BIBLE BROUGHT TO THIS COUNTRY 200 YEARS AGO AMONG RELICS EXHIBITED AT MCKEE TRAINING SCHOOL BY A.L BOOZE | Cullowhee?A Bible, printed in i Germany and brougnt to this! country 200 years ago, a '"tailor's goose" that once belonged to Gen eral Wade Hampton, a "minnie" ball which killed a Confederate I soldier, and a 'hundred-year old I stem-winder watch formerly own- j ed by a man who d:dn". let the fire i i - 1 ! EYES EXAMINED Glasses Fitted DR. ALDEN C. DOWNS will examine eyes and fit glasses in Sylva at the Carolina Hotel Friday, Nov. 21, from 9 o'clock to 4 o'clock. If you have eye trouble or can't see well you should con sult Dr. Downs on above date. in his house go out for 42 years' were among the articles display ed at an exhibit of North Carolina relics sponsored by the eigth grade class in North Carolina History at McKee training school Thursday and Friday. Hundreds of persons, including 150 Sylva high school students who came in school bdsses, came to see the exhibition. The Misses Betty Dillard. daughter ?>f Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Dillard, and Margaret Allen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jan Allen, both of Cullowhee, wore dresses 100 and 50 years old, res pectively, as they explained to visitors the significance of curios. The idea for the display origi nated with Miss Cordelia Camp, directjr of the training school, and was carried out under the super vision of Mrs. Carolyn Ellis, Fair view, critic teacher, and Conrad Hooper, Cullowhee, senior at West ern Carolina Teachers college who is the class's "practice" teacher. Mr. Hooper emphasized that all of the work had been done by stu dents, and all items exhibited were obtained by students from their I families and relatives. Joan Rogers contributed the BETTER FEEDERS FEED CHESTERFIELD See your Chesterfield Dealer today EARLE-CHESTERFIELD MILL COMPANY Asheville, N. C. STATE COLLEGE HINTS TO FARM HOMEMAKER By VERNA 8TANTON Assistant State Agent Word from the nutrition scien tists says that bacon broiled on a rack about four inches below the flame retained two-thirds of its original thiamine while that cooked iii a frying pan less than half. Washing rice wastes not only time but also nutritive value. Mushrooms, once thought to add | only flavor and variety to the meal, have been found to contain per ceptible amounts of B vitamins plus iron, copper and all of the essential amino acids. Nutrition scientists also say meat, is one of the most important nat ural .sources of the B vitamins. 1* contains all of them ? from the uldest, thiamine, to the newest B vitamin, folic acid. It supplies gen erous amounts of the three vita mins for which recommended al lowances have been established ? thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin. German Bible, which her great ! great grandmother Eisenhower brought from Germany. An elaborate beer stein, brought | to Pennsylvania by the early Ger man settlers, and thence to North Carolina, was contributed by Miss Dillard. Thestein was used to sim mer " brandy and other alcoholic, beverages over hot coals ? "for a period of \wo hours." * General Hampton's tailoT's go ose ? 'a hugh, unwieldy iron ? was brought to the exhibit by Grady Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Brady Parker, Cullowhee. When the High Hampton home of Gen eral Hampton, who was also a gov ernor of South Carolina, burned r down, the iron was saved as a souvenir. , A linen window curtain and a bed coverlet, both 200 years old, and both in perfect condition, were contributed by Miss Allen. A striking replica of an old mountain cabin was built for the exhibit by Thomas Webster, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Webster, Cullowhee, and Furman Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith, Cul lowhee. A clay-and-rock chimney and fireplace were constructed for the cabin by the Misses Mary Belle Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawton Taylor, Cullowhee, and Daphne Hopkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aleck Hopkins, Speed well. The Minnie-ball was contributed by Miss Louise Tilley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Tilley, Speed well. The ball, made of iron and a bout an inch in diameter, killed Your Car Is Worth It! If your car is worth driving at all . . . it deserves the kind of checkup and repair service we are equipped and staffed to give it. Whether you drive it a hundred miles or thousands of miles, a pre cold weather examination is a necessity if you keep it in good per formance before serious trouble occurs. ( Prompt Service and Moderate Prices have built our Good Reputation. We place our customers above our profits. Hooper Motor Co. Buick ? Pontiac ? GMC Trucks Phone 276 Main Street Sylva, N. C. TESTIFY AT MSYE3S PROS': BLERIOT H. LAMARRE COL JACOB E. SMART APPEARING BEFORE THE Senate War Investigating Committee in Wash ington, Blerlot H. Lamarre (left) a former accountant, and Col. Jacob E. Smart testify in connection with the wartime operations of retired Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers. Lamarre declared Meyers hired him in 1939 "to protect his financial Interests" In the Aviation Electric Co? of Dayton, Ohio, which secured AAF contracts. Lamarre later was made president of the firm. CoL Smart, then secretary of the Air StafT. denied writing MFiles?J. E. S." on an anonymous letter turned over to the Air Forces In 1945 accusing Meyers of war profiteering (Jntrrvntinval) In spite of the fact that several of the B vitamins are affected by heat, the retention during the cook ing of meat is surprisingly good. Have you a "make up" shelf in the pantry to suppy garnishing materials ? marshmallows, cher ries, chopped nuts, parsley grow ing in a window box? Before des serts or salads go on the table give them the proper touch of "make up ' to enchance their appeal. Nylon sewing thread has desir able characteristics for many pur poses, particularly in sewing Nylon fabrics. Strength and size can be kept uniform. Being highly resist ant to abrasion, it assures long lasting seams. Be sure sewing ma chine needle is the right size for the thread. Most nylon thread is comparable in size to number 70 or 80 cotton thread. Select the needle accordingly. America's 4,200,000 farmers and other owners of small woodlots, most of which average about 62 acres, can learn much about how to manage their forest properties both for current cash and future profits from Farmers' Bulletin No 1989. Miss Tilley's great great uncle, Virgil Norton, in the Civil War. The hundred-year old stem winder watch, brought by Miss Carol Hamilton, belonged to her great great grandfather Thomas Carver, who kept a fire burning continually for 42 years, even though he changed his residence during that time. Carlton Parker, son of Mrs. and the late Mr. Larkin Parker, Cow arts, brought an old muzzle-Doad ing rifle and a bullet mold. <^Bonnets and caps of all types ahd ages were shown, and ancient shawls,' capes, blankets and shoes. There were an assortment of pio neer cooking utensils, a spinning wheel, wool-cards, and hand looms. Confederate money was display ed, and coins dating to 1833. Other articles exhibited includ ed an old coffee-grinder, a cannon ball found near East Laport, a wooden spoon over 200 years old, saddlebags, and an assortment of chinaware, much of it dating from the colonial period, and some of it brought from the "old countries." JEWELRY COMPANY PHONE 22# SYLVA, N. C. LI LIVS In Rltz Theatre Bldg. WEBSTER NEWS Miss Mildred Cowan had as her guests l$st week-end the Misses Dorothy Walker, Betty Joyce Mor gan, Lucille and Peggy Mann, and Nancy and Dale Medford of Clyde. While here the girls attended the WCTC - ECTC football game at CulLowhee. Miss Robbie Mae Rhinehart of Wa^nesville is spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs. L. D. Cowan. Miss Marian Lee Madison of Asheville spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Banister Madison. Miss Helen Cowan is a patient at Baptist hospital in Winston Salem. Her brother, Claude Cowan, and Mrs. Dan Cowan accompanied her down Sunday. Connor Named Head Of WCTC Day Students Hayes R. Connor, Sylva, was elected president of the Day Stu dent government of Western Caro lina Teachers college Friday. 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