The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, May 16, 1963, Image 2
THE CLINTON
Clinton, S. C n Thursday, May 16, 1963
FARM BUREAU OPPOSES GOVERNMENT WHEAT PLAN
The State Board of Directors of the South Carolina
Farm Bureau has gone on record as being opposed to
the Department of Agriculture’s plan in the forthcom
ing wheat referendum to be held on May 21 and recom
mended that South Carolina wheat farmers vote “NO”
at the polls.
The 1964 wheat program, as proposed by the ad
ministration, provides for a farm acreage allotment 10
per cent below the 1963 level, sets marketing quotas,
and provides strict penalties for violations. The pro
gram includes a multiple price plan which sets a sup
port price of |2.00 per bushel for certified wheat and
61.30 for non-certified wheat (national average). Ac
reage diversion payments will be made to wheat pro
ducers who stay within their Allotments and meet the
land-use requirements.
If the program is defeated in the referendum, un
der present law acreage allotments would remain in ef
fect and the Secretary of Agriculture would be required
to make support loans to cooperators at 50% parity
(currently about 61.25). Also CCC stocks could be sold
for less than 61-28 per bushel (105% of the support
price) plus carrying charges. Also if producers regis
ter a “NO” vote, the Congress could enact new wheat
legislation.
The South Carolina Farm Bureau has for many
years opposed multiple price systems for agricultural
commodities. Also, there is a feeling among Farm Bu
reau leaders that the whole idea of the wheat certifi
cate plan revolves around rejection of the market price
system as a means of guiding production and use, and
substitutes government supply-management with con
trols and price fixing^
If the wheat certificate plan is not defeated, the
Secretary of Agriculture will have unprecedented au
thority to control^ nearly all aspects of wheat pricing
and production |rom the farm to the miliar. In the
whole wheat certificate law, there are 78 instances
where the Secretary must make some decision about
wheat.
In the eyes of Farm Bureau, of even greater sig
nificance is the possibility that the adoption of the
wheat certificate plan would be a signal for the federal
government to move in and impose similar controls on
all agriculture — dairy, livestock, poultry, fruits and
vegetables, feed grains, soybeans, tobacco, etc.
Although South Carolina is not a major wheat pro
ducing state, this grain does play an important role
in livestock production and if the administration's
wheat program was tied to a restrictive feed grains
program this could very well curtail the state’s ex
panding livestock] and poultry industry.
Farm Bureau leaders also point out the fact that
non-farm people have a high stake in the outcome of
this referendum, even though they can’t vote. Since
the referendum has been acknowledged to be a test be
tween philosophies of a government managed economy
and freedom to compete in the market place, a defeat
suffered by agriculture would spell a threat to the rest
of the economy.
AFBF President Charles B. Shuman has said, *T
think it would be well (Tor businessmen to observe the
kind of tactics and pressure exerted by the federal gov
ernment in seeking to win a favorable vote in the May
21 referendum. We in agriculture are witnessing the
most massive government ’information program” ever
conceived. What’s more, this campaign is being fi
nanced by taxpayers’ money — yours and mine.”
SCFB President David H. Sloan, Jr., has urged all
wheat farmers to study the issues carefully.
’This referendum could be the most important ever
held on agricultural programs since it gives the Secre
tary additional discretionary powers and could set
precedents that would be dangerous,” he said.
Some thirty thousand wheat producers could be
come eligible to vote in South Carolina. There are 34,-
420 wheat allotments for the state for 1964 and each
producer could become eligible to vote under the pro
cedure to be used.
According to USDA figures Laurens County has
120.3 wheat allotments for 1964.
Babson Discusses TV Possibilities
Babson Park, Mass., May 16—1 remember,
when I was a youth, what great news it was when
Marconi the Italian inventor sent a signal across
the Atlantic—to Newfoundland. This was follow
ed by the use of the Morse Code, and later by the
radio voice direct.
INVENTION OF RADIO
The radio was then the invention of the cen
tury and its development marked the beginning
of a great new industry. No one then imagined
that TV would come along and develop into such
a great business as it has become. Sometimes
when I watch TV I wonder whether it is doing
more harm than good; but the American people
will make only good broadcasts pay in the end.
TV will have the same “ups and downs’’ as the
movies have had. Both must
greatly improve to be perma
nently successful.
But today I wish to forecast
that we are on the verge of
great new developments in TV.
Just now we are using these
same radio and television waves
to transmit not only sound but
pictures—all in action of the
most remarkable kind. Further-
B*f*r w. more, we do not need even an
outdoor antenna, as these waves (which give us
talking and action in pictures) will pass through
the walls of our houses. In fact, these waves
have been passing through the walls of our
houses and the walls of every castle in Europe
and Asia for thousands of years, without being
used.
WHAT’S COMING AHEAD?
Just stop for a moment and think what won
derful things radio waves are and realize our
debt to Marconi for discovering them for us. In
this colmun I am now mentioning only one more
TV development; there are many more to fol
low. This one is the prospect of being able to
press buttons and throw light or heat into our
rooms. For some time 1 have been taking pic
tures of the sun. Some day, I believe, great TV
cameras—combined with large magnifying glass
es—will transmit heat and/or light directly into
our homes. This will surely require a new chemi
cal, and perhaps special new broadcasting sta
tions for each community. These heat and light
broadcasts will not be interrupted by advertising.
The cost will be added to our gas and electric
bill. Special eyeglasses may be needed to use
in rooms so heated or lighted ; but I will not
discuss such details now.
WHAT OF EXISTING INLUSTRIES?
Of course, such new developments may have
tremendous implications. They would almost
surely create new corporations that would be
listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Es
tablishment of these corporations would result
in intense speculation. Many of the new corpora
tions would pass through bankruptcy, but the
stocks of a Jew would become very valuable. We
should remember that there were once 900 differ
ent automobile companies in the U. S. A., which
have finally been reduced to only about five.
I well remember when Henry Ford took ten years
to raise his first 6100,000; but when he got started
he built 16,000,000 “Tin Lizzies” and put the hors
es, buggies, and wagons out of business.
WATCH FOR OTHER CHANGES
Edison’s incandescent light bulb made obsolete
the kerosene lamps such as my mother used to
trim und clean every morning. Think what the
du Fonts did to the silk worms of Japan and the
Orient, manufacturing synthetic materials from a
few chemicals. Charles Hall, a poor chemistry
teacher At Oberlin College in Ohio, discovered a
way of making aluminum from clay, uk! spark
ed the present billion-dollar aluminum industry
which now manufactures goods used in every
household. Then along came Dr. Einstein, un
locking the great power of the atom, which un-
fortnately is not being used extensively for
peacetime purposes. In order to get this atomic
power we are now using the mineral uranium
which wrs considered worthless 90 years ago.
FREE POWER FROM
THE SUN OR SEA WATER
Now further developments are on the way and
it may be safe to say that anything could hap
pen. The two biggest events will be securing
power direct from the sun, and getting it from
sea water by breaking this water up into its com
ponents, hydrogen and oxygen. This latter is
surely coming some day. The earth is now three-
fifths surrounded by free water. What then will
happen to the price of gasoline? But greater than
all is the power of sane religion to change the
hearts of men and women of all nations, races,
and creeds. Oh, I wish I were a young student
today!
AMERICAN WA Y
News From
The County Agent
M. L. OUTZ, Ceuaty
Only A Spending Cut Can Save Us 1
Stories
Behind
Words
by
William S. Penfield
EVERYDAY
COUNSELOR
“Everything that goes up
comes down.” That is a lesson I
learned early in life when mis
chievous youngsters hurled pa
per bags of water into the air
over their friends in the yard,
shouting, “Everything that goes
up comes down.” That lesson
dare never be forgotten anytime,
because life has its ups and
downs. He who would climb
mountain peaks must also ne
gotiate the valleys. Without the
valleys there would be no moun
tain peaks.
Most of us at some time or
other have some aesthetic expe
riences. We wish we could keep
them. The apostle Peter felt this
way on the mountain with his
Master and two fellow disciples,
James and John. There he saw
his Master transfigured before
him. The experience was wonder
ful. Peter wanted to stay thaw,
but he couldn’t. When he came
down it was to face a distressing
scene of where the remaining
disciples were trying to heal
without success.
Life has its ups and downs for
all of us and we must be’ pre
pared for them. -
Look at the progress of moth
erhood. In the full bloom of love
a young couple marries. Babies
come. Motherhood comes to the
forefront. Mother is the most im-
Fergive us ear debts, as we
also have forgiven our debt
era (Matt 6:lt).
When we forgive someone
who has teemed to wrong or
offend us we ere the ones who
gain. Let ee rejoice that the
forgiving love of Christ makes
it possible far as to overcome
personal animositiea
po riant person in the life of her
children. Then the children com
mence to grow up and her im
portance diminishes. She cries,
“My babies are gone!” That is
particularly true when she sees
them one by one leave the home
for college.
It is the wise mother who real
izes that she must train her chil
dren to live successfully without
her. The over-protective mother,
trying to hold on to her children,
fails miserably. It is the wise
mother who learns early of the
“step downs” in life. They can
lead to “step ups” in other di
rections, new interests, new re
sponsibilities. She and her hus
band can now do more things
together as husband and wife. If
she is to be happy she will have
to learn to step up fasts activities
which will be helpful to other
people,such as service at the
Red Cross, the hospitals, the
church.
jo received, freely
16:6).
God withholds nothing of
Himself, therefore whan we
receive His blessings we must
alee give of ourselves in serv
let and love end encourage
ment to others.
Seed have been slow germinat
ing this spring, not only cotton
and corn, but gardens, as well.
I talked with my E. B. Coggins
who has had many, many years
of experience with cotton, peach
es, and dairymen. He says,
’Farmers should take better
care of their seed and where
farmers are going to save seed
they shouldn’t gather or pick the
crop too green. The seed should
be dry before storing. Gerrtiina-
ion should be checked.”, Mr.
Coggins made the statement that
a lot of farmers got over-anxious
m the spring and planted too
early.
At one time last week I thought
amost half of our cotton would
lave to be planted over. Those
few warm nights saved a lot of
cotton acreage.
Robert Harris, Furman and W.
1. Garrett and John Simmons
have already sprayed for thrip.
A spray or dust will help cotton
off to a good start.
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We’ve had wonderful weather
for hay curing this spring. The
quantity is off, but the quality is
certainly up. The hay conditioner
s one of the finest machines for
lay making. Almost any rough-
age can be cured much quicker,
t saves the green matter and
he chance of the hay getting too
wet is much less since it doesn’t
have to stay in the field so long
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I saw the following hauling in
good quality hay last week: Wal
ter and Pierre Ramage, Ed Tem
pleton, Jack Adair, L. F. Davis,
Milton Thomason, George Roper,
Ed Copeland, and James Thoma
son. These fellows depend on oats
and surplus grazing for most of
their hay.
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Soybeans should be planted In
May, according to research in
formation at Clemson. Yields,
stalk development and seed qual
ity are better. Soybeans are a
good money crop, good land
builder, make good hay and si
lage. Even though the yields are
best for May planting, I believe
the land building qualities of this
legume should be considered.
Since lespedeza is about out as
far as small grain goes, some
legume should be seeded behind
grain. Farmers will more than
recover the cost of seeding in
the crop that follows.
Prepare the land, plant it, and
spray it and you are through;
that is what some are doing with
corn.
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For decades hay has been pressed into rectangular
bales and bound with wire, making it easier to trans
port and store.
When a farmer wants to use a bale of hay, he cuts
the wire binding it and the wire—having been under
great stress—quickly recoils into an entanglement
Often the fanner tosses the wire into a corner of the
barn or hangs it on a nail for future use. But usually
the wire is so tangled that he has a hard time pulling
a piece of it from the mass.
Thus was born the figurative expression, “to go
haywire,” to become badly entangled, or to reach a
state of wild disorder.
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Men, as they grow older, must
likewise learn to step down as
well as to step up. They should
learn the lesson early so that
when compulsory retirement
comes it won’t be too difficult.
Through the years the wise man
develops some usefl avocations
along with his chief vocation.
When the time comes to step
down, he goes out ond steps up
again into useful work.
Retired businessmen can be a
tremendous help to their pastors,
accepting responsibility for wort:
at the church for which they are
especially prepared and the pas
tor is not. Many large churches
have to eipploy managers, al
though they have retired men in
their membership who could do
the job beautifully.
Stepping down if viewed prop
erly leads to stepping up. That’s
what is waiting for the Christian
at the end of life. He steps down
out of this life and steps up into
the more immediate presmce of
his Lord.
JUNOR HKH NEWS
By MELISSA TURNER
Mrs. Belle Sumeral of Laurens
was honored last Friday in
chapel when she was presented
gifts by the student body. Mrs.
Sumeral is retiring after many
years of school work, including
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ten years at Clinton Junior High
School. Lucille McSween, stu
dent body president, made the
presentation.
The chapel program Friday
also included a program on
Mother’s Day, presented by Mr
Bill Rhodes’ homeroom, 7-F.
Eighth grade students visited
Clinton High School Monday for
a tour of the school building.
Darrell Hampton of Mrs. Ca
thy Jones’ section, 7-E, was s
lected to go to Furman for the
state track meat.
The canteen for sixth graders
entering JHS next fall waa held
recently at the Clinton Armory.
Mrs. Hazel GilfDlaa la a patient
at Newberry County Hospital
this week.
Recent chapel programs in
cluded the Installation of m
student body preaidant Nedy
Copeland and vice president Choc
Burnett, under the direction of
Mrs. Griffith’s homeroom, 7-D.
Also, Mrs. Jones’ hosnerooan, 7-
E, Was in charge of a program
Installations
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Repair
eaturing a performance by Mr.
Harry Bouknight and the Junior
High band.
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