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PAGE 4 THE YANCEY JOURNAL DECEMBER 1, 1977 wluegrass Caravan Show I *Slated Here December 2 .... s * -sli The Newdale Fire De apartment is sponsoring a - "Bluegrass Caravan Show” 1 io be held at the Mountain ' -Heritage High School audi ■torium on Friday, December "’■2, 7:45 p.m. Martha White -■Foods, Inc. of Nashville is the sponsors byway "of a promotional effort via the guhow. The show will feature Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass and The Lewis Family, all well-known and well-loved u performers of Bluegrass mu .l sic. Lester Flatt is among the all-time great showmen ever to play and sing country music. His “Grand Ole Opry” troupe is considered one of Nashville’s largest and best. Among the highlights of the l , jLester Flatt Show on stage at .►the Grand Ole Opry or on , personal appearances through , the United States are r,“The Ballad Os Jed Clam pett” and the Grammy award-winning ’ ‘Foggy Mountain Breakdown.” Les ser Flatt is a legend within his 4* own time to thousands of £ bluegrass musicians and fans *3 throughout the world, jb The Lewis Family are stars J* of TV, stage, screen and radio and they offer entertainment S ft its finest. The family-three § generations of Lewis’-have 2 for 22 years on fi WJBF-TV in Augusta, Ga. > and have been recording !Sj artists for 21 years. They have CARL’S Ladies & Men Shop Spruce Pine, N.C. CHRISTMAS SPECIAL JL'l® 3 Piece Vest Suits lriS Re 9 *ss°° 1 Rack Ladies ml Pant Suits S I4 BB 111 J ar 9 e Selections of mMr Jr. Sweaters JjF & Mens Sweaters Specials Throughout the Store Open Monday & Friday Nights I j ! / Until 9:00 mJ for your Christmas Shopping W | Geo.ge Roberts 'j E J>2 rg j , §j li ® 2 f >ll ;j3prik s * |£ Si's o I rM ? § «ivo ®Jv c c* w L ! Bobby McAllister W £ O <0 O fi ° Gana Hiaalnn ! appeared in two motion pictures and on color TV shows in many markets including educational TV. "Little Roy”, one of the top 5-string banjo players in the nation, was chosen the No. 1 ' tjS i . ' f (MM Chrystal Riddle Lions Fruit Cake Sale Those delicious Lions Qub Fruit Cakes are available again. 3 pound cakes at $4.25 each are available at both banks, Proffitt’s Store, River view Restaurant, Cy Jordan Realty and Banks Drugs. All proceeds go to assist the blind of our community. Bluegrass Entertainer of 1975. Be sure to see the Bluegrass Caravan Show at Mountain Heritage this com ing Friday. Show time is 7:45 in the evening. Celebrates First Birthday Chrystal Lynn Riddle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Riddle, celebrated her Ist birthday on December 1. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Reece Taylor of Burns ville and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Riddle of Green Mountain. • I *. « J?|| Savannah McMahan Celebrates 93rd Birthday Mrs. Savannah McMahan celebrated her 93rd birthday on November 27 with a party at the home of her foster daughter, Mrs. Oscar Styles. Approximately 20 friends and relatives attended. Her husband was the late Jackie McMahan. She lives on Route 6, Pensacola Road, Burnsville. Home Hint For a new vegetable top per, brown one tablespoon minced onion in V* cup butter, add salt and paprika to taste. (teg Here And There..., M A In Yancey Phone Items To 682-2120 BY DOROTHY WESTALL Mrs. Robert Wells of Asheville spent last weekend with her sister, Mrs. Lillian Jelley. * Mr. and Mrs. George Leslie Hensley spent the Thanksgiving holidays visit ing Mrs. Ruby Hensley. Also visited Mrs. Annie Bennett and Rush Wray at the Nu Wray Inn. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sanders of Hagers town, Md. visited with them. • Mrs. Elizabeth Hensley whose mobile home was badly damaged during the flood is living at the Nu Wray Inn while her home is being repaired. She spent last weekend with a niece in Erwin, Tenn. * Mr. and Mrs. Ed Faw, Kim and Jennifer spent the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Faw and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Lowe of Damascus, Va. * Mrs. Robert Helmle un derwent surgery in St. Jo seph’s Hospital in Asheville last week. * Mrs. Helen Bellack of Milwaukee, Wis. spent the Thanksgiving holidays visit ing Rush Wray. • Mrs. Nelle Bennett is in an Asheville hospital for treat-> ment on her knee following a fall two weeks ago while visiting her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Back Byrd of Marion, N.C. • Miss Mary Louise Wray, freshman at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Va. spent Thanksgiving with her father, Rush Wray. She attended the Ring Dance at Virginia Military Institute last weekend in Lexington, Va. • Mrs. Arthur Letterman underwent surgery in an Asheville hospital recently. * The Young Peoples Sun day School Class of Riverside Baptist Church delivered 25 Thanksgiviiig Fruit Baskets during the holidays. * Mrs. P.C. Coletta of Burnsville and her daughter, Miss Irene Coletta of Atlanta, Ga. spent the Thanksgiving holidays with another daugh ter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoke of Wash ington, D.C. While there they took an Amtrak train trip to New York City and attended the play, “The King & I,” starring Yul Brynner. * Mrs. Luther Ayers is a patient in Burnsville Health Care Ctr. Mrs. Richard Martin of Fairfax, Va. has been visiting her father, Ivan Westall while her mother was a patient in Burnsville Health Care Ctr. Mrs. Westall has returned home and her son and family, Leland Westall of Charleston, S.C. will spend Thanksgiving visiting them. * Talking to a Red Cross official who was here the week after the flood surveying disaster and destruction the flood did to the county said, “In all my travels to disaster areas in the U.S. Yancey County citizens responded more to the needs of the people than any place he’d ever been! That’s Yancey County for you. Thanks! * Mrs. Tom Mclntosh spent the holidays with her daugh ter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson of Lenoir, N.C. They were joined by a son, Tommy Mclntosh of Great Falls, S.C. * Marine Lance Cpl. Robert Howard, who is stationed at Cherry Point, N.C. drove to Burnsville to spent Thanks giving with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Howard on Blue Rock Road. Accompany ing him was Marine Lance Cpl. Steve Schomburg, also stationed at Cherry Point. Steve spent the holiday with his aunt and uncle, the Ed Yuziuks and with his parents, the Harry Schomburgs who had driven down from St. Louis, Missouri. * Mr. and Mrs. Burgin 1 Silvers and Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Sparks visited friends • in Durham, N.C. during the Thanksgiving holidays. £ • * f ! Mr. and Mrs. Harley Russ of North Augusta, Ga. spent the holidays with Mrs. Russ’ daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Towe. *4 * Miss Jan Hensley and Robert Shepherd, students at WNC at Cullowhee spent their holiday vacation with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hensley and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shepherd. Robert left for Statesville later to visit friends before returning to school. * _ Mr. and Mrs. Claude Dellinger are visiting their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Styles in Titus ville, Fla. * The children of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Peterson: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Peterson of Greensboro, N.C., Mrs. Nel da Wilson of Hyattsville, Md., Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Peter son of Gretna, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Reed Peterson of Atlan ta, Ga. and eight grandchild ren spent the holidays visiting them and to help celebrate their 60th wedding anniver sary with “open house” on Friday. * Mrs. Lester Heavener of Asheville visited her sisters, Mrs. Peg Miller and Misses Sarah and Willie Molt Hens ley during the weekend. * .Mr. and Mrs. Roger Derrough and family of Asheville spent Thanksgiving Day with Mrs. Derrough’s mother, Mrs. Troy Ray. * Mrs. Blake Wilson and daughter Mary Blake of Md., former residents of Burnsville visited friends in Burnsville during Thanksgiving. * Winter arrived Saturday, bringing the first snow of the. season and we wonder how many more to come. Floods closed schools and we hope snow doesn’t close them again when they are finally reopened Tuesday. • Mr. and Mrs. Mike Warren, Allison and Andy of Kemsville, N.C. spent the holidays with Mrs. Warren’s parents, the Harlon Hol combes. * Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hall and family of Johnson City, Tenn. visited Mrs. Hall’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Cooper for Thanksgiving. * Miss Faye Letterman and her guest Mrs. Anna Jones of Blue Ridge, Ga. spent the holidays with Miss Letter man’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Letterman. * Mr. and Mrs. Carter Maddox and Baron of Goode, Va. spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Maddox’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harris. * Miss Sheree Banks of- Boone and Mr. and Mrs. Randy Banks of Va. spent the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Banks. * Mrs. Mary Vance Orr spent last week in Durham visiting her daughter. * Mrs. Harry Crowgey of Wilmington, N.C. spent last week with her mother, Mrs. Fred Proffitt. * John Fouts of Birming ham, Michigan and a student at Clemson Univ. in S.C. spent his vacation with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dover Fouts. * Mr. and Mrs. Milt Higgins had with them for the holidays Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Hurst and family of Merietta, Ga., Mrs. Barbara Hurst of Alex andria, Va. and Charles Rehbein of Annapolis, Md. Happy Hunting!' * (From the family of Mrs. Mae Stiles) Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stiles, Jannie and Terry Lee of Weaverville, Miss Cathrine Stiles of Asheville, Mrs. Pat King and Missy of Swanna noa, Mrs. Glenda Cooper and Scotty of Burnsville met at the head of Phipps Creek on the farm which used to be owned by the late George and Jane Stiles (who were better known as Papa and Mama Stiles). Donald, the son of Mrs. Mae Stiles and. the late Glenn Stiles now operates the farm; After the flood the only way you can get up in there is by h four wheel drive truck. If you miss the truck, you just have to foot it about Vi mile. After we had our turkey dinner which was spread out in the barn on a little table which was owned by Mama Jane, the grandchildren of Granny Mae played cowboy and indians, climbed in the barn like monkeys and jump ed branches like rabbits. Some of the family cracked walnuts for a cake to be baked on Sunday. But the most important thing was Donald getting us back to working tobacco. We all had a good time and we want to thank God for it. Armed Forces Report The U.S. Air Force has promoted Basil A. Mcdoug ald, son of Mr. and Mrs. James McDougald of Route 5, Burnsville, N.C., to the rank of master sergeant. Sergeant McDougald is serving at Charleston AFB, S.C., as an automatic flight control superintendent. The sergeant is a 1965 graduate of East Yancey High School. His wife, Betty, is the daughter of Mrs. Dollie Boone of Route 2, Burnsville. Private Jerry M. Gardner, son of Mr. and (drs. Gene Gardner of Burnsville recently completed an eight week tracked vehicle mechanic course at the U.S. Army Armor School, Ft. Knox, Ky. During the course, stu- Flood Book $3.00/Copy Available At Yancey Graphic The Yancey Journal 80 Pages, 170 Pictures Showing Flood Damages In Yancey Mail Orders Add SI,OO Postage And Handling m,. : ' wrm?' ■ ".• HbkSy? ******* _ JHj, Amanda And Sam Loftig Celebrates Birthday I Amanda Loftis will cele brate her fourth birthday on December 1. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Loftis of Route 5, Beecher’s Poems In Poetry Authology An anthology of North Carolina poetry contains two poems by John Beecher of Burnsville. North Carolina is in the midst of “an unprecedented poetry explosion,” according to Guy Owen and Mary C. Williams, members of the Department 'of English at North Carolina State Univer sity, who have a special interest in Southern literja- HUD May Replace j Basic Ho ash Items Flood victims who lost basic household items and filmiture may be eligible to have those items replaced by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. To be eligible, a family or individual must have suffered loss or severe damage to all or most household goods and they must be living in temporary housing provided bv HUD. Blankets, pillows, drink ing glasses, a coffeepot, bath towels, drinking cups, dinner plates and flatware are among teem dents were trained to repair engines, transmissions, and the fuel, electrical and hy draulic systems of the Army’s tracked vehicles. Pvt. Gardner entered the Army in May of this year. He is a 1976 graduate of Cane River High School. Burnsville. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. E.D. Jarvis of Cowen, West Va. Her brother Sam celebrated his first birthday on July 7. ture. They offer as evidence a collection of work by 63 poets, "Contemporary Poetry of North Carolina,” which they edited and John F. Blair of Winston-Salem will publish on December 2. Owen and Williams, for ndany years, edited one of the j most influential of the state’s j literary magazines, “South ern Poetry Review.” the 37 items included in HUD’s Basic Living Kits. The Basic Kit will outfit a family of two. Families of three or more can receive a Basic Kit and Supplemental kits-de pending upon the size of the family-which contain addi tional sheets, pillows, wash clothes and tableware. For families in temporary housing who lost furniture as well, HUD is loaning replace ment items including beds, mattresses and springs, din ing tables and chairs, sofas, ranges and refrigerators, ta ble lapps and similar items. Navy Electrician’s Mate Fireman Dairen Edwards, son of Mr. and Mrs. Coy Edwards of Route 4, Burnsville has completed the Navy’s Basic electricity/electronics course. Four weeks of.study at the Naval Service Command, Great Lakes, 111. included review of basic mathematics, fundamental electrical for mulas plus the principles of alternating and direct current circuits. Students also re ceived instruction on basic circuit testing methods, in cluding the use of multime ters and audio signal genera tors. A 1977 graduate of Moun tain Heritage High School, he joined the Navy in July 1977.