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THURSDAY, DEC. 24, 1953
THE NEWBERRY SUN
PAGE THREE
FARMS AND FOLKS
By J. M. ELEAZER
Clemson Extension Information Specialist
This hits on about Christmas.
My, how fast they come now!
Well I can remember when it felt
like they never would.
It seems but yesterday that I
hung that new calendar. Now
it is used down to the last page,
and there is little of it left. Calen
dars used to yellow with age and
become all fly-specked before it
was time to take ’em down.
But not so now. Those are just
signs of progress. They show that
our manufacturers are making
better paper now. It doesn’t yellow
so quickly with age. And, further,
that science is controlling flies.
Screens, modern sanitation, and
the new effective poisons have
made flies scarce. And with that
comes better health, I’m sure.
(Your county agent has the dope
on fly control).
I started out to say something
about Christmas. There is a sort
of magic in the air now. Normal
•living, with its tribulations, is laid
aside. And folks visit, give, and
sing of peace and goodwill. Noble
impulses now. We need ’em. They
leaven the soul for the year ahead.
And there’s a lot of good eats
around. We gorge, get foundered
on that, and begin to crave the
common fare. Right now corn
bread and turnip greens look bet
ter to me than turkey and cran
berries. So away with rich rations
for a while. And then on New
Year’s Day, I’m looking forward
to a bait of cowpeas and corn-
bread. That’s a mighty substantial
way to start the year off. And
I like ’em too.
Christmas embraces the Kindly
Power that includes all that’s good
in this world. We need its spirit
in winding up one year and start
ing the next.
COASTAL BERMUDA
County Agent Cannon of Laurens
had about 40 farmers on the tour
back in October to see their cer
tified 'Coastal Bermuda grass
demonstrations. On the E. G. Cog
gins farm we saw it knee high,
with runners as long as 78 inches,
that had been planted the past
April 9. These two acres had been
set by hand. It hadn’t been fenced
yet for grazing, but, despite
drought, it had made a fine hay
crop that first summer.
JASPER IRRIGATION
On Cypress Wood Plantation in
Jasper they put down a 12-inch
well 340 feet in search of irriga
tion water. They got it, a flow of
1,800 gallons per minute, accord
ing to my old fried and former
Greenwood county agent, C. B.
Farris. He is the superintendent
there.
They are also impounding
swamp water in a large shallow
pond and are putting down more
wells for irrigation. Extensive
pasture and crop irrigation is con
templated there. A thousand
acres of pasture alone!
With proper liming, preparation
fertilization, seeding, and manage
ment, it is going to be interesting
to watch results there when the
all-important element of water is
added as needed.
Pastures and crops parched and
burned all summer over South
Carolina. The potentials of seed
and fertilizer just couldn’t work
much without the needed water.
Then came rains, at long last, in
late September and early October
at places. Parched pastures burst
out with verdant green. Crops,
whose time had not passed, green
ed up like spring. And, verily, the
voice of the turtle-dove was al
most heard in the land.
But, alas, the showers were
short. And, before frost, many a
pasture that should have been
lush an<f green, was wilted and
dead again. There cattle walked
over bare fields, and winter dawn
ed with daylight showing* through
the cracks of the barn.
With sustained fall water, those
bare lands could have been clothed
in verdure for the winter. Yes,
and, with some summer water, the
harvests could have been abun
dant, and winter winds would not
have been whistling through the
cracks of empty barns and cribs.
Irrigation! The great undevelop
ed potential, that promises much
here in the rainfall belt, is calling
from every empty barn and bare
field that drough left. Water may
be long in reaching many of them, j
Rev. Robert H. Harper
"77>y Kingdom Corner
Lesson for December 27: Matthew
6: 9-10; 28: 16-20; John 17: 18-21;
Acfs 1: 6-8; Revelation 111 D6.
Golden Text: Revelation 11: 13.
The first passage of the lesson
text is a part of the Lord’s Prayer
and includes the address and peti
tions that refer to the kingdom. In
these petitions we find the sub
stance of all prayer—“Thy king
dom come and thy will be done.”
They commit one who prays to all
the work of the kingdom and bring
him into a covenant with God tc
do his will
In the five last verses of Matthew
we see Jesus with the disciple?
just before his ascension. Then we
hear his last command: “Go ye.”
They were to make disciples of all
nations, set up the kingdom.
In what has been called the
“high-priestly prayer” of Jesus
just before he went into the garden
of Gethsemane. he prayed that
his disciples might be one in him
and witness to the world that Jesus
was sent of God.
After the resurrection, the disci
pies asked Jesus if he would at
that time restore the kingdom to
Israel. There was some thought,
no doubt, of the earthly kingdom.
Jesus told them it was not for
them to know the times and the
seasons. But they would receive
power after the Holy Ghost had
come upon them. And not many
days thereafter the Holy Ghost
came upon them and prepared
them to go forth to turn the world
upside down. Finally, we read in
Revelation that the kingdoms of
the world will become the king
doms of the Lord and his Christ
The Unbroken Song
I heard the bells on Christmas Day,
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to
men!
And though how, as the day had
come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good-will to
men! t
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
But some of them now have easy
water available. These are the
places to strike now.
For 14 years in Alabama, irri
gation experiments have upped
the yields of 18 vegetables an aver
age of 38 percent, corn from 38
to 90 bushels per acre, pastures
improved 41 to 55 percent, and
milk production from them has
been upped from 45 to 50 percent
as compared with the dry pastures
right by them. The Country Gentle
man carried this summary.
N EED a quick soup for supper?
Use rich chicken broth with
pieces of chicken in it, a table
spoon or two of rice to cook in the
broth, then a touch of curry pow
der for just right seasoning.
Ham sandwiches, especially from
thte remainder of the ham you’ve
had for dinner are excellent when
you use them with sliced apples,
mayonnaise and lettuce.
You can stuff leftover chicken,
ham or turkey into parboiled green
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Raisin-Peanut Clusters
Vi cup pure, dark molasses
V4 cup corn syrup
1 teaspoon vinegar
3 tablespoons butter
2 cups shelled peanuts
1 cup raisins
Cook molasses, corn syrup and
vinegar until a hard ball forms
when a small amount is dropped
in cold water or reaches 250°F.
on a candy thermometer. Re
move from heat and add butter.
Stir until combined with syrup,
then add nuts and raisins. Drop
by spoonfuls on a greased pan.
If candy hardens while you work
with it, place pan over very low
heat and stir vigorously until it
softens.
peppers. Mix the meat with rice
and include a bit of basil in the
seasonings. Sprinkle with grated
cl eese and bake with undiluted "or
just slightly diluted canned tomato
soup until heated through.
Chicken sandwiches are wonder
ful when company drops in unex
pectedly and you have some roast
chicken in the refrigerator. Spread
the buttered bread with chutney be
fore putting on slices of chicken if
you want a real treat.
For a new twist to pinwheel roll,
fill with a mixture of mincemeat (1
cup) to which has been added V4
teaspoon ground cloves and V4 cup
coarsely chopped walnuts. Roll and
cut dough as usual, and bake in
buttered muffin cups at 375°F.
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E. C. PAYSINGER, GROCERY
Boundary Street Ext. Newberry
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AMERICAN LEGION POST No. 24
! A Christmas
Meditation
Jesus Christ was born in the
meanest circumstances. But the
air above was filled with the halle
lujahs of the Heavenly Host. His
lodging was a cattle pen. But a
star drew distinguished visitants
from afar to do His homage.
His birth was contrary to the
laws of life. His death was con
trary to the laws of death. No
miracle is so inexplicable as His
life and teaching.
He had no cornfields or fisher
ies. But He could spread a table
for 5,000 and have bread and fish
to spare. He walked on the waters
and they supported Him.
His crucifixion was the crime of
crimes. But, on God’s side. No
lower price than His infinite agony
coijld have made possible our re
demption. When He died. Few men
mourned; but a black crepe was
hung over the sun. Though men
trembled not for their sins. The
earth beneath shook under the
load. All nature honored Him;
sinners alone rejected Him.
Three years He preached His
Gospel. He wrote no book. Built
no church, had no money back
of Him. After 1,900 years. He is
4;he one central character of hu
man history. The perpetual theme
of all preachihg. The pivot around
which the events of the age re
volve. The only Regenerator of
the human race.
Was it merely the son of Joseph
and Mary who crossed the world's
horizon 1,900 years ago? Was it
merely human blood that was spill
ed on Calvary’s hill for the re
demption of sinners and which
has worked such wonders in men
and nations through the centuries?
What thinking man can keep
from exclaiming:
“My Lord and my God.”
—By Keith L. Brooks
This Year Is Yours
God built and launched this year
for you,
Upon the bridge you stand;
It is your ship, aye, your own ship,
And you are in command.
Just what the twelve months’ trip
will do
Rests wholly, solely, friend, on you.
Your log book, kept from day to day
Only A Dad
. . But the Best of Men.
Only a dad, with a tired face,
Cominer home from the daily race;
Bringing little of gold and fame
To show how well he has played
the game,
But glad in his heart that his own
rejoice *
To see him come home and to
hear his voice.
Only a dad, of a brood "of four,
One of ten million men or more.
Plodding along in the daily strife.
Bearing the whips and scorns of
life
With never a whimper of pain or
hate.
For the sake of those who at home
await.
Only a dad, neither rich nor proud,
Merely one of the surging crowd,
Toiling, striving, from day to day,
Facing whatever may come his
way; '
Silent, whatever the harsh con
demn.
And bearing it all for the love of
them.
Only a dad, but he gives his all
To smooth the way for his children
small;
Doing, with courage stern and
grim, '
The deeds that his father did for
him.
These are the lines that for him
I pen;
Only a dad, but the best of men.
—My friend, what will it show?
Have you on your appointed way
Made progress—Yes or no?
The log will tell like a guiding star,
The sort of captain that you are
Contrary winds may oft beset.
Mountainous seas may press,
Fierce storms prevail, and false
lights lure,
You e’en may know *eal stress.
Yet does God’s hand hold fast the
helm
There’s naught can e’er your ship
o’erwbelm.
For weal or woe, this year is yours,
Your ship is on life’s sea.
Your acts, as captain, must decide.
Whichever it shall be.
So now in starting on your trip,
Ask God to help you sail your ship.
—J. Black, in Watchman-Examiner
He passed a cop without a fuss,
He passed a load of hay;
He tried to pass a swerving bus,
And then he passed away!
Sheet Metal Contractor—Heating—Air Conditioning
CAROUNA METAL WORKS
College Street Extension
A. G. McCaughrin, Pres. & Treas. Phone 115
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And now it's Christmos again! It's strange
how quickly this day of oil days slips up on
us but each year as we realize that soon we
will be observing this great occasion, we
find ourselves more grateful for the oppor
tunity of serving you. You have been very
thoughtful and generous and in extending
the greetings of the season to you, we wish
to include our hearty thanks for everything.
May this truly be a happy Christmas for you.
Coble Dairy Products, Inc
2100 Nance St.
Phone 65