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PAGE SIX THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1954 * MAYOR McGUP By John Jarvis Sheet Metal Contractor—Heating—Air Conditioning CAROLINA METAL WORKS College Street Extension A. G. McCaughrin, Pres. & Treas. Phone 115 # Carolina Remnant Shop Criskay Linen Prints Nylon Chambray Denim Dotted Swiss Taffetas Crinkle Cloth Crib Sheets Drapery Curtain Material Organdy Rayons ALL AT POPULAR PRICES FIRST QUALITY WEEKEND SPECIAL ORLON FLEECE In Pastel Shades Ideal for Spring Toppers 54” Wide — $4.95 per yard MmRumitabla Chemical RD-MPbalps yvugtf MORE MI1IS for IBS MONEY M/tn Mllu of Car Ufa-less Monay for Repairs! You may save up to $18 or more this year on repairs to your car’s fuel system by using Sinclair Anti-Rust Gasoline regu larly. It contains RD-119, an exclusive rust inhibitor which stops formation of rust and corrosion. Protect your car. Get Sinclair Anti-Rust Gasoline today- no extra cost FOR PREMIUM PERFORMANCE USE SINCLAIR iTHVi\ SINCLAIR SS?, GASOLINE City Filling Station Strother C. Paysinger, Distributor FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension Information Specialist CORN Corn is a mighty important crop, not only in the Corn Belt, but here, and just about all over the country. It is not only a giant as live stock feed, but one bushel out of every 6 goes into its many indus trial uses. So it is an industrial giant too. . i As a human food it also ^anks high. Corn on the cob, cut and stewed, big hominy, grits, syrup, and- the many .good things made from corn meal all go together to mark it as a major source of hu man food. During the long reign of King Cotton, corn received little atten tion her^. Yields were frequently so low as to be unprofitable. But in our time attention has been turned to corn. The breeders have come up with high yield adapted hybrids. Experiment and experi ence have developed a lot of j know-how for getting higher eco nomical yields. The result is, our average yields of corn are just about twice what they were a scant 15 to 20 years ago. What meaning this has in terms of live stock, dairy, and poultry products! Doubling the average yield of a major crop is something, for sure. And our Hugh Woodle tells me that this can, and likely will, be pushed up further still. He groups the essentials for higher corn yields under 5 points: Thorough soil preparation, plant recommend ed sorts, liberal fertilization— specially nitrogen, more plants per acre, and early shallow culti vation only. For full details, con sult your county agent. HANDICRAFTS In about a 5 mile stretch of pine, woods out of Charleston towards Georgetown L counted 74 basket racks by the roadside. There the Low Country Darkies sat by their displays, weaving other items from strips of certain palmetto leaves and a grass that grows there. It is an ancient art, going back through generations. The children in their early years are seen there weav ing simple mats and the like, learning the trade of their people. There was a time that every community had its maker of bask ets of a different sort. These were white-oak split baskets that were found on every farm. They had multiple uses. They were used for cotton, before the sheets of today came into use. Potatoes, ear corn and the like were handled in these strong light baskets. The art of making them is fast going with the diminishing need ,for them. We have all sorts of packages and crates today, most of which are cheaper and serve the purpose better. And soon the old white oak split basket will be a relic of the past. Few communities now even have a skilled basket-maker left. That was arduous work, and folks are not keen to learn it now. EXPORTS Are we farm folks interested in exports? Are we interested in reciprocal trade agreements that | are designed to stimulate trade? Well, we should be. 'A little over a third of our cot ton is exported normally, and just under a third of our tobacco. Let exports of those two great crops become sluggish and we be gin to feel it in our pocketbooks. And, if it continues, we can’t pay out, folks worry a lot, turn gray, grow old, and often lose their places. So every farmer has to stake in trade, a big one. Our abundance will destroy us if those gates are closed. Trade is a two way thing. Our leaders have a hard job finding just what things they can let come in, that won't hurt much, so some of our stuff can balance the scales by going out. I know of no group that has a greater stake in trade than we, with cotton and tobacco. WATER We used to use only a few gal lons of water per day, perhaps not over 3 or 4 gallons for every thing, on an average. Now we use at least 10 times that, or maybe more. Industry and irrigation too are calling for new water, gallons by the millions. Once we thought of good fresh water as being here in endless abundapce. Now we need legisla tion to guard its use. We’ll be hearing more about that during the present session of the legislature. Vic Vet jayf VETERANS'THAT C # OR CLAIMS NUMBER WHICH YOU GET FROM VA WHEN YOU FIRST APPLY FOR A BENEFIT IS VERY IMPORTANT. USE IT EVERY TIME YOU WRITE VA. you'll get FASTER service. P*r fall infora>»*••!• coatact jraar aaarcM VETERANS ADMINISTRATION a*«* Bible Comment: Jesus Had Enemies, But Did Not Try To Appease Them would like to assume that the great and good are im mune from enemies and attack, but it is not so. Even Jesus had His enemies. Who were these enemies of Jesus? First of all were thbse who led Him to say, “A man’s foes shall be they of his own household,** His brethren who did not believe in Him. Next were those of His'home town, the conventionally-minded with ideas so fixed that their zeal turned to hatred against any thing that differed from their preconceived notions. How like them have been suc ceeding generations of professed ly devout and earnest people who have thought to do God service by manifesting wrath and hatred against even truly prophetic souls, whose religious ways or ideas differed from their own! Third, Jesus was soon attacked by the official representatives of religion, those who asked Him, “By what authority doest thou these things?’’ Finally, Jesus had against Him ill whose religious professions vere hypocritical and insincere, md all whose purposes and ac tions were dishonest and unjust. He also had enemies among His friends, those who thought they knew better than He what -le should do. What was the attitude of Jesus toward His enemies? What did Te do? He kept His own counsel. He vas not rushed into action, ^oward His doubting brethren Te quietly abided His time and vent up to the feast ^t Jerusalem yhen He was ready. There was no appeasement, no' ompromise. He, who loved sin gers so much that He had come o redeem them, had no appease- nent for their sins. He de nounced evil because He wished to bring men to repentance. H. D. AGENT SCHEDULE The County Home Demonstra tion Agents, Miss Margie Davis and Mrs. Barbara G. Brwon an nounce the following schedule for the week of January 25th through the 30th. Monday, January 25th: Office; home visits. Tuesday, January 26th: New berry high 4-H clubs; Bush River 4-H clubs; Silverstreet HDC at 3.00 p.m. with Mrs. G. W. Suber, Miss Ila Mae Suber and Mrs. Tim Harris as hostesses. Wednesday, January 27th. Sil- vertreet 4-H at school; Trinity HDC at 2:30 p.m. with Mrs. LewitL Martin as hostess. Thursday, January 28th: Home Demi club leaders meeting, 9:3Q a.m. at Agricultural Building; Lit tle Mountain HDC at 3:00 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall with Mls« Fiber ta Sease and Mrs. W. B. Shealy as hostess. Friday, January 29th: Office; Newberry Jr. High 7th at 1:15- p.m. Saturday, January 30th: office- Leaders from the following Home Demonstration Clubs are urged to attend the Leaders Meet ing, Thursday, January 28th at 9:30 a.m. at the Agriculture Build ing: . Jalapa, Jolly Street, Hart ford, New Hope Zion, Bush River and O’Neal. Ticklers By George That’s the installment collector. He got behind in hi* ^ I, UL- M AKE your molded desserts easy by pouring fruit-flavored gelatin into a deep layer cake pan and chill until firm. Frost with whipped cream, cake fashion and serve in wedges. For a hearty breakfast, try French toast topped with thin slices of baked ham. Serve with apple sauce. Corned beef can be glazed to make it look elegant when served. Stud with cloves after boiling and RECIPE OF THE WEEK Prune Souffle (Serves 6) 2 cups cooked prunes % cup granulated sugar % teaspoon baking powder 5 egg whites % teaspoon vanilla extract Measure prunes and cut from pits. Put through a coarse strainer. Add sugar, baking pow der and very stiffly beaten egg whites. Stir in vanilla. Pour in to a buttered baking dish and place in a pan of hot water. Bake in a moderate (350°F.) oven about 30 minutes. Serve hot ©r cold, plain or with whipped cream. Chopped almonds or shredded coconut may be sprin kled over the top before baking pour over the meat V* to % cup of maple syrup. Bake in a moderate oven until glazed, about 25 minutes. Your family will like colorful baked bananas. Peel, brush with oil and cover with cranberry sauce, then bake and serve as dessert. .Cook your pears, peeled, halved and cored in simple syrup until tender. Place on top of sponge cake slice and spoon over this red rasp berries for a simple, nourishing dessert. Glamourize your rice puddings by molding them and' serving with Sliced peaches and soft, chilled cus tard sauce. Hot gingerbread tastes good on a chilly night Top it with cream cheese which has been softened with a bit of orange juice and flavored with grated orange rind BOYS ARE THAT WAY By J. M. ELEAZER Recollections often takes me back to our village blacksmith. His smoky shop witlr hallowed odors was at the fork of the road down the hill from our house. I grew up playing *around that place. That good man, with muscles of steel, could fix or make just about anything. He did every thing from shrink a tire to make a buggy, from build a log cart to fix a coffee grinder, or make an axe handle to fix a chair. And when he made or fixed anything, it was good. Quality went into everything he did. Much of his work still stands there in the Stone Hills of the Dutch Fork, al though he has been gone for many years. I remember his baskets. He cut the fast growing young whiteoaks just at the right season. They were worked up into the long white “splits.” Then they were dressed down as smoothe as var nish with the sharp edge of a broken piece of glass. This was done by lacing a piece of thick leather just above his left knee. Then, as he sat out there under the shed he would hold the sharp edge of that piece of glass tight against the “split” as he drew it across that leather on his knee. That shaved off the rough oak fib ers and left the long ribbons or “splits” perfectly smoothe. With these he fashioned finish ed baskets, not the rough sort we used to put seed cotton in as we emptied our sacks. He was so busy keeping things mended for the community that in his later years he didn’t have much time for bask et making. But he would usually make a few on order. They went to new families mostly for quilt- patch baskets, egg and feed bask ets and the like. And they lasted a lifetime. I think for some weeks now we will dwell here on some of the other glories of that village blacksmith at the foot of the hill there in the Stone Hills of the Dutch Fork when I was a boy. 20,000 MILES IN MODEL-T . . . Jose Fernandez, 73, and son Ramon, 29, drive 1914 Ford into San Antonio, Texas, from Patagonia home. They’ve been on way to Detroit and Washington for 30 months. Tfco phenomena/ 200-hp Bunk Cintuky— highest-powend ear a* its price in America. DynafloWs Great with this High-powered YH T he wonder is that Twin-Turbine Dynaflow could be bettered at all. But in the spectacular 1954 Buicks there’s a whole long list of happy sur prises besides the completely new bodies and glamorous new styling. And one of them is the silken new whip and carry of TT Dynaflow as powered by the mightiest Buick engines ever built. Gome drive one of these gorgeous new ’54 Buicks with this fully automatic transmission and you’ll see what we mean. Instant new response on getaway. Cyclonic new power in one single, sweeping, velvet stroke from standing start to legal limit. Smoothness beyond measurement—infinite and constant. And new quiet every step of the way. That’s literal fact—and we’ll gladly prove it to you at the wheel of a beauti ful new 1954 Buick. Drop in this week for a sampling — and for a face-to-face meeting with the buy of the year. * Standard on Roadmaster, optional at extra cost on other Series. CASQUE BUICK COMPANY 1305 Friend Street Newberry, S. C.