Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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t i OFFICE MACHINES Typewriters Adding Machines Calculators Duplicators Copying Machines OFFICE FURNITURE Desks File Cabinets Office Chairs Safes, Tables OFFICE SUPPLIES “everything for your office" Office Machine Rental Office Machine Repair L & L OFFICE SUPPLY CO. Laurens, S. C. Phone 984-2521 6-B—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., August 28, 1969 Farms <rml Folks Farmers Look To Cooperatives BY HAROLD ROGERS Assistant Extension Editor CLEMSON - They used to call farmers the most independent, stubborn, people in the world. They probably were right. Owning a piece of earth gives a man pride. Doing a good job--in farming or anything else--also stiffens his backbone. A man owning his place and doing a good job on it is in a prime position to get an overdose of pride, inde pendence and stubbornness all mixed in together. There’s still a lot of this in dividualism around. But a lot of it is being shucked by farmers who are learning they’ve got to co operate and organize to stay in business. One way they’re getting together is in the cooperative. Labor Day Bar-B-Que MEAL lb $2.00 HASH, qt. $2.00 PIG FOOT STEW, qt $1.50 Ready At 5:00 P. M., August 31 CALL 697-9626 Nabors Store BONDS CROSS ROADS A AT y A llf to take full advan- Av I NUfY *oge of a lifetime opportunity that can place you in the ca reer you want with the good pay that proper training can assure you. PIEDMONT TEC Emerald Road Greenwood 223-8357 APTITUDE EVALUATION, COUNSELING Thursday 7 P.M. Saturdays 9 A.M. I while openings still are Cllll vLL available in most of the many technical courses that will be avail able when the fall term begins in Septem ber. 1 ! ! 1 I 1 1 I $ | £ Will You Be 6 Years Old In SEPT.? Get Your FREE Pepsi Party Package THURSDAY, SEPT. 4 BALDWIN Broad St, Clinton, S. C. MOTOR CO. This Is The Only Place You Can Get Your Pepsi-Party Package LOOK FOR THIS TRUCK! H you IK* In Green* He or Laurent Gauntlet and will be thr (6) veort old anytime In Sept. here's oil you hove to do to get your tree Pope! Happy Birthday Party Package. Hove Mom or Dod, or your guordlon toko you to the Pepel-Porty Truck to help you carry your big Pepsi-Party Package home. You must bring your birth certificate and 36 cents tor posit (this will be returned to you . ber, a bottle returned Is money earned!) Now you eon hove your own Birthday Party and In vite your own friends' r . - - m,*^*^^^**^*^*0*>*^^**^*******ai+mmm mm 4 • ^ rv/eji > ■ i;'«j.;: - ■ sj ; ffp These concerns are being or ganized for selling and buying alike. And the handwriting in the marketplace indicates that fu ture years will bring far more of this. R. D. Steer, associate spe cialist in marketing with the Ex tension Service, has done some research on cooperatives in South Carolina and what they’re doing. Here’s what his figures show on this: —Some 115 agribusiness or ganizations, largely owned by farmers, perform marketing, purchasing and other necessary services. --Marketing done by coopera tive totals about $85 million a year. —Supply purchasing by coop eratives totals about $10 million a year. —Other services rendered by cooperatives total over$200 mil lion a year. —All marketing, sigjply pro curement, and services per formed in a year add up to about $300 million. --The total investment in fa cilities and operating capital was nearly $223 million, or almost$l for each $1 of service rendered. --This segment of agri business also provided jobs to 2,465 people and an annual pay roll of about $13 million. --The fastest growing type of cooperative service is the pro curement of farm supplies. * * * The unsung heroes of the farm front are the officers of the com munity and commodity groups. These are the men who handle the thousand and one details and hold groups together as they at tempt to work for a common cause. There are many such groups and clubs through out the state and hundreds of individuals tak ing part. Typical of them is the York County Grape Association, which recently named officers for the new year. Glenn Beattie is president; W. P. Goforth, vice president; C. H. Fant, secretary; and Tom Mc Lean, treasurer. Serving as di rectors will be John Warlick, Moffit Wylie, Roe Inman, S. L. Jetton, Franklin Boyce, Tom Martin and Steve Abernathy. CHECKS COTTON—Dr. Lawrence Harvey, Clemson Agronomist, was in Laurens County last week looking over some of our cotton. Eh*. Har vey’s responsibility is in the field of cotton. With him is Jack Stewart of Lanford. Jack has 125 acres of cot ton. This is about a 10-mule crop, yet Jack holds down a full time job and works the cotton in addition. Dr. Harvey says that boll worms are the worst he has seen in many years. At Upper State Fair BY M. L. OUTZ County Agent We are at the Upper State Fair this week. This week the boys and girls will be showing their beef calves. They will be compet ing with eight or 10 counties here in the Piedmont. Mr. R. R. Rich ey of the Animal Husbandry De partment will be the judge. Those showing are: Allen Finley, Billy Garrett, Dickie Garrett, Allen Garrett, Robert Estes, Gray Cur ry, Rodney Osborne, Eddie Simp son, Billy Patterson, Tabby Hughey, John Hughey, Tim Cope land, Powers Smith, Roby Wallin, Marcellous Stoddard, Gene Allen Talley. The show will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday with the Showing and Fitting contest As yet we don’t know the winners but we hope to bring back the Champion ribbon of both the Angus and Hereford breeds. I might mention also that the best showman will receive a free trip to the International Livestock Show in Chicago this fall. Let’s wish the boys and girls the best of luck and hope they “bring home the bacon*. I was talking with Ed Owings the other day and Ed says it is time to sow turnip greens. In fact he says he already has a stand. I managed to get mine sown Monday evening just before the rain that night. The recommended varieties are: Purple Top, White Globe, and Shogoin. I had a call from Lewis Rich ardson over on Hampton Street concerning his turnip greens. They were dying. If sown too early that is what you can expect. The heat, high humiditymakes the situation ideal for diseases. One can expect this to happen when conditions are just right. Russel Burns and Clarence The restaurant and bar busi ness has grown to such a degree over the past decade that employ ment has risen 50 percent and sales have increased more than 80 percent. Many handicapped persons are among those who have been trained to join the two million workers in this industry. * + * Smokey Sayt: “I suppoM on* of thoso days you'll bo lolling groon chooso from the moon!" Forest Fires are • menace to the public! MORE THAN 66 PEPSI-PARTY ITEMS Pepoi-Party Napkins 12 BIG Bottles of Pepsi-Cola 12 Cups of Pet Ice Creaarv* With Spoons. A 2-Lb. Birthday Cake* from Boat Bakery, the people who bake Boat Bread. Pepsi-Party Birthday CerfWcate. Pepot-Party Straws. Birthday Party Games Sheet. This Toy Chest for your Treasure. WILL YOU BE 6 YEARS OLD IN OCTOBER Watch Papers For Your Pepsi-Party Package Locations Birthday Cake Candles Pepsi-Party Balloons •Ice cream and cake may be frozen until actual date of birthdfay Bottled by Pepti-Cola Co.. 785 Poinsett Hwy., Under Appointment From PEPSICOLA Wsp^ Pepsi-Cola Company, N. Y. f N. Y. NOTICE! Applications are now being taken for enrollment at New Careers Center. Classes for the unemployed persons are scheduled to begin Sept. 8, 1969 Those interested should apply any time before then. Appli cants should be unemployed or under-employed between the ages of 18-40. Day classes for teenagers who have dropped out of school, who want to return to school or oibtain a good job will begin Sept. 15, 1969. Project Teen is open to teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17. Classes for Project Girl Friday are scheduled to begin Sept. 8, 1969. Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 40. This is a comprehen sive and concentrated secretarial course. To qualify for these programs you must be of Umited income. If you are interested, please call the center at 984^5921. The Center is located at 1209 South Harper Street Extension, Lau- •ens. Inc Thl8 traimng is 8 P on8ored b y the Laurens County Community Action, HOME & Walker out Ora way have a fine crop of cotton. They have managed to get a shower of rain all along, so it looks like these gentlemen will at least be able to pay the fertilizer bill along with the other cost of the cotton and have some left for taxes. Dr. Lawrence Harvey was visiting the county last week. We saw some of the worst boll worm infestations that I have seen since this pest began attacking cotton. The bollworm is very hard to kill. Many of them are full grown and eating grown bolls. Farmers should increase their applica tions of DDT or what other in secticides they are using for the pest. It might be wise to change to other insecticides than DDT if that has been used continuous ly. We have the chart here at the office if you need a copy. Q. I’m thinking of buying a window air conditioner. I notice in the advertising that some re quire greater voltage. There’s also a difference in the "amps.* How will this affect the cost of buying and operation? A. Generally, air conditioners of 10,000 BTU’s can be obtained tor either 110 or 220 volt opera tion. Those 10,000 BTU’s and over normally operated on 220 volts. Initial cost of air conditioner is determined by size and other fea tures rather than voltage. Amps required to operate air condi tioner depends on size and quality of air conditioner. Those operat ing on 220 volts will pull ap proximately one-half the amps of those operating on 110 volts. Cost of operation on either voltage will normally be the same. The 220 volt unit may have a slightly lower operational cost and longer life, but it is not significant. — W. P. Gladden, assistant Exten sion specialist, agricultural en gineering. Q. What is happening to my azalea and Pyracantha (Fire- thorn)? The leaves have a gray ish, splotched or stippled ap pearance on the upper surface. Both the azalea and the fire- thorn have the vitality reduced and the underside of the leaves has turned a rusty color. A. Both plants are affected with different species of lace bugs, and on the azalea these are considered major pests. Im mature young and adults suck the sap from the underside of the leaves. Adults have lacy wings. The most serious damage occurs in the late summer. Several ma terial are effective, including malathion, Cygon, lindane, and metasystox. Ask your county agent for a copy of “Azaleas for South Carolina*, for more in formation on azalea pests. -- W. C. Nettles, principal Exten sion specialist, entomology and plant pathology. Q. Many of the plants in my garden are showing a mottled yellowish appearance and the leaves finally die. These include tomatoes, beans and even flower ing plants growing in the vege table garden. What is the prob lem and what might I do? A. I’m glad you sent along a sample of leaves in good shape. It was no problem in finding the two-spotted spider mites. Sev eral miticides are available for use on ornamentals including Kelthane and Metasystox. Kel- than would be one most likely to be useful and safe on garden vegetables. Read the label for precautions. Here’s an old remedy which has value: Daily syringe the under side of the leaves with a strong stream of water from the garden hose. Also, be careful what in secticide you use. Some tend to kill out the natural enemies more than others. — W. C. Nettles, principal Extension specialist, jntomology and plant pathology. Q. We would like to plant as paragus in our garden. When should the bed be prepared? Mrs. D. G., Williamston A. Soils used for asparagus should be limed to pH of 6.0 to 6.7 and plowed under before February 1. Asparagus crowns can be transplanted to the as paragus bed by March 1. -- Dr. D. O. Ezell, assistant Extension specialist, horticulture. Timely Tips ANNUAL GRAZING - Sow an nual grazing around Sept. 1, if your land has been prepared well. Small grain, rye grass, and rye are recommended. Lime if you haven’t in the past few years. However, you should have your soil tested and see if it is need ed. TO REMOVE FRUIT AND GARDEN STAINS FROM YOUR HANDS - use peroxide and li quid soap. It gets the stains from the fine lines in your hands and around fingernails. Rinse in cold water and use hand cream. CONTROL CATTLE GRUBS- Cattle can be treated anytime after the Heel fly activity ceases, but July, August, and September are the preferred months. Do not treat after October 1. The kill of large grubs may cause toxic symptons. TO KEEP BUTTONS SEWED ON - try putting a dab of clear nail polish on the thread in the middle of the button. POPCORN - substitute bacon grease for the cooking oil and you are in for a delicious surprise. • CUP AND MAIL TODAY • BASIC ^ INCOME TAX COURSE • Includes current lax laws theory and application as practiced m Block ollicus Irom coasl to coast • 24 3-hour sessions (? per week tor 12 weeks) • Choice ol days and class times • Diploma awarded upon graduation ^.1 Wt(h Anwnca's Largest Xati Service JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR BEST STUDENTS ENROLL NOW! Classes Start Septenvber 23 Write or Call 350 Church, Laurens, S. 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