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Volume 32 ■ ■' JWK " *Jj» K. a jjfe ~, . : § Jp|jj^ Bh v fH &. HI |Pf A^B By|;; ' ' " i* • Several fires have broket* out here recently from burning trash. Lack of rain or snow and cold winds have made fields and woods powder-dry. x FIRE PERMS CANCELLED IN 30 WESTERN COUNTIESL : Because of the dangerous fire s tuition, an order cancelling burning permits in the state’s 30 western counties was issued Mon day by State Forester Ralph O. Winkworth. The ban will reman in effect until further notice. The area is extremely dry be cause of lack of rain s nee Feb. 2. Fire Warden Craig English says it is the dryest time he has seen in his 31 year’s experi ence with the department. Wea thermen at the U. S. Weather Bureau at the Asheville Airport have reported only .21 indies cf precipitation during the -en- ( tire month. The ban on burning was brou ght about because of numerous woods fires in the mountans over the past several days. Deb ris burning is reported \as the major cause of fires. ' - One of the worst fries in the v , H "w®! I R I Sc ■ & % V - - -j- vRRRIRRRIRP^IiNP^^^^*” 1 * -3&X Ks A\ wL jl .JIL jHr $ jpFPf - ** mm . ' ffuk w 1 * itHjl IJPlpr wm BHB flB& A rhi m Bakcrsville cheerleaders line up for a yell during the final THE YANCEY RECORD Burnsville, H.C. The fire pictured above was in the Ferguson Hill section. Someone lost control of a “trash burning’" X* county in years occurred on the head of Banks Creek on Sunday, burning over an area of 92 acres belonging to W. A. Banks and Ernest Briggs. Part of the acre age was covered with a good growth of young timber... War den English says it was the worst fire to control he had ever seen. 35 men fought it the en tire day, including the Newdale Fire Department Another potentially dangerous frie broke out on Monday on Ferguson Hill, which cculd have destroyed a number of homes. , Locally the fire was confined to the cut over fields, and not too much damage was done. The Burnsville Fire Depart ment brought the fire under control. Both these fires was caused by the burnmg of trash. ' x Jhn is predicted for Tfturs t hope it comes. pame w th Newland High School. Th; Bakcrsville b»'vs won the Thursday, February 29, 1968 Blood mobile At Armory li/larch 7th. From 1-6 The American Red Cross Blooumobie will visit Yancey County Thursday, March 7 at the Armory on Orchard Street in Burnsviue. the hours will be from 1:00 p. m. until 0:00 p. m. The quota for this visit is 110 donors. U will be most helpful and will save Lme if we can have an even flow of donors throughout the day, sad Bed Cross officials in charge of the visit f The local chapter of the Red Cross has made arrangemnts for volunteer doctor end nurse coverage. The Gray Ladies will ass st with records and a church group will have charge of the canteen. Volunteers wOl also assist with advertis ng the vis't with posters and other means of communication. Also, they will assist wth loading and nnlo&d cg the equipment. should be of special interest to every e'tizen of the county, be cause of the very personal note in strikes. Arthur Lee Jarrett, non of Mrs. Virginia Jarrrtt of Burnsville, was shot by a hold up man on a street in Miami, Fla. a few months back. He wns carried to Jagkson Memor ial Hospital in M'ami, where 75 pints of blood were fOven h'm in a vain effort to save hs l'fe. However, in spite of tb s he d«ed. 75 pints of reotacement blood are needed. Without the re placement *t w'H be necessary for Mrs. Virginia Jarrett, the mother, who is a w etow wth small children, to pav the hos pital for the blood. When oar men are soiling tbe'r blond on the battle fields of Vietnam for people they do not know, surely we at h"fne can snare a pint or more of blood for the son of ear neighbor and friend. TfcMk * Tee River Tournament. SHEEHAN SENTENCEDTO 5-7 YEARS SUSPENDED IN SHOTGUN DEATH OF BROTHER Ollis Sheehan, on trial here this week n auper.or Court, was semencea yesieiuay by presid ing Juage Robert M. Martin. bneenan, wno was cnarged with the shotgun death of his brother, Clarence Sheehan, sub mitted to a charge of manslau ghter, and was sentenced to a per.cd of five tp seven years, with sentence being suspended for a probational period of five years. The sbootng inedent took place November 4, 1987, at Sheehan's home in the Fergu son Hill section west of Burns ville. According to Deputy Sheriff Hermit Banks, who was the first officer at the scene, Sheehan told the following story of the tragic shooting: Sheehan and h : s brother Clar ence and a brother-in-law, Phil lip Cooper, traveled to a tarar shop at Micadlle for a hJr cut. Find ng the barber shop full, they then went to the home of Clarence Sheehan’s girl friend, Jewel Wyatt, and picked her up iayy* *’“»• They came back to BumsvTle, dropped off Cooper and contin ued on to the Sheehan residence. Somewhere in their travels, according to the statement, they had bough a pint of liquor, wh ch they consumed. Later, they acquired some beer. Shortly after reaching Ollis Sheehan’s home, his wife and Miss Wyatt left for the laundro mat, leaving two small children with their fattier. Construction Os First Baptist Church To Begin March 15 Morrison Construction Co.. Shelby, announce that construc tion of the new First Baptist Church, Burnsville, will beg n March 15th. The project superin tendent will be Mr. Horace K. Dawson. The work Is expected to b!c completed Jantfcry, 1989. Workmen on the Job will som ber 10-55. 10 to 10 new workers w-li be b red, depending on (be progress of the Job. Type work ers needed will be laborers, brick masons, and carpenters. The newest or most unique met hod of construction to be used will be laminated and exposed beams in the sanctuary. y The construction will consist ' of a sanctuary and educational ' building conteinng approximat ely 16,000 sq. ft. —1 story, with parkng facQit es on the site at a cost of $299,988.00 (amount of bid i. It will be locked on the comer cf Mom and Green Maun tain street. Naoibtr Twenty-Six According to the statement, after a period of playing records, Clarence Sheehan became very abusive to h.s brother’s children. Ollis asked his brother Clarence to leave. When he refused, he was forced out and the door was secured. Ollis then slipped his five-year-old daughter out ano ther door to go to h s father in-law’s hojne to call the law. In the meantime Clarence for ced his way back into h s bro ther’s house. Thinking to fright en Clarence, Ollis has taken a gun from the wall. A struggle began which ended in the yard where the accidental shooting occurred. x Deputy Sheriff Banks stated that he saw scratches- on Ollis Sheehan’s arm and neck, and that h : s shirt was prattcally tom off in the struggle. Sheehan told him. Banks said, that he did not know the gua was cocked, and d d not know what caused the gun to discharge During the struggle and fatal shootme. Oil s was holding his child in hk anas. WtOS-TV Places Translator On Phillips Knob It you are a WLOS Asbevilla TV fan, turn your antenna to ward Phillips Knob north of Burnsville. Th s will give you perfect recept.on, or so say the men who are p.ac ng a transla tor station on the mountain. However, instead of turning your set to Channel 13, you will dial to Clunnel 12. The transla te will be beamed on ths channel. The beam will be centered on the courthouse. And our infor mant says reception of the sta tion should, be nearly perfect in Burnsville and w thin a two mile radius. And, depending on the location of your home, re ception should be improved w thin a six to eight mile rad'us. Te translator station was scheduled to be beamed last night, with a hope of igrfect working condition. However, there may T>e some "k'nks” to be ironed out. Further information should be available from WLOS’ promo tion manager which we hope to pass on next week. Oliver Speaks pTo Men's Club A meet ng of the Men’s Club was tieiu at the Fust Presbyter ian Cnurch on Monday mght, with the lad es of , tne church serving the supper. Continued on back paga
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