The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, August 14, 1969, Image 6
PAGE.4—The Newberry Sun. Newberry, S. C., Thursday, August 14, 1969
Winners in swimming events at Margaret Hunter Park
during City Recreation Day were, front row, from left,
Ann Nichols, Laurie Dodgen, Susan Nichols, Keith Fra-
dy, Jamie Morris and Craig Cook; back row, Lynn Coates,
Susan Nelson, Mary Davis, Phyllis Hester, Kenny Cook,
Robert Adams and Brent Foy. (Sunphoto)
ARMY GREEN
By SFC E. L. Wood
BY SFC E. L. WOOD
Which State?
Which is the most popular
state for Army retirees? Ac
cording to the Army’s Retired
Activities Branch, it is Califor
nia with an estimated 28,750 re
tired enlisted men and officers.
Texas is second with 20,050 and
Florida is third with 13,500.
The Golden Knights
The name may sound like
something out of King Arthur’s
Court but it is really the name
of the Army’s championship
Parachute team. Organized in
1959 and composed of eight of
ficers and 44 enlisted men, the
team not only competes in in
ternational parachute competi
tions and gives demonstrations
all over the world, but also it
tests equipment and jump tech
niques for the Army.
After ten years of operation,
the Golden Knights hold 87 out
of a possible 128 world para
chute records. They have per
formed 915 free fall demonstra
tions before 50 million specta
tors in 49 states and 17 foreign
countries.
Go Airborne
The Golden Knights, inciden
tally, hold tryouts for members
whenever they have openings.
First step for making the team
is to be airborne qualified. If you
are interested in joining the
Army and receiving airborne
training so that some day you
might possibly become a Golden
Knight, give us a buzz or visit
our office at 1404 Gervais St.,
Columbia. We’ll give you all of
the info you’ll need to get on
the road toward earning your
parachute wings.
Question of the Week
Is it true that once you are
in the Army you can get free
airplane trips on military air
craft?
This question is often asked
us and the answer is yes. On
a space available basis, ser
vicemen and women on leave
can get free hops on military
planes.
Facts About the Army
Did you know:
—That during the entire Kor
ean War, 25 helicopters evacua
ted 20,000 casualties? In the
first ten months of 1968, by way
of contrast, over 17,000 patients
were transported by helicopter
in Vietnam.
—That the Army now has 1.3
million enlisted men stationed
in the United States and 94 for
eign countries.
—That 1,187 USO entertainers
gave 5,599 performances to 7,-
917,628 servicemen during 1968.
Impact on Economy
Just to give you an idea of
the military impact on a com
munity, I’d like to note the 1968
statistics released by Fort Eus-
tis, Va. It’s payroll was $70,-
000,000 which went to support
training and installation opera
tions, of which $11 million was
spent directly in the local mar
ket.
Need a Speaker?
If you would like to have a
speaker address your club or
organization on Army opportun
ities, give us a buzz. We would
be delighted to talk to your
group.
For Information
For information concerning
the Army see your U. S. Army
Recruiter. Call your local Sel
ective Service Board for day
and time he is in town.
Go
Sr&fiiltbt’
BY BOB BREWSTER
Outdoor Editor,
Mtrcury Outboardt Jg
DON’T BOUNCE THE FISH
Did you ever see a
fisherman practicing
“skip-along”?
It’s a game played by
trailing a stringer of fish over
the side of a boat while the
throttle is wide open.
All kidding aside,
forgetting to pull the stringer
into the boat before moving
to another fishing spot is a
mistake made by many
fishermen. The cure for the
problem, say the fishing
authorities at Mercury
outboards, is to properly care
for fish the moment they are
taken. Fish should be placed
on ice as soon as possible, but
there are several preliminary
steps to keep in mind.
They should be drawn
immediately. The stomach
contents begin to decay soon
after a fish is taken, and
gastric juices can eat through
the wall causing tainted flesh.
Also be sure to remove all
blood along the backbone.
Next, wipe the body cavity
dry with a clean cloth oi
paper towel. Try to keep the
fish from getting wet. Water
attracts bacteria which only
speeds decay.
Always put an ice chest in
the boat and take along some
plastic bags. The bags are
perfect wrapping and will
keep cleaned fish from
contacting any water in the
ice chest. It’s better to lay
fish on top of the ice than to
bury them, and the chest
should be opened
occassionally to let in some
fresh air.
In addition to not
bouncing fish on the stringer,
this method of handling
assures you of good eating
when you get them home.
However, the most
important consideration,
advise the lads at Mercury, is
that if the woman of the
house likes to eat the fish you
catch, bringing them home in
this manner will make it
easier to get away the next
time you want to go fishing.
Your Social
Security
How much money did you
make last year? This question
is asked of every person who
applies for social security. We
don’t ask this question just to
pry, says H. M. Spiller, of the
Social Security administration.
This is information needed to
allow us to make a correct soc
ial security payment.
Mr. Spiller says that every
wage earner or self employed
person who is coming in to file
for social security should bring
his W-2 form or tax return for
last year. This way, when that
question is asked about earnings
for last year, the information
will be right at hand.
There are several area house
wives who may not be following
the law, according to H. M. Spil
ler, field representative of the
Greenwood Social Security Of
fice. He added that they may
not be aware of it, but they are
“guilty” nonetheless. Many
housewives employ part-time or
full time household help, but are
failing to report the wages for
social security purposes.
If you employ a maid, and pay
her as much as $50 cash wages
in a calendar quarter, you are
required by law to report these
wages to the Internal Revenue
Service. Mr. Spiller pointed out
that as little as $3.85 each week
anticipate future needs.
A recent Traffic and Plan
ning study on the benefits of
the state’s well-planned Inter
state System shows that when
‘he network is completed, over
93 percent of the population of
the state will be within 30 miles
of at least one of the freeways.
A sizable portion of this per
centage will be within the same
distance of two or more of the
limited access facilities.
The 30-mile distance factor,
chosen arbitrarily by T & P,
reflects only a short drive by
today’s travel standards, and
considering that the I-system is
thoroughly integrated with the
primary highway system, con
nections are provided to all cor
ners of the state.
South Carolina’s Interstate
System highways are near to
the people because they pass
close to the state’s major popu
lation centers. Only five of 42
cities in the state with more
than 5,000 population are locat
ed farther than 30 miles from
one of the highways.
Physically, the freeway routes
will span the width and breadth
of the state. Over 85 percent
of the 30,272 square miles which
make up the land area of South
Carolina will be encompassed
within the 30-mile inclusion area
of an Interstate System route.
And, as with the population
factor, a large portion of the
state’s land area will be within
the same distance of two or
more freeways.
The area of the state “most
dense” with Interstate System
highways is a near-triangular
shaped plot of land lying about
20 miles southeast of Columbia,
including parts of Richland,
Sumter and Calhoun counties,
the area is within 30 miles of
four of the state’s five inter
state freeways.
Interestingly, the freeway foc
al point is mostly swampland,
encompassing the upper part of
Lake Marion and the confluence
of the Congaree and Wateree
Rivers. Thus, it is only sparsely
populated.
County Government in South
Carolina is also a beneficiary
of the “spread out” interstate
system. Of the 46 county seats
only seven will be further than
30 miles from an Interstate
freeway. Over half of the coun
ty seats will be within 30 miles
of two freeways.
Completion of the freeway net
work, hopefully around 1975, will
further stimulate and enhance
the intra-regional exchange of
commerce and culture such as
experienced through mileage al
ready opened.
South Carolina presently has
461 miles of interstate system
freeway open to traffic and an
additional 132 miles are under
construction. The importance of
these highways to the state will
be in keeping with the traffic
needs of today and those of
the future.
amounts to $50 in a calendar
quarter and makes the employ
er responsible for reporting the
wages paid.
The Social Security Office at
219 Magnolia St., Greenwood,
phone 223-1711, has more inform
ation.
When alerted to danger the
whitetail invariably travels with
its nose in the wind.
—SPORTS AFIELD.
States freeway
system said
best in nation
When all of South Carolina’s
Interstate System freeway mile
age is totally complete and open
to traffic sometime in the mid-
1970s, the network will stand
out as one of the best planned
in the nation.
South Carolina’s 759-mile share
of the National System of Inter
state and Defense highways will
directly serve over 93 percent
of the state’s 2.5 million popu
lation, a feat few other states
will be able to boast of when
the entire 42,000 mile national
network is completed.
Since 1956 when the Federal
Aid Highway Act was signed,
authorizing construction of the
national system by the respect
ive states, South Carolina has
built and opened 61 percent of
her alloted mileage.
A glance at a South Carolina
road map clearly indicates the
interstate freeways built and
programmed for the state are
well-planned and traverse wide
and diverse areas. And because
the freeways so well augment
the 9,100 miles of primary sys
tem “arterials”, the range of
the routes is greatly increased
for the travel convenience, so
cial and economic well-being of
the entire state.
The State Highway Depart
ment’s traffic and planning sec
tion has played a major role
in planning and locating the in
terstate freeways as well as
evaluating the performance of
existing roads. Through econom
ic and traffic volume studies,
investigations of traffic trends,
“T & P” engineers are able
to “keep a finger on the pulse”
of the highway system and de
termine its assets as well as
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