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\ 4• >: ,i 4; • VOLUME XUV. . 4 Ju&t Like a Member of the Family” )' ■■■. /.' • l ; - - - r- - BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAT, JANUARY 13TH, 1921. COKER GIVES COST OF MAKING COHON t DiscusHes Present Situation .prehensive Manner. in Coi " A PROBLEM FOR NATION Facts and Figures Everybody Should Know Concerning the South’s Greatest Crop, f V i — r-'. The Goker Cotton CompAny, o< Hartsville, of which Mr. David R. Co ker is president, has just sent out to its customers a cotton news lettei | which in comparativley brief spac »overs the situation of the South today in p way that is exceptionally inform ing and comprehensive. Mr. Coker- discusses the cost of making cotton and the effect uj)bn the S,outh and the country of the present low prices and cives facts and figures which ought to be known to all. His letter"'fonows+‘ As the staple situation has shown, very little change since our letter of December 1, we thought that our cus tomers might like to have us discuss the cost of the production of cotton nnd its relation' to the present and future situation... We believe that few outside^jf m the-South, realize thj; .distrgSiS^ ? ANNAPOLIS VACANCIES ^ i OPEN IX THIS STATE % ’ ■ / ; ? .7 .* . J Washington, Jan. 9.—Rep- ^ '"resentAtive -, .Byrnes has ap-7 ¥ pointed James A. JVilliSj Jr., ofi Major J. A. Willis, of Barii^feU, to fill the vacancy at West Point Military Acad emy caused by^fhe resignation of a previous appointee r MrJ Byrnes has twtKyacan- cies at the Naval Academy^at Annapolis, for which he has no *£ applicants from the Second *t* District, who copld qualify ih the entrance-TL. examination. This is a rather unusual oppor- £ tunity for bright boys, who ❖ wish to enter the navy. V -7 i\ BARNWELL IN THE LONG AGO. By Robert ( W. Sanders. ■: , . XVII. Quick Volunteering And He roic Service of Old Barn well Boys. GREEKS OF BARNWELL CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS Friday Was Birthday of Christ Ac cording to Julian Calendar. ing features of the present situation or are able to diagnose their effect upon the civilization of the South and the future of the cotton industry. A brief consideration of the facts, how ever, will promptly convince everyone interested iq the industry, whether in the North dr the South, that there is •no future for it at present prices and 'thatrr'li continuation of present condi tions. would threaten the civilization of the South,-?- Govemrhient statistics show fhat the average production of^lint . cotton in the South is between Vone-third and four-tenths bales pe^ aere, but in or der to show how impossibly the pres ent situation is\we are goifig to first discuss production^ figures under the ideal conditions of a bale per acre production at 15 cents—a price above the present market. The. bulk of^thc crop of the South ^ is produced on a share crop system, the most popular share contract in this section being one under which ■ . . the landowner furnishes the land, -buildings, planting seed and fertilizer and the eyn&oi^ furnishes livestock, tools and labor. Ginning and baling expenses are divided. Landlord and „Lenanf divide the cotton, equally, but the landlord receives all of the seed. Under this plan let us see what would be the returns to landlord and tenant ' mi a twenty-acre -crop of cotton pro- duethg one bale per acre, ^ ;. — . Returns of an Ideal Farm. The farm will contain abou^Jhirty acres, including a little woodland and a few acres for corn and other minor crops. If the land Ls good enough-to produce a bale per acre a fair value. —= tion for the farm including building-; ■will be,, between ?'»OOt. and fTL TOO.;.. \ minfmuTi charge for rent on thji cotton lan 1 theref**•. . to cover in tcrest, repairs and taxes would be not., less than $25 per acre. The landlord ■expecting a bale of cotton per acre Friday, was the.,Christmas day of the Greeks, that nation, adhering to the time system of the Julian ealan- dar. But it was Christmas to the peoplo of Greek birth and rearing just the same, though not so thoroughly com- Susrcfn-Bzod^^ijbaps^ with the giving- ami receiving act as other peoples make it. Presents one way and the other with the orthodox Greeks a re the order o^ the day on their New” Year, which falls according to the Julian calaTTrift.r on January 14. In various jjarts of the country spe cial religious Services were held in the Greek Cathoiic churches -Fri day, men and women of Grecian birth in many instances making journeys from the smaller cities t6 the larger places where there are colonies of their fellow countrymen. The local Greek's - bbservecT the oc casion by closing their store and spending the day in Augusta, where services were held in' the Greek church. v , , —■ - . W^hen and at what point I irtay close my recollections of Barnwell peo ple aqd things, relating to the War Between the States, I cannot now tell. Truth is I am in this like the Irishman ~who ate with a “coming" appetite,” and after, a very long, and hearty meal, said!: “The further I went, the further I went.” Or^may be I can illustrate my case more clearly by that of a young fellow who offered to kiss a young lady who indignantly^ turned away-, saying: “I would not kiss you' to save your life.” He re- plied: “ , you ever started; you would never want to stop.” Of course, I expect to stop some where. But no matter where, I shall leave still untold‘many things that I shpuldJike to chronicle. I feel as one in a garden of lovely flowers—-so many and so beautiful that he hardly knows which to pluck. ^ In reverting to the old and sqme r titnes awfui days.’qj Abe beg to record for my readers just a few items about certain prominent r but I shall remain and plant cotton on my native soil.” Col. Maxcy Gregg commanded in Virginia, the first S. C. Regiment that enlisted in C. S. A. service and for the whole of the war. His men were" of the finest and bravest of South Carolinians, often suffering heavy loses in the severest of the ser vice and the fighting, during the en tire war. He became Brigadier Gen- eraj and was finally killed in battle as one distinguished for efficiency and courage. Of Means’ Regiment, the 17th S. C., I heard much and often. I knew ny of the men who composed the twoT^amwellJcompanies—those of Capt. wXP Sanders, .my cousin amf an able preacher, and Capt. Dickinson. In the company ofT’apt. D., I had a brother-in-law, Mr. WvG. Harrison, and in that of Capt. Sandfcrs, another —Richard C. Cteech. Severaf etthers of the Creech brothers were in thaf^ command.’ One of them (James, the youngest) was severely wounded in i-JtiaMle '"-rsrrtfr.; ot engagement; resultingAn one Gen. Lee’s most signal victories, WOMAN JURY HEARS TASE AT ANDERSON , , — . ' Anderson, Jan.-7.—What is declared to be the first instance in South Carolina* where a iy.V- ^ .A - x I ■' ’ jury composed solely of wo men sat in a court of justice took place yesterday when Magistrate H. A. Foster of. Brushy Creek township, em panelled four- matrons and two single women to pass up on the guilt or innocence of a negro charged with the lar ceny of two kitchen chairs. After deliberating fifteen min utes, the jury returned ,a ver dict of guilty and the negro X was sentenced to pay a fine of % 510. ni mbKr i». .. . —.1 I .‘.I I-... m. mi EVENTS OF THEPAST WEEK r IN BLACKVILLE SOCIEttT Mrs. Williatn Altman Hostess to tksk Thursday Afternoon Club. ^ : f* ' " y ■ ■■ * 4 Blatkyille, Jan; 8.—A delightfnF club-meeting was had Thursday afW ernoon, when Mrs. William Altman was hostess to the Thursday After noon club. An interesting flower pen- test wg£ enjoyed, Mrs. H. F. Buist winning the prize, 9 lovely vase. The TRUSTEES AND TEACHERS T’ School Building Saturday. of Col- Means (ex-Governor) was killed, urged. A very part of *the food for the family and besides must pay the doctor amt the preacher if they are paid. r It is true that the tenant raises some corn, a ..captured 1864 while on Regiments, largely cmBJiS^ed of Barn- Tits" Regiimjpt suffered many cas- well volunteers. 'They are those of ualties. , , Colonels Colcock, Gregg. Hagood, The company of my cousin—-“Tom” Means, and Lamar, and possibly Sanders—owing^fo his fine standing, others. 7 was one of the most quickly organized in Barnwell District. , He died, March 1S62, while the .Re'giment ' was on John’s Island, S. C. David Rice, first Lt., then became Captain. Other changes took place, and Henry Ulmer was the Captain when the war closed. Lt. Colonel McMaster became the Col. when Means fell at Second Manassas. This kegiment fought through the war under Brig. Gen. Evans, and was distinguished for activity, and brave ry in Virginia and Tennessee^ as we Col. Colcock commanded a ‘splendid Regiment of cavalry that served along' the coast of South Carolina and Geor gia, until Sherman’s raid caused them to proceed with Gen’s. Hamptort and Butler up the country through the two Carolinas, as far as Greensboro, N. XT; After Johnston’s /terms with Sherman at the Bennett House, N. C., April 26. 1865, the remnant of this command was paroled and went back to private life. I had relatives and friends in~ this Regiment, and noted their movements for four years. My hostess, assisted by Misses Louise Ma this and Elizabeth Altman, served a delicious sweet course. - Mrs.,T. O. Boland was the charm ing hostess to the members of the Sewing club Thursday afternoon. When the sewing was laid aside, Mrs. Boland, assisted by Mrs. C. Rizer and Mrs. S. G. Lowe, served an elegant; salad course. - / . Mrs. N. T. Hammet was hostess to the members of tfie Aid society Mon- TO MEET HERE JAN. ISTH^day afternoon. After /the regul*? program was completed, Mrs. Ham- Joiilt Meeting Will Be Held in High met served delicious refreshments, being assisted by Mrs. J. C. Johnston. Misses Sadie Fant, Grace Mason, Pearle Odoiri, Lucille Dickert and Edith Crouch have returned their respective homes, where spent the Christmas holidays. turday morning, the ,15th tmtJ .y. >8SfS ■ J 1)zat>eth | ■ ja MMi^HBMsWWgSS5SfS^L:"‘r a « t »uiis nave retunaftfl-fo Lake View. The following young people havo returned to the various colleges thejr are attending: Ruth Creech, Eugenia Still, Sara Fielding, Fairy Belle Hut to, Sadie DeWitt,, Lois ’Nevils, Dor- thy Ninestein, Rebecca Blatt ami arold Hair, Byror Hair, Bill Ray, Eafhi DeWitt, Eleanor and Dorthy O’Gonhan^ Lena Whittle) Imogene Still, Harry Arthur Buist, Calhoun Weissinger ancT'Reddick Still. Mrs. Otis Brabham an d Mrs. Harold Brabham were recent guesta ■-Invitations have been issued to joint meeting of the Barnwell Co tea^hjgja_Juid-4eusteTnC^vTnchwin be id in the Barnwell high school build- frona they ii ociock. This will be, one of the riteet important meetings of the yea* and &\fuTl attendance is rogram has ision, as few vegetables, and sometimes has a south of Savannah. They died""- cousin Moses N. Sanders and William “** ■'N- # f Jenkins (cousin by marriage) were picket duty. In By a night’ pig v or a few chickens. The pitiful , prison at Fort Deleware. poverty under which most of them : surprise, other men were captured at Rye, however, keeps them moving • the same time,,. “Gus” Sanders from'ftlace to place, the average term , (another cousin) was killed near, of farm tenancy being about two years I p oco taligo, early 1865, George S., and it is the exception rather than the | brother, brojight his body to rule for the tenaiH .Jo have any live- ;.H arn well District,-and himself took stock-besides his mure or any poultry, pneumonia and died. This Regiment Please note that with "eottdh^aUlo ^ ei - ve ,j gallantly during The entire cents per pound $1.07 is the Wximupi'war. It was comj.osed of men who amount that a tenant can receive for .hivalrv with Hie flower 6t the labor, of himself, - Ws wife^ amhj three childr«*n-hr producing the ideal - sev^ra^ cousins—Mose, George, -John, yield of one bale ot cotton per acre August an«J Joseph, a brother-in-law, Robert Harrison, served under Col. of one bale of on twenty acres and this is a larger acreage than the average one-horse- crop in this section and must be fur ther curtailed thi& year. The item for picking ten bales is absolutely necessary for the tenant and his fam- Colcock, together with a number of my old school fellows. Each man furnished his own horse, saddle and bridle; and when on furlough, these men rode on.horseback from the sea- ily cannot gather more than half the , coas t their homes and again., to crop- in time to prevent serious de- > eamp. I recall, the names of four te.rioration of the grade- j Captains in this Regiment, to wit, Dr. Please remember that the average h Bl>n Lawton> Henry C. Smart, Geo. production in the South is less, than j Hn( j jfjj.. Peeples. Capt. four-tenths bales per acNe. as in other sections of/the Southlan The Regt. was encamped for a tijhe at Adam’s Run, S. C M during 1861. John \R. Culp, of Chester District at first a'•Captain, rose to Lt^-Colonel be fore hostilities ended. Wm. H. Ed wards of Chester became Capt. of Culp’s Company, and Walter wM. Fadden of Chfester was Major at Lee’s surrender. 1 knew these three . --'x . ■ ' ' " -X"*- gentlemen well during mw^long minis try at Chester C. H. Thfty were very fine citizens, as were many other men of the 17th Regt., who survived the war between the States. The truth is that good soldiers usually make good citizens and likewise good eiti- zens make gbod-fioliders. Sorry folks are apt to be sorry still, amid life’s mqtations. The best aid to improve ment of character and worthy stand ing is divine grace. To go into deserving notice.heie of the famous Regiment of Col. Thomas G. Lamar (2nd S. C. Artilery) would require more space than should be al lotted to this chapter: Hence, I will .defer my remarks concerning that command Jill another tirm\ ' ASj I became mvself a soldier in that Regt., I remember more about it than any been arranged for the follows: -v,. Invocation—Rev. L. F. Glennan. / Instrumental Duet—Mrs. T. E.. Cummings and Miss Amelia! McNab, ’ \ 7 of the Barnwell High School. Address—Mr. M. B. Self, trustee of the Williston High School. Vocal Solo—Miss Eunice Whittle, of the Williston High School. Address—ProG-Lueco Gunter, of Furman University, former State .Supervisor of Rural Graded Schools. Instrumental Solo— Miss Mary Sttnsell, of the Williston High School. Business. Adjournment. we went in buggy to Bamberg, via. Springtown. We boarded the train at B. for Charleston a while after dark; We met on that train C. C. Rush and others going our way. It were in the home of Mr. and Mr«N£. H. Weissinger. Mrs. Griffin of Pclzer is the guest of Mrs. H. B. Weaver. Mr. and Mrs. U. C. Still hav re» turned from a visit to St. George. Mrs. J. C. Johnson is visiting in Rocky Mount, N. C. Armstrong-Peeples. - s Hallie M. -Armstrong Miss Hallie M. Armstrong and Thomas H. Peeples, Esq., were mar ried at 9 o’clock Saturday night at was my first riding on a railroad and the home of Mr and Helano G. McAllister in Columbia, where tho the motion of the cars created in me a curious sort of sensation, causing in me an ^occasional feeling of tim idity. We arrived in Charleston in the night" and “put up” at the 1 swap* as he fciust exercise supervision- over* his croppers, a charge' of $5 per acre for supervision should be made. The total of these expenses is $50 per acre. Hts returns will be one-balf bale .of .aCaitpn, at.15 1 cents—$37.50; seed, $10; total; $47.50; iess~one-Half ginning’,$S j piet jncome, 44.50 per acre. These figures show a net loss to the-Bind- owner of $5.50 per acre. Sorrftr miiy object to the charging of rent and su pervision to crop expenseS'. M ' To this we ahswer that these are necessa* i -tion withput . secured. rhklr-capital cannot hie 7N-. mshes a. mule and fee4-costing per year $125: depreciation on imple ments, taxes, etc*? $25; hire for pick- of cotton, $150; one-] “ ginning, $60; Aottl, $36(Ip besides the labcrr^of himself, wife and thfee chil- ■dr err. Receii ^cre. Based on one-half bale j production,the tenant , farmer’s expenses would be reduced by the item of picking, $H>0, and half j)f the gin ning, $;>0, making h'S expenses $180 instead of $360. He would receive for his 4mlf shHre'Of“fen "bales ^STo. Icav ing $185, or 51 cents per day for tfie sustenance of his family. Bqjfc, at least half the tenant farmers:make Jess than one-half bale- per acre in South'Carolina or less than oit^-third bale per acre in the test a^olina. How can these people keep\ body and soul together, much less maintain a decent standard ofcitizemj^fc ilMmllly ~7. Aftermath of During the years 1917, ’18 and ’19 we had a period of comparative : — fity irTtho^outh during Nghich both the landowner and tenant clashes made more money than they eyer eritt ot tsarnwcll; ur. Lawton Jid insurance business in Augusta after the war; and Mr. Kirkland was a worthy citizen in “post-bellum days. Lt. Ben Miller also served faithfully as a minister, as did also Richard ' r Smart who had been a member of the company of his brother, Capt. A. C. Smart, Mr. Geo. R. Dunbar, after-- wards a Baptist deacon of Steel Creek Church, held the rank of Ser T geant-Major, or Adjutant in the Reg iment, and was a brave, true soldier get the ^magnificent sum of $1.07 per day with which the tenant must pur- clothing, shoes and household others', but it would he an un-ending task to do so. ^ famous. Jjrst. ..S—C.- Regiment (“firnt in State service”) i have written pre viously. He, soon after reorganizing service,atid-for the whole bees of the etanpany,^ fore, had no training in thrift and .x" • . ■ v -- aw . j N \ spent their money without thought of the morrow. JVJany are s poorer eiti , Expenses besides labor of family._360 amouhl by 365 and you .. u j * v. j *u- • j ^ if we had not had th\s period of pros perity, for, having had a glimpse of financial heaven and df the war, became i. noted Brigadier ..5xf # '-A' - » ^ ,♦ • General. He had graduated with hoh- efs at the S. C. Military/Accadetny re-cons ion days. He was Jhe Controller. General and also the Governor of South Carolina, having been a very active" and eonspteibus factor in the memorable Hampton Campaign in 1876. When once after the war some of his fellow citizens talked of leavgi#. those of the above mentioned organi zations. Before closing my present section of reminiscences, let me estate a few things more about the Regiment of Col. Hag-opd. \ remember that when the great and destructive fire that swept Charleston through the very heart, spreading from the Ashley to the. Cooper River, in Sept. 1861, Ha- good’s Regt. was on Cole’s Island, a sandba’nk at the mouth of the Stono city. Major Lucas’s battallion of heavy artillery. (Regulars) occupied thejorts on this little Island until Pa vilion Hotel on Meeting Street. The sights of the city (the first I had eve, visited) literally thrilled me. seemed- hardly able- to see the place on account of the many houses. The rumbling of vehicles and clatter of horses hoofs along the streets amazed me, as did other novelties. In the morning we went to the wharves whence I had my first view of grand old ocean, i \e harbor, forts, ships, £‘tc. About 12 M. we went on board of the old steamer, ‘‘"be Kalb,” and set out by water, up the Ashley, through Wapoo Cut, and down the Stono by way of Legareville, and on to Cole’s Island. We landed just as night approached. Mr. “Bill” Eaves, a returning soldier, recmvod^c-tHeTsTeetlfm counter-sign” (Marengo) from ^iNb^^Tw^plVW 't'ouched the shore, soldier with keen-voice halted us on our march into cflmp, demanding the pass-word which was given; and so, we were soon with the “boys” of Ha- good’s command. For the first time I saw forts, cannon, men in uniform drilling, walking guard and living in tents apd-wooden huts. I ate my first oysteVs on Cole’s Island whjch I did not at first like; though I relished the flavor of the oyster soup and enjoyed .the crackers served with it. The men pranks, and now and then one was “tipsy” and? talkative. How they got their enlivening nectar* I did not during "the' entife winter of 1861-62. My brothers^STM^anff ETE.^S.-- and a number of cousins were mem- ing and “Staff” Halford were among the most gocular of all the “bojrs.” To drink the water and eat the rtf- . , tions and •ar rwi^irwnHisaw Duncan, and wrote to’us at Ba'mw*ell that the flames of the conflagration were visihle jxoim their-encampmept. ell did not go so well with me. But oh the exciting experiences of that trip old historic city! The "sea bride has made her home for some time. The cereinbny was performed by the Rev. Kirkman G. Finlay, reifc- tor of Trinity Church, and was aU tended by Miss Ruby Armstrong, sis ter of the bride, Miss Eva Ellerbe, " i Mrs. D. G. McAllister and Cole L, .. B lease. The bride is a daughter of Capt. J. B. Armstrong, treasurer of Barnwell County, and has a wide circle of friends both here and in Columbia* • where she has made her home for sev eral years. She is a very attractive young lady and is endowed with unus ual mental attributes. The bridegroom is originally from Blackville, but made his home in Barnwell for sev- 1— eral years, during which time he prac ticed law. He represented Barnwell* County in the House of Representa tives and moved to s Attorney General, and af- . ter serving three terms has. .con tinued to make his home there. Ho has been a candidate for Governor and United States Senate. Before tho close of the World War he received % commission as Major in the JhRJge Ad^ vocate Department of the Army. Tho ^„^ many Born well friehdsof the young couple wish them a long life of hap piness and prosperity. ’ o \ ’ Mr. Isaac Attaway. --1: \ After passed away at 10 o’clock Sun day night at the home of his sister* Mrs. C. C. Langley, aged 69 years. l o’eloek in-the Friendship Churchyard, Dr. W. M. Jones, pastor 7^ of the Barnwell Baptist Church, con ducting the funeral services . proBoeco" 'of sorrowing relatives and friends./j£t one time ho was in the mercantile business in meri, some ""bf them having been my relatives and schoolmates. Early in the year 1862, I Had the priv ilege as a boy now 14 years old, of visiting Cole’s Island in company with my cousjn, M. W. Sanders. Of all the trips I ever made, thi» w»» to me and beating of noisy engines and the flapping of ship-sails, troops in* array, guns on bulwarks and. other new things, left impressions that time, and may be not entirely, will ever eradi- And since if seems ir. T. J. Attaway, but for the past several years ill.health for bade any business activity, He was not very well known Jto those of tho younger generation, but older people knew him as a man of generous heart and a true friend under all eircum- staaees. He is'survived by two.