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Sr*" ‘ , /nr 'X-x-x-swX-x-XK-t^x-i^'t-x-x*^ y % “We Are,' Careful, Yet Liberal.” j W'e appreciate your business. X 5 o o Paid in Savings Department, .j. ’ HOME BANK OF BARNWELL. | & y •fe^TLIE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COCNTY.'^6l rC~X~X-X~X~X X“X-X~X-X~XX~XV Established in 1877. ' - f Just Lik^ a Member of the Family" IVOLLME XLVII. "n- BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THI RSDAY, APRIL 17TH, Latest County Circulation. Y • March 21 Subscriptions Have ' Expired. ^ y - y X PLEASE RENEW"PROMPTLY! Y • j <-X-X->X-X-X-X~X*<-X-XX-X-X \ NUMBER u SECRETARY CAPERS PAYS VISIT TO CO. INSTITUTIONS Says Need of This Section Is a Dis trict Almshouse. Assistant Secretary Capers, o^f. the State Board of Public Welfare, visited the Barnwell County Almshouse, the jail and the chain Rangs on March *28 and has made the following report of his inspection: The Almshouse. The Barnwell County almshouse needs more than anything else at the present time some one to wait on the inmates and attend tor the general cleaning up of the buildings and grounds. The population of the alms house is now ten persons, only one of whom is able to do any active work. The one best recommendation that can be made is that Barnwell County * - •» join in with contiguous-counties and establish a district-almshouse. This would provide for the proper care o£. BROWN AND WKISSINGER THROW HATS IN THE RING V . Announce Themselves as Candidates € for Reelection to House. COTTON GROWERS MILL • ^ ■ . MAKE SPIRITED DRIVE Col. Edgar.A. Biown, of Barnwell, and the Hon. G. L Weissinger, of Blackville, announce their candidacy for reelection to the House of Repre sentatives in this issue of The People. term and the latter his first term as Barnwell Coiufty’s representatives and both have made excellent records in the legislative department of the i State government. If elected, Col. Brown has an nounced that he will be a candidate or the Speakership of the House and lis chances of election to this post are said to be splendid. He is one of the best known and most popular members of that body and is general- y recognized as one of its leaders, He has been active Th politics for a To Answer What They Term Efforts to Crush Marketing Plan. With “I will sign my neighbor” as their slogan, 14,000 South Carolina farmers, members of the South Caro lina Cotton Growers’ Cooperative as sociation, will th's week make^their The former is finishing his second answer-to what they believe to have the poor at a minimum cost. The score for the almshouse is G47 out of a possible 1.000 points. The Jail. The outstanding feature of 'the Barnwell County jail is its deanli- riv-ss. Though lacking in elassifica- • \ion facilities, the jailer uses good judgment in the handling of the pris oners. -. ' ... The interior, of the jail has been , newly painted. This moans much to the looks and sanitation of the jail, and preserves the,,steel work. The abolition of the fee system with three meals per day instead of two, and the installation of shower ba'hs is again recommended for the r*V» \< i v > vww »»»•»»< ii viWf 1 * 1 improvement of the jail. The score for this institution is 777 out of a possible 1.000 points. The Chain Gangs' Thirty-four ,negro men are now serving time upon the two Barnwell County chain gangs under the super vision of Foremen Boylston and Bax*. i v. Nb improvements of value have been made at either camp within the past year. The negro. Hugh Scott, mentioned in last year’s’ report has been trans- jferred to the State Penitentiary where he will receive' long needed medical attention. Both camps use some comforts for bedding. These are unsatisfactory as they cannot be.washed and are a nat ural refuge for vermin. Blankets are recommended. At both Vamps the prisoners’ quar- t< :’s and bedding v ere not clean or in ' order. The general lack of cleanli ness about the camps was especially ■ ►ticeable. The thorough ' policing S' and- <anitati ur of both camp* is fer- — o amended. The water supnlyVis ademmte, but i >‘ convenient, being 2otl yards away , from the campus. '* Sewagt dlspnsal is properly haa- dul. Ho\ve\er. th siSil pits are lo c ited too near the Vamp. Some hew eamo equipment is bad ly Heeded at both camps. |or ramp No.;l is 71.'> am 1 The score • camp No. uht points. is ',n7 nut <*f a possible Ladies’ AuxiliarN Meet* very ent l;n.Va.-t jc meet ing i*f tlv the ('hurch of tin number of years and is at present chairman of the County Convention md chairman of the State Executive Committee. He was a member of the staff of former Governor Cooper. Mr. Weissinger was urged to make the race for the State Senate, but af ter mature deliberation decided that le can best serve the people of the county, for the present at least, in the IJjouse. Both of these gentlemen have many friends throughout the county who are confidently...preiUctiug—iheir reelection. ‘ \ BUDGET OF INTERESTING ITEMS FROM DUNBARTON B. F. Anderson Buys Hotel Property! Work Begins on S. S. Rooms Dunbarton, Ap’ il 14.—*The ' hotel building, which was s-old last week, was bought by Mr. B. F. Anderson. It is not known definitely what he ex pects to do with it. but .it is likely that he will- find someone to take charge and run the hotel as it was originally designed-for. Mr. Brigham, the new barber, has moved temporarily into a Mouse on Mr. T. .1. Hier’s place. As soon as !* vacant house in town can be secured he expects to move here. Active work on the Sunday School rooms began last Monday. All the lumber and brick aye on the ground, and the doors, window frames, and sash have been bought. The commit tee in charge of the building states that work on the addition will be. pushed to completion. The rooms are greatly needed in our church plain, -aud everybody is willing to cooper ate to get thenj. ' * Preaching next -Sunday will be as follows: Joyce Ii ranch at 11 :Ht) a. m., and Dunbarton at 4:T>0 p .m. Mr. Johnson, the new pas,tor, i.s taking hold of the field with great enth-U-- iasm. and the people are taking a great interest in the work of the church. The laigu^t congregation in many nvontliS greetod the pastor at Dunbar ton at the night seivtce last Sunday night. A speciiti .feature of ■ the_-se>;- vices for the last two wi-ekiV'tuts heon the selections rendered t»y tin male quartet. - " The piissionary—meet : ,ng which Wa been desperative attempts to break up cooperative marketing of cotton made by cotton gamble's during the past two months. A contract has been sent to every member of the association and this week each member is expected to cad upon a neighbor who is not a mem ber and attempt to get him to join the association. Tuesday meetings were held in every county in the State at 11 a. in. At these meetings the machinery for holding the annual election* was set in-mot ion and dele gates elected to the district conven tions, which nominate the candidates for director. “From time immemorial” says statement issued from headquarters of the association, “the cotton grower has been abusing the gamblers and speculators who have been living off his labor on the farm, f In an effort to get a square dedb for himself he has joined in with acreage reduction movements. Holding movements, and in some sections of the beltjvears ago a- “burn-a-bale” - movement, were launched. The relief offered by these movements—if any relief came at al —was very temporary. More often than not the grower failed to profit at all because so many of his’felloW growers would break faith with him and increase their-acreage while he was reducing and sell while he was holding, thereby defeating the whole movement. “After years of serious study the plan of cooperative marketing of cot Blackville, April 14.—The Barnwell ounty Teachers’ association met at Jlackville Saturday. The weather was inclement and the roads in bad -conditionr. but despite these facts about orty teachers from all qyer the tqun- ty assembled at the High School audi torium for the meeting. In the absence of the Rev L. H. Mil- er, who was placed on the program to conduct the devotional exercises, Supt. C. W. Riser offered the prayer after the opening song. Miss Mattie E. Thomas, State Sup- ervisor of Improvement Associations, spoke upon the Value of the improve-, ment associations to the smaller schools and urged every school teacher to organize one in Tier community. Miss Thomas made n splendid appeal EXCELLENT MEETING OF TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION 1 SOCIAL AND I'KKSON AL NEWS FROM WILLISTON F. Pospy, of Blackville, Elected ^ Mrs. L. H. Boland Entertains U. I). President for Next Year. C.’s at Home of Mrs. Self. >:> DELEGATES TO ATTEND THE COUNTY CONVENTION Barnwell, Blackville and VYRIiston to Have Largest Representation. Williston, April 44.^—Mrs. L. D. Boland' wa? "hostess to the members of the local ,U. 1). C. Chapter at the home of Mrs. M. B. Self Friday after noon at 4:20 o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. Q. A. Kennedy, Messrs A. M. and J. E. Kennedy attended the funeraj of Miss Louise Owtns in W’ashingtqji week before last. Miss Owens w&s the daughter of Dr. and Mrs: Clarence J. Owens. Mrs. A. Rountree has returned from a vjjsit to her daughter, Mrs. 11. H. Altman, in Charleston, Mrs. E. M. Givens and children, of Bishopville. are the guests of the former’s mother, Mrs. P. F. Park Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Sprawj^^nd children, of Kathleen, Fla.,/Have been the guests of. relatives /tul friends* When Chairman Edgar A. Brown calls the County Democatic Conven-’ tion to order at 12 o’clock noon on Monday, May oth, there should be 95, delegates present from the 17 clubs in Barnwell County—an increase of practically 50 per cent, over the num ber in attendance two years ago. Under the rules of the Democratic party in this State, the number of delegates t/ the County ConventTon is ascertained by the membership of the varyms clubs, one delegate being for every 25 members or ma- y fraction thereof, based on the umber of votes* polled in the first primary of the—preceding election, year. According to this rule, the clubs are entitled to the following number of delegates: and her address was timely and well here for several days, j 1® - -Vote in TLoUof received. ' After a pleasant visit/to Mrs. A. M. Club. 1922 Delgt>. The. teachers had the pleasure of Kennedy, Miss Annie Crowder ha- Barnwell ’ 499 20 again hearing a violin solo by Miss returned to her home in Henderson- Bennett Springs 62 3 Bruce who was assisted by Miss Black ville, N. C. Blackville -..-.-395 16 K Auxiliary Apostles of Barnwell wav bed] ThirmtTiy. AnriD Idth- at—rljr- h.- Mrs. John Cart, of Grenco- vice wrb-dl'o‘ of the Chaih's’ .o ton was evolved. When it was first announced it was greeted with the general remark that it would be im T» possible to get the farmers to sign the ironclad, legally binding contract Lfirge groupes v>f farmers did sign the contract, however,,and today co operative associations arc functioning in 11 States,and growing in strength “At first but little attention was paid to these organizations, the-gen-J eral comment being that*‘Oh, this is just another one of those farmers’ movements that will last a year and die.’ “Instead of dying, as was predicted, these associations have grown in .strength so that now instead of look ing upon ‘them as a joke the gam blers and speculators regard them a? a real menace. —^Sincy the first of =tlie year the world has wit no- ed a break of over too rents a pound -in cotton, this not- Witii-taieikivg. ilic f.-M-t that there has not been a bale of cotton grown in that t me. nor has •there been any thing to indicate that last year s crop was larger than had been expected. The consumption figures haXe been good and it is generally admitted that the supply is the -hoitest.* in a half century. “1 - * '" • “What then if the logical condu ion,to reach? The » hear raid w at the piano. Music by these two Blackville teachers has been one of 8 *» . the joyful factors this year in making the teachers’ meetings the best in years. This wjs the last meeting this year but it is lioped that these two teachers will be in -the county again next year so as“t5--»fld fife' to the meetings.’ 1 . ' . The principal speaker of the day was Prof. E. H. Henderson, of Fur man University. Mr. Henderson’ address was clear, well worded, and ■along the line of present tendemies in our educational system. His ad dress was both a .warning and an inspiration. Mrs. Clara J. Hitt gave a report of the State Teachers’ Association which was held in Columbia in March. Officers were elected for the next school*year as follows: President, G. F. Posey. -Blackville; Vice-President; H. H. King, Dunbarton; Secretary, H. J. Crouch, Elko. The vice-president wa? instructed to add to his duties that of reporting tTle meetings to the erginty newspapers. A most enjoyable dinner was serv ed by the School Improvement Asso ciation of Blackville. The dinner was served in the banquet room of the new Baptist church. This was the Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hair, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Weathersbee, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Kennedy, Mrs. M. L. Bolick, Robert Bolick! and Miss A,nnie Crow der motored t<> Augusta one day last week. • . Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Shuler, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Willis and Miss May Willis spent Monday in Augusta. p 'Mr. and Mrs. Clarence J. Owens, Jr., and little daughter, of Washing ton, are the guests of relatives in Williston. Mrs. Clothilde Thompson, Mrs. Mur ray Smith and M:ss Louise Prothro enjoyed a vivit to Magnolia Gardens, near Charleston. Mrs. M. E. Barker, of Rock Hill, Mrs. B. I). Carter and Sarah Carter, of Bamberg, spent Wednesday with Mrs. J. A. Latimer. Mrs. Murray Smith has returned to her home in CoronadcTT f ul., after an extended visit to Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Smith. Double Pond Dunbarton . Elko Four,Mile 40 ^Fsiendr-hip *_ 72 Great Cypress 129 Healing Springs — _...48 Hercules . r — -121 Hilda ± — Red Oak .. _ Reedy Branch _ osemijry Siloam -1-. Williston we 1 >iiuu , r ' - wa ve seivetl on tin grivurw-Di;’-^ . ... Ut»ljl*ed. ban 1 'is just getting to be the sityle itrDunbarton now. Several primai iiy' aimed at t he eobperat no , marketing asyueiations and .its fore. f nn'-‘t ~ohjeeC wa- i,o < i.ush them. ‘•Tite fight^ is .on. On the one sidi the speculator, who would -crush vo'-atH»n. wa preagitt :rtji-nra le , | g;]' . haM‘ M'\ered tlu-'fr.trtyse.-, I e<‘>q.peVativc mark'ting .in order - impressive and fttrerestmg talk. PSa'is were madx- for fntare •missimi x Ai in tire Auxiliary; Mr-. Cait also x's'tod other places in this section. ^ th.e ‘ .: v_ was held Wednesday afternoon .at the hlane of Mrs, J. Jtdien Bush. ■The members—at this* organization hov^ taken uji-the study of Japan dur- 'I nu I.em Mrs. P>. P. Davies. Publicity Chairman. and the only .thing -which keeps all UHe-frwght eohtinu'* to live off the .young iodies Truni • folfiiwing suit 1 grower. On the other side is. the co«- is the argument of their parents: Go tor grower, who is figuring to ha\.c to it.-girls._ If anything ea-n make you a say so a- Ho .what -his—rotten is JUux.g...:l.ie;itiltifuiil...*.a :...-I—Lg—I—i'^vorth--- rii*’' t mi* • a’- VuiuuTo!- ‘(-tx-ry Alr. 'T. K. Kiliingsworth’s • baby, grower to take his- stand; The mem Teddie Boy, has been'si^k for the hers of the asscVeitttiqn are going. t past week. -...We. h<u>c that he will ! give their neighbors an opportunity to line up wrfh th<‘m and we believe the response in Rnn,i.h Carolina is go ing to be wonderful.” 1, Oak Grove Rtwlng Club. H . Olar. April 10.—The Oak Grove Sewing Club held its regular meeting Thursday, April 2, for the purpose of making the second garment. Miss Elma Cave, of Barnwell, gave instrue- tions. The girls had their work com plete and up-to-date. Miss Cave also made a talk about the short course and explained to the girls about the exhibit and what is in store for the one who is the winner. The attention of our re«ders r is call ed to quarter page adv. of the Home Bank appearing- on the local page of this issue. v ’; . - ; < I> soon be we'll. r Mrs. J. F. Bolt, of Laurens, is visit- ing her daughter, Mrs, B. F. Owens. Mr, and Mrs. Ii. H. King and Miss Hilma Rice attended fne Teachers’* j meeting in Blackville last Ratutday They spent the week-end with Misv S. R. Ray, of Healing Springs. Little Herbert Ray King decided not to ac company his parents back, apd i.s staying this week with his grand mother. _ i Everything is vtll set for the Chau tauqua whichTomes to Dunbarton on May 1, 2 and 3. Posters may be seen on every band now advertising the show, and it is. expected that^e big gest crowd ever assembled in Dunbar ton will take in the programs of these three days. It is uhderstood that Barnwell and Allendale will have the srame Chautauqua, but this will not I .X v ' Farni Work Again Delayed. v/The" wU'weatWh- of the past, week has agfdn delayed the farmers of this section in' their work and as many were already behind, it would seem ! that they will start the race against the boll weevil dnder a serious handi cap this year. ast meeting this session. Col. R. \1. Mixson for Senate. Col. R. M. Mixson makes formal an- , / • nouhernent in this issue of hi< candi dacy 1 fur. the State Senate, bringing the number of entries in this race to three, the other two being Dr. A. J! Patterron. of Barnwell; and Dr. \Y. C. Smith, of Williston. Cob Mix-on Inis repKesented’ this county sn the House of Representatives and was, al- so a c.-mdidato for Congress severnt years ago. In addition to being ac tive in politics, he has been identified with various farriers’ organization-, being president of the cotton a-sofia* tiun; several • years ago. Being a farmer himself, he promises to give ( lose .attention ,to the best interest- of the agriiuRural (lasses. .!. A. PORTER FIRE LOSS WAS ADJUSTED LAST WEEK $100,OOP.00 Stixk of Merchandise to Be Offered to the Public. Auto Accidents Sundae. The fire loss of the J. A. Porter Co., of this city, whose stock of goods was damaged by tire, ten days ago, _wrs adjusted Friday and a “Big Fire Sale” is being inaugurated-today by this concern, which takes a page adver tisement in this issue of I he People to “tell the world”'of the exceptional bargains to be foumV during this sale, and in addition the reserve stocks of groceries and hardware in their ware house, which were uninjured by the tile, will be offered, while they last, al “Tire Sale Prices.” This i- an ex ceptional opporuniiy for the people of this section to supply their needs at money-saving prices., Mr. Porter also wishes to take this Opportunity of thanking the members of tfeu> .fire-dei»»jtti.ent for* their effi-* -dent - work in subduing the blaze and Total T..V. ..2364 95 In 1922 the number of delegates elected to the County Convention was 06, twenty-nine less tTlan for.the pres- (•nt year, the increase being accounted for by the fact that the Women voted for the first time in this State two years ago. At that time Barnwell sent 13 delegates to the Conventio i, Bennett Springs 2, Blackville 11, Double Pond 2, Dunbarton 4, Elko 4, Four Mile T, Friendship 2, Great Cy press 2, Healing Springs 1, Hercules 4, Hilda 3, Red Oak 2, Reedy Branch 2, Rosemary 2, Siloam YTand Willis-, ton 9. The number of delegates to the co:i T vention this year i.s only one less than in 1916, before the formation of Al lendale County. Moseley-Lewis. t o also thiipk others fur. the ^ssistance ^yjjr^ter of the late James O. Patter* re ndered at the time of the fire.. Second Quarterly Conference Sunday was mark* i by^ autbmoki’e accidents in and near Barnwell. A colli-ion occurred tluirf afternoon be tween two Ford louring cars at tTi'e 4.i. ) .en.cr a>f the Bank .of-..W.e-!cLn f’a! i- lina building, .opposite The Court House, resulting in—somt damage to one car l>ut iro in jury to the .occupant ; . A .short time latei'. a F,(»i:d,toijriiigj ( :j\* A on lipTciT'V»y five y'duhF men from Reeve-ville, in Dorchc-tm County, tinned turtle on the ^arnwell-Allen- dale highway, about three, miles south of this city; The driver or the machine suffered «T broken rnTtarbonrnrntr of the ytmng men. was rtrt about the fare while the others use aped, with minor bruise?. It is sard that the car was passing another at tlv^ timi ot- the accident am) encountered soft d'.rt on the edge of the road. The machine was badlv'damv. i- ~ ^ - Second QuaTterly Conference cin rcnU vr-a'r will ho held in the Barnwell Mcthodi-t (Tiurch on “Special to The State. “Barnwell, April 13.—Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Moseley have announced the marriage of their daughter, Miss Shel- lee Virginia Moseley, to Thomas Sum ner Lewis. Jr., of Atlanta, Ga., March 2‘). The marriage was performed by the Rev. S. L. Morris at his* home in Atlanta in the presence of relatives arid intimate friends. ' “Miss Moseley is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Bull Moseley of Barnwell and is a popular member of the younger, society set of the "State and of Atlanta, where she has been an admired, visitor# A he is* the grand son, who represented the Second South Carolina district fr congi'et?? for «ev- mal tT-M'-.—Mi-s M -me/ co.nes <.f a long line of ancestors, whj have been s'utrstaiTtdaf men and. Leaders in poh- tii - and professional life of the Stale i for generations back.. Her-great grandfather. Augus Patterson, a jurist of great note', was president of the April 27th. at night. The Presiding -Elder, the Rev. .John IT. Graves, wiy preach at. eight o’clock,', the usual "church | .<i>nate for 33 conseedtive years;~a life hour, and hold the Quarterly Confe* - -j s j ze painting of him hangs in the sen- en<;e immediately thereafter. lb’, ate, ohuntbvty .^t, .thq. Btate, House in •dvJAAHAAAHAH'VHAH C .• '\ \ T/T’ : ' . , ■ ■•' ' ; — 1 : - nopm : hm meet a hirge epng-rj*gat!on ■ Cohimhia. j with all the officers' of the charge. interfere with our attendance to any great degree. Season tickets will go on sale the latter part of this week, Ticketls will he $2.00 ror adults, $1.00 for children for the season tickets, and the regular admission will be 75 cts. for single performances. Advertise in THE PEOPLE. * « Dr. J. C. Atkinson and daughter, Miss Johnnie , Atkinson, are out of town- for a few (hiys this week at tending the wedding oYTVliss Jessemine Burroughs, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Burroughs, of Conway. Dr. Atkinson will peTform the ceremony. ' Dr. Patterson Announces. The People this week publishes the' formal announcement of Dr. A. B. Pat- tej>on,t candidate for the State Sen ate,- Dr. Patterson has represented Barnwell County in both’branches of -t-rt’—4 rrm- nil and. Wo we4F known to' thru voters Ho need any in troduction. Dr. \V. C. Smith, of Wil liston, announced for this office.rlast week. “Mr. Lewis is a popular young man of Atlanta, both in the social and busi- nes-s circles. His grandparent's were pioneers in-Atlanta and rank high in the city’s progressive department. He is associated with the firnri of Mc- Arthur-Holland Real Estate company of Atlanta,- Ga. Congratulations and best—wivlies arr b<ong young couple.” tyr. W. A, Rnepton, of the Baldock section, was in town several hpurs on business Monday. It is understood that plans for the new Baptist Church mere have been draivn, and submitted to the building committee by Mr. WTlTis Irvin, archi tect, of Augusta. The members of the Methodist Church have also con sulted an architect relative to plans for their nejp church. Mrs R E McFall, of Anderson, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. J. B. Arm strongs this week. ‘ * Doing Good Work. The members of the Ladies’ Guild of the Barnwell Episcopal Church expect to finish thqir Lenten sewing this week, and will forward 66 gar ments to the Episcopal Orphanage at York. The material for these gar ments was given by the members, who also did the work. Both of the Epis copal organizations—the Guild and the Auxiliary—are doing excellent work. ' Send your Job Work to The People.