The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, March 30, 1922, Image 7
Too Much to Ask?
Here's hoping for a silent political
campaign this year! It's the off
year and the great political parties
should rehearse for 1924 by trying
out a congressional campaign devoid
cf political buncombe.
The I nited States has suffered
bravely under a century and more
of written and spoken politics. In
the early years of the nineteenth
ttL century, political speakers in America
gave such exhibitions < f oracular
Wt eagle-screaming that they sent
fg Charles Dickens back to write the
bitter caricature, Martin Chuzzlewit,
which has colored the British viewK
point on this country} until today.
W Subsequent to the Civil War, came
K the crop of soldier statesmen whose
r stentorian platitudes echoed from the
rafters for 30 years.
The Rooseveltian era brought a
f brief period of concretencss to polit
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ical utterances, ami num^ mc ia.-i
few years the empty-seat handicap
has had a bear influence on the platform
oratory industry. But there has
been a vast increase in written bun*
combe.
Millions of dollars were spent in
1920 in showering upon the defenseless
public tons of canned propaganda
No person with a grain of sense
believes that this great volume of
print paper affects seriously one per
cent of the vote. There are scores
upon scores of influence that affect
elector's actions. Hard times, creed,
color, ancestry, gossip, war records,
personality cf candidates?occarionaltly
the publicly proclaimed campaign
issue?all combine in swaying the individual
elector's judgment when he
or she is alone in the election booth.
Many of these influences are improp*
t?a. iL...
rer, un American; dul uit/ a*c influences
just the same.
But among all, the canned propaganda
has the least effect. Whatever
it may say, to whomsoever it may
be addressed, the chances are great
that the only judgment it will have
a chance to prejudice is that of the
janitor as he empties the waste basket.
As long as there are those among
vs who like to hear their own voices
?and there is no race suicide among
such people?it is to be feared that
politics will be a source of continuous
propaganda.
But there is no harm in hoping
r.nyhow. So, once again:
Here's to a bunk-less campaign.?
Ford Weekly.
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Financial Assistance For Livestock.
The organizing of the South Carolina
Co-operative Livestock Association
will bring financial assistance to
the livestock owners of the state and
will place this industry in a healthy
condition.
The associaion is incorporated under
the provisions of the South Carolina
Co-operative Marketing Act of
1921. It is a non-profit, co-operative
marketing association, with a capital
stock of $50,000, divided into 500
shares of a par value of $100 each.
The capital stock must be subscribed
to provide a working capital and also
as an initial fund for making loans
land buying livestock from the members;
which will in turn be sold to
feeders and to packers?in short,
wherever the best market can be obtained.
It has been proven that cooperative
marketing through an association
will not only result in a
better price to the producer, but will
also raise the grade of that which
is produced.
A further purpose of the association
is to stabilize the market for
livestock; to furnish a medium of exchange
between the buyer and seller;
and to make loans or advances with
livestock as collateral to those who
for any reason do not care to dump
their livestock on the present demoralized
market. These loans will be
made to enable the farmer to hold
his stock for a better market; to increase
his herd; to raise the grade;
and to get feeders to fatten and sell
a*: a future date; or inany way that
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petrain 10 mis parutumi imc ui industry.
Co-operative marketing has proved
vtry successful in the past; in fact,
the richest counties that we have are
those that market co-operatively
In accordance wih the provisions
of the War Finance Corporation Act,
and the rulings of the corporation,
advances for agricultural purposes,
including the breeding, growing, fattening
and marketing of livestock
will be made to co-operative marketing
associations based on their capital
stock and the security offered.
Where the security is ample, advances
would probably run from eight to ten
times the capital stock.
The capital stocK subscription must
be paid in cash or in bankable notes
and the said stock pays a fixed annual
dividend of 8%. After this
dividend is paid, and the necessary
running expenses of the association
deducted, any surplus remaining is
rebated back to the shippers in proportion
to the amount that their ship-1
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2 Fashion has d<
lave a number <
) Spring
Millinery
s>t>31>cee
)It is in Millinery
that fashions creators
most display
their ingenioosy. Our
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IBpllmery display
)this season portrays
fashions most choice
selections, and we
invite you to call
and inspect them. *
rniair
ments bear to the total amount han,
died by the association. In other
words, the service is on a cost basis. ^
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Hard Sledding for Mail Order Houses
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| One of the surprises of the depres- .
' sion has been the derided misfor-,
tunes of the mail order houses. No f
other mercantile enterprises have
been hit so hard. Of course it is
1 mainly duo to the hard luck of the !
farmers; for it is the country folks
who have always been chief customers
of these institutions. After supper
the farmer and his wife would
get out the big catalogue where pretty
much everythirg from a threshing
machine to a needle was listed and |
make out their orders. This was par- '
ticularly the custom in the west. The >
low prices of farm products destroy-1 i
ed a great part of the farmer's pur-1 j
1 chasing power.
! But keen observers think that the i
decline is more than temporary.
Gcod roads and the flivver are permanently
against the mail order j
house and in favor cf the local mer-,
chant. The farmer much prefers to U
see and handle the goods before he I
buys them. The women like the trip B
f a f awn 'rvta ??iMa iff nlnoponf i ? fVio ll
, WV n II. lliv 1 IUV JUO 11 Vllw M
read is fair. Meeting friends, seeing 11
the movies, a break in the humdrum |
of existence, all contribute to make J
trading in the nearby town prefer-; ;
able to ordering through a catalogue ;"
of anything like equal value and j
meeting of needs can be obtained. '
It is up to the local merchant to
see to it that he gives these things.
He must learn to be a more intelli-'
gent and skillful buyer; how to judge j
the wants of his patronage, or to j
buy in the right quantities, how to
draw trade from a considerable dis- (
tance, how to advertise effectively,!
not merely to announce "pure drugs," |
"standard groceries," good clothes,"1
etc. All merchants sell these, each j
in his own line. Make it snappy;
make it distinctive. When you have j
a'l sorts of brushes, e. g., bead your;
ad "Things with bristles!" and so
forth. There is reason to believe that j
many merchants have learned some- j
tiling from the competition of the:
big mail order houses; but there is;
still a great deal to learn. It is com-1
monly stated that retail trade is the !
most inefficiently conducted business >
in the United States. It is necessary i
for the modern local retail merchant
to make it a different story if he
is to meet the keen competition that
close buying and keen competition of
the future will bring.?Newberry Observer.
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of her most chc
Ladies'
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DR. JAS. A. COLE
DENTIST
)ffice in Nexsen Building, Over Bank
of Kingstree.
KINGSTREE, S. C.
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CYPRESS
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Send us your orders for job printing
"THE MONEY YOU DOl
"Cypress Averts 1
You don't like repair
you have a job of new
a "once-and-for-all" jc
Insist on "Tide Water"
Cypress?you can Identify
It by this mark.
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"Cypre
The true "Wood Etei
GET IT. Identify firsi
insisting if necessary?
Write ua for list of FREE PI
and no substitutes" from yo
SOUTHERN CYPF
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YOUR LOCAL DEALER WILL SU
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e worn this Spr
>ice creations,a
Spring
DRESSES
Our showing of
Ladies'Spring DressJ^B
es embodies those
made from most
popular materials
along the latest
lines laid down by
the designers for
this spring's wear.
And our prices are
vn-v moderate, too. '
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Before yoa boy yoor
Spring outfit, call in
and look these smart
garments over and
and we are sore that
you will find here
esires in every way.
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S It isn't what you pay that counts; its what you gtt !^HR
?HH for what you pay. !^BB
for DAIRY COWS
jBH Gives you more milk, healthier cows, bigger pro- SRr
(jH| fits than you get from any other ration. KMi
MB It co?t? more, of cour?e. But dai/ymen in this vicinity aren't fQHl
In?I penny wise and pound foohsh. A few pennies extra for a baa i^HI
of Larro-Feed doesn't scare thern. In return for tKos~ extra
| pennies they know that Larro-Feed gives them extra pounds K
dHHL milk.
And Remember?I Guarantee Larro-Feed
RBH Your money back, after using 200 lbs., if you're not entirely ^^B
satisfied. Order your trial supply today.
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The Record iob office is prepared to print
anything in stationery or office forms. Bring or
mail your order.
RECORD SPECIAL ADS. GET RESULTS
VT HAVE TO SPEND ON REPAIRS IS ALL PROFIT." .
lepair Bills?Lasts Practically Forever."
bills, do you? Neither does anyone else, so, when
building or sure-enough "must-be" repairing, make
>b of it by using
*f?IlT5)rg "V^SFmJrT ?rmmggr
oms?
ss Lasts Practically Forever."
nal" ig your "one best bet." SEE THAT YOU
t-class lumber by the above trade mark. (Do a little
for your complete quality-assurance.)
LANS for farm buildings?but in the meantime insist on "CYPRESS
ur local lumber dealer?no matter for what purpose you buy. Address
LESS MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION
>1 Graham Building, Jacksonville, Fla.
PPLY YOU. IF HE HASN'T ENOUGH CYPRESS LET US KNOW XT ONCE.
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WEAR! I
ing is here for your inspec- S
nd invite you to see them. ?
.Ladies' I
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It is oftenjsaid I
that Shoes and Hats |
are the most im- |g5p |
man's dress, when I . |
appearance is con- | i
sidered. No less /Bkk i
so is this the fact /jsmmk fr.
in Ladies' Wear. |
Slippers in all tbe |l jj
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