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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-
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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.
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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.
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Farm Machinery
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Mowing Machines, Rakes, Grain
Drills and Star Pea Hullers.
CERESAN - for treating Seed
Oats, Rye and Wheat
MOLAIR’S
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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
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