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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1958 1218 Colkge Street NEWBERRY, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY . O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937 at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR Are we going to the bow-w T ows? Or will the vim and vi gor of America re-assert itself with renewed purpose and zeal? Forbes says of this:: “Great long-range factors are at work to bring on the Soaring Sixties. Ourpopulation continues to go up and with it the people’s needs from babyhood onward. The great post war ‘crop’ will soon begin marrying, working, wanting homes, furniture, ,etc. Today w r e think in terms of a mil lion new homes a year; in not too many years that figure is apt to be doubled. As the President pointed out in his economic message, in dustry now spends billions developing new products, new things that people will want. The old story of how 50% of du Pont’s income today is from products that didn’t exist 25 years ago will be repeated many times for many com panies in the next few years. In short, a careful examination of all the factors at play provides solid grounds for optimism. Businessmen, looking to the future, wmuld find it hard to justify panickings and a total reining in of their forward plans. The Government can spend us out of depression if such an extremity is called for. That this would create its problems for tomorrow no one doubts but that it would be better than a recession of the Thirties I think likewise few doubt. That such a course in the event of economic disaster would be taken by this Administration we know. It won’t be necessary, because a combination of things meet our present problem. With all those factors now at work, and with the know ledge that this Administration—any Administration— would not stand for a repeat of the Thirties, individual con fidence as well as corporate confidence is unmistakably present. A man not concerned with short-term profits and trad ing gains, but looking to the future and capital apprecia tion, will in the years ahead be glad he invested in securi ties this year. DEPRESSION DETERRENTS. For 1957 as a whole, total output, real purchasing power, and employment averaged higher than in 1956, the previous peak. ' G-reatest assets of the nation is the resourcefulness, en ergy and determination of the people aimed at achieving a good life. Personal income of$343 billion for 1957 was a new record, $16 billion (5%) above 1956. Personal savings maintained an annual rate of $21.4 bil lion last year. Farm price supports may be used to bolster this area of the economy. Nearly four million workers are already assured of wage boosts under long-term contracts. Automatic increases range from 5c to 9.5c an hour in such major industries as steel, copper, aluminum, meat packing, electrical products, and railroads. Strength of the banking system with deposits insured and assets sound. A possible $50-billion highway program of the federal government. Easing of credit by the Federal Reserve—reduction of discount rate from 3% to 2 3-4%. A $519-milHon education program for fiscal 1959. Actually, with steel capacity up to 140 million tons or more on January 1, 1958, the achieved operating rate of 67% is equal to the output at a 100% rate ten years ago. Retail sales for 1957 of $199.8 billion showed an increase of $8.5 billion over the previous year. Old Age pensions have doubled since 1950. Present aver age monthly payment is $67.35. Unemployment insurance funds available to the states were an estimated $8.5 billion at the end of 1957. An annual rate of services of some $106 billion shows a $5-billion increase over the same period for 1956. Installment credit figures reached a level of $33.6 billion last year, an increase of some $2.4 billion over the previous year, in spite of the talk of consumer buying resistance. Manufacturers’ expenditures for new plant and equip ment last year at an annual rate of $37.5 billion kept to the high level of the previous year, actually showed a $1 bil lion increase. $44.3 billion in defense spending for fiscal 1959. Easing of mortgage requirements with resulting increase in residential housing. ✓ Demands for goods and services of growing population will have to be satisfied. Expectations are that the popula tion figure will reach 200,000,000 in less than ten years, ac cording to the U. S. Census Bureau. Business spent some $25 billion on research during the past five years; all this research will eventually achieve new products designed to stimulate consumer buying, as FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension Information Specialist POULTRY PROGRESS Experiments showed we could make male broilers weigh 1.62 pounds in 8 weeks back in 1930. By 1958 it was up to 1.89, and 2.17 in 1946. But in 1954 we were growing broilers weighing 2.81 pounds in 8 weeks, as report ed by Wallaces’ Farmer. Not only that, but we are grow ing ’em with less feed. ~ Look at this: In 1937 it took 13 weeks and 13 pounds of feed to grow a 3-pound broiler. In 1947 it took 11 weeks and 10 pounds of feed to do it. Now we are making 3-pound broilers in 8 weeks on 7.25 pounds of feed! Thus, in 20 years growers have cut the time required to grow a 3-pound broiler by five weeks and the feed required by five pounds per bird! Efficiency! There you have it. And it touches every one of us in cheaper, better chickens. Most chickens are being grown on contract now. This assumes varied forms. The five most com mon are: 1. On straight shares, the grow er getting about two-thirds and the supplier the other third. But this varies some, according to exact arrangements as to what each does and furnishes. 2. Then there’s the guaranteed share, in which the grower gets something like $40 to $50 per thousand birds started plus half the net return if any. 3. The fee basis, the grower getting $50 to $75 per thousand birds started, regardless of what they bring. 4. Efficiency of operation, bas ed on ratio of feed used to pounds of meat made. 5. Salary basis, in which grow er is paid fixed salary, based on number of.birds handled. The grower usually furnishes the house, equipment, water, and labor. The dealer furnishes chicks, fuel, litter, /nedicines, and vac cines. But, there are many var iations of these arrangements, the above being the rather common ones. Few farmers now produce broilers entirely on their own. Most of ’em are in partnership with hatcherymen, feed dealer, or processor. All three of these are often in one. \ Miss Kemper At Senior Day ATLANTA, Ga.—Miss Sinclair Kemper of Newberry was among the over 200 high school seniors, already registered to enter Em ory University as freshmen in the fall, who attended Emory’s an nual “Senior Day” April 26. The event is sponsored by the Circle K service fraternity and the Uni versity, and is designed to give in coming freshmen a preview of campus life. PERSONAL MENTION Mr. and Mrs. William Charles Ruff and daughter, Candace of Walterboro, spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Ruff on Mower St. and Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Graham in the Mt. Pleasant community. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Crcmer and son, Durwoodj of Blackville spent Mother’s Day in the home of Mrs. Cromer’s mother, Mrs. C. J. Humphries on Boundary St. Mrs. Nancy Copeland and chil dren spent Mother’s Day-in Lau rens with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Lawes. Among The Citadel students spending the weekend at their homes in Newberry were Johnny Epps, Kenneth Willingham and Buddy Harmon. Miss Joenelle DeHart, a stu dent nurse at Roper Hospital in Charleston, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny DeHart. Mrs. Bothwell Graham has re turned to her home on Calhoun St. after spending the winter with her children in Columbia, Conway and Rock Hill. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Metzger of Savannah, Ga., spent the weekend in the home of Mr. Metzger’s grandmother, Mrs. M. L. Duckett, and aunt* Mrs. L. W. Bedenbaugh. Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas of Aiken were Mother’s Day visiters in the home of Mrs. Thomas’ par ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Nance, Sr. Last Saturday, I had the priv ilege of speaking at St. Matthews as a part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Calhoun County. By happy coincidence, it was Confederate Memorial Day. In my address, I pointed out that it is a great mistake to refer to the Confederacy as a “lost cause.” A fight for principle is never lost. The cause which the South up held is still a living cause to day, albeit in modified form. Local self-government in the sense of complete national independence may no longer be an issue; but local self-government in the form of States’ Rights definitely is an issue, and those who battle for States’ Rights today are waging a fight for governmental princi ples which are founded on the bedrock of the Constitution. The preservation of liberty is a goal which is—or should be—of as much concern to the people of the North as to those of the South. It should be of equal, and para mount, concern to the people of every State in this Union. Labor Legislation I hope the Senate Labor Com mittee will favorably report a bill, or perhaps several bills, guar anteeing democratic procedures in labor unions. Congressional hear ings have clearly shown the need for legislation of this kind. Leg islation should be drafted in such a way that it will be fair to la bor, fair to management, and fair to the general public. With this in mind, I introduced two bills in the labor field last week. One would reverse a de cision in which the Supreme Court fabricated a non-existent intent of Congress that labor unions, for all practical purposes, should be exempt from anti-trust laws. If this bill is enacted, the courts will be able to move to prevent un ions from engaging in restraints of trade which are not necessary for legitamate functions of labor organizations. The practices at which this bill is aimed include unlawful second ary boycotts, price fixing, exclu^ sion of products and services from the market, elimination of new processes and developments, and restrictions on production. The other bill I have introduc ed would give individual employes the right to sue labor unions for damages resulting from unfair labor practices. Employers now have this right, and it should ap ply equally to employes. Mrs. Drayton Nance and sons, Jim, Jon and Joe, and Mrs. Sebris Knots and son, Heyward of North, spent last Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Drayton Nance. Jess, who has been on a week’s visit with his grandparents, returned to North with his mother. Mrs. Earl Taylor spent Sunday in Columbia, where she v visited her brother, Keister Willingham, who is 3, patient in the Columbia Hospital where he is undergoing treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Halfacre and daughter, Miss Sue Halfacre, also Mr. and Mrs. Judson Bishop, visited George Halfacre at the Veteran’s Hospital in Columbia, where he has been a patient for the past couple of weeks under going treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Campbell and family of Spartanburg, were Mother’s Day visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Camp bell on Nance St. Mrs. Tom Graham spent Moth er’s Day in Cameron with her son-in-law and daughter, Rev. and Mrs. Harry Weber. well as requiring new capital expenditures to produce them.” We may not all agree about this, but I pass it on, for we need a bit of boosting. After we say it all this is the prom ised land on earth, so don’t sell America short. PROSPERITY NEWS Mrs. W. H. Leaphart Sr. was hostess to the Prosperity Garden Club Monday afternoon, May 5. Mrs. L. J. Fellers, vice presi dent, presided in the absence of the president, Mrs. Hunter Fel lers. Mrs. J. Frank Browne gave a timely and informative talk on annuals. In her discussion Mrs. Brown* gave suggestions for grouping to height and colors and mentioned the most successful ones for this locality. She con cluded her talk with a flower story and poem. During the social hour the hos tess served delicious refreshments. Mrs. David Bedenbaugh was hostess to the Literary Sorosis Friday afternoon. The new president, Mrs. W. E. Shealy, presided. Mrs. Richard Foster gave the concluding topic, “Home Forets,” of the series, “The World We Live In.” Her discussion was illustrat ed with colored films. Plans were discussed for next year’s program as the club dis bands during the summer. The hostess served a salad plate, iced tea, and ice cream sandwiches topped with strawber ry sauce. The May meeting of the Dog wood Garden Club was held last Monday afternoon with Mrs. Bill Leaphart. Mrs. W. E. Shealy gave an in formative talk on perennials and urged members to beautify their grounds with many “never-fail” perennials. Mrs. Earl Bedenbaugh, glean er, read a poem “Mother.” For recreation, Mrs. J. E. Wes- singer had the members to write original poetry using the . subject “In the Merry Month of May.” Mrs. D. H. Hamm Jr. won the prize. New officers elected were: President, Mrs. James Counts; vice president, Mrs. W. E. Han cock; secretary, Mrs. Richard Foster; treasurer, Mrs. Jake Bowers; publicity representative, Mrs. W. C. Barnes. Mrs. W. A. Ballentine was a guest and assisted the hostess in serving an appetizing salad plate with iced tea. Mrs. Glen Hamm was hostess to the Azalea Garden Club Wed nesday evening, May 7. Mrs. Ellis Shealy of Newberry shared the pleasures of the meeting with the members. Mrs. Jeff Hamm Jr. presided. Mrs. Helen M. Summers gave a timely discussion of iris-grow ing suggestions for planting, fer tilization and culture. Mrs. Hamm had a lovely arrangement of 23 varieties of iris which was also •used in the program. Mrs. Simmons recreation chair man, called several games of bin- go with Mrs. Harold Cook as high scorer. Mrs. Harold Cook was welcom ed as a new member. Mrs. Robert Bowers received the door prize. New officers elected were president, Mrs. Roy Dominick; vice president, Mrs. Robert Bow ers; secretary, Mrs. Glenn Hamm; treasurer, Mrs. Max Cook; rep resentative on Garden Club Coun cil, Mrs. James Barnes. The hostess served a palatable ham and salad plate with iced tea. The club will disband for the summer. The Prosperity Garden Club Council is ponsoring a flower ar ranging senool Thursday, May 15. Mrs. ■’G. H. Ballenger and Mrs. Ira Holden of Walhalla will con duct the school. Two sessions are being held—one in the afternoon at 3:30 and one at night at 7:30. The public is cordially invited. Mrs. O. W. Amick and Miss Ruth Amick spent Sunday with the W. O. Amicks in Columbia. Miss Joan Hunt of Columbia College spent the weekeknd with her grandmother, Mrs. A. B. Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. Dove Connelly spent the weekend with their son- in-law and daughter, Rev. and Mrs. Eugene Eaddy at Folly Beach and with friends in Walter boro. Mrs. Nan Ward of Columbia spent several days the first of the week Vith her sister, Mrs. P. H. Barnes. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Hamm Jr. attended the Furniture Association in Norfolk, Va. the • first of the week. J. Walter Hamm and Danny Hamm flew the D. 'H. Hamms to Norfolk but returned Sunday. Mr. Hamm is vice presi dent of the association. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ballentine had with them for the weekend and Mother’s Day Mr. and Mrs. Furman Ballentine and their two daughters of Greenville; Mr. and Mrs. David Lee and their two children of Seneca; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ballentine of Chapin. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shearouse of Glen Alpine, N. C. and Mrs. J. T. Martin of Laurens were weekend guests of their mother, Mrs. O. B. Shearouse. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Foster and their two children, Rick and Lee, Mrs. J. L. Counts and Miss Annie Hunter spent Sunday with Mr. Foster’s parents in Kings Mountain, N. C. Miss Joy Thomason spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Vida C. Thomason. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Barnes were Sunday guests of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Barnes in Columbia. Frank MacMillan of Savannah, Ga. spent Saturday night and Sunday with his grandmother, Mrs. Lillian W. Harmon. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Brooks and their two sons. Tommy and Al len of Columbia, were Mother’s Day guests of Mrs. Brooks’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Counts. Mrs. J. A. Sease and. Miss Grace Sease spent Sunday in Co lumbia with Mr. and Mrs. Herman F. Richardson. Mr. and Mrs. Carl R. Caugh- man and their son, Rusty, of At lanta, Ga. were weekend guests of Mrs. Caughman’s mother, Mrs. R. W. Pugh. Mr. and Mrs. Luke Petrea of Burlington, N. C. are visiting Rev. and Mrs. H. B. Petrea. Mrs. Pat Wise spent the week end in Athens, Ga. with her son- in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Scott. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Shelby and their three children of Columbia spent Mother’s Day with Mrs. Shelby’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Taylor. John Taylor of Millidgeville, Ga. spent the week end with his parents. Rev. and Mrs. H. B. Petrea spent last week with their daugh ter and family in Savannah, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Mills spent the weekend in Greenville with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Camp. County Agents Farm Talk 4-H Dairy Calf Club To Meet Monday Night All 4-H Dairy Calf Club mem bers are urged to attend the meet ing to be held next Monday, May 19 at the Agricultural Building. Plans will be made at this meet ing for selecting judging teams to compete in this years’ district and state contests. The meeting will begin at 8 p. m. in the auditorium. Officers of the Newberry Calf Club are Elliott Mayer, Evange line Lide, Judith Half acre and Jimmy L. Koon. State Contests Open To County Farmers Newberry County farmers are eligible to participate in three State Contests during 1958. These include the 5-Acre Cotton Contest, the 3-Acre Corn Contest and the Pasture Contest. There are a few changes in rules of the Corn and Pasture Contests this year. In the corn contest, suit able awards will be made to the first and second highest yields without irrigation. In the Pasture Contest, the acreage has been changed from 3 acres to 5 acres and is still limited to Coastal or Suwanee Bermuda. The deadline for enrolling in these contests is July 1st. We hope to have parti cipation in all contests and will be glad to , furnish more details to those interested. Cotton Thinning. We have already seen several good stands of cotton in the coun ty and it looks as though most farmers will finish planting most of their cotton this week. We’d like to remind those who do not get a good stand to not thin too soon while we’re still having cool nights. Thinning too soon can cause loss of a stand and it is getting pretty late to take a chance on having to replant. When thinning is done leave plenty of stalks to insure a pos sible high yield. Leave 3 stalks per hill 8 to 12 inches apart. Time to Transplant Aromatic Tobacco Most aromatic tobacco growers have done a good job with their plant beds and some are now ready to transplant to the field. We suggest that growers trans plant as soon «as they have their land well prepared and the plants are 6 inches tall. Use only strong, healthy plants for transplanting. Horace Livingston has been growing aromatic tobacco for severay years and is off to a good start again this year. Chahnera Brown is a new grower who Is doing a good job his first year with aromatic tobacco. “See, dear? Fve been after you and after you to see PURCELLS for an auto loan to buy a new carpet!” The friendly Purcell people roll out the carpet for folks who need cash for new furnishings. Just ’phone; then trip in for your money. Z' u r c e i i 3 // “Your Private Bankers” 1418 Main St Newberry HA VE YOU ASKED FOR YOURS? 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