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Thursday, October 30, 1969
pat.AriOR BEACON.jALACTOS. TEXAS
YOUR PHARMACIST
IS A SKILLED
PROFESSIONAL
Our training and experience add up to the skill
you and your doctor depend upon for fast, accurate
prescription filling. Try us next time.
PALACIOS
PHARMACY
S. W. (WOODY) WILSON, Owner
PHONE 972-2561 EMERGENCY 972-2829
Tucker's Electric
MOVING TO NEW LOCATION
Va Mile West of City Limits
On Main Street
PHONE 972-3237
ELECTRIC SERVICES
APPLIANCE REPAIR
COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICf NEWS
NORMAN VESTAL, Co. Agent
A1 Novosad, Extension Pasture
Specialist from Texas A.VM Uni-
versity, discussed with livestock
producers attending the last meet-
ing of the Pasture Short Course
the practices involved in producing
high quality hay. In add tion to the
chemical analysis of hay in de-
termining crude protein content,
the physical characteristics used to
JOHN w. COSP'-K. Asst. Apt
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SEE OUR FULL LINE OF
GIBSON APPLIANCES
MOTOROLA TVs and RADIOS
DR. BECK STEINER
OPTOMETRIST
VISUAL ANALYSIS
CONTACT LENSES
PERCEPTUAL TESTING
1015 AVF.. G ph. 245-5931
RAY CITY
of growth at farv
the size of the
freedom fr ni fo1
Save Garment Labels
For Age Of Guarantee
r™TROE STATION - Some-
U eg new has been added to the
hang tag on some clothing: guar-
.. .. '-“K on some cioimng: guar-
evalaate hay are 1 *tag<> • nt'e that a garment will wear for
. .1. ..«• WnrV 8 ttiXtlli-..... ......... , ..
I,"’ ?x;i,re ur " specified length of time.
,, , ,, 1 1,1 lhe garment doesn’t live up
rt , f V *hs guarantee, the manufacturer
freedom ir m *■>; . ; •' ■ »> guarantee, the manufacturer
color. The protein if- - ’ . y says he will return the purchase
influence! cat"> , 11 s,”l *cr- price or renlaee the earmrat.
iiifluc-ncei' '' ee.tly ay me soil fer- price or replace the garment,
tility; whether it nral or Fannie Brown Eaton, Extension
from fomimo.....
plied; especially mt ogen.
n„«e,l on the cftAe Protein
clothing specialist says.
■*.«, A . She urges consumers to read
Rased on the eruut protein eon- garment labels, save the labels or
tent, the 1 hang tags and the dated sales slips,
ranged from **! '. 1 0 "-37.B0. This proves how long a consumer
Many people wil • ®r S('l hay has had the guaranteed garments,
at 60c per bale r , ' ss ** R’’ sure the sales slip is dated
hay quality. The nay types evalu '- when a guaranteed garment is pin-
ed included Coasta ' rn’l|(lagr.' . chased, the specialist cautions.
Coastal Bermudagr* - and Johnson-. Bloio clerks may not mention that
grass mixed, Jon " grass, Rice garments carry a guarantee be-
Strnw, introduce' llf S ' ms. and cause so Lw clothing have one us
Prairie Hay. If livestock producers yet.
would like the result ? of our Hay I___
Show, they may coa *' 1 ( ounty, Show me a man whose feet are
Agent’s Office for ■ Sports. jf;nnly planted in solid ground, and
igaga * — "boul -,ry"
Stack ’em up.
No hold-up,
no hang-up
with a gas dryer.
A gas dryer is fast, gentle
and dries for a fraction of
the cost of other dryers. -■
houston
natural
gas
Extension Home Economists' Notes
NELL PRICE — MABLE FERGUSON — PEGGY GREBE
County Home Demonstration Agents
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HOW TO BAKE AND SEND
COOKIES TO VIETNAM
There are still boys in Vietnam.
Boys in Vietnam want homemade
cookies. A Rod Cross field survey
in Vietnam showed homemade cook-
ies are the top requested item. Re-
search involving the sending of
actual packages of different types
of cookies packed various ways
shows that if you know what
cookies to bake for mailing and
how to pack them, your cookies
will get to the boys OK.
What to bake- Crisp cookies fair
ly high in sugar and shortening.
Outstanding example is Toll House
Cookies, favorite with American
boys everywhere. Avoid soft-type
cookies with moist texture; they
mold in humid Far East climate.
Avoid laey-textured, fragile cook-
ies; they shatter enroute
How to pack and mail: Mailing
container must be metal or good
quality plastic. Here is an ex-
cellent packaging suggestion for
mailing to Vietnam.
Coffee or Shortening Can Cookie
Package; Place crumpled foil on
bottom of can. Wrap two cookies
back to back in individual packs
with aluminum foil cut long enough
to give ample overlap: seal with
%” wide adhesive tape. Place packs
in can to hold as many cookies as
possible. Use crumpled foil to fill
spaces between cookies and on top.
Seal plastic lid with tape. Place
circle of corrugated cardboard over
plastic top. Wrap in double layer
of heavy brown paper with heavy-
twine for mailing.
Plastic Container: Use a rec-
tangular container with lid. Cush-
ion sides and bottom with layers of
crushed, flattened foil. Wrap cook-
ies tightly, back to back, in foil.
Place in rows of double-packed
cookies on edge, and three double-
packed cookies along side. Cushion
spaces with additional foil. Place
three layers of crushed, flattened
foil on top, and close container.
Seal tightly around edges of sides
and top of package with 2” wide
adhesive tape. Bind lid with more
tape. Wrap container in a current
newspaper (this gives your soldier
the local news along with the
cookies) as follows: fold news-
paper lengthwise to the width of
the box, extending length so it
will cover the top and bottom of
the box, leaving the sides open.
Use double layer of heavy brown
paper and heavy twine to wrap
for mailing.
( Mailing: Mail c'-okie packages by
parcel post in small units. Accord-
ing to the post office, parcel post
packages to Vietnam go by air on
reaching San Francisco if under
4 lbs. It takes about a week for
packages to go by surface mail
from East Coast to San Francisco.
Total estimated time to reach Viet-
nam: about a week and a half.
Packages over 4 lbs. go by ship to
Vietnam and can take a month or
more to deliver. Air mail rates are
as high as $2.56 to mail a 2 lb.
package but this should get cookies
to Vietnam in a week, or less, and
may be worth investing in when
speed counts.
The deadline date last year for
mailing to Vietnam in time for
Christmas was Nov. 15, and thi:
year is likely to be the same. As
holidays approach, bulletins are
posted in every post office giving
deadline shipping dates for Viet-
nam.
Although a guarantee or war-
ranty may insure repairs and ser-
vices, it often provides little pro-
tection for the consumer. But war-
ranty conditions seem to be chang-
ing for the better.
Manufacturers have been sim-
plifying guarantees by eliminating
legal jargon and making them
easier to read. Government pres-
sure and consumer complaints
caused this.
The new warranties do not neces-
sarily provide more protection.
Many warranties cover only parts
or a selected group of parts.
Follow these precautions for self-
protection:
1. Insist upon seeing a copy of
the warranty before you buy the
product.
2. Check the warranty carefully
to determine how much protection
you have.
3. Find out who will service the-
product.
4. If the product has been pur-
chased on a 10-day charge account,
you will he in a better bargaining
position to receive service before
you make the payment.
5. Keep the warranty in a safe
place, record date of purchase and
store on it.
6. Do not be afraid to take action
in getting proper service. If neces-
sary, take your complaint to the
president of the manufacturing
company.
Life-size characters, barnyard
scenes, rocking boats, flying pink
elephants. They sell some food pro-
ducts but wise shoppers look for
something else—food labels.
They clue shoppers in on what
to find inside, and labels help them
get their money’s worth.
Buy products that meet your
needs: examine food packages care-
fully for contents, not weight and
degree of fill. Knowing the cost of
food and comparing cost per unit
leads to rational choices.
Modern laws help.
The Federal Food, Drug and Cos-
metic Act requires that food be
wholesome and suitable for con-
sumer use. All information on food
labels must be accurate, easy to
find, easy to understand and not
misleading.
Labels must tell the name of the
product, name and address of man-
ufacturer packer or shipper; ac-
curate statement of quantity by
weight, measure or numerical
count; and a list of ingredients
when two or more foods go into a
product that is not standardized.
There ia a little nlanl called rev-
) erenee in the '•orner of my garden
th»t I Jove to have watered about
once a week.
| WE’RE PROUD OF OUK
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PUMPS
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