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THE YANCEY JOURNAL APRIL 4, 1974
The Burnsville Congrega
tion of Jehovah's Witnesses
announces a tree Bible lec
ture every Sunday morning,
9*30 a. m. at their Kingdom
Hall on old Burnsville H. y.
(by WKYK) by a qualified
Sird't 'D’lufySt&ie >*£
32-2146 Burnsville, N.C.
PHARMACY COMMENTS
EALTH
NEWS
Your Rx Specialists:
Charles Gillespie, Jr., Mike Eudv,
and Ferril McCurry
Are Politics Ruining
Health Delivery?
Public sentimen' often favors the posting of prescrip
tion drug prices. Sounds good, but common sense opposes
such action. Why? Because, literally thousands of drugs
and their combinations must
be recognized before price- .
posting can be truly effec
tive —an impractical propo-
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Consumer groups and am
bitious politicians know it is
unreasonable to post, change,
and continuously up-date upwards of 20,000 drugs. \ et, to
win increased favor with an uninformed constituency,
such special interest types continue to press for prescrip
tion price posting, despite its impracticably. Further
more, their gesture to compromise the issue by posting
only the “top” 100 drugs is no more than token action with
strict political overtones troublesome to us, yet mis
leading to an unsuspecting public!
Each week we present the above comments for your
information. We very much appreciate your reader
ship and would be especially happy to have you ex
press your views regarding the contents of this space.
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minister of the Watchtower
Bible G Tract Society.
On April 7, Jehovah's
Witnesses invite all to the
celebration of the Lord's
Evening Meal.
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Primary Care Clinic To Open April 8
The Yancey County Prima
ry Care Clinic will open on
Monday, April 8, on the
ground floor of the Yancey
County Hospital. The clinic
will be open Mondays, Wednes
days, Thursdays, and Fridays
from 10?00 a. m. to 6:00 p. m.
The clinic, a project and
division of the Blue Ridge Hos
pital System, will expand and
intensify the health’ care ser
vices of the Community. Open
ing staff levels will in c 1 ude
Fergus Pope, M.D.j Gale Tou
ger, R.N. and Ncrma Duncaiy
R.N. (Family Nurse Practition
er trainees); and Marie Bledsoe;
Patient Services Coordinator.
The introduction of the
Family Nurse Practitioner is a
key element in the clinic's
planning. Both Norma Dime an
and Gale Touger are engaged
in their preceptorship as Fami
ly Nurse Practitioners, having
couple ted the first six months
of their training at the Univer
sity of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. The "FNP" is a Regis -
tered Nurse who has studied for
a year in a special program
which includes academic and
clinical experience. The Uni
versity of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill program is design
ed to enable the ','FNP" to
function as a Primary Care
Practitioner. 'Their practice
is people oriented? the individ
ual, the family, and the com
munity. The Family Nuise
Practitioners will do routine
examinations and treat com
mon ailments. Working as
health team members with Dr.
Pope, they will consult with
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him or refer the patient to him
for more specialized treatment.
They will also provide on-go -
ing care and consultation not
only to the individual but for
the entire family. They hope
to reac i out in the community
to provide health maintenance
and education.
Gale Touger attended Bos
ton University and Duke Uni -
versity, graduating from the
latter in 1972 with a BSN de
gree. She is a member of Sig
ma Theta Tau, the nursing
honor society. Ms. Touger's
prior professional experience
includes employment in the
intensive care nursery-’ at Watts
Hospital in Durham and as a
public health nurse in Johnston
County, North Carolina.
Mrs. Norma Duncan gradua
ted in 1961 from Rowan Mem
orial School of Nursing, Salis
bury, North Carolina. She is
a member of Santa Filomena,
a nursing honor society. Mrs.
Duncan's prior werk experience
includes employ ement at Spruoe
Pine Hospital; Killeen Clinic
in Killeen, Texas; York Gen -
eral Hospital in Rock Hill,
South Carolina; and as an.E. S.
E.A. School Health Nurse' in
Mitchell County. She is mar
ried to Charles P. Duncan of
Spruce Pine and has two child
ren, Brynne and Connie.
Mrs. Marie Bledsoe gradua
Sink Appoints New Assistant
J. Ardell Sink, General Mgr.
of Radio Station WKYK,Burns
ville, N.C. and President of
Mark Media, Inc., parent com
pany of a group of radio stations
in North and South Carolina
with central offices located in
Burnsville, N.C., announces
the appointment of Don Herman
as Special Assistant to the Pres
ident.
Don Herman comes to Burns
ville from Bethesda, Md. where
he held the position of Nation
al Broadcast Sales Manager for
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ted from Greensboro College
in 1969 with a BA degree in So
ciology. She was previously
employed as a social worker by
the Mecklenburg County De
partment of Social Services.
Since moving to the area she
has served as a research assis -
tant for Mountain Scenic Plan
ning and Development Commis
sion. She is married to Tom
Bledsoe, Consumer Credit Mgr.
with NCNB in Spruce Pine.
Dr. Fergus Pope received a
BA degree from Colgate Univer
sity and MB and BS degrees
from St. Bartholemew's Hospi -
* tal Medical College at the Uni
versity of London. He comple
ted a pediatric residency at the
Mayo Clinic. Dr. Pope's work
has included a broad range of
experiences in Community
health, including Director of
Community and Regional Ser
vices at Appalachian State Uni
versity and Consultant to the
Government of Biafra for the
Coordination of American Re
lief to Children. As Director
of Community and Regional
Services, Dr. Pope was origin
ator of the Primary Care Clinic
and will be working as its only
physician under the Appala -
chian Regional Commission
Grant. He and his wife, Ruth,
have three children, Francis,
David and Clara.
an electronic manufacturing
firm. Prior to his last position
he was sales manager of a ra
dio station in St. Louis, Mo.and
he has also worked in broadcas
ting in the Washington, D. C.
area, in various capacities,
with the Mutual Broadcasting
System, and Radio Station WDL
WWDC, WARL, as well as the
Ifoice of America and Telenews
Productions.
Eton and his wife, Lue will
make their home in Burnsville
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Having just returned from
tiie opening session of a two
week forum on Appalachia at
Mars Hill College, I feel great
ly encouraged ever the burgeon
ing interest all over our region
in its past, Its present and its
future.
And the good thing about
the movement is that it is not
limited merely to the college
and university leaders but is
promoted by the community at
large. At Mars Hill, for in
stance, the forum included
speakers and other participants
representing such diverse areas
as the college and university
scene, the North Carolina De
partment of Mineral Resources;
local schools and churches, the
mountain political arena, the
Blue Ridge Parkway, the Com
mission on Religion in Appala
chia, law enforcement agercie%
the North Carolina Department
of Transportation and Highways
land development interests and
numerous private citizens.
Such forums and other types
of meetings are being held
Poppy Poster Contest Set
To help young people be
mare aware of the meaning of
the Poppy as a memorial flower
for American War dead, the
American Legion Auxiliary of
Burnsville will have a Poppy
Poster Contest.
The Poppy Poster Contest is
open to school children ages 6
to 10 and ages 11 to 17 years.
The prizes.are equal in each age
group. Three dollars first prize
and $2 second prize.
Each poster shall have a slo
gan not to exceed ten words.
The words American Legion
Auxiliary should appear on the
poster but not as part of the
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throughout Southern Appalachia
They can bode only good for
the region in my opinion, for
they represent grass root inter -
est in and support of measures
to instill pride in the mountain
past and faith in its future.
Readers occasionally send
clippings my way which seem
appropriate for the column. Mrs.
Frankie Brewer, of Raleigh, N.
Carolina, recently enclosed an
editorial comment from the
News and Observer which is
self- explanatory, for it relates
to an item long familiar to
Appalachian residents.
"Television touts many po
tations and potions for coughs
and sore throats, but there is
no mention of mullein syrup, a
standard remedy in Eastern Ca
rolina when many people had
to doctor u. -ir own ailments.
" Mullein, of a genus of
herbs of the figwort family,
grew wild around old fields,and
because of its medicinal prow -
ess, some folks permitted it in
their vegetable gardens. The
big leaves of the whitish-green
slogan. The Poppy must have
four red petals, center black
and green, green stem and no
leaves. Posters should be 14"
by 20 "on poster paper. The
person entering the contest
should print his name, address,
age, parents name and school
an the back of the poster.
All posters will be judged
at the April 23rd American Le
gion meeting. Posters can be
left at the Town & Country Shoe
Store before 5:00 p. m. April
23rd or given to a Legion mem
ber to bring to the meeting.
All posters will be displayed
in local stores.
plant were boiled down to a
pulp. When the brew cooled,
apple vinegar, sugar or honey
and homemade brandy were
added to the mullein water. If
scuppemong brandy was added
and if the syrup was taken sever
al times a day, a cure was axio
matic. And mullein water was
used for sore joints, but without
the addition of brandy.
"Lovers of the fiction of the
late Bernice Kelly Harris will
recall that Tiny Ardley, in
'Sage Quarter,' went to the
mullein border and picked a
bunch 'for a slow kind of ach -
ing she could not put her hand
on. ' But if mullein didn't
work for 'love sickness,' Tar
Heels used to bet on its general
curative properties, especially
when it was laced copiously
with scuppernong brandy. "
Another reader and I need
help. Mrs. H. R. Eggers, of
Boone, N.C., recalls a portion
of a game called Chicamoco -
moco. It starts thus:
Chicamocomoco
I went to the well
To wash my big toe.
When I got back
One of my black chick
ens was gone.
What time is it, old
witch?
Drop me a line if you know the
game and how it is played.
To Attend
Os Workshop
Harold Bennett of Burnsville
will be attending an occupa -
tional education planning work
shop on Thursday, April 4, at
tiie Regional Education Center
in Canton from 10 a. m. until
4p. m. A. G. Bullard, Asso
ciate Director of Occupational
Education for the State educa
tion agency, is conducting the
workshop.
Planning for Occupational
Education programs on the lo
cal level is necessary to elimi
nate duplication of effort and
expense, says Bullard. By
coordinating all occupational
education programs, we can
make sure there is not a surplus
of trained workers in some oc
cupations and not enough in
others.
MAY Tech
Seminar
On Tuesday, April 9, 1974,
Mayland Technical Institute
will co-sponsor along with Ap
palachian State University and
Caldwell Community College,
a one-day seminar at the Beech
Tree Inn on Beech Mountain.
The clinic is designed to bene
fit desk clerks, housekeepers,
waitresses, sales personnel and
service employees. It will be
conducted by Mr. John Baxter
from the University ofKaitucky.
There will be a SIO.OO re
gistration fee which will cover
tuition, booklet, luncheon and
attendance certificate. Regis
tration will be from 8:00 until
9:15 a.m. on April 9, 1974.^
THE YANCEY JOURNAL
Box 6ST
Burnsville, N.C. 28714
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