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THE YANCEY RECORD Established July, 1936 UESSOR --- ARNEY FOX EDITOR and PUBLISHER ERLING TONESS ~ Published Every Thursday By YANCEY PUBLISHING COMPANY A Partnership - Entered as second-class matter November 11th, 1936, at the Post Office, Burnsville, North Carolina, under the act of March 3, 1879. PEOPLE’S FORUM To The Enitor: I am very anxious to get in touch with the decendents of a distant relative of mine, the late Hammond Little, who I think spent his entire life after he was 18 years old in the mountain regions of North Carolina. This man was born in Pike County, Kentucky, in the year of 1854. He left Pike County, Kentucky, January 1873, and enlisted in the regular U. S. Army un<|er the name of Shred Crabtree. He deserted’ the U. S. Army while stationed at Columbia, South Carolina, August 1, 1873. This man was very illiterate he had grown up in the wooded area of Pike County, Kentucky. EDITORIAL2COLUMN By R. K. Helmle We hope that many of our readers saw that appealing announcement in the Asheville papers last week of the opening of Buncombe County’s United Fund Campaign. It was a pic ture of a small boy, just manag ing to hold himself up on crutches. His crippled leg was jencased in a heavy iron brace. The title under the picture read: “The Next Step is up to You!” This advertisement was equally applicable to the people of Yancey County in regard to their United Fund Drive, which is now just well under I* DEYTON FARM SUPPLY Yancey County checkerboard! Os Deyton Have all of you seen Mike and Ike in our store yet? They are the two famous pigs that are in our store each fall. They have been with ug two weeks now and they are telling great -artery. In the two weeks perifcd Mijte. ate 20 lbs. of Pig and gained 12 lbs. at a cost of Per pound. Ike, •however, ate 21 lbs. of corn and Shorts and gained 3 lbs. at a cost of 27c per pound. This fcells the story that we so often tell. It’s not the price of the hog feed that is so important, but the cost of the results. There’s no nkmey in 27c pork (produced on low cost feed, but this would be a good profit in ® pork produced on a higher cost ration. Stop in and see these famous pigs. Volunteer Firemen’s Services ' Vital to Farmers During National Fire Pre vention Week, October 2-9, we pause to pay tribute to our volunteer firemen, on whom we depend for protection the year around. Their job is not a pleasant one, but it is import ant. Farm fires are among the j most costly and disastrous. Is there a fire pond or stream • near your home? Have you located fire extinguishers and buckets • in convenient places iround house and bam? Have you a plan of action in case of Deyton Farm Supply \ | PHONE 189 ~ ' BURNSVILLE, N. C. I s HWHWKWWHWtoWWi. He was about 6 feet 3 inches tall, very slender in stature. In i, all probability he sought em_ i ployment in the mountain re. gione of North Carolina as a . logger. . It is possible, at least the i information is that he went under the name of Drake. My . information is that he had a • son by the name of Robert Drake who was born about the I year 1890 in the state of North . Carolina. I I would appreciate hearing from any of his relatives or ; anyone who might give me any , information on the whereabouts of the immediate family. > Very truly yours, [ Lawrence Branham, Pike. . ville, Kentucky. way. The next step is up to us! We know in our hearts that Yancey County needs all the health, welfare and character building services which our United Fund is supporting. We all know we should take the money raising activities of the past out of our schools—which is the determined plan of our United Fund. The next step is up to us! Give generously. If more con venient, pledge money to be paid later. Harlon Holcombe is treasurer, and contributions may be sent to him direct. SUBSCRIBE TO THE RECQRn -.-T - | I'fX, fire? Why not talk it over with our fire chief. Learn what you should do to be ready in case of FIRE. 0 / Extra Nutrition Helps Puketa ' in Peak Production During the first 4 to 5 months of the laying cycle puliets are under their greatest strain. They are finishing their body development, laying their heaviest—often from 65 to 80%—and are maintaining their bodies. That’s why the extra pro teins, vitamins and minerals provided by Purina Booster Checkers are so important about now. We suggest you feed powerful Booster Cnee It ers on top of the regular feed. They’ll help hens maintain high production thru the fall and winter, when egg prices usually are high. Booster Checkers car. help in other ways. Ask about them. Worms can delay marketing of hogs up to 2 weeks Worms can also waste 2 bu. of corn and 15 lbs. supplement per head, according to Purina Hog Research figures. Purina Pig tab Granules will quickly remove roundworms and nodular worms at low cost. Good for small punches of pigs. Available in handy 10 dose cans. — - - ——• < VIjOLET RAYjT ONOUR WAYS By Kit. Attn ** * * Note: This column is written, with malice toward non*, but with the common good of all in mind. •• * * BARBED ENTANGLEMENTS An old saying, that is seld. omnly heard any more, ran like this: “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” If that still holds true, then the modern, world is rapidly coming under the rule of hired “Baby Sittefs.” And perhaps it is this abnormal situation that ails the world today instead of *the much publicized and lamb. asted “Cold War.” ** * * Now, the above barb is not intended to hurt individual Baby Sitters, nor baby sitting as an accepted and respectable method of earning a living. But it is directed with empha. sis at the multitude of modern mothers, who in most cases, the approval of modern papas, unnecessarily pull helpless little babes away from the God ordained fountains of natural food supply, and dele gate daily care and up.bringing to hired employees. And though it is to be admitted that in many instances Baby Sitters do a better job than the moth, ers are capable of doing them selves, —that is all the greater shame and reproach to those mothers who unnecessarily and carelessly refuse or neglect the responsibility and sacred pri vilege that goes with mother hood, •» * • It is estimated that traffic accidents have resulted in the Don't rpad this if you want to stay in love with the car you now own 3 £*gn mm BU • m msmsm .• r » w!Wm x j: TfcWj ' PSlf 1 «K||| ' i -. sssiKKcsaas: sssssrasssa ‘ r " * '- ’ ' j*. !! Even some cars on| y 6 months old seem out of date compared with X# J 0' THE BIG M. How many of these features does your present car have? - I U * 225 horsepower —.the highest horsepower ever packed into a Mercury V-8. And only Mercury , ■ has an exclusively V-8 history! safety steering wheel is impact-absorbing to protect driver better. Hub is deeply recessed. SAFETY-BEAM HEAD LAMPS knife through fog, dust, rain, snow—give less glare to oncoming £ r, motorists. You see up to 80 feet more of the road ahead ... see it better. *■ „ * AFtTY °°o* locks give added protection , against doors opening—even on moderate It ; * iwn H f VISIT OUR SHOWROOM. SEE HOW MUCH MORE CAR YOUR DOLLARS BUY NOW IN THE BIG M! For 1956-the big move is to THE BIG jl BANKS YOUNG MOTOR COMPANY PHONE 17 BURNSVILLE, N. C. | I ' 1 ' ' ' r - ■" ■ ' -*■ ; Si , THE YANCEY RECORD - - _ - death of more people in the United States than all the wars in which our country hae en gaged. Yet all of us seem to have a mortal dread and fear of war, and especially deplore the necessity of our boys hav ing to fight on foreign soil, though most folk seem to read of traffic fatalities with little outward show of concern or alarm. And despite all that law makers and Jaw enforcement bfficers can do, the streets and highways of our country are still infested with speed demons and careless drivers, endanger ing the lives of innocent law abiding citizens every day. After the funeral there is but little difference in the status quo of a person torn apart by a cannon ball on a foreign battle front, and one broken to pieces by a speeding car in his home community! *** * * / It is said that all things will pass ' in time. Evidently the scare created during recent years over the cigarettes versus health controversy is passing. Anyway the national Agricul ture Department has reported that cigarette consumption is again on the increase r in the U. S. According to the Depart ment, Americans 15 years and over will smoke an average of ten pounds of tobacco in cig arettes during 1955. Those fig ures/ represent a 1.2 per cent increase over 1954, when the American people spent $2,800,. 000,000 in hospitals, and $5*200,000,000 for tobacco. It would be interesting to know just yhat percent of the hospi tal take was directly or indirect. , ly influenced by the tobacco habit. , Many doctors, habitual smok ers themselves, are loath to admit or warn the public of the : harmful effects that may re. ; ( suit from the. regular use of tobacco in its different forms. • The same is true of many school t teachers„ and preachers. And \ with so many modern daddies ; and mamas among the hosts Os teaching about the harmful effects of this potent drug can i be expected in the average home ** * * 'The above figures quoted from The Agricultural Depart. • ment’s report do not take into • consideration the vast number 1 of cigarettes that will be bou. 1 ght, begged, mooched and “borrowed” by boys and girls under fifteen years of age. Time was when many hopefui dads would offer Junior a Gold i Watch if he would refrain from smoking until he" reached 21 i yeans of age. Now_a_days it f seems cruel to keep the poor : boy waiting so long for his time piece. It would be a fairer proposition in most cases to [ promise the average lad a \ r ’ ' ' 1 1 " - t CHURCH SERVICES i The Reverend Hershey 1. - Longenecber announces that t worship services • for next Sundaiy, October 16, ■ will be held at the Newdale Church at 10 a. at the l Micaville Church at 11:15 a. m.; and at the Estatoe Church - (Celo) at 7:30 p. m. ; S. F. THOMAS BUYS ! . GUERNSEY SIRE 1 Peterborough, N. H.—S. F. ' Thomas, Green Mountain, N. 1 C., has just purchased the - young Guernsey Sire, Konover -of Bolens, from Burdette 3 Johnson, Burnsville, N. C., according to the American - Guernsey Cattle Club. o This young bull is out of the e cow, Pearl’s Marie of Rose Hill !- and is sired by Klondike f| Konover. A> impact. Child-guard locks for rear doors are optional. padded instrument panel has plastic cushion ing filler for protection. This and safety padded sun visors are options. DOUBLE-PUNCH startino. New 12-volt electrical system turns starter 80% faster—even in winter! power steering saves you up to 80% of the work of steering . . . yet gives you full "road . feel.” (Optional.) ivatch if he would leave off smoking until after he is ten ind mamas would only jvake up, and use some common sense, ind set -gome good examples, backed up with unwavering paternal authority, it might. be I couldn’t see a thing but those lights! (A true story based on Company File N0.NY336KAU443) It was nearly midnight, foggy and raining. The lights of an oncoming car blinded me and we crashed head-on 1 Every, body in both cars needed medical attention. As soon as my Hartlord agent got word of my accident, ha immediately reported it through Hartford’s Night f.faim Service. Early the next morning Sunday four Hartford Claim Service men were at work on my behalf in half a dosen - j communities miles apart. By Wednesday their job was dime. They had arranged for settlement of all claims against me I When you’re Hartford-insured through us, it makes no difference where you are when an accident happens. Five miles from home —or five j hundred, Hartford help can always get to you quickly. Our agency i b always at your call and we are backed up nation-wide by thousands es Hartford agencies and more than 200 Hartford Accident and Indem nity Company claim office* etrategically located from coast to coast S*s us for Hartford Insurance end REAL service * , Burnsville Insurance Agency jSh Office rh Law Building, Phone 161 - BURNSVILLE, N. C. * Representing- r JARTFORD ACCIDENT ud INDEMNITY COMMA! HARTFORD, CONNI , • - - ..*) push-button lubrication. Think of it! Press a button and . . . you're driving a freshly lubri- ij caced car! You save service time—prolong \ | ' your car’s life. (Optional.) ,;^J| 4-WAY power SEAT offers you not just front- 1... back adjustment but up-down, too! Quickly - finds best-for-driver position. (Optional.) - ball-joint PRONT suspension— Exclusive in ’ IjCM Mercury’s field. Makes handling easier’;* con trol surer, cornering track-level and Mercury’* “ ‘ new ride velvet-smooth. *- * OCTOBER 18( 1955 possible to safeguard the health of American childhood from the insidious propaganda of heartless commercialism, by counter-acting it with the con. ataht teaching of the—truth : about tobacco and other evils -too!'—’Nuff Sed. •
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