University of South Carolina Libraries
1 THURSDAY. NOVEMBER It 1M7 IN Bvivtll Piopli-SnttMl X m K JOHN W. HOLMES 1M»—1912 R. P. Davies, Editor and Publisher. Entered at the post office at Barn well, S. C., as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.00 Six Months 75 Three Months .50 (Strictly in Advance.) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1937 • rvi should not be b. Of covraa, prop- | ertjr which is owned and need for investment (or “* rented oaf) should pay as an investment, for that is what it is—though a very poor investment. Whether farming land is an investment just like the machinery in a newspaper plant, is a point for discussion. Mr. Adams probably throws out the suggestion for discussion and it will be healthy discussion. Is There No Hope? On Wednesday of last week Drazil ended a seven-year old effort to control coffee prices and pre- 1 ared to pour into world markiks some 20 million bags of 132.24 pounds each. On the New York exchange that day, Santos futures declined a full cent—the limit of decline permit ted in a day's trading. Observers in New York, however, said Brazil’s new program probably would have little effect on the cost of coffee to the average housewife. They said the cost of roasting, packaging and distributing likely would maintain retail prices around current figures, at least for sometime. And once more, dear reader, it is clearly demonstrated that there is too much “spread” between what the farmers receive for their pro ducts and what the consumers are forced to pay. The one-cent de cline in the price of coffee is ap proximately 11 per cent., hut the consumer must continue to take it on the chin along with the coffee farmers, the difference going into the pockets of those in between. Let’s see: Twenty million hags of coffee, each weighing 132.24 pounds, figures out 2,644,800,000 pounds of coffee. A decline of one cent a pound means a loss of $26,- 448,000. Quite a tidy sum, even in these days of prodigious spending. We haven’t inquired lately, but just how do the prices of cotton goods compare today with those of a year ago, when the fleecy sta ple was selling for several cents a pound higher than the present mar ket? And then there are the little items of cottonseed, wheat, corn, hogs, etc., that enter into the cost of living. All of these, we believe, have suffered substantial declines —but to what extent have they af fected the cost of living? Industrial labor is getting its full share of the national income, but what about YOU, Mr. Farmer? The answer seems to be that all de clines in the prices of farm prod ucts are offset by the increasing costs of manufacturing or process ing, and that the farmer and the consumer are the twin goats of the universe. A new farm control bill is in process of incubation up at Wash ington. Unless the little one and two-horse farmers press their case, the chances are that the big farm operator once more will come out the big end of the horn, in the mat ter of allotments, etc. Better no farm legislation at all than a re petition of the crime against the little farmer of a few years ago. Write your senators and congress man TODAY and make your de mands so plain that there will be no possibility of a misunderstand ing. It seems to me that our State might pay for a nine month term for the schools, automatically re quiring the removal of special dis trict taxes, except for- meeting bond payments. mg only what la being done el where. That explains it, of coune, but does not help matters. We spend in every direction an< hear that each service is making an indispensible contribution to the life of the State. Yet how easil; could the State dispense with a lo: of things and still be happy and Contented, and even prosperous. Just as the great inventions am reforms seem to come through peo ple not directly engaged in the busi ness affected, so some day we shal have to take in hand our public in stitutions and retain only those which really serve us usefully, to the exclusion of a lot of flub-dub that now eats our revenue without a commensurate contribution to our life. J. M. KILLING8WORTH. (Comments.. On Men and News By Spectator. Education is all upside down isn’t it? I am using the won “education” very narrowly, as we use it commonly to mean'the for mal training in the schools. Now, there’s “pop” reading the paper. War in China; Japan land ing troops. Well, say, where is China ? How do you get there from Japan? How large is China and in what part is all this fighting? Well, “pop,” you studied all thi you know, when you were about 12 years old. You studied geography when you couldn’t possibly get any thing out of it. And what about the Constitution of the United States and the Su preme Court? Well when you were about 13 or 14 they had a book called “Civics” or “Civil Gcv ernment,” and they told you all about those things. Probably some very young lady taught these sub jects. Now that you are old enough to appreciate what it’s all about you learn thaf you were taught such things in your top spinning era. Of course, children can’t learn much of any value a bout the world or the government; it is too far beyond the range of their experience. And the liver? I once heard physician say that we low-country people have more liver trouble than any ether kind of physical ailment. Well, when you wer^Tjust a lad and ignorant of liver except that which is sold by the butcher, the schools taught you physiology, anatomy and hygiene. Even so. Now, when you have occasion to become aware of your liver, and think in terms of calomel, ipecac and soda, you can’t even find the book, much less remember what it said. What about the heart? What is its functions? All about us peo ple are dropping off every day, just suddenly keeling over, you know. The heart and the lungs — my word! We knew all about them when we wore knee pants. But now—! Remember how we used to spell? My, but we were a lot of old moss- backs, eh? Just think of wasting all that time on spelling Besides, it’s like studying a dead language; nobody can spell nowadays. I think the basic or motivating idea torny (pedagogicall, understand) is to “get” the first letter—and trust to luck. example, ask a pupil to spell' “friendly.” He will frown in deep though until an inspiration seizes him and he opines that the word begins with “f.” Of course, at times he may try “b” or “g”, but gets to “f” after a few spasms. But once he suggests “f” the rest, residue and remainder is just anybody’s guess. “Friendly” has eight letters; so a quick thinker gives it the “once-over” and allows it six, seven, eight, nine or ten letters. Just any letters, without ryme, rythm or reason. Oh, well! What’s the use? STUDENT PUBLICATION \ MAKES ITS APPEARANCE “The Sun Dial,” Barnwell high school’s official student publica tion , is again making its appear ance in Barnwell, this year appa rently headed for one of its most successful seasons. The paper was started here a few years back and has rapidly become one of the most popular phases of school life. This year’s staff includes the following students: Sara F. Brcdie -editor-in-chief; Marjorie Good- son—associate editor; Emily Brown —business manager; Kitty plexi- co—assistant business manager; Annie Sue Fowke, Paula Mazur- sky, Sara E. Harris, Margaret Christie and Sophia Coclin—feature editors; Ann Brown and “Sonny’ Patterson—sports editors; Billie Bronson—humor editor; W. P. Norris—art editor; Gladys Black and Martha Ayer Harley—copy edi tors; Sara Jones, June Diamond, Joy Vogel, J. B. Baxley, Jaudon Harley, Lavalette Still, Betty Brown and William Jenkins—re porters. In the first issues put out by this staff during the year, they have shown themselves most com petent and have apparently headed ‘The Sun Dial” on a most success ful trip for the remaining months of the present school term. Homemade Cakes. TAXES ON HOMES. UPSIDE DOWN EDUCATION. 'COST OF GOVERNMENT. 1 Ben E. Adams, representative iron) Richland County and editor ®f the Free Press, advocates the removal of taxes from homes. Mr. Adams is considering the social value of home-ownership as a means of combatting the dangers growing out of a foot-loose popula tion. In the leading article appear ing in The Free Press. Mr. Adams refers to the assumption by the State of the cost of many local services and argues that local levies tihoald be correspondingly reduced. Mr. Adams is right, I think. Local taxation is too burdensome; tases should be based primarily on roomni or profit, not on property. Certainly, this should be the rule, though I see the danger of land ■poeulation. A distinction some where should be made between a hoaae and an investment. The State should encourage men to build own homes. No man’s home i* The Charleston Chamber of Commerce is publishing a series of studies of the cost of government in South Carolina, noting the in creases year by year. That sort of thing has long since got out of hand. Year after year some new something is created because of the whim of some one, or because some such thing has been done elsewhere. Usually the beginning is modest, hut after a while it in evitably expands and expands and expands and we are called upon more and more to support services that are not necessary, certainly not very important and assuredly not urgent. I say it advisedly, that a third of all the public money collected through taxation might be saved without serious impairment of pub lic welfare. Our schools teach un-. necessary subjects or skim over them, at a high aggregate cost to the taxpayers; our colleges do pre cisely the same, also adding ex pense needlessly. We are proceed ing to add subjects and courses that are not of 'serious and helpful contribution to the students; which are the veriest meringue sillibub, or what-not. Our schools and col leges are over-loaded with a lot of courses that cught to be thrown overboard. We are, of course, do- The members of the Ladies’ Guild of the Church of the Holy Apostles at Barnwell will sell homemade cakes cn November 20th (Saturday before Thanksgiving). The proceeds of the sale will be used for a worthy church cause. The time and place of sale will be announced next week. ' - v'-' •—■■«■■■■■■» Human Palate I« Superior to All Tasting Devices Washington. — Government tea tasters, meat chewera and soft- drink samplers were pleased to learn recently that in determining flavors in food and drink there is no mechanicaH^wjjbstitute for the hu man palatfcP* Government chemists so resolved after years of experimentation in the testing of foods. Artificial stom achs may be used to watch the chemical changes of food in the digestion, crunching devices to de termine tenderness, but only human organs have been found satisfac tory in making palatability tests. Egg tasters at the New York State College of Agriculture recent ly found also a definite relation be tween smell and fltfvor. They sam pled as many as 160 fresh, flat and strong eggs at a sitting so accu rately that college officials pre dicted an increasing demand for tasters by the egg trade. Florence, Nov. 9.—J. M. Killings* worth, 60, died here today at the home of hia son, R. M. Killings* worth. The funeral services will be held at the Baptist Church at Dupb&rtoit, Thursday alftemcon at 2 o’clock. ^ Two sons survive, R. M. Kill- ingsworth and J. M. Killingsworth, Florence. Sisters surviving are Mrs. J. L. Wise, Mrs. Morgan New man, Miss Claire Killingsworth of Augusta, Ga., and Mrs. E. P. Weathersbee of Wilmington, N. C, m siw»i—i« a )• b«a*'lNI. far Mi kl***r-t*ckt»a. PiRFKUD HYDRAULIC GRAKtS aiaxlaivn matoring GENUINt KNEE ACTION Roman War Tank Found by Diggers in France * Paris. — War tanks are not new means of defense, it was proved, when, near Beauvais, a member of the Archeological Society of France unearthed a tank dating back to the Romans. While unearthing a bridge, built some 2,000 years ago near this town, which for centuries was the scene of innumerable battles, M. Matherat came upon the debris of a war machine, resembling a cov ered, armored cart which Caesar’s legions used in their battles. They called it a “Vined,” or rolling bar rack, and it was formerly used in the same way as tanks are used today. The tank was man-propelled and its construction was sufficiently strong to resist the warfare of the time. Also, a collection of ammu nition, including arrowheads, stones and pieces of iron, was found inside the tank. 15 BILLldN YEARLY IS COST OF CRIME South Carolina has much less in come per capita than most of the other States, but out people want everything that others have. Our State, county and municipa governments should be curtailed'in their expenditures by at least 5( per cent. Recently I asked some gentle men just what county expenditures they would cut off if they had ful power to govern. They agree< that we want as much as other peo ple, regardless of our means. Chief G-Man Say» Felony Occurs Every 24 Seconds. Washington.—J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has urged the na tion to “accept a gauntlet thrown down by more than 4,300,000 persons who have chosen to defy our laws. 1 “The crime army threatens three persons out of every four in our United States, bringing about a suc cession of crime so magnitudinous that a felony occurs every 24 sec onds,” the chief G-man said. He estimated the nation's annual crime bill at $15,000,000,000, or $28,- 500 per minute, $41,040,000 a day. “It seems inconceivable,” Hoover continued, “that in a country as ad vanced as America each setting sun should look down upon a daily toll of some thirty-si&^ives taken at the hands of thdPumerworld—one such murder being committed every 40 minutes.” Hoover said records of the bureau for 1936 revealed 1,333,626 “major” crimes in the nation, including 13, 242 murders and manslaughters, 7,- 881 criminal assaults, 55,600 rob beries, 47,534 aggravated assaults. 278,823 burglaries, 716,674 larcenies and 213,712 automobile thefts. “In analyzing the cost of crime a little further,” he pointed out, “we find that it means a burden borne by each and every individual of $10 ^yery month. “Our greatest need in America to day is a new type of mental vigi lance on the part of our citizens, who will study conditions and who will realize that there cannot be safety from the depredations of the vast criminal underworld unless this safety is insured by the com bined efforts of all right-thinking persons. “Our citizens must become not only foes of corruption and ineffi ciency but the strong right arm of the honest law enforcement officer.” * Young Women Tnvading’ Navajo Indian Territory Window Rock, Ariz.—The beard ed adventurers who pioneered the West nearly a century ago have dis appeared on the vast Navajo Indian reservation here, but in their place have appeared young women. About 150 of these young women, isolating themselves in one of the most remote regions in North Amer ica, teach the white man's knowl edge to the red man's children in 57 schools scattered over the 16,- 000,000-acre reservation. The lives of the young teachers, however, are not so packed with hardships as were those of their predecessors. At Chin Lee, a tiny hamlet 97 miles from a railroad, they live in an old building called the Club House. Their rooms are comfort able. Good food is served to the teachers, who share their dining room with reservation laborers and other employees. They enjoy radios, tennis, badmin ton, pool and horseback riding. When sufficient musical talent can be recruited they dance in the rec reation hall. Dancing partners gen erally are Indian traders or visitors. Their most &vere test comes dur ing the winter months when heavy snows often cut them off from civili zation for weeks or months. ALL SILENT ALL-STEEL BODIES VALVE IN H t AD L NGINE English School to Train Dogs for Conversation London.—A school designed to teach dogs to read, do arithmetic sums and carry on conversations with human beings is to be opened here this fall. The sponsor is Miss L. Lind-af- Hageby, founder and honorary di rector of the Animal Defense and Anti-vivisection society. Her purpose is to convince people that dogs, and the other higher animals, are not just “things,” but beings capable of independent thought and spirit ual feelings, very much like human beings. This would go far toward ending thoughtlessness and cruelty to animals, she believes. Printing of Bank Notes Takes More Money Now Washington. —'Paper money costs more these days. To print a thousand sheets of Federal Reserve notes at the Gov ernment Printing office now in volves an expense of about $97. In June, 1935, the cost was $86. Under Section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act the cost of Issuing Federal Reserve notes must be met by the Federal Reserve banks. Advertise in The People-Sentinel. i /CHEVROLET Can MuatrmtrJ an Mottrr Dm Ltum i WtoBOL OF SN It's great to drive a Chevrolet, when you can get all of Chevrolet's modem advantages at such low prices and with such low operating costs.' a m. CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION, Gwwrof Afetort Sato Carparatha. DETROIT, MICHIGAN Grubbs Chevrolet Company Barnwell, S. C. HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD MET MONDAY AFTERNOON A meeting of the Barnwell Coun ty Health Advisory Board was held in the Barnwell County Court House on Monday afternoon. The meeting was opened by Miss Elizabeth Patat, Barnwell County Nurse, who presided in the place of the chairman, M. M. Player, of Williston, who was unable to at tend the meeting due to an en gagement in Columbia. Miss Evelyn Procter, Barnwell County Health Nurse, read a full report of the werk done by Dr. L T. Claytor and t^e members of the Barnwell County Health Depart ment during the past three months. After the report had been given several matters of importance were discussed and passed on. In the report, which was com piled from the records of the Health Department, a complete re cord of the number of clinics held, the number of patients treated, and everything connected with the work of the department during the past three months was given. It was a complete resume of the work and the Board voted to accept and endorse it. Advertise in The People-Sentinel. WANTED! Several two-horse farmers with own stock and equipment. Good farms for rent reasonably. Write |W. P. Williams Wagener, S. C. checks COLDS and FEVER Liquit Tablets first day Salve Nose Drops, Headaches, 30 mins. Try “Rub-My-Tism” World’s Best Liniment. INSURANCE FIRE WINDSTORM PUBLIC LIABILITY ACCIDENT - HEALTH SURETY BONDS AUTOMOBILE THEFT Calhoun and Co. P. A. PUKE. Manager. GET LASTING BENEFIT FROM RELIEF LABOR! Build Curbs and Gutters and Other Improvements Your Community Needs W HY not use Federal Relief Funds to replace old v unsightly curbs and gutters with concrete. Or build needed new concrete curbs, sidewalks, drain* age structures, park improvements, swimming pools, and other beneficial, permanent civic improvements^ Maximum labor on the job! Something worthwhile to show for the expenditure! Hundreds of other cities are grasping this oppor* tunity to get improvements that would have to be built soon anyway. So can your city. For complete, quick information on any spe cific use of concrete, write or wire PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION ^ Hurt Bldg , Atlinta, Ga. • FALL IS HERE! And we are better prepared than ever to assist you in looking your best. Our equipment is up-to- date in every way, our operator has had years of experience in her profession ;; Your patronage will be appreciated. For Appointment Call 43 , Barnwell Beauty Shop * MtflH , n||imono0(|0 0 0 t| » .. , . - _