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SENATOR J. THOMAS HEFUN STORY OF THE SOUTH” CAPTI- FOUR WILL RUN VATED AUDIENCE. Small but Appreciative Crowd Heard Speaker.—Other Distinguished Men to Be Invited. ' -' Speaking to pt small but highly 'ap preciative audience at the Vamp The- ^ atre in Barnwell Thursday W*" Umted^tates . Senator J. Thomas He- " flin, of Alabama, enthused his hearers with his great lecture, “The Story of the South,” and; if possible, made them even prouder than ever that they are Southerners^ The speaker of the- evening was introduced by Col. Harry D. Calhoun, who' presided at < the meeting as chairman, and with a few preliminary remarks that served to put his audience in a receptive mod, the Senator began to develop his theme. His brief summlary of Ala- ^ -~>~v'«*bama , s birth 1 as a territory, her growth into statehood, wedding to ^ncle Sam, her suit for divorce, which as decided against her in a decree nded down it Appomattox and the subsequent reconciliation, wad great. New' Englanders, said Senator He flin, are great propagandists and- while they have not made history like the people of the South, they have been careful to write and publish what little they have to their credit- something that Southerners have neg- leeed to do. For instance, history re cords the fact that the first “tea party” was held at Boston and the first battle of the Revolutionary war 1 was fought at' Concord, while as a alter of fact, both occurred in North Carolina, the shot that was heard a- foundHlie world being fired by em battled farmers in Alamance County. A Southerneiv Patrick Henry, in his immortal speech, crystalized the sentiment of the Cq{onies against the oppression of England, and - Southern ers framed the Constitution of the United States. When it became nec essary to select a consmanderHp"chief of the colonial armies, a Southerhcr George Washington—was ^ selec for that draportant post. One of the decisive' battle^ of the HevoTutidnary War was fought at King’s Mountain, in this State, and after “the successful termination of that conflict. it was a ^Southerner who became the first Pre sident of the United States. In the second war \with England— t of 1812—the South again played a bifc^role, and credit dne to v a Southerhej-—Andrew Jackson— for breaking thV power of tb e reu men in this country wken he won the battle of Horseshoe Bend/i*^ Alabama. Senator Heflin touched on the causes leading up to the waivbetween Xt h ^ States and the wonderful heroism displayed-by those who wore the Grfcy. in that mighty-conflict. - And not only, \he said, did the leaders pledge their ‘a y own and their soldiers’ allegiance to a ^♦common flag wken the question of States’ rights,'stibmttted to the arbi trament of the sword, was decided a- gainst them in a blood-soakel decree, 1 but also that of their children and % their children’s children until the end of time, That the South accepted that decision in good faith was proved in the Spanish-American War, when Southerners quickly rallied to t4re de fence of the Stars and Stripes. It was a Southerner, a boy from North Carolina, he reminded his hearers, who was the first *o lose his life in that conflict, and to Joe Wheeler, a Confederate. Veteran, was due the credit that was given to Roosevelt. Newton D. Baker, a Southerner, was •Secretary of War, Josephus Daniels, a Southerner, was Secretary of the Navy, and Woodrow Wilson, a South erner, was President when the United States was forced to enter the World War in defense of civilization, and trobps from Ndrth Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee *broke the Great Hindenburg line. The South, said the speaker, is like wise the greatest section of the coun- FOR. GOVERNOR BLACKWOOD, JACKSON, RICH ARDS AND McKISSICK. Those Who Would Rule Are Not Waiting to Be Drafted for Ser vice by the People. : 1 For a number of years pas? the name of .Ira C. Blackwood, of Spart anburg, solicitor of the Seventh Cir cuit, has been discussed in connection \vith the Governorship, and it has been pretty generally believed that even tually Mi*. Blackwood would aspire to head the State government, says a re port from Coumbia. The hews comes now from # Spartanburg that Mr. Blackwood has intimated that he will make the race next year, although, it is added in the report, he has not defi nitely decided. It is nd secret that many of Mr. Blackwood’s friends, hot only throughout the Seventh Circuit but all over the Piedmont and in other sections of the State, have been urg ing, him to offer, nnd since he con fesses to serious consideration of be coming a candidate, it is considered very likely that he will be in the race next year. » * Mr..Blackwood, who is exceedingly popular, is recognized as one of the States most forceful solicitors. For the past nine years he has served his district in this capacity, and last year was reelected by a handsome majority. He is a member of the law firm of Lyles. Daniel, Drummond and Black wood. Mr. Blackwood’s intimation that he will make the race brings the practi cally certain candidates to date to four—Mr. Blackwood, Lt.-Gov. E. B. Jackson, of Wagener, Representative A. Foster McKissick, of Greenville, and John G. Richards, of Liberty Hill. Barnwell County Is > Represented Abroad x ______ _ Barnwell County is well represented abroad^ The People-Sentinel last week recorded fke leaving«of Mrs. Lizzie M. Cave, of this city, for a trip to Europe, she having sailed Saturday from New York aboard the Leviathan, the larg est steamship afloat. H will also be of interest to many friepds in this County to learn that Major'^d Mrs. R. Boyd Cole, their little son and. Mrs. Emma Simms, all former residents^of Barnwell, leave in a few days for HorK > olulu, to which place Major Cole has been assigned for the nejet two years. Several Williston people also sailed on the leviathan last week for^Eu- ^ope, they being Mr. and Mrs. A.' M. Klnmedy and Miss Martha Dixon. While^ abroad they will visit France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, the Brit ish Isles and btper countries. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kennedy. David and Eliza beth Kennedy, of Williston, and Mrfc. Kennedy’s sister, Miss Gfei^rude Bar nett, of Laurens, left last week for San Francisco, from which portHhey •will aail this week for Honoluku t spend some time with Mrs. Kenne dy’s brotherj Capt. David E. Barnett, who, we believe, was at onp time a member of the'Barnwell High School faculty. The People-Sentinel wishes them all bon voyage and a safe return to their homes. • Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Towne, of Mar tin, were visitors here Friday.. of the country. Senator • Heflin’s address was re lieved by inimitable anecdotes and he jumped from prose to poetry and from the sublime . to the ridiculous with tKe agile ease of the finished orator and student of public affairs and human frailities. No mere re porter can do justice to the man, his message and magnetic personality— try, both agriculturally 1 and industri- >they must be seen, heard and felt to BRfCifr aJJy, citing facts and figures to prove this statement. North’ Carolina and South Carolina alone, he said, spin more than half of the South’s cotton that is not exported. Any crop that can be grown anywhere can be pro duced in the Sputh and ^ie Ts prbud of the fact that the Southern farmer is rning diversification, Nj,-. Fbr awhile, other Actions of the country tried to combaV the march of empire to the South by attackifig climatic and health conditions. That charge was successfully refuted and now this section is the health resort be appreciated. His word-pictures are wonderful, his criticisms kindly and his presentation of the “Story of the South” a (dear and unbiased history of the great achievements of this great section. It was a privilege to hear bim and a matter for regret that larger number of people did not avail themselves of'the opportunity, well under the auspices of the local The Alabama Senator came to Barn- Chamber of Commerce, which organ isation plans to invite other distingu ished public men to. visit this city doting the next few months. Important Notice to Subscribers. Since consolidating The Barnwell People and The Barnwell Sentinel, the maiing lists of the two papers have been combined, -v As stated in a previous issue. The Barnwell People-Sentinel will be (nailed each week to subbscribers of both papers., Where a sub- scriber was taking The People and The Sentinel and was paid in advance to the'latter, due credit was given, as will be seen from the address label on the paper. Now it is poor rule that doesn’t work both ways, and the pub lisher of The People-Sentinel requests every subscriber who is in arrears to remit promptly. Every effort Has been made to.get the mailing list corrected up to date and all that is necessary for a sub scriber to find out how much he owe* is to examine the date on his address label. It shows the month and year of expiration (all subscriptions date from the first of each month). , For instance, if the date reads “Jan. 25” it means that a subscription expired January, 1, 1925. The figures, are for, jhe year not the day of the month. ' —r-' r . * ■• —- ■ _ -a- z-tCr.— .The People-Sentinel is making every effort to give its readers one of the best weekly newspapers in this section of the State, but, frankly, it costs money—and a lot of it. Subscriptiqns are just as much a part of the legitimate returns of a newspaper as adyertisementfcc Losses on either hurt the paper to that extent. The editor believes that His subscritJers appreciate his efforts to give them a worthwhile newspaper and he is asking them to show that appreciation in a material way by sending in their re newals without delay. While he does not want to lose a single reader, he does not care to send the paper to anyone who does hot want it or who has no intention of paying for it. As a special favor, he asks that this matter be. given immediate attention. * - < BOLL WEEVIL DOING GREAT BLACK VILLE MAN BADLY INJURED AUTOMOBILE TURNED^OVER AT -0 - P; nt ’V-: MONTMORENCI. BARNWELL MAN TO HEAD ASSN. WILL BE PRESIDENT OF STATE BANKERS’ ASSN. t Col. Harry D. Calhoun, President of v "; j.' Home Bank, Is in Lin« for *. Promotion. It will be a source of gratification to his many friends throughout Barn well County and the State at large to know that Col. Harry D. Calhoun, who is now vice president of the South Carolina Bankers’ Association, will, be .by virtue of his present-of fice the next president of that organi zation. , ; . Col. Calhoun was born and reared on a farm near Appleton, in what was then Barnwell County. He secured his education by attending the thjree months term of the common schools in his district, having, t^ walk four miles each day. At the age of 13 years, he ".accepted a position as regular plow-hand with Mr. J. Law- ton Sanders, of Red Oak township, for $5.00 a month and board. Whin 15 years of age he went to Beaufort COSMETICS TAX CUT DOWN DROPPED PROM TWENTY PER CENT TO POUR PER CENT. Reduced by State Tax Appeal Board at Meeting Held in Governor’s 1 ' 'ii' Office Friday. Sena H. Rush Suffera Broken Ribs and William Mims Is Also Seriously Hurt in Accident. *: Aiken, June 13.Tr-Sem H. Rush, a well knowrf merchant of Blaclcville, S. '€., and his companion, William Mims, were, badly injured late last night when their automobile turned over at 'Montmorenci after the car had struck the edge of the depot when the rail road crossing was passed. Mr. Rush was rendered unconscious, from his hurts which consisted of several broken ribs and concussions on the head and face. Mr. Mims sustained injuries about the neck and shoulder and in the accident bit his tongue nearly in twain. Drs. Ryan Gyles, of Blackville, and Hastings Wyman, Jr. of Aiken, were called to attend the sufferers, who following treatment were taken to their homes in Black ville. The physicians feared last might that the fractured ribs had punctual the mngs of Mr. Rush,"Who appeared very seriously hurt; Barnwell Loses Under New Gasoline Tax Law and secured a position as ciertc in a dry goods store. Five yearsS^ter he went on the r^ad as a traveli salesman and for 20 years was "a knight of the grip.** Col. Calhoun returned to his native county in 1910 and assisted in organ izing the Home Bank of Barnwell, being elected to the presidency, which position he has held ever since. During that itme,, the stockholders of the Home Bank have paid 120 per cent. The bank is a great factor in The cosmetics tax was reduced by the State tax appeal board from 20 per cent to four per cent Xt a meeting held in the office of Governor McLepd Friday. The tax on ice cream as sold in bulk was removed. However, ice cream when sold at soft drink stands will be subject to the Usual tax. ' The cosmetics and ice cream taxes were enacted by the recent legislature. Ice erdam was taxed under the pro vision for taxes On^ soft drinks. Here tofore an article of coemetics costing 50 cents was taxed ten cents. Here after the tax on such an article will be two cents. A one cent stamp on each twenty-five cents articles will here after be imposed. Lifting the tax on bulk ice cream relieves purchases for family vise or for church festivals and the like. The motion for the redurtiqn of the two forms of taxation was made by Representative Carroll Nance, of Lau rens. Following the decision for the ^reduction, the beard of appeals called in Dr. E. L. Wingfield and W. J. Mur ray, Jr., Columbia druggists, and ad vised them of . the decision. J. . A. Russell, of Anderson, an ice cream manufacturer, and Frank Keller, of Clinton, were also in Columbia and were in conference with the board. Folowing the meeting Governor McLeod stated that the members of the commission had had the matter of redyeing the cosmetics tax under con- eration “for some time. Thfcy had givbo the matter thorough study. The reduction was in line with what they believed to be the spirit of the legislature iVpassing the tax act, the Chief ExeirutiviKsaid. A short,timo afeo, three Barnwell druggists published^aHull page adver tisement in this paper protesting against the 20 per cent tax. on cos metics. ’ ' i + + + idton Bloom from Meyer’s Mill; Mr. and^Mrs. Jesse Rountree, of Meyer’s Mill/'were visitors here Fri day and brought'Tlje People-Sentinel a cotton bloom fromHheir field, the first to be received from that section. As was the case with the other glooms received by thi$ paper, it was pi froyi cotton planted in March. Mfr Rountree states that he has a very promising crop. promoting the interest of the farmers end other worthy pursuits of Barnwell County. •During the World War, Col. Cal- _ Advertise in The People-Sentinel houri served on all the important committees and drives and he hag held many positions of honor and trust in the county and State. At one time ha was ^chairman of Group Two of the South' Carolina Bankers’ Association, has been a trustee of the local schools for 15 years and was instrumental in building the beautiful new school building at Barnwell. He is a briga dier general of the Sons of Veterans of the Second Congressional District, is a' vestryman of the Episcopal Church, and is always ready to serve. hiafellownoan. He is closely identified with the Owens, BroWn and Over- street families in the county. His great grandfather, James' Overstreet, FARMERS WORKING TO CONTROL w COTTON PEST. About Id Dusting Machines Rave Been Bought in This County Re- eently. Says Beykton. " During the past week or ten days, reports of boll weevil damage have become more frequent and widespread in this section, '^representative of The People-Sentinel was told Monday that a farmer living near BamwaH, who has weevils picked from the cot ton plants by hand every year, has already picked 1,500 weevi|s from 12 acres of cotton, whereas up to July 1st last year he had picked 1300 wee vils from the same acrea^L This does not mean that such a neavy in festation is general throughout the county, aa some farmers report that to date their cotton has suffered little or no damage. However, a close watch should be kept on every field end when infestation showu as high hs ten per cent, or «veiL before that time, control measures of some sort should be taken immediately. The editor of this paper hi not at tempting to advise the fanners as to what they should do, but authori ties generally are agreed that dusting with calcium arsenate ip the best method. Where it can be done, pick- April—the first entire month of the five-cent gasoline tax in South Garo- lina—produced $396,483.03, of which $158,846.18 has been distributed a mong the several counties, Barnwell County’s share being $1387.49. Un der the old law Barnwell County's share would have been $1,735.41, loss under the new law i^i effect of $97.92. Barnwell is one *of the 80 Counties which lose under the new law. The counties' quota of the tax, un like their proportion of the old threeTexist for the next month and a cents a gallon tax, is distributed on the basis of license tax receipts. The former method of distribution and that originally contemplated by the framers of the- five cents tax, was up on the basis of property valuation. The new distribution plan, a com parison reveals, works to benefit 16 counties — Anderson, Chesterfield, Edgefield, Lancaster, Florence, Green ville, Horry, ‘ Laurens, Lexington, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Rich land, Saluda, Spartanburgf^and York. Chief beneficiaries are: Greenville County, which receives .$4,965.29 more than it would have had the former distribution basis been agreed to; Richland County, which gains $1,879.- 71; Spartanburg, gaining $1,499.71; and Lexington, gaining 21,476.07. The remaining 30 counties lose by the change of distribution basis in amounts ranging from $2.92 in the instance of Bamberg. to_33388.43 in the case of Charleston ing weevils from the plants by hind is a good way, but this will require quite a lot of labor. Squares should be gathered a» fast as they fill, *t- pecially the first ones.—Later in the season, this is not advised. The People-Sentinel is in receipt of the following communication from County Agent Harry G. Boy Is ton: “We find at this time that some fields of cotton are very heavily in fested with boll weevil; so much so that 20 to 26 per cent of the squares are being punctured, while in other cases infestation U still very light. We now are beginning to rsalisa that unless the most favorable sei Creech-Sandi fer. M«s Freeda Creech, of Kline, and Mr. Lloyd Sandifer, of Denmark, were married Tuesday of last week. The bride is an attractive young lady and has many friends in this sfetion. The groom formerly held a position with Bolen’s Barber Shop, in this city. Infestation Heavy. jel); condit represented ttefc district in~Congre« from 1814 to 1822. He traveled to and from the national capital in a^ of applying poison when neces- gig and died on one of the tr^ps, his body being buried at China Grove, ft. C. The People-Sentinel congratulates both Col. Calhoun and the South Caro lina bankers. ' Clemson College, June 16.— (Special to The People-Senti- We have,had in the last days six experts on weevil ns visit alt counties in the low^xnart of the State and they repoh^ weevil infestation in all countieV. yery heavy" and increasing. Marty fields now have infestation of\35 to TW^t 1 r cent. ‘Poisoning should be ed when one-tenth squareiKare punctured or 20 weevils^ pet. acre are founds Unless vigorods^action is taken at once, great Ihuincial lose may be expected. wa urge leaders in every community to arouse the people to the sity of making at once close observation of their fields and or that a well planned fight on the weevil is made, that serious damage ‘will roeult to the cotton crop of this t county. A great many of the farmoro are now beginning to realize this sit uation and are beginning to dust cot ton for weevil control. At least 40 dusting machines have been bought in the county recently, and the farm ers seem 4o .be determined to take no chances of practically loosing their crop by weevil damage. Where it is seen that the boll t weevil is now do ing considerable damage, that is punc turing 5 to 10 per cent of the squares, dusting should ‘be immediately begup. applying an application and followed by two or more in 6 to 7 day«, and then an observation is made to. see If the weevil is under control, no more dust being applied until the damage begins to increase, when one or two additional applications may become necessary. . Y; “Very definite dusting demonstra tions, where a part -of the field will be left undusted, will be carried 4 on county*—-These demonstrations have been arranged for, and carried on with the following people: J. G. Owens, of Barnwell, D. P. Johnson, of Blade-' ville, G. C. Fowke, of Dunbarton, Victor Lewis, of Kline, and W, C, Smith, Jr., of Williston. As soon as the work has been begun and the out line of the different fields made up, more information will be. given as to the different points where farmers will haw an opportunity'to observe ’proper dusting methods that are being carried on. There is a probability of the price of arsenate increasing and diffculty in obtaining (dusting .ma chines. I would therefore advise aH farmers contemplating dusting to secure thpir machines and dusting materiel as soon as possible.* "Y. ■*«3 'ap '-U s i m .. *. n '^1 WsSi ;19 the In Honor of Visitors. sary. To remain prosperous. South Carolina must produce its share of the Southern cotton erop. \ . ' • W. W.LONG. Mesdames Charlie Brown, Sr., and Charlie Brovrg,^ Jr., entertained at ‘ittge Thursday afternoon in honor oYl^rs. Theodore Vogel, of Washing ton, DkC., Mrs. R. S. Dicks was the winner ol the high score prize and C. K^yg Sawders cut the •n, both Prize* being s^lngraf honor was pjm- a dainty njece of lingerie,, M After the iced tea were' Mr. Duncan i recant visitor at the Hsgood. , gjdnd and-' VS ■s-rfi •-K— ■V-'J' • >.