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V f Thursday, September 14, 1950 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Patre Seven Marines Open Up Three Year Enlistments A new three-year enlistment is now offered by the Marine Corps to all applicants for enlistment as well as an enlistment in the Marine Corps Reserve for an indefinite per iod on extended active duty. Applicants with no previous reg ular Marine Corps service may be enlisted for three or four years, stated Captain D. N. McDowell, of ficer in charge of Marine recruiting for South Carolina, and former Ma rines may enlist for three, four or six years, even though they may have dependents. In order for first enlistments to be accepted for duty, physical and Armed Forces qualification tests must be passed in addition to be ing in the 17-28 year age group, nl the case of former/Marines, the qualification tests are waived and the applicant need only be physical ly qualified and between 17 and 32 years of age. In addition, applicants with no previous Marine Corps service may enlist in the Marine Corps Reserve for an indefinite period and be as signed active duty in excess of 30 days. Requirements for this type en listment are the same as for the regular Marine Corps. Former Marines of the rank of Sergeant and below may also enlist in the Marine Corps Reserve for extended active duty and retain the rank held at time of discharge from the regular Marine Corps. Applicants that have had prev ious military service in the Marine Corps and were classified in the Military occupational field of avia- Tion will be transferred to Air, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, Marine Corps Air station, Cherry Point, N. C., for duty. Present members of the Marine Corps Reserve may take advantage of the new three-year enlistment in regular Marine Corps but are not eligible for assignment to extended active duty through recruiting sta tions. Writer Of Cotton and Flies Editor The Chronicle— On receiving my Chronicle dated August 31, I was interested to read the article on: “Why Does A Wad of Cotton on Screen Keep Away Flies?”. When my husband and I first came to this section of North Carolina all of the homes here had cotton, just as you mentioned, on their screens and we too were cur ious. Then an article appeared in the Greensboro Daily News explain ing it all. Seems as if the whole thing ori ginated in central North Oarolina (where I am not sure) a long time ago. The idea is to use a fair-size amount of cotton for flies think that the cotton is a hornet’s nest, and since flies make up a large portion of a hornet’s diet—thus the fear. I wish I had the article from the Greensboro Daily to seAd you but since I have not perhaps this will be a plausible enough/reason for you and Chronicle readers. My neighbors here claim they have done it for years and that it does work—so— Sincerely, Lucille Tinsley, (Mrs. Hubert Tinsley) Morehead City, N. C. 757,000 Turkeys Being Raised In State This Year OWmBTar* Sept. 12—A total of 757^00 turkeys, the largest number ever produced in South Carolina, is being raised this year, according to the crop reporting service for the week ending August 25. This figure is six per cent above the previous record of 714,000 pro duced last year, 70 per cent larger than the number raised in 1{M8 and more than double the 1947 crop. At current prices a crop of 757,- 000 turkeys would be worth fully $5,000,000. Growers plan to sell turkeys earl ier this year than last as reports on marketing intentions show 40 per cent of the 1950 crop to be sold in October or earlier, 29 per cent in November, 26 per cent in December and five per cent in January or la ter. This compares with sales of 30 per cent each in October and No vember last year, 28 per cent in De cember and 12 per cent later. Two Tree Farms In County Certified With 7,46 Acres Special to The Chronicle. Columbia, Sept. 12—Two farms, one comprised of 665 acres and the other of 6,801 acres, ha*e been cer tified in Laurens county, according to a report this week from the State Forestry Commission. The 665 acre tree fram is that of Niles C. Clark of Waterloo, and the 6,801 acre tree farm is the property of the Fairfield Forest Products company. State Forester Charles H. Flory stated that the tree farm program “is designed to promote good forest ry practices and to give public rec ognition to those owners of wood land in South Carolina who demon strate outstanding ability in proper ly handling their woodland.” Tree farmers are judged by three stan dards: protection of trees from fire; harvesting of trees to secure the greatest continuous income from timber crop; and planting of steed- lings on idle acres that are best suit ed for trees. The tree farm program is spon sored by the Forestry Commission and the Clemson Extension Service, with local properttks considered for certification being (inspected by a three-member tree farm commission comprised of the district forester, the county agent, and an interested cit izen of the county. Final certifica tion is made by a state tree farm committee. The first tree farm in the state was certified in 1943, and to date a total of 51 tree farms, representing 444,540 acres, have been certified. SIX-INCH SERMON By Rev. Robert H. Harper JAMES, LEADER OF THE JERUSALEM CHURCH Lesson for September 17: Acts 15, 13-20; Galatians 2:9-12. | Memory Selection. James 1:22. | In the great contrast between h:s early and later life, James may re mind us of the two preceding les sons. Like Peter and John Mark, James made good in his later life. Jesus had four brothers and at least two sisters. One brother was James. He and others of the family did not at first realize the greatness of their brother. Not until after the resur rection did they become Christians. James became known as the Just. As head of the mother chuqch in Jerusalem he had the opportunity of making a decision that saved Chris tianity from being a small Jewish sect. Twenty years had passed since the resurrection. The church in An tioch had’ some Gentile members. A discussion arose-as to whether or not the Jewish rites, still followed by Jewish converts, should be imposed upon Gentiles. 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