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- *-» i' A 12 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, Aujfusl 11,1960 TIIK WTARCTIC TREATY r On<' of tht' least publicized, but, most important, mailers now pend-1 mg in the Senate is the propos'd treaty on the Antarctic/. This treaty proposed by the United States, was sipned in Washington on‘December 1. ii»S9. by the U S . Great Gritain. Russia and nine other countries It is now binding on our country or any other and cannot have the force and effect of a treaty until it is ratified by the Senate. The treaty provides that the Anti- .irotic shall be uhed for peaceful purposes only: calls for freedom of scientific investigation; bans military bases and nuclear tests in the area, with the right of unilateral inspections freezes claims and rights of sovereignty at their pies ent status, without any provision for the recognition of claims of one con tra-ting party by the others; and rult - out any new claim or enlarge ment of an existing claim for the 30-year period of the treaty From a superficial appraisal, the treaty may sound innocent enough Under careful analysis, i; is at best a tool of appeasement, at worst, an unconditional surrender The Antarctic is a vast area—as large as the United States and Eu rope combined It has untold min eral resources that will some day be tapped It iT -traTPpcaih locat ed within easy reach of the three continents. Australia. . Africa and South America By all the standards that com monly apply. the United States has the superior basis for claims to the better part of the .Antarctic Conti nent Probably the first man ever to see the Antarctic Continent was an American mating captain. Nathan iel Brown Palmer, around 1890 In 1839. a U S Naval officer. Captain Charles Wilkes, first proved the ex istencc of Antarctica by sailing thousands of miles along as coast, and making coastal drawings as he wont Although Captain Wilkes'j reports and drawings were ridicul ed at the time, and Captain Wilkes himself was court martialed upon his return, recent explorations have conclusively proved his drawings correct Essentially, however, the explorations of the Antarctic stem from the efforts of the great Ameri can—Admiral Richard E Byrd. He was responsible for the exploration of more than one million square miles of the Antractic Continent. It was his example that inspired other Americans, such as Lincoln Ellsworth and Captain Finn Ronne,' to continue his exploratory wxirk For some unknown reason, the United States has never asserted any Antaraic claim The proposed treaty would renounce the right to assert our claims for 30 \ears, as suring that they could never be rec ognized. for it is an historical fact that such claims grow increasingly more feeble w ith age Russia, prior to last year, had no basis for claims in Antartica what-, soever; and if any now exist be- 1 cause of the Soviet Union's activities there during the International Geo physical Year, they are slight incon sequence The Soviet Union is greedily an ticipating the ratification of the treaty by the Senate, for it is an all- to gain, nothing-to-loso matter for them None of Russia's satelliates are panics to the treaty, so Rus sia is free to do through them what the treaty would prohibit Russia in her own name. The Soviets' rec ord of breaking 50 of 52 major' treaties since Work! War II would be sufficient ground to avoid such a | treaty, even were the treaty to call j for the relinquishment of something | of value by the Communists. As it is. it will be a tragedy for the Unit ed States to consent to such a give-' away. most important oi the crops grown in the county. They can be made profitable whim grown and used as they should be. Small grains have i more important uses than other crops, for they supply tl) grain, (2) grazing. (3) winter cover, (4) hay, and i5) silage It is important that we have more and better small grains to support our growing live stock production. So talk to your neighbor Spread the word For the benefit of Laurens County, plant only good seed of rec ommended varieties, and follow through by having your soil tested and using recommended amounts of lime and fertilizer Let’s get more profits from our small grains this year. Conservation Notes By J. B. O'DELL, BARBECUE American Legion Hut SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 Km4> At »:M A. M Meat $1.50 Lb. - Hash $1.50 Qt. Sponsored By Battery B, 107th Association Cook*—R. K. John****!. Winfred \nm- The following cooperators of the Laurens Soil Conservation District have recently had stock watering ponds constructed on their farms; Tullie E Blackwell. Rt_ 2, Clinton; IF YOU DO ITT READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DONT GET THE NEWS PHONE 74 J. S. Hendricks. Rt. 1. Ware Shoals; A. B. Jacks. RL 2, Clinton; Robert H. Roper, Laurens; and John T. Young. Clinton. Each of the above farmers receiv ed technical help from the Soil Con servation Service in the layout and construction of their ponds and have applied for cost-sharing payments) through the Agricultural Conserva tion Program. All ponds were quali fied for this assistance in that a wa ter supply was necessary in order to manage pastures through proper distribution of livestock and rota tion grazing. Hie SoB Conservation Service will furnish ail necessary surveys at no cost to the farmer in laying out this system of terracing. Farmers can get cost-sharing payments for build ing terraces through the local ACP office. This payment is 90 cents per 100 linear feet of terrace construct ed The total cost is $1.20 per 100 feet, or cost-sharing help is 75 per cent of the total cost. If you plan to have terracing work done on your farm, it will be well for you to consider the ACP cost-sharing help available for this practice. Coastal Bermuda grass stands dry weather better than most crops* I have had the chance during the recent dry spell to observe several fields of Coastal Bermuda. Com pared to other grasses nearby it was standing the drought much better. In fact coastal was about the only green plant around. Our heavier clay soils make it more dif ficult to establish than in some areas, but once established it is hard to beat. If you don’t already have some, don't let another year go by without at least establishing a nursery patch. A group of interested farmers and business people are making a one - day tour of the state to see Coastal Bermuda The group will visit both dairy and beef cattle farms and hear the owners of the farms dis cuss this grass sod its value The Unit is planned for August 10. leav ing the Agriculture building about 7 00 a m Transportation will be be furnished with a free dmner Thoar interested in gang should contact the county agent s office un- mediately The 4-H talent show at Farm and Home Week will feature a number from Laurens County Pally Adair and Betty but erwhtte will do Tim PolkaYou doa t watt to mu* it In fact mark your NEW the patented August 15-19 and plan to go up and spend the week You'll enjoy your self -As ye sow. so shall ye reap ” The-e words of truth apply to all of us and to many things, but at this time of year should be remembered by every farmer in Laurens County Recent surveys in all areas of the state have shown that many of our farmers are planting seed of oats, wheat, rye and barley that cannot produce profitable yields The crop can be no better than the seed that are planted. Only low and unprofi table yields result from ptantii* seed of unknown origin purity and germ mat mu Laurens County farmers are urg ed to plant only recommended va riety of certified or registered seed of known origin cleaned, treated with punty and germination trots TV -mall extra com of good seed will be returned many time* During this (all p 1 *—**t uowm. Laurens County is yarning with all other South Carotins counties m promoting a program to make more profit from our small gram crap To V aurcotoful. thu program must dto« farmers that they are loamg time, rffor and money when they plant poor seed, oMdopled vano- Ueo and uw improper feniluatioa practices Our small grams are unr of the Gray Funeral Home CBotoo. S. C. 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