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t y t * Thursday, December IS, 1952 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Page Sere* // low mm By DUKK ALLISANT,/' ’rnOtm JACQUES' pUgtal vaa certainly ** one to cause him grave con cern. While ho waa away visiting his trap line a wolverine had some how gained entrance to his cabin and ransacked it Jacques was a man of many years experience in the woods. He did no* waste time brooding. First he found the faulty door catch that had given the wolverine its ad mission. Then he took account of the damage. It was even worse than he had estimated. Save for a few cans of meat and preserves, a box of cartridges, a Jar of oint ment and some manufactured bait there was nothing'Worth Salvaging. Jacques sat down and did some serious thinking. Beaver Creek, the nearest sett^ment, was 190 miles away. Jacques had covered the dis tance in his canoe in four days, less than a month ago. Yet he dared not risk returning by canoe, for the weather already had a bite to it Soon the northland would be ice-locked. Snow would come. He would, then, have to walk. Should he, when he reached the fork in the trail 80 miles south, turn west and try to make Gene Robot's cabin, which was 10 miles beyond? He shook his head vigorously. Ro bot was a lazy, shiftless man. He always remained at the settlement as long as possible before trekking in for the winter. No, the chances were that Robot was not yet lo cated in his winter home. Jacques began methodically get ting together his pack. There was only one thing left to do: Trek the entire 190 miles on foot. Early the next morning Jacques was ready for the trail Besides the canned goods and cartridges, his pack contained his sleeping bag, an axe, his rifle, one cooking pot, ‘ spoon and, over all. his snowshoes. It was scarcely light when he started out. Swinging into the long, graceful stride of the- bom woods man, he easily covered 19 miles be fore 1 o’clock. He paused then. openad one of the cans and ata a strip of meat Ha kept walking till darkness fell, estimating the entire day's distance at a little short of SO miles. During the night one of those treacheries of the northland oc curred. The wind shifted. It grew colder. At dawn snow began to fall Jacques woke and sat up with a start All about the world was cloaked in a blanket of white. A furrow creased his brow. He ate a hasty breakfast (another strip of dried meat) and started once more south. Aloud he told himself that the storm was but a squall, and would soon pass. But his instincts warned him the opposite. And his instincts proved accurate. By noon so much snow had fallen that Jac ques had to don his webs. The wind had risen, whipping the fine particles of snow into his face, rendering visibility almost nil. Jacques was not a coward. He had lived through too many stirring ad ventures and survived them all to be afraid. Yet he knew that his chances of ever reaching the post alive were negligible. This storm, first of the season, would be a two Or three-day affair at best. Perhaps longer. The cold weather had come to stay. The. settlement was still more than 100 miles away. He had no food. He had seen no game. Toward dusk of that second day, utterly spent, Jacques sank to his knees In the deep snow, fighting a losing fight against oblivion. , Jacques opened his eyes and smelled frying bacon and boiling co'ffee and the delicious odor of tobacco smoke. He felt heat, too, and could only hear the wind in the distance. He rolled over and stared up into the eyes of Gene Robot. Gene Robot smiled down at him. “Eet ees goot, my fran’, that you waited till the fork in the trails to give up the long trek, eh? Else Gene he no find you so deep buried in the snow.'' A Wish Comes With Every Stir of Christmas Pudding By EDITH M. BARBER Just as soon as Thanksgiving was over, my mother was sure to say, “Well, girls, its time to be thinking about the Christmas pud dings.” And so, for a few eve nings, we spent our time cracking the nuts that had come from my uncle’s farm and picking out the meats. Sometimes, we could persuade my father or my brother to crack the black walnuts and the hickory j nuts that needed a hammer and a flatiron to crush their heavy shells. It took some time even then to pick out the meats. Then, here were raisins to be seeded as bothj this type of raisins and the seed-; less variety must go into the pud- i ding. When this was actually mix-1 ed, we al took a hand in it. This custom is mentioned in the charming book, “In the Very Name of Christmas,” that everyone who loves this festival will enjoy. The recipes for holiday puddings, cakes and cookies are accurate as well as interesting. The book will be cherished, however, for the sug gestions that it gives for giving the Christmas season the siginificance that it deserves. The authors live in a village near Hudson, New York, originally set tled by the Dutch. The famous poem, “The Night Before Christ mas,” was originally published in the “Rural Repository,” a Hudson publication. The book includes the original version of this poem as wel as other famous Christmas sketches and poems, all of which make good reading for the Christ mas season. Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Sciot- to have completed the book with loving hearts. If we make two words plural in the quotation from Charles Dickens it will apply to the authors, “It was always said of him that he knew how to keep Christmas well.” with offices in Washington. Its report said total production for the 1952-53 season “is presently es timated at Just over 28 million bales the 1951-52 level.” Carryover stocks in the non-Com- munist world on last August 1 were estimated by the committee at 13.3 or up to half a million bales under million bales, ah increase of 2.8 mil lion bales over a year earlier. Total supplies outside the Communist countries, the committee said, wdl be increased by nearly 2.5 million bales as compared to last season. ». ^ X 1 Li ROGERS OCEAN SPRAY WHOLE OR STRAINED CRANBERRY SERVE WITH chicken or Turkey SAUCE STOKELY’S FINEST TINY TENDER PARTY PEAS REDGATE SLICED OR HALVED PEACHES YELLOW CLING No. 2«/ 2 Cans 17-Os. Cans 2 for 25c Notes From The County Agent's Office. By C. B. CANNON, County Agent living as each person is responsible for the job to be done. As to financial rating, Mr. Power ’in Farm Families Receive Plaques Balance Farm plaques were pre sented to Mr. and Mrs. J. Herman Power, Narnie communi#, and to Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Henderson, Owings, for their success in agri culture and leadership in their re spective communities. ! The plaques were presented by L. B. Massey, district extension agent, before a large crowd of Farm Bureau members at the an nual meeting held at Ford high school Friday evening, Dec. 12. Barbecue, prepared by the “old timer barbecue chief,” Walter Lynch, of Mountville, was served and enjoyed by all. Mr. Massey was the principal speaker and pointed out the im portance of farm people to support the Farm Bureau as an organiza tion. Mr. Massey stated that what he had to say in behalf of the Farm Bureau would apply to the Grange organization also. The two farm families were nominated by members of the subr committee of the County Agricul-, demonstration agent working with ture committee and finally scored by a special committee from Clem- son and Winthrop college exten sion service. lation. This within itself is an honor. Mr. and Mrs. M. li. Henderson, like the Power family, have work ed hard and accomplished much. Mr. Henderson bought 49 acres of land in 1923 and over the years nas acquired 382 acres of land, contain ing approximately 286 acres of cropland. He, too, carries on general farth ing and beef cattle production as his only source of farm income. His cotton production has averaged for several yeas approximately a bale per acre; corn, 40 bushels; wheat, 30 bushels; oats, 65 bushels; and hay crop, one to 1 3-4 tons per acre. There are approximately 50 acres of woodland and no idle land on his farm. Mr. Henderson realized many years ago that idle land and poor soil is not profitable, so he has been a big believer in bulding his soil' to greater production. The county agent has assisted Mr. Hen derson in his farm problems in-the same manner as given Mr. Power. The same is true with the home 1952-53 Cotton Crop Estimate Is 2& Million Bales is a person that the so-called ... ^ the red" does not apply^o his pro- duction in the free world for the 1952-53 crop season was estimated by the International Cotton Advisory Committee today at just over 28 mil lion bales, slightly less than last sea son. At the sam^ time tne committee said that in view of a “much easier supply prospect in relation to de mand” cotton prices continued tq slump during November and in most cases are back to pre-Korean levels. The committee is an intergovern mental organization of 7 cotton-pro ducing and consuming countries, Redgate Mellow Pure Apple SAUCE . Niblets Whole Kernel 12-Os. Cans Golden CORN .. 2 for 31c CS or Del Monte Yellow Cling No. Can PEACHES 27c Fine for Souffles Lb. Mild CHEESE 49c Edenfruit Brand Shredded 8-Os. Cello COCOANUT 26c Brock’s Chocolate Covered 1-Lb. Box CHERRIES 49c 1-Lb. Pkg. 27c Betteryet Assorted HARD CANDY 10 to 16 Lbs. Armour’s Smoked HAMS SHANK END lb. 55c BUTT END, lb. 55c — Center Slices 99c WHOLE HAMS, lb. .. 63c Long Island—4 to 6 Lbs. DUCKLINGS, lb 59c Chef’s Pride—Hot or Mild • SAUSAGE, lb 49c Center Cut PORK CHOPS, lb. ... 55c 6old Coast Brand Spiced PEACHES CS Tiny Tender Green LIMA BEANS . No. 2V^ Can ..- 29c 17-Os. Cans 2 for 49c Nu-Treat Brand Colored 1-Lb. Qtra. MARGARINE 19c Borden’s Ready-to-Bake . BISCUITS 2 cans 25c Stock Up for the Holidays 1-Lb. Cello BRAZIL NUTS 49c Long Type Baby 1-Lb. Cello WALNUTS 37c Rich. Full-Flavored Variety 1-Lb. Cello MIXED NUTS 49c APPLES Double Red Western Winesap 2 lbs. 29c Double Red York Cooking t Golden Ripe BANANAS .... 2 lbs. 25c Extra Large COCOANUTS each 19c Sweet Florida TANGERINES . 3 lbs. 25c Hen- the home problems of Mrs. derson. Mr. Henderson is a beginner in _ .. ... i purebred beef cattle production Mr. and Mrs. Power live in he and is rap id progress. He Narnie community and take an ac- - s developing sufficient acreage for The first farm land bought by Mr. ^ w hich approximately tive part in community affairs. 4Q acres are j n permanent pasture Power was 50 acres in 1937. Ad-, ar>d 60 acres in temporary grazing, ditional lands wese bought fram; His bee{ herd totals 33 head time to time and today they own | and Henderson remod- 356 acres containmg^approximately, their home, equipped it with modern appliances and have run- 312 acres of cropland and approxi mately 85 acres in woodland. Mr. Power has approximately 155 acres devoted to summer, winter and temporary pastuesr on which 78 he ad of beef cattle and three head of mules graze. There are approx ning water. Their yard is land scaped with shrubs and seeded to grass after much work in building a rock wall and filling in with top soil. It’s interesting to the writer to recall what Mr. Henderson had imately 12 acres <rf idle land on the to My tQ the writer ^t his sug _ entire farm and these acres will be put to good use in due time. Mr. Power has been a big believ er in soil bulding for many years, to the knowledge of the county agent, wjio has been working with him on Ms farm problems since 1925 when the writer came to Lau rens county as agent. The home demonstration agent has assisted Ms. Power with the home prob lems. Also Mr. Power carries on gen eral farming in production of cot ton, corn, small grain and hay crop. His average yield in cotton Over the past several years is that of ap proximately one bale pr acre; oats, 60 bushels; wheat, 25 bushels; bar ley, 25 bushels, with corn, 40 bush els per acre. Hay, from 1 to 1 3-4 tons per acre. There are two children, a , girl and a boy in the Power family. The girl is a graduate of college and the son attended college and is now assisting his father in the farin' machinery business located in the Narnie community. The Power home is modemly equipped, including running water and well kept shrubbery and lawn. Much credit for their success is due to the team work in their daily gestion as to the fixing up of the property: “That’s going to equire a lot of hard work to do all that.” Mrs. Henderson, hearing the con versation, and knowing the joy and happines of making these improve ments, remarked: “We are going to do it.” Yes, the did everything that was suggested in the plans and are very poud of their accom- plishmenjts. « There are five children in the Henderson family, one boy and four girls. All, childen are high schol gachutes and two girls at tended college. As to the financial condition of Mr. Henderson’s operations, that proud feeling of no debts is the answer. Dr. W. W. Adams VETERINARIAN 614 Murktotp Street Clinton, S. 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