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Firewood Offered
Due to the energy emergency we have been experiencing
the Forest Service has been directed by Forest Service Chief
John McGuire to help where emergency sitaaltonf exist. Free
use firewood areas have been set op on NattonuForest Lands
in the following locations: Yancey Connty-South Toe and Flat
Top; Mitchell County-Poplar Area; Bnncombe-
County-Barnardsville Area. Forest Service crews have also
been directed to cut wood to help supply W.A.M.Y.’s need for
Third Century Artist Gets Grant
For Artist-In-Residence Program
Third Century Artist
Rhonda Dry, with the Toe
River Arts Council has been
refunded through September,
1977 as the North Carolina
Arts Council announces the
receipt of a grant allowing this
unique artist-in-residence
program to continue. Since
November 1,1976 Rhonda has
been working in Elementary
schools in Mitchell and
Yancey cqunties giving lec
ture-demonstrations to area
clubs and community organi
zations, providing activities
for "snowbound” children by
holding snow day gymnastic
classes and she teaches mime
classes at the Yancey County
Public Library and modern
I Yancey Highway Accidents I
An accident, on Thursday,
February 10 at 11:00 p.m.
occurred on NC 80 5 miles
south of Micaville.
A 1970 Chevrolet truck,
driven by Burlin D. Ballew,
Jr., 20, of Route 5, Burnsville,
was traveling north on NC 80.
The vehicle left the right side
of the roadway, apparently
due to the high rate of speed,
struck ditch and bank, over
turned and came to rest in the
middle of roadway.
There were no passengers
and Ballew was not seriously
injured. He was not taken to
the hospital. Damage was
estimated at S7OO to the truck.
Trooper C.D. Thomas investi
gated.
A two-car accident on
Sunday, February 13, at 3:20
dance classes at Penland.
Currently she is preparing for
a performance in March and
hopes to present a play for
children in the spring. She is
also looking forward to
working with the Toe River
Arts Council summer arts and
crafts program, teaching
dance, mime, and gymnas
tics. ,
The Third Century Artist
program is being funded
through the Comprehensive
Employment and Training Act
(CETA), Title VI, and ad
ministered by the North
Carolina Arts Council, a
division of the Department of
Cultural Resources. The use
of CETA funds to hire artists
p.m. occurred 13Vi miles out
of Burnsville on the Brush
Creek Road.
Arthur J. Robinson, 24, of
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distribution to needy families. Families who are unable to get
wood for themselves because of some physical handicap or lack
of transportation have been receiving assistance through this
prograrf^
Additional information regarding this program indading
location can be obtained by calling the U.S. Forest Service
office In Burnsville at 682-6146.
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has become the largest
government-sponsored effort
to put artists to work since the
Federal One Project of the
Works Progress Administra
tion of 1935. Throughout the
county, as in North Carolina,
response to CETA artists has
been enthusiastic in those
communities which they
serve.
In October, 1975, North
Carolina became the first
state in the country to
administer a CETA program
in the arts on a state-wide
level. The purpose of the
original grant was to hire
unemployed North Carolina
artists to benefit the people
throughout the state. The
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Route 1, Burnsville was
driving a 1957 Chevrolet truck
north on Brush Creek Road.
He entered a blind curve and
struck Norman L. Pumphrey,
18, of Route 2, Burnsville.
Pumphrey was driving a 1965
Dodge. The road is 20 feet
wide at the point of impact.
Arthur Robinson, Arthur
Robinson Jr, 7, and Chris
Robinson, 6, were taken to
Yancey Hospital, but were not
seriously injured. Two other
passengers in the Chevrolet
were uninjured. There were
no injuries and no other
passengers in the Dodge.
Damage was estimated at
S3OO to the Chevrolet and
$525 to the Dodge. Trooper
B.R. Owens investigated.
term "Third Century” refers
to the third century of our
nation, a time when these
North Carolina artists, and
others like them, will be
striving to integrate the arts
into our everyday lives.
Through this program, Third
Century Artists are cam
paigning locally to develop an
understanding and apprecia
tion of the arts and artists as
they bring the creative pro
cess into the public eye. Due
to the ambitious efforts of the
artists and their local spon
sors, the benefits of the
program have been over
whelmingly apparent. Third
Century Artists are necessar
ily involved in community arts
organization. Many have been
consultants for, or organized,
such things as community and
children’s theatre, reader’s
theatre, various music pro
grams, art guilds, and coop
eratives, and multi-art festi
vals. Serving as valuable
resource people, they also
give lectures, demonstrations
and answer questions for civic
clubs, social service groups,
business and churches, as
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New SRS
Office Days
The local office of the
State Department of Revenue,
located over the Post Office in
Burnsville, is open Tuesday
through Friday from?7:3oa.m.
to 6:00 p.m. Office Day is now
,30 « ,o .00
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THE YANCEY
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Toe River Arts Council:
Annual Fund Drive Begins
Green bumper stickers
and green buttons urge
readers to "flfake a creative
investment. Support your arts
council.” They were sent to
members last week as part of
the Toe River Arts Council’s
annual membership and fund
drive. Individuals and busi
nesses are being asked to
support the art council.
During its first year,
T.R.A.C. has grown to an
organization with 130 member
families and has served the
people of Mitchell and Yancey
counties in a number of ways.
It has sponsored or cospon
sored a variety of special
events including the N.C.
Dance Theatre, the Crooked
Pine String Band, and “Ap
palachia Sounding.” Last
summer, T.R.A.C. ran a
five-week Arts Program for
children, giving 125 children a
chance to learn drawing,
painting, the recorder, the
violin, dramatics, and several
different crafts. March 29,
T.R.A.C. will sponsor a day of
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. Tobacco Production Meeting Set
“Tobacco-a million dollar opportunity for expansion in
Yancey County,” will be a topic of discussion during the
Agricultural Extension Service Tobacco production meeting
Thursday, February 17, at the Courthouse. The meeting win
begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. and end at 9:00 p.m. Program
BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714
s theatre for children, with a
e performance of "The Red
s Shoes” in Yancey County and
s "Androcles and the Lion” in
3 Mitchell County,
f Members have been re
s ceiving a monthly newsletter,
* The T.R.A.C. Record, which
tells of upcoming events in
5 the two counties. Pictures of 1
the publication were taken by 1
’ Third Century Artist Ann i
1 Hawthorne, who worked with i
the Arts Council until Sep- t
tember. The present Third t
Century Artist with T.R.A.C.. f
is dancer and pantomime
Rhonda Dry, who teaches a
1 community class in mime in
Burnsville on Wednesday
* evenings and works with
students and teachers at the
1 Burnsville Elementary school.
‘ She will be giving a dance and ,
pantomime performance on (
1 March 5 which will be free to (
members of the arts council.
A charge of $3.00 will be
' made to non-members.
T.R.A.C. was formed to
■ serve the people of Mitchell >
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1977
and Yancey Counties. In turn
it needs their support to
continue its work in the arts.
A special incentive to do
nating this year came from
the North Carolina Arts
Council who has given a SIOOO
Fund Drive Challenge Grant.
It means that every dollar of
new money (over last year’s
total) will be matched, making
it two dollars. This has been
made possible by a grant from
the National Endowment for
the Arts, a federal program
from Washington, D.C.
Meetings Scheduled
The Burnsville Little Thea
ter will meet Wednesday,
February 23, at 7:30 p.m. at
the home of Theresa Coletta.
Old and new members are
encouraged to attend.
★
The VFW will meet
Thursday night, February 17,
in the Yancey County Court
*
leaf sales, varieties, liming, sucker control, Insects, diseases.
15 c
T.R.A.C. Membership Ca
tegories include the following:
Individuals, Couple-$7,
Family-$9, Sponsor-$25, Pa
tron-SSO, Corporate-SIOO. All
memberships are tax-deduc
tible. Checks should be made
payable to the Toe River Arts
Council, with the appropriate
category specified, and sent
to T.R.A.C., 408 Altapass
Road, Spruce Pine, N.C.
28777. Those who wish to
volunteer their time to work
with the Arts Council may call
(704) 765-2652.
house. All members are urged
to attend. New officers will be
elected.
★
The American Legion and
Auxiliary meeting scheduled
for Tuesday, February 22, has
been cancelled due to the
energy crisis.