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Help Us Help Lisa
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\ Help for Lisa Haney, who
# was injured November 12 in a
1 Yancey County school bus
f accident that left her para
-1 lyzed, is coming from an
( unexpected source. The citi-
I zens of Buncombe County
\ have' taken Lisa to their
§ hearts, with compassion for
1 the plight of the courageous
/ 16-year-old and her family,
1 and indignation at the offer of
t S6OO for Lisa by the State
1 which denies responsibility.
C for the accident.
J Several campaigns are
% underway, spearheaded by
/ Asheville-area people who
% want to raise enough money
/ to set Lisa Haney up for life.
1 We are compiling a list of
- efforts in Lisa’s behalf, which
1 include an auction, donations
% of billboard space, and many
# outer fund-raising endeavors.
\ In Yancey County, a gospel
f sing which netted over $7,000
1 and a drive by the CB Club
I which raised over $2,000
J started the Lisa Haney Fund,
7 Enclosed Is 9 5 for Lisa Haney V
f Enter 1 Year’s Subscription To The Yancey Journal For: )
) Send to Name 1
f Rev. Frank Phillips Addreßß (
{ Route 6, Box 414 ity ’ State ’ Zl P_ 1
) Burnsville, N.C. 0,. , I
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For Pesticide Use:
Certification Required
BY JOHNNY HENSLEY
Aas’t. Agr. Extension Agent
Pesticide users who will
apply certain products, class
ified for “Restricted-Use”
only, must be certified.
Private applicator certification
is required by the Federal
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Anne Epperson, Pianist
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Concerts Slated
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For Burnsville
Music in the Mountains Hill College Choir will per
and the Toe River Arts form. The group is under the
Council are co-sponsoring two direction of William Thomas,
beautiful concerts. \ Choir Director at the First
The Trio Pro Arte will Baptist Church, Burnsville,
perform works by Beethoven, These two events are the
Brahms, and Handel-Halvor- only winter concerts planned
sen on Saturday, January 22 by Music in the Mountains
at 8:00 p.m. in the Presbyter- and the Toe River Arts
ian Church, Burnsville. A Council still to be performed,
small reception for the musl- Don't miss these chances to
dans, Anne Epperson, Vartan hear magnificent live m usic
Manoogian, and Denis Brott, in our area. Tickets for the
will follow the concert. Trio Pro Arte are $2.00 and
On Sunday, February 6at can be bought at the door. An
3:30 p.m. in the Baptist offering will be taken for the
Church, Burnsville, the Mars Mars Hill College Choir.
with Rev. Frank Phillips as its
chairman. Another gospel
sing was held at Micaville
School last Saturday; the
amount raised was in the
thousands, but the exact
figure is not known.
We want to help tool In
cooperation with Rev. Phillips
who will keep a list of names
for us, the Journal is offering
a year’s free subscription for
Insecticide, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act of 1974, as
amended in 1972.
After October 21, 1977,
pesticides classified for Re
stricted-Use may be applied
only by or under the direct
supervision of certified appli-
cators.
The plan adopted for
North Carolina farmers to
become certified, requires
they attend 8 pesticide train
ing lessons. The lessons are
presented by the Yancey
County Agriculture Extension
Staff in 2 meetings. The first
(4) lessons are covered in a
two hour class, usually held
on Tuesday. The second 4
lessons are conducted on
Thursday afternoon or night.
Farmers must attend both
sessions to qualify for certifi
cation.
Farmers will be notified
when farmers of their com
munitv should attend classes.
The schedule'of classes below
will be conducted in the
Courtroom of the Yancey
County Courthouse at the
times indicated.
Toes. Jan. 18, Thora.Jaa.2o
Cane River Community 7 p.m.
Tuea.Jan. 25, Than. Job 27
Energy Bulletin
For School Officials
The North Carolina De
partment of Education has
issued an “Energy Bulletin”
to School Superintendents
across the state. This bulletin
states that because of the
unusually cold weather a
random sample of units shows
an increase in consumption of
No. 2 fuel oil of 67.5% and an
increase of 94% in purchases
during the first six months of
the current fiscal year. If the
unusually cold weather con
tinues for the balance of the
school year, a deficit of more
than $10,000,000 will be
realized in the existing
combined budgets of the
public school system for
school plant heating pur
poses.
Emergency additional
funding over that of existing
budgets will have, to come
about, says the Department of
Education, but now' is the
appropriate time to take
drastic conservation of energy
action.
An example of statistics
printed in the bulletin shows
that since the school year
i
each $5 contribution to the #
Lisa Haney Fund. We urge %
everyone, whether you have /
already contributed in this j
cause or not, to spare $5 and I
five minutes of your time to
help us help Lisa. Send $5 to if -
the Lisa Haney Fund, c/o J
Rev. Frank Phillips, Route 6, %
Box 414, BumsviHe, N.C. #
28714. Enclose your name (if v j
you are not presently a i
subscriber to the Journal) or 1
the name of a friend or a
relative who is not already a
subscriber. A year’s sub- C
scription (new only, no J
renewals please) will be V
entered as our donation, #
- whether to someone in Yan- \
cey County or elsewhere. I
Simply fill out the coupon 1
below with your name or the f
name of anyone you wish, J
sign it and mail it to the Lisa \
Haney Fund. f
On Friday, January 21, %
Lisa will have her first of a #
series of operations. She \
needs your prayers and your t
help. j
Egypt Community 7 p.m.
Tues., Feb.l, Than. Feb. 3
Ramsaytown 1 p.m.
Tuea. Feb.l, Than. Feb. 3
Green Mountain 7 p.m.
Tues. Feb.B, Thun. Feb. 10
Jacks Creek 7 p.m.
Tues. Feb. 22, Than. Feb. 24
Crabtree Community 1 p.m.
Toes. Feb. 22, Thun. Feb. 24
South Toe Community 7 p.m.
Tues. March 1, Than. Mar. 3
Pensacola Community 7 p.m.
Tues.Mar.B, Than. Mar. 10
Prices Creek 7 p.m.
Farmers who cannot attend
the above classes may sign up
to attend class March 28 and
30at 1 p.m.; March 29 and 31
at 10:00 a.m.; April 25 and 27
at 10:00 a.m.
All classes will be conduc
ted in the Courtroom of the
Yancey County Courthouse. If
you have questions call
682-6186 between 8:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m. Monday thru
Friday.
began, Asheville’s energy
consumption has risen be
cause that area has been 50%
colder than the same period
last year. Hickory has been
86% colder. Greensboro has
been 104% colder and Wil
mington has been a whopping
155% colder.
Yancey School officials are
working on the problem of
fuel consumption in our
school units, as are all school
authorities across the state.
The “Energy Bulletin,” a
new idea from the North
Carolina Department of Edu
cation Energy Program, will
be sent monthly to inform all
school units of the energy
situation as it affects the
schools.
Convention
In Asheville
The Burnsville Congrega
tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses
will attend a two day
convention at the Asheville
Civic Center on January 22
and 23.
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THE YANCEY
JOURNAL
VOL. 5, NO. 3
Local Accidents
Cause Injuries
A two car accident occur
red on Saturday, January 8 at
5:00 p.m. 12 miles south of
Burnsville on NC 80S.
Glen B. Woody. 29, of
Route 5, Burnsville was
driving a Chevrolet. Jewell
Effler, 22, of Route 5,
Burnsville was driving a 1975
Ford. Both vehicles were
traveling south on NC 80 and
neared an intersection. Vehi
cle #1 suddenly stopped and
was struck by vehicle #2 in the
rear. The driver stated he had
intended to stop at the store.
There were two passen
gers in the Woody Chevrolet.
One female, age 22, was
taken to Spruce Pine Com
munity Hospital but was not
seriously injured. There were
no other injuries.
There were no passengers
in the Effler Ford and no
injuries.
Damage was estimated at
SIOO to the Chevrolet and
SIOOO to the Ford. Trooper
W.J. Stallings investigated.
An acciaent on Friday,
January 14, at 8:40 a.m. 1
mile north of Burnsville on US
19E involved Ricky A. Ward,
17, ot Route 4, Burnsville and
Timber Sale
Program
Developed
A timber sale program of
approximately 47 million
board feet has been de
veloped for FY 1977 for the
National Forests in North
Carolina. These sales are
being made under the guide
lines of the National Forest
Management Act passed by
Congress late in 1976. This
legislation lifted the 14
months ban on timber sales.
The program was deve
loped after careful field
examination and evaluation of
the impacts upon recreation
values, wildlife habitat, soil
disturbance, water quality,
and aesthetics. Sales will be
advertised and sealed bids
will be accepted from local
forest product industries and
loggers. Each sale will be
awarded on the basis of the
highest bid submitted by a
qualified buyer. The timber
will be cut under the terms of
a timber sale contract ad
ministered by Forest
Service personnel.
A schedule showing what
sales will be made, when they
will be sold, volumes in each
sale, and which Ranger
District each sale is located on
can be obtained by contacting
the Forest U.S.
Forest Service, P.O. Box
2750, Asheville. N.C. 28802,
or any of the ten individual
Ranger District offices.
Extension
Open House
The County Agricultural
Extension Service will kick off
a new program and Plan of
Work next week at an Open
House from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. at the Extension Office
in the courthouse. During the
day various Extension Advi
sory Board members and the
County Government Officials
will assist the Extension Staff
in discussing the program
with county citizens who visit.
Refreshments will be served.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714
Richard L. Bowman, 43, of
Route 9, Morg iton, N.C.
Ward was driving a 1975
Chevrolet north on US 19 at a
speed too great for road
conditions due to ice on
roadway. He came up behind
a slow moving vehicle and
applied brakes, went out of
control and struck Bowman
driving a 1969 International
Tractor Trailer. Bowman was
traveling south and left the
highway in an effort to avoid
the collision.
There was one passenger
in the Ward vehicle and no
injuries. There were no
passengers and no injuries in
the Bowman International.
Damage was estimated at
SI7OO to the Chevrolet and
S3OOO to the International.
Trooper W.J. Stallings inves
tigated.
★
On Saturday, January 15
at 12:30 p.m. an accident
occurred 10 miles east of
Burnsville on the Blue Rock
Road.
Johnny D. McCurry, 26, of
Burnsville was traveling north
on roadway down a steep
grade and skidded on ice to
the right with the rear of the
vehicle. The vehicle then
turned over V* of a turn
' coming to rest on its left side.
The vehicle was a 1969 Ford
(oil truck). Approximately 300
gallons of guel oil spilled onto
highway with approximately
100-150 gallons going into
small stream.
There was one passenger
in the vehicle and no injuries.
Damage was estimated at
$2500. Trooper A.T. M
Morrison investigated.
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An accident on Saturday,
January 15 at 7:15 p.m. in city
limits on US 19E involved four
vehicles.
Sarah Honeycutt, 29, of
Route 2, Burnsville was
driving a 1968 Ford north on
US 19E and hit a patch of ice.
Her car spun around in
roadway into southbound land
of 19E and struck a 1966 Ford
driven by Philip Edwards, 22,
of Route 1, Burnsville. Ed
wards was traveling south.
Karl Erickson, 56, of Route 5,
Burnsville was driving a 1973
Ford north on 19E and
swerved to avoid hitting the'
first two vehicles. He was
then struck by a fourth vehicle
that was traveling south and
had swerved to the north
bound lane to avoid colliding
with vehicle #2.
There were two passen
gers in the Sarah Honeycutt
vehicle: Edna Robinson, 23,
of Route 2, Burnsville was
slightly injured and was taken
to Yancey Hospital. There
were no other injuries in that
vehicle.
In the Philip Edwards
vehicle there was one other
passenger, Dwaine Edwards,
19, of Route 1, Burnsville.
Both were taken to Yancey
Hospital but were not hurt
seriously.
There were four other
\ passengers in the Karl Erick
son vehicle: Bonnie Ledford,
16; Lisa Fairchild, 8; Cathe
lene Fairchild, 45; Joey
Fairchild, 5; all of Route 5,
Burnsville. There were no
injuries.
There were no passengers
in the Thomas vehicle and no
injuries.
Damage to the Sarah
Honeycutt Ford was estima
ted at $600; to the Philip
Edwards Ford $300; to the
Karl Erickson Ford $400; and
to the Thomas Hughes Ford
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THURSDAY JANUARY 20, 1977
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Debbie Compton Holds Puppet
TRAC Sponsors
PuppetWbrkshop
Interested in learning to
make a puppet? The Toe
River Arts Council has just
the workshop for you. Debbie
Compton, a Third Century
Artist in Residence with the
Madison County Arts Council,
is a puppeteer experienced
Burnsville
Fire Calls
Wednesday, January 12,
1977-7:25 a.m. Philip Hensley
residence at Bald Creek.
Thawing water lines setting
floor on fire. Very little
damage. 16 men and 2 trucks
responding.
Friday, January 14, 1977-
4:30 a.m. Ronnie Peterson
residence, Patterson Branch
Road. Overheated Flue set
ting wall and ceilings on fire.
Extensive smoke and water
damage. 18 men and 2 trucks
responding.
January 17, Monday-1:50
p.m. Fire around flue in Bill
Atkins residence, Route 2,
Windom. Slight damage. 12
men responding.
South Toe
Fire Calls
Monday, January 10,1977
6:40 p.m. Chimney fire at Joe
Ballew’s residence on ‘School
house Rd.’ No damag£. 1
truck and 13 firefighters
responding.
Congressmen Say
Grant Is Approved
Congressman Lamar Gud- *
ger and Senator Robert i
Morgan announced Tuesday, i
January 11 the approval of a j
grant by the Community <
Services Administration to i
WAMY Community Action ]
INC. of Boone. N.C.
The grant for $362,250 will
be used to serve the counties
became effective January 1.
1977 covers a nine month
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15*
with many types of puppets.
Recently, she completed
teaching a course in Practical
Puppetry at Mars Hill Col
lege.
On Thursday, January 27,
Debbie Compton will be
teaching a two hour mini
workshop in puppetry »4 p.m.
to 6 p.m.) at the First Baptist
Church Fellowship Hall in
Burnsville. She will create
several puppets made from
socks, milk cartons, sticks and
milk jugs. Those attending
may make one type for their
personal keeping. The pup
pets she will demonstrate are
such that elementary school
children will find them enjoy
able and easy to make for
their classroom or personal
use.
All materials are provided.
Those, attending are asked to
bring a pair of scissors.
Enrollment for this puppetry
mini-workshop is limited to
20. A registration fee of $2 is
required and is mailable to
Theresa Coletta, P.O. Box
305, Burnsville, N.C. 28714.
Checks may be made payable
to the Toe River Arts Council.
The first 20 letters (with
$2) received will fill the class
with registration fees being
returned after the class is
filled. No registration will be
acceptable on January 27. »
The first 20 applicants will
be notified of their accep
tance. Please list your phone
number and give mailing
address. For more informa
tion, contact Theresa Coletta
at 682-2282 or Susan Larson at
765-2652.
aid low income families and!
individuals in such areas a*:,
increasing job skills for
youths; improving housing,
conditions; work with health
agencies and dentists td
provide dental plans for low*
income groups; and weatheri
ing over a hundred housing
units.
The grant will also provide
money for other services;
such as gardening crafts