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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1954
Some Interesting Facts
Of Yesteryear Found
In Soil Survey Report
I^aiul use ami soil conservation | terraces to Insure that the water
TO WED IN OCTOBER
— paat. present, and future—In
Newberry County 13oll Conserva
tion District is a very Interesting
story.
From a "Soil Survey Report of
Nwherry County, South Carolina*’
printed In 1921 some interesting
facts of yesteryear are gleaned.
"The first settlement within this
territory was made by the Scotch,
on Duncan Creek, in 1752. About
1800 cotton and tobacco began to
be shipped. Newberry was the
principal market for cotton, the
chief farm product sold.
"The farms continued to pro
duce much of their own food sup
ply until after the Civil War and
the building of the railroads, when
It became difficult to compete
with the Western States In the
production of foodstuffs and feed,
and the farmers gradually drifted
to cotton as the main source of In
come, many of the food crops, and
finally, certain crops necessary
for the maintenance of the work
stock being eliminated. In 1909
there were 75,662 acres of cot
ton.
"The bottom lands were ex
tensively cultivated at one time,
large bodies of the upland, floods
became so destructive that much
of the bottom land was abandoned
for crop production and devoted to
graaing."
This report stated that the live
•took industry of Newberry County
was not well developed. Two smell
commercial daries were reported
as being in operation.
"Clean cultivation has resulted
in depleting the organic content of
the soils over large areas, and
little attempt is made to build
them up by turning under cover
crops, sod. or stubble.legumes or
cover crops are seldom grown with
cotton. No systematic crop rota
tion is followed in this county,
and large areas have been devoted
to cotton continuously for 20
years, or nfOre. No attention is
given to liming the soil," so reads
portions of this report printed in
1921.
The big change to conservation
farming began in the thirties,
diving impetus to the change was
the organization of a local soil
conservation district in 1939.
Technical assistance from the
Soil Conservation Service, estab
lished Iby Congress in 1935, was
furnished to this District. Prior to
this time some work had been
started in the early thirties by the
Soil Erosion Service.
The cotton acreage in the New
berry Counity Soil Conservation
District has now dropped from the
38,100 acres of 1929 to about 10.-
OOo acres. Commercial dairies h§ve
increased from the two reported
as being in operation in 1921 to 79
Grade A dairies at present.
As of June . 30, 1954, according
to SCS reports, there was on
farms of cooperators with the
Newberry County Soil Conserva
tion District 3606 acres of sericea,
and 2332 acres of alfalfa. Perman
ent pasture has been established
on 20,235 acres on farmis of co-
operators with the District
Perennial vegetation establish
ed in natural depressions for water
management areas to handle the
water from terraces amounted to
735 acres There are 4023 miles of
walks off instead of runs off the
fields
185 ponds have been built and
stocked with buss and bream.
These ponds conserve for use for
stock watering. Irrigation, fish
production, tire protection, and
recreation. Pine trees have been
planted on 1177 acres to supple
ment farm income and protect the
watersheds supplying these ponds
and to help keep the soil at home.
Other conservation measures
such as contour farming, cover
cropping, crop rotations .stubble
mulching, wildlife area Improve
ment and plantings, drainage, lim
ing. amt fertillsaition have been
applied to thousands of acres of
land.
The changes during the past
twenty years are helping to con
serve soil and water and set the
stage for increased production and
sustained abundance.
Wh»t does the future hold? I
am sure none of us know in this
atomic age. But Jackie Harrelson,
a Newberry High School Science
student born on Dec. 8. 1936 during
the change to the conservation era,
sees it this wey.
"We have seen how soil con
servation came into being, was
put into practice, and how man
has u till soil his knowledge of
conservation. Now let us see what
the future holds In store for us.
Daily chemists are discovering
new and better methods of tend
ing the soil. They are making bet
ter and cheaper fertilizers and
farm machinery. Soon small farm
ers will be able To have the best
machinery and utilities at the low-
©st cost.
"Let us walk along a roadside
of the future when the people
have learned how to make the
best use of soil and how to
care for it. High on the hilltop
there are trees once more, a few
workers are cutting the trees but
they are, carful and do not cut
them all in one place. Farther on
down the road cattle are grazing
on thick pasture. Crystal clear
rivers are being held in terraces,
farther on; there are terraces that
slope gently and will not in any
way hinder the people who are
cultivating them. At the end of the
terraces are grass-paved water-
wiays to carry the excess water
away harmlessly.
"The road crosses over a bridge,
beneath is a pebble-paved river
clear and cool, as it winds down
the hill its sides are protected by
thickly planted shrubs and bush
es. A small dam stops the rapid
flow of water. Still on we see a
field that was once gnawed away
by erosion ditches and gullies
were formed, but it is being heal-*
ed with grass and it is beginning
to look fertile once more. The
whole countryside seems to be
overflowing with the wealth that
abunded so long ago. This country
has found a way to harmonize with
nature.”
• THG .
STARS
MISS MARY LEE HUTTO
The engagement of Mias Mary Lee Hutto to Mr. Louis Gourdin Darby of Charleston
is announced by her mother. She is the only daughter of Mrs. Clarence C. Hdtto and
the late Mr. Hutto of Newberry. Mr. Darby is the son of Mr. Gourdin Pinckney Darby
of Mt. Pleasant and Mrs. Edward H. Pinckney of Charleston. The wedding is to take
place in October. (Photo by Mills Steele)
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Counts-Ruff Marriage Vows
Said In Home Ceremony
One of the highest honors in
medicine, the American Medical
Association’s Distinguished Serv
ice Award, was , recently bestowed
on Dr. William Wayne Babcock,
of Philadelphia, Pa., for “outstand
ing contributions to medicine and
humanity.”
Miss Frances Catherine Ruff, of
Newberry and Columbia, became
the bride of Edward Wheeler
Counts of Prosperity in an im
pressive candlelight ceremony
held at the home of the bride’s
brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. George S. Ruff. Jr. of Union
on Thursday, July 8, 195-4 at 8
o’clock p.m.
The vows were spoken in the
presence of the immediate fam
ilies with Dr. Paul S. Grier of
Newberry, pastor of the bride, of
ficiating.
The mantle, before which the
vows were spoken, was draped
with white satin interspersed with
fern. White gladioli and asters
completed the mantel arrange
ment. White tapers In six-branch
candelabra were used on either
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side of the Improvised altar.
The • candles were lighted by
Buddy and Steve Counts of Pros
perity.
Mrs. Mary S. Ray rendered|a
program of nuptial music. Tradi
tional marches were used for pro
fessional and recessional.
. George S. Ruff. Jr. was the
groom’s best man.
The bride had as her matron of
honor her cousin, Mrs. Dayton E.
Harwich, Jr. of Hamilton, Ohio.
Her dress was of yellow lace and
net, and she carried a nosegay of
asters and gladioli tied with multi
colored ribbon. j
Little Beth Baker of Newberry,
who was flower girl, 'wore a pink
net and taffeta costume and car
ried a white satin basket • filled
with sweetheart roses. Margie
Ruff of Union carried the ring on
a white satin pillow. Her dress
wafc of blue nylon.
The bride, who was given in her
marriage by her father, George
S. Ruff, Sr., was lovely in her
wedding gown of ivory slipper
satin, which was styled twih a
sweetheart neckline, leg-o-mutton
sleeves ending in points over the
wrists and fitted bodice fastened
down the back with aelf covered
buttons and ending in a train. Her
fingertip veil of imported illusion
was fastened with a cluster of
orange blossoms. She carried a
Prayer Book topped with a white
purple-throated orchid, /tied with
streamers of satin ribbon inter
spersed with fern and tuberoses.
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After a wedding trip to Florida,
the couple will reside in Prosper
ity. For traveling, Mrs. Counts
wore a light blue silk shantung
suit with white accessories. Her
corsage was the orchid from her
Prayer -Book.
Mrs. Counts is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George S. Ruff, Sr.
She was graduated from New
berry High School and Newberry
College with high honors. At the
time of her marriage, she was
secretary to the dean of the
Graduate School at the University
of South Carolina.
Mr. Counts is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Counts of Prosperity.
He is presently associated with
the Prosperity Drug Store.
By LYNN CONNELLY
T HE last Imogen* Coca-Sid Cae
sar show was a real tear-Jerke*
Having worked togethei
five years, the team knew it
to break up or go down togethei
for there waa no doubt they were
losing their audience with the simi
larity of their skits ' Still, when
Uie break, came it proved an emo
tional experience tor Imogene who
couldn’t control the aob In her
throat evan during her comedy acts
She all but broke down com
pletely at the farewells They
worked together very well and
they’U be missed sorely at a team
We only hope they do as well
as singlas and there la no reason
to believe they won’t with their
versatility and talent
Thing* hav* picked up tor Caro-
.tyn Leigh, composer of "Young At
Heart" The songwriter has been
stormed with assignments from 17
publishers and currently is set to
do the score for a Broadway musi
cal „ Dean Martin’s "That’s
Amore" Is approaching two million
copies in sales, a record in Dean's
life and it’s likely to remain a
record since it’s no secret the boy
leaves much to be desired as a
singer
PLATTER CHATTER
CAPITOL: — On high fidelity,
Capitol has turned out a wanderful
disc starring Shirley Booth and Utt-
origtnal Broadway cast in the hi?
musical, "By the Beautiful Sea"
. All the songs are there includ
ing "The Sea Song," "Old Enough
to Love," "Coney Island Boat,"
"Alone Too Long," ’Happy Habit."
"Good Time Charlie," "I’d Rather
Wake Up By Myaelf," "Hooray fo*
George the Thfrd." "Haag Up,’
and others . The orchestra wa*
conducted by Jay Blaokton.
Also on high fidelity. Capitol pre
sents a series of 45 discs .
There's Stan Renton Plays the
Compositions of Pete Rugolo
Songs include "Salute," "Inter
lude." "Theme for Alto” and "Jour
ney to Brazil"' Ray Anthony
puts on one waxing tour dance
erases. ’Bunny Hop." "yho Creep,"
"Charleston" and "Hokey Pokey.*
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2- Jump-off point for Guatemalan Invasion was
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4. Hit recent visit waa Sir Winston Churchill’s
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(1933).
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ths tltls of world’s fastest jrunner.
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