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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTT.-^a Consolidated June 1, 1925. The Barnwell People-Sentinel VOLUME LIX. “Juwt Like a Member of the Family" BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH, 1936. Largest County Circulation. NUMBER 27. Number of Delegates Shows Big Increase Twelve PrecincfclTShow Gains Because of Heavy Vote in First Primary ' in 1934, Because of the heavy vote cast in the first primary election in 1934 the number of delegates to the Barnwell Co. Democratic convention which meets in Barnwell on Monday, May 4th, will show an increase of 21, it was re vealed by an examniation of figures compiled here this week by B. P. Davies, secretary. The total number of delegates to the county convention this year will, be 124 as compared with 103 in 1934. Club s which show an increase in representation are as follows: Barn well, 8; Double Ponds, 2; Elko, 1; Four Mile, 3; Friendship, 1; Great Cypress, 1; Healing Springs 2; Her cules, 1; Hilda, 1; Rosemary, 1; Wil- liston, 1; Yenome, 3. Only three clubs show a slight loss, they being: Blackville, 2; Reedy Branch, 1, and Siloam 1. Bennett Springs, Dunbarton and Red Oak remain the same. The increase of three delegates at Yenome and the loss of one at Siloam is accounted for by the fact that a new club was formed) at Yenome in 1934 and many Democrats who formerly voted at Siloam now cast their ballots at Yenome precinct. The following tabulation shows the number of delegates in 1934, the first primary vote that year and the num ber of delegates that each club will be entitled to in 1936, each club in the county being entitled to one delegate for each 25 votes or majority fraction thereof cast in the first primary of the previous election year: 1934 1934 1936 Dlgts. vote Dlgts. Barnwell . 23 765 31 Bennett Springs 9 m *0 46 2 Blackville . 19 417 17 Double Ponds -- 2 89 4 Dunbarton - — .. 3 87 3 rJko .. 3 108 4, Four Mile -- -- .. 1 99 4 Friendship 3 - 93 4 Great Cypres* . — 7 193 8 Healing Springs 3 137 5 Hercules 5 140 6 Hilda - 5 141 6 Red Oak __ 3 76 3 Reedy Branch ... 3 59 2 Rosemary .. .. 3 111 4 Siloam 4 64 3 Williston . 14 386 15 Yenome .. 0 73 3 Totals 103 3084 124 Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week A Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. Legislators Take Steps Toward End More Cotton is Made by Plenty of Potash The rules of the party also require that the various clubs shall meet th- fourth Saturday in April of each elec tion year f>-r reorganization. The fourth Saturday this year will be April 25th. Delegates to the county conven tion will be elected on the basis cf the above tabulation. ' The State convention will meet in Columbia on Wednesday, May 20th, at 10:00 a. m. Barnwell County is en titled to six delegates to the State convention and will be limited to that number, the rules of the party forbid ding a delegation to vote in fractions. MUCH INTEREST SHOWN IN WORK FOR CRIPPLED TOTS Just to show how vitally interested little children are in the crippled chil dren’s work, the little Seven Pines school, taught by Mrs. W. Bratton Parker, came in Monday with the mcney to purchase a scroll—$5.00—to help with the work. So eager were these little childlren to do their bit— only 25 in number—that they could not wait for the birthdlay cf the crip pled children, which falls on Friday of this week^ but came in Monday. This is the first school thus far in the county to buy a scroll. Mrs. Par ker is chairman for that district and i s a wonderful "worker. Mrs. R. R. Moore is assisting Mrs. Parker in the work in the Snelling community. The Reedy Branch Baptist Church purchased a scroll Sunday afternoon. The pastor of that progressive little church, the Rev. Mr. Jemigan, made* How to Count a Billion. End of Session Is Nearer as Evidence 5-10-10 Fertilizer Leads Other Mix- ~ Is Given of No Intent to Change Wet Law. L. C. Eidson walking high, wide and handsome after landing an 18-pound rockfish while fishing in the Edisto River Friday. . . . March, which came in more or less like a lamb, roar ing like lion Thursday. . . . And last week’s coldl snap delaying the opening of the asiparagus season. . . . But fruit trees in full bloom. . . . A lady expressing surpise that a certain “dignified locking gentle man” had visited the French Casino while on a visit tp New York City, and the said ji. 1. g. replying that he “cast aside his dSgnity like the female per formers did their clothes.” . . The singing of the mpcking birds. ... The name of Albert Rufus Morgan, Jr., in the list of 37 sophomores at the University of South Carolina who were on the honor roll' for the first semester by virtue of attaining an av erage of 87% or oyer. He is the son of^ the Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, a for mer rector of the Church of the Holy Apostles. . . Many Barnwell peo ple motoring over to Augusta to at tend Sally Rand’s fan dance—and most of them admitting that they were disappointed in the performance. . . This headline in Saturday’s issue of The State: “BYRNES PREDICTS ROOSEVEL TWINS.” (Since when has our Jimmie turned Walter Win- chell in the matter of forecasting “blessed events”?) Drs. H. A. Gross and L. T. Claytor driving new automobiles. ... A negro fisherman wearing a pair of rub ber boots through which his toes were protruding. . . . Supervsor J. W. Patterson remarking that over-loaded fertilizer and lumber trucks are de stroying bridges in the county, and; others commenting on the fact that heavily loaded trucks from Florida and elsewhere are ruining the surface- treated highways. . . Several new subscribers to The People-Sentinel.’ . . . . Real spring weather—balmy sunshine and showers, followed by a thunderstorm Monday night and wintry weather Tuesday, snow flurries being reported a few miles north of Barnwell. BAPTISTS HOLD MEETING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER The Spring meeting of the Barnwell Baptist Association was held Tues day in the Healing Springs Baptist Church. In spite of the very inclem ent weather, about 75 persons, repre- sentng 15 of the 38 churches in the as sociation, met and carried out the pro posed program for the day. The pro gram was centered around Dr. W. S. Brooke, of Columbia, the enlistment and promotion secretary for the South Carolina Baptists. Mrs. A. V. Collum of Blackville, conducted the opening devotional on the subject, “I am the Vine, ye are the branches.” The Rev. J. Aubrey Estes, pastor of the Barnwell Baptist Church, spoke on “The Baptist Hundred Thous and Club,” and the Rev. B. B. Jerni- gan delivered the morning sermon cn ‘Service.” Dr. Brooke was in charge of the pro gram in the afterno'on, leading in a discussion of the importance of the Lord’s Acre movement. Many gave testimony of the fact that they had planted! acres for the Lord and were so pleased with the movement that they are continuing. The Reedy Branch Church reported about 60 members of this movement. The njeeting wa s closed with a message by Mrs. T. R. Pender, of Williston, on the importance of the Bible. The Healing Springs members serv ed a delicious barbecue dinner. With the highway reorganization question whipped into shape for early enactment and the liquor control is sue pratically s ettled, the South Caro lina legislature has taken a long stride toward sine die adjournment before expiration of the constitutional “40 days.” Two c!ry-spon sored proposals to modify the present liquor legalization law met defeat by s enate votes so con clusive as to be regarded as settling the issue for the current session, and both branches approved in principle a drastic reorganization of the present State highway commission setup. A bill for local option cn liquor was killed by a 21 to 14 vote by the senate some time ago, and Tuesday of last week the body in a surprise move took up a measure to ban liquor advertising and rejected it, 18 to 10. tures in Clemson’s 4-Ye*r Tests „ Over the State. Large Crowd Attends “Mortgage Burning” Blackville Baptist Church Debt of $30,000 Has Been Paid in Full in Four Years. If you were to count silver dollars at the rate of 90 a miunte, working 10 hours a day and 300 days year, it would take ycu nearly 62 years to count $1,000,000,000.00. In other words, if you were to be an appeal to the members and the gj n counting at this rate on your 21st amount was raised in a few minutes. Mrs. N. C. Croft is chairman for that district, her helpers being Mrs. Jeff Black, Mrs. Willie Baxley, Miss Mamie Still, Mrs. Stephen Hiers and Mrs. Charlie Brown, Jr., the last two nam ed being teacher s in the Reedy Branch school. This school will observe the Birthday of the Crippled! Children bn Friday also. birthday, you would be almost 83 years old by the time you finished your first billion. — Work it out for yourself. Sixty times. $90 would give you $5,400 an hour. Ten times that would give you $54,000 a day and 30 times that would 1 give you $16,200,000 counted in a year’s time. Dividing 16.200,000 into 1,000,000,000 would give you 61.72 or the number of years required to count No Radical Changes. The votes, together with similar ac tion in elimnatng from another bll a provision to limit private possession of liquor to one gallon, and house ac tion in killing a bill to declare the latest hours of sunrise and sunset as the times for opening and closing liquor stores, were taken as indicating the present liquor law would not be radically changed at the present ses sion. Meanwhile, the senate amended a house highway reorganization bill for legislative election of highway com missioners to retain present commis sioners in office until the expiration of their terms. Other lesser amendments were made in the bill before it was returned* to the house Friday for concurrence. Although the measure admittedly was headed for a free conference, ap proval of the basic reorganization plan by both branche s was considered an indication of speedy enactment. Whether Governor 01 in Johnston would approve it was problematical, but he has advocated popular election of road commissioners. Action upon the two major issues left appropriations and social security among the principal questions yet to be considered. On Appropriations. Senate finance committee spokes men said it had practically completed hearings upon the annual appropria tion measure and was ready to begin intensive work upon revision of the $8,000,000 bill sent over by the house in an effert to bring it out as soon as possible. Senator Henry Sims, of Orange burg chairman of the senate social security committee, said he would press for action next week'upon a joint resolution for a referendum upon a proposed constitutional amendment to enable the State to participate in federal pension program. He also indicated he would intro duce measures, for unemployment compensation and to create an agency to administer a State social security program if the electorate favors amend ing the constitution. Although few legislatures in recent years have completed their work in the 40-day period for which the con stitution authorizes pay, the current one expected to round out its 40th legislate day this week with prog ress to its credit. « Fertilizer containing 10 per cent potash produced 686 poundb more seed cotton per acre than the same ferti lizer containing no potash, and 228 pounds more seed cotton per acre than the same fertilizer containing 5 per cent, potash in a comprehensive series of field tests conducted over a period of four years by the Clemson Agricul tural College of South Carolina and described in its 48th annual report. In these tests an invesment in pot ash from 60c to $3 per^ acre returned extra lint cotton worth from $10.60 tfr $24.10. Each pound of muriate of pot ash in the fertilizer produced from 5.7 to 10.6 pounds of seed cotton, rile- pending upon the rate of application. The table following gives the aver age yield s obtained in the tests. All plots were top-dressed with 15 pounds of nitrogen and the equivalent of 600 pounds of 5-10-0 (N-P-K) fertilizer was used at planting with the extra potash added. Analysis of Muriate of fertilizer Potash in N-P-K fertilizer None 30 lbs. 60 lbs. 90 lbs. 120 lbs. The tests were conducted by Dr. H. P. Cooper, W. B. Regers, and R. W. Wallace on 68 separate plots at the Sandhill Station and in cooperation with farmer son important soil series in the Piedmont and Coastal Plains sections of South Carolina. Some of these soils were known to be deficient in available potash. The report states: “Since there has been an unusual amount of cotton rust due to a defi ciency of available potash in recent years, there has been a marked in crease in the amount of potash in cluded in the average cotton fertilizer sold in the State. Where there is a ! marked deficiency of available potash in the soil the cotton plants shed their leaves early in the season, which re sults in a large proportion of the cot ton bolls not developing properly. These undeveloped bolls do not open normally and the cotton is often of poor quality and very difficult to pick.” The 5-10-10 fertilizer used on the plot which produced 1,243 pounds cf seed cotton per acre contained potash equal to 120 pound s of muriate of pot ash per acre, or 300 pounds of high grade kainit per acre. Sheriff Recaptures Noted Jail Breaker 5-10-0 5-10-2% 5-10-5 5-10-7% 5-10-10 Yield of seed cotton per acre 557 lbs. 874 lbs. 1,015 lbs. 1,137. lbs. 1,243 lbs. On Sunday, March 8th, a large andi enthusiastic congregation gathered in front of the Baptist Church at Black ville and witnessed the burning of a paper which represented the last in debtedness existing against the church. This event was the culmination of an intensive two weeks’ campaign, during which time the sum of $4,000.00 in cash wa s raised. The members and friendis of the church are rejoicing over this wonderful achievement and they are profoundly grateful to the Rev. L. G. Payne, the pastor of the church, who led them in this under taking. When Mr. Payne came to Blackville, in Augrust, 1931, the in debtedness of the church amounted to approximately $30,000.00. He im mediately began the difficult task of getting this debt out of the way and was successful in reducing it consid erably by April, 1932. Since then he has been faithfully ministering to the people and preparing them for the completion of this task, and) it is al most unbelievable that in the short space of four and a half years the church has settled all its indebtedness. It has taken real leadership to ac complish such a task during these years of depression, bank closings and crop failures in a purely agricultural section. But for the great spirituali ty, the deep devotion, the brilliant leadership, the indomitable spirit, the undying faith, and the untiring efforts of the Rev. L. G. Payne, the Black- vjlle Baptist Church would still be in debt. He has veritably led the church through the Red Sea. The congregation is now looking forward to the dedicatory services which will take place in the near fu ture, and to the continued ministry of one who has been a blessing not only to thi 8 church and community, but to the entire State of South Carolina. A Member. Triple “C” News Notes BARNWELL RALLIES AROUND ROOSEVELT S. C. Road Fight. Columbia, March 14.—Attorneys in timated in the State Supreme Court today that Governor Olin D. Johnston’s administration-long fight against a VT . A A ... , . , . , . . . . , Ninestein; secretary, Mrs. Nicholas highway commission might t> a u i Martin; treasurer, Mrs. P. A. Baxley, Blackville, March 17.— Barnwell County went on record 1 here Monday strongly in favor of the re-election of President Roosevelt at a meeting call ed by Mrs. H. L. Buist, Democratic county vice-chairman. Mrs. Buist introduced Sol Blatt, of Barnwell, who commended the women for their undertaking and pledged hi s support and co-operation. Ex-Senator James H. Hammond, president of the Richland Coftnty Roosevelt club, spoke of the need cf such an organization in each county cf thiTState. Mrs. L. H. Jennings, Democratic na- tipnal committee woman urged that the women not only organize ‘accord ing to the Reporter plan, “which is a study in citizenship,” she said, but that the club subscribe to the “donkey banks.” The following officers of the Wom en’s Rocsevelt-for-Re-electin club were elected: President,-Mrs. A. H. all of Blackville. Two vice-presidents, one from Barnwell and another from Wiliston, are to be elected at *a later ADVERTISE iii Th® People-Sentinel one billion. BIG STILL DESTROYED NEAR RAY’S CROSSING be taken to the United States Supreme Court. The question of validity of John ston’s suspension of ten State high way commissioners was taken under mee ^ in ^* advisement by the State court after a hearing marked by sharp exchanges between counsel.*" Attorneys for the commission asked the court to declare the payment of Sheriff J. B.'Morris and his deputy, Chief Commissioner Ben Sawyer’s sal- Gilmore S. Harley, captured a big 120- ary and the signing of county road gallon copper still, together with 500 reimbursement bond! agreements legal.' gallons of mash and two gallons of while lawyers for the governor demur-! liquor, near Ray’s Crossing over the Little Saltkehatchie River Wednesday of last week. The plant was in operar tion at the time of the raid, but the Pperatcrs fled) through the swamp at the approach of the officers. The still wa^ destroyed. . . red to the entire action on grounds that the court had “no jurisdiction.” Thos. E. Snelling, of Charlotte, N. C., was the guest of his father, Judge John K. Snelling, one <fay last week while on a business trip through this section of South Carolina. ADVERTISE The People-Sentinel Tree Planting. The boys are still planting trees, and are very much interested in their work. Many of them are teamed up to see how many they can plant in a clay. So far the unofficial record is held by Jesse Martin and Hulon Graves, who are alleged to have plant ed 2 500 in one working day. Basketball. On Friday ten boys from this camp went to Monck’s Comer to play a game of basketball with the Monck’s Cor ner camp. We were scheduled to play a game Friday night andi one Satur day morning, and we regret to con fess that the heme camp boys won neither. Probably it was lack of prac tice. However, we did . have a goed time Saturday. We returned by way of Charleston and 1 did a little sight seeing. We stopped) at The Cita del cn the way in and then went to the museum. Some of the boys scoffed at the idea of the museum, but we had. trouble rounding up the crowd to get away from it. We then went down to the battery and! saw Fort Sumter ini the distance, after which we took some time off and some went to the picture show and others just roamed about. It was the first trip to Charles ton for several of the boys, and was much enjoyed. Baseball. ,, . Now that basketball is over, we are all agog over baseball, in which our prospects are considerably better. Probably the first game will be be tween the Barnwell camp and the Walterboro s ide-camp. The boys down there think they can beat the ones up here, and have sent numerous chal lenges. Religious Services. We had two services, last week. On Monday night Rev. Mr. Estes was out and gave his usual very enjoyable sermon, and. on Thursday Chaplain Phillips was here. Both services were well atended. Major Wells was here diiring th£ middle part of the week for his month ly inspection. A large majority of the members of the local grammer and high school faculties attended the annual meeting of the South Carolina Education Asso ciation in Columbia last week. Most of the teachers went on to their re spective .homes fer the week-end. Broadus Hoover Arrested at Dance at Home of Mrs. Viola Sanders Saturday Night. Broadus Hoover, who has engineer ed two breaks from the Bamberg County jail, was recaptured Saturday nigbt by Sheriff J. B. Morris at the home of Mrs. Viola Sanders, near Kline, during the progress of ^ dance. The Barnwell County sheriff walked in unannounced and had Hoover un der arrest ad on his way to jail be fore he “knew what it was all about.” Hoover's last jail break was effected February 16th, only a few hours af ter he had been returned! to the Bam berg County jail following his appre hension in Floridla. Four fellow pris oners followed him to freedom. On that occasion he used a window weight and a milk bottle to keep quiet one prisoner who refused to join him as he and his 4 confederates burned a hole in the top of a cage and let them selves down a blanket rope from the roof. Six months previously, he and eight other prisoners effected their escape from the Bamberg jail. Acting upon the request of Sheriff T. J. Hadwin, of Bamberg, Hoover was lodged in the Barnwell County jail by Sheriff Morrig until such time as he is brought to trial. , Bamberg County is erecting a new jail with the aid of a $25,000 WPA grant. He is charged in Bamberg County with housebreaking and larceny. Broadus is one of the Hoovef brother® who have been in the toils of the law on several previous occasions. BLACKVILLE WOMAN WINS COTTON CONTEST PRIZE In the cotton contest for 1935, Mrs. C. H. Mathis, of Blackville, won 2nd prize in the Lower District. She had taken first State prize in the con test in 1930. Already 15 farmers are entering this contest for 1936, says H. G. Boylston, county farm agent, who states that practically all of these are buying purebred seed direct from the breeder for planting on their fields. Other farmers are expecting to join and the county’s membership will, no doubt, be as large as in any other year. Threaten* Sheriff’s Life. J. G. Kitchings, of the Western part of the county, was arrested in Barn well Sunday on a charge of being drunk and disorderly after he had threatened to kill Sheriff J. B. Morris. He was convicted in Magistrate G. M. Hogg’s court Monday morning and sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or serve 30 day* on the chain gang. The sentence was suspended on condition that he leave Barwell County and never return. Kitchings was acquitted several years ago of the murder of C. M. Rogers, Jr., according to Sheriff J. B. Morris. Rogers’ throat was cut and the defense contended that the injury was sustained in an automobile acci dent. Colored Boy Badly Burned. Edward Peeples, colored, 8-year old sen of Ben Peeples of this place wa s terribly burned on Monday af ternoon about the face and hands. From information obtained it seems that Edward went to the home of a nearby neighbor and upon finding a quart jar of gasoline he struck a match and threw it into the jar to “see what it would do.” The jar ex ploded and the contents went into the face of the boy, taking every vestige of skin from his face and neck, and also burning all of the hair from his head- Medical aid was 'secured at once and the little fellow is doing as well as could be expected* Meyer ’s Mill 4-H Club. The Meyer’s Mill 4-H Club met on Tuesday at the. Dunbarton school house with seven members and two visitors present. Miss Gene Swett, local leader, had charge of the meeting. The lesson was on “Laundering Hints.” After a discussion of proper laundering prac tices a demonstration on the proper way to launder silk and synthetic gar ments wa s given. Those present were: Misses Marian Ellis, Cecil H. Meyer, Talula and Glady s Wilson, Nell Owens, Gene and Mae Swett. The visitor* were Misses Sallie Williams and Margaret