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I ■ '''-fyr- ^ : ' 5 ' »• ■ ' ^ i. - ' ggsfrFmg '- ■ . '' JP^BI PAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1964 Wind, Lack Of Rainfall, Careless Smokers Blamed For 50 County Fires During February, 50 wild woods fires burned 488 acres of timber- land in the Newberry District, ac cording to E. L. Middleswart, District Forester of Newberry. Only 16 fires burned 93 acres dur ing the month of February, 1953. A total of 212 woods fires have burned 1558 acres in the Newber ry District from July 1, 1953 through February 28, 1954 as com pared to 222 fires burning 3704 acres for the corresponding per iod the preceding fiscal year. Rainfall for February in the Newberry District averaged 1.75 inches. This low amount of rain combined with strong winds has made landowners loss from fires high for the month. The leading causes for fires dur ing the month were careless smokers causing 26 fires burning 124.2 acres and careless brush burners causing 13 fires, burning 317.1 acres. Other fire causes were incendiary—5; lumbering— 3; railroads—1; and miscellaneous —2 fires. Everyone using fire during the dry and windy weeks just ahead should take every precaution and not let it get out of control. If you plan to burn brush, grass, ditch banks, etc., follow these suggestions: (1) do it late in evening; (2) plow a wide fire line around the area; (3) notify your county ranger or nearby fire tow r er the hour you are going to burn; (4) have plenty of help and tools available; (5) burn in small areas or piles. If you are a smoker remember: (1) break your match before dis posing of it; (2) use your ash tray; (3) crush out your cigarette or cigar butt or your pipe ashes. Be careful with fire and grow timber—not burn it! RFC. LINDSEY STATIONED AT FORT BRAGG Army PFC Willie Lindsey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Lindsey, Route 1, Prosperity, arrived at Fort Bragg, N. C. on March 3rd with the 576th Quartermaster De pot Company from Fort Lee, Va. His unit will help provide clothing and general supplies for 60,000 troops coming to Fort Bragg in April and May for Ex ercises Flash Burn, a field ma neuver employing the dewest Army Tactics and weapons. PFC. Lindsey, a supply hand ler, entered the Army in March of 1953. Magill Contracting Co. Gets Contracts Magill Contracting Company, Inc., of Whitmire, has been award ed a contract for the widening of a 51.5-foot culvert, 262.73 foot bridge and a double culvert in New'berry County. The contract was announced in a letter of award from Chief Highway Commissioner Claude R. McMillan. It was awarded on a low’ bid of $41,058.99. Bids on the project were opened in Columbia February 16. Both culverts and the bridge to be widened are located on S. C. Route 19. This 51.5-foot by 10- foot culvert is at Scotts Creek. The bridge is over Bush River and the double 10 by 8-foot cul vert is at Welch Branch near New’berry. The Highway Department has authorized the contractor to begin work on the project at his con venience. Hiller Taking Part In Target Firing Army PFC Alfred Heller, is at Camp Duncan, near Bethany Beach, Del., for firing practice with the 19th Anti-Aircraft Bat talion. The 90 guns of his unit fire from emplacements on the beach at tar gets towed by Air Force planes over the Atlantic ocean. The bat talion is normally stationed at Mount Ephraim, N. J., as part of the air-ground defense for Phili- delphia. PFC Heller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Heller, Route 1, Little Mountain, is a member of Battery D. He entered the Army in De cember 1952 and completed basic training at Fort Jackson. CpI. Ruff On Leave In Kokura, Japan Cpl. Ted Ruff, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ruff, 2505 John stone street, recently spent a seven-day rest and recuperation leave in Kokura, Japan. Corporal Ruff is normally sta tioned in Korea as a cook with Battery C of the 937th Field Artil lery Battalion. He entered the Army in August 1952 and arrived overseas seven months later from Fort Knox, Ky. Card ©/ T)hanlcS The fact that I have been returned to office without opposition I take to mean that I have served the people of the county in an acceptable manner. Cer tainly I have tried to do my best for all concerned and will continue to do so. Many thanks for your confidence. BEN F. DAWKINS Magistrate Newberry District WEEKEND SPECIAL We Now Have Butterick Patterns In Stock For Your Convenience Here You Will Find All Sewing Accessories Carolina Remnant Shop AMERICANS ALL . . . Dr. Lots Paraejo, Venezuelan chief of protocol on foreign affairs (left) greets U. S. secretary of state John Foster Dulles (right) on arrival in Caracas to attend 10th Inter-American Conference. Sen. Theo. Green (R. I.) is in center. H. D. AGENT SCHEDULE The County Home Agents, Miss Margie Davis and Mrs. Barbara G. Brown announce the following schedule for the week of March 22nd through the 27th. Monday, March 22nd: Hat Re modeling school at Agriculture building in Newberry at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 23: Office. Sil- verstreet HDC at 3:00 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Ellen Abrams, host ess will be Mrs. R. C. Neel, Jr., Mrs. Billie Sheppard and Mrs. El len Abrams. Wednesday, March 24th: Silver- street 4-H at school. Trinity HDC, Mrs. J. C. Waldrop, hostess. Thursday, March 25th: Clothing Local Leaders meeting at Agricul ture building in auditorium at 9:30 a.m. Little Mountain HDC at 3:00 p.m. at fellowship hall, Mrs. R. T. Feagle and Mrs. Alvin Cumma- lander as hostesses. Friday, March 26th: Office. O’ Neal HDC at 3:00 p.m., Mrs. Jacob Dawkins and Mrs. Oscar Bowers, hostesses. Saturday, March 27th: Office. All Home Demonstration club members are invited to attend the hat remodeling school, Monday, March 22nd at 10:00 a.m. at the Agriculture building. Miss Portia Seabrook, Clothing Specialist, will have charge of the school. Clothing Leaders from the fol lowing clubs are urged to attend the Leaders meeting for they will have charge of the demonstration for the agents in April—Silver- street, Smyrna, O’Neal, New Hope Zion and Tranwood. Wilbanks Awarded Unit Citation At Korean Presentation Cpl'. Herrin E. Wilbanks, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lounges Wil banks, Route 1, Whitmire, is serv ing with the 40th Infantry Division which was recently awarded the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation in Korea. Tho division was cited by President Syngman Rhee for its defense of Heartbreak Ridge, the Punch Bowl and other great bat tles of the conflict. At the presen tation, Rhee said, “We will never forget how much you have sacri ficed and how much you have suf fered in keeping this nation free.” Corporal Wilbanks, who joined the “Sunshine’’ division last May is a gunner in the 224th Infantry R.egiment. BOOKMOBILE SCHEDULE So many American citizens have never lived so well before—or so many so far behind. No man needs both money and brains—if he has money the brains will soon look him up. Thursday, March 25th. Oakland Mill, Mrs. J. I. Ringer. Oakland Mill, Mrs. Reeder Brooks. Box Factory, Cause’s store. Gary Community, A. P. Ram- age. Bush River Community, Mrs. Willie Singley. Bush River Community, Mrs. Lamar King. Bush River School. Tranwood Community, Mrs. Rosa Johnson. Friday, March 26th. West End School. Speers Street School. Queens Community, Fowler’s store. Long Lane Community, Ben Caldwell. Whitmire Library, Whitmire. Building Permits March 5: Garriy Bell Clark gen eral repairs to dwelling 838 Crom er street, $60. March 6: B. J. Kibler general repairs to dwelling 757 Pope street, $700. March 12: R. H. Anderson gen eral repairs to dwelling on Cal houn street $750. March 16: Edward Buzhardt general repairs to dwelling 620 Taylor street, $1,000. Deed Transfers Whitmire No. 4 J. P. Stevens and Company, Inc. to Dow Tyler and Edna Tyler, one lot .24 of an acre on Reed Ave., $25.00. Whitmire No. 4 Outside E. Maxcy Stone, Probate Judge, et al to Arthur H. May bin, 4% acres, (Frank L. Bynum, Estate), $355. Pomaria No. 5 J. P. Griffin to Frances W. Grif fin, 3.05 and 1.43 acres, $5.00, love and affection. | Prosperity No. 7 Amos Boozer, et al to Frank Long, 11.6 acres, $174.00. HOME AT LAST! ... Red Cross nurse aid aged Greek woman, one of 500 hostages returned to homeland after six years in com munist Hungary where Greek Reds shipped them. V* CARRIER ON TOUR . . . O. 8. navy’s largest warship, aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt enters Golden Gate on first visit to San Francisco. Tbt New Commandment. Lesson for March 21: John 13: 12- 17, 34-33, 14: 21-24. Golden Teset: John 13: 34- In the upper room Jesus, in the absence of a servant to minister unto them, laid aside his outer gar ments and began to wash the dis ciples’ feet. Putting aside the ob jection of Peter, he continued with the. task till all the feet were washed. Then he explained to them that he had given them an example of willingness to do the lowliest service for the good of others. Then Jesus said that he gave them a new commandment tha' they love one another. This wat not a new commandment in the sense that it had never been giver to men at all, but it was new in the circumstance under which it was given and all the blessed in ferences and • applications to be drawn from it. The Lord declared that the man who loves Him will keep his com mandments. And the Father and He will manifest themselves unto such a man. They will come unto Him and dwell in His heart and make their abode with them. Love alone proves that man Is sincere in his profession of al legiance to the Lord and Master, for Jesus^said, “If a man love me. he will keep my words.” Love is the greatest proof to a cavilling world that a man is truly a Chris tian and that the Son Of God can depend upon him in every hour MARKWELL STAPLERS ’M m - m For Every Purpose RUBBER SjM^i to ORDER V*! NEWBERRY SUN — CARD OF THANKS | May I take this opportunity to thank the people of Pomaria for returning me to the office of Magistrate without op position. I trust that I will merit the confidence placed in me., 1 W. D. (BILL) HATTON CASTING BEAUTY . . . Movie starlet Myraa Hansen, who holds title “Miss U. S. of 1954,’* tries out new type spinning reel at Chicago’s Sports and Outdoors show. Statisticians say many women are getting men’s wages nowadays i Political parties make a plat- —a fact married mien have always * form to fit the people and then known. . alter a candidate to fit the plat form. Vic Vet says r VA CAN MAKE DIRECT Gl HOME LOANS ONLY IN THOSE AREAS-MOSTLY' RURAL- WHERE VA FINDS THERE IS NO PRIVATE* 61 FINANCING AVAILABLE JOE AND JEAN . . . Wisconsin’s Sen. Joseph McCarthy chats with wife, Jean, as she sits in wheel chair, hospitalized in New York with broken ankle incurred in taxicab accident. For foil information contact yoar Bearcat VETERANS ADMINISTRATION offico MB FISHERMAN’S LUCK . . . Dick Kata, IS, holds 44-pound striped bass he caught on Napa river, near San Francisco, using bullhead for bait. FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING USEFUL BOOKLET "The Etiquette of the Engagement and Wedding* This informative booklet tells all about accepted customs and etiquette of the Engagement and Wedding . . . right from The Announcement thru Invitation Etiquette and Ceremonies to The Wed ding Trip. COME IN FOR YOUR FREE COPY OF THIS HELPFUL BOOK TODAY W. E. 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