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The Newberry Sun, Newberry. S. C., Thursday, August 24, 1967—PAGE 5 Air Force to have more in the WAFS The number of women in the Air Force will about triple over the noxt seven years un der a newly approved expan sion of both officer and airman WAF strength authorizations. Under the plan, which has been given Defense Department approval, there will be about 15,000 WAF in service by 1974. The present size of the WAF force is slightly over 5000. Col. Jean Holm, drector of the WAF, said recently that as part of the expansion, M We hope to have one in four over seas rather than one in ten we now have." With the increase in WAF strength, it is predicted that to women. A number of jobs assignments will also be open to women. Anumber of jobs previously marked for males only have been opened in re cent years. Col. Holm said new studies are exploring other areas where women could be used. Commenting on the increase, local Air Force recruiting ser geant Frank F. Fernley said that the need for qualified young women will greatly in crease. “If I could do some crystal ball gazing," Sgt. Fernley said, “I would say that now s the time for young women o give serious consideration to oining the Air Force. With the increase, Sgt. Fern ley said, more officers and more WAF airmen will obvi ously be needed, and promo tions will probably increase since the WAF will need addi tional young women in super visory positions in both the officer and NCO ranks. Sgt. Fernley also said that those young women who jion the Women in the Air Force now will definitely be in a po sition to take advantage of the increase. He urged women who are in terested in the Air Force to contact him at Local Board No. 36 on Mondays or phone 276- 2483. The County Agents Column Boll Weevil Migration Boll weevil migration usually begins about July 24 in the Coastal plain counties. It moves north and westward thruout the state and reaches Piedmont counties about August 1. It has been noted that migration of the boll weevil has about begun in this county, so we should resume our applications of insecticides on a 3 to5-day EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WANTED NEWBERRY-SALUDA COMMUNITY ACTION Incorporated Equal Opportunity Employer Must be qualified by Education and Experience to conduct and coordinate programs of Training, Education, etc., under Office of Economic Oppor tunity. Accredited College or University Graduate with minimum of 5 years’ experience required. Salary commensurate with Education and Ex perience, subject to Regional OEO Office Ap proval. For Application Form, contact: Henry F. Mills, Chairman Personnel Committee Route 3 Newberry, South Carolina 29108 basis until all bolls expected to be harvested are firm and speckled. Be sure that what ever insecticide is used, it should include DDT for boll worm control. Make applica tions for control of aphids and spider mites as needed. Garden August is a good time to extend the harvest period by planting vegetables for a fall garden. Crops for the fall garden can include snapbeans, beets, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cab bage, collards, cucumbers, let tuce, mustard, rutabaga, and squash. You should give particular attention to insects and disease when a fall crop is planted. In- sects tend to build up during summer months even though good insect control programs have been followed. Lawn Insects First let’s discuss the most serious lawn insect in South Carolina and a few control mea sures. The Chinch Bugs—Ser ious chinch bug damage is fre quently reported in the Coast al Plains Area of the state and in recent years even to the mountains. The chinch bug sucks the plant juices and also releases a poison. Yellowish-to-dead pat ches occur in lawns. The great est damage occurs in sun-shin ning areas of lawn. Shady spots are not usually infested because the chinch bug does not like to work in the shade. Young chinch bugs (nymphs) are about one twenth inch long and are reddish with a white band. Adult chinch bugs are about one-fifth inch long and in general have a blackish color with wnite patches on the wings. It maybe a wise idea to check your lawn weekly for chinch bugs. One good method you might use to check your lawn; slide your foot through the sod and watch for bugs to crawl across your shoe. When chinch bugs are found, treat lawn with a 5 per cent Sevin dust 8 pounds per square feet, or a 25 per cent Diazinon 1 1/3 cupfuls in a spray form. Lawn should be sprinkled at least one hour before applying insecti cide. This helps to let the in secticide into the thick mat of grass. The lawn should be ‘.sprinkled immediately after applying insecticide. Retreat in about 2 weeks to kill newly hat ched insects. Use any available equipment that wll give even distribution of insecticide. Army Worm And Sod Wekworms —may especially damage species of grass. They may also be controlled by using a 5 percent Sevin dust at a rate of 4 pounds per 1000 square feet. Grubs, Ants And Mole Crickets —may be controlled by using 5 per cent chlordane dust at a rate of 5 pounds per 1000 sq. ft. or a 50 percent Sevin spray 8 ounces per 1000 sq. ft. THE MANI0N FORUM By MARILYN MANION SOME REASONS FOR THE LONG HOT SUMMER Why did the riots happen ? What prompted the violence in dozens of American cities?. Two extremes answer that question without qualification. One view maintains that pov erty, lack of education, econo mic hopelessness, and segrega tion produced the uprisings. The opposite opinion is that the cause came, not from the inside, but from without - out side agitators, many of whom are connected with either the Far Left, the Black National ist Movement, or the Commun ist Party. Both sides bolster their con tentions with convincing argu ments. And the politicians sit nervously by, waiting to see which side captures the fickle fancy of the American voter. Will the people, next year, vote Liberal, and demand bil lions of dollars to be spent on Negroes? Will they backlash and rally round a white supre macist candidate? Or will they support a ticket that promises to preserve, no matter what, law and order? Heretofore, a >ood many political candidates have been eager to obtain the “minority vote." Next year, they will be more interested in the majority vote. While the vote-hungry poli ticians anxiously attempt to de cide how to woo the people, it might be a good idea for the people to probe into the part the politicians played in this summer’s riots. For, in ad dition to “inside" and “out side" causes, there were sev eral political causes for the disturbances. For several years, platforms and candidates have promised the Negro everything—superb housing, good income, and so cial equality. The Federal Gov ernment has spent millions of dollars to this end in Detroit, Newark, and elsewhere—but poverty still exists. Thi prom ised Heaven on earth did not come true—and when Heaven wasn’t delivered, all hell broke 'oose. Consider the view of some uocial planners who plan to mprove the lot of Negro .’hildren by Head Start pro grams, cross-town bussing and better schools. No program of this kind can succeed unless the home life of the children in question is adequate. Dots the anti-poverty program seek to help strengthen the basic unit of society among Negroes? Apparently not. The subsidies available to Negro families now, as William F. Buckley put it recently, “are not pay able to families whose father is in residence. In other words, there is a de facto cash prem ium on the separation of fa ther and mother.” In addition to creating un realistic hopes and aggravat ing the lack of familial cohes iveness, the politicians have popped up among the “outside agitators.” In Nashville, it was charged, Federal monev helped finance a “liberation school" for Negroes, the faculty of which included known riot in stigators. Looters in one New York disturbance turned out to be a Federally-financed pov erty organization. Newark city officials maintain that anti- poverty workers there have “made significant contribu tions" to the riots. Now that President Johnson has proposed a whopping sur tax, it may be time for the taxpaying American voter to examine how his tax money is being spent NOW. Those who aren’t willing to have their hard-earned dollars spent to fan the sparks of anarchy into flame will have to demon strate their unwillingness at the polls next November. Building Permits Repair and construction per mits issued by the City last week totaled $55,987. These were issued to: Claude Miller, 1321 Wash ington St., repairs; Mutual Builders, Inc., erect dwelling on Hutto Ave. and Clarkson Ave.; L. C. Campbell, 420 Wright St., repairs; Narvis C. Stone, 1223 Jones St., repairs; M. E. Clemmer, 108 Player St., repairs; Herman Lang ford, 1229 Jones St. and 2310 Harrington St., repairs; Also, W. H. Dickert, 1900 Milligan St., erect shed; Mary Brown, 842 Pratt Court, re pairs; Celia Dodgen, 1201 1st St., repairs; Derrell Coleman, 503 Wright St., repairs: Beu lah Bush, 800 Pope St., ad dition; W. D. Jones, 1806 Riv ers St., locate trailer; Essie Eichelberger, 211 Boundary St., repairs; Dr. E. M. And erson, Calhoun St., erect build ing; T. J. Bouknight, 634 Morgan St., addition and re pairs. M. Daniel Maw, one-room frame building ( The Style Shop) 1312 Trent St. $3000. Cecil M. Hayes, Rt. 1, Sil- verstreet. five-room brick ven eer dwelling $10,000. Kenneth Graham Rt. 2, Po- 9 maria, one-room frame build ing $300. Willie Wilson, Rt. 1, add one room to dwelling $600. REAL ESTATE LOANS Economical Rates Rapid Service • For Home Purchase • For Home Construction • For Home Improvement Current Dividend Rate 41/2% Per Annum An Insured Savings Institution STATE Building & Loan Association 1117 Boyce Street Newberry, S. C. Dial 276-5660 Ralph B. Baker Pinckney N. Abrams Louis C. Floyd Thomas H. Pope R. Aunrey Harley