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- • ■ -A . r -X-: T —' .\5* ..: PAGE FOUR THE BARNWELL The Barnwell People-Sentinel JOHN W. HOLMES 1840—MU. B. P. DAVIES, Editor and Proprietor. Entered at the post office at Barnwell S. C., as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Dike Year — $160 Six Months .90 Three Months ,60 (Strictly in Advance.) THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1928. For some people the wc»ek-end seems to have seven days. There are some writers that even a pres^ a^ent can’t write into famti and (fortune. The Independent Farmer. Back in the old days, before the advent of jazz, the boys could be heard whopinp: it up with a lilting lyric, entitle! 4 ‘The Independent Far mer” and glorifying the same. To day, as yesterday, the isolation of the farmer while at his labor and the iso lation of the farmer in his life at home make him an independent indi vidualist; he differs from other laborers in his seclusion. Other crafts and trades are in many in stances bound together in aoopera- tive organizations. Other craftsmen and tradesmen express dissatisfartiom by striking, or threatening to strike. Has anyone ever heard of a far mer’s strike? Walter W. Head writes in the Re view of Reviews: “If all the farmers of the United States were members of one great union, if that union were di rected and controlled by one man, if, in 1928, that individual should order a general strike of a U farmers in the United States, th<m every man, wo- He Means Business By Albert T. Reid War on Corn-Borer W Possible With Wormwood _ Parts.—The corn-borer, which threat ens disaster to the com belt of the Middle West, cun be fought 6ucce ' fully, think French scientists, by in troducing wormwood Into the United This was given definitely as a fair ly certain solution by Dr. E. Rop* baud of the Pasteur institute, in a paper read before the Academy o Sciences by Doctor Bouvler. Doctor Roubaud is chief of the Pasteur insti tute’s entomological laboratory. The devastating corn-borer, called here ‘‘ovrale.” is ore valent in France and is’~®aid~ to* have been taken "to America by way of Canada. Here, how ever, It prefers life in the weed-like plant wormwood, says Doctor Rou baud, and therefore is not a menace to-agriculture or horticulture. ' Wormwood, fairly rare In the United States, Is prolific here* where It was used In the manufacture o absinthe, the liquor now prohiblte ■ •: Unbelievable Aberdeen, Scotland.—A Scotchman made a Jpurney costing 30 shillings in order to collect a government pensiou of 10 shillings. % Advertise in The I eople-Sentinel .*. show that in 192$ 200 carloads of asparagus rolle^d from this section to the markets. The same reports for 1925 list 1,340 carloads of watermel ons, 28 carloads of cantaloupes and 400 carloads of cucumbers. Barnwell county drew about a man and child in America would find | ^11}^ dollars last year for its com- that the ‘agricultural problem’ was not merely a problem, but that it had be come THE problem of every Ameri can.” Mr. Head points out that the far mer, as a class, differs with other in dustrial classes in that he cannot con trol the amount or the quality of the product to be offered for salei at a single time. Mr. Head suggests supervision by the government of the machinery of marketing, and capital advances or a capital loan by government, As in the Federal Land Banks, to protect the farmer by private resources, from the effect of price fluctuations. The farm bloc in Congress goes further—it will not be satisfied with less than som<i scheme of price-fixing which will do for the farmer what the tariff does for the manufacturer at the cost of the consumer. Mr. Head also says in his article that we must somehow reduce the disastrous effects of the major un certainties peculiarly inherent agriculture. That’s a very good idea! in mercial gardening. That is a lot of money. It reveals that farmers in Barnwell; County are watchful of their opportunities. And dewberries are going on the list. Strawberries are also sent market. A farmer near Blackville would cent; price increased 66 per cent. 1919—Acreage reduced 7.4 per cent; pri^e increased 29 per cent. 1921—Acreage reduced - 15 ^ per cent; price increased 17 per cent. 1927—Acreage! reduced 12.5 pei; cent; price increased 60 to 65 cent.—Spartanburg Journal. per Long Branch School Sets Out Evergreens The v Long Branch School was visit ed recently by Mrs. Dora Dee Wal- not guess at acreage, but asserted , ker and Miss Elizabeth McNab, home that more lands are biting devoted o demonstration agent, who, with the truck crops and that where proper] older boys and girls of the^school, sot methods are followed the planters out a number of iplants around the have as bright prospects as in any ( school building. All of the plarr^rrsed he added. “They _C9JW hack tired and commercial gardening area. Good for foundation planting were native' wear y an< ^ settled dpwn. World-War Children Held Cold-Blooded New York.—The World war made the children of its day a ‘^bloodthirsty and cold-blooded” present generation. Fritz Kreisler, violinist, said on his return from an eight-month tour of Europe. v He asked reporters what had taken place in America during his absence. Among other things, he was told of the Hickman murder case and othep recent crimes. “It is those young people who w£re children in the war and who jiea/d of the* gigantic sacrifice of life anrr seem to have inherited all the bloodshed and cruelty of war,” he saidy^'I know. I see It in their faces and in their actions." - “Thank God it is not/the soldiers. yields and choice products are claim- evergreensL which the. boys and girls found in the woods and swamp near thei school. “Mother Walker,” ed. In short, pricts are good. Besides the crops mentioned, farm To anj From the Farm. The United States Department of Agriculture recently made a survey, covering 2,745 persons who moved to the citius from the ,farms, and 1,167 persons who recently moved from cities to farms.- The reasons given for moving are interesting. About one-third of those who left the farms did so because they couldn’t make farming; pay. One-fourth left the farms because they were physi cally disabled in some w T ay. One far mer in every forty interviewed!, left the farm for the city because he was financially able to retire. About two-thirds of the 1,167 who moved te the farms did so because they thought better health conditions for both children and parents w T ere to be found there. Some of the other reasons given were that the persons found the cost of living too high in the city; that they wanted the inde pendent life of th<4faim; and that they were tired of city life. Another interesting thing brought out by the suivey was the tendency for the younger people to move to the farm and for the older to move to cities. Where Barnwell Excels. (Editorial Correspondence in the News and Courier.) Blackville, March 10.—TjjhS town sets up to be the world’s largest cu- xrumber market. Ten miles to the northwest is Williston, which lays claim to being the largest asparagus center in the world. Nine miles to the southwest is Barnwell town, a great center for watermelon ship ments. * These are no idfe boasts; the three town* have the statistics to corrobo- mte their claims. Government reports ers of this section do well with beans, white and sweet potatoes, spinach, cabbage, lettuce, English peas and squashes among others. More at tention is being paid to fruits, and dairying is practiced by several lead ing farmers. Just now asparagus is holding at tention. The “tips” are succulent and the readiness of the markets to absorb them is practical evidence that the vegetable is of high quality. A goojd season is in prospect. - Blackville, Barnwell and Williston are the county’s principal towns. They are connected by excellent highways and from each of them good roads radiate.. In addition they enjoy goo^ railroad service, produce rolling to the markets on fast schedules. "Boosters” Live—in- these towns and they are prepared to impress the wayfarer with thei advantages and opportunities of their sections. They recite their facts with confidence. They know' that their strtions are coming and they want others to know about them. - They, tell of the lands and of the conditions which invite to all manner of outdoor ac tivities. In common with the other parts of the Edisto-Savannah region, Black- ville, Barnwell and Williston are confident that* the expansion of the hydro-eectric transmission lines will hasten the development of their sec tions.—T\ P. L. » » » V Acreage Reductions. It is interesting to^ recall the re- as she is fondly known/ throughout the St&te, advocates the use of native plants as mueft as possible in the planting of home and school grounds, as they are beautiful as well as in expensiva Yaupon (Casina,) Ameri can holly,' mock orange and cedar were set ou t and stakes driven to mark places for other plants to be put out later. The above muitioned evergreens are all native plants in Barnwell County and are valued very highly by landscape architects. Bct sides the plants mentioned there are several varieties of laurel and myrtle^ two varieties of dog wood, red-hud (Judas,) sumac, formosa and many more that are mentioned by horti- culturists for decorative purposes and plwasing effects, which are found in this section. ' » Double Ponds to Have Poultry Short Course Miss Juanita Neely, Poultry Spec ialist of Winthrop College, will con- .duct a Poultry Short Course in the Doubki Ponds community Friday, March 16th. The meeting will begin 12r30 at the> home of Mrs. Mamie Warren. — —— A number of interesting lectures and demonstrations will be given. Miss Neely will <bei glad to answer any questions relative to the various problems of the individual poultry producer in the time allotted to such discussions. Years of practical ex- perience as a poultry producer, as well as theoretic knowledge, < has fitted peated efforts of past years looking Miss Neely efficiently for this work. towards reduction of cotton acreage. Theje'-haye been acreage reductions, with improved pricts for the staple as a result. The Progressive Farmer in a recent issue recounts these results. According to this w’ell known agricul tural paper since 1895 “thert* have been six well marked campaigns for the reduction of cotton acreage, and B. Y. P. U. Program. Jewel* in Legend The fact that the misfortunes that have so "Often/attended the careers of famous jewels may be explained away as coincidences, just as the mystical qualities/ascribed to pearls may be dispelled on scientific grounds, will probably not lessen the appeal of the stories and legends about them. On the other hand, optimists may point with some pleasure to a contrary ex? ample, in which the pawning of some more or less valuable jewelry financed Columbus’ discovery of a new world T I ? ? Y Y Y Youll Go i * I i Smiling l l Y Y Y without fear of any automobile trouble if you let us inspect and overhaul your car regularly. I have employed Mr. George Grubbs, an experienced mochanic, to operate my automooile repair shop, located at the Farmers’ Ginnery, and a trial will convince you that ours is an automobile service, without equal for completeness, courtesy and reasonableness in. cost. Let us demon?trate what we Y Y x Y Y Y moan! B. S. MOORE AT FARMERS’ GLNNERYi BARNWELL, S. C. * Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y T Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y •:~XKK-X-X~>*^X"XK~X~XK-X-X-*X*X-X~X-XK*X~X*< # <~X M X M J* BEAUTY PARLOR Mr. Rice, expert ladies’ and children’s hair cutter, formerly v/i^h J. B. White and Co. Beauty Parlor, now with.Harworth’s beauty Parlors, will be pleased to serve his many patrons an<| frkinds, and be able to take care of all hair goods and needs of all customers. Harworth’s Beauty Parlor 219 Leonard Building ’ Augusta. Ga. Phone No. 562 Elevator Service Youth Laugh* La*t A professor at George Washington university failed to show up on time for ehiss. The young men waited 15 minutes. No professor! The class evaporated. Next day the teacher avowed he had been “construct!velj present” because his hat had been on his desk. On the third day the instruc tor entered the classroom to find the usuaTcTTalrs. ^ach with a h51 Upon It. American humor is still ‘‘constructive ly present.”—Lafayette Journal and Courier. 1— To Clinch the Bargain A Kansas City K.an employed in an expert capacity raceived an offer from a rival firm recently, and went-to talk the matter over. The prospective em ployer named a certain sum to start the salary discussion, but the expert did not like the looks of the new lob. and so he said, “I’m sorry, but 1 have FOR SALE CUCUMBER, CANTALOUPE 4XD WATERMELON SEED * —Buy your Cucumber .Seed from Jhe grower’s representatives— Get the Genuine—“THE HENDERSON,” bought direct from Peter Henderson and Co., and “KIRBY,” bought from I. N* Simon and Son, put up in 1 poun^ original packages. . •' . * » , , 1 to 5 pounds at $1.25 per pound. — . / 5 to 25 pounds at $1.15 per pound. ' / 25 to 100 pounds at $1.00 per pound. . / 100 pounds at 95c per pound. —. / Rice’s Perfect© Cantaloupe Seed at $1.00 per pound/ Irish Grey, Excel and Watson Watermelon seed 80c per pound. Simon Brown’s Sons BLACKVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA^ LONG TERM MONEY to LEND • . / f 6 per cent, interest on large amounts -^Private funds for small loans. T- BROWN & BUSH LAWYERS BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. X»4«XX**X**X**X**X**X**X*<**X**X**X**X**X**> a contract with my company which has.two years to run.” - 4_ “Contract be blowed 1” said .the ri val boss, who is also a lawyer.^“1 can break any contract ever written. Now, you come with u*/and I’ll give yeu $100 a month more than you’re getting now.” “Well, 1 guess I’d better mot.” yoju $lio -more “No, I—’ “And a Star. contract!”—Kansas City in each case there has been a reduc tion in acreage and an increase in price.” Following is the* table compiled by the Progressive Farmer: ^ 1895—Acreage reduced 14.7 per cent; price increased 65 per cent. 1905—Acreage reduced 13.1 per cent} price increased 20 per cent. 1915—Acreage reduced 14.1 per The program of the Intermediate B. Y. P. U. for Sunday, March 18th, group No. 2, is as follows: v Subject: “How Baptists Work To gether.” * V / Scripture reading—Katherine Hol land. 1/ • “In Our Churches”—Vivian Hair. “In the District Association”—Lar- gie Holland. * ' v “In the State Convention”—Nellie Furtick. “In the Southern Baptist Conven tion”- Marian Btrlgn. “The Baptist \i T orld Alliance-”— Marie Halford. Burial of Ciantt** To bury a woman who died at Ma- quassi, South Africa, the services of 30 men \yere required. The coffin was/ 3 feet 4 inches high at the shbulder and 6 feet 3 indies in length. Twenty men had to assist In putting the corpse into the colfin. and 30 pallbear ers lowered Jt Into the grave. The deceased, who was a young woman, had been bedridden for a year. Owing to her weight a special bed had to be made on the floor. Shipment of Fresh •- , ‘ orses and Mules hese are the kind of animal* you need to make cotton, at a profit. iX I Mercantil Barnwell, ’a.* Still Time to Letirn Every man should ask himself oeca- V” slonally, “JH,0Jau4©ng has It been slnce^ -I teafned a new thing?”—American ^Magazine. . ^ j S. Q. Stable* in Rear of Store Building.