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! M t . 'V, " ..l -/J /V n . • .C: .7 ■ r$ / / :V: /■ .- r • l. , .: n ' r-rr ‘ i T i /* / j SIXTY SIXTfl YEAR rr -> ESTABLISHED 1852 .» * SIXTY SIXTH YEAR VOL. LXVI. BARNWELL, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1918 . *1 - NO. 14. CHILDREN Wlil TAG COAL SHOVELS ON JAN. 30TH w,,-V J ■■■ 'White Hoiioe Sho/ei Oeu Flrmt Taf—Oover- aori and Mayors Will Proclaim 'Holiday / The United States Fuel Ad ministration wants every family to save one shovelful of coal ev ery day. This tvi 11 mean a sav ing of 15,000,000 tons of coal. It will help win the War. At the jWhite House, the coal shovel in President Wilson’s basement will be tagged first. And the 20,3o0,000..school boys and girls—or at least a large portion of them will be out tag ging the shovels of America: They have a big job ahead of them because there are about 20,00ff,000 families in America and nearly as many coal shovels Governors of States, mayors and county officials, will pro claim January 30 as a holiday. While Fuel Administrator Garfield, assisted by P. B. Noyes, head of the coal conservation movement in the United States, Senator Bates Dies. As The Sentinel goes to press the neWs of the death of Hon.. Geo. H. Bates was announced. This news will sadden the hearts of not only the people of Barn well but those througout the en tire-State. BARNWELL MEN PROMOTED The State of Saturday in giv ing the names of the officers at Camp Jackson who have been recently promoted to a higher grade included two who are well known, iu Barnwell. It is now proper to call these gentlemen Major Jas. A. Willis, and First Lieut. D. E. Barnett. Major Willis served in the Spanish war, and then gave himself Y-o the' practice of law,, later on be coming a member of the Barn- well-bar, and a resident of this town. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Willis of Wiiliston. Lieut. I). E. Barnett is a na- tivd of Laurens, and is pleasant- are finishing tag day plans', mil-! ]y remembered in Barnwell by lions of tags’ are being printed } his many friends; where he was for distribution throughout the principal of'the graded school country. Each tag is printed on heavy car’d board. When nJJ. schools in America get theirfag supply, some time before Janu ary 30, a “Tag^IhUy Bee” will be held when the children \lill attach strings to the tags— . strings by which the tags will y be attached to the nation’s shov els. The tagging campaign plans are simple. Boys and girls will make a house to house canvass of their district* When there are no coal shovels about a house during the last session. He is a graduate of Clem son. Upon completion of his course in the training camp last summer he was assigned to Camp Jackson as 2nd Lieutenant in the 323 Regt. He is a brother of Mrs. J. E, Kennedy of Wiiliston. BARNWELL RESIDENCE DESTROYED / BY FIRE. TEACHER-TRUSTEE MEETING WAS HELD LAST SATURDAY The Barnwellites were arous ed from their peaceful slumbers , , , last Friday morning about 6:30 the tags will be placed oit coal 0 , clock b ' £hc a ,‘ rm ot fire- scuttles. . Here If a description Of the tags to be used. On the front side appears an illustration of a band and shovel is the slogan : “SAVE THAT SHOVELFUL OF COAL A DA Y-FOR UNCLE SAM.” , A PROCLAMATION Whereas \ the National Fuel Administration acting under authorit} delegated by Congress has ordered certain busi ness bouses to close their places of business on the follow- ing days, towit: Jan. 21st, Jan. 28th. Feb. 4th, Feb. 11th, Feb. 18th, Feb. 25th, March 4th, March Utli, March 18th, and March 26th. Now, I, M. C. Kitchings. In- tendant of the Town of Wiliis ton,hereby call upon all busi ness establishments in the Town of Wiiliston, (except the • drugstores, physicians and den tists’ offices and hotels) to close their places of business on the above mentioned dates. Said regulations and, instruc tions to remain force until the ^ National Fuel Administration rescinds its prders. ' Done in the Town of Wiilis ton, State of South Carolina, on this the 19th day of January 1 A. D 1918. M. C. Kitchings, Intendant Town of Wiliiston ^ L. S.‘ Mellichamp, Clerk Town of Wiiliston D. A. R’S. MEET •-.-A The first meeting for die year of the Barnwell Chapter D- A R. met at the home of Mrs. L. M. Calhoun on Friday afternoon Jan. 18th. After the regular • business meeting, a very *plea%> ' ant social hour followed, during which refreshments were served by the hostess-who was assisted by Mr*. L. P. Wilson. If th« first meeting is any in dication of the future we have meeting la every rsspeet. The lbcal fire department rush ed to the scene butjwas too late to save the residence of* the es tate of Mr. W. H. Hartzog, which has beep occupied by Mr. W. D. Delk since Mr. Ilartzog’s death several months ago. Mr. Delk used the front of the building for a store room.-. The entire building and practi cally all of his household furni ture and stock of merchandise were destroyed. * The residence was situated near the Episcopal church on Burr street and was surrounded by several small buildings, which were fortunately saved from the Hames by the heroic efforts of the fire department. Notwithstanding the contin ued cold weather there was a gratifying attendance on Satur day, in the graded school build ing, of the teachers and trusstees of the county. A Over forty-five teachers were present. The trustees were hot so largely rep resented. Mr. M. B. Self of Wiiliston as the presiding offi cer called the.meeting to order at the appointed hour. Opetring prayer was offered by Dr. W. M. Jones, who is a member of the county board of education 1 . Owing to the resig nation of the secretary. Mrs. Fred Armstrong, formerly Miss Hall ^Harden, Miss Winnie Davis of Wiliiston was elected to fill the vacancy. Supt. H. J. Crouch made one of the best speeches ever made before any teachers association in this coun ty, ' With.jKiinted statement of the facts confronting many of the schools in the county, lie showed not only the necessary steps to be taken to bring up our weaker schools, but also that as a county superintendent of education he is “strictly ou the job.” . The principal speech of the meeting was delivered by State Superintendent J. E. Swearin gen. He was thoroughly sym pathetic with the -problems of. teachers and trustees, and yet no nian is quicker to detect poor work and poor methods than himself, His remarks were lviglily practical. After a round table discussion of school prob lems, the teachers aiid trustees were served luncheon by the high school girls of the Barn well school. i S Farmers* Column LONG BRANCH PHILOSOPHY BISHOP CUERRY IN BARNWELL. Rev. W. A. Guerry, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of South Carolina, recently made a visi tation to the church of the Holy Apostles, of Barnwell* where lie delivered a stoug sermon on the reasons of the war aud its influ ences on the world. If was high ly v interesting and instructive. After the services a meeting of the congregation ivas held, in which representatives from other parishes connected with the church in this county were present, at which the calling of a rector among other matters connected with the church were considered. Theiiames of several ministers were mentioned,, but no final action will be taken un til further instructions are re ceived from the bishop. Infor- ~| -mation he can supply will be ne cessary before a decision will be reached The meeting devel oped that there is tjuite £ scarc ity of ministers owing to patri otic enlistment of mininsters jji the service for our country, this church furnishing a large pro portion of * the. ministers who have offered their services in the great war. • . ' 1 The necesary funds were sub scribed to meet the expenses of the churches in this parish, ex clusive of the rector’e salary, and it it to be hoped that this great things to expect from the Barnwell Chapter during the year, as this wee a splendid charge will soon be furaished with' a ref ter. We have been reading in our Daily about tlie Mutual insur ance. One subscriber says there should be a mutual in every 'county ; and while the late Gen eral Hagood. told us once that lie did not like to say things about other people’s business, especially that he “did not know about; and while we don’t wish to bo called a knocker, but we had a little taste of a so-called Mutual once updii a time, and there was about one hundred of us; and lo and behold there was a fire in Slaytojvn, S. C., and another up near the capita! of the upper part of the county known as Snelling. Then and there came an assessment and our eleven wheels with Eagles ou ’em went to the four winds, and the whole thing caved in and went so deep that the top of the ma^t was never seen again ; and while there is so much cheap boasting on“cheap mutuals”,.so cheap that it can be had for about one-third of wliat an old line will cost, we think it well to look out for extras when an ac cident happehs. We have no special concern in view, but feel like a cheap pfiir of shoes not worth bringing home. Riali Mas. Notice has been given to H. G. Boylston, the Agiicultural Agent for Barnwell county, that the United States Department of Agriculture will SeU at cost a supply of nitrate of soda to th* farmers of Barnwell county. The nitrate was purchased through the War. Industries Bard under the authority of the Food Control Act as- a part of the ~ program for stimulating agricultural production, It will be unloaded at Atlantic ports and the price will be $75.50 a ton, free on board cars at port of arrival. Farmers are to pay in addition freight from port of arrival and the State fertilizer tag fee. HOW TO OBTAIN NITRATE Applications for a part of the 100,000 tons 6f nitrate bought by the government will be re ceived only from actual fanners or owners or holders of .farms for use on their land, and may be.made through County Agent H. G. Boylston, or through any member of a local committee consisting of W. E. Protliro, Wiiliston; N. G, W. Walker, Barnwell; W. T, Riley, Jr,,.Al lendale. 'No money will' be required with the. application but upon notice from the County Agent farmers who have signed appli cations must deposit with a local bank, association,“or individual designated by Hie Secretary of Agriculture to act as. the farm ers’ agent for that purpose,mon ey to cover the cost of the forth lizer except the freight charge'. Alter the money is transmitted to Washington the nitrate will be shipped to the farmers. If applications for the nitrate ex ceed the supply of about 100,OoO tons the government will allot the supply on a pro rata basis among those whOapplied. Ap plications must be received by Fed. 4th. - NOTICE TO AUTOMOBILE OWNERS GOVERNMENT TO CONTRACT THE CASTOR BEAN CROPS AUDITOR'S APPOINTMENTS• / Wiiliston, Thurs. ^ M e rca t usF r i d ay Sycamore, Tues. Jeuny’s, Wpd. Ulmer, Th^rs. Hilda, Friday, Personal a Ad real »i mh f 25 th, 29th. 30th. 31st. Feb. 1st property i ( 4 4 H The government needs castor oil for lubricating the aeroplan es which are expected to play a big part in winning this war. .The supply is short, and this section can produce castor beans and the Government means to make it profitable to the farmers to plant the castor beans. Mr. T. S. Evans, in speaking of the raatter^aicl: “Castor beans are an easy crop to produce in this section. Women and <5hil- dren can harvest the crop. It is good for the land, and I am ready to give to the farmers of this section a contract for all the beans they cau produce, and to jjrny them $3.00 a bushel at their station. 1 will furnish the seed for planting at the exact cost to the Government, plus the cost of transportation, to the farmer, and will give full directions as to how to plant and care for crop and harvest it. Any farm er that wants to take advantage of this offer and prote his pa triotism, can write, to me at Hamlet, N. C., aud I will see that information anJ contracts are supplied.” + For the information of auto mobile, owners who desire to take out their license fbr 1918, the Highway Department states that a supply of application blanks for L918 have been for warded to every dealer in the State, and also a supply lias been sent to the.Clerk of Court of every County. Owner* can obtain same by applying to the dealers, or to the Clerk of the Court, andTthus save .consider able time, as in most cases they, can,obtain the necessary infor mation as to the horse power of their automobile, the motor number, the model, style and such information required by the Highway Department be fore the license can bo issued A simple reference to the 1917 license number is not sufficient: and an application-must be fill ed out and sent in for each mo tor vehicle, rr As the time' is getting very short and no authority is giv» h an / one’man in the, or to any group of men, save the Legisla ture, to extend the time limit it ■would lie wise for all owners of motor vehicles to make applica tion promptly so as to get their license plate at the earliest.pos sible moment. Up to Saturday night, January 29th, less than half tlie licenses issued for 1917 liaye been taken put for 1918, and though the Highway De part is working over time they will not be able to issue all the licenses before February 1st. However, this will be no excuse for automobile owners and un der the law they cannot operate their motor vehicles without the 1918 license pkte: on same, whether they have made appli cation for their license or not. LEGISLATURE HONORS MISS MA^ * HER S MEMORY One pf the first acts of the State- Legislature was the passage of a reiiplution expressing the appreciation'"oT’ tlie services, rendered by Miss Kate F. Ma her in long life of service in-tlie Comptroller General’s office, Rrnd expressing the regrets of the , body at her sudden demise. The / i resolution was proposed by Hon. R. P. Searson, who in a feeling manner, and appreciative lan guage addressed: the house and w r as unanimously adopted and ordered to be engrossod and a v copy sent to Miss Maher’s fain- - ily. U was an unusual testi- inomal, but one well deserved has been , stated by distin guished men of the State. Miss Maher had all the attri butes of leadership, and .if the right of suffrage had been ac- - corded 4 to women, w’ould have, taken high place iu the affairs of her State, which would have -been beuefitted by her service in any position to which she might have been called. ONLY 608 FAMILIES MEMBERS IN BARNWELL COUNTY. must fee returned this year. The time for makings returns will end Feb. 20th. 50% penalty will be added on all returns not made. No ieturna received af ter Feb. 20th.—W. RILftY, County Au#itqrT. : \ DENTAL NOTICE -NOTIOS. Allend»l« on os# bay k Vallfy U I will give one hour of Free Dental Attention each day to soldiers in the Army service or .those to be drafted. This is done primarily to help out the ~ . . 1 congestion of dental attention 101*. “ th * , „ '•»« , Mn olC H yoori, w ' B. W. Miller, D. D. 8. ▲ii#b4$|«. ■.«. I Jan. 21, 1918, RED CROSS WORK. The work room of the Barn w;el) Red Cross chapter was open ed the first, part oL September and since that time w r e have sent to headquarters of Southern di vision for distribution.four hun dred and forty articles of plain sewing, including outing pa jamas, surgical shirts, operating caps and masks, nightengales, operating leggings, bed sox, drawers, sheets, pillow' cases and fracture pillows.- In addi tion^ to this we have sent in nbout forty comfort kits, sixty Xmas packets for our boys at the home cantonments and abroad. We recently shipped about sixty knitted articles, including sweaters, helmets, mufflers, soxs, wristlets, and more are coming in each day from our branches and auxilia’ies in the bounty. Of course this does very well when we take intohonsid- eration the short time we have been at woyk and the terrible weather conditions we have had throughout the county. Our Xmas campaign resulted in six hundred members being secured, counting the renewals of about one hundred and forty- eight. We must start the new year right and do as never before and keep right on knitting all through the spring and summer, for we will need many hundreds of thousands, yea millions of warm knitted articles for oUr boys nexUwinter, if this war con tinues. * y Our branches and our auxilia ries all contributed to our ship ment of knitted and other gar ments, also Christmas packets, and we wish to thank each and every one of -them for their co operation. • E. A. Brown, Chairman, Mary B. Andrews, Vice Chm. Mrs. Jennie P.’ Greene, 8ec’y. P. M. Buckingham * Treas. Columbia, S. C,, Jan. 22.— Effort w ill be made by the U- nited States food administration to register all homes in South Carolina in the food conserva tion movement, according to an announcement by William El liott, food administrator for this State. During the campaign last fall more than 100,000 home& joined the food administration forces by signing the pledge cards. .There are nearly 400,000 homes' in the State and every effort tfill be made to secure all for mem bership in the United States food administration. There 8rA008 families in the , county of Bain well registered as members of the food admin istration. There are 7,278 fam ilies in the county. All families who have not joined the food administration should write im mediately to the food adminis trator, Arcade building, Colum bia, and secure the beautiful wiudow card, the kitchen card* and other information which is to be distributed. The food ad ministration is making arrange ments for the wide distribution of information that will be of value to every householder.— Those signing the pledge cards, merely promise to save food inj sofar as possible, so that Ameri ca may be successful in the war. The food administration has received a limited supply of War Cook books and the nemo- keepers who apply first for membership will receive one of these books free of cost. “Food Will Win the War; ~ Don’t Waste It,” is tlie slogan of the United States Food Ad ministration. ^ Now Is th* tim* to rsnsw your «tk*#ripts*a t# Th* S*utin*l. / b* pr***»t LEVER—BARKSDALE The Barnwell Sentinel ac knowledges receipt of the. an nouncement of the marriage of Miss Mary Gertrude Lever of Laurens, S. C., to Mr. John Collier Barksdale, former farm demonstrator for Barnwell coun ty, who was succeeded by Mr, Harry Boyleston of Blackville. ~ Mr. Barksdale made many friends during his short stay' here, all of whom wish for him a long, happy and prosperous life. NOTICE. % The Barnwell Red Cross will meet Monday at th* Courthouse at 4 o’clock for th* purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year. All members will please /-A.*' A v. - , ..... j;