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North Carolina Little Symphony To Perform For Adults And Children
Music In The Mountains:
Little Symphony Concerts Slated
In announcing its sixth
season. Music in the Moun
tains is proud to be sponsor
ing two of the foremost arts
groups in the state: The North
Carolina Symphony and the
North Carolina Dance
Theatre.
In the 45 seasons since its
founding, the North Carolina
Symphony has grown into a
70-member professional or
chestra which performs some
250 concerts each season.
During the past year alone.
Symphony musicians have
traveled over 22,000 miles
withjn our State’s borders. In
order to achieve this astound
ing record, <_the orchestra
Mark Twain Performs
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Mark Twain arrived In Burnsville and was welcomed by Mr.
Rush Wray as a most distinguished guest at the Nu-Wray Inn.
Mr. Twain will be In town for several days.
The people of Burnsville are cordially Invited to meet Mr.
Twain [aka Bill Wilson] at his lecture-MARK TWAIN--AN
EVENING PERFORMANCE—this Friday evening, May 14, at
8:00 p.m. In the Harris Elementary School auditorium. Tickets
wfll be available at the door. Photos by Ann Parka Hawthorne
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divides into two Little Sym
phonies comprised of 35
musicians each. On May 18th
at the First Baptist Church,
Burnsville, 8:15 p.m., we
shall have a chance to hear
the other Little Symphony
than that which performed in
1975. The conductor is James
Ogle, a native Virginian, who
made his debut on the clarinet
at age 14. Maestro Ogle was
the winner of the Young
Conductor’s Competition of
the North Carolina Symphony
in 1974 and has remained as
Assistant Conductor of the
orchestra.
As a joint undertaking
with the Toe River Arts
BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714
Council, Music in the Moun
tains is co-sponsoring a
performance of the North
Carolina Dance Theatre on
Saturday, September 4th in
the new auditorium of Moun
tain Heritage High School.
This troupe of fifteen profes
sional dancers is an affiliate of
the North Carolina School of
the Arts. The troupe tours for
26 weeks out of the year
throughout the nation and has
received acclaim for its highly
successful integration of mu
sic, costuming, lighting, and
choreography. The dancers,
described as young and
handsome, are said to per
form with “wit, skill, grace,
and vitality.” Make your
Labor Day weekend plans
with the North Carolina Dance
Theatre in mind.
Further information about
the Lili Kraus Benefit Recital
and the Celo Chamber Con
certs will be released soon.
Replacement Set For
S. Toe River Bridge
One bridge in Yancey
County and one bridge in
Mitchell County were inclu
ded when the North Carolina
Department of Transportation
in its May session approved a
recommendation by the pro
fessional staff of the Depart
ment of Transportation to add
26 bridges to the State Bridge
Replacement Program. This
action brings the number of
bridges to be replaced under
the State Bridge Replacement
Program to 43. '
The replacement of the 26
additional bridges is estima
ted to cost approximately SlO
million. A like amount has
already been appropriated by
the General Assembly for the
Bridge Replacement Pro
gram, and the continuation of
the program and replacement
of the additional bridges is
based on the assumption that
an additional $5 million will
be appropriated for the
program in fiscal year 1977-
1978.
Criteria used in selecting \
Little
League
Parade
The Little League Baseball
Program of Yancey County
will hold a Parade on
Saturday, May 15, beginning
at Roberts Chevrolet at 9:00
a.m. and ending at Glen
Raven Mills. Then everyone
wilt proceed to East Yancey
High School for a Chicken
Barbecue Dinner beginning at
11:30. At two o'clock Little
League Baseball games will
begin* on the various fields
throughout the county. The
regular Little League Baseball
season will begin Monday-
May 17. aC.".,
For tickets to any Music in the
Mountain events, call 675-
4060 or 675-4659 or mail your
inquiry to Music in the
Mountains, Burnsville, N.C.
28714.
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When the North Carolina
Little Symphony comes here
on May 18th and 19th, it will
be an exciting event for all the
fifth and sixth graders of
Mitchell and Yancey Coun
ties, who will be bussed to
Harris High School for the
Children’s Concert. Many of
the children have been
working with their teachers
throughout the year for this
event, learning to distinguish
instruments, rhythms, dyna
mics, and all the colorations
that make symphonic music
so exciting. Now they will
have their chance to hear a
splendid professional orches
tra playing “live.”
the bridges to be replaced
included average daily traffic;
clear roadway width; load
limits; importance in the area
road system; and overall -- ?
traffic hazard presented by
the bridge and approaches.
The Yancey County bridge
to be replaced is the one on
N.C.80 crossing South Toe
River. Estimated cost of
replacement is $360,000; the
Mitchell County bridge on
Secondary Road 1162 crossing
North Toe River 'is to be
replaced at an estimated cost
of $370,000.
Gallon
Club
Additions
The Yancey Unit of the
Mayland Chapter of the
American National Red Cross
is happy to announce addi
tions and promotions in the
Gallon Club, as the result of
donations made March 22 at
the Bloodmobile visit to
Burnsville,
Mr. Oscar W. Deyton has
been elevated to the almost
exclusive Seven Gallon group.
This is an outstanding ach
ievement. Mr. Deyton has
given the second largest
amount of blood of anyone in
Yancey County.
The Four Gallon group has
added Matoka W. Rhinehart
(Mrs. R.L.) to its ranks.
The Messrs. Charles E. \,
Black, Charles Ray Chrisawn,
Jrs., and Carlie R. Rice have
qualified for membership in ,
the Two Gallon group.
The One Gallon group is
very pleased to add Mary
Alice Gibbs and Charles Ray
Hughes to its membership.
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In an interview with Mrs.
Carroll Rogers, who with Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Burhoe,
were persons instrumental in
bringing the Symphony here
30 years ago, Mrs. Rogers
said laughingly, “Yes, our
biggest persuasion was that if
we could bring the Symphony
here and develop a variety of
cultural opportunities, the
boys who had fought in the
Second World War would find
more reasons for returning to
the area to live.”
Many of those who settled
our counties after returning
from overseas will have the
pleasure of attending the
adult concert on May 18th in
the First Baptist Church,
Burnsville, 8:15 p.m., and
also of knowing that the
younger members of their
family will have the chance to
hear the Symphony in the
Children’s Concert the next
morning.
All who attend the adult
concert (tickets $3.50) are
making the children’s concert
possible for some 800 sth and
6th graders. The beautiful
program assures an enjoyable
evening. Mozart’s Symphony
No. 39 will be the featured
work. Also on the program are
J.C. Bach’s Overture in B Flat
Major, Eight Instrumental
Miniatures by Igor Stravin
sky, the Classical Symphony
by Prokofiev, and “Jack-in
the-Box” by Satie/Milhaud.
For tickets call Music in the
Mountains 675-4060 or 675-4659
4659 or look for the posters
where tickets are sold.
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The Kindergarten claas from Mlcavllle enjoyed a lovely
ilcnlc at Black Mountain Campground following their <*«[<«i
irogram last Friday, May 7, and after their picnic they came to
SurnsvUle for a treat of a delicious cone from the Ice Cream
Parlor. Accompanying the ktndergart’ner* were Joyce Dale,
eacher and Betty Robinson, Aide. The children who
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Children Learn About Instruments
Mount Mitchell State
Park Facilities Open
Clifford H. Phillips, Park
Superintendent at Mount
Mitchell State Park has
announced that some of the
facilities are now open to the
public. Other facilities not
open are expected to open
within the next few days. The
facilities now open are the
Park Restaurant (open 8 a.m.
to 7 p.m.), picnicking, hiking,
and the Park Observation
Tower. The tent campground
will open May 15, weather
permitting. The Concession
Stands will open May 31.
Temperatures are still
quite cool and warm clothes
are advised while visiting the
park. The park is open from 8
a.m. to 8 p.m.
r The North Carolina De
pkrtmenf of Natural and
Ecohomic Resources an
nounces that Mount Mitchell
State Park has been designa
ted as a Bicentennial Park. It
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Charles Cook, Amber Riddle, Mary Murphy, Judy Stevena,
Terry Ledford, Joey Cody, Kenneth McCur^Howud^Arni^d ,
Greg Slivers, Marty Ledford, Teresr Ray,
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Bills To
Increase
For EMC
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Members
The rate French Broad
EMC pays to Carolina Power
& Light Company for whole
sale power was increased on
May 1, 1976. The Federal
Power Commission reversed
their previous order asking
CP&L to re-file at a lower
level and gave them „ their
original request of 34.5%.
This means that members of
French Broad EMC will see
an increase on their bills for
May 20, 1976. This increase
will be prorated to apply on 20
days usage, from May 1 to
May 20.
The base rate schedules
will not be changed at this
time. The increase will be
passed on as a PURCHASE
POWER AND FUEL AD
JUSTMENT CHARGE. It
takes quite a bit of time and
expense to make a rate study
and since there is uncertainty
as to when the FPC will give a
definite ruling on both whole
sale rate increases that are
now before them, it was felt it
would be best to pass the
increase on as a Purchase
Power and Fuel Adjustment
Charge. The amount of your
usage each month will deter
mine the percentage of
increase. Using lc per KWH
as an EXAMPLE ONLY,
bi-monthly members on the
Farm and Home Schedule
would see an approximate
18% increase on 500 KWH,
22% on 1000 KWH or as
much as 30% on 3000 KWH.
Hopefully, the Purchase Pow
er and Fuel Adjustment will
be less than lc, but this
cannot be determined until
actual power bills are received
from CP&L. Members are
urged to contact the Coopera
tive’s offices if they have
questions concerning the rate
increase.
Notice
There will be an important
meeting of the Academy Hill
Cemetery, Inc. on Friday,
May 14, at 7:30 p.m. in room
3 in the new courthouse. All
who have an interest in the
cemetery are urged to attend.