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PAGE SIX THE NEjraERRY SUN FRIDAY, APRIL 4, Finds Sericea Helps To Control Erosion “I like my sericea meadow out let because my terraces don’t ‘eat out’ like they did before 1 planted the sericea to take care of my terrace water,” says Wil bur Wessinger of the Prosperity section of Newberry County. He also works a part of the Luther Derrick place which has an estab lished sericea meadow in a draw in the field. ‘‘It sure works fine, and the sericea hay from these meadows is good when cut ten der,” Mr. Wessinger continues. Mr. ^Wessinger believes that fertilizing sericea and cutting it for hay when its about ten inches high makes tender leafy hay with small stems. Hance Long of the Bethel Church section has a four year old sericea meadow which serves as an outlet for 35 acres of ter raced land. ‘That’s the best ar rangement for taking terrace water I’ve seen in this country’ said Mr. Long as he showed the terraced field to Elmer Epting of the local Soil Conservation Ser vice office. Mr. Long says, “As dry as it was last summer, my sericea stayed green all the time. It makes good hay in a hurry, too.” These are typical examples of how scores of local Soil Conserva tion District cooperators feel about their sericea meadow out lets. In planning for a complete soil ' conservation program for each farm a number of factors are considered. Land to remain in row crops is to be terraced and these meadow outlets planted in natural drainage ways prevent erosion from terrace water and at the same time produce valu able farm products. If the farm owner is to get P & M A pay ments for terracing, the necessary outlets must be provided before the terraces are built Soil Conservation Service per sonnel will gladly help anyone with his terracing plans or with a complete land use program for his particular farm. ‘ Farm Coop Problems Subject Of Meeting Slated For Columbia Clemson, Mar. 29—The Clemson Extension Service and the Co lumbia Bank of Cooperatives have arranged a state-wide meet ing to be held in Columbia April 10 to discuss some of the pro blems of farm cooperatives, R. D. Steer, Greenwood, cooperative marketing specialist, Clemson Ex tension Service, stated here this week. A number of outstanding national cooperative leaders are expected to take part on the pro gram. . , Directors, officers, and other key personnel of farmers' coopera tives and interested agricultural workers have been invited. * « Merit Examinations For SCESC Positions Being Scheduled The Merit System Council an nounces open competitive ex aminations for fifteen classes of positions in the South Carolina Employment Security Commission with salary ranges as follows: typist, $183.-240; junior steno grapher, $183.-240; senior steno grapher, $210.-276; senior clerk, $210.-276; senior clerk (Farm Placement), £210.-276; interview ing clerk, $210.-276; junior inter viewer, - $255.-327.50; senior inter viewer, $291.-357.50; junior inter-l viewer (Farm Placement); $255.- 327.50; senior interviewer (Farm Placement), $291.-357.50; business manager, $450.-575; fraud unit supervisor, $385.-475.; supervisor tabulating equipment unit, $330.- 415.; time and cost coordinator, $450.-575.; time and cost techni cian $291.-375.50. Applications must be submitted on the official form which may* be obtained by writing the office! of the Merit System Supervisor, 1225 Laurel Street, Columbia, or, by calling at any local State Em- A Real Life "King Cotton" FARMS AND FOLKS / By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension Information Specialist KNOW SOUTH CAROLI By GEOROE MacNABB CHIEF or PUBLIC RBATIONS SOUTH CAROUNA RESEARCH, PIANNWG A^D DCVH.OPMENT % an records In the South Atlantic states, J. Maurice Smith, Johnston, & O, got nearly 17 bales from five acres, using Coker 100 WR, the variety to which over 95 percent of the cotton acreage in the is planted and much of the acreage in the Southeast. Circles Of Woman’s Society Central Church Meet Monday The circles -of the Woman’s Society of Christian Service of Central Methodist Church will ployment Service Office. Applica- ions will be accepted from only those applicants who meet the State residence requirements and the minimum qualifications for the positions. No applications will be accepted if postmarked later than midnight of the closing date—April 21. Due to the nature of the work, applications for the Farm Place ment positions will be accepted, from males only. Veterans, wives of unemploy able veterans, and widows of Vet erans will be given all privileges allowed by the State Veterans Preference Law as amended. ( i 4 i *, . U . iT Safer Than Cash The World Over If you travel on business or plea sure . . . why risk losing large sums of -cash through theft or accident? You can buy Travel er’s Checques here that are as good as cash anywhere yet abso lutely loss-proof. Cost only 75c per $100. In convenient denomi nations. It’s A Wonderful Feeling ... . . . for a woman to have a Savings Account of her very own ... for her very own purposes. A trip . . . new clothes . . . entertaining . . . gifts . . . and most of all, the marvelous feeling of perfect independence that money in the bank gives. You can open a savings account here with as little as $1.. It’s Safer To Pay By Check You say you HAVE paid the bill . . . and there’s the cancelled check to prove it! Checking accounts have saved their owners hundreds, even thousands of dol lars through POSTIVE proof of payments made and made on time. Open one with us this week. *h KEEP CASH Kr Around The House! • « You invite theft or loss if you keep cash in drawers or other unsafe places. It’s far safer to open a check ing account here. Bring us your money. And pay your bills by check. Gives you two-way safety! South Carolina National Bank JOHN NORRIS, Mgr. JOE KEITT, Asst. Mgr. meet on Monday, April 7th as follows: Circle No. 1—Mrs. Paul H. Shull, Columbia Highway 8 p.m.; Mrs. Jas. H. Perry, Sr., associate hostess. Circle No. 2—Mrs. T. C. Tin dall, 709 Boundary street, 4 p.m.;' Miss Clara Henry, associate hostess. Circle No. 3—Mrs. Ralph' Wil liams, 2207 Nance street, 4 p.m. Circle No. 4—iMrs. Joe Hipp, 1400 Calhoun street, 8 p.m.; Mrs. Berley Werts, associate hostess. Circle No. 6—Mrs. Forest Lomi- nack, 914 Glenn street, 4 p.m.; Mrs. Marvin Summer, associate hostess. Circle No. 6—Mrs. L. G. Mc Cullough, 1828 Harrington street, 8 p.m.; Mrs. George Senn and Miss Marjorie Davis, associate hostess. Circle No. 7 (Louise Best)- Mrs. C. H. Cannon, 712 Caldwell street, 4 p.m. Billy Corley Back From Korean Duty Billie R. Corley, machinist’s mate, third class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Corley of 413 Glenn street, has returned to the United States, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex, from a nine-month tour of duty in the Korean combat zone, serving aboard the Essex. After a 40-million-dollar mod ernization job, the 27,000-ton flat top was recommissioned on Janu ary 16, 1951. . In June of that year the Essex sailed for Korea carrying the new F2H Banshees. Air Group 5, attached to the Essex, was the first Navy air ggroup to fly against the North Koreans. The air group flew two tours of combat duty. CORN IS UNIQUE Corn is unique among crops on on this earth. It was found growing all the way from the lower St. Lawrence valley to our north to the south ern tip of South America when white men came to this heihis- phere. Somewhere, through the course of .time, it adapted itself to the widest variations of soil and climate, and there are over 2,- 000 types of it known to man. It is from out of this vast array of types and adaptations that modern breeders are attempting to bring forth super corns. And in very recent years breeding and cross-breeding has been start ed by our scientists in coopera tion with Central and South American countries. States in our area have been awakening to the *importance of corn since diversification start ed here in earnest. Out of ex periment and experience we here in South Carolina developed our 5-Point Clemson Plan for increas ing corn yields economically. And since the value of those points has been demonstrated by the county agents on farms in every county, they have spgead to most of the farms. The result is that our- average corn yield in the state has almost doubled. And we are not through yet. What meaning this has in terms of livestock, dairy, and poultry development! Your county agent has a pamphlet covering the 5-Point Clemson Plan for growing corn that’s free for the asking. - HOW SMITH GREW IT So far as we have been able to find out, J. Maurice Smith pro duced a world’s record yield of non-irrigated cotton last year. He made 3 % bales per acre, you recall. , Here are a few facts on how he made it. It was planted on April 6, fertilized with 1,200 pounds of 3-9-9 per acres and then top dressed with 150 pounds of muriate of potash and 50 pounds of Cal-Nitro per acre. Soy beans were turned under there the year before. Rows were 30 Inches apart and it averaged 600 stalks per 100 feet of row. Cul tivation was normal. And It re ceived two early poisonings wi£h molasses mixture and three dustings with BHC. Now, folks, briefly, that’s the story. The cotton at 42 cents a pounds and the seed at $64 a ton, made the gross income from the five acres $3,519.60. SAFE WATER Dr. H. J. Webb, analytical chemist here at Clemson, tells me that a case or two has come to his attention of late where copper in drinking water has been toxic to-farm folks. In these cases copper tubing for water was used in the house. He states that most of our well water carries a lot of car bon dioxide in it. Untreated, this water tends to corrode pipes. In the case of iron pipes, no bad effects are buffered from drink ing it, as such iron is not un healthful. But It so happens that it is different in the case of copper. The copper compound thus formed is toxic to persons, if gotten in sufficient amounts.. The most danger seems to be from drinking water «when one gets up in the morning from the first drawn from the spigot' or making coffee with it 'where the' house is piped with copper. For then the corrosion has been con centrated during the night. Dis carding first few glasses of water drawn in the morning from copper pipes should remedy most of this, I understand. Notice, this applies to home water supplies principally. Cities and towns usually treat their water in such ways as to avoid this chance. WEEPING WILLOW I saw a weeping willow that Th* Dock Stroot Thootor, comor of Quoon and Church Struuto, ho* buun i Thu original thootor building wot thu flwt Amorican building dovotod ontiroly DOCK STREET THEATER, CHARLESTON- The Dock Street Theater was the was built on the site, first playhouse in the United States constructed solely for the purpose of giving dramatic productions. The theater opened on February 12, 1736, with George Farquhar’s play, “The Recruiting Officer.” Repeat performances of this play, and sev eral other popular plays were pro duced in the ensuing year. May 21, 1787 brought the first recorded pres- > entation of a Shakespearean produc tion on this continent. The “Song of Mad Tom,’’presumably an excerpt from “ accom was the the fourth perform ance of the “Recruiting Officer.” In 1740, fire damaged the theater, and it was rebuilt on the site. On October 7, 1754, the second Dock Street Theater opened with Rowe’s “The Fair Penitent/’ This theater was really weeping last winter, t survived the Revolutionary shelling, A steady drizzle had been freez ing for hours. And it was sure enough bowed down in an at titude of grief with its burden of ice.. WHITEWATER FALLS More and more folks are going to see one of the scenic wonders of this part of the country up in Oconee county right on the North Carolina border. It is there that old Whitewater comes rushing across the state line in its mad flow, dashing down a 500 foot escapment of granite walls afid clinging verdure. A passable road had been clear ed back in there last summer when I saw it. And I was told that both states were working together to open this scenic area up to safe travel. only to be destroyed again by fire in 1782. In 1809, tne Planters Hotel Tfcb k No. 2 In a mtIm of orHd— to a 1885, the hotel indude the theater. This last theater was the Federal* Government 1930’s, faithfully following t inal model. The theater prescribed thirteen boa comodating eight pjt, arms and bi added to traditional comfort. The interior cypress, and all are electrical fixtures the original candelabra. Dock Street Theater on November 26, If performance of the ii “The Recruitin'^ Street Players South Carolina’s leading 1 ter organizations, grv‘ ances m their home occasionally offering exc productions for the rest of r* \ USC Host To High Seniors Sal ANSWBUXO Intelligence Test 1—dog. 2—presidential terms. 8 —racial equality. 4—wolf. 5— Marine Corps. 6—President of the Senate. 7—(A) John Paul Jones; (B) Christopher Columbus; (C) Henry Hudson; (D) Fernando Magnum. The University of South Caro lina will be host to high school seniors from throughout the state for a Vocational Guidance Day on Saturday, April 5, Resident Nor man M. Smith said Tuesday. High school seniors and their teachers will participate in a series of classroom visits, guid ed tours of the campus, con ferences and discussion groups designed to help them make a more intelligent choice in plan ning college training for their future vocation. A recreational program which includes a picnic lunch on the main campus, band concert, base ball game, water sports exhibi tion, informal drop-in and movies, is also scheduled. High school students will visit classes during regular sessions to observe the methods of college teaching and the content of courses. They will have con ferences with faculty tlves from the various ments so that they can requirements and job ities available in of professional training. • * ..m Studying At Navy. Graduate School Undergoing an 11-months of instruction at the Naval 3 Graduate School, iMonterey, Is Lt. John A. Wiegard, band of the former Wheeler, 1606 Main street, berry. Lt. Wiegard, who is a ate of Loyola College more, Md., and was missioned in the regular 1946. The General Line designed to broaden the feasional knowledge of fleers. WANTED BY THE FBI Mattison Succeeds Seabrook In Role x “Voice Of Clemson” Clemson, Mar. 29—The resigna tion of Paul D. Seabrook as radio specialist for the Clemson Exten sion Service was announced here( this week. Mr. Seabrook on April 1 became connected with the Bert S. Gittins Advertising Agency with headquarters in Mil waukee, Wisconsin. In his new capacity he will assist with the preparation of radio and TV prog- grams and farm magazine ad vertisement material for the agency which operates on a na tion-wide basis. Following his^ graduation from Clemson in 1941 he served for five years in the armed services before becoming assistant* county agent in Colleton county. He was transferred to Clemson In 1947 to become radio specialist and since that time has had charge of the “Voice of Clemson” daily live and weekly transcribed radio programs which are widely used by radio stations of the state. J. Robert Mattison, who since 1946 has been Clemson extension tobacco specialist, has been ap- 1 pointed extension radio specialist to succeed Mr. Seabrook; Miv Mattison, a Clemson graduate in the class of 1986, was connected with the Pee Dee Experiment Sta tion, Florence, prior to his ap pointment as tobacco specialist. As tobacco specialist he has help ed to get Turkish tobacco estab lished in the Piedmont section of the state. JOSEPH FRANKLIN BENT, JR.| with aliases: Franklin Joseph Howard Beet, Howard Franklin Bent, Jr., Jon Frank Bent, Carl F. Ramoad, Charles Rayborn, Hap Rayborn, C J. Redman, George Redman, C* F. Redmond, Coal Frederick Redmond, George Redmond, T. C Richards, Thomas Claude Richards, Steve Rid, Joe Tony, and others. UNLAWFUL FLIGHT TO AVOID PROSECUTION (Robbery, Attempted Murder, and Assault) m SPENDING WEEK HERE . Mrs. Tommy West and son, Jenks, of Charleston are spend ing this week in the home of Mrs. West’s mother, Mrs. C. J. Purcell on E. Main street DESCRIPTION Age 24, born November 30, 1927, Clay County, Mo.; height, 6 feet 1 inch; weight, 175 to 185 pounds; build, medium, athletic, hair, brown, wavy; eyes, brovm; '’Com plexion, ruddy; race, white; na tionality, American; occupations, fireman, fisherman, railway switch man, truck driver; scars and marks—scar on point of chin, %- inch oblique scar on second joint of left index finger rear, ^4-inch ob lique scar on back of left index fin ger, %-inch oblique scar above inner point of right eye, -inch horizontal scar above innei; point of left eye, three %-inch scars under chin, cartilage removed from tip of nose, dim cut scar on left side of forehead, %-inch scar on right thumb, 1-inch scar on left knee, %-inch scar on right elbow, bullet wound high on left shoulder; re marks—jaw has been broken and was wired, may be crooked; ap pears extremely nervous. CRIMINAL RECORD Bent has been convicted for armed robbery. CAUTION Bnnt is armed and extremely dan gerous. Bent bar escaped from confinement, he has fired at offi cers seeking his arrest and has .raa through road blocks at nxcessiva speed. Complaints were filed before U. S. Commissioners at San Diego, Calif., and Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 20, 1960, and November 9, i960, re spectively, charging subject with violations of Title 18, U. S. Code, section 1073, in that he fled from the State of California to avoid prosecution for armed robbery and attempted murder and from the State of Ohio to avoid prosecution for robbery. An indictment was returned by a Federal grand jury at Cheyenne, Wyo., May 9, 1950, charging subject with a violation of the same statute in that he fled from the State of Wyoming to avoid prosecution for assault with intent to murder. Any person having information which may assist in locating this individual is requested to immedi ately notify the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Jus tice, Washington 25, D. C., or the Snecial Agent ’ in Charge of the Division of the Federal Bureau of : Investigation listed on the first page [ of the local telephone directory. Cut Thirty Years Too Late . Trees, like other crops, can become over- * ' BHEVV ripe. Old trees are easy prey for insects 1** - i and disease. Wood lost to decay is lost to use. It’s good forestry and good busi- * v,w .* ~ *•. ‘ * •, • ; v ' ness to harvest trees before they become over-ripe. That’s Tree Fanning. ‘ FAIRFIELD FOREST PRODUCTS CO