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THE YANCEY JOURNAL APRIL 12, 1973 PAGE 2 — ; ... I I I ? TsTJ/' f Jh~m m I - //WmwfDVff^'3 i i I OSlili / AyV/ //7 ' 1 jflflE I : 4^K REG. $1.75 ■£' /] l® 9 99Q jj REG. $2.49 lpmtew\ 177 (gj) ] POLLARD,S DRUfe STORE "N- ' •* ° ° * • ift • • " i* §» %.% m 1 ■ Are you getting the best rate on your savings? If not. f | come to The Northwestern Bank. We re having a Spring k Savings Special-5-3/4% on a SIOO minimum deposit. BDI H Am If j Some banks are lowering rates, but not Northwestern. /i | i We want your savings to earn at the highest pos jm ; \J/dv4 i ssible rate. So take advantage of this Spring i \jJJm ; Savings Special.. .5-3/4% from Northwestern. [{ I'd y'l* 5-3/4%.. one of three 3-Way Passbook Savings Plans' ■■ II \N*fr ,I \ ■ □ SIOO minimum deposit JJ /TjSußSr □ Save by the 10th of a quarter.. .earn from the Ist mm a □ Choose your maturity date between 2 and 5 years ■ jrX □ SSO minimum add-on deposit | L ;| □ No deposits during final two years before maturity ■ 7 | □ Protected interest rate H i □ Interest paid quaderly by check or added to your account " I! □ Renewable \V the northwestern bank Member FDIC 3f — i . smikits I RFG.SI.B9 I ■ 880 yj I I rfr sus 88Q I J^ k *W*ys ar?d JpoJk-^peecl) of SOUTHERN APPAI.ACIIIA JI WJf 1 with Regers Whilrnrr i S lut \unr Recently I ended an install ment of Folk-Wavs and Folk- Speech by asking readers to pass on information about herb-ga - thering or yarbing. especially the digging of ginseng or sang. My particular interest was to discover in what areas of the Appalachian ginseng is still being dug and whether a fair number of mountain peo - pie are still prospecting forthe golden root. Letters immediately began pouring in from Wilkes, Watau ga, Avery, Yancey, Burke,and Ashe Counties in Western North Carolina, from numerous loca tions in Eastern Tennessee, and from several addresses in Vir ginia. Respondents included regular hunters of mature wild sang roots, those whotransplait small sang plants into theirown patch for cultivation, domestic seed cultivators, hobby and va cation herbalists. Some professed to have "an eye like a hawk" for locating wild sang; others needed de - script ions of the plant at driens seasons in order to aid their search. Some wild toot diggers were eager to learn more about cultivated or tame ginseng. Somewhat typical is a letter from Herman Feagins of Kings port, Tennessee. "Dear Sirs Can you please send me SQjn}© information on ginseng. I have c!ug lots o f sang in my past, but f-have ne ver raised any. When do you sow it? How long does' it take to make itself? Where ,is the best place to sow and where can I buy seeds. Also do have a list of other roots and herbs that can be sold?" Both an experienced digger and cultivator of ginseng is Mr. M.R. Pittillo of Rt. 7,Morgan ton, N.C. But apparently he has found that squirrels, too, have discovered the magic of sang—or sang seed. "Dear Whitener: I am a re gular herb digger of all kinds when the price allows or pays for digging and drying. "I do not want to buy any teed because I have a large patch where I gather my own seed. I have a patch which will be seven years old this fall and which I want to dig and sell, "The grey souirrels ate all my seed last fall just before the seed turned red. Year before last I planted two quarts of seed, and I have a patch of small plants now—or when it comes up this spring. " A number of reades appar ently assumed from my earlier column that I run an herb mar ket and consider myself an auth ority on the growing and gather ing of seeds, roots, and leaves. Far from it. lam merely a curious person trying to find out about mountain work, customs and traditions that have c atrial into the present. Since Folk-Ways and Folk Speech does exist, however, and since it has opened up a can of worms on the sang ques tion, I’ll be happy to provide answers when I can. Perhaps readers of this column will help by sending in information about Letters To y - The Editor Dear Editor: Tuesday evening,. I noted a group of young people and tWo adults picking up beer cans,pop bottles,- and other un sightlyvdebris from the roadside of 197 near the Bolens turnoff. The group of volunteers was from the Bolen Crieeft Baptist Church. , r --s Wednesday morning, I drove the same road and noted jl not-one can or bottle anywhere on Bolens Creek Road or j 197 from Bolens Creek Road to Burnsville, wy The warm regard I hold for young people, who in this fashion, demonstrate so vividly their love of the beauty of this countryside counterpoints the loathing most of us feel for the unthinking scum who desecrate our roadsides in such an unthinking manner. Yours most sincerely, Cy Jordan Dear Editor: "JA" We receive each weekly issue, of The Yancey Journal with the eager anticipation of a special gift. Always delighted to unfold each priceless page of exciting news from friends and family back home. We have especially enjoyed the recent articles on Folk lore, and wish to express our many thanks to the staff forthe great job they are doing. Sincerely, Mary Briggs Hughes and family. Hi alienee To Visit Here Tom I* Mallonee ,11th Con gressional District Assistant to Congressman Roy A.Taylor, is now making scheduled visits to the county seats and other sec tions of the counties. On Tuesday, May 1, he vail be at the Yancey County Court . • “Sometimes ,the shortest distance is not always a straight line.” For your telephone company the shortest route is not necessarily the fastest one when it comes to completing your long distance telephone calls. If the lines are crowded on one route, we find .. another one. It’s a complex electronic process, N and an expensive one and more so since we’re adding circuits on our end to keep your calls going through even more quickly. It's all part of our pledge to keep your tines of communication open. (2 Westco Telephone Company Western Carolina Telephone Company A Member of Continental Telephone System An Equal Opportunity Employer conditions and pro cedures for raising tame gin seng, what other herbs may be sold where, and what prices they were bringing the last time they were sold. As a starter here are names of a few Appalachian herb mar kets (perhaps readers can sup - ply the names of additional ones): Wilcox Drug Company, Boone, N.C.; Smokey Moun tain Drug Company, Bristol, T win, ; Lowe*s Fur and Herb Company, N. \\’ilkesboro,N.C.; and Wilcox Drug Company, Pikeville, Ky. There is also a large market at Princeton, W. Virginia, but I do not know its name. I suspect that any of <-- the companies can supply herb lists and prices. Herb and seed ads often ap pear in fire N.C. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Re view , and I am sure that agri- , cult’iral departments in other states provide.information on . the growing, gathering and mar keting of herbs. More about in a future column. re sponses to this columnito me at Box 376, Boone,N.C. 28607. house, Burnsville,from 1:00 to 2:00; and at the Town Hall in Spruce Pine from 3:00 to 400. Any person who has plans or official business pertaining to Congressional matters to be discussed is invited to meet with Mr. Mallonee. Broma Bradford And Susan Wilson Students Selected For 1973 Governor's School Two Yancey County students have been selected to attend the 1973 Governor 1 s Stfciol this summer. '-w Among those selected are Miss Broma Bradford from Cane River and Miss Susan Wilson from East Yancey High School. Miss Bradford was selected in the field of French and Miss Wilson in the field of English, according to aft announcement by Ed Hunter, Superintendent of Schools. Miss Bradford is the daughter of Mr. antTMi4. Hubert Brad ford from the Bee log?' sqctjpn of Yancey County mid Miss WiJ son is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Wilson o£ Pensacola. They will attend the eight-week session during June and July which is traditionally held on the campus of Salem College, W inston-S alem. Being selected for Governor's School is one of the most co veted honors that can be bestow ed on a rising high school jun ior or senior in this state. Those selected have an opportunity to be associated with about 400 of the state's most outstanding students an > to work unda"some of the nation's best known in structors during the summer. The formula used for selec ting candidates only guarantees one student per county. Small counties do not always get two nominees selected. Therefore, we consider ourselves fortunate to have two students selected two years in a row, Hunter said. Last year Miss Mitzi Presnell and Mr. Doyle Byrd attended. This year Broma Bradford was also selected to attend an eight week leadership course 'aiL*ne campus of Mars Hill College along with 100 other rising sen iors from across the state. This honor had to be declined,how ever, since both are held about the same time. On The Movies ~-~ v * A Humphrey Bogart film highlights the attractions at the Yancey Theater this week. .. The search for Mexican gold finds greed, jealousy and suspicion pursuing three hard bitten men in their lust for the yellow treasure. "The Trea sure of Sierra Madre" was a 1948 film that was voted one of the 10 best pictures of the year and it has come to be known as one of Bogart's great est. , . Jj| "The Good Guys and Bad Guys" is termed a mature western comedy. This story -' of two over-the-hill gunfight ers stars Robert Mitchum and . > George Kennedy. Also beginning this week .» is a Walt Disney comedy, ‘ "Snowball Express. " Johnny >; Baxter (Dean Jones) inherits air estate in the snow covered hiHS of Colorado and moves his fam ily there from the New York City rat race. The estate eludes a dilapidated hotel /. which has ski-resort and of course laugh potential. Theater manager Ben Mandala says that this is only the first of a series of recent Disney movies he has scheduled. After this series is. shown, the Yancey Tneater >. will be showing current Disney films at the same time they ; are shown in Asheville and the surrounding area. The Saturday and Sunday matinee features the 1949 John Wayne war-classic, "Sands of Iwo Jima. " The tough training a U.S. Marine sergeant gives.a squad of rebellious recruits re«- sults in the immortalized cap ture of Iwo Jima in WWH. THE YANCEY JOURNAL Box 567 Burnsville, N.C. 28714 : Ed Yuziuk—Publisher Carolyn Yuziuk—Editor Pat briggs—Manager Jody Higgins-Assoc. Editor Published Every Thursday J By Twin Cities Publishing Co. 2nd Class Postage Paid j At Burnsville, N.C. 28714 l Thunday, April 12,1973 • Number 15 Subscription Rates By Mail In Yancey County One Year *3.12 Six Months .? 2 00 Out of County or State One Year 05.00 . Six Months 04.00 *■" ‘ 1 !
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