Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

m: ThcBarn wB People-Sentinel w, JOHN W. HOLMES 1S4S—ItlL B. P. DAVIES, Editor aod Proprietor. Entered at the poet office at Barnwell S. C., aa second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1 50 Six Months .90 Three Months .50 (Strictly in Advance.) THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1928. W. C. Durant, automobile manufac turer, has offered a prize of $25,000 “for the best and most practicable plan to make the 18th amendment ef fective.” Well, here’s our prize-win ning suggestion: Just induce the ipeoplci of these United States to quit jdrinkimg intoxicating beverages. Keep the Home Safe! That great American humorist, Mark Twain, once hit on a “big” idea. “The majority of persons,” he wrote, “die in bed. Therefore, to preserve my life, I spend as little time in bed as possible.” Now that the National Safety Coun cil advises us that one-fourth of the deaths'by <accid<rit occur in the homes of people, some wise birds will prob ably declare that one way of preserv ing life is to go out a lot! More persons were killed during the early part of this year through aeci- jdente in the home than met death through motor accidents on the dan gerous optfi roads. There is only one remedy for this condition. Stay home as much a s you can—it is the best place for all of us. But be careful. Don’t leave rugs where they will trip the unwary. Don’t light fires with gasoline. Keep children away from open flames. Don’t leave poisnous medicines polishes, etc., where children can get them. Don’t throw lighted matches away (artlessly. In other words, watch your step. It might be a good idea to paste up a list of “Dont’s” right in your kitchen and took at it once in a while. Make your home the safest place to be in. Neglect of the simple pnrau- t’on* necessary for safety is an inex cusable crime! H re? i In view of W. C. Durant’s offer of a $25,000 prize “for the b<i*t and most practicable plan to make the 18th amendment effective,” it would seem that the automobile manufacturer hasn’t much faith in the Republican platform or Candidate Hoover’s ex- pn* aions along this line. by paoplt in establishing ft milk con- densery at Tuscaloosa. The plant is new in the process of construction. Among those we met were the fol lowing: W. C. McClure, Special Agent of the Chamber of Commerce, who organized the publicity cam paign to get the farmers in the county “dairy minded”, Geo. A. Pet- prs, Dairy Specialist, employed joint ly by Libby-McNiel-Libby and the Chamber of Commerce, A. N. Han son, Manager of the condensary, which is being constructed, R. C. Latt, County Farm Agent, 1 R. C. Gulmeyer, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, G. B. Verner, President of the Merchants Bank & Trust Co., of Tuscaloosa. I cannot go into details concerning^ the information we gathered here but will say that the visit to Tuscaloosa enabled us to go into the Mississippi dairy section with the proper atti tude and viewpoint for obtaining the information we desired; the Tusca loosa people have just completed the process of preparing their coun ty for the advent of a whole milk plant while the Starkville section has had such a plant in operation for two years. Starkville, Miss. A complete list of the names of the people we met in Starkville would be too lengthy. The Chamber of Commerce officials, the bankers and the individual dairy farmers were very generous in the manner in which they imparted information concern ing their dairy industry. The de velopment of the dairy industry be- g^n years ago and the decision of the Borden Company to locate their plant there was a result of the splen did success of the first cooperative creamery which was established at the Mississippi A. & M. College in grow in profusion. If the native 1912. The college is located at pasture lands were kept moved they Starkville. .With a modest number would equal if not su 1 r^ass our im- of 19 members, the creamery made proved permanent pastures, its start in 1912. At that time only The banks are very generous in 240 cows were being milked by the assisting the farmers in buying good 19 members. The first year’s oper- d «iry cows. Jersey predominate in ation resulted in 14,503 lbs. of but- terfat being sold to the creamery which paid the dairymen $5,193. The rapid growth of this creamery is at tested by the fact that in 1926 the farmers delivered 645,456 lbs of but- terfat, receiving $301,145 for the same. This success attracted the Borden Company who sent a repre sentative to Oktibbeha County in 1924. This representative found 7,- | Oktibocha County. The bankers loan money holding papers on the cows which seems to be a most substantial collateral. * Very few farmers give any care and attention to the young heifer calves and many die because of lack of attention. I should think that an efficient dairyman could go into this section and soon amass a fortune. Most of the milk furnished the 000 milking dairy cows within a radi- 1 condensary comes from the tenant us of 12 miles of Starkville, 6,000 farm er. The seeming indifference of heifers were coming on. Late in the landlord in regard to the manage- 1924 a carload of milk was shipped of the herd of the share farm- More About the Western Trip. (By H. D. Calhoun) I accompanied a group of South Carolina Business Men and Farmers from the Edisto-Savannah Rivers Section and a tour through sections of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississip pi to study dairy development. The party was composed of the following: Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Easterling and daughter, R. L. Zeigler, Eugene E. Chatterton, A M. Brabham, S. W. ^Copeland, Paul, s Green,James B. Guess, Jr., F. V. James, J. Z. Brook- er, A. M. Mealey, S. S. Ray, J. A. Mitchell, F. M. Moye, J. W. Crum[ R. O. Ginn, Chester Matthews, Ho mer Kearse. A. Rice and W. H. Ram sey and the writer. Most of these gentlemen are from .Bamberg and Barnwell counties. At Birmingham we were joined by Mr. Thomas E. Huey and Mr. Easter of the Alabama Power Company. Both of these men are connected with the Industrial De velopment Department of the Ala bama Power Company. The tour was promoted by the South Carolina Power Company, with the aim in view of obtaining information to use in promoting dairying in the Edisto- Savannah section. Here are a few observations at our different stops that might be of in terest: Tuscaloosa, Ala. We were entertained in a most cordial manner by the Tus^k>osa Chamber of Commerce, who gave us valuable informatiop concerning the preliminary steps taken in that coun- j On tf to interest the Libby-McNiel-Lib- Greta, Svcet Clover, mi to the Borden Plant in Illinois to be processed and examined. This final ly resulted in a plant being construct ed in Starkville early in 1926 at a cost of $500,000. In April, 1927 the condensary bought 3,859,985 pounds of whole milk from the farmers pay ing them $108,985 for the same. The same month th^ college creamery paid its patrons 39,092 for butterfat. The farmers receive an average of about 25c per gal. for whole milk. Trucks collect the milk and deliver it to th e plant at a cost to the farmer of 3c per 100 lbs. of milk for each mile the milk is hauled. The farm ers receive a check from the con densary and the college creamery on the 15th of each month. The conden- sery frequently pays out $150,000 on a single payroll. As evidence of the effect this has on thi business inter est of Starkville one groceryman told me he turned his stock 52 times in 1927. The condensery plant is a most interesting one, having a daily ca pacity of 225,000 lbs. of milk. 10,000 cans of condensed milk are turned out each hour while the plant is op erating. About 26,000 lbs. of sugar are used daily. The Borden Com pany considers the Starkville plant the most satisfactory one of the 46 plants it operates, including one near Berlin, Germany. The 15th of each month is pay-day in Starkville and the streets resemble a carnival or circus day in a large town on this day. - \ In 1927 the Condensery paid out $954,259.30 and the college creamery paid out $404,050.67, making a total of $1,359,309.97 to the dairy farm ers of the Starkville community. This was twice the value of the cotton sold in the same zone. The dairy farmers, however, have not quit the cotton game but douetail the dairy program into their general program of farming. We were impressed with the fact that so few dairymen are feeding their herds scientifically. I consult ed several small farmers who told me that they were getting about $8.00 to $10.00 per cow per month and that th e cows received no food other than the grazyig they could get on the pastures. Fortunately for this section, the sojl analize about 65 percent, to 75 percent Calcium carbonate. The limestone is excep tionally soft and readily disintegrates, these lands alfalfa, Johnson er is amazing. The tenant furnishes the labor and one-half of the con centrate feed, while the roughage is grown on the farm, the producing cost of which is borne about equally between the landlord and the tenant. The landlord furnishes the hmd and th e tenant the seed and labor for producing the feed. The tenant gets 50 percent of the proceeds from the milk. The landlord furnishes the cows, th e land and one-half of the concentrate feeds and shares equally with the tenant in receipts for milk. My observation was that most of the landlords were interested pri marily in receiving the 50 percent of the check each month, disregarding the methods used by his tenants in producing the milk, and not appre ciating, as they should, the value the compost has to the land. In both of the sections we visited we found that the establishment of a creamery was instrumental in get ting the people “dairy-minded” and that the creamery preceeded the con densery. The companies operating whole milk plants are looking for such communities and they more or less select their own locations with out solicitation. With this in mind the Edisto-Savannah section is plan ning to create more interest in dairy ing by promoting pastures develop ment, the organization of bull associ- V V iQJiAUZ^TioM IN m Dk' WET Pi Dt frank Crane Says HAPPINESS When my two girls were getting ready to enter Wellesley they suddenly discovered about two weeks before their entrance examina tions that they were to be quizzed upon the subject of trigonometry and knew nothing about it. But they had to pass an examination on it. So I got them a tutor at $20.00 a toof and he prepared them so that they passed and entered the college. WTiilc engaged in this study they came to me'one day and asked me what a sine and a co-sine were. I told them to look in the dic tionary as I had to. The truth was I didn’t know what those things win mysiilf ——-—/ They looked in the dictionary and then brought the hook to me saying they didn’t understand the definition. Reading the definition, I replied that they had nothing on me, that I didn’t understand it myself. / Some days afterward I was talking to a very distinguished mathe matician and told him this story, and asked him why it was that I who flattered myself on being an intelligent man could not understand what kind of a thing a sine was. “Why,” he replied, “that is very simple. A sine isn’t anything at in.” “I know.” I answered. “But why put it in the dictionary?” He said: “A sine is not a thing. It is a relation between two things.” . The greatest thing anybody can learn as regards their personal happiness is that it is not a thing, but a relation between two things. We never realize what a blessing good roads are until we come to a detour and have to travel over a mile or so of humpy dirt road. I know a woman who is grieving herself to death over a wayward child for whom she has done everything possible. She needs to get her mind off of her child and think of what she possesses, of how many sources of happiness still remain to her. The homely advice, “Count your blessings.” is a good one. We can only be happy in what we possess by contemplating those who have less and not those who have more. So look about you, and see how many people are worse off than you are, and be thankful things are no worse. afcibhgwith the ideanof banishing the scrub bulls and low grade cows, and working for either a creamery or cheese factory looking ahead to the ultimate location of a whole milk ant similiar to those at Tuscaloosa and Starkville. Columbia, Aug. 29<—The many friend* of T. J. Langley will be pleated to learn that he has won the trip of fered by The Atlantic Life Insurance Company to Quebec. He will' lei Saturday, Sept 1st, and will re| about the 10th. South Carolina Democrats Are Invited to Party Rally Columbia, Aug. 24.—“A happy old tion and enthusiasm as to guarantee time Democratic rally” ini Columbia on to the nomonees of the party the September 13, when Senator Joe Rob- biggest vote ever cast by South Caro- inson, Democratic vice-presidential nominee, speaks here was foreseen to day by Roach S. Stewart, of Lancas ter chairman of the State Democratic (Signed) “Roach S. Stewart, “State Chairman.” The Appledale Dairy LYNDHURST, S. C. Daily Early Morning De liveries in Barnwell. Sterilized Bottles and Pads. See our deliveryman or drop us a card. The Appledale Dairy CANDIDATES’ CARDS. Municipal Primary Election. For Alderman. I hereby announce myself a can date for the office of Alderman for the town of Barnwell, and pledge myself to abide by the rules and regulations of the Democratic municipal election and to support the nominees of the party. G. Malcolm Anderson. I hereby announce myself a candi date for reeketion to the office of Alderman for the town of Barnwell, and pledge myself to abide by the rules and regulations of the Demo cratic municipal election and to sup port the nominees of tht party. E. E. Goodson. For Commissioner of Public Works. 1 hereby announce myself a candi date for reelection to the office of Commissioner of Public Works for the town of Barnwell, and pledge myself to abide by the rules and regulations of the Democratic municipal election and to support the nominess of the party. — T. JTLangley. I hereby announce myself a candi date for election to the office of Com missioner of Public Works for the town of Barnwell to succeed T. J. Langley, and pledge myelf to abide by the rules and regulations of the Democratic municipal election and to aupport the nominees of the party. W. C. Milhous. T* B. Ellis J. a Ellis * ELLIS ENGINEERING CO. Land Surveying n Specinlty. Lyndhurst, a G. CURSION TO W ashington, D. C. FRIDAY, Al^JUST 31, 1928. Round Trip Fares: Barnwell v __ $15.00 Blackville \ 14.50 Denmark 14.50 Tickets sold for all trains 31st except Crescent Limited. Final limit reach starting point midnight September 5th. • 4 j .> For reservations and mfonnatioc, consult Ticket Agents* r ~ Southern Ry. System executive committee, who issued ~ a statement urging “all Democrats of this State to avail themselves of this! opportunity to hear Senator Robin son.” The vice-presidential nominee’s record peculiarly qualifies him to “speak qn tlfe* principles of Democ racy,” (declared Mr. Stewart. The State chairman’s statement: “To the Pemocrats of South Caro lina: ) “Joseph Robinson, Democratic can didate for vice-president, will speak in Columbia on the evening of Septem ber 13, 1928. “I urge all the Democrats of this State to avail themselves of this op portunity to hear Senator Robinson. His record as a United States Senator and as floor lekder of the Democratic ugust * party in the United States Senate ^ peculiarly qualify him to speak on the prinerphq^of Democracy. “For the first time in years a nation al candidate is to come within our borders, and I trust and believe it will prove to be a happy oVd time Demo cratic rally, from which the Democrats of our State will receive such iospim- M. B. Calhoun & Son •: Funeral Directors and Embalmers v % Steel and Cement Vaults p- Ambulance Service. Barnwell Allendale Phone 25, Allendale. V