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Pagr Twelve THE CLINTON CHRONICLE ThnroAgr, October 6, 1955 dttftpptrRwm C THI U^PtK BOOM NASHVHH TtWWtSSU THE WORLDS MOST WIDELY USED DEVOTIONAL GUIDE Baird. She was on the comjnun- ity improvement program at Clemson’s Farm and Home Week the past August. Dozens of other communities over South Carolina are actively engaged in similar improve ments. It goes further than the things listed ^above. A better farm income is at the core of ft. The county and home agents work closely with the folks in these organized communities. Fairfield has 6 of these organ ized communities all doing well, according to County Agent Lynn. Henceforth I call you not servants; . . . but I have called you friends. (John 15:15.) Read John 15:12-17. One day a little girl, well known to me invited a friend into her home to play. Looking at a picture on the wall, the small visitor asked. “Who is the person in the picture?” “That is Jesus," came the reply. Do you know him 0 ” asked the visitor. “No." said the small hostess, "but my father does: my father is a personal friend of His.” Christ is not merely a figure of past history. True, He walked an d demonstrated their equip- through the fields of Galilee and the streets of Jerusalem long ago. j me nt in the field. That was a far He was a good man who lived and died in the ancient world. He is i ca u f rom j us t a few years ago Irrigation Interest Irrigation interest grows. Not only here in South Carolina, but all over the rainfaU belt where I’ve been or heard from At Clemson’s recent Farm and Home Week a total of 14 major irrigation firms had exhibits Bring a Friend To Church With Yen also the living Christ of today, an unfailing friend and constant com panion with who, we may walk in fellowship and in whose strength we may face each day. He does not lift us out of life, remove our burdens, or deliver us from the experience of death. He shares with us our life of inspi ration, burdens, joys, and sorrows. In love He goes with us and gives His sure help. We are not alone. He is our available friend. PRAYER Our Father, increase our response of faith. Quicken the surrender of our wills. Givs us open hearts or love that we may know the friendship of Thy Son, our friend, in whose name we pray. Amen. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Christianity is the gift of friendship in which Christ is both the giver and the gift. E. Lyall Williams (Australia) F ARMB AND FOLKS By J. NL ELEAZER Clemson College Information Specialist ! and Williams are helping them with it. Fair Time Fall, fair time again! Have you looked over the pre- The folks have ere cted 250 neat mmm Mat of your loead or state melal mailbox holders, with name plates attached. Also 10 Standing around at fairs and neat signs on the highways, as looking at exhibits,I often hear you enter the community, wel- someone say, “Oh. I had one bet- coming you. They bought the ter than that.” And maybe they old school building and movde it did But why not bring it out to the river where they are de- The folks would go out and kick where folks can see it. And re- veloping a community recreation! a f ew to see if they were dry and member, there is a little money area. I brittle. If they shattered rather in it. too. if it is better. Garbage is not dumped around i easily, we would be put to knock- Fair exhibits can serve a great at various places there any more | ing cotton stalks when we got purpose, that is, if folks will They selected some bad gullies; home from school. ^ bring’em out They do or should that needed filling., There gar-j That's a job I never minded show things that meet the best bage is dumped uptil the gully much. For one thing, it was cool market standards. Once we had is filled. Then it is bulldozed then. And it was fun to give a when there were none. In considering irrigation, an adequate source of water is the first thing to look for. Many of our farms do not have it . now. But some do. And it is for these to think a little further and have some competent engineer design a system. Irrigation costs some thing and takes considerable la bor. One nqpds to realize this and then plan and plant for yields that will justify it all. Those who have done all of this right are pleased with results. * * * Boys Are That Way I never saw* a stalk chopper until long after I had left home. We knocked our stalks, mostly cotton. We didn’t double-crop the land much then. Couldn’t. For there was no practical way of "handling the spent stalks. The cottons then grow lage and late, much larger and later than present varieties. So, with our one-horse equipment, those old stalks were a problem. There was just no handling them green. Nor after frost struck, until they had dried completely out. And in the fall and winter, with con siderable rains, that took a long time. Usually along after the first of the year we would eventually have enough open weather for the stalks to get perfectiy dry. false ideas about a product to win at a fair with. The biggest over with soil and sodded down l stalk a wallop, with a large green All cattle in the community usually won. Not so now. I re- have been tested for both Bangs member many years ago we and TB Just a vers* few’ reac- wrote into the Sumter fair prem ium list, w’here I was county agent, something like this: “By tors were found, and these were gotten rid of They had a garden contest and a community clean- ‘best’ in this premium list is not up week that gave things a new necessarily meant biggest, but look. , ^ that size and quality of product At community meetings they that bests meets market de- discuss and organize for action mands.” And I think almost all on their problems. A talent hunt fairs have this idea embodied in program adds entertainment to their premium lists now their meetings. They have built Good fair exhibits teach a les- a community tennis court, fixed son. And the exhibitor can win up four churches and old ceme- some money on ’em, too. Your teries, and improved their school county agent can likely help you playground. make your selections. This has The 147 4-H club members in been a pretty good crop year, and that community are all in a it w’ill not be hard to get up some health improvement program. In good exhibits on many farms. 1939 the 4-H members set a third Study the premium lists and se lect w’hat vou can show Communily Improvement The Bethel community up in York sure has an aggressive im provement program undei way. Assistant County Agents Fant of an acre of pines at the school. This year they were thinned, get ting 5 5 cords of pulpwood that brought $58 net. Behind such outstanding com munity activity there is always c hustling leader. In this case, without a doubt, it is Mrs. F. L. Pepsi-Cola Refreshes without Riling No Finer at Any Price Reduced In Calories TAKE HOME A CARTON TODAY! PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. GrecarflU, S. C. c hickory stick, and see it scatter. It would literally explode, if dry enough We would use a swing ing motion, getting a stalk corn in’ and goin’. The stalks that knocked best w’ere always on the uplands and slopes, where they didn’t get so big. The rich bottoms and little washed-in places, where they grew rank, were always hard to knock, for the big ones never fully dried out in the main stem After w f e got tired of this job, we always welcomed a rain. For after that the stalks would noi knock properly until they dried out good again. My, how times do change! I wonder if anybody knocks cotton stalks any more? I haven’t seen any in a long time. 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