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the Yancey Reterd liiakliiktd illy, )*)« i IRENA P. POX, MM or * Publisher ! BOM ZOEYOUNO, Matt Editor ( . IptlUH L. BROWN, Shop Manager ARCHIE 3ALLEW, Photographer * Pressman PUUSHED EVERT THURSDAY BT YANCEY PUBLISHING Company I Second Class Postage Pali at Burnsville, N. C. THURSDAY, SEPT. 16, 1966 NUMBER THREE SUBSCRIPTION BATES $2.56 PER 1 YEAR Scene From Top O’ The Hill By: Jack Kel’y I had to go to the House Offce Building the other day to get same information. That’s what/ I really ha’ to do. But they don’t call it that U? here in Washington. They call it “assess a s'tuation.” I ha led a taxi in front of my build ag and, afi.er a few words, noted that the dr'ver was a particularly nice fellow. After a b't of conversation, he remarked “I can’t figure out where you’re from.” The way he said “can’t” it rhymed with “rairt.” I to’d h'm I was still a resident of Flor'da son a short t’'me but very soon I exnected to l : ve n the “Carden Soot of America.” He grinned at me and said “You have to be ta'k’rg about North Carolim. Where you going to settle?” I laugh ed and to’d him he had guessed right and added he probab’y didn’t know any thing about "my” County. He asked me* to name it and I to’d h : m "Yancey.” He said “You lose that bet. My folks are from Fur’-sville *>"(! I was ra sed around Mars HiT.” Then we really began to talk. Turned out he was A1 Edw- mother >s Pansy Hill Edwards. A1 told me how old she is but I am not about to write that! He’s bourd to be a little hVh on. his figures. Anyway, Al is doing rea’ well. He has two sors, eight and nine, and a l't;le da-phter, only three. Al sa : d lots of peon’e make jokes about taxi drivers but when he hears them, he laughs all the way to the Bark every Monday. So,. I guess Al Is dong all r'ght He serds his regards to ev erybody who is regardab’e. When I got *>io the House Offce Build : ng (there are three of them now: Cannon Eullding, Longworth Buill ine, and the Rayburn Bu’ld ing) I comn’eted my business and decided I might as well drop in and see the Con gressman from the 11th D s trict of Nor h Caro’ina, the Honorable Roy Taylor. Mr. Tay’or is quite a man. That opinion is based upon the two characteristics used to appraise a human being: character and reputation. Character is the mam part of any person and reputation is the part that people talk about. Roy Taylor, your hard working representatve gets a real high mark in both de partments. Just drop into his office sometime when you're vs ting Washington and you'll see and feel that he is a most grac ous man, ready ard willing to do anyth'ng he can to ease you through your v s t and arrange for a ■tour of the house of Repre sentatives, or stra'ghten you out on who you should see there, if you have Govern ment business. Aside from all of that, he will talk w th you real frlend’y. He’ll put you at ease so fast that you’ll know you mu3t have known him for years. When he shakes your hand, you real's® from the feel of it that he is tru y glad you dropped by. As he puts it “I’m here to do what the people want me to do. Their desires are my or ders. That’s why I ran for elect'on and that’s why the people elected me.” Now, as to the reputation portion,! I spoke with hfclf a dgzen Congressmen from other States ,aT of whom were extreme’y high in their pra se of our Mr. Taylor. Hi* refutation l'sts him as an astute parliamentarian, a Shrewdly sagacious law-mak er, a highly knowledgeable man oi any Bil presented to the House, and an individual who places the good of h’s constituents f'rst and fore most in h s every action. In short, Mr. Roy Taylor is rated as a Congressman's Congressman, which means that if there is some good entitled to come to his Dis tr ct he gets it. AT In all, it made me feel good to know that my future Congressman* rated so hkh in the esteem of his associates as well as in my personal esteem after having visited with Mm. OUR TOWN In order to end waste in the operation of our new sew er plant, the Town Board has passed an ordinaries prohib't ing the discharge of ra'nwater from downspouts into sewer lines. All towns having sew erage treatment plants have such ordinances. As we are gaining experi ence wth Our new sewer plant, It is becoming increas ingly rparent that far too much rainwater is entering the system. Some of this water is p'cked up through loose joints in the o’d but most of it. we are sure, comes fro~i downspouts from roofs, which are connected to ihe sewer lines. This surplus water prevents the seWer plant from o;erat ing proper’y whenever it rains, and additionally is in cu’-rin? considerable unneces sary expense, in particular It increases the power bi’l for operating the plant. The elec tricity used at our pump’ng staton, alone, is running about s’oo a month, which Is more than twice what it shou’d be. Jheatce. All Sight Vmana6EC. Amo OON'T AMV WATgfc COM6\ FIXED CIGHT It Is The President's Doty To Upheld Lew And Order It Is the President’s Duty To IJnho’d Lnw and OHer The appeal of Rev. Billy Graham to President Johnson and the FBI to take st*y>s to halt racial vio’ence in Ameri can c't’es is more significant than it appears on the sur face. This wan Billy Graham speak’rg, not a racist, not a ri'hristy not a John Bircher, not a polit clan. This was a man of the c'oth who was one of the first tb speak out for clvT rirhts. Rev. Graham seemed to go out of his way to ask the President to take a hand in haltirg violence, because, as he sad, “these extremist groups are becoming a threat t o the security of this country.” He might have added more directly that anything that appears to be a threat to the securty of the country calls for the immediate attention of the President. BUy Graham emphasised that the promoters of violence are no more inter ested in civil r ghts than the Ku Kux Klan. They are in terested in national disorder for sinster political objec tives, he said. “It is time that the Presi dent identify these groups who are teaching and advo cat ng violence, training in guerilla tactics and d fying authority," he added. Surely, he said, the FBI knows who they are. R ght he la, too. If the FBI does not know who they are then Mr. Hoover is negli- In most cases it is a simfTe matter to cut c’O'e to the ground level and divert the water away from the foundation wall. The Yancey Transit Mix peo ple have cast a supply of at tractive concrete troughs, ahnut t'"o feet 10-g which serve we’l to divert the w*>ter. They c-<ll these splosh blocks, and thev have priced them at oVy $1 sfl. The Town Board urges all proner’y owners to comply with the new ordinance, by checking the'r downspouts, and where they are found to discharge into the sewer sys tem, to disconnect them promptly. •808 HELMLE, Mayor H NEVER FAILS fwe NEXT Time HE VjiSiTCO The place it wvs FlkfO and how gent. It’s hard to think, that! he is. At almost the same time Rev. Graham was us'ng strong language, Sen. Herman Tal madge (D.-Ga.) was also calling upon the President to speak out against ran sacking and rioting. It is he said, the President’s duty to preserve peace and insure domestic tranquTity. In the past, other appeals to the President to speak out for law and order hav e been in vain. True, he has made a few mild statements, but he has not acted with vigor the Circumstances demand. Law and order must be preserved. Property owners and store operators have rights,, too. The President must be a President to all people. It’s time for him to get busy. He must take a firm stand against the law lessness. The foolishness of Cleveland, Chicago, Jackson ville, and New Yoiic must ba stopped. e• • • CROSSWORD. ACROSS 1. Thick slice S. Dreas • Own 10. Culture medium 11. Scene of confusion 12. French artist 14. Sin 16. Mendicant 16. Instructs 19. Toward 20. Muddles 21. Deadly pale 23. Moat unctuous 25. Musical instrument 27. Reveries SO. Close to 31. Finery 32. Shoulder wraps 35. A wit 36. French city 37. A U.S. President 39. Coagulate 40. Persian fairy 41. Fowl 42. Induatrioua insects down 1. Partici pated 2. Canadian peninsula 3. Hail! 4. Chief deity (Babyl.) 5. Sports 6. Eager 7. Sounded, as a bell 8. Respite 11. Greek letter 13. City on Hudson River 15. In addition 17. Ornamental clasp 18. Norse goddess of death W r i ! rrrm W/ j 22» " — V'-W p 5 w*y)^ — '4 n is 7 Z? 7 Z?'H pp-i;J=ipp » >1 !. Cane River High Names Cheerleaders V ' "... Cane River Cheerleaders were chosen August 29, by the following faculty mem bers: Mrs. Lucy Kates, Mrs Elaine Boore, Mrs. Kate Zuver, Mr. Jack Buckner Mr. Ronnie Kates, Mr. James Neil, and Mr. Bill Lewis. The following girls were chosen: Mary Francis Dun can. age 17, Senior, 4th year of cheering; Sonya Bailey, age 17, Senior, 4th year of cheer ing; Brenda Buchanan, ago 16, Junior, 2nd year of cheer ing; Diane Ledford, aee 16, Junior, 3rd year of cheering; Glenda Stiles, age 16, Junior, 2nd year of cheering; and Willoree Baker, Sophomore, age 15, 2nd year of cheering. The girls on *lhe team picked as their captains Sonya Bai ley and Mary Francis Duncan. Congratulations for the work and effort the cheer leaders have done thus far. Aaswer 21. On the ocean 22. Reso lute 24. Unit of work 25. Book claap 28. Affix 28. Florida city (poss.) ■ 29. Droops 31. Pauses 33. Voided escutcheon 34. King of beasts 37. Wallhba 38. Lair
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