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• r Thursday, July SO. 1959 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE FARMS... AND FOLKS By J. M. Eleozer Clem non Coliege formation Specialist OOTTON STILL MOVES WEST Everything continues to indicate that the farms aC the west want more cotton acreage worse than we do over here in the East. This is indicated by the fact that very few farms in our area took choice “B,” which allowed a mate rial increase in acreage this year, while in the West a high percentage of them took that choice. The largest mechanized operations mainly are sticking to cotton. Even here in our Piedmont section, from which cotton has dwindled so, those who still plant cotton are mainly those with the larger acreages. County Agent Bull of Abbeville tells me they have 7,000 acres of cotton this year. “It is drifting to the larger acreages,” he said. Folks, there is nothing specially exceptional about this. It seems that all farming, and just about all bus iness, too, is headed in that general direction. Thus fewer and fewer farmers are producing our needs, and producing many of them in ex cess. * * * PORTABLE WATEIW; tensOTi have designed and built a complete ly portable hot and cold water sys tem, even including the sink. It was designed for tenants and others who can’t afford to install waterworks that they might have to soon move away and lose. For SYSTEMS Clemson’s ExtensflJh Engineers Dr. Felder Smith 7»4 Laurens, S. C. “firmly attached’ improvements must stay with a house. But this whole installation, including pump, tank, water heater, motor, sink and all are neatly enclosed in a cabinet that sits in the kitchen and can be moved as easily as a refrigerator or stove. It has an outside connection that goes to the well. To move it all, all you have to do is disconnect that and the electricity. Back in early spring the first model was demonstrated in Fairfield county to 1,651 people, according to County Agent Lynn. He says several such systems have already been put in and others are in prospect. If your county agent does not have the plans for installing such a system, he can get them for you from Clemson ... FARM AND HOME WEEK Have you marked your calendar yet? Farm and Home Week at Clem son! It’s not far off, August 17-21. For farm folks, this is the greatest show anywhere around. No matter what your interest is on the farm or in the home, you’ll likely find events dealing with it here during those four busy days and nights. • * • WEED CONTROL I can well remember, not many years back, seeing wild mustard, dock, and thistle taking many of the grain fields as I traveled over the state And, with the county agents, I visited some of the first fields in which weed killers were tried. They were very promising from the start. Now they are widely used County Agent Jackson. Williamsburg, sums up the result “Wild mustard, thistle sad dock, once many farms, have “la addition to direct ef 2.4 D wtth privately practically a grains fertilised with liquid nitragee by local dealers had 2. 4 D added for weed control,’’ he says. • aw BOYS ARE THAT WAY As a kid I took an excursion to Charleston to see the ocean. It left Columbia Saturday night late and got back about midnight Sunday for $1 50, including the fer ry and trolley ride to Isle of Palms. That was a pretty big expenditure then. But my folks let me go when I was about 12. I was sorry all of the travel was at night, because I couldnt' see anything much along the way. I Wanted to be hanging out of the window, watching those* driv ers roll, and waving at the folks we passed. Having nothing to do, I fell asleep. I awoke as we were rumbling over some crossings, as we Were entering Charleston. I start ed eating the breakfast I had taken and finished on the ferry after a hack ride through town. The ferry ride was a thrill, as was that something like 10 mile trolley car ride to the Island. When we got there, and walked through the old pavilion, I first beheld the ocean. That was the most overpowering thing I’ve ever seen. The ocean! The first wonder of the world! I was scared a bit at first and wouldn’t go very near that rest less thing. But, seeing others lunge right in, I ventured up closer and let the breakers smoothe out there on the sand and run over my feet. It felt good and soon I felt at ease. Then I got a bathing suit and joined the others. What a day I had! Al though my complexion is dark and I don’t sunburn easily, I did burn a bit on the shoulders and they felt strangely hot on the way back that night. We stayed until the last car and ferry left to catch our train. It was full moon and the sun set behind some low clouds in the west. The moon came up, laying its glittering road of fire across the sea. That was the most beautiful sight I had ever seen And I remember sitting on that side of the street car, as we were leaving an enchanted M>ot. so I could Bet eae final leafiac look at that spectacle of a clear full moon com- hig up out of the sea And to day. I don t know of a Strom Aurmond HOOOOOOOOOtt .v-v VV_^_V^>VN.\\S CIVIL RIGHTS CONFISCATION Advocates of federal aid to schools have always maintained that federal aid did not mean that federal con trol would follow. They have con tinually insisted that federal aid could be voted without danger ol federal control. In the past I have given many examples of evidence which explode this myth and prove that control follows as surely as night follows day. Perhaps one of the best and most recent examples can be found in a so-called civil rights bill. This particular proposal, S. 959, would authorize the U. S. Commissioner of Education in Washington to confiscate local school facilities in school .districts receiving federal aid under Public Laws 815 and 874 if he decides, that “free education is unavailable to pupils attending those schools.” These laws provide federal assist ance for schools overcrowded as a result of a nearby federal installa tion with its families who pay no local taxes. We hear overly much these days about “due process,” particularly where efforts are made to protect the security of our country No such concern is evidenced in the confisca tion proposals in S. 959. This proves beyond question that the over-em phasis on “due process” where sub versives are concerned, is a one-way street Under the terms of S. 959 the constitutional right of local citizens to manage their own schools would not even merit a court action, merely the determination of the Commusjooer of Education The House Judiciary Committees over-all so-called civil rights bill. I shall oppose this obnoxious propos al with every means at my com mand if it should get to the Senate floor LIQUOR ALOFT The Federal Aviation Agency has announced a plan to restrict the sale of alcoholic beverages on air planes. This is a long overdue step | in the right direction but the FAA's ! plan will be virtually impossible to 1 enforce. The airline stewardess aboard the plane is charged with de termining whether a passenger is in toxicated or appears to be intoxicat ed, and if so, she is to serve the passenger no drinks This plan cf enforcement is completely unreal istic and impractical. The only effec tive way to cope with the drinking menace to air safety is to prohibit the service or consumption of alco- Iholic beverages aboard all aircraft. I introduced such legislation my first year in the Senate. This bill, S. 1432, has brought more mail, 99 per cent favorable from drinkers and non-drinkers, than any other pending legislation. Thus far the Sen ate has done no more than hold | hearings FOREIGN AID CUT During the past week the Senate performed about the most effective job of trimming the foreign aid authorization bill that I have wit nessed during my service in the Sen ate. The Senate chopped off $383 5 million or approximately 10 per cent from the committee version Even this cutback left the authorization standing at $3 5 billion, which I vot ed against because this amount is too extravagant and much of it will be wasted as usual in administering the program SOUTH CAROLINA TOBACCO FARMERS WIN The Agriculture Department has agreed not to prohibit South Caro lina tobacco farmers from selUhg loose tobacco on the Georgia mar kets if they choose to do so State Agriculture Commissioner William Harrelson and State Farm Bureau President Hugh Agnew contacted Senator Johnston, Congressman Mc Millan and me about the depart ment's prohibition plan, which was put into effect the following day. We were successful in persuading the department that such action would be unwise and a gross discrimina tion against South Carolina tobac co farmers. IF YOU DON'T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS Phone 74 D iHard Bolanll 10.1 E. PitU St EXPERT WATCH REPAIRING Frankoma Pottery Silver—Watches Kimberly Diamonds Phone 1699 PITTSBURGH’S NEWEST PAINT SENSATION is reported to be giving serious con uderatwa to including a aoular coo provurtoa in an WALUIDE HYMOUTH SUMMER SALE WE PAY D. E. Tribble Co. BRING A FRIEND TO CHURCH WITH YOU NOW UNOft NfW MANAGIMINT t •* hope h 0SP|Tal More MAVCN MOBTITAL. TRAVKLARS *KST. BOOTH CAROLINA c I I I I Bern ef WewaRCM la PebMaAed Leeb Meet H« the I the later eat a# larreawag t barvb III > *aa» la YARBOROUGH OIL CO 41S W. Main St. Now’s the time to see your Plymouth dealer—if you’re in the market for a new car at a really good price! 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