Pensacola Man Completes Appalachian Trail Hike
Returning home after two
and one-half months, Jon C.
Mackey of Pensacola has just
completed hiking the entire
length of the Appalachian Trail.
The Appalachian Trail is a
2100 mile footpath extending
from Baxter State Park in Maine
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Mountains of Vermont as well
as the Shenandoah Mountains
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Smokey Mountains of North
Carolina and Tennessee.
Beginning in September of
1973, Mackey hiked the Trail in
several segments to experience
the changing seasons of the
year. The Fall in New England
as well as the winter months in
the Smokey Mountains were
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among his favorite portions of
the Trail.
Mackey hiked an average of
15 miles a day and carried a
55-pound back pack. He carried
enough supplies to last a week,
then picked up new supplies at
prearranged spots along the
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Trail.
Mackey began hiking the
Trail in New Hampshire to
recross the White Mountains
where he spent much time as a
boy. Gaining interest and
experience from that venture,
he hiked through the familiar
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North Carolina, then Georgia.
The rest of the Trail then
seemed to fall into place, and so
within a year Mackey had
completed the 2100 miles after
re-soling his shoes several
times.
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Taylor Receives Award
Votes by Rep. Roy A. Taylor [right] to reduce funds in 9 of 12 of
the major appropriation bills before the House during the past two
years has prompted National Associated Businessmen, Inc. to
present him with its “Watchdog of the Treasury” award. NAB
President H. Vernon Scott praised Taylor for his votes “for economy
and fiscal responsibility” during the 1973-74 Ninety-Third
Congress. On 12 appropriation votes selected by NAB, Taylor voted
to reduce the amount of nine of them. He voted to retain funds for
water and sewer systems and also for defense. According to NAB,
the awards are presented to those Members of Congress “who vote
significantly for economy and against excessive government
spending”. Eligibility for this Congress required that recipients had
voted for reductions in at least two-thirds of the bills selected by
NAB and the 1974 award was presented to approximately one-third
of the 435 House members.
Little League Scores
On September 28 the Burns
ville Tigers played a non
conference game with the
Bakersville Raiders. The final
result was a Tiger victory of
46-14. Burnsville received the
ball first with halfback Charlie
Brown scoring the first touch
down and added four other
touchdowns during the game.
The two remaining touchdowns
were scored by Melvin Henson
and Billy Joe Shade. Only two
conversion attempts were made.
Van Parker was the Tiger’s star
kicker. Steve Penland and Pat
Hardy were the quarterbacks for
Burnsville.
Important interceptions in
the game were made by Ricky
Styles, Melvin Henson, and
Charlie Brown. Tim Laughrur.
did a fine job as center. Curtis
Young was one of our most
valuable players. He added a lot
of very important yards to the
Tiger victory.
The Bakersville Raiders got
two touchdowns. Bailey scored
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them both and only on<
conversion attempt was made.
On October sth 3 games
were played—the first betweei
Laurel and Mars Hill in whicl
Mars Hill won 28-16. The othei
two games were played a
Marshall as a double-header
The first game at 6:00 p.m. was
between Marshall and Micavilh
with Micaville inching a clos<
victory of 8-0. The second game
at 8 p.m., had results o
Burnsville walking away with i
48-6 victory over Hot Springs.
Next week on October 12
Marshal and Laurel will bi
playing at Marshall at 7:30, Ho
Springs will take on Mars Hill a
7:30 at Hot Springs, am
Burnsville will play Bald Creel
at 7:30 at Cane River.
Don’t miss these excitinj
games. Come oat and cheer thi
teams on.
Team standings in thi
Yancey Madison Little Leagui
Football Games are as follows
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Mars Hill 3 0 (
Burnsville 3 0 (
Laurel 2 2 (
Micaville 2 2 (
Bald Creek l 2 (
Marshall j 3 (
Hot Springs 0 3 .(
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