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Clinton,'S. C., Thursday, April 4, 1963 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE FARMS AND FOLKS By L. C. HAMILTON Ctanson College Extension Information Specialist „ HOW MANY WORK ON SOUTH CAROLINA FARMS? How many people are employ ed in (arming? What is the pay roll? • f. When a new business comes to your community, you immedi ately want to know how many Jobs there will be. And how much will the new business ppy in wages and salaries? 4 Fanners have a difficult time explaining the worth of their bus iness to the community. In the first place, the number of work ers varies considerably through out the year. And the payroll is not the most meaningful index of agriculture’s value. In South Carolina, for in stance, a quarter of a million people are directly involved in farming at the peak of the farm ing season. According to the Crop Report ing Service, a total of 263,000 workers were employed on farms last Sjeptember. A month earlier the total was 235,000, consisting of 132,000 family workers and 103,000 hired workers. But in January, this year, total farm employment had dropped to 104,000 workers. With most crops growing during the sum mer, there’s not as much activity during winter months. Neverthe less, the arm is still a big em ployer in South Carolina. Farmers use cash receipts from marketings to show the magnitude of their business. This value for South Carolina in 1061 (last year’s statistics are pro vided) was about 380 million dollars. The food and fiber sold by farmers are, for the most part, raw products. Soybeans, for in stance, are not always usable simply as soybeans. Oil must be extracted, refined, bottled, dis tributed, and hauled to retail out lets. And there are a number of by-products which go through the same process. Dr. M. C. Rochester, Clemson extension agricultural economist, says at least two persons are employed in off-farm processing and marketing Jobs for each one directly involved in farming. He estimates the total volume of business created by farming in South Carolina to be two billion dollars! If we did no farming in South Carolina, most of the Jobs made possible in processing and mar keting local farm products would likely go to other states and their areas of farm production. For, like the soybean oil mills, other processing facilities tend to con centrate in areas where the prod ucts are produced and assem bled. In number of people employed, and also as an economic force, farming is still a dominant in dustry in South Carolina. • • » OPPORTUNITY IN CATTLE RAISING Colonel Anderson, in the An derson Daily Mail, says Ander son County is the top cattle coun ty in the state. It holds first place in beef cat tle and is second in value of dairy products. Another issue quotes the Spar tanburg Journal ift saying, “. . . South Carolinians in too many instances are missing an oppor tunity to fully develop a natural asset—the weather, soil and cli mate for a booming cattle busi ness.’ The' Daily Mail notes that op portunity is still around for greater expansion, with all the idle land that is not now in profi table use. Veteran, Wife And Children May Be In Notional Cemetery Any deceased veteran of war time or peacetime service, whose last period of service terminated honorably, is eligible for burial in any national cemetery in which grave space is available, the Veterans Administration said today. The spouse, widow or widower of an eligible veteran may be buried in the same grave or in an adjoining grave if space is available, Laurens County Serv ice Officer, Howard Watkins pointed out. A minor child of the veteran may also be buried in a national cemetery in the same grave in which either parent has been in terred. Should the spouse or child die before the veteran, the veteran must sign a paper stating his in tention to be buried in the na tional cemetery before the spouse or child can be buried there, Watkins stressed. At the time of the death of a veteran, spouse or child e%lble for burial in a national ceme tery, the mortician or person responsible for funeral arrange ments should request interment directly from the superintendent of the national cemetery. There is no-charge for the gravesite in a national ceme tery, or for the opening or clos ing of the grave therein, Watkins said. Two Injured in Collision This two-car collision occurred on March 22 at 7:30 p. m. about eight miles south of Laurens on Highway 39. A 1963 Rambler station Wagon pulling a boat and driven by Gaston Fulmer Acker of Greenville, was passing a 1965 Ford driven by Benjamin Grant of Mountville. The Ford attempted to make a left turn and was struck by the station wagon, officers said. Acker was treated at Bailey Memorial hospital in Clin ton and dismussed. Grant was admitted to the Lau rens Hospital. Patrolman J. A. Edens of Clinton, in vestigated the accident.—Photo by Mason Motes. 4-H CLUB NEWS By R. J. BENNETT Associate County Agent The 4-H Electric Club has com pleted five meetings. Each year the 4-H Club has an Electric Club in the County. This program is carried on in co operation with one of' our local power suppliers. The Club Mem bers are given instruction on such topics as: lighting and elec trical safety, farm equipment, and home appliances . Each Club Member made a reading lamp as their project this year. There are thirty boys and girls in the club. The last meeting of the club will be on Tuesday, April 16th, at 7:30 p.m. in the Agricultural Building. The boys and girls will give a demonstration on some topic that they have learn ed in the Electric Club. The Extension Agents are hold ing training meetings for the Lo cal Leaders for thq 4-H Leaders in the County. These local lead ers are the adutl leaders In the Community Clubs. They work with the Extension Service in carrying on the 4-H Club Pro gram These leaders are a big help to the Extension Service in Supervising the activities of the 4-H Club. These leaders give their support to the 4-H boys and girls. Without them this could not be the world organiza tion that it si today. Some of the 4-H Club Members that were visited in their homes during the last week or two were James Abrams, who was very busy plowing the grape vineyard. a hard time trying to keep the calves in the pasture. He was putting yokes on the calves to keep them from walking through the fence. Perry Simpson likes to use his talent in working on cars. He has repaired and sold several old cars. This is one way a boy can pick up a little money while learning what makes a car tick. David Coleman learned that without grease, the bearings in the front wheel of a car or truck will wear out and have to be re placed. Mountville Grange Voices Opposition of Trotters Dam Project Mountville Grange 632 hot gone on record as opposed to the con struction of a dam at TrotUrs Shoals. The resolution adopted last week was prompted by fear of losing anticipated income from the sale of pulpwood. The resolution was presented last week in Columbia at the gov ernor’s hearing on the proposed project. It was given there by B. W. Couch, Jr., Grange mem ber, who said the Grange Is op posed to the dam for many rea sons, but feels loss of a pro posed Mead Corp. paper mffl would be a direct blow to resi dents of the Mountville area. He said the Mountville section is geared to the pulpwood indus try because of thousands of acres of planted forest. He said that Laurens County ranks 15th in South Carolina in pulpwood production. “The pulp wood from this county can easily any unknown adults being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants o r persons under disability, includ ing those in military service, be ing as a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants. s PURSUANT to a Decree of the Court in the above stated case, I will sell at public out cry to the highest bidder, either in or in front of the Court House, at Lauren? 6. H., S. C., bn Salesday in May next, being Monday, the 6th day of the manth, during the legal hours for such sales, the following de scribed property, to wit: All that piece, parcel and tract of land containing one hundred sixty-six and six tenths (166.6) acres, more or less, (3.5 acres, more or less, thereof being subject to right of way of S. A. L. Railroad), situate, lying and being east of S. C. Hwy. No. 30-103, south of the City of Clinton, in Laurens County, State of South Carolina, be ing fully shown and delin eated on plat of survey en titled “R. W. Davis Estate of 166.6 A. — 3.5 A Ry. R. W. — 163.1 Acres, Laurens County, S. C.” survey and plat by J. W.—J. R. Craw ford, L. S., dated July 22, 1060 and recorded in Plat Book 15, at Page 219, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Laurens County, said plat being by reference in corporated herein. Said tract of land is bounded as follows: on the north by Iknds How or formerly of Elliott A. Davis; on the east by lands now or formerly of the John D. Davis Estate; on the southeast by lands He knows when weeds are not ^ transported by truck to -the controlled in the vineyard the grapes will not produce. Clarence Abrams was having You’ll Save More With . BROWN BROS. SUPER MARKET In Joanna TOP QUALITY Western Beef And Pork Sale Round Steak Sirloin Steak Steak 0 , T-Bone Steak Delmonte Steak PORK CHOPS Economy Cut ... Center Cut LOIN Pork Rdast FRESH Roast Ham ALL MEAT Weiners .... v.. 1 CENTER SLICE Fresh Ham ...... lb. 79c lb. 39c lb. 49c lb. 43c lb. 43c oz. 39c lb. 79c Cubed Steak . Minute Steaks BONELESS Chuck Roast . .. lb. 89c each 15c .. lb. 59c BONELESS Round Roast lb. 79c RIB Stew Beef lb. 33c LEAN BONELESS Stew Beef ... lb. 69c SUCED BACON 3 lbs. $1.00 SUCED BACON 1 lb. 39c * RATH’S DE-FATTED RATH’S BLACKHAWK BACON lb. 55c COUNTS’ COUNTRY SAUSAGE Ib. 59c PORK SAUSAGE ... 3 lbs. 89c CURED HAM Center Slices lb. 89c Economy Git .... Dx 59c GROCERY DEPT. 3-La CAN CRISCO 69c A. G. 1-La BAG COFFEE 49c (Limit With $5.00 Order or More) DUKE’S X. G. SELF-RISING FLOUR 10 lbs. 79c MAYONNAISE .. qt 49c MEDIUM FRESH EGGS ...... 3doz.$00 CEDAR ROCK SOS CAN GREEN BEANS .... 10c WE RE8KRVE THE RIGHT TO UNIT QUANTITY AT BROl Vv Tt site of the proposed Mead Corp plant in Abbeville County,’’ Couch said. He emphasized that a num ber of farmers have converted former cotton land to growing pulpwood and are depending on the income from that source. The Laurens County Farm Bu reau also has gone on record op posing the Trotters Shoals proj ect. NOTICE OF SALE The State of South Carolina, County of Laurens In Court of Common Pleas Alma Davis Henley, Zelime Davis Dickson, and Lydie Davis Parker, Plaintiffs vs. Robert C. Davis, Emily Davis Jones, James F. Davis, George M. Davis, Collette Davis Bickers, Beverly Davis Barbour, Elliott A. Davis, John D. Davis, Jr., Har riett Davis Elkins,'Ruth Davis, Rebecca B. Davis, Frank M. Davis, his heirs, executors, ad ministrators, successors or as signs, and oil persons entitled to claim under or through them or any of them; also all per sons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real property de scribed in the Complaint herein, OFFICE SUPPLIES CHRONICLE PUB. CO. PHONE 833-0541 btitrilwtej fwm BOSTON LONDON LOS ANGELES CHICAGO Interesting Accurate Complete InlsniHtlsMsI News Cavmaoe Th# OwteHon Sc tones MonOsr to i ^ . Wa 4 Eg IwVtWOjr dT»f DOCTOn 19# IWBBOs Send your ntwpnpw for ths Mm cnociiaa. cncioMa Tina my cneca Br money oedsr. □ I year 812. □ 6 months fit Q • menUie f&50 now or formerly of John D. Davis Estate, lands now or formerly of Dr. J. W. Davis Estate, and by lands known as Creekfield, now or for merly of John D. Davis Es tate and Jack H. Davis; on the southwest by lands now or formerly of George M. „ Davis Estate; and on the west by lands of George M. Davis, formerly of Dr. J. W. Davis Estate. , TERMS OF SALE: Cash. The successful bidder, imme diately upon the conclusion of the bidding, shall deposit with the Clerk of Court the sum of ten (10%) per centum of the amount of his bid as a guaran tee of his good faith in the bidding. The same to be ap plied to the purchase price upon his Complying with the terms of sale, otherwise to be paid to Plaintiff for credit on the in debtedness. In the event the successful bidder should fail to 'make such deposit, or should fail to comply with the terms of sale, the said lands shall be re-sold on the same or some subsequent Salesday on the some terms, at risk of the defaulting purchaser. The N purchaser to pay for pa pers, stamps and recording. W. E. Dunlap C. C. C. P. ft G. S. Dated this 1st day of April, 1963 3t be ap 4 Laurens Drive-In THEATRE Laurens, S. C. 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