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Remember Pearl Harbor?Every Payday | ~ Court<?svKansas ^itv Star. RATIONING IN THI8 8TATE IS NOTHING NEW SAYS ELEAZER (By J. M. Klon/.er. Sumter County Farm Agent) The paruuts and grandparents of those of us now here In middle llfo Mud nothing new In the basic Idea of rationing. Idvlng as virtually a conquered province for many years after the Inglorious Sherman left It wrecked to the core and In ashes, this state has known hard limes and the voluntary rationing that went with it. I am 46 years old and can well remember when wo had far less than a pound of coffee per person every five weeks as the present war now imposes. Scarcity of coffee was not the cause then. Our generation came in the wake of the one that destitution had taught to use substitutes for anything that was bought. They le. trued to like the substitutes, and when limited mean** uvula permitted i t the l?U> lllg of some coffee. We liked it letter mixed with the adulterants to which customs had tied us. If was green coffee then that, we bought at the country store. A pound ! of it. properly compound* d with adul- ' t? rants, made enough to last the family p.-rh ips a month. We never served pure coffee in those days. Didn't even have a taste for it. To us, the proper way to prepare coffe,. for use was to mix sweet potatoes nr soy beans with It Then > on had the "making's of coffee." For many years until sov beans came w (j only used sweet pot.foes. As I recall, they worn peeled, cut both wavs. and then cros-kaps. which made them into small tubes >bout a quarter of an inch square. These were toasted or parched dry in the oven of the stove until tlu v were a dark brown color. After cooling they were ground on llu> hand coffee mill along with the homo-parched coffee ] kernels. Soon alter the turn of the century some soy beans came Into our com1 muuity. They were reputed to be a [good coffee substitute, and some fam1 Hies used them as such. They made (a brew that did taste a lot like coffee. But our prieipal use of them was as a substitute for sweet potatoes, when wo did not have the latter in compounding the coffee we had always used. And the old-time black coffee pot was used, which I understand is far more efficient In getting the substance out of the coffee than many of .the contraptions used at the present time. A bit of cold water a -minute before pouring settled th?i grounds in the pot. A raw egg brok ! i n into it did a similar Job. and clear i coffee resulted. Yes. "The South will take rationing in regular stride," as Director Watkin.s of the Clcinson Kxtensioit Service puts it "Kcnnomie privation tor so long caused our people o ration themselves that the necessary sort brought on by the present war will cause li'tle more than a rip | pie." REGISTERED GUERNSEY'S AT KINGS DAIRY FARM Peterborough, N H . O, ( :? 1.? \V. King of King < Dairy Farm Bishop\ illt*. S hak just completed official advanced register records of 'wo registered (luernsrv tows. Riverside Doris Ra< b I produred y 6 > 7.1 lioutids of milk and a is.3 pounds of butter fat as a two year old. and 1 er sister Riverside Royal Fanny made a record of 11 v;t s pounds of milk end ' "I s pounds of butter fat it four [years of age. Both of these records [are above the average for the breed ( for ?helr respective ages and classes, i rio ir sire. Sir Peter of Riverside, is ' akn ow ned by Mr. King. Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis Chronic bronchitis may develop If your cough. chest cold, or acute bronchitis is not treated and you cannot afford to take a chance with any medicine less {xitent than Creomulsion which goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden f)hlegm and aid nature to soothe and leal raw. tender, Inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. Creomulsion blends beechwood creosote by special process with other time tested medicines for coughs. It contains no narcotics. No matter how many medicines you have tried, tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the understanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough, permitting rest and sleep, or you are to have your money back. (Adv.) > * Are you entitled to wear a "target" lapel button? You are If you are investing at least ten percent of your Income in War Bonds every pay day. It's your badge of patriotism . When V 7 Your* ! EYES \iyWATER 1 DUE ; /coud\ \DISCOM FORTS/ 35f MOUNTAINEER CATCHES 10,000 RATTLESNAKES Unusual is the occupation of Kim , Miller. 66-vear-old mountaineer, of i Lake Toxaway, N. C.. who has caught more than 10,000 rattlesnakes? caught them alive and turned each one into a tanned and stuffed hide and about two gills of Rnake oil, both of which are marketable products. in 36 years of stalking mountain rattlesnake^, which most of his neighbors go out of their ^ay to avoid, Kim has developed a technique that is almost foolproof?for him. that is. The rattler is badly fooled however. Kim never has been bitten, though he admits a few narrow escapes. Here's how he goes I about catching his prey. Imagine the vicious rattler coiled | up on a Hunny rock somewhere in the bills. Nature has provided the I reptile various lethal defenses?the i "bark" of a rattle-snake is definitely not worse than his bite. But here ?om??s Kim. stalking through the underbrush : "The only hunt In' gear I take with me i? a four-foot pole and three or four strings to make nooses," be explains ' When I chance upon a rattler I just bide my time till I can make a loop and tie the end of the poh- Then I ease up and luiid the l noose right over the snake's head. (That don't please him a bit, and before long he'll strike out. I Just lower the loop a little bit. and he sticks this head tight into it. And there I 1 h i\ e int." "The market for stuffed snake hides is good." says the mountainer, "and I have orders for more'u I can jeatrh As for snake oil ? 1 just can't get enough of that to go around. It's such a good medicine." ! * lOluit j3 tOiiU ! WAR BONDS i Lt *J | Wishful thinking will not halt Hit| ler's tyranny, nor will "sparechange" financing give us the money necessary to win this war. So ' start today investing in your country's War Bonds with ten percent or i more of your earnings. r m Wishful thinking will not help you 1 to buy that new furniture when tha war is won. But your money saved I in War Bonds will. Join the Payroll Savings Plan at your office or factory Let'a "Top that Ten Percent.** U S Tr*+t**y Above?-Machine Work?Left to right--Rosa Lee Hood. Bishopville; Kubln Hatfield Caughnmn, Bishop, ville; Kllen Vaugban, Lamar; Bonnie McGoughau. Bethune. Below ? Welding?Left to right?-Mary Belle Dees. Ituby; Myrtle Quick, Patrick; AJleen, Boykin, Bishop. villt*; Kinnia Johnson, Sumter; Wllma Poison, Patrick. I Many Men By The \ Same Name Atlanta, Ga,, Dec. 7 You're in the army now. Mr. Jones. But?which .Mr. Jones? For there were only 28,-! 050 Mr. Jones' in the last war, so who knows how many in this one? John Jones doesn't help too much, for there are thousands of Johns and hundreds of those Johns had wives named Mary, which wasn't much of a help when the war department tried tracing down a Jones. If you think there were a lot of Jones' consider then the Johnsons, 53,200 strong, 2,000 of whom were named William. And the Smiths with 51,900, among them were 3,412 Willies; the Ilrowns with 48.000; the Williams, 47,000; the Andersons, 22,000; the Walkers, 18,500 and the Millers 2.500. What's in a name? Not much, according to the army records, if it isn't accompanied by a serial number. And the war department continues to stress the importance of remembering those serial numbers. When you think of that man in service, think of his serial number, too, for without it he might not get his mail and you might not get your allotment, according to Colonel John H. Hush, army emergency officer, headquarters Fourt Service command. Colonel Bush pointed out the many cases of mix-ups in allotment and relief chocks due to improper statements of names, serial numbers, rank and addresses, and he stated that much time would be saved the individuals and the government if'more i card were taken in these matters. Beer Tax Helps Garry on Schools Beer will be expected to carry a ; larger share of the Job of supporting j South Carolina's schools and local governments this year and next, according to official figures presented to the state budget commission recently. The beverage of moderation now produces approximately $5,000 each day in taxes in this state and this huge sum will seem increasingly larger as other revenues decline in the face of war conditions. C.overnor It M Jefferies, commenting on estimates of the state tax commission that collections will topple from $ 10,000,000 to $30,000,000 this year, termed the picture "despondent The budget commission is now drafting its proposals to the legislature. Of all the estimates announced, that for beer ami wine showed the smallest decline. A drop of only 2 1-2 per ceut is anticipated in beer revenue but the rommisajon predicted a decrease of 7 per cent from liquor. 25 per "cent from income taxes and 43 per cent in gasoline taxes. Dr. W. fl. Query, fax commission chairman, also anticipates another $1,000.0000 decline In 1943-1944. Beer's popularity will mean a lot to counties and towns of the state since fully $500,000 of revenue from the beverage Is apportioned to local governments. The tax commission retains the rest?more than $1,200,000 ?for support of the schools. It takes 8,000 man hours to make an American pursuit plane. Many Terraces To Be Built This Winter Many farmers in Kershaw county j are making plans for constructing terraces this winter, according to V. T. Mullen. Work LTnit Conservationist of the Lynches ltiver Soil Conservation district. Some farmers who gathered their crop early have already constructed their terraces. Equipment commonly found on farms- in this section can be used in building terraces. Earin tractors and disk plows are particularly well-adapted to construction of terraces. However, when not available, turn plows, long wing terrace plows, V-drags, and drag pans can be used in this work. The conservationist points out that while terraces are not the complete answer to erosion control they are part of it. Terraces not only take the water off the land slowly, thus preventing the soil from washing away, but this very slowness of the movement of water enables more water to soak into the soil for future use. Oftentimes crops are drowned out on hat areas because of water running onto them from more sloping land while if terraces were constructed on this sloping land it would hold back or divert water from these areas, thereby preventing them from becoming too wet for cultivation. An important point to remember in terracing land is to have a safe place to empty the terraces. A wooded area not too steep, a welLsod^LetT area, or a natural draw protected by a well-established, close-growing cover, are good places to empty terraces. Baby Left At Hartsvilte Home (Hartsvllle Messenger) About eleven o'clock Wednesday night of last week the cries of a three-weeks old baby aroused the suspicions of the Egleston family that all wasn't well with their latest guests for the night. The baby had been brought there by two women, about 8:30 o'clock, and left asleep while they were out for supper. The women, who gave their names and addresses as Mrs. Rob Creech1 Moore, of Newport, Tenn., and Mrs.! Clarence Fields, of Fayetteville, N. C., had failed to return by next feeding time for the young chap. They I have not returned as yet. I Mrs. Egleston. realizing that everything wasn't just as It should he, called i ao lot-al policemen, and the baby was later taken to Byerly a hospital, where it still remains. I'pon making her investigation, Mrs. Egleston found that the child had ample supplies of nice clothing. A ten dollar hill was left with a note! askintr the Egleston home to kdep the baby and asking that it he reg- 1 is tercel as .James Robert Moore,' claiming this to he its real name. A formula for the baby's food was also left with the note. The Children's Bureau of Columbia has been Informed of the situation, and it Is understood that they Will take charge of the infant as j soon as they can arrange to do so. i Former Ballplayer 1 Now Corporal I Kershaw county people will be intensely interested in the following ,9 story sent out from Oulfport Field, Miss., regarding Arthur L. Jones, of o^9 Kershaw: "If you are from anywhere but the far West, you've probably seen fl the line, "'Jones, P." in a box score fl meaning Cpl. Arthur L. Jones of the Nine Hundred and Fifteenth Guard Squadron, at this big new field where airplane mechanics are trained by \ thousands in the Army Air Forces fl Technical school. Corporal Jones has been tossing professional baseball in j all parts of the country, since 1930, 9 reaching the major leagues to pitch two years for the Brooklyn Dodgers. j "His baseball is not the only in- 9 foresting thing about Corporal Jons* ?he Is also a member of the law 'fl firm of Jones and Jones in his home town of Kershaw, S. C. He received his educatiqn at Furman and Mercer fl colleges, getting his degree in law from the latter. At Furman he did some fancy mound work to help ! bring state championships home in -^9 each of his three seasons of play. "He moved around more than a ^9 Fuller brush man during his drat 9 year of pro ball, being owned by both 9 the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Dod- H gers. In this year he saw action with Salisbury. Durham and Asheville in the Piedmont league and Columbia and Macon in the South Atlantic cir- 9 "He stayed with Hartford in the / F:astern league during the entire fol- "m low ing season, piling up 21 wins, his best season's work. Brooklyn then under Casey Stengel, called the corporal up and he stayed with ttyem for parts of three seasons, with one brief Interlude at Jersey City in the International. - "Corporal Jones played with Albany, Syracuse and Toronto In the h International league; Kansas City In the American association; Tulsa In S the Texas league.; Birmlngram In the Southern association, and Williamsport in the Eastern league from hit tenure with the Dodgers to his entry in the service. He has been selected at various times on the All-Star H teams of the Interntional league, and Southern association. Corporal Jones hopes to land a managerial Job after 9 the war." No proposal for peaceV by Germany should be entertained ror one mln- , J ute, If it does not Include the delivery of Hitler, Ooerlng, Goebbels, Hlmmler and their understudies to be dealt with according to Allied dictates, which, of couree, should be hanging. The cruelty of these monsters is at- 9 most unbelievable. That they should, jU be allowed to escape with any P?*f ishment short of death should lnfolrt J serious punishment for the Individ* ual making such a suggestion.?Chefc. ter Reporter. Cow Dies Violent Death A fine cow belonging to Mrs. Jam It. Durant died a rather violent j9 at the farm near Cypress of SL 9 Beasley one day last week. P!f. -J Beasley treated the cowremedies but felt suspicious sickness. It taypow belleved ^^ 1 her death was fr^m rabies, ^ a I caused from the bite of ? ^ \ "a Bishopville. Messenger. ? ? 1 Children learn to soon as they learn to walk lyj* -9 I Guinea. Each child *r j at an early agal.... JjAH Jj 9