PAGE TWO THE YANCEY RECORD ESTABLISHED JULY, 1936 „ ’ Editor ...... Mrs. C. R. Hamrick Managing Editor ....J Charles R. Hamrick ] Published Every Thursday By YANCEY PUBLISHING CO. ~A Partnership Entered as second-class matter November 11th, 1936, at the Post Office, at Burnsville, North Carolina, under the ,A.ct of March 8, 1879. WOhl) OF APPRE CIATION Our town has, from time to time, lost valuable citi zens. Some, of them have gone to other sections to take up their residence. Burnsville is this week los ing a family that is a great loss to the community. The T. G. Ellis family is mov ing to Andrews and we will miss them very much. Mr. Ellis has been * active in churdh work and in all community activities. Mr. Ellis always performs his duties well when called up on in any capacity. His service with the Defense Council has been splendid and I feel tliat we have had no better worker. Al though it will be a loss to Burnsville it will be a gain to the Town of Andrews and that Town is to be congratulated. ( A reader). BUY BONDS OR WEAR THEM The war bond quota for this county for August has recently been announced, and we are confident our citizens are going to buy their share, even though some of them may have made sacrifices to do so. The government is ask ing each income earner to set aside at legist 10 per cent or his or her savingsl ..A.,— . jg T -- ~»‘ar bonds andrstamps, tne so undest investment in the whole world. Some of our citizens can invest this much and a great deal more without,, pinching their pockefbooks.' For others - it may mean some sacrifice, such as do ing without luxuries and things that are really clas sified as non essentials. Most of the-large firms and corporations of our State are doing their , part. Only four of the corporat ions employing 500mr more persons do not have a pay roll plan. Under this plan THE POCKETBOOKI of KNOWLEDGE A 1 ■"The aluminum osep isi one modecs bombep-is equivalent to iMs > -THE AMOUNT THAT WOULD Be NEEDED TO MAKE 60.000 £§t K COFFEEPOTS * HCW RECORD fp.Cl.ic' I ,1 JL I ONE LIBEKiy SHIP TI «£ VIA 6 LfIUNCHtP 36 AHER n J U. S. O. CAMPAIGN County Chairman G. L. Hensley has asked that all workers and committee members report amount of funds on hand at once. Fin al reports will not be made up until Tuesday, August 18, and anyone who has not already made a full contribution should send it in now. More funds are needed and should be sent in at once. MOUNTAIN MUSIC The Blue Ridge Mount aineers will appear and present a program of ent ertainment at several plac es in the county next week and all proceeds will go to the U, S. O. Ralph Roland 1 is in charge of arrange i ments. The program will be pre ‘ sented at Bald Creek high . school on Thursday night, August 20 and at. "Clear-' ; mont high school on Fri day night, August 21. On Saturday night, Aug ■ ust 22 the program will ; be given at the court house , and ah amateur contest • will- be held in connection : with it. Make plans now i to enter. ? the employees vote to have 10 percent of their wages deducted each payday for ’ the purchase of war bonds. More than 1500 of the .LS.tnfo’a. ffmis ■'*W l i. /nfrorr.* ntiW fluV? thlS jlTan in operation, and in prac tically every case at least 90 percent of the employ ees are participating.. North Carolina was in : the forefyoßtg of Southern states' in bond sales for May, exceeding its quota by 40 percent, and was well up among the leaders in sales for June and July. The August quota calls for $9,750,000, and if the States fine record is to he main tained, our .county and town chairmen and their co-workers _must continue to put .forth their best ef forts. 4 - Vt-w HOME DRYING OF i FRUITS AND 1 VEGETABLES 1 Drying is a satisfactory method of preserving cer- '( tain fruits and vegetables. ] Used to supplement cann- , ing and storage, it will re- ] duce the cost of the total , budget and provide an ade- 1 quate variety of foods for winter use. . j Drying or dehydration has several advantages. The product’s weight is , only 1-4 to 1-9 that of the fresh materials; there is a considerable reduction in bulk; storage is possible for long periods without the use,of special contain ers; and very little special equipment is needed. There are some fruits and vege tables that it is not advis able to dry, either because drying decreases their pa latability or because they deterioriate rapidly after drying. Many vegetables are kept for long periods in storage, either in outdoor pits or in an ordinary cell ar. Drying is more than me rely removing enough wat er to. insure the product against spoilage. Drying must be done in such away as to preserve food value, natural flavor and cooking quality of the raw material. The rate of drying will depend upon the tempera ture of the air and the rate with which the air circu lates about the product to be dried. Rapid drying is believed to preserve flavor and cooking quality. The temperature must not be so high as to cause bursting of .cells and loss of juices, i or scorching of that which ■ has lost most of its water. Types of Dryers: 1. Outdoor—Place the uro- - * *wvv uiv - 'n m- ~ ■—* *»t r t ting, cheese clothe covered, • slanted to the direct sun. Cover with glass or mos - quito netting to protect from dirt and flies. Drying i can be done on canvas or i non-resinous boards on a - slanted roof. i 2. Screen Tray—The trays 1 are made so that they may i be tilted to the proper an gle of the sun. 3. Oven—Fruits and vege s lables may dry with the door left open. Very little I fire is required to dry the ■ product. ■4. Stove Dryer—The sus pended stove dryer is one of the simplest and least ex pensive to build. The time required for drying fruits and vegetables will depend on climatic con- ditions and the method of drying. Often part-of the product dries before the rest. In this case, remove only the thoroughly dried products and allow the re mainder to continue drying. I oods taken from drying trays are conditioned by placing the product into deep containers and stirring each day for eight to ten days. If the product is too moist to store after this process, return to the dryer. Products may be stored in glass jars, cellophane bags, tin containers, or sacks co ated with wax. It is advis a.ble to store in small quan- so that the food will be us£d within a snort time after opening. Store in a cool dry place. During long spells of wet weather, dried foods should be returned to the dryer for' a short time. The fruits best suited for these various processes of home drying are: apples, peaches, pears and figs. The vegetables are: Corn, green -i - THE YANCEY RECORD SOUP MIXTURE SOLV ES HOME CANNING PROBLEM For people who are -for tunate enough to own or have access to, a pressure cooker, the canning of corn, butterbeans; okra, and oth er non-acid vegetables from their Victory Garden is no problem at all. But thous ands of North Carolina farm homes do not have the advantages of a pres sure canner. Mrs.t Cornelia C. Morris, Extension canning special ist of Nr C. StateUCollege, offers a solution to the canning problem in such rural homes, It up a soup mixture, containing enough tomatoes to supply the acid necessary for can ning in a hot water canner.’ A wash boiler, large tin, or any vessel that has a tight cover, and is large enough to hold the requir ed number of jars, may be used as a hot water cann er. It should be fitted with a wooden rack cr a piece of wire mesh to prevent the jars from touching the bottom of the vessel. This keeps the jars from break ing. , Mrs. Morris explained that non-acid vegetables cannot be canned safely without a pressure cooker, but acid vegetables such as I tomatoes do not require steam under pressure for safe food conservation. The soup mixture rec ommnded by the Extens ion specialist is: five qu arts of tomatoes, two > qu arts of okra or lima beans •or one quart of each), 2 quarts of corn, two table spoons of sugar and two tablespoons of salt. Scald and peel the to matoes, cutting out the and measure. Cut young, tender field or sugar corn ' from cob. Slice okra in . inch rings. Grade lima ' ans and use only the 1 , vegetables in an open ket tle, add sugar and salt, and , cook slowly until thick. Use an asbestos mflt under the kettle and stir the mix ture constantly to prevent scorching* When thick pour at once; into hot, sterilized jars and process quart jars for one and one4ialf hours in the hot water canner. The steel in one hand cornsheller would make 3 6-inch shells. Nazis can buy only hread that is four days old be cause the harvest is uncer- 1 tain. ’ beans, peas, and greens, such as mustard, turnip greens, kale or spinach. Attend 4-H Club Camp Yancey County was repre sented at the Swannanoa 4-H Camp July 27th through August Ist by Wanda Sams, Fay Allen Edwards, Mary Helen Neil, Maxine McKin ney, A. C. Angel, Charles Neil and Phillip Westall. The theme of the camp this year was Being a Good American, and each individ al camper tried to live up to this standard. #Not only was the camp a success in teaching coop eration, and patriotism, but it succeeded in giving a good recreational prog ram, which consisted of swimming meets, baseball tournaments, hikes, folk dancing and crafts. Each camper enjoyed camp thoroughly, and this coming year Yancey co unty hopes to beat Jackson Count which was represen ted by 48 club members. i Men In IS©ITVIO® ** *"" I : J. W. Howell of Green JMtn. is chairman of the county selective service bo-i ard, and the record of his family carries out the spir it of “service”. One son of Mr. and Mrs. Howell's ha been in the army for -18 years, a second has been' accepted as an aviation ca-j det and a third is now sta-; tioned at Ft. Jackson, S j C. A grandson is also ser ving his country at Pinej Camp, N. Y. In -addition.’ a son of Mr. Howell’s U. a former marriage was kil led in France in Work War I. ... Those sons in sonic now are: Clyde, stationed at San Antonio, Texas, has been m the army 18 •years Richard is now home 's at leave but reports Augu - 13 at Fort Jackson : Erin 1 ■has completed civil- p. training and has been , ■ cepted as a flying in ' The grandson is Ward U well, son of Mr. am! ' Arcemus Howell who is in at Pine Camp-, X. Y. Charles, the oldest of Mr. Howell Was kill d in action in France—in 1918. '■■j » I ■ I n s II I m : prp^ I ■ - Sam .1. Hoskins Jr. i: t now an aviation cad: * Randolph Fidel, T - . parents, Mr. and M rs.- Sam ’J. Huskins have me ' the following let; • f the commanding office: : “In a memorandum widen has come -to my desk 'i morning. 1 note that boy v now an..a.vjaVioit ... I has been specially ■- !•■ ! for training as a j*i' . i ;: ; the Army Air Force. “In order to Win this . it is vital to have the he. qualified young men at 1 controls of our militar aircraft. Upon their ptv. s ion, daring and coolne will depend in large me lire the success of our en tire war effort, “The duties of hn Am, pilot call for a high de ■. of physical al ertness, sound judgh • ! apd an inherent apli uk i for , flying.' Men who 'vvi.lii make good material for training as pilots are rar . The classification board be lieves your boy is one of them. "If he shows the prog ress vve confidently expee of him, he will in all pro}>-j ability win his wings as a qualified pilot. Considers; the rigid requirements for this training, you have ev ery reason to be- proud of your boy today. I congratu late you an# him.—ls. R, Hahmon, T, ujor General IV S. Army, Commanding.” I ~ - -tv . I John Ledford who io with the U. S. \Marine Corps 'has landed safely for foreign duty- but his location is not known.*, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Yelton recently received a letter from their son Max Yelton, who is “somewhere with the Pacific Fleet.” The let ter suit; d that he was safe; 'and well. ' Sgt. 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I hc<_ n or will he .in the fut ■ are,- hancey county and |\f •: rn North Carolina ; wiii -u-kvay-s be home to me. i av<‘ always looked for to receiving the home , ','n ; a per every Week, ■ ov so ihap ever, a rely is wonderful to ■yogjgfy#. ...fho,—nows—fl’otUr : W read ,'oj’ the fri .•■ed iVla ives 1 assoc iated with years ago. ",i I -. \ ery much for " : irr-sepding it sing, 1 extend tati-ves.PSd tYi- , cey county the Am. of luck and happiness. I.’vt. Burns P. Gillespie 1 1 . I‘Ol'HV: \ ITIC) .8