Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1956 THE NEWBERRY SUN PACE SEVEN to triable you. sir—bat I’d like to wind op fee day with st least ONE sale!’* By Mahoney v ,■«*,**• Ai'tf ' t&fM: w HIGH JUMPERS . . .14. Col. John Stapp (riyht) shows pilot’s pressure helmet to test pilot Geo. Smith as he forecasts parachute leaps from planes foiny 8,000 mph at 40,000 feet. 0 r- A,?: n i M % ‘I mortgaged the house to buy a car, then I mortgaged the car to fix up the house . i . maybe I shoulda seen Purcells in the first place.’ >> About the only thing I’m sure of is that kids will be kids and Purcells will help me live through it. u r c e l l 3 “Your Private Bankers’* 1418 Main St. Newberry FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension Information Specialist PONDS AND PONDS Ponds continue to be built at a rapid pace over South Carolina. One needs but to get in the air to appreciate this. Often you can count a dozen or more at a time. While riding with County Agent Cannon of Lancaster, it seemed we were hardly ever out of sight of ponds. Inquiry reveals they had 1,016 at the end of last year. The last census shows they have 2,119 farms. So they have almost half as many ponds as farms. And the soil conservation man there says they are still building them about as fast as they can. Most of these pond are rather small, mostly for stock water. But quite a few of them were well built with,an eye to irrigation too. Wells are still dry or dangen- ously low at many places. And sub-soil and underground waters are critically low. Where subsoils will hold water, as they will at most .places in the State, water storage in ponds, dry land holes, and holes in swampy places are our best bets for water when we need it. It is quite plain that most folks can’t depend upon our natural streams, for the wat er in sufficient quantity just isn’t there when we need it usually or they, don’t border on them. So, impounded water becomes their forte. Many farmers use their farm allowance money on building wat er storage. It covers a goodly por tion of the cost. Ask your county agent, SCS man or ag teacher. SILOS IN GREENVILLE Recent droughts have impressed the importance of silos, says Co. Agent Jones of Greenville. Last year 35 new trench silos were dug and 5 upright ones built in Green ville, according to Mr. Jones. This gives them a total of 82 of the for mer and 60 of the latter sort now. Last year, following four dry ones, was a year of abundant forage and many farmers in all parts of the state put up quite a reserve of silage and hay. And much of that reserve has been needed this dry cold winter. COTTON HERE AND THERE I’ve told you of that cotton I saw out west, where state average yields of lint run from 700 to 1000 pounds per acre. For a long time that has sounded fantastic, with our average running from 275 to 375 per acre. But now County Agent Morgan of Oconee comes along and shows me the records of their 24 5i-acre cotton contestants of last year. They averaged 905 pounds of lint per acre! Not only that, they made fine corn too. Their 22 corn contest ants averaged 104.69 bushels per acre. And their 283 farmers growing pimiento peppers averaged 2.5 tons per acre. At 890 a tod, that Wasn’t bad either. Yes, these old lands of ours can be made to bring forth abund ance, handled right and given j water. We know how to handle them. And when Nature gives us the water, abundance comes to the harvest. More and more folks in the rainfall belt are beginning to supply the missing shower with irrigation, thus largely in suring the harvest. JOE BATES SAYS— Joe Bates is an old country boy I met when I was at Cleqi- son. He farms at Wateree and is president of our state REA. He says: “Today 120,000 rural homes aqd businesses in South Carolina receive electric service from 23 member-owned cooperatives. We members own, operate, control, and pay for our cooperatives.’’ HOW BIG A GOURD? Many an old-timer has a prized gourd in which he carries his live fish bait. In late years other sorts of containers have come in. But they swear by their gourds, say ing live bait live better in them. It takes a big one for that. The biggest one I ever saw was grown the past year by J. P. Ivester of near Belton. It holds 7 1-2 gallons He gave me one that’s a little smaller. I saved the seed. If you’d like to have enough to plant a hill, write me and I’ll send them as long as they last. Put them at a rich place, like by the hog pen, and let’s see who can grow the biggest one. WEAKER SEX? . . . These four sisters, Bessie, Lessie, Lime aad Addle Dart of Johnston County, N. C., do au the work on their SI acre farm. CHANNEI AUGUSTA • GEORGIA SUNDAY, MARCH It. ISM 9:00 AM—Parade of Quartets 12:00 PM—Sullivan's Singers 1:00 PM—The Christophers 1:30 PM—The Lewis Family ^ 2:00 PM—Oral Roberts 2:30 PM—Churches of Christ 3:00 PM—Dr. Spook 3:30 PM—Zoo Parade 1:00 PM—Wrestling 3:00 PM—Academy Theater 7:00 PM—Tales of the Texas Ranger 7:30 PM—Topper •:00 PM—Comedy How 3:00 PM—Alcoa Hour 10:00 PM—Loretta Young Show 10:30 PM—Justice 11:00 PM—Late Show 12:00 PM—Sign Off MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 7:00 AM—Today 3:00 AM—Lawrence Welk Show 10:00 AM—Ding Dong School 10:30 AM—Ernie Kovac's Show HUN) AM—Home 12:09 PM—Tennessee Ernie Ford 12:30 PM—Feather Your Nest 1:00 PM—Today in Dixie 2:00 PM—WJBF Playhouse 2:00 PM—NBC Mstinaa Theater 4:00 PM—Star Time 4:15 PM—Modern Romances 4:30 PM—Queen For A Day 5:00 PM—Sheriff John's Clnh 3:30 PM—Howdy Doody MONDAY. MARCH IS. 1333 5:00 PM—Supermen 3:30 PM—Evening Edition 3:45 PM—The Weatherman 3:50 PM—Sports Arams 7:00 PM—Science Fiction Theatre 7:30 PM—The Masterworkers 7:45 PM—Camel News Caravan 8:00 PM—Caesar's Hour 9:00 PM—Wsstern Marshall 9:30 PM—Robert Montgomery 10:30 PM—Favorite Story 11:00 PM—News—B. F Goodrich 11:05 PM—Lata Show 17:00 PM—Slcrr. Of* TUESDAY. MARCH 20, 1956 6:00 PM—Annie Oakley 6:30 PM—Evening Edition - 6:45 PM—The Weatherman 6:50 PM—Sports Arama 7:00 PM—Hollywood Backstage 7:30 PM—Dinah Shore Show 7:45 PM—Camel News Caravan 8:00 PM—Chevy Show 9:00 PM—Fireside Theater 9:30 PM—Bedge 714 10:00 PM—Warner Bros. Presents 11:00 PM—News—B. F. Goodrich 11:05 PM—Late Show 12:00 PM—Sign Off WEDNESDAY. MARCH 21. II 9:00 0:30 9:45 3:90 7:00 7:30 7:48 3:00 3:30 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:05 12:00 0:00 0:30 0:43 0:30 7:00 7:30 7:43 3:00 f:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 11:00 11:03 12:00 PM—Watch Mr. PM—Evening Edition PM—The Weathermes PM—Sports Arama PM—Steve Dona von PM—Superman PM—Plymouth 1 PM—Conrad Nagel 1 PM—The Whistler PM—Kraft TV Theater PM—This Is Your Life PM—Midwestern Hayride PM—News—B. F. Goodrich PM—Late Show PM—Sign Off THURSDAY. MARCH 22. 1030 PM—Cowboy G-Men PM—Evening Edition PM—The Weatherman PM—Sports Arams PM—The Lone Ranger PM—Dinah Shore Snow PM—Carnal News Caravan PM—Groucho Marx PM—Dragnet PM—People's Choice PM—Ford Theater PM—Lux Video Theater PM—News—B. F. Goodrich PM—Late Show PM—Sign Off 0:00 0:30 0:45 0:80 7:00 7:30 7:43 0:00 0«30 1:00 9:30 10:00 10:43 11:00 11:08 12:00 9:30 9:45 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 1:00 1:30 2:30 3:00 5:00 0:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 1 ' , :00 FRIDAY. MARCH 23. 1930 PM—Jungle Jim PM—Evening Edition PM—The Weatherman PM—Sports Arama PM—Flamingo Theater PM—BUI Corum’s Sport Show PM—Plymouth News Caravan PM—Crunch and Dea PM—Life of Riley PM—Big Story PM—1 Lad 3 Lives PM—Gillette Fights PM—Red Barber's Corner PM—News—B F. Goodrich PM—Lats Show PM—S’^r. Of' SATX7RDAY, MARCH 24, 1936 AM—Georgia Forestry Service AM—Story Lady AM—Buffalo BUI. Jr. AM—Birthday Party AM—Roy Rogers PM—Uncle Johnny Coons PM—Georgia-CaroUns Farm and Home Hour PM—Mark Saber PM—J amboree PM—The Pendulum PM—Pro-Basketball 4 PM—Western Theater PM—Lawrence Walk Show PM—The Vise PM—Big Town PM—Perry Como Show PM—People Are Funny PM—Texaco Star Theater PM—George Gobel Show —Your Hit Parade PM—51,000,000 Playhouse PM—Sion Off . ■ i, - . . Schedule Subject to Last Minute Changes and Corrections. I Register F • . • ' ' l ft" . * 1 "" A ’K orms Sales Books-Sales - 4 I s#£r - 1 Mm —, ^1: . IPPl - - ?. ;4p| .• xvxJr- e;- sb:'r'4d '^'11/ , la , . j mmm HMHH Newberry stry Week Mar. 19 - 24 .' •* I I is rv. ,■ s - I -;V~ ' * The logger is a key man in modem indusfriat forest management. He harvests today's wood crops. He s a powerful friend of the young trees that will produce tomorrow's timber and provide tomorrow s jobs. Forest protection, utilization, reforestation—all are his responsibility. He's one member of the industrial team that keep America's wood production high ... and permanent. THE PAY CHECKS OP NEARLY TWO MILLION AMERICAN WORKERS COME FROM FOREST INDUSTRIES IV f f figl - '.V-, - '> • sCj- .'l : x- v,. am ational Bank Jos. L. Keitt, Asst. Mgr. JOHN TV NORRIS, Mgr. Lewis Shealy, Asst. Mgr.