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V THE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 19S7 i l I k ' - I • COMMENTS ON MEN AND NEWS By SPECTATOR. Lieut-Gov. Harley, in his office as President of the Senate, will sign no more bob-tail bills, he announces. This is eminently correct and shows respect for the Constitution. By the way, this Lieutenant Governor of ours shows himself very much a man. He does no swashbuckling and shoots no guns, but every now and then he does or says something in a quiet way that shows him a man. Strength to him. There is something I wish Mr. Har ley and Mr. Blatt would do: Re quire a quorum on all but purely local matters. Of course even those matters require legislative sanction and that can’t legally be given except by a quorum; but the taking of local matters to the General Assembly is so wholly a farce that I pass them up. In general or State-wide matters, and assuredly in important measures such as the Free Conference Committee re port on the General Appropriation bill there should be a quorum. A foolish practice has become established to pro ceed with a handful unless some one makes the point of “no quorum.” That is not fair to the State. The General Assembly is not a club and subject to its own rules and practice, only; it is a representative body and as such cannot act lawfully unless a majority be present. The presiding officer of his own motion should declare a recess for lack of a quorum. If even his vigi lance should not be sufficient he should declare invalid any vote taken which does not show a quorum. The Free Conference report on the Appropria tion bill was adopted by the House last spring by a vote of 36 out of a House of 124. That was frankly a violation of law and should have been declared invalid. What is a bob-tail bill? You know that when a member of the House or Senate introduces a measure it is known as a bill. The Constitution— (poor old Constitution. Alas and Alack’) the Constitution says that a bill shall be read three times in each House on three separate days. If passed each time it is sent to the other body (House or Senate) and there must be read! and passed three times. Then it goes to the Governor for his signature. If the bill that passed , the House is changed in any way by the Senate each body will choose three men who are known as a free conference committee. Whatever agreement is reached by the Confer ence Committee is voted on once by each body. If both vote favorably then the reported agreement is sent to the Governor. I know I’m howling alone in the wilderness, a solitary fig ure buffeting the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, but I modestly suggest that if the free conference re port should change by a jot or a tittle the original bill it cannot become a valid statute unless it shall have con formed to the requirements governing the introduction of new bills—that is, it must be read three times, etc. But now about the bob-tail: The Constitution requires not merely the three readings on three separate days, but it says that each bill shall treat of one subject which shall be expressed in the title. Now, then, here is a bob- tail: the honorable gentleman from Charleston introduces a bill to fumi gate, deordorize and improve the smell of pluff mud near Goose “Creek” in Charleston County. The bill is read to the House and everybody goes to sleep again or continues swapping yams, being willing for Charleston County to enjoy and use pluff mud of her own sweet will. The bill, there fore is unopposed. It comes up the second time and is still unopposed. But some member from Richland adds something to the bill, a very different something, perhaps affecting the whole State. As the title of the bill refers to Charleston, only, th^ bill goes through. That, of course, is ob viously unconstitutional but it is quite the practice. Mr. Harley says he won’t recognize this. Well, good for Mr. Harley. James H. Hammond, Democrat, philosopher and public-spirited citi zen. Mr. Hammond, known as Jim Hammond, to thousands, is always found at the front if Columbia needs a service. I wonder if Mr. Hammond’s readiness to serve the Mayor springs from the fear that the Mayor will ar rest him for infernal noises with that Ford T farm wagon Mr. Ham mond delights to drive. A Democrat? Yes, for he gets down to hard pan with that Model T. .A philosopher? Because he finds his other cars always pre-empted, so gets a car for him self that no one else wants. So he explains it. After passing the time of day with a friend he climbed a- board the “Tin Lizzie” and gave it the gun. What followed is familiar music to all who have ever taken “Lizzie” for a ride. She shook, coughed, bucked, rattled and then clattered down the Street, the Honorable lim with firm grip on the wheel, as must needs one who pilots Lizzie through the traffic. FEEDER 89c Heavy galvan ized steel, 21 inches long, sliding top. FEEDER LEG BAND Fountain 29c 19c 9c Waterer 49c 30 feeding holes, 15 on each side. Easy to refill. Celluloid, in assorted colors and sizes. Pkg. 100. Chicks can Holds 1 gal- drink all Ion, all around. Gal- around base, vanized steel. Can be carried. METER 29c Dependable 4%-in. ther mometer, very easy to read. SEE THESE RECORD VALUES IN EVERYTHING YOU NEED Sewn Voidtw SumiieA Make Bigger Poultry Profits With This Dependable, Safe AUTOMATIC BLUE FLAME KEROSENE BROODER —^ n 1000 Chick Capacity *1150 Heat distributor maintains cor rect temperature throughout entire floor area under canopy. Strong, rigid 45-inch new de sign canopy. Spreads heat bet ter. Finest kerosene brooder made—much lower priced than ordinary brooders elsewhere. Cone Fountain 39c Galvanized; 2- pieces; holds 7 pints, easy to clean. Chick Feeder 27c Welded wire grill, galvan ized steel, pre vents roosting “Little Brown Hen” Incubator The Greatest Little Incubator Ever Sold! 30 Egg ^ Capacity 5 25 Double-insulated wall and top felt-lined nest ..... all- metal construction. Complete with safety lamp, brass kero sene burner, thermostat and tested thermometer. * Sears Victor Hinge-Joint Copper Bearing Fencing S*- ^ 9 150 ft. Rolls Copper Bearing Galvanized Hex Poultry Netting * tr* 150 ft. Rolls 5 ft. High lust the fencins for garden, poultry yard or orchard. Stretches easily, stays firm and erect. Copper-bear ing galvanized steel wire. Top and bot tom wires No. 15Vi gauge: all others No. 17 gauge. Lint- wires closely spaced 5 ft. High Keeps your chickens from straying. Used, also, for stucco work, gardens, etc. Two-inch mesh, 20-gauge copper - bearing galvanized wire. BROAD STREET AT THE MONUMENT AUGUSTA. GA. I suppose we are mending and, like a man who has been knocked uncon scious, we can sit up and ask how it happened. That Great Depression—shall we ever know just what hit us? Of course the farmer was the goat. Run this over in your mind: From 1929 to the middle of 1933 the prices of farm products went down 63 per cent, but the production decreased only 6 per cent. The textiles were next to the farmer. Their prices were reduced 45 per cent, but they reduced out put only 30 per cent. But now watch these others: Tires, price reduced 33 per cent, but out put reduced 70 per cent.; iron and steel prices reduced only 20 per cent, and production was reduced 83 per cent; agricultural im plements were reduced 6 per cent, and the output was reduced 80 per cent. You will observe that farm pro ducts and textiles battled against fall ing prices, but the others kept up their prices and cut down production. There was no sense in that. The steel mills could have kept busy—and so also the makers of agricultural ma chinery selling on time to the farm ers and getting loans from the RFC. The market for wire fencing alone could have kept the steel furnaces busy—and helped the farmers at the same time If Henry Ford had been in charge of our steel business he would have popularized the product by reducing the prices. That also would bitW kept labor on the.pa* .roll- You could buy a good $2 shirt for $1 but you paid just about the same for hardware and machinery. Our Ameri can brains didn’t function in that business. checks COLDS and FEVER Liquid, Tablets first day Salve,.-Nose Drops. Headache 30 mins. 666 Try “Rub-My-Tism”— World's Best Liniment. DR. HENRY J. GODIN Sight Specialist Offices 956 Broad St. AUGUSTA, GA. We Give Our Patrons Beauty Aids of Varied Kinds at Prices that they can Afford to Pay. PHONE US FOR AN APPOINTMENT. The Barnwell Beauty Shop Money to Lend A. H. NINESTEIN, Attorney Blackville, S. C. FOR SATISFACTORY RESULTS TRY A BUSINESS BUILDER USE EXTRA POTASH FOR EXTRA YIELDS AND QUALITY For EACH asparagus bud to produce a fancy spear, it must have an abundant supply of reserve food material. To pro vide this, successful growers have found that an application of 2,000 pounds of a 5-7-5 fertilizer per acre is neces- sary when the plants are set. Then they make additional applications of muriate of potash amounting to 200 to 300 pounds per acre to replenish the supply of this plant food. Growers who follow this practice each year are making good yields of high quality asparagus. Consult your county agent or experiment station. Write ^■-*us for'further information. AMERICAN POTASH INSTITUTE, INC. INVESTMENT BUILDING WASHINGTON, D. C. SOUTHERN OFFICE: MORTGAGE GUARANTEE BLDG., ATLANTA, GA. -—a.* . j— ANGY but riot bitter- rich and creamy, but not sweet—that’s the secret of the balanced flavor in 'AMERICA’S FAVORITE" » NOTICE! Against Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Any person or persons entering upon the lands hereinafter referred to situate in Banwell, Richland and Red Oak Townships, for the purpose of hunting, fishing or trapping, will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law: Mrs. Flossie Smith 1,000 J. M. Weathersbee 572 Mrs. Kate Patterson 3,000 Est. of H. A. Patterson 2,000 Duncannon Place _ 1,650 Joseph E. Dicks 800 Sweetwater Place 500 R. C. Holman _ 400 B. L. Easterling, Cave Place 200 A. A. Richardson 1,000 Bamell Turpentine Co: Lemon Bros. 150 Simmons Place . 450 John K. Snelling 1 100 Middleton Place -300-, J-Jt P. Harley 150 Mose Holly 200 L. W. Tilly 160 B. C. Norris 400 John Newton 200 J. W. Patterson 100 Tom Davis 4nn L. Cohen—(Hay Place) 200 Terie Richardson 100 Dr. Allen Patterson 1,000 N. A. Patterson (Tanglewood Bruce Place _ 500 Place) 130 Harriett Houston 150 Billy Jenkins 50 Mrs. B. H. Cave 500 Kemp Place 175 Sue Ford — 120 Andrew Jessie 60 L. Cohen—(Chitty Place) __ 200 Mrs. J. A. Porter 600 C. F. Molair (Big Savannah C. L. McCaslan Pond) 400 Ransom Snelling _ . 300 W. B. Parker Place . 200 Willis Williams 50 McCreary Place . 165 Mrs. P. J. Drew . 80 Alice Green . 20 Allen Hill . 65 GEO. H. WALKER, Owner. ANGUS PATTERSON, Mgr SEND US YOUR ORDERS FOR JOB PRINTING. : SBisiS' - ■ ■■ 1