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PICTURE WINDOW HOUSE
By Allen Wishert
I_l AROLD and Elsie Hastings'had |
14 searched,-lor the past three'
weeks .diligently, Noth n; fame of '
It, but - they . weren't discouraged j
determination' unlimud. hjpe
deeply embedded, their minds we.e *
firmly set. Those "jusi as good'-’
pr ‘‘you will learn to love this one"
expressions made no impression;
they knew what they wanted.
Today they were making anoth
er round, covering every street
In the old home town and werx
just edging into the.suburbs when
it loomed before them plainly
as % white elephant against a
black background.
‘Like a couple of darts they
catapulted from the car and rushed
up the walk. Just to the left of
the door was a sign; . Foi Sale”
Including the name and address
of the estate agent.
This cottage ended the search
It was practically new and pos-'
sessed the one, the only item they j
had been seeking; A Picture Win
dow!
Always they had loved the out
doors And this large window would
bring it into their living room
They hoped the down payment
would be reasonable, and the
monthly installments within reach.
“What do you think?” asked Elsie,
her nose pressed against the win
dow, trying to. glimpse the inte
rior.
“Exactly what we’ve had in
mind, especially, the picture win
dow.’’ He, too, was 'crowding to
look.
That' settled it. Both ran to the
car, leaped in and broke the speed
limit on the way to the agent's
office fearing someone would get
ahead of them.
“You—you have a house for
sale,” Harold shouted upon enter
ing the office.
“Several. Are you a prospect?”
Inquired the agent.
“No, sir. I’m a buyer. What are
the terms?”
Mr. Real Estate Agent, upon
learning that he wasn’t dealing
with a lunatic, and the
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j essary contract. .Duly sworn and'
: s'ned. the home was their's to
j have and to hold—unless they
I m _d a couple of monthly pay
ments.
In their anxiety, Harold and
Elue had overlooked checking the
neighborhood. Would the neigh-,
hors accept them; would they carei
or the- nctg'.ibuiis? They were quite'
omerned. but shouldn't havej
been. The picture window from the
ulmdo looking in, would afford"'
the neighbors plenty of enter-!
’airment. —,
"Hello, darling, I’nv home,”]
called Harold upon entering the]
abode after his days labor.
“Be nahsg there,” Elsie coming j
from adjoining room, rushed into
his arms, their lips met. Break ]
ing the clinch; both gazed through
the picture window. |
Sunday of’ernoon two baseball,
j teams of the younger generation)
gathered on the vacant lot oppo
site. If one of those kids slammed
a home run, the ball would, un-:
doubtcdly, smash the picture win
dow. Every time the bat cracked,
Harold ducked, closed ‘ his. gyes
and listened for the crash.
—The—neighbors...scrambling for’
viewing positions. The boys were
hitting a longer,, ball. Nerves be-,
came frayed. .
finally, while the teams wefe
playing, Harold sat in his front
yard, keeping his eye on the ball,
and when one was hit in his direc-'
tion and got by the center fielder,'
rolling and bouncing for the win
dow, Duke Snider never retrieved
a ball quicker than Harold did.
One day a bulldozer was work
ing, leveling the lot. Harold learned
that a house would ■be erectedj
“Well, Elsie, our worries art)
over, they re building on the lot
across the street.” ,
“I wonder if it will have a pic-'
ture window?”
“I surely hope so,” sighed Har
old. “Our neighbors need a change i
of program.”
IT’S ABOUT TIME TO
TALK TURKEY
1 <“
ifrith Thanksgiving Day less
than two weeks away it’s time to
talk turkey-, according to Virg
inia Wilson, State College exten
sion nutritionist.
Roast your Turyey the modern
way, suggests Miss Wilson. It
will be brown, juicy, flavorful
ajxd tender. »
l.Rub the inside cavity with salt *
(1-8 teaspoon per pound of bird)
2. Fill the body and neck cav
ity with your favorite stuffing—
hut do so immediatly before
roasting. Allow 3-4 to 1 cup
stuffing per pound of ready-to
cook bird.
3. Truss by tying or skewer
ing down, neck skin, legs and
’wings. Rub bird with melted 1
or softened unsalted fat.
4. Lay turkey on a rack in an
open pan on one side with back
up. Do not put any water in
pan.
5. Cover with cheesecloth
which has been moistened with
melted fat or a piece of alum
mum foil. Let covering drop
around sides of bird but do not
tuck underneath. Roast bird at
a constant low temperature (300
to $24 degrees) until tender,
turning turkey over to opposite
side, still back up. Turn breast
up when bird is about half done.
6. Sprinkle melted fat over
the ~cloth--as it becomes dry. i
*!. for dorteness: move)
leg by grasping bone. If drum-'
stick-thigh joint breakes o r
moves easily, the turkey is done.
j"I REMEMBER”)
J BY THE OLD TIMERS \ '
i From Emily Blayton Major,
RuthvlUe, Virginia: I remember
the kerosene lantern, which over
forty years ago, my dad carried on
his nocturnal visits up and down
. and across our country commu
nity. |
My heart would thump with ex
citement when after supper on
dark nights, he’d light the lan
tern and signify that I might
accompany him on his friendly
jaunts.
One of them, frequently made, 1
took us two miles through the
woods to grandmother’s house.;
(“Bigmama’s” to me.) I would
trudge along behind daddy stick
ing so close to his heels that now
and then I’d brush against one
of his big shoes. And—until I die
—I shall "see” and “feel” the
shadow-patterns which the lantern,
light threw across the pine-needled
path ahead. What panic engulfed
me, too, when untrodden
beneath my feet warned me that
I’d lost my way; and dad, all un
suspecting, had walked on a piece
without me.
I’d scream, and dad quickly
4 would back-track. What glorious
relief to see his tall form coming
toward me swinging his lantern
until once more I was within its
arc of brilliance; Perhaps there Is
no such thing as true security in
this world, but for those previous
moments I had a satisfying fac
simile thereof.
( I also had a trick of becoming
f exhausted as I followed daddy and
{ his lantern, and at such times he’d
{ pick me up and swing me onto
J his shoulders. After scores of these
4 piggy-back rides, he would tell
j me before each trip;
2 “Nov/, if you can’t walk both
I ways. ’Bighead,’ you stay at home
f with your mammy.”
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Continued from page 1
THE COLUMBUS STORY by
Alice Da.lgliesh is a companion
book for younger children with
the same lovely colors and at
tractive pictures.
TIIE LIVING DESERT and
THE VANISHING PRAIRIE
.are based on the documentary
movies of the same' name.
Many of the colored pictures
from the Walt Disney films are
reproduced in the books.
JOHN HATTLING-GOURD of
BIG COVE is a fresh collection
of Cherokee legends by Corydon
Bell who lives at Sapphire, N.
C.
THE LAND AND PEOPLE
OF SOUTH AFRICA by Alan
Paton is ah important introduct
ion to present-day Africa by the
author of the best-selling novel
“Cry the Beloved Country”. It
is well-illustrated with photo
graphs and makes the reader
feel PatOn’s -love for the coun.
try and his understanding of
Africa’s tremendous problems.
PRAIRIE TOWN BOY b y
Carl Sandburg a lively ac
count of the famous author’s
childhood growing up in Illinois
This is taken from his longer
book “Always the Young Stran
gers” and-is a good introduction
for young people to Cqrl Sand
j burg’s writing.
FIDDLER’S FANCY by Julia
M. Street is still another addit
ion to the books dealing with
earlier days in western North
Carolina for children.
Any of the books may be bor
rowed from the libraries or the
bookmobiles, or may be reserv
ed for a borrower in Mitchell,
Avery or Yancey counaies.
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Only in rare emergencies, when
starvation motivates them, wili
coyote', cougar and mink risk the
skunk’s displeasure.
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U. S. FOREST SERVICE
REPORTS
Yancey County received $2,.
934.91 out of the past year’s re
ceipts on the National Forests
of North Carolina, according to
the Forest Service of the U. S,
Department of Agriculture.
A check for $146,699 31 repre
senting 25 per cent of the pdst
year’s receipts on National For
ests in the state was mailed to
the State Treasurer on Nov. 4.
The receipts were mainly from
the sale of timber stumpage,
but included minoramounts
from special use and mining
permits . Distribution to the
counties is based on the Nation
al Forest acreage embraced in
each. Yancey’s National For
est acreage is 31,031, The
largest payment, $19,022.76, goes
to Macon County with Mont
gomery at $18,608.44 a close
second. A recent study showed
that these payments, on an
acreage basis, exceed the vari
ous county tax rates on cut-over
forest land.
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SALE OF SAVINGS BONDS
HAVE INCREASED
, For the eleventh consecutive
. month, United States Savings
i Bonds sales in North Carolina
, have increased sharply over the
corresponding months of the
previous., year. In the month of
September, the combined sales
of Series E and H United States
Savings Bonds were 15% great
er than in September of last
year and higher than any Sep
tember in ten years.
At the September month’s
end, 1955 sales totaled $41,451,-
408.25 which is 17%,ahead of the
. first nine months of last . year.
. ine-riavored Punch For A Party
Fall and winter festivities are just around the corner. There’ll be
parties and parties, especially among the younger set. The best way
to handle refreshments for a crowd is to serve a punch good fla
vored and tempting to look at.
Here’s a simple and delicious punch, easily made with carbonated
fruit-flavored beverages. To insure against flavor dilution, it’s a
food idea to freeze ice cubes of either the lemon or raspberry soda.
'or a light and dark effect, you might like to make half the cube#
of one.flavor and half of the other. /
Another variation and one that will make a hit at any party
emit the ice cubes and lemon slices and garnish the punch with
scoops of raspberry ice or lemon ice. If you do this, be sure that your
fbottles of soda are very cold.
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; 1 package frozen raspberries 1 28-oz. bottle lemon soda n
! • 2 28-oz. bottles raspberry soda 2 lemons, sliced
i Combine raspberries and ice cold raspberry and lemon soda. Stir
gently to mix. Pour over ice cubes in punch bowl. Garnish with lemon
slices. Makes about 36 punch cup servings.
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This increase represents In dol
lar value $5,970,459.75. The
three-quarter sales quota ach
■ ievement is 71.4% of this year's
i quota of $58,800,000.00.
Sales of Savings Bonds con*
f tinue to exceed redemptions.
This report, released by Mr.
G. Leslie Hensley, Yancey Cou
nty Chairman reveals that Sep
tember County sales were
$4,687.50. Thik amounted to
149% of the quota set for Yan
cey. Only one county, Graham, -
with 159%, equalled or exceed
ed Yancey.
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