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French Broad EMC Meeting
Draws Capacity Crowd Here
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The general manager of
North Carolina's statewide
association of rural electric
cooperatives said here
Saturday that these consumer-owned,
local
businesses render a major
utility service in North
Carolina, providing electric
power to one-third of the
state's population.
Robert N. Cleveland,
executive vice president and
general manager of N. C.
Electric Membership Cor
poration, said the 28 electric
cooperatives in North
Carolina "have a total in
vestment in the state of 1250
million and employ 1,500
people. As a result, we have a
sizable contribution to make
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DENNIS MYERS 22 year-old farmer who resides
on Bailey Street inMars Hill, with his wife. Jennifer,
was the big winner Saturday at the French Bwatt
EMC annual meeting in the Marshall gym when he
held the lucky ticket which won for him 1974 Pick-
up truck Dennis will receive his dipWima this Spring
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PORTION OF CAPACITY CROWD who attended
the French Broad EMC meeting here Saturday.
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fewiitMiiiiil(mti'W
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to the state of North
Carolina."
Cleveland was the featured
speaker at the 1974 Annual
Meeting of French Broad
Electric Membership Cor
poration, headquartered here.
The EMC serves more than
16.UUU consumer-members in
Madison, Buncombe, Yancey,
Mitchell and Unicoi (Ten
nessee) counties.
The speaker told the
capacity crowd in the gym
nasium that electricity ac
counts for about 25 percent of
all energy in the country at
present, but is expected to rise
to 50 percent by the year 2,000.
In discussing the various
forms of raw energy available
for conversion to electric
power, Cleveland pointed out
that coal is one of the most
important sources of energy
for electricity in the U. S., with
untapped supply sufficient to
meet the nation's needs for 300
or 400 years.
"Unfortunately, a lot of the
coal is not where the
population is, but is out in
Colorado and Wyoming, and
the greatest need for elec
tricity is on the east and west
coasts. We can build
generating plans, but we have
to build a national grid system
for this country to move
electricity from one place to
another and this is going to
take five or six years to
develop."
Cleveland said the federal
ISHCf
from Mtrrs Hill College. He plans to move to Mur-
phy. N. C. at the end of May where he will assist in
farming chores with his parents Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Myers. Dennis is pictured above ( eft)
receiving the keys to the 'ruck from John
Darlington, Trench Broad EMC General Manager.
C. L YELTON, BurMvlfle District Manager who
presided at the dwlng l J k
Nck-op truck t.cket begto DinU Myers of
Mars Hill. The little girl who drew oat the stub U oo
left , , . ' .
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tf:ffi'rtrfWiWWttiiiil '1 iV'r'
government made a big
mistake when it allowed the
major oil companies in this
country to buy up the coal
reserves. Currently, he added,
15 major oil companies own 55
percent of the coal reserves
and 70 percent of known
privately owned uranium
reserves.
"This means that all of the
known energy in this country
is controlled by these 15
companies."
The N. C. EMC official
called for the cooperatives
and their consumer-members
to join together to make their
voices heard in the govern
mental circles of Washington
and Raleigh.
"Let your Congressman and
TOrT"
legislators know how you
feel," he said. "And, if they
don't listen, tell them again at
the ballot box. That's the
language politicians un
derstand." DIRECTORS REELECTED
At the business session
various reports were given
and the directors were
reelected. The board is
composed of E. C. Teague,
president; Novile Hawkins,
vice-president; C. L. Proffitt,
secretary; W. G. Plemmons,
treasurer; C. E. Buchanan, I.
E. Clevenger, Paul Higgins,
E. H. Poteat, J. A. Rice,
Albert Freeman, Jr., and O.
H. Tilson.
John A. Darlington is
General Manager; Norris
Gentry, Marshall District
Manager; C. I. Yelton, Burn
sville District Manager; and
Mrs. Florence M. Ramsey,
Office Manager.
PRIZE WINNERS
Dennis Myers, 22-year-old
farmer who resides on Bailey
Street in Mars Hill, was the
big winner at the meeting
when he held the lucky ticket
which won for him a 1974 Pick
up truck.
Other winners at the con
clusion of the meeting follow:
Vacuum Cleaner: Andrew
Caldwell, Rt. 1, Marshall
Dutch Skillet: Wade Hunter,
Rt. 8, Marshall
Portable Phonograph: Bud
Norton, Rt. 6, Marshall
Electric shaver: Robert
Roberts, Rt. 2, Marshall
Shave Cream Dispenser:
Evin A. Payne, Rt. 5, Marshall
Hedge Trimmers:
Chauncey Metcalf, Rt. 2,
Marshall
Ice Cream Maker: George
C. Pack, Rt. 6, Marshall
Waffle Iron: Howard
Huffman, Rt. 3, Mars Hill
Flashlight: Mrs. Nellie J.
Briggs, Rt. 1, Flag Pond,
Term.
Ice Chest. Sherman
Ramsey, Rt. 1, Marshall
Drill. Carl Williams, Rt. 3,
Marshall
Electric Blanket: Fred
Sluder, Rt. 5, Marshall
Heating Pad: L. C. Hensley,
Marshall
Electric Heaters: Theodore
Lambert, Rt. 6, Marshall;
Sammy Moore, Rt. 2, Mar
shall Electric Can Opener:
Farold Coates, Rt 6. Mar
shall, Arnold Bullman, Rt 4,
Marshall
Corn Popper: Dwight
Arlington, Rt 6, Marshall;
Coy Roberts, Rt 7, Marshall
Portable Room Cooler:
TOson Hunter, Rt 2 Marshall;
Donald Gouge, Rt 1, Mars Hill
Radio: Zeb Edwards, Rt 2,
Marshall; Funnan Franklin,
Rt 4, Marshall
Blender: Paul Moxley, Rt
2, Mars Hill; Miss Grace
Conner, Marshall; Stanley R.
Shetton, Rt S, Marshall
Electric Frypan: George
Robertson, Rt 1, Marshall;
Ray George, Rt , Man Hill;
Luther Chandler, Walnut
Clock: Mrs. Helen Kant,
Marshall; Ed Parker,
Leicester; Johnny Hensley,
Rt. 1. Mars Rill: Harry
Meadows, Rt 1. Marshall
Toaster: Mrs. Seltas
CantreO, Marshall; Millard
Hensley, Marshall; Sherman
. CutshaB, Rt 4, Marshall:
Emmett Norton, Rt 4,
, Marshall; James BratiLRL I,
Marshall; Richmond Payne,
IB. I Marshal
. IDxan R. J-Marier, Rt 1,
' Marshall; Fred Rlgsby, Rt t,
, . Marshall: Howard Gtma, Rt
V X, Marshall: Bardie .MerriS,
Rt IV Marshall; Charles
- Warrea Cody, Rt J, Mars
HI3; Robert Allen, Jr FX 4,
' Marshall; Mrs. C--4 K
Wams, fct , Kr 1 1
. Percolator. Eon; 1 I - ' -r,
Rt t, Marshall; S-n i -
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County Voters All Set For
Primary Elections Tuesday
Polls Open At 6:30 a.m. Closes At 7:30 p.m.
Column 1
Democrat
STATE
For UNITED STATES
SENATE
(You may vole for one)
FRED D.
CHANDLEY Q
JOHN McVAY
FERRELL, II Q
NICK
GALIFIANAKIS
ROBERT I. (Bob)
HANNON Q
WlUiAM H. (tMI)
HARE Q
jamis nov
JOHNSON Q
MUOfD T.
KEENE
loearr
MORGAN Q
CHARLES B
RIDDLE
HENRY HALL
WILSON
ForASSOCIAn JUSTICE
OF SUPREME COURT
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JAMB O.
EXUM, JR.
RKMNALD IRkO
FRAZIER
R. A. W)
HEDRICK Q
For ASSOCUn JUSTICE
OT SUPREMI COURT
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COPELAND
UOSNi
HAFER
iAMSS A.
WEBSTER, JR. Q
For JUDGE OF COURT
OF APPEALS
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MARTIN Q
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For JUDGE OF COURT
OF APPEALS
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Democrat
COUNTY
For STATE SENATOR
26th DISTRICT
(You rnoy vote tor two)
I. c.
CRAWFORD Q
LAMAR
GUDGER Q
ROBERT S.
SWAIN Q
For COUNTY
COMMISSIONER
(You may vote for thro)
ERVIN
ADAMS
VIRGINIA H.
ANDERSON Q
JAMES T.
LEDFORD
OEOROC K. (Rod)
RAMSEY
For CLERK OF
SUPERIOR COURT
(You may vol for on)
JAMES W (Jim)
CODY
JUDSON
EDWARDS Q
For BOARD OP
EDUCATION DISTRICT II
(Yon may vaM for )
ROY
FREEMAN Q
JOHN R. Cfanr)
GARDIN Q
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HOUSTON
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STATE
For UNITED STATES
SENATE
(You rnoy vol. for one)
WILLIAM E
STEVENS
a. i. (to)
SWEAT! Q
WOOD HALL
YOUNG Q
For CHIEF JUSTICE OF
SUPREME COURT
(You may vol for on)
RLRfTA MELTON
ALEXANDER
JAMES MSfXXO (Ji)
NEWCOMB
1
1
1
Republican
COUNTY
For CLERK Of
SUPERIOR COURT
(You may vol for on)
1
Par BOARD Of
EDUCATION DISTRICT I
(You may vote far M)
EDDIE
ENGLISH, JR.
C. N.
WILLIS Q
For SHERIFF
(You may vote far on)
J. DEDRfCK
BROWN Q
DEwrr
GRIFFEY Q
MRS. JOHN (rlorrfaf)
UCY Q
RALPH M. IDm)
LEE
JAMES a (Jka)
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