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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCTOMER 29, 1959 1218 College Street NEWBERRY. S C PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Anufield. Jr., Owner Second-Class postage paid at Newberry, South Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. hart Sr. are on a trip to Ocean iJrive for deep sea fishing. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Riley were visitors Thursday in the home of Mrs. A. B. Hunt and Mrs. Joe Spotts. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest E. Shealy spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Shealy of St. Andrews. Mr. and Mrs. Webster Grayson and children, Tony and Paul, of North Augusta, were with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Connelly o'.'or the weekend. While here, Paul celebrated his first birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Yoder Fulmer and children, Wanda, Danny and Jim my, of Aiken, were supper guests on Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Lowman. Ifcii *92 United and Flexible South Much consideration is being giv en these days to the presidential nominating conventions and the general election of November, 1960. Most of the principal candi dates have either thrown their hats into the ring or have given very firm indications of their in tentions. During this period it is very im portant for the people of the South and their leaders to be un ited and not committed to any candidate or party until we have had ample opportunity to deter mine what they are going t« do for us—or what concerns me more —to us. The South will never win any concessions by jumping in the bag in advance and staying there regardless of the radical views of the candidates or the bitter pills contained in the platforms. This is a lesson which has evidently been learned by many of our peo ple but by too few of our leaders. In this regard, I was disappointed at the adverse reaction at the re cent Southern Governors Confer ence to South Carolina Governor Ernest F. Hollings’ suggestion that the South consider following an indepedent course of action if necessary in 1960. I believe there is strong sen timent in our State to send an un committed delegation to the ‘Na tional Democratic Convention next year and then have the South Carolina Democratic Convention reconvene after the national con vention to decide what course to pursue. I hope that South Caro lina and all other Southern States will follow this procedure. Lack of Southern unity and determina tion in the past has contributed immeasurably to our present day difficulties. In national politics, the bosses who pull the strings from the backstage understand only power politics. Thus far the small minority groups have out played the biggest and most step- ped-on minority group in this na tion, the people of the South. We must not permit this to continue. ADA Zero Score I was very pleased to learn this week that I have again been honored by the left-wing ADA group as having scored a zero rating for not supporting a single issue espoused by that organiza tion. Others sharing the honor with me were Senators Byrd (D- Va.), Robertson (D-Va.), and Eastland (D-Miss.). This group of socalled Americans for Demo cratic Action was described by the Cnarleston Evening Post in a re cent editorial as being “one of the most active of the anti-Southern groups that seek to inflict a new era of reconstruction on this sec tion. It is also dedicated to social ism, to lavish handouts, and to encroachment on the rights and powers of the States.” This ADA score was based on 13 sample votes. I trust, however, that I did not give these left wingers even the slightest satis faction on any of the Senate’s 216 I'oll call votes during the past session. Actual Legislative Work In a recent report, I gave some facts and figures on the legisla tive workload of the 84th Con gress (1955-56), making the sug gestion that some better organiza tion of the working time of the Congress be devised. Since that time figures have been compiled on the legislative activity of the 1st Session of the 86th Congress (1959) which just ended Septem ber 15. These figures show that the Senate was in session on 140 days for a total of 1,009 hours and 48 minutes. The House met 14- days for a total of 527 hours and eight minutes. This means the Senate was in session on actual floor work, excluding committee work which runs approximately ten times longer for all committees, for more than seven hours each day we met. During this time -the Congress enacted into law 383 public bills and 236 private bills out of a total of 13,837 measures which were introduced. In addition, the Senate acted favorably to confirm 43,567 of 46, 934 executive nominations sub mitted by the President and gave its approval to eight treaties. Sincerely, Strom Thurmond. Prosperity News MRS. B. T. YOUNG, Correspondent DEED TRANSFERS Newberry No. 1 Lou Ameye G. Abney to Willie Louise Scott, two lots and two buildings on Evans St~, $5 and assumption of mortgage. Horace C. Carroll, et al to Bea trice S. Clark, one lot and one building, 1210 Charles St., $200 and assumption of mortgage. Edward T. Barnes to Hughsey L. Barker and Maggie R. Barker, four lots, fronting cn Glenn St, $5 and. other valuable considera tions. Robert E Summer Jr. to Ver- nol W. Coleman, one lot and one building, 1-2 acre, Dansley lot, :?5 and other valuable considera tions. R. VV. Hoffmeyer and Eloise M. Hoffmeyer to M. Foster Farley and Ethel N. Farley, one lot and one building on Henry Ave., $3,- 811.12 and assumption of mort gage. Horace Eugene Warren to Charlie R. Livingston, one lot and one building on Reid St., $5 and ether valuable considerations. Newberry No. 1 Outside Clyde R. Merrick to West Vir ginia Pulp and Paper Co., 232 acres, $5 and other valuable con siderations. F. J. Kennerley to Robert B. Kennerley, seven acres, $5 love and affection. Lome Campbell McBeth and Dudrun McBeth to Clyde R. Mer rick, 8.25 acres $5.00 and other valuable considerations. Bush River No. 3 Mrs. Beulah Smith Buford to William M. Brooks, Rt. 1, Kinards, one lot, $200. Whitmire No. 4 J. W. Gary to Miriam Gary Martin, two lots and two build ings, $10, love and affection for daughter. Prosperity No. 7 George Francis Black, individ ually, Woodrow P. Black and James B. Hare to Mary W. Wil liams, one lot and one building, $5 and in settlement of claims. Thomas B. Stockman to Hey ward Amick and J. D. Lake, 50 acres, $5150. FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension Information Specialist - Beef Coming South In our part of the South, beef cattle are rather new. I can well remember when the first few herds were started in South Carolina, and the 4-H hoys started feeding steers out for the first fat stock shows. Now 43 percent of the beef cows of the country are in the South! Clemson has produced a half ton of grain in beef cattle per acre on Coastal Bermuda grass. And now, with top seeding it for win ter grazing too, folks are begin ning to think of a ton of cattle per acre on well managed, highly fertilized pastures! And at Clemson they have car ried cattle just as good and a lot cheaper on winter grazing alone than on grain feeding in dry lots, which is the usual way in the rest of the country! These are rather sensational facts and worthy of the exclama tion points I’ve used after them. As our know-how with grass and cattle grow, our place in the cattle world is bound to continue its growth too. The Azalea Garden Club will meet Wednesday evening, Nov. 4, with Mrs. Max Cook. The Dogwood Garden Club will meet Monday, Nov. 2 with Mis. K. L. Shealy. The Prosperity Garden Club will meet Monday, Nov. 2 with Mrs. J. D. Luther Sr. Mr. D. H. Hamm Jr. and Danny Hamm attended Homecoming at the Citadel on Saturday. Dr. and Mrs. H. S. Petrie spent the past week in Savannah, Ga, with their daughter and her fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Creevy. Mrs. J. C. Morrison of Colum bia was a visitor Sunday of her sister, Mrs. Jesse Lewis, and of her mother, Mrs. Mattie Schum- pert, who has been brought from Columbia Hospital to Mills Clin ic. Mrs. Nannie Ward of Columbia was a guest over the w’eekend in the home of her sister, Mrs. Pierce Barnes. On Sunday, Mrs. G. H. Caldwell with daughter, Debra, attended Homecoming in St. Charles at Bethany Baptist Church of which she was a former member. For an overnight trip to Old Indian Camp, G. H. Caldwell took the following Scouts: Stanley Bedenbaugh, Kenny Caldwell, Steve Counts and Milton Dennis. Miss Sarah Scott and Craig Scott, students at the University ©f South Carolina, were at home for the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Connelly of Columbia visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Connelly and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wicker over the weekend. Mr. and Mi's. Larry Connelly and children, Lynn and Susan, of Williston, spent Saturday with with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Connelly. Mrs. Herman Shealy and chil dren, Marcia, Charles, and Brid- gette of Florence were recent visi tors of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Counts. Dr. and Mrs. Bob Perry and Lea of Lancaster spent Sunday with Mr. and Mi's. J. P. Perry. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Brooks, Al len, and Tommy of Columbia were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edd Counts. Members of Prosperity Chapter, Order of The Eastern Star No. 77, who attended the Annual Inspec tion, Monday, Oct. 19 of Saluda Chapter No. 8 were as follows: Mrs. D. H. Hamm Sr., Mrs. Jus tine C. Epting, Mrs. Essie B. Sing- ley, Mrs. Julia Wessinger and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dawkins. Mrs. Kitty Kinard has returned home after visiting friends and relatives in Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Perry visit-1 ed Mr. G. W. Smith who is ill at! his home in Johnston, Sunday af-; ternoon. Mrs. Paul C. Scott spent Satur day with Mr. Tom Knotts of Woodford and on Sunday attended the Redmond Reunion of Swan sea. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Chappell and Mr. and Mrs. W. H .Leap-J HOSPITAL PATIENTS NEWBERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Mrs. Hattie Bouknight, Rt. 3. Miss Bonnie Boland, 513 Wright St. Mrs. Elise Boozer, Rt. 2, Pros perity. Mrs. Mary Bundrick, Rt. 1. Harold L. Cromer, Rt. 1. James E. Cox, 1300 Drayton St. William Cothran, 2708 Milne Ave. Andrew Cook, Rt. 3, Prosperity. Mrs. Alma Coleman, 2530 Fair- view Dr. Mrs. Emily Catlin, 2310 Main St. Mrs. Thompsia Dennis, 1708 Harrington St. Henry E. Duckett, 314 W. 26, Oklahoma City, Okla. Mrs. Willie Agnes Eargle, 502 Green St. Mrs. Allene Franklin and Baby Girl, 85 Glenn St. Mrs. Sula Gibson, 1002 Wilson St. Mrs. Effie Hendrix, 509 Floyd St. Mrs. Gussie Harmon, 2106 Brown St. Mrs. Evelyn Hunter, 308 O’Neal St. Mrs. Doris Hamby, Rt. 1, New berry. Mrs. Mary James, 2006 River St. Mrs. Narviee Koon, 605 O’Neal St. Jacob Kurlat, 12L5 Reid St. Mrs. Estelle Marlowe, Harring ton St. Mrs. Funa Mize, Newberry. Mrs. Shirley Perry, 1903 Mont gomery St. Mrs. Lola Reeves, 316 Berry St. Mrs. Peggy Ramey, Rt. 1, Eno- ree James E. Saville, Springhill Ant. 18-E. Mrs. Elizabeth Summer and Baby Boy, Little Mountain. Mrs. Dorothy Sanford and Baby Boy, Rt. 1. Miss Judy Stone, Rt. 1, Whit mire. Mrs. Johnnie Thrift, 620 Cro mer St. Miss Emma B. Wertz, Jeffer son St., Saluda. James C. Webb, 1813 Proctor Black Shank Widespread on Tobacco “Tobacco growers are going to have to look more to rotation and resistant varieties if they are to cope with Black Shank disease that’s making headway over the belt,” according to our tobacco specialist, J. M. Lewis. For the past season, the coimty agent of Marion reported, “Black Shank widespread.” From Marl boro, “Black Shank perhaps the worst ever.” Dillon, “Black Shank caused considerable damage.” Darlington, “Black Shank in scat tered fields.” Florence, “Black Shank in many fields.” Horry, “Black Shank was found in more Circle, Clinton. Benjamin Wicker, Rt. 2. Mrs. Gertrude Wise, Rt. 3. Mrs. Clara Wright, 808 College St. new localities.” And so on. Farming is a constant struggle with insects and diseases, among other things. Our plant breeders are working hard on this one. At tend your county tobacco meeting and hear Mr. Lewis discuss this and other tobacco matters before selecting your variety and tobac co land for 1960. Coastal Again County Agent Jackson of Wil liamsburg told me during a drought back in the summer, “Coastal Bermuda is still furnish ing ample grazing on Andrew Smith’s farm, while his Dallas grass pasture completely dried up three weeks ago.” Our grass man Woodle has con stantly pointed that fact out about Coastal. It is a deep rooted plant and properly fertilized, it is very drought resistant. And McCord of Georgetown is a great believer in Coastal Ber muda too. He says it held up well under the drought and heat of the past summer. Also, listen to Alford of Colle ton: “Roger Strokarski keeps about 70 head of dairy cattle on a 60 acre farm. The 25 acres of Coastal Bermuda supplies all of the hay and grazing needed, and the other 35 acres take care of tempo’-ary grazing and silage.” Baby Girl Baron, Rt. 1, Little Mountain. Carrie Chaplin, Rt. 1. Cora Lee Dominick, Rt. 3, Pros perity. Aurelia Gilliam, 820 Coleman St. Archie Hill, Rt. 4. Jim Lindsey, Chappells. Amos Meggett, Rt. 1, Chapin. Mildred Mitchell, 624 Morgan St. Baby Girl Robinson, Rt. 1, Po- maria. Rufus Sweetenburg, 820 Boyd Alley. Johnny Ray Toland, Prosperity. Elliott Wilson, Rt. 1 ,Kinards. Mary Catherine Wise, Prosper ity. Irene Young, 517 Wise St. MILLS CLINIC PATIENTS Mrs. Mattie Schumpert, Rt. 2, Newberry. Mrs. Minnie Johnson, Little Mountain. Ridgell Bowers, Rt. 2, Prosper ity. Mrs. Beulah Jones, Newberry. Will George, Prosperity. Miss Lalla Martin, Newberry. Miss Ethel Havird, Saluda. Mrs. Mamie Harmon, Prosper ity. Agribusiness Agribusiness is a new word with great meaning. It has to do with the mutual dependence between agriculture and business in a coun ty. County agents and chambers of commerce arranged tours at places to impress this the past summer that were eyeopeners. went on the Sumter one. It was perfectly organized, they saw and were impressed with new things going on right there in their county, and feasted on a meal of Sumter products. County Agent Bowen says they plan a similar event next summer. Town and country need to un derstand each other better. Farm ers need the markets and town folks need the food and raiment. So their cause is one. More power to agribusiness! seed cotton. It rode so good over our rough roads. We made four bales and had to sort of hurry up those weekly ginnings before winter made that road practical ly impossible to haul a heavy load over. Mr. Sheely had just put in the first suction gin at White Rock that I had ever seen. I liked to push that pipe around and see it suck that cotton up. As we emptied one end of the wa gon, we’d move the wagon up a few steps to get to the back of it. As we did that, we’d tele scope the pipe up a bit out of our way. As we were doing that one Saturday the pipe passed over my head and it such my new winter hat off. I was panic stricken. Mr. Sheely happened to be standing on the platform there above the wagon and bent double with laughter. But it was no laughing matter to me and I thought he was awful. He stepped back in the gin house and I thought my hat was gone. He opened the ginhead and waited for it to get there, right above the saws! He pluck ed it out and gave it to me. Oth er than being tousled up a bit, it wasn’t hurt. I never even put my hat on there again. We’d put our heads under that suc tion and it wouhj make our hair stand up, as the other kids laughed. Boys Are That Way Recently we talked a bit of how I hated to pick Cotton as a kid in the Stone Hills of the Dutch Fork. One year we made a bumper crop on our few acres that my brother and I tended. I was very little account at picking cotton. He was good, but I think lost more time trying to get me to do it than he gained. At length the neighbors had about finish ed and we hired three of their little girls, our cousins to help us finish up. Now those little girls, a lot smaller than I, really made me sort of ashametl of myself for the first time .Their nimble fin- ers picked a lot more cotton than I could. But, of course, they were getting paid (30c a 100 pounds) and I wasn’t. At last we got the stuff pick ed, late out, as frosts were nip ping the mornings. And school had started. So the only time we could go to the gin, 3 miles away was on Saturday. I al ways liked to ride on a load of HE.. cAnderdon j Shoe Store $12.95 BLACK SUEDE : & a* * ft : /ES8W:■ Tke pump witk that heautiful feeling! Of course, it’s slim and trim and fashion knowing. Heel gracefully slender. Toe gentlv tapered. Stunningly detailed. But most beguiling is the beautiful way it feels and fits . . . as though made for your foot alone. This product has no connection whatever with The American National Red Cross Social Security Payments Reach Over $1 Million As of February 1959, old-age, survivors, and disability insurance monthly benefits were being paid in the seven counties served by the Greenwood District Office at the rate of $6,803,208.00 a year, to 11,692 individuals, according to Miss Martha F. Pressly, manager of the Greenwood social security district office. “This is an increase in benefits of about 30% over last year,” Miss Pressly said. Miss Pressly stressed that while the benefits are intended primar ily for the beneficiary’s economic security, the payment of social se curity benefits at the rate of $1,- 397,772 a year in Newberry Coun ty, helps busines^ in the commun ity generally because most of the money is spent immediately on food, clothing, and other necessi ties. “In February social security benefits were being paid nation ally at a rate of nearly 10 billion dollars annually.” “Payments to a retired worker with no dependents receiving benefits averaged $67.50 a month nationaly in Febbruary, and to a retired couple $119.50 a month,” Miss Pressly said. The average for a widow with two young chil dren was $165. The maximum pay ment for a family is $254. “There were several reasons for the increase in beneficiaries over last year,” Miss Pressly said. The long-term growth of the aged population and of the proportion of the aged population eligible for benefits are important factors in the continuing increase in the number of beneficiaries. Other reasons for the increase of benefi ciaries are found in the provisions of the 1958 Amendments to the Social Security Act which now make it possible for the wife, de pendent husband, and children of disabled-worker beneficiary to receive monthly payments. These amendments also provide for benefits to aged dependent par ents of a deceased worker even though other survivors are entit led to payments. Moreover, Miss Pressly pointed out, it is now easier for a disabled worker to qualify for benefit pay ments. He no longer needs social security credit for 1 1-2 years of work in the last 3 years before he became disabled. If he worked under social security for at least 5 years out of the 10 before he be came disabled he may be eligible for disability benefits. “Increases in average benefit payments reflect the 7 percent raise in benefit amounts which be came effective with the checks for January 1959,” Miss Pressly said. Average disability benefit pay ments also reflect the elimination of the so-called “offset” provision in the old law. Disability benefits under social security are now pay able in full even though benefits are also payable under State workmen’s compensation or under some other Federal Government program. The table below shows the num ber and amount of each type of benefit being paid in Newberry County as of February 28, 1959, the date of the latest availabble tabulation: Retired worker and wives, 1560. Total Payments, $987,912. Widow, widower and parents, 292; Total Payments, $160,044. Children, 131; Total Payments, $98,136. Disabled Workers, 383; Total Payments, $151,680. 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