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« n * He's A Lot Of Bull BY HAROLD ROGERS Assistant Extension Editor The Whitten Village farms have a big holstein bull that’s a lot of bull anyway you measure him. He stands about shoulder high no the average man and will weigh in at a little less than 2,000 pounds--almost a ton of animal. Bob Wrenn, farm manager, and Laurens County Agent M. L. Outz think he's one of the best around--and not because of his impressive weight or size. It's the milk production re cords of his female offspring. They 've been little short of phe nomenal. Wrenn has records on 17 ofthe offspring in the Whitten Village dairy herd, and during the last milking cycle they produced an average of 18,709 pounds of milk for the 305-day period. This compares with the overall average of 14,580 pounds for the •ntire 120-cow herd at Whitten. And it was rated number six in the state in the Dairy Herd Im provement Association rankings for 1968. Translating pounds to gallons, the 17 daughters were averaging 2,175 gallons of milk, or a little more than seven gallons a day for the milking cycle. ‘‘When a cow hits this neigh- borhood she’s turning it out," Outz says. “She’s also come from the right breeding stock." The big boy here has the offi cial name of White Plains Pacer Echo. He was bred by White Plains Farm at M'-untville, and bought “sometime in 1962," according to Bob Wrenn. Birth records are listed as October, 1961. Pace maker Peel Lodge was the sire and Rocklawn Re-Echo the dam. “W'e knew lie came from good stock, but we didn't know we were getting such production pos sibilities," Wrenn says. They bought him with the idea of breed ing some young heifers, “then when we started milking some of his daughters we could see the results." Over the years, “Pacer” has shown several outstanding quali ties. He's sired 60 or 70 daugh ters, all told, Wren figures. “And probably a bigger percent age of them have been heifer calves than those sired by some other bulls," he says. Also, he presents no particu lar problems in handling or breeding. “He's not a mean bull," Bob says. “He's not a pet by any means. We just don’t take any chances in handling him "r any bull, but I think his disposi tion’s pretty good to be as old as he is." All in all, they think he’s a pretty valuable animal. And right now they’re looking into the pos sibility of using him for arti ficial insemination programs. “I'd say he's as good as there is in the state, and probably the equal of those in the commer cial bull ^rations," Outz says. ♦ ♦ * Dear Sally BY SALLY SHAW DEAR SALLY: My husband and I have been married only about a year, and now I’m having serious trouble with his brother. He has gotten into the habit of dropping in at our home on even ings when my husband is out of town and throwing all sorts of passes at me. My husband would really clobber him if he knew about this -- and I haven’t yet said anything to him because I hate the idea of starting a fight between brothers. But at the same time, I MUST do SOMETHING. What do you advise? BATTLE WEARY. DEAR BATTLE WEARY: Re fuse admittance to the cad the next time be comes calling and tell him firmly that if he doesn’t discontinue his unwelcome tac tics at once, you’re going to in form your husband. And unpleas ant though it may be, DO this if he doesn’t stop. DEAR SALLY: Our 18-year-old son is objecting to one of our “house rules.’ Since his financ es are limited and be doesn’t have too much money to spend on dates, he often brings one of his girl friends home for an even ing of TV or listening to his re cords. He has pronounced as silly our rule that be bring these girls in only when we are at home. He claims this is old-fashioned and prudish, and that we’re showing a lack of faith in him and his principles. How about this? RULES COMMITTEE. DEAR RULES COMMITTEE: I’m with you all the way! No teen-aged boy should be enter taining a girl friend in his home unless his parents are some where around. Granted, his prin ciples may be of the highest, but there E the reputation of the girls to consider . . .and I’ll bet THEIR parents would agree wholeheartedly with your ground rules. DEAR SALLY: Is there any thing we can do about a neigh bor who is a stereo bug and who plays his records loud and clear every evening and all evening, sometimes until one and two a bu? We hinted something about this to the guy, but ditto’t get to first base. JANGLED NERVES. DEAR JANGLED NERVES: Since your verbal hints haven’t had any effect, you’re entitled to take some action. One of these nights when the music is un reasonably loud and the hour unreasonably late, call the po lice. DEAR SALLY: My husband and I agreed when we were married seven years ago that we would postpone starting a family until we were better off financially. But now that we’re all right in this respect, my husband is af firming thatwe’re better off with out any kids. This is a great disappointment to me, because I want a baby badly. Maybe if you will say something about this in your column, it will help to change my husband's way of thinking. UNFULFILLED. DEAR UNFULFILLED: One of the most natural, important, and beautiful components of marriage is the bringing into the world and rearing of children. I do hope, dear man, if you read this you will allow your good wife to fulfill the role for which she was created. A burned forest just isn’t any good to anyone! DON’T RE-PAINT . . . RE-SJDE WITH KAISER ALUMINUM SIDING! Call 724-5544 . . . collect ... and the folks at AUGUSTA tOOFING A METAL WORKS will come to yowr home mi service is complete . . , money dews! BANK FINANCING AVAILABLE . . . 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Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Dawkins and while there she spent one day in Gro ver, N. C. with friends. Mrs. Franklin’s weekend guest was Mrs. W. L. Mayfield of Char leston. Algie Abrams, student at Scar- rett College in Nashville, Tenn., is at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Abrams for the holiday. HONORED WITH SHOWER On Saturday evening, March 14 Mrs. Sandra Kitchens, of Ridge Springs was given a lovely pink and blue shower by friends. Ap propriate games were played by the group and each remembered the honoree with gifts. Delicious refreshments were served. Mrs. Kitchens is the former Sandra Johnson of Joanna. Mrs. L. D. Edmonds and Miss Dora Edmonds spent last week in Waterloo with Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Martin and Rev. and Mrs. Glee Blackwell. Their Sunday afternoon guests were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ballew and infant daughter of Kinards. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Holsonback and Mrs. Cancie Brown were Saturday visitors in Greenville. Miss Lynn Riser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Riser is spending the Easter holidays at home. She is a student at Win- throp College. SURPRISE PARTY On Monday evening, March 16, Mrs. Cancie Brown was honored with a surprise birthday party at her home on Marion Street. An hour of fellowship wasenjoyedby the group of friends and Mrs. Brown was remembered with gifts. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostesses, Mrs. Lena Madden, Mrs. Dessa H jlsonback, Mrs. Bernice Kinard and Mrs. Harriet Nabors. On Sunday Mrs. Cancie Brown attended the homecoming at Cal vary Baptist Church in Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Elliott and family of Charleston were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Elliott and Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Holt and other relatives. Mrs. Sara O’Shileds is on an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kennington in Mableton, Ga. BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES Happy birthday today, March 26 to Dianne Rowe, Jettie Norris. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Gruber and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hum phries has a wedding anniver sary today, March 26. On March 27, birthday cele brants are Willie Nell Jenkins, Leo Pendland, Sara O’Shields, J. W. Culbertson and Dot Koon. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Floyd ob serves a wedding anniversary on March 27. Wayne Powell, and Kay Crow der has a birthday on March 28. On March 29 Terry Rowe ob serves a birthday and Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Prater and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lewis Sr. observes a wedding anniversary. March 30 brings a birthday to Mrs. Sandra Prewitt and C. D. Bowers and a wedding anniver sary to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Prater. March 31st brings a birthday to Mary Kinard and Jan Abrams. On Wednesday, April 1st, Nor man Case, Jan Bowers, Ginger Chalk, Tommy Lawson, and Vista Rogers will celebrate birthdays, and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Cole celebrate a wedding anniversary. Southern Beil Shows Growth The 1969 Annual Report for Southern Bell recently released indicated significant growth ac cording to Bob Simmons, local manager. A record 499,320 telephones were added in the four states area making6,468,358 in service, 801,124 of them inSouthCarolina. In the Clinton Joanna area alone, 346 phones were added bringing the total in service to 7,069. In South Carolina 54.9 million was spent on service improve ment and expansion. In the four states which make up the South ern Bell area 485 million was spent and expected to reach 565 mllion in 1970. Simmons stated that the growth in the sixties has been pheno- minal, in fact, the number of telephones has doubled. The num ber of families now prescribing to telephone service in the South ern Bell area is 83 per cent. BY ANNE ASHLEY Q. How can I deal with cloudy- looking or streaky mirrors? A. These are often helped with this treatments: Add three tab lespoons of ammonia to a bucket of water, dip a clean chamois into it, and swab the mirror. Then wring the chamois well out, and wipe the water off. Or, mix cold water with starch and apply to the mirror. When this is per fectly dry, wipe the powdery starch off with a dry cloth. If the streaks show signs of real stubbornness, you can some times overcome them with a little oil-type furniture polish. Q. How can I prevent sausages from losing their shape when fry ing? A. Place them in a pan of cold water, and bring to a boil be fore frying. Q. Is there any way I can re pair some chipped ornamental moldings on picture frames, fur niture, and other such woodwork? A. Try rebuilding the missing sections with wood putty. This is sold in powder form, and when mixed with water dries into a hard, woodlike material which can be carved, sanded, or sawed. Q. How can I remove heat marks from the table tops? A. Rub them with a hard paraf fin wax candle, then cover with blotting paper, and press with a warm iron. Repeat, if necessary. Afterward, rub well with a soft cloth to restore the finish. Q. What is a good tip for keep ing my silverware bright? A. Try adding a little milk to the water in which it is washed. Q. How can I renovate leather shoes that have become hard and stiff from a soaking in rain? A. You can soften them by first washing in warm water, then rub bing either glycerin or castor oil thoroughly into the leather. My new household-hints book in cludes many other such sugges tions on the care of shoes and clothing. Q. Is there any prior means I can use to prevent the white enamel paint I am applying from turning yellow later? A. Try adding a teaspoon of black enamel to each quart of white enamel paint used. Q. How can I remove rain spots from satin, felt, or similar fabrics? A. 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