League Football
The Tri-County Football
League entered its second
week of the season with four
games being played this past
weekend. At North Buncombe
the East Yancey Panthers
defeated the Mountaineers by
a score of 28 to 14. The Rams
whipped the Raiders 34 to 0 in
the second game. At Cane
River the Rebels got their first
win by trouncing the Bears 32
to 14. And at Marshall, the
Tornadoes were defeated by
Active
Senior
Citizens
Yancey County’s Senior
Citizens are having a fine time
this summer and' fall with
various activities and social
gatherings.
Some of the many activi
ties planned and carried out
were the senior citizens
birthday dinners each month
anti honoring all born within
that particular month. Among
those having birthdays in
August but unable to attend
tb“ dinner were Golman
Proffitt, Mack Tolly, Dora
Miuxphy, Edgel Ayers, John
Hensley, and Minnie Moss.
Those attending the dinnere
were: seated left to right-Nilor
Moonevham, Cora Robinson
and Gertie Barnett; standing-
Sajlic- Williams and Bonnie
Aujtrey. The dinner was
served at the Nutritional
Feeding Site, a good time and
a good meal was enjoyed by
alj r and all went home looking
forward to the birthday dinner
for September.
Thirty six Yancey Senior
Citizens went on a picnic to
Carolina Hemlock Camp
ground on the 17th of August
and a most delightful time
was had by everyone. The
picnic lunch served was very
delicious.
The Senior Citizens Nutri
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tional Feeding Program cele
brated their first anniversary
with a picnic at the Green
Valley Community Center in
Avery County on August 24.
Two hundred people attended
with fifty four of them from
Yancey County. The Senior
Citizens themselves enter
tained with some very fine
mountain music and dancing.
On September 8, the
Yancey Railroad hosted 67
Senior Citizens on a train ride
to Kona. Mrs. Cannon served
as hostess for the trip; songs
were sung and all enjoyed the
excellent picnic lunch. A
special thanks goes to Mr.
Cannon.
Servamation of Asheville
selves excellent lunches at
the Nutritional Feeding Site
and serves the picnic lunches
on> the trips and outings.
W.A.M.Y. Community
Action workers work long
hours planning these Senior
Citizens activities, providing
transportation and acting as
guides and hostesses for the
enjoyment and betterment of
our older citizens of Yancey
County.
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This weeks games should
be the most exciting of the
young season as the four
teams that are in a tie for first
place play each Other. The
East Yancey Panthers, who
have yet to play up to their
potential, travel to North
Buncombe to play the Rams.
Mars Hill and Flat Creek both
also undefeated meet this
weekend. Cane River enter
tains Marshall at Cane River.
The Mountaineers and Raid
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Celebrate August Birthdays
Alpha Rho Chapter
Members Workshop
A workshop was held
Saturday, September 11, for
Alpha Rho Chapter members
of The Delta Kappa Gamma
Society.
The workshop, at the First
Baptist Church in Spruce
Pine, was planned to help
members working on various
committees in the Alpha Rho
Chapter to become more
familiar with their duties and
responsibilities and to make
plans for this school year.
All of the members a ,- e
women educators who have
evidenced a potential for
distinctive service in some
field of education.
Mrs. Mildred Bryson,
ers also play.
The standings at the end
of two weeks are:
Team W L T
East Yancey Panthers 2 0 0
Mars Hill Wildcats 2 0 0
North Buncombe Rams 2 0 0
North Buncombe Blue Devils
1 0 0
Cane River Rebels 110
Marshall Tornadoes 0 10
N.Buncombe Mountaineers
0 2 0
N.Buncombe Raiders 02 0
N.Buncombe Bears 0 2 0
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president, and Mrs. Mae
Fortner, chairperson for the
committee on programs, were
the coordinators of the work
shop, which included commit
tee discussion periods and
large group discussions. The
Alpha Rho Chapter members
used the workshop to plan
goals and activities for each of
the twelve committees for the
1976-77 school year.
The members from Yan
cey County involved in the
workshop included Eloise
Mclntosh, Doris Tomberlin,
Una Maney, Nelle Bailey,
Exam Lewis, Cara Cox,
Louise Hughes and Iva Nell
Buckner.
Northwestern Bank
Files Suit Against. IRS
The Northwestern Bank
announced today that it has
filed suit against the Interna!
Revenue Service in D.S.
District Court in Winston
Salem for recovery of a refund
of income taxes in the amount
of $162,000. The suit covers
refund of income taxes for the
years 1964-67, which was the
subject of claims for refund
filed in July 1974 for income
tax assessments paid in 1972.
Additional suits will be
filed by the Bank and
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Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bing
ham of Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida are spending a few
days in town visiting friends.
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Mr. and Mrs. William
Wray of Sanford, Florida are
visiting their brother and
sister, Mrs. John Bennett and
Rush Wray at the Nu Wray
Inn.
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Mrs. Bonnie McCurry, an
RN, was honored with a
luncheon from the second
shift at the Spruce Pine
Hospital. The luncheon was
held at Beams Restaurant on
Wednesday, Sept. 8. Mrs.
McCurry is leaving the
hospital to further her educa-
Note Os
Thanks
The Edge Family wishes
to express its deep apprecia
tion to the many people who
were so kind during the
illness and homegoing of D.
Mills Edge. Dr. Hemphill and
Dr. Cort, the nurses and aides
at Yancey Hospital, the
hundreds of people who called
in person or by telephone,
those who helped with food
everyone of you has our love
and high regard. We are
moved indeed that so many of
you have expressed your love
and concern.
The wife, sons, daughters,
and family of D. Mills Edge.
Northwestern Financial Cor
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ger amounts, in order to
expedite recovery on total
claims in excess of eleven
million dollars for the years
1968-70, which were filed in
April, 1976.
Gospel
Sing Set
The Plum Branch Baptist
Church will have a gospel
singing Saturday night, Sep
tember 18, at 7:30 p.m.
Groups of singers from Little
Ivy Baptist Church in Mars
Hill and the Cannon Quartet
from Bakersville and several
other groups will be perform
ing. Rev. Shelby Beaver
invites the public.
Next Garden
Club Meeting
The next meeting of the
Burnsville Garden Club will
be held a week from Thursday
on September 23. The meet
ing will be held at the home of
Mrs. Dover Fouts on Aca
demy Street, at 3:00 p.m.
Mrs. Fred Proffitt will be
co-hostess at the meeting.
tion. She has received many
gifts and flowers and was
presented with a small token
of esteem from her friends.
Those attending the lunch
eon were Helen Johnson,
Linda Presnell, Mary McVee,
Roberta Bradford, Shirley
Slocum, Emity Hall, Ramona
Brooks, Sharon Cassida, Dee
Wright, Patricia Brock, Linda
Simmons, Linda Buchanan
and Dixie Brown.
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Mr. Paul Webb of Balti
more, Md. visited his friends
and family in Green Mountain
during this past week.
Friday Sept. 17th i
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