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A The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C, Thursday, December 7,1972-PAGE 3 EAGLE SCOUTER—Martin Armfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. F. Armfield, Jr., received his Scouting Eagle Award at the regular meeting of the Newberry Lions Gub Tuesday night at the Community Hall. Mrs. Armfield pins the medal on her son as Mr. Armfield, right, and Scoutmaster G. Carter Abrams, left, witness the presentation. Martin is a member of Troop 66 which is sponsored by the Lions Club. (Sunphoto by Herschel Kemper) burned immediately in order to help prevent the spreading of disease and insects. VASCAR units being installed in patrol cars The South Carolina Highway Department is now in the pro cess of receiving delivery on its newest type of speed de tection equipment. After deli very is completed, patrol offi cers and technicians will be trained in the operation and use of the equipment according to C. W. Dorman, the Depart ment’s traffic safety coordina tor. “We have had delivery on 22 of the 50 ‘VASCAR’ units ordered and are currently tak ing care of the multitude of details involved in the proper use of any new equipment of this type,” said Traffic Safety Coordinator C. W. Dorman. “Naturally the patrolmen who will be using them must receive special instruction as well as the personnel who will be main taining the units in good ope rating condition for the Depart ment,” he said. VASCAR II, is the name of the electronic devices which can clock the speed of a ve hicle coming toward, going a- way or coming from either side of the car in which the unit is installed. It is being brought into the state as a fe derally funded project of the Department’s Traffic Safety program. VASCAR is mounted perma nently in a traffic law enforce ment vehicle. It utilizes five basic ways to clock speeders accurately and fairly. It is sim ple and effective whether the officer is following or meeting a suspected speeder. It is equal ly accurate when a speeder is following the officer or meeting him at an intersection from either direction. The law en forcement vehicle can be in motion or stopped beside the road. The device performs its job either way. Mr. Dorman said that South Carolinians could expect these units to be in operation on the state’s highways within the next few weeks. Lumpkin named to Federal Reserve Bank John H. Lumpkin, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of South Carolina Na tional Bank here has been elect ed to a three-year term as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Lumpkin will succeed Hugh A. Curry, president of the Kana wha Valley Bank of Charleston, West Virginia. The son of a missionary, Lumpkin was born in Fairbanks Alaska, but has resided in Co lumbia most of his life. He re ceived his B.A. degree from the University of South Carolina and his LL.B degree from Har vard Law School. Lumpkin began his career with the law firm of White and Case in New York. From 1946 to 1964, he was partner in the law firm of Boyd, Bruton and Lumpkin in Columbai. He join ed SCN in 1964 as Senior Exe cutive Vice President, was named president in 1965 and elected chairman and chief exe cutive officer in 1970. Lumpkin is a director of the Columbia, Newberry and Lau rens Railroad Company, Sea board Industires, Liberty Life Insurance Company, South Car olina Electric and Gas Com pany, South Carolina Insurance Company and Family Finance Company among others. - He is a past president of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Colum bia Chamber of Commerce, and the Columbia Kiwanis Club. He is presently serving on the Gov ernor’s Commission op Human Affairs. COUNTY AGENT PRUNING As the years go by, the ap pearance of the landscape plant ings probably depend more on pruning than any other main- , tenance operation. Many home gardeners shudder at the thought of pruning because they have the idea that it is a highly technical skill. But actually it is very simple if you will only take time to observe the growth habits and flowering habits of the different plants in your landscape. These two factors are your basic guides in prun ing and govern when to prune, how to prune, etc. WHEN TO PRUNE There are right and wrong times to prune but the answer to this question will of neces sity be in general nature rather than specific. Plants that bloom early in the spring on last sea son’s growth or on short new growth arising from last years wood should not be pruned un til just after the blooming pe riod. Plants that bloom in the summer or late in the season should be prunned during the dormant season after danger of hard freezes is past. As a general rule, plants should not be pruned in late summer because this would stimulate new sappy growth subject to being killed back by early freezes. Of course, there are some plants that require pruning throughout the growing season, such as hedge plants, in order to maintain desired shape. HOW TO PRUNE The growth habits of plants largely determine how to prune and how much is required to satisfy the purposes of pruning. Usually rapid growing plants require severe pruning; me dium growing plants require a moderate amount of pruning; slow growing plants require very little pruning. In removing a branch, al ways make your cuts flush to the trunk or stem which it aris es. In cutting back branches, always cut back to as near a point of growth (abud or a branch) as possible without in jury to it and make the cut paralled to the direction of its growth. Cuts made in the above described manners will heal more quickly. Never leave a stub because it will usually die back to nearest growing point. You can usually control the shape of plants by carefully se lecting the bud or branch where the cut is to be made in cutting back a branch or limb. If you want a plant to grow more openly or branch out laterally, always make your cut to a bud or branch facing in direction away from the center of the plant. If you want a plant to grow narrower more compact, and taller, always make your cuts to a branch facing toward the center of the plant. Always use sharp pruning tools and make the cuts smooth and clean. Such cuts heal queik- ly. Dull tools bruise and tear the bark and cambium layer providing a favorable entrance for insects and disease. All wood removed in prun ing should be gathered up and S' >&£ ^ f rvnLZf 1330 COLLEGE ST NEWBERRY. S C. 29108 AS THE CAT SAID WHEN THE TRAIN RAN OVER HIS TAIL - "It won’t be long now!” No, it won't be long now until we pay another quarterly divi dend. When this is paid, we will have paid to our customers divi dends amounting to $1,725,000.00 during this year. Newberry Federal has shown more growth this year than in any year since its organization. Get ready now to start a savings account with us before the beginning of the New Year. Do business with Newberry's oldest and largest savings institution. Where you save does make a difference. |S AVI | EQUAL HOUSING LENDER fGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF NEWBERRY. S. C DIRECTORS John F. Clarkson W. C. Huffman P. M. DeLoache, Saluda, S. C. J. K. Willingham E. B. Purcell A. E. Morehead Robert W. Owen, Batesburg, S. C.