The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, January 21, 1954, Image 6
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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1954
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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
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In Pastel Shades
Ideal for Spring Toppers
54” Wide — $4.95 per yard
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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.
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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*
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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.