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Weekly News Letter m From Liberty Hill Ub ^^Liberty Hill. Juno 11?A thuuder storm of unusual force passed over our village Tuesday night near ten o'clock A heavy black cloud loomed up from (he sodth and while the electric discharges hashed and sputtered overhead, Illuminating the darkneaa with momentary blinding 'brightness, the thunder crushed with terrific fury, Enough to cuuso one to think over the great and limitless forces of nuture, and the littleness of man. A gentle rainfall of considerable duration followed the electrical dlspluy. Miss Lizzie llichurda, teacher of the < Tank school in Lancaster county, a few miles above hene closed her school on Thursday with a big picnic, j She reports a big crowd and pleasant occasion. Several of our school teachers are at home for the summer vacation. Some of them are Mrs. A. L. MoCaskill, of Illenhlem; Miss Sarah Cunningham, of Choraw; Miss Callio Jones, of Columbia; Miss Annie It. MoCasklll, of Irmo; Mrs. Marlon It. Hodges, of Sumter; Miss Itlghton Richards, of Fort Mill, is iu charge of a children's camp, somewhero in the Land of the Sky,; Miss Ann Thompson, of West Columbia music department, arrived some days ago; Mrs. T. P. MoCrae, of the Heath Springs music department, and Miss Lizzie Richards, who live at home and drive to their schools dally. I^eon Watklns, lluitsvillu timber man, was In our village on Saturday last. Misses Lizzie and I^al Richards were Columbia visitor* one day last week. Mr. and Mrs John M. Croxton und daughter, lddy Ma?. of the Three C's section, ^yere visiting relatives here Sunday. Mr. und Mrs. Charlie Preesley, of Olar, were Sunday guests of Mrs. H. J Wardluw, 8r., mother of Mrs. PreBBlcy. Miss Sophie Richards und Mrs. Marlon It. Hodges spent lust week end at Montreal. John Itoddy and family, of Hock lllll and Miss Margaret Richards of j Columbia College, were guests of Governor and Mrs. Hlchurda on Sunday. 'Miss Chunks, of Charlotte, Is spending a while with Misses Clura and I?ulse Johnston ut their home here. | Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones und Mary Kdna Jones were visitors here on Sum day last. Mrs. W. It. Milliard. Mrs. Alice Milliard and Miss l>oll Milliard and Mrs. Nina Crenshaw, of Lancaster, were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Hilton on Thursday last. Dr. T. If. Bruce, of Camden, was here professionally one day last week. Since the showers of the past few days gardens and crops?as well as grass?has revived very much and farmers are quite 'busy. The sun weighs about the same as ' a solid Iron ball, having a diameter equal to the diameter of the moon's orbit. All water boiling at the same altitude Is the same temperature, whether It Is boiling furiously or very slowly. This temperature Is 212 degrees at sea level, and drops one degree for every 538 feet gathered In altitude. What is Longest Word In English Language What In the longest word In the English language? That In a hard question to answer, an wrltere have from time to time coined wordn of extraordinary length which have never gotten Into general une. The longest In Webster's Internationa) dictionary In 'hoiiorolflcabtlltudlnitubuln, defined an "houorablenunn." a pedantic nonnenne word, used by Shakespeare In "lx>ve'n J^abor Lost" and containing 27 lettern. But in chemical treatises may be found even longer wordn more wonderfully compounded than the chemical productn which they describe. For example, tetrohydroparajnethyjoxyqulnlnoline, with 31 letters, also paraoxymetamethozyallyibeuzlne, of 3(| lettern and others. Kngllnh must yield the palm to some foreign languages, however, when long wordn are considered. In German, schutzengi abejivernlcbuangautomobile with 35 lettern, In as formidable as the war engine It decrlbes. In Kngllnh thin machine is commonly designated by the four-letter word "tank," a saving of 31 lettern going to the credit of our mother tongue. Longest of all so far discovered In a Greek word of 181 lettern, which appropriately enough Is the name of a dish containing many Ingredients. We call It simply "hash." A blow-fly requires Ibsb than a day to develop within the egg. "Babe" Conaughton, 280-pound guard on the Georgetown eleven of 1026, probably was the heaviest college football regular player. UJuHHIb^n Washington, May 8i.?-The week Just closed proved to bo a very busy one In both branchetyof congress. The tragic events taking place abroad have Indelibly impressed the American congress. The Allies with their backs ugalnst the wall, lighting a series of desperate battles to stop overwhelming motorized forces, is evidence enough that flesh and Mood, no matter how brave, cannot stand long against airplanes, tanks und other modern machinery of war. Hitler has awakened the American people and the congress to a profound sense of their own vulnerability. This country Is wisely preparing to rid itself of the danger of the so-called fifth column activities, which have proved so disastrous to the neutral and Allied nations. The Dies committee on un-American activities has laid a fine foundation for this work and is continuing its activities on an increased scale. The president has very wisely recommended the transfer of the immigration and naturalization service from the department of labor to the department of Justice. This is one reorganization recommendation from the President which has met with uniform approval from both parties in the Congress. Again the question of adjournment of congress has "been revived. There is a general disposition of belief now that the congress will adjourn somewhere botween June 8 and June 22. Although some are advocating that congress remain in session during the criBis. They base this upon the premise that the President should not he alone entrusted to deal with European affairs and that the congress should stay here. Such a position is rather far-fetched in view of the fact that the president can call an emergency session of congress at any time. President Roosevelt will ask congress within a few days for an addp tional $600,000,000 to $800,000,000 for more blitzkrieg weapons for the army ?large numbers of warplanes, tankB and new-type anti-tank guns. This was disclosed YvTednesday after ranking army officers were unexpectedly summoned to the white house for a conference on defense needs. The Belgian army's capitulation was said to have moved the president to request now, instead of next year, a further expansion of the army. Meanwhile, the following other developments highlighted the intensive defense preparations : To aid warplane deliveries to the Allies, Secretary Hull amended neutrality regulations to permit American pilots to fly planes across Canada to take-off points in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. President Roosevelt asked congress for $1,000,000 to finance the new advisory commission for national defense, and named another prominent business executive, Donald M. Nielson, of the Sears-Roebuck Comapny, to a key post in the defense program. He will become treasury procurement director and coordinate foreign and domestic plane and munitions purchases. House exports whipped into shape ] a 10 per cent defense tax 'bill, expected to produce $056,000,000 a year, and promised speed In pushing it through. In the senate however, there was a growing sentiment for a delay until September to permit basic tax changes to be drafted. Attorney general Jacson asked congress to pass legislation requiring the registration of all privately-owned firearms in the United States to prevent the "possible accumulation" of weapons by subversive groups. The army called on more that 2,000 air reservists to apply for active service. The senate naval affairs committee in a formal report said an unnamed ("reputable scientist" had revealed the discovery of an explosive 100 times more powerful than nitroglycerine, and urged the army and navy to give careful consideration to all new Inventions. The war department was disclosed to be ready to place an "educational" order with a commercial firm, looking to the production of 10,000 gas masks, especially adapted for civilian use. They would coat about $2 each, in qauantity production and with other such orders would enable the nation to turn out 1,000,000 masks a month in an emergency. At least a million young people who are now in need or are receiving government aid will be given work opportunities in connection with the defense program, it was learned Wednesday. Cooperating in the undertaking are the Civilian Conservation Corps, the National Youth Administration, and Works Progress Administration, the office of Education and the American Youth Commission. These groups are expected to prorlde most of the students for the training courses. Blitzkrieg Advised Against Boll Weevil "Why let the boll weevil o?t up yamr cotton profile?" county ekent W. C McCarley a?ka Korth&w county farmers, "when It Is easy, Inexpensive aud effective to chock the baudH's on- j alaughte with aweeteued poison, th? well known t-1-1 mixture" Urging prompt action aKaiust the weevil, the county agent gives these simple Instructions on when to polBon, what to use, and how to apply It. j When the first squares are seen on j the cotton, it is time to begin poisonlng?it is not necessary to begin earlier than ttils. Use the t-M sweetened poison mix- ( ture. On thousands of farms it has . proved effective and satisfactory if used in the right way and at the right time. The mixture is one pound of calcium arsenate, one gallon of blackstrap molasses, one gallon of water. Mix the calcium arsenate and the water first, tfien add the molsasses. Mix only what you plan to use in one~ day, and throw away any left over at the end of the day. The molasses will sour* if kept longer and will cause a burning effect on the eot-^ ! ton plants. ' Apply the mixture with a mop made by tying burlap or cloth to a threefoot stick. Bach time you dip the mop In the bucket of mixture stir it well. Otherwise the arsenate will settle and you will be applying only molasses and water. Hold the mop go as to apply poison to the under side or the leaves as much as possible. Home-Grown Food For Better Farm Living Clemson, June 8.?'^The present is aK most opportune time to promote better farm living in South Carolina as an Important factor in the program of Balanced Prosperity in the South ; adopted by the Southern Governors' Conference to make the next 10 years A Decade of Progress' ", says Director D. W. Watklns of the Extension Service. "Under the regulations of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, the restricted acreage of the major cash crops offers an opportunity for the production of more food and feed crops to be consumed on the farm. Furthermore, the low prices of farm products in relation to the prices farmers must pay for purchased goods should induce more interest in relation to the prices farmers must pay for purchased goods should indue? more interest in the home production of food and feed. In fact, with thousands of farm families it is a question of producing food and feed or going without. "The problem of better farm living lies chiefly among the farmers who are below average as to income," Mr. Watklns continues. "If it la to be solved, this group should be reached effectively with a simple plan that is practicable for them and that also will enlist the cooperation of the leading farm people. "While the Extension Service has always stressed the value of a Iiveat-home plan of farming, we believe that the cooperative efforts of the various state and federal agencies, business and other groups, and Individuals, centered on better farm living will result in more rapid progress along this line." t It is proposed to further stimulate the better farm living program encouraging all farmers, including ten- | ants and sharecroppers, to grow at least 75 per cent of their food needs and to award certificates of recognition each year to all who do. The plan should be helpful to landlords as well as to tenants and sharecroppers, j Governor Burnet Maybank, who un-, der the plan would sign the certifl- j cates, says: | "If this plan can be continued thru- j out this decade and thus contribute to A Decade of Progress' for South I Carolina, it will be only proper that j these families which contribute most by meeting the condition from year to ! year be awarded recognition for bav- j ing shown the way to better farm living as a system of agriculture." I From the Panama Canal Zone come reports of automobile windshields being broken by giant beetles. The insects grow to a length of several Inches, and their armored shells are thick and hard. NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will on June 28, 1940, after due publication of this notice, - apply to the South Carolina Tax Commission for a license to operate a Retail Liquor Store in the Town of Camden, South Carolina, located on East DeKalb Street in said Town. BREVARD BOYKIN Camden, S. C. 12-14p June Farm Calgndar Outlined Agent ' > 1 Brief reminders <by county ag?Qt ^ 0. MoCarley, for busy farmer* ?ho? much Important work for early mar. Agronomy?As soon a a nmtatai conditions permit, plaut cowpeas, #0betins, velvet -beans, or crotalarla h all oorn. middles and stubbly Such acreage of legumes win *14 ta meeting the conditions of the AAA farm program, will produce feed ttlul food, aud will coaserve and bulla up the soil. Horticulture?Apply quickly avail* ble nitrogen to garden crops u Uut growing well. Cultivate crops shaj. low but frequently to save molsturs. Mulch tomato plants -heavily with straw or leaves to hold moisture and prolong fruiting season. Pack vegt, tables and fruits in the right kind of attractive package aud get better pvlpes. Plant a few tomato seed tot a late crop.' Order celery -plants for late July or early August delivery. Insects and Diseases?Get the boll weevil early with ipresquare poison. Examine banded apple trees every 10 days and kill codling moth larva* Stop the spread of red Bplders by' burning woods and badly infested plants and applying superfine dusting sulfur. Spray or dust with derrli to control Mexican bean beetles. Kefr&la from planting main crop of corn late to avoid shatter worm damage. Spray or dust peaches vto control brown rot and curcnlio. Transfer and requeea bees. *" Agrictural [Engineering? Check qter the mower for needed repairs. Re move and store 'binder canvas after grain harvest, and cover all bright parts of machine with cup grease to prevent rusting. Be sure grain is thoroughly ripe before combining It. Investigate possibilities of irrigating garden or truck crops. Early Summer Notes About Livestock, Proper attention to livestock In June is particularly Important, says county agent W. C. MoCarley, giving brief suggestions to guide fanners. Animal husbandry?Start hogs to. grazing soybeans when beans are ir bout 12 Inches high. Build a creep and feed calves some grain. TreU sheep for stomach worms every ttk weeks If heavily infested. ProtrMt shade and fresh water for all claim of livestock. Mow the permaigp pastures to destroy weeds. OWru the livestock for serewworm inlsfr . tion and give treament if needed. Dairy inp^?Control files by keeper all manure spread on the fields. Cool milk and cream immediately after milking to control bacteria and undesirable odors and flavors. Plant sufficient summer hay crops on grail stubble land to Insure an ample sufr ply for next winter. Mow the pasture often enough to keep down obnoxtoal weeds. Sow pearl millet on a rich, 'plot clobe .to the barn to graze of fit and feed green when pastures are dry and short. Keep an abundant supply of fresh Nvater before the cows. Poultry?Keep pullets on cleaa range during summer -months. Do ! not push pullets into egg production; 'feed a low protein ration made of ! mostly of grain. Watch the birds for lice Infestation and examine the uleer I ing quarters occasionally for mlW If troubled each fall with chicken pot j or sorehead, vaccinate the polio? when three to four thonths of age W prevent an outbreak. Horace Woodham Dead Funeral services for Horace Grew "Bub" Woodham, 59, who died soJ! denly at 6 o'clock Saturday morntnt were conducted at the home In Bisk opvllle at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoot Burial was In Hebron cemetery. services were conducted by the RB. L. L. Bendenbaugh and the " M. 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