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f McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, April 3, 1941 Centennial At Horeb Baptist Church Next Sunday *nie following is the Centennial Program at Horeb Baptist Church, Bradley, S. C„ to be observed on Sunday, April 6, 1941, beginning at 3 o'clock p. m.: Doxology. Invocation. Hymn No. 163: “I Love Thy Kingdom Lord." Scripture Lesson. Tithes and Offerings. Hymn No. 188: “Faith of Our Fathers." Church Hist&ry—Miss Maude C Dowtin. Special Music—Mrs. C. D Alexander. Sermon—Dr. A. T. Jamison. Hymn No. 251: “Blest Be the Tie." Benediction. “Soft Wheat” Bread Made From S. C. Wheat Columbia, March 31.—The State Department of Agriculture, after several weeks of research, has come forth with loaves of excel lent “soft wheat” bread, made from wheat grown in South Caro lina. The experiments, according to Agriculture Commissioner J. Roy 133 High Schools To Tate Part In Testing Program Columbia, March 31.—Students from 133 high schools in the state will participate in the mental con tests of the South Carolina High School League this spring. A total of 16,224 individual tests will be administered during the preliminary testing, 160 per cent more than in 1940 when 3931 tests -xx- Getting The Most From Your Home Growi* Wheat (By Myra Reagan, Nutrition Con sultant S. C. State Board of Health.) After your wheat is ripened and harvested how do you use it? Families have many different ways of handling this. Some sell all of their wheat as soon as it is threshed. The price for the last few years has ranged from fifty cents to a dollar a bushel, which will not vary much from a cent a pound. They have then bought all of their flour for which they liave paid from around four to tix cents a pound. They have al to had to buy feed for their c hickens and livestock which cost much more than their wheat brought. These families are defi nitely giving money away when they sell products which they need and can use at much' less than they have to pay for them. Other families save enough wheat to feed their livestock but sell the rest and buy flour for the family. Their flour is costing them several times as much as it should and families in South Car- cilna spend more for white flour than any other one item of food. StiXl other families take their wheat to a mill and exchange it lor white flour. The wisest of all of the families will have the wheat ground into whole wheat flour, cracked to be used as a whole wheat cereal, and will save enough to ase as feed as needed. This family may use a simple home afll and make the flour them selves and they will crack some to use as food. What other food can you think of that will supply so much at so low a cost. White flour supplies energy, a little low quality protein and small amounts of minerals. Whole wheat flour supplies about the same energy, slightly more pro tein, much more minerals and is a rich source of certain of the vitamins, especially B. Why spend more for a food that is so much less valuable? Keep at least part of your wheat and feed your fami ly better and at lower cost. * xx Conserving The Soil Pays Real Dividends « ■■■I. II I !■ Anderson, March 24.—A sharp reduction in soil losses accompa nied by an average increase in cotton production from 192 pounds an acre to 354 pounds an acre is the experience of E. H. Agnew, Anderson county farmer, after five years of following a soil con servation farrti plan. The carry ing capacity of his pasture has al so been more than doubled, he states, because of the use of phos phate, lime, and contouring to conserve moisture. Agnew attributes these improve ments to the conservation farm plan which he set up in coopera tion with the Soil Conservation Service in 1935. The plan called for a more extensive use of le gumes and soil-conserving crops, terracing, contour cultivation, strip cropping, and pasture improve ment. “As soon as my present five- year cooperative agreement with the demonstration project expires, I am going to sign agreement with the Upper Savannah Soil Conser vation District”, Agnew told SCS and Extension Service workers. 1 ‘T have no intention of returning to my old system of hit-or-miss farming.” Jones, are intended to lead to ex- were given. tensive use of home-grown wheat The program will culminate in in bread. They were inspired by annua i High School Week at the a recent conference here between university of South Carolina April the agriculture commissioner and 30 to May 2, when final winners a group of interested citizens are determined, headed by Dr. Oeorge J. Wilds, of in previous years, students have Hartsville. been sent from the participating The soft wheat flour is the only schools to district centers to par- kind produced from the wheat ticipate in the district elimina- now being grown in this state. It tions. This year, preliminary has been used heretofore for bis- tests are being administered in cults, cakes and pastries, but not the high schools themselves, in South Carolina for loaves of scores of the five best contestants bread. in each subject in each high Virginia has pioneered in develop- school participating in the pro- ing the soft wheat bread, and its g ram will be examined, and the legislature adopted a law requir- fi ve b es t students in each subject ing state-supported institutions to w m be determined in each of the use it to the exclusion of other League’s 13 districts. These dis- kinds. Commissioner Jones, how- triet winners will participate in ever, decided that it would be bet- the finals in Columbia, ter to try to educate South Caro- Nineteen mental contests are linians to the soft wheat product included in the League’s testing rather than attempting to force p ro g ra ni. in all of them except its use by law. 0 ne, senior Latin, district winners So two representatives of the be determined before the agriculture department were sent f ina i contests, to Virginia polytechnic Institute Three new contests have been to study the bakery methods there, added to the program this year. They came back home and in the They are: junior English, for last few days, through the coop- gra des 8 and 9; senior spelling, for eration of Dr. R. F. Poole, presi- g ra des 9, 10, and 11, and junior dent of Clemson College, soft spelling for grades eight and be- wheat loaves have been baked at | low other contests are in senior Clemson. The results were so English, shorthand, history, typing, satisfactory that Commissioner French, general science, senior al- Jones and others are enthusiastic gebra, junior algebra, bookkeeping, over the possibilities of its general geometry, junior Latin, arith- popularity. The bread promotion me tic, biology, short story writing, s another phase of the ‘ “live-at- Preliminary examinations will home” program in which the agri- b e administered March 31 through culture department has been in- April 4 terested for several years. X x One of the first to receive a loaf p .. p was Governor Burnet R. Maybank. | V^OllOH X lOj'rdlll All who have tasted the bread call it excellent, and now Commission- I Aid To Better Farm Living And er Jones has put the agriculture | Soil Conservation, department’s laboratories to work to determine the true nutritive I The new supplementary cotton contents. program gives our farmers a time- “The results of our experiments ly opportunity to convert many prove that the flour milled from more acres of eroding land from our wheat,” Mr. Jones said, “can cotton to soil-protecting crops, produce a quality loaf of bread, says M. A. Bouknight, McCormick This fact should be of encourage- county farm agent, ment to the farmers, and I feel “it is estimated the program will that state institutions apd the effect a further reduction in the public will be interested in the re- united States of some 2,000,000 suits we have obtained. The de- acres, or about a million bales, in partment will make a report to cotton production this year. Some the institutions and otherwise will of the land taken out of cotton attempt to encourage use of this production will be used for gar- flour.” dens to produce more vegetables The bread baked at Clemson, an d some for pastures to produce Mr. Jones said was “equal in more milk and butter for home volume with a much finer texture, use”, Mr. Bouknight declared. crust and taste.” Organized Groups “But thousands of acres now in cotton are eroding so rapidly or have already lost so much topsoil that they should be retired to the protection of permanent vegeta- MAY APPLY FOR FREE CLASS- tion> ING AFTER COTTON IS “One of the big reasons for the PLANTED TO AUGUST 1-15. | sma n number of dairy cattle has been the scarcity of pastures and Dates for filing applications of Lome-grown hay. Experience of organized cotton improvement the Soil conservation Service in groups for free classification and m Q r g than a score of erosion con- market news services for cotton trol areas in the south shows that grown in 1941 by these groups because of the favorable climate, were announced today by the excellent hay and pasturage can Agricultural Marketing Service through its Atlanta office for the States of Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina”, North Carolina, and Virginia. Applications may be made by any organized cotton improve ment group as soon as its mem bers have planted their cotton, but the application must be filed with the Agricultural Marketing Service not later than August 1 for groups in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama. To allow for later planting in North Carolina and Virginia, the final date for filing is August 15* Groups should apply early so they will receive instructions and supplies in time to obtain classi fication of their early ginned cot ton. Groups residing in the above named Southeastern States can obtain instructions for making application and forms for apply ing by addressing the Agricultural Marketing Service, 441 West Peachtree Street, N. E., Atlanta, Georgia. ' often be produced even on severe ly eroded land. “The acreage of kudzu, which has increased from a few scattered plantings in 1930 to more than 100,000 acres today, and the lespe- dezas which now cover several million acres in the Cotton Belt, already have brought about some increase in meat and dairy and poultry products for home use. Both of these crops are excellent for erosion control and are paying their way on many South Caro lina farms.” Roofing And Pain When you are hot, tired and thirsty, % Coca-Cola is ice-cold, cooling and refresh- . » ing. Its taste is delicious and its after-sense of refreshment satisfies. So when you pause throughout the day, make it the pause that refreshes with ice-cold Coca-Cola. YOU TASTE ITS QUALITY tax BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY GREENWOOD COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO., Greenwood, S. C. • ^ The other day a friend com plained to me that her house lacked charm and interest. That her husband insisted on heavy substantial furniture, so of course she couldn’t use antiques and she felt her situation was hopeless. Her house is really a very lovely home, handsomely furnished with expensive furnishings and always immaculate. But it does lack a certain individuality and homi ness. Now this friend has a strong feeling for old things and for years had collected early American pressed glass which she had kept comb and the salt for an ash tray. In clear glass—“crystal”—amber and dark blue this pattern lends itself to almost any color scheme. Covered jam jars, sugar bowls and compotes make stunning candy jars and often add some color on the living room table where it’s needed most. • * * If dripping water causes ugly stains on your porcelain sink or bath tub or wash basins here’s a very easy and inexpensive way to remove them. Moisten pulverized chalk with ammonia and apply with a stiff brush. • • * To remove clinging fish odors from your hands, wash them in water to which salt has been added. * ♦ ♦ When you cook rice add one teaspoon lemon juice to each cup of rice. This will keep the rice very white and fluffy. * * * Both the bowl and the beater for whipping cream should be cold; they may be rinsed in cold stored away behind the paneled l water just before using, and need Galvanized Roofing (K ' 11 Types And Various Kinds Of Paints At Factory Prices. JAMES W. CORLEY McCormick, S. C. For Fresh Meats Of All Kinds At All Times, Call Jester’s Cash Market, Phone 25, M. J. Jester, Jr., Mgr., McCormick, S. C. cupboards of her dining room. We brought out some of this lovely old glass and scattered it through the house in strategic spots with the result that she achieved the atmosphere she wanted. Some old open salts made clever ashtrays for the dining table. Footed salts were used for cig arettes. Celery holders are stunning used in pairs on the living room mantel. Covered butter dishes in many patterns are delightful to use for powder boxes on a dressing table. When you take pressed glass out of the dining room and away from its original uses, choose such patterns as hobnail, saw-tooth, swirl and thumb-print. An ensemble, known to our grandmothers as a “set” in hob nail consisting of covered butter dish, open salt and spoon holder and tray is most attractive in a bedroom. Use the sugar bowl for individual powder puffs, the butter dish for powder, the spoon holder for used puffs, the tray for brush »nd not be dried. HEALTH must be insisted upon, because what may appear to be a mild cold can easily lead to pneumonia, or to heart and kidney conditions if the victim takes any unneces sary risks. “Fighting off” an at tack of grippe is not an indication of great strength of character. It is qitite likely to be a cordial invitation the undertaker.^ The very fact that we have taken cold is proof of lowered physical resistance. There is no reason why .it should be serious if the patient goes to bed and fol lows his physician’s instructions. In its fight against disease germs, the body is called upon to do ex tra work. When we drive it be yond the limit of endurance, we are prolonging this battle and asking for trouble. It is far wiser to stay in bed a day longer than to get up a day too soon. x Special Poultry Market Aids Poultry Producers MfOOVERN Dont Treat a Cold Lightly Lack of patience during recu peration is probably the greatest contributing factor to the compli cations which may follow severe colds, grippe, or influenza. A per son who insists upon returning • o his regular activities before he lias Saluda, March 24.—Further de velopment of the poultry industry in Saluda county has been brought about through assistance in mar keting, according to recent state ments from the office of County Agent Claude Rothell. Approximately $100,000 worth of | Saluda poultry has been sold on i Florida markets in the last two years through shipments by truck to markets in that state. Two years ago Mr. Rothell made I a trip to Florida to see whether some of the surplus poultry which local and northern markets would not take from Saluda county might be disposed of in that state. He found the markets and upon his return he arranged with Saluda producers to begin poultry shipments by truck—shipments which have brought Saluda farm- fully recovered is running hepr’ long into danger because the b e?/ 1 ers $100,000 in about 24 months, needs time as well as medical ■ a~3 to restore it to normal. I know it is not easy to ke~ - a patient quiet when he.begin o feel better, especially if he is vie; active type who rarely falls ill. Nevertheless, rest is essential and BUYER MEETS SELLER MSM •»'. '• v v» * «. .« A