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THE YANCEY RECORD . Established July, 1936 TRENA P. FOX, Editor & Publisher THURMAN L. BKOWN, Shop Manager ARCHIE BAI/LEW, Photographer 4c Pressman PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY YANCEY PUBLISHING COMPANY Second Class Postage Paid at Burnsville, N. C. THURSDAY, SEPT. 2, IKS NUMBER ONE SUBSCRIPTION RATES *2.50 PER YEAR ' "■ " " - 1 ' —»■ . ■■■ ■ i ■ '■ Head Stars Isn’t New Those chaps In Waihlng toti who think they have come up with some more federaleze are off their rock ers if they think they coined _ the term “head-start.” Hie youth opportunity fellows put this monicker on their pro ject. Okeh, so it isn’t in all of the dictionaries. They say they looked in three diction aries and it was not in any of them. So what? For a long, time “ain’t” wasn’t in the word tnoks either But it has been used down through the ages. And ‘ head-'tart” has been used a long, long time, too. Down on the farm, it was used, and still is, by the head of the family, in the spring of the year, when Pop said he believed he’d go out and clear the fields prepara The President Should Listen As Well As Talk The President should have listened to his press aides a few days ago when they tried to tone down statements he made regarding the possibil ity of racial violence in Wa h lngton. He’s being very soundly and roundly critici zed for them. House Repub lican Leader Gerald R Ford said he was shocked by IJBJ’s statement that recent violen ce in Los Angeles could be repeated elsewhere. He said, too, the President invited a riot in Washington. Others have made similar charges. The President said the fed eral government would po vide a sistance in trying to eliminate causes of violence <n Los Angeles. No one can complain about that. But hd continued on, perhaps with out thinking, that the Cali fornia riots were not an iso lated Incident but could oc cur in other cities where people “feel they don’t get a fair shake.” He then touched upon the District of Columbia, which, with about 60 per cent negro population, has the highest Control Your Temper And Cor This Wookond ContT)l your temper, control your car and control the safe course of your family’s future bv working hard this Labor Day weekend to miss the list of 22 persons the N. C. State Motor Club predicts may die in traffic accldenb on North Carolina's st-eets and high ways THE YANCEY RECORD tory to spring planting. He ca’’ed this getting a “head start” on the summer’s work. Mothers sent, and still do, the ; r off-sp-ings to kinder garten becaui e of a desire for them to get a “h'','d s+o-t” along the education route. tve n today, a motorist, faced with a long journey climbs out of bed in the wee hours of the morning because he wants to get an early start, i ea. “h^ad-start."’ And so it goes. Washington can come down oH its high-horse. That word “head-sta-t” has been around —a-iong —- Things must be getting rough in Washington when the bureaucrats can’t come up with an original bit of federaleze, or a new set of letters. propo tion of any major city. Here’s what he said: “Those of you here in the District of Columbia, I want to warn you this morning that the clock in ticking, time is moving, and we must ask ourselves every night when we go home, are we doing all that we should In our na tion’s capital, in all the other big cities of the nation where 80 per cent of this country is going to be living k: the year 2,000." This statement caused an up oar, apparently, in the President’s press Apartment. Newsmen were asked by Prest Aide Joseph Laitin to place “no special insignifi cance" on the remark. Later, at an informal meeting with reporters, President Johnson was asked to clarify his re ma ks. He said he “meant just what I said.” Let’s hope that <n the fu ture, the President will weigh his words more carefully. His press assistants were right in wanting to tone his remarks down. The state will count its highway fata’lties from 6 p. m. Friday, September 3, thro ugh midnight Monday, Sep tember 6, a period of 78 hou-s, for the holiday that tradi tionally closes the summer vacation season. North Carolina’!" Labor Day traffic toll for the same per iod la -1 year added up to 19 persons killed and 604 injur ed in 832 accidents. Nine of the fatalities were recorded on Saturday. h lARIIIN’S 1 Again on this annual Labor for its contribution occasion we raise a to our Way of Life . . . Salute to American Blasting Off By: William L. Rathbum During the war years, peo ple wondered, silently and in song, when the lights would go on again all over the world. More recently, many Yancey Countians have won dered when the lights might go on again in Burnsville. And, now, that The Yancey County Chamber of Commer ce has come up with a bright idea, it is not beyond the realm of possibility that Bur nsvllle is, Indeed, emerging from a rather extended black out. I refer, of course, to the Saturday night dances on the street, and wish to say that whoever conceived this fine idea deserves the good citi zenship award of the year. And, while in the mood for handing out bouquets, I feel called upon to lay a comp'l menta-y wreath at the door of those members who have been instrumental in putting this idea into effect. I wcu’d not, however, dese crate a single flower with ac”ld criticism. Instead, I would merely enhance the flowerr hereby bestowed by a suggestion: Yours truly has observed that many spectators or wallflowers, if you please leave the Saturday night dances long before the festi vities are over. The reason? They have no place to sit! So I suggest that benches bo provided for those who have no inclination to shake a leg, but enjoy teeing others do so. I believe there are several business fi ms that would sponsor at least one bench, Each seat thus sponsored bearing the name of the firm by which it is donated I will letter any and all benches donated free of charge. Seating facilities are need ed on the town square. And I can see no reason why Bur nr.vllle insists on being unique in the respect that no such means of comfort is p nvided. Is everyone out of step but Jim? THURSDAY, SEPT. 2, IKS Scoit Troop Rocoivos Lottor Fro* Fiji Islands The Brownie Scout Troop, now Girl Scouts of T oop 19 at Celo, sent a parcel of toys, clothing, soap, etc to the children of their age at a Lebrosy Hospital in the Fiji Islands. Thdy earned the pos tage, $4 00, through their sales of Girl Scout cookies. Below is the letter that ar rived Saturday. I have put In some from a personal letter as well. Dear Brownies of Troop 19: Greetings from the Fiji Islands! ! ! It was wonderful hearing from you all and to learn something about you. The box of Treasures also arrived and we were very pleased to re ceive it as we knew it would make many people happy. I hope you will not be too disappointed that I could not turn the parcel over to the B nwnie Trcop at MakogMe. In the year I was away the children we had in the hospi tal were either discharged as cured or allowed to return to their villages on home treat ment. Farly this year our islands suffered severe hu-ricanes and flood' Many people were homeless. A few East Indian couples were particu’ariy hard hit. One family had five youngsters wth an uoem p’oved father. We gave most of the gift parcel to them. I don t think the smaller ones ever saw a toy before. It was beautiful to see the nieasure that the gifts gave them. Some time ago, I suggested this same thing. Hie response was ridiculous. The unani mous concensus was, that our less civic-minded citizens would destroy the benches. That is sheer nonsense. For, with the noticeable improve ment in the Police Depart ment, I am sure most would be vandals would be deterred. In no case should the ma -- ch of progress be averted by any lawless element. By: nelton Carmichael The long-lived sequoias and bristle-cone pines of Califor nia, and the centuries-old caks of the humid East have led many people to regard all forest trees with awe. Per haps this has resulted in the belief that so ests are inde structible if only they are left alone. A man’? life span is so short that it is easy for him to Imagine that the forests of today in the Pisgah Na tional Forest go back to the beginning of time and are ageless. But a tree is a living thing, and old age and death come to it as to all other living or ganisms. Left alone, a gray birch has a life span of 40 years, a sugar maple lives longe-—up to 500 years. Some oaks may live to be 1,500 years old, but sequoias may live for 4,000 years. The ancient forests that have clothed and reclothed the land that is now America wer e often ruthlessly destroy ed by natural forces. Inunda tion by inland seas destroyed them over vast areas. Moun tain building often cut off the life giving moisture that had been the~e for millen lums either retreated or dried out entirely as newly formed deserts took over. During the glacial ages, forests were ob literated from millions of areas. Then slowly they re clothed the ravished land as the great ice sheets retreated. Since then, such natural for ces as hurricanes have taken their toll, and lightning has put the torch to vast acre ages. Natur e is often the ruthless destroyer of forests, but man can be their protector. This is one of the roles that the dis trict ranger plays in manag ing the timber re ources of his district on the No~th Car olina National Forest. He pro tects the forest from its nat ural enemies—fire, wind, in sects, and disease, and does this as an Important part of his over-all multiple-use management job. It has been thousands of years since the last of the great ice sheets of the glacial age came down f.om the North to destroy the forests that barred its path. New forests have grown up to sup ply the needs for timber, wildlife, forage ,and recreation. Under multiple use management they can be made to yield all of these pro ducts and services while being protected and developed for future generations. And now, I must tell you of a recent Incident: A 60-ft. wha'e was recently t'aoped inside the oclets rot far from our convent. When it died, quite a few of our Fijian peo ple went out to it in boats to extract its teeth. They use thepi in Fijian ceremonial. They are called “Tabua” and are very precious items to have. After a few days, how ever, the huge fnammal start ed to decompose, so the au thorities had to take steps to turn it. Now only a few giant ribs remain. Wasn’t that a "whale of a story". Once a gain heartfelt thanks for ~’our kind thoueht and deed. We were deeply grateful. May God bless each and a’l! Sincerely, Sister Mary Paullta
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