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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, April 27, 1967—PAGE 5 Shown above is the raising of the 12 foot cross on Mt. Bethel Southern Methodist Church, which is under con struction near Newberry, at 1-26 and the Mt. Bethel road. This is a Bible-believing church, according to officials, founded less than a year ago. It is a member of the Am erican (not National) Council of Christian Churches and teaches that the Holy Bible (King James Version) is the Inspired Word of God. The Southern Methodist Church has over 125 member churches, and the American Council is made up of 17 member denominations. (Photo by Dominick.) The County Agents Column State Lab Needs Cattle Our State Diagnostic Lab oratory is in the market to buy some dairy cows. Jersey and Guernsey cows are preferred. The cows they wish to buy must meet these requirements. They must be between three and four years of age and bred to come in with their second calf between September 1 and October 31, 1967. This means they would have been bred be tween November 23, 1966, and January 22, 1967. All purchases will be subject to pregnancy testing and brucellosis testing at no expense to the owner. Both calfhood vaccinated and not calfhood vaccinated cows are wanted so long as they meet the above specifications. Sound udders and high milk production are not important. These cows will be used to evaluate new vaccines being developed to aid the continuing battle against Brucellosis. Any one having cows for Sale that meet these requirements please let us know right away. Control Flies: The fly season is at hand, With the large number of poul try and livestock farms in New berry County,this situation needs our attention. Don’t wait for a build-up of flies to begin a fly control program. A con trol program should be started as soon as the first few flies are noticed. One often overlooked fact is that simply killing flies is not enough. The reproduction pow ers of the housefly is beyond the ability of sprays, dusts or baits to hold down on most livestock and poultry farms. Manure management must be considered along with chemical control. On hog farms, lagoons for manure disposal has been of value. In poultry houses, treat ment of the dropping with chemicals to kill off fly larvae before they hatch has been helpful. On dairy farms 1 , frequent hauling of manure to fields away from the premises MEN: RECAPTURE THAT SLIM YOUTHFUL LOOK with NEW SLIM-MASTER™ Support Patent pending. Nothing else ex- actly like it. Unique elastic de sign gives full-depth abdominal support—prevents riding up. Com fortable. Detachable pouch. Remov able back pad. Size is your waist measure. Amazing value at $5.95. NEWBERRY DRUG CO 944 Main SL, Newberry, S. C. has been helpful. Many insecticides are avail able on today’s market. Used properly along with a program of sanitation and manure man agement, most of them will help hold down fly population. Remember to use all insect icides according to label directions. We’ll be glad to furnish you a list of approved you need. Special handling of manure treated with chemicals may be needed to prevent crop damage. Declare War On Bitterweed: No doubt bitterweed would Rabies clinics begin Monday Rabies clinics will be con ducted by the Newberry County Health Department beginning IVtonday, May 1. Each year at this time an extensive drive to control rabies is held. Rabid dogs cause un told human suffering and live stock losses each year, accord ing to health department of ficials. Most exposures to ra bies is by persons coming in contact with rabid dogs. This can only be prevented by hav ing all dogs vaccinated against rabies and keeping stray dogs under control. There will be a fee of $1.00 per dog for vaccination during the clinic. The fee after the end of the clinic will be $2.00. State law rquires yearly vaccination of all dogs four months of age and older by a licensed veterinarian. have been chosen as our State flower, if it but served any useful purpose whatever. In stead it is more like a thief, it robs desirable pasture grasses of plant food and moisture. Now is the time of year when bitterweed may be re moved from pastures with the least effort. One-half pound, approximately one pint of 2,4-D per acre applied during April will almost completely knock out bitterweed. Other unde sirable weeds will also be con trolled at the same time. Some clovers do not tolerate even moderate doses of 2,4-D. White or Ladino will tolerate this amount. Practically all pasture grasses will not be injured by 2,4-D. The schedule for next week follows: May 1 :ParneH’s Superette, Chappells, 2-2:45 p.m.; Murray Sheppard’s Store, Silverstreet, 3-4 p.m.; M. S. Lester’s store, Newberry-Silverstreet highway, 4:15-4:45 p.m. May 2: Peak. Chapman’s Store, 2-2:35; L. M. Shealy's Home, Little Mountain, 3:15- 3:30; Shealy Service Station, Little Mountain, 3:35-4:45; Es so Station, Slighs, 5-5:30. May 3: City Hall, Whitmire, 1:30-5:00 p.m. May 4: Neel’s Store, Belfast Road, 2-3 p.m.; Bennett’s Gro cery, Bush River Rr., 3:15-3:45 p.m. May 5: Richardson’s Store, Jolly Street Road, 2-2:30 p.m.; Ruff Bros. Store, Pomaria Rd., 2:25-3:45 p.m.; Dickert’s store, Pomaria Highway 76, 4-4:45 p.m. Be speake at The Citadel commencement CHARLESTON—April 20- Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, president, Newberry College, Newberry, S. C., will be commencement speaker at The Citadel, June 3. Gen. Hugh P. Harris, presi dent of the military college, an nounced today that Dr. Wiles would speak at 9 a.m. ceremon ies to bo held outdoors in front of the college’s Bond Hall. The title of Dr. Wiles’ address will be “The Role of the Private Citizen in America Today.” Wiles, who held the rank of colonel at The Citadel, received an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from the military college in I960.. In 1964 an hon orary Doctor of Laws degree was conferred on him by Get tysburg College where he earn ed his A.B. degree in 1929. In 1934 he received his Ph.D. de gree from Princeton Univers ity. Dr. Wiles became president of Newberry College in the fall of 1960 after 24 years as head of the Citadel’s English Department. He was credited with strengthening the depart ment steadily throughout his tenure. Before coming to The Citadel Dr. Wiles headed the English Department of the Hun School of Princeton from 1933 to 1936. At Gettysburg College he was a member of the varsity debate team for three years, editor-in-chief, a member of Tau Kappa Alpha, Kappa Phi Kappa, and Scabbard and Blade. He had the unusual distinction of being chosen for Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year, and graduated second in a class of 107. He was a Princeton Univ ersity Fellow in 1931-32, and a Charles Scribner Fellow in English Literature, 1932-33. Wiles was president of the South Carolina Foundation of Independent Colleges from 1964 to 1966 and a member of the Governor’s Study Committee on State System of Junior Col leges in 1965. He is co-author of “English For The Armed Forces: A Handbook of Read ing, Writing & Speaking.” He is also author of numerous ar ticles published in scholarly periodicals. Mrs. Wih s is the former Gertrude Abegg. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sims have moved to 2903 Fair Ave. Nobody's got a family plan like Chevrolet. And in the spirit of all family plans, you get more for your money. Plan I —Impala Sport Sedan (foreground) —First off, Chevrolet is the roomiest car in America (source: Automotive News 12/26/66). 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