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Pajre Two THE CLINTON CHRONIC!.* PC Graduate Is Planning Eighth Jungle Expedition Emmet R Rtake, curator of bruts, Chicago Natural History Mu seum, is planmng to explore .new trpoical 'regions this spring, sum mer and early fall An expedi tion to Peru will be his eighth ma jor ^zoological expedition in the Western Hemisphere, in addition to private efforts, which include^ parts of northern Africa and southern Eu rope ' The new field project will be the Conover Expedition to areas of Pe ru virtually unpenetrated by zoolo gists In May Blake will fly to Cuzco to make preparations for the jungle penetration to seek a general col lection of the fauna of the. region, pnncpially birds. Blake’s best known book, "Birds of Mexico," has become recognized as the authoritative work on that subject Blake, reared in Greenwood, is j a 1928 graduate of Presbytenan; College, where the young student focused his interest, later continuing his studies in bird life at the Uni versity of Pittsburgh and Carnegie | Museum His chief work in recent 1 years has been through his connec-1 tion with the Chicago institution. In Peru, with a principal assistant who has had a museum-collecting background, Blake will set out from Cuzco for the low lands Vast of Ma- dre Dios where the only, means of travel are foottrail and canoe. A party of native boatmen, hunters and porters will be organized before proceeding into the Amazon drain age cegiion east of the Andes and into practically uninhabited rain for ests along the Rio de Madre de Dios. The expedition will be financed by the Conover tramebird Fund, estab lished by the late Boardman Con over. w ho was both a trustee of the Chicago Museum of Natural His tory and research associate in the division of birds The South Carolina naturalist has written many articles and leaflets, as well as staff and editorial con tributions to standard books on bird's WASHINGTON AND SMALL BUSINESS” THORNHILL INFANT Laurens—Shirley Dianne Thorn hill, four-months-old daughter of Ralph and IjOttie Campbell Thorn hill, died Thursday afternoon in a Laurens hospital following a three day illness Surviving besides her parents are three brothers, Ralph Thornhill, James' Thornhill, and Richard Thornhill, all of the home. - Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 1100 a. m. at the Ken nedy Mortuary chapel by the Rev. I Herbert Bailey and the Rev. Grange (\>thran. Burial was in Forest Lawn cemetery. ALL THIS WEEK YOU CAN MAKE A TERRIFIC DEAL on the biggest seller of the cars! is the BIG value with the BIG style change! Sooner or later. Congress is going to have to face the issues created by the widespread use of trading stamps. • • • It’s a ticklish problem, too. When trading stamps first sprang Into prominence in the postwar period, many an independent merchant found they helped stimn- late his busi-j ness, especially in competition! with the chains. • • • But as morel and more trad-| ing stamp pro moters set upl shop, more and C. W. Harder more merchants have felt forced to take on stamps for self-protec tion, either absorbing costs out of profits, or adding to prices. • • * Thus, there has developed a system whereby the advantage anyone had from the nse of trad ing stamps is largely negated by everybody offering stamps. • a • Due to lack of clarification of many legal aspects of matter. Federal Trade Commission more or less backed out of hassle. • * • The latest body to take a seem ingly confused position on this issue was the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma. This state has what is called an Unfair Sales Act which requires a mini mum markup of 6% above the cost to the retailer including not only the invoice cost, bnt also subsidiary items such as freight, taxes, and other Items. - o * o' Safeway decided to meet stamp giving competition by cutting prices below legal minimum on grounds giving away stamps is form of price cutting. • oo The big chain lost the case in a lower court, and recently lost an appeal to the Supreme Court Nitinn*! V * ' r of Tndfpfnd o nt Busin*** By C. WILSON HARDER of the State. At the aame time, the-court passed on another stamp matter, and upheld n low er court decision prohibiting any merchant from giving away doa ble stamps on certain days, see. But the decision of the court seemingly was a most peculiar one stating. "We conclude the weight of the law distinctly shows that the practice of giving away stamps in the usual customary manner does not sustain a charge of price cutting.” The opinion fur ther stated that stamps amount to a cash discount rather than a price reduction. ooo ' Bearing in mind that the same court also prohibited anybody from giving away a double amount of stamps on certain days, the decision appears most ambiguous. To the average lay men, the difference between » “cash discount” and n ‘’price re duction” is like Tweedledeedee is to Tweedledeedum. ooo Thus, it would appear that there is needed from Congress a law defining just what the use of trading stamps amounts to in ac tual practice. ooo For example, the question is still up in the air as to whether or not trading stamps are a form of currency, which would thus make them illegal. • f • Probably one of the biggest In terests in this issue is held by the American farmer. Obviously, cost of stamps given on many food products either eventually is made up for in form of lower prices to farmers, or in higher prices to consumers, thus cutting down farm product consumption. • • * There is even some thought, therefore, being given, to make it illegal to give away stampa on any product containing farm products that are being price supported by federal funds col lected from taxpayers. This could have a far reaching affect. Thornwell And Hickory Tavern Win Tournament Thomwell’s girls and the Hickory Tavern boys won titles here last Wednesday night in the finals of the Lower Conference 1 Class B high school basketball tourney. Allene Dodgen scored 16 as Thorn- well’s girls dumped Gray Court- Owings 31-22 Julia Cook hit for 18 for the losers. In the boys' finale. Hickory Tav ern downed Thornwell 46-31. C. IF YOU DON’T "FAD THE CHRONICLE YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS PHONE 74 Smith paced the winning Panthers with 29 points, while Gordon Tim mons scored 11 for 'ftiomwell. Thornwell Wins Girls’ game: Thornwell (31)—Dodgens 16, Wof ford 15, McAbee, Vaughn, Stewart, Cagle, McMurray. Cookson. Gray Court-0 wings (22) — Cook 18, Lee 2, Adair 2, J. Owens, Wilkie, Cooley. Cox, Wham, Miller. Hickory Tavern Wins Boys’ game: 'Hickory Tavern (46)—Curry 10, Boiler 4. Madden 2, C. Smith 29, Ballenger 1, Wilson, Armstrong, Zeigler. Thornwell (31)—Timmons 11, Me- Callister, Morris 7, Cookson, Lewis, 6, Wofford, Dockings 4, Fountain 2, Powers 1, Glasure, Hatchell. Presbyterian College cagers head into the Little Four Tournament 0is- w eekend at Anderson with an impressive record of 15 wins and 7 losses. ^ It’s one of the most successful mdtks established by PC cagers, and the Hosemen hope to keep the triumphs rolling in the post-season meet at Anderson The Blue Hose closed out regular season play on Monday night with a 65-63 upset over strong Belmont Abbey. Coach Courts Bedford went off the floor that night on the shoulders of fans, a fitting tribute to his brilliant debut with an unheralded squad. , Good balance and expert shooting accuracy stand out as the keys of success this year. All five starters have been scoring in or near the double figures throughout the sea- so£. Forward Ralph Chambers of Clinton, leads the Presbyterians with an even 17-point average on 374 total points, while running mate Bob Stratton of LawTeneeburg, Ky., follows with 259 points and a 16.4 average. Guards Ken Caswell of Paris, Ky and Bill Sullivan of Frankfort, Ind., have scored 292 and 277 points and have 14 and 13.3 out puts, respectively. Center Clayton Adams is just off the double figures with 201 points and a 9. average. In the field goal shooting depart ment, the Hosemen have collected 660 baskets in 1360 attempts for dn uncanny 48.5 percentage. And Pres byterian has scorched the cords for better than ,60 per cent from the floor twice this season. Most notable wins for PC hav< been knocking Mercer from the un beaten ranks, defeating Formal and Belmont Abbey, and annexing key Little Four contests from Ers kine (twice) and Wofford and New berry (once each). The tournament will be playec Friday and Saturday nights. There have been some excitinp chances made since vou bought your car. And no need to look twice to discover , that the RIG change is in Olds for 58! Big-car style, big-car comfort, big-car performance with economy mean big-value leadership! It’s rocketed Olds into 1st place in sales in the medium prief class. We’re celebrating with our gala “OLDSmobility OPEN HOUSE!" Stop in NOW for a Rocket Ride. SEE YOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED OLOSMOBILE DEALER PALMETTO MOTOR CO. i;. CAROLINA AY E. CLINTON S. C. CECIL B. DeMILLE’S THE TEN COMMANDMENTS COMING MARCH 12 FOR EXTENDED ENGAGEMENT OKcot’tc ‘GET MORE OCT OF LIFE — GO OUT TO A MOVIE* YOUR 4 SgOAWfti k PROGRAM t + +* + • + * + + # » + + +* + + * + + + ■+ + ■*++++*++ + +* Last Day Today Feb. 27 Starts Wed., March 5 For 4 Days f MOST DRAMATIC MOTION PICTURE! A deeply moving story of a family’s fight to conquer a wilderness... Anus *ut K1RK-L0RREMAN1ELL-EVANS Directed by 6(0R6E MARSHMi ' Screenplay by EDMUND BELOW and NATE MONASTER U*C o# lx Cataii OurKta C/mM ty Gwrji Beta Friday-Saturday Feb. 28-Mar. 1 Underwater Warrior Daredevil Exploits Of Navy Demolition Team DAN DAILEY and CLAIRE KIRBY COMEDY CARTOON Monday-Tuesday March 3-4 Little 4 Tourney Set For Anderson County Records The following public records were filed the past week in the office of the Clerk of Court of Laurens Coun ty- Property Transfers W. E. Dunlap, Clerk of Court, for Laurens County, to Mrs. Elizabeth S. Ratchford, Mrs. Mary S. Efird, Mrs. Sarah S. Plowden, W. T. Senn, Jr., and N. B. enn, 101 acres in Oak Grove Sehoool District, for $12,500. A. J. Ferrell and Jessie Ferrell to William B. O’Dell, 5 acres bounded by lands of S. H. Beeks, for $10.00 pnd other considerations. .William D. McNeill to Blake P. Garrett and David H. Garrett, 105 acres in Sullivan Township and partly in Greenville county, for $10.00 and other valuable considera tions. Bobby F. Pierce and Bobbie J. Pierce, to Elmer L. Queen and Bes sie C. Queen, lot on Bailey Circle, Clinton, for $10.00 and other consid erations. Bobby James Padgett to James Haskell Nelson, lot on Watts St., Laurens, for $1.00 and assumption □f mortgage. v ^y , Samuel O. Hairston to Thomas D. Douglas and Gay H. Douglas, 1.95 acres, one-half mile northeast of -Bellview Church, for $10.00 and oth er valuable considerations. Robert H. Davis, Mrs. Gertrude D. Trammell, James Davis, Charles Davis, Mildred Davis Haulbrook, Ralph R. Davis, Guy W. Davis, George William Davis, Arthur A. Davis, Malvin Edgar Davis and Carrie Ella Davis, to Otis T. King, 3.82 avres in Dials Township for $1,- 500.00 • Hubert J. Pitts to George W. Whitehead, lot on York Street, Clin ton, for $10.00 and other valuable considerations. Jesse B. Taylor to Floyd D. Mad den and Fannie G. Madden, 1.97 acres in Hunter Township, for $197. Congreve Jackson to W. B. Par sons, lots one mile south of the Town of Fountain Inn, for $10.00 and other valuable considerations. Marriage Licenses Issued James Edmund Hollen, Rawens- wood, W. Va., and Nancy Sue Gar ner, Clinton. Waymon Curtis Daniel, Honea Path, and Betty Ann Wilkie, Water loo. Henry Furman Bishop, Cross Hill, and Jessie Caudeli, Fort Mill. Austin Brothers On Mediterranean Cruise ADMISSION—CHILDREN 25c; ADULTS 50c Bruce D. Austin, fireman appn tcie, and Harold L. Austin, boil man third class, sons of Mr. a Mrs. Dewey L. Austin of Rt. 1, Cl ton, are serving aboard the Na tactical command ship, USS Nor ampton, which departed Norfo Va., on February 1 for a shi cruise of the Mediterranean. The Northampton, flagship of I Commander, U. S. Second Fleet, making the cruise with 20 oth units of the Atlantic Fleet. AlUaiCU-c&MMlttd WINTIR, SUMMER AND VSAN ’ROUND AIR CONDITIONER^ No Down Payment— 36 Months To Pay Phone 117—596 ARTHUR BENJAMIN Licensed—Bonded—Insured Plumbing—Heating—Electric ^ Service Conservation . Notes By J- B. O'DELL J. W. Tinsley of the Trinity Ridge community, likes fescue and ladino clover for winter grazing for beef cattle. He has carried 32 head on 50 acres of fescue from October to the present time with very little ad ditional feed, except hay during the recent snow and freezing weather. 1 Mr. Tinsley said that fescue should not be grazed during July, August and September to allow it to store up growth for winter graz ing. “Annual grazing of small grain mixture has been almost a complete failure this winter due to cold wea ther. Fescue is much cheaper, more certain and more soil conserving than annual grazing crops,” said Mr. Tinsley. H i s grazing program consists mainly of coastal bermuda, native bermuda, fescue and Iddino clover. Last week he applied limestone at the rate of one ton per acre on ap proximately 75 acres of pasture, which’ received an application of 500 pounds per acre of an 8-8-8 fer tilizer last fall. He stated, “I get better results from my fertilizer when I use lime every four or five years to keep the soil condition rgiht.” “Due to the |ow price of grain, I am planning to go heavier to fescue and coastal bermuda grass. This sort of program will allow me to ro tate some cultivated crops with grass. I believe this will mean bet ter crops and better pastures, witl\ less loss of soil from erosion,” he commented. * * * C. W'. Anderson of Clinton, a co- operator with the Laurens Soil Con servation District, has requested assistance in the deigning of two stock watering ponds on his beef cattle farm on Duncan’s Creek, 4 miles north of Clinton. Mr. Ander son plans to have a body of water approximately one acre in size in each pond, to be used primarily for watering livestock. However, the pond will be stocked with bream and bass at the rate of 1,000 bream and 100 bass per surface acre. When the ponds are constructed, there will be a total of five such ponds on the 750 acre cattle farm. Bob Wrenn, farm manager, said the cattle had to go more than a mile last summer which cut down on the gain in weight. “We will need at least two more ponds after these are built,” he said. They plan to use ASC cost- s-haring payments to help defray the cost of the dams. * * * John Earle Smith, of Kinards, is planning to try some of the new NK- 37 Bermuda grass seed this spring. Claims are that it is comparable in growth to coastal and other hybrid bermudas. Because you can plant the seed, quicker and better stands can be gotten. This grass is new. Clemson and the experiment sta- Thuraday, February 27, 1958 lions do not know enough-about it yet to recommend It to farmers. A trial planting may be worthwhile. Joanna Sailor Returns From Cruise James R. 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