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;“M*rry Xmaa and Happy N«w Year** to our Depoaitora and Frienda. HOME BANK OF BARNWELL. BgrTJE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY. Established in 1877. BARNWELL PEOPLE. ^ M Ju&t Like a Member of the Family” rmmr« nreuistiAn. vex*-> A HAPPY NEW YEAE To each and every.one of our Largest County Circulation. SUBSCRIBERS ►♦»0"»n»<h>«40»»»0»»»»»OC OOtfi /^VOLUME XLVIL\ ' /r*— BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1923. BARNWELL COUNTY HAS LEARNED TO DIVERSIFY County Agent Boylstop Reviews Pro gress Made by Farmers, , * • « - » •* s ' A' great deal lias been written con- eeining the progress that has been made, in different parts of the State in diversified farming and getting away from the one crop system. Having worked in this county^ for about eight years, thereby being in a position to watch the progress that has been made, I feel that I can say that there is no county in the State that has made more progress. Very little lias been said, but a great deal has been done. Instead of just having one ' cash crop, the farmers of this county have very near a doien. This change'has not taken place over night, but his been going on for a number of years. The type of farming as a rule has been a very high type. The best >eeds are used, thorough preparation a ltd cultivation, and rotation of crops generally practiced. The control of iliaeuaes and insect peats is being taken on to, more and mare, a great •I of pi ogress having already been j vie in controlling blight and an-1 hramose in watermelons, cucumbers! sTtd cantaloupes, and o.'srk rood in jottun ^or«£ With <Lsenses of uthe? i rope. * * I o "Velvet bear^bdV# played 1 fTWrfJ rmrt in the land building, program lha county There is as large, if I *rgsot. arrange of velvet beans OM i Harding Memorial Fund. Barnwell peopje contributed quite liberally to the Harding' Memorial Fund, the sum of $52.50 having been raised by Mr. H. B. Cawley, acting for Col. Haj^-y D. Crdhoun, county chair man. The list of contributors is ai follows: $1.00—Miss C. A. Cave, Mrs. Hen rietta Ablard, Miss Lena Cave, G. Duke, W. J. Root, J. D. White, H. B. Cawley, H. D. Calhoun, R. A. Deason, M. C. Diamond, C. A. Hensley, P. *,V^ Price, E. R. CaH, F. W. Falenstein, B. P. Davies, M. M. Mazursky, R. 3. Dicks, V. S. Owen.-t, J. D. Robison, W. E. McNab, Lemon Bros. Best Phar macy, L. A. Cave, Thos. M. Boulware, Eld. Peacock, E. D. Robinson, F. S. Brown, T. S*. Vickery, D. C. Vickery, J. J. Vickery, L. C. VickCry, L. A. Plexico, L. Cohen, T. M. Verdry, J. L. Cheek, Jack Reynolds, Terry Ricn- ardson, H. W. Sanders, S. O. Barker, T. S. Cave, J. A. Porter, L. E. Mom- ingstar, M. B. Hagood, S. B. Moeeley, Wm. McNab, Dr. W. M. Jongs, N. B. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS FROM WILLISTdN Mrs. Martin F. Weathersbee Hostess to Hart’s Battery Chapter. * THE DAVIS-LEE CHAPTER MET WITH MRS. S. H. STILL Williston, Dec. 22.—Mrs. Martin F. Weathersbee was hostess of Hart’s Chapter U. D. C., on Friday after- School Improvement Association Ded icates Tree to Late President. Blackville, Dec. 22.—December 10 the School Improvement Association of Blackville dedicated a tree on the noon, December 14th. There was an school grounds to the memory of the average attendance notwithstanding the fact that this w r as one of the most inclement days of the year. After reports of officers and staTKlmg Com mittees the chapter voted to remem ber all the veterans and wives of veterans around Williston with a Christmas Jwx consisting of nuts. late President Warren G. Harding, a magnolia tree being given to the As sociation by Mrs. E. E. Partain An propriate exercises were hold in the auditorium. The Davis-Lee chapter of the U. D. C. held its December meeting with Mrs. S. H. Still, hostess. The presi- fruits, home made candy and pound dent, Mrs. .T. L. Wragg, had an inter cake. Mrs. W. H. Manning volun-1 esting report of the convention in teered to have these boxes maue in the I Newberry. 7th grade by the students in manunl Mrs. Julius Strobel, of Washington, ty'aflping of which grade she Is a D. C.. is visiting her daughter, Mrs. teacher. It was decided buy two , W\ W. Molony. health bonds from the committee sell-1 Mr< S. L. Jarrett, of High Point, ing Xmas seals. Each member of the { N. C.. ia visiting her daughter, Mrs. chapter was assessed 25 Union Meetings. The following' is the program of the Barnwell Baptist Union meetings to be held December 29th and 30th: 1st Division meets at Edisto, 2nd Division meets at Hilda. 3rd Division meets at Mt. Calvary. Queries: “What benefits have come to oui* Churches from the ‘75- million campaign’”? ^4. Rev. O. B. Falls, N. H. Fender, C. W. Rentz, Jr. 2. Rev. W. R. Davis, - S. Sr Wib Gamble, Edgar A. Brown. C. F. Mo- «> v «' of these bond* lair, Solomon Blatt $2.00—Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Hutch- E >n. 50 -E. A. Hsmi Death of Mr*. J. W. Hates. The many Barnwell County friends terjktmg. Mrs Janie Batin, wife of Cant.! bunng the aortal Bmv. 6f the SOoam section. * • rnrM | a delightful -or A. H. Ninestein. The following college student* are appointed by the pre*4-! htae for the Christmas holidays:] Min«es Dorothy Wragg, Vera Lowe ! #nd Olive Ray. of Winthrop College; j I Florence Kinrstein, of Columbia Col-1 )***; Mar)' Still, of Converse College; ' Imogen* Still, of Brenau; Eugenia, j .Still and Sara Fickling, of Greenville Woman's Colleee. I m Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Browning ire spending the hoi ids)* in Blackville. rents to A rem ittee was nt to get up and print the chapter I year book .of the ensuing year. Mrs. L. H. Ho oii ■nsd^n report if ] her trip to the state U. D. C. conven tion in Newberry wiser* she went a i r* delegate. Har repor*. was •iiuta in- Hams, J. 0. Sanders. 3. Rev. L. H. Miller, Rev. O. J. Frier, R. S. Weathersbee. Query No. 2. “What does each local Church owe to itself, its com munity and to the Kingdom of God? 1. Rev. Walter Black, J. B. Gil- lam, Virgil Manuel. 2. Rev. D. W. Heckle, C. F. Carter, W.‘ M. Jones. 3. S. A. Hair, T. J. Grubbs, R. R. Johnston. « Query No. 3. “Whst sre the es sentials of a Christian home.”? 1. Rev. C. M. Robinson, N. H. Fender. 2. Rev. J. F. Davis. J. W. Bates. 1. S. Mull. NUMBER m n COUNTY AGENT CARRIES ON WORK SUCCESSFULLY District-Agent, Miss Bessie Reviews Results for 1923. Miss Bessie Harper, District Agent, has sent The People the following report of work doneHSy Miss Elma Cave, Home Demonstration Agent, in Barnwell County for the yegr 1923: M r During the present year the worl^ of the Home Demonstration Agent has been most successfully carried on. After a ten days intensive coarse of study at Winthrop College early in January, Misa Elma Cave, the ef ficient Agent, returned to Barnwell to present to the members of her 7 Women’s clubs in the county the various projects of the Department from which they together selected ft year’s program of work each dob. Thus, the women in selecting their own course of study take a great deal more interest ia tbe work. Un der these projects are lemons hi clothing, including all forms ef sew ing. millinery, making of inexpenaies but very valuable dress forms, re modeling and renovation of sAg 3. Rev. O. J. Frier. C. J. Fickling. ' csmervaUna •# all kla^ af R. E Woodward. j stutfs; dairying; land and am- Preachers for Sunday morning: t»»*»•• »•«*. homedoM hear tin* » i 7 4 wu that < what vd. I » l' c MMill #1 Wwtm %m € Ufct !*%# Asparagus ( aataleape •% 4 0 f — ('■rwmW e* «— — of | WO FV > geteved to hear of her death.' tea. The colors o f the season l 1 InwPence Groves spent Inst Friday hot I w tur h omtrrwd at four o’clock Sat a *-! carried oat ia the ref res h men's Fn d and Saturday ia Charleston. Hi I 4m\ miming, after an tllnma of only 1 favors. The December meeting of the ho I tww weeks. Mr* Rates, wrho was P2 ' Mrs Q. A. Kenne ny. Jr., eatovt Alffe <J . Joseph Kuger Chapter of the D. A. R. I | ff"WF s of age. suffered a stroke of 1 ' at eardi Taswooi aftemoon. kf?*r wta held Decern hoc |fi with Mm. J. V. I l> •*• an the r.tgfg ef Decemh-r the gsna i. a delk » u» r jr’H? . Matthew* as hostess. The regent. ujf 1 kik. and us aptte of medieal ekdl end l i seas tarred Mm. A. N N'inestein. presiding After Ifh. I «Kff tender oarsing ef lovtsig hand*. Thttrsdny erening r ef last Weei . 99 1 the basinsrs was disposed of an in P* I t.run Reaper h■ tv her epirtt to and Mrs Q. A. K< mnedy. Jr.. Pfltlfff • teresting program wras rendered Mrs. T* I H* t busi re wend Her body wras laid tnined with a tlx e 1 clerk dinner, The ' W. H. Hinsa. Mrs. E. H. WePotnger. Division No. M. Robinson. Pi\i«ion No M. Jones. Division No W. Heckle. In Oh needed the rested end own speaks tiala of Each d Sunday 1. Walter Black 2. W R DaVu i 3. O. J. Frier ur ^ | production, poultry rat I ketmg. The wrawi yr ^ " whoa prsdeisat Ip s sorts hi Baa gHw I demomtrattans at the d ‘ f. ■ t r*»r«rrih*«i ysar * f■mi* sf ( ha iTml m m ifhr j|t wwrw Mr mmd Hr* Re'- J- CL IkdL*. of Denawrkt Mr and fansral see- w Y WtUm and Mr and Mi * large ness- R Kcansdi. ef Wtllistaa. * and symp A s event madl enjoyed I Mr* L. C. 1 After adjot • pleas ant hnetess. no throe, so nr ill and Mrs. T. O. Bolen- ung the Daughters spe« mar, daring •trd by Mr*. ■ renaahm. - 1 tm i*mw IVa* ,, ii) curs 1 athotic fr tends mri **f W lllurtofl WB% Wo 1-, Mtss Dorothy Minus mo** cum I t ops and Mrs Mite* were amrvi*d 1 ' Mt ImHiJP tflf ol ll|tR 91 *;«' ?1 was a recent visitor t< Hogs .. .r.™ * 41 cur* 1 M y*or* ago tww clnldysn biasing 1 , - ^ 1 Miaw Kate ( * ‘ ttm Still. Hay .... .... . jQ cars. I their union llefnce nor nutrrtaee ! 1 W llhoton trm «€ thttl! tdf #10. "f Vi# lr#m 1 Miss Olive Baxley Rpa. aaed m 7»».. 4 s:* 1 *h* *4f M .* JUxw^r*. hh. - [ daah th*s we rw mm to prMVflt 1 tic if D C m is visJbmg her Mi P. Ill - i ■ t Ur* toi (lirf rrmfri M M Mi id Mt*' Byi MNlOW f Pi hartiMcs*ir - f w f »rw • tng | rofitMt § M i W. E. of Si. Get Mr* L I Wkehiiv parents. iur*h the Mr. rent t b <t another 1 <|0rr> b ' • '01 > follow tag has 1 NMPfi 800 • 9*0( 1 each division s rbrt R JAm | ft*' ‘"Whal are 1 10# 00R00 • ’ givl 9fV9i#I CllriaClMI growth** MHI te f# ! eW of discussion 1 m f |#0iri 0 niff 1 'tag la the furl UbM t#r # 0 HlVf |fc#M (RR i#fflt { la In th« OffVIRItf l •m 0O0ii§ j 1 R *g* In one dtv 0 NM0, 10# ! . tr - * ol D# (RUlMoMlMMi 8 MHM Kftr^l 80 !• krai |o MS f0%f 0NM t delegates II# RR 1 f ae O. J. Fno« 1 fate W. M. Jo flhff R v Rai J. O. Mai ►till O0I Mff) I \t iOMWI stag aryi a s [ • ■wmiwrs * camsd gw%s efts at -ww*. mas •* ■•s i*} i w Prop tlendii Player. * • and chat maaam Th «fatly spa gBBN i. I young J. V. Bi Bill Beer t slier sad Tie ts Ti B RITES MING ON DRUM HEAD—EARNS A MILLION ; aft B "n* Sgt V i (ensure . rr.« x -» ■ i mat« were I MSth te(u<>l*e A-l-s-er'M m, is noted as asparsru* n»<“ .i-ferervi* s< re ■ fn>m year to year ant! a hare nne « f the best co- IV ..... 1*^. a. -.OOM •« market. Appr ’ loads of the 1022 cr« p«‘d from this point. Blackville is the center of cucura- h-r* and rantslouperx, prpctieally all the cucumber* and cantaloupes be ing shipped from this point. Barnwell, the county seat, ha* n good acreage of asparagus, practic ally all the strawberries are grown aiound Barnwell; watermelons, cu cumbers, peanuts and other crops arc grown here too. As a whole, I feel that the county w Mali isn The in ove garb ran M > MU ToW ippsotd f clothe i met S I other Have N< 1M ah m rr, mm a ft Mi l P an. L 1924. and it is es- j about IdO.OOO.UOt) of | 4're .• >i.!n*rlgr il| [ Hi versification, enough probably, and mly now needs to balance her system home better. Very truly, H. G. BOYLSTON, County Agent, Barnwell County. Double Pond News. Blackville, Route 2, Dec. 2£—This community sympathises with Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Collins in the death if their daughter, Lottie, who was bur ned last Sunday afternoon at Double Pond church. Mr. R. W. Warren left Sunday night for Pinetta, Fla., to visit his son/ who has been in Florida for a number of years. We Wish him a pleasant trip. - We are glad to know that little Louise Warren, of this community, is 'letter after a few’ day’s illness. Hi .f stamp* have th mg them, eithe fer thf w Continuing Mr. Dea- dlowing to say: the 1919 v ar savings t privilege of exchnng- r In whole or in part. tor me new iseue. Treasury *•' "'** \ Thomp , ont Collier certificates, wit h a high it. more at tractive in tore "4. return. These now Treasury ravings certificates, which arev not subject to market changes But, increase in val6e every month, were placed on saleDecem^er l, 192.\ The postmaster states that $20 in holiday* at home. Mm* Mary vey Sew*•in. Coker; Mrs. Walla< Vk uile laumi^wto Musos lie** Thompson and Ruby Courtney, M i thrapr MBm/ Hm*** tie Smiih. Converse;. Mis* Martha ' Dixon. Bristol, Tcnn. The follaping teachers have rc- I turned to spen '.olkiays at th/ir 1 homes in Williston: M Bennett. Sweetwater; chen Hair, Hampton county; Miss Maxie Hair, Wolf Pitt. EdiU The that la of an him. tluak were minor wre *sw a Small r I Hit pH**p no c nurchauts diiint j Ux re was much of ar which "wa* corn resolved that hereafter w* •m a Starched Collar and ' ome Sort and put Buttons in our Shirt m place of S«iety pins and Miss Mertis ( thereby look as near 'like Bucra rs s Mattie Lee we know hpw we dont mean by that Miss Gret- , to call it a complaint or even a criti sism but would advise people woo wre will put a Tie • of The story of how “Yes, 1 Bananas” was wnttem ia must fascinating ia history Owe night. Frank Silver, the young New York song writer end oechawtra leader, who was conducting his own orMsestra at Murray's Restaurant, on 42nd Street, was entertaining a num- his musical and newspaper I* at • little supper at the Cam- >sdway dining resort, a few 'rtTT?*-tib!r best-known humor - )■< friends w aaha baddee* were some of th > wi ig- trf fWMMl. p f MC 1447** • III tMM YMNf liLf mvolvtam $91 rhddeea, 99 9 girls making their ewa hats. 199 hosaes inDuenred t# adept bettor aU9h tarv cloeeta^ 18 kite hew tables rassed. S washing machines be ught. 1 kMrV ew -1 a hi net ■ and t9 wood beset pvt on leg*. % i*ts and writer* in New ^ ork, smong them Tad. the famous cartoonist Silver joined hi* guest* at the special table, which adjoined the space re served for the orchestra. It was late at night and everyone was hungry. wbrk dune m orgaaiaad Beak communities, miscellaneous work been done in fond conservation, try raising, hat making, home conveniences and interior oration over the ceunty go to town to v look a* much like a Tad, after disposing of a plenteoas ever y P* rt county to reached durhig the year an( j phase of Home Demonstration work. sirloin steak, asked the waiter to 1 r** ch * d dur** the year by Miss Frances Rankin Ls spending Town Dude or that they had com 1o brm * Sorne b,ack coffee * —- T . , Communitv Club i - - some fruit,—-some apples, some pear* Ther * 's one Community Club war savings stamps will purchase a Iia* madp wnmWfnl progre** on $25 . freaeury savings certificate an4 $100 in war savings stamps will buy $125 in Treasury savings certificates. Similar exchanges can be made in other amounts. “Owners wishing to receive cash oi to reinvest their holdings should ap ply at once to the post office for prompt settlement.- Progressive Barnw’ell County” the above caption The Au gusta Chrofiicle comments as follows upon County Agent H^rry G. Boyls- ton’a review of farming conditions in Barnwell County, which will' be found elsewhere in this issue: There are those who claim that, in the, matter .-oL~criop—diversificatlfm? Barnwell county, South Carolina, has made more telling progress than any locality ip this section of the South. We have always^known the farmers the holidays with her sister, Mr*, i Sell, as they possibly can. we wish W. J. Cook, at Goeeleyville, and ' it understood that we are a good Miss Connie Crouch hae gone io fi'iend to the Town folks and admire i Johnston to spend Christmas. Misses ' and not begrudge the way they are and bananas. The waiter was a for- j one Community Poultry Association. eigner, he fetched the apples and the A ver >’ 9ucc * 8 » ful club ~ pears, but not the bananas. Tad- 1 at the close of the cUib year. Mr. J. A. Cochran Dead. Rankin and Crouch are teachers in fixed up-their everydays being far %he Elko school. ! ahead of our Sunday fixings. ; °r, * r V f 5- ^es, replied the waiter. Miss Elinor Dunbar, of Ellenton, | ' Riah Mas. I Ye * wha ^ said Tad ' ****• stopped over for a few’ days this week with Jliss Mary Ha#vey k Nev- som on her way home from Coker. Mrs. B. F. Drummond hats return ed from a visit to Mr. and Mrs.- L. - . . t P. Williams at Elko. , local hcurfftal yesterday after an ill- i ^ Sa y’ that’s good/* chimed Silver. Mr/and- Mrs. J. E. New.some spent , U ‘ n <kE ^’ s ’ The funeraT will “ Tbat make a bully song, “Yes, We 1 last Sunday with Dr. Robert Black 1)6 he,d from J °y ce Branch Baptist Have No Bananas.” “Get me some asked him where the res* of the The «‘3i hibits shown were moBt edit able and for these splendid prizeap were contributed by local organiza- j still replied the waiter, bowing "and tions - For next year Miss Cave plana ; smiling appologetically. “Say what on a campaign and nutri- ! do you mean ‘Yes’?” The waiter tion classes with the children. Announcement'-is made of the'death bow °d again and said “Yes, we have of Joseph A. Cochran, who died in a no bananas at all,, None in ze house.’’ Cunningham for Commissioner. in Bamberg. % Mrs. D. P. Johnson, of Blackville, and Mrs. Allen Brown, of Barnwell, were visitors in Williston Tuets’day Senator L. A. Hutson, of Orange burg, and his mother, Mrs. N. T, Hutson, of Springfield, -were Sunday guests of Mrs. J. W. Cook,, Mes.-rs. David Oktriaon and Wat- Church, Dunbarton, S. C., this after- P a P er ( l uick >’' he said - There was noon at 4 o’clock. j no P a Per at hand, and, going over to Hfc is survived by his wife, Mrs. tbe orchestra stand he “borrowed’his Ada Cochran, one brother, sister and drummer s basa drum, and quick'y one nephew,— Augtwta Chronicle, bawled the words and music of the Dec. 2G. ^ • Z^^jsong on the head of the drum. Going I 9 -m to the the piano he played it over. It Mr T..,i Pil^ JiWikJ&Jancy of the crowd like Allendale, Dec. 15.—The friends of R. B. Cunningham a£e urging him to run for railroad commissioner to suc ceed R. J. Wade, whose term expires in January, when the General Assem bly will elect his successor^, Mr. Cunningham has served XHen- dale County as a member of the legis lature for the past four years in a most acceptable manner and the peo- Bon, of Greenville, were visitors this week of the former’s sister, Mi's. D.^Barnwell relatives and friends. T. Latimer, and were accompanied' • by Mrs. Latimer and children who ■ " ; ^ , , , , , ... pie of this section of the Stat« fed man University, Greenville, last - y an< , that justice demands that they shonld week to spend the holidays with f"*., 1 *- S ! lver . bor ™ w ' d • have . representati.e on the W4 ^ railroad commissioners. Mr. Cunniag- the drom for the night and took it mander^Nurnu with him to his hotel where he copied t* and move<r to Blackville. Sr Lee Croft haa purr ha rm-m Ford car* Mr and Mr*. Krorat Cruft aM tig apn returned Monday mort ftaas a vmu t» h«a aarlr Mr. W ( r*di. arar lA’naaark vhMsae v tfi aavy RL ARrnfiM rn YES fconx 'We are sorry to know that Mr. j men ke P l a * M ’ ea * t ' will spend the Chr»tma,s holiday Henry Bodiford aqd family have left of all novementa forward, with he, parents in Greenville county. 'TrTum Cmft haa purchased a* ■ , « r* n * , lEugeneT^LXohimbia, spent the week- jeiHinty agent of Barnwell countv, •ini . . , %f ^^, .. . _ _ ak.-k # • ^4.. .w . , end with Mr and Mr*. L. P. M ilham*. I which he triur of renditions there, and an Smith, U. k S. N., sta-. v the aong, and the next day took it : bam fitted for tfcg^dotlef tt. tioned at NorfWk^Va. to Yns puldishers, who grabbed it. ™ Mrs. Simpson Hutson is visiting weeks later'iL came .out, and spread L HtiUon, in Sav*gg^h nvnr th» x-x.iint ry. kico-tHaa— -mi f ^raidy, of lit* lag i ^ K Wfhi ■ad t h -1 prugraMaMMi a •>. « here a 4 ^4 •ears out t as-tike r'Aar BaraOMI xad wv gire 9 ar* uf what K-* Urvfl >. 'kwmv* - thevw. Mr. ami Mrs. Templeton, and two daughter*- of Denmark, spent 'Rqb- •‘9 VauR 9a 7W day at the homo of Mr. and M«-. CwgAty L-# Wdliams-^ „ ahnat co 9lr». Clssx.,Ar Thampnoa J ,Mt> Wffifetsa W C Saugh Jr,' have vttarand from The sam< a vims m th* faeparr’s hnajae, Cans- year. her aopc-d; G7 W: Ready, of Frostproof, is visiting In this section. . ' Mr W. C. Smith. Jr^ ia erecting a handsome reeideno- on Eaet Railroad Avenue. f Aoditar W H Marr.inghx* eupketed his fe*>dsikcr ' us > ami Ehfwct* t .her uf the Ways and Means ! tea of thf Ho use for four- ■ the Iswt Fla,' now a few months later th* composer ia counting hia daily, they having already reached llsUa j the astounding figure*, of five hun dred thotauind dollam, and a nether half nr illtunlfor the puhhaher Frank R*liry/ thie*W4f >, Vnagi his faaaass* Jgxa dead aad bnRaant eampanir 4a the Ygaag TWaiet far a peef^usaare kere Jaaaasf li®h. ant {Rat yewmaaa Christmas passed off very quietly in BarnweH with the exceptitu ad the ear-tike celebration ©f the birthday ef the ‘ Prmre - «f There wras coosparaiively l9tle