PAGE TWO THE YANCEY RECORD ESTABLI9HIO JULY, 1986 Editor & Publisher Antey Pax Published Every Thursday By : YANCEY PUBLISHING CO, A Partnership Entered u second-class matter November 11th, 1936 C it the Poat Office, Burnsville, North Carolina, under the act of March 8, 1879. <m «*►' , • Through This Preacher’s f Study Window D. B. Alderman, Pastor 'Mk Burnsville Methodist Church A n, I ran across another bit of wisdom the other day. It com es from tht Globe, Toronto, Ont., entitled “The Obituary of a Prayer Meeting.” It goes like this: “Miss Faithful Prayer Meet ing died recently at Neglect ville, in the State of Worldli ness, She was born many years ago amid revival fires. Miss Prayer Meeting had lived a very notable life until recent years. For some time past she had been confined to her home because of business engage ments and severe attacks of fatigue and nervousness. These 1 symptoms were always more* noticeable prayer meeting nights. She was troubled with stiff ness of the knees during pray er, coldness of heart, and low blood pressure. Inactivity, weakness of the will power and general diminished vital ity marked the last stages of her illness. Her last hours were accompanied by much PauCarmck TPITJS STORY of two persons who learned to conquer ir.er * selves wm told me by David S. Gonyer, Bridgii oit, Cc iftcr h c came out of the Army. • • Ills mother was injured in an automobile accident and (est her in a nervous state just before David en listed in the navy. His enlistment hit her hat d and in her condition she made no effort to con quer her worry over him. No matter that many other i ithers were suffering the same trial, no matter 1 Sat the majority of our soldiers and oaiiois have returned safe and sound from our wars, she saw only bei 4 own trouble. So David wasn’t frank with her and allowed her to think that he was not stationed anywhere near a danger zone, although he was in the thick of the fighting at Leyte Island. He also asked relatives and mutal friends not to tell her where fie was. Suddenly letters from her ceased and his sister wrote she had burned her hand but was all right. Later her letters resumed. It wasn't until he came home that he learned she had worried herself Into a nervous breakdown immediately following someone accidentally telling her that he was in action. When he saw her after his return she had to be carried up and down the stairs. One day her doctor knowing that her illness was due wholly to her mental attitude, suggested that she try Christian Science. She asked a practitioner to visit her, and after several discussions, »he was convinced that her trouble was brought on by her own self. When David arrived home, he scoffed at Christian Science; but only for a short while after he heard his mother's story. She had been so ill that sh? had been sent to a hospital. That was wneu tier letters to David had ceased. It was after she had gained faith in God through Christian Science that she resumed her latter writing. His mother’s example so impressed David that n*vcr again will he be subject to Fear as he once knew it. 9m jM ,* ‘f'&r • All in the Game: AT FIRST Manager Eddie Stank. was inclined to blow his top ton suddenly, but now he has calmed down and has the St. Louis Cardi nals really playing for him . . . The 1956 winter Olympics will be At Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy, and the 1956 summer games will be held in Melbourne, Australia . . . Russian and American Olympic oarsmen were friendly and polite to each other when they met after arriving In Helsinki—even offered each other advice and tried each ether’s boats . . . Tippy Goes, chairman of the U.B. rowing com mittee, said the Russian oarsmen were "a swell bunch of fellows” . . . Well, the Olympics are sup posed to promote International friendship . . . Leo Durocher wtflks at least five miles up and down the box during a game . . . Monte Irvin may be available to the Giants In pinch hitting roles by September— ho broke an ankle In spring training after betng laet season’s runo-bat tod-la king' , . . Ball clubs mus have a low old pros In their linen; to really click- v , u $ w sobbing and groaning over the “good days’ of her early life, but only a very few stood by her in her last struggles. It seems the blight of Modernism acted as sort of a creeping paralysis over her of late. She leaves to moirn their loss, many churches, preach ers, and official dignitaries, also many unsaved persons outside the pale of the church, who often sought her help in times of trouble. The remains will be taken t<-> , the Judgements Bar of God, , where the Searcher of aH things will inquire into the real cause of the untimely death of so worthy a servant. It is suspected that treachery on the part of her care-taker and professed admirers will be discovered as responsible.” Let’s add another thought just here. The responsible wit nesses are going to be called to the stand. Then we have to' ask the question: “Will I be one of those witnesses?” r CoRNiR --ml v " FORGOTTEN FIREMAN . . . Relief hurler Clyde King won 14 games for the Dodgers last year aud saved as many more. This year his talents are being overlooked. Hero the Dodger fireman sits and waits for the alarm bell to call on him for keln. POETRYJORNER C lootifci6u£ect ScUIA QletutevtcA SnAine SV.A»vi//t ZMrantsA . Aittiona/ .Jupus .srfmevtcan THE TREE As sturdy it stands against the sky, Its branches reaching like hands to bless, I ventured to ask, .‘will you teli me why For ages you’ve stood through storm and stress?” I listen-it seemed to speak and say, . * . “In patience I live through every hour, Darkness of night and light of day Contribute, alike and give me power To stand and grow the cen turies through. I take the sleet, the ice and snow, As well as the gentle rain and dew, For blessing, when storm winds blow My roots sink deeper to an chor me And that is my secret” said the Tree. Homer Casto (Poetry lor this Corne should be sent direct to Editl Deaderick Erskine, Weaver ville, N. C.) VEHICLE DEPARTMENT REPORT Raleigh The Department | of Motor Vehicles said today 636 North Carolinians were convicted of drunken driving in July and thereby lost their legal driving privileges. The July figure rose sharply from the 567 persons convicted of similar charges in June. The drunken driving convictions are contained in the regular monthly summary of violations prequmng ww vuiienw,<- w <yp- I erator’s permits prepared by the Department. Other convictions reported in July included 81 for speed ing over 75 mph; 69 for two offenses of speeding over 55 mph; 54 for reckless driving; 47 for driving after license re voked ; and 20 for driving af ter license suspended. July convictions resulted in 929 revocations and 528 sus pensions. >’ this weekiM V patternsA < VV «T AUOtEY IANI "J • ) No,24<n i. cut In sizes 16 to 90; 38 to BO Size 18, 3 s /» yds. 33-ln. „ No. 1031 Is cut In stzss 3 to I. Size 4, 3% yds. 38-in.. V. yd. 33-ln. oontmst, IS yd. rlc rae. Ssod 30# lor KACH pattern with iiimi, A&ttv ■Sk.-TOrf 38 t # ° &NBOOK -nows avsr 100 othsr stylos I M , , Carnegie THE YANCEY 'KECOR*’* TO PLAY PART IN FLAT ROCK PRODUCTION ISjSffifjgr •s m $ -aflffly i'. ?«? ■wwwMHßEwfeTOaig im £'£> ' < w. C. BURTON Flat Rock—Robroy Farqu har, managing director of the Vagabond Players at the Flat Rock Playhouse here, has an nounced that W. C. Burton of Reidsvifle will join the pro fessional theatre company for their final two productions. Burton, a newspaper col umnist and director of the Reidsville bureau of the Greensboro Daily News, has appeared in starring roles with the Parkway Playhouse in Burnsville during the past five years and has more than 20 years experience as an ac tor. For many years Burton has been associated with the Play- Likers of the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina, where he worked wit h W. R. Taylor, founder . * " ■■■■■'■ -■ " • ' - - T m _ j#ry N> HEADQUARTERS FOR SUPPLIES , For Veterinary Use * snnsg. ru, u»u uupiits, remcnnn comment, Aureomvein OintmAnt d„ , , . and Tribiotic Ointment For Mastitis. y Ointment, Pendestnn POLLARD’S DRUG STORE I FREE! ~~lfco.oo FR F.F.i auction DEWEY RAY FARM Better &iown As The Mary Bird Farm I Location: 5 Mils West of Burnsville on Asheville-Burnsville I Higlway at Mouth of Price’s Creek I TUES)AY, AUGUST 26 I 10:30 A. M. Regardless d! Weather I This farm contains.2o4 Les, a nice 8 room house with all city conveniences • and ! ary barns'amToutbuildSm. *““ ° f 35 T* a " d «*<*«* *>-• j S^nheZnX’ 8 oUtstandin * farms > conveniently located in the I Abundantly Watered, FenL and Cross-Fenced. Subdivided into Lots and Small I Acreage Tracts so you canlv as much or as little as you like. I 1& .9 acres tobacco allotml 1.3 cash, balance 1, 2,3 years. - I LUNCH TO BE S»ED BY THE LADIES “JVtUSIC” I V E CONDUCTED BY X I West & GosVtt Land Auction Co. I 11' 1, ail' weaverx V e & CANTON, N. C. I OPS TO COOPERATE IN FEED PRICE CONTROLS , All the services of the Char lotte District Office of Price Stabilization have been offered the State Farmers Home Ad ministration to insure that drought-stricken farmers pay no more than ceiling prices on supplies they need. “We fear that the drought may precipitate pressure on ceiling prices of the things the farmer has to buy at this time’, E. E. Huffmon, Acting Distrirt Price Executive, has informed J. B. Slack of Ral eigh, State FHA Director. Mr. Hugman’s letter contin ued: ‘"‘Some suppliers who know that the farmer can se cure loans to purchase such item 5 as feeds, fertilizers, and other thingh necessitated be cause of the drought, may take undue advantage of the farm er in the matter of prices. “We want you to know that we are going to do everything we can to protect the farmer in such cases, and if you learn of any cases in which you sus pect that undue advantage is being taken of the farmer in order to secure abtive the ceil ing prices, we would lise for you to let us know about it promptly”. Similar letters have gone and for its initial years, dir ector of the Parkway Play house. While with the Vagabond Players here he is appearing this week as the Baron in “Captain Carvallo” and next week is scheduled to handle a feature role in “The Happy Time”, the final play of the season. FARMERS URGED TO AR- I RANGE FOR CATTLE SHOW IMMEDIATELY September 4th and sth are the dates scheduled for the ; Tri-County Cattle Show to be held in connection with the Spruce Pine Fair, according to T. S. Godwin, assistant county agent. i Farmers and 4-H Club boys and girls who are planning on entering cattle in the show are ■ urged to get in touch with the i county .agent’s office immed iately. The Tri-County Cattle Show was begun three or four years ago, with the show alternating between the three counties — Yancey, Mitchell and Avery— each year. Last year’s show was held in this county. Flans to have the show ift connection with the Spruce Pine Fair was brought about because of the difficulties in financing the show at a sep arate time. DANCE SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY NIGHT Plans are being made for an informal dance to be held at the Sam Wilson Community Building Saturday. The dance is being sponsored by young people of the community and proceeds will go to help build a tennis court near the Com munity Building. The public is invited to at tend. n out to county farm agents in Eastern Tennessee. THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 3552 H REMEMBER'i BY TUB 018 TIMERS i~.- -1 From Amelia Doctor, Denver: I remember when horses bccimj frightened and ran Into the d : ;eh and upset the buggy whan an auto mobile passed us. From Mrs. IJu Z 'ns lk, Minn.: [ remember v. :n i was line years old buying one-c;*m iac ■ream cones—also fiv# b’.eces of urn in a round tin box. 'rom C. L. Miller. l,- remember when a PresLivnt was elected—Grover Cleveland. ha Democrats would get the black smith anvils and load them up with gun powder and shoot thorn. C i a still night you could hear the.. 2i miles away. From Rovena Warren, Harvard, Idaho; I remember when w: lighted the kerosene lamps only when company came. We used candles made of beef and mu''.on tallow and a little beeswax. We ran melted fat into tin molds with sticks laid across the top with can dle wicking dangling from them. From Mrs. Nellie Keene, Hillard, Fla.: I remember when ws baked sweet potatoes in a Dutch oven on a clay hearth and carried Water in pails up about a 100-fcct hill From Mrs. True C. Whittier, New Sharon, Me.: I remember when my mother and all the ladies saved the yellow stamps from yeast cakes and sent them in for pictures Also when a certain brand of soda came with pictures of birds, flowers and animals in each package. 1 11 * n M roil de -1 1 1 : / m 1 wiled tuck in Shows • 1 J.A ««SK.:v. 1 Postpaid. Send coin with 1 I sour roll-be sore to in- vjo 17 1 shide sour r»tom addnss 1 JhOtTHth tWHUAt,KHn#HJuIizaiUtCI

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