MiMHtmmHinnnmnnHmmnHmmm,,,, ygj WARTIME HINTS FOR Brevard and Transylvania HOMEMAKERS j —By Aunt Sawyer j (■] ■ MiiimiiiMt hum ...... Mrs. Mackey vs Manpower Mrs. E. H. Mackey, of the Lit tle River community, has demon strated that the present manpower situation isn’t going to hinder her from getting her house fixed up the way she wants it, even though the shortage of labor and material would prevent the or dinary housewife from even at tempting such an undertaking as hers. Mrs. Mackey wanted her liv ing room remodeled and furnish ed according to more up-to-date requirements as to colors and pat terns, and not being able to secure workmen, she resorted to the nearest person at hand to do the job, and that person was herself, who proved an efficient interior decorator and designer. She trans formed her low-ceiling, dark wall ed and drab colored room into a veritable bower of cheerfulness, comfort and homelikeness. The dark calcimined walls were pap ered with wallpaper of a vertical stripe pattern to give height to the room, and she did every bit of the papering herself, and in fact all of the remodeling work was of her handiwork. She paint ed the dark beamed ceiling a del icate cream and changed her win dow drapes and curtains to a light cream material. She made her new window shades of white feed sacks, starched, and the new slip covers for her sofa and chairs she made of feed sacks she had dyed a light tan or cream. Her new linoleum rug carried out the pre vailing brighten-up colors to blend with the rest of the room. She re-arranged the furniture in accor dance with more modern styles, and discarded many unnecessary pieces that hitherto had cluttered up the room. The cost of the rug and wallpaper included practical ly the entire expense of the pro ject, and now she has a living room that is most pleasing to the eye and provides a restful and com fortable living space for the fami ly, at comparatively small cost. Valuable suggestions and other assistance from Miss Annabel Teague, home agent, helped great ly in Mrs. Mackey’s accomplish ment. Preserving Hints Now that preserving and jelly making are at the height of their season, it might be well to give a few hints or reminders on the proper method of making fruit jams and jellies. Preserving, as you of course know, means fruit that is cooked with sugar, equal weight, and left whole or nearly so. Jams are where the fruit is crushed and boiled with sugar to a thick smooth mass. Jelly is where only the juice of the fruit is used, with an equal quantity of sugar, cup for cup full. Blackberries, raspberries, plums and peaches are best for jam. Currants, Concord grapes, crabapples and quinces make the best jelly. For best re sults the sugar should be weighed instead of measuring and use a fresh cheesecloth jelly bag, which should be wrung out of hot water before putting in boiled fruit juice to drain. When preserving hard fruits, as pears or quinces, pare, core and quarter them and put to boil with a quarter pound of sugar to each pint of water. Jams re quire that the fruit boil soft and then mash and return to fire with equal weight of sugar and boil 15 minutes. ' August Tokens August’s flower is the poppy and its gem is / the sardonyx. Some of August’s outstanding dates and personages are: August 12, 1877, Thomas Edison invented the phonograph; August 17, 1896, gold first discovered in the Klon dike; August 3 1492, Columbus sailed from Spain; August 5, 1844, Statue of Liberty corner stone laid; August 24, 1912, Congress authorized the parcel post. Jimmy Sees Big City When Jimmy Kimzey was young er than he is now at 7 years, his daddy took him to the big city for the first time. Taking an elevator to the top of the sky scraper, they shot up 30 stories at breath-taking speed when the little boy, grasping his father’s hand, asked timidly, ’‘Daddy does God know we are coming?” Calls woodmen insuhange "*7i4e 7omo4 Jtand oh Mine" Woodmen ol the World benefila ore often like from heaven to bereaved women and Typical le the young widow in Haslehurat, Ga., who compared (he $1,000 benefit she received to the old gospel hymn, **The Touch ol Hie Hand on Mine." Her husband Joined Woodcraft In the fed! of 1941, and died only a few monthe later, leaving her with Jour children—the oldest 11. the youngest a babe in arms. Your local Woodmen camp welcomes you into its brotherhood. There you can begin enjoying the priceless economic, social and fraternal benefits afforded by the Society. Woodmen membership gives you the two things you long for most—fellowship for yourself, security for your loved ones. See the financial secretary ol your local W. O. W. camp today! WOODMEN OF THE WORLD! iJn^uzanae cSocisty OMAHA, NEBRASKA W. O. W. Representative A. B. GALLOWAY Wanted TO BUY Ivy and Laurel (Kalmia and Rhododendron) BURLS WILL PAY $9 to $15 per Ton, According to Quality • . . Delivered at our Mill at Brevard, N. C. Transylvania Pipe Co. Ralph Fisher, Manager Phone 375 Brevard, N. C Town And Farm In Wartime THIRD WAR LOAN DRIVE Fifteen billion dollars is the goal for the Third War Loan, which President Roosevelt has proclaimed will be launched Sept. 9. In his proclamation the Presi dent said, “Our need for money is greater than ever, and will con mue to grow until the very day that victory is won; so we must ask for more sacrifice, for more cooperation than ever before.” COST OF LIVING DROPS With other living costs rela tively stable, a drop in fresh veg etables and buttter prices cut the cost of living for city workers by RATION REMINDER GASOLINE—“A” book coupons No. 7, good for four gal | Ions outside the East Coast shortage area, must last through 1 September 21st. Within the shortage area “A” book coupons ! No. 6 are good for three gallons each. “B” and “C” coupons cut | to two and one-half gallons in twelve of the Northwestern states [ of the shortage area. “B” and “C” coupons good for three gal | Ions in the remaining five states of the Eastern shortage area. ; All gasoline coupons in the possession of car owners must be : endorsed with the owner’s license number and state of regis ! tration. : SUGAR — Stamp No. 13 good for 5 lbs. through August i 15th. Stamp No. 14, good for 5 lbs., becomes valid August 16th [ and remains good through October. Stamps Nos. 15 and 16 are j good through October 31 for 5 lbs., each for home canning pur I poses. Housewives may apply to their local ration boards for I more if necessary. I COFFEE—Ration stamps no longer required. I FUEL OIL—Period 5 coupons in old rations valid in all j j tones through September 30th; period 1 coupons in new rations I are now valid. Occupants of oil heated homes are urged to re- 1 j turn their applications for next year’s fuel oil rations to their j War Price and Ration Boards promptly. SHOES—Stamp No. 18 (1 pair) is valid through Oct. 31st. STOVES—Purchase certificates now issued and normally valid for 30 days from date of issuance, will be invalid after August 23rd, by which time it is expected the new nation-wide stove rationing plan will be in effect. MEAT, STC., — Red Stamps T and U, now valid, expires August 31st; V is valid August 8th, expires August 31st; W is | valid August 15th, expires August 31st. j PROCESSED FOODS—Blue Stamps N, P, Q remain valid j through August 7th. Blue stamps R, S, T, become valid August j 1st and will be good through September 20th. ! * —«—4* 0.2 per cent in the month ending June 15—the first month to show a reduction since a year before Pearl Harbor, the U. S. Depart I ment of Labor reported recently.! Food prices as a whole, making up over 40 per cent of the cost) of living index, declined 0.8 per! cent. The cost of living index now I stands at 124.8 per cent of the] 1935-39 average. Food prices are 45 per cent above January, 1941, and more than 16 per cent above May, 1942. HOME CANNERS WARNED Home canners have been warn ed by the U. S. Department of Ag riculture against the use of “can ning powders” and other chemi cal preservatives. W. G. Campbell, Commissioner of the Federal Food and Drug Administration, said that use of some of the “canning powders” constitutes a definite health hazard. The term “canning powders,” includes boric acid and its compounds and substances like metabisulfite which yield sulfur dioxide when brought in contact with an acid-reacting food product. The safe way for the home canner is to process food adequately with heat and not to use chemical pre servatives. For safety’s sake, rely on thorough heat sterilization. GAS COUPONS CHANGED FOR TRIPS Motorists can use their “AA” ra tion books for trips into, or out of, the Eastern gasoline shortage area, according to rules recently an nounced by the OPA. Since July 21, Eastern motorists have been using “A-6” coupons, while those outside the East have been using “A-7’s”. To overcome these diffi culties in travel “across the bor der” a new amendment to the Gasoline Rationing Regulations permit “A” ration holders to ex change any of their valid “A” cou pons for other coupons that may be used in the area in which they expect to travel. Exchanges may be made and further information secured at the War Price and Ra tioning Board. G>" -0 MONUMENTS : You can make no better | i selection than a stone from— § Palmer Stone Works Incorporated ALBEMARLE, N. C. | For one of their beautiful stones, see | L. P. BECK | | 326 Probart St Phone 495 § BREVARD, N. C. i QiiiimmimmmiiiiiiiiMiimmimiuinii.■■■■■■■■■[t] STORAGE FOR POTATOES Arrangements have been com pleted to provide additional stor age facilities for handling the late crop of the 1943 Irish potatoes, the War Food Administration has an nounced. WPE has approved the allocation of materials for the con struction of stooge facilities suf ficient to take care of 15 million bushels of potatoes. Farmers should apply to their county war boards for approval to begin con struction. BINDER TWINE SUPPLY An adequate supply of binder twine is available for this year’s harvest of grain crops, the WPB Binder Twine Sub-Committee has reported. This ample supply has been made possible through the blending of cotton with henequen to produce a new twine which has proved satisfactory. INCREASE SHOE SUPPLY To increase the supply of chil dren’s and infant’s shoes, and men’s work shoes, WPB recently amended order M-217 (Footwear) to permit a 25 per cent increase in the output of shoes for boys, misses, children and infants. Pro duction of men’s work shoes may be increased by 15 per cent and men's safety shoes by 25 per cent. The order also will permit increas ed production of shoes at price levels where there is greater con sumer demand. FEWER NEW TIRES Smaller quotas of new passen ger car tires for August and larg er quotas of used and recapped tires have been announced by OPA, based on rationing allot ments assigned for the month by the Office of Rubber Director. The August quota of grade 1 tires is the lowest since last April. OPA officials warned that drivers who are eligible for new tires may have to accept used or recapped types as long as the quota of new tires is low. NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF TRANSYLVANIA. MERLE MARSALANE SHINKOS KY, Plaintiff, vs JACK NEWTON SHINKOSKY, Defendant. The above - named defendant, JACK NEWTON SHINKOSKY, will take notice that an action entitled as above has been com menced in the Superior Court of Transylvania County, North Caro lina by the plaintiff to secure an absolute divorce from the defen dant upon the ground that the plaintiff and defendant have lived separate and apart for more than two years next preceding the com mencement of this action; and the defendant will further take notice that he is required to appear in the office of the Clerk of the Su perior Court of Transylvania Coun ty in the Court House in Brevard, North Carolina, within thirty days after the 16th day of August, 1943, and answer or demur to the com plaint in said action, or the plain tiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint This the 7th day of July, 1943. N. A. MILLER, 7-15-4t Clerk Superior Court Growing Chicks Is All-Year Business North Carolina hatcherymen don’t get any more vacations because the hatching of baby chicks has become a year-round business un der war conditions, says T. T. Brown, Extension Poultry Special ist at State College. Both the hatcheryman and the supply flock owner must keep on the job at all times if disease free chicks of good breeding are to be produced. Preparations for de livering good chicks next season are being made and the hatchery man and the flock owner must work in close cooperation, suggests Brown. According to the poultry special ist, much pullorum has shown up in chicks this year and it is necessary that hens be blood tested to re move the pullorum carriers from the laying flocks as early as pos sible. A special school for blood testers is being held at State Col lege and the hatcherymen are co operating wholeheartedly in mak ing this new program a success. These testers will be under the supervision of the State Depart ment of Agriculture in making their tests in the field. NOTICE OF SALE In The Superior Court State of North Carolina, County of Transylvania. Town of Brevard. Plaintiff. vs. F. W. Johnston and wife, Mrs. W, F. Johnston, William E. Harmon, mortgagee, Defendants. Under and by virtue of a judg ment made and entered in the above entitled cause in the Super ior Court of Transylvania County, dated the 28th day of June, 1943, the undersigned Commissioner, will, on the 9th day of August, 1943, at twelve o’clock, noon, at the door of the Transylvania Coun ty Courthouse in Brevard, North Carolina, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, sub ject to the confirmation of the Court, the property hereinafter described, located in Brevard Town ship, Transylvania County, and more particularly described as fol lows: Being all of that certain lot of land described in deed from Flor ence Kern, et al., to Mary R. John ston, dated October 7, 1911, and recorded in Book 30, page 618, records of deeds for Transylvania County, N. C. This the 9th day of July, 1943. RALPH H. RAMSEY, JR., 7-15-4tc Commissioner. Not Too Good “Do you think you could learn to love me?” “Possibly; but wouldn’t you hate to think you were an acquired taste.” While I breathe I hope” is the state motto of South Carolina. When your doctor asks where you prefer to have your prescription filled, say: VARNER’S, because: Filled only by registered pharma cist; as written and at reasonable prices. (Advt.) tfc CATHOLIC CHURCH Mass every Sunday and Holy Day at N Y A Hut on Broad street. For time of mass, phone 352. Transylvania County Cows Are Healthy: Transylvania Dairies Milk Is Good! Take it from us ... . milk from healthy, contented cows gets top place on the Nutrition Selective Service ratings! And that’s just the kind of healthful, downright good-for-you milk you get here. Transylvania Dairies RALPH PARRISH, Manager ■■•■(imHimHimmiiiiiiiiiiiiHiniHllllllliniNHI © REDDY KILOWATT “Electricity Is Vital In War... DON’T WASTE IT!” Your fruits and vegetables may come directly from your own yard or you may take advantage of the local sea son to buy quantities of fresh truck at the peak of the market. In either case those who take their home can ning seriously this season are sure to be in a favorable position next win ter. Your County Home Demonstration Agent can give you worthwhile tips. Why not drop in and talk it over? DUKE POWER CO. Day Phone 116 Night Phone 16 QuiniieiiiiaiinMiiianiauiiiaaiaiimiii laaaaaaaiaai