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helpers to at least 200
children and elderly in flood
stricken Yancey County this
week. Santa’s pack was filled
apun and again with dona
tions of many generous folks
of fthis county and beyond.
WAMY white van
became Santa’s sleigh, and
helded out each afternoon,
stating Friday. The Christ
mas effort, headed by Anita
flk and Jane Wilson, drew
ml interest of WAMY Com
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4s| other agencies, the
Bufnsville Volunteer Fire
Department, numerous chur
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The donations were as
sembled and wrapped in the
Tomato Co-op shed which is
now headquarters for the
flood relief efforts of the
Yancey County coordinating
committee on disaster relief.
One person in far away
Wilmington, Delaware,
phoned to offer some help in
the Christmas effort.
In photos, Santa is greeted
by a lady along his route and
five youngsters show Christ
mas joy as they clutch toys,
candies and fruits they had
just received from Santa.
There’s still time to
jielp * for the last-minute
effort, through the agencies
and the churches!
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C VOL. 5, NO. 52
Wilderness Study
Public Opinion
Will Be Sought
BY JODY HIGGINS
It is becoming evident that
public will differ
strongly in the Wilderness
Study, as is true in the
present National Park Study,
as the US Forest Service
works to determine which
roadless and undeveloped
areas of National Forest
Lands become Wilderness
Areas. Many local residents
feel that the present adminis
tration of our National Forests
by the Forest Service for
multiple use is the best
system for the people who live
here. The social and economic
impact of a change in the
present system will undoubt
edly be a point of conflict
between local residents and
the environmental and pre
servation groups who are
already actively campaigning
for Wilderness designation.
Congressman Lamar Gud
ger told The Yancey Journal
recently that at least two town
meetings will be held in
conjunction with the Forest
Service to receive public input
regarding the areas in Pisgah
National Forest which the
Forest Service will evaluate
for recommendation as Wil
derness Areas, as announced
last week.
Oneof these meetings will
be in Burnsville and the other
in Waynesville Gudger said.
Among the areas being
studied for designation as
Wilderness is the Balsam
Cone in Yancey County
consisting of 14,429 acres
along the east side of the
Black Mountain Range and
3,920 acres near Poplar in
Mitchell County, as well as
several areas in McDowell,
Burke and Buncombe Coun
ties. These areas make up
part of the 167,000 acres in
the Pisgah and Nantahala
National Forest Systems in
western North Carolina that
have been designated for
wilderness study. Some 66
million acres of National
Forestland, or an area almost
twice the size of North
Carolina has been designated
Christmas
Dance •
The Mountain Heritage
Christmas Dance will be held
Wednesday night, December
2r j ßf'th6 Burnsville Commun
ity Building. The Big Wise
Sound Factory will be playing.
Admission is $2.50 per
person; time is from 7:30 to
11:30 p.m. Dress is informal.
The Christmas Dance is
sponsored by the Mountain
Heritage Cheerleader*
BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714
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for study. The 167,000 acres
in western North Carolina
makes up the largest part of
the 207 000 acres of the
National Forest system to be
studied in North Carolina.
The 24 areas of roadless
and undeveloped areas to be
studied for wilderness in
North Carolina cannot be
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Burnsville,
Yancey
Get Grants
The Federal Disaster As
sistance Administration
(FDAA) has approved grants
totaling $4,172,005 to 30
governmental entities in 11
western North Carolina coun
ties to repair damages caused
by the November 4-6 flood.
TKe major portion of the
grants approved through
Monday will be channeled
through the North Carolina
Department of Transportation
to reimburse the state for
money spent to repair state
and county roads in Yancey
County, according to FDAA
director Paul Hall: A*
Hall said this initial
reimbursement totals $3,490, ,
593. He said 16 additional
projects within the county’s
state-maintained roads are
under study and a decision is
expected within a week.
In addition, the FDAA has
also approved $10,588 to be
used by the County of Yancey
and another $72,088 for
Burnsville. The reimburse
ment of $10,588 is to be used
to clear earthslides, removal
of 38 abandoned vehicles in
the Cane River, clearance of
debris from both Cane River
and Bolens Creek, and res
toration of the day care center
and the parking lot at the
public health facility. The
$72,088 for Burnsville is for
debris removal, channel clear
ance, and restoration of
roads, water control and
sewage facilities and repair of
public buildings.
Special
M.
Loans j
Available
The Soil Conservation
Service of the U.S. Depart
ment of Agricultfc ~Tms
announced that 10 of the
flood-stricken WNC counties
are eligible for low-interest
loans. According to Congress
man Lamar Gudger, Yancey is
one of the ten counties now
taking loan applications for
physical or crop production
losses from the November
flooding. These loans are
being administered by the
U.S. Department of Agricul
ture and the Farmers Home
Administration.
The deadline to qualify for
special physical loans at the
3% rate is May 11, 1978.
Applications to qualify for 8%
production loss loans must be
in by November 14, 1978.
“I have been advised by|
the Washington FHA staff
that the 8% loans can be used
for a variety of purposes,”
Gudger said, "including debt
consolidation, land develop
ment or land purchase.
The 3% and 8% loans
represent very significant
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Hospital Gets
Special Gifts
The Burnsville Junior Woman’s Club last Thursday put up
a very special Christmas tree at the Burnsville Health Care
Facility. The tree was decorated with all handmade
ornaments, made by club members, of dough, stainabgMSsT
and painted wood, as wefl as attractive paper atftouts for
snowflakes.
Pictured left to right around the Christmas tree are [front
row] Marsha Sigmon, Jeannie Tyner and Pat Mclntosh; [back
row] Virginia Ray, Pat Duncan, Pam Zullinger, Patsy Miller
and Pat Presnell.
A hanging planter was also given to the Burnsville Health
Facility by tike Junior Woman’s Club to honor the General
Woman’s Club of Burnsville for their efforts In helping the
Junior Club organize. Eloise Briggs, General Woman’s Club
President, is pictured beside the beautiful handmade planter
with greenery which was hung in the lobby of the new hospital
in Burnsville.
The Junior Woman’s Club hopes to plan and cany out
many worthwhile projects during the coming year.
Grant Checks Returned
Flood victims in western
North Carolina, who have
applied for disaster assistance
under the State Individual and
Family Grant Program,
should notify the county
department of social services
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Over 100 “Little people” enjoyed a visit from Mrs. Santa on
Monday morning when aim made her annual Christmas visit to
the Yancey Public Library I Burnsville. After talking with each
child about his Christmas toy list, the children obeyed party
hosts prepared for them by Santa’s Utile elves at the North
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in the county where they
applied if they are moving to -a
new mailing address or they
might lose their grant.
“Several checks during
the last two weeks have been
returned to the State because
Eloise Briggs,WOman’s Club President
of insufficient addresses,’’
Grant Coordinating Officer
Melvin Martin said. Social
Services officials are trying to
contact persons to whom the
checks were written.
Martin pointed out that
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Nellie Stylos’ Playschool, Yancey Hoad Start * Homs Start!
the Bald Creek Child Development Center, and the
Heritage Chid Development Copter. Assisting the Yancey
librarians In a very “special” way was Mm. Georofc Cs£ZZ '
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everyone may not be fortun
ate enough to have their
checks returned to the State
because of an incorrect
address.
He also pointeo out that
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