ESTABLISHED JULY, 1836
TRENA P. POX, EDITOR ft PUBLISHER
lOSS. ZOE YOUNG. ASSOCIATE EDITOR
THURMAN L BROWN, SHOP MANAGER
ARCHIE H. BALLEW, PHOTOGRAPHER ft PERSSMAN
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
YANCEY PUBLISHING COMPANY
SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT BURNSVILLE, N. C.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 14, 1967 NUMBER TWO
SUBSCRIPTION RATES 83.00 PER YEAR
OUT OF COUNTY $4 00 PER YEAR
Scene From Top 0’ The Hill
By: Jack Kelly
On a recent trip to New York,
I learned of a second-hand auto
mobile place that had some in
teresting cars for sale. Person
ally, I don’t need any car but
the stories I heard made me
want to see seme of these that
the man had for sale. As a re
mit, if anyone reading this arti
cle cares to spend 50 thousand
bucks, I can tell him where he
can purchase a nice, clean,
roomy, second-hand, two-tone
green Rolls Royce Phantom IV.
If you buy this car, you will
be assured that it is some three
feet longer and 1700 pounds heav
ier than the largest Cadillac.
This very special car is one of
the 18 made by the Rolls Royce
Company. The Company decided
that they would only sell these
cars to Royalty, when they were
produced in 1950-56. However,
since there is always an excep
tion to any Rule, the C mpany
learned that they could not do as
they had planned because a Dic
tator in Spain by the name of
Franco decided he wished to pur
chase three of them. Not only
did he buy them, he had them
armor plated. The other 15 of
tha cars were sold to Queen
Elizabeth, Princess Margaret,
the Duke of Cdoucester, the
Shah of Iran, and the Aga Khan.
A fellow by the name of Jurist
operates this second-hand car
place He says that people who
come to lock at this 50-Grand
car still kick the tires like they
would do on a hundred buck
jalloppy. This makes him angry
and he has that type of person
escorted from the show-room.
Somehow or other he feels that
a person who would treat this
car as they would a clinker is
not the type that would appre
ciate the burled walnut interior
of the rear of the car, a compart
ment, six foot long, five foot
wide, and frur fort high.
To me, this seems like a rath
cr expensive second-hand car,
yet, in the Washington papers
there was a news story concern
ing the super-special Lincoln
Limousine delivered to the de
posed President of Ghana and
the price tag was a mere 47
tiv usand The new who
t'ck o'er are a little afraid of
using the car despite the fact
that it is air-conditimed, has a
bar. refrigerator, dictating ma
chine, a gun comoartme"t. and
bullet-proof glass It is listed as
for sa’e for any reasonab’e offer.
When you see these cars and
hear of the prices they bring,
y-'u realize W- far the auDm-v
bi’e industry has come s : noe 1923
when a new Ford could be pur
chased for *295 00
Moot peon'e think of the Robs
Royce as the most expensive car
built, but the majority is usually
wrong, and so they are in this
view The most expensive car
ever built was the Darwin-DaDia
150 It was custom built by Andy
Da Dia in Detroit and took sev
en years to build. Labor costs
aione came to $93,500 bucks and
the price tag, when displayed in
Pittsburgh was $150,000.00.
My “Spirit of Saint Patrick”
that I had as a kid cost a meas
ely $35.00, and maybe I could
have had more fun with a more
expensive car but I doubt it.
This outmoded Ford, colored a
brilliant fence-paint green, when
cranked up and finally moving,
was, to me, the epitome of care.
I wouldn’t be surprised if it is
still running someplace. I was
young, single, and fancy-free
then and the “Spirit” was quite
a car.
The next car that I recall was
the convertible, top-down, Mer
cury that Blanche had when she
come “o courting” me. That was
a doozie!
Nowadays, of course, Blanche
doubtless would deny my state
ment but, let’s face it, there I
was, a callow youth of 29 years,
hardly dry behind the ears, faced
O with this most attractive gal in
her tep-down car. I was a gone
goose and didn’t know it. Don’t
get me wrong. I am very thank
ful that she chose me. She could
have done much better, in lots
of respects, probably. I don’t
really believe that and I know
she doesn’t because, after 27
years, we do fine together. How
ever, being an honest man, I
have to tell you that one time,
some years ago, when my sons
were quite small, JJ asked me
“Daddy, why did you marry
Mother?” and I did not back
away from the question, I told
him very honestly, the truth. I
said “Son Daddy was fooling
and Mommy was serious and
here we are.” Os course he
didn’t understand it and could
not figure out how come the
gravy-boat slipped out of hia
Mother’s hand at that point and
just happened to give his pappy
a headful of gravy.
I had a long ta*K with that boy
later and explained to his inex
perienced mind that there were
many questions a child should
rightfu"y ask at the dinner tab’e.
I told him that this was the
proper time for a bov to ask
questions that mizzled him. I
told him that this was one of
the few times that a father
could show his erudition. Then.
I ejcp’ained to him w*at erudi
tion was A'n of a sudden. ! saw
he was blushing. I ennuired the
cause and he said “You gonna
tell me about— you know?”
That kind of threw me because
he was only about 9 or 10 and I
knew that if I did that, since he
had asked me, he pr bably knew
too much already. Besides that,
I knew that it wouldn’t be too
long before he would be want
ing a recond-hand car some
thing I strictly cnuld not afford.
Also, it would be against the
law for a 10-year-old to be driv-
aruind Miami, with some
women in the car. Since I didn’t
have a in my hand,
I just clouted him.
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Motorcyclists Should Be Seen
And Heard
Motorcyclists, like little child
ren, should be seen and not
heard but there’s the rub.
According to a study being
conducted, “The major reasan
why so many motorcycles are
involved in crashes with autom>
biles is simple: the automobile
driver deesn’t see die oncoming
cycle in time.”
So says Dwight M. McCrack
en, vice president in charge of
Liberty Mutual Insurance Com
panies’ Automotive Safety Div
ision. He said he began the
study because he “wasn’t con
vinced that the causes of motor
cycle-automobile crashes had
been pinned down.”
“Motorcycles move along the
read at the same speed as auto
mobiles, yet they are much
smaller and easily overlooked,
especially at intersections,” he
said.
What can be done about it?
As a first step, Mr. McCracken
has proposed that motorcycle
drivers wear an outer garment
“shell” and helmet of alternat
ing stripes of flourescent “traffic
orange.” which “glows” in day
lipH. — r ’ective white for
night visibility. )
He inuai.iu.ed the problem:
“Hold a pencil at arm’s length
That’s about the visual size of a
motorcycle coming down the
road at a distance of 120 feet.”
Accident records at Liberty
Mutual show that in two of three
such crashes, the automobile
driver said he “did not see” the
oncoming cycle in time to avoid
collision.
And two of every three mo
torcycle accidents involve col
lisions with automobiles.
The review of Liberty Mu
tual's serious motorcycle-auto
mobile accident cases also
shows so far:
—ln about two of three crash
es, the automobile was making
a left turn, crossing in front of
or into the path of the oncom
ing motorcycle.
—Two-thirds of the accidents
occurred during daylight hours.
The other third was split be
tween dusk and darkness.
—More than 90 per cent of
the crashes occurred on dry
pavement.
“The pattern is extreme’y
clear.” Mr. McCracken said.
“Until something is d~ne to
make the motorcycle more con
spicuous on the road until it
can be easily seen this type
of accident will continue to pre
dominate.”
Laws in 2> states demanding
that riders wear he’mets are “a
constructive step in the right
IT NEVER FAILS
direction to lessen injury result
ing from the accident,” he said.
“On the other hand, my pro
posal to make luminous mater
ial mandatory is aimed at pre
venting the accident in the first
place.”
Motorcycle registration last
year totaled 1,915,000, an increa
se of 38 per cent over 1965. Mo
torcycle deaths reached a 2,160,
an increase of 43 per cent.
VETERANS
INFORMATION
EDITOR’S NOTE: Below are
authoritative answers by the
Veterans Administration to some
ts tne many current questions
from former servicemen and
their families. Further informa
tion on veterans benefits may be
obtained at any VA office.
Q I am a veteran of World
War 11. In the case of my death,
would the Veterans Administra
tion allow any reimbursement of
my burial expenses?
A— Yes. For your informa
tion, this allowance is up to
$250.00.
Q I recently married. Are
there any forms for the changing
of the beneficiaries of my VA
insurance?
A— Yes. You may obtain
these forms from any VA office.
When completed, the forms
should be forwarded to the In
surance Center controlling your
insurance policy.
Q I am in school and I am
told that in order to receive pay
ment, I must submit a Certifi
cate of Attendance to my school.
Where can I obtain this certifi
cate?
A -y The VA will mail you one
with the first check that you re
ceive. If this is not done, you
can secure one from your near
est VA office.
MONTHLY REPORT
The Following Vouchers were
issued:
General Fund: $13,341.59
Poor Fund: $30.00
I, Grace M. Ayers, Register of
Deeds of Yancey County, State of
North Carolina, do hereby certify
that this is a true copy of the
minutes of the meeting of the
Yancey County Board of Com
missioners, as of Sept. 5, 1967.
I have hereunto set my hand
and official seal this 7th day of
September 1967.
Grace M Ayers, Register of
Deeds.
I dedicate this poem to aQ lit
tle boys and girls who own a
piggy bank, and to everyone
whose heart is full of unspent
dreams.
MY PIGGY
BANK
The little girl so tenderly 1
Was asked for a cent j
To put into her piggy hank
With others still unspent.
She took the little china pig;
And the care that she did take
To bring the piggy bank to me,
For she said that, “It will
break”.
My heart is like that piggy bank
Full of my childhood dreams;
The dreams I spun so hopefully-
I've saved them all it seems.
The beauty of each daring plan
And every wish is there.
Oh, just to count them one by one
And lose my every care.
And like the little piggy bank,
My heart cculd break in two.
And spill the dreams I’ve saved
so long
And leave me only a few.
The less so dear would hurt so
much
And cause my soul to ache,
But 1 still hear the little girl,
“A piggy bank will break”.
So I must guard this heart 0 1
mine
And handle it with care,
So I can have a place that’s safe
And keep my dreams in there.
—Millard Murdock
C.R. High
School Menu
Sept. 18 22, 1967
Monday - Fish Sticks, Baked
Potatoes, Green Peas, Corn
Bread Muffin, Butter, Carrot and
Celery Strips, Fruit Gelitin, and
Milk.
Tuesday—Baked Beans, Cheese
Blocks. Crackers, Peanut But
ter Sandwich, Butter Carrots,
Apple Sauce Cake, and Milk.
Wednesday Hamburger on
Bun, Potato Chips, Onions, Spice
Cake w lemon sauce, and Milk.
Thursday - Beef Stew, Pota
toes, Onion & Carrot Strips, Hot
school rolls w butter, Cole Slaw,
Chocalate Pudding, and Milk.
Friday ~ Hot Dogs, Chill, j
Rolls, Cnbbace Slaw, BuUeredJ
Corn Onions, pineapple Up-SidJ
Down Cake and Milk.