The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, April 29, 1948, Image 11
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Thursday, April 29, 1948.
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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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
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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 &
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HEATING
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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
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• 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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ALCOHOLICS
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The Laurens county group of
Alcoholics Anonymous meets
every Tuesday evening at 8:30
over Sumerel’s store in Lau
rens.
Anyone who has a* sinqere
desire to rid himself or her
self of a drinking problem is
cordially invited to attend
these meetings, or write
Box 215
Laurens, S .C.
for an interview or informa
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