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Governor Has Been. In
I Air Much Of His Time
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Ryleigh, March 8 ? You may not
realize it but Gov Luther Hodge*
hat been up in the air a good bit
of the time lince he took office.
We're (peaking literally, not fig
uratively, of courae.
That's the reason the hard work
ing governor lias been able to keep
? multitude of geographically dis
tant commitments the same day,
get his work done and still not ap
pear worn out at the end of a busy
week.
| Wilmington to Hendersonville,
Elizabeth City to Winston-Salem,
Washington, New York ? they're
all in a day's work as Gov. Hodges
darts around on the state's busi
ness.
The Air National Guard, com
manded by Col. William J. Payne
of Charlotte, Is whst makes' it pos
sible The guard is primarily part
of our defense setup, of course, but
pilots need to put in a certain
amount of air time and the gov
ernor is the commander in chief.
"1 said if they wanted practice, j
I'd give it to them," Hodges com- ;
mented. And he does. Other state 1
officials, too, are getting used to
air travel, for the governor gen- |
erally has one or more slong with
him. They get a lot of business
transacted traveling from place to
?place
While the guard is equipped
mostly with fighter planes it has
two ships admirably suited for the
governor's traveling. Both are twin
engine planes.
There is a C-45 which will hold
four persons in addition to the two
pilots. That's generally used when
the group ts small.
When the number in the gov
ernor's party requires it, he flies
jin the guard's C-47.
It is in this plane that the gov
ernor really can get going. It is
.fitted with a couple of small tables
on which work can be spread out.
Much of the time the plane is
hardly off the ground when out
comes the chief executive's brief
case. Soon most of those aboard
?re deep in conference or studying
repon> .
The governor likes to fly and ob
viously is perfectly comfortable.
The late Gov. William B. Umstead
on the other hand hated it. He wai
always confident he was going to
be air sick and used a plane on|y
when it was vital.
Oov. Hodges even has taken ov
er the controls and piloted the big
plane for a few minutes.
"Flying helps save my energy."
the governor explained, "as well
as time." He pointed out that fre
quently he is able to get home to
Raleigh in time for dinner and a
normal night's sleep, when car
travel would get him back to the
mansion late at night.
Last Saturday was a typical day.
Gov. Hodges was at Kinston
where he addressed a Rotary
meeting Friday night. He had an
appointment at Ocracoke, on the
outer banks, at 11 a. m.
Col. Payne and his crew wyre in
the air at 7 a. m. First stop was ;
Raleigh where they picked up
State Highway Chairman A. H.
(Sandy) Graham. Chief Engineer
William Rogers and three news
men going along to cover the Ocra
coke meeting.
The plane dropped down at the
Kinston Air Base to pick up the
governor. Then on to the Cherry
Point Marine Air Base. Here the
governor paused long enough to
accept a IB-gun salute and inspect
a company of Marines.
?. The party transferred to two Ma
tint helicopter! and on to Ocra
coke right on time. Everyone at
Ocracoke made happy by the prom
iieola itart on their long-awaited
road, the governor wai en route
home. The helicopter! swung down
the outer banks to give him an air
inspection of Beawfort and More
head City en route to Cherry Point
He was back in Raleigh by 9 p.
m ready for an evening's activi
ties. Col. Payne and his crew were
back in Charlotte at ? p m.
Vegetable Meal
Is Recommended
A lojv food allowance welcomes
an occasional all-vegetable meal.
Your family doesn't have to be
vegetariana to enjoy an al!-vege
table dinner either. A vegetable
platter, can be made into a beau
tiful thing with a little thought
and care.
The center of the platter can be
a whole, tender cauiflower topped
with tangy mushroom or cheese
sauce. The cheese sauce ia very
good because cheese is an excel
lent source of protein. Surround
the cauliflower with such colorful
vegetables a* buttered green peas,
buttered carrots, buttered beets.
Also include a dish of stuffed
green oftves and fresh radish
roses. A baked potato and a glass
of milk will complete the meal.
Mushroom waffles with cheese
sauce will add the finishing touch
to an all-vegetable meal. They are
nourishing. The mushroom waf
fles are made as follows:
4 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow corn meal
1 tablespoon baking powder
4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
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soup
Vfc cup milk
4 tablespoons melted butter or
margarine. ?
Sift flour, corn meal, baking
powder and salt into a large bowl.
Separate eggs. Beat yolks well and
atir into soup, milk and butter.
Blend into flour mixture. Beat egg
whites until still but not dry. Fold
into waffle batter. Bake in hot waf
fle iron. Makes six full-sized waf
fles.
U*e your favorite cheese sauce
and garnish with a broiled tomato
liter Bits of bacon, fried crisp,
may be broken into the sauce or
criss-cross two strips under the
broiled tomato.
William C. Webb
Taken By Death
William Charles Bruce Webb,
63. former , colored resident of
Boone, died Sunday. March 6, at
his home at Cranberry.
Funeral services were scheduled
to be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday,
March 0, at the Missionary Baptist
Church of Cranberry, conducted
by the Rev. Rockford llatton and
the Rev. Aonda Horton, both of
Boone, with burial In the Shell
Creek, Tcnn., cemetery.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Alberta Webb; a son, Cecil, of
Hickory'; a (laughter. Rosa Mc
Ghee, White Plains, N. Y.; a bro
ther, Hubert Webb, and two sisters,
Mrs. Nell Diggins and Mrs. Ruth
Franklin, all of Cumberland. Md ;
and one grandchild.
Colored automobile tires arc
due on the market soon.
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River Farmers Plan Use Sericea
To Control Erosion On-Hillside
By H J WILLIAMS
Kay Ward, who farms on Wa
tauga River, plant to wed a steep
area to aericea for erosion control.
This area has been planted to the
usual grasses and clovers with
very poor results. Mr. Ward thinks
that sericea, with its deep root
system, will come nearer holding
the toil and surviving during dry
periods.
Last week, when having contour
strip cropping marked on his
farm, Warren Greene of Meat
Camp said, "If this field had been
farmed in strips during past years
there would be much more top
soil on it at this time " He hopes,
through better farming methods,
to hold the remainder of the soil
and improve its productivity.
Several farmers in the Watauga
Soil Conservation District are
planning to establish alfalfa this
spring. The fact that alfalfa has
withstood the drought better than
shallow rooted hays is one of the
reasons for greater use of the
plant. Other reasons are that more
hay is produced, the quality of the
hay is unsurpassed, the plant usu
ally produces well for several
years after establishment, and its
value in controlling soil erosion.
Farmers in the vicinity are urg
ed to attend the farm meetings at
the following places: Thursday,
March 10 at Blowing Rock School;
Friday, March 11 at Valle Crucis
School; Monday, March 14 at
Green Valley School; and Tues
day, Klarch 15 at Parkway School.
The meetings are .scheduled for
.7:30 p m. These meetings are con
ducted by members of Extension
Service, Vocational Education,
Farmers Home Administration,
Agricultural Stabilization and Con
servation, and Soil Conservation
Service.
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ACE Secretary
Attends Meeting
Mrs. John Horton, A. C. E. sec
retary, attended a meeting of the
Northwestern District A. C. E?
which was held in the Hotel Rob
ert E. Lee in Winston-Salem Sat
urday, February id.
Dr. John R. Peck, director of
special education in the Greens
boro schools, told about 200 teach
ers that special education will
eventually reach all schools.
On Saturday. April 2, the annual
meeting of this organization will
be held on the Duke University
campus. Page Auditorium.
Speakers for this meeting will
be Dr. Gelolo McHugh, Duke Uni
versity, speaking at the morning
session on "Promoting Sound So
cial and Emotional Growth"; Miss
Mary E Leeper, executive secre
tary emeritus, ACEI, "Today's
Child in Today's School"; and at
the afternoon session, Dr. Franklin
H. McNutt, Woman's College, UNC,
"School Climate for Sound Char
acter."
Stevens endorses reserve serv
ice for all youths.
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APPLE DESSERTS POR COM
PANY? so ru y to make and so
full of fre?h good flavon? family
and guests will like theae apple
deaaerta.
Select Urge applea, waah, and
pare and core. Cook in augar
syrup until tender. Remove to
aerving ,diah. Cook tyrup down un
til thickened. Pour over applea.
Fill centera with cooked prunea, a
little chopped candled ginger . Top
with a mixture of brown and
powdered sugar. A boiled cuatard
sauce or whipped cream, for those
who aren't counting calories, will
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company desaert.
Have you tried this? Melt a glass
of apple jelly in double boiler. Mix
into this chopped toasted almonds
and pour over baked apples. Let
cool. Serve with whipped cream.
For this desaert, you need a
square or round of sponge cake.
Cut cake in aix pieces. Place on
baking sheet or in pan. Pare three
apples, cut in half crosswise, re;,
move core. Cook in one cup sugar
and one cup water until tender.
Drain apples. Set each half on a
piece of sponge cake. Sprinkle
lightly with orange juice, top with
spoon of orange or peach mar
malade. Cover with meringue
made with three egg whites beaten
stiff with two tablespoons sugar.
BrowiT in a moderately-low oven.
Serve warm or cold.
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thread are kept in tall medicine
or olive jars, the thread is always
clean and untangled.
Sew the top side of a snap on
first. Apply chalk to the tip and
: press on opposite side of the
closure to mark the place to stitch
bottom of snap.
In order to see basting thread
easily, use dark thread on light
materials, light thread on dark
; materials.
To keep left-over yarn safe from
moths, wind the yarn around a
moth crystal and place the roll of
| yam in a closed glass jar.
Mrs. Cable Dies,
Rites In Kentucky
Mrs. Rebecca Jane Cable, wife
of J. W. Cable, former resident of
the Beaver Dam copimunity, died
at her home near Campbelliville,
Ky., February 13.
Funeral services were held at
the South CampbaUsviile Baptist
Church with Rev. J. W. Brown 7?r
charge. Burial was in the Pleasant
Valley cemetery in Green county.
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