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'7 w v - J . FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1953 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE FIVE Steady Progress Noted In Annual Report Of Dist. Soil Supervisors Newberry Soil Conservation Dis trict is composed of Newberry County. A board of five supervis ors, elected by the people of the district. These five members are: J. Thad McCrackin, Jr.. Newberry, Chairman; D. A. Bedenbaugh, Prosperity; H. O. Long, Silver- street; L. M. Shealy, Little Moun tain; and C. L. Lester, Newberry. These supervisors serve without pay. Each district is part of a statewide and nation-wide move ment. The Soil Conservation Dis trict offers technical assistance to any farmer within the district that requests it. Upon becoming a district cooperator, each dis trict cooperator is helped to pre pare a complete farm plan for his farm. The goal for each plan is the use of every acre of land within its capabiity. Farm Planning 103 more farmers joined in soil and water conservation work with the District during the year by preparing plans for their farms. These plans were prepared with the help of technicians of the Soil Conservation Service. The goal of each of these new- cooperators with the District is to put each acre of their land to its proper use and treat each acre according to its needs for sustained production. At of the end of the year, 1,095 farmers were cooperating with the District. There are 144,042 acres in these farms. One of the factors in the in creased number of district coopera tors has been a new system of progressive planning approved by the board of supervisors. This new system enables a farm er to start the initial phase of a soil conservation district program immediately with one or two prac tices and go on from there to the advanced stage and finally to the basic stage of farm planning in which a soil and water conserva tion program is developed for the whole farm. Application of Conservation Prac tices 6,370 more acres of permanent pastures were seeded to bring the total to date on cooperators farms to 17,235. 203 more acres of sericea was added to bring the total to 2,513. These figures do not include all of the sericea and other perennial grazing crops in the county but only that on farms of cooperators with the district. This is one of the great accom plishments of' the district to set the example in new soil and water conserving crops such as sericea, fescue, rescue, bahia and other crops. From these farms the im proved practices spread to neigh boring farms and to other areas. 124 miles of new terraces were constructed, and 39 farm ponds were built in 1952. These ponds were stocked with bass and bream furnished by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 34,000 bream and 3,400 bass were used to stock these ponds. Progress in other practices such as water disposal areas, crop ro tations, liming, fertilization, tree planting, woodland management, wildlife feed and cover, and other practices needed for whole-farm j memberships as possible, conservation to fit the land was / 6. Give all the help possible to Mr. 4% represents the Jefferson Standard Jefferson Standard, now guaranteeing on policies cur rently Issued, has never paid less than 4% Interest on policy proceeds left on de posit to provide In come. 4% IS THE HIGH EST RATE OP IN TEREST PAID BY ANY MAJOR LIFE INSURANCE COM PANY. Mr. 4% shows how a . Jefferson Standard Policy paid $3300 more. Here Is an actual cash comparison• proceeds from a $10,000 policy in another ma jor life insurance company compared to a $10,000 Jefferson Standard policy, both at the same cost. John Blake provided for fu ture income with e $10,000 life insurance policy. Charles White provided for future income with a $10,000 Jefferson Standard policy. BUT HERE'S THE DIFFERENCE On Blaka’t death, his wife received $50 monthly for 21 years and 5 months, at which time benefits were exhausted. This policy paid only 2Vi% interest income on funds left in trust. BUT— Your Mr. 4% is: When White died, his w e received $50 a month, too. At the end of 21 years and 5 months, Mrs. Whito could look forward to 5 years and 6 months more ef $50 monthly payments. She re ceived $3300 more in all from the Jefferson Standard t policy. A. T. NEELY, Jr. Special Rep. 1226 Calhoun St. Phone 274 ** t i Representing JEFFERSON STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE CO. Over One Billion Dollars Life Insurance in Force t BETTER MARKS WHEN YOU TYPE! feature! mg* MM e e e Imith FULL-SIZE KEYBOARD orona WORLD’S FASTEST PORTABLE! NOW...with PAGE GAGE! # Another Smith-Corona exclusive fea ture that mokes typing easier than ever. Page Gage warns you when you are 2 1 /2 # * from the bottom of the page . . . shows and keeps showing you how much space is left as you type — to the very end. Saves retyping lots of pages. Here is the portable with big machine performance. Perfect for schoolwork and for every member of the family. Smart, luggage- style carrying case comes with it I Newberry Phone No. I encouraging. SCS Planting Stock Planting stock was allotted to the District for observational plantings by the Soil Conservation Service as follows: Argentine Eahia grass seed— 50 pounds. Pensacola Bshia grass seed— 100 pounds. Oklahoma Brome grass seed— 12 pounds. Fescue grass seed—30 pounds. Bankers Coperate Newberry County Bank, New berry, is an affiliate member with the District. This bank and the S. C. National Bank of Newberry mailed leaflets to their patrons. The leaflet was entitled, “For Higher Production — Soil and Water Conservation.” Talbert Seed and Feed Company of Newberry alst> distributed several hundred of these leaflets to customers. AdP Assistance SCS technicians serviced 104 AGP Approvals for permanent practices. Cooperation SCS technicians, the County Agent, and other agency repre sentatives cooperate with each other in assisting the District Supervisors and cooperators with the District. Group meetings, tours and demonstrations were held. Conservation in the Schools Soil and water conservation films were shown to several thou sand students and teachers. Films were shown in all of the high schools except one and were al so shown in four grammar schools. Vocational agriculture teachers cooperated by teaching conser vation in their classes and en couraging it in their communities. W. A. Ridgeway, Assistant County Agent, showed films in certain schools where the schools had no projector. Boy Scouts Boy Scout Troop 66 of Newberry had five instruction periods on conservation of resources. This instruction was preparatory to earning merit badges in soil and water conservation. Several of the boys planted pine seedlings. Water Conservation Good soil conservation is good water conservation. One coopera tor with the District is irrigating with a gravity system and several cooperators are using sprinklers. Some of the farm ponds construct ed are used for irrigation. To date, there are 198 farm ponds in the county. Farmers Home Administration About 90% of the farm-owner ship borrowers of F.H.A. are co- operators with the Newberry County Soil Conservation District and are practicing conservation farming. Long-time supervised credit is combined with technical assistance to help these farmers conserve soil, renew strength in their land, increase yields, and succeed in farming. SCS techni cians help these farmers prepare soil and water conservation plans for their farms. Problems The 1950 Census shows 18,988 acres of idle land in the county. This land should be put to pro ductive use to conserve the land and benefit people. We plan to make a special effort to get idle acres used for pastures, trees, or crops in keeping with the capabil ity of each acre. 1. Need more grazing and per manent pasture. 2. Need to plant more drough- resistant crops such as sericea and kudzu. 3. Farmers are facing a squeeze in 1953 with higher prices for equipment, parts, fertilizer, seed, and lower prices for farm pro ducts. Something should be done. 4. Newberry District needs another SCS Conservation Aide to help keep up . with requests from District cooperators for technical assistance to apply conservation practices. Trends 1. Plant more pasture. 2. Plant more sericea meadow outlets and sericea on pasture land. One cooperator states that one meadow outlet of sericea has profited him more than any other crop on his farm. 3. Newberry District is leaning more toward dairying and beef cattle than row crops. 4. Irrigation is moving toward the front in the Newberry Soil Conservation District. Plans 1. Start some Coastal Bermuda grass planting in the District. 2. Recommend as much of this idle land be put in sericea and pasture as possible. 3. Get “Program for Greater Service” started in the District. 4. Get somo business establish ments to purchase and mail with their price lists some “What, When, Where and How of Soil Conservation Districts” pamplets and “Down the River” pamphlets. 5. Secure as many affiliate District cooperators. 7. Get every District Supervisor to attend the State Meeting of the District Supervisors. 8. Give as much help as pos sible to the cooperators on seed ing, fertilization, and proper mana gement of pastures. 9. Take more pictures of the work done in the District. 10. Get this annual report pub lished in the papers. 11. Inform the people of the District on what the District is doing. 12. The Newberry District will work with all agencies within the District. Stoney Hill 4-H Boys Meet Friday The Stoney Hill 4-H club boys met Friday with 17 members at tending the meeting which was called to order by Bobby Beden baugh. Scripture was led by Marion Monts and prayer by Willie Beden baugh. We sang “America” and said the 4-H Pledge. The roll was called and minutes were read by Tobie Shealy.' The meeting was then turned over to Mr. W. A. Ridgeway who talked about different kinds of plants. Then we had a penny contest. Alfred Morris won. It was a pen ny. Willie Bedenbaugh, Reporter COMDR. SMITH ON SECOND TOUR OF DUTY ON MISSOURI Navy Lt. Cmdr. Ernest P. Smith, husband of Mrs. Elizabeth C. Smith, 1807 College street, and son of Clifton Smith, Newberry, is serving aboard the battleship USS Missouri, on her second tour of duty with United Nations forces in Korean waters. The Missouri has been bombard ing Communist supply and com munication installations on the east coast of Korea. She has steamed over 40,000 miles since leaving her home port of Norfolk, Va. In September. , > ' On her first Korean tour, the Missouri fired 2895 16-inch pro jectiles and 8043 five-inch shells, weighing a total of 3295 tons. The Missouri was the scene of the surrender of the Japanese to Allied powers on September 2, 1945, in Tokyo Bay. Government Needs Storekeepers The United States Civil Service Commission has announced a new Storekeeper examination for fill ing jobs paying $2,500 to $2,950 a year in various Federal agencies in Washington, D. C., and vicinity. Men only are desired. A written test will be given, and, for posi tions paying $2,950 a year, appro priate experience or education is required. No experience or educa tion is required for the lower grade positions. Applications must be filed with the U. S. Civil Service Commis sion, Washington 25, D. C., not later than March 3, 1953. Also open is the position of En gineering Aid GS1 through GS5 (Highway Surveys and Construc tion). No written test, very little experience for which high school mathematics may be substituted. This is open in 4th, 5th, Cth and 10th Civil Service Regions. Further information and appli cation forms may be obtained from the Commission’s Local Sec retary Miss Sadie Bowers located at the Newberry post office, or from the Commission's office in Washington. Deed Transfers Resolution Whereas, Dr. Hugh B. Senn was one of the founders and a moving spirit in the organization of the Newberry Men’s Garden Club; and Whereas, Dr. Senn gave a great deal of his time and energies to the activities of the garden club and to carrying on its work; and Whereas, the members of the Garden . Club have been saddened by the death of Dr. Senn and wish to express their appreciation for his services to such club and to extend their sympathies to his widow and daughters; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolv ed by the Newberry Men’s Garden Club at its regular meeting duly called and held on the 15th« day of December 1952, That the Club hereby extends its sympathies to the widow and daughters of the late Dr. Hugh B. Senn and goes on record as expressing its appre ciation to Dr. Senn for his many services to the Garden Club and in expressing its deep loss in his passing. ^ Be It Further Resqlyed, That a copy of this Resolution be sent to Mrs. Hugh B. Senn, Mrs. Virginia Senn Hassell and Mrs. Dorothy Senn Corbett. Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be placed upon the records of the Newberry Men’s Garden Club and that a copy be sent to both of the local newspapers. R. D. Coleman, Jr., Jack Yates, H. S. Ballentipe. Newberry No. 1 L. G. McCullough to H, B». McCullough, one lot 290’x370’ and one building on Harrington street, $3000. M. A. McCullough to L. G. Mc Cullough, one lot 290’x370’ on Har rington street, $5.00 and convey ance. T. H. Crooks to Spartan Grain and Mill Co., one lot 102’xl47’ and one building on Drayton street, $3500. Ulyses Gallman, et al to Ester Gallman Wison, one ot 50’ front age on Drayton street, $5.00 ove and affection. Ulyses Gallman, et al to Alice Galman Osborne, one ot 50* front age on Drayton street, $5.00 ove and affection. Stuart L. Hunter to Elizabeth B. Hunter, one lot 150’x262’ and one building on McHardy street, $2000 and other valuable consid erations. A. J. Bowers to G. Wayne Mar tin, one lot 3G’x30\ $125. Crooks, one lot 75’xl75’ and one building on Luther street, $930. H. B. McCullough to Fannie J. Fincher Hipp to Agnes Monts C. McCullough, one lot 70’x290’ on Crenshaw street, $1500. Newberry No. 1 Outside L. A. Savage t° Harrington Heights Development Corporation, two lots, Lots No. 2 & 10, $5.00. J. F. Hipp and Fred M. Simmons to James MisKelly, one lot 113’x 204’ and one building on Daye street, $5.00 and other valuable considerations. J. F. Hipp and Fred M. Simmons and one building on Dave street $5.00 and other valuable consid erations. Bush River No. 3 George A. Keitt to J. T. Mc Crackin, Jr., 1618 acres, $1680. Pomaria No. 5 Mrs. George L. Richardson, et al to George R. Richardson, 4.17 acres, (Ervin D. Richardson, Estate), $5.00 love and affection. Gladys R. Griffin to Edward R. Griffin, 1.8 acres, $5.00 love and affection. Prosperity No. 7 Mattie Koon to Joseph L. Lind- ler, 70 acres, (E. S. Koon, Estate), $4000. Agnes Monts Crooks to Ben M. Sinclair and Belle Burke Sinclair, 58 acres, $4960. JOE NOBLES RECEIVING BASIC TRAINING IN ALA. Joe W. Nobles has arrived at Camp Rucker, Ala., where he will receive his basic training from the 47th “Viking” Infantry Di vision. He^ill undertake a rig orous schedule including a wide range of military subjects from military courtesy and field sanita- to Howard D. Gray, one lot 87’x20 ^ tQ machlne gun and bazooka familiarization. After Nobles finishes eight to 16 weeks of i primary training, he will be eligible for reassignment for further infantry or specialized training. The 47th Division, first perma nent assignment for the new sol dier, is former Minnesota-North Dakota National Guard unit. Acti vated for service on January 16, 1951, the Division now is launch ing its third year of duty at Ruck er. Nobles is the son of Mrs. Willie Jean Nobles. Notice! A special election will be held in the City of Newberry, South Carolina on the seventeenth (17th) day of March, 1953 between the hours of eight (8) A. M. and four (4) P. 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