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PAGE 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, June 17, 1971 Npuibrrnj 1101 Boyce Street, Newberry, South Carolina 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, South Carolina SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $3.00 per year in advance; six months, $2.00. COUNTY AGENT SMALL GRAIN HARVEST: The best small grain crop in recent years is now being har vested by Newberry County farmers. So far, barley is the main small grain crop being, harvested. Our farmers are re porting Excellent yields of bar ley. John Martin of the Trinity Community has Keowee Bar ley that is yielding slightly over 100 bushels per acre. A new awnless variety of barley on the Martin Farm is yielding al most as well. Some lodging is making for slow combining on many farms. To prevent lodging, watch Ni trogen use next year. When to tal Nitrogen exceeds eighty lbs. per acre, lodging is likely to result on oats and barley. CONTROL INSECTS: Much of our small grain crop will he stored on farms for use as livestock feed later in the year. Insect damage can be costly to this stored feed sup ply. Treat grain as it is being put into storage with Malathion. This treatment is less expen sive and more practical than fumigation after insect damage occurs. WHEAT GOOD LIVESTOCK FEED Instead of selling their Wheat at harvest time, many New berry farmers should consider using their wheat as livestock feed. It’s equal to corn in feed value and is actually higher in protein than corn. A number of Newberry farm ers have found that 300 to 400 pounds of Wheat can be used per ton of livestock feed with good results. CORN BLIGHT: We’ve had a number of re ports of suspected Corn Blight but so far all have checked out negative. In fact no corn blight has yet been found in any of our surrounding or nearby states. In Florida, Tennessee, Illinois an! a few other locations, it has been found only on volun teer corn or corn from suscep tible seed. It has not been found on any corn produced from Nor mal or resistant Cytoplasm Seed. Unseasonably cool tempera tures have affected corn in many areas, including New berry County. So far, all of our “blight scares” have turned out to be weather-related pro blems. Continue to call us if your corn looks unusual. FORAGES IN YOUR FUTURE: The July 14-15 “Forages in Your Future” program at Clem- son has been lined up with three of the top men in their field as headline speakers. This is the “family outing” where wives and children will be welcome. Rooms will be available in an air-conditioned high-rise dormitory on the Clem- son Campus, or in commercial facilities. Dairy and cattle producers in Newberry County are urged to make plans now to attend. Heading the speaker list will be: Dr. M. W. Wise, professor and head of the Animal Science Department at Virginia Poly technic Institute and State Uni versity; Dr. C. R. Rogers of Wooster, Ohio, agricultural con sultant; and M. E. McCul lough, professor and head of the Animal Science Department, Georgia Station, Experiment, Georgia. Dr. Wise has taught courses in Animal Husbandry, Experi mental Animal Physiology, and Beef Cattle Management. Ex tensive research has included work on all-concentrate diets for ruminants and use of pastures in beef fattening programs. He will talk on, “The Future of Forages in Livestock Opera tions,” and “The Use of Fo rages in Beef Cattle Produc tion Systems.” McCullough is widely known as a speaker and author, with research efforts and contribu tions in the area of forage— primarily silage—utilization by ruminants. He developed the concept of “Optimum Ra tions,” generally adapted in the Eastern U.S., and is author of, “Optimum Feeding of Dairy Cattle.” Professor McCullough’s talks will be on, “Controlling Silage Quality,” and “Heavy Silage Feeding Programs Need Care ful Management.” Dr. Rogers, termed “an ex pert on judging samples, will talk on “What is a Good Silage Sample?” There will also be Clemson speakers on the program, and a tour of forage plots at the Simpson Experiment Station. Included is a look at the lates in hay harvesting equipment and techniques. One split session is planned for dairymen and cattle men, when cattlemen will hear a pa nel discussion by four S.C. pro ducers on “How I manage and Utilize Forages in My Beef Cattle Operation.” Taking part will be Ralph Bell, Jr., Dan Warner, Paul Ownings, and Ben Oswald. One of the highlights will be an evening family barbecue combined with an educational program, swimming, tours, and other special recreation. Mark the calendars now. July 14 and 15. And it will be on a reservation basis. Humble station display flags Humble Oil & Refining Com pany this week began a perma nent observance of flag week at some 100 service stations from the Virginia border down to Tampa. At stations along Interstate 85 from Henderson, North Caro lina, to Atlanta and down Inter state 75 from Atlanta to Tampa, “Old Glory” flies with the state flag and a company standard on the center safety island at the American flag is mounted on a 22-foot pole with three-by-five- feet flags along side on 18-foot permanent poles. A company spokesman said reception of the idea by mana gers along the 890-mile route has been good. Paving set for Award of $523,525.88 contract for paving secondary road S-56 in Newberry County was an nounced today by the State Highway Department. Satterfield Construction Co. Inc. of Greenwood was awarded the contract, on the basis of the firm’s low bid, according to Chief Highway Commissioner Silas N. Pearman. Five bids, ranging as high as $627,254.87, were entered. Work is expected to begin within a month and to take approximately 200 working days. Highway Department of ficials usually anticipate about 20 working days a month under good conditions. The project includes the grad ing and bituminous surfacing of 9.311 miles on Road S-56 from S.C. Route 121 (By-Pass) to near Road S-64. Contractor’s bids on the pro ject were opened Feb. 16 and approved by the Highway Com mission on Feb. 18. City Building Permits Total value of city building permits for the past two weeks was $87,235. They are as follows: Eva Lou Gore, 920 Cline St., repairs; Robert Renwick, 2103 Mower St., repairs; Thelma McMeekin, 1348 Wilson Rd., re pairs; Phil Bowler, 1322 Glenn St., erect building; John H. Far row, 702 Caldwell St., addition; Velma Swindler, 2565 Henry Ave., repairs; J. H. Clary, 1101 Fair St., repairs; James E. Nichols, 2301 Henry Ave., repairs; Leavell’s Radio and T.V., 1413 Main St., repairs; Margaret K. Thomas, 1401 Pop lar St., repairs; Billy G. Ber- ley, 1529 Magnolia St., erect building; Bob DeWalt, Glenn St., repairs; Brady Boyd, 828 Bedenbaugh St., repairs; Mat- tie Brown, 1603 Vincent St., re pairs; Stanley Smith and Sons, By-Pass 76, erect restaurant; Mozelle Davis, 830 Bedenbaugh St., erect building; Denny Col lins, 2124 Harrington St., erect dwelling; Eugene Longshore, 819 Wise St., repairs; Ross Ses- soms, 2545 Henry Ave., repairs; J. G. Shealy, 23 Glenn St., re pairs; W. F. Fulmer, 1409 Pop lar St., repairs; Walter Sims, 609 South St., repairs; Ebbie Berley, 1515 Harrington St., re pairs. Potted plants need attention Indoor plants are an attrac tive addition to any home set ting—but not if they’re sickly looking and have yellow foliage. Potted plants showing a lack of vigor or a decline in growth accompanied by a yellowing of leaves may be suffering from a lack of growing room, com monly referred to as being “pot bound” says Emory Jones, as sistant extension horticulturist at Clemson University. Severe cases of root crowd ing in potted plants may re sult in roots being pushed up to the top of the container. Drainage holes in container bot toms may become plugged with roots as the plant needs and seeks more area for root de velopment. Small plants can be checked for adequate growing room by inverting the plant and strik ing the edge of the pot on a counter top or other solid ob ject. Carefully slip the plant and root ball out for examina tion. If roots have matted a- round and completely encircled the ball of soil on the outer edges, it’s time to replant into a larger pot, the horticulturist says. The new pot should be filled with a mixture of 1-3 soil, 1-3 sand and 1-3 peat moss or other organic matter. Place a one- to-two-inch layer of gravel or coarse sand in the bottom of We Don! Write It! You'll never get that answer to an insurance problem from our office. We handle all risks in order to save our customers time, trouble and energy. You'll enjoy doing business with an independent agency, more so if it's ours. Try it! ‘YOUR PRIVATE BANKERS’ 1418 Main Street Phone 276-1422 the container and make sure the new pot has drainage open ings in the bottom. Set the plant slightly below the former soil line to cover any roots which may have de veloped near the surface. Wa ter thoroughly, and the plant should respond to its improv ed and expanded environment. Hold tests for technicians Tests will be held at 8:45 A.M., June 29, at Keenan High School, for admission to Colum bia Hospital’s school for surgi cal technicians, to begin in September. The one year course, open to high school graduates, prepares the technician to assist the sur geon in the operating room, emergency and maternity units. Administered by the Columbia Public Schools, the program is sponsored by the Vocational Education Division of the South Carolina Department of educa tion. Additional information about the surgical technician school can be obtained by calling Mrs. Eleanor Hartley at Columbia Hospital. YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY “Inquire before you retire” is a slogan with a very im portant message, for people 61 years old or older, said Mr. J. C. Bagwell, District Mana ger of the Greenw'ood Social Security Office. He emphasized this slogan with two examples: “Last week a couple came to our office to get their social security check started. Both quit their job the day before. Neither knew how much their retirement check would be. Records of their age were with relatives in another state. This means their first check will be delayed. Even though they quit their job they still don’t know how much mo ney is coming from social se curity.” The phone rang as the first couple was leaving the office. The lady on the other end of the line was calling to apply for her social security benefits the modern easy way—by phone. She planned to retire in Sep tember. She had called in May to find out how much her bene fit would be and what evidence would be needed to prove her age. She had her proofs now, knew how much her social se curity check would be and was ready to apply. Her check will be received on time. Mr. Bagwell continued, “We would like for everyone to call us at least 5 months before they plan to retire. This per mits us to tell them what proofs are needed and how much their check will be. Last but not least, their first check will be on time”. The modern way to inquire before you retire is by phone. Fishermen —natch your smokes!