Humorous Side of
Judge . Councill
( Continued from page 1) A
never one to miss a chance of
taking the woid out of a windy
person- called out from his same
comfortable seat on his porch:
"Look atter go, folks, just lqpk
atter go!"
The writer spent a few years
in New York and on returning
to Hickory, had occosion to call
on the Judge's daughter- Eliza
beth Councill- who is now lib
rarian at the high school. Coming
into the spacious library of his
home- the Judge shook hands
gravely, and just as gravely said:
"Robert- they tell me you've
been up in New York. There are
all kind of wild reports going
around what they have Up there.
You know, one man went so far
as to tell me they have a build
ing up there that's THREE stories
high."
Not long before he passed a
?way the Judge's hearing became
very bad. At the insistence of his
daughter Elizabeth, he accompani
ed her on a state bankers' cruise
to Bermuda It was a rough voy
age and about everybody else was
deathly seasici But not the
Judge. Since the semicircular
canals of his ears were out of
whack anyhow and that's the
seat of dizziness or seasickness,
he was not at all bothered by the
rough elements and was the life
of the party and envy of all a
board
As a by-product of his deafness
the Judge could be heard driving
his Ford ? he would never drive
anything else ? for no small dis
tance as he approached. For- all
unknown to him- he was often
racing his motor furiously, but
since he couldn't hear it it was n
matter of no concern to him.
Once. too. he went into Lutz's
drug store for his daily coke,
emerged and climed in an identi
cal Ford parked next to his- drove
jblithely home- and when ;i wild
[search arose for the stolen car
blandly took part in helping 10
arack down the culprit.
r It was the late Supreme Court
Justice Heriot Clarkson who once
itold the writer how he came to
^establish Little Switzerland:
"I had a summer place over at
jBlowing Rock but was not loo
jwell satisfied," said Judge Clark
son "since, like Daniel Boone, I
elt it was a little crowded over
[there. At any rate, I had gotten
to know Judge Council I very well
while we wert; both superior
court judges and- knowing that
he came from Boone and knew
the mountains as lew people did
asked him to suggest a place for
an new home.
"Judge Council 1 told me that
when he was a boy in Boone he
had had the job of driving cuttle
across the mountains to find the
most suitable gracing grounds.
High on a ridge- some distance
southwest of Linville, he had
found as a boy one of the inost
beautiful spots on earth. I got
careful directions from him, in
vestigated and found his state
ment to be absolutely true, and
chose that spot to establish Little
Switzerland."
Robert C. Rivers, publisher of
the Watauga Democrat, in whose
office this is being written- says
everybody of the older genera
tion in Boone knew the Judge
well. And- it hardly need be said,
have known him was to have
loved him.
A good seed bed, treated seed
of high germination, planting on
time, and proper fertilization to
suit soil conditions and encour
age stooling, are the best methods
for growing more small grains.
More people were employed on
U. S Farms on August 1 than at
|any time since 1942
Ctate College Hints
For Homemaker*
Mildew is a fungus growth that'
eventually "eats" into the libers
of cloth, causing serious and per
manent damage. It thrives in it
damp, warm, dark, and u. 'venti
lated 'place, say textile chemists.
Therefore, if clothes are i_ven
slightly damp when put away, or
if dampness reaches them jn
storage, a closed bag add hot
summer weather make conditions
ideal for its growth.
Clothes should be stored in a
moisture-proff container so thai
dampness cannot reach them.
Sunning and airing fhould be
done after a long, rainy season.
Rooms and closets, or wherever
clothes are stored, should be sun
ned and aired.
Clothes should be examined in
midsummer to see if any mildew
has started. If so. they should be
removed immediately and brush
ed. sunned and dried out-doors
before putting away again. Spong
ing may remove a light surface
growth on wool. Soap and water
twill remove very fresh mildew
from washable material. Mild
bleaches may be used on white
fabric. If mildew has been left
too long, however, there is no
way of erasing its damage.
The kitcherf is the busiest
room in the American home,
especially during summer cann
ing season. It is also the most
dangerous room, according to
"safety advisers. Almost one out
I of every five serious home ac
cidents occurs in the kitchen.
These accidents includc i'alls.
jburns and scalds, collisi?'rs tind
bumps, cuts, bruises, and poison
ing.
More than a fourth of these
kitchen accidents are burns and
.scalds, with burns by steam and
hot liquids the most frequent.
(Carelessness is often the cause of
jthese burns. Simple precautions
|that will prevent many burns
are: lifting the lid of kettles so
that the steam escapes away
from, rather than toward .he
worker; turning pot handle? r.o
that they do not extend over the
jedge of the stove; and using pot
jholders that are thick and dry.
The kitchen is not a safe place
|for children to play, unless a Jar
(corner, away from the stove, is
orcod off for them.
| Good cooks don't boil. "Boil
ied" ham is not boiled by jtood
cooks today. Neither are "boiled"
eggs boiled, nor is "boiled" :"ish
cooked by this metod. Instead
these protein foods are simmered
that is, cooked in water just be
llow the boiling point. Home
economists explain that the high
heat of boiling toughens protein.
(Greater tenderness results from
?cooking longer at a lower lem
loerature.
Even "boiled" coffee is a dated
phrase that no longer means
quite what it says. The finest
flavor in coffee is achieved by
having the water just below boil
ing. brewing tests have shown.
1 The Common use of "boiled"
MISS WASHINGTON. '46 . . .
Nineteen year old Jeanne Carson
ol Alexandria. Va.. who sang he
way into the title of Mist Wash
ington. '46. over a field of nine
contestants. She will represen'
Washington. D. C. in the Atlantic
ICity ''Miss America" contest.
'for those foods is simply a ease of
an old term that has lagged be
hind modern cooking knowledge
ind techniques.
Much used and much abused,
that is the story of scissors and
shears in many households nay
home economists. Scissors and
shears are designed for different
uses. Scissors generally are smal
ler- three to six inches long, have
both handles alike and sharp
points. They are made for wnip
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Dust Pans
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ping and trxmnung. Shears- which ihapvd. Both right-handed and
are designed for cutting fabric* left-handed shears are on the
are ordinarily six to 13 *inches ' narket
long, have one blade heavier than1
the other, and handles differently OPA increases car prices 7% ,
'with a rise in handling fees due.
At Auction
at the courthouse door in Boone, N. C.
Friday, Sept. 6
at 2 o'clock
THE S. J. PRICE FARM
AT SILVERSTONE
(Legal sale notice in this edition)
This land lies well and has several
thousand feet of poplar and lo
. cust timber.
Look it over and come to the sale
S. C. EGGERS, Commissioner
80 Acres Good Grazing&Farming Land
Well Fenced and 9-10 Acres Tobacco Allotment. Subdivided into Tracts.
Good 5-Room House with Electricity
One 4-Room House
Located 3-4 Miles From Vilas
on the Linville Creek Road and known as part of the Old J. Frank Horton
Farm and joining the old Jack Horton Farm. HOWARD GRAGG, Owner.
TERMS: !/3 CASH, BALANCE, 6, 12, 18 AND 24 MONTHS
If You Have Land to Sell See Us
Walter & Gurlcy Auction Company
120 E. 6th Street Selling Agents Charlotte, N. C.