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.
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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.
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WE ARE BUYING
HARDWOOD and PINE LOGS
HARDWOOD LUMBER by the Grade and PINE LUMBER
Information and prices at office.
Cherokee Lumber Corporation, Murphy, N. C.
! With His Sled Filled With
TOYS from HAMPTON'S
Here you'll find cuddly, lovable dolls, many
with complete wardrobes, games galore,
airplanes, boats ? just everything to delight
a youngster's heart! Come visit cur Toy
land today.
Al1 th; toys that delight youngsters are here
in our Toyland. Santa Claus left stuffed
animals for the baby, "pull" toys for the
toddler and games, wagons, liliputian furni
ture for the older children. Come today
anc! see our wenderful toys.
Hampton Hardware & Supply Go.
PHONE 33 "The Friendly Store" MURPHY, N. C.