Newspapers / The Yancey Journal (Burnsville, … / March 17, 1955, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of The Yancey Journal (Burnsville, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
PAGE TWO V [THE YANCBt RECORD -- attßteawa jwjt, 1986 ! - ARNEY FOX EDITOR and PUBLISHER ERLING TONESS ' . Published Erery Thunder By YANCEY PUBUSHING COMPANY A Partnership Entered u second-class matter Norember 11th, lUB, at the Poet Office, Burnsville, North Ctrdaa, aadar the act at March S, 1879. Editorial Comment One of these days you and 1 along with all the other citizens of Yancey County will be solici ted by a volunteer Worker to join and contribute to the Red Cross. This being a free coun try, we may choose any one of several possible responses when , we are solicited. We may orded the solicitor off our property. We may put him (or her) off with “not just now, 'but perhaps later.” Or we may cooperate promptly and freely. We hear tell of places where people are not bothered by soli citors asking their support for such organizations as the Red Cross. Their rulers relieve them of all this responsibility for making choices. Utopia? Well, not exactly our idea of Utopia. Personally we would rather be "'asked than told.. The w.ork of the Red Cross in disaster and famine relief and many other fields is too well known to need reviewing here. We all agree that this work must be supported. But how of ten do we think of the connec tion between our personal sup port of this work and the main taining of democracy? The soundest way to preserve a democracy is to accept the re sponsibilities of freedoms. Freedom and responsibility are head and tail of the -same coin. "I REMEMBER''] BY THE OLD TIMERS L-- - - - From Mrs. Routh Pickett Brad ley. Albion. Idaho: I remember back at the turn of this century when newspapers weren't just to be read and clutter up the living room. We only got the Semi- Weekly Dallas News back In Texas then. After a careful reading my grandmother clipped the poems and recipes. Then in the evenings I would help my grandfather roll little thin rolls of paper for candle lighters. You started" at one corner of an 8 or 10 inch square, rolled it. then pinched each end in That saved on matches, because you could light one end of the paper at the open fire place and hurry to the lamp or candle with it. Also, the papers made artistic shelf covers when cut In scallops; and for me. lovely rows of paper dolls holding hands. Little wads of paper were stuffed in the toes of wet hoots at night. Convenient squares were placed on a nail in the out house. Any remaining, were carefully stored for house cleaning time to lay under the rag carpets In the summer and fall when fly time came around my mother would cut long strips up to near the center folds and crinkle the strips. Then she would tack them on a long branch from a tree, and while we ate she or one of my aunts would fan this above the table to keep the flies off the food. Fly control was not prac ticed then; it Is a modern miracle. % Yes, In those days newspapers sv>r- - CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES * CERTIFIED cobblers * ™ ED 100-LB. SACKS Available At FARMERS FEDERATION CO-OP BURNSVILLE, N, C. t' ■ . ' A , — ‘ ; VIOLET RAYS ! ON OUR WAYS By H. M. Alley l•• • • : Note: This column is written with malice toward none, but ’ with the common good of all in mind. v- • • * • An irate reader, writing to , Asheville Times over the signa- I ture “Lady In Distress”, wants ( to know: “When is Asheville . going to wake up and make a hard fast rule for the auto mud slingers?” ~ , She refers to the rude and thoughtless practice of drivers [ who speed by very dose to peo- I pie who are standing or walk- I ing, splattering them with mud and filthy water in rainy and ! snowy weather. And having ' been a “victim” on more than one occasion, this writer joins the “Lady In Distress” in de claring that something ought to ; be done about it, —not only in ' Asheville, but also in Burns ville, and wherever it occurs. ’Tis said we do have laws , whereby pedestrians may prose cute these mudslinging drivers. But first they must get the car license number, —a rather diffi cult thing for one on foot to accomplish, as most of these offenders are speeding. ** * * Uncle Josh says; “Hit’s sorta •like when a fellar run over Bob Tantrum’s hawg on lower main street in Cedar Crick, U. S. A. Ole Bob were that mad he cud a bit a nail. When th reporter fer Cedar Crick Chronicle en tered ’n viewed Bob about th matter he axed him, Did the driver kill your hog, mister Tantrum? Bob says, says he, ‘Shore he kilt hit, only hit ain’t quite dead yit!’ But ye jist wait, says he, ‘When I git thro ugh with thet driver, he’ll run from the next hawg he sees, fer I’ve done made up my mind fer to take ’im to Court an make a sample outen ’im before , the law.’ “Then the riter from th Cedar Crick Chronicle axed Bob who the driver mought be, he spluttered and sed, sed he, ‘why, er—er —!!! —he’s a goinr s’fast I cudn’t even see if he had a license number, —but eny way he’s thet same fellar from New York or sommers, what’s bin a-speedin through here off’n ’on endurin the last past year, what nobody knows ” The above is only one of the minor traffic problems needing attention in Burnsville. Wheth er any concrete rule or remedy regarding the mudslinging driv ers can ever be successfully ap-| PfIfTRVIOM Conducted By v; Edith Deaderitik Erekkte MOUNTAINS BETWEEN SEASONS The mountains still are white with' snow And wintry winds upon them blow. The Balsam trees are green and bright And Fir and Spruce enhance the sight With laden limbs all bent and low, Picturesque views the mountains show. The signs of Spnirg will soon appear Where nature gives, year after year, The green to fern and mossy beds Mingled with wild flower-heads. Cod grant me strength if life prevails To walk again the mountain trails. Elster A. Steele, Franklin, N. C (Poetry for this corner should be sent direct to Edith Deaderiek Erskine, Weaver yille, N. C. ) plied or not remains to be seen. Unless the drivers themselves would wake up to the faat that even a lowly pedestrian hag a right to enough of the highway to walk on instead of having to travel in the ditch, and that no driver has any right to splatter with mud and dirty water those who have to walk, there is per haps very little that can ever be done about this one deplorable 'situation. ** # * However, there are other more vitally important matters that the town government can and should attend to, BUT SPEEDILY. For instance, we need more traffic lights, placed at various intersections and crossings, where, at present, there is no traffic control whatever, —not even so much as a “SLOW ©OWN” sign. Anoth er thing, the traffic lights on the main thoroughfare,—that is on Main Street, —should be left burning at least until one o’clock a. m. Yes. Os course, these extra lights will cost money, but the expense of installation and maiotainance would be neglig able compared to the safety of human lives they would protect. ** * # Then there is that other mat ter that this column and many other people have repeatedly complained about, and which our town government has taken no noticeable steps to correct. We speak of the flagrant violations of established speed laws and speed zones within the incor porate limits of Burnsville. A simple and sensible plan would be to make 25 miles per hour the standard speed limit for all except doctors, ambulance dri- ■■■■»■■■■ i—— i ! __ aaaV MBBVMM* Specially' Tjfip yJ7 compounded Pee Gee Mastic House Paint »•■ ' , ’ outlasts ordinary paints 2 to 4 . If you have new wood of any t ype to painit . . or if you want to paint your house any color, it will pay you to look into MASTIC . You see, MASTIC gives you 2 big improvements over the conventional three-coat system. 1) You need only 2 coats of MASTIC to do the job,Mean * »■ ing you save up to a third i n labor and paint. 2) And with MASTIC you know your housf tyill look new and bright twice as long, ROBERTS & JOHNSON LUMBER GO. PHONE 14 BURNSVILLE, N. C. THS YANCEY RECORD , QUSTIONS AN©-ANSWERS By Drew a Nichole - Field Representative Asheville, N. C. Q. What is the meaning of “social security?” A. The words “social secur ity” mean security for the soc ial group or for society as a whole. As applied to the great insurance program administer ed by the Federal government, it means a basic insurance pro tection for individuals and fami lies against old age and retire ment, or death. • Q. Just what is the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance pro gram?" A. It is the social insurance program which the general public calls “Social Security.” It is financed entirely, by a soc ial security tax (premium) on the wages of employees, match ed by employers, and by a tax on the net earnings of self-em ployed persons in occupations covered by the law, (Now almost all groups except the legal und medical professions, and those already under another govern ment retirement system, are covered by the Social Security law), Q. Exactly what is the dif ference between Public Assist ance and Old-Age and Survivors Insurance? iA. Public "Assistance is a state-administered program un der which payments (pr “grants”) are based on need— that is, on a showing that the applicants need the money to live. And the cost of the grants is paid by the general taxpayers. Old-Age and Survivors Insuran ce (“Social Security”), on the other hand, is a Federal social insurance program paid for by the people affected—i.e., the entire costs are met by the soc ial security tax on employees, their employers, and the self employed. It pays monthly bene fits which will replace, in part, income from employment or self, employment when that income is cut off by old age or by the death of a family breadwinner. 1 The benefits patjl are not based . on need, but are an earned right Q. Why is social security in surance for fanners (and oth ers) compulsory instead of vol untary? Why cannot each per vers, law enforcement officers, and firemen on duty. Then have the town,—all flections, —regu- larly patrolled. If we just have to keep one policeman on the town Square most of the time, — then hire an extra patrolman,— preferably one who can ride a motorcycle like a streak of ven- , geful fury, to patrol the rest of the town at frequent intervals, especially the length of Main Street. ** * • These comments are not in tended as unkind criticism, but however they may be taken, — there’s a growing number of people who want something constructive done,-about these things, not in the sweet by and by, but NOW!—'Nuff Sed! son choose, so to speak, to take it or leave it f A. The history of voluntary »o«lal Insurance wherever it has ■ been tried has shown that only a small percentage of all Eligible individuals actually participate. Moreover, those who do partici pate are generally not the peo ple of below-average income who most seriously need the protec tion it gives. Furthermore, vol untary coverage attracts mostly people who, because they are al ready old/ or for other reasons, can expect a high return for their tax premiums. All this means a “bad” selection of risks. Q. What would be the result of such a “bad” selection of risks ? A. One serious result would be a large drain on the funds out of which all benefits are paid. Higher costs would make, higher tax premiums necessary. Os course, farmers like other people need a low-cost, low premium social security insur ance system |n which there is the widest spreading of the risk, to the greatest advantage of all concerned, Q. What are some of the inse curities that farmers face? A. Often with limited mone tary, income, risking the hazards of weather, crop failures, and, fluctuating market prices over which he has little or no control, 1 the average farmer faces real financial insecurity for hiftlself and his dependents in his old age, or for his family in case of his earlier death. And it is a fact that farmers grow old, may become disabled and unable to keep on working, and are sub ject to death the same as other people.! Q. What happens to the farm SPECIAL! New: 1955 G M C 1-2 Ton, heavy, duty truck, original price SIBSO, our‘ price $1695 1953 G M C Pickup 1-2 Ton, like new $995.00 1953 Plymouth club ppupe clean : ~,, $1295,00 J£62 Ford victoria, extra : clean .... $1295.00 I 1952 Ford, 6 cyl. $995,00 , 1952 Plymouth club coupe $995 1951 Olds 98, 4 door ~ $‘.)95.00 1950 Plymouth, 4 door $695.00 : 1950 Chevrolet,. 2 door $695.00 1949 Qlds 98 convertible $695.00 STYLES & CO. BURNSVILLE, N. C. , ■ 1 I Imagine! I Li_ _ A five year written guarantee on ex- I I terior paint that sells for $5.25! tax inc. I Weatherized, fadeproof one coat en- I amel Nu-frS|feratar, gallon $6.95, gts. I $2.40. I Nu Vinyl plastic wall paint $3.95 I this s economy . I Super Kem Tone and several other I paints, thinners, brushes, etc. I Brooms j .98 I “9x12 Linoleum Rugs, kitchen, din- - I ning room & other patterns $5.50 I v . —<• graßß TROY’S VARIETY STORE- I BEHIND THE COURTHOUSE jS v - _ BURNSVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY - MARCH 17, 1505 family when any of these things oedur? * A. Suffering and hardship, and inlnany cases in the past and present, Public Assistance (paid for by the general tax-j payers). Os course, the need“fdr what President Eisenhower has _ called “some measure of public assistance” will continue- gut, e d-age payments under Public i i.-i * 'Nve , ■ DEYTON FARM SUPPLY Yancey County " CHECKERBOARD ~ Os Deyton and „ Royce Lee Howell 70 POUNDS MORE CALF AT 4 MONTHS Yes, sir, when you grow Holstein calves that weigh 70 lbs. more than the average calf at 4 mon ths, you’re really ahead. Bigger L ealves with larger frames make ; bigger, more rugged heifers when they freshen. That’s what they've been doing at the Pur ina Research Farm. ~ , The Purina Calf Plan will help you do the same thing, too, Anq, this plan costs you only about half the cost of raising a calf with milk and some grain. Here's how you do it. Take calf off milk j§7) at only 3 days old- Feed Purina Nursing Ohow srrl,el f° r 30 days, rfiSSiagf. That’s one 25 lb. V J bag. (Ask about our special Nurs ing Chow pail deal, too.) Dry Calf Startena is kept be fore calf from 3rd day to 4 months old. Hay is given after 2 months old. In addition to getting bigger, growth ier calves at 4 month*, this plan la easier to use, iesa troublesome with scours and costa less—far less. John Randolph says there are three important things to con sider in raising good calves: I First of all the good breeding must be there. John breeds all his cows artificially and has Deyton Farm Supply Assistance have Shown a grad ual deeHde and |hii decrease iA due in large measure to the soc ial security retirement in*uran ce benefits which have been re j placing or reducing old-age assistance grants. However, this decline in old-age assistance due to increased social security bene* , fits ha* nnt ereumd in farm areas. some cows that are now paying off In Increased production. That takes care of the breeding. Second, the calves must be de veloped properly before they can produce up to their capacity. He does this by following the purina program for growing calves and heifers. The third factor is sanitation, Calves must be treated with special care to prevent diseases. Any disease is hard to cure but easy to prevent. For your artificial breeding, call Dr. Cornwell at 542 and he’ll come right out. It pays whether you have one cow or several. HEALTH HINT When lice on cattle and poultry is a problem, it’e time to ask us for Purina Insect powders, One application of Purina Insect Killer often takes care of lice on cattle. For poultry you can use Purina Lice Powder. But it’s lots easier and just as effec tive to paint the roost poles with Purina Poultry Insecticide and let the fumes kill the lice. Why more folks start chfeks on Purina than eny other feed It’s simple. More folks start chicks on Purina than any other feed because it promotes fast growth, high livability, and good feathering. Did you know that more than 101 million chick* are started u year on Purina Chick I Startena? That’s a pretty good endorsement, don’t you think? , Why not order your chicks and enough Startena today?
The Yancey Journal (Burnsville, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
March 17, 1955, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75