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The Barnwell People EctuUUhed la 1877. Mu»t LIk« a M«mb«r of the Family” Caaatjr Circalatlaa. VOLUME XLV. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JUNE, 8TH, 1M2. NUMBER 0. WOMEN VOTERS ORGANIZE LEAGUE AT BLACKVILLE * mrnHmrnmm *> Candidates Present Are Questioned, Much to *Their Surprise. V r Blackville, June 6.—On Monday afternoon, June 5,1922, the women of Blackville held an enthusiastic meet ing for the purpose of organizing a League of Women Voters in Black-' ville. •. Mrs. Julian B. Salley, one of the a i most prominent women and able speakers of South Carolina, was in- 1 troduced by Mrs. A. H. Ninestein, chairman of the organization com-| mittee, Mrs. Salley Having been in vited by the women to inform them as to what the League stood for and < also to assist them In organizing one for Blackivlle. Mrs. Salley’s address was not only most eloquent but it was a master piece of convincing logic. In a most, 1 attractive manner she drove home to her attentive audience fact after fact, which conclusively proved to ( her listeners that it was the sacred duty of both our men and women to j do their utmost to fill all offices from the lowest to the highest in the land with the most competent and con scientious men and women available. The purpose of the League of Wo men Voters as stated by Mrs. Salley is two-fold. First, It aims to in form the women on public questions and to train them to ^uoeahip. In other words, the ob)eet of the ieogue is to educate our women so that they may bo worthy cittseno Secondly, the League supports needed tegtela- dons. It le to be regreted that more of the meo of Block ville were not present as Mrs. Salley mode It quite a leer that the uemso hove no desire to oatugooiao the moo, or to toko over the management ef the government, but ou the other hood merely wteh to cs spa rote with the meo for BETTER GOVERNMENT Mrs- Salley remarked duvteg the ceurse of the meeting, that a state- this effort: see* Kmow all about SOME THINGS, and women kaew all about OTHER THINGS, and men and women together know all about everything If this statement be true thee there can be as doubt that men opd women together caa es tablish a better government than either alone roalg possibly da. 1 mmedlately after Mrs. Salley’s address, a motion was nmde, ssroUd^J and carried unanimously that the constitution of the State league he adopted as the roost i tot ton of the Blackville league, with the eaceptioo of a few necessary changes. A re port was then called for from , the nominating committee, which com mittee consisted °f Mrs. J. H. Sanders chairman. Mrs. H. A. Rich and Mrs. /. G. Sanders. The .report of the committee was adopted and there be- no nominations from the floor, the following offices were unanimously elected: Mrs. T. L. Wragg, presi dent, Mrs. A. H. Ninestein, first vice-president, Mrs. R. B. Still, second vice-president, Alva Baxley, secretary and Mrs. Annie D. Hair, , treasurer. Mrs. Salley unexpectedly called on . the candidates who were present for speeches, and daring not to refuse, the two who were in the audience —responded. Then to the candidates’ greater surpris'e,’ a number of questions were propounded to them. They may hoi have answered them all in the way they should have but thev have been put- on notice and no doubt will be prepared to answer any and all questions that may be asked * during the coming campaign. At the close of the meeting prac tically all the women present enrolled as members and jt is believed that the great majority of the women of Blackville will become members of the League. The men were invited to be honorary members a v nd some of them accepted the invitation. Those who had the pleasure of hearing Mrs. Salley’s address are urging her to return to Blackville at an early date so that the * other citizens of the town, who were not so. fortunate, might have the privilege of hearing her speak. BARNWELL COUNTY JURY ACQUITS A. V. COLLUM Blackville Man Cleared of Murder Charge.—Moore Case Postponed. After deliberating only 18 minutes, the jury in the case of A. V. Collum, of Blackville, charged with the mur der^ of W. Frank Walker on the streets of that town last January, brought in a verdict of not guilty. Considerable intlrest was displayed in the case throughout the two days that the trial lasted, the court room being well filled at all times. Other cases disposed of since the last issue of this paper were as fol lows: . , /- Paul Washington and Philis Bark er were acquitted of the charge of murder. L. F. Miles, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons, was found guilty of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and sentenced to pay a fine of 1500 or serve one year at hard labor. Miles served notice of intention to appeal to the Supreme Court, pending the outcome of which he was released ou a bond of $1,000. The prosecution was the result of trouble between Mi lee and Charlie Morris some months ago. The rase of O. D. Moore, charged with murder, was coo tinned to the October term of the Court of General Sessions * # The Court adjourned sine die 8n turday, LONG BRANCH ITEMS Long Branch. June &—Mr, Jeba Me Woodward spent the week-end with Mr. Edwin Carroll Miosoo Gladys Halford and Fnanw Fanning attended semens here Sun day afternoon; the latter Is vtaittag her Meter. Mrs Hoary Laametov Mr Theodore Bus lay spent Bator day night with relatives to the Cal vary aerOea. Mieoee Juanita and Elisabeth Cue- roll visited Aiken Bundny Mrs. L. C. Hair leaves this week fee Wtathrop where she wtil attend the sheet reams held there Master Norman Bosley was the gneet Sunday of Mseers Harry and Terrill Birt. Mrs J. P Billmge. of Abhevtlle, le visiting relatives la this ceus- m unity. Mr. Edwin Carvutl spent Sundnv in Blackville. Misses Mayheile and Josephine Bodiford and Mr Gilbert Odom at tended services hem Smxiay after- MMs Suppose You Had die Only Store of Its Kind in Barnwell? The merchant who says that he doesn’t believe in advertising, to be consistent,’should take down the sign from over his door and board up his* show windows, for these things are advertisements and are designed to attract customers. True, they are not seen by as many people as an advertisement in the local newspafier, but the very fact that the merchant uses them is proof of the fact that he DOES believe in advertising, even though he may try to “tell the world” that he is a moss-back and a back number by statements to the contrary. As The People has pointed out in previous issues, THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO STORES IN ^ARNWELL so far as advertising is concerned. If ydurs were the only store of its kind in this city couldn’t you “muke a. killing?” To all intents and purposes, it will be if you advertise in the right way. Think it over. BARNWELL COUNTY CROP 64 PER CENT OF NORMAL Only 81 Per Cent, of Acreage Planted Has Received Fertiliser. The condition of the cotton crop in Barnwell on May 25th was 64 per cent, of normal, according to a re port of B. B. Ham, agricultural statistician in this State. The con dition for the entire gtate was 67 per cent, of normal as compared with the 16-jruur average of 71 per cent. The per cent, of acreage la Barn well County receiving fertillaem this year is 81 and the quantity per arm le 245 pounds. The same figures apply to AUeadale. Bamberg. Beaa- feet. Berkeley. Charleston. Colletea. Doreheeter. Hampton and J neper Couattee The condition of Aademoa. Chero kee. GreonvtBo. tmureoo, Oconee. Pwkeno. Bportanburg and L'aloa show the beet eondlttou with u percentage of 7B, with §7 per eant of the ocre- age having mceleed fertilisers, while Akhevtlle. Atkeo. EdgefWM. Green wood. Mrfermtrk. Newberry, and Saluda Count tea am the loweat urtth n condition of only 88- Chooto^ftold* Dillon. Huehagieo. Flomnco. Horry. Marton and Marfham Counttas load all echoes la the nmonat of need. 480 poaade par arm botag amomrt. 88 per rent- of the arn being fertilise the crop In th at 78 par rant Commenting Hare statee * The candlti count tee la LYNDHI R8T ITEMS Lyndhurst. June S.—Miss Peorle Waldrep, of Valdosta. Ga., has re turned to her home, after a pleasant stay of two weeks with her cousin. Miss Aleen Kowke. Mrs. D. C. Tharin and little sons. Whitney and Theodore, paid a flying trip to Augusta during the past week Mr. Frederick H. Gaunt, Jr„ of Allendale, was here for a few hours on Sunday. Mr. R. M. Hay and family, who have been spending the winter months in Charleston, returned home on Thursday. Mr. S. Marion Hay, of Charleston, motored up on Thursday, spending a few hours with relatives. This, community has been visited for the past two weeks by continued heavy falls of rain, which, while probably most favorable to the boll weevil, have been also of great bene fit to the gardens and pasture lands. FREAK OF FIGURES mi tbs mpuct Mr 'It may ha sf interest to Ml# that ouiy about fa par cowl of the rolfa or reaps bus mroivod any fertiliser* le dale this year, ang the quantity used per arm will he small er than la 1821, an less farmer* should ilecid# to asake further later hi the seasoA. The average amount used per arm this year wt!l approximate 280 ‘ pounds, against 267 poumtds last year and 490 pounds in 1920. Weather conditions for the past 60 days have been very unfavorable, there being decidedly too much rain in all rections. • Stands are fairly good; vitality of plant is low; many fields foul with grass; cultivation materially delayed and boll weevil very active. TO BUILD BRIDGE OVER SALTK EHATCH1E RIVER State Highway Department Invites Bids from Contractors. The State Highway Department is advertising for bids for the con struction of a bridge ever the 8a 11- kehatchie River on the Kline-Barn well road *t what is known as Morris’ Ford, about three miles South of Barnwell Bids will bo re ceived until It o’clock noon. Wednes day. June 28th. at the office ef the Board of Cquaty Commissioner* of Barnwell County at Barnwell Contracts far theh adding of th# State highway from Barnwell te Elko and from Elko to the Aikea County line were 1st *ome weeks age aad rsnstrurtisB has already started an the Inst named link. Prepare liana am now aodsr way for beg n mag actual week ea the read f^em I to Elko The read fram I to Khae hue keen prnrttcnl ly romp 1st sd with the ss*spt»sn of the krtdgs seer lalthehatrhie. work having’keen mom er leas delayed by the heavy rams ef the past few SAYS COTTON PROSPECTS • * * ARE NOT VERY PROMISING BNRLL1NG NRW* Bantling. June A—Mr. ai Msywafd Aademan af Du spent Sunday with the parents. Hr and Mm H M ana. Fi Hr EX-SENATOR POLLOCK DEAD GIFTS TO THE EDITOR a editor of The People ia greatly to Mm. L. C. Christie, of far gifts of luenout peaehdT As is ene ef Put down the number of ydtfr liv ing brothers. Double the number. Add three. Multiply the result by five.. Add the number of living sisters. Multiply the result by ten. Add number of dead brothers and sisters. Subatract 150 from result. The right hand figures will be the number of deaths. The middle will be the number of Tfvfaig mty*- The left hand figures will hr the ef I trine brother* freak cf ftgurse. isn't it? Cheraw, June 2.—Special: W. P. Pollock, former United States Sen ator, died suddenly at about 7 o’clock this morning. He had been in ill health for some months but there was hope of his ultimate re covery,^ He was out riding yester day but thi/ morning when he was getting up he fell over on the bed dead. Mr. Pollock was bom at Cheraw, the son of Capt. Alex Pollock, of the Cheraw bar, and Rebecca Pegues, and was fifty-two years of age last December. Te married Miss Bessie Salley, of Orangeburg, and is sur vived by her. - Mr. Pollock had long been one of the most successful attorneys at the Cheraw, Chesterfield County, bar. In early life he taught schoq) and graduated from th^ University of South Caroling He was a member of the State Legislature. He, wiMi I,. D. Jen nings. campaigned the State against Cole L. / Blease. He was a member of the United States Senate, filling 'etaf'Senator TiTTtnan‘» unexpired tens and was a member of the county heard of education Jor many gears. He was a Mason will ha held Hr S. H AllsWwak aad ret. spent Sunday at the ha W. C. Bin Mrosr* W. P. sad Jimmie Sullivan spent Sunday with Mr Jamea Caok. Mr. aad Mrs. O. D. Moore and Ut ile daughter, Gladys, and Mr* M M Meo tv left today foe Charleston, to application 1 visit the former’s sister, Mr*. John Aaltman. m Misses Lucy Cook and Stna Birt left yesterday afternoon for Orange burg where they will attend Summer School for Teachers. Mr. O. D. Moore waa a visitor in Augusta Friday. Miss Ella Rutland was called to Williston Friday morning on ac count of the illness of her mother, Mrs. M. F. Hair. Messrs. T. 0. Davis and Carsey Torrance spent Sunday at the home of Mr. Charlie Grimes. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Birt and child ren, of the Rosemary section, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lee. No Use Now far Cotton to Ever Sell "Without Profit to Farmer. The People is ih receipt of the following interesting letter from B. 'Harris, Commissioner of Agricul ture, % of Columbia, describing con ditions of the cotton crops as he found them on a recent trip to Texas: Editor, The Barnwell People: On May 6th. I left my office and started on my way to attend a Pure Food and Feed and Drug Conven tion to be held in Galveston, Texas on the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th. In order that I might see as much of the present condition of the crops as possible, from New Orleans I went over the Sun Set Rdhte to Houston, Texas and in coming back 7 came over the Southern Pacific Railroad to Dallas and Fort Worth. From Fort Worth I came over the Texas Pacific by way of Little Rock Arkansas. Memphis, Teaaeaeee, through northern Alabama by way of Birmingham and North Georgia to Atlanta. These two routes carried me ever some of the beat crop land ia the following statee: the Piedmont Belt of South Carolina end Georgia, on by Montgomery aad Habile. Ala. From New Orleans I went through Idfalaiaaa into Texas. Ou my re turn trip | rams through Arkansas. I Tennessee I saw mea from every I serUsn ef the osttou belt, ee I got direct positive facts la rsqeid to each section ef the groat Blots ef I Teuaa la Boath Texas where ike eottoo Is sow fro it tag the bsR weevil Is to- ported la greater aamhsr t before st thm aaaaoo ef the year daiag greater is megs, as the ter was as warm great numbers cam# through the wtutee la West Tstas hear a groat deal ef dspo put out by the hour * aporwlelors slat lag what a flat proapart they had there Oa the lith of this maath they had one ef the weeet •terms that had soar been know* m that sort low—alt the UwlaadB wee over flooded aad the worst hail alarm that ever visited that sec- tad that AN ATTEMPTED ROBBERY OF "TREASURER'S OFFICE Unknown Party Brake Locks ea Doors Soam Time Meaday Night. ■ . * o*e—ew*oem * An unsuccessful attempt was matte Monday night to rob the County Treasurer’s office at Barnwell, a crow-bar or some like instrument be ing used in an effort to pry open the doors. Although one lock was part ly broken and screws holding the other were torn loose front the wood work, it is not believed that the would-be thief effected an entrance, as nothing whatever was disturbed inside the office. The supposition te that he was frightened away before completing the job. In the absence of Capt J. B. Arm strong, the treasurer, the office is fat charge of Mrs. T. J. Langley and Mrs. Banyan Black, hie capable as sistant*, who were unable te unlock the doors when they reported far duty Tuesday morning, it befc* necessary to break one open. They stated to a representative of this paper Tuesday that even had the thief effected an entrance he wenld have gotten nothing for hte peine, aa af valne had boon da rn the office Be far as Is known these te an rhm In th Ihea eves I IB tlea. caa repo U NEW SUBSCRIBERS The names of several new sub scribers have been added to The Peo ple’s mailing list recently. .This is political year, an event that will be of interest to every man and woman in the county. No other newspaper in BarnwellCounty can offer the voters a better medium whereby they may keep posted on political events from week to week. For instance, last week The People was the first paper in the county and the only paper in Barnwell to publish the news of the important meeting, of the County Executive Committee on May 29th, at which time assessments were fixed, the campaign ‘ itinerary ar ranged and other matters of import ance’to the voters of the county dis cussed. The same can be said about several other news items of consider able importance. The publisher urges ell who are not subscribers to get in touch at once with jtbe livest, newsiest Wper . In this “neck o’ the woods.** And those who ere sub- asv requested to apeak a word for The People te their Give as e boost aad we will give you a bettei m.oee erceo of eettea was damaged Fram Heustoa te Feet Worth, a distance ef 800 miles, I traveled te the daylight—that wee ea the 19th. 1 crossed four rivers ea that trip and sssryeas ef them was out of Its beak* and revered many thous and acres of the very beet cotton ■ land. A great portion of this load will not be planted this year. If they have any more rain it cannot be planted before June 1st. On my arrival in Dellas I called at the Federal Farm Bureau Office, which \£ located there handling the Co-operating Marketing. Association of farm products. I saw the President Mr. Orr. I found him to be a very pleasant gentleman and well informed as to crop conditions. I asked him wha^ proportion of the Texas crop was there to be planted and to be planted over. He said at least fifty per cent of the crop up to the 18th of this month, taking the flooded dis tricts was yet to plant, and from what I could see I think he was about right. I saw a great many good farmers, also business men and some bankers who have lived in Texas for forty years and they have kept in close touch with agricultural conditions, they all said Texas had the poorest prospects for a crop up to this date they had sejen in forty ^ears and they could not make anything like an average crop this year t owing to the lateness of the planting and exces sive floods and cold rainy weather. I saw some good cottoit\dealers who don’t hesitate to say that^rith ideal seasons from now on we cannot make over 8H or 9 million bales this year. Now, as to acreage, if it had not been tot the floods and heavy rains Texas would have increased fifteen per cent but on account of the floods she witJ^not more than duplicate her 1921 acreage, and I doubt if she does that. Arkansas cannot increasejon account of the same conditions ex- 8NELUNG ENTERS RACE FOB JUDGE OF FBOBATE for 24 Ti Hoa Jobs K. I tIMe issue #8 Ylte Pwspl* ee a I dues for resiurttaa is tbet IwteteB Be bus foil —arty 84 ypura. h | tbs Buttes ef foe fteul term I ’ puMte sfflslul eud e somber ef matter of foeptag t I office Hie taag te ' rvudeev eMscusaery j t* tbs valors ef tbi 1 rumseud tbet Mr. fl I sppeektee tbte eummer sad | II devvtep a lively rampuiga ef Mi te Wtll ll HI B IBB BRIAR The theatre-goers sf | bar* not bad aa wppsrtuaity le some { thee ef beiag ratvrtaieed by e ‘Iguod I m metre I show” aad tbs news that tbs “Wire Briar M mat role’’ will fold forth at tbs Vamp Theatre Friday evening, June 8th. will be very wei- rogra Indeed. Therv will be special- tire of all kinds, good music, plenty of fun, “demonstration of radio tele phone,” jokes, solos, end splendid dancing. Those who have been pri vileged to'witness rshereals declare tip caste to be equal to that of araay professional troupe. It is being staged for the benefit of the Barn well High School Athletic Associa tion. The admission charges will be 60 for adults and 35 cents for child ren. The public is .cordially invited and urged to attend. Send your Job Work to The People. istlng m that State' The only State* increasing ia acreage this year are Oklahoma aad North Carolina. Tak- yam I rather bdterve £foT < liU U I haw amd higher than it sold for in 1919 ;I am still of the same opinion. We now have a real world famine in cotton— the world is nearly naked. No one has v had anything like as many cotton goods as they need—the world is now beginning to get uneasy as to where' the cotton fabric is to come from to clothe it with. Every yard of cotton goods yon buy now, you pay on a basis of 35c a pound for cotton and from this date on you will see a material rise In price. Don’t sell a bale unless you have to. I receive many letters every day now stating that the boll weevil ia suckipg the bod of the cotton. I want to urge the farmers to plant a row of com every eight feet across the cotton rows. And remember to let this year be ooe" year that you raise everything you need on your farm for home consumption and he » ur f to tep 9«_j*f_ deH._Lft__tfo bale of cotton you make this year be I* when yea get ready, ia high cotton far IBB I waat to say that the te te te no 21 rv-i: af a I i^v ; , . j*?