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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C. Rotenone Destroys Many Insect Pests New Insecticide Is Harmless to Man Among the newer insecticides are Stose containing rotenone. This val- ■able product of the roots of species mt Denis and Lonchocarpus (com monly called cube or timbo) was imported from the Southwest Pa cific and South America, respective- lf, before the yrar. After supplies from Malaya and the East Indies were cut off, the development of derris culture in Central and South America was given impetus. Rotenone is an organic compound tBaic to many insects and poisonous to fish, but is not considered harm ful to man in dilutions sufficient to kill insects. This makes possible file use of the ground derris or cube soot on leafy vegetables. The roots are usually ground sufficiently fine ao that most of the powder will pass through a 200-mesh screen, and it is used in diluted form. Ground rote- aone-bearing roots, however, may irritate tender skin and the mucous membranes. Both the spray and dust methods are used in treating infested plants. The most important uses of rote- aone root powder are on vegetables, fruits and flowers to control the Mexican bean beetle, cabbage cat erpillars, cucumber beetles, the pea aphis, the pea weevil, the asparagus beetle, flea beetles, the cherry fruit- *y, the currant worm, rose slugs, ftie Japanese beetle, spittle bugs on strawberries, and the iris thrips. In combination with pyrethrum extract and sulfonated castor oil, rotenone is also effective against red spiders, thrips (except the gladiolus thrips), aphids, cucumber beetles, garnished plant bugs, certain species •f leaf rollers, and leaf tiers. The department of agriculture re ports that properly packaged and stored ground roots containing rote- aone do not deteriorate appreciably for several years. Deterioration was afro not found when the ground roots were diluted with inert carriers like pyrophyllite, neutral talc, or pow dered plant products and placed in dosed containers in a dark, dry room. Imports of rotenone-bearing roots into the United States had reached a total of eight million pounds in 1941, showing a rapid increase over the preceding five-year period. With the extension of the use of rotenone Insecticides through experiments by entomologists, a further upward movement in demand may be antici pated. Already, development of the rotenone industry in the Latin Amer ican countries has reached such pro portions that the southern nations are establishing their own experi ment stations for the further study d these root crops. Better Grade Chicks Sell Quickly, Say Experts Poultrymen who make up their minds- early to buy good chicks are the ones who ge( the birds with the ability to lay eggs, says Prof. L. E. Weaver of the New York State col lege of agriculture. Though the chick market is not as crowded as Mat year, the better chicks are sell- ing fast, and late buyers have to take whatever is offered. While chick buying is somewhat a gamble, the grower who buys from a hatchery that has given him good birds before, has a good chance to get good stock. Other pointers on buying are to purchase only from hatcheries that follow an effective pullorum control program to reduce chick losses; and to buy only from dealers whose chicks do not produce birds with heavy losses from big livers, fowl paralysis, or blindness. Chicks from, locks that show "little of these dis eases are usually more resistant. Rabbiteye Blueberries Rapidly Gaining Favor 1 Harvesting blueberries from a step-ladder is not unusual in Geor gia and Florida. The tall and pro- Uflc “rabbiteye” blueberries, rapidly coming into favor, are responsible. Yields of 2,000 quarts of berries per acre are not exceptional, and the va riety grows faster as well as higher frtan other species, say the horticul turists. One-year shoots 60 inches high are common in well-fertilized fields, it is reported, and mature bushes often reach IS feet. Valua ble for home and market fruit, the aabbiteye blueberry also helps con trol erosion by means of its many fine, fibrous roots close to the ground surface which help anchor the soil. New Variety of Pumpkin Is Being Developed A small-fruited, bush-type pump kin suitable for small gardens has been developed by plant breeders of the U. S. department of agricul ture. Seed will be available for gen eral planting in 1945, according to present plans. This is the first bush pumpkin adapted to the usual pump kin uses, and resembles the small sugar pumpkin. It is called Chey enne, from the field station at Chey enne, Wyo. i ★ ★★ ★★★★★ ★ ★ ★ ★ HOOSCHOLD mm Porch Suppers Furnish Tonic For Appetites Serve the family quickly prepared cool drinks made with flavored pow ders. They're economical and can be made in a flash by any member of the family. Save Used Fatsl Wise homemakers will plan porch suppers for warm evenings. Not only will the fam ily enjoy the gay informality of the porch but the changing of meal time locale just naturally will pep up lagging of ap petites that warm weather brings. Checked cloths in bright colors will carry out the simplicity of theme that is customary when you “rough it” on the porch, or if you have them, iringed cloths or bric-a- brac edged ones will do fine. Centerpieces of fruit from the or chard or big bowls of colorful vege tables will dress up the table. Fat candles in squatty glasses will add a homey touch to supper, and the family will love to linger over the table just chatting until the last can dle burns low. All this promotes a nice social atmosphere which we call home, and that you’ll agree is im portant! Keep to the simple and sensible with food and try to have foods com bined on one platter so there aren’t too many trips to the kitchen. Meat and vegetables can go on one plat ter, salad in a bowl, rolls in a basket and dessert on one plate, everyone dishing out for himself in “help your self” style. Barbecued chicken is an appetite oracer and so colorfully golden brown it will make an immediate bid for attention at the porch sup per: Barbecued Chicken. H cup catsup 2 tablespoons vinegar V4 cup salad oil 1 large onion, grated 1 clove garlic, crushed 2 teaspoons salt % teaspoon pepper Dash of cayenne Pinch of thyme Chicken, cut in pieces Combine ingredients in order giv en, stirring until salt is dissolved. Let stand several hours or overnight. Brush over chicken just before broil ing. Broil in a hot oven 20 to 30 minutes, turning frequently, and basting again with sauce, until chicken is cooked thoroughly. If sauce is kept for more than over night, remove garlic clove. •Veal on Skewers. Cut boneless veal in pieces 1% inches square by about % inch thick. Place on wooden skewers, alternat ing meat with slightly smaller chunks of peeled potato, carrot and whole, small on ions. Lay skew ers in roasting pan with 1 cup hot water and salt to taste. Cover and bake in a hot oven for 1-1% hours Lynn Says Spring Vegetable Tips: Cut string beans with scissors. It saves time and fingers. Carrots peel easily if blanched in boiling water for two or three minutes. To retain the red color of beets, always cook them with about two inches of their stem left on when boiling. Old coffee percolators are ex cellent for cooking asparagus. Stand asparagus in percolator, add boiling water, adjust cover and cook. The tips steam beauti fully while the stems are cooked to perfect tenderness. To wash spinach, use warm wa ter rather than cold. It loosens the sand from the leaves. Lynn Chambers' Point-Saving Menu •Veal on Skewers •Beet Greens with Diced Beets Whole Wheat Biscuits Butter Raspberry Drink •Strawberry Meringue Pie •Recipe Given until meat is tender. Garnish with broiled bacon. Savs Vied Foul For a quick supper dish you might try this meat pie, flavor rich and economy-wise: Hamburger Noodle Pie. (Serves 6) 1% pounds hamburger *4 enp milk V4 enp fine, soft bread crumbs 2 tablespoons onion, minced 1 egg, slightly beaten Salt and pepper to taste Hot buttered noodles Combine all ingredients except noodles and pat mixture into bottom and sides of pie plate. Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) 45 min utes. To serve, fill center with hot, buttered noodles and dust with pap rika. Don’t forget the lovely spring greens when it comes to adding col or to the table and vitamins to your diet. Wilted Greens. 1 small onion, chopped ?4 cup bacon fat Vi cup mild vinegar Greens Cook onion in bacon fat until yel low, then add vinegar. When heated through, add greens and cook until just wilted. Season with salt and pepper and serve hot. Mixed Spring Greens (Serves 6) % pound beet greens % pound dandelion greens 1 teaspoon lemon juice M teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons flour 1 cup milk Vi pound chicken livers, sau teed and cut fine Cook and drain greens. Add lem on juice and salt. Pack into buttered mold or loaf pan and place in oven to keep warm. In the meantime, melt butter, blend in flour and add milk. ! r while cookij until smooth and thick, ers. Turn mold onto platter and pour sauce over them. •Beet Greens With Diced Beets. (Serves 6) 1 pound beet greens 1% cups cooked beets, cubed li cup melted butter Salt and pepper to tasto Cook greens until tender and drain. Add beets, butter, salt and pepper, mixing until blended. Servo piping hot. Add chicken liv- This veal wheel will turn a new trick for your porch suppers. Pieces of veal, carrots, potatoes and onions all go on wooden skewers to make up the colorful platter and adds new de sign to menus. You’ll want desserts that aren’t too rich and are easy to prepare. Berries are good and in season now* •Strawberry Meringue Pie. 2 cups milk 1 package vanilla pudding 2 beaten egg yolks Vi teaspoon vanilla extract 1 9-inch baked pastry shell 1 cup strawberries Gradually add milk to pudding, stirring constantly. Cook over low heat until thick. Add part of hot pudding to egg yolks; stir in remain ing hot pudding. Cool slightly; add vanilla. Pour into shell. Place straw berries on top of filling. Pile on meringue. For Meringue: 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin 2 tablespoons cold water 2 egg whites % cup confectioners’ sugar 1 cup crushed strawberries 1 teaspoon lemon juice Soften gelatin in cold water; dis solve over hot water. Combine re maining ingredients. Beat until thick; add gelatin. Continue beat ing until mixture forms peaks. Save Used Fatsl Cet the most from your meat! Get you meat roasting chart from Miss Lynn Cham bers by writing to her in care of IFestern Newspaper Union, 210 South Desplaines Street, Chicago 6, III. Please send a stamped self-addressed envelope for your reply. Released by Western Newspaper Union. IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL UNDAY I 'chool Lesson By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Released by Western Newspaper Union. O' Lesson for May 21 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. PAUL IN CORINTH LESSON TEXT—AcU I Corinthl- an!? 13. GOLDEN TEXT—But now abldeth faith, hope, love, these three: and the greatest of these Is love.—I Corinthians 13:13. Who Is a Christian? One might answer in a number of ways. He is one who has been saved by the re deeming grace of Jesus Christ. He is one who seeks to live a life in ac cord with the will of God. He is a witness for God, and so on. But the answer that the whole world under stands is a life in which the re deeming love of Christ begets a true love for one’s fellow man. I. An Example of Christian Love (Acts 18:1-4). Teaching and preaching are God’a ordained way for presenting the truth. They are effective, but only when done by one whose life ex emplifies the truth. In his letter to the Corinthians Paul gives the great est discussion of love known to the world, but before he wrote it he had lived that truth before them. The Holy Spirit spoke through him of love, because He had already lived the truth out in the preacher. Two things appear here: Paul was: 1. Working (w. 1-3). The world’s most distinguished missionary and preacher had arrived in Corinth. Where was the welcoming commit tee of local dignitaries? There was none. Whose comfortable home would receive him? None was of fered. His was the lot of the pio neer for Christ. He had to hunt up a Jewish fellow craftsman and go to work to earn his b^ead. Paul, like every other Jewish boy, had learned a trade, something he could do with his hands. He was a tent and sail maker, and was not ashamed to work at his trade. A more recent follower of Christ put it thus: “My business is to preach the gospel, but I pack meat to pay the expenses.” But notice that Paul did not let this work become the chief thing. As the Lord prospered him he did not decide to “go back into busi ness.’’ No, for his real business was: 2. Witnessing (v. 4). He began, as was his custom, in the synagogue, presenting Christ to Jews and Greeks. The Jews opposed him (see v. 6), and then Paul addressed him self to the Gentiles. God prospered that ministry and encouraged Paul by a vision, assur ing him that the Lord had “much people” (v. 10) in that wicked city. The love of Christ in Paul thus shone forth as a light in the darkness of ►sin and superstition. Love was something which the heathen world of Paul’s day had so misrepresented and distorted (even as it has today) that it needed def inition and exposition. So we have— II. An Explanation of Christian Love (I Cor. 13). This is one of the outstanding chapters of all Scripture. Its mag nificent discussion of the greatest of all themes has drawn forth many choice expositions. The thought centers around the emptiness of the loveless life, the glory of the life of love, and the eternal unchangeable power of love. We gather it up in three words. 1. Indispensable (w. 1-3). With out love man’s attainments are emp ty. He may become an orator with a “heavenly” gift of speech, but un less he truly loves, his elegant and persuasive talk is just a meaning less noise. How true! One may also have marvelous gifts of prophetic insight and a won der-working faith, and find that it is all a vain and empty experience without love. Our world leaders could well study that verse just now. Sacrificial interest in the needs of mankind is a fine trait in man, but it must have the love of Christ in it or it too is profitless. As we think of feeding the hungry nations of the earth, let us not forget to make it worth while by doing it in Christian love. 2. Incomparable (w. 4-7). The standard for the life of a Christian is a very high one; in fact, it is im possible of attainment apart from the grace and power of Christ. Nat urally, we find ourselves to be im patient, proud, suspicious, resentful, etc. The new nature in Christ is just the opposite, for love rules. Note that phrase “endureth all things.” We need that in these days when it is so hard to keep on going, or as someone said, “to keep on keeping on.” Love endures all things. 3. Immutable (w. 8-13). All things in life change and pass away. Love is eternal and unchangeable. Even the spiritual gifts have their fulfillment and pass from view, but love shall endure through all eter nity. God, the Eternal One, is love (I John 4:8, 16). When we shall come to that per fectness of understanding which is to be ours one day, when we shall knew even as God now knows us, then we shall see love as the su preme gift, eternal in its power and validity. . . . Mother, Daughter Vogue 'T'HE “mother - and - daughter” -*■ vogue of identical clothes is in creasing—small wonder, too, when they both adore the same sort of pinafore play dress! Use polka dotted chambrays, flowered mus lin, candy-striped cotton or ging ham for this engaging fashion. • • • Pattern No. M19C la In alzea 3. 3, «. S and 8 yean. Size 3 requires 3 yards of 35- Inch material; 8 yards ric rac for trim. Pattern No. 8615 is In sizes 11. 13, IS. 11 and 19. Size 13 requires 3% yards |of 39 inch material; 11 yards lie rac for trim. Due to an unusually large demand and current war conditions, slightly more Ume is required in filling orders for a few of the most popular pattern numbers. Send your order to: SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 539 South Wells St. Chicago J Enclose 20 cents In coins for each pattern desired. Pattern No...............Size........ Name Address THROW AWAY HARSH LAXATIVES! Millions Have Ended Consti pation with Simple Fresh Fruit Drink Don't form the habit of depend ing on harsh, griping laxativea until you’ve tried this easy, health ful way millions now use to keep regular. It's fresh lemon juice and water taken first thing in the morning- just as soon as yon get up. The juice of one Snnkist Lemon in a glass of water. Taken thus, on an empty stomach, it stimnlatea normal bowel action, day after day, for most people. And lemons are actively goad tor yon. They’re among the richest sources of Vitamin C, which com bats fatigue, helps resist colds and infections. They supply vitamins B, and P, aid digestion and help alkalinize the system. Try this grand wake-up drink 10 mornings. See if it doesn’t help yon! Use California Snnkist Lemons. Happy, the Duck, and Her Pretty Ducklings H APPY is a most versatile bird. She is a little over 13 inches high and her ducklings are about eight inches high. You may cut her and the babies out of scraps of wood for toys, weather vanes or to add an amusing touch to your lawn or garden. Anyone who likes needlework will immediately see the possibili- CU fours FOR WALLS OR LAWN X ORNAHf ms SIDES AfPLIQUES W OF WHEELBftgWQW ties for a quick and effective ap plique design for a child’s quilt with white or yellow ducks splash ing on a blue background, bright orange bills and feet and a flow ered border all around the pond. • • • NOTE:—Ur,. Spear, ha, prepared an actual-size pattern of this gay duck and her ducklings with full direction, and color guide for cutting, painting, stenciling or using for applique work. 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