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FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1944. THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE FIVE The 1944 Maid of Cotton, beautiful Linwood Gisclard, models four hats from her all-cotton wardrobe in the above pictures from the Millinery Fashion Bureau of New York City. Florence Reich- man designed the smart little split brim sailor of red and white check ifingham at the upper left. It is dressed up with »hiny black sequin-embroidered motifs and a wide black satin ribbon, which is caught beneath the hair. Upper right shows the flattering quality of cotton lace in this quaint little Dutch bonnet, designed by Laddie Northridge. Cut outs of lace across the top, and black velvet bows and binding, add to its attractiveness. At the lower left is the newest version of the sailor beret which John-Frederics created from black and white check gingham, ac cented with a bright pink rose. The wide cuff of the matching pull-on glove malches the rose. The new little bonnet- cloche in stylized chambray is shown at the lower right. It*s the latest version, designed by Annas*, in bright yellow and red plaid, with two crisp bows tacked on the back of the crown. Council of Farm Women Meets Here April 22nd HEGARIA AND SORGHUM SEED ARE PLENTIFUL (By P. B. Ezell, County Agent) Any farmer who cannot get suf ficient legume hay seed or does not have sufficient silage capacity is advised to plant sorg'hum or higeria, as seed of these are not scarce, says County Agent Paul B. Ezell. These can be shocked in the field and can be fed long or after running through a mill or chopper. Sorg'hum, sown with or without peas or velvet beans, makes a heavy yield of fair roughage. Also sudan grass and Johnson grass, cut when 12 to 16 inches high, make gooa roughage. Because silage can be made from such a great variety of crops, this source of food will have a peculiar adaptation during these times, the county agent declares. It should be remembered that under average South Carolina conditions, the sor ghums make greater tonnages per acre than does corn. It will be wise, therefore, to make even wider use of sorghum in all cases where there may be amy 'doubt about making heavy tonnage yields from com. It should always be kept in mind that the addition of a legume such as soybeans to either com or sor ghum raises the general feeding quality of the silage. But the scarc ity of soy bean seed may make it more advisable to use available soy bean seed in the production of hay and use straight sorghum or com for silage. One virtue of the silo is its use in preserving many green crops that might otherwise go to waste, such as Johnson grass, excessive growth of pasture grasses, any hay crop that is difficult to save because of rain, small grain, or surplus growth of annual grazing crops, such as small grains, Sudan grass, or Pearl mil let. OFFICIAL OF OPA TO SPEAK TO COLORED TEACHERS Prof. J. P. Burgess, chairman of the Home Front Pledge Campaign Committee from the Office of Price Administration will speak to the col ored teachers of Newberry county on Friday, April 14th at its regular imeeting. We are asking every teach er in the county to be out to this meeting in order that they may re ceive the information from the State office of the above named organiza tion. U. S. Gallman, Supervison Negro schools. AAA INDUCEMENTS FOR MAKING GOOD PASTURES Darlington, Apr. 8—J. M. Napier, Clemson extension-AAA agent, re minds farmers that the Agricultural Adjustment Agency will reimburse farmers for a large .part of the cost of establishing and caring for all the pastures that they can handle properly, provided they meet certain good-practice requirements to insure success. The five “unlimited” pasture prac tices covering this encouragement for making good pastures are: Practice No. 15—Establishing pas tures by seeding adapted pasture le gumes or pasture grasses or icseed- ing established pastures. Payments to be made when sed is planted are based on appropriate values of the seed. Practice No. 16—Establishing a stand of Bermuda grass by sodding or sprigging—$6.00 per acre. Practice No. 17—^Clearing, cleaning up, and preparing for the establish ment of permanent pasture—$5.00 per acre. Practice No. 18—Renovation of perennial legumes and grasses (ex cluding Johnson grass)—75 cents per acre. Practice No. 19—Mowing perma nent pastures infested with noxious weeds and other undesirable compet ing plants o rshrubs—$1.00 per acre. “In each of the above practices, farmer smust meet certain specifi cations before payment will be made,” Mr. Napier says. “On the whole the specifications involve the steps necessary to insure good re sults. For detailed specifications farmers should consult their county agents, AAA committeemen, or coun ty AAA officers.” COTTON CONTEST BE HELD AGAIN IN 1944 Clemson, April 8—The state five- acre cotton improvement contest will be sponsored again in 1944 by the Cotton Manufacturers’ Association of South Carolina, Extension Director D. W. Watkins announces. The Cotton Manufacturers’ Asso ciation has notified Director Watkins 1 that a contribution of $2,000 has been ; made by the Association to furnish ! funds for prize money. This organi- i zation hfis provided the prize money | funds for 15 years, and expresses i its pleasure in having a part in the ; god work, which was sponsored in its ! first year, 1920, by the State Pub- jlishing Company, Columbia. For a number of years the prizes have been $750 for the first state prize, $275 for second state prize; $200 each for three district first prizes, and $125 each for three dis- i trict second prizes. During the 16 years in which the cotton contest has been held, about 12,000 farmers have entered the com petition, have reaped the benefits de rived from the required use of better seed and the improved practices, and have helped to spread these benefits among other farmers. So, as the extension agronomists who conduct the contest express it, Everybody wins in this contest; not just those who get cash prizes, but all other contestants, ail other cotton growers, end the cotton manufactur ers. I is ho; d, therefore, that again this year many cottpn growers of the state will enter the contest. KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN PARISH J. B. Harman, pastor. Bethnay—10:30 a- m., church wor ship with sermon. 11:30 a. m., Sunday school, Mr. E. B. Hite, supt. Summer Memorial—Friday 5 p. m., Catechetical instruction. Sunday 10:30 a. m., Sunday school, Mr. M. E. Shealy, supt. 11:30 a. m., church worship with sermon. 6 p. m., Luther League. Visitors are invited to attend all Mrs. Fred Richardson of Prosperi ty, Mrs. Earl Rushton of Laurens and Mrs. Jenell Richardson of Pros perity, were business visitors here last weekend. You Can GetQaiek Relief From Tired Eyes MAKE THIS SIMPLE TEST TODAY Eyes Overworked? Just put two drops of Murine in e»ch eye. Right away it starts to cleanse and soothe. You get— Quick Relief! All 7 Murine ingredi* enis wash away irritation. Your eyes feel refreshed. Murine helps thousands—le8 it help you, too. ■p Fob Your SOOTHIS • CMANSIS • R WUSHU We Garry a full line of Meats, Vegetables, and Fancy Groceries \ Also, Flour, Feeds, and Seed Irish Potatoes M Store G. V. CLAMP MAIN STREET By ETHEL L. COUNTS The Spring meeting of the County Council of Farm Women will be held at the Court House on Saturday, Ap ril 22nd at ^0:45 a. m. The theme of the program will be “Ycuth on The Home Front.” Two 4-H club girls, Lorraine Counts of O’Neal and Alice Beth Gunter of Pomaria will give a demonstration followed by a talk by Mrs. Harriet F. Johnson, State Girls 4-H leader. Dr. J. W. Carson will bring a mes sage to the Council members. Trin ity and Silverstreet clubs will be hostesses. All members are urged to be present for this meeting. Your attention is again called to the fact that our former treasurer has moved away and all dues and fi nance reports should be made to Mrs. R. H. Amick, Prosperity. All club menulrers are requested to send their dues to their respective treasurers at once so that a complete report can be given at the Council meeting. We have had bad news about the “Old Dutch” bean. It seems that the crop was a failure and only a few -seed will be available and these in small lots. It is our intention to help you in every way possible. We have new books in fighting insects and expect to have on hand a supply of roten- one. It is time to be making plans about potato plants. This is a crop we cannot neglect. If you have not made your plans do so at once. Plants are scarce and hard to get. The Clubs were very active in heeding the call of the Red Cross— ten contributed five dollars eaich— contributions are still coming for blood plasma. Mt. Pleasant has set $5 a month as a goal for this worthy cause. The members have sold two quilts which they made through the club. Stony Hill club has reported 71 pounds of grease sent in. Bush Riv er 4-H club contributed $5 to tiie Red Cross and Johnstone club S2. The 4-H council has sent $5 for the blood plasma fund. All of these are worthy causes and should receive our sympathetic attention. Did you know that beets like ! sweet soil ? This fact may make you , want to apply lime before planting. One cf the good things about beets is that there is no waste at all. Thinnings can be eaten and when eaten fresh from the garden only spinach can match beet tops in vit amin content. Sow beet seed early and continue with successive plant ings until hot weather. Grad* Improvement Washington, D. C. — Plans for an even more intensive cotton I COTTON BRIEFS grade improvement campaign than the program conducted jointly by the National Cotton Council and the War Food Administration in 1943 have been laid in conferences between Council representatives and WFA officials. An even larger percentage of high grade cotton will be sought in this year’s pro gram. It ii pointed out that higher grades not only help meet war ^demands, but also bring the farmer premium prices. Study OPA Ceilings Memphis, Tenn. — A compre hensive study of cotton textile ceil ings is being made by the National .Cotton Council with a view of de termining whether or not these prices should be adjusted. Council representatives have held a series of conferences on the subject with representatives of the producers and manufacturers, and with OPA officials. If the study reveals that current textile ceilings are not re flecting parity prices to cotton farmers, an effort will be made to secure proper adjustments by OPA. Save Food! Savo Points! you Apply NOW to your Ration Board for tho oxtra $ugar allotted you, so that you can con as much of this •oason's fruit and ber- fy crop os possiblo. Dixie Crystals Pure Cane Sugar International Project Acapulco, Mexico — Seed from the test crop of cotton grown on a plot here during the winter sea son by the National Cotton Coun cil in cooperation with the Mex ican Department of Agriculture will be planted on experimental plots near Dallas, Texas, and Las Cruces, N. Mexico, this spring. The winter planting in this country and the summer planting in the 1 United States enable members of j the Council’s Research Division to ( speed up their seed breeding proj ect, developing desired strains in half the normal time by growing two crops each year. Ginning Improvement Atlanta, Ga. — The 1944 Cot ton Ginning Improvement program, being carried out by the Extension Service of the U. S. Department of I Agriculture, is in charge of three Extension Service cotton ginning specialists. They are J. C. Ogles- bee for the Southeastern area, F. P. Johnson for the Central area, ! and Alfred M. Pendleton for the Western area. Representatives of the National Cotton Council are cooperating with the USDA in pushing the campaign. CMAIK TAiJC ... with a Southern Accent! J UST a few quick scrawls with a piece of chalk on the side of a Southern Railway freight car. But their meaning is already clear on the world's battle fronts. They mean carloads of crops are on the move... fighting food from fertile Southern fields. They mean vital weapons of war are rolling.. .tanks and guns, jeeps and planes...fashioned in the South from Southern raw materials. They mean that the Southern Railway is delivering the goods.. .the thousand and one Southern products that are contributing to America’s Victory. In “delivering the goods” in wartime, we are learn ing how to do our transportation job more efficiently than ever before; how better to serve a postwar South of new products, new industries, new skills.. .a land of prosperity and plenty, bursting with new oppor- . tunities for all. This is the Southland that men of faith and vision see in the brighter days that lie ahead. This is the high promise of tomorrow...a promise that “chalk talk... with a Southern accent” is helping to fulfill. President SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM i