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psiBessBMMMHMBaMa I DIAR MR. PUIUSHER, 1 I by PARSON JONES I Dear Mr. Publishen Somebody told me one time that change it a sign of life. If that's true, the colleges and universities of today are bud ding like springtime. When I was a boy the purpose of- ~ a college was to help you get a job. There was work over on the other side of them school hills. After awhile the school image changed and parents sent their younguns to college scfe they wouldn't have to woric like they did. It was to teach 'em to succeed without working. Then Viet Nam came alorg and college became the place to beat Ihe draft. You could go to college and be away from all the violence and the ldlt mg. Before long came another change-the college became a battleground. It's safer in Viet Nam than it is on some college campuses. Pretty soon the fearful ones who went to college to stay out of Viet Nam will have to go to Viet Nam to stay out of college. > Like I say, Mr. Publisher, if that ain't change, I don't know what is I wander what the next gimmic will be? Will colleges become the palaces that rule the revolution? Will they become homes for delinquent children? Will they be replaced by something else - say like mental service stations on every comer? I for one confess to being confused by the hole thing. The direction in today's education seems to be to let Ihe student learn what he wants to. That being the case, I don't see why they need to go to an institution to do that. The Good Book says we should "train a child in the ways he should go". That means, I reckon, that some things are worth passing along to the next generation. But it seems that we have grave doubts about what wive got to pass along. Peter Marshall once said that a fella who didn't stand for something would fall for anything. It looks like we've reach ed that point right now. Mr. Publisher, It's a good thing somebody made me study arithmetic, cause I would have never oone it on my own. At least, now I can count my change to see whether I got chea ted or not. And fortunately, somebody taught me the Ten Commandments so's I can tell whether I'm cheating or not. I gotta run now. Maybe that's the answer! Puson Jones. Ski Slopes Match Skill (Cont'd from page 1) child and granddad alike will be parallel skiing before the aid of their first day on the slopes. If not, they're refun - ded the $4 tuition. And after the lesson, Ap palachian has a slope tailored to suit everyone's taste. Anew 300-foot slope for sld ins true - don and a gentle-hearted 250- foot beginner's area for the confirmed novice. More experienced amtfeirs head for the new chair lift and a testy trip back down Appa - lachian's 900-foot lnterme - diate dope. At an altitude of 4,000 feet, the advanced slope aims 2,000 feet straight dbwh to the Sld Mountain Lodge. After dark skiing, though, is the factor most responsible for bringing time-presse working , families to Appala -' chlan. With the slopes open from 6 to 10 p.m. nightly, ex cept Mondays and Thursdays, there's time for a businessman to log eight hours at work and then pack the family off to sld. Fringe benefits for skiing families here include a restau rant in the lodge where chilly moms and dads can lounge be fore a blistering fireplace, en joy ,the piping hot wares pf the Ski Mountain chef, and watch - their children shooting • down foe slopes through panoramic picture windows. Safety, of course, is prime concern, and foe Appalachian keeps it that way with a 'Spryte?' snow tractor. It grooms the slopes daily and converts the treacherous icy glaze which forms on the skiing surface in to a fine, dry powder. And when new snow falls, the same tsactor packs it tight for a safe sldable surface. Auxiliary services that con tribute to an atmosphere of convenience are the AlpindSld Shop with family-in-mind pri ces on sld clothing, equipment and accessories and a rental department with 750 pairs of boots, skis and poles to fit every family member. Appalachian opens its lodge on Thanksgiving Day and will remain open throughout an ex pected 14-week season. [4 SHOPPING • || <Q> DAYS LEFT - uitkiajEUiadj t -- - * Wmm wmmamm I P CHRISTMAS SIALS TIGHT EMPHYSEMA l TUBERCUIGSIS AND Afr POLLUTION Problems Increasing In Rural Areas Rural people can expect more of the environmental pro blems now faced by city peo - pie, says Dr. Fred Mangum, an extension economist at North Carolina State University. He pointed oit that smoke, noise, crowding and traffic are at their highest levels In the city. But, he added, these same problems are increasing in rural areas for three reasons First, more people are mov ing to the countryside. Rural areas and small tows are try ing to bring in industry, and , at foe same time, a few cities are beginning to discourage the influx of more people. Second, rural people are be coming more affluent. They have more cars and more gar bage and need more roads,wa ter, land; and all of these thiigs put a greater strain on the en vironment. y ■ xkrA ■ • •• t. VtlTll? ‘I I i fmnrftflftt - mltlJl|%j »t ™ * ** 1 Ht-t-D OP TWM WM-ts * WE.* Toacu Hlfife 68 1 Low 8 I TRUCK LOAD LIBERTY M£j CASH AND CARRY WJbyu Burnsville PHONE 682-3033 THE YANCEY RECORD ■UBBBHBWawwaaaHaaH Third, some cities are look ing at rural areas as places to locate polluting activities such as sewage treatment plants, in dustrial smokestacks, etc. is— iv k * mmmmm . ■ BURNSVILLE —INTO— DODGE CITY WITH MONEY- SAVnsra DEALS RIGHT NOW ON 1971 DODGES COME INAND SEE HIS NEW DODGE SAVERS. BAKERSVILLE, N.C. • DECEMBER 3, 1970 Declares Dr.Mangum," Ci ties and rural areas must work together if meaningful solution to pollution problems are to be obtained. " PAGE 3
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