THE YANCEY JOURNAL
VOL. 4, NO. 48
Morgan Aides
Schedule Visit
Members of Senator Ro
bert Morgan’s staff will be in-
Burnsville at the Yancey
County Courthouse in the
Courtroom on Thursday, De
cember 9, 1976.
Beverly Calvin and Les
Roark, staff assistants to
Morgan, will be here for the
purpose of listening to any
citizen who is having prob
lems or seeks information on
any matter concerning the
Federal Government. Mor
gan's office also said that
persons with suggestions on
how to improve federal
services would be welcome.
The Morgan aides will be in
Burnsville for the meetings
from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Mrs. Calvin, a Buncombe
County native, is a former
newspaper reporter, having
worked for the Asheville
Citizen-Times and then for
United Press International in
Facelift
Praised
By Visitors
The improvements made
during the past three years in
the downtown area of Burns
ville are gaining favorable
recognition outside Yancey
County. Evidence that word
has spread regarding the
town’s facelift was provided
on Wednesday, November 17,
by the visit of a bus load of
sightseers from Blowing Rock
who came to view the
improvements in the area of
the town square.
Included in the visiting
group were the mayor of
Blowing Rock, and about forty
members of various civic
organizations who are plan
ning improvements in their
town comparable to the
improvements undertaken in
Burnsville.
The visitors had lunch in
the Ambeijack, where Mayor
Bob Helmle reviewed the
history of the various im
provements, giving credit to
the Yancey Chamber of
Commerce for initiating and
directing the facelift on the
square.
The visitors asked numer
ous questions about the
Burnsville experience, and
were very complimentary, not
only regarding the square’s
appearance, but regarding
the renovated Town Hall and
.the County Library.
Sales, Use
Tax Report
‘ Local i% Sales and Use
Tax collections were reported
„for each county for the month ,
pf October, 1976. The state
Department of Revenue lists
the amount collected by.
Yancey County as W 9,104.88
for tfiat period.
Other counties in this area
>,.had collections reported as
follows: Madison County,
515,337.87; Avery County,
.520,466.68; Mitchell County,
'..,524476.76.
The report is issued
.monthly by J. Howard Coble,
Secretary, N.C. pepartment
of Revenue.
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Chicago. She also was em
ployed in the General Court
System in Asheville before
joining Morgan’s staff in
1975. She works in the
Asheville office.
Roark, who was named
director of Morgan’s North
Carolina staff, now is head
quartered in the Senator’s
Asheville office. A longtime
member of the Shelby City
Council, he now serves that
city as mayor, having as
sumed that post when the
elected mayor died.
SCS Offers
Planting .
Service
Bacchus Hensley, Yancey
County Forest Ranger, ad
vises that tree planting season
runs from now through the
first part of May 1977.
Planting trees is a good
conservation measure and can
be very profitable to the
landowner. Abandoned pas
tures, old fields, and cutover
woodland are areas which are
well suited for planting trees.
Tree seedlings can be
ordered from the County
Forest Ranger, County Agent,
or A.S.C.S. Office. The North
Carolina Forest Service will
be operating a tree planting
crew which will be available to
plant trees for landowners.
The cost for this planting
service will range from $40.00
per acre to $45.00 per acre,
depending on the number of
trees planted and the condi
tion of the land. This price
includes both trees and labor
to plant them. Cost share
assistance is available thru
the A.S.C.S. Office at the rate
of 60% of the total cost.
Landowners interested in
ordering trees or having trees
planted should contact Forest
Ranger Hensley for additional
information or for an inspec
tion of the planting site.
Ranger Hensley can be
contacted by phone at county
headquarters (682-2133) or at
home (682-6346).
Music By
Mayland
Chorus
The Mayland Community
Chorus directed by Dr/ Lee
Beall and the Toe River
Chamber Orchestra directed
by Dr. Parker Laßach will
present a program of Christ
mas music at the United
Methodist Church in Spruce
Pine on December 5 begin
ning at 3 p.m. The chorus,
sponsored by the General
Education Department of
Mayland Technical Institute,
will bffer a varied selection of
popular pieces and composi
tions by famous composers.
The Toe River Chamber
Orchestra is scheduled to play
instrumental music and to
accompany the audience in
singing traditional carols.
There is no admission charge
and the public is cordially
invited to attend.
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Representatives From Six Communities Accept Community Honors
Awards Night Held
Outstanding people of
Yancey County were recog
nized at an Extension Recog
nition and Awards Program
Tuesday night, November 23.
The "Outstanding Achieve
ment” awards were sponsor
ed by Yancey County civic
clubs in conjunction with
Farm City Week.
Pictured left to right:
Mayor Robert Helmle receiv
ed the Outstanding Citizen
Award, O. W. Deyton received
the Outstanding Businessman
Award, J.V. Cannon received
the Outstanding Industryman
Award, and Carlie Rice
received the Outstanding
Farmer Award. Ina Quinn,
not pictured, received the
Outstanding Youth Award.
Also honored at the
Extension Recognition and
Awards event last week were
organized communities in
Yancey County. Representa
tives of Brush Creek £om
munity, Newdale, Green
Mountain, Banks Creek,
Jacks Creek and South Toe
Communities accepted the
awards. They are (left to
right): Mrs. Lydia Deyton,
Johnny Deyton, Mrs. Norma
Recipients Os Outstanding Achievement Awards
Fox, Mrs. Everett Banks,
Bemie Hunter, and Thelma
Loftis. Monetary awards of
$54.00 in Phase I, $50.00 in
Phase II and SBI.OO in Phase
111 were presented. Sponsors
for the program were The
Northwestern Bank, French
Broad Electric, Frank Sikorski
and Yancey United Fund.
Recognized for outstand
ing service and support to the
4-H program was Anita
Treadway, Yancey 4-H Club
leader foe seven years. Mrs.
Treadway is pictured receiv
ing the award from Johnny
Hensley, Extension Agent, at
the Agriculture Extension
Recognition and Awards Ban
quet. Mrs. Treadway is the
wife of Robert Treadway and
mother of four children. She
was born and reared in the
Little Creek Community,
Where she assists the family
in the production of tohacco,
sugar cane and a garden.
Mrs. Treadway has parti
cipated in the many 4-H
regional, state and national
activities, including: Regional
Resource Development Con
ference, the National Leaders’
Forum in Washington, D.C.
and the Southern Region
Leaders’ Forum, twice. She
has served faithfully as
Yancey County 4-H Leaders’
Council Representative for
three years and is currently
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serving as President of the
Western District 4-H Leaders’
Association. Mrs. Treadway
is also employed as Food
Service Manager at Cane
River Middle School.
Holiday Accident
Injures Mayor
Burnsville Mayor Bob
Helmle was taken to Me
morial Mission Hospital in
Asheville last Friday night,
November 26, following an
automobile accident in which
his vehicle collided with a ’74
Chevrolet driven by Elmo
Young of Route 3, Bakers
ville.
Helmle was driving a ’67
Ford 2Vi miles out of town on
U.S. Highway 19E. His
vehicle crossed the center line
approximately two feet and
struck the Young vehicle. The
accident occurred at 8:50 p.m.
Helmle was taken first to
Yancey Hospital and then to
Memorial Mission with a
broken leg. It is reported that
his left leg was broken in two
places; a pin was inserted into
the femur, and he is in
traction but apparently rest
ing fairly comfortably at this
time.
Elmo Young and his wife,
Barbara and son, Kevin were
all admitted to Yancey Hospi
tal with various abrasions and
contusions, but were not
seriously injured and are
listed in satisfactory condi
tion. They were still there
Tuesday morning, at the time
of this report.
Damage to the Helmle
vehicle was estimated at $700;
to the Young vehicle, $4,000.
Trooper B.R. Owens investi
gated.
Other accidents over the
Thanksgiving holiday week
end were as follows:
ONE CAR ACCIDENT
On Friday, November 26,
at 1:30 p.m. 6 miles out of
town on U.S. 19W, Mark Alan
Bunner, 24, of Lancaster,
Ohio was driving a ’72
Volkswagon. He was traveling
North on U.S. 19W and
skidded to the right in a left
curve on wet, slick pavement
and struck a telephone pole
and down a 15 foot embank
ment. There were two pas
sengers in the vehicle. None
were injured.
Damage to the Volkswa
gon was estimated at $900; to
the telephone pole $350.
Trooper A.T. Morrison inves
tigated.
X SATURDAY ACCIDENT
Sewell Hudgins, 21, of
Route 3, Burnsville was
driving a ’6B Cadillac 6 miles
west of Burnsville. The
accident occurred at 4:00 p.m.
when Hudgins, traveling
south, failed to decrease
speed in a left hand curve.
The vehicle skidded to the
right edge of pavement, came
back onto the roadway and
across the road, struck and
embankment and overturned.
There was one passenger,
Robert Arrowood of Route 3,
Burnsville. Both were taken to
Yancey Hospital, but were not
seriously hurt.
Damage was estimated at
$1,200. Trooper A.T. Morri
son investigated.
SUNDAY ACCIDENT
An accident on Sunday,
November 28. at 10:45 p.m.
involved Dallas Dean Chand
ler, 33, of Route 3, Burnsville.
Chandier was driving a ’74
Volkswagon 6*/i miles west of
Burnsville, near Bald Creek,
and lost control of his car and
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struck an embankment.
Randy Banks was the only
passenger in the vehicle. He
was taken to Yancey Hospital
and admitted.
Damage was estimated at
S4OO. Trooper B.R. Owens
investigated.
Wrangler
Weekend
Slated
A unique type of activity is
planned for Friday and
Saturday at the True Value
Hardware stores in Burnsville
and Spruce Pine.
The combined efforts of
True Value Hardware Stores,
Blue Bell, and Pepsi Cola, will
be utilized to celebrate
‘‘Wrangler Appreciation
Weekend.”
The entire public is invited
to visit the stores and enjoy
the event.
Blue Bell, through the
efforts of Mr. Ed Sharpe, is
providing free souvenirs for
the event. Pepsi Cola and
True Value Hardware Stores
will offer free drinks for the
occasion.
And “Wrangler Special”
sales items will be available to
the public.
There are over 450 Blue
Bell employees located in
Spruce Pine, Micaville, and
Tipton Hill.
This three-way sponsored
event is a display of apprecia
tion by Blue Bell, True Value
Hardware Stores, and Pepsi
Cola for the support of the
people in the area.
County
To Apply
For Grant
In 1975 Yancey County
was the fortunate recipient of
a $322,000 Federal grant to
provide housing rehabilita
tion, improved fire protection,
a sewer line extension, and
the acquisition of a commun
ity center.
This grant was received
under the first year of a
continuing Federal grant pro
gram, and the funds have
been expended to the consi
derable benefit of the county.
Yancey County failed to
receive a similar grant for the
second year of the program.
Preparation of an application
for a grant for the third year of
the program is now contem
plated.
The public notice on page
2 in this issue of the Journal
gives details regarding two
public hearings which must
be held prior to the submis
sion of the grant application.
The purpose of these hearings
is to help ascertain what
community improvements the
citizens of Yancey County
desire.