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20—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C„ Otc. 10,1968 The Outlook's Rosy PATTERN PATTERN EVERYWHERE—The cozy look of an English cottage is created with the use of rose printed cot ton and companion wallpaper Waverly s pink and red print covers a loose-back cushioned sofa and provides^ effective treatment for French doors Ruffled and shirred tie bai k draperies are hung under a cornice of the print, while sheer panels arid privacy and offer relief from pattern Splashes of vivid color in the rug. chair, and accessories complete t e effect Mil R POSTER EFFECT—Cotton fabric in an intricate scroll r'icr creates the impression of a four-poster bed in this " r'.u'nve decor Panels of the Waverly fabric are hung at • . comer of the bed from a cornice of the print An out .ir.e-quiited spread in the same print covers the bed. and the ,v.e f companion wallpaper behind the bed eliminates the ■ <-ed for a headboard Rows and rows of permanent shirring ::'.;».<e an interesting heading for sheer draperies News and Views Bv Rev. Wallace E. Crumlin : Rev f and Mrs. L. S. Werts aid children of Winston-Salem, N.C. were recent visitors in the homo 4 Mr. and Mrs. Peter .\fr n, Sr. Rev. Werts is the pastor of Pearson Memorial A.M.E. Church in High Point, NC. where the former’s sister is a member. : AUXILIARY TO MEET .The Auxiliary of the New Eiioree Association will convene A M unt Moriah Baptist Church ti Saturday, October 12. Mrs. MmUff Young is the local presi dent. . SINGING CONVENTION The All Star Singing Conven- 6 n held its regular-monthly ffit-eting Sunday evening, 6:00 ptm., at the Joanna Community Center. The Toland Brothers were host to the nine groups represented. The next meeting is scheduled for November 3, 6:00 pjn. at the Joanna Center. No admission will be charged and ihe public is invited to attend. The convention officers are: Rev. J. W. Watts, president, Mr. Wash Cannon, vice-president; Mrs. Mattie Ford, secretary; Mrs. Maggie Suber, assistant-secre tary. SONG FESTIVAL ; A song festival will be con ducted Sunday night, 7:30 p.m. at •'Friendship A.M.E. Church,South Bell Street, Clinton. The follow ing quartets will sing: The Gos pel Five (Clinton), The Bells of Heaven (Laurens), The Toland Brothers (Newberry), TheSouth- jmd Singers (Clinton), The New found Joy (Fountain Inn) and The Mellow Tone Sisters (Spartan- 6urg). The doors will open at 5 o’clock. No door admission will $e charged. The public is invited jto attend. « ; VOTING WORKSHOP » • There will be a workshop on jvoter education at Bethel A.M.E. Church, Laurens, Tuesday, Octo- •tor- 22 at 8:00 p.m. The work shop will feature five or more ^sample ballots to be used in Nov- FARMS and FOLKS ember 5 election. The emphasis will be on marking ballots and synopsis of the specific ballot’s Importance and referendums. Workshop conductors will in clude attorney James L Felder, Director, South Carolina Voter Education Project and James T. McCain of the Citizens Educa tion SEDF. This program will be given under the auspices of the Lau rens County Chapter of the NAACP. Dr. J. T. W. Mims is president of the county organi zation. All interested persons are in vited to attend. Bell Street Homecoming Set Friday Bell Street High School will celebrate homecoming Friday, Oct. 11. The parade will begin at 4:00 p.m. A large number of floats, re presenting Miss Homecoming, Miss Bell Street, classes, school organizations, civic groups and business firms will be featured. Several visiting bands have been invited to participate. At 8:00 p.m., the Wildcats will battle with Blue Ridge High of Seneca at Bell Street. Glenn Promoted William L. Glenn Jr., 26, of Clinton, has been promoted to the rank of captain in the U.S. Air Force. He is married to the former Barbara Boyce of Joanna and they have a one-year-old son, David Allen Glenn. BY HAROLD ROGERS Assistant Extension Editor These days, if a couple of cot ton-pickin’ farmers swap crop reports over a cup of coffee or slow their pickup trucks in the big road to pass the time of day, one of the things they may get around to talking about is their “mike* readings. It could be “high, medium, or low mike.’ And if they’re toss ing these terms around, it doesn’t mean they’ve gone show business. They’re talking about a rela tively new quality or measure ment of cotton quality never heard of by farmers until recent years. “Mike* is micronaire, the qua lity which indicates the fineness or coarseness of the fibers in cotton, and in most cases also the fiber maturity. How did it develop 0 Through the changing techno logy of textiles. A leaflet published by the Clemson Extension Service ex plains: “In recent years mill require ments for raw cotton have changed to meet the demand for new cotton products -- combed fabrics, wash-and-wear treat ments, and permanent-press fin ishes. To produce these effi ciently, mills must have quality cotton fibers that will stand high spindle speeds. The fibers must have a longer stable length, greater length uniformity and strength, and a more desirable fineness than those formerly used.* In a nutshell, micronaire de termines to a large degree how cotton fibers will spin, weave, and finish -- also cotton’s in clination for absorbing dyes. A simple test determines the micronaire. A specific volume weight of cotton fibers is placed in a tube, and air pressure is applied. The air that passed through the fibers pushes up a float. The higher the float rises, the more coarse the cotton. The readings generally are re ferred to as the high, medium or low mike. “For most manufacturing pro cesses,’ says Extension, “mills prefer a cotton with medium fine fibers or the medium mike. A micronaire reading of 3.5 to 4.9 is regarded as in the medium mike range and meets the re quirements of mills producing fine yarn.’ Mill requirements for micron aire vary with the end products being manufactured. S. C. mills producing a print cloth and broad cloth use a mix averaging 4.2 - 4.3 micronaire. The mix may contain a few bales with a mike as low as 3.5 or as high as 5.0 so long as the average is within a satisfactory range. Use of too much high- mike or low- mike cot ton causes processing difficul ties, and quality problems in fin ishing. What affects or determines the micronaire readings? “Basically,’ says Extension, “fiber fineness is determined by breeding. However, it’s also affected by planting, cutivation, fertilization practices and by weather, insects, and stage of maturity at harvest.* Growing conditions can have a lot to do with this, and extreme variations In micronaire read ings can usually be traced to some adverse weather condition or cultural practice, Extension says. Wide spacing of plants tends to give higher mike readings than close spacings. Nutritional defl- ciences, severe disease out breaks, high populations of suck ing insects, and too little soil moisture during boll development may also cause undesirable mi cronaire readings. On the other hand, too much nitrogen or moisture, premature defoliation, poor control of leaf eating insects, excessive temp erature with premature opening, or low temperatures during boll development may result in low micronaire. A graduate of Clinton High School and the University of South Carolina, Capt. Glenn is stationed at Albrook AFB in the Canal Zone. Tennessee Judges Are Announced For Piedmont Fair Two top Tennesseans will judge purebred dairy cattle exhibits at the 23rd annual Piedmont Inter state Fair opening Oct. 14 in Spartanburg, President Paul Black announces. They are W. F. Moss, Com missioner, and Matt Jennings, Director of Marketing, State De partment of Agriculture, Nash ville. At the same time, President Black and the gold-bound 164- page premium book announced that special awards will be pre sented to winners in the dairy cattle division by the American Guernsey Cattle Club of Peter borough, N.H., and the American Jersey Cattle Club erf Columbus, Ohio. Concurrently posted were 19 special awards by South Caro lina financial institutions. The regional exposition will be open day and night through Oct 19. Two-thirds of all pilots hired by U.S. Airlines in 1966 and two- thirds of those now flying the front cockpits had their principal training in military service, ac cording to a U. S. Department of Labor manpower study. 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