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Editorial Immunize Your Pels Two rabid skunks have been discovered in Madison County in the past month. The discovery of a second rabid animal last week would indicate that the earlier incident was not an isolated one. It is absolutely imperative that every pet owner in the county take steps to in sure that rabid animals do not become a major threat to health. To -do otherwise is to invite a most painful form of human tragedy. If you have not already done so, let us urge you to have all your house pets vaccinated against rabies. Remember, cats can carry rabies, too. We are fortunate here in Madison County to have two fine veterinarians, Drs. Bud Allen and Larry Frost, available to perform vaccinations. The vaccinations are inexpensive and only take a few minutes. The possible tragedy such vac cinations prevent makes the investment of money and time well worthwhile. Madison County doesn't have a dog license fee, but all pet owners are required to have their pets vaccinated. Pet owners have a moral responsibility, both to the animals and to their neighbors, to protect against rabies. We must also be aware of wild animals and report any suspicious animals immediately. Don't take unnecessary chances near possibly rabid animals, but shoot the animal if possible. Be careful not to shoot suspicious animals in the head. Lab technicians need the animal's skull to test for rabies. The two incidents of rabid animals do not in dicate that an epidemic is imminent, but they should serve as a clear warning that action must be taken now in order to avoid a potential ly devastating situation. Know Comment By JOSEPH GODWIN Unreconstructed Boyhood Makes Adult Life More Fun By JOSEPH GODWIN Probably none of us should ever completely grow up. It is one thing, of course, for an adult to be childish : but it is something else altogether dif ferent for one to be somewhat childlike Some of my close friends who have known me a long time know that I have an unreconstructed streak of boy about that wide , running Jhe full length of my personality. I like that! That streak of boy within me causes me to love flowers and to be excited by their colors and shapes. What is more, I always have time to slow down and smell them. I had much rather use my nose that way than to store it in other people's business. This boy within does other things to and for me that I would like to tell you about. I love animals ? all kinds of animals ? especially young ones. Holding a kitten, puppy, lamb, duckling, or baby chick in my hands is always a new experience with new excite ment. It never becomes com monplace pleasure, nor do I intend ever to get too busy to enjoy these latest editions from the hands of Mother Nature. From the days of the old steam locomotives, puffing their billows of black smoke and seeming to stamp their feet as they started off. I have been completely smitten by trains. I still love them, and I like to get caught at a crossing so that I have to wait for the train to go by. Why do you ask-' Of course. I count the cars as the train rumbles by! Also. I'm a fool about anes From the old Ford Trimotor to the modem jumbo jets, my keen interest in planes has neither wavered nor flickered. Caught by a blend of childlike excitement and con tentment, I have spent waiting time on the observation decks in the airports in New Orleans, Charlotte, Atlanta, and Athens. Greece, thrilled by the thunder of the mighty planes as they took off and landed. I shall never tire of them. Even when I feel no pain, and when I have no personal reason to be sad, I cry. When somebody else is hurt or mistreated, when he or she is in sorrow or trouble, I cry. The emotional transference from an adult to a child transfers to the boy within me. This boy within keeps me from taking myself too seriously. You see, I really do believe that the world would keep on operating without me. This perspective also helps me enjoy a healthy irreverence toward other adults whose self-concept and self-worth have been inflated beyond possible comparison with reality. The world will go on without them also. The boy within fills me with wonder and awe. I know spr ing is here to stay when I see a bumblebee in front of me. parked in space. There he is ? full throttle in neutral, mo tionless as if suspended in time -? and I'm going to watch him as long as he stays with me. Then I'll keep on watching him while he loads down both hind legs in the squash blossoms. Sitting in the papa chair in my den, I am thrilled no end to see the President of the United States walking on the Great Wall in China. I hear him speak ? clearly; and his voice is still the same. I have an incurable and in satiable curiosity. What is it? How does it work? I like to see it, feel it, hear it, smell it, taste it, test it. After all, how else can the still growing boy learn? There is an indelible streak of mischief in me. I won't hurt you nor vandalize your belong ings. Not at all! However, I'm not beyond causing you a mite of embarrassment, a bit of confusion, or a trace of tem porary inconvenience ? all in the name of clean fun. That is just some of the spice of life. When you turn the tables, I do not object. I delight in simple things: food, clothes, cars. Really, now, has anybody ever im proved on pinto beans, corn bread, and iced tea? And my two primary reasons for wear ing clothes are to keep warm and to keep from being ar rested for indecent exposure. Comfort and cleanliness are my only significant concerns in clothes. And cars? My old Voidswagen has 185,000 miles on it. What I demand of it now is all I have ever demanded of it ? that it get me from where I am to where I had rather be. Very simple. This boy within me adds spice and color to my whole existence. I hope I never lose him. He may also be my rope to my strongest anchor to reality. . . . When I really was a boy, my mother read to me, "Permit little children to come to me ? and don't stop them; for they are what the Kingdom of God is made of." Heard And Seen By POP STORY IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING "Bill" and I enjoyed our first visit to Cher ryville Sunday when we attended the wedding of Sherry Minnix to the Rev. Vincent D. Hefner in the First Baptist Church of which the Rev. Mike Minnix, former pastor of the First Baptist Church of Marshall, is now pastor. Mike performed the ceremony and Chris Min nix, the bride's brother, gave her in marriage. It was an impressive wedding in the beautiful church which has more than 1400 members. We had the opportunity to speak with Mike, Jayne, Chris and Sherry, who sent their love to their many friends here in the county. Also attending the wedding were Eola Haynie, Billie Jean Haynie, Kristen Payne and Edna Fa ye Nash. ANOTHER FRIEND PASSES I have had several close friends pass away in the past year, far too many to comment on in this column, but I would like to mention the re cent passing of S.L. Nix. "Sam" as I called him, was one of the friends "Bill' and I will miss greatly. "Bill" and Sam would often meet outside the church after services and "shoot the breeze." Sam was always a likeable, pleasant person, admired by everyone. Our sympathies are ex tended to Hattie Ella, Tom and the entire Nix family. FREE PHOTOGRAPHS OFFERED A free photograph was offered to donors to the Marshall Volunteer Fire Department last weekend. The project reportedly raised more than $1,000 for the department. Fire chief Jackie Davis asked us to thank the many people that made donations. Proofs will be returned in about two weeks. Anyone wishing to order additional pictures may do so by stopping by the fire house on Main Street. NCAE Nixes Endorsement In 2nd Primary By DANIEL C. HOOVER The News and Observer The N.C. Association of Educators rejected a recom mendation from iuts political action committee in Raleigh Saturday that it endorse H. Edward Knox for governor in the Democratic primary runoff over Attorney General Rufus L. Edmisten and voted not to make any endorsement. The action came during a closed meeting of the NCAE's 148-member Ratification Council. Neither candidate was present. Glenn Keever, communica tions director for the teachers' organization, said that the I Dear Editor: So Many People Helped... ir Editor: is hard to personally all the people who have my family and I over two years. As a single with two children to idea of returning to for two years was a, 8? my degree. I a better life and make a With the of people in many dif I have LuAnn Roberts, Billy Lynn Roberts, Cathy and Johnny Littrell and many, many others, my children will have a better life. Thank you for the hours of child care, for the sym pathetic ears, the words of support, the extra touch of kindness at Christmas, the fuel when it was coM, the neighbors who mow the lawn and the food when we were hungry. Thank you ail so very mud| ( was not bom in Madison County, but moved here 13 years ago. My roots are here now. So ara my children' , and we will stay here. We are home in Madison County. I just hope that someday I can repay all the kindness I've known by passing it on to When I receive my Registered Nurse pin this Fri day, I will be receiving it because of the wonderful peo ple in Madison County. Madison County should never be known by any other nickname except, "Beautiful Madison County ." Once again, thank you so very much. I'm proud to be here in Madison County Esther Franks A new aarse. Boosters Club Says Hianks Dear Editor ing at Madison H.S. on Sun day. The $614.04 collected in donations and proceeds from concessions will be used to pay for uniforms that have been purchased for the athletic pro grams at the school. A special thanks goes to radio station WMMH for spon soring the singing and to everyone who worked and gave freely of their time to make the event a success. A very special thank you also goes to the Primitive Quartet and the Redeemed Quartet for giving of their tune and talents to provide us with an afternoon of excellent two-phase vote came on views that there were few dif ferences between the can didates on education and con cern that an endorsement might prove divisive. Keever said that the vote on the NCAE's Political Action Committee on Education recommendation of Knox was "fairly close." Edmisten led the 10-man field in Tuesday's Democratic gubernatorial primary. Knox, who came in second, called for a runoff, set for June 5. Edmisten said that he ex pected Knox, former mayor of Charlotte, to receive the NCAE endorsement. When told in an interview that the group had decided not to en dorse either, he said, "That's great. Apparently, my folks in there got busy." Knox and his top catnpaign aides could not be reached for comment. "I would have liked to have had the endorsement," Ed misten said, "but I'm glad they didn't endorse anyone. I have consistently said educa tion is my top priority. They showed great wisdom." Since last week's primary, Knox has picked up a number of endorsements. Initially, he was endorsed by Lt. Gov. Jiia my Green, who finished fifth in the governor's race. Late Friday, Knox won the recom mendation of Thomas O. Gilmore, the fourth-place finisher, who had received en dorsements from the NCAE and the state AFL-CIO. Although the teacfiers' group's ability to deliver its votes is open to dispute, the endorsement could have prov ed a boon to Knox's campaign through organizational assistance. SOme observers have attributed superior organization to Edmisten, who was able to carry 68 counties to Knox's 18 on Tuesday. Thad Beyle, a political scientist at the Unversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said Saturday that the impact of an endorsement would pro bably be marginal on the Knox campaign. "TTiey cannot deliver the teachers' organization as a bloc," he said of the NCAE leadership. "I think that's been obvious." Gilmore announced his backing of Knox after third place finisher D.M.'Lauch' Faircloth endorsed Edmisten. In a statement, Gilmore said that Knox has a clearer concept of the issue* facing the state. "I am now fully convinced that Eddie Knox stands head visory Budget Commission and the Council of State; limiting political contributions and expenditures in state-wide campaigns; and studying changes in the requirements for runoff elections. Differences between Knox and Edmisten on education were subtle because the pair generally agreed on major points. Knox and Edmisten have advocated higher teacher salaries and have said that they would initially focus on the pay issue before tackling a reduction in class size. Both also said that they did not feel a state tax increase would be necessary to increase spen ding on public education. They have indicated support for an NCAE plan to create a "career ladder" as an instru ment to keep teachers in the classroom rather than lose them to administrative jobs or the private sector The NCAE's Keever said Saturday's decision "tended to say that the two men are so close on issues that there real ly is no difference. Education is getting enough attention from both." He said most council members felt that there was no overriding reason to choose between Edmisten and Knox and to do so "would be terribly divisive." The News Record Serving The People Of Madison County Since 19 01 P.O. Box 369 ? Marshall, N.C. 28753 Telephone (704)649-2741 Kooert I. Koentg Cheryl W. Koenig Judy Brown Brenda C. Parker James I. "Pop" Story Dr. Joseph Godwin Dorothy B. Shupe - Editor Advertising Mgr. Ad Representative Office Mgr. Columnists Published Weekly By The Mountaineer Publishing Co.. Inc. USPS 388-440. Second Class Po*t<*e Paid at Marsha* M.C. 287S3. Subscription Rates In Madeon and Buncombe Counties - 1 Year >6 JO - Outside Madison and Buncombe Counties ? 1 Year $9.50. N C Residents Add 4V*% Sales Tai. Postmaster Sand address chantes to the News R.O. Boc 369. Marshall. M.C. 28753 MEMBER NORTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION
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