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W nv Charles Gillespie, Jr.,
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A Special Pitch
To Procrastinators
We’d like to make a special pitch to those of you who
tend to procrastinate, or to put things off. When your doc
tor writes out a prescription order, don’t put it aside to be
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pocketbook. It must be taken 111 :
to your pharmacist. Only he is qualified to transform your
order into a life-saving or disease-relieving medication.
And then only you cen put that medication to work by us
ing exactly as prescribed.
So, get the maximum benefit and attach a “sense of ur
gency’’ to having your prescription filled promptly.
We try to give you the best prescription service at the
lowest possible price. Always feel free to call us.
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Modern woman, who often
feels imprisoned and other
wise put upon in a man’s
world, would do well to look
backwards occasionally and
see that indeed she has come
a long way.
Household chores alone,
according to Mrs. Jean
Triplett, of Banner Elk, North
Carolina, were enough to
keep her busy from dawn till
dusk, much of the time being
spent in the preparation of
food. Mrs. Triplett describes
some of the pioneer home
maker’s responsibilities in the
following paragraphs:
“In the 1800 s until the late
19305, being a housewife in
the region of Appalachia was
certainly a full-time job. A
woman had to be all things to
her family-wife, mother,
nurse, gardener, laborer,
and, of course, cook. Her day
began before sun-up, and
often continued until after sun
down. She was the prime
example of womankind pro
ducing above and beyond the
expected and doing it all with
a spirit of love, kindness and
thankfulness.
SHE CHOPPED WOOD
“The crude log cabins,
built with sweat, toil and love
by her husband aud neigh
bors, were transformed from
crude cabin to lovely home by
her perserverance. The fire
place was a necessity for
warmth. It also provided a
means of preparing meals. If
she were fortunate enough to
own a wood-burning cook
stove, it w as the center of all
the activity in her kitchen, and
her pride and joy. The task of
keeping enough wood to burn
often fell to her hards, at least
until the ‘youngins’ were old
enough to chop and carry
wood.
SHE FETCHED WATER
“Water was usually within
a short walk from the cabin
door. In the early morning the
mountain housewife could
■ usually be seen with a bucket
in each hand, going to the
spring to fetch enough water*
to start the morning meal.
MILKED THE COW
“The preliminary tasks of
starting the fire, carrying the
water, and perhaps milking
the cow taken care of, the
mountain woman would be
ready to start the morning
meal. Grits were poured into
boiling salted water. While
they were cooking, coffee
would be ground and put on to
boil, then the lard, buttermilk
and flour stirred together for
biscuits.
Fatback provided a bit of
meat, and the grease left from
frying it was the basis for a
big pan of gravy. The addition
of a ball of home churned
butter, some molasses or
honey, and tall glasses of cold
milk made a delicious and
nutritious breakfast. The
odors from the kitchen drift
ing through the cabin were
enough to rouse even the
soundest sleeper.
“The noon meal was
usually the largest meal of tip
day. Men and children 14
been working hard sine
breakfast. Plowing field*,
caring for cattle, the constant
building and repairing df
fences and clearing larft
required lots of good food ftfr
the workers.
CONSTANT COOKING
"The housewife started
preparing dinner almost as
soon as the breakfast meal
was over. Leather britches
had to be soaked for hours.
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The quantity of food to be
cooked and the slow cooking
process of most of the foods
required many hours ol
preparation. Some of the most
popular foods for the noon
meal were: leather britches or
other beans flavored with
fat back, potatoes, spoon
bread, wild greens such as
poke or branch lettuce and
pies or cakes made with fruit.
“In preparing meals, the
mountain woman used foods
that were readily available,
and bought a minimum ol
products. A trip to the store
meant stocking up on salt,
sugar, spices, soda and
coffee. Matches were one ol
the few other necessities that
had to be purchased.
“The ways good cooks
measured ingredients was
often away to tell a good cook
from a mediocre one. A good
cook could tell at a glance if a
handful of flour was sufficient
for her meals. A mediocre
cook would measure by the
cupfulls.
LIFE WAS HARD
“If one compares the life
of the mountain woman to
that of the modern housewife,
the conclusion would soon be
reached that today’s woman
has a much easier life. She
pushes a button to turn on the
heat, instead of building a fire
in the kitchen stove. She turns
a dial to regulate the oven
temperature, instead of hav
ing her hands conditioned to
tell the temperature by
holding them near the opened
oven door.
“The modern housewife
goes to the grocery store and
buys her canned goods as she
needs them, instead of
spending most of the fall
months preserving food as the
mountain woman had to do.
She goes to her freezer for
pre-packaged meats, instead
of to the smokehouse for a
country cured ham.
“Modern technology has
certainly made improvements
for the housewife, but there
are times that many women
would like to return to the
‘good old days’ if only for a
needed link to the past.”
Please send all materials
to: Rogers Whitener, Folk-
Ways and Folk-Speech, Box
376, Univ v Station, Boone,
N.C. 28608'.
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Benefit Christmas Sale In Celo
Toe River Craftsmen are currently sponsoring a special benefit Christmas Sale at their newly
opened shop. Along with the usual pottery, weaving, glass, photographs and other handcrafted
items by local Celo and Penland craftsmen are baked goods, dolls made by children, crocheted
mittens, hats, Christmas trees, ornaments, etc. The shop is located 7 miles south of Micaville on
Rt. SOS. in Celo Community and will be open from 1 to 6 p.m. through Sunday, December 22.
Partial profits will be donated to a new and needy local nursery school.
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Children Need
Immunization
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fCont’d from cage 11
age groups, particularly from
auto accident injuries that
could have been prevented by
a simple booster dose of
tetanus toxoid every five
years.
Numerous deaths and
birth defects are still being
reported from measles and
Rubella that could have been
prevented by proper immuni
zation.
Polio myelitis could easily
become prevalent again if
booster vaccines are not
taken.
“I have seen two cas< of
diphtheria in the past live
years in children that have
never been immunized,” Dr.
Webb said. “With modern
world travel no one knows
when they will be exposed to
the common preventable di
seases discussed above. It
therefore becomes evident
that immunization is still
necessary and maintenance of
immunization is even more
important,” he added.
Extension
Moves
Office
The Agricultural Exten
sion Service has moved office
facilities to the first floor of
the courthouse. W. C. Bled
soe, County Extension Chair
man, says “This will offer a
greater convenience to the
public, especially those han
dicapped either physically or
aging."
It’s a matter of L
life ami breath!
Give more to I
Christmas Seals
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Mt. Wilderness Civil
Air Patrol will meet every
Monday night at 7:30
p.m. at the Mountain
Wilderness Office, Pen-
Isacola, N.C. Anyone in
terested in joining this
group will be welcome to
attend any Monday night
meeting. All visitors are
welcome.
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THE YANCEY JOURNAL
Box 667
Burnsville, N.C. 28714
Ed Yuzluk-Publisher
Carolyn Yuzluk-Edltor
Patsy Randolph-Manager
Brenda Webb-Staff
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At Burnsville, N.C.
J Thursday, Dec. 19, 1974
Number 51
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