Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THITMDAT, FMfcUABT W. T t/j* Th«B*mwD l^gjgSgrfbgj JOHN W. HOLMES 184*—1*U- B. P. DAVIES. Editor tad Proprietor. ■stored the poet office at Barnwell S. aa aecond-claaa matter. Mi Hr s i SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Tear $t50 Six Montha •—.... JO Three Montha ...—.. ....... ,60 (Strictly in Advance.) Jodfinf Others. 1 THU USD AY, FEBRUARY IS. 19S0 Need No Defense. RV 1 El>' • it/ mi rdf Rj m Col. J. E. Harley and his fellow economists in the House of Represen tatives need no defense at the hands of The People-Sentinel in their ef forts to reduce taxes in South Caro lina and the howls of the “education trust” and others will probably avail but little. The time has come in this State when government as well as individu als must practice rigid economy if it is to keep its head above th& black waters of bankruptcy. Heretofore, the voters have been electing to the Geneaal Assembly men pledged to an effort to reduce the burden of taxa tion and ye«r after year the appro priations biliiias been steadily mount ing. A larga proportion of the money Is being spent for “education,” and naturally that appropriation was among the first to be attacked. Apd right here we want to say that we are not opposed to education, but we have seriously questioned in the past whether or not the State hasf been getting value received for the money spent, both on its colleges and its 'public schools. Recent news dia- ^patches from Columbia certainly indi- - sate that thousands of dollais have been illegally used for the transports, tion of pupils to and from the schools and there has been a concerted effort from certain quarters to consistently boost the salaries of teachers while the rank and. file of the State’s citi- menthip has been faced with steadily reduced talaries and incomes. Heretofore the pie* has been that ^thousands cf dollars could be raised for this purpose or that purpose by adding a fraction of a mill to th lavy on the State’s taxable property and it would be so small that nobody would feef it. Anti nobody would feel tuch a levy by itaelf but fractions make wholes and, like installment- buying, the total may soon reach be yond the ability to pay. Indirect taxes have been resorted to in an effort to make the process of tax collection as painless as possible, but after all the money sti^l comes from the pockets of the people. As stated above, a large proportion of the money collected is beihg spent for education and naturally the prun ing knife must be applied to that ap propriation if a substantial saving is to be effected. In Barnwell school dis trict, 36 of the 64 mills levy are for school purposes alone. This is more than half of the total levy. In other districts in the county, the total ranges all the wav from 47 to 70 mills. The money disbursed in this county is probably judiciously expend ed, but Colonel Harley says that there is one instance in the Sta*e where a one-teacher-school was main- v» tained for the benefit of a lone pupil and another where there were two teachers and seven pupils. We have heard of an incident in an adjoining .county where special inducements were made to a father of five chil dren to remain in the community in i>rder that the school in that district could be kept open, it being pointed out that the removal of the five chil dren would so reduce the enrollment that th© school would have to close. , These may be isolated instances but they are nevertheless warning signals of extravagance along the line. And in spite of the tremendoui$^ex penditure of money for school pur poses in the past number of years, we find it necessary to conduct adult schools in an effort to erase the stigma of illiteracy from .South Carolina’s citizenship! These are things that raise the question as to whether or not we are getting value received for the money We are spending and the question is not a reflection upon the many teach- * h <> ** devoting their lives to the e^ffefltion of the youth of the Stote. Oolong Harley and his fellow y or may not be able to iwmdea appreciably at this .aeaakm of the legislature but they , win hare rendered a great service to their State if they do no more than , foam th# attention of the of money we art j holding It it (rite to say that in judging the character and motives of another person we should try to imagine our selves in his place. But how many of us do it? How many of us make a conscious and determined effort to be fair in oUr estimate of the other fel low? In ^a recent article Dr. Glenn Frank quoted an unknown author who has set forth some thoughts in this con nection which are worth repeating, as follows: “When the other fellow acts that way, he is ugly; when you do, it is nerves. “When the other fellow is set in his way, he’s obsinate; when you are, it’s firmness. “When the other fellow treats some one especially well, he is toadying; when you do, it’s tact. “When the other fellow takes his time, he is dead_slow; when you do, you are deliberate. “When the other fellow picks a flaw, he’s cranky; when you do, you are discriminating. “When the other fellow says what he thinks, he is spiteful; when you do, you are frank,” and so on. It is really hard to apply to our selves the same yardstick which we use in measuring our neighbor. But we ought to try to do it. MODERN EDUCATION REVERSES OLD IDEAS Fairfax Cannery Offers Contract York, Maine, Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina. Packing Firm Announces Its Price * Business Institutes Use the Plan of Getting People to Think Rather Than Merely to Learn. List for String and Lima Boans, Tomatoes. Chemicals in Next War. The next war, if one should unhap pily involve the great nations, will be fought largely with chemicals, ac cording to many who have given study to the development of deadly gases which would be available for military purposes. A recent publication said to be of authoritative authorship declares that while 30 asphyxiating gases were known at the beginning of the World War, there are now more than 1,000 including many varieties of blistering ganes, coughing gases, sneezing gases, choking ga-es, vomiting gases, tear gases and suffocating smoke. Fumes heavier than air might be spread over wide areas, where they would linger for days, killing every thing within their deadly embrace. By means of such gases dropped from airplanes whole cities might be wiped out in short order. A recent writer sees in these hor rible possibilities a hope for peace, on the theory that in future states- who consider resorting to war men will be restrauMHl from doing so by the certain knowledge that these aw ful means of destruction would be brought to play, to destroy women and children as well as fighting men. That these means woyld be used, in spite of all the treaties that might be made, can not be doubted. “Neces sity has no law,” and this is especial ly true of necessity in time of war. Therefore, a great’ nation which goes to war in future must be willing to • subject its entire population to the risk cf wholesale slaughter, if not extermination. A Wisconsin Prodigy. One of the scholastic stars of the young generation is Miss Mary Wil lis, of Albany, Wis., whose attain ments were described in a recent news item, which noted that she had received her master of arts degree at the age of 18, and was sobn to be come a full-fledged Ph. D. Her precocity was manifested early, and when only 18 months .old she knew most of the better-known nurs- eiy rhymes and several poems. She began her formal education at ,4; had read much standard literature, in cluding “Pilgrim’s Progress,” tsome Shakespeare, the Bible, a book of ancient history and other works be fore she was finished grammar school at 9, and was graduated from high school at 13 as valedictorian of her cla-s. Her college training was received at the University of Wiscon sin, from which she was graduated last June. Miss Willis is the daughter of Pres ton Willis, high school principal of her town, to whose guidance in her early years her rapid advance is no doubt largely due. While her scholarship is not un precedented for one,of her age, it is mest unusual and with { continued ap plication in some congenial field of effort she should go far. . There Is one general principle at the basis of all good - teaching and it la that a person learns more readily by assimilating the experiences which he himself encounters than in any other way, says Harold Stonier, Na tional Educational Director of the American Institute ot Banking.. This institute is the educational section of the American Bankers Association through which 35,000 bank men and women are receiving scientific instruc tion in their chosen business. "The most advanced people In teaching today are emphasizing the Importance of activity on the part of the student,” he says. "In the school room, of former days we* often hearj such phrases as, ‘Be still,’ ’Learn by heart,’ ‘Don’t do that,’ ‘What does the book say?’ The newer education asks, ‘Whet do you think?,’ ‘What was your reaction to that experiment?,’ ‘What did you discover?,’ ‘What rea sons have you for answer?* The Now School Calls for Action “The ‘expressing’ school is taking the place of the repressing and lis toning school! The classroom is be coming an open forum, a studio of self- expression. a place of mental growth.^ The modern concepts of education are personal experimentation, individual investigation, critical discussion and creative self-expression. The pupil really learns only as he is able to assimilate the new meanings of facts and principles with his previous ex perlences. Activities therefore con stitute the piyotal force around which are grouped the new factors in cduca tion. The primary responsibility of the teacher is to furnish a constanl stream of activities which afford the stimulating urge to mental growth ‘‘Education is a process of experi encing. and the program of the insti lute is no arranged as to give tlr. greatest opportunity to gain by snei experience. Through this wo develoi the art of thinking. Thinking hfs been described an the ability to hnn die experience end to bring^it to beai on a problem. Effective thinking arises when we ere presented with the choice of conduct. Our previom experiences become helpful as w; marshal them r.nd bring them to bea> upon the matter of our choice.” The students In the A*^ er lcan Insfl tute of Banking by reason of the far that they continue to go on about thei employment in bonks while taking tin banking associations study course hive an opportunity to combine learn lag. with practical thinking and action He Lost 68 Pounds During His Trouble "I honestly believe Sargon saved my life. I had to resign from the Asheville Police Department because I was down and out physically. My weight dropped from 207 pound* to 139. Allendale. — The South (Carolina Packing Corporation at Fairfax is now contracting with farmers for trucking acreage for the canning plant for the coming season, which begins in May. Some farmers have already come to the canning plant and made their contracts for plant ing snap beans, tomatoes, beets and practically all of them have expressed their wish to double their acreage of last year, according to J .B. O’Neal, secretary of the corporation. This canning factory, which has at tracted more than State-wide atten tion, has made a nice profit, Mr. O’ Neal says, although it has been in operation only one season. During that time 60,000 cases or 1,440,000 cans of South Carolina grown food stuffs were packed. These included stringless beans, lima beans, turnip greens and a few beets. - Practically this entire output has been sold, about 20 per cent of it to South Carolina merchants. Other States that have bought Fairfax cans ere California, Washington, Oregon, Virginia, New Marketing Easy. Mr. O'Neal says marketing of these cans is easy, but he hopes to place more orders with South Carolina mer chants during the coming season in accordance with the fact beingf^Con- stantly brought out by members of the South Carolina natural resources commission, that South Carolina must first sell herself to the value of her foods before she can sell the rest of the world. Farmers who contract with the canning factory this season will be paid $60 a>ton for string beans, $45 a t^n for lima beans and $15 a ton for tomatoes. The corporation is in creasing its acreage this year to 1,- 500 acres. Only a thousand acres were planted last year. Farmers who planted for the can nery last season have expressed them selves as being pleased with the re sults of last year’s planting, although production was not normal because of adverse weather conditions. Some farmers planted three crops on the same land during ope trucking season and the net returns averaged about 100 per cent more than would have been made on cotton on the same acre age. ) Tomatoes Bring $2,000. One farmer had twenty acres of fine cotton which wa§ killed by the storm of last yew. He immediatery had the forethought to ploqr it «P and, using the same fertilizer which was in the ground, planted the 20 acres to tonmtoes. He did not make a normal crop since the tomatoes were planted late, but he sold his en tire crop to the factory for $2,000. Other farmer* made as much as four tons of snap beans to the acre, selling them to the factory, for $50 per ton. The paid-in capital stock now amounts to about $40,000. Dr. T. H. Tuten i§ president and treasurer of the corporation; Fred Lightsey and Dr. J. L. Folk, vice-presidents; J. B. O’Neal, secretary. Directors are: J. M. Thomas, Joe L. Folk, H. McM. Williams, Dr. T. H. Tuten, W. Fred Lightsey, Dr. J. L. Folk and J. B* O’Neal. es "O Arrested in Cotton Theft Case*. A. J. Bennett, of Barnwell, was ar rested here Wednesday by a Lexing^ ton County officer in connection with the alleged theft of three bales of cot ton in that county. Mr. Bennett im mediately gave bond in the amount of $1,000 for his appearance at court and was released from custody. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel i A Unity Unity firocery Stores I Unity Barnwell and Blackville ♦> ? ♦ WITH THE T f t RED FRONTS f T X V * i X ARE CONTINUING to offer the Greatest Bargainsjp be had ^ £ in Grocery buying. Let us serve you. • Every dollars worth sold \ on a Money-Back Guarantee—the correct Unity-Way. 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Denmark Plant Sold. t x —* ' *» The old Denmark Wood Products property, situated on the Atlantic Coast Lipprltailroad at Denmark, has been told to a concern in Detroit, who will convert this plant into a factory for producing hard wood part# for automobile bodies. It is understood that some parties from Washington, D. C, negotiated the deal fbr the pew owners. No information could he ob tained aa to ttojmmbcr of employees, etc.—Bamberg County Timea. ' “I was sent home from duty several times, and spent four weeks in a hos pital. My digestion was so bad that absolutely nothing agreed with me. I had to take a handful of salts every night for constipationu I had awful pains in my head and back. I had my teeth extracted, my eyes examined, and took one treatment after another but never did get better until I got hold of Sargon. Five bottles made me feel like a new man from head to foot. I’ve gainepl 13 pounds already and haven’t a sign'of my former troubles, left. My friends are amased at the change in me, and as long as I live I’D ■ever stop praising this wonderful medicio*.”—Joseph N. Hyder, 63 Cum berland Ava., Asheville. The Best Pharmacy, 'Barnwell, 8. C n Agents.—Adv. Beans can 10c Dried Limas, pound - 15c Black Eye Peas, lb. 12 l 2 c Preserves, STw., 10c Candy, BABY RUTH BARS. 3 FOR DDC AH CLAUSSEN’S rv ❖ DKCiALF, Buy the Best, Loaf “c * Rainbow fr, D „ D S 15c ¥ ING, 9 oz. Bottle Matches, REGULAR 10c SIZE 4 for 25c Oat Meal KT 1 3 for 25c JELLY, Gibbs, 9c ‘ CAMPBELL’S Baked Beans can 9c LORD FAIRFAX Green Lima Beans 20c nr A BUSINESS BUILDEK FOB 8ATISFACTOBY RESULTS • WE DELIVER! Don’t Miss the Unity, Please.