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VOL. 5, NO. 45
Special
Events
plated
§* Flans for the Yancey
. (fatuity observance of Fami
ly Week are virtually
complete according to Gark
Vbung, chairman of the
tmhtee in charge of the
k-long event. Farm-
Week, which extends
tjqm November 18 through
fljdvember 24, is an interna
tional observance aimed at
promoting better understand
& between farm and city
The local obser
yi'pce’is under the sponsor
ship of the Lions Club, Mens
Club, American Legion, the
Cftamber of Commerce, Wo
hjan’s Club and Garden Club.
£»,Here in Yancey County,
Week activities will
include presentation of
iness, industry, homemaking
and youth. These individuals
will be recognized at the
annual County Recognition
Night, Monday, November
21; at the First "Baptist Church
of Burnsville.
‘ .This will be the twenty
third annual observance of
Farm-City Week. Last year’s
observance, according to final
reports received at headquar
ters, involved the active
participation of more than
15,000 ; communities in the
U.S. aad Canada.
The, National Farm-City
Council is composed of
representatives from more
than 150 major farm organiza
tions, industries, businesses,
associations, governmental
agendcjs, educational institu
tions, and church groups. A
Presidential proclamation and
a joint Congressional resolu
tion have called for Farm-City
\jtqek observances each year
sßwlhe inception of the
evdnt. ‘Farm-City Week has
vttpr the Freedom Founda
tfSrais Distinguished Service
which carries the
a&Hlistinction in the com
nßi|nity; service field as does
"Oscar" in the
i»n| picture industry and
t|«9tnmy” in the TV field?
Silver Anvil Award
fttpflhe Public Relations
Society of America for being
the best community relations
program of 1966.
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? 4-H Exhibit At Library
PM* wIB be on display In the library inti November 12th. Items In tbs exhibit were
"to the cooaty. These contributing went Joey and Tim Jenner, Jeff Haines, and
. Also in the exhibit are some of the projects available to 4-H members and some
stale Cm 4-H leaders. The comity 4-H flag and a picture of the tapestry square ate
. Anyone can be a 4-H BBember regardless es race, color, or national origin. Contact
•nnty Agricultural Extension Office at 682-6186 If yon are Interested.
f Lfcrary Is open, Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through
m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday 9 aun. Is 1 a.m.
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i Vote On November 8
Referendum votes relative
to two state bond issues •
$230 million for clean water
I and S3OO million for highway
construction will be on the
1 ballots in the election next
Tuesday, November 8. The
I voting places will be open
from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on
that date. The referendums
are in addition to voting on
five proposed amendments to
the Constitution of North
Carolina. These are all issues
■ which were passed by the last
General Assembly but must
I be approved by popular vote
I before they become effective.
I Among the amendments
the one attracting the most
Dentist
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Joins
• •*
Practice
Dr. John R. Holmes,
dental professor and re
searcher, has joined Dr.
Higgins’ practice at 108 Broad
Street, near the new hospital,
expansion in Spruce Pine..
Dr. Holmes leaves his
position as dental professor
from the University of Ten
nessee jn Memphis. Innova
tions in dental instruction and
dental laboratory techniques
have made Dr. Holmes one of’
the leading dentists in Ten
nessee. .
Cindy Holmes, wife of Dr.
Holmes, is an operating room
technician and is looking
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Don’t Forget!
Don’t forget to attend
Open House at the new
Burnsville Health Care Faci
lity on Saturday, November 5,
from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. The
new hospital is located on
the Pensacola highway just
. south of the 19E intersection.
The Burnsville facility
BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714
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publicity would allow a
governor and lieutenant go
vernor to seek a second term.
Authorizing of both bond
issues will have certain
advantages for Yancey Coun
ty. Some of the highway
construction money will end
up in our county. The Clean
Water act will provide state
matching grants to assist in
improving waste-water collec
tion and treatment works, and
public water supply systems.
Such improvements will result
in cleaner streams and ade
quate and safer water sup
plies.
Burnsville is in need of
improving its water collection
system to eliminate the
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Dr. John Holmes
forward to serving in her
profession in the Spruce Pine
area.
Dr. Higgins and Dr.
Holmes will have an associate
practice and this will allow«
them to expand dental care
for their patients.
opened its doors on Tuesday,
November 1, for a four-day
orientation of its staff. It will
be open for patient care on
Monday, November 7.
The public will be given a
guided tour of the Burnsville
Health Care Facility during
Open' House.
What It Is All About
American Legion
Would you like to join the
American Legion? How do
you join? Just tell a member
that you’re interested. Or,
visit the local pojt during
their regularly scheduled
meeting each 4th Tuesday at
7:00 p.m. in the Community
in Burnsville Or, -
call Marvin L. Holland, Post
Commander, at the Employ
ment Security Commission in
Spruce Pine, 765-7376. Or
maybe you want to know first
what the American Legion is
all about. Here is the story:
; The American Legion is,
first of all, an organization of
war-time veterans. Every
member served honorable
and on active duty during the
recognized period of hostili
ties-World War I, World War
11, Korean War, Vietnam Era.
With nearly 2,700,000 mem
bers organized in 16,000
posts, The American Legion is
larger than all other veterans’
organizations combined.
rrs WELL KNOWN
Ask the man on the street
what he knows about The
American Legion and the
chances* are he will mention
two things. First, he knows
that The American Legion
protects the rights of veter
ans. If a veteran is not getting
a square shake, The American
Legion is the organization that
will do something about it.
Second, the man on the street
.thinks of The American
Legion as a patriotic organiza
tion.
But The American Legion
is a lot more than a patriotic
organization that helps veter
ans. Within a very broad
national fraiheWork, each post
conducts its own programs ~
and activities. Some pro
grams, such as youth base-
UtlK
VflNctv County
Country Stout
present serious problem of
infiltration and inflow during
periods of wet weather.
Together with the county, the
town has contracted with
engineers to undertake the
necessary planning to qualify
for Federal grant aid to
remedy the present problem.
Passage of the Clean Water
bond issue will assure ma
terial grant money to aid in
this project. -
Both the Highway bond
issue and the Clean Water
issue have the strong en
dorsement of the North
Carolina League of Munici
palities.
Sample ballots are avail
able at the Board of Elections
ball. Boys State and others,
tie in directly with a national
program. Others are purely
local, and you will find
Legionnaires taking an active
part in all kinds of community
projects.
The veteran who joins The
- American Legion will auto
matically be widening his
circle of acquaintances and
will have the opportunity of
forming lasting friendships.
The typical American Legion
Post is a friendly place. There
is no rank in the Legion. All
members are equal.
MANY ACTIVITIES
Although posts sponsor
programs of service to others,
there are also many social and
recreational activities for
members. These range all the
way from pitch-in dinners and
picnics for the whole family to
dances and formal parties. As
a Legionnaire, you will be a
weic&me guest in Alherican
Legion Posts all over the
. country and in many foreign
lands. v
Service to others is the
real reason for the existence
of the Legion. All American
Legion Posts have service
officers--members trained in
the laws and regulations
pertaining to benefits for
disabled veterans, hospitali
zation, re-adjustment rights
of recently discharged veter
ans, benefits for older veter
ans and the dependents of
deceased veterans. Post ser
vice officers, who are volun-
Murder Trial May
Gut, To Jury Soon
. i""' Sd'A Lilli
In the trial of Phillip
Eugene “Phil” Turpin, 18, of
California, and Lonzo M.
“Jack” Crews Jr., 22, of-
Dresden, Tennessee, both
charged with first degree
murder in the shooting deaths
of Yancey County men Tom
my Norton and Benny Hud--
gins, the jury is expected to
begin deliberations for a a
verdict some time this week.
The bodies of Norton-and
Hudgins were found on June
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1977
office when open, and are *
posted on the door of the
office at other times. Copies *
of the actual legislation may
also be seen at the Elections
office by anyone interested in |
reading the full bills. j
South Toe precinct will
also be voting on a tax levy for
fire protection.
Also on November 8, I
voting to elect a Burnsville
mayor and two aldermen will
take place at the Town Hall.
For.mayor, Mark-W. Bennett
is running unopposed, Robert
K. Helmle (the present
mayor), W. Ralph Jacks, and
J ames Robert Fox are running f
for position of alderman.
teers, are backed up by paid,
full-time state and national
service officers. These highly
trained experts are ready to
help the post service officer
on technical matters of all
kinds and, on request, will
prosecute appeals to higher
levels of government.
HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE
The new member of The
American Legion will find
many chances to take part in
and support programs of
tremendous value to youth.
Boys State and Boys Nation.
The National High School
Oratorical Contest. Boy
Scouts and Boys Clubs.
• American Legion Baseball.
American Education Week.
Direct cash aid for children of
veterans. Scholarships. Sup
port of needed Federal and
state legislation for children
and youth. Activation of
community projects to meet
specific local needs. Through
such programs Legiortnaires
help young people to prepare
for responsible citizenship.
The Nation looks to The
American Legion to take the
lead in observing patriotic
holidays such as Memorial
Day, Veterans Day and
Independence Day. Through
literally hundreds of uniform
ed musical ana marching
organizations, the Legion
contributes greatly to patriotic
pageantry.
ITS VOICE IS HEARD
Legion membership gives
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Parkway Plans
Bicycle Day
Blue Ridge Parkway Su
perintendent Gary Eveibardt
announced recently that on
Sunday, November 12, the
Parkway will be closed to all
but bicycle traffic for another
bike day, from U.S. 25 at
Biltmore to N.C. 191 at the
French Broad River, a dis
tance of 5 miles, between the
hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m.
An alternate route for
motor vehicle traffic around
this section of the Parkway
will be via U.S. 25 south to
Skyland and N.C, 280 to N.C.
191 onto the Parkway at the
French Broad River. Signs
will be erected showing the
detour route.
All bicycle enthusiasts are
encouraged to come out for
the opportunity of cycling on
the Parkway without com
petition from motor vehicle
traffic on this day. Limited
parking is available. Parti
cipants and onlookers should
contact the Park Rangers
located at either terminus of
the route for exact instruc
tions.
Chief Ranger Howard Parr
stated that Ranger patrol cars
will make frequent patrols in
Methodist '
Mission
Scheduled
A Lay Witness Mission is
scheduled for the weekend of
November 11-13. It has been
planned by the three churches
on the Newdale United
Methodist Charge.
Christian lay men and
women from other areas will
come and share their faith and
Gospel.
All interested persons are
invited to come and be a part
of this Christian awakening;
beginning with a fellowship
supper on Friday evening,
November 11, at 6 o’clock at
the Newdale United Metho
dist Church.
Boosters'
Meeting Set
There'will be a meeting of
the Mountain Heritage Boos
ter Gub on Monday, Novem
ber 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mtn.
Heritage cafeteria. All you
sports-minded people come
out. and join us. We are
hoping to have Mrs. Cara Cox
as our guest.
15 by Madison County Sheriff
Ponder and Deputy Frank •
Ogle after the men had been
reported missing. The two
Burnsville men had been on
fishing trip and were alleged
ly lured by a 13-year-old boy
to a remote camping site off
Big Laurel Rock Quarry Road
in Madison County where
they were killed.
The murder trial has been
underway in Marshall since
the Monday, the 24th of
October.
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the closed area to assist in any
emergencies or take care of
any accidents that might
occur.
Asheville Bikeways will
again be sponsoring this
event, and they encourage
anyone interested in enjoying
a traffic-free bike ride to
participate in this once-a-year
opportunity.
Local Men
Get Record
‘Catch’
Five local men traveled to
Southport October 22, where
they went deep sea fishing
with Captain Ernie Owens on
his boat “The Gambler.*’
They sailed approximately
25 miles offshore where they
trolled most of the day for
King Mackerel.
Their day proved success
ful with a catch of 12 King
each. Later in the evening
they bottom fished for blade
bass. At the end of the day
they came bade with about
600 lbs. of mackerel and black
bass.
Edwin Burleson, son of !
‘ Tommy Burleson, both of
Micaville won a savings bond
for catching the biggest
mackerel in the fishing
tournament that weekend.
The winning fish weighed 30
lbs.
Also along from Micvaffle
were Skip Schlagenbauf from
Burnsville, Danny Jones and
Vernon Holland from Banner
Elk. The men wish to express
their thanks to Captain Ernie
Owens for his extra effort and
. guidance on their ttip.
Dr. Horner
Denies
Ruiyfors
. In a recent interview, Dr.
Jack Horner of Spruce Pine
denied emphatically the ru
mors that he is thinking of
retiring. “I. feel fine,” he
stated. "My doctor says that
my health is excellent. I am
working every day in the
office and at the hospital. I am
taking no medicine, but
staying on a cholesterol free
diet and exercising daily. The
rumors that I plan to retire are
definitely in error. I am
feeling better at the present
time than I have felt in
years.”
Dr. Horner, an eminent
Spruce Pine physicidi r atod
surgeon, unucrwcnt open
heart surgery in October of
of surgery* h/ .stajedffie
of Medicine said their work 1
with coronary bypass surgery