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.. '4 ' '.•‘■'V* PAGE EIGHT THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1954 f PERSONAL MENTION MARTHA VANCE ELLI- BB, assistant director of the Red at Fort Jackson, arrived last for a couple of weeks visit I lier mother, Mrs, P. G. Elli- oa Johnstone street. Miss Elli- will return to Newberry on r, December 24 to spend las Day and the weekend her mother. L AND MRS. ROBERT STUB- left Monday morning this week for^ their home in 111., after spending a week nrSfli Mr. and Mrs. R. Garavaglia at their apartment in Caro^Courts. Mr. and Mrs. Garavaglia are ex pecting as their guests for the weekend Mr. and Mrs. Guy Elliott Quincy, 111., who will be en te to Florida for the winter. PL AND MRS. ALFRED RIN- R and daughter, Kathy of Co- were weekend visitors in home of Mrs. Ringer’s mother, . E. C. Pay singer on Bound- Street extension. The Ringers Mrs. Paysinger attended the of Mrs. Paysinger’s nep- haar, Jerry Culclasure and Miss Mstricia Chandler, Which took fiace Sunday afternoon at four dock in the First Baptist church hi Pelz^r. MRS. SYDNEY CARTER of Georgetown wll arrive in Newber ry today to spend the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. . Richard L. Baker. MRS. T. S. HUMPHRIES, who 'underwent surgery in the Provi- Jtance Hospital in Columbia last Thursday, is recovering nicely. MRS. JAMES SMITH, Sr. spent the weekend in Greenville with her datrr, Mrs. Lois Haynie. MR. AND MRS. SANFORD 'JEFFS and daughter , Linda, of Augusta, Ga., wre weekend visi tors in the home of Mr. Epps’ sis ter, Mrs. E. M. Lipscomb on Col lege street. MR. AND MRS. JOHN L. EPPS aad two children, Charles and John, were business visitors in Co lumbia Saturday. MR. AND MRS. C. K. BROWN, Mrs. R. D. Byrd, and Mrs. Brown’s sister. Miss Lois Creech st>ent Sunday in Orangeburg where they visited Wilson Brown who is a patient at the Regional Hospital MR. AND MRS. T. ROY SUM- *mer, Jr. and daughter, Betty, spent Sunday in Orangeburg with Mrs. Brown’s father, Wilson Brown, a patient in the Regional Hospital. iPL AND MRS. JOHN H. RUFF .sad daughter, Mrs. Julia R. Smith aad Mrs. Charlie Ruff spent Sun day in Winnsboro with relatives. Boundary St. PTA Committee To Meet ' An important meeting of the sflcecotive committee of the Bound ary Street PTA to discuss plans aad procedure for the remainder ad the school year is called for 7 Schools, College To Begin Holidays Soon Christmas holidays will be gin at Newberry College at 11 a. m. on Thursday, December 16. Classes will be resumed on regular schedule at 8:00 a. m. on Monday, January 8, 1055. The majority of Newberry County Schools will close on Friday, December 17th for a ] two-weeks Christmas holiday and will resume classes on Jan- I uary 3, 1955, according to Supt. of Education James D. Brown. Mrs. Paschal Guest Auxiliary Speaker Mrs. Gary C. Paschal of Colum bia, Rehabilitation Chairman of the South Carolina Department of the American Legion Auxiliary, w'as guest speaker at the regular monthly meeting of Post 24, Am erican Legion Auxiliary which was held Thursday evening, December 2nd at the home of Mrs. W. Ray Feagle. Associate hostesses were Mrs. Louis C. Floyd, Mrs. K. B. Pruitt, Mrs. L. G. McCullough, Mrs. W. C. Schenck, Mrs. Russell Addy and Miss Delora Fant. Mrs. Paschal was introduced by Mrs. Holland L. Sligh. Mrs. Pas chal’s subject was “Rehabilitation” and she spoke of the need for a re habilitation program and empha sized the work that is being done through service in hospitals, the gift shop and in the communities. Several letters of appreciation were read by Mrs. Paschal from families of veterans receiving gifts during Christmas from the gift shop. The meeting was presided over by the president, Mrs. Louis C. Floyd. Mrs. J. J. Bullard and Mrs. W. Roy Thomas of Columbia, who accompanied the guest speaker, were introduced Iby Mrs. Holland Sligh. Mrs. T. P. Crooks announc ed that Dr. Sadie Goggans of Rock Hill will be guest speaker at the January meeting of the Auxiliary. It was also announced during the business session that the Legion and Auxiliary party will be held December 14 at the Legion Home. After the meeting adjourned, re freshments of fruit cake and cof fee were enjoyed, during which time Mrs. P. K. Harmon led the unit in singing Christmas carols. p. m., just before the regular PTA meeting, in the school auditorium tonight (Thursday). The following officers and com mittee chairmen are urged to he present: Mrs. C. Walter Summer, G. L. Summer, Jr., Rev. Paul E. Monroe, Mrs. William Hunter, Mrs. O. C. Phillips, Mrs. R. E. Living ston, Mrs. R. E. Summer, Mrs. Eu gene Shealy, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kirkegard, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Bruner, Thomas H. Pope, Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Cobb, Mrs. R. A. Har ley, Mrs. L. L. Brice, J. W. Hen derson, Mrs. Elmer Shealy, G. C. Paysinger, Mrs. P. L Grier, Mrs. W. I. Click, Mrs. N. E. Truesdale, Mrs. S. D. Paysinger, Mrs. J. K. Willingham and Mrs. P. N. Ab rams. The Boundary Street P. T. A. will meet at 8 p. m. today (Thurs day) December 9 at the school house. The Junior Chamber of Com merce will meet at the Wiseman Hotel tonight (Thursday), Decem ber 9 at 7:45 p.m. The Speers Street P. T. A. will meet at fhe school houftfe Thurfc- day (today) at 8:00 p. m. The Woman’s Club will meet at 4 p. m. Thursday (today) Decem ber 9, at the home of Mrs. Steve C. Griffith on Johnstone Street. Hq. 228th AAA Group of the Na tional Guard will meet tonight (Thursday) at 7:00 o’clock at the Armory. Colonel Thornes H. Pope is Commander of the group and Captain Kirby Lominack is Head quarters Commander. HQ. 228TH GROUP Hq. 228th AAA Group of the Na tional Guard will meet tonight (Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the Armory. Colonel Thomas H. Pope is Commander of the Group and Captain Ralph P. Zoble is Head quarters Commander. Grange 460 will meet'at 8:00 p. m. at the Hartford Community Center on Friday, December 10. The Jalapa Home Demonstra tion Club will meet Friday, Decem ber 10 at 2:30 p. m. with Mrs. H. F. Long and Mrs. Nora Long as hostesses. The Jasper Chapter of the D. A. R. will meet Friday afternoon, De cember 10 at 4:00 o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. N. Beard on Boundary Street with Mrs. Tabor Hill and Miss Margaret Paysinger, associate hostesses. YOUTH CENTER X The Youth Center will be open Friday and Saturday nights on Speers street from 8 until 11 p. m. at the office of the Chamber of Commerce in the old court house building at 8 p. m., Tuesday, De cember 14. The American Legion will hold its annual Christmas Party at the Legion Hut on Tuesday, Decem ber 14 at 7:30 p. m. at 8:00 p. m. Tuesday, December !4. The St. PhUlips Home Demon stration Club will meet Wednesday afternoon, December 15 at 2:30 p. m. at the school house. The Newberry County Medical Society will meet tat UmuMespItaU toAHMrtSr^t the ftccasid^ which Retirement Dinner Honors Anderson W. Roy Anderson, who retired last Thursday, December 2nd, af ter 25 years with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, was honored with a dinner at the Community Hall in Newberry on Thursday night by the Columbia District of Metropolitan Life. Also honored at the affair .was Marshall Bruce of Anderson, who recently retired from the Company. W. R. Cleveland, manager of the Columbia District office, acted as One of the beautiful Christmas Table ar rangements at the Decorations Tea was the one shown above, decorated by, members of the Biographical Club of Whitmire. This was one of the many outstanding attractions of the Tea. (Sunphoto.) ARMY BAND The 246th Army Band will meet Sunday afternoon from 2 until 4 o’clock at the Armory. Band Di rector is Charles P. Pruitt. BOY SCOUT TROOP 65 Boy Scout Troop 65 will meet Monday night at 7 o’clock at the Troop Cabin. Marvin Rucker is Scout Master of this troop. ONLY 14 DAYS LEFT loShoj) for Christmas! tr MAINSPRING Best Selection of k iLCilNS At TURNER’S *3sa NANCY. CractfNl *332 HOPf. 19 itmh. Nifti corwd crystal Slim, tailored cast dosifn. BUY ON EASY CREDIT TERMS *592 HOLCOMt. Hifkly stylad dial. Black inlay hour markers. 19 iawal movement. Price* W>d. Fed. Ton Vatch "THE ELGIN MM” N AK-TY *65- BOY SCOUT TROOP 66 Boy Scout Troop 66, with Wright Cannon as Scout Master, will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Troop Headquarters on Pope Terrace. The Bush River P. T. A. wf!i meet Monday, December 13, at 7:30 at the school house. The Calendar Society will meet Monday afternoon, December 13, at four o’clock at the home of Mrs. C. A. Kaufmann. Livingston-Wise VFW Auxiliary will meet Monday, December 13, at 8:00 p. m. at the VFW Home. The Chamber of Commerce Di rectors will meet at 7:30 at the Wiseman Hotel Monday night, De cember 13. * BOY SCOUT TROOP 69 Boy Scout Troop 69 will meet Tuesday night at 7:30 at Willow- brook ScOut Cab^p. Scout Master of this troop Is Dewey Kinard. BATTERY “C” Battery “C” of 107th AAA AW- Bn will meet Tuesday night at 7 o’clock. Captain James C. Lester is commander of Battery C. The Whitmire PTA will meet Tuesday night, December 14 at the Whitmire High School. The Girl Scout Council will meet Changes Are. Noted In Farm Operations Some striking changes have tak en place in agriculture in Newber ry County during, recent years. The rate of change has been very rapid during the past two decades. The big changes have been from mules, man-power, row crops, and erosion to close growing crops, mechanization, electrification, ar tificial t insemination, dversifica- tion, irrigation, and soil and wa ter conservation. Rural farm population in 1940 was 17,000 as compared to 11,000 in 1950. This is a ten year de crease of 6,000. Cotton acreage in Newberry County In 1954 was about 20 per cent of what it was in 1928. In 1928 there were 42,100 acres of cotton in the county with an aver age yield per acre of 163 pounds. In 1953 the acreage had dropped to 12,000 acres but the average yield per acre had increased to 249 pounds. The acreage in 1954 is about 9,000 acres. The number of farms in New berry County in 1910 was 3,700 as compared to 2,600 in .1950. This is a decrease of 1,100. This decrease indicates mofe mechanization, lar ger farms, changes In farming, and a decrease in farm tenacy. Land in farms in 1910 was 320,-1 000 as compared to 260,000 in 1960.’ Highways, industrial sites, hous ing developments, new schools, and other improvements are rap idly occupying farm land. In 1920 there were less than 2,- 500 tractors on South Carolina farms. By 1950 the number had increased to 23,000. Newberry County is a typical paft of this trend from mules to machines. In 1910 there were 5,550 mules, horses and colts in the county. By 1950 this number had decreased to 2,800 and the number is less than that now. The number of hogs decreased from 11,000 in 1910 to 10,000 ii* 1950. Cattle have replaced hogs on many farms as farmers changed from corn and cotton to grass and conservation farming. There are now more than 79 Grade A dairies in the county. Small grain, hay, and pasture acreages have increased consid erably In keeping with the trend to close growing crops for soil and water conservation. The big change to “Conserva tion Farming” began in the thir ties. Giving impetus to the change was the organization of soil con servation districts as provided for by an Act of the S. C. Legislature in 1937. The purpose of this law was to provide a means through which the farmers and people of the state could cooperate and set up soil conservation districts as sub-divisions of the state govern ment, and through these districts organize and carry out programs was attended by 94 guests, mem bers of the company and , their wives.* The Community Hall was beau tifully decorated with red carna tions and Christmas greens. A four course turkey dinner was served, and dancing was enjoyed following the dinner. A pigskin two-suiter was pre sented to Mr. Anderson and one to Mr. Bruee in appreciation of their long service with the com pany. A 25-year certificate was given to Mr. Anderson by T. E. Boliver, who first introduced Mr. Anderson to the company 25 year* ago. Mrs. Anderson was presented a strand of simulated pearls. WELLS CLOVER LEAF W. E. Turner JEWELER * Caldwell St. Newberry Theatre WEDNESDAY A THURSDAY Geraldine John Carroll & Mala Powers Also— Sports FRIDAY A SATURDAY Every Trail A Warpath! Every House a Fort! BATTLE Of ROGUE RIVER (In Technicolor) George Montgomery, Richard Den ning & Martha Hyer Also— Trader Tom Of The China Seas and Walt Disney Cartoon DRIVE-IN Theatre THE DRIVE-IN WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNES DAY A THURSDAY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE OPEN ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY A SUNDAY of soil and we .er conservation suited to the needs of each dist rict. Newberry County is a sepa rate district and one of/the 44 soil conservation districts covering the entire state. Supervisors of the Newberry County Soil Conserva tion District are J. Thad McCrack- in, Jr., chairman, Newberry; C. L. Lester, secretary-treasurer, Rt. 4, •Newberry; D. A. Bedenb&ugh, Prosperity; and L. M. Shealy, Lit tle Mountain. Technical assistance from the Soil Conservation Service, estab lished in 1935, is furnished to the District. Prior to 1935 some work was done by the Soil Erosion Serv ice, SCS’s predecessor, in the early thirties. Population is continuing to in crease. Less people are producing the food, clothing, and shelter in the raw forha for the nation. To continue to do this farmers will need to- practice soil and water conservation and use the most modern methods of farming. ; Erosion went largely unchecked for two centuries but vast im provements and much progress has been made during the past two decades. There are now more than 1,183 farmers cooperating with the Newberry SCD. Their farms con tain more than 151,878 acres of land. Each of these farmers has prepared soil and water conserva tion plans for their farms with help from the Soil Conservation Service. They are not just planning eith er. They are applying soil and wa ter conservation practices on a field by field, farm by farm basis in keeping with their plans. These fanners have established more than 20,704 acres of pasture and have planted pines on 1,177 acres. They have established 3,606 acres of sericea lespedeza for hay and grazing during droughts and to conserve and rebuild depleted soils. Perennial vegetation has been established on more than 735 acres of land in natural draws to serve as water, management areas. This vegetation where the water flow's naturally in concentrated amounts saves soil and water and produces hay or seed to supple ment farm income at the same time. Water conservation and wildlife LATE SHOW SAT.—-10:30 Alto MONDAY A TUESDAY Adventures of Robinson Crusoe 4 (In Technicolor) FRIDAY A SATURDAY The Command (In Technicolor) Guy Madison, Joan Weldon, James Whitmore Added Color Cartoon—Artie Rivals SUNDAY Without Reservation John Wayne, Claudette Colbert Added Color Cartoon—Saddles RITZ Theatre THURSDAY A FRIDAY John Derek, Elaine Stewart, Thomas Gomez, Amanda Blake The Adventures Of Hajji Baba (In Cinemascope A Color) Also Cartoon—Bride and Gioom N. S. Austensen Rites At Whitmire Norman Samual Austensen, 48, died Thursday night at the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Corria McKain, in Whitmire, after a seri ous illness of one year.. He was born in Washington, D. C., the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Levi Austensen. He had been an employe of Prince Radio and Electrical Supply. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War 11 as a pharmacist’s mate first class and was overseas 18 months, stationed in the British West In dies. He was a member o% the Catholic Church and of the DAY. He is survived by his wife* Mrs. Margaret McKain Austensen; one daughter, Miss Irene Austensen, Whitmire; and brothers, Robert J., Whitmire, and Phillip J. Austensen, Silver Springs, Md. Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at the home of Mrs. McKain, 26 Gary Street, by Father Gerald Ernest, with full have not been overlooked by these conservation minded farmers. They have built more than 160 farm ponds and stocked them with bass and bream. Fish for these ponds were furnished by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Servicfe. Wildlife area improvement has been completed, on 150 acres. This consists mainly of planting of -bi- color lespedeza for quail feed. Each year the S. C. Wildlife Re sources Department allots 50,000 bicolor plants and about 50 pounds of seed to each SCD In South Caro lina for use in establishing feed plots. More than 4022 miles of ter races have been built to make water walk off the fields and to encour age as much as possible to soak up in the middles of the crops on the contour between the terraces. If all of these terraces were in one continuous terrace it would be long enough to reach from New berry to Columbia and back 38 times. Even with this great progress during the past two decades, the job is far from complete. Acceler ated erosion has been going on for two centuries or more. This dam age cannot all be undone in two decades but great strides have been made in that direction. Many changes have been made much progress has been realized, much remains to be done. There are now far less people on the farms to do it, but they have the help of mechanization, fertiliza tion, electricifation, artieiflal in semination, SCS technical assist ance, research, and modem skills that our forefathers never knew. Newberry Graduates School Teachers Professor W. E. Monts, Director of Teachfer Training at Newberry College, announced today that the College will graduate five secon dary school teachers at the end of the first semester. The .follow ing seniors will accept teaching positions beginning the second Semester; Grover Davis, Harvey Dickert, Paul WilHams, Sam Der rick, and Rudy Shealy. ( Calvin Crozier UDC Price survives. Surviving in addition to his wife are three daughters, Mrs. M. S. Ware, Forest City, N; C.; Mrs. J. L. Sinclair, Whitmire, and Mrs. R. H. Mathews, Charlotte; one son, A. I. Christy, Birmingham, Ala.; one sister, Mrs. Walter Suggs, Cliff side, N. C.; two brothers, Zeb Christy, Greenville, and Charley Christy, Avondale, N. C.; 13 grand children and 17 great-grandchil dren. ' * . Funpral services were conducted . Sunday at 3 pan. at Whitmire Methodist Church by the Rev. C. O. Bell and Dr. R. N. DuBose, The regular meeting of the vin Crozier Chapter, U.D.C., be held Tuesday, December 8:00 p.m. at the home of Thompson Price, with Mrs. Garlington and Mrs-,. A. T. as associate hostesbM her is asked to bripg to ing, or send to Mrs; Cyril son, a new one dollar unaddressed Christmas ca the women, at , the Co: Home. LOCAL TAG OFFICE ON NEW SCHEDULE The motor vehicle license dis tribution office of Newberry has been placed on a three-day sche dule now that the renewal “rush period” has been completed, it wa& announced from the office of the Chief Highway Commissioner Claude R. McMillan. Under the new plan the office will be open tor motor vehicle licenses all day Mondays and Fri days, and until 1 p.m. on Satur days. Driver licenses may also be obtained on the same schedule as is" the pasL We repair all types Satisfaction Gua Bfcctrie 2329 Main St., Columbia, ■ USED PLUMBING — New Tubs, Sinks, Lavatories, lent condition. Noah's Abbeville, 8. ***•(*£} EDWARD A. CHRISTY ' Edward A. Christy, 78, died at his home on Railroad Avenue., in Whitmire, early last Friday after noon after several months’ illness. He was bora and reared in West ern North Carolina and .Jived in Whitmire for the past 37 years. He was employed by the Seaboard Railroad for 40 years until bis re tirement in 1940. He was a mem ber of the Whitmire Methodist Church and was a steward for a number of years. He was an hon orary steward at the time of his death. He was twice married, first to Mrs. Frances Etta Christy, who died in 1918. His second wife was the former Miss EU& Duncan, who military rites. Burial followed in Whitmire Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Theron Prince, Max Duckett, M. L. Baker, Theodore Williams and Bill Dunn. pe lia NOTICE OF SALE I will have a sale of “ 1 irsonal property of Ella Wil iams, deceased, at her home on East Johnstone Street Extension, on Saturday morning; December 11, 1954, beginning at 10 o’clock. Three lots, with a house on each lot, and a lot of nice furniture and house furnishings will be offered for sale. • t - * H. C. HOLLOWAY, 31-2tc -« | MI PRINTING—The Sun Is well equip ped to handle all yotir orders. We specialise heads, envelopes, statements, invoices. Ws any kind of receipt boek, ered, or plain. Ruled forms, vou chers, any many, many other It ems. Try ns tor quality printing with prompt service. Phone Now 1. We’ll be glad to calL FOR SALE-7-6 room bungalow In City of Newberry on paved street Reasonably priced. For information, contact B. O. Long, Tel. 441J-3. 32-4tc SATURDAY John Ireland, Dorothy Malone, Bruce Carlisle The Fast and The Furious Also Cartoon—Wlcky Wacky Ro mance MONDAY & TUESDAY Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse, Elaine Stewart Brigadoon (In Cinemascope A Color) Also Cartoon—Word of Mouse el* “ALL PAID FORI Thanks To A CHRISTMAS CLUB CHECK ^ • From y # • . - NEWBERRY COUNTY BANK” It’s much more fun to give when a Christmas Club Check takes care of the bills. Our 1955 Christmas Club is now open —ready for your first deposit. In case you never mad a Christmas Club—you just come in and sign up to deposit any amount from 50c to $20 each week for 50 weeks. Then— just ’fore Christmas 1955 we give you your Christmas Gtab Check. It really turns Christmas into a Happy New Year. Newberry County Bank MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Newberry, S. C. Joanna, S. C.