The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, August 10, 1950, Image 8
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday t August 10, 1950
RHAME GETS LIONS
CITIZEN AWARD
DR RHAME
District Forester
Report Shows
. Much Work Done
, Special to The Chronicle.
| Columbia. Aug. 9—The annual re-
Jport of the district forester for the
jNewberry district, which includes!
Laurens county, for the 1949-50 fis-j
cal year-has just been released by ^
| the S. C. State Commission of For- [
estry. Forester for the district is E.
L. Middleswart, and J. Shaw Mad-
;den is county ranger for Laurens
l county.
The Forestry Board is composed
of Elmore Bramlett, chairman, RFD, 1
Laurens; J. Y. Martin, vice-chair
man, RFD, Ware Shoals; J. T. Hol
lingsworth, Cross Hill; Tan M. Ray,'
Clinton; and Allen Marlor, RFD,
'Fountain Inn.
The district office of the State'
Commission is situated in the Ex- i
change Bank building in Newberry,'
: and the Laurens county ranger’s of- j
fice is in the Agricultural building
' in Laurens.
The Newberry district is compos
ed of 3.125.110 acres, of which 2,-
Dr D O Rhame, phvsician and 204 - 600 acres are forest land mak -|
f urgeon of this city, was formally ing up 157 per cent of the total wood-!
) resented the Lions club "Citizen of
land acreage in the state. The U. S
Year- award"Monday evening at purest Service is responsible for fire!
, *b' N meltin' 1 in the college d.n- *Le pro.e.tion on 321,60fi acres in
.. Z ha ij 0 ^ "" ,tne district and the remaining 1,-1
882.S94 acres are under the protec-!
t.on of the state commission.
, , In Laurens county, 244,735 wood-
(,mmunit>. L r Rhame >.ng ed j an( j a>:Tes are un der state protection
• for his meritorious work with
The award, made annually by the
for outstanding service to the
me Cub Scouts of the city. He is
v -airman of the Lions club commit-
The organized protection personnel •
in Laurens county consists of ran-
^ „ ... ger three wardens, two towermen,
ve on Cub Scouts, which sponsors thrM {lexible crew mem5ers and
: e work in Clinton. i thirty volunteer crew members, mak-;
Lawrence Stanley executive direc-) in g a j 0 t a i 0 f 39 The volunteer fire 1
t r of the Blue Ridge Council, Boy fighting crews have been organized
Scouts, of Greenville, was present strategic points throughout the
• >r the special occasion and made tne county where fire occurrence has
, esentatmn on behalf of the club. been greatest in the past. The crews'
Mr Stanley reviewed the scope and are , SS ued fire fighting equipment
im.ties f the Boys Scout organi- w hjch is left in charge of the crew
ration in general, and in particular i* a der.
m nted out the contr.bution that Dr During the 1949-50 fiscal year a
Rname nas made to the work of Cub total of i 02 f oresl fi rej broke out in
cuting m L .inton Den mothers and Laurens county, according to the
annual report. The fires burned 1,-
349 wooded acres and caused dam-
Dr Rhame. who was aecompa .ied a g r am0 unting to $7,476. Two per-
tne meeting by his two young C uo son# vsere prosecuted in connection
with the fires Laurens county had
:ners in 1
ith the a
ic community who assist
irk were also commended.
Sv
• ngiy
ons as guest'
*x pressed hi
of the club, feel
the honor bestowed upon him
appreciation of , he , ar g e<l number of fires in the
Newberry District during the year,
"with damage valued a $7,476.
The county in which the largest
number of forest fires were report
ed during the twelve month period
was Orangeburg, where 953 forest
fines burned 26.700 acres of timber
and caused damage totalling $?$.-
Boll Weevil
Fight May
Stop Too Soon
Clemson Au* 7—Many ‘ farmers
*re tempted to stop poisoning boli
weevils too soon, the Clemson college ^ , .
extension service w.rned today . A total of 136 ^e plowed
To do so. the extension cotton com- or flr * ^re^u m the Newberry dls-
mittee said. resulU In loss of full ben- du ™« »
eflts of ear.y poisoning, especially in | total, 11
P.edmont countse, where much of wer * » n Th *
tne crop 1. far from safe from wee- »t*te does not operate a heavy unit
Vil damage .!» P* 9 conatruction in the
Reports from 35 counties show an ‘
average boll weevil infestation of
approximately 32 per cent in poison
ed fields and 65 per cent in unpois-
c ned fields ,
One of the seven fire danger meas
urement stations in the Newberry
district, the 3fountvlUe Tower, is
situated in Laurens county.
The committee advised that “so . The report states that there were
long as cotton is fruiting and young flr « burned m the New-
bo’.ls are in danger, poisoning should berry district during the year. The
be continue; at five-day intervals" w ** lh «r condit.ona were about nor-
"Where cotton is rank and bolls toT section, accord-
have formed at the top of stalks and ,n $ ‘° forester Middleswart, with the
blooming has ceased, poisoning has **cepion of •dry spring During the
been stopped or bollrot has been not- months of Feoruary, March and
ed defoliation should begin,” the April a prolonged dry spell made
committee said occurrence great.
MIDWAY
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NEWEST AND FINEST
CLINTON — JOANNA
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
AUGUST 11-12
CHEYENNE TAKES OVER
Lash LaRue — Fuzzy St. John
MONDAY-TUESDAY A AUGUST 14-15
BIG WHEEL
Mickey Rooney — Thomas Mitchell
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY
AUGUST 16-17
THE SUNDOWNERS
Robert Preston — Chill Wills — Robert Sterling
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SUMMER
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DRESSES
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Men’a Dept
values
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.00
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• Men’s
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4.00
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• Men’s
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1.98
vaine
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4 14
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59c
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o Boys
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a
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A striped knit shirt and pair
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5 pairs 1.00
Men’s Undershirts
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o Extra Special
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L00
o Dollar Days Special
CHENILLE BATH MAT SETS
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• Embroidered
Boxed
Pillow Cases
2
pairs
3.00
1.79
pr.
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• Cannon
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ffr 1,00
59c
each
Big 20x40 bath size, in blue,
maize, green, pink.
• Dollar Day Special
CHENILLE BED SPREADS
full double bed siz
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3.00
snowy white back
grounds with soft
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signs. •
Lace Table Covers, each 1.00
Pure Linen Hand Towels, each 1.00
i
Printed Luncheon Cloths, each 1.00
i
Pillow Cases 3 pr. 1.00
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reg.
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2.00
sizes
32-40
“Fruit of the Loom,” new
colors and styles, whites,
aqua, pink, blue, maize.
o Ladies
Fall Handbags
1.00
reg.
1.98
faille
fabrics
These are new fall colors and
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• Children’s
Print Dresses
1.00
1.98
values
each
Floral patterns, solid colors,
gay (rimmed, sizes 1 to 3,
3 to 6x.
• Special Purchase
Ladies
Rayon Panties
2
pairs
1.00
reg.
69c
Pink, blue, whites, with lacy
trims, brief and panty leg
styles.
• Close Out
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and Play Shoes
values
to 7.95
3.00
{ • Ladies
Rayon and Cotton
Rayon Blouses
value
UM
each
Pink, aqua, maize, white,
sizes 32 to 38/
SPECIAL
Shag Rugs
1.00
AU Colors