Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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P?9? 4 Cane Juice Favc For Many In Alal Sugar cane juice, a natural derivative of the sugar cane stalk, is a favorite beverage for many residents and visitors in Geneva. Alabama. Rex Ma.vhair, a third shift Electrician, has his own business, within sight of the Clinton Mills Plant, where he carefully squeezes 25 to 40 gallons of cane juice daily during the fall. "I usually plant about an acre in the spring time," says Mayhair, and begin harvesting it as fall approaches. "If I need more cane, I buy it." "A visitor can stop here, and we'll squeeze him a cup or a gallon of juice in a minute or so," commented Mayhair as he drove his Oliver tractor around in a circle to squeeze the juice from the select stalks of cane. "A good cup of cane juice sells for 15 ^^Jl \ fl Linda Brown bottles the juice. it .jSft St^i jMm F JHHB ' fc^ H. - )rite Beverage }ama cents and people come from miles around to get it." It's a natural juice with no additives. We even supply one business in Slocomh. The older people, especially like the juice. It takes about eight or 10 stalks of good cane to make a gallon of juice. The cane in the lower Alabama region has a much higher liquid content than that grown in other areas. The sugar cane juice sales are an integral nart of a nroduce stand which the May hairs operate. Among the more popular items are local grown sweet potatoes, collards and peanuts. "Since most people are fascinated by the juice operation," added Mayhair, "we sell more cups of cane juice than we do cans of soft drinks." A half gallon of juice sells for $1. and the Mayhair family squeezes out as much as can he sold a day from early fall to late January. "Using a tractor to turn the rollers, we can usually produce a gallon in about three minutes," he added. The canc juice operation is a family affair for the Mayhairs. Assisting Mavhair are his daughter, Linda Brown, who hotties the juice and is responsible for serving the customers; Rex's nephew, Kenny French, a No. 2 Weaving employee; his brother, Johnny Mavhair. who's wife Pauline is a No. 2 Spooler Operator. In prior years, a mule was used to power the 40-vear-old mills, but it. like other processes, has been made more efficient by mechanization. The operation draws people from miles around to watch the grinding operation and swap stories about yesteryear. "A lot of people would take this juice," noted Mavhair, "evaporate the water from it, and carefully boil it until it becomes syrup. We prefer to leave that to others and just sell the juice," he continued. V; - : ^k. "" "v -. ' J* ~ -' *" 'JbS-* ?. { M ^ ^Dflp^. i.fj|^^B|g I K * Junior Sco Sconiers Is Recognized! Junior Sconiers, Geneva Maint fellow employees, is a recognized s He proudly showed the Clothmal the game he'd bagged this year and turkey and deer every season. "In 1956 I got interested in deer I every season since. The first day I < pointer. "In Homes County, Fla. where I 1 with dons and this makes it much In addition to deer hunting, Sconi present time I have lb deer dons v mixed and two pointers. They keep for huntinn. "They are also relatively expens pounds of feed a week." Besides deer huntinn in season Sconiers usually finds time to turke hunt. A wild turkey is one of the hard< You've not to have a special turkey c you've not a nood pair of dons, bin Durinn the summer months, I bt this i?ives me a well rounded snnrt (jhRistma May the Child King born in shower His love and blessings ( May peace reign in your hear K v -1 [*y r mx > niers Sportsman enance employee, like many ports enthusiast, cer a variety of photographs of I said. "I kiil the legal limit for .: ??.i i i l *: iuiiuii^ aim navr ircen iiiiuuii^ ever deer hunted I not an eight ive," added Sconiers, "we hunt easier to find deer." ers enjoys raising dogs. "At the .'hich are heavies and Walkers me busy keeping them trained ive to own. They eat over 100 at least once or twice a week, y hunt regularly as well as bird 3St of all game animals to find. aller and know how to use it. If d hunting is a bit easier, iss fish about twice a week, so s program. I ,s Lessings * ijt f Ilk it . ? \ r i Bethlehem that starry night )n you this Christmas season, ts!