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On Thursday, the department returned an unfavorable report on a bill that would grant additional basic crop acreage to our farmers who have suffered crop losses in the recent disasters. An unfavor able report, however, does not necessarily mean the bill cannot be passed, although it does dim its chances. This bill, which I - vi • • • • i.,.V - i: 1 Choose Our Home Loan! i MONEY-SAVING PREPAYMENT PRIVILEGE EASY MONTHLY REPAYMENTS MANY YEARS TO REPAY GET THE FACTS TODAY "Save Where Hundreds Save Millions" BUILDING and LOAN ASSOCIATION PINCKNEY N. ABRAMS. Sec.-7reos. 1117 BOYCE STREET THE BELFAST BtMMMG NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROUNA SEW AND SAVE — ft ife- — WEEKEND SPECIALS — CREASE RESISTANT VOILE 42” WIDE $1.19 yd. Carolina Remnant Shop ii- m W->. tig?'. m. fi- * “Talk about false economy—I always swore I’d never borrow money for home repairs like my neighbor does. And now I’ve scarcely got a home left.” But it’s nev£r too late to get started. A phone call now will do it; and I’ll go right down and pick up the money. r c e i i J “Your Private Bankers'* 1418 Main St. Newberry ’ v - ! mmm: . ■) ■ By O. F. ARMFIELD, SR. I have had a conviction for some time that if we knew less we would be happier and live a lot longer. In the absence of any research on this, I believe I can produce a living (at one time), example that there is merit in my contention. Tom Parr came to this country from Ireland and settled on the river off to the right of the old Charleston road in the vicinity of what is now Peak. He felled trees and dug a living out from between the stumps in the form of Indian corn and turnips. But he was hap- I py. He lived in peaceful ignorance. In these enlightened times you can turn the knob of a box and hear more bad nelvs in five min utes than a man living in an ear lier century would have heard in a lifetime. Before tidings of dis aster were flashed around the world folks could live peaceful- like and enjoy the ,good things which come with simplicity. This may be the reason Tom Parr, whose life story I ran upon recently, lived to be 152 years old. As I said, he was born in Ire land where he worked on a farm until he came to this country, and to Newberry district, way yonder in the beginning of things. They were cutting off heads of Royalty and commonfolks in France, the Russians and the English were banging away at each other over in the Crimea, but none of this reached Tom’s ears. He was hap py growing his corn and turnips and just plain living. Up to the age of 79 he was still a bachelor and probably thought of nothing except his corn and his turnips. But suddenly he did think of something else. He heard the rustle of a petticoat and he thought of Jane Taylor who was wearing it. He married her. Now, you may think such a move would be anathema to a peaceful life, but you are wrong. In those far- off days woman was just a handy utility, something to have about the house to do the dirty work and suffer in silence. So you pee Tom did not disturb his easy-flow ing existence. He kept right on being happy and piling qp the years. They had two children, both of whom died in infancy. In a few years Jane followed her little ones into heaven, a tired and worn wo man. But Tom lived on; hale and hearty and ignorant, stiil growing things on his land, still contented with his simple diet, undisturbed co-sponsored with Senator Rus sell and others, is pending before the Agriculture Committee. MORE SCHOOL LUNCH FUNDS I joined Senators Kerr and Monroney of Oklahoma on Thurs day in introducing a measure to increase funds for . the school lunch program. According to a re port from the Department of Agri culture, South Carolina and 17 other states will deplete their funds for this program before the end of the 1955 fiscal year, unless more money is appropriated. Our amendment to the supple mental appropriations bill provides for an increase of $7 million. This would make it possible for the government to continue to pay five cents on every lunch in South Carolina throughout the year. It was adopted by the Senate and sent to a free conference commit tee for final action. WEEK'S SENATE SPEECHES I made two brief addresses on the Senate floor last week. In one I paid tribute to the late President Franklin Roosevelt pn the 10th hn- niversary of his death. In the other I challenged the Hooveer Commis- sioiRfe charge that waste is in volved in the hauling of military hitchhikers on available military planes. History has recorded the stories of but few men who accompished so much on behalf of their fellow- men in so short a time as did President Roosevelt. Wren he took office millions were jobless, home less, and hungry. His programs, which were designed to meet the President Roosevelt. When he took Americans off their backs and put them back on their feet. In regard to military transporta tion costs, I yield to no one in de siring to eliminate waste, but service morale is no waste to our government. Very few of our men in Korea and' other outposts around the world can afford a round trip home when on emergen cy leave. Why deny them a seat on a military plane when space- is available? If we are to remain strong militarily, and save additional training costs, then we must in duce more of our trained service men to remain on active duty. Fringe benefits, such as military hitchhiking, are designed to ac complish this end. by affairs of the day and minding his own business. When he reached the age of 113 things were popping in this part of the world. The Spaniards blew up the Maine, Teddy Roose velt was charging up that hill in Cuba shooting and yelping, and Admirale came up with slogans which set folks afire with patriot ism. Fortunately for old Tom there was no radio to tell him that cal amity had busted out and that the shootln’ was going great guns. Sb he just went on living and enjoy ing himself, ao much so, in fact, that he married again at the age of 132. His second wife was no different from the first. Tom’s life flowed on, oblivious to* the out side world and its distractions. Tom might have lived forever if some Interfering fool had not brought him to Newberry to see the first train to run over the newly built railroad. When that thing came snorting down the tracks from the direction of Hel ena, It just soared old Tom to death. v '. His second wife took him back to Peak and buried him on a little knoll which he had cleared 100 years before. Today a big poplar grows right out of Tom’s belly. In Its branches birds sing,and nearby the river flows noiselessly to the sea. Tom awaits the resurrection, and if we can keep that Washington preach er of a 48-hour non-stop sermon out of Heaven we have right to believe he will continue to be hap py. Peace to his Ignorant ashes! THE WALK H. D. AGENT SCHEDULE The County Home Agents, Mrs. Margie D. Freeman and Mrs. Mar garet R. Coleman, announce the following schedule for the week of April 25th through April 30th. Monday, April 26: office, home visits. Tuesday, April 26: Newberry high school 4-H club, radio 12:45 p. m., Silverstreet HDC at 3 p. m. with Mrs. Franoes Long, Mrs. Catherine Long and Mrs. Annie Bowers as hostesses. Wednesday, April 27: office. Thursday, April 28: Home Dem. Leaders Training Meeting at 9:30 a.m. at the Agricultural building for Consumer education leaders from the following clubs: Jalapa, Jolly Street, Hartford, New Hope Zion, Pomaria and Vaughnville. Little Mountain HDC at 3 p. m. at Fellowship hall with Mrs. H. C. Shealy and Mrs. Lonzo Shealy as hostesses. Friday, April 29: office. ^ State 4-H Leaders conference Camp Bob Cooper. Saturday, April 30: State 4-H leaders conference Camp Bob Cooper. • I have a little book, really it is a single poem, called simply “The Walk’. None of the lines rime, but what it lacks In rhythmical move ment, is made up for by the most flowery language^ever. The poem was written about 1870 by a Mr. Chapman, father of the late J. W. Chapman, city treasurer, whom many of our older people will re« member. His companion on the walk was a Mr. Caldwell. Of his antecedents 1 know nothing, but like Mr. Chapman, he was a loveff Pomaria school of the open - spaces. These two; > j old buddies walked and talked, and talked, and talked; over hill and down into verdant valleys— thru virgin woods of singing pines —from Newberry to far over In Saluda county and back again. The mocking bird, the thrush, but most of all the blue bird— that tiny symbol of happiness, moved our walking nature lovers to line after line of tender rhap sody. And the "mighty Saluda’’, as they called it, came in for a lot of nice compliments on its ma jesty; its silent-flowing strength. They stopped over night with friends here and there back in the forest primeval and their descrip tion of meals they found is a poem to itself. The climax of the^ walk was a sad one. Our poets had stopped over night with a friend, and here they found a pretty girl who had been wronged, and by a darn Yan kee at that! This trusting young Saluda fe male thing, who knew nothing of life more exciting than a cotton patch or a pen of pine-rooter hogs, had lost her heart to a villian ped dler of enlarged photographs. Now, you can imagine with what force such a situation struck and em bittered the hearts of two poets! Two who revered beauty where- ever they saw it, but particularly the unsullied beauty of a fresh corn-fed gal. This cruel thing, and at the hands of a slick Yan kee at that! The evening meal over, the girl huddled in one corner of the room with a black shawl about her smooth, white shoulders; her little woods colt sat in the center of the room playing with a bucket of corn cobs and cooing something unintelligible, but very ft.tnu«iDg to the girl’s father who remarked now and again that the boy was just like his father. At such a remark the girl’s wan face twisted and she let out a little gasp. The poets brushed their eyes, cleared their throats, while the girl’s mother just punch ed the fire and gazed steadily in to it, saying nothing. "Maw." “Maw". No answer. “Hear me, maw”? "What is it Luke"? "Old Fsmny ought to come in tonight.” Again the girl’s face twisted. She remembered another night and another new life, and she re- memb'ered the man who had brought shame upon her. She wondered about her boy. Would he have some of the city ways of his father or would be grow up to be coarse and uncouth like his grandfather? Here we are left hanging by expressing her thanks for the club’s thoughtfulness during her bereavehient. The annual trip was planned for April 20, to go to the Dtf^nt plant at Camden and also to visit other places of interest. The program consisted of a surprise stork shower for Mrs. Eugene Shealy.' During the social hour, the .hos tess served a delicious salad plate with sandwiches, brownies, ooni chips and Easter candy Bunnies The drink was iced punch. BOOKMOBILE SCHEDULE Thursday, April 28th Mt. Bethel Garmany—Mrs. Min nie Leitzsey, Mrs. Raymond Nich ols. Maybinton community — Mrs. Arthur Maybin. Strother community—Mrs. Jeff Suber. Crook’s store—-Homer Crooks. New Hope-Zion community —Miss Olive Eargle. Pomaria community—Mrs. Ben Johnson. Friday, April 29th St Philips community — Mrs. John Stone. # Mrs. G. Y. Taylor. St Philips school. Adam Cromer to Keitt Purcell, one lot 50x147.7 and one lot 50x 146, both pn Long Street, $500. Ulysees Turley to Ernest Lay- ton, one lot on Bess street $300. O. F. Armfield, Sr. to Ruth T. Armfield, one lot and one building on Jessica Ave, $5, love and af fection and other valuable consid erations. Mrs. Kate A. Mower to^ Mrs. Rozelle W. Scott, one lot on Mc- Hardy street, $1200. Ralph B. Baker to Ernest H. Layton, one lot on South Street $4200. Newberry 1, Outside Mrs. Mary F. Wells, et al to Lindsy L. Guin and Mildred D. Guin, one lot on Wells Park Drive, $5 and other valuable considera tions. S. C. Paysinger to E. T. Barnes and Effie Saunders Barnes, three lots on Newberry-Whitmire high way, $1300. Whitmire No. 4 Gordon C. King to Cromer N. Silvers and Ruth D. Silvers, one lot and one building, $100 and other considerations. Pomaria No. 5 i George W. Keitt to Roy Doolit tle four and one-half acres and one building (Mt. Pleasant School) $700. Prosperity No. 7 <Ada S. Long and Bertha S. Mc Cullough to Murray Lumber Co., one lot, one lot 118 acres and one .building, $800. MOTHERS CLUB MEETING The regular monthly meeting of the Marion Davis Mother’s club was held Wednesday night, April 6, with Mrs. Harper Wherry as hostess and Mesdames Olin Inabi- net and Carol Baxter in charge of the program. The president, Mrs. Olin Inabi- net, called the meeting to order, after which the club song was sung. The chaplain, Mrs. Orin Amick, led the devotions. During a business meeting, a card was read from Mrs. L. L. Haltiwanger our poet friends. Did the little boy grow up to be city slicker? And what happened to £he mother? Did she pine away to an early grave? Frankly, we don’t know, but due to the sad circumstances I expect she did depart this cruel world in a natural manner; or, she might have jumped into the silent Saluda. At any rate, she had to do one or the other to bring us sorrowing to the very I end. m&r- v.-. v kj$fi fe,'. 2 price sale! 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Th$ machinery for such cooperation is a Soil Conser vation District. We are piPud to have been an affiliate member of the Newberry Soil Conservation District during the past year and our hats are off to the SCS technicians and to the more than 1000 cooperators in the county who are working together to prevent such tragedy of erosion as shown above. Spartan Grain & Mill Co.