The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, October 17, 1957, Image 6
PAGE SIX
THE NEWBERRY SI N
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17,
Straight Talk
By TOM ANDERSON in Farm
and Ranch Magazine
What’s the future on the farm?
1® the squeeze on the small far
mer going to get worse? What
are your chances? Your hoys’?
It’s human nature to think of
the good old days as best. We
dream about the happy times, the
all-day picnics with supper on the
grounds, the unhurried, unworried
life. "Things ain’t like they used
to be and never wuz." Most farm-
era are no longer stuck in the mud
out at the end of nowhere, isolated
from their friends, schools, doc
tor* and stores. One feller said he
used to live so far back in the
sticks that each family had to
keep its own tomcat.
Keeping up with the Non-farm
Joneses
Today’s farm families are liv
ing better than farm families ever
have before.- Where the rub comes
in, they’re not living as well as
non-farmers. They haven’t kept up
with the non-farm Joneses. The
reason: too many farmers. The
answer: fewer farmers. But that’s
not the only reason and the whole
answer by a long shot.
I don't want to see corporation
Tanning take over this country.
And neither do 1 want to see
hundreds of thousands of families
kept indefinitely on a government
dole when they haven’t a chance
to live decently on their so-called
farms. Government help and ef
fort should not be poured into
hopeless areas. In isolated, rocky
and mountainous areas fit neither
for family farming nor for indus
try, the people should be encour
aged—even subsidized, maybe—to
leave. If they choose to stay they
should do so on their own, not on
the rest of us.
One of the most promising ans
wers to tho farm problem lies in
the Rural Development Program.
And in the related activities be
ing carried on in the South by
State and local governments, civic
and business interests. Recently
USDA set up a limited number of
"pilot count it's" in Southern states
to sei' what can juul should he
done to raise the standard of liv
ing. Here's the way it works:
The county agent, St’S, 1'HA,
Ft'A, vocational agriculture and
other agricultural workers get to
gether with interested townspeo
ple and farmers to decide: What
is the problem ? Why is the av
erage income so low? What can
be done to stop our youths from
having to migrate North to make
a living? What are the crops most
suited to the urea, and how and
■where can they be» best market
ed? What processing plants would
be logical for tho county? What
other types of industry would he
most suited to the area? Would
more generous credit help?
1 went to the first regiot al Ru
ral Development Conference in
Lexington, Ky., several months
ago. Present were agricultural of
ficials from Kentucky, Tennessee,
and West Virginia, and Washing
ton brass from Small Business Ail-
ministration, the Departments of
Commerce; Labor; Interior ;
Health, Education and Welfare;
and USDA.
1 must confess my enthusiasm
was dampened by the bickering
bureaucrats trying to get priority
for their departments and dwelling
on how important their own de
part meat * were. You should have
■een the unbelieving look on the
bureaucratic brows when l ask
ed innocently, "What farm pro
gram is this going to replace?"
Obviously, if the bureaucrats
have their way, nothing will he
curtailed and the Rural Develop
ment Program will he added on
lop of the ridiculous stack of ag
ricultural programs which have
failed so miserably and at such
f&tit&atic cost.
Everybody's Job: A Job For
Evc-ryhfjfly
This is not .fust another govern
ment program. Without the full
@nd aggressive participation of
the home-folks, the program will
fall, Government can and should
do more than it has. Tho rural
ahtfns have received little help
fYmu the past farm programs.
'With nothing to sell, the bottom
fringe farmer couldn't even play
the government slot machine,
while the big shots who neither
needed nor deserved it collected
jackpots, Why wouldn't It he
4f we must have subsidies
—4© subsidise hopeless farmers to
into industry instead of sub*
lidiaing them to try to farm? Why
t»! aohaUitse hoainess to build
pi&nta In tha low income rural
Willies ?
Wien you gel through analys*
inf lie typical county, or the un
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typical, you usually arrive at the
same ironical conclusion: The fu
ture of the low-income farmer us
ually lies in quitting farming, in
getting a job m town. In your
community there are probably
hundreds of farmers who haven’t
the laud, capital, equipment or
know-how to make u decent living
farming today. They could make
much more money as factory
workers—and still live on a farm
if they want to. Or some other
members of the family could get
a full- or part-time job in a plant.
Of course, many farm people
are unsuited to industrial work.
They need training. Vocational
training in arts and crafts should
be a part of this program. In
some areas industrial classes in
the schools should augment or
supplant the present vocational
agriculture classes. Why continue
to teach as many l>oys farming
techniques when more of them
now need to know machine-shop
techniques ?
Operation Boot-strap
Arkansas and Mississippi are
doing great work in attracting in
dustry. One hundred and twenty-
seven large and small Mississippi
communities are busy on "Opera
tion “Boot-strap.” It’s a "do-it-
yourelf” on a community-wide ba
sis. Everybody’s in the act: news
papers, utilities, banks, business
men, and farmers. Their interest
is enlightened self-i n t e r e s t.
Schools, churches, community and
service clubs, and farm organiza
tions should all pitch in.
After losing 400,000 people,
Arkansas population increased
last year for the first time since
World War II.
There s nothing wrong with the
rural South that a good strong
•lose of co-operation, self-reliance
and self-discipline won’t cure. Like
Aunt Susie’s lap dog, we’ve got
muscles we ain’t never used yet.
The future? The future belongs
to tin* South. Stay South, young
man.
REV. ROBERT H. HARPER
WRECKS
R ecently, on a stretch of
highway paralleling a rail
way track, the writer drove by a
freight-train wreck of a hundred
cars that were strewn along the
right-of-way. Several days after
the wreck had occurred, the
wrecking crew was still at work.
The whole destructive incident
had been caused by a bad journal
on one of the hundred cars.
Think now of other wrecks, both
of property and human beings
HeVe’s a young man, bright with
high hopes for tho future and
girded with strength, who comes
quickly to wreck and ruin all be
cause of one weakness in his
character that at length darkens
his life and leads to disaster in
the end A drunkard’s ruin arid
a gambler’s hell may dispel all
hopes of happiness and well
being.
The Bible abounds In examples
of ruin brought on by small sins
that grew bigger and bigger un-
lil the whole man was evil, as in
the fiction case of Dr. Jekyll. In
modern life, we find many in
stances of moral ruin Induced by
dallying with sin. For ' sin, when
It i@ finished, brlngeth forth
death.” Then, knowing that good
can grow, as well as evil, let us
cultivate that which Is g»NKl and
that has the power of Us own re
production and growth.
.TH£»
STARS
by LYN CONNELLY
Tp\/" shows are making their
* * fall debut in colorful fash
ion . . . Some art good, others
show litUe promise for a bright
.future . . . George Gobel half
of the GobeLEddit Fisher alter
nate was excellent and figures tc ■
give Sgt. Bilko (oops-we mean
PMi Silvers) a lot of competition
this season at least . . . Perry
Masoa has a fine production and
very good cast and may cause
the other Perry, Como that is,
some heartaches . . . What we be
lieve was the best new musical
to hit air waves thus far was
Glsele MacKensie, erstwhile “Hit
Parade” vocalist, in her own
show.
Glsele showed versatility that
she was never allowed to display
before and her writers are equip
ping her with a format that won’t
prove wearing after 26 or 39 weeks
. . . .She has a natural flair for
comedy that will put her in good
stead and, of course she always
had a way with a song ... On the
otter hand, two of .her colleagues
are not fairing so well to their
debuts . . . Petty Bergen, after
« terrific emotional performance
as Helen Morgan, seems .tost her
flimsy excuse ter t» show, and
Patti Page, one of the country’s
best, simply tries too hard to be
as friendly and cooly sophisticated
a* Dinah Shore and. its shows . . .
What’s more, her format of on®
record star after another, will
lose an audience to very little
time.
PLATTER CHATTER
MERCURY:—Sll Austin fans
will love hia newest ”Green Blas
er” backed by his own "Fall Chat”
. . . it’s exciting stuff . . .This
company has a new act called—of
all thing*— !h© Brothers Sister®
. . . They debut nicely with a
couple of lightweight numbers . . .
“Pass Me the' Mustard” and
“Alone” . . . Hal Mooney keeps
things rolling with terrific rendi
tions of “Chick-A-Chlck” and "Tho
Leaning Tower of Pisa.”
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By Don Wood
«<tpLLEN WEBSTER, t* TO
known you girl and woman
for twenty years. The only time
you ever acted like this before
was when you fell to the creek
with your best party dress on.”
Abby EUiston stood with her
hands on her hips and regarded
her favorite niece.
"Something is wrong with you.
What is It?"
Ellen turned a too-bright smile
toward her aunt She laughed, a
bit nervously.
'•Why, nothing is wrong, Aunt
Abby. What makes you ask?”
Abby snorted to disdain at such
a disclaimer and gathered an
armload of dishes from the shelf.
If Elen did not choose to tell,
she’s Just have to find out by her
self.
Even allowing for the fact that
Ellen had brought a young man
along for the week and, she was
acitag strangely, Abby thought
again of the latter Ellen hod writ-
‘Td like to bring Jim Brown
along. Aunty,” Ellen had written.
"He works tn tha office with me.
He’s never been In tha country,
though, and I’m not sura just hew
he’ll like it”
' Abby guessed that Elian wa
very worried about how Jim would
thi* young mmi*
that first day was a
of sorts. Jim made loud
claims that Abby was tha best
cook in the world, eating hearti
ly, But Ellen kept swinging the
conversation back to' city affairs.
Abby thought she saw a hint of
worry pass Jim's face during one
of Ellen's too-bright conversa
tions. Ellen was trying too hard,
Abby opined to herself. She rose
from the table aad shooed the
two outside.
It was well past mid-afternoon
when the two came back to the
house. They walked side by side.
Not arm In arm, Abby noted. She
laid down on the sofa and pulled
a shawl over her shoulders as
they entered. Klim hurried to her.
"Aunty | Aren't you feeling
well?”
"Just a touch of my old all-
ment,” Abby said. "If you eotiM
finish supper, Ellen . . .”
Mien whipped an apron from
the doorknob.
"Now you Just lie still m take
cere of things.”
"Chicken’s to the oven. Just
make tome biscuits and you’ll be
ready. ■ If • you don’t mind. 1*11 go
Us down. You might bring a tray
later."
From the kitchen came aounds
of rattling pans. Abby listened in
tently. She could hoar Jim’s voice.
Occasionally Abby heard Elian’s
laugh.
The knock on her bedroom came
at last. Elton stood with a tray to
her hands A much calmer Ellen,
even If she was a bit mussed up
and flushed.
"Supper. Aunty?"
Abby laid to the food with a vim
She bit one of the biscuit* ffiton
had made, cocked her head criti
cally, and: nodded,
"Your appetite seems all tight ”
Ellen looked down at her aunt
Witt sudden suspicion.
"You are looking better your
self,” Abby grinned. "How did he
Uke the biscuits?"
"He , . , he Ukes my cooking
'very much.” Men blushed n bit
"Ought to. I spent enough years
teaching you." Abby bit tote bar'
third biscuit and smiled at Ellen.
The younger woman smiled back.
'The old comradeship wm hack to
its place. Abby picked up a chick
en bone and pointed It toward her
niece.
"Bet the/ kitchen is a mess.”
Elton nodded. "Jim Is eleantai
It up. I’d better go help.”
Abby JOUiitoa watched her niece
leave the room. She sank back
with a ®tgto TMfigi would work
out now. Sophistication was fine,
in its place. But to catch a man.
there was nothing quite as good
as flour on a girl’s nose.
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QUADRUPLETS , . . Mrs. Aslia Mohamed @1 Hetoaw, Si, exhibits
4 tons (Game!, Bashir, Mustafa and Abdel Asia) horn in Alexan
dria* Egypt. .
WHERE TAKE* GO , , , i, Bttdpd Berea* releasee
showtiit tsllitmtod I^li federal ©&p®n4lt*r«i totalling ft,6 billion
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TAX NOTICES
FARMS AND FOLKS
By J. M. ELEAZER
Clemaon Extension Informatien Specialist
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MANY EXPERIMENTS
At Clemson and its five branch I
experiment stations a total of 291
projects or experiments ana under
way. Each te designtd to solve
& problem* develop a better meth
od, or find out something new to
add to our farm and hom® know
ledge.
The range of these investiga
tions covers a very wide field. For
instance, the President’s Commis
sion on Increased Industrial Us®
of Agricultural Produete reported
the us© of bamboo as a possible
source of pulp for fine paper
making. Clemson was selected to
make the necessary'investigations
to determine its economic feasibil
ity. So one ©f those 291 projects
is an extensive planting ” of the
most promising varieties ©f bam
boo at the .ldj|gt4 Station. There
every angle of its growth and pro
duction will be weighed and
watched.
Another of thesse projects hav
ing to do with new crops is un
der way at the Truck Station near
Charleston, On extensive plant
ings there, it will look into "the
quality and potential yield of tea
plants.” Thousands of selections
are seeking a tea better suited to
our conditions.
And, of course, there are all
manner of experiments dealing
with problem® of soil, plants, ani
mals, foods, the horn©, etc. Some
of these problems are new. Some-
are not, but lacking a satisfactory
solution yet. They are all listed
in Circular 106 that’s fr®§ from'
your county agent or us.
PINE TREES
Up to September 1, County
Agent Thompson of Hampton
said they had taken orders from
farmers for 3,543,000 pine seed
lings. This does not include trees
for tho extensive plantings that
the pulpwood companies will
make there too.
Pine trees! Watch 'em. They
are fast growing into our most
valuable crop. And with the
growing care we are giving them
through fire control, planting,
thinning, improvement cuttings,
etc., they are sure to be’ the bul
wark of our future here in South
Carolina. We are fortunate in be
ing in a fast tree-growing area.
Trees are proving they can pay
their way and leaVe a good profit
for those who handle ’em right.
Soon after the paper milte came,
wo cut young pines with wanton
axe. And many fin® young stands
were taken clean, leaving waste
lands. But there is practically
none of that now. And our Bill
pulpwood faster than we are cut
ting it now. Now, folks, that was
Barker tells me we are growing
an important hump to overcome.
And we must keep it that way, if
we are to be wise.
SAFE FARROWING CRATE
County Agent Hubbard of Bam
berg tells me some of their hog
growers used the Clemson farrow
ing crates very effectively last
winter. The heat lamps in them
proved very effective in handling
cold weather farrowing®. J. I.
Herndon, who conducts the Mye-
stock auction market there at
Ehrhardt, has put in 100 sows to
help point the way te the grow
ing of the new meat-type hog. He
fe using the‘farrowing orates and
heat lamps to a central fanrowing
house. He introduced ibto© of the
best meat-type hogs from the
West and sells some of the -gilts
he raises to local growers for
breeders.
POCKET-SIZED AGRONOMY
HANDBOOK ‘
The pocket - sized agronomy
handbook has been revised by t&er
specialists of Clemson and repub
lished ns Circular 407. It contains
« wealth of information on varie-
ties, planting instructions, figrtpS-
iation and the like for all common-
crop#, pastures, lawn*, etc., ffWV
tilising and managing fish popds^
weeds, and their control, and M*
on. ,
-Younr county agents has a sup
ply for free distribution.
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brisk and invitttf. The quarry
may be rabbit or squirrel, btiff
or elk. but the sport is fc—ttef * . .
the great American pastime.
Hunting was for our *
. for food. Wild
the meat dish ter the pioneers ’
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