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Invited To Carthage
The USO, through the Jewish wel
fare board, is arranging for home
hospitality for the coming high holy
days for soldiers of the Jewish faith,
reports S. M. Abrahams, director of
the Fort'Bragg area for the Jewish
welfare board.
Many patriotic families in cities
surrounding P’ort Bragg are gracious
ly cooperating with the Jewish wel
fare board in giving invitations to
the soldiers to their homes so that
the men may be in an atmosphere
conducive to their spiritual welfare.
10 CMECK
One of the essential fundamentals
in the observance of Rosh Hashonah,
the new year, and the solemn occa
sion of Yoiii Kipur, the day of Atone
ment, is for close contact with a home
influence.
The Jewish community of Durham
has invited 100 soldiers, Raleigh 75.
Goldsboro 40, Carthage 4, and up to
date High Point has reported they
will take 16 men.
A survey is now being' taken of the
community in Fayetteville and it is
expected it will act as host to a great
many soldiers.
Other cities are .being contacted
and are themselves contacting the
Jewish welfare board in Fayetteville
for organization and arrangements.
Those people who are unable to
help by home hospitality are gener
ously contributing to a fund to be
used to transport those soldiers who
can not afford to pay their own way.
Up to date the people of Luniberton
and Whiteville are noteworthy in this
phase of the work.
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Top this delicious concoction
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DEEP-DISH PEACH PIE
10 to 12 ripe % cup 'brown
peaches, pared sugar
and sliced % teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon 1 tablespoon _
lemon juice quick-cooking
teaspoon tapioca
almond extract 1 tat)lespoon
% cup granulated butter
sugar 1 recipe Golden
, . Sprycrust
Combine peaches, lemon juice,
almond extract, sugars, salt
and tapioca. Mix thoroughly
and let stand while making
pastry. Arrange peaches in
Sprycoated baking dish. Dot
with butter.
Roll dough %-inch thick and
of a size to cover baking dish,
allowing 1 inch all around.
Fold in half and cut several
i/^-inch slits on fold. Place
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and press on rim all around
dish. Bake in hot oven (425°F.)
35 to 45 minutes,
IGOLDEN SPRYCRUST
l\i cups sifted 7 tablespoons
all-purpose ' Spry
flour 3 tablespoons '
% teaspoon salt cold milk
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Sift flour and salt together.
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mixture is as fine as meal. Add
remaining Spry and continue ',
cutting until particles are size
of a large pea. Sprinkle milk,
1 tablespoon at a time, over
mixture. With a fork, work
lightly together until a dough
is formed.
(All measurements in recipes are level)
Buns and Biscuits Buoy Breakfasts
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Tucked in a warmer (a sight to
warm the appetite!) so that
butter will melt in their “middles,”
these biscuits and buns, made with
Rumford Baking Powder, bid for
breakfast, lunch or dinner fame.
They’re easy-to-make hot-breads as
the recipes below prove:
Basic Baking Powder Biscuits
3 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons Rum- 6 tablespoons
ford Baking shortening
Powder ^ cup milk (about)
Sift flour, Rumford Baking Pow
der and salt together. Cut ip short
ening utitil mixture resembles
coarse meal. Add milk to make a
soft dough. Turn out on floured
surface and knead gently for 30
seconds. Roll out to % inch-% inch
thickness. Cut into rounds of de-
^Ired (Size and place on greased
I Photo, Rumford Baking Powder Company
baking pan. Bake in hot oven (450°
F.) 12-15 minutes. Makes 18 bis
cuits (2 inches diameter).
Pecan Buns
Cream 6 tablespoons brown sugar
and 3 tablespoons butter until
well blended. Spread in bottom of
well-greased muflin pans and place
3-4 pecan halves on top of this mix
ture. Make baking powder biscuits
as in basic recipe using 4 table
spoons shortening. Roll out to ^4
inch thickness and brush with 2
tablespoons melted butter. Sprin
kle witti % cup brown sugar. Roll
as for jelly roll and cut in 1 inch
slices and place cut sides down in
prepared muflin pans. Bake in hot
oven (425° F.) 20-25 minutes. Makes
18 small buns.
FIRSI^^AID
'do ihe
AILING HOUSE
by Roger ifiiiWhitman
(© Roger B. Whitman—WNU SerrJee.)
Csal Gas.
QUESTION: I have a hot air fur
nace. For the past five years.we
have frequently had coal gas in the
house, which comes from the reg
isters. Once or twice every year
the furnace has been looked over by
heating men who have cemented all
joints and done everything they
could think of to stop the gas, but
sa for without success. Can you
make any suggestions?
Answer: It is unheelthful to
breathe coal gas, .and if it is strong,
it may even be fatal. When coal
gas comes through registers, it is
clear proof of leakage from the fur
nace into the surrounding air jack
et. The leakage is apparently in
some obscure part that can be lo
cated only by removing the jacket
so that the furnace can be closely
examined. The fault may be in
small cracks in the metal, but what
ever it is, you should locate it and
make the necessary repairs without
delay. You rrlay even find it neces
sary to replace the furnace. You
will be justified in taking so extreme
a step by the danger of the present
condition. With the heating season
over, you can take plenty of time to
make the thorough examination that
may be necessary.
Oil Burners.
Question: What are the three best
oil burners, in your opinion?
Answer: Success with any burner
depends entirely' on the skill with
which it is installed. Any burner
will work well when installed by a
man who knows his business, and
the best of burners will be a flat
failure when w'rongly installed. In
quire among your friends who burn
oil, as to their opinions of the local
agent and installers, and select the
one on whom you get the best re
ports to recommend a burner suit
able to your requirements. Be sure
the man you pick is going to remain
in business. If he puts in your
burner, and then disappears, you
will have a “Little Orphan Aiinie”
on your hands.
Aluminum Paint.
Question: Do you recommend alu
minum paint for a primer in paint
ing a house? There will be one coat
of paint on the primer.
Answer: Aluminum paiot is excel
lent as a primer, but for best re
sults the liquid part should be what
is known as a “long oil” varnish;
that is, a varnish made with an ex
ceptionally large quantity of oil. Alu
minum paint of this kind, known as
aluminum house paint, is available
in many parts of the country. Where
it cannot be had, aluminum paint as
a primer on wood should be mad-*
with a varnish with the greatest pro
portion of oil that is available. At
a paint store ask for a “long oil”
varnish. Add 2 pounds aluminum
powder to each gallon.
Broken Porcelain.
Question: An art object of fine
porcelain has been broken. A mar
ble figure has also suifered the loss
of a hand. What kind of cement or
adhesive can be used that would
.successfully repair the pieces? Have
tried the transparent cement with
out success.
Answer: The cement you have
used is satisfactory, but the broken
pieces have to be bound together
while the cement is hardening. Bind
ing can be done with cord or adhe
sive tape. Remove the old cement
with lacquer thinner, then coat both
surfaces, immediately pressing the
two pieces together.
Washtubs in Cellar.
Question: I want to install wash-
tubs in a basement. The soil pipe
leaves the house through the base
ment wall about four feet above
the floor. As I cannot see any way
to connect the tubs to the ^oil line, I
would like to know if a cesspool un
der the basement floor would be ad
visable. Can you suggest anything
else?
Answer: A cesspool so far below
grade may not be satisfactory be
cause of the ground water level.
You may not get any drainage. A
small sewage ejector pump may be
more practical for your purpose. A
good plumber can do the job.
Asphalt Driveway.
Question: Do you know of a road
material similar to asphalt that
could be applied to a garage drive
way by an amateur? I understand
there is a preparation which is laid
on to a depth of two or three inches
and rolled with a garden roller.
Answer: There are several types
of asphaltic compounds used for
driveways. This work can be done
by an amateur with good results.
Inquire of your local road commis
sioner.
Sandstone Stoop.
Question: Can you tell me what
one can do for a red sandstone stoop
which is peeling? Is there any way
of cementing over it?
Answer: Brownstone stoops are
ffepaired by covering with cement
colored to match the stone. This
work should be done by a profes
sional. You will find a list of firms
doing this kind of work in the classi
fied telephone directory, under the
heading of “Stone Renovating.”
Finish for Gilt.
Question; Should shellac or var
nish be used over gilt for protec
tion and for holding gloss?
Answer: Real gilding does not
require any protection. The liquid
part of gilt paint is \isually a variety
of varnish that requires no further
finishing.
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Driving in Cold Weather, Those
Days Were Hard
STARTS ON PAGE ONE
in spelling.”
May 17: “Captain Jimmie Robinson
died very suddenly, at 7 a. m. It was
the greatest shock ever felt in this
community. He was one of the best
men and one of the warmest friends I
ever knew; one of the most regular,
prompt and punctual members of Har
rison church, always occupied the same
seat—-never absent from sickness or
w^eather. He was kind hearted, gen
tle,, had no enemies, and a welcome
visitor to any home in the neighbor
hood. It seems to me that he will be
missed more flian any other persoii.”
Cfeptain Robinson was the grandfa-
tH^ of Walter S. Robinson, who lives
nfear the old home.place.
May 23: “Ver^ light frost, killed
some cotton in moret places, and some
of the potato plants, and tender
weMs.”
May 25: “Cut balance of our clover.
It has been fine this year. We have
had an abundance since May 1. Gave
Mr. Donaldson and Mr. Sam Elliott
two loads each.”
August 11: “Had some fine water
melon and cider.”
August 19: “Went to Pleasant Grove
Camp Meeting with Bibbie Bell, Lillie
Miller and Etta Ardrey, and the boys.
Had pleasant weather and a good
meeting.”
In the summer of. 1883 Captain Ard
rey took his son, James Ardrey, to
Rutherford College.
August 25, he A^ote: “I went on to
Asheville over the Western North
Carolina P.ailroad; the scenery is
grand. I met Captain Atkinson, Gov
ernor Vance and others. Asheville
is a very gay a*d lively town. June 25,
-Sunday, went xo hear Dr. Curry at
Baptist church; he is a great preach-
>er.”
September 3: “Jimmie Bell left for
Trinity College; Tom went with him.”
September 10: “I went to Chai'ldtte;
M. L. Davis with me. Cool enough for
our overcoats. All the county in Char
lotte on the Shields murder case; he
is to be tried, a special venire of 200
summoned. On the 14th: Great ex
citement over the trial. Whole week
to convict. Mr. John N. Howie was
on the jury.”
September 15: “Township trustees
met with W. M. Matthews, Esquire,
and organized by electing him chair
man, and E. M. Matthews, secretary.”
October 21: “Miss Ella Blakeney
married to Mr. Harris.”
October 24: “Miss Delia Robinson
married to Mr. Yandle.”
November 18: “I went to Charlotte;
never came as near freezing in my
life; it was bitter cold.”
Cold Weather On the Road
Captain Ardery frequently referred
to cold trips he had to Charlotte. Peo
pie of this gasoline age know nothing
of bad w'eather. In the old days when
it took from three to five hours to go
to Charlotte from the Ardrey neigh
borhood one had to start before day
to get back by midnight. I have rid
den to town with my father in ah open
buggy when I felt that my body was
frozen, and I am sure my nose and
ears arc still read from those open air
rides. I used to wonder how my father
stood it but he said he got used to
freezing weather during the War Be
tween the States.
November 25, Captain Ardrey said:
“Rained hard all day. No Sunday
school, and we missed our missionary
collection; it is a bad plan to put the
collections off to the end of the year.”
December 10: “Bird hunting over at
the Dunn place with Joe, Mack Davis
and Rosser Wolfe; killed 50 birds.”
December 25: “Christmas — Santa
Claus visited the children and made
them happy with gifts of candy, or
anges, apples, nuts and other things.”
Captain Ardrey was an optimist.
“Though the crops have been light
this year,” he wrote, “we have been
blessed. The Lord has' been very
merciful and gracious to us. No deaths,
no bad sickness, no misfortunes of any
consequence, and we have had peace
and prosoperity. We visited Mr. Bell’s
family with the families of Dr. Kell,
Mr. Smith, Rev. Mr. Rone and Rev.
Mr. Thompson; had a turkey dinner.
On the 26th Mollie (Mrs. Ardrey) and
I and S'ammie Rone and Annie, and
Bobbie Bell at the Coltharps. The
27th: turkey dinner at Dr. Kell’s,
with the Bells, Smiths, Roosses, Rones
and Rev. Mr. Welborn. Pleasant day
and fine dinner. Mr. Stearns, Tom
Ross, the boys and I went bird hunt
ing.”
No Drinking That Christmas
“Made 70 bales of cotton this year.
I have not seen or tasted a drop of
whiskey .this Christmas, and there has
been less drinking than I have ever
seen evidence of or heard of.”
January 7,,.1884, Captain Ardrey
made another cpld trip to Charlotte.
He declared; i^'iyir. Donaldson and I
went to Charlotte. I put on two pairs
of shoes, two pairs of socks, two pairs
of pants, three shirts, and two coats,
and then I was cold. Returned home
in the snow; had a bad ride.”
Januai’y 20 and 31; “In Charlotte on
finance committee business. Cotton
advanced to 10% cents. The month has
been extremely cold, and nothing done;
the roads very bad.”
Febiiiary 23; “Terrible storm, and
cyclone, great destruction of life, and
property in Rockingham, Anson coun
ty, and Chester, S. C., etc.”
Signs of that freak of nature still
exist.
Captain Ardrey was not above trad
ing with his brothers, for he made oc
casional references to deals with Mr.
John W. Ardrey at Fort Mill and Mr.
Joe A. Ardrey in Pineville, and his
brother-in-law, Robert M. Miller, of
Charlotte.
February 30: “Bob Bell and 1 went
to Fort Mill and paid Toad (John W.
Ardrey) off. Bought a barrel of sugar
from him for 7^^ cents a pound.”
There seems to be prejudice in
Providence township against the word
“too.” One or two of my brothers al
ways spell it “to.” Captain Ardrey
frequently wrote “to wet to plow.”
But no matter what else happened he
never forgot his preacher. March 25
he wrote: “I went to Pineville; took
the preacher a load of wood.”
March 31: “Mollie (his wife) and I
gardening—planted peas, onions, rad
ishes, and parsips; were very tired at
night.”
The Spring of 1884 was very back
ward. But, once the farmers had good
weather they hustled.
April 2: “Nice plowing weather and
I have never seen the farmers so busy;
everything moving, putting in ferti
lizer and plowing.”
April 7; “I went to Charlotte to
meeting of the county commissioners.
The road question is exciting the peo
ple now.”
There were mishaps on farms in
those days as well as now. May 9: “The
hogs rooted up the potato bed, the
gobbler died, etc.”
May 20: “We went to Charlotte to
the celebration, Mr. Bell, Bobbie Bell,
Willie, Lucius and I. I think the crowd
was about as larg-e as that for the
centennial in 1875. The procession
was fine. Senator Georg'e Hunt Pen
dleton, Democrat, of Ohio, was
orator of the day. Charles William
Jones, Senator from Florida, made a
fine speech. Others present were
Senators Ransom, Vance, Hampton,
Davidson, and Representatives Dowd,
and Bennett and Governor Jarvis. I
saw Cobb, Coke, Gudger, Brown and
other old comrades in the legislature.”
Helped Nominate Scales
June 24: “I went to Raleigh to the
Democratic state convention. Nomi
nated Alfred Moore Scales for gov
ernor.”
June 30; “It has been wet all the
month of June and it has been the
most difficult year to work a crop I
have ever seen. Our bottom corn is
almost ruined by the wet weather and
grass. We have not been able to
plow it because it has been in mud ever
since it came up. Crops are very
grassy and there will be a great deal
never worked out. It has been very
cool for the last week, so much so that
we have had to have fires in the house.
“Crops are later than thy were last
year and the prospect is not so good.”
July 3: “Rev. Mr. Welburn and
I went to district conference at Mon
roe. I stayed with Mr. Fletcher’s fam
ily. Never had a better time. Con
ference very interesting. Met many
of my old friends and acqiiaintances.
All enjoyed it.”
September 8: “County convention.
Bryant and I went up. The largest and
most enthusiastic convention I have
ever seen. S. B. Alexander nominated
for the State Senate, and Stough and
Ardrey for the House. Davis for sher
iff, McClintock for treasurer, Cobb
for register of deeds, and Smith for
coroner.”
September 20: “Rev. W. S. Rone and
I went to Charlotte to hear Dr. Tyre
York and Governor speak.”
October 15; “All the negroes gone
to the circus.”
November 4: “General election day,
from President down—Grover Cleve
land and Janies G. Blaine, for Presi
dent; Scales and York, for Govei-nor.
It passed off quietly, but great enthu
siasm, and interest. The Radical par
ty weakening badly. No organization^
in our township.”
“November 5: Went to Pineville.
All news from election good. Cleveland
and Hendricks elected. Scales for
Governor by 25,000. All Democratic
candidates in county elected by 700.
Providence township gave a majority
of 8.”
An important event is noted by
Captain Ardrey for November 14.
He said; “Meeting at the school house.
Selected Miss (Maggie) White for our.
next teacher.”
That day the community school,
which had been taught by Mr. L. Shir
ley and other men for 15 years, went
to the first woman principal. I have
doubted the wisdom of that change all
my grown-up days. A reason for the
change was that parents wanted some
one who could teach music. Mr. Shir
ley px’epared many boys and girls for
college, James, William ard Lucius
Ardrey, James A. Bell, his sister. Mrs.
Cunningham, Richard, Elmore, Saflfn^
and Thomas Kell, Victor S.' Bryant,
and myself, Dick Ross, and others.
December 14: “Mrs. Bryant very
sick.”
As I recall it, my mother had pneu
monia.
December 25: “Santa Claus made the
children very happy and merry. Mollie
had a turkey dinner. Mrs. McCorkle,
Bobbit and Jimmie Bell, Willie Black,
John Shell, Victor Bryant, and Walter
and Charlie Elliott with us. Had a
good dinner. '
“We thank God for another prosper
ous year and for life and health, and
peace. We have had no serious sick
ness, and no misfortunes; for all we
ai’e truly thankful to a kind Provi
dence.’
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