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riinton, S. C., October 13, 1966 THE rt.TNTON CHRONirLE FARMS and FOLKS Hy L. C. HAMILTON Clcmson University Extension Information Specialist a yood selection. A charac- should be a regular practice. Rev. Lucius Marion of toristic of all the maples is Watering throughout the Clarksdale, Miss, has been the During October you’ll have your best chance to select maples and sweet gums for planting in your yard. These trees, native of South Carolina, are noted for their beautiful fall foliage. And al though they are not ,the only trees with beautiful autumn leaves, many people agree that they are among the pret tiest. In order to pass along to you §ome points in selecting and planting, I have talked to William H. McGregory and Fred W. Thode, both of Clemson, gentlemen who are well informed on the subject. The maple preferred by Dr. McGregor is our native Red maple. It grows wild from the mountains to the coast, especially in the valleys,* wa tered slopes, and coastal swamps. This species, of all the maples, is likely to sur vive and grow better than the rest. Some of you might have a preference for the Sugar ma ple, many of which are in deed pretty. The only disad vantage, occording to Dr. Mc Gregor, is that the Sugar ma ple is not as well established to our climate and is more likely to cut out on you. “But the native Red maple is Just as pretty if you make the wide variation in autumn summer is important, too. foliage color. In the Red ma ple color ranges from pale yellow to bright red,” Dr. McGregor said. This color variation also extends to the Sugar maple. Mr. Thode also likes the Red maple. “It has an inter- Cross Hill News MRS. HAROLD AUSTIN. Correspondent recent guest of Miss Lucile Turner and Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Gray. Rev. John Turner is conduc ting a series of revival ser vices at Whiteville, N. C. this week. Friends of Mrs. E. A. Ad ams regret she had the mis- LEONARD-MARLER Insurance Agency • * • •h4 '' - f ■ . • f ’ * 1 - V . • — REPRESENTING — NATIONAL GRANGE MUTUAL Penn. National — Standard National — and a variety of other selective companies to round out a complete program of insurance needs. C. II. LEONARD MRS. EMILY MARLAR We Strive Tirelessly To Give Prompt and Courteous Service To All Your Insurance Needs 200 North Broad Street Dial 833-1121 : Clinton, S. C. esting gray trunk and has Mrs J T. Hollingsworth and fortunte of falling and injuring finer, wiry twigs, in addition Mrs J - Richardson enter- her back at the home of her to its beautiful foliage. In ^® ,ned the Friendly Garden daughter in Columbia. She is many ways it is more grace- t/ ‘ ub last Tuesday afternoon a pat j ent at t be Columbia ful than the Sugar maple.” at the home of the former. Hospital, Room 383. Because the foliage is now After the members had as- Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Cunning- in full color, this is your best sembled the hostesses served ham, Mrs. Ray Shubert and time to make your selection, a delicious chicken salad plate children visited relatives in Most ornamental nurseries with coffee and lemon cake Columbia Saturday, stock the Red maple, but if squares. Mrs. J. A. Whiteford and they don’t, they can get one Following refreshments a son, Wade attended the Soy for you. Another source, pro- short business session was reunion at Lexington Sunday, vided you have a forest, is to held which was presided over Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Hol- get them Irom the wild. by the president,, Mrs. Roy lingsworth and daughter spent The Red maple has a shal- Adams. It was announced that the week-end with relatives in low, wide root system. When Grady Wright would be in Columbia, digging, save as many of the Laurens Thursday afternoon Friends of Mrs. J. H. Floyd roots as you can. After dig- to demonstrate Christmas dec- regret she is a patient at the girg, prevent drying out of orations and members were Laurens Hospital. • the roots. Then plant the ma- invited to attend. The presi- ple in fertile soil, keeping dent announced the appoint- the roots at the original soil ment of the nominating corn- depth. mittee: Mrs. W. M. Leaman, Both Dr. McGregor and Mr. Mrs. J. H. Atchinson and Mrs. Thode advise selecting ma- Pierce Miller. years, and through throe post ponements of our wedding. On the first ocees'on that our wedding was scheduled he had to go on an “absolute must” business trip for two weeks that prcvei.ted eur e o i n g throue' with our plans. On the next ojctisi n his mother had an on ; alic i scheduled two days before our wedding date, and he &«k. (1 me to postpon*' our marrige until she recovered On the third occasion he again asked me. two weeks beforehand to post pone our plans because he had invested - t : g sum «f rnoney in a new business ven ture, was a little short of ready cash and it would be better to wait until he real ized a satisfactory re urn on his investment before wc mar ried. I’m getting a title fed up with bd»c a POSTPONED BRIDE SALUTING THE JOAN NA & KINARD AREA. DEAR P O S T P ON E D you. I think you’ve been rAdro BRIDE: And I don’t blame thun patiort enough ano y. u you! Al 1 three of those v** don’t want to be married F* cuses COULD hhve b?tH oV- a man whom you were tu.\ I ercome — IF your fiande to drag to the altar . „ - were eager enough to marry I advite you to cancel out. REVOLUTIONARY DEAR SALLY DEAR SALLY — I can’t shake this guilty conscience pies that are not too large, Mr , Hnllmcswnrth’s home e g y conscience anywhere between one and Hollin ? sworth s bome of mine. It’s the fact that I sS in St Sc°"et on"y WaS l0V ''. y W ,“ h „setting up in those with the fall leaf col- er^Tmos^unioue the mornin 2 s to Prepare my oration you'like best ers A most unique arrange- husband’s breakfast for him The fohage of the sweet T" 1 th8t ^ The reason thi * * that he onagt oi me sweet bers was a limb of the buck _ gum ranges from pinkish yel- eve Dla t hi h seldom 8 1 ap T , at . 5 45 ever y low through orange and red J* in L hnrr, thu morning ' and 1 m just to ° te *' to deep purple The sweet S T e J” tS u bUrr « Thls was ribly tired to get up that early. ' P 1 SWeet P laced on the coffee table. since we have two small chu . Mrs. W. M. Leaman and dren, ages 2 and 3, and more Miss Eleanor Dial were pro- often than not I have been up once or twice during the night THURS.OCT. 13th ¥ ^ORIGINAL SALE 10 BIG DAYS AVE WITH WONDER ONE-CENT a wider range of sites than most others. gum is likely to show a wider range of colors on the sam'e tree than the maple. It’s a hardy tree that is suitable for ^ ram l ea( lers. Mrs. Leaman led a very attending their needs. My timely devotional using as her wonderful husband has al- The sweet gum has a deep- subject “The Beauty of Au- ways insisted that it isn’t er root system with tap root. tumn”. She read several pas- necessary at all for me to Both the maple and the sages from the book of 6 et U P and prepare his break sweet gum will grow rapidly Psalms and Ecclesiastes and fast, but all the same I can’t when planted in a well pre- an Autumn poem and closed help feeling guilty about it. pared place and watered well with a prayer. What do you think? BEAT. the first year. After the devotional Miss DEA r BEAT - There’s no Another attractive aspect Eleanor Dial carried the mem- reason in th(l world for , of the sweet gum is its star- bers °n an imaginary trip to torturing yourself with this shaped leaves. You may con- Novia Scotia. Miss Dial and „ uilt c 0 m D i e x p SD eeiallv side, that burs that drop in her sister, Mrs. Bill Wight- since your *. wonderf Jf hu ^ the fall a disadvantage. But man spent their vacation this band .. has already excused even these can be used in summer on one of the tours. you Any mothpr who ha9 d.y arangements for decora- She gave a very vivid descrip- the care of two young chi , tive purposes inside. tion of the beauty of the states dren as you do needs al , thp Mr. Trode says a lot of fer- and important places they vis- rest sbe can g et tilizer is not advised when Rad. among them the United ’ planting, although light fer- Nations Building and Kenne- DEAR SALLY- I have been tilization is all right as long dy’s grave. She displayed col- cnK aged \o a man lor two as the material is well mixed orful folders which depicted ^ with the soil. different places visited. 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