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ALMAR FARM
In Transylvania
I most admit many of my
columns could be and are
taken as personal letters. Sev
er*! of our kin and Mends,
who subscribe to the news
paper, have remarked that
their paper delivery is Just
like getting a letter from
ALMAS Farm.
_ This is fine with me, for it
keeps our friends fairly well
informed as to what we’re do
ing and at the same time
saves me a lot of letter writ
ing.
So, Hello, Good Friends of
ALMAS Farm: I’m about to
write you about Marge’s and
my once-a-year trip away
from the farm. It was not
particularly exciting I sup
pose, by most standards, but
it was fun for us and as
such deserves the space of
a letter.
This year, as last, we went
down to Columbia, S. C., to
visit our good friends Col. Jim
Russell, his lively wife Mary
Lou, and tall son, Mike. (Jim
Russell, as I’ve written before,
is an old high school friend of
mine.) We were given the red
carpet welcome as usual and
entertained like visiting Con
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gressmen — even better; like
welcome friends.
Naturally, arrangements
for Marge and me to get away
from ALMAR Farm, even for
two nights, required a little
doing. Planning began back
tat January when Pat Shank,
Marge’s sister who lives in
Trenton, N. J„ wrote us that
she and her family were com
ing down the wed after Eas
ter.
You see, with all our animals
to feed, Marge and 1 can’t just
pick up and leave for an over
night visit. Emma Lou is not
able to do the feeding if we
were willing to leave her alone,
which we are not. Even if we
took Emma Lou with us and
got someone to come by and
feed, we’d be leaving our rath
er isolated home untended, and
we don't do that.
Oh, I suppose the dogs
would guard it; at least I’d
hate to be the prowler around
that place at night when he
met our big German Shep
herd, Haole. But there could
be a Are or a forest. fire;
could be lots of things. May
be the real reason back of it
all is that we love the place
too much to leave it untend
ed.
So we have to have someone
stay there the nights we’re
away and Pat and Jim Shank
are ideal. Thus when we heard
they’d be visiting the week af
ter Easter, Marge and I planned
our annual out of town visit.
The Shanks and their
daughters, Lisa and Linda, ar
rived on Easter Sunday. We
visited with them Sunday and
Monday and departed for Co
lumbia Tuesday morning.
The weather was beautiful
throughout our visit And-Co
lumbia, being in the flat coun
try as well as farther south, was
far ahead of Western North
Carolina in the Spring season.
The flame Azalea and Wisteria
were spectacular. We couldn’t
get enough of just driving
around the residential areas
with Jim Russell as a most
knowledgeable guide.
The first evening we
had dinner at the Russells’
home and I had lots of oppor
tunity to talk with Mike, who
is a senior in high school and
is heading for the Citadel
next year. He’s very active
in ROTC and is obviously :
headed for a career as an
Army officer, just like his
Dad.
The next day Jim, Mary Lou,
Marge and I went down to Shaw
Air Force Base for a look in
the Base Exchange and to get
me a new I. D. card. While (
there, Jim and I dropped in to
see our old high school class- ;
mate, Roger Rhodarmer, who
is now a Major General com
manding the Tactical Air Rec
onnaissance Center. Unfortun
ately he was away from the
base.
While Mary Lou and Marge
went back to Columbia for
some shopping, Jim and I
went on down to Santee, S.
C., for a visit at the “Wings
and Wheels’’ museum. It’d
take several columns for me
to describe and discuss the
old World War I aUd pre
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Rabies Clinics Are Now
Underway In Transylvania
Beginning April 7th, and
through May 29, 1971> every
one in Transylvania County
will be given an opportunity
to contribute to a community
World War II aircraft they
have there since that is a
particular passion of mine
aviation history. I’ve eveny
written a novel based on WWI~
aviation for which I’ve not
found a publisher yet. -
I’d best just let it stand that .
[ enjoyed the two hours or so
Fim and I spent at “Wings and
Wheels” immensely and recom
mend it to anyone else who is
interested in the older air
;raft and automobiles.
We went to the Ft. Jack
son Army Officers’ Club for
dinner that evening and re
minisced about old times.
But of course, things aren’t
the same. The junior officers
are still young and their wives
are still young and pretty;
but skirts are a lot shorter,
and the male haircuts some
what longer. The youngsters
looked entirely too young
and we old retired folks felt
older than the hills.
Marge and I drove home on
rhursday — arrived in mid-af
;ernoon to find we had literal
y a house full of company. In
iddition to -Pat and Jim and
heir two girls, Emma Lou’s
lister, Ann Ballard from Boone
:ord, and her husband had run
>ver to visit Pat and Jim. Fur
her, and most unexpectedly,
Marge's sister Roberta (Bob
>y) Maloski, who lives in
Jhio where her husband, Bob,
s a North American Aviation
rcchnical Representative on F
100 aircraft, had run in to AL
MAR Farm Wednesday evening
>n her return from a trip to
riorida.
As Marge said: “We go all
rear and practically no family
iomes. Then we leave home for
i two-night visit and it re
sembles a family reunion!”
But we had a nice visit with
everybody. And we like com
pany so much, we’re thinking
of getting away again just to
seo if it will attract visitors.
effort with real public health
importance,
A series of Rabies Clinics
will be held throughout the
county for the vaccination of
dogs against rabies, a danger*
ous disease of both man and
animals transmitted through
the bite of a “mad” animal.
The saliva of an animal
with rabies contains the virus
which causes the disease and
when the skin is broken by
an animal bite, the saliva
enters the body,' which could
be fatal.
Fortunately, there is a
treatment that will jpifevent
rabies when a person has
been bitten,. ..if started,
promptly. But the best pro
tection lies in eliminating
rabies ahd controlling the
spread Of the disease.
This is a must and can best
be obtained by having every
dog over four months of age
vaccinated.
All a dog owner needs to
do is to take his animal to
one of the clinics and have it
vaccinated.
The Transylvania County
Health Department urges the
cooperation of all citizens
during the vaccination drive.
This is health insurance for
the dog owner, his family, the
community, and for the pet.
The schedule of clinics is
carried each week in The
Times.
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From The Clarion
Scenic Hike Held
To Pilot Mountain
On Saturday, April 3, a
troup of about twenty-five
itudents met at the Student
Jnion to go on a hike with
dr. Holcombe. They were tak
>n in a truck to conquer Pilot
dountain, which is off the Fish
Hatchery Road. The weather,
varm and sunny, was perfect
for the six-mile road trip.
IVhen the hikers made it to
;he summit, they looked out
>ver a beautiful sea of dark
green mountains and valleys.
The hikers returned to Bre
vard just in time for supper,
and even through the dirt and
groans, everyone seemed to
have a wonderful time.
Mr. Holcombe plans to have
a hike scheduled every Sat
urday afternoon if weather per
mits. For further information
look for the announcements on
the bulletin board in the
Sims Student Union.
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Wednesday, May 19_Eastatoe
Thursday, May 20_Blantyre
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