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Sfene From Top 0’ The Hill
By: Jack Kelly
Some time back, before
Blanche and I moved to Burns
ville for permanent,,. I wrote
about the fine ldds the girls
from here seemed to marry. I
mentioned the Coletta, the Clev
enger, and the Higgins repre
sentative, all of whom had mar
ried really bright and charm
ing chaps. I knew this because
I had the good fortune to meet
them. However, there was one
other local belle who had got
ten married. Mary Alice Westall,
I had never had the pleasure of
meeting him so I made ho
comment. Just sort of hoped for
the best. Mary Alice brought
Dick up to the Hill of a Satur
day afternoon and Blanche and
I had a fine visit with them.
Dick appears to me to be splen
did “husband” material. He al
so appears to me to be a Re
publican. I could be wrong but
i am willing to bet a good hat
on it. ,
Dick and Mary Alice had a
little trouble in Paris during
the big general strike those
foreign-folks pulled _ off. Mary
Alice was in the hospital with
the new baby, doing the best she
cculd, while husband Dick was
locked into his office at the
American outfit he worked for.
Somehow or o'her the French
ies decided to keep all 4 he Am
ericans locked inside the
grounds of the place. According
to Dick, it was right rough be
cause the entire chorus from
the Folies Bergere, due to the
transportation strike, were plac
ed in this same haven. I asked
him did he say "Heaven” but
he kept a straight face and said
“No.” Any way, the proprietor
of a nearby dining room served
them champagne, Irouffles,
caviar, pheasant and so forth.
Dick claimed he missed the
coun'ry gravy he would have
had if Mary Alice had been
home and he had been with her.
I sympathized wi'h him but
Blanche looked skeptical.
Dick finally made arrange
ments for Mary Alice, the baby,
and himself to fly home. That
was when he ran into DeGaulle
trouble. It seems that old “Mis
ter France” has a rule that any
baby flying or sailing, or being
pushed out of France must have
a passport with a photograph
on it. Dick and Mary Alice
tried to get out of their new
baby. No hick. A photographer
in the hospital would be happy
to take a picture but the devel
oper were part of the National
Strike Movement. That was no
good. Dick went to the Ameri
can Embassy where everyofte
he met spoke only French. Our
hero, Dick, began to get angry.
Finally, it was agreed that he
had no problem. All he had to
do was to take the baby throu
gh the mob-rioting streets and
loca'e some back-street photo
grapher who would take and
develop a picture, of the baby
then "Voila” everything would
be okay.
Dick didn’t think too much of
this idea. He had already been
hit twice that morning by aton
es on the way into the Em
bassy. He said, in fairness to
the Rsjnch Rioters, only one
was chunked at him. The sec
ond one was pitched at Mary
Alice but she just happened to
stocp down at the wrong time
and it conked him. Anyway,
Dick and Mary Alice had this
great dilemma. They could take
the baby home BUT only If
the passport had a picture of it.
They couldn’t possibly get a
picture. Dick told me confiden
tially that they could have left
if they decided not to bring the
baby bade to America but be
figured Mary Alice might not
take kindly to the suggest ion so
he just didn’t bother to men
tion it.
Finally, they were within two
hours of plane time for debar
kation and they had no picture.
Suddenly, Dick remembered his
friends named Samed Shelton or
scmesuch name. Married for
twelve years, the Sheltons had
no children but had developed
a fondness for pels. Dick knew
he had the answer. He put Mary
Alice and the baby in a cab as
signed to the Embassy and aent
them off to the airfield. Ho got
into another one and lit out tor
the Shelton’s apartment
Fortunately the plane had a
li'tle trouble and its departure
was delayed. Dick was not
there with Mary Alice and the
baby at the scheduled time of
depar'ure and that Burnsville
gal was worried silly. Suddenly
a blaring-homed taxi came
tearing across the field and our
hero, Dick, emerged from it
and raced toward Mary Alice.
Like a precious ikon, he held
aloft a two inch by three inch
some hing or other as he
screamed “I got it! I got it!"
Mary Alice had not the slight
est idea what her ever-loving
husband had but she mahpH fm-.
ward to meet him. “What”
she began.
“Give me the passport," de
manded Dick. He sna ! ched it
from her and quickly pasted
the small disc of paper he held
into the passport. “There’s the
picture we needed,” he said,
and took Mary Alice by the ami
as she held the baby tightly,
and raced thorn to the plane. A
hostess helped Mary Alice a«d
the baby to a seat while an Of
ficial examined ihe Passports
that Dick presented. He smiled
at the photo of Mary Alice. He
nodded approval at the photo
of Dick. A look of concern
crossed his face at the photo of
the baby. “Mon Dieu!" he gas
ped, then, in a confidential! one,
enquired, “Thi* _ babes? It is
not French, surely?” Dick as
sured him it was American.
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Photo by John Robinson
Plctvrad above art tbroo master fishermen with their catch.
They are, left to right: Jay Aatray, Floyd Cbrlsawa aad Carrel Gibbs.
A "fish story” came to our
attention this week that really
"takes the cake”, and the fish
ermen have the fish and the
picture to prove it.
While fishing in South Toe
River, in the area of the Hem
lock Camp and Picnic grounds,
these three gentlemen, fishing
separately, on Monday, the Ist,
had the catch of the season.
YANCEY COUNTY COUNTRY STORE
WU OPEN SATURDAY
YANCEY COUNTY COUN
TRY STORE will open its doors
officially on Saturday, July 6.
Many people, including those
on the YANCEY RECORD, have
asked, “Just what kind of a
store it is?”, and I’ve tried to
explain.
It boils down to an endeavor
to bring back a little of the
nostalgia of the past into this
present world of rush and tur
moil.
There are many Country Stor
es, much to the “voiced” an
noyance of the owners of some
of the original establishment,
but it is inevitable, when some
thing anything is accepted
by the public, it will be copied,
whether it is an idea, or a posi
tive thing.
However, the difference is
this while each Country
Store has something of the oth
er the variance is in the
—character, personality, knowfed
f© and ingenuity of the owner.
Therefore, each is different, and
each will succeed to a degree
depending on those qualifies
and the depth of personal feel
jog for the undertaking.
“Thank the Bon Dieu,” he said
and allowed Dick to join Mary
Alice.
As the plane took off, Mary
Alice asked what had delayed
him and Dick said -it was about
the picture on the baby’s pass
port. Mary Alice snuggled up to
him. “You’re wonderful,” she
said. “Where did you get it?”
Dick looked sheepish. “I didn’t .
he confessed. “I got the Shel
tons to give me a picture of
their marmoset the one they
had with it dressed in baby
clothes that they entered into
a baby contest for a joke once.”
A Fish Story With Tho Proof
Jay Autrey caught one 27V4
inch brown trout weighing 9%,,
lbs., and one brown trout 17 in
ches long weighing 2% lbs.
While bringing the big fish in
Mr. Autrey fell or was jerked
in*o the water from the rock on
which he was standing and had
to swim back, all the time
keeping his grasp on his fish
ing pole, and finally winning
Os course a “Country Store"
is a commercial endeavor, but
along with it is the deep, down
to earth desire to keep a little
of the part with us.
Hence, the walls and ceiling
are covered and crowded with
bits of our heritage, “begged,
borrowed or bought” NOT
FOR RESALE but to make
the store unlike any in the
world, depending on the ingen
uity of the owner.
They are the "Atmosphere”
which will attract people and
bring than for miles td see, if
your location is good and you
have the ability to collect these
interesting old items which turn
a store into a local museum, a
breach of the past, for older
people to remember, for young
sters to wonder at.
What do we sell? Reproduc
tions of old. items; pottery; iron
goods; Pennsylvania Dutch car
riage bite; things from New
England; Penny Candy; Kitchen
and hoqsehold items which are
old in style but can still be
used cutting boards, coffee
milk, pepper mills, “old timey”
books for children and adults,
local mountain crafts, jam,
jellies, later on our own blends
of coffee, tea, meal, cheese,
country ham, etc. Also soap
imported from Europe and from
the Carolines, Bay Rum from
the Virgin Islands, hammocks
from the South Carolina Coast,
old banka, candles, aprons
and a few newer items mixed
in which blend with the oast
With a few exceptions the
prices are nominal.
It is impossible to do all of
this in a few months or even a
year. The Store, if properly
managed, grows in interest, as
the battle. »
Floyd Chrisawn caught one
26 inch brown trout weighing
6% pounds. However, he man
aged to keep his balance and
dad not take a dip.
Carrol Gibbs’ catch was two
brown trout, one 26 inches long
and one 26t4 indies, with a com
bined weight of 14*4 pounds.
well as unusual items to sen
each month except finally
running out of space, then there
is always another corner.
We are just beginqing. We
have many thing| of interest
Our friends are looking and
helping us to hunt down others
daily. We will do some traveling
winters to make our stock more
versatile and unusual, and put
out a year around catalog
which will be locally beneficial
to craftsmen, and enable them
to sell their wares all year.
SO, PAY US A VISIT. Sit a
spell by our pot stove and see
for yourself the birth of what
we hope will be one of the most
interesting “Country Stares”
in this beautiful country of ours.
Phyllis B. Downing and Geor
ge Downing, Captain Retired.
USCGR.
Letter To
The Editor I
Dear Editor:
In my letter to the Editon
last week concerning contribuj
tions made during the Mental
Health Drive, I failed to givJ
credit to the Burnsville Prasbyfl
terian Church and the HomJ
Demons ration Club. This wal
an oversight and I apologise.]
Mrs. Luellen Honeycutt, Chnfl
Yancey Co., Mental Health Afl
sodation.
NOTICE I
Ihe regular monthly lunch J
meeting of the local chapter
the Mental Health Associate
will be held July 9th, a t tM
Amber jack Restaurant, at ljl
p. m.