STATE COLLEGE HINTS
TO FARM HOMEMAKER
SAYS POULTRY FEED
BILLS CAN BE CUT
By VERNA STANTON
Am!riant State Agent
Almost every rural housewife is
cotton bag-conscious, but chances
are that very few have realized the
full potentialities of the material.
For many years bags have entered
the house as dish cloths, curtains,
and slip covers, but now they are
being looked upon as dresses in
the making.
An unlim ted numbe^ of items
for yourself, your home, and your
children can be made from this
sack material. The white bags can
be left plain, or dyed any color and
several print bags in the same pat
tern will make a dress. Boy' sport
and dress shirts can also be made
from this material.
"Besides wearing apparel, num
erous other useful and attractive
items can be made from bags?all
kinds of aprons from the necessary
coverall type to dainty teaaprons
of print trimmed with deep ruffles
of white or pastel-dyed material;
luncheon cloths, napkins, and table
mats provide unlimited possibili
ties.
Let the daughters try their hands
at making some of their own
clothes using the bag material.
They are especially good for at
tractive school dresses. "Never let
a good opportunity go untried," is
a good rule to follow, and certain
ly discarding cotton bags would
be like throwing away good bolts
of material. Washed thoroughly,
dyed, and made into any of hun
dreds of possible items, cotton feed
bags become indispensable around
the home.
When shopping for dress-making
fabrics, don't overlook the remnant
tables. Those short lengths of ex
pensive fabrics make collars and
cuffs for a dress of less expensive
black fabric. Under-suit blouses
are made from short lengths of
fabric and some remnants contain
sufficient material to line jackets
or children's coats.
When powder puffs become real
ly old and frayed, they can still be
useful after-being washed. Use an
old puff, instead of a cloth, to pol
ish silver. For fitting'a dress or
measuring a hem, attach one on
your wrist with a rubber band and
use as a pin cushion.
"Relieves
DISTRESS OF
j/'Penetrates
into upper bron
chial tubes with
special soothing
medicinal vapors.
^ Stimulates
chest and back sur
faces like ? warm
ing, comforting
poultice.
This wonderful special pene
trating-stimulating action
?brought to you only by
Vicks VapoRub?works for
hours to relieve distress of
colas while the chtid sleeps.
Often by morningmost misery
of the cold is
gone. Try it
tonight!
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mere is little that the pouiry
producer can do to reduce f?ed
costs, says Roy Dearstyne, head of
the State College poultry depart
ment, but he can do something to
cut his own feed bill.
That "sometiing" Dearstyne
says, is to cut out all wasteful iaed
practice^. Such things as maintain
ing large numbers of unprofitible
birds, sustaining high mort;lity
rates, and tolerating heavy w;stes
of valuable feed, are among the
practices which the poultry au
thority condemns.
"Cull flocks strickly and con
stantly," he says. Many flocks ion
tain a number of birds that eat
heavily but produce little, and
with feed costs at their present
high level, this represents a arge
and unnecessary investment 01 the
part of the producer.
Dead broilers or layers represent
feed money spent to bring them to
the age at which mortality o:cur
red. A reduction in mortality is a
problem of the past, present and
future, and is largely a prcblem
of the poultryman alone.
A third way in which Deantyne
says the poultry producer' cai re
duce the size of his feed till is
through the use of more glazing
crops. Research has indicatec that
such crops should reduce the feed
costs from 10 to 15 per cent.
A reduction in waste at the feed
hoppers, the prevention of spoilage
to the feed through improper stor
age, and the avoidance of vaste
through large quantities of feed
eaten by rats and mice are other
ways Dearstyne suggests for poul
try producers to practice ecoiomy
in their feed bills.
The total forest acreage planted
in the United States since 1?26 is
6,483,632 acres.
Spoilage of hams during curing,
formerly a cause of heavy loss to
the packing industry, has-been
greatly reduced through methods
based on research and technical
studies of meat processing.
Under Martial Lew
IN AN UNPRECEDENTED move, mar*
tial law was clamped on five Pal
estine areas by the British, with in
stant death the punishment for cur
few violators. The above map
shows where the military rule was
Imposed. At (A) Tel Aviv with its
suburb, Ramat Gan and nearby
towns of Petah Tiqvah and Bene!
Beraq art under constant patrol.
In the Mea Shearim section of Jeru
salem (B), 15,000 Jews are subject
to the curfew law (International>
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Phone 114 Sylva, N. C.
Vocal Protest From Arrivals
WHIN THI SJS. John Ericsson docked in New York, the had aboard her
a number of Engliah war babiea. Three of them put up quite a howl
when they made their debut before an American camera. (International)
Demonstration In
Roll Making Given
By Miss Sossamon
Miss Helen Sossamon demon
strated roll making at her various
Home Demonstration club meet
ings in February, using the follow
ing recipe: ,
Four cups milk, one-half cup
sugar, one cup snowdrift, one tea
spoon oi' salt. Then?
I Scald in largest crock in pan
of hot water on stove until l'at
melts. Then curl to luke warm to
test on back of hand. (Be sure it
s cool or it kills yeast)*
II Put yeast in cup and 1 T.
warm water: (Wash out with milk.)
III Sift big bowl flpur three
times. Measure 9 cups flour in
sifter. To the one cup, add: 1 t.
soda, 2 t. baking powder.
(Set this bowl up to use when
work down the second time.) --
IV Add yeast to warm milk mix
ture.
V Add 9 c. flour and mix. Then
beat with a mix-master about 5-8
minutes.)
VI Let rise 2 (two) hours. Cover
| tightly. Do not set on hot place but
' at room temperature.
VJI Ar'd extra cup of flour and
knead in. It is then ready to be
made ot.t into rolls or cover tight
ly and put into ice box.
J
VIII Let rfce 1 hour eftejr made
into rolls before baking.
The recipe is published for the
benefit of the club members who
were unable to attend the meet
ing.
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Phone 5 Sylva, N. C.
The Red Cross Drive Opened March 1st, 1947
With Jackson's Quota
$2,118
Yes,
the war is over
sy
But the Red Cross war against misery and suffering never
ends. In peace, as in war, the Red Cross keeps on fighting?
fighting for human happiness and welfare all over the world.
ASK THE VICTIMS^ DISASTER.
Hurricanes, floods and epidemics strike at thousands of
American families every year. This year, as always, the Red Cross
will be there?with emergency medical aid for the injured ... food,
clothing and shelter for the homeless . . . rehabilitation for the needy.
War against human suffering never ends!
ASK OUR WOUNDED VETERANS.
They know at firsthand how the Red Cross helps them
through their suffering, and makes their days less drab. Right
now, the Red Cross is providing thousands with guidance in
personal and family problems . . . furnishing representation for their
claims . . . aiding readjustment to civilian life.
Concern for our veterans' welfare never ends!
ASK OUR GIs.
The Red Cross is a link with home. It helps maintain the
GI'S morale with recreational programs and many personal services.
The need for this touch of home continues!
ASK THE VICTIMS OF ACCIDENTS.
Every year, 100,000 are killed and 10,000,000 injured by accidents
in the U. S. Red Cross First Aid, Water Safety, and
Accident Prevention programs help reduce this tragic toll.
The war on accidents never ends!
. . So the Red Cross asks you to Give!
For this vital, humanitarian work, the Red Cross needs your help.
Your contributions will help thousands of our fellow-Americans?
many of them in our own community.
So, won't you give now to the American Red Cross? It depenehrorr
you . . . just as countless Americans will depend on it.
We know you won't let them down!
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