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M i I" ■ « v?”'.''' s PAGE SIX THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1953T &■< ■ Wc- Wmmm ' - m ? * ■ r .Zf'.Mw* f- W'?sft00 m ^ 'fa. ^fo& fal:******* fa -*wmgm ■fam* SOME PARTY! . . . Johnson triplets, Brian, Brnoe and Brent, don’t seem to be singing happy birthday to each other on second anniversary at Bloomington, Minn. REV. ROBERT H. HARPER MARCH Xyf ARCH may remind us of high winds and boys flying kites, of daffodils and spring, and of the derivation of its name. It may be thought unfortunate that one of the months is named after Mars, the god of war. The Ides of March makes us think of the death that befell Julius Caesar by the daggers of Brutus and the rest. And the day may remind us of all the assassination, wars and turmoil and death that have befallen man kind. Of old, March was in the season when kings and conquer ors marshalled their armies and went forth to battle. Would it not be a blessed thing if men could learn to put aside the fear of war and war itself? But thoughts of such a .con summation may become as wild and vagrant as the winds of March. How can war be done away as long as the nations are ready to fly to the arbitrament of arms? It would be wise to ioin in die declaration of the spiritual—“I ain’t gonna study war no more.” The man who can bring forth a workable plan to induce men to study war no more would confer a lasting blessing upon mankind. But begin with yourself and study war no more in all the re lations of life aad you will do your bit toward the relief of man kind. 'joe WORLD OUTDOORS ^^ .By MIKE BENNETT, j’&i? JyBnd Anderson THOUGHTS )fey CERTAU-iO/ HA\ie Aic*jety way of l Fvrr/M& Tmic&ALl ue&TAczrrt REACHING THE PEOPLE... CAN BE A TOUGH JOB MADE EASY WITH ADS IN OUR NEWSPAPER PHONE US TOOAY1 Strom, lurmond S PRING will soon be here and vvarm weather fishermen will emerge from their wintry hiber nations all over the country. The nr lion’s favorite outdoor sport will again be in the limelight. Actually, however, fishing ac tivity is far from confined to the warmer seasons. In many sec tions of the country ice fishing nas become a popular and special- .zod diversion. The temperatures never gets too terrible for these enthusiasts who cut a hole in the ice, build a shanty over it for warmth, and then set out to catch themselves a mess of fish. Further South, where it still gets could enough to freeze over streams and smaller lakes, there’s plenty of fishing activity in February, usually the most unpredictable winter month. “Jig fishing” is popular at all of the big impoundments in states like Kentucky and Tennessee. Lakes are high and cloudy (or muddy) at this time of year, except for a clear water “ring” usually found around the shoreline and in small er coves. Such conditions are ideal for “jig fishing.” Equip ment for this sport consists of a stout cane pole, a short length of heavy line or leader, and a treble hook liberally adorned with night crawlers (worms to non-fisher men). The target is big bass and for some reason the lunkers can’t resist temptation when a gob of worms is dropped into such hiding places as tree tops, roots or brush piles. These aren’t the only spots. Practically everywhere, in the nation you can find hard-weath er fisherman—hardy enthusi asts who’ll tell you that a steel- head fights twice as hard when the water is icy and the banks lined lightly with snow. And one thing is sure: the winter angler seldom has to worry about angling with a fellow fisherman’s ..ne or hooking some angler’s hat on his backcar + One of the things that bothers me most in tr^ng to arrive at the right answer when considering legislation is: Where should the role of the Federal Government start and stop ? In the great many cases it is necessary to decide whether the Federal Government has the res ponsibility for initiating and car rying on a certain program. Some times the lines are clear-cut and it is evident that the States have full power and responsibility to look after certain functions of government and services to the people. At other times, it is more difficult to decide just where the role of the Federal Government should begin and end. Especially troublesome is the matter whether an existing pro gram should be expanded or main tained at the same level of act ivity. In each instance I try to take into account the right and re sponsibility of the States, first of all. Then I seek to determine if the proposal is necessary, if it should be started or continued, and if continued, if it should be ex panded as is so often proposed. I realize that once a federal program is put into operation, it is almost impossible to per suade a majority of the Con gress that it should ever come to an end. This is being written on Wash ington’s Birthday, and I wish the truth of the necessity for each program were as evident as the truth was whenever Wash ington himself spoke. Once the truth of the merit of each pro posal is found, it becomes easy for me to vote my conscience. I don’t know any other way of acting on the many problems that come to a Senator. SMALL BUSINESS TAX AID Through the months since I was elected to the Senate in 1954, I have constantly been think ing of the problems of the small businessman. I am now working on a plan which I hope to introduce as legislation in the Senate within a few days to give some relief to small businessmen. This re lief would be in the form of a standard deduction from the fed eral income tax on their business es. This standard business deduct ion would work the same way the present standard deduction applies to personal income taxes. Instead of having to list each deduction allowed by the law, a small bus inessman chossing to take a standard deduction would then be relieved of keeping detailed re cords now essential to the listing of all business expenses. In some instances this system might result in a lower tax than now being paid by the small bus inessman. In most cases it pro bably would amount to about the same payment. However, the time and trouble and expense which so many small businessmen now complain of in connection with the record-keep ing and reporting of their affairs I to meet federal laws • and regulat- I ions would be alleviated to some , extent. PLYWOOD IMPORTS DAMAGING In connection with still anot her problem besetting a Southern industry, I am working on a bill to introduce in the Senate which would give needed relief to the plywood industry against the inroads of plywood imported from Japan. .Foreign imports of plywood, from all countries, have increas ed 1,000 per cent since 1951 when the tariff on plywood was reduced. From Japan alone, the increase during the same period has been 4,120 per cent. Of all the ply wood and veneers now used in this country, 46.6 per cent of it now comes from foreign lands. My feeling is that some pro tection is necessary for our own plywood manufacturers against such severe loss of markets to the foreign manufacturers. COTTON PARITY SITUATION On February 1 and again on February 9 I protested to Mr. Benson, the Secretary of Agri culture, against a reduction in the support price of cotton from FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension information Specialist TURKEYS GROWING BIG I rather abundant job. opportunities Turkeys are growing big in just in the agricultural field also. And about all directions, except the number of producers. In the past 20 years, turkey production in the United States has doubled. But the number of growers has been re duced to one half. Back in the 1940’s the small white turkeys became very popu lar. But, in more recent years, they have lost ground to the heav ier breeds. So the tendency now, in the tur key business, is fewer and larger flocks, and a greater percentage of the larger breeds. Clemson’s Circular 362, “Tur key Production in South Carolina” has been revised and is now avail-\ ter. able free from local county agents or from the Agricultural Publica tions Department at Clemson. The authors, Gooding and Rish- er, point out that turkeys are grown successfully in all parts of the state, but that the good drain age of the light sandy soils offers some natural advantages in turkey production. LEARNING OUR WAY WITH CATTLE Just about all angles of the beef cattle production business are brought up to date in Clemson’s Circular 356, “Beef Cattle in South Carolina,” which has just 82 and one half per cent of parity | been revised and is ready for free to 77 per cent. The answer I have received is that the reduction was in line with the Department’s policy “that price floors should be re duced in times of surpluses to discourage over production and increased in times of shortages to encourage greater production.” On a slightly more optimistic note, the letter from Assistant Secretary Marvin McClain, also stated that “in the beginning of the prospects improve or supplies are reduced at the beginning of the piarketing year....more than is expected at this time, the ann ounced level of support will be increased....” I hope the Congress will ap prove my permanent 90 per cent parity bill instead of depending on mere possibilities. Sincerely, Strom Thurmond WORDS THOUGHTS p £? ■ CANAL OPENS . . . First commercial vessel to travel Suez Canal’s 100 miles since blockade last November is Egyptian cargo ship Rameses bearing medicines from Port Said to Suez. coding! Ai ZgtS&sBax i WHITAKER FUNERAL HOME AMBULANCE PHONE 270 For PROMPT SERVICE By Trained Repairmen JUST TELEPHONE Telephone S1 1 GEO. N. MARTIN Radio and Television SALES and SERVICE 1309 MAIN STREET Newberry# 8. C. 24 HOUR SERVICE distribution through the local county agents and from Clemson. It is jointly edited'by L. F. Ca‘to, extension livestock specialist; W. C. Nettles, the insect and plant disease man; and H. A. Woodle, extension agronomist and “Mr. Grassland” himself. JOBS IN AGRICULTURE The fast pace with which indus try has been coming to this area has caused a larger and larger proportion of the high school 'graduates to pursue their higher education in the engineering fields. This tendency has been correct, to a degree, to furnish trained men in those needed fields. But some think it has gone a hit too far, at the exense of agricul ture. For, as the School of Agri culture here points out, there are boys having a natural tendency in that direction need not change their course to another channel they might not fit into as well, simply because job opportunities might appear great in some other fields at the time. This tendency away from agri culture is quite natural and gen eral all over the county, I under stand. We have fewe farms. But they are getting larger. They are more skilled and higher producing units. They call for the latest in science, if ^ewer and fewer farm ers are to continue to feed and clothe this country better and bet- I understand there are hardly enough students taking advanced agricultural subjects over the country to fill in the replacements among extension workers, agricul tural teachers, SCS technicians, and the like, to say nothing of many other job opportunities with agricultural industries, as farm managers, and actual educated farmers. Farming is more than a job. It is a way of life, for those who like it. And those with a natural bent in that direction, through tradition, training, and exper ience, might do well to think twice before making a change to strange fields that beckon. DROUGHTS IN THE WINTER TOO It was on a grassland tour of Colleton and Dorchester counties in mid-December. They had had BOYS ARE THAT WAY By J. M. ELEAZER Last week I told you how lazy I was as a kid, and about often walking to a neighbor’s house for a drink of water rather than draw it from our well. And I excused some of my laziness by the malaria we had. My brother had his marks of laziness too. He didn’t even ex pend the energy of walking down the hill to that neighbor’s house that always kept a buck et of drinking water on the back porch. I have seen him go to the kettle on the stove in mid afternoon and drink tepid water from it, rather than expend the energy of drawing a bucketful from our well. Yes, each spring and early summer we got all sallow and had chills. Fever came on every third day. We took quinine reg ularly at that s£bson and our ears roared. And occasionally the fever would get so high that convulsions came. I don’t think we ever had 'em, but some other children did. As time went on, we seemed to build up immunity to the ma laria. Then the sickly, pale younguns would catch hold and grow like young cdm. Eventually screens came to the stone hills. That kept the ma laria carrying mosquitos from youngsters at night, and grad- only two tenths of an inch of rain in two months. Dust was follow ing their plows. In mid-winter County Agent Craven of Saluda said: “An excel lent start of winter grazing in September and October was slow ed down by the extended drought that followed and folks were dis appointed with it.” Follow Clemson's Recommendations! GET COTTON FERTILIZERS FORTIFIED WITH te Newberry Steam iLauni & Dry Cleaning Co. 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