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£ «V - / i , < . * «F v / •** BSTABLISHBD 1853 County Circulation*’ \ • , / v VOL. LXVIL BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1919 % NUMBER 42. TO TAKE EFFECT AT ONCE I MANY SEEK APPOINTMENT CLOTH AND COTTON Co«^i . c PRICES COMPARED Frew SI to $3 a Pound lit.ionor Smyt Hold Crop. ill PROGRAM OF SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION AT THE CINNERS MEETING. SHEFIFF J. B MORRIS. At a meeting of the Barowoll-Bamborf C**«*ot.o« MvoU, 8 *™** 11 ■ nd f hrlil At Doobl* Pond. Aug. 20 Ti <u G n t* The Y ie«tior arl) 1 I.! the * bee' •mint C ;rKull Sm t .net. jr >e lid It ■ IL | tl.e At r?!f f lUr 1 Oi rh th* \u*u» - .' >2 ram i writ H>l t >i A 131 J. ia ai o< W if The t, j A M o> Pr» iif , 1‘hitt) M. A jg an ' M ghwer* «f Counties fit, Barnwell August 8th. the ration of the coot of ginning woo >r<>ughiy diacuaaed led that owii’i to vaming of ail mat* il to lifter the (Hibltr t r that a reasonable pi )g be MOr per hundred and btninf d tie* 12 00 making a minimum ice of $6.00 per ba'.e; all over >>00 uiiili to he at the rate «>f 80r per thereof. dred if fracti ■ y I If of Chu r»mposii Some T’.# net ftrm bel a, field I t> I .ere startling. • Ke%. J. R nquiry u the | lltlL* of these two by ind d. I f ( turutt hut th Ircmei •fUMO: f'.al lhv-e pi with tlte cot >ioner .‘raitii facturer. aryi i a i rrf ndfi Harrii a * ligation. For ir piece of v.as n ir, pound. tnat net maty ta the manufac- luatry mating a good profit, retail trade also is making a it. Naturally the e by Cull*) Roll f delegate* Organisation A. M aU and id i nnri) ana d 1 Enrollment mu trellaneoui The a Ken ihi* aoeneiat that each gi tion l-4c pe ml year to defray the the county and state gtnnerv of ) is called to the fact er is due the a**ocia- bale of cotton ginned expense* of associations. r , *mmum .tntr t ruf it* -Juki 1m wav at o > #rn. m time 1 u in t h •finical mIiviJ**! Comm is* — Race** for Dinner. Wednesday Afternoon. 3 00—Devotional Exercises by J. JL McComaiieifa i:l. r >—“The Decline Many of the ginners have neglected .» send their checks to the treasurer, lr. E. L Young, Fairfax, 8. C., or Vlr. J. W. Walkrr, Pres., Barnwell. 4. C. Please attend to this at once. Victory Bolton Order Modified f W*ord ha* just been received from ly Commissioner of great value in this inves- ’-tince •( was found that a 3C inch "four yards goods” >h 2f> c per ward or $1 per The cotton that made that pound of goods was sold for less than 20 cenu. of Family Worship and its caused by H. Jeff | Hair, F. P. Lee, W. L.* Bennett and! Washington so that Victory Button* j Rev. D. H. Owing*. j c * n n, »* be issued to all honorably ’4:16—“The Sunday School atti- l***karged officers, enlisted men. tude to thd $ r*1,000,000.00 Cam- clerks and member* of the Army paign,” Dr. W. M. Jones. Rev. C. W. | Nurses Corps who served on active A bit vf 3C inch "fruit of *he loom” 10:45—Topic, "Conditions of Cit 3-*> Cent i a yard or $1.38 per pound. Grarnteville, 36 inches, at 36 cents izenship in the Kingdom of Heaven,” J. O. Sanders, Rev. P. A. Bolen and n yard, $1.26 per pound. JKaii of bed sheets, weight reported to be o:ie pound, selling at $2.18. Piece of Utica, extra wide, 90 inch- # e? selling for $1 per yard or about $3 Rev. J. R. Cullom. 11:45—"Evidence •» of Sunday School Growth,” Dr. Robt. Black, Rev. M. W. Rankin and Rev. 0. J. Frier. per pound. The {.no State officials can see no reason why cotton that is selling for, say 35 cents, can produce goods, plain sheeting, fKat sTiould fetch such a price. The federal trade commission in Washington recently supplied Sena tor E. D. Smith with some striking figure; from the 1918 investigations, showing that when cotton was bring ing ^8 cents per pound and the semi anrvua! earnings on print cloths was 23 per cent; the semi-annual earning on denims was 29 per cent. At that time the product was being sold by the mills at 4 very much lower price than at present. Commissioner Harris, in comment ing upon t*he, to him, Obvious effort of- the bear traders to run the price of cotton to the very lowest point before the new crop comes in, said: "Boa.d cotton hps fallen $20 per bale in the last few days. But this should not affect the price of spot cotton. Bourd cotton represents nothing but speculation. There is no more cotton in sight today than there was a week ago and yet speculators) run down the price. *We know that it is impossible for the specudator to make aa; money with the future mar ket sta ’.ding atilL Therefore, he must are ell kinds of tricks to induce fluctuations. The value of apoti rotten it ret nay lees Uu it was a week ifx In fart tt Jones, Rev. Geo. P. White and Dr. W. I McGlothlin. Thursday morning, Aug.21. 10:30—Prayer and Song Service by R. E. Woodward. ttsa."* rootia*** Mr. Raevas, <*z ~ag del ansae sea dnly and '• earn* twos 7 -»** § 4 :ru*ti lu Uaas d.. 1 I and kma*e Oiler teams*-. rvtmef dbe aPfiact^L bnc cesaes wt«< . m * fw%u be am amt k# ■ Z** MtiMkmaa 12:4. r >—Address by Dr. A. T. Jam ison and selections by the Connie Maxwell Orphanage children. 1:30—Recess for Dinner. •^Thursday Afternoon. 3:30—Devotional Exercises led by D. 0. Hunter. 3:15—Address, ‘‘Model Bible Reading” by Dr. W. S. Gurrell, Pres University of South Carolina. ‘‘Various n.Cthods of studying the Sunday School Lessor ’ by J. H.* Fen der and Rev. D. W. Heckle. Sunday School Ad4r*ia t by Rev. Geo. E. Davis, Orangeburg, S. C. —Friday Morning, Aug. 22.—r— 10:30—Devotional Service con ducted by M. J. Free. 10:45—“What we lose in not cul tivating the Missionary Spirit in the Sunday Schools” by J. W. Folk, Thos. Clayton, Ryv. Walter Black and B. M. Foreman. ~'"j. ., r . 12:0 0^-3elections by the Sunday Schools. (Every Sunday ..School'in the Convention is urgently requested to take part, either by song, recita tion, essay, etc. Each Sunday School makes its own selection.) Commute: R. B. Fickling, Biackville. H. Jeff Hair, Elko. W. H. Hutto, Blackville. G. J. Herndon, Ehrhardt.' Mias Mable Mima. Black vide At $.46 P. M.. Thursday there will he ea iHuatralfd lecture with lantern !ahdeu from the • Roafd by Mam Cliffeed Barrett a# the “ - ““p^duf Irheel At tat duty in the Army of the United State* at any time between April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918. This entitle* the members of the Stuiient Army Training Corps, who were excluded under Circular 187, W. D., to be Issued Victory Button*. The Army Recruiting Station in Savannah, Ga., is issuing Victory Button* as rapidly a* the claims come in. They appeal to every man who is entitled t<5 a Victory Button to makt an application immediately. Then will be no deluy, for the Victor> Button is sent out the day the claim is received, and the quantity of but tons on hand is sufficient to take, care of all. FRIENDSHIP NOTES. The protracted meeting at Friend ship Baptist church began on Mon day after the 4th, Sunday in July. Our beloved pastor, Rev. D. W. Heckle, was assisted by Rev. Geo. P. White, of Bamberg. ..Several new members were added to the church. Many of those already members were built up more strongly in their zeal and consecration., On Wednesday the church turned aside from the meeting to ordain the following as deacons: H. E. Creech, F. L.- Still and J. A. Creech. Rev. White gave the charge and offered the ordination prayer. The follow ing degcons from other churches as sisted in the ceremony of the laying on of hands; Sam Williams and Joseph Gunnels, of Tileorges Creek. N. C. Grubbs of Reedy Branch, J. L. Froveaox'and W. W. Barker, of Otar. Sfr. White made a very warm and lasting place for himself'in the hearts of all of our people. Member. one or two neb of moving picture* will be shewn each evening first Bale or cotton Thu first hub ef 111) «e* auAtf in BuruwuU T scots j by Buuuie ■ Wt C T Iskit • w bub uagM 43# far tt* pur tmuk it It appears that Sheriff Moms has untemplated for some time the ad visability of resigning the office of .sheriff, and ha* mentioned the ame to one or two of his per jona* riend*. His resignation was for carded to Governor Cooper Wednes day afternoon the 13 in*L which came .o the people of Barnwell as a then- ler shock, and when approached he explained that hi* personal interests had unavoidably grown to such an extent that it was impossible to give it the attention which the success of it depended upon a* long as he re mained Sheriff. A few days ago he bought the entire interest in the Red Oak Farming and Mercantile Co., of his partner, Mr. T. D. Creighton. This together with his other large farming interest demanded hi* en tire time, hence his^esignation. Mr. Morris began life as the cap lin of the chaingang under his uncle. . B. Barker, who was County super ior. Later he ran for Supervisor nd was elected. He made the race everal times for re-election with a* nany as five candidates in the field nd each time was elected on the first >allot,* He then made the race gainst F. H. Creech for the Sheriff’s ffice and was elected by a good ma- ->rity, and has held the office con- inuously. Slieriff Morris has made >ne- of the best officers that the Itate of South Carolina has ever pro duced ns a Sheriff. He has trans ited his business without fear or avor and wc predict thatT»t will be ‘ lard to get a man to fill his place a? Sheriff in every particular as suc- essfully and satisfactorily as he has lone. The expressions of regret up on receiving this information by the people of Barnwell have been numer ous and no doubt will be throughout the county. There appear to be many who are seeking the appointment for his unexpired term among whom ark Mr. J. F. Grubbs, the present deputy Sheriff, Mr. M. C. Kitchings, of Wil- liston, Mr. Hubert D#Witt, of Black ville .and Mr. E. E. Morris and many others that we cannot at this writing name. _ Sheriff Mwrris left here Wednes day afternoon for Columbia, where be goes to confer with Governor Cooper before the Governor leaves the capital ' GREENWOOD WELCOMES . , CONFEDERATE VETERANS Km BARNWELL HIGH SCHOOL DOTS. Sowlb Carolina Voleraws Hold Ro- ■oioo at Grooawood (By N. A. Patterson.) (Continued from last week.) The most striking event of th* Re union was the paying s( the veterans. Gen. Clark, a* our presiding chair man. just before hr wrapped the gavel for final adjouramenl. announ ced that the Quarter Master weald •land at the door to haad each man his envvlope to contain one mow*h*e pay to be made in honest Confeder ate bills. This is the second pay •met the surrender at Appoatettm xnd Greensboro. As each maa filed oat, he was given his pay envelop* »nd in It was a $10 biU. a $2 bill. a$l dll and 60 cents In real Confederate non ey. Mr. J. P. Cute tun gav* the sditor of the Index-Journal a copy of the poem which follows. It was written upon the back of a twenty dollar Confederate bill IN MEMORIAM. Representing nothing in God,s earth i ness, And naught in the waters below it. As the pledge of a nation that’a dead and gone. Keep it dear friend and show it Show it to those who will lend an ear. To the tale this paper can tell, As liberty born of patriot’s dream. Of the storm cradled nation that fell. To poor to possess the precious ones. And too much of a stranger to bor- _ row, —- o We issue today our promise to pay. And hoped to redeem on the morrow. ; 4. * * The days rolleif dn and the week* be came years. But our coffers are empty still. Coin was so scarce that our treasury quailed, If a dollar should drop in the till. But faith that was in us was strong indeed, * -j . - And our poverty well discerned. And the checks representing the pay, That our volunteers earned. * We knew that it hardly had a value in gold, Yet as gold her soldiers received it, It gazed in our eyes as a promise to pay. And each patriot soldier believed it. Lulie M * re Edit • • • • • • ty hope that the m school districts nawr 1 avail themselves of the and wishes of the Board ef W e ainrei '»f the van Barnwell w ir.v tat.or trustee* by sending their children to tn* Barnwell High School the euion which open* Friday her a* the Born wall High School will make no charges for their atten dance Mia* WeJI* the Truant Officer fee the various schools of Barnwell Coww- ’y h very active rounding up the chil dren from eight to fourteen ymra | (hat they may be sure that they wiH attend arhool the coming itwija if they have net done so before aa children from night to fourteen yawn of age moat attend arhool the fit* four month* of the school year. Misses Louise, Emily and Blanche Porter after several delightful weeks spent around Hendersonville and Asheville, N. C.. returned home driv ing through in their Cadillac their mother, being with them they all report a glorious time. Duncan Calhoun will return Bailey Military school again >c**ion which opens in Duncan says he must go back in order that he may get ‘‘strapping the boys” if nothing The quota the Barnwell Baptist alter, it expected to raise dtcr- ig the campaign for $*MM.IM, » iJtekit It m safe lo say the ae- sfjgMag mEI want ever en- But our boys thought little of price or of pay, Of bills that were overdue, We knew if it brought bread to day, 'Twas the best that our poor country could do. ' Keep it for it tells our history o’er, From the birth of our dreams to..ihe last. Modest and born of the angel hope, Like the hope of success it passed. \ * Here is one more link that binds the present to the unquenchable, un conquerable past heeioem of the Gray. That act pi Jove of the com mander that caused these men to be paid off, Mfla Wg over due, must sink deep/deep in the breasts of those heroes of a past generatioa k» th* aaaes of Lee and Jackson but f ergot tea, never. We treasure i thorn token* of Confederate low*, to and kN ae give them to ear children that mi ! we ' J AN ANNUAL DINNER. The writer had the honor of be ing one of the three visitors pruw- ?nt at a barbecue and dinner, giv en at the home of Mr. Marion H*;* out in the Rosemary section of tbe county, last Thursday, the 17, inst. This is an annual dinner, given yearly by the surviving children in honor of their mother, Mrs. Martha Hair, gAll of the' living children were present,"" including seventy grand children. Also what is worth more than passing notice, the only living sigter of the guest of honor was present. Also the only living sister of the guests of honor’s late husband was present. Now, to try and tell what good things we had to eat and cold drinks to drink would take too much time and spoea. After dinner we boya (for all of on were boys again) went off to "ye, ole time swimming hole” and lived tbe old days over aga(n of long, long ago, and pretty girls^ oh, my, they were there and it made the writes feel "foolish py the hed allretty vunce'.” And here is hoping that the -kind mother may^ live a good asaay years longer to enjoy those dinnew given by devoted sons and daughters. Backward, turn backward, oh, tfam in your flight, make me a child just for tonight Give me the of that good old time, when I _ go swimming half of the time.** Antimolgies. “Say, my friend, please never mm that expression again. Say I have my partner for the next dance or I have my girl but gal’ never, forget these pretty girls ef to i Carolina have come a distance at m tv u> love and revere along with t little expense to do all they Gen# ; a hie la cob triha aa la of the eld