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% FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1953 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE FIVE A NEW GARDEN IS BORN IN S. C (From the Hartsville Messenger) It has been said and rightly so, that it tabes years to make a gar den. Here in Florence, S. C., we have seen this disproved and on a tremendous scale. Where five years ago nothing grew but a for est of pine trees, today bloom thousands of azaleas and camel lias, some of them as old or older than the pine themselves. Seventeen years ago Charlie Womack and his family moved to Florence. He was in the automo bile business at that time, and now owns atid operates a chain of auto accessory and home appli ance stores over the state. He ] we BULOVA MISS UNIVERSE 17 i»wh expansion bracelet »39 7 * DOLLY MADISON 21 jewels $49*® DIRECTOR expansion band *35'* SQUADRON 17 jewels expansion band *57*® ONLY $4 DOWN I WEEKLY W. E. Turner JEWELER Caldwell St. Newberry built a home on Cherokee Road, a wooded area well out in su burbs of the town then and ad joining the property of the golf club. Visualizing the landscape pos sibilities of his location, he began his garden, buying property that was for sale and leasing what he couldn’t buy.. To day he has about ten acres planted in azal eas, camellias, sasanquas, wister ia, and dogwood—any and every thing that makes a spring garden beautiful, but with the greatest emphasis always on azaleas and camellias. There can be no less than a hundred thousand azaleas of all ages and varieties border- ering the hillsides that surround ing the drive and walks, and cov- the two small lakes in the rear of the gardens. These azaleas have been collected from nur series and gardens all over the South East, from Louisiana to Virginia. There are even Bel gium azaleas, imported as root ed cuttings in 1935 from Belgium. Albert and Elizabeth, named for the king and queen of Belgium, Triumph a gorgepus crimson, Nio- be which blooms like a white carnation, and 2 other varieties. These are planted on the drive that leads to the lakes. This drive is about 600 feet in length, bordered on each side by beds 14 feet deep. On these beds grow pines, camellias and hun dreds of azaleas varying in color from white to deepest red, with variations of lavender, mauve and purple, truly a spectacular sight when in full bloom. To the right of the drive, back of Mr. Womack’s home, he has made his camellia garden. This spot is what camellia growers would call a “natural.” A gener ous supply of pines give ideal shade and protection to the hun dreds of ''•plants growing here. The serpentine beds, bordered by row-backed bricks are elevated for proper drainage and have an efficient sprinkling system which insures the right amount of mois ture at all times. I would say that there are 350 varieties of ca mellias planted here and Mr. Wo mack tells me that he expects to make that number a thousand by next year. It is truly impressive to see Magnolia Floras, Lindsay Niels, Martin Roberts, Shira-Bo- taus, White Empress, C. M. Wil sons, ' Adolph Audussons and Rosea Superbas, six, eight and 10 feet tall in full bloom. Then there are the smaller plants in the three to five foot height—Dr. Bell, Margorie Magnificent, Pri- cilia Brooks, Charlotte Bradford, High Hat, J. J. Bradford, Gov. Warren, Mrs. Clark, Dr. Tinsley,. Vilas, Doncks and many other* too numerous to mention. We watch with bated breath as each new variety blooms and stand or kneel, depending on the size of the plant, in silent admiration, wondering which Es our “very” favorite and finally deciding that we want — more than anything —to have them all! We might missquote Mark Twain and say "too many camellias are just enough.*' I must f not forget to mention the once “poor relations” of the camellia — the sasanquas. They have become so glamorous and so popular these days that quite a lot of siiace prominence have been given them In Mr. Womack’s camellia garden. I believe there are about 50 varieties to be found there. With the old names Mine- No-Yuki, Day Dream, Cleopatra, Dawn, Rosea, Texas Star, we find Reni-Kantsubag, Pink Snow, Jean May, Flapper (the Ville of the sasanqua family) Usa Beni, Setsu, Gekka and many others. From the rear gate of the ca mellia garden, we approach the entrance to the lakes. As we en ter that fairyland, the first we have is of tthe hillside across the lakes. Here are planted hun dreds of Formosas, five to six feet tall, and Fielders White, Pride of Mobile, Bride of Dorking and Coral Bells by v the thousands. Around the lakes are bulbs, ca mellias and many fine and rare hybrid azaleas. Mr. Womack^ Ihwn mowers, the geese, swim and feed in the lakes except on warm afternoons and Saturdays when they yield place to the small fry who come to fish. As we cross the bridge and turn to look back we # see the rpost beautiful spot ia. the garden, the climax of all the elaborate plant ing. Massed on this hillside are 25-year-old Christmas Cheers and Snows, the Pericat family, Gar denia Supreme, Sweetheart Su preme, Heinodegeri, For tune. Splendor, George Tabor, Lady Mulberry and mahy, many others whose names I don’t know. The garden is open to the pub lic, free of charge, every day from nine r.ntil dark and hqfe£p- come a popular place that^one - f- P ROOF of... Dodge Superiority! Smith Motor Company has just received wire from the Dodge Bros. Corporation stating that a Dodge V-8 WON the Mobilgas ECONOMY RUN low medium price class, AVERAGING 23.4 MILES PER GALLON. * DODGE TOPPED ALL 8’s in the economy run * DODGE OUTPERFORMED ALL 8-cylinder cars. * DODGE SWEPT the field * DODGE proven BEST by TEST if You, too, can drive a DODGE . . . the car that has won out over all others! The amazing new Dodge has set an enviable record of proven performance and eco- v \ nomy. SEE THE NEW TEST DRIVE DODGES IN OUR DODGE’S DODGE SHOWROOM PERFORMANCE THE AWARD- TODAY YOURSELF WINNING CAR A . . • . ’v /. ■ - ■■■ ; . ;7 Smith Motor Co. DODGE and PLYMOUTH DEALER 1309 College St Newberry, S. C. McCarthy Answers By SENATOR JOSEPH R MCCARTHY (R-Wis) Every member of the 83rd Con gress has discovered since Janu ary 20th that his alert constitu ency is keenly interested in the problem facing the nation both at home and abroad. This intelligent Concern'of the voters over basic issues facing our Republic is reflected in thou sands of letters I receive daily not only from the State of Wis consin but from all parts of the country and from persons fn every walk of life and of varied politi cal opinions. Perhaps the most frequent ques tions concern the role and the fu ture of Congressionat Investiga tions, including the work of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee bn Investigations of which I am Chairman. Some of the typical in quiries are: Q. Senator McCarthy, Isn’t your investigation of Cqmmunism in schools and colleges creating an atmosphere of fear in the minds of Educators? A. In the first place, our Sub committee is NOT investigating Communism -In education. That is being done by the Senate In ternal Security Subcommittee and the House Committee on Un- American Activities. Of the doz ens of witnesses called before our group, only two were college pro fessors and they were called, not as educators, but as authors whose books were in State Department libraries overseas. Incidentally, both refused to answer whether they had been members of the Communist party on the ground that if they truthfully answered, the answer might tend to incrimi nate them. Let me make It clear, however, that I feel that both the Jenner Internal Security Subcommittee and the Velde Un-American Activ ities Committee are doing a good job. The only freedom that their investigations endanger Is the freedom of Communists to poison the minds of American youth. On the subject of fear, Dr. Buell G. Gallagher, a liberal educator and president of City College in New York had this to say April 12 oh an NBC broadcast: “I have yet to see a person of any stand ing in a college faculty unwilling to open their mouths on a subject pro or con. And I’m wondering how much of this fear really ex ists.” Q. Didn’t your Subcommittee take over the function of the State Department by forcing the Grdek ship owners to stop cargo ship ments to Red China? A. We did not. The Sub committee kept well within the functions of a legislative body and we did not “force” any action. We merely persuaded the ship owners to agree voluntarily among them selves to discontinue trade with the enemy. Secretary of State Dulles praised our work in the shipping case and said our efforts “were in the national interest.” Frank C. Nash, Assistant Secre tary of Defense, testified March 31 before the Subcommittee and said that even halting one ship “would be of great help” and that our persuading owners of 242 ships to stop such traffic “would be 242 times as much help.” (242 ships had been removed from trade with Red China and be tween Soviet bloc countries at that time. The figure is now 295). He added that our efforts “would meet with applause from the De partment of Defense.” Q. The left-wingers and the Communists claim that the Con gressional ‘investigations are de priving Americans of civil rights. Is this true? A. I have otien asked those who have claimed that our In vestigating Committee was de priving people of civil rights to name the individual and the rigjits of which he or she was deprived. H. D. AGENT SCHEDULE Miss Margie Davis and Misrs Barbara Gray, the Home Demon stration Agents, nave announced their schedule for the week of May 4-9 as follows: Monday, May 4:. Agents will be in office all day. Tuesday, May 5: Pomaria Jr. 4-H, 9:30 a.m.; Pomaria Sr. 4-H At 10:30 a.m.; Agents will be in office Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday, May 6: Agents will be in office Wednesday morning; Hartford HDC, 3:00 p.m. at Com munity Building. Thursday, May 7: Agents will be in office Thursday morning; Little Mountain Jr.-4-H,, 12:30 p. m.; Little Mountain Sr. 4-H, 1:00 p.m.; Mt. Pleasant HDC, 2:30 p. m. at ^dt. Pleasant school house; Jolly Street HDC, 3:0® at Jolly Street school house. Friday, May 8: Agents will be in office Friday morning; Pros perity Jr. 4-H, 12:45; p.m.; Pros perity Sr. 4-H, 1:45 p.m. Saturday, May 9>f Agents will be in office until 12:00 noon. BOOKMOBILE The Bookmobile schedule for Newberry County is as follows: Thursday, May 7 Union Comrtiunity (Mrs. Grady Lee Halfacre) Jolly Street Community (E. J. Shealy) Midway Community (Mrs. J. C. Wheeler’s home) Little Mountain Community (Rev. Cooper’s home) Little Mountain school Wheeiand Community (Mrsv Joei, Fulmer) Mount Pilgrim Community (Mrs. G. W. Cooper). Friday, May 8 Boundary 89hool Prosperity Community (Public Square) Stoney Hill school Old O’Neall Community (Mrs. Ruth Bowers) Up to this time none of them have ever been willing to do so. They however, do continue to scream that we are denying them the right to scream. Q. Why do Congressional com mittees permit witnesses the right to refuse to answer questions about Commqnism, espionage and sabotage? ‘ A. Under the law. We have no choice if a witness claims such an answer would tend to incrimi nate him. I, quote from the tran scrip of our Subcommittee’s hear ing of March 24 when William M. Mandell, a writer, had refused to state whether he had ever en gaged in espionage against the United States. Senator McCarthy: “The pur pose of the Fifth Amendment is to provide that no man, guilty or innocent, need appear as a wit ness against himself. It has been used in this country largely to protect the individual against being required to testify against hiipself. We find now. Mr. Man dell, that men like you are using it not to protect the individual but to protect a conspiracy. That is not the intention of the provi sion. However, you are entitled to refuse to answer if you tell the comittee that you honestly feel that a truthful answer as to whether you ever engaged in es pionage might tend to incriminate you.” Call us for your dry cleaUin, needs. You will like our mod ern, supercareful methods that actually add months to the life of your clothes! You will like our prompt delivery.our cour tesy, and our reasonable prices. ROYAL . DRY CLEANERS Phone 12 1107 Caldwell Newberry, S. C. ^Jhirh it O^erl f j v. j• u ^ ^ J t-l* i.l+i -It that in the short span of three gen erations, America has been trans ferred from a vast wilderness into the greatest nation on the face of the globe? Industrially, economi cally, socially, morally and spiritu ally we have made an indelible im pression on the nations of the world, and everywhere people stand in awe at the unprecedented de- velopment of America. What has brought about this great progress? What is respon sible for placing us in this enviablo position of world leadership? It is not well-founded to say that our rapid development is due to an extraordinary abundance of nat ural resources, although we hava been richly blessed with such; neither ia it entire attributable to the exceptional industry of our people, as much as we would lika to think s©» for as a general rule Americans have not worked as hard as the people of other na tions; but, I believe that the great progress in this country came about as a result of our free en terprise system—a system which • not only encourages but rewards individual initiative. If that competitive system was good enough to build the greatest nation in the world, then why isn’t it good enough to preserve that na tion? Let’s keep American strong! Let’s guard our system of free en terprise. ■ J PRESIDE! CAPITAL LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COAiPANY "Founded on Faith—Dedicated to Service" COLUMBIA, ft. 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The proceeds from. this project are to go to the State .Crippled Children’s Home, so everyone# is wishing them great financial success. No one can estimate the value of and benefit from Mr. Womack’s garden to this section of the state. It is an inspiration to everyone who sees it, and is the living proof that our part of the country is ideal for growing these won derful flowers. Florence is fast becoming one of the beauty spots of the state, and Charleston and Summerville had best look to their laurels, for’ in a few years every street in this city will be a real beauty trail. Jmfit&u m /tu/cujhiatfSi&fou/ . The logger is a key man in modern industrial forest management. He harvests today's wood crops. He's a powerful friend of the young frees that will produce tomorrow's timber and provide tomorrow's jobs. Forest protection, utilization, reforestation—all are his responsibility. HeVone member of the industrial team that keep America's wood production high ... and permanent. 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