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THE YANCEY RECORD ~~
Established July, 1936 - 4
ASNST and TRENA FOX CO-PUBLISHERS & EDITORS |
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YANCEY PUBLISHING COMPANY
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THURSDAY, DECEMBEH 8, 1960 NUMBER SIXTEEN |
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--Overlook 0n Life- 1
By WARREN S. REEVE .
The Idea of “Overtook” la taken from the Overißoks provMM Mr j
viewing panoramas along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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In primitive times and among
primitive peoples famines were
frequent. Our generation in Ameri
ca has never known a famine. The
wqrst stringency we have experi
enced was the shortage of certain
articles during wartime. With our
modern knowledge, we are able to
preserve surpluses, and, with the
facilities of transportation, we. are
able ,to move emmodities to the
places where they are needed. Thus,
the American people, for the most,
part, have plenty to eat all the
time.
When it comes to books, the
same sort of thing obtains. Today
there are books, books, everywhere.
But there were times in history of
our country when books were
scarce, and when a single good
book was prized as a great , treas
ure. Going back further into his
tory— into the history of Europe
and Asia and — there were ‘
in many places and for long per-j
iods of time no books at, all for |
the masses of the people. Priests
and monks and scholars may have
had their mahuscripts in temple or
monastry, but they were useless to
a people that was largely illiterate
often inaccessible to the’.few who
were literate.
Today we have so much food
and so many books that our waste
fulness has become appalling. Looks
that in other times, and places
would have been prized now get
burned because they are in the
way. Another tragic effect of our
plenitude is that if we read at
all, the quality of our reading is
inferior. Instead of reading care
fully, instead of "imbibing the
spirit and having our thoughts
re-echo the graceftH. phrasing and
felicitous diction of a fine piece
of writing, we read grudgingly,
we conspire with ourselvek to be
bored by it, we read with half a
mind and lay the book down, con
tent to forget it. (At least, that
is the way many, I fear includ
ing th4 high school young people
.- do their reading). The quality of
our reading is inferior, moreover
when we choose poor books. Often,
I think the public raves over a
books that isn’t worth much. Highly
advertised, it sells well and re
presents the “latest style” in
“clothing for the mind! Thus
many readers are wasting their
time and their intellectual energies
zine 'articles, when they could if
on cheap, taudry books and maga
they wanted to, feed their minds
with the best in liter iture.
If a person selects a worthwhile
book, or evert a very short /pass
age of superior writing, he will
get the most out of what he reads
only if he~,-puts effort into the
reading. Often it is better to read
a short passage carefully than a
longer one cursorily (though rapid,
cursory reading also has its place
and value.) But reading a little at a
time, and perhaps re-reading it,
may be essential if we desire to
capture the thought and ourselves
to beepnie possessed by it. If, af
ter reading a passage thoughtfully,
one goes over it again in> one’s
mind, trying to recall the chief
points and the logical connecti
ons as well as the fine phraseo
logy, one in giving oneself r.n edu
cation that is equal to school or
college training.
A few lines of poetry read over
again again, and perhaps memor
ized, can become an intellectual in
vestment from which large indivi
duals will, come back year after
year throughout ones life.
How long is it since you read
a play of Shakespeare’s, Orte relu
ctantly has to confess to the im
pression that of -those who in high
school studied Shakespeare, many
Tiu.e never looked at the text of
c;,e of the plays since leaving,
school. (We even lag behind the
Russians who bought up Paster
nak’s translations of Shakespeare
with surprising eagerness).
Unique in literature is, of course,
the Bible, and, apart from its reli
gious function,, its value in giving
us an understanding of the English
language and a capacity to use our
language well cannot be overem
phasized.
As a door to a true and uh
distorted view (as nearly un
distorted as possible)'of ultimate
things, it is indispensable. , The
vast realm of the eternal is inap
prehensible to us, save as God may
have revealed Himself; and in the
Bible we have presented to us that
which purports to be the revelation
of God. Our individual personal
destinies, our highest welfare, as
well as the meaning and value of
corporate relationships, depend on
our apprehension of the essential
message of the Bible and on our
response to it. Thus, literarily, cul
turally, but above all religious
ly, we need to be a Bible-reading
people. Everybody, from children of
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WHAM!
By H. M. Alley
Often the- difference between
two men is the same woman.
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Would the “Kind’ Republican”
from Newport News, Va., please
submit his name to either The
Y'ancey Record or Rev. H. M. Alley,
Burnsville, as Rev. Alley would
ike to correspond with him,
Bor 9 upwards, should aim to
spend five minutes or more every
day with the Bible.
'Hie American Bible Society has
invited churches of all demonia
tions to observe the second Sunday
of December as Bible Sunday. It
has also issued a Schedule of sug
gested Bible readings for every
day from Thanksgiving to*the end
of the year. The reading for Bible
Sunday, December 11th, is Mark
12:1-31. The following are the
readings for the rest of the week.
Monday, Dec. 12th, John 3:1-21
Tuesday, Dec. 13th, John 11:1-27
Wednesday, Dec. 14th, John 20:1-31
Thursday, Dec. 15th, Romans 5:1-21
Friday, Dec. 16th, Isaiah 61:1-11
Saturday, Dec. 17th, Luke 7:18-30
Matthew 11:25-30
When one reads a passage of the
Bible, one is apt to get more out
of it if one asks oneself questions
about it. The following are some
questions I would suggest we might
profitably ask ourselves after
reading each of the above passages:
1. In what way is the picture of
Jesus set forth dearly in this
passage
2. If this passage that I have
read had not been included in the
Bible, would the picture that I
have in my mind of Jesus be less
dear ? Would it be impoverished ?
3. In what way was the coming
of Jesus into the lives of the peo-
What Can We Do?
By: Trena P. Fox
It has been tho policy of The laj.cey Record to remain bipartisan
in all matters regarding politics i a this county. We feel that this is
the wiser policy since there is but one paper in the county. However,
we feel that when any party overs , o ps the bounds of what we think
is human logic that it is time to take a stand for the right. When
either party—Republican or Democrat—uses its power and authority
to carry out a plan that looks like revenge against ■‘he other and
takes away some of the protective force and thereby allowing, possible
harm to come to the citizens of th_. county, we feel that it is time to
take a stand against that party.
Mr. Buchanan, in his advertisement in this week’s Record, refers
to the fact that thq Democrats are just as honorable .as the Republi
cans. We ffcel that this is true. paper does not wish to take
a stand against Democrats because we feel that they are—for the
most part—fine people. However, we would like to take a stand
against a, certain few who, through their actions might endanger
the safety and protection of the citizens of this county.
Sheriff Donald Banks has worked hard since his election two years
ago to build his department into a n eificient the preven
tion of crime and the enforcement of law in this county. He has ac
complished much with the aid of the Republican Board of Commis
sioners. He has made a respected office of the Yancey County
Sheriff’s Department. And he has done much of this at his own ex-,
pense. We salute Mr. Banks in his efforts to build Yancey - County
into somethig more than a backward little mountain county.
Now that the Board of Commissioners is Democrat why should
this progress be halted? Does a political grudge come before pro
gress in this county ? Is it not possible for two opposing parties to
work hand in hand for the common good of the citizen ?
We feel that it is bad to fall out with a group of men because of
party affiliation. We will stand behind the present Board in all
that they do so long as they do not over step the bounds of com
mon sense and good judgement.
•What can we do? Why not sit down and write a letter or have a
talk with a member of the Board. Try to convince him that taking
away a county car and cutting men from the Sheriff’s Department
is not going to accomplish anything for the Board or the county,
Read The Want Ads
pie mentioned in the Gospel pas
sages significant ? In the other
passages, what teaching do you
find about the significance of Jesus’
coming into the world?
4. What message, does the pass
age carry for me personally ?
<5. What verse in the
peals to me as being the-, most
beautiful ?
6. Which verse would I like to
retain in memory longest ?
7. What message does the pass
age carry for our local community?
for our nation? for the world?
If you have not been in the habit
of reading the Bible every day,
why not start now?
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