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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, December 3, 1953
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Established 1900
WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher
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ually dropping behind in the pro
duction of vegetable crops which
follow. The best crop will vary ac
cording to such factors at time of
planting, soil type, crop to follow,
and the like. Soybeans, grain sorg
hum, and small grains may be com
bined and almost always produce
enough seed to more than pay for!
growing the crop. Some of these]
crops should be especially interest
ing to vegetable growers who "also
keep cattle.
The old argument for legume,
soil improving crops is not as im
portant in truck farming as former
ly thought. This is because the
main objective is litter in the soil.
Of course, if a legume will produce
as much organic matter as a non
legume, it will be preferable be
cause every pound of nitrogen
counts in crop production.
Truck farmers in the coastal area
need to give more attention to main
taining the organic matter in their
soils and would do well to try sev
eral different cover crops.
CLINTON. S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1953
Don't Spell It 'Xmas'
■^s'ith the coming of December
each year we admonish our read
ers not to abbreviate the word
“^Christmas" by substituting the let-
tf r -X” for “Christ”. Using the
Irtvrr ' X” implies that w T e are too
bi;'\ or lazy to spell out the whole
mr.~d Christmas. On cards, in ad-
werMsiments and elsewhere the ab-
bxf viated word is used by many.
In newspapers the short w r ord is
us«<i often because of mechanical
rcnvenience in balancing short
brt s, but it i* a habit The Chronicle
fifthts against in its columns.
Christmas is a beautiful, thrilling
word, full of meaning. It has to do
with the eternal — with peace—
pc^ce on earth, peace of mind
w*.ch passeth all understanding.
IS has to do with culture, inspiring
anisic. “X" implies that we do not
knr.w the real meaning of Christ-
■ns- in this day and age. “X” is
Ihr mathematical symbol of an un
known quantity.
Henry Van Dyke once traveled to
Um Northwest for salmon fishing.
He caught only one fish, which
prompted someone, probably his
w'fe, to chide him that the fish cost
nearly a thousand dollars. Van
Dyke later wrote that he received
infinitely more for his money than
an fish. He received sunshine,
#i*sh air. exercise, the exquisite
fcrauty of nature, the majestic gran-
Jrur of the mountains, health,
(a-rasure. peace and wisdom such as
•m.y a fishing trip can give. He
knew’ the value of fishing which
was missed by the one who thought
«nly in terms of money. He did
■r,! spell fishing with an “X".
So let all of us join in a resolve
rjfcht now that we will write it
Christmas and fight against the use
•f that ugly, inappropriate, undig-
n.f>ed, meaningless abbreviation.
and rightly so. From today on he
Christmas Season Begins
Santa Claus, that Character the
lie world lovas. comes te town
»is afternoon for the special pur-,
sc of greeting thousands of boys
girls. His annual visit, always'
a thrilling event, is sponsored by
local Merchant ^association.
In honor of the distinguished vis- j
an appropriate parade has been
arranged featuring floats, bands
organizations. Fromifevery van-j
ttige point along the liiw of march
rt»* •re will be great crowds—chil-1
sir in and grown-ups—looking for
.*>e ^>rand, jolly old gentleman who
a-tways makes his annual '•visit
•wr-ether in times of recession or
prosperity.
Today will be a gala day in town, 1
attracting throngs who will come to 1
preet St. Nick, to see the lovely,
iloats and the completion of the
picture by turning on the beauti-
ful Christmas lights to burn 1
throughout the holiday season.'
These van-colored decorations will
•serve as a constant reminder to
choppers and visitors that Christ-i
■oas is almost here, that you had |
fe*iter get busy with your planning
buying, and that nowhere will
'>*©u find a better place to supply
your needs than in Clinton, or no
where will you witness a prettier!
r«ht arrangement than right here,
the same town. The continuous!
string erf multi-colored harbingers;
•# joy and goodwill help make us
art! young again and indelibly im-
puess upon us that this is the season
seasons for little children.
-Again the city is provided with*
appropriate decorations in the busi-j
ness area. Merchants are decorat-,
ang their stores and windows to add'
nc the Yuletide picture. While!
ofccre is the danger always of be-
•wming too commercially-minded, |
•rfill a real Christmas spirit helps to 1
impress upon us all what Christmas'
anginally stood for, and what it
^aaould stand for now. And in our
nwnes decorations and trees will
crentribute to the meaning and im-
paressiveness of the season the world j
* soon to celebrate.
There could be no Christmas, ofj
-ourse, without Santa Claus. Neith- 1
ther could there be a Santa Claus
•ithout the Christmas spirit. This
rf&a racer is one that all love for he
* ndeed the bearer of gifts, good
ateer, happiness, kindness and gen
erosity. Pity the mpn or woman,
cor child, who does not believe in
Santa Claus and what his heart sig-
i/ufies. And so to climax today’s
annual celebration, Santa, in his
traditional red suit, smiling and
waving to the countless friends and
•admirers, will thrill many hearts.
will be on his big job of promoting;
faith and'joy and happiness, which
this selfish world sadly needs.
Yes, Christmas is here. Today's
celebration will help us all to catch
the true spirit as it does the little
child.
A Plea To Santa
A Charleston mother wrote and;
mailed a letter to The News and I
Courier a day or two ago with the
request that it be forwarded to San- :
ta Claus, which the paper did in its'
editorial columns. The plea, just as
sensible here as anywhere else, is
published by The Chronicle:
Santa Claus:
“Dear Santa:
“My child wants a tJB gun for |
Christmas and I’m 'wondering wheth- j
er you are going to bring it to him.
Of course I know how you hate to
disappoint a child. But I have just
been reading in the paper about the
17 Charleston children who have suf
fered serious eye injuries from air
rifles in the last year. And frankly,
Santa, I’m worried. Not only about
my own child, but about his play,
mates. Think how my boy would
feel it he caused another child to
lose an eye.
Of course I know there are many
risks in childhood. Dr. Alvarez de- j
scribed some of them in a recent
column for The News and Courier. |
It gave me the shakes for days. Is it j
wise to add to those risks with a
gift weapon?
j “Some parents think it is manly |
to teach their children—their boys,
at any rate—to handle a gun at an
early age. But guns belong in the
outdoors. Crowded city streets and
small yards are no place even for
careful shooting. Santa, if you have
to bring my child a BB gun, would
you please bring me directions
, how to teach him to be careful? I
don’t want him or some friend to be
maimed?”
Nine Termite
Prevention
Points Listed
Clemson: — Nine termite preven
tion “musts" are listed by Clemson
extension specialists in the weekly
Extension Insect and Plant Disease
Notes. The specialists say that sub
terranean termites cost South Caro
lina people milions of dollars each
year. The cost of maintaining dwell
ings, farm buildings, and public
structures is greatly increased by the
cost of repairing damage done by
termites. Most of the “musts” listed
below apply equally well to the pre
vention of decay.
1. Remove all stumps or other
wood debris from building site be
fore construction starts.
2. Remove all form boards.
3. Rake up scraps of lumber and
burn. Do not allow them to be bur
ied in fill soil around foundations,
porches, and steps.
4. Build on a solid foundation
which termites cannot penetrate.
5. Avoid all contacts between
wood of building and soil.
6. Leave ample clearance in all
parts of building to give crawl space
for future inspections.
7. Provide adequate ventilation
openings in foundation of sufficient
size and arrangement to prevent
dead air pockets and to change air
frequently.
8. Drainage beneath and around
buidings should prevent accumula
tion of moisture.
9. Make annual inspections for ev
idence of termite activity, such as
shelter tubes, on foundation surfaces.
Additional information on termite
control may be obtained from county
agents.
Dr. Barnes Offers
Tips On How To
Keep Soil Healfhy
By Dr. W. Carroll Baynes
Superintendent, Clemson Ex
periment Station
The main objective in growing
cover or soil improving crops on
vegetable soils is to keep the soil in
good tilth. In order to accomplish
this to the greatest degree, the cov
er crop should not be plowed in too!
early. Of course, it is necessary to
plow land early for crops such as
cabbage which are planted in De
cember, but cover crops on land
for most spring vegetables should
not be chopped in until they are!
dead.
The objective is to have the cov- i
er crop as woody as possible so that |
it does not break down too rapidly.
In order to keep it from being a
problem in the planting and culti
vation of the vegetable crop, it must
be chopped or broken into small
pieces. In the past it frequently was
necessary to disc or plow in the
cover crop before it became too
woody because it gave so much
trouble at planting time. With the
recently developed rotary mowers,
beaters, and heavy cutters, it is
fairly easy to chop or break the'
woody stem or stalk into short
pieces that do not hamper later op
erations. These short, woody pieces,
remain as trash in the soil for a
long period. It is this trash or litter
that keeps a soil porous; thus al
lowing good aeration. During rainy
weather this helps prevent packing
and baking, and allows the excess
ive water to pass through the top
soil more readily. This matter of
improved aeration is especially im
portant in potato soils. Seed piece)
decay, black leg, and certain other;
troubles during tuber development!
are directly attributable to poor ae
ration. This increased tilth also aids
root development and helps crops
withstand drouth.
Soil improving crops that are
adapted to this area include small
grains to precede fall vegetable
crops; and soybeans, cowpeas, and
grain sorghum to precede spring
crops. Tests at the truck station
during the last four years have fail
ed to show any appreciable differ
ence between the various cover
crops* but the weed plots are grad-
i:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Dec. 1-2-3
CYRANO
Jose Ferrer, Mala Powers
CARTOON - NEWS
Friday-Saturday Dec. 4-5
THE STOOGE
Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis
(A Comedy You Don’t Want To Mias)
CARTOON - NEWS
Sunday-Monday Dec. 6*7
POWDER RIVER
Rory Calhoun*
CARTOON
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