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r* USUALLY BEHIND THE CMWJD THERE IS ^ A SILVER LINING The author of this artide was rear ed on a cotton farm and haa worked on newspapers in Georgia, South Carolina, New Jersey ami New York. In recent years he has enareifed most ly in investijratinff and writh^X about economic subjects, including ajr r i cu l* ture. In th e last four months hto vis ited several hundred farms in N^he Carolines and talked with many kinds of farmer s in all parts of the two States. A South Carolina farmer sat on a ards than they had thirty years ago. Their children are getting at least twice the volume of, if not doubly, better schooling than rural younstera in tKis section got a generation ago. They are probably more heavily in debt now and taxe B are higher, but when all equations are melded it be found, I believe, "that farming in this, area is in better position to en ter upon a new period of prosperity than jt was at the close of the “hard times” era at the tail-end of the la*t century. V If History.“Repeats" Itself. Is such a period in prospect? If history “repeats” itself as of old it is. Froftj base 8 of extremely low values, woodpile and whittle as I tried to as ar^e now at hand, agriculture al- talk with him about his operations. ■ ways has moved forward into periods which had been specified as unusually °f pra-perity. Most talk about over good by a county agent. “Why, if I’d done nothing but go fishing this year I’d been much better off,” he moaned. It wa s a hot day in June and he pad a lot of pfgs coming on to be ter and fattened and it looked as if his corn was burning up in the field. A good rain that day would have turned him back into the optimist that every good farmer is under the skin. Practicaly every -fanner I visited <?h my rounds in the Carolinas began by talking gloomily and wound up with '«ome 8 ort of evincing of amazing confidence, courage and philosophic fortitude. In.not a single case of one whqse growing crops were coming on all right last Summer did I find a state of real gloom. In Autumn few* of those with good harvests were underlying despondent. I could not imagine a single one of them lying awake at night to worry about his difficulties. Little Foolish Talk. How they liked to talk about what they were doing, trying to do, or hop ing to do!' “Farmers have no secrets,” a thoughtful one said to me. And how they seemed to appreciate a token of outsid e intere-t in them and their efforts'! I found them much better informed than I had expected to; they were much more aware of what is going on than are the run of urban f dk. l^ew of them taled wildly or fooljshly about things in general. From the mouth of scarcely a one of them cam^ what I, who am rather conservative, as ta matter s political and economic, • rate as radicalism. “ The extentHn which the run of of pro-perity production \ is rubbish. So long as Hfclf the people in th e world don’t get enough to\eat, or clothing suffi cient to protect , them from th6 ele ments, there ca^\ be no real over production of farm products as a whole, and J that is particularly true of ones economically X^growable, in this section of the count] The South Atlantic farmer ha? four good iharkets and not on e V them ever has been exploited to the^full. There is first the market in hrs own home and on his own place, the safest and about the biggest of all. Farmers of the South can buy ffom and se to then\£lves with advantage in al most unlimited extent, and in so far as they do so they are safeguarded from practically all economic shifts and price fluctuations. Then there is the local market, in nearby towns and cities, that isn’t exploited in -one-half the extent that it might be. The third is the market in the big centers of population outsid e the area ,as in the East, north of the Potomac River. Both geography and climate give South Atlantic specialty farming, and in some measure staple farming, like hog raising, decided advantages, over other lemoved areas, in that market. Then .there is the foreign market, hitherto the biggest of all for this section, in terms of money value. Over one-half of the country’s agri- cultuial exports have gone from th? South. Gcod Time for Beginners. Farm products of this section have fared no worse and altogether not as badly in this depression as have these of other noteworthy agricultural 989 990 991 992 993 994 995 996 997 v 998 999 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1006 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 G. O. Johnson, .chain gang, etc. R. L. Bronson, salary, court expeme V A. B. Patterson,, salary, county physician - Standard Oil Co M .chain .gang^——- John K.^Snelling, salary and clerk W. L. Baxley, county home . A. Cave, chain gang >. Harley, salary, deputy . Molair,-.chain-gang- »»_ _ ___ 75.00 ___ 28.86 1123 .__ 25.00 1124 1125 ___ 12.00 1126 16.65 1127 - .__ 11.35 1128 ___ 15.83 1129 ___ 14.58 ' 1130 v __. 3.00 1131 ___ 25.00 - 1132 1133 __* 12.50 1134 ___ 37.06 1135 __ 120.50 1136 __ 219.76 1137 ___ 92.00 1138" .__ 29.16 1139 ___ 29.16 1140 ___ 75.00 1141 10.85 1142 10.00 1143 _._ 25.00 1144 .___ 29.01 1145 29.16 1146 ____ 29.16 1147, . 308.56 ^1148 41.65 1149 ___ 67.36 nso ___ 45.00 j -1151 .___ 70.51 i 1152 88£4 S 1153 -7—5.00 j 1154 j 1155 10.00 1156 ___ 4.50 j 1157 10.66 | 1158 10.41 ! 1159 .___ 25.00 | 1160 _ 14.58 j 1161 | H62 65.29 j 1163 x 80.35 [ 1164 < ! 1165 ‘ 9.13 i 1166 4.80 y ii67 ™- &70 1 1168 Ado 1169 12.00 1170 50.00 1171 Allen, county home — Cornelia Butler, county home Lemon Bros., chain gkiag ai»d jail J. W. Sanders, salary, tfrobtrate F. E. Sanders, salary, constable — ?— _ ... 4.71 7__ 53.20 12.50 2.72 51.65 4.00 Barnwell Filling Station, .chain gang John K. Snelling, salary, clerk, etc. __ T. D. Creighton, Jr., county home Gulf Refining Co., chain gang, etc. L. T. Clay tor, chain gang,lunacy -Qv 7.00 E. O. Moore, county home 12.00 16.60 F. S. Brown, county home, jail, etc. — Grubbs Chevrolet Co., chain gang - 12.40 Frank Sanders, beard registration 12.50 J. J. Bell, postage, etc. 76.03 J. W. Patterson, salary, supervisor 118.75 D. P. Peeples, chain gang 2.00 Bernice Still, chain gang W. K. Black, salary, magistrate 12.50 H. B. Sanders, salary,, constable —- 12.50 Perry B. Bush, .salary, directors clerk 100.00 /Vy J. N. Andfersbn, public buildings 133.92 B. H. Dyches, .public buildings 31.15 W. M. Jcne;, board of education 75.00 R. R. Mccre, salary, county director 10.41 Idis Brabham, salary, county directoi- 10.41 W. U. Blacky salary, county director^ 10.41 L. S. Still, salary, county director ____— 10.41 A. B. Patterson, salary, county physician 25.00 D. Pi Lancaster, salary, coroner 25.1)0 B. S. Mcore, Jr., salary, supt. ed. —— 125.00 Bernice Stil, salary, chain gang i- 65.00 Jce Baxley, chain gang 75.00 John K. Snelling, salary and clerk 41.65 A. M. Anderson, chain gang 65.00 55.55 75.00 50.00 W. H. Manning, salary,, auditor —' Henry Hartzog, chain gang ^ — Gilmore Harley, salary, deputy*-. — Margaret McAllister, salary, clerk- 18.75 Charlie Still, chain gang — 2.00 J. Bell,, court expense 849.30 J. J.. Bell, treasurer, salary 63.8? farmers-in the <7arohnas »re % ‘seieMi- Areas—nor,have^ I belieye, the farm- fically” minded was surprising to me. At hardly a place visited in South Carolina did I fail to note some direct touch of Clemson College and its Ex tension Service. The generous way in which North Carolina newspapers publish technical information about farming, most of the information be ing supplied by State Colleg e special ists, attests the tendency of farming in that State to move towards a ra- tionized basis. When Figures Fail. Statistics are my long suit as a writing man; but, after" seeing a lot of actual farm conditions in the Csro- linas, I am inclined to run away from mere agricultural figures, so insuffi cient, I am now persuaded, aie they for telling the real story fully or for guaging the future. Everywhere in formed folk said to me: “The fanners are not as badly off as they think they are.” As a class, I don’t believe they are nearly as badly off statistics imply. For example, census figures collect ed last year indicate that South Caro lina agriculture i a back substantially to where it was early in this century. That i;Uen & not the case is obvious to anyone with eyes. Self-sustaining farmer s in both th? Carolinas have much bejtter homes and living sland ers themselves. I have talked recent ly with many big farmers who Were terribly blue. But nearly every one i of them said: “While we whose | operations and holdings were deflated as never before are catching it, 11 never knew a better time or place for the person who must start from taw to begin farming than right now in thi 8 section of the country. Oxen Lead Parade The Abruzzl in Italy was a district almost unknown to tourists until re cently. It is full of color and Inter est. Here you may se6 Italy simple and colorful as seldom elsewhere. At Loreto Aprutino on Whit 8uuday N two oxen lead a fine processibn throjbgh the streets, carrying a chf in. white laden with goldrhi bends. There is another oxen processtejat Soanno on Corpus Christ! day. whTJe at Vlllalngo and Cucullo on the day of St. Dominic, a statue of the saint is carried In procession with snakes and vipers, collected by the famous snake charmers, twined around It. Scanno is well known for its costumes, and the dress of the natives at Pesco- costanzo is extremely rich with em broidery anti laee. Other fanciful cos- tufaw may he ^o-adventage at-] Pettoraho, Cumpodlglove Intro- 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 .1053., 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 . 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 38.22] W. C.\Milhous, jail, chain gang _x- 13.00 Estate V R. D. Ijteid, jail — 4*50 j Farmers ginnery, chain gang 19.80 Barnwell Motor Co., chain gang — 26.35 Barnwell Filling Statiotir chain gang —. - - - - - • 26.87 j G. M. AndersW county home 2.20 Grubb?. Chevrolet Co„ chain gang 3.20 L. S. Still, contingent 5.00 Idis Brabham, contingent — 5.00 R. R. Moore, coptindent __ 5.00 W. D. Black, .contingent 5.00 J. W. Patterson, salary, supervisor — 118.75 E. O. Moore, county hojpe 12.00 Helen Brabham, county home 4.00 Ben Simmons, chain ' v gang x 1.25 6^3 Charlie Zissett, chain gang W. K. Black, salary, magisttate ——--- 12.50 H. B. Sanders, salary, constable _— — — — 12.50 D. P. Peeples, chain gang — 1.00 Pei ry B. Bush, salary, directors v clerk 100.00 L. S. Still, salary, county director^. 10.41 Idis Brabham, salary, county director 10.41] W. D. Black, salary, county director \ 1- 10.41 R. R. Mooie, salary, county irector — 10.41 iS. C. Power Co., court house, jail * 10.81 Charlie Brown, public!'building’ — 'u-i— __ 7.00 Jennie P. Greene,, rest room A--' 8.31 L. J. Henry,, contingent A 12.50 A. B. Patterson,,' salary, county physician _X_ 25.00 Mrs. R. S. Dicks, demonstration expense A__ 10.00 W. H. Manning, salary, auditor 55.55 J. V. Matthews, „bd. of education 59.38 B. S. Moore, Jr., supt. of education \--- 115.00 Weiner Bros., chain gang •- —\— 35.90 Henry Bradley, chain gang —1 A. 14.87 Bernice Still, chain gang Joe Baxley, chain gang L. Cohen, chain gang Henry Haitzog, .chain gang A. M. Anderson, chain gang 6 Lombard Iron Works, chain gang 7 A. GhingoM, jail — H- 1 L. F. Randall, court house — — 7.00 L. F. Randall, jail 6.00 Q. R. Peeples, salary,magistrate 29.16 1172 " vm 1174 1175 1176 1177 1178 1179 1180 1181 1182 1183 1184 -1185 1186 1187 1188 1189 1190 1191 1192 1193 1194 1195 1196* 1 ./ - 65.00 I 75.00 4.88 00] 2 3^ 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Angus Peytcn, public buildings Alonzo Price, public buildings 2.00 D. A. Kinard, jail 2.00 Carlisle Courtney Home, special 60.00 J. W. Patteison, salary, supervisor 118.75 R. R. Moore, chain gang- — —----- 5.00 L. S. Still, chain gang ------ 6.00 J. J. Bell, interest on bonds 452.00 J. J. Bell, bonds and interest^- : 4,041.76 H. G. Boylston, demonstration exjtense 6.00 G. O. Johnson, chain gang, etc. ' 32.71 W. S, Grubbs, salary, magistrate — — 25.00 A. T. Russell, lunacy 10.00 C. L. Hiers, chain gang, etc. 16.53 ^ H. B. Sanders, salary,. constabl e 12.50 W. K. Black, salaiy, magistrate — 12.50 C. S. Anderson, salary, magistrateA--— 14.58 B. H. Dyches, salary, jail, etc. 210.50 W. C. Kennedy, chain gang, etc. — 29.76 M. C. Kitchings, salary, magistrate >- 25.00 F. E. Sanders, salary, constable 1- 12.50 J. W. Sanders, salary,, magistrate 12.50 J. M. Halford, board of registration —12.50 Jessie J. Bronson, bd. of reg. 12.50 J. M. Hill, salary, magistrate __ T 14.58 B. L. Fields, salary, .constable 14.58 J. S. Still, salary, constable 29.16 G. R. Peeples, salary, magistrate 29.16 « D. W. Glover, salary, constable — 29.16 W. P. Sanders, salary, magistrate 29.16 Carlisl e Courtney Home, special 45.00 -sMerritt Grocery Co., chain gang 87.42 C. F. Mclair, chain gang 8.90 S. C. Power Co., jail, cuort house 14.76 4 Weiner Bros., chain gang — —— 22.28 Happ Bros.; chain gang 126.00 General Coal Co. public buildings 86.40 F. S. Browh, jail,, county home, etc. 18.05 B. H. Dyches, dieting prisoners 99.50 The Pecple-Sentinel, stationery and adv. 45.75 Grubbs Chevrolet 1 Co., chain gang 17.75 E. F. Woodward, chain gang 123.12 L. Cohen, chain gang 16.64 Barnwell Ins. Agency, premium on bonds 25.0^^ John K. Snelling, lunacy 20.fl^r Barnwell Ins. Agency, premium on bonds 20.00 B. S. Moore, Jr., postage 6.00 Robt. S. Hightower, public buildings 7.50 H. Antopolsky, chain gang 16.20 ^ Vickery Bros., chain gang, etc. __„L. dacqua. Advertise in The Peoiple-SentinaL QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY DIRECTORS FOR THE QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 31. 1931: PERRY B. BUSH, Clerk, Board of County Directors. 966 "967 968 969 870 971 972 973 974 975 876 977. 978 979 980 981 982 983 Barnwell Fillihg Station, chain gang E. F. Woodward, chain gang — Wall Street Pharmacy, county home J. J. Bell, sinking fund J> J RgH, intoroat nw Honda J. J. Bell, interest on bonds _ W. D. Black, 'salaiy, county - 334.501 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 *1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 D. W. Glovor, salary, constable &9.T6 — 103.17 E. F. Woodward, chain gang 19.52 T. D. Creighton, Jr., county home 8.00 * -H;- A. Crops, 10,00 v W. S. Giubhs, .salary, magistrate 25.00 G. O. Johnson, chain gang and salary .— 29.71 W. C. Kennedy, chain gang and constable 33.01 M. C. Kitchings, salary, magistrate * * 25.00 Margiardt McAllister, salary, clei^k : 118.75 Mazursky Dept. Store, chain gang 11.77 Mrs. W. C. Cathcart, special appropriation 30.001 George James, salary, janitor — 20.00 B. H. Dyches, dieting prisoners 117.50 B. H. Dyches, salary, jail, etc. 240.36 Merritt Grocery Co., chain gang 79.08 C. F. Molair, chain gang 29.82 D. P. Lancaster, salary, coroner 25.00 E. F. Woodward, chain gang —— ? 62.27 K. L. Bronson, salary, postage — --*_*_; 154.30] R. R. Moore, salary, county director _ Idis Brabham, salary, county director Bernice Still, chain gang Joe Baxley, salary, chain gang Carlisle Courtney. Home, special D. P. Lanca W. H. Mann G. M. Greene, T. D. Creighton, Jr., county home — F. S. Brown', county home, jail, etc. 4^... salary, coroner George James, salary, janitor A. M. Anderson, chain gang U B. S. . Moore, Jr., . 37.37 __ 20.00 4,000.00 7,071.38 1100 1101 ,1102 ’ 1103 . 1,503.751 1104 .__ 10.42 1105 10.42 1106 1107 ::: —nor- _. 65.00 L 1109 75.001 1110 — 60.00 mi -_ 8.33 1112 .__ 11.08 1113 — A*oo 1114 ... 31.40 1114 111« - 5655 1117 1118 - 20.00 1119 1120 115.00 1121 The People-Sentinel, printing ^ 22.00 E. F- Woodward, county home 4.78 Joe Baxley, chain gang 3.95 C. C. Rountree, public buildings — 75 Gilmore Harley, salary, deputy _ DU.uO J. J. Bell, printing 13.50 I. W. Rountree, county home 8.00 Miss Helen Brabham, county home 8.00 J. L. Buist’s Sqns, county home —__J 45.00 C. F. Molair, county home s 30.25 A. J. Owens, county home 33.35 Preston Allen, county home ____ 10.00 Angus Peyton, county home 2.00 Victoria Williams, county hom e i.oo rah Ray, county home 5.00 wnelia Butler, county home _-__I 5.00 J. W. Bates, county home _J • 2.60 Lemon Bros., county home 88.90 R. A. Deason, chain gang, county home 27.70 J - fA fftimfey — 1.001 H. W\ Sanders, county home 20.00 I. Hartzog, county home 1 18.00 E. O. Moore, county home 14.00 L. T. Claytor, county home 16.66 -Mm- -tir H. Antopolsky, chain gang 46.60 W. P. Sanders, salary, magistrate __ 29.16 | J. S. Still, salary, constable -- 29.16 C. S. Aroidrson,-magistrate _- ■ LL68J :_-rrr^-r_r-15.83 C, L, Hiers. constable ^ . B. L. Fields, constable _* 14.581 J. M. Hill, magistrate — 14.58 G. E. Crouch, county home jg qq J. J. Bell, ^amps g 28 J. J> Bell, payment on note 15,163.50 Jennie P. Greene, rest room g 33 R. A. 'Deason, jail, chain gang, etc. 19.10 A. J. Owens, county home — 31.50 Victoria Williams, county home — 1.00 121.85 Lemon Bros., county home L. TV Claytor, county home • 16.661 C. F. Molair, county home — 25.00 Irene H. Lemon, board of regents 10.41 Mrs. L. B. Baxley, county home — 6.001 Lemon Bros, Lemon Bros. E. W. Ellis, R. L. Bronson, C. C. Rountree, Irene H. Lemon, A H. Ninestein, L. F. Randall, jail ourt house, jail, etc. 113.28 arlisle Courtney appr. 410 5.00 * e - - §. blic buildings 2. of regents 10. on bonds _____ 100.00 .l/V i 6.00 Mazursky Dept, Store, county home Sarah Ray, county home 29.66 ... 5.00 L, T. Claytor, lunacy 5 0 q Marvin Holland, chain gang VbJll J. J. Bell, court expense g 0 Perry B. Bush, salary, directors clerk - 100.00 A. S. Blanchard, lunacy, court expense ,30.00 •-T- • Vf' - - - -