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Protection For Elderly
Just recently, an elderly
man was found dead in a
shabby house in one of North
Carolina’s larger cities. The
autopsy report showed that he
died of natural causes but had
been dead for approximately
two months before his body
was finally discovered by a
neighbor.
“This actual case not only
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Mr. and Mrs. Sam Thia
garajan of India will show
slides in the Fellowship Hall
of the Bald Creek United
Methodist Church on Satur
day, February 26, at 7:30 p.m.
Everyone is invited.
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The Board of Trustees of
Mayland Technical Institute
will meet on Monday night,
February 28, 1977 at 7:00
p.m. in the Board room at the
new building located on
Highway 19E.
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demonstrates dramatically
the need for North Carolinians
to be more concerned about
their elderly and disabled
neighbors, but it shows great
need for awareness across the
state of the reporting law for
abused, neglected, or exploi
ted adults,” Robert Ward,
director of the North Carolina
The Burnsville Lions
Club’s monthly dinner meet
ing will be at 7 p.m. this
Thursday in the Community
Building. The U.S. Forest
Service will present a pro
gram on its activities.
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The Burnsville Town Of
fice will be closed until further
notice on Saturday mornings.
This action by the Town Board
is consistant with the action pf
State, county and municipal
offices, generally, aimed at
energy conservation.
At the same time the Town
Office will extend its closing
time on Wednesday to 1 p.m.
and to 6 p.m. on Friday.
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The Yancey County De
partment of Social Services
will hold its annual public
needs assessment hearing on
Friday, March 4. The citizens
of the county are encouraged
to come out and share their
opinions. This is an opportun
ity for citizens to have a voice
in determining priority of
services to be offered in
Yancey County.
The meeting will be held
in the courtFdom of the
Yancey County Courthouse at
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THE YANCEY JOURNAL
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Fire Crews
Fight Blaze
Sooth Toe, Newdale, and Burnsville Fire
Departments answered the fire call last Thursday,
February 17, when the Diamond Mica Company’s
dry grinding plant at MlcavlUe caught fire at
approximately 1 o’clock p.m.
No one was injured in the Maze, which
destroyed part of two upper levels at the plant,
including the sifter mid dust collector. No estimate
of damage has been Issued, although it was termed
extensive, and according to reports the plant will be
closed at least a month while repairs are being
made. The cause of the fire has not been officially
determined.
• The fire departments, responding Immediately,
had the fire under control after about an hour.
Division of Social Services
said.
He said that had this
man’s neighbors been more
concerned about his welfare
and knowledgeable of the law
and reported,the man’s dire
living situation to the local
social services department
while he was still alive, he
could have been provided
protective services that are
required by state law.
These services could have
included help with trying to
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Dance Teacher:‘Dancing
Can Be A Wav Os Life’
“When dancing becomes
away of life, you cannot just
stop dancing any more than
you can stop walking, run
ning, skipping, etc.” says
Leslie Greene, teacher of
modem and creative dance
who resides in the McKinney
Cove near Bakersville.
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Highway Accident
A t&o vehicle accident
occurred on Friday, February
15, at 8:00 a.m. in the Swiss
Community 8 miles out of
town on US 19E. Craig Long,
24, of Calhoun, Georgia was
driving a 1975 GMC tractor
trailer. Jeanne Tyner, 25, of
Matthews, N.C. was driving a
1975 MG and approached a
sharp curve on US 19E.
Tyner approached a sharp
curve on 19E and states she
applied brakes and thp vehicle
began to skid. The tractor
trailer operator stated he saw
the MG skidding on snow
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get in touch with relatives,
home repair or finding better
housing, food, clothing, fuel,
needed medical attention,
homemaker or chore service
in the home and as a last
resort be placed in a home for
the aging or nursing home if
necessary.
Ward emphasized again
the fact that hundreds of
North Carolina’s elderly or
disabled adults die or suffer
hardships each year that
could be alleviated if citizens
When Leslie and Jack
Greene came to this area as
retirees in 1974, they built a
dance studio into their home.
Jack had gone to school in
Bakersville as a boy while his
parents taught in the Mitchell
County school system.
Leslie, who grew up in a
toward him. He applied
brakes and began to skid also.
The two vehicle collided in the
curve. Thp MG was spun
around to head north in the
southbound lane after impact
where it came to rest. The
tractor-trailer came to rest
partially on the northbound
snoulder and 19E.
There were no passengers
and no injuries in either
vehicle. Damage was estima
ted at $5.00 to the tractor
trailer and $2,000 to the MG.
gr Trooper B.R. Owens investi
gated.
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Hazen Ledford, executive (
vice president of The North- .
western Bank of Burnsville, i
has announced that Eddie L. j
Faw has joined the staff of the |
Commercial Loan Department
at the Bank. j
Faw is a native of Virginia ,
and received his BS degree (
from Appalachian State Uni- (
versity. He began his banking (
career with Northwestern in (
1970 working at the Greens
boro Office until 1971. He
served in the United States
Navy from 1971 until 1975 ,
when he returned to work for
Northwestern at the Hender
sonville Office.
Faw is married to the
former Barbara Ann Lowe of
Damascus, Virginia, and has
two daughters, Kimberly
Dawn and Jennifer Annette. j
The Faws reside on Route 3, (
Burnsville, and attend the ,
Baptist Church. (
would report these.cases to
their local social services n
department as required by i>
law. P
He indicated that the N.C. c
Council on Development Dis
abilities and the Office on
Aging based on 1975 surveys
indicated that about 182,000
adults are classified as deve
lopmentally disabled, 192,000
have other handicapping im
pairments and 500,000 are
over the age of 65. Therefore,
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small town in Massachusetts,
has danced since she can
remember. Her parents pro
vided strong support, ar
ranging for lessons in ballet,
tap, acrobatic and ballroom.
Later she studied modem
dance at the Boston Con
sevatory of Music. After
moving to Dartmouth College
in New Hampshire, she began
teaching several forms of
dance and, realizing how
much she liked it, teaching
became her career.
Leslie moved on to Wis
consin, one of the 1 few uni
versities which at that time
offerred a degree in education
with the emphasis on dance.
From then on, she either
studied or taught dance,
sometimes doing both. As a
young mother in Michigan,
she joined a professional
dance company, performing,
studying and teaching. Lr»st
year in Iran, where Jack was
on a consulting job for six
months, she studied the
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1977
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New Chamber
Service Offered
Jerry Newton, new Yancey
County Chamber of Com
merce Director, announces a
new service for Chamber
members.
Real Estate inquiries com
ing to the Chamber office will
be passed on to anyone
belonging to the Chamber
who requests this informa
tion.
During the past week
alone, nearly a dozen inqui
ries have been made by
people seeking property-ren
tals, homes, farm acreage,
etc. According to Newton the
Chamber receivies inquiries
pertaining to real estate
almost daily.
Newton, hired recently by
the Chamber’s Board of
Directors, was born and
raised in and around Yancey
County. He attended Mica
ville Elementary School and
East Yancey High School. He
has completed a Bachelor of
Arts degree from Berea
College in Kentucky and
completed one year of gra
duate work at the University
of Notre Dame. In the past
fe& years he worked as a
teacher, counselor and sales
man in the Washington, D.C.
area and since returning to
Yancey County he has done
some substitute teaching at
Mountain Heritage.
Newton believes that
while our obvious assets:
scenic beauty, clean air and
water, freedom from conges
tion, pollution and crime,
sensible neighbors, good pub
lic schools and a relatively low
cost of living, to mention a
few-should be carefully guar
ded, we cannot live in
isolation.
He also points out that
residents who shop or are
forced to find work outside the
county drain vital capital from
local business interest. These v
are matters which concern the
Chamber of Commerce. New
ton stated.
The Chamber plans a
membership drive soon to
involve as many people as
possible throughout the entire
county. More functions are
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contemplated which will in
volve the entire Chamber
membership; functions which
will promote general welfare
and build a stronger sense of
community.
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Disaster Relief
By Town Board
The Town of Burnsville is
dispensing a measure of
disaster relief to numerous
water customers who have
been the victims of the
excessive cold. The bills being
sent out for February water
use have been reduced to
exempt customers from what
would otherwise have been
exceptionally high bills.
The customers affected
are those who, to prevent
pipes from freezing, left a
small stream of water running
night and day during the
bitter weather. The February
meter readings disclosed that
some customers would have
extraordinarily high bills if
charged for all the water
passing through their meters.
Apparently many people do
not realize how many gallons
a continuously running
stream of water amounts to.
The Town’s ordinance
governing charges for water
are specific in requiring
customers to pay for all water
passing through their meters.
The Town Board, however,
viewed the severe cold as
justifying a measure of relief
for those who would suffer
hardship from exceptionally
high bills—in some cases
upwards pf SSO for the
month’s bill.
Where meter readings
showed exceptionally high
use, the bills are being
figured on the basis of
approximate average use for
the past three months. In no
case, according to the Town
Board, should the customer
be charged for more than
about 10 percent of the
15°
Most importantly, says
Newton, your ideas are
welcomed on the subject of
how the Chamber of Com
merce can better serve the
community.
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exceptional use.
Although the Town Board
feels able to absorb the cost of
this relief, the Town is not in a
position to absorb the cost of
thawing water pipes on the
customer’s premise. The cost
of hiring a welding generator
together with the services of
two men has been sls per
hour. Bills will be sent out on
this basis, no charge being
included for the time town
employees spent in thawing
lines.
Preschool
Screening
Available
Preschool screening for
4-year-olds is now available in
Yancey County. This state
wide program is free and open
to all 4-year-olds.
The screening checks a
child’s vision, hearing and
development in language,
coordination, memory and
other areas of school readi
ness. Children usually enjoy
the testing which lasts about
45 minutes and consists of
simple games.
Parents also have a chance
to talk about how their child is
doing so far and how they can
best help prepare their child
for kindergarten. Test results
are explained fully to parents
and are completely conftden
tial. \
If you have questions or
would like an appointment to
have your child screened, call
Jenifer Morgan 682-6717.