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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, April 24, 1969—PAGE 7 Musicians get high ratings Several members of the high school band received high rat ings at state competition held Friday at Aiken, under the sponsorship of the South Car olina Music Educators Asso ciation. Receiving a I, or Superior rating on solos were Rick Nel son, playing tuba, and Cliff Waits, trombone. Soloists Tim Parkman, bari tone, and Conii Sanders, French horn, received II, or Excellent ratings. An ensemble of band mem bers consisting of Robert Raf- field, trumpet; Carl Setzler, cornet; Mary Martha Avedi- sian, French horn; Rick Nel son, tuba; Tim Parkman, bari tone; and Cliff Waits, trom bone, also received an Excel lent rating in ensemble com petition. The soloists were accompan- The County Agents Column HOG CHOLERA: You may have seen in the newspaper or heard on the rad io or television that North Car olina has banned all swine shipments from South Carolina except those for immediate slaughter due to hog cholera found in some swine herds in this state. Cholera is a constant threat to swine producers. Removing this threat is a realistic goal, says Dr. Boyd, the director of Clemson’s Livestock Poultry Health Department. The drive to make South Carolina free of hog cholera is a state and national effort and will be con tinued. How quickly this state becomes cholera free depends on producers reporting sick hogs promptly. Dr. Boyd said that producers should report sick hogs promptly to their county agent or state veteri narian. A number of states have already been declared cholera free. All but about five states are now in the indem nity stage—the last step before eradication. Good progress is being made despite several outbreaks which have sparked some ru mors. The State Veterinary personnel are tracing purchas es and sale of hogs and may make a single infestation ap pear more widespread than it really is. Producers are urged to go on with the job of wip ing out the disease. South Carolina’s program is now in the indemnity stage. This means producers will be paid for hogs which have to be kill ed in the eradication effort. Dr. Boyd said banning live vir us vaccine at the first of this year was a step toward erad ication. Serum is now advised for immunization. North Carolina switched from live virus vaccine to serum on April 1. This, he added, will aid the South Carolina effort. Money to pay for swine des troyed comes from State and federal funds on a fifty-fifty basis. At the present time, State funds have been exhaust ed. However, to keep from dropping out of Phase II, as surance has been given Dr. Boyd that State funds will be available on July 1, 1969, if not earlier. As it stands, pro ducers will receive the feder al half of the payment when the hogs have to be destroyed and the State half no later than July 1. Current information on the hog cholera situation may be obtained from your state, local, or federal veterinarian or Dr. C. E. Boyd at the Clem- son Livestock-Poultry Health Department in Columbia. On occasions it may be necessary to call these people for cur rent information to prevent some rumors from getting out of hand. ed by Claire and Mary Mar tha Avedisian, both members of the band which is directed by Miss Lorraine Paris. The students received cer tificates and medals for their achievements. From left, seated, are Conii, Claire and Mary Martha; be hind them from left are Rick, Cliff, Robert, Tim and Carl. are red pink, magenta and variegations of these colors with white. Flowering is scat tered from May to July. The azaleas for which the Low country gardens are fam ous belong to the Indica group. Most varieties make large, spreading shrubs which often reach a height of ten feet. Colors are white, pink, red, lavender or combinations of these. The blooming period of these lovely azaleas runs from late March to early April. The Indicas are not reliably hardy in the western half of South Carolina and not suited for the area north west of Columbia or Newberry County. There are additional groups of hybrid azaleas—crosses of varieties from the more fami liar groups. The hybridization process has developed plants which are more dwarf and are slower in growth than the Ku- rumes. Many have large single or double flowers, some with frilly petals. Color range has been broadened and flowering dates have been extended into the summer months by these hybrids which include Glen Dales, Satsukis, Back Acers, Belgians, Pericats, and Gables. Several species of deciduous azaleas grow wild in South Carolina. The most common is pink Honeysuckle, a tall, thin shrub. Atlantic azalea grows in quantity in some of the coast al counties. Flame azalea is found in western South Caro lina. These deciduous azaleas are better adapted to woodland plantings than to the home grounds. Kurumes and Macranthas are useful in foundation plantings where low or spreading habit of growth is desired. The In dicas Kaempferis, and decid uous native azaleas are good for mass groupings. Azaleas do better in partially shaded locations. The time to transplant is late fall to early spring. TEA SCALE ON CAMELLIA: Tea scale on Camellias is getting to be one of the most numerous insects in the state because of the wide spread planting of this plant. Recom mended controls are as fol lows: (1) Cygon - soil drench when twig growth begins; (2) Sprays of Cygon during the summer; (3) White Oil Emul sion sprays when temperatures are between 45 and 85 degrees, that is just about now; and, (4) application of other sys- temics and sprays by profes sionals. Professionals are in creasing—the custom applica tion of pesticides to ornamen tals is on the increase. Harmon named to Academy Congressman Bryan Dorn has appointed Gerald Edward Harmon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Gerald Harmon of Col lege Street, to the United States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado. Harmon will enter the Aca demy in June. He is currently a senior at Newberry High School where he has been act ive in sports and other school activities. He is a member of the Beta Club, the Debating Club, and the Senior Science Club. He is a member of the newspaper staff and is vice- president of Quill and Scroll. “Gerry is an outstanding stu dent, and I am proud to ap point him to the United States Air Force Academy,” Dorn said. BIRTH OF SON Mr. and Mrs. Jack White- sides announce the birth of a six pounf, 14 ounce son, Mi chael Wayne at the Newberry Memorial Hospital on Monday, April 21. Mrs. Whitesides is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Whitaker. The mother and baby expect to return to their home on Deloache Avenue this weekend. AZALEAS: Azaleas are making a grand show of their colorful flowers and are being admired by peo ple all over the county and the state. In South Carolina we can grow a number of azalea spe cies and hybrids with hund reds of variety names. The evergreen azaleas are in the Kurume, Kaempferi, Indica, and Macrantha hybrid groups. Kurume azaleas are compara tively slow-growing, making a dense twiggy shrub with as much spread as height. The flower colors vary from white to red, lavender and purple. They are quite cold hardy and can be grown anywhere in the State. The flowers normally bloom from March to mid-Ap ril. The Kaempferis are much taller and more upright than the Kurumes. Tints of pink and red make up the flower colors. Kaempferis varieties bloom in early May. The Macrantha group in cludes varieties which are low and spreading. Flower colors Last year South Carolinians paid $17,089,484 in State taxes on Beer UNITED STATES BREWERS ASSOCIATION, INC. PO BOX 6247, COLUMBIA. S C 29206