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THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1950
GOLDEN GLEAMS
Some are born great, some
achieve greatness, ana some
have greatness thrust upon them.
? Shakespeare.
Tto always morning _soma-|
world.? R. H.|
Home.
Pale death, with impartial step,
knocks at the huts of the poor
and the palaces of kings. ? |
Horace.
Our days begin with trouble here.
Our life is but a span.
And cruel death to ahr.tys near,
So frail a thing to man. ? New
England Primer.
Our men scarce seem in earnest
now;
Distinguished names! ? but 'tis
somehow,
Aa if they play at being names.
Still more distinguished, like the
games of children. ? Robert
Browning.
Letters to Editor
rOftMER RESIDENT WHITES
It is over forty yun ago since
I was a subscriber to your pa
per, and I do not know that the
original owners thereof are now
is control of and manage same,
but I formerly attended Appala
chian State Teacher's College, as
well as being principal of Wal
nut Grove Academy which was
later incorporated In your new
high school system, which at that
time was just beginning to de
velop.
? Sometime ago I had a very nice
letter from Robert L. Dough ton
giving me certain information as
to the old timers around about
Boone, particularly in the Sugar
Grove and Vilas section, most of
whom are now dead, but I form
erly had ' many friends in Wa
tauga County. '
I am enclosing herewith a clip
ping which may be of interest to
jou and particularly to those
iriends in Watauga County who
?till remember me.
I understand that B. B. Dough
erty, the president of Appalachi
an State Teachers College, is
atill alive, as Robert L. Dough
ton informed me, and also tnat
his brother was dead, and while
the staff of Who's Who evidently
overlooked the fact that I at one
time had been a student at Ap
palachian State Teachers Col
lege and that Robert L.. Dough
too had been one of my teachers,
nevertheless, 1 remember with
pleasure the time I spent there,
as well as> in Watauga County.
If you teel disposed to do so,
1 would be pleased to have you
print such part of this clipping
a* you find appropriate to do so,
so as to let my old friends in Wa
tauga County know 1 am still in
existence, and with best regards
to you and your paper, ana any
friends in Watauga County, 1 am
Very truly yours,
, W. Clarence Smith.
The clipping:
"The name of W. Clarence
Smith, appearing as Smith
W(iUiam) Clarence, of Roscom
mon, Michigan, appears in the is
sue of Who's Who in the Midwest
just published. As stated in the
preface to the edition, a biogra
pfaee is sketched in a Marquis
to be, or because his friends or
publication not because he wants
a? ociatfg wish him to be, but be
cause a selection routine based on
fifty years' experience in serv
ing the needs of serious refer
ence consultants show that ac
tual or potential reference inter
est indicates he should be."
MO "ARMY GENIUSES?"
Intelligence tests reveal that
one-third of the Army rates be
tween SO and 90 points, with 90
required "to make acceptable
eolalen out of them in the mod
ern sense of the world," accord
ing to Major Gen. Cloves E. By
who declares," The new tools of
war require intellectual giants.
Frankly, ^we are running eut of
Falls are the principal type ef
injury that occur on the farm
* jj end in the farm home. '
IBS ,
Dale Carnegie
COURAOE WINS
If you are worried because you
lack a certain charm or neat
beauty, and If your heart U filled
with envy over aome other who
has one or both, read the story of
Lucy Foraker, Omaha, Nebraska,
who conquered her own worry
and most certainly is making of
herself a person of beautiful
character in so doing.
She was in an automobile that
had a head-on collision with
another car. As she was thrust
head first through the wind
shield her face was badly cut.
She lay in the hospital for weeks
before she was pronounced "re
covered.
Well, it didn't seem like a "re
covery" to her, for there was a
jagged V-scar on her forehead;
her left eye wai drawn upward
on the inner aide by stichef; a
nasty cut on her lip distorted the
shape of her mouth; and her en
tire face showed that there had
been a mass of surface cut*.
Naturally, her Iself -confidence
was shot to pieces. She had to
face the problem of re-adjustihg
herself to society generally as
well as to her friends and busi
ness associates.
After she started to work
again, she overheard someone
say, "Ask the lady with the scar."
That remark completely un
nerved her. That was her descrip
tion, that was the way people re
garded her now!
She slept little that night; the
whole frightful nightmare had
come upon her again, with full
force. Then courage raised its
wonderful head. She got her
mirror and studied her features.
To herself she presented a hide
ous appearance. Then bravely
she told herself that she would
have to' accept facts. From there
she went on to say to herself,
"Tomorrow you are going down
the street with your head up,
ana you are going to look direct
ly at everyone you meet. No mat
ter what you heard said you are
are going to ignore it."
It didn't run too smoothly at
first, and day after day she had
to battle with herself. But time
helped and finally she won and
mother nature helped to lessen
the disfiguration, while she her
self developed strength as she
carried out her resolve.
Man Likes Sound Of His Nam*
Charles E. Parker, Ferguson,
Missouri, has written me of a
discovery he has made with re
gard to a trait common to almost
every individual in the world.
Yes, you too, no doubt have this
trait.
Mr. Parker deals in real estate
and is connected with the York
town Realty company in Fergu
son. There was a tract of land in
his town that he felt could be
made productive. But the owner
wasn't interested in selling. It
was Mr. Parker's idea to get con
trol of this land and further a
promotion for dividing it into
panel* and putting buildings on
it. This' would not only be finan
cially profitable, but it would
help in the houaing shortage.
So he called on the owner, a
George Rowland. Although he
pictured the plan, and Mr. Row
land's profit, in glowing terms,
he made no impression on him ?
or apparently he did not. Before
he left, and as a last bit of per
suasion, he laid he would like to
see such a subdivision called
Rowland Court, as a lasting
memorial to the man who had
helped to further the promotion.
Two days later, Mr. Parker
met a man who asked about Mr.
Rowland's land and made a good
offer for it This prospective
purchaser himself had talked
With Mr. Rowland and made no
progress.
Because he never turned down
an opportunity, rather than be
cause he had any feeling that be
would be successful, he again
railed on Mr. Rowland and told
dim of the offer. Again be aeem
sd to have nude no progress. He
turned to go, but suddenly Mr.
Rowland checked him. "If he
?old the property would it be
written into the contract that tha
subdivision would be called
Rowland's Court?"
So the battle was over. Merely
because a man loves the sound of
his own name. Yes, many a
friendship has been founded on
the simple and easy act of calling
a man by his name. Remember
that when you meet a stranger.
Remember that, too, when you
meet your friends of long stand
ing.
Church
Announcements
ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Everett S. Ransom. Jr. Paste*
Saturday, March 4:
2 p. m. Milow Society (ages 3
lfc .
Sunday, March 5:
10 a. m. Sunday School
11:00 a. m. ? Morning Worship.
Sermon: "The Gospel of Blood.
5:45 p. m. Intercessory Prayer
Band.
6:15 p. m. Loyal Workers So
ciety, Mickey Casey, leader.
7 p. m. Evening Fellowship.
Sermon: "Your Ticket, Please.
Wednesday, March 8:
7 p. m. Prayer Meeting.
Topic: "Christ, the Giver of the
Spirit."
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Rev. Edwin Troutman. Pastor
Sunday School at 10:00 a. m.
Worship at 11:00 a. m.
Sermon topic: "Perseverance, a
Christain Virtue."
Special music ; ,
Luther League at 6:00 p. m.
L. S. A. at 6:30 p. m.
Come and worship.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
J. K. Parker. Jr., pastor
Sunday school at 10:00 a. m.
Morning worship at 11:00 a. m.
Westminster Fellowship a t
5:45 p. m.
Choir Rehearsal Wednesday at
6:30 p. m.
Wednesday evening service at
7:30 p. m.
PASTOR'S -DEACON'S MEET
The Three Forks Baptist Pas
tors and Deacons Association
will meet Monday, March 6, at
2:30, at the Oak Grove church.
"What the Laymen Expect of
Their Pastor," will be the topic
for the program. Mr. Carter
Farthing and Mr. Kent Brown
will lead the discussion. All
pastors and deacons are urged
to attend.
Deep Gap School New*
The Deep Gap P. T. A. was
honored in having the Deep Gap
Luthern Church present a very
interesting picture on February
15, "The Difference." It showed
what a wonderful difference it
makes to go to a religious college
and learn to put Christ first In
our business. It shows how a boy
can become a businessman and
still be a Christian. We wish to
thank the Luthern Church for
showing such an interest in our
P. T. A. and we hope well have
the privilege of having them
with us again soon. _
After the program, delicious
doughnuts and coffee was served
to everyone present
"NO POISON"
Canton, Ohio ? Seizing the
mustard jar, which was filled
with something which looked Ilk#
river water but was plainly la
beled "strychnine ? poison."
which Snake CUltist Howard
Wade and his assistants were
sipping during snake-handling
ceremonies, police bad the con
tents of the jar chemically an
alyzed and found that the liquid
was entirely free of the deadly
poison.
I
KING STREET
(Continued from cage one.)
adding that the path is gradual
ly, growing narrower.
\ ? ? ?
? -COUNTRY STORE, pretty
* ?wl plastered with signs of
Bratooa Snuff, Brown'* Mula
Tobacco. Coca-Cola and other
commodities. ? which usually
adorn such establishments . . .
No nam* of the firm was post
ed on the building, but immedi
ately in from, was a neatly
painted sign with tha notation
*W. E. Jackson want to m
you." . . . which wo maintain
W getting right down to tbs
point in direct advertising.
? ? ? ,1
COAL HAULERS report that
prices have gone up at the un
organized wagon mines which
supply this community ... No
wage increases, "just taking ad
vantage of the situation." . . .
Bill Winkler gets everything set
for the formal opening of his
Arcady Feed Store Saturday . . .
Hale Crevasse, retired Atlantic
Coast Line Railway engineer, who
lives in the Foscoe neighborhood,
talks of his close friend, Senator
Claud Pepper, of Florida, whom
he thinks will win "in perhaps
the hardest primary fight of his
career." . . . Mr. Crevesse, who
quit the railway to enjoy his re
tirement upon the slopes of the
Grandfather, comes over to Boone
lever so often to mix with his
'friends along the street, and we
always take a bit of time out, may
be to sip a cup of coffee and en
joy the keen wit and sound logic
of the popular Floridian . . .
Monday dawns clear, with a tem
perature of 15 degrees and a high
westerly wind chilling the way
farers ... As the folks speculate
on what John L. and his miners
are going to do.
State College Hints
For Homemakers
? ? - *
Iodized Salt ? Many people
think of iodine as a brown liquid
in the medicine cheat rather than
as a food essential Yet small but
steady quantities of iodine are
needed by the body for normal
growth and development, healthy
skin and hair, alert mentality ana
physical vigor as well as for pre
venting goiter.
People who know ? our physi
cians, nutritionists and other
groups concerned with health
are asking homemakers to look
for the word "iodized" when buy
ing salt and to make sure they
are getting this health protection
for their families. Because only
one part iodine in 10,000 parts
salt is needed. Iodized salt is no
more expensive than salt with
out this nutrient.
Iodine is essential for normal
growth and development Iodine
hunger is the cause of much
fatigue among adolescents, phy
sicians say. Returning iodine to
salt is similar to enriching flour
to make up for vitamins and
minerals removed from the grain
in milling.
Food specialists say in plan
ning a food storage center, one
of the first steps should be the
selection of the storage contain
ers. Glass or transparent plastic
containers seem a better choice
than apaque ones, since a glance
tells the contents. Wide-mouthed
containers are usually preferable.
Nutrition specialists recom
mend having an extra set of gra
duated measuring cups to leave
right in the containers in which
some staple foods are stored.
For example, have a 1-4-cup
measure in the cereal package,
while a 1-cup measure is placed
beside the double boiler in which
the cereal is cooked.
Keep a 1-3-cUp measure in the
sugar and a 1-2-cup sire in the
flour canister. This idea saves
time when filling the sugar bowl
or when scooping out flour into
a sifter.
Sarah Anne's
Cooking Class
Not ao many years ago cheese
meant to moat of us, with a few
exceptions, the pie shaped jflecM
which were cut by the grocer.
But how many types of the for
eign cheeses are made success
fully here and the quality of the
American cheese has been great
ly improved. A tew ways at using
cheese 'for luncheon, dinner o^
supper are given here for your
choice.
. " 1
Cottage Cheese Dumplings
4 eggs
3 tablespoons butter or mar
garine
1 cup cottage cheese
3-4 cup flour ,
1-4 cup fine bread crumbs
2 teaspoons salt
1-4 teaspoon pepper *
Separate eggs. Cream butter,
and egg yelks one at a time.
Beating after each addition. Press
cottage cheese through sieve.
Add to the egg mixture, with the
flour, < bread crumbs, salt and
pepper. Mix well. Beat egg
whites until stiff and fold into
cottage cheese mixture- Drop by
spoonfuls into several inches of
boiling salted water <2 teaspoons
salt to 1 quart water) cover and
cook 10 minutes. Do not remove
cover while, cooking. Drain well
and serve at once.
Blue Cheeae Dressing
1-2 crumbled blue cheese
1-2 cup thin cream
1 cup mayemnaise
1 tablespoon chopped water
cress
To the blue cheese add the
cream, then the mayonnaise.
Beat with rotary beater. Then
add the water cress.
Cbease Ring Salad
2 1-2 cujfe cottage cheese
1-2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1-2 cup thin cream
1-2 teaspoon Worchestershire
sauce
Pepper . . .
1 envelope gelatin
Salad greens
Sliced tomatoes or sliced oran
es
pe olives
Beat cottage cheese with the
blue cheese until fairly smooth
and blended. Use electric mixer
or rotary beater. Add cream
gradually, continuing to beat un
til smooth. Season with Worches
tershire sauce and a dash of pep
per. Soften the gelatin in 1-4 cup
cold water. Dissolve over hot
water and stir into the cheese
mixture gradually. Mix thorough
ly. Grease a ring mold and pour
cheese mixture in it. Chill, when
ready to serve turn out on a chop
plate and garnish with salad
greens, tomatoes or orange slices
and ripe olives.
Cherry and Cheese Salad
1 No. 2 1-2 can pitted black
cherries
1 package lemon gelatin
1 package orange gelatin
3 cups hot water
1-3 cup lemon juice
1 1-2 cups diced celery
2 packages cream cheese
2 tablespoons crumbled Roque
fort cheese
Sliced canned peaches
Lettuce
Drain cherries. Dissolve lem
on and orange gelatin in the hot
water. Add lemon juice. Chill un
til sirupy. Reserve 1 cup jelly.
To the rest add diced celery and
all but 10 or 12 of the cherries.
Pour into oblong pan about 8
inches by 12 inches. Chill until
set. Work the cup of jelly into
the cream and Roquefort cheese.
Spread over cherry layer. Before
it sets arrange slices of canned
peaches petal fashion, with black
cherries for centers, at intervals.
When salad is cut there will be
a garnish for each salad. Chill
until firm. Serve on lettuce with
dressing. . ;*?'
Cheese-Nul Sandwiches
3 or. cream cheese
2 tablespoons milk
1-2 cup minced parsley
1-2 cup chopped salted nuts
1-2 teaspoon lemon juice
Blend cheese with milk. Sir in
remaining ingredients. Spread on
raisin bread. Cut in any desired
shape.
Tomato Chaeae Puffs
12 slices bread
Mayonnaise
6 slices tomato
3 egg whites
1-2 teaspoon baking powder
1-4 teaspoon paprika
1 cup grated American cheeae.
Cut bread in circles to fit to
mato slices. Toast lightly. Spread
with mayonnaise. On 6 slices
place a slice of tomato, season
with salt and pepper. Beat egg
whites stiff, add baking powder
and paprika. Fold in cheese. Pile
on
Place
broiler and
medium heat
ingue is lightly
meringue toast on top
tomato slice and serve at once.
"North Carolina farmers
should be on guard to avoid pur
chasing hybird seed corn of in
ferior quality this spring," says
Dr. R. P. Moore, director of the
North Carolina. Crop Improve
ment Association at State Col
lege. V . .
frit SLIGHT ERROR
Cantoa, Miss. Receiving ?
message that a man had "strmngl
ed" an ambulance sped to flood
ed Bear Creek. After arriving,
however, the ambulance crew
surveyed the situation and then
called a wrecker. The man was
in trouble, all right, but be
wasn't "strangled" b .' "strand
ed."
Dizurr LAST LONG
London ? In wiring for an an
nulment of her marriage. Mis.
Lillian OXeary testified that her
husband, Patrick, deserted her
fust 30 mlnutea after their mar
riage in October, 1944, following
an eight months' engagement,
"A caae of a man marrying at
leisure and repenting in hsete,"
the judge commented.
DISS LAST DAT OH JOB
Cedar Rapids, Iowa ? Godfrey
Vokon, 83. custodian and eleva
tor operator at the American
Building, went to work for the
final day on the job. His closing
assignment was to instruct Clif
ford Thompson, his successor, in
the duties of ' the lob. Vokon
opened the first-floor elevator
door and stepped inside. The ele
vator wasn't there and Vokon
fell 20 feet to the basement pit.
He died of injuries an hour later.
"HOT WAR" IH ALASKA?
' Military planners in the Unit
ed States are taking seriously
the possibility that if there is a
"hot war," fighting will Dfobabr
ly take place where it is bitterly
cold ? in Alaska and the Aortic ?
and "have requested Congress to
appropriate substantial sums of
money for testing equipment,
weapons and living conditions in
ithe sub-zero regions.
WORLD-TRADEMARKS
On file in the sixth floor of
the Department of Commerce
Building are about 480,000 words
? most of which are registered
as trademarks with the patent
office and which, through special
usage and because of special
combinations with other words,
are accepted for registration as
trademarks. "Sterling" is one of
the words, and ''Aspirin" is
another.
WORLD FOOD PRODUCTIOH
World food production during
the past two years has been 2 to
3 per cent above the pre-war
level. However, since world
population is more than 10 per
cent above pre-war, per capita
production of food is lower.
FARM NOTES
Grasshoppers, boll weevils, and
European corn borers may cause
U. S. farmers serious trouble in
1950, say entomologists of the U.
S. Department of Agriculture.
Weather conditions prevailing
through the winter have been
favorable to the insects in many
areas and the three named may
develop into outbreak status this
summer.
Approximately 250 agricultur
al leaders from foreign countries
will come to this county during
1950 to study United States farm
program aria methods.
In 1948, nearly 30 per cent of
all city families were using less
than a pint of milk per person
each day.
Fata and oils produced front
domestic materials in the ywr
beginning October, IMS, are ex
pected to total over 12 million
pound*.
Drink Enough
No Other Food Does So
Much for You at Such
Low Cost
HILLSIDE DAIRY
PRODUCTS, INC.
BOONE, N. C.
, Phone 194-M ' ,
R. A. RUFTY, Manager
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Craven Furniture Co.
Phqpa 95 Boone, tt. C.
Haadquartera for Sewing Machine
Suppliet
CONGRATULATIONS TO
Winkler's Arcady Feed Service
on the opening of their new store, which represents a
nice addition to the business section of the city.
CRAVEN FURNITURE STORE
*
CONGRATULATIONS TO
Winkler's Arcady Feed Service
on the formal opening of their new store in Boone
/ *
Colvard Chevrolet Co., Inc.
T
CONGRATULATIONS TO
% s t
Winkler's Arcady Feed Service
on the opening of their new establishment.
We Axe Happy Td.Have Been Chosen To Supply the
Signs for This New Store.
FLOURESCENT SIGN CO.
CONGRATULATIONS TO
Winkler's Arcady Feed Service
. '
on the opening of their new store. We welcome this
concern into the business life of the community.
TAR HEEL TOGS
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