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THE YANCEY RECORD
Established July, 1936-
A&NjEY mttd TRENA FOX CO-PUBLISHEfRS & EDITORS
‘ MISS ROPE BAILEY , ASSOCIATE EDITOR*
f. L. &SOTF2V SHOP MANAGER
Published Every Thursday By
YANCEY PUBLISHING COMPANY
A Partnership.
Entered as seoond-ciass matter November 11th, 1936, at
the Post Office, Bur navi lie, North Carolina, under the act of
March 3, 1379.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
By Margaret B .Laughrun
Impressions to a child are deep
and lasting, and it is understand
able why each time 1 hear the
familiar poem, “Let me live in a
bouse by the side of the road and
be a friend to man”, and the much
quoted words of Jesus, “Love thy
- neighbor”, a picture corned to my
mind of a , sweet faced woman,
usually in a sun-bonnet.
“Aunt Fanny” Angel, as the
children called her, (mother of
Mrs. Bertha McFalls, Bergen and
Gaston Angel of Burnsville) lived
by the side of the highway west
of Burnsville.
It was a long mile and a half
that we children walked to school,
and it seemed especially long
about 3:30 or 4:00 in the afternoon*
to a hot, thirsty child.
The trip, however, had a beau
tiful break, for at about the three
quarter point we passed Aunt
Fanny’s house. Always she was
out at the well, and always she
beckoned us to come up her steps.
(Not that we needed much en
couragement). Always there;
was a cool drink of"
water, and funny as it may seem,
- I've never since found water so cool
and satisfying! Most of the time
there was an apple, a cookie or
slice of home-made bread with
butter-still warm from the oven,
some little tomatoes, or perhaps a
lump of brown sugar (wrtiich in the
days when candy bars were'nt so
plentiful, was a rare delicacy.)
Usually, too, Aunt Fanny would
bfeak a flower from her garden or
• spray of honeysuckle from the
profusion of blooms on the bank
•round her house, and hand it to us
as we left. Not only was there brief
rmt and the refreshments delicious.
somehow, the love we felt made
the rest of the trip home easy.
How Aunt Fanny always had
these “tld-bits” on hand is puzzling,
but the miraculous part is, with her
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many duties as wife and mother of
a family, how she always managed
to be out at the well waiting for
us with the freshly drawn water
and the tasty morsal of food saved
back especially -for us. There al
ways was enough for each child,
and “Uncle Kerg” usually managed
to be nearby to joke and play with
us and perhaps offer a bit of his
rich mountain philosophy.
Now I know the oasis to our
journey home did not just happen
It was planned, and no doubt Aunt
Fanny scheduled her day’s work
and her baking purposely so that
she would be ready for us at 3:30,
and Uncle Kerg also planned to
stop work and s come to the house
for a drink of water at this same
time. I don’t recall if, in our great
enjoyment, we always remembered
to thank Aunt Fanny, but I 4 ve a
feeling that she Understood and’
that the great great love m her
heart kept her from noticing if we
forgot.
How very appropriate was Aunt
Fanny's name of “Angel”. And in
a very real way, she lives on and
»on for just remembering her makes
me feel less weary, and every child
that comes my way I vividly recall
her treatment of me.
Not long ago, a friend asked me,
'You must love children very much,
don’t you?” _____
She looked a little confused when
I said, “Yes, and then, too, I’m
thanking Aunt Fanny”.
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Dear People of Yancey County:
The Pisgah Girl Scout Council
wishes to express its appreciation
to the people of Yancey County,
and specifically to the ministers,
merchants, the Yancey Theatre,
WTT>F and thp Record feud*
ttieir -lteifT and cooperation in fur
thering interest in Girl Scout Week
»nd the cookie sale.
Mrs. Rush Wray, District
Chairman.
I VIOLET RAYS ON -
OUR WAYS
BY H. M. ALLEY s
Note: This column is writ; u
malice toward none, but \..Mi !
common good of all ia luia.i.
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Well here we are home again,
after seventy—five days of absence
in Florida’s land of flowers and
sunshine. And when old man winter
took a back—handed swat at us
over last week end, we almost
wished we had postponed'our home
coming a few weeks” longer. But
that is not to say we are not glad
to be back among loved ones, fri
ends and neighbors once again. And
words could never describe how
beautiful the hills and mountains
appeared to our hungry eyes, cov
ered in their thin mantle of snow.
For as much as we like Florida,
and as fine as- her winter climate
i«, she can never be perfect in our
estimation, for the simple fact
there are no mountains there!
** * *
Uncle Josh says, “Me, I’m power
ful glad to git back to Cedar Creek
U. S. A. ,too, also. Howsomever, I
figgered folks’d be a crowdin ‘roun
everwhar I wint for to see my
Florida sun—tan, an to hear all
‘bout she purty sights, both hooman
an nacheral, what I seed an looked
at on this' trip. Maybe 'chey’uns air
a lettle shy o’ me, a.l a holdin off
to see effin'l starts puttin on any
furrin airs, attar bein mixed up
With the furriners from up no’th
tn other places. ?
“Salley my wife ‘peared like she
had spent the winter in fine shape
endurin my absence. She sed she
were powerful glad to see me back,
on account of hit were a—gittin
nigh to tater plantin time, an she
figgered I’d did enuff fishin I cud
keep that off’n my mind fer a spell.
Now, ain’t thet jest like a woman
to up and think of things likethet?
The only chance I see is fer a wet
spell to come ‘bout the time fishin
Season opens.”
** * *
‘Tis a little world, and Florida
seems to be the Cross Roads where
all travelers meet. Personally, ! n)et
an talked witji. m any
sections of the, United
'States, as well as a few natives
from other countries. And saw
automobile license plates from j ust
about every state in the nation.
And oh, yes, while waiting for a
bus one day, I saw and exchanged
brief greetings with Mr. and
Mrs. Bass Penland of Burnsville, as
they moved along in a heavy line
of traffic in the suburbs of Tampa,
Florida.
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After seeing so many beautiful
flowers of different kinds, I am all
keyed up to start digging and plan
ting as sogn as the ground warms
sufficiently. Found Jonquils and
tulips up and growng bravely upon
returning home. Little Smartles,
that they are, I’m always afraid
they are going to take their death
of cold, venturing forth before
whiter breaks. Like some folk, I
suppose they, too, get spring fever.
Bless their little hearts; Along with
the vari—colored Crocuses, they
brighten our mountain world with
added beauty and charm. Do you
have any at your House? If not,
plan now to plant a hundred or so
bulbs next fall, and be sure to place
them where other folk in passing
may see and enjoy them too. 1
** • *
While the ground is too wet and,
cold to start working in the fields
and gardens, lets try to catch up on
some of those old in—door and out
door jobs that will be equal to a
sac to our homes and sur
roundings. We owe it to ourselves,
and to our communities and ta the
strangers who may pass through
our borders to improve and beau
tify every- spot along the streets,
roads and highways in every poss
ible manner. And it need not cost a
mint of money, if everyone will
roll up his sleeves and acquaint
his hands with honest, un—selfish
toil. ‘ • \
** * *
Uncle Josh says: "Don’t ferget
now, thet somebody's got to'do the
fishin.” ‘nuff Sed!
Ship* carry! more than three
fourth* of tha total tonnage of
good* exchanged among nation*
and continental
Th* olive oll’of Sjfsin’l* * triple
u*e product It 1* fine for food,
he* several medicinal use* and ia
>n Ingredient of many cosmetics.
KEL-F, a fluorocarbon plastic,
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THE YANCEY RECORD n
POETRY CORNER
. Conducted By
Edith Deaderick Eraldne
TOO BUSY *
Too busy to read, too busy to pray
Too busy to help somebody today
Too busy to stop and rest a while
Too busy to give a cheerful smile jj
Too busy to make a friendly call ,
Too busy to render a service to all
Too busy to have the altar at night
Too busy to bring up the children
right • ~■ .
Too busy to read the Holy Book
Too busy to stop and listen and
look ? ,
Too busy to see the dangers ahead
Too busy to mourn for the ones
that are dead . _
JjToo busy to laugh, too busy /to
cry—
But we never get too busy to die.
«©
Arthur Frye, a blind man of
Spruce Pine, N. C.
(Poetry for this corner should
be sent direct to Edith Deaderick
Erskine, Weaverville, N. C.)
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CHURCH SERVICES
Presbyterian worship services
for Sunday, April 1, are as fol
lows; Micaville Presbyterian
Church, (Communion service) 10
a. m.; Estatoa Presbyterian Chur
chy 11:15 a. m:; Newdale Presby
terian Church, <7 :30 p. m.
ANNOUNCEMENT
I announce my candidacy for
nomination for the office of chair
man of the Board of County
Commissioners for Yancey Coun
ty subject to the Democratic Pri
mary on May 26, 1956.
Since becoming chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners,
I have tried in every way possible
to serve the citizens of this county
courteously and efficiently and to
carry on the county** business to
the best of my ability.
It is my; hope that the public
will agree that my record justifies
my continuing in office.
I shall be grateful for the sup
port of all Democrats, and if elec
ted, I promise -*8 SSfve to the best
of ii'iy*ability.
W. M. HALL
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