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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1958 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE THREE FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension Information Specialist Poultry Pointers Many interesting things were seen on the late summer farm tour in a section of Colleton where a lot of farm and home development work in under way, reports M. H. Sutherland of Clemson, in charge of this work over the state. One of these was the 1,000 hen laying flock of Mrs. L. O. Hern don. On the day of this visit she collected 962 eggs from her thous and hens, says County Agent Al ford. Lexington had a similar tour. Two flock owners were visited there. One had 2,500 birds and the other 21,000. The complete rec ords kept showed the cost of egg production in the large flock was 40 cents a dozen broken down as follows: Building and equipment depre ciation, 2c; Feed, 18c; Deprecia tion on hens, 8c; Labor, 8c; Sup plies (cases, fillers, etc.), 2c; Mis cellaneous, 2c. So you see that farmer had to get 40 cents a dozen in order to get actual cost out of his eggs. What he got above that was his. Poultry production is growing fast in this' state. But we have a good way to go before we will be come self-sufficient in it. We still import a goodly portion of our dressed poultry and eggs. Feder Cattle County Agent Miller of York says: “Our seventh annual York County Feeder Cattle Sale in the fall was the best yet held. Farm ers seemed well pleased with the prices received for thir cattle. The demand was good for more buy ers than we had ever had. Some of the cattle went as far away as In diana, Kentucky and Maryland.” We can well remember when our feeders were not in demand be yond our borders. Leading feeders wanted better cattle. But now they like our feeder cattle, and come back for them year by year. That’s q ite a tribute to improved qual ity. Here’s a warning about live stock, hogs and cattle. It is not mine. I haven’t sense enough to weigh such things. But those who do venture in that field are look ing for lower livestock prices by next year. They look to the great ly increased number of cattle breeding stock being kept and to increased pig crops and sows bred. And on top of this we have bump er crops of grains and roughages all across the country. Even most of the dry lands have had more than normal rainfall and their grain and roughage stocks are high. Looking at all this, it appeara that now might be a good time to cull herd and sell inferior or old animals off. And keep none but the best, feeding and caring better for them. Then on out next year continue your improved manage ment and try even harder than ev er to have all of the needed graz ing and other feed you might need. We need to remember this, someone is going to procure the vast animal needs for this coun try. When the going gets tough, it is the man who does the best job who will stay in business. And only you can determine if you are to be one of those. In the past seven years we have been the fastest growing cattle state in the Union. We need cat tle. And, handled right, they can continue to grow in our midst. Along with our growing mastery of the art of growing grass, good grass, year around grazing, we are developing the know-how with cattle, both dairy and beef. These, with hogs and crops, give us a more diverse future than our past has been. And that is good. BOYS ARE THAT WAY By J. M. ELEAZER We not only had neighborly things like quiltings, corn shuck- ings, house coverings, road workings and the like in the Stone Hills of the Dutch Fork when I was a kid, but we occa sionally had wood cuttin’s, too. These were usually for old folks and where tragedy had struck the muscle in the family that usually supplied the need ed fuel for stove and fireplace. Two venerable old ladies liv ed alone in a log cabin about a mile back of our place in the deep woods. A dim road wound through the rolling hills and across the branch to their place. But, travel over it was so seldom, it grew high in briers and bushes, and only a footpath marked the way, past their quaint spring, to their door. The men of the community used to get together on a full moon in mid-summer lay-by time and cut them a year’s supply of wood. I was large enough to go along on the last few of those excursions, but so small as to be of little help. Nights were used, for it was cooler then, and the full of the moon because they could see. Several of the men went a few days before and cut the trees down toavoid the dangers and SO EASY TO BUY! $0 Wonderful to GET! So Wonderful to GIVE! Smith-Corona PORTABLE TYPEWRITER ‘ p *-°„e » PHONE NO. 1 \ *1^ \ i ^ * 6EKt \ The Newberry Sun We Are Pleased To Announce Our 47th Semi-Annual Dividend At the Rate of 3V2 Per Cent Per Annum AMOUNTING TO $155,087.25 PAYABLE TO 4746 INVESTORS ON DECEMBER 31, 1958 Each Account Insured Up To $10,000.00 New Accounts Received By December 10th Will Receive Dividends From December 1st 4* ASK US ABOUT OUR DIRECT REDUCTION HOME LOAN PLAN <r avsjvgs ajvd Loan Association S A V I N G S IN S T i.T U T I O N F O UN DEO 1935 1223 COLLEGE STHEET, NEWBERRY, S. C. “Use our Modern Night Depository for after office hours business. “NEWBERRY’S LARGEST SAVINGS INSTITUTION” confusion of night cutting. I remember, they selected the prettiest tall straight pines for stovewood. Fine sawlogs, but they had no value back in there, and that sort split easy. And they cut a lot of oak and hickory many fine whitoaks, for fire wood. And all were limbed up and trash thrown back out of the way so there’d be nothing in the way when the big night came. The creaking of the grind stones could be hear4 at many a place that afternoon before the cutting. Men got their axes razor sharp. And likewise the crosscut saws were filed and set. And when the men, who had worked all day at something else, got down there in the cool of the moonlight night, there was the music of axe and saw for an hour or so. The men in sisted that they not do it, but those great old souls would cook up a lot of delicious ginger bread and serve it to them with blackberry acid they had chilled in the spring. And I think every tired man walked up that narrow, winding path home feeling the night had been good. Cotton Growers Urged To Vote On Quotas (By COUNTY AGENTS) Your Vote Is Important Dec. 15 All cotton growers are urged to vote, December 15, to determine whether or not there will be marketing quotas for the 1959 Cotton crop. It takes two-thirds majority of all those voting for the marketing quota program to go into opera tion. This is why each cotton grower should vote. It shows that you are at Jeast interested in the program for cotton and you have a say, through your vote, either in favor or against the program. You should not sit back and let a few growers determine the outcome for you; you should vote to help de termine the outcome. The reason for marketing quo tas for the 1959 cotton crop is, that our total supply of cotton far exceeds the normal* supply, so the Secretary of Agriculture had to proclaim marketing quotas. If quotas are approved, you will have a choice as to the allotments and price supports available for your crops, and penalties will ap ply to cotton produced in excess of the chosen fatm allotment. This means you have two plans to choose from. Plan (A): to Accept the allotments as set up and re ceive the 80% or there about, guaranteed parity. Plan (B): To increase your allotment by 40% and take a 15% reduction in the guaranteed parity as set up in plan A. If the quotas are not approved, there will be no marketing quotas or penalties, only the regular al lotments will be available, and price support will be at 50% of parity. Be sure you use your vote De cember 15. Egg, Feed and Mortality Record Program The egg producers in Newberry County enrolled in this program are receiving information, month ly, as to the average number of eggs P er hen housed, average number eggs per hen day, pounds of feed per dozen eggs, and per cent mortality. They also receive like information about the top 10 producers in the state. If you are not enrolled, regard less of whether you are a large or small producer, we encourage you to enroll today. This program gives you a permanent record of what you are doing and a com parison with the top 10 producers in the state. There is no cost in volved. Contact the County Agents Office to enroll. Rat Bait Ready for Pick Up Those of you who ordered rat bait through the rat campaign program may get your bait at the place designated by you. A set of instructions will be found on the dry bait packages and also in structions from Clemson College are available at the place where you pick up your bait. Be sure to follow these directions for best re sults. We have a small amount of rat bait left. If anyone wishes to get more bait or did not get to order during the rat control campaign, contact the County Agents office. Recent Births WILLIAMS Mr. and Mrs. James Riley Wil liams of Route 3, Box 71, are par ents of a seven pound, four ounce daughter, Deborah Lillian, bom November 25 at Newberry Me morial Hospiral. Mrs. Williams is the former Marquis Campbell. BLACK Mr. and Mrs. Arvid Rudolph Black of Rt. 1, Saluda, announce the birth of a seven pound, five ounce daughter, Evelyn Elizabeth, at Newberry Memorial Hospital on November 27. Mrs. 'Black before I marriage was Joanna Coleman. Wants Empty Bags Christmas Eve With the expectation that the Christmas mail load will hit its peak within the next few days, Postmaster Moose expressed his appreciation totiiy for cooperation thus far on his annual “Mail Early for Christmas” campaign. The Postmaster said, “It’s too late to talk about early mailing of Christmas gifts and cards, be cause time means everything now —even a few hours delay in get ting your cards and gifts mailed may mean disappointment to your friends and loved ones on Christ mas Day.” He suggests that last minute mailers use Air Mail for their Christmas cards or gifts that are going out of town. There’s still time for local deliveries, but all Christmas cards should be sent by First Class mail. Be sure to include return ad4resses on all Christmas card envelopes and package labels. Postal employees are digging in for the final drive to get every thing delivered by Christmas Eve. The Post Office will remair^ open from 8:30 a. m. to 5:00 p. m., including Saturday. “Now that we are nearing the end of the big rush,” the Post master said, “I want to express my thanks for the fine coopera tion from everyone. The 1958 ‘Mail Early for Christmas’ cam paign will be a rousing success if everyone will just keep up the good work. This year,- on Christ mas Eve, I’d like to see every mail bag empty and every Post Office e mployee relaxing a t home.” Forestrymen Meet Here Newberry S. C. - December 8, 1958 Forestry Board Mem bers from 9 counties held a dis trict meeting at the American Le gion Home in Newberry on Dec ember 3, 1958, to assist the S. C. State Commision of Forestry in planning the statewide forest con servation program for the coming year. " Members of county Legislative Delegations were also invited by the Chairman of each County For estry Board to attend the meeting to hear plans for the coming year, and to assist in developing an Im proved forestry program for the state, according to District For ester John E. Graham of New berry. Presiding at the meeting was W. J. Newton of Charleston Coun ty, Chairman of the State Advi sory Committee of County Forest ry Boards. State Forester Chas. H. Flory of Columbia and members of his staff explained the Forestry Com mission’s action programs and plans for the coming year. The group heard discussions of nurs ery and reforestation activities, forest management, fire protect ion, and forestry information and education work carried on by the Commission. Forestry Board Members and-J Delegation Members from the Newberry who attended the New berry District meeting, were: A. W. Murray, Charles C. Wal lace, H. M. Hentz, Cecil Berley, Rep. T. Wm. Hunter, M. E. Wil son Ranger. J. E. Counts Rites Sunday James Edgar Counts, 54, died early Friday night at his resi dence near Prosperity. He had been ill for the past several months. Mr. Counts was born and rear ed in Newberry County, son of Claude L. Counts and the late Mrs. Anna Katharine Shealy Counts. He was a member of Col ony Lutheran Church. Mr. Counts was a carpenter as long as his health permitted. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Franklin Counts, Pros perity; his father, C. L. Courtts; one son, James W. Counts, Cayce; one sister, Mrs. Boyd Farr, Lit tle Mountain; two brothers, Lu ther E. Counts, Springfield, and Wilbur E. Counts, Lexington; two half-sisters, Miss Lillian Counts and Miss Nettie Counts, both of Newberry; three half-brothers, W. Scout Promotions Troop 1: From Tenderfoot to Second Class, Neal Dickert, Hay- ne Folk, Wayne Folk, Gene More- head; from First Class to Star, David Bennett, Moultrie Roberts. Merit Badges Troop 66: Henry Brooks, fire- manship, Indian lore; Charlie Epps, Citizenship in the Home; Charles Huffstetler, First aid; Alex Theriot, photography. Cecil Counts, A. Linwood Counts and Tommie Julian Counts, all of Newberry. One grandchild, Cathy Counts, also survives. Funeral services were held Sun day at 3:30 p. m. from Colony Lutheran Church with Rev. H. A. Dunlap and Rev. G. L. Hill con ducting. Burial was in the church cemetery. Building Permits Dec. 4: Fred Pratt Jr., general repairs to dwelling, 509 Caldwell St., $2,600; D. O. Carpenter, gen eral repairs to dwelling, 533 Boundary St., $1,000; Tom Sligh, repairs to dwelling, 1817 College St., $120; and Ralph T. Williams, repairs to dwelling, 812 Beden- baugh Alley, $70. Do’, o: Clayton Smith, repairs to dwelling, 1920 Harper St., Recent Movings Mr. and Mrs. Beaman Mills and family have moved to the cut-off from Drayton street. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harmon are now making their home at 933 Langford street. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cook and family have moved to 2418 Henry Avenue in the house formerly owned by Bill Whelan. Take advantage of Woolen Prices during December — The House of Piece Goods — Fabrics and Notions for all occasions . from the cradle to the wedding- “It’s is Smart to Sew” CAROUNA Remnant Shop Newberry, S. C. Main Street ‘I mortgaged the house toTjuy a car, tfien I mortgaged the car to fix up the house . . . maybe I shoulda seen Purcell’s in the first place.” About the only thing I’m sure of is that kids will be kids and Purcells will help me live through it. /f'urcelld “Your Private Bankers” 1418 Main St. Newberry TOP TV-The Dinah Shore Chevy Show-Sunday-NBC-TV and the Pat Boone Chevy Showroom—weekly on ABC-TY. Like all ’59 Chevies, this Impala Sport Coupe is new right down to the tougher Tyrex oord tires it rolls Otb '•4‘- > Walk around the car that 9 s all-round new • . . then he our guest for a pleasure test— DRIVE A '59 CHEW TODAY! One look at this '59 Chevy tells you here’s a car with a whole new slant on driving. You see the transforma tion in its low-set headlights, the overhead curve of its windshield, the sheen of its Magic-Mirror finish —a new acrylic lacquer that does away with waxing and polishing for up to three years. But to discover all that’s fresh and fine you must relax in Chevro let’s roomier Body by Fisher (up to 4.2 inches more room in front, 3.3 inches in back), feel the lounge like comfort of Chevy’s new inte rior, experience the hushed tran quillity of its ride (choice of improved Full Coil or gentler-than- ever Level Air suspension*). Once you’re on the road you’ll discover such basic benefits as bigger, better cooled brakes that give over 50% longer life, new easy-ratio steering and a Hi-Thrift 6 that gets up to 10 per cent more miles per gallon. And, of course, you find Safety Plate Glass all around in every Chevrolet. Stop by your dealer’s and pleasure test the car that’s shaped to the new American taste! •Optional at extra eotL what America wants, America gets in a Chevy! see your local authorized Chevrolet dealer KEMPER CHEVROLET COMPANY 15-1517 MAIN ST. NEWBERRY, S. C. PHONE 962