Wartime Hints
—for—
Transylvania and Brevard
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By AUNT SAWYER
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Solve This Mystery
A queer freak of nature is clear
ly visible on a main business street
in Brevard, which distinguishes it
self in two ways. First, it lacks
a satisfactory solution as to the
mystery of its source, and, second
ly, it seems to prove conclusively
the solution of the tomato blight
problem. No doubt, you’ve noticed
many times this summer the pro
lific tomato plant that has been
growing larger and larger at the
»rear of Parsons’ jewelry store on
Broad street, cropping apparently
right out of concrete and brick
with no sign of even a fraction
of an inch of good earth in sight.
Now, if you can solve the mystery
as to how this plant started grow
ing in the first place and how it
continues to grow, blossom and
produce tomatoes, crowded in an
invisible crack between the con
crete sidewalk and the brick wall
of the Whitmire building, then
we’d like to award a prize to the
person who solves the mystery
conclusively. Secondly, so many
local tomato growers have com
plained this summer of a blight
or water soaked condition affect
ing their tomatoes, but it will be
noted that this tomato plant grow
ing right out of concrete and brick
suffers no blight or unhealthy con
dition of any sort. Moral—here
after grow your tomatoes in con
crete and brick for best results.
Quiz Lesson
1. Was Cyrus W. Field known
as a great athlete, the man who
laid the first Atlantic cable or
a celebrated playwright? 2. Who
first discovered Britain to be an
island and how? 3. For what three
things is Brooklyn, N. Y. most
noted? 4. Is a boomerang an Aus
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tralian implement of war, a symbol
of ill fate, or a child’s plaything?
5. Was Charlotte Bronte a noted
actress, an English novelist or a
celebrated French fashion design
er? 6. What great river in the
U. S. is 350 miles long and so wide
for 13 miles of its course that it
is called a bay, and has a rock
wall over 300 feet high that ex
tends nearly 20 miles of its course,
at the upper end of which the
river is called by another name?
7. Is the Golden Fleece the name
of a Spanish seagoing vessel of
ancient times, a fairy godfather,
or an order of knighthood? 8.
What woman in Biblical times was
known as the most wicked of all
women, and whose son command
ed that she be thrown from the
window of her palace where the
dogs devoured her?
How To Be Ultra Smart
Now, if you want to be not only
smart but ultra smart in these war
times, it’s smart to wear hand-me
downs and re-make your suits and
other clothing out of husband’s or
son’s or brother’s civilian clothes
after they’ve discarded them for
military clothes. The young woman
who is smart enough to whip up
a smart suit out of hubby’s old
tweed coat that has hung unworn
in the closet since he entered
service, might make herself the
envy of all her friends. Then fur
ther to complete the costume, she
might make a smart blouse out of
one of his old shirts, and might
also turn out a smart suit for
Junior from a pair of daddy’s dis
carded flannel slacks. The trick of
making a woman’s suit from a
man's is sweeping the country just
now. It began in England, where
the women were forced to it wrhen
Saved from sale
These steers weren't ready for market but
they would have had to be sold had it not
been for a Woodmen of the World Life Cer
tificate. The loan value of his W. O. W. life
certificate paid accumulated debts and ben
efits from the hospital rider took care of tM«
Michigan farmer's hospital bill. Thus, long
before death struck, his life certificate
proved its worth.
Your local Woodmen camp welcomes you
into its brotherhood. There you may enjoy
its priceless economic, social and fraternal
benefits. Woodmen membership gives you
fellowship and provides security for your
loved ones. See your W. O. W. financial
secretary today.
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD
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OMAHA. NEBRASKA
W. O. W. Representative
A. B. GALLOWAY
Your car may be one of the latest models or it may
be one of the earliest, but no matfer which you have,
all cars need care! We will get to know your car’s
faults and we will correct them for you. Give us the
chance to get acquainted and we will save not only
money but the life of your car. You must take proper
care of your car now if you expect to have it perform
for you. Come in and get some valuable hints on how
to care for your car.
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BURRELL MOTOR CO.
24-HOUR WRECKER SERVICE
Brevard, N. C.
Phone 27
In Foreign Service
PFC. RALPH WILLIAM CHAP
PELL is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Chappell. He entered
service in January, 1942 and
took training at Fort Bragg,
Camp Lee, Va„ and at Mobile,
Ala. He has been in foreign ser
vice over a year.
I FARM QUESTIONS
| AND ANSWERS
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Question: What good crop can I
plant to increase my feed supply?
Answer: The Agronomists at
State College say that alfalfa,
which can be grown on fertile,
medium-heavy, well-drained lands
in all sections of North Carolina,
will produce more tons of high
quality hay per acre than any
other legume crop. They advise a
few acres on every farm. They also
suggest that you'put in an acreage
of vetch or one of the clovers and
don't forget En early sowing of
barley, oats and rye for grazing.
; See your county agent for full
instructions on growing alfalfa, be
cause it is a crop that must be
carefully sown by getting the land
in the right condition, liming the
land, and inoculating the seed.
Question: What is the best va
riety of barley for me to plant?
I want to grow a “winter corn
crop.”
Answer: Dr. E. R. Collins, in
charge of Agronomy Extension at
State College, advises that you
plant Sunrise,Davidson, Randolph
or Iredell for grain. If you are
especially interested in grazing
some, he suggests one of the last
three mentioned. Sunrise is not
recommended for grazing. Some
years dry weather almost ruins
your corn cron and under average
conditions, barley has a better
chance of making a good yield.
In spite of the very hard winter,
some growers have reported yields
of fifty to sixty bushels of barley
per acre this year.
clothing rationing began, and it's
finding enthusiastic response in
wartime America.
Your Child’s Mental Health
Some more good rules to fol
low regarding your child’s mental
health, as set forth by a noted
child specialist and pshychologist:
Encourage him from early child
hood in creative and constructive
play. See that he gradually learns
to get along with other children,
settling his own quarrels inasfar
as possible. Show great regard for
him as an individual, never laugh
ing at his questions or remarks, but
answering them seriously and kind
ly. Help him to feel that he is
loved and wanted in the family
group.
Quiz Answers
1. Laid the first Atlantic cable.
2. Agricola, a Roman general, who
sent his fleets around Britain,
proving it to be an island. 3. The
fourth largest city in the U. S.,
the city of churches, has the
largest suspension bridge in the
world. 4. Australian implement of
war. 5. English novelist. 6. Hudson
river. 7. An order of knighthood.
8. Jezebel.
Woody Wants In Navy
Mrs. Mary O. Paxton—“Woody,
tell me why you gave Sonny Happ
that nice new ball I got for you?”
Woody — “Well, mother, he
promised to let me be Secretary
of the Navv when he gets to be
President of the United States,
that’s why!”
ADMINISTRATRIX’ NOTICE
State of North Carolina,
County of Transylvania.
Having qualified as administra
trix of the estate of Alvin Rock
wood, deceased, late of Transyl
vania County, N. C„, this is to
notify all persons having claims
against the said estate of the said
deceased to exhibit them verified
to the undersigned on or before
the 29th day of July, 1944, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons indebt
ed to said estate will please make
immediate settlement.
This the 26th day of Juiy, 1943.
MRS, ALVIN ROCKWOOD,
Administratrix,
Estate rf Alvin Rockwood,
7-29-6tc Deceased.
TRY TIMES WANT ADS
THEY BRING RESULTS
New Employment Regulation Is
Announced By Manager Buchanan
Employers Must Consult Ser
vice If Worker Does Not
Have Statement
Although' the provisions of the
regulations issued by the War
Manpower Commission from Wash
ington August 14 are not effective
generally in North Carolina until
they are adopted by the Regional
Management-Labor Committee, one
provision becomes effective at once
and is now in full force and effect,
Carl Buchanan, manager of the
Hendersonville office of the U. S.
Employment Service of the WMC
announces. This provision is:
No employer shall hire or solicit
any worker last employed in a
critical occupation or for work in
a critical occupation except upon
referral by the United States Em
ployment Service, or in accord
ance with arrangements with the
United States Employment Ser
vice.
This provision extends earlier
provisions and means that workers
engaged in critical occupations
may not be hired or solicited by
employers, even though they are
themselves engaged in critical ac
tivities, without first clearing with
the U. S. Employment Service—
that is, without a Statement of
Availabilty from the Employment
Service.
The alternative of direct referral
by the U. S. Employment Service,
Mr. Buchanan points out, is that
the referral must be in accordance
with arrangements with the U. S.
Employment Service. This is inter
preted to mean that essential em
ployers may negotiate the transfer
of workers in critical occupations
from one to the other under a
plan previously approved by the
U. S. Employment Service and
subject to approval later of indivi
dual transfers by the Employment
Service.
These negotiated transfers may
be of a permanent nature, or may
be temporary, in which case “Lim
ited Statements of Availability,”
for a specified period, may be
used, Manager Buchanan states.
In case of any question, Man
ager Buchanan advises employers
to contact the Hendersonville Em
ployment office or see Mr. Buc
hanan in Brevard.
“If the employer fails to issue
a Statement of Availability, a
worker may request the U. S.
Employment Service of the War
Manpower Commission to issue
such a Statement to him. Until
such time as the Statement of
Availability is issued, to the work
er by the U. S. Employment Ser
vice of the War Manpower Com
mission. the worker shall remain
on the job.”
Under this provision, Manager
Buchanan advises that employees
may be refused Statements of
Availability on the grounds that
they quit their work before ap
plying for Statements of Avail
ability.
Timely Hints For
Farm Homemakers
BY RUTH CURRENT
It’s a good idea to preserve
some of your grapes for winter
use. You can make them into
flavorful grape juice, tart grape
jelly, spicy grape butter, or ricn
grape jam. If you want directions
for making any of these good
things with grapes, write Mrs.
Mary Lee McAllister, State Col
lege, Raleigh.
Grape juice and grape jelly are
easy to make, but the canning
experts say that there’s sometimes
a problem with the crystals that
form in grape products. These
crystals are perfectly harmless,
but the gritty texture often mars
the perfection of your homemade
grape juice or jelly.
You can “beat these crystals at
their own game” if you strain the
grape juice and then let it stand
overnight in a cool place. The
next day carefully dip out the
juice and strain it a second time.
In making the juice into jeily,
use this same trick.
Since there is a sugar shortage
| you may wish to can the juice
and make fresh jelly when it is
needed and when sugar is more
plentiful.
Cottage cheese is an important
kind of cheese. It can be made at
home. You can work cottage cheese
into delicious salads and salad
dressings, into desserts, and even
into cooked dishes. The high pro
tein value means that you can use
cottage cheese as the main dish
of a meal.
If you want to add extra flavor
to your cottage cheese, you’ll have
to add it in the form of onion
juice, chopped chives, olives or
parsley, celery or cucumbers, pi
mentos or green peppers.
As a sandwich filling, try cottage
cheese with peanut butter, with
bits of cooked bacon or ham, or
chopped fried fruits. We can send
you our cottage cheese recipes if
you would like to have them.
Remains of several of its original
Spanish forts are still visible in
Puerto Rico.
Silage Furnishes
Economical Feed
Silage furnishes one of the best
and most economical home-grown
roughages for cattle and takes
the place of green grass during
the critical winter feeding period,
says John A. Avery, Extension
dairyman at N. C. State College.
Silage is economical because a
large quantity of the feed can be
grown on a limited acreage with
a comparatively small amount of
labor and because only a small
loss is sustained during the har
vesting and feeding operations.
If all of the silage is not fed
during the winter months, it can
be used during the dry periods in
summer as a valuable supplement
to grazing. Avery says that silage
is a very necessary feed for dairy
cows since it is a succulent and
palatable feed, and it also finds
a place in the feeding program
of producers of beef cattle.
The proper time to cut corn or
sorghum for silage, according to
the specialist, is when it contains
the maximum amount of feed
nutrients and at the same time
enough moisture to make it pack
well in the silo. Under the ex
ceptionally dry conditions prevail
ing this summer, growers have
been forced to add water in put
ting in their silage.
Casa Blanca, architectural mas
terpiece in Puerto Rico, was built
for the family of Ponce de Leon.
Permanent Pastures
Should Be Sown Now
Mixed pastures, which will pro
vide grazing from about May 1
until frost, should be planted dur
ing September and the first half
of October on fertile lands in a
high state of cultivation, E. C.
Blair, Extension agronomist at N.
C. State College, advises.
These pastures will give good
grazing on soils of medium fer
tility, if they are fertilized an
nually and not over-grazed during
hot, dry weather.
They respond to good seed bed
preparation. Blair points out that
the ideal seed bed for pastures is
one that is thoroughly pulverized
to a depth of three inches, and
left undisturbed below that depth.
For this reason, plowing should
be avoided unless it is done at
least six to eight weeks before the
sowing of the seed.
Lands that have been in row
crops can be prepared by discing
and harrowing, but land that has
been idle may have to be plowed
shallow before discing.
DIXIE WOOD IN WAR
The National Forests in eleven
Southern States sold almost two
million dollars worth of timber
and forest products during the
fiscal year which ended June 30,
1943, according to the U. S. Forest
Service. Virtually all these pro
ducts were used in producing war
materials.
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
NOTICE!
I have in my shop a number
of unclaimed shoes and boots.
This is to notify the owners
that I will sell this footwear
for repair charges if it is not
called for by September 12.
BREVARD
SHOE SHOP
George Hunter, Owner
Little ads bring great return*
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MONUMENTS
You can make no better
selection than a stone from—
Palmer Stone
Works
Incorporated
ALBEMARLE, N. C.
| For one of their beautiful
stones, see
| L. P. BECK
I 326 Probart St. Phone 495
BREVARD, N. C.
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Have a“Coke”= Cead Mile Failte
(A HUNDRED THOUSAND WELCOMES)
“Coke”= Coca-Cola
It’s natural for popular names to
acquire friendly abbreviations. That’s
why you hear Coca-Cola called ‘‘Coke”.
• ••in Belfast as in Boston
Have a “Coke", says the American soldier to his Irish friends,
and it’s just like saying A hundred thousand welcomes. Around the
globe Coca-Cola stands for the pause that refreshes—has become
the high-sign of friendly-minded people.
BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Asheville—Hendersonville Branch
_© 1943 The C-C Co.____
-the global
high-sign
NOTICE!
We, the undersigned, have agreed to close our places of
business one day of each week as follows:
Canteen closes on Tuesday
The Grill closes on Wednesday
Galloway's Cafe closes on Thursday
These parties further agree not to employ any help employed
by either of the parties without the consent of both employer
and employees.
This agreement entered into this 26th day of August, 1943.
The Grill
James C. Gaither
Canteen Cafe
Clyde Hamilton
tialloway’s Cafe
Pete Bikas