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# jPAGE SIX THE DEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1954 LOVE FINDS A HOME By Irma Reitci ANNE hardly had time to slip her sister’s letter into her pocket, when Steve came in. — I got a letter from Linda iy, # * Anne volunteered. "Ves? What does the successfu ■reer girl have to say? **¥ou remember tee MarshaUs came out wite Linda last don’t you? Linda says they actually want to buy this place— “Buy?” Steve turned puzzled eyes toward Anne. •^Oh. isn’t it wonderful, Steve,” Aaue hurried on “We can get an apartment near Linda. And I'm I can get my job back at tee "■Hold it, Anne. 1 don’t quite ndterstand—” ••There’s nothing to understand, r.” Anne laughed nervously, •‘except teat we can get rid of ttrfs place—” ••This place?” Steve’s voice was icy. ‘That’s all it is to Of course, you never did try it a home. But, X planted trees. They are a part of and I have no Intention of Steve laughed bitterly, promised—” ”1 promised I’d try to like liv- flag to the country. Well. I tried, #ar two years—” *How often have you soiled those Beautifully manicured finger tips Bp digging into the earth And many times have you been to the orchard, or — oh, the use ” what’s the use?” Anne’s rose shrilly. “It doesn’t mat- to you that I hate this place. I-hate living out here away everything.” Steve looked at Anne for a long moment, then walked out of the slamming the door behind •Tm going to Linda’s tomor- ’ Anne shouted defiantly. *Tm going to pack my suitcase right Anne watched Steve’s retreating figure until it reached the orchard. then she wearily turned toward tee bedroom. Low rolling thunder made her whirl about, and run to the window. A strong north wind veered to ward the orchard. Anne’s heart began to beat furiously as she watched. If the wind would de stroy again, the way it had last year—maybe Steve would listen to reason, then. The wind shook the trees in a frenzy of destruction. One by one the branches bent down, until the tips kissed the sodden earth beneath them. For a breathless moment they lay there, then, slowly at first, inch by inch, they battled their way up, until, with one final effort, they snapped upright. Anne moaned, then turned de feated steps toward the bedroom again. Her last hope was gone. Now Steve—Steve! A sudden wave of terror swept over Anne. He had been out there in teat storm. He might be hurt—” The door flew open, and a mo ment later she was in Steve’s arms. “Did tee storm frighten you, darling?? Steve asked anxiously. “No. but you—are you all right?” “I got a little wet, teat’s all.” Steve grinned. “But I did a lot of hinking out there. Nothing is more mportant than your happiness. You can write Linda teat it’s O.K. We’ll go to the city—” The city. Bright lights, theaters, concerts. Anne waited for the feei ng of elation, but nothing hap pened. She began to laugh softly. The theater? Concerts? What could compare with tee drama she had ; ust witnessed? And the birds and the crickets and the frogs, they made the sweetest music—. “Anne, sweetheart, what’s wrong?” “Why. nothing dear,” Anne aughed. “Come let’s see what the storm has done to our orchard. And later, Steve, we’ll write Linda that our home is not for sale. And never will be.” she concluded as Steve’s lips met hers. 1 LAFF OF THE WEEK . . So I Bought Him Some Rubber Gloves and Eliminated Excuse!” Flowers and Gifts for All Occasions CARTER’S Day Phone 719 — Night 6212 "Simple ... I just sold our old car . . . financed a new one with Purcells . . . and now we save enough on re pair bills to fill 'em all!” Quick, confidential service too at Purcells. See ’em next time you want to finance a new or used car. Just call 197. PURCELLS “Your Private Bankers’’ 1418 Main St. Newberry FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER / Clemson Extension information Specialist : PASTURE IRRIGATION It is quite evident that we have a lot to learn about irriga tion. In an overwhelming number of instances it has paid, paid handsomely in most cases. But now and then we find one where it didn’t. Experiment and 'experienoe will eventually find out why. On a creek-bott )m pasture, the Tennessee Experiment Station got an increase of milk value averag ing $115.53 per acre for each of the past two dry years on a Ladino- alfalfa-orchard grass pasture. But here at Clemson irrigation did not pay on those same two years on an old Bermuda sod, according to the Dairy Department. During the past three very dry years I have visited Hannah Brothers’ dairy farm in Abbeville several times with County Agent Bull. They had an abundance of succulent grazing every time, wfaile pastures all around them had been changed by drought into just exercising grounds. Live and learn, that’s what we are doing with irrigation. HIGH YIELDS With .overproduction of many crops facing us, one might wonder why shoot for highest possible yields. ROMAN STYLE . . . This Italian model features leg-hogging slacks of green velvet, blouse with huge sleeves and pig-tall son glasses. this week's patterns. SY AUDREY LANE N». 2589 ia eat in siae* 19. 12. 14. 19. It, 20. Slse 16: 5Mi yards 39-ln. No. 2397 is eat In slses 2. 4, 9, 9. Slsa t: 2 yds. S5-ln. Send 30e tor EACB pattern with name, address, style number and sise to AU DREY LANE BUREAU, Box 349, Madison Square Station, New York 19, New York. The new SPRING-SUMMER PASSION BOOK shows scores of other stylos, 29e extra. Poor farming is not the remedy for any of our ills. Costs are high. About all we can do is lower unit costs by getting a lot of stuff per acre. Farmers surely need to study the prospective demand for their stuff and then try to produce ac cordingly. And, if less stuff is needed, acreage reduction is in order, not sloppy farming. The greatest possible economic production of quality stuff per acre must surely be our aim al ways. Otherwise the abundance we have known wil not continue. IRRIGATION FOR SWEET PO TATOES A few years ago I told you here *of the good results Rutledge Con nor, Jr., had gotten from irrigat ing sweet potatoes. Last year Ed Gulledge at Wedgefield set out 80 acres in the dry dust and irrigated them right away and clear on through—4 times in all. There he housed 287 bushels per acre. He also set 60 additional acres that he could not irrigate. There he had to wait for moisture that came naturally, like others in the community did. From these he housed a bare 100 bushels per acre, and there were twice as many cracked ones as in the ir rigated fields, he said. With irrigation, you can set the plants when you are ready, re gardless of drought, and get a good stand. And then, with it, you can keep ’em growing. This holds for tobacco too. FOOD NEEDS The experts figure that our population in this country is in creasing by one every 12 seconds. It is also figured that it takes about 1,600 pounds of food a year per person. That takes in what we eat and normal wastage. There fore, that means we need 5 times that, or 4 tons of additional food in this country every miinute of the day and night. That’s 240 tons an hour, or 3,360 additional tons of food needed every day, if each is to continue to eat as he had. And, folks, for a year that adds up to 1,226,400 tons of new food need ed for our increased population. It is fortunate for us that our scientific agriculture is able to mear^rt up to such a growing need. Not only do we measure up to it, but we are plagued by sur pluses at times. But small sur pluses are necessary or a part of the game. For when you plant a crop you can’t say just how much you are going to make, like with automobiles or milk bottles. With weather, insect, and disease haz ards to run, our food acreage must play safe. And when the seasons smile, there is a bit too much. And there is where the govern ment comes in to safeguard the whole price from collapsing. Now that saves the farmer. But that isn't all. It saves you and me too from possible hunger and higher prices a bit later. For a broke farmer can’t grow_the stuff we really need. So, after all, we all have a stake in price supports. They do not insure the farmer a profit, but merely protect him from disaster. In Baltimore, Md., a boy sat on a chair, discovering to his dis may that a 9-weeks-old baby got there first. Does that qualify him as an experienced baby-sitter? Top Stars Sub On Como Show Patti Page plus the Gaylords plus The Hilltoppers plus Ray Anthony plus The Four Lads plus George Shaw equals Mutual’s Perry Como March 8 through 19. Perry’s vacationing for two weeks and these renowned stars are to be his replacements. On each of the Monday-Wednes- day-Friday (7:45 to 8 p.m., EST) on WKDK, Pattie Page is to be hostess, in addition to singing many of her hit tunes. The Gaylords visit the Perry Como Show Wednesday, March 10, while The Hilltoppers are to be heard Friday, March 12. Both of these groups have top recordings of the current song leader, “From the Vine Came the Grape”. Ray Anthony, whose orchestra had one of the big hits of 1953, “Dragnet,’’ is to be Patti’s guest Monday, March 15. The Four Lads will be the stars Wednesday,- March 17 and vocalist George Shaw winds up the guest stints Friday, March 19. Regulars of the Perry Como Show including Mitchell ~Ayres orchestra, the Ray Charles Chorus and the Pontane Sisters will also be heard during Perry’s absence. Ticklers By George 'Mutt you always shout 'Hero comes the chuck wagon' when mom brings in the food?” P&forms»ce. 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