The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, March 13, 1919, Image 1
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BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 1STH, 1919.
NUMBER 27.
7
iVER 1-3 REDUCTION SHOWN
BY TABULATION OF PLEDGES
COMMITTEES ARE SLOW IN REPORTING,. BUT. PLEDGES- RE
CEIVED UP TO MARCH 8TH INDICATE DETERMINATION ON
PART OF FARMERS, FEW OF WHOM REFUSE TO SIGN.
A tabulation of the “Reduction
Pledges” received up to Saturday,
March 8th, by the Tabulating Com
mittee indicates a reduction of a little
over 33 1-3 per cent, in the acreage
planted in cotton in 1919 as compared
with 1918. The figures given out by
the Committee are: Number of acres
planted in 1918: 10,916. Number of-
acres to be planted in 1919: 7,253.
Total reduction reported to date:
3.663 acres.
Of course the above figures are very
incomplete, only a few of the mem
bers of the township committees hav
ing reported their pledges when the
first tabulation was mad$. When
complete reports have beep received
from all of the townships in the coun-
' tyj the grand total will show a reduc
tion of many thousands of acres. For
the sake of convenience in ascertain-
'ing whether or not a farmer has
sigH 6 ^ the pledge; the Tabulating
p£iittee has arranged the names
!*beticallr according to the post
[file addj ss piven on the pledves.
facilitate publication, the pledges
will be tabulated in this manner on
Saturday of each week and published
the week following in these columns.
It is thought that all of the names
can be made public in this manner in
about four weeks, provided the town
ship committees report promptly.
•
Below will be found a list of those
farmers whose pledges had been re
ceived up to Saturday, March 8. The
first column of figures shows the acre
age planted in 1918, the second col
umn the acreage to be planted this
year. It would appear from the fig
ures that a few fanners have in
creased instead of reduced their acre
age. This is accounted for by the
fact that parts of some farms were
forced to lie idle during 1918 because
their labor had been drafted for mili
tary service. This year, while in
these instances the number of acres
has been increased per farm, the num-
beer per plow has been reduced. In
other cases, the farmers had already
reduced their cotton acreage to such
fen extent in 1918 that a further cut
was impracticable.
The first week’s list is as follows:
Barnwell.
NAME 1918 ~ 1919
Dick Brown 42 30
W. E. Baxley 24 24
A. J. Bennett ^ 310 ^ 205
Charlie Brown, Jr., 45 30
W. P. Brabham 100 ' 55
J. Black, Jr. « 55 ' 40
Martin C. Best 50 46
J. B. Calhoun 300
W. L. Cave i 400
Cave A Easterling £90
Blackville.
S. H. Allsbrook 26
W. G. Birt —. I.. 6
Oscar Bradley 80
Ransom Peeplees 20
Ben Pinkney ^ 15
Dunbarton.
C. Ccjprt
Sheriff
Auditor
local board is
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Willie Brown
30
20
'John Cave
15
•20
H. J. Davis
17
12
Joe Dunbar _
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15
Lee Dunbar
45
30
Dan Golphin
40
27
T. A. Greene
60
0
Abram Harris __
22
15
C. F. Langley
30
30
C. K. Mixson
-j— 30
20
j Nelson Mixson
14
10
i Dave O’Neal
40'
20
Henry Sapp _ __ _ _
22
25
J. O. Waller
20
20
Isadore Williams
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10
Elko.
H. W. Beasley 00
Paul Briht 30
W. P. Blume 40
S. B. Carroll — 37
J. R. Carroll 60
S. J. Carroll 22
Ellie Hair - 12
SfiErbwirr*- _-i _ -7— --^^22 -
Geo. W. Ready __T.- 23
George Roe - 17
Tom Smalls ^ 40
T. E. Turner - 20
J. W. Williams .40
Elleenton.
J. C. Bush 141
H. J. Bush 50
Isaac Boyles - 12
.Lewis Brown 35
A. R. Dunbar - 190
A.-H. Dunbar 10
Luther Golphin * 15
Willie Moody ... 12
Milledge Moody 30
J. C. Muns 22
Winchester Scott 40
James Willis 13
Hattieville.
Daniel Alleen 18
Granvil Bailey 45
Brabham A Co 258
Daniel Coster 000
William Fennan 37
Clinton Gifford 33
Jesse Garvin ... 15
Henry Garvin 000
Arthur Ingram 000
Ed Johnson __000
Valmore Johnson 000
Adline Odom 38
William Odom i 000
Henry Odom 15
Reuben Sloan 27
John Thompson 000
Kline.
30
Duff Bryant __ r J-.-r. 37
14
11
30
30
40
20
30
cast m the first primary
Lfi
S. Cave 100
ster Charlton 60
Cave 80
Deason 50
Easterling 70
Ooe Gillam 25
D. A. Gillis 34
Willie Holley 60
L. A. Harley 20
Jim Holman 15
R. C. Holman and tenants.275
S. J. Halford 14
Butler Hagood __ __ 22
B. B. Harley 18 ^
A. H. Ingram 18
J. R. Kelly go
W. J. Lemon. 48
T. J. Langley 27
G. W. Long 3 35
B. Mazursky * 190
W. H. Manning 50
W. A. Owens 130
J. G. Owens 203
O. H. Owens 21
A. Porter 600
Robt. Patterson 200
J. W. Patterson y
JJjJ. W. Bates
200'
195
0
50
56
34
10
G. J. Black
S. B. Brown
Boston O; Cave
26
30
40
I Maliehi Coleman ' ^.20
18
20
30
20
12
188
14
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18
12
0
32
16
35
135
50
96
120
6
400
100
100
19
14
30
6
30
100
32
10
30
135
. 10
10
12
20
15
28
10
12
30
170
10
25
22
20
20
10
10
10
25
10
10
18
10
18
13
20
12H
16
12
24
12
E. D. Peacock ____350 250
Ellick Roberson 112 6
James Riley - 14 q
R. L. Riley 33 35
J. S. Still 42 3
J. S. Simmons 200 50
Melvin Scott 1.. .73 .35
W. G. Simms _-_ 86 -4— 0
J. C. Staley 15 g
F t. Still 38 38
H. W. Sanders 7-.365 255
,E. F. Sease 145 100
Tobin ...125 125
Ussery 45 28
le Williams, Jr. .... 40 30
Williams, Sr. 28 30
Lee White 50 30
' Allen Wallace ... 60
Gwy WUIiMn, ]5 12
J. B. William* ~m 30
Lank Williams .... 40 . 25
W. C. Coleman 36
L. R. Coleman 18
A. C. Creech .‘15
G. S. Creech 16
W. S. Creech 40
Broad us Creech 40
J'. M. Diamond 42
K. Diamond 24
Joe Eaves 15
J7C. Fields 20
J. F. Fields 13
W. L.; Harvey 190
R: B. Harden 4
W. P. Mprris _7_ 40
M. M, Mack *3(1
Herman Morris 20
W. B. Norris 37
A. O. Sanders 150
C. B. Still 4
A. B. Still - 12
W. H. Ulmer to reduce 33 1-3 per cent.
Martin.
Billie Campbell 40 30
J. J. Cochran * — 30 12
20
lb
100
12
24
20
12
12
10
20
32
20
10
10
15
100
000
25
24
14
12
100
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J. H. Dunbar 31
A. N. Harden 12
W. H. Harper 150
A. M. Hill *7, 23
Jack Mitchell 30
I. H. Roberts 30
C. C. Rosier - 13
X K. Rosier __T -T-T-- 8
John Williams 15
Horace Williams ! 20
Hayward Williams 30
C. A. Ealker 9
Meyer's Mill.
W. P. Bailey .-6V4
Paul Bartley 14
John Blake 30
Tom Barnes 32
Clifford Bartley 14
Allendale
Baldock
Bull Pond
Cherry Hill -
Fairfax i_
Millett *
Sycamore No. 1
Sycamore No. 2
Ulmer
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42
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8
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26
42
42
42
31
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2
104
6
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51
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39
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61
104
104
104
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73
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ALL BOARDS WILL CEASE TO
' FUNCTION AT CLOSE OF
MARCH.
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Final Instructions from State Head
quarters Received Tuesday.— _
>. Members to Be Discharged
. Soon.
SECOND RACE TO SELECT
4 ALLENDALE OFFICIALS
MR. GEORGE M. ARMSTRONG
MOODY AND RILEY RUN OVER FOR CLERK OF COURT, BENNETT AND
DUNBAR FOR SHERIFF, OWENS AND WILSON FOR AUDITOR
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AND BRUNSON AND MAIN FOR CORONER.
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With all of the nine precincts ac
counted for, a tabulation of the vote
in Allendale, the baby county of the
State, on Tuesday shows that a second
race will be necessary to elect four
county officials—Clerk of Court, Sher
iff, Auditor and Coroner—the onl* re
sult of Tuesday’s election, aside from
the nomination of unopposed candi
dates, being to narrow the races doqrn. vote; J* Henry Johnson for State Sen
to two contestants each.
Mr. J. Perry Moody and Lieut. J. M.
Riley will run over for Clerk of Court,
with Messrs. L. C. Bennett, of Baldock,
and John Dunbar, of Allendale, io the
second race for Sheriff, J. J. Owens
and C. R. Wilson, both of Allendale,
for Auditor, and Messrs. Jos. S. Brun
son, of Luray, and J. W. Main, of Jen
ny, for Coroner. Keen intereat waa
and is being manifested in each of
these contests, and the close vote of
the first primary indicates a battle
two weeks hence when the vot
ers make their final choice. The Sher
iff’s race was especially close, only a
few votes separating the candidates,
the result being more or less in doubt
until the last precinct was heard from.
The following candidates were unop-
pqsed and received practically the full
ator; J A Wideman for Treasurer; J. R.
Cullom for County Superintendent of
Education; J. E. Tobin for Judge of
Probate, and B. W. Dowling for Magis
trate. For some reason candidates for
Magistrate failed to make their an
nouncements and it is understood that
thev will be allowed to enter the Tbc-
ond primary.
A complete tabulation of the result
of Tuesday’s election will be found on
this page.
A BOLSHEVIK REPUBLIC
IS AIM OF ANARCHISTS
Seized Mall Reveals Plan for Bloody
Revolution in U. S.
Washington. March 10.—Mail mat
ter aince the signing of the armistice
has disclosed that the I. W. W. anar
chists, radical Socialists and others
are “perfecting and amalgamation”
SERGT. MIXSON WRITES OF
FRENCH TRAINING SCHOOL
Would Have Been Commissioned but
for Signing of Armistice.
Mrs. G. W. Boylston, of Blackville.
recently received a very interesting
letter from her grandson, Sergt. Gil-
tmore S. Mixson, who has been sta
tioned for several weeks at Embarks-
which haa/oriUobjett the overthrow !tion Camp No , Bordeaux, France,
of the American government through M the . time the >rnli , tice wa , , i|fnedt
bloody revolution and the eetabhah- SerKt Mixson w „ uking , course o{
ment of a Bolshevik republic, acco - ^gtj^iction at an artillery officer,’
ing to a memorandum sent the senate and would have ^ commil . graphs of the
propaganda committee by SoTidtSTp^^^ ; n t whi |, „ f,- -3- W Mw
‘The Local Board for Barnwell Coun
ty, in common with draft boards over
! the State, is at last beginning to see
* the wind-up of its activities."
j ‘On Monday Major R. R Carwile,
officer in charge of State headquar-
i ters, mailed out instructions to all
! Local Boards to complete their work
by the end of the present month,
i The telegram having tt> do with v the
• closing up of the work of the draft
j boards was in part as follows: “The
J secretary of war directs that the w f ork
HAS VERY NARROW ESCAPE ! of a11 draft board * completed by
J March 31; that their organization be
Was in Hotel Lobby at Eufaula, AU, j offici>1Iy di8continued not th » n
i {that date, and that the allotment of
\N hen Wall Was Blown Down. | funds for the pay of personnel and for
* - t the operation and" maintenance of
Mr. George M. Armstrong, eldest • draft boards be discontinued after
son of Treasurer J. B. Armstrong, March 31.”
of Barnwell) had a narrow escape | Since early in January the selective
from serious injury and possible death service organization has been engaged
when a cyclone passed over East Ala- j in completing its work and in prepar-
bama last week. He was sUnding in ; fag it* records for shipment to the
the lobby of a hotel in the town of • adjutant general of the army. There
Eufaula, which suffered great dam- J are a few local boards which have not
age from the storm. The force of the \ yet completed the Work, but It la be-
wind was so terrific that one of the Heved that these few boards will corn-
walls of the hotel,‘Which is built of plete^ promptly the work which they
brick, was blown into the street about are now engaged, so that the organ-
ten feet from where Mr. Armstrong »iaation may disband at the end of the
was standing. He later helped dig | present month.
victims from the ruins of other build- j i n a bulletin received by the Local
***•* . ' ' | Board Tuesday morning from Major
Mr. Armstrong,, who is in the em- 1 Carwile it was announced that at the
ploy of the government extension aer- 1 close of business on March 31. all
vice, tells of his experience in the fol- district, local and medical advisory
lowing letter to his father, under date boards shall cease to function, and the
of March 7th: j services of clerical employees on duty
“I had one of the narrowest escapes these boards will be discontinued,
and one of the most harrowing ex- Arrangements will be mads later for
periences day before yesterday, when discharge of the various boards,
s tornado hit the town where I 'hap- bu * durthg , the interval betwsi
opened to be and even took sway a part March 31 and the day of the actual
V>f one wall to the hotel where 40 or discharge members of the boards will
60 of us were quartered. The falling not I* rsquired to perform any sor-
wall, portico, etc., came down within vic * and therefore not be entitled
ten feet of where I was standing; in *° an F compensation,
fact, it was the upper portion of the 1 South Carolina has made an exesi-
same wall by which I was standing,' * #nt record in its. selective service
but it fell sway from us rather than wor k, * n d it is the ninth State in the
toward us. 1 was in the lobby of the Umon to furnish deserter and delin-
Bluff City. Inn mentioned in the clip- fluent records.
pings which I am enclosing. There ' Offi<* equipment, with the excep-
hvere many amusing and curious °* tbe AHng cases which will bo
things that happened and of course *bipped to Washington, will be dis-
some terrible things where the peo- °f »o°n after Hie cloae of buai-
ple were crushed by the falling walls. ne8> - Members of the draft boards
We helped dig out four people before over State will no doubt be glad
our train left.” ' j to get back to their regular occupa-
The newspaper clippings mentioned tlons ’ and return to their work
by Mr. Armstrong contained photo-
wrecked city, which
Lamar of the postoff.ee department. h|s ex , minltion with credit to him .
The memorandum was made pubhc to- >elf Writing of the gchool he gayfl:
*,y by the committee and Chairman „ u ^ gn o , d French cgvilry off .
Overman said it would be read into
the record tomorrow.
Declaring that in Bolshevism the
radical elements of the country had
for the first time “found a common
cause upon which they can unite,” Mr.
Lamar said his information showed
that propaganda against the govern
ment was being conducted with great
regularity and that its magnitude
could be measured by the “bold and
outspoken statements” found in the
literature.^ Accompanying his memo
randum were several hundred excerpts
from mail matter showing the trend
of the propaganda. These will be
made public later.
Particular reference was made by
the solicitor to the activity of the dis
satisfied foreign element in the coun
try, but he said perhaps the I. W. W.
was the most active in the discrimina
tion of the propaganda because it has
“at its command a large field force
known as recruiting agents, subscrip
tion agents, etc., who work unceasing
ly in the furtherance of ‘the cause.' ”
cers’ school, founded before Napol-
•eon’s time; in fact, he took a course
there. Officers from all nations came
there to study, and one of the Gerafflf
officers thft signed the armistice was
a grad, from there.” It was to this
school that General Pershing sent the
graduates from American training
camps to complete their training.
Sergt. Mixson wrote that the percen
tage of enlisted men who completed
the course and passed the final exami
nations was larger that that of offi
cers who had already received instruc
tion in this country. He says that
while one of the late Col. Roosevelt's
sons, who had been already commis
sioned as captain, failed to pass the
course, Ex-President Taft's son, an
enlisted man, made the highest marks
eVer made there and was kept as an
instructor. Sergt. Mixson was im
pressed by the small number of South
ern men jwho_made good, saying: “It
is a curious thing, but out of our class
at school, nine-tenths of the men that
failed were from the South. I don't
France.
ATTENTION VETERANS.
Camp Morrall -to Meet at Meyer's
Mill April 4th.
with the feeling that they have assist
ed in keeping the State well up to the
ront in the operation of the selective
service law.
The 1919 Boll Weevil Battle
Clemson College, March 8.—The
first guns in the boll weevil battle for
1919 will be fired twice during the
coming week. The line of attack will
extend through Lexington, Edgefield,
The annual reunion of Camp George
W. Morrall will be held at Meyer's
Mill on Friday the 4th day of April Aiken ’ Barnw eH *n d Allendale Coun-
next, at 11 o'clock sharp. The Hon. tiie8 * The Sinners will include Gee.
Edgar A. Brown will be with us and Anderson, of the division of en-
will deliver the oration for the occas- ^ orno l°Ky Clemson Colleger, and
ion. At the same time and place the Luther D * Fuller, agricultural agent
United Sons of Veterans of Camp B. of the Southern Railroad.
B. Kirkland will meet with us. | A ® ch «tole has been arranged to in-
The ladies and the public are cor- clude meetin K» * Batesbur* and Side
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Help us to give you a better paper each week by keeping your
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dially invited to suppliment the at
tendance with their presence accom
panied by the usual number of gas
kets well filled with something good
to eat.
All veterans of the county are ear
nestly urged to be with us .as the
Camp is growing old and will soon be , piace"on 'each date.
Spring on Tuesday, March 11; John
ston and Trenton on March 12. Edge?
field and Aiken on March 13, Black-;
ville and Williston on March 14, Al
lendale and Barnwell on March 15,
the meetings to be held in the morn
ing at the first named place and in
the afternoon at the second named
a thing of the past, so a full attend-, Mr Anderson is preparing chart*,
ance w.Il be appreciated. The musical uWtrations. data, etc., to be used in
features will be a*
heretofore, so Come on.
ous as
J. Staff Halford,
Commander.
J. A. Meyer,
Adjutant.
his part in the campaign, and will have
‘for distribution literature on the boll
weevil and how to fight the pest.
Notice
Messrs. W. A. Meyer, J. B. Kirk- f ^ ^e members of the Friendship
land, D. W. Brown and J. H. Sweett. Baptist Church and all those inter-
of Meyer's Mill, were in the city Sat- e8ted in the cemetery are requested ta
unlay on Business. * meet at the church on Saturday next,
March 15th to work out tjse cemetery
-S-a-
know why, but they could not make and around the church. A large gatb
it.” tring is expected as it is our regular
Sergt. Mixson is getting homesick work day.
and says that while he has a wonder- L. S. Still. * >
ful opportunity in the fruit and truck - ■ ■■ ■■ —».
business in California, he has about' Mrs. J. R. Kelly left Monday for
decided to locate in South Carolina, Columbia, where she will undergo 'aa
hi# old when he receiyeaJus dis- operation. Her friends wish for
charge. ~nm 11 ~
AM.