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FRIDAY, APRIL 28, ld50
THE NEWBERRY SUN
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FARMS
AND
FOLKS
By J. M. Eleazer
Spraying Weeds
I have told you much about
the spraying of grain fields to
kills troublesome weeds in
them for the past two years.
This cleans out the dock, this
tle vetch, and onions.
•I told you two years ago of
the control County Agent Mel
lette of Aiken was getting on
weeds in fish ponds.
County Agent Bailey of Rich
land tells me that they are
Cleaning weeds out of their
fish ponds by spraying with
weed killers too. And he told
me a new one. Said they are
getting good weed control by
spraying their pastures too. The
chemical kills most weeds there.
It does no hurt the grasses. It
hurts the clovers scyne. But
Bob says they come back all
right.
My, how science is advanc
ing!
The only way we used to
have to kill weeds was to bend
oiy: backs and hoe or plow ’em
out. Now you spray a little
mist on the land and they curl
up and die right there in the
drill with the crop, AND THE
CROP ISN’T HURT. I first
saw it used at Clemson’s truck
station near Charleston. And
it worked like magic.
,So far we don’t have a safe
chemical to weed, cotton, to
bacco, or most truck crops with.
The principal tried and prov
en one we have hurt most
things except the grasslike
plants. And for that reason,
we use them in the winter
when other crops are not grow
ing. CAUTION, don’t play
around with that stuff when
cotton, tobacco, etc., are grow
ing in the fields. It will blow
considerable disturbances and
ruin them like it does weeds.
They Need To Be Hot
The other day I stopped at
a lunchstand and got a “hot
dog” that was cold. Poor eat
ing that. Those things need to
live up to their name to be any
good.
Likes Our Roads and Manners
I was at a meeting in a dis
tant state. Met a man there
who travels widely. He said,
“I always like to work your
state. You have such good
roads everywhere I have to go
in South Carolina.”
And a professor in a great
northern university said he had
always been impressed with the
good manners of the boys and
girls in his classes from the
South.
Thanks, gentlemen!
Nellies Says
Clemson’s bug man Nettles
says, “Don’t spray cotton when
it’s wet nor dust it when it’s
dry.”
If those 12 words were ap
preciated and obeyed fully,
South Carolina would get add
ed millions from its boll weevil
control efforts this summer.
To poison cotton with dust,
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PROSPERITY
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wise
and their daughter, Vivian, of
Lockhart spent the weekend
with Mrs. Wise’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. I. Hawkins.
S. D. Merritt of Shelby, N.
C., spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. H. L. Fellers.
Mr. and Mrs. J Walter Hamm
entertained with a house party
at their cottage on Lake Mur
ray. Their guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Linwood Cochran of
Greenville; Miss Louise Head
and Ed Kleckley of Aiken;
Miss Mary Hayes of Harris, N.
C.; Miss Dorothy Proctor of
Conway; Miss Miriam Ballen-
tine and Bill Leaphart of Pros
perity; Bob Elliott of Forest
City, N. C.; and Paul Pow of
Georgetown. The young ladies
were classmates of Mrs. Hamm
at Winthrop College.
Mrs. J. S. Simmons of New
York City is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. L. J. Fellers
Mr. and Mrs. Willard A.
Camp of Greenville and Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. Campbell and
little daughter June, of Joanna,
have returned home after at
tending the funeral of their
grandmother, Mrs. Mamie C.
Taft.
Mrs. C. T. Wyche visited her
son, C. G. Wyche and Mrs.
Wyche in Greenville from Wed
nesday until Sunday.
Mrs. J. P. Wimberly visited
her daughter in Columbia for
a few days last week.
Miss Bertha Ruff of the
Woodruff school faculty spent
the weekend at her home here.
Mrs. Jim Williams of Charles
ton came up for a few days
last week to be with her mo
ther, Mrs. H. P. Wicker who
was ill.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hunt and
we need for the air to be still
and the cotton damp. Spray
ing is showing promise too. To
do it most effectively, it should
be put on when the cotton is
dry and moderate breezes won’t
hurt. And don’t use a spray
outfit that ever put out weed
killer. It will, mess your cot
ton up, no matter how you try
to clean it up.
Prevent War
I’ve strayed afield in talk
ing about war. But I read that
two out of every three dollars
of our tax money goes for war.
A colossal sum every year, and
we are not even at war. But
humanity pays that monster all
the time.
And dollars are not the great
est crop. Look at those Gold
Stars. There are hundreds of
’em in the Clemson flag alone.
Until the world conquers the
insanity of war, we can’t count
ourselves so smart after all.
Coming Events
April 27-28: South Carolina
Freezer Locker Meeting in Co
lumbia.
April 29: Carolina Bird Club
Meeting, Charleston.
May 18-21; Iris Festival, Sum
ter.
June 29: South Carolina Wa
termelon Festival, Hampton.
August 14-19: Farmers’ Week,
Clemson.
If there are others, I don’t
have ’em. Let me know.
their two daughters, Janet and
Joan, of Spartanburg, spent the
weekend with Mr. Hunt’s mo
ther, Mrs. A. B. Hunt.
Mrs. Jacob S. Wheeler has
returned home from a few days’
visit with her mother, Mrs.
Minnie Curlee, in W&nnsboro.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Wessinger
accompanied Mr. and Mrs.
Voight Wessinger of Leesville
to Raleigh, N. C., for a week
end visit with Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Fletcher.
Miss Marguerite Wise of Co
lumbia is visiting her sister,
Mrs. B. T. Young and Mrs.
Young.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Hawkins
spent Saturday in Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wise and
their little daughter, Judy, of
Columbia spent the weekend
with Mrs. Wlise’s mother, Mrs.
L. J. Fellers.
Mr. and Mrs. David Lee and
their little son, David, Jr., of
Greenville, spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bal-
lentine.
Mrs. J. A. Mozelle of Jack-
son, Miss., who came here for
the funeral of her sister, Mrs.
Taft, remained for a few days’
visit with her niece, Mrs. Car-
roll S. Mills and Mr. Mills.
Mrs. Sam Beam of Newberry
spent Sunday with her mother
Mrs. O. W. Amick.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Senn and
their little daughter, Ruth, of
Newberry, visited Mrs. Senn’s
mother, Mrs. J. R. Bedenbaugh,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Webster of
POLITICAL
Announcements
For Governor
I hereby anounce my candi
dacy for Governor of South
Carolina and pledge myself to
abide by the rules of the Dem
ocratic party of South Carolina.
THOMAS H. POPE
FOR CONGRESS
After giving a great deal of
thought and consideration to the
oomestic and foreign affairs of
our country, especially the fall
of China and the ever increas
ing threats of communism and
socialism, I feel that I can be
of service to the people of the
Third Congressional district.
The threat to every American
citizen today is as real as at the
time of Pearl Harbor. The only
forces that can save our coun
try are a revival of Christianity
and a return to fhe principles
of Jeffersonian democracy. As
alwtays, I will make a clean
campaign and will fight to the
finish.
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
For Magistrate No. 2
I hereby anounce myself a
candidate for re-election to the
office of Magistrate No. 2 and
pledge myself to abide by the
results of the election.
ROY D. STUTTS
House of Representatives
I hereby anounce myself a
candidate for re-election to the
office of House of Representa
tives of Newberry County, and
pledge myself to abide by the
results of the election.
WlALTER T. LAKE
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The sidewalks of New York, which went to sea
aboard the bridge of the Liberty Ship Alfred E.
Smith, are still popping up in the ports of the world.
Popping up in conversations all over town are
comments about the convenience of handling all
your loans with us.
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Boys Are That Way
I always envied the boys whoj
could whistle loud with their j
fingers. Some would use twoj
fingers, some one, and others
could ball their fists up and
whistle like a steamboat. I
never could either of those
ways. And others could give
an ear splitting peal by doub
ling up their tongues in some
way. I coudln’t do that either.
The only sort of whistling I
could ever do was the common
sort from puckered lips.
But I had it on ’em ip one
way. 1 could spit between my
teeth and they couldn’t. I was
just about perfect in this ac
complishment of boyhood. So
while they whistled in varied
way, I spat. And I’m sure
some of them would have
swapped talents with me if
they could have. For I could
really do a clean neat job oft
it.
At length I had to go to a
dentist in Columbia. On the
way home I was appalled to
k 'find out that my cherished art
had been lost. In filling a tooth
there he had also filled in that
rather wide slit that made my
act possible. The future look
ed rather bleak to me then,
and I hesitated about mingling
with the boys thus handicapped.
But I had another trick I
could do better than they. So
I set in to developing that. It
was to bend my index -finger
back. The rest of the boys
could bend their index finger
only about half way back. I
could almost make mine touch
the back of my hand. By fre
quent practice, I soon had it
to where I could make the tip
of that finger touch the back
of my hand, and some weeks
after that I could lay it plumb
back there. And that became
the envy of every other kid in
our group there in the Stone
Hills of the Dutch Fork. Try
it yourself, and you too will
admit that it was right much
of an accomplishment. And I
can still at 54 put that finger
further back than most folks
can.
Thus the whims of boyhood
come and go. Then it is phys
ical prowess that we admire.
Later on we learn to also ad
mire achievement nd intellect.
House of Representatives
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for the House of Rep
resentatives subject to the rules
of the party.
FRANK JORDAN
For Probate Judge
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for re-election to the
office of Probate Judge of New
berry County and pledge my
self to v abide by the results of
the electiop.
E. MAXCY STONE
For Magistrate No, 2
I hereby apnoupce ptyself a
candidate for the office of
Magistrate for District Nq. 2
and pledge myself to abide the
results of the primary,
BEN F. DAWKINS
For Magistrate No. 9
I am a candidate for re-
election to the office of Mag
istrate for District No, 3 and
will abide by the results of the
Dimocratic primary.
CLAUDE WILSON
For Magistrate Pomaria
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for re-election for the
office of Magistrate at Pomaria
and agree to abide by the rules
bf the primary.
W D. (Bill) HATTON
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REGISTRATION
CERTIFICATE
MUST BE RIGHT
If your voting places in the
general election and the pri
mary elections are the same,
and you hold a registration cer
tificate dated since January 1,
1948, you’re all set to vote in
the primaries this summer in
conformance with regulations of
the new election law.
If on the other hand, how
ever, you have no registration
certificate, or one which does
not stipulate the precinct in
which you live, you must have
your certificate validated by
dropping by the Court house,
or any one of the several reg
istration boards to be establish
ed throughout the county. The
certificates will be stamped
with the name of the precinct
in which you live.
Voting in the future will be
strictly by precincts, as has
been the case for years in the
primary elections, but not in
gemeral elections. A qualified
elector living in Ward Three,
for example, holds a certificate
stamped “Newbern^.” This cer
tificate entitles him to vote at
the general election box at the
Courthouse.
But to make the certificate
valid for voting at Ward Three
box, in the primaries, it must
be stamped “Wlard Three.”
To secure a .new registration
certificate, one must be 21
years old, be able to read and
write, or own property assess
ed at $300 or more, and be
able to satisfactorily explain
the Constitution of the United
States.
Columbia spent Saturday with
Mr. and Mrs. Byrd Gibson.
Guests last Wednesday of
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Newman
were Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Holley
of Irmo.
Visiting Mrs. H. E. Counts,
Sr., Sunday, were Mrs. Corrie
McWaters, Mrs. Fletcher Mc-
WJaters, Mrs. R. L. Courtney,
and Mrs. A. H. McWaters of
Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Callahan
of Columbia were weekend
guests of Mrs. Callahan’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Sing-
ley.
Guests Wednesday of Mrs.
G. W. Counts were Mrs. Rob
ert Reagin and her son, Earl,
and Mrs. A. K. Epting of
Greenwood. •
FARM WOMEN
IN MEETING
The Spring meeting of the
Newberry County Council of
Farm Women was held on
April 19, 1950 at the St. Phil
lips School with the St. Phillips
Club as hostess with 175 pres
ent.
The president, Mrs. Warren
Abrams presided. After singing
“Lead On O King Eternal,”
Mrs. Abrams presented the
guests, Miss Eloise Johnson,
Girls 4-H Club agent; Miss
Louise Heriot, Assistant Girls
4-H club agent; and Miss Mir
iam Ballentine, Hom e Economic
teacher of Prosperity.
Mrs. W. E. Senn conducted
the devotional on the theme
“The Use of the Bible and
Prayer in Our Home Life.”
Mrs. Muscoe Alewine extend
ed a cordial welcome to which
Mrs. Dove Connelly most gra
ciously responded.
Mrs. J. C. Suber led the
Flag Salute and Council creed.
Mrs. S. P. Harris and a num
ber of her music pupils and
glee club of Bush River high
school presented a delightful
musical program.
The Council Chorus, under
the direction of Mrs. M. B.
Croaks, ’ also presented several
musical selections.
Excellent reports of the year’s
work were presented by the
following:
Education, Mrs. R. C. Neel,
Jr.; Membership, Miss Erin
Taylor; Exterior Beautification,
Mrs. Raymond Nichols; Music
and Recreation, Mrs. M. B.
Crooks; Finance, Mrs. Ralph
Epting: Health, Mrs. Allen
Dominick; Publicity, Miss Lillie
Mae Workman; Citizenship,
Mrs. J. C. Suber; Religion and
Welfare, Mrs. E. W. Shealy;
Legislation, Mrs. Van Price;
Agriculture, Mrs. W. O. Pitts;
Consumer Education, Mrs. P. C.
Workman; 4-H Clubs, Mrs. Al
len Oxner.
A Dress Revue was the high
light of the afternoon. Prizes
were awarded as follows: Cre-
ton dress, Mrs. W. B. Goggans;
Suit, Mrs. Paul Long; Street
Dress, Mrs. J. C. Lester.
During the business session
the Council voted to furnish a
semi private room at the New
berry County Memorial Hospi
tal.
The following officers were
elected:
President, Mrs. Raymond
Nichols; Vice presidents, Mrs.
James Brown, Mrs. I. M. Smith;
Secretary, Mrs. T. P. Crooks;
Treasurer, Mrs. J. B. Kinard;
Directors, Mrs. Warren Abrams,
Mrs. E. W. Shealy.
A delightful social hour was
enjoyed with delicious refresh
ments served.
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RETURN TO STATES .
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left Company “H,” 24th Lifan
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Camp Gifu, Japan, for reti
to the States for discharge fro” 1
the Army.
Private Hunter entered tiie;
Army in June 1943, and receiv
ed his basic training at Fort
Belvoir, Virginia.
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CARPENTER’S
Feather-bedding scheme of Firemen’s Union to put an additional
fireman on diesel locomotives has been
Fact Finding Boards appointed by Presidents Roosevelt and Truman
have said these demands were "devoid of merit” and they were
Now the Firemen’s leaders seek to paralyze railroad transportation
to compel the railroads to employ a wholly unnecessary additional
fireman to ride on diesel locomotives. This scheme is plain
Leaders of the Firemen’s union have
palled a nationwide strike starting with
four great railroads on April 26, These
railroads are the New York Central, Penn
sylvania, Santa Fe, and Southern.
The union claim that a second fireman
!a needed on grounds of safety is sheer
hypocrisy. Safety has been dragged into
this dispute only in an unsuccessful effort
to give a cloak of respectability to vicious
feather-bedding demands..
After a careful study of the first de
mands of this union, a Presidential Fact
Finding Board on May 21,1943, reported
to President Roosevelt that there was no
need for an extra fireman on diesel
locomotives.
Again, on September 19, 1949, after a
second hearing on the union leaders’ de
mands, a second Board reported to Presi
dent Truman that: "there presently exists
no need for an additional fireman... upon
either the ground of safety or that of
efficiency and economy of operation.”
Safety Record of Diesels is
Outstandingly Good
Although the railroads accepted the Board
findings, the union leaders have brazenly
rejected them. They represent that an
extra fireman is needed for "safety” rea-*
sons. Here’s what the Board had to say
on that point:
“The safety and on-time performance
of diesel electric locomotives operated
under current rules have been notably
good ...
“Upon careful analysis of the data sub
mitted on safety, we have concluded
that no valid reasons have been shown
as a support for the Brotherhood pro
posal under which a fireman would be
' required to be at all times continuously
in the cab of road diesels. The proposal
must be rejected.”
The real reason behind these demands is
that the union leaders are trying to make
jobs where there is no work. In other
words, a plain case of "feather-bedding.”
The railroads have no intention of yield
ing to these wasteful make-work demands.
••The Safety Recerd cf Diesels
is Ootstaodingly Good. •
Presidential Fact Finding Board Report
Read these excerpts from official reports
of Presidential Fact Finding Boards:
"The safety record of Diesels is out
standingly good, and it follows that
the safety rules now applicable have
produced good results.”
"The safety and on-time performance
of Diesel-electric locomotives operated
under current rule% indicate that
Diesel electric operation has been safer
than steam locomotive operation ...”
Remember! These are not statements of
the railroads. They are just a few of the
many almUar conclusions reached by Presi
dent Truman's Fact Finding Board which
spent months investigating the claims qi
the union leaders.
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