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*5-'' l '■ J — M-X- WiltrU’Mm • T T. T-5 ■ tX ^ / ' V - VOLUME XUV. - r ( • > “Just Like a.Member of the Family" V ——— 1 BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 7TH, 1921. \ V. NUMBER. 31. IARNWELL GETS AID FROM STATE WARRANTS GO TO FORTY-FOUR /" . COUNTY TREASURERS. ;. U. S. WILL MAKE SEPARATE PEACE VIVIXnI TOLD THIS/country! WILL SHUN LEAGUE. Nineteen Public School Districts in Barnwell County Receive a iota! of $1,497. French Envoy Extraordinary Learns That His Mission to the Uni- t _ ted States la in Vain. THE SPIRIT OF BARNWELL > • i\ : - ’ • -* ’ ’ * ♦ Interpreted by Col. H. D. Calhoun ^’Mrs. W. E. McNab Miss Pauline Rjcharson Mr.- §nforoon Blatt Mr. L. P. Wilson ^ Mr. W*. D. Gantt ^ > Introductory Notes by J. M. Ryan. Nineteen school districts in Barn well ^County will receive a total of $1,497 from the State treasury, ac cording to a statement issued by the. State Superintendent of Education last week. That office has completed tjie payment of term extension aid to the public schools, oisbursements a- mounting to $53,902 to i>62 districts ^ jn 44 counties, AVarrahts bn thcrcomp- troller general were mailed to the re spective county treasurers showing the specific amount to be credited to each term extension district. The money is to be used exclusively for teachers’ salaries, according to a statement given out by the superinten dent’s office. '■ To qualify under the term exten- ^■^jion law the school district must first ^^®p'vy a local tax of at least two millls. x^^'he regular funds credited to the district from the cash balance on land; July 1. plus poll tax, plus dog tax, plus apportionment from the three mill constitutional county tax must be too small to run a term of five months. State aid* can not ex ceed the proceeds of the local levy nor be more than $100 to any one district. * i4H The term-extension act applies ex- Washington, April 4.—The Harding administration inter.-*; to terminate the war between the United Sates and Germany by Congressional reso- luion. M. Viviani, the French envoy extraordinary to this country, is un derstood to have been informed to night at a dinner at the home, of Sen ator MqCprmick, of fllinois-.—r-——^ The 0 former premier was also]' in formed, it was said, by Senators pres ent, that the program bf the adminis tration does not contemplate entrance of the United States into the leajgbe of nations. The French envoy, who was accom panied by Ambassador JMsserand, was said to have been informed that sen- tirnent of Republican leadei-s was vir tually unanimous for adoption of the Knox separate peace resolution, sub ject only to possible amendment from its original form, early in the special session'of Congress. M. Viviani was described as appearing ‘-reconciled” to the situation. _ Those at the dinner said that M. Viviani had been told frankly that it was useless to discuss the possibility of American membership in the Lea r gue of Nations. Most of the Repub lican members of the Senate fore'ign clusively to weak and sparsely-—sejbrLrelations committee and Col. George tied communities. Its benficiaries Harvey, of New York, prospective are almost without exception —owe- -ambassador at the Court of-St.-James, I teacher schools. Frequently the en rollment in these schools is exceed ingly low with a correspondingly low- attendance, says Mr. Swearin gen, State superintendent; During .the scholastic year 1919-20._.reports from 24 counties showed 53 schools enrolling fewer than ten pupils. These same reports gave in 42 coun ties 183 schools enrolling from 10 to 19 pupils, while 40 counties main tained 132 schools enrolling from 20 to 24 pupils. Thus 368 white schools were'maintained with an enrollment of less than 25 children, says Mr. Swearingen. Eight districts »«. Allendale County will receive $736* 11 in Bamberg County will get $1, 055; 30 in Aiken County, $2, 909; 4 in Hampton County $400. were among those present At the same tfhie the Senators made it clear that the United States would take no action which could be in any way considered as ‘‘helpful”-to Ger- _many, especially, in the matter of reparations and fulfilling other obli gations involved in the* peace settle ment. In discussing the proposed separate peace, resolution,- the Senators, it is understood, asserted their intention to introduce it immediately upon the convening of Congress and urge Us prompt adoption. "itOWever. they added, that i£- President Harding should request delay In the matter of a vote, this would undoubtedly be arranged. ^ ——— Miller-Miller The marriage is announced of Dr. Benjamin Wade Miller, formerly of Barnwell, now of Augusta, and Mrs: Blanche Mane~'Mine r rr'T5f New York'. The ceremony was performed early Saturday morning by the Rev. Thomas Walker, at the pastcrium of tlie Bap tist Churdi of Langley, S. C. Dr. Miller comes of a prominent South Carolina family., and has only made his htfme here for the past six months. He has won many friends, howe%er, since coming to Agusta, who will join in eongatulations for his bride and himself. XXX . Mrs. Miller is a charming woman, and has spent the season ,here at the Partrige Inn Where she has made many friends.—Augusta Chronicle." ‘What’s in a Name?’ use that name for the hotel. Those who Have suggested that name are re quested to send in others. Emphasis is laid on the fact that there is no limit to the number of names that may be suggested by one person. What the manager wants is a name and he will be glad to have as many suggestions as possible. So send in your list—the more the merrier. To Speak at Welfare Conference. Sheriff C. Keys Sanders will speak at a welfare conference in (,)vangeburg to be held the 11th and Pith of April. Ins subject will be the condition of the jails, both city and county, in Barnwell county. The conference * ■ - •(■v"' . . - _ ... will hold four sessions. One each on the subject of Child Welfare, Health, Jails, the: Public Care of the Indigent Poor. The: last -of these sessions is expected to prove of especial interest to Barnwell citizens because of the recent appointment of the^ Commiss ion to manage the Barnwell County poor farm. In planning this symposium of opinion, the. idea that it would be final and conclusive, the last word on the subject, the end of the argument was never entertained, but, as great oaks from little acorns ' grow, the hope was that the nymposium might quicken thought, which, in its turn; would inspire united action among our people towards a general better ment of conditions- to a fuller and larger life in our .beautiful home town. Discussion of the subject is cordially invited, and whether t.he dis cussion shall Be in favor of thd views here expressed, or against them, * it will be equally welcome. Barnwell never can be a large city, and ahy such ambitious project for the town is doomed to failure from its inception, but there is no reason why it may not become a social and cultured center of importance, and ultqnately grow into a city of several thousand population. Not neces sarily, or at all, a ‘‘nigh-brow” com munity, but one where the graces and reserves of polite usages and ihe practice, of poise are habitual and if Williston and BlackvUfiF r and our lesser towns enter the lists in a spirit of rivalry for supremacy so much the better, as. that'Will serve to broaden the field of improvement, and make it a matter of county distinction. As nothing is won without energy and persistence of purpose along lines of a well defined plan, so we must not expect success by sitting * down and waiting for it to drop into our laps. But, as in most other things, the hard work is of short duration and at the beginjuuifc-Xhe organizing and setting in motion of agencies to pro duce what is desired. This done, very soon the pleasure in the 'work of creation takes the place' of what would ot*e rwise be tedium, and every advancing step is along', pathways bordered with beautiful flowers and through a perfumed atmosphere where pleasure becomes a driving ambition for the task. The soul of a community is not an isolated essence, confined to the body of one "person, hut it is divided into as many parts as there are individ uals in the community', and distrib uted among them all—not in the same proportion, J should think, but so that no single person escapes a part oT the spirit. cause this is a spiritual thing we’re talking about, it need not be assumed that we are . hopeless, because the spirit may be developed and broaden-; ed and deepened and its horizon en larged by proper food and guidance; even as our physical bodies may be strengthened and quickened and made beautiful by nourishment and exer cise undci- wise guidance. The writer’ would not presume to prescribe the lessons to be learned nor work to be done. That duty is upon the community acting through its social, political and religious bod ies—improvement guilds, the city government, our secret societies, end the churches; the last not acting sec- tarianly, but secularly. This sort of church work demands a great breadth of , view, and a high degree of pa tience and forbearance, as well as a knowledge of the truth that the non- churchman’g way is often—mostly— different from that of , the- church member, while many times the pur- COURT CONVENES MONDAY, APR. 11 3RD WEEK JURORS DRAWN FOR APPROACHING TERM. ** Judge T.'J. Mauldin, of Greenville, ' Will Preside at the Spring Term of Court. PREPARE TO AID COTTON FARMER SOUTH CAROLINA MEN RACKING PLAN. AR$ pose and final result are identical. . „ . ... And always keep in mindr tbe words: — ' of St. Paul: “I know and am por-'t ~ ® 0ak ' suaded by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him that esteemeth anything .An dean, to him it is unclean.” \ /* J. M. Ryan. Your question, ‘‘What Is the Spir it,” means. I take it, “What Is the Spirit of the People of Barnwell.” •" I would say that, on account of the tropical part of our country, the cli matic condition has afflicted usrlarge-. ly with indifference to many worthy things,, not that deep down in our hearts “we don’t care,” but just in different largely to religious matters, no concerted action in public enter prises, some jealousy and selfishness, and lack of confidence in each other, but when it comes to afflictions or sickness' or death in our homes, we are very sympathetic and generous. Harry D. Oalhoun. Mr. Prevonga, manager of Bam-' well’s new moving picture theatre, has requested The People to ask con- iCstants not to suggest the name “Diamond” Tor the new pleasure house, as the management desires are the trips to the Orange- Several of the . members of this commission plan to attend the conference. Mr. H, D. Calhoun, President of ‘he Home Bank, has been asked to pre side at the health session on the evening of the 12th. Dr. Jas. A. Hayne, of the Sfate Board of Health, will deliver the principal address of the evening. * At the sesrdop on the public care of paupers. Supervisor Still will speak on the work of Barnwell County along this line. Other events of the conference of Now. then, if we can accurately di agnose the case and lay cur hands, so to speak Cn this soul of the com - hmitity we are v well on the way to wards accomplishing things for local development! rT.he character, of soul being discovered, our next step is to get all the separated parts of the spiritual essence together in one com pact purpose. v The*stumbling blocks are with those individuals who have not thought out the question and lo cated the diffused spirit throughout- the community, and that small inte gral part of it residing in their own bodies; but, having found the real sotd, it becomes merely a question of hammering loud enough at the d*ors of those sleeping units to wake them i p, for if we have correctly-ante Mr. Armstrong in W illiston. a Williston, April 1.—Mr. B., F. Arm strong, the 21-day advance man of the Redpath Chautauqua, was in Willis- ton yesterday and today, to begin ad- ertising the Chautauqua, which will ommen'ce April 21 and'close April 26 th. Mr. Armstrong stated that business has been very good in Florida and Georgia towns, and cities which. Redpath Chautauquas have visited. The people are very] enthusiastic a- bout the progTamr* ^ burg almshouse, the county and city jails, the American Rescue workers Home. JudgeXXT.-Kimball, of Co lumbia, will .speak on the juvenile court, while Miss Ada Woolfolk, of the Southern Division of''the Red Cross, will speak on juvenile delio- quency. G. Croft Williams, of the State Board of Public Welfare, will lead the discussion on the almshouse or poor problems.'AsM Sec. Brearley of the State'Board of Public Welfare, will lead the conference on jails. The public is* invited to be present. ♦ X . Card of Thanks. Spirit is the intangible influence of the whole on contact. The true mean is to be found between, extremes. Like Epectitus,. one review's the sins to better appreciate virtues. One finds the true spirit of sport without the higher qualities of sportsmanship; the pronqness of the gossips to errjoy the sensations of sin while they them selves linger ostensibly inside of the pink palings of virtue. versa! courtesy, a legacy of the old regime, a clear flame of patriotism and perhaps' the most beautiful com mand of the Master lived in every day life: “Even as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, my As announced in last week’s issue of The People, the Spring term of Court for Barnwell County will con vene here Monday morning of next v/eek. with Judge T. J. Mauldin, of - Greenville, presiding. Jurors for the third and last week were drawn on Monday, as follows:"' W. L. Frederick, Roserhary. T. P. Mitchell, Williston. John O’Gorman, Biaekville. W. A. Porter, Williston. C. B. Ellis, Jr., Bennett Springs. J. C. Kammer, Biaekville. M. S. Hair, Rosemary. W. P. Brabham, Barnwell. D. C^ Bush, Four Mile. W. W. Maloney, Biaekville. W. B. Parker, Red Oak. A. P. Wooley, Williston. H. C. Mitchell, Williston. _.H. F. Odom, Barnwell. Z. G. Odom, Barnwell. J/W. Williams, Jr., W’illiston.* E. F. Sease, Great Cypress. W. H. Manning. Williston. J. W. C. Reed, Barnwell. ' W. H. Birt, Biaekville. < J. J. Ande'rson, Bennett Springs. F. L. Still, George’s;Creek. Curtis Hartzog, Biaekville. ' J. M. Birt, Biaekville. Fred L. Hair, Barnwell. S. J. Bailey, Four Mile. C. H. Anderson, Barnwell. Frattk Sanders, George’s Creek.- G. M. Rosier, Bennett Springs. A. S. Bell, Rosemary. Dixon Greene, Rosemary. C. H- Smith, WillistonT^ Angus Patterson, Bamw*ell. * A. M. Funderburk. Biaekville. , Important to Taxpayers! / Treasurer J. B. Armstrong wishes to call particular attention ©Ctaxpuy ers to -the penalties now in force, as! situation could not be remedied over outlined in his notice elsewhere in night and that only through combined tfjis issue. He requests that people do not wait until the last day of April to pay their -taxes, and wishes .'V- , ; ; to particularly impress upon* those who ask for information through the, mails to make their, inquiries "now, thus relieving his o?fce of the usual eleventh" hour rush, when it is an im possibility for'him to attend to all matters with his usual promptness. action of those interested in connec tion with such financial help as_tbe government would give in the shape of loans w’ouJd Better conditions pre vail in the cotton belt. - , While the conference today did not go into details of the program, it is understood in general to be the pur pose to use the collective resources of banks in sections where cotton is tied brethren, ye, have done it unto Me.” ‘L. P. Wilson. freshing, overflowing, enricjiing „and life-giving in the similitude—but like the stream whose povfers take the course of least resistance. Mrs. W. E. McNab. The dominating note of life in any town is easily discerned by determin ing the predominating spirit of its in. dividuals. Of the town of Barnw'ell let us ask the following question's of its—individuals, and we reach a con clusion in their answers: Who possesses preted _the spirit of our people, as soon as the several parts are awake, and have whispered into thcnr^HlF call of its other members, the. hiX 1 sw'er will be a prompt assent. X_ When we discover -this l>eing,] cues what will it be? Will it Be an active to give time and effoilTaw-a&l~mak- “The City Beautiful? I am remindeiL'in thinking of tins subject, of the tombstonfe that was placed in front of the diapemtary door when prohibition went into effect; “Gone but not forgotten.” • ♦ . The spirit, of Barnwell today -' is ^xed, stable and immovable. The >3 spirit instilled in the people is that of a dying man . grabbing at a straw. The ideas* of the people are proper in eveev -manner: bnt the s;piilLriu-.uufe-r-—Secretary Who wants Ipws enfo take may injure jtheir business ? Who is willing to give _up some ua there. My understanding of — the word SPIRIT is those things movable ke for the best interest of the wn, and it is sad to relate that, in my humble opinion, wi- are at a stand- /. Genuine Progres Is Made, Says Man- aging Director of the W'ir Finance Corporation. Washington, AprilT.—Formulation of a program designed to aid the cot ton ^interests in reviving export trade was begun at a conference here-te- ' day between representative bankers from twelve Southern States and Sec retaries Hoover and Mellon, as well as Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve Board and directors of the War-Finance Corporation. Although no formal action was tak en today propositions rpr government aid in financing cotton exports were suggested and tentatively indorsed. The program", initiated at this time specifically for giving relief to the cotton growers, it is expected, will eventually be broadened to apply to* the other farm products. A committee was named by the con ference to pursue further studies of plans to create local r.-sectional bank, ing syndicates which would serve as agencies to combine the, financial strength of interest in me cotton crop. Around these, it was proposed, would be erected machineryVor the enten- sion of credit to stricken European States where long term credit is nec essary and whgre there is no market unless the exporter is willing to awnit conversion of the raw product into finished merchandise. „ Among Those Interested. The dhieussion was frank and Gov ernor Harding took occasion to assert that the cotton grev-rs lacked con fidence and that any relief that could come must- have its origin among those interested and not in the gov ernment. After the Afternoon session, Manag ing Director Meyer, of the Finance Corporation, under whose auspices the conference was held, declared “gen uine progress” had been made in the direction of * plan which ultimately would restore life to the cotton busi ness. He warned, however, that the fe’.'-r"**'*. ■ up v The* banks aiding in the financ ing of the exports, it v.-a#*pointed out, cou'd. with their oWh paper, obtain further funds from l?.e War Finiince Corporation so that their activities would "not be curtailed by lack of money. ~i ‘ j Should Be Able to Act. Organization of export corporations under the Wehb-Pomerene and Edge acts also was urged fipon the bankers. Sectf tai*y Hoover especially indicated that, in his belief, the cotton inter ests should, under those two acts and with the assistance of the -War, Fi- nance Corporation, be., able to estab lish a successful export trade. Mellon suggested ware- labit in order that the house depositing of cotton and some other non-perishabte products t bn which loans might be obtained from the government, as a means of ena bling the producers to continue opera tions., He said the copper producers forward to brought up to a higher standard ? Where are the citizg winged spirit, driving prosperity ,an(f beauty and light, or one poised in' mid-air, “In lazy coriT" tentment with, an " atmosphere bf' warm sunlight and friendly breezqs, Now, the cSttcTuSion. We all are or a groveling soul f with its head in so consumed with the getting of "this still. Outside of the Spirit, we have in our town the best set of people i had resorted to that plan when they citizenshipp of the .-town ffliitht be {that ever'lived and we have the best 1 were confronted with no market for town in the world, but the “spirit,” ^ their mine output. Money borrowed jgTthose things that go to make on the warehouse receipts was being back of / ^eTle«t.Ul-fagri^feady to for a better people and for a better ' used, he explained, to keep the mines at eventually & Solomon Blatt. The family of the late Mrs. Mary Ann Creech, wish to take this means of thanking friends and relatives for the many kindnesses shown during her last illness and the many tributes of respect bestowed at her funeral. Advertiae in THE PEOPLE. the dust, or a naraslte soul, fatten- ing on the world and giving nothing, or a pagan soul, catering to fleshly things onl» or a Christian soul, of upwaYd and onward purpose? What ever sort of soul it is that quickens' the life of our towi^ye want to know it; to know the truth and the whole truth, because there is one thing -we should never lose sight of: WE MUST work with the material at hand. If the soul>of ouf community is narrow and of restricted vision, that’s 'the sort of soul we must work with. We cannot go out of our lim its and buy or borrow or steal some other and more to be desired spm The only thjng we can-'d i- prove the material we J j world’s -goods that we haven’t time or interest tq bother? SELFISH gain is our predominating spirit. . “For where your treasure is, there will yburTieart be also.”- ~XX" (Miss) f’auline Richardson. The Spirit of Barnwell is the Spir it of Indifference. The dominant note of our life, as I see it, is self-interest. Aside from This" is the spirit of indifference vrhich charac terizes all—the ohUand young alike. One has only to cast an eye. oyer the streets; the parks, and the majority ards to be. convinced of the ab sence of all civic pride and cominum- ty spirit. We way forcefully be lik ened unto a water course—not re- ft.- "M.. 4 A >''' , •'* ' "town, is missing. running in the hope market would be available for the stored stocks. In my opinion the spirit of Barn- ^Several bankers urged a reduction well surpasses that of many other in cotton acreage until the world *on towns in the State,. It is trup^ tBat sumption catches up with production), the real flushing sap. so tjM^eak, has This Brought from Governor Harding largely been drawnfrOm the vein of the assertion that there was no actual enthusiasm tlmt^was in such evidence over-production, but a decrease in the some twelve months ago, but the buying power of the European Statps spirif’ is far from being dead. into which American commodities for- business men of Barnwell are merly went. The job of the cotton ex game to the core and are fighting thfe porter and his financial backer, Mr. spell -of^-depression universally here Harding, added, was to recreate the With * smile and not a* frown. Frown* buying power by supplying some cred are contagious just the same as it on sound economic lines. smi|es^J»it^.thcy. sxe a. more danger- * — • • ♦* ■ — ous disease and we must, keep them' The friends of Mr. B. L. Easterling- out. If Vim, Vigor and Vitality form will learn with regret that he has the key-note of success, I believe the been confined to his bed for the past people of Barnwell have it. - ^ several days with an attack of rheu- W. D. Gantt. matism. ^ , s •> _ <. x