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FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1953
THE NEWBERRY SUN
PAGE SEVEN
Sports Afield
FARMS AND FOLKS
By J. M. ELEAZER
Clemson Extension Information Specialist
There are persons who will tell
you that the ring-necked pheasant
is a semi-tame bird, as easy to
outwit as a hatchery trout. To
back up their claims they cite
cases of pheasants hanging around
barnyards, feeding on scratch
grain along with the farmer’s
chickens. But this, claims out
door writer Ted Janes, only proves
the sagacity of these birds to get
their good without working for it.
You never hear of anyone walking
up and chopping the head off one
of these “tame” birds.
- There is, to oe sure, a measure
of truth in the comparison of pen-
reared pheasants with hatchery
trout. You can fool them for a
day or so, but the survivors quick
ly smarten up, and it doesn’t take
long, either. By the end of open
ing day hawks are tame by com
parison.
Pheasants hit the ground run
ning, and by the time you reach
the spot where you’ve marked
them down, they’re somewhere in
the next county. These sprint
ing tendencies trouble old-time i
grouse hunters who profess to
scorn pheasants, and often their
hostility stems from frustation.
The behavior of pheasants in
front of a dog is another source
of irritation to grouse hunters.
Instead of lying close in the man
ner of well-bred upland birds, they
have a habit of sneaking out
from under a statuesque point
when no one is looking. Such un
sporting tactics, the old-timers will
tell you, ruin a good grouse dog,
but this is pure malarkey. Actual
ly, experience with the pheasant
will improve any dog’s I.Q and
teach him a whole new bag of
tricks. However, spaniels, spring
ers and cockers are better for
pheasants.
Pheasants are big, hardy birds
and can carry away a surprising
amoimt of shot. Unfortunately,
the pheasant’s large bulk often
makes him appear to be much
closer than is actually the case.
The average cock bird has an
over-all length of about three
feet, but two thirds of this is
tail. Too many gunners uncon
sciously center their muzzles amid-
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NEW YEAR’S
Last week I spoke here about
Christmas.
Now it is New Year’s Day!
The calm reflection, gentle de
meanor, and air of reverence that
makes Christmas is largely gone.
I ha,ve torn the last page off of
that old calendar and thrown the
whole thing in the trash can.
And I’ve hung a new one up that
still has the curl in it.
Yes, a whole new year is
bundled up in that calendar. And
I am just now starting into its
first day. Its pages are all clean
and unused, except for some en
gagements I’ve marked on ’em.
Opportunity hangs there in that
calendar, and the joys and sor
rows that the year will bring.
Yes, the magic of Christmas is
largely gone. And today there is
feeling of plans being made and
of vigor for their execution. From
the easy days and ideals of Christ
mas we have now passed to the
still in the death of winter. The
earth is at rest now. But soon
it will start awakening, and we
must be ready.
For spring wiir start about the
time we are finishing the third
page on that calendar up there.
And, as time flies, that won’t be
long at all. Then we will be again
planting our hopes in the soil, as
men have done before. And folks
will work, -and toil, and pray to
the Lord of the harvest that He
smile upon the land that plenty
might again bless the earth.
Summer will come with sun
shine and flowers. Showers will
likely shed their benediction upon
the soil, and man will insure
plenty by supplying ’em at places
where they do not come.
Another harvest will come with
the frosts of fall when I have
used up about 10 of those 12 pages
for winter will again be at hand.
Christmas will come and go. And
then I’ll be right back at this spot
aagin, New Year’s Day!
So, around and 'round the sea
sons go, using up our calendars.
Each time we have just one less
to go. And they don’t seem to
last as long as they used to.
ships, causing them to shoot be
low a • rising bird and behind a
crossing one. If you remember to
swing and pull the trigger when
the muzzle blots out the ringed
neck, you’ll score more solid hits.
TURKEYS
Turkeys are fast growing into
a major crop in many counties
here. Modern streamlined methods
are turning them out in mass pro
duction. It hasn’t been long ago
that the average flock of turkeys
raised on a farm was something
like 12 to 15. That was back in
the old grasshopper turkey days.
'They roamed the range and pick
ed up most of what feed they got.
But now the average farm grow
ing turkeys usually makes it a
specialty and grows ’em by the
rugged reality of a new year.
There it lies out there, cold and
by the thousands.
A good many of our folks have
made money on turkeys. But some
have lost. There are some re
quirements as to housing, feed
ing, sanitation, etc., that must be
met, or disappointments are s al
most sure to come.
Clemson has two good up to
date turkey bulletins that would
help any grower. They are free
at your county agent’s office. And
our turkey specialists Nesbit and
Thaxton get out monthly Turkey
Letters. If you are not on the
mailing list for these, your county
agent can have you put .on. You
have too much at stake in a batch
of poults, and all of the other ex
penses that go with them, to
take any chances. The above pub
lications carry the latest know
how, and Nesbit and Thaxton are
at your call. Ask your county
agent.
there on that new calendar. Food
and fiber will be laid in store.
And our turkey growers are
banded together in the South
Carolina Turkey Federation. Their
meetings are always instructive
and helpful to the turkey grower.
J. E. Davis, Jr., Dalzell, is presi
dent; Charles Whitesides oT
Sharon, vice-president; Warren
Duncan, York, treasurer; and J.
E. Thaxton of York is secretary.
HYBRID SEED CORN SHORT
Our corn man, Hugh Woodle,
tells me that seed of our best
hybrid corns are in rather short
supply this year. He lists the
leading sorts as Coker 811, NC
27, Dixie 17, and Dixie 18. And
the leading open pollinated varit-
ies for us are Douthit and Latham.
Several county agents have told
me that Coker 811 stood drought
and storms best in their local
variety tests.
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The owner of this automobile was concerned about
his brakes and is having a check made of them. He
wants to be certain he can stop in emergencies, but
there is no way to be positive you can halt in a safe
distance if suddenly a small child should dart into
your path.
these persons! You can never tell if you will find
some helpless pedestrian in your path. Striking him
or her might cause death or serious injury. Don’t
drive while drinking.
Here is a question and answer which may be of
help to you or some of your friends:
The owner of the car must also be prepared to make
settlement if he should become involved in a wreck
with another auto. Effective January 1st, 1953, the
South Carolina Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility
Law will be in force, and after that date, you must
carry liability insurance, or be able to put up cash
money in event you are involved in an accident.
The driver who is drinking has no place on the pub
lic highways. The law is severe with people who in
sist on getting under the wheel of an automobile after
consuming alcoholic beverages. Don’t you be one of
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QUESTION: What additional penalties and require
ments does the law provide for in case a person loses
his driver’s or operator’s license for drunken driving
or reckless driving?
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ANSWER: The law requires the State Highway
Department to suspend license and registration of all
vehicles owned by that person unless he furnishes
proof of financial responsibility covering such vehicles
owned by him which may be involved in an accident.
Take it from us: If you DRINK, don’t drive! If you
DRIVE, don’t drink!
BOWERS INSURANCE
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R. E. SUMMER,
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(This is another in a series of special paid advertisements inserted in this newspaper as public service).
Baptists Map
Big Campaign
COLUMBIA, Dec. 29—Plans for
South Carolina Baptists’ participa
tion in the Southern Baptist Sun
day school campaign “A Million
More in ’54” will be laid at a
meeting of association Sunday
school superintendents and mis
sionaries to be held at the First
Baptist church here Wednesday.
South Carolina’s goal has been
fixed at 64,444 or 20 per cent of
the present Sunday school enroll
ment. Preparations for the special
drive will be made during 1953
and the campaign will get under
way in 1954, Dr. D. D. Lewis,
chairman of the state committee,
said.
Enrollment in Baptist Sunday
schools exceeds 325,000 which is
above the enrollment in the white
public schools of the state. In
1949 the Baptist Sunday school
enrollment was increased by 25,-
230, in 1950 it jumped by 21,176
and last year it climbed 20,053.
Dr. Lewis pointed out that Dr.
J. N. Barnette, secretary of the
Sunday school department of the
Southern Baptist Board, would be
here for the meeting Wednesday
to discuss the program from the
South’s angle' and the part the
state is expected to play in the
campaign.
Sunday school superintendents
of the 39 Baptist associations and
missionaries from associations
that have full-time missionaries
have been urged to attend the
meeting. Each association will
have a committee of five mem
bers. Organizations will also be
effected in each Baptist church
of the state.
VETERAN ENGINEER
RETIRING AT 78
GREENVILLE, Dec. 29—1. H.
Ambrose, 115 ^lakely Ave., will
conclude 57 years of railroading
when he makes his last run back
into Greenville on No. 29 Wed
nesday afternoon. Even at 78 years
of age, Mr. Ambrose is reluctant
to retire from the engineer’s seat
of Southern’s Crescent Limited,
but he says that he’s got a lot of
hunting and fishing to catch up
on.
He and Mrs. Ambrose, who is,
incidentally, the fourth Mrs. Am
brose, will head for Florida for
a month’s fishing before Mr. Am
brose decided what he wants to
do for the next 25 or so years.
Some people would think that
Mr. Ambrose is overly optistic
in planning another quarter cen
tury’s activities at his age, but he
thinks he’s practical. He gauges
his life expectancy on that of an
uncle who died last year at 100
and adds a little on because he
figures he’s shown more modera
tion in some things than the ve
nerable uncle.
HISTORIC VISIT ... Ike talks
to an unidentified officer during
recent fly-by-night to Korea.
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1 REMEMBER"
BY IKS OLD TIMERS
From Mrs. J. M. Booth, Egypt,
Texas: I remember when we had
to walk a mile to school through
black mud carrying our dinner in
a tin bucket, a few biscuits, bot
tle of molasses, hard boiled egg, a
red onion and sometimes a slice of
home made ham.
From Esther Krumm, Ravenna,
Ohio: I remember when we used
to parch meal and molasses to
gether for coffee. I drove oxen
when I was 10 for my father to
plow. We baked bread on the
hearth in a skillet.
From E. Frank Garst, Jonesboro,
Tenn.: I remember when we
used to have corn huskings and the
fellow who found the first red ear
would get to kiss the prettiest girl
there.
From Mrs. Anna J. Tom cal. North
Riverside, HI.: I remember when
my sister and I had to strip feath
ers three nights a week so mother
could make pillows and comforters
for us.
From Mrs. Allen Dickinson, Dal
ton, Pa.:- I remember when we
owned our first Model-T car. We
always had to stop just before we
went into town and light our kero
sene tail lamps. The rough roads
usually put them out.
Send contributions to The Old
Timer, Community Press Service,
McClure Bldg., Frankfort, Ky.
CHANGES SEX . . . Christine
Jorgenson, New Tork, was fel
low named George until opera
tion on sex organs change^
him to a her.
FAMILIAR BODY . . . Marilyn
Monroe gets stuck in porthole,
during filming of a Hollywood
movie.
BABY BORN ON TT . . . Doc
tors conventioning in Denver
arranged to have baby born
before TV camera for nation
to see.
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KNOW SOUTH CAROLINA
By GEORGE MacNABB
CHIEF OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
SOUTH CAROLINA RESEARCH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD
"Old County Jail’* now a modem County Office Building, W Jterboro, South Carolina.
COLLETON COUNTY JAIL, WALTERBORO
“The old order changeth, yielding
place to new.” Without losing any
of its outward charm, so remindful
of a miniature Spanish castle, the
“Old County Jail” now serves as
the headquarters for the offices of
the works progress administration,
county and home agents, produc
tion marketing authority, soil con
servation, welfare departments and
club acti vities. Walterboro and
Colleton County folks have long
been proud of the architecture of
this 109 year old building, and are
even more so now since its rise in
stature and* usefulness from “The
Old Jail” to the “Modern County
Office Building.”
The first jail and court h<
were erected in Walterboro,
county seat, in 1820,
J lace of the earlier builc
acksonboro.Then in 1843 Jo
Lucas and his brother 1
“Old Jail,” and with the
cent changeover to
building, a new jail has 1
back of this old but ~
New streets have
through, and these
buildings now stand out in
ful contrast.
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