The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, March 26, 1953, Image 14
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, March 26, 1953
U. S. Defenses .
Weak, Texas
Senator Says
Washington, March 22.—Sen. Lyn
don B. Johnson (D-Tex) said today
the atomic test in Nevada last week
convinced him “that neither our mil
itary nor our civil defenses are at the
ready stage.”
Somewhat along the same line, but
with reference only to the civilian
aspects of the problem, Civil Defense
Administrator Val Peterson said that
if the enormity of the problem is
borne in mind the nation has done
a good job so far'in preparing the
public for an atomic emergency.
But it has “got to do a lot better,”
Peterson said in an interview.
Asked who is to blame for the
slowness of civil defense' prepara
Notes From The
County Agent's Office
By C. B. CANNON. County Agon!
Tractor 4*H Contest
At the Laurens county fair if
grounds today, March 26, the 4-H
tractor operators’ contest will be
held beginning at 2:00 p. m.
Only those 4-H clpb boys who
ANNOINCEMENT
The business known as the Bo
land's Jewelry Store or Joanna
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Goodyear Store, owned and operat-
tions, Peterson replied that to the have taken the tractor course, that
extent that progress has been slow,
"We have failed all the way
through.”
He stressed that the federal gov
ernment dde$ not want to tell the
i.oooyear o«nru 1 people what to do, but wants only to
M-ir y w i a Y 1 ' t a i fnanna ^ive leadership so the people in the
M.Hing Boland, ^ated in •*®* nn *;; states can do the “operational work.”
south Carolina, ha^ been sod Johnson, Senate Democratic lead-’and weeds cut, and through negh-1
Marvin s -V 1 * da ‘ er and a member of the Congression- gence serious fire damage to tim-1
ferwas effective p r ^ ar > ■ . . al Atomic Committee, called for a berland and other property maybe
‘I ^'7 T £ complete overhaul and expansion of expected.
SouthVaroi'ina. Mr Turner will not f vnian P lans a 8 ai " sl P 0551 ’! With a puff of wind, fire can eas-;
ble enemy atomic attacks, in a i jjy g e t ou t 0 f control. Fire, like!
has just been completed, will take
part in the contest. The meeting is
open to the public.
Watch That Fire
As soon as the weather clears off |
and faremrs begin to turn land and
clear hedgerows, fire will be set |
with good intentions to burn brush i
ncctiVn'^wiTh 'the°busiries^pHor^q 0 the j ^ peech rccorded for broadcast in^'kc a farm mule, can’t be trusted
transfer date. All claims now against, L ^, a:> ' , , • . ..
, . . ^ . The televised atomic test, Johnson
the business should be presented tpl „
‘ ^ , ... ” .... I said, is a tinv sample of what we
Mr. Turner for settlement within 211 . . ,,
days.
too far. Timber is a cash crop and
many people realize this, and yet 1 )
many timber owmers are using pqor
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Health Care
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CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC
Edward Arms Apartment Bldg.
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26-4c! mig ^ t expect if even a small per- soun( j business judgment in the
| centage of h fleet of enemy planes i wav they are allowing the timber
should get past our defenses and k e cu ^ w jth no regard to proper
drop atom bombs on our cities.”
Johnson said the destruction of
two homes in the Nevada atomic
I blast should convince all citizens
i "that not enough is being done by
j the cities, the states, and the federal
: government to prepare the civilian
! population against the possibility of
1 atomic attacks.”
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GRAIN STORAGE SYSTEMS
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Good Supply of Used Equipment
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NITRATE
selective cutting.
According to figures compiled fori
1951 by the United States Depart-j
ment of Agriculture Forest Service, j
Lauens county pulpwood produc- 1
tion was 24,337 standard cords, val-;
ued at approximately $304,212.
Seed Certification
Farmers wishing to produce seed
for certification through the South,
Carolina Crop Improvement Asso-,
ciation are to file applications be-'
| fore time expires. Applications for
certifying clover and fescue is net'
later than April 1, for small gain 1
April 15, and cotton is July 1.
Blanks for filing application may I
be obtained at the county agent’s
office. Good seed is necessary for,
' profitable production.
Vegetables Are Necessary For
Good Health
When ground is, dry enough for
preparation, several varieties of
garden seed should be planted such 1
as: Irish cobbler or Bliss Triumph
Irish potatoes, long standing
Blooms spinach, Laxton’s Trogress
English peas for market or Thomas
Laxton’s Progress peas for home
use and Giant Southern mustard.
Also vetegtables which should be
planted as soon as possible include
lettuce, radish, parsnips, carrots,;
■turnips-., and ..oniojus^loma]
pers, and- egg pl&nt should be plant
ed in hotbeds or small boxes where |
only a few plants are needed. Rut-1
ger’s and Marglobe are wilt-resist- J
ant tomatoes.
Plants such as cabbage, lettuce J
| and onions may be transplanted to,
open field, but tomato, eggplant j
and sweet potato plants are not to
be transplanted until the ground!
is warm and all danger of frost is!
over. Beans and squash seed should 1
not be planted until soil warms up,
and danger of frost gone.
Any person wishing to have their
name added to the mailing list to
receive free the Clemson Garden
letter each month may notify the
county agent’s office of his wishes, j
Also Extension Circular 281, “A!
Vegetable Garden for Every Fam
ily,” is real good informbation oni
gardening. Then thee is Extension,
Bulletin 102, "Garden and Truck
Crop Insects,” that gives control
methods of various garden insects.
All are free and may be obtained at'
the county agent’s office.
Pasture Tour Today
State and district pasture andi
forage 1952 contest prizes to be|
warded at noon today, March 26, i
on the farm of Cliford T. Smith, |
Bush River community, upper edge*
of Newberry county, following a
tour of Mr. Smith’s farm to observe |
his pasture program, which begins:
at 10.30 a. m.
Following the noonday program
the tour witl-include the dairy farm;
of T. P. and D. Eugene Brown, lo-!
cated just off the Laurens-Clinton
highway near the country club.;
The tour should begin on the
Brown farm about 2:45 p. m.
Both Mr. Smith and the Browns |
have done a good job in grassland
farming and the public is invited on
the tour.
The noted Newberry turkey stew
will be served on the Smith farm
at noon, and in case of c$in the
cowd will gather at Bush River
school. , -
Last Rites For
James L. Ferguson
James L. Ferguson, 90, died here
Sunday morning at the home of his*
niece, Mrs. Lewis King, after sev
eral years of declining health.
He was a native of Chester coun
ty, a son of the late Isom and Eliza
beth Lee Ferguson. He was a
member of the Baptist church Ma
sonic lodge, Knights of Pythias and |
Odd Fellows. He was the last mem- (
ber of his immediate family.
Suiviors include a number of i
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday aftenoon from Harmony
Baptist church, Chester county, by
the Rev. J. W. Spiller**»d the Rev.
E. L. Larsen. Intement’followed in
the church cemetery.
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