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Barrel Racing Is
A Glamour Event
Girls barrel .racing combines
two popular ingredients —
pretty girls dressed in beautiful
Western costumes and fast
action.
In this event, the basic
purpose is to run a highly
trained Quarter Horse around
three barrels in a clover-leaf
pattern in as short a time as
possible.
The event is strictly for
cowgirls and is a championship
event in the International
Rodeo Association. Each year,
the cowgirl winning the most
money in competition in IRA
sanctioned rodeos is named the
IRA barrel racing champion.
This event, featuring cow
girls who are tops in this event,
will be one of the events at the
Enrollment At
Berry Still High
MOUNT BERRY-More stu
dents are presently enrolled at
Berry College than ever before
in any spring quarter. The total
is 1,442-about 22 percent
more than in the 1974 spring
quarter.
Os the total, 125 are gradu
ate students, 69 percent more
than last spring, while the
undergraduate total is 1,317 or
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IRA professional rodeo slated
. May 2-3 at the new rodeo
grounds, situated behind the
Summerville Recreation
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Club.
In this event, the cowgirl’s
time begins when she crosses a
starting line in the arena. She
makes the run around three
upright barrels and back to the
starting line where the clocks
stop. If she should knock the
barrel to the ground, a penalty
is added to her time.
Barrel racing is a fast paced
action event with the glamour
thrown in to make it one of
professional rodeo’s most
popular events.
19 percent higher.
The spring quarter figures
released by G. D. Wilson, Berry
College registrar, also show 828
women and 614 men enrolled,
and there are 872 students
living in residence halls, while
570 are commuters. The on
campus residents increased
27% and commuting students
gained 15% over a year ago.
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Having an advantage over heavier barrel
racers, 70-pound Debra Kay Robinson
won the 1973 world championship in
Attention Shorter Alumni
Shorter College Alumni are
making plans for their big
weekend gathering on April 18,
and plan to end their festivities
with a church service in
Brookes Chapel on Sunday
From U.S. Congress
^/ry McDonald
CONGRESSIONAL RECESS???
Recess in school, or recess from a meeting
usually means a “time out.’’ During the Easter
Recess just completed by the Congress our time
has been anything but a "time out.”
The recess officially commenced after the Tax
Rebate vote taken late Wednesday night, March
28. After an inspection trip to the west coast to
see the B-l bomber with the Armed Services
Committee I returned to the district on Sunday
night. March 30.
Interestingly, a lot of people have asked me what
a congressman does on a recess. Since so many
expressed interest in the subject I thought it
would be good to look back over the week and
give you an insight into what a really full-time
job your congressman has.
Monday morning my staff and I started out on a
week that was anything but a "recess.” Our ef
forts took us into all ten counties in the district.
In addition, our days started by 7:30 in the morn
ing and most were not completed until late at
night. There was one exception.
The week’s activities took me from a Childrens
Home in Smyrna to a press conference in Ross
ville. I walked and talked with students and fac
ulty of a vocational technical school, looked over
hospital facilities and visited with doctors and
nurses about their profession. We toured manu
facturing plants that provide jobs and payrolls
for the people of our district and met with city
and county officials as well as chambers of
commerce that promote more business in the
free enterprise system.
My staff determined that the recess produced
over 50 meetings with individuals and organiza
tions. We estimate that I had the pleasure of
seeing over 3,000 people in the district. In addi
tion. I met with members of the news media on 7
different occasions Also, during that time the
staff was working with a large number of people
on problems involving the federal bureauracy.
People wanted to talk about high prices, loss of
jobs, the Viet Nam problem and looking forward
to better times. I told them, as I have said be
fore, there is no recession in the Federal Govern
ment. No massive layoffs-or cut backs. The
Federal Government is alive and growing bigger
every day And as it grows it takes more and
more of your tax dollars and your individual
freedoms away from you.
All in all the past week was one of the most en
joyable, busy and interesting weeks I have spent
being your congressman. It was even my plea
sure to celebrate the 40th anniversary of my
birth with my family and parents during the
night of April first—that was the one exception I
mentioned earlier-no fooling'
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barrel racing at the age of 12, winning a
total of $ 12,047.
morning.
Mrs. Martha Kennedy, chair
man of the Alumni Weekend
Committee, has predicted that
the three-day meeting will find
an overflow crowd of alumni
and students.
A full slate of activities has
been organized to fill the three
days. It will begin with registra
tion in Society Hall at 4
o’clock in the afternoon on
Friday, and will be followed by
an all-college picnic at 6 p.m.
Saturday will see an alumni
breakfast and lunch, to be fol
lowed by an afternoon bar
becue hosted by Joe Adams of
Rome. To off-set all the food,
there will be several physical
activities such as the prelim
inaries in the new alumni vs.
student tennis tournament and
then the tournament itself.
Sunday morning services
will be conducted by the Rev.
David McGowan, ’6l, who was
Alumnus of the Year two years
ago and is presently in charge
of the Georgia Baptist Chil
dren’s Home at Palmetto.
Shorter alumni who want to
attend should contact the
Alumni Office soon, if they
have not already done so.
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Farm Market Survey
ATLANTA — Southeastern
farmers received higher prices
for their livestock, broilers and
heavy hens during the week
ended April 11, but lower
prices for grains and cotton,
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing
Service reports.
Hog producers received
sharply higher prices with gains
of $1 to $1.25 noted at Geor
gia-Florida-Alabama packing
plants. The feeder cattle situa
tion continued to improve al
though buyers were not as
aggressive as a week earlier.
Feeder classes were generally
steady to $ I higher.
Preliminary broiler-fryer
prices reversed the downward
trend of a week earlier and
gained over 1 cent a pound.
Heavy hen prices reflected an
increase and the light type
market was mostly steady to
slightly improved. However,
egg prices dropped 4 to 8 cents
a dozen.
The southeastern grain
market continued downward.
Soybean prices were 2 to 5
cents a bushel lower than a
week earlier and corn prices
slid 6 to 10 cents. There was
very light farm to market sell
ing.
Spot cotton market trading
slackened and prices were frac
t i o na 11 y lower.
PEANUTS-The south
eastern shelled peanut market
was firm to slightly stronger
during the week ended April
10. Demand was fair to good
and trading was generally light.
Sales and quotations for
prompt through June delivery
were: Runner No. 1, Mill Run,
29 to 29'4 cents; U.S. Splits,
2514 to 2616 cents; Spanish No.
1, 31 to 31’4 cents; and
Virginia Mediums, 3514 to 36
cents; and Virginia Cleaned
Fancy, 3414 to 35 cents.
COTTON-Trading slack
ened in southern cotton
markets during the week ended
April 10 and sppt cotton prices
fluctuated within a narrow
range. Merchants were not
actively seeking cotton and
farmer offerings decreased in
volume as prices for grade 41
staple 34 were under 40 cents
per pound in most markets.
Domestic mill demand im
proved slightly during the
week. Purchases remained
limited in volume and were
mainly for nearby delivery.
However, some forward cotton
was bought. The export market
was sluggish.
Quotations for grade 41
(strict low middling) staple 34
cotton in the 10 designated
spot markets averaged 39.39
cents per pound on April 10.
This compares with 39.86
cents a week earlier and 62.47
cents a year ago. Individual
southern market quotations
compared with a v/esk earlier
(second figure) and i year ago
(third figure) wen. Augusta
The Summerville News, Thurs., April 17, 1975
41.75, 42.25, .1 id 65.30;
Greenville 40.25, 40.75, and
63.00; Greenwood 39.50,
40.25, and 65.55; Memphis
39.25, 39.75, and 65.30; and
Montgomery 40.25, 40.75, and
64.80.
FRUITS AND VEGE
TAB LES-Prices continued
mixed for southeastern fruits
and vegetables for the week
ending April 10. Shipments of
Florida cucumbers, okra,
radishes and peppers increased
while most other items were
unchanged to lower.
Prices were higher for
Florida Dade section green
tomatoes at $7 to $8 a
30-pound carton of extra large
to large, okra $6.15 a 5/9-
bushel crate of small to
medium, cabbage $2.50 to $3 a
50-pound carton and pole
beans brought $6.15 a bushel
hamper.
Prices were unchanged for
Florida yellow corn at $3.50 a
crate of 4'4 dozen ears. Celery
brought $2.75 a crate of 24 to
30 stalks, oranges $2.50 to
$2.65 a 125 count carton of
interior valencias, red interior
grapefruit $3.50 a carton of 23
or 48 count, round red pota
toes $2.50 a 50-pound sack of
U.S. No. 1 size A and bell
peppers $4.50 to $5 a bushel
carton of extra large.
Prices were lower for Flor
ida topped carrots at $4.50 a
bag, topped red radishes $1.35
a carton and Plant City straw
berries $3.50 to $4.50 a
12-pint flat.
North Carolina U.S. No. 1
sweet potatoes sold at $7 to
$8.25 a 50-pound crate or
carton. Appalachian District
red delicious apples brought
$8.50 to $9 a carton.
GRAIN-Cash grain prices
closed moderately lower for
the week ended April 10. Soy
beans were mostly 2 to 5 cents
under a week earlier and corn
was mostly 6 to 10 cents
lower. During the week, the
cash grain market moved aim
lessly with no definite direc
tion and very light farm to
market selling.
Domestic usage of both
corn and soybeans was light to
moderate. Export traders met
stiff competition in world
markets as Brazil began selling
bumper soybean and corn
crops.
Bids to corn producers at
southeast Virginia points
closed at $2.90 to $3.08; Rich
mond $2.95 tq $3.25; and
Wilson, N.C. $2.86. South
Carolina points ranged $2.84
to $3.08. Prices at Louisville
and Ohio Valley points were
10 to 16 cents lower at $2.75*4
to $2.88 and $2.70 to $2.80
respectively. Alabama trucklot
prices closed 1214 cents lower
at $3.0214 to $3.0514; Georgia
multi-carlot and truck offerings
were 1214 cents lower at
I $3.01'4 to $3.0214. Terminal
prices at Memphis were 114 to
614 cents lower at $2.9814 to
$3.1014 and Norfolk $3.05 to
$3.11.
POULTRY-The south
-eastern broiler-fryer market
developed a firm undertone
early in the week ended April
11. Negotiations for business
the week of April 14 were at
higher prices, but overall trad
ing was slow in developing.
Live supplies were mostly fully
adequate. Weights tended to in
crease and ranged from desir
able to occasionally heavy.
Preliminary weighted aver
age F. 0.8. dock equivalent
prices in Alabama for delivery
the week of April 14 were
39.33 cents per pound for U.S.
Grade A and 38.60 cents for
plant grade.
The market undertone was
firm on heavy hens as offerings
were often insufficient to
Satisfy limited trade needs.
‘Light hens held mostly steady
ko slightly improved as supplies
‘became less readily available.
Buying interest was primarily
for running time rather than
ready-to-cook needs. Prices
paid at farm for heavy type
ranged 17 to 22 cents per
pound and light type 3 to 4
cents.
EGGS-Egg market condi
tions were basically steady at
the close of the week ending
April 11. Demand was good
under the influence of exten
sive feature activity. Supplies
of extra large and large were
ample and mediums adequate.
Extra large ranged 53 to 58
cents per dozen, large 51 to 56
cents and medium 49 to 53
cents.
CATTLE-Feeder cattle
prices advanced during the
week ended April 11. However,
buyers were not as aggressive as
during the previous week.
Feeder cattle marketings
totaled 30,900 head and ac
counted for 61 per cent of the
total receipts. This compares
with 27,300 and 60 per cent a
week earlier and 32,900 and 84
per cent a year ago.
. Compared with the previous
week, feeder classes were
steady to $1 higher. Florida
was up as much as $2 on
calves, while Alabama was off
$1 on steer calves and South
Carolina off $1 on heifer
Choice 200- to 500-pound
heifers $lB to $26, with Flor
ida to S2B on 200 to 300
pounds; 500 to 600 pounds
$lB to $24.50.
HOGS Barrows and gilts at
Georgia-Florida-Alabama pack
ing plants closed the week
ended April 11, $1 to $1.25
higher. On Friday, April 11, U.
S. 1 and 2, 195 to 230 pound
barrows and gilts brought
$40.75 to s4l and U. S. 2 and
3, 195 to 240 pounds S4O to
$40.50.
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