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I.lVf !D€-r The Tower of Babel was a terraced pyramid, called a ziggurat, near Babylon in Mesopotamia. According to the Bible, it was started by the descendants of Noah. Banish those worries! I can help you with a com mon sense protection pro- p gram that gives you the life insurance protection you need and can afford now, then after you retire a monthly check for years and years. More and more thoughtful husbands and fatners are taking this route to peace of mind. Shouldn’t you? Why not call me — without obligation — today? JAMES E. FURR Box 223, Clinton, S. C. 833-2089 O Metropolitan Life New York N TIPS FROM CLEMSON HOME & Q. How can I get verbena to grow in my yard? The leaves turn white. I have used sand, peat moss, sawdust and leaves to no avail. The soil is hard and I can’t plow it because of a good growth of grass. -- 0. H. Greenville A. Verbena is usually planted in the garden in May. The plants should be put out in rich soil in full sun. Since you have a- mended the soil with sand and peat, 1 would suggest a soil sam ple be taken to check the pre sence of toxic amounts of ferti lizer elements or high soil acid ity -- J. P. Fulmer, assistant orofessor of horticulture. Q. How can I best protect small children when they are in a boat? A. My first concern would be to have one adult per child aboard, preferably good swimmer. Don’t overload the boat. Always make the children wear a life preser ver. Don’t allow them to lean over the side, and keep them seated. Start teaching them courtesy a- float by setting a good example. -- L. M. Sparks, associate Ex tension specialist, entomolgy, and member, U. S. Power Squa dron. giylSSSSSSSv.S.Y I I Q. Last fall I planted several peach trees in my yard. I notic ed that one of the trees died. Now it is putting out from the ground. Will it be the same variety it was? A. No It evidently is putting out from the rootstock and will not be the same variety. Peaches are generally propagated by bud ding a variety on a seedling root- stock. -- B. J. Skelton asso ciate professor of horticulture. Q. How can 1 cope with small hair roots which get into my yard? They appear to come from nearby birch trees?0. H., Green ville. A. It is almost impossible, without injury to the tree, toelim- inate the fibrous root system from which has dense surface roots. In some cases a root ditch may be utilized as a barrier to protect plants. The ditch is some times back-filled with a chemi cal to prevent further root pene tration. An excessive root ditch can be detrimental. Another an swer may be to plant ground- cover plants in the root zone. English ivy and vinca can’t be planted in these areas. -- J. P. Fulmer, assistant professor of horticulture. Now your clotkoo con look brifktor, froihor, and bo cloauor than ovor boforo. So* for yoursolf at your neighborhood ONE HOUR "MARTINIZ- ING" tho most in dry cleaning. One noun mmm: I r* *'■> ‘y i TNI MOST IN DRY CLEANING We'll give you more than a penny for your thoughts during our grand opening.. _ n€ HOUR GRAND ■ si OPENING IV SPECIAL ■ ANY GARMENT CLEANED FOR ONLY 1< When brought in with a like garment at our regular low, low price! NO LIMIR MOW 4-B—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., May 29, 1969 FARMS and FOLKS FLY CONTROL—Fly control becomes a tremendous problem with live stock this time of year. It is known that flies keep cattle from graining: excessively or doing well during the summer months. Farmers usually spend a great deal of money trying to control external parasites. One of the latest methods is dust bags are located in such a way as cattle pass by them they knock off sufficient in secticide to drive flies away. Shown above is Troy Myers, of Rt. 2, Lau rens, who is carrying on a demon stration with the use of dust bags. As shown the bags are located over a very inexpensive shed in a way that the cattle will have to pass under them as they go for salt. Mr. My ers says that the fly problem has been greatly reduced since he install ed this. He thinks it will be a very economical way to control flies. There Are Reasons To Wear Sunglasses BY HELEN C. CAMP Extension Home Economist Sunglasses have become some what of a status symbol (like a tan). However, you wear sun glasses for two very basic health reasons: 1. To reduce excessive bright ness while still permitting you to see clearly. 2. To protect the eyes when participating in sports such as golf, tennis, and sailing. Since sunglasses are worn basically to reduce excessive brightness, the light transmission should be in accord with the need. Glasses worn for boating, skiing, and tlie beach can be made of dark len ses. However, these same glasses should not be used for reading, for driving, or indoors when more light is needed. Per haps the answer is two pairs of sunglasses. When you buy sunglasses, the National Society for the Preven tion of Blindness suggests you check the following: 1. That lens tint does not dis tort color perception (neutral gray is most popular because there is less color distortion with gray). 2. Lenses are free of bubbles, scratches, or flaws. 3. Lens carries adequate a- mount of light. 4. Frames fit comfortably at nose, temples, and ears. Should sunglasses be made of glass? Plastic lenses are safer : and can now be obtained in pre- : scription lenses in satisfactory | densities, If your lenses are : glass, be sure that they are made : of safety glass. : Don’t wear your sunglasses: • Indoors: Sunglasses are basic ally made to reduce visible light, transmission; they should not be worn indoors where light is a thousandfold dimmer than out side. Driving: Don’t wear your sun glasses at night or while driving through a tunnel. Lens Colors - These days you Timely Tips Garden Fertilization - Gar deners may use 25 pounds of fer tilizer per 1,000 square feet. This fertilizer should be balanc ed with the three basic elements: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Pot assium. Grain Bins - and storage build ings should be cleaned out dur ing slack periods when it is too wet too be in the fields. We suggest that you clean up every speck of the old grain, feed or burn it and spray your grain bins with Marlate or Malathionboth inside and outside. Cotton Insects - We have just received our supply of cotton in sect charts if you would like a copy please call the office. Our dealers will all have a copy of this information. Hubbard Wanter - Mrs. Frank Bobo of Gray Court has called and wants to know where she can buy some rubbarb sprouts. If you have any please let us know. Belt Hanger - Screw metal cup hooks to the underside of a waxed wooden hanger to keep belts neat ly stored. Spicy Bath Powder --Empty spice tins, when decorated, make handy shakers for dusting pow der. Great gift idea, too! can get lenses in shades such as rose, violet, blue, yellow, as well as basic green, brown, gray. Though it may seem fun to view the world through rose-colored glasses, most top-quality glasses are varying shades of green, brown, and gray for good rea sons. Green is cool, soothing to the eyes. Brown gives excellent object definition, while gray of fers minimum color change for near-perfect “natural” vision outdoors. Will inexpensive glasses hurt your eyes? Sunglasses must con form to certain minimum govern ment standards before they can be sold. However, inexpensive plas tics scratch more easily; poor lenses may alsopnxluce eye fati gue, irritation, or headache. BY HAROLD ROGERS Assistant Extension Editor CLEMSON - Some wide-awake county in S. C. is going to pull down a jackpot of over $1,000 this fall. Another can have $500 or bet ter. Others will win prizes scaling down to $150. This money being offered in a state-wide contest aimed at stir ring people in the 46 counties to improve their areas through total development of resources. This simply means that the county that does the most to use what it has is going to come up a lot richer in more ways than one. Formally it’s the “DOER"con test -- “Developing One’s En tire Resources” -- coordinated by the Extension Service and co sponsored by four S. C. firms or groups interested in orderly growth and development. How do the counties go about qualifying? By organizing a committee for total resource development and setting up a program aimed at utilization of human resources, natural resources, and man made facilities and services. O. W. Lloyd, Extension spe cialist in community and re source development, elaborate. “Human resources are people!' “Natural resources are the land, water, climate, plant and animal life, and scenery. “Facilities and services cover utilities, roads, commercial es tablishments, industry, institu tions, health, educational, reli gious, cultural, recreational, and others." The county committee should list full information on these three categories of resources and then make detailed lists of items needing development under each. They will then make plans for development; conduct projects to this end; show the results ob tained; and outline plans for con tinuing the development activities in the future. The entire program will be carried out in cooperation with the local county Extension office. It may not be as hard--or as simple--as it seems. There isn’t a county in the state not working to some degree on developing resources. In one way or another they’re doing such things as boosting agricultural activity, working to attract in- dusty, building educational facili ties, setting up water districts, planning garbage disposal, etc. The DOER competition is sim ply a catalyctic agent, offering cash incentive for organizing and pursuing all these goals. Three prizes will be offered in each of the three Extension districts plus top awards of $750 and $500 for state winners. Joining in spon sorship are the Carolina Power and Light Co., Duke Power Co., S. C. electric cooperatives, and S. C. Electric and Gas Co. Judging will be carried out this fall and awards presented at a luncheon. There’s still time for com mittees to be organized and en tries made. For those lagging, Lloyd puts it this way: “Your county can be what you make it -- or let it become if you do nothing." 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