The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, March 25, 1954, Image 6
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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1954
AT LOMINICK’S
DRUG STORE
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BOYS ARE
THAT WAY
By J. M. ELEAZER
Last week I spoke of the frugal
ity of our folks in the Fork when
I came along. It could be an un
ending tale. For such an inherent
trait touches all angles of life,
where the going is rough and the
way is hard. Some more instances
come to mind.
We let water come to a boil. But
no further. For that would waste
wood that did not come easy,
with axe and wagon from the
Stone Hills. And we didn’t care to
let the water boil away, that had
to be fetched far from the spring
or drawn from a deep well.
I guess everyone thinks his
folks are the best cooks on earth,
and I’m a conspicuous example of
that. Our folks used herbs and
other seasonings a lot. Not to ex
cess. But with a discretion that
struck me just right. And that
skilled seasoning added a dis
tinctiveness to food that’s to a
Dutchman’s delight, no matter how
far he may roam. Most of the sea
soning, or just about all of it, was
grown in the herb bed in the gar
den.
No edible food was ever wasted.
I remember one Christmas we
killed a turkey. That was rare.
We grew ’em. But sold 'em for the
goodly cash they’d bring. The
huckster’s wagon bought ’em there
in the backyard after we had
caught ’em up, 7 to 10 cents a
pound. These turkeys were of the
swift grasshopper sort, a far call
from the meaty birds of today.
Well, the same day we killed
that turkey, we caught three rab
bits in our boxes, and my brother
killed about a dozen quail. My
mother cleaned the turkey feet, as
she always did chickens’ feet.
With these she put the rabbit
livers and the bird gizzards. All of
this simmered long on the old
wood stove and next day we had
hash. Several remarked how good
it was. She asked us to guess what
it was made of. None could. Then
she told us it was made with
turkey feet, rabbit livers, and bird
gizzards. Even though that tickled
us a lot, that delightful hash,
seasoned to the very pink of per
fection with bith of onion, pepper,
butter, and the like, tickled the
palate more.
BOOKMOBILE
Thursday, April 1, 1954
Mt. Bethel Garmany, Mrs. Min
nie Leitzsey.
Mrs. Raymond Nichols.
Maybinton Community, Mrs.
Arthur Maybin.
Strother Community, Mrs. Jeff
Suber.
Crooks Store, Homer Crooks.
.New Hope Zion Community,
Miss Olive Eargle.
Peak.
Friday, April 2, 1954
St. Phillips Community, Mrs.
John Stone.
Mrs. G. Y. Taylor.
St. Phillips School.
Mrs. Belton Kinard.
Pomaria School.
Pomaria Community, Mrs. Ben
Johnson.
Flowers and Gifts for All Occasions
CARTER’S
Day Phone 719 — Night 6212
Sheet Metal Contractor—Heating—Air Conditioning
Licensed Gas Fitters
CAROLINA METAL WORKS
College Street Extension
A. G. McCaughrin, Pres. & Treas. Phone 115
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NEW CLOTHES, A FEAST
OUR OIL ON NANO,
TO BURN, IF CHILLY,
MAKES EASTER GRAND
Don’t let your fuel
supply dwindle in
the Spring. Stock up
on our quality Fuel
Oil to assure home
comfort in every
kind of weather.
Phone 155 today
FIRST U.S. JET LINER ... This Boeing 4-jet, 190,000 pound transport prototype model Is 128 feet long and
will carry 80 to 150 passengers at 550 mph In non-stop transcontinental flights In 5 hoars and New York
to London In 7 hours.
CELEBRATE FREEDOM . . . Parade in Seoul marks 35th anniver
sary of Korea’s revolt against Japan, while Pres. Syngman Rhee
predicted renewal of war on Reds in North Korea.
DUTCH OK EDC . . . Acting secretary of state Walter Bedell Smith
(left) met with Netherlands ambassador J. H. Van Roljen at state
dept, when Netherlands became first nation to ratify European De
fense Communitv !«•«*•*«
IT MUST BE SPRING
By Grace Schillinger
G RAMPS and Davey Grant sat
side by side on the lawn seat
beneath Gran’s kitchen window.
They were whittling some perches
for bird houses.
“Gramps, how do you know it’s
Spring?'* eleven - year - old Davey
asked.
“Well, some folks know it’s
spring when the grass turns green.
Or when the bluebirds fly back
from down south. Why do you want
to know?” Gramps asked.
“But, how does stuff know when
to start in growing?”
“Reckon it’s lessons they learned
in Old Mother Nature’s school. At
a certain time all the birds and
flowers and animals have a feeling
inside 'em; they know they’ve got
a summer’s job.”
Davey smiled. “Now, take wrens,
for instance,” Gramps went on.
"We’ll soon behearin’ ’em out there
in the lilacs. They’ll be looking for
their favorite house. If we don’t
have ’em cleaned they’ll have ex
tra work. We better get busy,
Davey. Seems like every mother
thing on earth likes to get her
house-cleanin' 4° ne early or
else . . .”
“Or else she’s madder’s an old
wet hen!” Gran's voice came from
directly above their heads. “You're
right, Gramps 1 No time better's
right now to get started on that
basement!"
“We haven't got a basementl**
Gramps hollered.
“That’s Just it. You’re going to
dig it out I want a big basement
for my canned fruit I want . . .”
“Listen, Gran, we’ve lived here
for fifty years and the little fruit
cave has done us fine . . . be
sides . . ." Gramps resumed whit
tling. “Besides, what about that
front porch?” He grinned slyly.
“Well, I want that front porch
tom off too this spring. Make the
house look real modem-like with
out that old sore thumb sticking
out and keeping all the sun from
my geraniums. When can you start
tearing the porch off. Gramps?"
“Well, I thought maybe we’d let
the front porch go for a spell. Heard
you was thinkin’ about making
your flower garden bigger . . .
them new roses."
“Wait, Gramps!” Gran scuttled
away from the window. “I’m com
ing out with a pencil.” Gramps
heard her hurrying out the back
door. “Where’ll we put the roses,
behind the pansy bed?”
“Not the best place. If you’d
plant some right next to that white
picket fence you want around the
yard . . . wouldn’t that be a right
smart place?” Gramps lifted his
gnarled hands to point to their
property’s edge.
“Good idea! Along our white
fence would be fine. Shall I write
that down?” Gramps saw her be
gin to draw a picket fence on the
paper.
’’While you’re at it. Gran, just
make another line or two like
this . . .'* Gramps took the pencil,
made a few deft lines and a rustic
bird house took form on her paper.
“This wren’s house is going to be
the best Davey and me ever made.
Going to make lots of 'em.”
“Yes, the wrens will soon be
here. They’D need lots of houses
. . . remember all the babies
hatched last summer? Oh, I can
hardly wait till the wrens come.”
She turned toward the house. *T*D
go bake some spice cookies. You’D
be hungry when you're through
with your building."
After she'd gone Gramps said >
softly, “Let’s go out to the work
shop, Davey."
“But, Gramps . . ." Davey be
gan, “has Gran forgotten all about
her remodeling, the basement and
aU?”
“Reckon so. Like I said, every
mother thing on earth wants to get
started on things, come spring.”
“After you tellin’ me all that
stuff, Gramps, guess it must be
Spring!” Davey lifted a small
brown birdhouse down from the
shelf.
“Yep, it must be Spring.” And
In Gramps’ voice was no worry
about how he knew. ,He was once
more accepting the miracle \ that
he was permitted to enjoy it.
COL. G. S. WISE
WINS LEGION OF MERIT
ATLANTA, GA., March 19—Col
onel George S. Wise, deputy com
mander of the Atlanta General De
pot, Thursday was awarded the
Legion of Merit by Brigadier Gen
eral Frank C. Holbrook, depot com
mander.
His meritorious conduct while
serving in the Far East Command
earned the award for Colonel
Wise, a native of Prosperity, S.
C., who has been at the depot
since January. *
The citation listed accomplish
ments of Colonel Wise while serv
ing as Quartermaster Supply Of
ficer of the 806th Army Unit at
Korea General Depot, Japan, from
May 7 until November 14, 1953.
It read, in part:
“His innovations in operating
techniques and procedures, judic
ious utilization of personnel, clari
fication of policies, and designa
tion of functions and responsibilit
ies were major factors in provid
ing maximum support to combat
units in Korea.
“Characteristic of his operation
al skill was his outstanding re
sourcefulness during the Kyushu
flood disaster. He recdnnoitered
the situation and made immediate
arrangements for alternate ship
ment by trucks or aircraft of vital
supplies into the stricken area and
distributed emergency rations to
the Japanese populace and Ameri
can personnel stranded in Ko-
kura.”
In addition to his service during
the Korean conflict, Colonel Wise
served in Australia, New Guinea
and the Phillipines during World
War II. Returning from overseas
in 1945, he w(as assigned to the
Office of the Quartermaster Gen
eral in Washington, serving there
and in the National Guard Bureau
at the Pentagon until the outbreak
of Korean hostilities.
FARMS AND FOLKS
By J. M. ELEAZER
Clemson Extension Information Specialist
The winds of March have
blown. They will likely blow some
more.
Now- and then it feels like
spring. But winter dies hard. Out
of the north the frosts still creep
in. But next day the sun has
grown a bit stronger and beats
them back. Winter now fights a
losing battle. Soon the March
winds will give up and the frosts
will be no more. And it i,s then
that the magic of spring will un
fold, bedeck field and woodland
with verdure, and plant insurance
in the land for another harvest.
That will be Spring, the wonder
season!
SIGNS OF SPRING
Signs of spring—there are many.
The first ones appeared away
back in late January. On a trip
through the Low Country I saw
many new backhands and white
plow lines where the mule still
holds his own. Down there the
folks were breaking land while the
days were still short and it wasn’t
too wet. Those fresh backhands
and plow lines have always been
harbingers to another harvest. *
The sweat of summer is sure
to rot the backhand out. And the
constant guiding and tapping of
the mule will usually fray the
plow line there where it passed
through the ring on the hame by
the time the harvest is in sight.
So, each year they usually have
to be renewed.
The burning of ditch banks and
cutting of hedge rows have been
common sights now for some* time.
These winter clean-ups are thought
good in insect control, to say
nothing of improving the looks of
things.
And on and on the signs of
spring could be listed.
FARM MARKET
You talk-about a farm market,
the Hutto boys down there in the
Providence section of Orangeburg
county really have one.
I was passing there the other
Tuesday afternoon and was at
tracted by the acres of cars and
trucks. So I stopped. The live
stock auction was under way, and
I understand it continued long
into the nght. Many buyers were
there, the bidding was prompt, and
the sales rapid.
Those folks are a long way
from any sort of town. That young
er generation of Hutto boys start
ed that auction market there some
years ago. That sort of operation
was nothing new for them, for
their daddies have operated their
farms that way all along. And
they really run it, every angle of
it. One of them is even the auction
eer, and he has developed into a
cracking good one too.
Farm marketing! Boy, there you
have It. Right on the farm too. I
imagine it looked like a sort of
wild gose chase to most folks
when those youngsters built that
great shed and pens out there in a
field. But now look!
We have often heard that mark
eting begins on the farm. And it
does, with the sort of stuff you
grow, and how you grow, harvest
grade and pack it. But in this
case, marketing also ends there
on the farm. And folks for miles
around meet the buyers there
with their cattle and hogs.
NEW CROPS
The county agents have had
demonstration plantings of new
crops in all parts of the state dur
ing recent years. Some of these
have now grown to the full stature
of a new money crop.
Some years ago I followed the
early trials of shatter-resistent
soybeans with County Agent Cain
of Calhoun. Now that crop has
spread out and is becoming a
major money and soil-building
crop over much of the lower part
of the state.
The agents in some of the Up
Country have been wrestling with
Turkish tobacco demonstrations
for a good many years. Clemson
has worked out its curing bottle
neck and a small farmer can now
produce enough of it to really
count.
Likewise with pimiento peppers
in a group of the clay counties.
Farmers now like ’em, and their
acreage will grow this year.
Diversification calls for new
money crops to fill cotton’s lost
acres with. And they are coming
right along.
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SEARS
ROEBUCK AND CO
MID-SPRING 1954
Value Carnival
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STARS
By Lyn Connelly
B ILL CULLEN, co-emcee with
Arlene Francis of “Fun for
All.” has a new and noisy mania—
trap shooting His friends and
co-workers now know that when
he gets a dazed look in his eyes,
it isn’t exhaustion or the flu
It’s a beautiful daydream about
bull’s-eyes and clay pigeons
Glad his press agents told us this
fact as we thought he had been
born with that look . . . Hope Wins
low, lovely author and narrator
of “Whispering Streets.” is prob
ably one of radio’s best dressed
women . She has a simple, ele
gant look and usually chooses
solid, dark shades for her suits
and dresses . . . As a contrast, her
hats are generally extreme.
Arlene Francis, co-^mcee of
“Fun for AD,” may have the only
citified swimmin' hole in aU of
Manhattan . . . When she and her
producer-husband, Martin Gabel,
bought their house in New York,
they decided to put in a backyard
pool for their six-year-old son .
Since Miss Francis and Mr. Gabel
are not able to take their son
“away from ft aD” they wanted
Peter to have at least one facet
of country living right on hand.
PLATTER CHATTER
CAPITOL—We can’t say enough
about Capitol’s fine long-playing
album-discs . . There are liter
ally hundreds of excellent ones
from which to choose . . . There
is “Background Music VoL 5,”
sweet and sentimental music which
they say is blended to mix gracious
ly with social gatherings—and
they’re right! With Bill Loose con
ducting the orchestra, there are
such soft and beautiful old-timers
; as “Sweet and Lovely,” “Make Be
lieve.” “Missouri Waltz,” “Peg O’
My Heart,” “Jealous,” “Moonlight
and Roses,” “Pagan Love Song,”
Now In Full Swing ...
Now’s your time to save, right at the very beginning
of spring, on literally thousands of items. Many of these
values are being offered for the first time . . . many
newly improved to bring you greater value.
Hundreds of prices even lower than last Fall, all plan
ned to help you save even more by Shopping at Sears.
OVER 900 PRICE CUTS
Here’s your chance to save more on Spring merchandise ...
See Sears new VALUE CARNIVAL catalog, with page after
page of special reductions, new low prices, EXTRA SAV
INGS on last minute bargains. Wider assortments, not only
in wearing apparel for every member of the family but in
such important Spring lines as power mowers, garden hose,
summer furniture, picnic grills, awnings and everything to
make this book the place to find what you need for Spring.
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