Turpentine Drippings 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 i J'init lleili" and Meyers Williainetou for the ‘'llrst liuyg In Furniture99 r-~ ~ : Sl'PPORT VOIR oi i ici; sl 1*1*1 a stoki; A COM Ml'NITY ASS IT Williamslon Office Supply Co. NOTICE! 1950 TAXES ARE NOW PAYABLE PAR Pay Now Before Interest Is Added THE TOWN OF 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 $3,500,000 in additional revenue. A recent sur vey of the situation, however, , finds that instead of increasing I the revenue from cigarette tax money, the new tax is actually decreasing it. What has happened? The an swer is easy. It \yas pointed out j by this and other newspapers when the legislators were con sidering the additional tax. Ciga rette smokers have been buying their cigarettes in tax-free North Carolina and in other states where the tax is lower than in South Carolina. • • a DOCTOR KNOWS BEST (V. C. Marley, Heard of a feller who was feel ing sluggish. He went to the doc tor after a little check-over the old doctor told him not to work anv more until he saw him again. The doctor died, and the man is still following the doctors in structions, although it has been nearly twenty years. Pleased 'I’m so pleased with the way my family takes to Bamby Bread that I’m not surprised it’s made in such a wonderful bakery.” Grateful women share our pride in Bamby’s finer quality and know why it is so when they visit us and see where Bamby is made. | TAKE HOME BAMBY BREAD Now it can be told. This clean lined, smart-stepping 1950 version is th»* most popular Buick ever built. Ever since early in the present year, a value-wise public has been taking them away from us as fast as—or faster than—the great Buick factories i I i l could roll them out. Within recent w ecks, production and sales have set an all-time rea. J. > nulck J»«* °aly it and 9 . ,ad pow„ through I*11'’ rood view both #0S1„ V,$",t,.Ve,MA°NDt *«*«• . T»AM'C-M*N ,h.r«*wrei«8 r>d'"* iU,cK »I0«. perking «"d 9”ra the •*••• * SI ATS