Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, May 09, 1946, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextWORTH CA_ R_o LINA NOB t m t \ ;a *^Jfenr By EDWARD EMERINE WNU Features. u\\/HY not enjoy living? We W do!” Backed by over 400 years of his tory, tradition and romance, soft spoken South Carolina is still glam orous and appealing. Consider for a moment that 90 per cent of the South Carolinians in the armed forces, when polled, indicated their intention of returning to their na tive state when they got out of uni form! Though they had seen the world, they found nothing to lure them away from the Low country, the Up country, and the Piedmont in between. South Carolina has had a glori ous past. But also it has a future! It endured terrible years of Recon struction following the War Between the States, and it was not until the turn of the century that order came out of chaos. Then South Carolina was aware of itself again, ready to cope with its problems in the light of progress. Each decade has seen improve ment, and a further step toward the fulfillment of its destiny. South Caro lina is vibrant with new life, new energies, and a will to progress. Wealth has been introduced by tex tile and other industries, including Old grist mill, Anderson county plastics and chemicals. Soil rec lamation, reforestation, flood con trol, hydro-electric development those are the projects of today. Agriculture has been spurred to new heights by scientific aids. Fields of cotton, corn, tobacco and peanuts still remain; but new crops have been added and more will come. And new industries too, for South Carolina is rich in natural re sources, many of them as yet un developed. “Open for business,” South Caro lina advertises, and points to ex cellent highways, rail and water transportation, and main routes of airplane travel. Favored by a mild all-year climate, it beckons to those who want a home, pleasure, jobs, business, manufacturing, farming and a good life. More than 80 years before Vir ginia was founded and over 90 years before the Puritans reached Massa chusetts, a white settlement was founded on what is now Winyah bay RANSOME J. WILLIAMS Governor of South Carolina in the Low country. It was the ill fated Spanish settlement of San Miguel de Gualdape. Other Spaniards came, De Soto and Juan Pardo, to explore the inte rior about the Savannah river. Com peting with the Spaniards were the French, who in 1562 briefly settled a body of Huguenots at Port Royal. None of these ventures endured, however, and it was left to the English to establish permanent set tlements. Charles I in 1629 granted to Sir Robert Heath ‘‘all America from sea to sea between the 36th and 31st parallels of latitude under the name of Carolina.” Even then the coun try remained unexplored until 1663 when Charles II chartered the same territory to eight of his loyal friends. They became lord propri etors of the province of Carolina. In March, 1670, the first settlement, consisting of 148 persons, was made at Albemarle Point and named Charles Town, the Charleston of to day. Cavaliers and Puritans came from England to swell the popula tion. The fame of Carolina sunshine spread, and the story of its fertile soil was repeated in many lands. From across the sea and from other American colonies they came, until there were Cavaliers, Puritans, French Huguenots, Irish, Dutch and Germans. Many Quakers arrived early, and one of them, John Arch lade, served as governor of the province. Later more than a thou sand suffering Acadians found a ref uge and a home. Added to all these were the Negroes, bringing an un suspected gift of rhythm, and fur nishing the sinews for the struggle to build a new land. Like all colonists they brought with them old hatreds and differ ences of class and creed. Some came for riches, some for adven ture, others sought relief from re ligious persecution. They quarreled often among themselves, but stood together against any common enemy. They repulsed the attacking Indians and they fought off pirates from the coast. In 1718 at Charleston, 49 pirates swung from the gallows in one month, with 22 of them dangling there one day. They fought for the right of local THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL. PERRY, GEORGIA self-government. They overthrew the proprietary government and be came a royal province under the king’s charter. They finally revolted against the king himself, and be came one of the 13 original Ameri can colonies. They reasserted them selves again in 1860, and there fol lowed the Civil war. Through all the years, in massa cre and war, through storm and fire, despite earthquake and pesti lence, the people of South Carolina struggled on. They explored the wil derness and located new towns and more plantations. They built roads through forests and swamps, and threw bridges across rivers and streams. They built houses of ‘‘tab by”—a composition of crushed oys ter shell—and of thick hardwood logs. They spread out from the Low country to the Up country. They built for beauty and utility and discov ered the dignity of life. “Charleston is the place where the Ashley and Cooper rivers meet to form the Atlantic ocean,” is the traditional geography lesson of a Charleston child —a lesson as sig nificant as it is descriptive. Men and women of South Carolina be lieve in themselves, in their state, and in their destiny. They have pro duced leisure, culture and a high responsibility of citizenship. They have drawn character from the land itself, and courage and integ rity from their labors. More than 250 years of war-torn history have molded and tempered and strength ened a people until they know their metal. Gloriously patriotic in World Wars I and 11, South Carolina has fur nished, fed and trained men for ev ery battlefield in the world. Her heroes have followed Old Glory to the farthest ends of the earth, gath ering Purple Hearts and battle stars—and filling lonely graves. South Carolina’s motto is Dum Spiro, Spero (While I Breathe I Hope); also, Animus Opibusque Parati (Prepared in Spirit Wealth, or Ready with Minds and Resources), and at no time in her history have these phrases been more fitting than they are now. From the mountains to the sea, South Carolina has 31,055 square miles of inviting land! Typical Low County road, Edisto Island. POOR PRESCRIPTION Two Maine farmers had been meeting each other once a week for many years on the way to market. Their conversation was usually con fined to; “Good morning, Lem.” “Good morning, Sy.” “Nice day, Lem.” “Yes, it’s a nice day, Sy.” “Well, good day, Lem.” “Good day, Sy.” This dialogue remained un changed over the years, unless the state of the weather required a mi nor adjustment. One particular day the conversa tion changed. In addition to the above colloquy one of the farmers said: “Say, Sy, what did you give your horse when he had the colic?” Sy answered; “Well, I gave my horse turpentine when he had the colic." “Thahk you, Sy.” A week later they met again and Lem said: “What did you say you gave your horse when he had the colic?” Sy answered: “I gave my horse turpentine when he had the colic.” “Well, I gave my horse turpen tine and he died.” “So did mine. Good day, Lem.” “Good day, Sy.” CAN’T CHEAT SANDY MacTavish stepped into the taxi and said, “Waterloo Station, my mon.” The driver quickly sized the Scot up as a stranger to London, and proceeded to take advantage of thd fact by driving his fare all over the great metropolis instead of directly to his destination. At the end of three hours of sight seeing, MacTavish was finally un loaded at Waterloo Station. Darting up to a policeman, the Scot inquired, “Officer, what is the taxi fare from Euston to Waterloo?” The bobby told him. “Would you mind paying the driv er?” asked MacTavish, proffering the exact sum to the policeman. “I’ve a train to catch.” And with that he disappeared into the station. Tale of a Goat A Connecticut school-teacher has a prize essay on goats, submitted by a frazzle-headed, freckle-faced sixth grader—a boy, of course. It reads “A goat is about as big as a sheep if the sheep is big enough. A male goat is a butt; a female goat is a buttress. A new little goat is a goatee. Goats are very useful for eating up things. A goat will eat up more things than any animal that ain’t a goat. “My father had a goat once. My father is an awful good man. Ev erything he says is so, even if it ain’t so. But he ain’t had a gnat since it ate up ma’s rose bushes, “And that’s all I know about goats.” A HIGH BID AT THAT A dilapidated car wheezed up to the toll gate of the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco. Its last drop of gas was gone and its wornout tires were almost flapping in the breeze. “Four-bits,” demanded the bridge attendant briskly. “Sold!” exclaimed the two weary G.l.s. Filled Up “Oh, honey, bring half a dozen mousetraps when you come home this evening,” said the bride. “Why, I just bought six yes terday!” “Yes, I know, but they have mice in them!” Money Has Wings “How can I enter the missing amount the cashier inn off with?” asked the bookkeeper. “Put it under ‘running ex penses’,” replied the auditor. Woman's World Quilted Bedspread Makes Fine jjiniper for a Teen-Aged Girl (hif £lrtla . THOSE lovely quilted bedspreads of which we are so fond for dressing up our bedrooms begin to show wear after a few seasons. Per haps it is a pity that the lovelier ma terials do not last longer, but do not despair. There’s fine material in these bedspreads for quilted jump ers for the girl in her teens. Quilted jumpers for the younger set are just the thing to wear for household duties. They keep the dross from getting soiled, and be cause of their loveliness, they often lend glamour to the menial tasks such as dusting or straightening up to which every girl must devote some of her time. The principal function of these jumpers is to add a bit of color, gaiety and charm. For this reason, the loveliness of these old, worn-out bedspreads are truly ideal. See that the spread is well laundered and pressed before you begin working on it. In many cases, these spreads are just made of cotton, with lit tle or no filler. If you are not certain of material laundering well, then have it dry-cleaned. Patterns for jumpers are ex tremely simple to cut and easy to sew. They consist of a square neck, usually, perhaps a bit of ruffle over the shoulder, a nipped-in waist and seamless skirt. By the way, if the bedspread has a white background with a print on it, you might like to dye it. Even though the background is an attrac tive pastel, the print will show through. Essentials of Laying Pattern, Cutting Before you attempt to cut the jumper from the material, make sure that the fabric is straightened out. Stretch and straighten the goods until both lengthwise and crosswise grains line up perfectly. Never pull so hard as to damage // you have a Unlit quilled spread . . , or tear the fabric. If necessary, press the fabric if you have a lot of cutting to do. You will find chalk marks and tailor’s tacks of inestimable value as a guide to sewing and fitting the pieces together. These should be made in contrasting color so they will be easy to find. Both sides should be marked in exactly the same way. Before you start cutting, make sure that the pattern—whether it be a professional or a home-made one —fits. Then there will be no ma jor alterations, once sewing and fit ting are started. It may be necessary to lay the pattern out several times before you can make it fit the material. This is especially true when you are making a garment out of old ma terial, for then pattern layouts, which are made with new material in mind, will be of little help. For the simple jumper which I have described, you will need only these parts: front bodice (made without sleeves); back bodice; back Make a jumper from it. of skirt apd front of skirt—two pieces, since no gored or seam ef fect is desirable on this quilted type of material and then the two or three-inch band which will circle the waist. If ruffles or capped ef fect over the shoulders is desired, this will add two more pieces to the pattern. Sew the shoulders together first, then the side seams. Finish the i Spring Fashion Notes 1 : Dresses of pure silk are very sim ple indeed, probably because of the price of .-the material for one thing; and the other, because the lovely designs of the fabric look best in simple classic form. Black crepes are decorated with lace inserts. Chiffon seems to be ready to return to the rubric world, and shantung is selng iwed for dress suits. Petticoat Ruffles W" -v - -- . * gfflf\ “ £43 mi " ' vlPp '**■ H| A dress of sophistication with x hint of romance is made of straw berry chambray with ruflles ol eyelet by Joan Norton Irwin. skirt next, by stitching the sidle seams, then fit the skirt to the waist band and to the bodice, pin in place carefully, baste, and sew. Th® capped effect over the sleeves may be added after the jumper itself t» finished. In a quilted material of this typ«v. it is best to make the garment three to five inches shorter than the dress. No large turned seam should be used, as this will make the hem to® bulky. Rather, it is best to use a narrow binding at the skirt and turn a little of the quilting under neath (so the band will not show on the outside), press carefully, and then hem in place. Sewing Heavy Fabric Needs Special Care It’s the wise woman who will test her sewing machine on the type of fabric she is using before she at tempts to do any sewing on the gar ment itself. It may be that th® needle is too light or too heavy. Spe cial attention should be given to the thread—remember that the bobbin and the needle should have the same type of thread! And last, but not least, check the tension on the ma chine to make sure you are getting nice stitches without any forcing or pulling. In ide;fl sewing technique, the tension, stitch and thread work is in such accord that they seem to flow out of the machine without any restraint. Every stitch should be straight and perfect. In learning how to stitch straight, mark pieces of paper with straight lines, squares and triangles. Take the thread out of the machine and the bobbin out of the machine and practice stitching on the marked lines. Turn the corners accurately and keep spaces even. Pockets may be placed on th® jumper if desired, provided the ma terial used is not so heavy as to make the finished garment bulky appearing or stitching too difficult. The hems at the tops of the pockets must be placed in first before th® pockets are placed and sewed onto the garment. Stain Removal One of the problems in the up keep of clothing is the removal of stains. There is no single set of directions that can be given for success every time, because stains and fabrics vary greatly. Some of the general tips for stain removal, however, should be part 1 and parcel of every woman’s knowledge. Stains should always be re moved before they set in the fab ric. Soap and water make an ex cellent solvent for many stains y but will be harmful if the fabric j will not stand water. Ammonia I must be used cautiously as it I may remove the color from cer-1 tain fabrics. Sheer fabrics like crepe and 1 chiffon can stand but little sponging, so place an absorbent pad underneath them and pat flue stain lightly with a solvent, fol lowing immediately with a dry cloth. Lipstick, one of the commonest stains, should be removed by washing out, if possible. If the fabric is not washable try a white petroleum jelly and sponge with carbon tetrachloride, available at the drug store. : : White pique is another trimming that is giving that crisp touch to spring and summer ensembles. Gray and black are two importaflSt shades for suits this spring. The jacket usually carries the the dolman sleeves and a lacy jaboft or neckpiece add smart notes to th» costume. Hats will pick up the dif ferent shades in the suit itself.