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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.
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(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
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Unbelievable
Aberdeen, Scotland.—A Scotchman
made a Jpurney costing 30 shillings in
order to collect a government pensiou
of 10 shillings.
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Advertise in The I eople-Sentinel
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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.
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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.
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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. '
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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
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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
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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. . •' .
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, 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
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6 per cent, interest on large amounts
-^Private funds for small loans.
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BROWN & BUSH
LAWYERS
BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA.
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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.
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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
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Stable* in Rear of Store Building.