Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Ayes Had It Down on the lower Santee River, all seems calm enough in the day time, but after hours-look out! When curfew is sounded at dusk by the night songs of a frog's croaking or cricket's singihg, then hat is,the time to reconsider ven turing on the river. We didn't re consider, in fact, we didn't even give night a second glance. Turn. ing into a secluded creek; we had run up about a mile to find good possum country until we hit a log across the channel. Now, in the light hours, you would jump out and push on through, but after hours, it is customary to flash 'the light about first. It's a good thing we did for a thousand blazing eyes - gator eyes - lined both muddy banks. Too many Alberta and no Pogos. Well, sir, the eyes .had it-had us outnumbered and that put a halt on our progress then and there. Anyone for re treat, say "aye." How To. Dept. This column has installed this service even though opposed to it, The How To Dept. usually suc ceeds in getting the novice roiled up when he trys the easy-to-follow plan and it flops, but good. The first subject up for slaughter is ehtitled "How To Get Clams."' Our coastal stream bottoms are the habitat of this delectable shell fish. They are usually found in mud, or on the line where mud flows onto the dull oyster frag ments (old oyster shells). Or sometimes in the shells. Sand bar clams have cleaner tissues than their grimy brothers in the mud, however, both are desireable to the tune of about $4.00 a thousand. This is what the huge concerns pay for them in other tidewater regions, for example. When the prices are down, the clams are held over in their beds until it's time to raise them. How do you "catch 'em" as the oldtimers say? Check below for the scoop as told by my unim peachable source, Jimmy Jester of Charleston. Make a pair of slippers out of thick fabric-bed ticking is most popular with clam farmers. Cut them in oblong shape, fold length wise, and sew the slippers up both ends and tops except for slits for the feet. Pierce the material at top of ankle position for lacing to In sure tight fit. These shoes allow TASTE STEAM 4TL YOU ThY OUR OW FAMOUS - STE 9-ss Ak. one to feel along the profundal zone for the curved edge of the clain shell that protrudes from the bottom in deeper water. Having uncovered them with the protective shoes, the clam men-roll them up the leg lo the hands. Or with both feet, they thrust the clam upward and catch It in the resulting upeurrent, the operation being deftly done underwater. To retrieve the clams, they drop them into a-net slung beneath an Inner tube tied to'the waist. This haul is emptied into an anchored boat. An ideal boat for this work is an 11' blunt-nosed scow of 8' beam. Larger inboards called "Putt Putts" are used for heavier loads. The blunt ends allow less displace ment by weighty hauls. In cold weather, "tonging" is the method employed. A heavy tool that appears to be two attached, facing pitchforks, claws at bottom debris which may yield clams. baking the mud or sand is another even less rewarding method. Summertime finds clam divers everywhere dunking in chest-deep creeks where their toes have felt the clams and the hands have pulled up from 1.25 in a single cluster. While clamming, my favorite trick is to "catch 'em by the sign." This is the clam fisherman's jar gon for hunting a keyhole design on sand bars. Retrieve by hand or with a fork rake of two to four prongs. I have collected a bucket ful in no time. Time means noth ing- on the mud flats, so don't spend it foolishly trying to find clams. Remember, if you plan a clam hunt, it might flop. Whyk not drive down a coupla blocks to the seafooll shop and just buy some? Nimrod's Northern friends had arrived before he had found a site for the deer drive. Early the next morning, they drove from farm to farm with no luck. In disgust, Nimrod strode up to the next house and hammered at the door. Yes, the firmer would let them shoot at deer if Nimrod would do him a favor on the way. Since the old man had the rheumatiz, he could not shoot his sick mule so would Nimrod mind doing it? Okay and he might as well have a little fun by not saying anything about the deal to his buddies. Ap pearing glum, he strolled back to the group. The car lurched along and the L IRO6LED AKlS 'Women's Ten Slated To Be The women's annual tennis tour. nament will begin at 4:80 p.m. Monday, Liz Singletary, president of the Women's Athletic Associa tion, has announced. The courts on which the games will be played were not known at,Gamecock press time. Games for the eight sororities and two Independent teams were scheduled. These teams should no tify Singletary whether they plan to play or not if they have not already done so, Singletary said. Sims Independent team will play Pi Beta Phi and Delta Delta Delta will play Zeta Tau Alpha at 4:30 p.m. Monday. Kappa Delta will play Alpha Delta Pi and Fresh men Independent team will play Sigma Delta Tau at 5:80 p.m. Monday. Chi Omega will play Delta Zeta beam caught the sick mulo over in a field. Stop the car and let Nim rod out for he's determined to get out. Why is he walking toward that mule? He is nearsighted--do you suppose. . . . Great guns, he shot him, let's get out of here! And Nimrod walked home. I'd better start walking. What di TH E - F! MATE -ancd it ~ for * From the nature's heal greatest cigar Viceroy filter smoke of any of rich, mellc change to a f ViCl nis Tourney rin Monday at 4:80 p.m. Tuesday. The tournaments will be played only in doubles. The winning team must win six by a margin of two, Singletary said. Each team should be at least two players and one scorer. Hollowell Elected Prcsident Ann Hollowell was elected pres ident of the Women's Athletic As sociation for next year. Other of ficers elected are Kitty Boyette, vice-president; Sandy Ussery, sec retary - treasurer; and Grace Adams, publicity chairman. Shore, Rosefield (Continued from ,page 6) although third baseman Ken Rose field has shown plenty of consis tency with a .328 average. Rose field hit safely in 13 of the Game cocks' first 17 games and was one of the A.C.C. runs batted in lead ers with a total of 12. Gamecock ' coach Joe Grugan says, "I consider Shore on par with any of the infielders I've seen in the conference this year, and Rosefield is certainly one of the more dependable hitters." )es this fruit I VICER( IOMAX iRIAL Fl lives you Mc the SmoothiE same soft, pure material foi thful fruits, modern filter sc ette filter ever designed .. . ti gives you the maximum filt cigarette. More taste, too. . w tobaccos. Yes, Viceroy giv, ilter for! EROYPUE - PURE, Ni Carolina Tr "Fastest Foi Tennis Team Hosts Tigs Today At 2 Carolina's tennis team, finishing up their biggest week of the sea son, plays host -to Clemson today and travels to Greenville tomor row to meet the Purple Hurricane of Furman. Earlier this week the Game cocks met Virgrnia in Columbia and participated in the state tennis tournament at Clinton. Last week, the Bird netters won one of three matches. They were beaten by Davidson, 5-1, College of Charleston, 9-0, and their lone victory was a 6-3 decision over Erskine. - Bob Luft, Henry Blackwell, and Thomas Adams continue to pace the Gamecocks in singles and Luft and Blackwell. in doubles. Adams has come along strong in the past several weeks and has now devel oped into one of the better players iave to do wit PY FILT PURE,I DUND I iximum Filtra ist Smoke! md in the rich pulp of ientists have created the Lie Viceroy filter. For the ration for the smoothest . the pure, natural taste as you more of what you New orush-proof flip-open box or famous familiar pack. NATURAL FILTER ATURAL TASTE ackster Can >tball Playei If Carolina's Buddy Mayfield maintains his current momentum, he will stride himself into recog nition as the "fastest football player in the Atlantic Coast Con ference." Mayfield, a junior from Atlanta, Ga., has been setting a sizzling pace on the track since battling his way into the second-unit left end position on the Gamecock foot ball team in spring practices. The latter handicapped his early per formances on the cinder team, but Mayfield has loosened his running muscles into top form now. The handsome 195-pounder has turned in a 21.4-second 220-yard dash and a 49.4-second quarter mile as recent claims to his speed title among the football clan. He met two challengers to that distinction, Virginia's Sonny Ran die and Jack Gravins, two Cava lier halfbacks, and came out on top at a triangular meet at Ra leigh, N. C., two weeks ago. He h this cigarett RIS N MATUVRI N ALL I tion Vc Gain r" Title outran Randle in the 220-yard run and breezed in ahead of Gravins in the quarter-mile. Mayfield received a setback in the form of a back and neck ail ment last week but still won the 220 against Clemson in 21.5 and was within a stride of the Tigers' star John Dunkelburg in a 48.5 second quarter. Gamecock coach Weems Baskin considers Mayfield capable of eventually running in the 47's for the quarter-mile, especially next year when his early preparation won't be eliminated by spring foot ball. "Mayfield's exceptional strength and stamina, plus a great deter mination, make him a fine pros pect," comments Baskin. The Georgia comet still has an uphill battle toward establishing a new school record, however. That mark is held by Norman (Scooter) Rucks, who won the N.C.A.A. 400 meter title in 1948 and set the Southern Conference quarter-mile mark of 47.4 seconds. e filter?* VICEROY FILTER ADE L RUIT