Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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t THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Paire Seven ATULATIONS / ... to • •• 7 .awsoir niture Co Joanna THE COMPLETION OF [EIR NEW BUILDING WERE HAPPY TO SUPPLY THE I- Transit-Mixed Concrete THE FOUNDATIONS AND OF THIS HANDSOME STRUCTURE once every two or three years. The method is simple and of no expense to the farmer other than the labor collecting about one pint of soil at each place of sampling. The County Agent’s office will be glad to assist a farmer in demonstrating the col lecting of soil samples. Soil cups may be obtained free from the County Agents' office and samples of soil will be sent to Clemson College tired of dusting cotton with a hand crank duster in the control of boll Weevils. He decided to convert it into a power driven machine, and finds machinery cheaper than man power. Mr. Gambrell paid $34 for a new- hand duster in the spring of 1952 and converted it to power duster at a cost of $12 which included a 12-inch V belt and plastic tubing • Soils Laboratory for soil test at no ^ or tw0 ex ^ ra nozzles, etc., making cost to the farmer. a four nozzle machine at a cost of tt j me i, ; approximately $46. A commercial Under the 1954 MA program lime f our _ nozz i e tractor duster was pric- may be applied to crop and pasture d to him at $160( which he felt he lands as a building practice. Farm-: could not pay Hf? mount ed this ® rs .,?f ls hi ri g use lme as a 8011 j converted hand duster on his home building practice should contact the! tractor. IPMA office if they need information! ^ r< Gambrell is quite a farm me lon the delivery of same. chanic. Three years ago he decid- I’remium Book Off Press i ed wa nted a small tractor and The Laurens County Fair Prem- w hen he went to a tractor dealer lium books have been printed and and priced the small tractors in —e ready for distribution. Any per-1 the size he wanted, he found them n wishing to have a copy may get to be somewhere in the $1100 pric- ame at the County Agent’s office es. This, he felt, he could not af- r from members of the Exchange ford," so he began to look among lub. | the scrap pjiles and discarded auto Those who expect to enter exhib-i motors. He located a 1928 Chevro- ts at the fair should get a premium let, four cylinder motor and chas- ist and begin in^time to have a good sis. The chassis was cut short and xhibit at the 'fah*:—All exhibits a T model Ford transmission was hould be 'entered with the idea of substituted for the Chevrolet trans-, ducational value as well as being mission. Two rear wheels of 20- ttractive. j inch rims and over-size used tires Cattle Feeder Buyers Visit i were bought. The tractor was con- Laurens County jstructed at a total cost of app^oxi- William Hylton, president of mately $30 not including Mr. Gam- Meyers and Housemen, the largest | broil’s labor. house on the Baltimore cattle mar- °wn's 50 1-2 acres of land that ket; Clarence Warner, buyer, Line- was bought in 1936 and is paid for boro, Md.; Frances Hering, West- n °w. The home-made tractor is minster, Md., a feeder of 800 steers;' used for preparing land on the James Dunlap, member of the firm | farm - Mr - Gambrell moved on the of Walter M. Dunlap and sons, far m in the fall of 1931, paying Lancaster. Pa., the largest livestneir 1500 pounds of lint as rent. He de- NOTICE The C. J. Hart Chiropractic Clinic will be opened again Mon day morning. August 31st, at 9:00 A. M. Dr. Hart has been attending lectures and review classes at the Palmer School of Chiropractic. Davenport, Iowa, to keep well informed of the latest scientific developments in the philosophy, art, and science of Chiropractic. Should you desire to make an appointment while Dr. Hart is away, ybu may call Laurens 22501 and the receptionist will be ^rnost happy to arrange your consultation,, w ithout obligation. NOTICE! TO CITIZENS OF CLINTON If you have any complaints to make where damage to streets, sidewalks, curbs, or private yards has not been repaired by the gas crews now at work, you are asked to call the city office—Telephone 1066. CITY OF CLINTON Lancaster, Pa., the largest livestock firm on the Lancaster market, and James Shreve, manager of Union cided to buy in 1936. Mr. Gambrell was reared nea rHonea Path, And- stock yard, Lancaster, Pa., visited erson county. He married Miss Laurens county, August 14 to look Sara Hall, of Princeton, and they over the type of beef cattle grown, have two sons, Edgar and Furman, with the idea of buying a portion who are married and living else- of their supply of feeder cattle in | where. the future. i ^ r - and Mrs. Gambrell have The beef cattle farm of Robert worked hard to pay for their farm, H. Roper and his son, George Rop- as thp y had no other income other er, was visited. The out of state men were well pleased with the than farming; they have remodel ed their home and planted shrubs, mH «• j* QUALM ~ & i fY MEATS Choice Cuts STEAK, lb. 65c Beef RIB STEW ..:...25c progress in beef cattle and pasture ma king an attractive farm home, development in this county and Mr. Gambrell did the carpenter other sections of South Carolina work and painting. | they had visited. The buyers w-ere invited to visit Clean and Store Dusting Machines The owners of cotton dusting ma-1 South Carolina by officials of the chines of Laurens county should Seaboard Air Line Railroad com-1 clean, grease and store in a dry pany. H. M. Sanders, agricultural l >lace their equipment before rust agent of the Seaboard; Fred P. Ab- dama ge and weather cakes the bott, assistant general agricultural | l° ose dus * that may be in or on the agent, Atlanta, Ga„ and J. C. Ben- equipment. There is no question nett, Hamlet, N. C., also officials ; but that the machines will be need- of the railroad, were on the tour. . ( d ?. ext y ear t *°![ tbe control of cot- The group visited beef cattle ton msects through the use of dust. These dusters*ire rather expensive and with a little timely work now- will be money well saved. producers in Abbeville, and Green wood counties after visiting Lau rens county. At the dinner meeting at the, Mdn Y Attend from Laurens Oregon hotel, Greenwood, the eve-' County ning of August 14, the buyers ex-1 Laurens county was well repre- pressed their appreciation for being sented by both men and women at invited to South Carolina in that the rarm and Home week The they all were not aware of the fact pc°8 rarn week was wel! that South Carolina had such fine Planned and included interesting quality beef cattle, and that they i c * assroor n discussions and field w r ere interested in this area as a tr *P s - L. L. Norton, manager of source of feeder cattle.* This was tccckland Farm, Clinton, took part the first visit to South Carolina for | on the panel discussion of the Beef these men and they found the state Cattle Clinic. far beyond their expectations in quality cattle. R. H. Roper and his son, George, attended the dinner meeting with the writer in Green wood. Gambrell Makes Duster and Tractor T. Frank Gambrell, Honea Path, j Rt. 1, Princeton community, got SHINY COAT COLLAR If your coat collar shines, sponge it with a cloth wrung out of hott vinegar. Press while still damp, using a black cloth for pressing. Small WEINERS, lb. 39c Fresh DRESSED FRYERS, lb. . Pork HAM ROAST, lb. • e • 69c Fresh GROUND BEEF, lb. 39c Special Price on V2 Beef for Freezers THE COUNTRY MARKET Phone 98 YOUR MEAT DEALER SINCE 1923 IF YOU DON'T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON’T GET THE NEWS Read The Chronicle-Y our Neighbor Does k .V .C' ' * k V .i.; - •• * , * :•■* f - • We are prepared to furnish any imount of Ready-Mixed Concrete my time for any construction. Call >n us, please. W and L Concrete Company Laurens - Clinton Phone 23416 Laurens We Are Going Out of Business! Now is the Time to Stock up on Clothing (or Infants and Children! Come Early Thursday! The Tot Shop . *