The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 18, 1952, Image 15
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. C,
Phones:
Office 958
Residence 991-W
You always get a
etter
A better buy because . . .
THEY LIST FOR LESS-Large
volume production economies let
Chevrolet trucks list for less than
comparable models of any other
make.
LOWER OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE COSTS-Valve-
in-Head engines, Hypoid rear
axle, channel-type frames, Flexi-
Mounted cabs and many other
Chevrolet features assure you
lower over-all costs.
TRADITIONALLY HIGHER
TRADE-IN-Chevrolet trucks
keep their value longer—a won
derful dollars-and-cents plus at
trade-in time.
A better deal because ..
Chevrolet trucks list for less . . .
bring you important on-the-job
WIN $25,000 FIRST PRIZE IN TNI GENERAL
MOTORS BETTER HIGHWAYS AWARDS
162 award* totalling 1194,000. Come in for free
"Fact* Book” containing entry blank and complete
detaila of conteat.
GILES CHEVROLET CO. Inc
W«nt Mmln Stmt
fllnGf ^ g, C.