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. ® THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1957 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE SEVEN a r/. m FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension information Specialist BIRTHDAYS They will come around. Today, Dec. 19, I am 62. It seems they come faster and faster. I can well remember, as a kid, it §fem- «d they would never come. And «ven the calendar, that hung on the wall, and the almanac, that hung from a nail in the mantle, grew all yellowed and fly-specked with age ere the year had rolled around. All of this is testimony to three things. First, j^hat we are getting older, which makes time fly. And second and third of progress. They are making bet ter paper that does not fade. And healthful sanitation is practiced and we don’t have flies in the house. FLY CONTROL! There’s a significant thing in our time. A visitor from afar was at Clemscn last summer studying dairying. He marveled at the al most absence of flies in the dair ies. And in the homes, he seldom saw one there. My 62 years carry recollections of conditions here like that man is still used to in his homeland. Disease-carrying flies in countless myriads around the barns and other outbuildings. And no screens in the windows made the homes little better. Flies were shooed from the dining table with a min der of frayed newspaper clasped to a pole wielded with one hand by the mother, while she ate or fed the baby with the other. And folks were accustomed to crawling and buzzing flies until darkness came and they would be free of them awhile. Modern chemicals, sanitation, screens, the swatter, and onlight- •ened folks have ganged up on the wary housefly until we have an occasional one now where we used to have hundreds or thousands. From birthdays to flies! Those things look far apart. But maybe they aren’t. For lack of filthy flies is surely one thing that is giving the average person more birthdays. So here on my birthday I tie them together. Flies have developed resistance and immunity to certain of the early poisons that proved, for a time, so effective against them. But science is constantly develop ing others that are effective. Your county agent will be kept inform ed about these. WEATHER REPORTS Do you use the extended weather reports in your farming business ? I’ll bet you could, very profit ably. There are so many things like haying, spraying, dusting, trans planting, harvesting, etc., affected by weather that a look at the of ficial weather outlook could often be a valued guide. Earl Taylor of Greer told me sometime ago that he uses w-eath- er reports all along in his farm ing operations. In fact, he said he calls the Greenville weather bureau so often they know his voice, and always gladly give him the information sought. He uses the extended reports mainly, those that tell for several days ahead. But last summer he used the im mediate ones some too. He had a lot of alfalfa hay raked when night caughtthem. He and his labor were all tired. But he couldn’t get that nice cured hay off his mind. He phoned the weather bureau and told them of his plight. They told him he had better get it in, for rain was very likely that night. So he roused his tired men and went to work on that hay. At midnight they had housed the last load of as pretty hay as he had ever made. And on their way home they got wet from the beginning of the deluge that followed. It rained for several days. That hay would have been badly damaged or lost, but for that call to the weather man. And for many other farm jobs such information can be of equal value. To be sure, the weather man doesn’t hit it every time. But with all of the information at his dis posal, he can hit it far better than you or I can guess it. Most newspapers run the daily w r eather report. But an extended one is available too. A number of the county agents get it and give it on their regular radio broad casts. If you want it, let them and your newspapers know. PECAN PLANTING TIME Winter is the time to plant pe can trees. Every residence should have a few planted around it for shade and nuts. They do well there around the w r oodpi!e and lot, where they have plenty of room and fer tility. Clemson’s Circular 301 on pecans has been revised and is available free from your county agent. MISSILE SPEEDUP ... De fense Secretary Neil McElroy (right) and Pentagon missiles chief Wm. Holaday announce guided missile program will be pushed vigorously. DENTAL DELIGHT . . . Jack Eiseman, 5, member of Tiny Tots’ Cleanup Club in New York’s Children’s Aid Society Center, takes tooth-brushing pledge seriously. * ^ * A That Men Appreciate Hickok Gift Jewelry for Him. ALL GIFT'S nro . Attractively Wrapped Free and We Deliver Lady Manhattan Shirts Manhattan Shirts Interwoven Socks Stetson Hats Sport Shirts GRIFFON SUITS Samsonite Luggage Ties and Pajamas Linen Handkerchiefs BEDROOM SHOES by Daniel Green /ICT^K, V 1/t- •/ T. Roy Summer, Inc. PHONE 59 THE MAN’S SHOP Mail Early, Says Postmaster Moose Postmaster Moose reemphasized to the citizens of Newberry need for getting Christmas cards and parcels in the mails as early as possible. Facilities of the local office will be pressed into max imum service in order to speed the handling of mails but the element of time might delay de liveries unless mailings are post ed early. “An excellent time to visit the post office for purchase of stamps and mailing of parcels -is around 10 to 11 o’clock and in the early afternoon, right after the lunch hour rush,” Mr. Moose said. It is planned to have adequate win- daw service available at these hours to prevent any long waits. Window service for the mailing of parcels and the purchasing of stamps will also be available on Saturday afternoon, December 14 and between the hours of 1 P. M. and 5 P. M. on Sunday after, December 16th. The Postmaster praised the fine cooperation that has been extended by many local groups and individ uals during past Christmas sea sons. He urged full cooperation again this season. He stated thatr slips for attaching to package of cards and letters identifying those for delivery in Newberry and those for delivery out of town have been distributed to residents of city delivery and rural patrons will receive a supply in their rural boxes this week. By separating cards and letters in to these two groups and labeling them correct, mails can be advanced by 24 or more hours. Postmaster Moose cautioned all patrons tp wrap parcels securely and cushion the contents suffic iently for handling. “Be sure to address letters and parcels clearly and include your return address,” Mr. Moose said. “Do not enclose coins or other hard objects in leters as they cannot be processed in cancelling machines and may be lost or damaged,” the Post master added. “All postal personnel will be happy to answer any question about postal matters which will help both the postal service and the patrons in seeing that their parcels and letters arrive prompt ly and safetly,” Mr. Moose con cluded. BOYS ARE THAT WAY By J. M. ELEAZER When varnishing your fishing rod you will find that the var nish will flow more freely if heated first. This can be accom plished by placing the open can in a basin of hot water.—Sports Afield A new law prohibits commer cial fishing, including harpoon ing, for black marlin, striped marlin and Pacific sail fish in Peruvian waters. 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There were the holidays, with no school for a spell. Hunting of the rab bit and quail by day, and the ’possum by night. The shooting of the few firecrackers we had at night. Exercises at the church ranked high, too. That’s where the kids showed off with song and recitation and got small bags of candy and fruit. Yes, all of these things ranked high. And there were others. But the one that hit me at the most vital spot, and still stands in memory as meaning the most, was the ribbon cake my mother used to always make. To be sure, there were other cakes, too. Always a great black fruitcake, baked in the dishpan a week or more before Christmas, for it would keep and improve with age. It was wrapped in a clean sheet and tucked away in the cupboard. Then there were the highly perishable cakes, like the ba nana and whipped-cream ones, that we at the day they were cooked. I liked them too, mighty well. And the chocolate and Caramel ones, with icing almost as thick as the layers. They were hard to place second to any. _But I had to. For anoth er sort was my final choice. This cake of my dreams, that my mother always cooked at, and only at, Christmas was the ribbon cake. I’ve never seen it elsewhere. One layer was white, made with the whites of th^ •eggs. Another was yellow, made with the yellows of the eggs. Then there was a dark brown one, with chocolate in it for the coloring. And finally there was the pink layer, colored with co chineal (made from a Mexican bug). Those layers, put to gether in proper color sequence with delicious chocolate icing made the most tempting thing to eat I’d ever seen. That color appeal, added to the natural goodness that lay there, made the ribbon cake my fondest Christmas gastronomical mem ory. And I’m sure I always got more than my share of it. COME IN AND GET THE FACTS ABOUT OUR HOME LOAN PLAN Our simple Home Loan Plan assures you a debt free home after making a definite number of in stallments. 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