OPEN FORUM
Tilt: LIMBER MARKET
Many people the farmers
who are cutting lumber, the mer
chants in our town and others
. . have been asking my views
as to what happened to the lum
ber market, and what the future
prospects are.
Not bein : able to answer every
body. I thought to outline brief!;.
v\hat the real picture of the lum
ber market in general is. and
particularly as far as our region
is concerned
The general market all over the
country is good There i.> a kind
of a standstill at present owing
t) the unexpected result of the
rlcction. and it mi*ht take some
mi till bi<? capital will adjust
it sell to the trend of Congress.
\\ h u ard to our region. 1
would say that the lumber market,
;? it sell, is a -food one. as the ap
p: w mutely twenty-six million feet
which ha> been passing through
Murphy annually for the past
?i veral ;< ears :oe? mainly in four
direction* To the planing mills in
town to the lar'e plan 114 mill in
Alcoa. *0 the laree cMueentra* . n
v . . I in t >wn. end for tit ?. T!io e
four ' > a 1 ? in a t > on to
i <: b he whole proJuri on of
luml) ?: :n our re/ion. and are
selling - "r.e at a profit, especially
?? v ?: the faet that the pro
liiuti 'n consists 01 more hard
dnii?bna?
May the spirit
of Christmas,
Love, Cheer and Good Will
Be with you always A
f
and bring you
Happiness and joy forever
FARMERS FEDERATION '
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Murphy, North Carolina
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Hero is a luscious Christmas cake, a downy-light fir tree cake,
to help make the holiday menus real triumphs. It is perfect for dinner
dessert on Christmas Eve or for refreshments at a Christmas week
or New Year's party.
The best thing about it. of course, is its rich chocolate flavor, and
the delicate texture assured by the use of cake flour. It's made by
the mix-easy method, too, so that you needn't linger long in the
kitchen. Th< re won't be a big mess of utensils to wash ? just one
bowl, measuring spoons and cup, and a mixing spoon.
Decorate the cake, after it is frosted, with tiny Christmas trees
cut from ? ed citron and colored green with vegetable coloring or
with tree-shaped gumdrops.
Fir Tree Cake
Preparations. Have the shortening at room temperature Line
bottoms of tw , deep 9-inch layer pans with paper; grease. Start oven
f?>r moderate heat (350 K. ). Sift flour once.
Measure into sifter:
2 cups sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
m cups granulated sugar, or
1 Va cups finely packed
brown sugar
Measure into mixing bowl:
1 a cup shortening
Measure into cup
?Milk (see below for amount) l
1 teaspoon vanilla
Have ready:
2 eggs, unbeaten
3 squares unsweetened choco
late, melted
?With butter, margarine, or lard, use cup milk With vege
table or any other shortening, use 1 cup milk.
(Mix by hand or at a low speed of electric mixer.) Stir shorten -
ing . ? t to soften. Sift in dry ingredients. Add 4 cup of the milk
and mix until all flour is dampened. Then beat 2 minutes. Add eggs,
melted chocolate, and remaining milk and beat 1 minute longer.
(Count only actual beating time. Or count beating strokes. Allow
about 150 full strokes per minute. Scrape bowl and spoon often.)
Baking. Turn batter into pans. Bake in moderate oven (350?F.)
about 30 minutes. Spread seven-minute frosting between layers and
on top and sides of cake.
vsoods than softwoods.
The trouble is that at the mom
ent when there is a slight decline
11 price, or some kind of a stagna
* on and some of the above sourc
s of buying cut down their pur
chases. or stop buying for a while,
'he small farmer, who is cutting
?n his portable mill, feels it very
badly, and r .> obvious that same
?\ould be i' once felt all over the
rade of our >mall town
The money for about twenty
million board feet of
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And a word of appreciation to
you for your thoughtful friend-^C
?hips. May all the joys of
good Christmas be your*! ^
MORRIS MARKET
Phone 322-W Tennessee St. Murphy, N. C.
annually is being sp.-nt to a sub
stantial extent in our town Twenty
percent <?t* the cost of the lumber
goes directly to the labor in town.
At the moment a small mill stops
his production and has to start
again, he Is losing not only in
lime, but also in money, and some
times it is difficult for him to make
up this loss. Here :s where the
small farmer needs some help.
;md unfortunately cannot get same
We have no financial institution
that co|ild Jielp out the producer
oi lumber in a temporary stoppage
What I mean by that is. if the
l trmer could get financial assis
tance against the lumber he is
cutting up to the moment he is
felling same, he would not have
to stop his production, and would
be able to carry over till the
market conditions again became
active
Of course, hankers are always
cautious, and 1 would say. some
t.mes over-cautious, being afraid
of heavy drops in price. In our
region, there is no room for any
arguments as far as this point is
?>ncernc 1 The producer is un
able to deliver lumber at a lower
price than he is doing at present,
as ninety percent of his cost of
production goes into wages, and
the stumpage doesn't mean very
much at all Everybody will agree
with me that we can't expect,
under the circumstances, any re
auction in wages - rather to the
contrary. Therefore, there can be
no question of lower prices for
lumbc.v
One may say that the lumber
market might drop. Then, in my
opinion, the whole production of
lumber will have to be stopped
altogether, and an interval of non
production for just six to eight
weeks will deplete the stocks to
such an extent that prices are
bound to rise.
Well, those who have lumber in
stock will be all right? but the
little farmer, as well as the
merchants in our small town.
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BRASSTOWN. N. C.
Kitchen Accident
Rate Is Hi<*h,
Says Home Agent
Th ?? k tchen i* the location of
n.i ny ae. ihnts, but with a little
ivvi:.! care and caution most of
these accidents can be avoided.
M ? Mary Cornvvell. home
' ? ? :n m.'tration agent for the State
Extension S.-rviv The
4 >1 housekeeping rule, a place '
for everything and everything in
!?. p!ece." is especially important
i-> th ? k tchen.
\ctordlng to the National Safety
Council most kitchen accidents are
f 1 - Many of these occur through
?*e of such makeshift devices
cuairs. stools, and boxes for
l.mbin, A safe step 'tool is an
? ential piece of equipment in any
i 1 ?rn kitchen. Grease and water
.:ou!d always be mepped up to
mini.ie the danger of slipping
inc* fallir.
Scalds and burns a! so rank high
.m ? i.4 kitchen accidents. Miss
l\ .mvell suggests that pan handles
i turned away from the front of
hi tove to prevent accidental
; ; in-f. and that a cover be used
n i carrying scalding liquids
l'i fore opening a steaming kettle
roaster, cover the pan with a
th and lift the far side of the
ovei f : r - 1 Follow directions when
n si n 4 a pressure cooker, making
ure that the safety valve is in
rking condition.
Knives and other sharp too'.s
:e involved in 14 per cent of all
lome accidents she points out.
sharp knives should be kept in a
?afe rack or special drawer.
M;<< Cornwell suggests these
jther kitchen precautions:
Keep matches out of children's
reach.
Don't use gasoline or kerosene
[j start fires
Keep all drycleaning operations
out of the kitchen
Check stovepipes and flues
regularly.
Store all medicine, insecticides
and drugs away from the kitchen
tMid where children cannot reach
them
Nearly half the lumber cut in
the United States comes from
some 40.000 small sawmills.
won't gate very mueh by that
? Sam Aronson
May God richly bless you
at this glad
CISWI
and
Bring you true happiness
DAVIS' ESSO STATION
On The Square
Phone 9107 Murphy. N. C.
There'll be a "Waiting Line"
on Long Distance, too
We expect the biggest rush of Long Distance
telephone calls we've ever had this Christmas.
Even with every circuit and switchboard in serv
ice, there may be delays.
To avoid the rush, why not make your calls
before Christmas Eve or after Christmas Day?
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