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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1961
THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
PAGE FT/T5
Postmistress Of
Peak Retires
Forty-four years of postal ser
vice has brought to Mrs. Dola I.
Sigmon of Peak an honorary rec
ognition certificate from Postmas
ter General J. Edward Day to
gether with a personal letter of
appreciation from the President’s
Cabinet member. Mrs. Sigmon re
tired on October 31st as Postmas
ter at Peak.
“Throughout your career you
have served the public well and
faithfully,” Dr. Day’s letter stat
ed. The letter closed with the
Postmaster General’s personal
greetings and deep appreciation
for her long years of faithful ser
vice.
The certificate commemorating
Mrs. Sigmon’s 44 years of service
was presented last week by Clyde
T. Howard, Field Services Officer
of the Postal Service from Green
ville. Mr. Howard also expressed
the Postmaster General’s appre
ciation as well as his own, to Mrs.
Sigmon.
Mr. Howard presented to Mrs. i
Helen M. Kiker a certificate of
appointment as Acting Postmaster j
which was effective upon Mrs.
Sigmon’s retirement. Mrs. Kiker
is the former Miss Helen Mayer, a
person well known in the Peak
community.
To Celebrate
Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. (Fairence)
Boland wish to extend an invita
tion to their relatives and friends
to attend a drop-in from 4:00 un- ,
til 6:00 p. m. Saturday, November j
25, 1961. The occasion is the fif
tieth wedding anniversary of the
couple.
The drop-in will be held at the |
home of Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt A.
Boland in Prosperity. No gifts, j
please.
Mrs. Joe Mighton and Mrs. T.
B. Magill of Wilmington, N. C.
spent several days last week in
the home of Mrs. Mighton’s broth
er-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Fil Bowler on Glenn Street. Mrs.
Mighton was called to South Caro
lina because of the death of her
brother, Oscar Peterson, at Wood
ruff last week.
More Money Is
Available Via
FHA Loans
Secretary of Agriculture, Or
ville L. Freeman has announced
that, effective September 15, 1961,
the return to lenders who invest
in Farmers Home Administrotion
loans increased from 4 to 4 1-2
percent. Farmers will continue to
pay 5 percent interest on all FHA
loans. ^
In addition, the insurance c n-
uorsement on insured notes will
carry a 3-year repurchase agi ce
ment. Previously the lender had
to hold the note at least 5 years
oefore he could exercise the op
tion to sell it back to the govern
ment.
Through the insured loan pro
gram carried on by the Farmers
Home Administration, private len
ders can advance funds to eligible
farmers for certain types of loans.
The insured farm loan program
makes available to farmers and
ranchers a supplemental source of
credit, and encourages use of pri
vate capital.
“The change to 4 1-2 percent
should make these loans more
attractive to private lenders,” Se
cretary Freeman said. “We hope
that more lenders will partici
pate in our program so that farm
ers without access to convention
al and cooperative credit sources
will have an opportunity to make
needed capital improvements on
their family farms.”
Raising the return to lenders is
expected to provide the Farmers
Home Administration with funds
to activate a new program auth
orized by the current session of
Congress in which insured loans
totaling $25 mi’lion may be made
each year for farm labor housing.
Under this legislation, eligible
owners of farms, associations of
farmers, State or political sub
divisions, and public or private
non-profit associations may obtain
loans to construct decent, safe
and sanitary housing for domestic
farm labor.
The Farmers Home Administra
tion has had authority to insure
loans for the purchase and devel
opment of farms since 1948, and
for water development and soil
conservation purposes since 1954.
Loans totaling $150,000,000 may
be insured each year Demands
for these loans are expected to
increase further after October 15
when the agency implements new
broadened credit authorities re
ceived with the passage of the
Agricultural Act of 1961.
New legislation contained in the
Act, signed by President Kennedy
on August 8, modernized FHA
authorities to meet changing con
ditions in agriculture and enable
it to meet the credit needs of
small farmers who need a bigger
base to build on and young farm
ers wno must overcome fantastic
harriers to enter farming on ?
sound and secure basis.
Established farmers who need
to make large scale adjustments
to keep up with changing times
and farmers hit with natural dis
asters such as hail, drought or
flood may also be better served
now because of the new legisla
tion.
Operating loans can now be
made for up to $35,000 compared
to the previous limit of $20,000 j
and loans scheduled for repay
ment over 7 years may be re
newed in some situations for an
additional 5 years. Loans to buy
and enlarge farms may now be i
made on any family farm if the
total indebtedness on the farm is
not more than $60,000 when the
loan is closed. Previously these
loans had been limited to farms
whose value was no greater than
that of the average family farm
in the county. Loans may now be
made to farmers with off-farm
income to buy and enlarge small
farms. Previously such loans
could be made only on farms large
enough to support a family.
These and other credit author
ities contained in the legislation
permit the Farmers Home Admin
istration to fill the gap long ex
isting in agricultural credit. The
agency has approximately $500,-
000,00*0 available for loans during
the 1962 fiscal year.
The local office of the Farmers
Home Administration is located
in the Agricultural Building, on
Martin Street, Newberry. •
CARD OF THANKS
I am using this method to ex
press my sincere gratitude and ap
preciation for the many nice get-
well cards and flowers given me
during my stay in the Newberry
Hospital and for the gifts, visits
and prayers for my recovery.
Sincerely,
itc E. H. Moore
LEGAL
HOLIDAY
NOTICE
THURSDAY, NOV. 23rd
(Thanksgiving Day)
BEING A LEGAL HOLIDAY
The Institutions Listed Below Will Not Be
Open for Business
The public is urged to take notice of this and
arrange all business accordingly.
Newberry County Bank
Newberry Joanna
The South Carolina National Bank
Newberry Federal Savings & Loan Ass’n
The State Building & Loan Association
The Bank of Commerce, Prosperity
State Bank & Trust Company, Whitmire
McEntire Rites
Were Thursday
John Norris McEntire, oo, died
early Wednesday morning at the
Newberry County Memorial Hos
pital, after a short illness. He had
been in declining health for sever
al years.
Mr. McEntire was born and
reared in Newberry County and
was the son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. G. P. McEntire. He had made
his home on Milligen Street for a
number of years and was a me
chanic. He operated his own gar
age until his health forced him
to retire. Mr. McEntire was a
member df E p t i n g Methodist
Church.
Mr. McEntire is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Florence Boland Mc
Entire, Newberry; four sons, Roy
McEntire, Cecil O. McEntire, J.
Ralph McEntire, all of Newberry;
and Julian N. (Buddy) McEntire,
Kershaw; six daughters, Mrs. Lil
lie Attaway, Mrs. J. F. (Annie
Mae) Jenkins, Mrs. R. E. (Fran
ces) Bartley, Mrs. Henry (Mary)
Barnette, all of Newberry, Mrs.
J. O. (Juanita) Pearce, Fort Mill,
and Mrs. Glenn (Marjorie) Blas-
er, Reading, Pa.; 20 grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren and
six great-great-grandchildren.
He was the last surviving mem
ber of his immedate family. .
Funeral services were held 1
Thursday at 3:30 p.m. with Rev.
B. B. Blakeney and Rev. E. R.
Bradham officiating. Burial fol
lowed in Newberry Memorial Gar
dens.
Active pallbearers were Mac
Hamm, Allen Eargle, Erley Am-
ick, Rob Bgaty, Leon Dennis, and
Steve Reeves.
Honorary escort was composed
of the Official Board of Epting
Church, James t. Hamm, Horace
Dehart, Lucius Frick, Paul Whit
aker, Sam Burns and Frank Bart
ley.
Flower attendants were Mrs.
Freddie Morris, Mrs. Annie Ruth
Hamm, Mrs. Nell Batchman, Mrs.
Aliene Reeves, Mrs. Rob Beaty
and Mrs. G. W. Reeves.
FARMS & FOLKS
Catfish “feedlots” are the new
est and most unusual type of
farm business to come to my at
tention.
Ovid Bay, writing in Farm
Journal, says the new enterprise
resembles the broiler business,
"Vou buy baby catfish from a
hatcheryman, feed them to mar
ket weight, sell them to someoru
who dresses and markets them
fresh or frozen.”
In some places, the author re
ports, the business is taking of
like the broiler business aiu ab
out 15 years ago. But he admits
it could burst fast too, as new
ideas are subject to all hazards
including failure.
Reports I’ve seen tell of p, o
ducing a pound of catfish for a
little as 2.88 pounds or i.
It compares, incidentally, wki
2.40 national feed conver.ion :.v
erage for broilers, and ubou. 3._
for hogs.
Catfish feeding L arp . ■ i
making greater he d v y a
Middle West, althou.g: .. .e
mers in South Car din a ara er r
that Mr. Nelson uses all the
breeding and selection technique^
including selection for« meatiness,
vigor and other characteristics
geneticists would Iook for in fan.,
animals.
ine ‘Golden Channel Catfish’
was tne result of a “nappy acci
dent,” a mu laden from wnich Nei
on noted gold-colored minnows in
stead of blue.
A‘ he g.i catfish feedlots seen
to de in the tri.J stage, i. ;
ow.h possibilities are said to b^
fairly good. Nelson is s.i u i ii
i .-s._.ed al. f.om ns own .tee Lot
plus 20,600 pjn..s of his i.
boi-’s fish through e t’ag - . ee
last win.er.
iiov/ m a' 1
o be one of the ' c o
eo u:ng to Mr. Id.-P .i t *.
problems can be : . .
feeding may take off.
Perhaps we'ii „ •> a co.ir.'
. .tew.
Lu ’cy \ •. ..
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worth mentioning.
C. E. Satcher, of Saluda conn- j
ty’s Good Hope community, has 1
harvested 16 tons from a 2 acre j
demonstration this year.
With average state yields about
1 ton per acre, William Cravenk i
comment that' “pimientoes look
awfully good” seems to or ti.c u
! derstatement of the year.
I
| R. L. Scarborough, farmer in
Richland county near Eastover,
applied 16-18 sprays to his cotton
i at 5-day intervals this year. How
did he keep up the spraying dur-
' _r .i tor wee wreathrr?
“By k* •’dr g a . i. r.
s'”’ bio tr'" b?t ' oor. ^ ‘
of co ton. Th? tr c *:r "o id p \
over his r.ivp wit -.it d . -
ag
m
Aft-
| P' AC -3
ecu:
i ..'-..ty corner t ne.
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A i g w t. -. y o c. g u
ng 40 b hels of
from one of his fie
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MILLS CLINIC PATIENTS
Kenny Wicker, Pomaria
Mrs. Jane Shealy and baby boy,
Leesville
Mrs. Dona McCarty and baby
girl, Batesburg
Brooks Lindler, Chapin
Mrs. Leila Bickley, Chapin
Mrs. Leila Joyner, New'berry
Miss Lalla Martin, Newberry
Mrs. Darlene McKie, Little
Mountain
Baby Girl Aull, Columbia
Mrs. Ola Riley, Saluda
Miss Florence Miller, Pomaria
Shirley Maybin and baby girl,
Newberry
Annette Myers and baby girl,
Batesburg
Willie Pearl Davenport, Pros
perity.
ing with several catfish oj
in Abbeville County.
W. M. Agnew, Donalds, and
Charles W. Mcllwain, of the Cen
tral-Shiloh community, McP" ;
says, each have tried catfish
feedlot ponds. Their ponds h v
been stocked with one to two
thousand 2-3 inch catfish, calieo
fingerlings. These fish are fed
pellitized hog feed containing 36
percent protein. Mr. Agnew has
sold some for a fair net profit,
but the details of this project
are being withheld until man
agement problems can be worked
out.
The Westerners have a strain
called “Arkansas Golden Ch
Catfish” which are reoorted v
be fast gainers. Ben Nelson, Lon
oke, Arkansas, suoplies fW;- r-
lings of this strain to farmers
across the country, ^“port ^ -
yi t-.
are se3n throughout B
county, according to G. H. Lieuan
rood, county agent.
South Carolina’s growing im
portance in the grain business ...
reflected u creases in storage f -
cilities here and there. If pre3?r.
I plans go through, Harper and
Bowers of Estill may soon h.w
c to age facilities for 1 S-4 mtllio:
bushels.
A Vz million bushel expansio:
is now contemplated
County Agent C. W. ThomorO
who was among the first o " T -
the possibilities of the soybean f~r
L C. a^d to start a program fer
increasing it, says that H'nrrt'
i : ra. ” 're increasing on farm
storage too.
The last word on this year’s t>i-
m’er T or* ‘s a t v»- in. but on*
unc^icial early yield report ’
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^laughter is off a little from last
yea*- T'd adds:
“’™'« ce r *''c I tv of ' — 's r.''
facilities far *-
C rVinx fa much greater then rur
producthm of t
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! James Fren' , er, v ”"e~ '
Columbia M rt' n _N ''L' *
ley of Newberry - ‘-I *
i Novero 1 0 ~ L ^ e vv 'y
Rev. Allen C. Mim^r ’
i Bobby R“y Bed mb—h '• ” /
Barbara Faye Moore of P-os-'-'rtt
were married No^er-be- 1 2
! Prosperity by Rev. H. Smith P-»t-
rea and Rev. Clyde E. Beden-
baugh.
Wilson Ray Graham Jr. , pf Po-
Caution Needed
On Highways
South Carolinian^ who will be
making Thanksgiving Day or
weekend trips were urged today by
the State Highway Department to
exercise crution while traveling on
the highways.
As is customary during the
Thanksgiving season, many fami
lies are planning t irs an i vdl be
in the u.u.il huirv j oV'r v, .u"h
gifi’.rer rii tanc«i than they should
w’thin the limited time. The re
sult will be congested highway
condition? in some areas, coupled
with the use of excessive speed by
many drivers. Suih ionditions al
most always produce larger than
usual numbers of traffic accidents.
The state’s 1961 traffic death
toll thus far is almost identical
to the 1960 record* and could eas
ily exceed last year’s toll. The
Highway Department called on all
drivers to help improve, rather
than worsen, the fatality record,
an dfco assist in reducing the
amount of human suffering which
results from traffic accidents.
Several pointers were outlined
by the Department as ways .. Re
maining free of accidents. They in
cluded:
1. Don’t drive if you have been
drinking alcoholic beverages.
2. Start your trip early and
travel only as far as you can go
and return at a safe speed within
your time limits.
3. Remain alert while driving.
Stop for coffee breaks or to rest
and sleep if you become tired.
maria and Linda Ann Cannon of
Newberry wese married by Rev.
John D. Zeigler at Chapin on Oc
tober 29.
Robert .Worthy, Route 1, Whit
mire and Sybil Louise King of
Clinton were married on Nov. 11
by Rev. Earl L. Alexander at
Whitmire.
Trines Freddie Coleman and
Reba Lera Lively of Newberry
were married Nov 17 at Newber
ry by Probate Judge E. Maxcy
Sconei
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Permits To Build
Nov. 16: George N. Martin, re
pairs to dwelling, 1703 Evans St.,
$520; Mrs. O. F. Armfield Sr., re
pairs to dwelling, 921 Jessica Ave.,
$405; State Building and Loan As
sociation, repairs to building, 1117
Boyce St., $133; R. B. Baker, load
ing platform, 901 Friend St., $3,-
000; and Mrs. G. L. Corley, gen
eral repairs to dwelling and add
bathroom to dwelling on John
stone St., $100.
Nov. 17: Theresa R. Edwards,
repairs to roof and general repairs
to dwelling, 821 Hunter St., $200.
Nov. 18: Mrs. Elizabeth S. Den
nis, repairs to dwelling, 1253 Hunt
St., $100.
Father Of
Fesperman Dies
News has been received here of
the death of Luther A. Fesper
man, age 71, at the Stanley Coun
ty Hospital in Albemarle, N. C.,
Tuesday, Nov. 14.
Funeral services were held in
Badin Presbyterian Church, Albe
marle, of which he was. a member,
on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. He is
survived by his wife, the former
Georgia Brown, and three sons, j
Rev. Francis L. Fesperman of
Newberry, Harry B. of Kannapolis
and Bill B. of Charlotte. Eight
grandchilren also survive.
He had heard and read a great deal about this
1962 Cadillac over the past several months.
And frankly* he wondered if any motor car could
live up to the compliments that have come the
way of this new "car of cars’*.
Well, he has just spent thirty minutes at the
wheel—and the evidence is unmistakable.
Exhibit A: the way it looks. Inside and out,
Cadillac styling has an undeniable sense of "right
ness” about it. And its colors and fabrics are all
master touches of elegance and luxury.
Exhibit B: the way it rides and handles. Boulevard
or back trail, this one takes the road with incredible
ease. Steering is little more than a gesture . . . and
the car's ride is so level and smooth and quiet that
it seems almost to float over the highway. |
Exhibit C: the way if a bud'. The car is crafted
to the most meticulous standards that can be placed
over the manufacture of an automobile—and more
than 1400 inspections now guard the production
of every model. Here is quality that can be seen,
and felt and sensed.
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The verdict, of course, is indisputable. This is
the zenith of sixty years of fine-car design and
engineering. This is a Cadillac among Cadillacs.
We suggest, however, that you visit your dealer's
showroom soon and act as your own jury. He’ll be
happy to present the case for Cadillac at any time.
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GETTING THE GATE .. . They
don’t like either dogs or automo
biles at swank wooded area In
the Philadelphia suburb of Chest
nut Hill, Pa. Cars probably don't
care.
VISIT YOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED CADILLAC DEALER,
KIRK PONTIAC - CADILLAC COM PAN <
2100 NANCE ST. NEWBERRY, S. C.
FOR SIXTY YEARS THE STANDARD OF THE WORLD ^