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V i ( Thusrday, May 26, 1660 ^—<- THE CLINTON CHBONICLE 4 \ WT Supervisors of the Laurens SoU Conservation Dbtrkt Left to right: W. P. Dickson. J. W. Tinsley. R F. Lawson, Sam B. Fleming, and James D. Wasson. This Is Soil Conservation Week! This week. May 22-29, is Soil Stew ardship Week. The supervisors of the Laurens County Soil Conserva tion District are cooperating with the other 44 Districts of South Caro lina in its observance. The Laurens County District Su pervisors, W. P. Dickson, Ryan F. Lawson, Sam B. Fleming, J. W. Tinsley and James D. Wasson, re port that this observance was decid ed on at the annual meeting of the South Carolina Association of 9CD Supervisors held at Myrtle Beach last December. A CHALLENGE “Never have the people of a free 4 county found a greater challenge of 'their resourcefulness and ability than the challenge of soil and water conservation," they said They de scribed it this way Erosion has a chain reaction SoU washes off a field and finaUy pUes up in a reser- • voir behind a man-made dam. A guUy creeps up a slope without re gard to fences, property lines, coun ty lines or state lines Water rushes off overgrazed pastures to flood lands and towns below ” The only American anm*er to these problems is for people to co operate in their solution The ma chinery for such cooperation is a Soil Conservation District A VOLUNTARY EFFORT "Out of experience the SoU Con servation District ides was born The men most concerned with con servation realized that as long aa land is used by free prpoie. the peo ple themselves must organize to use it safely and permanently They understand that, though Uhe sod of America Is of concern to all Ameri cans, the users of the land them f selves would have to shoulder the heavy part of the burden.*' Sod Conservation Service techni cians have helped prepare IS7« soil and water conservation plans as of December 31, 1959, for the farmers cooperating with the Laurens Soil Conservation District. This indicates that farmers recognize the problem and are doing something about it 25 MILLION ON FARMS There are now about 25,000.000 people on farms in America. The to tal population is about 175,000,000. So we see there are about seven peo ple off the farm for each one on the farm, but all depend on the soil for food, shelter, and clothing “Since so much of our land is in the hands of individual owners, I ' where it should be. and since there is only about 14 per cem of our population on the land, we can say j that never before in the history of this country has so much been en trusted to so few by so many," says the SCD supervisors. Since all depend upon the land. ! soil and water conservation is every body's business. "In 1933 Cong res passed Public Law 46. which gave the national policy for the establishment of the Soil Conservation Service, whose 25th anniversary we noted in April. In the following years. State legists lures passed enabling acts author-1 izing farmers to organise and man-j age their own soil conservation dis tricts. While the legislators may not have mentioned stewardsh^i they were being good stewards "More recently, m 1954 Congress passed Public Law SCI. the Water died Protection and Flood Proven turn Act, authorizing Federal As sistance to local governmental unit* and small watersheds Thus, h be came possible for stewards of the •ml and the watersheds to enter a partnership with their loral. state and federal governments to keep our pleasant portion a land of pasture* and still waters " Notice of Election Notice is hereby given that a pri mary election of the Laurens County Democratic Party for nomination of the following officials of Laurens County, viz, Solicitor of 8th Judicial District, State Senator, three members of the House of Representatives, Sheriff. Coroner, twd County Commission ers, Magistrate, Hunter Township. Clinton: Magistrate, Dials Town ship; Magistrate, Youngs Township; Magistrate, Scuffletown Township; Magistrate, Jacks Township: Magis trate,'Hunter Township, Joanna, wrill be held Tuesday, June 14, 1960. at the precincts named below. Polls will be open at 8:00 a. m. and close at 6:0 p. m. with the following man agers: Bailey — Mrs. Walter Ramage, Mrs. Thomas Copeland. Mrs. David Gambrell. V ' Barksdale-Narnie—M B. Abrams, Mrs. J. Herman Power, Mrs Jua nita Craddock. Brewerton—Henry Ballentine, Clif- -And everyone who helps-from I lon H ' Hal1 - Cortis B You " g the city skyscraper, from the bank, Hinton No. 1—J J. Clark, V. P. the school, the civic club, from the R- P Adair, Mrs. Jo Ann newsroom or the radio-TV studio— Pl ax ico. each in his own way may help main Clinton N. 2—-Mrs. J. F Jacobs, tain the‘precious things of the earth : Jr ,1 Gus Hollingsworth. Henry M. and the fullness thereof," said Don Young, Mis Kae Milam, aid A. Williams, Administrator of Clinton Mill—W D. Terry, Mrs. the U. S. Soil Conservation Service Irene Whitmire. Sam Williams, Ann _________________ Williams. Cook’s Store—T. R. Patton. W R. Bailey. J D. Thackston. Cross Hill—J O Denny, J H. Shealy. Harold Austin Daniel’s Store—B fl. Redden, J. Y Martin. Mrs. J. Y. Martin Dials—E. D. Harris, J. E. Hen derson. P. H. Harris Ekom—C. L. Phillips. Roy Cul- ARwrt Stephens Long Branch—Mrs Sam Comp* ton, Sr.. Mrs Sammy Compton, Jr.. Mrs. C. D. Beniamin, Jr. V Lydia Mills—Mrs. C. R Tram mail, Miss Mary Johnson, Ellis C. Huffstetler Maddens—Mrs. S. L. Cook, Mrs Paul Finley, Mrs. Dorothy Finley. Mema—-Mrs. Z C. Reeves, Mrs. J W. Ropp, Marvin Ross. Mt. Oliver—H. M. Cooper,’ Mrs. J. C Chapman. Mrs. J. N. Jones. Mt. Pleasant — Wheeler Nelson, John C. Moore, John W Knight. Miountville—Mrs. L. R. Adams, Mrs. P. H. Miller, - Mr*. Nellie M Goodman. Ora—Mrs. Craig Hunter. Tyler MacDonald. Mrs W T. Blakely Owings—Mrs A. F. Cook. Mrs Frances Willis, James Peden. Pleasant Mound—Gretchin Riddle, Carrie Lou Britton. Bertha Put nam . Poplar Springs—Lowell Watkins, John Mitchell, J. T. Culbertson. Princeton—Mrs Agnes R. Babb. W A. Babb. B A. Elledg^ Renno—Mrs. James M. Copeland, Sr, -J .D Neighbors J. G. Simp son. Shady Grove —R C. Franklin. Mrs Carroll Johnson, Mrs. Earl Johnson Shiloh—M A. Wilson. F F Hel- lams, J, A. Simpson Stewart's Store—W D Stewart, J. C. Jones. H M Cook. Tip Top—T F Smith. S F Whit aker, J. S. Blum Trinity Ridgc-L J W Tinsley. Gary Gibbs. Herschel Wilsor> Waterloo—R, Guy Smith, A. G. Neil. Mrs D C. Smith WattsviUe-T E Couch, J H Farmer. G.' A Ford, Sr Woodville—B V. Gray. T M Kel lett, William Wham Youngs—Tyra Manley. Willie Lo mas, Ruth Wallace Cherchie R L. PLAXICO. Chairman, MRS CAROLLNE COLEMAN Secretary. Lauren-; County Democratic Party lc-M-26 Conservation Notes By J. B. O’DELL, Caaservatteatsi The Laurens Board of Soil Con set'vation District Supervisors invi ted a group of landowers of Dun can Creek Watershed to meet with bertson, S. H. Cooper them on last Tuesday night to deter Gray Court—Mrs R N Jackson, mine the interest in the propoaed Mrs John B McCuen, Mrs. H. R. watershed project on Duncan Creek ( >wui0r E Those attending the meeting from the watershed wereC W. Anderson R R Bums. Bryan A Goodwin, El bert Chapman. K. W. McKittrick. C D Waldrop and Boh Wrenn Grays—S H Coker, Sam Thomas, C. E McIntyre Hickory Tavern — Charlton Babb, 4 Krskine Coats, M. L. McDaniel Hopewell—C R Workman W. P The district supervisors filed an .heksoo. Don Boyd application with the Secretary of Agriculture for the Duncan Creek project several years ago Thu* far planning priority on oth er water sheds has been ahead of the Duncan Creek appbcaooa. Brice M LaUtan. Area Conaerva W. W Nivdr, Jr. Mrs tolfe Clark. Mrs Hfey W Bragg. ■ Mrs W W Niver JK Jones’ Store—R A Cook Mrs. L H Lott. Mrs H L Thompson Lanford — Mrs Lucy Patterson. Mrs Martha Blakely. Mrs Joyce Itotus: with the SoU Conservation venoedy ■ Service, from Anderson, explained Lauren* No 1—Maude Davenport, to the group the various factors that Mrs Margaret H Bishop. Mrs Ann are used by the Stole Watershed Cook, Mrs Zeleoe Bryson Committee in giving priority to wa- Laurens No 2—R F Lee. Fred ter shed planning A main factor, be Walker, J M Donnon the organisation of a Laurens Ward 3—Mrs William Watershed Cunscnraltoa District un Davia. Mrs E M Steadman Mrs drr state law He told the group that Dial C Gray Laurens No 4—J. C Godaey. Car! (0 Bramlett Mrs Grace Montgomery a-j Laurens No 5—Mrs C A Sea- •right. Mrs George W Hill Mrs J. H Wharton. Mrs Venter GU THANKS, MY FRIENDS! I am moot grateful to the people of the 4th Congren- aional District of S. C. for the privilege of again seek ing re-election to the U. S. House of Representatives without opposition in the Democratic Primary. This expression of confi dence and loyalty encourag es me in fulfilling the du ties and responsibilities of the office. Your support in the past is a source of great satis faction. It also gives me nope and encouragement for the future. I shall continue to do my liest to be worthy of your trust. Sincerely, ROBERT T. ASHMORE if real inlcrr-' rusts, the loral pie should make a definite get such aa organixatiaa iato of tarn Under this setup, a three board ot directors, owners within the watershed be elected by the people to the respomibibty. control a* agement at the aflatrs at the shed Such an orgamxatioa be cootodrrcd by the Stole W shed Committee aa real intaraot j give much weight in giving priority to the watershed The group decided to hold a ,mg on June u at 7.JS p. m at the f Long Branch Community House to further discuss the organization at a ] Watershed CunvervaUeo District for Duncan Creek All landowners of he area are to be invited Ryan F. Lawson, chairman of the Board of District Supervisors, pre sided at the meeting Tuesday night Other super*uors present were W. j P Dickson. Sam B Fleming, sad I. W Tinsley Others attending the rneetT* ""e Acent M. L .nitz. M i BIsa-V, W H. Flem ng e 1 J B 0’Deil, Soil Conaerva lion Service. a..J Tainan Ott, in interest of the Rabun Creek Water shed. 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