plan Announced
A new Burley Quota all
risk insurance plan will be
offered Yancey County farm
ers for the 1976 crop year,
according to Sam Riddle,
Fieldman for the Federal Crop
Insurance Corporation.
The NEW Quota plan
insures against loss of pro
duction cost by guaranteeing
a return of 65% of the farm’s
effective quota times the
current year’s support price
per pound less three cents
warehouse charge. Mr. Rid
dle explained that the Federal
All Risk policy continues from
year to year at the option of
either the Insured farmer or
the FCIC, but, with built-in
flexibility of insurance cover
age since it is tied to the
Burley Tobacco support price.
This method of insurance will
reflect year to year increases
in tobacco production cost
because the Tobacco support
price is based somewhat on
farm input prices.
The FCIC Fieldman fur
ther explains that the NEW
Quota coverage js as follows:
Assume 2500# established
yield; 10,000# effective quota;
$1.06 net support price per
pound; and 100% share in the
crop. The minimum acreage
to be grown would be 4 acres
Teaching
Clinic Set
A teaching clinic will be
held at Higgins Memorial
United Methodist Church this
Sunday, April 25, from 4:00
p.m. until 9:00 p.m. This
effort will involve all the
United Methodists of Yancey
County.
The courses include: Crea
tive Use of the Bible With
Children, Teaching Teachers
to Teach, Vacation Church
School Workshop, and The
Holy Spirit and the Christian
Experience.
There will be a break at
6:00 p.m. for supper. Those
attending are asked to bring a
bag supper. Drinks will be
furnished.
and the insurance guarantee
would be $6,890.00 based on
the crop being harvested. Any
acreage not harvested earns
80% guarantee. Mr. Riddle
said that the new Plan
provides for Short term loan
collaterlization. thereby mak
ing it easier for lenders to
furnish crop production loans
without the use of long term
Chattel.
The 1976 sign-up period is
now under way and those
Burley growers desiring more
information should contact
their FCIC representative
prior to the May deadline.
You may contact our FCIC
field representative for Yan
cey County, Sam Riddle, at
Route 6, Burnsville, N.C.
28714. Telephone 682-2953.
or the District Office in
Asheville.
Craftsmen
To Open
Co-op Shop
The craftsmen of Yancey
County, through the sponsor
ship of the Yancey County
Community Action Office, are
planning to open and operate
a cooperative crafts shop to
better serve craftsmen in the
marketing of locally made
handicrafts.
Present plans are to open
for business on Saturday,
May 8 at 10:00 a.m.
The shop will be located at
Windom in the block building
on the North side of Highway
19E, next to Mrs. Belle
Griffith’s home.
A wide variety of crafts are
needed to offer a good
selection. Craft items should
be taken in on Wednesday,
April 21 through Friday, May
7th. Craft items depicting
pioneer times and days would
contribute greatly to the
theme of the program this
bicentennial year.
For more information con
tact the W.A.M.Y. office
682-2610.
excellent playing and marching added excitement and a bhoet
to the football games this past fail and the coming school fwm
promises to be even bigger and better with the addition of Ac
new band students. Other highlights were the AH State Band
Tryouts at WCU and the Western Regional Coutest/Festlvtt so
Asheville. The band, under the capable direction of M». lisa
Mauney, performed very writ at both functions. Few itfeU
students, Sam Stewart, Willie Riddle, VicMe Buchanan, had
David Perkins were chosen for AD State Band.
The public is invited to come hear this outstanding young
band Saturday, April 24,7:30 p.m. at East Yancey Gym. There
wfll be a small admission charge of SI.OO for adults, 50c
children under 12 st the door.
15 c
Rebecca Bingham
Educator
In WAC.
Program
Rebecca G. Bingham from
Knoxville, Tennessee has
moved to Burnsville as a
nutrition educator with the
W.I.C. Program. W.1.C.,
which is located in the Yancey
County Health Department, is
a supplemental foods pro
gram of the United States
Department of Agriculture for
women, infants, and children
with a health need.
Becky will be providing
information about foods and
dietary habits to W.I.C
participants in Yancey Coun
ty. She hopes to learn new
approaches to good nutrition
from the community that she
can share with others.
Dividend
Declared
On April 13, |976, the
Directors of Northwestern
Financial Corporation declar
ed a quarterly dividend
payment of 7.5 cents per
share. The dividend wtl be
payable on July 2, 19”*, to
stockholders of record June
22, 1976. In addition ft 10
percent stock dividend was
declared, payable on June 21,
1976, to stockholders of
record June 10, 1976. the
quarterly cash dividend will
be payable on the stock
dividend shares issued.