The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 28, 1944, Image 11
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jUon^
Roadside
By
rumwn Extenaloa Intomatlon
^ SpeeUlIat
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happonl
beanttfol tovn thAt did
forothoufht hero, and
tTAM dtil nni
dutiful original troeo did not
JTfire and axa And the atreeta
^ follow cow.patha. The wide
i^lanea and aTenuea are ample
^ for the preeent hut for the
j^d the homea are on lota
to compriae aorea Inatead
A feet There Jo the ehann of
privacy, and fresh air in Cam-
Irtaee that moot (owna-iotsot.
ftwards one comer of the connty
^rty HUl-eo high that I saw
blooming in the dells and the
pine of the mountains growing
>ly on its nigged slopes,
area has been largely denuded
bt timber and erosion has driren
) from most of the lands. Fire
il, early Inaugurated in Kershaw
jty, has done a great job, and a
^emesB of timber is coining back
tb« hills.
fares has pasture and cattle
lilities. Leepedesa abounds since
bare gone. And dallas grass
it there. The fertility of the
liM mostly in the branch bot
that now grow a Jungle of brush
briers. Along these, real pas-
are possible. County Agent
ley tells me that many of the
its who still abide in those hills
eH with cattle in a very crude
taking them out and haTlng a
good yearlings to sell that the
grasses produce,
along the river is to be found
8 of acres of the most fertile
In the state—ttie swamp ru-
id with dikes. Ton don*t see
along the roadside, but yon hare
back among the by-wmys. Many
draw their main snstenanoe
those prodigtonsly fertile acres,
tton is still King in the county,
sot an absolute one, as in the
The acreage has shrunk with
hbor, and the yield has come up.
lie sweet potato has grown from
tew rows on each farm to oonsldei^
I commercial Importanoe. MeCar*
tells me that this year there wars
tDe heated fiotato plant beds in
connty. Onions, too^ hays been
[need commercially. These sad
potstoea aie being prodneed prin-
lly for the army nie torosgh the
lydration plant at Camden.
1 a start baa been made with
The local ahipplng assoclatltm
the extenalon aerrice organised
I a few years ago has shipped
head that brought 110,804.10 to
powers. A livestock ineouM is
led on each farm, and the county
Poeltry is finding its way from a
iTvd proposition to the point
St hi products now go to nuurket,
‘ the eointy agent’s ottlca has for-
the outlet last year they
#,7(3.6 dosen eggs that
13,340.40: This year so %sr
SITS assembled, grsided, packed
shipped out 20,840 dosen that
ht |(,697.57.
u, in the case of both hogs and
markets are being provided for
products of planned dlveraifiea-
i hive seen some of the finest
in the aUte on both aidea of the
8 sleek Itoef eatUe in large
It takes a lot of grasing to
wilderness from coming
the
IVio of Diamond
Stars Here
George Sisler, ¥nd Matthews
and Clyde Snkeforth open the
Brooklyn Dodger Baseball
School for boys in Camden
next Tuesday.
Wartime Ftvest Fire
F^ventionCampaign
PME ILKVIM
GEORGE SISLEK
Recognising tke extensive use of
wood in toe war a naitionwlda cam
paign to cr^to Intereat in foreat tire
S evenUon was inaugurated in 1341.
Souto Carolina the campaign was
opened by proclsmation of the Oover-
nar and was widely puMiclsed ovw
the radio, throngb toe press and by
the use of poeters and billboards. The
second year of the program waa aimi-
larly publicised end. in fact, a greater
amount oi literatime dealing with fire
prevention was made available.
2b 1144 toe slogan “Our Careless-
aesa,” was based on the fact that the
majority of all woods fires are caused
from carelessness. Billboards uiging
- tos-pubUc-to etaiDB -out -ctgar^tos
were posted on outdoor advertising
signs i through the cooperation
of outdoor advertising agen-
ciea and local industries, which spon
sored the signs. Posters urging farm
ers and tenants to be careful In bum-
ng fields and brush piles were dis
tributed and^all agricultural agencies
earried the word to farmers through
BBS
toe use of cireulsrs. tn Kenbaw
county, too much cannot ba said tar
toe excellent cooperation at the gen
eral public and, particularly Indus-
triea and bnstneas firms for tha man
ner in which they cooperated with the
forest service in conducting this pro
gram.
The wood of the gutta percha tree
is too spongy to have any Umber
value.
X-RAYS MEASURE
WHITE HOT SHEET METAI.
White hot sheet steel, at a temperar
tnre as hi^ as 1000 dagreat F, and
moving at a speed of 20 miles an hour
as it emerges from a rolling mill can
have its thickness accniwtely meas
ured by X-ruys, Dr. W. D. CooUdge.
General Electric vice president in
charge of research, revealed In hii ac
ceptance of the Franklin Medal,
awarded by toe Franklin InsUtutsc
OLTDB SGKEFOBVH
Wm MATTHEWS
Reforestation In
Kershaw Connty
Approximately three million trees
have been planted oir Idle land in
Kershaw county since 1386. Tha tree
seedlings were grown at tha State
Foreat nurseries, one of which waa
formorly located at Camden. This
hss since been combined with the
Horace L. Tllgbman State Forest Nur
sery located at Sumter.
Many of the early plantings hsve
developed into fully stocked stands
of fast growing pine. In fact, the
owners win soon be able to secure a
considerable return from thinnings
which wUl be sold ss pnlpwood. Many
other younger stands are scattered
It U7I that hoas smt moat of Uto th^h^^ County to
»**”““*■ “*" I iftg TS flseTlrom one^ait acre up to
as much as a hundred or more acres.
The principal apeclee used are lob
lolly, slash and longleat pine, all at
wbidi grow well and rapidly to this
aecUon. Seedlings may be secured
r
tribnted greaUy. For the last two
years the Southern Kraft Corpora
tion has purchased trees from the
l^th Csroltoa Forest Service for free
distribuUon to landowners for the re-
forestsUon of idle land. Last year
the Champion A Fibre company
and toe union Bag ah7'Fi^r com
pany Joined with the Southern Kraft
Oorporatkm to the plan, making (0,000
trees avallahla to farmers to Kei^
ahaw ccuBty.
The seed from which the seedlings
are grown at tha nursery are collected
chiefly by farmers and boys’ elnbs
under the dlrecUon of toe wardeni
This work Is carried on to the fall.
Just* before the pine cones open and
let the seed falL The cones are then
taken to the norsery, where they are
threshed cleaned and the seed stored
for future use. _
Records rirow TSST one
man can
plant between 760 and 1000 trees per
di^. This amounts to one acre as it
takes about 1000 treat per acre at a
(x8 foot spacing. Faced with present
la^r problems, many land owners
. ^ have used teen age boys and women
^ ^ success.
toe neereet empress oince, tnronito toe* nlanttogs made by them have
t^ District ^rwter. County Ran^, ghoira toe nsnal high peroentage of
Wardens, Soil Conservation service,
County Farm agent, and Vocational
Detection System
Agricultural teacher. Each of the
agencies listed is prepared to take
applications at any time, mnd it is
recommended that those desiring
treee make arrangements as early as
_ possible.
On that toTtbe^riveT^^ as^—AR -of- 4he—agricultusal agencies Imlgbt ba fnmishfld the-whole CoimtZL
^ is lush &nd ahoB-top hlfh, and
In order that adequate protection
there. What undeveloped treae-
itlll lie in the uncleared bottoms
that river, and the break bot-
that wind through the hills of
«haw! They are opportunities,
•Cloning for the future.
^Belng fairly near Columbia, con-
erable truck Is sem that is grown
And I believe the folks of Kershaw
take a little more time to play than looking part of the same area. The
the rest of us. Even the polo and oth^ | reading at the second tower is thsii
the cr winter sports brought to Camden reported, and a line drawn from the
« and II* -rthlM Ji^-liwa»8r iir;w, point nt
by Its native folks. And there srSt which the fire Is located. ’The tower-
race tracks on some of the farms. man then immediately reports the fire
I stopped by the roadside and saw to the County Warden living nesreet
one of the county’s largMt farmers | the sceae,^imdjie responds to the.
sweet potatoes for toe de-
»tlon plant, I see squash, oab-
vatermelons, cantaloupes, beans
in more than home-sise patches
tod there.
the co^ Mtton and mMtit WWMfii^TrvolSatt to go fishing wSh,’pr<mp^. During the fire season the
end how I like that! That fellow can towers are mann
are specially good right now.
.^‘”***^ ***** **** ***11 •
ntifqi harveBt-to-Ksxtoaw.
' p-aln cron too VCnd 'wh. »on» Other fellows resl^ -down- to Ranger, und-ho to turn s^s the war-
here is aa in mnat ***** ditto to the mud catchtog the den out to patrol country roadb. Dor-
«rtl« STS.? "SSt'SJ: mfaiioin. I«« «>• ««»«r monlh,, to
(rain and lees com.
••counts for
State Ilieatre
KERSHAW, a C
JJURS,.FRL, JULY 87^
Tone shall escape**
l*y«ha Hunt apwi Alexander Knox
SATURDAY, JULY S9
*X>VERLAND MAUL
ROBBERY^
WUd Bfll BUlott
JULY 29, lOiSO p.
IE FALCON AND THE
co-mr
L^aconway and Jean Brooks
-TUES., July 31-A«g. 1
IRY ALDRICii FLAYS
cupur
lu&my Lydon and Diana I<riui
“The Mi
to Te
»lor
eEDNESUAY, AUa 8
jUKMUeS IN BUUIIA”
■j*iiy Brown and AMi:
**!URS.«M, AIM. M
Passage to mar-
SEIliJP*
• Humphiu^
have contributed greatly to the re-1 five steel towers, each connected by
foreetatlon program. Many appllca-1 telephone, have been constructed at
Uona have been received through them strategic points. Each tower, spproxl-
and their work in' advocating the mately 100 feet high, is topped by a
planting of trees on waste land has glassed-in cab, from which the tower-
resulted to much idle land being put
to good use.
The pulpwood companies have con-
man can look over a wide area. On
observing a fire the towerman takes
a hearing on it on an Instrument
known as an alidade, and reports his
readings to the next tower, over
manned throughout the
stm fish and play and have a good day. In periods of low vlsibUl^ the
time—although, of course, he had towerman reports the condition to the
But what at it? That is a part of fires are not very prevalent the tow-
the OM Souto that Bagen oh~toe svran not ifiuiiid dnftog toe whole
plantations of Kershaw. Those folks day. . The area seen by the towers
know how to llye, and they live welL are overiappteg, and therefore It is
And hospitality—here yon find it to possihle to satistaetorlly stagger tha
■OQTSe
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
ewrroRS
All parties indebted to the estate of
W. P. Rodgers are hereby notified
to make payment to the undersigned,
and all parties, if any, having claims
against the said estate will present
them likewise, duly attested, within
the time prescribed by law.
GilUam Rodgers,
Leon Rodgers. lAllp
Bxecutore.
Camden, 8. C., July 24, 1344.
Notice To Farmers
★ ★ ★ ★
-1 will pay you $6.50 a unit for your
Pulpwood, stacked on any county
road in Kershaw county.
Contact me for specifications
before cutting.
★ ★ ★ ★
L
W. BOYKIN, D
(
Camden, S. C
Trees are
needed as
weU as food
Cut Thm HOW
a •
Sbor^naet'oC sawlpRi ud polpwoodjRrS-
WdEhemt ftiore wood to make
'‘*^*^*^*^, am
irood for oar Armed
cannot be pronu^y proceited or
peckayid. Without more wood to
trufcka, £rei|^t Gars, foei^t planea, ^^id^
en^ and caxfo food £rom American
fonnt cannot be nuhed to the battle
foontk Trees cot from fum woodJande
will help win the war as much as weap«
mif in the Katvla of OUT nn
▼eneer mjoi
Got yeor'matuse trees for
mdhrwgtt thfoi crowded yoonc stands for
Ipwbpd. For advice on proper marie*
and catting or help in myrksting call
itting
ryobr Farm Fbreeter or Timher Fi^ect
res^A AdcyoarCoontyAfe&t.^Goc
'udiely^ hot cot them now!
Iliis Messi^e ^misored
Camdm Hardware & Siq^ Gi.
Also, FOR YOUR HARDWARE imOS, WE HAYE -
Can (^poiers Sted Wool ^ Sdssws .
gfiahrodi^ Gaikpgetuio j
Stiabfn ,, $nMMiTow»-« ^oodOd^oB
... SiRid Pad with Cova
. ..'.Famds.
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