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VOLUME XLVIIL
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BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND, 1921
NUMBER 5.
Associated Charities --
Doing Splendid Work.
ifi Barnwell County
The People takes pleasure in pub-
lishingrlishing* the following report of
the Recording and Executive Secre
taries of the Associated Charities of
Untold Damage Done
to Crops and Roads
by Heavy Downpours
“DOLLAR DEMOCRACY”
“I HAVE GIVEN MY DOLLAR—HAVE YOU?
The incessant heavy rains of the
past two weeks have done unto' 1
damage to ilie. r rops ail highways
in this St at'. . r t is impossible to e«-
Barnwell. which shows in part thejtimate the damage in this county,it
it will amov.nt to ninvy thousands of
dollars. The greatest crop damage
has been suffered 1>\® the cotton crop.
Already admittedly short in thb
section, the production has been fur
ther curtailed by the heavy rains.
Hundreds of bales, it is said, have
been beaten from the plants a"d
seed began sprouting in the bolls
several days ago. - ,
Many farmers have lost large quan
tities of peavine hay, and the pea crop
has also been damaged.
The loss in the cotton crop has
been partly offset by the recent al-
vance in prices, provided, of course,
that the price do^s not slump again
before the remainder of the crop can
be harvested and put on the market.
It will take a high price for middling
cotton, however, “to offset the los s in
grades. ’ —
splendid work being done by this
organization:
Early in the month of May, 192.°,
an organization known as the Asso
ciated Charities of Barnwell was
formed, the objects of this society be-,
ing to look after the poor of this
community, to administer aid and re
lief in cases which were deserving of
charity and benevolence, and to bet
ter the general social and living con
ditions of the community.
“It will possibly be interesting to
our folks to know just what good has
“been accomplished since that time.
For a number of years our people
have been called upon throughout
the entire year for help in all manner.
of cases, some worthy and some un-
* 1
warthy, and it was at times hard to
determine who deserved help. Our or
ganization has stepped in and taken
over this work to a great extent and
today we feel that our people have
an organization of which they should
be proud. We were instrumental in
having an ordinance passed by the
Town Council requiring a permit to
solicit alms or other assistance, there
by avoiding so much promiscuous beg
ging on the streets. When a case i*
reported a personal investigation is
made and, if worthy, relief is fur
nished at once. We frequently have
calls from people living in and arouni
other towns, not only in this but ad
joining counties, and. of course, are
unable to render aid in a. mu.-h
as our work must of -necessity he con
fined to those living in ami adjacent
to our own town an<i community. But
in. case.- of this kind we always ’nk<
thr 'matter up with some one living
in the communitv from which the re-.
vs
■lief is asked and in this way help i
given. We are hoping in the .non’-
future to have a county wide or tarb-
* ration which will not only care f< i
toe unfortunates around us but will
reach cut and help the helpless all
ovr the c iUr.ty. It the other towns
in our ■ countv will organize such ;
To the Democrats of Barnell County:
From State and National Headquarters we get the most encouraging
news for Democratic success this year. However, it is taking lotis cf
money to keep the great issues before the people in the East and West,
and each of us—MEN AND WOMEN—is called on to give a DOLLAR and
to give it quick. So your county committee begs that you come forward
with your dollar, as it is impassible for the committee to see each of
you. The money may be left with the local committee in your town or
polling precinct, or brought or sent to the Home Bank of Barnwell, and
each subscriber’s name will be published.
Mrs. J. E. Harley,
. Harry D. Calhoun, •
County Committee.
30 Miles of Barnwell
County Highways to j
Be Surfaced in Year
Appeals to Farmers
for Heavier Bales;
Exports Affected
Contracts for the surfacing of two Columbia, Sept. 29.—An appeal to
road.- in Barnwell County have been the members of the South Carolina
let. One contract provides for the Cotton Growers’ Co-operative Asso-
surfacing of the mad from Barnwell ^ viation to gin heavier bales of cotton
to El lento n, a NjLDtance of about 29 and a warning to all growers of the
miles, and the other of the Augusta- 1 State that unless this is done that it
Allendale road from a point near El- will be almost impossible to sell South
lenton to the Aliendale-Barnwell Carolina cotton to export was issued
County line, a distance of almost 11 last night by B. F- McLeod, general
miles. j manager of the. Co-operative associa-
Approximately $215,OdO.W is to be ^ion.
Lightning Might Not
Strike Twice in Same
.Place, But Officers Do
So
c*re
ty we can
then re;
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them on
thi' half-
way irrour.d
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much ( goo(i
1 can be
accompii-hc 1
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i have big
hearted
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all over (
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y who wouM
W:
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: gly give
time and
effort to ac-
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dish such
an end.
If you could
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ith nu>' sm
all handfi
all of workers
ti.
>me of the
dostuuU
■ cases which
Wt
ire called
upon to'
administer to
V<
iu
would not
doubt f
nr a moment
that such work was an absolute nec
essity. .In rendering aid we not on
ly furnish the needed assistance, but
i; likewise teaches u- the value of
the per-oral touch in lives made
dreary by poverty and degredation,
one of the objects of our organiza
tion being to better the general soc’al
and living conditons of our communi
ty. There are no paid workers in
our organization, all work being
done gratis and in this way every cent
that is paid into the treasury is ex
pended for the relief of the helpless
and needy. There are people who
live such narrow, self centered lives
that it is hard for them to believe
that a person would give time and
attention to thi^nne of work unless
he or she were well paid for it. It
is frequently brought to our atten
tion that, in as much as we are paul
for this work, we should do ju-t a
little bit more. We feel that we a™
amply paid, not in money hut >n
where qufte a number of children
were successfully operated on, said
operations being done tor the '“mall
fee of $25.00. <
During the past year we have ban-
died quite a number of cases and not
only helped to put them on their feet
again but have endeavored to teaih
them the need of sanitation, etc , in
the home.
Last Christmas we put ihe mcttei
before the* Sunday School classes of
the various churches of the town and
asked that each class adopt a family
for Christmas in order that' no lutle
child might go lacking at that glad
season. Not only classes were eager
to adopt a family, but we found num
erous individuals anxious to do work
of this kind and it goes without say
ing that the folk who took part in
tin- work had the happiest Chris 1 ria-
they had spent in many a year.
The following families have receiv
ed assistance from’ our A.-'oeia*ion
during the past year:
1. Family con-i ting of eight mem
bers. all of whom were ill at on ■
time, except the aged grandmother.
Clothing, bed linen, nourishment and
washing for several Weeks.
2. Husband ill in hospital, wife and
three children.destitute; part of time
wife was ill. Medical attention, medi
cine and nourishment furnished for
several weeks; In (this case physic
ians giving their work gratis. '
3. Aged father and mother andtwo
invalid daughters; Nourishment as
well as nurse for several weeks.
4. Mother and four children: Mo
ther ill; nourishment furnished for
week.
5. Family consisting of nine mem
bers: mother in desperate condition;
nurse furnished for mother and infant
for one week; bed linen, clothing for
entire family and nourishment for
some time. In this case extraction of
mother’s teeth found necessary, dent
ist doing work free.
f>. Aged mother died in hospital,
family unable to furnish burial ex
penses; portion of this expense borne.
7. Family of nine: In this home
everything was needed; mother in
poor he-alth, nurse furnished for sick
baby for one weeK; nourishment,
clothing, etc.
8. Three in family: father para-
lized; groceries and clothing furnish
ed.
9. Wife ill with typhoid fever:
Clothing, nourishment, ice.
, 10. Bulgarian milk furnished for
sick baby for week or more.
11. Family of six: Three children
sick in family; everything ^ceded.
Clothing, nourishment, etc., furnished.
12. In this home man paralized.
Groceries furnished.
The following colored families have
It may be true that lightning does
not strike twice in the same place—
probably because there’s nothing left
to strike the second time—but boot
leggers who thought that the old ad
age applied to prohibition enforce
ment officers had a rude awakening
Friday. It has been whispered around
that quite frequently, after a raid
has been made and a still destroyed,
the moonshiners would erect a new
still on the site of the old one. With
this in mind, local officers who de
stroyed the ‘’twin still” near Barnwell
on.Monday of last week decided to
visit the spot again Friday and sure
neough they found about 1,500 gallons
of mash and material for repairing
the stills that had been destroyed in
the previous raid. Moonshiners will
probably have to select new -ites for
their operations after their stills
have been raided and destroyed.
MUs Lula Chriesman
Has Been Appointed
Demonstration Agent
Select Sweet Potato
Seed at Digging Time
Not enough attention is paid to the
.-electionof sweet potato seed. Most
farmers take the very small potatoes
‘from the entire field, r Uank these up
to save for spring bedding. This plan
is a very bad one. because there are
sevorafiKid disca-es that will continue
from year to year to be present on
account of di-ease being transferred
from year to year.
Wilt and black rot are the two prin
cipal diseases that we have to con
tend with. They are fungus diseases
and carried from one field to another
on seed potatoes young, plants.
W ilt can be easily detected by the
vinets'-'losing their leaves and wilting
down. This will !>c more evident in
dry seasons. The inside stem has
dark streak? where‘‘the fungus has
grown into the water channel. The
fungus grows down in the potato from
the vine and is thus transferred the
following spring to the new crop.
This disease can In-st be controlled by
selecting seed from vine cuttings and
examining closely in order to detect
any wilt that might l>e present as is
shown by the dark streaks in the vine
and stem end of the potato.
Black rot B also a serious di-ease;
it causes smooth dark brown spots
on the potatoes at digging time. The
stem- of the young plants appear yel
low, and the main stems turn black
and decay. Seed .selection at digging
time and treatment of the seed are
the best methods for. the control of
this disease.’ Treatment of seed will
be necessary in the spring, at which
time detailed methods will In- given.
—H. G.' Boylston, County Agent.
Aiken, Sept. 30.—-Mis, Lula Chries
man, of Allisona, Tenn., has been se
cured by Miss Bessie Harper, District
Agent, as Home Demonstratibn Agent
for Barnwell County to succeed Miss
Elma Cave, who resigned to take
charge of the Home Economics Work
of the Barnwell Schools.
Miss Chriesmen will begin work
’October 1st. Miss Chriesman comes
to South Carolina with splendid
recommendations. She has had six
years experience as a Demonstration
Agent. She was also in charge of
the Home Economics department at
Burritt College, Spencer, Tenn.
Speaking of her work there Pres.
Scott said: “I have never ob-erwd
a teacher who had greater influence
over students for good that she. and
I have never seen a more diligent and
conscientious worker.”
Miss Chriesman was reared in one
of the progre-sive communities of
Tennessee and is thoroughly in sym
pathy with rural people and their
problems.
She 'will eminence re-organizing
clubs immediately after her arrival.
Anyone desiring any information or
help along her line should communi
cate with her at Barnwell.
expended on the two projects, accord
ing to C. H. Morefield. State High
way engineer. Of this amount, $95,-
000 is to l>e paid out on the Augusta-
AUendale road project (state high
way No. 28) and $120,000 on the El-
lonton-Barnwell road, bridge work in
cluded in both cases, Mr. Morefield
said.
Contract for the state highway No.
28 project was awarded to W. R. (’ar
son of York and for the Barbwell-El-
lenton road to the Newell Construc
tion company. Contracts for the
bridge work in each case was award
ed to the Funderburk Construction
company.
The greater part of both roads will
>e graveled, according to Mr. More
field, with small portions of each to
lave sand-clay surfaces. The smaller
project will be completed in about
ten months, while the longer stretch
of road will be completed in about a
year.
Broncho Billy Verrfe
Gets Stiff Sentence
Broncho Billy Verne, a Cherokee
Indian, who gave a performance at
Dyches’ Swimming Pool during the
past summer, has been convicted cf
bigamy in Georgia and sentenced t >
serve a sentence of from three to siv
years at the State Farm jut Milledgo
ville. The presiding judge first fixe 1
his sentence at eight, years, Jmt man\
complaints were registered that the
sentence was too severe. The judge
then allowed four women and on<
man to express their persona! opin
ion. under a secret balloting system
as to how many years imprisonment
the prisoner should serve. The ligh
ter sentence was in accord with tie
result of the ballotting. It is sai<
that this unique method of meeting
out justice has never been employe 1
before in the courts of Georgia, and
it further marked the first instance
.wherein a woman was called on for
jury service in that State.
gratitude from those whom we as
sist in their hour of need. Now that
school has. begun we are having
numerous calls for second hand cloth
ing and school books and would he
glad to receive such donations.
At an early date we hope to have
a public meeting in the Vamp Thea
tre with a splendid program of music received assistance:
and an interesting speaker and give
a brief outline^ of the work being
done, which will prove both instruc
tive and interesting.
When the Dental Clinic was put
on last September our Board guaran
teed payment of $150.00, the pro rata
Moonershiner Plants
Prohi Enforcement
Officers on Island
Mr. McLeod seated that on cotton
weighing between 400 and 500 pounds
there is quite a loss to European im-
I orters in tare. Their calculatio'mi
are always based on 500 pound balsa
and when cotton turns out light they
naturally lose the bagging and ties.
Mr. McLeod stated yesterday that
a well known cotton exporter had
declared that.if South Carolina con
tinues its present practice of putting
up lightweight l>ales that it was very
probable that within a short time
there will he no exporters bidding on
South Carolina cotton except at very
low prices. Thi> exporter state<l.that
one of his connections had already
advised him that they would not buy
any cotton which originated in cer
tain sections of South Carolina be
cause most of the cotton coming from
those particular sections were light
weight bales.
“This matter in our opinion is a
Very serious one,” said Mr. McLeod,
“and we think that the farmers pf
the State should heed the warning
that has’been given them. They
are losing money by packing these
lightweight bales and they are fixing
to ruin Ihe export trade pf the States
We wi-h to particularly appeal to
the members of our association to
gin hales a- near the 500-pound'
weight as possible and w<> beg to as-
The Lombard Entertainers.
1. Colored man with pleurisy need
ing hospital treatment to save life:
money furnished to amount of $21.00.
Man w'ell and,‘able to return to work.
2. Colored woman with typhoid fe
ver: Nourishment, ice, etc. In many
of these eases both doctors and drug-
It is a true saying that the success
ful man is he who laughs often, lives
well and leaves the world better than
he found it. Harry Lombard, Organ
izer and Manager, of the Lombard En
tertainers can qualify under this
digest as a most successful man. He
goes a step farther, however, and^
makes others laug'h arid sheds bright
ness and beauty thoughout the pro
gramme which is presented by his
remarkable company.
For eight years he was bar tone
with the English Opera Company and
is known not only 1 as a singer but al-o
for his ability as a comedian of high
rank.
Two artists, feminine and gracious,
assist Mr. Lombard in the presenta
tion of a program that is entertain
ing and delightful and as clean and
wholesome as mountain air.
This excellent company will appear
as one of the numbers on the Lyceum
course at the Vamp Theatre on IrTri
day Oct. 3rd.
“—^ T
E igefield. Sept.*23,—Prohibition Of
ficer J. P. Hart, who makes Edgefield
his headquarters, has had many thrii!-
irig experiences during his several 1 sure them that they are saving money
years of faithful service, but last by doing so. For the sake of the
rhursnav a keen witted bootlegger State as a whole we trust that non-
y * . I • ^
and distiller 'put one over” on him members will do likewise * because
that will not soon be forgotten. j if they do not they are going to
Having received information that ,u * n the sa|e of cotton for export.”
distillers were operating on Bo.-iticVs | Mr. McLeod also urged the farmers
Island in the Savannah river, off to allow their cotton to dry out for
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Hampton County, this State, Mr. | at Ibast four days following the
Hart, J. W. Sanders and two rural present rains before picking,
policemen from Georgia prepared to 1 “I understand,” says the statement
make a raid Thursday. A young man issed by the co-operative’s general
who owned a boat offered to take the > manager, “that there has been some
men over to the island from the cotton sold by the growers during
Georgia bank and point out where a the past few days for 12 cents a
large still could he located. The of- ' pound-—it was cotton that had beep
ficers accepted the offer. On reaching ' picked Wj*t. It seems to me that thia
the i-dand, they left the boat and went warning would he sufficient.”
to locate their “game,” following th^
instructions given by their informant.
The river was high and water cover
ed much of the island, making a thor
ough search impossible. But 'thi ir
suspicion was aroused when po still
was found at the spot to which the
boatman had directed them. U’»on
returning to where thF landing had
been made they found that their sup
posed loyal coworker had returned to
the Georgia hank with the boat and
left it there within their full vi< w
t was then that it 'dawned upon the
ifficers that, they had been tricked
and were now marooned upon an is-
and surrounded by a swollen stream.
The men spent 28 hours on Bostick’s
island without food and with nothing
to quench their thirst except, the
muddy liver water. Their discomfi
ture \va- accentuated by mosquitoes
that attacked them day and nigh*.
Mr. Hart’s hands and wrists sho ved
numberless punctures by these peaky
little creatures.
Driven to desperation, Mr. Hart
stripped off his clothes and swam
across the river, partly against the
current, so as to he driven down
Graded School Opens
at Healing Springs;
Expect Good Session
DON’T GIN COTTON WET!
share of Barnwell; Williston and I gists furnished assistance free.
j
Blaekville putting dh a like amount
and Dunbarton, Elko and Kline $50.0 •
each, thereby giving the children, of
the county an opportunity to have
their dental work done for the small
charge of 50c per tooth. In the. case
of children unable to pay, the work
was done free. In January we njut
on the Adenoid and Tonsil Clihic
1
3. Portion of burial expenses paid
for wife of blind man.-,
4. Groceries furnished to faithful
old man who has a sick son; Bethle
hem Baptist Church putting, up a like
amount to be expended for them.
Respectfuly submitted,
Jennie P. Greene, Rec. Sec.
Mrs. A. A. Lemonj Exec. Sec.
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"Former Governor Richard I Manning has issued the following warn
jng to fanners throughout the State:
“Reports are received from reliable sources that cotton is being gin
ned wet. This causes gin cut. All cotton ginned wet is rotting in the
hale and such cotton is bringing only 10c to 12c, which is a needless sacri
fice.
“I, therefore, advise our farmers not to pick cotton until they have
three or four days of sunshine, which will bleich it and give it better
color and, after it is picked, to stir it every day until it is dry, and no;
to gin cotton wet. ^ .
“The crop is already cut off badly and further sacrifice by bad Hand
ling should be avoided.”
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Healing Springs, Sept. 25.—Tho
Healing Spring’s Graded School open
ed Sept, 1st. Talks were made by
the Rev. D. W. Heckle, the Rev. 1).
K. Garrison, Mr. W. W Barr, Jr., Mr.
H. J. Hair, Mr. B. F. Gardner and T.
J, Grubb-, all of whom predicted a
successful year for the school. The
teachers for this session are as fol
lows: Mr. W. W. Barr, Jr., Spring-
field; Mi-s Azilee Mills , Prosperity;
M iss Ruth Mims Coggins. Healing
Springs.
The school literary, society hai
been reorganized with, the following
officers: Henry Lott, president; Fan
nie Lou Gardner, secretary; Ruby
Cain, corresponding secretary; Inez
Stansell and Lucile Proctor, censors.
The annual revival services of tho
Healing Springs Baptist Church wero
conducted by the Rev. N. Neingazer,
and the pastor, the Rev. A. J. Fostor.
The services w’ene largely attended
and it is expected that much good
will result.
The people of this section are glad
to welcome the family of Mr. Clif?
Kemp back to Healing Springs.
. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Vickery, of
Barnwell, spent Sunday in the homo
of Mrs. Mims.
Miss Pearl Bodiford is at home fop
a ?hort while before reopening her
school this fall.
Olar, Sept. 28.—Miss Gladys Car-' Miss Ruby Mae Jowers leaves Fri-
men Brabham, daughter of Mr; ani day to take charge of her school in
Mrs. Jl Gordon Brabham, of Olar, was Orangeburg County. . *
married to Earle H. Kipley Septum-j Mr. and Mrs. B.*F. Gardner and
her 25th at the home of Mr. and Mm. j daughters motored to Columbia Sun-
J. H. Nbrthey, Dilw'orth, Charlotte, day and spent the day with the for^
North Carolina. I mer’s mother.
Mr. Kipley holds a responsible po-j Everybody is delighted to see Mr,
sition with the Ford Motor Company. Forest Bodiford at home after an
The bride and bridegroom are now, absence of several months,
visiting ^he parents of the.fomier in > -Mr. S. J. Gardner left Sept. 8th fo^
Olar. They will make Charlotte their Furman University. “Friends nfcrll
h ome , _ him a sucessful year.
-tream, to the Georgia bank, took ‘
posses siom-qif j^the-boat and rowed
back for his companions. Mr. Hart
says that hereafter when he is trans
ported by boat to a lone island son e
dependable person will lx* left in
charge of the craft so as to insure a
return to the mainland.
Brahham-Kipley.
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