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«•- f AGE TWO. I HE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JUNE 23RD, 1932. j fiv.e minutes with iugar to taste. In HOME DEMONSTRATION NOTES By Mi's Elizabeth McNab. A number of canning demonstra tions with the steam pressure cooker and instruction for canning in glass as well a-* tin have been given by the home demonstration agent Since the canning season began. Interest in this method of canning has been this case fill into the containers of all sizes five minutes in boiling water. String Beans. Pick over carefully, string, wa«h thoroughly and cut into pieces of de sired size. Add enough boiling water to cover and boil for five minutes in an uncovered vessel. > Pack in containers boiling hot, cover with the water in which they were boiled, and add 1 teaspoonful of manifested by the number of demon stration members who have requested the use cf county equipment, which - consists of two pressure cookers and ' and No 2 and No. 3 plain tin cams for 4. - a Burpee Can Sealer. Any club mem ber wishing the use of the canning equipment for two .successive -days may apply to the home demonstration agent several days in advance. The department recommends canning of non-acid vegetables and meats under presume as the only .*afe and sure method of canning. It is expectifd that those who have a surplus of gar den produce will avail themselves of the opportunity of ming the canning equipment. <-alt to each quart. Process immed iately at 10 pound pressure cr‘ 240 degrees F. .Quart glass jars^. 40 minutes, pint glass jar? "35 minutes 30 minuter. ‘ Lima Beans. should be canned. The older ones may be dried successfully. For the young and tender ones use the methcd suggested for pea. 5 . Process the hot packed beans immediately at 10 SEASON FOR CANNING IS NOW AT HAND The season for the canning cam paign is now on. Let us take advan tage of the opportunity to save our fruits and vegetable. Let none go to waste. Eat all you can and can all yon can’t. Follow your instructions for canning and drying by the budget for family use in the winter to sup plement the green vegetables. You will have an abundance from your garden if your spirit of patrioti/m and family loyalty fornishea the proper incentive. Can extra vegetables and fruits to help the sick and afflicted* the poor and needy These extra cana may be transmitted through the County Coun cil Chairman of Welfare, Red Crc.«a, the Salvation Army and Church or ganizations. Let every club woman do her bit to relieve the situation in th;s sad and needy time of need. Following it a list of equipment ^ for canning demonstrations and each leader will h* supplied with our Win- throp Canning Bulletin No. 26. 1. A clock conveniently located. 2. Scale* graduating from 1 to 24 pounds. 3. Supply of toweD or cle*n cloths. . 4. Salt and sugar . 5. Preserving kettles, colanders, pans, buckets enough for each. 6. Paring knives, spoons, 1 coarse strainer, 1 fine .‘trainer, 1 skimmer, 1 ladle, 1 large-mouth funnel for filling jars, a long handle wooden spoon, 1 wooden masher, a wooden rack. 7. Jars, rubbers, sanitary tin cans, tops, tengs for handling jars and cans* * ft. Canncrs—hot water and steam pro sure, sealing machine for sani tary cans. 9. Vegetables and fruits perfectly fre«h and sound for canning. Sys- tim is a prime factor in making the cunning < peration easy and enjoyable. The berry and cherry sea.-on is in vogue right new,*so it is quite a priate for a recipe: Canned Iterrfe*. (lather the berrierr in shallow ves sels ‘o as to prevent crushing and can them as sooiyas possible after jrathtring. Sort >ne fruit and use the smaller and imberfeet—berries for the preparation of Juice An u-e in mak ng a syrup of mediumsweetness. Wash carefully and remove caps and stems. quart gla-s jars 60 minutes, pint glass jars 65 minutes aPd No. 2 and 3 enam eled cans 55 minutes. English Peas. Use only young, tender peas. Shell, dL-carding any imperfect peas, and wash. Bring to boil in water to cover. 1 Pack boiling hot into th e containers adding 1 teaspoon of salt to each quart. Process immediately at 10 pounds pressure or 240 degrees F.— quart jars 55 minutes, pint glass jars and No. 2 and 3 enameled tin cans for 45 minute*. Ma- 5 s. The same spirit that prompt ed the first law establishing free pub lic education in NeW England creat ed Harvard College in 1636, Yale in 1702, and other schools of higher learning, not only in Ne^v Englan but-in eveiy section of America. But it is the little red school house that has contributed mewt to the knowledge and prosperity cf the peo ple. Indeed, the present percentage of literacy in America may be direct ly attributed to the lessons instilled by he patient teachers in the public schoolsr—le>sons that led t*~an eariy appreciation of the value of culture and intelligence and to a realization of the community’s tespcnsibilky to foster education. • Only young- jmTF tender lima~bearrv- Fur Lj^vix-years ago the spint that prompted the creation of Harvard and Yale prompted th e people of Barn well to organize fer the purpose of establishing a graded school. The meeting was organized and Governor pounds pressure or 240 degrees F. in j Ha good was elected chairman and G WHAT TO PLANT NOW . FOR A FALL GARDEN H. Bates -was elected secretary. A committee consi-ting of A. P. Man- ville, R. Aldrich, G. O. Riley,; Leroy Molair and J. W. Woodward ^vas ap pointed to consider plans and ways and means and to report at a, later meefing any progress made. G. D. Bellinger and W\ R. Christie were ap pointed to canv&.s the town to see how many shares of 10 dollars could be placed, and reported the resuts to the first committee. Firfally, enough money was invest ed to build a two-room wooden build ing on the let where Mr. Perry A. Price and Mr. N. D. Coclin now live. The teachers of thL« school were Mr. R. M. Kennedy, now librarian at the University of South Carolina, and Miss Anna W’alker cf Barnwell. Under the leadership/if these capa ble teachers and under th* leadership of Supt. Parker, Mias Bellinger, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Jones, who is now head Pack th 0 fruit into containers, prc.'rf- inp it gently into place; cover with the prepared medium syrup boiling hot. Process quarts and pints 20 minutes in boiling water, and No. 2 ami No. 3 sanitary or enameled tin tans 15 minute- in boiling water. For medium syrup use one cup of sugar to two cups of water. Sfrne berrie.? shrink much. To ob- «■* viak> this, pre-cook the berries be fore filling the container. 5 . T.o each pound of benies a dd orie-fourth to one- half pound of sugar according to the sweetness of the fiuit. Place in ket tle and heat to boiling, stirring gent ly, and boil for five minutes. Pack boiling hot and process immediately containers of all sizes for five minutes in boiling water. . Cherries. Cherries may be canned, pitted or nnpitted, depending upon personal taste and the way in which they are should be picked to prevent shrink age. They may be packed in tyot con tainers and covered with boiling .syrup, using thick syrup for sour cherries and medium for sweet. A bettpr flavor will be obtained if the syrup is made from the juice which colects from pitting the cherries. Process y quart and pint pars 25 minutes in boil ing water and No. 2 and 3 cans, sani- gr enameled lift" cand, for 20 When pitted cherries are used they, re-cooked by boiling for Right now in June is the time to prepare the soil for a good fall gar den, so let ub take time by the fore lock and get ready for a record break ing fall garden, first to have an abun dant provision for our own families and a surplus to help those who art I of the teachers' agency in Columbia, not so fortunate as to possess one Mr. Clark, Mr. Sheridan and others, in this period of drastic adversity, j the number of pupils grew too larg? However, “where there is, will there for the building and a larger two- is a way” and alma«t every family j ,tory wooden building was built in can raise som* vegetable* acmewherc. | 1900 on the .‘ame lot. Th e number of "He that provideth not for his own, teachers had now increased to e ght. household is worse than th* infidel.": This new bnilding had an auditorium 80 be It. Plan, plant, produce, pro- gnj , rapidly increasing library, vide and prosper! This building served the c immunity Plantirg Plan. j until 1914, when the thoughtful people Following is a table of vegetable of the town saw the need of a larger planting for June and July: scho. 1. On March 28, 1914, the Com—Stovell’s Evergreen, Country people of Barnwell voted for a new Gentleman and Golden Bantam. j school building not to exceed the cost Bean*—(Bush String Bean*)—Late cf $25,000.00. Plan* were immediately Refugee and Stringless Green. j begun and as chairman of the Board Beans-(Pole)—Round Kentucky 0 f Trustee*. Mr Harry D. *Ca!houn, Wonder and McCaslam. % j said that he wanted it put where peo- (ollards. Georgia, Georgia South- p| r from all train* could see it, a ern cr ( ubhage Collard. | tract of land, five acres, was pur- ( abhage Succession, Late Flat, almost at the intersection of Dutoh and Sure Head. jthe two railroad*. The contract fsr Tomato—(June Planting)— Hast-jthe building was given to J. D. Gran- ng*’ and Burpee’s Matchle*.-, New I ^ of (*h a r|otte. the coat of which St. ne, Greater Baltimore and Mar- w ,„ $19,730. The building wa< to globe, (wi t resistant. The.*e *c*d ; resemble the Alama-in San‘Antonio, shr.uld be p'anted :n June. Texas. It win to have ten class transplant in June. jrorm*, r ffices, tyvo playro< ms in. the Tomato, sweet potatoes, eggplant j ha-X'mcnt and a large auditorium on and pepper for fall. the fiist fleor. The rooms were con- The last week in June plant mus-. nec t e d with the superintendent’- < ff;ce tard, blackeyed peas, cu-haw, whitp hy telephone. egg turnip ami Hubbard squash. Set tomato plants if ycu can get tltnm. Send may be planted until JunX 20th. Mulch th* vines frem e vine* sprirjg planting with straw, leaves or litter to con-erve moisture and pro duce, a longer fruiting seasi n. Toma to plants may be transplanted from Juq 1st to ^September 1st. SecurV Lookout Mountain IrUh Po tato see.rsand plant in July from 15th ^QaAugust^^t. If you happen to ,, planting of seed from August It was thought that the building would be ready for the opening cf .-ch 0! in September, 1914. but it was net ready until January, 1915, at which time it was dedicated by . the Ma son 5 . This building, although very crowded, still serves the town of Barnwell as the seat of learning. Wo cannot call this a complete his tory without telling, first,,.*ome .of the first graduates, who included • Mr. Ben Davies, Miss Kate Woodward and Miss Pauline Richardson, now Mr 5 . have any storage Irish Cobblers left. q. H. Best, and others; second, that ever from spring use these as plant-1 Mr. William McNab served as seere- ing seed. JDidjyou over make a “Lazy tary of the Hoard of Trurieej- for 17 Maps, Bed qf Irish Potatoes' for years and I am sure that he'tkept an Fail? H 1 net* CRA\E work accurate record; and, third, that Miss it_i» a veiy /Convenient project to con-. 110l\jpelect yiur plot for the potn-* toes, broadcast with well rotted barn- Ann* Walker, one of the organizers of the school, taught at intervals in the Barnwell school from 1886 to 1903. yard manure. Begin the plowing on Then she left to go to Summerton to the outside cf the potato plot. Let organize a school theie. a boy follow the plowman dropping the seed potatoes, either cut or small whole potatoes, in the furrow at a proper distance. The next furrow plowed on the inside corners the first one planted.. Continue plantng in this manner covering th e piecedin^ each time with the present planting me untiL you get to the center of the patch when the entire are n will be Myrick—Best. Al'endale, June 18.—Mrs. «G. A. Best announce 5 the marriag e of her daughter, Emily Jane, to William Ed win Myrick, of Ulmers. The marriage ceremony was per formed by the Rev. O. S. Ulmer at ■■ ■■ .. . . his home in Varnville, June 12th, in planted and covered. After this is „ * .u • j- j . J ^e presence of th e immediate mem- done immediately haul leaves and straw, covering the entire patch about to be served. If used unpitted they-or 15 ingjies deep. The potatoes will come up through the covering of litter, and bear well. They will stand in the ground • all the winter and spring in th e lower part of the State. HISTORY OF THE BARNWELL SCHOOL. By Miss Cary Martin, Class of 1932. * ■ 7 • 1. In 1644 the first American Public School was established at Dodham, ber s " of the family. The bride was in a costume.of pale green crepe with tan accessories. Mrs., Myrick is the youngest daughter of Mrs. G. A. Best and after her graduation from the Allendale high school attended the University of South Carolina. M . Mr. Myrick- is the .sen of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Myrick and is in business with his brother at Olar. After a yedding trip to Savannah, Tybee and Atlant, they will be at home in U1 The Opening of the Remodeled T- • a. Peeples Funeral Service j- mers. TRY A BUSINESS BUILDER FOR SATISFACTORY RESULTS. Hampton, South Carolina Formerly Hampton Undertaking Company. We invite the people of this section to visit our newly re modeled funeral establishment in Hampton. In life’s moment of deepest sorrow we like to think that at that time we have done all that we can do - 'given the best for thi$ last service we can render our loved ones on earth. We want the people of this section to come in to see the facilities we have for caring for your needs at this time. Beautiful casket display room with latest models of caskets shown. - Special section for infants' and children’s caskets. Slumber room. Modern, well-equipped preparation room. We are manufacturers of the Norwalk reinforced concrete vault. We carry in stock a full line of steel vaults. District agents for McNeel Marble Co. Marble and granite « • * tr monuments at reasonable prices. Ambulance service day or night to any point. The rendering of professional service shall not be made dependent on the amount of fee or the certainty of obtaining the same. We will not betray the confidence, privacies or secrets of the domestic life in any home or circle wherein we are called to serve. We require that our employees maintain the same high standards in every detail of service and conduct as we impose upon ourselves.^From the National Funeral Association Code of Ethics. n * The Peeples Funeral Service V- kr- Formerly Hampton Undertaking Co. \ •**»*•. 7— ~ . HAMPTON, S. C. PHONE No. 6 EUGENE M. PEEPLES EARL F. PEEPLES o .4- -