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PAGE 2 2 THE YANCEY JOURNAL FEBRUARY 24. 1977 Now Spring Styles iiIQJI Fashion Slacks 4 - ' '" __|-JU Jni 2 Piece Pantsuits $ 8 75 ft |j| Pullon Slacks *3 7s I I Jackets $3 50 Vests $2 98 j“ - Best Blouses $4 88 -:; ( Many Many More Items 50* to *2°° I I Montane Outlet I Old W. Burnsville Hwy. I'*—-.. . 1 || Jfii | Health Hews I I VOX I • 0 Views Know Your QTC Remedies IJg l • i Can you believe Americans j will catch over one billion ] colds in 1973 that will cost ■ over Vs billion dollars? .Health officials say it’s so. Much of the cost of colds .could be eliminated if great • er knowledge of over-the • counter drug remedies exist • ed. Antihistamines, for | example, offer relief from » nasal or post-nasal dis • charge, sneezing and burn • ing eyes. Decongestants re • lieve nasal blockage and ■ general stuffiness, while ? aspirin offers best all around • relief from headache, mus l Pollard’s Drug Store Burnsville 682-2146 } Dark-colored stems mean cherries have been around too 'long. Look for bright, plump fruit with green stems. OUTSTANDING THERMOS fl jjL Sr *s 29 ] j iJMHp fl ALPHA T n I® KERI isr- 1 - v SXbtfg/hJhc. • »ft value arr I DM3EL* U ™ )D ft 1/1 $4.09 Antacid Y OUR TjJJ* \\t ;/IL ! CHOICE VI - U==JSOQQ - *2l? VALUE 5~~99‘ 2" m IBS f Bottle JCL | n UEi 0T KERI I Duration VA^“lB9 j£f “sr u. rft*l» 11 $949 1284 |'~FOR~]| 11 Slittr i ted. Cap j ? * L a. MA SR P ST.JOSEPH' valIY-,* Ul value pi 99 I!®J Ki ASPIRIN tfeSflll V s4*7o 1 I l J H’-.* FOR CHILDREN OOt I Reduces Eever fast * Ooctoi Appioved POLLARD’S DRUG STORE Phone 682-2146 Burnsville > cular aches, malaise and i fever Ask your pharmacist if ? you have difficulty selecting the proper cold antedote. And remember, a cold is rarely as bad as its symp toms, s control those symptoms and save yourself the two m’s misery and money ! p 1■" 1 ■" ■■■■ [The Editor®^S l Dear Editor: Since Valentine season is a happy time, I have Just remembered how happy I am to have had such a foruinate - experience while in Burnsville over Christmas. This past Christmas Eve my wife and I were stock withwhai we thought was a dead battery in freezing cold weather Just beyond Colo near some Trout Creek Farm Road. We called the Mountain View Motel and it was truly heart warming to find the hospitality of Tony Pagano who came to our rescue. Our problem was not the battery and Tony took the time to transfer our baggage and drive us to the motel, this on Christmas Eve while he was with his family. As an expression of our appreciation for Tony’s response, we did send a check to the Lisa Haney Fund since be would not accept any additional remuneration for his service. We have now had two visits in the Burnsville area and it Is with a feeling of warmth that we hope to return again on Easter. Sincerely yours, John P. Milanovkh, Vice President for Development Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA ** — ~~ Health Department CLINIC SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 1977 Feb. 23, Wed., Orthopedic Clinic 8:Ott-ll:00 Feb. 24, Thurs., Family Piannlng-Dr.McGahey 8:00-11:00 Feb. 25, Fri., Child Health-Dr. Pope 8:00- 3:00 Feb: 28, Mon., Immunization Clinic 8:00-11:00 Feb. 28, Monday, Nurse Screening 9:00- 3:00 School Issues: Snow Day Decisions [This is the second of a series of articles furnished by the Office of the Superinten dent of Schools for the purpose of informing the interested public on school matters] During the past two months, more . than ever before, people are asking detailed questions about can cellation of schools, who makes such decisions and under what conditions. We will attempt to answer these questions below with some explanation as to how and why. The superintendent of school alpne is charged with making final decisions about cancellation of schools. If inclement weather conditions are forecast the night before that might cause hazardous driving conditions, he nor mally arises around 5:00 a.m. to check weather conditions. This is done • sometimes by driving over some of the roads in questions and by checking with some early arisers in various parts of the county. The Sheriffs Department is very helpful by reporting snow or ice as discovered by deputies who are on patrol during the night. After sufficient opinions have been collected, the decision is made to have school or to Deer Kills Registered In Yancey BY VIC VANS ANT Wildlife Biologist A total of 156 deer kills were registered with Yancey County Vrildlife cooperator agents during the past deer season-115 of which were taken during rifle season. These totals are probably not complete since several kills were not registered. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commis sion would like to express their appreciation to hunters and cooperator agents for providing us with these records. Harvest information of this type helps wildlife personnel set hunting regula tions accurately. This know ledge would be especially valuable in an area like Yancey County, since the deer herd is still growing. Deer and other big-game hunters are required by law to tag their kill and register it at local cooperator agent facili ties. Hunters can help the Wildlife Resources Commis sion manage deer herds by following season and bag limits and providing kill records to cooperator agents. * ' • cancel school. For those who 4o not arise early it should be pointed out that during the winter months, weather con ditions change more between five and seven a.m. than at 4ny other time. Because of this we sometimes make the decision to delay school for an bour in order to have more rime to see if weather conditions get worse or fetter. Then a subsequent announcement is made. Also there are often conflicting opinions that further compli cate the making of a final decision. There is often a great variation in weather condi tions in various parts of the county. There have been a number of days this winter in which roads were very hazar dous in parts of the county but were perfectly clear in other sections. There have also been times when schools were closed early on days when snow was falling rapidly in some sections of the county while the sun was shining in other sections. Parents can be assured that the first and foremost concern of all conscientious school administrators is the safety of school children. They are very anxious that every student be afforded the opportunity to be in school all day every day throughout the school year. But this concern does not take precedence over the safety of the student. Communication is some times a serious problem when sudden decisions have to be made, as was the case on Friday morning, February 18. Principals and bus drivers are notified first. This is often difficult and time consuming since there are ten principals and fifty bus drivers to be called on phone lines that usually become clogged in the early morning hours. For this reason we request that parents and students get their information by listening to the radio or calling the answering service. To a few irritated parents who have protested some recent decisions, we repeat that the final decision in these matters is made by the superintendent. His best judgment is always used in these matters, however, he is the first to admit that he is not infallible. The same can be said for the weatherman. ONLY THE NEWSPAPER letj you pick th« time and place to read and relax to become "carried away" with the wide, wonderful world of happening! on every page. r~Z ”, I T*olk-\V«Vsai)ri r°lk-.Sl>eecb f( v' T*/ ® J VV_ $ \U| , . Tall tales have always been a favorite type of American folklore. Some scholars say they are a kind of reverse bragging related to the difficulties of pioneer life in this country. Now I’m not exactly a pioneer type, but living in Boone over a number of years, Ive noticed a tendency in myself and others to enjoy exaggera ting the severity of the winters, actually bragging about the winds, depth of snows, and sub-zero temper atures. Another type of mountain bragging concerns itself with “making do” with as little as possible, perhaps because the hill person has, indeed, found it necessary to stretch his resources to the fullest extent. Br lyfJ f % Jr HR > ■ V*' Mm US Patent Awarded Mr. Lawrence Frierson, right, an aerospace engineer at the Naval Surface Weapons Center In Dahlgren, Virginia, was recently awarded a United States Patent for his work on the development of a low-cost position sensor for high speed vehicles. Mr. Frierson Is the son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Vemle Wilson of Jack’s Creek. He and his wife, MlUIe and son Ben live In Fredericksburg, Virginia. _ a t REPORT FROM U.S. Senator JEBBE ★★ ■ HELMS WASHINGTON—SeveraI days ago, the Associated Press in Raleigh distributed an erroneous report to North Carolina radio stations—a report that was later corrected, but not quickly enough to prevent a great many people from being misinformed. It was an honest error, such as all humans make — but it was an error nonetheless, and it did mislead citizens who heard the radio report. It concerned the pay raise which the Congress has, in effect, voted for itself—and for thousands of high-level bureaucrats and federal judges. MISTAKE—The Associated Press reported that both Senator Morgan and I had voted in favor of tihe pay increase when, in fact, both Senator Morgan and I voted against the increase. Moreover, I was one of the chief sponsors of a Senate resolution to disapprove the pay increase. That resolution was defeated by a four-vote margin. The leaderSfiip of the Senate would not even permit a straight up or-down vote on it; instead, the Majority Leader of the Senate, Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, moved to table the resolution —and it was on that motion that the Senate voted. Both Senator Morgan and I voted against tabling the resolution. AUTOMATIC—I object to any scheme—and that's what it is: a scheme—which allows a Presidential Commission, accountable to nobody, to specify such salary increases. In order to block the pay increases, the Congress must vote to disapprove the recommendation of the Presidential Com mission. If the Congress does nothing—if it fails to vote its disapproval—then the pay increases are automatic. I have serious doubts that such a scheme is even consti tutional. But even if it is, I do not believe that enormous pay increases should be given to the very people who have caused the inflation that the American people are suffering. It is the wild spending by Congress and the federal bureaucrats that is the direct cause of inflation. Why should the taxpayers be forced to bail out the very people who have been causing our nation's economic woes? KNEW—Moreover, every Member of Congress knew what his or her salary would be when he or she ran for office. I have heard several Senators complain that they could earn a great deal more money in other jobs. During debate in the Senate, I observed that the door was open—that these Senators could resign from the Senate simply by filing notice. (I haven't seen anybody resign yet, and I haven't noticed any shortage of candidates.) A substantial number of North Carolinians heard the erroneous radio report. Our office received a number of letters from citizens who did not hear the correction later distributed by the Associated Press. We have responded to all who wrote. However, there's no way to be sure about others who heard only the first report, and didn't write to us. Maybe the word wili get around, sooner or later, i One of the tall stories re lated to this feature is the shaky gun story, which appears in many forms. A Watauga County reader recently shared the following version with me, one that I had not heard before. As with most folk tales it tells better than it reads. NOT A BAD SHOT Little Johny baged and baged his Farther to let him go hunting, so his Farther said, “Son, what do you want to hunt for?” “Dad, I want to go out an’ kill a great big wild turkey.” So his Farther leaded up his muzzle lead rifle, gave it to Johny and tole him where he had saw some wild turkeys a few days before. Johny took the gun and wint out where his Daddy had & saw the turkeys. All at once there was a big flopping sound and up flew five big wild turkeys and lit on a limb just over Johny’s head. Not use to the flopping and noise Johny stood there shaking and thinking what to do. He decided that he would try and kill one. When he rased the rifle and looked through the sites, the end of the rifle barrel was going about ever way. Bang wint the gun. Up through the limb wint the bullet, splitting the limb open. Down drops 10 turkeys’ feet in the crack. When the limb went back to gather there was five turkeys hang ing and flopping! A related story passed along by the same reader tells of an eminently successful squirrel-hunting technique. NOT MUCH LUCK A frind said while he was out squrrel hunting one day a rain storm Blew up so he crawl up under a clif near by. As he sat there out of the rain, he saw a dead tree with a large crack up the side. While he sat there and looked he notice the crack would close up and open back out. When the rain slacked he jumped out, cut off a Jack vine, tied it around the tree where the crack was just as tight as he could puli it, so thar—srep the crack from opening up. v/ When the rain ended he went to the house, got the ax, cut the tree down and choped in to see what made the crack open and close. To his suprise there was 90 squrrels he had smothered to death! VAGARIES OF THE WEATHER Alfred E. McThenia of Glade Spring, Virginia, re cently responded to an item in this column about the unusual frost cycle in Watauga County by noting an abnormal pattern in a bowl-shaped valley in Washington County, Virginia. He quotes Squire Bill Widener, a resident of the area, as labeling the weather pattern ‘ very unique., in I behavior”-that,, every year after the last spring frost, the area outside the saucer (valley) would continue to be plagued by frost for a period of four to six weeks and that in the fall the first killing frost would occur four to six weeks earlier outside than inside the saucer area. Readers are invited to send folk material to Folk- Ways and Folk-Speech, Box 376, Appalachian State Uni versity, Boone, North Caro lina 28608. ? /* NEMf |V WANT AOS l|f GET W | RESULTS 4 THE YANCEY JOURNAL BOX 667 Burns vllle. 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