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Heard And Seen By POP This time of year, Just before Christ mas, everybody seems so busy rushing here and there for gifts to take or mail to frientfe and relatives... clerks are so tired they can hardly wait for "quitting time" to roll around... shoppers, too, are worn out from trying to see something to give... yet, with all the rushing many find time to decorate their stores, offices, and homes... while out getting news and taking a few pictures last week, I was impressed with many store windows and decorated homes... especially attractive was the Register of Deeds of fice... Jena Lee Buckner and Christine Lister have really done a beautiful job in this office... go in and look at it... the office at Madison High School is also pretty with its Christmas tree, etc. Queen Davis, one of Marshall's well known residents, came in The News Record office last Friday and asked if I would like to hear "Silent Night, Holy Night" on the harmonica... when I said yes, she played the favorite Christmas carol quite well... arwj for an encore she also played "In Tha t Land Where We'll Never Grow Old"... Queen The News-Record NON? PARTISAN IN POLITICS JAMES L STORY, ?a?frr Published Weekly By Madison County ftibltahingCo.be. BOX M7 MARSHALL, N.C. 28753 ? Rates "frfcenlplUa B-'-t Ontaide Madiw. c*. 12 Mot. ?? CMos 3 Mm. 94.M (Pknt |Mrc?<tU S SMnTM Privileges At Marakall, N.C. S7S3 m "E" ? . ? s ? ; v re wishing all our neighbors and fronds the best that Chmtmas has always seems to be bappy... a trait many people would like to have. A Marshall resident told me a few days ago that she had been all over Asbeville, including the mail, looking for a certain item... she couldn't find it anywhere... that is, until she returned to Marshall whore she found just what she wanted in a local store... the moral of this is to first shop at home and be sure local merchants don't have what you want before going elsewhere. The open house at the home of Ed and Nell Niles Sunday afternoon was another fine occasion... their home is always so prettily decorated at Christmas... speaking of pretty, Cynthia, their youngest daughter certainly did look gorgeous... from the Nileses I motored over to Mars Hill and went to Ed Krause's home where he was operating his model railroad, which is designed after the CUnchflek! Railroad ... the display is well worth visiting... it's taken Ed several years to put this masterpiece together and the switchboard has more gadgets almost than ah airplane. I was among the guests at the Christ mas dinner held at Marshall's Day Care Center on Monday... the meal was delicious and I enjoyed being with about 40 good friends... I arrived too late to hear Mary Eagle play the dulcimer but I've heard her before... she can really play it. In this last column before Christmas, let me take this opportunity to wish you a very merry Christmas. TRACTOR-TRAILER, loaded with concrete beams weighing 52,000 pounds, slid off Old Sandy Mush Road here Monday af ternoon causing traffic to be rerouted until the heavy beams and trailer could be lifted to high way. The vehicle, of Aggregate Haulers Inc. of Columbia, S.C., was enrou te to Old NC 20 to repair bridge which was washed out in November flood. Man. nearest camera is Howard Allen who is shown directing operation of his block and tackle method. In background is mobile home of Robert Goforth. Arts Council Plans Friday Square Dance The Madison County Arta Council will hold a Snow-Down Square Dance Friday from 8 until 11 p.m. in the Madison High School cafeteria. Music and dancing will be the order of the evening with Jerry Plemmons acting as master of ceremonies, fun and frolia, especially during numerous intermissions. Dutch Cove String Band from Canton, Appalachian Folk and the French Broad Jumpers will be providing music ranging from old timey to bluegrass. Dancers will be led by local callers. Snacks and thirst-quenchers will be available. This square dance will be the first in a series of events, sponsored by the Arts Council to raise money in support of its activities. First priority is the purchaae of the old Times Theatre in Hot Springs, to be used as a center for the county's artists, musicians and craftsmen. Tickets can be bought at Penland 4 Sons Department Store in Marshall, the Trail Cafe in Hot Springs, and the Mars ffill Florist in Mars Hill, for $1 for students, $3 for others and $5 per couple, or by * writing to Barbara Herndon, 5 Route 1, Box 157, Hot Springs & 18743. I In this holy season, may your hearts be filled with peace, love and understand ing. We wish you a very joyful holiday. HEALTH WATCH Sponsored By N. C. Medical Sodety end Medteon County Mndlfil Society . It's holiday time again and if you're like many Americans you will be taking to the open roads to visit family and friends. And the longer the drive the greater the chance that you might fall asleep behind the wheel. So be prepared. If you are getting drowsy while driving, the best thing you can do is to pull off the road and rest a while. Walk around a little, have a cup of coffee, and even get a bite to eat But don't continue your trip until you feel well rested. If for some reason you can't pun off the road, a series of exercises developed by a University of California doctor can help keep you alert and awake. The series for highway drivers suggests that at the first sign of drowsiness the driver should start wriggling Us toes. The hands are nert and should be exercised by gripping the steering wheel tightly and then relaxing. This should be followed by alternately focusing the eyes on the road ahead and then on the dashboard. Neck muscles can be exercised by moving the head from side to side while keeping the eyes on the road. The series ends with the driver taking deep breaths and sitting straight with his back arched against the back of the seat These exercises will keep a tired driver awake but ? remember, the bast advise is atUl to pull off the road and get kim needed rest Falling uleep behind the wheel of a ear can turn a "cat nap" Into wraething more permanent. SENIOR CITIZEN'S CORNER f HflPfUt lOt AS FOB SUCCESSFUL KTKEMCNT Passparts to Parks Americana 82 or older can save money by mktg the lifetime Golden Age Pass port to parks and recre ation areas managed by the U.S. Government. The Golden Age Passport is a free, lifetime entrance permit to F ederally ? super vised national parks, mon uments and recreation areas that charge entrance fees. If you're eligible for a Golden Age Passport, you can take one or more per sons with you in a car, station wagon, pickup truck,; motor home or camper and travel the entire part sys tem under one entry permit You must show proof o< age? a state driver's license that gives your birth date, or a birth certificate (Medicare cards are not acceptable) to obtain your passport. You can get a Golden Age Passport at moat Federal recreation areas where you can use it. It must be ob tained in person From Our House To Your House Merry Christmas THE DUCKS (Arthur and Flor?nc?) Your Pharmacist Bill Powell i Says Community Medical Canter Pharmacy , Mart Hill. NC. Td 689-2591 Christmas: It's true message -I Are you celebrating Christmas in the traditional sense? with gift-giving, par ties, Santa and "spirits"? Then don't let tradition blind you to the true under standing of Christmas. Remember Him who was born. Christmas morning. It is Jesus' birthday. The Christmas message is that God gave His only begotten Son that for those who would believe in him would never perish, but have life everlasting. What a gift! Join with us and rejoice in the true spirit. It is His Birthday. And so, from each of us at the Pharmacy, Merry Christmas! We're not only your drug ?tore, but your friend. Come see us soon.
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