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■ ■ ' V ESTABLISH BP 1852 „■ v* —'-f l>r’ ■fr/ “Largest County- Circulation 99 A ;■•} - •.i-- 1 .— '--r- Vol-. LXVIII « ' , ; C J BAItN WELL, SOUTH CA UP 1A&WTIII KSDAY. NOVFMBEK 20 1919 W - * • t ‘ “T~ * * *.,. W*- \ \ NUMBER 4, — —i—L T—< H ALLENDALE TO HAVE V PEANUT MILLS SON 'Prospects -Bright for Lfrge Peanut —- Crop for Coming Year. J. R. Boylston, superintendent of the Southern Cotton Oil Company, Allendale, announced before leaving for Georgia, where he went early this week to look into the peanut growing situation, that his company would in stall a $25,000 to $30,000 peanut crushing machine, ip .^.llendale, that the pbnt would bd.. ready for op- oration byfuie time the expected large peanut crop <in this section, in the coming year, is gathered. Following upon the announcement by Hr. Hoy Is ton, Mr. J. H. Hewlet, superintendent of the Allendale Cot ton Oil Co., said that hia company would make extensive preparations for the handling of .peanuts, Mr. Hew- lett said that thousands of dollars wpuld be s^cnf to place the oil mill of which be is superintendent in position to crush all peanuts grown in this sec tion. Work at this mill will begin 4— •— - snor. Mr. Boylstor^, accompanied by Mr. J. C. Spann and Mr. J. G. Stonev,, is now in Georgia looking ovfcr the pea nut. gro.wicsjLffdustry, Mr. Boylston expects to secure enough seed pea- —nut to plant 1,500 acres in this sec tion. Mr. Hewlett will go zo Georgia and Alabama in a few-days for the purASW of making a study of peanut planing a*'.d harvesting.—Allendale * <’ou' ty Cirizen. BAMBERG FARMERS MAKING PLANS FOR COMING YEAR •>T Will Qut Acreage on Account of Pres ence-"of ‘ Boll Weevil. 1 Bamberg, Nov. 12.—The farmers in this section are making their plans for next year’s crops. .^Practically all are going to cut their cotton acre age on account of the presence of the boll weevil, which has appeared in in creasing numbers during the past months. It is thought by the best farmers here that it would be unwise, to plant a large acreageo f cotton an other year, as the prospects of ii good yield are poor. Tobacco will be plant ed on a large scale next year. Many farmers are planning to grow the plant for the first time.-One ware house has already been erected and another will be completed in time for next year’s crop. Practically all of the large farmers and man yof the small ones are going to plant some to- Dr. B-jirt* Resigns Charge. Columbia, Nov. 16<—The Rev. C. E. Hurts. D. D. t pastor of the First Baptist Church of Columbia for the last *igh? or ten yean, tonight an-‘ noun -ed his resignation to become the he^J of the general board of Sbu’T. Carolina, created at toe State convention here a few days ago. Dr. Burts will assume his duties De cember 7, but will likely continue bis pastoral duties until the end of the year. ~~f>r. Burts is one of the most influential leader* of his denomina tor. the State and hia church is e«w hietaatly giving him .up. The work* of the new board provides a lalrge and useful field, because of the en larged scope of work made po&siblle by the scventy-five-million-dollar cam-align. D~. Burts will be very pleasantly remembered as the pastor of the BIlavkYiUe Church. bacco. Corn, peanuts and watermel ons will be planted extensively in this county next year. There are more hogs being raised in the county this year than ever before and more will be raised next year. Farm lands in this section are selling at a high price, which reflects the prosperity of this nforw- - - - . . Begin Weevil Fight. .Bamberg, Nov. 12.—The citizens of Bamberg and surrounding country* wilj meet in the Court House here Friday November 14, at 12 o’clock to hear several addresses Vjn the boll weevil and the raining of live stock and diversified crops. The speakers will urge a home market for diversi fied farm products in order to-en tourage the production of crops oth er than cotton. George R. Wheeler, manager, and S. H. Waltliail, field representative, of the South CarolinajLandowners’ assof elation will be the^principal speaker^ and a good attendance is expected. W. D. Rhoad and a committee of business men are in charge of the ar rangements for the gathering. ie Sugar Go as Far as Possible Says Home Demonstration Agent ‘ ' V ——i— :. ; .* Furn to Your War-Conservation Rook and Refresh Your Memory on Ways to Use.the Substitutes’ . BARNWELL HIGH SCHOOL r ~ - DOTS. 1 Lulie Moore, Editress. FORMER BARNWELL MAN "< DIES IN LAURENS HOSPITAL^ If you ;,re wise you wilf hot use your la i bit of sugar, trusting to get more when “the present supply is gone, but will .ayoid the possibility of to tally sugarless days by making your supply go as far as possible. This is the advice of home economics special ist in the United States Department of Agriculture. _ Turn to your war-conservation epok books and refresh your memory on ways to use the substitutes. You will find many recipes for cakes, but most of them are built to save wheat as well as sugar. We have this cause for reioicing at least* Though we must cut down our use of sugar, we i till have-wheat for cake-making and our old stand-bys in time of sugar stringency—molasses, corn syrup, and honey—are still procurable.' • The cakes made with syrup are not just like those made with sugar. In most cases they are less sweet. They do fill an emergency for cake, how ever. The following recipes use but tittle" Stqpirl ■“*" when dropped from a spoon. Pour over the. stiff beaten whites of two eggs and beat until thick enough to spread. . - " Spice Cakea are Good. These little individual spice cakes, baked in muffins tins, arc also very good: - .... . 3 tablespoons fat. 4 tablespoons sugar. . 3-4-cup. of corn »yvup.- 1 ei?g. 1-2 eup milk. 2 cups flour. 3 tablespoons flour. 1-4 teaspoon salt . _ 1 teaspoon cinnamon. 1-4 teaspoon spite. 7 *-«*•***-* * * 1 * * Last Tuesday was observed as af holiday by the pupils of the school. \V‘e all enjoyed the very much ancf were glad to'ovserve this day as one of the greatest days of the year. Fight 40 Malaria. Should Plant OoU. Farmers in South Carolina should plant mere oats for grazing and for irra Oats intended for grain may be grazed provided they are properly fenced. With the decrease in the ■acreage-devoted to growing cotton, ai.ire time will be had in the fall of the year for seeding oats. Many farm ers plan to seed oats for grain in the spring pf the year, but the best yields comt from having been grazed, pro vided the land„ not grazed too wet, when packin gof the soil would re sult. Owen*—Riley. -Miss Vivian Owens, daughter of" . Mr. and Mrs. J. 4. Owens, of Allen dale. and Mr. Will Riley, son of Audi tor £. W. Hiley of Barnwell, were married at the home of the bride’s parents last Sunday evening at 9:30 o’clock, the Rev. J. R. Cullcra. per forming the ce'remony. Shortly af ter the ceremony the couple left for Atlanta, where they will be a short r. hile and then they will go to Lan caster, where Mr. Riley has charge of a drug store. Only intimate friends and relatives were present. After the ceremony present. After the ceretno a delightful salad course was sorved. Among thosfe from, out pf . town, who attended weie the father, and sisters of the groom. Mr. and Mrs. Riiey are well known in Allendale and Barnwell Counties, as well as in oth er section* of the State, and they have received many wishes of happi- net-*. -V Dr. R. W. Sanuers, of Greenville, is in the city visiting friends ard rel- at*ve. Dr. Sanders » one of the be t known Baptm rain .at era pf South Carolina, and baa been for several <l_y, nvuig the Sandora cemetery fl—nr' 1 up ard p-t in Uauafwl —« ditto*- * "" .. "~T . - ^ Bamberg, Nov. 12.—Work toward eradicating Bamberg of Malaria has comenced under the supervision of Capt. L. M. Fisher, representing the United States public health service. Captain Fisher made a preliminary survey of the city &Qi*e time ago and submitted to the city council ah esti mated cost pf $24,b<)0 for completing the work. It is understood that be tween $8,000 and $9,00<Lwill be avail able from the Rockefeller fund. The funds to complete tl^e work? are now being raised and the Canvassing conV- -reitteeo • ape 1 -meeting "successfully“irr strideiforward: raising the money. The matter of draining the city is considered thor oughly possible and work toward this end will be punished as rapidly aa pos sible. —*—-—-» Chocolate Cake: 1-4 cup fat. 3 tablespoons sugar (brow nor white. > 2 eggs. 1 cup of com syrup. 2 squares of melted chocolate. 1-2 cup milk. 1 teaspoon vanilla. 1 1-2 cups wheat flour. __ - 3 J teaspoons baking powder. ‘ 1-4 tpaspoon salt. Cream Ahe fat and sugar, add the eggs yolks, syrup, and melted choco late, beat well. Sift the dry ingred ients together and 1 add alternately with the milk. Add Papilla and fold in the* stiffly beaten whiten. Bake in loaf’ oi* layers in a modem oven. For frosting-r-cook 1-2 cup com tyrup until it forms a long thread 1-4 teaspoon nutmeg. , 1*4 teaspoon cloves. r 1-2 cup chopped raisins. Mix in order given. No Sugar Needed. These ornamental drop cookies are very good and they use no sugar. ' 1-2 cup fat - 1-2 cup molasses. 1-2 cup of corn syrup. - I «£g- -n 1 3-4 cups rolled omta# ‘ 1-2 cup raisins. 1-2 cup chopped nuts. 1 1-2 cup flour. 1-2 teaspoon salt. 1-2 teaspoon soda. y 3-4 teaspoon cinnamon. 1-2 teaspoon cloves. 1-2 teaspoon allspice. Mix and drop from a spoon on greased baking tin. Bake in oven.. Along this same line w remember that the old fashioned ginger bread calk for no sugar. Why not serve it more often as an autumn desert? It iz delicious served warm with whipped cream. Eloise Cave, Home Demonstration Agt. B«p: !i( Convention Reorganised. Greenville, Nov.. 18.—Special.— The work of the South Carolina Bap tist State Contention has been reor ganized in order to harmonise with the wor kof the Baptist 75 Milion Campaign by the creating of a gener al executive board, this action hat- last week.— A spirit of progressive- ness was apparent everyweher dur ing the convention and denomina tion and tampaign leaders here be lieve this reorganization to be a long The J. F. Morphy Shows. The new* general board is com posed of one representative of ev ery district, 15 merab|ers at large and the officers of the convention, mak ing the total of members 50. Dr. Chas. E. Burts, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Columbia, was e- lected secretary-treasurer of this boariL There will be three other secre taries on this board. ' Theie have not, been formally appointed, but it is generally understood that the fol lowing now employed by the con-, vention in its various departments will fill the positions as follows: Dr. Chas. A. Jones, for five years secre tary of the educational board; Dr. W. T. Derieux, for many years sec retary of the state mission board, will be secretary of missions under the general board; and Dr. Thos. J. Watts, now* secretary for the Sunday school board, the B. Y. P. U., and colportage, will continue in this po- sitionsition under the general board. Dr. Watts, who is state pubUcity di rector for the Baptist 75 Miliion Campaign, also has the secretaryship of Baptist State Sunday School Con- • t m *V ? vention and of the summer assem ble, which is held annually in Green ville. Thete departments are to be op erated under the advice and direc- Major Peeples who has, since he ' . ... , ' . „ ... tion of a commission for each, corn- left the office of attorney general for the State, been in service with the of ten or twelve members ims judge advocate general’s department the general board. W’hile a xomraia- in the army will soon be discharged SJW i on benevolence work, which in- wid return ^Columbia where he will ) clud ^ fa brphanage, hospital and aged ministers relief, has been ap- If you want to have a good time come to Barnwell this week to see the J. F. Morphy Shows. It has been the custom in Barnwell for many years to have a street fair or carzuval at this season of the year. /The city fathers are to he congratulated upon securing such a high class attraction as the above. It makes no difference what you are looking for in the way oi clean and high grade amusement you will find/it here this week. Among the special features offered are the daily band concerts, and the acrbatic and diving tjgcks from a tow er 125 feet high into a tank holding less than five feet of water. The Whip, Ferris Whell, Merry-Go-Round, Minstrel Show, Horse Shpw, Animal Arena, Athletic Exhibition, and last of all Happy Jack will furnish even the most critical whatever may be de sired in the way of high class, amuse ment ‘ r> - >*• J ■ - ' . Major Thos. H. PeopHai. this work will be under the charge of the corresponding secretary of the board, Dr. Dr. Burts will have general charge of all work of promotion and ‘fitrtlnc«,^thus* taking over, dfter December 7, all wor kof the 75 Million Campaign All officers of the convention were elected. C. B. Bobo, layman of Lau rens, is president. ing been taken at the 99th session of the convention held 1n Columbia .The convention took two signift- As per FchecJuler-Uu^fasf team of larnwell met the High School team at twelve o’clock last Tuesday.^ Both teams played well and exerted every effort to win. Although we were out weighed twenty-five or thirty pounde, they were unable to score on us. The game resulted in a tie, 0-0. We hope to play them again iff the near future. Several of the pupils went over to Orangeburg Thursday to see the foot ball game, and several to Augusta to attend the fair, the Latter part of the week. C. Barksdale Fail* to Recover Af- ter Op-ration. -a.-— Up to the present ^ime we have not scheduled any games of basket ball or foot ball, but have several challenges out and hope to hear in the next few days. Both teams are in good shape arid jjome one will have to speed up. before they beat us. Our school is doing very excellent work now. Everything runs smooth ly and much interest is being shown both by pupib and teachers. We are anxious to get our school baek to the -standard of two or three years ago. Then we will not have so much trou ble entering the standard colleges of this and other states. • Laurens, Nov. 14.—Mr. J. V. Barksdale, one of the county’>« prom- j ising young citizens, died Thursday at the local sanitarium at 1 o’epek following operation for an attack of appendictis,which was performed earlier in the night.* Mr. Barksdale suffered the attack about ten days ago at his home, a few miles we3t of the •ity. On Wednesday he was brought to the hospital for surgicaTtreatment, but his strength had become so ex hausted. that he was unable to recov er from the uhock of the operation. Conducted by his pastor, the Rev. J. R. Williams, the funeral and inter ment services were held at 4 o’clock at Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, five' miles west of the city. The deceased was a son of the late A. B. Barkzdate. He was a graduate of Clemson College and for several years he was employed by the Clem son fqrm extension bureau, working in this capacity in Abbeville and Barnwell Counties until a few years ago, when he returned to Laurens andjengaged in farming at the olid home* As a fanner and dairyman ha was meeting with fine success, and ha was looked upon as one of the lead ing young farmers of the eounty. Re was also very active and influential as a church worker, being a member and deacon in the Chestnut Ridge Church, near his home. During his stay in jlamwell County as farm demonstration agent he many friends. Circes Is Coming. Everybody loves a circus, even though they conceal the fact from others.- There ie a pleasure that only the circus can give. The people of the county will have this pleasure on Friday of this week to see Spark’s Three Ring Circus. They are com ing with brass bands, animal cages, and floats. There will be a parade at 10:30 in the morning. Of course the children will all want to see the elowns and wild animals and the trick riding. 'Gireus days memories live lohg, so wo ought to bear -this in mind ahd its date, Friday, Nov. 21st. Sslliag Gssr|is Hags. Nsw Advert!asneats. The Lowndes County Farmers and cant actions with reference to The [Breeders’ Association has pledged tff developing of the Sunday school and hold hogs for November and Decem- B. Y. P. U. societies: A Baptist state ber’delivery for twelve cents a pound Sunday school convention was au- ar> d osks other hog raisers to hold for thorized, to be held annually under a like price. In event the packing the diTecfiCn 'of the* Sunday school 4iousc3 do not pay this price, the hog department of the general board; and the general board was instructed to finance the summer assembly, thus relieving the necessity of the management making appeals to Sun day school and various societies for financial assistance. The first session of this convention, it was announced here, today, is to be held next sum mer in Greenville, just previous to the summer assembly. • l Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Meyer and litr tie Miss Catherine were in Barnwell on Tuesday. Mr. J. B. Kirkland, of Meyer’s Mill, was in the city Wednesday. resume ?n Bar-. w«?l e practice of ifcw. C* .i|!j n* He is a e ha* «2aci4dd v: » i.nled, no ten- %ry for this depart- irat mil be The Alumni' Association, of Win- throp College inij^es all former stu dents of the Collcg to a reception to he held in Columbia at the State House on Friday afternoon, Novem ber 27, from six to seven, o’clock. All who attend will please wear Wir.- throp College colors. •r * _ , There will be services at the Pres byterian Church* Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock. . raisers will iure their own meat or provide cold storage houses. The continued dry, hot weather ha3 prevented hogs fattening as fast in this section, as usual, and because of the cholera the crop is short Both these factors raise the cost jof pro duction, as there is much dissatis faction with the price offered by the packers—a price that appears all out of proportion to the prevailing prices for pork. For these reasons, the South Geor gia growers are not selling hogs te any great extent and packers are buy ing from Alabama and Tennessee. Unless prices improve, the grower* will probably arrange to take care of their pork home. Major R. Boyd Cole. Tflwes Jackie Sanders, Geqe Ri ley and Mary Roberts attended the fair in Auguste last week. Major Cole, the former editor of the Barnwell Sentinel, but now at tached to the 39th Infantry of the regular army service, stationed at Ft. Dodge, Iq^ra, wns on the streets of Earnwell last week. « He has sees rrAich service abroad and much of the ^ The following is a list of the now* advertisements in this issue of Tbs Sentinel for this week. It will pay you to read them carefully. Farmers’ Ginnery—Flourmill. Western Carolina Dept. Store—La dies’ and Misses’ Coat Suita and. Dresses. Sparks Circus. x J. R. Black A Bros.—Furniture. Baptiste Seventy Fire Million Dol lar Drive. ^ Barnwell -Laundry—Agents want ed. W. S. Browning—For Rent. I*- Weiner—Oxford Shoes. J. B. Morris—Horses, Mules, oats for sale. Mrs. S. R. Cole—Piano for Sale. Frince Albert Tobacco. *'’• ^ C. Distributing House- 2 —Cut down the cost of living. Mr. G. M. Sheppard, .who lives, a few mi lea • from’ town, waTa visitor here on Tuesday. Mbs Margaret Catherine Matthews, formerly of Lexington, Ky., and Mr. Fredrick Booth of Camile, Ind. t ob tained license on Saturday from the Judge of Probate of Barn well! and were married by Rev. A. Rufus Mor- gan, Rector of the Episcopal Church. Mrs. Booth is a very pretty and ac complished young lady, who is now: teaching school at Tillman, S. C. Mrs. Booth came to Blackville from Rock Hill, and from there to Tillman. She is a sister-in-law of Fitz Patrick, who is a member of the Clamaon College faculty. Mr. Booth hails here from* Neir York and says that he is env- pk>yed by the New York Publishing House. We hope for the young eou- ple a long, happy and prosperous un ion. > Mr. and Mrs. J. J. and Mr. and Mrs. D. C Vickery attended the fair n Augusta last week. visitors to the city Chief W. A. Hayes walked into Henry Cohens place of abode, and captured General Lee White, Henry <J*hn Odom, Sam Haryey, Geo. Patterson, Otis Williams, Eddie Mor- world, but has the true Barnwell spir-Lonnie Jones, ShnonM k riester, Rob it in saying and believing that the ^ 0 ^ lns .P°°ker T. Morris, Edgar Brint 1 Stanley Addison. Perry Hate), John Chisolem, Husie Eubanks and Pressie, making 17 negroe men were in the hobee while were apparently very in a fkine of skin ut4 $ Chief arrested the entire crowd took a]j to the guard who escaped only to day. At the trad rt was six were not aed hod net the ed and My or J. A. •good old town is the best looking thing he has seen in all his travels. Mr. Jack PkiHipt. P a- —— - The many friends of Mr. Jack Phillips will be gratified to learn that he ha* made rapid improvement since his removal to the University Ho-pi ’si ie Augusta. "Some weeks agu he contracted a very attest type of ty- pb*■id' fiver, and in a very entacai one of the