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NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2,1951 ! ■■■ ■■ un 1218 Collegre Street NEWBERRY, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY By ARMFIELD BROTHERS Entered as second-class matter December 6 1937, at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In S. C., $1.50 per yeai in advance outside S. C., $2.00 per year in advance. Comments On Men And Things . . . Irrigation, Grass And Cattle Farming Shape Future of S. C. An invitation to speak to the James Island Agricultural Society carried me back to the years of my farming ambition. James Island, you may know, is across the bay from the famous Battery at Charleston. You can stand at the edge of the Battery drive and see ‘the Quarantine station at the tip of James Island. All ships coming from foreign countries anchor off the Quarantine station for medical inspection. I once spent four days in quarantine on the island of San Lorenzo, Peru, because I had come from a com munity full of yellow fever. This James Island Society was holding its seventy-ninth annual meeting. Seventy nine years ago was about 1872. 1872! Seven years after the close of the Civil War and while South Carolina was under the indignity of Fed eral army occupation. Our State was poor, our economy shattered, our people oppressed, but the undaunted spirits which had led to war organized to battle for the rewards of peace through the age- old calling of agriculture. No Marshall Plan for them; no Economic Rehabilitation; no World Bank; no International Monetary Fund; no Lend-Lease; even that which they had was taken away. Men were men in those days; and thfe same gallantry so mark ed on the battlefield met the pro blems of peace, sustained by the grace of God and inspired by a noble and devoted womanhood. 1872 was in the full flower of the cotton era, the famous Sea- Island Cotton. Charleston was a cotton port—and still is, though it handles coal and a thousand other natural and manufactured products. In 1872 there were about 35 White families and probably 500 Colored families on James Island. But today 6000 White people live there and about 2000 Colored peo ple. Someone has suggested that the Society thrives even under the changed conditions although it is composed of only about a dozen actual farmers. And the flavor of real agriculture persists; Since my audience consisted of about five city agriculturists for every dirt farmer I felt very much at home, for I am myself an agriculturist. Everybody has some idea of farming; and many ex-farmers seem to know more about farm ing after retirement than they knew when wrestling with beetles and bugs, boll-weevils, corn- borers and worms. Then, again, after retirement they solved the problem of dry-farming and wet farming, cold spring nights and early frost. A problem of today is how to operate without labor; or how to make a profit after paying labor. Farming has been so different from most other business; the farmer may plan intelligently, work industriously; fertilize wise ly—and then lose everything overnight. \ Since we have so many town members it must be that they accept as true what a friend said to me: “If you want to hold down income taxes, operate a farm.” I think that might be ex panded today by operating any thing, for not only does Congress seem to levy taxes on everything seen or imagined, but it reaches up into the clouds and goes down to the bottomless depths. And after catching people coming, going and sitting still the Con gress now hits on a device of levying a tax today which applies to what you earned six months ago. So there is no escape. And now our State has become in- bhed with the same spirit; so I think like my friends of the Episcopal Church, “there is no health in us.” In a region once famous for its long-staple cotton, then its fine vegetable crops, I wonder what next will distinguish this island and all this part of the State. On every hand men are thinking of cattle as the hope of the South. I think so, too. We have grass most of the year and we can have something green all the year. Permanent pastures and new grasses with new kinds of cattle—those may be the factors of the new day. The late Norwood Hastie used to urge me to convert my farm into a goat establishment for the production of goat’s milk. We seem to have a market for goat’s milk, though I don’t know enough about it to make even a guess. Our hope seems to be in beef cattle, under irrigation. A friend of mine, a very pro gressive automobile man who has a broad grasp of business op portunity—Mr. L. C. Prothro of Manning—tells me that through irrigation he is maintainihg from three to six cattle on an acre, in stead of devoting four to six acres to one head. For some time he has averaged three cat tle to an acre and they haven’t grazed the land exhaustively. Mr. Prothro tells me that through irrigation his tobacco crop paid for all the expense of irrigation and yielded a nice profit. He tells me of a peach orchardist who, through irrigation, picked three times as many peaches per acre as his neighbor, and received about three times as much per bushel. Would you like to feed the hungry; provide clothes for some poor child; help a crippled child to walk; make it possible for some suffering people to have ad ditional hospital and medicinal services; and render other real humantarian services? Sure you would. By contributing to the Community Chest, you will help to render all of these wonderful services and a lot more. Wave You Itan 'Houtt'Hunfing' cuuu/n? /Uy don't you BUY * home and * or9e - j-'l rtose "rent-wornes • Let us help you with our low-cost financing plan! S3 NEWBERRY 1 Federal Savings AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF NSWBERRY John F. Clarkson J. K. Willingham President Sec.-Treas. Newberry, S. C. Irrigation will require capital, but to speak of irrigation must seem like carrying coal to New castle, since this was once a rice country. When I was a child in Charles ton we had rice every day for dinner. We used to have dinner, for was a full meal, not a sandwich and a glass of milk. Rice everyday. When I went to South America we had rice twice every day—for almuerzo y comida (midday and night). Dr. Huntington of Yale was my guest and told me something about rice. Most of our Ndrth- ern friends think that rice is something peculiar to Charleston and they try to cultivate a taste for it, even mixing milk and sugar with it, resulting in a sad mess, neither rice nor rice pudding, but a dish that would cause the ancient worthies to turn in disgust. Dr. Huntington said “Rice is a universal cereal; more food can be produced in a given area in the form of rice than in anything else.” So it isn’t peculiar to Charleston by any means, having come to the Carolinas from Madagascar. Rice is now produced extensive ly in Louisiana and Texas, but I’m told that the best rice is known as “Carolina.” From the Rio Grande through Mexico, Cen tral America and South America the people eat rice. Down in Peru the rice was cooked with lard; they didn’t have gravy. If our Northerp friends want to eat rice at its best they must have ham gravy or steak gravy on it, or eat the rice stuffing of a turkey. Our friends to the South have rice with duck, rice with chicken, rice with beans—Arroz con pato, arroz con polio, arroz con frijoles, Irrigation wont cost us as much as it costs the men out West. But it pays them. When I talked with cotton farmers I heard many stories. Oscar John- stop harvested 600 lbs. of lint cotton per acre over 3800 acres in the Delta of the Mississippi; Los Angeles County, California, averaged 693 lbs. per acre with irrigation; New Mexico, Arizona and California farmers talked of three bales per acre, as though that were nothing special. I don’t know their ‘costs, though they may be high; but if it cost a bale and a half per acre, the profit is good. I do not know that only the West has oil; no man knows what the next generation may find in South Carolina. It may be in the hills or the rivers; it may be in the swamps, or on the sea islands, or on the unlikeliest stretch of sand; but in the proper time will come fresh revelations of stored wealth which we do not need today. Whenever we are able to appropriate the new elements they will be found, per haps under foot, or in the air, like the acres of diamonds all about us, 'while we seek fortune in distant places. Have we ever bored ten thou sand, twenty thousand or fifty thousand feet? De we know all about the sand of Chesterfield and the clays of Aiken? Have we studied the red hills of Statesburg or the mellow lands of Marlboro? Have we studied the rolling plains of “The Ridge” or the * peach lands of Spartanburg? What about the black lands of our swamps? Thinking of black land car ries me back to a late Sunday afternoon in Uvalde, Texas. A man overtook us and said “I’m from South Carolina, too. I’ve made some money out here, but I’m selling out and moving back to old Spartanburg, South Caro lina; I don’t want to be buried in this black dirt of Uvalde.” When I think of extracting bromine’ from the sea near Wilmington, North Carolina, and the marl from the Santee and all the lime near Jamestown who knows or can guess what’s in store for ifs? It is as unpredicta ble as the little boy with his horn and wagon. Who would have thought sixty five years ago that a sturdy lad on a farm in Iowa and a bright-eyed boy from the hills of old Edgefield would some day become not only signal successes in industry, but great benefactors of humanity—and all this in such modest self-efface ment that they continue their daily round with complete dedi cation to the task? Eva F. Bullock Enters Painting At Art Meeting W. L. McDermott of Rock Hill was elected president of the Guild of South Carolina Artists at the second annual convention .yester day at the Greejville County Of fice Building. C. E. Blackwood, Greenville, was elected vice president, Mrs. L. H. Lachicotte, Columbia, secre tary, and Miss Marie Chisolm, Greenwood, treasurer. The ex ecutive committee is composed of Willard Hirsch, Chari eston; George Owen, Columbia, and Mrs. A. H. Dreskin, Greenville. William Halsey of Charleston received the first purchase prize given by Furman University in the art show which was conduct ed in conjunction with the con vention. Second prize went to Edmund Yaghpian of Columbia, retiring president of the guild. Eva F. Bullock of Newberry entered a painting in this S. C. Artists Guild’s annual showing when it held its second annual convention here in Greenville October 13 and 14. Prizes were awarded following yesterday’s business session. A reception followed. Gregory Ivy, chairman of the art department of the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, was guest speaker at a session im mediately after the luncheon. His topic was “The Amoeba, Tradl- Good-Bye (Hd — ***— IV iwfrW WwtMj JrU Miss Mary Johnson And Mr. Smith United In First Baptist Church Miss Mary Wilson Johnson of Newberry and Columbia, became the bride of William F. Smith of Columbia Saturday evening, Oct. 27, at eight o’clock in the First Baptist church of Newberry. The Rev. Clarence O. Lam- oreux, pastor of the church, per formed the double ring ceremony in the presence of a large as semblage of relatives and friends of the couple. The church was beautifully dec orated with white chrysanthem ums, gladioli, smilax, magnolia foliage and candelabra bearing cathedral tapers. Mrs. Ferdinand Jacobs of Clin ton, organist, and John Townsend of Anderson both cousins of the bride, rendered a program of wed ding music. Mrs. Jacobs also played the traditional wedding marches. The usher groomsmen were P. G. Walker, Dr. Joe Wallace and D. Hughey, all of Columbia; Wil liam F. Adams of Charleston; Eddie Miller, Greenville, Thomas Johnson, Sharon, Pa., brother of the bride and H. B. Kirkegard, Silver City, N. C., brother-in-law of the bride. John Smith of Lancaster, brother of the bridegroom was best man. Mrs. H. B. Kirkegard of Silver City, N. C., sister of the bride, The Greyhound bus drivers of the Columbia division have won the National trophy for safe-driv ing for the year ending June 30th. Those gentlemen covered 400,000 miles without an acci dent. The Columbia division is under Mr. C. W. Spratlin, Supervisor. Everybody who knows Mr. Sprat lin is his friend. And all the dispatchers and drivers are my friends. Of course Mr. Spratlin is, for “Old Sarge” and I have been buddies since even before we thought the Government might take over the buses and send Mr. Spratlin to Alaska. Mr. Terry Collins w r as Captain of the Winning Organization and Mr. Donald Uzzell is the new Captain, now starting out for an even better record. A “Mhrode el Modem Electronics” tion and the Artists.” Mayor J. Kenneth Cass wel comed the guests at the luncheon, held at Liner’s Restaurant. Dean A. E. Tibbs of Furman University offered the Invocation. The South Carolina Artists Guild is a new organization. Formed last year, it held its first convention and showing in Columbia. The purpose of the Guild is to promote and encourage South Carolina artists. Annual conventions and showings will be held in all major cities of this state. was matron of honor, and Miss Martha Ann Holiday of Conway was maid of honor. The brides maids were: Miss Annette Cories, Conway; Miss Mary Nancy Robin son, Newberry and Columbia; Miss Marjorie Lucas, Miss Mar garet Smith, and Miss Bessie Rast, all of Columbia and Mrs. C. V. Pierce, also of Columbia, cousin of the bride. They wore identical dresses of coralberry velvet and nylon tulle. The bodice was of shirred velvet with a detachable halo-style fischu and a very bouffant skirt of nylon tulle caught with velvet roses. They wore mits to match their dresses. They carried boquets of light and dark shades of pink chrysanthemums. The honor at tendants boquets were tied with light rose satin ribbon and the bridesmaids were tied with dark rose satin. The flower girls, Karen Kirke gard and Mary Elizabeth John son, nieces of the bride worq dresses of coralberry nylon tulle and taffett made like those of the other attendants. The bride, given in marriage by her brother, Pope Duncan Johnson, was lovely*in her wed ding gown of skinner satin and French lace . featuring a portrait neckline of bridal illusion on the fitted bodice of French lace. The bouffant skirt with a panel of pleated lace formed a magnifi cent court train. Her headdress was a Dutchess bonnet style of matching lace with a finger tip veil of French illusipn. Her only ornament was a single strand of pearls, a gift of the bridegroom. She carried a boqiuet of bridesroses centered with a purple throated orchid. The ' bride's mother wore a goiyn' of powder blue lace and crepe with a corsage of yellow rosebuds. Mrs. John Smith of Lancaster, sister-in-law of the bridegroom, wore a gown of burnt orange with a corsage of talisman roses. Methodist Society Hold Annual Bazaar The Calandor Society of Cen tral Methodist Church will hold its annual Bazaar on Tuesday afternoon, November 20th at the Community Hall. A reception was held immedi ately after the ceremony at the home of the bride’s mother ‘ on Boundary street. The receiving line was composed of the bridal couple, the bride’s mother and the bridegroom’s father and sister- in-law, Mrs. John Smith and the bride’s wedding attendants. The bride’s table was overlaid with a cutwork linen cloth and was centered with the three tiered cake on a reflector outlined with fern and pompom chrysan themums and flanked in silver candelabra. The couple left during the eveing for a wedding trip. The bride changed to a suit of amethyst wool with which she wore brown accessories and the orchid lifted from her bridal boquet. Mrs. Smith is the daughter of Mrs. Pope Duncan Johnson, Sr., and the late Mr. Johnson of Newberry. She is a graduate of the Newberry high school and Coker College. For the past sev eral years she has been employ ed in the offices of the collector of Internal Revenue in Columbia. Mr. Smith is the son of John W. Smith of Columbia and the late Mrs. Estelle Alford Smith. He graduated from the Columbia high school and attended the University of South Carolina. He served in the Navy during World War II. He is now employed in the offices of the Collector of In ternal Revenue in Coluwbia. WANT ADS Apartment for rent—first floor— in the Smith Apartment— Main Street—price very reason able—immediate posession — Mrs. R. Derrill Smith, Newberry, S. C. Phone 338— 26-2tc. WANTED TO BUY—Iron, Metal Batteries, Radiators and Rags. W. H. Sterling, 1708 Vincent street. Phone 731-W 28-th PECANS—PECANS—PECANS —t We are buying Pecans this year—all sizes—Bring them to our warehouse or we can send for them—R Derrill Smith and Son Inc., Wholesale Grocers, New berry, S. C. 26-2tc FOR RENT — Furnished Apart ment, 2-rooms and bath. Phone 1 or call at Sun Office A.J-26-2tp FOR-RENT—Furnished bed rooms ' by day or week. Phone 1 or call Sun Office A.J.-26-2tp WATCH AND JEWELRY REPAIRS BROADUS LIPSCOMB WATCHMAKER 2309 Johnstone Street NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OF FINAL SETTLEMENT I will make a final settlement of the estate of Mrs. Etta Mae Seymore Baker in the Probate Court for Newberry County, S. C., on the 12th day of November, 1951, at 10 o’clock in the fore noon, *and will immediately there after ask for his discharge Administrator of said estate. All persons having claims against the estate of Mrs. Etta Mae Seymore Baker deceased, are hereby notified to file the same, duly vertified, with the undersigned, and those indebted to said estate will please make payment likewise. Y " Robert C. Lake Jr. Administrator Oct. 8, 1951 ✓ New Free Bookl Like thousands of deaf people you may realize your fondest dreams by reading this valuable lit tle book. For it reveals how to hear clearly again WITHOUT A BUTTON SHOWING IN THE EAR—thanks to a transparent, al most invisible device. Get your copy of this remark able book now. No cost, no obli gation. Learn what amazing things modern electronics is doing for people like you today. Come in, phone or mail coupon now. * BETTER-THAN-EVE* ONE-UNIT HEARING AID James C. Fleming Mail NOW! For Free Book { James C. Fleming 304-5 S. C. 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Government Bonds 6B,991,015.49 State and Municipal Bonds - 1,135,480.27 Federal Land Bank Bonds and Fed. Int. Credit Bank Debs 1,755,000.00 Federal Reserve Bank Stock « I :? - 165,000.00 Loans and Discounts 53,327,703.35 Banking Houses (13) - $1,307,375.00 * Less Depreciation 152,395^25 1,154,979.75 Furniture and Fixtures - 226,019.45 Other Real Estate — — 1.00 Other Assets .-r. - - * 100,0|L8.49 \ - - - $182,001,117.90 LIABILITIES Capital—Common -.....$ 2,500,000.00 Surplus 3,000,000.00 Undivided Profits 1,923,524.90 Reserve—Under Section 23K (Int. Rev. Code) 950,000.00 Reserve—For Federal Income and Excess Profits Tax, 1950 1. 104,622.56 Reserve—For Federal Income and Excess Profits Tax, 1951 550,000.00 Reserves—Other 138,256.73 Deposits - - 172,834,713.71 $182,001,117.90 ANDERSON BELTON CHARLESTON CHERAW COLUMBIA DILLON OFFICES AT: FLORENCE FORT JACKSON GEORGETOWN GREENVILLE JACKSON LEESVILLE NAVAL BASE NEWBERRY PICKENS ST. 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