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♦ t \ ..JL"— Thursdty, August 15, 1957 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Page Eleven By C. B. CANNON. County Agon! Colton Maturing Hot, dry weather is maturing cotton and will cut yield per acre in lint. The red spider is spread ing, and iboll worms are still pres ent. Cotto nis beginning to open. Boll weevils are puncturing a rather high percentage of the few shapes in the tops of cotton stalks. Chock Stored Grain For Insects Farmers are urged to check stored small gain to see if insects are damaging the grain. There are materials on the market to treat grain in storage to kill in- ducts. Cuch materials are: di sulfide, ethelyne dichloride, Car bon Tetrachloride mixture, know as tear gas. Caution should be used in ap plying the material to the grain. Full directions are printed on the container as to use. Information Card No. 48, en titled “Fumigating Stored Grains and Peas,” published by Clemson College xtension Service, may be had free from Ethe county agent’s office, and gives simple instruc tions in treating stored grain. Fleas On Pets The old saying, “If you have a dog. then you have fleas." Mala- thion is available as an emulsi- fiable concentrate. It may' be y * are used on the animal at the rate of of one ounce malathion 57 per cent emulsifiatole liquid to one gallon of water, or four per cent malathion dust may be used on the animal. Malathion is safe for use on either dogs or cats. One application is usually sufficient to free a confined animal of fleas. Treat animals that run free about every three weeks if fleas present. Animal quarters should be sprayed with malathion, using ounces of the 57 per cent emulsi- fiable liquid in one gallon of wa ter. One gallon of the finished olution should be applied to 1,000 square feet with a sprayer, or four per cent malathion dust may be used at the rate of one to two pounds per 1,000 square feet, us ing the hand duster. Place Orders For Trees Landowners who wish to plant trees this fall should file appli cation at once as there is likely the supply of trees will not be en- oug hto meet the demand. Blanks are available at the county agent’s office. The trees are produced by the South Caro lina State Commission of Forestry and will be shipped this fall at the proper time for planting. and the proposed enlargement aggrandizement by the TVA Farmers, as a class, do not ad vocate federal schemes. Some farm leaders may, of course. I am interested in farming myself and I have no wish to see socialism enthralling our nation. If you favor TVA do you wish the government to own and ope- By SPECTATOR.. COMMENTS on MEN AND THINGS During the month of July we Americans might have given Special thanks for the men who flung a new banner to the breeze and issued a proclamation to all the world declaring that we were a free and independent people. Of course they said free and in dependent “States.” Well, let’s be exact, for in this superficial we talk too much of this or that, more or less, with ever-in creasing inexactitude. What did they say? In the be ginning. as you recall, on June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee, of Vir ginia, introduced in the Continen tal Congress a resolution declar ing That the United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent State s,” etc. That resolution was laid on the table for three weeks. Then a committee, composed of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston, was ap pointed to prepare a full and for mal statement. It presented what we know as The Declaration of Independence. This formal notice to the world has a lengthy pre amble but uses a part of the lang uage of Lee’s resolution, namely, “Solemnly publish and declare that these united Colonies, are and of right ought to be free and independent States, etc.” I’ve of ten wondered why Richard Henry Lee was not appointed to serve on that committee. What is all this about, this year 1957? I happened to see two Congres sional bills, a House bill and a Senate bill, both referring to the TVA, the Tennessee Valley Au- ' thority, you know. I was shocked by the Senate bill and«ppalled by the House bill. Does your mind play tricks on you. sometimes? fthink I recall reading that gigantic efforts were made to save our nation from the “free coinage of silver by a ratio of 15 to 1,” in the hectic days of national politics when William J. Bryan electrified the nation with his eloquence and millions of Re publicans and Democrats contrib uted millions of dollars to defeat Bryan. They thought they were “Saving our Nation.” Well, my friends, where are we now? We are not on a gold basis, nor even on a silver basis; we are operating on our own, since we are a credi tor Nation and giving away bil lions of dollars every year. But even so, while we forgive or for get billions due us by other na tions we keep a sharp watch on small matters at home. I again mention that the poverty of our great nation militates against a post office in Manning, though our beneficient government has given sixty billions to foreign na tions. It is quite likely that the post office building intended for Manning \^s built in Editrea, or deep in the recesses of the Congo. Since we are somewhat alert about small economies my point against the-TVA Senate bill and House bill may be timely because under these Congressional bills authorization is sought for the spending of hundreds of millions of dollars—too large an amount for piddling. It is very likelyi of course, that I mi^ht be a capable judge of a value not exceeding a thousand dollars, but would fall overboard and drown in a sea of money if the project involved mil lions. Where is the ordinary man. whether h^ be a Senator of a Rep resentative. who can accurately appraise the difference between a hundred million and a hundred and fifty million dollars? He is lost in the maze of value. i What is the TVA? It began in the First World War as a Nitrate plant for munitions of war, as I recall. Then—what? It was re vived as a' great scheme to re claim the Tennessee Valley, to make ready the great hidden re sources of that area. Electric power was a mere incident. What is it today? One of the largest power plants in the world. Using the water of the Tennessee? Now, now; it has become so great, so ambitious, so all-embracing, that* is now uses hundreds of cars of coal a day in its operations. Now it reaches out to sell more power; the government has gone into business in a big way. If priVate companies were operating there the government would not spend a cent, but would sit back and collect No risk, no investtment, no ex pense — all profit — a golden stream of taxes. The TVA today suggests that if the Congress does not want to spend morfey out of the Treasury then let the TVA sell bonds with out supervision, without control. Who will be responsible in the end for any and all obligations of the TVA? I need not tell you; you know. Some good brother will introduce a bill that will pay whatever may be necessary. Just like that. Why don't we look facts in the face? Is this nation going Social istic? Yes, it is; but do we want to be all-out Socialists? Of course w^ have very tender, highly sen sitive pocket nerves. I fear that many of us have not the spirit of Richard Henry Lee and the other patriots. As the Sunday sehbol lessons have been teaching us, we have moved into the land of Ca naan and we have joined the Ca- naanites!! We are not standing foursrquare for American princi ples. Now that we have the TVA we are face to face with this ques tion: Is it to spread all over what ever area it chooses, or shall we control it? Shall we -adopt the House bill w’hich seems to advo cate unlimited expansion, un limited debt? Or shall we adopt the Senate bill which moves too far in the same direction? I wonder how many citizens really approve ithese government projects. Perhaps if I had a lot of land to sell at highly inflated value, for government use, I might be so selflishly grasping as to lose sight of our principles. But let all the others, all who have no axe to grind; all who seek no personal, selfish ^advan- tage; all who claim to be loyal, steadfast; - old-time Americana, strengthonwg—the real Americans, let them raise powers over its financial resourc- their voices against the federal-The present proposals are in ism which is constantly growing [ the opposite direction, and the profligate waste of public) "If a majority in Congress feels money, as well as public credit, In that more and more millions should be poured into that this socialistic should be allowed to, panding forever, the duty to vote the TVA, and monopoly on ex- their iations. How about newspapers, arid shoe stores, grocery stores and machine shops, hotels and barber shops? Shall the government build and operate banks and bakeries, automobile factories and stores for ladies? Think it over. Most of the editors of South Carolina papers are sound think ers and not easily beguiled. Hap pily there are so many right thinking men of our press that I cannot quote all of them all the time. HowCyer, my very esteem ed friend of Aiken has something exactly in point, so I quote: ‘The proposal that the Tennes see Valley Authority be authoriz ed to issue revenue bonds to fi nance future expansion, and thus relieve Congress of the need of making big appropriations each year, brought an interesting re sponse from the New York Jour nal of Commerce. "Several plans are now being considered. The Journal said: ‘All these plans amount to a clear Congressional dodge of the re sponsibility which the legislators have for arriving at decisions of national importance’. It is very odd, indeed, to see Congress shop around to find ways to finance projects for which it is unwilling to vote funds. It is one thing ta set up a 'special financial mechanism be cause of administrtive conven- ience in handling day-to-day problems. It is something else to resort to special devices for the reason that Congress refuses to vote the money. A refusal to ap propriate signifies the policy of Congress that new projects ought not to be approved . . The Hoo ver Commission, because of the national importance of decisions regarding the TVA, recommended If, on the other hand, a majority feels that a brake must be applied somewhere to this example of tax subsidized 'creeping socialism,’ ( it is their duty to vote with that purpose in mind. Under no ci cumstance should Congres abdi cate its responsibility.’’ Conservation Notes By J. B. O DELL The extended drought and scarcity of water on Laurens county farms has recently increas ed the intreest in the building of dl , ^ _ 'arm ponds. Sonic of the streams mo,< »r grader on which farmers depend for the watering of livestock have gone and fun. Laurens county has ap proximately 280 farm ponds. There is a need for many more Conditions brought on bv the drought are not all bad. The dry weather has made it possible for Walter Shuman, manager of Creekland Farms near Clinton,, to construct 4,000 feet of drainage by use of the district’s This .type of ma chine, under certain conditions, can construct drainage ditches faster and cheaper than most oth er machines. However, it can not be operated on ground that is wet or boggy Mr. Shuman was assisted by the SCS technicians in the survey, staking out and con struction of the ditches an ap- proximately 65 ^acres- of bottom land on Duncan Creek dry, and cattle are now having to I’ve lost piatience with those^ be watered from wells at the farm who play with socialism. If we home. want socialism then let’s go all' ; During the past two weeks the the wav. Do you remember the 1 W or k Unit Office of the SCS has operation of our had 20 for stance government’s railroads? in the surveying and staking out of stock watering ponds. Some of Why this meddling with electric the district cooperators who are ^ The socialists began that ‘ now building ponds or have re cently built ponds are Brown' ; Brothers Dairy, R E. Burns, Jr, j and Furman Ott, all of near Lau rens! C W Anderson, J L. Adair, , , , , , Sr., Reese Young, T H. Copeland.i soon control the life of our peo- and c w Copeland, all of the pie, industrial and otherwise. p>ower as a prime move in their program to control all industry. As you will readily see, if the government controlled electric power it could C. W. Copeland, all of Clinton area: also A. P. Stockrr\an.l Do you believe that the politic- 0 f Greenwood, whose farm is near ians are head over heels in love Waterloo. w r ith the farmers’’ Well, the aver-J stock watering-ponds are very age farmer spends more for th®..essential on most Laurens county- gasoline he uses in his car than ^ cattle farms. Many farmers who for electricity. His bill for elec-^Q^r have ponds are glad that trie power is a comparatively; t jiey had the foresight to biuld small item; his real expense is, them, for in many cases their) fertilizers. Shall the government ponds are the only existing water operate all the filling stations as supply on the farm for their live-; well as the refineries’ Shall the stock To help farmers bear the government spend billions very lCOS t 0 f constructing a pond for year digging wells, looking for livestock water the local ASC of- oil and natural gas? 1 fice will make a Cost-Sharing The ladies are a power whether' payment to the farmer to assist in they use'the ballot or not. I won-- the construction of such a pond der if they would be happy at the However, there are certain re j idea of the government operating. quirements to be met to be . el- the beauty parlors. I do not wish; igible for- thsi payment, one of to suggest at random but I think 1 which is the actual need of the more is spent by some with pond for stock watering purposes, beauty parlors than for electric-; The government is not in the ity. Certainly the ladies can im-) business of building fish ponds as agine what the result would be. such—these ponds when built will It may be so in Russia, but the! have to be paid for in full by the ladies here w-ould not care for farmer. However, ponds that are that. Perhaps- we men would re-{ constructed for stock watering ceive some wholesome advice by purposes can be stocked with fish discussing our problems with the And contrary to some belief the women folk. It is no secret that ( government recommends that sometimes we men wander as these ponds be stocked with fish, well as wonder, confusing our) Farm ponds provide a year- minds-with_ali_manner -of -mdre-xuund— source- -of- water-for 4net— or less irrelevant considerations stock and pi-oduce fish for food and imaginary factors, whereas a 1- w-oman’s intuition at times is IF YOU DON'T READ quicker and clearer than our la THE CHRONICLE bored logical processes. YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS WE CAN SAVE YOU BIG MONEY ON A MERCURY I.lfDA THE BIG M TRADE-IN PARADE NOW UNTIL AUGUST 31 Mercury dealers across the nation an- celebrating the success of The*Big M with the greatest sales event in our history. We are pre pared to give thousands away every day in trade-in allowances. Your present ear will never he worth so much again! So act now Come in, drive home your own brand new Big M, today. Baldwin Motor Co. North Broad St. — (,’linton. S. C. smtD. 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