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VOLUME XV.
THIS, THAT, &
THE OTHER
MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS
At our house the annual debate
is on over how much of everything
to can. I want enough, but see no
sense in having jars and jars left
over for several years. My husband
never sees a stopping place until
every knotty apple, every mis
shapen tomato, every wormy peach
or plum has been gone over and
given the personal touch if any:
section is usable.
I feel that canning is a method
of keeping fruit and vegetables, not
of improving them; he has an idea
it is a kind of redemptive and re
generative process, and that inferi
or stuff may become delicious if
cooked and sealed up in a can. He s
a few years older than I, but may
outlive me; and, if so, I hope he
marries a cannery.
I’m using the easiest possible
method of putting up tomatoes this
year; and it is approved by the Bu
reau of Agriculture, too. Here it
is: Wash ripe tomates, but do not
peel them. Cut them into pieces
small enough to cook quickly and
bring them to a boil in a covered
container, taking them from the
fire as soon as tender. Use one of
those cone-shaped colanders, if
you have it at least, that’s what
the government advises. Anyway,
force the juic£ and pulp through a
colander of some sort, and discard
the skins and pulp that are left in
it. To the first mixture add salt,
unless you are canning it for sick
persons, and some sugar. You may
also put in a pinch of cloves, if
you like the flavor. Bring the juice
and pulp quickly to the boiling
point, pour it into sterilized jars
and seal. The pulp settles to the
bottom after it has stood for a
while and the clear juice may be
poured off when the jars are opened
unless you prefer having some of
the pulp with it to drink. The pulp
is fine for use in soups or for
sauce when you have meat or sal
mon loaf, but is not much for scal
loped tomatoes. That takes the big
pieces put into the jars and can
ned as we used to do before we
got to trying to be such labor
savers.
THK FOUR COUNTY NKWSFAFKK—WAKE. JOHNSTON. NASH AND -FRANKLIN
ZBBULON. NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 29,1938
Linville, July 21 (Special) At
least 140 million years ago a great
westerly movement of the crust of
the earth in this area encountered
an immovable section of that crust.
The consequence was an upward
crumpling such as would result if
the free edge of a page of a book
were moved horizontally toward the
bound edge. In this process, Grand
father Mountain was born.
For years friends of the Grand
father have been applying superla
tives to this ancestor of mountains,
its complex geologic history, its
magnificent and towering peaks,
its incomparable view, its gorgeous
flora and the exhiliarating air at
its top.
But there are other points which
even the most casual observer must
note that set Grandfather off from
its fellow-peaks.
Scientists have recently asserted
that during the Glacial Age the
great ice mass came down only to
what is now the northern border
of the State of North Carolina. As
it receded north, it carried seeds
from the forests of Grandfather
back over the barren areas of
America, furnishing the seeding of
our great northern forests.
Enthusiastic climbers have been
amazed at the appearance of rav
ens, winging their way around the
cliffs and bluffs of Grandfather.
And a lucky few have climbed to
CHURCH NEWS
The W. M. U. Society of Watkins
Chapel held their second meeting
’7 at the home of Mrs. Worth
S. W. Creech. When or
we had nine members. First
14 and second meeting we
nembers and one visitor,
O. Creech. We hope and
wil join with us and many
ady is invited to attend
ting every third Saturday
xt meeting will be held at
. Driver’s. At the close of
Mrs. Creech invited all
ing room and served to
banana sandwiches, va
s and orange nectar.
Mrs. Worth Creech, Mr.
H. Hales and sons,
THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN
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the very top for a rare glimpse of
the raven’s nest.
It is also to be noted that Grand
father is the only mountain south
of Canada where the Snow birds
build their homes. Snakes are never
seen on the upper slopes.
A few miles along the Yonahlos
see Trail which winds around the
slopes of Grandfather are the
bluffs from which can be seen the
strange Brown Mountain lights
which have intrigued and mystiifed
scientists from all over the United
States.
On clear nights, tiny lights
twinkle and dance on the horizon,
giving the appearance of some gay
carnival scene in the distance.
Scientific groups have made nu
merous trips tothe Grandfather in
an attempt to prove some one of
the many theories advanced to ac
count for this phenomenon but none
have been successful.
The Grandfather Mountain is ap
propriately named. We are accus
tomed to call the Mississippi “Old
Man River” and “The Father of
Waters’". If we give venerable titles
to that stream, we assuredly are
using restraint when we choose no
more venerable one than “Grand
father” when referring to a peak
that has been rearing its majestic
head to the high heavens for so
many millions of years.
Os course there is a more obvious
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
When representatives of 32 na
tions recently met in France to dis
cuss the refugee problem and at
tempt to arrive at some sort of a
solution, it didn’t make headline
news. But to the thoughtful observ
er, the conference served to empha
size the fact that this is one of
the most tragic and difficult social
and economic problems of the mod
ern age.
Never in modern history has the
plight of racial minorities, princi
pally the Jews been so bitter. The
pogroms of ancient times almost
pale into insignificance beside those
of today. Germany, of course, is
the seat of the Jewish oppression.
It is apparently Hitler’s desire to
completely eliminate Hebrew in
fluence of any kind in Teutonic ter
-itory. In Germany, and also in
stria since the anschluss, Jews
been forbidden to engage in
fields of profitable occupa
'ven when they are not driv
of business, their stores are
ed, and the German who
vith them comes at once in
let with the dread Nazi se
•lice. Jewish professional
loctors, lawyers, writers,
—are boycotted. In German
the instructors tell their
reason for the name. From some
vantage points the top of the moun
tain forms a perfect profile of a
bearded man in a reclining position
and this undoubtedly is responsible
for the name.
There are numerous peaks in the
Blue Ridge that are a few hundred
feet higher than Grandfather, al
though Mt. Mitchell itself, the
highest peak east of the Rockies,
is only 747 feet taller.
However, the bold appearance of
the long summit of Grandfather,
the unusual rock formations, the
wealth of its flora, and its domi
nance of the landscape of so large
an area, make of it one of the most
interesting and important peaks of
the whole Appalachian System.
And today, thanks to modern
highway engineering, the greater
part of Grandfather’s rugged area
is available to any and every pass
ing tourist. The Grandfather Moun
tain toll road, built three years ago
now furnishes an ideal drive to
the huge platform, nestling close
under the first peak where parking
space for numerous automobiles is
provided.
Plans are already under way for
the extension of the road for auto
mobiles to the first peak of Grand
father, making it possible to ride
up for a view even more breath tak
ing, if such be possible, than that
which is now enjoyed.
pupils to have nothing whatever to
do with Jews, either socially or as
a matter of business. Persons with
as little as one-eighth Jewish blood
are classified officially as Semitics,
and are consequently ostracized. In
brief, the Jew, under Hitler’s dream
of a race of Nordic supermen, is
regarded as an enemy of the state.
Matters would not be so bad were
the Jews allowed to leave Germany
and Austria with what resources
they possess, to seek a place in
other lands. But the Jew who is
given a German passport is neces
sarily a bankrupt. His money, his
property, even his personal effects,
are taken from him,. He must leave
his home and his occupation with
no resources with which to make
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Zebulon Man On
ABCFor Wake
E. C. Daniel of Zebulon has been
appointed to the place on the Wake
County ABC made vacant recently
succeeding J. J. Henderson of Wen
dell. Mr. Daniel attended the
meeting this week, when routine
business was transacted.
NUMBER FOUR
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The Swashbuckler is back this
week with a mouthful of gossip.
Therefore, listen carefully and I’ll
give you the lowdown on certaim
things.
There’s a young lady of 14 odd
years who after writing a letter to
her one and only found that she
had lost his address. Will somebody
please send Jack Gregory’s address
to the Swashbuckler. If it is not
done right away Bill Bell mhy
make off with the lady’s heart.
Ted Pippin’s doing alright by
Martha, too. She's an awfully nice
girl, though
L
Fred Chamblee and the V 8 that
follows him around these days are
mighty popular. How do you do it,
Mr. Chamblee?
Pity the poor married man. Hen
pecked Henry went up to Hen
pecked Harry. Both gentlemen have
been married for one year, more
or less. Said the sad looking Hen
pecked Henry: “Has your wife
ever said she had made a man of
you?” Poor Harry answered: “No
but she has said that she did her
best.”
Os course it doesn’t really matter,
but who is the couple that recently
married and not even their best
friends know about it?
A gentleman who just returned
from the mountains tells this one.
A hill-billy watched a man at a
tourist camp make use of a comb
and brush, a tooth brush, a nail
file and a whisk broom.
“Say, mister,” he finally queried,
“are you always that much trouble
to yourself?”
North Carolina politicians have
the answer to everything. When a
certain man residing in Zebulon
asked a certain politician existing
in Washington whether or not he
thought a chimpanzee was his an
cestor, he answered: “Certainly not.
Any animal that could not talk
could not have been the ancestor
of any politician!”
Allotment Cards
TOBACCO GROWERS MAY OB
TAIN ALLOTMENT CARDS
FOR EARLY MARKETING BY
FILING A REQUEST IN THE
COUNTY OFFICE A FEW
DAYS IN ADVANCE
Any "producer with an acreage
allotment for tobacco who wishes
to sell on the early markets before
he receives his marketing card, can
notify the county office in writing
a day or two before he wishes to
market his tobacco and a tentative
marketing card will be prepared
which he can get by calling at the
County Agent’s Office. The operat
or should call at the County Agent’s
Office in person as he will have to
sign for the card. This card will
permit his to sell a limited number
of pounds per acre and his card
for the remainder of his quota will
be issued as soon as final calcula
tions can be made.
John C. Anderson,
County Agent.