MEAT MG METHODS GIVEN BY J. S. WILKINS Suggestion* On Two Way* Given By Agent Common salt Is the basis of all curing methods said John S. Wil kins today as he discussed the fact that hundreds of hogs have been killed for winter meat in the past few days. He gave a few suggestions made by R. E. Nance, specialist at State College as to either the dry salt or the brine cure for meats. Either will give good results but the dry pack is mostly ysed. "Sugar will add flavor and keep the meat tender, and salt peter will give the meat a rich red color. In the dry cure, for each 100 pounds of meat use eight pounds of salt, three ounces of salt peter, and three pounds of sugar, if desired. Brown sugar is preferable. "Mix the Ingredients and rub half the mixture into the hams, shoulders, and sides. Pack all the meat in a vessel, skin side down, ex cept the top layer which should be tnt* side up. "In seven days, repack the meat and rub on the other half of the mixture. Let each piece of meat cure three days for every pound it weighs, then wash it and hang it In the smoke house. “In the brine cure, for each 100 pounds of meat use 12 pounds of salt, two ounces of salt peter, and three cups of sugar if desired. "Mix the dry ingredients and rub part of the mixture on the meat. Pack it as for the dry cure. Boil six gallons of water and after this has cooled,a bit, stir in the rest of the dry ingredients and let the solution cool some more. Pour this over the meat until all pieces are covered. •The pork should be weighted down with clean bricks, stones, or hard wood. Repack the meat on the seventh and 21st days. When the meat is cured, wash it in h—*tUl mar* than a thousand miles from Rio de Ja neiro. two naval cruisers carrying the president’s party to Buenos Aires turned southwest off Pernam buco today as the president busied himself with fits sough draft of bis address before the Inter-American peace conference. King Neptune’s fun-fast, the ini tiation of passengers who had never crossed the equator, was ooncluded ttt elaborate meek trials yesterday. THPpMMBent participated and re ceived a diploma certifying him as a "Shellback.” James Roosevelt, the president's son, got what was described ae the “royal works.” Details of the ini tiation were kept secret under the stem command of the king’s advis ers. - Owl .May Cause Loss . Of Boy’s Two Eyes OANTONIA, Nov. 35—Specialists at'a Carlotte eye clinic fought to day to save the sight of John Har rison, prominent IT year old Lowell youth who lost the sight of his right eye in an unusual accident Sunday morning when ah owl flew against the windshield of his automobile as he was driving along Kings Moun tain highway near here, shattering the glass. Splinters of flying glass extin guished the sight in the Lowell youths right eye. Young Harrison is a member of the Lowell Boy Scout troop. Local Mills Study Wage Increase Plan While no announcement ha* been made concerning increased textile wages'ln Shelby it is understoodd unofficially that mill managements have tot dworkers they are studying the situation with a vie^r of deter mining what might be done, if any thing. It is pointed out that wages in Shelby textile plants have not been lowered to the extent prevailing in other sections and that most of wage increases announced have been in mills on lower wage stand ards than prevail here now. Cotton Figures Lamentably Low Cleveland county's cotton figures still lagged far behind a normal to day as a survey indicated that up to November 14 only 15,Hi bales had been ginned. Prior to the same date last year 39,406 bales had been ginned. Of ficials were of the opinion that the final report csnnot possibly go far beyond 25,000, although much cotton was picked and ginned last week. Wage Increase 3PRENGFIHLD, Maas . Nov. j OP)—The Van Norman Machine Tool company today announced a 6 per cent wage Increase for about ! vw employes, effective this week. Want Strikers To Man Food Ships SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 36.—) —Federal officials bad a verbal promise today from striking unions to man food ships for Alaska, acute ly affected by the widespread mari time tieup. Hawaii, also cut off from normal supplies of mainland necessities, still was without a promise of aid. New figures—in millions of dol lars—were issued on the cost of the strike to Pasific coast business. Efforts to bring relief to Alaska temporarily sidetracked direct moves to end the walkout of more than 37,00 union workers who have tied up nearly 330 ships In coast ports In the 37 days of the dispute. New moves were exuected to end the strike blockade of Hawaii, where the food situation is not yet acute. * Col. O. F. Ahlson, manager of the government-owned Alaska railroad announced last night the Joint strike policy committee had agreed verbally to “man, load and dis charge” ships the railway chartered and move necessities to Alaska. Authority to charter the vessels was given by President Rooeevelt. Cleveland Cops Nab Asheville Robbers ASHEVILLE, Nov. 36.—<*>—Ashe ville police said today that Cleve land, Ohio, authorities bad arrested four men who had admitted hold ing up a wine shop here last Thurs day. The Cleveland offloers were also quoted as saying the men, who were taken Into custody as , they were about to hold up a drug store there, also had admitted other holdups In Jacksonville, Buffalo, N. Y., end Pittsburgh. Police here said that two em ployes of the wine shop, had iden tified three of the men by photo graphs as the trio that entered the plaoe, covered them with .pistols, locked them and several other per sons In the rear of the store and made away with a, sum aft money from the cash draw*y, Farmer-Labor Plan Is Ended For Year TAMPA, Fla.," Nov. ».-<#>—Ma jority leaders of the American Fed eration of Labor bad all but final ly decided today to end for this year talk of Federation support for an independent national labor par ty. The resolution* _v committee was expected to report unfavorably sometime during the day on pro posals for sponsorship by the fed eration of existing farmer-labor movements in several states and labor party organization in others. With a new idea for peace to be dispatched soon to the Insurgent John L. Lewis committee for in dustrial organization, hopes of seal ing the breech between the A. F. of L. and its suspended W rebel unions were higher than In days. Merchants Want To Close On Dec. 26th A movement is on foot to close all places of business on Saturday af ter Christmas in order to allow for a three day holiday. Christmas this year comes onFriday and the day following this holiday is usually dull in the matter of trade. A number of merchants have expressed them selves in favor of closing thsir stores on Saturday and wish that other merchants would express their sentiments on this suggestion to J. E. Nash, president or George Wray, secretary of the local Mer chants Association. I -- !■%_ 11T i a * . . asanvc Wednesday AI The Legion Building A subscription dance will be held at the Legion building Wednesday night, starting at ' 9 o’clock. The dance is being held under the Joint auspices of the Legion and Auxil iary. A splendid orchestra has been secured. Both round and square dance number are to be played. VISITS RUTHERFORD SITES CONSIDERED FOR MARKERS FOREST CITY, Nov. 25. — Miss Delear of the North Carolina His torical commission was a visitor in the county Saturday, at which time she conferred with County Histor ian Clarence Griffin and others in regard to placing markers on his torical sites in the county. During the afternoon two sites, scheduled for early attention, were visited. There wWe .the site of old QUbertown, first county seat, and Revolutionary camp ground and rendezvous, both for Ferguson and < the Patriots; and the site of the old Bechtler mint. W. F. Whitman Dies MIAMI BEACH, Fla.,’ Nov. 25 — (Fy—William Francis Whitman, 77, i capitalist of Chicago and Miami Beach, died of heart disease tods.v [ after a short, illness. T oday’s Markets New York cotton at 3:30 today: Jan. 11:67, Mar. 11:66, May 11:63, July 11:56, Oct. 11:36, Dec. 11:36. STOCKS SLOW NEW YORK, Nov. 35.—(JP)—A few issues pressed forward in to day's stock market, but the majority were Inclined to relinquish some of the recovery registered in the pre ceding session. CHICAGO GRAIN CHICAGO, Nov. 35.—VP)—Material upturns of wheat values here early today were responsive to firmness shown by Liverpool quotations. Re newed attention was given to dis turbed political developments over seas and to adverse weather preva lent throughout the plains region of this country. Cora started un changed. COTTON STEADY NEW YORK, Nov. 35.—(AV-Oot ton futures opened steady, 3 to 6 higher on trade and foreign buy ing. There were 69 December no tices. RICHMOND HOGS * RICHMOND, Va., Nor. 35.—(A*— Hogs 9.75. CHICAGO HOGS CHICAGO, Nov. 35.—)—Isadora Wind holts, a sharp bargainer, asked a jeweler the price of a wedding ring. Then, “how much for two?" getting a discount, he went on "— and three?" Perplexed, the jeweler made him a nice reduction on the quantity lot. 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