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fascinated Valerie as he proceed

fascinated Valerie as he proceed
ed.
After few minutes however,
they fell more and more into a
sort of cadence, like some somber
music, and she found trouble in
keeping her mind on them ex-
cept as an accompaniment to her
thoughts.
She looked up and found Lee
had stopped reading, and was
putting his papers back in his
brief case. Her Aunt Dorothy got
up, and Elise and Shirley with
Mark beside them. She followed
and slipped her hand into his.
your darling mother still
watches over you" said Elise SEN
timentally.
Valerie looked up nervously,
Elise had a tear in each of her
large dark eyes. Valerie watched
them, fascinated, waiting for
them to roll down.
(TO Be COntinued)
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in this way stop the ridiculous
chattering of his teeth. Having in
herited his money, and so being
quite accustomed to it, he won
dered as he faced Dorothy why
she had always disliked him So
81 forbid Valerie to go to the
cemetery-"he managed to say.
AS matter of fact, further
rites for Ellen proceeded without
either of them, for after he had
issued this command, he sudden
| ly folded up on the rug before the
fire in the first faint of his life
He dimly remembered that Paul
said something about shock, "
and that Valerie flung herself be-
side him stammering words that
sounded like mo food - or
sleep"
After that he knew very little
about anything until he woke in
flood of sunlight in his own
room the following morning.
Sitting with Valerie over a late
breakfast, he found himself max
ing plans.
isn't it-exciting?" asked Va
lerie over the rim of tall glass
! of milk.
WHAT"
"Just sitting here like this-to-
gether. No lessons for me and no
office for YOU" She had appar-
emily forgotten for the moment
the reason for all this. Let her
forget, thought Mark. He had no
intention of turning the place into
a house of mourning.
Don't you like your SCHOOL,"
he asked.
She hesitated for a long mo-
ment, facing him with a sort of
shy speculation. "Not - very
much"
'Why not?"
"Of course, everybody is very
NICE" she hurried to tell him.
But you see-Nobody seems to
care. I mean, you feel like a ma
| chine"
Mark nodded, watching her.
Her small face gave him the cur
ious impression of almost visi-
BILE thought.
maybe you'd like to changer"
he suggested. TMe, I'm not so era
zy about this school thing any
way"
"Of course mother is-was-al-
ways right, and she said the ma
chine part didn't matter. She said
it was the very best school. And
that we ought to be thankful"
Mark finished his coffee before
he answered. IT don't say she
wasn't right But look at it this
way: we have to stick together.
Who's going to see that I stay
home nights, if you are off up the
state being educated? So just say
I'm a selfish guy, and we'll hunt
us a learning factory somewhere
in town. There must be one. l
mean the kind you should 60 to-.
Or maybe you can stay at home
and have a governess or tutor, or
whatever beautiful young women
almost fourteen have. We can let
it ride a while, anyway, and see.
There's no hurry"
Il like it! I mean, the idea. But
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does it matter what you like?"
Mark looked at her quickly.
She had no business with that
blend of usefulness and renun-
citation. II hope to tell you it mat
tiers! Look at me. l like work.
Even in college I knew I was 60
ing to be like that. So what do l
do? Go and take up room in a
plant being a chemical engineer
that somebody else might lit
much better"
"But it's your plant" Valerie
reminded him.
$50 it is" He realized sudden
ly with a pang that he had not
even thought of Ellen during the
conversation. .--
miss Weatherbee said it was a
mark of character. I mean, not
just spending money because your
father left it to you. She said II
we were boys, we should take you
for an example. And anyway, that
we could learn a lesson from you.
She is the head mistress at Boil
ton-Miss Weatherbee, I mean"
"What a horrible idea," said
Mark, "being taken for an exam
ple" He pushed back his chair
and got up. Sunlight flooded the
room, and outside on the lawn a
lone robin strutted. Mark picked
Valerie out of her chair and
walked with her to the window.
'This is sort of trippish wea-
Their. How would you like to take
car and drive? Anywhere-just
as it comes? Before we 60 back to
work. Or how about your not go
ing back to work? I mean, not
until fall?"
Valerie leaned little shyly
against his arm. "You have grand
thoughts, don't you? suppose"
"What?"
eve could really start this
morning"
"The reason we can't 60 away
today" he told her, 'is that we
have to hear your mothers will.
We have to meet her lawyer here
at three. Shall you mind?"
''Not if you are there"
He looked out over Valerie's
head across the lawns and gar
dens.
"Is somewhere" she
asked suddenly.
eyes," said Mark fatty. He re-
allied that he had been expect
ing the question. That he was
prepared to answer. "What they
put away was no more Ellen than
her sable coat. I mean, there
wouldn't be any fun in creating
just for the purpose of extinction,
would there? I mean, they haven't
hurt Ellen's thought. She's taken
it along with her, wherever she
is. Really, she is her thought. I
don't want to muddle you"
Il see-just a little" said
Valerie. Mark wondered if he on
ly imagined that the nervous ten
sity that always gripped her was
giving way. Il feel much better
about it. 1 only thought-it was
such sad time, to go away-just
when everything is starting to
bloom-if that was all there it to
it."
I'm quite sure it isn't. If it
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Criminal Actions Sheet, No. 1---------$ 1912
Criminal Actions Sheets, No. 2------- 1928
Criminal Actions Sheets No. 3-------- 1859
Civil Actions Sheet No. Acknowledgement $3.50
Civil Actions Sheet No. 2-------------- $685.
Civil Actions Sheet No. 3-- $3.50
Civil Actions Sheet No. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 16509
Civil Actions Sheet No. 5-------------- 1912
Civil Actions Sheets No. -- 3437
Civil Actions Sheets, No. 7------------ 6785
Civil Actions Sheet No. 8--- 12940
Civil Actions Sheet No. 9-- GAS
Estates Record Settlement Sheet No. l. 10000
Estates Record Settlements Sheet No. q 52567
Est Record Setments etc. Sheet No. 8 1884
Judgments and miscellaneous Sheet No. 14455O
TOTAL $41253e
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This Monday December End, 1910.
j. D. STANSBERRY, Clerk Superior Court
NORTH CAROLINA,
ASHE COUNTY.
D. Stansberry, Clerk Superior of Ashe
County, North Carolina, being duly sworn says:
the foregoing report as Superior
Ashe County State North Carolina true and
the of knowledge belief God
J. D. sTANsBERRY,
Clerk of The Superior Court,
Ashe County, North Carolina
Subscribed before this the End day of Dce
Der, 1940
j. F. SCOTT,
Chairman Board of County Commissioners,
of Ashe County, North Carolina.
foregoing report of Stansberry, Clerk OF
the Superior Court Of said County
approved ordered recorded and published required
by law
day December, 1s4o being the first Mon
day in said month
J. F. SCOTT Chairman of Board.
j. E. OLIVER
R. B. BROWN
Board of County Commissioners of Ashe County N. c.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
ASHE COUNTY.
Filed registration day of December l94O at
L. p COWARD, Reg of Deeds
BY Edna May, Deputy
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-16
LYNN SAYS:

Games may or may not be the
type Of entertainment your crowd
will enjoy. Just in case-here
are few suggestions:
AS soon as guests arrive, they
receive a card with the name
Of q food printed on it. Each
player must then find someone
with the card with the name that
combines with the name on his
own card. Suggested names are
liver and bacon; apple pie and
cheese; sauerkraut and wieners;
brown bread and baked beans;
ham and eggs; bread and but
ter; doughnuts and coffee; steak
and onions; hot dogs and mus
tard. This game may be used in
choosing supper partners.
Sardine-Some guest us chosen
to be ''It," and is given five min
utes to hide in spot large enough
to hold several people. At the end
of five minutes everyone else goes
in search Of cit" When one guest
finds sit" he hides in the same
spot and before long the hiding
place is, packed. The first person
unable to squeeze in is "It."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-16

utes. Meanwhile
simmer tomatoes
with seasonings
in a covered con-
tainer for 10 to Is
minutes. Strain
and add vinegar.
Dissolve the soft
ened gelatin in
this mixture, and
pour into one
\
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-16

freshments and entertainment.
Use a white tablecloth, dotted with
red and blue stars, and matching
napkins = they're inexpensive and
colorful. To top this off, use trio
of star-shaped red, white and blue
candles for centerpiece.
It won't be necessary for you to
do much, except, of course, prepare
the food. Games and chatter will
fill up the evening. But remember
that you have as guests youngsters
with appetites. They like second
helpings.
Serve an appetizer, one hot dish,
plenty of salad and hot rolls, more
cake or ice cream than you think
you will possibly need, and fiatter
theif sense of sophistication by Of
fering second cups of coffee.
A fortune telling cake is always
fun when the crowd is young and
merry. You can write fortunes on
slips of paper, roll them and wrap
them in bits of waxed paper, and
put them in the cake after it is
baked. Another idea is to put in a
little trinket for each guest-an en-
gagement ring and wedding ring,
to forecast the first engagement and
the first marriage; key for happi-
ness; a bean for industry; q toy
soldier and so forth. You can buy
these favors at the ten-cent store.
*G0od Fortune Cake.
2 cups sifted cake -four
2 teaspoons double-acting baking
powder
" teaspoon salt
"a cup butter or other shortening
cup sugar
3 egg yolks, well beaten
rs cup milk
teaspoon vanilla
3 egg whites, stiff1y beaten
Sift -four once, measure, add bak-
ing powder and salt, and sift to-
gether three times. Cream butter
thoroughly, add sugar gradually,
and cream together until light and
fluffy. Add egg yolks, then -four, al
ternately with milk, small amount
at a time. Beat after each addition
until smooth. Add vanilla and fold
in egg whites. Bake in two creased
9-inch layer pans in moderate oven
(375 degrees) IS to 80 minutes. Dou-
bic the recipe to make three To-
inch layers. Spread chocolate or
maple frosting between layers and
on top and sides of cake.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-16
Opal Once Lucky

The opal is the only gem that
has had its ''luck" changed by a
work Of fiction. II was worn as
a good-luck charm until Sir Wal
ter Scott, in his "Anne of Geier-
STEM" introduced it as an I'M
lucky stone, inviting misfortune
and unhappiness to The owner.
Since that time the gem has been
branded as unlucky, and supersti-
tious people have refused towear it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-16
THIS WEEKS MENU
'f Graduation Party
All-American Appetizers
Americana Salad
Clover Leaf Rolls
sVeal on SkewerS
Good Fortune Cake Ice Cream
"Spiced Coffee
sRecipes given.
THIS WEEKS MENU

0phCCu NVAVOs
cups decaffeinated coffee
v cup whipping cream, whipped
70 teaspoon cinnamon
70 teaspoon nutmeg
Top each cup of coffee with
spoonful of whipped cream into
which the spices have been folded.
Sugar may be served with the cof-
fee, If desired. You can use your
favorite method of making the COT
fee, with regular grind for percolat-
ed or boiled coffee and drip grind for
drip or glass maker. Allow heap
ing tablespoon for each cup. And
if you 'perk" it, give it few min
utes extra brewing to bring out its
full flavor. Hsz 618
Now that I've made suggestions
for dessert, I'll 60 back to the real
beginning of your party.
While placing the supper foods on
the table, Susie can pass tray of
appetizers, which are, after all, just
reminder of the good things yet
to come. A tiny American flag
placed in the center of the tray
will add to the party theme.
Potato Chips au Gratin.
Spread crisp potato chips with
pimiento cheese. Serve plain or
with a thick slice of pickle in the
center of each. Chips may also be
sprinkled with grated American or
Parmesan cheese. Before serving,
put under broiler to melt cheese and
heat chips.
Stuffed Celery.
Scrape deep stalks of celery. Cut
into 3-inch lengths. Place in ice wa
ter to which lemon juice has been
added. The celery may be placed
in a covered jar in refrigerator
until crisp. Several types of filing
may be used to add variety.
Bacon Snacks.
Wrap " slice bacon around a
sweet pickle or stuffed olive and
fasten with a toothpick. Broil I'M
til bacon is crisp and serve immedi-
ately.
One first glance at the salad will
bring an enthusiastic response from
the crowd. Illustrated in the picture
at the top of the column, 1t is called
Americana Salad.
envelope unfiavored gelatin
" cup cold water
cups tomatoes
whole cloves
l small bay leaf
small onion, chopped
" teaspoon thyme
teaspoon salt
teaspoon sugar
Va teaspoon pepper or paprika
tablespoons vinegar
Stir gelatin and cold water togeth-
er. Let stand at least to min
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-16

clothes, and having two daughters
to dress, / was often accused by
my husband of being dowdy and old
fashioned" writes this Illinois wom-
an angrily. '"The girls are 26 and
"a and we have son of 20, away
in camp. I have saved, cooked,
worked hard for my family; / am
not socially minded, nor have had
time nor money to entertain on the
scale of my husbands associates
and friends. I never have heard
that it was sin for a wife to wear
old clothes and love to live quietly
in her home.
Daughters Painfully Shy.
'sTwo months ago my husband left
me and he is now asking divorce
so that he can marry a divorced
young woman who works in his Of
fice," the letter goes on. THAT isn't
what I mind, nor what I'm writing
about. I want your help with my
daughters, who are both painfully
shy. Both are teachers; neither one
ever has had beau. They have
lovely natures and are far from UNI
happy, but meeting strangers or go
ing places are things that make
them frightfully nervous. Helen,
the older one, plays the violin
delightfully."-, but if ask her to play
for my friends she runs from the
room and does not appear again un-
til the callers have gone. We have
very few visitors, those few are old,
old friends, but the girls avoid them,
and confine their interests to the
primary grades they teach and to
each others company.
"The other night when a young
man called was distressed by the
way Anna and Helen behaved. They
laughed like nervous children, spoke
together and were silent as if COM
plete strangers to each other, and
when I finally asked him to stay
for dinner both girls said at once
that they had engagements. It
must have been evident to him that
they had not, for the table was set
for three and in full sight.
"Yet I know Anna was immense
ly pleased, and Helen was pleased
for Anna. They leased about it
when he was gone-he would not
stay for supper-and have talked of
him ever since. He had asked
Anna if she liked dancing and she
said no, although she dances well.
Elbow can form pleasant social
circle about them and my boy? I
have sufficient means and would be
glad to help them to find friends
and eventually go on into happy lives
of their own
Train Children in Hospitality.
Just about 20 years too late!
When Anna was six and Helen four
was the time to begin with simple
hospitality, with the welcoming Of
their friends and their fathers
friends to the house; with Sunday
picnics upon which a few neigh
boris children were invited, with
home dances to radio or recorded
music, with joyous scrambled hours
in the kitchen over the concocting
of biscuits and cocoa.
Children are hospitable; they love
to bring their friends home. Games
are a little slow to start, but every
one in the world likes pencil games.
Bread and jam and milk are a
party in nursery days, and young
sters viii boast for long time Of
the fun they had roasting potatoes
in Helen's back yard. or that they
each had to bring four sandwiches
to Annals picnic.
But let the younger years slip by,
let the girls grow to the twenties,
shy, friendless, and there is nothing
more that mother can do.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-16
TOO LATE!

What type Of mother are you? Do
you encourage your youngsters to make
friends sUith the neighborhood gang?
Do you open your home to your chill
dren's friends9 Do you occasionally
help your sons and daughters anause
themselves? II you don't or epen
il you do read Kathleen Norris
frank Interpretation OF mothers du.
ties.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-16

ONE pattern, but two distinct
~ fashions-that's what you'll
receive when you send for design
No. 1351-B. And what attractive
new sports fashions they are, tool
One is a well-tailored play suit,
with becomingly fiared shorts,
dart-fitted, easy waistline and con-
vertible neckline finished with a
notched collar, like a shirtwaist.
The other is a princess pinafore
with sunback and buckled Shout
der straps. When little Miss 8-to-
Is dons the jumper over her play
SUITS with the collar fastened de-
murely close to the throat, she's
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-16

ly remember the
gangs "last real
get-together'' for
the rest of her
life.
Why not a buff
fet supper? What
with wars raging
elsewh ere, you
might play up the
patriotic theme
in decorations, re-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-16
COMMENCEMENT TIME

: You can't believe it, can you?
Susie is graduating from high
school!
In between putting the final
stitches on her organdy dress and
entertaining visiting friends and rel
atives, are you going to try to find
time to give her a party?
Please do. To her, it's very i'm
portant time, and she'll undoubted-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-16
! PAT TERMS
SEWING CIRCLE x.

dressed for runabout. And Of
course she can wear the jumper
alone, as a sun-frock, when SUM
mertime comes.
Both halves of this very gener-
Gus pattern are easy for the in
experienced mothers to make, and
by repeating it in different materi-
ais you can equip your sports
loving daughter with a whole sea-
son of fun clothes. Choose sturdy,
sunfast cottons like seersucker,
gingham, gabardine or denim.
Pattern No. 1351-B is designed for sizes
Q. 10. ~. IA, and is years. Size 10 re.
quires, for play suit, 2is yards Of 35-inch
material without nap: for jumper. as
yards. Send order to:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-16

large mold, and chill until firm.
When it has set and is ready to
serve, it is divided into two squares
with layers which are Joined togeth-
er with a filling of cream cheese. A
cream cheese star decorates the
top. This recipe makes 6 portions.
Now for something truly different
in the way of a hot dish
"Veal on Skewers.
Cut homeless veal in pieces 1h
inches square by about ~ inch
thick. Stick on 8-inch metal skew
ers, alternating meat with slightly
smaller peeled potato halves or
cubes, chunks of carrot, and whole
small white onions. Lay skewers in
roasting pan, add / cup hot water,
and salt. Cover and bake in hot
oven (450 degrees F.) for hour,
reduce heat to $50 degrees F., add
more water if needed. Bake about
80 minutes longer, or until tender.
Garnish with broiled bacon.
released BY Western Newspaper union.l
, 1941-07-30
We Got II -
Steward
rings bell
for back pay

Steward John Hover Of
McGregor Unit, UE Local 806
rang the bell for a number Of
girls in his department to the tune
of about ninety dollars back pay.
A grievance was filed by the girls
on the basis that a violation of the
contract, which provides for a
sixty cent minimum piece work
rate. The grievance was fully
settled by Brother Hover. UE
Local SO6, it's Officers and Stew
ards offer a salute to Brother
Hover.
, 1941-07-30
CIR vacation
plun ratified
bv membership

Vacation plan ratified by CHR
Unit Local 8O6 membership.
A plan for vacation with pay
was approved by the membership
of CHR Unit of Local 8O6, in their
last membership meeting of June
16th~ The plan al worked out by
the negotiating Committee calls
for a week shut down of the foun-
dry the last week in August. The
employees in the Maintenance
Department will take their vaca-
tons previous to all others and
will receive their vacation checks
before leaving. The Maintenance
Department will work during the
shut down on plant repairs as will
a number of other employees for
general cleanup work. The COM
pany has agreed to consider giving
the general cleanup work to those
employees not eligible to vacation
pay, who have less than one year
service with the company. The
company has also agreed to give
full vacation pay to draftees who
are eligible under the formula
set forth in the agreement.
Negotiations are still contin-
uing on the question of rate ad-
iustments for the Core Makers,
Grinders and Molders.
All negotiations have been con-
Quoted by the Shop Committee
composed of Ray Wilson, Earl
Leath, J. Sitzman, c. Peterson, N.
Coon, and Grant Nc Glothin.
, 1941-07-30
ERDELY RESIGNS

UE Local 800 Executive Board
at the request of Brother Stephen
Erdely, Financial Secretary &C
cepted his resignation from this
office because of pressing per-
sonal business. The Executive
Board in accepting Brother Erde-
ly's resignation announced that
Brother Erdely's service to the
Local Union would be sorely
missed as he had established a
simple yet accurate accounting
of all monies and left behind him
a record of achievement. The Ex-
ecutive Board recommended and
the membership approved the ap-
|pointment Of Brother VIM. Tootle
to fill the unexpired term of
office.
We Got 1t Lets Keep It'll
, 1941-07-30
FiSke'S
ka>sso~a htsx failed
BY Jack Fiske

This is a little story, that
honestly is true. This is what
really happened, to Dangerous
Dan McGrew.
A bunch of the boys were
whooping it up, at the Com
pany Union hall. Gathered to-
gether and waiting, for a most
important call. Only one sub
ject to hold them, just as it
would me and you. What was
being done by the committee,
and Chairman Dan McGrew?
Then out of the blackness Of
the night, into the glare and
the din. In came Dams COM
mittee, looking worn and thin.
They looked as though they
scarcely had left, the strength
of a little mouse! Dan tossed
the contract on the desk, and
called for cokes for the housed
And that il where Dan met
his doom, killed right there and
then. HE HAD ACCEPTED A
FIVE CENT RAISE, INSTEAD
OF THE UE TEN
, 1941-07-30
LELAND
DOINGS

It has been suggested that
Dorothy P. ON Stators have dark
glasses and a tin cup, to help her
with her budget. Another Holiday
is coming up soon Dot $50.
After enjoying a Union-made
vacation with pay,
We come back to work feeling
rested and gay;
lis true, we have ambitions and
such,
But working without rest
doesn't get us much;
We needed a little relaxation
and fun,
To get out in the open, enjoy
the Sun;
Working in factories will not
make us wealthy,
But we do want to stay strong
and healthy;
For that OUR Union gets the
credit,
And all we say is, Boy you
said it
4
The Leland Local Girls Soft Ball
Team, came through with a win
of Is to 8, playing the Univis Lens
Team on Friday, July 18th.
X ...... @..
They played the Razor Electric
Team on Friday, July Is, and am
sorry to say the rival team won.
Our girls played a fine game, and
we expect to see less and less of
Let's get behind the girls team
and give them some support.
Come out to the games and root
for them. Every Friday they have
a league game.
, 1941-07-30

The Leland Electric manage
ment came through with a five
cent raise for the Tool Room,
and negotiations are being con-
Quoted for the remainder Of the
shop, on a ten cent increase.
Either due to wages or the wea-
Their, the Mems Soft Ball Team is
in a slump. Here's hoping that the
wage question, or the weather
gives us a break.