SURPRISING INCREASE IS NOTED IN
COLLEGE FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE
New York ? Despite a marked
decline in the attendance figures
ot other major sport*, college
football crowd* showed a sur
prising 1.3 per cent increase this
jrejx over the bumper turnouts of
An Associated Press survey of
M major schools disclosed that
only in the East and Far West
did college football follow the
downtrend of other sports. The
East fell 2.5 and the Far West
11 per cent from the figures of:
1048, showing on increase of 4.3'
per cent over 1947.
All other sections of the coun-|
try were up, paced by the South'*
8.7 per cent climb. The mid-|
| West, with Michigan in the van,
upped its crowds 4.9 per cent.
The Southwest, with Southern
Methodist's weekly jam sessions
lending a big hand, rose 2.1 per
cent
The 88 institution this year
played 444 games, drawing a to
tal of 12,398,157 customers. Last
year, the same schools, in 443
home games, attracted 12,005,625
fans.
The average per game for 1949
was 27,924. For the 1946 it was
27,182.
Eastern and Far Western athle
tic leaden are pointing their fin
gers at television for the losses
in their sections of the country.
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Both sections expect to take act
ion against TV at the NCAA con
vention here in January.
The Eastern college athletic
conference already has taken
measures on its own. It has re
commended that none ot its
members sign video contracts
(or the 1950-1 season.
Pennsylvania, Columbia and
Yale, three Ivy league schools in
the heart o f the most dense tele
vision area, suffered the most.
But Columbia and Yale had poor
teams and Penn's performance
was not up to its par.
"Easy Does 11"
By HELEN HALE
Mixing dishes which have had
flour or sugar mixtures in them
should be rinsed in warm water
before washing; dishes which
have had eggs and milk in them
should be rinsed with cold water
first, to loosen food easily.
Use soft paper for wiping
tables and ranges before washing
them with soap and water.
Grease adheres to paper more
readily than it comes off with
moisture.
When a recipe calls for a small
amount of onion juice, cut off a
thin slice at the base end, then
scrape off the juice with the tip
of a teaspoon.
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Creamy Oyster Stew
(Serves 6)
1-4 cup butter
2 dozen raw oysters, drained
1 teaspoon finely mixed onion
1 quart milk, scalded
1 1-2 teaspoons salt
1-8 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce
1-4 cup grated American cheese
Melt butter in saucepan over
low heat. Add onion and oysters
find heat just until edges begin
to curl. Add seasonings. Add to
hot milk. Heat bowls and add a
pat of butter to the soup.
Sprinkle with cheese.
Butter slices more easily when
it's hard, if you use a knife
which has been dipped in boiling
water.
Tea and coffee cups which
have become stained clean easily
if they are wiped with a damp
cloth which has been dipped in
baking soda.
Eggs beat more readily if you
keep the bowl steady. Fold a
towel and place it under the
bowl. This will also help to cut
down noise.
If fat catches fire while broil
ing, turn off the oven and close
the broiler door. If the fire per
sists, sprinkle the flame with
salt.
When baking foods which
might drip on the oven, place a
cookie sheet on the bottom of
the oven. Let tfie spilled mater
ial burn dry until it chars; then
it's easy to lift off the burned
foods with a spatula and keep
the t^v.-n clean.
LEAKFINDER WAS THE LEAX
La wrenceburg, Iod. ? A man
employed by the Schenley Dis
tillery as a "leak-finder," found
altogether too many leaks, ac
cording to Federal agents. The
agents arrested the man, and a
co-worker and charged them
with smuggling whiskey out of
its distillery in a coffee vacuum
^ttle.
Try B1SMAREX
for Acid Indigestion. Insist
on genuine BISMAREX and
refuse other so-called Anti
acid Powders, recommended
to be "just as good. BISMA
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county at
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JJterrjr
(Eljristmas
AND A VERY HAPPY AND
prosperous
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PARKWAY COMPANY
Tax Listing Time Is Near
All Persons Living In The State Of North Carolina, Are Required By State Law To List
Their Real And Personal Property For T axation During The Month Oi January 1950
I
Prompt Listing Is Important!
IN ORDER THAT THE JOB MAY BE FINISHED ON TIME, WITH RESULTANT ECONOMY TO THE
TAXPAYERS OF THE COUNTY
All property must be listed as of ownership on January I .
Listing dates and the .names of the various listtakers will
be announced early in January. All male persons between
the ages of 2 1 and 50 years are asked to list their polls at
the same time. Those failing to list in the time prescribed
are subject to the penalties of the law.
Farmers are asked to come prepared to make a crop
report at list time, also. Their cooperation in this regard
will be appreciated.
CHAS. G. HODGES,
Tax Supervisor