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Page Two THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1963 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. Dean Manion THE MANION FORUM In recent years the American Farm Bureau Federation has be come synonymous with conserva tism and common sense in Ameri can agriculture. What Congress does to and'or for agriculture in this session will, to a large extent, determine what Congress does for the country. This is the year that the people of the United States must make our choice and implement our de cision by firm action. We have too long been following the path of least resistance and postponing the tough decisions on such mat ters as international relations, government spending, centraliza tion of power and farm control and price policies. Increased government spending is intensifying the cost- price squeeze on farmers. All govern ment expenditures must eventually be paid for, either in taxes or in flation, and both go into the mak ing of things farmers purchase for their production needs. In the long run, most taxes get paid by consumers of goods and services. There is no single organized evil force which can be blamed for the dangerous transfer of respon sibility and authority from indi viduals and local units of govern ment to the Federal government. A major cause of the deteriora tion of states’ rights and local res ponsibility is the demand by all citizens for more and more favors and services from the Federal government. If we believe that limits on gov ernment are necessary to insure the maximum degree of freedom, then we must exercise self-discip line and restraint in our demands for Federal assistance. The ap propriation of funds for various kinds of Federal aid is the most common means by which respon sibility is shifted from individuals or local government units to the Federal government. Each such transfer weakens the capacity of individuals or local units of gov ernment to help themselves, and inevitably bring on further cries for assistance. Most of us would not be so ready to ask for Federal appropriations if we would remember that money spent by the government must be taken from the income of all cit izens, either directly or through higher prices. In agriculture this question is: Who will run the farms of Amer ica? Will it be the farmers or the political bureaucrats? This is the year for action to change the di rection of government farm pol icy, and the coming wheat refer endum will be the opportunity for farmers to check the trend to more and more government man agement from Washington by vot ing it down. After 30 years of fruitless and costly experiments, farmers generally accept the fact that there will never be a “work able” gcvernment program to con trol production and fix prices of agricultural commodities. Our situation in agriculture re minds us that, “He who would ride a tiger should first make plans for dismounting.” The challenge farmers face is how to dismount the farm program “tiger” without getting wounded. Many thousands of farms are frozen into patterns of producing unneeded crops, mar kets have been destroyed or cap tured by substitutes, consumers and taxpayers are at the end of their patience, and a vast bureau cracy of tens of thousands of pol itical payrollers is around our neck. The utmost in skill, pat ience and determination will be re quired as we attempt to biuld a bridge from this morass into which we have floundered to the firm and tested grounds of the compet itive market. The government interventionists who control the Department of Agriculture are determined to rule or ruin American agriculture. Many millions of bushels of feed grains were dumped on the mar ket during the past year with the sole purpose of depressing prices. If this campaign to control and manage all farm production, mar keting and pricing should succeed, it will mean the end of the family farm. There are some fundamental things to be done to provide the You Get K ; ' : on Savings PLUS these Added Features 1. You don’t have to wait a whole year to earn 4% on your savings. Dividends are payable twice a year, June 30th, December 1st. 2. No need to tie up your money—at Newberry Federal your savings are available when needed. 3. No need to accumulate a large sum before investing with us— $5.00 will open an account. 4. Should you need money and don’t want to disturb your savings Program, we will lend you money on your account with a net cost to you of only 1%. 5. You can deposit with us at late as the 10th of any month and earn from the first. 6. Your account here is insured by F.S.L.I.C., an agency of Linked States government. Gardens Now In Peak Beauty At Charleston Owners of Charleston’s Famous Gardens said today they are enthu siastic over prospects of the fin est season in years. Flowers — camellias, forsythia, Japanese magnolia, azaleas and a stunning variety of buds — are springing into gloom exactly on schedule. The gardens, handsome now, will be at an even greater peak of beauty by this week-end. C. Norwood Hastie, Jr., opera tor of Magnolia Gardens and spokesman for the trio of owners, said the unusually bitter winter in the Lowcountry had, in lage measure, spared Charleston’s fam ous gardens. “In rare instances,” Mr. Hastie said, “there are almost impercep tible signs of blight; but the beau ty of the blossoms that weathered the cold is a sight to see. “The gardens—all three of them —are reaching a height of beauty unsurpassed in a number of years. The way sightseers already have begun to arrive indicates that this may be our best tourist season since the war.” The gardens, Magnolia, Middle- ton Place and Cypress—are with in easy driving distance of the city. Middleton Place and Mag nolia gardens are approximately 12 miles from Charleston in the! direction of Summerville on High way 61. Cypress gardens lie off Highway 52, north of the city. Middleton Place is noted as the) finest formal garden in the United. States. Created prior to the Rev- | olution, it was 10 years in the making. Cypress gardens is fam- i ous for its jet lakes, bordered by azaleas, from which rise huge trees draped eerily in Spanish moss. Magnolia gardens offers perhaps the greatest variety of colorful blooms in the Lowcountry. Its display of camellias draws thousands of visitors each year. Situated on the banks of the Ash ley river, it incorporates a wild life refuge that has attracted the attention of naturalists through out the country. The gardens are open each day from 8 A. M. to sundown. CURRENT DIVIDEND RATE A? PER A ANNUM (Compounded Semi-Annually) /leu/.&eM, S •• ^ ;• .v> avijvgs ajvd Loam Association A SAVINGS INSTITUTION,-FOUNDED I93S !»»• COLLBOB BTBBBT, VBWBBBBY, B. O. J. F. CLARKSON M. O. SUMMEB DIRECTORS G. K. DOMINICK J. K. WILUNGHAM BRANCH OFFICE —Baietburg, S. C. K B. PURCELL W. C. HUFFMAN RTA Meeeting In Greenville The annual convention of the S. C. Retired Teachers will be held in Greenville in the First Presby terian church and the Greenville hotel on March 22nd. Approximately 70 per cent of white retired teachers live within 75 miles of Greenville, so the offi cers are expecting the greatest at tendance since its organization in 1941. Membership to date is ap proximately 1500. The convention will be called to order in the First Presbyterian church at 10 A. M. by the presid ent, J. P. Coates. Most of the pro gram will consist of discussions of matters vital to every retired teacher in the state,—pending leg islation for retired teachers, group insurance, annual conventions vs. group meetings. Luncheon will be served in the Greenville Hotel at 12:30. Miss Clara Verner, South eastern Vice President of National RTA will bring greetings from the South East area. The main speak er will be William Fitch, director of the National RTA, with head quarters in Washington. County Native Dies In Beaufort Mrs. Marietta Langford Danner, widow of Harry T. Danner, died at Beaufort early Friday morning, March 15. Mrs. Danner was born and rear ed in Newberry, the youngest daughter of the late George A. and Elizabeth A. Langford. Funeral services were held at 2 P. M. Monday in the Presbyter ian church at Beaufort.Interment followed in the National cemetery at Beaufort. Survivors are one son, Harry T. Danner, Jr., Seattle, Washing ton; two daughters, Mrs. William T. Rice, Santa Ara, Calif, and Mrs. Donald Heidt, Savannah, Ga.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary L. Fant, of Newberry and Mrs. Ida L. Asbill of Electra, Texas, and other rela tives in South Carolina and Texas. proper national economic climate for a prosperous agriculture. We must regain some fiscal sanity in our national government. We must greatly reduce govern ment intervention in all segments of our economy. We must elimi nate all monopolies and price-fix ing in government, business, labor and agriculture. We must expand markets for farm products at home and abroad. We must use farmers’ organized bargaining power to make the market place function better. This is the sound way to approach the solution of the problems that face farmers nnH nil the mst of our citizens. FARM NOTESluiyig? 1 ■'‘""“‘'"niuiii'Tin, COTTON “Two bales of cotton per acre!” Yes, that and more was grown last year on many S. C. farms! How? By applying good manage ment practices. There was a county cotton meeting Tuesday, March 19 at 7:30 at the County Agriculture building auditorium to outline these cultural practices. Luther P. Anderson, Extension Agronomist, discussed “Fertili zation and Cultural Practices for Profitable Cotton Production.” Mac McKenzie, Extension Agri cultural Engineer, was on hand to talk about “Grass Control.” This included the uses of pre emergence and post-emergence sprays, calibration of sprayers and flame control. Mac Sparks talked about “Economical and Profitable Cot ton Insect Control”. (Mr. Sparks has recently completed a year’s tour of duty in Egypt working on cotton insect control.) Newberry county farmers have a total cotton allotment of over 6,000 acres. This is one area in which they can raise their income by applying these proven practi ces. HIGH CORN YIELDS What’s the secret of farmers who grow those phenomenal corn yields? Some practices may re main trade secrets of the individ ual farmer. John Clapp, Clemson Extension Agronomist, has re viewed the records of 27 expert growers. He sheds some light on how they make 100 bushels plus to the acre. “Eighty five per cent of the growers used varieties recommend ed for South Carolina by Clem- son’s Varieties committee. These include Coker 911, Dixie 29, and Pfister 653 (all white varieties) and Dixie 82 (yellow). “All planted their corn between March 27 and May 15. They ap plied 700 pounds of fertilizer at planting and 95 pounds of nitro gen as side-dressing.” To insure a sufficient number of plants per acre, the group used 40 in. rows, spacing plants 12 inches apart in the row. The use of chemicals for weed control has helped eliminate much of the cultivation. For fur ther details on this contact us at the County Agent’s office for de tailed information. Ask for Cir cular 133 “Chemical Weed Con trol in Corn.” POULTRY MANAGEMENT TIPS Purchase well-bred, disease-free chicks. Buy from a reliable hatchery or breeder. Buy about 110 pullets for each 100 layers desired. Provide plenty of floor space, (about 3 sq. feet per bird.) Feeder space is important too. (Have plenty.) Allow about one 4-foot water trough for each 100 hens. Provide one nest for each four hens. Remember sanitation and good management are important fac tors in controlling poultry disease. Don’t rely on drugs to cure all your poultry ills. Set up some goals: 1. Two hundred and forty eggs —or better—per hen housed. 2. Four and one-half pounds of feed or less to produce a dozen eggs. 3. Ten per cent or less mortal ity of adult hens in one year. 4. Seventy-five per cent large eggs. Ninety-five per cent mar ketable eggs. Fesperman Gets Fellowship The Rev. Francis I. Fesperman, graduate student at Vanderbilt university and member of the faculty (on leave) at Newberry college, is among 17 Lutheran ed ucators granted Lutheran Broth erhood Faculty Fellowships total ing $30,000 to assist them in graduate study. Pastor Fesperman plans to con tinue studies at Vanderbilt toward a Ph.D. degree in religion. A native of Draper, N. C., he is a graduate of Lenoir Rhyne col lege, Lutheran Theological South ern seminary and Chicago Luth eran Theological seminary. Wilson Member Of Navy Band James Wilson, airman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Wilson of Route one, Silverstreet is a member of the band of the at tack aircraft carrier USS Frank lin D. Roosevelt, presently serving with the Sixth Fleet in the Med iterranean. In addition to playing shipboard music, the band has given numer ous concerts in Italian, Greek and Spanish ports of call. The Roosevelt is expected to re turn to her home port, Mayport, Florida in April. Club Discusses Chrysanthemums The Town & Country Garden club held its March meeting on Wednesday at 3:30 P. M. at the home of Mrs. Mac Fennell, Jr., with Mrs. Jimmy Rinehart, assist ant hostess. Delicious refreshments were served to the members as they arrived. Mrs. Warren Cousins, program chairman, conducted a very inter esting quiz on “Recognizing Flowers”. Mrs. Ira Cousins, win ner of this contest, was presented the door prize. Mrs. Warren Cousins then gave i a most interesting and informa tive talk on Chrysanthemums. She stated that April is the time to divide or plant mums and gave a demonstration of the proper way to divide them. She stressed that although mums are hardy plants and will grow almost anywhere, they must have special care if one is to produce “show” blooms. Mrs. Ollie Moye, club president, presided over the business session. She called on Mrs. Jack Jennings to read the club collect at the be ginning of the meeting. Reports were given by all the standing committees. The club reluctantly accepted the resignation of Mrs. Kate Tur- beville from its membership. Mrs. Warren Cousins reported that five club members attended the district meeting in Clinton re cently. Those attending were: Mrs. Cousins, Mrs. Jimmy Rine hart, Miss Novice Cousins, Mrs. Ollie Moye, and Mrs. Gus Singley. Mrs. Moye announced the State Convention to be held in Colum bia on April 25 and 26. It was announced that the April meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Billy Senn with Mrs. Ned Carlisle, co-hostess. At this time the members will please bring a plant to be exchanged, also a pic ture and information about that plant. In Training For Air Guard John C. 'Bodie, of Newberry, has started basic training for the Air National Guard, and will take further schooling at an Air Force Training site after basic is com pleted. Bodie, who lives at 1814 Nance street, left Sunday, ( March 10 for Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, for basic training, and will attend the eight-weeks organization sup ply school at Amarillo Air Force Base, Texas. Following the active duty period Bodie will train one weekend a month at McEntire Air Guard Base near Columbia in a civilian status, where on-the-job training will continue in his military car eer field. FEBRUARY BOND SALES Series E and H Savings Bonds sales for February in Newberry County totaled $17,606.00 reports Joe M. Roberts, County Savings Bonds Chairman. Army To Train Flight Officers The Army is really taking off on a new flight training program by offering, through the Army re cruiting service, a direct, two- year enlistment for warrant of ficer flight training. Looking for new sources for pilots, the Army is opening its warrant officer flight training to “qualified” civilians between 18 and 30, who are high school grad uates and who can meet the men tal and physical qualifications. Newberry Army Recruiter, M- Sgt. Ray Vernon, who serves this area, has full details of the new program, just announced by the Department of the Army. The Newberry Army Recruiter is located at Selective Service Board offices, Newberry County Court House. SENATOR STRO HURMOND Reports PEOPLE The Cotton Crisis COTTON, LONG THE KING of fibers in the American textile industry, is meeting with in creasing problems. Mr. Robert Coker of Hartsville, president of the National Cotton Council, re cently told the House Agricul ture Committee that “cotton’s markets are in serious trouble— the most serious trouble we have ever faced in the long history of this industry.’’ HERE ARE SOME statistics on the adverse changes in the cotton picture from 1961 pro jected to 1963: (1) domestic con sumption and exports, down from 14.7 millioc. to 12.6 million bales; (2) acreage allotments, down from 18.4 million to 16.2 million acres; (3) Commodity Credit Corporation stocks, up from 1.4 million to 8.2 million bales; <4) CCC investment, op from $296 million to $1.5 billion. THE DOWNSWING IN cotton consumption is ganerally credit ed to two major factors: (1) technological improvements in synthetic fibers resulting in low er prices, and (2) the unfair advantage which our govern ment gives foreign cotton mills by subsidizing cotton sales to them by 8%rf per pound. This advantage in raw material price coupled with the low-wage rates in competing countries, and this government’s refusal to apply mandatory quotas on imports of foreign manufactured cotton goods, has caused domestic cot ton mills to turn more toward synthetics. IN RECENT WEEKS, two largo textile companies in South Carolina have reluctantly an nounced shifts in part of their production to synthetics. In fact, between 1960 and 1962, the Con sumption of rayon and Dacron fiber in cotton-type spinning mills increased 63% and 118%, respectively. THE SENATE’S SPECIAL Textile Subcommittee, ox which I am a member, has twice recommended the imposition of import quotas to offset the ex port subsidy. The President has recognized the “inequity” and the “unique burden” posed by the subsidy without some offset ting factor. However, the Tariff Commission refused last year by a 3-2 vote to approve an import fee on foreign cotton goods to offset the subsidy. Now, the President has proposed that the Congress vote a domestic sub sidy to offset the export sub sidy. Even this, however, is cur rently bogged down in debate as to the powers of the Secretary of Agriculture in determining the domestic subsidy. LEADING COTTON experts of the National Cotton Council, which represents all segments of the cotton industry from pro ducer to manufacturer, have tes tified over and over that cotton must be made more competitive with other fibers or its use will continue to dwindle and the Gov ernment will have to spend more and more in storage costs. TO MANY FARMERS, the term “competitive” meanr cheap- priced cotton, so this is not too appealing. A proposal offered by the Council, however, appears to be very sound. Under the plan, the cost of producing cotton would be reduced by as much as 1/3, or 114 per pound, by a gi gantic research program in which the cotton industry, the States, and the National Govern ment would be asked to partici pate for several years. If this were accomplished, cotton could be made more competitive as production costs were lowered and the export subsidy could be eliminated. COUNCIL ECONOMISTS say that intensive research efforts in six problem areas — insect con trol, cotton diseases, weed con trol, mechanization, fruiting and yield, and In ginning-marketing- mill processing—could result In production cost savings of 24 per pound for each category ex cept in mechanization costs, which could bo trimmed by 14 per pound. THIS CALL for increased re search efforts to help in solving the cotton crisis makes good sense from the standpoint of everyone concerned, including taxpayers who have no connec tions with cotton. 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