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THURSbAY, JANUARY 15, 1931. THE BARNWELL PBOPLE-HENTINKL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA maamrnmmr ~ V j FOR •• Women v SPECIALS FOR Friday & Saturday Big lot of Double Blankets, solid colors and checks, |7.00 values ' • at this Special foF only $2.95 ! \, ’• ' One lot of Imported Porto Rican . * - * ^ ; " hand Embroidered _Nigh Gowns, ’., $1.00 values, Special two for $1.09 # ■ " ——r-' ~~~ ■^ _ ’—*—- ■■ -'■+-—<£***•— 1 —i One jot ladies’ Flat Crepe Dresses sizes up to 48, $10.00 values At this Special for $3.95 big lot ladies Felt Hats, all ars, values up to- $2.50, at thi. :iai for 89c AI BHINGOLD MOODY’S OLD STAND *••••••••••••••••< • HERE AND HEREABOUTS, r #■. - ^ t ,Mr. and Mrs. Perry B. Bush and Mrs. R. S. Dicks spent Wednesday in Augusta., . Miss Patricia Dicks spent the week end in Orangeburg with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cope. H. D. Still and D. P. Johnson, of JBlavkville, were business visitors here Tuesday] IT “ Carlisle Brinkley, of Orangeburg, spent the week-end here with Mrs. Peny B. Bush. Mrs. A. B. Patterson has been call- *■ ed to Atlanta on acccurtt of the illnes . of hef 1 brother. Lr . . -■/_ Miss T Myrtle Creech, of Kline, was *^'the guest of Miss Elizabeth Vaughn on Monday and Tuesday. v i " " . ' Mrs-. R. S. Dicks and Mrs. Bobt. A, Patterson spent Sunday in Cope with Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cope. The many inends of Mrs. AlTen Owens are sorry to learn of her illness and hope for her a speedy recovery. » - - j. _ | , • ' Gordon Pate is ou a visit to Mr. and Mr?, G. M. Gx-eene. He has many friends here who welcome him to his old home.'* Mi«s Elizabeth Vaughn has returned home after attending a house pai’ty given by Miss Miriam Creech, of the Kline section. - - Harold 'C. Tinsley Tetnmed to Florence Thursday after attending the Porter-Harris wedding. Mrs, Tinsley remained over for a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Mo- lair.? . Joe Brabham wa s operated on'for appendicitis at the University Hospi tal in Augusta Tuesday morning at 4 four o’clock and his friends will be glad to know that-his condition was slightly improved yesterday. . Senator Edgar A. Brown and Rep resentative R. C. Holman went up to Columbia Monday afternoon to be present at the opening session of the general assembly Tuesday morning. The former was accompanied by. Mrs. Brown. -.1. ’’ The many friends of Mrs. N. Blatt, of Blackville, who ha s been quite ill for some time, will be glad to know that she has shown marked .improve!- -ijnent .during the past few days and it is hoped that she wil scon be restored ’ to health. • — it nt# Tb J i ■ ! ' .• j\ OF u SOUTH .CAROLINA -. :44 r / M--T- wKwitun -Jr- " t-- 'rrrrrrnr - . Industry Prosper*—So Prosper Tfc* People** > ^ ■ -''-v-- J -V' ■t: •\ ■ .• - ir.y. . From the Orient For years it has been difficult enough for ootton mills of South Carolina to produce at sufficiently low coat to meet thrcompetition of European Mills. With standards of living costs lower in Europe than in America, cotton mill operatives there have retired a much lower wage than here, and cotton goods made across the Atlantic have had a decided influence in lowering the highly competitive world price. ' ~ . ^.-It is very clear, however, that even European competition is not to be compared with the problem of meeting the price of cotton goods made in the Orient. The Japanese work for only a few cents a day. The Chinese and other orientals work for even less, usually 5c to 30c per day. The cost of pi-oduction in oriental mills is unbelievably small. Goods, produced in the orient, manufactured at a lower cost and therefore sold at a lower price, naturally have a decided advantage on the world markets. - . > '- e '. * ' v So long as the output of Japanese mills remained small, this problem was only a threat rather than-an actual handicap^ With the startling growth of cotton manufacturing in the Orient, however, the threat becomes an actual peril. NOTICE THIS REMARKABLE GROWTH. **■ • , « i, - ... Cotton Spindles in Place V— I 1900 1905 1910 1915 World 105.681,000 J16,764,000 134,526,000 148,226,000 -1920 _ .154,000,000 1925 -> 161,832,000 1929 164,363,000 India 4,945,000 5,163,000 6,196,000 6,500,000 6,690,000 8,500,000 8,704,000 - Japan 1,274,000 1,427,000 2,100,000 2,808,000 3,814,000 5.T80;000 6,698,000 China 550^)00 693,000 810,000 1,000,000 1,800,000 3.350*000 3,638,000 Japan’s figures axvsfrom the Japan-Cott-on Spinners!.. Association and the other figures are estimates of the U. S. Bureau of the Census. ^ ; . ~~ - - • • - •! • * • • % • 4 . * — ■’r-,' • • ' 4 " ' ' . ^ ' - — . • While in 29^years the world has grown in ootton spindles only 55%. -— > • India Japan - China * ^ '''O- ^ s . , • - • t ' s *1 * ■* The Mills of the^Qrient Have Grown 75 p. c. 426 p. c. 561 p. c. - •- : * — Under this competition we have already losKmokt of our oriental trade. Many South Carolina mills, which formerly shipped a large percentage of their goods to oriental countries, have now lost this patronage entirely.~ v . . «. *■ ~* -n. Such foreign competition, seldom understood or appi-eciated by our citizens, offers the most convincing reasons for fullest coopetationi in solving local cotton problems, to better fit South Carolina mills for-combating the menace of foreign competition. A sympathetic public opinion ts most important. * ?V- ' . .V Cotton man IUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION of south Carolina Mrs. R. A. Ellis, who has been quite ill, is slowly improving. Mrs. Ellis h-as many friends who will be glad to learn of her improvement. Earl Player and “Doc” Barton, of Lancaster, and H. A. Moore, of Col umbia, have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brown. Miss Byrd and Calhoun Lemon, of the University of South Carolina, .spent the week-end heije with the latter’s, parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lemon.' . x ' V-(*a » string «f beads* wa& cut by Mrs. L. T. Claytor. The hostess served a salad course with Russian tea. Besides the club members, the guests were Miss BeBee Patter-son, Mrs. M. C. Best, Mrs. M. K. Hale and Mrs. L. O. Drew. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Morde- / » cai M. Mazursky will be delighted to know that theit little daughter, EP JANUARY MEETING OF enor, is convalescing after a severe’^ ^ ^ CH\PTER illness of typhoid fever and was able to be brought home Sunday after noon. _ ~ The Ladies’ Guild and Auxiliary held a combined meeting Tuesday af ternoon at the home of Mrs. Charlie Brown, Sr.,' at which time officers for the ensuing year were elected. Dur ing the social houftMthe hostess served delightful refresnments. Mrs. Lloyd A. Pl^xico Was stricken with a sudden attack Hf appendicitis Thursday night and Was rushed to the University Hospital in Augusta, one o’clock’ Friday morning. friends will be glad to know that she is improving and hope that she will soon be able to return home again. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BRIDGE CLUB. Mrs. Wilson Walker was hostess last week to the member 3 of the Wed nesday Afternoon Bridge Club. The high score prize was won by Mrs. R. S. Dicks and the^ consolation was cut byA.Mrs. R. A. Patterson. A salad course with coffee was sex-ved. JUNIOR-SMART SET BRIDGE CLUB. The January meeting of the Barn- welj Chapter, Daughtejg of the Ameri can Revolution, was held Friday af ternoon, January 9th, at the home of Mr*. B. L. Easterling, with Mrs. G. M. Greene assisting hostess. Mrs. L. M. Cave, the Regent, presided, and after heading of reports, delegates were elected to both the State and national conventions. The report of the treasurer was most gratifying, showing all objectives met and the chapter one hundred percent. Mrs. W. H. Manning was received into the chapter, having been transferred from Maitha Watson Chapter, of Williston. An intere.-tu^L feature of the meet ing was the^^Kr read by Mrs. G. M. Greene onP^e Battle of Fort Moultrie. Six days before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, was won the first American naval vic tory of the Revolutionary War. The will of Martha Washington was also, read and was very unique as well as interesting. 1 * During the social half hour the hos tesses, assisted by Mrs. Eugene East erling, Mrs. H. J. Phillipg and Mrs. K. M. Hale, served a delicious sale.J coui’se, with coffee. HOPOCATRUC Presbyterian Church Services. Mrs. Robert L. Bronsqjoujvas hostess to the Junior-Smart Set Bridge club ! Thursday afternoon The high score prize for club members, ® clothes Announcement is made that there Vuah, waa won by Mir. Lang Cave.(will be services at the Barnwell- the high score prize for guests, a linen handkerchief, wa s won by Mrs. M. K. Hale, and the consolation,' a Presbyterian Church Stmday flight : at‘tfal or quick acting forms of 7:30 o’clock. The public is cordially invited to attend. By G. Chalmers McDermid. The story about the winner of tlxe S. C. Sweet potato contest which ap peared in most of the papers of the State thi s week, proves that “I know toy potatoes.’’ Some of.you will remember that last spring, when so much was in the papers about the contest—I predicted that the winner would come from Orangeburg, Dorchester or Clarendon Counties, and that the winner would use 1,000 pounds or more of a ferti- lier analyzing about 8-3-10,- According |to the story twhkrh 1 read today, Mr. T. J. Grambling, a farmer of Orangeburg County, was declared the winner for 1930. His yield was 449 bushels of No. 1 sweets, —and his fertilization wa s 1,300 lbs. of 8-3-16 plus 75 pounds of sulphate of ammounia. This yield of sweet potatoes—No. ones—nr remarkable considering the season. It is the largest yield of No. one sweetg ever recorded officially in South Carolina. Tpe .story continues,— Th& follow ing statement is quoted from the contestants record book:--- “T think the mo-t essential points in producing a large yield of quality No. 1 potatoes be, as follows: “First select a good quality, well drained loose sandy loam soil. Good high land that ill not water sob in the period of wet weather. “Second use liberal amount of a well balanced potato fertilizer analyz ing about 8 per cent phosphoric acid, three or four per cent ammonia, and fifteen to twenty per cent potash. I thlnk-iL.bkAdyi$abl£ to Jise the min- later. . —j “Third, close spacing of rows and cf phmts in drill, using from, twenty to thirty thousand plants or^even more per acre.” - monia. I believe in getting a quick vine growth. The tubers will come Sween potatoes are a good money ciop if we could average just half what Mr. Gramling did. We* can do it, and make money, so why do We keep on thinking of sweet potatoes as a crop that doesn’t need anything but stable manure as a fertilizer and 5 foot beds to grow on. . I daresay that the average sweet potato grower in South Carolina has never givwx the crop more than a passing thought. Mind you—I say, the AVERAGE grower. Last years results of the State con test proved that proper spacing and proper fertilization have a direct bearing on the yields of number one potatoes. This winner has done the eame thing.—I do not kr*ow the na/nes of the other winners, as yet, but imagine that their figures are proportionately the same as those ob tained by Mr. Gramling. Next season,' let s plant half the number of acres of sweets~that we' had this year, and space and fertilize them properly, and make three or four or even five times as many pota toes a s we did this year. Make sweet potatoes one of your “petty cash” crxxps in 1931. Card of Hunk*. INSURANCE. 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