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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, July 20, 1967—PAGE 7 The County Agents Column FARM TOUR: Tuesday, July 25, has been set for our farm tour. On this Tour, you will see some good crops including Corn, Milo, Soy beans and Costal Bermuda. Al so, we would like to tell you a- bout the soil fertility program including fertilizer and lime used on the farms to be visited. Cultural practices, including in sect and weed control will be observed and discussed. And finally cropping systems and cost of production will be ex plained. Our Specialists from Clemson will be on hand to' ans wer questions you may have. Our Tour Program includes stops at the following farms: Grocery at Intersection of Bel fast Road and South Carolina Highway 121 By-Pass. See Corn and Soybeans following Wheat. Second Stop—W. E. Senn Farm - See Milo following Grain. See how a weed problem was licked. Corn for Silage - adequate fertilizer and lime. Third Stop—Early-planted Soybeans of Harold Pitts - See inoculation demonstration. Fourth Stop—John W. Mar tin Farm - See early-and late- planted Soybeans - Discuss double cropping and weed con trol. ■ Fifth Stop—Home of Harold Pitts - See Silage Corn and Cos tal Bermuda for Hay. We know there are a lot of good crops around this year. We are not just trying to show good crops, but also those pro ven practices that are impor tant to profitable farming. We will have plenty of ice water on hand, so come on out and be with us on this farm tour, Tuesday afternoon, July 25! LET’S GROW MORE ALFALFA Especially dairy farmers, let’s grow more Alfalfa. Last year a lot of hay samples were tested from all over South Car olina. Very few of these hay samples other than Alfalfa rat ed Excellent for quality & TDN content. We have long known that Alfalfa is unmatched for its ability to make cows produce milk. NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons having claims against the estate of James E. Nabors, deceased, are hereby notified to file the same, duly verified with the undersigned, and those indebted to said es tate will please make payment likewise. HYCIANTH J. NABORS EDWARD M. NABORS RFD No. 2, Kinards S.C. Executrix Executor July 7, 1967 Julyl33t COME cftoum* LUXURIOUS *9* Singlt $11.95 IMp Double RUPTURE COMFORT Ks* cool, washable 3-ply miracle mate rials! Unexcelled relief and comfort Flat foam rubber groin pad. Padded leg strap. No fitting. For reducible inguinal bemia. NEWBERRY DRUG CO. 944 Main St.. Newberry. S. C. FOR SALE I960 VALIANT STATION WAGON 6 Cylnder—straight drive Green with gray interior. For More Information call STEVE ARMFIELD Tel. 276-5800 or 276-2334 after 6 p.m. Today hay making is one of our most expensive dairy farm operations. We contend that as long as we must put forth the expense and effort to make hay, let’s make the best. Alfalfa is expensive to estab lish. But once established it can be maintained and protected from insects at a reasonable cost. It’s time now to begin pre paring land and lining up seed for planting Alfalfa this fall. Let us know if you want further information or assistance on planting some Alfalfa this fall. FIGHT COTTON INSECTS: In Newberry County, Cotton is no longer King of Crops. But those farmers who have Cotton certainly ought to protect it. Our weekly survey shows both boll weevil and boll worm in most Cotton fields. In those fields not yet poisoned, boll weevil infestations are running extremely high. Cotton is now blooming in some fields. This means a five- day insect control schedule is needed to give the crop ade quate protection. Again, we remind Cotton gro wers — high-quality Cotton will likely bring a good price this fall. Maintain proper insect con trol to insure high yields and high quality. WHAT ABOUT SOYBEANS Looks like a bumper crop of Soybeans is in the making and our farmers are still planting. It’s getting a bit on the late side, but our Clemson Agron omist, H. V. Rogers, says July- planted Soybeans can make fairly good yields. It all depends on the weather. Weeds are a big threat to our Soybean crop at this time. Pig weed and Cocklebur are our main two Soybean weeds. An average of one of either of these weeds per foot of row can cost $20. per acre in reduced yield. We simply cannot afford the luxury of growing a crop of weeds, for which there is no market. Every farmer with a big acre age of Soybeans should look a- head to the time of selling this year’s crop. The government support rate this year is $2.50 per bushel. But you have to have storage facilities to get this support loan. Should a bum per crop of Soybeans be made, the market at harvest could be lower than the support rate. The ACS Office has details on low interest loans for on- farm storage bins. It just might pay this year to provide stor age for a part of your Soybean Crop. Income Tax Information Q. 1 still haven’t received my refund. What could be holding it up? A. Most returns calling for refunds have already been pro cessed and the checks mailed out. By June, IRS had pro cessed a total of 45 million re fund claims amounting to over $7 billion. The number of re fund checks issued so far this year is 13 percent greater than for the comparable period last year. The major delay in process ing refund claims has been in accurate or incomplete returns. Missing or erroneous Social Security numbers, failure to sign the return, and missing W-2 Forms and other support ing schedules and documents are some of the taxpayers’ errors that have held up their refunds. In these cases, the tax payer has been notified and the missing information requested. The IRS has thousands of re fund checks for taxpayers it can’t deliver because the tax payer has moved and left no forwarding address. If you expect a refund and move before it arrives, be sure to give your local postmaster your new address. This will avoid unnecessary delays in re SENATOR^ ■STRO HURMOND Reports PEOPLE THE CONGO REVISITED ceiving your refund check. Q. When do I have to pay Social Security tax for my maid? ■ A. The quarterly payment for the months of April, May and June is due July 31. Use Form 942, a self-mailer, to file and pay this tax. Q. I’m being temporarily as signed to one of my firm’s branch plants. If I’m not re imbursed for my expenses to come home weekends, can I de duct this on my income tax? A. If the assignment is tem- porary, that is, you expect it to end within a fixed and reason ably short time, the cost of re turning home on weekends is deductible. However, you may not deduct more for this ex pense than you would have spent for room and board if you had not returned home. You may also deduct the tra vel costs of getting to the tem porary assignment and return ing home after it is over to the extent these costs exceed the re imbursement from your employ er . Q. I just had to paint the house I own and rent out. Should I deduct the expense from my rental income as a re pair and maintenance item or as depreciation? A. The paint job qualifies as a necessary repair and main tenance item. The cost may be deducted as a business expense the year it was paid. Q. My son just received a scholarship for college. Will the money from this affect his sta tus as our dependent? A. No. Amounts reee : ved by a student from a scholarship for study at an educational in stitution are not taken into ac count in determining total sup port. Q. I’m selling my home at a profit. Will I be taxed on what I make? A. Profits from the sal6 of a personal residence are generally taxable. Under certain condi tions, however, the tax on this gain may be postponed until a later year. This situation may occur when, for instance, you buy a new house within a year before or after the sale of your old home and pay the same or more for the new house than you sold the old one for. In addition, if you are 65 or older, all or part of the gain re alized upon the sale may, if certain conditions are met, be exempt from tax. Further infor mation on this subject may be found in Document No. 5017, SELLING YOUR HOME, avail able by dropping a post card to your local IRS office. Building Permits Building and repair permits issued by the City last week showed construction value of $14,420. They were issued to: C. T. Darby, Martha Bouk- night, O’Dell Ruff, R. E. Beck, H. D. Hendrix, Colie Pitts, Security Corporation, Ester H. Long, Eugene Sligh, George Kenner, repairs. Mutual Builders, erect dwell ing. Marriages Leander Grahm Livingston of Pomaria and Brenda Meade of Prosperity were married June 25 at Pomaria. Walter Richard Oetgen of Orangeburg and Virginia Gayle Willingham of Newberry were married at Newberry on July 8.' Olin Eddie Raines and Eunice Pearl Kitchens of Whitmire were married on July 1 at Whitmire. Small Appliance Repairs Don’t throw away your small appliances. Try our repair service. JACK HALL Phone 276-4671 after 5:00 P.M. (Across Street from Jim Dandy Film Service.) 29-4tc The Senate was disturbed last week to learn that Presi dent Johnson had dispatched three U.S. transport planes, with 150 American personnel aboard, to assist in quelling re bellion against the central gov ernment of the Congo. Even though the Americans were described as non-combatants, many Senators felt that this mission might be the beginning of another bottomless non-win commitment, such as we face today in Vietnam. After all, there is no compelling reason for American boys to be dragged into an African jungle rebellion which bears no marks of Communist intervention. TWO FACTS As the Administration at tempted to explain its eagerness to support the government of dictator Joseph Mobutu, two contradictory facts emerged: 1. The official reason for the U.S. aid was to demonstrate to black African nationalists that there was no "general white conspiracy" to topple the Mo butu government. 2. The rebellious units them selves were composed largely of native troops loyal to the exiled native ruler, Moise Tshombe; the only white men involved were the professional soldiers hired abroad by the Mobutu government itself. The rebels were alarmed by the in- ternational kidnapping of Tshombe, now detained in Al geria, and feared that the Con go dictatorship might succeed in its desire to extradite and New Addresses Mr. and Mrs. M.-lvin Attaway and family have moved to their new home, 1247 Kinai i Street. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hart are now residing at 1919 Harper St. NOTICE Prospective candidates for Mayor & Aldermen in the City of Newberry, South Carolina may file for the position with the undersigned secretary from July 20, 1967 to noon August 5, 1967. Fee for Mayor $225.00 with opposition, double without. Fee for Aldermen $150.00 Pete Parrott, Secretary City Democratic Executive Co mmittee ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS O’Neal Street Methodist Church will receive bids for the purchase and demolition of the existing wood frame build ing situate on O’Neal and Charles streets, Newberry, S. C., until 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight' Time, on the 27th day of July, 1967, bids to be sealed and addressed to L. E. Gatlin, Jr., chairman, Building Committee, O’Neal Street Methodist church Education Building, 501 O’Neal street, Newberry, South Carolina. All bids will be properly opened and read aloud. Bidders are invited to in spect the building prior to sub mitting bids. All bidders shall state information as to when demolition could be commenc ed, if successful bidder, as well as estimated time of completion and any other pertinent data that would assist in properly evaluating bids. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days following the opening of bids. The owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and waive any informality in the bidding. O’NEAL STREET METHODIST CHURCH By L. E. Gatlin, Chairman Building Committee. execute their leader. There was not the slightest indication of intervention by any other coun try. This contradiction in the Congo Is the fruit of the per verse policy which the State Department has been pursuing in all of Africa. It is a policy which insists that future sta bility for the Dark Continent can be built upon the antagon isms generated by the most extreme leadership available in each area. Our policymakers believe that no white Euro peans have a right to be in a position of leadership in Africa. As a result, we support only those black leaders who stir up hatred against the white man. This policy destroys any hope of progress for Africa by de stroying any kind of mutual cooperation between races. The State Department is opposed to the concept of separate devel opment of the races in South Africa, to converging develop ment in Rhodesia, and even to the equal partnership once pro posed by Tshombe in the Congo. It is an incredible policy which sees grave danger in peace, order, prosperity, and expanding opportunity, but is not worried about crisis, chaos, and cannibalism where white civilization is excluded. TSHOMBE DESPISED Tshombe has been despised by the State Department pre cisely because he is pro-U.S., pro-Western, Christian, and anxious to work with the Euro pean technicians and investors who could bring progress to his people. When the pro-Commu- nist government of Lumumba fell apart in 1961, Tshombe tried to save Katanga. Eventu ally he was driven out by UN mercenaries, supported by U.S. policy. Tshombe’s triumphant return to the Congo in 1964 proved embarrassing to that policy. He was a genuinely popular and magnetic leader. He worked hard to bring order to a country besieged by Communist guerril las. The U.S. had no choice but to give him tactical assistance. His downfall came because of his great respect for Western constitutional traditions. He voluntarily stepped down from power so that free and open elections could take place. At this point, American policy backed the military coup of Joseph Mobutu, who seized power and cancelled the elec tions. MOBUTU REGIME The Mobutu regime has been both absolute and savage. Mo butu’s personal enemies were hanged in public, reportedly after their eyes were gouged out. Tshombe was sentenced to death in absentia, after a mili tary trial of a few minutes’ duration. The Mobutu dictator ship is now seeking to nation alize Western investments in Katanga. The international kidnapping of Tshombe is almost certainly motivated by the reward that Mobutu offered for his capture. The Congolese regime is on record as a willing accomplice to international banditry. Yet the only action taken by the U.S. government is to ask Mo butu to give the condemned Tshombe a "fair trial.” The truth is that we have an interest in Tshombe, but not in the internal affairs of the Congo. We owe it to Tshombe to see that his life, freedom, and dignity are preserved. To the Congo, we owe only the obligation to keep out of her internal strife.