Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2R. im FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELKAZEK Cltmaen ln#*rm«tJon lp*«iall«t WHAT AH;S LKSPHUK/.A For years h'*|ieiie*u grew us a crop in this state. First in the up-country, Then it gruiiunlly went to the roast. Much good hay was made from it, ami the seed proved to !>e a good money crop. In late years, we have seen lespedexa fade as a major crop, And almost go from the picture At moat place*, Why, I wondered? So l asked many county agents And farmers about It. The most common reason given was that we seed grain heavier now and fertilise it more. That» on top of dry springs, gives the amAll struggling lespedexa in It more competition and it just dies out while the more advanced grain Is making. Hugh Mcdee, farmer of Anderson, was the first to Advance this season. Several years Ago he saw it and started giving leapedesa the status of a full crop on its own land. Prepared and sown on clean land in March, he has continued to make good crops of both hay and seed from annual lespedexa. C’outy Agent Hopkins of Anderson shared that view. County Agent McCord of Georgetown thought potash de ficiency had a lot'to do with it on the sandy lands of the low- country. He pointed out, lespedexa is a heavy feeder on potash and the average farmer doesn’t put enough hack to make up for what the crop takes out. The result is, after a few years of that, the land i» m» short in potu.-dt that this gros.i feeder on it ju?>l won’t thrive there ax it usrtl \o. And the heavier seeding and fer tilixation of grain, on top of dry springs, hurt a hit too, he thought. Then over in Spartanburg I found additional rea ons. County Agent Martin pointed to the tart that modern weed killers eouid not he sprayed on grain with lespedexa in it, whieh is hemming a Sather eommon praetiee, as they will kill the lespedexa. The searedy and cost of annual seedings too entered the picture. Many of his fnrmem had found alfalfa a more dependable source of hay that didn’t have to he seeded each year. Ami the spring droughts didn’t hurt it as had as lespedexa, for the alfalfa had so much longer growing season during which it could make sev eral cuttings of hay a season as against one for lespedexa. And, folks, there’s the present lespedexa picture. Its future? Only time will tell. * • CHANCK IN MAHI.HOKO County Agent Abrams of Marl boro says; "A heavily ferlilixed eotton erop poor insert control gave us only about 40 jH'ieent of a crop this year." Marlboro was once just about all cotton. I tot interesl m other things is running high their too. Their general farm tour m August featured Coastal Itennuda riu.s, graying crops, eotton. emu, iirigat ion, uml cattle raiding. I(i:msi:i> fm an itucui.au The specialists of Clemson have junt revised Circular 301 on "1‘eeun Production and Marketing in .South Carolina.” if is tree for the asking from your county agent or from the Publications Division here at Clemson. It is lime to set out pecan trees now. Kvery home without shade should have u few for that pur pose, in addition to the valuable nuts they make. And commercial settings under tin* right condit ions would not he amiss either. The pecan is the only commer cial nut we grow, and it is to he found in every county. Its pro duction here has been upward Hi rough the years, although no spectacular increases have been made with it, as with many other crops. This state lias ranked along from 4th to 7th among states in production of improved variet ies of pecans during recent years. Many mistakes have been made in selecting varieties, spacing, fertilisation, ami care of pecans in the past. Those contemplating the planting of some would do well to review the accumulated knowledge on the subject contain ed in the above Circular. WATHUMELONS IN IttSH Watermelons, l like ’em! So I’m thinking about ’em now for ’ISH. And I want to toll you of two good new ones. The Gar risonian is a dandy, carrying much of the quality «>f the famed Dar lington or Garrison that doean t ship well. Hut this Garrisonian ships well and Is really a dandy to eat, and has extreme disease resistance too. Makes large melons, Then there is the Hlackstone, de signed for those wanting an early ('nnnnnttuil typo melon with mark ed disease resistance. Both were produced by tin* USPA station at Charleston, and adequate cer tified seed should bo available the coming year. MAYOR BILL JOHNSTON -- NCXT GOVERNOR OF S. C. • • W© are delighted to hear that Mayor William C Johnston, native of Honea Path, may enter the race for Governor of South Carolina next year. If he does, he will b© elected. There was strong sentiment in this state for Bill Johnston to come out for governor four years ago. His friends from the mountains to the sea felt that he would win that race. However, he was so en grossed in giving to Anderson a fine, pro gressive city administration, together with the fact that he was interested in the Mu- nicioal Association of the State in which he was later elevated to the presidency with great distinction to his leadership, the* he did not throw his hat into the ring. Now the hat seems aimed squarelv at the ring. And wherever peop 1 e talk noli- tics in any of the 46 counties of the state, anv discussion of the governor’s race al- wavs brings out the name of Bill Johnston. And the wave of Johnston sentiment which was flowing so stronrdv four vears aero is reallv rolling now. Nine out of ten times, when Mayor Johnston’s name is mention ed. som^bodv in the crowd will promptly sav: “He’ll make a good governor, and the neople will have a friend in that of fice ” Mavor Johnston has given Anderson a fine citv administration He is mature in years and iudgment He hnows how to handle business affairs. His work in im proving Greets, nrovidintr recreational fa cilities. better sanitqfion. slum clearance, fair and impartial law enforcement, good pay for citv employees, consideration and co 1 or^orati^n for all types of citizenship, is weP known. And through it all. runs the fact that Bill Johnston is very friendly and ap proachable. He has three doors to his of fice in citv hall in Anderson and * have NPVKR BEEN OR HEARD Oir THRM BEING GLOBED. He has time to see oeo- ple. to hear their problems, consider +heir needs and give full consi^orn+inn to their r6QUGStS HE ALWAYB HA^ ttmtt r>Tqn TC ^ THE PROBLEMS OF DAY HE LIKES PEOPLE And when the test comps, as D r^oes to every man in public lifn Mp^m- Toh^ton is alwavs on the side of fV, p ptopt t? yt is not necessary to state what that m°ar!s to South Carolinians. Honea Path is proud of Bdl Tohnston. as + bpv are of his djst’ncrpisbed brother. Olin D. Johnston, who twice has been plotter? Oovernor of South T’arolin? and todav ic Senipn Doited Stp fo s S o na + n r from the ^Imettn State. His “home town” is proud of him be cause he is honest, sino^re truthful, a tire less worker for evendhinc ho believes to be ^‘dht. and willmg servant to + he nuMic. D^e to economic conditions, it was po. cpssarv for Bill to ston school a nr i po to wor 1 ” in the spinning room as a swe^opr in fV>o Po]fon MiR before thp earlv a^e of ploypu vears PpqlWiucr tho naoJ an p^,,-,3t^r) at fifteen Vp-ii-c- n-P o oro -i -n tpr- Tov+ilp Industrial Tnr. + 'U.i + a : n tonhuror 9. f\. where ^ oolrl V-'q „.q V f V.,1 or Vi rr—Ofyirnar PphcirU Y\-yr ’’t' - — /t 5 t; r^r\ e Tr\r' - '"y ^'S'^top l^^"ill ^ ... o o V S hofirroori the school and tho pii 11 f^ T ” two Bill entered Honea Path High School m the fall of 1921. When his family moved to Anderson from the farm three and one half miles west of Honea Path, later that year, he loved Honea Path so much he re mained in the “old home town” to play football and continue to be a part of it. He supported himself while in High School by working as janitor at the school and operat ing a barber shop. He is well remembered here as a boy. During high school days (1921-25). Bill Johnston was a member of the Honea Path football team and played in every game for four years, the team being one of the best in the state at that time. He also par ticipated in baseball, basketball and track. According to reliable information, when Bill Johnston graduated from high school in 1925. he had paid his living expenses by his own efforts and had saved up about S3.000. This was of great help in defray ing his expenses at the Universitv of South Carolina, where he was elected President of the Freshman Class, and throughout his college career took an active role in school activities including YMCA work and ath- Jetics. As a lad he learned +he value of hard work, the value of a dollar, and the value of an education. All these attributes are reflected in his long and'uspfnl career as a citizen and leader, and as Mavor of Anderson, and as a successful business man In ^"ivate life. Mayor Johnston is active in civic and ’^i'-rmus affairs, is sober, present president vav/rrA in Anderson* member of The ^rct Baptist Church, a Mason. Shriner, E’nrpnis Hub. member of Salvation Army 0 ri,-.-~ rirv board and other organizations. We boil eve that Bill Johnston will be *he f O^vomor of South Carolina. He is n^oii nualified for the iob. AH over the m~re a^d more the PEOPLE are turn- ir m to him because they want a mature ^n. a n-ian of manv vears of experience, Tr h o wiR cot.t-p tv-»prn fairly and efficiently. He i? o TJpmocrab And rlnnrc V>i<; pi- DovemOT — UT-O fVr» rlof bic nc; ^Tpvor of A JT’1 T TT T Ptr 1 TVT ^ TC " - Hopoa Path t . -I ’ ' 1 - "A T ^ (PUBLISHED AND PAID FOR BY HONEA PATH FRIE IDS AND SUPPORTERS Or WIIU4.M C. JOHNSTON) THE NEWBERRY SUN bp LYN rONNXLLY G up Mtlobuira tha M «ln*Inf- ext" perion you avar mat . . . •Inca In the aaddla . .. ainga aa ha walka along Broadway . . , alnga whan hla pockata are amply . . . •Inga when they're full . . . Guy Inherlta it from hla Creation par- onta who ware wtnamakara ao- ouatomed to atnglng aa they work ed, aingtng when they fait good, and alnglng whan they didn't feel good to make themaelvea feel bet ter .. . Guy waa born In Detroit on February SI, 1BS7 . . . Whan ha waa 11, ha and hla paranta ware on a bua bound for Loa Angels ■ where they ware to aattla ... As usual, they ware all alnglng. The boy's alnglng attracted a •trangar who preaented a calling card and the promise of a movie audition . . . However, the family moved to Ban Francisco a year later which put an and to the atar'a seedling movie career but started the aimer on hla cowboy career In B.F.'a cattle suburbs.., Guy even tually combined the two talents ... became known aa the alnglng cowboy and won a mot on the Bud Martin radio show... During the war, the aimer did a hitch on a Navy sub-tender, than returned hla lyrical career on a croaa-country tour with Garmon Oavallere . . . Than oama a period around New York in which ho recalls, "X didn't mlaa many meals, but X aura poet- ponod a few." Guy aooldentaUy mot Eddie Joy, who became hla manager, and act him an hla present career ... Loee than a year after aiming with a major recording company in IW*. his atntk raocrdlng, "My Heart Cried For You" booked by "The Boving Kind," sold two million copies ... In IBM ha made the first of six appearances at London's Faladlum and the drat of ■even popular toura in the British talas and In IBM be reactivated bis movie career . . . He's now a lop man In personal appearaiwee. hla own TV show and hit reoordlnga. JUBT VmiENDBT Globetrotting Oapt* Fatar Townsend, who B*- urod Is romance with Britain'a Frtaeeae Margaret, greats IBM Mi— Universe, Gladys Zener, It, THOMAS wAL.t£r /*V IJiiiiw i.r I l.impshne in En^lnnc, ./and m..n \ a teridenl in (his I Stale lh died in the befiinniny cl /die ^year 11 LUi. .Ttidis civ. 4 ^ 3nn * To a mind liberally endowed by 'jSlntuiv and rt lined by a libeval i sduciition he vtddec) a (ante tor the study ol Natural History H and in tire department of B' Bo/anv science is much % ; indeb/ed lohis labouts U • • J M Carolina's first l&tei# South Carolina’s first botanist, Thomas Walter, patented Wal ter’s grass in the state assembly • prior to 1775, and gave names to many of the state’s flowers and trees. His botanical garden on the banks of the Santee was one of the earliest in the country. His tomb, not far from that of General Francis Marion, is very near the Santee-Cooper development in Berkeley county. In South Carolina, with its rich pioneering heritage, the United States Brewers Foundation works constantly to encourage main tenance of wholesome conditions wherever beer and ale are sold. As in other states, the program calls for close cooperation between law-enforcement officials and beer licensees in all of South Carolina. Beer belongs ... enjoy it. United States Brewers Foundation South Carolina Div., Columbia, S.C. The beverage < of moderafivn < f k f k Hoyt Arc That Way Plugging wafermeionN Sh xoine* thing we juat couldn’t reaUt doing aa kida. We liked ’em au, and it aeemed ao long from one ripening aeaaon to the next, we juat couldn't wait. Ho we plugged 'em to aee if they were red inalde. One aummeer our dud really laid down the Ian about it. We had a nice patch of melona and he didn't want to aee the beat of em ruined by plugging again. Ho we laid off of that. Hut there are other waya of telling about 'em, like thumping 'em with the forefinger. We had alwaya heard If they aounded "pink" they were atili green. Hut if they aounded "punk" they were ripe. Ho we carried that to an extreme. We muat have started thump ing them when they were about half green. And we kept It up al- moat dally, for we were hungry for melon. But the aound kept coming back "pink". We'd thump harder to try to maka 'em aay the welcome dead "punk" ripe aound hut they wouldn't until they got ready. It waa than wa found a lot of knotty white apota In the meat of our melona. 1'arenta wondered why. But we didn't. We knew. Early brulaaa. My friend Jim McBride of the SAL Ry. tell* me of the late Vice I'realdent Barkley who plugged a lot of hla dad’s melona when he waa a hoy. Hla dad cut a switch and called him In. He aatd he re called what George Washington had said under almilar circum stances, "Father, I can't tell a He." But he alao remembered he waan’t George Washington and could tell a lie, which he did. LATIN LADY . . . 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