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Beekeeping Business
(Coat'd from page 1}
with the flight of the bees as
they bring the sweet nectar back
to the hive. "You can order
bees from a lot of mail order
homes, but I wouldn't have
them," said Ayers. 'The best
bees I ever had came from an
old stump down by the church, "
As he dressed in his protec -
tive garments and proceeded
toward the bee hives above his
house, Ayers talked about bee
keeping. He filled the mouth
of the hive entrance with smoke,
explaining that the smoke cat -
ches the guard bees off-balance
and they fail to wan the queen
and workers of impending dan-
ger. The element of surprise
firightens the bees and they be
gin filling thebe stomachs with
honey, ignoring the intruders.
"Why do the bees begin gorgirg
on honey? Let me put it this
way, " Ayers explained. "If
your house was on Are wouldn't
you try to save everything you
could? "
The hive yielded a dishpan
full of golden honey. And as
John began to rob the second
hive, he pointed to a small
shed beside his house. "See
that? Next year Pm going to
grow sugar cane and make mo
lasses there. Just call me the
'sweet man*. "
Church Will
Hold Singing
The Middle Fork Independ
ent Baptist Church, located four
miles North of Mars Hill on U.
S. 19, will have their regular
fifth Saturday night singing on
Saturday, December 29, 7ioo
p. m. Featured in this singing
will be the Wilson Family of
Johnson City, Tennessee; the
Primative Quartet of
N. C.; the Higgins Quartet of
Burnsville, N.C.; the King Fa
mily of Candler, N.C. .and se
veral other groups.'
The public is cordially in
vited to attend. The master
of ceremonies Ed Ball will be
in charge of the singing.
We need
each
other.
The Army Reserve.
K pays to go to meetings
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Different hopes
different folks.
People want different
things from a college
education.
But they all agree
on one thing. It takes
more than brains to
get a diploma.
Why not make the
burden a little easier?
Start buying U.S.
Savings Bonds now.
Bonds are a depend
able way to build a
college fund for your
children. And an easy
way to start saving
them is by joining the
Payroll Savings Plan.
Start a college fund
now with U.S. Savings
Bonds. They just might
i let your kids spend more
time studying and less
time working to stay in
school—whatever they
hope to be.
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When I first came to Wagau
ga County in the early forties
as a student at Appalachian
State Teachers College (now
Appalachian State Univeisity),
I had fifty dollars toward school
expenses. Thus my first con
cern was to find a job that would
provide enough money for food
and lodging.
As it turned out, I wound up
with three —carrying mail in
the men's dorms, jerking sodas
in an uptown student hangout,
and typing copies of mountain
ballads for Dr. Amos Abrams,
who headed the Department of
English.
Dr. Abrams, who retired se
veral years ago from his post as
editor of the North Carolina Edu
cation Journal, was an ivid col
lector, who roamed the. hills of
North Carolina, Virginia, and
Tennessee, recording the songs
of the mountain people, some
times by hand, sometimes on
glass or aluminum-based recor
ding disks.
As I sat in his office and hal
tingly pecked out the words of
the ballads, the background in
formation on the singers, and
the circumstances of the recor -
dings, certain names began to
tile themselves in my memory
—Horton, Watson, Hicks, Prof
fitt, Hodges, and others. Thus,
when the Kingston Trio set off
the folk music craze with their
recording of 'Tom Dooley" in
1958, they broke no new ground
for me—l remembered the
Frank Proffitt version of my stu
dent days.
MAY Tech
Progress
On August 21-23, 1973, a
Visiting Committee from Sou
thern Association of Colleges
and Schools visited May land
Tech for the purpose of evalua
ting the progress of the institu
tion. The Visiting Committee
was composed of the followings
Dr. Don C. Garrison, Director
of Tri-County Technical Edu
cation Center, Pendleton, S.C.;
Mr. Ralph Caldwell, State
Supervisor, Technical Educa -
tion-Post Secondary Programs,
Mississippi State Department of
Education; and Dr. C. W.
Branch, Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools repre
sentative.
At the annual meeting of
the Southern Association of Col
leges and Schools, December
9-12 in Houston, Texas, the
Delegate Assembly awarded
Mayland T ech the status of
"Candidate for Accreditation!'
based upon the recommenda -
tions of the Visiting Committee.
"Candidate for Accredita -
tion" means that MaylandTech
is making suitable progress as
a new institution toward full
accreditation. The "Candidate
for Accreditation" also means
that Mayland Tech can apply
for and • receive federal funds
and other benefits until such
time as it receives full accre
ditation.
THE YANCEY JOURNAL
Box 861
Burnsville, N.C. 28114
Ed Yaziuk-Publishor
Carolyn Ywink-Editor
Patsy Randolph - Manager
Livery Thurr.day
Hy
Twin Cities Pvblishing Co.
2nd Class Postage Paid
At Bvasville, N.C.
Thursday, December 27,1973
Number 52
Subscription Rates By Mail:
In Yancey County
One Year 54.16
Six Months 03.12
Out of County or State
One Year 06.00
Six Months 05.00
I was reminded of this when
last Friday's mail brought a co
py of the Appalachian Journal,
a regional studies review edited
by J. W. Williamson and pub
lished by Appalachian Stat e
Univeisity. It carries a memory
of Frank Proffitt by Frank and
Anne Porter, early friends and
recorders of the folk singer, and
excerpts .from his letters to
them over a period of years.
Memories and letters reveal
the part ballads and other moun
tain music played in his life
from early childhood until his
death at the age of fifty-two.
Typical is a portion of a letter
used as the introduction to the
lead article in the Journal: 'To
Social Security Questions
By N. G. Grubbs
Field Representative
Q. When I apply for social
security retirement payments,
what evidence will I need?
A. Since your age is an im
portant factor for retirement
payments, you must furnish
evidence of your date of birth.
Tiis would be your birth or bap
tismal certificate if you have
one. Other documents, recor -
ded early in your life, also can
be used.
If your wife and children ae
applying for montly payments,
you'll need evidence of your
m arriage and your children's
birth certificates, which show
the parent's names. The social
security cards of applicants are
also needed.
Your social security office
can help you in gathering the
evidence you need.
Q. Although I applied for
monthly disability
in a local social security office*
I received a letter from a dif
ferent social security office
telling me Pm eligible for pay
ments. If I have a question or
problem, which office should
I get in touch with?
A. You should call, write,
or visit the local office. The
people there can help you with
a problem or answer questions
you may have.
Q. Next month I will start
working for 2 horns after school
3 days a week. PU only make
sl4 a week. Since I won't
make very much money, will
I still need a social security
number?
A. Yes. No matter how
little you are paid, your em
ployer must have your social
security number to report your
eastings. And this job will be
a start toward providing the
work credits you need for pro
tection under social security.
Q. Pm in the 10th grade
and Pve never worked. PH be
starting a part-time job in a
book store next month and the
man Pm going to work for told
me to be sure and get a social
security card before I report to
work. Since this is only a part
time job and Pll probably only
be working there until next
spring, why do I need a social
security care, and why does he
have to take social security
taxes out of my pay?
A. You need a social secu
rity number so you can get so
cial security credit for yourself
and for your future family. You
must have credit for a certain
amount of work under social
security to get monthly social
security benefits if your income
is cut off or reduced because
of disability, death, or retire
ment. Since 9 out of 10 jobs
today are covered by social
security, chances are no matter
where you work, you'll need a
social security card. You
shouldn't wait till the last min
ute to apply for one because it
may take several weeks to get
it. Any social security office
will be glad to help you with
your application.
Q. Pve been doing farm
all of those who's mind reaches
above the hard facts of Life does
a Ballad have its meanings.
With these songs did our Fore
bears cheer their weary hearts
in the New Ground Clear ings. i
Life to them was not dull for
in their amagination they had a
world of their own. This world
they built is not for those who
see only the dull drab facts of
their surroundings, but only for
folk of kindred minds seeking to
preserve and exault a people of
undaunted spirit who excepted
life in a singing spirit,reaching
in their hearts for things to brigh
ten the days and yean. I may
neaver see the Lochs or Braes of
my people. But ip my amagin
, ' t
work for the past 20 yeas, but
I don't stay put in one place
too long because I like roaming
around the country. I noticed
that some farmers I work for
ask for my social security num
ber and some don't. And some
take money out of my pay for
social security and some don't.
What does the social security
law say about people like me
who don't stay on one job long?
A. If you work on a farm
Herb Cookery Interest
Sparked by Gardening
RALEIGH - Interest in
small herb gardens, in
doors and outdoors, has
awakened a new interest
in herb cookery.
Some people, how
ever, are reluctant to use
herbs as they are afraid
of not choosing the cor
rect one for a given dish.
Herbs are used to en
hance the flavor of a food
and not to disguise it,
points out Diane Fistori,
extension food specialist,
North Carolina State Uni
versity. There are no
fixed rules. The most
interesting flavor combi
nations may not be found
in any cookbook; they
may be found purely by
accident.
Even so, you may wish
to keep these points in
mind:
If cooking with fresh
herbs, use about four
times as much as when
dried herbs are used.
It is impossible to
judge the age and quality
of a dried herb except
by sight and smell. Us
ually, the greener the
herb, the more likely that
it has retained its best
flavor.
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Gravy Making Is Easy
“The meat makes the meal” Is an old rule for menu making,
for it is around the meat course that the rest of the meal is
planned. To most young cooks, this part is easy. But men
usually expect a gravy with the meat course and for many
novice cooks this is a stumbling block. Actually, making gravy
is easy when corn starch is used as the thickening agent, for
it gives consistently smooth results. Now, with the concern
about excess cholesterol in the diet, it is especially important
to use only a very small amount of meat drippings in the
gravy. Do cook the gravy in the roasting pan, though, to get
the flavor from thf browned meat Juices.
Gravy
8 tablespoons fat drippings t to 4 tablespoons com
t cups water, broth, milk or Ntarch
other liquid cup water
Measure fat drippings and return 2 tablespoons to pan. Stir
in water, broth, milk or other liquid. Stir over medium heat,
scraping pan to loosen browned meat juices. Remove from
heat. Mix together corn starch and % cup water. Stir into
liquid mix*'f 4 . Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly,
until grav <ckens and boils. Season as desired and simmer
gravy a fev. 'Utes to blend flavors. Makes 2 cups.
alien 1 have this world of old
castles, of high Lord Cheiftans,
of those who used the sword. ..
To thouse who sleep in the soil
far from the Bonnie Braes, my
J 1 hope is they have not lived for
nothing."
Obviously, Frank Proffitt did
not live "for nothing. " When
he died, the New York Times
carried a six-inch double col
umn story, and major papers
across the nation p>aid tribute to
his contributions as folk singer
and mountain philosopher.
The Appalachian Journal is
to be commended for remin -
ding us of the contributions of
such men as Frank Proffitt to the
Appalachian heritage.
and move around the country,
you can get social security cre
dit *f any one boss pays you
$l5O in cash in a year, or if
you do farm work for him 20
or more days in a year for cash
wages paid on a time basis. Y>u
should give your social security
number to every farmer you
work for, and make sure he
takes your social security con
tributions out of your pay when
it's necessary.
Dried herbs should be
kept ir. tightly sealed bot
tles away from heat so
they will not lose their
flavor.
If the cooking time of
a dish is very short, dried
herbs will give a more
delicious flavor if they
have been moistened with
a little warm water or
salad oil and allowed to
stand for 30 minutes.
Foods that require
long cooking should have
the herb added during the
last hour of cooking for
the best flavor.
When seasoning un
cooked foods, dried herbs
should be added well in
advance of serving in or
der to release their full
flavor.
To avoid flecks in a
finished dish, dried herbs
may be tied in a cheese
cloth bag and removed
before serving.
A good rule of thumb 1
on amounts of dried herbs |
to use is 1/4 teaspoon |
to a recipe for four.
Even the beginning
cook can turn out dishes
that are simple yet culi
nary “masterpieces” by
following these few easy
rules.