Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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% PAGE SIX THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1955* Go To Church This Week '•''■Vo'S' - r 'CT' THE BIBLE IS A SPIRITUAL BOND THAT KNOWS NO LIMIT OR DISTANCE \ • v.yj JAMES FENNIMORE COOPER, one of Americo's great outhors, ond one of our beloved country's most distinguished citizens, noticed that a large number of the families could not afford to purchase Bibles, and along with several associates during 1816, founded the American Bible Society. They had one grand object, and that was to put a Bible in every home, especially among the pioneers. I N That Bible Society has grown and today there is greater interest be ing taken in it than ever before. There is no place in the world where the Bible is not to be found. Commencing with July, 1940, there were four million six hundred twenty-four thousand three hundred fifty-four copies of the New Testament furnished our men and women marching under the colors. It'has also placed with our service people and others, two hundred seventy-seven thousand one hundred eighty-five Bibles and single books of the Bible, totalling one million three hundred thirteen thousand one hundred forty-two. READ THE BIBLE DAILY r. i. This Religious Message Sponsored By The Following Firms: Epting Automotive Service, Inc. —Jobbers— Delco AC General Motors PHONE 924 Saluda Frozen Food Center FREEZER FOOD SERVICE 1006 Main St. Phone 897 WESTERN AUTO tore All New Western Auto Store New Management R. M. MAXWELL, Owner Newberry Hotel * Under New Management HARRY L. WHITE, Mgr. Whitaker Funeral Home ^Established 1847) PHONE 270 NEWBERRY CREAMERY “Newberry Maid” Butter DeLayal Dairy Farm Equipment NEWBERRY, S. C. The S. C. National Bank Newberry, South Carolina Carolina Metal Works Sheet Metal, Heating, Air Conditioning A. G. McCaughrin, Pres. & Treas. GEORGE N. MARTIN Radio and Television ADMIRAL and CAPEHART Phone 311 Newberry, S. C. THE NEWBERRY SUN Covering the Local News Scene Offset — JOB PRINTING — Letterpress Telephone No. 1—Newberry 1 FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension Information Speciali.t PLANT BEAUTY * I want to say a word again for the “100 Day Flower”, the Southern crape myrtle. It is typically Southern, easy to grow, and beautiful for a long time. Even after its long summer blooming season, its foliage usually adds to the riot of fall color. The freeze of last March bit them back a bit at places. But they came out and were beautiful the past summer. There is no more hearty shrub or flower. Once planted, they stay there fore years and years, despite neglect and even. abandonment. At many spots their bloom in summer still marks old house places, where only a few brickbats re main. Given attention ami pruned back some, nothing is more colorful than these bushes. And their beauty comes during the long months of summer, despite drought, storm, or other adversity. The planting season for crape myrtles is right now, while they are dormant. Their easy beauty should adorn every hometead. They come in varied shades, from a sort of pur plish pink and watermelon red to light pinks, cream, and whites. My favorite is the watermelon red. They really look good enough to eat. RURAL TELEPHONES The Farmers Telephone Cooperative in the Manning- Kiiigstree area now has 1,500 phones in operation, accord ing to County Agent Grainger of Clarendon. I was there over a year ago, when he was working on it. Said then that their aim was to reach every farm in the county that want ed one. Each farmer put up $50 in stock and the monthly charge is $3.75 plus tax. This cooperative covers Williamsburg and Clarendon coun ties and parts of Georgetown and Florence. In Clarendon there are 600 of the phones. These are served by 3 ex changes, all automatic, at Manning, Summerton, and Turbe- ville. Grainger said they had only minor troubles at the start. But now it is working fine and almost daily there are other folks who apply for service. Farmers there are al ready saying they don't see how they ever got along with out phones. Many other counties are building similar sys tems. , IRRIGATION GROWS The biggest use irrigation got this, year was back in April and May droughts to get a stand of tobacco and sweet po tatoes and to save a lot of truck. Bumper yields of corn were gotten too at places with it, for these were some local drought spots. And this fall I have seen it at work on truck and early grazing in parts of the state where it was dry, specially the up-country. County Agent Livingston of Dillon told me they had at least 30 new irrigation systems when I vlas there in the early summer. And King of Marion said theirs had jumped from 12 in 1954 to over 50 this year. They were busy dig ging water holes for irrigation and livestock water. He said he lost count of the number when it got above 200. A study of weather records shows that the years are few and far between when irrigation would not have been needed at some time of the year. One farmer told me his paid for itself this year, even though he did not use it. Hav ing it, he planted his tobacco closer and fertilized it better. The increased yield resulting more than paid all he had put in his irrigation system. And now he has it there as future insurance. Check for adequate water source first. Your SCS man and extension engineer can help you with that. LONG PAY-DAY Twenty-four months until the next payday! That’s what the peach grower has to weather. And even that next payday has to still run the gauntlet of weather that got it this year. There is much study now of some sort of all-risk crop in-] surance. In this good day and time, when many groups have some sort of rather effective insured income, the farmer sure needs it too. There was a time he was able, in a meas ure, to weather the disasters that struck. But costs were low then and natural resources great. Not so now. Costs are high, and seem to be ever getting higher. And natural re sources, such as virgin lands and timber, are not available any more to throw into the hopper when needed. Surely there is a way to work out some sort of equitable disaster insurance for the grower of varied crops. We will watch the experts’ efforts along this line with keen interest. r ibii ■■r-rr-rr-rm-r : irf k, 'I ^ ? S ’ r iP % K *** J* fe* E-Br-.c-ra-r W Iff Ilk m r |* I KP9 ^ ^ r** ifs•* i ig ; {k DOOR FRAMf NOSE-PROOF DOOR HINGE . . - When hinges *yP® * hown are wed on barn doors, Inver* top hinge so the pin points down ward and livestock will not be stole to “nose** the door oil the hinges. Also, if hinges are secured with bolts sn the inside, they cannot be ■* m wrCdh* ■■ d'Ziss ■M QUALITY WORK ■■■ SANITONE Dry Clean ing Assures You of The Best. V |C9H| ENJOY PROFESSIONAL LAUNDRY We offer yon COMPLETE LAUNDRY SERVICE, Damp Wash, Fluff Dry, Thrifty Bundle or Finished Bundles. One day service on request. Phone 310 for pick-up and delivery or save on Cash and Carry. The Newberry Steam Laundry 934 Main Street. Vilfl V - Phene 310 ,y ; "Y.-.’ .-’JM ——— n RSCRor You don’t spend money, you save it when you pick up bargains like this with an auto loan from Purcells.’ There’s * an auto loan to fit every need. If you need extra cash in a hurry, give us a call—it’s 197. r cfe jijw J 1§ "Your Private Bankers” 1418 Main St. Newberry i All Offices in the ' t . . Y • \ ■ '■ •• ■*'' 1 COUNTY COURT HOUSE , • will be dosed THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24 on account of THANKSGIVING TAKE Those who have obtained a 1955-1956 car • W 7 or truck license and failed to pay the 1954 tax thereon are hereby notified that such failure can cause owner thereof to Lose Driver s License for J SixM« PLAY S^FE AND CHECK TABOR L HILL Tax Collector