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Kentucky River

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APPALACHIAN INDEPENDENCE DA Y Independence from poverty, want, and the nagging worry over having enough of the bare necessities for sustenance of wife and children. “Independence ” from ignorance and semiliteracy, and the nervousness that goes with that in applying for a job or filling out any w ritten form. “Independence” for children from the feeling of being “ locked-in” to a system with no opportunity, only drudgery, poverty, and worry about physical survival. “Independence” from debts unwittingly incurred, bills for services assumed to be ‘‘rig h ts,” and credit-freelygiven that becomes slavery-of-indebtedness. Independence” for youth from feeling that their life is irretrievably lost due to early error in juvenile crime. “Independence” from the belief that the world is made up of the exploiters and the exploited, “ they” and “ w e” , and that it m ust always be so. “Independence” for the handicapped from the feeling of uselessness, unproductiveness, and loss of self-respect and dignity. “Independence” for the family from the feeling that separation or divorce, with all its traum a and heartbreak, is the only alternative to a little domestic conflict. “Independence” from the insult to one’s pride of being dependent on welfare, food stamps, or handouts.

FROM THE ED ITO R’S DESK

Escaping the m id-sum m er’s heat, and occasional thunder storm, upwards of one-hundred people are enjoying the Christian A ppalachian P roject’s various cam ping program s as you read this issue of Soundings. Camp An drew Jackson, deep in the hills of Jackson C ounty, is continuing the Sum m er camping program for Appalachian youth begun by C A P alm ost 20 years ago. Though there are “ fun-andgam es” at this beautiful Jackson C o unty locale, there is also a great deal of educational em phasis in the program . Basic sanitation, personal hygiene, proper dental care, and cooperative endeavor with others are carefully integrated into the schedule. Along with the twice daily canoeing and swimming, sound w ater safety practices are constantly emphasized. Arts and craft skills are developed, and Bible Study periods are also part of the routine. C liff view Lodge on Lake Herrington is now hosting weekly groups of deaf youngsters for the third year in a row, for a similar program of camping activities. H ere a somewhat different form of camp counseling and leader ship is necessary, but the central them e of all C A P’s program s for developing individualism, selfreliance, and personal confidence and commitment rem ains the same. Bringing people out of the ten dency tow ard “ isolationism ” which the m ountains seem to foster is always a challenge, and with those who cannot hear it is especially the case. The camping e n v iro n m e n t, w ith a well scheduled and carefully executed variety of activities, proves ideally suited to stimulate this “ coming o u t.” O u r experience at Cliffview in previous camps for deaf youth shows very clearly 2

that they are quite capable of con siderable individualism and selfreliance when given a stimulating en vironment. We intend, with con tinued support from our many active friends, to keep on trying to provide that kind of sum m er cam ping environm ent. Both Andrew Jackson and Cliffview are also hosting camps for the handicapped at this time, in tegrated into the other schedules. And groups from the different camps, as part of the regular routine, are exchanging visits. Field Trips are a very definite part of the camping experience, and broaden the overall benefitfor campers greatly. A nother kind of “ cam ping” experience underway at this time is the second Boat T rip down the Kentucky and Ohio Rivers by Reverend Beiting and two groups of youth from the hill country. This year they are also con ducting “Appalachia on Tour, ” by having a second boat dedicated to a d isp lay of a rts , c ra fts, literature, etc. of the m ountain country. The prim ary emphasis rem ains, however, on a broadening experience for these youngsters by ex posing them to wider horizons of both geography and people. C a m p in g is one o f o u r “ heavier” activities during the Sum m er, but it is by no means the whole of the schedule. The Family Life Center in Renfro Valley is also a busy place right now, with F am ily R eu n io n s, M arria g e Enrichm ent R etreats, and m any other activities. O u r Group Homes for adolescent youth at Cam p Nelson and at Renfro Valley con tinue to operate, and the new one for deaf young men in Somerset is in final preparation stages. Two of the Child Development Cen ters, at Stanford and Lancaster, are in continuous operation during these m onths, and Bible

Schools are being held in two counties. Also, C A P ’s Attic Stores, programs for the Elderly and Handi capped Adults, and the h o m e - ^ visitation program for Preschoo^J Handicapped all continue through the Summer. Jack Little Soundings Editor C hristian Appalachian Project Lancaster, Kentucky 40446 In This Issue: SU M M ER CAMPING Camp Andrew Jackson Cliffview Lodge Houseboat Trips CHILD D E V ELO P M EN T “Parents are Teachers” Stanford “New World” Somerset Plans CAP SCHOLARSHIP AW ARDS FAM IL Y L IF E C EN TER Directorship Emergency Shelter Spouse Abuse Center Marriage Enrichment Center SOLDIER OF TH E R E V O LU T IO N

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CAP’S SUMMER CAMPING AC mTIVITIES Camp Andrew Jackson etc.,etc., you d o n ’t feel so hot knowing those cool waters are nearby and soon to be enjoyed again.

YOUNG LADIES LEARNING BASKET-WEAVING AT CAMP

AJ U p a narrow , winding, pitted and creek-bed following road in Jackson C ounty, not too far from Sand G ap, the youth of A p palachia are now enjoying the cool w ater of a small lake. The Ju ly heat, occasionally broken by thunder showers, can be oppresive in the hills and hollers, b u t not a t C am p A ndrew Jackson. O h, it gets hot there, too, and the heat can make some of the m any activities there a little less enjoyable. P erhaps one should say the heat “ could” make things less enjoyable, but with those cool m ountain waters sp arkling n earb y it usually doesn’t. Swimming sessions are interspersed with each day’s activity Schedule and theyoungsters know that. So, even though it may be hot d u rin g an a rts -a n d -c ra ft workshop, or Bible Study hour, o r D e n ta l H y g ie n e class,

W hen canoeing on the lake, the coolness of the w ater comes up through the metal of the craft, even, and, if that is not enough, one can always “ accidentally” tip over and really cool off. All m ust wear life preservers, of course, including the counsellors on the C am p ’s staff, so such “ ac cidents” are not going to result in tragedy. The children learn a great deal of discipline in the camping ex perience, and water-safety practices are very definitely one of them. Each cam per must “ sign-in” when his or her group is going swimming, and “ sign-out” when they finish. This makes it possible for the counselors to know exactly how

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many, by individual nam e, they have in the lake at any one time. It also impresses on the campers that there is, necessarily, a degree of discipline and control present even for something as enjoyable as splashing around to escape the heat. O ne cannot hope to remold personalities in a one week cam p ing experience, of course, and perhaps should not even try to do

so. But we feel fairly confident that these youngsters absorb a great deal of the traditional J u d e o - C h r is tia n e th ic for organization, discipline, and temperance in earthly pleasure. At least, at C am p Andrew Jackson as in all programs con ducted by the C hristian A p palachian Project, those ethics are carefully integrated into the schedule for maxim um learning

impact on participants. W e cer tainly want them to “ enjoy” the camping experience, but feel strongly that true enjoyment also in volves some responsibility. As formerj P re s id e n t E ise n h o w er once said: “Freedom in our society is the copportunity’ to practice selfdiscipline. ” T h at seems quite descriptive of what we try to offer the youth of Appalachia at Cam p Andrew J ackson.

Clijfview Lodge on Herrington Lake c h ild re n , th o u g h , in every team ed up with Ric, necessary T h e accom m odations and respect. They came from two modifications were accomplished program at Cliffview differ some classes, “ Special Education at Cliffview for the orthopedically from Andrew Jackson, but the Classes, ” from the Somerset, handicapped, and the facility basic philosophy of cam ping Kentucky Elementary School. now hosts an on-going schedule jfrogram s there rem ains the T h at is, they were physically of activities for a num ber of fem e. Ric O ’Connell, longtime handicapped or retarded-butpeople. As you all are reading C A P Volunteer and now an em educable youngsters. There is this issue of Soundings, camps for ployee, was instrum ental in something so very, very “special” the deaf and handicapped of A p developing this facility into its about seeing such youngsters en palachia are being held at Cliff re la tiv e ly u n iq u e c u rre n t jo y in g th e m an y a c t i v i t i e s '^ view. operation. And that is “instrumen available at Cliffview. “ E n - ^ ^ In Ju n e a group of twelve tal” in every sense of the word, jo y m en t” is, after all, such a elementary school children from from much manual labor by Ric relative term . Sure, for any Pulaski C ounty enjoyed the himself to extensive coordination, youth, a full schedule of arts-andmany opportunities at Cliffview. administrative push, and per c ra fts p ro je c ts, sw im m in g , This was a “ special” group of sonal contacts with formal and in formal groups. Cliffview was originally our camp for the youth of Appalachia, which rble is now filled by Cam p Andrew Jackson. It was always used for a variety of activities in addition to camping, but for a period CAP actually con sidered selling the facility. Its m ain tenance cost and such did not seem to justify keeping it for the occasional religious re tre a t, family reunion, or conference that was hosted there. Ric O ’Connell thought other wise and, with considerable per sonal force, energy, and deter m ination, he brought Cliffview back into a heavy schedule of very worthwhile activities. His primary thrust was in providing camp ing experiences for deaf youth during the Summers. Then Jack H eyne joined the Christian Appalachian SOMERSET SPECIAL EDUCATION YOUNGSTERS AT Project as C oordinator of Ser CLIFFVIEW vices for the H andicapped. He

TWO TEENAGE COUNSELORS HELPING GIRL (Center) IN THE WATER boating, and canoeing, sleeping in a tent, volley ball, basketball, etc., etc., is a joy to observe. But when one has an opportunity to observe ‘ ‘special ’ ’ youngsters such as this group enjoying all that, it brings a special kind of feeling for w hat CA P is all about. O ne very special scene your editor watched was of a little girl who has some orthopedic dif ficulty in her legs, as she entered the w ater with life jacket on for a

swimming session. She was truly a beautiful child, with a neat pony tail protruding over the life jacket, and two of the teenage counselors flanked her in the w ater and assisted her. With mobility problems on solid ground because of her legs, she was of course a bit nervous in the water. The two teenage girls were beautiful, too, as they calmed her, talked to her, and supported her little body in the water so she could enjoy it but

not be panic-ridden as a result. Little things like that make Cliffview, and its program s, and the experiences it provides for the less fortunate of Appalachia, very m uch worthwhile. That is what is going on at Cliffview Lodge this Summer, along with a very full schedule of cam ping experiences for deaf youngsters. For some reason, the scene which most touches your editor at the deaf camps is when they pray. To see a group of ten or twenty deaf teenagers “ reciting” the L ord’s Prayer, entirely in Sign Language, really brings lum ps to the throat. We who can h e a r a n d speak .norm ally sometimes, perhaps, take too m uch for granted. But when one watches such a group on the green grass outside the small dorm itory at Cliffview saying: “ O u r F a th e r, W ho a rt in H eaven, hallowed be . . . ” etc., using only their hands, fingers, headtilt, and . . . most beautiful of all . . . facial expressions, one really looks inw ard to what prayer is all about. They are most definitely com m unicating with our Lord, and the complete silence in which they do it, save for a slight rustle of clothing as their hands and arms move rythmically, is a most moving rem inder of how lucky we are.

Houseboat Trips and “Appalachia on Tour” The CA P H ouseboat, Daniel Boone, is also much in use this sum m er of 1980. A num ber of trips from its home berth on C um erland Lake in Pulaski C ounty were carried out in Ju n e, for the elderly, handicapped groups, and deaf youngsters of Appalachia. Now, in July, it is on the long journey down the K en tu c k y and Ohio Rivers with its "sister ship, the Simon Kenton, taking Reverend Beiting and some 15 Appalachian youngsters in “ Appalchia on* T o u r.” This latter is the trip that developed

from Reverend Beiting’s ex perience last year when he took two groups of youngsters on the same trip with one boat, the Daniel Boone. T hat trip, featured in the M ay issue of Soundings, was to com m em orate the D aniel Boone’s 1779 trip from Kentucky to Missouri. This Summ er, the second boat will include display items of A ppalachian crafts, literature, and history to be shown on the trip. At the same time, however, some 30 to 40 young people of the hill country

will have a trem endous exposure to h isto ry an d b ro a d e n e d horizons as they make the trip, too. Prior to and following this great jo u rn ey , how ever, the houseboats are much utilized in providing excursion trips for the handicapped, the elderly, and the deaf of Appalachia. This is what you editor has previously referred to as the rough equivalent of a Caribbean Luxury Liner Cruise for m any of these people. T he houseboat Daniel Boone has had

some special construction work done on it so that the orthopedically handicapped, and therefore also the elderly, can get around it more easily. But the opportunity to enjoy a trip on beautiful Lake C um berland, with fantastic scenes of G od’s natural splendor arrayed about them , is a very rare opportunity indeed for m any of these folk. For these people, please believe me, such a trip is indeed a luxury liner cruise, and CAP is very happy to be able to provide it for them.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ‘eParents A re Teachers ’’ Program M arilyn Stefanski’s program for working with handicapped preschool children right in the home, showing parents how they can work with their children to develop full potential, is actually expanded this Summ er. From a normal case load of fifteen children, Marilyn’s schedule has gone to twenty. She explains that four of the twenty are actually “ graduates” of her program who attended K indergarten the past year, but whose parents want her to con tinue with them t^iis Sum m er. The parents, being enthusiastic about the progress of their youngsters, have asked M arilyn to work with them during the vacation season in a kind of “ tutoring” capacity. They want to insure that their youngsters maintain the high skill level and self-confidence gained already so that they will be able to progress even more when the new schoolyear begins. T he ultim ate goal of the program , of course, is to con vince parents that thy can do a great deal for th e ir h a n d ic a p p e d 6

MARILYN REPAIRING HIGH CHAIR FOR ONE OF THE CHILDREN IN HER PROGRAM youngsters right in the home. M arilyn, therefore, is only too happy to provide this sort of

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CAP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - THE OLD AND THE N E W In the Spring of 1976, for the first time, the C hristian A p p a la c h ia n P ro je c t a w a rd e d scholarships to eight graduating seniors from H igh Schools in our area. Then, as now, awards were based primarily on involvement in, and contribution to, community activities. This com m unity service could be v o lu n te e r w ork for c h u rc h groups, in hospitals, visiting and caring for the elderly, or other such unselfish C hristian acts. Since 1976, scholarships totaling $1000.00 have been awarded an nually in each of our counties by CAP. This year, due to a generous grant from the Caroline and Roxanna Montrose Educational

Foundation of Palo Alto, Califor nia, we were able to extend these awards to six additional counties. W e are proud to report that all of the eight original recipients are graduating from college this Spring. They began their studies in the Fall of 1976 at the Univer sity of Kentucky, Berea College, Eastern Kentucky University, Lees Junior College, and the Kentucky Bap tist Hospital. Though we do not have detailed inform ation on all of them , we do know that Miss G eralyn M eny — a N ursing m ajor in the Class of ‘80 — is graduating with a 4.0 (A) average for four years of study. Another of th at original eight CAP

scholarship recipients, M ark M etcalf, has been President of the Student Body at the U niver sity of Kentucky the past year. We feel confident, therefore, that the selection criteria and decision to set up this scholarship fund was very well worthwhile. This seems especially the case in that the fund granted each w inner is not anywhere near enough to finance an entire college education, but is intended as a deserved rew ard and en couragem ent only. It obviously appears well-founded based on the old winners, and we are proud to introduce the new scholarship recipients of 1980 below:

Congratulationsfrom the Christian Appalachian Project to:

MARY ALSIP OF ROCK CASTLE COUNTY

DAVID MUTH OF PULASKI COUNTY 7

ROSE EMBRY OF MADISON COUNTY

MARY SHUBER MADISON COUNTY

BETTY POGUE JACKSON COUNTY

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K EVIN CORNELIUS GARRARD COUNTY

PATRICIA SIMPSON GARRARD COUNTY

KRISTI MATTINGLY JESSAMINE COUNTY

EDWINNA PARSONS JESSAMINE COUNTY

DAVID FERGUSON OF LIN COLN COUNTY

TRENA TARTER PULASKI COUNTY

TRACY PHILLIPS OF CLAY COUNTY

JOHN MORGAN OF KNOTT COUNTY

ROBERT ROE OF LETCHER COUNTY

CRAIG PREECE OF MARTIN COUNTY (C hild D evelopm ent Program continued from Page 6.) “ continuing education” effort for her “ g raduates.” O nce the parents reach that level of in volvement and realization that a lot can be done despite handi caps, M arilyn Stefanski is only too happy to “ reinforce” it with some extra sum m er attention. M arilyn is also in the process of applying for another W H AST V grant for her program for this year. As our regular readers may recall, the “ Parents-are-Teachers P ro g ram ” received a $3000.00 grant last year from this W H AST V , L o u isv ille , K e n tu c k y , C rusade. T he C rusade is con ducted annually and is f‘dedicated to improving and enlarging the treatment, training andfacilities now available to mentally and physically handicapped children. . . ” W e consider this C rusade by a T V station as a most laudable ef fort, and wish M arilyn luck in obtaining another grant for her ‘‘Parents-are-Teachers Program of w orking in the homes of h a n d ic a p p e d p resch o o l c h il dren.

BOBBY WHITTAKER WHITLEY COUNTY

Stanford New World Center M ike M orrissey informs us that there is not a Preschool program as such during the sum m er m onths, and the New W orld C enter is operating more or less as a D ay C are C enter during this time. As part of the Day Care program, however, there are educational opportunities and experien ces mixed in with what might be called ‘‘recreational s| or “entertainment ’ ; activities. A nytim e one has a facility that is prim arily staffed as a D evelopm ent C en ter, and which operates as one for the m ajority of the year, it is safe to assume that “learning” will be taking place there all year, too. T here are m ore field trips, out door activities, and occasional

picnics with the w arm er weather, and w e’ll get pictures of these to show you in later issues. T here is a reduced load during the sum m er months, of course, b u t th e sta ff is re d u c e d som ew hat, too, w ith S ister L o rra in e g one for aw h ile. O peration of such a C enter, in a continuing and quality sense, is a never-ending process, however, and considerable effort is going into planning the program for next school year. The more ex plicitly “preschool” program, that is, where efforts are made to upgrade learning skills to give theseyoungsters a better chance whenformal schooling ac tually begins. 11

Plansfo r Center in Somerset Sister Lorraine has already m et with the D epartm ent of Social Services in Somerset, of Pulaski C ounty, regarding a new C A P Child D evelopm ent C enter there. She has also talked with several people who currently provide similar services, such as a D ay C are C enter and work with preschool handicapped children, in the area. While she is gone this Summer, work is underway on the building to be used as a Child

Development Center. Then, when she returns, a list of children will be developed, plans finalized, and, hopefully, the new Center will be opened on the 15th of October. This C enter will be serving a different com m unity, and it is difficult at this time to theorize about ju st w hat the population of children will be. M uch of our ef fort in Pulaski C ounty is new and, as yet, relatively uncertain, but we feel confident that it will

follow a very similar pattern ter our other areas. As various as pects of the building and Sister L o rrain e’s plans begin to unfold, this Sum m er and Fall, we will try to keep you inform ed. O ne thing is fairly certain and that is that, with the determ ination and con fidence shown by Sister Lorraine on the subject, a program will definitely be underw ay in Som er set before the end of this year.

FAMIL Y LIFE CENTER Directorship R e v e re n d Jack M o rris , C hristian C hurch (Disciples of C hrist), is now going to be prim ary D irector of the Family Life C en ter and all of its operations. Jack has been acting as C A P £S D irector of H um an D evelopm ent, but felt that the Fam ily Life C enter itself was growing into a level of respon sibility that dem anded m ore and more of his attention. After con ferring with R everend Beiting and M ike M c L a u g h lin , Executive D irector of C A P, it was decided that he would move full-time into that directorship. H um an D evelopm ent involved a large num ber of operations in addition to the Family Life C en ter such as Child D evelopm ent, A ttic Stores, G roup H om es, Sum m er C am ps, Bible Schools, etc., etc., and J a c k ’s tim e and at tention was being “ stretched” considerably. Now he will be able to concentrate specifically on the Family Life Center, which is a critical area of operations.

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REVEREND MORRIS CLEANING UP PAVILLION AREA FOR FAMILY REUNION IN JUNE

Emergency Shelter T he facility for this muchneeded service in Renfro Valley was complete by the first of Ju n e , and needed only furnishing and occupancy by its D irector, R ita Conley. So by the tim e you read this issue of Soundings, the Em ergency Shelter should be ready-and-available. W hether it is actually in use, of course, depends on needs at that time. Though the need will probably be greatest during the colder winter months, there are on-going occurrences which make its year-round availability highly desirable. Floods of such serio u sn ess to cause tra g ic dislocation of families can occur almost anytim e in the hill coun try, and the C A P Em ergency Shelter will be available at such times. T hen, too, those unfor-

EMERGENCY SHELTER IN RENFRO VALLEY seeable personal tragedies such as runaw ays, abandoned children or elderly folks, sudden death of

parents, etc. all auger for this shelter’s being there to fill such needs.

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SPOUSE ABUSE CENTER CONSTRUCTION IN JUNE

Sister Lyn H erley is still operating on a tem porary basis in this activity, but the perm anent facility in Renfro Valley should be complete soon as the accom p a n y in g p ic tu re will show. W hether she is actually in the new facility or not by the time you receive this issue cannot be said for certain, but it will definitely be before the end of the Summer. The need for this service is cer tainly and tragically quite real, in that, although only able to use tem porary facilities like the newly rem odeled motel, there is an almost constant demand for her time and resources. W ith oc c u p a n c y of the p e rm a n e n t facility, and awareness of this throughout the area, Sister L y n ’s travel-tim e to and fro, for one th in g , will be co nsiderably reduced. Also, being located as part of the overall Renfro Valley Family Life Center, other resources such as counsellors and support staff will be more readily available. Soundings will definitely keep you posted as this develops.

Marriage Enrichment Center This facility has been in operation for some tim e now, but is looking at an increasingly heavy schedule this Sum m er. R alph and Frances A nderson, the m anagers of the C enter, gave your editor quite a tour of the physical facility and a complete description of how its operations are carried out. T he C hristian A ppalachian Project would have to search far and wide to find a couple who were any more highly qualified and completely con scientious to m anage such a facility and program . T hey were in the process of hiring a cook for a M arriage E nrichm ent program coming up when I visited, and Frances ex plained their system of “ checking o u t” the applicant. Following the custom ary interview and check of references, the applicant was shown the kitchen and supplies and asked to prepare a meal for R alph and Frances. The “ proof is in the p u d d in g ,” of course, and though Frances loves to cook her self, she felt that this was the most

GROUP OF THOMAS MORE COLLEGE FACULTY AT MEETING IN CENTER straight-forw ard way of finding out w hether they had a cook or not. Work-record and references are one thing, but the final test is in kit chen -performance. T h e Andersons are very proud 1 '

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of the C enter, and feel that it^Mfc purpose is most definitely w o r t h ^ r while. R alph stays busy constant ly in im proving the appearance of the grounds, where some lan d scaping is. still underw ay after recent construction. H e also m onitors the inevitable “ touchu p ” tasks that need to be accom plished after any m ajor construc tion effort, and is determ ined that everything will be exactly right for guests. F ran ces checks, rechecks, and th en rechecks again on all interior aspects in re a d in e s s fo r E n ric h m e n t Program s and other purposes. T he room dedicated to being a fine library on all aspects of Family Life in A ppalachia is not yet complete, b u t it has a good beginning. The library, and the Chapel, however, are the only two parts of the whole Center that are not yet actually ready-for-use, and plans are moving along rapidly on both of these. Soundings will strive to keep yot^fcv inform ed on utilization of th is ^ ^ wonderful facility as the sum m er schedule unfolds.

Excerptfrom: SOLDIER OF THE REVOLUTION By Reverend Ralph Beiting It is quite possible the British might have taken Kentucky, if they had applied different tactics, from that of fear and invasion. Many of the settlers that came into Kentucky were Loyalists and Tories. They might have been sympathetic to the British cause. But the British decision, to incite the Indians and arm them against the colonists, set them forever against the Crown. The English strategists, both in London and in the colonies, were convinced that if they could keep the back door open to the colonies they had an opportunity to apply pressure from sea and land and eventually defeat the colonies. They immediately began to send their emissaries to all the Indian

Nations, to the Delawares, Wyandots, Shawnees and all the other tribes of the Northern area. From Detroit- Colonel Henry Hamilton became known as the hair buyer because of his custom of offering a bounty to the Indians for every white scalp they brought into his post at Detroit. The contest in the wilderness now was not simply one of a group of pioneers, endeavoring to survive against the elements or against the unhappy Indians who claimed it for their home. It was now a battle between the settlers who represented the new nation of America, and the British and their Indian allies, who were determined to exterminate them in order to crush the revolution. Kentucky was now a revolutionary battlefield, and

Daniel Boone was an important soldier in that battle. ’ ’ This excerpt is taken from a 138 page book by Reverend Beiting which can be purchased for $3.50 a copy postage paid. A nother 32 page version for children, titled “Adventures of Daniel Boone, ” with many handsketched illu stratio n s by an A ppalachian artist is available for $2.00 postage paid. Both copies can be had for $4.50 postage paid. All profits from such sales go into the C hristian A ppalachian Project’s m any efforts in the hill country of E astern K entucky. If interested, please use the cut-out form below for ordering.

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MEMORIAL DA Y CROSS PROGRAM APPARENT SUCCESS The pilot program that CA P c o n d u c te d th is S p rin g of m anufacturing and selling rustic crosses decorated with dogwood proved quite successful. It was just a pilot, or test run, of course, and produced one-thousand of the crosses for m arketing. This provided work for some 12 people for several weeks, and over 960 of the crosses were sold and shipped. The central idea of this testrun was to see w hether it m ight be feasible for the C hristian A p palachian Project to continue, and possibly expand, such a

program in the future. It provides jobs for the people of Appalachia, always one of CAP’S central concerns, as well as a beautiful m em oriam for loved ones. Jo h n M ason, C A P ’S D irector for Economic Developm ent, feels that the pilot ru n does w arrant continuing this program . H e feels th a t, w ith lim ite d ad v an c e publicity and such, successfully m arketing over 960 out of 1000 indicates that such a project shows promise. W ith m ore ad vance work by next Spring, having orders placed earlier and

getting more of a “ feel” for the dem and for the crosses, it m ight even be expanded. This is very m uch the way our C hristm as W reath program started some years ago, with a small beginning that now provides part-time em ployment for overy sixty people in a particularly depressed area of A p palachia. It m ay very well be that th e se ru s tic cro sses w ith decorative dogwood and ribbon attached, as a M em orial Day tribute, m ight also catch on and develop into an employm entproviding A ppalachian industry.

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