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RED ROSE VALLEY FARM & HOME NEWS
The Mount Joy
BULLETIN
SECOND SECTION
SECTION
VOL. 63. NO. 26
Mount Joy, Penna. Tuesday, November 26, 1963
“Over the Back Fence”
by Max Smith
TOBACCO STRIPPING
time is approaching and it
would be very helpful if this County Agent could inform
growers on how the crops should be stripped and handled.
However, since there are so many buyers
and as many different ways preferred for
this
very difficult recommendation. It might be
helpful to consult your normal buyer (if
you have one) and learn of his wishes in
Here's one fact that should
not be overlooked—the farm fillers (ground
leaves)
not be baled with the good tobacco.
the crop to be handled,
this respect.
leaves, dirty or damaged
MANY HOME OWNERS are interested in
shrubs from cold weather and
Windbreaks are very helpful and may be
protecting their trees and
winter injury.
becomes a
should
Max Smith
installed during late November or early December. Mulch-
ing of the ground around trees and
peatmoss, or other mixtures
will help protect the roots.
If any kind of manure is
used, it should be kept four
to six inches away from the
trunk of the tree or stem of
the plant. There could be
some damage to the plant
tissue from heating of the
manure,
CUSTOMERS of milk and
all other dairy products
should have strong confidence
that the milk supply is fresh,
pure, and wholesome for con-
sumption by any members of
the family. Milk is still one
of the most balanced foods
and should be used without
any doubt of contamination.
The milk supply is protected
by the State Department of
Agriculture and local health
departments. Rigid inspec-
tions are made at many lev-
els before it reaches the con-
sumer.
DEHORN or not to dehorn is
the question some dairymen
are asking about their heifer
calves... There was a time
when a cow’s horns were
used to protect herself and
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shrubs with topsoil,
1964 Can Be Good Year For Farmers
The year 1964 can be a
good one for U. S. farmers,
according to an outlook re-
port in the current issue of
Farm Journal magazine.
Farmers should be able to
take in more money from
livestock in 1964 than this
year, the increases coming
mainly from hogs, sheep,
poultry, eggs and dairy.
With normal weather, rec-
ord crop outputs can be ex-
pected for the 7th straight
year.
Exports promise to hit a
new record of some $6 billion
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Traces Of Christmas Found In Postal Guide
Traces of Christmas can
even be found in Uncle Sam’s
official postal guide.
Ind., “Beth-
“Christ-
“Santa Claus,”
lehem,” Penna., and
mas, Fla., are a few of the
more familiar post offices
which each year handle
floods of mail from senders
wishing to obtain appropriate
Yuletide postmarks on their
™e WORRY CLINIC
Case Records of a Psychologist
By - George W. Crane, PhD., M. D.
Thelma may shock many of you patriotic Demo-
crats and Republicans.
For
pinko professors have
twisted our sense of values and have subtly changed
our college curriculums till college freshmen now are
derided for being patriotic.
That is regarded as pro-
vineial, for they shauld be loyal only to the U. N. and
the “Super State’.
CASE M-483: Thelma R.,
History in high school
aged 28, teaches American
“Dr. Crane,” she exclaimed indignantly when I had
addressed her teacher’s convention, “I resent the modern
trend to belittle our American history.
“For example, some of our
state universities are now
omitting American history as
a required course for fresh-
men and, instead, are sub-
stituting a required course on
World History, with emphas-
is on Russia and Asia.
“They argue that we
shouldn’t let students become
too interested in their own
country lest they become na-
tionalistic and thus be op-
posed to a World State and
the United Nations,
“But I think every Ameri-
can should know his own
country’s history fully, and
I consider this downgrading
of patriotism as an insult to
this great Republic.
“Is it any wonder that so-
cialism and communism
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greetings. More than 31% bil-
lion Christmas cards will be
sent this season.
Indiana’s “Santa Claus” is
the only town so designated
in the United States. The
privilege is reserved to its
post office by Congressional
Act.
There is, however, “Santa”
in Idaho, but only 1 “Christ-
mas’ — the one in Florida,
plus a “Christmas Cove,” in
Maine.
On the other hand, seven
“Bethlehems’ answer the sea-
sonal roll call. They can be
found in Connecticut, Geor-
LIMITED FOOD BUDGET
Plan meals to get the most
food value . for yaqur money
when your food budget is
limited, suggests Louise Ham-
ilton, Penn State extension
foods specialist. Be a careful
shopper and use all the food
you buy. Foods are less ex-
pensive when they are in
plentiful supply and in sea-
son. Using too many partially
prepared foods doesn’t help
the limited food budget.
WINTERIZE THE LAWN
Grass should go into the
winter cut at normal height
to avoid matting down and
possible snow mold injury,
points out John Harper, Penn
State extension agronomist.
You can tell when you are
on the right road — it’s up-
grade,
gia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mary-
land, New Hampshire and
Pennsylvania.
There are two ‘“Noels”
in Virginia and Missouri.
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ETOWN TOPICS
No Meters Fridays
Parking meters in Eliza-
bethtown will not be in eff-
ect on Friday evenings, aec-
cording to the ordinance en-
acted at a recent meeting of
city council. This move was
made in response to a propas-
al from the Merchants’ Com-
mittee,
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New Equipment
The Columbia Telephone
company has completed in-
stallation of $30,000 worth of
new equipment in its Eiiza-
bethtown office at 127 North
Market street.
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To Open Bids
Bids will be opened Now.
27th by the Elizabethtown
area school board for the
East High street elementary
building, and additions to
the Bainbridge and Rheems
schools.
In other business, the
board hired Col. A. C. Rey-
nolds, now stationed at Oim-
sted Air Force base in Mid-
dletown, as business manag-
er. He will assume the posi-
tion upon retirement, Jan. 1,
1964.
The Thanksgiving prayer this week is by
Oscar E. Maurer:
“Almighty God, our heavenly Father, from whom
cometh every good and perfect gift, we call to remem-
brance thy loving kindness and tender mercies which
have been ever of old, and with grateful hearts we
lift up to thee the voice of our thanksgiving. For the
life thou hast given us, and the world
live:
We praise thee, O God.
“For the work we are enabled to do, and the truth
we are permitted to learn; for whatever of good there
in which we
has been in our past lives, and for all the hopes and
aspirations which lead us on toward better things:
“We praise thee, O God.
“For all the comforts and gladness of life; for our
homes and home-blessings; for all our friends and all
the pure pleasures of social intercourse; for the love,
sympathy and good-will of men:
“We praise thee, O God . . .
“0 God of all grace and love, we have praised thee
with our lips; grant that we may also praise thee in
consecrated and faithful lives; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.”