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4 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Soil Stewardship Steins From The Heart Of Man Twenty year* ajro a conservationist said i that soH and water conservation will truly l>erotne a reality when it l>ecomes an ideal in the hearts of men. He was thinking of the spiritual values that contribute to the satisfaction of workinj? with the soil. He realized that the practices of modern soil and water conservation—true stewardship of the soil—must be based on something more than just financial gain and the security of one’s investment in land, says Donald A. Williams. Administrator, U. S. Soil Conservation Sendee. "Profits and security do come from conser vation farming and they are important. But money values change. Ideals and spiritual values usually persist to guide the man who carries them in his heart,” Williams contin ued. "The continuing and growing success of Soil Stewardship Week, sponsored by the Districts and various national church organi zations, indicates that we have reached the time when soil and water conservation has become an ideal in the hearts of millions of people. "Soil Stewardship Week for 1959 is May 3 to 10 inclusive. During those eight days, soil conservation districts and churches through out the United States will observe the fact that ‘the earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof’ but responsibility for its steward ship is a second trust vested in man. Many other local farmers’ organizations, civic and professional organizations, schools, business men's organizations and other eommunity- mmded groups will join in the observance. "We are conscious of the trademarks’ of soil and water conservation, the signs of good stewardship. They are the stripcrop ping on the sloping fields, the windbreaks and stubble mukhing, the beautiful farm w«K»dk>ts. the thick green blankets of meat- pnKlucing and soil-conserving pastures, and the areas which produce food and home for wildlife. They include water harnessed to help man instead of wash him away, the effi cient use of irrigation water, improved drain age of established farmland, soil-building no tations. use of fertilizer and manure and doz ens of other soil and water conserving prac tices which are a part of modem farming. 'These are important because they are trademarks, tools of the trade, outward sym bols. They are the physical expression of man's love of. and respect for. the God-given soil and water resources on which we all de pend." It’s Hard To Break Even If you earned $5,000 a year in 1939,. and have a wife and two children, you have to earn $12,113 today to break even in terms of purchasing power, according to a recent sur vey. Putting it another way, the same man who earns $7,035 a year today can purchase only as much as his counterpart earning $3,- 000 a year in 1939. The “why” of this is found in two forces. One is taxes. The other is inflation. The first takes away more and more of your dollars— and the second cheapens them. Camp Old Indian Scout Schedule To Open On June 1 Champions Of Failure Oner again there is talk in Washington of Alandb) " laws to control pneas. Those laws, the theory is. would bo used only if prices started soaring again. They are advocated as a sure-fire means of stopping or at lea* braking inflation. It is to be hoped that our memories are long enough to recall the experience with pri«.e and other economic controls following World War II. Black markets flourished. Shortage* were rampant. The normal process es of production and retail distribution were disrupted, to the disadvantage of everyoo*- That aside, the idea that pnee laws can stop inflation is a prime example of how to put the cart before the horse. These laws would not. and could not. do anything about the real causes of inflation. They mould not. for instance, prevent federal deficit spend ing. which ie probably the strongest infla tionary force that exiata. Nor would they prevent wage increases which are unrelated to worker productivity, and which irreaistibly drive prices up. lYices, in a free enterprise system, simply reflect the forces of the time. They don't generate those force*. The only thing that can stop further inflation is to stop further Abasement of the purchasing power of the dollar—whether at the hands of government, labor, agriculture, or industry. J. E. C'orette, president of the Montana I^ower Company and the Edison Electric In stitute, believes that American business faces four problems: industrial competition from foreign manufacturers; the federal govem- ment in business; totally or partially tax- free businesses, and the trend to have gov ernment do everything for the people, with resulting controls. The Chamber of Commerce of the United States finds a bright side to the much-dis cussed school picture. Since World War II, the number of teachers has increased more than 50'i, and the average number of stu dents per teacher has declined from 28 to 26. ‘ Where total ekpenditures for public schools, including construction, came to $2.9 billion in the 1945-46 school year, the figure Patients dismissed from Hays Hospital this week include: Mrs. Martha Childress. Benny Tucker, Mrs. Frances Dunaway. Mrs. Inez The Blue Ridge Council announces^Long of Joanna. Master James that Camp Old Indian, the council camp for white Scouts and leaders registered in the Bhie Ridge Coun cil only, will open for the staff on June 1 and for boys and leaders on June 7 at 1:00 p m , according to L. L. Stanley. Council executive. The camp will continue until Au gust 15 .with 10 periods for boys. Scouts and leaders who attend must be registered in this Council. (Other councils have their own Boy Scout camps ) A new camp office and merit badge library and a new staff cabin will be used for the first time this summer. The first period of camp. June 7-13, the second period, June 14-20, and the third period, June 21-27, are filled to capacity of 256 people per week. Several other periods are filling up and there are more than 1000 boys registered for camp as of Babson Discusses: “You Might As Well Learn To Live With Inflation” for the current year is $14.4 billion. More than 600,000 classrooms have been built inj 1 * 1 * 8 date There is room for about ., , • i ' 900 more for this season. e pos pe . jj ays w jj| cam p Erector 1 ( and a staff of 19 college and high | school young men wil serve on the j staff. The program will include tests for second class, first class, and boys will have assistance on 22 of the merit badges that are important in the higher ranks of scouting. The Order of the Arrow, which is Babson Park. Mass., May 7—Almost everybody ' 411 honor campers association, will know’s the story of the man who long ago told people P'’ e on th* archery merit .. , j u « . , . badge. Other activities will include th.l year? of drought would sooner or later resull in a nj,,,, work <. am? deluge, and that they should prepare for such a catas fires, waterfront work and the In- trophe. His name was Noah. Few listened to him and dian story and pageant on Wednes- even fewer took the trouble to arrange their affairs day night to which visitors and par ents are invited. Camp Stanley Harris for colored boys will open June 14 at 1:00 p. m., with William Murphy, camp direc tor MOch of the same program has been planned for this camp which will run for four periods. With the Sick Haya Hospital where he surgery earlier this week. Misa Patricia Kuykendall has re turned to her lowing an illness and stay at Hays hospital af Mrs. R F. will be interested to knew patient at Blalock Clinic she is a State Tennis Meet Will Be Shifted To Clemson Next Year with the future in mind. Noah insisted life could be met head on by those who prepared for it. You know the rest of the story. .All of us will be confronted, sooner or later, with the need to save for that inevitable "rainy day " It may rejmTrTronTanTarTTiqualel'TTlcoJ^rworlT'war or something eke Whether we shall; ride out the storm or sink in a leaky boat depends upon bow well we plan for tomorrow. Just now this some thing else ' which confronts all af us, is the problem of Aflation I wUt not describe it or tell you how to avoid it Advice on this you are continual (lemson will play host next year ty being gives 1 dread it and under- to the South Carolina Intercollegiate *and its sad possibilities Yet. every Tennis Tournament which has been | young parent Miouid reslue that 10 staged at Presbyterian College for yean from now his savings for edu the past 25 years. PC Coach and rational purposes may buy only half the education he Tournament Chairman Jim Leigh exported to purchase for his children and S year* * * nB »« nf *d today frwn am fc* may ftod Uni tils ^ life insurance provides only one third the standard of year y ru ^ (>rcn b> living he had anticipated The way eld Noah would the tournament committee is an ef prepare no* far such a possibility would be by is- *• stimulate greater interest m LOOS AT TSF BEt OSD Do you reolise that stare t*C7 «f the cost of living has risen 34%' This ie about por year la (hie dr all ermmo of has risen about 25% But Moore, Franklin Sinclair of Laur ens. Mrs. Calvin Patterson, Mrs. Mabel McAllister, Mrs. Lucille Ed monds. Phillip McGee. David God frey, Mrs. Thomas Prince, Miss| Velma Bolt, Miss Shirley Stone, Delmar Smith and Mrs. T. P. Smith. Friends of E. Frank Anderson will regret to know he is ill and a patient at Blalock Clinic. Barbara Jo Dean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Dean, is im proving at Blalock Clinic following surgery. , Robert Dunaway is a patient at Hays Hospital following surgery ear lier this week. „ Alan Trammell underwent a ton- silectomy yesterdafy at Blalock Clin ic. Friends of Mrs. Clyde H. Mc Crary will be interested to know she is a patient at Blalock Clinic. J. A. Osborne is a surgical pa tient at Hays Hospital. Mrs. Bertie Parks of the Thorn- well staff has returned home follow ing an operation and convalescent stay at Blalock Clinic. Mrs. Georgia Bishop, of Joanna, is a patiene at Hays hospital fol lowing recent surgery. Dismissed from Blalock Clinic | earlier in the week were Allen Wad dell King, Sidney Qualls of Ware Shoals, Mrs. Ida Whitmore, Linda Sue Phipps, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Phipps, and Mrs W. C. | Chapman. Friends of Mrs. Sidney Bryson will be interested to know she is a patient at Blalock Clinic. Delores Bruce and Martha Ann Mathis of ’niomwell Orphanage un derwent tonsilectomies at Hays Hos pital this week. Mrs. Sara Bell Davidson is ill and a patient at Blalock Clinic. David Turner is convalescing at WIN $100.00 PRIZE ‘ # ‘ In the interest of bringing additional FARM INCOME into the county, we will offer a $100.00 prize to the Laurens County farmer who produces the largest yield of Soybeans for harvest on one acre of land. The contest will be judged by the County Agent and his assistants, and their decision will be final. Any farmer may enter the contest by signing up with the County Agent’s office, OR with any Agricultural teacher in the county. You do not have to use C-W-S Guano to enter the contest. However, our office will be glad to advise you in any way concerning fertilization or seed varieties. We will be able to supply you with recommended varieties of seed at reasonable price. C-W-S GUANO CO. CLINTON, S. C. IF YOU DON'T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS Phoau 74 tht out that Pr«b> tUghted With the I m the nH aport evtomces by greater part in pa ' Men tbi* year and by thr dmirr of other arhaob ta ipasaor tht taurna yean when few! retgncd at a aad PC hao through tram* competed Us LoagNMre tie ch, uik direct the teurnai aext iraoaa Leifhtaa hao aorved aa IU chairman aiace 1*5*. h:o first year at PC ■ is *ure to W«%T TO m NOW Mast rnmman atarka uiU net two At the which util enable yv* te buy craah come* Invest this problem Put some of your earning* into a with real antiques, and into acreage in area* that are bound ta appreciate in value—particularly areas of great population growth It may be wise to buy some good tax-free booth These should be ideal for educa (tonal fundi Ordinarily bond* are not recommended to combat inflation But at current low prices and n-la lively high yields, some of such tax-free bonds should, in the present situation, be good inflation hedges. Some economists believe that the population in crease will make antiques more valuable as time goes on There are, of course, many other ways to combat inflation I have purchased young timber lands, or chards, or hillsides, farms, lakes, or rivers. Certainly these things will increse in value through growth as well as inflation. Even these have real risks, such as drought, fire, hurricanes, and diseases. Therefore, you could get seriously hurt if all your funds were in such investments Hedging against inflation requires di versification. Be sure, therefore, that you have enough cash, or the kind of assets that will bring you quick cash in an emergency—so that you can buy common stocks at the bottom when the next major stock mar ket decline comes. CLINTON, S. 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