The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 17, 1947 Page: 3 of 14
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THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1947
The Olney Enterprise
PAGE THREE
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Careless Home Canning May Result In
Botulinus Poisoning, Article Warns
Although home canning of fruit
and vegetables is an excellent way
to provide the family with a health-
ful diet the year around, the
housewife who does her own can-
ning must exercise the utmost care
thoroughly cleaned, and meat that
is in sound condition. Fruits and
vegetables should be canned as
soon as possible after they have
been picked or gathered. It is
safer to pressure cook foods which
Hogs Over $25, Cattle Strong Here;
Roach Buys Auction Land, Building
and cleanliness, warns the Texas: are to be canned because the in-
Tuberculosis Association. | tense heat kills the germs. Before
A possible result of careless pro-1 any non-acid food canned without
cedures in home canning of some: a pressure cooker is eaten, it
foods is te deadly type of food | should be reboiled for at least 15
poisoning known as botulism, an minutes.
association article points out. ! Botulism in commercially canned
Says the article: I products is practically non-existent,
Botulism is caused by a germ1 because commercial canners care-
called botulinum bacillus which fully control heating and timing
may grow in non-acid foods of low to insure killing the poison-pro-
acidity., to produce a poisonous. ducing germs.
toxin. A very smjftl amount of - "
botulism can cause death. No one » » •
should ever taste canned food inj# eSv \sOmrOl vft
which bubbles of gas, a rancid Summer Gardens
odor or a softened appearance of.
solid parts are noticed. J Suggestions for elimination of
Anyone who suspects he may summer insects that have begun
have any type of food poisoning pjagujng gardeners are offered by
should call the doctor immediately. Qeorge Elle, assistant professor .of
In the case of botulism this is plant industry at Texas Tech,
especially necesapr became the ap-, Most difficuit to control are the
pr^nat^ anhtoxin^ effete on^ squash bug, now appearing in
within 24 hours after the poisoned droves on SqUash, and the harle-
food has been eaten. Untoitunate- | QUjn cabbage bug that attacks cab-
ly, the symptoms of botulism some- ^age, collards, mustard, turnips and
times do not appear until 48 hours radishes! he said. Sabadilla, a corn-
after a person eats the poisoned p0und sold under the trade name
food, but they may appear anytime of Sabacide, is effective on the
withfn the period of four to 48 y0ung bugs but not always on
hours after ingestion. The symp-1 adults Its use will result in some
toms are weakness, dizziness, dou- j measure 0f control, however, since
ble vision, drooping of the upper |the squash bug reproduces two
eyelid, paralyses of the eye mus- generations per season and the cah
cles and difficulty" in swallowing bage bug three,
and respiration. The crania^ The squash bug is a dark brown
nerves are paralyzed and inco- insect with a flat back that feeds
ordination is common. There ic on the underside of leaves but of-
obstinate constipation. There is (ten suns itself on the leaf top. It
no fever, but in the later stagejs advisable to inspect the under-
there is rapid respiration with la-J side of leaves for eggs of both
bored breathing and a slow pulse. | insects and destroy eggs if found.
As aprecaution against botulism1 Cabbage bug eggs resemble small
in home canning, housewives should' black-rimmed white kegs, Elle said,
be careful to use firm, fresh fruit, j and squash bug eggs look some-
and crisp vegetables that have been' thing like brown fleas.
Chaplain Named
For Lions Club
Howard Carter, minister of the
Church of Christ, was named chap-
lain by the Olney Lions Club dur-
ing its luncheon meeting Tuesday.
The club also named Mrs. Zena
Sanderson to be club sweetheart
until the new school year begins,
when the Lions will inaugurate a
new plan of selecting the club
sweetheart annually from among
Call 347-R
For 24-Hour Taxicab Service '
Olney Cab Co.
123 South Grand Avenue
Across from City Hall
♦ “Strong sale” with heavy re-
ceipts was reported for the Olney
Livestock Auction this week by
Jack Roach.
He also disclosed that he has
purchased the auction barn build-
ing, and a city block of land, 320
feet by 320 feet, on which it is
built on the Jacksboro-Fort .Worth
Highway at the east edge of Ol-
nty.
The propery was purchased from
Bill Thomas and George Roach.
Amount of the consideration was
not disclosed.
Purchase of the land and build-
ing is the first step in plans to en-
large and modernize the sales
structure, said Roach. Just when
also good for washing the refriger-' tinue boiling for just two or three
ator or rinsing out vacuum bottles, minutes. Then remove and wash
Brightening silver is another use’*' Some h®u#wiveskeeplajs alum-
to which soda can be put, the mum cup of hot water containing
agent says. For a fast silver dean- whm d°-
ing chore, ill an aluminum kettle mg breakfas' aishes-
with water containing salt and __
soda—one teaspoon of each to a
quart of water. Bring the water to Lighting kills about 400 in the
a boil, lay in he silver and con- United States every year.
Olney schoolgirls.
It was voted to have a club year- j expansion will start is not yet
book again for 1947-48, as was done ( certain, however.
last year. . “A new building will probably
R. L. McCracken was taken in as
a new member. One guest was
present, Travis Gibbs, new Olney
businessman who has purchased the
Ben Franklin store.
Report on progress of the Lions-
sponsored softball project was giv-
en by Andy Baggett, who said all
material for putting up the field! iuy viucuity nugs uiuugm up w
lights now is here, and asked for | $25.30 per hundredweight. Others
wait until construction costs come
down,” he said.
Cattle Quotations
Prices paid Tuesday indicated
strong demand for quality animals.
Receipts were 307 cattle and 26
hogs, Roach said.
Top quality hogs brought up to
volunteers to help erect the light ] sold down to $22.
standards.
Sam Furr Jr., program chairman,
introduced Jimmy Bechtol, local
manager of the Texas (Unemploy-
ment Claims set-up. Bechtol dis-
cussed various public aid programs
being carried out under four gen-
eral lines: old age and survivors’
insurance; unemployment compen-
sation; GI Bill payments for 52
weeks; old age assistance.
Choice fat calves brought as high
as $24 per 100 pounds. The cattle
; quotations were:
Good and choice fat calves, $19
to $24; common and medium
calves, $13 to $19; culls, $11 to
$12.50; stocker calves, $14 to $21;
fat cows, $15 to $16.25; medium
fat cows, $12.75 to $15; canners
and cutters $8 to $12.75; stocker
cows $10 to $13.50.
Baking Soda Jobs
In House Many,
The first landing field beacons
were installed in New York City
and Atlanta, Ga., in March 1928 _
and the first radio range equip- i
ment was put in along the airways j Asserts MisS King
between Newark, New Jersey and
Oakland, Calif., in December 1928.! Baking soda can be used
, many cleaning jojbs around
In 1844 the first telegram was'
sent over te wires from one city
to another. The telegraph line was
constructed by Samuel F. B. Morse
with funds provided by Congress
and amounting to $30,000. The line
went from Baltimore to Washing-
ton, D. C. and in 1866 the United
States and England began sending
messages to each other.
In monkeys and apes the num-
ber of pairs of ribs varies from
eleven in some species to fifteen
in others.
Try an Enterprise Want Ad.
house.
You can use soda, says Miss Lu-
cille King, count}'- home demon-
stration agent, as a gentle scourer
for stains of china, pottery, glass
or cooking utensils made of enamel-
ware or glass that would be
scratched by rougher scouring ma-
terials. For example, tea or coffee
stains on china cups may be re-
moved by rubbing which a damp
cloth dipped in soda. Don’t, how-
ever, rub soda on gilt decora-
tions on china.
Soda will also help soften food
particles that have scorched on
enamelware or glass . . . and it’s
rillT« PROTECTS!
for protection that lasts
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Use SHERWIN-WILLIAMS V\[
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■►KEEPS IT BEAUTIFUL LONGER
•► COVERS MORE SURFACE
■►SAVES REPAINTINGS—IT WASHES EASILY
■►KEEPS ITS BEAUTY LONGER
PROTECT PORCH FLOORS
with Sherwin-Williams
PORCH & DECK PAINT
V
Weatherproofs the surface.
Resists wear and tear.
Beautiful gloss finish.
FAINT A ROOM FOR $2.98 WITH THE NEW
MIRACLE WALL FINISH
3.49
MORRISON-SMITH
LUMBER CO.
Horany's 22nd Anniversary Sale
Continues Until Tuesday
More Big Savings on Summer Items
25J2 PAIRS
Ladies Summer T.....
Sandals — Pumps — Oxfords
Values to $8.95
61 PAIRS MEN’S
Work
SHOES
2.98
Values to $5.95
MEN’S
Overalls
2.69
Pools — Sledge — Carhartt
8 oz. — Sanforized
ALL SUMMER
Ladies’ DfGSSGS
Rayons, Cottons, Butcher Linen
Dresses by Justine, .Nelly Don,
Carol King*, Georgiana, Trudy
Hall. , .
One group, value to $8.95 — $5.95
One group, value to $10.95*—$6.95
One group, value to $16.95, $10.95
One Group Children’s
Dresses
Prints — Spotted Swisses
Values to $4.95 . - j
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Evans, Alfred. The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 17, 1947, newspaper, July 17, 1947; Olney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1132527/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Olney Community Library.