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1 4 Cttaton, S. C n Thursday, February 25, 1965 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE FARMS and FOLKS - '• By L. C. HAMILTON CoBeft Eit—<l— lafonaation SpedaUat FERTILIZE AND MULCH Strawberries need their main fertilizer in January or early February, acordinf to Clemeon University horticuitnrtflts.Thie is also the time for putting down the mulch so that the berries won’t get dirty at ripening time. For a “patch** of 1,000 square feet, you’ll need 10 to 12 pounds of AM or 10-10-10 fertiliser. You can spread the fertiliser directly over the row, provided the plants are dry. If you have a larger planting of strawberries, the recommend- ed rate is 700-000 pounds per Pine straw or small grain straw make excellent mulch ma terials. You’ll want to put the mulch down before growth starts; otherwise you’d have a harder Job trying to get the straw between the ground and the vines. If you apply the mulch now you will have it in place and the vines should grow over it. Work the mulch in close to the plants. If you don’t have a strawberry patch and want one, remember that early spring is the preferred planting time. The recommnded varieties for South Carolina are Dixieland, Pocahontas, Tennes see Beauty, Early Dawn, and Mr the Coastal area only, Albrttten. If you have an old planting that needs to be renovated you might try this method: mow the weeds with a lown mower, then cultivate the overgrown middles about 18 inches wide. Proceed then to thin the plants, clean out the remainder of the weeds, and apply fertilizer at a rate of 10-12 pounds rper 1,000 square feet. 1 • . • ALFALFA IN THE liPCOUNTRY James H. Campbell, a farmer of the Mountain View commun ity 10 mines north of WllHameton, is a kind of an “Alfalfa King*’ in his section of the Upcountry. Campbell normally grows about 290 acres of the nutritious, highly palatable legume. A tew days ago he told me his acreage was now down about 109 acres due to renovation of plantings. “I’ve been growing alfalfa since 1948,’* Campbell toud me. Then added, “I have customers in Hendersonville, the lower part of South Carolina, and a right big market nearby.*’ Campbell said horse owners around Camden and Sumter use large quantities of alfalfa for feeding horses. Dairy cattle and horses consume most of his hay in the Piedmont. Alfalfa growing received a set back several years ago when an insecticide material, heptachlor, was discontinued because of resi due problems. Heptachlor was the chief defense against the al falfa weevil—a bug which does extensive damage in the Odds. '“If we could get something else to control the weevil, we’d be all right,” Campbell remark ed. At Clemson University Dr. J. H. Cochran, professor and head of the College of Agriculture’s Entomology Department, said about the same thing: “We need an insecticide mate- AUDITOR'S NOTICE V. Culbertson, Laarens County Auditor, wishes to _ out that It la absolutely may save your driver’s M- Any change made la real ostate during 1964—transfer of buildings and improvements on buildings, also buudlng destroyed by fire or removed for any other b should be reported. . Is also necessary that we have the correct malHag ad “?*?* of •M taxpayers if yoa are to receive tax notices at the proper time, saving yourself costa and penaltha. Wo wffl be glad la aariat yoa la evory way Mat wo rial as effective as heptachlor. We are now limited to summer sprays which are much less ef fective in killing the weevil.” Campbell says a grower can average about $15.00 a ton when alfalfa is sold. Although ho aver ages between two and throe tons per acre, he says if a man will take a small patch on good land and “baby it,” be can grow 6 to 7 tons per acre. Phone Customers Pay $16.62 a Year In Excise Taxes Southern Beil customers in South Carolina paid an average of $16.91 for federal excise taxes on telephone service during 1994. That’s the figure released to day by D. H. Martin, Southern Bell's manager here. “The total excise tax bill for Southern Beil customers in the state for 1994 was more than $9-4 million, which averages $16.92 per customer,” he said. Martin said that the 10 per cent federal excise tax is levied on local and long distance tele phone service. He said that tele phone service is the only utility now subject to the federal tax. He explained that the excise tax is a tax on telephone custom ers, not on telephone companies. The telephone company merely acts as a collector of the tax and passes it on to the government. “The repeal of the tax will mean an impaediate reduction in the cost to customers for tele phone service,” Martin said. He said a federal excise tax on telephone service was first imposed in World War I. It was repealed in 1924, but imposed again during the Depression and World War II. “The tax was supposed to be a temporary measure, but it is still in effect,” said Martin. Martin said that opposition to. the excise tax oh telephone ser vice has been sustained and vigorous, and Congress in many sessions has considering abolish ing the tax. The 86th Congress provided that the tax on local telephone service would terminate June 30, 1959, but the 87th and 88th Congress extended this date each year. The tax on local service is currently scheduled to end June 30, 1965, unless extended by the 89th Congress. Public Records MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED Charles Murray Dillard of En- oree, and Sallie Bell Styles of Woodruff. Ulyss Ansel Gillam of Clinton and other considerations. E d g e w a t Club, 1 Inc., to James T. Godwin and Lila C. Godwin, lots in Edgeyrater Club Estates for $198.08. Ellie B. Gray ami „ L. W. Brooks to W. S. Mahon, Gregory to Will M 114 acres. Dials Township, $10.00 acres in Dials Tswnsaip and other considerations. 200.00. Bead Ephesians 8:19-20 “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptiz ing them in tiie name of the Father aad of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19, BSV) I was watching a spirited football game between two grade schools in our community. Suddenly there was a fumble, and the team that had been on the defensive suddenly found itself on the of fensive. The coach whose team had gained control of the ball called out, “Offensive team, go in,” and the new team ran out on the field. At the very end of the line came a little boy with a helmet still ia his hand. Not quite sure whether he should go in, he stop ped in front of the coach and asked, “Coach, what does offensive mean?” " I wonder if too many of us are like that lad. We are not sure whether we as Christians are on the defensive or offensive team. But the New Testament makes it very clear that a Christian is al ways on the offensive. Jesus gives his marching orders: “Make disciples,” “Preach the gospel,” ”You are witnesses,” “Feed my lambs.” PBAYEB Heavenly Father, help me to take seriously today the > marching orders of our Lord. “Where hate rales, let me bring love; where malice, forgiveness; where dis pute, reconciliation, where error, truth; where doubt, belief; where despair, hope; where darkness, Tky tight; where sorrow, Joy.” In the Master's name. Amen. THOUHT FOR THE DAY “Think like a man of action and act like a man of thought!” Charles P. Knight (Kansas) and Sara Alice Whitmire of Jo anna. Lemial Reginald Wilkerson and Sharon Lou Madden of Ware Shoals. James E. Anderson to Melvin G. Rowe and Nellie F. Rowe, lot in Joe H. Bonds subdivision for $10.00 and other considerations. Joe H. Bonds to Richard O. Adams and Nell T. Adams, lots in Lakewood Development, Clin ton, for $10.00 and other consid erations. PROPERTY TRANSFERS Edgewater Club, Inc., to James W. Craft and Bobbie H. Craft, lot In Edgewater Club Es tates for $199.00. Pineland Trading Corporation to Mrs. John E. Brown, lot In Rosemont Village, Lake Green wood, for $150.00. Sara K. Wasson ot Charles V. Kellett and Mary A. Kellett, 1.6 acres near Hickory Tavern for $1.00. Charles V. Kellett and Mary A. Kellett to Sara K. Wasson and Vivian B. Wasson, 1% acres near Hickory Tavern for $1.00. J. R. Hughes to Audrey L. Jenkins, lot in New Harmony section for $10.00 and other con siderations. V. L. Abbott and Mrytle H. Ab bott to Harry Franklin Abbott, 4 acres for $1.00 and other con siderations. Administrator of Veterans’ Af fairs to W. G. McDaniel, lot in South Heights subdivision, Lau rens, for $4,250.00. A. E. Holton to Nicholas Boone, lot in Greenacres, Water loo Township, for $66.00. J. C. Goodjions and Elizabeth Goodjione to Mid State Homes, Inc., lot in property of Conway Jones for $100.00. Ellis Templeton to Jerald Thornton and Pauline Thornton, 1 acre near Gray Court for $100. Edgewater Club, Inc., to Bill G. Petty, lots in Edgewater Club Estates for $196.00. Cora Lee Roberts ta Jake W. Teague and Jo Anne Teague, 1.1 acres for $10.00. Furman and Margie Cum mings to Jake W. Teague and Jo Anne Teague, 1.1 acres for $10.00 4 i You Won’t Believe Until You See—One Complete Table of $1 Items. Some Items Regularly Priced At 35.00. Take A Look At Some of The Items You Wffl Find— —Sheaffer Pens —Brass Ash Trays —Bulova Transistor Radios —Alligator Billfold —C. H. S. Pins —Elgin Travel Alarm Clock —House of Hampton Perfumes —Cuff Links and Tie Sets —Costume Jewelry —Charms and Many, Many More Freei-Give Away-Free! During Dollar Days We Ask You To Register At Our Store For A Free 6-Piece Stainless Steel Steak Kinfe Set. Originally Priced $32.95. You Don’t Have To Be Present To Win. Winner Will Be Drawn Monday, March March 1 At 5:00 P. M. and Name Posted On Window. ■- - * DILLARD BOLAND Pitts Street Jeweler Clinton, S. C. MAXWELL BROS.DOLLAR DAYS BARGAINS! 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