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I 1 THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Dec. 10, 1970—5-C TIMELY TIPS BY COUNTY AGENT HOME ECONOMISTS FLAMMABLE BERETS AND SCARVES - If a beret or scarf Is on your Christmas list, be alert to Federal Trade Com mission warnings about some dangerously flammable berets and scarves. The FTC has found some women’s and girls im ported chenille berets to be dangerously flammable. The berets have been imported from Italy and are generally com posed of varyingpercentagesof acrylic, rayon and cotton. The berets come in a wide variety of colors; some have a pompom and others do not. FTC has stopped the manufacturers and wholesalers from selling these berets, but many had been sold to retailers before their flam mable nature was known. Num erous warnings have been made on 27* square scarves labeled 'Triple Sheer,’ all rayon and made in Japan. They have been tested and found to be danger ously flammable. Many have been sold to retailers before their flammability was known. CEDAR TREES - Land- owners, with cedar trees to small to t>e cut fur posts and waiting for later use, should trim the limbs to prevent their destruction by Christmas tree hunters. FARM STORAGE LOANS - Now is a good time for far mers to consider their needs for on - the - farm storage of small grains...corn, .and soy beans. Farm storage facility and drying equipment loans can cover up to 85 percent of out-of-pocket costs. These loans can cover up to 85 per cent of out-of-pocket costs. These loans are repayable in four annual installments over a period of five years. The first installment is due one year from the date the loan is made. Storage is a responsibility of the farmer and a price support loan cannot be obtained without storage. Interested farmers should contact the County ASCS office for an explanation of the details and requirements for farm storage facility and dry ing equipment loans. TO CLEAN FOOD GRATERS AND PARERS - Always use a small brush to clean food graters and parers. You will save wear and tear on hands and dish cloth. EMPTY PESTICIDE CON TAINERS - They are constantly a source of danger. Let me en courage farmers who have large containers to bring them to the county solid waste dis posal area at the county chain gang. There they will be buried deeply. STAMPS STUCK-Stampsstuck together can be seperated by putting a piece of paper over them and running a hot iron over it. The long, double-edged “saw" of the sawfish exhibited at Marineland of Florida is equipped with from 2-1 to 3? pairs of teeth. Ttie sawfish, unless provoked, is not con sidered dangerous t > man. CREST DEODORANT i <w. u SECRET # o SPRAY 07 C DAYTIME PAMPERS 'O Ramp,. r s :{()•* !i()\ ANTISEPTIC SCOPE : 79t ON SPECIAL THIS WEEK Dec. 7 Thru \2. 1970 immunity Cash . , Farm Bureau Shows Membership Increase DAN WILSON Wilson Named PCA Manager Dan E. Wilson has been un animously elected by the board of directors of the Palmetto Production Credit Association to become Branch Office Man ager of the Laurens office, according to Dick Suggs, General Manager. In commenting on the hiring of Mr. Wilson, Suggs said that ttie association is fortunate in being able to secure a person of Wilson’s calibre, agri cultural and educational back ground. Wilson was reared in Tren ton, Florida, and has had ex perience in crop farming and seed pressing and cattle. He is a recent graduate from the University of Florida with a BS Degree in Agricultural Fcnm >mics. Mr. Mike Hughes, who has been previously splitting his time tietween the Laurens and Newberry offices, has been transferred to the Newberry office full time and Mr. Wil son will operate the Laurens office on a full-time basis, according to Suggs. Suggs said that the association had recently moved into their new quarters located at 918 West Main Street in Laurens and he feels that with their new office and the addition of Mr. Wilson to the staff, along with the full-time secretary, Mrs. Jean 0. Miller, the Association is now in an excellent position to serve the short and inter mediate term credit needs of the farmers of Laurens County. South Carolina F arm Bureau membership hit an alltime high of 30, 856 family members dur ing 1970, according to reports submitted by the County Farm Bureaus during the recent 27th Annual Meeting in Charleston. This is an increase of 200 members over last year, and President David Sloan called it “an indication that farmers have decided to speak for them- selves-rather than allowing someone elso to do it for them." This final membership for 1970 indicated ten years of con tinuous growth for the state’s largest general farm organiza tion. Approximately 1,000 persons attended the annual meeting and many described it as the best ever. Mr. T. J. Copeland, Mrs. Philip W. Rogers, MissAlmeda Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. J. Her man Power, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Mahon, Mr. RichardTate, Mrs. Agnes Bailey, Mrs. Barbara Martinix, Mrs. Robert Camp- beU, Miss Kim Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Tollison and Miss Sue Tollison were in attendance from Laurens County. Speakers included Florida Farm Bureau Execu tive Vice President John C. Lynn, and America Farm Bureau FieldServices Director Leaves Make Fine Mulch For Garden BY M. L. OUTZ COUNTY AGENT This is the time of year when the yards of Laurens County become covered with leaves and needles. This is natures way of protecting the tree to withstand the cold weather. The tree will drop it’s leaves to the soil so that they will return to the soil in for form of humus. This humus then furnishes nutrients to this tree. This is a self supporting cycle. The tree then sleeps, or goes through a dormant period, before another cycle begins. Must of the homeowners will rake these leaves and literally hundreds of tons will be burned to go off into the atmosphere. Considering the fact that our soils are naturally poor, whether it be where the trees grow, in the vegetable gardens, or the upen fields, this material should be returned to the soil. Considering thelongdroughts that we have this is as important "Recognize me lady? I'm your son Jameti... the one you abandoned to first grade thie morning..." from the stand point of moisture conservation as it is from a nutritional point of view. So mulches or organic matter has two main functions. One is to supply a constant source of available nutrients. The other is to improve the physical con dition of the soil. This includes moisture holding capacity. I want to suggest that our homeowners make a compost pile and use this in your gardens, around shrubbery and flower beds. Here’s what to use. Let’s suppose you have 300 pounds of leaves. With this 300 pounds add at 30 to 40 pounds of Dolomitic Limestone. This limestone contains a great many of the minor elements. It is purchased in 100 pound bags at your fertilizer dealers. To this add 25 pounds (if super- ptiosphate, and, also, add 25 to 35 pounds of amonium nitrate. Make a pile of this in such a way that it will NOT shed water. In other words, it should be open at the top so that water will be forced to penetrate. If this com post pile is in the open then a small am unt of soil can le spread over the pile. This com posting process should be al lowed to continue for several months. In other words, next spring it could lie applied as mulch. C)r, it could be dug in the soil. You gardners take note of this and gather your leaves from the streets of Laurens if you don’t have any of your own. You’ll be proud you did when the drought comes next summer. BY K. E. STRUCK SOIL CONSERVATIONIST The South Carolina Associa- Conservation District Com missioners attended their 30th annual convention this week. The convention climaxed the year’s activities for the com missioners. Registration began at 8 a.m. Tuesday at the Wade Hampton Hotel in Columbia. The con vention continued through Wed nesday. W. B. Camp, worldrenowTied agricultural leader of Bakers field, California, was the key note speaker at the first session Tuesday. The theme of this year’s convention was “The Role of Conservation Districts in South Carolina’s Future.’ The conference participants include H. E. Clinkenbeard, Assistant Director, South eastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, Wau kesha, Wisconsin; John Jackson Conservation Consultant, State Department of Education, on “Conservatiun Districts’ Rule in Regional Planning"; R. C. Barnes, of the Engineering Division, Soil Conservation Service, Washington, D. C. on “Conservation Districts’ Role in Pollution Abatement’ and Leslie Morgan, President of the South Carolina Association of Future Farmers of America, “Working with Youth.’ District Commissioners at tending from Laurens County- are Chairman Ryan F. Lawson, J. E. Tinsley, Milton Blakely, Horace Martin and Rev. Guy H. Smith, Jr., District Chaplain. 71 Delta 88s are rolling in... and Olds dealers are out to catch up! Great time to move into the big-car world of Olds! Oldsmobile Delta 88: all-new styling . . . exclusive new ‘‘G-Ride" System. Power steering and front disc brakes, standard. Solid comfort from a new full-foam molded front seat. See your Olds dealer today! Oldsmobile ALWAYS A STEP AHEAD Warren Newberry. Lynn ad dressed a Joint Luncheon on Friday and Newberryspoke to the Young Peoples’ Luncheon on Saturday. In the Senior TalentContest- Susan Player of Sumter County won with a baton twirling act; Molly Mitchell of Saluda was second with a singing and piano performance; and Susan Hogan, Lancaster County, was third with a ventriloquist act. Junior Talent winners included - Dar lene Spanne of Sumter County, placing first with a violin solo; Charles Ruff of Newberry, second place winner- with a song and skit; and Converse Cone and Patty Householder of Saluda County, who placed third with a dance routine. In the Queen contest, Miss Kathy Joe Kneece of Aiken County was named winner. First runner-up was Miss Lyn Edmunds of York County; and second runner-up was Miss Almeda Rogers of Laurens County. More than 100 policy recom- n endations were considered by the voting delegates during the business session with pri mary concerns of the group being organized farm labor, pesticides, marketing techni ques, and taxation of farm land. Recommendations are develop ed at the grass roots level in County Farm Bureau annual meetings, and forwarded to the State Annual Meeting for con sideration. Also duringthe business ses sion, President David Sloan was re-elected for a three year term. Other officers re-elected were Vice President E. B. Funderburk of Lancaster, and Director - at - Large L. D. Holmes, Sr. of Johnston, J.W. Warner, Jr. of Bowman was elected a Director-at-Large, for one year filling the unex pired term of J. Calvin Rivers. Mrs. Agnes Bailey of Lau rens County won first runner- up in the County Information Contest, with Mrs. Margaret Brown of Spartanburg taking first place. 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