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Editorial Recycling Makes Sense We can all learn a valuable lesson from our children if we follow the example provided by the children of the Marshall Elementary School. In order to raise funds for a school pro ject, the children began a clean-up campaign to collect aluminum cans. Before these in dustrious kids were finished, they had collected more than 31,000 empty beer and soft drink cans. At 42 cents per pound, the aluminum cans will go a long way toward helping the school. The efforts of Marshall's children were recognized last week by Quality Forward, an organization that promotes community pride. The school was presented with Quality For ward's White Glove award for contributing to a cleaner community. We would like to add our thanks and congratulations to the school children for a job well done. Since the county opened the new garbage collection center in Marshall, we have heard a chorus of complaint regarding the new center. We still believe that the centralized garbage site can work effectively, if Madison County residents will give it a chance. The new centers will work effectively if adults will follow the ex ample set by the Marshall school children. We Americans produce more garbage than any people in the history of the world. Poke through your trash at home some time and see what you find. There will no doubt be a great deal of disposable packaging because American products are presented to consumers with bright, flashy packaging that does nothing for the products we buy except contribute to their cost. Most of this packaging is made of paper, a recyclable material. The garbage will also have any number of empty glass jars and bottles. Glass that can easily be reused if recycled. Then there are those aluminum cans that the Marshall children collected. Again, recyclable at 35 to 45 cents per pound. Table scraps, coffee grounds and egg shells? Start a compost pile and help your garden grow. If we recycle all that paper, and glass and aluminum and table scraps, there's not much left in the trash can, is there. If we produce less trash, we'll need to make fewer trips to the trash site, saving gas. If we can only come up with a use for those empty plastic milk jugs, we'll have the problem solved. Liberty "Our liberty depends," Thomas Jefferson once said, "on freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost." That is a comment worth more than passing thought on this, the last, day of newspaper week. While Jefferson's reference was to the printed media, it was ? and still is ? no less true of the public at large. It is a common misunderstanding that the founding fathers reserved some special privilege to the press. They did not. Their purpose was to guarantee free expression to all peo ple and to all mediums of com munication. No reporter, no editor, no newspaper has any right not given every other private citizen. Free expression is the strength of democracy. Correctly informed, we can make the decisions necessary to govern ourselves.;. Incorrectly in formed, we will stumble, eventually succumbing to those who command the most force. History is littered with evidence. To foster free expression, to en courage a free exchange of views, is the purpose of the people's forum which runs on this page. We do not ask any writer to agree or disagree with any view ? not with the view of this newspaper, its editor, any writer, or any other in dividual, group or organization. We invite comment on any matter of public interest and ask only that it be kept within the bounds of good taste and the laws that protect the free ex pression of us all. Liberty is a precious and fragile commodity. Hie first step in assuring it for any of us is guaranteeing free expression for all of us. The MOUNTAINEER Waynesville, N.C., Heard And Seen By POP STORY OUR AMERICAN FLAG Thanks to Otto Henderson for sending me the following clipping from an out-of-state newspaper that I think is timely and ap propriate: HELLO! REMEMBER ME? Some people call me Old Glory, others call me the Star Spangled Banner, but whatever they call me, I am your flag, the Flag of the United States of America.. . Something has been bothering me, so I thought I might talk it over with you.. .because it's about me and you. 1 remember some time ago people lined up on both sides of the street to watch the parade. Naturally, I was leading the parade, proudly waving in the breeze, and when your daddy saw me coming, he immediately removed his hat and placed it on his left shoulder so that the hand was directly over the heart... remember? And you, I remember you. Standing there straight as a soldier. You did not have a hat, but you were giving the right salute. Remember lit tle sister? Not to be outdone she was saluting the same as you with her right hand over her heart... remember? What happened? I'm still the same old tiag. Oh, I have a few more stars since you were a lit tle boy. A lot more blood has been shed since those parades of long ago. But know I don't feel as proud as I used to. When I come down the street you just stand there with your hands in your pockets, and I may get a small glance and then you look away. Then I see the children running around and shouting... they don't seem to know who I am. ..I saw one man take off his hat, then look around, he didn't see anybody else with theirs off, so he quickly put his back on. Is it a sin to be patriotic anymore? Have you forgotten what I stand for and where I've been? Anzio, Guadalcanal, Korea, Vietnam. Take a look at the Memorial Honor Rolls sometime, of those who never came back after fighting to keep this Republic free.. .One Nation Under God.. .when you salute me you are actually saluting them. Well, it won't be long until I'll be coming down your street again. So when you see me, stand straight, place yur right hand over your heart.. .and I'll salute you by waving back.. .and I'll know that.. .you remembered! ENJOYABLE OCCASION Judson Edwards and I enjoyed going to Mars Hill Oct. 8, where we participated in a checker "tournament," as part of the all day festivities in conjunction with the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Festival held on the college campus. Several young people and adults par ticipated, but Judson and I were lucky enough to win every game against "all-comers." We really enjoyed playing checkers for about two hours and when there were no opponents left, we attended the Savannah State-Mars Hill foot ball game. We appreciate the invitation by Sharon Carter and Dr. Hal Herzog to be there and take part in the festivities. We enjoyed it. "KNOW COMMENT" ENJOYABLE The Rev. Joseph Godwin's weekly column, "Know Comment," printed on this page is a fine addition to this newspaper and is certainly well written. Last week's column was especially in ? teresting and was so true. It is my pleasure to add my "Amen" to what Mr. Godwin wrote and I am looking for ward to reading his column each week. Know Comment By JOSEPH GODWIN Modern Miracles My neighbor was mowing the steep part of his yard when his left loot slipped under the mower. The mower, insen sitive as it was ? and no respecter of toes ? cut off his big one and left it on the lawn. The man's wife immediate ly took him and the toe to the hospital 20 miles away where a skilled surgeon sewed it back on. Just like that! Within a surprisingly short time, my neighbor was walking comfor tably; and he said the once er rant toe did not hurt him at all! That thrilled me. The skill of some people in the medical profession! On further consideration, it seems that longer strides of greater significance than this are almost commonplace. 1 have a friend, a radiological physicist, who can deliver cobalt therapy to the exact spot where it is need ed. This may be in the eye bet ween the lens and the retina, deep in heavy tissue, in the bone, or anywhere else in the body. 1 marvel at such skill! The time was when if one developed conduction deafness, he remained deaf and there was little or nothing to be done about it. Not any more! Skilled hands now readily construct new little plastic bones for the ear ? the hammer, anvil, and stirrup. When these are implanted by a surgeon in a very common procedure, the formerly deaf person hears again. Snap! Just like that! If it is an ear drum that is needed, the surgeon will snitch a small piece of blood vein from the patient's body, cut a still smaller section into the proper shape and size, and install it as a brand new ear drum. It works wonderfully well, and 1 think that is marvelous! I know of several people who get about quite well on plastic hips with little or no pain and no restriction of movement. The orthopedic specialists of 100 years ago would have been astounded at such far reaching developments, and so am I! Since it was first begun as a surgical procedure in South Africa several years ago, the heart transplant has attracted worldwide attention. At first hailed as the farthest outreach of surgical pioneering, it later was declared unsuccessful because the patients were not routinely restored to full strength and activity for ex tended periods of time. Now, medical science is tak ing a closer look ? along with the development of artificial, or mechanical, hearts ? and our hopes are once more very much alive. What has amazed me most in recent years is the ability to change the blood supply in an unborn baby when defective or dangerous blood has been detected! Drain out the bad blood and supply good blood ? before birth! ( However, I know some peo ple who made life miserable for others because they had "bad blood" and kept itl ) Consider the progress that ttas been made in the develop ment of miracle drugs, accor ding to the most reliably fre quent commercials on televi sion, nobody need ever again suffer pain from the swelling of hemorrhoidal tissues. Just hurry to the drugstore, buy the right preparation, ana snrinic those painful tissues! If anybody suffers from back pain these days, he suf fers needlessly. There is a cer tain pill on the market ? or on T.V. ? which will relieve that pain long enough for you to go bowling! There should never be any more colds, stopped or runn ing noses, nor blocked sinuses Headache pain is also for those who cannot afford televi sion commercials! I know there are many fool-proof cures for all of these troubles ? as well as for loose den tures! Otherwise, the people on television would not tell us so! But 1 personally believe that, in spite of all of this ex cellent and commendable pro gress, the medical and phar maceutical geniuses are exer ting themselves in the wrong direction. Their priorities are wrong! Instead of worrying about headaches and backaches ? and other trivial matters ? they should be try ing to develop a permanent cure for belliakin When that happens, that will be the day! The News Record ESTABLISHED 1901 ? NON-PARTISAN IN POLITICS Sox 169 ? /Marshall. N C. 28751 ? Pho n? (704) 649-2741 Published Weekly By The Madison County Publishing Company Inc., USPS 388-440 Second Class PMtaga Paid at Marshal), NjC 28753 and al adc *? man ? script ton Rates Madcson and Buncombe Count* I Year $5.72. 6 ' s $4.42. OttMMfcifeor an Oountte $8 75 6 Months $7.00 *C ii -i ?_ a,. t V C-l f#l * I tm. i Living And Growing By CARL MUMPOWEB. MSW The Ashcvllle Coanceling Carter I got the call late one even ing from aomeone who had been in therapy for some mon th* "1 did da it," ahe said. I asked bar to tall me about what the bad done, and she immediately began to pour out a story about having had sex with her father. It waa like listening to air cacape from a balloon. All of the bottled up feelings came out in a whooah at pain. It waa a food, but aad phone call Good because it gat part of the pain oat. Bad of ?V T cases, it does i tremendous amount of damage. The Kara can last a lifetime. It's strange, but there's a tendency among those who have bean sexually abused at an early age to blame themaatf. Often, they wander what was wrong with them to lead their father or other men to do this to them. It s difficult to see the hostility or i of others at a young age i far easier to blame ours?h Only rarely does a i ficuhiea. Sexual abuse serves as the foundation for many serious psychiatric dif ficulties, marital problems, and the like. Women who are abused as children have a tendency to alTmen. If one'rSemTither would sexually use them, then surely other men have the same, or worse, selfish d to a resis tirety. or a desire to turn tht> UMb pamiui <?* God dkln't create sex as a that way. Ma leaves it ?? us to CfclUlMS at our own disc re .1 ijk Ition. Sexually abusing a child t or teenager it right at the top i of wayatomisuwMX.il for no i other reason than the far ( reaching consequences that it i entails Fathers who abuse < their children immediately | cease to be (teddy. Girls who , are abused, in many ways, lose their ?*hhh>? iww hope, openess, and Joy. Incest <?? very costly involvement ill about If } i aire on the ghi ngelof thisssdtypeof-la , tionship, make ai effort to stop sod find oo' where thi , pfct out a In a ted indhrkM , srflo. though tf lv help you , findawayout. V it's happened ? you in the distant put, find woe professional help. The tears probably run deep, too leep probably for you to ?epair on your own. The pain if yesterday can be a founds ion for the pain of tommerrow f we don't work it through
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