The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, January 22, 1925, Image 1
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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY.^
HOME BANK DEPOSITS |
t 1920 $214,000.00 ^
•{• 1922 „ *. $156,000.60
a 1924 $318,000.00 X
X HOME BANK OF BARNWELL. J
'>Established in 1877.
The Barnwell People.
‘Just Like ci Member of the Family"
Largest County Circulation.
VOLUME XLVIII.
BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAV, JANUARY 22, 19-’5.
January *25 Subscriptions Have
$ Expired.
;i; PLEASE RENEW PROMPTLY!
NUMBER 21.
HEAVY RAINS DAMAGE
ROADS AND BRIIKJES
IN BARNWELL COUNTY
COUNTY AGENT GIVES
TIMELY FARM HINTS
SPRAYS, 'SEEDS, ETC.
Thousands of dollars worth of dam- Orchards should he pruned as soon
age have been done io the r^ads and as possible. One of the greatest ad-
bridges in Barnwell County by the vantages to be derived from prun ng
lecent heavy rains. In some sections is that the condition of the tree might
the roads are virtually impassable, be-better kept, preventing breaking |
Nine automobiles are said to have from over-loading of peaches, and to 1
►>een stuck . Saturday in the «hort assist in controlling brown rot on
stretch of road between Barnwell and peaches in the spring of the year. 1
the home of Mr. J. W. Patterson, on Anyone who does not know how to
the Barnwell-Ellenton highway, now prune may get assistance from me. 1
under construction. Heavy rains As soon as the orchard has been i
c ontinued to fall Saturday night, Sun- { pruned and cleaned up a thorough !
day and .Monday, with the prospect at spraying should follow immediately, I
that time for continued bad weather. ! using on** part of commercial lime !
The rainfall has been so steady that , sulphur to 8 parts of water. Spray- I
road crews have had practically no j «ng should be done thoroughly with
«■ pprtunity to repair the highways. 1 a good spray pump. The concentrat
es account of the rapid rise of the ed lime sulphur solution may be
Edisto River, the roads from Rlaek-
ville to Springfield and from Williston
to Springfield were closed Saturday.
Reports from all over the State ore
to the effect that the roads are in a
most deplorable condition, many of
idem being closed.
The Barnwell-Allendale highway
was closed to traffic Tuesday mqrn-
i-.g, the high water having washed
away a part of the causeway through
the Saltkehatchie swamp, three miles
mth of this city.
Trains over the Atlantic Coast Line
from Florence to Augusta were de
toured Monday and Tuesday over the
Southern Railway tracks by way of
Blackvilte. the bridge over the Savan
nah River and trestles over smaller
'treams between Barnwell and Au-
c. tsta being considered unsafe.
The fair weather of Tuesday gave
road crews an opportunity of doing
- >me repair work and it is believed
that practically all roads will be open
; gain in a day or two.
ENATOR PATTERSON
CHAIRMAN ( OM MITT EE
ON MEDICAL AFFAIRS
Barnwell County’s representatives
the General Assembly fared very
well in the matter of committee ap
pointments, especially in view of the
fact that Representative I). \V. Heckl°
i- a new man in politics.
To begin with. Col. Edgar A. Brown
of Barnwell, was elected Speaker of
the House by an overwhelming mnjir-
ity as soon as that body convened.
This is his third term as Representa
tive from Barnwell County.
Dr. Patterson, who was elected U>
the Senate last year tb succeed Mr. A.
M. Kennedy, of Williston, pas repie-
m nted the county in both branches of
the General Assembly ;jt previous
sessions. He is epairman of the Com
mittee on Medical-Affairs and in ad
dition has a place on the following
Committees: Claims and Grievances,
Education. Federal Relations, Fish,
Game and Forestry.
The Rev. Mr. Heckle is member
of the following committees in f he
House: Penitentiary, Education, Hos
pital for the Insane and Medical Af
fairs. *
bought at a number of places, small
quantities may be secured-in this
county from Williston Hardware Co.,
Williston, or C. F. Molair, Barnwell.
Now if you have not an orchard that
would warrant remodeling or taking
care of, it would be best to get rid of
these diseased and othenvise worth
less trees and begin anew. A quar
ter to half an acre of trees may be |
purchased and set at very small cost? j
from four to eight dollars will cover 1
the cost of the trees for 1-4 to 1-2 j
acre. If you are interested in having
a good orchard I shall be glad to come
to see you and assist vou in purchas-
ing the trees and properly setting
them out.
Those farmers who have aspara- j
gus should begin to work their fields, 1
cleaning away the excessive growth J
and making ready for the application
of fertilizer and compost, high grade
fertilizer is always advised in as lib
eral amounts as is practical up to
probably a ton per acre, and also^ly*
application of all the compost that
can b(. secured from the lot. Aspaia-
gus always pays when properly fer
tilized and handled, of course a go d
stand being one of the important fac
tors. Potaslf being important plant
food with asparagus should make up
a good proportion of the fertilizer,
there being at least 5 per cent of not-
Jish in the mixture used.
Now is the time that we should ar
range for good planting corn seed.
Nearly every spring we find that good
idanting seed are scarce just about
the time that the season is on for
planting, and sorqytimes we are forced
t,o plant such seed that are not the
ln-st type, or not properly saved.
Seed should alweys be used if pos<i-
Large Sum of Money Is
Secured by Home Bank
for Uountv’s Farmers.
Co^ Hairy D. Calhoun, presi
dent of the Home Bank of Barn
well, states that he has seemed
tilesum of $40,000 from the feder
al government, to be loaned to
farmers only. This is being v'one
to enable them to pay cash for
their fertilizers. The require*
ment is that the borrower give a
first mortgage on his stock and
crops (not land), and the farmer
must be a member of a coopera
tive marketing association. The
rate of interest, will ‘be about
seven per cent., with a small ex
tra charge for preparing papers.
The amount loaned to each farmer
will be from $200 to $300 to tk"
plow.
This money is furnished by
the federal government under an
act of Congress, and any bank >n
the county can borrow from t.Iv
government for its customers if
it will identify itself with the
South Carolina Agricultural Loin
Association. The Home Bank, or
any other hank which secures
this money for the fanners does
not have to endorse or guarantee
the payment of any loan, hut
the bank has to recommend the
borrower as a reliable and suc
cessful farmer.
Mr. Norman B. Gamble, active
vice-president of the Home Bank,
is now ready to receive applica
tions from the farmers of the
county who desire any of this
momy. The papers are sent to
the head office in '’’lumbia for
approval and if the farmers ir.“et.
the requirements, the money is
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immediately deposited in the
Home Bank to the credit of he
borrower, subject to his checL.
Col. Calhoun says that this :s
extra money for the farmers of
Barnwell County and his bank is
taking care of its\ regular deposit
•tors aside from this fund.
BUDGET OF INTERESTING
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
NFV S FROM WILLISTON
COMMISSIONERS ARE
ASKED BY TAXPAYERS 1
TO REPAIR HIGHW AYS
TORNADO STRUCK THIS
CITY FRIDAY; HIDING
MILL BADLY DAMAGED
It Takes Money to Make Money.
We are not too far from Christ
mas to forget the Christmas seals at
tached to our gifts and letters. Every
dollar received from the sale of
these Christmas seals goes toward re-
lelving and curing sufferers from
the dread disejnse of tuberculosis. rh<»
great bulk of this money is spent on
Williston, Jan. IJ.—Mr. and Mrs.
James Arthur Kennedy were hosts to
the Bridge Club Tuesday evening.
Three tables were arranged. A de
licious Salad course followed by hot
coffee and ambrosia was served just
before the playing started.
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Ray entertained
the Bridge Club last Friday even’ng.
Tables were arranged for eight play
ers. A delightful salad course follow
ed by hot coffee was served just be
fore the games.
Ur. and Mrs. W. C. Smith, Sr., and
^Irs. Clothilde Smith Thompson left
this week for an extended visit to
the former’s son and daughter, Lieut
and Mrs. Murray Smith at Coronado.
California* ——— —
Mr. and Mrs. Pardue of Gallatin,
Term., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Q. A. Kennedy, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry' P. Williams,
of Augusta, were recent visitors of
Mrs. Jessie W. Kennedy. Mrs. W’il-
liam-i is a bride of last week, being
; formerly Miss Agnes Bohler. A- -
Miss Bohler she had visited in this
I section and Springfield. Her home is
| Augusta. Mr. Williams travel's, foi
} the American Type Founders Co., of
| Atlanta and will make his home in
Augusta.
Mr. W. A. Parker, of Dublin, Ga.,
stopped over to visit his brother, -dr.
P. F. Parker, enroute from St. George
where he had been at the bedside of
his brother, Mr. G. W. Parker, who is
critically ill.
Mrs. Mike Smith is very ill at her
home. Colonial Heights.
Mrs. Edward W. Black was hostess
to the Martha Watson Chapter, 1). A.
R. , on Thursday afternoon, January 8.
In the absence of the Regent, who is
still ill, Mrs. C. C. \Jatthews, F>rst
Vice-President, presided, and filled the
office most acceptably, and under her
guidance the routine business was
promptly transacted. Almost every
officer was present and all members.
The treasurer’s, report was excellent.
She announced that all dues and obli
gations, including the second $50.00
Tamassee bond, ha<l been paid for the
ebrrent year, and that there still re
mained a balance in the bank. Mrs.
Newsom asked that all members join
the Tamassee Club—the fee of only
bio from private gins, and as pure as i those who are sent to the State Tuber-
can be had. Two varieties of cotton culosis Sanatarium in Columbia. We
have ^«eeij found to be the most pro- i gladly gave it and rejoice in the splen-
fitable for this county—Cleveland Big did showing made by Barnwell Coun
ty,, which now amounts to $470.
People Ad. (Jets Results.
• If anyone doubts the effectiveness
of advertising in The People, let hiin
or her interview Mr. W. Leroy Mo-
j
lair, of Barnwell, who inserted a small
iuivertisemeht in last week’s issue.
Read what he says in the following
letter:^ '
“Editor of The Barnwell People.
Boll being used on land free from
black root or wilt, while Dixie Tri
umph being used on _ wilt . infested
lands. 1 should be glad to furnish in
formation and assistance to those in
terested in purchasing good planting
seed at reasonable prices.
The average farmer does not real
ize the amount pf money that might
be saved by the proper use of fertili
zers, the different types of soil re
quire different fertilizers, that is the
varying proportions of plant food, as
an illustration, sandy type of soil
which has been .closely cropped with
cotton and such other crops that do
not permit a supply of organic’matter
being turned in the soil, would uot
use the same proportionate fertilizer
that a clay type soil which had a lar
ger content of organic .matter. An
A threat to perform the necoisa’'y
work , n n the Williston-Springfed I
road “and hold Barnwell County re
sponsible for the cost” is contained
in a petition presented to the Board
of County Commissioners by tax
payers in that vicinity. The Peonle
does not know the condition of that
rood, but feels sure that the Comnis-
sioners will have it repaired as soon
as possible. The recent heavy rains
have made many roads over the
country practically impassable and it
will take some time to get them all
in shape again. In the meantime, the
public is asked to be patient. The pe
tition is as follows;
Boaixl of County Commissioners,
Barnwell, S, C,—Gentlemen:—We, the
undersigned taxpayers of Barnwell
County in the vicinity of the Willis
ton-Springfield Public Road, respect
fully call your attenton to the fact
that this road through the Edi.sto
River Swamp is practically impassa
ble. The bridges have washed out
and the road is filled w ith gullies and
has been in this condition off and or
for the past two years as it has had
no material work done on it by the
County. We wish to impress you
with the fact that we are taxpayers
and desire some consideration upon
our public roads in this part of the
County, and this is therefore to fur
ther notify you that unless this road
is fixed, or work commenced on it
within a reasonable time, we shall
perform the necessary work and hold
Barnwell County responsible for the
cost.
We hope that you will give inis
matter vour immediate attention as
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this is vitally necessary.
A small tornado struck Barnwell
about one o'clock Friday afternoon,
more or less property damage result-
ing' in various section* of the city,
the plant of the Barnwell Cooperage
Go. being the chief sufferer. Many
trees were uprooted, limbs tom from
others, fences blown down and several
small houses demolished. Telephone
and electric light service wa* Hso
temporarily interrupted, due to broken
wires. At. the cooperage company’s
plant, the smokestacks were blown
down and the boiler room was badly
damaged, forcing the mill' to closo
down until repairs could be made. A
tree at the comer of Main and Wall
Streets narrowly missed the automo
bile of Supervisor J. S. Still. '
The storm came out of the South
west and was accompanied by a
heavy downpour of rain. It lasted
only a few minutes, but in that time
residents of Barnwell had visions of
the damage wrought by a tornado in
th^ upper part of the State last year.
BURGLARS ENTER AND
ROB THREE STORES IN
BLACKY1LLE ONE NIGHT
Unknown burglars entered .and rob
bed three stores in Blaekville Friday
night, their loot consisting of a
quantity of men’s clothing, neck ties
shirts, a 20-guage Remington pump
gun, 12, 16 and 20 guage shells, pocket
knives, cartridges, flash lights, mouth
organs, etc. The stores burglarized
were Simon Brown’s Sons, S. Polia-
$1.00 goes to a most worthy cause—I koff and the Blaekville Hardware Co.
HANDSOME CHURCH AT
WILLISTON RAPIDLY
NEARING COMPLETION
Now if we can raise $30.00 mor'-
the South Carolina Tuberculosis \s-
sociation will return $125.00 back to
Barnwell County for the alleviation
and help of those tuberculosis suffer
ers who cannot be admitted to the
tuberculosis camp in Columbia. This
refund for the counties is not avail
able when* the amount raised is under
$500.00. In order to secure this re
fund of 125.00, for use among su<. ^
sufferers in the county, the committee
which has put over the campaign has
agreed tq submit jio expense account
to be deducted from the gross total | l0ul<1 not ‘lumpen the enthusiasm of
raised of $470.00. Each dollar con-! tht ‘ officers and members. The atten-
the education of girls. Miss Mattie
Newsom read a v fine paper, stressing
the importance of early moral train
ing in the home and school as a pre
ventative of the lawlessness of the
day. The celebration of Washing
ton’s Birthday was discussed and final
arrangements left to a committee.
Miss Elizabeth Johnson presided _at
the piano, much to the pleasure of
her audience. Mrs. Black, assisted
by her small daughter, Sarah, served
a delicious sweet course. Mrs. J. A.
Latimer, the president, presided. The
routine and reports of committees and
all necessary business was done as
rapidly as possible.
Hart’s Battery Chapter, U. I). C.,
was most beautifully entertained by
Mrs. T. C. Hair at her home in Elko
-on- Friday afternoon^—January 9th.
The, afternoon was cold ami wet but
tributed toward the sum of *$3<'
will multiply itself four times over in
comforts, clothing, and special diet
for those in the county who are too
Barnwell. S. C.—Dear Sir: A Sow j H- ; >-4 fertilizer mig'ht be more .«^iitable ^ aI 1° profit by the State ruber
lines to inform you that the ad. you ! f 01 ' a sandy type of soil which’ would culosis ( amp. Just hand your con-
published for me in your paper in i likely be the case, whereas in the case j ^ rd>u ^* on . v<)Ur local ( hristmas Seal
last week’s issue brought wonderful °f the* clay type of soil the most pro- J * hni'man, or to Mrs. A. A. Lemon, of
n f cl .tii; 1 Barnwell. - This is a fine investment.
use these columns to boost their lusi
ness.
DOG TAX NOTICE!
results. I reel
by long distance telephone, letters and' zei analizing 10-4-2. I am certain
personal calls.” that 1 can sav t > a great deal of money
It will pay others just as well to to (he farmers if they will take ad
vantage of the opportunity to a : !ow
me to assist them in selecting the
fertilizer that is best suited and the
making up of the different mixtures
and formulas. Such mattjers as the
above and any other information con
cerning farming in this county is
along the line of work which I do,
and 1 always stand repdy to {lend such
assistance as I am able to along ’he
different lines.—H. G. Bovlston. Co
\ i
Agent.
mtributed.
dance was quite large considering the
weather.
Dr. Lewis Trotti, of Chesterfield,
was a recent visitor of relatives here.
Mrs. J. L. Smith left Friday to visit
friends rn Spartanburg, Atlanta 'tm 1
Woodberry, Tenn.
Mrs. Lula E. Anderson left last
week —to—v-b4tr-relatives , in—Geo»
Residence and Contents Burn.
The time limit for paying Dog Tax
expires Saturday,. January 3lst.
Taxes are due on all dogs that have
been weaned. The tax is $1.25 dur
ing the month of January. A fine of
$5.00 is imposed for failure to pay
during the time limit. School trus
tees are notified'that taxes have been
paid on only a ^malt number of the
dogs in Barnwell County. During
the time limit in 1924 taxes were paid
,on 1,680 dogs, while up to this time
(only 235 have been paid. Schools arj
losing $1,00 on every dog tax that
remains unpaid.
J. B. ARMSTRONG,
i County Treas.
W eat hersbee-Peacock.
The days gain eight minutes in sun
shine this week.
Mrs. Bertha Weathersbee and Mr.
E. D. Peacock? both of Barnwell, were
married in Aiken on the 10th inst.,
the Rev. Mr. Mat-Lean officiaCng.
They are now at home to their friends,
who wish them many years of happi
ness and prosperity.
Williston. Jah. 1 —The jiome of
Alonzo Clark burned on Thursday !
night about 9 o’clock with all of itl
contents. Mr. and Mrs. Clark were
away from home visiting 1 a neighbor
, when*-they discovered their home on,
fire. With quick work they saved the j
meathouse and chicken house, the
barn being across the highway fiom
the home was saved. A small amount
of insurance was carried.' Two broth-
ers have lost their homes within a
few weeks, Mr. Cleveland Clark 1 >st
his fine ‘two-story house, which was
a total loss. The origin of the last
fire is unknown.
» « ^ t,
Mr. Charlton Brown Lafitte.
From there she will go to Florida foi
the remainder of the winter.
Miss Armarytha Keels of Black-
villo, spent Sunday in Williston with
relatives and rendered a beautiful
j—solo at the morning service it the
tf
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Baptist churcli.
Eclipse of the Sun Saturday.
Advertise in THE PEOPLE.
Mr. Charlton Brown Lafitte, aged
68 years, died Sunday, January 18th,
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. T*
Walsh, of Camden. His body Avas
laid to test at Ridge Springs.
Readers of The People ajre again re
minded of the eclipse of the sun Sat
urday morning, beginning about-*un
rise. The eclipse will be visible in
this section. The best way to View
the phenomenon is through a smoked
glass or by watching the reflection
in a pail of water. A piece of g'a.ss
may easily b e smoked with a match or
a candle. A number of broadcasting
stations will send out programs dur
ing the time that the moon’s shadow is
on the earth and owners of radio sets
have Been asked to listen in and seo
if the eclipse hks any effect on the
radio waves.
Rewards aggregating $300 have been
off I'm! for the arrest -of the guilty
party or parties, with evideace suffi
cient to convict.
Williston, Jan. 17.—The handsoma
new church located in the heart of
Williston is rapidly nearing comple
tion. The pipe organ, built by Henry
Pilcher’s Sons, of Louisville, Ky , has
Been shipped, and will shortly be in
stalled. This is said to be a very
fine instrument.
The Woman’s Missionary society
of this church has a very fine report
for the last four years, having paid
in to the 75-million fund, $3,935.45 on
their apportionment of $3,451. This
amount does not include gifts to tV
orphanage, old ministers, or any
home benevolence.
On opening up his place of busi
ness Tuesday mornning, Jan. 13th,Q.
A. Kennedy, Jr., noticed that entrance
had been made in the door leading in
to the building used as an automo
bile storage and a Ford touring car
taken from the same. A search rtf
the highways soon revealed the car
about midways Williston and Elko,
pointed to Williston which indicated
that the thief was really only a bor
rower and that his gas gave out be
fore he could get the car into the
garage.
Death of Mr. N. C. Grubbs, Sr.
The many friends of Mr. N. C.
Grubbs, Sr., who lived a few miles
f|-qm- Barnwell, weh* saddened to
hear of his death, which occurred Fri
day night, after long ill health. Hi :
body was was laid to rest Sunday af
ternoon with Masonic honors in the
Reedy Branch Churchyard, the Rev.
I). W. Heckle conducting the funeral
services.
Mr. Grubbs, whose wife preceded
him to the grave less than two
months ago, is ; survived by three
daughters, Mrs. A. J. Bonds, of Hilda,
Mrs. B. W. J. Still, of the Blaekville
section, and Mrs. J. B. Grubby, of
Williston; two sons, Mr. I). T. Grubbs,
of Massachusetts, and Mr. J. C. R.
Grubbs, of the Reedy Branch sectiofi;
30 grandchildren and eleven great
grandchildren, who have the sincere
sympathy of many friends in their
bereavement. Mr. Grubbs, who was
a farmer, was a Past Master of Har
mony Lodge No. 17, A. F. M.
Barnwell.
of
Lucius-Baxley.
Advertise in THE PEOPLE.
Of cordial interest to many friends
is the announcement of the man ia*?'*
of Miss Harriett Lucius to Mr. Josh
W. Baxley, at 3:30 o’clock Sunday af
ternoon at the home of the bride’s par-,
ents at Elliott. The bride, who
is a lovely an<i accomplished young
lady, is a member of the Barnwe!
High School faculty and has made
many friends during her short stay-
in city. The groom is a popular
young business man of Barnwell, be
ing a part owner of the Palace Mar
ket. Immediately after the ceremony
the young couple left for Atlanta.
They will make their future horns* in
Barnwell.
Johnson Hagood Chapter .Meets
The Johnson Hagood Chapter of
Barnwell held its first meeting of tho
New Year at the home of Mrs. G. M.
Greene, President, on Monday after- •
noon, the 19th inst. Although the*-**
hud been a steady down-pour of rain
all day, quite a number braved the
weather and attended, several new
members being present.
The meeting was opened with a
short prayer, after which minutos of
the last meeting were read and th»
roll called. A eomrnittee was ap
pointed to perfect plans for enter-
tainmeut for St. Valentine’s Day.
^[Several interesting topics were dis
cussed and much enthusiasm display
ed, each member pledging that the
year 1925 would close with a year
filled With activity and service by its
members.
After all business was laid aside the
splendid historical program as out
lined in the Year Book was carried
out in detail. This being the birth-
day-of Robert E. Lee, a well prepared
paper on “The vicarious life of Ilob-
ei:t^.Leii”waireadby.MrswGre : *-ne;
short excerpts from the life of Stone
wall Jackson by Mrs. B. L. Easter
ling; statement as to completion of
Maury Monument was made and
several musical selections rendered
by Miss Blanche Bennett.
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Plans were made for the organiza
tion of a chapter of children of dhe
Confederacy, also a Camp of Sons
of Confederate Veterans at an '*arly
date.
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During the social hour the hostess,
assisted by two little maidens dressed
in Confederate colors, served a 5a*ad
course with Russian tea. — Con
tributed.
Rev. L. H. Miller Appreciated.
A group of ministers were mention
ing the kindly remembrances they
had recently received from churches
and Sunday school classes, when Rev.
L. H. Miller,, the pastor of the Black-
ville Baptist, church, said, “Let me
show you a present that is a present.^
Whereupon he drew frotn his pocket
a solid gold Howard watch which had
been a Christmas present from his
church. Mr. Miller has been with
that church for several years as pas
tor. Under his leadership it haa
steadily forged its way into the very
front rank of our churches. We con
gratulate both pastor and people on
their happy pastoral relations.