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»W: .ft * . . ■ THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1956 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE FIVE" m ill E. C. Pickens, charge of managements. South Carolina Commission of Forestry and E. L. Middleswart, district Forester, Newberry, discuss woodland management and Fire Control at a stop on the Bush River Watershed tour.^ All Newberry county people can take pride in the accomplishments of their Soil Conservation District to date, and look forward with confidence, feeling sure that the fields, pastures and wood lands will continue — under efficient management ad use — to produce abun dantly for the present generation and for those to follow. MURRAY Lumber Company Custom Dressing Lumber-Treated Posts-Treated Lumber 913 Cline Street Phone 80 Newberry Reports Given At Auxiliary Meeting The American Legion Auxiliary held its April meeting at the home of Mrs. T. P. Crooks with Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, president, presiding. Reports were given by all the chairmen present. Miss Sudie Dennis announced that seven girls would attend Girls State at the University of South Carolina in June. Elizabeth Earhardt and Janice Timmons were selected to represent Newberry high school. Plans for Poppy day on Satur day, May 26, were discussed. Mrs. Anderson made a report on the Spring Rally which was held in Sumter April 1 and 2. Mrs. M. F. Bowler, child welfare chairman, made an outstanding report. She stated that she, with the presid ent, visited and shopped for nine families Christmas. There were 47 children provided with new gar ments, toys, fruits and candies, also a large amount of used clo thing, according to the report. Appreciation was expressed by the committee to Mr. and Mrs. Foster Spotts for many toys do nated, also to F. J. Kennerley of Fairhaven Farm foiv a generous check which made this child wel fare Christmas project possible. The rehabilitation program chairman, Mrs. H. L. Sligh, re ported that a number of veterans and families had been assisted during the year. This work i s carried on with the profits from Poppy Day sales each May. The program chairman, Mrs.H.- T. Fellers, gave a most interesting Pan-American program on Haiti. She discussed Haitian customs, religion, commerce and govern ment. Associate hostesses for the af ternoon were Mrs. L. B. Gilliam, Mrs. D. W. A. Neville, Mrs. P. K. Harmon, Mrs. Huston Long, and Mrs. Jewel Hentz, who served re freshments at the conclusion of the program. Receives Promotion With Drug Company Tabor C. Hill of Jacksonville, Florida, with the McKesson-Rob- bins company as personnel and operation manager, is now at Augusta, Georgia as divisional manager of the same concern. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tabor L. Hill of this city. His company is one of the country’s largest pharmaceutical houses. *' iWtm i' ? ■' - . - > jL ;<i U '' * raQj&gft : :vj ill' "A;- i. WSm 1. hn ' ^ HUGH EPTING, Manager of the Newberry Electric Co-operative, Inc., believes that "Conservation Increases Farm Income and Helps Farmers to Afford The Modern Conveniences Rural Electricity Brings Them.” No one is more interested in the growth and development of our natural resources than the Newberry Electric Cooperative, Inc. Just as Rural Electrification seeks to provide necessities, conveniences and even luxuries for the people of Newberry County, so recommended Soil Con servation practices work toward providing better lands, better produc tion, and as a result, better homes and standards of living. We are proud to work with the Soil Conservation District and we are proud of the work that is being done to preserve the lands and forests of our county. We extend to the District Commissioners, the Soil Conservation Technicians and the more than 1200 farmers follow ing good conservation practices our heartiest CONGRATULATIONS! Newberry Electric Co-Operative, Inc. CONSERVATION* WEEK (Continued from page 1) Such an undertaking, single- handed, would be an extremely slow process; and, the Supervis ors wish to express appreciation to those agricultural agencies, the press and radio, the Chamber of Commerce, the banks, all civic clubs, schools, ministers, machin ery dealers, business men and others who participated and co operated in making 1955 aonther successful year. A few of the methods, efforts, and procedures of the year’s work will be of interest to all who con sider farming essential to the nation’s existence. The local branch of the South Carolina National bank, recog nizing that information is vital to accomplishment, paid for 1350 booklets “The Story of The Land” for distribution to all fifth and sixth grade pupils in the county. Further efforts along this line included the showing of films and slides to the school children, col lege students, and civic clubs. A meeting of school teachers in the interest of promoting soil and wa ter conservation is bearing fruit. The Whitmire school conducts a panel discussion. The local county librarian secured books, the Boy Scouts earned Merit badges, and science classes set up exhibits demonstrating the value of soil and water conservation. Vocational Agriculture teachers and Extension Agents were assis ted by Soil Conservation Service Technicians on Land Judging. It was the privilege of the District Supervisors to sponsor the Land Judging team from Newberry in the State contest held at Clemson during Farmer’s Week. Stewardship Sunday was observ ed throughout the county. Minis ters were furnished booklets and requested to preach appropriate sermons. Many of them responded to this call. Several outstanding speakers appeared before civic clubs and community audiences. Among them were Ed Baskin, president of the S. C. Assn of SCD Super visors, Honorable W. J. Bryan Dorn, Congressman; H. J. Dow die, State Soil Conservationist, and Joe B. Earle, Area Conserva tionist. Three Supervisors attended the State meeting of District Super visors in Charleston. At this meet ing Miss Sylvia Smith’s essay: “Water Problems in My Soil Con servation District” was presented by tape recording. Radio Station WKDK prepared the tape. Miss Smith was the winner of the State Speaking Contest on the subject. During the year there were prepared and adopted a Program and Work Plan for the District along with an annual Plan of Work. The new Conservation plan map was desirable over the “over ly type of Land Use Map and was also adopted. The Bush River Watershed pro ject was initiated and proposed during the year. This project was co-sponsored with th.e Laurens Soil Conservation District. The application for the watershed was approved in Washington for a preliminary survey to be made to determine the economic feasi bility of the proposal. Soil Conservation District week was observed again this year and was climaxed by a tour of the Bush River Watershed; again, this was a joint activity with the Laurens district. Following the BY-THE-WAY (Continued from page 1) health. I understand he is getting along nicely at the County hospi tal, and hope he will soon be out and taking iteasy. NO ACTION TAKEN Someone who is vitally inter ested in the school situation the other day said to me “when this school issue is settled, what are you going to find to write about ? ” I didn’t want you t o think I had forgotten about the schools this week, but to my knowledge, nothing has happened as yet to change the picture as it stood last week. I say “to my knowledge” because sometimes things in the past have been done in great secrecy for reasons I can not understand. Word about these so-called secret meetings usually reach me but I have heard of none this week. I do understand that most of the patrons of Silver- sfcteet have definitely not given up on their plan to keep the top four grades of their high school and some information about that should be forthcoming,in the near future. I also have not mentioned teacher’s pay recently for one reason: I have come to the con clusion that they will never get an increase until they form a un ion and simply stop teaching un til the General Assembly sees fit to pay them a decent living wage. I hate to advocate strikes, but if the members of the General As sembly won’t listen bo reason, perhaps they will react to coerc ion. I know they say they don’t have the money, but if people want their children educated in public schools they should be willing to pay for it. As long as teachers continue to teach for the amount they are being paid there is no hope they will ever get any more. tour. District Cooperators and conservationists enjoyed a turkey dinner in the lunch room of the Bush River School. Later in the evening, Mr. John Glass, water shed specialist, explained the reg ulations involved in such a pro ject. The Supervisors express appre ciation to those affiliate members who joined with the Supervisors in 1955 in their efforts to promote the conservation of soil and wa ter: South Carolina National Bank, Newberry; Bank of Com merce, Prosperity; Spartan Mill and Grain Co., Newberry; Cham pion Paper and Fibre Co., New berry; and John R. Frazier, New berry. Accomplishments in the district during the year indicate a con tinued interest in ponds. Sixty- nine were stocked with 106,00 bluegill bream. 104 ponds were constructed, giving a total of 338 ponds to date. A tour and study of fish pond management and weed control was well attended and provoked considerable inter est. We feel that this effort was well worth while. Pasture plantings and improve ment reached 4788 and 5651 acres respectively. Terracing consisting of 124 miles, and irrigation sys tems, five. In addition to the normal work load, 68 farms were serviced for ACP. Technical services for the practices were furnished by the Soil Conservation Service. Looking toward the new year, the Supervisors feel a need to con tinue working with schools, to speed up the watershed program, to encourage business men and firms to join in the District work by becoming affiliate members, to observe Soil Conservation District Week and Stewardship Sunday, by requesting a special edition of the newspapers and to have this annual report published therein. The goal is to get every acre in the district put to its best use and treated according to its needs. Husband of Local Woman Succumbs Funeral services for W. H. (Hal) Plumblee, 42, of Gaffney, were conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Wood Mortuary in Greer, follow ed by burial in St. James Luth eran church cemetery in Newber ry county. Mr. Plumblee was a teacher at Gaffney high school at the time of his death. He had previously taught school for four years in Newberry county. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ruby Lee Long Plumblee, for merly of Newberry; one son and one daughter, his step-mother, two brothers and four sisters. Hard to figure out women— the unmarried ones want to know there’s a man in their future— the married ones want to know there’s a future in their man. G. LELAND SUMMER DIES (Continued from page 1) and families of the county. He was connected with the South Carolina Genealogical Society and the S. C. Historical association. He was a member of the Luther an church of the Redeemer, and was instrumental in organizing the Philemon Waters’ Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution in the early 1900s. Mr. Summer was married in 1906 to Miss Caroline Mayes, who survives, along with four sons. G. Leland, Jr., and Harrison Thomas of Newberry, William Mayes of Darlington and James Elbert of Saluda. Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Hal Kohn, Sr., Mrs. Jake R. Wise, of New berry and Mrs. Charles Ragland* of Columbia; two brothers, Roy Summer of Newberry and J. Er nest Summer of Atlanta; his step mother, Dr. Mamie S. Summer, and ten grandchildren. BOARD TO MEET ■"The Executive Board of the Women of Aveleigh Presbyter- i ian church will meet Monday May 7 at 4 p.m. with Mrs. D. W A. Neville. A' -. Jim Connelly, who has been a patient in Self Memorial hospita’ in Greenwood since March 25 for treatment returned to his home on Caldwell street Wednesday an is recuperating nicely. Mystery Farm Winners Mystery Farm No. 33 has been identified as that of D. L. ®ed- enbaugh, below Prosperity. Tim owner may receive the picture of his farm by calling at the Sun office. Winning identifiers are: TV Service Call courtesy of Geo. N. Martin Radio and TV, Bob Epting; ticket to Wells theatre, J. W. Cooper, Nell Amick, Miriam B. Leaphart, Mr*. Wofford Coop er, and Nannie Quattlebaum; tic ket to the Ritz theatre, Claude Amick, Mrs. Charles B. Whittle, Ellis Shealy, Wofford Cooper, Jr. and Joe Nobles. Others correctly identifying the farm were Richard Reed Cooper, Mrs. Allen Dominick, Ruth Can non, Pearl Oxner, Sam Hazel, Betty Shealy, Ralph Mitchell, Jimmy Koon, Alice Faye Koon, George Lominick and Hamilton Folk. Winners must pick- up their tickets at The Sun office by noon. May 7th. I CHICKEN BARBECUE AT HARTFORD There will be a chicken barbe- icue at Hartford Community cen ter on Wednesday, May 16, from 5 until 8 p.m. for benefit of the Center. Plates will be $1.50 and 75c. Eat at . the Center or ink* lit home. 3-10-e A Case Tractor for Every Job... and so Easy to CASE 300 Tractor with Cole Planter sowing hybrid corn and beans on the farm of Ray Suber near Silverstreet SUCCESSFUL FARMING is based upon the produc tion of field and forest crops adapted to the land on which they grow. Use of modem methods of efficient production to obtain highest yields dnd returns are practices recommended by the Soil Coservation Service. OF COURSE WE ARE INTERESTED in conserving the land, for it is from the land that come many of the good things to eat which we sell. IT IS A PLEASURE to pay tribute to those responsible for the successful Soil Conservation Program in New berry county. . Elleibe Sease Case Farm Machinery Dealer CUT OFF ROAD TELEPHONE 1381W NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA