The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, January 19, 1951, Image 5
FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1951
THE NEWBERRY SUN
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WEAKNESS OK STRENGTH
It U evident that a large and
■tubtxfra clique in this govern
ment la still fighting for all the
costly proposals which would
transform the country Into a pa
ternal state based on the British
socialist model The vast expense
of this, of course,: would simply be
piled on top of a military budget
which may run to $70,000,000,000
or more. It is even argued that
the strains of rearmament will
in themselves make extensive “so
cial measures’' necessary.
Well, theory Is one thing and
fact is often quite another. And
the evident fact is that the only
way we can hope to pay for full
scale defense without destroying
the value of our money is to cut
out every domestic tax expendi
ture that can be avoided. And
we must do this no matter hew it
hurts, or what it does to the feel
ings of those who pine for the
socialist Utopia.
We cannot draw a fast line be
tween domestic policy, foreign
policy,and military policy. Ever-
increasing inflation, and a steady
decline in the purchasing power
of the dollar, could in itself un
dermine the military program to
a disastrous degree The politic
ians talk about sacrifices. Let
them start by sacrificing political
programs which would sorely
weaken us w'hen we must be
strong. The only ones who are
really sacrificing * anything are
those in the armed forces.
THE NEWBERRY
FEDERAL SAVINGS
AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION
will be closed
9 JAN. 19th,
in observance of
s Birthday
FARMS
AND
FOLKS
FOLKS ARE ALIKE
For years little South Carolina
has been one of the leading states
in the use of fertilizer. In our
early days we were constantly
clearing up new grounds that
helped keep our production up.
And the old compost heap was a
familiar sight In the corner of
every barn lot. That helped
keep life in the soil too.
In later years, when new
ground became scarce, we had
to start living from the fields
we had. Minerals were soon
washed and cropped out and the
all-important nitrogen ran low in
them. So the use of fertilizers
grew.
It hasn’t been long since the
newer lands of the Midwest didn't
know what fertilizer was But
as time went on, they too spent
much of their fertility, and folks
there started using some fertili
zer. And it has progressed to
the point that Indiana used more
fertilizer than South Carolina did
last year! Ohio did too! And on
out in Iowa the use of fertilizer
is growing by leaps and bounds.
Folks are about the same every
where. In this they all mine the
minerals from their soils until
crops won’t grow good there with
out adding them. Then they
follow the old pattern that we
used when the same necessity hit
us here in the Southeast. And
they start buying 'em in a sack.
MUCH DRY LAND
I am told that about 40 per
cent of the land area in the
United States has too little rain
fall for safe general farming. But
the highest yields of crops are
made on these dry areas where
they can get hold of the needed
water.
We are not in an area of light
rainfall. But we do have crop-
crippling droughts rather frequen
tly. Supplementary portable irri
gation is made easily possible by
the frequent streams we see
coursing their way down partical-
ly every valley in the state. And
farm ponds are being built by the
score.
Yes, 40 percent bf the land
of this country is in the dry
land areas. And the rest of it ie
dry at times. Those dry times
cut heavily into potential har
vests Much of our real dry lands
can't get water. We can easily
for much of ours.
LIVESTOCK OUTLOOK GOOD
Our livestock man, J. T.
Graves, says it looks like we will
have a continued strong demand
for livestock and their products
for 1961.
South Carolina ts near the bot
tom in livestock. But even with
that, livestock has grown to an
important cash income item in
many counties. We don’t seem
to have grown so much in live
stock numbers in recent years.
But we have made great strides
in taking better care of what we
have. In fact, pure census mem
bers do not tell the full story.
With all of the packing plants
we have now, as compared with
none 30 years ago, it’s hard to
see what became of the livestock
then that now keeps a dozen
packing plants busy.
Some feel that the early fig
ures were too high. Then stock
ran out and it was not definitely
known by many just how much
stock they had. There were no
Income taxes then; so liberal
estimates had no bad angle.
But, be all of that as it will,
one who has covered this state
as long as I have can see the
vast progress that’s been made
with livestock and in growing
more of what they need to eat.
And from what the Graves tells us
1961 is another year for us to
continue to grow into livestock.
TO SANDHILL FARMERS
Have you made the acquaint
tance of Giant Striata Crotalaria
yet?
Wide experience in the Chester
field area has shown that it’s
your best friend. It was taken
there by Dave White from Clem-
son’s Sandhill station a dozen
years ago. It turned light sandy
lands dark and fertile for him,
and is still doing so. His county
agent, Jake Willis, took hold
of it and put it over Chesterfield
county. It spread on into adjoin
ing counties where the agents
pointed out its magic in putting
life into light sandy lands.
Once seeded. It continues to
come. Cultivations destroy it in
cotton until so late it does not
make big growth after lay-by. But
in corn it makes a good cover
crop after the crop is laid by.
It is somewhat of a pest in
summer hay. Winter hay crops
and annual lespedeza get ahead
of it. Sandhill farmers, here’s a
valuable crop for you. It makes
a paying seed crop too.
BOYS ARE THAT WAY
A milk cow was a must in our
community. Each family had
one. And when she dried up
for a few weeks before calving,
neighbors shared their milk.
I can recall but once that this
didn’t work. The cows of our
most Intimate neighbors dried
up about the same time.,, But
ours was in full milk. A large
Holstein cow, she poured out
mUk.enough
PROSPERITY
Mrs. B. T. Young entertained
with a lovely bridge party 'Tues
day afternoon, honoring Mrs. S.
S. Bierly and Mrs. Ted • Purdy
of Portsmouth, Ohio, guests of
Mrs. Pat E. Wise. The party was
held at the home of Mrs. Wise.
Mrs. P. W. Smith was winner of
the high score prize Prizes were
also presented the honor guests.
Calling after the game were
Miss Blandie Kibler, Mrs. J. D.
Luther, Miss Ellen Wheeler, Mrs.
Cochran, Mrs. J. A. Counts, Mrs.
H. B. Hendrix, and Mrs. J. A.
Williams.
Strawberry short cake, coffee,
and toasted nuts were served.
Assisting the hostess in serving
were Misses Phyllis and Pat
Wise, and Mrs. Wise.
Mrs. P. W. Smith was hostess
to the Literary Sorosis Friday
afternoon. Fifteen members and
four guests. Miss Effie Hawkins,
Miss Ellen Wheeler, Mrs. Pat E.
Wise, and Mrs. J. C. Taylor of
Charleston were present.
Mrs. George W. Harmon gave
an interesting paper on Winston
Chucchill.
The hostess served creamed
chicken patties, a salad, coffee,
and fruit cake.
Mrs. Boyd Bedenbaugh under
went an operation last Thursday
in the Greenville General Hos
pital. She is getting along nicely
and expects to come home next
W66k.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Alexander
of Washington, D. C. visited Mrs.
Alexander’s mother, Mrs. H. E.
Counts, over the weekend.
Mrs. Gurdon W. Counts and her
two sons spent the weekend
in Greenwood with Mr. and Mrs,
Robert Reagin and Mrs. A. K.
Epting.
W. E. Hancock left Sunday for
a week’s visit with his brother,
D. C. Hancock, at Trilby, Fla.
Mrs. J. C. Taylor of Charles
ton visited her sisters, Mrs. J. F.
Browne and Mrs. L. W. Harmon,
for several days last week.
With Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bal-
lentine for the weekend were Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Ballentine of
Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. David Lee
and small son of Greenville, and
Miss Jeannipe Ballentine, who’s
teaching at Whitmire.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Fellers
of Augusta, Ga., were weekend
guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Hunter Fellers.
David Bedenbaugh spent the
weekend in Greenville and visited
his mother, a patient in the
Greenville General Hospital.
Lt. and Mrs. Robert M. Myers
and their two daughters, Sharon
Anne and Kathy, of Camp Carson,
Colorado Springs, Cola arrived
Wednesday to visit Mrs. Myers'
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hunter
Fellers. Lt. Myers returned to
camp Saturday but Mrs. Myers
and the children will be here for
some time.
Elton Sease and his son John
ny of Columbia spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sease.
Mr .and Mrs. O. F. Hendrix of
Lexington spent Sunday with
their son, C. E. Hendrix and fam
ily.
The members of the Beta Club,
The Future Teachers of America
Club, The American History
class, and the seniors were in
Columbia Tuesday for the Inaug-
them. But she got killed, neck
oroae. We were too lazy to
draw water from the well for
ner My, how that big old cow
could soak up the water, bucket
ful after bucketful! Our pasture
wasn't much; so we tied her on
ditch banks and along the road
side with a chain. To save draw
ing water, one of the boys was
driving her to a spring down
oack of the place where she could
fill up with ease. He was on
horseback and he just let that
long chain drag. Alter he got
down there below the cedars he
got in a hurry and was running
her. They had always told us not
to run the milk cow, for then she
wouldn’t let down the milk. But
he must have been running her
fast. \The horse stepped on the
chain, throwing her a somer
sault, and breaking her neck.
Therefore neither we nor the
neighbors had milk for a while.
And that cramps a Dutchman
powerfully. But in a little while
we kids noted that the delicious
brown milk gravy that we liked
from everything that was fried
reappeared. There was cream
for the coffee. And one of our
greatest treats returned to the
table, cream blackberry pie, “fam
ily pies,’’ we called ’em They
were deep affairs, with much
good crust and plenty of berries
and cream.
We were in the midst of one
of those blackberry delights for
supper one night. All of a sud
den one of us asked, “Where did
you get this cream from 7*' An
evasive answer brought further
suspicions Soon it was admitted
that it was goat’s milk!
Well, sir, that finished us! We
kids quit eating right diere. My
brother and I got a littls pale and
my sister went out on the back
porch and didn’t come back to the
table that night.
That milk was from my old
nanny goat. I had a pair, and she
had two kids. Parents knew that
milk was perfectly all right. But
kids are slaves of habit and want
nothing to do with the new.
After that It Was hard to get us
to eat anythin# much that might
have had milk' h* it catu we got
another cow.
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FARM WORKERS
NOW COVERED BY S. S.
Regular farm workers come
under the Federal social security
law beginning January 1, 1961.
Dairy farming will lead to old-
age and survivors Insurance pro
tection for the largest number
of farm people in this area, with
general farming next. It is em
phasized that it is the regular
farm worker who is paid cash
wages who will come under the
law—not the itinerant, seasonal
or part-time worker.
A new leaflet, “Notice for
Farmers with Regular laired
Help’’ explains how the farm op
erator can tell whether any of
his employees are covered by the
law. Issued by the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue, the leaflet is
available from the Collector of
Internal Revenue at Columbia, the
Social Security Administration at
Greenwood, or from offices of
county agents or Production
Marketing Administration. Many
banks also have copies of the
notice.
In addition to explaining just
what farm workers are covered
the leaflet contains a tear-off slip.
Form SS-4a, which the farm op
erator should complete and mall
if he has employees who will be
covered by the law. Further in
formation about making the
quarterly, tax reports, and copies
of the reporting blanks, will be
sent to farmers who rhail this
form to the collector of internal
revenue.
Although the new law brings
farm work under the social secur
ity system for the first time, the
system will not be new to thou
sands of tiie farm workers. Many
of them made a substantial start
toward old-age and survivors in
surance payments by working in
commercial or industrial jobs at
some time since 1936.
Some of them worked in war
plants, and others are veterans
of World War II, who will re
ceive social security credit for
their military service.
Regularly employed farm work
ers who do not have a social se
curity account number card
should secure one within the next
few weeks. The account number
Is necessary in order to insure
proper social security credit for
the worker's wages. Applica-
ONE COUNTRY HAS
PLENTY OF COAL
Only one country on earth can
h%ve all the coal it wants and
needs. As you’ve probably guess
ed, that country is the United
States.
Once again, Europe is turning
to . the American coal ; industry to
help fill her heeds. The slate-
controlled coal Industries of Eng
land and Germany Just can’t meet
the demand.
Here at home the blizzard of
1950 took a big ,bite out of the
nation's coal stockpile sooner
thah usual. In addition, demands
for coal are growing greatly. But
coal production will be plentiful.
Last year, that production aver
aged 10,000,000 tons a week. An
estimated 60.000,000 tons was left
in the stockpile at the-year’s end.
And If additional coal is needed,
the coal Industry reports that It
tions for the account number card
are In every post office. The card
is Issued at no cost to the work-
“Not all farm workers are
covered by the new law,’’ Miss
Pressly emphasizes. The farm
operator himself does not receive
the protection of old-age and
survivors insurance, nor do farm
workers who work less than five
months for one employer.
Before he can be covered by
the law, a farm worker must
work for an employer during a
qualifying period of one full cal
endar quarter. This may be the
last calendar quarter of I960—
October, November, and Decem
ber.
After he has served the quali
fying period, the employee will
earn social security credit for
each succeeding calendar quart
er of employment by the same op
erator as long as he continues to
work at least 60 days on a full
time basis in each calendar
quarter, and earns at least $50
in each quarter. He will also be
covered for the first quarter in
which he works less than 60 days
if he earns cash wages of at
least $50. In this event, before
he can be covered 4n any future
quarter, he must (foin serve a
qualifying period.
can step up prodduction to 12,-
000,000 tons a week, or even
more.
The great contrast between
conditions in the coal industry
here and abroad can be easily
explained. In England and else
where, coal was long run. by car
tels, which stood .In the. .way.
real competition. Under sociali
zation and state control, condi
tions have become.*even .worse.
Management is inefficient . Me
chanical and scientific improve
ments have come with snail-like
slowness. Labor is underpaid and
dissatisfied. V
in the United States a virile
and progressive and competitive
coal industry is doing the world’s
most productive coal mining job.
TREASURER DAWKINS
MOVES TO NEWBERRY
Treasurer and Mrs. Ray Dawk
ins and their son, Chafles, a stu
dent at Newberry College, moved
last Saturday from Prosperity to
Newberry, where they are now
making their home on Harring
ton street in the old Swittenberg
home.
At
WELLS January
A great ■■■
ALIVE with e:
Walt Disney captures all
the heart rousiiiK tfcriV
of a plucky tad’s fight
against cut-throat buc-
cancers in the greatest
adventure of them all!
picture
tement!
our first eye-smacking look at the
line of lovelies pictured here tells you
that they've got what it takes in tHsual
charm.
But the fellow who said a picture
speaks louder than a thousand words
wasn't talking about these superbly
able 1951 Buicks.
Sure, they're smart to look at—smart
in style and smart in dress.
But they're also smartly powered—
smartly engineered—smartly priced.
And it would take a book to describe in
full their deep-down goodness.
Wha,
Come, look them over, and you’ll
see what we mean.
There’s the Special which can ac
curately be titled M the newest car
in the world”—new in structure,
new in power, new in dimensions,
new in thrift—and potent in price
appeal.
There’s the SUPER—that looks and
is a smart new edition of its "best
seller” forebear.
Then there’s the ROADMASTER—
that coddles your anatomy on lux
urious new fabrics and cloud-soft
cushions—pampers your pride with
its lordly bearing — shoots a deli
cious tingle right up your spine by
the exuberance of its power and
action.
We could go on and on. This is
the car that "breathes through its
nose.” This is the car that sports a
brand-new front-end styling. This
is the car with new high-visibility
instrument dials, more easily read
at night. This is the car with glare-
and-heat-reducing glass f and a host
of other news-making features you
can’t afford to miss.
So your No. 1 date this week end
is with your Buick dealer. It won’t
take you long to conclude that he’s
offering the smartest buys of the
year.
it’s been done for ’51 is to
take the best automobiles that ever
bore the Buick name—and top them.
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