THE YANCEY RECORD
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Educator Warns Os
Pollution Danger
BOONE - Dr. F.Ray Der
rick paints a horrifying picture
of what the world will be like
in just a few years if humans
continue to disregardwhat he
calls the ecological b a 1 an as
of nature.
A specialist in environmen
tal education and. Chairman
of the Department of Biology
at Appalachian State Univer -
sity, he says that unless some
thing is done to reverse the
pollution of the earth's atmos
phere within the next 20-years,
the human race cannot con
tinue to maintain its present
standards of health.
And if the current trend of
vsing pesticides and herbicides
continues, he points out, our
soil will be too depleted to
grow food. Derrick explains,
These pesticides or poisons do
their job in controlling weeds
and destructive insects, but
they also destroy the mites,ne>-
mabodes and pseudo scorpions
which have a fundamental eco
logical role in making the soil
—farmers are killing the soil
making organisms without rea
lizing it."
And there are other problems
that ecologists are jupt now be
coming aware of. "Take, for
example, the cloud cover caus
ed by jet airliners over our air
ports, " Dr.Berrick continue.
"This cover is cutting off the
sunlight, and it is reducing the
average temperature of our
cities. We can only speculate
what effects this will have on
our environment."
In the past, the public has
paid very little attention to the
warnings of the ecologists. But
as the environmental situation
approaches catastrophe, the
National Science Foundation is
responding with a $17,793. 00
grant to implement a proposal
written by Derrick.
With the support of the U.S,
Department of Interior and the
N.C, State Board of Education,
Toylor Announces His Candidacy For Re-election
Congressman Roy A. Taylo.
of Black Mountain today an -
nounced his candidacy for re
election as 11th District Repre
sentative in Congress. He has
forwarded his filing fee to the
State Board of Elections in Ra
leigh.
He will seek nomination in
the May Democratic primary.
The 59^year-old lawmaker
has represented the 11th Dis -
Appalachian State will host a
unique NS F institute on its cam
pus next summer to educate tie
people to an awareness of the
effects of ecological imbalame
in our environment.
With Derrick as its direct oq
the institute will select and
train 24 elementary school tea
chers how to teach environmen
tal science in the primary graii
The idea, Derrick explained,
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Students And Parents Must Beware Os
Educational Racketeering Says Phillips
Raleigh- Educational
Racketeering, according to
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction Craig Phillips, is an
ever-present danger to hig h
school seniors in the selection
of post high school instruction.
He warned students and the ir
parents to beware of institu -
tions using pressure tactics in
recruiting. Any reputable bus
iness, trade, or corresponience
school in North Carolina, he
said, will be approved by the
State Board of Education. Out
of-State school he noted,shauH
be compared with those in our
own community college system
Phillips warned that stu -
dents and their parents should
not sign contracts with schools
until they have explored with
a counselor or other appropri -
ate school person the course cf
study the student chooses and
the cost of it. Contracts can
be a protection to students,but
they should be carefully con
sidered and understood before
they are signed. He advise d
students to remember that the
school agrees to supply only
what is written on the con - -
tract. Oral representations of
salesmen are not valid and
binding, he said. He als o
trie* in Congress since 1960.1fe
is a member of the House In
terior Committee and chairman
of the Subcommittee on .Natio
nal Parks and Recreation. He
also serves as a member of the
House Science and Astronauti
cal Committee.
Recently approved projects
which he has sponsored include
a 180-mile extension of the
Blue Ridge Parkway, the Cra
Thursday, Jaaaary 29, 1970
Yancey Mental Health Association Is
Commended At Dinner, Receives Charter
By Don Elly
The Yancey County Mental
Health Association reached a
new mileston in its history on
Monday evening, January 26.
On this date the local Chapter,
which meets monthly at the
Health Center, received its
charter. This means that the
- effort of Yancey County citi
zens concerned about the growth
of Mental Health facilities and
the solution to Yancey County
warned students to check for
small print and seek compe -
tent legal advice before sign
ing a contract involving large
sums of money. And
he added, aren't always Iden
tified by the word "contract. "
Concerning correspon
dence or brief residence cour
ses, Phillips advised students
to contact employment mana
gers for suggestions and opin -
ions to determine the accepta
bility of the training offered.
He also suggested studying the
literature of the school and ccri>
paring costs of the same course
in a number of schools.
Schools that promise or
guarantee work placement, he
warned, should be investigated
Many schools have placeme n t
bureaus to assist students to se
cure work upon the completion
of courses. If there is ary ques
tion or doubt concerning place-
Notice
Herbert Klouse, nationally
known authority on irrigati o q
will speak to the Yancey to
mato growers on Tuesday night
at 7s 30 p. m. in the Courthouse*
according to E. L, Dillingh a rrj
County Extension Chairman.
die of Forestry visitors' center
in Plsgah National Forest, Na
tional Park Service acquisition
of the Carl Sandburg estate for
preservation as a national his -
torical site, a NPS roadway in
to the Cataloochee region of
the Great Smoky Mountains Na
tional Park and radar at Ashe -
ville Airport.
Earlier, he was instruments!
in securing a new VA Hospital
needs will have State and Na
tional Resources to tap. A
number of concerned ci t i z ens
gathered at the Amberjack Res
a
taurant for the presentation of
the charter and to hear Rev.
Orin Hutchinson, Regional
Vice President and Nation a 1
Board Member, commend and
encourage the Association to
focus upon more of our State
and County needs. Mr. Vic
Sydnor, Executive Director of
ment, Phillips suggested reques
ting the names of graduates for
whom the sehool claims to have
obtained positions and contact
ing these persons about the ir
experiences. - ■■■-*-■
A legitimate and reputa -
ble institution will always wek
come investigation, the State
Superintendent said. Legitimate
schools are proud of the reputa
tions for honesty and integrity
and will be glad to have you
check on them.
Phillips said the curriculum
in the State's system of commu
nity colleges is broad aid \aried
and nominal in cost. And also
there are mony other fine and
reputable schools approved by
the State Board of
said. Plans for post high school
education should not be made
in a hurry or under pressure by
recruiters.
If an organization is legi
timate and responsible source
of recognition, it will be listed
in the Approved List of Natio -
nal Contests and Activities pub
lished the National Associa
tion of Secondary School
Principals, Phillips noted. St
udents can check with their higi
school principals for approved "
schools in North Carolina.
at Oteen and 24-hour weather
service for the mountain coun
ties.
Most rating organizations pit
Taylor among the conservaties
of Congress. While voting
against funds for most new do
mestic social programs, he has
been a consistent supporter of
federal aid to education, con
servation and law enforcement
measures.
Nvnber -Five
the North Carolina Mental
Health Association, introduced
the speaker, who then presen -
ted local County President,Don
Elly with the Charter. Mr.
Hutchinson is pastor of Arckrore
United Methodist Church in
Winston-Salem and has writ
ten several books. He is very
actively involved in the State
and National levels of the Men
tal Health Association.
In his speech, Mr. Hutchin
son pointed out how the natio
nal movement was initially
begun by a nucleus of con - *
cemed citizens as volunteers It
was first founded by a man
who himself was a former men
tal patient, Clifford Beers. Out
of this movement begun in
1900 has gtown three levels of
action; local, State and Na
tional. None of these le ve 1 s
can meet the needs totally, but
must be interdependent with
and support the Others. One
of the most important aspects cf
the State and National effort
is with regard to legislation-to
gain appropriations for research
and educational programs.
At the local county level,
citizens concerned are aided
in adapting to meet immediate
and specific needs. For exam
ple the Yancey County Mental
Health Association, with the
aid of the County Commissio -
ners and personel from Bun -
combe County Department of
Mental Health, sponsors a
Mental Health Clinic and will
soon be starting a Drug program
to help returning patients from
Broughton and elsewhere secure
needed drugs at a lower cost.
In emphasizing the serious -
ness of Mental Illness, Mr. Hut
chinson challenged the Local
Association with some questias
that all citizens need to con -
*siders Do we create conditions
in our communities where men
tal illness can subside? Three
fourths of all mental patients
in North Carolina return to the
hospital because they are not
accepted back into their own
community. When a person is
ill, what help is 1 m mediately
available? Where are mental
ly ill patients kept until they
can be taken to the ho s p it a 1?
When mental patients return
from the hospital, what jobs
are available?
As you run through these
questions, if you are concerned
about what is being done, come
join the Yancey County Men -
tal Health Association. We
need your help.