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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C.,- Thursday, Jan. 25, 1968—PAGE 5
Eradication of
mosquito is
Dept/s goal
Early in the spring of this
year the South Carolina State
Board of Health will send large
power-spraying trucks driven
by men wearing orange helmets
into the town. This is part of
South Carolina’s continuing ef
fort in the field of public health.
The Aedes aegypti Eradica
tion Project, a branch of the
State Board of Health, has its
prime objective the complete
eradication of the mosquito
Aedes aegypti which is capable
of transmitting yellow fever,
dengue fever, encephalitis and
other diseases.
This mosquito is found in
abundance throughout the state
—however, with modern scien
tific techniques, but most im
portant of all, with the com
plete co-Operation of all the
community, it is possible to
eradicate the mosquito and
make the community a safer
and more pleasant place to live.
The overall operations of the
Aedes aegypti Eradication pro
ject are threefold, the first of
these being comprehensive
spraying. The Aedes egypti is
sometimes called the “Aristo
crat of the mosquitos,” and
this is because of three very
important factors in its ecology,
or breeding habits; it prefers
to breed in artificial containers
such as tin cans, discarded tires,
buckets, tubs, and so forth,
it prefers clean, clear water,
within a shady area, or almost
so and because its flight range
is so short (usually not more
than 100 yards), it prefers to
make its habitat within close
proximation of man, and his
dwelling.
The second stage of opera
tions is the use of the oviposi-
tion or egg-laying trap. After
years of research into the egg-
laying habits of the female of
the species, it was possible to
develop the ideal breeding con
tainer, which consists of a
small shiny black jar into which
is a piece of masonite board a-
long with some clean water.
With the cooperation of the
citizenry, these traps are stra
tegically placed thruout the
community, and are checked
on a weekly basis. If any eggs
are found in any trap, a cer
tain prescribed number of
blocks around this particular
trap are sprayed and sprayed
again comprehensively. It is
by this method that acontinual
check can be kept on the level
of the mosquito population and
INCOME TAX RETURNS
State and Federal
j. ed. McConnell
1324 Washington St.
Phone 276-1755
reinfestation possibilities.
Last, but not least, is the
general activities in Source Re
duction, which is in definition
of the term, the elimination of
possible mosquito breeding con.
tainers. It is in this phase of
operations that every resident
of the community can help im
prove its general health and
welfare, and the work of the
Eradication Project, by ridding
his premise of any water hold
ing container, such as old tires,
tin cans, buckets, old applian
ces and junk cars, that might
be breeding sites for the mos
quito.
Ice patch skid
is fatal to
J. M. Wesson
A 52-year-old Newberry man
was killed when his car skidded
on a patch of ice on secondary
road near here and rolled down
an embankment about 6:30 p.
m. Friday.
S. C. Highway Patrolman R.
W. Du Vail Jr. identified the
victim at James Melvin Wes
son of 924 Langford St. He was
pronounced dead at the scene
of the accident.
The patrolman said Wesson
apparently lost control of his
1967 Ford when it skidded on
a patch of ice on Secondary
Road 56 (Bush River Road),
about 7 miles west of here.
The car ran off thehighway
and rolled down a steep em
bankment, throwing the driver
from the car. Patrolman Du-
Vall said. Wesson was alone
in the car.
Also investigating were
highway patrol S gt. W. E.
Hamilton and Coroner George
Summer.
Kendall blends
ground for
Augusta plant
The Kendall Company had a
groundblending instead of a
groundbreaking here today at
the site of its new $5,000,000
surgical dressings plant.
Soil for the ceremony was
shipped to Georgia from Mass
achusetts, where the company
first manufactured surgical
dressings; and another box of
dirt was sent from Illinois,
where the Bauer & Black Co.
was purchased by Kendall in
1928 and where, today, Kendall
has its hospital Division head
quarters.
In order to symbolize the
consolidation of Kendall’s surg
ical dressings manufacturing,
soil from both boxes was blend
ed with the soil of Georgia by
Matthew Mulhern, Chairman of
the County Commissioners, and
Dale London, Kendall’s plant
manager.
CHINCHILLAS
Empire Chinchilla Farms offers the following animals for
your consideration:
HERD IMPROVEMENT MALES—Top show grade Cana
dian and American blood lines. Double A Females. Ranch
ers average 2 litters per year with 2 animals per litter.
Quality pelts averaged over $28.00 this year.
Our Management Program is directed by a Clemson grad
uate with a degree in Animal Husbandry.
We furnish all supplies necessary. All animals guaran
teed to live and reproduce. By following our program you
can earn up to $25,000.00 per year in 5-6 years. Excess
animals for pelting should sell for $10,000.00 during this
herd building period. Investments from $500.00.
If you are genuinely interested in becoming independent
complete the form below and return to Empire Chinchilla
Farms, Drawer 68, Ridgeway, South Carolina.
Name
Address
Phone
Please have a field representative call Best time to
see me
Minimum wages
to increase
February 1
COLUMBIA. — Business
firms were reminded today
that the minimum wage set by
the Fair Labor Standards Act
go up on February 1. The re
minder came from Richard F.
Gardner, supervisor of the
Columbia office of the U. S.
Labor Department’s Wage and
Hour and Public Contracts Div
ision.
Gardner pointed out that
the minimum for most covered
workers advances to $1.60 an
hour from $1.40. The remaining
covered employees will be en
titled to $1.15 an hour minimum
instead of the present $1.
Workers who will be due
the $1.60 minimum are those
engaged in employment which
was covered before the Act was
amended in 1966. Included are
employees individually engaged
in interstate commerce or in the
production of goods for inter
state commerce, or employed
in certain large enterprises.
They are also due time and
one-half their regular rate af
ter 40 hours a week.
The $1.15 minimum will ap
ply to workers made subject
to the Act by the 1966 amend
ments. Gardner said these in
clude employees of large hotels,
motels, and restaurants; work
ers in laundries and dry clean
ing establishments; employees
of hospitals and nursing homes,
whether public or private, em
ployees of schools and institu
tions of higher education, pub
lic or private; and more retail
and service employees. Gard
ner emphasized that this is only
a partial list of the kinds of
workers covered by the 1966
amendments. He added that
their minimum would increase
by 15c every year until $1.60
an hour is reached on February
1, 1971.
Also beginning February 1,
1968, workers covered by the
1966 amendments will be due
time and one-half after 42
hours a week, instead of the
present 44 hours. They become
subject to the 40-hour week on
February 1, 1969.
However, some covered work
ers are exempt from the pay
provisions, Gardned noted. For
example, covered hotel, motel,
and restaurant employees are
exempt from overtime. Em
ployees of a retail or service
enterprise are exempt from
both the minimum wage and
overtime provisions if the en-
terpri se grosses less than $500,
000 a year. Similarly exempt
are employees of an individual
retail or service establishment
that grosses less than $250,000
yearly, even though it may be
part of a covered enterprise
grossing more than $500,000
yearly. The $500,000 test will
be reduced to $250,000 on Feb
ruary 1, 1969.
Gardner said that questions
about the Fair Labor Standards
Act would be answered at the
Columbia office of the Wage
and Hour and Public Contracts
Divisions, located at Room 222,
Klondike building, 1813 Main
street, Columbia.
WITH MEN IN
THE SERVICES
STEPHENS TRAINS FOR
FIELD ARTILLERY
FT. SILL, OKLA. — Army
Private Bobby L. Stephens, 20
son of Mr. and Mrs. Homei
Stephens, Route 3, Prosperity,
completed an eight-week field
artillery basic course January
12 at Fort Sill, Okla.
During the course, he was
trained in the operation and
maintenance of the 105mm and
the 155mm towed howitzers.
He also received specialized
training in firing such weapons
as the M-60 machine gun, the
M79 grenade launcher and the
3.5 inch rocket launcher.
Farm Bureau
salutes egg
producers
The annual Egg Month
breakfast, sponsored by the
Newberry County Farm Bur
eau, was held this (Thursday)
morning at the Community hall,
attended by egg producers and
distributors, civic and business
leaders and public officials.
Eugene H. Mathis, chairman
for January Egg Month, pre
sided. The group was welcomed
by Henry Mills, president of
the Farm Bureau.
Harry Bolyn of the S. C.
Department of Agriculture, was
speaker.
David H. Sloan, president of
the S. C. Farm Bureau, had
the honor of crowning the
Farm Bureau Queen, Miss
Chic Chick.”
Other members of the plann
ing committee were Frank
Senn, who spoke briefly, and
Mrs. Annie Lou Fanning.
About 75 persons enjoyed a
breakfast of Newberry pro
duced eggs, grits, gravy, Sou
thern cured ham, with all the
trimmings.
Tax filing
made easier by
good records
Good record keeping thruout
the year can save tax dollars at
income tax filing time.
Taxpayers who keep good
records are less likely to over
look deductions to which they
are entitled, says H. M. Mc
Leod, District Director of In
ternal Revenue in South Caro
lina.
Those who itemize their de
ductions on page 2, Form 1040
should keep cancelled checks,
receipts, statements and other
data to support the claimed de
ductions.
One way to keep records is
to get a supply of large en
velopes or folders, label them
according to the types of in
come and deductions you have,
and accumulate the information.
If you keep good records,
preparing your ’68 tax return
will be a much easier task, the
Internal Revenue Service offi •
cial said.
W. E. Boozer
dies Tuesday
Wister E. Boozer, 79, died
Tuesday night at a local hospi
tal after several months of ill
ness.
He was a native of Newberry
County, son of the late John
Samuel and Eliza Caldwell
Boozer. He lived in Kansas City,
Mo., more than 50 years, where
he was employed by the Public
Service Department 42 years.
He returned here 14 years ago.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Margaret Whitney Boozer; a
brother, Guy N. Boozer of New
berry; and three sisters, Mrs.
Charlie Sterling, Mrs. Ethel
Watkins and Mrs. Bertha Senn
of Newberry.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced by McSwain Funeral
Home.
Postage is up
on third class
Postmaster Harry E. Moose
said today that there may be
some misunderstanding by pat
rons of the change in rates for
some third-class mail matter.
The recent postal rate in
crease which became effective
January 7 increased the mini
mum charges for third-class
matter from four cents, for the
first two ounces, to six cents.
' “This is of particular inter
est to those patrons who mail
greeting cards, get-well cards,
thank-you cards and the like,”
he said. “This type of mail now
cost 6 cents for the first two
ounces. If the card weighs one
ounce or less the cost is 6c
whether sealed or unsealed.
The average greeting card will
weigh one ounce or less.”
Mr. Moose stated that i f
there is any doubt about the
amount of postage to be placed
on any mail matter, to please
call or inquire at the postoffice.
When you keep all your insuiance with
an independent agent. Saves you time,
trouble and money. Talk to us!
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