Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A ♦ THUUDAT, JANUARY U, ItM. S==s=ss== Demand for Sargon §y Break* AD Records **’ Famous Medicine Rapidly Becoming HotMehold Word Througboat Amor ic*—24 Carloads Sold in 25 Days i in 27 States—Orerwhefcning De nand the One- Great Outstand ing Proof of Its Wonderful Merit. Most medicines are sold by the dozen or by the gross. A few are sold in larger quantities, but think of a medicine that sells in such enor mous quantities that wholesale deal ers are forced to buy it in solid car load lots to supply a demand that has been so phenomenal as to almost stagger the imagination. That’s just what has happened with Sargon, the celebrated new medicine that i 8 it>w Sweeping the country like a great tidal wave. Not only is the trade buying it in carload lots, they are buying carload after carload, each car containing over 20,000 bot tles of Sargon and Sargon Soft Mass pyis. Twenty-four carloads in 25 days soljd in 27 States i s the amazing rec ord recently made by these wonderful medicines. In the State of California where Sargon was introduced in April of last year, it has required 21 carloads to supply the ever increasing demand in this one State alone. Texas deal ers required 9 carloads in only four months. --A single New York firm, with rholesale branches in leading cities, selling at the rate of over a Million and a Quarter bottles a year. “Phenomenal and bewildering” is the way one of the big drug jobbers of the country deacribes the marvel ous demand for Sargon. “It’s the greatest seller within the memory of the oldest members of our organization,” said another. “We are selling more Sargon than any other ten medicines put to gether,” said still another. And so it ia everywhere Sargon has been introduced. From Coast to Coast and from the Gulf to the Great Lakes, Sargon ia known and honored. Millions upon millions have used it and have told other milliona what it has done for them. When suffering men and women find a medicine that helps them, they naturally want to tell their friends about it and in this way Sargon is fast becoming a house hold word throughout America. The Best Pharmacy, Barnwell, S. C. Agents. OLD VASE YIELDS NICE SUM OF GREENBACKS Local and Personal News of Blackville Blackville, January «ft T moon, Mrs. Q. HB— When J L. Herndon and his daugh ter, Mrs. Alice Steedly, moved out of their home tn Bambeig to Hunter’s Chapel a few days ago, they present ed a neighboring family, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Sandifer, with some of the household articles which they did not care to move, and included among these articles was an old vase which had been in the Herndon home for a number of years. Mr. Sandifer’s children played with 'the vase, and were astonished to find faome pieces of paper hidden down in the glass piece. They showed it to Mrs. Sandifer, who, on investigation, found that it was paper money. On counting the currency it was ascer tained that the roll contained $70, which Mrs. 41emdon, now dead for fome months, had placed in the vase in 1927, a slip of paper carrying this date. Mr. |Sargiifer immediately nought Mr. Herndon and returned the money. —Bamberg Herald. T. B. Ellia 1. a Hite f - if ELLIS ENGINEERING CO. Laud Survey lag a Specially, f... ' . Lyadburst 8. C. * ' t. P. W. STEVENS OPTOMETRIST Office iaJewcfrytatere BARNWELL, S. C. Fifteen Tears a Bparfeliet ex- ining Eyee and Prescribing Glasses at Tanr Service. 18. —Friday K. Briggs waa hostess to three tables of bridge. u A most enjoyable after noon was passed. Those present were Mrs. Jv|A. Buggle, Mrs. G. Magruder, Mrs. L. Creech, Mrs. C. Risher, Miss Ella Hill, Mrs. S. I. Buist, Mrs. H. D. Still, JV., Miss Eugenia Still, Mrs. S/ G. Lowe, Mrs. H. D. Still, Mrs. E. H. Weissinger and Mrs. H. L. Buis'fc. High score was won by Mrs. S. I. Buist, Mrs. H. D. Still, Sr., cut con- solAtion. The hostess assisted by Mrs. Buggle, served a sweet course. Thursday evening, Miss Harriet Risher entertained at her home in honor of her twelfth birthday, Mrs. C. Boylsfon assisting Mrs. C. Risher in serving. Games were played ant a most enjoyable time had by the as sembled friends. Many pretty gifts showed the favor in which the little Miss is held. The Winthrop Daughters met Fri day afternoon in Elko at the home of Mrs. Clara Johnston Hitt. Mrs. W. C. Buist was re-elected president and Miss* Olive Baxley, vice-president, Miss Helen Holstein, secretary, anc Mrs. C. Boylston, treasurer. Mrs. Adele Gunter was elected gleaner. The meeting was held in honor of Dr. Johqson’s brithday. After the busi ness session, the members were in vited into the dining room where a three-course dinner was served. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. S. I. Buist. On Saturday afternoon, Mrs. A. H. Ninestein entertained at bridge in honor of her daughter, Mrs. Newell Patton, of Spartanburg. The guests numbered twenty. After five pro gressions', Mrs. LeRoy Molair, of Barnwell, was declared winner of high score prize. Mrs. Farrell O’ Gorman cut consolation. The hostess assisted by her daughter, Miss Nell Ninestein and Mias Myrtis Roland ...SUCCESSFUL HOMEMAKING • r OBACI VIAll* OKAY BAKE AT HOME Baking,at home Is a simple proreaa today compared to what It used to be F or inert y a woman had to measure out the flour, tile baking powder and the salt. If alie were using sodAand buttermilk she would hate to guess at the acidity of the milk. Some day* her biscuits or cakes would be per feet while the next day they would be far from palatable. There waa too much guess work In baking at home. Today all guess work has been taken out of baking by the* appearance on An Up-Side-Down pako Makes a Deli cious Dessert. the market of self-rising flour. Sell rising flour has the leavening or bok Ing' powder accurately proportioned by weight, and has the right amount of salt for seasoning. With self-riaing flour, baking at home ia a great indoor sport. V. la easy; It la reliable; It saves from 2T- to 40 per cent time In mixing blsculti- nnd from 25 to 00 per cent In mix ing cakes. Furthermore, baking at home makes the money go further. From actual statistics we know that money goes from 20 to 40 per cent further than if one buys bakery goods. . Why not try an Up-Side-Down cake for dinner tonight? Here is the reolpe for tha^ unusually attractive dessert: Make a cake batter of one egg as follows: W cup Wtw —-—w euw-mHte • % cup sugar cups self-ris- 1 egg ing flour % tsp. vanilla Cream the butter thoroughly, add sugar and continue to cream until the granules have dissolved, and the un beaten egg and bdat until blended, Add the flour and milk alternately, then the flavoring. , Fold the flour in qnlckly and gently, handling as little as possible. From this batter the Up*Side-Down cake ia made this Way: Standard ons sgg H cup diced pinc- caks batter apple 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup ralstaa or 4 tbs. butter dateV 1 cup nuts l cup cherry or other preserves Melt the bitter In an Iron skillet; add the sugar and stir untU blended: remove the skillet from the fire: spread the sugar and hatter mixture In in even layer; then add the fruits and nuts In layers; pour the batter on top and bake In a slow oven about forty-five minutes. IxMeen the cakr from the edges, sod turn out os quick ly os powlble after taking It from oven. Serve with bard sauce or whipped cream.' served a sweet course with coffee. On Monday afternoon at the home of > Mrs. A. B. Hair, Mima Emily In gram entertained the Monday bridge club. Misses Evelyn Richardson, Ruth Barton and Ila Mae Suber were guests, v Mrs. W. R. Carroll, Mrs. H. L. Buist, Mrs. James Ne^rils, Mrs. G. F. Posey, Mrs. Pesri Mathis,' Mrs. Farrell O’Gorman, Mrs. S. B. Rush, Miss Helen Weissinger and Mise Dorothy. O’Gorman were club guests. Friday evening Mrs. Harold Crum was hostess to * few of the local teachers at bridge. Miss Ruth Bar ton, Miss Eleanor Smith, Miss Ila Mae Suber, Miss Emily Ingram and Mias Evelyn Richardson played. Miss Bar ton was winner of high score prize, and Miss Smith won consolation. The school improvement associa tion met at the school house for its regular monthly session Tuesday af termoon, The meeting was opened with the Lord's Prayer in concert. A splendid report was made by the treasurer, Mrs. E. H. Weissinger. Every call of the Federation and other causes has been answered during the past year. Blackboards have been replaced in the intermediate arithme tic room and also in the first grade room. Mrs. T. L. Wragg, director of the western district was present at the meeting and requested that the organisation make some definite te-J spouse to the state president's call: for the endowment fund. Several new members were present. Mrs. 'H. L. Buist who has been president during the poet year requests that every in terested school patron be present at j the next regular meeting at which time officers for the coming year will be elected. Mrs. Herman Brown who has been chairman of the Red Cross work for Blackville for the past several years makes the announcement that Barn well County responded heartily to the roll call and interest in that work is greater than ever. As chairman of the Tuberculosis association for Blackville, Mrs. Brown says that taking into consideration the limited crop production last year the Christ mas seal drive was a pleasing success. The amount raised here from the sale of seals was around seventy-five dol lars. The Red Cross membership drive, for the county reached two hlundred and ten dollars. Mrs. Annie Levy, of Augusta, and Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Triest and chil dren, of Charleston, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Rich. Miss Eleanor Smith spent the week end in Sraooks. $3.60 Returned for $1.00 Spent for Fertilizer in South Carolina For every dollar spent for fertilizer In South Carolina, growers receive In return $3.60 in Increased value of the crops grown. This sUtement Is based on estimates of *,351 South Carolina farmers who were personally Interviewed regarding their experiences, opinions, practices and results from the use of commercial plant food.. Their anawe.s developed the fact that well over half of the to tal crop of cotton grown In South Car olina in 1927, for Instance, waa pro duced by fertilizer. This means for cotton alone In South nlent of equiv- 3,351 South Carolina Fanners Tell Interviewers Hojr They Receive $3.60 for Every Dollar Spent for Fertilizer. Carolina an Increase tn value 4 of $3.95 for each dollar spent for fertilizer, with similar large returns for money spent for fertilization of other crops In the state, averaging $3.60 for all crops. The added yield for codon—64.4 per cent of the total yield—resulting from the use of commercial plant food has a money value of $49,797,000, of which $37,181,000 is returned over and above the cost of fertilizer, only $12,616,000 having been spent that year for this crop-producing commodity. These facts, along with other valua ble Information regarding fertilizers and fertilizer practices in South Car olina and thirty-two other states, based on a recent survey conducted under the supervision of The National Fer tilizer Association, werd brought out In a paper presented by H. R. Smalley, director of Soil Improvement Work of the Association, before the annual meeting of the American Society 6: Agronomy in Chicago. ~ _ Consumer Survey Farmers all over the country—more than 48,000 in thirty-five states—were personally visited by representatives of fertilizer (companies doing business in the states. This “Consumer Sur vey*” as It is called, was mhde to ob tain facts regarding fertilizer practices on American farms. Of the total num ber Interviewed, 2,351 were South Car olina farmers. The Information developed was util ized In connection with data murfa available by the United States Depart ment of Apiculture and shows the re sults Indicated. For cotton more than half of the total crop far South Carolina produced by 467,2*0 tons of fertilizer, gave estimated Increases in the value of the cotton crop of nearly 400 per cent for every dollar spent for com- merciol plant food. r For the corn crop tn South Carolina, *2-5 per cent of thW total crop was pro- duced by fertilizer, the added vatas Produced In this manner being 7,214,- 00«l Total tonnage of fertiliser need In 1M7 was Iff formers at an Mt <rfH.Mt.0M.aa4 faaalttac la aa larraaai la tka valaa * of the crop of $1.95 for every dollar spent for fertilizer. Ob tobacco the returns were even greater /ban for cotton and corn, the increase in value of the tobacco crop In South Carolina for each dollar spent for fertilizer being estimated at $7.98. The percentage of the total tobacco crop produced by plant food is given at 66.2, an unusualy heavy return, worth $8,693,000 from the 36.340 tons of fertilizer used on tobacco at a cost of $1,090,000 to the South Carolina to bacco growers. The percentage of the total yield produced by fertilizer for other crops is given st 19.4 per cent and the added value at $5,496,000, with on increase of $2.44 in the average value of the crops for each dollar spent for fertilizer. For other crops than cotton, corn, and to bacco, 74.250 tons of fertilizer were used, costing $2,249,000. Taking all crops considered. It was found that the percentage of the total crop produced by fertilizer in South Carolina was 51.6, with on added value of $71,200,000 from the use of 726,000 tons costing $19,958,000, and returning $2.60 for each dollar spent tor fer tilizer. Farmers* Own Estimates Used The foregoing figures and conclu sions are baaed on South Carolina farmers' own estimates of tbs Increase in yields obtained by the use of fer tiliser. the percentages of acreages fer tilized, the value of crops aa reported ty the mired states DepArtmeut of Agriculture, the approximate quanti ties of fertiliser need on certain crops, on estimate of the average price paid by farmers for fertiliser on cotton aa shown by figures of the United States Department of Agriculture, and an esti mate made by The National Fertiliser Association on the avefage price paid for fertiliser used on other crops. The farmers' estimates of increase yields obtained by the use of fertilizer are the moat comprehensive estimates of this kind ever obtained, and it therefore seems worthwhile to employ them to determine approximately the return that the farmers obtain from the use of fertilizer. The 2,458 ootton farmers interviewed in South Carolina estimated their average yield of cot ton without fertilizer gt 94.7 pounds of lint per acre and with fertilizer st 288.2. For corn, the 1,628 Sonth Caro lina farmers questioned estimated the yield without fertilizer at 9.2 bnshels •Z5 •to •w nm O' *jg nllll ■ntUEi~jcac3Eara 1 or mrum sot ape i This chart shews the profit obtained from the use of Inersaeinf qugrtttfes of fertiliser on HM4 ootton farms located In North Carolina, South Can- ollna, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and . Texas. pet acre, with fertilizer 22.1. For to bacco, *9$ groworo eslliwafed 25L2 pounds aa the yield without fertlllsur and 177.7 with fertfUosr. And It Is from thqse by the tamers of that the li the returns tram th* vm of^tortfltom In tint state fUMh £to v % «r NOTICE! Effective February Igt, 1930, the Banks of BermreB County along with other banks throughout this veetkw, will make a service charge of twenty-five cents to the ac- count of the depositor, on each check deposited and retum- for lack of funds. It is contemplated that the depowtor will collect this charge from the maker of each returned check. This plan is being adopted in the hope that it will dteourage the increasing circulation of M bad checks" so detremental to the business of the community, .... • f It is much more expensive and takes more time to re turn an unpaid item than to pay a check which is good. It is inconvenient and sometimes embarassing to the depositor to have a deposited hern returned unpaid, and it will there- fore greatly benefit the public generally to eliminate, as far as possible, such worthless items. Any officer of these banks will be glad to discuss this matter with their depositors. It is done after careful study and consideration for the mutual good of the their customers. Bank of Western Caroling (BARNWELL BRANCH) 1 a Bank of Western Carolina (BLACKVILLE BRANCH) Bank of Williston . Bank of Kline NTURY J f*. * I of helping American Farmers • * 1 . * • MAKE BETTER CROPS Th* courieg year rounds eet sa avee caetury sleca the first um of Chilooa Nitrate of Soda ia tfco United States. Andrew Jackson, lemons “Old Hickory”, of i Tennessee, was President of the United States la 1S30 when the firet cargo of this nitrofm lortfliMr trrivod by sailing vessel from far-efr CkQe. Tint was yeare before we hod the telephone, the telegraph. TQ-n A Y— 0,1 #h#€r mtrit - -. Strict- ■ w ar#* ■ ly on the beds of the good It has done, Chilean Nitrate to-day Is the standard nitrogen fertilizer. Last year more than farmers used it to make more money from their crops. Every cotton champion in tbs South... and •▼•ry corn champion • •. his winning crop with Chilean Nitrate. For nearly half a century, ffTnirl—aul Stations have proved the vuluo of Chilean Nitrate. In Penn sylvania, for instaaca, szporimsats have been con- ducted condnaouMly since IStlf The success eh-’ tained by farmers who aso it, leods many more each year to fellow their example. Chilean Nitrpie pays back its mail coat many thnaa over. Do not confuse Chilean Nitrate with ether fertilizers. It Is ths world's Only natural nitrate aitrpgsa. Not synthetic, hot the cost thing, and refined ia Chile end nowhere else. It will pey yon to insist onChOeon MUruto. If is food for ahnoqt tvs by 100 years of mi. Oor new *4 pegs ttmtrated book “How to Par- tllim Yom Cropf glvuo iB fh^ 1 ^ ussd. Was. Ask for Rook No. I or « ad and moR it with your noma and l Chilton i ZDOCAUMAL BtnttAV mi ®U ■ •*r'<" ;