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PAGE 2 gfdfue 3r*s estimate I 1 JA I Health Urns Iff*. & Views 5 ’ .....’’ i I i "What is real value of 10% discount program? Senior Citizens discounts'are like'atiytijing else. ’Their legitimacy where you begin'the dis count before the itenyis priced, or after. '"X Several earlier Count programs” proVed to he deceptive to the public. ilfl •Their discount was not 1 Sfeal. Though the Con burner Protection [Agency jß^jßpyOyN inoves slowly sometimes, I vZX y\H^\ ft’s beginning to study the VA/f '3 s-ftw legality of several Vation- \ / 41 discount programs. determinp-rfa pharmacy is *1 Remember, howbvek offenWpa discount with that there’s more to pre- genuinelyalue. You rpaV Scription service than 10% rest assured, jmr-sefvices pff. Delivery, insurance are legitimate. We hope forms, patient profiles, all you’re utilizing many of these and more help tojthem. We’re not only your drug store, but your friend. Come see us soon. v Pollard’s Drug Stores 682-2146 Burns ville FvJra// VITAMINS 52 vexa// \ VITAMIN E \ CAPSULES ' 2 x $798 Ttexait CHEWABLE ( VITAMIN C i TABLETS 2 's99B of 100 s M i T/exaH MINUTEM AN® MULTIPLE VITAMINS for CHILDREN REGULAR 100 s WITH IRON 100 s $ l 9B Pi $ 2 19 2 r S3BB $429 POLLARD’S Drugstore Burnsville Phone 682*2146 ... -~ UUcli (1 v-PI Julit Mrs. Artie Lee Peterson (misspelled as Atie last week), of Burnsville has filed for election as school board member in the August pri mary. Read The Ada THE YANCEY JOURNAL BOX 667 Burnsville. N.C. 28714 Phone [7o4] 682-2120 Edward Yuziuk.Publisher Carolyn Yuziuk-Editor Pat Randolph-Manager Brenda AUen-Staff Published Every Thursday By v Twin Cities Publishing Co. 2nd Class Postage Paid At Burnsville, N.C. Thursday, May 13, 1976 V 01.4, Number 20 Subscription Rates By Mail: In Yancey County One Year $5.00 Six Months $4.00 Out Os County or State One Year $7.00 Six Months $6.00 V vexaif FORTIFIED VITAMIN B COMPLEX CAPSULES 2 b °£ s $/|9B Tjexa/t VITAMIN C mg. J bottles _ \ ‘*s4 39 I r ' V* r •iMBBg £. -rVcv -i'.- -£> -v • V ' ' " .* *■ -a! *’ I;., ■ i HI - i I -iI B f m WP , HrrfeVHli Lt» ■ IIW 4Mhc * f™ 1 ' Em ‘Bo’ Thomas Headquarters Opens On Wednesday, May 5, the Royce “Bo” Thomas for Congress campaign headquarters was officially opened amid a gathering of several hundred persons from across the 11th Congressional District. On May 6, Thomas officially filed his candidacy with Alex Brock, Director of the State Board of Elections. To date, Bo Thomis is the only businessman on the Democratic primary «l«t> running for Congress from the 11th Congressional District. Thomas believes that the Him has come when we need to be represented by experienced businessmen who will apply practical knowledge combined with sound common sense in working toward solutions to our problems and in writing laws which the average man can understand. Thomas has stated, “I do not represent, nor will I ever represent, any special interest or group. 1 will seek and build an office free of any influence other than the influence of all the citizens of the 11th Congressional District. 1 promise that I will be very accessible and very accountable to the electorate.” Lacey Files For Office District Court Judge Ro bert H. Lacey of the 24th Judicial District, which in cludes the counties of Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga and Yancey, filed for nomina tion in the August 17 'U! Robert Lacey 1900 t^J^j Oil, Inc. Announces The Opening Os A Branch Office * V An\ Burnsville ! Quality Asphalt Paving ★ Highways ★ Airports Courts ★ Sub-divisions ★ Seal Coat ★ Parking Lots ★ Curb & Gutter ★ Street From The Only Asphalt Plant In The Area Meeting Rigid State And Federal Requirements For Quality And Environmental Standards FREE ESTIMATES f 682-7113 r Call Collect Asheville: 254-0752 Republican Primary with the State Board of Elections in Raleigh. Judge Lacey filed for the Judgeship he has held since March 15, 1975 when he was appointed by Governor James Holshouser 'to-'fifi the vacancy in office due to the appointment of Judge Bruce Briggs as Resident Superior Court Judge of the 24th Judicial District. Judge Lacey is a lifelong resident of Newland, N.C. He graduated from Newland High School, attended ASU, and graduated from the Wake Forest Univ. School of Law in 1949. He was engaged in the private practice of law in Newland from 1949 until appointed Judge. He is married to the former Faith Gibson of Pineola and has three child ren. Judge Lacey is a forther chairman of the Avery County Republicans Executive Com mittee, a former attorney for Avery County and the towns of Elk Park and Banner Elk. He is a member of various civic clubs and a member of the First Baptist Church of Newland where he served as Sunday School director last year. & J.H. Collins & wJF&z+aUWJiM -r/v r. r- rni-mn I TO THE EDITOR ! Editors folklorists, story tellers, etc. who would be willing to come to aj» school In Yancey County f« a morning or afternoon and share their talents with children. Once these people have been 3 identified, a list will be complied, published, and madcja available to teachers in Yancey County. If any Journal readers are or know of an individual such asm this, we would appreciate their dropping us a note. Sincerely yours, D.N. Mlelke V 1 Box 53, Trade, Tn. 37691 * Briggs A n n ounce His Candidacy At a news conference at the Sheraton Motor Inn, Asheville, N.C. at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 12, Bruce B. Briggs of Mars Hill announced his candidacy for Congress from the Eleventh Congressional District. Briggs announced he was resigning as Judge of the Superior Court in order to seek the post. In announcing his candidacy, 38-year-old Briggs said: “I have today resigned as Superior Court Judge, so that I may become a candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress from the Ele venth District.” “One of the main reasons I’m seeking this office is my firm belief that we need to put the government in Washing ton back in the hands of the people. For too long the laws and regulations coming out of the federal government in Washington have grown and grown until they interfere too much in the lives and affairs of average citizens and small business people. “Also, I feel that we need a man in Congress who is willing to listen to the people of our District. I have always Collins Is Candidate For House J. Howard Collins, 43, of Asheville announced Satur day as a Democratic candidate for the 1977 General Assem bly from the four-county 26th Senate District, made up of Buncombe, McDowell, Madi son and Yancey Counties. Collins becomes the fourth Democrat to enter the contest for nomination to one of the two seats in the August 17 primaries. Collins is an employe of Southern Bell Telephone Co. and owner and operator of several apartment buildings in the Asheville area. He is former president of the Buncombe County Young Democrat Club and served as treasurer of the Buncombe County Executive Committee. He enters a contest with one seat up for grabs since Senator Lamar Gudger of Asheville is running instead for Congress from N.C.’s 11th District. Others in the Senate race are Sen. I.C. Crawford, Helen Reed and Robert S. Swain. Collins said he wsill campaign on a platform that includes improved education programs in public schools and stronger consumer pro tection laws. Collins and his wife, the former Elaine Cole, are members of Asbury United Methodist Church where he has served on the official board and as president of his Sunday School class. beat inflation Ask your Nationwide dgent about Nationwide’s Home owners Insurance witii built-in Inflation protectionl Call today. \ & Harry E. Heß West Mala Street Burnsville, N.C. 28714 a 682-7210 mm NATIONWIDE 11 INSURANCE N»tioowi<»» It on yous not Nationwide Mutual Fire Inturanct Co. Homo Office: Columbus, Ohio felt that one of the strong points of Congessman Roj Taylor was the fact that h« tried to communicate with th< people in the District and tc listen to what they had to say. I would hope that I can dc Bruce B. Briggs even more in this respect because of the greater need now to restore trust in our government and its officials.” “I believe that my legisla tive experience will enable me to be the kind of effective * Congressman the people of** this District need.” Briggs is the son of the J late Clarence W. Briggs and'* Mrs. Eula Briggs of Mars - Hill. He is married and has J one daughter. Briggs atten- v . ded Mars Hill College, WCU x and Wake Forest Univ. School of Law-graduated in 1962. * He was elected to the N.C. m Senate in 1966 and 1968 from * the 31st District; was Assis tant U.S. Attorney, Western • /T District of N.C.; District Court - Judge and Superior Court ** Judge. He is a member of the V, Lions Club, and a Deacon at - Mars Hill Baptist Church. w ™ 'J James McKinney McKinny 7 Candidate For House James D. McKinney, an announcer employed at WBRM Radio in Marion, filed Wednesday, April 28, with the McDowell County Board of Elections as a candidate for the Republication for the State House of-J Representatives from the 41st District, composed of Me- ft Dowell and Yancey Counties, y McKinney is seeking public office for the first time. McKinney says he familiar with most of the, ( needs of both McDowell and ,J Yancey Counties having been ) reared and spending most of , his life in McDowell County'' and having a number of V relatives and living and working for two years in Yancey County. McKinney stated, “If Elected. I will make every effort to keep in close contact with the people of McDowell and Yancey Counties, scru tinize their thinking and desires and introduce, and vote on, pending legislation accordingly.” 3 -
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