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Chip Zullinger, Larry Howell Help Injured Player Off Field
Cougars Face Defeat
Dewayne Norman and
Randall Crowley of Brevard
turned in two brilliant per
formances in downing Moun
tain Heritage last Friday
night. Both the speedsters
rushed for well over 100 yards
and each accounted for three
Notice
Mayland Technical
“ Institute still has some
openings for low-skilled
or unemployed people
who want to learn
MASONRY or CAR
PENTRY skills. Those
who qualify will receive
a training allowance
while they are in school
through the Compre
hensive Employment
and Training Act. Call
765-7351 for further
information.
Bluedevils Pounce On Ball-Carrying Cougar
Frustrated Coach Chereshkoff Watches Team Go Down
touchdowns against a frustra
ted Heritage defense.
There were a few bright
spots in the game for the
Cougars as they were simply
outmanned and outclassed at
almost every position. It is
difficult for a school so new to
consolidation and big time
football to compete with,
schools such as Brevard who
have been one of the football
powers in North Carolina for
years.
A never-say-die attitude
was projected by a number of
Mountain Heritage players
even though things looked
rather bad for the Cougars.
Danny Gurley and Rocky
Styles played relentless de
fense and continued to stick to
Brevard's running backs long
after any hope lor victory was
possible. Melvin Henson re
turned kickoff after kickoff
giving his best efforts each
time. It is this kind of effort
and attitude that is going to
turn this team around in the
weeks to come. The Cougars
started off with the toughest
schedule of anyone in the
conference, yet our boys have
weathered the worst part of
the season and have emerged
with no injuries.
Next week they will be
facing another tough Big Mac
Appreciation Day At
Mayland Tech Today
As another academic year
at Mayland Technical Insti
tute draws to a close, the
faculty and staff of MTI begin
to realize the importance of
our students to the commun
ity and the school as a
valuable resource. However,
this is second to the oppor
tunity of meeting and know
ing our students as friends
and often as co-workers.
In this spirit, the staff at
team, Tuscola. Tuscola is
ranked third in Western North
Carolina so Friday night’s
game will be no party-but we
have the boys and the attitude
to turn things around Friday
night!
Score for the Heritage-
Brevard game: 53-0 in Bre
vard’s favor.
Mayland Technical Institute
would like to invite all the
students and their I amities to
participate in a Student
Appreciation Day on Thurs
day, September 15. In order
to have as many of the
students as possible we are
going to have two time
periods for the cookout. We
will begin at 11:30 a.m. for
lunch and 6:00 p.m. for
dinner.
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EMC’s Win Decision
A ruling by a Federal
Power Commission judge,
ordering a $13.5 million
rollback in a $33.5 million rate
increase proposed by Carolina
Power and Light Co. for its
electric cooperative and mu
nicipal customers, was de
scribed by co-op officials
|today as a “major victory” for
those customers.
The decision not only
ruled that the rate increase
was too high by about 40 per
cent, but also threw out a
provision requiring the cus
tomers to pay for 95 per cent
of their summertime peak
demand all year long, whe
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Grant
Award
Yancey County and the
jJ.Qwn of Burnsville are the
recipients of a joint grant from
the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urtqm Develop
ment for Community Develo
pment Projects in the County
and Town.
The total grant award is
$169,000.00, with the grant
funds being divided into the
following categories:
Housing Rehabilitation
SBO,OOO
Street Improvements 4,200
Sewage Line Extensions
46,000
Mini Park 12,000
Administrative 20,000
Contingency 6,800
Projects are not scheduled
to begin until HUD has given
approval of environmental
statements pertaining to. all
projects. Questions should be
referred to 682-3971.
The County and Town
would like to give special
recognition to Region D Staff
Planners, Mr. Glenn Alston
and Mr. Rick Herndon, for
their help in obtaining these
HUD funds.
Board
Appointee
The Yancey County Board
of Education has appointed
Max M. Ray to fill a vacancy
on the Board of Education
created by the resignation of
Jerome R. Burns last month.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray live in
the Pleasant Gap Community.
They have three children,
Alan who is a student at East
Yancey Middle School; Don
na, a student at Mountain
Heritage High School, and
Mrs. Jo McMahan.
Mr. Ray is employed with
Brown Brothers Construction
Company of Boone
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BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714
ther or not they actually use
that much power, said Alton
P. Wall, , acting general
manager of North Carolina
Electric Membership Corpor
ation.
N.C. EMC, the state
association of electric cooper
atives, represented the 18
EMCs which are served by
CP&L in the FPC case.
Wall said the 95 percent
“ratchet” provision “has
Yancey Man Killed In
Fatal Three-Car Accident
A fatal three-car accident
on Friday, September 9 at
8:10 p.m. occurred on U.S.
19E at Riverside.
Johnny Cooper, Jr., 30, of
Route 2, Burnsville was
driving a 1973 Volkswagon
South on US 19E at the
Riverside bridge, crossed the
center of the road approxi
mately 4 feet and side-swiped
a 1969 GMC Pickup driven by
Zeb Fox, 20, of Route 2,
Burnsville.
The VW continued on off
the left side of the road and
struck a 1976 GMC truck
head-on. Randy Buckner, 18,
of Route 3, Burnsville was
driver of the 1976 GMC.
Johnny Cooper, Jr. was
killed instantly at the scene.
Randy Buckner and a passen
Three Ring Circus
Slated Next Monday
The spectacular, star
studded, 1977 edition of
Roberts Bros. Three-Ring
Circus, a ninety-minute live
tented circus, will erect its
canvas at the carnival grounds
at 19E ByPass, Burnsville, on
Monday, September 19, for
one day only. The two
dazzling performances are
scheduled for 6:00 and 8:00
p.m. with the midway open
ing one hour before the first
performance. The circus is
being presented here as a
fund raising and community
service project for the Burns
ville Volunteer Fire Depart
ment.
The traditional three ring,
under canvas circus features a
number of daring and dazz
ling, entertaining and excit
ing. unique and unusual
attractions. One of the most
unique among these surely
must be Max El Toreador and
his bullfight boxers. In this
unusual display seventy six
year old Italian circus veteran
Max Bertei presents a mock
bullfight that is more bull
than fight and more dog than
bull. In a more traditional vein
the circus presents Pasha the
Performing Elephant. Earl’s
Military Ponies, and a parade
of other educated animal
attractions.
Os course there’s much
more to the circus than
animals. The show will also
feature tbl aerial artistry of
the daring and dynamic
Gabiel Flores. From Mexico
City, Flores is the later day
version of the daring young
man on the flying trapeze.
Unaided by any net or safety
device Flores exhibits his
finely honpd skills hij(h above
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15,1977
substantially increased the
cost of wholesale power for
the cooperatives and, as a
result, has been a real burden
to the EMCs and their
consumer-members.”
Under the •■atchet, an
EMC is billed monthly for 95
percent of the peak power
demand recorded during the
period from June through
September, even if they use
less.
ger. Sharon Ponder, 16, of
Route 2, Mars Hill were taken
to Yancey Hospital and
treated and released.
Damage was estimated at
$2,000 to the Volkswagon,
S4OO to the 1969 GMC, and
$3,000 to the 1976 GMC.
Trooper A.T.Morrison inves
tigated. Trooper Morrison
was assisted by the Radio
Patrol and Yancey County
Rescue Squad in directing
traffic.
Another accident last Fri
day, September 9, involved
two cars and occurred 10
miles east of Burnsville on
Arbuckle Road.
Charles Gurley, 41, of
Route 2, Burnsville was
driving a 1972 Dodge. Brenda
Bartlett, 23, of Route 2,
the center ring, at the apex of
the canvas arena. Other aerial
acts include England’s Bob
Top and Edna on the elevated
Roller Skating Platform, Miss
Sabrina on the Spinning
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Wall said Wednesday’s
decision By FPC Judge
George Lewnes dismissing
the “ratchet” provision could
have far-reaching conse
quences if it is upheld by the
entire commission. The full
body will review the ruling on
an appeal from CP&L.
Meanwhile, the power
company will continue to
collect the higher rates
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Burnsville was driving a 1977
Oldsmobile north on Arbuckle
Road, observed vehicle 1
traveling south around a
curve on the left hand side of
the road. She drove to the
right edge of the road with
wheels 6 inches off pavement
and stopped. Vehicle 1
continued south on the wrong
side of the road and struck the
left rear of vehicle 2. Then it
continued 34 ft. striking a 6 ft.
high embankment. Vehicle 1
then tacked up and left the
scene.
Damage was estimated at
$350 to the Dodge and SBOO to
the Oldsmobile. Gurley was
charged with hit and run, left
of center, and giving false
report. Trooper A.T. Morri
son investigated.
Spanish Web, Tanya on the
Swinging Ladder, and Sirocco
on the Cloud Swing.
Also appearing in the
upcoming performance will be
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