PAGE 2
| i
THE YANCEY JOURNAL
APreAreft
HA 5 «._•• HA
GQ(S>
■4llll((((/Hmi. ; .
I f*®»|. I
I ¥c^»« * &*»ss I
I ;s * I
I THINGS ARE ’ I
| -rtf POPPING AT 1
I mMAYLAND TECH § |
I .tSget in on the actionsU I
I -ftp APPLY NOW FOR 3Hr I
I -My FALL TERM I
I y^^^P hone I
I %;.' I
I
*5 c °Negesjjf % Approvecy| :
SSOO or more SJSSSJ'* 1500 <, '*«S2!lss link expansion band and
' $5,000 or more..
Other Timex models are also available.
We ll give, you the world s most popular watch just for
doing something for yourself. These Timex watches
are both handsome and durable. Open or add to one
of our high-yield savings* or savings bond plans
described with SSOO or more and select from the
watches shown above left. Or you may select a Welby
electric digital clock. Deposit $5,000 or more and se
lect your free watch from the even finer watches
shown above right. Or you may select an Edison
electric digital alarm clock. All watches are covered
by the famous Timex one year guarantee. Only one
watcl Or clock per customer, please.
Please note: Because our supply of Timex watches is
limited, this offer may be withdrawn without notice.
*Free gift earning deposits to a regular savings ac
count must remain on deposit for a minimum of three
months from date of deposit.
During Money-Moving Time
_ to First-Citizens Bank.
MEMBER F.D I.C. 1621 .4 2 H
I . -
v •
JULY 4, 1974
Ruth Pope-Gifted Artist, Homemaker
By Carmela Woodruff
Mrs. Ruth Pope, daughter of
Madame Lili Kraus, world
renowned pianist, is a distinct
personality in her own right.
Gifted with a lovely soprano
voice, Ruth has delighted
FREE GIFT SAVINGS OR SAVINGS BOND PLANS
REQUIRED AMOUNT FOR ALL PLANS: SSOO OR MORE.
qatc EFFECTIVE
HAIt ANNUAL YIELD
5% REGULAR SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. 5.13%
Interest is compounded daily and automatically added to your
account
**5H% 90-DAY PREMIUM PASSBOOK PLAN. 5.61%
After initial deposit, deposits may be added in any amount at any
time. Interest is compounded quarterly and automatically added
to your account After initial 90 days, you may withdraw with
earned interest during the first ten days of any calendar quarter
or upon 90-day written notice
**6% ONE YEAR SAVINGS BONDS. 6.14%
Interest is compounded quarterly and automatically added to
your account.
THIRTY-MONTH SAVINGS BONDS. 6.81%
Interest is compounded daily and automatically added to your
account.
“You may redeem all or part of Savings Bonds or Premium Passbook Plan before maturity
upon written notice of hardship Federal regulations require that banks impose a substantial
penalty on such withdrawals, and that these withdrawals earn at regular savings rate for the
period held less 90 days interest. Funds not withdrawn continue to earn full interest.
Yancey audiences on sundry
occasions. '
Her well-rounded local acti
vities are varied. “I espouse the
cause of Music in the Mountains
and am now President of the
Board of Directors”, she said.
Last year, she served as
President of the South Toe
School P.T.A. For three years,
she taught a Montessori class
for local children in her home,
where she also ran the
Children’s Clinic. She partici
pated as a vocalist in winter
Music Appreciation Classes.
Accompanied by Billy Gouge,
Ruth sang at this year’s
commencement exercises at
East Yancey High School. With
Eve Lynne Reeve, founder of
Music in the Mountains, as her
accompanist, she sang at all the
Yancey County schools, within
the framework of Music in the
Mountains winter classes. An
additional hobby of this versa
tile young woman is painting.
The home Dr. and Mrs.
Fergus Pope share with Ma
dame Kraus in Celo is an
architectural delight and com
mands an unsurpassed view of
the surrounding mountains. It
contains works of art and
treasures (some of them mu
seum pieces) from all over the
world.
Surrounded by luxury today,
Ruth has experienced deep
privation, hard physical work
and even poverty in her girlhood
and youth. The war with Japan
accounted for most of her early
misfortunes. Separated from
their parents, who were impri
soned in two prison camps in
Japan, Ruth and her brother,
Michael, lived with friends in
Java where, she explained, “I
learned to cook with practically
nothing and believe it is the best
way to learn because you use
your imagination and creativity
to prepare nutritious and
palatable dishes”. Upon the
Japanese occupation of Java,
Ruth and Michael, aged 12 and
11, respectively, became pri
soners of war, living strenuous
lives, engaging in road con
struction work and other ardu
ous tasks. At the end of two
years, they were reunited with
their parents, but all four were
confined in a family prison camp
in Japan, living under rigorous
conditions.
The decision to study sing
ing in Vienna was entirely
Ruth’s. ‘‘lt was the first time I
cut the umbilical cord from my
parents and went out on my
own.” With an eye to future
eventualities, she also followed
a course in secretarial skills.
In 1948, she enrolled at the
Old Vic Theatre in London,
where in addition to singing she
pursued the siudy of drama. She
continued her singing studies in
Paris.
Versed in many languages,
Ruth next became a translator in
London, where she met Dr.
Fergus Pope, an American.
Even as a young student in
Paris, Ruth found shallow peopli
distasteful and was drawn to
persons with character and
substance. Dr. Pope made the
grade and they were subse
quently married.
Describing their early mar
ried life, Ruth related “We were
really poor while my husband
studied at St. Bartholemew’s
Hospital, living on the GI Bill in
London slums and renting
rooms to African students.”
Finally, in 1964, Dr. Pope
achieved his goal of working
with the illustrious Dr. Albert
Schweitzer in Africa. Ruth said
“The children and I joined him
there but if it hadn’t been for my
prison camp experience I could
never have stood Lambarene,
Gabon, Africa.” Following Dr.
Schweitzer’s death, they were
forced to leave Africa. “We
were at his bedside when he
died”, she recalled.
The Pope family came to the
United States in 1967. Dr. Pope
was associated with the Mayo
Clinic for the next two years. He
is now Medical Director of the
Yancey Primary Care Clinic in
Burnsville.
To be the daughter of a
world-recognized musician was
not always easy, Ruth admitted.
“My mother was not only
famous but beautiful and
adored. I was an overweight girl
who considered myself just a fat
butterball who couldn’t find
herself. Even though I loved,
adored and admired my mother,
there were still moments of
anguish and dissatisfaction and
I was generally unhappy in my
own shoes.” Today, that pudgy
girl, Ruth, is a beautiful woman
with a sylphlike figure, an
outgoing warm person who
exudes charm. She has a
confidence and poise that come
from within. With only the
faintest trace of an accent, her
speaking voice is well modula
ted and pleasant. Ruth’s fragile
blond beauty and femininity
contrast to the dark, strong
masculinity of her well-known
husband. Asked if she shared
her mother’s enthusiasm for
Mozart, she concurred but
added that Back and Schubert
are also her favorite composers.
Despite her dainty appearance,
Ruth is an avid sportswoman,
skiing, swimming and playing
tennis.
“A passionte rose grower”
she tends her rose garden with
loving care but, she explained,
“I felt moially obliged to grow a
vegetable garden but wage a
constant battle because of my
inexperience, weeds, bugs and
lack of time.” She *is justly
$>
Time
for caring
t birth defects j
are forever J
unless you
help
to the
March
THIS §PACI CONTWf UTtO >Y THE PU«LHH«W
Mayland Technical Institute
Announces Summer Classes
Non-Credit
Cake Decorating July 10-Wednesday, 7-9 p.m. Mildred Hartley Room 3
Flower Arranging July 9-Tuesday, 7-9 p.m. Danny Erwin Room 3
First Aid July 9, 11-Tuesday & Thursday, 7-10 p.m. William Hall Conference Room
Interior Decorating July 8, Monday, 7-9 p.m. Frankie Cummings Room 3
Photography July 10-Wednesday, 7-9 p.m. Craig Jenkins Room 4
Adult Basic Education July 9, 11, Tuesday & Thursday, 7-9 p.m. Room 2
High School Equivalency Ed. July 8, 10-Monday & Wednesday, 7-9 p.m. Learning Ub
” ch ci ”*- f °'
The Board of Trustees of Mayland Technical Institute agree that no peraon, on the ground of race,
color, or national origin, be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise
subjected to discrimination under any program or activity at Mayland Technical Institute.
WL'mMsII&K .a
u hH
H jl| « .:
Iggg
’■ **•' , v-.„, %JB wßStk *&&sss&<
k JZESm- ■ ■
■EL' & *
K "yf JL £ r M lii
jQuE
Mrs. Ruth Pope
proud that she was able to
produce 185 pounds of tomatoes
from eight bushes last year.
A cosmopolitan woman,
Ruth finds perfect contentment
living in Yancey County. She
stated “One of the beauties of
living here is the close relation
ship one has with friends and
neighbors. There is a reality of
life here that is very hard to
duplicate in any place around
the world where I have lived. I
am happy and proud to live here
and can’t envisage living
anywhere else.” The Popes
have three children, including
Clara, 14; Daniel, 12; and
Social Security
Questions And Answers
By D. H. Butler
Field Representative
Q. I’m 67 and my wife is
63. Our only income is a small
pension I get from the last job I
had. 1 don’t get any social
security checks. But I’ve been
reading about this supplemental
security income. Wouldn’t we
be eligible for that even though
my wife is only 63?
A. You wouldn’t be eligi
ble now as a couple, unless your
wife is blind or disabled.
Supplemental security income
payments are only for people 65
or older, or blind, or disabled,
with little or no income or
resources. However, you might
be eligible as an individual,
depending on how much other
income and resources you have.
If you are eligible, the amount of
your payment depends on the
amount of your income. You can
apply for supplemental security
income payments at any social
security office. If you haven’t
already done so, you should also
inquire about whether you
might be eligible for social
security retirement benefits.
Q. My mother is a widow
and, before she applies for
widow’s benefits, would you
please explain under what
circumstances a widow gets 100
percent of her husband’s social
security benefits. We’re a little
confused by this.
A. It’s Veally very simple,
if your mother applies for
monthly social security pay-
Frances, 10. The two girls
display musical aptitude.
Ruth Pope expresses strong
convictions on the role of
women. “The crisis of women’s
identity is acute. To my mind,
marriage is still one of the best
institutions devised 'and a
woman’s love and devotion to
her husband do not mean that
she cannot be a fulfilled pdtebn
herself. If she wants to be a
career woman-fine, an artist
fine, but if she wants to be a
homemaker and mother, this
seems to me to be perhaps the
most difficult, important and
fulfilling profession of all.”
ments when she’s 65 or older,
she’ll get 100 percent of her
husband’s benefits rate if he
never received reduced benefits
before his death. If he was
getting reduced benefits at the
time of his death or if your
mother applies before she’s 65,
then her monthly payments will
be at a reduced rate. Any social
security office will be glad to
help with application and give
her exact amounts.
Q. I’ve just finished my
sophomore year at college, but
I’m not sure I’ll return to school
in the fall. I get monthly social
security payments. Should I
have them stopped?
A. It’s a good idea. Social
security can continue payments
up to 4 months in a vacation
period to students who plan to
return to school full time. Since
you’re not sure you’ll go back to
school, you should have your
social security checks stopped to
avoid the possibility of having to
pay back some benefits. If you
decide to return to school, social
security can pay back benefits
due you. - ,
Q. I am over 65 and have
been receiving social security
checks for several years. I am
now disabled. Can I receive
disability benefits too?
A. No, disability benefits
are only payable to workers who
became disabled before attain
ing age 65. At age 65 disability
payments.