Lifestyles
Appliance purchases
should be researched
The convenience of portable
dectr?c ippbaoce has become a
part of our daily lives. In order to
get the oofl satisfaction from an
electric appliance it is important to
shop carefully. When shopping for
an electric appliance ask yourself
the foOowmg questions to help
determine if the appliance will
meet your actual needs:
1 . Do you want the appliance?
2. Do you need the functions of
the appliance?
3. Will you use the appliance fre
quently?
4. Do you have the space to store
the appliance?
5. Is the appliance worth its cost
to you?
After answering the above ques
tions, you will be ready to select
your appliance. The following are
some additional baste points to
remember when shopping for elec
tric appliances:
1 . Select brand name appliances
from a reputable dealer.
2. Look for a warranty, plus
local availability of replacement
parts and service.
3. Look for the Underwriter's
Laboratory Seal of Approval on
both the appliance and the electric
cord. The seal indicates that L'L
has tested and approved the ap
pliance following prescribed stan
dards for electric safety.
4. Select sturdy, well
constructed appliances that are
convenient in size and shape.
5. Select appliances that have
conveniently located controls. The
controls should be easy to read and
operate.
6. Select appliances thai are easy
to clean, both inside and out. Look
for pans and accessories that can
be easily removed, cleaned, and
replaced.
7. Look for heat-resistant
handles, controls, and legs or table
rest. These help to insure adequate
protection against burns or marr
ing of counter tops or table tops.
HOLIDAY CHERRY BARS
1/2 cup margarine or butter
2 cups white miniature marsh
Watch for oar
Christmas Issue
December 20
On the
Front
Alice Pettitt
Home Economics
Agent
mallows
1 (8 oz.) jar maraschino chemo,
drained and chopped (about 3 4
cup)
1 cup chopped nuts
1 1 /2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 <3 1/2 oz.) can flaked coconut (1
1/3 cups)
1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condens
ed milk (not evaporated milk)
Preheat oven to 350 \ In
13*9-inch baking pan. melt
margarine in oven. Sprinkle
crumbs evenly over margarine: top
evenly with marshmallows,
coconut and cherries. Pour
sweetened condensed milk evenly
over chemes. Top with nuts; pres.;
down firmly. Bake 25 tc 30
minutes or until edges are lightly
browned. Cool. Chill thorough}).
Cut into bars. Store covered :n
refrigerator.
WHITE CHOCOLATE
PRALINE FUDGE
1 1/2 lbs. white chocolate"
1 '8 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans
1 (14-cz.) can sweetened condens
ed milk (NOT evaporated milk i
1 teaspoon maple flavoring
In large saucepan, o\er !c?
heat, melt chocolate with s?errr.
ed condensed milk and sa.:
Remove from heat: stir in ma pie
flavoring and pecans. Spread mix
ture evenly into ?ax paper lined 5
or 9 inch square pan. Chill 2 hours
or until firm. Turn fudge onto cut
ting board: ped off paper ar.d cut
into squares. Store tightly covered
at room temperature. Makes 2 1 2
pounds.
?White cnocotaie can be pur
chased in candy specialty shops?
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Senior Citizens need a break!
"Golden agers," you need a break ! At our pharmacy,
you II get one, because we offer discounts on your
purchases to help stretch your budgetr
Be a smart shopper. Put dollars where they'll
redeem greatest value In our buying, we strive to do
likewise, buying selectively, and then passing generous
savings on to you.
Independent pharmacists have greater bargaining
power than ever. Won't you tap into our line of savings?
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Pamper your purse and stretch your "greenbacks
further. To us, you are important. So, give yourself
a break. Look to us as a pharmacy who cares for
Seniors, like yourselves!
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Campaign launched
The 1994 Christmas Seals Campaign for Hoke County is now offtciaMy
underway. Mr. and Mrs. Raz Autry of Ratford (shown Here J hate been
appointed Honormy Chairmen of the Campaign for Hoke County. .An
nouncement of their appointment mu made at the Fat Board of D&rctors
meeting of the American Lung Association of \.C.. Mid-State Region
held recently in Southern Pines. If you hare not yet received your sheets of
the colorful 1994 Christmas Seals along with gift tags, contact the
Honorary Chairmen . Mr. and Mrs. Autry at 875-3797 or write AL4\C,
Mid-State Region. P.O. Box 72i. Southern Pines, V. C. 28397. telephone
(119, 69:-399l.
Stress reactions differ
About the only %a> a person can
avoid stress is to return to the safe
ty of the sterile ?omb.
Of course, that's impossible.
The alternative ts that ?e Searc
ho* to deal ?ith stress or run the
nsk of letting it make as sick
Some people cope ?uh stress
successfully throughout life. Some
actually thrive on it.
In other words, peopie differ
*:deiy in their response to stress.
Studies have shomn that individual
responses to Jtress r. .e support to
the adage that "one man's
pleasure is another man's poison."
But it is illness that some ex
perience from stress that ?e ?ant
to discuss here - the so<aiied "hoc
reactors" - individuals ?hose
psychological and physical
makeup is such that ftress make*
them sick.
Dr. Brooks \*>:lkins. a Raleigh
f unily physician. noted thai there
are varying degrees and different
forms of stress - mental, emotional
and physical - and all having some
impact, sometimes good,
sometimes harmful, upon health.
He said stress, for some people,
can ha*e damaging side effects
*hjch may lead to disease, cause us
to age prematurely. e>en shorten
ht'e.
A *enes of physioiogtcal changes
occurs in the body in response to
?nrcu instances thai a person finds
stressful .
Dr. Wilkins explained thai ?hen
the sued percerves a stressful or
iangerous situation. rt prepares
you to either stand firm and ho4c
>our ground or try to hide - the otd
"fight or fight". reaction}.
Hear: rate and Hood press J? e
increase. muscles sense, and more
adrenaline is released .
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TAX ADMINISTRATOR -
Hoke County
Administrator is responsible for planning,
organizing and supervising the County Tax office
in the listing, assessing and biffing of property for
tax purposes, individual will be responsible for en
tire tax program . supervision and collections. Ap
plicant must have knowledge of appraisal pro
cedures for residentiel, commercial and Industrial
property. Must be eble to be certified if not
elreedy certified by the North Carolina Depart
ment of Revenue. Deedtine for receipt of resume
is December 31, 1994. Salary Range - $22,000. -
$27,000. Sand resume end other pertinent
documentation to:
WMUm K. Cowan, Hofca County
P.O. Box m, Roaford, N.C., 2S771
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Germans given credit
for Christmas trees
Each year X) million American
families bring a natural Christmas
tree into their homes to become the
warm and gkming center of their
Christmas celebration. The tradi
tion endures year after year.. ..but
hom dad it get started?
Historians trace countless roots
that grew into our present day
custom of using a Christmas tree.
Legends tell of the decorated tree
in winter celebrations long before
there was a Christmas.
It is generally agreed that the use
of an evergreen tree as part of the
Christian Christmas celebration
started 400 years ago in Germany
and spread to most of northern
Europe by the 19th Century .
Hessian Mercenaries during the
American Revolutionary War
brought the custom to the United
States. In 1804 soldiers at Fort
Dearborn (now Chicago) hauled
trees to their barracks during
Christmas.
A Philadelphia newspaper story
printed in 1825 commented on
decorated trees in German im
migrant homes during the
Christmas season. In 1842, a Ger
man named Charles Minnegerode
introduced the custom in
Williamsburg. Virginia. His tree
was described as "splendidly
decorated" with strings of pop
corn, gilded . nuts and lighted
candles.
The first recorded Christmas
tree retail lot was set up in 1851 by
a Pennsyivaman named Mark Carr
who hauled two ox sleds loaded
with trees from his land in the Cat
skills to the sidewalks of New
York. There is bttle doubt thalfthe
trees he brought were Balsam firs,
which remained the best selling
and most popular type of tree until
1955 when it *as nudged out by
the lush western Douglas fir and
Scotch Pine produced on tree
farms in the Eastern United States.
Meanwhile, in Victorian
r agliri. Prince Albert, husband
of Queen Victoria. ga\e the
Christmas tree the stamp of accep
Extension
News iji
Willie Featherstone
County Extension M
Chairman
lability in England when he in
troduced it into the Royal Palace.
On the other side of the Atlan
tic, the 14th President of the
United States, . Franklin Pierce,
was the first President to set up
Christmas tree in the White House.
But it wasn't until 1923 that Presi
dent Calvin Coolidge established
the National Christmas Tree
Lighting Ceremony on the White
House lawn that has since become
pan of the annual holiday obser
vance.
The enduring tree symbol -
which is even older than Chrism
tianity and not attached exclusively
to any one religion ? remains a
firmly established pan of our holi
day customs, engaging not only
our senses of sight, touch and
smell, but also our sense of tradi
tion. The tree evokes a mood of
holidays from long ago, of the
genial ghost of Christmas past.
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SAFETY TIPS 3
Avoid use of combustible
decorations. Check all electric
lights and connections. Do not use
lights with worn or frayed cords
and never use lighted candles.
Place the tree away from
fireplaces, radiators, television
sets, and other heat sources. These
elements will prematurely dry your
tree. And be sure to unplug tree
lights before retiring at night anc?J
any time you leave home.
Trees are thirsty. They drink
between two pints and a gallon of
water per day; so make sure to
check daily and supply fresh water
as needed. A tree stand which
holds at least one gallon of water is
rwn?ntiikd. Sensible precau
tions such as these ensure a safe
and happy holiday.
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