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y • \ . \ Thursday, January 21, 1954 THE CLIN CHRONICLE -- Page Seven Notes From The County Agent's Office By C. B. CAITWOW, County Agmi Farmers Buy Baaf Cattle James and George Wason, Hick ory Tavern community, add. Jim Roach, Poplar Springs community, each bought last week two regis tered -Hereford heifers approxi- age and apply ample fertilizer and by the Pomona Products company, accident occurred, lime to all grass lands needed t>I Griffin, Ga. " | David Garret, the driver, told of- carry the number of livestock plan-j T. J. Harper, Anderson, field rep- ficers that he did not see the train ned for the farm. " • 1 resentative of the Pomona Products in time to stop. The bumper of the Farm Meeting -i company, was present with blanks car was caught by the train, drag- t r district aaent and for signing the agreements . with 2^.2 it a f ew feet and inflicitng.an L. B. Massey, ai^tnct a g e ‘ u * f farmprs THp nrirp of nermer this estimated $500 damage. The acci- H. A. Wooflle, leader, Exter^ion ^ company to be $90 dent happened at the Cold Point Agronomy* of Clemson, will be on > P ^ , ... ^100 ner crossing on Highway 221. the farm, meeting program in the per ton as compared with $100 per * ^ , ■ agricultural building promptly at ton ^st year. . 2:00 p. m, Friday, January 22. Farm Account Book ’ . I Bil 1 x* Mr. Woodle will deyote most of Five farmers have^ requested a feSOIial MentlOIl his time in discussing grassland c°py of the South Carolina Farm S oiTwiSTi “ U '“‘r. Mr. and Mr,. Richard S.utU ^ v waua w i a ■»' % I\/Tr lUToej&fftV t)OOlC f tll0 DcpHTt* sistant county agent, assisted the ‘ n ^, di(lcuss briefly the prospect for ment of Agriculture Economics of Charlotte, N. C., spent the week- farmer* in the purchase. I iQca p.™ on fl ii nicture as the Extension Service of Clemson end with the former’s mother, Mrs. A letter received from agent in another county wanting to know to he re Jie could locate 15 to 20 good high grade bred heifers or young cows for three of IRS Tann ers. Every effort will.be made to locate those beef animals in Lau - re ns county for these farmers. Laurens county purebred Here ford breeders furnished 14 bulls out of a total of 30 Hereford bulls of the state on .experimental demonstra tion feeding test at Clemson that is now in progress. Five breeders of living and declining farm prices] and many others. were guests Mr and over Mrs. , 1954 from an over all picture, as a county rpiateH to farming. I colle 6^- ... F. M. Stutts. Mr. and Mrs. O. E Farmers are confronted with Tlie F ar mA°count Book ff® McKee of Woodruff, were also many problems this year, and needs f y guests on Saturday of Mrs Stqits,: to learn from every source possible agents office. A and attended the funeral of what the 1954 expectations are. oration will be of help m filing tax ^ Rid<ile The farmer is not only confronted, B#rmuda Stolons ! Etebby Simpson attended a birth-’ with weather conditions, but labor, Tho6!e farmers w ho w ish to grow day P®rty in Laurens Saturday insects and diseases, {■* r ^ llzer ;| cert ifi ed Coastal Bermuda stolons hanorin g “Rusty” Cox, son of Mr. feed,, livestock, &ance^hi g h ^t j Mrs. Ruself C^who'was ceie- -(plots with foundation or registered bra ting his third birthday. ThA r>iPf»tinD is coen to white st< > ck - Orders for foundation-.o^ Mr - and R - McLeod and people as the Negro county agent ”f^ tC p^ n s d ^ n m ^ d ^orga'ihM- the week-end of will hold meetings for . colored' “''‘h t ™ ndauo " c Thcrc are a R«]ph Blakely, of Laurens county have bulls now fanners. few' South Carolina producers of , Miss Jeanette Wysor of Dublin fmm' The ^h S^ SUte Com- «***«? Coast,! Bermuda stolons. Va^ ^several ^ays ^ week breeders of beef cattle over the 1 mission of Forestry has available prbducers' by me P ^un- Wysqr^ and Mrs. Wysor. She left If the Tuesday tcTvIsit irrArtdefsom and Shorthorn. | plant trees. ' l • ' i r'. 0 /n,,, efficient tr, The project will end the last of The price is $3.00 per 1.000 trees, South Carolina is not sufficient to February or the first of March at delivered by express. Those inter- hv thp" FaifnHitinn which time the bulls will be of- ested in planting pin Q seedlings n ^ . y ■ .1 should place their order at once as ? K r a ® ni Z n a f 1 ^ w R ,f r ^n' this is the ideal time to plant. r ?’ Last week a 12,000 seedling-order peorgra Experiment Station, if was placed by the county, agent’s ; tOT ± ^ ^ C ofiic/ With thd Forcjtry tion Seed Organization. Dr. Glenn is the originator of Coastal Ber- in the top places of the 37 bulls now on feed furnished over state. Breeds represented n.^iacvcici , , , ^ c , Clemson test are Angus, Hereford seedlings for'any person wishing to d^tion Seed stolons Kotice to Truck Owners and Drivers ' V- - We Can Now Repair Your Trucks in Our Shop at Night from 7:30 to 11:00 In doing this we save driver’s time and loss of usfe of truck. We repair all makes and all models. PleAse call ahead of time so parts c^tn be secured. Call— , ROY OSBORNE, Shop Foreman ^ 7 Telephone 586 • , _ <4 Baldwin Motor Co. 8 in the i several thousand loblolly pine tree Say "I Saw It In The Chronicle" — Thank You! fered for sale to the highest bid der. ; — The bulls are on test to determine the ability of the animal to convert feed to profitable gain in weight. • Laurens county has the honor, of having more purebred beef breed ers than any county in the state. To stay in livestock production, beef or dairy, sufficient high qual ity pasture grass is necessary. Farmers should increase grass acre- sion. ■- / ‘ 300 Acres of Pimiento Pepper A large group of farmers'met last week in the agricultural building to rnuc,a - discuss growing pimdento pepper | and to sign applications for the 300 acrCs allotted for Laurens county WASHINGTON AND "SMALL BUSINESS” The philosophy of Attorney General Herbert Brownell to ward anti trust violations of “• confession is all that’s necessary to square things” takes a strange turn in the used battery case. • * • * In February of 1954 the for- ernment filed, charges, both] civil and crim inal, against! some 48 firms and individuals charged witb] conspiracy. *. * * The conspir-l acy unfolded by government! investigators C.W. Hartor was far reaching. ooe Several battery maaafactar- era, battery retailers, scrap metal dealers aad National Lead only la scrap » were la the e e e The scrap metal companies _ to destroy these hat- 1, sell the sehraped lead only to the National Lead Company ameltor. In turn. National Load ■old raemoltod load only to hot- conspiring. e e e firmly ftaad by tho e e e Thors was also another ulterior purpose hohiad the pqpspiracy• offeb priced recapped pr*- ef ased hr ef battery rehaflders wito compete with new battery sales, a e e It is interesting that this arti ficial restriction on the battery By C. WILL.ON HARDER supply was being practiced when there was a shortage of storage batteries, due to Korea. * * o The conspiracy was deep. Na tional Lead handled the refinery end of the racketeering arrange ments. In the battery manufac turing end, four ef the five big gest and best known manufactur ers were party to the violation. On the retail side the two big na tional mail order and retail chains, the two big aoto supply chains, and the three big tire firms were in on the deal. *' * o And now the interesting part of this case inherited by Attorney General Brownell. In the Federal Court in Kansas City, all but two of the defendants signed a edn- sent decree judgment in which they agree to stop racketeering, e e e la addtttee. M ef the defendant gre to the criminal charge. Be far m e e e But criminal chargee the individual who the conspiracy were e a i Obvtaucty N to to# » tad eta ef ef which to law only the law, tod the ef iheir souiahip^ biUty. , e e • It now appeare live tors can expect kind treatment from Justice Dept. e- e a . But alleged dead such as Harry s'* mid quake la their gnu knowing what . be dag ap by Herb BrewaeU. E. F. and E. B. Coggins, father and son commercial dairymen of Madden Station community, and Lucius P? Burns, Mountville, are the only farmers in Laurens county having certified Coastal Bermuda, according to the Sputh Carolina Crop Improvement Association re port on file in the county agent’s office. Any farmer interested in obtain ing certified Coastal Bermuda sto lons are required to contact their county agent’s office at once The prevailing price of certified stock is, $100 per bushel,. FOB producer’s farm The registered stolona- J toill r cost $1.00 FOB Georgia, dr $li?0 per bushel delivered at certain de livering points in South Carolina. WITH THE SICK giciotiBPnnnniiiiiHiiKHWOMaowiaMMtioowiccmtiooaogCTWMogtRipqii March 15 is Coming! Let Us Prepare Your Income Tax Forms CONFIDENTIAL SERVICE MR. and MRS. W. W. ROBINSON Come to 314 W. Main Street SQUARE DANCE American Legion Memorial Home Satuday, January 23 % Starts at 8:00 O’clock Sponsored by CLINTON MOOSE LODGE NO. 739 Music by . KAY MILLS AND ORCHESTRA * .♦ * » * » $1.50 per Couple COME ONE! COME ALL! Mrs. W. J. .Shepard and John Huhn are patients at Hays hospital. Mrs. Cora McJmston has return ed home after a brief stay at the Blalock clinic. Mrs. S. J. Whitfield returned to her home Tuesday from Hays hos pital where she has been a patient. Mrs. Mary Jean Lynch has re turned to her home in Cross Hill after being a patient at the Blalock clinic. Mrs. Ruth Whiteford of Lauren*, 1 hsa been a patient at the Blalock clinic. Pdtricia Thomason, small daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Herscbel Thom ason, is a patient at Hays hospital. Friends of Miss Katherine Blake ly will be in te rested to Jouro she returned to her home Tuesday after being a patient at Hays hospital. Patients at the Blalock clinic include Rev. C. R. Anderson, Mrs. Lessie Fagan of I Surens. County Wrecks Injure Three, * Damage Store Laurens, Jan. 18.—Three persons were hospitalized yesterday as the result of two separate accidents in, Laurens Monday, according to the State Highwya Patrol. George Russ and Leroy Knight were admitted to the county hospital Sunday shortly before 7 p.m. after the car In which they were riding crashed into the Claude Wilson groc ery and service station on Highway 76, according to Cpl. James T. Town send of the Highway Patrol. Marvin iGambrell was kept overnight at the i hospital and dismissed. { Black and David Garrett of Foun tain Inn ecaped injury about 11:30 yesterday morning when their late model Lincoln collided with a C&WC freight some seven miles out of Lau rens on Highway 221. Neither occu pant was injured, according to Dep uty Sheriffs from the office of Sher iff W. A. Lowery. Cpl. Townsend gave this account of the accident in which the three people were injured: A car being driven by Russ was driving from Laurens in the direc tion fo Princeton on Highway *76 when he was in collision with a car being driven by Sam Fowler, who was headed in the opposite direction. Russ lost control of his car and iti crashed into the station some 59 feet away. Skid marks showed for 28 feet, according to the patrolman. The store was knocked five feet, five inches off its foundation by the im pact. Cpl. Townsend said that Russ had been charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants and Fowler had been charged with driving left of the center line. The Laurens deputies reported that the Garrett men,,who run a trucking business in Fountain Inn, were on their way to see about a damaged truck somewhere in Georgia at the time of the car-train accident. The Laurens officers had stopped on the opposite side of the track when the WKSON’S GROCERY '>»**:* 3G5 N. Sloan St. Phone 884 Clinton, S. C. Fresh Country Grade A Large Doz. 69c Round or T-Bone STEAK Lb. PICNIC HAMS Lb. ) 49c CABBAGE 3 lbs. 10c Chocolate Drop CANDY, lb. . 19c Fresh Ground Hamburger ^ u. 29c Fresh Beef LIVER Lb. White Sail Tissue 4 in pkg; with Wash Cloth Como Tissue 4 in Pkg. Pure Maid Flour 5 lbs. 37c 10 lbs. «9c 25 lbs. S1.59 ORANGES, doz. 47c I BRAZIL NUTS, lb. ... 29c No. 1 Cobbler POTATOES 10u~35c Smoked SAUSAGE Lb. 29c No. 1 Stuart PECANS Lb. —— Giles Chevrolet Co. West Main St. — Clinton, S.