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THE “TIMES" PRIZE-WINNING COLUMN \ -- - - From ALMAR FARM In Transylvania BY CAL CARPENTER How many of you readers remember the pulp maga zines of the thirties? “Doc Savage,” “Weird Tales,” “The Shadow,” “Wings,” “G 8 and his Battle Aces,” “Ranch Romances”? “Amaz ing Stories,” “Astounding Science Fiction,” “Famous Fantastic Novels,” and many others, a very few of which, like “Argosy” and “Analog” (used to be Astounding Sci ence Fiction), are still pub lished? I remember them quite well; for, despite much urging by parents and teachers to read "good” literature, I spent many an hour of my boyhood read ing them in addition to the “good” literature. I couldn’t afford to buy ail these magazines, of course, so 1 had a swap and collec tion arrangement that was surprisingly productive. I bought what few 1 could af ford — mostly the “Wings” and “Doc Savage” issues. (The “Wings” were 20 cents and the “Doc Savage” a dime, money bard to come by in those days.) The rest I got by swapping and scav enging. I knew people who bought “Ranch Romances,” “Weird Tales,” “The sha dow,” “G-8” and so on. I swapped magazines all over the community — issue for issue. And I wasn’t above check ing the trash cans behind the drug stores and news stands; for unsold issues of many of these pulp gems were some times disposed of there. They were mutilated so they couldn’t be re-sold — the dealers would rip off the covers and some times tear - them crosswise — but this didn’t bother me. They could still be read. Then there were the infre quent but. happy occasions when one or two adult shut ins I knew would let me When you think of prescrip tions, think of VARNER'S, adv. clean oat their attics and keep all the books and magazines I found. These were treasure hunts I shall never forget and I found jewels untold. 1 collected magazines by the boxes full and carried them home on my back, treasurers more valuable than jewels to me It was the height of any day for me to stretch out on the little Army - style half - bed in my room and live all those glorious adventures of yester year’s yesteryear. My greatest interest then, as in later life, was in science and aviation. In the “Doc Savage” magazines I lived ad venture after adventure with the “Man of Bronze, Scien tific Wizard, Giant of Phy sical Strength,” and his eru dite but eccentric crew of fel low adventurers. They were always saving the world from evil scientific geniuses; their adventures always start ed out with impossible things happening which wore pseudo - scientifically ex plained later. As a matter of fact, many of these adventures have been re published recently — I’ve bought several of them. Now they’re called “camp”, mean ing in today’s rather loose mod terminology, something so bad it’s good. I guess that’s a pret ty apt definition, for I’ve found these old reprints to be inter esting although naive and ex tremely far fetched. In the World War I avia tion thrillers like “Wings” and “G-8,” I found a lifetime time interest in aviation — particularly military flying. Indeed, it was probably read ing these stories that shaped my inflexible course toward Army pilot training at the beginning of World War II. I guess I fought ten thousand aerial battles with those boot ed and riding - breeched Aces in the flying helmets and white scarfs. I learned the names and appearance of most aircraft Science for You BY BOB BROWN PROBLEM: A chemical trick. NEEDED: Cornstarch, tincture of iodine, a glass of water, pan for boiling. DO THIS: Put three drops of the household iodine into the water in the glass. It should turn very slightly brown. Have a friend stir it with a finger* and nothing happens. Now stir it with your finger, and the color changes to blue. HERE’S WHY: Prior to> the demonstration, boil half a teaspoonful of cornstarch in enough water to fill a glass half full. Le it cool. Before the demonstration, dip a finger into the starch water. Then when that finger is used to stir the iodine water the familiar test for starch takes place, the blue color appears. . • Iodine and starch combine to form a mysterious tem porary combination called “starch iodide” which is blue. This special “Science For You” feature b sponsored by Opa Corporation at Pisgah Forest in co-operation with The Transylvania Timet. Sale Of US Savings Bonds During April Reported Up Series E United States Sav ings Bond sales in North Caro lina during April amounted to $6,310,392, an increase of more than 25 percert over sales in April of last year. H Bond sales were up 53.7 per cent. Combined sales of both Series E and H Bonds for April were $6,460,392, a 20.4 percent increase over last year’s E, H, and Freedom Share sales. January - April cumulative sales amounted to $25,077,960, the largest volume sold for any comparable period since 1946, and an 11.9 percent in crease over 1970 sales for the same period. This represents 39.4 percent of the state’s 1971 dollar goal of $63,600,000. Jerry Jerome, Transylvania County Chairman reminds resi dents that all outstanding Series E and H Savings Bonds and all Freedom Shares con tinue to draw interest, as a re sult of action recently taken by the Treasury. The Treasury has granted additional 10-year maturity ex tensions to Series E Savings Bonds purchased from May 1941 through January 1957. Also, Freedom Shares, sold May 1967 through June 1970, have been given a 10-year ex tension beyond their original 4^ year maturity. “This means Savings Bond owners can continue to count on their older Bonds as part of their long . range financial planning for retirement se curity, children’s educations, and new homes,” Jerry Jerome said. Sales in Transylvania County during April were $26,710.00. January - April sales totaled used during that war. I learned their engines and armament; something of their perfor mance and weaknesses. Fortunately, the writers of those epics were pretty well informed. Oh sure, there was a certain amount of ex aggeration, but when I made a research project of World War I aircraft, more than 30 years later, I found much of my pulp fiction • gained in formation was pretty good. 1 now have a later, serious work by one of the principal writers of those stories: “The Years of the Sky Kings,” by Arch Whitehouse. He is one of the few living survivors of sev eral years of aerial combat both as gunner and pilot in World War I. No wonder his stories were authentic, he was simply fictionizing on his own experiences! It was in the pages of such publications as “Famous Fan tastic Novels” that I read many of the fantasy classics: Merrit’s “Ship of Ishtar,” Seven Footprits to Satan,” “Moon Pool,” “Burn, Witch, Burn,” “The Face in the Abyss,” “The Mechanical Monsters”; Miline’s Radio Man series, the Polaris series, whose author I’ve forgotten; and many, many others. I suppose purists will say that these pulp literary out pourings of the thirties were junk, but I could never agree. I’m of the opinion that any read, is good. Reading good litera ture is better, but a person, 1 especially a youngster, should be allowed to read what in terests him. Otherwise, forced to read something he doesn’t enjoy, the youngster is like ly never to develop the great enjoyment of reading for pleas ure. This will impoverish his whole life. Better he read cheap fic tion for pleasure than not to read at all. And it won’t like ly come to that, either. For it’s a pretty safe bet that once the reading habit has been established, the “good” literature will come in for its share of attention. If anybody happens to have a bunch of the old mag azines I’ve mentioned in their attic, I’ll still clean it out for them. TRY TIMES WANT A D S $104(300.00. This represents 37.1 percent of the county’s goal of $281,478.00, according to Jerry Jerome. NOTICK State of North Carolina,) County of Transylvania.) The undersigned, Mary Eliza beth Roth well, having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Clarence B. Rothwell, late of Transylvania County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersign ed on or before the 27th day of November, 1971, or this no tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in debted to said estate will please make immediate pay ment to the undersigned. This the 21st day of May, 1971. Mary Elizabeth Rothwell Executrix, Estate of Clar ence B. Rothwell c/o Ramsey, Hill, Smart & Ramsey, Attys. The Legal Building Brevard, North Carolina 5/27/4te HENRY By JOHN UNEY ■■ ■ i -» DONALD DUCK By WALT DISNEY VI - •— ----1— WHAT STSATUW1 NO, WE'RE JUSTJ ARE WE DOWN/ COWING TO TO NOW REPTILES? WHERE THE 'FIRST TRUE BIRDS . DEVELOPED.' HERE'S A FTJNNV LOOKING {BONE' > , EUREKA/^N A BONE FROM) , THE FIRST y WHAT ARE£ VOU GOING TO DO WITH/ CLIMB OUT OF 7WEJ?E 'AND I'LL s-iow “ 7 LI-*- | BLONDIE By CHIC YOUNG PAGWOOP, HAVE YOU FIIMISHEP THE BREECH PROSPECTUS? r ac C /+» A promise to do more than talk; too many people are already doing / just that. t ► A promise to take part in making tomorrow all it should be. ( To help keep North Carolina what it's always been. One of the garden spots of the South. Of the Country. There is pollution here. ( Not nearly as much as you'll find elsewhere. But enough to arouse some worry. /' ^ P*1 So. We're looking for opportunities. Opportunities to help business dean things up. Wherever posable, we*re making every effort to extend additional credit to concerned companies. 4 ) There is nothing that says ' these companies have to increase their financial obligation. But V they're doing it. Because they fed . a strong obligation to North Carotin** And to you. | It may take a little more effort i to protect the good life. a \ But it’? worth it. .» It's worth it to make tomorrow everything we want it to be. > Every thing we knowit can be.
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