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L. XLIL 'Ju&t Like a Member of the Family” BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, 'APRIL 10TH n 1919. NUMBER SL ELUGE FAILED TO MAR PLEASURE OF REUNION Large Crowd Attended Annual Exer- cises at Meyer’s Mill Friday. Meyer’s Mill, April 7.—In spite of a heavy downpour of rain, a crowd estimated at 1,000 to 1,500 people at tended the annual reunion of Camp George W. Morrall, U. C. V., at this place Friday, the 4th inst., three coun ties—Aiken, Barnwell and Allendale— being represented. On account of the inclement weather, the exercises were held in the auditorium of the local school, which was crowded to its ca pacity, a large number being unable to secure admittance. The meeting was presided over by Commandant J. Staff Halford, with Major J. Anselm Meyer as Secretary. The benediction was pronounced by the Rev. E, H. Clark, after which Miss Susie Dunbar, daughter of Mr. George R. Dunbar, read the historical essay, and her delineations of the Confederate cause, its noble leaders and the renown of the gallant soldiers . of Lee and Jackson carried her hear ers back to the dark days when cruel war, like a mighty roller, swept over the South. That her effort was ap preciated was evidenced by the hearty plause and congratulations with tch she was rewarded. Miss Dun- f’s address was responded to by Dr. B. Patterson, of Barnwell. The Commandant then introduced Mr. Edgar A. .Brown, a prominent young attorney of Barnwell, who had been invited to delived the annua) ad dress. His remarks were most ap propriate to the occasion and time after time brought forth prolonged applause from his audience. The musical program was no less meritorious than the ones enjoyed at previous reunions, and reflected much credit on the instructor. Miss Dunbar. The choir was composed of Miss Susie Dunba/. Mrs. T. G. Cobh. Mrs. E. W Ellis, Mrs. C. M. Turner. Messrs. W. A. Meyer and A act! Anderson An other feature of the occasion that de serves special mention eras the oscol- lent dinner, which was described by many as M one of the finest ewer en joyed.” For fear of arousing the en vy of lees favored sections, the menu is purposely omitted. Ton now names were enrolled at Friday's meeting and fTTJS collected to defray the expenses of the Camp. After announcing that the State re union will bo held at Greenwood and the national reunion at Savannah, the meeting was adjourned, but the day will long be a pleasant memory to those who attended. pm r PRES. WILSON MAY BB PREPARING TO RETl RN Has Oredercd the George Wsshington Brought to a French Port. Paris, April 7.— (By the Associated Press.)—President Wilson’s orders that the United States transport rge Wsshington proceed immedi- ly to s French port have aroused h comment here and are even con ed by some officials as prelimi nary to a determined move to force an agreement at an early date by the conference. As is usual in such cases, various rumors were soon in circulation, and before night one report was current that the President had delivered an ultimatum to the effect that he would withdraw from the conference unless an agreement was reached within forty-eight hours. It is confidently asserted by those close to the Presi dent that he did not contemplate any such action, but the same authorities have no hesitation in declaring that the President has made his»position plain on the questions at issue and it is believed his determination to ad here to this position is fixed. ♦ The summoning of the George Washington will place the president in such a position, it is pointed out, that he can not be embarrassed by having to wait for the transport should the time >come when he might wish, owing to failure of the peace delegates to agree or unwarranted delay in finding a settlement of the peace ques tion, to withdraw from the discus sions. The belief is common that Presi dent Wilson will not hesitate to tike definite action if a deadlock is actu ally reached. , If, however, the council of four suc ceeds in reaching an agreement and the-presence 4T President Wilson for a longer lime it deemed advisable, the George Washington would be available •to--* BARNWELL VETERANS tO ’ 1 GET $5,796 IN 1*ENSIGNS Comptroller General . Osborne Has Mailed Checks to Counties. land, and then would be tody to return at a later date for the presi- The Confederate Veterans of Barn well County „will receive $5,796 in pen sions this year, the money being avaiL able immediately, Comptroller Gen eral Rut L. Osborne having just sent out from his office $298,172-to the Clerks of Court of the various coun ties to pay the pensions for 1919. The rolls for this year are the same as the 1918 rolls, due to the fact that the new pension law does not allow the old state pension board to change them in any manner. The comptroll er is no\y ready to turn over a balance of $161,828,-which is left of the $400,- 000 appropriated, to the newly cre ated board of pension commissioners. • All matters pertaining to pensions are from now on to be handled by the commissioners, Mr. D. W. McLaurin has the work in charge and is known as “state pension commissioner.” «Mr. Osborne states that the only change of any significance in the pen sions paid by him is that the widows and soldiers/in class C-2 and C-4 will receive $36 each this year which is $4 more than they have been paid be fore. * ' • The following is a list of those who will receive pension money: Class A—<96.90 D. C. Burckhalter, Barnwell; S. W. Eaves. Ulmers, rfd.; H. B. Lott. Wil- I is ton; Jas. E. Templeton, Blackville; Sami. W: Trotti, Williaton. Claes C. 1—$48.00. W D. F. Bell, Williston; E. Bowers. Fairfax; W. B. Carroll, Blackville; J. 8. Creech, Barnwell; H. J. Croft, Blackville; F H. Dickinson, Allendale; R. P. Gantt, Lyndhurst; T. B. Grubbs. Williston; R H. Hagood. Barnwell; D. M Hoover. Tatena. Henry Hutto. Olar; G. W, Moms. George's Creek; J. W. Ueeery, Martin Claee C. 1—090JO. G. W Anderson, Don barton; W. M. Bail ey, Robbins; J. J, Barnes, Apple- ten; J. L. Bexley. Bsmwell rfd ; J R. Bennett, Martins; A. Blech, George's Creek; D. W Black. Orangeburg; F, J. Black. Georgs*s Creek; James Carl- ten. Allendale; L F. Cave, Dunbarton; H. C. Chi tty. Blackville. W. J. Court ney. Williston; G. W Good eon. Ul mers; O. P, Gnfftn. Setgling; Sami Grubbs. George's Creek; C. H. Hart- teg, Blackville rfd; Starling Hutto, Ulmers; WV M Hutto, Hilda; Manon Johnson, Martin; E. B Joiner, Georg e’s Creek; D. P Lancaster, Blackville; J. G. Laser, M arUns, J. C. Lee, Allen dale; William Lewis, White Pond; J. C. McMillan, Ulmers; H. H. Martin, Blackville; W. P. Mitchell, Williston; W. R. Morns. Barnwell; R. M. Mans, Ellenton; W. J. Mynck. Ulmers; I. A. Peyton, Martins; H. C. Raysor, Al lendale; David Ready, Dunbarton; T. Ready. Barnwell; J. B. Rountree, Meyer’sKilT II. D.~ Rouse, Otranto| W. R. Sanders, Bsmwell; W. L. Shep herd, Barnwell; C. B. Still, Bsmwell; R. F. Still, Barnwell; Tobias Still, George’s Creek; J. W. Walker, Mil- letteville; E. F. Weeks, Blackville; J. C. Zorn, Blackville. * Class C. 3—$48.00. Ellen Bolen, Blackville; Caroline Qillins, Bsmwell; F. V. Duncan, Mil- letteville; Amanda Willison, Seigling- ville. Class C, 4— $36.00 * Maggie Anderson, Dunbarton; R. I. Anderson, Barnwell; Virgie Ashley, Barnwell; Elizabeth Barnes, Barnwell; Martha Baxley, Blackville; Mary Bax ley, Barnwell; Martha A. Bennett, Appleton; S. V. Bennett, Kline; Ann Berry, Ashley; M. A. J. Blume, Black ville; R. A. Bonds, Blackville; Jane Boyles, Meyer’s Mill; Laura A. Boyles, Allendale; Mary Browning, Blackville; Ida L Cole, Barnwell; Mary J. Collins, Hilda; Rachel Collins, »Blackville; Re becca A. Connelly, Barnwell County; Catherine L. Creech, Bamwel; Eliza Creech, Barnwell; Luvenia Creech, Barnwell; Lucretia Creech, Kline; Laura A. Creech, Kline; E. R. Dicks, Williston; Josephine C. Drawdy, Ap pleton; Ann E. DycKbs, Blackville; Lena Fanning, Williston; Sarah C. Fanning, Williston; G. M. Fennell, Dunbarton; Rebecca Ferguson, Seig- ling; Lucia Gardner, Blackville; C. A. E. Guess, Blackville; T. J. Hagood, Barnwell; Elsy Hair, Rosemary; Mar tha Hair, Blackville; Martha F. Hair, Elka, rfdl; Susan A. J. Hair, Elko; Ellen Harrison, Ulmers; Mary Hart, Barnwell; R. A. Harter, Fairfax; Margaret Hartzog, Hilda; M. H. Hay, Hayville; E. E. Hayea, Seiglingville; A. H. Hewlett, Appleton; W. 0. John son, Williston; Mary A. Keane, Bal- KiUhings, Williaton; ane Blackville; Virginia S. Lawton, Olar; Mary A. Londbolt, Brunson rfd 1; PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR GOOD PRICE, SAYS CHMN. J. A. PORTER J ' „ . ' v « ' - ' IV •* -' THAT IS, IF THE FARMERS REDUCE AND LIVE UP TO THEIR PLEDGES.—CREDIT FOR RECENT ADVANCE OF FOUR CENTS GIVEN TO REDUCTION MOVEMENT ' : . ‘ ; * BY NEW ,YORK NEWSPAPER 1918 Previously reported 37,411 Week ending April 5 1,393 Totals to date 38,804 -1919 Decrease 26,459 k 10,952 1,185 208 27,644 11,160 In spite of the fact that quite a num ber of farmers in George’s Creek town ship are not reducing their cotton acreage for 1919, the reduction in that section amounting to only-about 15 per cent., the total reduction to date in Barnwell County is still nearly 29 per cent., according to figures made public by the Tkbulating Committee Tuesday afternoon. Because such an unusually large percentage of the George’s Creek farmers either did not reduce or actually showed an increase over last year’s acreage, two ‘lists were made of the pledge-signers, one showing those who have agreed to re duce and the . other one the ones who have not. The total acreage reported, however, is given in the tabulation at the'top of this column. . Mr, J. A. Porter, chairman of the Barnwell County Committee, ia very — ,7^ ■, y 1w ^ w w optimistic over the outlook for a* good ^ H- lluU«,.St price this Fall, provided the acreage is sufficiently reduced, but warns the I farmers that unices they live up to ' their pledges this ia without doubt the last opportunity they will have to control the price. A New York paper I has called attention to the fact that the recent advance of four rente a * pound for cotton ia due directly to the j incur nee of the reduction movement, h at that time showed a reduction wh >f only 16 per cent. With the l chants, bankers and professional * all becking up the farmer in hia pres | ent fight he cannot afford to threw j away this golden opportunity to im prove hia financial situation. Those who have not alrandy done so srt again urged to sign the reduction pledge ot I once, o copy of which will be found ia ' the pege odvenseassnt of Urn Com- I mittee on another pege Below will be found the hat of names for the week ending April 5th: George's ('reek. W. F. Weeks 21 13 H. D. Hutto J 13 8 The following farmers in George’s Creek Township signed pledges, but inasmuch as no reduction was shown from the 1918 acreage they cannot rightly be included in the list of those who have agreed to reduce in order that a better price may be secured: NAME A. N. Black A. J. Bonds ; S. B. Creech M. L. Collins __ .... J. S. Collins I. H. Collins 1 N. .Y. Collins .... .. G. W. Delk ...d:... F. M. Dye he ■ .... W. M. Dyches L. U. Dyches .... .... Frank Gaston W. H. Hartzog . W. M Hutto .... Henry Hightower H. B. Hutto R. H. Hutto W H. Hutto Greene Moms ... M. W. Moms ... B H. Nevils Isadorr Roy .... F. D. Rowell .... J. L. 8U1I L. 8. Still .... ., Roy Sanders ... J. A. H Still ... 1918 1919 _ 15* 24 . 25' 25 - 14 14 - 15 20 - 12 12 . 70- 80 . 15 li . 12 12 - 5 . 8 - 6 6 . It 11 . 14 14 . 10 10 16 24 . 12 19 . 19 19 . 16 16 . 19 It . 10 % 10 . 4M 48 . 90 95 . 4 6 . SO* 30 . 42 42 . 20 * 98 . 40 40 . 91 95 . 16 20 LT. HARRY M. WOODWARD IS CfTRD FOR BRAY Former Hamaell Roy Rendered DU- tiogoUkod Service io Bottle. NAME 1913 1919 No!ton Black .... •••••• 28 U \ H. E. Creech .... ...... 35 26 W. H. Creech .... ...... 10 1 Jeter Creech .... ...... so ' 18 H. W. Connelly .... .... 15 4 L. S. Creech .... ........ 23 18 Aiken Creech ...i ........ 25 15 Henry Cone .... ..... 30 15 C. Cone .... .... ........ 8 0 A, P, Coll in t .... ........ 14 12 j I. A. Dyches .... .T T J. C. Dyches .... ........ 14 8 Marcus Daniels .... .... 10 4 H. J. Delk 14 12 C. H. Fields L 5 4 J. A. Holly • 35 20 J. A. Hutto 14 11 W. L. Harley 34 24 Luther Hutto 25 20 B. Jr Hutto 3 0 W. H. Hutto, Sr 16 0 M. W. Hartzog 42 4 16 Jut Hicks 11 7 S. J. Hutto 15 6 I. D. Hightower 10 9 A. D. Hutto 16 15 D. I. Hartzog 20 15 T. M. Johnson _ . 25 7 H. W. Jones 9 5 J. H. Nix 6 4 W. H. Nix 5 3 L. J. Still 7 4 J. R. Ray j 20 J. N. Sanders 29 J. 0. Sanders 156 Henry Winton 21 J. B. Weeks 28 18 20 140 14 19 First Lieut. Horry M. Woodward, formerly of Barnwell County, but the lost few years of NeahvtUe, Teen., was one of the 11 young men from Nashville in the One Hundred and Fifteenth Field Artillery who were cited for distinguished service recent ly Lieutenant Woodward has many friends who recall his excellent defense and aggressive action on the gridiron when he was a student ot Clemson College. He was a star end on the strong eleven of 1908 and 1909. He was graduated from Ctemuun m 1910. He was in the telephone service when the war with Germany began. He tm-ice volunteered, but was rejected in each instance. Later he received the coveted opportunity, when he was drafted and accepted. He has a broth er who was until recently employed in service of the State department of ag riculture. Lieutenant Woodward was detached from duty in France just as his regi ment was preparing to sail for Amer ica, and the young man is yet hi France.—The State ,April 7. Lieut. Woodward is well known in Barnwell, where he was born and reared, and his friends. are proud of the record that he has made. He has a sister and a brother living here. ijMP m • • V~~" ♦ • * * RED CROSS DEPARTMENT • • 5,,• & ***? **••••• •• The ^Bureau of Advice and Informa- Sallie Long, Barnwell; Matella Lott,! tion of the Red Cross, of which Mr. Healing Springs; Leonora E. McMil lan, Blackville; J. P. Mathews, Colum bia; Kittie Mooney, Greenland; Mrs. Wm. M. Morris, Morris; Ann Odom, Barnwell; Ellen S. Odom, Blackville; J. A. Odom, Elko; Mary Odom, Black ville rfd 3; Sarah F. Pender, Baldoc; Sarah Ray, Barnwell; C. J. Ready, Barnwell; M. A. Rountree, Blackville; J. H. Sanders, Blackville; Mary San ders, Barnwell rfd 2; M. A. Sanders, Barnwell; Donie Sindersine, Fairfax; Alice Still, Blackville; Martha Still, Barnwell;-S. L. Stil, Blackville; Mary C. Turner, Blackville; Hattie C Wil liams, Barnwell; John G. Williams, Allendale; EUen Wood, BlackvlTler'M. E. Wood,-Dun barton; Annie Wood- Barn well rfd; L. J. Youmana, Allendale. Boyce M. Edens is director, has just announced thatJ>0OO names have been received from the War Risk Insur ance Bureau of persons to whom al lotment checks have been sent but who cannot be found by the post offices in the Southern Division. This list is not as yet complete for the names are sent in alphabetical order and up to April 1st only the letter “R” had been reached. It is estimated that when the full list is received it will include some 6500 names. Of the number already received 675 have been located by the Red Cross while 253 have not been found in any communL'fslog ty in the Southern Division. Mr s 8gl J Woodward returned to Cohimbfa Friday after a to hia mothers Mrs. S. N. Woodward. NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM UUSY BLACKVILLB Wednesday Afternoon Book Club En tertained by Mrs Chisolm. Blackville, April 6.—Miss Eddie Belle Boylston, of Coker College, is spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Boylston. Mrs. Emmet Gribbon and children, who. have beeen visiting Mrs. I. M. Gribbon, have returned to Charleston. Misses Genieve and Isabelle Murphy, of St. Mary’s Convent at Greenville, are spending a few days with their aunt. Miss Mary Gribbon. '* Mrs. Sam Lowe and little son, Sam, Jr., are visiting in Aiken, the guests of Mrs. Lowe’s brother, Mr. H. E. Gyles. Miss Pena Brown, of St. Angela’s Academy, Aiken, was home for the week-end. Miss Matilda Keeler, of St. Ange la’s Academy, Aiken, is home for a few days. . Mrs. Julius Sanders and children spent Monday in Columbia. Mrs. S. S. Moloney, who has been visiting her son, Mr. H. G. Moloney, of Louisville, Ga., has returned. Mr. and Mrs. J r W. Bock and Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Milner and little son, George. Jr, weife the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John O'Gorman Sunday. Misa Louise Duncan entertained the younger set with an enjoyable party Wednesday night Those present were Mieses Fairy Belle Hutto, Louise Nevils, Florrie St©me, Vera Creech, Elisabeth Altman, Myrtice Boylston, Sadie DeWltt. Rebecca Blatt. Mamie Mills, Theo Richardson, Cecile Pick ling, Ruth Creech, Margaret Chisolm, Dorothy Nineetein, Sara Pickling, Ger aldine Still, Fred Stevens, James Nev- ils«' Eagle DeWitt. David Pickling, Hamid Hair, Bolton Fanning, Eriedon Still. Malcom Dyches. Earl Pertain, Bill Ray. Solomon Brawn, George Pickling, Edgar Fickhag. Arnold Lee, David Mattbewa. Bryan Powell. O'Neil Lett, of Williston Meadames A H. Niasateia and E H. Wei'Singer spent Monday in Or- angebnrg. Misses Lucy el le Moloney spent Sun day in Aikaa. Missee Bertha Rich and Roan Brawn left Tueaday for aa extended visit to Waahington, Philadelphia and New York. Edgar Pickling, of the U. 8 8. Mor- ria, has been visiting hia parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pickling. Among thoea who motored to Co lumbia to see the 90th Division pa rade on Monday were Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Boylston, Mr. Sam Boylston and family. The Wednesday Utsi nuuit Book club entertained by Mrs. T. R. Chisolm. Those present were Mesdsmes D. K. Briggs. C. Rtsher, H. L. Buist. Thos. ^r*gg. H Dodenhoff, Charlie Martin, Willie Johnson and Misses C. 0*Gor- man, Rosa Rich and Isabelle Free. Mrs. Maggie Murphy, of Augusta, ja visiting her mother, Mrs. L M. Grib bon. — GERMAN HELMET IS PRIZE IN LOAN SLOGAN CONTEST Pupils of All Private and Public Schools Invited to Compete. As announced in The People last week, a German helmet will be given in each county in the State as a prize for the best Victory Loan Slogan and every child is invited to enter the contest and compete for the valuable trophies. This contest, inaugurated by the W Oman’s Liberty Loan Committee for South ( arolina, is open to the pupils of all private and public schools, high schools included. A pupil in the lower grades may Ji&ve just as original ideas as a more advanced pupil and stands an equal chance of winning the prize. ^ The chairman of the Woman's Liber ty Loan Committee will appoint judges in e$ch school, or if the school is large, in each room, to select the three best slogans. A central committee in each school will submit the three slogans chosen to the County Chair man or a committee appointed by her to choose the* best slogan which will be awarded the German helmet and adopted as the county slogan, and sent to headquarters in Columbia. The State Committee in Columbia will select the best slogan submitted and adopt this as the State Slogan. This contest doles April s and all prize slogans must be sent to Colum bia not later than April 16 io that the ana adopted may be used before the beginning of the drive, April 21. Mr. J. E. Swearingen, State Super intendent of Education, heartily -a valu able feature of THE COTTON CONVENTION WAS BIGGEST EVER HELD Grower* Told to Organize in Fight to Reasonable Prices. * Columbia, April 8.—The cotton vention here last Thursday was the biggest ever held in the South. Ap- proximatly one thousand repressofta- tive planters were in attendance, rep resenting every county in the State, and a spirit of determination that does not know defeat was stamped on their faces. The convention cheered to the an announcement by the central mittee of the South Carolina Association that the cotton acreage reduction in the entire cotton belt would be 31.08 per cent and that the reduction in South Carolina would be 31.15 per cent. It was estimated that the fertilizer reductionr for cottse would be at least 55 per cent. Resolutions denouncing as “slack ers” all farmers who do not redaee their cotton acreage were unanimous ly adopted as were resolutions con demning the circulation by soms par ties in an effort to hurt the of reports derogatory to the of the central committee. A tion calling for an investigatiee at the war industries board was alee adopted. The convention was stirred by de que nt addresses. Congressman JL Thomas Heflin of Alabama told Ms hearers that they had the weapee which to win the fight and he that God would give them strength te use. The fanners were deeply sthrvnd by bis talk. Senator Smith teM tom that Southern boys had broken to Hindenburg line and that the •m farmer* were gming to brsak line of the speculators who have been holding the price of cot ton down. W. B. Thompson of Orisons delivered a on “Tbs Cotton Republic. 1 * Cooper assured the ft standing back of them in for their rights. tot, <9 par cent; Colleton. U; to per. 98 9-4; Allen dais, 97; 97; Hampton MW; Bamberg. MW; Q leotea, 91; bevtUe. M; 9SH; Fairfield, 98; Saluda. 97%; berry, 97JI; Lee, M 4-8; Ui Orangeburg. 98; York, 98J; kee. 25; Clarendon, Morion. 95; Mariboru, 95; > JO trr 95. The total acreage to bo South Carolina for 1819 at 2,062,069. The average is 932,942 acre#. This be increased as rsduol are still vary actively at work in county in the State. The. percentage reduction by _ follows: Virgftiia 93 1-9; North olina 24; South Carolina 91.15; gia S3 1-3; Florida 24.5; Alabama 1-3; Mississippi S3 1-3; Louisians M£ Texas 33 1-3; Arkansas 25; Tsunaa- see 16; Missouri 6; Oklahoma 33 1-8; California 20; Arizona 25; This an average total of Sl.08 per Some of the counties of the have not contributed their pro share of the expenses of the Money contributed by the di counties follows: Abbeville, not Aiken, $3; Allendale, $20; $15; Bamberg, $353.25; $495.60; Beaufort, $25; Berkley, Calhoun, $591.30; Charleston, $lj8aZ 06; Cherokee, $5; Cheater, $18; Cha* terfield, $75; Clarendon, $117.15; CU- leton, $11; Darlington, $265; DOkm, $200; Dorchester, $12.50; Edgefield $10; Fairfield, 45.50; Florence, <147^ 50; Georgetown, $526; Greenville, <15; Greenwood, $34; Hampton, $49588; Horry, $10; Jasper, $200; Kerdum; $775.00; Lancaster, $46; Laurens, 828; Lee, $130; Lexington, $43.55; MeCau- mick, $60; Marion, $104.10; Maribsiw $71; Newberry, $13;-Oconee, $45; Orangeburg, $707.10;... Union, $41; Williamsburg, $1,118.70; York, 85; Cotton Manufacturers Associatkai, $500; Cash, $15. It is expected that some of the ties will make a much better when their full returns are in. Farmers have attended cotton meetings say. they never ed one at which there was such a _ it of determination shown aa at one. here last Thursday. All went back to their homes to put the acreage reduction ment across.