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* Thursday, April 29, 1948. THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Page Three ■BppogonoomippgpaoonBoogaM Gray Funeral Home Clinton, S. C. FUNERAL DIRECTOKS ..jund... EMBALMERS AMBULANCE SERVICE Phones 41 and S9»-J L. RUSSELL GRAY and V. PARKS ADAIR, Gen. Mars. Farmers Anticipate Bumper Crops If Lady Luck Smiles Interesting Closing Program Announced At Bell Street School Laurens To Secure Full Time SecYetacy [For Chamber Commerce The size of the budget and the me thod to be followed in obtaining new rrjembers and increased dues was left to the disci*ePbn of the steering committee which is to report back on fwhich will be ladies 1 -nigh* its aecopVplishments. During the course of the evening, it was decided to dispense with Sup per meetings after the May meeting l Closing exercises at Bell Street Says ThelLaurens Advertiser: (By Roger Babson) school begarf last night with-a mys- tery comedy, “The Green Light,” Eureka, Kans., April 23. — Amer-‘ by the dramatic club, j ican farmers last year grossed some' Friday afternoon^from 3 to 6 p.m. • thirty billion dollars—the peak in a the program will be continued with | series , of phenomenally prosperous 1 Ma y Da y activities. ; years. Will their good luck hold out Monday, May 10, at 8 p.m., the i in. 1948? (Sixth and seventh grades will pre sent “Creeping Shadows”; 4 Friday, This year’s toboggan in farm pric es, which later managed a good re- the 14th, the primary department A' t rnHfd meeting- of the-LaTF^ rens Chamberpot Commerce held or j last Thursday nignt^a motion was almost unanimously addptt^d in fav- of employing a paid secretary and a second motion created a steering committee to map a program for^ funds and direct a canvas. The steering committee is to be composed of W. R. McCuen, Jr., W. H. Harley, Gilbert Roberson, Alison Lee, W. T. Bolt, L. H. Taylor and L. C. Barksdale, the present secre- BENJAMIN & SONS PLUMBING ; ...and... HEATING SERVICE Telephone 117 WE ARE HUNTING TROUBLE covery, tailed to uproot the conti-P resent “Cinderella in Floner- <HHMllMWUUUWMWMm»W^jdence of farmers in the soundness ot[ „ lhe tourth and „„„ ^ g current economic conditions in this, ^ .. . ® . .. . . ^ . 11 country. They are setting set to! "j 11 ., P, r , escn * Streamlined Cinder- tary who^ervet on a part-time has g reap another golden harvest, if tl>«iri«“».l-M»T. »l. Uy ««t.Ui ond ninth This « the Mino comm,tM^ op- March planting intentions mav be! grades wiU give the P r °g ram . “Great taken as a criterion. Accordmg and ° n th ® 24th “The Sun- the official government report farm- shme K Twin , s ^ wdl fK be P^sented by ers expect to plant a larger total me ^ mb « rs ^« 10tbgrad !- n . 1 On Sunday, May 23, at 3:30 in the acreage of piincipal crops this year than in gny of the past three seasons. What will be the final results of these good intentions, I do not pro fess to know. Much depends upon climatic conditions in the weeks to come. They haive been generally favorable thus far, although the aftei-noon, the* annual sermon will be preached by Dr. J. E. Briggs, pro- at Benedict college, Columbia. The week’s program will be con cluded on the evening of May 26! with a farce in-three acts, “Too Many || t i mnW yy.»iiMiiiiiiiiMMlf¥lt8ettMe«|South has had a little too much rain.j^j^’ 65 ’ by members of the Uth — Since about as many persons were |K pointed at the March meeting to make a survey of towns the size of Laurens already employing full-time secretaries. Plans outlined at the meeting, which had to be tentative for tech nical reasons, call for an increase in! fessor of • education and philosophy the membership of the body and an increase in the dues from S16 to $25 a year. \ Dr. Felder Smith Optometrist Laurens^S. C. 126 EAST MAIN STREET South Side Public Square HOURS FOR feYE ' EXAMINATIONS: . 9:00 to 5:30 Wednesdays 9:00 to 12:30 Phoiie 794 for Appointment LAWN MOWERS Buy an ECLIPSE The World’s Best > COPELAND Hardware Supply Co. Phone 15 DO YOU HAVE PROPER FIRE PROTECTION? Is your coverage adequate? Should you suffer a disastrous fire would your insurance cover your loss? Think this over. See os for all kinds of Insurance, Surety Bonds and Real Estate. We invite your business. CLINTON REALTY & INSURANCE CO. B. Hubert Boyd Phone 6 - ' : FOR QUICK j PICK-UP ■ TRY OUR • TUNE V...UP «■!** COOPER MOTOR CO. West Main Street Phone 7-J / Wise Folks Who Want Faster WATER HEATING Use jR&MSE Carolina Suburban GosjCa Laurens — Phone 508 • at work on farms on March 1, this' ! year as last, the labor problem ought j not prove too difficult. Supplies of | farm machinery and fertilizer are, more plentiful, and any other factors ' should not seriously interfere with' farm operations. Bumper Crops Possible Planting intentions are one thing: I final yields another. The promised far-flung fields of waving wheat and; ripening corn are not yet garnered 1 into elevators and cribs. Neverthe less, on the basis of average yields, some interesting results are possible.! Production of all wheat, for instance,! could reach 1,110,000,000 bushels, compared with last- year’s reqprd of 1,364,919,000 bushels and ( the ten- year average of 890,306,000 bushels. That would be a lot of wheat by any standard. Corn could chalk up a total of around three bilion bush es—well above the ten-year average and last year’s short crop of 2,400,- 952,000 bushels. The oats out-turn could ring the bell at 1,376,060,000 bushels, which would be 13 percent above the 1947 crop and 11 percent the ten-year average. The major uncertain factor in the [over-all crop production oiRlook this [year, as always, is weather. Since: I am no weather prophet, I cannot speak authoritatively on that subject. I 11 do know however, that the wrong -kind of weather during the critical [growing periods can quickly change • a bright crop picture into an ex-! - treme dismal affair. I believe it i J is more important this year than us- [ ual for all buyers and sellers o.f| farm commodities to keep a watchful eye on weather conditions from now on. They may well be the clue to profitable timing of purchases or the sale of farm products in the months ahead. Can farmers this year reasonably expect to get good prices for their wheat, corn and other? Here, again, uncertainty enters the picture. It does seem to me, however, if present crop indications are borne out, especially as regards wheat, that agricultural prices in general are likely to move still loweL despite any intermediate I upturns that may result from crop! scares or other temporary factors. Do not forget that European crops! are reported to be making generally! favorable progress.. Good crops in Europe this year would materially! lessen dependence upon imports of American grain and other foodstuffs ! Should some untoward event precip-! itate war with Russia next year, ex-! ports of grains and food products to Europe could largely cease. Lessened i foreign demand would put some! hard pressure on United States farm! prices. Good Farm Year \ Nevertheless, I do not expect the: bottom to fall out, whatever hap-1 pens. Domestic demand will con-1 tinue unusually large, since employ-i ment and wages should hold at high levels. In any event, the government is committed to support agricultur al prices at ninety percent of parity a level that would, assure farmers a fair return for their work and pro ducts. All in all, the odds, in my opinion, favor another good year for Amer ican farmers Jji.4948. Although they are tightening their purse strings a bit at present, they should prove good but wise spenders when - 1948 crops are in. ’Merchants should prepare now to make the most of profitable farm markets. The public is invited to attend the exercises. 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