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rM ^: - v„- V ■ me ' V ■ ,\: - ' - - ' ' • . ^ /\f- ^ r:\ : . '‘t., -'- THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30. 1955 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE THREE ««k. FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension Information Specialist .^v ^ x: mm t&rt- E - CHANGING COTTON PICTURE In 1932 South Carolina made 722,229 'bales of cotton. And that’s about what we were averaging along then. Last year we made 501,000 bales. In 1932 the three states of Ari zona, California, and Ney Mexico togtther produced 258,971 bales of cotton. Their production has been increasing slowly for esver- al years. But of late it has been fast. Last year thej^ ginned 2,589,- 971 bales. Thus, in that 22 year period, 1932-54, our production dropped 30 per cent, while in tnose three far western states, cotton production increased 1,000 percent! We planted half,as much acre age to make our 501,000 bales as they did to make their 2,714,000. Vfe averaged 288 pounds of lint per acre while they averaged con- sideably over 800 pounds per acre. I often talk here about the use of farm know-hom. It is quite plain, we are sure going to have to use it all in growing cotton here if we are to compete with the West Fully mechanized, using best methods, varieties, and prac tices, will likely keep us in the cotton growing business on our best lands. But patchy cotton farming on unsnited lands is get ting harder and harder to keep going. Most folks once thought we couldn’t mechanize here. An early extension engineer, J. T. McAlis ter, pioneered with it on a few falmq in the late twenties. The Blackville station successfully carried out an experiment where in one grew 100 acres of cotton and harvested it with machinery. The county agent took groups of ' farmers there to see that, and gradually the mechanization of cfotton spread. First, we went from the single furrow mule and a man ploy to the one-row walking cultivator. Then the riding cultivator, one full row at a time. Eventually the tractor came, planting and culti vating two rows at a time. Now I see four-row equipment at a number of places over the state. Doing a good job too! Thus we will stay with cotton, if we are to stay at all. WILD GEESE Have you sen hte wild geese at the Gaddy pond at Ansonville? Thousands of ’em. And so tame some of them will eat out of your hand. That will make a fine holi day trip. It’s about 25 miles above Lancaster and Chesterfield, a few miles above Wadesboro, N. C. GRAIN DRYING & STORAGE There’s always something new. The constancy of change! With the growth of diversifica tion here, the need for safe farm storage grows. Farmers visited in the fall were concerned about storage for this year’s bumper soybean crop. Not only did we have our biggest acreage, but the yield was excellent, according to reports from the county agents. This harvest comes on top of a good grain crop, much of which is still in the limited storage we have. Not only do we need storage, but much of our grain, corn, soy beans, lupine, and grain sorghum needs drying before it can be safely stored. All of this calls for new farm services. Some farms provide their own. But most of them are depen- dant upon commercial or com munity dryer and storage ser vice. The first custom dryer I knew of in the state was put in by the Barnwell Peanut company in 19- 46. I was there the other day and Mr. Norton showed me the up- to-date new dryer they were put ting in. The old one has served well up to the present. At Estill, Harper and Bowers have the finest and largest stor age plant I’ve seen in a small town anywhere in the country. In fact, I’ve only seen its equal in some of the great terminals of the west. You can see their bat tery of great elevators piercing the horizon miles before you get there. Our livestosk specialists Cato and DuRant tell me more farmers are feeding out their cattle be fore marketing them. Up to now our cattle have gone to market mainly from grass, and the pas- A/f ANY leaders in the music tn- dustry are predicting a re vival of blues and swing popular in the 1920’s and 1930’s, already in evidence through the current breakthrough of banjo songs Song publishers believe the blues and swing beat is the next step in the rhythm and blues progres sion and it’s ready for a try at the teenage disk audience to whom it sounds like all new stuff . Current examples are Frank Sin atra’s top recording of “Leamin’ the Blues” and the tunes from Jack Webb’s “Pete Kelly’s Blues.” A new musical “bundle from heaven” is expected next Febru-. ary at the household of singer Jo Stafford and her conductor-hus band, Paul Weston ... . And ru mors have it that Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher are also expect ing, but if these rumors are as premature as all the marriage rumors were before this couple finally made it official, this may be the only baby in history to be bom when it’s three years old . . Popular George Gobei (who, in cidentally, is just as good in his sophomore year as in his first, a rare feat in the fast-moving tele vision world- has signed a record ing contract with RCA Victor. PLATTER CHATTER CAPITOL i—A lot of new names these days ... Anita Tucker is one and she does a fine job on “Let’s Make Love" backed by “Slow, Smooth and Easy" .. . Then there’s Sonny James, who has been around but not made himself too well known yet . . . His “Careless With My Heart’* is good . . . Flip side has *'Pigtails and Ribbons’* . . . The Foot Knights are estab lished and popular and they con tinue their excellent work with “Guilty” backed by “You.** Still on Capitol, Red Nichols and His Pennys have a promising disc in “Glory, Glory,** a traditional adapted by Nichols ... A Nichols original, “Bugler’s Lament*’ is on the reverse. n* 7 ^ WIDE, WONDERFUL. /I) WORLD By Franklin J. Meine Editor, The American Peoples Encyclopedia. y The man -about -town, who Is bouquet conscious, will be some what disconcerted to learn that there are approximately 15,000 is') •WHAT A CUTE VIOLET!* plants in the orchid family. Orchids are found in all parts of the world except the Arctic regions. t v, -' M -a & 'ii# p 'f m "Mm Giselle Thier- *»* OO, LA LA! ry, “Miss France of 1956,’’ ar rives from Paris for night club engagement at Miami Florida. Horatio. Alger, Jr., who died in 1899, was one of America’s most widely read writers. He studied at the Harvard Divinity School and became a clergyman. The News boys’ Lodging House, New York, where he lived for many years, in spired his series of boys’ books which include Ragged Dick , and Tattered Tom. During his lifetime he wrote 119 extraordinarily popu lar novels. Wmm wmm Sadly enough, 25 per cent of all people are allergic, in some de gree, to one or more substances. The “victims” can he v unusually sensitive to filings they eat, breathe or touch. Some people be come allergic to sunlight, cold, or the toxins of bacteria in their own bodies. iilc turps gave out in the fall. But now more farmers are putting them up and feeding them for a while. This furnishes a market for local grain and adds value to that grass poundage, too, in addition to the gain. ADDED FOOD COSTS About half the retail cost of food is added after it reaches the terminal markets, a survey shows. Folks in town need to know this. Looks like mighty high costs and profits. FANCY WORKER . . < Joseph Dolinaj, of Dunfellen, N. J., who’s been crocheting 11 years, won »sip.u* championship of 1955 na tionwide crochet contest with ta ble doth he designed and worked. Not that anyone cares, but an irritated male alligator can be hoard lor a mile. Under natural conditions, the mala alligator grows about a foot a year until adult size is attained. His bellow increases with his size. The United States government is officially represented in more than sixty international organiza tions. . . Vice President Richard Nixon -“The Aviator** to Lt. CoL James TOP FLYERS to 1955 winner) Capt. Marion Eppes, USN (right). (center) USMC (left). Aerefcanft” to FILM STAR . . . “Jackie the Ponrth” registers for plane trip from Los Angeles to Mexico City, where he’ll take part in movie making. mm xir mm I ' ' L BRITISH BEAUTY . . . Ronners-np Betty North (left) Charlesworth (right) congratulate Sheila Taylor of land, winner iff “Miss Britain” title' In anneal Health League contest. and Sheila Scot- Strength “BY THE SWEAT OF YOUR BROW FOR . Expert Repair Bring Your Radio or Television —To— GEO. N. MARTIN Radio and Television SALES and SERVICE 1309 MAIN STREET Newberry, S. C. 24 HOUR SERVICE Telephone 311 (20TH ANNIVERSARY -1935 - -1955) : , • • ' mu That is how most investors in Newberry Federal earndd the money they hav on dposit with us. That is why these accounts have remained with us for so many years. Many of these investments are 20 years old. We can all be justifiably proud of Newberry Federal’s past. Even more important, however, we can be proud of the Newberry Fedral of today. Th past is one thing, the present another. Glorious history does not neces sarily entitle an organization to a prominent position in either the present or the future. Prominence has to be continually earned. Every employee, in his respective capacity strives to bring this about. Not only will 1955 be remembered as the 20th Anni versary of this Association, it will also be remembered as the Association’s greatest year of achievement. We welcome you to the Thousands of Investors who have earned worthwhile and consistent Dividends here for the past 20 years. Newberry Federal Savings & Loan Ass’n. “An Institution Devoted to Thrift and Home Ownership” ASSETS OVER $7,725,000.00 John F. Clarkson, Pres. J. K. Willingham, Sec.-Treas. NEWBERRY, S. C. \ DIRECTORS « John F. Clarkson M. O. Summer J. K. Willingham E. B. Purcell G. K. Dominick Waldo C. Huffman week! patterns •T AUOMY LANS ^ CITY OF NEWBERRY, S. C. i Operating Fund—Statement of Receipts and Disbursements for the year ending September 30,1955. RECEIPTS CASH BALANCES, October 1, t954 4 1,738.24 Taxes 130,758.19 Licenses 39,666.36 State Collected Fees 23,943.63 Police Fines 12,933.00 Rent - 2,657.32 Electric Sales - 263,800.31 Water Sales — 62,331.09 Sewer Service and Water Tap Fees 23,953.51 Parking Meter Revenue , r , 12,148.90 OS Recreation Department . Recreation Department Bond Reimbursed — Paving—Bond Reimbursement Employees’ Ret. and WH Tax Deductions Building Inspection and Miscellaneous 1,333.50 1,843.87 12,056.27 29,774.89 3,88331 TOTAL —* - $622,822.99 a 2354 12 - 48 DISBURSEMENTS S *!!* * « • >** * mm a\\ ’ * « «• • i N mm*". 559 Administrative ... Fire Department Police Department Street Department Garbage Department*.... Insurance Public Buildings Parking Meters Electric Department .... Water Department Sewerage Department Joint Utilities Rond .... ...................................... Employees’ Ret., Ins., and WH Tax Deductions. Contingency and Depreciation Funds Garage Expense Donations Capital Expenditures . Recreation Department Paving - Gasoline Revolving Fund CASH BALANCES, September 30, 1955 TOTAL 23,249.56 17,353.38 54,565.62 58,875.32 49,980.80 6,624.13 72.46 3,973.35 165,207.02 42,378.74 15,514.17 20,118.06 70,000.00 35,562.98 2,400.00 3,09838 5,093.67 16,576.68 17,590.97 12,056.26 25838 2,790.12 r $622,822.99 m 2? M. LsV & Ns. r«u •ra sad mnM sad 'aavy’Sel* bnt- wtt* whits taterUasd sad ■n f bat Is alsKSly aiads tonbsU "stttSsd** tsgstbsr ^ Sm/wsTw^EACH* drssa far sasb Needlework OBEY LANE BUREAU, Btpuws **•§**» Y« The aew Fell-Wlmter Fa wftth eeeree ef additional styles, trai Needlework OaMe Me extra. The Honorable James E. Wiseman, Mayor Members of The Board of Aldermen Newberry, South Carolina. » Gentlemen: In our opinion, the attached Statement of Cash Receipts and Disbursements clearly reflects the results of operations of the City of Newberry for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1955, consistent with sound accounting principles adopted in the past. Respectfully Submitted E. L. McGOWAN, C. P. A. . •. ’• MM