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Editorials Volunteer Firemen Do fires come in bunches? The members of the Marshall Volunteer Fire Department must think so after this past weekend. They were busy on Friday and Saturday with a variety of fire types, each one illustrating the need for different techniques and equipment in the firefighting profession. The Marshall Volunteer Fire Depart ment strives for professionalism in what for the men is volunteer work. This means many hours on their own time practicing the skills and learning new ones that con tribute to the dousing of fires in the safest possible manner. Though a town, Marshall has city-size fire worries. From the railroad to industrial and commercial property to the family home there exists in each a par ticular fire hazard and firefighting pro blem. The Marshall volunteers study and practice the skills they will bring to bear in any situation that might arise. Early in 1961 the department is scheduled to study "Flammable Liquid Firefighting" prepar ing them should there be a "petroleum transportation incident" such as occurred several years ago with the wreck of an avia tion fuel tanker. With the railroad running through town the chance exists, as much as we'd like to ignore it, of some hazardous substance causing a problem for the com m unity The presence of a well trained and well equipped fire fighting unit increases the chances of rapid solutions to explosive situations. Firefighting is serious business. It's a thrill to ride the trucks and see the admiring looks of children, but those things don't count for much to firemen caught in a deep backwash of smoke when the wind shifts. Nor does it help a man when the floor he is walking on collapses beneath him. When the firemen are dragging themselves out of bed at 2 a.m. to fight a fire or dragging wet hose off the truck and spreading it on the drying rack at 3 a.m. there is all-too-little compen sation other than the important one: the fire is out and all are safe. The Marshall Volunteer Fire Depart ment invites the public to their Open House Sunday afternoon, November 9 from 2 until 5 p.m. They'll be serving coffee and offering rides on a fire truck for the children. If there is sufficient interest they hope to demonstrate some of their firefighting techniques as well as pass on fire safety in formation. For the citizen who counts on the volunteer organization to help them in times of trouble this would be a good oppor tunity to meet the firefighters and learn about their vital and dangerous job. Kevin Morley Heard And Seen By POP STORY The Halloween costume contest held last Friday night at the Plaza Burger Parlor at the shopping center on the Mar shall bypass last Friday night was a huge success. The event was sponsored by the Plaza Burger and resulted in many children and adults having a great time. Costumes of every design were worn by the contestants. Originality was the main point in the costumes and, believe me, many of them were outstanding, especially the little boy who won first place... those who were pre sent know what I mean by OUTSTANDING. All of the youngsters were diked out in costumes and painted faces, making it im possible to identify most of them. To say the least, it was a great show which caused great entertainment and laughter. Not only were the smaller girls and boys dressed in appropriate Halloween colors, but also several of the adults. Following the contest many of the kids enjoyed going "tricking - and treating". Congratulations to Plaza Burger personnel on promoting the contest. It was fun. By the time you are reading this col umn, the election will be over and the win ners and losers will be known. I'm writing this column on Monday afternoon and have no idea who will actually win. Whoever is elected, however, deserve the cooperation of the public if they are to be efficient. The local campaigns have been clean with the minimum of mud-slinging. For this, I am grateful. Oftentimes in the past, candidates have been content to bang away at their op ponents. Now that the election is over, it would best serve everyone to forget past dif ferences and join the winners in trying to make our country, state and nation a better place in which to live. ' ) If present plans go through as schedul ed, I probably will not write a column for next week's issue since I'm scheduled to enter St. Joseph's Hospital this Saturday and spend a week. If all goes well, I hope to be back at the typewriter the following week. Dr. Plemmons Certified By ? * Medical Board Hot Springs ? Dr. Ronald L. Plemmons of Hot Springs has been named a diploma te of the American Board of Family Practice (ABFP) as a result of passing a certification ex amination offered by the 'ABFP. He is now certified in the medical specialty of fami ly practice. Dr. Plemmons Joined the 'staff of the Hot Springs Health Program in July of this year. The intensive 2-day written examination is designed to prove the candidate's ability in the areas of internal ^medicine, surgery, obstetrics, ^gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry and community medicine. To qualify for the examina tion a physician must have successfully completed three yean of residency training in family practice. There are ?some 382 such training pro grams in teaching hospitals and university medical centers across the United States. ABFP diploma tes also must continue to show proof of com petence in the field of com prehensive, continuing care of the family by being recertified every six years. No other medical specialty requires diplomates to prove com petence on a continuing basis. The latest group of diplomates brings the total number to more than 24,000. Most are members of the Academy of Family Physi cians, the national association of family doctors. The Academy was the first na tional M.D. group to require members to take continuing medical study, and was chief ly responsible for securing specialty status for family practice. THE LATE AFTERNOON SUN struggles to break through dark clouds and glisten on the river as fall rushes in on Marshall and the Ptioto by N. Hancock surrounding hills. The view is looking from Upper Bridge Street toward the west end of the island bridge at Marshall. At School Board Meeting Couple Seeks To Educate Child At Home I By NICHOLAS HANCOCK ! A Madison County couple jjwent before the Madison ^Courtly Board of Education Motxtey to seek approval from "the board to continue to teach their 10-year-old daughter at home. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Holloway of Anderson Branch Road told school board members that their daughter has already completed the se cond and third grade in the home study course and was presently working on the fourth grade in the cor respondence educational pro gram set up by the Seventh day Adventist Church. "The course is designed to educate children from kindergarten all the way through a masters degree," Mr. Holioway said. * The Holloways said they feel every child should have a Christian education; that education should, in their opi nion, promote mental, physical and spiritual growth in children. And, they pointed out that the Seventh-day Adventitt home study course is "Biblically centered" in order to teach children "to overcome self to they may learn to serve God and humanity." Mr. Holioway said public education today it "self centered" apd lacks the ele The News -Record NONPARTISAN M POLITICS (USPSMM40) O.MCHOLAS HANCOCK. L STORY. WMkly By Inc BOX 369 MARSHALL, N.C. 28753 PHONE: (704) 649-2741 ment of spiritual development he (eels is necessary for children growing up in our world. The couple emphasized their belief in the value of education, but they said they felt public education was not teaching the "total person" which consists of a mental, physical and spiritual being. Mr. Holloway pointed out that this particular home study course had been approv ed by several educational associations and the public, school system in the state of Maryland. He said he wasn't asking public school systems to incorporate Biblical teachings in the schools, "That wouldn't be democratic," he said "We are seeking an alter native tar our child, and this is the one we have chosen," he said. "We don't want to become a court case. You Mr. Holloway explained that the nearest Christian oriented school that his daughter could attend is 40 miles away at Pisgah. And, he pointed out that it would be impractical to try and send his child to school there. "We like this area," he said, "one of the reasons we moved here was because this area doesn't have the pro blems associated with larger city life." "In recognition of the pro blems inherent in the p?rt>lic schools today, we ask that the board recognize and accept this program so that we may educate our daughter at home," Holloway told' the board. School board chairman Bob by Ponder said, "We don't have the authority to approve this request. We are under state law - School superintendent R.L Edwards reminded the Hoi Iowa ys that North Carolina law states that children bet ween the ages of 7 and 1C are required to be enrolled In a state approved school. "If this home study course meets state requirements, if the state recognizes the program, then this board has a right to recognize it," Edwards said. Superintendent Edwards suggested he and the Holloways place a phone call to the State Board of Educa tion to get a legal interpreta tion of the matter and to And out if the state would recognise and accept the pro gram. (Edwards was unable to contact the proper in dividuals in the state offices, and was waiting their return call at press time for the Newt-Record. He assured the Hoikmays be would contact them aa soon as be heard from Raleigh.) Ronald Holloway told the Newt-Record this was the se cond time he had gone before the local school authoritis regarding the home study course for Ills daughter. After having lived to Madison Coun reported to the school authorities that be and Us wife had a srhosl sgs 4 child gested the Holloways contact the State Board of Education in Raieigh in order to get a rul ing on the matter. We wrote a letter to the State Board of Education, and we never got a reply," Holloway said. Finally, a phone call to the State Department of Public Instruction in Raleigh resulted in the Holloways be ing told that the matter was one which should be handled by the local Madison County school board. Contacted initially, the Madison board referred the Holloways back to the state shcool authorities in Raleigh, Holloway said. Meanwhile, the Holloways began teaching their daughter on the fourth-grade level of the home study course in order to maintain continuity in tar education. Agaia recently, Harrison inquired as to why the Holloway child was not at t tiding Walnut School In an effort to remove themselves from the , ?f SOUTHERN APPALACH1A with Rogers Vkitcacr SnJ vmt far c*Jmm ??(trial M Ibftn Ikimtr, llu* I7fc. Iln??r, V <? 3 Herbal Remedies In the Appalachian past, fall vas not only the time to check ? the food and fuel supply for he winter ahead but a period n which to examine the herbal nedicine chest for expected or inexpected cold weather il ness. The inevitability of ingestion, cough, and the :ommon cold almost lutomatically demanded that he housewife have a store of basic ingredients for the remedies prescribed for such liiments. Vikki Coffey, a Blowing Flock resident, recently talked with kinfolk and other older citizens in this mountain town and discovered a surprising number of folk prescriptions silll retained in their memory and occasionally still employed in a modern medical world. h Remedies for chest conges tion she found to consist primarily of soothing concoc tions to be drunk or plasters to be applied to the chest or back. She lists some of the more or less standard remedies: For chest congestion heat mutton tallow and apply directly to the chest. Apply a mixture of cam phor, mutton tallow, soot, pine tar, turpentine, and lard to the chest. East raw honey. Eat two to three teaspoons of polecat tat in order to bring up phlegm. Rub groundhog oil and goose oil on the chest and cover with a hot flannel cloth. Wear a flannel shirt with turpentine and lard on it throughout the winter. Mix one part mustard, four parts whole wheat flour, and warm water and spread the mixture on a cloth. Apply to the chest, diluting the mixture with additional water if il threatens to burn the skin. Miss Coffey discovered that oldtime herbal teas con stituted the most common recommendation for coughs. She lists a number of the * favored remedies . Boil a handful of mullein roots and leaves in a pint of water. Add honey or syrup to sweeten and take a spoonful at intervals. Parch the leaves of ratsvein (ratsbane) and grind it to a powder. Place a pinch on your hand and snort it. Make a tea of slippery elm leaves and drink freely. Use assorted granulated or powdered herbs in boiling water to make a tea. Take three cups per day, one before each meal and another at bed time. Suggested herbs for this mixture include tansey, wild cherry bark, hyssop, mullein, flax seed, horehound, pep per weed, white pine, spikenard, colt's foot, blue violot, palmetto berries, thyme, golden seal, red clover blossoms, and lobelia. Remedies for the common cold Miss Coffey found in great number, listing only those most frequently recall ed. Boil pine needles to make a strong tea, adding as much quinine as will stay on the blade of a knife. Drink from time to time throughout the day. Parch red pepper in front of a fireplace. Powder and mix with hot water and white corn liquor. Drink before meals and at bedtime. Drink a mixture of honey and corn whiskey. Eat onions roasted in ashes from the fireplace. Drink the brine from kraut. This salty liquid calls for the intake of great amounts of water which will rid the body of cold germs. Letter To The Editor Editor: The Bailey Mountain Ran, sponsored by the Mart Httt Lions Ctab on Oct It, was very well organized and profes sionally carried out Hw come was well marked, timers call ed out the times at mile markers, and roads were cleared of traffic safety and effictanUy. A water station was avatlab$?
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