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f' t PAGE SIX THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1954 Sports Afield By TED KESTING Superstitions, beliefs and leg ends about dogs are often so close ly connected that it is difficult to separate them. But researchers into ancient human behavior have found that some people in every section of the world where man and dog have associated have been superstitious about dogs ever since man adopted some form of worship. Because the dog was man’s first protection against unfriendly peo ple and animals, he became, for many primitive peoples, a device to drive away fears of real, po tential or imaginary evils. In the superstitions of many peoples the dog figures as both a demon and a protective power or good omen. Many believed that the blood of a dog placed under the threshold was a sure guard against intrusion of evil spirits. And today in sections of the rural South you see many bob-tailed mongrels around the homes of some farmers. The belief still ex ists among them that if a dog’s tail is cropped and the ampu tated piece buried under the steps of the house, that the dog Will never run away. Several of our Indian tribes be lieved that they could transfer the courage and bravery of the dog to themselves if they ate dog flesh before entering battle. This idea doesn’t seem so farfetched when you consider that Henry P. Davis, sporting dog editor of Sports Afield magazine, has been asked by numerous educated and cultur ed sportsmen of today if they could cure their dogs of gun-shy ness by feeding them gunpowder! Perhaps the superstition that has the widest range in modern society is the belief that the howl ing of a dog is a herald of death. There are a number of versions of this persistent belief: Two howls by a dog mean a man will die, three howls mean a woman’s life; dogs howl when the Angel of Death goes by; dogs see coffins in the air when they bowl; a corps will come from the direction a dog faces when he howls. This is pure superstition of course, yet I have seen brave men shudder at the eerie sound. I don’t particularly like it either. A dog’s howl may be caused by a numfber of things. Cannie ears are quite sensitive and high-pitch ed sounds often bring an im mediate baying.. Unfortunately for the sportsman, it is often quite difficult to break a dog of the urge to howl. MRS. RUTH PRICE ACCEPTS POSITION WITH S. C. BANK Mrs. Ruth Clary Price has ac cepted a position with the South Carolina Bank as Bookkeeper. She began her new duties Monday morning, March 29th. Astrologers say the sun is grad ually losing its energy. No wonder it’s been so cold this winter. With the coming of spring, many businessmen will be sub- situting the coffee break with the ‘tee” break. New! Exclusive! N II answers your mattress question Prosperity Items Glorify Leftover Chicken in Curry Casserole It’s the Serta Patented Uni-mafic"Construction „ .. that gives you wonderful new -Hendon-free support": It gently cushions m it soothes and relaxes you. It's your jaewer to the finest in sleeping comfort... 5# smooth, so restful — so satisfying. Know the difference in comfort at Maxwell Bros. & Lindsay —FURNITURE— Main Street Newberry, S. C. The Dogwood Garden club will meet Monday afternoon, April 5, with Mrs. H. L. Shealy, at 3:30. News has been received here that Mrs. J. L. May, w'ho is now living with her daughter in Eau Claire.Wis. underwent an opera tion in Eau Claire last Thursday. She is in the Sacred Heart Hos pital. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Amick, Jr., of Columbia^ Mr. and Mrs. Omerle Amick and family of Columbia, and Mr. and Mrs. Crumpton of Newberry and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Beam of NeWberry have returned to their homes after attending the funeral of their father and brother, J. E. Amick, Sr. Lt. and Mrs. J. J. Shannon and their two children were guests last Sunday and Monday of Mrs. Shannon’s grandmother, Mrs. J. A. Sease. Lt. Shannon is on leave from Alaska and Mrs. Shannon is staying with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E.. Sease in Savannah, Ga. Mrs. John Schrum of Lincoln- ton, N. C. has been on a few days’ visit with her mother, Mrs. E. O. Counts. Mr. Schrum brought Mrs. Schrum down Sunday but returned home Sunday evening. Mrs. J. Prank Browne spent Thursday and Friday in Columbia with Misses Erin and Nell Kohn. The Rev. and Mrs. Ray P. Hook and Mrs. Walter Hamm attended a Youth Rally meeting in Saluda Monday afternoon and night. With Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Price of Cheraw, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl R. Caughman and their son Rusty of Orangeburg. Misses Susie and Mary Lang ford spent Friday and Saturday in Columbia with their brother, Herbert Langford and Mrs. Lang ford. Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hunt of Spartanburg spent *the weekend with Mr. Hunt’s mother and sis- Frances Spotts. The Hunts’ daugh ter, Mrs. A. B. Hunt and Mrs. ters^ Misses Janet and Joan, were also here for the weekend and will spend this week in Prosperity. Mrs. Lucile Bristow of Winns- boro is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. S. Wheeler. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Richards and their son, Tommie, of Heath Springs were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Young. EEVE T TNTIL convinced otherv/ise, I in- tend to stand on the belief that the hardest type of work a man can do involves the apparently effortless ■ task of taking a two- year old son for a walk in the spring sun. It’s not that I mind the walking so much. I’m still plenty young and perhaps foolish enough to think I can outwalk a mere child, speak ing terms of distance, of course. Keeping up with him is not the problem—it’s keeping back. He’s Dick Tracy, Sherlock Holmes, and J. Edgar Hoover, rolled into one. And, if you don’t think the eyes of a two-year-old are as sharp as those of a bald eagle—then your child hasn’t been out of the bed room lately. Every discarded ciga rette package, bottle top, piece of broken glass, stick, rock, crack in the sidewalk, and dirty piece of paper must be investigated thoroughly before the sight-seeing may continue. Did you ever notice just how many discarded cigarette packages, small pieces of paper and other scrap there is on the average sidewalk? Take a casual look next time you’re out on the street—any street, anywhere. Picking up these pieces of trash (and aiming each piece straight for the mouth) is bad enough, but my son happens to be an animal lover. He gets it natural, but I’ve always liked little dogs, or at the most middle-sized ones. Junior, tho, has no respect for size or fear of a growl that would set a Polar bear to running. I know that one of these days I’ll be a little slow and come out minus one leg while pull ing Junior off the back of a ’friend ly” dog the size of a horse. ♦THS. STARS by LYN CONNELLY N BC’s daytime extravaganza. "Home,” made its debut March 1 after a month of advance publicity . . . Described as "the electronic magazine for women,” the hour-long program is broken up into sections dealing with vari ous household duties, such as in terior decorating, cooking, child care, gardening, fashion, etiquette, arranging parties and the many other tasks that confront the aver age housewife . . . There is an editor for every category, most of them very capable . . . Editor-in- chief of the entire program is Arlene Francis, who ties the por tions together in neat fashion. The opening program found most of the editors at their jittery worst, as could be expected . . . The rest of the week proceeded well, how ever. aAd by now they all act like veterans before the cameras So far. there has been introduced only one man editor, that for gar dening . . This represents NBC’s biggest daytime plunge to date . . . It should be successful for there is definitely something of a note for every woman, whatever her specialty. PLATTER CHATTER CAPITOL:—Mary Ford and Lea Pan! keep grinding oat the hits . . Don’t recall ever hearing a side that wasn’t good . . . Their latest is no exception—Mary does the vocal on “I Really Don’t Want to Know’’ while Les shines solo on the flip sid*» with “South”. . . A1 Martino’s latest is scheduled for the hit list—“Way Paesano” backed by Jackie Gleason’s fine composi tion “Melancholy Serenade”. . . Micki Mario debuts effectively with “I’m Gonna Rock-Rock-Rock” with "Love’s Like That” backing it. S ocial Security O — QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Do you know your rights under the Social Security program? The Sun, in cooperation with Miss Martha Pressly, field office manager, Greenwood, is publish ing a series of question and answer columns explaining the new pro gram. The questions will be drawn from those most frequently asked by persons who have made in quiries at the field office. If you have a question that you would like answered, address your letter to the Social Security Office, 18 Post Office Building, Greenwood. That office will re ply direct to you. QUESTION: What are the bene fits for a man and wife, both over 65, on a salary of $100.00 a month?, ANSWER: With an average monthly wage of $100.00 the hus band’s benefit would be $55.00 and the wife’s $25.00 a month. QUESTION: I have recently leased a large house to operate as a rooming house. Must my maid work 24 full days to get Social Security credit? ANSWER: A rooming house is considered a business and your employees will receive credit for all wages. The 24 day rule applies BY DOROTHY MADDOX Mrs. H. B. Hendrix spent Fri day in Columbia. Mrs. Frank McMillan, Jr. of Latta and her son, Frank McMill an, III, student at the University of S. C. spent the weekend with Mrs. L. W. Harmon. DIESELS REPLACE STEAM . . Fireman T. D. Richards, aided by little Gregory Youens, pilots Union Pacific’s last steam engine on final run from San Bernardino to Los Angeles, before diesels take over. PENDER hunks young chicken left over from yesterday reappear glorified in this unusually good dish It’s acte can reappear glorified in this unusually good dish It’s actually a meal-in-a-dish and needs only a spring salad, some crusty bread and a fruit dessert to round out a gala meni*. Chicken Curry Casserole (Makes 4 to 6 servings) One-third cup uncooked rice (1 cup cooked rice), Vz cup nonfat dry milk powder, 3 tablespoons flour, Mt teaspoon salt, Vi teaspoon pepper. V.| teaspoon curry powder, 1 Vfe cups water, l /4 pound processed shredded Swiss cheese, Vi cup finely chopped pimiento, 1 (10-ounce) package frozen broccoli, cooked and drained; 1% cups cooked, diced chicken. Cook rice as directed on package Combine nonfat dry milk powder, flour, salt, pepper and curry powder Sprinkle over sur face of water in top of double boiler Beat with a rotary beater until blended Cook over hot water, stirring constantly, until thickened Add half of the shredded cheese. Continue to cook until cheese has melted Stir in pimiento Combine sauce, broccoli and chicken. Blend well Pour into a IVfc-quart casserole. Top with remaining shredded cheese Cover and bake in a slow oven (325 degrees F.) 30 to 35 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Serve immediately The curry recipe and this one. for baked eggs with cheese are made with nonfat dry milk. A 1-pound foil-lined package will yield 5 quarts of fluid nonfat milk Baked Eggs With Cheese (Makes 6 servings) One-hall cup nonfat dry milk powder, 1 tablespoon flour, 1 tea spoon salt. Va teaspoon pepper." Vfc teaspoon paprika, % teaspoon dry mustard, 1 cup water, % pound process shredded cheese, 6 eggs. 2 slices buttered bread, cubed Combine nonfat dry milk powder, flour, salt, pepper, paprika and dry mustard. Sprinkle over surface of water in top of double boiler. Beat with rotary beater until just blended Cook over hot water, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir.in shredded cheese. Continue to cook until cheese has melted. Place one egg in each buttered custard cup Pour cheese sauce Leftover chicken prepared in curry casserole one-dish meal that everyone will enjoy. a delicioi over egg, and top with buttered bread cubes. Place custard cups in baking pan. Pour hot water into pan to depth of 1 inch. Bake in slow oven (325 degrees F.) for 30 to 35 minutes or until eggs are set and knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve at once. Note: In addition to extra nutrition the nonfat dry milk also makes omelets fluffier, the home economists report to domestic service in a private home, not to those employed in connection with a business. You should report all wages paid such employees. « QUESTION: Will you please re peat the provisions about coverage for military service? ANSWER: The law provides wage credits of $160.00 a month for military service for men and women who had, or will have had 90 days or more of active service between Sept. 16, 1940 and Dec. 31, 1953 and were not dishonorably discharged. QUESTION: Can social security benefits be paid if the worker has been employed on a job covered by the law in only three calendar quarters? ANSWER: No. The minimum PRIVATE COOK NOW WITH 7TH INFANTRY DIVISION Army Pvt. John E. 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