Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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K g..... h-i . “PAGE SIX THE NEWHEREY SUN THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1954 LES CARROLL TJF^ITH Gospel music proving increasingly popular on ar tists’ personal-appearance tours, many sacred recordings are be ing made. Some excellent releases are George Beverly Shea’s “Prayer” (Victor); Martha Carson’s “Laz arus” (Capitol), and Mac Wise man’s “Reveille in Heaven” (Dot). 'Good sacred quartet numbers include the Sunshine Boys’ “I Believe”; Revelaires’ “In That Hour” (both Bibletone), and Southern Harmony Boys’ “Honey in the Rock” (Dixiana). Love ballads are always popu lar, and especially pleasing are “The Curtain Never Falls” (Freddie Hart, Capitol); “Slow ly” (Webb Pierce, Decca), and “My Heart Keeps On Beatin’ ” (Harry Rodcay, Imperial). In the novelty vein are “Oh My Pappy” (Homer & Jethro, Victor), “My Guitar’s Out of Tune” (Chuck Reed, Mercury), and “Left-Over Kisses” (Ernie Lac, MGM). Although Hank Williams passed on over a year ago hi records are still being releasee from MGM’s backlog. His lates is “Low-Down Blues.” Other good releases are “I’n in Heaven” (Ginny Wright and Tom Beardon, Fabor); “Honky- Tonk. Heart” (Ernest Tubbs Decca); “Empty Feeling in My Heart” (Fred Crawford, Star- day); “Lord’s Last Supper” (Bobby Dick, Hickory); “I Neec a Little Help” (Carlisles, Mer cury); “Waitin’ for My Baby” (Hawkshaw Hawkins, Victor). Also good are “Somewhere ’ (Rex Allen. Decca); “Too Proud to Wear My Name” (Tibby Ed wards, Mercury); “Knew I Had Lost” (Sheb Wooley, MGM); “Turn Around, Boy” (Roy Sneed, Valley); “Lovely Little Darling” (Boots Woodall, Capitol); “I’ll Do the Dishes” (Joe Carson, Mercury); “A Man on the Loose” (Carolyn Bradshaw, Abbott); “Idaho Red” (Wade Ray, Vic tor); “Wild Fire” (Rex Prophet, Decca); “Huggin’ My Pillow” (PeeWee King, Victor). MAYOR McGUP By John Jarvis MAYOR, I BROKE MY GLASSES/ THOSE BLUE HORNED-RIM ONES? YOU LOOK MUCH BETTER WITHOUT THEM/ j** Would you turn her away? Of course not. If a terrified child knocked on your door, you’d open it wide—do everything you could to help and comfort her. But most people in trouble can’t come to your door. Someone else must do the asking for them. That’s what your Red Cross volunteer does. Open your door to him, too. He speaks for the home less and hungry disaster victim; for the gravely ill who need blood; for the injured who need first aid; and for the serviceman who needs a friendly hand. He is their voice—he believes in helping people. You do, too. So when he knocks at your door, join your Red Cross. Join—generously. Answer the Call Join Your Red Cross! C.D.COLEMAN COMPANY DISTRIBO TOIVS PURE OIL PRODUCTS M€UJft€KAY SOUTI CAAOLIBA Telephone 548 Governor James F. Byrnes, seated at his desk, signs the special education bill which prdvides state aid to the education of physically handicapped and mentally retarded children. Seated at left is Mrs. T. Jackson Lowe, executive director of the Crippled Children Society of South Carolina. Standing at the left is Charles W. Griffith of Manning, chairman of the legislative committee of the society, and stand ing at the right is A. L. M. Wiggins of Hartsville, president of the Crippled Children Society of South Carolina. Following the signing. Governor Byrnes presented to Mrs. Lowe the fountain pen that he used so that it can be kept as a memento by the Easter Seal Society. FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension Information Specialist PLANTING TIME We have about pased through earth’s winter rest period. And planting time for most things is just ahead. More than usual planning was needed this year, as pointed out early by Clemson’s Dr. Rochester. For, with a prospect of continued high costs and relatively low prices, the farmler has to do a good job to stay in business. Under this squeeze, it takes high yields of quality stuff to show any profit. That holds for every thing from grass to grapes and from melons to molasses. And you start making that high yield of quality products even be fore you plant. Good seed, treated seed, proper land selection and preparation, liming (if needed), proper row width, fertilizer place ment, depth of planting, etc., these are some of the things bearing on yield that you attend to before the seed are put into the ground. I don’t have room here to go in to all of those details. You per haps know most of them. And then you can go by and brush up on any rusty ones with your county agent. His job it is to keep attuned to experiment and experience, and he can likely help you. ARKANSAS FISH County Agent Shelley of Barn well went to summer school at the University of Arkansas last sum mer. Said he learned a lot in that course. And he got out in the country some, as we old country boys have to, or we are not happy. He was most impressed with the trout farms. Said, “You can hard ly see the water for the fish. You pay a dime for a loaf of stale bread to feed them. And you can fish all you want to, paying $1.15 a pound for any you don’t throw back.” Fish farming is really getting to. be quite the thing at many places. With proper handling, you can sure grow a lot of fish per acre. That has been worked out for this part of the country by the govern ment at Auburn, Alabama. Clem- son has it pretty well summarized for this area in Extension Circular 276 that is now being revised by | the author, Sam Williams. Your county agent likely still has some copies of the original printing, and the revised version should be out a little later. However, there is not so much that’s new to go in it. WHY BIG WORDS? A traveler stopped to view his first hog killin’. He asked, “Is that hog for home consumption?” The farmer replied, “No, we’re going to eat it”. Some poor fellows seem to be educated into confusion. If not to them, surely to others, who must hear their big words. I think we all like a speaker, teacher, friend, or anyone we can make it plain. It’s bad to put the hay up where the horse can’t reach it. It will get dusty and not be taken in. That fellow didn’t “consume” a hog. He ate it. THE ODOR DIVINE The poet has often sung of the mellow odor that comes from the fresh furrow in springtime. My observations are usually a bit more materialistic, and I catch that watermelon odor that comes after the shower from a growing corn field that’s been dry. Let’s hear one of the early writers, Pliny, on this: He speaks of drought, and then when rain comes to the thirsting earth as follows: “Then it is that earth exhales the divine odor that is so peculiar ly its own, and to which, imparted to it by the sup, there is no per fume however sweet that can pos sibly be compared”. We think of those old boys back about the time of Christ and be fore as backward and sort of cave men. But, if we read their writ- ings K we find we are wrong. They dreamed great dreams, just as men do today. And most of their agriculture was not crude, even when measured against ours to day. Their implements were, but not their knowledge. Read Cato or Varro and you’ll see. They lived before Christ. True, change is constant. But we are not always changing to the new. More often we are going back to the old that some bright mind of today has rediscovered dr im proved upon a bit. Griers Get First Choice For State Vacation Cabins In the drawing held recently in Columbia to determine first choice for cabins at one of the State parks, Mrs. .P. L. Grier, 1206 Cal houn street, Newberry was one of the first 15 and will get a cabin at Edisto Beach for a week this summer. Rental on State park cabins is very low and the demand is always larger than the supply. About 800 families enjoyed vaca tions in State park cabins last year, while about 1300 made ap plications. Assignments for the cabins are for the months of June, July and August. Before and after that date cabins may be had easily by writing State Park Director Wes Jacocks in Columbia. BOYS ARE THAT WAY By J. M. ELEAZER By LYN CONNELLY J ACK BENNY, who has been in every form of entertainment, reported recently that he found TV the most difficult . . . “When the public gets something for noth ing, it is more demanding and ev erybody becomes a critic,” he said . . . “I know that when I appear on TV I am playing to millions of critics in the living rooms of America” . . . Anne Jeffreys and Bob Sterling of “Topper” expect their first child next July . . . This, like Lucy’s baby, cannot be writ ten into the script, since—to our knowledge—ghosts simply do not have babies. The current trend toward songs with a religious theme was pre dicted by Curt Massey two years ago . . . “And now,” he says, “you will see it not only increase in ef fectiveness but stay with us for a long time to come” . . . Speaking of Massey, he may appear soon on television, if he gets his radio spon sor’s okay. PLATTER CHATTER CAPITOL—Bay Anthony has im mortalized the late, great Glenn Miller with his latest long-playing disc, “I Remember Glenn Miller” . . . Ray nsed to be In the Miller band and his style follows the Miller pattern ... In his album he plays such Miller greats as “Tuxedo Junction,” “Serenade in Blue,” “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” “In the Mood,” “Ida,” “Elmer’s Tune” and, of coarse, “Moonlight Serenade”. This is a must for music lovers. Still on Capitol, hi-fi fans will be thrilled with Les Baxter’s presen tation of “The Passions”, featuring Bas Sheva . . . There is a pamphlet included which helps you follow the seven passions which, as you know, are despair, hate, lust, ec stasy, terror, jealousy and joy . . . This is certainly different and defi nitely worth the purchase . . . Women Of Central Meet March 15 The Woman’s Society of Christ ian Service of Central Methodist Church will meet at 4 o’clock on March 15, in the Ezell classroom. All that is necessary for the tri umph of evil is that good men do nothing. —Edmund Burke A island Resent Custodian of state records and disseminator of information about the state, the South Caro lina Historical Commission is housed in Columbia’s World War Memorial Building. Its official archives have produced informa tion for many interesting publi cations about the state’s history and people. In South Carolina, where the Historical Commission is a treas ury of information, the United States Brewers Foundation Di vision Office works constantly to encourage maintenance of whole some conditions wherever beer and ale are sold. As in other states, the program calls for close cooperation between law-en forcement officers and beer licen sees throughout South Carolina. Beer belongs . .. enjoy it. United States Brewers Foundation South Carolina Div., Columbia, S. C The beverage of moderation There were just two things I liked about fire wood as a kid in the Stone Hills of the Dutch Fork. , One was the warmth it gave from the open fireplace. And the other was riding home on it from the woods where it was cut. We went down on the creek, where the tall hardwoods grew, and there we cut our fire-wood by the wagon-load as we needed it. The wagon had the body off and we rode on the “hounds” and coupling pole. We liked riding on that stripped down vehicle. The sharp axe had its place wedged be tween one of the hounds and its metal brace. There it was held securely and its sharp blade was kept down and out of dangerous position. We liked ash and maple. They cut easy and made good burning wood, although green. It was cut in 12- to 15-foot lengths and loaded on the bolsters between the standers. The larger pieces were heavy, and if too big, had to be split. We’d then put one end on the wjagon at a time, always put ting the larger end of the log up front. When the standers were full, we got on top of the load and rode to the house. It was always hard to get out of those lowlands with the heavy load up to the house on the hill. Sometimes the team would stall, and we had to throw off some wood. With axe or saw, we cut it in to fire lengths about 4 feet long to fit our fireplace. After that the pleasant task of sitting by the flickering and sing ing fire was ours, deep into the sleepy hours of the night. How cozy it was, after the darkness of night and the frosts of winter bit down odtside. And, as we went to bed and dozed away, the flickering rays from the last blaze did soft-shoe dances on the walls and ceiling. After that came the waning glow from the dying emb ers, as the reality of night took over, and we were in that restful dream world fo ra while. The man who won’t act his age often is married to a woman who won’t tell hers. If we enlarged upon our bless ings like we exaggerate our trou bles, the troubles would decrease. New Upholstery Waterproof Chevrolet’s new Delray Club Coupe, introduced this year, is upholstered in grain leather vinyl, an easily cleaned plastic that is waterproof. This swimmer has no fear that her sopping wet bathing suit will mark or spot the car’s colorful cushions or interior trim. Tarmerz KtVS OUR OIL WILL ALWAYS KEEP VOU WARM, IT (3IVES A HEAT Just phone 155 and we’ll deliver a tank-full of quality Fuel Oil promptly! Then you’ll enjoy uniform heat and economy, too. Phone 155 today Install Natural Gas Now! A Penny Saved is a Penny Made Mr. A. W. Watkins at 1701 Evans Street says, “I’m heating cooking and heating water with Natural Gas for at least half what it cost with other fuels. It is so much more convenient” “No more smoke, soot, or worry about running out of fuel. Just a twist of the wrist and I have all the heat I need.” Why don’t you install Natural Gas now and get on the band wagon as so many of your neighbors are doing? Call Your Gas Appliance Dealer for FREE ESTIMATE TODAY Install Natural Gas, close the basement and forget it! Clinton Newberry Natural Gas Authority