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THE SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1940 Urges a Citizenship Recognition Day As the Opening Ceremony in the 1940 Celebration of National Flag Week display it M&PBCT IT APOSTROPHE TO OUR NATI^ AL FLA8 BY WILLIAM T. KERR, PHILADELPHIA Pounder and National President, American Flag Day Association Pride of all America Admired by all the World! Floating o'er every school house. On every hill-top. In every valley and plain. Liberty's School.Masterl Tyranny's scourge at all times In every clime and nation. Laughing to scorn the teachings of Monarchy's "Divine right"! Setting at naught the claims of princes and potentates! * Standard of Freedom civil and religious! Emblem of a United people, the greatest and grandest Nation sun e'er shone o'er: knowing no master. Fearing no king. Kneeling to none but Almighty God! Marking the pathway for Other nations to tread! The beacon light of civilization! •OLD OLORY" We salute thee! There Is no stain on any stripe In all thy years' of life! The lustre of thy stars Shines out more brightly as Time rolls on! Born June 14, 1777 Midst Cannon's roar and blast of musketry! Standard of Washington! of Lincoln! and all the long line of , America's Patriots who gave their lives In war and spent their strength In peace for Righteousness. Foreign foes throughout greet wars fell neath they withering glances While mistaken brethren who for a time forgot thee Now love thee all the more! Proudly aloft thou wavest, welcoming freedom-loving seekers but crying "Back" to every foe of America's greatness, "Our free Institutions, handlwoifc "of our Illustrious forefathers "Must not be destroyed, HANDS OFFI" Beautiful starry banner! there Is none fairer or grander Anywhere. We rejoice with thee on this thy natal day. Long may thy stripes and stars Fly to the breeze, bidding defiance to thy foes, proclaiming Liberty! Long may thou vigil keep O'er millions patriots homes,. Stamping Indelibly, deep Into the minds of all, THAT FREE AMERICA, Than which there La None greater now In. all the earth, WILL YET GREATER BE, when every son and daughter of thy soil, and every other In our midst shall know naught save ONE GOD! ONE PEOPLE! OWE LANGUAGE! AND ONE FLAG "OLD OLORY"1 Yours and mine. TEACH ITS HISTORY! PROCLAIM IT TO ALL In Picture, Song and Story, LET NONE FORGET ITS COST In blood! and tears! and untold sacrifice. "OLD GLORY" SPEAKS: "Americans, WHAT you are I AM, Don't let the red Flag of Communism or Anarchy Supplant Me". By ELMO SCOTT WATSON (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) S PURRED on by what William T. Kerr, founder and, since 1898, national president of the American Flag Day associa tion, calls “the affrontery of all the forces of un-American ism, those groups who support Atheism, Communism, Bolshev ism, Nazism, Fascism and other foreign isms,” the association is urging every community in the United States to celebrate Flag Week this year with patriotic programs and is suggesting a new Flag Week feature — the observance of a Citizenship Recognition Day. toie plan for this observ- ance is as follows: On the Saturday preceding Flag Day, that is, on June 8, each com munity will hold a patriotic parade with the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Boy Scouts and all pa triotic, fraternal, civic and service organizations partici pating. After the parade there will be a meeting at which will be assembled all the young men and women who have become or will become of voting age this year and all adults who in 1940, prior to or on June 8, have become Amer ican citizens through natural ization. During the program, or at its conclusion, every one present will repeat the pledge taken by the new citizens or “The Pledge to the flag” used in the public schools—“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” In this public recognition no dis tinction is to be made between the youth born on American soil and those who will become citi zens by naturalization of them selves or their parents. The spirit of the occasion will be “We are all Americans.” The recognition of naturalized new citizens is not a new thing, since federal judges in various communities, notably in the East, have done it with small groups in their courts at the time the for mer aliens became American cit izens. But a general community assembly of newly made, foreign- bom citizens and the youth of vot ing age, particularly associating it with Flag Day, is an innova tion. In presenting this plan for a Citizenship Recognition Day, the president of the American Flag Day association points out that no other time seems so ap propriate as during the celebra tion of Flag Week with its climax of the nation-wide observance of Flag Day. “Native Americans who be come of voting age are accus tomed to taking their voting priv ilege as a simple matter of course, a kind of inheritance,” says Mr. Kerr. “They do not seem to realize that they have, perhaps through no particular merit of their own, received the highest American privilege, mak ing them the political equal of the most favored person in the land. Holding a Citizenship Rec ognition Day offers an opportu nity for emphasizing their re sponsibilities as citizens which so many of us overlook.” A Greater Significance. In view of the present situation in Europe—the extinguishment of human liberties and the oppres sion of smaller nations by the armed might of totalitarian gov ernments—citizenship in a nation “with liberty and justice for all” should mean more than ever be fore. For this reason the cele bration of Flag Week this year has an even greater significance than in years past and 1940 seems an appropriate time for inaugurat ing an observance of Citizenship Recognition Day as an integral part of it. If, as has been suggested, it is observed on Saturday, June 8, it will be the opening event in the celebration of Flag Week along with the patriotic-religious serv ices in synagogues on that day, to be followed by similar services in churches on Sunday, June 9. Chief among the latter is the an nual service held at one of the principal Revolutionary war shrines—the chapel at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. Many Sunday schools will also hold loy alty Flag Week programs in con nection with the observance of Children’s Day on June 9. The American Flag Day asso ciation, the proponent of a nation wide Citizenship Recognition Day, is the pioneer organization formed to popularize the observ ance of the birthday anniversary of our flag. It was founded in Pittsburgh in the midst of the Spanish-American war and Mr. Kerr was elected its president, an office he has held ever since. An employee of the freight traffic de partment of the Pennsylvania railroad, he has devoted all of his spare time to promoting the ob servance of Flag Day and to hav ing it designated as a national holiday. When Mr. Kerr was a young boy, a railroad engineer told him the story of Betsy Ross and the early history of our flag. Inspired by this and aided by his mother and his father, a veteran of the Union army in the Civil war, he began making plans for a move ment to recognize officially the birthday of the flag on a nation wide scale. The eventual result was the organization in 1898 of the American Flag Day associa tion, a non-partisan, non-sec tarian, non-racial, non-profit asso ciation, devoted solely to the pa triotic work of honoring the Stars and Stripes on its birthday. A Legal Holiday? Since that time it has worked persistently to popularize the cus tom of displaying the flag on June 14 and to have Flag Day made a legal holiday. Some resistance has been encountered, according to Mr. Kerr, because some busi ness men think that we have too many holidays in this country. They point out that June 14 lies between Memorial Day on May 30 and Independence Day on July 4 so that two legal holidays within a little more than a month should be sufficient. However, Mr. Kerr and his as sociates believe that the observ ance of the birthday of our flag is justified by its historic signif icance—the formal adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the em blem of the new nation on June 14, 1777. “We are learning a new understanding and new ap preciation of the flag,” says Mr. Kerr. “We are not looking upon it as a waving banner that leads us into battle, nor an emblem of war, but more as a symbol of achievement, progress, helpful ness and friendship. In the light of events in recent years the waving of our flag has come to signify the glories of peace and the joys of friendship rather than the accomplishment of war.” As the result of the efforts of this association, in 1938 Flag Day was made a legal holiday in Pennsylvania, the state which, because of the action of the Con tinental congress 163 years ago, can be regarded as the “birth place of Old Glory.” Massachu setts and Connecticut have stat utes requiring their governors to issue Flag Day proclamations but these two and Pennsylvania are the only commonwealths which officially recognize Flag Day. The national observance of the day—though not as a legal holi day—is due to President Wood- row Wilson who on May 13, 1916, issued a proclamation designat ing June 14 of each year as Flag Day. It has been so observed since that time. Although vari ous persons have, from time to time, been designated as the “originator” of Flag Day, it is doubtful if that title can justly be awarded to any individual, since several Americans have contrib uted to the idea. Undoubtedly the work of Mr. Kerr, since the founding of the American Flag Day association in 1398, greatly stimulated popular interest in the celebration and he, therefore, has a claim to some share in the title. SAFETY ON FARM IS ‘HOMEMADE’ Household Neuis Rural Families Operate on Own Responsibility. By M. G. HUBER (Agricultural Engineer. Maine Extension Service.) Safety on the farm is largely homemade. One of the reasons for so many accidents on the farm is that farm families operate largely on their own responsibility. For city people at work or at home there are numerous safety precautions, and someone to enforce them. But the farmer to a great extent must be his own safety engineer and al most entirely his own disciplinarian. S. H. McCrory, assistant chief of the bureau of agricultural chemis try and engineering in the federal department of agriculture, gives these reasons for the farm being a fertile field for accidents: Much work is done by individuals at some distance from others so that an ac cident may be serious because help is not at hand. Frequent changes in work and machinery used, which may mean unfamiliarity with equip ment and less accuracy of move ment. Under the pressure of sum mer work there often are long hours in the field and chores done in a hurry after dark—both conducive to accidents. He found that in spite of im provements, farm machinery is a top hazard in farm work. The older hazard of animals, such as unruly bulls and kicking horses, is next. Last year, in Kansas, more than half of the accidental farm deaths were caused by machinery and animals. But in checking hundreds of ac cident reports, he also found that most of them were caused by care lessness—by haste, by the use of makeshift repairs, by taking chances, by using machinery without guards or with guards removed. The suffering, the loss of time and the actual cash cost of these acci dents shows the need for avoiding them. It has been shown time and again that the well-ordered farm, with well-ordered activities, is good insurance against accidents. IF YOU’RE ENTERTAINING THE BRIDE (See Recipes Below) Poultry Pest Control Will Increase Profits Lice and mites know all the tricks necessary to put a poultryman’s books into a maze of red ink, but an entomologist at Michigan State college knows how to take care of the pests. Two treatments a year, fall and spring, are recommended, although commercial poultrymen find that it often pays to take necessary pre cautions more frequently. Remember that lice live on the birds and that mites inhabit the coop and the roosts, for this means that two separate treatments are required. A simple control for mites after a coop is thoroughly cleaned is to spray the interior with half crank case oil and half kerosene. The spray must penetrate cracks and crevices and cannot be applied with a paint brush. Lice are controlled by treating the birds. The simplest method, says Dibble, is to place a thin line of nicotine sulphate on the clean perches just before roosting time. The body heat of the birds releases the nicotine which penetrates the feathers. This treatment must be repeated in 14 days but it will kill most all forms of lice. The repeat treatment is necessary to kill those that hatch from nits or eggs present at the time of the first treatment. New Types of Plants Are Disease Resistant Agriculture department scientists have opened net* fields of adventure and ~^%ploration in the development of new type plants. Their discoveries have been worth billions of dollars to American farm ers. One of the most recent of these point, toward the development of a disease resistant tobacco through the crossing of American types with others. Not all plant scientists work over test tubes and microscopes in big office buildings. The department sends men all over the world in search of new kinds of plants. Others work in fields to adapt plants to American soil and climate. Bureau of plant industry scientists returned four years ago with nativf tobaccos collected in Mexico, Central and South America. Many of those were crossed with American-type tobac cos end the result has been amazing even to the scientists. Rural Briefs Lightweight barley can be fed profitably to hogs, it is pointed out by the South Dakota experiment station. • mm Family vegetable gardens are called “the most valuable area on the farm” by leading home econo mists. • • • Of the 13 minerals, required by the anim^ body, salt is the only one generally lacking in the farm ani. mal die* No sooner is the June bride back from her honeymoon, than the busi ness of cooking for two begins! Feeding her new husband will be an important part of the bride’s respon sibility, and any of the successful homemakers she knows can tell her that perfectly cooked meals for a hungry husband help to keep the matrimonial ship sailing merrily along. So, why not a kitchen shower for a bride—using for gifts the inexpen sive little “gadg ets” that will make her hours in the kitchen pleasant? Those are the things the bride isn’t likely 'to buy herself and 1 the very fact that they are small and inexpensive means that she isn’t apt to get them, either, among her wedding gifts. Small, matching pottery pots for chives and parsley to grow on a sun ny kitchen window sill, make a thoughtful gift tor a kitchen show er; a set of pastel tinted bowl cov ers is practical and very moderate ly priced; butter paddles, a french potato ball cutter and small earth enware pots for baking beans are | out-of-the-ordinary kitchen gifts. ' Any bride will bless you for starting ; her kitchen library for her—with her own copies of my homemaking book- ! lets; Better Baking, Easy Entertain- ! ing, Feeding Father and Household Hints. And speaking of a kitchen library —why not start a collection of fa vorite recipes for the bride? Have each guest at the shower bring her very choicest recipe, neatly writ ten on a card for the bride’s new recipe box, with the donor’s name and the date of the party just for fun. Give her the recipes, Ux , that 1 make up the menu for the day. i Food, for a kitchen shower, should be “homey,” and informally served —and planned to give the bride sug gestions for her own cooking and baking problems. Menu for a Kitchen Shower. Noodle and Tuna Casserole Spring Vegetable Salad with French Dressing Butter Orange Rolls Cheese Scones Angel Food Cake Strawberry Sherbet Coffee Fresh Strawberry Sherbet. (Serves 6.) Combine 1 cup of crushed straw berries and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Scald 1 pint of milk, add % cup of sugar and stir until dis solved. Soak 1 ta blespoon of unfla vored gelatin in 1 tablespoon of cold water for 5 min utes and dissolve in hot milk. Add 2 beaten egg yolks, blend, and re move from flame and cool. Add fruit mixture to milk mixture and fold in 2 beaten egg whites. Assem ble ice cream freezer. Pour sher bet mixture into the freezing con tainer. Adjust dasher and cover tightly. Then fill the ice chamber with a mixture of 3 parts chipped ice and 1 part salt and turn crank slowly for about 5 minutes to freeze. Repack and allow to harden. Orange Rolls. (Makes 18-20 rolls) % cup sugar 1 teaspoon orange peel (grated) 2V4 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder Vi teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 4 tablespoons shortening 1 egg V4 cup milk 3 tablespoons butter (melted) Mix Vi cup sugar and orange peel thoroughly and allow to stand while making rolls. Sift and measure the flour, then sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and 1 tablespoon sugar. Cut in the shortening. Beat the egg slightly and add the milk. Stir into the flour mixture. Turn onto a lightly floured board and knead 30 seconds. Shape into a long narrow roll and roll out into a rectangle to about Vi-inch thickness. Spread the dough with the melted butter and the sugar and orange peel mixture. Roll up like jelly roll and cut off in Vi-inch pieces. Place rolls, cut side down, on a well- Fruits and vegetables are the mainstays of summer meals. Watch Eleanor Howe's column next week for suggestions on New Ways of preparing and serving them. greased pan and bake about 20 min utes in a hot oven (425 degrees). Barbecued Steak. (Serve 8.) 2 pounce round steak 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons vinegar Vi teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon prepared .mustard 1 teaspoon onion, grated 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon chili sauce V4 teaspoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon brown sugar Cut steak into pieces for serving and sear in frying pan. Melt but ter, add vinegar and all other ingre dients. Heat thoroughly and pour over the seared steaks. Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) for ap proximately 1V4 hours. Baste fre quently with barbecue sauce while baking. Prize Angel Food Cake. 1V4 cups sugar 1 cup cake flour IVi cups egg whites Vi teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons cream of tartar I teaspoon vanilla extract Sift sugar once. Add V4 cup of it to the flour and sift together 3 times. Beat egg whites with rotary beat er until frothy, add salt and cream of tartar and continue •top*—*? beating until eggs ' w ' lr hold their shape. Add sugar gradu ally, beating thoroughly after each addition. Add vanilla extract. Then fold in the flour, Vi at a time. When all flour is in, fold a few additional times. Then place in large un greased angel-food pan. Bake in a moderate oven (325 degrees) for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Invert and let cool in pan. French Dressing. V4 cup salad oil Vi cup lemon juice or vinegar 1 teaspoon salt Paprika to color Few grains cayenne Place ingredients in covered jar. Chill thoroughly. Just before serv ing shake vigorously. There are many ways to vary french dress ing. The acid may be lemon juice, vinegar, or half and half. A few drops of onion juice may be added, or shake a cut garlic clove with the dressing (removing it before serv ing). Dry mustard may be added. Worcestershire sauce may also be added, as may creamed roquefort cheese. Cheese Scones. 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder Vi teaspoon salt Vi teaspoon paprika Vi cup shortening Vi cup American cheese (grated) % cup milk 2 teaspoons prepared mustard Sift together the flour, baking pow der, salt and paprika. Cut in shortening. Add cheese. Then add milk and prepared mustard which have been mixed together. Roll out to Vi-inch thickness on lightly floured board. Cut in triangles and bake in a hot oven (425 degrees) for about 20 minutes. Percolated Coffee. Allow 1 tablespoon ground coffee to each cup of water. Place coffee in strainer part of percolator. Add cold water. Adjust top. Heat until coffee just begins to percolate. Then turn heat very low and allow coffee to percolate slowly 8 to 10 minutes. Do not boil. Homemaking Booklets to the June Bride. These four practical booklets on homemaking are an ideal present for a new bride: Better Baking 10 cents Easy Entertaining 10 cents Feeding Father 10 cents Household Hints 10 cents Send 10 cents in coin for each book you order, to Eleanor Howe, 919 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, and be sure to indicate ex actly which books you want. (Released by Western Newsnaper Union.) CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT PHOTOFINISHING DOUBLE-SIZE PRINTS! 8 exp. roll derelopel. printed. Xo; 16 exp., 40c; reprints. So each. One- day aerrice. Send negatiTe for free sample. Mato tshers. Box 11S>B V I STAMPS elopes from before 1870. Many are valuable. P. O. Box 2525, New Orleans, La. Strange Facts t 'Blow Out? Torpedo 1 Intricate Accounting " New Shinto Mass C. On some German destroyers, torpedoes are fired with the mouth. 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