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$ % T <v i'- msT 1 h Thursday, August 23, 1945 x> / , THE CLINTON CHRONICLE ■ fH ! Here Are Some Rules In Pickling Vegetables Page Five jL cob, Watch ^fir trueness to type and \ color. i' CAULIFLOWER — Free of blem-| WEEK-END TRIPS . . VISrfeRS . . ILLNESS ishes and injury from cabbage ' BRIEFS... ABOUT THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW of Wieir vegetables, but it is quality,leaves flush with curd; specimens . r i ^ • S'f n. D ‘J i. that counts. Vegetables are grown to alike in size. 1 Items of Interest Concerning Clinton Residents eat, and the best vegetables are those CUCUMBERS - Uniformity, A not - - yellow with age, medium size and that are tended, sweet and palatable. Because it is natural to want to true to type. ° Mr. and Mrs. K. R. McMaster, Miss Elizabeth Boland, member of fthe show off the fruits of our labors, I 1 EGG PLANTS, PEPPERS Qood Henrietta McMaster of Winnsboro,; school faculty here, who also at- suggest entering specimens of your color, true to type, uniform size; egg Misses Jane and Rachael McMaster tended summer school, vegetables at your county fair or 1 plant plump and glossy. ' Greenville, were guests Sunday sgt. and Mrs. Omer Bolt of Fort LETTUCE—Freedom from rot on Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Simj^on and Oglethorpe and Chattanooga, Tenn., ^ under leaves. Should be catefully Mrs. Kitt R. McMaster, Jr! , spent the past week-end with their rinsed. Trim off bruised or yellow Miss Jean Layton had as her guest parents, Mr .and Mrs. John Carter, your neighborhodd harvest show. But be sure to read the rules first. Rule One for exhibiting is that vegetables must have table quality, not the day before or the day after, but at the time of judging. Rule 2 is uniformity; it is better to have them outside leaves. for the week-end, her cousin. Miss and Mrs. Lillie Bolt. Mrs. Bolt ac POTATOES—Do not wash. Allow Doris Layton, of Charlotte, N. C. companied them home for a visit. < soil to dry and then dust off with a Lt. and Mrs. Dillard Boland of Misses Inez Young, Cissy Young j soft brush, careful that it does not Fort Bragg, N. C., spent the week-1 and Catherine Dicus are spending *, > all of very nearly one size than one o r iu se the skin. Uniform size, free- end with their parents, Mr. and this week at Myrtle Beach. They < * enormous specimen and the remain-! f 1 - 0 ™ from spots or scab, true to type. Mrs. J. D. Boland and Mr. and Mrs. were accompanied by Misses Mar- ♦ der smaller ones. Rule 3 is freedom) SQUASH (summer)—Not oversize, Ace Workman. * ~ *' |T from blemishes caused by careless-, must be tender and ness, insects and disease. Naturally,! SQUASH (wint I d t** -+J, H in size Jlere size Mr. and Mrs. James King, Mrs. Richard Ferguson and Miss Cecyle more = * have value, Put al^, uni- o^rSnbuT*” vSfed »P«ndlM the formity of size, not • overlooking * Beach, visited cleaner vegetables are ing - I';'™! 1 * 0 ' n , 01 ; 0verl00kin *,‘reTative7here S^da/ "a ‘cXed, free! Friend, of Mr, D. C. Heurie. mann, Hingham, Mass., should be ^ cracks and b|ack spots, firm, helpful for showing your vegetables: BEETS — When cut should not jorie and Carolyn Young of Whit- < ► mire. Miss Pol\y Elrod, who has been! summer at Myrtle | Beach, visited friends here this week, j Miss Mary Barksdale of Augusta,; Fully colored, free .^ ri ® na ^ . OI . u nex ^ iess Ga., spent Tuesday with her mother, ck spots, firm, uni- wlU be interested to know she is ^ * A . Steer. I form in size. Show with about half convalescing at Hays hospital, where Friends of W A Dicus will be in inch of them on. she underwent an operation on terested tQ know he is a patient in a ring nf ckmiiri 1 TURNIPS —(other root crops, such ; 1 uesaa y- the Providence hospital in Colum- show a nn*. of moodiness. Should be as radishes and salsify)—Choose only! Miss Roslyn Cason of Winthrop bia uniformly tender and , juicy. Avoid ■ spec j mens w hich are not too large or College, Rock Hill, spent the week- Mr and ^ rs e. J. Adair returned C °m : A n vS_ a Qt«?oKt r ' S1Z !' f f eaten by wire worms - Trim off tops, end with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. thisSiyeek from several weeks stay ± i 0 ™ W3sh - L - E - CaSOn - at Lenoir and Blowing Rock. N. C. • T* P c ea , , ^ David Tribble, Murphey Timmer-: Tommie and Gene Howell of \ man, Virgil Simpson, Alan Suddeth, Montgomery, Ala., are visiting their Van Oxner and John Pitts, students grandmother. Mrs. H. D. Rantin, at Clerpson college, haVe returned and Mr. Rantin. | after spending several days at home. Friends of George H. Ellis will re- Miss Barbara W’illiamson of Lan- gret to know he is ill at his home under light pressure. Pods of limasl DD_J /-'L • should look fresh and green, but be:*'''**® R DOOrd V-nairman beans visibly plump. Beware of rusty Thanks Public For p cabbage—Heads must be solid Cooperation During War and have good weight. Wash off: • i r 1 i ♦ spray material. Trim off outer leaves. On behalf of the members and cast er, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. cn c al vert avenue. CARROTS—Wash clean, trim hairs, employees of the Clinton War Price Leila N - Johnson. j Mrs. Curtis Odom of Bennetts- and remove tops. Old carrots with' an d Rationing Board, R. L. Plaxico, Eugene Galloway of Jacksonville, ' ‘ ^ ^ \w- km thick cores are not show carrots. I c fi a ‘ rman . yesterday expressed Fla., spent the week-end with his ‘ * . • • ' Should be uniform size, true to type, thanks to the people of Clinton and mother, Mrs. A. B. Galloway, and _ i \i h CELERY — Wash carefully, trim the surrounding communities, who other relatives. .Misse> mneriy *ia 0 oee ana Aiar- off broken, spotMd or MKfcM leaves wMhta the area served by the Miss Hazel Boland of Greenville, ^rnarcollese^tudemv ar/makmg and small shoots. Stalks should bt . spent the week-end with her parents, thelr hume with Dr and Mrs D j crisp and not hollow, pithy or rotted J understandm g attitude to the boards Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Boland. Brimm Show with roots on or trimmed,, ac-1 rationing and price control efforts. cording to show requirements. Mr. Plaxico’s message said further: Mrs. Agnes Richardson has return- Mrs. J. A, Dugan of Hartsville,! - i . a 4 . *■ . ,, , ed to her duties at the State Train- Mrs. J. A. "Neighbors and children lth ., half ^ f hUSk school after spending her vaca- and Mrs. J. I. Copeland of Chicopee, 'tion at her home in Mountville. Ga., Mrs. Lewis Kay of Honea Path, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Shealy spent and C. C. Young of Atlanta, Ga., removed. Beware of worm-eaten ears. Kernels should grow to end of ness men of Clinton and of all the other towns served, who with very few exceptions, have extended their full cooperation. Their courtesy and patience have contributed in no small way in the difficult tasks that we have had. > • ’ At the same time we earnestly m the last week vacationing in Henderson-! were here for the funeral of Mrs. ville, N. C. Lizzie Young on Friday. Andy Young. Jr., of the navy, sta- Cooley Nabors apprentice seaman,! tioned at Lake City. Fla., is visiting and P fc - Walt e r p> k f r ° f ^ Bow * his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andy [” an- ^ ray School of Medicine, i request the continued cooperation of. Young. .nston-Salern. C., spent th every person in our area, At present. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Smith are m,,” C n^n» our economy is unbalanced. With) spending this week at Myrtle Beach, j ^ ^ her U *«• C*"®« Barnes and Mr‘a^lrs G C. Na- purchasers, and with a scarcity of children of Kings Mountain, N. C„ bors, and other relatives. the S, facp 1 " r^laitaHnn S are visiting 016 for m er ’ s parents, j Friends of Mrs. Eddie Slier will the lace of a natural relaxation of , Mr and Mrs. Eric Barnes. Lt. t> e interested to know she is con- Barnes “ enroute to Miami, Fla., valescing at her home following a war has ended, pressure on prices ; where he wi u rece i ve further hos- recent operation at the General hos- is bound to increase in the months !pital treatment . pital m greenville. to come until our rising production; Andrew Uldrick spent the week- Lt. Alfred Browning is visiting ! to halanrp^heUvppn end * n Abbeville With reJatives. his sister and brother-in-taw, Lt. to some degree of balance between Mr and Mrs. J. C. Thomas and Col. and Mrs. T. T. Taylor, in Co- one^hand and f am ,iy are spending this week at Fol- lumbia. " ly Beach. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Harris and Mrs- Kenneth Matheson of Presque daughter, Cornelia, are spending this , ■ o . ro , ov ^. Isle > Mamc* arrived home last week we ek in Dillon with Miss Margaret and price control will be relaxed | to her home with her parents, Bethea and other relatives, and dropped entirely as quickly as, M r. and Mrs. Eric Barnes, while her Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Stutts, Mrs. rnnTnn 1, Ration ll 1 / R ea rH husband is overseas - ! E - A Walters, Richard Stutts and o d Lt ‘ Frank Heidt of Charl eston. was Charles Hill of Charleston, returned asks again for your continued co-j the guest i ast week of Mr. and Mrs. Tuesday from Fayetteville. N. C., °* >er 1 ‘ W. A. Dicus. where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hulda Greene and Mr. and Mrs. Alex Walters. Mrs. Walters Mrs. Dudley Ray and family spent remained for a longer visit with her I the week-end in Whitmire with rela- husband's parents, lives. Mrs. Janie Salvagio and little Mrs. A .D. Connor left Tuesday for daughter, Ann, of Birmingham, Ala., home in Petuxent River. Md., after are guests this, week of Miss Loisj ispending the summer with her par-,Mauldin and her family, ients, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. League, | Miss Pearl Hitt is spending this I who accompanied her home for a week in Charleston with friends, j visit. i Pvt. William H. Nabors left last' Mrs. Ellen Richardson has returned week for Miami, Fla., for rest and j to her home in Jacksonville. Fla., | reassignment follovrtng a 60 day after spending several days with her visit with his mother, Mrs. Lucy sister-in-law, Mrs. J. E. Benjamin, Nabors. and Mr. Benjamin. j* Mrs. Allen McSween and little Mrs. Paul Quattlebaum of Co-j son. Allen. Jr., left this week for lumbia, is visiting her sister and Raeford^ ,N C„ where they will make brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fred their horhe while Capt. McSween is 'Scott. {stationed at nearby Fort Bragg. Lt. and Mrs. J. W. King. Jr., of; Capt. Dorsey McFadden left this 'Camp Gordon and Augusta, Ga., w*eek for Fort Bragg, N. C., where 1 spent the week-end with the latter’s he will report for duty following parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Jacobs, a 30 day visit with his parents, Dr. Mr. and Mrs. Asa Todd of Barks- and Mrs. M. J. McFadden. dale, were guests Sunday of Mr. Reese Young and Lt. Ten(h Owens ,and Mrs. J. C. Copeland. 1 spent several days this, week at Mrs. James F. King and sons of | Myrtle Beach. Arlington, Va„ are visiting her) Mrs. J. B. Dailey returned this mother, Mrs. J. Will Leake, and week , from a several weeks visit sister, Mrs. R. P. Hamer. with her .son, Bobby Dean Dailey, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Holland, Sr„ w r ho is |n triming at Providence, R. I and Mrs. L. S. Holland, Jr., of At- Miss Violet Browning has returned lanta. Ga., visited relatives here dur- from Greenville after attending r School at’ Hifti cm* wrei^r «f wkm ia M poMawi . . . with PARMAK caa triple yeiir fcecc wire on Heed. Predece with len time, leher, cest. Geerenteed end opptoeed. Im- mediete delivery, See nc tedey, Archie Clark ihe ability and desire of the public 1 to buy on the other. *T am sure that both rationing THE CLINTON CHRONICLE The Newspaper Everybody Read* LOTS FOR SALE! ATTRACTIVE BUILDING LOTS ON BROAD STREET, AND HICKORY STREET BETWEEN MAPLE AND CALHOUN. Now that restrictions on building have been lifted, now is the time to buy a lot and build that home you have been waiting for. S. W. SUMEREL Phone 80 -H- TOOK TM£ CANAL ZO/V£ AND L£T CONGRESS DEBATE, AND WH/LE TNEDEBATE GOES ON THE CANAL DOES TOO. There is no debating the point that to keep former customers dealing with you, and to keep getting new ones, it is necessary to always offer good quality mer chandise—and to price it so the buyers save money. That has always been our policy, and always will be. PRATHER-SIMKON FURNITURE CO. Clinton, S. C. ‘The Home Makers!’ Phone 167 ing the week-end. summer -dc Mrs. Marion Nabors spent the ; the past t^ight weeks, week-end in Laurens with relatives.; Lt. Col ’Furman University Misses Elizabeth Nicholson, and Martha Ramage are spending their vacation in Waynesville. N. C. Mrs. L. H. Oden, Jr., and children of Blackshear, Ga., are vsiitmg her parents. Dr. and Mrs. F. K. Shealy. Miss Barnett. Spratt of Raleigh, N. C., is visiting Mrs. R. W. Wade and other relatives. Dill Ellis of Tampa, Fla., and Mi's. M. A. Durant 'of Marianna, Fla., are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Ellis. Miss Virginia Spratt is expected to arrive t&dUy'from Rio de Jamero, Brazil, fdr a 60-day visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Spratt. Miss Spratt holds a position with the U. S. embassy. Cpl. Don Boyd left Monday for Rev. J. H. Kohler is spending this Drew’ Field. Tamna, Fla., for reas-; week in Edgefield, where he is hold- signment after •fp^uding the past) ing services at the McKendree Meth- 30 days" w’ith Mrs. Bpyd and other odist church.’near Edgefield relatives. ; Mr. and Mrs. William Lynn and Mrs. James R. Turner and daugh-{family are visiting the former’s fath- ter, Miss Sara Dell Turner, left er. Will J. Lynn, and Mrs. >Lynn, en Tuesday for their home in Comer, 1 route to their home in Florida from Ga., after spending several days as Hendersonville. N. C,, where they the guests of Mrs. Clyde S. Lankford. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Sease and fam- spent the summer. Mr. and Mrs- W. A. Dicus and ily spent Sunday-with relatives in Mrs. M £ Browning had as their Prosperity. > guests during the weekraod, Lt. Miss Ella £dair- will arrive this Col. and Mrs. T. T Taylor ind chil- week from Brevard, N. C., where she dren, Tommie. Jr., and Joanne, of spent the month of August. Columbia, Major and Mrs. Joe Mrs. Russell Mize and sons left {Sunday for their home in Sarasota, ^la., after spending several weeks •with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Woodruff, and other relatives. Miss Rosa Mahaffey returned Fri day from Columbia where she spent the past eight weeks attending sum mer school at the University of South Carulina. Miss Mahaffey was ac companied for the week-end by Miss ii Piper and (Tuldren of Greenville. Mrs. James Browning of Newberry, and W. A. Dicus. Jr., of the Uni versity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. CHECK BOOKS — Phone us when you need a check book with name of business imprinted, either M. S. Bailey & Son, Bangers, or Commer cial Depository. Chronicle Pub. Co. We’ll Pull With You! We feel that in each banking transaction . . . whether it be accepting the deposit of customer or extending a personal or business loan ... we are not merely serving one individ ual, but helping to set in motion a chain of events which will add to the productivity and wealth of out entire community. Our services are at your disposal. It will be our privilege to serve you. i WE HAVE MONEY TO LEND M. S. Bailey & Son BANKERS Established 1886 NOTICE! I have purchased from Mrs. Helena B. Pitts, Executrix, the R. J. Pitts Store, Merchandise, Accounts and Equipment and will operate the store at the same place and will be glad to serve his friends and mine in a business-like manner and will appreciate the patronage of every one. H. J. PITTS CLINTON. S. C. THE some pUENTY You'll get a bigger thrill from Pepei-Cola • • • ’cause when you want more... it’s waiting for you in that big 12 ounce bottle. 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