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The Yancey Record Established July, 1936 Trtna P. Fox, Editor & Publisher Miss. Zoo Young Associate Editor Thurman L. Brown, Shop Manager Archie H. Baliew, Photographer t Pressman Published Every Thursday By YANCEY PUBLISHING Company Second Class Postage Paid At Burnsville, N. C. THURSDAY, FEB. 23, 1967 NUMBER TWENTY-SIX Subscription Rates $3.00 Per Year Out of county $4.00 Scene From Top O’ The Hill ‘MISTER GEORGIA TECH” By: Jack Kelly Except for two I, rips I made last year, that year, like many a one before V,, would have taken its place in my memory as i.on-dis.mct.ve common place another 365 days I had lived t hrough. But I did make these two trips, hence, it became a dis.ingu snea year. B. h of these tri.„s placed me in Atlanta.. Now, to a person who has nefer sojourned in ' that epic Ci y, a mere trip there would be sufficient to make it a memorable year i ha., I grant you.. But I am a lucky Irjhman, I not only went there, I renewed my friendship personally with the original “N • ure’s Noblemen” who is also Mister Georgia Tech, the Honorable George C. Griffin. I f.rst met George Griffin when he was dispatched to Florida to head-up our Beach Batt ilion. We were quartered on the sland off Fort Pierce. Wfe always called it Fort Pierce. Anyway, we were in bad shape-. Pet y bickering among «.he Off cers and ac tual scuffling among the men of th outfit. We not only needed epmeone to head us up, we needed someone who could bump our heads to gether, shake what brains we ha l, if any, into the right Corners of our skulls, and s art us off fresh. Very, very few men could have filled that bill. Personally, I knew that the idiots in Washington cculd never make a pro.-er choice for the Job.. I also knew that if the wrong men - was sent to us, we would have had the nearest thing to a full-scale mutiny the Navy had had in years.. Lady Luck smiled on us’ Borne idiot in Washington made a mistake and, fortu nately, we got us a hunk of man named George C. Grif fin. He became “Skipper." fek pper had been the Dean of Men at Georgia Tech for some years past and his skill With men stood him in good stead. The Skipper took us aggriev ed folks and our grievances and, I don't know ex actly what he did with them. All I know is that he dispell ed them. They were no more. They vanished.. The first tim e I realised they had gone was the firs, time I suddenly knew that everyone had been get ting along for a couple of weeks wi.h no belly-aching. What a man! We definitely needed twenty hours or so a day to get us in shape so George Oriffin workca you 22. Nut o ily that, he worked w.th you. He led you. Skipper could be two miles away n\.m your activity but you just knew he was leading you. We were short on Officers, so Company Commanders also had one of the Piatcchis for thtir very own.. I had C- Cumpar.y and Platoon C-8. lluy were tops’ Not too long on book-learning. A little short on manners. Lots of kids had had better raising than mine. Griff caught me in one of the tents one day shining some of the guy’s shoes. He never mentioned it.. He knew someone had to show these kids how to do things.. The Skipper got to the point where the Navy finally did something right. They broke up the Bat.alion and sent him to other duties. If they hadn’t done that, I knew that George Gr.ffin could have led those kids and Officers into or against any thing he could dream of— in clude g ihe U. S. Marines.. That-) the gentleman I re newed my friendship withi The years have dealt kindly wi h the Skipper. He still looks the same’ Personally, the mirror constantly reminds me that n quarter of a cen tury has passed. Whenever I forget it, one of my kids from the Pia oon passes through x Town and he is no longer a kid he’s fc'tylsh. What keeps Skipper young? Tile answer is Mfcs Oenie. That beaut ful little etd will have to be the subject Tot another column. Probables love let ter because Miss Genie deser ves the beat, and she got it In Georg*.. . Disturbed By: Ctafa Cassida Our county is full of men tally sick people of many dif ferent kinds and degrees but what I (Rn’t understand is why people treat:iV?hem as if they were some knd of cas ualty.. They don’t need your pity, curiosity or your know ing stare- What Lhey really need is love and usderstand ing and a whole lot of gentle care . If you had a stroke or a heart attack would you ccssider \t a disgrace? Then couldn’t your mind and nerves gft sick and you s.lll be one of Gods human race? In this day and time people have many problems .that might be personal, domestic, financial or social which create Tension and strain. These things combin ed with the fast living of ty>- day are almc:«t too much for the nerves and brain.. Your attitude and your ways of thinking are what makes things wrong. This k : nd of sickness could happen to you because it happens to people who are very strong.. If you have someose close to you who has this kind of illness f.ake my advice, before ym i feel ashamed of fJhem^hink IT NEVER FAILS -BUT Ju9T / the meeting #\t the ) 11 THfcT'9 ‘v •SOMETHING / 'll l 9hAf\G»T lOEfS, i'll) thpsT you 1 g ~ Z-.i tl£B2m marathon, n. t. INDE PENDENT: “Unemployment is rising, aad a wave of eml gia.ion is causing concern among Brush leaders, for It la draining their country of its most capable people. Doc tors' engineers and ohsr h gnly trained and productive people are leaving for other countries in great numbers, with Canada, Australia and the United Stries, the favored destinations’ ‘u is logical to. suspect that .there is scyne ' connection between Britain’s welfare state and the s.-Tead- Inf impoverishment of her people, and the unwillingness of her moot h ghly skilled people to risk their futures • rere. We are reminded of Preside tj Eisenhowers he. mart about the ultimate In security being a man serving a life sentence in a federal penitentiary.” •• • • MOOREFULD, W. VA. EXAMINER: “Some of our fellow publishers give us a hard time every year when we get worked up abort our var ious and sundry tax forms, a s ate easy to grt, into around the first of she year. We have heard that all of us work the la it three months in every year for the varioua taxing bodies end we don’t doubt Y a bit. W e mirht add that you a’eo work the first month out of the year for the same tax bodies. A mere •report on the number of the various makes you dit sy . . . We reVemte our an nual offer. "Well rv« the government our business if It will just pay us the A axes.” JOHN DAY, ORE, EAGLE: “Three cheers for mas Al Ullman who has sev erely criticized the U. S. De fense which has announced the purcha** of yO million pounds of lamb from Australia and New Zea,and. . To ua, government purchases of Americnn-nroduced meat for the mi’(•ary servin' is far befvr than some of’ the aericuYure subsidy proirrams tb A are offered . And we’d like to know if Australian mu .on is that much cheaper as t>r 't is shipped ■» to the UnYed States.” •• • • TERRE HAUTE, IND, TRIBUNE: “There is no lon ger available space for the storage of waste . . . Ours is a society that eas f s off much of what it uses. Life for mill ions of Aferieans will be far less pleasant Own it might be a few years hence if better meads of waste disposal are not found and applied.” Star-Spangled Foundation There is nothing more dis appointing than to discover the home of your dreams, only to learn you don’t have enough cash for the down payment. Buying Bonds on the Pay roll Savings Plan is one way to make certain your dreams come true. CROSSWORD , ACROSS , 1. Social divi sion of India 6. Grates 11. Oil of rose petals 12. Conscious 13. Shop 14. Proof reader's mark 15. Bugle call 16. 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For "zing in spring’’ make it from Vogue Pattern 6991. Asswer 21. Substan tive pro noun 22. Help 23. Owns 24. De voured 26. Haw thorn berry 27. Shucker 37. Gift (obs.) 38. Like a wing 39. Knight’s aervant 41. Benchlike seat 28. Antagonise 30. Hear 31. Guides 33. Resources 36. Celestial bear
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