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THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1951
FARMS AND FOLKS
By J. M. ELEAZER
Clemson Extension Information Specialist
Jim Hires, dairy farmer of Bam
berg, ran 20 dry cows and heifers
on *16 acres of Sericea lespedeza
from the middle of April to the
middle of September. By that
time it was getting ahead of
them. So. he took them off and
let the sericea grow on up and
make a good seed crop, according
to County Agent Hubbard.
This past dry summer sure
served to bring out the real
worth of this plant. It made hay
and grazing while other hay and
grazing largely failed. It calls for
strict management for best re
sults as grazing or hay. It grows
fast and gets tough quick. If
the cows can’t keep it down, you
need to bring in more cows or
the mowing machine. And if it is
for hay, you need to cut it when
it’s just right. That done, you
get good hay and good grazing
from this drought-resisting plant.
Hubbard said they had a lot
of sericea seeded in Bamberg the
past spring, and there will be
a lot more next spring.
GRAIN STORAGE
Anderson built a 200,000-bushel
grain elevator. County Agent
Hopkins tells me they filled it
long before the grain harvest was
over back in June. Says he
believes they could have filled
another 'one, mostly with wheat.
Our grain . acreage has doubled
in recent years and the yield is
up over 60 percent. Corn acreage
has £Ot increased, but the yield
has almost doubled. And now
we are growing a lot of grass and
legume seed. So the need for
safe storage has arrived. And
in response to it, elevators have
gone up at Easley, Estill, and
Florence, in addition to this
facility at Anderson.
CASH MARKET FOR WOOD I
The International Paper Conn
pany has opened a woodyard at
St. George. When County Agent
King and I went by there, they
were paying $10.75 per cord for
hardwood and $12.25 for pine
pulpwood. It opened on July 9,
and when we were there on Sept.
24 they had bought 1,297 truck-
loads of wood. A slogan painted
there on the shed said, “The Seed
Trees You Left will help keep you
in Business.”
King said his folks liked this
way of making a cord of wood
just as marketable as a hog or
bale of cotton. The pay on the
spot for it when t is delivered to
the yard.
I understand the paper compan
ies have estabilished several such
woodyards over the state.
POTATOES SELLING GOOD
Up to Sept. 24 best grade sweet
potatoes were netting the farmer
$4 per bushel, and the buyer fur
nished the basket and packed
them out at St. George. On that
day they dropped to $3.
H. .H. Walters and his sons
buy potatoes there and they also
grow a lot of ’em. It was his
feeling that very few potatoes
would go in storage this fall if
the price kept at around $3 net
to the farmer.
The potato crop is short all
over the Southeast. That was
evident in the spring, and our ex
tension potato man, Hugh Bowers,
told us then that potatoes look
ed good for this year. Those who
got some in now stand to do well
with them.
FALLING TREES
Some years ago when a street
was cleared out back of our
house, borers got in the pines
and killed a spot of them. The
larger ones stood until the ptfst
fall. On a hot dry Sunday I
heard a commotioin down that
way, looked, and saw a large one
falling against another one and
take it down too, with a re
sounding smash. A week before
we had a thunderstorm with
hard wind. - Now I wonder why
those old rotting trees did not
go down then, when they were
heavy with water and a hard wind
was blowing?
Just the other night it was
again dry and perfectly still. I
was about to go to sleep and
again heard a great crash down
there. Next morning I saw it
was the last of the large dead
trees. We had had a very
strong gusts of wind during a
rainstorm ten days before. And
again I wondered what made
those trees fall, when it was per
fectly still on the outside and
they w T ere perfectly dry, while
they did not go down during
quite recent gales when they
were soaked with water.
National Guard
Recruit Drive
Begins Dec. 1
Major General Jas. C. Dozier,
State Adjutant General, announc
ed today that the South Carolina
National Guard would stage a re
cruiting campaign beginning De
cember 1st to extend into the
spring of next year. All unit
commanders of the Guard will be
available on armory drill nights
to interview' qualified young men
for possible assignment in a Na
tional Guard unit. General Dozier
stated that, “we hope to make
this the biggest recruiting cam
paign since the Guard was re
organized , after World War II
and we are looking forward to
filling the ranks with the best
material South Carolina has to of
fer.”
Eligibles for Guard enlistments
currently not affected by Selec
tive Service are non-veterans be
tween age 17 and 18%, 26 to 36,
and 36 to 55 if assigned to State
Headquarters, and veterans 36
to 38 with one year prior active
duty, 38 to 41 with 2 years active
duty, and 41-55 with 2 years prior
active service plus the number
of years applicant is over 40.
Recipients of the Silver Star or
a higher decoration may be ac
cepted without regard to age un
til their 55th birthday.
South Carolina’s Guard com
prises the major portion of the
51st Infantry Division ^nd con
sists of 84 units, the 3649th Or
dnance Company of Fort Jackson,
Hq & Hq Det South Carolina
National Guard of Colnmbia, 246th
Army Band of Newberry, the
218th RCAT Det of Congree, and
the 678th AAA Bn of Anderson.
Brig. Gen. John C. Henagan of
Dillon, Assistant 51st Division
Commander, has been named by
General Dozier to head the drive.
General Dozier added that
Guardsmen may become officers
by attending the Palmetto Mili
tary Academy. They receive a
full day’s Army pay for each drill
attended, build-up credits for a
substantial retirement income,
earn promotions as they increase
in proficiency, and imporve their
chances for employment and job
promotion by learning special
skills in such technical fields as
radio, radar, meteorology, or
motor mechanics.
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INVITATIONS
THE SUN OFFICE
Specialists To
Inspect Plants
Twenty-one representatives of
The Netherlands' spinning and
w eaving industry have arrived \in
the United States in search of
ways to raise their productivity,
which is estimated at 30 percent
below that of American firms in
this industry.
The group is visiting American
textile firms and conferring with
textile specialists under the
auspices of the Economic Coope
ration Administration. The know
ledge gained from this on-the-
spot observation will be made
available throughout the spinning
and weaving industry in The
Netherlands.
The Netherlands textile men
will make two visits to Newberry.
On November 20-22 they will be
at the Kendall plants to study
methods and operations and then
return on November 30 for inspec
tion of Newberry Mills, Inc.
Dutch spinning and weaving
firms employ nearly 46,000 work
ers. It is felt that increasing pro
ductivity in this large industry-
lowering costs and raising wages
—will help The Netherlands to
maintain internal economic stabil
ity during this critical period of
defense and rearmament.
The specialists, now beginning
a six week study-tour, are con
vinced that the Dutch textile in
dustry can increase its efficiency.
Labor members of the group want
to see how productivity can bd
increased without heavy work
loads or technological unemploy
ment.
The specialists also are in
terested in marketing techniques,
plant layout, simplification of
work, training of employees, labor-
management relations, and the
over-all organization of the Ameri
can cotton and rayon industry.
The team has a special interest
in the technical problems in
volved in producing synthetic
fibers (unsatisfactory results
have been obtained in Holland),
and in overcoming sales resis
tance to synthetic fibers. The
latter were used indiscriminately
in Holland during the war, and
Dutch consumers are still wary
of • buying fabrics made with
them.
American textile firms, labor
unions, and other organizations
are cooperating to show the
visiting Dutch how these pro
blems can be overcome and im
provements innovated. «*
RESOLUTIONS
Resolution adopted by the New
berry Exchange Club in regular
meeting assembled November 20,
1951: •
Whereas, the members of the
Exchange Club of Newberry have
been saddened by the death of
Fred E. Darby, a beloved member
of our organization; and,
•Whereas, we are deeply thank
ful for his valued friendship, loy
al and faithful service to this or
ganization, to his family, and to
his church; and
Whereas, he was ever ready to
assist in every worthwhile com
munity project or Christian en
deavor; serving ably and willingly
whenever called upon; and
Whereas, he was kind, cheer
ful and thoughtful of others; lov
ed by those who knew him for his
sterling traits of character as
shown by his everyday living;
Therefore, Be It Resolved that
at a duly assembled * meeting of
the Exchange Club of Newberry
on November 20, 1951, we express
our deepest sympathies to thQ
members of Mr. Darby’s family;
that we publicly express our
gratitude for his loyal and dili
gent service in our organization;
and
Be It Further Resolved, that a
copy of this Resolution be incor
porated in the minutes of this
meeting, that a copy be sent to
his family, and that a copy be foi>
warded to the National Exchange
Club.
E. MAXCY STONE,
JAMES C. ABRAMS,
CHARLES W. BOWERS,
i Resolutions Comm.
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Martin Home Scene
Garden Club Meeting
Mrs. George N. Martin and Mrs.
A. H. Counts were hostess to the
Town and Country Garden club
Wednesday ailernoon at the home
o' the former on Evans street.
Mrs. Parker Martin presided in
the absence of the president,
Mrs. E. E. Westwood, who was at
tending a lecture in Augusta, Ga.,
given by Miss Dorothy Biddle of
New York who spoke on Christ
mas decorations. Miss Biddle is
the garden club editor of Popular
Gardening magazine. She is tke
author of several books and is a
nationally known lecturer.
Mrs. Martin opened the meeting
with a poem, “A Woman Gives
Thanks.” A number of business
matters were discussed .with the
main discussion centering on the
club’s project, the Newberry High
school grounds. Plans were made
to plant several Japanese Magno
lia and other appropriate plants
in the area near the building.
Mrs. Clyde Tindal who had
charge of the program for the af
ternoon discussed the timely sub
ject of bulbs. She stated that
bulbs are divided into two fami
lies—the Dutch bulbs which in
clude daffodils, tulips, iris, hya
cinths, crocus, narcissi, etc., and (
the lily bulbs—Madonna, regal*
Philippine, Rubrum.
Bulbs may be planted from July
to November. They require well-
drained, moderately fertile, me
dium tetured soil. Sand or peat
moss may be added if the soil is
clay like and heavy, or some well
rotted manure. Bulbs need plenty
of light and should be planted iu
the sun or in light partial shade,.
Bonemeal or cottonseed meal
with their slow reaction release
are ideal for bulbs. Mrs. Tindal
warned against over fertilizing.
She gave the depths for planting
the various bulbs, eight incites for
tulips and four inches for daffo
dils.
The Illy family of bulbs are
easily grown she stated. It is im
portant to let the foliage of bulbs
mature completely and die down
before cutting. In transplanting
lilies the bulbs should be gotten
into the ground as quickly as pos
sible to avoid drying out the root
system.
A social hour was enjoyed fol
lowing the program at which time
refreshments were served.
College Hour
Series Tells
School Past
Each week the Newberry, Col
lege Hour is heard over radio
station WKDK. This year the
program is planned and produced
by a student Radio Committee
under the supervision of Profes
sor Milton Moore. Five radio pro
grams have been presented by the
college during‘the Fall. All have
been outstanding productions.
On November 1st, the first in a
series of plays- telling the history
of Newberry College was present
ed. The series, consisting of
three parts, “Out of Darkness,”
“Time of Sorrow,” and “The Tree
and the Fruit,” was written by
John Fellers.
College Players To
Give 3-Act Comedy
In 1st Production
The Newberry College Players
will present the three act Com
edy, by Fifi Factor, “Could Be”
in November. This will be the
first production of the Players
for this year.
\The play is built around the
slightly batty Nodamore house
hold and its activities. The main
character, Hilaria Nodamore, will
be playefl by Terri Bodie of
Newberry. Berkeley Nodamore
Hilaria’s husband, will be played
by John Krueger of Jacksonville,
Fla., codirector of the play. Frank
Shearouse of Hot Springs, N. C.,
a junior, is playing the romantic
lead The eighteen-year-old son,
Fablus, will be played by Nick
Mahlstedt of Augusta, Ga., one of
the most experienced in the
group. Garland Nodamore, the
daughter, will be played by Vir
ginia Kloeppel, a freshman from
Charleston. * Other characters In
the play are' Mamie Bishop of
Newberry, as Euphemia, the
maid; Sam Tilson of Walterboro,
as >6amuel Snodgrass; Miriam
Shealy of Leesville, as Da. Celia
Coffin; Winona Mills of Newber
ry, as Liz Lister; and Joan Booz
er of Leesville as Cousin Dora.
One Woods Fire
Burns 4 Acres
During October
Melton L. Wall, District Rang
er, S. C. State Commission of
Forestry, reports that 24 woods
fires horned in the Newberry Dis
trict durning the month of Oct.,
doing severe damage to 149.6
acres of woodland. This is a
small increase compared to 21
fires burining 111.1 acres in
October 1950.
One fire was reported in New
berry county during the month
burning over four acres.
Since we are now entering the
winter season and frost will kill
the vegetation which makes the
fire hazard to our woodlands
greater, everyone Is asked to be
careful with fire at all limes.
Fire raging through valuable
timber causes a damage that can
never be repaid.
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NOTICE ,
Notice is hereby given
that I, the undersigned, W.
S. Alewine, will apply to
the South Carolina Tax
Commission, after legal
publication hereof, for a
license to operate a retail
liquor store in the City of
Newberry at 1207 Tench
Street.
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