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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1959 1218 College Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class postage paid at Newberry, South Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR So Ford will produce a small car, according to reports. Will it be a “Henry” modernized ? Shall we ever have another “Tin Lizzie”? Time passes rapidly; very likely most of our people never saw a “Model T”, though many of us learned the mysteries of an automobile by wrestling with a “Model T”. That was when we had no windshieldwiper and poured glycerine on the windshield to repell the rainwater. I do not remember ever having the oil changed, but every time I drove twenty miles I said “Put in a quart of oil. The oil of that day was a marvellous chemical production. From the same drum came oils heavy, medium and light, and at all price ranges. The “Little Henry” chugged along around thirty miles an hour in the sand and straddled the “ruts”. Before the day of the “starter” I let mine run down a hill or back down an incline (or decline) so as to start the engine. Whenever a Model T. “Got out of fix” a piece of string or wire would put it right. None of your eighty miles an hour. No, Siree!! A calm, moderate twenty five or thirty; and “it took you there and brought you back”. In this season we surely have felt lifted in spirit from some of the grosser things of life. Recalling our pre-occupation with the Russians and their ungodly course I am reminded of the frequent revelation of the reality of God and His concern for us. Do you remember the story of the flight of the Children of Israel from Egypt and the relentless pursuit by Pharaoh ? One day they surely were trapped. Before them was the great Red Sea; behind them came the embattled chariots of the Egyptians. What about that, now T ? Wouldn’t you have been afraid, even dismayed? Yea verily. Quite naturally the Israelites cried in despair. Even Moses had to carry their complaint to Jehovah. And what did Jehovah say: “Why criest thou unto me? Speak thou unto the Children of Israel, that they go forward’. And they walked through the divided waters on dry land. The experiences of Elijah is one of inspiration. Elijah had slain the Prophets of Beal and was Conquering evangel of the Most High. But when Jezebel, the Queen, heard of Eli jah’s destruction of the heathen priests, she vowed to des troy him. It should be a comfort to all men who quail before the dauntless spirit of women to recall that Elijah fled in terror before that threatening woman. What says the Book? In First Kings, Chapter 19 we read: “And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how 7 he had slain all the prophets with the sw’ord. Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time. And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there. But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree; and he request ed for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now 7 , O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fath ers. And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. And the angel of the Lord came again and the second time, and.touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee. And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Ho- reb the mount of God.” (One thing will occur to you; if we could eat meat and live on the strength of that meat forty days there would be less complaint about the high cost of living. Of course people who eat a lot of meat today are real ly experiencing the cost of high living.) And after all that follows verse 18, which is a great sus taining fact for those w 7 ho think all the world has gone to the dogs. My purpose in quoting the Scripture is to bring before us with emphasis that the words of the Palmist may be a re freshment to us: “Thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations”. We might learn a lot from the robust spirits who shine in the Bible. We might think on the great things done by Jehovah and His wondrous works to the children of men. And instead of being always apprehensive, why shouldn’t we think as David said in the 46th Psalm: “God is our refuge and strength, a very pleasant help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the Strom BUSINESS BARONS AND LABOR BARONS The next major bill scheduled to come before the Senate is the La bor Reform Bill. The bill which the Labor Committee has reported to the Senate floor may be aptly described as having rubber teeth. It is imperative that this bill be strengthened by amendments from the floor, and I shall support such efforts. The big labor leaders are sup porting the commtitee bill. It is common knowledge that they agreed to support this so-called reform package because it con tains something they like—weak ening amendments to the Taft- Hartley Act. As a matter of fact, they are supporting something very much to their liking because the “reform” part of the bill is riddled with loopholes, and there fore they would be getting the Taft-Hartley Act weakened with out any effective legislative curb, on the abuses which should be abated. The committee rejected the reform proposal of Senator McClellan, who has spent so much time studying this matter. Contrary to much of the propa ganda on the subject, this legisla tion does not involve a controversy of “labor against management”; it presents an issue of whether or not Congress is going to take ef fective action to prevent exploita tion of workers and the public by unscrupulous labor leaders. In the latter part of the nine teenth century, business barons captured control of economic and political power of the country. With this power they succeeded in exploiting working people and the public in general. This abusive situation was corrected by Con gress after a long struggle by pas sage of anti-trust laws and such acts as the Corrupt Practices Act, and by the efforts of organized labor. Of what difference is it to the working man and to the public that those by whom they are ex ploited are wealthy labor bosses rather than wealthy business ba rons ? No one group, or combina tion of groups, regardless of their identity or association must be per mitted to serve themselves at the expense of the average citizen. Just as there were only a minority of businessmen whose actions made necessary the passage of anti-trust laws and the Corrupt Practices Act, there is only a min ority of labor leaders whose ac tions necessitate an effective la bor reform bill at this time. Simi larly, just as the anti-trust laws did not keep business from oper ating successfully, an effective la bor reform bill will not prevent organized labor from accomplish ing the legitimate purposes of col lective bargaining. WAR AGAINST BOLL WEEVILS The boll weevil has been a men- H. D. AGENT SCHEDULE The County Home Agents Miss Doney Crain and Mrs. Margie D. Freeman announce the following schedule for April 13th through April 18th. Monday, April 1 3 t h—Office; Home Visits Tuesday, April 14th—Whitmire 6th and 7th 4-H Club at 12:45 Pomaria HDC at 3:00 p.m. with Mrs. Bessie Kibler as hostess. Wednesday, April 15th—Home Visits; St. Phillips HDC at 3:00 p.m. with Mrs. Willie Wicker, Mrs. Leroy Smith and Mrs. W. J. Wick er as hostess. Mt. Bethel Garmany HDC at 3:30 p.m. with Mrs. Mildred Van- derford and Mrs. Frank Hannah as hostess. Thursday,- April 16th—Home Visits Friday, April 17th—South Caro lina Jersey Sale, County Fair Grounds. Interest in r.efinishing furniture has increased over the years. It is an interesting hobby for men, women and children. Real pleasure may be derived from finding and developing beauty in the grain and ace to farmers of the South for many years, and in spite of con siderable effort and expense to eli minate this menace, it is still with us—costing the thousands of cot ton farmers millions of dollars annually. It is my privilege at the present time to be working with Mr. Robert Coker of Hartsville to bring this information to the Con gress together with a planned stra tegy to win the seemingly endless war with the boll weevil. Mr. Coker testified before the House Appropriation Committee in March, asking that approxim ately $1 million be made available in 1960 for the purpose of stepping up research activities in an effort to eradicate the boll weevil. I plan to appear with him when he pre sents his request to the Senate Ap propriations Committee next week. In my communications to the chairman of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, I poipted out that a huge savings could be effected for our country by engaging in this vital research program. The annual boll weevil damage to our country is approxi mately 350 times the amount that this research expenditure would cost, according to the Agriculture Department. Sincerely, STROM THURMOND color of wood hidden under layers of varnish. Refinishing does re quire time and patience. Each step should be carefully undertaken and the job not rushed. Examine pieces of furniture be fore beginning to decide if it is worth the time and effort it will require to refinish the piece. A piece of good wood and good lines can be improved greatly by re finishing to show up natural grain beauty. Start with a piece of value and you will find that it gives you much more encouragement than furniture of little value. Make needed repairs before starting to refinish. Many minor repairs can be made at home. Remove old finish. It is often times easier to use a commercial paint and varnish remover. Clean wood with denatured alcohol or turpentine. The success of a beautiful finish depends upon the completeness of the sanding which is done before the finish is applied. Be sure the wood is dry. Use several sizes of sandpaper. The grit used depends somewhat on the wood, but it should not scratch even on the first sanding. Sand with the grain of the wood. If you have beautiful wood you will want to enforce the grain of the wood with a natural finish. A soft finish with depth is more at tractive than a hard glossy one. For detailed instructions on re finishing furniture ask for our circular No. 202 “Refinishing Furniture." PROSPERITY NEWS The Azalea Garden Club met Wednesday evening with Mrs. Ro bert Bowers. The president, Mrs. Roy Dominick presided over the business sessions. The nominating committee pre sented the following slate of offi cers, all of whom were elected. Pres. Mrs. Roy Dominick, V. Pres. Mrs. James Rodgers, Sec. Mrs. Wyman Dominick, Treas. Mrs. Gregg Counts, Reporter, Mrs. Roy Connelly. Member on Garden Club Council, Mrs. Charles Simmons. Mrs. Glenn Hamm, program leader, gave a vary informative talk on chrysan themums. Mrs. Roy Dominick gave gleanings. For recreation, Mrs. Gregg Counts called Bingo, the prize going to Mrs. Helen Sum mers. The hostess served delectable re freshments i Mrs. Pat Wise has returned from Jacksonville, Fla. We are glad to report Mrs. B. T. Young is much improved, though still unable to return from Jack sonville, Fla. sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. . . . The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved; he utter ed his voice, the earth melted. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our re fuge. Selah He maketh wars to cease unto the end of earth; he break- eth the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. The Lord of hosts is with^us; the God of Jacob is our re fuge. Selah.” Recent Births WAITES Mr. and Mrs. Jacob John Waites of Route 2, Pomaria announce the birth of a six pound, one ounce daughter, Penney Rachel, cn April 3, at Newberry Hospital. Mrs. W'aites is theformer Gilda Harriet Cromer. BAUMGARDENER Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brinizer Baumgardener, 42-K, Springhill Apartments, announce the birth of a six pound, 14 ounce son, Steph en Earl, on April 3 at the local hospital. The mother is the former Katie Pearl Cranford. ROGERS Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Delano Rogers of Route ,5, Saluda are pa rents of a six pound, three-ounce daughter, Jymmie Arlene, born April 5 at Newberry Hospital. The mother is the former Virginia Louise Quattlebaum. McSWAIN Mr. and Mrs. John J. (Billy) McSwain of 1219 Walnut street are receiving congratulations on the birth of a six pound daughter, Tracy Lee, on April 5 at Newberry Memorial Hospital. Before mar riage, Mrs. McSwain was Julia Faye Boozer. Rabies Clinic The rabies clinic schedule for next week is as follows: Tuesday, April 14: Richardson’s Store, Jolly Street, 2-2:30 p.m.; Ruff Bros. Store, Pomaria Road, 2:45-3:45 p.m.; Dickert's Store, Highway 176, Pomaria, 4-4:30 p.m., Dr. Lide. Wednesday, April 15: Wheeland School, Little Mountain Section, 2-2:45 p.m.; Matthew Fulmer’s Home, Macedonia section, 3-3:30 p.m.; Boozer’s Grocery, Highway 391, 3:45-4 p.m.; Sligh’s Grocery, Highway 39 1 4:15-4:45 p.m.; Prosperity High School, 5-6 p.m., Dr. Lowman. Thursday, April 16: Robert Moore’s Store, St. Lukes Church, 2-3 p.m.; Sam Pat Hawkins Store, Stony Hill, 3:15-4:15 p.m.; J. C. Nichols Store, Hartford Road, 4:30-5 p.m., Dr. Lide. Friday, April 17: Johnston’s Store, Pomaria-Peak Road, 2-2:45 p.m.; B. M. Griffin’s Store, Po maria section, 3-4 p.m.; Glymph’s Store, Pomaria, 4:15-5 p.m., Dr. Lowman. Schedule for the following week will be published in the next issue. ATTEND DINNER FOR GRANDMOTHER Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Davis and children, Linda, Susan and Edward went to Statesville, N. C. Sunday to attend the birthday dinner for Mrs. Davis’ grandmother, Mrs. R. , u Mrs. Annie Belle Hunt and Mrs. Joe Spotts had as their guests on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Riley of Union. Visiting the gardens of Charles ton on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Hamm, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hamm, Jr., Danny, Susie, Mrs. G. F. Clarkson, and Carlisle Clarkson. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Scott of Ware Shoals, and grandson, Sonny Scott, spent Sunday with Mrs. Pat E. Wise. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Connelly of Williston spent Monday in the home of Mr. Roy Connelly. The Rev. G. H. Pierce and wife, Mrs. George Warner, and Miss Lucile Warner of Greenwood spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Dove Connelly. The Rev. Pierce a former pastor of Zion, gave the morning sermon- there. Mrs. W. L. Mathis, Sr., and Mrs. Helen Summers were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Shat- tenburg of Columbia. While there they motored to the Edisto Gar dens. Mr. and Mrs. Wofford Cooper had as their guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Frankie Willis and two children of Greenville. Mrs. Cora B. Stockman is visit ing Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Price in Winston-Salem, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Taylor, Jr., and children, Cherry, Carole, and Jimmie of Hendersonville, N. C. were visitors of Mrs. J. Frank Browne. The literary Sorosis will meet Fri. afternoon at Newberry Col lege, to enjoy Paintings by South Carolina Artists. Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Harmon spent Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Payne of Cherryville, N. C. Mrs. Walter Hamm, Mrs. Dan Hamm, Sr., Mrs. Thomas B. Har mon, Miss Myrtle Ruff, and Miss Susie Langford attended the dis trict meeting of the W. S. C. S. in Aiken on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Garner and daughter of Union were guests Sunday of Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Mills. Airman 2C William W. Long and Mrs. Long of B & B Cabins, Apt. 3, Route 1, Oscoda, Michigan, announce the birth of a son, Mi chael Curtis, born March 31, and weighing 8 lb. 8 oz. Mrs. Long, the former Edna Bowers of Pros perity, and son are doing nicely. Mrs. S. C. Brissie and Robert of Woodruff were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mills. FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZEH Clemson Extension Information Specialist W ATER FOR LIVESTOCK It pays to keep water before livestock. “Specially milking dairy cattle,’’ says Clemson’s extension dairyman, C. G. Cushman. Depending upon the weather, feeds eaten, etc., the milking cow will drink from 3 to 5 pounds of water for every pound of milk gi ven. Clemson has some cows giv ing 60 to 80 pounds of jnilk. That means those cows might need up to 30 or 40 gallons of water a day. To handle all the water she needs, the cow needs to drink oft en. And she will drink 8 to 10 times a day, if the water js avail able to her. Drv cattle naturally drink less water. But they need it to be readily accessible all the time, as they too drink often. We are growing heavily into the cattle business, both dairy and beef cattle. It is rather new to most of us. This all-important matter of water needs to be kept in mind. A cow can now live long er without food than without water. And County Agent Morgan of Oconee tells me of a small farmer there who produced 2,074 pounds of aromatic tobacco on his patch last year that brought him $1,788.- 50. Also a tenant farmer in the Tamassee community produced 1,046 pounds on his patch that brought him $930.88. This IV*- acre patch of aromatic tobacco brought him more than his share in 51 acres of corn. When we look around for new crops, it’s hard to find one that is not already produced overly or adequately. But this aromatic to bacco is one that this country uses a lot of, but produces very little. And there’s no control on it. But, as our special assistant county agents assigned to aro- m a t i c tobacco demonstrations C. Little, who is 92 years old. Mrs. Little is the mother of Mrs. M. L. Kester, who lived in New berry a number of years while Rev. Kester was pastor of Beth- Eden Lutheran Parish. Rev. and Mrs. Kester, who now live in Co lumbia, also attended the dinner and remained in Statesville for a two week’s visit. point out, folks should not jump into this crop without proper know ledge and guidance. They are D. P. Matheson of Walhalla, and G. D. Butler of Greenville. Those inte rested in this crop should first get in touch with their local coun ty agent, through whom consider able information can be got. And then if the grower desires to go further with it, either Mr. Butler or Mr. Matheson can contact them. So far this new tobacco has prov ed best suited to the lighter clay lands of the up country. But a few trial plantings are being made in other sections too. By J. M ELEAZER When the slate went out as our writing and figuring gadget, pap er tablets came in. But in the Stone Hills of the Dutch Fork, we kept our slates a long time to fi gure on, for we could easily rub the stuff out on them, use them over and over, at no extra costs. And economy was always our watchword, necessarily so. Tablets called for lead pencils. Our first ones were a cent apiece, with a small cone of rubber in the top end. We had been used to our slates, where we could rub any thing out with a finger. That little rubber on that pencil didn’t last any time. Then we’d dampen a finger and try to rub pencil marks out that way. And that made much of a mess. I was never much at writing. But with a slate, where I could rub out as much as T liked, it looked pretty well when I got an assignment right and took it up for the teacher to see. But my first paper assignments even had boles in’em where a damp finger had tried to rub something from the poor quality paper we had then. . As we got to the point we had only about two more years in school (we didn’t have grades, just quit when we started wear ing long pants) we had to get what was called a “Copy Book.” It had sentences written in a beautiful hand at the top of the pages. On the lines under them we would copy those sentences, over and over in ink! I wish you could have seen some of mine. I couldn’t keep them in straight lines across nor up and down the pages. Mine would take a slant, despite all I could do. And when I finished a page the sentences I had written over and over looked like a leaning stack of lumber. And blotting! I’d forget about that and such smears you never saw. That bottle of ink was a tra gic thing too. We had to carry it home with us, for it would freeze and ruin if we left it there, just sort of turn towater and lose its mark. Lucky were we if we went for any length of time without that stopper coming out and mes sing our booksack, books, and back up with black ink. And that stuff too cost money that we didn’t have to spare. Recent Marriages Vernon Hawkins of Prosperity and Audrey Eargle of Newberry were married on March 28 in New berry County by Rev. Thomas F. Suber. Howard B. Parker of Pendle ton and Donna Sue Mitchell of Anderson were married at Honea Path by Rev. E. B. Bagby, Jr. on March 27. James Ernest Lever of Newber ry and Shirley Ann Taylor of Gray Court were married on . March 28 in Newberry by Rev. I. H. Webb. Johnnie Graham of Blairs and Katie Lou Sanders of Union were married at Pomaria on March 29 by Rev. M. T. Cullum. April 3: W. B. Thornton, general repairs to dwelling, 620 O’Neal St., $3000; W. H. Tedford, general repairs to dwelling on Boundary St.; and Eugene Sligh, repairs to front porch, 826 Boyd St., $250. April 4: Mrs. Clara Wertz, re roof dwelling on Sheers St., $325. April 6: S. C. National Bank, re pairs to bank building, $8,232. Prosperity PTA Meets Thursday The Prosperity P. T. A. will meet Thursday evening, April 9, in the auditorium at 8 p.m. The band will present an enjoyable musical program. All parents and friends of the school are urged to be pre* sent. A New Month » Is Here • • • • All New Savings Accounts or additions to present accounts received by Open your account today, and add any amount at any time. Current Dividend rate 3%% per annum, compounded semi-annually. 1223 COLLEGB STBEET, NEWBERRY, ». C. “Use our Modern Night Depository for after office hours business.” “NEWBERRY’S LARGEST SAVINGS INSTITUTION”