The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-10-20
WALLACE SCORES
One CROP idea
HEAD OF UNITED STATES DE-
PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Big Event For Andrews.
Pleads for Better Homes For the
Farm Women of South
Carolina.

Andrews, Oct. 14.-tI think it is
the finest honor that has ever come to
me to be selected ITO reward man
who has not only accomplished some
thing for himself but who has tender
ed service to the community, state
and nation" declared Henry C. Wal
lace, secretary of the United States
department. Of Agriculture here to-
day when he presented Tom Cathcart,
of Williamsburg county, with valu-
able gold medal awarded by the Tri-
County Fair Association for the farm
er's Of Georgetown, Williamsburg or
Berkeley county making the best all
round record on his farm.
Mr.. Wallace was the principal
speaker on the great agricultural pro-,
gramme Of THE fair. The one crop idea
was scored by the speaker who said
that farmers in the south were in
no worse fix than those in the corn
belt where only one real money crop
had been produced. Il can not ad-
wise you to give up cotton but I do
urge that you produce sufficient food
stuff on the farm to take care OF
yourself and family, and have your
small cotton crop a surplus one," said
the secretary. q
Silver Pitcher Presented.
A handsome silver pitcher was pre-
sented to the woman in the tri-coun-
ties making the best record in her
home according to a plan worked out
by the home demonstration specialists
Of Winthrop college. The presenta-
tion was made by Asbury F. Lever,
member of the Federal Farm Loan
Board and former representative from
South Carolina. Mrs. John Singletary,
of Berkeley, was the winner. Miss
Maud Russell, home demonstration
agent of Berkeley county, received
the prize for Mrs. Singletary.
Secretary Wallace arrived at noon
on a special train from Lanes over
the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. He,
Governor Cooper, Mr.. Lever and 9TH,
ers were entertained at luncheon at
the hom me of w. H. Andrews who is
one Of the leaders in the movementto
promote better agriculture, Mr.. Wal
lace and other distinguished visitors
arrived at the fair grounds shortly
after o'clock and spent some time
inspecting the many fine exhibits in
the agricultural poultry and other
departments. In the course of his
address this afternoon Mr.. Wallace
stated that the poultry exhibit here
would do credit to many state fairs.
He was particularly well pleased at
the progress being made in this state
in the breeding of better poultry and
livestock.
Do not look to the government for
relief of every problem which comes
up, but get together in cooperative
way and work out your problems, said
Secretary Wallace, who declared CO.
operation was one of the big needs Of
the agricultural interests of the south.
The speaker congratulated Andrews
on having big business men who are
giving their time and money to bring
about a better environment on the
farms of South Carolina.
Until the farm women enjoy The
same comforts and labor saving de-
vices as those at the hands of the city
women, we can not hope to have a
happy, contented home life on the
farm, declared Mr.. Wallace, in speak
ing of the drift from the farm. when
the farm home is made as attractive
as that of the city, there will be no
drift to the cities,'' said the secretary.