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► I v :- i A ESTABLISHED 1852 “Largest County CireuUition” *-• 7- \ • VOL. ivXVIU BARNWELL, SOUTH (’AROlANA.. THURSDAY, D'EufiNflHvK 11 1019 NUM.RER ness MA'NY BANKERS CF SECOND DIS TRICT ATTEND CONVENTION HERE ON LAST FRIDA?. AH Speakers Deplore the Further Planting of Cotton on as Large Scale as Formerly. -—" REPORTS INCREASE BAPTIST FIGURES Drive in State Already Nets $7,178,- 325.—Big Sutr^feiLcrday. Unreservedly declaring that be cause of the coming to this section 4>f, the boll weevil and the unsettled agricultural conditions the bankers of Groupe 2. .South Carolina Bankers association, have a greater responsi bility upon their shoulders than ever before, and warning the assemblage that the further planting of cotton on anything like as large a scale as formerly meant Complete ruin to the bankers of the Second Congressional District ass*milled in Allendale -last Friday for t l »* purpose of discussing methods filr fighting the boll weeUIT. * a '* L.—LauliTn uf the sefi.d district, including Piesident Padgett South Carolina Baptists continue to report much money in the. drive for $5,000,000 in this State, the to tal reported by headquarters here last night being $7,178,325. During yesterday associations that had al ready gone over the top sent in ad ditional figures, bringing their totals to far above the various allotments. Reports reaching headquarters up until a late hour brought in $174,- 70y additional to the amount an nounced Sunday. The Rev, Thomas J. Watts, publi city director, received a message from So ithern headquarters at Nash ville ye-terday saying that the South passed its $75,000,000 and would raise $100,000,000 before all river" ■RVTT" rep 'Ms ure received. the South Carolina Bankers.asSo- j <><>o.o0n has already .been subscribe.!. Following are the Hni*»ur.t< raised May Be Cfcccupysd For a Time By a Worthy Consort— Peanut Growing Profitable In Cotton Belt (By W. M. Goodman.) - Better fanning in the South may fol low In,the wake of tilt* boll-weevil. Adoption of long-talked-of systems of diversified farming, .stock-raising and soil-building may be forced upon the ■farmers of the cotton belt as a result of the Incursion of this vorucious and Implacable enemy of King Cotton. And with these changes tmd improver meats, and the consequent eradication of fths destructive pest, cotton tnuy •gain he enthroned under conditions which will insure a more prosperous reigu * The Value of Peanuts. •j The holl-weevil is expected to be In full force next year ,n the best cotton growing sections of Georgia and the "Carolinas. and the forehanded farmer may profit by engaging in peanut-cul ture on an extensive seale. Dr. W. W. Long, Director of F.xten- iron, t'letuson AgrieulttiraJ College *f South <'amiina. m.k “The value of •evil at.. i lily tjj wr.ic 1 Ian by in >e Padime -theatr'e. affd d iivsscd by not only .e hankers present, but trer wi.o have stiecial- —rrtw—M-*—awwcaitiw.t: Akla-vtb i crmbat’r.g the 1 oil uIm" .Tf* AtlaUl r ti-c >r who mode , talk- w rt* My. I •* liter, agricultural J of •hi • Charle ♦♦ton and Western | Carolina Railw ay. and Mr. Geo. R. j w . |o vz a the South < arolina Land | Ov • *-i ♦ciation. \\ . E. Richard- son, of Hf aufort. pre tided at the meeting, a->i*te»l by K. B. Jaskson. o? Wagner, secretary of the a < *j‘ocia- tion.% - * • Beside* th»-e already mentioned talK* Mere madV by Mr. Jackson. Mr. Padgett, Mr Dibble, K. H. Pringle. Jr., vice-president of the Bank of Charleston. Harry D. Calhoun, of Barnwell and others. During iu> talk Mr. Calhoun suggested that a com- •mittee. cor.Hjsting of two delegate* fr<.m each county, be appointeii ar i in*tructe I to draw up resolutions for the gu: lance of the members of the U"oriat n during the coming year. This suggestion was approved and the commit’**•» was appointed. Their re port w he heard subsequently. 1 ■ • farming, such as the ‘Dive p'u ntirg of p<>t2lt peu * -it*. \V .* S »‘ g of the •' • trrt’t. t p:e ts the i <*e>. >•! uil. Col Lav :co v,: ia not 1 *i v 7s,7.to, Aikett JjlOo.ono, BarhWill ,183, ! * • $11 tfr>;>.d Elver $2IT5,fTn0. ChurTestoit $377,500, Chester $J5S,UOO, Che-- tcrtield $71.072, Colleton $35,000, F.dgetiehl >1*0,000. KdTsto $6iV'Mm», Kairfielti $30>»,5oo,% Flo. ence $U0.\* 00. Grec.nvi,!e $713,.544, Kershaw .'57,2's, Laurels $2**7,0041, I.exiyg- ’• n $46,967, Moriah $140,**00, North Cirtei.villc $1 s,2o0, North Spartan but g $175,000, Orangeburg $200,* •too, Pee Dee $2*10,785, Pickers $16,- JOO, Piedmont $55,101, Reedy River *131,00'', Ridge $510,000, Saluda $528,000, Santee $270,000, Saulda. i $2,066, Savannah River $140,72'., v ’outhea>‘t $126,000, Spartan $315,- 06.0, Twelve Mile River $11,000, Un ion County $186,350, Waccamaw $40,000, Welsh Neck $300,000 and Vork 8 sp.tioo. SUBMITS REPORT OIN CHILD HYGIENE SUPERVISOR TELLS OF ACTIV1- TIES OF NEW DEPARTMENT. rough the batjkers ily means slic ing the weevil. To- ked upon a* a very I pr, tne s -liumi • • .1 y -vV/ra! of n:c the;, all indorsed the t t rir.cy crop.-. T ; .e t c boll weevil was de- 1 •** Tea -ilTtFATjTTTTfTTT^TT an. they all expressed Orly Efficient System of Public D*altb Nursing Will Reduce !n- fa ru Death Rate, Savi Report. I N'i hope f - an appreciable ldwer- i ig of t , infant m rtality rate in South Carolina can be expected until "tTe stale T':r-AuTo:fi('ior*'’^.:ftTTc health i :r- ng strvhe cover, g t .* entire JLhul it v.lll be im large r tltt- • Mr. i tiit Cl ;-., r.. i l'»*. a. Through secticr.s si or. < r cor.ti'.ei: t* profitably rWe ae with-a m-t-'.w n . i;i this ' :-.ir- agricultural ag. t-com mu titty •” cs resro' dl le t■< c ar.ty super- ..-i g r.uises and eour.ty supervisor.- e-’ “t,-ilde to ;ju> stSite hoard of e-ton and West cut C.-to*ina Dodd was the first health in in Uv e : pinion of Mrs. Ruth A. of the bureau of charge Mr. ! eaive:. j fluid I'.yg'-e.ie an<i supervisor of pub- Coll.er s efiorts <*dany | |j ( > health nursing. Mrs. DodiUluis rt? f Georgia, whete the ihva- j gently subpiitted h.er annual report to !.e '•M! weevil had almost j state board of health, and in ic spelled rt:i"r to- the farmers, were placed ;; th.e diver-ified farming i~t« rdr. (. - dier advocate 1 that this sec- , T l, e midwife problem is a most dif- ’ she recouj'.ts.the activities of the de- j rartment under-her direction. ti- m Uc rvrefill ab--lit a ! )[;M’g for-; C ic -*.!t and gigantic one Mrs. Dodd c ,M c: ps. lie rxp.lawted that to ( .rays. “Twenty per cent of white baccc v e.s a very ltard piant t (> gi >’■« v * -e '.'i j»nt! SO per cent, of colored He advocated toe raising oi live .-t-ov y pond upon dirty ignorant negro and hogs and the planting < 1 -sag •.* v ,« mien.^for care at a time when they cane and potatoes, and gra.n crops. -tupFe the most .-killed atten- “Potato curing houses should 8e e-* tablishe ! ir. every town ixg.th ; s~ser • tion,-* declared Mr. Collie*. He Con tinued : x .“Tne man who knows "how to make" tubatco can plant it and make money, but it has been rfiy experience that very fe.vr farmers know* how to make tobacco. - Peanuts are one of tUe eas iest 'crop in the worlddo grow. I am very much in lavor of peanut.^y.fiyg of these women are now under planting, and potato planting, as well as the planting of sugar cane and grain crops. From now on the sweet pAtato u til be a staple product in all the markets ef the Umtect States-. “I he success of diversified farming i* 9f» per cent in the marketing, and tion. The-* midwife can not be elimi nated. She must be made the best of as a had bargain. Registration of these women has been begun in those couiYties employing nurses and classes have been ^formed,” Says the report. "The instruction,” gomtinues the re port, ‘.‘consists principally of what not to ,*do and rules for ordinary cleanliness. One hundred and -seven- supervision. At the last meeting of the executive committee of the state of nea board of nealth a set of rules govern ing mid wives was incorporated in our sanitary* code, making this supervis ion compulsory. Cost About $20,000 •y« ti p^opTe-here—you h^nktrs-r-wfllj Xh# bureau has had ^bout $20,000 have to pn*v»de • home markat »h»ch"^b work during the year the f of your faymera. Show- 4icf„rdmg to the report. Of this irket IW) wth plan jsraourt $10,04*0 was appropr:iW^bjr ; t> a bw- no* «sr. - *' - general a**e*nb!y, and the Ini* '•os 8n<tif I* P*v*dt «nee was raised frvm ether ♦curt** aric' m t •'* k'dl; la re'ereaee to Uo fteutal tip- a. . — ^ ^ « - j.*** tr-r *J the ftpet ef t “N*fv- uaa^ ar- I t a* i—i «ft« msdtt w-t$ cdtetf dew■ tin* ponliiit, both ti- a iin»in*\ «-r«»J» and 1 ***** 1 th:*it is in tlu* b*ust sour, from out / * to two ton.- of pttlveri/ed limestone pet v a< re should be applied broadcast aftet th»* land is plowed and thoroughly mixed.with the soil by harrow. ' . Dr. Lone says: “It is .neeessary t. Hint* the soil for peanuts, unlesV It i>. definitely known that there Is an abutiilanee in the soil. In this statu at least 1,0*10 pounds of burnt lime ot 2,0**** pounds of ground limestone should he used per uer**.“ Balanced Rations. Peanuts require phosphate as well an lime, but It should be home in mint] that neither of these elements can hr omitted under average conditions, am! I4 .the coastal plains regions potas should be included. One element ma> help, but It's the combination that brings big results. \ “balanced ra flow" i- an necessary for plants as fot iiiiiwak 1 SANTA CLAUS’ MAIL BOX The Sentinel office has re- < > • . e Market For Peanuts.. Most farmers have a f.ur Idea ol for feeding on the farm, render-, it e* [the market Tor Tt7*i~inii»s h.r r7«r»,tln 7—'—t; «—: r*-;r -—r—»—-—r ? -r -—>—- ■ .* .. »■ —- - pee r aH\ de- ; .lile .1 > .< f *be >0- atiif f<<r fTie iuaii ifacture *..f iarnm* tat ion w herever s-,indlt suitable t < > produet*. such an saltetl peanuts, pe : f Its deielopnieiit e\ -i.” 1 nut candy, peanut butter, ell", but le»- And -iuTi eon11 .niis are found ‘t> is known concerning th'e iiuportaiee 0! n mi section- of 1 f•• southeast, and tbs product in ibe inatiut.icture <d are especially favor dde in tlie mastal ' agetnbb* oils. With the cotn.ng -hurt p'.i n- r *gioii- of North ntid louth age of cotton -eetl from which to 1 ^ ~ctdve<i a letter from Santa * la ;> telling tiuit he will be glad'to get letters from the gootl children who read The Barnwell Sentinel; that he will receive anti publish the letters they want to reach Santa Claus for-this Christmas. Ulmer, S. C., Nov. 25, 19181. Dear Santu Claus: * I want you to bring me a doll and a .loll carriage and a lot^prt' fruit anil some fire crackers. 1 am six years old. I go to school every day. 1 am in the first grade. Your loving little girl, Hilda Brant S. C. ASSOCIATION VOTES TO.ES- TABLISH BANK AND EXPOP.T 1 CORPORATION IN STATE Diversification^ of Farming and In surance Assessment Are Favored in Resolutions. T COMMON PLE^S $COURT NOW IN SESSION - • - ; - X — Very Few Cases Had Been Tried Up to Time of Going to Press. Columbia, Dpc. 2 —The’South Car olina Cotton Association meeting here today, adopted resolutions providing for the formation of a banking, trust, ami export corporation capitalized at $2,000,000 to handle the cotton oT the State, put itself on record as favor ing the diversification of-the farming so that only surplus acreage would be planted to cotton, recommended cer tain legislation beneficial to the cot ton planters, including the assess ment of twenty-five cents on every bale of cotton, to be applied by the State warehouse commissioner to an m.-nranre fund tn r^dnet* thg intur. Carolina oil, and with mi increase deli. I In some purls of the South peanuts 1 thery seems to be u great field for tin h.ue already supplanted cotton on peanut oil imlu-try in ihe South. /arms heretofore devoted almost | In add.lion, tj|e peanut yield- a a'u exchialvely to the grow ing of that -ta- able hay crop, and when-peanuts ur* from •org*n s to* pie. It Is shown by recent reports from . hariested for market hog- may the boll-weevil territory of GeorgfiH turned Into the field to glean whatever thu* the peanut Is iilie of the most Is left after digging. profitable crops that can lie grown iu the plaee of cotton. Prof H C. Thompson, U S. P.itrea'l of Plant Industry, says: “Peanut grow ing Is desirable in Ihe cropping sys tem In some parts of the cotton belt. It Is said Jhut. many growers fatten two bogs on-yuch aerp of peanuts ac harvested. “Few if any crops will pro<*u«*e more ftoitnd* of pork on un acre of land or produce It at a lower cost per acre than peanuts," says ■ The commercial value of the crop In- j writer on this subject, “and in addl- crea-ed from $7,270,515, in 18W» to I tion to the profit on p«»rk. the crop I18.271.92U In 19**9, atul the increase since P.**Ri has-been even greater than before that year. These facts dj not represent the full value of the crop, for they do not take into account thou sands of acres of |H*anuts grown for hog feeding purposes." The Peanut as a Nitrogen Gatherer. “The peanut plant, In common with other legumes, htlS the power of col lecting nitrogen from the air and stor ing it in nodules on its roots." -ays Prof. Thompson. “For this reason the peanut is a very de- rable soil, iii’orov- ii - plant. It should be borne in rn pd. however, that in order to I>»*itelii .he soil the main portion of the 'roots -s4c»oM—be hd4- in the grot Me I, The l»Hro.:en gathering bacteria :se usual ly present lil abundance even where the -oil i- planted tor tlux first time. - Importance cf Litre, in the Soil. Authorities agree that ] .,!'.i::s rt>- quire an ahundanee of I tne to insure proper ripening at i: the til \ g of pods Tend—flu* testjuiotiy ef fd- .et * a! peanut growers bear then* ■•"*• s >:ate- ni**nt. Where the soil emits ins limestone or lirmliiclng capacity of the soli will b4 materially Increased." Tha Outlook. The fanner who knows how to raise peanuts will muke money, hut ttie haphazard fanner mn never realize much profit on any crop. Therv ia much to he learned as to preparation of soils, planting, cultivating unu har vesting, hut our state experiment sta tions will furnish the necessary in formation. ^— The peanut crop in some of the date- is short this year atid growers The December term opened on De cember 1st., with Judge John S. kVil- t son, ot Manning. S. (\, presiding The first ca-e decided was that* of Mrs. Lula K. Anderson vs. M. (). Wall und others. This case first came up in the Probate Court and was de cided in favor of Mrs. Anderson. The case was then appealed to the Court of Common Plea*. It resulted in a mistrial at the former term of court. Judge Rice framed-the following a* ssues: 1. Was Mr*. Sallie I. Hair .apable of making a will at the time of the dale of thi* will? The jury aid '"Yes.” 2. Did she sign the pa- ;»er offered as her will, and was she nformed as to the nature and con tents of the same? The jury said *Yes.” 3. Was she unduly influ enced into making the will under which Mrs. Lula K. Amj^rsori was the .ole beneficiary? (The jury said “No.” Thus the cAurt sustains the will by which Mrs. Lula E. Anderson receives all of the estate of the late .Mrs. Sallie I. Hair to the exclusion Jit-all of the relatives of Mrs. Hair. ance «>n cotton, ami the creation of 1 cotton commissioner. The associa- Uls the animation, the pre-s and other agencies for their untiringj zeal in the movement for an increa.-ed price for cotton. Charlie Jones, colored, of Kline, -ued the Southern Railway for the nre expecting higher prices, ThVcrop., - . .. ... „ ,, „ . ... | loss of an arm resulting from alleged - above the average in quulitv and 11 I _ 500 Delegates Present. There were fully 5;>0 delegates ro'cta from cver\~-e«»untv in v the • m State. R. M Mixson, of Williston, was elected president of the association to -ucceed J. Skottowe Wannaniaker the retiring president; J. H. Claffey, of Orangeburg, vice presidAit; Mrs. Hugh R. Clinkscales, of Columbia, secretary, and J. T. Mackey, of Cam den, treasurer. The central committee will consist of the following meiAbers from each congressional district: First, B. F. McLeod, of Charleston; Second, George L. Toole, of Aiken; Third, John P. Stribling, of Seneca; Fouth, J. B. Cannon, of Spartanburg; Fifth £. I. Guion, of Camden; Sixth, T. L. Manning, of Dillon; Seventh, T. J. Kirven, of Sumter. x J. S. Wanamaker, J. H. Claffey and B. F. McLeod were reelected as South Carolina’s members on the board of directors of the American Cotto'n As sociation. ___ F««d Crop to Consumers. Throughout, the three sessions of thought that the Higher gnyb-s w>iD carelessness on the part of the rail- "••arfi 12--J cents to 14 veilt- pu.UJ.d shells it irmy not be necessary to apply-t liuje. but uu most «andy soils, uud ou t about per tom by 4’liristuias, and per-nut <>.| lui- ad- v , » vatieed 3 reins a pound. This mean* •1 u".id profit for tin* farmer, mil as • b » there i- in danger of flooding tl^**mar ket, growers may look for large re turn' next year. Th<* oil mills-of tlie South now pro vide a market for hundreds of thou* sands tot:.- of peanuts and ?!ie averag* pri'*e during the past three * ears for the scat! white Spanish varvry 1 been $1<H> per ton ; the pr«.*s ut It |T;ma*i rrrrtnagrrr mnnagerrent. Hr said he was ALLENDALE CHURCHES IN THE BAPTIST DRIVE ■ f $2,500 for the Newberry hn 1 Sum- tv.erland- colleges,^and the Methodist Allendale Pledges Over $15,000 in «r one Day——Fairfax Nearly Doubles. -—The pastors of. the Allendale and Fairfax Baptist Churched report’ that they have far exceeded their quotas in tl)e Baptist 75 Million Dollar Cam- thurch. of^ltat town also raise* 1 more money than they Were a. sessed. The letter front the Rev. R. !'.. Har daway, pastor of. the Allendale Bap tist Church, follows: * December 2, 1949. Alle,ndale Countv Citizen. * V Just a word to let you know how v.e went over the top in Allendale paign and tnat the subscriptions are a . .. , . . , , , Cur quota was $11,616.00 and. the not all in yet. ... hairtax has already'* almost doubled its quota, which was $6,077. That town subscribed $10,- 000, including $2,700 in cash. Allen dale raised $15,236.50 in the first day of the drive.. Allendale’s quota was $41-616, and the Rev. R’. E. Harda way, Allepdale, writes The Citizen that his church will* quite li-kely raise about $20,4)60. /' . —. The LtTtheran church in Fairfax secured subscriptions to the amount .first day we got $75,-236.50 and ssti 11 have a good deal to come in. We will not miss $20,000 far. We hope to go beyond when the fifty members who have pot been heard from all get their pledges in. / * “On-Sunday night we held a praise service in which The results of the Campaign were summed up. In their jubilation the church unanimously .ai.-ed the pastor’s salary frofri $1,500 to $2,000 a year. My church ssems to rejoice and truly I erfrr rejoice with them. They are a noble band. 8o far .all of the Churches I have gations, with mill corporations, with chambers of commerce—with any agency and all agencies that might*j heard from in the Savannah River be interested in The employment of Association have gone over the top I *bl»e healp nur-eC In June .the co-jwiLh a gnpd margin. May their tribe, operationcf the Red Cross tu» asked J increase until* the Savannah River and "grante«F” The report further *dl lead the State in the percentage say* that by reason of this coopers-1 of subscription. * Many have yet to be heard from however. “With, be-t w:»he* 16 the Ba; brotfverkoo*l % 1 air.. Fraternally y>u. • • JLYL HARDAWAY. Uon of the Red of that «rfizii t5r».^gt. ,ui rent of at tag art m v roi*,- renain funds » re rt- --a r-: r the employ the Bed CrwM ftim- he—ag posce—I aader dumuged t«» the extent of $2*1,000. Tii^ jury gave him a verdict for Williiton News. WiliDt* r, .Dec\ <’.- Mr. and Mrs. W. W. H >I!and of Spa tanburg were .TceiiTiy the guest? erf Mr and Mrs. W. E. Protb.ro. \ Ms.M. C Quattlcbaum and children of McIntosh, Fln.UWe visit mg relas . . t O N. fives tn town. Mrs. J. B. Reel,\>f Augusta, sp,e.nt several days this week with her {iar- .eiits, ?dr. and Mrs. D. E. Merritt. Mrs. Anne Boggs arid daughter of Spartanburg, are visiting Mrs. L. M. Pierson. 1 ■ . Mr. and Mrs M. A. Smith of Bates- burg have move*Tinto their new home near town. Prof. G. C. Scalfe spent last week- etui in Columbia. E. R. Quattlebaum is visiting in Cairo, Ga. Miss Eunice Whittle spent last week-end wkth her parents in Le’es- the convention, morning, afternoon - and evening, prominent men delivered ; ddresses depreciating the future of the cotton crop and predicting that the ultimate fate of the industry lay >. the hands of the farmers, who could control the situation by organi sation and an adequate system of ..olding in warehouses. The keynote of the convention was th.e assertion that it was an economic fallacy to dump i^e cotton crop on the market t one time, that tlie correct method was to warehouse it and gradually eed it to the consumers throughout .he twelve-iponths period. Among those who delivered ad- re s-es were: Walter B. Brown, edi tor of the New Y’oi*k Commercial; E. D. .Smith. United State Senator; Har- \ey Jordan, of Atlanfa, campaign di- teWor of the American Cotton Asso~ * ciatidtt; Coi. T. J. Shacklefield, of Athen§\Ga., treasurer of the Ameri can Cotton Association-;former Con gressman AN F. Lever, commissioner f the FederaUFarm Loan Board; D: . v . Murph, of the Bureau of Markets, United States Department of Agricul-* ture. Hug: Company Organized. Following the passage of the reso lution providing for the organization of the banking, trust ar.d export cor- ville. . Mrs. M. T. Quattlebaum and chiU poration, the following committee was tlren are visiting relatives in John ston. U' l "' s. Although all the reports fr^m the teams appointed to canvass~the mem bership of The Barnwell- Baptist Church are not yet in,.yet the results show that the church, which is by no means wealthy, will raise the sl7,400 asked of it. Mr-. W. F. Mims ind daughters, Mias Mable. and Mrs. Ruth Coggins, .*f Healing Springs, were in Barn well on Monday transacting business , J in the Probate C’odVt. appointed to organize the project: hart Moss, ,Orangeburg, chairman; F. D. Bates, Orangeburg; John L. Mc- Laurin, Bennettsville; D. D. Wanna- maker, St. Matthews; ft. I. Manning, Fumter; Lee G. HollemanV Anderson; A. J. A. Perritt, Darlington; B. C. Matthews, Newberry; D. R. Coleman, Winn§boro; Charles H. ftarron, Co lumbia; Lowndes J. Browning,-Union; R. B. Laney, Cheraw; J. Swinton Whaley, Charleston. ’ •Mrs. J. W. JoIisms. - >’4tc t><u4 ttf ko-aita M*pei Afteadaie ac Mrs. J. W. Johnson of WiUi^aa, who is the mother of Senator Jafca* j son of Allendale County, was csnM ►s M Patterson, Ek)., of Al-1 to the Margaret Vright lioapstal ha , ma. ji the city Saturday or- Aagusta, Ga., on Sunday for iveal bdiiztsi.' ~ i