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NEW BOOKS ACQUIRED AT REGIONAL LIBRARIES By: Ashton Chapman Listed below are some of the bo-ks recently acquired by the Avery -NUcheil-Yancey Regional L.bri.ry and which are now av ailable through the public librar ies in Bakersville, Burnsville, Newland and Spruce Pine or the bookmobiles which the Regional Library operates in the three counties: THE GABRIEL HOUNDS by Mary Stewart. The title comes from an English legend about a pack of ghostly hounds that hunt through the sky with Death and darner over the house at night, when someone is going to die. LUMINOUS DARKNESS -The Wonderful World of Caves by Alfred Bogli and Herbert W. Franks. The interesting text is enhanced by many remarkable photos in color. THE FOX AND THE HOUND by Daniel P. Mannix. Packed with inrident, with suspense, and with superb nature writing, this is an extraordinary, authentic portrait of animal life that might well become a classic. THE CHILDREN OF THE SOUTH by Margaret Anderson. A teacher’s moving account of the impact of school desegrega tion. NEW LIGHT ON JUVENTLE DELINQUENCY, edited by Ron ald Steel. The selections in this volume are an attempt, as the title indicate®, to thr~w new light on the famihar, but often misunderstood, problem cf juven ile delinquency. WHY WAIT TILL MARRIAGE by Evelyn Mill is Cuva'l. The reasons for premarital chastity, frank and specific for "today’s youth ('FNSORSHIP IN THE UNIT- _ I This Week & Every Week I (Fire’s Out) Fire Extinguisher Push Button Presure Can, I Anyone Can Use, Everyone Should Have One Or Two In I Home And Car, Boat Etc. $3.98 Guaranteed 5 Years. I YOU CANT BEAT THESE VAti/Esh Moisturizing Bath Oil I Reg. $1.50 Now $1.23 I Corn Huskers Lotion I Big $1.50 Size For sl.2* SI.OO Size For 83< I 60 < Size For 53< I New Triactin Liquid For Excess AcidjNervous Stomach And Digestive Upset. 12 Oz. Reg. $1.59 Now $1.29 6 Oz. Reg. 98< Now 77< M POLLARDS DRUG STORE ___ZZZZI BURNSVILLE, N. C. THE YANCEY RECORD ED STATES, edited by Grant S. McClellan. This compilation shows how our freedom to read and freedom of speech are cur rently affected by censorship ac tivities. public or private DRAWING ALL ANIMALS by Arthur Zaidenberg. Th>s vol ume opens with a word about appropriate drawing materials; discussions of lire draw'ng, and shading follow, whi'e la*e r chap ters deal with problems leading up to drawinw in motion. THE PASSOVER plot by Dr. Hugh J Scholfield. A new in terpretation of the life and death of Jeans. TOPAZ by Leon Uris. A spec ialized narrative of internation al intrigue tnat sweeps the read er from Spain to Algiers and var ious other countries and, finauy, to the secret missile sites in Cubo. ' KILLING TIME. At once up roariously funny and deadly ser ious, this new novel by Thomas Berger establishes him as one of the handful of important writers in America today. I’LL STORM HELL by Noel B. Gerson is a biographical nov el of "Mad Anthony” Wayne. THE FUTURE OF MAN by Pierre Teilhard de Chardia shows the nature drive of Teil hard’s thought into the future, and gives us one of the most breath-taking and honest visions we have of what the end of the worid and of man may be. AFTER MANY A SUMMER DIES THE SWAN. This Holly wood novel of Aldous Huxley’s is fantastic, extravagant, crazy and preposterous. It has been de scribed as ‘‘fHitraeeously good.” SHADOW OF GOD. This com pe’’ing by Frank Rooney cf’en startles and shocks; it reaches and touches the very core of living. It will continue to grow in the reader's mind long after the bonk is closed. SOUTHERN CHURCHES IN CRISIS by Samuel S. Hill Jr. A brilliantly argued and carefully detailed study of the rise and deve'opment of white southern Protestantism, providing the his torical, theological and sociolo gical background needed to un derstand the current situation. A HUSBAND IN BOARDING SCHOOL. This ingenious story by Giovanni Guareschi has an extraordinary tangled and high ly c~mic plot which the reader will Wow with relish. LEAFY RIVERS. This new novel by Jessamyn West, set in the Ohio Teritory in the early 1880 s, is one of thrilling adven ture, charged with increasing suspense. THE SAVAGES. This big, im portant, exciting novel by Ron ald Hardy is set aeainst a vio lent background of the Congo in the early days of Ms independ ence. THE ROCHEMER HAG by (Louise W. King. In this engross ing suspense novel Sophia Sed gewick accents a position as governess, only to find herself embroiled in an appalling state of family affairs, which soon includes murder, by some one in the household obviously intent upon killing again. THE MOONLIT DOOR by An ne Mayberry. When Rachel Hel sten meets handsrme and weal thy Paul d’Arachenne at a Paris party she begins a brief but in tense love affair that sets the stace for many days of pain and terror. UNCERTAIN VOYAGE. This novel by Dorothy Gilman brings to a dramatic crossroads a wom an who must find herself—even as her very existence hangs pre cariously in the ba'ance. j Black Satin Spray Cologne Reg. $2.00 I Now $1,59 I White Satin Spray Cologne Reg. $2.00 Now $1.59 Philip S. Ogilvie Speaks To Friends Os Library By: Dorothy B. Thomas Larger groupings of counties" for improved library service and increased financial support were predicted by Philip S. Ogilvie, Lva.e Librarian, in a taik to Friends of Libraries and board members of Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey counties at Spruce Pine on October 21st. Citizens and library boards who are planning for the best possible use of resources for the common good were reminded that SIO,OOO state aid for each county might be available if they were working together in a 5 county system instead of the present smaller units which qualify for only a basic grant of $4,000, per county. The choice is left to each county, Mr. Ogilvie said, but lar ger units of service are becom ing the pattern in North Caro lina, and by action, of the last legislature it is possible to con tract even across state lines if that proves to be the best pat tern for good service. Still further grants are avail able fer systems that share staff personnel skills. Friends of Libraries were re minded that they are the ones who can open library doors for people who are not yet served. THE SEASON TO BE WARY. The three novellas by Rod Ser ling which comprises th’s book are fired with savage yet discip lined irony, paced with a delib erate cadence that rises to a startling denouement. Each s*ory explores the theme of terrb'e vqngenance de’iverH for terri ble deeds performed. Scope Mouth Wash Family Size Reg. $1.43 Now 97< Triactin Tabs. Reg. 98< Now 77< Reg. $1.89 N0w51.49 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1*67 ms -C Ncn-readers, drop-outs. poor readers, isolated families should be the concern of libraries. There is an undeveloped poten tial in each person, and the lib rary may hold the key to his development. a Reference service will soon be speeded up f°r users of libraries in each of North Carolina’s 100 counties when an “In-WaMs” line to the State Library will ba established for a central library m each county. As soon as federal funds are voted un der “Title HI” of the Library Services Act, this service has been scheduled to begin, Mr. Ogilvie announced. Mr. Jason P. Devton. chair man of the Averv-M;tchell-Van cev Regional Library Board presided at the meeting for Friends and the general public which Hlowed an official meet in? of the Regional Board. Public L»hrarv board mem bers attendin'* from the S coun ties were: Mrs. Beatrice Ban ner, Mrs. J. E. Penland from Avery County: Mrs. A. E. Gouge, Mr. J. Dont Street, from Mitchell County; Mrs. Evelyn Dobbin, Mr. Fred Lawrence, from Spruce Pine; Mrs. W. A. Y. Sargent and Mr. H. G. Bai ley from Yancey County. CARD OF THANKS We would like to thank our many friends and neighbors for theT many acts of kindness during the illness and loss of our loved one. The Family e t Mrs. Nellie Angd.
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