THE YANCEY JOURNAL
f VOL. 5, NO. 21
Hazen Ledford
Ledford
On EMC
Board
French Broad EMC is
pleased to welcome Mr.
Hazen Ledford of Burnsville
as a new member of the Board
of Directors. Mr. Ledford has
been named to fill the
unexpired term of the late
Paul Higgins of Route 3,
Burnsville.
Mr. Ledford was born in
Erwin, Tennessee, but has
spent a good many years of
his life in Mitchell County. He
graduated from high school in
Bakersville and has studied at
Mayland Tech, N.C. State
University at Wilmington,
and graduated from the
Carolina School of Banking at
UNC Chapel Hill. He has
been in the banking profes
sion since 1964 and was
transferred to Burnsville in
1971. He is now Executive
Vice President of Northwes
tern Bank in Burnsville.
Mr. Ledford is also very
active in civic affairs. He is a
member of the Burnsville
Mens Club, serves as presi
dent of the Burnsville Mer
chants Association, is a
member of the Board of
Trustees for Mayland Tech as
well as Western Carolina
University.
Mr. Ledford is married to
the former Gladys Pitman.
They have three married
children and also a son, Mike,
who ljves at home.
The Cooperative feels
fortunate to have Mr. Ledford
as a member of the Board of
Directors.
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Accidents Soar:
Memorial Day Warning
More persons lost their
lives on North Carolina
highways during Memorial
Day weekend last year than
on any Memorial Day holiday
since 1972, according to
Colonel John T. Jenkins,
State Highway Patrol Com
mander. A total of 19 persons
lost their lives during the
holiday weekend last year as
compared to 13 during each of
the holiday periods for the
past three years, he added,
and excessive speed was the
violation listed most often as
causing fatal accidents. The
second most common cause of
accidents during last year’s
Memorial Day weekend was
failure to see movement safe.
Troop G Headquarters repor
ted that of the 19 fatalities
reported last year, three of
them were within their
jurisdiction. All three occur
red on the last day of the
holiday period. Statewide in
1976, four of the fatalities
occurred on May 28, one
death occurred May 29, and
seven traffic fatalities occur
red on each of the last two
days. May 30 and 31. The
Beef Cattle
Producers
To Meet
BY W.C. BLEDSOE
A general meeting of all
Yancey County Beef Cattle
producers is announced by
the Agricultural Extension
Service. It will be held June 7
at 7:30 p.m. in the courtroom.
Speakers for the occasion will
be Mr. Chuck Miller, grader
with the N.C. Department of
Agriculture, from Raleigh,
and Mr. Charles Messer,
President of the N.C. Cattle
mens Association.
The purpose of the meet
ing is to promote the beef
industry in Yancey County
and hopefully initiate a
Yancey County Cattlemen’s
Association. All cattlemen
and the public are invited.
Door prizes will be given.
BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714
total number of accidents t ;, at almost exactly one-tenth
statewide during last years 0 f t h e total number of
holiday weekend was a accidents statewide occurred
staggering 1,497, almost two- m t j,; s area .
thirds of them causing injur- - During the holiday period
ies or death. this year, which begins at 6:00
The Troop G report shows
Region D News:
Rent Assistance
Offered By HUD
Yancey County has been
allocated funds to assist 45
families through a rental
assistance program offered by
the Department of Housing
and Urban Development
(HUD). At present 33 families
are receiving help through the
program which is designed to
assist both tenants and
owners of rental units in
Yancey County. The program
is administered by Region D
Council of Governments and
outreach services are provi
ded by WAMY Community
Action, Inc. by subcontract
with Region D. Some 360
families receive funding thru
the program, which has been
in operation a little over a
year, in the seven-county
region. The Section 8 Housing
Assistance Payments Pro
gram provides a monthly rent
supplement check payable
directly to the owner if the
renting family qualifies ac
cording to size and annual
income and if the housing unit
of Tmi UctK
Cfturry
Caumt*y sr«*r
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Lo~Si°
Jane Crow. Their parents brought them to town and treated
them at Bantam Chef before they visited The Journal to have
their picture taken. The experience was enjoyed by everyone.
meets HUD inspection stand
ards including indoor bath
room facilities, hot and cold
running water, adequate elec
tric wiring, proper number of
bedrooms for family size, and
the unit being in good repair.
The rental unit may be a
house, apartment or mobile
home.
In order to participate in
the program, owners must
agree to lease for a minimum
of one year. In return, the
owner receives a guaranteed
portion of the rent, the
remainder being the tenant’s
reponsibility. If the tenant
vacates the unit before the
expiration of the lease, the
owner may receive 80 per cent
of the contract rent for sixty
days or until the unit is
occupied, whichever comes
first, provided the owner
makes an attempt to re-rent
the unit.
For eligibility purposes,
gross annual family income
ranges from $4,000 per year
for one person in the family to
$7,200 per year for a family of
eight or more.
Applications by both own
ers with units to rent and
families needing assistance
should be made at the WAMY
office. Persons wishing to
determine if they are eligible;
to receive rental assistance ot
if their housing unit qualifies
should contact the WAMY
office in Yancey County
telephone 682-2610. They
may also contact Region D
Council of Governments Pub
lic Housing Agency, tele
phone 246-5558, an equal
housing opportunity agency.
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p a. on Friday, May 27 and
ends at midnight on Monday,
May 30, every available
trooper will be on duty,
Jenkins said. Although no
special programs have been
planned, Jenkins emphasized
that troopers will direct their
efforts toward speeding mo
torists. No violation of the
motor vehicle laws will be
overlooked, he added.
By using electronic speed
computers and moving radar,
troopers will maintain a
regular patrol observing all
traffic while detecting the
speed of vehicles. They will
also be available to aid
motorists should they have
problems on the highways
during the Holiday period.
Secretary of Crime Control
and Public Safety J. Phil
Carlton urged citizens who
are planning to travel on the
state’s highways during the
holiday to allow enough travel
time and to avoid exceeding
the legal speed limit. “We
ask all our citiens to cooperate
with the State Highway Patrol
in making Memorial Day
weekend 1977 the safest in
our history.”
County Council To Meet;
Citizen Participation Urged
The annual meeting of the
Yancey County Council is set
for Thursday, June 2, at 7:30
p.m. in the Courtroom of the
Yancey Courthouse in Burns
ville. Opal McDougald, Chair
man, stresses that all interes
ted persons are invited to
attend. The Nominating Com
mittee will give its report and
new officers will be elected.
In addition to regular
business, the transportation
needs of the county will be
under discussion. Claude
Williams of WAMY Commun
ity Action is ready to make
recommendations about how
transportation within the
county might be coordinated
for Day Care Centers, the
’77 Wagon
Train Set
For July 1
The original Madison
County Wagon Train will start
pulling from Spring Creek
School on Friday morning,
July 1, 1977. Friday night the
Wagon Train will be camping
on Odell Massey’s property
on Big Pine.
, Saturday, July 2, will find
the train pulling across Tweed
Mountain to camp at the Bill
Robert’s property on Little
Pine, and Sunday, July 3 the
Wagon Train will be traveling
through Dry Pond and Bear
Creek to Marshall Island to
camp. July 4 the Wagon Train
will leave the Island and
travel N.C. highway 213 to
Mars Hill Elementary School.
Everyone wishing to join
in some good clean fun is
welcome. For information
please contact Earnest Boone,
Wagon Master, 649-3827;
6490749; n MuiS , y, ,: Chief
Scout, 689-2918; or Arthur
Thomason. 689-2919. Interes
ted persons in Yancey County
may contact Herman Hughes
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1977
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New Men’s Club Officers
Hie Burnsville Men's Club Instiled new officers nt their meeting on May 24. Outgotag
officers, John Merlin, President end Arthur Letterman, Sec/Trees, were commended hy Dover
Fouts for the dedication and outstanding work they have performed during the past year. Mr.
Fouts then installed the new officers: [left to right] Marvin Holland, Sec/Treas; Carlie Rice, Vice
President; Johnny Hensley, President; John Martin [outgoing pres.], and Arthur Letterman
[outgoing sec/treas.]. Mr. Hensley is the Asst. Agr. Extension Aent; Carlie Rice is associated
with Yancey County Farm Bureau and Marvin Holland is the Veterans Employment Rep. of the
ESC. The affair was complemented by an annual dinner hosted by the men for their wives. The
Mountain Heritage Lab Band, conducted by Mrs. Lisa Mauney, provided a short and very
entertaining concert of contemporary music.
The Burnsville Mens Club meets the fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. la the
Community Building. Men of Yancey County interested in meeting and working together for the
progress of the county and its citizens are encouraged to attend and join the club.
Nutritional Site, Adult Day
Activities Program, and other
available services. The meet
ing will be open for discussion
about recreational needs of
the county, the question of the
National Park proposed study
and the possible need for
zoning that it raises. If you
have a topic that you wish to
place on the agenda, please
contact Mrs. James McDoug
ald, Route 5, Burnsville,
Telephone 675-4567.
The fact that this Council
exists is a tribute to much
creative effort on the part of
individuals and agencies who
have worked since 1972 to
form the group as a tax
exempt, non-profit organiza
tion.
As stated in the By-Laws,
the Yancey County Council is
“the proper body to plan,
coordinate, develop, and im
plement action...” Its goals
are “to insure utilization of
the resources of the Nation
and its own resources to gain
maximum benefits for the
welfare of the people of
Yancey County.”
The Council is set up also
to “provide maximum relief
American Legion
Annual Poppy Day
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The American Legion
Auxiliary veteran-made me
morial Poppy will be offered
to the public on May 28.
Members of the Earl Horton
Post of Burnsville and volun
teers will be distributing the
bright red crepe paper Pop
pies in memoty of the nation’s
war dead-while assisting the
needy veteran and his family.
The American Legion
Auxiliary adopted the Poppy
as a memorial flower at its
National Convention at Cleve
land in September. 1920. This
was followed through with the
adoption of the Poppy as the
American Legion Auxiliary’s
for the people from the
problems associated with
economic, social, and physical
deprivation.” To these ends,
the Council has been able to
sponsor a Day Care Center
and a youth home. It is the
umbrella organization of the
newly formed Committee on
Aging.
Who are the members of
the Yancey County Council?
Each recognized community,
Hunt Recommends
Funding For Market
Governor Jim Hunt has
recommended the funding of
$205,000 for additional con
struction at the Western
North Carolina Farmer’s Mar
ket in Asheville. The recom
mendation was part of • the
Governor’s supplemental
budget message given to the
legislature May 4.
If approved by the General
Assembly, the funds would
provide for construction of a
memorial flower. \
Throughout tjtwf year, dis
abled and hospitalized veter
ans make Popples in hospitals
and special convalescent
workshops maintained by the
Auxiliary. Assembling Pop
pies provides both financial
and psychological therapy.
Contributions made on
Poppy Da? are used by the
Burnsville Unit to aid needy
veterans and their families in
the community and veterans
in hospitals throughout the
state. All proceeds are chan
neled directly into rehabilita
tion and children and youth
welfare work.
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formal or informal, can have a
representative. Local public
agencies and elected officials
have membership. Private
and professional groups are
also urged to participate.
A new wave of needs,
challenges, and opportunities
seems to have swept over
Yancey County with enough
force to make one feel the
importance of the Yancey
County Council more than
ever.
second unit ot a retail
marketing building, security
fencing and equipment at the
market. A 20-acre tract of
land has been purchased and
graded, storm drainage and
utilities have been installed
and construction of both 5a
truckers’ shed and a retail
marketing building is now
under way, according to
Hunt. Funding of over sllO
thousand has already been
recommended for operating
the market, but Gov. punt
recommended the extra mo
nies for needed additional
construction.
“This market will pay for
itself many times over in
aiding the economy of wefc
tern North Carolina.” Gover
nor Hunt said. “The resident
of this area should soon, see
the benefits of this facility,
and I hope the Genenti
Assembly will see fit &
approve this additional spen
ding.
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There will be a very
important meeting of the
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