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l ompilcd By Bill Sharpe
HOW COME COLOR
-(Holt McPherson Shelby Star)
Frank Kowalk. whose business
is trees, furnishes this statement
by Frank Pipat, Omaha city for
ester, on how old Mother Nature
Spatters trees:
"Jack Frost is not responsible,
as commonly supposed, for the
coloring of the leaves. Many
leaves turn even before there is
any frost
"When Nature gives the signal
the leaf stalk develops a special
layer of cells at the point where
it is attached to the twig. Another
layer, next to it. form, cork-like
cells without any open passages.
This prevents the flow of raw sap
into the leaf and gradually slows
process of food manufacturing and
formation of the green coloring
matter, known as chlorophyll.
When this process ceases entirely
the chlorophyll disappears and
under it arc exposed tiny crystals,
which are yellow and known as
carotin and anthophll. They are
found in large numbers in carrots
and yolks of eggs These crystals
give the leaves the yellow color,
and we find their best showing in
cottonwoods and soft maples
"The most gorgeous colors are
the scarlet, red, and their mix
tures with yellow. They are pro
duced by the accumulation of
sugar in the leaves, which pro- 1
duces a coloring matter known as
anthoeyanin. The more sugar the
deeper the red. The best display
of this coloring is found in sugar
and other maples, some <>aks. su
ma. certain varieties of \ ibur
num and Euonymous.
'The presence of tanic acid in
Un leaf sap is responsible for the
brown colorations.
"The prevalence and the brill
iance of the fall colors depend a
meat deal on the preceding wea
ther. Plenty of sunshine, suffi
cient moisture, and cool nights
following warm days give best
results. Drouth, cloudiness ind
warm nights give results
"Sunshine is absolutely icces
sary to manufacture sugars I hat
is the reason why trees and plants
most exposed to the sun, especial
ly the afternoon sun have accum
ulated large supplies of sugars
and produce the best coloring.
This is an important point to re
member when planting trees m
shrubs which arc known to pro
duce brilliant coloring. If planted
in shady spots the results will be
disappointing.
"After some very cool nights
and frosts Nature gives another
signal, and the special layer of
cells mentioned above separates
and the leaves fall.
PRESBYTERIAN'S QUIT
(D. Scott Poole. Sandhill Citizen)
In the Presbyterian Churches in
our section they always sang the
hymn "Thus On 1 hat Sad and
Doleful Night" before the admin
istration of the Lord's Supper At
one church in our section they
sang that solemn tunc, and two
sisters shouted. They were only
Presbyterians I ever knew who
shouted In fact, I believe they
have all quit shouting.
UNEMPLOYABLES
(Warren Record)
So we have people who are will
ing to work, even anxious to
work, unable to find jobs suitable
to their talents. For all purposes
they are unemployable. Breeding
almost like flies, they offer an in
creasing threat to our well being;
they are a constant drag on our
progress. They are our greatest
problem. Any solution is apt to be
a long-time one, and meantime a
very expensive one.
GIVE IIIM TIME
(Sanford Herald)
Eight-vear-old Johnny Williams
lives at the corner of Summitt
avenue and Endor street a con
venient spot for hitch-hikers.
The other day a tough looking
sergeant from Fort Bragg was
standing on the corner waiting
to catch a ride when Johnny walk
ed up and started talking.
During the course of the con
versation Johnny said: “The war
looks pretty bad, doesn't it'.’"
“Yes it does," the sergeant an
swered.
• You know if it keeps up I'll be
in it myself.”
THE HAM’S ALL GONE
i Mount Olive Tribune)
The madam took it to one of
the markets to be sliced, and em
ployes of the store tried in every
wav possible to divert her atten
tion long enough to let a couple
of pieces fall on the floor, where
they could retrieve it later. She,
as we could have told them was
too smart lor any tricks like that,
for she likes ham, too, and was
counting every time the slicing
machine passed through the meat.
She demanded-and got-just that
many pieces.
After tasting the meat, and
finding it every bit as good, or
better than the sample we’d had
before, we mentioned it to Bill
CLOSING LINES
(Frances Fraizer in
Waynesville Mountaineer)
We received a letter from a spl
Gupton, who's conducting The
Tribune's subscription campaign
We should have been warned by
the crafty gleam which shone in
his eye, and the nervous twitching
of his Charlie Chaplin mustache.
When leaving for his house
trailer, Bill casually drove by our
house, got a whiff of the ham fry
ing, and absolutely refused to
leave until we gave him a slice.
Knowing that once the odor of
that earthly bit of heaven soaked
through his trailer, Mrs. Gupton
would be drooling for some, too,
we finally relented and let him
have two slices for their break
Ifast next morning.
Bill told us later that, after ar
riving home, he and Mrs Gupton
began a deep conversation on the
possibility of one, or both of
them, dying before morning, and
wound up eating both slices of
ham that night.
We had ham morning, noon and
night. In between meals a slice of
ham between two pieces of bread
(with such gravy around biscuits
never lasted through a meal, much
less after one) further tickled our
palate.
The family quit eating it every
meal after the children got to
grunting and squealing, and root
ing under the furniture. After that
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WILLIAMSTON
Star Gary Cooper and tempestuous Lauren Bacall meet in a scene
from “Bright Leaf." Warner Bros, long-awaited romantic drama,
opening at the Marco Theatre on Thursday. Story of love amidst
the creation of a tobacco empire, the film also stars Patricia Neal
and Jack Carson, directed by Michael Curtiz.
we only ate it twice a day.
The reason we,let you in on our
good fortune is so you’ll know
why there’s been such a shortage
of rice here lately—we were us
ing it all with that ham and gravy.
But, there’s no use coming
around now—the ham's all gone,
and it’s just like the day after
Christmas!
GRAND LAND
(Twin City Sentinel)
It’s a grand country, and in
spite of everything there’s a
pretty good chance some of us
will get out of it alive.
IT DOESN’T WORK
(Florence Morning News)
When the South Carolina Gen
eral Assembly imposed an addi
tional tax on cigarettes, it did so to
boost the state revenue. But word
from Columbia says that this has
not been the case. The lawmakers
figured lhat the cigarette tax
would bring in some $3,500,000 in
additional revenue. A recent sur
vey of the situation, however, ,
finds that instead of increasing I
the revenue from cigarette tax
money, the new tax is actually
decreasing it.
What has happened? The an
swer is easy. It \yas pointed out j
by this and other newspapers
when the legislators were con
sidering the additional tax. Ciga
rette smokers have been buying
their cigarettes in tax-free North
Carolina and in other states where
the tax is lower than in South
Carolina.
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DOCTOR KNOWS BEST
(V. C. Marley,
Heard of a feller who was feel
ing sluggish. He went to the doc
tor after a little check-over the
old doctor told him not to work
anv more until he saw him again.
The doctor died, and the man is
still following the doctors in
structions, although it has been
nearly twenty years.
Pleased
'I’m so pleased with the
way my family takes to
Bamby Bread that I’m not
surprised it’s made in such
a wonderful bakery.”
Grateful women share
our pride in Bamby’s finer
quality and know why it
is so when they visit us and
see where Bamby is made.
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