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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-15
By MARION CLYDE MecARRolL

nj o matter how inexpensive
IN your Christmas gifts, if
you tie them up pretty, they'll
make an impressively charm
ing appearance.
Many people, though, have
trouble making a pretty pack
age.
They find it hard to wrap the
paper fiat and neat, and when
it comes to tying ribbon bows,
their fingers suddenly become
all thumbs.
Here, then, are some simple
directions that should enable
the most butterhngered to wrap
and tie their Christmas pack
ages successfully.
Something to keep in mind
is to select the right paper for
each gift-a paper with a small
pattern for little boxes, saving
the big splashy designs for
large boxes.
Now let's go:
/: Place box to be wrapped on
sheet of paper; cut paper so that
it overlaps "a in. on bottom of box
and extends little more than the
depth of the box at each end. Put
box on paper upsidedown, so that
the overlap comes on the bottom.
Fasten edges with matching Christ
mas seal or white library paste.
2. Fold ends down fat against
sides, making neat creases at edges.
Next, fold in sides, creasing ends of
bottom fap. Fold up bottom hap.
Fasten with seal or paste.
8. For plain tying, begin at GEN.
ter top, bring ribbon around under
box, up at center, cross ribbon and
bring around box in other direc-
tion. Tie ends at center top; cut
ends, leaving pieces long enough
for attaching separate decorative
bow.
4. To make bow, take a ribbon
length and make loop FIRST on one
side: hold in left hand. Then make
another loop, holding center firmly
in left hand.
S. Holding loops firmly In left
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-15
By IDA BAILEY ALLEN

THE young mother of a five year
old, girl recently asked me, when
shall l begin to teach Marylou to
cook"
Right now," I answered, "while
she's young enough to look upon it
as fun. Let her actually do part of
it-not merely help you. Keep per-
sistently at it, and by the time she's
twelve years old Marylou will be
well on the road to the cooking of
entire meals with ease and enjoy
ment."
81 had thought Of getting her a
set of small aluminium cooking
utensils for Christmas; and her
father suggested a little electric
range" the young mother contin-
ued. "Are they practical?"
Cooking Sets
"The aluminium cooking sets are
a fine idea," 1 said, "for children up
to eight years Of age, because their
hands are so small it's difficult for
them to handle full size utensils.
The half-size toy utensils now on
sale can be used for cooking many
foods. I'd suggest a small set of
measuring spoons and cups, too; a
pastry board and rolling pin; and
set of animal cookie cutters. As
to the small electric range, Mary
lou is far too young to be trusted
with it. No electrical equipment
should be given children before they
are ten years old, and have begun
to develop good judgment and really
heed the principles of safety"
The young mother was enthusi-
astic. "I'd like to start Marylou's
cooking lessons right away! What
would he Good starterp"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-15
FOR EVERYBODY u
BEAUTY FASHION FICTION
Let Children Learn to Cook
Candy Making is Good Way to Start

sheet of waxed paper and stand 2
hrs. to dry out. ,
Bon Bons: Form marble sized
balls of quick fondant; tlatten
slightly; press half a nutmeat on
top and roll in granulated sugar.
Coconut Bon Bons: To half the
recipe for quick fondant favored
with orange or lemon, add y C.
shredded coconut put through the
food chopper, and tbsp. orange or
lemon juice. Shape into marble
sized balls and roll in more shred
ded coconut, which has been also
put through the chopper.
Mints: Make quick fondant, fla
voring it with y tsp. essense of
peppermint. Roll to a" thickness
on a board or pastry cloth busted
with a little confectioner's sugar.
Then cut into mints with small
round cutter. If desired some of the
mints may be decorated with two
bits of green citron and red candy
to simulate holly. Attractive as "eye
pieces" in the top of a Christmas
candy box.
Uncooked Fudge
Cut e oz.) bar of sweet choco-
late into small pieces and put in a
double boiler top. Add tbsp. butter
or margarine and melt over hot
water. Then stir in c. sifted con-
fectioner's sugar, 2 egg yolks and
l tsp. vanilla. Next beat the egg
whites stiff and add to the first mix
ture. Stir in / c. chopped walnut or
pecan meats, chopped blanched fill
berts, Brazil nuts or almonds, either
plain or toasted. Press into an span
first rubbed with butter or marga-
rine. Let stand few hours at room
temperature, or until it feels almost
stiff when touched with the finger.
Then cut in /" squares. If not to be
eaten for several days, wrap each
candy in waXed paper.
Stuffed Dates
If the package of dates is not
marked pasteurized, they should be
scalded with boiling water, then
drained, and placed on paper towels
to become damp-dry. Remove the
pits. Fill the centers with orange
or lemon-favored quick fondant,
English or black walnuts, whole
blanched almonds, or with peanut
butter. Roll in granulated sugar.
TRICK OF THE CHEF
A rubber scraper is very helpful
in cleaning out the candy bowls. 1t
does not leave even enough to lick!
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-15

"The thing she likes to eat best"
l laughed. "And isn't that candy :"
you're right, Mrs. Allen. Candy
comes first, after that ice cream"
"Then start her off by making
quick fondant. 1t doesn't need any
cooking, and she can make bon-bons
and mints from it. Next day she
might make some stuffed dates, or
uncooked fudge"
"But we can't eat all this candy!
"Of course not. Marylou can
make it for Christmas gifts. Her
cousins and her uncles and her aunts
and grandparents would appreciate
nothing so much. And Marylou will
have begun to learn how to meas
ure; to handle utensils; to sense the
thrill of creative effort, and the joy
of giving"
roMoRRoWs DINNER
Beef and Vegetable Soup
(from pot-au-feu)
Big Dish Escalloped Chicken and
Macaroni (left-overs)
Chopped Kale
Picked Beet Salad
Sliced Oranges with Coconut
Coffee or Tea Milk (Children)
All Measurements Are Level
Recipe, Serve Four
Quick Fondant
Beat . egg whites slightly; then
gradually beat or stir in 2ia c.
sifted confectioner's sugar, and !
tsp. desired favoring - vanilla,
orange, lemon, walnut or almond.
Sift a little powdered sugar onto a
board or pastry cloth. Turn the mix
ture onto it. Then dust the hands
with a little powdered sugar. and
knead and press together until the
mixture feels smooth. Form candies
in the shapes desired. Cover with
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-15
The Treatment Of Arthrifis

sweetbreads. The use of the colchi-
cine between attacks in severe cases
may tend to lessen the severity and
frequency OF the attacks.
Probably the most common form
Of arthritis is that known as rheu-
matoid arthritis, in which there is
often some deformity of the joints.
The cause is not known, nor does
there seem to be any single method
of treatment which is successful.
What is required is broad pro-
gram of treatment carefully adjust
ed to each individual case.
Warm Baths
For example, heat may be applied
by means of warm baths or an in
fra-red lamp to relieve the pain and
stiffness. When the pain is con-
trolled, exercises of the involved
joints are helpful. Operations may
be necessary to correct joint defor-
mites. Mental and emotional dis
turbances should be eliminated
whenever possible. Getting rid of
infections in the teeth, tonsils, 81
muses., and elsewhere in the body is
another part Of the treatment, not
because of any specific effect on the
arthritis but because it will improve
the patients general health. Vita
minis and vaccines apparently have
no great benefit, but may be useful
in some cases.
Treatment with certain prepara-
tions of gold is beneficial in some
few patients. The best results are
obtained in the early active cases,
in which destruction Of the joint
tissues has not occurred. 1t must be
borne in mind, however, that severe
reactions to the gold sometimes
occur.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-15

ing. Place ribbon with shiny side
down fat on table, bring the two
edges up and paste them down at
center, overlapping half an inch.
(See Fig. Al. Make two more loops
in this same way, each one success
sively shorter than the other. Place
one on top of the other Gig. b and
paste them in place at center. Add
separate short piece of ribbon
around center and paste on under
side of bow Gig. c..
TAILORED LOOP BOW: This is made
similarly to the plain tailored bow
except that loops are all pasted to-
gether on underside-just the op-
posite side from that shown in Fig.
A. After all loops are pasted to-
gether, bow is pasted to package.
No center piece is used on this bow,
thus allowing all loops to stand up.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-15
By HERMAN N. BUNDEsEN, MD.

so many people suffer from some
type of arthritis and, unfortunately,
too many of them are everlastingly
trying some type of home treat
ment, so that when the doctor gets
the case he often has to undo much
of the damage that was done by this
self medication. What all sufferers
from arthritis should know is that
the successful treatment of this
condition depends to great extent
upon telling one type of arthritis
from another, and then using the
measures which have been found
most successful for the variety of
the disease present. Arthritis means
Inflammation of the joints, but there
are a number of forms of the con-
dition.
For example, arthritis may de-
velop in patients with gout. In early
attacks of this disease, the gouty
arthritis may be difficult to tell from
other forms of acute Inflammation
Of the joints. In such instances, CIV
ing the patients the drug known as
colchicine may be helpful in making
the diagnosis, since the colchicine
will relieve the symptoms if the
arthritis is due to gout, but will not
bring any great benefits in arthritis
due to other causes.
Affected Joints
In stubborn cases, X-ray treat
ment of the affected joints may be
helpful. Other forms of treatment
which have been found to be Of
value is reducing the weight to nor
NAL and eliminating certain types
Of meat in the diet, that is, those
which come from glands, such Is
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-15
Words Of the Wise

The life of every man is a diary
in which he means to write one
story and writes another, and his
humblest hour is when he COM
pares the volume as it is with
what he vowed to make it.
~. M. Barrie)
Make no doubt Of it, to have
had an unhappy life is to have
failed in life. It is the one con-
summate error, and around the
deathbed Of such q one the very
angels weep.
-(Llewelyn Powers)
There are times when we can
not see one step ahead of US, but
five years later we are eating and
sleeping somewhere. -(Chrysis)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-15
Answering Parents Questions

9. Our son, year old, still
wakens several times a night de-
manding a bottle. l feel he is old
enough to sleep all night. My hus-
band insists on his having the bottle
when he wants it.
A. Let your husband take sole
care of this child at night, and have
his way. If you continue to care for
him, have your way, or compromise
on one bottle a night for some
months. Anyway, set a time sched-
ule and stick to it if the tyke cries
all night. If you plan to give in even
tually, do so right away.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-03
NEWS FROM SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA

Continued from Page y
lovely dinnerWare recently CIV
en- to her on her 25th wedding
anniversary. The ladies were
able to accomplish a great
deal, as they had a nice long
time in which to sew.
The Mid-W eek Prayer Meet
ing was also held at the Cobbs'
in the evening, and most of the
ladies stayed on through. Mr..
Bailie, Mr.. Victor Emanuelson,
and Bertha >Kesler, also sew
eral members of the Cobb
family attended the Prayer
Meeting which was led by Ov-
erseer Frank Robinson.
A picnic lunch at Monrovia
Park, had been planned to fol-
low the service on Sunday, Oc-
tober 3, and a goodly company
gathered at Bethel Chapel for
the service, then drove to the
park for lunch. We were espe-
clally glad to welcome some
new arrivals from the east, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Blum and Mrs.
w. D. Taylor. The Blums have
settled in Fullerton, California,
and we are looking forward
to seeing them and Mrs. Tay-
lor very often. David Taylor,
who had brought his mother
from Zion, also had two friends
from his home town in Wiscon-
sin with him the Rev. and Mrs.
O'Brien. Rev. O'Brien deliver
ed the address of the day,
speaking on Divine Healing.
We all spent a very pleasant
time.
Tuesday, October II, was
the eighty-first birthday of
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-03

Mrs. N. T. Kesler. She spent
the day with her daughter,
Mrs. Victor Emanuelson, then
in the evening Mrs. Kesler was
persuaded, much against her
will, to go home early. When
she arrived there she found
quite a number of friends and
relatives gathered to wish her
a happy birthday. She receiv-
ed lovely gifts from those pres
ent, and many cards from
friends unable to attend, and
from Zion. Refreshments were
served shortly before Overseer
Robinson dismissed the gather
ing with prayer.
The Prayer Meeting on Oc-
tober Is was held at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Page,
formerly of Zion. A very ex-
cellent talk was given by Over
seer Robinson, after which he
drilled us again on the verses
we are learning from the Bible.
Mrs. Page served cake and cof-
fee after the service, and
very pleasant hour was spent.
Bethel Chapel has had the
finish coat of yellow put on,
and the scaffolding removed.
Later it will be finished with
a brown trim. The Chapel will
be a credit to the neighbour
hood. There are many children
in the neighborhood and this
church home should be a great
blessing to them as they grow
up.
Literature Report.
$50 Tracts and 80 LEAVES
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-05-26

Leonard E. Hershberger
Warren w. Hewitt =
Melvin Wayne Hildebrandt
Betty Mae Hill
Kathel Donna Hire
Robert Hoeksema X
Elizabeth Holenski
Warren Ernest Holland
Delmar E. Holverson
Carl William Hough
Stanley P. Hudson
Velma Mae Hudson
Urban Milton Hunt
John William Jacobson
Floyd Holger Jensen
June Joyce Jensen
William Dean Johansen
Sadie P. johnson
Barbara L. Kessler
Betty Jayne Kingman
Beverly Jean Krickbaum
Margaret E. Kyrk
Donald Charles LaBelle
Wardner William Leach
Arthur Edmund Lehman
Wanda Louise Lewis
Shirley Elaine Lumsden
Donald F. Naples =
John w. Mathews
Richard J. Mayfield
Alice Irene Maynard
Harry A. McCleary
Joseph Glenn Mcdowell, Jr.
Jannis Abby McElroy
Jeanne Mary McElroy
Marcia Louise McKerlie
Jeanette J. McNabb
Louise C. McNabb
Betty Lorraine Miller
Claudette Marilyn Miller
Leroy M. Miller
LARAMIE D. Miller
Margaret Ellen Miller
Rose Therese Miller
Edith Jean Mitchell
Montabelle Ruth. Mole
David Nathaniel Morey
Carol Irene Nellis
Edward w. Nelson
Rosemary F. Nielsen
Norman T. Obenauf
Joan E. Odom
Rudolph Bruce Olson
Rupert Otterbacher
Lola joyce Palmer
Betty Mae Paulsen
Yvonne Virginia Paulson
Peggy-Lou Hazel Peck
CONTINUED on page 81
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THE 1913 GRADUATING CLASS

Emily Jane Albrecht
Violet Marie Aldrich
Robert George Altman
Naomi Jean Balch
Lawrence r. Bereiter
Gerald John Berrong
William James Bicket
Lorraine A. Bicket
Dolores Carol Bourdeau
Donna Marilyn Brown
Wilfred John Brownlow
Gene M. Burgan
Earl L. Christensen b
Ruth E. Christensen q
Irene Julia Christy
John Wesley Colwell
Lily D. Cornell
Normalee Cook
Robert Anthony Cook
Richard L. Corder
Morrison o. Craig
Cecilia Marie Crane
Donna Louise Crary
Leonard Dillon Crawford
Nancy Jean Cunningham
Audrey Virginia Daavettila
Paul Henry Daavettila
Junella Corinne Dahn
Della D. Daley
Raymond L. Ditzig
Lucille Irene Dreyer
Grace Ethel Eatherington
Robert J. Edge =
Conrad Leroy Edwards
Lewis Tavern Edwards
Laurette Emanuelson
Martha Mary Enloe
Helen Louise Enlow
Robert Reinhardt Ernstmeyer
Phyllis Noreen Evans
Joan A. Farrar
Peggie Jean Farrar
Robert L. Fletcher
James N. Finn, Jr.
Viola Lorraine Ford
Orwell Russell Foster
Barbara Marguerite Fullner
Joseph ellis
James Gilmore
julie U. Godfirnon, Jr.
Wesley George Gromback
Herbert Jerome Grulke
Emily Gertrude Guokas
Geraldine Fannie Haas
Mark SEVERN Hanson
G.. Earl Hassel =
Richard Lee Harju
Melvin E. Harlow
Arlene Joyce Heiser
Patricia Darlene Helms
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BASKETBALL VARSITY

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Wendell Studebaker, Co-captain
Tavern Edwards
Sydney Christophersen, Co-captain
Tim Thomas
Jim Previtti
Jim Kinsman
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The TheOCrat
Wednesday, May 26th, 1913

TRACK Peterson, K.
Smith,
Wright O. Thompson, L.
Miller, [. E.
Moore D. Yonke
Peters, o. Manager =
BACCALAUREATE SERVICES
- Sunday, May 80,
PROFESSIONAL
T. B. T. H. School James Sanford, Director
INVOCATION Rev: ROLAND Agges
CT 1uu, r. -, 1,n , n7n, Zion Bible Mission
TWAIN, T. B. 7 H. s. Mixed Chorus Kathe Hire accampani
a e04Nr,,n, TT, Faith of Our Fathers" Audience
SCKPIORE READING Rev Herman Grail
mAMrp1c. THU DIT .1r1r1u, Beach Community Church
SERMON of Power Rev Carl O. Lee
Memorial Ee Met =; y; M ehg
PROFESSIONAL "Grand Triumphal March" D u Guimant
LIB ). Band ~
zoS:bESTSS t?9%SsHF sf HisH SCHOOL Sf
FRIDAY JUNE 4th 1913
Processona-"Pomp -
invocation Rev Theodore Mason
c.,.o4 g, ,. nw The Zion Gospel Tabernacle
or ,u n, Honor Student
ZB.T H. S. Mixed Chorus - ~
Anna Anthony, sooist
Kathel
."1ooking Forward" ~~-~ Rupert otterbacher
x7.,ao+~ .ou c.n, Senior Class President
'''""' President Board aSSs Of E %sssasn
Benedicion Rev Everett Phillips
n., m1, ,, The Christian Assembly
z-B. r ). Band Sanford director o"'''e'S
Mr. Howard Marshall president of ZionBenton Town
ship High School board will hand each Graduate his
Diploma The other members of are Dr. Leburn O.
Boyd secretary Orve r. Mcintosh Thompson and
Homer Worham
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Bob Fletcher, Co-captain
Melvin Hildebrandt, Co-captain
Bob Cook
Jim Kinsman
Homer McNabb
Stanley Hudson
Tim Thomas
Herb Merville
Bob Altman
Wayne Thomas
Fred Ridenour
Tom Peters
Herb Grulke
Fred Zoehler
Jim Previtti
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08
Another Wreck
Occurs Near Weldon

Weldon - Another in a series
of accidents which have occurred
recently in the vicinity of We'll
don on U. S. highway 301 was re-
ported this morning by the State
Highway Patrol.
Patrolmen said Negro Wo-
man suffered a broken arm and
property damages estimated at
$3.50 was incurred about 6:15 pm.
yesterday when an automobile
driven by Buck Malone, Peters
burg, Va, Negro, ran into the
rear of a pickup truck driven
by Littlefield Tillery, Halifax
Negro, about one and a halt
miles south of Weldon.
The Tillery truck had load of
Negro workers in the back when
it was struck, patrolmen report
ed, and an unidentified woman
had her arm broken in the aci-
dent and others were bruised.
Both vehicles were going north
towardc Weldon and the accident
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08
Kids Ask For Everything
From Anteaters To Zebras
In Santa Claus Letters

, of what I want for Xmas. I'm
little girl of S years, with no
brother or sisters and I would
get mighty lonesome if it wasn't
for my dog "Dinky."
Before I give you my list, l
want to wish you and Mrs. Santa
Claus a very merry Xmas, and
a happy New Year.
Santa Claus if you can't pos
sibly bring all Of these things,
bring what you can. want all
of them, but if l don't get them,
I'll know you did not have
enough to 60 around, so Please
Santa if you can remember,
"Dinky" and me.
For "Dinky," I'd like a new
collar and leash to dress up fol
Xmas, and I want the follow
ing things:
A carriage and doll baby, a
wheelbarrow, a tea set, a sewing
machine, and a small guitar.
Is that too much for one lit
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08
Scott, Truman
Indicate They
. Will Dominate
BY Lynn Nisbet

RALEIGH, Dec. 7-President
Truman and Governor-elect Scott
are manifesting a strong pur-
nose to attempt more complete
control over governmental af-
fairs than any of their predeces-
sors, acordcing to a Capitol
Square observer who has been
a watching their actions.
The president told his first
White House press conference af-
ter the election that so long as
he is President the German car
tells will not be restored to pow
er over chemical and industrial
development.
At ceremonies on the desk of
the battleship Missouri, big
Mo-" at Hampton Roads on Sat
urday the president is quoted
. as saying: Some smart aleck
who poses as a spokesman for
the Navy has stated the Mis-
souri, will be taken out of COM
mission. The Missouri will not
he taken out of commission. That
is as emphatic as l can make it.
speak as President of the Unit
ed States. You can make that
as strong as you want to-"
AS for Governor-elect Scott he
has several times used the up
y right personal pronoun in con-
nection with the state ad-
ministration program. More sig
nificant than that, according to
the anonymously quoted observ-
er are the letters he has written
to Vance Baise, chief highway
engineer and Charles Flack, chief
clerk to the utilities commits
sion asking for their designations
as of the date of his inaugura-
ton. Since selection of these Of
Z ficials is not a prerogative of
the governor and their appoint
ment does not-theoretically and
IeC1I1lCdlAy-lCQod Aiio oP
proval, the letters are taken to
indicate purpose to control sub
ordinate departmental person.
mel.
Other governors have done
that to some extent, Cherry per-
haps less than any recent chief
, executive, but they have accom-
, plished their purpose without ad-
vance notice of intent. President
Roosevelt exerted more influence
than any predecessor on all
phass of government administra-
ton, even down to minor bur-
eaus and commissions, but he
also gained his objective without
advance ballyhoo. Scott ind Tru-
man are letting it be known they
expect to run things during their
. terms.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08
Santa Gets Hot
Foot In Parade

Burlington, N. c., Dec. 7-(AP)
Jolly old Santa was anything
but jolly at Burlington's Christ
mas parade. He got the hot
foot.
An unidentified, and as yet un-
apprehended, youngster made his
way beneath the Chamber Of
Commerce float bearing Santa
as it progressed along Main
Street. Once under its covering,
the kid set the jolly old Saints
trouser leg afire with a match.
Santa, jolly old fellow that he
is, merely extinguished the fire
before injury or damage result
ed.
No sooner had he extinguished
the flame, though, than he OBJ
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08
Weldon Legion
Plans Drive
For Members

Weldon THE American Le-
gion Post No. SO in Weldon held
a fried chicken and barbecue sup
, per in the Community Center on
Monday night.
After the supper Bill Neal, post
commander called the meeting to
order. The members appointed
a membership committee to work
on increasing the membership OF
the local organization. They also
appointed service record COM
mittee, which is to secure the
record of local service men to be
compiled into a book. A discus
! sion was held concerning re-
pairs to the roof of the Com,
munity Center.
After the business the Legion
closed its meeting to meet again
the first Monday in January
There were over 40 members pre-
sent.