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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 26. 1963 THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE SEVEN FARM notesICiure The Christmas season or any -other holiday season is always marred by the tragic loss of "life due to automobile accidents. There is a new 4-H project being offered to Newberry County 4-H’ers in 1964. This is the automotive pro ject. The program is one that em phasizes care and safe operation of the automobile. Young men and women 14 years of age and older are invited to join the new program. Young people not active in other 4-H activities are given a special invitation to join the pro gram. - Motor vehicle accidents in the United States cost 40,900 lives, 1,500,000 disabling injuries and a financial loss of over seven billion dollars. Teen age drivers (the age cov ered by the new program) are involved in 14.7 percent of all ac cidents yet they represent only 7.1 percent of all drivers. The safe operation of the car will be one of the main points stressed in 1964. Fifty thousand young people are taking part in the 4-H automo tive program throughout the coun try. It is sponsored jointly by the Clemson College Extension Ser vice and the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. This will be a three year program aimed at the teaching of our youth, “Respon sible Citizenship in a Nation on Wheels”. Contact our office for information on enrolling in the -project. Records Start the New Year with a complete Farm record! Farm au- count records are available from our office and should be started with the New Year. Poultry Insecticide Use Chart Do you poultrymen have infor mation card 108? If not, you may get a copy free by calling or writ ing the county agent’s office. This card outlines what insecticides are safe to use around poultry houses. Keep a copy hanging in your egg room and please use it! Take Soil Samples Now Mr. Gene Lominick, the straw berry man from Pomaria, was by the office last week. He was get ting some soil sample boxes. He’s planning to take samples from his strawberry fields before fer tilizing them in January. Now’s a good time to beat the spring rush! Cold Weather Jobs Get farm machinery ready for spring use. Keep batteries in use. They’ll run down in a hurry when not in use. Store tools and machines when not in use. ((More rust out than wear out.) Plant some shrubs or trees now. Prune fruit trees and grapes! Keep poultry waterers thawed! (Install electric tape.!) The modern girl has found a use for grandma’s hat-pins. They come in handy to clean her cigar ette holder. RECRUITING DATES The local Marine Corps Re cruiter, Gunnery Sgt. James J. Hakin, announced today that he will visit the Selective Service of fice in Newberry between the hours of 10:30 and 11:30 a. m. on the third Thursday of each month during 1964. The “120 Day Delay Program”, unique with the Marines, is one of the many programs that Sgt. Ha kim can advise about. READS PAPER AT CLEMSON Dr. James R. Rinehart, assist ant professor of Economics at Newberry College, read a paper before a faculty and graduate students seminar on Friday, Dec. 13. Faculty and graduate students were present from the Depart ments of Economics, Agricultural Economics, Industrial Management and Social Sciences. The paper was entitled “The Case for Local Sub sidies to Industry”. g BOLAND’S BARBER SHOP (We are open all day Wednesdays—the year round) g Corner College and Friend Streets 5 JOE S. BOLAND GEORGE W. BOLAND .Fred Fulmer Henry Taylor . Floyd Frick. He’ll be bringing excitement and good cheer. When he visits your house we hope he brings an extra big measure of all good things. It has been an honor to serve you in the past. We look eagerly to a future of continued friendship for many years to come. Farmers Ice and Fuel Co. George W. Martin Maxie Graham Hance S. Long Marion Banks William Stone Mrs. George W. Martin Mrs. O. T. Bedenbaugh O. T. Bedenbaugh Ernie Counts Bill Lown David Coleman James Kinard David Ruff, Jr. • • • . CLOSED-'- '-.FOB HBISTM4S BY C. R. ROWAN '“pEDDY AMES closed the door A and turned the key for the last time, then crossed the street to Beckman’s Restaurant. It had be gun to snow, softly, quietly, as it should on Christmas Eve. Pausing in the flickering light of the restaurant neon, he turned once more to look across the street. No one but himself would miss “Teddy’s Smoke Shop.” “He’d miss the joy of seeing new faces every day. No, Teddy thought to himself, money hadn’t mattered at all. He just couldn’t stand the idea of doing nothing. “Just quittin’,” as old man Beckman put it, had killed more old folks than any sickness in the world. Teddy couldn’t blame the old man for any part of what had hap pened. The old man had been fair. He’d always wait a week or more if Teddy was short on the rent money. The younger Beckman’s. Ah, they were different. They had the “go-getter” philosophy. They were going to take out all the old empty cigar boxes Teddy had stashed away in corners and under count ers, remodel the whole place and open up a washateria. Beckman smiled. “This cof fee is too hot. Too strong, too.” He pushed open the restaurant door and made his way to the corner booth. He had sat down, brushing snow from his coat lapel, before he noticed the steaming cup of coffee on the table. Old man Beckman’s voice came from the kitchen. “That’s your coffee, Ted dy. I saw you close up. Knew you’d come.” Teddy fingered the coffee cup. It was too hot to pick up. “Almost didn’t. All day long I thought to myself that once I locked that door I would turn my back on the place and never look back.” “Without even bringing me the key?” “I was going to leave it with Mrs. Davidson. “Leave it with Mrs. Davidson? Why?” Question He walked behind the counter, poured himself a cup of coffee and made his way to the table. “Teddy, you need any ...” “Money? What for? Besides, I sold all my stock, you know.” “Why go away? If you need something to do, why can’t you do it here?” “Not a chance. You know how things are, with the new industrial plant coming to town soon and everything else. I couldn’t even find a garage to rent. And the city has laws about selling things on the street.” Beckman smiled. “This coffee is too hot. Too strong, too. Ever won der why I came over to see you a couple of times each day?” “Just neighborly .. .” “Partly, but you know some thing, Teddy, I been in the res taurant business fifty years. That coffee you made on your little hot plate beat any coffee I ever had the pleasure of tasting.” “Whv, I come over here twice a day for coffee.” “You come to visit. You know this coffee’s not half as good as what you make.” Teddy took the cup away from his lips. “In truth, I guess it isn’t.” Old man Beckman stacked one cup upon the other. “Teddy, we got some talking to do. You go over there, pour out what’s left of that coffee and let’s see what you can do with a real coffee-making machine. Meanwhile, I’ll finish washing dishes out in the kitchen.” Christmas bells were sounding when the two men emerged from the restaurant and joined the crowd of people heading for the little church on the hill. New Deal “That’s the story, Teddy,” Beck man was saying. “The boys really wanted my place, but I held out. I knew if I quit, I’d be retired for good. I couldn’t open another res taurant. Yet, with a little improve ments, a good partner, and some good coffee as a starter, I felt I would be good for another 20 years. So, I made the boys settle for your place, hoping I could get you to join up with me. You won’t be sorry.” Teddy looked at the darkened store front across the street. You could barely read “Teddy’s Smoke Shop” in the half-shadows. He looked back at the flashing neon of the restaurant. “I’m happy al ready. Merry Christmas, partner, Merry Christmas.” Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Summer are spending the Christmas holi days in Knoxville, Tenn. with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. McBeth Sprouse, and grandsons, Kerry and Randy. Joy to the World, the Lord is come! And may His spirit be with us in this most sacred Holy Season. f at Christmas SEARS ROEBUCK & CO. 1211 Main Street Newberry, S. C. Mar SUMMER’S HOBBY SHOP § street Newberry, S. C. % fv 88§ ;• mn :ttn:r "Wet '.zyaztzzz’,..'.:. :: time of wonder 'YAYry/ f y///fysY////sy////siy///y//Ays'.ysY/. •• A time for joy... a time for excitement... And more than all else... a time for Worship .. .to recall with rejoicing the promise of the Prince of Peace whose birth we honor. « May His blessing be upon one and all during this season and in all seasons to come. Newberry Concrete Co. TELEPHONE 276-4594 RICHARD E. ADDISON, MANAGER * ■SUPERIOR READY-MIX CONCRETE— NEWBERRY, S. C. 844 FAIR STREET