Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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How to Use Less Sugar for Canning Canning more fruit with less sugar is u wartime problem for housewives this summer. Juice from well ripened fruit np?y be used in place of part or all of the sugar sir^ip. In spite of sugar rationing the government is encouraging the home canning of more fruit to improve family diets and health, and to help relieve the country's wartime 'transportation load. Home economists suggest ways to stretch sugar in canning. Can more fruit and preserve less. Canning fruit or juice requires less sugar than making jellies, jams, marmalades and preserves. Fruit or fruit juice may be canned successfully with little or no sweetening. Fruit may also be canned with just enough sugar-sirup in each jar to give a slightly sweet flavor and the rest of the space filled with juice. Cook fruit in an open kettle to draw out the juice, and then pack hot and cover with hot juice. Mild-flavored sirups like honey or corn sirup may he used in canning fruit, lloney or corn sirup may be substituted for as much as half the sugar in canning, but a larger proportion id sirup will mask the , delicate fruit flavor as will a sirup I with a distinctive flavor, such us maple, sorghum, or molasses. Saccharine, a coal tar product with a very sweet taste, cannot be used in canning because it becomes bitter when heated. Search for Oil Clues In Mud of Seabottom The discovery of brilliantly colored pigments of red, green and other colors, in the 8,000-yoar-oJd seabottom muds has lent emphasis to studies at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolln, Calif., to discover what chemical organisms are at work in the complete darkness of the black mud. Dr. Denis L. Fox, assistant professor of biochemistry, reports that ancient materials of biological origins, preserved by the nature of the environment from destruction by oxygen, light or heat, may account for the colored specimens of mud. Whether oil is formed by microorganisms or the same agencies which produce this material, is a question occupying not only Dr. Fox but Dr. Claude 11. ZoBell, assistant professor of marine microbiology, and Dr. II U. Sverdrup, director of the institution. The presence of many ehlorophyl derivatives and carotenoids in the sea deposits has opened several lines of investigation, according to Dr. Fox. Teachers Need 'Basic Principles' Teacher tiainir.g institutions spend too much time telling teachers what to do and too little time instilling the fundamental principles of education, according to Dr. Frank A. Butler, associate professor of education, al the Pennsylvania State college. "Instead of telling future teachers how to make assignments, how to ask questions, how to gain attention, how to take attendance, and how to seat pupils, we should give them such basic principles as the need for a goal, emphasis on individual differences, integration of subjects, and the importance of education as growth," Dr. Butler said today. Given native intelligence and a pleasing personality, teachers can lie taught the science of education as they can he taught to drive a car. he said. Criticism of our teacher training centers and evidences of poor teaching in the public schools show the need for a change in emphasis in educational courses, he believes. Louis Binger One of the founders of the French Sudanese empire was Louis Gustave Binger (1850-1036), an African explorer horn in Strnssburg. France. He was the first European to explore Kong and disproved the accepted theory that there were mountains in that region. In 1887 he started from Bamako, explored Sikaso. visited Baromo and Wnga dugu in 1880 and reached Grand Bassam in 1880. Binger was responsible for placing Tieba, Kong, and Boutuku under French protection In recognition of his work as a pioneer in those lands, the French government made him commissioner for the settlement of Ashnnti boundaries with England in 1802. He was named governor of the French territory on the Ivory Const from 1803 to 1896 and was director of the French colonial department from 1396 to 1908. Jaguars Jaguars do not often attack people, but eases are on record where they have done so It is believed they are afraid, to attack men unless driven by great hunger. The small plg'.ike animals caller! f eccaries are \ . tins of jaguars, hut the big cats are careful about the way they attack a herd Peccaries stand together in the face of (Linger. and c< ul 1 kill even a ; <g;...r if it did not get out of the \\av in. a hurry When hunting percar a jaguar leaps into n herd and sei/.es one of them in its uth i Then it climbs a tree as f^.st as . possible and waits there the rest of the peccar.cs go ,iway. . Jaguars have been shot in California and Texas, but the.y are rare north of Mexico. J Shrub to Ce Grown A? Rubber Source A native American plant, which for years bus been of minor importance as u source of rubber, may be coming into its own in the emergency. The lowly desert shrub guayule (the pronunciation "wy-OO-lay" is about as close as English can come to the Spanish word) got the green light in March, 1942, when congress authorized the department of agriculture to develop the plant as a source of rubber for the United Nations. Cultivation of guayule?now almost entirely a wild plant?is the essence of the program, says Dr. E. W. Brandos, in charge of rubber investigations, writing in the department publication, "Agriculture in the Americas." A substantial acreage is planned, but Dr. Brandos points out that guayule can be grown successfully only in the western and southwestern parts of the United States and in the countries south of it. The immediate program, he says, calls for maintenance of the present 560 acres of plantings in the Salinas valley of California; additional commercial plantings as soon as an inj creased seed supply perm its; ~?ind 1 test plantings to find suitable produc| ing areas in California, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and in Mexico; also tests in Argentina, Chile, and possibly other countries of the W'cstern hemisphere, where natural con| ditions seem favorable. Aerial Bombing Born During World War I Bombers, the backbone of the army air forces, are heavy artillery on wings, designed to carry destruction to the enemy's industrial areas, transportation, lines of communication, and other vital points. Aerial bombing as an organized weapon of offensive warfare was born in the World war. In the first ' year of the war, the few planes in action were used almost exclusively for observation purposes, and were not even armed. Pilots of opposing sides often would wave to each other in parsing. As -b ttcrness increased, the fliers took to shooting at each other with pistols. Then came machine guns. , The first bombs were uu JTt ctive, and bombsights, when used at all, were crude, so that the results were pretty much on a hit-or-miss basismore noise than damage. After the World war. the army air corps continued buiidmg and experimenting with bigger and better, ! harder tutting bombing planes. In j 1921 a Martin bomber, in a test off the Virginia Capes, dropped a ton of bombs on the obsolete battleship Alabama, and sank it. Each succeeding year, army air corps pilots were at the controls of bombers that flew faster and with a greater bomb load. The uncannily accurate American bombsight was an accompanying development. Plowing on the Contour Pastures and meadows which are subject to erosion and which are plowed for the production of corn or soybeans can often be plowed on the contour, leaving buffer strips of sod to mark the contour lines and wide grass waterways in the draws that tend to erode. The use of contour farming with contour buffer straps, 18 feet to 30 feet wide, and grass waterways not only helps to reduce soil erosion losses, but also makes contour farming much more satisfactory by reducing point rows and making possible turns in the contour rows and grass waterways. Furthermore, this practice permits cultivating the more productive parts of the field and leaving out those areas low in productivity, gullied or so steep that they can not profitably be farmed without excessive wear and tear on the machinery. I Fund for Transients Bryan Mullanphy's will, executed in August, 1849, provided that: ''I, , Bryan Mullnnphv, do make and declare the following to be my last will and testament: One equal undivided 1 third of all my property, real, per! sonal and mixed, I leave to the city i of St. Louis, in the State of M:s| souri, in trust, to be and constii tute a fund to furnish relief to all poor immigrants and travelers eom: ing to St Louis on their way. bona ! fide, to settle in the West." Mr. I j Mullnnphv died June 15, 1851, and the city of St. Louis accepted the trust fund on November 16, 1857, as the Bryan Mullnnphv Emigrant and ! Travelers' Relief fund. The trust | maintains and operates the Mullan- J phy Travelers' Aid society and cooperates with the National Trnveli ers' Aid soi :< ty. _ ! Vampire Bat The vampire ! at has the kind of face and figure t' at would never endear it to Iranians. Small beady j oyrs and a s- t of needle like teeth ! in nr. ugly rr.out i sreni to go with its ur.plea-ant in.h.t of living exc'.us.'. ( !y ( n a diet of blood. The vampire, ui. h ;s rr t one of the '.arc- r nu v <rs of the bat fan iv ? 1 .* has a v ng-nr ,*4?<* over a foot oLes its Ms mg anoVta 1 f. . i.ng at rug' t And ,t ;>n't fus>/J about the kind of bleed it dr.i.ks, I just so the liquid is fresh and warm. ! During its nocturnal Mights it may drop with surprising lightness on a cow. a horse, a drg, a h:rd--< r a human bring And its teeth are so small and sharp that it frequently j drinks its fill without waking the vie- I tim. | iJUlX. -X l? L L--.1 1! Dehydrated Applet Ordered by the Army The army is now buying dehydrated apple nuggets, according to the war department. A contract has been awarded by the army quartermaster corps for the purchase of one million pounds. This product looks very much like popcorn and when eaten "straight* has a delicious, tart flavor. It also tastes good when mixed with cereals in place of fresh or canned fruits. It makes excellent apple sauce and apple pie; in fact, can be used in practically every way as a substitute for canned apples. The army's apple nuggets, thoroughly tested in linkers and Cooks schools throughout the country, are made from a commercial grade known as "extra good." Not all types of apples adapt themselves well to drying. Ideal for the purpose are the tort varieties like the Home Beauty, the Baldwin and the Stuyman Winesap. Thus far the apple is the only dehydrated fruit, except the lemon, being purchased for American troops, because for most fruits now bought on a quantity basis the dried form serves army purposes satisfactorily. The advantage of dehydrated apples over the dried kind is that their flavor is superior. They keep exceptionally well. There's also a substantial saving in weight. Dehydrated apples contain only 3 to 5 per cent moisture or less, whereas the dnecTYruits contain anywhere from 17 to 2ti per cent. Sugar Beet Emerges As Wartime Resource The sugar beet is making its debut as the most popular plant of the year. When in 1917 the United States entered World War I, the annual production of beet sugar was approximately 850,000 tons. In the intervening years production has more than doubled, reaching a peak of 1,890,000 tons in 1940. Today there are 100,000 farmers growing beets for sugar on 1,000,000 acres of fertile land in 19 states. The number of field workers employed is about 150,000. Tens of thousands are also employed in factories and offices of the industry, which today is more necessary than ever, because it must furnish us with needed sugar supplies. Sugar is not a luxury, but a necessity for a balanced diet. Together with starch, it is the most important member of the carbohydrate group. It is-the fuel of the body, supplying both heat and energy. Its value in providing added energy when necessary, has long been recognized by athletes and army officials. Sugar rates high on a comparative scale of food values for its supply of energy and its digestibility. Food vs. Gray Hair Adequate food seems to have quite a bit to do with the gray hair problem, according to nutrition research workers. They have made black-haired rats turn gray while their brothers kept sleek black coats. The difference traces to the diet fed the animals. While research workers the country over as yet have not isolated any one factor which can forestall or cure graying of hair, there are a number of factors which are close to the answer. One is pantothenic acid, which is a member of the vitamin B family. "Pantothenic acid," said nutritionists from the University of Illinois college of agriculture, "will prevent black hair from turning gray, as well as cure graying, but only to the salt-nnd-peppcr stage. Because pantothenic acid docs not prevent the salt-and pepper effect, block rats develop a reddish-brown coat of hair as they grow older." Pantothcnic-acid-rich foods include liver, eggs, molasses, peanuts and wholegrain cereals. Telephone Routs Pigs Nicholas Scalera, mess sergeant of a signal corps construction company engaged in a telephone linelaying project, near Lecompte, La., recently routed persistent intruders ?pigs. As soon as his company's field headquarters was established, roaming pigs laid siege to the kitchen, disturbing mess routine. They had not anticipated signal corps ingenuity. Around the mess area. Sergeant Scalera strung two lines on stakes at pig's-nose height from the ground, and attached them to a standard field Telephone. Whenever the pigs appeared, a vigilant KP cranked the phone generating a current strong enough to cause stinging shocks. The pigs withdrew. Community Hospitals Illr.ess is rv> respecter of persons; it strikes the country or suburban home as re.a ddv ns it docs the city home and all too often dwellers in suburban an: o nrtiy i onics have no hosp:t;?'> to which they may turn for reeded care or surgery The !n< k i ' h.o^T ;' f.ic:'-t:cs has a furtc.er u'-fr-r t i! o'r ? dec t in that it keeps n..my ?[ c tent d ctors from locating in rural oiiiiirunitit s. there Iv rendering ? \ r more unfor'unate rh.c lot f t" >e overtaken by r.ess :r. * :.? h. Ci.ne "an t ts T e tend em y of doo'- r- to congregate ;r i it tc make? it d? nr.iMe f< r .i o . try area to employ means <>f a tractmg them, and uspita..- nuv< been recommenced SUMMONS FOR RELIEF The St lit o of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. (In tho Court of Common IMoaa) FidelityfltulhliiiK and Loan Assoclatlon, Plaintiff against l.ouisc Williams, Dofenclant SIMMONS To the Defendant Above Named: You are hereby summoned and required to answer 'he Complaint in | this net ion. of which a copy is hero-J with Hervod upon you, ftiu! to nerve a copy of the answer to the complaint on the subscriber at his office in the City of Cauiden, South Caro* Una, within twenty (2U) days after service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fall to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for die relief demanded in the complaint, K IKK LAND & deLOACH OL1VKK A. HICK Plaintiff's Attorneys Dated at Camden. South Carolina, this 22nd day of December, 19-12 NOTICE To the Defendant, Louise William#. Notice la hereby given that tha original Summons of which the fore, going la a copy and the original com, plaint In the above entitled caae waa duly tiled In the office of the Cleric of Court for? Kershaw County on th# 22nd day of December.' 1942. I KIKKLAND & deLOACH OLIVER A. RICE Plaintiff's Attorney a 40-42ab Meteors travel at a rate to eight to 50 miles u second. ^ * -* * * * * ' ==W 1A Few??? to Ask the Printing Peddler .! # # J I ? When the peddler selling Stationery and Printing Supplies I solicits your business there are a few questions which he should be willing to answer to your satisfaction. Among them being: 1 Does he pay taxes in this community? Does he donate space in his newspaper to your local community enterprises? Does he pay wages to a force of employees | located in this town, county or state? Does his newspaper devote its entire space ' toward the betterment, and upbuilding of this community? Does he grant you every favor that you would normally as of a local newspaper? j Does the quality of his merchandise stand inspection ? is it on quality paper stock and the printed matter attractively ar- j ranged? " , Will he submit proof of your work before printing and mail it to you C. 0. D.? Does his price include postage and insurance charges? 0 Can he supply your order on short notice? If he can answer all of these questions in the affirmative, I I he is entitled to your business. I If NOT consult ,, I ^ The Camden Chronicle j COMMERCIAL PRINTING .3 j Telephone 29 Camden, S. C. J Qualified to answer YES to each question. 13