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PAGE FOUR
THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1966
Brothers Make a Team Of
Resourceful Farmers
Former Newberrian Wed At Enoree
MRS. GUY BOWERS, Deborrah Jane, Nancy Diane and Mr. Bowers in front of their new home on
the Bowers’ brothers balanced farm in Newberry County.
Miss Peggy Anne Shealy, daugh
ter of Mr. • and Mrs. Frank Ma
thias Shealy, Enoree, was mar
ried to Burris Endel Ramey, son
oS Mr. * and Mrs. Endel Lee Ra
mey, Inman; June 12 at 5 p. m. at
Enoree Methodist Church.
The Rev. D. M. Shull officiated
at the double ring ceremony.
Mrs. Don Waldrep, organist, En
oree,' and Miss Mamie Bishop, vo
calist, Newberry, presented the
music.
Mrs. J. W. May, aunt of the
bride, Union, was matron of ho
nor. Miss Martha Dell Shealy,
cousin of the bride, Newberry, was
maid of honor. They wore floor
length dresses in blush pink with
headbands of matching net and
carried nosegays of deep pink car
nations and pink gypsophila.
Other attendants were Miss Lo-
rene Fulmer, Newberry; ‘ Mrs.
Gqorge Cos, Charleston; MJss
Carole Dotherow, Inman, and Miss
Eleanor Elsey, Charleston. Junior
bridesmaids were Misses Martha
Crocker and Carol Workman, Eno
ree. They wore aqua dresses ancL
carried pastel bouquets.
Endel Lee Ramey, Inman, was
best man. Roger Ramey, brother
of the bridegroom, and Gerry
Shealy, brother of the bride, were
acolytes, Emory Bishop, Harri
son Bell, Jerome Morrow and
Harold and Guy Bowers of the
Silverstreet section of Newberry
County make a real farming team.
They operate/a farm of about 1,-
000 acres with 350 acres in culti
vation.
Beef cattle and hogs are their
main farm enterprises. Commer
cial egg production is also engag
ed in by one of the brothers. The
beef herd consists of 75 brood
cows and some 20-25 calves of all
sizes that are kept for replace
ment stock. All other calves pro
duced are sold at weaning age.
It takes a lot of feed for this size
herd and also for the 10 brood
sows that produce two litters of
pigs each year. The Bowers
brothers have met this problem by
fencing tbeir cropland to permit
before and after harvest grazing.
Their livestock get the grazing
from some 275 acres of heavily
seeded and well fertilized small
grains in the winter months un
til March and then again after
harvest. Corn land is also graz
ed after harvest. Only the 40 acres
of cotton escapes the grazing pro
gram.
Much of the land used for small
grains is in Bermuda sod. On most
farms this would be considered a
real problem. But on the Bowers
farm the Bermuda is an asset be
cause it provides green grazing in
the summer. With power machin
ery the sodded land can be prepar
ed for grain without too much
difficulty and by the time the
grain is ready for harvest the
Bermuda has started coming back
to provide excellent summer pas
ture. This system also gets full
advantage of the heavy fertiliza
tion applied on the grain crops.
Permanent pasture development
is also a feature of the Bowers
general farm plan. Slow growing
hardwoods are being cleared from
live in an attractive six-room
home built of native stone. The
home was remodeled three years
ago. It is fully equipped with all
modern conveniences for easy
homemaking. A unique feature of
the home is the large cellar that
Mrs. Bowers uses for storing eggs
from her poultry enterprise.
Gene Crocker ushered.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, w r ore imported Chan'
tilly lace and tulle over bridal sa/-
tin. The bodice was designed with
portrait neckline and sleeves end
ing in points. The tulle skirt, ap-
pliqued with lace medallions, end
ed in a cathedral train. <
She wore an imported tulle veil
attached to a cap of lace and tulle
embroidered wirh seed pearls, and
carried a cascade of calla lilies.
The bride’s mother wrore pure
silk organza over taffeta with
pink accessories and lavender or
chid. The mother of the bride
groom wore Mue with matching
accessories and lavender orchid.
The reception followed at the
Enoree Community Hall.
For traveling, the bride wore
a white silk shantung dress with
matching jacket, pink accessories
and orchid corsage.
Mrs. Ramey, a graduate of
Newberry High School, attended
Newberry College, where she was
a member of the College Singers,
Student Christian Association, Lu
theran Student Association, EU'
terpean Music Club and Boosters
Club. Mr. Ramey was graduated
from Inman High School, attend
ed Clemson College for two years
and is now a student at Wofford
College.
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MEMBERS OF LOCAL UNIONS who OOilirorence In Washington recently
are shown above with Senator Strom Thurmond at his office In the Senate Office Building. Thoso
from Newberry are P. E. Rinehart, behind the senator to the left; R. E. (Red) Harmon on the
senator’s right, Ed McConnell next to Mr. Harmon and E. F. McCutcheon on the far righL
Prosperity News
MRS. B. T. YOUNG, Correspondent
MR. AND MRS. HAROLD BOWERS and daughter, Ann, recip
ients of the Balanced Farm Piacque from the Clemson Extension
Service. (Clemson College Extension Photo.)
STARS
By LYN CONNELLY
W ELL, Artha Godfrey has
made his headlines again, bat
this time, in all fairness, we will
analyze the cause and effect of his
firings . . The consensus of
opinion is that Godfrey gives no
warning to an act before firing,
which is something considered
completely unethical . . . Actually,
every employer—whether in show
business or otherwise — reserves
( the right to hire and fire personnel
... It is no secret that Godfrey’s
show is slipping in favor . . . The
ratings prove that beyond all
doubt . . . Most of the troubl^ is
with the redhead himself . . . How
ever, if he was surrounded with
entertainers that were lively and
topnotch, the public would con
tinue to watch despite their griev
ances re the master.
Frank Parker, while a has-been
singer, still lends a certain in
formal wit to the program and
there can never be too much of
that around . . . Janette Davis
would be our choice to go rather
than Marian Marlowe . . . How
ever, she has probably been
around so long Godfrey regards
her as a fixture by now ... In
such instances as firing an act on
the air, as in the case of Julius
La Rosa, or dismissing a producer
because he becomes engaged to
one of his singers, it seems to us
unwarranted and typical Godfrey
. . . But no one is signed to his
shows on a lifetime basis and all
who are chosen certainly benefit
by his influence for the length of
time they are on, so we can’t find
much cause for rage.
Because of his earlier shenani
gans, Godfrey is definitely persona
non grata with the pre£s; there
fore, anything he does is magnified
beyond all proportions . . . He
probably brought that upon him
self, yet the fact remains that
ethers fire their cast and it is all
hushed up . . . Jack Paar dis
missed singer Betty Clooney and
bandleader Pupi Campo for' the
simple reason that they announced
their engagement!
the river bottoms and this pro
ductive land seeded to fescue
grasses and clover. As this land
is developed more cattle will be
added to the farm business.
The Bowers brothers are also
engaged in sawmilling. This enter
prise supplements their farming
operations and makes possible a
division of responsibilities and
work that keeps everybody busy
the year-round. Harold has pri
mary responsibility for the man
agement of the farm and Guy
looks after the sawmilling, con
tacting for timber stands.
Commercial egg prodqctmm^is
an important enterprise witn ohe
of the families. This is not a part
of the partnership arrangement
but is handled almost entirely by
Mrs. Harold Bowers. Approximate
ly 1,000 laying hens are kept, and
another 1,000 young chickens are
being grown out on the range as
replacement stock.
Adequate housing is provided
for the poultry along with auto
matic waterers and other labor-
saving implements. Mrs. B<y#ers
collects and hand grades some 80f
eggs daily. The eggs are sold to
the Southeastern Hatchery at
premium prices.
The Bowers farm is well equip
ped with late-model machinery.
Three tractors of varying sizes, a
self-propelled oombine, hay baler,
and grain drills are among the
main items of larger equipment.
There are ample farm buildings
for the machinery and storage of
crops. Practically the entire farm
is under fence. Rods and rods of
woven wire, excellently maintain
ed, distinguish the farm boundar
ies of this farm. Also much cross
fencing has been put in to facili
tate field grazing. Several farm
ponds for stock water and recrea
tion are also features of this
farm. _ p'
Tenant houses on the Bowers
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farm arejieat and maintained’ 4n
good condition. This helps to at
tract and hold good tenants. Alqo
the hands are provided work at
the sawmill when farm work is
slack.
Both families have nice comfort
able homes. Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Bowers and their daughter, Ann,
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bowers and
their two small children, Debor
rah Jane and Nancy Diane, live in
a new six-room brick home that
also affords all modern conven
iences such as a pressure water
system, bathroom, and modern ap
pliances for the kitchen.
The BOwers families are good
livers. They have ample farm
grown vegetables along with meat,
milk and eggs for family con
sumption. Some canning and
considerable freezing is done to
conserve foods for out-of-season
needs.
The families are very active in
church and community affairs.
They are members of the Silver-
street Lutheran Church. Harold
and Guy are members of the Farm
Mrs. E. O. Counts, one of the
oldest and most loved citizens of
Prosperity, celebrated her 90th
birthday last Thursday.
On Thursday evening the neigh
bors of Mrs. Counts gave her a
surprise birthday party. The
group came in carrying a birth
day cake with lighted candles
and singing “Happy Birthday.’ *
The cake was later cut and
served with ice cream. Mrs.
Counts was given a silver Bible
marker. * /
On Sunday the children, grand
children, great-grandchildren, and
other close relatives of Mrs.
Counts honored her vfith a picnic
dinner served ait the home of her
daughter-in-law),) Mirs. G. W.
Counts. She also received many
gUV*.
Present for the occasion were
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Counts, Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Keyes and two
dhildren of Portsmouth, Virginia,
Mr. and Mrs. John Schrum and
their daughter, Johnnie, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Cornwell and > their
small daughter of Linoolnton, N.
C.; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Counts
and their children of Charlotte, N.
C.; Miss Lucile Counts and Mrs.
Minnie Johnston of Little Moun
tain; Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Counts,
Miss Betty Jo Counts, Mrs. A. N.
Farmers Association. The wives
belong to the PTA, the Home
Demonstration Club, and the
County Council of Farm Women.
Mrs. Harold Bowers is the Presi
dent of the Silverstreet Home
Demonstration Club and amem-
ber of the Newberry County Agri
cultural Committee.
Ann BowerSj 15, has participat
ed in 4-H and JHA activities. She
is president of the Silverstreet
JHA and was chosen FFA Sweet
heart of the Silverstreet Chapter.
The Bowers homes and farm
business operations meet the
standards for good farming and
homemaking and well deserve the
Balanced' Farm plaques awarded
the families last year by the New
berry County Agricultural Com
mittee and the Clemson College
Bureau and the Silverstreet Young Extension Service,
Crosson, Sr., Mr and Mrs. A. hi.
Crosson and their two children,
Miss Grace Burton Reagin, all of
Newberry;
Also, Misses Rpth and Mildred
Boinest, T. L. Boinest, Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Boinest and Mary
Jean, of the Jolly Street com
munity; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Su-
her, Pomaria; Mr. and Mrs. De-
leal Boinest, Columbia; Mrs. Gur-
don Counts and two sons, Gurdon
Wright and Richard of ‘Prosper
ity; Misses Ethel and Katherine
Counts of the home.
Mrs. Oscar Wessinger was hos
tess to the Crepe Myrtle Garden
Club in June.
Mrs. Hoyt Boland, vice presi
dent, presided in the absence of
the president, Miss Bertha Ruff.
Mrs. W. B. Ackerman, program
chairman, talked about things to
do this month.
Mrs. Hoyt Boland gave glean
ings. Mrs. J. A. Singley conduct
ed recreation with the prize go
ing to Mrs. W. A. Ballentine, I
After the business session the
hostess served a sweet course.
Visiting Mrs. J. A. Sease Sun
day afternoon were Mrs. Tom
Sease and two children. Tommy
and Myrna, and her grandson,
Tpmmy Davis, of Clinton.
Little Misses Judy and Pam
Wise of Winnsboro are spending
this week with their grandmother,
Mrs. L. J. Fellers.
The following groups of the
Women of the Church of Grace
Church will meet Friday after
noon: The Gertrude Leonard with
Mrs. H. B. Hendrix at 3:30.
The Lillie Kyzer with Mrs. Vic
toria Stockman at four o’clock.
1 Miss Bertha Ruff is in the
Providence Hospital where she
underwent surgery last week. She
is improving satisfactorily.
Visiting Mrs. L. J. Fellers to
day (Thursday) are her’ sister,
Mrs. Margaret Rawls and her two
sons, Billy and Marvin Rawls of
Miami, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Luther, Jr.
spent Father’s Day with Mrs. Lu
ther’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. San
ford in Newberry.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Edmunds
of Asheville, N. C. spent the week
end with Mrs. Edmund’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hunt and
their two daughters, Misses Janet
and Joan, of Spartanburg, are
spending the week with Mrs A. B.
Hunt and Mrs. Frances Spotts.
Guests last Wednesday of Mrs.
A. B. Hunt and Mrs. Frances
Spotts were Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Riley and their son, Gene of Un
ion.
Mrs. Robert W. Pugh and' her
children, Bill, Linda and Mrs.
Carl Caughman and her son, Rus
ty of Orangeburg, have returned
from a ten days' visit in Buffalo
and Orchard Park, N. Y. and Ath
ens, Ohio. Mrs. Pugh’s daugh
ter and .grandson, Mrs. Ernie
Price and son, Robin, of Athens
accompanied them home.
Rev. and Mrs. Ben Clark are
returning home today (Thursday)
from Salem, Virginia, where R.
W. Clark attended the annual
meeting of the Board of the Lu
theran’s children’s home.
Miss Martha Counts who is
working in Savannah, Georgia is
spending this week with her mo
ther, Mrs. H. E. Counts, Sr.
Mrs. George S. Bearden, and
Miss Elizabeth Bearden tit Spar
tanburg spent several days last
week with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Lu
ther.
Mr. and Mrs. R. R Thomsen
and small son of St Louis, Mo.
are visiting Mrs. Thomsen’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wes
singer. With the Wessingers Sun
day were Mr. and Mrs. Elisha
Abrams of Bennettsville, Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Pinson of Cross Hill,
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Oswald and
their two daughters and Miss Eli
zabeth Dominick of Columbia.
Patricia, Peggy and Mike Har
mon .children of Mr. and Mrs.
Wallace Harmon of Dallas, Texas
are visiting their grandparents,
Dr. and Mrs. George W. Harmon.
Mrs. Gurdon W. Counts, and
two sons, have returned from a
trip to Florida. They went wijfc
Mrs.' Robert Reagin, her son, and
Mrs. A. K J&pting, of Greenwood.
They attended the wedding of
John Glass in Jacksonville last
Thursday evening. The group
visited SL Augustine, Daytona
Beach, Silver Springs and other
plac^p of interest in Florida.
Mrs. W. L. Campbell and two
children, June, junior and Carol,
and James and Peggy Camp, of
Greenville, are spending the
week with Mr. and Mrs. C. S.
Mills.
Carl Russell Caughman of Or
angeburg spent the weekend with
Mrs. Cora Stockman and Mrs. R.
W. Pugh. Mrs. Caughman and
son Rusty returned home with
Mr. Caughman.
Mrs. Jesse P. Garner (the form
er Miss Ruby Wheeler) of Ashe-
boro, N. C. spent Sunday with
Miss Grace Sease.
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Leaphart, Sr. were Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Jones and their two
sons, Fred and Tommy ot Tay
lors, and Mr. and Mrs. Beit Hall
of Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs- Quay ^Fellers of
Newbqrry, JMUw. U Fellers and
Miss Rosa Mae Mitchell of
perity attended a Hood
picnic at ^ Springs Park, near
Great Falls, Sunday.
LandStudy Book
Deed Transfers
Newberry No. 1
E. Moody Atchison to Faye C.
Bennett, et al, one lot, $5, love
and affection.'
Newberry No. 1 Outside
Louis C. Floyd to Otis Wells,
Jr., one lot |83. v
Derrill S. Beat to R. Derrill
Smith, one lot, $500.
Hal Kohn to Ezra Carlisle, Rine-
A treat 1 is in store for each of
the 1350 fifth and sixth grade pu
pils in the Newberry Soil Conser
vation District when they return
to school next September. Each !
of these children will be given a
very interesting and attractive il
lustrated booklet with appeal
young and old alike. It is d#
to tell the story of soil and w&iwr
conservation to children and. thi
parents. > .• 7;
The distribution of these book
lets has been made possible by
John T. Norris, manager. South
Carolina National Bank in. New
berry.
The booklet was developed by
a committee of the SoR Conserva
tion Society of America and is
entitled, “Through The Centuries!
The Story of LAND—Its Use and
Misuse.”
It is pointed out in the publica
tion that “we not only must cease
to exhaust our soil, water, farms,
forests and wildlife—we also
must replenish and Improve these
assets to keep pace with the '
growth of our nation, whose fu
ture population will demand more
production from the * nation's
land/*; . • V.f; ' c *r.
The supervisors of the Nksrbery.
ry Soil Conservation District plan
to invite the fifth and sixth- grsldf
teachers to meet with the Board
in September, at which time the
booklet will be discussed and de
livered to the teachers for distri
bution to the children wheat, school
stgrts in September.
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Prosperity No. ? |
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gan, and Sarah Morgan Riley to
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