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PRIDA^ MARCH 10, 1950
THE NEWBERRY SUN
iiFjr Ted Hesting
There are hunters who love
their dogs and constantly asso
ciate. with them — men who
work their dogs both in season
and out. They go in for “class”
dogs. They understand them.
But the average man, the cas
ual hunter, has no business
with that kind of dog.
So before starting your search
for the right individual of any
breed, have frankly and clearly
in mind the kind of dog you’ll
fit. According to Horace Lytle,
author of many dog articles and
frequent field-trial judge, that’s
just as important as fitting the
dog to the man.
Your interest in dogs and
hunting is an index to th e kind
of dog that will provide the
best fit. If you hunt only a
few days a year and are not
prepared to devote a great deal
of time and money to keeping
your dog in top condition, a
field-trial-type pointer or set
ter will be inapproapriate. A
highly keyed dog would fret
you to death. You would get
a better fit from a cautious,
close-working dog. You might
find the right one among Brit-
tanys or German shorthairs. If
you don’t want a do that points
game, investigate the possibility
of getting a springer, American
water spaniel, Labrador, or
others.
A gentleman recently told me
that while he has had beagles
all his life he now hunts mostly
for pheasant in northern Ohio.
He loses too many cripples, and
wondered about getting either
a Chesapeake or Labrador as a
game saver. He had something
there. An American water
spaniel or springer might also
suit him admirably. Many bea
gles are used to hunt pheasant,
and the basset is good at this,
too.
There is a much more certain
pattern to follow in choosing
hounds. Regardless of differ
ence of opinion as to the re
spective merit of Walkers,
Julys, Triggs, and others, there
is little or no debate as to
proper pattern of performance.
Much the same thing is true
in the case of retrievers. Pat
tern of performance is stan
dard, whether one favors the
Chesapeake, Labrador, goldei*
or others. It is a different mat
ter when we talk of the dog
for upland game birds. You
must consider the temperament
of the dog—and the master.
FARMS
AND
FOLKS
COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
BY SPECTATOR
Bob Feller’s two no-hit and
ten-one hit games are a majoi
league record for most low-hit
games in a career.
LOT OF CRUST
Pulling into Fort Gay, West Virginia, recently, a
streamlined passenger train ran into a truckload of
pies. A lot of crust!
Even bold fellows with lots of crust get into
trouble if they arn’t covered by insurance.
Your Protection Our Business
PURCELLS
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Phone 197
By J. M. Eleazer
Poison In Fertilizer
For the past two summers I
have been telling you about the
results they were getting in the
Bamberg area from using poi
son in fertilizer against insects
that hit from below the ground
County Agent Hubbard start
ed it there two summers ago.
Other agents carried groups of
farmers in there to see it. Last
summer a number of othei
counties tried it out extensive
ly. Their results were very
good too. In Colleton I saw
a number of fields, including
corn, cotton, and tobacco, where
it made the difference between
a short crop and a good one
Definite results have been got
ten by the experiment station
where they had plots on land
that happened to • have under
ground insect troubles specially
wireworms.
This year I understand some
of the fertilizer companies are
again putting up the poisoned
mixtures for those who so or
der it. Hubbard tells me that
the usual mixture is five
pounds of chlordane to a ton of
fertilizer. Then this is used at
the rate of about 400 pounds
per acre under the crop.
This has given almost perfect
control of wireworms, and it
appears to have also held root
lice and bud worms down. In
fact in Allendale county agent
Searson said the poisoned fer
tilizer seemed to control any
insect that beset a crop from
underground.
TEACH THEM THE IMPORTANCE
OF SAVING
Children — and adults — with the savings habit
are always welcome at this Association. Our
insured savings plan is ideal for small savers.
Open an account now.
Gardening Time
The name of Clemson’s A. E.
Schilletter has become synon
ymous with gardening in South
Carolina.
For over 30 years, including
two war periods, he has been
on the housetop shouting ad
vice and encouragement to
home gardeners. Now he says:
“Gardening should be . fore
most in the mind of every
farmer again this year. Due to
last year’s short crops and the
scarcity of money on most
farms, vegetables will be most
important in supplementing the
family food supply.”
Make it rich. And water it
if you can. That’s the way to
insure the harvest.
Do we receive a dollar in
value from the dollar we pay
in taxes? Some citizens re
ceive much more than their tax
dollar pays for; that is because
the total of all the taxes paid
enables us to provide many
public services, such as schools,
colleges, health, police protec
tion, and an excellent system of
public roads. The average man
receives more than he pays for.
My question, however, is just
this: do we receive fifteen mil
lion dollars of public benefit
from the fifteen million dollar
gasoline tax? I’m not sure of
the figures at the moment, but
the fifteen million will serve.
The answer may be that we
receive fifteen million dollars
of construction, policing and
other service. I do not chal
lenge that; all the money is
spent, honestly spent, in pub
lic service. But before we let
ourselves be carried away with
the idea of a cent in additional
gasoline tax, let us inquire
whether the money is being
used productively, helpfully,
necessarily. We learn in busi
ness that a man may be honest
and faithful and industrious
and still not bp the most effi
cient worker. We might well
study how the Highway money
i§ spent.
South Carolina has good
roads; pur Highway Depart
ment builds and maintains the
roads in a very commendable'
degree of efficiency: I am not
attacking it: on the contrary
I have both appreciation and
friendly regard for those in
charge, both the Commissioners
and the competent executives.
I throw my bomb straight
out: why is the Highway money
being used to widen a city
street, move all the buildings
on both sides? It is said that
this is costing a million dollars
I do not know whether the leg
islature authorized this, or whe
ther the Highway Commission
undertook this of its own
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choice: the point I make is
that while we cry about short
age of Highway funds to get
the farmer out of the mud; and
while we call for more gaso
line taxes in order to do more
for the farmer, we spend a mil
lion dollars on a City Street.
Of course one can defend this;
one can enthusiasticall advocate
this, but there was no such ur
gency for this; if we had waite-
ed three years we might have
had three millions more for
those farmers in the mud.
The case cited is not the only
instance of spending thousands
of dollars today that could be
postponed several years, or
postponed forever.
Let us observe the approach
es to the road to Beaufort
Port Royal and Pafris Island,
leading out of Highway 17. In
stead of the road merely com
ing into or going from 17 it
has a long sweeping approach
from North and another from
the South: at least a mile or
more of expensive construction
that could have been avoided
so as to have money for the
farmers sunk in the mud. In
another County, instead of
comin straight to the main road
the Highway (some years ago)
bought a right-of-way parallel-
in the present highway ' for
about three miles, and paved it;
now both roads are maintain
ed. If certainly was not urgent.
Now I notice a magnificent
boulevard running about five
miles into Walterboro, though
some miles of that same high
way are in need of repair. Of
course it is nice to do all these
things, and the money is hon
estly spent, but why do such
things today when more urgent
needs cannot be attended to?
Again, coming from Charleston
to Walterboro two new roads,
not far apart, have been con
structed within the last two or
three years. Why the haste?
There were roads to Charles
ton and Walterboro.
Don’t misunderstand me: this
is not a point against Walter
boro, or against Charleston; and
the point will be made that
these are farm-to-market roads.
But how many roads should a
half-dozen farmers have, . if
both those parallel roads are
necessary? Of course they may
be useful, but what about all
the other farmers wtho are bur
ied in the mud?
If you ride over the State
you will observe that miles of
roads seem to be for the spe
cial benefit of some voter of
special local influence; or the
road may be for some kins
man. It is said that these roads
are farm-to-market roads and
have special .political value.
There may be at least a grain
of truth in that; but it is a
grain comparable to the Bibli
cal story of the mustard seed,
which though smallest of the
seeds sprouts and makes a
great tree.
The only reason for a State
Highway Commission is to have
a body to survey the State and
act in the interest of the State
as a whole. Even the High
way Commission tends to be
come an ambitious opportunity
for each Commissioner to serve
his region, rather than to serve
the whole State. It shows how
soon we become submerged in
politics. The State Legislature
should not meddle in the pav
ing of roads; nor should the
Commissioners become so local
in their point of view as to be
ambitious contenders for their
immediate territory.
All that I've been talking
about is the present day idea
of being "realistic;” but we
should be more soundly real
istic if we served the whole
State.
We are spending great sums
of money on our schools and
Colleges, great sums when we
consider the condition of South
Carolina. I do not dissent from
those who tell us that Massa
chusetts and Virginia pay this
or that: we must not try to
spend on the scale of other peo
ple, though that is the com
monest practice of the time.
We may well conclude that
some teachers are deserving of
more pay: but are there not
thousands of teachers who are
paid: more than they really
earn? By the way, do you
know what the pay of the
teachers is, or have we joined
in a loud chorus without def
inite knowledge? Here is some
thing to help you form a con
clusion: A new teacher, fresh
from college, with no exper
ience, receives about $175 a
month for nine months, in even
small schools; cities pay much
more. And this rises to $285 a
month for nine months in av
erage schools. Even small town
schools pay Superintendents
from $275 to $350 a month, us
ually for twelve months, I’m
told.
The tendency is to compare
teacher-salaries with salaries in
other fields. That overlooks
many thousands of capable
workers who receive less. Per
haps ev^rvhodv should join a
Union and have an annual
strike. The majority of people
have nobody to speak for them.
Nor do all young lawyers and
physicians draw large fees.
However, get ^he facts in your
own Court House; and then
you can think this out on the
basis of the facts.
We used to starve all the
preachers and country physi
cians in order to keep them
alert and active; but that day
is gone. So, alas, we starved
the teachers in order to keep
them intellectually vigorous as
well as individually humble. I
had that rich experience, and
still retain the humility. But
today we observe the pay of
off ice-workers, and we grow
dissatisfied. One trouble is
that we have our mind on whaj
somebody else is receiving.
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LARGE,
well-known, AAAI mfgr. needs two men for perm-
anent work in sales, service dept., full-time with no
lay-offs. Forty-two men in S. C., starting green,
are making more money than ever before. Perhaps
you could use more money than in 1949. If you are
25r50, married, clean character, and can furnish ref-r
erences as to honesty, energy, have car, write State
Manager, Box 5112, Columbia, S. C. for interview
thid week.
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AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
OF NEWBERRY
J. K. Willingham, Sec’y Newberry, S. C,
NOTICE!
Business Licenses for 1950 are due
I and payable at the City Clerk’s office
now.
To avoid any penalties and last min
ute rush, business establishments are
urged to secure licenses as early as pos
sible.
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City of Newberry
By City Clerk and Treasurer.
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Compensation for Getting Older
I had a birthday not long
ago. W&s 54. ot several nice
letters. I quote from two.
From Mish Barnett, farmer
and veterans’ teacher up in the
hills above Westminster:
“Happy birthday to you! It
seems fitting and proper that
I should write you a little note
of appreciation for the wonder
ful help and inspiration that
I have gained from reading
your columns. Very often I
use your articles for classroom
material with my group of vet-
erans.”
And from P. D. May, TCI
& Ry. Co. farm products agent
for this state at Leesville, this
came:
“J enjoy your weekly col
umns, ‘$een Alopg the Rqad-
gide’ and ‘Farpis and Follts,’
the year around. Bo would like
to take time out once during
the year to tell you.
“Your articles are interesting
and informative. Specially do
I like your style of writing. It
has human interest and is folk-
• (Continued on Back Page)
NOTICE
The City of Newberry will
receive sealed bids until 10
A. M. March 20th on Summer
Uniforms for Police and Fire
Department. Uniforms will
consist gf 2 pairs trousers, 12&
ounce sergej 0 grey uniform
shirts, I summer cap. ^ampjes
to be submitted with bids.
The City reserves the right to
reject any or all bids,
THE CITY OF NEWBERRY
NOTICE—Am now DTepafed t©
assist taxpayers with their in
come tax returns an4 am lo
cated in two rooms of the BUS
station at the rear of the court
house where TU appreciate
your business, Mrs, A, H.
Qounts.
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