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PAGE 10 ■ • throughout the South, the young tender leaves and stems of the pokeweed are widely served, after thor oughly boiling them twice, and are safe in the spring. But by late summer when the berries form, pokeweed con sumption can be fatal if uncooked berries and mature leaves are eaten in quantity, especially by small children. Severe stomach and liver pain and blurred vision are not uncommon results of eating IC6C l|j|P FRED PROFFITT Fred 'Proffitt, 90, of Academy Street, Burnsville, died unexpectedly Friday morning, September 2, in a Spruce Pine Hospital. He was k native and lifelong resident of Yancey County, the son of the late Milton and Mary Ann Anderson Proffitt. He was Clerk of Superior Court for Yancey County for 30 years being first elected in 1932 and retiring in 1970. Surviving are the wife, Althea Hamptom Proffitt; two daughters, Mrs. R.C. Orr of the home and Mrs. H. G. Crowgey of Wilmington, NC; a sister, Mrs. Vaughtie Miller of Johnson City, Tenn.; four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Higgins Memorial United Methodist Church of which he was a member. Rev. Don Sides officiated and burial was in the Academy Cemetery in Burnsville. HARLEY HOWELL Harley Howell, 70, of the Big Creek Section of Yancey County died in an Asheville Hospital Sunday morning after a short illness. He was a native of Yancey County, the son of the late Jake and Essie Renfro Howell and a retired fanner. Surviving are the wife, Pearl Adkins Howell; four sons, Gene Howell of Gyde, j N.C., Lawrence Howell of San Diego, California, Frank How ell of Jonesboro, Tenn., and Bill Howell of Erwin, Tenn.; a brother, John H. Howell of Valparaiso, Ind. _ and nine grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep tember 6, in Big Creek Baptist Church. Revs. J.D. Price, J Cedi J. Higgins, Howard Whitson and Larry Walker I officiated and burial was in the Adkins Cemetery. ESSIE SPARKS YOUNG Mrs. Essie Sparks Young, 85, of the Newdale Commun ity died Saturday morning in a Marion Nursing Home follow ing a long illness. She was a native of Yancey County, a daughter of the late Woodfin and Elmira Robinson Sparks and the wife of the late Edd W. Young who died in 1961. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Claudia Dellinger of Burnsville and a son, Kenneth Young of Marion; five grand children, ten great grand children and five great great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, September 5, in the Newdale Presbyter ian Church of which she was a member. Revs. Ernest Wilson and Bert Styles officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. Note Os Appreciation We wish to acknowledge with grateful appreciation all expressions of sympathy ex tended us by our many friends and neighbors during our fecent bereavement. §|p The beautiful floral de signs, cards, prayers, visits and food were all a source of comfort. Without your kind ness and understanding, our loss would have been even piore difficult to bear. No words can express the full measure of our apprecia tion and your thoughtfulness will always remain a cher ished memory. -Thefamily of Billy Ray Edge jf i I r I ■j Q I X lAf *1 lO' O I NORTH CAROLINA jm MU 111 I lfll in Ill| | I MEDICAL SOCIETY IIHwM■%IVVI IB % w ■ B I I ■ pokeweed at this time of year. Stalking the wild mush room has been a particularly distressing experience for many people, since identifica tion of different types of mushrooms, poisonous and nonpoisonous, is pretty diffi cult. Only a slight amount of the poisonous fungi found in certain types of mushrooms can be fatal to a child. Symptoms of mushroom poisoning include stomach pain, vomiting, and in some cases liver and kidney dam age and are usually delayed HBDJKSAHKBAJKHS . r-y\(Y\ I PEAS 51® ft LftfiA LYNN.ltfe.. ..—. i I jftLTIHES 4Tj |mws 1 I I DINNERS DiOT I NH>i..Hw»wKaast iiaa i I injt_ I I isrt I ■ HAM SUCOP ' | 'p/ I I I I i I MQ ( I jTRDUTs icw I« 7 I KNOCKWURBT | fePIUL PP)R£-lu».Pk., t i iA i IKES' 1 m IWm *P 9 I I liwrfcKg Rest, || from 6 to 24 hours after eating. Your best bet is to hunt for mushrooms in the vegetable department of your grocery store. Even in the vegetable garden, eating the wrong parts of the plant can lend to problems. The leaves of the rhubarb plant can cause oral irritation, kidney damage, and convulsions. Even the green parts of the tomato and potato plants can cause severe stomach illness. Enjoy fresh vegetables, jT but make sure you eat the right part ot the right plant at the right time of the year. In the last tew years we have become a nation of gardeners. Almost everyone these days is growing some thing in the back yard besides crabgrass. Tomatoes, beans, and every other conceivable vegetable are being grown in the largest gardening boom since the victory gardens of World War 11. For some of us, however, our Culinary delights are not SETuvas *49* AA STYLE Aa XBKEfISTbW BACON ux 99t &TEAKS >||Q tfAU.ey-Dftl T Ary 7SDSIRLDIM if 119I 19 tiOH&mHQc W eR...- —VAuexPAuE (2<g.PAc 'c-./’fy IK STEAKS BOLOGNAoiHee kffb &P STEMS *1?? BACON ;.oz nooce ekesh iOUSOBEEF T9= £LESS S/VWK6D* * vIfVA ail UonsToc >l7O UNI SLICED Wjf, isstd 1 •' nr, zOlfe EAOTW^T.. RROB^ 5U*. K ■ ■ Ms% , miy.»fcWATCM POimOES «Jy« BftttTtETT PEARS ", THomPSotfSeEPUESSae _ a*ue.... _ «s&za*g, ip EXTRA ABSORBENT DIAPER,,! mDOVF.. PACK TISSUE T§ limited to what we have cultivated but also extend to those plants that can be foraged in the woods. But let the eater beware! Some plants can be very dangerous either from mis identification or harvesting a plant at the wrong time of the year when it might be toxic. READ THE ADS SUBSCRIBE NOW The Yancey Journal In County... Box 667 out of Count *5.00 Burnsville, N.C. *7.00 NAME ADDRESS -- CITY STATE ZIP Enclosed is for Year’s Subscription \W T ii\*V) 1 1 l ARJI JHL Va y° nr *ise //I Z kb,, .a! 1 moc < PRink ... .2.0 qt. Box.. j.r»/v> my MILK „ *399 I POTATO CHIPS 59* I MSaSHWE-3JJI* I 11 TEKiz.e..Qu«ar bottlc m I DISH DETERGtNT I Liquid.. 3W WKKDETERGENT I" I gem pßoce.6R ii/t r> COOKIE MIX H 9 I C4AmP / igib.oA6- I poo poop I I cmwKpmiuC 393* I «r"W' I upr0i4..24cr.90K 41-20 TEABAGS r v I POCK i MEEBtßUSftgflfr COOKIES... I J Sflwdieme a OB' I i fßeNCHVflwitft Ow I , " /
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