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JANUARY, 1957
YOUR TRAVEL NOTEBOOK
Cloth Room
Mrs. Mary Rhyne has recovered from a recent illness.
Mildred McLeymore and Elhleen Nichols have returned to
work.
George Robinson spent two weeks recently with friends and
relatives in Andrews, N. C.
Wallace Deanhardt, and Mrs. Deanhardt had as December
visitors Mr. and Mrs. Norman Crump and Robert Craig.
Spoolimij
Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Wrighl spent a recent Sunday visiting Mr.
and Mrs. James Wright in Cramerton, N. C.
Risbelh Webb, battery hand, and grandson, Gene Cloninger,
visited Mr. and Mrs. Dan Webb and family in High Point, N. C.,
during December.
Charles Heffner, husband of Mrs. Helen Heffner, quiller tend
er, has returned from a stay in a Charlotte hospital.
Earl Reeves, son of Mrs. Nettie Reeves, was recently discharged
from the Air Force. Last stationed at a Florida base, Earl arrived
home in early December, to be with his parents.
Mrs. Audrey Seymour had Miss Peggy Huggard as a recent
Sunday guest.
January Is Grab Bag Of Inviting Activities
Outdoor activities for travelers in the mid-
South are not curtailed at this time of year. The
gad-about has a variety grab bag of things to do
and places to go, including sports events, his
torical tours and hunting expeditions—to mention
a sampling.
In North Carolina, dove hunting season lasts
through January 10. Other seasons scheduled to
conclude January 15 are: Waterfowl, coot and
brandt.
The “1957 Celestial Preview” at Morehead
Planetarium, Chapel Hill, runs through January
28, with shows nightly. On the following night
and lasting through February 25, you may see
“Satellites” at the Planetarium.
A brief rundown of other suggested events of
possible interest to employee-travelers includes;
Dixie Fashion Exhibit, Charlotte, 12-16; N. C.
Symphony Week, statewide, 13-19; Informal
Horse Show, Pinehurst, 20.
THE FIRST month of the year is a good time
to visit the 116-year-old North Carolina State
Capitol building in Raleigh. A hostess is on duty
there to answer travelers’ questions and provide
information. A guide will conduct tours through
the building.
The Capitol building is open week days from
8:30 a.m., until 5:30 p.m., and from 8:30 a.m.,
until 12 noon on Saturdays. The grounds may be
visited at any hour. Tinted floodlights illuminate
the outside of the building until 10 p.m.
Capitol Square is on U. S. Highway 1 and covers
nearly seven acres adorned with 52 varieties of
trees, numerous flowering shrubs and impressive
statues and monuments. On the North side of the
Square is a statue to the three presidents born
in North Carolina: Andrew Jackson, James K.
Polk and Andrew Johnson. Johnson’s birthplace,
open to the public as an historical shrine, is
within two miles of the Capitol.
Other much-visited attractions near the Capitol
are the new North Carolina Museum of Art, the
State Museum of Natural History and the State
Historical Museum.
Summer lingers in Florida for those who may
be privileged to travel South during the month.
Holiday rates in the Sunshine State start Decem
ber 15. The seasons in Florida do not follow the
calendar. For example, October marks the end
of summer rates, the lowest of the year. Novem
ber 1 to December 15 is autumn, as far as prices
are concerned.
The winter season begins January 15 and lasts
through March. Pricewise, the winter season in
Florida is the most expensive for travelers.
For information and assistance in planning
your winter trip or vacation, the Plant Recreation
Department is at your service.
FIRESTONE FAMILY LIVING
Fruit-Nut Cake Is A Wintertime Favorite
Sam Ware, yarn packer, has returned to work after undergoing
treatment at a Winston-Salem, N. C. hospital.
_ _ JFaye Kenn^rly had as recent dinner guests her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. F. Oakes; and her sister, Barbara, of Bessemer City.
E. P. McArver, second hand, attended the Shrine football game
in Charlotte on December 1.
Hattie Gibbon and husband, John, visited Miss Avery Gibbon
recently in Grover, N. C.
Dorothy Perry had as a week-end guest recently her niece,
Miss Cheryl Hood.
Ethel Neal and family visited her mother, Mrs. C. P. Conner,
and also Mr. and Mrs. Charles Neal of Grover, N. C.
Betty Broome, warper tender, entertained her daughter, Sandra,
with a birthday party December 2.
Sara Smith, winder tender, visited her brother in Augusta, Ga.,
recently.
Julie Buchanan, winder tender, has returned to work after
treatment in a local hospital.
Sallie Hawkins, winder tender, was a recent patient at a local
hospital.
Hazel Nolen, yarn weigher, had as guest in her home in Decem
ber, her aunt, Mrs. E. E. Faulkner of Henderson, N. C.
Ruby McCoig, winder tender, was among those attending a
party for the Matrons Sunday School Class of Loray Baptist Church
at the Girls Club December 10. Husbands of members were special
guests.
Prevent Death From Carbon Monoxide
Carbon monoxide—an odorless, tasteless and colorless gas—
causes the needless death of many persons each year. As a guide
which may save lives. Plant Safety Director Alvin Riley offers the
following suggestions:
1. Make certain that there is plenty of oxygen available
wherever you may be—either at home on in an automobile.
2. Check automobiles from time to time to safeguard against
faulty mufflers or exhaust pipes.
The Safety Director points out that a large portion of the ex
pected fatalities from gas poisoning are likely to occur in the fall
and winter months.
“In cold weather, people tend to close their windows and
overheat their houses. Because of this, victims are usually found in
a tightly-closed, unventilated room with some kind of open-flame
heating device,” he said.
THOSE EXPOSED to the poison gas are seldom aware of its
presence. One of the best ways to detect carbon monoxide is by the
feeling of sleepiness which accompanies poisoning from this gas.
According to statistics, most fatalities occur in homes, but
faulty exhaust systems or broken mufflers often allow the gas
to penetrate the floor board of a vehicle, causing death.
Carbon monoxide acts on the red corpusles of the body. Scien
tists say that the time it takes for the gas to kill a normal human
being varies according to the conditions present and the general
health of the individual concerned.
From the time of her early childhood she has
liked to cook. Mrs. Tate Moore, a first-shift creel-
er in Spooling, has a hobby that takes in the
broad territory of cooking, baking, canning and
preserving.
From among her extensive collection of recipes
comes this one for a fruit and nut cake which
has proved to be a popular wintertime favorite
in this part of the country. It makes about 5
pounds.
THE INGREDIENTS
Combine flour, juice, sugar and water and cook
to a thick syrup. Spread filling on the layers,
sprinkling with chopped nuts and coconut. Top
with filling and nut-coconut mixture.
This cake will- keep for weeks in the re
frigerator. It can be stored in wax paper for a
short time.
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 pound white raisins
2 cups chopped mixed
nuts
1/2 pound candied
pineapple
Vz pound candied
cherries
4 cups all-purpose
flour
2 teaspoons baking
powder
V4 teaspoon salt
V2 pound butter
2 cups sugar
1 cup milk
4 eggs
Cut raisins, pineapple and cherries in small
pieces.
Sift together first 3 ingredients. Cream butter
into next 2 ingredients. Add eggs, 1 at a time,
until mixture is smooth, creamy and blended. Mix
in vanilla. Work in nuts, raisins, pineapple and
cherries. Turn into greased layer pans and bake
in oven heated to 300 degrees. Cool layers before
removing from pans.
Prepare filling with the following ingredients:
Juice of 6 oranges 1 cup water
2 lemons 1 grated coconut
4 tablespoons flour 1 cup chopped, mixed
3 cups sugar nuts
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Mrs. Tate Moore, 1315 West Davidson
works out many original recipes.
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