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THE CLINTON* CHRONICLE
Thursday, October 22, 1953
eryone. It was found by the troop
from the State Training School.
After the treasure hunt we had
first aid game, log chopping con-1
test and scavenger hunt.
Yes, everyone showed that they j
were getting tired and it was get
ting late. 'We all packed our gear
and stood by for inspection. The
ribbons were awarded to the first,
second and third troops which
showed best scouting spirit. This
ended the Laurens District Cam-
poree of 1953, the best ever held.
Bovs from Troop 138, Clinton
Mill/who attended the LDC were:
John Vassey, Scoutmaster, R. C.
Wilkie, Assistant Scoutmaster, Jer
ry Wilkie, Ronnie Hedspeth, Patrol
Leader, J. D. Gibbs, Bill Adams,
Alan Strickland* Patrol Leader,
Gary Hancock, Tommy Lanford,
Billy Norris, Murph Boyette.
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Laurens District
Campore Held
By R. cT"WILKIE
The Laurens District Camporee
was held October 9-10 with one
hundred and eighteen boys and
their advisors taking part in the
tartest and best Camporee that the
district has had. The camp site was
n Dr. Whitten's place off the Clin-
ti n-Greenwood highway.
After we checked in, set up' our
camp and prepared supper, we had
i ‘Heap Big Fun Camp Fire,”
where prizes were given to the
troop which had the tallest tale,
dopiest song, and best stunt, skit or
song. Since it was late after camp
fire Smokey told us a story about
the Indians who at one time lived
in the section around the lake.
At 6 o’clock Smokey blew rev-
iclle and, boy, did everyone hate
to get out of our warm beds! We
had from 6:30 to 8:00 to cook break-
fact and clean up. At 8:45 Smokey
l^aye us jin axemanship demonstra
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tmn.
After Smoke\
lion the troop from Joanna gave us
instructions in First Aid. We had
about fifteen minutes free' time af
ter First Aid instructions.
Next on the program was com
pass and measuring instruction by
Troop 111 of Clinton. We then fol
lowed Smokey to his firesite where
he gave fire-building demonstra
tions.
Yes, now was the time for dinner
and everyone was running back
and forth trying to fix the best din
ner. It came to be that the patrol
from Chappells, wih a barbecued
rabbit, won first prize for the best,
and Clinton's Troop 138 won second
prize.
After dinner we had a wonderful
nature hike which was led by
Smokey. We took in the qualities
of nature and its happenings. Yes,
now was the time we were looking
forward to. It was the Tug-O-War
between Clinton and Laurens. But
it so happened that the rope broke
three times and we had to race for
the winner. Laurens w r on it be
cause a scout 'from the State Train
ing School came in first for them.
Nexfori’ the "program was the
‘Treasure Hunt” which puzzled ev-
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“JUNGLE DRUMS OF AFRICA , ’—Chap. 8 9c and 30c
Crop Supports
May Be Extended
By Congress
Indianapolis, Ind. — The House
Agriculture Committee ■' appeared
almost certain today to recommend
to Congress next year that it ctm-
tinue rigid high price supports for
the six basic crops beyond the 1954
election year .
The legislation may be drafted
with President Eisenhower’s bless
ings, even though Secretary of Ag
riculture Ezra T. Benson has criti
cized the present program on the
grounds that it does not provide a
long-range solution to the farm
problem.
The committee, nearing the close
of a 1,200 mile tour to sound out
farmers in the politically-impor-
tnat Midwest, planned to sample
views of Indiana farmers at a pub
lic hearing today.
It was scheduled late today to
fly to Columbus, Ohio, where a
I 1 final mid-western “grass roots”
hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.
A poll conducted by newsmen
among almost all of the members
who participated in the Midwest
: tour gave the tip-off on probable
legislative action next year.
All 16 of the committee mem
bers asked to make a forecast said
they believed a majority of the
130-man committee would vote to
extend high supports for wheat,
| com, cotton, tobacco, peanuts and
| rice. , The present law fixes price
guarantees at 90 per cent of parity.
President Eisenhower left the
door open for a possible. adminis
tration recommendation for a tem
porary extension of the high sup-
1 ports in his farm speech v at Kan-
' sas City, Mo., last Thursday. Some
farm lawmakers thought it signifi
cant that the President specifically
mentioned extension of the present
program, with or without minor
changes, along with “radical” re
visions as possibilities.
Benson has criticized rigid, high
supports on grounds they price
farm products, out of markets, cre
ate surpluses, and bring on pro
duction controls.
The committee has found there
are a number of farmers who agree
with Benson. But their voices gen
erally have been drowned out in
| clamor for high supports from
those who appear numerically
strong enough to hold the balance
of political power in the Midwest.
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Cotton Controls
Plan Studied By
Agriculture Department
Washington — The Department
of Agriculture is studying the cot
ton controls program with the idea
of presenting Congress recommen
dations as to price support and sev
eral phases of production controls.:
This has become known only re
cently and there is considerable
speculation that the department
might recommend continued 90 per
ceht parity price support for cotton.;
There is, of course, no way to tell
what the final recommendations 1
wil be nor details at this stage ofj
the study. However, it is reported |
that the widespread dissaisfaction:
with the farm program has worked)
to improve the possibility that the
90 per cent price support program
will be retained.
During the last session of Con
gress a spokesman from the depart
ment testified before the Senate
agriculture committee and failed to
commit the department to anything
specific. He recommended cotton
quotas be divided among the states
through a five-year formula, in
cluding the last five years with the
exception of 1949. County allot
ments, he proposed, should be de
termined on a three-year basis.
Congress never could agree pn a
formula, western states wanting a |
three-year basis and southern states
favoring the five-year formula. A
spokesman for the department said
today that it was likely the depart
ment would stand by its five-year
formula recommendations although
he would not give a flat assurance
an any specific program because of
the uncertainty which exists in the
department itself at this time.
The major stumbling block in the
path of a departmental recommen
dation of 90 per cent parity price:
support for cotton 1 - seems to lie in'
Secretary Ezra Benuson’s expressed
preference for a flexible support;
system. The general concensus of
opinion on Capitol Hill is that
chances for the high, rigid support
are good whether or not the depart
ment recommends it. Even some of
.the administration’s most loyal Re
publican senators have told report- 1
ers and fellow senators recently j
that they will vote to continue the
high parity support program.
The Agricultural Adjustment Act
as amended in 1945, is the present
farm law of the land and it must be
changed before the price support
program and controls can be modi
fied. Unlike the reorganization of
the department itself, announced
this week by the, secretary, the sup
port and controls program must be
carried out as specified in the act
of 1938.
The secretary, under that law,
was given the power to set acreage
goals and has called for a 1954 crop
of 10,000,000 bales because of the
surplus cotton now in supply.
words of a stranger often seem like
important words.
A small town is where the lack
of convention allows for more time
to live well and think gjearly. The
veneer of famous arguments is a
thin shell which comes closer to al
lowing the reality of things to show
through. The problems of the peo
ple are concerned with nature and
close association with others—with
things as they are.
This, in part, is a small town and
the people who live in it It is
closer to the concepts of freedom,
individual initiative, and self-reali
zation than any other segment of
the land except the remote rural.
It is the balance wheel in our social
order. May there be enough vision
to see that the wealth of our small
towns is greater than that which
could be measured by smoking
stacks and production lines.
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Editorial on “The Wealth of A
Small Town” Published In
The Congressional Record
An editorial entitled, “The
Wealth of a Small Town,” was re
cently published in the Congres
sional Record. The editorial, as it
appeared in the Surface Creek
News, Cedaredge, Colo., follows:
THE WEALTH OF A SMALL
TOWN
A small town is w)jere everybody
knows your business and yet they
will make it their business if any
one in the community ijeeds help.
It is where the folks will talk about
you and then talk for you when the
chips are down. It is where there
has to be a fire to get anyone on the
streets afer 9 o’clock and yet there
will be square dancing until 2
o’clock in., the morning and not de
pendent on hot music and cold
drinks to keep up the friendly spir
its.
In a small town there is a com
mon bond during a disaster and a i
common thankfulness for rain, or a
beautiful day, or a new fire hy- j
drant. There is little thought paid
to social position, and the judging
of a man is done on his own values
—the deep values.
It is where a person speaks to
his friend as many times as he sees
him during the day, not worrying
over the social graces as to whether
they have already greeted each oth
er previously. It is where a neigh
bor’s hurt becomes your hurt.
The freedom and dignity of the
individual is practiced in a small
town without a lot of paid coaching
by experts who think they know
the minds of men. A man expects
to earn what he gets and get what
he earns.
The building of a park or the!
paving of a street becomes a per- j
sonal thing in which the majority
of folks see a tangible part of J
themselves. The yardstick is not
set off in degrees that ask “What
is there in it for me?”
A stranger becomes the focus
of honest curiosity and the return
ing native always seems to have i
added a little glamor. The deeds!
of the town and its men often shine
brighter in a far away place. The
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