The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, July 12, 1946, Image 4
FRIDAY. JULY 12, 1948
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1218 College Street
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
~ O. F. ARMFIELD ~
Editor and Publisher
Published Erery Friday In The Year
Entered as second-class matter
December 6, 1937, at tht postoffice
at Newberry, South Carolina, under
the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
Farmer Better-Off
Than Wage Earner
By SPECTATOR
Old Sol, the cotton man’s friend,
bore down on us recently. All the
prophets who have predicted a loss
of vigor, were put to shame, for
never was the sun hotter. The old
boy laid aside rurves and slow balls
and burned ’em over the plate in
sizzling fashion. Still, jf we in
lander swould go about nearly nak
ed, as they do at the seashore, the
sun wouldn’t seem to hot, huh ? ?
The Sumter Item recently carried
an account of the so-called Lend-
Lease operations. As of December
31, 1945 the total amount was fif
ty billion dollars, lacking four mil
lions. And there are still ship
ments under Lend-Lease, so that the
total as of today is considerably
more than fifty billions. As a met
ier of fact Congress has let this get
completely out of hand. Under this
and various other powers, the Presi
dent can spend many billions with
out regard to Congiess, and does so.
It should be remembered that
American army supplies amounting
to several billion dollars have been
given away. Furthermore, hun
dreds of millions of dollars more
have been sent over in the form of
foodstuffs.
Of all the Lend-Lease, nearly
thutay one billions were sent to the
British; Russia received eleven bil
lions; France two billions; China,
Holland, and others, came in for
large grants.
We should ilke to know what part
of this fifty billion was a “loan”
and what part was a “lease”. As a
matter of exactitude, when is a
'•lease" a “loan”, or what distin
guishes a “lease” from a “loan”?
Do the words ‘lease” and “loan”
imply repayment ? Of course we
might study /Jhe record carefully
and come to this general definition;
“Lend-Lease—a practice of giving
away the taxpayers’ money, with a
mild smearing of salve, t 0 allay the
irritation”.
What an enormous amount of
salve!
Dr. George Wilds of Hartsville,
President of The Coker Pedigreed
Sefd Oo., thinks that farming of
the future will require fewer people
because of mechanical appliances.
One may wonder about that. Farm
ing is not only a business, but it is
a mode of living which appeals to
many and may appeal to even
greater numbers.
The large scale introduction of
machinery requires capital, fairly
sizeable investment at that. It im
plies a degree of mechanical skill
which is not common. It presup
poses thait fewer men will own the
land, fewer will manage it, and
the others—the overwhelming ma
jority, will be wage-hands. The real
greatness of America requires more
independent operators.
One may wonder, I repeat.
What has a farm bo offer to the
individual, the small farmer Can
he make a living on the farm, the
small farm ? Are men doing that
today? Usually some one tells about
cotton and the disastrous plight of
the cotton farmer. Well, must we
plant cotton? Should we eliminate
cotton ? Or should we plant cotton
on a liberal scale, seeking more pro
fitable methods of making the
“crop”?
We think the average income for
a family in the United States is
judt above a subsistence point, with
little or nothing saved, in normal
times. A farmer i n about equal
circumstances has more food, but
less money. The money of the
wage earner will not buy the food
of the farmer.
Let us jmagine a farm planned on
a subsistence basis, a live-at-home
affair instead pf a producer of mo
ney crops. In industry capital pro
vides a n outlay of four or five
thousand dollars for each person
eployed. The capital of the own
ers provides grrounds, buildings,
machinery, ready wages and raw
products for conversion. All this
investment figures out as an ex
penditure of thousands of dollars
for each worker. We may some
day make some arrangement like
t|hat for the farmer, financing the
individual farmer, from the ground
up. That is the farmer who has
nothing but strength and a will to
work—as i n industry.
Can the farmer earn for himself
as much with the same Capital in
vestment as the textile operative?
I think he can. And the greatest
concern of the nation must be to
encourage small, individual farm
ers, as well as to avoid congestion
of people in towns.
Let us assume a capital invesb-
ment of five thousand dollars for a
farmer. He can buy, even now,
forty acres and a house for S3,000’.
Mule, plows and other equipment
need not exceed SI,000; i n fact, I’m
a little too liberal, jf it be a work
ing farmer we are planning for, not
a town man luxuriating as an agri
culturist.
If the farmer comes to his job as
the industrial operator does, with
nothing but his strength and will to
work, what can he do? He can
probably find a land-owner willing
to get a tenant who wants to work.
The F.S.A, will help him to start,
though his local banker may do it.
What can he hope to earn ? That,
of course, is the milk of the cocoa-
nut. What can he earn ? He never
will have much money, but how
many salaried and wage people have
any money, after they pay for rent,
water, lights, fuel, clothing, gro
ceries, vegetables and fruits ?
Let’s lay this 40-acre farm,
with woodland and permanent pas
ture of ten acres, 2 acres for home,
garden, orchard and barn. That is
fairly large—209 feet by 209 feet
for home, yard and, flower garden;
209 by 209 also for vegetable garden
orchard and “lot”. Twenty-eight
acres remain. If he were a Fee
Dee, Williamsburg or Clarendon
farmer he would want two acres
for tobacco.- I do not include to
bacco, however, for not all can have
ilhat. If he can get two acres ti
would be worth while. But let’s
keep within the probabilities, for
some farmers read this who are far
from the tobacco territory.
We still have the 28 acres. Let us
use 12 acres for corn, 1 acre for
wheat, 4 acres in oats, 9 acres in
cotton, 1 acre in sweet potatoes, 1
acre in Watermelons. Within the
year two crops may be made on
some of the land. Farmers usually
sow peas in the corn rows—when
peas are available. Following the
cutting of wheat and oats hay may
be made on that land.
So the plan is to see what can be
done by farmers who are average
producers—not the top, nor yet tihe
bottom.
30 bushels of wheat per acre gives
a surplus of flour, something to
sell. The oats, corn, potatoes may
be consumed on the farm, sustain
ing the family, the work stock, the
cows, the chickens, and the hogs.
If you harvest thirty bushels of
corn per acre, one hundred bushels
of potatoes and fifty sound water
melons you will hardly take any
prizes. There are many farmers
whose harvest at least doubles the
figures I’ve given. The eight acres
of cotton should produce six bales,
under ordinary conditions.
So that farmer, young and strong
and working, working now, should
have grits, meal, flour (full strength
and flavor) potatoes, fruit, vege
tables, chickens, eggs, meat, milk,
butter (butter, mark you) .water
melons. And along with that he
phould have three or four hundreds
dollars clear, not counting sales of
meat, potatoes, milk, butter and
vegetables.
The farmer can go along quietly
several months in the year in order
to compensate for the months of ar
duous toil.
Can the average wage-earner do
as' well?
Spectator attended the Campaign
meeting in Barnwell. Men were
there from many counties because
of the expected explosion of a super-
political bomb.
Senator Edgar Brown a nd Speaker
Solomon Blatt were present, listen
ing to the speakers and joining in
the general good humor of the meet
ing. Winchester Smith, the reput
ed third member of the Barnwell
collaborationists, known as the
“Ring”, was not there i n person, but
Win was very present in spirit,
since he provided the barbecue—
and a very excellent one it was,
and generously and graciously serv
ed. The “Barnwell Ring”, seems
to be the big majority which main
tains Messrs Brown and Blatt in
office. There is no escape from
that.
The candidates had an attemtave
audience in Barnwell: Dr. Carl Epps
of Sumter and Judge Strom Thur
mond of Edgefield arraigned the
Barnwell Ring i n strong language,
as they had promised to do. Dr. Epps
is for Prohibition, straight-out,
clear-cut. Judge Thurmond seems
to make his major plank a reform
in political control and political
methods.
Two of the candidates for Gover
nor devoted their time entirely to
impersonal matters, general issues:
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JOHN BARRE GRIFFIN
John Barre Griffin, 74, a promin
ent citizen and former merchant of
Newberry, died Sunday morning at
his home on McKibben street follow
ing several weeks of critical illness.
Mr. Griffin was the son of the late
Bluford E. and Lillie Barre Griffin
of Newberry county.
Mr. Griffin worked as a clerk for
Summer Brothers company here for
about 20 years an d later operated
the M grocery store on Main street
for twelve years, selling out two
years ago on account of ill health.
He was a member of the Lutheran
Church of the Redeemer.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Lillie Mae Whittle Griffin and one
nephew, Griffin Langford.
- Funeral services were held at 5
o’clock Monday afternoon from the
residence, conducted by the Rev.
E. Bryan Keisler, assisted by the
Rev. J. B. Harman. Interment was
in Rosemont cemetery.
Dr. James McLeod of Florence spoke
of the need for a higher level of
education as an economic factor of
first importance; Mr. John C.Tay-
lor of Anderson spoke for freedom
to work freedom to decide one’s
own course of action, without com
pulsion by arbitary groups. He de
nounced the P. A. C. which has de
clared its purpose to defeat him.
Governor Williams seemed to re
gard the question of liquor profits
as vitally important, though he
claims credit for the increases grant
ed the teachers.
Mr. Beatty spoke of his know
ledge of the whole State govern
ment, based on his long experience
as Comptroller General. No candi
date can cover the ground in twelve
minutes. There are issues, or there
should be issues. South Carolina
should not devote all the time to li
quor discussion whe n urgent prob
lems are disregarded.
We need in this State some meas
ure which will attract favorable at
tention to us. Relations between
Management and workers a re usual
ly pleasant. That good feeling is
probably an asset of great value.
Our State government is friendly
to both the workers and the owners;
our Labor Department is directed
by a man of good judgement and
good spirit; our Legislature is very
desirous to attract new enterprises.
Let us study what we have and de
cide what we can offer in a field of
great competition.
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