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PAGE SIX THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, 7, 1957 I FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension Information Specialist WORLD OUTDOORS COASTAL BERMUDA ENEMY Coastal Bermuda grass, like other crops, has its enemies, but fewer than most. County Agent Johnson of Beau fort tells me a fiae 60 acre field of it at Bluffton was just about eaten up last summer by army worms. Of course, it came right back out after the brood worms passed. What they did amounted to a cutting of hay or close graz ing. But where we are depending upon it, we need to keep a watch out for army worms in it in late summer and early fall. For we have effective remedies for them. DROUGHT CUT COTTON Drought really cut our cotton crop .over most of South Carol ina last summer. In 1955 they got rains in Ab beville county, according to County Agent Bull, and they averaged 486 pounds of lint per acre. Last summer they had a protracted drought and only got 227 pounds. I slaw several farmers over the state and the experiment stat ion at Clemson where they irrig ated some cotton and left the rest. They averaged about like Abb eville without it, a scant half bale per acre. But where they irrigated their cotton it turned out a good bale and a half per acre. Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri have started irrigating considerable cotton in the past few years. This is reflected in their average yields, which are a bale to a bit over per acre. Be fore this irrigation boost hit their average yield it was about the same as ours. And still not near ly all of their cotton is irrig ated yet. But enough of it is to haSve pushed their average yield up about 50 percent. study of it. But the main trouble so far, he says, is that it has been poorly administered. Maybe time will iron that out. At least we need to give it a good try. The amount of government money a program puts in the far mer s pocket is not the big item, although that is important. In 1955 just slightly over one per cent of the farm income in South Carolina was from these paymen ts. But the biggest benefits like ly to come are from shaping prod uction better to prospective de mand and getting better land use practices adopted. BALANCED FARMING We have long been principally a crop farming area. But in rec ent years substantial progress has been made in balancing this up with livestock. Roughly about three fourths of our farm income is still from crops and about one fourth from livestock. In this latter item, poultry leads, followed closely by -meat animals, and then dairy products. FARM PROGRAM Farm programs are designed to improve the farmer’s position. I get the impression most folks feel they have helped in that, al though there is yet much to be desired. The new Conservation Reserve and Soil Bank Program is essent ially a good one, according to Hugh Agnew, president of our state Farm Bureau, who made quite a TEACHING IMPROVED RICE The Negro home demonstration agents, specially in the Lowcoun- try, have been demonstrating the use of rice steamers for cooking enriched rice. This was before groups of their home demonstrat ion women and school lunchroom workers. The process for enriching rice with needed minerals and vitamins was worked out by Dr. E. J. Cle mson, and we now have a law re quiring the enrichment of rice sold in the state. Dr. Lease tells me we are the first and only state so far to take this forward step in better nutrition. He tells me our rice is thoroughly cleaned be fore it is enriched and packaged. Therefore it does not need wash ing before cooking. And when cooked properly in a steamer, it retains all of its natural food values, as well as the protective elements that are needed. It is recalled ' that Dr. Lease also worked out the enrichment of corn meal and grits. We have had that for some years now. A number of other states have ad opted it, as well as several fore ign countries too. MAN FROM MARS? . . . Lon don’s lord mayor. Sir Cullom Welch and wife greet young guest garbed as street-crossing beacon at children’s fancy dress party. JUST LAZY AND HAPPY By Venus lnglish x S OMETIMES I think tourists are a race to admire. They work so hard for what they get, and what do they get, really except a chance to swap lies with other tired tourists while they work tip enough enthusiasm to do it all over again next year. There must be something admirable in such persistence, but I don’t know what. Take me and Ma, now. We admit we’re lazy. We grow what we eat, and enjoy what we’ve managed to accumulate in spite of Government Assistance, and we’re pretty content just to have the good health to do it. Just lazy, that’s all But happy. IPs not stylish, being so lazy, and almost everybody would like to sell us cars and trailers and trips to here and there, but we like being lazy. We like to read, we find we can capture all the history and geography and archeology that ambitious people have accumulated, just by being lazy taking time to dream about what we find in the books. If s nice, except that it makes our friends and neighbors so darned unhappy. They can’t covet a darned thing we have, because we don’t have anything they want. It makes them terribly unhappy, and they’d like to change us. But they can’t. We’re lazy. And happy. Like the people who own the farm next to us. We all started cot together quite a spell of years ago. We worked hard because we new at farming, and some were good and some were bad, and there weren’t any Gov- crnment checks to tide us over. You had to make the good years support you through the bad ones, but you could do it in those days if you planned ahead a little. We all got our kids raise^, and Ma j»nd me told our kids that they could do whatever they wanted to with their lives. We’d help as much as possible, and the only thing we asked of them was that Jhey let us alone and not try to make us comfortable in our old age. We’d take care of that our selves. . * 4 It wasr’t that way with the neighbors. They raised their kids and sent them all to college wheth er they wanted to go or not, and they “made something’’ of every one of them. Of course the kids, either from gratitude or revenge. I’m not sure which, insisted that their parents retire from the farm and hire somebody else to run it for them. Anyhow, to get back to where I started, the neighbors came home last August to rest up for next year’s pilgrimage, and they stopped in one night to talk about how much they enjoyed their trip in the new house trailer. They talked and talked and talked, and we sort of listened, wishing that they’d go and let us get back to being lazy and comfortable. Their enthusiasm was just too tiring on them and us both. I can’t remem ber much of what they said ex cept when they talked about the accident. Seems a car full of tour ists tried to pass them and their trailer and ended up in the ditch, two small children and the father killed, and the mother in the hos pital where they still didn’t know if she’d lose her unborn baby or not. , “An’ it was all for nothing,’’ said the Mrs. “Just because they were in a hurry and tried to pass us on a hilL It’s just terrible how inconsiderate people are of trail ers on the highways. But we didn’t give in an inch. Just kept on safely down the middle of our lane.’’ She shook her head. “My, it was bad. You should have been there and seen it.’’ Maybe so. But, you know, I don’t think we missed much. It don’t seem like the sort of thing I'd want to have to remember. But I guess that's because Ma and me are different Just lazy. And happy. W HAT happens to the hearty hunter when the “season is out?’’ In many states, he goes right on hunting. His target, instead of quail, squirrel, deer, rabbit and other such game animals, be comes “varmits” — ground hogs, starlings, crows, hawks, etc. In many states, these are legal game the year round. To an ever-increasing army of off-season shooters, the crow off ers the most exciting challenge. The crow is a smart, tricky fel low who isn’t easily fooled. Two popular methods of taking crows are “spot calling” and “shooting the fly way.” In spot calling, hunters seclude them selves in likely cover near a corn field or farm land where the crows are feeding and lure them into shooting range with a crow call. This method is best during the day when the crows are well scat tered and feeding. But the shoot ing may not last long and the hunters must seek another likely spot. Shooting the flyway is more pro ductive. The “flyway” is a natural flight lane followed by crows re turning from their feeding grounds to roost each night. The advantages of flyway shoot ing are many. To begin with, there are more crows, and a fresh “bunch” are coming over all the time. Crows traveling singly or in pairs are sometimes difficult to interest and may be quite wary. In a flight or large group, however, a curious bird or two flares off to investigate the hunt er’s call—and once you get a few started your way it’s almost a certainty that others will follow. Whether you will get good shoot ing depends on three things: the skill of the crow caller; the effec tiveness of your hiding place, and e ability make a minimum of tractine movements. I F YOU want a tasty dish of noodles, toss them cooked but drained and still hot with butter, salt, pepper and a 3-ounce pack age of cream cheese. It's easy to make a colorful molded salad by adding a can of drained fruit cocktail and grated carrot to lemon flavored gelatin. For a cool evening when you want to eat lightly, prepare a dish of Spanish rice and serve with sau sage cakes fried to a crisp, golden brown. THIS WEEK’S RECIPE Beet Relish (Makes 1% cups) U6 cups chopped cooked or canned beets 1 tablespoon minced onion 3 tablespoons lemon juice 2 teaspoons sugar i % teaspoon salt j V\ teaspoon celery seed Combine all ingredients. Let stand 24 hours in refrigerator to blend flavors. Serve with meat or fish. i Baked beans go nicely with a grilled slice of ham. While you broil the ham, broil some pine apple spears or peach slices right along with it for a nice fruit gar nish. Did you know that you could dress up simple chocolate pud ding? Tuck a few lady fingers in the serving dishes and garnish with a fluting of whipped cream and a grating of nuts. Scalloped potatoes won’t curdle if you make them with canned mushroom soup thinned with a cup of milk. Slice the raw potatoes thin for this one. A snappy snack spread for bread or crackers combines pea nut butter with orange marma lade. Serve this with glasses of milk to the after-school crowd. If you fry young beef liver and then make a cream gravy to go with it, the folks will call for sec onds in a hurry. * BOYS ARE THAT WAY By J. M. ELEAZER Last week I told you of the glories of our first ice cream, made in syrup bucket, in the stone hills of the Dutch Fork a half century ago. Tragedy struck our keen ant icipation on successive Saturay afternoons. The old wood burner arrived at our station with the ice cream in burlap bags and saw dust all right. We got the ice and had all of the makings ready there on the steps at home. But, alas, our watering mouths did’nt get the treat expected-ice cream. On the first of these tragic week-ends our mother trusted us to freeze the cream. She cautioned us about watching it and not let ting the salty water get up too high so as to leak into the friction top bucket in which the cream was. We turned it back and forth by the handle, as usual, and our sister, who was older, took the top off several times and cut freezing mixture from thp side of the bucket. And it froze fine. But when we filled our saucers and lit in, we executed a sudden halt. For salt had gotten in there and ruined our ice cream.!! I have never seen a gloomier moment than that. It was so salty that even the hungry cats: and dogs would’nt eat it. Next week I will tell you of our second ice cream tragedy. UN CRISIS . . . Pakistan’s foreign minister Khan Moon (left) tells Colombia’s Urrutia and Cnba’s Portnonodo that UN should protect Kashmir against seizure by India. WATER SPRITE . . . Mary Ann Grass practices her skill in preparation for inter-continental water ski tournament at Cypress Gardens, Fla. Chester Naval Reserve To Have High School Nite CHESTER.—High school stu dents of the Newberry area are invited to attend a special “High School Night”, Thursday, Feb. 7 at 7:30 p. m. at the Naval Reserve Training Center, Main Street, Chester. “Purpose of our (‘High School Night’ will be to show young men of the Newberry area how they can benefit from Naval Reserve training,” said Lt. Milo M. Crow der, unit commander. Among the benefits to be gain ed by Naval Reserve membership, Lt. Crowder listed: pay for drills attended—at the rate of a full day’s pay for each two-hour drill; advancement in rate with corres ponding increase in drill pay; two- week summer cruises—with pay— members choose where and when they take their cruises; free clothing and equipment, and a chance to discharge part of a member’s Reserve obligation while he is still in school. “We plan to make High School Night interesting as well as en tertaining,” said Lt. Crowder. “We plan to show a special Navy film, permit visitors to inspect over a quarter of a million dollars worth of equipment we have here, and we will serve refreshments.” Indicating types of cruises available to Reservists, Lt. Crow der reports that during the past two years, Chester unit members have served aboard vessels rang ing from destroyers and subma rines to aircraft carriers. n Members have visited such ports as Bermuda, New Orleans (for the Mardi Gras)), Jamaica, Puer to Rico, Panama, Haiti, Nassau, Havana, Boston, New York and Washington. Liberty is granted while in port. Urging Newberry area students to attend High School Night, Lt. Crowder points out that, though the program will be planned main ly for students between 17 and 18 1-2 years old, that younger students are also welcome to at tend, and' familiarize themselves with the Naval Reserve program. Attends Meeting Of Womens Clubs Mrs. F. Scott Elliott attended the mid-winter Board meeting of the S. C. Federation of Womens’ Clubs which was held January 24 at Hotel Columbia. The Board is composed of general officers, chairmen of departments, divisions and committees, past SCFWC presidents, trustees and presidents of the federated clubs. There were 112 *present for the meeting. Mrs. Paul Leonard, head of the State Cancer Chapter and Miss Marguerite Tolbert, chairman of the SCFWC Education Depart ment, were guest speakers. Mrs. Elliott, who is serving as chairman of the Epsilon Sigma Omicron Division in the Educa tion Department, was the only representative of Newberry. Three Graduate From Clemson Clemson College has announced 85 bachelor of science and seven master of science degrees for the mid-year graduating class here. There will be no ceremony, since the college is dropping February commencement exercises. Among those received degrees are Walter Buford Cousins and Vernon Courtney Carlton, Jr. of Ndwberry, both of whom majored in agriculture; also Kenneth Dav id Frick of Newberry, chemical engineering. Exams Be Held For Counselors The Merit System Council for the South Carolina Employment Security Commission announces open competitive examinations for the position of employment coun selor. The salary range for this classification is $3783 to $4647.50. At present counselor positions are open in Charleston and Spartan burg. Applications must be submitted on the official form which may be obtained by writing the office of the Merit System Supervisor, P. O. Box 995, Columbia, or by call ing at any local State Employ ment Service office. Applica tions for this examination will be accepted, until further notice. Other examinations for which applications are now being accept ed are: Senior Clerk, Typist, Sen ior Typist, Stenographer, Senior Stenographer, Junior Interviewer and Junior Interviewer Farm Placement. South Carolina residents who are interested in more complete details of the advantages and du ties of any of these positions should write to the Merit System Supervisor, P. O. Box 995, Co lumbia, or call at any local State Employment Service office. College Head Recognized By Anderson Paper (From the Daily Mail, Anderson, S. Jan. 12, 1957) Newberry College, which last year observed its centennial is one of South Carolina’s most dis tinguished small colleges. Less than two years ago the institution installed a new president in the person of Dr. C. A. Kaufmann. Friends of the college here and over the state have been impress ed with the fine record he has made in that comparative short time, as well as with the generally improved outlook for the future. Dr. Kaufmann came to Newberry College with a splendid back ground in education and admini strative activities. He quickly jus tified the faith imposed in him by members of the college board, and- the college has moved forward steadily under his guidance. Smaller colleges have encounter ed many difficulties in recent years, but Newberry is among the most successful in meeting and overcoming them. WORDS a j THOUGHTS DELICIOUS, LADY... ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS, ../&/rt£T£TaceiT / oh, well, beqgars ^Cdht be choosers Moose Elected Vice President Of Brotherhood By MRS. A. H. COUNTS “If the Evangelism program of the United Luthran Church in America is to be lasting and per manent, the men of the church must be engaged in bringing more men to Christ,” B. T. Bodie of Columbia, president of the ULCA Brotherhood, said here Friday. Mr. Bodie was the main speak er at the 14th annual convention of the Brotherhood of the Evan gelical Lutheran Synod of South Carolina held at Newberry Col lege. The meeting was also part of the College’s Centennial Pro gram. The meeting was presided over by C. C. Howell Jr., of Greenville, state president. Officers elected were: Cecil H. Bowers of Columbia, president; Harry E. Moose of Newberry, 1st vice president; Philip T. Kelly Jr. of Newberry, 2nd vice president; Carl E. Meynardie of North Charleston, secretary; Otho L. Shealy of Leesville, treasurer; Paul E. Miller of Anderson, pro motional secretary; the Rev. Her man Cauble of Columbia, pastoral advisor. Reports showed that the year 1956 was a year of growth and progress for the Brotherhood of the Synod. Fourteen new brother hoods were organized with every conference sharing in the growth. The Newberry Conference led by assisting in the organization of eight of the Brotherhoods. Prog ress was also shown by the paid- up membership of 1563 members. Twelve congregations were as sisted by the brothehood during the year. New loans were made Transfiguration, Cayce, for the amount of $6,000, and to Reforma tion, Lancaster, also $5,000. Two congregations, Our Sav iour, Greenville, and St. Mark, Sullivans Island, repaid their loang in full. It was also noted that there was an increase in honorary life memberships. Two recommendations were brought before the convention. The recommendation that the mis sion fund be continued was ac cepted. The” second recommenda tion that the Brotherhbod insti tute an annual lay retreat, was on to accepted and then pi the executive commit tion. Following the busiaesn program, several workshops were held. Friday night a banquet was held in the college dining hall with Howard Logan, executive secretary of the United Lutheran Church in America delivering the banquet A highlight vf the the announcement of a Gift Fund” totalling $7J lected mission churches in South Carolina. Checks wer~ the following missic Myrtle Beach, Luthc $1,500; Messiah at leston, $1,500; Cayce, $1,500; Sail West Columbia, 1, $1,{ thy,‘ Whitmire, $500; North Augusta, $5( Saviour, Greenville, 1 Mr. and Mrs. H< and daughters, Sane of Columbia were ner guests in the hoi Fellers’ brother-in-law ter, Mr. and Mrs. Dai and son, Cecil. Diane until Sunday and wi ied to her home by Ringer. Fellers Hans din- sis- ■jH J ■ • \ M>.V ‘VS’ WS"' Wm — — SETUP Y» <• Retiremei 1 * - - c.-. • •*$ ■■li- Newberry F mm HERE’S HOW TO RETIRE AT 65 WITH $5,000 OR $25,000. k v" • y How Much Money Will You Have When You Are 65? This table shows how much to save each month at your age to reach your goal, with earnings at 3% compounded semi-annually. V. Amount You Want YOUR PRESENT AGE at Age 65 22 26 30 34 38 40 45 50 $ 5,000 $ 4.761 $ 5.64 $ 6.75 $ 8.16) $10.03) $11.21 $15.22 $ 22.00 10,000 9.531 11.29 13.50 16.33) 20.07 22.42 30.44 44.01 15,000 14.30| 16.94 20.25 24.50| 30.11 33.63 45.66 ’ 66.02 20,000 19.07| ' 22.59 27.00 32.67) 40.15 . 44.84 60.89 88.02 25,000 23.84) 28.23 33.75 40.84 50.19 56.05 76.11 110.03 YOU MAY OPEN YOUR ACCOUNT BY MAIL & ADD TO IT EACH MONTH BY MAIL Current Rate Per Annum EACH ACCOUNT INSURED TO 10,000. BY AN AGENCY OF THE U. S. GOVERNMENT Newberry Federal Savings & Loan Ass’n NEWBERRY, S. C. MmZ