WATAU6A DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper EVERY THURSDAY btablished in 1886 and published for 45 year* by the late Robert C. Rivets, St. B. C. RIVERS, Jr. - Publisher SUBSCRIPTION RATES Of WATAUGA COUNTY One Year flJO MMS. : ':S OUTSIDE WATAUGA COUNTY On* Year $2X0 8U Months 1M 9om Moatha 1.00 HOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS It |MBMthi| change of sdrirset, it is important to mention the OLD, as well as the NEW address Cards of Thanks Resolution* of Bespect, Obituaries, etc, are charged for at the regular adver tising rates. fektered at the postotlice atl Boone, N. C., as second class mail matter, under the act of Congress of March 3. 187?. "The basic of our government being the opinion ol the people, the very tint objective should be to keep that right, and war* It toft to ma to decide whether we SwiM have a govern ^ w MWI>I. I should not ooaa the lat _ that every these papers and ol reading them."? Thomas THURS. MARCH 11, 1948. | GOLDEN GLEAMS Time brings the truth to light | ? Menander. Backard, turn backward, O Time in your fight! Make me a child again, just for tonight! ? Elizabeth Akers Allen. Manners and fortunes, humors turn with climes, Tenets with books, and principles with times. ?Pope. Can ye not discern the signs of| the times? ? Matthew, xvi, 3. These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially alike. ? R. W. Emerson. KING STREET (Continued from page 1) to be of service . . . and that's something . . . ll'i Christianity in action ... a precept of the Nasarine brought right down to to its focal polhl . . . the tick, the lam*, the weak ? even the man who linger* too long whan the win* in th* glass it red. ? ? ? PARKING PROBLEM in the vicinity of local showhouse could be alleviated to a small degree if cars were required to park with in the lines provided . . . harum scarum parking results in the loss of one space for about every half dozen vehicles . . . back alleys and vacant lots cluttered with rubbish about this time of the year . . . hope we can have a genuine clean-up when spring breaks ... a thoroughly success ful clean-up campaign would do a lot for the community . . . civ ic pride might be quickened a bit if we could build up a jack-pot, giving a prize each year to the person who consistently kept his lawn in the best shape, maybe another for clealiness around his place of business . . . business men would fall in on a deal ol this sort and no doubt some valuable prizes would be subscrib ed. ? ? ? AGAIN IMPRESSED by th* conviction that too much tim* and effort IN spenl trying to pranuM big deal. of various kinds tow the city . . . project! all too often w*H nigh impossi ble of attainment, and overlook ing the little things which add up to community charm. . . . always trying to figure out something to add to the con venience of visitors, to attract tourists, etc. . . . forgetting that the thing to do is to have the town like we want It . . . we are progressive and discerning ... If we davoto our tim* and tal*nls to making th* town *x actly to wit us . . . everything clean and neat . . . clean streets and ffiUy a. well-kept lawns and heatly painted nouses . . . if w* do all th* little things necessary to develop th* full ?esthetic possibilities of th* city ? tf we make it like we actual ly would want it. there will be no worry about visitors . . . One ? couldn't keep 'em out if he stood at the town limits with a sawed - off shotgun! ? e e NOTE FROM THE SCRAP BOOK . . . An ancient Chinese philosopher was once asked what he considered the most pleasant sound he had ever heard . . . The wise man pondered the query and replied: "The song of a child, as he skips along the way . . . after I've shown him the right road!" Soviet emphasis on arms seen in industrial expansion. GIVES SAFETY LESSON Qovwaor R. Or* gg Chorry gets In tho act whilo Ernest E. Proao 1*T- loft, of tho Chirloil* pollco lore* dtmooilrilM how bo tMchM stftty to school children. Tho children laugh il tha antics of Elinor and six othor dogs in Prasslor's bag of tricks, whilo bo locturos tbom? not on bow to walk a ropo. but on traffic safoty. DALE CARNEGIE Some years ago there lived in Tom's River, N. J., a boy who "didn't seem to find himself." Didn't seem to have any ambi tion at *11, the neighbors said. His name was Simon Lake. His father was a mechanic and had a small foundry business of his own. One day the boy picked up a copy of a book entitled "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea." He was thrilled; his imagination was set on fire. He himself wanted tD cruise under the sea bent upon strange adven tures. When he told the neigh bors he was going to build a boat that would sail under water they thought he was just plain nuts. But that is not a bad sign: hav ing people think what you want to do can't be done. The boy started experimenting in his father's shop. Now he was no longer lazy; instead, he was fired with ambition; loafing was for gotten; the days were far too short. There was no one with experi ence in his line to tell him what not to do. He was a pioneer; a Balboa looking not upon a new ocean but upon a new sea bed. One day the people saw a monstrous machine in the river and came rowing out to inspect it; they pulled out from under it a boy, pulled him from under that queer machine and saved his life. Or so they thought. But the boy gave them a bitter glance, for they had pulled nim away" from his experiment. He kept on working and experi menting, and, finally, at At lantic Highlands, N. J., he launch ed his first submarine. Yes, actu ally a submarine. It was propelled by hand-crank, but it worked. His dream was being turned in to actuality. Three years later, he built a submarine with an engine; this would carry a crew of five. Not only this, but he telephoned from under the water to boats sailing around on top of the| water. Then he made a thousand mile cruise.' One day he received a cable gram. Opening it, he got a tre mendous thrill. It was from the man who had written that book which had so stirred his imagi nation years ago. The sender of the cablegram, and the author of that book said: "You have turn ed my dream into a reality." Simon Lake kept on with his experiments, not only in this country but abroad. He indeed became the father of the cub marine. He died in June, 1045, in Connecticut. He always said that a book changed his life and that he owed It to this , inspiration to try to accomplish something. It changed not only Simon Lake's life, but the lives of thousands of others. I think also of Abraham Lin coln who fished out a law book from a barrel in flew Salem Vil lige, Illinois, and started to study law from the inspiration he re ceived from it. This study of law launched him on his career; he became an office holder; later, president of the United States. It is quite possible that if he had not read that book he might never have become president. The powHfef a book is tre mendous! $7.8(4 PAY ROLL LOST Atlantic City, N. J. ? The pay roll of the Claridge Hotel ? $7864. 89 ? apparently dropped out 'of an armored truck between the Guarantee Trust Company and the hotel and disappeared. A re ward was posted for its return. 100 YEARS OLDER Collingswood, N. J. ? One hun dred years and 3000 miles apart, Douglas Smith Walter, of this town, and his great-grandmother Mrs. Julia Read Smith, of Santa Barbara, Calif., celebrated their birthdays , oh February 3rd. Douglas was one and Mrs. Smith 101. I " Sarah Anne's Cooking Class These recipes are reprinted by request. * Rio CbMM Salad Chopped Brazil nuts Cottage Cheese Orange and grapefruit seg - ments Strips of green pepper French dressing Lettuce Mix chopped Brazil nuts with cottage cheese. For each service place a long narrow roll of this mixture on lettuce. CAver with alternate segments of orange and grapefruit. Between segments place narrow strips of green pep per. Garnish with pieces of Brazil nuts. Serve with French dressing made with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to 4 of salad oiL Season with cayenne, tabasco, mustard, white pepper, Wor cestershire sauce and paprika. Horsaadish Sauca 1-2 cup cream or evaporated milk 4 tablespoons horse radish 1 tablespoon vinegar 1-2 teaspoon salt Beat cream until stiff. Mix horse-radish, vinegar and salt. Fold in cream. This is a favorite sauce to serve with beef. For variety add 1-2 cup apple sauce and serve with roast pork or duck. Chickan Talrassini 3 tablespoons butter or mar garine 3 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon salt Pepper to taste 1 cup cream 2 cups milk 1-2 lb. spaghetti 1-4 lb. butter or margarine 4 tablespoons grated Parme san cheese 3 cups chicken shredded 2 tablespoons butter or mar garine 1-4 lb. mushrooms Salt and pepper 3 egg yolks 1 teaspoon milk Make a cream sauce using the butter, flour, salt, pepper, cream and milk. Cook the spaghetti in 2 quarts of boiling salted water for 2 minutes. Drain it and add 1-4 lb. butter, the grated cheese and 1 cup of the cream sauce. Mix together and turn into an oiled ring mold to set. Into a saucepan, put 2 tablespoons of butter and the mushrooms. Saute them for 5 minutes. Add the chicken and 2 cups of cream sauce, a dash of salt and paprika. Cook at a boil for 10 minutes. Stir well. Beat the egg yolks with the tablespoon of milk. Add to mix ture. This is addtd very fast, stir very quickly and remove pan at once to avoid curdling of the sauce. Turn the spaghetti ring into a deep serving dish and in the center put the chicken mix ture. Over all put a generous sprinkling o I Parmesan cheese. Place in an oven 350 degrees for 5 to 10 minutes. Baked Steak 2 lbs. sirlon steak 1 1-2 inchcs thick Salt and pepper 2 cups sliced onions 1 lemon -sliced 1-2 cup fat 2 tablespoons prepared mui ?_tard 1 cup chi)i -sauce 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 cup tomato juice Sprinkfe steak with salt and pepper. Top with onions and lemon slices. Cream mustard and fat together. Add chili sauce. Worcestershire sauce and chili powder. Pour over the steak. Cook in an oven 450 degrees for 20 minutes. Add tomato juice, re jduce heat to 350 degrees. Cook 1 'hour. Ric* Gumbo 3-4 lb. ham diced 4 cups tomatoes 2 cups water 1 lb. dried beef diced 2 tablespoons parsley chopped 4 cups okra cut crosswise 1 bay leaf 1 green pepper chopped fine 1 onion sliced 1-2 cup celery cut in pieces Cooked rice Cook the ham and beef in a little fat, until brown, add pep per and celery. Cook for a few minutes. Add tomatoes and water. Cover the skillet and simmer until meat is almost tender. Then add okra, pepper, salt and bay leaf. Simmer un covered until okra is tender and the stew has thickened. Serve on hot cooked rice. Baked Ham Wilh Fruit Use a good thick center slice of ham. Place in an oblong bak ing dish and cover with 1 medium size can of pine apple, peaches or apricots. Bake in an oven 350 degrees for 1 hour. Livestock Farmert Must Face Facts Livestock farmers should con tinue to follow sound planning for highest profits in view of the recent breaks in livestock and commodity prices, says C. E. Clark, extension farm manage ment specialist at State College. Mr. Clark says the best policy would be to sell only those ani mals ready for the market, be cause getting rid of the present herds will jeapordize future chances for a strong livestock program on individual farms. Latest estimates indicate that the total meat ou'nut in 1948 will probably be 10 pt. cent less than the 23,300,000 pounds produced in 1947. This means that.consum ers can expect less meat per per sons available during 1948. A re latively large backlog of sup plies in storage now will supple ment meat supplies this summer Ask for it by name.. (ity (Jub A?CH HELPER SHOES . Pod ootot itroin on 1 boll of hot. 2 l*?or Longitudinal Pod support t arch, locks hoof m pfoco. 3. Hoof Pad absorbs ttdowolk for. Notionolly Adivrtitod in llfE and othor magoxinot NEWTON'S DEPARTMENT STORE 9 and fall but will not offset re duced output, Mr. Clark said. This reduction in output will not improve until livestock numbers are increased, he added. , Thr demand for meats has been strong and record price* have resulted. Farmers have re duced the size of herds to take advantage of high prices, yet, feed price relationships have been increasingly unfavorable to them. These relationships have needed adjustment and are neces sary for continued production of livestock, the specialist said. The recent, drop in grain prices has been partly attributed to speculations, lack of confidence on the part of traders anymore favorable reports of wheat pro spects in the United States and abroad. Breaks in commodity prices will likely show further decline before prices tend to rise a^ain. Livestock farmers should not get alarmed, but wait for an ad justment in livestock and feed prices, Mr. Clark said. BRIEF NEWS Strong United States urged by McNarney as bar to attack. Vandenberg lets his name go on the Nebraska primary ballot. Colonel Nichols, atom expert, named to succeed General Groves. Refugees from Communist rule outnumber those from Nazis. Half of top-flight ? German militarists escape war guilt trial. Canadian business fears effect of dollar saving law. Rise in "real wage" in factories put at 100 per cent since 1913. AFL says is has joined world fight against communism. United States maligned con stantly abroad, ex-envoy declares. Ford to sell smaller British cars in the United States. Germans destroy essential re cords in Farben officials' trial. Russian raids arouse Bavari ans and U. S. military officials. Bizonal Germans negotiating trade pacts with other nations. Bulgarian Minister insists the Ciech coup was "people's will." U. N. making great strides in spite of the veto, Austin says. Pan American Airways starts direct service to South Africa. More air research funds advo cated as "first line of defense." Three United States warships expected to visit Saudi Arabia. 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