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/ ■ / c / \ Pajfe Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, February 28, 1957 FARMS....— AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson ('ollefce Information Specialist er now and sway with a far-off sound. The snakv places where Dra,b? No, 1 like the winter woods. CHICKEN CORNEA PVT IN EYE FOR HI'MAN We speak figuratively of getting a bird’s eye view of something. But if a report coming from Japan is correct, one man now gets a chicken's eye view of everything. Our agricultural attache in the Tokyo Embassy sent the follow ing clipping back from the Japan Times of August 13, 1956: "Dotcors claim the gratfting of ,a chicken cornea yesterday re- six years. The patient was Marick Go- WINTER WOODS veritable cloud, We see there are I like ’em. 1 graoklps. cowbirds, starlings, and The soft litter is deep upon the possibly red-winged, blackbirds are bare and whisper in the chilly jqq ^\ nc j again the winter woods ground. The hardwood branches . are still cxcept for an occasional breeze. The evergreens are green-1 /ephyr that stirs a dlstant twi g or brings faint whimpers from-a sturdy pine. * places where we ^ chipmunk has ventured out J said they decided to attempt the feared to go, are quite dead and and Slt , erect upon a roittng Iog . open. And we explore them for yj e s ^ U r r j os t 0 his hole as we ap- things we haven t seen. The proac h and jy again in his tracks of the otter are frozen m hoi110 , n the g roU nd. No gnats, the sand, and we see where the fhos tk , ks> or othcr jnsects now nimble deer has fed upon buds of Thev , jko m;mV a bud _ l)uU)> m , t< bush and tree. most out of the educational route as he goes along “Job opportunities in 1 Agricul ture’’ is a leaflet that might be hellpful to some high school sen iors at this 1 time, both boys and girls, for there are suitable ca reers in agriculture .for both. It is free for the asking, Ifrom Dr.-. J. W. Jones, 116 Long Hall, Clbmson, S. 0 * * * C'OLVMBI’S (JOT MORE THAN HE BOl’GHT A USDA news bulletin sayi “When Columbus discovered storing sight to a man blind tor America, the natives of this coun try had never tasted carrots, cab bage, turnips, or lettuce. He took me/. 55’ of Dacca. After failing to L*’ to wor]d corn obtain a human cornea, dtx ,ors L oes> sweet potatoes, lima beans. The squirrel, too, is hal'd to hide as he goes deftly from limb 10“ limb. There’s the cotton tail, if we look close, in the nest he made in the leaves. He jumps out, runs fast and far, as there isf^ 3 ' 0 ^ au> dead on no place to hide. branch and reed, are sleeping all round us. For nature takes care of her myriad own The winter woods are different. Their fruit has gone. And their operation with a chicken cornea ••\yhen the bandages wore re- j moved, Gomez was able to see, the doctors claim." . As Mutt and Jeff used to say in the funny papers, “Interest ing, if true. ^ ^ BETTER GET BIG FIVE THINGS IN GROUND 1/ you don’t already have the Big Five, havg you gotten them tomatoes, peppers and squash. - ’ The things he found here and t&ok back have grown into con siderably more importance in the modern world than thp things he i brought. GOOD TO KNOW WHAT YOU W ANT TO DO Young folks finishing school in. A swarm of blackbirds chatter sturdy in a distant tree. It is a large dorms dogwood, devoid of berries when dormant there, or find ip’, w’e arrive. As they fl£ away, ,in a hollow or hole. he ground ! June are likely turning over in But their strength stands out in j their minds just what they plan trunks tfiat defy the | to do in life. It is fine wdten a And nature’s things are; youngster knows what he wants laces in to do.' For then he can pursue it from the beginning ahd get the ‘ AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM SOUTH CAROLINA FARM 0 HOME DEVELOPMENT SZatL '/Ig'uic.u.dtuHall (jommtltai , (jUt^nfon GoQitqi&xtiix&con Ssa vHca- WE ENDORSE , THE 10 POINTS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM That Points the Way to Better Living <4 Make it he f;|rm an efficient operating unit b> careful short and long-time farm and home planning for the best use of land, water, labor, machinery, cash and credit, and the wise use of income for good family living. « o BETTER LIVING IN BETTER COMMUNITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Greater Opportunities For Real Progress Lie In Combining the Efforts Of All the , People As A Team. planted this winter, yet? If not, tho*re is still time. Of course I speak of those five things every Southern horn' should have, if it has any suitable place for them Thqy are scuf>per- nongs, pecans, blight-proof pears, and crepe myrtle. These things are typically Southern All do well here with a minimum of attention, and have few insect and disease enemies. A well educated man from northwest Arkansas asked me the other day what a scuppernoug was. I khevv they wouldn’t grow very far north, but thought they had ’em in Arkansas. But evi dently not. He had never seen a fig either. Looks like a lot o! folks would move. We can't grow cherries here any more.. Some sort of a leaf blight gets 'em. But we can easily grow something just as good for pies and preserves. And that's the black scuppernong type grape. Its hulls make pies and preserves similar to cherries, and / some think better. And the wild mus cadines, found all through the woods, serve this purpose well, too. World Doy Of Prayer Set Friday/March 8 World Day of Prayer will be ■m Md observed in Clinton on Friday, March 8 at 3:30 at Broad Street * * Methodist Church. The observance-is sponsored an nually by the city churches This year Mrs. R. L. Plaxico of the Woman’s Missionary Society of the Associate Reformed Presbyte rian Church is program chairman with representatives from the other women’s organizations as sisting. Larry Owens, son of Mr: and Mrs. Truman Owens, grandson of Mr and Mrs. David Owens, cele brating his first birthday today, Feb. 28. Band To Give Concert At Boosters Club Meet, Trophy Is Displayed The regular meeting of the Band Boosters Club will be held Mon day evening, March 4, at 7:30 in the high school auditorium. The band, under the direction of W. A. Cothran, will present a concert in the school auditorium on Fri day evening, March 8, at 8 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend and there will be no ad mission charge. A trophy which the band won at the Piedmont Interstate fair in Spartanburg in October is on dis play at Belk’s The award was presented the ? Clinton band in a rmyching contest in w'hich they were engaged in competition with other bands. Insured Unemployment Claims Show Increase At Clinton Office The Clinton office of the South Carolina Employment Security Commission is servicing 360 in sured unemployment claims, ac cording to a report of the com- mision for the week ended Feb. 9. Of this number 18 are includ ed under the veterans program, leaving 342, which is 17 greater than the previous week. Initial claims instituted during the week ended February 16 to taled 40, whidh was three less than initiated the previous week. One veteran was included. Conservation Notes By J. B. O DELL Walter V. Lollis, of Rt. 3. Lhu- rens, was assisterd last week in the development of a complete soil and water conservation plan for his 313 acre farm which he has recently bought. Mr. Lollis is particularly interested in the development of pastures, estab lishment of waterways, construc tion of terraces, crop rotations and trees. He plans to have a balanced program on the farm of livestock, field crops an dtrees with approximately 100 acres de voted to each. All the practices planned for the farm were rec ommended on thA basis of a land capability map made by the Soil Conservation Service. Mr. Lollis will be given help from the SCS technicians in the application of these practices. * • * Clinton Courtney,of Rt. 1, Lau rens, has applied for 2,000 Ari zona cypress seedlings for plant ing for the purpose of harvesting for Christmas trees. These cy press seedlings are grown by the South Carolina State Commission of Forestry for allotment to farm ers in the state. According to information we have on Arizona cypress, it takes from two to four years for them to grow to market size. Fertilization is recommend ed where fast growth is desired. Each landowner is limited to 2,- 000 seedlings by the Comipission of Forestry. • t * L.R. Adams, of Mountville, a cooperator of the Laurens Soil Conservation district, was assist ed last week in the survey of ter race line's on approximately 10 acres of land which he plans to have in rpw crops this year. Mr. Adams has applied through the local ASC office for cost-sharing payments to help pay the cost of- constructing the terraces. To date seventeen other farm er^ of the countyhave also ap plied for cost-sharing payments. The SCS technicians will help these farmers with their terracing work. The lines will be surveyed, waterways or meadow strips wall be staked out, when needed, and recommendations given as to land preparation and seedingof out lets. The terraces may be con structed by the farmers’ owm equipment or -he may secure the services of the district's terracing machine for this job. To qualify for payment terraces must be constructed to meet SCS specifi cations. Dr. Felder Smith OPTOMETRIST Phone 794 Laurens, S. G. 3 % Interest Paid On Savings Accounts M. S. UMkm^ (STABIISHED IN 1886 CAPITAL AND SURPLUS S62SOOO MEMMR - MDtRAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Caston To Address Kiwanis Meeting Dr W. Frank Caston, staff psy- heologist at Whitten Village, will address the Clinton Kiwanis club at its second February meeting to night (Thursday). His subject is “Mental Health and Mental Retardation.’’ The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p. m. at the Hotel Mary Mus- grove, with newly installed presi dent Howard Smith presiding. Basketball Tournament Tickets Go On Sale Tickets are now- on sale for the Little Four Basketball Tourna ment which will be held in An derson on Friday and Saturday, March 1 and 2, at Adair’s Men’s Shop,, McGee’s Drug Store, and Howard's Pharmacy. Price of the tickets is $1.50. * ' The games are set for 8:00 p. m. Participating teams are Erskine, New-berry, PC and Woford.. Senior Hi Canteen Friday Evening The Senior High Teen-Age Canteen will hold an informal dance on Friday evening, March 1, at the Amercian Legion Home at 8 o’clock, according to an an nouncement by Mrs. Francis V. Smith. Ministerial Students Are Speakers Here Jack Maxwell, formerly of this city, and Robert Strange, of Sum ter, students at the. Columbia Theological Seminary Decatur, Ga., who* are members of a depu tation team plannnig to enter the mission field, were visitors here during the weekend and spok£ at a nuriiber of meetings. They were in Greenwood on Saturday evening, at Thorn well Memorial church Sunday evening and on Monday morning conduct ed chapel exercises at Presbyter ian college. Friends of Jack will be inter ested to know that following his graduation at the seminary he plans to atend the University of Florida, majoring in agriculture in preparation for agricultural mission work in Brazil. Your Top Quality ■* ■ Meat Market EVERYDAY COUNSELOR By Dr. Herbert Spaagh I YOUR i MOAmRi Last Day Today they r i, .! Feb. 28 Friday-Saturday March 1-2 Boom Town Great Action Thriller Brought Back With: CLARK GABLE. SPENCER TRACY, HEDY LAMAR and CLAUDETTE COLBERT k PROGRAM ++++++ Mon.-Tue8.-Wed.-Thurs. March 4-S-6-7—4 Days HIS DUTY TO HIS GOD _ ... to gave human goals! HIS DUTY fO HIS NATION ... to take enemy lives! The true anil thrilling story ol CoL Dean Hess, who traced his pulpit for a fighter plane hut whose great mercy and love made him a hero to the war-orpha ned kids \ of Korea—and ^ ^ the \Rjrld! COlUmn* ROCK HUDSON Battle Hymn MARTHA HYER DAN DURYEA “Keep thy heart with all dili gence; for out of it are the issues of life,” is one of the most tre mendous warnings of the Bible. It has a double meaning and cuts two ways. Primarily the word heart refers to the center of our emotional life which we call the sub-conscious mind. Certainly tre mendous issues are settled here and often physical health is af-1 fected But taken in the literal English, it could quite easily warn us to take care that physical heart w'hich is the center of ourvpircula- tory system and hence the cen ter of physical life. The Annual Heart Fund Cam paigns being conducted through out the nation during the month of February, with special focus on the climatic Heart Sunday fall ing on February 24. Heart disease is still the na tion’s No. 1 killer. 1 But an im posing and tremendous campaign is being raised agatfist it, par ticularly by the /^berican Heart AssociationXJThis is dedicated to scientific research and study of ways and means to combat and overcofne this dread enemy. The money contributed to the Heart Fund Campaign goes to carry on this medical research throughout only on the national level but al so on the state level. In the achievement of medical science it is encouraging to see how the diseases of yesteryear have been overcome and brought under control by the forces of modern research. Since the turn of the eeh*ury, thanks to our phy sicians and scientists, the average life span in the United States has been lengthened by a full gene ration, and the health of our na tion has been immeasurably strengthened. This research still goes on in spite of the tremendous strides already made. In recent years remarkable advances have been made in diagnosis and treatment of heart disjease which is one of the major health problems of our time, a/fecting mofe than 10 mil lion Americans. It is interesting how this re search has been spread out over the nation, so that in every state the best results of modem scien tific research are available, and except in unusual cases it isn’t necessary to go to some great medical cepter. . We are thrilled at the results ih the field of polio with the discov ery and now widespread use of the Salk vaccine. It is distress ing that we are so slow to use if. and have to be coaxed to do so, even when it is free and is recom : mended for all ages except those past 69. Wp can expect other things equally important to be coming in this field of heart re search. Kenmore 2-Speed Automatic Washer . Cut $40 24-in. Silvertone Console TV Set . . . Cut $30 3 Pair Set of Royal Purple Nylons Cut 60« Heavy Bath Towels in Solid Colors . . Cut SOt Twin Size White Muslin Sheets in Lots of 6 Cut They're just a few of the bargains in Sears Midwinter Sale Book .HURRY! SALE ENDS MAR. 2 CALL 1680 to place order ot youi money 4acA * MORRELL PRIDE SLICED BACON b 59 c FRESH GROUND BEEF 3 », 99 c FRESH S. C. GRADE “A” LARGE EGGS 0 Doz. 49 C REAL TENDER SMALL T-BONE STEAK * ». 59 c GRADE “A” (2-2 l /z J.bs.) FRYERS each 79^ , BUY ONE POUND—GE^T ONE FOUND FREE ALL MEAT WIENERS ^59 c PHONE 98 130 Mu strove St. Phone 1680 BIG TOWEL SALE -——~— (Quarter Of A Ton) Heavy Terry Cloth J (Seconds) „ PACKED 12 TO BUNDLE DEFECTS VERY SUGHT / ' r ' ' ' " ' •. ' JR\ *1 nrv Absorbing Power As Good As Firsts All Bundles Packed By Sizes Priced $1.29 Pound —OR- 12-98 c Towels for $7.30 12-59' Towels for $3.66 Clinton Mills Store Phone 1580 Lydia Mills Store Phones 345 a^d 346