ti* -f£ mpGw - -**» War y ' fc*F\. " */ /Jjfm . ajjp \ fc , ■ SjIIKZ :»IBMSyS / r •Cr .» - rfisn ffkn f-' The best way to serve your community , ' . ' : ' -,- -.... . * i . * . * ’ * • , " * . ‘ ' • ‘ ' r •■ • ' ' - . .' '• / . - . -- • . . *'.!* success in helping give nutritionally adequate meals to the elderly. The first scheduled event of the day will be a Pancake Breakfast at the First Baptist Church, Burnsville, from 6 o’clock to 9 o’clock a.m. Prices start at $1.65 for pancakes and coffee, with sausages and other extras served ala carte. At 9:30 a.m. Wagons assemble behind the old jail building for a Parade down Main Street led by the Mountain Heritage Marching Band in full uniform. The Parade will stop at the square where Os Deyton, County Commission Chairman, will make a short speech and crown a Senior Citizen King and Queen. These two lucky persons will be the oldest man and women with the most City Week can help to maintain and strengthen this relationship,” he said. This will be the 22nd annual observance of Farm- City Week. Last year’s observance, according to final reports received at national headquarters, involved the active participation of more than 15,000 communities in the U.S. and* Canada. Farm-City Week is under the direction of a National Farm-City Council, Inc. head ed by Don Fricker, Manager of Public Relations, J.I. Case Company, Racine, Wisconsin. Kiwanis International will serve as coordinating agency for Farm-City Week and act as headquarters for the National Farm-City Council for the nineteenth consecutive year. The National Farm-City Council is composed of representatives from more than 150 major farm organ izations, industries, business es, associations, governmen tal agencies, educational in stitutions, and church groups. A Presidential proclamation and a joint Congressional resolution v have called for Farm-City Week observances each year since the inception of the event. Farm-City Week has won the Freedoms Foun dation’s Distinguished Ser vice Award, which carries the same distinction in the com munity service field as does the famed "Oscar’* in the motion picture industry, and the Silver Anvil Award from the Public Relations Society of America for being an outstan ding community relations program. descendents now living in Yancey County. (Descendents counted must now reside in Yancey County.) Persons who think they may qualify should call 682-6011. Luncheon, prepared by senior citizens, will be served on the town square around noon. Price for this meal is also $1.65. All proceeds from the meals, as well as from other carnival events, go toward the senior citizen program. Immediately following lunch there will be Cake Walks to raise money for the Loaves and Fishes Campaign. Cakes are needed for this purpose. Anyone who will bake a cake for the cake walks should call the Senior Citizen Hotline at the above-mention ed number. An Auction will highlight the carnival, and is slated for 2:00 p.m. in the Post Office Parking Lot. People are asked to donate any item that can be auctioned off, whether it is land, houses, cars, farm . equipment, antiques, house hold goods or just anything. Everyone is asked to look around your house or busi ness for items that you can contribute such as the follow ing: Cooking utensils,- Jewel ry, Farm Implements, Furni ture, Cars, Toys, Yard Tools, Lawn Furniture, Office Equip ment, etc. Call 682-6011 if you have anything to donate. One very different way of raising money for the cam paign is the "Dunking Chair” and "Jail”. You can have local citizens put in jail by making a donation for this purpose to the Loaves and Fishes Campaign. Further Achievement Day For Homemakers Approximately 50 women from the Homemakers’ Clubs of Yancey County attended the annual Achievement Day celebration on October 12, in the Fellowship Hall of Hig gins Memorial Methodist Church. The International motif was observed, the theme being "Women of the World-United in Service.” Mrs. C. B. Gillespie, County Council President, presided over the meeting. Registration and viewing of international exhibits pre ceded the covered dish luncheon. The program fol lowed. with Mrs. Ralph Jacks serving as program leader. She introduced Rev. Edith Morgan and Mrs. Ramona Turman, former missionaries to India and Indonesia, who spoke on the culture and donations will keep them there until they are finally released and sentenced to sitting in the "Dunking Chair” (a seat over a tank of foam rubber). When the trigger is hit with a ball, the “prisoner” is treated to a dunk. Call the senior citizens hotline with your nominations for persons for the jail and the dunking chair. Wagon rides will take folks around Burnsville for a modest price during the carnival 'festivities. Also sla ted: the Celo Community is making a Spook House at the old jail...We dare you to walk through! Although the Carnival on the square will end following the auction, it is hoped that everyone present will finish up this gala day at the Troxell Trout Farm where a Fish Fry will be held from 6 o’clock to 8 o’clock p.m. Saturday night. Democrat Program A good musical pro gram has been lined up for the Democratic Sup per at Mountain Heri tage High School this Saturday evening. Be ginning at 4 p.m. there will be Lulu Belle and Scotty Wiseman, the Choral Group from the Griffith Chapel AME Zion Church, the Dey ton Family Singers, and others. Tickets at $5 are still available from pre cinct chairmen and at the door. customs of the respective ! countries. v | Miss Joyce Watts, Assis- j tant Home Ec. Extension Agent, presented awards to the following persons for their achievements: Miss Lydia Deyton, Most Outstanding Homemaker for 1976; Open j Gate Homemaker Club, Most Outstanding Club; Recogni tion Gifts to Mrs. C.B. Gillespie and Mrs. Mary Margaret Deyton. A candlelight installation service followed, with Miss Watts installing the following County Council officers for 1977: President-Mrs. C.B. Gillespie; First Vice Presi dent, Mrs. Georgia Cannon; Second Vice-President. Miss Lydia Deyton; Recording Se cretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Phyllis Bailey. '■■•.• . . • » Downed Plane Located: On Friday, October 15,, recovery crews retreived the bodies of four persons who died in the crash of an ambulance plane in the Deep Gap area of Yancey County last Saturday. There were no survivors. The victims apparently died on impact as the twin-engine - Piper Seneca crashed at about 5,400 feet, T 1 . ■—* THE YANCEY JOURNAL t Vr> V - J ( VOL. 4, NO. 42 / BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1976 15* ) Local Woman’s Club Hosts Historical Association Iva Nell Buckner, Director Os Instruction for Yancey County Schools; James Byrd, Media Coordinator for Moun- United Campaign The oversize thermometer on the Burnsville Town Square shows that $8,400 has ■- vw been raised in the Yancey County United Way cam paign. The goal for this year’s drive is set at $19,000. Chairman Joe Johnson reports that amoug contribu tions already received a considerable number have come from those who had not so far been solicited. By making contributions in this way the work of the campaign volunteers is simplified, and the completion of the drive expedited. Contributions may be sent direct to the United Fund treasurer, Mrs. Muriel Cooper, at the Burnsville Town Hall. Several additions to the honor roll have been made [Cont’d on page 2] Notice The Board of Elections office will be open every day this week including Saturday. tmt m Va ' A flhk Jtj ttk IJ l ‘ P K % ' u WH * • 4b. A k I Ia JBBF«MpL ■ .£H (fl I '...> HHL k ifr F •* m //Vflß BKlu 444^^ /■?■ B ' . -a|^B ifgj KVRt, >-. I yrmvtWi ■: ;,v if , y ...ji** 3 ** "ZZ*~***f*** i 2mm d Phyllis Bailey,Mrs. Jacks, Mrs. Gillespie, Lydia Deyton,Mary Deyton,Ramona Turman four miles north-northwest of the parking lot at Mount Mitchell, the highest peak east of the Mississippi River at 6,684 feet. The plane was flying from Greenville, S.C. to Philadel phia carrying a former South Carolina resident to a Phila delphia hospital. Victims were identified as Ephriam Lake, 69, of Consho- tain Heritage High School; and Teresa Coletta, County Librarian, will be Speakers of the Day Saturday, October 23, when the Western North Carolina Historical Associa tion meets in its regular fall session at 2:30 p.m. in the Mountain Heritage High School. The subject will be the history of Yancey County. The Burnsville Woman’s Club, led by Mrs. Ernest Briggs, will be hosts for the occasion. The public is cordially invited to the meeting. It is believed the meeting will provide an opportunity for local citizens to refresh their memories on FHA Plays Big Part | Local citizens are sometimes unaware of Federal programs that do assist local people and how their income tax dollars are spent. T*>e Farmers Home Administration purchased 1.5 million dollars of general obligation bonds at an interest rate of 5% in order that Yancey County might have a new consolidated high school. It is a S fact that no other agency or lending institution would purchase these bonds at rates and terms f given by FmHA. It is through the assistance which g this agency was pleased to offer, that Mountain ■ Heritage High School has become a reality. r This agency was not mentioned during the dedication ceremonies at Mountain Heritage, and we believe it is fitting that the part Farmers Home Administration has played should be gratefully ■■MNISIiIIIiMMMHMRMHMnMMMMHMMMMIMMMMM Mil ill hockcu, Pa.; his nephew, James Robinson, 58, of Philadelphia; a nurse. Char lotte Gayman, 25, of Wash ington, Pa.; and the pilot, Edward Smertmeck of West Virginia. Members of the Radio Patrol, Rescue Squad. Sher iff s Department, U.S. Forest Service and Civil Air Patrol assisted in the week-long and rescue operation, the yester-years of the Burns ville and Yancey area. The visiting historians are looking forward eagerly to this chance to learn more about one of the most scenic and storied counties in all of North Carolina. The UNC Historical Asso ciation is a cultural, non-profit organization which for many years has promoted the study, publication. dissemination, and preservation of the history of the 23 North Carolina mountain counties. Quarterly sessions of the Association are convened at some point in the mountain [Cont’d on page 3] J:;, ■ 4 \\ Ronnie Sessions Country, Bluegrass Show Set The Newdale Volunteer Fire Department will present a Country & Bluegrass Show —• on Saturday, October 23, 7:30 p.m. at East Yancey High School. The show will feature Recording Star Ronnie Ses sions and the Sugarloaf Ramblers, as well as Johnny Short and The Country Travelers. Admission is $2.50 at the door or advance tickets at $2.00 each may be purchased at The Northwestern Bank. Children under 12 are free. mgf