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twmmm Pag* Eight THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thuradajr, September 30, 1964 j«frrfrrrrrr-----*-»»»»•••**•■•*******»•»*»•»»**+*+• FARMS... AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson College Information Specialist License Lows Remove Many From Roads It s AU About Water Following the fourth dry sum n.er in succession, interest in ir rigation has grown to major pro portions 1 find that everywhere 1 go and over the whole south east. Listen to what a few County Agents say: Jake Willis of Chesterfield: "Farmers in all parts of the county are thinking seriously about irrigation.” He showed me ,a 24-inch irrigation well on L. C Retd's farm J L. King of Dorehestei: About 100 farmers inspected the irrigated crops on J. W. Grubers farm near Grover on the farm tour early in July. They were im pressed with the corn crop, which is the best ever seen in this section despite the extended drought " (And I could add that community that was making it was the only corn I saw in that anything at all It was very fine corn there amid scorched deso lation.) J C King of Marion: 'This year has made Marion countv farmers irrigation conscious. During late June and in July 16 farmers irrigated tobacco, three irfigated pastures, and two irri gated con. Three new irrigation ers dug ponds, and requests for systems were bought, two farm- assistance in selecting pond sites exceeded 30. Current interest indicates that at least eight new irrigation sysems will be install ed before the next tobacco season and that more than 50 ponds will be dug.” County Agent Bowen of Sum ter said it was ‘Irrigation every where I turn.” And he showed me a 24-inch irrigation well that Glenn Towery was putting down. Remember, next summer won’t be long in coming. Are you any better prepared to avert drought than during the past 4 years it has taken its mighty, toll over most of the state 0 Clem- son’s Herman Lynn and your SCS man can help you survey your prospects. * * • Cattle Back-Rubbers The first simple home-made for making and using this cattle back scratcher will be found in Extension Cirrular 392 at your rounty agent’s office. A piece of old heavy chain works as well or better than the cable * • * The Farmer’* Share Some interesting figures were shown in the Farm Bureau's ex hibit at Clemson’? recent Farm and Home Week. They show the falacy of those who accuse the farmer of being the main cause of the high cost of living. For instance, the farmer gets but 3 cents out of a 26 cents loaf of bread. He gets 2 cents for the corn that goes into that 20'cent can of corn, 2 1-2 cents for the tobacco that goes into that 24 icnt pack of cigarettes, 11 cents out of that 39 cent a half pound of bacon brings, and 30 cents of the $4 00 you pay for a fairly good cotton shirt. So you see, as is often pointed | out here, the fanner could give his stuff away, as he often al most does, and still it wouldn’t, make much difference in the price of most things. It is the jacking, transportation, services, and margins added after it leaves *he farm that adds up so * • * No Wonder I visitd County Agent Gray cf Darlington in July. He said, ‘ All you hear is irrigation.” No wonder. We saw parched fields everywhere we went, ex cept the few places where irri gation had blessed the land with plenty. Oases in a desert, that’s what imgaed fields looked like all over South Carolina this year. I saw a real oasis once. It was atop a high rocky ridge in the dry lands of Mexico. For hours on end, the road wound across a hot dry, and uninviting cactus country. At the top of a long £jjadfcal rise, a rugged out cropping of rock, we saw a wel come clump of greenery ahead. It invited a stop, and most cars did There, coming from a crev asse in the rock, a cool spring trickled out. An impenetrable fence of thorny bush kept the wild animals out the littel pool Driver licenses of increasing numbers of reckless, irresponsible and law-violating drivers are being withdrawn under South Carolina’s improved suspension laws, a State Highway Department report indicates. The Safety Responsibility Law and the Point System, both recent ly placed in effect, are accounting 'for many of the suspensions. | While the Pouit System results in the suspensions of driver licenses only, the Safety Responsibility Act provides for the withdrawal of both driver licenses and motor vehicle registration plates under certain conditions. An August report of the De partment shows that 1,266 driving privileges were withdrawn during the month. Both driver licenses and motor vehicle plates were suspended in 869 cases, registra tion plates only in 276 cases and driver licenses only in 90 cases. A breakdown of causes for these withdrawal actions shows that driving under the influence in 714 cases, the highest number for any cause. The Safety Aespon- sibility Act resulted in 397 with drawals, reckless driving charges in 99 and the imposition of the Point System in 39. Miscellaneous violations not included in these four cases resulted in an addition al 17 suspensions. Charleston, Greenville and Richland Counties had the highest number of driving privilege with drawals duririg August, with 130, 108 and 103 respectively. Jasper county had only one suspension. Drivers in the 17-29 year group had the most suspensions, with a total of 479. The 40-year and up group was next with 428. Only 10 licenses were suspended in the 14- 16 year group. Sgt. Scott Dawkins On Duty In Korea Marine Sgt. Scott D. Dawkins, son of Scott D. Dawkins of this city, and husband of Mrs. Mary J. Dawkins of Rt. 3, works on truck engines while serving as a mechanic with the Motor Trans port Section of Marine Aircraft Group 12 of the 1st Marine Air craft Wing in Korea. TOMATO CASSEROLE Layers of gently sauteed egg plant interspersed with layers of ripe tomatoes and topped with ( cheese and crumbs make a de- | licious luncheon dish. Browned at * hamburger can be added to each layer, too, if a hartier dish is de sired. Complete lino, all the little Items For The Office CHRONICLE PUR. CO. Dr. Felder Smith OPTOMETRIST Laurens, S. C. 794 contraption for oiling the backs that formed there. The runoff of catHe to keep flies off I saw was on C. P. Kay’s place in Col leton a few years ago. It con- s.sted of an old piece of steel cable strung between two trees. It was heavily wrapped with butlap. Poison in oil was pour ed on this every few days. The cattle soon learned to go under it and rub their backs on it. Plans Clinton Citizefns Are Welcome To Piedmont Interstate Fair Opening At Spartanburg October 11th for the Entire Week! Featuring These Events: Free Admission School » Days! . The House Of Flowers! Dairy Cattle Department! Beef Cattle Department! Numerous 4-H, FFA Events! Junior Dairy Show! Swine Department! » t Junior Pig Show! Poultry Department! THE PIEDMONT PARADE OF MARCHING BANDS! ARTS DEPARTMENT AND THE CAROLINA CAROUSEL! Junior Horticulture Show! Fitting-Showing Contest! GRANDSTANDING THE GREAT HIT PARADE OF 1954! MIDWAYING THE HUGE CETLIN AND WILSON SHOWS, THE WORLD’S LARGEST RAILROAD EXTRAVAGANZA! Fireworks! Stock car Races! Household Arts! Annual Sale ft Show of the S. C. Hereford Breed ers’ Association! WELCOME! was carried to the outside, through a trough cut in a small pole, where it spilled into an an cient mahogany trough hewn from a great log. Indians and animals from afar came there for water, life giving water. An Oasis. We have ’em too. There l will be more. * * • Boy* Ar» That Way Fall always brought the un pleasant though of shoes to us kids of the Stone Hills. Our feet were free and easy from about the time the early flowers came until the frosts of winter laid hem low. Hard, cal loused, growing, and spreading feet had always outgrown the shoes of the winter before, and new ones had to be gotten. Back then, new shoes were al ii ays a torture until you broke them. That was true even when you had been wearing shoes ell along. And it was particularly so when your feet had been turned out all summer. Breaking a pair of shoes was as necessary as breaking a young mule. And some of ’em were about as unruly. A few folks had specially tough feet and would volunteer to break new shoes for others. Breaking them meant wearing them a few days to stretch them to the foot so they wouldn’t rub nor hurt. I often had hand-me- downs from my brother, for which I was thankful in the case of shoes. Those brogans we wore were flis, stiff and almost as unyield- them limbered up a bit and set ing as wood- But when you got to your foot, they wore good. New ones would squeak when you walked. I liked that, for it sounded like a man. Thohe shoes didn’t fit tight at the top, and a buckle it all that held them on. One bitterly cold morning I was about frozen when I finishtd the two miles back through the woods to school. They had a roaring light- wood fire going in the wide fire place. I stood rather close, to thaw out. The fire was popping and burning good. A live coal fell right down in one of my shoes. It took it a few seepnds to bum through my thick, home made stocking. But soon it hit the quick. And you talk about fast and furious action, it was there for a few seconds. I made some sort of record in unlatching that shoe and getting it off. 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