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PAGE 2 — The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, May 15, 1969
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on
Men & Things
Another notable item in the
press was the resignation of
the President of France, Gen.
de Gaulle. The General has
made numerous recommenda
tions that seem to depart from
the usual course of the French.
20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
P. Wicker, Route 2, was pro
moted to Army specialist four
April 8 in Vietnam, where he
is serving with the 510th Eng
ineer Company.
An armor crewman assigned
with the company near Pleiku,
the specialist entered the Army
m August 1968 and completed
his basic training at Ft. Jack-
son where he was last station
ed. He has been serving in
Vietnam since February 5.
Spec. Wicker, whose wife,
Carol, lives at 1306 Washington
Street, is a 1966 graduate of
Mid-Carolina High School near
Prosperity.
By J. K. BREEDIN
Well, it has come to South
Carolina. You may ask what?
Sometime ago we had a small
semblance of an insurrection
in Orangeburg. Then it was
little Denmark. This affair at
Denmark, along with the vio
lence and threats in the neigh
borhood of the Medical College
Hospital and the Charleston
County Hospital, brings us face
to face with a sort of “off
shoot" of Russian policy, a
warning note to us which finds
expression in so many parts of
our Nation that we must pre
pare in robust manner to re
sist and squlch all such dis
orders.
It seems desirable to think
in terms of principle about pub
lic questions. Throughout our
entire Nation, even in South
Carolina, there is a fiercely ag
gressive spirit on the part of
many students and others to
stage aggressive attitudes in
the name of petition for redress
of grievances. The First Amend
ment to the Constitution, in
part: “Congress shall make no
law respecting. . t.he right of
the people peaceably to assem
ble and to petition the govern
ment for a redress of griev
ances".
What is a grievance? Not
something just imagined, but
something of importance
against the person or persons
who are petitioning. When a
great crowd tries to force a
course of action primarily by
a show of force, that is not
the right of petition, for two
reasons: First, there is no
grievance that the law consid
ers and the approach was not
peaceable.
In many institutions, as in
colleges, there is no democracy
which gives everyon a voice.
The whole world seems on
the brink of revolution. That
is an ugly word, but it is re
volution which confronts us.
If you think I am extrava
gant in my description, take a
look at our great Nation: Har
vard, our largest and oldest
University, and Cornell, among
the largest, and the University
of Californi a. are or have been
in the throes of student rebel
lions.
The eagle eye of an associate
of mine observed that a well
known trouble maker seems to
have had a hand in disorders
in various places.
It may not seem appropriate
to combat violence w'ith ex
treme rigor, yet I sometimes
wonder whether an “old time”
public thrashing would not help
matters in dealing with people
who stir up trouble.
The coming of the President
of the United States to confer
with the former Governor
Byrnes is a notable event in
the history of our State, al
though we have enjoyed that
distinction since the days of
President George Washington.
The
County Agents
Column
Armed Forces Day
Today’s fast-moving Army
makes full use of complex and
expensive equipment. That is
why we say today that the Ar
my man is a quality soldier.
He is capable of learning new
skills quickly and applying
them effectively.
15 YEAR OLDS MAY
DRIVE LATER
3eef Cattle Meeting
The Newberry County Beef
Cattle Association is having a
pecial treat for its May meet-
ng. The wives of the beef cat-
Ue men of the county are in
vited to this very informative
meeting to be held Wednesday,
May 21, at Kenwood Ranch. Dr.
ieorge Skelley, professor o f
neats at Clemson University,
/ill be the guest speaker and
will give a demonstration o n
grades and cuts of beef. Also
he will discuss wrapping and
preparing beef to go into the
eep freezer. Following the de
monstration those attending will
be treated to a beefburger sup
per sponsored by Kenwood and
repared by members of the
C.eef Cattle Association.
Letters announcing the meet-
ng and cards to be sent back
to the County Agents office if
you will be there for supper
were mailed out to the Beef
attle mailing list. The plan
ning and cooking committee
aid if you plan to eat, be sure
to get your card back in so they
will know how many to prepare
for.
ALFALFA CAN BOOST
DAIRY PROFITS
W D. “Bill" Cromer says
that good emu silage and al-
talfa hay make more milk for
urn than any other feeding sys-
tm. Even annual grazing and
green-chop will not equal the
alfalfa and silage combination,
according to Bill This voice of
xpenence should be needed by
ther dairy farmers. Bill and
ms son Charles now have one
• f the top producing Holstein
herds in Newberry County.
We. too, believe this to be
ound advice. A good crop of
alfalfa will produce more pound
af TDN per acre than any oth
er forage crop, including corn
silage. And the quality in al
falfa is unmatched by any oth
er feed.
A few years ago, many New
berry farmers grew alfalfa.
Then came the alfalfa weevil
and our acreage of alfalfa rap-
dly declined. Now only a few
farmers continue to grow this
inch needed crop.
These farmers, including Bill
romer, have proven that we
can still grow alfalfa. Modern
clay sprays can control the al
falfa weevil. Hay is an expen
sive feed to make, regardless
of what kind it is. Thus we
contend, our dairy farmers
ought to be making the best
that can be grown. Especially
on our dairy farms we need a
revival of alfalfa. Make plans
now for seeding some this fall.
Fifteen year olds who have
special restricted driver’s li
censes are permitted to drive
until 8 p.m. during the sum
mer months without an adult
accompanying them, the State
Highway Patrol has reminded.
This extra -two hours of driv
ing without an adult licensed
driver is allowed during the
period from late April when
Daylight Saving Time begins
through August 31.
During the remainder of the
year, the time for solo driving
by the 15 year old ends at 6 p.m.
Permits needed
to build ponds
According to M. Q. Roberts,
Environmental Sanitarian of
the Newberry County Health
Department, any person, cor
poration, firm, association,
county, municipality, or other
political subdivision, and any
state or federal government
agency, department or author
ity desiring to construct an im
poundment of one-tenth acre or
more for any purpose whatever
shall prior to the initiation of
any construction activities,
make application to and obtain
from the State Board of Health
a construction permit for the
impounding of such water.
Such application for the con
struction permit shall be made
in writing and shall be accom
panied by a description of the
proposed project, its purpose,
and its exact location with an
accurate plat of the area to be
affected, showing particularly
the maximum and minimum
water elevations, and a copy
of detailed specifications for
clearing the proposed reser
voir.
This is a State law and ap
plies to all persons as afore-
mentMned. Application forms
can be obtained through the lo
cal health department. The full
cooperation of all citizens in
the county is urged in helping
to see that the above require
ments are met.
ACADEMY OBSERVES
MUSIC WEEK
Newberry Academy’s elem
entary school children, under
the direction of Mrs. May T.
Epting, presented a joint mus
ical program in chapel on Fri
day, May 9. The program,
“America Sings”, was present
ed in observance of National
Music Week and depicted per
iods of American history in
prose and song.
Following the theme of Walt
Whitman’s poem, “I Hear Am
erica Singing”, read by John-
ette Jacobs, the first through
sixth grades traced America’s
development through song, in
strumental musio, and narra
tion. Highlights of the program
included a flag drill and the
singing of “You’re A Gfand Old
Flag” by the 4th grade, a cow
boy song accompanied by rhy-
them instruments and an In
dian rain dance by 3rd grade
pupils, and “America The Beau
tiful” by the 6th grade Girls’
Choir. An inspiring and stir
ring rendition of the “Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag” by
the combined voices of all the
grades concluded the program.
Narrating the program were
Maryann Livingston, Margie
McAlhany, and Kathy Riggin.
Mrs. Epting accompanied the
children on the piano. Student
pianists were Cindy Brown and
Richard Carter.
Special guests included Mrs.
F. Scott Elliott, representing
the D.A.R., and Mrs. Sydney
E. Carter, representing the Mu
sic Club.
Objectives of observance of
National Music Week are to
create an understanding and
appreciation of the value of
music in the home and com
munity as a common bond
among all people and as an
instrument of world peace.
Expansion of
Ocoma is told
Everett O. Vaughan, Presi
dent, Ocoma Foods Company,
a subsidiary of Consolidated
Foods Corporation, announced
an agreement to acquire the
Dixie Home Corporation, Dixie
Grain Company, and Dixie
Home Feed Mills. The three
corporations a re situated in
Shelbyville, Tenn. and Alberts-
ville, Ala. They comprise an
integrated poultry operation in
corporating hatcheries, feed
mills, growing operations, and
a processing plant.
In announcing the acquisition
Mr. Vaughn, noted the out
standing growth experienced by
Ocoma in- the past year. Pre
sent needs, together with Oc-
oma’s commitment to the fu
ture, necessitated art acquisi
tion such as Dixie Home.
It is anticipated that Ocoma
will augment the Dixie facili
ties to effect creation of freez
ing and cooking operations sim
ilar to those of its Berryville,
Ark. chicken processing plant.
Robert J. Rees, a vice pres
ident and member of the Exe
cutive Committee of Ocoma
Foods Company, will assume
the responsibilities of senior
management, accountable to
that committee. W. B. Woosley,
Jr. and H. L. Woosley, II, will
continue as vice presidents of
the Dixie Home complex.
The transaction is subject
to the completion of final agree
ments and the approval of dir
ectors of both companies.
Dorn announces
Academy exams
Congressman Bryan Dorn
said he will have competitive
examinations this summer for
his appointments to the Mili
tary, Naval and Air Force
Academy.
Dorn said that he will have
two appointments to the U. S.
Naval Academy at Annapolis,
Md.; three to the U. S. Mili
tary Academy at West Point,
New York; and one to the U. S.
Air Force Academy at Color
ado Springs, Colo. Any young
man who will be 17 years old
by July 1. 1970, and will not
have passed his 21st birthday
by that date will be eligible.
Any interested young man is
asked to contact Cong. Dorn at
2256 Rayburn Building, Wash-
inton, D. C. 20515.
Dorn said the service acad
emies are among the most out
standing institutions of higher
learning in the entire world,
and it is a great honor to be
selected to attend. All .school
expenses and a salary will be
provided for those who are se
lected. Classes at all academ
ies will begin in June, 1970.
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