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THE YANCEY JOURNAL DECEMBER 15, 1977
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gress for wilderness classifi
cation and which will be
, designated non-wilderness
areas.
Dr. Rupert Cutler,-
Assistant Secretary of Agri
culture said the entire road
less area study will be an open
process in which the public
will be kept informed at all
stages. “The Forest Service
already has received much •
help from the public in
inventorying the roadless
areas and suggesting criteria
for wilderness designation,”
he said.
Rival camps are already
being formed with strong
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sentiments for and against
Wilderness designation of the
study areas in Western North
Carolina. On Thursday, De
cember 8, a . -wilderness
roundtable, arranged by the
Forestry Commission of the
Western North Carolina De
velopment Association, was
held in Asheville. According
to Morris L. McGough,
executive vice president of the
Association, the roundtable
was held in an effort to try to
get a cross-section of the
various interests-timber,
minerals. Sierra Gub and
other conservation groups-to
find some means of under
standing each other’s views.
Blue Bell Plans
Wage Increase
L.K. Mann, President of
Blue Bell, Inc., announced
today a wage increase for all
hourly paid direct operators in
mainland U.S. plants. The
increase will become effective
January 1, 1978 and the
amounts will be announced by
managers in the local plant
communities.
Mr. Mann also announced
that effective one year later,
January 1, 1979, Blue Bell will
install a retirement plan for all
full-time direct and hourly
indirect employees not pre
sently covered in mainland US
plants. Details of the plan are
yet to be defined and
submitted to the U.S. govern
ment for approval.
Blue Bell presently has a
pension and profit sharing
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Those present includes
Mike Holt of Senator Jess<
Helms’ Hickory office, Jicl
Abbot of Senator Rober
Morgan’s staff, and Ton
Mallonee of Rep. Lamhi
Gudger’s staff.
linmo J. Sanders, miner
als specialist with N.C. State
University, called for taking a
careful look at any minerals
which might be present 6n
any of the lands under
consideration as wilderness
before recommending that
they be made wilderness.
Coming to the strong
defense of wilderness were
Hal Salisbury, representing
the Sierra Club and Algn
plan for salaried employees.
The decision to offer such a
plan to direct and hourly
indirect employees came
about as the result of several
factors, according to Mr.
Mann. Until recently, it was
felt the majority of operators
indicated a preference for
direct compensation rather
than deferred benefits. Main
ly due to inflation and national
attention on retirement, this
attitude has changed. In
addition, the company’s
growth, diversification, con
sumer acceptance gnd market
penetration have improved
Blue Bell’s competitive posi
tion paving the way for
establishment of such a plan
without hampering its finan
cial strength.
Barton, president of the
Carolina Mountain Gub. Sa
lisbury said the Sierra Gub
took part in the study of North
Carolina forest land which
could be proposed for wilder
ness designation- “And this
(207,600 acres) is all we could
find in the state.”
Taking an opposite view
was Hank Plotkin of the
6 Accidents Reported
Yancey Highway Accidents
A one-car accident on NC
80 south occurred on Tues
day, November 29 at 6:25
p.m. Tommy Murphy, 35, of
Route 5 was driving a 1960
Ford pickup around a curve
and ran off the right side and
overturned into the ditch. One
passenger, Jackie Lingerfelt,
23, was taken to Burnsville
Health Care.
Damage was estimated at
SIOO. Tommy Murphy was
charged with driving under
the influence and improper
registration. Trooper W.J.
Stallings investigated.
A one car accident on
Saturday, December 3 at 7:00
p.m. occurred on US 19W.
Ned Wilson, 40, of Route 4,
was driving a 1977 Ford
‘ pickup south and ran off the
pavement on the right side.
Driver cut sharply and vehicle
crossed road and ran off the
left side down a 10 ft.'
embankment.
Ned Wilson was charged
-with left of center. Damage
was estimated at S6OO.
Trooper A.T. Morrison inves
tigated.
An accident on Monday,
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Twenty-two percent of the
National Forest lands in
Western North Carolina
would be involved if the area
were declared wilderness, he
said. Charles Woodard of the
Southeastern Lumber Manu
facturers Association, told the
group that ‘‘Our problem is a
shrinking timber base.”
December 5 at 8:30 a.m.
occurred on Fox Branch.
Grover Mitchell, 48, of
Goldsboro, N.C. was driving a
Drott Backhoe and struck a
1970 Chevrolet Pickup that
was parked on the right
shoulder.
Damage was estimated at
S2OO to the Chevrolet pickup.
Trooper W.J. Stallings inves
tigated.
On Tuesday, December 6
at 8:45 a.m. an accident
occurred on NC 197. Grace
Whitson, 29, of Green Moun
tain was driving a 1970 Ford
on snow and ice and skidded
into the left land down a steep
grade. Deborah Edwards, 20,
of Relief was driving a 1971
Dodge north and observed
vehicle 1 and applied her
brakes, skidding into the
southbound land. Vehicle 1
skidded back into the south
bound land and collided with
vehicle 2.
Damage was estimated at
S6OO to the Ford and S6OO to
the Dodge. Trooper A.T.
Morrison investigated.
An accident on Thursday,
December 8 at 7:45 a.m.
Tom Thrash of the Appa
lachian Lumbermen’s Club
said that on 200,000 acres in
wilderness the yearly carrying
cost (SSOO an acre land value)
would be $lO million a year,
or S4OO million over a 40 year
period.
The list of roadless areas
and,criteria for evaluation was
published in the November 18
occurred on NC 80 south.
Deborah Wilson, 23, of Route
5, Burnsville was driving a
1969 Jeep. Phillip Boone, 49,
of Bakersville was driving a
1977 Dodge pickup south and
went into a sharp right hand
curve. Boone turned on his
defroster and his windshield
immediately fogged. The ve
hicle crossed tfte center line
and struck the Wilson vehicle.
Both drivers were not serious
ly injured.
Damage was estimated at
SBOO to the Jeep station
wagon and $1750 to the
Dodge. Phillip Boone was
charged with on left. Trooper
W.J. Stallings investigated.
On Friday, December 9 at
8:00 p.m. an accident occur
red on US 19E. William Hays,
73, of Franklin, N.C. was
driving a 1968 Ford pickup
south and came over a crest in
the roadway and was unable
to see vehicle 2 because no
back lights were visible. The
Hays vehicle struck Robin
Dreyer, 21, driving a 1964
pickup.
Damage was estimated at
SSOO to the Ford and SSOO to
Federal Register. Maps of
inventoried areas will be
available for public inspection
at Forest Service regional and
Forest Supervisor offices in>
mid-December. A summary
public comment on thr
inventory is available from!
Chief, Forest Service, USDA,:
Room 0340-S, P.O. Box 24174
Washington, D.C. 20013.
the Chevrolet. Robin Dreyer
was charged with improper
lights. Trooper T.L. Rogers
investigated.
I It’s The Law
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I 20-183.2 Equipment
I inspection required
I (at Every motor vehicle,
I trailer, semitrailer, and
I pole trailer not includ-
I ing trailers of a gross
I weight of less than
I 4,000 pounds and house
I trailers, registered or
I required to be register-
I ed in North Carolina
I when operated on the
I streets and highways of
I this state must display a
I current approved in-
I spection certificate at
I such place on the
I vehicle as may be
I designated by the Com-
I missioner, indicating
I that it has been inspect-
I ed in accordance with
I this Part, (c) on and
I after February 16,1966,
I all motor vehicle dealers
in North Crolina shall,
prior to retail sale of any
new or used motor
vehicle, have such mo
tor vehicle inspected by
an approved inspection
station as required by
this Part.
I Patrol
I Holiday
I Statistics
I The North Carolina High
| way Patrol, Troop G, received
I a memorandum recently from
I the Traffic Records section of
I the Division of Motor Vehi-
I cles. This memorandum, en-
I titled “Christmas Day Holi
| day Report,” was a grim
I reminder of the Christmas
I holidays last year during
which 29 people lost their
lives on North Carolina
I highways and another 852
| were injured. The statistics
jj were part of the total accident
I report which showed North
\ Carolina’s share of holiday
accidents was 1,426.
When combined with the
New Year Holiday statistics
which were drawn from 1144
| accidents during the last
4-day New Year holiday
period, the picture became
even blacker. 15 more fatali
| ties occurred on North Caro
lina highways and an addi
j tional 640 persons were
injured.
| The major cause of all
fatalities for both the Christ
mas and New Year holiday
periods last year was speed
ing. Two other driver viola
tions contributing to the
accident rate were Driving
Under the Influence and
Failing to See Movement
Safe.
Many of the accidents
resulting in injuries or even
death were attributed to
simple driver errors-which
should emphasize the fact
that extreme caution should
be exercised when driving
during a holiday period.
Troop G, which serves this
area, is hoping that their last
year ’s record of zero fatalities
will hold up again this year.
Troopers will be out in force
patrolling the highways dur
ing the Christmas and New
Year holidays this year-tp
help keep North Carolina
highways safe for all its
citizens.