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I I T \ - *'■*' v>* ' n • ‘ifcV .A !/'’ ' j ~? • "' N . • “''^* ; '*%£ (W*f *W‘ I SIXTY FIFTH YEAR ESTABLISHED 1852 SIXTY FIFTH YEAR - £ VOL. LXV -*r*= NO. 46 - JOHNSON’S NEW COUNTY GOVERNMENT LAW. . t. ' ' ' * - ’ ' County Supervisor Reinstated With Certain Powers. . Three Commissioners Elected from Districts;' New . Duties Imposed. Clerk’s Salary Cut. IS THE PRICE OF COT TON HIGH AT 18 CENTS? Below is given the full text of the ! new county government bill introduced by Senator Johnson and passed at the j HOW TO TIGHT BOIL WEEVIL IN BARNWELL COUNTY. recent session o! the general assembly. L Many important changes have been ■ - „ _ ~ made and the entire bill will be of m-r * * terest. It is as follows s* x Section 1. That the county govern ment of Barnwell bounty shall be ad- Below are Some Figures I Have Gotten That Show to Me Very Plainly That Cotton Is Cheap at 18c How About You? thorltv on Boll Weevil Conditions, dives Farmers Excellent Suggestions. 1 In An Average Year With 12 cent cotton, a $8<> bale ] can buy: 81 bu. potatoes at 70 cents 500 pounds lard at 12 cents 12 barrels flour at $5 00 5c*0 pounds of bacon at 12c 90 bushels corn at 80 cents •5 tot s hay at $10 00 But Special to The Sentinel. ;r ministered by the County Supervisor?*! Clemson College, February 21.—The 30 pair shoes at $2 00 principal migration of the boll weevil who shall be elected and hold office as ~n~ M . ,r~—v . - . -*—» v This Year ‘ - With 18 cents cotton, a $100, bale t. Can buy, only 38 bu. potatoes at $2 25 450 pounds lard at 20 cents 9 barrels of flour at $10.00 / 450 pounds of bacon at 20 cents 75 bushels corn at $1.20 3,3-4 tons hay $25.00 rjfej? 18 pair shoes at $5.00 800 yards of cotton goods at 15c now provided by law and three Com missioners'. knotirn as the County Board i U8ua ^I takes place in late summer or of Commissioners, who snail bp ftp . »or that reason the pest gen^ {minted and shall hold office as herein after provided. Section For the purpose of . ap pointing the County Board of Com-! missiohers, the county of Barnwell i? hereby divided into three districts, designated and numbered one, two and three. District No. 1 shall comprise the townships of WiUiston, Blackville. Barnwell, George's Creek ; District N'o 2 shall comprise the townships of Rose mary, Richland, Red Oak, Bennett Springs and Four Mile; District No. 3 shall comprise the townships of Syca- AUeTulale^ Baldoe, GrCat Cy prea# and Bull Pond. One Commissioner, to be known as District Commissioner, erally arrives in a new locality late in the season. The weevils have not yet succeeded in passing pur southern winters as successfully as our native j insects and their death rate in winter- ; quarters is usually qui «e severer For!COUNTY.TEACHERS ASSOCI’ this reaeon when spring arrives the pest are comparatively few but they continue to lay eggs and ns the season progresses they become more .numer- ’ ous In May the weevils are general- 720 yards cotton goods at 8 l -3c From the above figures I think that any orte can see that cotton is cheap at 18 cents, so I think that it behooves us all to grow a plenty of those things that we can use at home and a little for market then the balance-in cotton. If we do this it makes not very much difference- where the price of cotton goes we will live well just- the same. H. (». Boyleston. County Demonstration Agent. ATION MET SATURDAY The fourth regular meeting bf the Barnwel* County Teachers association was held last Saturday-. F$b. 24th, the ly few but they an* more numerous in-v president, Dr It. S. Bailey presiding. June; their numbers are still greater This being the last meeting to lie held in July and in August anil September before Field Day and the annual meet- their population becomes very great, j ingof the State Teacher s association, tenCft In July thereto re, a greateFn umber oTT the attendance wav unstralty - larger} fc aV for .squares are attacked than in June and j Delegates were elected to represent the ...... . ... .. . m August a mueli greater number than county association, and Supt. T, E. and who shall be a bona tide resident . I,, . j —* in July. For this reason an -ot—ATleudalg.. was elected to as of his district, 'shall be appointed for , . , . ’ , . of cotton has a much better chance each of said districts by the Governor , . / . .. • % .. ,, -» be profitable than a late crop. .=.r < upon recommendation of the County * Delegation in the ■ivetwi Assembly, I here are several things necessary and said Commissioners shall each take- t0 an early crop, .t is very inl and return the usual oath of office, | P° r t* nt obtain a good earlv variety give bond in the sum of one thousand ! of cotton well adapted to the locality dollars, and hold office for the ttfrm of where it is to be grown.* In some in- two years or until their succossors are ; 9 t*acesthe planter develops his seed appointed and qualified by hisown selection from varities with I th * * !1 7'' cia , tl ,' ui '‘ftened or an hour oa appuiiiiru auu quaiuieu, , , . splendid address on prohibition by Section 3. The County Supervisor which he has been successful. In other shall be Chairman of the County Board the planter adopts new varieties of Commissioners and shall have gen-! recommended for this purpose and in eral supervision and jurisdiction over l^doing so he should carefully consider all public highways, roads, bridges and Whether the variety in question is ferries, and shall consult and^-advise | adapted to his particular conditions, with the District Commissioners as to To depend altogether on an early va- their maintenance and improvement, riety to make a cotton crop is to court and shall supervise generally the said . - (Continued on Fifth Page.) maintenance and improvement and see ============== ^=========r======= that the work (^performed therein. He is required to attend with the respect ive District Commissioner* the letting out and receiving of any contract for public in anyjdistriet of the value of COURT NEWS, Barnwell county member of the coucil. After a few discussions, Field Day program was taken up, and Supt. Z. L. Madden of Blackville, chairman of the executive committee gave a thorough explanation of the contests, literary and atheletic. All business having been finished. for an hour t W; U. Upshaw, who *ia employed by the Anti-Saloon League. After reviewing- the progress of prohibition Mr Upshaw presented in a telling manner some of evils of the iniquitous liquor traffic. Immediately after adjournment the teachers partook of an elegant repast furnished by the ladies of Bffrnwell school. Mr Upshaw further delighted the teachers by making another spfetch after dinner. Judge Frank B. Gary of Abbeville convened court here Monday morning with all other court officials in their places. The following cases had been disposed,of Up to Wednesday morning. E A. Bradshaw, indicted tor violat ing the prohibition law, w as found guil ty on the second count and was sen tenced to pay a tine of $100 or serve three months on the chaingang. Sen tence was suspended during good be- on The payment of $50. .Bertha Heyward plead guilty to as sault and battery Mith intent to kill and got $50 or nipety days in jail. Aiphonso TCemifedy pleaded guilty of violating the prohibition law and was sentenced to $100 tine or three months on the gang, Sentence was suspended during good behavior on the payment of $50. Jane Hutto, charged with grand lar- gency. was found guilty and was sen tenced to one year in jail. ' • Frank Johnson, charged with house breaking and larceny, was found guilty on the second count. Dick Jowers was found guilty of shooting into a train. Charlie Lewis is on trial for non support. The following were drawn on an ex tra venire: J. N. Dicks, L. E Davis, A. A. McAlister, T, S. Cave, L. G. Jtich- ardsom J. R. Harrison, F. H. Ander son, Franklin Black, S, T. Owens, J. R. Carroll, S, R. Hair. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF LEGISLATURES WORK Little Affirmative Legislation, Many Excellent Measures Fail to Pass- Review of Fight on Colonel A. A. Richardson, Chief Game Warden. - - Columbia, Feb. 22.—An increase in i - s .. ' ‘ • - apprdpriations over last year of $503.- 384.49; the'enactment of a quart-a- month liquor law; tfle bill providing for a* forfeiture to the-state of the Columbia canal property unless some agreement shall be entered into, within 90 days, between the special commis sion appointed by thn legislature with the interests now in control of the property; the insurance legislation, and the creation of a state highway commission, looking towards the state and taking advantage of the federal appropriation apportioned to each state. South Carolina having failed to receive her share so far on account of • lack of highway legislation which would meet the requirements of the act of .hands of the legislature. The act went — • r • , .. ^ . ' 4 - to the governor within three days be fore final adjournment last year, and under his constitutional rights, tb« r governor held it upon his desk until This session, when he vetoed it, and hie veto was sustained. That left the iav as it stood—the governor hiving the power of appointment, upon the rec ommendation of the Audubon society., Colonel Richardson, at the annual meeting of the Audubon society this year, was recommended for reappoint ment. Senator Niels Christensen, of Beau fort, then introduced in the senate, and Mr N, G. Evans, of Edgefield intro duced in the house, a measure which would relieve The Audubon society of the duty of making the recommenda tion, and leave the matter entirely with the governor. In both branches of the general assembly the bill was amended to the effect that the election of chief game warden should be plaoed in the hands of the people, to be chosen. a« other state officers are chosen, and that the encumbent should retain the congress, are the main featdres of the affirmative action taken by the general assembly of 1917, which reached final adjournment at 5:29 o'clock yeBterdav alteruoon, after a cession of 44 days, including Sundays, legal holidays, anil the few days during which the legisla ture was not in session during that period. position until the next general election. Ci)Ion«rAlfred A. RichardiOd. chief j T he act. wTth tbT 9 smenilment. was It game warden, was appointed byJipv- ernor Blease in 1912, succeeding Mr James Henry Rice. At the time of Colonel Richardson's appointment, the department required an appropriation from the state for maintainance^ Dur ing the four years Chief Richardson has been in office there has been such enforcement of the law that a consid erable amount has been turned in the state treasury this year, for the public school fund, from fees and fiues col lected, and instead of now being a financial burden- upon the state, the department is not only self-sustaining, but a source of revenue. Colonel Richardiou’a term cf office expires during the month* of March. At tbe^last session of the general as sembly an act was passed placing the election of chief game warden in the more work than twenty five dollars. He •hall also examine all claims agaiut the : county, and shall submit the same to the County Board with his recomtnen- * dation thereon. HeTfc specially charg ed,with seeing that the laws pertaining ^ to the county govermetit are faithfully 1 observed cud carried out, and shall de vote his entire time and attention to , the duties of bie office. Section 4. The County Supervisor and Comity Board of Commissioners shall have charge of the chain gang and all Other business of a general character, such aa electing the Super intendent of the Poorhouse and County Farm ; purchasing machinery, rmtlcs, wagonssupplies, etc.; electing and fixing salaries of overseers and guards for the chaingang. etc. They shall ap portion the county road fund, except the commutationn road tax and any other special local revenue in any township, among the various townships of the county aa nearly as practicable in proportion to the number of miles of Public highway in each township, the •am apportioned to be expended by the respective District Commissioners as hereinafter provided; and they shall keep in the Supervisor’* office a book of the county road fund by townships in ' a like manner,** the County Superin- - lendent of Education keepnecount ef sehool funds by districts, and -such books shall-fee a record of the Super visor's office at all times accessible to the public: Provided, The Superintend- -ant of the Poorhouse and County Farm, overseers an<{ guards of the chaingang shall be elected only at regular meet ings of the Board: Provided- further that in cafts of vacancy occurring in any district the District Commissioner!. - may All said .vacancy pending the next regular meeting of the Board. Section 5. The County Supervisor and Count? Board of Commissioners of ’ aaifl county shall prepare quarterly and keep on file in the Supervisor's of fice a verified, itfmized statement show- - (Continued no page fouij- '* ' ■ j A Three Day Whirlwind of Things Worth While / ' : : v r* x \ ■ You Will ($t~TJp Early and Go to Bed Late, but You Will Hive Had a Grand, Good _ Time and Will Never Forget It . * - • • : ; « • - Four Things Will Be Given Tremendous Emphasis: 1. COMMUNITY CO-OPERATION 2. BETTER SCHOOLS 3. INCREASED FARM PRODUCTION 4. GOOD CITIZENSHIP 1: TJOMMTrHTTY C0-0PEEATI0N Get together and pull together. . A BOOSTERS’ CLUB of live, determined businessmen, who will lay aside petty self-interest, and work together for the general good, will pnt this town on the map. and it will stay there. Pull together to make our town more attractive. Pull- together and bring our boys and girls to realize that ia the. development of onr national ^resources, in promot ing more scientific farming, in making better schools, in building better roads, in developing manufacturing enterprises, ine-bringing in up-to- date methods of merchandising, and in countless other ways of-community-rhSiHirng, there are-op^ portiiaities right in the “old home town’’-for a_ career of usefulness such as can not be found else where. 2. BETTER SCHOOLS Ignorance tends to poverty and poverty tends to The majority of the law-breakers and criminals ih our county jail are illiterate. Educa tion. prevents crime. It costs less to give a boy a good education and start him on a useful career than-it would cW later on to give him a trial and execute him for committing a crime; and the result is "more satisfactory. We want our town to have as gcod schools as can be found in. the State. " *'* BE-A BOOSTER . It Isn’t Your Town— It’s YOU If you want to liv« in the kind of a town Lika.tho kind of a town you liko. You noodn’t slip your clothes in a grjp And start on a long, long hike. — r$t You'll only find what youjeft behind, For there’s nothing that'* rsatty nsw, -It^o a—knock at yourself when- you-. a ' It knock your town, isn't your town—it’s YOU. Real • r towns afraid are not made by men ... Lest somebody else gets ahead. When ayqryone works and nobody shirks, You can raise a town from the dead. And if, while you make.your personal -stake. ' * —Your neighbor ean make Your town will be what you want to see, [ It isn’t your town—it’s YOU! 3. IKCREASED FARM PRODUCTION The empty Market Basket* of the World are com ing to America. Can we fill them? Bring the farmers ifito closer touch with the State and the United States Department of Agriculture for the .purpose of obtaining expert, practical advice on farm problems, such as Fertilization, Rotation of' Crops/ Intensive Cultivation, Farm Labor, Farm Management, Marketing, Etc. 4. GOOD CITIZENSHIP 4 D f „ If you respond to the needs of your town with what your town needs from YOU. then no matter what your .-vocation may be, yon are, indeed, a I good citizen. When a dozen snch citizens get to- * gether they can resurrect a town from the dead and make ijt an ideal town to live in. Environ ment createsi/t'endencies. What*is the environ; ment of the toys and girls of our town ? Ideals and Amusements affect Character. Impure wate foul closets, filthy back yards, merchandise unpro tected from flies, .affect Health. We don’t \yant any more Typhoid Fever, "Malaria,‘•Diphtheria, in jmr town. Paint and lime are two of the greatest disinfectants ever discovered. Let ns*paint up our residences and stores. and whitewash trees, fences and outhou'ses. . It will make a healthier and pret tier town. . ! , ‘ WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. MARCH 7, 8 AND 9TH. ratified, and sent to the governor, was vetoed by him. and in the veto - ' message, published in The Chsr’eston American this morning, the governor brought sensational accusations against Colonel Richardson and'those associated with him in his official duties. Debate upon the veto message was v adjounred by the senate until the first day of next session. ~ Senator John F. Williams, of Aiken, made a brilliant and stubborn fight for the right of the people to elect their own chief game warden, and to allow Colonel Richardson to go before the people, and let them decide upon hi*’ qualifications. Senator Williams urged that the-people ought to have a voice in the selection of officers charged with the duty of enforcing the laws of the State, partieularfj the office of chief game warden, who must look after the enforcement of laws varying in differ ent oountiea. That Colonel Richardson had made good was a fact which could T>srtHidtnrtvtl,T>riglff. ~ —~- Senitof Proctor A. Bonham, of GreM- ville, stated that he felt "like arsing to a point qf. personal privilege,” but inasmuch as the matter was under dis cussion before the senate, he would simply diseups iFupon its merits. Th# message of the governor, he continued, was in part nol only a tefleoion upon Mr Richardson, but upon those who had voted for the measure which had been passed. "£ am a friend of the governor, and have 'sacrificed mv own interests to promote his interests,** he he said, “but if this body should sus tain the veto of the governor it would mean that it had recorded itself aa willing to try a man on an ex parte hearing, and convict him without hie chance in court. The lowliest negro when brought into court and arranged on the indictment is clothed about with the white robe of innocence, until the law', in all.of its fairness and digni ty, says that he is guilty. In this par ticular Instance, here is a high state official, who has been endorsed by a general assembly knowtr~ttrfee friendly to the present governor^.and this en dorsement is known to have been the result of the effietency with which Mr Richardson has discharged his duties. The work of feis office was recognized as SO meritorious that men in this general assembly, politically friendly to Gov* ecnor Manoing-and politically oppi to Mr Richardson, were willing to stand by Mr Richardson, overlook poli tics, and vote for the best interests of the state. Had not,the records of the office shown the efficient work which had been done, and the development of the department, continued Senator Bonham, "the hill which has been passed, could iiever have been passed.'’ Senatpr Bonham concluded his remarks by >ayit g thit, whatever the senate did, he wanted to'go on record to the effect that he would never vote for any measure which might 4 convict a man of a serious charge against his ii te- _Lgrity, without giving him a fair chance Lilly to present his cause." " - (Continued on page four) i 7-T f-