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Friday, August 15, 1952 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE FIVE KNOW SOUTH CAROLINA By GEORGE MocNABB — CHIEF OF PUBLIC RELATIONS — ST. PHILIP’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH St. Philip’s Episcopal Church has been housed in three different structures since its founding almost three centuries ago. In 1670, the first Anglican parish south of Virginia was organized in Charleston and ten years later the congregation built its first church on the corner of Broad and Meeting streets. St. Philip’s was moved to its present site on Church Street in 1723. The interior was not finished until 1727, however, and the con gregation brought their own chairs with them to the services since there were no seats in the building. Fire seemed to be a continuous source of danger to St. Philip’s church. In the fire of 1799, the church was saved only by the cour age of a Negro sailor who climbed to the top of the tower and tore off the blazing shingles. The brave fellow received his liberty, a sum of money, and a fishing boat completely equipped with nets, etc^, for his re ward. There was no such hero in 1835 and the entire building was destroyed by fire. St. Philip’s was rebuilt for the third time and it is that structure that now stands. The first rector, the Reverend Atkin Williamson, was also the first Anglican minister in the state, and in his day enjoyed high living. His credibility as a witness was ques tioned in court because in 1682, while confusing spirits with spirit uality, he had christened a young bear. The lofty octagonal steeple of St. Philip’s formerly held a mariner’s light and was a target during Fed eral bombardment. And in 1863 its chimes were cast into a Confederate cannon and were never replaced. Many noted patroits are buried in the cemetery of St. Philip’s, which is cut into two plots by Church Street, leaving one section across from the church. Among those buried in the two plots are Edward Rutledge, a signer of the Declara tion of Independence; John C. Calhoun, vice-president of the United States, Senator and Cabinet officer; Col. William Rhett, colonial hero who captured the pirates Blackboard and Bonnet; and Chris topher Gadsden, Revolutionary leader whose grave is unmarked by his own request. ^ Frozen Food Supplies ALUMINUM FOIL POLYETHYLENE BAGS FROZEN FOOD CON TAINERS OAKEN BUCKET CON TAINERS R. ALL PLASTIC FREEZ- TAINERS STOCKINETTES PLASTIC POULTRY BAGS . . . AND OTHER SUP PLIES FOR THE FREEZER M. Lominack HARDWARE T HE Smlthfield Herald, Smith- field, North Carolina, had this to say recently concerning a prob lem that has been uppermost in the minds of southerners since the Civil War: “Most of us have seen with our own eyes evidence of the rapid economic progress of the South in recent years; on every hand are new factories, new chimneys, new industrial developments. But how many of us have realized that meantime the South has been suffering from a leakage in one e< its greatest assets—its youth? 4 Tt is an old Story that ever since the aftermath of the Civil War laid a deadening hand on the South, it has had to export annually thou sands of its young men to other parts of the country. North and West they go, looking for jobs, for a wider life, and above all, for richer opportunities. For a time after the turn of the century this exportation seemed to fall ott. But census reports show that it is still being maintained in some volume. Even in North Carolina, where the level of economic well-being is be ing gradually raised, not a few counties, according to official re ports, lost population during the last decade. “Brains, talent, energy, origi nality, will always seek a market where they will enjoy the most scope. Our job Is not to waste time finding fault with this na tural tendency, but to learn the cause of the migration of youth and to apply the remedy. “Here in North Carolina are we suffering from sloth, inertia, past- worship, outworn prejudices, or a crablike clinging to old and musty ways? “If so, we may expect to see the outbound stream of youth con tinue to widen and swell. North Carolina is a tremendous producer of tobacco, textiles, and young peo ple. If a blight struck die first two, the whole state would be aroused. Yet the third is the greatest asset of all. We spend much time worry ing about Russia. But let us sweep off our own doorstep first.” Pointless Record From The Eufaula Tribune, Eu- faula, Alabama: “That beautiful new super-liner, United States, just succeeded in getting across the ocean and back faster than any other passenger ship in history. She proved that we can now get across the Atlantic ocean in three days 10 hours and 40 minutes which is 14 hours faster than the Queen Mary made it on her record run many years back. The trip back, however, took somewhat longer but still estab lished a record. “Now that we know we can get across the Atlantic faster than ever before by boat, the question arises^ why should we?” • • • The Lord Takes a Hand From the Napoleon Northwest- News, Napoleon, Ohio: “Our neighboring Fulton coun ty is going to add a new enterprise —that of rain making. They were all set to touch off the first batch of artificial rain when the good Lord took a hand in -the game and sent good refreshing rain.” > FREIGHTER BURNS . . . Norwegian freighter Black Gull burns some 65 miles off Montauk Point, L.I. Forty-five of 49 aboard were picked up by a Swedish liner. FIVE DIE IN QUAKE . . . This is the Juanita hotel in Tehachapi, Calif., where an earthquake killed five persons. City Filling Station Strother C. Paysinger, Distributor AMBUS ft* 7W Kesttmm « I L We can no longer doubt thati it is necessary to restrict drastically the kill of trout on public waters if the sport is to be maintained, claims Dr. Albert Hazzard, Director of the Insti tute for Fisheries Research oi Michigan. Research has shown that 75 per cent of the brook trout reach ing the legal size of seven inches are removed during the open season—just about as fast as they grow to that length. In the better brook trout streams few females are left to breed even once before they land in some angler’s creel. The high rate of exploitation of planted (and presumably also of wild) rainbow trout may be as high as that for brook trout, but, brown trout are more wary and mbre survive to spawn. When you consider that trout of seven inches may be taken, while the size of first maturity is from nine to twelve inches, you can see that the breeding stock isn’t getting much protec tion. It appears that for many years we trout fisheripen have 1 been using up our capital as well as our interest. No wonder fishing has declined. But Dr. Hazzard says we can have good fishing — anywhere from two to four or even more trout per hour almost everytime we go out. Those fish will not be measley things barely over legal size, but 12 or 14 inches long. And they’ll be from almost every pool on the better streams with now and then a battle with a three- or four-pounder. How to achieve this angler’s utopia on public waters? The answer is simple. Secure the passage of a law in your state making it illegal to have trout in posession at any time. No closed seasons. No size or creel limit. CCatch your fish, admire it, gently release and return it to water. The cost of such a program would be reasonable. Present license fees would more than cover it. All trout hatcheries and rearing stations could be closed, except perhaps one of each in a state for experimental purposes and for restocking where pollution or a natural catas trophe had wiped out the fish. Most of the trout biologists oould be dismissed or trans ferred to wafm-water fish pro blems. The stream-improvement boys would have a big • job for some time yet, working with the soil conservation agencies in re storing the watershed and in producing the maximum of stream fishing water on every drainage. A few more law enforcement of ficers might be needed till fisher men got used to policing their own sport. But with proper pub lic support, such a simple and know your State South Carolina timberlands are one of its greatest natural re sources, and the lumber and timbering industry ranks second in the state in value of product. The millions of acres of land covered by the billions of board feet of timber provide employ ment for thousands. Now in richly-timbered South Carolina, a newly established United States Brewers Founda tion Division Office will work constantly to encourage main tenance of wholesome conditions wherever beer and ale are sold. As in other states, the program will call for close cooperation between law-enforcement officers and beer licensees throughout South Carolina. Beer belongs ... enjoy it. United States Brewers Foundation South Carolina Div., Columbia, S. C The beverage of moderation r k r k BOYS ARE THAT WAY By J. M. ELEAZER Boy how good things to eat used to be at the homes of neighbors and kinfolks! But we had a peculiar quirk that worked against us there. I can’t understand it even yet. They would give us a delightful helping or piece of something to eat. We could consume it to the last crumb. They would ask us if we wouldn’t have more. And some sort of demon in us would make us say no. While at the same time everything else in us was trying to yell out a big YES-MAM! I've done that many a time. And then, as I walked the lone ly path home, my mouth watered for more of the delightful stuff I had just refused. And we often get the wrong im pressions from things. A grown young man was sitting in front of the country store where I worked one summer. All had been quiet a few minutes when he exclaimed, “Well, I’ll be durn.” We asked him, “What?” He was looking at a Cota Cola sign there on the front of the store. He had been seeing that sign for years and, of course, thought he knew what was on it. The words were “Delicious and Refreshing.” He said he had always thought they were “De- licutious and Refrigerating.” Hadn’t thought what it meant, it just sounded good. I have a relative who thought until . she was grown that the name of the playing card was “Queeng” instead of Queen. And another one who thought an ordinary tumbler that you drink out of was a “tumbure.” One whole limb of our family tree used to say, “It’s a wonders” instead of “It’s a wonder” such and such did not happen. And an older cousin who took a special fancy to me always spelled the word “go” g-o-e. Now I don’t think he had such - a bad idea there. MISS HUFFMAN ON WESTERN TOUR AND CANADA Miss Caroline Huffman, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Huff man, Boundary street, joined a group out of Charlotte, N. C., the first of the month on a western tour of a month. She will also visit Canada before returning to Newberry the latter part of this month. forthright law should be easy to enforce. The closer we approach the “no kill” goal, the better will be the fishing quality on public trout waters. It is obvious that we cannot have our sport and eat it too. Watch And Jewelry Repairs BROADUS LIPSCOMB WATCHMAKER 2309 - Johnstone Street For Expert Repair Bring Your Radio and Television —T<^— GEO. N. 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