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PAGE 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, August 19, 1971 $>uibrrnj 1101 Boyce Street, Newberry, South Carolina 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, South Carolina "Whatsoever Things By DONALD E. WILDMON Tour the Hot, Laud with Mr. Wildmon. Nov. i2-D«. 3. 3664. For more info, write him at Box 1568, Tupelo, Miss. 38801) POINTING FINGERS AND BOWING HEADS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 83.00 per year in advance; six months, $2.00. COUNTY AGENT CORN BLIGHT Corn blight has now been found in almost all counties in South Carolina. But so far, our com crop is in great shape. That’s because last spring farmers “held the line” and re fused to plant hardly any of the blight susceptible corn va rieties. Most of the corn crop was planted to “N” Cytoplasm corn which was known to have some resistance to the corn blight. To date, no definite cas es of blight have been diagnos ed on any of these “N” varie ties. This demonstrates the tre mendous value of planting only those recommended varieties, especially when disease is con cerned. We’re proud that our farmers followed this advice this year and now look forward to harvesting one of the best corn crops ever made in New berry County. SWEET CORN And speaking of corn, did you try any of Silver Queen or Gol den Queen Sweet corn this year? To us, they were both mighty good. If you missed getting some this year, plan now to try one or both of them next year. GOOD TOMATO CROP In spite of much wet weather, most gardens have put forth abundant yields, especially of tomatoes. In most gardens there is now a late planting of toma toes coming on. Disease and in sects are always bad in a late garden, especially in wet wea ther. For late tomatoes, a week ly spray or dusting is neces sary for disease and insect con trol. Be sure the spray or dust contains Maneb or Copper fun gicide for disease control. WATCH FOR ARMYWORMS Now is the season for fall armyworms. This time last year there were plenty of them here abouts. Clemson says we just might get by this year with out a widespread attack. But it might still pay to be alert for them. Usually someone sustains severe crop damage before we know they’re here. Fall armyworms feed mainly on grasses such as fescue, rye grass, and bermuda. Also sor ghum, corn and soybeans are sometimes attacked. FEEDER PIG SALE Saluda County agent “Bill” Riser informs us that the next Saluda Area Graded Feeder Pig Sale is set for Monday, September 13, at the Saluda County Stockyards. As in the other recent Sales, the pigs must be inspected on the farm by a representative of the State Veterinarian’s Office. Those who plan to sell pigs in this Sale must request in spection not later than Septem ber 3, 1971. Inspection may be requested through each local county agents office. RURAL WATER SYSTEMS Our luck runs true to form. Just when we set about to get folks more interested in water, we have more wet weather than we’ve ever had in recent years. But that’s the important PROTECTION FOR YOUR PROPERTY IS LIKE SUIT OF ARMOR Prote c a tra; 'oss, c '"'anc 17 A Be Sure That Your Armor Is In Good Repair. See Us! “YOUR PRIVATE BANKERS” 1418 Main Street Phone 276-1422 The air-conditioner in the church building broke down. The fan in the unit was still working, but the unit wasn’t cooling. I called the fellow who had installed the unit and he came to fix it. Checking it out he discovered that the gas had leaked from the unit causing the trouble. The unit was checked out very close in an effort to find the leak. How r - ever, no damage in the unit or the pipes could be found. So the fellow who came to repair the unit put gas into it and the unit began cooling at maximum efficiency again. Worked Good The unit worked good for about three weeks. Then one day I noticed that it wasn’t cooling. The fan was just blowing out hot air. So I called the fellow a second time and told him what had happened. He came back, checked and found that the gas had escaped again. This time he started hunting for the hole where the gas was leaking with more determination. I guess he searched for a boat iour hours for that hole. He ran a check on all the lines, dug holes in the ground searching around the pipe, even rip ped the protective covering from the pipe. But all in vain. No sign of any place where the gas was escaping. He took out a container of gas, hooked it on to the unit, and began to fill the pipes again. The unit began cooling. He knew it was a leak, but he couldn’t find it. The fellow applied the pressure to the unit. He ran the pressure to nearly twice what it should be. He was putting a terrific strain on the equip ment. Finally, with the pressure greatly increased, he found the hole! It was so tiny that even a straightpin could not fit in it. It was such a tiny hole. But it was responsible for the failurfe of the unit. It did just as much damage as a hole ten times it’s size. It just took a little longer. Any Difference A fellow once asked me if there were degrees of sin. That is, is one sin worse than another. You see, this fellow was guilty of what we commonly call a little sin. It was no major thing, and most people simply ignored it. He was,, in effect, pointing his finger at those who committed more serious sins. He was hoping, of course, to excuse his minor sin. Well, there is degree in sin. Not all sin is as great as other sin. Stealing a dime could hardly be classified as serious as killing a neighbor. So in one way of thinking the fellow who asked the question was correct. His sin wasn’t as great as that of some others. Now, back to the air-conditioner. It wasn’t the size of the hole which caused the damage. It was the hole itself. So it is with sin. It isn’t the size of the sin which separates us from our Creator. It is the sin itself. The results of a little sin and a great sin are the same. A hole is a hole and a sin is a sin. That means, of course, that those who commit little sins need forgive ness as much as those who commit great sins. So instead of pointing your finger, better bow your head.— FIVE STAR thing about water. Too much today and too little tomorrow just won’t do. Especially on the farm, we must have a depend able safe supply every day in the year. An that’s why we should plan ahead and do those things now that will insure plen ty of water for the future. Also that’s why every rural resident ought to support the effort now being made to bring a rural water system to most of New berry County. DON’T GO NEAR THE WATER!—Duke Power Company has warned that a four- mile section of the Keowee River directly behind the Lake Keowee Dam may be dan gerous for boaters. With the Keowee Hy droelectric Station operating at maximum output, more than nine million gallons of water per minute rush through the power house, causing swift and treacherous cur rents downstream. The company has urged boaters to avoid that part of the river ex tending from the Keowee Dam to below Holder’s Landing. Signs warning of the potential danger have been erected at 300- yard intervals along the affected area.