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v. -1 Thursday, March 2, 1950 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Page Seven Piano Concert . By J. RL ELEAZER, Cltmson College Extension Infor mation Specialist The cold wind whistled through the peach trees today. , And the frost is heavy upon the ground tonight. That’s bad on the fuel supply. But it’s just to the orchardist’s liking. For trees must have their winter rest. Or . their lives-will.be in dan ger. We have seen trees damaged, and Moom buds fail to form, when, win- ter did not bring the needed hours growers, Roy, and the county agents (J||monn GivCS of cold to keep the trees at rest. • an< ^ others who help do this.) Our peach man, Roy Ferree, keeps' But a11 to ° man y orchards are be- . ing neglected. In late years recur- an eag e eye on accumulated ours j ate £ rosts h ave hit heavy at 1 An appreciative audience heard a °l Wh , en th ® y U «k^ places - Some of 111056 * rowers couki brilliant piano concert Monday night about 800, he rests easier. For that not carry on> after losing a crop or at the hi?h sch<K)1 auditoriumi gi ve n means this danger has passed. And tw0 And t h € i r trees have fallen by Theodore Ullmann, on leave of then he only has late frost damage, int0 neglect. These are danger spots absence from the Guillhrd School insects and diseases to think about. adjoining orchards. And from here 0 f Music in New York City. Mr. Clemson keeps Roy at Spartanburg on ^he fight is going to be harder', Ullmann graciously comnlied with in the center of our peach empire, according to Roy, if we are to keep the request to play generally famil- Over 400 growers attended the re- producing the nation’s best peaches. ier numbers, in addition to the regu- cent two-day peach clinic there. The The g rowers themselves contrib- lar program. arts of orchard care, and ^sect and uted lot tQ that meeting Mr. Lamb Mr Ullmann is on a conce-t tour disease control, are constantly chang- v ^rV said “Wp must trv tn cce , Vr . j c . ^ . ine and imorovine All of this for 0f Y k ^ L W 1 1 y 1 t . of the United States, under the aus- 1950 has K riven out in Clemson’s h0W many peach0S WG Can gr T’ bU u pices of the Schumann Music Found- ^ Sn<fr“, y«T ^ ^ 8r ° W an<l P a,i ° n -, a " d W ‘ U ha . VC P J ay f d T B, staying close to the findings of h ’ , ^ s pe akcrs pu i led his “turns w New York* He'hiThad whole are doing a good job. This was ^ a ' s6s off t0 read ’ 1 never Sa " thdt 2 , 5 /^ ars of concert experience in- evidenced too by a statement one of bef0re ’ .eluding performances in nine Eur- the biggest distributors of peaches | Ev *r hear of mice hurting a crop? opean countries, in the nation made at the Spartah- 1 U you are in the melon area I know | ^ burg meeting. He said, “We get y 00 have. Last year this tune you some good peaches from all produc- could hardly get in County Agent | ing states. But we consistently get Shelley’s office in Barnw'ell for the, the best peaches from South Caro- sacks of poisoned grain stacked there lina of any state.” (Take a bow peach ln the hall. They kill the field mice ' with that before they can ruin melon ! stands by eating the seed soon after they are planted. Clemson’s Extension Circular 343, , “Mouse Control in Melon Fields” is counters to replace threadbare ones free for the asking from your coun- on mens shirts to get more wear t yagent. This thing applies to water- ^o^ 71 the garments, melons, cantaloupes and cucumbers. Remove raw threads from the in- You see cattle rubbing a lot now, side of a sweater to use for rem- iThat means they are lousy. .forcing weak spots that appear on | Nettles says dust them with 1 1-2 sleeves, elbows or collars. The use it B #.♦ :: :: :: LOANS! 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PHONE 745-W OR 804 Mr. DavicTOwens, formerly with Service Laun dry and Cleaners, Route Man. All Garments Dry Cleaned by Us are Moth- Proofed and Insured Against Moth Damage for Six Months. EMERALD CITY Laundry & Cleaners $ Purchase soft collars at notions :-j :* ** :.t :: :t it :: per cent rotenone dust. Twice, 15 of a darning technique will make days apart, will get the lice, and almost invisible. 8 <• cattle grubs, too. if the cattle hap- Slips which have worn underneath pen to be infected with them. the arms are easily mended to give :: County Agents Garvin and Tate additiona wear simply by remfor- have a full 4-H program going in cing with similar material under- :: Greenwood. Their youngsters carried ne . a I *! h , lhe s P° ts whlch are ragged, away $1,542.45 in livestock and poul try prize at the three fairs they vis ited last fall. That was fair premium money along. They also won quite a Wool and silk garments usually K dye easily to give the owner extra months of wear. Avoid dyeing sun- streaked garments unless the color j.; bit in special awards too. | s w™®**' or “■»«» .<*>•3' “* | Any farm program has headaches ■“ ^ black “ r a vcr )' da ' k co1 - § in it. The present one has many. The flat percentage of cotton based simply on the tilled land is playing havoc with some good farms in many a county. In Bamberg I saw two farmers of about equal size. The boll weevil had caused one of them to diversify a lot and he had got down to very little cotton. The other had good cotton land and had been able to build a profitable farm set-up^ with about half of his acres in cotton each year. This year’s cotton program gives ar. RECIPE OF THE WEEK Fig Muffins (Makes 15 Medium) 1 cup dried figs 3 cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder 5 tablespoons shortening 1*4 cups milk 1 egg Pour enough boiling water over figs to cover; let stand 10 minutes. Drain, clip stems and cut into small l ♦> »« * • :: :t »• :x it :: • Soon you’ll start having . . . having those ’things you’ve been wishing for — a new car . . . your own home . . . new home furnish ings ... a hundred other things. Start savings growing with us next payday. It’s the sure way to make wishes come true. Save Regularly — Occasionally • Earn Good Returns Enjoy Savings Safety a XX ederal Savings them both the same. The first one pieces. Sift together flour, salt, sugar said he wouldn’t think of planting and baking powder. Work shorten- g 'over half they gave him. The other ing into flour mixture. Combine milk ’faces' the necessity of letting tenants and beaten egg and mix with flour..S go and seriously disrupting a good Add figs and stir to blend. Fill greas- farm set-up. ed muffin pans about three-fourths ^ By the formula that’s used, some full. Bake in a hot (450 degrees F.) of the best- tobacco counties get a oven about 20 minutes. AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Telephone No. 6 A Clinton Institution Serving Clinton People Since 1909 $ I :: ♦ ♦ n xt H Say "I Saw It In The Chronicle" — Thank You! larger share of their land for cotton than similar counties that don’t have iany of that great money crop, tobac- IcOw, 1 ' Casting all of the farms of a coun ity in the same mold of cotton acre- ' age is doubtless the pasy way, from I the standpoint of administration. But ■ surely it te not the wise and practical way from the standpoint of individ- 1 ual farmer interest, progressive ag- , ricultural welfare, and best utiliza- ition of land and manpower. BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES NOTED The Chronicle Extends Greetinf* To Those Whose Birthdays and Anniversaries Occur This Week. Henry Dobbins Adair, son of Mr. and^Mrs. Forrest Adair, will be one year old Tuesday, March 7. February 22 was the birthday of Mrs. J. D..Cories and Mrs. John M. i Hudgens. | Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McCrary, Jr., I celebrated their first wedding anni- j versary February 20. - - Keith Trammell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Trammell, has a birth day Saturday. Miss Ella Adair * observed her birthday February 27. j February 23 was the birthday of James E. Anderson. Post Office To Close Saturday Afternoons j — Postmaster W. D. Adair states that beginning Saturday, March 3, win dow service at the local post office will close at 1 p.m. This closing hour for Saturdays is in line with sched ules followed by other post offices of this area. The public is -asked to ar range their schedules so" that they can attend to their business at the post office Saturday mornings. Out going mails will be dispatched as usual. Patrons are requested to use prop er street and number, or box num ber, for addressing mail for local citizens. Clinton is growing and the | “street and number” address is be- I coming a necessity. Lack of proper address m£^ delay delivery of mall. CARD OF THANKS I wish to take this opportunity to thank my friends, relatives and neighbors who were so kind to me and my family during my recent ill ness. I especially want to thank the doctors and nurses at Hays hospital. All of the cards, flowers, candy, etc., were deeply appreciated. —CARL CHANEY. ROGERS If Ton Don’t Road , v THE CHRONICLE Ton Don't Oct the News COMPARE TODAY’S PRICES WITH THOSE OF ONLY ONE YEAR AGO—SEE FOR YOUR SELF HOW WE PASS SAVINGS ON TO VOU! March 1949 Price Today’s Price Price Has Dropped ALASKAN PINK SALMON Tail Can 57c 39c 18c NIBLETS CORN whole kernel 12-Oz. Can 23c ISVzc 7%c ARMOUR CORNED BEEF 12-Ox. (’an 49c 42c 7c REDGATE CLING PEACHES No 24 tan 29c 25c 4c DRY LARGEHLIMA BEANS, I-Lb. Cello 31c 19c 12c ARMOUR TREET u nch meat 12-Ox. Can 45c 41c 4c SLICED PINEAPPLE ^ T( \6. 2 4 Can 33c 35c 4^ FRUIT COCKTAIL u-r. 17-0*. Can 27c 21c 6c PORK & BEANS 1-Lb. Can IlVzc 9V2C 2c OXYDOL POWDER I’kx 32c 27c 5c WATERMAID RICE 3-Lb. Cello 49 c 43 c 6c AMERICAN SARDINES No. 1 « Can 13c 11c 2c ARMOUR BEEF STEW 1-Lh. Can 59c 41c 18c BARTLETT PEARS SSU No. 2U Can 47c 37c 10c CORNED BEEF HASH -^vs 1-Lb. Can 37 c 35c 2c SHOP WITH CONFIDENCE AND $AVE! SAVINGS PASSED ON TO YOU! CENTER CUT FANCY PORK CHOPS lb. 63c U. S. NO. 1 KILN DRIED YAMS 5 lbs. 41c Rib End Tender Meaty Firm Crisp PORK ROAST, lb. . 43c LETTUCE, 2 heads .. 19c ' Armour’s Banner Sliced U. S. No. 1 Yellow BACON, lb. 43c ONIONS, 3 lbs. 17c Loin End, Tenderloin Left Jn PORK ROAST, lb. 45c L. S. No. I While , POTATOES, 10 lb*. . 35c