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f V 7 A.". 7 V X 0 • V /» ip r Thursday, November 3, 1949 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Page Five Farms & Folks By J. M. ELEAZER. Clemson College Extension Infor mation Specialist The mild winter did not kill them back to Florida, as usual, and screw- worms have done their worst in South Carolina this year. And our bug man, Mr. Nettles, tells me we can expect them to get worse until a killing frost puts an end to them lor the season. This pest has been so bad down in Jasper county that farmers have been spraying their cattle with BHC ■“as a means of preventing attacks by the screwworm fly,” acceding to Mr. Kinard. Like It Here Back in the summer I rode through the fiot hills and cool valleys of the mid-state. We sweated it out look ing at crops on tfoe uplands. Then we walked down the path to the cool ravine, wnere a clear bubling spring brought refreshing water there near the branch. We sat there and cool ed off. I lay back on the green moss there in the dense shade and dozed a bit. When I arose I was actually chilled a bit and had a crick in my neck for a while. Soon thereafter I was in a great city. It was hot and sticky every where. There was no cooling ravine to linger in. And the nights brought no relief. Surely, I thought, it is a great affliction to have to live in that steaming place. And I compared our hot fields with that. We can at least wear old clothes, sweat it off, and get the cooling result from free air that moves and causes it to ev aporate. And when we thirst, there is the cooler shaded spot with the spring or well abounding in pure, cool unspiled water from the earth. And at noon or night, there is us ually a cool spot somewhere on the porch. Maybe I was made for this part of the countfyT ‘ Or maybe I’m just pre judiced. But I have traveled a bit, and the most miserable days and nights I’ve ever spent were two summers ago in Iowa and Minnes ota. And I have had to stay for brief spells in most,of the great cities of our land. I always like to go there for a little while. But my main feelings about them is that they are all awful good things '■to get away from. And after pounding the pave ments of any of them for a little I'm tired. The made , and rather meaningless jumble of concrete, steel and harried multitudes tires me, my feet hurt, and I want .to get away out at some quiet place, where nature is all around, and all you can hear is a bird or a beetle singing, or the distant tingle of a cow-belj, and you can cool your feet in a running stream. Boys Are That Way Last week, I told you why I liked to run errands to an aunt’s house a quarter of a mile down the road, while hating to run them elsewhere. It was that good fresh mixed bread she cooked every day, fresh butter, and jelly that she fixed me up with. I had a modern version of that the other day. Coming through Dutch Fork. I turned from the beaten path of the sizzling highway onto a winding gra vel road that lead a few miles down on Hillinshed creek to Grandpa’s house. He has long since gone. But Uncle Jim and his family will car ry on the old traditions there. It was 11 o’clock, and I could not stay for dinner. Aunt Lillie had just taken that incomparable mixed bread from the oven and was churning. She did not have to insist that I tar ry a bit until the butter was ready. Then she cut great slices of that warm bread. Now mixed bread is a delight to a Dutchman at any time. But warm and with fresh churned butter on it, it is heavenly. Well, I ate to my utmost satisfac tion. To the last piece I could hold, I added good apple jelly, as a sort of dessert. A large glass of rich sweet milk went with the plain bread and butter. And then I hit that fresh but termilk with that last piece with the jelly on it. I hope you have the good fortune I had. and can travel a lane of child hood again and taste of those same J delights. And I hope that time will ! not have dimmed your taste for what you thought so good then. It hasn’t mine. That good food the other day at Aunt Lillie’s tasted as good to me as when I was a barefoot kid in the Dutch Fork 40 years ago : and was sent on an errand down to Aunt Vinnie’s. A&P Workers Told Suit By U. S. Poses Threot Current anti-trust action against the Great Atlantic &c Pacific Tea company is a threat to the security of employees and to the living stand ard of consumers, John A. Hartford, company chairman, said in a per sonal letter to the firm’s 110,000 workers, including their store here. Pointing out that A5cP “has nev er tried to get a monopoly, destroy competition or restrain trade,” -Mr. Hartford said that the company's only objective was to make our operations as efficient as possible so that we can give the people the most goods for their money.” “This attack,” the letter said, “is a serious threat to our company which you have all worked so hard 'and loyally to build. As such, we must admit that it is also a threat to your job and your future.’’. Since 1917, A&P has been man aged by Mr. Hartford and his broth er, George L. Hartford. The com pany was started in 1859 by their father who opened the first store in down-town Manhattan. The firm rose to leadership in the nation’s retail food business by selling food at low prices. The anti-trust action filed in New York last month asked the court to order A&P to get rid of most of its stores and its manufacturing fa cilities. Mr. Hartford referred to the suit as “particularly distressing to my brother, George, and me, for we have made every effort to insure the security of all company em ployees. I mean security, not just in terms of having you feel safe in your job, but by developing the pen sion program with which you are familiar by setting up the training program to help each employee fit himself for a better job. And now comes this attack which, if success ful, will wipe out all these gains. “Fortunately, over the years our policy of fair, honest dealing has won us the friendship of millions of consumers- and thousands of sup pliers. We do not believe that the American people will stand by and see this company, which has done perhaps moire than any other to lower living costs and raise standards, destroyed.” living MCINTOSH'S , SHOE SHOP Send Your Shoes To U> for Best Materials and Workmanship. Tailor-Made SEAT COVERS PLASTIC OR FIBER We have a number of different patterns to choose from. Come by and let us give you a price on covering your car. We also cover furniture. If you have any fur niture that needs rebuilding we will be glad to give you a price on same. Timmerman Motor Co Sales — OLDSMOBILE — CMC TRI CKS — Service Phone 119 OLDEST AND LARGEST B * L. ASSOCIATION IN LAURENS COUNTY That’s Our Business The purpose of our association is to help citizens of this community own their own homes, and at the same time provide investment opportunities for those persons who wish to put their idle funds to work. Hundreds of homes have been built in this county through financing by this association, and we are real proud of our record of achie\ement for 40 years. If you wish to build a home of your own. we sug gest you come in and talk to us about it. Or if you have money to in\est come to >ee us. 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