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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1959 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE SEVEN FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension Information Specialist ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM SUMTER AGENTS Bowen says: “We made a good .soybean crop on a large acreage. O. G. Dorn averaged 40 bushels per acre on 64 acres.’' Tillman; “A beef cattle culling demonstration was conducted for Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Bowman. We ^re called upon more and more to Assist with farm marketings.” And McNair; “More certified rseed are being used than ever be fore. Assisted one farmer in se lecting 25 purebred Yorkshire gilts for breeding purposes.” GEORGETOWN LIKES COASTAL County Agent McCord of George town sa>s: “As we try out new grasses, Coastal Bermuda still .stand superior to any we have tried.” And they and the other counties are still trying new ones, for what are they seeking is the farming programs. SCREW WORMS Looks like the harder winter be fore this one really knocked the dreaded screw worms for a loop. County agents were alert all year for anything that resembled them. No case was found in the state. In the late fall County Agents Epps of Dorchester and Smith of Marl boro found suspicious cases, but both turned out to be the common blow-flies. It seems that few screw worm flies got much north of the south- •ern tip of Florida. So the past summer a bold plan was launched to eradicate these by releasing mil lions of irradeted males over the infested border areas. Females bred to these lay only infertile eggs. It looks as though science wdll this eradicate this great live stock pest from our mainland. And, my, what meaning that has for the livestock man! And for wild game too. CHICK PROGRESS ing for their needs of lime and other essential elements. And then we wonder why they don't behave and produce as they should. Lime is essential to continued maximum crop production. It is not only a soil conditioner and di rect plant food itself, but it has a bearing on the availability of other elements that are in the soil. BOYS ARE THAT WAY By J. M. ELEAZER BOYS ARE THAT WAY When I was a kid in cheStone Hills of the Dutch Fork, we cut all of our grain with a cradle, tied it by hand, shocked it in the field, and when it was good and dry hauled it and stacked it neatly in the loft of the barn. We stacked it with heads in so the chickens couldn’t bother it so much. For then chickens mostly rustled fpr a living. And if there was plenty of feed that easy, they wouldn’t scratch for worms and chase grasshoppers enough. When everybody had their grain in, out in late June, the thrasher started its round that lasted until early August. The owner would get up a crew of some 6 or 8 tough men who could really take it. You’d furnish the local helpers who kept water to the engine, bundled grain to the thrasher, the grain and straw piled back out of the w T ay, At nights the crew slept in a convenient strawpile, unmindful of the itchy chaff they worked in a cloud of by day and lay on by night. And you couldn’t tell the color of them or their clothes. The heaviest thing we ever had to move in those parts was that engine. And to drag it across the Stone Hills and through the bog- holes, in what we then called the road, took the best of mules, it took 4 good ones to the engine and No wonder the production and use of broilers have increased so in recent years. Science has done such a good job of improving their quality and increasing their feed efficiency that they are our 'Cheapest meat. And good meat too! A test in Iowa showed that chicks fed on the common 1953 feed weighed a quarter of a pound -each in three w r eeks of age. Those fed on a good present day ration weighed just twice that, a half pound, at three weeks of age. two equally good ones to the thrasher. Our best . man had one he kept for many years. Not that he was the best puller he ever got ahold of. But he was the best at holding back. And that was awful important, with that heavy engine. I’ve seen that critter set his great legs and plow 4 subsoil furrows in the soft wet earth down steep hills. He was a wonder. Dogged at holding back. But not too good at the pull going back up that same hill. USE LIME “Southern Planter” says you wouldn’t think of running your tractor, truck, or car without checking the oil and adding some when needed. Yet farm our lands, year in and year out, without test- Now, to paraphrase a bit, how like a lot of us folks. Better at holding back in the old rut too long than hitting it hard out to new frontiers. But I guess we need some of both. For, without that old mule, somebody would have gotten hurt. ' rk Paar Sho 7:30 PM—Rough Rider* 8:00 PM—Stave Allen 9:00 PM—Chevy Show 10:00 PM—Loretta Young Show '10:30 PM—Black Saddle 11:00 PM—Million Dollar Movie H:00 PM—Siem Of# MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 7:00 AM—Today 7.25 AM—Local News 7:30 AM—Today 7:55 AM—Local Naws 0:00 AM—Today 40:00 AM—Dough Re Ml 10:30 AM—Treasure Hunt :i:0n AM—The Price I« Right 11:30 AM—Concentration *12:00 N —Tic Tac Dough jo.-** C-Mild Ba You 1:00 PM—Liberaca 1:90 PM—Variety Show 2:00 PM—Truth or Conseouences *.«0 RagcHs (Color) *3:00 PM—Young Dr. Malone 3:90 PM—From ‘P'eee Roots 4:00 PM—Oueen For A Day 4-90 PH*—F*»»t MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1959 3:00 PM—American Bandstand 5:90 PM—Mlekev Mouse Club Maste- Workers -«.ta —av-afeam Brothers nae—Tcdav* Krwt t***— r .oe*l News «.«* T>a* »VoT,f*« r V:ee W— ego nx*—Want MrCoys n. e-. --n» Cun TV** •trail* *>r<TO • ■no nx#_WaTar Gunn o. -o "a* ^-,1lfarn««o • — - * a r»"nvay -jA.eo t»xe—r*ecrrre Burns T»S4_N«w« tt.nt t*«*—•trant>>ermen -Ii.ia t»x*—«s'■nret'oard li.i- ns*—Tark Pear Show ».«*« ex* At—, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17. 1959 «.ee ox*—*o-ierican Bandefand r.-n r.x*_e*i^v#v Mouse Club *:0o pm—Cartoons e.nn t»»*—•e n( ia<*« News «.** ox*—l ocal News e.tt t»x« ttfaathe* ■».ee ox*_*«iaot g*rvie* n.aa ox* 0:00 PM—rddle Fisher wtfietuen e:9fl ns*—Cheyenne -fa.ee t»x*—WoV, Cummings Show Ivan pa*—News 4i.a* ox*—Weatherman -•».»* ©a*—Scoreboard EHWHHHHPVnnUJJUL i 19. 1959 5:00 PM—American Bandstand 5:30 PM—Mickey Mouse Club 6:00 PM—Huckleberry Hound 6:30 PM—Todays News 6:40 PM—Local N-ws 6:55 PM—Weathrr 7:00 PM—Lone Ranger 7:30 PM—Jefferson Drum 8:00 PM—Mackenzie's Raiders 8:30 PM—It Could Be You t» ; r>a px*_T» e v,; r)t i cicted Doors 9:30 PM—Tennessee Ernie Ford 10:00 PM—Groucho Marx 10:30 PM—Masouerade Party VOO PM—No— ’ * pyi—Weatherman '': 10 PM—Scoreboard •’•15 PM—Jack Paar Show OA* Cl— ” FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 20. 1959 5:00 PM—American Bandstand 5:30 PM—Mickey Mouse Club 6:00 PM—This Is Alice 6:90 PM—Todays News 6:40 PM—Local News 6:55 PM—Weather 7:00 PM—Dial 999 7:30 PM—Zorro 8:00 PM—Walt Dl«ney Presents 9:00 PM—M Sen:ad ego •e>x*_'rv« Thi- Man Tn ; pn PM—Gillette Fights 10:45 PM—Jaclmat Bowling ll:no pm—*r.-w- 11:05 PM—ivest^'eri'-an 11:10 PM—Seovehoard n:T5 PM—Jack Show t .art ©x* a■ —. r- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1959 'T'VttTQ 9:30 AM—Birthday Party T -Tr>TVT^|V TNmnHv 10:30 AM—Ruff 'n Reddy 11:00 AM—Fury 11:30 AM—Farm A Home Hour 12:30 PA*—Ten Ten Da^ce Party—• Car»''ll Wr-*t ’"d Sera Donnelly 1:90 PM—Circus Bo^ 2:00 PM—SahTdav Playhouse 9:00 ®a*—Collate Basketball 4:30 PM—Raciner 5:00 ©a*—All S^r Golf 6:00 PA*—s*aw To Mar-v a Millionaire 6;40 PM—©eopla Are Funny 7:00 PM—This Is Your Life 7:90 PM—©at Boone Ri'ow AgO ©A*—©ewv Coipe Show a.n* ©x* T n—.>—> Welk 10:00 ©a*—Buckskin 10:90 PM—D. A.'s Man 11:00 PM—Jubilee USA 12:00 PM—Sirm Off Schedule Subject to Last Minute Changes and Corrections. PROSPERITY NEWS The February meeting of the U. D. C. of Prosperity was held at the home of Mrs. John Stockman on February fifth. In the absence of the president, Mrs. Wicker, Mrs. J. S. Thomason, vice president, opened the meeting in the usual way. Prayer was made by all present. The leader, Mi's. E. G. Eargle, unable to attend, prepared a very interesting program. Mrs. S. A. Quattlebaum read the News Sheet. Mrs. Stockman read the minutes of the last meeting, after which the hostess, Mrs. Stockman, serv ed a salad plate and coffee. Mrs. B. T. Young is spending several weeks with her sister, Mrs. C. B. Taylor of Jacksonville, Fla. World Day of Prayer will be held Friday afternoon, February 13 at 3:30 p. m. at Wightman Methodist Church. The leader will be Mrs. Ben M. Clark. The Literary Sorosis will meet Saturday afternoon, February 14, at 3:30 with Mrs. A. R. Chappell. The February meeting of the Azalea Garden Club was held at the home of Mrs. Glenn Hamm. Topic for the meeting was “Flower Gardens.” Mrs. Robert Bowers was pro gram leader and gave a very in formative talk on the subject. She gave helpful suggestions in selecting flowers and for planting for effect. Mrs. D. E. Abrams had charge of recreation and callod bingo, the prize going to Mrs. Max Cook. The hostess, Mrs. Hamm, served a salad plate and coffee. Col. and Mrs. Gus Schattenberg and son, Gus, of Columbia, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Summers of Lex ington, spent Friday with Mrs. W. L. Mathis Sr., and attended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Reagin, of Newberry. W allace Harmon and son, Mike, of Dallas, Texas, spent the week end with Dr. and Mrs. George W. Harmon. Mi's. George W. Harmon was hostess to the Prosperity Garden Club Monday afternoon, Febru ary 2. Mrs. W. O. Callahan of Co lumbia, and Mrs. Barley of Char lotte, N. C., were guests. Mrs. David Bedenbaugh was welcomed as a new’ member. Mrs. Paul Scott, program lead er. gave an informative and in teresting discussion of “Monastic and Mediaeval Gardens.” The hostess served sandwiches, individual cakes and coffee. Since they was the birthday of Mrs. P. C. Singley, .a charter member of the club, the individual cakes each had a lighted candle and the group sang -“Happy Birthday” to Mrs. Singley. Mrs. Callahan, Mrs. Singley’s daughter, presented her red carnations. The Valentine motif was used in the decorations and refresh ments. The February meeting of the Dogwood Garden Club was held Monday afternoon with Mrs. Billy Dawkins. The vice president, Mrs. W. E Hancock, presided in the absence of Mrs. James Counts, president. M rs. W. C. Barnes had charge of the program and showed a film “Beauty Spots and Historic Places of South Carolina,” which proved most interesting. Mrs. H. O. Newman had gleanings. Mrs. Cornell Bedenbaugh won the prize in a guessing contest conducted by Mrs. H. L. Shealy. Forty years after Uncle Sam started flying the mails by air, 600 mile-per-hour jets are taking over the job, cutting mail-time in half. Here, New York Postmaster Robert Christenberry turns over first jet mail pouch to National Airlines Captain Roger Whit taker. Miami-bound mail was first in nation’s history to be carried by the new jets. RIVER FIGHTING MAN By John Evan Jones T HE radio announcer’s voice was grim: “Volunteers have been up all night plugging up the weakened banks with sandbags. The river is still rising rapidly and residents of the lower valley are urged to leave their homes until the present danger has passed!” Then followed a call for more volunteers and a list of the dan ger points. Matthew Grant grabbed his car keys off the table and told his wife of two weeks, “We’ve got to get out of here!” “No,” she said firmly. “No?” He looked at her as though she was mentally unbal anced. “Look, I didn’t like the idea of living in your folks’ old house in the first place. Every year the Mississippi floods. Every year people say they will leave forever, but they always come back. I’m not that crazy!” She knew he meant it. She also knew already the futility of argu ing with her Yankee husband. Si lently they climbed into the car. The rain was coming down in a steady torrent and small rivers washed across the road They reached the river bridge Matt slowed the car to a crawl. They were on the edge of the bridge when Jo screamed. Matt’s breath hissed through his teeth and he slammed the gears into reverse. The wheels spun in the mud, then gripped and the car skidded back on to the road as the bridge supports creaked, broke and the center of the bridge collapsed in to the swollen torrent. Matt spun the car around and they headed back to the house. The water on the road was creep ing up the wheels. He hit a hole too fast, water sloshed over the hood and the motor choked and died. Jo grabbed his arm. “We’ve got to get to the house!” They slid out of the car into water over their shoe tops. In the old house Matt took off his raincoat but Jo made no at tempt to remove hers. “Where are you goin?” Matt said in sur prise. “Down to the levee,” she said quietly. “They’ll need someone to prepare food and coffee for the men.” “We’ve had one narrow escape already!” Matt said angrily. “Why tempt fate?” She shrugged. “My family have always gone,” she said, and opened the door into the slashing rain. There were about 30 people at Brown's Levee. They were filling sandbags and stacking them on the river bank. One big brawny fellow was shouting orders. He thrust a sandbag so hard at Matt that he staggered. A man came by on horseback “Big Ned!” he shouted against the wind. “The river’s still rising Make more dike!” Big Ned snarled at his crew. “If you want to see your homes again, make more dike!” After the sun went down the floodlights went on. After an in terminable night the sun came up again. Matt had been numb for hours. He stacked bags as though Le was in a dream. After another eternity the horseman was back again. He was grinning from ear to ear. “She’s going down.” he laughed, “We’ve licked it again!” “Hey. Jo!” a familiar hoarse voice hailed. They turned around It was Big Ned. “You’ve git a born river-fighter there, gal.” As they climbed into the old wagon that was waiting to take the tired workers home. Jo said. “I’ll start packing in the morning You were right, it would be fool ish to live here.” “Leave!” Matt exploded “Not on your life! We’ve licked this river and we'll lick it again! Be sides that.” he added smugly. “I’m a born river fighter.” A partial list of the materials which go into the making of play ing cards include glue, borax, car bon black, wax, castor oil, special pigments, metal leaf and shellac. Walloon Lake, south of Petoskey, Michigan, boasts crystal-clear wa ter so pure that local residents use it in their automobiles bat teries. During the social hour a salad course, cake and coffee were serv ed. The Valentine motif was empha- asized in decrations and refresh ments. Week of Prayer, February 6-20 will be observed by the U. L. C. W. of Grace Church. All meetings except the one on Tuesday, Feb ruary 17, will be held at 3:30 in the afternoon. The one on Tues day will be held at 7:30 p. m. Monday, Gertrude Leonard Circle. Topic “We Pray for Argen tina, Uraguay and British Guiia- na.” Leader, Mrs. Otway Shealy. Tuesday, Pheobe Rebecca and Katie Counts Circles. Topic, “We Pray for India.” Leader, Mrs. Cornell Bedenbaugh. Wednesday, Charles Dawkins Circle. Topic, “We Pray for Ja pan.” Leader, Mrs. Cole Wessing- er. Thursday, Carl Caughman Cir cle. Topic, “We Pray for Liberia.” Leader, Mrs. Leroy Pugh. Friday, Anna Kugler Circle. Topic, “We Pray for Hong Kong and Malaya.” Leader, Mrs. W. H. Leaphart, Jr. NEWSPAPER ADS ARE DOOR TO DOOR SALESMEN lAT THE LOWEST COST I For ten y .ars, you and your neighbors nave helped your Heart Association lead the attack on heart disease. Your gifts to the Heart Fund have fought heart disease through research, education and community heart programs. Hearts are Being Saved Bc;_www rou More than 32 million Heart Fund research dollars have speeded development of heart sur gery, rheumatic fever prevention, control of high blood pressure, improved diagnosis, more effective treatment of “heart attack,’’ and other important advances. But the fight is just beginning. Still unknown are the causes of high blood pressure and harden ing of the arteries, which are responsible for more than 90% of all heart disease. The future is bright, especially if you ,.. CHURCH^/// news EPTING MEMORIAL METHODIST CHURCH 10 a. m., Church school, all ages. F. O. Fulmer, Gen. Supt. 11 a. m., Worship service, Rev. B. B. Blakeney, Minister 7:30 p. m., Evening worship 7:30 p. m., Wednesday, Mid-Week prayer service MAYER MEMORIAL LUTH ERAN CHURCH Daniel M. Shull, Pastor 10:00 a. m., Sunday school. H. O. Cook, general superintendent. 11:00 a. m., The Service. Ser mon, “Searching for the ‘Deep Things of God’.” 6:30 p. m., Luther League. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend our wor ship. AVELEIGH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 9:45 a. m., Sunday school, all ages 11 a. m., Worship service, Dr. N. E. Truesdell, Minister 11 a. m., Church hour nursery FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 10 a. m., Sunday school, all ages 11 a. m., Worship service, Rev. Kenneth B. Wilson, Pastor 11 a. m., Church hour nursery 7:40 p. m., Evening worship serv ice 8 p. m., Broadcast over WKDK begins Thoughtful Hostess Serves Tea In the lifetime of every well-meaning hostess comes a moment of embarrassment. Although it is a common occurrence after a Thanksgiving dinner, it can occur at the end of any hearty, sub stantial meal. It’s that moment when guests show signs of discom fort or distress after having gorged themselves to the hilt with your meticulously prepared and delicious bounty. One way to avoid such embarrassment is to serve the beverage and dessert in the living room at least a half hour after dinner. And, to double-insure good digestion, serve hot tea because un like other beverages, tea aids digestion especially when brewed according to the Four Golden Rules, to wit: 1. Always use a teapot. 2. Use bubbling boiling water. 3. Use one teaspoonful of tea, or 1 teabag per cup. 4. Brew tea 3-5 minutes for full flavor quality. A dessert light and fluffy with a melt-in-your-mouth quality such as Refrigerated Lemon Cake compliments both the tea and the thoughtful hostess. Refrigerated Lemon Cake (Makes 10-12 servings) 1 package of lemon-pie 2 12"-square s^onee !'" T cr _ filling cakes, cut in half lor.'ihw’-o 2 cups milk to make a four layer loaf 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind 1 cup heavy cream, whipped Prepare lemon-pie filling according to directions. Cock Add lemon rind. Allow to set in refrigerator. Feld in whipped cream. Spread between and on top of cake layers. Refrigerate 24 heurs. FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS By C. D. Smith Is Auto Essential To Teenage Dating? -r- st A 15-year-old teenette writes that her folks allow her to date 16-year- old boys (and in this age, they drive, of course)—but she isn't allowed to go on dates with them in their autos. Not right, she says. We’re not inclined to back up her contention for several reasons. To begin, a wise parent must con cern himself with the dating activ ities of the young teenager; the parent cannot simply say, “You’re old enough to date,” and then for get about the whole matter. There must be guidance and the re straining hand of experience. Too, you don’t just dive off the highest springboard the first time you get near the water. Some ,par- ents used to take their children to the nearest creek, toss them into deep water and command them to “swim out.” Many youngsters learned to swim—or at least made it to shore—but, just as many got into trouble and had to be res 1 cued. Learning to do things in this life and to get along is not a mere matter of being “old” enough, nor is it a mere matter of being grant ed permission from one in authority. In the writer’s opinion, there i* nothing wrong with a 15-year-bld girl riding in the car with a 16- year-old boy—to and from such an event as a school picnic, church social, etc. In this instance the car is a convenient method of transportation, providing the boy is a competent driver. But,'in this day and time “auto dates” often mean flitting back and forth along the highways and off-beat by-ways, sometimes taking part in “drag races” and in general risking life and limb in youthful exhuberance. This is not a condemnation of teenagers in general. Many teen agers who think for themselves look upon a car as a means c< transportation—and not as a “speed-boat.” Some develop this idea before they are 16 or 17, but when it comes is not important. Until it does the teenager shouldn’t have “auto dates” because he or she hasn’t learned that they ought to use reason as well as the auto. If you have a teenage problem ya« want to discuss, or an •bsersattoata make, address year letter to FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS. NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER SERVICE, FRANKFORT. KV. Plan No. 3005 1687 Square Foot Designed by Summer, Prater, White & Associates 732 W. Peachtree St., NW, Atlanta 8, Ga. 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