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Season Brings
Work to Women
by Zelma R. Bannister
Home Demonstration Agent
The Christmas season brings
on a few “extras” for the lady
of the house -- extra require
ments in terms of equipment
and also labor. Let's consider
how we might be prepared for
these extras.
If you need extra tablecloths
during the holiday, make one
easily and quickly by seaming
together two lengths of wash
able cotton printed with holi
day designs. These gay cloths
can be made longer for the
extended holiday tables and
early for longer usefulness.
If your plain tablecloth needs
glamorizing for the holidays,
it can be done on an attractive,
temporary basis. Cut decora
tive motifs from contrasting
material, dip in starch andiron
onto your cloth. But, for this
operation, be sure the colors
are fast. They will stick until
pulled off or the cloth is laun
dered.
Marble needs a bit of extra
care during holidays. Carbo
nated drinks or fruit juices
may etch marble surfaces
over a period of time. For this
reason, wipe marble tops sev
eral times during the holidays
with a sudsy sponge, rinse and
polish dry. This only takes a
moment and may prevent later
trouble. White marble should
not be waxed, but colored mar
bles may also have a light
coating of neutral paste wax for
extra protection.
If you have scraps of wall
covering left from a major
decorating job, use them to co
ordinate accessories fora
desk, cover the kitchen canis
ters, or freshen up the bed
room or bathroom waste bas
kets.
You can also cover an old
chest to camouflage its finish
or line an old trunk you have
painted to hold toys. Gay de
signs may be cut out to be used
on walls or furnishings in a
child’s room. Wallpaper is as
versatile as you make it and
can be a boon to low budgets.
SELECTING TOYS WISELY
A worthwhile toy should hold
a child’s attention.
Educators recommend that a
child’s collection of toys should
be well-balanced. He needs
play equipment to contribute to
his all-around development.
His collection should include
toys which encourage interest
in physical activity, in creative
play which give him a chance to
try out ideas, in imitative play.
Some toys should help him
develop skills. Others should
give him a chance to have a
quiet time alone for a while.
These may include building
blocks, puzzles, or craft kits.
Other toys may form a part of
him make-believe world in
which he can project his imagi
nation. For a balance in toys,
include outdoor toys, such as
the latest inflatable rocket -
shaped kite.
Since the first orbiting satel
lite, when parents were im
pressed by the new emphasis
on serious education, we have
had a surge in “educational”
toys. They virtually parallel a
school curriculum on the living
room floor, with card games
which teach foreign language,
dice games involving grammar,
games which teach everything
from aeronautics to solid geo
metry.
Even for the very young child,
there is a “Mother Nature’s
Workshop” series that Includes
“Vegetables That Grow In The
Ground,” and “Feathered
Friends That Live Together.”
Such toys delight children and
teach many things in the pro
cess.
Whatever the educational toy,
it should be ftm for the child
to play with or it will soon be
discarded. The so-called edu
cational toys enables the child
to gather and apply informa
tion and ideas, explore the arts
and sciences, and to understand
the world around him.
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CHRISTMAS TREE IN
OTHER LANDS
The use of Christmas trees
is a fairly recent custom in
all countries outside of Ger
many. And, even in Germany,
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the “Christbaum” has attained
its immense popularity as re
cently as the beginning of the
last century, although there is
some evidence of its use in
certain sections of Germany
much earlier.
A reminder of the origin of
our modern Christmas tree is
still found in sections of Bav
aria where fir branches and
little trees, decorated with
lights, apples and tinsel are
called Paradeis after the me
dieval German word Paradeis
baum (a fir tree hung with
apples) or Tree of Paradise
which played a major role in
the historical Paradise plays
about the creation of man.
The fashion of Christmas
trees seems to have first cap
tured the fancy of the well-to
do tradespeople in German ci
ties and towns while the pea
sants were slow to adopt it.
Part of the reason for the slow
spread of the Christmas trees
popularity may be attributed
to the fact that it was a custom
cherished by the Lutherans.
Thus, its progress in Catholic
areas of Germany was some
what slow at first, but the uni
versal appeal of the Christmas
tree soon knew no limits of
creed or station.
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IT’S A FACT
One should never trouble
trouble until trouble troubles
him!
Youngsters Told
Where Santa Is
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Along with “Why is the sky
blue?" and “Why can’t I see
the wind?,” the favorite ques
tion of children everywhere is
very often, "Where does Santa
Claus live when Christmas is
all over?”
Parents faced with this puz
zler needn’t get involved in
explanations of just what and
where is the North Pole. They
can answer, with a straight
face and a map to back them
up, “Why, Santa Claus, Indi
ana, of course!"
Or how about Bells, Ten
nessee; Evergreen, Alabama;
Holly, Washington; or Noel,
Missouri, as suitable quarters
for Santa?
These are just a sample of
the many towns and villages
all over the country that are
named in the spirit of Christ
mas, in the hope of preserving
the good will and cheer of this
happy season all year.
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Survey Shows
You Needn’t Be Poor
To Be a Stamp Saver
The number of United States
households in which trading
stamps are saved grew by
three million this year, accord
ing to the latest nation-wide
survey by the independent re
search firm of Benson & Ben
son, Inc., of Princeton, N. J,
The pollsters found in their
canvas that trading stamps now
are saved for redemption in
about 48 million homes across
the country, as compared with
about 45 million in 1963.
Stamps have been saved in bet
ter than eight out of every ten
homes in the country since
1962.
The Benson & Benson survey
has been conducted each year
since 1957 for The Sperry and
Hutchinson Company, distribu
tors of S&H Green Stamps.
The survey revealed that
trading stamps are popular with
all categories of people, having
a high rate of acceptance with
families in all income brackets,
in small and large families and
with people in all occupations
and at all educational levels.
The larger the family, the
more trading stamps are saved,
the survey showed. The figures
went from 80 percent in home
units of one or two groups up
to 88 percent in families of
five or more.
Word Play . . .
A popular pencil-and-paper
game is called "word play.”
The object of the game is to
see how many words can be
made from a phrase such as
“Merry Christmas to All.” A
time limit is set, and the rule
is that no letter can be used in
any word more often than it
appears in the phrase.
In other words, words made
from "Merry Christmas to All"
can include no more than one
“e,” “i” or “o,” while they could
contain as many as two “m’s”
or three “r’s.”
Since word play involves
competition among its players,
it’s advisable to allow the chil
dren to compete against one
another, while the adults bat
tle it out among themselves.
The survey results were
broken down to show that
stamps are saved by:
83 percent of those who have
had any college training; 87
percent of those who have grad
uated from high school; and 81
percent of those who got only
as far as grammar school.
76 percent of families whose
annual income Is under $3,000;
86 percent of those earning
$3,000 to $4,999; and 87 percent
in each of the categories rang
ing from $5,000 to $6,999, from
$7,000 to $9,999 and above
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ASCS NEWS
Farmers have in unofficial
returns in Forsyth County ap
proved marketing quotas for the
1965 crop of upland cotton, C.
A. Bagwell, chairman, Agricul
tural Stabilization and Conser
vation Forsyth County Commit
tee, has announced.
The preliminary returns
from the Dec. 15 growers ref
erendum in Forsyth County
show favorable vote by 94.1
percent of the cotton farmers
Soil Conservation Service
Soils are classified and
named just as plants, animals,
insects and many other things
are classified and named. In
formation of soils is gathered
on an acre by acre with a soil
and land capability map being
prepared.
Much of our practical and
scientific knowledge of soils is
summed up by outlining soil
areas and placing symbols on
soil maps. These maps along
with the descriptions of soils
are valuable guides to intelli
gent planning efficient use of
the land. These are the basic
tools for choosing the soil man
agement practices that are bet
ter suited to the soil and to
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84 percent of those in pro
fessional and managerial posi -
tions; 90 percent of those in
clerical and sales positions;
87 percent of the skilled and
semi-skilled; 89 percent of
those in service and labor oc
cupations; and 85 percent of
working women.
The nation’s cities have the
highest proportion of stamp
savers, ranging from 85 to 88
percent, depending on the city’s
size.
In the villages and hamlets
of rural non-farm areas, the
percentage was 81 percent and
in farm areas it was 75 percent.
voting.
At least two-thirds of all the
growers must approve quotas
if they are to become effective.
Approval of the quotas by cot
ton growers means that (1)
quotas with penalties on excess
cotton from farms where the
allotment is exceeded and (2)
price support to growers who
do not exceed their farm allot
ment will be at the full level
available.
SCS News
by J. T. Coots
the farmer. Proper land use, as
determined by soil capacility
conserves and improves the
soil at the same time gives
increased yields.
Because there are many
soils, all are grouped into eight
broad land capability classes.
Soils in each capability class
have related problems of man
agement, conservation and pro
ductivity.
May good health, good
friends, and happiness be with
you through this joyous holiday
season and the coming year.
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County Agent’s Column
by Walter H. Rucker
County Agent
A merry Christmas to each
of you is our wish from the
members of the Forsyth County
Cooperative Extension Service.
Along with the usual last min
utes rush of buying those last
few presents, the big job is
wrapping them, the visits with
friends and relatives, we also
wish for you a safe Christmas
season.
Here are seme tips that we
hope you’ll remember during
this time when you’re so very
busy doing all the necessary
chores. You already have that
tree in place but be sure that
it has good supports and is
kept in water or damp sand il
its a natural tree. Check the
water level daily. Keep it well
away from stoves and fire
places. It should not be located
where, upright or fallen, it
might block escape in case ol
fire. Operating self-propelled
toys under or near a tree may
lead to an upset tree and fire.
Keep the tree in the house for
the shortest possible time; re
moval right after Christmas
day is recommended. Remem
ber too, that plastic trees will
also burn.
Don’t use polystyrene foam
for candle holders, or for table
or mantle decorations v/here
wax candles are also used.
Select Santa Claus masks,
whiskers and costumes with
care. If they have not been
“flameproofed,” they may be
hazardous.
Ideas Vary
On Customs
Of Yule
Some people enjoy a White
Christmas, while some people
go swimming or picnicking on
December 25. Some people say
it’s traditional to serve turkey
at the holiday feast, while
some people favor a Christmas
goose, and still, others contend
that carp or fried eel is the
very thing for a tasty Yuletide
dish.
Around the world, Christ
mas customs vary, but on one
point nearly all are agreed. It’s
a season to celebrate.
In the United States and
Canada, the "melting pot”
origins of the population re
sult in a medley of Christmas
traditions from all over. Amer
icans and Canadians from
Central Europe still prepare
their traditional Yuletide
foods with carp, while those
from Italy might hanker for
some Christmas capitoni,
made with fried eels.
Dispose of gift wrappings
promptly and safely. Place
them in a metal-covered trash
container or burn them in an
incinerator as soon as possible.
The fireplace is not a safe
place to burn them.
We should also avoid pyroxy
lin plastic toys and dolls. Toys
operated by alcohol, kerosene
or gasoline are especially dan
gerous; they may upset and set
fire to children’s clothing, the
tree or the house Itself.
Wax candles on trees are
highly dangerous. Don’t use
them on or near any tree.
Check tree lighting sets,
electric candles and similar
holiday lighting equipment, as
well as extension cords, for
frayed wires, loose connec
tions and broken sockets.
You r lighting equipment
should carry the Underwriters’
Laboratories (UL) label. Unla
belled materials, domestic and
foreign, seldom meet safety
standards. Be sure the fuse on
the circuit serving the tree and
other lighting is not over 15
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Qn , more the Christmas message
is renewed in our hearts. May the
spiril-lijiing joys oj the season be yours
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amperes. Cord sets with a fuse
in the plug, bearing a UL label
are available and recommend
ed.
For outdoor lighting, we
should use only sets listed for
outdoor use by Underwriters’
Laboratories.
Don’t forget to turn off all
tree and other indoor holiday
lighting before retiring or leav
png the house.
AND DON’T FORGET . . . .
Don’t allow smoking near the
tree amidst decorations and
wrappings. Have plenty of
large, safe ashtrays around and
use them.
Supervise small children
playing near the tree. Keep
matches, lighters and candles
out of their reach.
Above all, have a fire emer
gency plan. Figure alternate
escape routes out of every
room. If fire strikes, clear
everybody out of the house,
then call the fire department.
Fight the fire only if you can
do so safely, keeping an exit
route open.