The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, June 05, 1930, Image 6
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Blackrille to Hum
of TliriTlmc
Teeaiinf Ufo.—
L. P. Bojloton To Pioneer.
Blockrille, June 2.—Once again it
ia encumber time at Blackville. The
nlnats that a few days ago showed
«aly small town scenes are now thriv-
ing with business and teeming with
Hfe. In the market place the street
la patrolled by police and,,traffic is
*Blj one way. Every vehicle known
to man is to be found here, each with
its precious cargo of "cukes”—cut-
elown Fords, wagons, trucks loaded to
capacity. They are piled to the state
«f tumbling, but somehow they stick
on the sides, on the running boards,
eter the fenders like monstrous eyes
they protrude from above the lights
la all makes of automobiles. And
from where do they come, these bear
ers of the season's harbinger of
track? Lo, they hail from every-
wrhere within a radius of 50 miles,
from Barnwell, Bamberg, Allendale,
Orangeburg, Colleton, Hampton and
Aikan Counties, the planters come to
Blackville with their cukes.
In 1907 L. P. Boylston, of Healing
Springs, planted the first acre of cu
cumbers in this section. H(, effort
came from the idea advanced to him
fay his brother, W. P. Boylston, of
'Cfcasdeston. Tliis acre netted him sev
eral hundred dollars. And so Black-
. riDe became the pioneer cucumber
aaarket. About 600 cars a year are
•* leaded here and sold as far West as
. Hinnesota, as far North a 8 Canada
and East to New Hampshire. The
majority are sold f. o. b. f but some are
coaaigned. The market ranges from
91.25 to $1.75 this year. A 9 a rule,
market opens higher, having
rhed $5. When thi f ia the case,
farmer sleeps little. He longs f< r
hot nights, during which the rapid
growth is marvelous.
‘“Cakes'* mature very rapidly, and
an an ideal condition an acre will pro-
«h»cr from ten to 20 baskets per day.
The market generally opens about
• Jane 1 and laat a for three to four
Thirty Thousand W. O.
Veterans Honored
Celebrating 40 Years of Service
Thirty thousand members of
the Woodmen of the World have
received service medals signifying
that they have been mehibcrs of
the Woodmen of the World for
twenty-five years or more, W. A.
Fraser, president of the Woodmen
of the World, announced today.
The thirty thousandth medal
was recently presented at a meet
ing of the Fort King Camp, No.
14. at Oscala, Florida.
The Woodmen of the World will
be forty years pld on June G of
this year.
The twenty-five year medals
have been given out to veterans
of the Woodmen of the World for
the past fourteen years, the first
medal being given In 1910.
“When we
first started
giving med
als out to
veterans of
our associa
tion, we
never dreamt
that w e<
would be us
ing thirty
thousand of
the service
pins.’ said
w. A. Fraser.
“Our association has had a great
growth since It was first organized
with 135 members forty years ago.”
‘‘The pioneers of the Woodmen
of the World had ah inspiring
vision of the future of their or
ganization but never dreamt of
the tremendous size and wealth
that the society now has.” said
Mr Fraser "Today the Wood
men of the World *ls the strongest
fraternal organization in exist
ence. It was recently declared
104.6% solvent. It holds invest
ments and securities of more
than $100,000,000 with gross assets
totaling approximately $123,000.-
COO.”
Membership Half Millicn
The membership of the Wood
men of the World to now estimat
ed at approximately one-half
million and the organization has
paid in death losses and disabil
ity benefits during its forty years
of existence approximately $175,-
000,000. Two of the largest enter
prises that have placed the Wood
men of the World in the fore
most ranks of progressive frater
nal insurance, societies are the
War Memorial Hospital at San
Antonio, Tex., and f TEe radio
station WOW in the headquarters
building at Omaha, Neb.
The War Memorial Hospital is
a millicn dollar structure and has
taken in thousands of sick mem
bers and turned them out healthy
and able to go back to their
families srjpy iiffc.
Tha Woodmen of the World
Radio Station was buftt in 1923.
It has become one of the most
popular radio stations in the
United States. President Fraser
developed the idea of the ^rood-
men of the World Radio Congrega
tion. a religious congregation of
radio listeners, which is "the larg
est in the world, estimated at
one-half million.
Hopes to Issue 100.000 Pins
“I hope that the Woodmen of
the World will some day issue
100.0CO twenty-five year service
pins to its members." said Presi
dent Fraser. "Our association is
growing rapidly. It is becoming
larger and of greater service to
its members."
la the trend
of travel have taken place from this
country to Europe. If no foreigner
ever comes to this country for the
same reason Americans travel abroad
—that Is, In search of beauty, culture
or entertainment—we can console our
selves with the knowledge that the
European Industrial regards us with
the keenest curiosUy, r
Mass production}and the wonders
accomplished In the United States are
on the tongue of every business man
and’manufacturer In Europe. They
hear tales of extraordinary achieve
ments and they are coming to this
country in increasing numbers to see
whether the trick is turned—and, if
so, how.—Nation’s Business.
Mr. Asparagus Grower:-
DO YOU REALIZE that now is the most important time
to fertilize your asparagus?
\
• Durability of Furs
It Is said that if otter, the strong
est fur, is given a 100 per cent durabil
ity rating, othe** of the furs rank thus:
Beaver, 90; chinchilla, 15; hare, 5; nat
ural fox, 40; dyed fox, 25; baum or
pine marten, 60; dyed marten, 45;
mink, 70; dyed mink, 35; raccoon, 65;
dyed raccoon, 50; sable, 60; dyed sable,
45; skunk, 70; tipped skunk, 50; hair
seal, 80; dyed seal, 75; fur seal, 70;
squirrel, 25; dyed squirrel, 20; coney,
20; lynx, 25; mole, 7; muskrat, 45;
dyed muskrat, 35.
EXCURSION
—to
COLUMBIA, S. C.
The Capital City.
SUNDAY, JUNE 8th, 1930
$1.75 Round Trip $1.75
Good going all trains June 8th.
Good returning to midnight June 9th.
Consult Ticket Agents
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
THE ASPARAGUS PLANT is making its maximum
growth from now until late summer.
IT NEEDS A BOUNTIFUL supply of plant food at this
season so that it can store up energy in the crown for produc
ing next season’s crop.
A COMPLETE FERTILIZER and extra POTASH will give
you this necessary plant food.
SOME OF THE MOST successful asparagus growers of
this county are using 1200 pounds of 7-5-5 or 7-5-7, and 800
to 1000 pounds of 20 per cent, kainit per acre at this season.
SEE OUR REPRESENTATIVE or drop us a line for
prices on mixed fertilizers and POTASH Salts.
• __ *
Molony & Carter Company
Charleston, S. C.
ADVERTISE
The
BiarkvlHe is the largest sing!** cu
cumber market in the United States.
The large iodine content of the South’s
U found in this product to
iiing extent. Cucumbers grow
best on low lands, in dark, rich soil,
are planted between March 15
April 1.
Mutual Trading Company and
Shnon Brown’s Sons are Blackville’s
largest merchants and planters. But
cumber section are busy grading the
“cukes’' as they roll (Sast them. The
first ones selected are the pickles,
next the plain, then the choice. If the
selection is 100 per cent., the remain
ing ones are the ones termed fancy.
These latter are uniform s ize, with no
off color, green to each tip and firm.
Tlie culls or the diacarded ones are
thrown into the bottom section of the
belt and carried back to a receiving
hairel to be fed to the pigs.
A federal inspector, Mr. B loss cm,
says that the stock here this year is
the prettiest thst he has seen this sea
son _
Stanley Brown goes further and
•ays he considers them the prettiest
this section has ever produced. The
“cukes," after they have been graded,
, , • r «* P*«'ked into hampers, each in its
mrrTy f*""" ,n ** , -‘' on - no m * t - properly I.Wed conUioer. Thry .re
trr h«» .m.ll hi. .err.*,. Pl-t.' k#d .. Brmn ., Brhnir , n<J
“cukw.-from the .m.ll f.rmer ; , h( . Sou , h ^
w,U» hi, h.lf-.cre p.uh to the pUnter I , Ump whkh js V(i|u<i() a( , g ^
m.ny .ere. Amon* the The c.r, are lo.de.1 from the ,hed.
Urve.. P..r.er, may be n.mH: W. A tr . ln put on by Sou , h .
R.C.rr„ll J S Creech r V V Collum. ^ R, llw . y and U .. vlnic BUckville,
W. b. M.tthew,. fc C. Matthew,. J.' h ; d
V. lUtthe... C H. Hu,,, R B. Pick tty „ om . , Uy .„ deliv „ y , to
['"* L J * ,ck " n «- A - FkkJ,n * B ! market, anti e.rrie, the "cukea” to the
1 ? p P „ ,< t n “ n ' L C 'u‘»' co “ rs 100 P* r «"» condition.
H. D St.ll f H. We^tmcer H B. Thirteen car, were .hipped from
Grime,. H J. H.,r M.m. Walker. Wedrre.d.y, four by L. J. B.u.h-
Bober, Vtalker. B. F. Gardner, ll.mp mtn , five by.Simon Brown’. Sons,
Hot to, Wade Grubb, e.t.te of Dr. D. om . bjr j. S . freed, a, reported. The
K. Brut, .ml Paul Baxley. Simon maiket j. nol yet op) . n t0 iu c . p . city>
Brown a Sons are piobably the largest a r
... J * a*, mur> cukes art* not yet ready for
buyers, with L. J. Baughman second. 1 shipmcnt
Within a radio, of ten mile, around;' But tbe cucumber picture hai it ,
4,000 acre, are devoted to cucumber.,. da , k side a|a0 Not a profit ,j|
There are here yhout 20 r buyer,. ig e5tlmated that it tbere
were not i
vrh.ch number include,: Smmn SLuh a |;(re( , |H , r , enU2( , of cucumt(er l
Brown ., Son.,. Mutual Tr.d.n K Com-. acrca(fe that this gection wonld pr0 .
jmny. L J Baughman, Leroy Fanning, ducp 2 .000 more bale, of cotton veir-
Urlaml Johnaon Le.lie Hord J. B. ly The crop is a dajl one and re .
f“ SOn * A ’, P ’ \ l T\ 'J* ShK,,ds -i quire, great care in harvesting. Dry
Jeny Bevel and Brother, H. Virshup.Leather i, death to the vines, and of-
San. Adelson and others. They rep- ten bliKht and rust sta|k as a tn .
PLACE YOUR ORDERS
FOR
JOB PRINTING
WITH
NOW!
resent firms from everywhere. The
market was predicted to open near
June 1st. This information was gen
erally announced. However, the first
cars were shipped Saturday, May 24.
ence through the one-time beautiful
plants. Though they bring good
prices, it is but for a time, for often
the market breaks and the shipper
must send forth money to pay the
„ . ...wot ccitv. uiuii'.-.v iu pay me
‘ he t b “ y r W1 " l n0t COme m frei K ht barges. But with all, it is a
«n t rs o e wee . clean, pretty crop to gather- and each
Last year Simon Browns Sons ye>r B | ackville awakes from a ]eth>r .
erected a packing shed, as did also gic scmno | Pnce t0 the call of the cu .
tbe Mutual Trading Company. This
year, following a trip to points in
Florida during the “cuke" season
there, Stanley Brown, eldest son of
Herman Brown, senior member of the
firm of Simon Brown’s Sons, who stud
ied the latest development in the pack-
cumber season.
He Has $4.00 Bill.
John V. Shea, of the Treasury De
partment, Washington, recently came
into possession of a $4 bill printed by
in* of cucumbers, instigated the new' the State of Maryland before the Rev-
ethod if grading, so that their shed olutionary War. The old bill is yel-
ia of the moat all-around and thor-
modern type.
Its capacity hat been doubled, It
lowed with age, but its .inscriptions,
which still are readable, show it was
made according to an act of the As
.t* 196 feet long with a maximum ca-1 sembly of Maryland, dated in Annap-
padty of tea car. per day. A car of | elis on the “firat day of March Anno
tra contain* 900 hampers. The Domini 1770.”
one-bushet* sise and eon- On it. face it bears these words:
to 118 “cukes,” according “Four dcliars—Maryland. Thu in
superintendent of the dented bill of four dollars shall entitle
Pou, of Plant City, Pla^ tbe bearer hereof to receive bills of
hn$! earhange payable ia Louden ia gold
I and •fiver at the rate of foe
Lowest Prices Consistent
With Quality.
uU-.l
A Fresh Supply of Typewriter Ribbons
%
i Just Received.
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Barnwell, S. C.