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CQAOIN6 BEET'S
Filling the Sugar Bowl in the Belle Fourche Valley
A mllllon-dollar sugar beet crop
nas Just been harvested In the Belle
Pourche valley of South Dakota. It
has averaged the beet growers In the
valley from twa to three thousand
dollars ($3,000) each on their forty
acre farms; has encouraged a second
sugar plant In the valley—pi obably
at vale—and has added thirty-six
thousand pounds of sugar to the
United States' scanty sugar bowl.
This country consumes between
ten and eleven billion pounds ot
sugar annually and, according to a
bulletin Issued by the Domestic Sugar
Producers, produces less than five bil
lion pounds, leaving a deficit cl
.nearly sixty per cent to be purchased
abroad at enormous cost.
The sugar plant at Belle Pourche.
completed last year at a cost of one
and a half million dollars, Is operat- (
lng night and day. The tonnage per
acre in the valley is greater than In
any previous season, and the sugar
content of the beets Is higher. The
one crying need is for more beet :
farmers. More 6Ugar plants are i
promised by the company operating I
the one at Belle Fourche, as fast as j
the Increased acreage will guarantee >
the supply of beets. The Belli |
Fourche Irrigation project Insures an i
adequate supply of water. The Chi
cago & North Western Railway has |
run branches from Belle Fourche to |
Frultdale, Nisland, Newell, Vale and
throughout the cultivated district to
facilitate the handling of the beets
The average beet farm is forty acres
and 'requires Intensive and skilled
farming, but oilers sure rewards from
the beets alone. Alfalfa, live stock,
poultry bring additional profits. In
tnc Belle Fourche valley at the north
cod of the Black Hills, in the old
range cattle country, the Government
—ATHE GREAT HARVEST /—J
still has land for sale at from thirty
five to sixty-five dollars an acre.
If all the hundred thousand Ir
rigable acres \mder the Belle Fourche
project were protyiclng beets, they
would add nearly four hundred thou
sand pounds of sugar to the domestlo
supply at the present average of thir
teen to twenty tons per aoo, and
sugar content of between thirteen
ind fourteen per cent.
■egiate Tours Enable Students to See
Old World Attractions at Small Expense
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The advent ol Spring and early
Sui.- iner will see thousands of care
free young men and women; college
s udents. teachers, doctors, lawyers,
artists and other professional folk
packing their suitcases, bidding adieu
ro their friends, and boarding ocean
liners for a voyage to Europe. Not so
long ago trips of this kind were con
?ued to a few fortunate folk with a
good deal of money at their disposal,
.hut nowadays the Collegiate Tours,
organized by the Art Crafts Guild of
Chicago In conjunction with the
Canadian Pacific Steamships, has en
abled young people and others of
limited means to travel and see the
world. In former times a superficial
knowledge of one's own country was
considered sufficient lor the ordinary
person but In these days of Intense
competition It Is acknowledged that
some Idea of other countries, par
ticularly those of the Old World, Is
desirable both from the standpoint
cf an employer and from that of the
person who would deem himself or
herself really well Informed.
These collegiate tours which l«ve
several times a month from the
quaint old Canadian cities of Mon
treal and Quebec, offsr steamship ac
commodations varying from the In
creasingly popular and economical
tourist third cabin to the regular
cabin class. They are conducted by
experienced people and offer varying
itineraries Including England, Hol
land. Belgium. France. Germany.
Switzerland. Italy and other coun
tries. "Tourist Third” must not be
confused with regular third class for
It Is a recent innovation In overseas
travel and provides good, clean, com
fortable surroundings, an appetizing
well-prepared menu, Jovial and well
bred travelling companions and the
run of a large part of a first-class
Uner at a very considerable reduction
over the regular first cabin and
cabin prices.
The St. Lawrence route to Europe
is extremely picturesque and provides
a river voyage of 1,000 miles beforo
the open Atlantic is reached. Deck
tennis, bridge parties, dancing on
deck and other forms of entertain
ment 'speed the voyagers on their
way.
' Oil Tankers Pass Through Canal
At Panama in Endless Procession
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CHICAGO — The Panama Canal
would have shown a deficit every
year of its operation but for the
extensive petroleum traffic through
lls gates.
This statement Is made in a bul
letin by the American Research
Poundation, containing conclusions
of a survey on the benefits to tax
payers resulting from use of the
Canal.
“In the fiscal year 1924, totals ag
gregating $24,290,000 were collected
for Canal traffic, of which $9,071,000
was derived from tankers carrying
petroleum," says the bulletin. “Dur
‘ng the same year, approximately 50
per cent of all tonnage through the
Canal was between the two ocean
fronts- of the United States, or. m
point'-of tonnage, 13,500.000 tons.
Of this, considerably more than 9,000.- i
000 tons was petroleum, an amount
in excess of two-thirds of the total
tonnage. The petroleum movement
through the Canal Is being main
talned at the present time at the
rate of over 6.000,000 tons annually
“American oil concerns, especially
the larger units such as Standard anu
Sinclair, have found the Cana: a
convenient and economical means o
transporting large supplies of oil to
many points of the nation, resulting
in reduced prices of petroleum pro
ducts to the consuming public
“The tolls collected for Canal tral
He In 1326 amounted to 623.901.540
and the total tonnage was 25,036.241.
both the largest since the opening
of the Canal In 1904. With the con
sumption of petroleum constantly on
a-c, ..1 uccipts are hkeiy
to remain on the right side of the
ledger."
‘Few Successful Men are BrilliantMost
Leaders Have Average Minds/ says ^Busri
New York, Dec. —. “Only a
,fpw successful men are brilliant,
brilliancy is not essential to suc
cess.”
Irving T. Bush, multimillionaire
industrialist, who probably knows
intimately as many leaders in every
Sold of endeavor as any man alive,
makes this statement in his newly
published book, “Working With
>.he World.”
Addressing himself particularly
i young men, Bush points out that
Ltj modern America opportunities
success are so plentiful that
Try youth of average native ability,
Provided he possesses determina
•Jon and integrity, can launch a
successful career.
On the other hand, he believes
that brilliancy alone can be a
handicap; that the youth who is
peculiarly gifted, but who lacks
the strength of character built
through struggle, is likely to drift
along in life, depending too much
on his natural talents until it is
too late for solid achievement.
“To be truly successful, you mu*;
first of all be honest.
“Social qualities are very help?c!
in some professions, particularly t»;
the start. The making of friena.'.
Warns Against Short-Cuts
“Among the thousands of suc
rassful men in this country, there
\-ill be found only a few who are
«ally brilliant,” he says. Occa
sionally the brilliant man rises
K«ftd and shoulders above ms as
relates, but he is the exception
rather than the rule in the success
fal group.” , _
The builder of the Bush Termi
nals system particularly sounds a
warnfng to the glib, and person
able youth who believes he can
ride to success on the sheer force
' °f “irouOImayy’travel a short dis
tance on thin ice, but you will get
your feet vet in the end,” he says.
Irving T. Bush
often opens opportunities. But
they must be social qualities based
upon sincerity. The glad-hand
man never gets far.
“If I attempted a list of success
ful men, it would not be confined
to the names of those who have
achieved great fortunes or great
distir ction,” he concludes m
“Working With the World.” “H
would include the names of men
who are filling their jobs as well
as they can be filled, maintaining
happy homes and bringing their
share of real' happiness to life.”
Rey. Dr. Charles S.
Morris’ Farewell
(Concluded from page 1)
roundly applauded at tlie close. The
accomplished Miss Florence. .E.
Fields rendered an organ solo with
that delicate and soul-stirring touch
for which she is noted. ..
ATTORNEY WHITE SPEAKS.
i
Violinist Commodore Bennett, ac
companied by Mr. Charles Sommer
vllle rendered a solo. Then came the
r. al sad part of the program, the
parting of Rev. Charles S. Morris.
D. D. with his flock. Attorney L.
C. White m de a mo3t impressive
add-ess on the par‘ of the Church,
tellin•; of *he great work accom
plished by ths no ed divine, who
had proven ht'mser to be the man
for the oocas'on the "minute man”
who had taken hold of the finances
Of the Church and had prevented a
division and had brought all ele
ments together in a harmonious re
lationship and under whose '.eader
ship during his 28 months pastorate
had raised more than $46,000.00.
although his salary was 35 per cent
less than that of his predecessor.
REV. DR. MORRIS SPEAKS
Rev. Dr. Morris came forward
amidst applause and expressed his
appreciation of the words of com
mendation and. praise voiced, by
Attorney White. He had raised un
tier lu^eadership? aided by the loy
al members of the Churlch, not
$46 000 but $52,000. His duties and
calling were such that he required
more independent action than the
Fifth Street Baptist Church would
afford him. He was leaving at 12
o’cldeU that night for New York,
where he had been invited to ad
dress the business white men and
from there he would go to Cleve
land, Ohio where he would be for
two weeks.
A WORD ABOUT DR. BECTON.
Dr. Stevens, who started Becton
out was there and he regretted
that he had ever done so. .From
,here. Rev. Morris said he would go
to St. Louis. The divine's remarks
were touching and he counselled the
congregation to remain united and
not to permit any one to name a
pastor for the Church. Leave that
duty to God and all would be well.
As he spoke many were bathed in
tears. A purse of money was pre
sented to. Rev Morris and his
daughter, Ruth.
REV. BLACKWELL’S ADDRESS.
Rev. W. W. Blackwell delivered
a parting1 address on the part of the
Deacon Board. Mrs. Lillie Hardy
spoke for the Deaconesses. Mr.
Henry Williams spoke for the male
ushers.) Chairman R. C. Mitchell
of the Trustee Board spoke paying
a great tribute to Rev. Dr. Morris,
telling of the sacrifices he had made
for the Church, of money that he
had personally advanced to meet
some af the debts Of the Church,
and of a financial. movement
engineered by him. by which a
$6,000 note was put behind the j
other mortgage obligations.
A GREAT RECORD. ..
He said that during the year 1927
Rev. Dr. Morris had succeeded in
raising more money than auy other
pastor had ever raised during the
history of the Church. The amount
raised for the year 192S, one of
the dullest-of years, was nearly;
$20 000. Mr. K. C. Manning spoke
for the Sunday School: Mrs. L B.
Blackwell for the Missionary Society
The women had raised $5 000. Mrs.
Kate Hewlett and Mrs. Zula White
s-poke for the King’s Daughters.
The presentation checks were deliv
ered to Rev. Dr. Morris and Miss
Ruth G. Morris by Chairman R. C.
Mitchell.
THE COMMITTEE IN CHARGE.
j
Deacon N. G. Booker and Bro.
Hezekiah Curt s were in charge of
the offering.. The meeting was pro
moted through the efforts of the
following committee: Sisters Cora
Chiles, Lillie Hardy, Rosa Lovings,
Lena Williams. Brethren Hezekiah
Curtis R. C, Mitchell. L. C. Wh'te
chairman and Sister Celeste Weaver
secretary. • —
. * THE FINAL PARTING.
.. "Blest Be the Tie That Binds”
was sung and the members gathered
about Rev. Dr. Morris to bid him
a sad and long farewell. There were
few dry eyes as they passed from
the church. So ended the brief pas
torate of one of the most devout,
eloquent, money raising divines this
country has ever produced. Fifty
two thousand dollars raised in a
struggling Church with a poverty
stricken, divided congregation at
first but united under masterly
leadership in twenty-eight months
of Christ-like service and no enter
tainments perm -tted inside of the
sacred walls. What a record! Rev.
Charles S. Morris. D. D. parsed
out with his head erect and not a
tear in his eye. We shall meet again.
GROOM TEARS TP MARRIAGE
LICENSE AT WEDDING
James A. Chastalne (white)*was
in the Police Court of th's city Fri
day January'4th upon a charge of
destroying a public document.
Attorney Haley Shelton represented
him. The facts adduced were as
follows: TTe married Miss Ruth Gale
Redwine a Roman Catholic and he
had Rev. W. E. Robertson pastor
of thP Park View Baptist Church to
perform the ceremony at 915 E.
Marshall Street where both of them
were boarders. It seems that im
mediately after the ceremony* Mr.
Chastaine snatched the marrage
l'oense out of Rev. Robertson’s hand
and tore it up.
.THE GROOM ANGERED.
Miss Ruth Gale Redwine insisted
that although the marriage had just
taken place that she was not mar
r'od because a priest had not per
formed ■ ':<> "eremony. This angered
thP pro''* i in* s^id if we are
not mn.rrfO”* T ^o1l destroy the
marrage certificate and he proceed
ed so to do. Attorney Shelton set
up the Plea that this marriage cer
tificate was not a public document
until it had been placed in the cus
tody of the Clerk of the Hustings
Court, that it belonged to Robertson,
that a public docyment was subject
to public inspection and no one
would contend that a certificate
was subject to such inspection.
CASE DISMISSED.
Judge Ingram sustained this con
tention and dismissed the case.
“Judge are we married?” asked
Chastaine. ‘‘Yes, of course you are"
was the reply. “If you desire, you
can have another ceremony per
formed * y a priest. ' Chastaine and
his wife left the courtroom . noth
were smiling. In a telephone con
versation with Rev. Roberson he
stated that he did not know what
the trouble was and he was much
surprised to know that Mss Red
wine was a Roman Catholic and that
her membership in that church wv-a
the indirect cause of Chastaine’r,
hasty action.
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No Segregation Wanted
(Continued from page 1)
Salem. Durham, Atlanta. Houston
and other Southern cities can poi.it
to some outstanding result of their
professed friendship for the Negro
citizens of these cities. Hospitals,
recreation centers, muu'cipal im
provement. school administration
and sundry philanthropies are mute
but eloquent tes imonials of the r
sense of obligat’on and friendship
for this loyal, unfading elemen of
the ct’zenry of these cities. The
"•tii e. neop’e of these Southern
cities have not thought {t necessary
to enact, a Segregation Ordinance to
prove the!r friendship for their Ne
off-ens. •••
In what wav have the wh tes of
pn•r^c.teri their friend
r],>. *’•-« "’.V’-mond Negro?
>? oily c’ty in the
Sout’i wh:ch white principals
c'tored set’"’’. Tt *he only
citv of concoqno'*co in which there
<s no def’n'fe evidence of the fr'end
ship nrofessed. Tt is the only South
ern C!ty which.offers a Segregation
Ordinance as a proof of the friend
slr'n of the whites for the blacks.
The Neeroes of Richmond view
this apparent determination of cer
tain members of the City Council
to further humiliate them by the
passage of th*s Segregation Ordin
ance w’th a’ann and consider the
act decidedly unfriendly.
They consider the author of the
paoer and all of its proponents,
itheir enemies, despite any protesta
tions of friendship.
It i3. therefore, the sense of this
meeting that we form ourselves into
a permanent organization to safe
guard and protect the rights of the
G5.000 Negroes of Richmond, and
save our City from the shame ^
threatened by the enactment of this
unfair intolerance, unnecessary Se
gregation Ordnance and any other
Leg's’ation or act which interferes
with the untrammeled enjoyment of
life. 1'berty and the pursuit of hap
piuese.
I? it. therefore reso’ved. that the
C;,a rman of this m'1ot'ng be author
ized. and directed to issue this f
statement in ilie name of all of the
Negro Citizens of Richmond, and
that he is hereby empowered to ap
i o nt appropriate committees to so
Pci • the a<d of any A gency In
sympathy with this movement and
to take such steps as are necessary
to put into effect the sentiment of
this meeting. .
Re it further resolved that every
person present in th s meeting and
the representatives of the organized
groups among Negroes in Richmond
pledge their moral and financial
support to this movement.
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