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County Agents Column
By Ed Hunt
Fire Prevention Week
Don’t give a fire a place to
start. . . .
That’s a mighty good idea, and
may I suggest that you look
around your place to see if you
are heeding this warning. There
is no better time to look than right
now especially since this is Fire
Prevention Week.
The weather is getting cooler
now, and we will have our fires
going for heat,, so make sure that
you pay close attention to yo u r
heating devices. Last year in
Georgia we had several fires that
took lives, so this winter let’s
make Newton County free of those
tragic fires. ,
Fire Prevention Week — Octo
ber 6-12—is being observed na
tionally, so why not join in making
this a most successful week.
Fumigating Stored Grain
If you expect to keep that grain
you are going to store you need
to make sure you have taken
measures to prevent insect dam
age.
If you fumigate the grain there
are a few practices you need to
keep in mind.
Select a time for fumigation
when there is little or no wind
and when the temperature of the
grain is 70 degrees or above.
The liquid fumigants should be
sprinkled evenly over the surface
of the grain with a sprinkler can.
Make sure the door of the bin
is sealed after fumigation and
marked so that no one will enter
and be exposed accidentally to the
vapor.
After 72 hours, open the bin and
aerate the grain thoroughly.
For the correct fumigant and
dosage to use on your grain this
year contact my office.
Rats Cost Money
Would you keep animals that
eat and spoil your grain, carry
disease to your animals and fam
ily, kill small animals and chick
ens, but don’t return you ONE
penny?
You are doing just this if you
allow rats on your farm.
Just 50 rats can eat enough
grain in one year to feed a dairy
cow for one year. Another exam
ple is that one rat can eat about
two-thirds as much mash as a hen.
Remember, too, that rats waste
and contaminate many times
more food than they eat.
Rats carry contagious abortion,
distemper, mange, and rabies. In
all, over 35 known rat-borne di
seases threaten animals and peo
ple.
Gnawing and destroying pro
perty. . .biting and killing and
Carnesville Mother of 5 Named
'State Homemaker of Year'
ATLANTA — Mrs. W. J. Fran
kum of Carnesville, a young mo
ther of five children and a home
economist by profession, on Thurs
day, October 3. was crowned
Homemaker of the Year at the
Southeastern Fair here.
Winner of the competition in the
Tenth Congressional District, Mrs.
Frankum was named state cham
pion in competition with nine
other Congressional District vic
tors.
Mrs. L. C. Seagraves, Georgia
Homemaker of 1962, crowned her
successor and Mrs. Bruce Schae
fer, director of the State Depart
ment of Family and Children's
Services, made a talk.
Mrs. Frankum received an all
expense-paid vacation of one week
for herself and family at the Wan
derer Motel on Jekyll Island, and
a silver tray inscribed “Georgia
Homemaker of the Year — 1963.”
Mr. and Mrs. Frankum, as well as'
the other district winners and
their husbands, were special guests
of the Fair.
The judges who selected Mrs.
Frankum on the basis of her out
standing accomplishments as a
wife and mother, civic, commun
ity and church leader, were:
Judge Eugene Gunby, Fulton
County Ordinary, Atlanta; Miss
Olive Massey, Georgia Power
Co. home economist, Athens; Mrs.
Howard Nix, senior vice president,
Georgia Federation of Women's
spreading disease. , . constantly
eating your produce and food. . .
you CANNOT afford to keep such
an animal on your farm.
Get rid of those rats this fall.
Timber Economy
limber plays an important part
in the economy of Newton Coun
ty, however, we can make it play
a much better role.
One of the areas in which we
can improve our forest resources
is in the area of secondary man
ufacturing. By this, I mean, we
could make greater uses of t h e
products that we get from our
timber, but we send elsewhere to
be made into another product.
Secondary manufacturing pro
vides an opportunity to us local
labor and capital while at t h e
same time strengthening our pri
mary wood using industries.
New uses for wood and new
ways of using wood, along with
the population increase, indicates
a bright future for those areas
that practice good timber econ
omy. May I urge everyone in
Newton County to check their tim
ber resources and plan to im
prove them, where needed.
Landscape Plants
You will soon probably be go
ing to your favorite nursery and
purchasing a plant for your land
scape plans.
Let me remind you to ask a few
questions about the plant you buy.
Be sure to learn about the cul
tural practices of the particular
plant. You may think you know,
but check and make sure.
Find out how big it grows, the
color of the blooms, is it ever
green or deciduous in nature,
what exposure is needed for the
plant, and what rate it grows.
If you find out these things you
will be In a better position to
plant that plant in the proper lo
cation and at the proper time. You
can see that these items will make
the difference between a success
ful and disappointing landscape
job.
Local 4-H Members
Attend S. E. Fair
Saturday, October 5, a group of
Newton County 4-H’ers made a
trip to the Southeastern Fair. The
trip was begun by an invitation to
square dance with Henry County
Club members.
The Newton County dancers
were Edna and Dewey Fisher, Art
Hargrove. Wayne Robertson and
Virginia Thomas. Spectators in
cluded Virginia Galt, and Sylvia
। Clubs; Miss Lucile Nix. chief li
brary consultant, State Depart
ment of Education, and Mrs. Wil
lett Robinson, chairman of the
women’s committee, Georgia
Farm Bureau Federation.
The judges were selected by the
sponsoring organizations of the
annual event: United Church Wo
men. Georgia Home Economics
Association, Georgia Federation
of Women’s Clubs. Georgia Home
Demonstration Council and Geor
gia Farm Bureau.
Mr. and Mrs. Frankum and
their family live on a farm where
Mr. Frankum raises beef cattle
and turkeys. In addition to help
ing with farm chores. Gloria
Frankum is active in church work,
P. T. A., 4-H, and the Farm Bu
l reau. .
She is a former president of the
Home Demonstration County Coun
cil, and chairman of the local
committee to prepare the Rural
Area Development Report.
She has been grade mother
chairman for her children’s school
for the past four years and helps
to test children's eyesight. She
helps to serve suppers at Lions
Club meetings, is chairman of
the Cancer Fund Drive and par
ticipates in all community fund
raising activities. She teaches a
Sunday School class and has
taught ballet and ballroom danc
ing to groups of girls.
i Th* Frankum home was in-
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Rural and Urban Page
News Covering Agriculture, Family Living & Community Activities in Newton County.
Remaining List
Os Newton Co.
Fair Winners
Beef Steer Show winners in
the 1963 Newton County Fair
were as follows:
Grand Champion, George
Lazenby.
Reserve Champion, India
Fuller.
Showmanship, 1. George
Lazenby, 2. India Fuller, 3.
Lyn Jones, 4. Leslie Fuller.
Jersey winners:
Champion, Tiggie O’Boyle.
Reserve Champion, Mike
Ewing.
Junior heifers, Mike Ewing.
Mature Cows: 1. Tiggie
O'Boyle, 3. Tiggie O'Boyle.
Junior Holsteins:
Champion, Betsy Jolley.
Reserve Champion, Bill
Marks.
Junior Heifers, 1. Joe Parker,
2. Bill Aaron, 3. Aaron Martin,
4. Donald Sams.
Senior Heifers. 1. Jay Boyles,
2. Gary Chestnut, 3. Betsy Jol
ley.
Junior Yearling Heifers, 1.
Betsy Jolley, 2. Richard Jolley,
3. Bobbie Marks, 4. Ben Marks,
5. Brenda Marks, 6. Raymond
George.
Senior Yearling Heifers, 1.
Bill Marks.
Dairy Cattle Show:
Grand Champion, Betsy Jol
ley.
Reserve Champion, Tiggie
O'Boyle.
Showmanship, Joe Parker,
Ayrshires:
Champion, Raymond George.
Senior Heifers: Raymond
George.
REMAINING LIST 1-34-3 ...
Culinary (4-H):
(First, second and third list
ed in that order).
Pound cake, Sylvia Galt.
Layer cake, white, Judy
Peterson.
Layer cake, whole egg, Vir
ginia Galt.
Angel food or sponge (not
iced), Sylvia Galt.
Biscuits, Sylvia Galt, Judy
Peterson.
Cornmeal muffins, Sylvia
Galt.
Miscellaneous, Caroline
Johnson.
White (Culinary):
Pound cake, Mrs. Hugh
Galt, Harold Callaway, Vicki
Bloodworth, Arlene Hargrove, Su
san Stubbs, Carol Thomas and
Bill Wood, 4-H’ers, and adult lead
ers, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Thomas
with daughter Julie.
After the performance the ex
hibits and midway were enjoyed.
Virginia Thomas, Reporter
herited from their grandparents
’ and Gloria Frankum and her hus
band have undertaken the job of
modernization, decoration, furni
ture refinishing and interior paint
ing. Her talents in needlework of
every kind are widely recogniz
ed.
A native of North Carolina, she
attended the Ashevillle city
' school and later the University of
। Tennessee, from which she was
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Extension Agent’s Column
By Mrs. Sara Groves, HD Agent
ATTRACTIVE MEALS
The way food looks, including
its color, texture and shape, in
fluences a person to eat or not
to eat. With this in mind, it’s good
to plan foods which look attrac
tive on the plate.
A meal which is mostly one co
lor will not be as appetizing as
one which combines the green of
a vegetable, the white of potatoes
and the golden brown of fried
chicken with the red of spiced ap
ples.
All colors don’t look good to
gether. For example, the purple
red of beets does not look well
with the bright-red of tomatoes or
the pinkish-red of radishes.
Meals are made more interest
ing by combining different tex
tures. A meal which is all soft or
all crisp is not as interesting as
one which is both soft and crisp.
Soup could be served with crisp
crackers; meat loaf could be ser
ved with a crisp raw vegetable
salad.
A meal with round hamburger
patties, round English peas, round
sliced carrots, round biscuits,
round gelatin salad and cupcakes
is monotonous. Try cutting the
carrots in thin strips and a gela
tin salad which is triangular in
shape. You might even serve
crescent rolls rather than biscuits.
Eye appeal is not far removed
from taste and both are needed to
stimulate enthusiasm at mealtime.
FOOD ADDITIVES
Color can make food more or
less appetizing. A few notes picked
up from Extension Service Nutri
tionists at the University of Geor
gia should help us understand the
importance of some food additives.
Perhaps you remember marga-
Hitchcock.
Layer cake, white, Mrs. Hugh
Hitchcock.
Layer cake, whole egg, Mrs.
Hugh Hitchcock.
Angel food or sponge (not
iced), Mrs. William Galt.
Layer cake, coconut, Mrs. J.
P. Walls.
Colored— Culinary (Adult):
Pound cake, Marva L. John
son and Irene Banks.
Layer cake, white, Etta Eims,
Josephine Wood and Gladys
No Hey.
Layer cake, whole egg, Ad
die Johnson and Josephine
Wood.
Rolls, plain, Margie Sims.
Layer oake, coconut, Eliza
beth Freeman.
Layer cake, chocolate, Mary
K. Johnson.
graduated with a B. S. degree in
home economics. Her children
range in age from one to eleven
years and the older ones work at
various obs on the farm and for
neighbors. Each has his own sav
ings bank account.
Southeastern Fair officials point
out that the 1963 competition was
the tenth consecutive year in
which a Georgia Homemaker of
the Year has been selected.
। rine before added color was au-
, 1 thorized. It was hard to accept
’ margarine as a nutritious spread
1 1 for breakfast toast. The yellow
color of margarine today is added
[ by carotene. Carrots and other
deep yellow vegetables and fruits
are natural sources of carotene.
| Ice cream, cheese, jams and jel
lies, and maraschino cherries are
, other foods which often have color
added to make them more appe
i ’ tizing.
.' Ascorbic acid is added to some
. fruits to prevent browning in
freezing. Sulfur dioxide is added
to dried apples to prevent dis
coloration.
Texture and consistency are
. closely related to food acceptance.
We expect bread to be soft; a
shortening that creams easily,
canned whole tomatoes to retain
their shape. Food additives are
used to produce these and other
desired textures.
, Emulsifiers are added to short
. ening to improve leavening and
, shortening power when used in
making bread, cakes and rolls.
Lecithin, a naturally occurring
( compound in egg yolks, is an
emulsifier which helps prevent
’ separation of mayonnaise.
, Moisturizing agents such as gly
. cerine are used to prevent dry
t ing out of such foods as coconut
, and candy.
Stabilizers and thickeners give
। a smooth, uniform texture to many
, foods. Formation of ice crystals
are reduced in ice cream by a
i stabilizer such as gelatin.
Calcium salts are added to to
| matoes to help them hold their
■ shape.
I These are just a few of the ad
• di lives used to improve the quality
■ of food products.
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A Major Health Problem
Mental illness or other person
ality disturbances are usually
i significant factors in criminal be
s havior, delinquency, suicide, al-
I eoholism and very often in divorce.
This information is cited by
Miss Lucile Higginbotham, head
of the Extension Service Health
Department at the University of
Georgia.
One out of every four workers
has a personality disorder poten
tially detrimental to safe and ef
ficient work. The disorders show
up in absenteeism, accidents, dis
satisfaction and alcoholism. The
cost to industry in lost produc
tion alone is estimated in the
billions of dollars. Miss Higgin
botham says.
At least 9,000.000 .persons, one
in every 16. are suffering today
from a mental or emotional dis
order. the specialist said.
About 650.000 individuals are in
mental hospitals today. This is as
many as in all other hospitals
combined. One out of every two
patients who go to medical doc
tors and one of every three who
go to general hospitals are suf
fering from an illness linked to
mental or emotional disorders.
What is the outlook for mental
illness today? A noted pyschia- j
trist, Dr. Karl Menninger says, |
“Os all the serious diseases that
confront mankind, mental illness 1
is one of the most hopeful of re
covery.”
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THIS WEEK'S TIP
Many of the white vegetables
are strong-flavored. You will want
to lift > cover occasionally, es
pecially m the first part of the
cooking period, to let the volitile I
gases escape. This helps to pre
vent unpleasant strong flavors. A
long cooking time and the min
erals in some water will make
white vegetables turn dark. About
one-half teaspoon of lemon juice
or vinegar to each cup of cooking
water will help to keep vegetables
white.
Mechanical Cotton
Pickers Increased
Over a Year Ago
Cotton picking time in Geor
gia found 419 more mechanical
pickers in use than last year.'
according to Commissioner of
Labor Ben T. Huiet. This brings
the total number to 1,697 and,
as the Labor Commissioner
pointed out, this number re
places more farm workers than
l one would suspect due to the
Georgia’s State Dairy Princess Is
Alternate American Dairy Queen
Georgia's Dairy Princess
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GEORGIA STATE DAIRY PRINCESS, Miss Careen Hart of
Americus, is also Alternate American Dairy Princess. Ca
reen will aid the American Dairy Association program when
the American Dairy Princess Sue Ann Godderidge of Smith
field, Utah, is unable to be present at social and public func
tions over the United States.
Research Shows Alfalfa to Be
A "Choosy" Crop in Georgia
Most every Georgia farmer
has his favorite crops because
experience has taught him to
be choosy in selecting crops
best suited to his individual
operations. In selecting his
crops a farmer should remem
ber that plants are choosy, too
—about conditions in which
they grow best and produce op
timum yields per acre.
Alfalfa, for example, doesn’t
like to get its feeet wet, accord
ing to Julius M. Elrod, who re
cently retired as research ag
ronomist at the Georgia Ex
periment Station at Experi
ment. One of Mr. Elrod's last
jobs before retiring was writ
ing a paper, Mimeo Series N. S.
173 entitled Alfalfa Varieties
for Georgia. In this paper he
reports results of research with
more than 40 varieties of al
falfa.
This research shows that al
falfa plants will soon die in
wet or poorly drained areas.
Adequate surface drainage and
underdrainage are necessary
for the plant’s deep and exten
sive root system to develop and
function normally.
Another thing alfalfa doesn’t
like is acid soil. Mr. Elrod re
ports that a satisfactory stand
of alfalfa could not be obtained I
on unlimed soils at Experiment .
which showed pH readings of
5.1, 5.3 and 5.4 prior to plant
ing. Where the pH was 5.6 to
geography and climate in Geor
gia.
These machines start early
in South Georgia and many of
them move with the season up i
through the state.
Farm Placement Supervisor
Harold Power, who assists the
cotton growers with their labor
problems, stated that the num
ber of two-row pickers is in
creasing at a faster rate than
the one-row type. The mach
ines are more efficient everyj
year as more growers plant:
their cotton for machine pick- j
ing. 1
• 5.8, plants were stunted, leaves
■ were yellow, yield was low,
। and the stand short-lived. Best
> results were obtained when the
I pH was 6.5 to 7.0.
; Molybdenum helps increas°
• yields on low-lime plots. In
i fact, research results show that
i applying 10 to 20 pounds of
. borax and one-half pound of
sodium molybdate per acre
each year, in addition to basic
. fertilizer, is inexpensive insur
. ance for good alfalfa stands.
For basic fertilizer, 1,000
. 1 pounds per acre of a 0-12-12
gave best yields at Experiment
on soils that were low in avail
able phosphorus and medium
in available potassium. For best
; results, however, alfalfa should
Sealtest Milk Cartons
Join Parade of Progress
Progress in food packaging is
evident in many products sold
through today’s modern super
markets. Eye appeal and ease of
selection are aided by modern
color keyed cartons. And now
dairy products are no exception to
this parade of packaging pro
gress.
Sealtest Foods has introduced
a complete line of new cartons for
its milk and cottage cheese pro
ducts. Designed by Raymond
Loewy — William Snaith Inc.,
leading industrial design firm, the
new cartons are color-keyed and
feature design symbols to help
make consumer selections quick
; and easy.
The new carton for Homogeniz
ed Vitamin D Milk featuers a
stylized sun burst motif against a
background of clear, bright red.
Chocolate Milk cartons are pro
duced. appropriately, in a rich,
chocolate brown color. Drawings
of children at play are the design
motifs. Other Sealtest dairy pro
ducts also feature bright new car
tons — attractive and easily iden
tified additions to the modern su-
I permarkeL
Miss Sue Ann Godderidge,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Godderidge, Smithfield, Utah,
was crowned American Dairy
Princess in the 9th annual
Princess Contest held ;.t tha
Americana Hotel in Miami
Beach, Florida, Tuesday night,
September 17.
The Alternate American
Dairy Princess is Georgia’s
State Dairy Princess, Miss
Careen Hart, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James H. Hart,
Americus, Georgia.
Miss Godderidge is a sopho
more at Utah State University.
However, she will drop out of
school for one year to serve as
American Dairy Princess. She
lives with her parents on a 1120
acre Holstein dairy farm in
Smithfield.
In addition to becoming a
full-time employee of the
American Dairy Association for
public appearance tours, Sue
Ann will receive a complete
wardrobe and a cash scholar
ship award of SI,OOO. She left
Miami Beach Wednesday morn
ing for Massachusetts, where
she is to appear before a con
ference of seven state gover
nors.
Miss Hart is a sophomore and
honor student at Georgia
Southwestern College in
Americus. She lives with her
parents on a 1600 acre dairy
farm. Since being selected
Georgia State Dairy Princess
last February she has traveled
throughout the State of Geor
gia making personal appear
ances at conventions, fairs,
banquets, civic meetings, press
receptions, and on radio and
television.
Careen will serve in instan
ces when the American Dairy
Princess can not serve or in
cases where more than one girl
is needed.
be fertilized according to soil
tests for the field in which it
is to be grown.
One thing farmers who plan
to plant alfalfa should ba
choosy about is getting the
right variety for their- farm.
Os the more than 40 varieties
tested at Experiment, only nine
are considered well adapted to
North Georgia. These are At
lantic, Buffalo, DuPuits, Nar«
ragansett, Ranger, Rhizoma,
Socheville, Vernal, and Will
iamsburg. All these varieties
scored 95 or above in all tests
at Experiment.
Although not a certified var
iety, Oklahoma common rated
100 or above in these tests and
is recognized as a good perfor
mer in Georgia.
Although not included in tha
tests at Experiment, Mr. Elrod
said that two newer varieties,
Cherokee and Cody, should do
well in Georgia because they
were developed from varieties
which made good yields in all
tests at Experiment.
For recommended planting
dates and other information
about alfalfa establishment and
culture, farmers should consult
their county agents.
Poultry Health
Seminar Scheduled
For October 14-15
Poultry leaders will go to
bat next week against a $lO
million cost to the industry in
the Southeast.
The first Southeastern poul
try health seminar will be held
at the University of Georgia s
Center for Continuing Educa
tion on Oct. 14-15.
Sponsored by the Southeast
ern Poultry and Egg Associa
tion, the meeting will attract
poultry management and ser
vice personnel from through
out the South.
Jerry Cox, Cooperative Ex
tension Service poultryman,
said one of the main purposes
of the seminar will be to estab
lish a system whereby specific
causes of condemnation can ba
determined through bird ex
amination, laboratory tests,
farm visitations, and general
improvement in poultry health.