The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, May 10, 1946, Image 4
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1218 College Street
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
O. F. ARMFIELD
Editor and Publisher
Published Every Friday In The Year
Entered as second-class matter
December 6, 1937, at tht postoffice
at Newberry, South Carolina, under
the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
H. D. Hio-hlights
For Past 25 Years
Highlights in Progress of Home
Demonstration work in South Caro
lina f-om 1910 to 1946 as given be
low was prepared by Juanita Neely,
Assistant State Agent.
1900—First tomato club for girls.
Aiken County, Miss Marie Cromer.
Growing and canning tomatoes .
1911— Work extended to Barnwell
county—Mrs. Dora D. Walker ap
pointed by USDA as County Tomato
Club agent. One or two other coun
ties added.
1912— Ten counties carrying on
work. Funds secured through Boards
of Education, Chambers of Com
merce, Winthrop college, County
Legislative Delegations, and U. S.
Department of Agriculture.
Miss Edith Parrott appointed as
- State Agent.
Work with girls included growing
and canning several vegetables; mar
keting; sewing.
19 l 13—Sixteen counties with work.
Bread making and poultry added to
program; fairs put on for exhibiting
products.
4-H insignia originated as brand
name for girls’ canned products for
market.
1914—May 10—passage of Smith-
Lever Bill in Washington providing
funds for Extension in all states, and
entending work in states organized
24 counties with work in South Caro
lina.
Mother Walker promoted to Assist
ant State Agent.
Work with women started—first
club in Sumter county.
July 3-14 first Short Course for
girls at Winthrop college.
1916—Special compaig n in fall to
organize women’s clubs—1913 enroll-
ed. Staff of 24 home agents; State
agent; two Asistant State agents,
Mother Walker and Miss Grace Buf
fington; Poultry Specialist, Mr. Clev
eland. Program included evegetable
growing and canning; marketing;
poultry; home nursing; sanitation;
flower culture and home conveniences
and equipment; sewing.
First South Carolina bulletins writ
ten, Canning Bulletins by Mother
Walker, and Hoe Conveniences, by
Grace Huffingbon.
1916-17—Critical World War per
iod—Emergency agents placed in va
cant counties and some in others to
help regular agents; negro work
started.
All our food programs and war
bond drives, Red Cross work; nurs
ing “Influenza.”
4-H club agent and three district
agent employed.
Mother Walker in charge of Food
Production and Conservation.
*918-19—Expansion of permanent
worker^ to other counties. Addition
of some state specialists—clothing,
foods.
Resignation (1919) of Miss Edith
Parrott and appointment of Miss
Christine South as State agent.
Rapid organization of women’s
clubs. Also expansion of 4-H.
1920-21—Organization of County
Advisory Council of Farm Women.
June 7, 1921, organization of State
Council of Farm Women with 33
counties. Addition of Assistant State
agent, Miss Laundrum; marketing
specialist; county 4-H camps.
1922— Resignation of Miss Christ-
tine South and appointment of Miss
Lonny I. Landrum as State agent.
Assistant State agent, Miss Har
riett Layton.
Home Management aho carried by
Miss Layton.
1923— Emphasis placed o n Pro
grams of Work; leadership training;
expansion of work generally.
1929—Passage of State Bill (Smoak
and Jefferies) providing State funds
for placing Home and Farm agents in
every county—effective January 1,
1930.
1931-36—Depression period filled
with useful service of agents and
state staff on every reduced salaries.
Camp Long established.
.Beginning of effective joint work
of men and women Extension work
ers. Affiliation of Farm Women’s
Councils with other state organiza
tions—National Home Demonstration
( juncil; Associated Women of World.
1940-45—Second World War—^Note
worthy service given by all workers.
Service reorganized and appreciated
by more rural and urban people
than ever before.
Increased funds from Federal and
State governments.
Every county office and state of
fice give n more clerical help.
Emergency War Workers in many
counties.
Mammoth Mattress project to use
surplus cotton.
Home Agents proved to be real
heroines—177,362 mattresses com
pleted; 27,092 cotton comforts.
County and community leadership
service by rural men and women.
Every phase of home-making cov
ered in Home Demonstration pro
gram.
Joint County Extension Programs.
Joint State and District Extension
Conferences.
Staff of workers: 46 Home Agents;
13 Assistant Home Agents; I assist
ant Home Agenat as large; 1 State
Hime Demonsration Agent; 1 assist
ant State Home Demonstration
Agent; 3 District Agents; 1 4-H
Definquent Tax Notice
The County Treasurer has turned over to me for collection, the
1945 delinquent} taxes, in the form pf tax executions. It is im-
portant (that the delinquent tax payer come In at once and see
about such taxes. By so doing, jmileage and other extra costs
can be saved. Let’s pull together in this matter.
Bear In Mind
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Beginning this year, every tnvotar vehicle .Owner must have paid
taxes on his car before the State Highway Department will is
sue a license. Such taxes must be paid on or before August
Idt, 1946, in prder to prevent a , report of delinquent taxes
thereon. •
* ’ • ' i • i —
Tabor L Hill,
Delinquent Tax Collector
TnriB new BERK Y SUN
Twelve year old Carroll Wessinger, winner of the Newberry County 4-H Timber Thinning Contest work
ing in his one-acre plot. After taking out 12 cords of lundesirable and over crowded trees for stove
wood, Carroll has left a good Stand of excellent 22 year old trees. »►» ■ -
Mrs. Hal Kohn Presents
Piano Pupils In Recital
AN ORDINANCE
PROVIDING FOR THE AMEND
MENT OF SECTION 198, OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE TOWN OF NEWBERRY,
SOUTH CAROLINA, RATIFIED
ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1939, REG
ULATING THE SPEED OF VE
HICLES IN THE TOWN OF
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CARO
LINA.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
the Board of Aldermen, constitut
ing the Town Council of the Town
of Newberry, South Carolina, in
council assembled:
Section 1. That Section 198 of
the Code of Ordinances of the
Town of Newberry, S. C., as rati
fied on September 12, 1939, be
amended by striking out sub-sections
B and C and inserting in lieu there
of sub-section B, which shall be as
follows:
“B. Where no special hazard ex
ists the following speeds for all ve
hicles shall be lawful, and any speed
in excess of said limits shall be un
lawful:
“1. Fifteen (15) miles per hour
in any business district;
“2. Twenty-five (25) miles per
hour in any residential district.”
Section 2. This ordinance shall
not repeal any ordinance now in
force and effect, except insofar as
this ordinance may be inconsistent
therewith, in which event, this or
dinance shall operate as a repeal
of any such ordinance.
Section 3. This ordinance shall
become effective upon its adoption
and ratification by the Town Coun
cil of Newberry, S. C.
Done and ratified in Council as
sembled, under the corporate seal
of the Town of Newberry, South
Carolina, this 29th day of April, A.
D., 1946.
DAVE L. HAYES,
Mayor.
I attest:
D. L. NANCE,
Town Clerk.
(Corporate Seal) M3-1G
Girls’ Club Leader; 7 specialists; 46
County Stenographers; 6 State offce
Stenographers; 1 Negro Supervisor;
16 Negro County Home Agents.
Hall-Kirby
Mr. and Mrs. Rochel B. Hall of
Hartsville have announced the en
gagement of their daughter, Mary
Blair, to Joseph A. Kirby of St
George. The wedding will take place
in June.
A 1943 graduate of Newberry col
lege, Miss Hall was a member of
Gamma Sigma and Newberry Play
ers while an undergraduate. During
the years following her graduation,
she was employed by the Celanese
corporation of America in Virginia,
and for the past two years she has
been with Ancor Corporation, Harts
ville, as assistant chief chemist. She
is the granddaughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. John H. Wicker of New
berry.
Mr. Kirby is the so n of Mrs. Eliza
beth M. Kirby and the late Dr. W. A.
Kirby of St. George. Mr. Kirby at
tended Washington and Lee univer
sity, Lexington, Virginia, and the
University of South Carolina. He
was graduated with a degree in
journalism from the latter insltdtu-
Mrs. Hal Kohn presented her piano
pupils in an annual recital at her
home on Johnstone street last Friday
evening at eight o’clock. Those tak
ing part were: Billy Tedford, Jerry
Epting, Mary Sue Hutchinson, Myra
Davis, Carolyn Smith, Alice Carter,
Mary Jo Boland.
Also Margaret Ann Spotts, Doris
Dominick, Peggy Sue Hutchinson,
Sara Bee Lominick, Fitzgerald Jones,
Verna Kohn, Betty Mayer, Caroline
Huffman, Martha Lominick, Anne
Culbertson, Barbara Felker, and
Bernice Chapman.
tion in June, 1941. After a short
period of employment with the news
staff of The Columbia Record, he
enlisted in the Army Air Forces in
May, 1942, and served overseas with
the 15th Army Air force in Italy.
Following his discharge in Septem
ber, 1046, he was appointed Dorch
ester county service officer.
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Have You Erected That
Monument To Mother?
In -choosing her resting place, you want to
mark it with a monument that would
speak of beauty. She always loved beau
tiful things, and it is only fitting that you
should remember that way.
Let us help you select a fitting memo
rial in her honor.
NEWBERRY MONUMENT CO.
J. B. Coward, Prop.
Legal Holiday
Friday, May 10, 1946
Memorial Day
No Business Will Be
Transacted by the Bank
of This City
The South Carolina
National Bank