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BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C.
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In glistening splendor now the Tree
Bursts magically on children’s eye*
And every shining ball reflects
Their joyous wonder and surprise.
Beneath Its branches gifts are spread -
But what beribboned box can hold
A Christmas-kiss! And happiness
Defies a tissue-paper mold!
As 'round this fragrant pyramid
Our families gather joyfully,
Lord, may it ever point the way
Beyond its tinsel star to Thee!
Maureen Murdoch
CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
SPEAKING OF
HOMEMAKING
BY MRS. ELIZABETH G. PARHAM
Homo Service Representative of Carolina
Power & Light Company
INADEQUATE WIRING
s'* mptoms
^ mi don’t have to be an expert
■ to tell whether your home is suf
i foring from weakness of the wir
j ingf. There are many little symp
t toms that show up every day that
j you live in an inadequately wired
| home. ^ ou have probably known
^ of them all along but you may
i have thought something else other
I than poor wiring to be responsible
j for them.
( Here are some symptoms of in
I adequate wiring:
1. Lights flickering and dim
I ming when appliances are turned
i on.
2. Appliances operating slowly
1 or not as well as they should. Heat
I appliances, such ns toasters, irons,
I room heaters, warming up too
■ slowly.
j 3. Fuses blowing or circuit
l breakers tripping too frequently.
| 4. Radios fading or sounding
l scratchy when an appliance is
! turned on.
5- TV picture that shrinks in
; size or “winks” when other appli
| ances go into action.
C>. Too few outlets and switches
where you need them.
7. Multiple “octopus” connec
tions used for several appliances
at once.
8. Long cords strung around the
rooms in order to connect lamps
| or appliances.
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Too frequent overheating of
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MORE LIGHT FROM YOUR
LAMPS
Light was the first gift of elec
tricity to modern living. It is still
one of the most important bene
fits you can enjoy. Are you mak
ing the most of light to protect the
eyes of your family, to beautify
your home ?
The chances are that some of
your portable lamps are among
the oldest appliances you own. Of
course, many improvements have
been made in lamp design and ef
ficiency since you bought them,
fortunately, you don’t have to re
place serviceable old lamps with
new ones to bring home lighting
up to date. Nowadays you can
modernize most lamps simply by
changing the bulb and one or two
fittings.
You can buy bulbs with built
in reflectors, bulbs with a new
kind of inside frosting that soft
ens and diffuses light without loss
of efficiency. You can buy three
way bulbs that give you a choice
of three “levels” of lighting at
the twist of a switch.
Older style lamps are readily
adapted to the new bulbs. Metal
“harps” are made to fit the new
shapes. A lamp can be converted
in a matter of minutes—and you’ll
be amazed at the difference in
lighting quality.
WHAT EVERY KITCHEN
NEEDS
We are all influenced by the
way places “feel” to us. Some
places give us a feeling of free
dom and brightness, others make
us feel warm and cozy. Still oth
ers rnay give us a feeling of dull
ness and darkness.
Most kitchens can be made into
comfortable “living rooms,” or de
signed to have the atmosphere you
want. These are things you can
work with:
Light: Most of us like daylight
and sunshine, but too much can
mean glare and heat. Besides, a
lot of work and play go on in the
kitchen after dark. You need good
over-all light, and you might need
extra light for certain tasks—at
work surfaces for instance. Make
sure that light isn’t placed so that
you’re working in your own shad
ow.
Air: Circulating air is import
ant, not only for comfort but also
to help remove odors, grease and
smoke. Keeping a window open,
at least on top, may be enough.
If not, you may need an exhaust
fan. By the way, if the kitchen
is often smoky, you may be cook
ing at too high temperatures.
Color: Cheerful colors that
please you and make you feel com
fortable are the best ones. Now
adays, kitchens don’t have to be
plain white. With modern decor
ating schemes, the kitchen can be
one of the most attractive rooms
in the home. Light colors will
brighten, while darker ones will
subdue, glare. Washability is an
important factor in the decorating
materials you use.
Cleanliness: While you don’t
have to be able to “eat off the
floor,” your working areas, range,
refrigerator, drawers and shelves
should be clean — for convenience
and efficiency, and for the kind of
atmosphere you want around food.
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FUN IN THE KITCHEN
Many wonderful parties start in
the kitchen—and stay there.
Sometimes you don’t call them par
ties exactly—like the housewife’s
second cup of coffee after the chil
dren and husband have left, or the
children’s after-school snack, or
the teenagers’ late evening ice
box raid.
The kind of hospitality we all
remember is the kind that makes
us feel at home. This is as true
for children as for adults. Letting
the children play host as often as
possible to their own guests
teaches them the social graces.
Let them entertain in the kitchen,
serving the kind of snacks they
like—even if it’s as simple as milk
and cookies after school. Help
them plan if they need help, but
don’t take over.
Here are short-cuts that you
and the family can use—when folks
drop in or when you have less
time than usual to prepare for
guests:
Keep a stock of frozen and
canned prepared foods, so that a
meal can be prepared easily and
quickly if necessary.
Plan one-dish meals that go
from oven to table in the same
casserole. With a salad, and fresh
: fruit and cheese, this can be com
| pany fare.
| Serve some meals and beverages
j in disposable plates and cups.
These can be a boon for children s
parties, not just because they re
convenient and sanitary, but also
because they help avoid dish
Relax. Remember, the guests
didn’t come to watch you work.
They came to share and enjoy your
company.
Thinking ahead — working to
gether—using what you have to
get what you want — making
healthful meals safely, easily and
with less work and more fun, all
add up to creative management in
the kitchen, which adds to youi
assurance of a fuller life.
• SELL ITI — CLASSIFIEDSI •
Ihe ueerlong
By Artus Moser.
I think the Deer Sons is ap
propriate for a pood many of tin*
men and boys in the coves here
abouts who love to pet up early
these cool morninps and pet out in
the mountains for a few shots at
the squirrels. I've been gettinp
out icoasionally myself; but the
pane seems to be somewhat scarce
this fall. However, I meet a fel
low ever now and then who can
tell you how many he has already
killed, and the great number of
pheasants and other game he saw.
He is the kind of fellow who
would enjoy singing the Deer
Song, a very old ballad which has
been sung here irr the mountains
ev. r since the Scotch and English
f" st settled here and forgot where
they came from. It tells a tall
Story and really should be heard
sung by a real mountain singer
to be fully appreciated. It is usu
al’:,' sung to the accompaniment
ot a banjo, but I think you get a
fairly good idea of the tempo, the
fun, and the exaggeration of the
P!"Ce by merely reading it.
I got this song from one of the
n ive singers here in the valley—
up here in the Buckeye Cove, to be
exact,—and it goes like this:
“I'n a bright and summer’s morn
ing,
The ground all covered with
snow,
I put my sholulder to my pun,
And a-hunting I did—
And a hunting I did go.
I went up on the mountain,
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And fifteen or twenty—
Ten thousand I did—
Ton thousand I did kill.
And the money that I got for the
venison shin,
1 hauled it to my father’s barn
And it wouldn’t have go—
And it wouldn’t half go in.
1 went up on the mountain,
Beyond yon hill so high.
The moon came around with light
ning speed,
I’ll take a ride, says I.
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Tho moon came around the moun
tain,
It took a suddent whirl,
And my foot slipped nnd I fell out,
And I landed in this—
And I landed in this world.
Some boys and girls were skating,
On a bright and summer’s day,
The ice broke through, they all
fell in—
The rest they ran away.
The man that made this song, sir.
His name was Abner Young—
If you can tell a bigger lie,
T say you ought to be—
I say you ought to be hung.”
This clipping will entitle Hugh
Brandon and one guest to free ad
mission to see “Santiago” at the
Pix Theater.
■—We have too many wide open
places, surrounded by teeth, it
seems.
Six-feet-two is the height of
many a gal’s ambition.
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A JOYOUS HOLIDAY BRINGS
NIW FAITH TO A WAITING WORLD...
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.
HIGHWAY 70 WEST
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C.
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'57 FORD CHRISTMAS
*Twas the night before Christmas
in this house of accord
All the family was dreaming
of a shiny new Ford
AND WITH GOOD RKASONI Christmas with a brand-new
'57 Ford In the driveway Is the happiest Christmas any family
could dream of! All of Ford’s 20 beauties have that long, low,
appealing look of tomorrow. And they’re new all the way
tnrough-every one of them! New even to the “Inner Ford —
where frame, body, springs, even wheels have been redesigned
to give the solidest, quietest, most comfortable ride you’ve ever
haa! The power is nsw—livelier than ever. True of all Ford
engines—the Silver Anniversary V-8’s offering a wide range of
horsepowers,* or die new Mileage Maker Six, the world’s
most modem. Six or VS, the going it great. Why not make
your Christmas a Ford Christmas? See how easily you can .,,
at your Ford Dealer’s.
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BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C.
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