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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Nov. 20, 1960-7-8 ? — $ S i Dear Sally BY SALLY SHAW DEAR SALLY: I’m in a mess! I'm a man of 25 who is engaged to a girl whom I now realize I do not love enough to marry! Ever since I was transferred by my company to another city about 300 miles from my hometown I have been feeling qualms about this engagement, and have now decided to write her a letter to ask her to release me. However, since she is such a fine girl whom I have known since boyhood, I don’t know how to word the let ter in such a way as to avoid hurting her too much. Will you please advise me? WANT OUT. DEAR WANT OUT: I’ll advise you — but not along the coward ly route you are contemplating! Instead, face up to this like a man. You owe this “fine girl” the de cency and courtesy of a personal, face-to-face discussion of this, the next time you are in town. DEAR SA LLY: I have been a wi dow for about two years, and am now planning to be married again late next month. I happen to have a good many household articles and possessions from my previous marriage, all in ex cellent condition, and therefore don’t have any need at all for the usual kind of wedding gifts. This being the case, would it be all right and proper for me to specify on the engraved wedding invitations that this will be a “purse wedding”? SECOND TIME AROUND. DEAR SECOND TIME: In the first place, formally engraved invitations are not usually sent for any second marriage. And certainly, in good taste, you can not include the kind of informa tion you suggest in a wedding in vitation. Yon can, however, let t be known through relatives and good friends the circumstances you have described. DEAR SALLY: Too many per sons at a bridge table have the annoying habit (so far as I am concerned) of tossing their cards out on the table before they have completely finished playing a hand and announcing proudly, “The rest ofthe tricks are mine." Most of the time I have to take their word for it, even when I’m not at all sure they are right What do you think about this? DUMMY. DEAR DUMMY: These persons are guilty of poor sportsman ship and bad manners. And it’s often true, too, that the remain ing tricks might NOT be theirs if the hand were played out. You are privileged in a case like this to speak out with something like, “Please, I’d rather play this out to the bitter end.” DEAR SALLY: I’m a girl of 16 whose parents are very strict about drinking, especially by teenagers. I love my parents very much and have always tried to follow their advice, but now I am going with a nice Italain boy whose parents always serve wine before their meals. On the three occasions when I have been a dinner guest in their home I have, for the sake of politeness, ac cepted a small glass of wine. This weighs on my conscience, knowing as I do my good parents’ attitude towards drinking. Do you think wine really counts in this category? GUILTY OR NOT. DEAR GUILTY OR NOT: This isn’t for me to decide -- it’s for your parents. Ask them. NIW FROM PEPSI! ENTER TODAY! PEPSI CAPITAL SWEEPSTAKES-PARLAY lUridwnH of Greenville, Lourom, Sportanfcifft, Cherokee And Union Counties Only. e ENTRY BLANK AT YOUR FAVORITE PEPSI DEALER e NOTHING TO BUY e FUN FOR THE'ENTIRE FAMILY Drawing To Be Held On LIVE TV Each Saturday at 5:55 P.M. Channel WSPA-TV Have a PEPSI! “TVwte That Beats The Others Colt* ■ettied by N»e» Colo »oH«*t Ce v Under Annetatment from PEPSICO, M. T., N. V. SEARS, ROEBUCK AIDS PC LI BRARY — A $1,000 grant to the Presbyterian College library has been made by the Sears, Roebuck Foundation as part of its nation-wide program which distributed $1.6 mil lion to 960 private accredited colleges the past week. The 21 South Caro lina colleges received grants totaling $18,500. Sears’ check to PC is pre sented to President Marc C. Weer- sing by Thomas W. Campbell, local representative of the Foundation, while Librarian Lennart Pearson looks on approvingly. Campbell said funds through the college library grant program are designed to sup plement the normal book acquisition budgets of the participating institu tions. Both Dr. Weersing and Pear son praised the program as filling a special need at Presbyterian College. TIPS FROM CLEMSON HOME & South Carolina’s “homespun” textile industry, which consisted of families and very small con cerns, produced over three million yards of cotton goods in 1809, according to the U. S. Cen sus Bureau. HOW CAN I? BY ANNE ASHLEY Q. How can I remove burnt marks from furniture? A. If not too deeply embedded, they wiH sometimes vanish when nibbed with your usual polish. If this fails, try using rottenstone or finely powdered pumice, mixed to a thin paste with raw or boiled linseed oil. Rub in the direction of the grain. Wipe with another cloth moistened with plain linseed oil. Repeat a num ber of times, if necessary, then polish. Q. How can I strengthen glass ware, and make it less fragile? A. Put your glassware into a vessel, filled with slightly salted water, which you allow to come slowly to a boil. The slower your boiling, the hardier your glassware will be. Q. How can I make a gelatin dessert quickly when time is at a premium? Mix the gelatin with only e- nough hot water to dissolve it, then use ice water for the re maining amount of liquid. The gelatin will set in just a few minutes. Add fruit if you wish, but be sure it is ice-cold. Q. How can I make my own handy household glue? A. One good formula consists of one cup of granulated laundry starch to which is added enough water to produce a liquid of whipping-cream consistency. Bring this mixture to a boil then allow to cool. Q. How can I prepare a good, economical, antique-like stain for pine wood? A. Strong tea, diluted with a little water, makes a very good one. When dry, cover with two thin coats of fresh white shellac, and when that has dried, wax for a fine finish. Q. How can I soften a stiffened chamois? A. By giving it a lengthy rinse in two quarts of lukewarm water to which a tablespoon of olive oil has been added. Many other such easy-to-do household tips are included in my new book. Q. What la a quick remedy for a loose tile in die hearth of a fireplace.? A. Lift out tiie loose tile, pour in hot paraffin, then quickly re place the tile, and it should re main in place indefinitely. Q. How can I clean zinc? A. Just about the easiest and simplest way is to rub it off with a cloth moistened with kerosene. * * * South Carolina textile plants produce denim, drill, Jean and corduroy. These four fabrics have historically gone into the manufacturing of work clothes, but in recent years have become popular fashion materials. Planting Time! We Have The Following In Stock: • Rye Grass and Fescue • Pennington Green • Clover • Full Line of Fertilizer Johnson Enterprises Hampton Avenue :—: Dial 833-2640 Q. What is the best indica tion of a good lamp when buying for child’s study use? A. Get a lamp approved for study by the Better Light--Bet ter Sight Bureau or the Certi fied Lamp Manufacturers. -- W. P. Gladden, assistant Extension specialist, agricultural engi neering. Q. We have a problem with crickets that have invaded our office. Is there a spray or some thing to use to get rid of them? S. T. E., Greenville A. These are probably the black crickets, the same crickets on the hearth made famous in Eng lish Literature. Chlordane spray or dust should prove effective for control. It is safe indoors when used as directed. Check with your seed stores, garden shops, or similar supply outlets. -- E. C. Nettles, principal Extension specialist, entomology and plant pathology. Q. Enclosed are leaves from a Lilac bush. They all seem to have a mold-like substance on them. The bush is about four feet tall and plant in the shade of a walnut tree. What can I do? Mrs. C. J. A., Conestee A. Your lilac leaves are dis eased with the powdery mildew fungus. It grows mostly on the surface but also sends tiny feed ing structures into the leaf which causes damage. Control is by use of sprays of wettable sulfur or Karathane or Acti-dione PM in accordance with instruction on the labels. Removal of fallen leaves from around the bushes during the winter will also aid in preventing the disease next year. -- F. H. Smith, associate Extension specialist, plant path ology. Q. I’m mailing a sample from a bush which grew voluntarily on a tree. It has lots of very pretty yellow blooms. What is it? A. K., Cross Hill. A. We couldn’t identify this plant from the specimen, which was fragmentary and badly mold ed. It seems to fit Vigna luteo- la commonly known as Yel low Cow-Pea, but this plant has previously been collected only in Jasper and Beaufort Counties. It might also be Crotalaria. If fu ture specimens are sent, we sug gest pressing and drying the ma terials between sheets of news paper rather than attempting to send them fresh. -- Dr. John E. Fairey, assistant professor, bot any. Q. Note enclosed leaves from Silver Maple tree, about 10 years old. Each year in early August, small dark spots appear, spread ing until most leaves fall pre maturely. What can be done? W. W.L., Greenville A. The tree has a condition called leaf scorch. Generally, trees showing this problem are in a poor state of growth. I sus pect something is wrong in the soil, such as unbalanced water or nutrient levels. Maples often suffer from dry soil conditions during the summer months. Have the soil analyzed and apply fer tilizer in accordance with the re port. Check for signs of poor drainage, dry soil and other fact ors that might hinder good growth. -- F. H. Smith, asso ciate Extension specialist, plant pathology. * * * Taffeta is a fine plain-woven textile fabric that is smooth on both sides and usually has a sheen to its surface. I TIME LOST I ! FOREVER i Due to cigarette smoking 77 million more days lost from work 88 million more days ill in bed Because smokers are more often disabled than non- . smokers, there are more days lost than would happen if no one smoked. . 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