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One Bale of Pre-War Colton Equals Two of 1930 Price Clemaon Coilegt. — At present prices ranging around nine cents per pound over the cotton belt, the grow er is now geting about the same living from two bake of cotton as he did before the World War from one bale, aays D. W. Watkins, assistant direc tor of the extension service. During the five-year period, 1909 to 1914, it took 1.61 bales on the average to bring $100. It now requires, at nine cents per pound, 2.22 bales to bring $100. At the same time $100 before the war purchased about as much of the things farmer* buy a s $150 will purchase now, making it necessary for a farmer to produce approximately 3.3 bales to be able to buy, what 1.6 bales would buy in pre-war years. The latest figures on living costs may show a slight reduction but hardly enough to destroy the central truth of the above statement. What this may mean to cotton ‘the assumption that the circumstances growers in the way of cotton acre ages* acreages in other crops, the use of more efficient machinery for farming, the use of better varieties of cotton, the use of fertilizers and the attitude toward cooperative mar keting, the grower i g to decide him- aelf perhaps, but Mr. Watkins thinks there is no arguing the fact that the whole industry ig in a state of flux and readjustment to new world com petitive conditions. A few facts stand out rather clearly so that those who wish to read the aigng of the times may do so. First, notwithstanding cheap grain and hay prices in surplus producing areas, the costs of these commodities laid down on cotton farms is too high to* buy and use in cotton production. Thig must force a large acreage in small grains, corn and hay for home consumption. Second, the low yields per acre of these crops in the cotton belt, together with world competition in cotton pro duction, is slowly but inevitably forc ing the larger use of power and ma chinery in cotton production. The handwriting on the wall for the one- horse system in America and its last stronghold is in the Southeast. Third, the quantity production of synthetic nitrates and the gradual re duction in the price of nitrogep, , the most necessary and expensive fertili zer element require^ in the cotton belt, opens a new era in the use of fertilizers, with effects not yet realiz ed.,. ,, , Incidentally, the idea common among economists not familiar with the people and conditions in the South east, that, cotton growing is already doomed in that section, is based on do not permit readjustment to new competitive conditions. Closer stu dents do not think cotton growing here wilbeome to an early end by any means but that the necessary read justments to the conditions are being made and that cotton growing will continue on a new basis. For exam ple, South Carolina is producing prac tically a normal pre-boll weevil crop this year and the quality is improving rapidly. The plant breeders are doing gome fine work with cotton in Ameri ca. Altogether, Mr. Watkins concluded, it does not seem that, with the much vaunted superiority in intelligence, training and equipment of the Ameri can farmers, it will be possible for foreign cotton growerg to drive him out of world markets. HOPOCATRUC By G. Chalmers McDermid. Local and Personal News from Ellenton Most of the exhibits at the State Fair at Columbia were unusually good tfcis year. We congratulate Dr. Mc- Ginty and tbe Clemson College Ex tension Service on one of the best ar ranged vegetable exhibits in years. And we didn’t hardly know there were ag many good looking, fancy sweet potatoes in South Carolina. That exhibit of sweets was a sight for sore eyes. The contestants in the •Sweet Potato contest did themselves -proud.” And just around the comer, did you notice the panels# containing the fer tilizer recommendations for various crops ? We think that the comparison in yields on the no potash plot and th*' 16 per cent plot wa s very lucid, and proved to the thousands who saw this •particular panel, that extra potash] pays extra cash with the sweet spud crop. Experiment records used by the Clemson forces showed a 3 bushel yield where no potash wa* used, and an 89 bushel yield where 16 per cent potash was applied. The panel on asparapu s fertiliza tion also showed that the average asparagus grower is not fertilizing his acreage according to the recom mendations of the Experiment Sta tion. Another striking piece of work was the dirigible in the boy’s 4-H Club booth. This flying machine was built •of cardboard and torn grains, and wa s a beautifully executed piece of work. a- And how* about the “ferris wheel” with the baskits of vegetables for «ach month in the year. This county can have ’em, wonder if we do? And wasn’t the DAHLIA show a wonder? Personally, we have seen i beautiful dahlias in our various travels we saw the Royal Horticultural show I In London in 1927—but for quality | you would have to go a long way to beat what the South Carolina growers had at Columbia last week. The size of the ’London show in 1927 was considerably larger, and we saw hundreds of specimens larger than •a dinner plate. But these flowers which won the premiums at the State «capitol would compare favorably with sanything ever grown. Our hope for the 1931 fair is that wore Dahlia lovers outside of Coium- l>ia will compete in the “ahow." We will give you tome informa tion on Dahlia growing at a later 4at* through this coulmn, which may aaefal to aewcomen in the “game.’' Drag ns a line ears of this paper if and feel that we Ellenton, Oct. 25.—Foster Bush, student of the University of Soi^th Carolina, spent f'c wj^k-emi here with hi* parent*, M.\ and Mrs. M. F. Bush. J. B. Eubanks, Willie Eubanks, Miss Mary Eubanks and Miss Ollie Eu banks, of Aiken, were the guests on Sunday of the former’g sister, Mrs. Ida Brinkley. W. C. Harley and J. B. Harley, of the Pendleton-Harley Construction company, paving a road near^ Green wood, camt. over from Donalds for the week-end. Miss Elizabeth Brinkley has re turned to Augusta after spending the week-end here with her parents. Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Greene and little daughter visited Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Greene in Barnwell Sunday af ternoon. -Mr. and Mrs. Perry Bush, of Barnwell, were visitors here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Olin Meyerhof Meyers Mill, spent a while here Friday. John Suber, of Johnston, visited friends here Sunday. Dr. Lucius A. Bailey, of Milledge- ville, Ga., visited his mother, Mrs. Russel Bailey for the week-end. W. R. Reese has returned from a trip to Washington and other points in the north. Friends here of Mr. and Mrs. Lyon Tobin, of Augusta, are interested to learn of the birth of a son last Mon day. Mrs. Tobin is pleasantly re membered here as Miss Elizabeth Miller. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Harden and children have; returned from a visit with relatives in Avera, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kent have as their guest the former’s father from Gibson, Ga. T. W. Guess visited relatives in Augusta this week. Among those from Ellenton attend ing the Passion Play in Augusta were Miss Gladys Owens, Miss Mary Quar les and Miss Louise Cassels. Mrs. E. E. McCorkle has returned from a visit in Thomson, Ga. C. A. Smith and W. G. Bush were business visitors in Aiken and Au gusta Saturday. W. B. Tuiner, Jr., of Barnwell, spent the week-end here with hi s par ents. Miss Frances Barker came over from Barnwell Sunday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Barker. .Mrs. P. H. Buckingham was hos tess Friday afternoon to the school improvement association. Friends here of Dr. and Mrs. John Hood who toft recently to make their horns in Chicago art i stores tod to Negroes Convicted. Four Barnwell negroes, Giant But ler, George Williams, Norman New- ton and Manly Jenkins, were con victed in Aiken Friday on v a charge of stealing five bales of cotton from the Rev. Noble Stewart one night last January. Judge Sease imposed sentences of. three years at hard' labor. The negroes have been in the Aiken County jail ever since their arrest a few day* after the cotton was stolen from Mr. Stewart’s yard. Annual Settlement Made. E. E. Jones, representing the comp troller general’s office, was in'Barnwell recently for the purpose of making the annual settlement with J. J. Bell, county treasurer, and JV. H. Manning, county auditor, and as usual found ev erything in first clas 8 shape. v While Mr. Jonce spoke in very compliment ary terms of the work of both of these officials, he especially commended Mr. Bell for the excellent condition of his books in view of the fact that he is a new man in office. n s.-| Excellent Pay. In Charleston last week a young man pleaded guilty to ^misappropria tion of funds from the South Carolina National Bank to the extent of $52,695.01, which covered, he admit ted losses in stock market gambling. The judge sentenced the young man to serve five years in the peni tentiary, which would have allowed him compensation for his service in the penitentiary of $10,500 a year. The next day the judge reduced the sen tence to three years, and he will be eligible for a parole at the end of one year. If the governor decides he must serve the entire time, he will be paid at the rate of over $17,500 a year for the time he spends with the State, and if he is paroled when he becomes eligible for commutation, his pay will more than equal two-thirds of the salary of the president of the United States, and five time as much as sena tors and congressmen receive. Can anybody wonder that a lot of big stealing goes on? But it dees not pay to steal a small amount. A negro was sentenced in the Bamberg court recently to serve two year* for plain larceny, involving only a paltry amount of goods.—Bamberg Herald. How Temp us Does Fugit. Mrs. Higgins had just paid the last installment on the perambulator. Shop Assistant:—“Thank you, ma dam. How is the baby getting on now ?” Mrs. Higgins:—“Oh, he’s quite all right. He’s getting married next week.” Feared Census Taking One of the deterring factors In con ducting a count of the early Colonists was superstition, says an article In the United States Daily. In 1712 Governor Hunter of New York attempted an enumeration, but It was so Inaccurate that he apologized to the home government and said that the inaccuracy was due to the super stition among the people that sick ness had followed the last enumera tion. Being so close to the New Eng land colonists, these early settlers likened the enumeration to the sin that David committed in numbering the people, and they feared it might bring on the same judgments. “New Netherland” Correct The name of the Dutch colony in America is singular in form—“New Netherland.” Even reputable historians frequently fall into the error of re ferring to it as New Netherlands. The country in Europe is officially and correctly called the Netherlands be cause it consists of an aggregation of small states; hut the Dutch colony In the New world was a single prov ince or unit and >vas properly called New Netherland. The name was always so spoken and written by the Dutch. —Pathfinder Magazine. Woman's Ideal Stature The Society of Directors of Phys ical Education has set forth the fol lowing standard for the ideal woman of today: Height, C3V4 inches; breadth of neck, 3.8 inches; girth of heck, 12.1 Inches; breadth of shoulders, 14.7 Inches; breadth of waist. 8.0 Inches; girth of waist. 24.0 Inches; breadth of hips, 13.1 inches; girth of hip*'35.4 Inches; girth of cslf, 13JI Inches; girth of upper arm, 10.1 Inches; firth of thigh. 21.4 Inches, aud forearm, 9.2 Inches. New Theatrical Idea HUNTS FOR RUSSIAN PAIR IN ODD TEST American Seeks to Prove HU Sleep Theory* /. -- - ' Paris.—Search has been renewed for a Russian couple suited • to the strange experiment by which an el derly American philosopher hopes to prove that man’s natural position, like that of the four-footed beasts. Is re clining. Park Hammer of St. Louis, slxty- seven-year-old retired paint manufac turer and experimental philosopher, was revealed as the author of a series of unusual advertisements appearing in the newspaper .La Renaissance. When Rrhmmer’a latest’ advertisement appeared he disclosed that he had not found a couple suitable for the test, although there were many who were willing to try It. Must Corns to Amoriea. Hammer said he wanted a couple who would go to the United States for one year to live in bathing suits, eat vegetables and fruit and obey his Instructions concerning sleeping. The erode would be required to sleep In snqrt periods stretched oat"'on a log' and to spend their waking hours swimming. In explaining his belief that his pro posed experiments would aid in re gaining the horizontal position he thinks natural to man. Hammer said that death is unnatural and that longevity Is possible If a perfect bal ance of the body’s action and Inac tion, recomposition and decomposition is attained. He said that such a balance could be attained through a raw herbal diet, fresh air and sleeping on a log. 'Holds Sleep Unnecessary. “I believe sleep Is unnecessary If the body functions properly and fre quent rest intervals follow mental or body exercises,” Hammer said. “I am going through with this experiment myself when I find a suitable Russian couple. “So far I have examined 100 candi dates but have not found exactly what I desired.” The St. Louisan said he hoped the new advertisement In the newspaper would be successful and that he would be able to sail for the United States In the fall to start his experiments near St Louis. Later, he said he planned to remove to a beach either in California or in Florida. 5 Win Lottery Riches; Only One Retains Gold Buenos Aires, Argentina.—The prov erb that wealth easily acquired Is destined to be easily spent has been justified by the experience of five Eng lishmen who, in December, 1927. won the first prize In the Christmas lot tery here. They won 2,000,000 pesos, approximately $800,000. and today, with two exceptions, they again are poor men. No. 1 died before he could enjoy his new found wealth. No. 2 became enamored of greyhound racing in Eng land, lost his money backing his fan cies, and is now shaking cocktails in a Rio de Janeiro bar. No. 3 invested his money in a London cinema hous*? and is reported to have lost the great er part of his capital because his theater is not equipped for talkies. No. 4 became Involved in commercial speculations which went wrong and has disappeared from the country. The remaining winner so far has contrived to escape the fate of his companions, and may be said to con stitute the exception which proves th« rule. U. S. Tourist Travel in France Drops 30 Pet. Paris.—Prevailing business depres sion and the growth of the “See Amer ica First” movement have resulted in 30 per cent fewer American tourists In France this summer, making It the worst tourist season since the war, government officials said. An official of the national tourist office estimated that 200,000 Ameri cans visited France this year. Hotelkeepers, tourist agents and others say that the tourists this sum mer spent less money and left soonei than usual. Removes Dream Site Hill From Lot and Gets Sued Alameda, Calif.—Steven Anderson carpenter, selected a hillside lot over looMng San Francisco bay as a honw site for his “dream house,” but the other day he discovered it had been shoveled away so now lie is suing Max Rosenberg, grading contractor, for $9,430. He alleges the contractor removed 2,000 square feet of dirt with- out permission. Stop* Train for Cigarotto Romford. England.—John Jordan, a soldier, wanted a cigarette, so he stopped an express train on which he was riding and didn't mind paying the $5 fine. oooooooooooooooooooooooooo Tree U Found on Farm Fire Destroys Barnwell Residence. Fire of unknown origin, which was discovered shout 1:30 o'clock yester day (Wednesday) morning* ’com- pletely destroyed the residence of Mrs. Ella Anderson in the western part of Barnwell. The flames spread with such alarming rapidity that the volunteer fire-fighters could do noth ing beyond preventing their spread to nearby dwellings. Mrs. Ander sen’s son, Harry Anderson, was the only member of the family at home and it is understood that he had a narrow escape from being burned to death. The los s is partially covered by insurance, according to G. Mal colm Anderson. Very few people knew of the fire until yesterday morning, as a fuse in the electric siren blew out as soon as the switch was turned onr' MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. Court of Common Pleas. Bank of. Western Carolina, Plaintiff, vs. Theresa Harley, S. E. Harley, F. M. Harley, W. B. Turner, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Southern Cotton Oil Company, Defendants. By virtue of a decretal order to me directed in the above entitled cause, I will sell at public auction, to the high est bidder for cash, in front of the Court House at Barnwell, State and County aforesaid on Monday, the 3rd day of November, 1930, the same being salesday in said month, between the legal hours of sale, the following de scribed real property, to-wit: All that piece, parcel or tract of land in State and County aforesaid, near Yenome Station, containing one hundred fifty acres, more or less, and bounded on the north by lands of F. M. Harley, on the east by lands of Connerly Estate, on the south by lands of J. W. Bates, and on the west by lands of J. W. Bates and Georgia Morris. Also: All of that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with hou&e and buildings thereon in the town of Kline, State and County aforesaid, and containing one-half of an acre of land, more or less, and bounded on the north by Main Street, in the town of Kline, east by lands of the Reed Estate and on the south by an alley which sepa rates it from the Reed lands, and on the west by J. L. Bradley. ^ Also: THURSDAY. OCTOBER scribed real property, to-wit: Those two certain pieces or parcel of land in Barnwell County, South Carolina, owned by the estate of Thomas O. Davis and containing two hundred seventy-eight (278) and one hundred and one (101) acres, respec tively, and more particularly described as follows: jt s " All that piece, parcel or tract of laftd containing two hundred seventy- eight (278) acres, bounded on the north by lands of James Dicks anil Abram Smith; on the east by lands formerly of Philip Baxley; on the •south by lands formerly of Sullivan, and on the west by lands formerly of Edward L. Patterson estate, now owned by estate of Thomas O. Davis, and having the following surveyors’ calls and distances, as shown by a plat of same dated Feb. 13, 1872, made l(y J. S. Mixson, Deputy Sur veyor: Beginning at the extreme southern point and running thence N 26% W 78.25 ch. to a stump; thence N 59 W 13.50 chains to a stake; thence N 30 E 23 ch. to a cypress; thence S 83 E 30.25 ch. to a stake; thence S 7 W 18.50 ch. to a stake; theneq. S 83 E 11 ch. to a mulberry tree; thence S 7 W 17.25 ch. to a stake; thence S 25 E 37 ch. to a stake; thence S 35 W 29 ch. to the «. , point of beginning. All of that piece, parcel or tract of land containing one hundred one (101) acres, more or less, as shown by plat of same made by J. S. Mixson, C. E., May 17, 1892, and having the following surveyors’ calls and dis- tanoes: Beginning at a stake on the N-W corner and running thence S 70 E 5.60 ch. to a stake; thence S 56 E 14.80 ch. to a stump; thence S 24% E 80 ch. to a pine; thence S 37 W 13 ch. to a point; thence N 24% W 106.25 ch. to the point of beginning, being the land conveyed to Charlotte E. Davis by E. L. Patterson, Jr., et al., by deed recorded in Barnwell County in Book 6 G, page 192. Term s of sale: For cash. No bid shall be accepted by the Master until a cash deposit of two hundred dol lars ($200.00) has been made; this provision, however, not to apply to the Prudential Insurance Company of America’s bid; said sum to be for feited and applied on the Prudential Insurance Company of America’s judgment and payment of costs, un less a compliance with sale is had within ten days from the dat? there of. The purchaser shall pay for reve nue stamps and recording qff papers. G. M. GREENE, * Master for Barnwell County. Master’s office, October 10, 1930. MASTER’S SALE. All of that piece, parcel or lot of land in State and County aforesaid, near Green Savannah, and containing two hundred thirteen acres, more or less, and bounded on the north by A- F. Greene, Prancina Marie Greene the Dorch Place, on the east by lands an ^ federal Intermediate Credit State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. Court of Common Pleas. Missouri State Life Insurance Co., Plaintiff, vs. of Mrs. A. M. Harrison, south by lands of the Estate of W. H. Hogg, and on the west by lands of E. H. Simms. The lands above described form no portion of the lands describ ed in the deed of G. M. Greene, Mas ter, to Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., dated Dec. 29, 1927, recorded in Deed Book 9 U, page 190, in said Clerk’s office. Terms of sale: Cash: Purchaser to pay for papers and revenue stamps. That the successful bidder or bidders for each parcel of land herein ordered to be sold be required to make a de posit of fifteen per cent, of the amount of his, her or their bid as evidence of good faith, and upon his, her or their failure to do so, the said Master is directed to re-sell said prop erty on the same day or on some sub sequent convenient salesday, during the legal hours of sale at the risk of the former bidder. G. M. GREENE, Master for Barnwell County. Master’s office, October 10, 1930. MASTER'S SALE. State cf South Carolina, County of Barnwell. Court of Common Pleas. B. F. Davis, Jennie Davis and Mrs. Lula Halford, Plaintiffs, vs. Sallie Davis, individually and as Ad ministratrix of the estate of T f O. Davia, deceased, and Prudential In surance Company of America, Defendant*. Bank, Defendants. j By virtue of a decretal order to me directed in the above entitled cause I will sell at public auction, to the high est bidder for cash, in front of the Court House at Barnwell, State and County aforesaid on Monday, the 3rd day of November, 1930, the same being salesday in said month, between the legal hours of sale, the following de scribed real property, to-wit: All that tract and parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Barnwell County, South Caroina, in Rosemary and Richland Townships, containing 1369 acres, more or les* aod bounded a s follows: On the norm by Angus Burgess, lands formerly belonging to Solomon Moody, lands of Moses Mitchell, and lands of Thomas Grubbs, formerly belonging to David Dicks; on the east by lands of Thomas Grubbs, and formerly belonging to David Dicks; and Sandy Run Creek; on the south by land s of Wilson High tower and lands of Mrs. C. A. Bush, formerly lands of Charles Ashley; and on the west by lands of Mrs. C, A. Bush and Richard Burgess, formerly belonging to Charles Ashley. The above tract is composed of two tracts known respectively as the Gaines Ashley homestead tract, containing 1202 acres, and the Isaac Garris tract containing 167 acres. Terms of sale: For cash. No bid shall be accepted by the Master until a cash deposit of two hundred dollars ($200.00) has been made; this provis ion however, not to apply to the plain tiff’s bid; said sum to be forfeited and applied on the plaintiff’s judgment and payment of costa, unless a com- By virtu* of a decretal order to me pliance with sale to had within ton m th* above entitled cause. I day, from the date thereof. The pur- at public auction, to the high- chaser shall pay for hi « tk* -4 recur** of a m.