THE YANCEY JOURNAL
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(VOL. 5, NO. 24
Highway
Accident
Report
An accident on Thursday,
June 9 at 3:30 p.m. occurred
on the Micaville Road 5 miles
North of Burnsville.
Alice Chatman, 25, of
Elizabethton, N.C. was back
ing a 1976 Ford station wagon
across the roadway from a
parking lot and failed to see a
parked 1976 Ford truck on the
other side of the road. She
struck the Ford in the left
side.
Damage was estimated at
S7OO to the station wagon and
S6OO to the truck which
belonged to Charlie Cassida
of Route 2, Green Mountain.
Trooper A.T. Morrison inves
tigated.
An accident on US 19E, 2
miles out of Burnsville on
Friday, June 10 at 9:05 a.m.
involved two vehicles and sent
five people to the hospital.
Joy Ayers, 19, of Route 3,
Burnsville was driving a 1977
Chevrolet Truck north on US
19E and stopped to make a
left turn. When she made the
turn to the left she collided
with Lillie Pendley, 60, of
Mitchell County, driving a
1968 Ford.
Joy Ayers, her six-week
old infant, and her mother,
Vemie Williams who were
passengers, were taken to
Yancey Hospital. Mils Ayers
and the baby were treated and
released. Mrs. Williams was
admitted with her injuries.
Lillie Pendley and one
passenger, Jennie Duncan
were both taken to Yancey
Hospital with injuries. Follow
ing treatment, Mrs. Pensley
was taken to Spruce Pine
Community Hospital and
Mrs. Duncan was taken to
Memorial Mission Hospital in
Asheville.
Damage was estimated at
SISOO to the Chevrolet truck
and SIOOO to the Ford car.
First Sgt. W.L. McDonald
investigated.
On Colberts Creek Road
7 1 /a miles out of Burnsville an
accident occurred on Friday,
June 10 at 4:10 p.m.
Michael Fowler, 25, of
Route 2, Morganton, N.C.
was driving a 1968 Ford Truck
North on Colberts Creek
Road.
Vehicle 1 moved to the left
to make room for oncoming
traffic. Fowler misjudged his
distance and ran off the
roadway and down an em
bankment. Damage was es
timated at S7OO. Trooper C.D.
Thomas investigated.
A two-car accident on
Jades Creek Road 10 miles out
of Burnsville occurred Satur
day, June 11, at 6:00 a.m.
Randal Letterman, 19, of
Route 2, Green Mountain,
was driving a 1976 GMC truck
south and approached Yvonne
Renfro, 34, of Route 2, Green
Mountain traveling north in a
1975 Ford station wagon.
Veh. 2 swerved sharply to
the left and struck the
Letterman vehicle knocking it
onto the southbound should
er.
Both drivers were taken to
Yancey Hospital but were not
seriously injured. Damage
was estimated at $2100.00 to
the GMC truck and SI7OO to
the Ford station wagon.
Trooper C.D. Thomas investi
gated.
Notice
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Clink will be closed June
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Scout Receives Award
On Monday, June 6, Jerry Layell received an award for outstanding service to Troop 502 as a
Senior Patrol Leader. Johnny McLain, former Scoutmaster and present Chairman of the Scoat
Committee, presents the award to Moore also received an award for outstanding
service in the Boy Scouts as Scribe. ThVpresentations were preceded by a meeting with parenta of
the boys who plan to attend Boy Scout Camp the 26th of June until July 2.
Gala Event
A happy day for everyone
is planned for Saturday, June
25, at Crabtree Meadows
Recreation Area, nine miles
west of the Minerals Museum
on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
The Toe River Arts Council is
sponsoring the activities
which include nature walks,
art projects conducted by the
Asheville Mobile Art Mu
seum, an old-fashioned Olym
pics, a picnic, a brief TRAC
meeting and evening enter
tainment culminating in a
square dance.
The public is invited, free
of charge, to come to any or
all of the gala events. Here is
a schedule for the day: (In
case of rain, the activities will
take place the following
Saturday, July 2):
3-4 p.m. Nature Walk led
by Parkway Guide.
3-4 p.m. (for children)
Making collographs and
prints with George Harrison
Pensacola VBS Is
Cooperative Effort
“Vacation Bible School will
be held Monday, June 20 thru
Friday, June 24, at Pensacola
Methodist Church each even
ing from 6 to 9 p.m.
According to Charles H.
,-Wilson, Superintendent of
Sunday School and Publicity
Chairman, this Vacation Bible
School Activity for the entire
Pensacola area is a coopera
tive effort by the following
churches: Laurel Branch Bap
tist Church, David Frye,
Pastor; Low Gap Free Will
■ Baptist Church, Jack Silvers,
pastor; Pensacola Free Will
Baptist Church, Arnold Wil
son, pastor; Pensacola Meth
odist Church, Charles Wilson,
Superintendent.
The Host Church Commit
tee will consist. „of the
following members of Pensa
cola Methodist Church:
Charles Wilson, Publicity
Chairman; Jon Mackey, Su
perintendent of VBS; Zula
Ray, Secretary-Treasurer oi
VBS; Joan Wilson, Hostess
Chairman; Betty Robertson,
Hostess Co-Chairman; Mary
Melton, Arrangements Chair
BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714
from the Asheville Art Mu
seum.
4-5 p.m. Old-fashioned
Olympics-Sack Race, Three
legged Race, Egg and Spoon
Race, Pass the Grapefruit.
4- p.m. (for adults)
Lino-block print making with
George Harrison of the
Asheville Mobile Art Mu
seum. (There will be a $1
charge for materials. Please
call 765-2652 if you want to do
a lino-block).
5- p.m. Nature Walk
led by Parkway guide or take
your own hike to Crabtree
Falls.
6- p.m. Picnic time in
picnic area. Bring your own
food.
7- p.m. TRAC meet
ing at Crabtree Amphitheatre
7:10 p.m. Let the Show
Begin! (Crabtree Amphithea
tre) on the program are: The
Rabbit Hop String Band with
Rob Levin, Tom Mills, Carol
man; Julia Heckart, Music
Director; Ken McMahan,
Set-Up Chairman; Harry Ed
wards, Program Coordinator;
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Clark,
Crafts Chairman.
Cooperating Churches
Staff will be: Eloise Williams,
Crafts; Sisi Frye, Music
Director; J.E. Wilson, Junior
Teacher; Katie Wilson, Be
ginner Teacher; Grach Mc-
Mahan, Teacher; Henrietta
Freeman, Crafts; Linda Grif
fith, Youth Teacher; Peggy
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'tatictv C»urry
Country sr*r
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Wintercom and Gerry
Pumphrey playing the guitar,
banjo, mandolin, dulcimer
and fiddle.
Rhonda Dry and Julie
Guempie doing original mo
dem and tap dance routines.
The Field Mice Mime. And
you (...Anyone with a special
talent-storytelling, dancing,
singing, playing an instru
ment-is invited to come
prepared to join the enter
tainment the 25th. Load up
your vehicle for a happy day
on the meadows Saturday,
June 25.
j Appreciation |
I A special thanks Hough Huff, L.P.N. (I
1) from the American Red More than 100 peo- /#
Cross and people who pie presented them
1/ help in the Bloodmobile selves as donors, but 15 I
operation to the RN’s or 20 were rejected for 1
|( who helped at this last medical reasons. A total I
1) visit: Mrs. William Per- of 92 pints were col- I
I kins, Mrs. Joe Clark, lected, exceeding the \l
I Mrs. Nancy Shaw, Mrs. goal of 75 pints. if
1 Mary Melton and Mrs.
TRAC Performing
Arts Day Camp Set
The Toe River Arts Coun
cil is offering a three week
series of classes to children
and adults from July 11 to 29.
It is not the sponsor of a
performing arts day camp in
June (see "correction” this
issue).
Registration for TRAC’s
Summer Arts Program took
place through the public
schools of Mitchell and
Yancey Counties. Though the
classes are filling, they are
not full. For information about
Yancey County classes in
General Crafts, Music, Paint
ing and Drawing, Drama,
Weaving and Basketry, and
Nature Photography, call
Joyce Johnson at 675-4555.
Information about Mitch
ell County classes in Record
er, Movement, Pottery, Dra
ma and Puppetry, General
Crafts, Painting and Drawing,
and Stained Glass may be
obtained from Sandy Wise-
Sheriff Recovers Goods:
Car Thieves Caught
Four persons have been
arrested in connection with an
auto theft ring operating in
North Carolina, Tennessee,
Georgia, South Carolina and
Florida.
Calvin T. Davenport, age
44, of Route 4, Burnsville,
formerly of Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida has been arrested by
the Sheriffs Department and
the N.C. Highway Patrol for
two charges of Possession of
Stolen Motor Vehicles and
one charge of Receiving
Stolen Property in Ft. Lau
derdale, Florida. Four stolen
motor vehicles were reco
vered from Mr. Davenport
and one vehicle with altered
serial number and body parts
was also recovered. These
vehicles were 1975 Lincoln
Continental MKIV stolen in
Ft. Myers, Florida; 1975 Ford
pickup stolen Spartanburg,
S.C.; 1976 Ford pickup stolen
in Clayton, Ga.; and 1969
f Ford pickup stolen in Clinton,
S.C.; and a 1975 Ford pickup
with altered serial numbers
and parts from other stolen
vehicles. Stolen license tags
and vehicle serial number
plates were also recovered.
jvenpert is being held in the
Yancey County jail in lieu of
$5,000 bond.
The Sheriffs Department
and the North Carolina 5.8.1.
recovered a 1973 Mercury
stolen from ERwin, Tenn.
This vehicle had been stolen
on March 23, 1977. Clark
Edward Kelley of Route 4,
Burnsville and Ft. Lauder
dale, Florida and Vickie H.
Grant of Route 4, Burnsville
and formerly of Ft. Lauder
dale were arrested by Sheriff
Banks and Unicoi County,
Tenn. Sheriffs Dept, in
Johnson City, Tenn. Mr.
Kelley was charged with Auto
Larceny in Erwin, Tenn. and
is being held on $20,000 bond
in the Unicoi Co., Tenn. jail.
Mrs. Grant was charged with
man at 765-2497.
There is a SI.OO charge to
enroll in the classes. Regis
tration forms are available
from the Spruce Pine Public
Library and Yancey County
Public Library.
VBS Set
At Swiss
Vacation Bible School is
scheduled for Mount Pleasant
Baptist hurch at Swiss, June
20-24. Iva Nell Buckner will
serve as Bible School Direc
tor. Other workers include
Velma Hill, Ba Angel, Cathy
Ponder, Phyllis Tomberiin,
Kathleen Buchanan, Faye
Maney, Madge Carter, Edith
Hylemon, Jack Harper, Rev.
Howard Buchanan, Mickey
Swann and Donald Angel.
All children and youth are
welcome to attend.
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1977
Accessory to Auto Larceny
and is being held on $5,000
pending preliminary hearing
June 16, 1977.
A 1973 Ford LTD stolen in
Walhalla, S.C. and a 1964
Ford car stolen in Spartan
burg, S.C. were also reco
vered by the Sheriff’s Depart
ment, N.C. Highway Patrol,
and the 5.8.1.
Kermit Welbom of Route
2, Oayton, Ga. was arrested
in Ga. by the
Sheriffs Dept, there and the
Yancey County Sheriff’s Dept
and charged with Larceny by
Retaining. Mr. Welbom has
been released on a SIO,OOO
bond pending a preliminary
hearing in Clayton. A 1975
Ford pickup was recovered by
the Yancey County Sheriffs
Department. This truck had
been stolen from Calvin
Peterson in Burnsville on
November 4, 1976.
A 1974 Ford LTD stolen
Rhododendron Fete
Slated Next W eek
“Free! A ticket to visit one
of the most magnificent
natural botanical gardens in
America. Where? Atop Roan
Mountain 6,325 feet high
amidst rich meadows of rare
moss and heather trimmed by
stately balsam pines. What?
Six hundred acres dotted with
clumps of purple rhododen
dron, an awesome sight in
mid-June when the blooms
are at their peak. Plus an
abundance of unpolluted
mountain air, highlighted
with old cabins, grist mills,
waterfalls and square dancing
in the street during the
Held Over:
Photo Exhibit
Nine local photographers
of different backgrounds,
attitudes and styles share a
common bond in their serious
involvement with photo
graphy. Mayland Technical
Institute chose to recognize
these photographers in an
exhibit representative of the
range and variety within the
photographic art as it is
practiced in the Tri-County
area. This collection was
conceived and organized by
MTl’s Visiting Artist, Ann
Hawthorne.
The participating photo
graphers represent an im
pressive variet of illustrators,
journalists, artists and stu
dios. The photographs run the
range of styles from the
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from Welzie B. Silvers on
April 5, 1977 has also been
recovered in Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida. A total of 10
vehicles with the value of
$35,000 have been recovered
so far in the investigation.
Sheriff Banks, Trooper
W.J. Stallings of the Highway
Patrol and Spec. Agent R.C.
Thomas of the 5.8.1. are
in charge of the investigation.
The F. 8.1. and the N.C.
Theft and Enforcement
Agency are assisting i the
investigation. Federal char
ges may be brought against
the persons involved.
Calvin Davenport and his
son, Denny Davenport have
also been charged with
Manufacturing Marihuana by
Randy Wilson of the Sheriff’s
Department. Approximately
200 marihuana plants were
confiscated from the Daven
port property. «■
The investigation is con
tinuing.
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festival which is climaxed by
the crowning of the North
Carolina Rhododendron
Queen.
Stop by and help us
celebrate the 31st annual
Rhododendron Festival which
will be held between June
22nd through June 25th in
Bakersville, North Carolina.
Remember-no gimmicks, not
a tourist trap-just plenty of
nature untouched and moun
tain folk looking forward to
meeting you. Y’all come! The
Rhododenron Festival is
sponsored by the Bakersville
Lions Club and the Rhododen
dron Festival Association.’’
industrial illustration to na
ture scenes to abstract forms.
Each of the photographers is a
resident of the area: Allison
Costello, Crabtree Creek; Ann
Hawthorne, Visiting Artist-
MTI; Craig Jenkins, Spruce
Pine; Joe Moody, Burnsville;
John Morgan, Celo; Hugh
Morton, Linville; Evon
Streetman, Penland; Brian
Westveer, Spruce Pine; and
C.E. Westveer, Little Switzer
land.
Because of the over
whelming public response the
exhibit, covering much of the
first floor of the new MTI
building (at the Mitchell-
Avery County line), has been
held over until June 24.
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Recital
Slated
Mme. Llti Kraus, world
famous concert pianist, will
present a recital for the
benefit of Music in the
Mountains at Mountain Heri
tage High School in Burnsville
on June 19 at 3:30 p.m. Her
program will include works by
Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven
and Chopin.
This recital is one of about
90 Mme. Kraus presents each
year throughout North and
South America, Europe and
Asia. She is also artist in
residence at Texas Christian
University and has lectured
and given master classes at
leading universities.
Among her most interest
ing experiences have been a
royal command performance
i at the wedding banquet of the
Shah of Iran; a concert in
England’s Canterbury Cathe
dral; the first concert ever
given in the new city of
Brasilia; and a visit with Alber
Schweitzer in Lambarcne,
where she played for him
shortly before he died. *
Each year more than 500
people travel to Burnsville for
her recital, many of them
planning a weekend in the
mountains to include dinner
at the Nu-Wray Inn and visits
to nearby craft shops.
he recital marks the
' opening of the summer
concert series which will
continue through August 14
with regular concerts by the
Celo Chamber Players. Tick-,
ets for the recital will be
available at the door.
TRAC
Gives Art
Scholarship j
Two scholarships for high
school students are being
offered by the Toe River Art#
Council this summer. One
student from Mitchell County
. and one from Yancey County
will be helped to attend "Arts
in the Mountains” horn July
25 to August 12 at Warrnp
Wilson College near Ash#
ville. The classes in visutfl
arts, drama, dance, and mus|k
are conducted by faculty ot
the North Carolina School of
field otmS
interest but also spends part
of eac'a day learning about
and practicing the other art
forms.
Students do not an
ofSeTrtoSu^me/sL^k^t
Warren Wilson. Those wish
should contact the Toe River