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PAGE 4—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, March 28, 1968
R. P. Morris
dies suddenly
Robert Pressley (Buster,
Morris, Sr, 48, died suddenly
early Saturday morning at the
Newberry Memorial hospital af
ter a short critical illness.
Mr. Morris was bom in Sum
ter County, son of R. T. Morris
of Manning and the late Mrs.
Geneva Baker Morris. He was
employed by Whitener Lumber
Company and was a member of
the College Street Baptist
Church. He was a veteran of
World War II and was a Ma
son.
Besides his father, he is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Rita
Locklair Morris; four sons, Ro
bert Pressley, Jr., Ronald, Gre
gory and Anthony,,all of New
berry; one daughter, Miss
Sherry Diane Morris of New
berry; four brothers, Russell
Morris and Billy Morris, both
of Sumter, A. J. Morris and
Tommy Morris, both of Man
ning; six sisters, Mrs. Cecil
Morgan of Panama City, Fla.,
Mrs. D. L. Pigate of Timmons-
ville, Helen Morris, Mrs. Billy
Berry, Mrs. Walter Berry and
Mrs. Marvin Harrington, all of
Sumter.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the
College Street Baptist Church
by the Rev. James Bruce. In
terment was in Manning Ceme
tery, Manning.
break soil under the row no
less than ten inches deep. Rec
ommended planting dates for
the Piedmont area—May 10—
July 1.
Corn: Prepare a good seed
bed. Subsoiling in the row just
before planting has increased
yields as much as 20 bushels
per acre on some soils.
Cotton: Select only your
most fertile, well-drained soils
that are capable of producing
high yields.
wins
Loretta B. Moon of Little
Mountain, a student at Bene
dict College, has been named
a recipient of a South Carolina
Electric and Gas Co. scholar
ship for the school year 1967-
1968.
Allan C. Mustard, senior
vice president of the local util
ity, wrote Miss Moon that “we
are pleased that a student of
your ability and purpose is a
recipient of our scholarship
and extend our best wishes for
continued success in your col-
Mrs. Howard J. Lester, right, of Colum- day at the community hall. In the photo le ^. scho i ars hi D is part
bia, gave an interesting lecture and dem- with her are Mrs. J. E. Wiseman Sr., ^ $11500 annual fund
onstration on Japanese Flower Arranging League president, and Prof. F. Scott El- which SCE g C0 is providing to
during the Civic League meeting Tues- liott, program chairman. (Sunphoto). . 23 South Carolina colleges and
Pastures: Spray pastures with universities.
The
County Agents
Column
Within the next week, corn
apart to get this stand.
Be alert to corn virus dis
eases. Plant a variety recom
mended by Clemson or check
with your seed dealer for a
variety tolerant to corn virus
disease. Susceptible varieties
should not be planted in fields
known to be infested with
Johnson grass.
Get a copy of Information
Card 113 for more information
on how to make high corn
yields. They’re available at
your County Agent’s office.
Spray Chemicals Right
Most farmers this year will
planting will begin. Last year’s use herbicides to keep down
record corn crop sort of got grass and weeds. Some weed
Newberry farmers "fired-up.” killers are liquid and some are
They’re anxious to see if they wettable powder. The wettable
crop areas.
Use row markers to prevent
overlaps or untreated skips.
Check for nozzle wear and
recalibrate twice a day to avoid
application build-up.
Mix soil incorporated herbi
cides, such as Treflan or Plan-
ivan thoroughly into soil for
best results.
SOYBEANS
We’re going to have to try
mighty hard to be last year’s
soybean crop. We believe use of
right variety, good soil fertili
ty and weed control are the
main goals to work for.
Some farmers still plant old
varieties of soybeans. Coker
Hampton 266 and Bragg are
our best varieties. Clemson re-
Day camp set
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can repeat or even out-yield powders give the most trouble, search and farmer experience
their record of last year. In using all herbicides, it’s
T do so will require plenty extremely easy to put out too
of fertilizer. A thousam much. Sprayer equipment must
pounds per acre (1,000 pounds) be checked often to prevent
of a grade such as 6-12-12 this from happening,
should be harrowed-in or Our Clemson Engineers urge
plowed-down ahead of plane- checking sprayers at least
ing. Additional nitrogen, up to twice a day. In applying wet-
100 pounds actual nitrogen, table powders, brass nozzle tips
should be used as side dressing, wear rapidly.
Many farmers are mixing a Pointers on proper
weed and grass killer with application include,
liquid nitrogen and " top-dress-
bear this out. May-planted Co
ker Hampton 266 has over a
40-bushel per acre average for
the past eight years at Clem
son. Bragg has about three
bushels per acre less.
Lime and fertilize soybeans
for best yields. Nitrogen does
little good, except on late-
planted soybeans, much re
sprayer search shows. It’s potash that
soybeans like and respond to.
2,4-D amine to control broad
leaved weeds such as Bitter-
weed, Curled Dock, Plaintains,
and others. Spray when weeds
are four to eight inches tall
and before heading. Keep milk-
ing dairy cows off treated pas- The .. Indian Sporte Camp »
tures for seven days after ap- for boys at Newberry Coll ege
p ication. will begin Monday morning
Small Grains: Control winter Junc 3 and wil , terminatc on
annual broadleaved weeds such Frida „ June 2 8.
as chickweed and henbit with The Ca will be under thc
2,4-D amiline formulation. This expericnced direction of Coach
spray is applied when grain is Horace Turbeville and wal
four to eight inches tall and start promptly at 8:S0 A . M .
before it reaches the heading each wcekday and wi n end at
stage. Do not graze for two n00n each d duri the four
weeks after treatment. Circular week session The campers wU1
105, Chemical Weed Control,” be ages 6 through 14 and will
is available at the County Ag- be grouped according to age,
ents office giving detailed in- size and abi iity.
formation. Individual instructions will
Soybeans: Select fields that j^ e gj ven eac h cam p e r. Funda-
can produce economical yields. me ntals will be taught and
Avoid extremely sandy, wet, or th ere will be plenty of competi-
eroded soils. Break land at ^j on an( j recreation for just
least eight inches deep or pi a j n f un>
ing” right after planting. In
this way the corn is “laid-by”
before it ever comes up.
Aim for a stand of 14 to 16
thousand stalks per acre. In
36-inch rows, corn kernals
should be spaced ten inches
Calibrate sprayer for proper Three hundred pounds per
application of herbicides being acre of 0-14-14 or 0-10-20 is
used. Instructions for sprayer about right for most soybeans,
calibration are available at Don’t forget to lime soybean
your County Agent’s office.
Don’t stop in the field and
leave sprayer running.
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fields. Also, innoculate all
planting seed with nitrogen
fixing bacteria.
Several herbicides are rec
ommended for before planting
or immediately after planting
for soybeans. Most are good
when used as directed and if
soil moisture is adequate. Other
herbicides arc to be used after
the soybeans come up. Usually
a combination of the pre-emer
gence and post-emergence her
bicides are needed for good
weed control.
Follow instructions in the
Clemson Soybean leaflet avail
able at our ofice.
The following suggestions
have been furnished by J. D.
Williams, Farm Management
area agent:
NOTICE OF JURY DRAWING
We, the undersigned Jury
Commissioners of Newberry
County, shall on Wednesday,
April 10 1968, at 9 o’clock a.m.
in the office of the Clerk of
Court, openly and publicly,
draw the names of forty (40)
men and w r omen to serve as
Jurors for the Court of Com
mon Pleas (Civil) which will
convene in the Newberry Coun
ty Courthouse on Monday,
April 22, 1968.
MILDRED R. HARMON,
Clerk of Court
JEANETTE K. HAMM
Auditor
J. RAY DAWKINS
Treasurer
Newberry S. C., March 27,1968
Register Now!
THE NEWBERRY COUNTY BOARD
OF REGISTRATION
LISTS ITINERARY
The Newberry County Board of Registration’s
office will be opened on the basement floor of the
New Courthouse every day during the courthouse
hours.
The Members of the Board of Registration will
be at the following places:
MARCH 25, MONDAY—9:00 A.M. to 12:00 noon
—Peak at Town Hall.
MARCH 25, MONDAY—1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
—Pomaria at the Community Center.
MARCH 26, TUESDAY—1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
—Little Mountain at the Community Center.
MARCH 28, THURSDAY—9:00 A.M. to 12:00
noon—Chappells at Parnell’s Store.
MARCH 28, THURSDAY—1:00 P.M. to 5:00
P.M.—Silverstreet at the Community Center.
MARCH 30, SATURDAY—9:00 A.M. to 5:00
P. M.—Prosperity at the Town Hall.
Every voter expecting to vote in the Primary
election on June 11, 1968, MUST have a NEW
(GREEN) Certificate for this election. Please bring
your Social Security number, if you have one.
A. N. CROSSON, Chairman
Newberry County
Board of Registration