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^*F Barnwell People-Sentinel, Barnwell, S. C„ March 1,1934 Scenes and Persons in tite t'Wews Tung Tree Now “American' Its Propagation in This Country Deprives China of a Monopoly Which That Country Has Long ; —He)d | Oil's VahuAle Properties. 1—The bay at New Rochelle, N. Y.. during the record-brehking cold spell In the eastern, states. 2—Gen. Frederick Coleman, chief of finance of .the army; W. H. Branch, second assistant to the postmaster general; MaJ. Gen. B. D. Foulois, chief of army air corps, and Eugene Vidal, director of aeronautics of Department of Commerce, Investigating the aviation Industry of thq country. 3—Architect’s draw ing of the projected Warm SitringaJoundntLon^now-three- fourths‘ fihlsRedT at Warm Springs, Ga? ' ' •' . _ . • V ’■ • Before many years hare passed American manufacturers may be In dependent of the monopoly which China baa lonjg held in the tung oil Industry. About 30,000 acres of tung trees now. are thriving in our south.- ern states. Some experts, aver that It would take only slightly more than three times as many acres of pro ducing trees tsf make America inde pendent of the Oriental product "Tung oil, sometimes called Chinese wood oil, is extracted from the seeds of the tung tree of central and west-' ern China. It is almost unknown in its natural state to the average lay man, but, being a good mixer,, it bides in many products frith which ha frequently comes in coBtaet-, v -sny» After the Great Earthquake in India a bulletin from the Washington head quarters of the National Geographic society. vv... ... ... -tL • \. •' :' ' ::>> •••v-.-X-XXv.-. v.-.-.v.*., -• . ^:<y, •: -ys.yX Monghyr. a city of 35.0U0 inhabitants, was reduced to a pile of debris In the quake that shook central nnntrre^- cently. Throughout the 100 square miles affected by the temblor a death toll of-from 8,000 to 10,000 was recorded, and countless thousands were Injured and made homeless. Monghyr, a thriving community and center of the cigarette industry, was almost completely wiped out; This is a photograph of a section qf-the city. “Long before western shipping nav igated the Yangtze rivet, Chinese • river men waterproofed’ their boat timbers regularly by saturating them with tung oil. They also burned the oil In lamps, accumulated tung oil aoot to make India Ink, and with carbon from burhed seed pulp and other‘materials made a calking com pound. “Although tung oil-soaked junks frequently sldeswlped western craft In Oriental harbors and risers. It was not until about 1869 the West- erners awoke to the fact that tung oil had" some amazing qualities. Chemical laboratories discovered that the oil, added to varnish, makes the YBraisii 'vuea wntcr timfj utivii w back; thus the origin of the demon strator In the hardware store wlv dow who awes shoppers when lie pours hot water on a table top with- -out- marring the palish.— —— —— “From the Chinese success In wa terproofing silk with tung oil, west erners learned that other 'fabrics could he rendered waterproof In much the same manner.—Now-tung Trtt—ty widely used by manufacturers of raincoats, bath curtains and oil cloth. Wall hnarri mnnnfartnrpra have dlS- gOod covered that the oil makes a binder; while the. manufacturers of linoleum, steam pipe gaskets, wire ripens in the fill, It drops to tho ground. In Chins the iyalUi are stripped from the seeds by hand; in this country hulling la dene by ma chinery. Gainesville, Fla., has s tung oil pressing plant “America's new tung oil planta tions are near railroads and modern highways—quite different from forests where tung trees thrive China, for there are neither roa nor railroads. To reach the Chinese trees one must penetrate the remote mountain valleys of Hunan and Szechwan provinces. “The oil Is carried on human backs to the nearest river shipping point in light bamboo baskets lined with 16 tblekneoaca of waterproofed paperv •lew York state's farmera, the drat, wet* active la fighting lota* mobile speeders. In December, 10O& the Oneida Pomona grange adopted a resolution urging enforcement of the 20-mlle speed law and asking tha^ motorists be required to slow down to four miles an hour whoa passing teams. The resolution said speeders were ruining the roads and likewise endangering life and prop erty. V V; Before it reaches the sea, most tang oil shoots the rapids of the Yangtze 4-gorges, tt is not uncommon for junks containing the oil to pile on the rocks, thus releasing an $8,000 cargo Into the swirling stream." Your local dealer carries Ferry’s Pure Bred' Vegetable Seeds. Now only 6 cents a package. Adv. ■ . > * Why Doctors Favor a Upd laxative A doctor will tell you that the care less use of strong laxatives may do more harm than good. Free Exhibition Dickey—My dad Is an Elk, a Lion and a Moose. Mickey—What does it coat to aee him) £ ■. Pierce’s Pellets am beet for liver* wels and stomach. One little Pellet for a laxative—three for a cathartic.—Adv. They Go Together “Get avoirdupois and yod‘U have poise," says Aunt Em. Harsh laxatives often drain thn system, weaken the bowel muscles, and even affect the Kvcr and kidneys. Fortunately, the public is fast returning to laxatives in liquid farm. The dose of a liquid laxative can bo measured. The action, can thus bo regulated to suit individual need. It forms no habit; you needn’t take • “double dose” a day or two later. ’ Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin gently ‘ helps the average person's bowels back to regularity. Why not try it? Some pill or tablet may be more con venient to carry. Bat there is littlo "convenience” in any cathartic which Is taken po frequently, you must carry H with you, wherever you got Its very taste tells you Dr v Cald well’s Syrup Pepsin is wholesome. A delightful taste, and delightful action. Safe for expectant mothers, and children. All druggists, ready fo» use, in n. All druggists, ready I big bottles. Member N. R. navy’s new coach Cruiser San Francisco Commissioned ■ * m l Lieut. Thomas J. Hamilton, back- field star of the Navy’s 1926 football teanj and more recmitly in charge of the successful fleer team of the west const, was appointed head conch of the-Navy football team to succeed Ed gar “Rip" Miller. Insulation, and automobile enamels, also have become customers of Chinese tung oil producers. NEVER FORGET THIS TABLET It Means the REAL ARTICLE ' i -1 ^') GENUINE ASPIRIN -7= Of Bayer Manufacture JL^_ . When SffW S: , , J r i * Hirrrr <**»* i V ■X -• VMERCY ANGEL” RESTS ..-j i % \i ■ N FRAN CISC. “The United States normally im ports about 90,000,000 pounds, or more than $10,000,000 worth of tung oil annually. China’s Internal un rest has been one of the leading fac tors in the development of American tung tree plantation*. When the value of the oil was discovered, the demand of the American manufac turer grew rapidly. Normally he could obtain, sufficient tung oil, but brigands often delayed .or destroyed shipments, or producers were desert ed by their workers who now and then, felt the urge to fight, thus diminishing the supply. ‘The first tung seeds from China were planted In the United States by the Department of Agriculture in —1905 at Chico, Cilif. A year Ister, the resulting seedlings were seat experimental stations through the southern and Pacific coast regions. They thrived in portions of Florida, California, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, where the frost is not sufficiently severe to nip the trees’ sensitive blossoms. “Tung trees grow to about 25 feet in height With their white to pink ish blossoms in the spring they re- semhle apple trees.- The tung is about the aize of a small apple. Its five seeds are no larger than robins’ eggs. In China the trees grow wild, but In this country grow ers have operated their plantations , with the modern system of an Amer- lean orchardist When the tung fruit you go to buy aspirin, just remember this: Evtifcy, tablet of real aspirin of Bayer manufacture is stamped with this cross. No tablet without this cross is GENUINE Bayer Aspirin. Remember this tor your own protection. Tell your friend* about it for their protection. Demand and. S :t Genuine* ayer Aspirin. Gem/iiM Bayer Aspirin Does Not Harm the Heart The Bookman’s Parablo “I can read yon like a book.” "Why don’t you, tbenr Ton skip what you don’t like in s book. Why linger over it in me?” The Voice of a Faw The creative Ideas destined to ro> make society have always been the— possession of the minority.—Barry Emerson Fosdlck. Make this lip test I OOK at them . . . and your cheeks, too, without i make-up. Do they possess the natural glow of health, which comes from a sufficiency of rich, red blood P If they do, make-up is shnple ... if they don’t read cm.... yon may find one of the reasons why your clear and i skin is not I rosy. You cannot have red Ups, rosy cheeks, energy and cheerfulness if your blood is in a run-down condition. Lack of bemo-glo-bin, the, red coloring of the blood, may also Indicate a weakened condition of the body ... loss of strength .. . poor appetite. S.S.S. is not Just a so-called tonic but a took spe cially designed to stimulate gastric secretions, and also having the mineral elements so very, vera necessary fas Restoring a low bemo-glo-bin content If your condi tion suggests * blood tonic of. this kind, try S.SJL Unless yonr case is exceptional, you should soon no tice a pick-up in your appetite... your color and skin should improve with increased strength. S.S.S. is sold by aU drag stores in two sises ... thn larger is more economical. q The S.SJJ. Oa, The 10,000 ton cruiser San Francisco, sporting. nine S-inch guns and tour 5-lnclTgups, was commissioned at Mare Island navy yard. California. The keel of the cruiser was laid In September; 1931. and It was launchedTri March, last year. Capt\Roynl E. Ingersoll took command of the craft after the Navy de partment commissioning order was rend, with the crew of* 500 and several hundred guests at attention. > v __ •». \ y* / More Gold Comes Over From Europe Alice G. Carr, former World war nurse and known as the “Mercy Angel" of the Near East, is resting in New York, taking her first vacation' in twelve years. Miss Carr Is director 'of the Near East foundation In Athens and is credited with rehabilitating the Hves-oM ,250,000 refugees from Smyrna Sihce 1923. '<■ • m » m wm Wv m m Cat Saved Orphan / With the tearing down ot a house at 22 Vasterland street, Stockholm, Sweden, which bofe over It* entrance door the effigy of a cat, has been recalled the story of how the tabby found the relatives of an orphan glrL While returning from Haytl to Stock holm with his ^wife and three-year- old daughter, the captain -of a Swedish sailing vessel died. Soon afterward bis wife succumbed. The nurse, who had been engaged during the voyage, did not know whether the daughter had any relatives, nor how to^trace friends. The ship cat, which was from Stockholm, started a* soJn as the beat landed, to guide the nurse up one street and down another until she reached 22 Vasterland street. There it stopped, and In the house was found the child’s grandmother. Many old people in Stockholm still remember the cat and Its search. Every Kit chen Needs It I BAKE « ...forCOODNEtisakt For Making Potato Chips Sbocstnns Pott toe* Use.., CADICKS* *' GOLD DUST v nout (nAim ITS WHITE ] Af v' MILUNQ y*.' GN JVt^ INp French Fried Pott toe* For Grating Horseradish, Potatoes, Carrots. Cheese, etc my Homan enttlnf year Sonia.wl man scraplnjr theas with — aratert The 4-nt-l. allcea, crates. ahreSi caN-i with AasoLtm SAnra... is SPaAOinq of the tiro... and man eesUy, mi can operate it. [proof and trait aeM iro ot serrloe. Seat pt r*1.7S. Drorlpttvet 4-M-l — For Slicing Applet Cabbage Carrots Onions tbitkttm i wm i Now lak FaiU to lajuro Paper Scientists of the United States bu rt_l of standards have developed an alk line ink that baa little. If any. deteriorating effect on paper. Ammo pla replaces tbe add used other inks. The experts inked papers and subjected them to accelerated aging by the application of beat. If ordi nary Ink was used, the beat treatment resulted In rapid embrittlement of tbe paper and folding endurance was de- creader’ by as much as 50 per cent Alkaltne-lnked piper passed the beat test successfully*—'Popular Mechanics Magazine. lip yew. : '&■ Wm‘ Police, detectivea and private guards on a pier In New' York while 224 cases of goht bars were being unloaded from the steamer Bremen. The value of this shipment from Europe was $13,000,000 In gold, and U went Into gov- ergjnettt vanltsi CENTS A PACKET IS ACL YOU PAY .'-2 FOR FERR PUREBRED VEGETABLE SEEDS AT YOUR NEIOHBOItHOOD STORE J* m X - rr-r-—