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ESTABLISHED 1936 I EDWARD A. TUZEJK - EDrTOR & PUBLISHER CAROLYN R. YUZRJK - ASSOCIATE EDITOR MBS PATSY BRIGGS - OFFICE MANAGER I LLOYD GOUGE - PRODUCTION 1 PUBLEHEp EVERY THURSDAY BY 1 YANCEY PUBLEHING COMPANY SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT BURNS VW£,N % C. I THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1970 NUMBER THIRTY-SIX I SUBSCRIPTION RATES $3.00/YEAR I OUT OF COUNTY $5.00/YEAR Alcohol Nomed Number One Killer-On And Off Highway By Wes Lefler New facts from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiier of North Carolina are identify ing alcohol as a number one killer... both on the highw a y and off. The newest information lus come from Dr. Arthur Me Bay, chief toxicologist for the state's chief medical examiner. This new information shows that more than 75 percent of tire motor vehicle operators killed in single-car crashes on North Carolina highways durirg the 10-month period between September 1969 and June 1970 were either under the influe me of alcohol or had been drinking A University of North Caro lina pathologist and pharmacist, Dr. Mcßay is an international ly recognized authority in toxi cology, particularly for his work on bar Situates, alcohol, the Breatholyzer and his teach ing ability. He has contribu - ted sections of several texts and more than 30scientific papers to professional liters tuE. Dr. Mcßay said in his re port that of the 168 operators killed in single vehicle 107 (64 percent) were under the influence of alcohol, 21 (12 percent) had been drinking and 40 (24 percent) were sober. Os the 107 killed in multi - pie- vehicle crashes,4l (38 per cent) were under the influence, 12 (11 percent) had been drink ing and 54 (51 percent) were sober, the report said. Out of 45 pedestrians over age 15 who were killed, 25 (55 percent) were under the TIME Os DRUMS #s=a by John Ehle Review Os TIME OF DRUMS from Saunders Redding “I have read John Ehle's books. . . withT® growing sense of wonder and. . .as good as his previous novels are, TIME OF DRUMS surpasses them." At Vmcev Cewro Qowtrv STaae % influence, three (7 percent)had been drinking and 17 (38 per cent) were sober, according to Dr. Mcßay*s report. He said that blood alcohol concentrations of 100 mgm per cent were considered sufficient to influence a person. Those sober had no alcohol. Off the highway, alcohol is still a killer, according to Dr. Mcßay. He places alcohol at the top of the list of "drugs that kill. " Speaking recently on drug abuse, Dr. Mcßay said, "Un doubtedly, the most abused drug in the past or present is ethel alcohol. "Efforts to control this drug have been unsuccessful. More people have been killed, both directly and indirectly, by the use or abuse of this central ner vous system depressant than by any other drug," he said. "Those who die directly suc cumb horn an acute overdose and usually have a history o f chronic exposure to alcohol. A larger portion of deaths," he said, "result horn 'accidents' which occur while under the influence of alcohol." Dr. Mcßay said that among these "accidents while under the influence" are motor vehi cle and other transportation deaths, deaths by drug and che mical poisoning, drowning,fa 11- ing, shooting, stabbing, assault, asphyxia, fire and hanging." He believes that alcoholism dwarfs abuse by other drugs as a serious public health and pub lic order problem for the state and the nation. Avdieace Clearly Favors 'Alternative Plan’ School Board Defers Decision (Coat'd from page 1) tending the meeting was over whelmingly unanimous in favor of this plan #2. Chairman I. E. Clevenger of the Board, at the conclusion of fire discus - sion, stated that he was in fa vor of plan #2. Board member A.F.Blankenship then stated that he favored plan #2 the same as Mr. Clevenger. The crowd waited hopefully for ne cessary motion and second to adopt plan #2 and thus resolve the desperate needs for safe school facilities for die Burns ville children as we 11 as a single high school at no cost jto the taxpayers. None was forthcoming and then Ralph Silvers, board member, ex pressed his sentiment that the Board should not vote at this time on the adoption of any plan. More time should be taken to study the matter .Also he pointed out that one mem ber Albert Edwards was absent. Prior to this objection fie Board had considered and acted on at least 10 items o f business He further stated that he was inclined to favor the first plan. When asked by numerous members of the audience just when either of these plans would be adopted, Silver replied that he wouldn't be able to say. When asked if the decision would be after a new sales tax election that can't be held until Jannary 1971, he stated that he didn't know. Carter Thomas, the only other member present did not express himself on the subject. PTA President Sends Telegrams To: T. O. Mullins, Code Consultant State Insurance Department, Raleigh, N. C. In March 1970 you inspected Burnsville Elementary School and reported 10 different condtions to be met to provide mi nimum safety for temporary occupancy. As of this date not one single condition has been met nor to our knowledge has the School Board given any consideration to such conditions. Is there anything that your office can or will do to help sotre 200 aroused parents to close this fire trap or force the School Board to act? Please let me know at once if there is. I am sending a similar plea to the Governor who toured this school a week or so ago and advising him that we are desperately seeking your help. Thank you. William N. Hess President PTA To: Governor and Mrs. Robert Scott Governor's Mansion, Raleigh, N.C. Thank you both for visiting Yancey County and especially for touring Burnsville Elementary School. State Fire Mar - shals Representative inspected school in March 1970. His report listed 10 conditions required to be met for minimtsn safety for temporary occupancy. In five months since report absolutely nothing done and our children again occupying this 2 story firetrap. I have wired Fire Marshall pleadiigw absolutely nothing done and our children again occupying this two story firetrap. I have wired Fire Marshall pleading with him to padlock this school if legally possible on theory that if inadequate and unsafe county jails can be closed children deserve equal treatment as prisoners. State Board of Educa tion has released $338,000 to county which could be used to build 10 rooms at Cane River High School in county enabling East Yancey High School to consolidate over there and Burns ville Elementary to move into East Yancey High. Interim plan for such action approved by State Board but local School Board refused-to act last week. Any help in our dangerous and desperate situation most appreciated. William N. Hess President PTA Far lack of a motion or se cond fiie adoption of either plan was put off until some In definite future date. Throughout thfc entire mee ting there was much discussion about fi>e possibility of im plementing the first plan with an Appalachian Fund grant It would seem that to secure this gnat a sizeable appropria tion from local tax funds would be needed. In addition, to these thousands of dollars from tax money, the county would have to pass a huge bond issue and pass the local sales tax to pay for these bonds. Some ex pression of concern was voiced by those present that to accom plish all this would take years County-Wide Manager,Mrs Elly, Finds Job Abolished (Cont'd from page 1) schools attended the rneeting to complain of the new centra lization. These were Ms. Bo wes of South Toe, Ms. Mash of Micaville, Mrs. Buchanan cf Burnsville, Ms. Fender of Cane River and Ms. McCurry of East Yancey. The criticisms made of the new centralization were that it was faking more work, that some children did not like and would not eat the food pre pared under the new uniform menues, that the new sea- up would prove more costly. To a number of citizens attending the meeting it appeared that the manages simply did not —in foot it might never be accomplished if Congress de cides to terminate or reduce the funds available through' the Appalachian Commission. The money for adding the ten rooms to the Cane River school is now at hand, from the $338,000 allocated to Yancey County from the 1963 school bond election. This has already lost much of its pur chasing power as the result of inflation, and holding back longer, pending construction of a new high school at some uncertain time in the future, will simply result in further loss. This unused money is not drawing interest for the be nefit of Yancey County. like to have change and resen ted having a person of authori ty placed over them. Following the venting of these complaints, Superinten - dent Wilson pointed out that the new program had been in effect only a few days not long enough for a valid test. He stated that the school auth orities in Raleigh were con - vinced that centralization was best. The Attorney General has ruled that school food pur chases beginning next year must be made on the basis of competitive bids. Without centralized purchasing this will impose a difficult burden on each of the seven lunchroom managers. Evidence that the Raleigh school authorities strongly en dorse centralized lunch room management is contained in the survey of Yancey County Schools made last year by the Division of School Planning. This report levels the criticisn that the Yancey Countyschool food service is not centralized and is without trained super vision at the central level". A further factor arguing for having a central manager is that payroll work for lunch per sonnel will in the future be much more complex. Social security payrolls ase being in stituted. The bookkee ping work, which with these deduc tions is a complicated chore, would have been handled by the central management, but will now fall on the shoulders of the local lunch room mana gers in each school. The Yancey Record has been informed that Superintar dent Wilson was not present at the Board meeting at which centralization was rescinded. soothing antiseptic relief for CHAPPED UPS WIND OR SUNBURNED LIPS FEVER BLISTERS. COLD SORES. GHEE^TUBE^jjjgg^
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