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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, April 25, 1968—PAGE 7
native of Chile
likes life on farm
Frank Senn and Christian Silva look at flock records
in one of three new 10,000-capacity pullet growing houses
on the Senn poultry farm. “Chris” is working and study
ing poultry farming for a ten-month period on the Senn
farm. (See story below.)
By A1 Busby, County Agent
Though a long way from
home, Christian Silva likes liv
ing on a farm in Newberry
county. A native of Santiago,
Chile, “Chris” came a month
ago to live with Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Senn at their Belfast
Poultry Farm. For ten months,
this South American native will
work and learn all about poul
try and hog farming as it is
being done on the Senn farm.
Then, he will return to Chile
and try to improve farming
methods on his family’s farm
as well as on other farms in
the Aconcaqua province of
Chile.
“Chris” is one of six young
Chilean farmers now living in
South Carolina as a result of a
cooperative agreement between
South Carolina Farm Bureau
and the National Society of
Agriculture of Chile. This is
not a government project. The
Society of Agriculture of Chile
is an organization similar to the
Farm Bureau.
The Christian farm in Chile
is located near the town of
San Felipe which lias a popu
lation of approximately 20,000
people. The farm is about 100
acres, which is the largest size
farm allowed an individual far
mer by the Chilean government.
Broiler production is the main
enterprise on this farm. Corn,
the principal crop gro^n on the
farm, is used for feed for the
broilers. Four batches of 25,000
broilers each are grown out
each year. Growing broilers in
Chile is very similar to growing
them in South Carolina. The
broiler houses have automatic
vvaterers, but feeding is still
done by hand. One worker takes
care of approximately 7,400
broilers on the Christian farm.
Feed for broilers is made or
mixed on the farm. A small
dressing plant is being built on
the farm to process the broilers
when they are ready for mar
ket. Marketing of broilers after
they are grown out has been a
problem, according to “Chris.”
Other farm crops include 15
acres of walnut' 1 planted re
cently. Since it takes 15 years
for walnuts to come into pro
duction, peaches have been in-
terplanted to provide a quicker
cash crop from the land.
Christian Silva loves farming
and wants to make it his life’s
work. He was not raised on a
farm. He was born and reared
in Santiago, the capital city of
Chile. His late father was a
member of the Chilean Diplo
matic Service and bought the
farm from Chris’ grandfather.
Now twenty-seven years old,
Chris graduated from high
school in Santiago and studied
agriculture at the Universitv
of Chile in Santiago. His only
brother is a graduate of the
University and is now an Ag
ronomy Engineer. Chris work
ed on the farm in summer dur
ing high school and college and
has worked on the farm full
time for the past two years.
His mother, a native of Fin
land, now runs the family farm.
During our interview with
“Chris” at the Senn farm, he
made many interesting obser
vations about farming in Chile.
Electricity is available in most
areas of Chile, but is very ex
pensive. Crops are irrigated by
gravity with water from the
Aconcaqua river.
Chris speaks English quite
well, but has trouble talking of
Chilean prices in terms of U.
S. prices. It was impossible for
him to tell us their corn yields
because the Chilean system of
metric measure is not easily
converted into bushels.
The Chilean government en
courages the consumption of
poultry, fish and lamb. Beef
sales in stores is limited in or
der to do this. Our understand
ing is that practically all food
prices are controlled by the
Chilean government. “ Dairy
farmers are going out of busi
ness,” he said, “because of low
milk prices.”
Mr. and Mrs. Senn expressed
pleasure at having this young
Chilean farmer with them for
this ten month training period.
“He has fit right into our
schedule,” said Frank Senn.
He eats what we eat and he
pitches right in with the farm
work.” Both their sons, Frank
M., Jr. and Charles have helped
him adapt quickly to Newberry
farm life.
“The main purpose of this
venture is to share our farm
ing know-how and to create
good-will between South Car
olina Farm families and farm
families of other countries,” re
lated Frank Senn. It appears
to us that this purpose is being
well conducted at the Senn
farm.
PROPERTY
TRANSFERS
Newbery No. 1
Floyd E. Huffman to George
S. Duffie Sr., one lot and one
building fronting on Wilson
street, $5.
J. W. Leopard to Stanley E.
Harris, two acres, $5 love and
affection.
Juliette M. Wise to Carrie
Cole, two lots, $5.
Newberry No. 1 Outside
Robert E. Summer Jr. to
Laura E. Ferguson, Harriet
Faris and Estelle E. Arm
strong, two lots and one build
ing on Kate street $5.
Keitt Purcell to Otis C.
Kinard, 63 acres $5.
Silverstreet No. 2
Jerome F. Havird to James
Cole, 4.70 acres $5.
Bush River No. 3
H. W. Wise to Clinton-New-
berry Gas Authority, 1 lot $5.
C. B. Parr to Henry L. Parr,
4.9 acres $5.
Whitmire No. 4
Newberry Federal Savings &
Loan Association to J. A. Can-
upp, one lot and one building
on Duckett street $5.
Whitmire No. 4 Outside
William E. Roller and Mar
tha G. Roller to Thomas Bum-
gardner and Leo W. Bumgard-
ner, one lot $10.
Pomaria No. 5
Thomas E. Sease to Duke
Power Co. one strip of land,
$10.00.
Gary Lee Smith to Duke
Power Co. one strip of land,
$900.
Eola F. Wicker to Henry E.
Wicker, .75 acres $5.
H. W. Lominick to J. Alvin
Kinard, 1.15 acre $5.
Little Mountain No. 6
D. H. Hamm Sr., D. H.
Hamm Jr. and J. Walter Hamm
to Joyce H. Pitts, one lot $5.
E. E. Bowers and Myrtle
Bowers to Charles W. Horton
and Jacqueline S. Horton, one
lot and one building $5’.
Prosperity No. 7
Mable B. Ashe to Otis A.
Corbitt, one lot, $1,495.
Roy Connelly and Anette S.
Connelly to Herman R. Malley
and Juanita L. Malley, one
lot, $5.
Allen R. Bedenbaugh, to
Edith B. Bedenbaugh, one lot
and one building $5.
R. R. Bruner III to R. R.
Bruner Jr. ,one lot $5.
VD campaign
is endorsed
The Newberry County Medi
cal Society and its Auxiliary,
have endorsed the following
Resolution on venereal diseases,
which was submitted to the
Resolutions Committee at the
1967 convention of the Wom
an’s Auxiliary to the American
Medical Association.
WHEREAS, venereal disease
is one of the greatest public
health problems facing the
people of the United States to
day and has constituted an in
creasing threat to the health
of our young people;
WHEREAS, these diseases
strike without regard to sex,
status or geographical locale;
WHEREAS, techniques are
available for the detection and
care of these diseases;
WHEREAS, there is an ac
ute need for universal educa
tion about these diseases, par
ticularly at the youth age level
and earlier, in preparation for
youth, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Wo
man’s Auxiliary to the Ameri
can Medical Association goes on
record as endorsing the intro
duction of the factual and com
prehensive teaching about ven
ereal disease as an integral
part of the health education in
every school system in the
United States- and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Wo
man’s Auxiliary to the Ameri
can Medical Association will
urge educators, youth leaders,
parents, physicians and all
other responsible citizens to
lend active support to the con
trol and eradication of venereal
diseases; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Wom
an’s Auxiliary to the American
Medical Association will call
upon its constituent auxiliaries
to actively participate in the
American Medical Association
and its Woman’s Auxiliary Ve
nereal Disease Campaign and
to cooperate in every way pos
sible with national and local
agencies undertaking the ac
complishment of these goals;
snd be it further
RESOLVED, that copies of
this resolution be sent to Pres
ident Johnson, members of the
90th Congress, the American
Medical Association, the Nat
ional Education Association, the
American Association of School
Administrators, the National
Congress of Parents and Teach
ers, the U. S. Department of
Health, Education and Welfare
and to the press.
Party growth
cited by
GOP chairman
The Republican Party is con
tinuing to build a competitive
base in South Carolina by run
ning candidates and winning
offices at all levels and in all
areas of the State.
State GOP chairman Harry
Dent recently reconvened the
State Convention to nominate
a sixth candidate for Congress
and a third candidate for Sol
icitor. This year the Republi
cans will be running candidates
for all major offices and for
many seats in the General As
sembly and at the courthouse
level.
Dent says there will be a
candidate for President (to
be named in August), a U. S.
Senate nominee, Marshall Par
ker, and six candidates for the
State’s six congressional seats.
This is the first time the GOP
has run for all major posi
tions.
In the General Assembly, the
Republicans will be contesting
for 77 of the 124 House seats.
The growing party surprised
Democrats in 1966 when 23
Republicans were elected as
members of the General As
sembly and U. S. Senator
Strom Thurmond and Congress
man Albert Watson were re
turned to Congress with the
highest vote in the State.
Since then, the party has
added two more members to
the General Assembly and
scores of city councilmen, may*
ors, and local officeholders.
The GOP now has more than
100 officeholders in South
Carolina, compared to one, the
Mayor of Clemson, in 1960.
Recently, the Republican par
ty in Anderson made news
headlines and political history
in ousting Mayor William C.
Johnston and 7 city council-
men in an upset election. An
derson has long been consider
ed a Democrat stronghold.
Republicans are now holding
office at every level in South
Carolina and in every area of
the state.
“We’re adding more people
to our ranks every day,” Dent
says, “and we see more vic
tories in virtually every elec
tion we contest. Competition is
good for the politician, and it
sure is best for the people. I
am amazed at the improvements
we’ve seen in the General As
sembly now that we have a
two-party system there. Every
member is on his tippy-toes
much more than before. It’s
just great what competition
can do.”
The GOP chief is confident
of new gains in 1968.
“We’ll win in the White
House, more seats in Congress,
more General Assembly posts,
and we will add more strength
at the city and county levels,”
Dent predicts.
“The times, the issues, and
the vast majority of the people
are just with us, and we have
the greatest little organization
in the world.”
Running for office as Re
publicans in Newberry County
this year are:
State Senator, Senator Eug
ene C. Griffith; House, Thur
man Adams; County Supervis
or, William (Billy) O’Dell;
School Board, Michael Chap
pell, Gene Mathis and Henry
Mills.
Two Republicans now hold
seats on Newberry City Coun
cil, C. D. Coleman and Preston
McAlhany.
CLEMSON.—Joseph T. Sum
mer, a Clemson University jun
ior from Newberry, has been
chosen president of the Alpha
Gamma social fraternity for
the 1968-69 academic year.
He is a horticulture major
at Clemson, and is a member of
the Horticulture club.
Succumbs at
nursing home
Mrs. Rosa B. Lester, 82,
widow of Jimmy Lester, died
Wednesday at the J. F. Haw
kins Nursing Home after an
illness of several months.
Mrs. Lester was born in this
county, a daughter of the late
Thomas Jefferson and Mary
Elizabeth Boozer. She was a
member of St. Luke’s Luther
an church.
She is survived by one sister,
Mrs. J. R. Bedenbaugh of Pros-
peritv.
Funeral services were held
Thursday from her church by
Rev J. Hilton Roof. Interment
was in the church cemetery.
Preschool clinics
Pre-school clinics began in
the county Tuesday, and will
continue through May 10th,
according to school oficfials.
Parents are urged to bring
children who will be entering
schools for the first time to
the clinic at the school the
child expects to attend. The
clinic was held at Pomaria on
Tuesday. The remainder of the
schedule is as follows:
Reuben, Monday, April 29,
9:30 a.m.; Drayton, Tuesday,
April 30, 2:30 p.m.- Bush River,
Wednesday, May 1, 10:00 a.m.;
Little Mountain, Thursday, May
2, 10:00 a.m.; Prosperity, Thur
sday, May 2, 2:45 p.m.; Silver-
street, Friday, May 3, 9:30 a.m. .
Garmany, Monday, May 6, 10
a.m.; Speer, Tuesday, May 7,
2:45 p.m.; Rikard, Wednesday,
May 8, 10:00 a.m.; Boundary,
Thursday, May 9, 2:45 p.m.;
Carver, Friday, May 10.
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