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SIXTY SIXTH YEAR SI XT Y 'SI XT H YEAR BARNWELL. S. ('.. TllllUlAY. A1‘RIL VOL. LXVI ANN ' . .• • * • /* ... *•. • IN THE FIELD DAY EVENTS Fairfax Scored Highest of the Town Schools; Baldock of Country Schools. Seven Pines Wins on. Parade. Winners of Crouch Medals The i flRaial awards to wiunera iu the numerous Field tfay events aa an nomeed by the judges are aa follows: Parade winners—Seven Tinea, Hrst; Biackvilie, Second ; Baldoc (on atten dance) third : Reedy Branch (on^ap- pearaiice) tliird MENTAL CONTENT. Laurie Bryan. Seeomf. Then - Thud. Connie -•«»- • L tiom posi t io n —Fi r*i, R iddenville ’School. Y.*wton, ifunbarton. _i -Money.- Allendaier “ SpYtmig, (grades 4 3) Tlrst."’ lyarene Y "imane. Fairfax : Second. David l> idenlumgh, Biackvilie:; Third, Cauxilr L*~Ue wlH L~ A pph-Mw ~i— * Spelling, (grade.-* rj 7) First .lames VVilHatne, Aliei dale; Second, Eunice DjChes, Hilda; Third, Ruby-Courtney, Williston. _ . - -Map Drawiug (grades S r 9, 10) First, Lojise Matthis. Blaokvilh*Seeonsb Emily Porter, Barnwell : Tiiird,Georgia Drown, Wiilistou, Free Hand Drawing (grades 2, 3, 4) ’ Frfst. Helen Wragg, Biackvilie ; Second Fred Bryant, fair Peeler, Barnftett. Geography, igrades ; >V 6, 7H Harry Harper, Baldock ; Second Louise Black, WilhsUn ; Third Claudia Bailey, , /BamweH. “><- - - - 7 > —f ■ '• ^ : - . — vi,lie; Second, Hudson Owens . apd Ralph Killingswofth,- Dunbarton; Third. Uozie Bryant And Harrold Creech, Morris,... — — —Running high-jump,~ F’ir-at^Connor Fennell,' Fairfax, '5 feet * 3 inches. Second, McLaurin Brooker. Baruwell; Third, Lyster Brunson, Allendale, and Earl Del)’fit, Biackvilie, tied tor third place. 'V ' • ~r —— t —— — Standing bread, jump; First, Wil- liam Fowke. Bkrirtvell, 9 feed «V inches SeeoncTi -4-.yrtef - Brtitison'. Allendale r Third, William Harter, Fairfax. ' t . Running broaT jump’, First Mcl.au iin Brooker.^ .BanuxeiL is iei t 5 inches. Second.- William Harter, Fairfax; Third, GW WHirams, Dunbarton. Sack race. First, Ralph Killingsworth Dunbarton: Demont. Buy 1? ton Black* ville, Third, Jyston Harrison, Morris. Pole vault, First, Odessa Johnson. Biackvilie, 9 feet 4 inches; Second Raymond Hammond, Fairfax, 9 feet 2 inches; Third Lyster Brunson, Allen dale. 9 feet. . - 1 ,i : Third Catherine] ~ KfctsyTgcr,Tofst, KSitTax,Kay mohd l^ammond. Connor Fennell, J, H AND GERMANY SAYS WILSON ^MAleolm-^PKeaH Seeottdr; ,, Dunbarton, Maitin Sullivan, Roh't. ‘diguss. Owens, (iev. Williams, Lucal ^ Hast; Third. Biackvilie, Belton Fanning, Congress Urged to Take Positive Action, of Existing State of War Expected from Congress Not Later Than Thursday. Washington, April 1.—President Wilson tonight urged Con gress, assembled in joint session, to declare a state of war exist ing betwge© the United States and Germany. In a dispassionate but unmeasured denunciation of the course of the Imperial Ger man Government, which he characterised as a challenge to all mankind and a warfare against all nations^ the President- de- dared that neutrality no longer was feasible or desirable where the peace of 4he world wasTnvolvedT that armed neutrality had become ineffectual enough at-best and .was likely to produce "whatjt was meant to prevent, and - urged- that Gongn-^ accept the gage of battle with aH 'thc resources *>!’the nation. “I a(lvise that the Congress declare the receii^T-oiirse of the 1 mprr ial Grrrrnrfr- Governmetit to l»e itt-fact tttrthitts lessr* than war against the government and people of the United States, - ’ j MamihiV said the President: ‘‘that it formally -accept the status of-belli-[ Emile in gent which has thus been thrust upon it and that it take steps not- only tty put the country in a mol'e thorough state of defense, but also to expert all its power and employ all its resources to bring the government of tho German Empire to terms and end the war. - ’ _ . ~ When the President had finisTied Speaking resolutions to d<f- dare a state of war existing were introduced in both houses of ■jXiovernor Richard I. Manning Delivered Excellent Address to Large and Appreciative Audience. Fairfax Again Wins First Place Among Town Schools With a monster parade of two thou sand school children, representing practically every white 6Cl-ool in the- county, headed by Governor Manning and members of his staff, state i\nd county Qffici ils. the county board of educatiotir trustees and others, the second. Field Day was begun. ► All this was not necessary if the farmer adopts the right policy and helps the negro laborer to do the same. He pleaded fur an intelligent co-operation Reading, (fifth grade) First, Virginia Lenair Bbylstbn, Earl DeWitt. Hugh Hewlett, Appleton j Second. Nina Bell, Wi’.liston ; Thiyd Edmond ElTis, Meyers Mil!./- ' Reading, (kio^th grade), First, Myr-' tie Altman, Biackvilie ; Second, George Tjrhef, Barnwell; Third, Irene Mal lard, Allendale.’ \ , Reading, (third grad ) . First Hattie Rviddell, Fairfax, Second, Sarah Wi 1- Jiarns,- Appleton ; Third, Edith Bell, AVi Liston. Reading, (second grade), First, "Julia Lemon. BarnwelT; Second Myrtle Tlitjl.-iliiubartoii ; Third^ALatue—War- ren Spann, Al'endale. Reading, (tirst gride), F irsf, Miriam l>»ech. Morris; Second, Basil Jenkins Kline.;-Third, J^ohhie .Tunes T'arinvelf. Writing; (first grade), First, Flugene. '/ s«ett, -Oak Grove ; Second, Mary Alice Youmans, Fa;rl*x ; Third Tauline, D-ik.'Hilda. Matheney. Hurdle race, First r Gdessa Johnron, Biackvilie; Second Ralph Brown, Barn well, Malcolm O’Neal, Fairfax tied for second place. No third place an- nounced._ Tug orwar,.Barnwell ts Biackvilie, Barityv elf-won. \ I J Flag race.vFaijfax, Mae—Gompton, Lucy Harter, C. C. Hammond, /.oe Thomas ; Hecood, Reedy Branch. Je.de Still. Thelma Still, Juanita Still, Jua nita Bodiiord; Third Biackvilie, Eva Blporru Iteleii Wers.-itiger, Fnnra Bar elav. Lottie Collins.- 50 yard- dash. First, Lucy Harter, Fairfax : Second, Blanch L\ r(er, Barn- well, T/iird. Lucy Harrison, Kfine. _ Eggxade^.Eim, .Maa CftHioun, 4LL (L c ; Sccon(trf.eC1 a i re Saude fi, ATleh- dale*Third, Eva Bkuitn, Biackvilie. 100 jard dash, FirtTT Lillian Calhoun; Washington, April *?.—Immediatolv after the President left the Capitol, the Senate and House reconvened'-and an identic joint resolution was ihtrodiiced in botft liouSes declaring the,Ox- istence of a state of war and directing the -President to employ all the resources of the eountrv to carrv on war against the Imperial German'Government and to bring the .coitflict to a successful conclusion. - y- • • Because of the opposition to the measure of Senator Stone, chairman of the foreign relations committee, tlie resolution was ° * introduced in the Senate -by Senator Martin of Virginia, the Democratic Moor leader. Khpresentakive Elood, chairman of the foreign affairs committee, mtToduced it i n the ffmrscr ~ The resolution was referred to the foreign allairs cohVmiftees, ^ ^ t ^ , At __ w by both houses^and adjournment until-tomorroVv followed soc-TTiISS RccrBiting Day ^ afterward. Doth eoitmnltets meet tomorrow^ mpruin-g. Ymm theechool building up town and return the streets were lined wTtfr-rtFrtPrs-whfr-hwd -errme- to.cheer for thc+r partieular et-ho^rD. Tt has been conservatively estimated that there were more than live thousand visitors present. Immediately upon the return of the parade to the school grounds Governor was introduced by Mavor J. Entile Harley and delived a splencfid address to the vast throng. The gov ernor spoke Hrst on tlfe educational progresa made throughout the state a: d complimented Barnwell county upon nnfititain'Akg h position in the forefront of the bfOR^Bive counties, lie also paid a splendid tribute to excellent results obtained in Barnwell county under his leadership. _ . ’ Governor Manning then discussed the early approach of the boll weevil, and urged the farmers to practice a policy of prepardnrsa. H-e recited many incidents which were called to his at tention on his recenttrip through the boll weevil territory; and told his he*r-. ers how they could avoid the period of depression incident to the arrival of the weevil by being prepared to meet him. He urged intelligent crop diver* with the farm labor so that there would be uo exodus from the farms when the cotton pest arrives. ’ The, governor paid a-splendid tribute to President Wilson, and was heartily applauded when he said that in the event of war he felt yure that iu this . crises as always in the past the ^Pal metto state would answer promptly to all-calls made on her, and that, her troops, if troops be called for, would live up to ‘Che glorious heritage left them by their forefathers. At the con clusion of his audress the governor was roundiv applauded. The mental test were being conduct* ed during the morning hours and-at one o'clock a recess of one hftur was tAken for dinner, The different schools and visitors having btoujtfrt picnic lunches with them. At two o'clock County Superintendent Crouch on the I th * ^rcirta wrcrc commenced and were not concluded until six. at home. * He cautioned the farmers, not to become panic stricken, because At 8:30 in -thw evening the deelama* tion and. reading contests were held in the Auditorium of tt^e High school building. . Balk's orchestra ot Augusta and Columbia College Glee Club rend ered beautiful musical selections be tween the different contests. Alter the judges rendered their decisions in these contests Supt, .Crouch read an announcement of the prize winners iu all of the events of the dsiy. This An nouncement will be found in another siffcAtion and the raising of all supplies, coium. It is interesting in note that for the town school* Fairfax carried ofHhe honors this-year as she did last. The resolution follow; V-loiin. lYsolution <.leeliiriii^ W-fitirg, (second grade), First W,ItT? 'B.'tldpck, JHioda Fos'ter, Aljendale, Third. Helen Weissinger, Biackvilie. Three-Legged race, (grades 1, 3.) First, America Croft, L me Black, Reedy Branch; Second. Sallie Kae, Lucile Wilson, Baldock; Third. Ruby ..a state of war exists bc- twoon rhje Imperial (ityriuaii .GovermueTH^and the government rhsioix to prose- V" Wednesday. April 11th. and people oTThr Unit' d .States*andrfFfcvkiii" - i " , " -4- onto tne Fame ; - . Gwens, Barrivcil.; Second. Oii.n Roun tree, San Hill, Third, Eugene Williams, AlT^ndalc. • Writii g, (third gride ), First. Samuel H. Still, Biackvilie; Second Janie Woodward, Green’* Academy ; 'third. Bryant, Eunice Sanders, Morris.- WiTTfain Willis, Williston. * Writing"(tourth grade), First Carl _ et/.. Baldork ; 4lfd4y-Kft>ncdy~ Green's" Academy ; Third. Frank Me her Allendale Arithmetic, -(eighth Grade), First, Ruth Roger» r Dunbarton; Secon Ldlie Mae iMexico, Kline; Ti Louise Guess, Appleton. -.Arithmetic, (sixth grade),/ Fir*t Max well Yuuman*. Frank'' -Brabham, Aifimdhle, Third/ f.eland Harper. Baldock, Arithmetic, (seventh grade). First, UvLaey Shuman, Allendale; Second Kittie Farker, Wjmatoii; Third, Iler- Htre/FWcT«ir. Fairfax. Aiftbmetie; (lifth grade), First. Sam Three-Legged ra<Te, (g--ad(>* 4,(5-, d. 7) First-, Susie Hart r, Hazel Youmai s, Fairfax ;'8ee*>ntL df^olk, (Fiver Barker, "'’Allendale. (Allendale tied with Reedy Brauch Team for second /lace.) Second, Thelma Still, Maggie Black, Reedy Branch, “ • . 'Boys^ Declaration Contest won by Rutledge' Fishburne, of Biackvilie, Girls Recitation Contest won by Miss iivolette Boyd, of Allendale. Total points for town schools, Fair fax 57. _ Schools with three or more teachers, Biackvilie 59, Allendale 41, Baruwell, 41; Dunbarton UO, Williston U3. /Total points for one and two teach- er school*, Baldock 27, 'Appleton lo, Farber, WHnston ; Second. Henry Still, i-Kline ^9* Beedy Branch lo, () ak Grove —-j——r-*> ’ •’ b 11,1 ' iMe ; Third, Fairy Bell touther- 1 a n e ‘ pWlja r ton. / • .1, qilKTIiS. - ICO yard dash., (#, 0/TtyL First. Ray mond Hanvniond, FairfaxT^Ttme 14.3 seoonda4-Second JLoyl McLin, B Third, Herbert Owens, Dunbarton, 100 yard dash (4. 6. 0. 7 ), Fir*t Odes sa Johnson, Biackvilie.Time JLfiseconds. Second, Sid ivy Sanders, Oak* Grove; ius» Base well. JUO yard,dash/First. William HaM/r, Fairfax, No t me taken. Secvind. Wil-. 1 i si n “Fowke, Barn well T Third, Geo rge Williams, Dunbarton, r■ ; Three Legged race. Frrvt, Julian 'ker and Emmett Wajker, Black >V act> n.f wtir against the govtrnmciu ntul people, of the Unite States ; Resolved, by the'Senate-and House of Repre’sentatives of the United States oT America in UongreRs assembled, That the' state of war between the Unittd States and tbe Imperial German; LWvmmmeat wRhdt has tbets beetr tlmist upon the United Stutrs L f& enlist at the BarnwH is hereby formerly deelared *; and; ^ post office^ rp . - _/ . ’ ’ -• Surely Barnwell county will “1 hat the I resident be and he is herebv authOri/.ei) and ^ .f urni ^ h her oucta of men: directed to take immediate stepa not only to put the country in.n thorough state of defeu^e. but also to exert all of its jx>wer and The Secretary of the Navjr has issued a call fbriiaval, re cruits th be In Tijan our ship9 and armed merchkntmen, A call for a certain number from' South Carolia ha* been made. Governor Manning ha* derr- ignated Wedneaday, April 11 jlavaF Uecuiting Day and has caLkiiK-for 19 volunteers from BarnweTFgounty. Thoa^ desiring to serve tnJv^country in the navy during this «au enlist HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK. employ-all 'Of it5^rcsouTces to carry on war against the Imperial- Germain4lovernmentrand to bring tin- eonflief n. a auccessful termination.'’ * \The Home Demonstration Work was -tir i • " * .. i i i TTsT represented in the Field Day meet at Washington, April ■>. llie way. was clrareil on both sides Bsrn „„ Thi , „, M for , u , of the ettpitofloday for prompt enactment of tin* administration (air. I wi*h to take this opportunity to resolution declaring a state of war exists with Germany and directingThe president to prosecute it" with nil the nation’s re- sources to a successful termination. - ~ CIRCUIT COURT IS STILL DRACCINC ALONG. Verdict for ^eiendtat la Case of Ball ti '■ ' ”* " -—•'i- . . Southern Railroad for $50,000 Daoiagea. .. . —flthit.f nft Trlfd wlliOl VIBvo A a , At practically a snails race the of tne common pleas cour Very L-w'cases have been tried in the past week. - At pre.s hohr last week the ^ase of- B. W. Bull v* the S en hern Rahway was on trial. Thi* was a suit for $50,* 000 damage* against the Southern rail road and resulted iit a verdict for the defendant. The other cases tried are as follows: ' — Southern State* Phosphate and Fer- tiUzep»Go va Mrs Ar»M. Harrisou, vol- nou suit. v . cm Treadwell v* Southern Ra»4- f road, terdi«tfor defendant.. John 0. WaTIwtr. Admr. and Frank Baker, Adinr. vs So^bo^rd Airline Rail- XJMUkmJUUtlw^^^ Ealkeil hy-SimTloii.-LuL-FoIle-tte in au.iiirort in lmve the resol- thank the girls who helped to carry out the Canning Club Demonstration. Every one of the girls whomTalked to RIVERS BRIDGE MEMORIAL The Rive/s Bridge, Memorial Aaaoci- ation will dbserre Thursday April 20th, as Memorial day. -* - , Tha Rev. E. O. Watson, D. D» of Bamberg will deliver the Memorial aid* dress. The Poblie is cordially invited, and the ladiea are earnestly- requited MARTIN NEWS * ^ Special to The Sentinel. ' Martin. April 2 —Mies Jennie Furs* of Savannah, Ga., was .the charming of Mre Ann ThompsoodaBt week”, uite a number of onr people’at- teuidecNMeld Day in Barnwell. Mrs MiTfedge Rountree was hostert to the.Sewing CTuti^on Wednesday af- tefrfhaiiT' "‘Ktivr 'the tm^rWsa wwaswgi a delightful sweet^iiluTsu «a< s* rved. The mcuiber* pre*i:uh-vveie Mefidames C. B, Ellis. Sr.. C. B. Elli*. Ji-’. J. M. Dunbar. S 4^7 Dunbar. H. E. Ji'hason, J. B. Kirkland. 5 D EUi.*: Misses. Jt>se EMis and Estellc-Jonef. uti.on taken up immediately after It had l^eetr p'n srnted from the foreign relatiohs Committee, senate leaders decided to begin to- morrow* morning at lO o’clock a session to continue until a wot 3 has been taken. t Letters sighed by Senators Martin and Galliti ger. respectively the Democratic and Republican leaders, went tty each Senator tonight, asking him-to be - in his seat tomorrow- and announcing the plan for a continuous session. - If tl te leaders cam bold a quorum, as tlieywere able to do in help me with this work rvspond«l to bring flower?.- ' readily Tlie girii ‘ laking DaTfwwre| laUftwing. Aoromitieee have been appointed:^ Committee on groundi, And order of the day, J. D’. Jenny. Q. T7, Keai»e, j. A. Peters, H. W. Chitty, _A* E. Kirkland and Geo. W, Jenny. Committee on music, A. L . Kirkland. There wiff b« a busineoa meeting promptly at ll o'clock. ' J. W. Jenny, Becyi" iuu 1 m the sptCTrtm TmfifyHtedlujmmiTr^ it is probable t hat t lie re wjjjb be action, lute tomorrow night or ^Thursday morning. . It i> not expected there writ lie any attempt to jililmsGr bur no cm* kiuqvjtonigln how niany .-eij.ators would: speak. - ... " - 7 - Misaee Julia Delk. Florrte Dyche*. Cor rie Dyches, Yalirea Black, Lottie Pe^ vore apd Ina Sanders. I know that I can depend upon theoe girl* to help iu any work 1 want done iu connection with the Canning Cluba. To be sure there are many othera of tny canning club girls who would have responded jnet a? readilly’ j»* the.*- girl* did. The others will have an opportunity to t4.niva thwlr r<«)idm; ?a to -h^trrgrA ti Dr X, F Kirkland, djreeidenl. Idis BraUnam. lhe aaptragui ibn hiiAtfif itoil JMwa at Vtn der cultivation is ay buay man theta t want all my girl* t » do thetr best, ^ (Ky* getting biw crop to market, but for that is all that can oe erperd^d cf any uutv *— l - Miev Clifford Barrattr Brabhnn he rec ; Home Dem. Agent Barnwell. 00000. then it seems to pay for one carload of grata It is stated that s shipped by Mr