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FARMS AND FOLKS THE SMITHS OF EDGEFIELD » The Smiths of Edgefield have established quite a record as cot ton growers. Since the state cotton improve ment contest was started by Clemson in 1926, Edgefield county has had 9 state winners. Six of these were Smiths. Aand during that time Edge- field county has had 10 district winners, of which 4 were Smiths. Begining in 1945 county prizes too were offered. Since then Smiths have won county prizes too. And this is all the more remark able when you consider that the same man or same land can’t win the same prize twice and each is disqualified for anything lower than he has already won. A # ter winning, he can only shoot at anything that’s higher. So now, a good many of these Smiths have only the grand sweepstakes prize to shoot at. It is now $1,- 500 to the one who beats the ex isting record made by J. Harvey Neeley of Chester county in 1946 when he produced 8,275 pounds of lint cotton on 5 acres. Now scores of other farmers have been in that competition there too. The Herlongs and the Holmeses for instance each have three dinners. But they can’t hold a light with those Smiths who have 15! • All of them are good farmers. There are just more Smiths. County agents are now taking Flowers and Gifts for All Occasions CARTER’S Day Phone 719 — Night 6212 (Portrait ^ # OF A BRIDE. . . | All the ephemeral radiance of life’s greatest hour, all the glowing promise of the happy years to come are captured for- e'ver in this portrait of a young bride with the fidelity to be found only In a J^fichoU Portrait is for Keeping Confidence And financial “Know-how”! We will be of assistance to you in any financial dealings. Our step-by-step aid to meet all your needs assures satisfaction. See us today! For Details Call 197 PURCELLS "Your Private Bankers" E. B. Purcell Keitt Purcell M/4* CftJUCt OtNtnt POfcCu umv. f I>r.»*4jr I Increasingly popu lar . . . the ranch- type home. Spac ious rooms designed for convenience, ventilation, s u n - light, and stunning beauty are main reasons for its wide acceptance. A well planned, “U” shaped kitchen, ample closet and wardrobe space, a natural fireplace, an attached garage, and a large picture window in the living room . . . are more reasons why this ranch home is a “winner.” i fa -* -WHERRY 1 Federal Savings AND LOAN ASSOCIATION 'OF2VEWBERRY J. K. Willingham, Sec'y Newberry, S. C. Strowberries in Scone Ring , It*» a great day for the family when the dessert coarse features 1 . saga red strawberries heaped high in shortcake scone ring. Pour thick cream over individual servings. a > When it’s strawberry time, there’s nothing like a shortcake to make your family happy. ... * , i i Buy fluffy unfrosted cake from your baker’s to make this national favorite, or make quick biscuit or scone shortcakes. A scone dough is handled just like biscuit dough. In tha scone, sugar and eggs have been added'for extra richness. Today’s handsome scone nng is made from a “dron” scone batter. After stirring liquid into flour Mixture only until flour is moistened, spread batter in 9-inch ring mold. The ring mold provides s pretty shell for the plump, red berries. - If you do not have a ring mold, bake batter in round cake pan, then split and serve shortcake style. Use the scone batter as a short cake base for other fruits or berries in season. You’ll be pleased with the high nutritional value of shortcake desserts. Enriched flour in biscuit or scone supplies essential B-vita- mins and food iron, the eggs, milk and fruit topping other important food values. Use enriched flour in home baking and look for the label “enriched” on all breads you buy at your baker’s. STRAWBERRIES IN SCONE RING 5 cup> tifud cnrjetted ^ | flour 4yfe~to«3poons baking powdte M 4) teaspoons salt teaspoons sugaf # tablespoons 2 e/us tVi cups milk IVS quarts Sift together flour, baking pow der. salt and sugar. Cut or rub. in shortening. Beat eggs. Add milk to beaten eggs and add all to flour mixture, stirring only until flour is moistened. Pour batter into orwooso/t Q.inoK fi n O' mold. Rnkp Sugar for strawberries in moderately hot oven (400*F.) ^0 to 25 minutes. When baked, unmold and All center with sug ared crushed strawberries. Gar nish top and sides with whole berries. « Makes 1 9-inch ring. applications for the 1951, cot ton improvement contest. SIGNS OF OUR TIMES OVER S. C. County Agent Kinard of Jasper says marketing centers have been established in 3 comunities in the county for cucumbers for the Denmark plant. Each commun ity is producing 150 acres of pickling cukes. Peach plantings in the sand hills of Lexington were extend ed by many thousand trees that were planted the past winter, according to County Agent Evans. Lexington orchards * have been rather free of frost damage dur ing the past bad years that got most of ’em In other areas. Due to prices and need, the cotton acreage will be up and that of sweet potatoes down some in Orangeburg this year is the way County Agent McComb sees it there. Many farmers of Richland se cured their boll weevil poison be fore they planted the cotton this time, according to County Agent Bob Bailey. They were running no chances on getting it. It looks like all of their cotton will be poisoned this time, says Bob. J. D. Powers of Georgetown was unable to sell his sweet potatoes profitably at digging time; so he cured ’em in his tobacco barn. Then on out through the season he was able to sell them profitably, ’accord ing to County Agent McCord. Cattle farmers in Clarendon are planting some velvet beans for winter use, County Agent Grainger tells me. We used to plant a lot of ’em. Now that cattle are on the increase, they can serve a very useful purpose for winter feed from the field. Assistant County Agent Flem ing of Florence told me that over 200 farmers attended the two fence construction and fence post treatment demonstrations that Clemson specialists pnt on WANT ADS WANTED TO BUY—Iron, Metal Batteries, Radiators and Rags. W. H. Sterling, 1708 Vincent street. Phone 731-W 28-th FOR SALE — Recently painted seven room house, two baths, on lot fronting 150 feet on Sum mer Street. C. E. Saint-Amand 4-TF. FOR SALE—Two good cheap Mules and a good Milk Cow. A. B. Miller, prone 2904. ,6-2tp. WATCH AND JEWELRY REPAIRS BR0ADUS LIPSCOMB WATCHMAKER 2309 Johnstone Street For Expert Repair Bring Your Radio and Televiaion GEO. N. MARTIN Radio and Television Service SALES and SERVICE BOYCE STREET Oppoaite County Library 24 HOUR SERVICE Telephone 311 We need to use posts that last and to build ’em right, says our engineer McKenzie, for labor is the big thing now. We can’t afford to be doing it over so often. Down in Kershaw 18 farmers are planting Turkish tobacco, says County Agent McCarley. Last year there were nine. A good crop. for small farmers. In the 4-H 'wildlife conserva tion work in Lancaster county. County Agent Cannon tells me that 72,000 lespedeza bicolor plants were set along ditch banks and hedgerows the past winter. For the past three years As sistant County Agent Sams of Barnwell has had the high boy in the state 4-H sweet potato production contest. Yet potato es are not much of a commercial crop there yet. But they are on the mend he says. SILAGE VS. HAY Dairyman “Sheet’’ Allison of Richland uses silage more than hay. Because, he says, he can usually make better silage than lay. Weather messes you up ;oo often with hay, while you can make good silage in the rain, if you have to. He was one of the first farmers I saw irrigating pastures. And he had fine grass daring a dry midsummer when other pastures around him were dried to a crisp. Clippings from a good pasture make good silage. Some molasses is added, specially If you have legumes is the mixture, according to Onshman and Lomas. BOYS ARE THAT WAY SECOND QUARTER—1950-1951 COUNTY HOME T. P. Adams, salary $ 637.00 Eunice Hawkins, ‘Wages j • 90.00 Paupers funeral 150.00 Electric current ; 263.05 Grinding and baling hay 164.05 Supplies and parts 98.14 Food and supplies * 121.21 Clothing and supplies 16.86 Equipment, tent, tank and pump 64.12 Drugs and medicine 20.90 Fertilizer ; 250.04 Heating oil 258.93 Plumbing and parts 47.88 CHAIN GANG Salaries and wages $3461.32 Clothing 683.85 Pood 682.28 Retirement contributions 60.76 Medicine and supplies 47.75 Medical service 80.00 Parts and supplies 75.88 Mattresses 30.00 MISC. CONTG. Roots $ 349.26 Lillian G. Saunders, salary ' 177.00 Clara Lou Gregory, salary 118.80 Florence S. Addison 36.90 Mary S. Ruff, salary 300.00 Geo. N. Martin, Maintenance Service r . 87.00 Retirement Contribution 922.20 Jas. D. Brown, travel r 150.00 Jake R. Wise, travel 100.00 J. C. Smith, travel 20.00 Bond premiums and insurance 191.56 Ruth H. Mathis, travel 86.15 Dieting Magistrate prisoners ; 24.76 P. B. Ezell, Mipc. Expenses 49.49 Mildred R. Harmon, salary 30.00 Printing, advertising and supplies 365.95 J. C. Neel, elevator service 24.00 Accidental Ins. County Employees / 1015.65 Hospitalization—Welfare patients 242.93 Commissioners of Election and material 353.97 Regional Library 3000.00 Parts 6.20 1949-1950) County Audit 1625.00 ROAD MAINTENANCE Salaries $1785.92 Labor 9079.73 Lumber 4212.55 Truck parts 368.69 New Dodge truck 1699.99 **>P Soil ; 143.60 Gas, fuel oil and motor oil 2526.73 Tires, tubes and batteries 1273.93 Supplies, parts, equipment and repairs 981.97 Nails 181.25 Electric current 107.22 Retirement contributions 180.31 Motor Graders, parts and repairs T ^ 1684.81 Withholding taxes 198.70 Stofae - I 20.30 work i__ 1 ^ ^ 88.26 REPAIRS PUBLIC BUILDINGS Repair work : * $ 178.38 Labor, painting 280.80 Janitor supplies v 1 228.89 Parts and supplies 496.65 Cooking gas Telephone service Water and lights Coal Electrical r work Seed 4.20 BOOKS, PSTG., ST A., STAMPS, ETC. < Stamps and stamped enevelopes 93.53 Printing, advertising and supplies 664.94 Office supplies, books, etc. 810.72 , Maintenance service 80.40 Rent, deposit box-Treasurer 6.00 COURT EXPENSES Jurors, Coroners Inquest, Wit $1460.55 Travel ; ’ 664.80 Photographing wrecked car - 20.00 Surveying 21.50 SHERIFF’S DIETING Dieting prisoners $1087.00 POST MORTEM AND LUNACY Lunacy and Post Mortem Exam $ 141.60 Coroners Inquest 66.03 Coroners expenses 19.56 SALARY H. K. Boyd, C. of C. $ 742.60 Elizabeth a Boyd, Clerk 411.00 T. M. Fellers, Sheriff 832.20 J. C. ‘Neel, Deputy Sheriff _i 724.59 H. K. Shannon, Deputy Sheriff 696.24 L. L. Henderson, Deputy Sheriff ,, T. L. Hill, Tax Collector J. Ray Dawkins, Co. Treas. 351.29 Martha S. Cromer, Clerk 281.00 P. N. Abrams, Auditor j?i'_ 844. Ruby S. Summer, Clerk 381.00 E. Mazcy Stone, P. Judge 782.00 Mary F. Kunkle, Clerk 411.00 LUlle Mae Folk, Clerk HI 307.79 Evelyn Leavell, Clerk — * " 7B.00.|j H. B. Senn, M. D„ Co. Physician Jf ; 174.00 George R. Summer, Coroner 201.60 S. W. Shealy, Supervisor . Eugene Epps, Rest Room Operator Mrs. Irene Lominick, Commissioner Mrs. C. B. Schumpert, Commissioner O. H. Lominick, Clerk to Commissioners Mildred R. Harmon, Clerk B. V Chapman, Co. Atty. W. A. Ridgeway, Asst. Co. Agent V v 273.60 P. B. Ezell, County Agent 115.20 R. A. Nelson, Magistrate ■ . 190.86 Roy D. Stutts, Magistrate : 468.00 Claude Wilson, Magistrate 168.00 W. D. Hatton, Magistrate 100.80 W. E. Spearman, Magistrate 100.80 B. M. Wise, Magistrate ’ 88.87 Savoy Nelson, Constable ; A. T. Henderson, Constable J. E. Dawkins, Constable 1 W. R. Koon, Constable ± J. C. Smith, Constable ; E. BL Cumalander, Constable Berley C. Shealy, Jailor J : H. W. Langford, Asst Jailor Jake R. Wise, Health Officer *. * • .km m * . • 437.97 J. CL. J3ease,> M. D., Co. Physician Theresa Lightsey, Co. Nurse r-- ——— T. E. Keitt Mem. Registration Board ! W. C. Scott, Mem. Registration Board 1. Virginia L. Counts, Mem. Registration Board S. C. Retirement Sys. contribution 4 S. C. National Bank, withholding taxes 80 One dreamy August afternoon that cousin from Columbia and I were returning across hill and vale from our country store, where we had gone to get Vien na sausage, large sweet crack era, and soft drinks. The path lead through Cousin Paul’s past ure. And our pnlses glways quick ened there, for a bad bull was reputed to roam In that pasture We worked our wag alertly a quarter of a mile through It, al ways keeping fairly near an easy climbing tree. As we climbed over the rail fence on the other side, our usual peace of mind re turned. We played on along the path way home. It led down a shad ed dell by Cousin Paul’s spring. The damp mossy path felt good to our bare feet, and we tarried at the beauty spot there by the spring. The wash pot, with its bed of dead embers, was near by. Thq wash bench, with in verted tnbs, was there on the fern-covered bank of the spring drain. And the clothes paddle lay on the block that was set firmly in the ground. Overalls from the field, with much ingrain ed dirt, were lathered and pound ed clean there. * Fringing the spring, great ferns shot from the verdure, and wild iris bloomed ' in profusion there. As we stirred around, several email frogs jumped into the clear cool .water of the spring. 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