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Scene From Top 0’ The Hill
By: Jack Kelly
A few weeks back, wnen I had
a brief slay in Washington,
Blanche ana I get a lucky break
and became part of a meeting
cf home-folks away from home.
This came about when, cut of
Ihe blue, so to speak, we receiv
ed an invitation to attend the
Coleha nuptials. That is a high
class word for a wedding. Any
way, we attended net only the
nuptials but the pre nuptials lun
cheon besides. It was a fine
spread, that luncheon. Lots of
real nice peepie as guests, in
cluding us, and, of .course, the
bridc-and-groom-to-be.
It beats me hew these Burns
ville boys let these local girls
gei away frem them. It just does
nut make any sense. That Celia
Colctta made as beautiful a
bride as any ycu have ever seen
in any picture wherever you saw
it. Her dress, which I merely
thought was quite attractive,
was. according to Blanche, the
m st beautiful bridal gown ever
created. -Blanche must have been
right because at the wedding
everyone's eyes were centered
< n the Bride to the exclusion of
all others except mine, I
watched the Bride’s mother, one
of my favorite Burnsvilleites,*
who lot ked very lovely in her
own gown and the facial express
ion that only a mother of a bride
can have. Anyway, at the wed
ding reception at the Kennedy-
W .rren, everyone talked of noth
ing except the bride and her
gown. Just for a joke, I com
mented ’‘Wasn’t it a shame that
the groom forgot to wear a tie.”
All of those people took the re
mark seriously and none of
them had so much as locked at
the poor Groom during the en
tire ceremony. He could have
had a rabbit’s ear hanging out
< f his nose and no one would
have seen it.
The reception itself was tre
mendous. Especially if you like
champagne, and peep’e. 1 like
both articles. We had a fine
table. A table for six. We had
four Bumsvil’e peop'e and twa
out-land foreigners. Blanche and
myself. Ransom Higgins’ grand
daughter, and that very love'y
and vivacious Clevenger girl
wh'm we had last seen as a
child. The two "foreigners” were
the husbands of the other two
ladies. Both husbands are n^t
only fine looking men, they are
smart and intelligent. Both of
them proved that by marrying
the girls they did.
At this same wedding, we had
us s me real, genuine, bona fide
foreigners. There were several
ladies with wrap-around dresses,
s rt of a sarong, I guess, and
they had a brilliant jewel of
sonic sort that looked as if it
was pressed into their foreheads.
1 wanted to enquire how they
wrapped those dresses around
them so that they would stay up
and al: o how they kept the stone
in their f, reheads but Blanohe
«I i-- iinde.l mo. That means she
said “Don’t you dare!” I know
one thing. If one of those gals
who wore that.wraparcund ever
got into a square dance and
someone made a mistake and
grabbed a chunk of material in
stead of an arm, why that gal
would go atwirling across the
rocm and everybody would know
how tl e fool-thing worked. I sure
hope the Colebtas invite some of
them to Burnsville. Ls they do,
I will throw the Square Dance.
Everybody’s invited.
I had thought that Ransom
Higgins’ grandson-in-law was the
finest chap a gal could grab
when I first met him but now,
after meeting this fellow named
Cahill that* the Clevenger girl
latched onto, I have put them
dewn as a tie. He is quite a lot
of good man too. Now, are
probably wondering what kind of
a fel’ow the Bride Groom is. I
would like to tell you but I can’t
do it. I cn’y met him a couo’e
of times during the entire affair
and he was acting like a proper
Groom. So how can you tell. De
finite'y he is good-looking, intelli
gent. and has a charming per
sonalty, based up-'n the few
words I had with him. After all,
he had no time to waste on a
guest, he was entranced, properly
so, witfc his Bride. That is how
come I know he is intelligent. I
could see he was good-looking.
As to his charming personality,
I was convinced of that by the
fact he had charmed Celia
Cr'etta into marrying him.
Papa Pete was there too.
There ought to be a law pass
ed to take care of the ma'e con
tingent of a wedding party. No
one experts anyone to pav atten
ti"n to the bride groom but it
w-uld. apoear the two fathers-in
law should get a little attention.
After all, without those two
eminent gentlemen, there would
not ha>’e born a wedding.
At our tab’e. only f our Burns .
vibe oeopi e and those wfto mar
ried into the clan, we were real
nice. We were drinking Pete’s
champagne and eating Pete’s
food, sc we invited Pete to join
us fer a bit, after the festivities
got going. We even had the
Grocm’f mother over for a visit
and a drink at our table. In fact,
we had as many visiters as the
Wedding Table had. It was a
real splendid affair, and we en
joyed it to the fuMest extent. It
was well worth the headache I
had the next morning. However,
since Pete still has three more
daughters, I hope he will space
them so that I can be back in
physical rhape to enjoy them.
The Bride-Groom assured us
he will visit when they return
from their five or seven week
European Honeymoon. When he
does, then I can give you the
real lew down on him and I feel
certain it will be highly com
plimentary.
“The secret of being a bore
is to tell everything.” Vol
taire, “L’Enfant Prodique.”
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COLOR TIME IS HERE The
brilliant hardwoods overhanging
the road that leads to the top of
Grandfather Mountain, N. C. are
HO VICTORS IH A RIOT
IN A RIOT THERE ARE NO
VICTORS. The losers include
everybody—the rioters, the vic
tims, law enforcement, the com
munity, the State and the Nation.
Causes of riots can be counted
by the score. A study of the
overall problem indicates, how
ever, that the widespread vio
lence in our country to some de
gree is a direct outgrowth of the
civil disobedience movement. In
recent years, some leaders of
dubious stature have made a
grandiose gesture of willfully
violating laws they deem to be
unjust. For the most part, these
individuals, although admittedly
guilty of breaking the law, have
gone unpunished. Young thugs
and misguided teenagers, seeing
others defy authority and the
courts with impunity, have been
led to believe that any crime
under a banner of complaints is
justified. Consequently, they ig
nore the law and roam through
their communities creating vio
lence and terror. Certainly, those
who espouse the theory erf civil
disobedience and authorities who
free guilty violators must share
a portion of the blame and re
sponsibility for the turmoil in
our streets. It should be abund
antly clear that the doctrine of
civil disobedience is a doctrine
of self-destruction.
Stern, decisive action is need
ed when a street disturbance be
gins. Justice is not served when
a growing horde of vandels and
looters is appeased and their
pillage overlooked lest “a show
of force might provoke them to
greater violence." Quiescence
does not satisfy rioters. Pro
crastination or uncertainty on
the part of authorities denotes
weakness or concession to a
mob. Thus, the offenders are en
couraged, and their violence
gains momentum.
A judicial self-appraisal by
the news media of their riot
coverage might also be in order
Some media have already taken
action in this regard. There can
be no quarrel with the all-im
portant role of keeping the pub
lie informed as quickly and as
completely as possible No one
rightfully expects riots to be
played down or salient facts
withheld.
approaching their Autumn best
in the season that sends thous
ands cf visitors to the moun
tains. Color should be at its best
On the othgr hand, militant
agitators, hate-mongers, and
publicity-seeking rabble raisers
who incite riots have n fear of
overexposure They know that
television, radio, and front-page
news stories are the best and
quickest means of getting their
views before the public. Thus,
they seek attention from thei
news media. In riot reporting,
objectivity and balance, always
key factors of responsible' jour
nalism, help expose distortion
and reduce the special treatment
of those who advocate violence.
Strict adherence to high journal
istic principles is a valuable pub
lic service in matters affecting
public safety.
Many proposals have been ad
vanced to help eliminate the
causes of riots. Just as there is
no single cause, there is no sin
gle remedy. I do know, however,
that the answer will not be
found in sociological remedies
alcne. If our system of law is to
survive, then the law must be
enforced. Those who break the
law, acting alone or in concert,
must be detected and arrested,
promptly prosecuted, and given
proper, substantial punishment.
In halting riots and removing
crime from our Nation’s streets,
this should be the first order of
business.
J. Edgar Hoover, Director
October 1, 1987
(Reprinted from the 'FBI Law
Enforcement Bulletin)
YARD
IHVCHTORY
Is your yard contributing its
share toward making your home
the eyepleasing restful place it
'should be? Now is the best time
of year to take a good look
around the place, says Mr. E. L.
Dillingham, County Extension
Chairman.
The vivid colors of the fall
flcwers and shrubs are at their
peak and the memory of the
early season flowers is still with
us. Could you add a shrub in
that blank spot by the fence to
ccmplete that good neighbor
screen? Would some low grow
at the various mountain eleva
tions for the remainder of Octo
ber.
ing shrubs soften the harsh
reality that the foundation only
supports the house? Is that tree
you planted to shade the bed
rocm from the hot afternoon sun
growing as fast as It should?
Perhaps your Azaleas look pale
and the cool nights have made
the lawn appear to have sudden
ly turned to crabgrass?
Beautiful home grounds don’t
just happen. Neither are they
created with one afternoon of
wishful thinking. This, however,
is where the process must begin.
Once a course of action is de
cided upon, get all the informa
tion available on the particular
problem at hand. In the case of
the trees, shrubs, flowers and
lawn, one of the first questions
is the fertility status of the soil.
Many new residents of North
Carolina may not be aware that
the Soil Testing Division of the
Department of Agriculture pro
vides a free service to all resi
dents. Mailing cartons and spe
cific instructions for taking the
soil samples are available at the
Extension Office.
Mr. Dillingham, emphasized
the. importance of providing ade
quate and specific information
along with the aoil sample. In
the case of shrubs, be specific
as to the kind of shrubs. Lime
and fertilizer applications suit
able for Abelia will lead to the
eventual death of Azaleas, Cam
ellias and Rhododendron. The
same applies to lawn grasses.
If*soil is limed enough for good
growth of Bluegrass, Centipede
Grass would likely suffer from
iron deficiency.
Diagnostic services and sug
gestions for disease control is
also available at the plant Dis
ease Clinic at North Carolina
State University. Detailed infor
mation about the selection and
culture of trees, shrubs, flow
ers and lawn grass is available
at the extension Office. Does
your yard measure up to your
expectations?