Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14, 1957 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE THREE FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension Information Spoclallat good local meat Our growth in more and better livestock has been phenomenal in recent years. Our rate of growth in cattle has been greater than any other state. And there has been great progress with hogs, sheep, dairying, poultry and tur keys too. There was a time when we spoke of “quality meats” in this part of the country we meant West ern meat. But that does not apply now. Our growers are producing just as good animals, and our processors are putting up just as good meat products as come from anywhere .To help promote the consumption of this locally pro duced and processed quality meat our growers, processors and mar keting folks have organized the South Carolina Livestock Council. The two latter latter groups are contributing directly to the work of the Council, I understand. And the farmers are being asked to voluntarily take part in a check off system whereby 10c per cow is collected at point of sale, 5c per hog, and 2.5c per head on lambs. B. R. Smith, livestock grower, of Green Pond, is president of the Council. The vice-president is C. O. Hinsdale, livestock buyer and meat packer of Greenville. And the secretary-treasurer is Frank L. Barton of the State Depart ment of Education in Columbia. Then there is a board of direc tors from the different segments of the industry served. COTTON’S COMPETITION Last year Arizona averaged 1,- 109 pounds of lint cotton per acre on its 357,000 acres, and produced 825,000 bales. California averaged 844 pounds of lint per acre on its 745,000 ^res, and made 1,310,000 bales. New Mexico averaged 764 lbs. of lint per acre on its 179,000 acres and made 285,000 bales. We in South Carolina averaged 358 pounds of lint per acre on our 667,00 acres and made 505,000 bales. Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississip pi, and Missouri have pushed their average yields up to about a bale per acre in the past few years, mainly with a lot of ir rigated cotton. The other South eastern states are about on par with us in cotton yields. Last year our experiment sta tions and several farmers over the state irrigated cotton. I’ve heard from most of these and their results were all very similar. Each produced about a bale to the acre extra with irrigation. In fact most of them made about a half-bale without it and a good bale and a half with it. BANNER YEAR IN 4-H. County Agent Hopkins of An derson says: “The past year was a banner one for us in boy’s 4-H achieve ments. Fourteen boys won honors entitling them to out-of-state trips. The county livestock judg ing team of four boys represent ed the state in the National 4-H Livestock judging contest in Chi cago. The county -land judging team represented the state in the national contest in Oklahoma and placed third in the nation. Two boys won trips to the Nat ional 4-H Club Congress in Chic ago. And four boys won trips to the International Livestock Exposition in fitting and showing dairy cattle.” Our farm youngsters not only learn how to do things in their 4-H Club work, but many of them win trips that enable them to go places and see things. I’ve gone with them at different times to Chicago, Washington, and New J York. I can think of no greater' experience for a youngster. For on these official, chaperoned trips they get privileges in the great cities that private individuals could never expect. And these 4- H champions are not lost in the crowds there either. The news papers, radio, television and win dow placcards tell the world they are there. We have well over 50,000 boys and girls enrolled in 4-H in South Carolina. Most of the Clubs in the Schools, and that’s a part of the regular schedule. But school consolidations in late years have caused more and more of the 4-H youngsters to meet independently in their local communities. Notice On March 1, 1957 A Penalty of ' io% - ’ will be added to all UNPAID 1956 TAXES - Also - A Penalty of 5 per cent will be added to all UNPAID 1957 Business Licenses ity of Newberry Owf/MCP'' "* EAST MEETS WEST . . . Free China’s top movie actress, Li Li-Hna, 32, who has appeared in 60 pictures made in Asia, has been signed by Cecil B. De Mille. BARE QUADS . . . Beef raiser Heber Kosher of Leesburg, O., displays 2 heifers and 2 bull calves born to purebred Here ford cow and sired by regis tered Hereford bull. FLOOD AID . . . Bed Cross president, Gen. Alfred Gruen- ther, talks to flood victims at Hazard, Ky., then announced $500,000,000 aid to Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia. FAMILY MAN . . . Nedan Ram- bo, 101, of San Francisco, heads family numbering 155: 17 chil dren, 58 grandchildren, 80 great grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren. BOOSTS COFFEE . . . Senorito Amalida Alfaro of Panama was chosen Coffee Queen of South America over candidates from 15 countries. She’ll visit U. S. in April. BOYS ARE THAT WAY By J. M. ELEAZER Our first ice cream had been mostly good old vanila. And, my, how good that stuff was when it first came to our stone hills there in the Dutch Fork when I was a kid! The old burner brou ght the ice to our station in a sack of sawdust on Saturday after noons. And the ice cream result ing was made in a homemade con traption consisting of a friction- top molasses bucket that we turn ed back and forth by the handle. This was immersed in ice and salt in the water bucket. The week before it had all been ruined by salt getting in the ice cream. So by this time, having skipped a week, we were ever- morley ready to eat, when it came to ice cream. It was about June then. Straw berries that had been fortifying our ice cream along in the spring were out. The first blackberries had just come in, the running sort that gets ripe first. My brother had an idea that looked bright. The strawberries had added so much. Why would’nt those dew berries too, if added to m akin’s for ice cream? So we picked a batch., mashed them up., and ad ded them to the aggregate. We were keen with anticipation, as we whirled the friction-top buc ket in that pail of ice and salt. When we took the lid off to cut it from the sides, it looked m sick ly bluish pink. Bnt that did’nt dampen our ardor. For strawber ries had made it simply divine. And surely good dewberries shou ld do the same. At last it was frozen. Saucers were ^elped as usual, with a great pyramid of frozen delight. As each tasted it, a look of keen disappointment came. The stuff was so insipid and flat that even hungry youngsters coukPnt eat it. We left it. It melted. And the hogs got it next day in their slop. After that we took no chances. We had planned to use mulberries in it later. But never did, after the fiasco with dewberries. It was vanila for ns after that. And it’s still my favorite. \V IT HELEN WE I F YOU want to raise the height of your card table to use along side the dinning room table, drill holes In blocks of wood (4x4x6) to take the legs of the card table and bring it higher, s When paint cans have a leak, seal them by pouring linseed oil into the groove around the top arid press the lid down. Put casters on your work bench to make it more useful. It can THIS WEEK’S RECIPE Dutch Beans (Serves 6) 2 slices diced bacon 4 tablespoons diced onion 2 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup hot water 1 tablespoon vinegar 4 cups cooked or canned string beans Brown bacon, add onion and brown lightly. Add flour and salt and brown. Add hot water and cook, stirring constantly until smooth and thickened. Fold in vinegar an<f beans. Heat through and serve. be moved easily to any place in the basement. If you have to cut metal, lubri cate the path which your shears have to cut with some tallow from a candle to make it easier for the shears to traveL Ornamental legs from discard ed chairs can be used often to make handles for your tools. Have an old hose? Get it i«ady now f<jr the summer by making a soaker out of it. With an ice pick, punch holes through the hose every four or five inches and it will be wonderful for soaking lawns and flower beds. Water spots and rings or hard wood floors can be removed by rubbing with a cloth soaked in spirits of camphor. If you’re refinishing furniture and need pieces of felt for rubbing pumice, cut up some old felt hats for the purpose. WHITAKER FUNERAL HOME AMBULANCE PHONE 270 Newberry Native Dies In Clinton John D. Dominick, 81, died Monday morning at Hayes Hos pital in Clinton after several months of declining health. He was a native of Newberry county, but had made his home in Clinton for a number of years. He was a son of the late W. C. and Sallie Cromer Dominick and was a member of St. John’s Lu theran church. Mr. Dominick was twice mar ried. His first marriage was to Mrs. Alma Long Dominick, who died in 1947. Surviving from this union is one son, John D. of Jo anna; five daughtres, Mrs. Henry Suber of Clinton, Mrs. D. F. Whit man of Waynesville, N. C., Mrs. V. 0. Kelly of Pine Bluff, Ark, Mrs. W. D. Cauthen of Green* ville and Mrs. V. C. Crapps, of West Columbia; 19 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. His second marriage was to Mrs. Martha L. Koon, who sur vives along with several step children. Funeral was held Wednesday at St John’s Lutheran church in Clinton by Rev. Allen Werts, Dr. John McSween and Rev. J. M. Rhoden. Burial was in the Rose- mont cemetery* WORDS Brad tadlfm _.ar Just Being Human THOUGHTS X uWNDEI? WHO WILL WIN M £L£CT/0KJ * .■me. STARS 3UT U5T!s> T=A^rcr> X YnevJ that would start a good fight 5>) By LYN CONNELLY T HERE are two entertainment problems causing quite a deal of controversy these days . . . One is the movie “Baby Doll,” the other, the return to this country of Ingrid Bergman, who left un der very cloudy conditions seven years ago . . . “Baby Doll,” has been, at best described as an “adult” picture which means that it is not fit for viewing by adults who are grown up according to their clironological age but no* emotionally . . . The picture car ries a message, and from the synopseis of the story it seems that the message is that south erners are all poor white trash who just live for sex. Having visited the South a num ber of times, we do not concur in this lowly opinion of our neigh bors . . . But even supposing the conditions as described were completely trua, what hope does a sexy movie have of carrying a message to the people? When a terrible condition must be pointed out to the public by a pair of swinging hips, sensuous lips and shaded eyes, then things have really come to a fine pass . . The most popular movies in the past have been quiet, home-spun types such as “Marty” last year and the wonderfully charming “Friendly Persuasion" this year . . . Why don’t movie-makers realize this and leave well enough alone? As for Miss Bergman, when someone can make one Ameri- / can movie after an absence of seven years from our screens and give such a stirring perform ance that it will more than like ly win the Oscar this year, then she must indeed have a rare and great talent Many stars we support have shady pasts that sre well concealed Hers is an open book but as long as she continues to give great perform ances in excellent movies it would be a pity to miss this talent. m NEEDLE JOB . . . Nation’s biggest family gets polio shots as Elmer de Golier and wife of Brocton, N. 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