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Thursday, January »3, 1952 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE r . s Pa ere Three FARMS...,.: AND FOLKS By J. M. EEEAZER Clemson Extension Information Specialist A New Calendar y ' I’ve just hung a new calendar above the desk. It carries the outline for a new year. Its 12 pages don’t look much. Yet they contain all of the time we get out °* a year. Brief indeed is a year getting, as mine begin to stack up right smart. I’m four years older than my daddy was when he died. And I thought he was a rather old man. Yet, when our class had its 35th reunion last June, we had a big time, and still spoke of “us boys”. Out of 118,100 are living," and 50 were there. • This year is sure to bring change, change in everything. This chang ing agriculture is sure to be cutting cart wheels of change, too. It hps been changing awful fast in qui recent years. And this change is coming on wheels and hoofs. Mechanization has been bent to our needs. And with it, a man can come up with a multiplied harvest. Grass begins to grow in the field and we welcome it for the coming herds." For a young and intelligent man starting out, the soil offers more than it ever has. With a mechan ized diversification, including grass and livestock, with soil saving and soil building, he can produce a lot more himself than he could under the regime of a mule and a tilled row. So, even though the calendars don’t seem to last long now, they bring a greater reach to the man ho tries hard. And rewards are T ii Savings Accounts 3%—DIVIDEND—3% i - * We invite savings accounts from the people of Clinton and vicinity. Yon will like our friendly and efficient ser vice, and you will receive your dividend promptly each January 1st and July 1st. Any amount — from $1 up—- opens an account. Each account is insured up to $10,000 "by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. Two people jnay have up to $30,000 fully insured. v Accounts by mail promptly acknowledged. Chartered and Supervised by the United States Government Laurens Federal Savings & Loan Telephone 22271 LAURENS’ LARGEST SAVINGS INSTITUTION 104 West Main Street iammm Laurens, S. C. tmmtmtmmmmmmwutmmmum t Drive-In Theatre NEWEST AND FINEST CLINTON — JOANNA THURSDAY . JANUARY 3 I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE Susan Heyward — Dan Dailey TWO CARTOONS FRIDAY-SATURDAY ' - r JANUARY 4-5 MY OUTLAW BROTHER Mickey Rooney -v Wanda Hendrix INVISIBLE MONSTER"—Chapter No. 7 CARTOON MONDAY-TUESDAY JANUARY 7-8 AMBUSH ^ Robert Taylor — Arlene Dahl COMEDY — CARTOON WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY JANUARY 9-10 DUCHESS OF IDAHO Esther Williams — Van Johnson CARTOON Wahoo Wednesday Nights Jackpot $200,00 COMING SOtfN — WATCH FOR DATE DING DONG ? ADULT FUN FOR ADULTS ONLY .. Children under 12 admitted FREE first Show Starts at Dusk—Second Show at 10 P. ^ —laaHHMtmtmimwammiffKHWKKittm out yonder that the distant past did not know. Maybe we should wel come the new calendar for . the promise it holds. ^The only trouble is, there are so few of them for any of us, and they are going dp. run out so soon. Therefore, w6 had Bet ter use ’em well. Pond Evaporation I’d often wondered how mpeh water evaporated from a pond, or any open surface of water. Dr. Cal houn of Clemson determined that for this area years ago. He says it amounts to about our rainfall, or an average of about an inch a week. Of course at is faster in the summer and slows down in the winter. We are building many ponds over the state, and this is something to keep in mind. Large shallow ponds will lose a lot more water than smaller deep ones with the same storage capacity. But there is not much you can do about this, of course. For at best, you possibly only have a pond site or two, and you have to largely take them as they are. However, there are some things that can be done to make ’em deeper. One is to ex cavate in the basin for dam-build ing dirt. Building and caring for farm ponds is covered in Extension Cir cular 276 that’s free from your county agent. And he and your SCS man ran help you with other par ticulars on construction and man agement of a farm pond. Irrigation From Wells County Agent McComb of Orangeburg reports: “Two farmers dug wells for ir rigation this month. Much experi mental work is necessary in this undertaking and both are moving cautiously and hoping for satisfac tory results. One such well dug last spring furnished sufficient water for a successful season’s irrigation. On the same farm another well was dug the past summer. Irriga tion is definitely on the way, and in the next few years we should see many systerhs where the nec essary water is available.” ^.Geologists feel that there are few places in this part of the country where we have sufficient ground water for large-scale irrigation. But we might find that we have more than we thought. Ditching With Dynamit* Assistant County Agent Fant of Yofk tells, me that a dynamite ditching demonstration was held on the farm of C. L. Boyd. Forty acres of good bottom land were drained with the 1,600-foot ditch that cost $305 to blow out. It aver aged four feet deep and eight feet wide. Clemson’s M- C. McKenzie has given such demonstrations in practically all counties of the state. Boys Are Thai Way I usually drove that early Ford for the country doctor there across the road from us, counted it a great privilege: But- one day it was not convenient for me to go. So he and a big fat cousin of mine lit out in mid-moming for Columbia, 20 miles away. . ' Down the road about four miles a quick shower preceded them. The doctor knew nothing about driving on slick roads. There was a steep down-hill there by OHie Derrick’s pasture. Going down that, the car started skidding towards the ditch. The doctor slammed on the brakes. The car whirled around, slid into the ditch, and turned over, pitching them out. Cousin Rob was thrown High in the air, as he was on the off side. He landed squarely on Ollie’s rail fence, breaking severt-of the ten rails as he came down. He steadfastly maintained that /those rails saved his life, by breaking the momentum of his fall. f Another cousin, John Green Hil ler, came along. What a laugh he had! He got off his horse, helped them turn the car back over, and they proceeded on to Columbia, none the worse for their experi ence. ♦ Senate Election Year To Prompt Speech-Making Columbia, Jan. 1.—There’s a lot of speculation, as always, on whether the second regular session of the 89th General Assembly that convenes here Jan. 8 will be long or short. Long or short, you can be sure of one thing—tnere’U be a lot—of speech-making. It’s an election year. All the representatives and half of the senators come up for re- election this year. Most of the sen ators and a lot of the representa tives will be seeking reelection. And that usually is the trigger to set off a lot of speeches good for home consumption. The speech-making doesn’t nec- cessarily mean a long session—but it often helps. Especially if a fili buster develops, and pre-election sessions are fine stages for filibus ters. The electioneering that will take place in the Assembly probably will be confined to local issues since there are no statewide elec tions this year. No state offices and no U. S. Senatorships are at stake, as there were before the 1950 session, when there was so much speech-making in the Assem bly. ><!> _ There’s no way of telling* just how many, or who, among the House members will seek reOlec- tion. Many of them don’t know themselves yet. But the Senate, half that comes up for additional four-year terms usually presents a reelection front. Colored Seal Rally Is Held, Quota-Oversubscribed Minnie J. Irby, health worker, reports that the annual seal sale rally was held at St. Paul Baptist church Wednesday Aight, Dec. 19. The county had been divided into 3 areas. Gray Court area reported $533.76; Clinton was $603.65; Lau rens area, $673.71. A total of $1811.12 was reported, a goal of $1500 had been set. Additional reports are being re ceived daily. Dr. C. O. Spann of Union, was the guest speaker and was introduced by Mrs. Elel fin- leny. Chairman of the vanous areas wish to thank all for the fine spirit of cooperation. A $50 schol arship will be awarded to a San ders high senior of the Laurens area at the 1952 commencement exercises. Backache .Backaches which may result from Arthritis* Neuritis, Lum bago, Rheumatism, Spinal Curvatures, Muscular Strain or Slipped * . « Intervertebral Disc~tnay be .easily corrected by the modern sci ence of Chiropractic. , Consult Dr. C. J. Hart, 254 West Main St., Laurens, S. C. f for complete details. Write or call 22501 for free booklet on any of , the above disorders. Consult Dr. Hart today. .. ; v, K (0'' ■&' ; v \ ft. ) E R F U L BUYS - WONDERFULLY FRESH Customer’s Corner 1952 isn't so much different than 1859 This marks the 93rd year that A&P has been serving the American housewife.—.— £*—_i Its basic principle—to give better food for less money—is just as good today as it ever was. It mu$t be or we wouldn’t have been around so long. But we, like everyone, can stand improvement. We’d like you to tell us what we can do to better serve you.; : You can be sure we’ll listen. Please write: CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPT. AAP Food Storea 420 Lfexlagton Ave.. New York 17. N. Y. RUITS & VEGETABLES Red Emperor"" GRAPES 2 - 25c Red Winesap Apples - - Baking Potatoes Idaho - v• » Fresh Tender Green Beans - - Fine Flavored Yellow • * P J/‘ r ///' s / 5 Bag 49c 10 £ 79c 2 25e Onions - - Szes 64’s and 70's • - Lb. 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