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PAGE 10—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Nov. 2, 1967 BY THE WAY (Continued from page 1) igancy. The National Council of Churches, in endorsing the idea of family liquor drinking for children, is merely following its chartered course.” But you’ll keep on supporting the NCC, won’t you? NOT SO BAD Those of you who read the results of the State Marching Band Contest held in Camden last week didn’t see any men tion of the Newbrry High School Band placing in the finals but that is no indication that our band didn’t do itself proud. It was almost heart breaking for the band to learn that they missed the finals by only ONE point. Scoring was based on 300, and any band making as much as 285 was eligible to participate in the finals. The band members didn’t know whether to be happy or sad to learn they had scored 248! Anyway, the band placed fifth out of 20 bands— all of them mighty good. We might be a little partial but it seemed to us that the Newberry Band was certainly as good or better than some of the others who did make the 285 points. The score sheets showed that the Newberry Band received a very high rating on tonal qual ity, evidence that the band has worked hard not only on its marching, but also its music. Their rendition of “Lady of Spain” was outstanding, as was their concert number, “Golden Bear.” I know you will join n congratulating our bar f< its outstanding shown nship and musicianship, even though it came home without a trophy. A. L. TESENIAR Adam L. Teseniar, 69, died early Friday morning at the Newberry County Hospital af ter a lingering illness. Mr. Teseniar was born in Rutherfordton County N,. C. He was a member of Queen Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ida Lowery Teseniar; six sons, J. H. Teseniar and C. RITZ THEATRE THURSDAY Double Feature Tom Kirk, Ray Stricklyn, Brenda Benet Track of Thunder —ALSO— Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry Jacques Aubuchon Thunder Road FRIDAY, SATURDAY MONDAY and TUESDAY Dean Martin, George Pep- pard, Jean Simmons Rough Night In Jericho Clover Leaf FRIDAY & SATURDAY Fireball 500 Frankie Avalon, Anette Funicello ^SUNDAY The Happening Anthony Quinn, George Maharis Always a Color Cartoon Annual Vets banquet be held Thursday Congressman Bryan Dorn will be guest speaker when the annual Veterans Day banquet, sponsored by American Legion Post 24, is held Thursday night November 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the National Guard Armory. J. W. Fuller, post command er, will preside, and music will be furnished by the Newberry Concert Band under the direc tion of Prof. Charles Pruitt. CONG. DORN The invocation will be by P. K. Harmon, post chaplain. C. A. Dufford Sr. will bring greetings and introduce special guests, and James F. Coggins will introduce Cong. Dorn. Song leaders Henry T. Fel lers and Tommie Harmon will lead the group in singing songs of the Legion, with Mrs. P. K. Harmon, pianist. The program will conclude with TAPS in memory of departed comrades. Other officers of Post 24, which sponsors the banquet an nually, are C. A. Dufford Sr. and Alvin Jackson, first and second vice commanders, res pectively; Ray E. Schumpert a,djutant; Fred Schumpert, fin ance officer; Pete Parrott, ser geant-at-arms; A. B. Stribble, acting service officer; Tommie Harmon, Beaman Summer and William Kitchens, executive committeemen. Congressman Dorn, now rumored as a possible candi date to oppose U. S. Senator Fritz Hollings next year, was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives in 1946. He gave up the job in 1948 in an unsuccessful bid for the U. S. Senate; was elected again in 1950 and has served contin uously since that time. He serves on the House Veterans Affairs committee of which he is vice chairman and chairman of the subcommittee on Com pensation and Pension. He served 3 1-2 years in the army, 18 months of which was served in Europe. M. Teseniar, both of Whitmire, William E. Teseniar of New berry, Clarence J. Teseniar of San Diego, Calif, Robert D. Teseniar of Charleston and Earl Norman of Joanna; three daughters, Mrs. Alice T. Frier of Roanoke Rapids, N. C., Mrs. Edith Burton of Jonesville, and Mrs. Frances T. Reed of New berry; one brother, Luther Teseniar of Henritta, N. C.; two sisters, Mrs. Viola Rob bins and Mrs. Magdeline Pain ter, both of Henritta, N. C.; nine grandchildren and six great-grand children. Funeral services were con ducted at 3 p. m. Sunday at Queen Chapel Presbyterian Church by Dr. Neil Truesdell and the Rev. Mr. McGee. In terment was in Rosemont Cemetery. WANTED: Small furnished apartment or bedroom with bath facilties for male occu pant from November 1 thru January 31. Contact Philip Kelly at Newberry College, Phone 276-5010 Ext. 49. 19-4tc HOSPITAL PATIENTS Mrs. Janie Able Saluda Miss Fannie Agnew Whitmire Legare Ammons City George Attaway City Mrs. Janie Bowman Saluda Ernest Baker City Miss Dollie Cockrell City Mrs. Hattie B. Crooks City Mrs. Myra Cannon City Mrs. Ivery Chapman P’perity Mrs. Ruth Cothran City James H. Craft City Mrs. Sylvia Evans City Mrs. Beatrice Eargle City Mrs. Annie Floyd City James H. Gallman City Mitchell Hamm City Baby Girl Hawkins City Mrs. Mamie Hamby P’perity Mrs. Mattie Henderson Laurens Little Evone Hiller City Joseph L. Johnson City Mrs. lola Jones City Mrs. Eugenia Kelley City Mrs. Ora J. Kinard City Mrs. Gladys Layton City Mis Hattie Lark Chappells Mrs. Rosa Lester Prosperity Mrs. Wiuliam LeValley City Mrs. Nellie Livingston City Pettus T. Livingston City Willie Livingston Saluda Mrs. Lillie Longshore City. Ted McDowell City Mrs. Dorothy Merchant City Mrs. Virginia Medlock City Mrs. Sarah Maybin City Miss Aurelia Mayer City Mrs. Maxie Miller Whitmire Mrs. Linda Minick City Baby Boy Oxner City Mrs. Beverly Pitts S’street Luther H. Poag Joanna Mrs. Florence Puckett City Miss Mamie Reed City Samuel Reed Whitmire Mrs. Aurelia Shell Whitmire Mrs. Janie Smith City Mrs. Helen Spencer City Mrs. Helen C. Van DeLuyster Newberry Mrs. Ida F. Wise City Baby Girl Wadsworth k City Little Vickie Walker City George D. Way City Willie Wheeler • Prosperity Mrs. Carrie Whitener City John L. Whitman P'perity Mrs. Besie C. Wicker City C. L. Wise Prosperity Miss Denise Harmon City NOTICE OF JURY DRAWING We, the undersigned Jury Commissioners of Newberry County, shall on Wednesday, November 15th, 1967, at 9”00 o’clock, A. M., in the office of the Clerk of Court, openly and publicly, draw the names of forty men and women to serve as Petit Jurors for the Court of General Sesions( Criminal) which will convene in the New berry County Court House on November 27th, 1967, at ten o’clock, A. M. Mildren R. Harmon, Clerk of Court Jeanette K. Hamm, Auditor J. Ray Dawkins, Treasurer Nov. 1, 1967, Newberry, S. C. Ballentine rites Tuesday William Arthur Ballentine, 81, died Monday at the Newber ry County Memorial hospital after a long illness. He was a native of Chapin and a son of the late William J. and Helen Riser Ballentine. He had lived in Chapin and Pros perity and was a retired civil service employee. He was a re tired rural letter carrier and a member of Grace Lutheran church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Clara Cummalander Ballentine; two sons, C. F. Ballentine of Greenville and Robert Ballen tine of Chapin; three daughters Mrs. David Lee of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. W H.. Leaphart Jr. and Mrs. Earl Bedenbaugh of Pros perity. Funeral services were held Tuesday at his church by Rev. J. A. Keisler Jr. Burial was in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Turkey-Talk— big business in this state By Harold Rogers Assistant Extension Editor CLEMSON—In the Ocoma Foods plant at Newberry, in assembly line production, white' garbed workers dress, process, and push out ready for market some 10,00 turkeys each work ing day. Over in Chesterfield county, on the Pine ridges and sand hills, more than 1 million gob blers roam outdoor ranges of big turkey farms. In a dozen other S. C. coun ties, from the northern flank of Cherokee to the flatlands of Colleton, sizeable turkey flocks now add up to an im pressive slice of the economic picture. Thruout these counties and Newberry, Lancaster, York, Sumter, Edgefield, Kershaw, Spartanburg, Orangeburg, and Lee, growers have inventories ranging from 8000 to 80,000 turkeys or larger. Charlie Risher, turkey spec ialist with the Clemson Ex tension Service, estimates the total number being turned out in the state this year at nearly 2 million. This is verified by recent figures from the S. C. Crop and Livestock Reporting serv ice which said: “The number of turkeys raised in S. C. during 1967 is expected to total 1,885,000 birds, according to preliminary estimates. ” Significantly, the report said “the expected total this year is an increase of 73 percent from the number raised during 1966. The extensive growing oper ations and the large-volume processing plant tell a dra matic chapter of comeback for a one-time flourishing industry which floundered to near ex tinction in the state. They also tell the story of a coordinated campaign to pro mote turkey growing and mar keting as a major segment of diversified agriculture in the state in an effort to adapt a product to natural resources. So far, the possibilities of long-range success are promis ing. The progress and the impact are illustrated by figures which show dollar volume of turkey production in the state more than doubled within 4 years. In 1963, the volume was $1,948,000. For 1966 ,it totaled $5,258,- 000. The impressive statistics, however, give only part of the picture for the ups and downs of a tobaggan turkey business in the state. S. C. for many years was an Important turkey - producing area, having a strong industry as early as the 1940’s. In 1950, growers produced 771,000 big birds which pulled a dollar vol ume of $5,144,000 in a day when prices were much better than at present. Other good years were also registered in the 50’s, but sev eral years ago a severe de pression in turkey prices clob bered S. C. activities. Several small processors were forced to fold up permanently and the growing operations suffered drastically. Then came the concerted rebuilding job. “We realized the expanding population of this country of fered a potential for turkeys,” says Extension specialist Rish er “,and we knew South Car olina had a lot of natural ad vantages in this field.” The advantages, recognized by those in the industry, are shared by other sections of the southeast. They include the relatively mild climate for outside rang ing, sandy soil for good drain age in wet weather, land cost and availability, and nearness to concentrated markets on the eastern seaboard. Joining in the effort to util ize these resources and pro mote the turkey industry were State Development Board lead ers, the Extension Service, and other agricultural forces. They were able to build a base for expansion by bringing to S. C. a branch of the leading turkey breeding organization in the world, Nicholas Turkey Breeding Farms of California. They augmented the base by landing a major market, Ocoma Foods company, which also op erates turkey processing plants in Iowa and Nebraska. Nicholas set up at Pageland in Chesterfield county. With facilities for hatching a mil lion and a half foundation tur key eggs a year, the company ships poults over the eastern U. S. and to some foreign growers. It also operates several farms now growing out around 300,- 000 turkeys a year. Ocoma began operations at Newberry July 5 of this year, gradually building processing up to 10,000 or 12,000 a day. To satisfy this demand, it has to reach into neighboring N. C. and Georgia, which far exceed S. C. in turkey produc tion. Some S. C. turkeys along border areas still go to market in N. C., and a smaller process ing facility at Dalzell also pro vides an outlet. Still another potential customer is the Campbell Soup plant at Sumter which now is utilizing chickens. Does this mean all’s bright and promising for the turkey industry in the state ? Not necessarily. Long-range prospects still look good, but at the present S. C. producers as well as those around the country have their problems with an oversupply and a buyer’s market. Bumper crops of recent years have storage inventories block ing channels and prices are suffering accordingly, one authority says. This year’s production won’t help. While S. C. has hit the ceil ing with its anticipated crop of 73 percent more than last year, there’s a national count of 125.6 million birds expected —eight percent above 1966. In the face of these impress ive figures, and the lapse in the market, however, leaders in the field look for continued long-term expansion in this state. “We may fall back some,” says Risher, “a poor year, or production problems may force cutbacks, but the trend is up ward and this part of the coun try has too much in its favor not to grow—and grow rapidly. Service for Stevens baby Richard Earl Stevens, eight day old son of James Richard and Katie Nobles Stevens died Thursday at the Newberry County Memorial hospital. Besides his parents, he is survived by his paternal grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stevens of Newberry; mater nal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Nobles of Ninety Six; paternal great - grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Press Fellers Sr of Prosperity and Mrs. Bertha S. Mayer of Newberry. Graveside services were con ducted Saturday at Rosemont cemetery by Rev. Raymond Brock. SAVINGS BONDS SALES Sales of Series E and H Savings Bonds and the new Savings notes called “Freedom Shares” during the month of September in Newberry county totaled $12,990, reports Joe M. Roberts, County Savings Bonds chairman.