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"t 1 Page Two THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1962 i8M un 1213 College Street, Newberry, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Carolina. Paid at Newberry, South SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year vance :Six 2*Ionths $1.25. in ad ; ,5Vv ■ ■ ii FARM NOTES vfi&rsz rTTT ""•“•""•iitiinuui"*- i our cotton farmers averaged over : a bale per acre. 21 Newberry I county cotton farmers enrolled in the 5 acre Cotton Contest averag ed right at a bale and a half per acre. The secret? It’s available to everybody. In short, its using ad equate fertilizer plus positive in- COTTON is still the most im- sect control along with the other portant crop on many of our P roven practices of good seed, farms. But let’s face the facts. 1 proper planting, cultivation, etc. Our yield per acre is still too low! J*j ese farmers^have found that it on most of our farms. Yet last year was not an especially good takes about 1000 pounds of fer tilizer, including topdressing, and cotton year, and still a few of 10 to 14 applications of poison ap plied on schedule. Too expensive, some will argue. Yes, it is ex pensive, but the recur T '.s per acre have also proven greater, and those who stay in the cotton grow ing business will no doubt be those who follow this high cost but high return system. CORN continues an important crop, especially for silage here in Newberry county. But we can’t help but wonder how some of our farmers year after year make 15 to 20 tons of corn silage per acre while many others seem to get over 0 or 8 tons per acre. Here, again, we’re pretty well convinced that heavy fertilization along with thick planting of proper varieties have a lot to do with high yields. Beware of some of these so-called “‘Silage varieties’ ’of corn. Gen erally the corn that make the most bushels of grain per acre will also make the best silage, at least from a quality standpoint. Also, if you aren’t equipped to ir rigate, better try to plant early and maybe use one of the early maturing varieties. Also you may want to plant some extra acres of sorghum as insurance against dry weather cutting the corn crop short. Now, let’s consider HAY. We‘re pretty sure there are a good many livestock farmers right now who wish they had more of it. It seems to us that hay making is still too much of a hit or miss proposition when you consider how much we depend on it for an adequate feed supply. That’s why we’re so keen on Coastal Bermuda. With ade quate fertilization, it grows rap idly with normal rainfall and produces more hay than anything else during dry weather. On our tests plots at Sand Hill farms, for the last 3 years coastal has con sistently averaged better than 8 tons of hay per acre where we put down $75 worth of fertilizer and lime.On the check plots that re ceived approximately $30 worth of fertilizer per acre yields have averaged close to 5 tons of hay per acre. But best of all, hay has Nosegay Club Names Officers Eighteen members were present for the January meeting of the Nosegay Garden Club at the home of Mrs. Ralph B. Baker. In the absence of Mrs. W. H. Beck. Mrs. Baker was assisted by Mrs. Ralph P. Baker and Mrs. C. Walter Sum mer. The meeting was opened with prayer by the president, Mrs. T. H. Vickery. She thanked all members who assisted the Civic League in the decorations tea. During the business session, dis cussion was held on the World Gardening Project, with a request read for contributions of 15 cents per member. Funds are to be used this year in Ecuador and Japan to foster good relationships based on a common interest through gar- never been in short supply at the j Gening. The club voted to contri- Whatever you’re saving for... - 'w RETIREMENT 9 ...where you save does make a difference! Join the many people who save with us for profit and safety. Also, if youVe looking for a home loan, come in and talk to one of our home loan specialists. They are experienced in tailoring a home loan to fit your budget. CURRENT DIVIDEND RATE PER ANNUM (Compounded Semi-Annually) rew. ggmg^f Im avjjvgs and Loan Association A S A V rN GS INSTITUTION FOUNDED 1935 1880 C02.X.BGB 8TBBBT, WBWBEHRY, 8. C. J. F. CLARKSON M. O. SUMMER DIRECTORS G. K. DOMINICK J. K. WILLINGHAM BRANCH OFFICE —Batesburg, S. C. E. B. PURCELL W. C. HUFFMAN Sand Hills farms since they first “set-out” Coastal four years ago. Now, SOYBEANS have become an important crop to us in New berry county. Here again we’ve had too much variation in yields. Those farmers who generally av erage 20 bushels per acre or better have found that good land along with being careful to select the right variety at the time of plant ing can definitely influence the yield. Innoculation of seed and liming your land can be important, too. So, let’s aim for profitable pro duction on all crops this year. But don’t leave it all up to the weather. Weather can certainly in- bute. Announcements relative to in teresting, scheduled meetings in cluded: A symposium will be held at Drayton Hall on the University of South Carolina campus on Feb. 1 and 2 on the general subject “Conservation, Horticulture and Restoration”. Reservations f o r lunch at the Russell House should be made early. The South Atlantic Regional meeting will be in Winston-Salem, N. C. on March 18, 19 and 20. The National Convention is scheduled for Atlanta, Ga. on Ap ril 15-19. The International Flower Show fluence crop yields, but our sue- wiu be jn New York on March 10 . cessrul farmers have found we jl6 Mrs w Roy Anderson plans usually get enough of the right , c take advantage of special rates kind of weather, if the other made by bbe Atlantic Seaboard things that also influence crop Railwayj and attend this meeting . things that also influence yields are carried out Income Tax Time Here Again, Most farmers are already aware that Income Tax time is at hand and are getting ready for making their returns before the deadline of February 15th. Although very little can be done at filing time in the way of tax management, there are a few things that should be kept in mind —remember that soil and water conservation expenses are deduc tible within certain limitations. Also it will pay some farmers to investigate the Investment Credit feature of their income tax busi ness. The 20 per cent first year depreciation can he ured to advan tage in some cases. Another fea ture this time is the requirement that your identification number or Social Security number must be shown on your tax return. You're liable for a $5.00 penalty for leav ing off this number. Tax dollars are often lost due to simple mistakes made in filing out the return. Here are some of the common errors that should be checked to insure that you don’t pay more than you should. They include: Errors in arithmetic, de ducting items not properly deduc tible or overlooking items eligible for deduction. Also incorrect treat ment of bad debts, charging as a current expense items of a capital nature which can only be depre- cioted, and using a useful life which doesn’t reflect the actual life to the taxpayer. All these requirements and more are found in the Income Tax guide for farmers ribw available at our office. Let us know if you need a free copy either for yourself or for the person who fills out your tax returns. You Might Be Interested To Know —That thanks to our farmers, Food is a bargain. Food costs have risen less since 1947-49 than most other consumer items in the cost- of-living index. For all items other than food, the increase to mid-1962 was 33 per cent. The cost of transportat ion increased 50 per cent; housing 34 per cent; rent 45 per cent; med ical care, 65 per cent. But for all food (including that served in restaurants) the increase was 22 per cent. The “market basket” of farm— grown food cost only 14 per cent more than it did in 1947-49. But the farmer receives none of the in crease. In fact, he gets 13 per cent less for his food. Marketing cost have risen 40 per cent, more than offsetting the decrease in what the farmer gets. Yet he has less income than most of us. Per capita personal income of the farm population of 1961 was $1,373, including value of farm-grown food consumed on the farm and the rental value of the farm residence. Of the $1,373 total, S899 was from farming and $474 was from nonfarm sources. Per capita personal income of the nonfarm population was $2,- 345 in 1961. Hired agricultural workers re ceived 83 cents an hour in 1961. Income from one hour of factory work averaged $2.32. Hourly earn ings of food marketing employees (those in food processing, whole sale trade, and retail food stores) averaged $2.03. One hour of farm labor produc ed over 4 and 1-2 times as much food and other crops in 1961 as it did in 1919-21. Crop production is 65 per cent higher per acre. Output per breed ing animal is 95 per cent greater. Yes, our farmers deserve more than the unjust criticism that is heard from so many places these The state meeting is scheduled for April 25 and 26 in Columbia. Reports were heard from Mrs. Leroy Anderson, chairman of the Junior Garden Club project, from Mrs. Forrest Lominack, horticul ture chairman, and from Mrs. Van Oxner, therapy chairman. The nominating, committee gave its report. New officers nominated and voted upon were Mrs. L. Hart Jordan, president; Mrs. I. M. Smith, vice-president; and Mrs. B. E. Eader, corresponding secretary. Mesdames W. Roy Anderson and W. E. Turner will continue to serve as respective recording se cretary and treasurer. “Growing Roses” was the sub ject of the program given by Mrs. I. M. Smith. Her presentation was practical, specific and entertain ing. The speaker, an experienced rose grower, listed among her favorites “Tropicana”, “Royal Highness” and “Picture”. Guests were seated in the Bak ers’ dining rooms during the social hour for delightfully served re freshments. Mrs. Leroy Anderson was a- warded the door prize. Champion Begins Extensive Modernization An extensive modernization pro gram for the Carolina Division of Champion Papers Inc., was an nounced recently by W. M. Leh- mkuhl, vice president and division manager. A new 800 ton-a-day smelter and other pulp mill improvements, together with a new 500 ton-a-day machine to modernize the divis ion’s paperboard production sys- tern, are part of the multi-million dollar capital program earmarked for the Haywood county facility. “This is the largest single cap ital program in the history of our division,” Mr. Lehmkuhl said. “We are especially pleased for this strong vote of confidence in our Carolina division.” The new smelter, to be equip ped with the most modern smoke abatement facilities, will recover chemicals in the pulp making pro cess and wifi be a valuable ad dition to the company’s contin uing program of air pollution ab atement. The modernization of the present pulp mill facilities, will improve quality and increase out put. This will also be a significant factor in the division’s stream im provement program. Canton’s new Fourdrinier-type board machine will be under con struction in the next few months. It is expected to be completed within the next two years. Upon completion of this new machine, three obsolescent cylinder board machines will phase out of produc tion. Paperboard from the Caro lina division is coated with poly ethylene in nearby Waynesvflle, N. C. or sold prior to coating. The Carolina Division manager manager said, ‘“Today’s announce ment is of real signifance to every one, our employees, community, customers, and shareholders. This new program will strengthen our position in the industry and will enable us to maintain our econom ic health. It underscores very em phatically our commitment to make the Carolina division one of the strongest in its class in the industry.” SENATOR k STRO jbTHURMOND / vyt *ir Reports PEOPLE Law and Expedient ONE OF THE MOST import ant institutions which has made possible the astounding develop ment of the American society is the “rule of law.” When the “rule of law” prevails, men can predict the consequence of their actions and can avoid entangle ments and difficulties with polit ical authorities. THE DETERIORATION of the most respected jurists on the bench, on all points, the Fourth Circuit Court demonstrated that it had slight regard foi objectiv- itv, justice and the law, THE CIRCUIT COURT’S de cision cannot be excused on the grounds that the Court may have relied on the publicized misinterpretations outside the South of events and statements implying that the Southern peo- ■ J the “rule of law” continues at . Pj e are accepting forced in |®Kr a - an accelerated pace and has reached a point where men can no longer even estimate the consequences of either their in dividual or their collectivo ac tions. Court decisions in many areas now apparently follow al most anything except the law. THE PER CURIAM decision of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ordering the immediate admission of Harvey Gantt to Clemson College is a self-indict ment by that Court, as the Court substituted fiction for fact and expedience for law. JUDGE a C. WYCHE, who as trial judge heard the case, found as a matter of fact that Gantt’s application for admission to Clemson had not been completed and that there was no showing that the refusal to admit Gantt was on the basis of his race. He further found as a matter of law that the suit was an individual action and not a class action. ANYONE WHO IS familiar with the case knows that Judge Wyche’s decision was objective, correct and pursuant to ’aw. In reversing Judge Wyche, one of tion as distasteful but inevitable. Neither the powerful pressures , for forced integration nor these ; highly publicised events and j statements can justify this mockery of judicial procedure. IT DOESN’T TAKE a jurist to detect the glaring stupidity of the Court’s decision that this is a class action. Every college has limited facilities and a maxL mum number of students it can handle. Necessarily, each colli ge must have minimum extrance re quirements. Each individual ap plicant must be admitted or re fused admission on his individual qualifications, since the qualifi cations of no two individuals are the same. Under such circum stances, it would be impossible to consider and act on a “class” of applications. By its holding, the Circuit Court has indicted it self as completely irresponsible. WITH SUCH decisions becom ing routine, chaos is sure to re sult as expedience takes the place of the law in our land. Sincerely. JUl/Lonx*' 0 £&juLn/vY>>&riJL J Stations Newbcrrv Around The World Men In Service At FORT BLISS, TEX. (AHTNC) . which recently comp »ted a tour _ XT 1 /"'I.- ~ — J T* • i { J? Jt A. • * 1 . -t ry .f . • HOSPITAL PATIENTS Baby Kenneth Wayne Avery Newberry. Miss Annie Bynum, Newberry. Mrs. Lois Bouknight, Saluda. Mrs. Sandra Bryan and Baby Girl, Newberry. Mrs. Mary B. Braswell and baby girl, Newberry. Mrs. Susan Banks, Newberry. John N. Cotney, Prosperity. Junius Cromer, Newberry. Little Miss Kimberly Clark, Jo anna. Thomas C. Chalmers, Newberry Tommie L. Crooks, Pomaria. James C. Floyd, Jr., Silver- street. Wiliam Fulmer, Leesville. Bernard Goldberg, Columbia. Mrs. Myrtis Halfacre, Newber ry. Mrs. Ada Kinard, Newberry. Mrs. Bertha Kanipe, Newberry. Mrs. Linda Kesler, Silverstreet Wilbur E. Long, Newberry. Mrs. Nettie Lester, Newberry. Mrs. Pearl Livingston, Newber ry. Allen Lester, Newberry. Miss Tracy Metts, Leesville. Louis Morris, Newberry. Mrs. Susie Medlock, Newberry. Charles J. O'Shields, Whitmire. Miss Jolene Sparks, Whitmire. William Smith, Pomaria. Mrs. Lucy Suber, Silverstreet Mrs. Carolyn Shealy and Baby Boy, Little Mountain. H. D. Whitaker, Newberry. Mrs. Bobbie Zobel, Newberry. Permits To Build Jan. 21: R. L. Koon, one five room brick veneer dwelling on the corner of Lindsay and, Luther streets, $10,000. Jan. 21: Frank H. Ward, repairs to dwelling, 1621 Harrington St., $1,500. Jan. 22: R. D. Smith and Son, repairs to store building at 910 Main street, $500. days. Most of all let us “City Folks” be thankful that because of our efficient farmers, most of us eat well and still have money left over for the other things both necessary and enjoyable in life. Things might not be perfect, but it’s been a long time since we’ve seen any bread lines in this coun try. Williams State 4-H Winner Patrick Williams, president of the Junior 4-H Club at Gallman high school, was awarded a $50.00 bond by the Oliver Corporation for the most outstanding work in dairying for Negro 4-H Club boys in the State of South Carolina for 1962. The announcement is made by J. B. Williams, State 4-H Club Agent, Clemson College and Way- j man Johnson, Assistant 4-H club Boys’ Agent, South Carolina state college. Patrick has been a 4Her for seven years, having first joined the Belmont 4-H club in 1955. It was in 1958 when he was trans ferred to the Elisha 4-H club that he joined the Dairy club and car ried dairying as his 4-H project. His father started him off by giv ing him a baby Jersey female calf. The same year, he entered her in the 4-H District calf show in Columbia and she won first prize. In 1959 he was transferred to the Reuben Elementary school where he continued his project in dairying. This year, he was given another baby calf, a Jersey bull. He realized a great profit from his bull and from the sale of milk. By 1960 Patrick had five daily animals valued at $486. This along with the sale of milk and poultry brought his income to $730.62 for 1960. Having worked hard at his project, Patrick won the county medal for the most outstanding work in dairying for 1960. He continued his project in dairying during 1961. He sold one bull calf for $35, and the sale of milk brought him $67.50. At the end of ’61 he had two cows, one yearling and two calves valued at $636.00. In 1962, Patrick sold 2 bull calves for $86.50, and the sale of milk brought him $135.00. To date he has 3 cows, 2 yearlings and 4 calves that are valued at $936. In 1962 Patrick was awarded the State Gold Cup by Prince Hall Free and Accepted Masons for outstanding work in dairying for 1961. Patrick is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Williams of Route 1, Silverstreet. B. J. Gill, Associate County Agt. says that there were 497 Negro boys enrolled in 4-H club work in Newberry county in 1962, and 52 enrolled in dairying with 47 com pletions. He also states that there are over 33,000 4-H clubsters enrolled in 4-H club work throughout the State of South Carolina. ThF award should be a great honor to Patrick, his parents, com munity and Newberry county. Army National Guard Privates Harold R. Black and Ronald T. Mills of Newberry recently com pleted training under the Reserve Forces Act program as an artil lery automatic weapons crewman at the Air Defense Center, Fort Bliss, Texas. The men are regularly assigned to the 263d Artillery’s Battery A, an Army National Guard unit in Newberry, where they will com plete the remainder of their mili tary obligation. Black, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Black, 1404 Ebenezer road, is a 1962 graduate of New berry high school. Mills, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elon W. Mills, 1308 Silas street, attended Newberry high school. of duty with the Sevi ith fleet in the Far East. During the tour of duty the Spinax visited the ports of Hoka- date and Yokosuka, Japan, Hong Kong, and Okinawa. - M USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSE VELT (FHTNC)—James O. Wil son, airman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Wilson of Route one, Silverstreet is serving aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Frank lin D. Roosevelt, currently serving wr‘th the Sixth Fleet in the Med-. || iterranean as part of an aircraft striking force. USS ALLEN M. SUMNER (FHTNC)—Ervin A. Hyler, store keeper third class, LSN, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Hyler of 2542% Fair avenue, is serving aboard the destroyer USS Allen M. Sumner, the oldest continuously active des troyer in the navy. USS SPINAX (FHTNC). Frank lin D. Cromer, interior communi cations electrician second edass, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs Harold FORT BLISS, TEX. (AHTNC) —Army National Guard Pvt. Ralph H. Force, son of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Force, 1205 First street, recently completed training under the Reserve Forces Act program as an artillery operation and intelligence assistant at The Air Defense Center, Fort Bliss, Texas. Force is regularly assigned to Battery C of the 263rd Artillery, an Army National Guard unit in .Newberry where he will complete the remainder of his military ob ligation. The 19-year old soldier was ' L. Cromer of Route 1 ,Newberry, is serving aboard the San Diego graduated from Newberry High based submarine USS Spinax School in 1962. PERSONALS Joe Trefsgar has returned to his position at the S. C. National Bank after several weeks absence due to surgery. Cotton System Affects County Proposed legislation to end the inequity of the two-price cotton system, to be introduced early in this session of Congress will have a direct bearing on Newberry county’s textile industry. The two-price cotton system forces American textile plants to pay 8 1-2 cents a pound more for cotton than competing foreign tex tile manufacturers would pay for the same American cotton. William H. Ruffin, president of the American Textile Manufactu rers Institute, central trade asso ciation of the U. S. textile indus try, said that the system caused South Carolina plants to pay $113, 000,000 more for the cotton they used during the past 12 months than their overseas competitors would have paid for the same cot ton. The effect of this artificial cost factor on Newberry county’s four textile plants, its more than 2,300 textile workers and textile payroll should be obvious, Mr. Ruffin said. South Carolina’s 338 textile plants weave and knit al most one-third and finish half of the cotton fabric produced in this country. The price differential the two- price system causes has been a major factor in the flood of for eign made textiles entering the American marketplace, Mr. Ruf fin said. Imports of cotton products in cluding apparel, have increased from 64 million square yards in 1948 to an all-time high of more than a billion yards for 1962. While these imports were increas ing, American exports of cotton textiles have dropped from 1 1-2 billion square yards to about one- third that amount, he said. Such loss of markets, both do mestic and foreign, is having an impact on South Carolina wich its 122,028 hourly-rated textile employees who earn $412,076,835 a year and its 29,315 apparel plant workers whose annual wage pay ments total $66,069,113. Those payroll figures do not include the 14 ; 026 salaried employees of the industries in South Carolina. Department of Agriculture of ficials are drawing up a cotton program designed to end the in equity for textile plants while pro tecting the income levels of cot ton farmers, Mr. Ruffin said. Mrs. Sanders, 85, Service Sunday Mrs. Nora Ivey Sanders, 85, died suddenly Friday afternoon at a nursing home after several months of failing health. She was a native of Union and operated Sanders Department store with her husband, Thomas Means Sanders. She was a mem ber of Central Methodist church, the Wesleyan Service Guild, and the Golden Age society. Surviving, in addition to her husband, are a son, Van Cortez of Newberry a daughter Mrs. J. W. (Edna) Kibler of New Orleans; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Whitaker Funeral home by Rev. T. H. Vickery. Burial was in Rosemont cemetery. Active pallbearers were Prof. Jim Park, J. F. Harmon, Eugene Harmon, Otis Whitaker, Ralph Whitaker, Gene Derrick,. Wanna- maker Miller and Albert Ringer.