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* f' • • ■ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1957 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE SEVEN Hello, Purcells? Everything has hit us at once!” Goodness, was Henry relieved when he came to and learned that we could consolidate all our bills with an easy auto loan! J'urcelld “Your Prlvato Banker*'* 1418 Main St. Newberry TAX NOTICES The tux books will be open for the collection of 11)57 taxes on and after October 1, 1957. The following is general levy for all except special purposes: Ordinary County - 10 Mills Bonds, Notes and Interest __ — 5 Mills Hospital — - - - “ Mills The following are the authorized special levies for the various tux districts of the County together with the general levy: County Tax Levy Mills Mills Mills 1. Newberry 17 50 4/ 2. Silverstreet 17 50 4/ 3. Bush River 17 50 47 4. Whitmire 17 50 4< 5. Pomaria 17 50 4, 6. Little Mountain — - . 17 50 4- 7. Prosperity 17 50 4< There will be a discount of one (1%) per cent allowed on taxes paid on or before October 31, 1957. On and after January 1, 1958 the penalties by law will be imposed on unpaid taxes. You are requested to call for your taxes by tax districts in which the property is located. J. RAY DAWKINS, 22-4tc Treasurer of Newberry County 1957 MotlC0 The Tax Books are now open for the collection of taxes t and a Discount Of I per cent will be allowed on taxes paid during the month of OCTOBER 1957 J. RAY DAWKINS County Treasurer I REMEMBER BY T!t£ 018 TIMtftS From Mrs. Fred II. Cook. Mur freesboro. Tenn.: A few weeks past an uncle died nt the afie of !U His passinji was the Inst link to the Old Timers or pioneers in oor community who were in di- nut contact with the early wave of migration from North Carolina that came here in the early Eight- ernth Century. He could sit for hours and re late the experiences of his par ents crossing the mountains in an ox cart which held all their house furnishings, pots and pans and a few homemade quilts. They drove their cows and hogs ahead of them and the tinkling of the cowbells was all that broke the intense still ness of the forest, except for the broad axe that was used to clear away the forest for a road. W r hen they arrived here, the few pioneers who had already set tled down stopped to help build the cabin—two rooms, one on top of the other; no floor (just dirt); no windows, only a door hung on leather hinges, with a large board placed across the door to bar it at night. Above the door was a place for the rifle, one of the most impor tant items to a pioneer. He con sidered himself naked if he didn’t have a Barlow knife, rifle and a broad axe of mattock. These were necessary for survival in lonesome regions where houses were miles apart. (Nrnd contribution* to this column to tha Old Timer, Box Stf, Community “rr»■ Service, Frankfort, Kentucky. M**™*l*<,*i» DAMi LOYFK . . . Knee-deep In M d youth telephones Id-; fre-ile n at IFIden, West Ger many: “Our dale's all wet." CHRISTENING . . . Movie ac tress Jayne Mansfield uses giant bottle of pink champagne to christen her new pink swimming pool at her Hollywood home. MANILA DOLL . . . Frequently compared to Marilyn Monroe, Philippine Islands' number one glamor girl Is actress Rosa Rosal, 27, who measures 30-22-36. FARMS AND FOLKS By J, M. ELEAZER Ciemson Extension Information Specialist K.DISTO CANTALOUPE SCORES Lust year Clemson’s Edisto Station released its new cantaloupe the Edisto, bred by Dr. M. B. Hughes there. It was bred for quality and disease resistance. And the bad cantaloupe season we have just passed through prov ed it has more of those qualities than any other variety. In fact, at most places, other sorts were complete failures, whereas this Edisto melon did make a fair crop. Listen to what County Agent Hubbard of Bamberg has to say about it; “Not often 1 is there a year when i new variety of a crop will show such outstanding superiority as did the Edisto cantaloupe this year. Only 3 pounds of seed were planted in Bamberg cojnty, bi*t these plantings were about the only ones bearing enough to pay their way. Needless to say, this makes the acceptance of this variety assured, and already requests are being made for seed for next season.” Our certified seed man, Bob Garrison, tells me we should have a fairly adequate supply of these seed the coming year,. Clemson’s Pontiac Station produced a lot of ‘em, and then some were pro duced at other places too. Beware of substitutes though, and call for officially certified seed when you buy. And this applies to that new Garrisonian watermelon too that made such a hit where planted this year. WITCH WEED County Agent Johnston of Horry said: “The number of farms in the county infested with witchweed continues to increase from day to day. Through our office and with the help of the witchweed survey team, we have to date (Sept. 1) located 102 farms which are in fested with witchweed They are located in at least 5 different com munities, some of which are 20 miles from where the infestation was first found.” And Abrams of Marlboro says they found it on 31 farms there. Detailed surveys of the whole area in the two states where this pest has been found or suspected have pretty well pinpointed the infestations now. Quarantines and effective means for mopping it up are now being considered. John ston tells me the expert from Africa, where they have been fight ing this pest for years, told them control and eradication were pos- on Rev. Robert H. Harper FOOTBALL K ICKOFF, this or that yard line, forward pass, goal and try for extra point are words on the air on the football field and out on the radio all over the land. And no longer can the college wag para phrase some lines of the Psalm of Life to say Lives of football men remind us That they write their names in blood And, departing, leave behind them Half their faces in the mud. For much of the hazard and the danger of personal injury has been reduced by more open play and safeguards for the men who battle on the gridiron. But much is also due to long practice and hardening training. In this we are reminded of what Paul wrote about "keeping his body under." He was evidently familiar with, if not a patron, of the Olympic Games and knew of what he wrote. He knew of the rigorous training required. Why not learn something more than the score in watching a foot ball game? Do you keep your body under by abstaining from every thing that would hurt the body? Do you give attention to things that will contribute to your growth in knowledge and grace? By doing so you cun attain unto strength of soul. slide, hut not is likely thuj, easy nor cheap. It some of the most effective things learned in Africa will he applied to our case here. IRRIGATION PAID Inquiry reveals “irrigation doub led the yield and improved the quality” of Irish potatoes on the Culen truck farm in Accomack county, Virginia, the past summer. And Berien Sanders of Colleton county, here in South Carolina, tells me droughts would have forced him out of the truck-grow ing business longago hut for the irrigation system that reach es all of his lands. County Agent Bouknight of Lexington says: “Irrigation has proved quite valuable to our truck growers in helping them secure and produce quality crops. In some instances they have also saved their corn crops with •it.” IMPROVED LAMBS NEEDED We are getting hack into the sheep business in some sections of South Carolina. Our sheep specialist, H. M. Jamison, tells me we have a lot to learn about the economic production of quality lambs. But, where folks are hand ling them right, good yields of quality wool and lambs are being secured. County Agent J. C. Morgan of Oconee says: “Three farmers mar keted 71 lambs. One graded Choice, 17 Good, 45 Medium, and 8 Com mon. These grades indicate that it will be necessary to improve management practices for profit able lamb production. These in clude earlier breeding, creep feed ing, and a pasture of small grain, rye grass,, and clover to get the lambs on an earlier market be fore the hot weather begins.” **'•*'***♦••? MM HEADS UN . . . Sir Leslie Knox Munro, New Zealand diplomat, was elected president of United Nations general assembly at us I2th annual session. AIRBORNE . . . Nancie Rideout of Orlando, Fla., recently set new world’s water ski jumping record of 78 feet. WHITAKER FUNERAL HOME AMBULANCE A PHONE 270 ? The Newberry Steam Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co. SANITONE DRY CLEANING COMPLETE LAUNDRY SERVICE ALL WORK GUARANTEED 934 MAIN STREET PHONE 310 BOYS ARE THAT WAY By J. M ELEAZER Last week I told you of our mar lin gourd pole blowing down one spring when I was a kid. Naturally >\e had no martins to come and meet at our place that summer, lor we didn’t get the gourds back up. The falling hrokemost of ‘em and we had to wait until we could grow some more. Well, hawks sure gave our chickens a fit that summer, with no martins to ward them off. My mother had nursed several hutches of chickens through until they were almost frying size. A pair of red-tailed chicken hawks had their brood coming off at the same time in a far distant tree. They found our chickens, us they ranged back in the weeds there below the wood- pile. And about twice a day we would hear a commotion from the old hens back down there, look out, and see the great birds taking off with another of cur almost frying-size chickens. My brother was a good shot and he set all sorts of ruses to get them. Bti< they had such good eyes, they never came near his blinds. And ns soon as he’d turn his back good, they’d swoop in and have one before he’d know it. They always sailed out of sight in the same direction. We hunted those woods over for the nest. But never found it back there. Some one told us hawks were very sly and would often fly in the wrong direction until out of sight, and then switch back in a different dir ection to their nest. So my brother hid himself well back there and saw them make their turn up a distant hollow. And, sure enough, about half mile up that, he found the nest up a very tall pine. The 1 young hawks were full grown and sitting on the side of the great nest. He hurried back to the house and got some shells with BB shot in them and went for the kill. He knew his small shot might not reach them, and they appeared ready to leave that nest at any minute. He returned home with I young fat hawks and also one of the old ones that darted into the nest before noticing what had happened. He was a hero for sure. He cleaned and dressed those fat young hawks, but didn’t bother with the tough sinewy old one. They said they were very good. But I didn’t eat any. It didn’t THE BAFFLES By Mahoney ^ e&FFlEJ I'CQf & I INSPECTED MDUR DESK! LOOICI FISHING TACKLE../SCIENCE FCTK>U A DO-IT-YOUkSELF RADIO KIT... A MODEL AIRPLANE.*/ HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THE RULB T| 60 PERSONAL BELONGINGS ARE ALLOWED IN THIS OFFICE! gggii o (xALWAyS SAY YOU I CAST HAVE TOO SAAHV, t—7 CWlPgEN I VUTLSTts F/tCE IT/ But ’tbahkgoodne&s^ we finally got th-at' Boy/ set well with me, thinking about those chickens and baby hawks. HUNDREDS OF BARGAINS! ORIGINAL NATIONALLY ADVERTISED GREAI DAYS! ^Oct. 14th thru 19th i Mon. thru Sat. '•v i i;!Hi||!j|! l -‘‘fi,a , jtL ■p-P NT0 ‘tij »X',A fadHIfc Ji It Pays To Be Sure When You Borrow Money That you have the best plan suited to your income, with a reasonable interest rate. Your payments (an nually) on your home should not average more than 20% of your annual income. It has been proven many times in the mortgage loan field that this figure strikes a medium which works with the average family. Space does not permit us to tell you of all the won derful features of our mortgage loan plan, so just call by and we will give you all the facts. ✓ Newberry, federal having.A and eQoan cddAociation “Use our Modern Night Depository for after office hours business.’ “NEWBERRY’S LARGEST SAVINGS INSTITUTION’’ M