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) . ',; WINTER NEVER ROTS VSt ,Tm SKT , i1 I! you have spent many winters in 'Maine, you know to your soiv i .' taat winter, will not only ;icome, but that it. won t rot In the say, esu cr. There is no such thing as a good winter they are all bad, some worse, and a few frigid ones which defy any apt description, , There was that Infamous winter of "eighteen hundred and froze to death" as they gay in Maine. No man alive remembers it, to be sure, but the legend have grown through the generations following those who-did pull through that winter. The ! wondef was that so many "did : live to tell about it The lakes and rivers were frozen solid by October in that year, didn't thaw again 'until the -"next. JunerThe snow piled over the tops of most .or the onestory house 'j&vnfcr by a plume of i smoke could you tell where, the', tarnv was supposed to be. Cold and snow have always .been the two dependable crops in Maine. To paraphrase that old song,' "Whether, it rains or 'whether it s hot, .' we are going to have winter, whei&er or not" , Only thing you can do is to leave before it "comes, or, prepare for it. And although you might dream Wistfully at times of a warm- Florida sun thawing youi1 shivering . back," or breathing the acrid smog-filled, air of. Southern; California, you do hate to miss any part of the symphony of the seasons. If you are away, the whole pattern escapes you, the rhythm is lost You can never appreciate the shy beauty of the reluctant,. Maine spring unless , you have lived through the "rigors Of a Maine winter. You are going to stay so you must get ready before winter sets in. You will bank your house with fir boughs and hay or straw as the Indians did., It keeps some of the drafts away from the floors. You put : on storm windows . . they keep the cold out and the heat in. You close most of the big rooms and move jnto those that can be easily heated. YduTtet the red wool underwear out of the moth balls ana air it, mena the heavy socks, patch the ski pants. You repair your snowshoes, oil V your heavy boots, and have them resoled. If the family supply of mit tens is down to a few pairs, then you must knit some more quickly. TUtttena get wet often freeze solid and then take days .to dry out You will heed several pairs for each person. On cold days you will have to wear; three pair to keep your hands from freezing;, anyway. Naturally you will have an emergency food supply . . only not a -m mere; three days ration as you Co for civil defense. You should have - Jtood enough", on hand at all times for at least a week, and two weeks xls better. Ydu may be snowbound for as long as that. (Now are you suce it wont freeze In the storeroom? I have had a glass of water turn .' to solid Ice beside my bed on a cold night . . thinks what will happen to food in a room with no heat at all.) You have to hoard your food as . varefully as any squirrel. Replace what you use as soon as you can get fovi, tod, 'There is always more bad weather ahead. ir , And fuel, ah me, how much fuel you will need! Not to keep warm, i no, you can't keep warm or comfortable. But enough fuel to keep you ; alive, to keep you from freezing to death is still a problem. If you have been foresighted enough to get some fifteen cords of seasoned Hard '. wood, you had better supplement that with as much slab wood as you ican get Jf you think fifteen cords will carry you through the winter, it ; 'wtU probably take twice that. You may run out of wood in March dur ing a blizzard. A really smart Mainiac keeps a two year supply in his ; wood shed. And in a really bitter winter, you can't buy wood at any price . , it is too precious. There are few hours of daylight in the dark of December. You have to keep candles and oil lamps ready for the days when there will be no Power,, when sleet or heavy snow has brought down the light I000000OO00OO000OO00O0G09 WW HlMfWFS TOO SI H LI V"J S7I ' and telephone lines. It happens every year at on time or another. Yes, were is a 101 ox planning m getting ready for a Maine winter. , Id the let fall you get an Old Farmer's Almanac tor see what old Abe Weatherwise has to say. And you begin to shiver no matter 'how warm the day Is. Just for example, let me quote these cheerful Items about. the winter ahead: 1 1 , , ' , . "Cold, Windbound, and White." Next winter will continue to ac centuate the present trend away from mild and warm winters, v 1 , ' ! "November.- 'Early snow, snow for Thanksgiving north of Boston, then a bad easterly, storm along the Atlantic Coast.". (And how exact those words were. We did have snow for Thanksgiving, and howling Nor'easter the last of November with sleet and Snow and lcel) ' ' . ... "Decerrfberr Boisterous and windy first week, then wittei' cold With snow for two weeks . . and a white jChristmas north of Washington, "January: Fuir storm during the first week (possibly the Worst of the winter), followed by two weeks of cruel cold, a thaw end then another storm." ' 1 . i . , And Mr. Weatherwise begins, the day-to-day forecast for February thus: "No lounge lizard will enjoy this blizzard." And ends it . ; "High winds prevail, perhaps a gale." jv 1 . . . ,. , You might assure yourself,' or try to, with the thought that long range forecasting is haphazard at best But Mr.; Weatherwise did fore cast both Carol and Edna . and we remember those evil sisters with no pleasure.. -. j. ; Hurricanes are rare in New England. But those three this year have been real disasters. They are not as bad as a New, England winter though. You can usually prepare' for a hurricane, batten down' the hatches, brace yourself for the destructive wind and breathe a sigh of re lief when it has spent itself out in the Maritins, The full fury of the storm is frightening, but when it is over, it is done with. You can take pride at having met the emergency with a measure of calm and fortitude. But winter is something else again. It is long, seemingly endless, an insidious evil. No matter how well prepared you may be for it physically, it will still leave mental and spiritual devastation. Gradually, impercep tibly, rusts away the iron in your spirit until it becomes so thin it will snap under any sudden stress or strain. Winter saps your strength, weakens your resistance, drains you of all your reserve of vitality. It fades your color, dampens the inner spark, dulls the glow that makes living fun. It's a miserable season, a depressing season. It is a relentless foe which will show you no mercy. With uncanny accuracy, it will find any flaw in your makeup, will expose it ruthlessly while you shring in shame. The spiritual and mental preparation for the long winter is harder than the physical. First you ought to be very sure that you can take it, can endure the eternal stillness. For 3ays and even weeks, you won't see anyone, wont talk with anyone. The quiet intensifies as the cold strengthens. Some days you feel lik shrieking defiance to the whole white universe. You must be as sound in mind as you are in body to last until the spring thaw! Your inner reserves must more than equal your hoard of food. Winter measures only too well your depth and breadth and height of soul. Your spirit shrinks as the cold closes in around you. To break through the icy barrier, your imagination must be as swift as a jet plane. If it doesn't, you will feel so hemmed in that all the milk of hu man kindness will freeze in your veins and leave you only a soul sickening self pity. As fodder for your spirit you will need books and music. Many a dreary day has changed into a bright one for me tjy the music from W. Q. X. R. Whatever it is that iifts you out of a slough of despond is essential for survival in a Maine winter. Its inspiration will have to keep the glow alive when most life has ceased, is frozen under the deep snows. HELEN CALDWELL CUSHMAN Build Pond Now, Catch Fall Rain Water-short North Carolina farm ers are embarking on the biggest pond-building boom in the State's history. H. M. Ellis, in charge of agricul tural engineering for the Exten sion Service at State College, point ed out recently that farmers who are planning to build ponds for a water supply next summer should complete them in time to take ad vantage of the fall and winter rains. Ellis said that successive dry sum mers have sparked an irrigation revolution in the State and, in the Piedmont, many farmers must de pend on artificial ponds for a water supply. In the east, ground water is generally readily available, and irrigation-bent farmers can turn to wells for water. During September and October in Montgomery County, Ellis re ported, 38 ponds were ' built. "Ten years ago we wouldn't build that VBMS1C BCTC "Far better gas maeage-" 1 we yj u "Not 5t for repairs in 34,400 miles -n Mrt work done in less time- Ody Hydra-Rstic GMCs for b " many a year in the whole State," according to Ellis. This year,' he said, 1,500 farmers irrigated 17,850 acres with portable irrigation systems. In 1953, farm ers irrigated only 4,000 acres. Double Or Triple "If we don't have a wet spring I expect our acreage under irriga tion will double and perhaps tri ple next year," Ellis forecast. Irrigation requires plenty of wat er, and Ellis advised farmers to think in tertns of large ponds for irrigation. Joel Johnson, Four Oaks farmer, had the right size in mind when he built a 15-acre pond to support his truck crops and vine yard, Ellis said. He pointed out that a one-acre Piedmont pond generally will con tain four acre-feet of water (one acre-foot is enough to put one foot of water on one acre of land). Four acre-feet is the minimum required for eight acres of tobacco or four acres of pasture, Ellis said. "There will be years when a farmer will need more water" he asserted. Ellis advised farmers to consid er carefully the crops they are to irrigate. "It costs money to put wat er on land," he said. "North Caro lina farmers who can make the best use of irrigation are tobacco farmers. Tobacco responds beauti fully to irrigation," according to Ellis. Helps Quality "We don't get increased income from pounds of tobacco alone, but from quality, and proper irriga tion adds to quality." Irrigation, Ellis declared, won't pay on all crops. "Pastures don't look too adaptable to irrigation." In the first place, he said, yon must have a potentially good pasture for irrigation to be profitable; and in the second, income from pastures doesn't compare with that from wetan " aafo radio with what Isawedhzytog FARM BUREAU i AUTO l!I$UE,f A a: NOW as mileage piles up on Hydra-Mafic GMC trucks in servicethe pay-off is looming large on the books of their cost conscious owners. Reports are pouring in from farmers and flo rists, from diaper services and., milk companies, from wholesale butchers and bakers and paper box makers', from owners and rental operators all over the land. "They sum up to one conclusion: soon. 1 Sfmdari m wuug mtdtitf Hydra-Matio GMCs are doing more work for far lower oper ating and maintenance costs savbg time-keeping drivers hap pier r improving safety records. Why handicap yourself with out moded equipmentP There's Hydra-Matic GMC to fit your need, in every size truck from Pickup to heavy-duty tractor. Gome in and let's talk it over Be ear fol drive safely 0 imtrttMtn MmfjJHrt fJC ICX POLLOCK ST. , . - jit. OLIVE, N. C I. tf your C3C dealer for TrlpIChckd vsed frocks n - torn eats save too.5bux!urd, pone aw wahle fBotaoMoa. auto-.-: .motie renewal. - nation-wfda (data service. Over miHfoa . dry and (una drivers insured. Over $19 millions fcicUimi paid last year. Check, compere toy day. Call . ,w ETHRO HILL Low-Calorie Desserts For the Overweight .- JyAUa DENH0FF THE most beautiful season of the- year with Its feasting, par ties, company and get-togethers, both scheduled and impromptu, means extra vigilance on the part of waistline watchers. So this may be the best of all times to offer some recipes for desserts that are both delicious and tow calorie. too..;i';.;;v';,.:;1 s.,;, :jjt An Old Favorite ' ''-"t Lemon Snow first, the recipe for 0 portions. Only 88 calories per servlng. ,-... , ., Soften tbsp. (l envelope) un favored gelatin In ft c cold water. Let stand S mln. . Combine ft c sugar 1 c hot water, Y c. lemon Juice, tap. lemon rind; stir until sugar dis solves. Add softened gelatin; stir until gelatin is completely dis solved. Chill until slightly thick ened.' Pour c. water Into 1-qt, bowL Sprinkle c. nonfat dry milk powder over surface, of water. Beat with rotr-y b?nter or elec tric mixer unv.lt eta, about C-10 mln. Whip slight y tl.'.ikened geln- tin mixture until frothy. Fold ln whipped nonfat dry milk pow der mixture. Pour Into molds or individual serving dishes. Chill jntil firm. A Custod Dear--! A low-calprle billed custard, served over a per.r or peach half ' It Is tasty, value, and is a dieter's special, high In nutritional low In sugar and fat. Combine 3 slightly beaten eggs, ' c sugar, ft tq. salt and 2 c ; water In top of- double boiler. Sprinkle ft c nonfat dry milk ' powder over surface of mixture; beat with rotary beater until blended. - A: .fv, , Cook, stirring constantly, over " hot, but not boning water until mixture coats a silver spoon. Chill Immediately.' . - . , Serve S tbsp. IwUed custard over the fruit. Makes about 1! c custard, and Out calorie count is 32 per serving. , Apple Whip Apple WUp, beeswings at 100 calories a portion la eur next sug gestion. ';:; .Uwt Soften tbsp. a aavelone) un-' flavored gelatin 4a e. cold water. Let stand I mln. Beat 1ft! c. apple Juice and ft e. sugar to boiling point. Art softened gela- tin; stir until mixture dissolves. Chill until sUtfhtSy thickened! Pour ft c water and tbsp. lemon juice tat 1-qt., bowl; sprinkle ft e. aonfat dry milk powder over mnae of. water. Beat until stiff, about 8 to 10 mln. Fold whipped nonfat dry milk, mixture into aUsjattijr thickened; gelatin mixture. i Pour Into maids individual serving dishes. (Copyrlsht, l'J51, King Feature Syndic!, W it;u-nioney crops of tobacco and truck. Ellis outlined a few precautions that pond builders might observe: 1. Check with your soil conser vationist to see if your soil will hold water. 2. Make sure your contributing area (watershed) is large enough to give sufficient run-off to main tain a pond. , v 3. Your dam deserves careful con struction. It must be much wider than most people think. 4. Remove large roots and organ ic material in the area where your dam is to be constructed. Other wise, you will have seepage. 5. Build your dam in time to cap ture the current seasonal rains and build your pond large enough. Ellis doesn't know bow many ponds will be built this year, hut three earth-moving contractors re cently told him their equipment was booked solid on pond construc tion through 1955. Paul C. Miller Af Fort Campbell, Ky. Warrant Officer Junior Grade Paul C. Miller, Beulaville, N. C, has been assigned to the 711th Or dnance Battalion of the 11th Air borne Division, stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky. Mister Miller entered the service Headquarters " For , Daniel Green House Shoes Goldsboro, N. C. In 1938, and served as an enlisted man until November, 1951, when he was commissioned as a Warrant Of ficer. Prior to his assignment with the Division, he was stationed with the 84th Ordnance Technical Intel Ugence Detachment, in the Far EasC Contest Slated ' J In Land Judging ; An extra Incentive to Future Far mers of .America, for learning to judge farm land, 'and use it bet tett was announced yesterday by Dan E. Stewart, director of agrU cultural development for Carolina Power '& Light Company, ;,,,,(. v A. ll Teachey, State supervisor ot agricultural education,' said the land Judging course would be taught in vocational. agriculture depart ments throughout the State, . Stewart said CP&L will give the , winning team from 48 North Caro lina counties the company serves a free trip to the. National Land Judging Meet in Oklahoma City , next year. - vu 2 . Time and place of the State meet will be announced later, along with , greater detail of the plan; fv; ' A Vocational ' agriculture teachers will pick.their best teams to enter the State land judging meet vext ' spring. There ine winning area Team will be picked, Individual high scor er, whether on that team or not, will get a 100 scholarship; and . second high scorer will win a $50 cash award from CP&L. , - are the N. C. Agricultural Exten- sion Service, the U. S. Soil Conser- ' vatlon Service , and the N,' C As sociation of Soil Conservation, Dls- : trlct Supervisors. ' . '-v;f!i?vi;.!:?iiKfs,ii; ,-,-.V" '"-ih See Us For Your Builimg Windows Pine & Oak Flooring Doors Screens Roofing Brick Hardware Ply Wood All Othei , Building Materials Mallard vi in 1400 W. Vernon Ave. Phone 2250 'Kinston. N. 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