The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, January 13, 1950, Image 5
By J. M. Eleazer
Precious Cargo
Early these mornings I see
the little ones in clumps along
the roadsides waiting for their
school bus.
Well wrapped, they don’t
seem to mind the cold. In fact
I don’t recall ever getting cold
when I was a youngster. May
be I did and have forgotten. Or
maybe they just made me come
in and warm before I got very
cold.
The other morning one group
had built a fire. And, as I
passed, several of them were
holding a foot right in the
blaze. Parents there will like
ly wonder why children’s shoes
wear out so quick. For nothing
wears much faster than ha]£-
bumed leather.
Then a little further down
the road I usually meet the
bus, picking up its precious
cargo. The windows are all
fogged over from their breath
and warm bodies. Soon one of
them starts finger-writing there
writing or drawing something
funny. Then they all start, and
there is a rush for seats by
the windows. It might be very
cold, but youngsters do not let
on about it.
Schools are being consolidat
ed and more and more children
are riding to school. Those yel
low buses are to be seen on
most roads in the early morn
ing and mid-afternoons. The
sighting of one should strike
caution in every driver, as he
moves along the highways and
byways. For, remember, they
carry the most precious cargoes
on earth. And the little ones
that make them up are unpre
dictable. They are liable to
dart out when you least ex
pect it.
That “STOP” painted all over
those yellow school buses car
ries tremendous meaning. Ob
serving it fully can save some
awful regrets.
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Grass Seeder
Barnwell county bqught a
combination grass seeder and
soil packer back in the fall, as
a boon to their pasture devel
opment. It is routed by County
Agent Shelley and . the local
SCS man. The charge is 50
cents per acre. Excellent re
sults are secured with stands
of small grass and clover seed
where it was used, according to
Shelley.
•Hubbard of Bamberg tells me
they secured one in similar
manner. And several other
counties have these seed-pack
ers. The land is prepared well
first. Then these outfits firm
it, put the seed down, and
firm it again, covering the seed
just slightly, as they require.
County Agent Jackson of
Williamsburg told me several
years ago that they had found
packing to be of great value in
getting stands of these small
pasture seeds that we are seed-
in so widely now. And an or
dinary packer is fine. But get
ting even distribution of these
seed by hands is a job. This
new combination machine does
both the scattering of the seed
and the packing job right, ac
cording to those who have used
it.
Fat Cattle on Sericea
County Agent Shelley of
Barnwell told me that B. K.
Anderson of Dunbarton uses
BONNIE LASSIE!
Hoot mon! ’Tig a charming, Bon
nie lassie all dressed up in her
Scotch plaid to absorb the sunshine
and sea air at a fashionable winter
resort. Her Scotch plaid cotton out
fit is designed by Gantner of Cali
fornia. The one-strap style will be
popular in 1950, according to Na«
tional Cotton Council experts.
PROFESSIONAL NOTICE
In regards to my practice, I will continue to make
home visits in the city and the county as in the past.
DR. REYBURN W. LOMINACK
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CAR T E R’S
Day Phone 719 — Night 6212
Used Cars By The Pound
To stimulate his used car business, a Decatur, Illi
nois, man sells cars by tihe pound with prices ranging
from three cents to 75 cents a pound.
If you are thinking of getting a car, come in and
talk to us about financing it.
PURCELLS
"YOUR PRIVATE BANKER
Phone 197
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Lespedeza sericea extensively
as summer grazing for his beef
cattle. “They stayed fat all
last summer on his 40 acres of
it, and he is seeding more of
it this spring,” he says.
This crop needs to be grazed
right. And that means holding
it down so it won’t get tough.
For then the cattle won’t eat
it. If it gets ahead of them,
mowing might be needed, so
the tender stuff will come out
again.
Farm Women Active
The 10 home demonstration
clubs of McCormick county had
“Light Fixtures” as the subject
of their October meetings.
“Home Beautification” was the
subject in Beaufort, and a sea
food dinner was prepared to
boost the use of a local source
of food.
“Winter Bouquets was the
subject of their meetings over
in Lexington county. And
Orangeburg ladies stressed
lawns at their monthly home
demonstration club meeting
Preparing vegetables was the
subject in several counties.
Amd on and on the list goes
of how the home agents and
farm women are working to
gether to build a better farm
life.
SAVE
and Make It a Habit!
Great oaks from little acorns grow—and
large savings accounts are built a few
dollars at a time. Open your insured
account here now. „
_ NEWBERRY J
Federal Savings
AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
OF NEWBERRY
J. K. Willingham, Sec’y , Newberry, S. C.
Boys Are Thai Way
Once we tried to make a
batch of wine at home. It
didn’t turn out right, so we
poured the fermenting stufl
out. A colored boy was work-
ing in the yard, tasted it, liked
it, and drank his fill. The rest
was poured out in a ditch dowr
in the lot. Geese and hogs
liked it too and drank it all up
The colored boy went on ii
the garden to work. When sun
down came we found him lyinj
there, dead to the world, drunk
And over in the barnyard was
a funny sight too. Those pigs
and geese had lost control o:
themselves, and were stagger
ing, squawking, and squeakir
around all over the place.
I have never seen much ir
common between a person and
a hog. But drunk ones are
very much alike.
Tons of Grass Seed
Many pastures were seeded
in Dillon last fall. County
Agent Goodyear secured a little
over eleven tons for. 107 farm
ers, and some secured their
own planting seed.
MRS. ELLIE H. .FELLERS
Mrs-. Ellie Hunter Fellers, 84
died at noon Sunday at the res
idence of her son, Hunter L
Fellers in Prosperity. Mrs
Fellers had been in declinin*
health for several months.
She was the widow of the
late Luther Fellers. She was
bom and reared near Prosperi
ty, a daughter of the late John
L. and Mary Dominick Hunter.
She was a member of Zion
Methodist Church where she
was active in Sunday school
and church work. She was
one of the oldest members of
the church.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at 3:30 at
the graveside in Prosperity
Cemetery conducted by her
pastor, Rev. H. A. Whitten and
Rev. W. D. Haltiwanger.
She is survived by six chil
dren, Mrs. M. C. Bedenbaugh,
J. Press Fellers, Hunter L. Fel
lers, all of Prosperity, C. E.
Fellers of Newberry, and E. A.
Fellers of Beckley, W. Va.; 14
grandchildren and 11 great-
gr and children.
THE NEWBERRY SUN
BALANCED FARMING
PROGRAM BE LAUNCHED
To emphasize complete farm
planning and efficient operation
of the whole farm as a unit,
the Clemson Extension Service
with the endorsement and co
operation of the South Caro
lina State Agricultural Com
mittee is launching a state-wide
program to be known as the
“Better Balanced Farming Pro
gram.” Standards will be es
tablished for complete farm
and home planning, and opera
tion and suitable recognition
will be given farm families who
reach these standards in their
whole farm operation.
The objectives of the pro
gram will be to recognize suc
cessful farm families who have
met the prescribed standards in
the operation of their whole
farms and homes as units; to
develop and use a definite set
of standards for the planning
and operation of whole farm
units, such standards to be spe
cific enough to be used in mea
suring accomplishments, yet
flexible enough to be adapted
to different sizes and types of
farms: through' recognition of
outstanding farm families and
appropriate educational publici
ty to focus emphasis upon the
planning an deficient operation
of the whole farm and the
home as a unit, and stimulate
a desire on the part of farm
families to meet the prescribed
standards; and to provide ex
tension workers with a definite
objective in the planning and-
efficient operation of the whole
farm and the home as a unit.
The development and conduct
of the program will in no way
conflict with or detract from
the present efforts of the Ex
tension Service toward the im
provement of production and
DRAYTON RUTHERFORD
HOLDS REGULAR MEET
The regular meeting of Dray
ton Rutherford Chapter of liDC
was held Tuesday afternoon,
January 3, at the home of Mrs.
R. D. Wright, with Mrs. E. B.
Setzler -as associate hostess.
The president, Mrs. Wright,
presided and led in the salute
to the confederate flag. Mrs.
Parr, as chaplain led in the rit
ual and prayer. There were
fifteen members present.
In the absence of those on
the program, Mrs. Bowler read
“The Message of the President-
General,” by Mrs. Estelle Hag
gard. Mrs. Cannon Blease then
gave us a most interesting re
port from a delegate’s point of
view, of the New Orleans con
vention. ^ - - ■ ■ ' >
LOCATE STILL; NO ARREST
Sheriff Tom M. Fellers and
his deputies raided an 80 gal
lon copper still in the Mt. Plea
sant community Sunday morn
ing, destroying six barrells of
mash.
“No arrests have - been made
yet, but probably will be in a
few days,” said Sheriff Fellers.l
marketing practices in crops,
livestock, or other enterprises
on the-farm. No formal, signed
plan or agreement is contem
plated and standards will be
simplified and clarified so that
farmers can easily understand
them and know what to work
for and why.
County agents and home
demonstration agents with the
cooperation of the county agri
cultural committees will begin
the program in 1950 by arrang
ing for recognition of farm fam
ilies who are already meeting
the standards set up.
WOODS BURNING DOES
NOT RID BOLL WEEVIL
R. J. Riebold, Supervisor of
the South Carolina National
Forests, has announced that
some farmers this year are un
wisely going back to burning
the woods to kill the boll wee
vils. Forest Supervisor Riebold
says the increased population in
weevils in 1949 was caused by
the comparatively warm winter
a year ago and the damp warm
months of last June and July.
Leading Agriculturists have
long come to the conclusion
that ’the use of insecticides is
the most effective means of
combatting the weevil and not
woods burning. Probably more
weevils can be killed by burn
ing the cotton house, the barn
or tool shed that is located in
or near the cotton fields. To
be sure, some weevils would be
killed by burning but the dam
age would be far greater than
the damage done by the wee
vils that would be killed. Those
people who are familiar with
the living habits of the boll
weevil know that it hibernates
around barns and other build
ings with board roofs, under
bark or rotten stumps, trees
and logs and in very dense
grass or leaves within the cot
ton fields or within 25 to 30
feet of the field. Another well
accepted method of weevil con
trol is to gather up the cotton
early and cut, plow under or
otherwise kill all stalks which
may serve as food for weevils.
Mr. Riebold says burning the
woods to destroy weevils is
destructive, expensive and
harmful. It does not influence
boll wevil damage the follow
ing , year.
MARINE RECRUITING .
SGT. HERE MONDAY
Young men! Now is your
chance to join the United States
Marine Corps. A Marihe Re
cruiting Sergeant will be in
Newberry on Tuesday, January
17, 1950 at the Newberry Post
Office from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to
examine applicants for enlist
ment in the oldest branch of
the Armed Forces, the Marine
Corps.
If vou would like to travel,
like to find adventure in some
far off corner of the world, or
desire to further your educa
tion, if you are between the
ages of 17 to 28 inclusive see
the recruiting sergeant at the
Newberry Post Office on Tues
day, January 17, 1950.
The sergeant will also be ac
cepting applications from the
ladies for enlistment in the Wo
men’s Marines. Young ladies,
20 t© 31 year of age inclusive,
single, high school graduates,
are eligible.
THE GALS ARE AT IT NOW
Feminine football, gridiron
glamour, pigskin pulchritude,
and all that sort of thing will
break out in a big way on Mel
ton field at the University of
South Carolina the night of
Jah. 13 when the Delta Delta
Delta and Pi Beta Phi sororities
meet in the annual Pawder
Bowl classic.
The event is attended by all
the pageantry j| customary in
bowl games. A high spot will
be the crowning of a Carolina
male student as the 1 King of
the Powder Bowl.
The gals play 'a good brand
of touch football, too—even if
they do have to call time out
occasionally to • straighten out
their makeup, etc.
WINNER OF SLOOO QJI
RADIO PROGRAM'
A 50-year-old Florence widow
and mother of an invalid son,
Mrs. Gladys DuBose, 156 No.
Harrell St., was winner of
$1,000 for correctly identifying
the “Star of the Week” on the
“Chesterfield Supper Club” pro
gram last Friday. The coast-to-
coast, broadcasts, starring Perry
Como and various guest stars,
are heard on NBC and WIS
Thursdays at 10:00-10:30 p.m.
She was the first South Caro
linian to win the weekly prize
award.
Mrs. DuBose, a native of
Greenwood, correctly identified
comedian Robert Q. Lewis as
the “Star of the Week” in win
ning her check for $1,000. ‘Til
use the money as a nest-egg for
my son,” she told reporters.
Marvin. 29, has been invalided
since birth.
Mrs. DuBose spent her youth
in Columbia, where she gradu
ated from Columbia. High
School. Her husband, the late
Jack A. DuBose, was employed
as a sandblaster at the Florence
Memorial Company. Since his
death, Mrs. DuBose has sup
ported herself and her son by
working as a seamstress.
“I think it’s wonderful,” she
said today, “to be a winner. I
was excited, of course—ibut not
so much as Mrs. Joe ; Estridge
and Mrs. Cliff Langston, who
were visiting with me when I
received my telephone call
from New York!”
Eleven persons were arrested
and lodged in the County jail
over the weekend by County
officers charged with - assault
and battery with intent to kill,
disorderly conduct, driving un
der the influence of liquor, and
various other accounts.
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