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PAGE SIX THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 1956 Day Service ON LAUNDRY and DRY CLEANING BY REQUEST Newberry Steam Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co. AUTO PI AQQ HOME TRUCK \jnurk&& OFFICE Windows — Mirrors — Table and Desk lops Curved or Flat Windshield Installation See BILL for ALL your GLASS needs and MECHANICAL WORK Bill’s Glass Shop 1311 Caldwell St. Phone 266 Newberry “D’Kid’s sure cautious tonight. Said he wants to look good when he picks up that new car which Purcell’s helped him buy.” Dem Purcell people are a knockout t odeal wit. See ’em when you want to finance yer next car. p iu u r c e "Your Private Banker." 1418 Main St. Newberry Notice... At The Close of business on February 29th, 1956 A THREE PER CENT PENALTY will be added to all unpaid 1955 State and County TAXES J. RAY DAWKINS County Treasurer FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension Information Specialist FERTILIZING COASTAL Dr. Glenn Burton, speaking in Farm Forum, gives us some late word about fertilizing the great grass, Coastal Bermuda, that he produced: “At Tifton, Georgia,' Coastal Bermuda fertilized in early March with 100 pounds of nitrogen and 500 pounds of 0*10-20 per acre has produced over 2 tons of hay per acre the latter part of may—sev eral times more than unfertilized or May-fertilized grass.” And he goes on to say “Recent studies indicate that an acre of plants uses about the same quan tity of water regardless of the amount of fertilizer applied. Thus, fertilization which in creases yields will also increase the pounds of forage produced per inch of rainfall. Obviously, early fertilization will make for more efficient use of the soil moisture accumulated in the soil during the winter and spring. Ef ficient use of this moisture can be very important ^specially dur ing dry years like 1954.” The season is a little later in most of South Carolina than at Tifton, except in .the extreme southern portion. And in applying this information from Dr. Burton about early March fertilization there, this should be taken into account, according to Clemson’s Woodle and Turner. Mid-March in the lowcountry and late March in the upcountry is about right for fertilizing Coastal here. Coastal is sprigged in spring. The county agents and SCS men can refer you to reliable sources of it. - ' LIVE AND LEARN The potato was discovered by the Spaniards in South America in 1537. Folks then thought eat ing it caused leprosy, tuberculo sis, rickets, and all manner o f plagues. That belief can he ex plainer in the light of what we know about balanced diet now, for the potato was used so heav ily by the poor as to greatly un balance the diet. The potato was introduced over other parts of the world after its discovery there. It took hold es pecially in Ireland, and was even tually railed the Irish potato, the name it still holds. At long last, scientists disproved the contention that it caused diseases. The result of unbalanced diet had given rise to that belief. And now the potato is a great world food staple, and about the only crop grown in all states in this country. Likewise, the tomato was once thought to be poison. It was grown in ISnglish yards as an ornamen tal for many years before Amer ican’s started eating it. They, called it “Love Apple.” Now it too is one of the world’s great food plants. The constancy of change. FARM EFFICIENCY EJver think of it, all of the folks used to farm? Yes, it took all of them, every' man to grow his food. As the far mer gradually increased his ef ficiency, some could go and start making other things. And today there is one farm worker left for about 18 that are making other things. We are led to winder, how long this movement from the farm can continue, and still there be en ough food and raiment? But sure ly we haven’t approached that point yet. For everywhere w e turn, we see farm surpluses. Yes that one man is making more than his 18 others use. And to think, once it took everybody farming to make enough! FEEDING STEERS County Agent Bowen of Sumter showed me Clayton Lowder’s up- to-date steer feeding arrangement. It was designed for one man to handle the feeding of 1000 steers. And I understand it has been do-? ing OK, too. In a recent report Bowen tells how it works: “The grain is stor- en in metal bins, conveyed to the feed mill, molasses is pumped in the feed is mixed, blown into stor age bin and from there it is car ried by a screw type conveyor into a long wooden trough under cover.” Efficiency on the farm. We be gin to see that at every turn. No more laborers standing around in each other’s way, or working wiih crude hand implements much any more. No. Industry has been call ing them so fast that few remain. But their efforts are made t o count with machinery and effi ciency. And their daily earning is. thus multiplied too. ^OVER 1,500 WORLD WAR II ^ VETERANS ARE CONVERTING THEIR TERM G> INSURANCE to PERMANENT plans of Gl INSURANCE EVERY MONTH. HAVE YOU CONVERTED YOUR TERM POLICY YET ? hsr l»f•nMtU* cMUct wmmr « LANS ADMINISTRATION < PRINTING: The Sun is well equip ped to handle all jour printing orders. We specialize in letter heads, envelopes, billheads and statements, invoices. We print any kind of receipt book, numb- bered or plain. Ruled forms, vou chers, and many, many other items. Try us for quality print ing with prompt service. Phone No. 1. We’ll be glad to call. Key's MAKE YOUR HOME LOOK LIKE NEWl H Goes further White or glowing colors Witt not Rake nor peel Lasts for years Washes down, stays CO. ummm ml lOOfo PURE PAINTS L0MINACKS HARDWARE Inc. PHONE 13 NEWBERRY, S. C. WORDS, THOUGHTS IT I5N TTH6 GIFT , MK.VANPERHORSEft IT'S TUB THOUGHT BEHINP IT. THE BAFFLES By Mahoney &UT LET'S KGE IT... SOUTHERN BELLE . Tavener strikes pose gardens at Miami gelng far a swim, Jaai for some son , . Teddy in eeral WERE HAPPIEST WITH A CROWD AROUND.NOW E SURE YOU DROP IN! eon* # HOOSEjBE^^ «3UBE UN-FOREIGN . . . Iranian Chris Abrahamian, 23, in U. S. only five years, was named most out standing woman at Los Angelos State College. REDS HOT QUEMOY . . . Red Chinese artillery fire. Red* Island starts to rebnild hem they will eaptore Formosa by •vT ./ N*. *2*4 to ami la ■toes l*Vfc, 14VL M**, ISM. *0*4, ***4, *4*4. Stoe 14*4: 4*4 j*m. Ne. ill tolls the eaay, exalting way to ■sake aa eld-faehleaed rag rag by smi ting the rag etrtya (aside mad briskly aad eelerfally ereehetlag to a eery bright sslsr sysr the rmj strips. to deae ever black °*” thread to gsraalase red. Mag to *4 by M In ekes i Ssad S0e far Mash dress yattera. SSs far Bash Needlawerk pattora, to XU- DUST LAMB BUBBAU, Bex SSS, Mndb ■sa Bqaare 8to ties. New Task 10, N. Y. Tbs asw Syrtag-Ssixseer Fashtsa Beak, with scares cf addMleaal styles, tftc extra; Needlewerk Gmlde PBBBLBSS FASHION ‘WHITAKER* FUNERAL HOME OVER 8 Million Dollars NEVER MISSED A DIVIDEND .. Newberry Federal’s Assets were over 8 Million Dol lars as of January 31, 1956. The association is in its 21st year, has never missed a dividend and has never paid less than 3% per annum on savings accounts. Each Account is automatically insured up to $10,000 at Newberry Federal. People in many states have money invested here. If you are not one of these, why not open an account today. Newberry Federal Savings & Loan Ass’n. »• \ . ... •' - -• • *•. • 'V * %. * “An Instltothm Devoted to Thrift and Homo Ownership” ASSETS OVER $7,725,000.09 : :r i l " f ; " 4 I * ■ '"V ? . - ' ; '* ' John F. Clarkson, Pres. J. K. Willingham, Sec.-Treaa. NEWBERRY, 8. C. \ AMBULANCE PHONE 270 DIRECTORS John F. Clarkson M. O. Summer J. K. Willingham E. B. Purcell G. K. Dominick Waldo C. Huffman