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Thursday, June 12, 1958 / THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Pafe Nine FARMS... AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER demaon College Information Specialist FARMS FEWER, LARGER, AND MORE OWNERS Our farms in South Carolina are sort of following the national pat tern. They are fewer in number, larger in size,'and more of ’em farmed by owners. According to the Census, in 1920 we had 192,693 farms In 1954 that had, shrunk to 124,203. In 1920 the average size was 64.5 acres. By 1954 that had grown to 89.1. And in 1920 64.5 per cent of ’em were farm ed by tenants. But this had dropped to 39.3 per cent in 1954. That’s one case where a lower figure means progress. ^ This is a substantial increase in farm owners. A number of things account for this, the principal one of which is undoubtedly the Farm ers Home Administration. I’ve watched this organization from the start, under the several names which it has operated. At first it was a bit hay-wire and impractical. But it soon got its feet on the ground and has been a real help and guid ance in steering many a tenant into farm ownership. It does not give the farmer anything except a lot of wise guidance. It loans him the money on what looks like a good bet. Then it helps him plan and pro duce to make a go of it. And hun dreds have, paid out in full, and now own and operate farms. Its of ficials work closely withClemson. Credit and guidance suited to farm needs, that’s what the FHA specializes in. And it has thus help ed to make a lot of farm owners in our midst. • • * IRRIGATED CORN Irrigated corn at Clemson last year made 117 bushels per acre. That not irrigated right by it made only 12 bushels And. remember, that was not a specially dry year, just July was. It was trying to make then, and popped a cap. It's so often that way here We have a lot of rain on a yearly basis, but those 6 droughts a year we average come along, hit crops at critical timet, and often knock them for a loop Supplementary irrigation at those times often means the dif ference between success and fail ure • • • MAN OF YEAR IN AMERICA A South Carolinian and Clemaoa graduate was named “Vegetable Man of the Year" for 1M7 by the Vegetable Growers Aaaortattoa of A men r a He is Dr Jetiaa Miller of ana Stale University native of ear IdM They riled his ef them a 20-million dollar crop in Louisiana. He has also produced improved varieties of various vege tables, and is now working on a high cortisone yam, useful in treat ing rheumatic fever and artirhtis. USING LOGS Our foresters tell me only about half of the average log goes into lumber. About a fourth goes into sawdust. And the other fourth is slabs and bark. For years we used only the half that went into lumber. Now of late I see them debarking the slabs and chipping them up for pulp at places That leaves only the bark and saw dust unused. And at a few places over the country the sawdust is be ing compressed into small logs for firewood. Now that leaves only the bark unused. Maybe time will see it go into plywood, insulation, or something alse useful. We use less wood of all sorts per capita than we once did- But the nation is growing fast and the total needs for wood will likely increase. Once our forests were being de pleted fast. But npw science is being applied to the woodlands, too. And our forester, Bill Barker,- tells me we are growing wood faster than we are using it. Trees once had to look out for themselves. We cut ’em with wan ton axe, and set fire to what was left. Not so now! We protect them from fire. Out state grows the seed lings by the mililons. The county agents tell me they have taken or ders for more than will be grown. They teach 4-H youngsters and farmers how to set them out and care for them. And trees are com ing back to thousands of their lost acres. • • • BOYS ARE THAT WAY My most desperate times as a kid in the Stone Hills of the Dutch Fork were with toothache We really had it. for there uas little dental care then The only tooth brushes we had were fresh sassafras twigs with frayed ends that wasn't good And used them rather seldom The nearest dentist was in Co lumbia. 20 miles away. And that was a tourney then We feared that dentist almost as death itself, for there was little paialesMieas then ia their teehmque So we shunned them until the very last, never gw mg until the hurtm’ started ■ rather quick, as the strong and poi sonous acid penetrated the nerve that was exposed and hurtin, But occasionally the hurtin' nerve must not have been exposed, for the tooth would fail to stop its throb bing. It was then we bound up our head with a scarf and lit out for Co lumbia. That crude dental chair, with foot operated drill, was a torture spot for me. I dreaded it as nothing else in life, before or after. And I ap proached that office as a lamb to the slaughter. I remember once sitting in that seat of horror on a spring day and noticing a squirrel cavorting in a large oak tree across the street. How I envied him. No toothache, no dentist. Surely his life must be a veritable bed of roses. Then the fearsome drilling started again. And if there was a hot spot in that tooth, it seemed the^»(an would find it every time and dwell right there, on and on. Eventually the dentist would fin ish and let me up. That wa sa great moment, and life immediately took on a rosy hue. I’d go right down on the street, take my nickle and get me a bag of that divine peanut can dy from Fagan’s candy store. Can dy was a thing I had avoided for some timp, knowing it would bring on the above ordeal. But then there was no inhibition. I lit into that fresh-made peanut brittle, as only the Fagans could make it. And I left superior to everyone I met on the street, for I had a longer re prieve from th dental chair than those I passed, for I was just from there, and my mouth was OK, whereas they probably needed to go then. More of this next wek. NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION STATE OF SOUTH CROLINA, COUNTY OF LAURENS City of Clinton, South Carolina, Pe titioner, \ v s . C. T. Wilson, Respondent. IN CONDEMNATION TO: C. T. WILSON: PURSUANT to the authority vest ed in me by an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Clinton, South Carolina, adopted March 3, 1958. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City of Clinton, South Caro- | Una, has commenced condemna tion proceedings for the purpose of acquiring title to and use of ease ments and rights of way in certain real estate in Laurens County. South Carolina, standing of record in the name of Farrow Wilson Estate on tax books of Laurens County (but in which the respondent herein has an undivided one tenth interest), the said easements and nghts of way and the real estate to be subject thereto being more fully and par Urulariy described as follow t: Tile free, esrluaive uniaterrupt eo and perpetual rtfm. unerty. pel vilege use ami easemeM to «•- struct. right of way access, egress and In gres* The City of Clinton, South Caro lina, has selected as its freeholders to asses damages. Messrs. C. W Anderson, whose address is 508 North Broad Street, Clinton, South Carolina, and T. E. Addion, whose address is 303 Hickory Street, Clin ton, South Carolina. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTI FIED that unless you select two freeholders as your representative* to assess damages and within five (5) days after service of the within Notice upon you give written notice of their names and addresses to the undersigned at his office at City Hall, North Broad Street, Clinton, South Carolina, application will be made by the undersigned to the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Laurens County for the selec tion of two such freeholders as pro vided by law. The purpose for which the real estate herein described and ease ments and rights of way therein are required is for operating, improv ing and extending the waterworks system of the Combined Utility Sys tem of the City of Clinton, South Carolina. This notice is given pursuant to the procpdure for condemnation set forth in Chapter 5, Sections 25-161 et seq., 1955 Cumulatvie Supplement to Volume 3, 1952 Code of Laws of South Carolina (Act N. 225, Acts and Joint Resolutions South Caro line 1953). Your attention is directed to this Act so that you may fully inform yourself of the procedure available to you and to the City of Clinton, South Carolina CITY OF CLINTON, SOUTH CAROLINA By: W. B OWENS, Clerk and Treasurer CECIL E WHITE, Attorney for the City of Clinton. May 24, 1958 | STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF LAURENS. NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION IN CONDEMNATION i City of Clinton, South Carolina. Pe titioner, vs Lonnie Phiison, James Philson, Lois Philson Ray, Thomas Ross Philson. J. W. Philson, Jimmie Lee Philsoa McClain, Cora Lee Philson , Fairdoth, and all other heirs at law of Jim Philson. deceased, and all persons entitled to claim under or through Jim Philson or any of his heirs at law; and any and all per sons unknown claiming any nght. title or interest in the real property described in the Notice of Condem nation herein, any unknown adults being as a class designated as “John Doe"; and may unknown m fanU or persons under a disability being designated at “Rtcbard Ror'.j TO THE RESPONDENTS ABOVE NAMED. PURSUANT lo Urn amkartty tested m me by aa Ordinance erf dm Cdy Council orf dm dtp * cTmsan Carotam adapted Marrk 3rd all other obstructions upon said real property and to keep the same free from trees and other obstructions; and the free, uninterrupted and perpetual right, easement and right of way, for the City of Clinton, its successors, assigns, officers, agent, servants and employees, of ingress, egress and access to, over and across the other lands of heirs of Jim Philson adjacent to the lands hereinabove described, witi ma chinery and equipment, to and from the lands hereinabove described, for the purpose of performing the acts and rights herein mentioned upon the strip of land hereinabove described; the City of Clinton to pay to the owners thereof the actual damages to crops which may result from the exercise from time to itme of such right of way of access, egress and ingress. The City of Clinton, South Caro lina, has selected as Its freeholders to assess damages, Messrs. C. W. Anderson, ’"hose address is 508 North Broad Street, Clinton, South Carolina, and T. E Addison, whose address is 303 Hickory Street, Clin ton, South Carolina.' YOU ARE FURTHER NOTFIED that unless you select two freehold ers as your representative to as sess damages and within five (5) days after service of this Notice of Condemnation upon you give writ ten notice of their names and ad dresses to the undersigned at his office at City Hall, North Broad Street, Clinton. South Carolina, ap plication will be made by the under signed to the Clerk of Court of Com mon Pleas for Laurens County for ! the selection of two such freehold ers as provided by law. The purpose for which the real es tate herein described easements and rights of way therein is for op- Subscribe Ta THE CHRONICLE jV*xrouv-c$tatKlaf<l WINTRft, SUMMI* AND WAR ’ROUND AIR CONDITIONER# No Down Payment— 36 Months To Pay Phone 117—596 ARTHI R BENJAMIN I.irensed—Bonded—Insured Plumbinx—Heatinc—Eleetrte Senrtee Authorized Dealer erating, improving and extending the waterworks system of the Com bined System of the City of Clin ton, South Carolina. This notice is given pursuant to the procedure for condemnation set forth in Chapter 5, Sections 25- 161 et seq . 1955 Cumulative Sup plement to Volumrf 3. 1952 Code of Laws of South Carolina (Act N. 225, Acts and Joint Resolutions South Carolina 1953). Yout attention is. directed to this Act so that you may fully inform yourself of the proce dure available to you and to the City of Clinton, South Carolina. CITY OF CLINTON. SOUTH CAROLNA I By: W B OWENS. Clerk and Treasurer. CECIL E WHITE. Attorney for the City of Clinton May 28. 1958 TO ANY AND ALL RESPON DENTS HEREIN WHO IS AN IN FANT OR WHO LS A PERSON NON COMPOS MENTIS OR WHO IS A PERSON UNDER OTHER DISABILITY AND TO EACH PER SON OR INSTITUTION WITH WHOM SAID INFANT OR PER SON NON COMPOS MENTIS OR PERSON UNDER OTHER DISA BILITY RESIDES, OR IN WHOSE CUSTODY HE OR SHE IS HELD. BEING DESIGNATED IfEREIN AS “RICHARD ROE ’: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that Hon Raymond C Hill. Esq,, Attorney at Law, Laurens, South Carolina, has been appointed guar dian ad litem for any unknown in fants or persons under other data- \ bdity who are necessary parties for the purpose of the above entitled ac tion. and that said appointment shall become absolute on the 10th day of July. 1958. and that an or der nisi of the Court of Common Pleas for Laurens County is filed with the Clerk of Court for Laurens County CITY OF CLINTON, SOUTH CAROLINA By W B OWENS, Clerk and Treasurer CECIL E WHITE, Attorney for the City of Clinton May 26. 1958 OVER - - - DIAMONDS ARfc A ftfi t best frirad. they're abo fuod (newts of the Industrial diamonds btacl as dies lo reduce copper wires all lo exactly the Last year more than $200,000 worth orf diamonds were used to streamline 48,000.000 miles of copper wire to uniform stse. You don't ordinarily think orf diamonds when you think orf everyday telephone service, but it takes many products and many people to keep the calls going through. Thn Ball* for Me eed My G«| at | tUJi an • orf t It) orf Clin S • drg sesrat) 137*1 f«r< separating orf Farrow Wilton heirs from lands of Jim Philsoa Estate at point i designated as station 219 on said pipe line, and strip of land ia fully shown and designated as “Farrah Wilson Est 370 x 30 -0 25 Acre on plat labeled “City of Clinton. S. C 30 Ft Right of Way for Water Lines A El. Pole lines, Laurens County, S C.“ surveyed Dec., 1957, by J. R. Crawford, L. S., said plat being recorded in Plat Book No. 11, P*P* tr REMEMBER THIS ONE? A lot of our young people may be humming it as June brings their wedding day closer. If you’d like to “ring a bell” with a gift that’s really different, send the happy couple an extension phone in color to match their new apartment or home! We have nine decorator shades to choose from. It’s the ideal gift be cause it’s inexpensive as well as good-looking and practical. TIPS TO HUBBY: Just a little reminder that last June’s bride is this year’s anniversary girl. Surprise her with a lovely extension phone,... have a new “bell” ringing for you and your gal. • • » STRMPPH! LA LA! Overseas telephone service is now provided to 119 countries and territories. Last year use of this service increased 20% over the preceding year Be tween points served by new underseas cables the increase was even greater. HEJLE IN OUR OWN COUNTRY 13%. Looks hke loft* me* ■ is id keep m I Clerk of Court for Laurens County. Said strip of land is thtosame strip of land subject to that certain ease ment conveyed to the City of Clin ton by Farrow Wilson by deed dated February, 1935, and recorded in Deed Book 64, at Page 315, in the office of the Clerk of Court for Laurens County. Together with the free, uninterrupted and perpetual right to trim, cut and remove any and all trees and all other obstruc tions upon said real property and to keep the same free from trees and other obstructions; and the free, uninterrupted and perpetual right, easement and right of way, for the City of Clinton, its succes- ors, assigns, officers, agents, ser vants and employees, of ingress, egress and access to, over and across the other lands of the Tar- Wilson heirs adjacent to the hereinabove described, with machinery and equipment, to and from the lands hereinabove de of per the acts at * C*f C T 1 lay remove rpair a pipe line or the romeyanee or orf water and other with nil the appurtenan | thereto, from time to time, all upon. over, across and beneath the following described property All that certain piece, parcel and strip of land thirty (30) feet in width throughout and extending one thousand seventy-four (1,074) feet in length, containing seventy-four one- hundredths (.74) of an acre, situate, lying and being north of the cor at Page 295, in the office of the" porate limits of the City of Clinton, in Laurens County, South Carolina, said strip commencing at boundary separating lands of heirs of Jim Phiison and lands of heirs of Far row Wilson at point designated as station 21900 of the proposed raw water pipe line of City of Clinton and extending S 8 deg. 30 min. E one thousand seventy-four (1,074) feet to point on boundary separating lands of heirs of Jim Philson from lands of George Wilson at point designated as station 229 74 on said pipe line. Said strip of land is fully shown and designated as “Jas Phil son Est. 1074’ x 30’*—0.74 Acres” on plat labeled “City of Clinton, S C. 30 Ft. Right of Way for Water Lines & Elec. Pole Lines Laurens Coun ty, S. C.” surveyed Dec. 1957 by J. R. Crawford, L. S, said plat being recorded in Plat Book No 11. at Page 295. in the office orf the Clerk orf Court for Lauren* County Said itnp of land i* the some *tnp orf land subject to that certain eaar ment conveyed m the City ef Ctin ton by Jim Ptulaen by hu deed dm ed February • 105 recorded m Dead Beak M fege SM m the orf Are erf the Clerk at Cnmrt ter L*e HEARING I'D SALKS SERVICE • Sir PLIES HOWARDS PHARMACY 103,500 In DIVIDENDS Will Be Paid To Laurens Federal Savers June 30th YOU, TOO, MAY SHARE in these liberal dividends by opening your account before June l Oth i . .. - Current Dividend Rate 3Y2% PER ANNUM COMPOUNDED SEMI-ANNUALLY \Laurens Federal Sawg, AMD LOAN ASSOCIATION THE SECURITY OP A NATION LIES IN THE HOMES LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA Ten Year* Of PLUS VALUE Service* • « 2BI Rf. Mam Slrrol ’hmmr 25BI2 < Let me tell you what I saved when I drove a new Plymouth...then bought one! cost, while you have to p«y up to $140 (or the top ride of competing “low-price 3” cars. Just like a lot of other people, I was putting off buying a new car . . . even though we sure needed one. Then I found out what my Plymouth dealer was offering in the way of low prices and really big trade*. i Mister, when I saw what I saved I knew there was no use putting off any longer! Got more for my old car than I believed possible. I Pivmouth dealer* need used care and can erli all they got!) Got a terrihcaOv low pine on the of modem new Plymouth ... and choice tops, (ndaaa. convertibles, wag' lad / meed • need $140 on ike rede eLeme f Ph mouth • tofvluaury nde, Teeman Aire Rais, w Ueadeid at an extra competing “low-price M hat’s more, 1 got the car that proved it uu/i uve gasoline, by winning the 1V58 Mobugas Economy Run A car with Silver Dart Styling that ie to far ahead right now it will still be worth more when 1 trade. With the kmd erf caav handling that makes everv minute of driving a down right thrill! ILe rtamm* to stand up without aaggB^ besides . hard- adjuatramto and big regain ... a car as muck as if u Aay e Ptvm mMi 11' siting? Take my tip Tefcf'i best bey ..toaorrva’i best trarfs