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\ \ THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1949 * THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Pa*e Five Seen Along the Roadside By J. M. ELEAZER, Clemson Extension Informstion Specialist had a good time, afRTftarned to know the town folks better too. I can think of nothing better for a com munity than that. For to know our neighbors better is to like them more. And in this busy life we are losing our neighborliness, I fear, at many places. So it is good to see what they National Home Demonstration! ey locust! What treats they were! have a t Oak Grove. And I week the first week in May is a cause We a | e them for weeks and made j g 0 there. Some of the finest that is worthy of recognition. ? u * ot them . San ? berries , winter grazing I ever saw was in 'Thorc i. nr, mtqv nf anonratoiv and black haws were two our fav " that community when County Agent There is no way of accurately, orites After frost the hickory nuts,! Cannon held the Laurens county measuring the full influence that the scaly barks, and walnuts were fall-1 grazing tour back in the winter, hard-working home demonstration in 8- We lugged them home for usei , Tours ! 'rv> ev teach thines When agent has had upon the country home during the long winter, as we sat la farmer walks across a lush field and far mlife ‘Today’s Home Builds Tomorrow World” is the theme for this year’s observance of Home Demonstration Week all over the United States. around the fire. I think the old colored man was right whon he told us, “Wild rough ing. 3. Do not cultivate beans which foliage is wet. 4. Apply nitrate of soda to garden crops if pot grow ing well. 5. Do not cut young aspara gus too closely; fertilize and man-, ure the bed after cuting season. 6. Ddn’t neglect your vegetable gardens food conditions make gardens im portant this year. Insects and Diseases 1. Let’s have a fly-free summer. Use all available means. Methoxy- chlor seems effective for farm-build- I ing use. 2. To lessen wevil damage, arrange to poison and follow good production practices. 3. Spray fruit of green grazing in January and sees tvees for insects and diseases. 4.Spray~ contented cows wading half knee! pecans with Bordeaux to control ageiseasy on ybur belly and good I dee P in ’ June greenery, he usually | scab. 5. Poison bean beetles, potato for what ails you’’ ^ resolves to do something about it; bugs, and destroy all collard,and tur- - I n South Carolina the home dem-' .^ e a this Country "vet 0 the the next winter then show that the cnstration agents* efforts are made ^ 6 ™ 8 ^ ^V^s in a rathe? ' practice has spread - In ^ way ’ a the more effective by the South ^H^ a^a For iiitence Iowa! lot ° rthat sort of stuff has come, tobacco pests Carolina Council of Farm Women 0 a ; , ° r ’ fSl to the Oak Grove community, ac-, Aericu on his farm too. And the records for nip plants. Dust collards left for seed. 6. Request special sheet on blight and worms of tomatoes and on through which they work. This oat^ My^what ^farming cordin g t0 County Agent Cannon. a working group of farm women that t )h . , , y ' 8 spr« 3 from the home demonstra-:" Kansas rows a (i( h S eount, Co^neib 7“ fSemted wheat crop ' North Caroli " a a th ‘ rd into the State Council of Farm Wo- g^m'SrgSuJ'GeoS'gmw- a third of this country’s peanuts, and! men. The . scope of*' work dene by the Notes From The County Agent's Office ! Illinois a third of our soybeans, home agent and the State Council South Carolina is first in the na- can be seen in the active state and tion in the shipment of fresh peaches, county committees that are at work. And we have that distinction by a Rural leadership has always been rather wide margin. By C. B. CANNON, County Agent Agricultural Engineering 1. Keep working parts of farm ! machinery greased and oiled—this is (cheaper than repairs. 2. Check har- [ vesting machinery for needed re- I pairs, and buy or order parts now. 3. 1 Be sure grain is dead ripe before I harvesting with combine, which us- (jUally is 10 to 14 days after it is cus- ! tomary to begin harvesting with bin der. 4. Sow a close-growing crop Farm Guide For May To remind farmers of essential | ij ke sorghum or Sudan on newly ; farm activities in May, County Ag- structed terraces, a great need in this state. Through There were over 900 fine hogs ent 5'’ ^ annon make s these sug- "w- the home demonstration clubs and at the recent state fat stock show’ gestlons: . ' Ha.ico Paccoc Rill Fnr the Council of Farm Women, South at Florence. The pens to hold the , . ^ ono,n y . PlOUSe raSSCS Dill TOr Carolina is benefitting from an intel- many entries covered over two acres^ !'. Pan to follow ^rain with vel -||sJ e Q ro Girls School ligently directed portion of that very of ground. Our hog man, Gus Du- i et beans and grai £ s o r g hum or . corn ( * thing x Rant, said they were the best qual-! for H wl f nte ^ r f , eed „ 2 ' K Do h not , ru ! n a Special to* The Chronicle And aside from public .ff.i™, the I ity hogs we have ever had at one ^fr^ucS^ave.locfhreesm^ ' ColummaMay tl-The House of home demonstration work and that these shows They practically a H j e^ery ho^-wddth loart S SWe-dress ’ Re P resentatives last week P assed ot the council gets right down to the, carried fine finish. I e ' ery .f! 06 „ tn a P a ”. t , [ e . ss , the bill to orovide for a training corn liberally with nitrogen fertili- 1 uie . u ‘ pruviae iur a iraimn* zer when plants are 8 to 24 inche* ^ hoo \ f ° r Ne « r0 «‘ rls and relujned high. Use weeder and cultivate; •* to the Senate with amendments. needs of the individual homes. And Twenty years ago we grew out corn bbera ^ y witb nitrogen fertili vast improvements have thus come practically no good hogs for market. \ from efforts through 4-H clubs and otherwise. There is always something new. Not so many years ago the world The county agents started some de monstration feeding tests then. They shallow, stopping when corn is waist 1 The House amended the bill to . ^. . . high. 4. For best results plant shel- provide that the school be situated Ln uouw i ><* f«nu, s£d. 5. Use Sb.r .be Johu G R.ch.rds Industrial then could be profitably marketed exlra p0Ush legume crop.. «. School for Negro boy. on land own- Fertilize millet or Sudan for sum- ed by the state, and that labor from mer grazing with 500 pounds per ac- the state Penitentiary be used for re of complete fertilizer at planting the construction "wherever possible. was clothed by natural fibers. There through hogs. For years the agents were no other sorts. I marked each man’s hogs with scis- Then science gave us rayon, and sors and shipped them to Richmond, it filled many needs. Then came ny-'the nearest packing plant Now we „ j wu Ion, and it created a sensation in! have daily hog market, at many! tlra ' r Us » the mow,n8 mach,r,c The bill was pa..ed on the tmpor- some!circle, of apparel. And there!places, as well as weeklv .uc,J!l*o ln P«"n»nent pe.- t.nt ^condjeadmg after a^motton Hortkultare to 32. Representatives C. B Cul- 1. Sow tomatoes for July trans- berston and C. L. Milam of Laurens planting; collard and cabbage fori county voted with the minority fav- somel circles of apparel. And there ] places, as well as weekly auction were others. ! markets and cooperative sales. And tures Now comes a new one, Vicara. our hogs and cattle largely supply It is said to mix well with cotton, 1 the half dozen or more packing planu rayon, and wool and result in su-;that have sprung up in our midst. i — ... ... , . , .. perior fabrics of each. Tts warmth The growth of an idea' There we Au * ust transplanting. 2. Mulch to- onng .he motion to kill ,he b . is reported to equal that ot the fmest have ,t It ha, reached multi-mil-1 h '* ,i ^ w " h a ,<ra *! or . J*?, *' C Wjss,n vot, '‘ 1 w,th wool. And. would you believe it, it lion dollar proportion,. And we are 10 h0 d m0, * ture ,nd prolong fruit- the majority. Is made from a pure protein sub- just good started with livestock. It stance that is extracted from corn, is in just the past few years that New uses for farm products! And we have discovered how to grow better things are promised. All to grass, real pastures, the good. j Surely we are on our way' with H Beys Are Thai Way , livestock, and that includes ' dairy- H We roamed the woods a lot as in 8 kids. And I still like to. They car- 4U OV6* AMERICA’S BIGGEST COLA VALUE! When you buy the big, BIG 12-ounce bottle of Pepsi Cola, you get TWO FULL GLASSES in every bottle — yet you ALSO get top quality in every drop. 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He has had more calls But we were told they were poison, about establishing them this winter So we passed them up, as we did sev- than all of the time before, eral other sorts that tempted us. The farmers of the Oak Grove But excepting those, the woods community of Laurens county form- were still left with an unending ed the Goodwill Farm Fellowship bounty as the season grew. Dew-ber- club five years ago. They meet ries were first, and wild strawber- monthly, have a supper, and talk ov- r»«. We knew every patch and let *r timely things, few of them waste. The wrild plums I have met with them three times shed their bounty next, and we knew a year apart. Think of it, and they every thicket for miles around. The ’ asked me each time! Most crowds muscadine turned purple in the fall can’t stand me but once. The other and we were there to eat them. And night I ate a bountiful oyster stew the wild grapes down on the creek, with them. Each had asked a bus- how we liked to munch on those iness man from town. The best of seejiy things! Persimmons and hon-i fellowship was there. Neighbors met. do^icu/ Vr UJHCR& TO GO ^O/' CEP END ABLE AND BP / ENDL Y SEP V / C E now at half price I CREAM DEODORANT This delightful deodorant keeps you dainty and sweet at once! Banishes perspiration odor, checks perspire* tion moisture. Gives longer lasting protection, is extsa gentle to skin and clothing. Deliciously fragrant—stays cream) -smooth down to the bottom of the jar. Get jars and jars of 1 um) Cream Deodorant at half-price—now! Young’s Pharmacy Phone 19 WALGREEN AGENCY Clinton, S. C. * T) F, i // ^</ W Key Pitta PITTS COAL CO. “Bert Quality CeaT Phone 75 PITTS SER. STATION -gtrvU. With ft Smile" ft ■ William M Shields SHIELDS' MODERN STUDIO COMMERCIAL AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY Jacob* Bldg Phaa* Sft-W Robert E. Wysor, HI “Service Beyond the Contract" GENERAL INSURANCE REAL ESTATE R. E. WYSOR, III Jacobs Bldg. Phone 85-J T Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Roddy RODDY'S RESTAURANT / ‘Serving Fine Food for Fine Folks’’ RODDY'S RESTAURANT Roddy’s Restaurant, located on South Broad, specializes in Western steaks, sea foods, sandwiches and homemade pies, and summer cold plates. A complete fountain service is also avail able. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Lee Roddy, owners and operators, claim to have the largest and most modern dining room in town, and invite you to dine there, and you will go again— and often. They endeavor to maintain the highest standard in good meals and prompt service. The variety and volume of food is ample, and prices are consistent with quality. m Backed by eighteen years experience in the restaurant bus iness, MTk Roddy has acquired a leadership in serving “Fine Food for Fine Folks” during the three years he has been oper ating here. V Mr and Mrs J R Cox COX HOME & AUTO SUPPLY CO. “Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed’’ 20! \. Broad Phone 12 \ - F A ' .-1 H G. 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