The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, February 15, 1923, Image 1
The Barnwell
Established in 1877.
M Ju»t Like a Member of the Family*'
Largest County Circulation.
VOLUME XLVI.
l , aQUTH ^AJtniJNA, THIIRSnAY FKKRUARY. 15. 1923.
NUMBER 24.
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WEEVIL A WORLD MENACE;
• - ■ , •' *. _ . .i • •
CAN HE BE CONTROLLED?
D. R. Coker Makes Recommenda
tions for Growing Cotton.
PlfTY THOUSAND DOLLAR
COMPANY FOR BARNWELL
Barnwell Cooperage Co. Chartered
by Secretary of State.
In a very interesting article in
Sunday’s issue of The State, Mr. D.
experiments in growing cotton under
experiment in growing cotton under
boll weevil conditions, citing facts
and figures to show that poisoning
with calcium arsenate and picking
up squares greatly increases the
yield of the staple. Mr. Coker is
an advocate of the nrsenate-molas-
ses mixture and is especially favor
able towards this method this year
in view of the shortage of the poU
son. It might be we:l to mention
here that Hill’s Mixture, which is
sold in this territory by Mr. J. A.
Porter, of Barnwell, is composed of
calcium arsenate, molasses and a [ early date,
secret ingredient that Is said to at
tract the weevil. The People makes
no suggestion as to which of these is I
The Barnwell Cooperage Company
of Barnwell was chartered by the
Secretary of State Saturday with a
capital stock of $50,000. The of
ficers are: I. M. Mauldin, president;
W. L. Law, Jr., vice-president; T.
E. Morningstar, Secretary; G. W.
Morningstar, general manager and
treasurer.
This concern will -operate the
Sherwood Lumber Company, whoje
flrdperties were sold under fore
closure preceedings on the 5th
inst. It is understood that a re
presentative is now in Barnwell hir
ing labor and making other pre
parations to re-open the plant at an
The Home Bank » Content.
This Would Be Interesting.
The Ku Klux Klan is coming in for a great amount of criti
cism and discussion at the present time. It is not our intention,
however, tc engage in the controversy. So far as The People knows
there is no klan in Barnwell County.
It would be interesting, howeVer, to know just how many of the
original Ku Klux Klan of Reconstruction Days are now living in
Barnwell County, and it would be still more interesting if some of
these could be persuaded to tell of their exploits in redeeming Hie
South from carpqt-bag rule. Are there any readers of The People
who were members of the Klan at that time? And if so, will
they write an article for publication in these columns? We
promise not to divulge their names if they wish same kept secret.
Who will be the first? 1
WOULD PAY CONFEDERATE
BOND WITH U, S. MONEY
the hctU
*r. but urge*
farmers to do
The Horn.* Bank
of Barnwfll, as
everythir
<g in their pr
»wer to control
previously ennounr
ed in these col•
t hr w rr%
ril this year.
urns, is organizing
* contest among
After
relating hi
s experiences
the pupils of the
Barnwell High
M |f b|
K t hr du^tini
t met hod and
-School, and the Ihinbartnon High
TERM OF CRIMINAL COURT
TO CONVENE HERE MONDAY
Judge R. W. Memminger to Preside.
—Speeral Term Feb. 26th.
■
ixturr
The Court of General Session* for
| Barnwell County jrill convene here
j next Morula), the 19th in*t., with
^ i Judge . R. W, Memminger, of Char
leston. premdiftg. Thi* I* the regular
i o k, | . ... ... . . : February ur® and petit juror* went
Mr Coker I JwbuoJ. and the r»«»y will be oe- i . . _ ..
1 i t , i . . ■ .I t. , . ' drawn la*t week. On Monday, Feb.
n ommeftala. I I'vefeo to the t>uoltr Marrb 1st 1
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
NEWS FROM WTLLISTON
R. A. McCreary and Family Return
After Absence of 19 Year*.
Barnwell Man Thinks South’s Pledge
* ^
Should Be made Good.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 7.—The matter
of Abner ^Lee Squiggins’ old Con-
federate^State Bond, issued by Geor
gia during the war between the
states, and which was paid off by
Attorney-General Napier with Con
federate money in the sum of $800
has taken a serious turn, in which
enters the spirit of the old Con
federacy and that faith of the old
south in the word of a southern
gentleman being, as good a* his bond.
Harry D. Calhoun, formerly of
Augusta, now of Barnwell, S. C. has
written Attorney-General Napier a
SUES RAILROAD COMPANY
FOR $30,000.00 DAMAGES
Damage Suit Results from Burning
of Farmers Ginnery.
.t'
Damages in the amount of $30,00ft
are being asked by R. S. Moore, ct
aj., fronr the Atlantic Coast Linn
Railroad Company for the destruc
tion by fire of the plant of the
Fanners Ginnery at Barnwell on the
morning of November 17th, 1922, it
being alleged in the complaint that
the fire was started by sparks fro®
a passing locomotive of the defend
ant company. The Fire Association
of Philadelphia is made a plaintiff in
the action and A. E. Boone, engineer
on the train in question, a co-defend
ant with the railroad. Two cauaea
letter, in which he speaks for th? fcf action are set up in the com-
Roliert E. Lee Camp, Sons of Con- i pl*int, and, among other things, it
federate Veterans, and the Johnson | i* alleged that the speed limit for
Hagood Chapter Daughters of the ! trains within the incorporate limita
Confederacy, saying these organixa- of the town of Barnwell is six miles
tion* insist the word and promim- j * n hour. Paragraph 8 of the aecond
of a southern state should lie made cau«e of action reads as follow*;
M ecw® meu^s I law*.
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Bark ladl
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the
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2ftU*. a special term eecrntly order
ed by Chief Justice Gary will caw-
vene. petit jurors for the first week
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W’illiston, Feb., 10.—Mr. and Mra.
MB. Burk lev accompanied Mrs. A.
M Kennedy to Columbia last week.
making the trip through the coun-1 ** uu %rioUlil ^ P*" Ior
try and were joined there by Senator rrncy '•f'<'•'»*««« **7'
Kennedy on the return trip to WM j LoU « hl 1
Hstow. W hile In Columbia Mr. bw * ,d ,n ^ ,
Bin kley visaed Ridgeway, where he | 11 tKr •< I mot ‘' r
was ptstor of the Baptist rhurrh I •*»•*»«*• •»»d »i» «pia
twfore i uwiing to W illiaton.
d of |
“That on
the 1
7th day
of N
oveai-
cur-1
< her. A. D.
1922,
in the ei
ariy
monw
lea it ]
ing of said
date.
between
the
hoars
Con* l
1 of one and
three
o’clock, the sa
ild de-
has |
1 fendanU o|
•era tec
1 on* of
their
toco-
hear'
Ret tie Ifattbe
guid faith the (ontederate asawr®
tw»tl tu>r * ,n oaght to pay th
Saturday fur BnltHWoee. New York J enmrM i
, I awthortae* Attorney I
buy | ' w *
I to confer further a
•on. i
■t her northern market* u
foe Rf, H .Kennedy and
wa* or comparted by
i J K Kennedy and U A
he that he
era! Napier
SpUlgglOs.
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ok m
• v*
to* lt«reeeU ( onnt9
4 *9
Mar o>'
R p, OMmomi. Great Cypmso.
II V ANmoa Black* dhr
fltdaey V. Ihcks Ramwvlt
K & Hoik, iioorpaa ^Voeh
J. M \<*. GeoWpeo Creek
Fraeof sr.U Markr , tW
Frank Mnlr. BlaskstSe
T F KiHmpsworth. Rnhlpnd.
|l f, Walak. Bines < dW •
Jcoomp* B Mnlr. W dltoiosL
(*. M Rountree Fs®r Mde.
John M th aikre, Black* tile
J. F. MnMord. Bennett Spring
K H Hon Wdlnton
Mn<
Me
> that the tw* t •nfrdrrmt*
o far nhnh Mr. f'alhoan
Ms •peaking stnad rend) In im
medmteiy resMrthnie In that end
Wihdr there bar heen a daepaaMInn
In treat the Ahnar
roeeeopandoeee fen the
#k*„ ton ■mark a* n h
mneetse o* a man lieing ® tks
UaMed Srates alt these years mtB
I otM k mm mg the reonit ond ter®u®
I Hon of the woe hetwenn the tiates
engines, together with a
train of cars under the poo-
sees km. charge and control of the
defendant. A E. Boone, renting fro®
the direction of Florence, 8. C.. and
going to the direct ken of Rohhtoo. H.
| U.. thmagh the town of Bom we II. to
the County and Btnte aforesaid,
passing by and adjacent to pin®
' tor. above described property, and
j knewtng that then was a •tdf
breeae nr gale of wind ah said srta-
•san blow toy from the Sonthenst in
the Northwest arruoe the defendant
r a pony'* said railroad track dtrwrt
In the piaantMTs aforesaid gta outfit
and kntldtog. and knoartag th* sitna
Uan and inmtlon of the peoperty sd
th* plaint MV. B B Moore and the
•till he of the Impfeeatea that parpase far feehtrh It Waa
shfederate etnlaa are w es
t and that president Jeffereot
that there was stored and leratod to
and aroaad the gto outfit and other
f. A M. Nommta. of Ram
rut toot Jheaday in W rilie*
w Whrlakor ha* roturaod
•Men W Mr and Mrs fato
of Ramkorg
W, Kraaedr. Mr. ami Met
ri: aaotared to Ang*e*ta loot
Mi
» •
The Napla.
t •
Mi
Mi
#kkk snde
Hr
f tnr
rord as agent
>*ura<
CiftOi
m*
•lay. The entire cost of
tenals for the early season appiira
tidns shouM run fri>m about fkl cent
to $1.25. depending on the cost
materials and number of
••**“g aisHit two gallons per acre of
the same mixture previously used.
. should In* employed by the farmer
' who ran not afford the machine il*
! lust rated in this article. For the
^ farriers using the machine illustmt-
The I'coplc • Friend*
!**» Is still Is alt
oa. Thai.
. thaagh.
hmm
■ hatldtogs of
th* platoti#. R < R.
wMNMB !■$# iflHit 6wa
mkmG €wtt
seyod W
ihm
Moore, dry 1
mi rotioa and ether
totter fr*sa Jto
lafeggtns
awitod
at
estohaatiMo
and igaMthto ami ter.
Werttoagtea. N
* aad with fad
knowtodgo af all af I ha
The altoraey-
gsneral
mil forward
sarrwaadtngs
aad sitaauon* ae a*
to Mr Rtottogua
1 % fWjMt
of Mr l
formaai. aad
knowing that II would
Ba av4lwp«
f ha daagvroas
to the property af tha
(etofRrrt
J plaint!#. B 11
» Moors, la operate the
*“l hftBw
wti t m
m*h Miin
p #*i
aforesaid toe
atooliez tngins while
the rswrespeadei
ace y«a
l have
had
, Faaeing the aforesaid gta oat/lt aad
with Mr. Alas*
f 1 SMa ®
IpRH
mi
tou Id mgs at 1
a raped rate of speed.
North lla®|U>s
Ma*t
IirmI
and mth the
doors to the femeev of
«r«A$| t«» rr«lrriii
$MU»
iftb mt r
OA-
the said rngi
toe open, and ia pash-
ffNlrrau tMrnfi*i<_
and that yoft h
• %r
1 tog. - shoving.
punching and siimag
4nfM» R«y by ®#pm1
tng him
that am*j
A fit
up thr fiFi* hi
the said ragia* hocaasa
of Confederate
mhuch Hi
in
of setting 0
at and r<>mmun tea ting
all gotad Fuanx
r. Hut.
If 1 reaa
MSI
1 fire ta the pr
operty of tho said B. S.
n—Aneeootly,
• Moore aa aft
ireutd. and not with-
the old gentleman said
that he
had
standing such
knowledge oq the part
lorn saving this
money
for years
. to
! of tho said di
efendanu. their agents.
help him in his
old age.
and that
br
j servant* and
employee-*, said defend-
Tui
applim- ' ** recommend the appli-
. cation of thrive to five gallons per
tions necessary
No application of poison after the • .Biixture n»f eight gallon
end of the •period of W(H>vil emer
gence would be necessary if the a
j of water, two gallons of molasses
..., ii tin- «- :<rM ^ five pounds of calcium arsenate,
hove recommendations should be put j^pulii ations should continue al>out
’•once weekly until cotton begins to
open.
While we telieve that poisoning of
the boll weevil is by far the most
into universal effect, for Mhe period
of weevil migration would be post
poned for al least 30 days from Rs
usual time and they would do little (wo--, . • -
damage when they finaly arrive in ' m P < ‘ )rtan ^ single factor for ^ crop
production in average* seasons/ we
force.
r.loium Arsenate Se.ree. W " U ' d n0t h “ ve ,mr re ‘ ,lcrs the
^ , impression that we thing it is the
There is, however, little chance sole factor> 0n the CQIltrar y ( it4 ^
for the molasses-calcium arsenate definite , y known that certain varie .
method to be put into very wide ^ 0 f f )ot h s t a pi e and short cotton
operation - this
year because the arP muoh
more productive than
government method of control has othm - under' weevil conditions,
been s 0 widely advertised that it, Ear ,iness of maturitv, and tlSe earlv
will probably be more largely used arrjval of th ' e voung b()11 at ^
than any other method, and because ; of toughness and thickness of hull
The following good friends of The
People have renewed their sub
scriptions since our last issue:
J. E. Lam. Barnwell route I.
Mrs. L. M. Ulmer, Barnwell.
Mr*. D. M. Johnston, Elko
W. H. Moody, Jr.. Kline.
B.' H. Cave, Barnwell.
R. W’. Harrison, Ulmer.
Geo. M. Armstrong. St. Louis. Mo.
B. M. Jenkins, Sr., KJine.
The publisher makes the request
that all who are in arrears kindly
send in the amount due. If it is not
convenient to pay alt'now, send us
at least a year’s subscription, $1.50.
If each and every one does, this it
will help out wonderfully.
To Practice Law.
those who expect to use the dusting
method have already bought up a
large proportion of - the available
^supply of calcium arsenate, which
will probably be unobtainable very
shortly even at high prices. The
which will resist the puncture of the
weevil are the two characteristics
which seem to make a variety partly
immune to weevil attacks.
Must Fight in Fall.
The farmer can not afford to neg-
.■ftftvil migration, therefor**, will j l„t such other important factor,
probably .acur at thc usual time in j „„ MrIy falI d „ tru , tion llw
moat fee ra. i fon stalks, early and thoninith soil
We would recommend* that after i preparation. early ^j^anting.
the conclusion of the aeries of ap-j thpequgh and rapid culture, and nn
plication* for tl®'*atniction <»f tha fthe Eastern cotton stalest an ad#-
^early crop of .weevrfa, the planter . quat* ration af fertdiser ronUinifig
) should make a careful weekly to- ftip to 5*0 pwinda af acid phoaphat*
aprction of his entire acreage and if ' { per acre, a moderate amount of
an orraawaai spot >■ found where a j availafile ammoaui and poCaah
isteeiL whirh has escaped the aaHy
powoeing, ia tt work that M he care
*W MaansBsaia$p patoaaad.
I stag - Fa wad paama aai • aa ^ir-ni
~»f wrs • i* maoeatokla »-oapa
C. Birnie Johnson, Esq., a native
of Williston, announces that he will
practice law in Allendale. The Peo
ple last week received the following
formal announcement from* this
young gentleman:
“CL Birnie Johnson, lately as
sociated with Hull & Barrett, an
nounces the opening of his office
for the general practice of law in
rooms formerly occupied by,^fii«
brother, J. Hehry Johnson, at Allen
dale, South Carolina*?/^
1
^ ^ ^
Next Tuesday, Feb. 20th' ia the
| Jssi day for making tax return*.' :
1 except wa day await i. Noe raa he
affwrd to P«w< a greater wervags
lhaa h* avastohle lahae caa iwad
RraCB.
John Gary Harvey. n> IS-year old
■wa. toft hwaar a few days ago
■ vitNc-jt a#y raase whatever aad I
her thy fwrktd aajrbwdy' ftw® harher-
tog to®. Rtotog to® fwwd to dwthtog
to katodf ha® V. L- Hgtoay Ehae
•. C., ' - ZJ±
\ of Millrtt,
wa* a visitor in Williston latt WVrk
Mr*. J. B. Woixlwsrd, ofSpartan-
burg, is visiting her father, Mr. J.
D. Kennedy.
Mrs. W. O. Sprawls is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. C. E. O’Shield*.
at Cross Aiichor, S. C.
Arnold Lee. who is attending
school in Greenwood, spent Sunday
at his home in W’illisum.
Miss Elizabeth McNab, of Barn
well, spent last Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. G. W" .W’hitaker.
Miss Carrie Dunnecant and Miss
Reeves of Edgefield, were visitors
last week-end of Miss Bessie Dunno-
vant, one of the Williston teachers.
Mr. and Mrs. W\ C. Smith, Jr., en
tertained -last Friday evenrng with
a five course dinner. In addition
to their local guests, Mr. and Mis.
Lucius W’illis, of Denmark, enjoyed
their hospitality.
hum*' so that he may take in a few i ly. wilfully, wantonly, and in a total
boarder* for a living, and to buy a , disregard of the paintifTs right*,
coW - j *nd in violation of the town <>rdi-
"It has occurred to me that we nance of the town of Barnwell regu-
southerners should not allow an old : lating the speed of trains through
gentleman’s appeal to go unheeded, I said town, the said defendants, their
especially if he is suffering for nec- J agents, servants and employees, at
sessitu** of life, as he - bought the » considerable distance on said oc-
bond in good faith and has saved j casion before and after reaching
it for old age and hard times, and • plaintiff’s said property, and while
now, when he needs this help, his
bonds are worthless.
passing the same, adjacent to its said
railroad track and right-of-way as
“1 write to suggest if the old aforesaid, operated the said train at
gentleman will accept the offer, that a rapid rate of speed in -excess of
the Sons and Daughters of the Unit- “
ed Confederacy will gladly come to
his assistance, and you are author
the town ordinance of the town of
Barnwell as aforesaid, with the
doors to the firebox in said enginu
Mr. T. E. Turner Dead.
Williston, Feb. 10.-;Mr.^T. Ed
ward Turner died at his home in the
IftOttg -Branch spcttoYI tast Wednes
day morning, after a short illness.
He developed pneumonia last Sun
day. Mr. Turner was about 60 years
of age. He was a member of the
Long Branch Baptist. Church and
was a substantial farmer of his sec
tion. He is survived by his wife,
formerly Miss Williams, siater' of
Mr. L. Williams of thia section;
rized to write IV!r. Squiggins and say open, in pushing, ahoving, punching
that Camp Robert E. Lee Sons of 1 and stirring the said fire and caus-
Confederate Veterans and the John- j ing large quantities of fire and
son Hagood Chapter Daughters of sparks to escape from the said en-
the Confederacy* of Bagwell, S. C., ^ gine On to the right-of-way of the
will gladly and 'quickly contribute j said railroad company, and to plain-
to his needs. I ask that you/convey j tiff’s property, and thereby destroy-
this message to him and that we ' ed the same by burning the plain
tiff’s said gm building, cotton shed,
office building and supply building,
with the ginnery outfit, machinery
have your reply as early as possible.
Harry D. Calhoun, author of the
letter, is now president of the Home „ ,
Bank^ Qt J^UHWrII, B. (?... t > .. - 4 Xixtwee- and other- property therein
stored above described as aforesaid,
Mules in Barnwell County.
• . i - • *
to plaintiff’s actual and punitive
—"
damage in the sum of Thirty Thous-
Mules in Barnwell County are! an d ($3o,00u.00) Dollars.”
valued for taxation at $61 per heid, The .complaint has been served by
which is 30 per cent, of the census i Messrs. J. O. Patteraon, Jr. and Ja*.
value of 1920. The average value . ^ Kennedy, attorney* for the plain
er mule m South Carobo*. l)ff> Ui *, n Harley A Blatt, the tje-
ing to Oie United State* «*n*u*T i* f?ndant’» a|torrte> •
... .. v..w ^. F203, the average assessed value in -♦ ♦ ♦
and two children. Misa tonnne Tur- 1 a report of the Comptroller General . Moetiag at Dap hie Paad.
»>er and Lewia Edward Tomer. He *, $7® Beaofort Cooaty has tkaj
| was the anrto of Messrs W. B Tor- | hlghato a^.»ed iR^li 1 .ruli I ^
her. of Aiken, aad C.V. IWagr, of Gmeavilto the lowest $48 la other wtii meet with the Doakto Pwad Bap-
'.Mr • »'• ■ p y sec words, a,farmer w Beaufort Ciaaty: ttol Ctotrck Friday, Fek IftU Afl
r " r * mv '* terl ' 5 c*** pay® twara m* warh taxes aa aalea are