Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PAGE SIX “MARTYKS” BURIED . . Military funeral In Syria’s capital, Damascus, honors more than 40 Syrian soldiers slain in Israeli raid across border. DREAM CAR BECOMES A REALITY—The Eldorado Brougham, first shown as an experi- nental dream car last year, is scheduled for limited production by the Cadillac Motor Car Division later this year. According to Cadillac, the car, which will sell for about $8,500, will eature the greatest number of technological advances ever included on a custom built auto mobile in the history of the automotive industry. [ LAFF OF THE WEEK | •There must be somethtn# the matter with yon! . . . Nothing 1 ever make for yon fits!" •This on', That Sandy Amoroe, whose great World Series oatch preserved Brooklyn's shutout la the final game of 1956 play, earned his chance to play with the world champion Dodgers back in 1958 when he batted .858 for Montreal Is lead the International Leagne An hitting. His manager at the time was Walter Alston ... In a December racing oddity at the New Orleans Fairgrounds, owner V. A. Grisson and trainer Y. B. Wright teamed up (er their heroes did) to win the fourth, fifth and sixth races on the day's card . . • Bdwart Fetgteter, the 7-feot, b* booh, 885 pound fighter who quit the London ring because "I don't Mte karting others," Is back la Ids South African home , . . Beth Aha New England and the A. A. U. National Boxing. Championships win be held la Boston In 19M. The A. A. U. matches were held In rr City, Mo., last year after Imvtag been held In Boston for 15 consecutive years ... In a recent Antomatlonal swimming meet In leaden, Mary Kok, a Holland snhnsl girl dipped seven-tenths of a second off the listed World record for the women's 499 yard Brea style. Ann Cnrtls set the old ■Murk in 1947. BEST Dt MSB • • . Repeating awards ef MSI and 1994, Yeakee catcher Yogi Berra again wae elected most sshmbls American League player by Bueebsll Writ ers' Assoc. Yogi bN 87 bsnsirs, knocked In lit rune and had JM average In 147 games. J H this week's patterns i sssj BY AUDREY LANK Me, S4SS Is sal la at«»a IS. IS, RS. SUa ISi • ySa. SS4a. 1«2—CraaSeUS anaw qeteas aalr »H aa. af ram brawa, dark fraaa, artmaaa Trial ta aasarata araahalad vawatetag aJlawa haaS la ba IS. 14. IS, la ar navy Vic Vet fayt VETERANS WITH Gl LOANS CAN MAKE EXTRA payments TO THEIR LENPECS AT AMY TtMf OR CAM RAY OFF TH9 ENTIRE LOAN WITHOUT PENALTY CHARGE THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1956 Tax Examiners Sought By U. S. The Board of Civil Service Ex aminers for the Internal Revenue tax examiner GS-7 and 9 at an an nounced an examination for estate tax examinel GS-7 and 9 at an an nual salary of $4525 and $5440 respectively. Applications are being accepted from U. S. citizens who are 18 years of age, or over, and who have' a background of legal ex perience in establishing or deter mining ownership of interests w'hich required the construction or interpretation of trust instru- mentes, deeds, wills, abstracts of title, court decrees, insurance and annuity contracts, and related agreements and records; and the interpretation of pertinent State and Federal laws and related court decisions. For the Grade GS-9, applicants must also have had a minimum of one year of progressively responsible exper ience in positions which required the application of professional ac counting principles and theory. An examination for Tax Exam iner GS-4 and 5 at an annual sal ary of $8415 and $3670 respective ly, has al**o been announced. Applications are being accepted from U. S. citizens who are 18 years of age, or over, and who have a background in accounting, or auditing work of the commer cial type; bank or loan company experience requiring the analysis of financial statements or exami nation of applications from busi ness or industrial establishments to determine risk for loans; or le gal, quasi-le^al, or clerical claims examining or adjudication exper ience. The positions are located In the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Caro lina, South Carolina end Tennes see. Successful applicants will be considered first for vacancies in the state of their residence and for vacancies in other states ac cording to the applicant’s stated preference. Applications will be accepted until the needs of the service have been met. I Apply at the post office, New berry, for forms or information as to where such forms may be ob tained. Full information or forms may he obtained from the Execu tive Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners for the Internal Revenue Service, 822 Peachtree-Seventh Building, At lanta 23, Georgia. Cone Collection Produces Seed SUMMERVILLE. — West Vir ginia Pulp and Paper company's Southern Woodlands Division and Experimental Forest collected more than 5,000 bushels of pine cones from selected trees during the months of September and Oc tober, enough to produce 25 mil lion seedlings under good nur sery conditions, Russell Haynes, Southern Woodlands manager has announced. Mr. Haynes said that the com pany faced the prospect of a slim crop of pine cones next year as the result o'f last spring’s frost which killed the cones which normally provide seed in the fall of 1966. Consequently, the com pany took advantage of this fall’s bumper crop of cones, collecting enough seed to extend over two year’s planting. He said the pine seedlings will be grown for the company by the South Carolina Commission of Forestry, continu ing a temporary effort to supple ment the State's cone collection and seed extraction facilities. Mr. Haynes pointed out that the cone collection was the result of five years of research and ex perimentation which began when the company’s foresters saw cone collectors picking cones from short, scrubby and bushy-topped trees. He stated that this led to the preparation of specifications for selecting seed from better par ent trees, the establishment of seed production areas and the de signing and building of cone-dry- ing and seed-extraction facilities. As a result of these efforts, Mr. Haynes said cone collections from selected trees were increased each year, culminating in this year’s bumper crop made up of 4,107 bushels of loblolly pine and 980 bushels of slash pine. To handle the larger cone crops, he said West Virginia designed and built four new cone-drying barns, Increasing the number to six barns capable of processing 8,100 bushels of cones at a time. The 25,000,000 seedlings whlcb are expected to be produced from these seeds will be used by the company to plant an additional 35,000 acres of its Umberlands managed as tree farms. ELECTRIC MOTORS Nsw-Used-Rebutlt Bought-Sold-Exchanged Ws repair all types Satisfaction Guaranteed Mann Electric Repair Co. 2329 Main St., Columbia. S. C. FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension information Specialist CHANGE Back in 1800 it took 370 hours of man labor to produce 100 bushels of wheat. By 1900 they had dropped to 100 hours. In 1955 it took only 26 hours of man labor to make that 100 bush els of wheat. Tliat carries a picture of farm ing progress and efficiency. Back in 180 0 3.7 hours of man labor went into the making of a bushel of wheat. In 1900 it was one hour of labor to the bushel of wheat. And now it takes only about 15 minutes per bushel! And that, folks, is how fewer and fewer farmers are feeding the country better and better,nor have science and mechanization reach ed their limits yet. Some fellow breaks a production record. Soon his achievement becomes com monplace, and farmers are shoot ing for and hitting higher and higher goals. I can well remember when a bale of cotton per acre was con- -sidered an exceptional yield, and few made it. The past year we had counties here in South Caro lina that averaged a hale to the acre. Aaid many farmers made two bales, a few over that! I have seen much 3 bale per acre cotton at places In the Southwest and some In Mexico And in 1954 a Mississippi farmer made a bit over 4 bales per acre with Irrigation. In our contest here, we have had yields/of over 3 bales per acre even without ir rigation on good years. So, in this world of change, we see it in crop yields too. GRAIN SORGHUM And talking about yields, did you hear about that farm in Lau rens (Thomason Brothers) that made 71.71 bushels of grain sor ghum per acre on a 20 acre field? And County Agent Cannon tells me that same field averaged 76 bushels of oats per acre ahead of that sorghum. New and improved varieties of grain sorghum fit right in follow ing grain, where com won’t make. It has about the same feed value as corn and will usually make more than corn on the same land. Ask your county agent about the sorts best suited to your area. BUTCHERING GUIDE Have you been having trouble killing, curing, and keeping good meat? If so, you had better drop by your county agent’s office and get a copy of demson’s Bulletin 77 “Pork For Carolina Farmers.” Those who use it tell me it keeps them on the right track and good products result. ROADSIDE PARKS Roadside parks were started some years ago by the Garden clubs of South Carolina. We now WORDS . Ibsn5” BOYS ARE THAT WAY By 4. M. ELEAZER fc « ■ ■■■ THOUGHTS GlAP TO MEET ME.7WERP. JOHN 9P5Ak<7 of yoa often WTUST'tTAce lT„. My brother and I just about fed our family on rabbits in the win ter time. We did not hunt them except at Thanksgiving and Christmas, when the kinnery came from afar and wanted to hunt. We always felt a shot rabbit wasn’t anything like as choice eating as the ones caught alive, killed, and dressed, without being all shot up. My brother was the older, and have 125 of them placed at stra tegic spots along our highways. I understand the Garden clubs . provide the places, had them j cleared, and ' paid for the equip ment. The highway department put in the wide shoulders aaid the roads into them, placed the gar bage cans there, and collects the garbage. A fine service tty both. I have had occasion to use such parks in other states. And they are a welcome sight to the trav eler who carries a lunch and de sires to eat and rest at a cool, shady, and comfortable rural apot. More and more people are using them too in their travels. A t times we hod to ride for miles be fore finding an empty table. Most folks appreciate these roadside parks. But apparently some do not. For they are much misused at times by some v Signs by the road telling of such spots ahead are a convenience, and they aid in traffic safety too. For then we can get ready for the turn-in. ^ DRY WELLS On October 10 I passed a mule- drawn sled with a barrel on it in Anderson county. I asked the man what he was doing. Said hauling water. His well was still dry from the year before. There are a good many farms like that. Many have put down deeper wells. But still water is rather scarce in places. Folks in all parts of the state are digging or damming water holes. I see them everywhere I go. For both cattle water and irrigation i n many cases. A farm without water even for stock is in a had fix. With the rainfall we have at times, water holes are fairly satisfactory for this purpose. In digging them, slope the sides so as to not create a dangerous hazard. a pretty good carpenter. I’d help him make the rabbit boxes w e trapped them in. He used only old weathered boards. Said the rab bits were scared of new lumber. We generally had about a dozen traps. During the summer we stored them under the woodshed. A a soon as the first killing frost hit we’d put them out. Figured the “wolves” or grubs that often got in the backs of rabbits would have run their course then. And they seemed to fatten fast after cold weather set in. Our favorite spot to set a box was at a fresh gnaw on a rail fence. The rabbit path would lead to It. And a new gnam was us- to it. And a new gnaw was us- fore we’d move to another. Our traps were scattered along a winding path of about 2 miles.' We’d ride horseback to them, just as the first faint of dawn show ed. The horses soon learned the path to them, and seemed to en joy it as much as we. At times we rode old Frank without a bri dle, and always without a saddle. W’e wanted the warmth from the horse to keep at least one part of our bodies from numbing in the morning cold. The water system of the Mis sissippi river with its tributaries (and their tributaries) exceeds 1Z, 000 miles. FOR Expert Repair Bring Yout* Radio or Television GEO. N. MARTIN Radio and Telerision SALES and SERVICE 1309 MAIN STREET Newberry, S. C. 24 HOUR SERVICE Telephone 311 WHITAKER FUNERAL HOME AMBULANCE PHONE 270 The Years Between e.. And Accomplishment. . . These are the short and precious years that belong to us as parents. From birth to age 18. After that our children move out into the in fluences of a world for which we-have tried to prepare them. All we would do to justify their faith in us, and our hope for them, must be done while they need us. If we fail them once, we cannot go back again into their Uves at that point to repair the damage. The cost today of rearing a child from birth to age 18 is $11,641 in the average income family—$53.89 a month. What the mother con tributes to the home in labor and management is not included. How much it would cost if the father had to hire someone to do for his children all the mother does, in case of her death? How much time could a mother devote to her children if she had to earn her living and theirs, if the father died prematurely? A SAVINGS ACCOUNT CAN’T REPLACE PARENTS, but it does help either one of them, alone, to do the job of both. OPEN ONE TODAY. NEWBERRY FEDERAL Savings & Loan Ass’n , 1223 College Street JOHN F. CLARKSON, President M. 0. SUMMER E. B. PURCELL DIRECTORS J. F. CLARKSON J. K. WILLINGHAM Newberry, S. C. J. K. WILLINGHAM, Sec’y-Tress. G xr ruTOmttTr'vr s JKm» XprxJiMLJLJNAvAlSk W. G HUFFMAN