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i \ -y- THE CLINTON CHRONICLE EASIER ON HANDS If you prefer some commercial brand of sand soap—especially for removing paint—and it is’t kind to your skin, add a little petnfteum jelly to the soup before you use it. PAINT SPOTS' Turpentine, Kerosene and clean ing fluid are all good for paint spot removal, unless the spots are old. For old paint spots, try com bining equal parts of turpentine and acetone (or nail polish remov er), as long as the fabric involved is not acetate rayon, and use it as you would ordinary cleaning fluid COMMENT ON MEN AND THINGS By The Spectator Your Body and J Your Car By DR. J. W. JONES, JR. Even if you are buying the most perfect gasoline and motor oil, your automobile can, and may, stall—through failure of » operation of the electrical sys- 8 tern. The electric spark neces- I sary for efficient ignition of the gases in the combustion cham ber may not occur at the proper time, or in sufficient voltage to give complete combustion, re sulting in loss of power, yet with an increase in fuel consumption, and may possibly cause your en gine to stall. If your car stalls your me chanic examines the car, not on ly to see if the gas and oil are flowing readily, but also to see if anything is wrong with the wiring system. If the wires are not just right or if there is a short, the electricity cannot reach the ponit it should serve. In an analogous fashion, the human body approximates the engine of the car. The nerves of the body carry “electricity” to supply the necessary stimuli to different parts of the body. If there occurs a “short”—any in terference with the h o r m a 1 transmission of these impulses— the organ or tissue supplied by the “shorted” nerves, will “stall” until it again receives its normal quota of impulses. Therefore, just as most persons have their car checked, lubricated, oil changed, etc., periodically, (pre- ventitive maintenance), so it is common sense to do at least as much for your body. You won’t be trading it in for a later model when it begins to seem “out of style,” or gives more than ordi nary trouble. See your “body ; piephanic”— your CHIROPRACTOR — for that much-needed and long-neg lected check-up. (One of a series of articles pub lished in the public interest to explain and illustrate the practice of scientific Chiropractic, written by Dr. J. W. Jones, Jr., whose of fices are located over Prather- Simpson Furniture Co., Clinton. Telephone 1023.) FINE FURNITURE Down Through the Years T.E. Jones & Sons The Best for Over Fifty Years CLINTON, S.C. Plus Thirteen Other Stores in South Carolina A wonderful world and we enjoy, the wonders progressively. Have you observed that the Great and Bountiful Provider shows us some thing new, as soon as we are ready to use it? All these things have been in His storehouse since the beginhing; and vastly more will be revealed when we know enough to use it. We find new materials every day; and every generation will find something to stir its imag ination and satisfy its needs. Suppose the basis of Penicillin had been discussed with pharma ceutical chemists in George Wash ington’s day? Between the phar macy of that day and this the world has progressed by gigantic strides. “Titanium, which a few years ago was only a paint pigment, is rapidly rising '■above its present status as the Ceinderella element of the metal world.” The pure white mineral’s emer gence in the role of what admiring chemists call a ‘wonder metal,’ co incided with mobilization for the Korean war. Its reputation is ex pected to grow as long as produc tion of war weapons continues. If one big handicap can be over come, experts predict titanium one day will replace stainless steel and aluminum in the manufacture of countless articles, household and otherwise. The handicap is the high cost of titanium ming, pro cessing and fabricating. Tests by the U. S. Bureau of Mines, which has been producing the metal since 1948, show titan ium is light in weight but titanic in strength—40 per cent lighter and stronger than many seels. Titahiiim also is stronger, pound for pound, than aluminum, but weighs slightly more. Because it is strong, light and resistant to heat and corrosion, titanium is being used in production of war materials including jet engines, airplanes and gun parts. Since uses, which have been in creasing steadily since the out break of the fighting in Korea, are expec|ed to stimulate interest in the metal. The result may be that experiments will reduce the cost of titanium from the present $5 a poung in sponge form and $10 to $15 a pound when fabricated into plateis or sheets. Domestic production of titanium sponge increased from 10 tons in 1948 to 1,100 tops in 1952. Antici pated production this year is 3,300 tons, and the goal for 1954 is 6,600 tons. The high cost of recovery and processing thus far has made it economically unsound to produce titanium except as a by-product in connection with other mining ope rations. The metal is found with many hard rock metals, and eventually may be recovered from copper and zinc mines in the Rocky Mountain area. It also may turn up with uranium on the vast Colorado plat eau, the scene of widespread pros pecting in parts of Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. We heard about titanium. There must be a great story behind it. I recall reading that Frederick the Great of Prussia complained of a fever and his physician told him about the Peruvian bark known as quinine. The physician recom mended it and asked permission to administer it to the King. All these things come from explora tions and experiments. The quiet, patient, perservering man of sci ence slowly blazes the path of prog ress. We think of the scientist as delv ing in mysteries, as the old alchem ists did in the early days of chem istry, but tens of thousands of men may be hard at jwofk to make a bet- your car. There was a time when ter carburetor or a tougher tire for the best tires were good for about six thousand miles. Those hardy tires of today grew out of constant study by men of the laboratories. And so with your gasoline and oil. And the thinker and student, the planner and the experimentalist work hard to make a better refrig erator. Just let your mind play on this; “Would you like a refrigerator externally only half the size of present models yet capable of hold ing just as much food? “What would you say to a suit or dress almost invulnerable to stains from food or beverages? “If you’re in the food business, how would you like to double the storage life of your produce ? “If you raise cattle, could you cut costs by feeding sawdust instead of com? Pipe dreams, you say? Nothing of the sort. All these things and many other eyebrow-raising de velopments are entirely possible— even probable. About five miles east of Sche nectady is the general research lab oratory of the General Electric Co. Here a staff of a thousand technic ians and scientists are busy explor ing unknown frontieris in quest of wmmi . / » Pact ffoa Weevils Still Damage Cotton, Clemson Reports Clemson, Aug. 1—Reports from over the state indicate that the boll weevil is still damaging the cotton crop; that in some fields ahpid in festation is heavy; that spider mite infestation is a problem in fields in many areas; that the bollworm population is building up; and that hot dry weather is eausing many young bolls’^and squares to drop off and is also calising some gotten to open prematurply, especially ijn the lower part of the state. Each cotton field throughout the state is now an individual prob lem. The Clemson extension cot ton committee cautions growers who have fields heavily infested with aphids that, in addition to lowered yields, damage to the qual ity of the lint can result from the; sticky “honey dew” which will drop on the open bolls unless tne I aphids are controlled. Some of the cotton fields on the, Clemson farm are heavily infested! with aphids and tests conducted by John K. Reed of the experiment station entomology department in the use of four per cent malathon dust applied with a hand duster re sulted in a satisfactory “cleanup” of the infestation. In view of the above results, farmers who have I failed to get satisfactory control of aphids from the use of otheri recommended materials tnight well consider the use of malathon. better products; for the business man it could mean the birth of en- j tire new industries and the creation! of new jobs. The GE research laboratory—it’s | one of the industry’s oldest—differs from most other industrial labora tories. It’s activities are not con- 1 fined to any one industry or line of products but pretty much run the gamut from chemistry, physics and electronics to metallurgy, ce ramics and atomic energy. At present more than a hundred different projects are underway. While great secrecy surrounds most of them, a peek under the curtain reveals some rather startling things. Say— “I SAW IT IN THE CHRONICLE” Thank Yon For instance, a revolutionary new insulating material—its identity is guarded closely—ten times more efficient than any now in use could make possible a reduction of 50 per cent in the external size of a re frigerator without reducing intern al dimensions. A freezer using this material would have walls only half an inch thick compared with the three-inch wall thickness of present-day refrigerators. Tt would provide much more refrigerated space and permit placing the re frigerator above the kitchen work counter rather than in an upright floor cabinet as at present.’ Stain-proofing of garments and other fabrics is a definite possibil ity for the future as a result of a now development in silicone plas tics. Chemsits here have discov ered a new solution which experi mentally at least, has demonstrated greater water or liquid repellent qualities than anything of its kind yet developed. Soda pop, coffee or other liquid or food spilled on j silicone treated fabrics roll of in stead of seeping through a- hap pens to untreated materials. Fabrics treated with silicone so lution have come through soap and water washings and dry cleanings Without losing any of their water repelling properties. Even more intriguing to textile men, however, is the fact that cot ton fabric when treated with this silicone solution takes on a softer feel and assumes a better draping i quality." New and Improved SEED CLEANING and SEPARATING EQUIPMENT We wish to advise farmers in our area that beginning the new sea son, July, we have put in new machines and made improvements and are better fixed than ever to serve you in cleaning and separating your seed. 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