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PAGE SIX THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1966 FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemaon Extension Information Specialist flUCE ALLOTMENT County Agent Tate tells me Jas per county has a rice allotment, UtOO acres. He says their trial planting of commercial rice have done well <be past few years, and there is considerable interest in reviving the dead industry there. In Colleton, Charleston, and Horry counties the agents showed me some fine fields of rice growing the past few years too. Most of our rice stored in the elevators at Estill and milled in Walterboro. There they are en riching it and putting it out in neat cellophane packages. FARM ANb HOME WEEK You might want to mark it on your calendar now. Farm and Home Week at Clemson this year 4s August 15-19th. COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT In 1953 Oconee county started a community improvement contest. Znst year it was greatly enlarged there and extended over the state. “When they checked up last fall. County Agent Morgan tells me, they found 1240 of their 3,280 farms have done something defi nite as their part in their com munity farm and home improve ment. And one who travels over that county told me you could really tell when you came into one of those communities that were in the contest. Improvements showed on every side, from mail boxes to landscaped homes. Oconee has local prizes and the Regressive Farmer offered prizes fer this state-wide rural com munity improvement contest. Com- ruunities in many counties took part in it in 1954. How about yours tor this year? County agents have ihe details. WATER HOLES During Christmas, I went by to see Carlisle Goodman, a friend in the Shiloh section of Sumter county. I noticed mounds of white earth (sand) at places along where they had not been before. So I asked him, "what of ’em?" He said, “Man it looks like everybody and his brother is dig ging a water hole. There must be 25 or 30 in this community.” I asked, "what for^” "Irrigation," was the answer. Carlisle had already dug two. In that part of the state, those reservoirs, in the low springy places that abound, furnish con siderable water. And even last summer during the record drou ght, County Agent Bryant of Lee tells me some of them recovered practically overnight when they pumped them down. This is a very constructive and lasting use those farmers were putting their farm allowance to. In Sumter county, I was told, this amounts to $1.60 per acre of tilled land. As far as that allowance reaches, the farm program pays 10 cents a cubic yand for building such water holes. And they were getting ’em dug for 15 cents a cubic yard. So they only cost the farmers 5 cents out-of-pocket money a yard to build. And those holes won’t get away from you like most other practices will. They should be there indefinitely, furnishing stock water all year through and some irrigation water as needed. Maybe some fish too, and surely swimming in that clear water in the summertime. MELON WARNING For several years I’ve been tell ing you about that wonderful new watermelon Miss Universe (Mir iam Steveson) named “Charles ton Gray’’ at last year’s Clemson Farm and Home Week. Now, this year, for the first time, seed of it PROSPERITY NEWS Choose the resort designed ibr you FLORIDA Sorenc HOTEL o kaiie FLORIDA POINSETTIA BtfUHHOIH. Where else hut e* an AlsoneH Hotel will you find such a plan for Uisuref JOKAKE INN, in the "Val ley of the Sun," 10 miles east of Phoenix. Typically Southwestern in decor, climate end manners. All resort activities. Private pool. Hand picked Quests. The SORENO, St. Petersburg, Florida, on beautiful Tampa Bay, ideally located, excellent food, finest entertainment. Delightful guest rooms. POINSET TIA Beach Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, "around the corner from everything." Luxurious appoint ments, finest bathing on the coast. All sports and recreation. Alsonett Hotels ore renowned for fine facilities and courteous, efficient service. Write for reservation information directly to hotel of yonr choice, or our Chicago Office— Alsonett Resort Hotels, 808 North Michigan Avenue. Chicago* Illinois. Telephone No.—Superior 7*3933 (Continued from page 3) Sunday morning was Dr. S. W. Hahn, of the Lutheran Seminary in Columbia, and a former pastor of the church. Dr. and Mrs. Hahn were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Bedenbaugh. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Furman Fulmer announce the engagement of their daughter, Carolyn Ruth, and Fran cis M. Garner, son of Mr. and Mrs F. M. Garner of Gaffney. The wedding will take place February 26. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. and Mrs. George Elbert Hipp announce the birth of a son, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital, February 30th. The baby weighed 8 pounds. Mrs. Hipp is the former Minnie Kinard. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Epting an nounce the birth of a son. Holmes Harold, on February 20th, at the Newberry County Memorial Hos pital. The Eptlngs have a daugh ter, Hope, two years old. Mrs. Ep ting in the former Harriette Ear- gle. PERSONAL ITEMS * Mrs. J. W. Taylor came home Wednesday from the Newberry Hospital, where she underwent surgery. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Hamm, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Williams have returned from a several days’ visit in Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wise and their three daughters, Judy, Pam, and Freida, of Winnsboro spent the weekend with Mrs. Wise’s mother, Mrs. L. J. Fellers. Dr. and Mrs. George W. Harmon were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Paschal, Columbia, last Tuesday evening. They also at tended the Ice Vogues at the Township Auditorium. Mrs. W. E. Hunter of Orange burg spent Sunday with her dar ughter, Mrs. Raymond W. Hipp. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Riley and their son, Gene of Riley were sup per guests of Mrs. A. B. Hunt and Mrs. Frances Spotts, Friday. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Brissie and their two sons, George and Robert, of Woodruff spent Saturday with Mrs. Brissie’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mills. m FOR HOME FINANCING 'To ' Build • To Remodel To Refinance m "Save Where Hundred* Save Million* if im - ■ in "» SOLDIER'S MEMORIAL . . . Geo. and Mrs. Mac Arthur unveil eight-fost statue mad ed in Los Angfetes in honor of the great soldier's 75th birthday this week's^ \< >/ patterns.. IT AUCEY LAM 440 2712 It • 40 Send Them Together DRY CLEANING - LAUNDRY MIMBKR Sanitone Dry Cleaning Removes all dirt, makes colors sparkle like new. Leaves no Dry Cleaning Odor and Careful Pressing lasts longer. Damp Wash-Fluff Dry Finished Bundles Commercial Laundering makes your clothes Cleaner and Sparkling White. Phone 310 for Pick Up and Delivery Service or save 20% for Cash & Carry The Newberry Steam Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co. mm mm - >- •—m« ,"i jin ■ ip iii.iW— Flowers' and Gifts for All Occasions C A R TEE’S r Day Phones 719 & 76—Night 513-R ! T 'y\> t * ■* TRAIN FOR WAR . . . Camouflaged Nationalist Chinese infantrymen drill under U. S. instructors hi mosa. Communist China’s of truce spun defense of Formosa and adjacent islands. BOYS IRI THAT WAY By J. M. ELEAZER Syrup makin’ time brought pleasant days to boyhood in the Stone Hills of the Dutch Fork when I was there. We lived almost entirely from our soil. And syrup tasking was a regular thing. Ours was sorghum, for sugar cane wasn’t exactly suited there. We planted sorghum for three purposes. But it was all planted at the same time and in the same field. Part of it was thinned out so it would grow larger for syrup. The rest we let grow thick for feed. Part of that was cut along as it ripened and fed green to m Me. 44# Fr»jr*r | 18-la. with e«Ur*4 berOee, Pr*«M«*at vfl»a glem •rSarlaf. Traaafw, ••tot tastracticas. N*. S71S *■ la utaem t%, Ma ggaar* Stall**, N«w TarttlS, K. T. TIM a«w SMUNO-StTMim. FASH ION BOOK with m—tme «T mKMtoaal ■trim. Ste •xtrat MmSlwrmfc OaUU 88# fraaatas tattira. 984 MAIN 8T. PHONE 810 will be on the market. There is one dark cloud hang ing over this great melon. Along during the time it was being tested out over the state for car-lot ship ping quality, naturally some of the seed were saved. Most of those plantings were not isolated. There fore much mixing took place, sometimes even with citrons. So many of those seed are unreliable, and mixed melons are bound to show up from most of them. But fortunately a fairly good supply of Certified Charleston Grays was produced last summer. It will be wise to plant nothing but those, if you want insurance against dis appointment. Marion Connelly and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Obenshain of Dahlgren. Va. spent the weekend with Mr. Connelly’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Copnelly. Mr. and Mrs. Birge Wise and their little daughter, Mary of Co lumbia were supper guests last Friday of Mrs. J. Frank Browne. Miss Martha Counts of Savan nah, Ga., spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. H. E. Counts, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. George S. Wise of Columbia were supper guests of Mr. Wise’s sister, Mrs. L. W. Har mon, Saturday night. Miss Phyllis Wise spent the weekend at Erskin College as the guest of Miss Linda Hancock. Mrs. W. D. Moore of Newberry spent the weekend with Miss Susie Langford. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Adams of Saluda, N. C. spent the weekend with Mr. Adam’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Mayo Creel of Hemingway were weekend guests of Mrs. Creel’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Perry. June Jr. and Carol Campbell of Greenville spent last Tuesday with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Mills. With Mrs. P. C. Singley for the weekend were her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Cal lahan of Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bedenbaugh of Easley spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maxcy Bedenbaugh and Mrs. J. A Counts. Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hunt and their daughters, Janet and Joan, of Spartanburg were weekend guests in the home of Mr. Hunt’s mother, Mrs. A B. Hunt. hogs, cattle, and work stock. The rest was cut when ripe and stored as dry forage. But that part thinned concerned us kids most. We started chewing it as soon as the sap got the least bit sweet. And when it was ready for syrup it was really good. You could trail us across the hills by the cuds of fibre we discarded. Then when time came for strip ping the fodder off preparatory to syrup making, we didn’t like It much. For that was work. The long canes were then whacked off at the ground with the cycle or butcher-knife and piled across the rows. These were loaded oh t the wagon and hauled to the syrup mill, a press and crude open pan under a great oak at a neighbor’s house. Each farmer piled his as near the press as he could and awaited his turn. The press was two steel rollers geared together and turned by a mule pulling a long beam round and round. 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