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if. R j ? $ i : F si m- ► r JOHN W. BOucn a P. DAVIES. EdlUr ab4 PrvprUUr. at Um post agios st BaihwsU 8. C. f as ascond-clAM BAttsr. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Tsat ILSO 0tz Months — JO ffferoo Months - (Strictly in AdrAnco.) THURSDAY. OCTOR1 BBS =3 ■ a »,II,C3 1930. K, m Csn We Best ^ Jfecord? C The Uvalde ^Texas) Leader News has two subscribers who have been tAkingr that newspaper ever since it was established in 1879 and challen yes any other newspaper “in Texas oi* in the South to beat this record. The Barnwell Sentinel was established in 1852 and The Barnwell People in 1877. If there are any subscribers on our mailing: list who have been taking: this paper since 1877 or a prior date, will they please advise the editor to that effect in order that he may ac cept the Texas paper’s challenge? Uha It or **. A. P. Um, rocotly wall hooo «om 1 appointed soprAsnUUvo of tho fad- But thoro's two oral farm board. 1 staid an ultimatum Wo mlffct bar* In Atlanta Thursday to tho effect that fanners need not expect credits from banks coopera tiny with the Georgia Bankers' Association and the Georg is Chamber of Commerce unless they plant less cotton and adopt a diversification program. Acreage is to be limited to not more than ten acres to the plow and preferably seven and no land shall be planted in cot ton that does not yield at least one- half bale per acre. A like policy will probaby be adopted in every cotton growing State in the South. The People-Sentinel is not attempt ing to tell its farmer friends how to ran their business^ but it seems to us that the signs are so plain that even he who runs may i'eud* ^ fa to took at this: «m away and ei id my wife's kin folks might have coma <ra to our house Just the same—and that would of been something. I have managed to hit the laundry a pretty hard lick during the last 8 months; instead of having my 2 col lars “done up* every other week, I use soft collars and turn them over every Thursday, so they don’t have a chance at them except every 4 weeks. Ahd I turn my cuff f wrong-side-oat every third day, and wear my big necktie when my shint bosoms get dirty, so there you are agfath. aud sue cuut ttorh la 19 and M leum- ly said that "It saumg to fcftm wha tta." aud I reckon ha was talking about trpuble. but the fellow who It sitting down waiting for hotter times had better gird himself about and go out to meet ’em. A penny saved is a penny earned, said old mother Hubbard who went to the cupboard to gut her poor dog a bone, but who cares anything about a penny today? It won’t buy anything but a postage stamp. But have you notice'd that a young man who ages to save ojr borrow dr few dollars makes a bee-line for a garage and the next thing you know he’s riding? Saving anything is a big joke now-a-day«. who man- stebls a Down to Bedrock. Everybody is pretty generally agreed that thi s section of agricul tural South Carolina is down to bed rock and that the future must inevi- • V tably Ifring better conditions. Back in March, 1918, following the Germans’ “big push” against the allies, the general in command of the British armies, which bore the brunt of the attack, declared that their backs were to the wall. Some interpret ed this to mean the the British were • beaten, while others eontendtd that the general's real meaning was that he would retreat no further. After events proved the latter interpreta tion to be the correct one, for the British and their allies drove on to victory. The farmers of this section now have their backs to the wall. As in the case of the British, this does not necessarily mean that they are beaten. They must now take the of fensive and make a gallant effort to win back a measure of prosperity. They have found that the; methods employed in the recent past'have not been successful and a different at tack must be launched. High prices for cotton during and immediately ' following the World War distorted their perspeetive and they forgot the teachings and exper ience of former years and abandoned the live-at-home program. Whether they like it or not, the farmers must again adopt the policy of raising the neces.-aries of life on their own farms and selling their surplus crops. Over in Calhoun County- a large land-owner has already s ervpd notice on his tenants that each family must plant at leart an acre cf wheat and cultivate a vegetable garden-or move —(that the time has passed when the poorer classes, white and black can expert to live out of tin cans and paper bags and money from the landlord’s pocket. That farmer has the right idea and we are willing to bet that both he and his tenants will ahow a balance on the right side of the ledger next fall. At the recent meeting of the South Carolina Asparagu s 'Grower.< Associa tion in Barnwell, the keynote of all ■of the speeches wag the live-at-home program, coupled with diversified farming, but judging from some of the comments heard during the dinner hour, evidently everybody but the farmer himself realizes that this is the real solution of hi s diffculty. Too 1 Nobody’s Business My wife is pretty “old timey” and wore 3 petticoats up till June, but she’s got down to only one now, which is one more than any other woman in these parts i g wearing, so there’s 39 cents laid away. And our baby is still going bare-foote<J, except when we go down to the minnie-ture golf course to watch the other folks play. Various and Sundry. Well, the price of everything has gone down except Pullman fares, shoe-shines, picture-show admissions, and tickets to football. It is fine when a man can be in the “favored few” lines of business, but it hap pens that I ain’t. Those poor farmers who were in the drought-stricken areas are prom ised relief next spring rtfchen it rains and causes the grass to grow again. In the meantime, they will be waiting cn the Republicans to formulate a policy. If this drought had taken place in Japan or China or Zulu, about $50,000,000,000 of our good U. S. money would have already been sent “over there.” Obviously,, it pays to be a step-child, and mabbe worse. Everything will be all right, Ma- riah, in about 18 months, so my ad vice is “Go and do likewise,” and don’t worry: we will get used to hard-times and learn the value of a dime sooner or later. There’s en ough tobacco chewed and snuff dipped every dqiy in our country to feed evtry person living in the sai^ country, not counting cigarettes and gasoline. Yes, Friends;: we are sav ing our money—every time we get hold to any to save. It really i s no secret why times are hard. Just take yourself and my- aelf, for instance: Instead of buying something that we needed when we had the money to spare, we bought something we could have done without and possibly not have suffered any inconvenience, but them Joneses sim ply had to kept up with. Cotton Letter. New York, Oct. 18.—Liverpool and Bombay cables trickled in as due. Ghandi’s hand-looms consumed three bales more last week than any pre vious- week since taking up spinning, thus forcing New Orleans spots down 24 points. Boll weevil hibernation has started, so say s Mr, Legge, and therefore you might look for out! movements in the green pastures around Wall Street as soon as call money can be borrowed on 90-day terms with privilege of renewing for 4 more year s at 1 per- cent less. We look for more weather this wintfir than usual on account of the sun spots and the moonshine, therefore, sell. Super Salesmanship. One of those so-called high-pres sure itruck salesmen from a nearby town? called to see me the other day with a view to increasing my delivery system which i s already too expensive. He could out-talk two married women at a bridge party and in my opinion, he was several blocks ahead of a 3- station radio, including Floyd Gibbons. v But this guy got me interested within 10 words of his start. He told me that the new Spludge truck was now priced at only $565.00. I knew the Spludge truck pretty well and was delighted to find out that the price had been cut about 50 percent. He showed me a picture of his 19 and 32 model which has just come out. An exchange asks: “How old do animals get?” Search me for the main facts, but I knew a jackass once who stayed in politics til! he was near ly 80 years of age. After I had figured and figured on how I could afford to add another ve hicle to our bunch, I happened to ask the man what size! 1 tires the new Spluge wore. He said—“well, the tires are extra, at a cost of only $245.25, but they are 36 by 4.” I *aw that truck getting out of my reach. But I went right on and hoped to trade with this fire-eater. A Republican senator (a gentleman who ha s evidently been the recipient of much pie) says that Mr. Hoover ha* fulfilled 34 of his 35 campaign promises. Here’s hoping that he won’t fulfill the last one. This old country simply can’t stand it. And I have some more good news. Raw tobacco is selling at about one- half of last year’s prices, much to the farmer s regret and chagrin, • and the tobacco manufacturers have cut the price cn cigarettes from $6.40 per thou-and to $6.40 per thousand, and plug tobacio has been reduced from 60 cents a pound to 60 cents a pound, and just think of it; you now buy a 10- cent cigar for a dime, or a 5-cent cigar for a nickel. Yes, sir, ree, the tobacco growers are getting rich, and The Rainy Day Is Here at Last. Me and my old lady are making progress along the line of economiz ing. Hard times caused by Hoover prosperity put us to thinking, and we honestly believe that we have at last mastered the situation. so are all other raw material pro- many of them have been and appar- ducers—in the neck, ently still are pinning too much faith to the production cf cotton, lN>ping against hope that “something will happen” to boost the price in the fan. Last week The People-Sentinel published a letter written by B. W. Oouch, a Saluda banker, to the Greenwood Index-Journal, in which he told of a farmer in his county who fed his family, consisting of himself, iris wife and 11 children, from an acre garden and in addition sold be tween $700 and $800 worth of pro duce—the equivalent of sixteen 500- pound bale* of cotton at present price''. Early this menth he gathered 17 different varieties of vegetables ‘ftotn his garden, which were displayed to two baskets in the Farmers Bank He let it ooze out without effort tha^ the price he made me was f. o. b. Woshkosh, but he assured me that the freight charges to my t^wn was only $153.30. I flinched, but a flinch ain’t nothing. In just a few minutes I found out that the cab was also ex tra, but a real nice cab with a wind shield and everything could be had with the Spludge for only $99.00. This salesman told* me where we could have a dandy body made for this truck for only $125.00. A snare tire would be thrown in for $57.20, and the rim would stand me just ex actly 16 dollars and 35 cents. A wind*hield wiper, if desired, was $7.75 extra, but all of his trucks came equipped with tail-lights and jacks. The new radius rods were of the non- combustile, self-inking, irresistable steel from maganese ore, etc. But as for me and my house, we have always kept one car under the Joneses: when they bought a Buick, \Hg “installed” an Easex, when they got a Cadillac, we traded for a Dodge, ^gnd when they rode by in that new Packard, we swapped for a Hudson. We have been running them mighty close races on ice-making refrigera tors and hot-water heaters and radios and sitting room furniture. If there weren’t any Joneses, we could possi bly make an honest living. Entertain With Tacky Party. Little Mis s Peggy Martin and Mas ter Duane Fuller delightfully enter tained about 20 of their little friends with a “Tacky Party” at the home of the latter on Thursday evening of last week. Wilbur Mahaffey was awarded the prize for being dressed the “tackiest.” After a number of game s had been enjoyed, the little guests were served delicious refresh ments consisting ot jello and cak:. The Health Center. The Health Center Building at the Georgia State Fair grounds this year will be occupied by two most active and well known organizations—the Parent-Teacher Association and the Young Women’s Christian Associa tion. They will keep open house, dis tributing literature and , explaining their organization iwork. Two large signs, one with P. T. A., the other Y. W. C. A., will mark the outside of the building. The inside is now be ing made cozy with fresh cretonne. The Girl Reserves will assist the Y. W. C. A. in Memoriam. In loving memory of my dear hus band, Owen Harrison Owens, who de parted this life September 7, 1930. Gene ig the one I loved <o dear, Silent the voice I loved to hear, Tis sad but true, we wonder why The best ig always first^o die. In mv heart your memory lingers. Sweet, tender, k : nd and true; There is not a day dear husband, That I do not think of you. Our water bill was $4.06 in July, but by both of us and the baby all bathing in the same tub of water every Saturday night, and not drink ing any at meal time.- 1 , we managed to cut our bill down ito $4.04, and we saved nearly 3 cents on gas. A fellow never knows what he can do till he tries. By cutting the radio and our electric lights off at 9.59 p. Bafoda as an object lesson to I m .. and siting in the dark (ill bed- Nrt ad farmers ran equal | time, we reduced our electric light Mil from $17.71 in August to $17.711 bird catche, the ia Soptombar. Nov that’s what I call | plenty of tho Dark." The down payment sounded O. K. The morrlhly payments, were very ap pealing. The total cost of this mag- nifuant truck, including everything except ga s and oil and a driver, was only $1,476.22 delivered right at my doer. I told the agent that there were 5 reasons why we couldn’t trade with him right then, the first being— w T e Jiad no money. He didn't wait for the other four, and that gave me an idea. Old Add-Ages. Instead of crying over spilt milk, why not back the old huzzy up against the stall and pump some more milk? And if you happen to be in such a long lane that a turn therein is unlikely, why, jump {}ie fence *nd hum up anbther lane. It was bitter grief, a shock severe To part with the one I loved sc dear, To Jove, to hold and then to part, Is the saddest thing of a human heart. Forgotten by some ycu may be, But you will never be forgotten by me. Devoted Wife. Milk Exhibit at Ga. State Fair. The U. S. exhibit on Dairying, which i 3 to be shown in the .Cattle Building* at the Georgia State Fair, bids fair to be a main attraction. * An electrically lighted talking <!ow; a banquet of nations, showing the consumption of milk in all lands; clover and soy bean feeding, are a few of the interesting high lights of this exhibit. A special lighting sys tem is being installed in the Cattle Buildirg so those going at night may see al: 'T this unusual exhibit. % Jfe; 0 Farm Machinery 1 1 Mowing Machines, Rakes, Grain Drills and Star Pea Hullers. CERESAN - for treating Seed Oats, Rye and Wheat MOLAIR’S o' 1 Barnwell, South Carolina ATTENTION CITIZENS of SOUTH CAROLINA A mass Convention has been called to meet at Columbia, S. C., Tuesday, October 28, 1930 at 11:00 a. m. in the splendid new Col- v umbia. Township Auditorium, for the purpose of organizing a State-wide political party which will command - the respect and invite the support of the best citizenship of Scuth Carolina, and be in keeping with the ideals and principles of the present National Republican Administration. A cordial invitation to attend this mas s Convention is extend ed to all persons* both men and women, who are eligible to the voting privilege m South Carolina, who are in full sympathy with \ the purpose above stated, and will join in and support the said party after it is duly organized. REPUBLICAN STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE For South Carolina. J. U. HAMBRIGHT, Chairman. A. B. KALE, Secretary Only Show Coming This Season BARNETT BROS. 3-RING CIRCUS And Trained Animal Shows to A *r»n4 c*ImmI arrrtfstlofr •! wondtrlal perlarmlar Eltpbaatt. Mortes. Poole*. Ptr*. Oaa«a. Oag» mm4 Monkey*. Beautiful Tropical Blris.-Renown* and Daring Act*. Aerial ExpMCa. Lent DtoUoc* Leap*. Woo4*rtal Bicyclist*. Nigh Wire Dive*. 25-FAMOUS at C L.O WN S - 2 6 fD'7" 1 SHOW OF SUPREMELY.STUPENDOUS SURPRISES ■ v "* v * CT r A l|, ~Ty«« A»p.«v«»y A fEEKLESS PKtGKAM OF FRfcrENINENT PDtFOMIESS gearjililpt Maw. M—al. CaaOty —4 fOnvtnrlaB. 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