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\ - ». 1M9 T«R CUNTON CHtOMCl F FARMS... AND FOLKS BrI . M. Eleazer CUmMn ColUf* Information Specialist ■ •V. WATER AT AU. COST Water is the life of the West. Without it, they are just dry land. But with it, towns, cities, and farms flourish. I was riding with a county agent in Colorado a few years agq. He showed me their Big Thompson Project. Au3-mile tunnel had been dug under the Continental Divide that you could drive a truck through. It brought a torrent of water to this side to bless the land. This great project, was started in 1938 and finished just the past July, at a cost of $159,500,000. It has 15 great dams and dikes, and 35 miles of tunnels. It irrigates 720.000 acres and supplies water to 10 cities and towns, in addition to producing a lot of power. Yes, their water out West costs them staggering sums. In this, the A1 mighty iias been awful good to us. If the natural water that comes to our land stayed, in a year we would be a lake 4 feet deep. But it does not FARM DOLLAR TURNOVER Our economists tell me that a farm earned dollar in normal trade turnover multiplies about 7 times there in the community. That meafcs when you sell a cow tor $145 it cre ates a little over a thousand dollars worth of total business in the com munity. And so it is of farm dob lars earned from the soil in other ways. And the industrial payroll dollar does similar work too, I’m sure. There is a lot of room for earn ing more dollars for processing and refining farm products. Canneries, baby food plants, grape juice plant, dehydration and pelleting of for ages, etc , are examples of this ac tivity I’ve observed in our area of late. • * * BOYS ARE THAT WAY C » m the and rwKch always stood up corner bock of them It there just for ornamental purposes. I either When school turned out at four, If a name or two waa rood out to remain, we knew what that meant And we could hear the vic tim yelling out when their turns came, as we walked away down the path. Often the chastised one would catch up with us laughing and say ing he yelled so loud the teacher, must hfcve thought he was killing him. Yet it hadn’t hurt a bit. For it took a real sure enough switching to hurt much through those tough home-made jeans pants we wore. We were never switched much at home. But we used that same tactic there By yelling like all forty we felt we could get sympathy Or at least a lighter beating, which was true. They didn’t want ^the neigh bors to hear and would quit early so we’d shut up. In the realm of child rearing now, many folks do not believe in co'r-| poral punishment. But, having been a boy, I believe there is a time in most kids’ lives when reason, per-j suasion, nor anything else works very well. It is then that the prim-) itive fear of being hurt is about all In the old one-teacher country schools they generally had men as J that matters. Or a least it now ap- teachers. For that was a man-sized pears to me that this is about all job. Kids went late then, for few, if [that kep us from being plumb wild. come regularly nor does it stay. ++++++•■■+++++++++++++*++++++++++++++++++++++++■*+■»+»+■++++++++++++++ Much of it runs away and is not here when we need it. Ponds are our fort for water in many 'areas. In others we can get deep wells. In still other areas we dig holes and get it And some get MRS. CiEOR(>E MBITS, Correspondent and Representative Telephone Joanna 3261 Personal and Social News of Joanna it from streams. Water has always been essential for household and livestock uses here Of late a vast new use has started coming And that's for irri gation of crops during droughts. County Agents and SCS men point me to its profitable use in almost every county I go Yes. it costs them fabulous for tunes to gvi the needed water out West But here the Almighty dumps it right on our land Our problem is to catch and conserve it Surely this is easier and cheaper than what they have to do on most farming areas west of the Mississippi River Fall and winter is a good time to look around and plan for a source of livestock and irrigation water Your SCS man and county agent ran help you with this FARMING UNCERTAINTY County Agent King of Orangeburg points out the Tact that they are making about the same amount of cotton on 50.000 acres his year they did on 30.000 last year Now, what other business could stand that? But it has always been that way with farming Unfavorable weather came, making it favorable for di seases and Insects, and the pros pects for cotton just dwindled away { That danger hangs ovar every crop But the farmer with several money crops is not likely to hit it so bad on all at once And therein lies one of the main virtues of diversifi cation. with crops plus livestock. The rams that make the grass and insects bad in cotton made the pas tures grow lush and green And dry weather that holds the pasture* back retards the boll weevil, when k comes at the right time So you have a sort of even break with va riable weather when your farming is varied Miss Reba Adams, of Prosperity, spent last Thursday with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs J B Killian Mr and Mrs. Gordon Boyce spent the week end in Sumter writh Mrs J M Yates Miss Marian Surratt, of Coker College, will arrive tomorrow i Wednesday i to spend the Thanks giving holidays with her parents. Mr and Mrs Ray Surratt « Mrs J. B Humphrey* celebrated a birthday on November 21 Mr. and Mrs J B Killian and Larry were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs Troy Adams in Prosperity recently. Mr. and Mrs J on nay Moore and sons and Mrs. Ruth Thomas visited] Mrs W E Adams in Columbia last Sunday Frimda w ill be interested to know .hat Virgil Yarborough entered the Veterans Hospital in Columbia on Friday for diagnosis and treatment Mrs B B Goldsoo. of Colum twa. and Mrs W D Buiard. of Newberry, vis.led Mrs J M Bo rard and Mrs Kelley Waits on last Friday. Mrs Margaret Russell observed a birthday recently. Mrs El tie Killian will have a birthday on November 15 Mrs H II Kelley. Mrs Sara O’Shields and Olin Kelley and chtl drrn visited Mr and Mrs Guy Brew ingtnn in Untun Monday I h.llT TB Did you know that oik- out of every five per>ons who dies of tu berculosis has never been reported as a TB case'* Christmas Seals help find these unknown cases be- WPCC FOOTBALL THANKSGIVING DAY 1:45 P.M. P.C . vs Newberry Play by Play — Carroll Sexton SATURDAY, NOV. 28 U.S.C. vs Wake Forest GAME TIME 1:45 P. M. BOB FULTON - Play by Play Sponsored by Adluh Flour •f Greenwood Fairlane Finance of Laurens Citizens Federal of Clinton Coca-Cola of Greenwood TUNE IN TO WPCC Tune In to 1410 on Your Dial fore it is too late. Fight TB with Christmas Seals WITH THE SICK Miss Ginger Byars underwent surgery on Friday at Joanna Hos pital. Sharon Meadows underwent a tonsilectomy Friday at Joanna Hos pital BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS j CARLISLE Mr and Mrs W R Carlisle an nounee the birth of a daughter on November 19 at Joanna Hospital Mrs Carlisle is the former Miss Shelby Jean Oswalt ROEBUCK Mr. and Mrs S A. Roebuck. Jr . announce the birth of a sun on November 19 at Joanna Hospital Mrs Roebuck la the former Miss Mane Prater BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS Christmas Seals have a twofold purpose. They help fight tubercu losis and tnry also provide an at tractive dreuratran for your holi day cards and packages Answer your Christmas Seal letter today TO M> TO COUNTRY HOME The Childrens Department of Kpworth Methodist Church will h ave at 3 30 p m from the church to go to the County Home on Wed nesday < tomorrow », November, 25 Each child is asked to bring at least one piece of fruit to take as a gift Mrs Joy Abrams is superin tendent of tne department ENJOY SAFETY SUPPERS The employees of the Slasher De partment enjoyed a safety supper at Panarama Lodge on Saturday. Novmeber 7 Elwm Abrams, over seer of the department, welcomed the 6$ employees and guests and congratulated them on having worked a full year without a lost time accident A supper of fish, steak and chicken was served On November 14. the employees of No. 1 Spinning and their guests were given a supper at Panarama Lodge. This department also had an accident free year and was con gratulated by J. L. Delany, in be half of Joanna Mills and by their overseer. Walter Waits. Mr. Delany urged the employees to strive each day to do their work with safety in mind. There were 130 present for the enjoyable evening. BRIDE-ELECT FETED Miss Jill League, a December bride-elect, was complimeflted with a bridal shower at Joanna Club house last Saturday evening. On her arrival the honoree was presented a camellia corsage. The 20 friends present enjoyed an hour of games under the direc tion of Mrs. Talmadge Long The serving table wds covered with green overlaid with white or gandy and centered with a bird cage with lovebirds and pink roses. A party plate with dainties and iced beverage was served by the hostesses. Out ol town guests for the party were Mrs. B. M. Coker, Mrs. R. E. League, Mrs. D S. Couch, Mrs. M. A Ballew, Mrs I. P. Fortner of Easley, and Miss Lorraine Couch, of Columbia. Miss League received many love ly gifts which were opened and passed. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. League. .MRS. HOLMES IS HONORED On last Friday evening Mrs. Vio let Gwinn, Mrs. Madge Blackwell, Mrs. Zander Murphy and Miss Hil da Holmes were co-hostesses at a pink and blue shower for Mrs. Phillip Holmes. A corsage was giv en the honoree upon her arrival. Mrs. Gwinn led the 25 guests in a number of games and contests. The many lovely gifts were plac ed in a handmade cradle and then presented to Mrs. Holmes. They were opened and admired. A party plate with chocolate pound cake and coffee was served. orncE supplies CHRONICLE PUB. OO. 74 bless this day It was a long time ago when the Pilgrims first gathered together and gave thanks for the good they hod received. This Thanksgiving take your family to your house of worship just as the Pilgrims did more than 300 years ago. A quiet moment of prayer and thanks will make your holiday so much more meaningful. THIU wets GOOD THRU WtDNESOAY, NOV 23. we win ie aoseo thanksoivino. «*V! WITH YOU* TUSKtY . . . 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