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THE YANCEY RECORD
ESTABLISHED JULY, 1936
Editor Mrs. C. R. Hamrick
Published Every Thursday By
YANCEY PUBLISHING CO.
A Partnership
Entered as second-class matter November 11th, 1936, at the
Post Office, at Burnsville, North Carolina, under the Act of
March 3, 1879.
Future of Our Schools
The following, quoting in
part an editorial that was
published recently in the
“Charlotte Observer” has
been referre dto us by a
number of persons in the
county who are interested
in the future of the school
system of the state. We pass
it on for the consideration
of every interested person,
believing as w r e do that it
states most clearly the cri
sis which the schools of our;
state are facing:
“This newspaper holds to
its original thesis that the
crisis is far more deeply:
seated than the mere fin-j
ancial embarrassment of
the present corps of teach- j
ers. That is important; it
must be relieved.
“As we conceive this sit
uation, it goes far deeper
than that, and those who
argue only about the cost
of living and cite individual j
cases of teacher distress
are missing the whole point.
“That point is this:
“We are not getting eno
ugh new teachers to replace
those who die, retire, or
change to other professions. 1
“Twenty-five years ago ’
22 per cent of all college
students were preparing ‘
for teaching. In 1945-46
only 7 per cent of our col-j
lege students were taking
the education course.
“In the opening week of
school this year, C. W-"
Phillips, president of the
North Carolina Education
association, asked all of the
100 county superintendents 1
in the state to report on
vacancies and on the num-j
her of substandard teach |
ers. Only fourteen superin-;
tendents could report none;
of either. All others had
both, and one superintend-';
ent reported seven vacan-,
cies and 67 substandard
teachers in his system.
“Throughout the state
and the nation the number
of substandard teachers is
increasing in direct propor
tion to the loss of teachers
holding Class A certificates
“It can be easily seen j
then, that the plight of oui
present corps of teachers
bad as it may be, is not the
source of the greatest dan-j
ger to the schools. The most
pressing danger is found in
the steadily diminishing
supply of replacements, 1
which is gradually approa
ching zero as a limit.
“The reason for this sit j
uation is obvious to all who'
have studied it. The salary!
scale offered to teachers
provides no inducement for
young people to prepare
themselves for teaching
when, with the same amo
unt of ' preparation, they j
can qualify for other pro
fessions that offer far
greater financial rewards.
“Our present salary scale
is a re lic the days when
women could do little but
teach, and consequently
they had to take whatever
salary was offered
“We firmly believe that
the lowest salary scale that
will provide that induce
ment is the one proposed
by this newspaper on Sep
tember 11, as follows:
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“For the Class A certifi
cate: First year, $1,560;
second year, $1,650; third
year, $1,740; fourth year
$1,830; fifth year, $1,920;
sixth year, $2,000; seventh
year, $2,100; eighth year,|
$2,200; ninth year, $2,300;!
tenth year, $2,400; eleventh
year, $2,600; twelfth year,'
$2,750; thirteenth year and
thereafter, $3,000.
“For the Graduate certi
ficate: Third year, $2,000;
fourth year, $2,100; fifth
year, $2,200; sixth year, l
$2,350 ; seventh year, $2,480;!
eighth year, $2,600; ninth 1
year, $2,700; tenth year,!
$2,800; eleventh year, $2,-1
900; twelfth year, $3,100; I
thirteenth year, $3,300;
fourteenth year, $3,500 ;|
fifteenth year, and there-;
after, $3,600.
“One virtue of this sche-|
dule we commend to the;
serious study of all who arei
interested in our public'
schools: It is expressly de
signed, by offering pro
gressively higher incre
ments to those with the
highest certificates and the'
longest erperience, to en
courage young people to en- 1
ter the profession and those
who are in it to stay in it
and improve their ratings. !
“The generation now
being educated will have
the toughest assignment
ever left as a legacy to any
Americans. Upon the shoul
.ders of children now in
kindergarten will fall the
ultimate responsibility of
proving the superiority of
our democracy and free en
terprise over the alien ide
ologies that are now trying
to destroy it by infiltration.
“Can we expect them to
■ win that battle of ideas if
we continue to spend only
1.5 per cent of our national
income on education while
Russia Js spending 5 to 8
per cent for the same pur
pose? Can we hold the lead
ership of the western world
while England is spending
. 2 per cent of her income on
education?
“Whatever the source of
revenue—and it can be
found if we put our minds
'to it—lej: it be remembered
that this is not a transient
j situation that will disap
pear with the return of nor
mal conditions, but an em
; ergency that has been build
ling up for 25 years and has
been accelerated by war
and inflation to an immed
iate crisis; hence, the mon
! ey we put into it should not
:be considered a running ex
pense, but an investment in
J the future of North Caro
Jlina.”
FSA DEMONSTRATION
On Monday, Oct. 14 a
/demonstration on how to
use a pressure cooker was
given at the home of Mrs.
Hoover, Micaville.
During the demonstra
tion Miss Edwards discuss
ed the different ways of
using a pressure cooker and
also the way to care for
cooker before and after
using it.
Ancient Greeks gave 14
head of sheep for a pound
of pepper. Before the war \
it cost about 4 cents a pound -j
WHICH SIDE OF ROAD
ARE YOU LIVING ON?
A State College specialist
was riding over to Bailey
in Nash county the other;
day and he stopped to ex
amine some, corn. There
was about 10 bushels per
acre on the left side of the
road and more than 40
bushels per acre on the
right side of the road. He
examined the soils of the
two fields and they were
approximately the same.
The ten-year average
i yield of corn in North Car
olina is about 20 bushels
; per acre while some farm
i ers are producing more
.[than 100 bushels per acre,
i! Agricultural Experiment
‘ Station records, Extension
agronomists, and actual
farm practice are demon
strating that the five steps;
to larger and more econo-:
‘ mical corn yields are: bet-!
‘ ter seed beds, the planting.
!of well adapted hybrid,
j strains, much larger amo-!
!unts of fertiliser per acre,|
I more plants per acre, and
| shallow cultivation.
Not far from those ten'
and forty bushel corn grow-j
\ers lives Frank Bryan of,
j Garner, a veteran of 39;
; months in the army. When
:he returned home his bro
ther Dwight told him about
j producing enough corn on
; 1.2 acres to feed two mules
for a year. Frank immed-;
iately decided to try his
hand at corn growing.
;; He took some land that
had never before made ov
er 25 bushels of corn per
; acre, according to his* fath
er, Mr. Phil Bryan. He used
N. C. 26 seed, 1,000 pounds
of fertilizer per acre, and
spaced his corn 12 to 16 in-'
; ches in four-foot rows. He
' laid by with the third culti
vation.
i He has made about TOO
, bushels per acre and his
; costs are 19 cents per bush
.el for fertilizer and lU
cents per bushel for hybrid
;seed. He is living on the
j right side of the road.
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Presbyterian News
The first meeting of the
Christian Youth Group fori
the young people of Hig-1
gins and Banks Creek was
held last Sunday afternoon
at Higgins.
The meeting was led
by Hedy Higgins and oth-j
ers. The next meeting will'
be held October 27 at
Banks Creek.
Next Sunday, October 20,
1 there will be a young peo
ple's. rally at Warren Wil
• son college for the Presby
■ terian churches of western
> North Carolina. We expect;
!to have a group frdm each
1 ; church leaving here about
•;2 o’clock.
I The annual Fall Canvas
‘land Harvest In-gathering
• has been held this week in,
i the two Jacks Creek chur
ches. Next Sunday services
jof Dedication for the pled-
Iges and gifts will be held.'
;The service at Lower Jacks-
Creek will be at 11 o’clock-;
■[ At noon there will be aj
I family dinner at Upper
Jacks Creek and the dedi-
I cation service will be held
at one o’clock so the young
! people can leave for the I
iyouth rally at. two. Mr.|
; Sanford will preach at;
these sendees. We were for
tunate and grateful to have
Rev. Dumont Clarke as
guest preacher at the dedi
cation service for Banks
I Creek and Higgins last
; Sunday. Twenty eight peo
ple attended the service
and family dinner at Banks
Creek.
• Sunday School will be
. held next Sunday at 2:00
o’clock at Upper Jacks
Creek and at 10 o’clock in
the other three churches.
The Banks Creek Choir
is proving a very popular:
and enjoyoWe activity. At-1
tendance has averaged !
about twenty. We have be-;
gun to sing fun songs and;
to make the choir practice
a cheerful social gathering,;
in addition to practising'
hard on our anthems for
i Sunday services.
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iwork days last year by
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Statement Os Condition Os
THE NORTHWESTERN BANK
HOME OFFICE NORTH WILIvESBORO, N. C.
AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS SEPTEMBER 30, 1910
RESOURCES
Cash and ’Jue From Banks, - 4.708,94947
Bonds, Stocks and Accrued Interest 17,354,192 67
Loans - ~... 11,100,493.77
Banking Houses, Furniture and Fixtures
Less Depreciation 96353-97
Other Assets 26,824.87
$33,286,814.75
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock i Common i $ 380 000 00
Sur P lus ' • 770,000.00
Undivided Profits 216,802-20
Reserve for Interest Due Ihpositors. Taxes, etc* 183,939.94
v Other Liabilities 397374
DEPOSITS 31,732,098.87
$33,286,814.75 "
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ance does not properly bum
its oil, coal, wood, or gas,‘
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monoxide gas. See that all |
appliances, flues and chim
neys are clean and in good
| repair.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17,1946
'.ll L'.-J'J—ULU.-g-f
NOTICE OP SALE
NORTH CAROLINA
YANCEY COUNTY
i Whereas, on April 4, 1930, J. I.
Hyatt and wife executed a deed of
, trust to John H. Cathey, Trustee,
I for Central Bank and Trust Com
pany to secure certain indebted
ness therein named, which instru
ment appears of record in Book of
Mortgages 19 at page 592, Records
of Yancey County;
And whereas, by an instrument
dated January 17, 1936, recorded
in Deed Book 84 at page 270, Re
cords of Yancey County, the Cen
tral Bank and Trust Company
through its proper officers and
agents duly assigned, for value,
the said note and deed of trust to
John Bennett;
And whereas, the said John H.
Cathey is now out of the State of
North Carolina, and the under
signed has been duly named as
substituted trustee in the deed of
trust above referred to by an in
strument of writing which ap
pears of record in the office of
the Register of Deeds for Yancey
County; \ .
And whereas, default has been
made in the payment of said in
debtedness and demand for fore
closure has been made upon the
substituted trustee:
!. Now, therefore, I shall offer for
■ sale at public outcry at the court
| house door in Burnsville, N. C ,
| to the highest bidder Tor cash, at
j 10:00 o’clock A. M., on the 9th
day of November, 1946, the fol
lowing described lots of land lo
cated in the Town of Burnsville
and more particularly described
as follows:
• Being Lots 2 and 3 in Block E
of the S. M. Bennett Addition to
the Town of Burnsville as shown
by recorded plat in office of Re
gister of Deeds for Yancey Coun
ty at Burnsville, N. C., to which
plat reference is made for more
complete description.
This the 2nd 'day of Oct. 1946.
J. Frank Huskins, Substituted
Trustee.
Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31 Nov. 7