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Nutrition Aide, Ext. Service
The big pay-off for the
pTouth Gardeners who are
Enrolled in the Extension
Nutrition Education Program
fto reap the fruits from their
Vegetrition” Garden. Learn
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Pig will be held at
County Court*
sday, September
)0 for anyone
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y County Mens or
illeyball League.
ing vegetable nutrition is a
very important part of the
project.
The youths participating
in the project this year
contribute food to the family
table not only in quantity, but
of higher quality. The veget
ables-fresh, frozen or canned
provide a year-round source
of Vitamins C and A. They
also provide several minerals,
particularly chldum and iron.
The youths not only learn
the value of good nutrition,
but also how harvesting the
vegetables at the right time
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(VOL. 5, NO. 39
All Aboard!
Many children bom in the
40’s grew up with a fascina
tion for trains nurtured by the
great variety of toy trains and
the once common commuter
trains that panted and puffed
long strings of coaches
between suburbs and city
centers.
Spruce Pine, N.C. resident
Brian Westveer lived those
years a half block from the
Grand Trunk Western R.R.
mainline near Detroit. The
whistle of the 7:30 got him out
of bed; the 7:45 called him to
breakfast; the 8:00 tooted him
out the door; the 8:15 roared
by as he hiked to school; and,
the 8:30 pronounced him “On
Time” for classes. Evening
trains kept him on time for
chores and dinner and
Yancey Highway
Accident Report
An accident on Monday,
September 12, at 3:15 p.m.
occurred on NC 197 three
miles north of Burnsville.
Samuel Jones, 49, of
Hickory was driving a 1972
Chevrolet north and met a
vehicle traveling south and
stopped in the right lane to
tfclk to the driver.
Charles Laws, 65, of Relief
was driving a 1972 Ford truck
north and came around a left
hand curve and down a steep
grade. Laws realized vehicle 1
was parked and applied
brakes and collided with the
rear of vehicle 1. Damage was
estimated at SBOO to the
Chevrolet and SBOO to the
Ford.
Jones was charged with
improper parking. Trooper
A. Morrison investigated.
An accident on Friday,
September 16 at 7:15 a.m.
involved two vehicles. The
accident occurred in the
Brush Creek area.
Bobby Hoilman, 17 of Green
Mountain was driving a 1970
Chevrolet west on a narrow
dirt road in a hard rain and
entered a blind left hand
curve. Approx, two-thirds of
the way through the curve
Hoilman met Jimmie Hughes,
54, of Green Mountain.
Hughes was driving a 1967
Chevrolet Station Wagon. The
two vehicles collided.
Damage was estimated at
Masons
Honor
Masters
Members of Burnsville
Masonic Lodge No. 717
honored the past masters of
the lodge with a “Special”
Past Masters Night, Thursday
evening, September 15, 1977.
Master Lee Thompson pre
sented Past Masters Aprons
to the following members:
Harlon Holcombe, John Olen
Shepherd, Robert Lee Rhine
hart, Woodrow Ballew, Edgar
B. Hensley, Homer T. Price,
Herschel Holcombe, Howard
Nelson, J.C. Styles, John R.
Dale, Carter Thomas, Henry
Paul Bran ton, Terrell L.
Wilson, Richard D. Wilson.
Members receiving aprons
not in attendance were Jerry
Holcombe and Lawrence Wil
son.
★
An Emergent Communica
tions of Burnsville Lodge No.
717 will be held Thursday
evening, September 22. 1977
for conferring the Ist degree.
BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714
R.R. Excursions
brought his father from work.
As Brian grew, his base
ment railroad expanded into a
maze of trestles, yards, and
tunnels. Brian’s later homes
and teaching jobs in New York
City and Detroit were all
within sight or sound of
trains. He admits the Clinch
field R.R. was a prime
attraction for his new home
located high above the loops.
What does a train lover do
when he hears a rumor that
the tracks of an historic
railroad might be tom up? He
leases it, restores it, insures
it, and begins the restoration
and preservation.
The railroad is the original
narrow-gauge East Tennessee
& Western North Carolina
which ran from Johnson City,
S2OO to the Hoilman Chevrolet
and S3OO to the Hughes
Chevrolet. Trooper W.J.
Stallings investigated.
A one-car accident on US
19E involved D&rick Bradford,
20, of Route 4, Burnsville.
The accident occurred on
Saturday, Sept. 17, at 10:50
P Bradford was driving a
1955 Chevrolet north and
attempted to make a left turn
when the left front wheel
came off his vehicle. He lost
control of the car and it
overturned, coming to rest on
its top.
Bradford and a passenger,
Van Thomas, 30, of route 4,
Burnsville were taken to
Yancey Hospital. One other
passenger was not injured.
Damage was estimated at
SSOO. Bradford was charged
with unsafe tires. Trooper
A.T. Morrison investigated.
Cattlemen
Supper Set
The Y ancey County Cattle
men’s Association plans a
supper and meeting October
4th at 6:30 p.m. Cane River
Middle School.
County Cattlemen Asso
ciation members are inviting
all Beef Cattle producers and
Dairymen of Yancey to
attend. Following the supper
sponsored by “Ralgro” there
will be a program on Beef
Cattle Production.
Correction
In last ‘week’s Yancey
Journal, the estimated fire
protection tax for South Toe
Township was incorrectly
printed as “6.5% per $100”.
The CORRECT estimated tax
is “six and one half cents
(6.5 c) per $100..” The Fire
Dept, apologizes for any
confusion this may have
caused.
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OobWTtty Sr«n;
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Tn. to Boone, N.C. until
floods in 1940 washed away
the Boone-Linville tracks and
highway competition in 1950
ended the narrow gauge
operations between Cran
berry, N.C. and Johnson City.
The area of most interest
is the Doe River Gorge section
between Hampton and Blev
ins. Here trades run through a
thousand foot deep gorge on a
narrow shelf carved from solid
granite. The only tunnds (5)
are in this area. Brian had
beeu told years ago that it
would be far too costly to
restore the bridges and
tunnels, but professional rail
roader J.V. Cannon insisted
Brian walk the tracks with him
in July ’77. No one rested
until Brian got a lease, bought
insurance, and set J.V. tow
work.
Within two weeks trains
were running on a regular
schedule through twa of the
tunnels and over the most
dramatic sections of the track.
Each day work continues for
the exdting fall color excur
sions. Trips now average
three hours including a picnic
stopover at the bottom of the
gorge.
Most Americans have
already seen the gorge.
During the first week of
operation, 20th Century Fox
filmed the new CBS Dan’l
series along the tracks. Much
of the Dan’l footage on the
CBS Fall Preview featured the
Doe River Gorge at Pardee
Point. ,u> :
Brian and J.V. plan to
restore as much of the
railroad as practicable and to
recreate for the passengers
the excursions begun in 1881
by the E.T.&W.N.C. Passen
gers bring all their own
refreshments and spend three
hours in the secluded wilder
ness. Entrance to the gorge is
by rail only through tunnds at
both ends. The influence of
the modem world is small.
Work has begun on
all-weather cars for a Snow
ball Express after ice and
snow create a crystal fairyland
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Canontty on display at the Yancey County Public Library is
an exhibit of needlepoint designed and worked by Patti
McCall, wife of Dr. FunwstMcCaß of BurnsvUe. The McCalls
United Methodist Church. Patti is a Cadette
a member es the Happy Homemakers Extension Club and the
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1977
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Photo by Brian Weotveer
Train Goes Through Thousand Foot Deep Gorge
Photographer 6 Special 9
The Mayland Photography
Gub of Mitchell, Avery, and
Yancey Counties is sponsor
ing a Photographers’ special
on the Roan Mountain & Doe
River Railroad. At the peak of
the color season, they will
travel through the 1,000 foot
deep Doe Gorge to film the
colorful leaves, spectacular
rock formations, waterfalls,
wildflowers, and the historic
narrow gauge railroad itself.
The train will leave 19E
just south of Hampton at
10:00 on Sunday, October 2.
The early hour will provide
direct sunlight on the west
wall of the canyon on the way
up the gorge. Sunlight will be
best on the east wall on the
return run at 1:00.
Photographers will have
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When uk«d abcut the display at the IHaaaj
Patti explained, “1 have been destgnlnt needlepoint lav sheet
•lx yean. It’s my tnaqaißser!” The mMM will conttSam
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many photo stops en route
and will picnic at the bottom
of the gorge. Bring all your
own refreshments and wide
angle and close-up lenses.
Instructors will help everyone
get great photos.
Tickets are $5 for adults
and S 3 for children. Write:
Photographers’ Special, Box
444, Spruce Pine, N.C. 28777.
Phone 705-765-7242.