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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Dec. 18, 1969 — PAGE 5 Attending the 48th National 4-H Congress in Chicago is a reward for excellence. 4-H winners also have the op portunity to meet and make many new friends. Shown, from left to right, are: M. B. Turner, Vice President and General Manager, Amchem Products, and Orion Samuel- son, WGN, Chicago, presenting the National Field Science Crops Award to Ulysses Wilson Jr., Silverstreet, South Carolina. Field Crop Science Awards are sponsored by Amchem Products, Inc. 1-26 paving being done by electronics That relatively rough new pavement on Interstate High way 26 north of Columbia isn’t the finished job, but merely the very first step in a substantial paving project using a new con struction method. The South Carolina Highway Department says only the first part of the first layer of paving has so far been placed on the 12 miles of 1-26 between U. S. Highway 176 and the Newberry County line. The project is the first in the state to use the electronic sen sor method and a continuous string line to obtain the desired pavement level. Sloan Construction Company, low bidder on the $786,430 pro ject, started September 30 on the first “lift”, or layer, essen tially a leveling of sand asphalt materials. The first part of this layer was completed November 18, and Sloan began about a week ago putting down more level ing materials to complete the layer. -N0TICE- The Newberry County Court House will be closed December 24,25, 26 and 27,1969 for the Christmas Holidays and on January 1,1970 for New Year Holiday Work will proceed, as temp eratures permit, on the west bound lanes, then on the east- bound lanes, the same sched uling that was followed earlier. One travel lane will be open at all times on the roadway be ing paved. The temperature must be at least 40 degrees in the shade to permit the work. Even with this limitation on the number of working days, it is hoped to get at least the leveling course done before Christmas. Later, probably not until the spring, two other lifts of as phaltic concrete surfacing will be put down at separate times and the job will be finished— a smooth, safe road surface to last for many years. 1-26 was built in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s and it was anti cipated that additional paving surface would be added at some time in the future after normal settling had occurred. The additional paving will take out the dips that were not iceable in places. Additional paving contracts will extend the work northward from this first contract. Already sealer has been applied to many miles of roadway, as a prelim inary to this later paving work. The fact that safety center lines were painted on the first level created the impression among many motorists that the final surface was in place. But this relatively rough pavement was merely the first step in the overall project. Center lines will be painted at each separate step. When all three “lifts” are down, besides the center line striping, there will be edge lines to show where the shoulder be gins. In preparation for the elect ronic sensor paving work, high way department crews spent several weeks running a “pro file” along the 12 miles of high way. The results were wooden stakes at 25-foot intervals. They in turn were used to set brack ets for the string line to be run along the road at the proper elevation. The asphalt finishing mach ine is equipped with an elect ronic sensor that automatically controls the placing of the mat erial from either the left side or right side of the machine, and in addition, that for the cross slope. Essentially, the machine “reads” the grade on the string line and puts down more or less material, depending on the need If there is a high place, it puts down less, or none at all; in low places, it puts down enough to bring the height of the pave ment up to level. The second layer also will be placed with use of the sensor device. Some of the quantities of mat erials being used are: 24,082 tons of stabilizing earth base course (asphalt); 79,483 gallons of asphalt for prime; 53,063 tons of asphaltic concrete sur face course, and 537,017 square yards of bituminous surfacing. A big part of the contractor’s responsibility has been in sched uling his work so that heavily traveled 1-26 would be open to traffic at all times. And, of course, keeping vehicles off the pavement that had just been laid. Extensive use has been made of safety signs. YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Many senior citizens in New berry County will have a se cond chance to enroll in Med icare’s Supplementary Medical Insurance. The enrollment per iod will last from January 1 through March 31, 1970. This second chance is for those who did not timely sign up for Medicare or who origin ally did not want the doctors’ bill insurance. Only people 65 after September 1966 have this second chance. Persons who enroll during this period will not have Supplemen tary Medical Insurance until July 1, 1970. The regular prem ium is $4 a month. This amount is increased 10 percent for each 12 months that pass from the end of the first opportunity to en roll to March 31, 1970. To sign up for the doctor’s bill insurance, contact the Soc ial Security District Office at 219 Magnolia Avenue in Green wood. Office hours are from 8:45 A. M. until 5:00 P. M., Monday through Friday. Each Saturday the office is open from 9:00 A. M. until 12:00 noon. The telephone number is 223-1711. NOTICE OF DELINQUENT TAX SALES STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEWBERRY To whom these presents may concern: By authority of the tax laws of South Carolina and the var ious tax executions issued to me by the Treasurer of New berry County, the following pro perties, listed below, have been seized and taken possession of and are hereby advertised to be sold for delinquent taxes plus charges therefor, on January 5th, 1970 (Monday) before the Newberry Court House Door, within the usual hours of pub lic sales. Terms, Cash. All properties advertised will be sold as the property assess ed to and levied upon in the names of persons hereinafter listed. After sales, a receipt will be given the purchaser but no title will be issued until after twelve months, if property is not re deemed. 1 Lot, 1 Building, Tax Dis trict No. 1 Assessed in the name of B. F. Neely Est. 14 Acres, Tax District No. 2, Assessed in the name of Mamie Hawkins. 1 Lot, 1 Building, Tax District No. 4 Assessed in the name of Dewey Aughtry, Jr. Est. 1 Lot, 1 Building, Tax Dis trict No. 4 Assessed in the name of Otis Marion Simmons Est. 5 Lots, 1 Building, Tax Dis trict No. 4 assessed in the name of H. B. Steele Est. 1 Lot, 1 Building, Tax Dis trict No. 7, Assessed in the name of Geneva Graham. GEORGE W. SUMMER Delinquent Tax Collector for Newberry County December 13, 1969 35-3TC In Observance of CHRISTMAS THE CITY OF NEWBERRY Office will close Wednesday, December 24th at 12:00 P.M. and reopen 4 Monday, December 29th at 8:30 A.M. The offices will also be closed January 1,1970 for New Year In case of emergency, please call 276-0311 vv Say Merry Christmas... With GIFTS From Chapman-" , * Co. - HARDWARE - 1319 Main Street G. E. Hair Dryers Waring Blenders G. E. Mixers Corning Ware Mirro Aluminumware Club Aluminumware G. E. 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