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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6th, 1955 THE NEWBERRY SUN FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension Information Specialist FAIR TIME Fall—Fair time again! Have you looked over the prem ium list of your local or State fair? Standing around at fairs and looking at exhibits, I often hear someone say, “Oh, I had one bet ter than that.” And maybe they did. But why not bring it out “where folks can see it. And, re member, there is a little money in it too if it is better. Fair exhibits can serve a great purpose, that is, if folks will "bring them out. They do or should show things that meet the best market standards. Once we had false ideas about a product to wrin at a fair with. The biggest usually won. Not so now. I re member many years ago we wrote into the Sumter fair premiuih list, where I was county agent, some thing like this: “By ‘best* in this premium list is not necessarily meant biggest, but that size and quality of product that best meets market demands.” And I think al most all fairs have this idea em bodied in their premium lists now. Good fair exhibits teach al es- son. And the exhibitor can win some money on them too. Your county agent can likely help you make your selections. This- has been a pretty good crop year, and it will not be hard to get up some good exhibits on many farms. Study the premium lists and se lect what you can show. COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT The Bethel community up in York sure has an aggressive im provement program under _ way. Assistant County Agents Fant and Williams are helping them with it. The folks have erected 250 neat metal mailbox holders, with name plates attached. Also 10 neat signs on the highways, as you enter the community, welcoming you. They bought the old school building and moved it* to the river, where they are developing a com munity recreation area. Garbage Is not dumped around at various places there anymore. They selected some bad gullies that needed filling. There garbage is dumped until the gully is filled. Then it is bulldozed over with soil and sodded down. All cattle in the community have been tested for both Bangs and T. B. Just a few reactors were found and these were gotten rid of. They had a garden contest and a com munity clean-up week that gave things a new look. At community meetings they discuss and organize for action on their problems. A talent hunt program adds entertainment to their meetings. They have built a community tennis court, fixed up four churches and old cemeteries and improved their school play ground. The 147 4-H club members in that community are all in health improvement program. In 1939 the 4-H members set a third of an acre of pines at their school. This year they were thinned, getting 5.5 cords of pulpwood that brought $58 net. The past year they have built 11 new homes and 15 river cabins. Behind such outstanding com munity activity there is always a leader. In this case, without a doubt, it is Mrs. F. L. Baird. She was on the community improve ment program at Clemson’s Farm and Home week the past August. Dozens of other communities over South Carolina are actively engaged in similar improvemen.t It goes further than the things listed above. A better farm in come is at the core of it. The county and home agents . work closelywith the folks in these or ganized communities. Fairfield has 6 of these organ ized communities all doing well, according to County Agent Lynn. IRIGATION INTEREST Irrigation interest grows. Not only here in South Carolina, but all over the rainfall belt where I’ve been or heard from. At Clemson’s recent Farm and Home week a total of l4 major irrigation firms had exhibits here and demonstrated their equipment in the feld. That was a far call from just a few years ago when there were none. In considering irrigation, an ad equate source of water is the first thing to look for. Many of our farms do not have it now. But some do. And it is for these to think a little further and have some competent engineer design a system. Irrigation costs something and takes considerable labor. One needs to realize this and then plan and plant for yields that will jus tify it all. Those who have done all of this right are pleased with the results. Straight Talk By TOM ANDERSON In Farm and Ranch President Eisenhower came down from all the sweet talk at “the Sumuftit” a bigger man. (So far.) 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We can rest assured that Ge neva was no Yalta and no Pots dam; that President Eisenhower made no secret agreements giving away American rights and prop erty; that there was no re-divid ing and carving up of the world’s real estate; ho bartering of inno cent peoples from one nation to another^ no more leaders telling us “Good Old Joe” and the Krem lin just “need to understand us” while letting them gobble up a good part of the world. This was a non-secret Summit, attended by Americans who’re for America first; • Americans who’re neither^ Communist sympa thizers, one-worlders, nor ego maniacs. I cannot share the general en thusiasm for Eisenhower’s pro posal: You let us photograph all your atomic plants from the air and we’ll let you photograph ours —and we’ll swap blueprints of all military bases. Seems to me it should have been completely ob vious to the world that we would have done that anytime.*We would have practically everything to lose by such a plan. The Russians would probably learn little by photographing ours. The Commun ists probably know far more about our atomic installations than the American people do. We have few secrets. But an effective^ co-inspection system would have to take in a lot more than just an exchange of blueprints and aerial photography. That would be a mere beginning. Even if we could photograph their war plants, we couldn’t pho tograph their evil minds. They spent six days talking about new agreements. Out of fifty-two agreements signed by Russia since 1933, fifty have been broken. Can we make real agreements with butchers who’ve murdered mil lions because they disagreed? We would be foolish not to try every honorable avenue to peace. But we must never again forget that the Communists are—unti they prove otherwise—our num ber one enemy. The only thing they revere is force. (Our lead ers forgot or didn’t realize that during World War II.) And we must never forget that our Allies haven’t changed either. Britain’s the same old Britain: Looking out for the British Empire, period. It’s tragic that we didn’t have leaders during the past fifteen years tak ing care of America first—like Churchill took care of England. If the Russian leaders are sin cere, why shouldn’t they allow a free discussion inside all coun tries, of the causes of disagree ment and distrust, and let the world decide who’s right? Why not a free flow of travelers and information? Instead of jamming the Voice of America, why not let us broadcast anything we want to in return for the same privilege? Why have an Iron Curtain? No noncommunist nation has one. They won’t even discuss freeing the Soviet-held nations of Eastern Europe. - If the Russians had been really sincere, they’d have agreed to talk about unifying Germany, and freeing the millions they’ve en slaved as “satellites.” The Krem lin still aims to neutralize Ger many, wreck NATO and for6e all foreigners — especially Americans —out of Europe. Who else but Russia is an ag gressor? Russia hypocritically coos coexistence while undermin ing all existing non-communist governments by any possible means. Only on the Russian side is there a determination that one idea—Communism—'Shall conquer the whole world. Long-Range Aim Is Still to Destroy Us Why the sudden soft Russian attitude? Russia, is seems, is hav ing economic troubles. The supply of food and goods is not enough to go around. The people are restless and unhappy. That goes for both the Russians and the conquered peoples under the Kremlin rule. Russia desperately needs to devote less of her efforts to making death* weapons, so she can pro duce more necessities of life. Before the atomic bomb, man power was highly important, and on Russia’s side. In Russia, men are cheap but nuclear weapons are expensive and with its limit ed industry Russia is having a rough time keeping up in the arms race. The Russian rape of the world will doubtless continue—bpt, for a time, honeyed words will replace brute force. Their' program is a paper-program which they can go back on anytime. They won’t even discuss freeing the Soviet- held nations of Eastern Europe. Soviet leaders had believed the Marxist-Lenin line that Capital ism would collapse — in fact, they thought America would go into a terrific depression after the war. We’ve had the world’s great est prosperity. They’ve had stag nation. So, is there any mystery in their changed" attitude toward the free world? Is there any doubt about their lifting the Iron Curtain? They can’t afford to. If the masses of the Soviet empire learned the truth they would re volt and renounce Communism— und their leaders. Unless and until the leaders of the Kremlin repudiate their twenty-eight year old determina tion to destroy the non-Commun- ist world, there can be no real peace. Does Geneva, and the little Ge nevas that will probably follow, mean long years of peace? Not at all—it merely means Russia needs a breathing spell. The Russians want peace—on their own terms and at the time which suits them. There is a big question as to whether Communists talking peace are less / dangerous than Communists talking war. Therefore, we’d be foolish to let up now and give Russia time to catch her breath, get renewed strength, and renew the attack at her convenience. Let up? On the contrary we should pour it on—like a prizefighter who has his man’on the ropes. This is for the world’s championship—and its a fight to the death. Bonds. Notes and Interest Hospital The following are the authorized special levies for the variou* tax- districts of the County, together with the general levy: o £ § o ® •Sag m go S 26 Q 1. Newberry 2. Silverstreet 3. Bush River 4. Whitmire 5. Pomaria 6. Little Mountain 7. Prosperity There will be a discount of ohe (1) percent allowed on taxes paM cm or before October 31, 1955. On and after January 1, 1956 the penalties prescribed by law wSD bw imposed on unpaid taxes. You are requested to call for your taxes by tax districts in which the • property is located. WORDS "jmgy— "i THOUGHTS Sept 28—Oct. 6-13-20 J. RAY DAWKINS, Treasurer of Newberry CquntF * - you fe Gottic,, To line TUfr «rrv/'c Full-time Coaxial Power Steering, improved Flite fully-automatic transmission, a . superior heating system and the unrivaled Airtemp car conditioner are a few of the established driving comfort aids* continued to enhance the fine quality of the 1956 DODGE cars. — ifs, pur l£T$ TACl It. 000 VOi/£\ He doew't have ’■the Newe to tfhewJtfe •JT ~ nj L In American history* only (a) four fb) seven; (e) tea Vice Presidents have succeeded t» the presidency. 2. Imprimatur means (a) too early; (b) a mark of (e) easily affected. 3. 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