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. Town Poltics; Elec-
; tion Next Tuesday
Thm Messenger erroneously stated
ik that Mr. J. C. Brown
stand for ro-el§ct ; on as conr-
ndssloner of public works along with
Mr. JF. J* Dorn. A pledge was filed
for Mr. Broom, bftt in as. much as
,1m is serving the unexpi^ed term of
*Mr. T. J. Price, which term doesn't
expire until 19$0, there is no heces-
mkf for his runnlilg before that
trmm. Mr. Dorn etands for re-elec
tion, without opposition.
Three- hundred fifty four voters
sue enrolled for the primary to be
laid next : ^Tuesday, and it .is gen
erally believed that; most of these
will vote. This is the biggest en-
the town has ever had by
forty odd and it stands to rea-
that the voting wUl be about
much heavier than ever before.
This indicates a slight increase - in
tow-i’s population, however itTfcan
he taken to indicate twenty hew
in' town with two voters to
family, as all the'voters have
bean known to enroll for one
v
who are enroBsd are urged to
early, if possible but late, rath-
mr than pot- at all. Vote, by all
Withdrawal of South Carolina
farmers from the fertilizer market
until relief is obtained from current
prices, is recommended by Robert
W. Hamilton, soil fertilizer special
ist, Clemson College extension ser
vice. ,
During the last month,” said Mr.
Hamilton, “I have attended fertilizer
meetings in Sumter. Florence, Dari
READING NOTICES, ington, Horry,' Marlboro, Laurens
* and Kershaw counties, holding from
one to four, meetings a day, each
attended by 40 to 200 farmers. It is
the unanimous feeling among the
fanners that fertilzer piicos today
are excessive.
“Farmers generally understand
that to compete with Western and
foreign production they must grow
cotton economically. In South Caro
lina, feitilizer cost is onp of the
major expense items in cotton grow
ing and the present condition of the,
soils in the state makes the produc-
fon of cotton without fertilizer un
profitable. Teias is not so handi
capped, as little fertilizer is used in
the Western cotton belt.
Recouping Too Fast.
“Farmers want to know—since
they are urgent to produce , cotton
economically by the use of fertilizer
—how they can be protected^ from
purchased feitilizer prices. It is
true that the fertilizer interests l^st
year suffered enormous loss in the
sale of their, output. It seems that
this year the manufacturers are de
termined to gain back this loss from
the farmers in a single season,
thinking that since the farmers of
the state as a whole made' good
crops last fall and received a h : gh-
er price for. it than expected, the
farmers can ctard absorbing on one
crop the entire loss the manufac
turers sustained. -
“My opinion is that this is an un
fair stand on the pait of . the manu
facturers. During the six ’ y^ars
in which I have been Connected with
Clemson College, my attitude has
been one of entire. fairness and co
operation with the fertilizer inter
ests. But tinder the present situa
tion I cannot agree with the at
titude, of the fertilizer interests, nor
can I advise the farmers to continue
to buy fertiliz rs at present prices,
though admitting that even at pres
ent prices a w'se use for fertilisers
will be profitable in cotton produc
tion. »
Prices Remarkably Uniform.
“Quoted prices oh fertilizers of
varying formulas delivered to the
'farmer at any point in South Caro<t,
lina, from companies in Charleston,
Savannah, Columbia, Spartanburg
and other centers*, are identical for
the same formula from all compan
ies, even to the penny.
“As an illustration 10-4-2 fertiliz
er is quoted at $30.68 a ton deliv
ered in carload lets by all the larg
er manufacturers. This uniformity
in price seems beyond all possibility
of accidental coincidence.
“Kainit is uniformly quoted at
$18.89 delivered to farmers in car
load lots. This mater : al is mined in
France and Germany, shipped to
foreign ports, loaded aboard ships,
carried to Charleston and delivered
there alongside the pier in bulk at
$9 a ton.
“Muriate of potash delivered ship-
side in Charleston at $34.40 a ton
in bags; the delivered pree quoted
the farmers in all parts of the state
is $48.53.
“Nitrate of soda has been deliver
ed in Charleston all season at $50
or less a ton; the quotation to the
farmers in carload lots is $62.29.
“Sulphate of ammonia is a by
product of the steel and gas indus
tries, which one of the greatest au
thorises on chemical engineering in
America says does not cost the pro
ducers more than $30 a ton. It is
quoted to the farmers at $65.47.
Prices By Agreement?
“Comparison of these manufactur
ers’ costs with the delivered price
to the farmer seems to indicate
there is excessive profit being made
somewhere. It is understood the
fertil'zer interests held a meeting in
Charleston at which uniform prices
for the various materials and mix-
turers were agreed upon.
“The national feitilizor situation
has recently. bee n investigated by
the Interstate Commerce commission
and the findings were such that the
fertilizer interests agreed to follow
a code of ethics whereby there would
be no price fixing among themselves.
It does not seem that this code of
ethics is being followed.
“Clemson College derives part of
its revenue from the proceeds of an
inspection tax upon fertilizers, this]
tax of course being paid by the farm
ers. The college, however, has, re-!
gardless of the effect upon its own ]
Early to bed and early to rise and income, cannot advise fanners to |
yrouTI always be l : sted as a dry. , continue buying fertilizers at prices 1
Underlying Causes
Of Crime .
t
‘The so-oalled crime wave has been
xkinJi discussed. Authorities on
'dime believe that the continual
prating of crime atones with pic :
and minute details probably
certain types of minds to the
thought of crime.
A leader in crime study says he
does not believe the oft-expressed
thought that the ’ late fotf* tended to
'produce criminals, for few in the
Tanks were of the type to mako pro
fessional criminals. He states that
those who were children ; n the years
Tram 1914 to 1921, are now young
people; that during the war they
hrsnf many unwholesome thoughts
'cornressed. They heard their elders
''talking about how to get all the
sugar and other essentials they
•could, despite government appeals
•.for conservation. They saw- develop
;a spirit of defiance and individual
•disregard of law.
The average person's income was
'preptiy '•increased, extravagant ideas
were developed by chldren and
.grown-ups. Many preferred to in
dulge in great luxuries rather than
taxes prescribed by law. These
extended beyond the family
through institutions. There develop-
■C0 an unwholesome atmosphere
breathed by the children of the age,
children are now the young
and women from whom the ma-
of those committing crimes
The fact that th s theory may not
he in accord with that held by the
majority, is one of the justifications
for the existence of the National
‘Crime Commission which is trying
to asaimilate all the theories it can
bring together, and hopes to evolve
them reasonable explanations
practical remedies.
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are evidently beyond a'reason
able profit to manufacturers and on
a f market ia which there is no edm-
petit'on.
‘This statement is made upon my
own personal responsibility, as I
have not conferred with Doctor
Long, Director Barre and President
Sikes. ' But knowing their attitude
and their sense of respons ; bil*ty to
the farmers, I am sura they will
agree with this statement.
Advises Buyers’ Strike
“As to a solution, of the situation
in which the farmers How are, I
have nona to offer which I 4hink
would bring '"mmediate rel'ef, ex
cept that the farmers stay out of the
fertilizer market as long as thare is
no competition in prices for fertlizer
and fertilizer materials. A long
time remedy would B*a a more wide
spread pract ; ce of the fundamental
princ'ples of soil building, which in
clude the use of cover crops, leg
umes and tho production and use of
animal manueis.”
“An investigation by the proper
state authorities, as suggested by a
resolution recently introduced m the
senate by Senator Gross of Dor
chester, would no doubt develop
many other facts in regard to the
prices of fertilizers and would prob
ably bring rel ef to the farmers.
But such investigation and relief
must be of immediate effect to be
of value to the farmers in making
th*s year's crop.” '
-. X
Greenville Asks
Largest Amount
Under 6-0-1 Law
i
Agriculture Must
Re-adjust Itself To
Economic Change
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 4—This
is a day of economic re-adjustment
f: om the old order of farming in
which the farm family provided its
Boy Scouts America,
Plum Branch
Page Number Font
Takes Official
Notice Of Cot-,
ton Situation
A special me^'ng of the scouts
together with the me.i of the com-
murity was called Wednesday Feb •
luary Irt
A comm it e from these men 1 was
elected as work comm ttee. ' This
committee endorsed, by written
every read on its own farmstead to
the new order of spec : alized busi- j word the movement of the scout or
ness said H. W. Barre, director of £ ,o nizat : on. IVi s, commite-ae, com-
Greenville County made a larger
request than any other county for
stef£ a *d under the 6-0-1 law for
payment of teachers’ salaries, Su-
peninterdent James H. Hope, of the
department of education, showed in
a statistical report subm'tted to tho
legislature. That county asked $318,-
580 as compared with a 1927 allot
ment of $282,225. f Representative
W. H. Ke*th of Greenvillo explained
that the increase resulted from the
fact that “we •ftave 46. more teach
ers.”
Total requests were $3,572 884.
Appropriations for last year, and
expenditures, were $3,250 000.
On the floor of the house, Chair
man McCaslan of the ways and
means conrmittee was asked how the
department made ends meet with a
$3,250,000 appropriation after -Su
perintendent Hope had said $3,512,-
000 was necessary to meet the
state’s obligations. •
He replied that economies were
effected in various ways, including,
according to his information, a re
duction in the allotments to Negro
schools.
Following is Superintendent Hope’s
table showing state aid received by
each county in 1927 and the amounts
asked for 1928:
1927 aid
1928 re-
Count *es
_._$ 53,472
quest.
Abbeville
$ 57,772
Aiken __— —
__ 68,763
78,525
Alldndale
__ 16,419
18,611
Anderson
__ 17Q388
174,365
Bamberg ——
__ 33,145
36.805
Barnwell
__ 37,829
40,568
Beaufort
__ 11,505
24,563
Berkeley
___ 39 605
37,74*7*
Calhoun — ^ —
_ 17,007
16,405
Charleston __
___ 4,902
4,682
Cherokee __ __
_ 61,029
76,451
Chester _
41,302
40,290
Chesterfield
115,189
117,002
Clarendon — _
___ 56,539
64,019
Colleton _ —
' 64,282
67,453
Darlington __
• 68 841
72,448
Dillon — __ _
___ 58,079
65,185
Dorchester _ _
___ 33,787'
36 862
Edgefield
. _ 36,651
39,294
Fairfield
22 568
22,154
Florence — __
.. 136,855
155,355
Georgetown _ _
__ 32,692
32,692
Greenville
282,225
318 580
Greenwood _ _
49 225
60,895
Hampton _
__ 43,222
44,541
Horry _
___ 142,965
152,999
Jasper __ — _
___ 10,094
6,618
Kershaw __
_ 59 048
64,504
Lancaster
91,488
89 601
Laurens —
__ 87,218
89,720
Lee _ _ __
__ 37,296
42,051
Lexinf';on ,
121096
181,438
McCormick __
23,20i3
22;890
Marion — ‘ _
___ 57,185
79,971
Marlboro
__ 40,855
48,177
Newberry _
64 366
70,590
Oconee —
132,892
115,650
Orangeburg __
118,357
130,424
Pickens
___ 106,574
110,277
Richland __
77,873
Saluda —
___ 60,175
62079
Spartanburg _
. _ 211,257
231,192
Sumter _
„ 39,801
6C371
Union —
__ 5Q017
60,151
Williamsburg _
- _ 64,017
61,678
York __ __
99,342
109,516
the South Carolina Exper'ment Sta
tion at Clamson College, in sounding
the presidential keynote at the
twenty-rieth annual convention of
the Association of Southern Agri
cultural Workers February 1.
In spite of the South’s exceedingly
large area of idle land, our ; nvest-
nrert and our mortgaged debt is
smaller and our retu: n on the in
vestment of farm property *s great
er than for the United States as a
whole, pointed out President Barre,
“Even though we did not increasa
our profits from cultivated land our
position would be greatly stregthen-
ed, if our idle lands could pay their
share of taxes and interest on in
vestment.”
An individual farmer's success de
pends, f rst, on the possibility of
producing special crops for which
he has an advantage in economic
production or marketing, or second,
on economic production of staple
commod : ties. If world production of
staples is to be ample for world de
mands, regions will compete to see
where these can be grown most ec
onomically, predicted Prof. Barre.
The outcome of such compet tion
will be somewhat dependent upon
yields per acre and production per
unit of labor.
Probably the South’s greatest fu
ture, aside from spacial crops, lies
in her 400,000 000 acres of ron-cul-
tivated land which can well produce
grasses and trees. Why not put some
of our abandoned crop land into pas
tures for be of and dairy cattle? he
queried. The best method to lighten
the tax and investment burden of
the other acros is to put them in for
ests. our, crop whose -revenues are
exceeded by only cotton.
We must look forwaid to attain
ing the high standard of living and
social order that will cause our best
people to remain on the farm. We
must develop our rura} communities
along with our agricultural produc
tion. Ottr rapid industrial develop-
mant is br nging us new markets,
breaking down rural isolation, and
bringing electricity with all its con
venience. and economy to the farm,
declared Director Barre.
XX*
Cotton Seed Vs.
Cotton Seed Meal
posed of Rev. H. M. Hodgens, S. J
King and J. L. Bracknell, elected
Rev. E. A. Wilkes, scoutmaster and
Professor H. L. Holrevd as ass. : rta’'t
scoutmaster. Neal Ridlehoover pass-t
cd successfully the tenderfoot test
before the committece.
At our regular meeting Friday a
devotional was rendered by our
scoutmaster.
Attention was called to the last
utterance of field marshal Earl
Douglas Haig who spoke thus to
a troop of scouts of England, “Stand
up for England when people speak
disrespectfully of her. Try to real
ize what c:t ; zership and public
spirit really mean.”
A hike for tha near future was
discussed.
We decided to make a book shelf
for our scout room.
We adjourned after a few scout
songs.
EDWARD HODGENS, ..
' Scout Scribe, ex tempo.
X
Former Chevrolet
Models Replaced
With 1928 Line
(By R. S. Curt-'s, North Carolina
Agricultural College.)
The following data from the Tex
as and Oklahoma Experiment Sta
tions brings out the relative value
of cotton seed and cotton seed meal,
under feed lot conditions, and in a
way easily and clearly understood.
In the work of the Texas Station
they made a comparison of a ration
consisting of cotton seed meal and
corn silage, with a rat'on consisting
of cotton seed and corn silage. The
lot of cattle which had been receiv
ing cotton seed and com silage was
of necessity changed to a ration of
cotton seed meal and corn silage at
the end of 120 days because the
steers in this lot had been scouring
rather badly for several days.
Prior to this change from cotton
seed to cotton seed meal, these cat
tle had during the 120-day ^ceding
period made an average daily gain
of 2.09 pounds per head, whereas af
ter tho change was made, and up un
til the •conclusion of the experiment,
when the cattle were ready for mar
ket, they mado an average daily
gain of 3.3 pounds per head at a cost
of $4.31 per hundred pounds gain.
During the former period, while on
a ration of cotton seed and corn sil-' ness or vacation tours select the
DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 6.—Whole
sale replacement of former Chevro
let models with the rew 1928 line is
now under way by the Hertz Drivur-
self Corporation one of tha largest i
fleet users of passenger automobiles
in the world, which controls the op
eration of automobile rental stations
in more than 300 representative
cities in the United States and Can
ada, according to .advices received
here from Chas. W. Litsey, operat
ing vice-prasident and general man
ager of the Hertz organizat ; on, with
headquarters at Chicago.
“Replacement of old models with
new ones , is a regular periodical
event with us, made possible by the
extreme popularity df our Chevro-
lets,” said Mr. Litsey. ‘This means
that they are almost constarvtly on
the road, and as a result they pile
up a tremondous mileage total at the
end of a year. In addition, their low
initial cost and economy of opera
tion enable us to pay out in Hertz-
nrleage our full. investment within
twelve months, despite, the fact, that
our Chevrolet rental rates ape^lo wer
than on any other make of car in
our service.
“During 1928 practically all for
mer Chevrolet models will be replac
ed with the ‘Bigger and Better’ line
in order that full advantage of the
added features in the new car may
be ava’lable for Hertz patrons. More
than 3 000 Chevrolets are now in use
by Hertz stations, and this number
will be considerably augmented dur
ing the year because of the insistent
calls for this make of car.
“We have used Chevrolets in the
Hertz organization consistently
since our inception. They now make
up approximately one-fourth the to
tal number of cars in our service.
“The Hertz rental stations now
have on hand the complete line of
Chevrolet passenger models to meet
the demands of our customers. The
spoi*t cabriolet and the coupe are
overwhelming favorites among bus
iness and profess'oral people. The
rear deck passenger or luggage com
partment on this type of car plays a
big pait in their selection.
“The larger types, combining
beauty with performance, are in
high favor for evening engagements
and week end trips; while those who
take advantage of our weekly rate
plan for extended out-of-town busi-
Acting upon the request of J. S.
Wa namaker president of the Amer
ican Cotton assoca'tion, Gov. John
G. Richa’ds has ssued a proclama
tion calling upon farmers and cot->
ton growers of South Carolina to
seriously consider the matter of de
creased acreage forreotton this year.
Th-' governor suggests in the procla
mation that meetings he held on this
matter at 11 o’clock in the^ morning,
February 18.
The text of the proclamation sign
ed yesterday by the governor:
“Be it known to .the farmers,
bankers, merchants and other allied
interests of the state of South Car
olina that from the most Authorita
tive statistical information, the pres
ent price of spot cotton is below the
aveiage cost of production based
upo n the average yield per acre of
the staple in 1927. A large quantity
of cotton remains yet unsold in the
hands of the growers. The cotton
mill'", of the South and East are cur
tailing production, du'i tcKreports of
lessening demand for the finished
fabrics. It is further repoited that
farmers are increasing the purchase
of mules and fertilizers preparing
to materially ’nciease the large cot^
ton acreage planted in 1927 which,
if done, will still further reduce the
price of the staple. Now, in view of
these reports, and at the request of
the American Cotton Growers’ As
sociation, representing large num
bers of cotton growers, and my deep
interest in the welfare of the cotton
industry in this state—
“I, John G. Richards* governor of
the state of South Carolina, hereby
issue and publish the following proc
lamation: The cottdh faimers, bank
ers, merchants and other allied in
terests and individuals of each cot
ton growing county of this state are
urgently requested to meet at their
respective court houses or other con-,
venient place at 11 o’clock a. m. Sat-
urdey, the 18th day of February,
then and there take not ! cq, discuss
and act upon the present necessity
of maintaining or curtailing the cot
ton area planted in 1927 for 1928,
and if expansion of acreage is con
templated, that the same be planted
to food and feed crops. The smaller
cotton crop of 1927 , on a reduced
acreage brought to the faimers of
the South $200,000,000 more than the.
large crop on an expanded acreage
i n 1926. Another large surplus in
1928 will produce great financial de
pression among the rank and file of
the growers wh ; ch will be reflected
in every lipe of industry in the
state.”
—XXX -
Crossing Wreck
•Fatal To Pair
GREENWOOD. Feb. 6.—An in
quest into the death of Louis Har
ris, young man of Anderson County,
and Lawrence Clarkson, negro of
this county, who were killed this
morning when the truck in which
they were riding \yas hit by South
ern ‘Railway passenger train num
ber 15, Columbia to Greenville, at
a grade crossing near Downs,, five
m les from Greenwood, will be held
at 10 o’clock tomorrow.
Harris and the negro were haul
ing sand for the construction work
on the Gi eenwood-Hodges paved
highway. Both were killed instant
ly Hnd their bodies were dragged
about 50 yards.
X
NOTICE
age, their gains were made at a cost
of $5.14 per hundred pounds live
we ght which further shows the su
periority of cotton seed meal ^ and
corn silage as a ration for fattening
steers over that of cotton seed and
type best fitted to the r needs.
“Our organization was immensely
impressed with the many points of
advantage of the ‘Bigger and Bet
ter’ Chevrolet line over the 1927 car,
and we feel assured that a substan-
cor n silage. From these results, the j tial growth in our 1928 business will
workers conclude ‘that cotton seed be effected by reason of the coun
meal at $27 per ton is more profit- 1 try-wide enthusiasm which I under-
able to feed fattening cattle than | stand the new car is commanding.”
cotton seed at $17 per ton. The use ———$X$————
An agent of the South Carolina
Tax Commission, income tax division,
will be located at McCormick in the
Court House on February 14th, 1928>,
for the purpose of assisting taxpay
ers in executing dtate income tax
returns for 1927. All persons should
avail themselves of this opportunity
of securing aid which will be cheer
fully given without charge.
X
Mrs. J. R. Delaughter
Dies Near Antioch
-txt-
When a child is old enough to do
the necessary arithmetic he can be
gin to keep a little personal account
showing how much he has received
and what he has spent it for. This
is the beginning of the ch’ld’s train
ing in the management of money.
of other roughages with cotton seed
meal, as shown by the North Caro
lina Experiment Station, would
have produced essentially the same
results as corn silage, especially for
short fattening periods.
$Xt
At least once during the yqar a
competent veterinarian should ex
amine the teeth of all horses on the
farm. Generally all that will be re
quired is the “floating” or filing off
of the long, sharp corners which are
due to uneven wearing. This rough
ness first causes sore tongues or
Adding dry skim milk powder to
the feed of growing chicks has prov- cheeks, followed by a lack of proper
ed an excellent preventive of coccid- masticat’on together with digestive;
iosis, and its use has increased ma- troubles. Older horses particularly
terially in the preparation of chick are often much benefited by proper
f eet ] s , I attention to the teeth.
After a short illness, Mrs. J. R.
Delaughter died at her home in the
Antioch section about 12 o'clock
yesterday. She is survived by her
husband, three daughters and three
sons; and two sisters, Mrs. G. A.
Lewis of McCormick and Mrs.'J. H.
Reel of Edgefield.
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