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lAKKWK&J rBOfUMBCTINC^ 1AKNWBX. tOUTI CABOUNA THURSDAY. 4. 1*17 Hi tamH tapR-MM JOHN W. HOLMES 1*4*—1*11 B. P. Dart-, BdHor ■ad P»Ml«A«r. btered at the poet office at Barn- S. C., ae eocond-ciaea matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: t)ae Year $1.00 Six Months 75 Three Months .50 (Strictly in Advance.) THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 4. 1937 Comments.. On Men and News By Spectator. T ' - WHAT! NO KISSING? M. R. EMPLOYES “GET THEIRS.' MEW INDUSTRIES. WHAT PRICE LIVESTOCK? FARMERS DISAGREE. The Irish! Well all my life I've thought of the Irish as a romantic people, hissing and drinking—and adl that. But I have just read a story in The State (United Press, Oct. 23.) telling that a girl had been banished from Ireland “for kissing her boy friend in public.” And this tender exchange took place in a churchyard, too. The bey friend was fined $10. And all this, mark you, was under a law nrtiich forbids “any act offending modesty or causing scandal or in juring the morals of the communi ty.” If this had happened in Scotland I should have thought the whole stir was motivated by a desire to pot the town budget “in balance;" bat in Ireland! We hear much about “balancing the budget” of our national govern ment. Many men say that because the “budget is out of balance” all sorts of things may happen. Well, whst's wrong? A budget is out of balance when the Government spends more than it receives in taxes. It means, then, that it is living beyond it’s means. What does the Government do in such circumstances ? It raises more money “on the side.” How? It sells bonds or notes. What are they? They are promises to pay at a future time and the payment must be made out of money receiv ed from taxes, or from the sale of more bonds or notes. It is bad bosiness, as a rule. What is the old-time, common- sense attitude about this ? Here we have our Government expecting a deficit of $695,245,000,—which is $277,000,000 more than was expect ed—and it talks about “balancing the budget.” If the Government should reduce its expenditures by $695,245,000 the budget would “balance.” So why not do this'? Why continue the W. P. A. with a billion and a half dollars? If the W. P. A. must be continued at all reduce it by $695,245,000. Looks simple, eh? Fanners, here’s how its done: The railroad employees are already receiving as much wages as they received in the bcom times of 1929. Certainly the purchasing power of tbeir wages makes them in better condition today than in 1929 and far better than in 1926, which the Government has set up as a sort of noi'mal year. If the farmers were receiving pay on the basis of 1926 cotton would be seventeen cents a pound. But it isn’t bring ing seventeen cents, is it? More nearly seven than seventeen. How ever, the railroad unions—called brotherhoods—decided that they should have more pay. The rail roads said they were not earning enough to pay more. Then came tbe reply “we don’t care what you earn; we want more money.” All right, brave boys; that’s the milk in the cocoanut; they don’t care. I think the railroads should have refused the raise. Strike? Cer tainly; but can the railroads be forced to pay more than they earn ? But the companies acceded to the demand and so five hundred million dollars was added to the expenses of the “Roads.” Now the Inter- atatc Commerce Commission has allowed certain increased rates which will yield forty-seven mil Um dollars. So it is five hundred nail lion against forty-seven million. Now if the railroads are allowed additional increases in rates to ■Mfce up the difference between farty seven million and five hun- drad million who will pay the bill ? AD of ue who boy goods. Once labor become* tbe om-prirfl- And. mark yea, while tbe mil- art trying to moke economies so ae to earn expenses, we have a bill in Congress—already passed one House- to limit the length of a train. We may not be as thoroughly socialised as Russia, but if the Government regulates rate, length of trains, number of men—and all that—why not take over the roads by law before the brotherhoods confiscate them by wages beyond their earnings? Railroads can not continue indefinitely to operate at a loss. So far as the Govern ment has power to fix rates, why not fix wages, guaranteeing a fair rate on the investment? DEATHS The Manufacturers Record tells us that in 1936 “New plants were established in the South for the productions of thirty-eight differ ent products.” The big question for us is this. How many of those new plants came to South Caro lina? Last week a friend sent me a clipping from a paper showing that a big industry had decided to build new branch factories in Virginia and Florida. Jumped right over us, didn’t it? Why? We men of South Carolina must ask ourselves the question and then find the ans wer. Once we have the answer, we shall have to find a remedy. Let’s go out and get the business; we need it. The highly esteemed Anderson Independent comments editorially on the sale by the county of nine cows and one mule fer $233. If the mule is able to move under his own power he should be worth at least $40, leaving the average value per cow about twenty-one dollars But the mule seems to have ap pealed to Andersen farmers only to the amount of $26. But Editor Hall must consider the possible mule-power which said mule can generate. If able to walk unaided he is clearly worth $26. Now, what the mule may be worth if made in to coats and clcaks for the ladies my ignorance surpasses all bounds. I have attended a number of meetings of farmers recently and have found the greatest lack of agreement among them on the subject of farm-relief. And there is a reason; there are powerful reasons. Unless one should have a clear understanding of world conditions he cannot really think intelligently on the subject. Our leaders in Washington—I mean the officials of the Department ofj Agriculture—arc in position to have the facts. Let us get the facts and then discuss plans. This is no time for small politics. LIVESTOCK REMINDERS FOR NOVEMBER NOTICE MRS. H. CLAY CREECH. Mr*. H. Clay Creach died at her home near Kline Saturday after noon after an illness of several days. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, Kith interment follow ing in the Creech cemetery. Dr. W. M. Jones, pastor of the Kline Baptist Church, officiated at the final rites. Mrs. Creech was active in both social and religious affairs of her community and her untimely pass ing is deeply regretted by all who knew her. She is survived by her husband, H. Clay Creech; two daughters, Juanita Creech and Inez Browning Creech, both of Kline; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Browning, of Barnwell; three brothers, Marion Browning, Lester Browning and Glenn Browning; three sisters, Miss Minnie L. Browning, Mrs. J. Emmette Grover, of Columbia, and Mrs. E. H. Oswald, of Allendale, * all of whom have the sympathy of a wide circle of friends in their bereavement. R. B. FOCHT. The many friends of R. B. Focht, of Williston, will learn with regret of his death which occurred Tues day. He was a salesman for a tire company and moved to Williston from Columbia^ about two years ago. Mr. Focht is survived by his widow; cne daughter, Patsy Ruth, and one son, Jack, all of Williston, who have the sympathy of the en tire community in their bereave ment. * MRS. W. A. BAISDEN. Blackville, Nov. 2.—Mrs. Talulah Soelton Baisden, 73, died October 26. She is survived by two daugh ters, Mrs. Loretta Davis and Mrs. Miriam Pendergrass; two sisters, Misses Nora and Nettie Shelton; three brothers, J. C. Shelton, of Lake City, Fla., C. W. Shelton, of Wauchula, Fla., and Sam Shelton, of Blackville; one grandson, Wilbur Davis, and a number of nieces and nephews. JEFFERSON ADGER STOKES. Clemscn, Oct. 30.—The proper care of livestock in the late fall is given in reminders by extension specialists. Animal Husbandry. 1. Breed sows for spring litters. 2. Have all weanling pigs double treated for cholera. 3. To pre vent the beef herd losing the weight gained on pasture, supply cheap roughage and a little cotton seed meal. 4. Fatten a beef ani mal to be slaughtered later for home use. 5. Remove the ram from the ewe flock. 6. Feel idle mules ample roughage and give half ration of concentrates. 7. See that all livestock have shelter and bedding during cold rainy weather. DairyinS. 1. Inc lease the barn feed as pastures are killed by frost. 2. Let cows clean up the com and hay fields after these crops have been gathered. 3. Provide warm, dry, dean stalls for fall-born calves. 4. Use a carefully selected pure bred dairy bull from proved high- producing ancestry. 6. Use No vember spare time remodeling barns, putting in concrete floors, and other improvements. 6. Cull the low producers and feed the best better. Poultry. 1. Select now the best hens for next year’s breeders. 2. Purchase male birds for next year’s breed ing flock. 3. Feed pullets a wet mash now that the days are getting short—about three pounds per 100 birds. 4. Keep all-night lights on the laying flocks. If electricity is not available, use kerosene lanterns, one to each 20- foot section of house. checks COLDS and FEVER Liquit Tablets first day Salve Nose Drops, Headache*. 30 mins. Try “Rub-My-Tl*m” World s Best fJiaimeat, Ellenton, Nov. 2.—Jefferson Ad- ger Stokes, 55, former telegraph operator for the C. and W. C. rail road here, died at his home Sun day night at 9:30 o’clock, following a heart attack. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the residence by the Rev. C. O. Shuler and the Rev. Cecil F. Outlaw. In terment followed in the Bush ceme tery near Ellenton. Active pallbearers were Linwood Bush, Oswald Bush, Stanley Eu banks, Basil Brinkley, C. G. Young blood and W. S. Ashley; honorary D. C. Bush, J. B. Smith, Tom Smith, Dr. Paul Cuibreath, Dr. F. C. Brinkley, Ralph Dunbar, Albert Ellis, Howard Beaufort, Horace Youmans, C. A. Smith, C. M. Tur ner, J. N. Blakeley, A. A. Fore man, Frank Weathersbee, Albert Mims, Perry B. Bush, T. S. Dun bar and E. R. Sanders. Mr. Stokes was a farmer and took a leading part in the activities of his community. He was a for mer Worshipful Master of Hope- well Masonic Lodge at Dunbarton. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Bessie Lee Stokes, of Ellenton; one son, J. A. Stokes, Jr., of Rich mond, Va., and two sisters. HOW TO KEEP OUR WELL WATER SAFE AND PURE W. R. Carroll, of the Barnwell County Health Department, has re quested publication of the follow ing article in the hope that it may tend to promote better health con ditions: “Pure water is cne of nature’s greatest gifts to man. It is a source of life and health. Like wise polluted water is a great men ace to life and health. Ordinarily the only water likely to produce disease in man is water which has already been polluted by man. Man himself is the greatest offender. He it is that furnishes most of the pollution that makes his wells and springs dangerous. “The most common mode of pol lution of wells is the conveyance of tiny particles of germ laden bowel discharge from one or many human beings or other animals to the water in the well or spring. This pollution is spread in many ways, but open wells with buckets and chains or ropes is one of the most common ways. “Human hands are nearly always more or less dirty and contamina ted, and such hands touch the well bucket, germs are rinsed off and transferred to the bucket and to tbe water. Another common moans of polluting wells is by carrying filth and fecal mat ter on our shoos and on the feet of chickens, dogs and other domestic animals to or near the well plat form or top. These tiny particles may drop off or be rinsed off in the waste water around a well top and readily find their way down into the well. “Surface wash is also dangerous, particularly if there is an open back privy nearby or other soil pol lution, present. In such cases dangerous pollution may be w'asRed into or near a well or so scattered that it readily finds its way into the well. If the well is properly constructed this cannot happen. “Once it is understood that pol lution usually reaches wells through the open tops, from human hands touching buckets and chains and through surface wash and waste the remedy is self evident. Simply make the well water tight with a concrete top or cover, use a pump; drain the surface wash away from the well top and remove or abolish potent sources of pol lution such as open back privies. “No open back privies should ever be used, largely because the fecal matter is so readily scattered by wind, surface wash, domestic animals, and chickens, some of it sooner or later finds its way into practically all open top wells. “All open back privies should be replaced with pit privies or the house connected, either to a sewer system or septic tank. No privy or sewerage disposal plant should be located nearer than 50 feet from well, and always on ground lower than the well top with the drainage away from the well. “The sanitary officer of the county health department will be glad to assist any one who is in terested in securing a safe water supply.” Harvest Day. The members of the Reedy Branch Baptist Church will observe today (Thursday as “Harvest Day,” and the membership as a whole will join in making this the great est Harvest Day of them all. Ser vices will begin at 11 a. m. Sev eral visitors are expected for the occasion. Advertise in The People-Sentinel THE CAR THAT IS COMPLETE CHEVROLET MILLIONS OF MOPU CAMS, SAW AND AGREED "rov'ff bo ahead with a Ofvrohtl" Millions of enthusiastic visitors in the first twenty-four hours I Scores of thousands of buying orders 1 Thousands upon thousands of re quests for demonstrations! 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This is a six horse farm and is bounded as fol lows : East by the Barnwell - Allendale County line, South by Mrs. Mollie F. Hogg, Mrs. A. B. Appleby and Mrs. George Bonnett; West by Mrs. George Bonnett, arid North by the Estate of R. J. Priester. TERMS: Preferably cash, but I am in position to offer terms. I have recently had a plat made of this farm which is available to any person interested. Wilmot Riley ALLENDALE, SO. CAR.