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Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE inursaay, i^uTdiiuvr -iiy i^y Ploxico Scores As Florida Fisherman R. L Plaxico, who has returned irom a vacation at Stuart, Fla., caught the largest sailfish la’s* week since the annual tournament, spon sored by the Stuart Sailfish club, Parted on Nov. 1. it was reported, and was awarded a certificate and bronze button by the Stuart club. His fish measured 6 feet, 11 inches and was boated aboard the cruiser Miss Florida, Toley Engbretsen. captain. In addition, Mr. Plaxico hooked a 'mail sail. 6 feet. 1 inch, which he s having mounted. To RAitvt. ^ {ju 666 GULF PRODUCTS Tires, Tubes, Batteries and Accessories Al'TO HEATERS INSTALLED Clinton Service Station E. Carolina Ave. Phone 96 nnx waoaoaoooaapaogpoqpMfc > Gray ^ Funeral Home Clinton. 8. C. FI NERAL DIRECTORS # .and.. EMBALMERS AMBIXANCF SERi'lCf Phone* 41 and SM-J L. Kt'HftFLL ORAT end V PARKS ADAIR. Gen Mm w»RK»nii«iap>o Goodyear Tires and Tubes BATTERIES AND ACCESSORIES McMillan Service Station Sinclair Products Phone No. 2 Dr. Felder Smith Optometrist Laurens, S. C. 126 EAST MAIN STREET South Side Public Square HOI RS FOR ETE EXAMINATIONS: 9 #0 to 5:34 Vtrdnrsdavs 9 00 to 12:31 Phone 791 for Appointment DO YOU HAVE PROPER FIRE PROTECTION? Is your coverage adequate? Should you Nofter a disastrous fire would your insurance cover your loss? Think this over. See as for all kinds of Insurance, Surety Bonds and Real Estate. We invite your business. Clinton Realty & Insurance Co. B. Hubert Boyd Phone 6 iimiHimimii i "V YOUR ■ CAR SICK? i - WE D WELCOME ■ A CHANCE \ TO SERV€ YOU/ COOPER MOTOR CO. Phone 515 West Main Street By J. M. ELEAZER. Clemson College Extension Infor mation Specialist I I Give And Take What do ^-ou tfant "from your soil? i Usually it’s some sort of crop. You give the soil fertilizer, lime, seed and 1 work. Then it gives you the crop. If you want grass from your land, good grass that has "suction” to it, ' the process is just the same. » You give your soil lime, fertilizer, | j work, and seed. Then it gives you! grass. And on grass of that sort we; are beginning to build a real livestock industry. Farm tours will be held this winter t to see them in many counties. Your, county agent will let you know about it. if one is to be held there. Progressive Spirit I made a talk to the Civitan club of Chesterfield the other day. One of the first to arrive'was that grand old man of Chesterfield, Geo. | K Laney. as progressive and youth- tul in outlook as ever. . Mr. Laney was enthusiastic in re counting the great progress of farm ing in the Chesterfield area. And he recalled the work of the lafe W J. Tiller, who pioneered there as coun ty agent for many years. I had fast seen Mr. Lapey five years ago. Chesterfield closed for 15 minutes at noon during the dark days of the war. And the folks as sembled at the theater for a brief service of meditation and prayer for , the boys on the far-fronts of the world The county agent and I joined them And Mr. Laney of fered a beautiful and fervent prayer at that time. It was good to see him afoin Or amir* I like the word. Ceramics! It's the art of making things from clay and baking them This state ha* some of the world's finest clays. We have sold a lot of the clay But we haven't done much m the w*ay of manufacturing things from it The other day I stopped by again to see the genteel old potter by the roadside there near Bcthune. Guy Daugherty. He was firing the kiln in which a variety of his skilled hand work cooked And he showed me something new. It was 25 pound balls of mud wrapped in cellophane. What on eartn do you do with, those." 1 asked. "Supply them ta schools.** he said "And what da they do with them. 1 * I asked Thry use them in class work. teach;ng ceramics.*' he said Well, I was glad to hear that. He knows just how to mix mud for such use. And in the past tney had trou ble with it drying out before they could use it. In the celophane it keeps just right Clemson is building a real ceram ics department under the leadership of Professor G. C. Robinson. In the short time he ha* been here, he has built up an interesting story. Riches from the earth! That's where it about all comes from And with us th^se riches have never been fully explared. And this is one of that sort, ceramics. Bovs Are That Way My brother was a hunter, liked bird ! dogs and we always kept a few. I never was much for hunting. Guess I was too lazy, for that’s hard work. One Christmas he induced me to go with him and Cousin Ed. I car ried a gun. But never killed a bird. I soon got so tired, walking up hill and down hill, and slipping back on the pine straw, that I was seldom up there when they flushed the covies. We left early that morning, and soon I was about lost away out tow ards Hilton. About 11 o’clock we, came out ta a road that I knew. So I hit it for h me, and rested the bal ance of the day there before the fire eating Christmas goodies. Just before sundowfti they came in. loaded down with birds. That morn- | ing we hai only covered a fourth of i a two mile circle around home, and j I could hardly put one foot before the other one. I was so tired. But! they went on and covered the other three sections of that circle that day j and didn’t seem to be specially tired at all. It was a puzzle to me, how, they did it. But I guess if I had liked i it as they did I wouldn’t have tired so easily. I’ve learned to know this, if you, like to do something, it loses the fla- i vor of work. And you’re awful for tunate when your regular occupation falls in that class. Mine does. said actually it will be a very easy winter. “I shot a bobcat back on my place not long ago and his fur was as thin as I ever saw,” he said. "Any fool knows animals have extra thick fur before a hard winter.’’ No survey would be complete with out a statement from the real weather propnosticators, the elderly negroes of the Lowcountry. One said positively it will be the coldest winter in history. The squir rels, it seems, started gathering nuts early and have stored the biggest piles anyone remembers seeing. Ants, too, have been busy laying in a supply of food to last through a protracted freeze. The incontrovertible piece of evi dence was the abundance of acorns. That’s nature’s way of taking care of the animals when a hard winter is coming she said. Across the road lived a negro who completed discounted this evidence. He had seen a ’possum recently whose den was a hollow tree. This is sign enough that the comihg winter will be mild, for all Lowcountry darkies know the a ’possum holes up underground when a hard winter is on the way. In some sections of the country’ the beaver is highly prized as a weather prophet. If he builds his home early, a severe winter is ahead.^ So far none of the beavers have reported in around here. Thick husks on ears of Indian corn are another sign of a~ hard winter, local residents say. They forgot to mention the thickness of this year’s husks. One woman said she is preparing for a bad winter because her Jack Frost flowers (scientific name un known) bloomed a month early. On the subject of frost, it’s a good ( indicator too. Something went wrong 1 with it last year, though. The first frost of 1948 was October 19, ex tremely early. But the winter was considered very mi^d. Perhaps that was the exception that proves the rule. A Pennsylvania Dutch custom of predicting winter’s severity is the "goosebone”. If the breastbone of a roast goose is thick, the winter will be cold. A thin bone foretells a mild winter. No one in the Low- country seems to be using this highly reliable method yet. Asked which method he preferred, Meteorologist John E. Lockwood said he would stick to his scientific instru ments. *T don’t see how an animal can grow thicker fur, even if he knows the winter is going to be cold. That is a good trick,” he said. One city-bred man said he knew nothing of the old signs, but he knows it will be a cold winter. Why? "John L. called a coal strike. That is a sure sign.” THE CHRONICLE \ Completely Covers Clinton’s Trade Area for Advertisers There Is No Substitute for News paper Advertising Weather Forecasters Look for Cold Winter Is it going to be a cold or a mild winter? The United States weather bureau says it can not tell yet, but lowcoun try residents say positively it will be i severe—or mild. A resident of James Island said it’s easy to tell it will be a long, hard winter. *T saw geese flying over a month ago. Everybody knows what that means.” And for a final clincher he added that ducks appeared early in James Island creek this fall. Another man, on John’s Island, NOTICE FOR PAYMENT OF 1949 CITY TAXES Notice is hereby given that Town Taxes for the Town of Clinton are due and rollectable up to December 31st for the year 1919. The Tax Books opened for the collec tion of taxes at the office of the Town Clerk on October 15th. and will temain open up to and through December 31st. A penalty of ten (10'. ) shall be added if snid taxes are not paid on or before the 31st day of December. 19t9. The levy for current fiscal year is 55 mills; 15 mills for current operating expenses, and 40 mills for interest and sinking fund on tarious Bond Issues outstanding. WM. B. OWENS. City Clerk. 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 achievement 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 invest come to see us. You'll find our association a good place to borrow or invest money. DIVIDENDS ATE 37 mzn EDERAL5AVINGS [and loan aiiociation Trlrphonr No. • A Clinton Institution Serving Clinton People Since 1909 N ow is the time to get ready —for getting the most fun, the most use out of your Huick in the months ahead. Ouick-trigger starts, that is. A lively, quiet motor—a chassis that rides you in lazy comfort, without squeaks. And remember that with the days getting shorter you'll w ant your lights bright and “on the beam." Roads will be wetter— so be sure your tires have good safe treads, and your brakes are adjusted for smooth gentle stopping. 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Leave your Buick in our hands, and our special brand of Buick care will relieve you of any car-worries in the coming winter months! 3-nay preparedness checkup NOW EN6INE Adjust volv* tappat clearance Clean and re-oil air cleaner Chedc oil filter element Adjust carburetor for best economy Tighten cylinder head Drain, Hush cooling system Inspect all hoses, tighten joints Determine antifreeze requirements IGNITION-ELECTRICAL Cleon, adjust distributor points Time ignition for peak performance Clean and reset spark plugs Check battery—refill—clean off corrosion, coot terminals Check generator brushes, charging rate Check headlight alignment and brightness BOP/ - CHASSIS Fill steeling gear housing with lubricant Inspect and pack front wheel bearings Inspect front brakes Check car heater for winter use Check steering alignment Sumper-to-bumper lUBHICARE, includ. Ing trouble-preventing inspection Buick care LAURENS MOTOR COMPANY Zarick Street Laurens, S. C.