Barnwell sentinel. (Barnwell C.H., S.C.) 185?-1925, March 13, 1919, Image 1
GEORGE ARMSTRONG
.HAS NALROW ESCAPE.
BARNWELL COUNTY FARMERS
SIGN REDUCTION PLEDCES
/ ; t 7 . 7 r
Barnwell Boy Experiences Terror of
Cvclone in Eufaula. Alabama.
Mr. J. B. Armstro/ig, County
Treasurer, is just in receipt of a
letter from his som-George Arm
strong, in wlikdl^ lie tells about
the very /destructive c}’clone
which^plissed through Eufaula,
A ia*fon W ednes d a y o f 1 a -1' w eek,
ne property loss wa< estimated
at $"'>00,000.60, four bodies were
dug out from the ruins, George
assisting in the work, and others
were reported killed and many
were injured. •
' George’s many friends in this
county congratulate him oh his
escape. In his letter to his fa
ther, he says: “I had one of
the narrowest escapes ancr one of
the most harrowing experiences
day before yesterday when a tor-
nada hit the town where .1 hap
pened to be and took away a part
of one wall to the hotel where
from forty to fifty of us were
quartered. The falling wall ai\d
portico came down within ten feet
of where 1 was standing ; in fact
it was the upper portion of the
the same wall by. which I was
standing, but it fell away from
u> rather than toward his. I was
K-iiL. the., lobby of the Uiutf < Tty
Inn mentioned in the clipping.
There were many amusing and
curious'things that happened, of
course -*ome terrible things
where tin people were crushed
by the falling walls. We helped
dig out four people before our
tram left. Four bodies were
taken from one building and
others reported dead. The
property loss was estimated at
$300,000.00 and many persons
re; i injured/]
TABULATION OF REDUCTION
PLEDGES RECEIVED UP TO
SATURDAY, MARCH 8. 1919.
45
....... Oil
50
. .r:..200
..;...4ou
Barnwell.
- 1918
Dick Brown 42
Mv/.E, Baxley 24?
A- J. Bennett., . t r .. .310-
Charlie Brown, Jr..
W. R. Brabham.-7^-
J. Black, Jr
Martin C.-Best....
J. B. CalUoun
MV. L. Cave
Cave Sc Easterling.-. . ..29o
T. S. Cave ;..7..... 1,00~
Sylvester Ctiarlton 6o
B. H. Cave . 7.7... 80
.it; A. Deason 50
J. M. Easterling.7 70
Joe Gilliam 25
D. A. Oillis .34
Wiilie Holley $0
L. A. Harley 20
Jim Holman 15
It. <\ Holman and tenants.. .275
S. J. Halford 14
Butler Hagood . . .' 22
•jK.
,/^7. 18
; 80
48
• .*■ *07
’!!’!!! 35
190
H. Manning...... 50
A. Owens 13o
Owens..7 *.2o3
Owens
H. B. Harley
A. ~tt. -InsTam
J. R. Kelly ..
W. J. Lemon
T. J. Langley
G. MV. Long .
B. M azur.sk v
W
MV
J.
<r
J. A.
Robt.
J. MM'
E. D.
Porter
F’atterson
Patterson.
I’eaeock..
RMBPNoTi
Jam*** Rltey V . .
It. L. Riley
J. S. Still
J 8. Sintons
Melvin Scott ...
MM'.G. Simms
J. C. Staley ...
V. L. Still ....
Hv MM’. Handecs.
E. r. S**ase ...
U IV Tobin ...
S. H l’ssery ...
21
8ilo
2Q0
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35o
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14
42
2«MI
73
35
15
38
365
145
125
45
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ATTENTION VETERANS.
The annual reunion of Camp
Cieo. W. Morrall. will be held
at M eyers Mill on .Friday the
1th day of April at 11 o’clock.
The Hon. Edgar A. Brown
will he with us and deliver the
Oration for the occasion. At
the same time and place the
unitiHl sons of veterans of Camp
B. B. KiG;laml will meet with
us.
The ladies and the public is
cordially invited to supple
ment the attendance with
their ■ presence accompanied
by the usual number of bask
et" Mvell filled with good things
to cat. “
Aft veterans of the countyuro
earnestly urged to be with us as
the c a m p i sgetting old' and \vi IE
soon be a tiring of the past, so
a full attendance will be appre
ciated. /
The musical features will be
as meritorious as heretofore.
A. Meyer, Adjutant.
J. Staff Halford, Commander.
Bennie MM'illiam-. Jr.,
11. J. MViUiains. Sr .-... 28
L**« White | 5w
Allen MVallace 6o
Gary MM’illiaius *. 15
J. & William* 42
Lank William* - v : 4tt
Blackville.
S. H AlUbrook 26
W. O. Birt t. 6
<)*car Bradley .... 8ft
Ransom Peeples .........
B**n Piphney
Dunbarton.
Willie Brown 30
20
15
John Cat*
J«h* Dunbar
25
iiH 4 i MifiiMi rrrr.. rr.
Dan Golphin
40
T. A. Gn-env
^ 6i»
Abram Harris .....
O •»
C. F. Langley \ . 3u
C. R. M ixson 3o
Nelson Mixson 14
I Dave O’Neil 4o
I Henry Sapp 22
i.J. O. Waller 2M
adore Williams
10’
Elko.
H. MV Beasley .
i’aul Bright 7. 3o
MM’. P. illume
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AMERICAN TROOPS IN BERLIN.
A dispatch from.Copenhagen,
Denmark, reports that Ameri
can troops have arrived in Ber
lin and are being quartered in
different hotels. These troops
belong to the 113th New Jersey
Regiment and their duty is the
protection of expected food trans
ports, a new agreement having
been reached under which Ger
many is to get 235,000 tons of
food at a cost of approximately
$12,000,000.
This regiment sailed from
\NeMVPdrt News, Va., for France;
on June 15; 1018. On August N r
it took over a sector ; of the
battlefront ^opposite Mulhausen
in Alsace, where it remained for
nearly six MM’eeks, and about the
middle of September it took an
active paft in the Americai\oH’en-
*>ive in the Aigonne.
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J. L. Lowe .. .
T-otte Sitm+ls- ■,.; .ztTTrrr.
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J. \V. MV’iTliams.... ri..
Geo. W. Ready 7
T. E. Turner .......
Ellenton.
J. C. Bush .141
H. J. Bush. . 7 50
Isaac Boyles < 12
Lewis Brown 35
A. R. Dunbar...t..l.........190
A. H. Dunbar. 10
Luther Golphin 15
MM’illie Moody .V ... - 12
Milledge Moody 30
J. V. Muns 7 22
Winchester Scott -. 4ft
James MVillis 13
Hattieville.
Daniel Alle® 18
tlranvil Bailey • 45
Brabham & Co...... 258
Daniel Coster 7
William Fennan ........... 37
Clinton Gifford ., 33
Jesse Garvin 7- 15
Henry' Garvin
Arthur Ingram
Ed. Johnson
M’almore Joiiason
Adline Odom 38
WiH-iam Odom ..
Henry Odom 15
Reuben Sloan 27
John Thompson
Kline.
J. MV. Bales- ....... 30
Ail habits are not bad. There
if one vou aliQuhi cultivate sav
ing. Thrift Stamp* and War
Saving Stamp* point. the'way
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G,. Coleman
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R. Coleman
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TAX RETURN FORMS NOWAVILABLE
Tax-return forms for fhcomqs
of less tlian $5,000 will be mailed
by revenue collectors to all per
sons Mflio tiled returns Mvithin
this amount last year, the Rev
enue Bureau has announced.
This plan Mvas adopted a9 a
convenience to taxpayers, who
will he relieved of the neccessity
of applying to the district collec
tor or a bruit: for a copy of 1 fie
return form. Failure to receive
a blank does not relieve a per-
-son of liability tbHiake a return
or pay the tax, however, %nd
eollectors are instructed to fur
nish blanks on application, re
gardless of the fact that they
will be mailed. L'ersons mvIio
this year-will file a return for
the first time must apply ’to
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135
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170
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22
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IS
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Thrift helped win the war
It will enable us to enjby to the
fullest the advantages ^!’ victory
and .peace.
Take care of vour dollars
V
iiomv and thev will take care of
you later. l'ut<theni into War
Saving arid watch them groiv.
It. TT» I!nrd»»n .
MM’. I*. Morriii..
M M. Mack...
Herman Morris
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C B Still j\...
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MM’ H. rimer to redue** 33 1-3 per cent.
Martin.
Millie Campbell
J. J. Cothran
J. H. IHinhaV....... ;
A. N. Harden
W. H. Haci'er..*
A. M. Hill
Jack Mitchell
I. II. Roberts.....'.
C. C. Rosier
J. R Rosier
John William*
Horace MVilltam* 7
Heyward MVtlliami
' \ Balker............
Meyer’s Mill.
MV, I». Bailey 65
I’aul Manley 14
John Mlake 30
Tom Marne* 32
Clifford Bartley 14
C N H. Brown 14
1). MM’. Brown 94
I). Bradley 25
Rosa Barker 28
Joe Boyd .7 *-*15
SatlD* c&rtw ..
Wade Collin* * 12
S. B. Coker . .-... , 7 .. , ^12
MM’illlanrT’lark .............. 18
<*> Paris rr 24
Cash Dunbar *m> 20
Jim Daniel* 15
Eugene Davis .* 20
Sam Davt* 15
John I hi vis ^ 30
Tom Estee 14
Jesse Furman 22
Sam Fickling 3o
MM’ilson Flint 14
John Frank - .T. 22
W. E. Eickliun., Ja 40 . 3U
Bossy Foreman 13 9
A PITIFUL SONG-AND ITS LESSON
By Dubois.
J ^
Six, *eveti, eight,’nine, ten,
Obey • Ohev - six - seven - eight 1 '
nine-^ten. Tins refrain droned
tHrouglt the
senger coach,
part a sob
raihvay pas-
part a
and part
sigh,
a
song. An old, old crazy Mvoipan
sat in t'i seat aw a* up at the
fmnt- and - ?twayod’flbFl)■ )brlild
wasted frame to the -swing and
weir'd rhythm of her mania
pRigr <hi and on she droned;
six - Seven - eight - nine - teu - O
Lordy Ohev, Obey, Obey L
» Abie of Gods creatures had
wandered into the drear marsh
of lost minds.
I11 the body of this poor crea
ture there Mvas life. Perhaps
she ditl not Mvant to die.- Maybe
her mania was to live and sing
forever, mvIio knows? and vet the
chances are that in tljat same
car there sat some one mvIio had
at some time said ‘*0 I wish I
were dead”.
If'a fellow is dead broke, if
there are no money prospects
left, if health is gone, if friends
have forsaken and deafness,
dumbness and blimless haM’e
come perhaps, Aye perhaps,
u’iainng. for .death — would
partially reasonable, - *■«
Telling of sorroiv a
writer in tick amkkIcax
Former Pastor Of VVilliston Accepts
Call From Barnwell Church.
The Barnwell Baptist Church
Mvas filled on Sunday morning
by people from every church in
thexeity, to hear Dr. \\7 M.
Jones on this his first -appear-
aUce-4»s pastor of this church.
The choir singing Mvas splendid,
and the violin music rendered
by Airs. .1. Norman Anderson
arid Mi. Eugene Easterling, ac
companied l»y Miss Kate )Yood-
ward, the ehurenorganist, could
not be surpassed.
Dr'. Jones took his text from
Mark 14 ; -1 ancf^G verses; “And
there Mvere some that had in-
dignation within themselves and
said, ’why Mvas'this waste of
ointment made? And Jesus
said : Let ' her alone; Mvhy
trouble ye her? She hath
wrought a good Mvork on me.”
His subject was the priceless
tilings of life, thiugs nbov’e and
beyond a money value. His
illustrations and applications
were couched iu simple and
comprehensiM'e language and
many complimentary express
ions were lieard from the con
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Doctor McKenzie^^T-
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MAG
AZINE says, “So he huddled
down on the end of the near
est bench and prayed to God
keep
WOMEN MAKE READY
FOR VICTORY LOAN
Organization In South Carolina to b«
of the invisible dead to keep j Perfected by March Fifteeth.
him as lie was, a mere human following announcement
husk,for Ins sorrow mvhs to** great j respect to the approaching
Victory Loan has been issued
to bear again consciously”.
Mr. Woodrow Wilson speaks
of certain scheming politicians
as being “carefully selfish”.
There is ofteu a reveling iu
sorrowing even as there is a
revelling in happiness.
for the State Womau’s Liberty
Loan committee:
“Just as we helped put the
“Fighting Fourth Loan** over
the top we are now going to
make the next loatt- known as
stingy and really mean though
unintentional. Holy writ speak-
eth aud saith, “No man liveth
to himself and no mau dieth to
himself” That is a great- big
sermon in itself.
Don’t die if you can help it.
It surely Mvont rain all the time,
the rainboMv says not. The sun
may go in eclipse but that’s just
a shadow*.
The tire of ambition may
burely to pray to remain a t j ie “Victorious Fifth”, said
mere human husk would be ^j r8 Frederick 8. Munsell, the
capable State chairman of the
woman's Liberty Loan commi
ttee, yesterday.
“Better than the best’ is the
motto we are going to adopt.
“At the moment the armistice
was signal America was np-
proaniing the peak of her eff orts
in men and materials. American
industry Mvas approaching the
perfk of production. It is safe
Desirous of Annexation to Bamberg
County.—Acreage Reduction.
A large and enthusiasti3 gath
ering was held at Black—
ville on Tuesday night of last
Mveek.
1 lie school building audito
rium was packed with citizens
of th^t vcity and surrounding
comniunity, with a large num
ber of the citizens of W’illiston,
LIko, Denmark and BarnMvell.
A. If. Ninestein, Esq., chair- n
man of .the meeting, presided
Mvith diguity and precision, in
troducing the fplloMving named
gentlemen : ,Col. R. M. Mixson,
G ft pC W. D. Black and Mr. A.
M. Kennedy, of Williston, all of
whom made \*ery strong and im
pressive speeches a9 to why
B-lackville should not dismem
ber herself from Barnwell arid '
go into Bamberg. Mr. Wiggins,
of Denmark, in his remarks
said that Barnwell county was
a good couuty but Bamberg was
Letter, and they would extend a
welcome hand to t Black ville
should they decide to come.
Mr. Wiggins then took m> th*»
reduction ql cotton acuage uini -
the holding of cotton for 35 cents
and delivered one of the strong
est and most convincing argu
ments that the writer has ever
had the privilege of heaiing.
Mr. Hal Still, of Bluckville,
spoke aC length advocating
Blackville cutting loose from
Barnwell and going into Bam-
!>erg. He presented tigures.which
he claimed warranted the tax
payer in making the change.
Dr. D. K. Briggs, of Black
ville, made a very strong speech
against this move as being
against the interest of Black
ville and for a great many rea
sons urged the people against
the change.
Mr. J.B. Armstrong was call
ed upon to explain certain con
ditions’ which it w’aa said existed
in Barnwell county. He was
asked to prepare a statement
at a future day, which he agreed
to do, aud have published.
The meeting Mvas one of groat
interest and filled with entnusi-
asm. All mvIio were there left
flicker i>ut-tlie torch of intelli-1 w '** ,out .‘I 1 ® unstinted | feeling that the evening wm
’O'
, effort the war could
gence still burns and ever waits hvon b r0U vTht
to. feed the llaiue afresh. -Kvei v “
mvcII has a-bottom and so
every tub. n , '
“Never sav
nas
as—
Anderson Jackson 15
Frank Johnson 1*4
Spencer Johns 15 7
Eddie Johns 15 8
-Lester Kirkland 32 2.4
Alex Lishe * 18 12
Peter Lonp .....: 43-- - 10
C. O. Meyer ..’. .V,...... 18 20
MM T . A. Meyer 80 65
Henry Neal ...". 25 20
Sam Odom 10 25\
Albert Odom 14 14
Willie Pernell ’ 30 20
Spencer Price ... 38 30
Brooks Robinson 12 . 20
Walton Robison . 4 4
Frasier Reynolds 15 15
Edward Roney. 50 25
J. H. Swett 80 70
Hampton Sapp 12 10
Boston Tyler 13 10
Ossie Washington 30 20
Hamp Williams .• 30 *.30
P^ul Williams 22 ~ 20
Bob MM’illiams 15 10
John MM’itliams 24 20
Lonny MM’alker .. 20,
Patsy Walker 25 11
Olar. -
Nat Ray 40 -25
- Snelling.
W. C. Birt .WT. 75 5ft
J. MM T . Newton 2S 25
Williston.
E. R. Beasley -. 35 36
Note: In the above tabulatioh
would appear front the figure* ihat a
few farmers have increased instead of-
reduced their acreage. This is ac-’
count editor by the fact that -parts of
some farms were forced to lie idle
during 1918 because their labor had
been drafted. ’This’year, while the
nui!)t»er of acre* ha* been increased
!»er farm. _ihe number per plow ha*
been reduced. In thi* connection It U
r*l«) «ell to call attention to the far’
th-L,a number of fanner* had already
treduced their cotton acreage to wirh
Ian extent fhat a farther rr wa* i»
pt 1 c«*4e.—-J
is with usage but truth still
lingers in it. “Keep iTp the
tight” is a saying not so young
yet jt shimmers and shines
with truthful beauty.
“Dont give up the ship” an
epigram, not born yesterday but
the admonition will lives.
Jorever and ^eternally retain its
youth.
.THusks are fed to the hogs and
ev*en then husk9 Mvont do for
hog-fattening. The -“Human
husk” then is more Mvorthless
than the husk of the vegatable
kingdom. AMvav with the husk
doctrine and desire. Better far
to pray to the living god of the
living And the dead for faith
and energy to pull on up the
hill. — - -
elusion.
/‘The hills
incurred
^ A ,tliis period of zitnihtary-
fravcit rand "industrial effort must he
COLUMBIA LOSES FLIERS.
Columbia, March 7.—It Mvas
announced at Camp Jackson
tyday that order have been re
ceived at Emerson field- to
ahaudon the flying field iri the
immediate future and transfer
the 27t>th # aero squarxlron- to
Camp Bragg, Fayetteville, N.
cT T he transfer will lie* made
as soon as the hangars - can lie
taken down and material shipped
lor *f|uipriient. The s.j'utrdroii
I\us_ 131 men and seventeen
planes. Major Norman W.
Peek is commander <*f the field
and Lieut. Edward M. Horton
command« tlie squadron.
not have j well spent and that a better un
to so early a con- derstamling and feeling had been
created. ,
It is to be hoped that the con- r
tempfatrrf disruption of the coun
ty will be abandoned and more'
cordial relations. established in
all sections.
during
paid. It takes MM’eeks—some
times months—for the bills s<Y
incurred to reach the treasury
in the form of actual demands
for payments. A large part of
tlie expenditures made by the
gOM’ernment. during the period
since the a’rmistice was signed
have been in paying, bills in
curred prior to that day”.
It is estimated that the gov
ernment’s expenses during 1918
amounted to $2,000,000,000 a
month and the bills novnnit-
standing cannot be repudiated.
The call Mvas never more urgent
than it is today. The credit of
the government must be upheld.
The price must be paid iu full.
.Thus- alone will victorious
peace be assured.- J. A. F.
The following letter has been
received by Mrs. W. H. Dun
can, Mvho is the publicity chair
man of the Woman’s Division
of the National Council of de
fense.
M rs; W. II. Duncan, Publicity
Chairman, Woman’s division
National Council, of Defense,
Barnwell, 8. C.
Dear Mrs*. Duncan : * /
There are still in camp about
11.'<»<»" enlisted men mvIh* an
finding the monotony Of camp
life very tedious. The oversea-
men and the couv'alesceuU are
«o very popular javt now-that
the§$ men are in danger o(.heiiig
forgotten. We are auxiou^jv
work up more out - of - town
hospitality for them and are
turning to you as Publicity
Chairman for your County as
the one most able to help us.
So many people are glad to have
the soldiers over bu^ do not
knoMM* the right channels through
which their invitations can he
given. Will you give this matter
some publicity? At any time I
may be reached at the War
Camp Community Service, ^n
the Arcade Building, Columbia,
and will be glad to send men
OM’er.
The men can get week-end
passes very easily and they are
all desirous of seeing somethin#
of the South before leaving for
their homes, as well as having
the pleasure of a few days ab-
*ence from ramp.
We find these invitations
serve a double purpose a help^o
the men and a help to the State.
A hoy who has seen nothing of
South Carolina hut camp life,
certainly does not carry home
as glowing a picture of it as the
me who has seen something of
its home Hfe; ~ ^
We will appreciate any help
yuu niav ghe. With all good
withes 1 am .
* \ Very sincerely,
Mtiine Cuira.