The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 03, 1922, Page FIVE, Image 5
Tuesday, January 6, v.tzz.
GREATEST ECONOMIC AGRI- ik
CULTURAL PROBLEM IN U. S. In
, '
A Second Statement Regarding the j rt
Plan to Eradicate the Cotton Boll oi
Weevil From America oi
cl
By W. Ehvight Pierce, Ph. D. w
Unquestionably we have in Ameri- in
ca today many great economic prcbi
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ill CigllLUUUlC, UUb vvr ?..v? <......? | W1
the greatest of these is to solve the I a]
problem of clothing- our nation andjth
the world; of solving, in other words, !g<
the problem of cotton culture in our p,
southern states. Many able econom- sj
ic writers have recently attempted to
show what a grave crisis faces the m
people of the cotton-growing states c]
today. With the ever increasing pric- w
es of commodities, and in spite of in- ^
creases in the value of the cotton pro- c?
duct, the time has not yet come when a(
the cotton farmer may receive his just Vi
dues for his labor. When we figure. er
as we must, the value of the labor of
the cotton nlar.ter and his family in m
the cotton fields, and the overhead ex- 5C
penses, we find that the production n:
of cotton under modern methods is an
economic failure. er
All who have traveled or worked in vv
the South are familiar with the bent \y
backs of the toiling- women and chil- j pi
dren in the cotton fields; women who ^
should have the home work only to do
instead of having to toil alfr day in to
the fields and tend to the household ar
duties later, if at all; women who f0
have tiny babies, which they must si,
carry into the field and deposit on the p(
ground in the shade of some tree, in- re
stead of having- the blessed privilege th
of rearing and nurturing these ehil- di
dren in the sanctuary of a home of dc
comfort; children tottering down the n*
(blistering rows in tattered clothes, 50
and barefooted, chopping, hoeing, he
weeding, picking, when they should ar
be in school, learning to be future h-e
citizens of our great country. Ir is to
only by the unceasing toil of these de
women and children, little fitted for
such labors, that the Southern cottar. le;
grower is able to produce enough cot- Jo
ton to insure his keeping his family co
alive another year. ti<
It is quite true that in the last dec- w<
ade we have seen great improvements or
in Southern agriculture, but never- et
theless we are face to face with the dc
facts that the cotton situation is se- in
rious, net only for the Southern peo- is
pie, but for every citizen of Aim-erica, 0f
and for every person in this round co
earth of ours who wears cotton cloth- tv
ing, or who uses any of the other %r
products of this remarkable plant. fo
We may -jusfcly inquire as to the fo
reason for su^h a situation in these w<
days of civilization. There are many wl
reasons, some dating back to ante- th
'beilum days, and we will leave the w<
discussion of these many reasons to
other men, Ifor we are concerned with m
the one cause which makes cotton th
errovmsr so usnrofitable today, and le
the solution of which is the greatest th
task before the Southern people. Cot- lo
ton growing is unprofitable because of
of the ravages of insect pests, princi- a;
pal among which is the Mexican cot- ti<
ton boll weevil. The increased ravages
of these pests have been gradual- T<
ly, but perceptibly, lowering the af
yield per acre of cotton lands until ar
now almost every state has felt the er
pressure, and in most cf cur state- bi
the present average yield is' so low af
as to make the growth of cotton very be
unprofitable. or
Figures furnished the writer by the aj
bureau of crop estimates show the
following losses, due to the boll wee?-1
~ 1 ~" iv, nrtnnflc livif r\ n wll nl
VJ1 aiwuc, m yv uuuo imv un uiv. .. >.v.>
acreage in cotton during the year
1918 to be as follows:
South Carolina, 750.000. I
Georgia, 182,822.000. I
Florida, 8,325,000.
Alabama, 85,787,000. M
Mississippi, 104,213,000. a
Louisiana, 52,5G0,000. ^
Texa?, 139,289.00.
Arkansas, 29,970,000. j :1
Oklahoma, 11,572,000. j
Total U. S., pounds lint cotton de- in
stroyed by boll weevil in the year j
1918, 715,288,000.
This loss appalling, but if I were to cc
quote the figures before me for the !
six precede? years, it would be seen ^
that in several years this loss was
greatly exceeded. The average loss io
per acre for the years 1908 to 1918 {
from .insect pests was 29.-j pounds of
cotton. The toll ci tne weevil is >
from 6 per cent to 10 per cent of a J di
normal crop. Xcw, assuming 25
cents a pound to be the average value
cf the cotton lost, we arrive at the
estimated loss to the producer of ir
$178,822,000 in one year for his lint v-'
alone, and we kr.cw that for such
there was a corresponding loss of ov-i ^
er 1.400.000.000 pounds cf seed.'y
worth at least $2r>,000.000. I ^
Xow. these are actual losses on ac-1
tual acreage in cotton, and therefore!01
represent what the farmers would ! b'
have made had the boil weevil not- ]
been present. It shc-;vs that with this:
destructive pest out cf the road the
farmers would not need anywhere
near the amount of acreage now in j !V
cotton in order to produce the necessnrv
quota of that crop, hnt could re-' n
ase the surplus acreage to grow the J
ecessary food crops.
And when we remember that this
iduced production has its effects up- j
n the bankers, merchants, ginners,:
1 mills, brokers, railroads, spinners, j
othiers and the public in general, j
e sec how the loss multiplies into
.fin.'ty. J;
In 1919 we came face to face with j
le of the smallest crops in history,!,'
id the figures tend to indicate that'
te average production in the United j
iates was only three-tenths of a bale .
?r acre. This is truly an alarming,
tuation. r
"When world commerce is again nor- :
al and the cries of distant lands for-',
cthinjj are heeded, we will be faced i
ith the demand for increased pro-;
action, and the knowledge that we '
mnot afford to greatly increase the ]
reage in cotton without greatly jeo- ;
irdizinsr the production of the food j
cps cf the Southern people. jj
Does it net become perfectly ap-j?
irent to everybody that we must do
imething a little bit out of the ordi- (
>.ry to meet this crisis? The people ' (
the United States have never fall- j
i
1 down yet on a big: undertaking ]
hen it has been put to them proper-'.
, and we are going to tackle this' j
rot'1 em successfully, too, when we <
?t down to it. The purpose of this ]
iper is to show that now is the time j
get down to work in dead earnest i
id save the reputation of our nation j
?r efficiency. We are hearing on all |
des that governmental and state ex- i
;nditures must be cut in order to j
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duce the ouraens 01 uic peuyic, uw*.
ere are times when only the expen- J
ture of money will rcduce the bur- |
ins. and those times are when it is f
?cessary to combat the ravages of' <
me scourge. The boll weevil is (
." aping the real burden on the nation, j
id now we must assume a slightly <
favier burden temporarily in order t
be able to throw off the real ibur-j
:n. :;
As a nation, we cannot afford to jt
this state of affairs endure any ]
nger. Is not our national slogan, x
nservation of resources and reduc- 'j
>n of the cost of living? How can ^
2 reduce the cost of living when in ^
~ c
le crop we have an annual mon- ,
ary loss of hundreds of millions of t
. ;1
(liars? How can the cost of cloth- f
g be reduced when cotton acreage ,
producing at only a small fraction (
its proper efficiency? How can the r
st of foods be reduced when it takes j
o or three tipies as many acres to ^
o\v cotton as it should, and there- c
. v
re the land .is not available for the ;
od crops? How can we say that c
i are conserving national resources r
len we permit such a loss in one of j
e most important staples in the f
>r!d? !t
Do you not agree with me that we r
ust seek a new way of looking at
is boll weevil problem? The prc.b- ?
m is big in all its dimensions, and (
e only way it can be tackled is by ?
oking at it as a big problem worthy j
' the most concentrated thought and }
tions of the business men of the na- (
>n. t
When the boll weevil first entered c
?xas, and for several years there- (
* "nnn o o ,
rer, it was icu&i'u uyuu :
i entomological problem. It is an ^
itomolcgical problem, ibut in the
oadest sense that entomology ever ?
Fected the welfare of mankind. The 1
>11 weevil gives us the greatest ec- j
icmic entomological problem of the <
res to solve.
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1 105 YEARS OLD,
NEVER SAW MOVIES j
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London, Dec. 28.?''I live because
1
have God's blessing, and that is why <
shall go on living." ' i
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i'iiis is me expimiitnun m nci i
'e given by Mrs. Elizabeth Pennick, ^
native cf Essex, v.ho at the age of 1
)5 years is srill active. Although her i
emory is beginning to fail her, she
ade accurate references to her life
: forty years ago, when she worked
the field?. ;
Mrs. Pcnnick gives the following :
ivice to people who desire to live a
ntury:
Do not drink anything stronger
tan tea.
Leave tobacco in ail forms religusly
alone.
oovli- ricri and work i
iid all day.
Faithfully observe your spiritual
lilies. i
Eat simple food and plenty of it. '
Do not worry.
Mrs. Pennick sees no harm in dancg,
providing it does not interfere
ith the quiet ar.d simple life.
Mrs. Pennick lives at -the home of
,:illiam Harrington, aged ninety
L'ai ?. Since he became a widower
ventv years aso she has been h'.s
ousekecper. Mrs. Pennick has nevi*
had a photograph taken, has never
pen inside a sinema and has not been
) London for forty years.
??ra>?
No Mixed Tricks j
"Would you marry a widower,
[aude?"
"Xo. I prefer to tame my husband
lvself."? .Tudcro.
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COMPARISON OF PRESENT
WITH CONDITIONS OF PAST
"T. J. W." Writes of Boyhood Days
?Discusses Educational Condi- I
.. . _ I
ditions.?Entertainment a t
Union School
If this letter is too lonp; to read
Please tell me the reason why;
So read just what you can of it,
And pass the rest on by.
j
I am going to tell you something good
Some day that will make ycu smile,
And if you don't laugh you may call:
it chaff, I
And pass the rest on by.
i
If the public will bear with me I !
:im going to say a little something of |
my boy days. Again when I look out
into this broad land of ours and view j
he present situation it hardly seems :
Dossible to me that I have lived to see !
such a change.
First I want to speak of this edu-;
national storm that is passiivg over,
^ur land, and I would not throw a!
;hing in the way of cultivating the :
minds of the young for anything, but >
^ . .1 ?_ . !
>omctnnes i Tear mat mere is a nan-.
?er of putting too much stress upon ;
secular training, possibly with a neg-!
ect of spiritual culture. If we are j
;o better the condition of the world!
;he two must go hand in hand. Look
nto our colleges and other high insti:utior.s
of learning and see how many
young men are preparing themselves
"or the ministry.
The president of our South Caroina
I ufneran synod tells us that
.here is not a single new student en
;ered the seminary this year. Yet,
>ur Newberry Lutheran college is
;uming out more and more young
nen with their diplomas who are
drifting off into some other occunaI
;ions of life every year. j
On the 715th page of the Annals of j
\'ewberry you will find this quota-!
ion: ''Since the founding of the colege
102 young men have been graduated,
the fiist graduations -being in;
LSG9. Of this number 7 are dead; of
he living 97 alumni 28 are farmers
-1
md merchants, 1G are teachers, 10
ire physicians, 11 are lawyers, and
12 are clergvmen or in the courss of
preparation for the ministry."
This account of the work of the old
Christian college gives the Gospel
ninistry a third of her material to
Tattle against the wiles of the devil.'
rVhat per cent is God getting new out
>f this great educational rally?
Mfan ^nA oc ;in article
JL 1113 13 IlUb uiumuu
?f criticism upon those who have the
eins of our educational institution
n hand. But the point that I am
lrivir.g at is this?if the world is to
>ecome better through education, it j
nust be Christianized along with oth-;
?r secular training. One drive after
mother is being- put on to better
:quip and maintain our high schools
ind colleges. What is being done to
naintain and better equip our semilaries?
This is a serious thought that
leserves our consideration when I
hink how inferior the whole line of
;ducat:onal equipment was in my boy
lays. And look across at the present
situation. I am made to think, when
vill the human mind be satisfied?
I walked three miles daily to school
*nd it was an all day iob. There was
10 time for playing ball or engaging
in any ether line of athletics. We
rot plenty of exercise on the road.
\nd am not ashamed to say that my
lear old mother spun and wove cloth
"or David B. Kinard to hek> pay my
:uition. Yes, ihe little school house
vas very inferior in those days.
But they were not only used for
.lay schools, but also for prayer meeting:
and Sunday schools were held in
them throughout the year. Now
please point out the country school
building that is being used for public
worship.
Mr. Editcr, I read your Christmas
reflection with very much interest.'
Yes, I was brought up under the
Santa Claus doctrine, but I am net
much of an advocate of Santa Claus.
I can't#see where there is any good in
teaching the children deception. They i
learn to lie soon enough.
Yes, I remember well about the old
hi? wide fire place at home. And in
those days all of our good old mothers
smoked their pipes and there were
holes built on the inside of the chimneys
about ten inches square which
were called ?tcok holes. They would
1 i *- \ ]
keep their nome maae looaccu ami
pipes in these holes?and .1 would
stick a rod of some kind in one of
those holes and let it extend out some
distance from the tire to hang my
stocking on and when I awoke on
Christmas morning which was usually
before day, I would rush to the tire
place to see what old Santa had
brought me?and I never failed to
fir(1 a couple of red apples, some candy.
a pack or two of fire crackers, and
now you may be sure that there was
a happy boy at the old country home.
Yes, I too remember that it hardly
ever happened that Christmas failed
to bring: a beautiful white snow which
would generally keep the earth covered
for several days and when the
fsnow began to melt the little birds;
I would flock to the uncovered places
! of the earth, hunting for something
to eat. Somehow, i was always very
'anxious to kill or to catch the little
| !
(birds. I would make a dead-fall out
iof a piece of plank, put some crumbs
| of bread under it, tie a long string to ;
jthe trigger, and conceal myself as;
well as I could. Very often I would
trap a little snow hopper. The larg-!
or children soon taught me a now:
way to catch birds. They told me;
to just set some salt and throw on
the bird's tail and I would have no
trouble in picking him up. And sure
enough I wasted a good deal of
mother's salt following the little birds,
but I never managed to get any on
their tails.
Yes, I was up to date on the rabbit i
box business. There were raibbits by
the hundreds those days. The negroes
were slaves and were not allowed to
hunt very much. My older brother j
was an expert in the rabbit box bus- i
iness. He seemed to know just which j
side of the fence to set the boxes on '
and very often we caught from three
to four in one night. I remember one
morning we went to look at our box- J
es and our old dog generally went!
with us. The first rabbit we took'
from the gum my brother stuck him !
and Jaid torn down tor deau. .But ne
didn't lay there very long before he
arose to his feet and the only thing
we could see was his white tail bouncing
through the pines. We put the
old dog in behind him and it was not
long before he treed him in a hollow
tree in old Uncle Abraham Moore's
woods. We didn't want to cut Mr.
Moore's big oak down but Brother
Drait said we *ould have that rabbit
if it took the balance of the day.
So we went to the house and got some
rags-and lire and put it in the hole behind
the rabbit. When the smcke be- j
gan to shoot up the hollow tree the J
rail/bit- thought it was getting rather
rough in there and he made his way
back near the place he went in. Then
we took out tin* nre ana my orotner
reached his hand in the hole and
brought out the old gentleman with
the hair pretty well all singed ofT his
hind legs. We saw that he had bled
pretty freely but we thought we
would try another plan on him. Broter
took a stick and gave him two or
three licks on the head and laid him
dcwn again for dead. We looked
around to see if the fire was rll out
and when we turned to get our rabbit
we could only see the glimpes of him
going back through the woods like a! drove
of field larks in a whirl wind. ,
tv
We had often heard of cats having ^
nine lives so we concluded that this
CO
rfibbit was mixed with cat and we
* . . . , v v . !
would nave no mo-re to go wun nun.
m
I thought if you were not tired of
reading: I would mention the Christ- pj
mas exercises over at Union on Fri- Uj;
day afternoon, December 23rd. The ta
weather was all that could be asked th
for and a large crowd was present. gC
The exercises began-at the appointed gT
hour with song by the school, "Siler.it
Nlgbt," and most fitting prayer by ar
.Rev. McKecwn. Mr. M. L. Strauss
made a few remarks in the way of or
introductory and welcome. By this s-(
time the house was packed to an un- rj(
ccmforts'ble extent. Rev. ,J. B. liar- cc]
man was the next speaker. He said dr
when he came into this community,
he thought of meeting with strangers co
but found most of the faces familiar iy,
to him. Rev. Harman spoke briefly ?t
upon the line of education and paid y.t
the teacher, Mrs. Bessie Pu.^h, a very ri(
high compliment, saying lie had \V
preached behind her teaching, and he er
know she was one of the best teach- ta
ers in the county. He then spoke of
the blessed old story, beginning with is
the premise after man became a vie- j
tim of sin, and telling of the fulfill- j
ment at the time the wise men of the!
East were led by the star to the hum-!
- - - ' i * t . _ i.t_ _ r? _ I
bio place in ?5etftienem wnere tne ou- j
viour was bcrn. He grave the true j
spirit of Christmas, saying that the !
birth and life of Christ was a lessoir
of service and that it is more blessed
to serve than to be served.
Col. Aull was a little late. He j
came in during the time Rev. Harman !
was speaking and pushed his way;
through the packed aisle near the j
front and Mr. John C. Xeel came in
behind him, and we were sorry that!
Mr. Xeel had to stand during the timehe
stayed in the house. There was i
" - -r-- u.:? ;
rcany nci room xui mm iu clcihu
comfortably.
After ihe conclusion of the Rev. i
i
Harman's speech Cel. Aull was then |
introduced. He first told the children!
that he was not going to talk very j
long and keep them away from the !
presents that hung upon the tree. j
Col. Aull spoke along the line of co-l
operative fpirit, which is not only]
iv, -of having a better school;
but the only means of making any-!
fhir.ir better. He advocated an 8
mills ta>: upon the property of the, "
district, savins: that there were a cou-i
' * J
pie of generous hearted men in the
district who had subscribed liberally
to supplement the fund to enable the
school to run seven months. But this
was no; the proper way to raise mon'
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Condensed statement j
The Commerci;
at the c\
Loans and Investment
Overdrafts secured an<
liberty Bonds (unpled
Cash on hand and in be
Capital Stock
Surplus and Profits....
Dividend No. 49 due Ja
Bills Payable
Deposits
We wish our custom'
New Year. It gives us
cellent statement of ou
a prosperous one, and
bring even greater pros
The clouds of inactivity
to a very marked chan:
of endeavor during the
JNO. M. KINARD, Pi
J. Y. McFi
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JL J. J. 'N J. y
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"The Bank t
frt -Knilfl inn ,1 school. Col. Allll CFl
rsed what Rev. Harman said in
mpliment to Mrs. Pugh.
When Col. Aull was through speak-1
g Mr. John C. Neel was called to'
e front. He said while he owned
operty in the district he would urge
>on the people to vote on a 10 mills
x which was the only plan to make
e school what it ought to be, that
iod roads and good schools were the
eatest hope of a country.
The tree was beautifully decorated
id the teacher had prepared 32
cks of fruit and candy which hung
1 the tree, one for each scholar, be- ;
:les a number of other gifts of va-'
, i
aus kinds, which were all distrmut-1
! bv old Santa Claus, and the chilt
en were made happy.
Then a fish pond and a cake walk j
included the exercises of the even- I
i
g. The school spirit of Union is j
ill growing and if the trustees and
itror.s will stand by the teacher the ;
;xt Christmas exercises that are held
ill be in a new building where ev- j
ybody can be comfortably enter- J
allied.
A happy Xcw Year to one and all ,
the greeting of your humble friend, j
T. J. W. I
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To abort a cold
and prevent complications
take
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faiotalbs !
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The purified and refined
calomel tablets that arc
nausealess, safe and sure.
Vest pocket size, 10c;
large family package,
35c. Beware of im:*aI:
ens.
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Statement:
from report to State Bank ]
Condition of
il Bank of Newbei
i 1 O 1 If
lose oi Dusmess oibi uvl*. jlc
RESOURCES:
;s
d unsecured
ged)
inks
LIABILITIES:
muary 1,1922
v#"
ers and friends a prospero
pleasure to call attention t
r bank showing- that the pas
we confidently expect tht
perity to our customers and
r are rapidly passing, and w
ge for general improvemen
j i noo
; guuu yvai
esident.
VLL, Vice Pres. and Cashie
LOYD BRADLEY, Asst. C
HUNT & HUNTER, Attys.
lev/berry, S. C.
hat always treats yoi
The conditi<
The Bank of
at the close of business Dei
RESOURCES
Loans & Discounts
Building & Fixtures
Bonds
Cash on hand
Total
LIABILITIE
Capital Stock
Surplus & Profits
Dividend unpaid
Deposits
Money borrowed
Total
DR. GEO. Y. HUNTER, President
DR. JACOB S. WHEELER, V
J. F. BROWNE, Cashie
J. A. COUNT
Will be at B. A
stable s, Wed tie
nary 4th, to b
of Mules from 4
old.
Clyne
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Examiner of the
ry, S. C.
)21.
...$ 825,681.60
732.06
... 140,950.00
ooo ntin qc
&OLi,yjO I .cu
$1,199,421.64
...$ 50,000.00
... 112,337.56
3,000.00
50,000/:$
984,084.08
$1,199,421.64
us and happy
,o the above exit
year has been
; New Year to
friends at large.
;e look forward
t along all linec.
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r.
ashier.
i right"
on of
Prosperity
cember 31,1921
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5308,667.84
4,000.00
47,675.00
26,035.85
S38fi.S78.69
s
$ 25,000.00
20,759.82
1,000.00
339,618.87
None
$386,378.69
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