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.. Nobody’s Business By Gee McGee. 2 Farm' Facts. We obsepre that the farmers Of the United States borrowed the sum of $885,000,boo.00 to farm on last year, and the same was spent as fol lows: automobiles $600,000,000.00 PUfc Radios 2^000,000.00 Guano l\p0,000,00 Gas and Oil 175,0(to,000.00 Permanent Improvements \ 4.89 Tobacco 226,000,( Coca Cola 500,( Terracing Land 7J5 Fighting Pests 88 v 88 Outstanding Checks. 200,750,000.00 ' W* Total $1,453^52,365.40 The new styles in dresses ain’t so bad. In frict, they appear to be a bit more liberal. They are longer in some places, but they are scalloped and split and puckered in such a man ner that the vision is not hampered to any great extent, however it is more like peeping thru the bars an- soforth. When they sit down, that is the girls, you’d hardly realize that the styles have changed at all. Some of the girls are seen wearing garters —when they sit down. Cotton Letter. v New York, Feb. 6, 1930.—July shorts made heavy tenders on .the opening thus forcing Bombay to cover while southern selling bucked the straddlers and May sol,d 24 points off when it thundered in Brownsville. Boll weevil emergence has started in the warmer regions, but hootch is holding steady at 4 dollars per quart in sympathy with the active months. Call money and suicides seem to be norma 1 m Wall Street, but Mr. Hoover’s me«sage promised the res toration of good times, especially to those who were on the right side of the market. We advise briar cutting and sprouting for the present. The style promoters ia*ist that an kle-length dresses are right around the corner, but who cares to go around the corner? Just about time we men had learned how to get along without the use of our imaginations, here comes long dresses. Congress ought to pass a law. But in case the calves ansoforth are hid from view, 2 mil lion bales more cotton can be used and that means I million more per sons can be put back to w'ork, and the farmers might be chased out of the poor house. Of course, this refers tq the return of cotton dresses, and the abandonment of silks and rayons, which ain't possible. Short Cuts. It is becoming rather unpopular to , buy a seat in the Senate. Hoover is still expecting to “talk prosperity back into existence. It costs 24 dol lars and 35 cents to have a gunman shoot a man in Chicago. Women come a little higher. Our govern ment is at present holding an election In Haiti. Nicarauga went democratic. There is an Indian out in Oklahoma who claims to be 257 years old. Guess she’s been eating Yeast and smoking Camels all her life. The World War would soon be forgot were it not for a few “drives” now and then.. If you want to find your husband out—go to his office when he’s not in. (The End.) - Have You Been Relkwed Yet? Speaking of the power of co-opera tion, at the time this article is writ^ ten, the ‘ farmers are being paijd 22 dollars per ton for their cotton seed at retail. Cotton seed meal is being sold at 38 dollars per ton. Cotton seed hulls fetch 12 dollars a ton. Cot ton seed oil is worth 150 dollars per ton. Linters can be had at 5 cents a pound. Jesse James used a pistol. Hickman used a blow torch. Some organizations use a price fixer, and according to the judgment of the man up a tree, the manufacturers can not possibly be making more than 20 dollars per ton net off the farmers at present. They can’t get along on such a small margin of profit The farm relief board ought to force the farmers to sell their cotton seed at 50 cents a ton so’s they will know be yond a shadow of a doubt that they lire actually giving the same away. Wiali Somebody Would Invent. 1. A combination tooth-paste and shaving cream. 2. A good excuse for coming in late at night. S. A dependable muffler for a mid night cat 4. A substitute for a divorce minus violence. 5. A form of honest politicks and How Ford Methods t Cost OF 1 / / Lower profits in selling save you at least * * / *'*'/*’ * • 1 $50 $75 in addition to the many savings in manufaeturiny T WENTY-SEVEN years ago the Ford Motor Company was formed to provide reliable, economical trans portation for all the people. That original purpose has never changed. The constant effort in every Activity is to find ways to give you greater and greater value without extra cost—frequently at lowered cost. This applies to distribution and similar important factors, as well as manufacture. For the Ford Motor Company believes that its full duty is not only to make a good automobile at the lowest possible price, but to see that there is no waste, extravagance, or undue profit in any transaction from the time the car leaves the factory until it is delivered to your home. It is obvious that hard-won savings in production will be of little value if they are sacrificed later through excessive selling costs. N EVERY purchaser of a motor car has the right to know how much 1 of the money he pays is for the car itself and how much is taken up by dealer charges. If these charges are too high, one of two things must happen. Either the price of the car must be raised or the quality lowered. There is no other way. TTie money must come from somewhere. HR In the case of the Ford, the low charges for distri bution, selling, financing and accessories mean a direct saving of at least $50 to $75 to every purchaser in addition to the still greater savings made possible by economies in manufacturing. Ford charges are not marked up or increased to cover a high trade-in allowance on a used car. • Hie profit margin on the Ford car has always been fair to both the dealer and the public.'Within the past three months, it has been possible to effect still further economics. Today, the discount or commis- sion of the Ford dealer is the lowest of any automobile dealer. Hie difference, ranging from 25% to nearly 50%, comes right off the price you pay for the car. The business of the Ford dealer is good because he makes a small profit on a large number of sales instead of a large profit on fewer sales. He knows, too, that the extra dollar-for-dollar value of the car makes it easier to sell and more certain to give satisfactory service after purchase. Consider also that the Ford car is delivered to the purchaser equipped with a Triplex shatterproof glass windshield, an extra steel-spoke wheel, and bright, enduring Rustless Steel for many exterior metal parts, in addition to four Houdaille double-acting hydraulic shpek absorbers and folly enclosed four- wheel brakes. If for any reason you wish to buy certain small accessories, you will find that these, too, are sold at the usual Ford low prices. Replacement parts are » available at low prices through Ford dealers in every section of the country. a THESE are important points to remember in consid ering the purchase of a motor ear. Hiey show why it is possible to put so much extra quality into the new Ford and still maintain the low price. They are also the reasons why more than 35% of all cars sold today are Model A Fords. 4* FORD MOTOR COMPANY a V- non-Riafting office-holders. . 6. A cure for “Deod-beat-a-ritis” with installment buying attached. • 7. A suit of pajamas that won’t slip up or siide down. 8. An automobile that wont choke down—and a drug store with jumitary drinking cups. 9. A substitute for spinach that is fit to eat. 10. A shock absorber for the pedes trian. 11. An expression to take the place of—“G-R-A-N-D.'* 12. A breakfast food as good as ham and eggs. 13. A bank account that cant be overdrawn. 14. A puncture-proof balloon tin, 15. A gas that will please the customer also. 16. A cure for a bad cold and bank ruptcy. 17. A plan for the farm relief boafd to use. 18. A . machine with which to choke long-winded after-dinner speak ers. a 19. A jail for the folks who are going to pay you next week. 20. A non-curdling cream and a noiseless soup spoon. 21. An automatic table napkin and a nutless'sundae. 22. An asbestos coffin with room for a tail had a set of horns. 23f. A happy disposition for the anming after the night before. 24. Amt when then things are in vented, I will faiconu intiefled with my present roUing, bouncing dodg ing, hiding collar button. Death ef Mrs. G. C. Matthews. Williston, Feb. 10.—Willisten was saddened Wednesday by the death of one of its most beloved citizens, Mrs. G. C. Matthews, which came about 4 o’clock in the afternoon. Mrs. Mat thews had been in failing health for * .w some time. She was 61 yea and had been a lifelong res Williston. Her death followed very closely upon that of her mother, who preceded her to the grave lees than a year ago. Before her marriage, Mrs. vas Mias Nettie Hamqr. Mr». Matthews was a member of the Williston Baptist Cbnreh and a most faithful and devout member. For many years she taught Sunday school classes and entered into all other phases of church work. She was a member of the D. A. R.*s, the U. D. C.’s and the W. M. U.’e. With her kind and lovable charac ter, Mrs. Matthews had endeared her self to all of Williston, and to hun dreds of friends throughout this sa t«on. Her death up a distinct and great loss to the community. She is survived by her husband and an adopted sister, Mrs. Joe Newsome, of Williston. May Establish Bus Line. A public hearing will be held In the Railroad Commission's offices in the State Office Building in Cblumia, at 10 a. m., Tuesday, February 18th, in connection with the application of White Stage Line, Columbia, for Class A Certificate of Public Conven ience and Necessity to muter motor bus service between the South Caro lina-Georgia State line (Augusta, Ga.) and Charleston, S. via Aiken, Wfi- liston, Blackvllle, Denmark, Bamberg, Branchville, St. George and ville, over U. (JMSTUf No. 1 78, and Stat were held at 2:80 o’clock Thursday afternoon at hhr lute residence and her body was laid to reel In the