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THURSDAY, JUNE 17TH, 1M7. The “Decline” of the Small Town. Every once in so often, the profes- aionnl viewers-with-aiarm predict the eventual extinction of the smalltown, doe to the rapid expansion of the cities, splendid highways, etc. Some how, we haven't taken a great deal of stock in the dire prediction of these perpetual pessimists, and it is our belief that the next decade will see a turn of the tide, with the flow from the large centers of population back to the small towns and rural districts. We believe that manufacturers are going to And it more profitable to build and maintain their factories in the smaller cities and medium-sized towns, rather than in congested areas, as heretofore. However, that we still have the breed of gloomy Guesses (or should we say gloomy “cusses"?) in our midst is evidenced by the following from the “Obeenrstkms" column on the editorial page of the Nunda (N.Y.) News, published by Wslter B Sand- amwrm * WuwL vv EM/ M j w “He Hves in a nearby city where he ia at the head of a suable store. I THE FARMER AND INDUSTRY. f always knew that somebody would upset the applecart. Along comes a New York professor and says that ten times ten are not one hun dred “absolutely,” but only “approxi mately.” Ever since this Depression gripped us I have felt the ground slipping from under me. One thing after another has “gone by the board,” but I’ve always relied on the ! unchanging character of mathematics in a time of change. I’ve seen big I business men slip and little business men, too; I’ve seen political prophets discredited and economic philosophers ! repudiated; I’ve seen our rugged I Americans calling for more and more I Government bacon and our statesmen , judged according to their ability to I “bring home the bacon.” My whole world has tottered. I was taught law, but I’m sorry I learned it, at (he young man said after “reading t law” a month; because one man’s ' guess is as good aa another man's, so ' all my years were wasted. And there used to be a Cdnatitution! Mirabile 1 dtctu! So there was! But we haven’t any time for that in this busy age of go-getters; but I*ve always pinned my faith on the constancy, the invulner ability of aritluaeUc la spite of all the changes of time, custom, seoaoo or weather, or vogsriee of politicians of states men. Now ami? For year* l*ve said this, la apprertaOoo of o sensible otfVieJ: “H« knows that two and two msko a week-end. Few of than know but littls about the busi- naos that is transacted in villages, that there is less distress of all kinds in villages than in cities, that village folk are as s rule more thrifty than city folk. Having been born and lived in a village all of my life and having had opportunity to study city life at some extent 1 am always amused at the concern that is expressed about what is to become of rural Amercia, the farms, villages and towns. “Rural America will continue to grow and prosper as long as civiliza tion endures. A greater proportion of people own their own homes in rural America and there is far less poverty in rural America. The size of a place really means nothing. Rather, what is more important is the charac ter of the people, tfteir will to work and their determination to move for ward. In the next 100 years, rural rtU probably make greater than the larger etttra. ae to eecokltsh to pom a a big hold »ta# to ro force e eponal Us m all Aohrr- rs of amthrmolics- I think K was last weok that 1 sug gested that stock holders of utility core pome* might do well to pitch their tents on Morris Island and eat shirk steaks. After looking a bit fur ther into this I have come to the con clusion that I’d better ask m v George town and Beaufort friends to get some more island, for Morris Island ( is too small for the crowd. Look at ( this now: The secretary of the treas ury remaked that after checking up | the returns of all corporations for the year 1934 he found that 324,793 cor porations had no net income and their deficits aggregated $4,181,927,000. Now let us not impose too much on our knowledge of figures; so we state that again for emphasis and clarity: three hundred twenty-four thousand, seven hundred and three corporations had no net income, but, on th.> other hand, were in the hole (as we say) to the tune of four bil lion lbillion, mark you) eighty on* million, snd twenty It ’loav# a net gain of leas than one tenth of on# per cent, on a gross incoma of $100,8$ 1,000,000 Say, do you enjoy these figures 9 I trust you do. I’m having the time of my life playing with millions and bil lions. In fact, after looking into item of gross income—one hundred billion dollars—I feel like snubbing any man who would talk to me of small sums like millions. I’ve tuned my mathematical key to BILLIONS. Now put your finger on that! I’ve psychologized the legislature and dis covered the root of the evil. Those boys are just mesmerized by the figures. They get tuned to millions and just can’t come down to our level. So if a man proposes $250,000, the others will run it up to a million so that they feel “at home” in dealing with the matter. Comparatively poor though we are, what would be our condition if we were exclusively agricultural? We have not many industries on a large scale. We shall soon have two great paper plants at work, but they are not contributing factors yet except for the coat of building. Our two out standing industries are cotton mills and power enterprise*. I do not be lieve that the sober good sense of our legislators makes them hostile to these investments of capital which contribute so much to the life of our people. The cotton mills and the power companies pay millions of do!- lars in taxes to the State, the conn- tie*, the schools and to the towns; hut they pay many more millions in • •ges and these wages bay mil hone of dollars of farm prwdncc and support I of snr I d* ant beisrs* that aay ene a anflL Us is that mum natramsd hi thiak thel UmMns* to aB produced it there have been drawn a Urge number who have served with distinction in many lines. The American country newspaper is today doing its job at it haa done it in the past. Around it communities are maintained aa cultural and business centers. It is preserving the Ameri can country community, and that is the part of America that is most truly American. The country newspaper, and the men who made it, and are now making it, have a definite place in American history. Veteran* May RenevF Insurance Policies S. C. Groeschel Gives Information of Interest to Veterans of Barn well County. The People-Sentinel is in receipt of the following letter from S. C. Groes chel, manager of the Veterans Ad ministration in Columbia, which should prove of interest and value to Barnwell County World War veter- “I have this date received a tele gram from General Frank T. Hines, Administrator of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Administration, Washing ton, D. C., having reference to a recent bit passed by Congress provid- ing for the renewal of h-yenr Level Premium Term Insarance policies which hare been ia force for two S- yoor psnods This toll becaate law on Jane I, Itt7, and provide* that all turh policy heUars not having their optional rignt to r noage snrh policy . a _ _ mm _ m ■ to * mmmtM mm wmmmm sosanai o»yuor paoson far which oh promaaaaa are paid oa* foe the led Vyvof period with IT TAKES TO STAND FIRM IN FOR 96 YEARS CLAVSSEN’S BREAD HAS BEEN A SOURCE OF FOOD ENERGY! Scrum of siren . . cartful, exact. SURE performance of nerve-wracking tasks . .. res IT TAKES ENERGY TO STAND FIRM IN EMERGENCIES. Today—Cut vs* ex's Brzab h "Air-CondlHonad." because U Is removed from ovens, cooled quickly In ectenttflc cootUe rooms whore ' ah is dry. purs, washed . . . ‘Hen wrap ped quickly art ... temper- Always beak of Grocer's. Order Ul GlaaSSeaS M-conimonED' We Are Offering very attractive prices in all our BEAUTY WORK Tested methods only are used in our shop. Nothing is left to chance. We use only the best. For Appointment PKone 43 PATRIOT*. (By Wright A. Patterson. Editor, The Publishers’ Auxiliary.) On Monday, May 31, I watched a Memorial Day parade as it passed a- long Michigan avenue in Chicago. To me it depicted epochs and periods in American life since 1861. The many thousands of people along the route applauded the men who fought Ameri ca’s wars for the past three quarters of a century. As I watched the passing of that parade I thought of another group to whom the nation owe® more than the people realize—the editors of Ameri ca’s country newspapers, past and present. The country newspaper is one of the pre-eminent Americ m institu-i tions. Its service dates back to be fore the days of the Revolution. It was a material aid in cementing to gether the colon)** in their struggle for ind -pcndencc. It was an outpost at Buaker Hill, et Valley Forge and at York town. It ha* beam enlisted In ovary atfwgffto *f toa* «s k tod tin that expired ontsd nmy be mfermsd tamedtulrly nf their right under thi* recent Act H Will be appreciated if yen will give thw subject immediate publicity in year paper, qootng this letter if space will permit.” THE RITZ THEATRE BARNWELL, 8. C. MONDAY-TUESDAY, JUNE 21-22 JOAN CRAWFORD, ROBERT TAYLOR and WILLIAM POWELLin The Last of Mrr. Cheney Also SELECTED SHORTS We Have Moved WE HAVE MOVED INTO NEW QUARTERS IN THE BUILDING FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY GEO. PEEPLES, OPPOSITE THE BAP TIST CHURCH, WHERE WE ARE BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER TO SERVE OUR MANY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS. WE INVITE YOU TO VISIT US IN OUR NEW HOME AND, IN THE MEANTIME— WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23 ROBERT YOUNG-ANN SOTHERN —IN— Dangerous Number TO! RftDAY nUDtY. Jl'Nt »« » jttxrrrm HAtnohAUi md hlUU* mill to “Maytime" “LET TED DO IT” Plexico’s Dry Cleaners Barnwell, - • S. 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