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A sensible looking girl is really not as sensible as she actually looks, because a sen sible girl has a whole lot more sense than to look sen sible. Glasses have a profound effect on a person’s vision, especially when they have been filled and emptied too many times. VOL. 14—NO. 13 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1951 + $1.50 PER YEAR NEWBERRY 50 Years Ago HELENA Helena, Newberry’s pretty sub urban village, lies a-inile and a quarter northwest of the town, at the junction of the Southern Railway and Haurens Road, and is located on what was then the timber lands of the ajoining estates of Judge O’Neall and Thos. H. Rope, Esq. It was established in 18C1 as the work shop of the old (Ireenville and Columbia Railroad—the houses of the operatives springing up around that central point within the radius of a half mile. Not being an incorporated town its territory is without limitation. The name is in honor of Helen, the beloved wife of the illustrious Chief Justice John Belton O’Neall, who was at that time president of the road. For thirty years the works were continued and the place was alive with the noises incident to a railroad town. The first stated religious ser vices were held in 1859 and were conducted by the Rev. W. D. Mayfield of the Baptist Church. This was before the completion of the church building, and the congregation met in a private house. During the war the Rev. E. C. Logan, of the Episcopal Church, resided in the village, with other refugees from Charles ton, and officiated regularly dur ing that time. The building in which he ministered has since been removed. As the years went by, the older employees settled in homes of their own, improving them from time to time, and leading, to all appearances, a contented and prosperous life; but, alas, in 1881, the shops were dismantled and the material removed to the C. C. & A. road. This step was soon felt to be a mistake, invol- ing, as it did, much destruction of property and distress among the operatives, and certainly in point of convenience Helena would seem the place for the shops, for, standing between the terminal points of the road, help when necessary could be speed ily rendered to either side. The sad part of the proceed ing lay in the breaking up of the community, for which few ex ceptions, the employees w'ere forc ed to follow or seek a living else where; so most of the houses were sold at a sacrifice or rented at a vfery low rate, and the once lively village became almost de populated. Very sad must have been this forced departure—the tearing away of the affections from the place called home. Helena has much of natural beauty, and could be developed into a very attractive place.. Many pretty building sites might be pointed out, and looking south across a rolling country the view is very fine. We feel confident that not very many years will have passed ere we shall see these vacant places transformed for already has the change be gun and soon will the fields and woodlands which now stretch be tween Newberry and Helena be things of the past. C. C. G. increase In Net Sales Of 13 Millions Shown By Kendall Net sales of The Kendall Company for the weeks ended June Id, 1951, were $49,52G,UOO or 36^ higher than net sales of $25.386.000 in the same period last year, but net earnings were only slightly larger. R. R. Hig gins, president, reported to stock holders yesterday. His semi-an nual report covered operations of the company at its 18 domestic and foreign plants, two of which are the Mollohon and Oakland Mills at Newberry. Consolidated net earnings for the first 24 weeks this year were $2,825,000 as compared with $2,- 743,000 in the corresponling per iod last year. During the second quarter, sales volume was 17% lower than in the first 12 weeks of this year. Mr. Higgins attributed this reduction to curtailed demand in buying activity caused by over supply, declining cotton prices and uncertainties with respect to price control.. Operations in the second quart er also were affected by produc tion losses incurred at the Chicago and South Bend plants, which were closed by strike early in May and reopened in mid- July following settlement. Simi lar interruptions of relatively short duration occurred at two of the company’s cotton mills. Church Workers School Will Get Underway Aug. 5 The 1951 Summer School for Church Workers of the Georgia- Alabama and the South Carolina Lutheran Synods will get under way on August 5th on the campus of Newberry college. The school will open Sunday afternoon, Aug. 5th with the Rev. Raymond D. Wood, D.D. of Savannah, Ga. bringing the message. A large attendance is expected from Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina to this Leadership Train ing School. An able faculty and staff will direct the program of the school. The Rev. Thomas H. Weeks of Cullman. Ala. is Di rector of the School. The school will be in session from August 5th through August 11th. Scouters, Wives Enjoy Outing Fifteen Scouters of the New berry district and their wives enjoyed a social hour and an old fashioned picnic lunch at Mar garet Hunter Bark last Thurs day afternoon. The meeting was presided over by “Brick” Mason, district chairman. John Epps was in charge of arrangements for the affair. After enjoying a social hour and a bountiful picnic spread, the group heard short talks by Scouters “Dude” Epting and Emile Saint - Amand. Reverend Cooper of Little Mountain opened the meeting with prayer. John Flannigan, Field Scout Executive, made a few very ap propriate remarks and saluted the ladies for their unseen but force ful influence toward Scouting. Mrs. Marvin Rucker made a short response for the ladies. The group adjourned with the singing of an appropriate parting song of the Boy Scouts, led by Scoutmaster Dewey Kinard. 3 Newberrians Enlist In Navy Chief Petty Officer Gordon Payne has announced the en listment of three young men from Newberry county. They are, Alvin Cleveland Hardin, 19. son of Robert Lee Hardin of Whitmire; Boyce Ed ward Sterling, 19, son of Charles F. Sterling of Newberry, and Lion Robert Morris, Jr., sou of O. R. Morris, Sr., of Newberry. The young men are now' under going their boot training at the Naval Training station at San Diego, Calif. At Homecoming Doctor James C. Kinard, Presi dent of Newberry college, will be ; the guest speaker at the Home- i coming Services. Sunday Morn- I ing, August 5th, at Holy Trinity ! Lutheran Church, Troutman, N. C. Local And Personal News Of Interest From Prosperity RECUPERATING AT HOME OF DAUGHTER Mrs. J. B. Harman of Prosper ity, who has been a patient at the Newberry County Memorial hospital for the past nine days, is now recuperating at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Hawkins, 219 Nance street. She will return to her home In Prosperity when she is more fully recovered. 4-Hers Attend District Meet At Clei ison The following ten girls and one boy represented Newberry county in the 4-H club district elimina tion contest at Clemson college on July 31 and August 1. These contestants were previously chos en in a county contest. They are; Carolyn Crooks, Po- maria, who represented the coun ty club on leadership and frozen foods; Sylvia Shell and Eleanor Pitts, food demonstration; Sue and Lou Folk of Pomaria, food demonstration; Drucy Connelly, Prosperity, girl’s record; Jewell Connelly, Prosperity, canning; Diana Boland, Pomaria, public speaking; Nora Kathryn Kinard, Pomaria, dress revue; Dorothy Jean Werts, Prosperity, home grounds and beautification, and Joe Dowd, Little Mountain, boys’ 4-H club representative who com peted in the tractor driving con test. Miss Margery Davis, county home demonstration agent, and W. A. Ridgeway, assistant counts agent, accompanied the group to Clemson. Mrs. John Leavell of Columbia spent the weekend with her sis ters, Miss Annie Hunter and Mrs. J. L. Counts. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Dominick have received news of the sudden death of Olaf Bjonerud in Wil mington, N. C. on July 22. Mrs. Bjonerud is the former Miss Ber nice Dominick. Mrs. J. B. Harman is a pati ent in the Newberry Memorial Hospital. Her friends wish for her a speedy recovery. Mrs. W. H. Leaphart. Jr., home economics teacher, is spending the week at J. H. A. Camp at Ocean Drive with a group of girls. The group includes Mary Dove Boozer, Gay Bowers, Doro thy Leaphart, Mary Alice Hawk ins, Jane Hawkins, Anne Hendrix, Shirley Hawkins, Joy Thomason, Mary Pat Taylor, Pat Singley, Ruth Kelley, Joyce Connelly, Scarlet Ballentine, Dorothy Jean Werts, Barbara Dowd, Pat Wise, Phyllis Wise, Jeannie Ballentine and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Epting. Miss Jeannine Ballentine spent Saturday at Winthrop College. Mrs. C. T. Wyche is visiting this week in the home of her son. Judge C. C. Wyche and Mrs. Wyche in Spartanburg. Next week she will go to Greenville to visit her son, C. G. Wyche and family. George Kramer of Jacksonville, Fla. was a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Pat E. Wise last week. Mrs. J. I. Wimberley left last Friday for Columbia where she joined Uer daughter and family for a week’s stay at Corral Beach, Florida. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Leaphart spent the weekend with Mrs. Leaphart’s father. Judge Tom Sease, and Mrs. Sease at their summer home in Saluda, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cox and their two sons, Charles and George, of Charlotte were week end guests in the home of Mrs. J. S. Wheeler. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Richards of Heath Springs % visited Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Young last Thursday and Friday. Mrs. P. C. Singley has return ed home from a few days’ visit with her son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Callahan in Columbia. Miss Marguerite Wise of Co lumbia spent the weekend in the home of her brother, P. E. Wise and family. Ralph Sease of Atlanta, Ga., visited his mother, Mrs. J. A. Sease, the first of last week. Sunday guests of Mrs. O. W. Amick were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Beam of Newberry. Ralph Adams, who is working in Saluda, N. C., spent the week end at his home here. Mrs. J. Little and her small son Tommy and Miss Barbara Wheeler have returned to their home in Statesville, N. C. after a visit with Mrs. Nan Ward and J. S. Wheeler. Mrs. Hoyt Boland and Mrs. H. B. Hendrix attended the P. T. A. Workshop at Winthrop College last Wednesday and Thursday. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Fellers were Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thomas of Sparta, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Counts of Orangeburg, were guests Sunday of Mrs. J. A. Counts and Mr. and Mrs. J. L Counts. The following Prosperity scouts were at Camp Old Indian last week: Rodney Bedenbaugh, L. C. Pugh, Raeford McDonald, Larry Hunter, Ross George, An drew Pugh, Paul Bedenbaugh, Bil ly Derrick, Bruce Connelly, John- ; ny Dowd, William Long and Jer ry Richardson. Mr. and Mrs. Furman Ballen tine and their children of Green ville were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ballentine. The marriage of Miss Nelle Harmon and Malcolm Joel Taylor was solemized in Wightman Meth odist church, July 20th at 5:30 p.m. The Rev. H. A. Whitten, pastor of the bride, officiated, ( Continued on page eight ) Luther Leaguers On College Tour Sunday afternoon, some thirty Luther Leaguers of Swansea and Sandy Run Lutheran Churches visited the campus of Newberry College. The Leaguers were ser ved in the college dining hall at 5:30 p.m. and then followed a tour of the campus with Profes sor P. T. Kelly, Dean of Men. Mr. Marvin Shealy of Leesville, Miss Miriam Shealy of Leesville and Mr. Alvin Haigler of Swansea were in charge of the group. New berry College extends a cordial welcome to visiting church groups and friends. Auto Crash Into Duncan Creek Is Fatal For Two Albert Whitney of Pomaria and Eugene Johnson of Brooklyn, N. Y., both Negroes 39 years of age, were killed last" Friday night when the 1942 Buick convertible in which they were riding crash ed through Duncan’s Creek Bridge near Whitmire and over turned in the water. The men were pinned beneath the car and apparently died from drowning, according to physician who examined the bodies. As far as known they were the only occupants of the car which was demolished. An investigation was made b> members of Sheriff Tom Fel lers force and by Coroner George R. Summer. 1st Beef Cattle Short Course Is Set For Aug. 15 The first beef cattle herdsman’s short course ever to be staged in this state will be held at Clem son College Wednesday and Thursday of Farmer’s Week, August 15-16. It is being spon sored by Clemson College in co operation with the South Carolina Livestock Association, the South Carolina Hereford Association, and the South Carolina Aberdeen Angus Association. The morning sessions of the short course will be held in the auditorium of Clemson’s new Chemistry Build ing. The Wednesday and Thursday afternoon programs will be held at the beef cattle barn near Pendleton and will feature practi cal demonstrations in registra tion, tattooing, drenching, fitting, showing, and making and using a rope halter. Study Advanced In Shorthand Being Offered The Department of Business ad ministration, Newberry college, will offer a new course in short hand beginning with the fall se mester in September. The course is designed for students who have already had instruction in shorthand and who are familiar with the basic principles, but who feel the need of additional train ing. Students preparing for gov ernment positions or positions in industry are urged to register for this course since it is designed to increase speed and improve accuracy. Today there is a con stant demand for stenographers in government and in private in dustry. Newberry college will continue to offer the regular one-year and two-year courses leading to certi ficates in business administration. The four-year course leading to the degree of bachelor of science in commerce with a major in either business administration or personnel management is also of fered. / NEWS BRIEFS BILLY CHAPMAN TAKES PEE DEE SCOUT POST William J. (Billy) Chapman, son of lawyer and Mrs. B. V. Chapman of Newberry, a field scout executive, joined the staff of the Pee Dee area council on Wednesday, August 1. This area includes Sumter, Lee. Clarendon and Williamsburg counties. Mr. Chapman will reside in Sumter. PVT. H UGH IE WHITE’S BODY ENROUTE HOME News has been received in Newberry that the body of the late Pvt. Hughie A. White is enroute to the United States and will arrive in San Francisco at an early date. Private White volunteered for service and was killed in action in Korea. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley White of 515 Floyd street, Newberry. SGT. WM. E. CROMER ENROUTE HOME Sgt. William E. Cromer of New berry, along with 34 other South Carolinians was scheduled to ar rive in Seattle, Washington on the Navy transport Marine Adder over the weekend. The Marine Adder loaded with 2,692 Army rotation troops from Korea, was scheduled to arrive Saturday. SHEALY ACCEPTS POSITION James Grey Shealy of New berry has resigned his position as teacher of English from Green wood High school and has ac cepted work as teacher of English and chorus in Griffen, Georgia. He will begin his duties there on August 27th. Mr. Shealy is a 1950 graduate of Newberry College. CELEBRATES 8TH BIRTHDAY IN TEXAS Marcia Todd, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Jim Todd, San Antonio Texus, writes her grandmother, Mrrf O. O. Copeland, that she cel ebrated her 8th birthday with a party on July 13th, but that she “missed all her friends in New berry.’’ Two Va. Dares At Performance Of Lost Colony The following item was taken from a Raleigh newspaper: Manteo. July 7—Paul Greer’s symphonic drama. The Lost Colony, presented its 485th per formance last night to complete the first week of its eleventh season as attendance soared to 1,374 paid admissions ahead of the first week in 1950. There were two Virginia Dares in Waterside Theater during the Friday performance. One was a prop of the drama, to which Eleanor Dare sings lullabys be fore its christening in a later scene. The other was 29-year-old Virginia Dare Swindler of New berry, S. C., who was named by her two older sisters while they were studying about the first white child of English parentage born in the new world, at the time of their baby sister’s birth. Miss Swindler was born August 18, 1922. Harold Long Committeeman For Farmers Home Agency Mrs. Frank Mower returned to her home on Johnstone street Tuesday, after spending ten days in Mayesville, Sumter and East- over with her sisters. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Partridge and son, Frank, are spending ten days with Mrs. Partridge’s brother and sister-in-law. Col. and Mrs. L. G. Eskridge at Max well Air Force Base in Montgom ery, Ala., Molly Partridge who has been on a month’s visit with Ten Transfers Of Deeds Shown Newberry No. 1 T. W. Wood to Robert F. Foy, one lot and one building, 1413 Jefferson street, $3800. Keitt Purcell to Ralph Quattle- baum and Lavina Quattlebaum, one lot and one building, 75’xl50’ on Highway drive, $8600. Henry B. Cousins to John N. Livingston, one lot and one build ing, 132'x225’ on Mayer avenue, $6500. T H. Julian to Frank A. Rus sell and BUlie T. Russell, one lot 77’xl56’ on Glenn street, $650. Ralph B. Baker to Ralph P. Baker, one lot and one building, 109’xl00’ on Hunt street, $5.00 love and affection. Mrs. Bertie H. Griffith to H. Young Hamm and Dovie E. Hamm, one lot 75’ x 288’ on Lang ford street, $600. Newberry No. 1 Outside The Kendall Company (Mollo- hon Plant) to W. B. Padgett, one lot 85’ x 182’ on Rivers Street, $250. Silverstreet No. 2 J. Forrest Crouch to James A. Bowers, 137.8 acres, $7000. Bush River No. 3. John William Ballentine to Harold F. Long, 37.9 acres, $5.00, exchange of land. Harold F. Long to John Wil- the Eskridges will return to New- liam Ballentine, 50.7 acres, $5.00 berry with her parents. | exchange of land. LITTLE ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW AT AREA MEET Marion P. McMeekin, county supervisor, and Janie W. Partain, clerk-typist of the local Farmers Home administration office, are in Greenville Thursday and Fri day of this week attending an area meeting of the organization. The local office will be closed for these two days but will be open on Saturday until 12:00 noon. R. N. CLUB MEET NOT BE HELD Avia Glynn, publicity chair man for the Registered Nurses Cluu announced yesterday that no meeting of the club will be held this month. The next reg ular meeting has been set for September, but the date of the meeting has not been determined. Metts Fant of Decatur, Ala., spent several days this week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. Metts Fant on Glenn street. WILLIAM SUMMERS VOLUNTEERS FOR NAVY William Earl Summers, 19. son of Mrs. Ruth Naomi Summers of Whitmire, who recently volunteer ed for the Navy, left Wednesday for San Diego, Calif., where he will be stationed eleven weeks receiving his recruit training. Presbyterians Set Tithing Plan For 3-Month Period The session and the diaconate of the Aveleigh Presbyterian church Monday announced plans for a three-month tithing adven ture in which all members will be urged to give one-tenth of their income during September, October and November. September 9 has been designat ed “Sign Up Sunday” and every member of the congregation will be asked to sign special enlist ment cards during the morning worship service or later in their homes. The pastor, Neil E. Truesdale, said the pastor, elders and dea cons will be the first to sign the special cards agreeing to deduct ten percent from every paycheck during the period September 15- Dec. 15. To be known as “Our Tithing Adventure,” Mr. Truesdale said the purpose of the drive would be to help raise funds to under* gird the work of religious educa tion and home and foreign mis sions in a time of spiraling infla tion. All Southern Presbyterian churches are participating. “Just over four years ago southern Presbyterians set for themselves a five-year goal of $7,850,000.00 for this important work,” Mr. Truesdale said. “With less than a year to go we must raise half of the original amount and only three months of tithing by our churches will do the job.” Shealy Reunion Set August 19 The annual Sheely-Shealy re union will be held August 19 at the old Shealy homestead, Pine Ridge, five miles south of Cha pin. This reunion is for all Sheely-Shealy’s and their rela tives. A very interesting pro gram for the day has been plan ned. This reunion is not a gathering Mr. and Mrs. John Switten- burg, and Mr. and Mrs. Griffin Langford and two children, David and Elizabeth, are spending this week on their vacation at Ocean Drive. Dr. O. L. Wilson and Miss Grace Wilson of Kinston, N. C. father and sister of Mrs. Jimmy Wiseman, spent a couple of days the first of the week with the Wisemans at the Wiseman Hotel. Mis Jane Goodman left last Friday for Chilhowie, Va.. to spend ten days in the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Tom P. Cassell and family. Mr. and Mrs. Dee Summer and three children, Harry, Jerry and Lila, are spending their va cation this week in Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cook and son. Tommy, spent last week in Or lando and Sarasota, Florida. While away they also visited Silver Springs and other interest ing places. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy DeHart of Spartanburg, spent the weekend with Mr. DeHart’s mother, Mrs. Lola DeHart on McSwain street, and with Mrs. DeHart’s mother, Mrs. Verona Dominick on Wal nut street. Mrs. F. B. Dawkins and Mrs. J. G. Sease spent last week on their vacation in Atlanta, Ga., where Mrs. Dawkins visited her sisters, Mrs. C. N. Timmerman and Mrs. C. H. Chumley. Mrs. Sease was a guest for the week in the home -of her aunt, Mrs. Antionette Smith. Mrs. Epsie Buzhardt left last Thursday for Washington, D. C., for a visit with her son and daughter-in-law. Col. and Mrs. Harry Buzhardt and two children, Harry and Ruth. Pfc. Jim Cook reported back to Kelley Air Force Base at San Antonio, Texas, Monday, where he Is stationed, after spending a ten day furlough with his mother, Mrs. C. L. Cook on Glenn street. Private Cook has already been alerted for duty in North Africa. He will leave the states some time in August. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Goggans and Mr. and Mrs. William Gog gans and small daughter, Nancy Jean, were Sunday visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Sikes and Miss Joan Goggans in Co- for any certain family or descend ants of any one Shealy, but a re union of all the Shealy Clan. Harold F. Long, Route 3, New berry, was appointed to the Farmers Home administration committee for Newberry county, Marion P. McMeekin, local sup ervisor for the agency, said to day. The appointment was made by R. F. Kolb, state director. The new committeeman is a general farmer and a long-time resident of the Jalapa community and a graduate of Newberry col lege. His experience in develop ing a successful family-type farm fits him well for his new as signment in aiding other farmers to do the same, Mr. McMeekin said. He will serve three years. McMeekin explained that all applications for Farmers Home administration credit must be ap proved by the county committee before loans can be made. When a real estate loan is being con sidered to buy, enlarge or develop a farm or to improve housing and farm buildings, the committee aU so determines how much the farm is worth as security for the loan. Advice of the committeemen is sought on good farm management and on the refinancing of Farm ers Home administration loans when borrowers build up enough equity in their property to get credit from local banks or other lenders, McMeekin added. Farm ers who can get private or co operative credit are not eligible for loans from the agency, he said. Long succeeds Claude L. Lest er, farmer of the Hartford com- Ynunity, whose three-year term expired June 30. Members who continue to serve are Daivd L. Ruff, Rt. 2, Newber ry, and Claude Satterwhite, Rt. 3, Newberry. Summer Grads Hear Kinard lumbia. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ringer and t°„ n „'viS* gla ^ °,l F, ?. rence ’ w e r « ! President James C. Kinard, weekend and , the first of the j ll.I)., litt.D. wiU deliver the week visitors in the home of 1 Mr. Ringers’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Ringer on Chap man street. Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Ringer and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ringer, of address to the 1951, 'graduating class of the Newberry College Summer School, Friday evening, at 8:30 P.M. President Kinard will speak to the graduates on the subject: “How Much Is Your Florence spent Tuesday in Co-j Diploma Worth?” The exercises lumbia on business. | wi ii b e held in Holland Hall. Rev. and Mrs. N. E. Truesdale The summer session will close on August 3rd with examinations beginning Wednesday afternoon, August 1st. Newberry college will graduate nine in the summer session There are five young men and four young women to receive degrees. The following are candidates for degrees: Bache lor of Arts, Miss Eleanor Freda Blum berg, Clyde Talmadge Gat lin; Bachelor of Science, Charles R. Dennis, Jr., Miss Mary Viqtorin Hodge, Miss Floye Padgett Hol combe, William Colclough Howell, Jr., Friederich Adolf Kleindt, Jr., Miss Rosela M. Parker, and, Har old Stevenson Wade. and two of their children, Sarah Isabell and Catherine. Rebecca left Tuesday for a months vaca tion. They will visit Reverand Truesdale’s parents. Dr. and Mrs. Truesdale and other relatives dur ing the month. Miss Anne Kelley, director of Religious Education at Aveleigh Presbyterian church, is spending her vacation at her home in Seneca. Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Senn spent last week at Montreat, N. C. Mrs. Edwin Lowthian and three children, of Wilmington, Dei., are visiting Mrs. Lowthain’s par ents, Dr. and Mrs. Kennedy on Harper street. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. French and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wessinger, spent last week at Edisto Beach. They returned to their home on Walnut street Saturday Mrs. Janet Garland of Co lumbia, was a weekend visitor in the home of her mother, Mrs. Caroline Schenck on Harper street. Mrs. Wilbanks of Gadsden, Ala., spent last week here with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Wilbanks. t She was accompained home for* the weekend by her son and grand son, Ralph Lee, for the week end. Mr. and Mrs. George Stephens spent their vacation last week in Newport News, Va., with Mr. and Mrs. E. U. Hill and small daughter. Enroute home they visited Mr. Stephen’s sister and brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Hambright and son Jimmy, in Burlington, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Laws, and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Laws of Laurens, and Mrs. W. F. Tatum of Bennettsville, were Sunday visitors in the home of the former’s son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs Oswald Copeland and family on E. Main street. Miss Doris Dominick leaves Friday for N. Y. to visit her sister Joan, who is studying at Columbia University. Checks Show Increased Infestation Field checks made by New- tion count is to walk diagonally berry County Agents during the past week show a considerable increase of boll weevil infesta tion. There is a large variation in the number of punctured squares from field to field. This infestation varies from as low as 4% to as high as 55%. This large variation makes it very im portant that all farmers keep a very close check on their cotton in order that control measures may be effectively used. A simple and accurate method of making a boll weevil infesta- across a field, picking 100 square at random from the top, middle and lower branches. The number of punctured squares found gives the percentage infestation by boll weevils in that field. Count both egg laying and feeding punctures as punctured squares. If the field is extra large or if conditions vary greatly within the field, it is desirable to take more than one sample of 100 squares. This serious situation makes it extremely urgent that individual growers keep a close check on their fields and use their own judgement as practices to follow, where weevil infestation ap proaches 10% control methods should be used in order to pro tect young bolls that are likely to be damaged when fruiting is slowed down. Several outbreaks of Red Spider have been found. For control of Red Spider It is rec ommended that dusting sulphur be used at the rate of 20 pounds per acre. This control measure should start as soon as Red Spider is found and more than one application will likely be necessary for control. Smith TV Expert With Wertz Co. Hoyt Smith has accepted a po sition as radio and television technician with Wertz Music and Appliance Company. He assum ed his duties' on Wednesday, August 1st. Mr. Smith, a native of Saluda County, has eight years experi ence in the radio and television field. He took a two-year course in television at the United Tel evision School in Louisville, Ky., and was employed by the Televis ion Manufacturing Co. at Fort Wayne, Ind„ for about four years. Prior to coming to New berry, he was a Radar Techini- cian with the government at Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Smith received a deploma * in radio and television engineer ing, and comes to Newberry as a well qualified radio and tel evision repairman. He with his wife, the former Doris Hipp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hipp of Newberry, will make their home in Newber ry. BIRTHDAYS James S. Price, Susan Senn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jame* Senn, Florence, Ala.; Mrs. C. T. Summer, Aug. 5; B. O. Long, Mrs. Wyche Dickert and Mrs. Hugh Senn, Aug. 6; J. W. Swindler, Mrs. H. W. Swindler, Jim Wheel er and Mrs. Ben Stewart, Aug. 7; Mrs. Olin Lominick, Jean Sulli van Copeland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Copeland, Aug. 8; Mrs. James S. Price, (Ruth Clary), Mrs. O. D. Glenn, (Ruby Clary), Anne Cook, Regie Brooks and Karen Boozer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Boozer, Aug. 9; Katherine Rebecca Truesdale and Tommy Chappells, Aug. 10th. Mrs. A. D. Haltiwanger, Aug. 3, and A. D. Haltiwanger, Aug. 6 (16 Court W. Lake Villiage, Wilming ton, N. C.) ♦ #•