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THURSDAY, NOV. 4, 1965 NUMBER TEN
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Want More Quail?
Write Your Congressman
We went into a restaurant
one day this week to eat
lunch and sat down at the
counter beside Bill Bailey,
good friend and avid sports
man. Right now he is worry
ing about getting time to
hunt grouse. Two weeks ago
he was worrying about his
golf score. (Oh, well, if it
isn't one thing it’s another.)
Anyway, this lack-of-time
to-hunt conversation led to
ward an idea that both of us
feel sure will be taken up by
Congress, at the next session.
Eill said, “If I had more
time to hunt, I’d buy a.
grouse dog.”
“If there were more quail,
I’d buy a bird deg, too, “I
said. “You don’t know of
any coveys do you?”
“No, I don’t, quail are just
about gone from this coun
try,” Bill answered as he
forked off another bite of
that good, rich Boston
Cream pie.
I saw my bowi of hot chili
coming, and I felt better
about the whole situation,
“Fanners farming too good
to raise quail,” one of us
said I don’t remember
which one.
“It ought to be a law to
make a farmer plant a cover
crop for quail on his farm.
At least an acre,” Bill wiped
some of the creamy choco
late from the corner ot his
mouth.
“Federal law,” I said.
“Federal law,” he agreed.
“I think the law should re
quire one acre out of every
ten in a cover crop.”
“Goodness! Some farmers
couldn’t stand that. Why, a
farmer with a hundred acres
wruld have to convert ten
acres to a cover crop,” Bill
Why Start In Politks At An
Early Age
By; Lela Whisnant - 9-11-45
In this age of adventure
there is one avenue which
every person must explore
and perhaps no adventure
is more unknown before
hand; tomorrow! Each indi
vidual must explore this
route, but fortunately he
does not have to do it alone.
Society looks to its leaders
to guide it in the endeavors
they know best; however no
field of endeavor is an island
unto itself, thus everyone
must be familiar with many
facets of life. There is one
important area which touch
es on all others in one way
said.
“Well, of course, the gov
ernment would pay a set
amount per acre for the
cover crop. It pays farmers
not to plant, why not pay
them to plant.”
Bill thought a minute.
“Farmers are paid S3B 00 an
acre not to plant com. Now,
I have another idea. Why
don’t they let the farmer
plant the com and pay him
$38.00 an acre? And let It
stand for the quail, of
course.”
I said, “We’d still have the
acre cover crop for the quail
wouldn't we?”
“Yes, of course, and speak
ing of pay, farmers might
prefer to let the government
buy them a good dog for an
acre of cover crop. Another
thing I have thought about,
a man’s fences would have
to be protected.”
“Fence Insurance," I said.
“Nowdays anything can be
covered with insurance and
of course the government
would supplement that too.”
“Yeah, that would work,”
Bill answered but the biggest
question now to settle is how
much w 7 e are going to allow
the farmer per acre. I guess
we’ll need to have our con
gressman take that up with
the Department of Agricul
ture,” Bill said as he got up
and reached for his check.
I reached for the Tabasco
Sauce and dashed a little on
my cooling chili and said,
“yeah, I guess so.”
We don’t know how far
this will go, but Congress al
ways has to have new laws
to work on and we think this
is a good one.
or another politics. In
fact, those participating in
politics have the power to
decide whether or not there
will be a tomorrow. Certain
ly, America’s political lead
ers must b< well educated
To be a musician one starts
musical training at an early
age; to be an athlete one
participates in athletics at
an early age . . . and so it
could continue politics is
no exception. Also, the per
son who took music, played
in athletic games or spoke
several languages in his
youth will have more inter
est in, and a better under-
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Robert Presnell deep in the
operation of making apple
butter in the old fashioned
The Passing Os Time Is Not
Fully Past
- Some of the things that
we looked forward to when
we were children have pass
ed away. The sound of a lo
comotive blowing off -steam
and a far-away whistle at a
crossing.
The time of the year for
the “threshers” to come has
passed by without the “thre
shers”, as it passed last year,
the year before, and the
year before that. To those
who remember and took part
in threshing the small wheat
crop this was a gala event.
Neighboring farm women
gathered at one farm and
cooked meals for the thresh
ing crew. The men labored
and sweated as they ran the
headed sheaves through the
monster. And the children
romped about in the straw
and chaff.
Threshing was something
to be looked forward to but
it was also something to re
joice about when it was over.
Then there was molasses
making. The frozen fingers
feeding frost covered cane
Into the rollers early in the
morning. Hornets and yellow
jackets buzzing around the
grinder’s head after the sun
had warmed up the day. The
smoke of a wood fire under
a long sheet-metal bo ler and
finally the golden sweet sy
rup being poured from the
vat with enough always left
for the children to scrape
out with pieces of cane.
Corn shuckings, too, were
a delight. A great pile of
com was piled out beside
the crib, and an open Invita
tion was given by word of
mouth to all the families in
the community, adults and
children alike. There were
standing of those areas dur
ing adulthood. These are
two ways which starting
politics at an early age can
affect people; as a vocation
and an avocation.
Many people, unfortunat
ely, feel politics is something
very evil in nature. As Dan
ton put it: "It Js better to be
a poor fisherman than to
meddle with the art of gov
erning men.” How far from
the truth this is! Handling
the affairs of an individual
is most honorable for “prq
fessional” men; handling the
affairs of a community is
politics. Teaching the coun
try’s youth to prepare them
selves for the future is the
Job of scholars; making the
policy decisions of our coun
try which determines if
way while his granddaugh
ter, Lisa Fox, and great
niece, Sharon Presnell, look
on.
piles of com, we are told,
which held a gallon of the
season's wine to speed up
the shuckers. Some men de
lighted in being able to,
shuck more com than his
neighbor setting next to him.
But the delight of the youth
was to shuck out an ear of
red com which entitled him
to k’ss the girl of his choice
at the party.
Seemingly, these things
are gone.
Another chore which was
not filled with much frivol
ity was the making of apple
butter. Neighbors would
come in at night and aid a
family with the apple peel
ing and coring. And early
the next morning the sliced
apples would be put into a
15 or 20 gallon brass or cop
per kettle. Constant stirring
was required with a long
handled wooden stirrer. Be
fore the apple butter was
done molasses or sugar and
cinnamon were added to
sweeten and flavor the ap
ple butter.
It would seem that the
making of apple butter in
tills fashion, too, would have
vanished but, bless Pat!
One day this week the editor
caught her father out in the
yard stirring apple butter in
a 15 gallon brass kettle.
With a little investigation
she found that all the labor
ious stirring required to
make good apple butter had
been delegated to neighbors
and visitors.
As proof that the old-fash
ioned method of making ap
ple butter has not disappear
ed completely a picture of
the operation may be seen
on this page.
there will be a future is poli
tics. Now, can politics be
shunned?
With the newly independ
ent nations of the world in
the past decade has emerg
ed leadership from a young
er age group. This trend Is
also present in America,
particularly with the coming
of “The New Frontier”. Why,
as often has been done in
the past, waste the talents
of a 'youthful mind? History
has shown that man’s most
productive years are between
twenty and forty years of
age. Einstein formulated the
Theory of Relativity in his
twenties; Mozart’s music was
all composed before he was
thirty-seven; in fact, Patrick
Henry was just a man of
thirty nine when he deliver
ed his rousing speech before
the Virginia Convention. In
deed, we shall reap many
benefits by our country
being run by a younger gen
eration; yet the need for ex
perience and background is
greater than ever in this
world of growing complexi
ties.
Politics requires a unique
type of individual one
who feels the beauties of
politics; one who can under
stand the peoole; ooe who
has great insight Into the
future. The earlier one can
be introduced to this, the
more interwoven into the
being of the person the
ideals become. F. Ken
nedy best set forth the qual
ifications when he said:
“Democracy is a difficult
kind of government. It re
quires the highest dualities
of restraint,
a willingness to make com
mitment" a«d sacrifices for
the general interest, and it
requires knowledge ”
Knowledge is most essen
tial as an ingredient to suc
cess. What better way to
learn than bv dointr? Os
course, much can be learned
from but there is con
siderable difference in w~rk
lno- with books and Working
with paoole. This practical
eminence i« the most val
uable benefit of entering
politics earlv in l!fe.
For centuries the master
craftsmen learned their
trade by working as app’-en
t'e»s to the masters before
them and then Improving
upon the older ones. This
training started at an early
in order that by the
time they were ready to
wo’-k for themselves they
would be thoroughly skilled.
Associating and working
with experienced politicians
can benefit a youth in ways
ranging from meeting peo
ple to organising campaigns.
Even more important, thro
ugh an active interest in
government it becomes eas
ier to understand the prob
lems. opinions, motives, and
needs of the polls (the basis
of our democracy) an
understanding requisite t o
serving people in any career
one pursues.
Leadership is'worth noth
ing with a passive following.
Just because today we can
not follow the Athenian way
of each citizen holding a
public office during his life
time dees not mean our
country can exist without a
patriotic, well-informed cit
izenry! Starting in politics
at an early age can instill a
very special feeling toward
our country and its princip
les. As Charles H. Fowler
wrote: “Love of Liberty is a
virtue, an acquisition, not
an instinct. It must grow up
with the Increase of his
measurements. It must wind
its into the invisible
Interstices between the fib
ers. between the cell-tissues
of his Intellect, of his spirit
ual nature.”
It is the last reason which
is most vital to the continu- \
ance of our republic to
achieve a lpve and under
standing of our government
while young which will carry
over into individual endeav
ors in later life because
We are the free men. It
is on us the burden falls;
on us the glory shines. We
all are different; we all are
needed To work together,
to share responsibility, to
build our nation!