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* ‘Ju*t Like a Member of (he Family” BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 3RD., 1919. NUMBER 43. ARNWELL COUNTY TO GET STATE AID EXCELLENT CHANCE FOR * BARNWELL COUNTY BOY FORTY-THREE PARTICIPATE IN . YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS. HELPS NEEDY SCHOOLS More Than Sixty-two Thousand Dol lars Disbursed—Nearly Seven Hundred Districts Assisted. University of South Carolina Scholar ship Is Now Open. Twenty-two school districts in Barn well County will receive State aid this year to the amount of $1,688, and five districts in Bamberjr County will re ceive $500. Forty-three counties' in South Carolina participated during the past scholastic year in the appro priations of State aid under the term extension act. Six hundred and sev-. enty-srx school districts, making up more than a third of the districts in the State, were included in the list of those receiving State aid. John E. Swearingen, State superin tendent of education, in a statement issued yesterday, said, "With the de velopment of aa ad^paate school sye- number (oC'Bistricts) should ^PMtiaced. but this reduction should *' through growth and not through fee many of theee evila. Public eenti* ment and local interest must be aroused sad stimulated ta a number ef theee cummuniuee before coueoltdn- ties can be effected * The f el hi wing statement ten# iaeued yesterday from the office ef the super- tateadeat ef education "The paymesH ef Btale aid under the term estension law far the scholastic year 191^19 was completed Jane ft by Jeha R. Swearingen. State super- intend* n l ef educe ilea. The general aeeeasbly aew authenaea 13 public school appeepnatlaaa Prvtn ef theee peeetde direet State aid ta the public ■rheals Ml the yifinue reuattss "The policy it direct State sppre- pnation far the oleuwutary schools I was mtredared la 1P99 The term eg* 1 teustea art ef IP!*) cry stall tied the es- I peruaeat ef the precod tag year TV | leer hefpe rspocmlly the sparsely set tled tmetiea. regular school income aad to arhen* salanea The act fa* gal roe a minimum las ef two mills Term eateasma aid can ant be granted ta a dtstrset erhone regular funds will support a term *jf See months The teacher's salary ta every instance is t^9p*ed by the lend beerd ef <fl strict trustees. Since theee are mostly one room, one teacher schools, they require good sals lies, because they ought to have competent teachers. -The term extension act eras fal lowed by the rural graded school law uf UUd. -This latter ml iiup lintel an annual appropriation of $200,000 and is perhaps the most serviceable of public school appropriations. The irtunste necessity, however, that finally justified the term extension ipriation still exists. Population Lions make consolidation impossi- many communities. Such locali- are limited to the one teacher school and should be given the best one teacher school possible until they can support a two teacher school. * ‘‘The equalisation act of 1919 pro vides a salary of $75 per month for a term of not less than seven months for any one teacher school in a dis- ‘ trict voting an eight mill tax. The term extension law in connection with the equalization law thus guarantees improveef facilities in these schools. “Forty-three counties participated in the appropriation during the year. In Beaufort and Charleston the ab sence of local taxes made participation impossible. A campaign for local school levies is under consideration in both Of those counties. A few dis- _lricts in_Beaufort and Charleston are, however, participating in the rural graded school fund, because they have levied a local tax of four mills. “The 676 districts represent a frac tion more than one-third of the school districts of the State. They likewise represent more than one-third of the area of the State. With the develop ment of aft adequate school system, this number should be reduced, but this reduction should come through growth and not through force. Con solidation is the remedy for many of these evils. Public sentiment and local interest ftiuit be aroused and stimu lated in a number of these communi- conaolidation can be ef- to the effects of districts ia larger If* 9*4 ffMff 191*19 k 4 Twenty-nine normal scholarships from as many counties are vacant from the University of South Carolina and will be filled by competitive ex amination at the various court houses on July 11, among this nUmmber be ing one from Barnwell and one from Allendale County. These scholar ships are given by the State and are good for four years, provided the winner does not disqualify himself during the period he is holding the scholarship. The scnolarship is worth $100 in cash yearly, payable $12.50 monthly to defray the student's board or other expenses " and besides exempts the holder, from tuition and. term fees amounting to $58 pier year. The holder of the scholarship pursues the regular teachers’ normal course leading to the A. B. degree. This enables the student to take advantage of the educational courses and at the same time the science and literary courses offered at the university. The scholarships are open to all stu dents wh - * have not had college train ing and are awarded on the merit of applicant. NO NORMAL COTTON CROP - BEFORE THE YEAR 1922 Dutch Weather Prophet Says 1919 Crop Will Be 10,419,180 Bales. Discharged from the Army. The People has followed the prog nostications of the Dutch Weatluer Prophet, of Columbia, with consider able interest and has found that they are remarkably accurate. In The State of June 25th, he had an especi ally interesting prophecy, which is reproduced below’: The fact no doubt appears that 1919 is not a good year for cotton, as was intimated in the forecast made by the Dutch Weather Prophet on February 6, when he promised that in June he would make public a private state ment concerning the size of the Crop. The forecast of» February 6 wa’s to the effect that excessive precipitation would be the main cause of a shortage in the cotton crop in 1919. The rains in February in Texas and in March in the Eastern belt delayed planting, and the raina in May—the heaviest since any month of May since 1888—inter fered with planting and cultivation throughout the cotton belt. While condition! in thia respect were not so l serious in South Carolina the rains | have continued in all the other cotton I States and today (June 24) we have I a sample of them in this State. Thus ia the domain of our next door I neighbor, the Georgia RAINS DO MUCH DAMAGE TO CROPS IN THIS SECTION IS IT THE BOLL WEEVIL? Roads Also Were Damaged by Steady Col. Butler Hagood Thinks the Dread ed Pest la in His Fields. Downpour of Last Week. f . •* 1 '-‘ • ■' < Crops and roads in Barnwell Coun ty suffered more or less from the heavy rains of last week, but from reports reaching here, conditions wrere worse in Allendale and Hampton Counties. Following a spell of hot, dry weather, the series of heavy rains began on the afternoon of Sunday, June 22, and each day brought one or more show ers, some of them being of the pro portions of small cloudbursts. Many fields were washed across the rows and in some sections the crops were under water. In some instances, con servative observers estimated that the crops would be cut about 50 per cent. Roads were also sufferers from the rains and the chaingang will be kept quite busy for awhile repairing The Best Pharmacy has on display a small black weevil and some small cotton bolls that were gathered from a field on the plantation of Col. But ler Hagood, near Barnwell. The wee vil closely resembles that of the Mex ican boll weevil apd it is said that the damage done by the two is practically identical and many are of the opinion that the real article has at last arrived, but after seeing the specimen on dis play, the editor of The People is of the opinion that it is not the much dreaded pest from below the Rio Grande, but that it is the cowpea pod weevil, which is described as fol lows: In the spring of the year when the cotton comes up, it is frequently at tacked in certain sections of the State by a small, black-snouted beetle. It COOPER SUMMONS STATE’S SHERIFFS • '• • HEARS COMPLAINTS OF VIOLA TION Of LIQUOR LAW. WANTS LAW ENFORCED Sheriff J. B. Morris, of Barnwell, Wfll Attend Meeting in Columbia July 16th. ( olumhta, June .’*> Thr following thirds of a cotton crop for that State Barnwell County men have received ! on account of their disc.%argee from the army: Oecar B. Cave, Dunbarton. Harry L. Martin, Blnckvilla. Ira 8. Hall. WiOtoton. A louse Botes. Dko Burrell R Hutto. Blockvillo. John O. Brabham. Bomwell. Julius J. Anderson. Dunbarton Solomon C. Ready. Barnwell. Jehu Buwyna Block. Barnwell John &. Keel. Oho Jaa If. Bice, Motels. RohC. B Welker. Miltsttevtlle Eugene Ryeh, cole red. W»!l •? <*c Grows grassy Soldo and Inch of ouffirtont la bor to cultivate the crop So I hold to my February private the damage. The following item from the Allendale County Citizen of last 1 has a little probiacis which in gener- week tells of conditions in Allendale I al shape resembles that of the ele- and Hampton Counties; * 1 phant In some instances, it kills Reports from every section of Al- j •P ot » M larg« ** »n aero and then lendale county indicate that crops have I * just merely destroys sections been considerably damaged by the re- | of <*rtain »wi, but frequently the lu cent heavy rains in this section, al- j i ur ^' to *tand ia very severe and though the damage in Allendale Coun- »ometimes replanting ia necessary, ty. particularly the upper part of the T*** ln ** t k called the cowpea county, is nothing in comparison with ^ b « c * u »* * prefer* to breed the damages to crops in certain esc- I ,n P 0 *** row P*** Thr female drill* nous of Hampton ( ounty. In fact, ^^the pod aad^layaan the opinion that their crop* would nut '“R from ** •** ramifies through suffer materially from the rants, on- j 9*d and when full grown go os to From thin pu- Tbey Sheriff J. B. Morris, of Barnwell, together with the sheriffs of the oth er counties in the dtate and all solici tors and foremen of grand juries have been requested by Governor Cooper to assemble at the State House July 16th for the purpose of discuaeiag law and enforcement Sheriff Morrio stated to a representative of The Peo ple Saturday afternoon that he would attend the meeting and would co *p crate in every way possible in the eo- I forcement of the law. In n letter which will soon bo soul i to all sheriffs in the State, the gov- 1919 that the 'rot- bo 19419,199 r utl.r- f irimes has the house «*f first Bsmborg grown welermelea this dsy, Jon* severs I m iswo Loot TWuru Mr Grimes picked melons from hie patch. oosmodotod sees# of his with a < omp.imentary slice see how aa tarty ms I on The Herald was favored with I forecast end 1 ton crop of | boles Seturday, June 21. the ! ia the your, was aue of day* aloe of 1919. the ray* ef Mm sun houmud ■ j upon the earth, the sunshine was not norma! The ebeoaro of radtatiou of the sun** ray* was noticed by others i besides the Dutch Weather Prophst- | This abnormal condition bus prevailed stars the spring of 1917. It will eo- I cUpy loo much time aad space to die- | cues here the ectooiific cause of the I sheen re but the direct end normal cea- i tact of the sub's rays m this partiruAar are absolutely asrsosar yfor the moot j successful prodartiuQ of a fiber I like cotton Top i auea. am 1 we can any that it tastod leit* ai we. Tho first < y{ July ia 1 eeusliy k boot tho oarl I mat i rtpo molt* ns are licked ia t this | MCtMM t, aad wh on Mr. •rimes pa kod snmo moiooi a n Jano 9. ho pri hebljr f brok o tho rvci acd for eai ■d net Romberg Herald. I’ostntssfcr Examination. Borne of the causes produced by the radlsUea eve cool nights aad uaeeeaenable periods of the day for the occurrence of pcocipitatiea so far as the growth snd proper fruitage of the cotton plant is concerned. Rama at night prevent the formation of cot ton Mooms, aad also rams before mid- •isv esuse the cotton blooms to drop. The some thing applies to the normal development of the shapes on the plant, *• .w wma My forecasts for cool nights—at y hot weather fallowed. The roods through this and adjoin ing counties also suffered from the rslaa. The newly constructed rood from Foirfoa to Hampton, In Hamp ton County, on* almnot impassable W ndnondug and was badly washed hi pin re* Roods hi AlWndols County but ns they bud they wore not left hi much ware* can- ditlea by the mm*. Although aO branches and at mama wore swollen to twin The watermelon crop. It is suffered alee from the mma. Farm ers am of the opinion that many ef the small meiea* wore knorbed from the vino*, while slhon soy that the ram*, followed* by hot weather will is mage the vmeo The hsuvioot rams wore reported oour Hampton and Varueitl*. The bodges between the turn toons wore r ur-dated for some time. eraor calls attention to the of the prohibition law aad says "it appear*, too, that the Jail tioa of tho State is the bomicids mooed !o largo." Tho gueornor l tent tan to the fact that tho State wtff bo v* • * to fade In regard in Tho letter of ths sheriffs and ssHcilsre In as "Cam plain la hors coma to • cotton. I various oortieao of tho §Mb n.unou. Iht that the prshlbBlou law Is After j more or lorn guaoraXlj hot tho Jafi euttmi of fftt Binio It ImumIh retard te of ths facts I tho ground to pa theee Mack b rams out la tho spring and lank for rswptnt. which am their favorite food, but there being none at that soaoon of tho your, they attack tho rattan TWy am frequently whom cotton if 7 Hr The All W Uhston Social Nows. baa In- At the request of the Postmaster | least two distinct coot periods each General the United States Civil Ser vice Commission has announmd an examination to be held at Beaufort. S. C., on September 24, 1919. for the position of postmaster at Fairfax. This office has an annual compensa tion of $1100. To be eligible for this examination an applicant must be a citizen of the United States, must actually reside within the delivery of the office and have so resided at the time the present vacancy occurred. Applicants must have reached their twenty-first but not their sixty-fifth birthday on the date of the examina tion. • c Application Form 2241 and full in formation concerning the requirements of the examination may be secured from the postmaster at the place of vacancy or from the Civil Service Commission, Washington, DC C. Ap plications should be properly executed and filed with the Commission ^at Washington, D. C., in time to arrange for the examination of the applicant. ♦ ♦ w H Lt.-Col. James A. Willis, of the 81st Division, was in 4he city Thursday shaking hands with his many friends, after an absence of several months in month—hold for good the summer. Precipitation will also continue in greater volume than for many years The area of excessive precipitation which has prevailed largely in the Western cotton belt will eventually invade the Eastern belt, and when the record shall have been made for the year it will show the heaviest rain fall withi.i a decade at least. It has paid the fanners to hold the cotton crop of 1918. The outlook for a good average crop before 1922 does not appear to the Dutch Weather Prophet. The position of the earth and sun will not assume its reg ular order before that time, and the prospect is more for a famine than a large production in the meantime in the cotton crop. The summit of high prices for the staple will not be reached even when ^cotton goes to 35 cents, which it wll do very soon. The history of the cotton crop is only being repeated and also the po- Willtstoo. Jobs 2* has rvtumsd from Barnard C oiler* Miss Gladys Bridget ef Blacksburg spout last week-end with Miss Mayo Rountree. Mm* llBtrto BgftUi I* at Rome from lander College. Mias Sarah Mae Baggott of Wagon er ia visiting friends in town. Mrs. C. L. Greene ia visiting fronds in Hickory, N. C. Ensign Murray Smith ia at homo from Annopolia. H. M. Black of Clinton ia visiting his paiynts, Capt. and Mrs. W. D. Black. Miss Leo Greene of Spprtanburg spent last week-end with Mrs. Quincy A. Kennedy. Q. A. Kennedy, D. S. Smoak and Dr. J. L. Smith are spending some time in Baltimore. Tate Willis, who has been in the navy since the beginning of the war, is at home with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Willis. Miss Sarah Merritt of Augusta, Ga., is visiting Mrs. F. L. Merritt. Miss Gertrude Mellichamp is visitng frends n Brevard r N. C. ol# County loot week that Ik* bail woo* rated in two places near I or a border of tko bow roust reports ef infestation ta el were lavsougatod aad Ike weevil* sent to CTemooa College, tkey prevod to be wbat is bas tko cowpoe pod weevil described Tko Pespls advtose it* farmer- | sot to bocueea paaK-etnrkea if tkey Miss Edaa Lott j find weevils ia their fields, but send •poruaeus to ths authorities at Clem- son College. • • Mrs. Hattie Rountree is visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. H. Altman, in Char leston. Miss Mayo Rountree is visiting Mrs. sition of the earth and sun. One hun- ~M. Tj. Bolick in Hickory, N. C. dred years ago cotton sold for 32 cents, and I am satisfied that the same me teorological phenomena prevailed from 1812 to 1819 in respect to the radiation of the sun's rays^on the earth. The year 1816 is known as the year with- France. He has been spending som6 out a summer and frost occurred every time with relatives in Williston. Col.' mont h m the year as far south as the Col. J. A. Willis of Gaffney, who has just returned from overseas, is spend ing some .time with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Willis. Mr. Ralph Wise Dead. Willis is still in the service, but ex pects to be mustered out at an early date. parallel 35 (boundary of North and South Carolna.) Scientific authorities at Washington in describing the immense spots on unexpended balance left over from the the sun’s surface say that the occur- appropriation of 1917. The general as- rence of such a disturbance has come sembly, however, has always protected , three years in advance of the usual these weak and straggling schools, period for its appearance of the usual and the State superintendent will period for its appearance. Thia ab- BARNWELL HIGH SCHOOL DOTH. recommend a continuance of this pol icy next year. Seldom, if over, doei normal condition was discussed article in T) in » Mr. Ralph Wise, of Blackville, died Satunlay morning at 10 o’clock at the home of his father Mr. John Wise, at Healing Springs after an illiness of three weeks with typhoid fqver. His body was laid to rest Sunday after noon in the Blackville Cemetery, the Rev. D. W. Heckle conducting the funeqsl services. Mr. Wise ia sur vived by bitf parents, three brother* and f • •*•**••••******* Parents, teachers, children and friends of the Barnwell High School are delighted to know that the trus tees have elected Mr. John Douglas Robison as Superintendent of the school for the next session. The trustees report that the formal opening of the school will likely be Friday, September 26th, when the children will then receive their pro motion to the various grades, secure the necessary books, and begin school regularly Monday, September 29th. Mr. Robison, Miss Martha Roddy and Miss Kathleen Griffin will have charge of the high school department the coming session. —The board of trustees has elected a.teacher each to take charge of the eixth and seventh grades and their names will be given in these columns in a few days. Miss Nellie Ray will teach the fourth an d fifth grades, Miss Breeden, the second and third grades, and Mimms, a teacher if experience and a graduate of Winthrop, will teach the first grade. Ralph Brown, who has been attend ing Washington and Lee* University, of Lexington, Va., is home for his.va cation and will return to that school next session. We are glad to have you home, Ralph. The Board of Trustees report that they hope to run the best school next year that they have ever had, and pa rents will take notice that it won’t be necessary to send their children off to school when they will have the very best at Barnwell. "Aa a el live. I am | upholding of law, boot* I ope* you. aa tho chief Bear ia year county, la mm so that w« may effect eon* mutual rooporatloa. I am that R ia esroeaary faq as pqblie opmioa hi order the hove tho forcemeat of our lows, for, aa know, laws aad thetr eaf< oxpreoesoae of th warn to mo that a mooting ef the * | sheriffs, tho foremen of the gread —■-"■■■ 9 ! juries, tho solicitors and certain oth- Loultr Moore, Editress. • | ore directly interested will moult hi much good. We can, by working to gether, create a public aentimont that will hold up tho law breaker as an eo- eray to society. It is also necessary for the State and county authoritiaa and for the anthoritiee of the several counties to cooperate. Isolated effort, while laudable, is not ao effective a* 9 general effort. Should we all hsvfc a common purpose, then each can In culcate in his community a whole some sentiment that will result in ab solute vindication of the laws. “I hope you will be able to attend this conference. Please notify tha foreman of your grand jury of tha meeting and urge him, and any others you care to designate, to ba present. The State’s welfare depends upon tha security and happiness of its individ ual citizens, and the security and hap piness of its citizens depend upon tha enforcement of law. Your task ia not an easy one, but you can make it much easier, and make the results ef your efforts far-more satisfactory, if you can effect a general demand among your constituents for the eradi cation of the men who strike at tha very roots of our social System by defying the laws we have made. “I shall be glad to have any sag* gestions you care to make, either in writing before the conference or ver bally during the meeting." mwmk. Supt. of. Education, Horace J. Crouck, announces that there are two four-year scholarships to Qomaao Collage vacant thia year. Thera ia a