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^ > a'Qk . Patriot
INDBPSailDEMT Of POLTRCS
PoMUhed MondAjrt and Tliarsdays a*
Noc^ WUkaaboro, N. C.
B. J. CARTER and JULTOS C. flUBBARS
PuMisbera
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Year |1.50
3tx MeAths .76
Pour Honths 60
0«t ctf the State |2.00 per Year
Entered at the poet rffiee at North Wilkea*
baro, N. C., as second dass matter nnder A«t
af Mar^ 4. 1879.
MONDAY, FEB. 2nd, 1942
The State Guard
When the national guard was mobilized
cities, towns and communities were left
without military forces to serve for protec
tion in cases of emergencies.
Then came the organization of what was
called the home guard and has later been
called the state gurrd.
North Wilkesboro was fortunate in be
ing the location of a state guard company.
Captain Harry Pearson has a fine group
of men. They have worked hard, trained
twice as much as requested, and are in
shape to render very good service in any
emergency. Theirn is a patriotic service
because no provisions is made for pay of
officers or men.
During the blackout here IVIonday night
we had opportunity to see them perform
and they did exceptionally well. Seeming
ly, they have already passed the stage of
“amateurs” and are now real soldiers.
Just before the blackout the company
received its inspection by Major Blackweil-
der and he did not spare words in praising
the company, which is something unusual
at inspections.
The state guard company here is a pa
triotic group of men. They represent our
protection in time of emergency. We fear
that the people of this community do not
appreciate that fact as they should.
Because there is no armoiw, the men
have had to have indoor drills just any-
.^wh^e they can and the less frequently
used streets have been their drill grounds.
The state guard company needs an ar
mory. After the war North Wilkesboro
will be without a military company of any
kind unle.ss an armory is provided.
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Prices And The Farmer
We do not believe that the attitude the
admini.stration is taikng relative to farm
prices is exactly in line with some other
domestic policies.
The farmer has been a downtrodden vic
tim of economic machinations since the
first World War. Now he has a chance to
get something near fair prices for his pro
ducts, which represent his labor.
We cannot conceive of putting a ceiling
on farm prices as the prices were in 1941
while labor is allowed to go up and up
with the sky apparently the limit.
If semi-skilled (and that is an exaggera
tion) labor can get $10 per day, why limit
the farmer to the bare subsistence prices
he has be^ i receiving?
Before going any further, let it be said
I here and now that we do not favor infla
tionary farm prices. We do not favor the
[price of wheat going to old war price.s of
$2.50, wholesale on eggs at 60 cents, or the
price of any farm commodity going higher
than the general level of manufactured
I products.
But there has been no indication that the
I price of any staple and necessary farm
products of this part of the country going
to a height proportionately equal with that
of products the farmers must buy. Then
why all the fuss about ceilings for farm
prices when they have barely increased,
Imuch less skyrocketed?
The prices on farm products represent
[the farmer’s pay for his work. Why not
llet him get paid along with the members
[of labor unions who have forced wages up
f4ind forced up the prices farmers have to
And the office of Price Administration
>ald very well do some investigating on
tain food prices.
^ Some foods which were canned in the
lommer of 1941, and which had been sell
ing at about the same prices for months,
increased recently.
Those responsible surely do not believe
l^t the American public is dumb enough
^^ink that the farmer is getting more.
^ fact> he sold the foods in season about
seven months ago at the same old price
the foods were canned then for the same
costa as formerly. But in recent weeks the
prices have advanced.
Somewhere between the farmer and the
retailer there has been_some profiteering
at the expense of the' consuming public.
If a food product was produced last sum
mer, and was sold for a certain price un
til the outbreak of the war, why should
there be a price increase?
When food prices increase we want to
see the farmer get hia just share of the in
crease and if he does not get his part of
the increase why allow it?
Retailers, especially in this part of the
country, are not responsible for price in
creases. In many instances we know of
retailers who have sold for less profit per
centage rather than charge their custo
mers prices in accordance with what they
were paying wholesalers and jobbers. Re
tailers are doing a good job supplying the
public and without trying to make unjust
profits.
THEMAKKET
BASKET
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)BO. M. C? ,
FEB. syimi
^ Banra of Bone Bcoeomke^
One America
“We face a period of consumer ration
ing of eveiy article which requires an ap
preciable quantity of strategic raw ma
terials.
“We’ve barely begun to sacrifice, and
while it may find us soft at first, we’ve
come from strong forebears, and there is
no fear in my mind that Americans can’t
take it.”
That’s straight talking, and it comes , . , j..
from William P. Witherow, President of J:!"!",?
Coiwervinjf Sugar
Now that the Natieit'a
tooth is .undergoing a little disci
pline, mwiy a homemaker is work
ing out ways to make her sugar
supply go further. In the follow
ing parapraphs, Dr. Louise Stan
ley, chief of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture’s Bureau of Home
economics, makes some sugges
tion along this line.
Restricting retail sugar pur
chases may be a bit inconvenient
at firat,” says Doctor Stonley. “But
it can hardly be regarded as |
kitchen catastrophe. '
“In the first place, we can get
along on a lot less sugar than wfe(
thick
h oney in a
or giiiel3lir^3-^edi^ the liquid
in tj^yeiliw one half. If yoa sub-
sfiti^ iKsdiUm dikk honey for
in a cake or quick
8weet|hfeSid redhee-thef liquM in the re
cipe one fouHh. Bake all . wh
cakes and quickbreads at a mod
erate temperature to prevent too
rapid browning and to keep the
good honey flavor.
Sorghum, molasses, and maple
syrup; all have their own charac
teristic flavors. For all, there are
available special recipes worked
out that yield delicious cakes, pud
dings; and cookies. Cakes made
with much syrup are heavier than
sugar cakes and they stay moist
longer. Syrups are especially' good
in gingerbreads and spice cakes.'
Syrups, like honey, may be used
tires." - -il onnes; encumbers, Clnrt's
'WnwevCTt where nrhan people jelal and Kirby, onneee; lit'
h»Te-|oqd fhrdeii plots^ they can tnes. Big. Bostoa -nad New Tork
eontrttmte to the Victory Garden
program in 1942 by^ producing,
their own vogetables and small
fruits,
agents
No. 12, 1 ounce; okra. White
Velvet and Perkins Mammoth,
ounces; fleld peas, Crowds ‘j,-
County farm and home' and Cowpeas, 2 H pounds; gar-
will be glad to advise dqn ppas, Laxton’s Progress and'’--
with city people in this connec-1 Laxtonia, 2H pounds; peppers,
tlon.” j California Wonder, one-half
The Extension horticulturist | ounce; onion (sets). Sllverskin,
called attention to the fact tha
raos garden seed dealers in he
state are offering special packa
ges of seed, containing enough
to plant a complete garden for a
family of five persons. Seed deal
ers have quoted prices ranging
from 25.35 to $6.50 tor
the special packages, which are
known as the ‘ Pood for Freedom
Garden Seed Collection.’’
The same seed, if bought in
Ebeneser, and Yellow Globe Dam^.
vers,* 5 pints; kale, Siberian and
Dwarf Blue Scotch, 2% ounces; ‘
spinach, Virginia Savoy and Long
Standing, 2 H ounces; squash
Yellow Crookiieck and White
Bush. 2% ounces; sweet corn.
Golden Cross Bantam and loana,
1 1-4 pounds, mustard, Southern
Giant Curled, 5 ounces; tomatoes
Pritchard, Rutgers and Maii-
globe, 1-4 ounce; turnip, Purple
sauces. It takes about 1% cups
of these syrups to equal 1 cup of
nutritious meals that taste gx»od.
“For, as far as actual food val
ue is concerned—sugar is not an
indispensable item in the diet for
most of us. Sugar supplies food
separate packets at Intervals i5 ounces;- Irish potatoes,'
throughout the year, would cost I Cobbler, Green Mountain and
from $10 to $18, based on prices Sequoia, 5 pecks; and 500 sweet
In 1942 seed catalogs. potato ellps of available variety.
sugar in sweetness.
Com syrup is half as sweet as
enVrgy'in an exceedingly palata-, ^ « ‘^e
ble fLi. But as far as energy '“"‘y sweetening in many ways.
from food goes, any reduction in’
sugar can easily be taken care of
by increasing quantities of other
inexpensive energy-giving foods
that supply, in addition, valuable
vitamins and minerals. Whole-
grain cereals are one such food^
group. Starch vegetables and
dried fruits are others.
’’Although sugar is a quicker
source of energy than most foods
—that is it can be digested and
used by the body rapidly—most of
Victory Garden;
Seed Suggestions
When it is used in beverages, pud~
dings, custards, and sauce in the
place of sugar—the other liquids
in the recipe must be reduced by
one fourth.
Recent studies made in the labo-
iratories of the Bureau of Home*
Economics show that com syrup I
may be used in standard recipes j
for muffins, plain cake and drop
cookies. ’The com syrup may be
substituted, measure for measure,
for the sugar specified, and the*
us who do not work at haid physi-v [Educed one-
cal labor for long periods of time! . -T
sweet than those made with sugar.
the National Association of Manufactur
ers, a man in a position to know what he’s
talking about. In a recent speech he warn
ed us Americans of the trials ahead, and
he called for unlimited cooperation “in
deed, in fact, and in every action” to meet
the test.
“Half-baked .sophistries must be out for
the duration. • This war is no pink tea or
social baraaz. . . .
“Speed of production is the essence of
victory. The rules of the game can not be
changed if we are not to encourage de
feat. . . .
“For us there is just one America, and
as one people we mu.st protect that land of
free men against the encroachment of ene
mies to freedom—armed or otherwise—so
that these United States and all they sym
bolize may endure for us and our po.steri-
ty.”
gency.
Therefore, Doctor Stanley con
cludes, cutting down on sugar
The cakes are especially good if
served as a cottage pudding with
a sauce—Or with a sweet icing.
i-tii - „ nf The cookies ace good fro.sted or un
means little more to most ol us “
trusted and served as accompani-
than cutting down on a flavor that
is particularly pleasing. And with
a little thought, she believes, the
homemaker can cut the sugar in
her meals the necessary amount in
comparatively painless ways.
Whether the weekly suga’r
available to each person arrived at
by the Office of Price Administra
tion is three-fourths of a pound or
slightly more or les.s-^that is quite
a bit of sweetness. Three-fourths
of a pound—about 1 */6 cups—a
week amounts to a little over 10
level teaspoons a day.
Plans for diets that are nutri
tious, satisfying, and palatable,
ments to a dish of sweetencfl fruit
or pudding.
Corn syrup may also be used in
candies, icings, and mousses, but
for these special recipes are neces
sary.
U. S. Control Over
Business Strengthen’d
By A New Decision
Washington. — 'The Supreme
Court strengthened federal au
thority over local business yester
day with a .sweeping decision that
worked ouTby the Bureau of Home Congress can regulate any trade
Economics for years of normal su
gar supplies hive included 50 to
60 pounds of sweets a year. This
figure, in addition to sugar, counts
sirups and commercially prepared
preserves. And it doesn’t meton
that the same amount is recom-’
mended for everyone in the fami
ly. Quantities suggested in the
diet plans range from less than 5
infants to 90.
poumis lor very active men.
Although these diet plans use
k-ss refined sugar that has cus-
American Anniversary
What are we Americans fighting for?
We read a lot these days about our way of
life and the necessity of preserving it. But
what is our way of life? Wliat does it
mean in terms of those little every day lib
erties that we all know, and sometimes all
forget? Here in America freedom is as
familiar to us as the homes we knew as
children, and. like safe and trusting chil
dren, we often take it for granted,
thinking what it means.
WTlhout showing a tank or a bomber, a
map of a battle, a new movie that has ju.st
been released brings home the meaning of
this freedom that Americans are sweating,
fighting and dying to preserve. Called
“American Anniversary,” it traces 20 years
—even that conducted entirely
within one state—if it competes
with inter-state commerce.
Specifically, the court upheld
unanimously an order by the .sec
retary of agriculture under the
19.37 marketing agreement act fix
ing minimum prices for milk pro-
duceo and sold entirely w'ithin Il
linois. The tribunal took this
stand becau.se the product com
peted in Chicago with milk from
outside the state, the price of
which was regulated.
’Two other deci.sions upheld fed-
tomarily been bought by the na
tion’s families in the past few powers at the expense of state
years, the amount ran be furthdr authority. The court held, by di-
reduced. Here are some sugges-1votes, that;
1. Alabama could not enforce its
Keep a weather eye open for out atate health law in connection with
and out sugar wastes. One of the inanofactuic there of reno-
not .most obvious .sugar wastes, of butter. The state consider
course, is the undissolved sugar in ud this butter an adulterated food
the bottom of a cup of coffee or was told to keep hands off be
cause the federal government had
stepped into this regulatory field.
2. New York would have to rec
ognize the confiscation by the So
viet government in 1919 of Russian
property in that state, notwith
standing its own state laws on the
subject, because the federal gov
ernment had .granted recognition.
tea. Other sugar wastes are over-
swx-etbned foods, cake failures—or
failures of any products that con-^
tains sugar.
Next, cut down on sugar in
least noticeable ways. Experiment
to see if the amount of sugar you
. , .. . , ... I have been nutting on your break-
in the life of an imigrant who, like so manvjf^.t coffee is
millions before him, came to America and just a matter of habit—whethen
was able to work himself up to a po.sition|>’”“ happy with
of dignity and respect in his town. [breakfast cereal is tipped with
The picture, which was made by the dried fruit, you need lo.ss .sugar
National A.s.sociation of Manufacturers,.^^an for plain cereal.
, .. ,, • , • 1 J. J In fact, when it comes to eating'
dramati.se.s the simple rights and oPPor-we might Uke a tip
tunities that our system of democratic gov-,from the diets that are recom-
Seed Scarce; City
Gardens Discourae^ed
ernment and free enterprise makes possi-l'i’en^^e^* children. Little sugar
ble—rights and opportunities that have'*'’
so he can learn to like the natural!
made America a legend of hope for op- taste of foods undisguised. And
pressed people everywhere, rights and op- his sweets are kept simple—serv
portunities, that we must make up our tJe7 a WatlSee"
minds to preserve, no matter what the cost, are such concentrated foods that
they tend to take the edge off the
This Scrap .On Our Hands | appeti-e—make children or adults
r,. , , , J c 11' less hungry for other foods they
five hundred pounds of scrap rubber
are needed for every medium tank. A bat
tleship may contain as much as 9,000 tons
of scrap metal. Ten thou.sand tons of
waste paper will be needed this year to
make ammunition containers alone. Three
miles of copper wire go into a modern
bomber.
Facts like these make it clear why we
Americans mu.st begin to .save materials as
we never have before. Government offi
cials say that .salvage operations will play
an important part in winning the war. Our
industries are expanding at such a rate
that they will need vast quantities of sc^ap
to keep them going full blast, making wea
pons, and it’s up to us to see that they get
it.
Salvage campaigns are being organiz
ed throughout the country to gather ma
terial of this kind. Every one of us can
help in these collection drives. Every one
of us has scrap of some sort that he can
contribute. ^
Trying eating ' fewer rich des
serts—fewer pa.strics and very
sweet cakes. Fiesh fruits are
among the most nutritious and de
sirable of desserts—and they carry
their own sugar. Canned fruits
also come in the elas sof not-too-
rich desserts. Dried fruits are one
of the best sources of natural su
gar. A pudding made with rais
ins or dates, for in.stance, needs
less sugar for sweetening than a
plain pudding.
Finally, suggests Doctor Staley,
add variety and supplemcrrt the
weekly white refined sugar with
other naturally sweet foods. Ava
ilable now are honey, cane syrups
molasses, sorghum, com syrup, and
maple syrum. Molasses, cane
syrups and sorghum contain a
good deal of calcium and iron. ■
When honey is used merely to
sweeten, it may be used instead
of sugar, cup for ^up. For it is of
about equal sweetness. If you use
honey in cakes or quickbreads,
you have to make certain other al-l
lowances. A formula worked out
for honey substitution for sugar
Certain vegetable seed will he
’“short” in 1942. and Lewis P.
Watson. Extension Hort.iculliirist
of the N. C. State College, says
backyard ’“city’’ gardens should
be grown only where suitable
soil and equipment are available.
He strongly urges that city peo
ple avoid digging up flower beds
to plant vegetablen in the ’’Vic
tory Garden” program.
”We have been informed.”
Watson said, “’that shortages of
some types of garden .seed exist. |
This is especially true of moat of ,
the greens, including mustard,
kale, turnips, and cabbage. There
appears to be a plentiful supply
of spinach seed
’’Farm people generally have
better soil, and more spraying '
and dusting equipment available,
for growing a garden.’’ Watson
declared. ’’Most of the vegeta
ble seed will be needed in rural
areas. It is a waste of seed, and
of time, to attempt to grow a
garden in a city backyard where
the ‘soil’ consists mainly of rub
bish. brickbats and perhaps'old
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Genuine Homemade Mexi
can Chili. Regular Dm
•'era. Oyster*. Finest or
Western Steaks.
The Blue Cirde
What constitutes a Victory
Garden ?
This question has been raised
in connection with the ’’Victory
Garden” campaign through which
every farm family is asked to con
tribute to the National war ef
fort by producing their own veg
etables and fruit in 1942.
H. R. Niswonger. Extension
horticulturist of N. C. Slate Col
lege. answers the question as
follows: ”A Victory Garden is
one in which a sufficient quantity
of different vegetables are grown
to feed the family. Normally this
requires one-tenth of an acre for
each member of the family, with
10 or more different vegetables
grown.’”
Niswonger sugge:-ts that the
following 22 vegetables be grown
and he recommends varie’ies of
seed to buy and tells the amount
of seed to plant for a family of
five persons:
Bush lima beans, Henderson
Rush, Wood’s Prolific and Baby
Pordhook varieliets. 2 V4 pounds
of seed: pole lima beans, Caroli
na Sieve and Challenger varie
ties, 2 */4 pounds of seed: bush
snap beans. Stringless Black Val
entine, Strlngloss Greenpod, and
Boiin'iful varieties. .5 pounds;
pole snap beans. Kentucky Won
der; 21^ pounds: beets. Early
Wonder and Crosby’s Egyptian,
2 ounces: cabbage. .Jersey
Wakefield fearly) and Dutch Ball
Head tlate), 1 ounce: carrots.
Chantenay and Iraperator. 2
ounces.
Collards, Carolina Short Stem,
Not Qualified
Tampa, Fla.—An Irishman, Har
ry V. Flood, served as justice bf
the peace and mayor of Frostproof
for six years before finding out he
wesnt a qualified officeholder.
He was not a United States citi
zen. So, Flood promptly resigmed
and applied for citizenship papers.
The usual two-year wait was waiv
ed and he took the oath.
Now, the Irishman’s qualified,
but he hasn’t revealed future po
litical plans.
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