The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, July 11, 1952, Image 3

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FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1962 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE THREE f -7T I ■■ 'II TO -WAGON box from sliding back aad forth on fear, nail horseshoes to the underside of the enough to slip over bolster stakes. Farm Bureau Directors Plan Insurance Co. COLUMBIA—The board of di rectors of the South Carolina Farm Bureau will meet at the Wade Hampton Hotel in Colum bia on July 16 to organise the South Carolina Farm Bureau In vestment Corporation. The Corporation is being or ganized to invest $200,000 in five percent preferred stock in the Southern Farm ^-Bureau Casualty Insurance Company. The stock is being purchased by South Carolina Farm Bureau members to make available to Farm Bureau members in this state automo bile casualty insurance at cost. Members of the board of di rectors of the South Carolina Farm Bureau will be directors of the investment corporation. From among them will be selected three members to serve on the board of directors of the Southern Farm 1,318 Summer Students At USC A total of 1,818 students are en rolled in the University of South Carolina summer school. Dr. Francis W. Bradley, acting presi dent, azmounced today. This figure includes 876 men and 442 women. The graduate school with 362 students leads other divisions of the university in enrollment. The number in the teaching profession attending the university this summer is 327. Summer school graduation ex ercises will be held on August 11 and final examinations for under graduates will be completed by August 12. Bureau Casualty Insurance Com pany. Members of the Farm Bureau state board of directors include: E. H. Agnew of Anderson, presi dent; Earl R. Taylor of Greer, vice president; C. R. Workman, Kinards; R. L. Rankin, Saluda; and H. O. Long, Silverstreet James A. Rogers of Columbia is executive vice president. v The South Carolina National Bank Condensed Statement of Condition June 30, 19S2 ASSETS Cash and Due from Banks 66,829,669.81 U. S. Government Bonds L...' 80,019,171.00 State and Municipal Bonds 1,176,681.79 Federal Land Bank Bonds and Fed Int. Credit Bank Debs. 1,026,000.00 Federal Reserve Bank Stock 180,000.00 Loans and Discounts (less valuation reserve) 62,638,917.89 Banking House (13) 1,133,831.26 Furniture and Fixtures - 227,349.40 Other Real Estate 1.00 Other Assets 108,061.63 $193,837,673.17 LIABILITIES Capital—Common - - $ 2,606,000.00 Surplus - 3,600,000.00 Undivided Profits - 1,428,472.16 Reserve—^Federal Income and Excess Profits Tax 966,894.62 Reserve—Dividend Payable July 2, 1962 187,600.00 Reserves—Other - 111,912.97 Deposits - 184,642,793.63 $193,387,673.17 Anderson Belton Charleston Cheraw Columbia Dillon OFFICES AT: Florence Fort Jackson Georgetown Greenville Jackson Leesville Naval Base Newberry Pickens St. Matthews Seneca Sumter MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER CUntson Extension Information Specialist ACREAGES DQWN AND PRODUCTION UP Science has come to the farms of this country in a big way in recent years with some of the main crops, we now plant con siderably less acreage but make more stuff than we did on the larger acreage before. Look at corn. Years ago we got to over 100 million acres of it in this country. But in recent years that has been going down constantly. For the 10-year period 1040-49 we averaged just under 88 million acres, and last year it was 81 million. Yet the total production has tended con stantly upward. On an average acreage of just about 100 million from 1926 to 1928 we averaged making just over 2 ^ billion bushels. But for the past 6 years, 1947-62 we have averaged over 3 billion bushels on only 86 million acres. In that first period we made 26i4 bushels per acre. While for the past 6 years we have averaged 36.8 bushels of corn per acre in this country. The 6-point Clemson plan is at work in the corn fields of South Carolina and watch our yields. Our story with cotton here is very similar to that. Far less acreage, and the yield away up, that’s the story. Our cotton im provement contest has figured greatly in this. Science in the saddle! We can’t expand acreages, for various rea sons I won’t go into now. But every 24 hours we have over 7,000 more folks to feed. Over 2 Vi ‘million more mouths to feed and bodies to clothe each year- One might ask, where is the food and clothing coming from to take care of these increasing millions ? It looks like it can and will come from vertical farm ing for a long time yet. That is, higher yields on the acreages we do plant. Science is developing many ways of doing this. Irrigation is one powerful factor that hasn’t been brought into the picture in much of the country yet. It car ries a vast potential for the on coming millions to harness. The science of plant breeding, fertiliz ers, and the like are playing their part too. The county agents dem onstrate the new things in the field. They take hold there, soon most folks are using them, and we come up with more and more from fewer and fewer acres Now this thing can’t go on for ever. There must be some limit. But we have so far to go in ap- natural sites for them as in the plying even what’s known now that we don’t need to start worry ing about that. And in the meantime experiment and ex perience will be finding out still greater facts to apply in the field. FARM PONDS They are getting ponds down in the Low Country too at places. They do not have as many mid-state and Up Country. But at places down there I see them making a place by digging a big hole for seepage water to ac cumulate in. County Agent King of Marion told me they built 10 ponds in that country last year, and had already built 20 this year. Prac tically all of these folks have irrigation in mind, he said. Your local SC S man can help plan your pond. 4-H AND CROPS IN HORRY Assistant County Agent Bent on of Horry told me they had 1,200 4-H club members in that county, about equally divided be tween boys and girls. And County Agent Johnston was enthusiastic about crop pros pects there/ Everything including their big tobacco crop, got off to a very good start and was look ing good when I was there in early June. That’s a rich agricultural coun ty, and rich in good small farm ers. They have several thou sand of ’em. And their crops are >FP I REMEMBER BY THE OLD TIMERS varied, tobacco being king. The sweet potato is a major crop on hundreds of their farms. CHAMPION CATTLE The 4-H youngsters have led the parade in bringing better cat tle to South Carolina: We have seen that from the time of the earliest fat stock shows. Cattle improvement is rapid in all sec tions. In Charleston the 4-H youngsters have had the grand champion at the Columbia show for the past five years, according to County Agent Carraway. And before that they were always in the running at the Walterboro show. PIMENTOS IN McCORMICK Twenty-six. farmers in McCor mick have 50 acres of pimento peppers, according to County Agent Bonnette, who promdted this new project there. The con tract price is $80 a ton, and they will be delivered once a week at McCormick for hauling to the Georgia cannery. LAFF OF THE WEEK .**.#•* T .-.V-v • ••*« fe-i-lL:#:*-' AT LOMINICK’S DRUG STORE PRISCIPTIONS ARE CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED PRESCIPTIONS FILLED BY LICENSED DRUGGIST PHONE 981 For Expert Repair Bring Your Radio and Television GEO. N. MARTIN Radio and Television Service SALES and SERVICE BOYCE STREET Opposite County Library 24 HOUR SERVICE Telephone 311 TAILORED SEAT COVERS We are equipped to give you the beet of service In automo bile seat covers, tailor made. Convertible tops, auto head- linings and other Interior work done promptly and at reason able prices. Stop by or phone us today. Frank Wilson 1515 Martin 8L Phone 1116-J From Mrs. Bertha Andrew, Belfry, Mont.: I remember when mother lad to wash the wool and cotton md then went to the woods and :ound the different plants to color it red or brown. Then she corded it, spun the thread and wove the cloth to make our wool blankets, cotton towels and underwear. I also remember the old song, “Just Be cause She Made Them Goo-Goo Eyes.” From Mrs. Vern Boulton, Boise, Idaho: I remember when I was a little girl. Dad always sent me to the icehouse Sunday morning to ■»et the ice for the wonderful home made ice cream mother made. We would all take our turns at' the freezer. From Mrs. Allen Thompson, Eu bank, Ky.: I remember when women rode mules and horses to church. They rode side-saddle, with one baby in their laps and one on behind. The men would either walk in front or ride another horse or mule. The women wore long calico dresses that dragged the ground. From J. T. Fillingim, Graceville, Fla.: I remember when the preacher announced night meeting he said it would start at early andlelight. If he had said seven /clock, not many people would have had clocks or watches to go by. From Alice Nicholson, Cascade, Mont.: I remember when you went to the store to get a gallon of uerosene, and the grocer put a po tato on the spout so it' wouldn’t spill. MIMEOGRAPH PAPER CARBON PAPER ADDING MACHINE ROLLS The Sun Office Newberry, S. C. 'It's getting late, Hubert . . . you'd better hjt me Goodnight and go hom*" 3~3m m KEEPS YOUR MOTOR NEW PREMIUM SINCLAIR OPALINE REG. U. 8. VAT. OFF. MOTOR OIL v. t City Filling Station Strother C. Paysinger, Distributor Card of Thanks I wish to thank each of you for the grand support you gave me in my race for Commissioner District 1 v Every vote was greatly appreciated and if honored with election in the second primary I will strive to merit the confidence you will have placed in me. I also wish to thank all of the candidates for the clean race. Sincerely yours, T. C. LTedl McDowell