Charles Gulley Gets Discharge Seymour Johnson, N. C. ? Pri vate First Class Charles E. Gulley, grand son of Mr William P. Payne of Route 2, Murphy. North Caro lina, has been honorably discharg ed from the Army Air Forces. He has be. n stationed at Lagens air base in the Azores, on..' of the vital bases of the North Atlantic Wing ot the Air Transport C >mmand for twenty months. The Azores bases of the Air Transport Command, highly con fidential until recently, have been key bases n the North Atlantic route to Europe, Africa, and Asia. The Nirth Atlantic Wing of the ATC has ferried thousands of bombers and transport planes to combat fronts all over the world, and a large percentage of theese have gone through the Azores. These bases have also been the hub of the famous Green Project of the ATC. which has ferried over 150.000 soldiers home from Europe since V-E Day . Private Gulley was attending Murphy High School when he joined the army in March 1943 One brother is still in the service, S Sergeant William L. Gulley a gunner in a B-J9 in the Pacific. P ivate Gulley plans to attend college as a civilian in the near 1 iuture with the aid of the G I. B;ll of Rights. Our deep appreciation for your patronage and patience . . . our sincerest wishes for the merriest Christmas ever. ETHEL'S SHOP (yufal CIFiFRl IT-CMS ^ ^ 'Tf'jur/ . Southern, Grove Crest, Fleetwood Some in cans and mailing packages 1, I1 2, 2 and 31b. sizes RUSSELL McPHAIL CANDIES assorted chocolates, nuts and fruits, pecan ?? rolls brittles and divinity .. 65c to $1.50 X Candied Fruits 65c to $3.75 ;|; Chest of Candied Fruits $3.75 $ | Five Point Grocery f c Phone 101 Murphy, N. C. | How to Make and "Ripen" The Christmas Fruit Cake By BETSY NEWMAN IT'S time to make the Christ mas Fruit Cake if you find you can make one this year. Fruit cake is better when it is aged, grown "ripe," you know. 1 store mine in a large tin box, wrapping it in old table linen or waxed paper and sometimes put an apple into the box to provide moisture. Today's Menu Meat and Vegetable Stew Raw Vegetable Salad Sponge Drops Tea Sponge Drops 3 eggs Pinch salt Vi c. pulverized *4 tsp. vanilla sugar Vj c. Hour Boat egg yolks until thick and creamy; add salt and flavoring and sugar; beat just enough to mix the sugar with yolks, then fold in the stiffly-beaten whites and lastly cut the flour in care fully. Drop mixture from tip of spoon on ungreased tin sheet, sprinkle with pulverized suerar and bake in a moderate oven (350 deg. F.) for about 8 mins. Put to gether with jelly. 2e. or 1 lb. Sutter 2 c. or 1 lb. sugar 2 lbs. currant* H lb. cit on peel Vt lb. lemon mnd oranf c peel 1 lb. dates chopped 1 lb. English walnuts (in the shell) 1 lb. tigs, chopped 1 pt brandf 1 tap. allspice 1 tap. cloves 1 tap. cinnamon 1 tap. nutmeg 1 tap. baking soda 5 c. flour H tap. salt Cream butter well, add sugar gradually, creaming well. Add molasses; beat eggs well and add. Sift flour, measure and sift again with spices, baking soda and salt. Sift some over the fruit and nuta which you have prepared before hand, then add the rest of the flour mixture alternately with brandy to the creamed mix. are. It must be a stiff dough to hold the fruit and nuts evenly through the mixture. Pour into greased and paper lined loaf or cake tins and bake slowly, at 325 decrees F. for 1 hr. or more untfl baked through. You can use half butter and half mild-flavored meat drippings if you wish, for the fat, and less sugar and more molasses. Also, if you prefer, you can use sweet cider or milk (sweet or sour) in place of the brandy. Add the flour grad ually and stop adding when the batter is stiff enough, even if you have not used all 5 c. Staff Sgt, Ledford Returning to States Staff Strt. Homer L. Ledford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper N. Led ford of Murphy. is returning to the States with the 43rd (Winged Victory! division. The division is the only U. S. division which traveled the whole length of the "Victory road." The division first went to New | Zealand and f.mght all the way to ] Tokyo, defeating the Japanese in 'he Northern Solomons, New Gu nea and in the Philippinese. Sirt. Ledfoid entered the service in November, 1942, goinp overseas ?n May. 1943. He w?ars the A.-iatic-Pa. ific theater ribbon with 'hr e campaign stars, the Philip pines Liberation ribb n with one j ' -tar. Combat Infantry badge and ; 1 lie Good Conduct ribbon. He i also holds tiir B:\inze Arrowhead. I I Tile iator situati n in fertilizer plants is critical. Order fertili zers early and take deliveries when .'fie red. Many fainiers favor the Ogden and Volsta'.e varieties of soybeans for both hay and beans. Fr??ht? BOHHC bOUCHE ' 1 L^G?K?T?/ ?? I M? f?" } sr AT ?- A^T Z E PAIRF6CT FLAVOUR / I THOUGHT vou-o enjoy tasting SOUTHErm bread ? 7 ,t's * I good OttJ WKRlCMt ,\fAvO?lT?( Southern Bread J2 ALITY LOAf