Th§ Taney herd
established Jsly, 1934
TRENA P. FOX, Editor tc Publisher
THURMAN lb BROWN, Shop Muiaier
ARCHIE BALLEW, Photographer & Pressman
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THURSDAY, FEB. 3,1 M« NUMBER rWENTY-YHHEE
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Weather Still With Us
The weather is still with
us, and the msm ..topic of
conversation. We have no
official readings of tempera
tures in this area, but- hear
various reports ranging
from five to 20 below Satur
day night, or early Sunday
morning. We cannot vouch
for the accuracy of the
thermometers, but one
thing we do know IT
WAS COLD, and apparently
broke all records in the last
thirty years or more. We
always heard that when the
temperature hit that low it
was too cold to snow, but not
so in this area, it snowed
and snowed most of Sunday,
the 30th that being the
third major snow in more
than two weeks, and as if
that were not enough, It is
doing its best to give us
another white blanket today
(Wednesday). On Tuesday,
with higher temperatures
and some rain we felt opti
mistic as there was some
meltirg, giving us a bit of
dirty slush. But we are back
today with light snow and
lots of ice. making driving
more hazardous than ever.
The only merchants profit
ing by this weather are the
garages carry chains
and anti-freeze, and we feel
sure their simply is about
exhausted. We would not
foreet the procer as it
seems we eat more when
housed in than at any other
time.
We will just have to keep
our fingers crossed, and
hope that those people who
cannot get out to the high
way stay healthy. If thev do
not and should have to go to
the hospital,, they will have
to be taken out by helicop
ter. A case in point the ILee
Boone’s, Blaine Rays and
Robinson family, living in
the Mount Mitchell Wildlife
area, where a drift estimat
ed at ten to fifteen feet has
them completely cut off
from the main highway. Ap
parently no effort is being
made to get these people out
of this — so
stay healthy, folks, and lets
h-me your “vittles” and fuel
hold out also that you
don’t have a power failure.
You will just have to take
a lesson from your neighbor,
the bear, but I fear all of
don’t have the fat for
that.
Actually, this Is lust a'
little too much, and even
Ihe chl’dren free from school
seem to be getting a little
fed up, and are not looking
forward to spending most of
the month of June In
school and neither are the
teacners. Some fo.ks think
they have solved the prob
lem by going to Florida, but
even there they found little
relief, as the weather there
is also the chief topic of
conversation, hitting an all
time low.
We are just wondering if
the groundhog up in that
unpronounceable and, to
this writer, unspellable town
in Pennsylvania will see his
shadow. Eut whether he does
or not, we are assured of six
more weeks cf winter wea
ther here, as we feel sure it
will be that long before all
this dirty looking white stuff
melts.
One bright spot it looks
like the folks who have been
scared of a water shortage
may rest easy now at
least for the time being.
They say misery loves com
pany, and if this is the case
we should console ourselves,
a sthe whole country seems
to be in the same fix, and,
believe it or not, most of the
country is in worse shape
than we.
We like to give credit
where credit Is due, so let’s
say a kind word regarding
the work of the men em
ployed by the highway de
partment, who it would seem
have toiled almost night and
day for the past three weeks
to keep the main highways
passable and all this with
inadequate snow moving
equipment. This goes also
for the town of Burnsville.
They have done a superb
job, and we should all be
grateful to them. We have
heard motorists from other
counties comment on the
good condition of Yancey
County - 'roads, as compared
to other sections.
The old adage “The mail
must go” has held true
throughout this terrific wea
ther, and our hats are off
to the route men, who have
braved the elements to keep
the mail moving. It has been
tough on the men, their
cars, to say nothing of the
chains they have worn out.
Theyy have almost equaled
the exulolts of the "pony
express” men of the old
west. Thank you, boys.
Films To Bo Shown
At Library
Thursday Night Film
Showing at Yancey County
Library, Burnsville, N. C.,
8:00 p. m.
Feb. 3: TALENTED HANDS
(Crafts of Nova Scotia)
Crafts of the Fire, Abraham
Lincoln: War Years
Feb. 10: St. Laurence Sea
way, Bong of a Nation (Btar
Spangled BannerK
Feb. 17: Nahanni — ; Mag
nificent Canada Goose.
IT NEVER FAILS ' .
Bill Iffl 'MHAiT tfVA MEAN YOU DON'T VAHXNTA )||Jf fcw.QftTSff I H«T6 W//// Wh
I! |! 1 1, m6O to school!! you get goin*— <nl/ school—V vnish t m
school kids,—
THE WORLD! boy.
: Or the fun vne )\
Be Kind To The Birds letter to
HAVE YOU BEEN KIND
TO OUR FEATHERED
FRIENDS? If you have not
we fear the bird census will
be way down following this
terrific weather. Remember
they have only you to de
pend on for food. Mrs. Fred
Proffitt called in and made
a good suggestion regarding
the feeding of birds. She
said that the mesh bags
which you get from the gro
cery store containing pota
toes, onions, etc., make fine
containers for suet, as the
birds could feed through the
bag. The bag can be nailed
to a post or tree. We hope
a lot of you will follow this
suggestion. Also, a five lb.
bag of bird food can be ob
tained from your grocer for
49 cents and, of course,
The Forgotten Minority
Now comes one of those
solicitation letters. This one
asks for funds for a minor
ity we seem to have forgot
ten in this Great Society,
the New Deal, the New Fron
tier and even before.
The letter starts off with
“how about ‘Equal Rights’
for this American, too?
You have one guess as to
the identity of this minor
ity, and if you guess any
thing other than the Ameri
can Indian, you’ve lost a
Johnson quarter.
“Did you know that tens
of thousands of American
Indian families cannot pro
vide for their simplest needs
in a land they once so pro
udly ruled?” the letter asks,
and then goes on to point
out that the average Indian
has only five years of school
ing, his life span is 42 years,
family income is $1,500 and
there is a 45 per cent unem
ployment.
And yet he is not demon
strating. He is not saying he
will not fight in Viet Nam.
The American Indian is
not pressuring Congress and
the politicians are not cater-
Feb. 24: THREE, TWO,
ONE, ZERO (Development
of Atomic Bomb).
Everyone Welcome.
Free Admission.
there are always table scraps
Let’s not let them go hun
gry.
Os much more Importance
than the birds, of course, are
the people who may be with
out food, clothing, or fuel
We hope neighbors will look
after each other when nec
essary. On checking with
the Welfare Department this
morning we were pleased to
learn that they have had
only a few calls for help,
which they have been able
to fill through the kindness
of different churches and
organizations, as they them
selves are without funds for
such needs. So dig down In
your pockets and help the
Welfare Dept, answer any
distress calls t-ey may have.
It will be greatly appreciat
ed.
ing to him in the hopes of
getting his vote.
Yet, says the American In
dian Affairs, Inc., the aver
age Indian is repeatedly tur
ned down for jobs because
of lack of education, skills
and the color of his skin. '
Something does seem to be
amiss among the social
workers and reformers. How
ever. don’t look for the de
velODment of a Wigwam
Society. There aren’t that
many Indian voters.
Ledbetter Named
To Head
Wake Forest Drive
WINSTON-SALEM Will
iam Ledbetter of Marion has
been named chairman for a
four-county area in the com
ing drive to raise $?y 2 milli
on for a new football stad
ium for Wake Forest College.
The area includes Avery,
Yancey, McDowell and Mit
chell Counties.
are $2,500 for Avery,
$2,000 for Yancey and $5 000
for McDowell and Mitchell,
combined.
Over-all chairman for the
fund drive is Bert Bennett,
Winston-Salem businessman
and former head of the
State Democratic Executive
PARENTS
The following letter apt
peared in last week’s Issue
of the RECORD, and since
it is of such importance to.
the parents of East Yancey
students, we are running It
again, with one' Important
change. The date of the
meeting has been changed
from the 7th to the 14th.
Let’s hope the roads sure
passable by that time.
Dear Parent:
February 7th Is the date of
your next East Yancey PTA
meeting. If you have any in
terest in your school, now Is
the time to show it. We ask
as many of you as possibly
can to come Monday even
ing at 7:30. A lot of hard
work has been done to get
the school ready for accredi
tation.
Mrs. W. E. Harvell, chair
man of the Steering Com
mittee, will give the intro
duction. •The following fac
ulty members will report on
what has been done in each
field: Mrs. Mack Ray, School
and Community; Mrs. Don
, Westall, Philosophy and Ob
jectives; Mr. Vernie Wi’son,
Program of Study-Curricu
lum; Mrs. Edgar Hensley,
Student Activities; Mr. Ken
Damkins. Science and Math.
The program will conclude
with a summary by Mr.
Anglin.
The teachers need to feel
pour Interest and support by
seeing you present at this
meeting.
Executive Committee
Don Burhoe, President
Committee. Joe Branch of
Enfield, legislative counsel
for Gov. Dan Moore, is co
chairman.
The drive for special gifts
will begin in late February.
Bennett said he hopes to
wind up the campaign in the
state and nation by April 5.
Plans call for a 30,000-
seat stadium on a 77-acre
tract near the Wake Forest
campus. Target date for
completion of the project is
Oct. 1. 1967. The building
committee hrpes to let a
construction contract around
Ju"e 1.