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By W. H. Tanun •; Do you have the problem of , trying to decide what to give jbur friends for Christmas-- Mbmething they haven't got already? I know about millions •Who haven't got enough to eat. donating some corn to C.R.- O.P. you can be sure your Oiristmas present will be need- ; ;«|l and appreciated. . Now some old work horses Who respond to every demand fOr their time will be working oil the campaign for corn the next two weeks. They won't get all the way 'round so if no one cfclls on you. solicit yourself- UToU get the sam/ |iay they do tibr the effort. V ~ Just write me a card. Here is one chance you folks ,who read illis stuff every week have to fire back at me. Fire me back a promise of 10 to 20 bushels of corn. I have a chair I can rift in to reanfl a pledge of 100 bushels, too. - The 4-H clubs of the county Will pick it up during Christ- Mas vacation. Cars will be loaded according to the amount of «!Orn solicited. 'Remember that the good Lord furnished us at least 20 bushels of extra corn per acre this year with plenty of rain and hot Weather. Help us to help those who the Liord hasn't had a Chance to get to yet, or maybe never will get to--they may be dead of starvation by spring. Farming is no longer a haven for the incompetant. 1952 has proven that. With present day knowledge about better forming and the financial success many termers are making with this knowledge, it looks very logical that the fellow who is going behind better quit and work for some successful businessman or farmer for a wage. It's those early morning decisions on "What will I do today?" that count. The fellow who can think of more things to do than he can get done and has learned to sort the potatoes as the felwho makes a go of it. • This potato' sorting thing can tafeak the hardest worker. The boys were telling me today about the herd owner on D.H.- IiA., who has a number of cows tn his herd that have been dry tor several months and still not With calf. Fat as steers ready for slaughter, yet he wants to five them another chance to get with calf. He is spending good «<fioney for D.H.I.A. tests yet will not part with cows that freshen •tod give only 80 pounds of milk day. • The decision he has to make is Whether he will part with these #ws or his bank account. Our February speaker on our Winter series farmers' meetings ^ill be Dr. Ed Tyner of the College of Agriculture. He says that a good alfalfa crop will remove S5 pounds of potash per acre. That is as much as you will find in 300 pounds of 3-12- 12. He also says that starter fertiliser on a low testing soil may be worse' than none at all. He will have prepared soil fertility balance sheets with a good McHenry county rotation, showing on one side how much of each element is removed by the crops in the rotation and on the other side what fertilizers and how much are needed to replace those removed. This should be a very informative meeting. These sheets1 will be passed out so everyone can follow the story. A1 L»ang, U. of I. soils expert, says that nitrogen foliage sprays are not yet satisfactory. Spraying liquid nitrogen on the soil is the, same as broadcasting granular material. Banding the material 10 inches from.the corff row is best. TheHj^t time is/xo put it on near planTItl^*tfme. On heavy soils it is entirely feasible to plow under nitrogen fertilizer in tfcte fall,. but on light or sandy soil it is best to apply it in bands beside ihe corn row after or at planting time. Farm and Home Day will be held Jan. 23 at the Woodstock high schocl. Ben Muiihead. tile expert, and Jim Clayton, pole barn and shed expert, will be present from the College of Agriculture. At that time you who have had the many questions atput tiling and tile can get them answered. Ben knows the answers. Clayton will demonstrate the split ring timber connector, something new in fastening rough heavy timbers together in building open shed roofs. History Reveals Fascinating Customs In Use Of Gloves The tables have turned in erty- When a gift of lands or many things over the past few °*her offerings were made to the centuries in what is considered Church, a glove was placed updn fitting and proper for milady. *he a,tar a® a si^n °* permanent Today the weaker, sex "goes to te""re- . , business," drives automobiles, original use of gloves was plays golf, and casts her vote restricted to the clergy and the i ight along with the male of the "°]>ility and this restriction was species enforced by law! Then, at the _ " v „ . . beginning of the sixteenth cen- One of tl» most wrpristag tuf came changes that has come about for the girls over the preceding centuries is in the wearing of CUT BELIEF ROLLS Some of the 264,000 persons in Illinois for whom nearly $135,- 000.000 Is being spent annually in one form or another of public assistance are being shown how to find Wo*k and become self-supporting. An expanding effort to help many more relief recipients to stand on their own feet financially is under way. In making this announcement, Garrett W. Keaster, executive secretary of the Illinois Public Aid Commission, said five experimental placement programs have been started in different places throughout the state during the last year. One of these, a vocational counseling and placement unit in Cook county, found work enough to cut relief spending $29,108 per month. In two metropolitan areas, women on relief are being trained for employment as housekeepers. In Williamson county, men on relief have been placed in jobs with the highway department! And in still another experimental project last summer, 1,600 children from families receiving aid to dependent children grarits earned more than $130,000 during the summer vacation. gloves. While today no lady would be caught without her gloves, it has only been since the sixteenth century that the wearing of gloves became a woman's prerogative. Until the time of the Reformation, the wearing of gloves was almost wholly confined to men! •»-- « Ancient Symbolism An historical researcher recently has come up with some fascinating facts about gloves and the symbolism surrounding them. Nearly every reader of swashbuckling historical novels knows the casting down of the glove as a challenge to combat, but there are many other equally engrossing customs. * In *nclent times, the glove was accepted as a symbol of faith and affection, as well as authority. Thus, rulers and other powerful mon who could not always personally conduct public business transactions would send the glove of the right hand as a greeting and sign of good faith and honorable intention. A king would frequently send his glove to a neighboring monarch as testimony of good will or perhaps as the opening of a truce. Glove As Pledge . Gloves were delivered as a pledge to bind a bargain or to attest to the transfer of prop- F U L L E R L A U N D E R A B L F D R Y M O P T. E. RIETSEL Wonder Lake, Illinois' PHONE 429S „, use by women of the nobility. But, as in all things, when the girls get into the act, they really take oyer the show. Today there are nearly three times as many women's dreps and semi-dress gloves as are made for men. Last year U.S. glove makers turned out 56,436,000 pairs of dress and semi-dress gloves to cover feminine fingers. Materials Change Great changes'8 have Come about in glove materials since medieval times. In those days gloves were made chiefly from the skins of the dog, deer, goat, kid, .moose, sheep, and lamb. In the time of Queen Elizabeth gloves reached their highest state of ornamentation with lavishly trimmed leathers, silks, and embroidery--with jewels, gold, "and silver hanging on them. Today fine cotton- is used more than any other material Take It Easy* Take A Cabl When the weather's badl, When you want to reach your destination In a hurry . . When you have luggage or heavy pack"-1' ages with you, it's time to call us for a cab. Remember our number PHONE 723 McHENRY CAB in the manufacture of women's gloves. Milady is different from her Elizabethan ancestors in that she prefers the simple, tailored style to the more ornate designs. Probably the most popular single glove style is the snowy white cotton shortie, which the American woman wears summer and winter. Beauty Treatment An interesting sidelight on the use of gloves turns' up in France about the era of Catherine de Medici. During this period gloves made from chicken skins appeared. They were credited with being especially beneficial in making the hands finely shaped; soft and * white. Ladies and gentlemen alike donned these gloves at ,night for the sake of petal-like skin! Though milady doesn't indulge in quite , the same cosmetic treatment W 1952, there is $ current practice which may have been hpndea down from the old days. Many women who take especially [good care of their hands cream them well at bedtime and wetj.r clean white cotton gloves overnight for an effective skin-softening treatment. WIFE ALWAYS LATE? MOTHER-IN-LAW TO BLAME. SAY -EXPERTS If your wife is never on time for meetings or appointments, you can blame your mother-inlaw. And if your mo&er-in-law doesn't like the idea, she can blame the child guidance experts for saying it's her faulty According to them, the woman who is never on time is just a grownup version of the child who dawdled and dawdled. She is still that way because her mother didn't know how to cure Jhter of the habit. Writing in the December, 1953/ issue of Book House magazine, Elizabeth Mechem Fuller, Ph.D., or the Institute of Child Welfare at the University, of Minnesota, Hills how. She states: "Spanking the dawdling child or heckling her isn't the answer. The answer is to let her miss the fun for which she is making everyone late, a few times, whether it's a family picnic or an auto rid®." s P. S.: The above treatment :l| recommended to husbands fo* , use on wives who are addicted"*" to being late only at the risk of breaking up a happy home. £ Profitable Milk ' • . Buying large) quantities of dairfr • feed pays only when milk prictf are extra good. And a good (ml. production program is beneScia§ only when it is based on feeding cows proper amounts according tyi weight, milk production, and phjrsfc» cal condition. Flattery with every step ... so fragile looking, but long wearing! 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