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Thnreday, Pccewbw 8, 1965 THE CLINTON CHBON1CLE Paf* Serai Dr. Herbert Spough Everyday Counselor Dr. Spaugh ligious revival Americans in the greatest numbers in history belong to churches and Sunday schools, according to the National Council of Churches. Better than six of every ten Americans are on church rolls—60.3 per cent. But Dr. Eugene C. Blake, president of the National Council, is qot so sure that this religious revival is genuine. In a recent article in Look magazine he warns that religion is in dan ger of becoming a fad, “the thing to do." Many people, he says, turn to God through “fear, selfish ness, or M longing for security, and not because of a mature religious faith." He added that with this upsurge in religion there seems to be a moral de cline, and “religion without morality is no religion at all.” It seems scarcely fair to associate the moral de cline with the religious upsurge. According to his- jtory, after every war there has been a moral de cline, so it seems fair to presume that the moral de cline would be far greater if it were not for the re- Sdnce the close of World War II, it has been my privilege to witness mors people having a genuine and deep spiri tual experience which has transformed their lives than in the pre vious years of my ministry. I feel sure that other ministers will say the same. The moral decline has taken place among non-church people and those who are only nominal church members. This generation has come to grips with religion more than at any time in recent generations. It’s been compelled to do so by reason of the high speed and resulting high tension living which has engulf ed us. A host of mental and emotional ailments for which medi cine has no real lasting cure has come upon us as a result of our way of living. Many men and women are turning to God in desperation, much like the alcoholic turns to Alcoholics Anonymous for help. The first three of the famous Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous give the key: 1. Admit that you cannot handle your own life. 2. Admit that God can do it. 3. Yield your life to Him, as you under stand Him. Members of AA who have learned to cope with their problem say that usually a man or woman has to reach “bottom” before he will seek help. AA has reclaimed thousands of men and women who, under our old plan of dealing with them, would either be in their graves or considered hopeless alcoholics. Many women today are learning first-hand to “practice the pres ence of God" twenty-four hours a day, and seven days a week. These people are not going into moral decline. People who have trouble maintaining their moral standards, if they have any at all, are those who are simply going through the mo-' tions of religion. They may even be active in the work of their I churches, even be in places of leadership, but they are there be cause of a desire ot feel important or for social contacts and prestige.! The current spiritual revival is reaching them, too, but more slowly. I It will be remembered that Jesus Christ had more trouble winning converts from the churchmen of His day, the Pharisees, than He did from the publicans and harlots. I can't help but wonder where America would be morally if it weren't for the spiritual revival which has come upon us. And what’s true here is true around the world—men and women are spiritually hungry. Conservation Notes By J. B. ODELL Conservationist 150 thousand pine tree seedlings were delivered to district coopera tors this week. This is the first shipment at the season and the trees were brought by truck from the nursery of the State Commis sion of Forestry at Wedgefield. The largest number of seedlings, fOtOOO, went to J. H. Thomason of near MSoiMrtville. Mr. Thomason MIDWAY DRIVE-IN THEATRE Qinton — Joanna FRI. & SAT. DEC. 9-10 First Run—Big Double Feature TWO GUN MARSHALL Guy Madison, Andy Divine —Also— TO THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI Maureen O’Hara, John Payne Randolph Scott CARTOON SUNDAY ONLY DEC. 11 Color BETRAYED Clark Gable, Lana Turner Victor Mature CARTOON has .planted approximately 300,000 trees on his farm .during the .past three years, using his own mechan ical tree planter for the job. The district’s tree planter was put to work this week on the farm of M. Madden, near Cold Point. Mr. Miadden will'plant 13,000 trees on 13 acres of idle, eroded land that is not suited for cultivation. He plans to use his Cost-Sharing payments through the local ASC office to help pay the cost of plant ing. This payment is 17.00 per thousand tree planted, up to the soil building allowance for the farm. A second truck delivery, of 146,- 000, is scheduled for January 15, 1966. Dr. L. (L. Long, a cooperator of the Laurens Soil Conservation Dis trict, received assistance last week in the surveying of a farm pond. The pond is being built by a pri vate contractor and is the third pond to be constructed by Dr. Long on his farm, two miles west of Laurens on the Princeton road. He has plans for building two other ponds in the future. He said, “I would like to have enough ponds to catch all of the water that runs off my farm. I need more water for livestock so as to give better distribution and rotation of graz ing,” he remarked. H. J. Pitts, of Clinton, finished the construction of 21,825 feet of terraces last week on his farm near Tip Top. The terraces were surveyed by the technicians of the Soil Conservation Service and were built by the district’s terrac ing machine. Mr. Pitts will receive Cost-Sharing payments on the ter races through die local ASC of fice. “Good, permanently productive land is the basis at our wealth, our health, our happiness, and our peace—here and abroad.”—Dr. H. H. Bennett. 4-H Achievement Program Held At Laurens Saturday The annual county 4-H Achievement program was held at the Agricultural building in Laurens on Saturday, December ?. Mary Martha Bryson, coun cil 4-H president, presided over the meeting with an approximate attendance of 100 members, par ents / and local leaders. The Pledge of Allegiance to the flag was led by Don Willis, county 4-H vice-president. The song pe- liod was under the direction of Mrs. T. B. Sumerel, Long Branch local leader, accompanied by Joe Shay, musical director at Whit ten Village. The devotions were given by the Hickory Tavern club under the direction of Mrs. L. B. Padg ett, local leader. Jackie Livingston, secretary, called the roll and gave the minutes of the last county meet ing. Special awards were present ed by Mrs. W. R. Brown, chair man of the 4-H committee of the County Council of Farm Women. The following club members re ceived the awards: Dorothy Cul bertson, Health Improvement; Dorothy Haynes, Bread Making; Kay Martin and Leathea Sim mons, Dairy Foods Team Demon stration; Ardith Norton, Live stock; Buddy Woods, Livestock; Joe Hill and Gene Marlar, Mis cellaneous Demonstration. These boys and girls were either state winners or received a trip to the National 4-H Club Congress for their club work. Miss Myrtice Taylor, Home Demonstration Agent, presented awards to the following 4-H girls: Beautification of Home Grounds, Judy Bryant; Bread Demonstration, Dorothy Haynes; Canning, Mattie Lee Wylie; Clothing, Roberta Howell, Jan ice Childress, Carolyn Taylor and Juanita Lovett; Dairy Foods Team Demonstration, Kay Mar tin and Leathea Simmons; Dress Revue, Clara Mae Thornhill, Dorothy Haynes, Roberta How- til, Patsy Blackmon, Loretta Johnson, Mary Martha Bryson, Sara Gainey, Martha Tinsley, Brenda Bramlett. Farm and Home Electric, Mary Martha Bryson, Clara Dell Hill; Food Preparation, Roberta Hqwell, Nan Nabors, Martha Bolt; Food Preparation, Brenda Bramlett; Frozen Foods, Martha Tinsley; Gardening, Judy Bryant; Girls’ Record, Clara Mae Thornhill; Health Improvement, Dorothy Culbertson and Harriett Mont- gomery; Leadership, Jo Ann Gibbs; Meat Animal, Ardith Norton; Poultry, Elaine Smith and Ann Lancaster; Safely, Ben nie Ridgeway. R. J. Bennett, assistant county agent, presented awards to the following 4-H club boys: Alumni Recognition, Eddie Jones; Boys’ Agricultural, Jerry Campbell; Qairy, David Brown, Hyatt Chapman and Jimmy Simmons; Farm and Home Electric. Jimmy Cooper and Milton Bums; For estry, Pete Wickham; Poultry, Paul Norwood, Earl Robertson; Soil and Water Conservation, Grady Lewis, Jimmy Abrecrom- bie and Wallace Burnette; Trac tor, Don Willis. Following the presentation of awards a motion picture entitled, “Share the Fun Breakfast,” was shown to the group. Gene Marlar led the group in the 4-H Pledge, which was fol lowed by the serving of fruit as refreshments. jcccl Things Come In Sinail Packages i m Holidays^re Set By Joonna Mills The Christinas holidays for Jo anna Cotton Mills employes will begin Friday, Dec. 23, and extend through Monday, Dec. 26, with every operation of the mill being shut down, according to Waiter Regnery, vice president. PATTERSON RESIGNS AT LAURENS FEDERAL W. L. Patterson has resigned his position as secretary-treasur er of the Laurens Federal Sav ings and Loan Association, it has been announced. He will devote his time to his insurance and casualty business. FARM NEWS By C. B. CANNON, Caonty Agent Referendum On Cotton Marketing Quota There will be held on Tuesday, December 13, 1966, a cotton mar keting quota referendum to deter mine whether or not cotton pro ducers wish to have cotton mar keting quotas for 1966. The quotas must be approved by two thirds of the votes cast by cotton growers, to have cotton marketing quotas for 1966. if two thirds or more vote against it, there will be no mar keting quotas. If quotas are dis approved, cotton acreage allot ments without marketing quotas FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 30th day of January, 1956, I will ren der a final account of my acts and doings as Executor of the estate of Bessie A. Nabors in the office of the'Judge of Probate of Laur ens county, at 10 o’clock a. m. and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Executor. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make payment on or before that date; and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven or be forever barred. L. L. ADAIR, Ex. 1087 Clifton .Road, N. E. Atlanta, Ga. Nov. 26, 1955. 4t will remain in effect but price support to eligible growers of up land cotton will be limited to 50 per cent at parity. If quotas are approved, then the price support will be available to eligible grow ers of cotton at a level between 76 and 90 per cent parity. The exact level of parity can not be announced until the time the sup port level is determined. The Secretary of Agriculture is required by law inerted by Con gress to proclaim marketing quo tas when the surplus of upland cotton is more than the normal supply. The supply of cotton is above normal, therefore the sec retary has under Jaw proclaimed marketing quota referendum. Any person having an interest in cotton production in 1955 is eligible to vote in the referendum. The voting is to be done by secret ballot at the various polling places in Laurens county. You may vote at any place most convenient for you to cast your ballot. It is the duty of every person who had an interest in production of cotton this year to cast his vote as he sees fit. The following places have been designated as voting places on De cember 13, 1955, between the hours of 8:00 a. m. and 5:00 p. m. The voting place in Waterloo has been changed from City Service Sta tion to Golding’s store. This change being brought about since notices were mailed from the ABC county office. Cross Hill Township, Town Hall; Dials Township, Wells Thomp son’s store; Cook’s store. Owing? Town Hall, Gray Court; Robert Wham’s store, Greenpond com munity; Hunter and Jacks Town ship, Pitts Implement Co.; Hun ter Township, B. P. Watts’ store, Mountville; Laurens Township, at the ASC office; Scuffletown Town ship, .Sandy Springs school; Sulli van Township, Fred Hellams’ store and Killingsworth’s store; Waterloo Township, Goldin's store and Sam Williams’ Machine shed, Rt 2, Laurens; Youngs Township, R. A. Harris* store and W. A. Rob erts' store. Beef Cattle Heifer Sale The purebred beef cattle heifer sale scheduled at the Laurens Count Fair grounds, Saturday, De cember 19, at 10:99 a. m., has been postponed until December 17 at the same place and hour. This postponement is due to locating animals for the Junior sale. Those eligible for the buying of purebred heifers in the sale are 4-H club, FFA and JIM members. 10 POINTS for Effective Advertising a. . The South Carolina State Chamber of Commerce has forwarded to retail merchants and others in its member ship throughout the State 'TEN POINTS FOR NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING" which have brought a high measure of suc cess, prosperity and profit to o big retailer who spends o large portion of his advertising appropriation in good newspaper copy. ^ Cards that reflect *'*.•.* your good taste, BOXED ASSORTMENTS of .. • • •.’ * CHRISTMAS CARDS* 29c, $1.00 and up CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. CLINTON, S. C. THE RETAILER’S 10 POINTS ARE: 1. Advertise regularly. Every issue of the paper takes my story to its reiuiers. 2. I make every ad look like mine. Years ago I adopted a distinctive style and hare stuck to it. I use plenty of white space; my ads are never hard to read. 3. I put into newspaper advertising a definite proportion of my gross sales. I fix this at the beginning of the year. My rule is to make it 3 per cent of the previous year’s gross, with more if special conditions justify it. 4. I brighten my ads with frequent illustrations—eilher humorous or practical. 5. I am careful never to over-emphasixe. When I make claims, I hack them up with reasons. Then when I really have an unusual bargain people believe me when I “whoop *er up a little.** I think advertising all the time. I buy advertise well. that wifi 7. I get good display for my ads by seeing that the copy is in the newspaper office in plenty at time. I do this by having a definite hour te write the copy. 8. Whenever ponsible, j carry nationally advertised goods that are advertised in my home paper. I fea ture them. Sometimes they give nw a smellsr mar gin than fly-by-night concerns, but I find that I eel faster and make more money In the ‘ pleasing more customers. 9. I always plan my window and counter link up with my newspaper advertising. the other. 10. My salespeople back up my advertising. 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