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THE YANCEY RECORD
ESTABLISHED JULY, 1936
Editor - Mrs. C. R. Hamrick
> Managing Ed Lee E. Edwards
Published Every Thursday By
YANCEY PUBLISHING CO.
A Partnership ,
Entered M second-class matter November 11th, 1936, at the
Post Office, at Burnsville, North Carolina, under the Act of
March 3, 1879.
THE FUTURE OF OUR FARM YOUTH
Most young men come face to face with the necessity
of deciding what they want to do with theirlives, where
they want to live, and they want to do. In years
gone by many of them nave decided farm life was toe
lacking in comfort and opportunity, and have heeded
the call of the city. For generations the farm has fur
nished America the fresh blood of the cities.
The. depression arrested this city Ward movement
Repelled by unemployment and city distress, one million
farm boys who would have moved to the cities in normal
times, stayed on the farm during the 1930-37 period.
Backed up on the land, this youthful army accountsrin
large part for the increase of one-half million new farms
since 1930. Unfortunately, many of these new farms
were carved from old worn-out land, ill suited to farm
ing. ~ ( a
In recent years, especially, country boys looked out
upon a city world of unemployment and uncertain living.
They have seen former farm boys returned during the
depression, tired and broken, to the shelter of the old
home place. / < • ,
In these days of widespread unemployment, the ad
vantages of farming as a career should not be weighed
too lightly; on the other hand, the disadvantages must
be faced. The boy who decides to remain on the farm
should have a determination to work with others to over
come these disadvantages. * .JL
Farmers have developed a full-size inferiority com
plex. They have come to regard themselves as city people
often regard them —poor business men, unfortunate
left-overs on the land, poorly educated and rather behind
the times in styles and tastes. Because farmers have
been somewhat blinded by the surface glories of the
city, they have come to think these things may be so.
If farming is to come into its own as a satisfying
way of life, the oncoming generation must quit this
silly inferiority complex. Those who would make farm
ing a profession should come to it with heads up, full of
pride of occupation, and with that love of the land that
makes life close to it good for them.
In all American history there was never a time so
ripe for intelligent thinking, for farm youth is Undoubt
edly at a great turning point. What young men and
women now living on farms think and do about farm
life may profoundly affect the lives of future genera
tions of farmers.
The theme of this discussion is that farm life offers
som6 real attractions such bs good food, long life, chance
to acquire property, and a satisfying family life; but
offsetting these advantages is the likelihood of low farm
prices. * »
As the w r ar rages ojiihe farm boy is gradually find
ing a vital spot in the defense of his native land. In the
National Defense program farm youth has been found to
be more capable of carrying out their part of the burden
to a higher degree of perfection than the boy trained in
the city. So let’s give our praises to farm youth as we
carry on this great battle for the land of the free, and
the home of the brave. —(Young Avery Citizen)
r Erosion CO-OPS
Soil erosion is costing the
United States more than Farmer co-ops, with a
$3,800,000,000 a year and membership of more than
has already damaged half 3,000,000 producers, hand
the land of the country, re- led a $2,000,000,000 business
ports Soil Co nse rva tion during the 1939-40 market-
Service Chief H. H. Ben- ing season, says the Farm
ne tt. j Credit Administration.
SAVE ON FEED
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We carry a large stock of CHOICE
BALED SHREDDED SHUCKS
CLOVER AND TIMOTHY HAY
OATS AND CHOPS
COTTON SEED MEAL
Yancey’s most dependable source
-of Supply
C. M. Bailey
Phone 241
BURNSVILLE, N. C. *
PRESBYTERIAN NEWS
Yancey County Larger .
Parish Y
of the
Presbyterian Church, U. S. A.
Rev. A. L. Roberts, Gen. Director
Rev. Paul H. Merkle, Pastor ' A
John S. LeFevre, Dir. of Christian
Education.
Services as follows:
Burnsville First Church: Sunday
School, 10 a. m.; Worship, 11 a.
m.; Women’s Missionary Society,
Ist and 3rd Wednesday, 7:30 p.
m.; Union service of the Burns
ville churches every sth Sunday,
7:30 p. m.
Banks Creek: Sunday school, 11
*a. m. Worship 2nd and 4th Sun
days, 6:30 p. m.
Higgins: Sunday School, 10:30 a.
m. Worship, 2nd and 4th Sunday.
3:30 p. m. Young People, Ist and
3rd Sunday, 3:30 p. m.
Lower Jacks Creek: Sunday school
10:30 a. m. Worship, Ist and 3rd
Sunday, *3:15 p. m.
Lew Gap: Sunday school, 9:45 a.
m. Worship, Ist and 3rd Sunday,
6:30 p. pi.
Mine Fork: Sunday school, 9:45 «.
m. Worship, 2nd Sunday, 3:30 p.
m.; 4th Sunday, 2:00 p. m. Young
People, Saturday, 1:30 p. m.
Upper Jacks Creek: Sunday school
2:00 p. m. Worship, Ist and 3rd
Sunday, 2:00 p. m.
Prison Camp: Worship, 2nd Sun
day, 2:00 p. m.
Week-day Bible Classes: Clear
mont school, Fridays, 10:15 a
m. Bee Log school, Monday,
At a meeting of the Up
per Jacks Creek Congre
gation on Jan. 19th, the
following were elected as
trustees: Carl Jobe, Latt
Evans, and Turner Silvers.
Church leaders in French
Broad Presbytery will
meet in the Marshall
Church on Jan. 23rd for a
conference on “An Adult
Program for The Needs of
Today.” The conference
convenes at 4:00 P. M. with
a Devotional Period. Lead
ers will be Dr. J. S. Armen
trout, Director of Leader
ship Education, and Rev.
Willis Lamott, Director of
Missionary Education, both
’of the Board of Christian
Edudation, Philadelphia,
and Rev. C. E. Cathey, Sec
retary of Christian Educa
tion, Nashville. It is ex
pected that several from
Yancey County will attend.
We are glad to learn that
the appeal for clothing for
school children, made by
the Welfare Committee of
the Woman’s Club, has
been successfully met by
the people of Burnsville.
This is a living answer to
the question “Am I my
brother’s keeper?”
The building fund far a
church at Mine Fork is
growing steadily. We re
joice that this is coming to
pass.
We, hope that each
church in the Parish will
adopt the Lord’s Acre Plan
for the coming year. Some
have tried jt in years past
and know about it. The
Rev Dumont Clark propos
es to come and help each
church organize Lord’s
Acre committees and get a
good start in helping itself
financially. In the “Far
mers Federation News”
Mr. Clark says: “It fires
the imagination to think
that through this plan of
God the opportunity i s
given to almost every one
in the country church to
cultivate a farm crop or to
raise farm stock for the
Lord’s purposes. So is giv
en to the’ older members a
way of setting a practicab
le and influential example
of Christian stewardship.
So is given to the young
people and children away
of having a helpful part in
the support of the church.
And so it gives to all a
most usable and useful
means of growing coopera
tively in the service and
knowledge of God, and of
building His Kingdom on
earth.”
It takes 5,204 men four
years to build a modem
battleship.
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On Wednesday one hundred
boys from Yancey county were
accepted for enrollment in the
CCC Camp. Our best wishes go
with them as they take up their
work o'? preserving our ‘forests, ]
conserving natural resources,;
fighting fires that threaten des-;
traction, planting trees and many
other phases of their worth while
program.
This is designated throughout
the nation as "National Thrift
Week,” and . honors one of the 1
greatest Americans, Benjamin
Franklin. In addition to his teach- :
ings about thrift he invented
many conveniences and was the
discoverer of electricity.
And in case you are not en
joying all the thrift and benefits
that electricity makes possible,
talk things over with your local
dealer today. .
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A salesman was stranded in 1
ParttisviHe and approached a na
tive. ! ;
"Got a picture show here?”
' “No.” . '|
“A pool room or a library?”
“No,”
"How on earth do you amuse
yourselves?”
“Well, we go down to the gro
cery store in the evenings and
watch the new bacon slioer work.”
G. B. WOODY, Div. Mgr.
“Your Friendly Neighbor”
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Since 1900, more than
85 billion dollars was paid
. out in wages directly trace
able to the automobile, and
i which would not have been
i paid ..out except for it.
Instead of wearing socks,
. men fill their |
. shoes with hay.
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RIVERSIDE NEWS
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Roy Duncan is seriously
ill at his home. Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie “Burton and
Miss Mary Duncan spent
the week end with their
brother, Mr. Dunc&n.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Pet
erson and Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde McKinney were Sun
day guests of Mr. and Mrs.
D. R. McKinney.
A supper and party were
given Tuesday evening at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Dave McKinney with the
boys who were leaving for
Fort Bragg as honor guests
These boys from Riverside
were Otway Austin, Grady
Gibbs, Charlie Pittman and
present in addition to the
above were Mamie Evans,
Margaret Allen, Edith Mc-
Kinney,* Jack Edney, Sal
lie Gibbs, Mary Mclntosh,
Mittie Em bier, Bryan King,
Buster Stamey, Warren
| McKinney, Rollie Pittman,
John McKinney, Lee Evan,
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde /Mc-
Kinney, Charlie Wright.
The Hilliard Quartet was
at Riverside church on last
Sunday night and a large
crowd attended. The Trav
eling Quartet of Micaville
is expected to be with us
next Sunday night.
Miss Mary Mclntosh is ill
at her home,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mcln
tosh gave a birthday party
at their home last Saturday
night in honor of their son,
Neally. Games and other
forms of entertainment
were enjoyed.
Ralph and Carl Rryjfnt
were visiting their uncle,
Zeke Blankenship, last
Sunday.
T. K. Riddle visited T. O.
Wilson who is still a patient
in the Marion hospital.
There have been no cases
; of flu reported in this com
munity so far.
SCHOOL BUS REGULATIONS FOR STUDENTS
The State School Commission of North Carolina
has recently issued a on an( i Regula
tions Governing Public Bchodi Traasportatio® in North
Carolina.” The number " and f requency of school bus
accidents could be greatly reduced if everybody would
strictly observe these regulations. Pupils-, especially,
should pay particular attention to this section of the
handbook:
1. To obey the bus driver promptly and cheerfully con
cerning your conduct on the bus.
2. To be at the place designated both morning and after
noon ready to board the bus at the time shown on the
posted schedule. The driver is responsible for the
maintenance of this schedule and cannot wait for
tardy pupils,
3. To stay off the roadway at all times w’hile waiting
for a bus. .—. .
4. To wait until the bus has come to a dead stop before
attempting to get on or off.
5. To leave the bus only with the consent of the driver.
6. To enter or leave the bus only at the front door, ex
cept in case of emergency.
7. To cross the highway, if necessary, after leaving the
bus, in the following manner: (a) Make certain that
the bus is stationary; that the door is still open; and
that the stop signal is extended, lb) Cross in front
of the bus within sight and hearing of the driver, look
both ways, and stay out of the line of traffic until
the path across the -roadw’ay is'free from any danger,
(c) Upon signal from driver or from a personal es
cort, proceed across highway.
8. To keep head and hands inside the bus windows at
all times.
9. To observe class room conduct (except for ordinary
conversation) while getting on or off and w’hile riding
in the bus.
10. To keep the bus clean, sanitary and orderly, and to
refrain from damaging or abusing cushions or .other
bus equipment. Eating is not permitted in the
school bus during the school day.
11. To occupy the seat assigned by the driver or princi
pal and to refrain at all times from moving W’hile
the bus is in motion.
12. To request the driver to stop the bus, in case of per
i sonal emergency.
13. To refrain from the use of tobacco, and from pro
fane and indecent language while riding on the bus.
14. To cooperate at all times with.bus patrols w r ho have
beer, appointed by the school principal or driver and
to assist the patrols willingly in fulfillment of the
duties to w'hich they have been assigned.
These are only a few- simple rules, easy to keep and
easy to remember. All students should “Be careful and
save a life.” . YY -
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1941*