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VOL. 5, NO. 43 BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1971 JCJiPN
Two-Day Holiday
For Report Cards
Students in Yancey Coun
ty Schools will be given a
two-day holiday on Friday,
October 21 and Monday,
October 24. On Friday teach
ers will work in the schools
compiling grades and prepar
ing report cards for the first
nine-week grading period. On
Monday, October 24 “Parents
Legion
To Meet
The American Legion and
Auxiliary will meet on Tues
day, October 25th at 7:00 p.m.
in the Community Building.
Interested veterans and their
spouses are invited to attend
this covered dish affair.
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Mitchell took advantage of seven turnovers by Mountain '
Heritage laat Friday to carve out a 27-14 Little Mac triumph at ■
the loser’s field. The Mountaineers converted a first quarter 1
Interception into an early lead, as Janies A cuff plunged one *
yard and Allan Silvers ran the conversion. The second quarter 1
saw Silvers return a paas 30 yards for a TD and fire an 18-yard
scoring aerial to Larry Carpenter for a 21-0 halftime bulge.
, The Cougars got on the board in the third period on Darryl
Hoskins’ one-yard run, countering an earlier 36-yard bolt by
Mitchell’s James A cuff. Joey Austin capped Mountain
aßMrttaae’s scoring in the last period on a rush from 10 yards
111 The loss left the Cougars still looking for their fi*-st win,
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Day” will be observed in all
schools. Teachers and princi
pals will be in their respective
schools from noon to six
o’clock p.m. for conference
with parents. During the
conference the student’s pro
gress will be discussed with
the parents. The parents will
then carry the report card
home to the student.
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In the past about seventy
five percent of parents have
taken advantage of this
opportunity. Every parent is
encouraged to do so this year.
Parents who can conveniently
do so are encouraged to visit
the school early in the
afternoon since many parents
who work will be visiting the
school late in the day.
Surprise Snowfall
According to a spokesman for the National
Weather Service, last Sunday’s snow-which gave
surprised autumn color enthusiasts a jolt-was
unusual, but certainly not a record.
‘ ‘lt’s the first significant snow this year, but this
isn’t the earliest it has snowed and it isn’t the most
snow recorded for this time of year,’’ said Jim
Jenkins of the National Weather Service. Jenkins
stated that the early cold spell does not have any
significance in determining the weather for the rest
of the year.
“Just because it’s cold early doesn’t mean it is
going to be colder than usual or that it will stay
cold,” he continued.
The extreme cold and high winds stripped the
leaves from the trees at higher elevations, but has
not ruined the color season in Western North
Carolina, Blue Ridge Parkway naturalist Jim
Warner said Sunday. Sustained cold weather would
hasten the dropping of the colorful leaves, but the
cold snap Sunday was not cold enough and not
prolonged enough to do this.
“1 would think that the colors between 3,000
while Mitchell saw its record go to 3-4 overall. The following
statistics show that although the Cougars were way ahead in
rushing and passing yardage, were penalized less yardage
than the Mountaineers, and had an equal number of first
downs; mistakes and fumbles handed Mitchell the game.
Mitchell Heritage
First Downs 12 12
Rushing Atts-Ydg. 26-134 44-230
Passes 1-5-0 2-11-4
Passing Ydg. 18 31
No. Punts-Avg. 4-37 2-30
No. Fumbles-Lost 2-0 3-3
Yards Penalized 11-95 9-70
and 5,000 feet will be beautiful next weekend. It’s
beautiful now. Over 5,000 feet, however, the colors
are probably gone,” Warner added.
The fall color season attracted thousands of
visitors to the parkway and other mountain areas of
Western North Carolina during last weekend, and
Sunday’s snow caught them by surprise. Sections
of the Blue Ridge Parkway were closed as snow, ice
and slush accumulated on the ridge. Light snow
flurries were reported throughout WNC. Mount
Mitchell reported an accumulation of about six
inches of snow and the Craggy Mountain area
reported an accumulation of about five inches.
Avery County reported widespread accumulations
of snow; Haywood, Madison and Watauga counties
had snow or ice at higher elevations with chains
required to travel on some roads.
The high temperature in Yancey County Sunday
was in the 40’s; the low about 30. Monday was
slightly warmer, and by Tuesday the cold snap had
virtually disappeared with autumn weather
returning and the colors still glorious hues of
yellow, scarlet and gold.
Drive Underway
United Way
The United Way provides
for exceptional educational
experiences which could ne
ver be accomplished in the
ordinary classroom.
With a long background of
training in leadership, the
Boy Scouts provide varied
opportunities for boys to grow
and excel. The Boy Scout
program features patriotism,
self reliance, consideration of
one’s family, courage, charac
ter development with empha
sis on education and living up
to the Scout Oath and Scout
Law.
The Yancey County Boy
Scouts are members of the
Boosters Raise
S IOOO Toward Goal
The Mountain Heritage
Boosters are happy to report
that we made about SIOOO.OO
on hats, supper, concessions
and our gun raffle Friday
night. We still have a long
way to go for our goal, but
everyone is hopeful at this
point. The football conces
sions have been above aver
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age, and our other projects
are going well, such as our
button, hat and sticker sales.
Our future plans include a
donut sale, a beef raffle and
hopefully a Halloween party
for the whole family. Anyone
having any good money
making ideas would be most
welcome at our meetings. We
need to come up with one big
money-making project for this
year.
i We had planned to raffle
off a beef at the Madison
football game this week, but
since we need to make as
much on this as we can we
have decided to put this off
until a later date-possibly the
first of basketball season.
We hope for a big turnout
at our November 7th meeting.
Plans are being made to invite
the basketball teams and
coaches along with their
parents. This is a drive for
Club Meeting
The Burnsville Men’s
Club Will hold its monthly
business dinner on Monday.
October 24th at 6:30 p.m. at
F- the Community Building.
Daniel Boone Council which is
composed of 14 Western
North Carolina counties and is
divided into 9 districts. The
Council operates Camp Daniel
Boone, where 1100 Scouts and
adult leaders attend each
year. Sixty Eagle Scout
awards will be given this year
through the Council.
In Yancey County, there
have been several hundred
boys that have gone through
the scouting program. Among
these, there have been nine
boys who have received the
Eagle award.
The scouting program
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new members so all you
basketball parents please
come..along with those of you
who are already members.
Our fee is $5.00 to join.
'We want to thank,every
one who donated the food for
the chili supper, and all the
members who worked. Our
special thanks goes to The
Yancey Journal for putting
our news in at the last minute
each week and for all the
coverage they have given our
projects. We would also like
to thank WKYK for their
many announcements given
our suppers.
Fir Seedling
Application
Bacchus Hensley, Yancey
County Forest Ranger, ad
vises that tree seedling
applications are now available
for Fraser Fir only. Fraser Fir
are best suited for Christmas
tree production.
Tree seedlings can be
ordered from the County
Forest Rknger, County Exten
sion Office, Soil Conservation
Office, or ASCS Office. All of
these offices are located in the
r Courthouse in Burnsville.
I Land owners interested in
ordering trees and needing
additional information should
contact Yancey County Forest
Ranger Bacchus Hensley at
682-6788 or 682 6346.
Yancey Highway
Accident Report
An accident on Monday,
October 10, at 5:15 p.m.
occurred on US 19E 3 miles
south of Burnsville.
Ricky Gortney, 22, of
Route 1, Burnsville, was
driving a 1973 Dodge north.
Debra Ponder, 23, of Mars
Hill was driving a 1975 Dodge
north. Both were traveling at
moderate rates of speed.
Edwin Maney, 26, of Route 3,
Burnsville was driving a 1966
Ford south around the
“Phipps Creek Curve” and
lost control. He crossed the
center line and struck vehicles
one and two.
Damage was estimated at
SI,OOO to the 1973 Dodge;
SIOOO to the 1975 Dodge and
SSOO to the 1966 Ford. Edwin
Maney was charged with left
of center. Trooper W.J.
Stallings investigated.
A school bus accident on
Friday, October 14 at 8:20
a.m. occurred on Arbutus
Road in Burnsville.
E.L. Miller, 17, of Route 4,
Burnsville was driving a 1966
Chevrolet School Bus north
and attempted to pass a 1971
Plymouth stopped in the road
because the engine had died.
Operator of the Plymouth was
Charlotte Carpeiiter, 28, of
Burnsville. The bus struck the
left rear of the Plymouth.
Damage was estimated at
$25.00 to the Plymouth.
Trooper A.T. Morrison inves
tigated.
A one-car accident on
Friday, October 14, at 9:45
a.m. took place on US 19E
near Burnsville.
Benolene Johnson, 47, of
Burnsville was driving a 1968
Ford south, ran off the right
side of the road into a ditch.
The car then crossed to the
left side of the road, then to
the right side again, striking a
ditchbank and spinning
around in the road.
Damage was estimated at
S9OO. Benolene Johnson was
charged with left of center.
Trooper A.T. Morrison inves
tigated.
On Saturday, October 15,
at 2:45 a.m. an accident
occurred on US 19 11 miles
south of Burnsville. Melvin
Fox, 18, of Micaville was
driving a 1973 Plymouth east
and entered a curve. The
driver lost control and struck a
ditch bank om the westbound
shoulder.
Damage was estimated at
S9OO. Trooper T.L. Rogers
investigated.
An accident 13 miles south
of Burnsville on Blue Rock
Road occurred on Saturday,
October 15, at 12:30 p.m.
Judy Hoilman, 19, of
Burnsville was driving a 1972
Ford north. The vehicle ran
off the road on the right side,
pulled back onto the roadway
and crossed roadway and
overturned down a bank,
coming to rest on its top.
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Driver stated si. e was crowd
ed off the road.
Damage was estimated at
SSOO. Trooper W.J. Stallings
investigated.
Jf’s The Law
Vehicles operated on
the highways of North
Carolina must be equip
ped with safe tires.
They must not be worn
or cut so as to expose
tire cord or show a
visible tread separation.
The tires must have a
tread depth of not less
than 2/32nds of an inch.
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Rev. Lee Talmage
Church
Activities
Are Slated
Rev. Lee Talmage and his
wife Phyllis accompanied by
their family, Lee Jr., Becky
and Debbie will be participat
ing in weekend activities at
the church on Mitchell Branch
Friday through Sunday, Octo
ber 21-23. Presently Mr.
Talmage is serving in mis
sionary work with children in
Britton, Michigan, under the
Rural Bible Mission.
Highlights of the weekend
will be as follows: Friday
night Mrs. Talmage will
speak at a women's fellowship
at the home of Mrs. Janette
Roland. Mr. Talmage will be
speaking at a men’s fellow
ship at the home of Richard
Buchanan, the host pastor.
Saturday night there will
be a youth rally with
recreation at 6:30--featuring a
karate demonstration by Lee
Jr., who holds a black belt.
Mr. Talmage will be the guest
speaker of the rally.
Mr. Talmage will be
speaking in both services
Sunday and showing slides of
the missionary ministry in the
evening service.
1* The Present church budd
ing was built during the time
of Mr. Talmage’s ministry in
Burnsville.
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