THE YANCEY JOURNAL
VOL. 5, NO. 6
Chicles Skid Into Accidents
With No Serious Injuries
A two vehicle accident
occurred on Tuesday, Febru
ary 1 at 9:30 a.m. three-tenths
of a mile out of town on US
19E.
Clyde Dellinger, 43, of
Route 3, Burnsville was
attempting to turn left off, US
19E into the Burnsville Spur
Station. He was driving a 1975
Chevrolet truck. Dellinger
stated he saw Vehicle #2, a
1974 Pontiac driven by Mon
lisa Robinson, 22, of Route 3,
Burnsville, approaching from
the rear and that he did not
think vehicle #2 could stop so
he moved as far as possible
into the south bound lane..
The oncoming traffic stopped
for Vehicle #l. Vehicle #2
skidded 143 feet onto the
northbound shqulder, losing
control on ice. Vehicle #2 then
came back onto pavement,
striking Vehicle #1 in the right
passenger area. Both vehicles
came to rest at impact.
There were no passengers
in either vehicle and no
injuries.
Damage was estimated at
$350 to the Chevrolet; $175 to
the Pontiac. Trooper 3.R.
Owens investigated.
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Tobacco Meeting Slated
The Yancey County Agricultural Extension Service will hold a Tobacco Production Meeting
Thursday, February 17, at the courthouse. It will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. and end at 9:00 p.m.
Program topics include: mechanical housing, mechanical stripper, loose leaf sales, varieties,
liming, sucker control, insects, diseases, and others. Information gained from On-Farm-Tests in
Yancey will be shared with growers. Specialists from N.C. State will be on hand. Several door
prizes will be given. If weather is bad, listen to WKYK for snow date. Please come and bring a
Mend! A
Growers To Vote
On Burley Quotas
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture on February 1,
proclaimed marketing quotas
for the 1977, 1978, and 1979
crops of burley tobacco and
called for a grower referen
dum to be held February
22-25.
Tbe national marketing
quota for the 1977 crop of
burley tobacco was announ
ced as 637 million pounds,
about the same as 1976.
When adjustments for over
and undermarketings are
taken into consideration, ef
fective farm quotas for 1977
are expected to total about
700 million pounds, 4 percent
less than last year.
r In the referendum growers
will decide whether marketing
quotas will be in effect on the
next three crops of burley
tobacco. Quotas were last
proclaimed in the 1974-76
crops and were approved by a
93.8 percent majority in a
An accident toft Wyatt
Town Road in- Micaville
occurred Wednesday, Febru
ary 2, at 4:30 p.m. Till Ed
Wilson, 59, of Micaville was
driving a 1963 Chevrolet north
on Wyatt Town Rd. around a
left hand curve on the inside.
Linda Huskins, 25, of Route 5,
Burnsville was driving a 1976
Chevrolet (Veh. #2). When
drivers of vehicles 1 and 2
observed each other they
applied brakes and skidded on
the ice to the center of the
road and collided.
There were no passengers
in the Wilson Chevrolet and
no injuries. There were three
passengers in the Huskins
Chevrolet. The driver and
Arthurene Huskins, 55, were
taken to Yancey Hospital but
were not seriously injured.
The other two passengers
were not injured.
Damage was estimated at
$250 to the Wilson Chevrolet
and SIOO to the Huskins
Chevrolet. Trooper A.T.
Morrison investigated.
Joseph Young, 59, of
Route 2, Spruce Pine and
Deborah Melton, 21, of Route
3, Burnsville were involved in
referendum held in February
and March 1974.
If growers vote in favor of
the proclamation, quotas will
be in effect for the next three
crops and price supports will
be available. If growers
disapprove quotas, there will
be unlimited production and
no price support.
Notice of individual farm
poundage quotas for 1977 will
be mailed to farm operators
by local AGricultural. Stabili
zation and Conservation-ASC
committees about February
18. ASC committees will also
mail referendum ballots to all
known producers of burley
tobacco. Any producer who
does not receive a ballot may
obtain one from the local ASC
committee office.
Burley tobacco is grown
primarily in Kentucky, Ten
nessee, North Carolina, Vir
ginia, Ohio; and Indiana.
BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714
a two-car accident on Thurs
day, February 3 at 1:00 p.m.
The accident occurred 3‘/j
miles out of town on US 19E.
Young was traveling south
in a 1973 Dodge truck on US
19E. As he approached the
intersection of US 19E and the
Micaville road, Ms. Melton,
driving a 1976 Chevrolet
pulled into the path of the
Young vehicle causing him to
swerve to avoid a collison. His
truck left the pavement and
head-on into a guard rail.
The vehicle then came to rest
at point of impact. Vehicle #2
turned around and came back.
Damage was estimated at
S2OO to the Dodge and S3OO to
the guard rail.
There were no passengers
in the Dodge but the operator
was taken to Yancey Hospital.
He was not seriously injured.
There were no passengers
and no injuries in the
Chevrolet. Trooper C.D. Tho
mas investigated.
On Saturday, February 5,
at 12:35 p.m. a two vehicle
accident occurred on the Bee
Log School Road 14 miles
north of Burnsville.
Robert Whitson, Jr., 47, of
Route 2, Green Mountain was
driving a 1962 International
Oil Truc'k with chains and lost
traction on a steep grade. The
vehicle began to slide back
wards down the grade. The oil
truck struck a 1965 bakery
truck which had parked in the
roadway at the base of the
grade to make a delivery at
Bee Log Elem. School. ,
Gary Turbyfill, operator of
the bakery truck, was charged
with improper parking.
Damage was estimated at
$5 to the oil truck; to the
bakery truck $225. Trooper
B.R. Owens investigated.
A one car accident on
Saturday, February 5 at 9:00
a.m. occurred on U.S. 19E 5
miles out of town toward the
Mitchell County line.
Velva Choate, 26, of Route
2, Burnsville was driving a
1976 Ford south on a straight
level section of US 19E. The
vehicle crossed the north
bound lane striking a guard
rail on the northbound shoul
der where it came to rest.
Operator did not remember
applying brakes.
Deborah Melton, Route 3,
Burnsville was the only
passenger. She and the driver
were taken to Yancey Hospital
but were not seriously in
jured. Damage was estimated
at $245. Trooper B.R. Owens
investigated.
Energy
Grant Is
Approved
Congressman Lamar Gud
ger announced Monday the
approval of $11,542 grant by
the Community Services Ad
ministration to W.A.M.Y.
Community Action, Inc. of
Boone, N.C.
The grant, with a duration
period of six months, will be
used to support an emergency
energy conservation program.
The money will be for
winterizing dwellings to mini
mize heat loss and improve
thermal efficiency.
The emergency assistance
comes in an effort to prevent
hardship or endangerment to
health due to utility shut-off
or lack of fuel.
W.A.M.Y. Community
Action Inc. serves Watauga,
Avery, Mitchell and Yancey
Counties.
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Grant Presented To Commissioners
A $13,400 grant from money released by N.C. House Bill
456 through the Governor’s Technical Advisory Committee was
presented to Madison and Yancey County chairmen of boards
of commissioners at the Madison-Yancey Achievement Home
in Mars Hill last week. The money will enable the Home to
continue to serve the two counties by providing an alternative
to the usual treatment of juvenile cases. The Home also serves
as a temporary emergency shelter for children. Shown at the
Dental Health Week
BY JANE BAUNER
PH Dental Hygienist
February 6-12 is the 29th
annual National Children’s
Dental Health Week. As part
of the observance. The
Yancey Journal in cooperation
with the Appalachian District
Health Department has posed
several questions commonly
asked by parents concerning
their childrens’ dental health:
I have seen reference on
television to the child’s
“cavltv-prone years.” What
is this condition?
By the age of 12 or 13,
most of a child’s permanent
teeth are in position. Unfor
tunately, the teen years are
when the highest rate of tooth
decay occurs. Statistics indi
cate that by age 14 the
average person has 14 decay
ed, missing or filled teeth.
There are three major
factors that play a role in tooth
decay by triggering a chain
reaction: plaque, sugar and
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1977
tooth susceptibility. By pay
ing more attention to these
three items, teenagers could
make a drastic change in
statistics.
First, plaque is the sticky,
almost invisible film of
bacteria that forms on every
one’s teeth. When sugar is
consumed, bacteria in plaque
use it and form acids that
attack the tooth enamel,
eventually causing decay.
Teenagers often neglect
good oral hygience habits.
But brushing and flossing
once a day to remove plaque
can make a big difference.
At the same time, it is
wise to cut down on the
number of times sweets are
consumed. It is especially
important to avoid sweet
snacks. Parents can make
sure that a child has a
well-balanced diet at home
that will aid in the building of
strong teeth and bones. But
teenagers spend more time
ceremony are, left to right, Bemie Lewis, Program Coordinator
for Western Region for Division of Youth Services, who
presented the grant; Carl Carter, chairman of board of
commissioners of Yancey County; Mrs. Virginia Anderson,
chairman of board of commissioners of Madison County; Mrs.
JoAnn Croom, director of Madison-Yancey Achievement
Home; and Lynn Hughes, member of Technical Advisory
Committee and Chief Court Counselor for the 24th Judicial
District.
away from home and often
choose the wrong foods,
including sugary foods and
beverages as between-meal
snacks. Careful selection of
their own foods can also help
to reduce decay.
The final factor is suscep
tible teeth. Scientists are
Firewood Areas Set
On Ranger Districts
During the last 30 days,
over 4,000 cords of firewood
have been cut and hauled
from National Forest lands in
North Carolina to aid in
heating homes during North
Carolina’s coldest winter in 75
years Robert W. Cermak,
Supervisor of the National
Forests in North Carolina,
reported this week.
Special firewood areas
have been set up on almost
every Ranger District, Cer
mak said. In just 5 days,' 100
cords were cut and hauled
from such an area on the
Pisgah District according to
Jim Reid, District Ranger.
Other areas are being set up
on Ranger Districts near
Asheville; U.S. Forest Service
District Ranger office in
Marion, Burnsville, and Hot
Springs can be contacted for
details.
Additional areas, some
providing firewood without
charge, may not even require
issuance of a free-use permit
or a visit to the District
Ranger office-Cermak added
since Forest Service person
nel will be on the site. Check
with the Ranger District office
first, Cermak said. «
While much of the dead
and dry wood has already
been cut or is currently out of
reach because of snow and icy
Mon with dry wood to extend
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trying to find ways of making
teeth more resistant to decay.
They have found, for exam
ple, that fluoride is a
compound that helps to
significantly reduce tooth
decay. Drinking water con
taining adequate fluoride
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being cut, Cermak explained.
This is done by the removal of
the less thrifty trees and
release of close-growing
stands where more room for
sunlight and growth is provi
ded by cutting selected trees.
While the severe winter is
imposing many hardships,
Cermak observed-it is provi
ding some opportunities for
the Forest Service to serve the
public and accomplish some
other National Forest man
agement goals at the same
time. Additional benefits in
clude daylighting roads for
better visibility and snow
melting the cleanup of tops
and debris following timber
sales and clearing areas up for
later planting.
Cermak concluded by say
ing those interested in obtatn
ipg wood should check with
their local Forest Service
District office listed in thp
phone book under U.S;.
Government, Department of
Agriculture.
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