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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
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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
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15-1517 MAIN ST.
NEWBERRY, S. C.
PHONE 962