The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, January 13, 1921, Image 1
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BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAT, JANUARY 13TH, 1921.
COKER GIVES COST
OF MAKING COHON
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DiscusHes Present Situation
.prehensive Manner.
in Coi
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A PROBLEM FOR
NATION
Facts and Figures Everybody Should
Know Concerning the South’s
Greatest Crop, f
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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 %
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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.
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BARNWELL IN THE LONG AGO.
By Robert ( W. Sanders.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Anderson, Jan.-7.—What is
declared to be the first instance
in South Carolina* where a
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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.
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EVENTS OF THEPAST WEEK r
IN BLACKVILLE SOCIEttT
Mrs. Williatn Altman Hostess to tksk
Thursday Afternoon Club. ^ :
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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
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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
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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,
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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Mr. Isaac Attaway.
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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.