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Thursday, June 20, 1957 THE CLINTON CHRONIGLE Pace Nine FARMS... AND FOLKS 14 By J. M. ELEAZER Ciemson College Infonpation Specialist h.S /M SODIUM FOR FISH We feed livestock and work stock salt regularly. But it seems no one ever thought of salting fish. County Agent Bob Bailey, of Richland, noted that fish did not grow as they should in many of their ponds, despite the fact they fertilized them regularly. So a year or so ago he called it to the attention of Clemson’s Dr. H. P. Cooper. This eminent soil scien tist knew soils of that area were deficient in certain elements, no tably sodium. So he suggested to Bob that they put some mineral ized salt in them, for that form of stock salt not only carries the so dium that’s in all common salt but other minor elements that might be lacking, too. Now Bob reports results as fol lows: “Our experimental work in the use of sodium and minor elements in fish ponds is proving very ben eficial. These ponds seem to be more productive and fish show better quality. Experiments were primarily with mineralized block salt, with blocks being planted in the head of the stream, or if the pond is fed by a spring, the blocks were placed throughput the pond area. It is interesting to note that where pond owners have been us ing sodium nitrate in their ferti lizer program each year the pro duction of fish has been satisfac tory.” (Nitrate of soda is a large carrier of sodium.) The county ^agents reported 13,200 ponds of all sorts in South Carolina at the end of the past year. Some of these are just small cattle -water holes. But many of them are of considerable size, for fish, recreation, and irri gation.’ We know fertilizer works on fish, just like on crops. And apparently'some of the minor ele ments where they are not found in sufficient amounts can be the limiting factor of fish growth, just, like they are for plant growth on manyof our soils. We live and learn. Who ever thought of salt for fish before? • • • PLANTING PINES IN HAMPTON The three county-owned tree planters in Hampton were kept busy the past planting season, ac cording to County Agent Thomp son, who looks after their upkeep and routing. These set 2,500,000 pines, and an additional 150,000 were set with hand dibbles in 3,- 000 to 6,000 lots. By April 1 the county agent and SCS workers there had orders from farmers * for two million seedlings for delivery for next winter, and more orders are ex pected along through the summer. Many a county in this area -is building a strong fort for its fu ture with trees, pine trees prin cipally. HOGS IN CLARENDON Many a low country county has hogs as a growing money crop. County Agent Grainger, of Clar endon, told me of helping 55 local farmers market 483 hogs during a recent month for $16,171.02. With.hybrids and the Clemson 5-Point Plan for growing corn, we are making better yields of this crop. An^ the man with plenty of com usually peeds hogs, for they go together." Hogs usually furnish the . best market for the com. And they also use a lot of grazing to advantage, too, and glean a lot of waste out of the fields. * t t MARKETING COSTS The USDA reports , marketing costs of food products rose from 9 billion dollars in 1940 to 32 bil lion in 1955. » So when you buy groceries don’t have bitter thoughts about the farmer. He is not getting it. That increase comes largely from impfoved Tervibes' and packaging we like, increased freight rates and much higher labor and mate rial costs all along , the line. Everybody must eat and there’s little many of them can do about this. But farm folks and those living in towns, too, can where they have space for a * garden. Even if the space is small, han dled right, you can grow a lot of things the family likes best.. With us that is tWatoes, lettuce, squash, snap beans, and okra. To have an abundance of just five vegetables during their long sea son helps mightily on the grocery bill. BOYS ARE THAT WAY “Wallowing in the gutter” is a common figure of speech we all recognize as meaning - one has reached the depths of depravity. But we kids in the Stone Hills of the Dutch Fork actually went further than that. We wallowed "with the hogs! And that’s not figuratively Speaking. Down in the pasture the mean dering stream had left a depres sion there in the red clay of a little bottom. Water stood there most of the time. It was the fa vorite wallow of the hogs. They would come out of it plastered with the soupy red mud they stir red up and it soon dried and crusted over their bodies. ’ One summer it was too cool for us to play much in the branch. But that old wallow hole grew warm in the sun. So we joined the hogs and wallowed there, too, to get warm. Our hogs were tame and they accepted us as equals, as we basked with them there in the warm mud; We’d get it all over us, except our heads. Then let it dry on us in the sun, and we looked like Indians. It felt funny then when we moved, as it cracked and started scaling off. Before we dressed, we’d jump in the branch and rinse off. And you know what that did to red clay. Just the roughest of it came off in front where we could see it and rub it a little. Our backs evi dently carried a good coating of it away. For it wasn’t long until our folks happened to go upstairs, where we slept, to change the sheets! They couldn’t imagine what had happened. And we hadn’t seen them, for we went to bed without a light and got up before good day. That put a stop to our enjoying that filthy wallow with the hogs. Country boys, what they won’t do! It’s a wonder they survive. Saue... the CONVENIENT Passbook Way! You can start with a convenient amount, and save any amount, any time, in an insured savings account here. And your every dollar earns a good return. For even more convenience, you can save by mail, if you wish. EDERAL SAVINGS JAND LOAN ASSOCIATION A Clinton Institution Serving Clinton People Since 1909 <1 Telephone No. 6 Anticipated Dividend Rate S'/z'/fc Comments On Men and Things By SPECTATOR activity; and we are having clash es between management and la bor. So it is refreshing and in spiring when we find a great in dustrial enterprise with such rare charm and grace that the entire Working force marches steadily and steadfastly forward as a great body of men and women bound together in good work, peaceful and quiet living and warm com radeship. I have expressed my admira tion many times for the modest, but remarkably capable and ef fective gentleman who is manag er of the great Joanna Mill. Let me quote in part a letter to the employees that I’ve just read in The Joanna Way, the hand somely prepared monthly maga zine issued under the direction of James P. Sloan, Personnel Direc tor of the mill. The letter is by Walter Regnery, VicePresident and General Manager of Joanna: “For myself, I want to express my appreciation for you]* faith fulness and loyalty and especially for the warm friendliness which I feel exists between us. On be half of management I want to thank you for giving your best, on the job and off, to make the com pany and the community what it is—and-we think there is no finer than the Joanna family. Your co operation, jour encouragement, your good influence, your loyal ty hearten us to redouble our ef forts to provide tl>e best possible equipment, materials, and work ing conditions so that you may have a steady, pleasant employ ment. Together we have weathered some rather severe crises in the market for cotton goods. At this moment condition are tight on the cloth market, but we feel that you will d»-your best in careful workmanship and in waste reduc tion, also setting a splendid exam ple to newer employees, so that together we may again put out such good cloth at reasonable AUTO LOANS Financing and Refinancing NEW and USED CARS Better Service Than Ever For Our Many Customers and Friends in the CLINTON AREA Washington Motor Finance Co. of Laurens N. Harper St., Near Highway 76 By-Pasa Telephone 25262 I^aurens Home Office: Greenville, S. C. prices that will sell in today’s hightly competitive market. For the inspiration and encourage ment this gives us I say Thank you ’.' ‘The fifty-eight employees who have passed the teoth milestone this year bring the total number of workers with ten or more years at Joanna to 861. We take pride in this large number and hope that it means you have been as happy with us as we have been to have you here.” The excellent spirit which per vades all relationships in Joanna has created a deep sense of loyal ty and mutual solicitude is today the firm foundation on which rests the notable community. By the way, in the weekly news bulletin, as well as The Joanna Way I’ve read quite a bit about John Ross. If you’ve ever known John Ross you’ll recall his genial smile and happy greetings. I don’t know why he retired unless a son or grandson sent him a million dollars: my old friend looks like a lad himself and I shall expect him to appear full of pep when I drop in. * • « How’s this for an Adv.? “Ore high taxes reducing your incentive to work harder and earn more? If you’re one of the more than 65 million Americans who hold down a job, you probably work about 40 hours a week. But did you ever stop to con sider that taxes are so high today you work for yourself only 2T of those 40 hours? The other 13 go to pay your share of the cost of government. No one expects to live without taxes .obviously. But when they take more than $110 billion, or about one dollar out of every three earned, something’s wrong. You pay these taxes in more ways than you know, too. If you lived in California, for instance, made $7,50 last year, and listed a wife and two children as depend ents, you were taxed these ways to start with: Federal income $875, Social Security $95, State income $25, Property tax $325, Auto license tax $40, State and deal sales tax $75, arnTTeTephone tax $10. This adds up to $1445 and it’s only the beginning. Did you buy a car? Figure another $175 tax. The tax on the gasoline to run your car was at least $65. You also paid a 10 per cent tax every time you bought a plane or train REQUEST FOR BIDS The Laurens County Board of Commissioners requests bids up on the following: 650x18— 6 Ply Tires 750x20—10 Ply Tires , 825x20—10 Ply Tires 1300x24—10 Ply Grader Tires 1300x24—12 Ply Grader Tires 1800x24—Earthmover, 16 Ply Tires. 1300x20—Earthmover, 16 Ply Tires. 900x20—10 Ply Front Grader Tires. Bids shall be on first grade tires. Second grade tires will not be accepted . Bids are to be in effect for the months of July, August, and Sep tember, 1957. Bids shall be sealed and de posited with the Supervisor on or before June 30, 1957. Bidders are advised that these tires are to be secured by the County as needed. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. J-20-2c BENNIE B. BLAKELY, Supervisor PAUL S. O’DELL, Commissioner FURMAN E. 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