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• >' BANKERS TO HAVE {Barnwell to BuiW BARNWELL COUNTY CROPS / • A PAID SECRETARY SEEN AS STEP TO SOLVE TAX QUESTION IN STATE. I Head of'"Barnwell Bank fe Elected President.—Duval Named Vke President. ft x Greenville, June 26.-—Decision of ^the South Carolina Bankers’ Asso ciation at the 25th anual convention, v,> . fn session here Fridajr morning to engage a full time paid secretary, was said to be the ihitial step toward the formation of the State into one pow erful organization which will have ad justment of the present muddled tax ation system as its object in view. The taking of this decisive st^p to bring about tax reform was said to be the fesult of the South Carolina bankers having become weary of smarting under the tax inequalities and determining to use all their force to eliminate these inequalities. The motion to engage the fuli time secre tary carried this morning by a vote o? 53 to 3. Shortly after th„* vtte on the secretary question was taken the ilriattng committee, headed by W. Turner, of Aiken, president of the Bank of Western Carolina, made Its report. , As a subsequent following of this report, Harry D. Calhoun, president of the Home Bank, of Barnwell, was elected " incoming president of the association to succeed the present president, Senator D. A. Spivey. D. W. Duval, president of the Bank of- Cheraw, was elected vice-presi dent of the association to succeed Mr. Calhoun and Judge B. Hart Moss, of Orangeburg, president of the Edisto National .Bank, was reeleceted asso*" ciation attorney. There Avas much discussion this about the election of a City Hall and Jail At a regular meeting of the town council of Barnwell Monday night, plans for a new city hall and jail were submitted by Architect Sams, of Columbia, and after a thorough dis- qussfon of the matter, the members of council decided to have the new building eucted andj appointed a committee to perfect the plans and proceed with the work. The architect’s drawing calls for a four-cell jail and space on the first floor to house the fire-fighting equip ment. A room adjoining will also be provided for sleeping quarters for a man who will be' Tn charge of the apparatus. Running water will be provided fn each of the cells and the sleeping^ quarters referred to above, the system of waterworks to be in r stalled consisting of shower baths, etc. The city hall will be -located on the second floor and* will be large enough “to ^ccomodate various public meet ings that are held from time to timer The construction of the proposed building will be of brick and an effort is being made to have it erected on the site of th^ old opera .house, which is city property. It is pointed out that this location will add much to the at tractiveness of that section of the city. Upon the completion of the new city hall, which it is estimated will cost $4,000 or $5,000, the old guardhouse, long an eye-sore to visitors and resi dents alike, wull be demolished. 7 \ . morning ‘The Awakening.’ At the Vamp Theatre on Thursday, July 2nd, at 8:30 o’clock,' the well known play, “The Awakening,” by Thos. Dixon, will be presented by a large company of players. -The com pany is headed by Mr. Phillip Hollis- full-time secretary. The matter was ter, one of the best known character first brought before the convention by John M. Kinard,president of the Com mercial Bank of \^lewberry and a charter member of the -South Carolina Bankers' Association During the discussion on^ti^e sub ject there appeared to be som&xop- position and after Mr. Kinard had moved that the secretary be engaged, the convention resolved itself into a committee of the whole and » full and free discussion ensued. Visits Old Barnwell. Mr. Walter S. Cave, a native of the Green Savannah section of Barnwell County but for 30 years a resident of the city of Savannah, was a visitor in Barnwell Saturday, having come up for “old times’ sake” to visit the scenes of his boyhood. He was in BarnweH Saturday and called very pleasantly at The People-Sentinel of fice. He had also paid a vipit to his old home at Green Savannah, which he found very much changed. He told the writer that, tfhen ouite a small boy, he caught a trout weighing ten pounds from the pond. Mr. Cave, who has been a member of the -Savannah police force for 27 years, frustrated a daring hold up in that city a short time nffo, land ing the would-be highwayman behind the bans. Having renewed a number of old acquaintances, Mr. Cave decided to keep in touch with this section and asked that his name be added to The People-Sentinel mailing list. actors on the Amercan stage. He is also an actor of wide experience in the moving picture field. He has sur rounded himself with a capable com pany of experienced players and their presentation of “The Awakening” is a real dramatic treat. The play is a comedynlrama land tells an interesting ^md thrilling story. Many of the scenes are intensely dramatic and the author has injected into the story a vein of delightful and amusing come dy. There are'two comedy characters that keep an audwhi^e laughing every minute they are on the stage. The play is being presented h^re under the auspices of the local Klahv^and it brings out in bold relief the intents and purposes of the Klan. The pi is in four acts and the third act handled by the local Klan, their cere mony of initiating candidates being given before the public. _ The general public is invited to se§, the play and all will feel better for having seen it. Seats are now on sale at the thea tre. Phone No. 3 and your reserved seats will be laid aside for you. - is L . To Observe July 4th. The People-Sentinel has been re quested to announce that the two lo cal banks, the Bank of Western Caro lina and the Home Bank of Barnwell, will be closed Saturday, July.4th, that being a national holiday. Tbcir cus tomers and friends are asked to take due notice and govern themselves ac cordingly. . ^ WILL SELECT A “QUEEN” FOR BARNWELL COUNTY The Chamber of Commerce of Barn weH has been asked by the Chairman of the Savannah Water v Carnival to select a young, attractive, unn\atried lady 1 to represent Barnwell County at the water carnival to be held in Sa vannah July 16, 17 and 18. The lucky girl, who will be known as “Miss Barnwell," will receive free transpor tation to and from Savannah and will be provided with hotel accommoda- ^ftions while she is in that city, accord ing to a letter received Tuesday by the editor of The People-Sentinel. ^ In addition she will have a chance to win a prize of $100 in gold, which wilkbe given to the young lady representa tive having thee greatest number of ^ttkare froin her home county in line be- ^Kind her float in the parade. This ^^float, representing Barnwell County, will be prepared by the Driverless Auto Rental Co., of Savannah^ and will be located at the corner of Bay and Montgomery Streets st 8 J> m. on the afternoon of July 16th, where any Barnwell County cars desjnng to par* ticipate can form in line behind the float. • r' „ . « Some counties in this, section have made their selections in voting con tests, but the Chamber of Commerce of this city has decided to hold a “bathing beauty contest” at Dyches’ Swimming Pool tomorrow (Friday) evening at seven o’clock and has ap pointed the following gentlemen to make a selection from the contestants: The Rev. Howard Cady, Mayor J. G. Moody, Jr„ “Governor” W. L. Cave, Dr. M. C. Best and Solomon Blatt, Esq. , Young ladies who desire to compete for this splendid trip are asked to get in touch with Mr. Blatt immediately. However, entries will be accepted at the pool Friday evening. Remember, it costs’absolutely noth ing to enter and the winner of the contest will represent Barnwell Coun ty in Savannah, as ‘the guest of the Water Carnhral. \ * Who will go to Savannah this month M “Miss BarnwelTt' ^ Barnwell Fruit Co. Buys New Fountain The Barnwell Fruit Company has placed an order for a “Frigidair” soda fountain, the first of its kind in South Carolina, according to an announce ment made this week by Mr. Nick Coclih, one of the proprietors of this progressive concern. “Frigidair" is the trade^jiame of a 20th century wonder, a new invention that main tains freezing temperatures and manufactures ice b$ electricity. The units can be. bought for soda founts, refrigerators, ice- boxes, etc. - They are operated by small electric motors that are automatic in control. That if,'when the temperature rises to a certain point, the motor is automatic ally started .and runs until the desir ed temperature is obtained. . The new fount just purchased by the Barnwell Fruit Co. is a little lar ger than the one they have at pres ent, which, by the way, was installed only a year or two ago and at that time was “the last word” in soda founts. Equipped as it will be with the “Frigidair” unit, drinks will be ice cold at all times, even the. syrups being kept at a low temperature. In addition, Mr. Coclin states that the hew Thvehtion will manufacture KIs supply of ice in the form of small cubes, just the right size for his purpose. __ _ - Mr. M. C. Best; of the Best Phar macy, also states that he has bought a “Frigidair” unit to manufacture his ice and keep his supply of ice cream perfectly frozen at all times. This is separate from his soda fount, which he plans to'replace in the near future with a fount similar to the one just bought by the Barnwell Fruit Company. The People-Sentinel congratulates these two progressive concerns pn keeping just a little ahead of other cities in South Carolina. That, how ever, seems to be the Barnwell' way of doing thin.gs. i —- Calls Attention to Free Scholarships Attention is called to the free schol arships that are offered in Barnwell County by various colleges in a letter received this week from Horace J. Crouch, County ' Superintendent of Education. Seven scholarships are offered the boys and girls of this nty—si^c for the boys and one for the girls. "Mr. Crouch’;* letter is as follows: Editor of Tl*e Barnwell People-Sen tinel, Barnwelly S. C.—Dear Sir: Although your columns have car ried the formal notices of the vacant scholarships to the State colleges and universities for Barnwell Comity, I desire to use space again in your"'pa- per to impress the young folk, espec^ ially the 1925 high school graduates, of these fine opportunities offered to secure a college education. On next Friday, July 3rd; an exam ination to fill a vacancy for a four- year scholarship to Winthrop College will be held.At the Court House, Friday week, July 10th, examina-. tions will be Hfeld to fill two four-year schoarships to Clemson College and also a two-year scholarship to Clem son. At the same time, a scholarship examination to the University of South Carolina will be given. The University scholarship is offered for a Normal course. On this day, a four- year scholarship to the Citadel will be decided as a result of a competitive examination*. There is also a vacant scholarship for this county to the Col lege of Charleston. This examina tion will be given on this day. Here are seven scholarships avail able for Barnwell County girls and boys—six of these for boys—and I sincerely hope that teachers in the county and jjatronfi will interest their boys and girls, who are ready to go to college, and insist upon them ap plying for some of these. It is un usual that so many vacancies have oc curred the same year. Let’s not let these vacancies be filled by boys and girls from the S^ate at large. Full information about the male institu tions can be secured from the college presidents direct before the examina tion. V PROSPECTS IN THIS SECTION ARE EXCELLENT. i Visitors to Other Sections Say Cotton in Other Parts of State Is Backward. ~~ — ' That crop prospects in Barnwell County at this time are better than for several years and the cotton crop whole is better in this section Local Officers Raid Still—Make Arrest COUNTY’S FARMS SHOW DECREASE as a than it is in other parts of the State, with one or two exceptions, is the con sensus of opinion of those who have made recent trips to other sections. Mr. Terie Richardson,- one of the largest farmers in Barnwell County, states that he has visited several counties in this section of thd 1 State and that, with the possible exception of certain parts of Bamberg and Orangeburg Counties, this county’s crops are the best he haa seen. Mr. Harry 1 ( G. Boylston, county agent, recently returned from a trip through several counties in the Piedmont section and reports that the crops there are very backward, the best thkt he saw hardly being on a par with the late cotton in Barn well County. The crop, he say«, is late, is badly in'need of rain weevil infestation is heavy. Postmaster R. A. Deasoh returned Sunday from a visit by automobile to Greenville and he corrobrates what others have said in'reference to the the crop situation in this county ah compared with that in other sections. The writer, during the past ten days has had the opportunity of look ing at the cropa in certain sections of Allendale and Eamberg Counties and along the highway from Barnwell (to Coumbia, and, taking them as si whole, the cotton crop in Barnwell County Is very much better than in any of the section® visited. North of the Edisto River, along the Bamwell- Columbia highway, the crops are late and in many of the fields the stands are poor. The following v is taken from last week’s issue of*The Allendale County pitizen: A The best crops in South Carolina Sheriff Bonril H. Dyches, Magis trate W. P, Sanders and Policeman Perry O. Beasley raided a. still Tues day night on Riley Mill stream, a few miles South of Barnwell, as a result of which “Jim" Brabham, a white man, of this city, was arrested for alleged volation of the prohibi tion law. * Two other men who were at the still succeeded in making their es cape. Brabham, who also ran when he saw the officers, tripped and fell over a fallen tree, striking his face on a root and sustaining painful in juries. Sheriff Dyches fell on top of him. The injured man Whs im mediately brought to Barnwell for medical attention and gave bond yes terday (Wednesday) for his appear ance at court. The officers returned to the still, which was a large coppet : affair, yes terday morning and destroyed the outfit. ssr NUMBER 18 SMALLMB BY m THAN IN 1#26. - -v- v- More Negroes Quit Thau White*— Number of Horses Abe Shows Very Large Decrease. Roll Weevil Fight Shows Good Results Encouraging reports are being re ceived in Barnwell on results being obtained by farmers in the fight and against the boll weevil. Mr. Terie Richardson, of this city, who has about 1,200 acres of cotton, has had very heavy infestation in some of his fields and has tried every known method of control—rapid cultivation, picking . up squares, and poisoning, using calcium arsenate in dust form and also mixed with molasses and water. He told the editor of The Peo ple-Sentinel a few days ago, that, in a field where the infestation was par ticularly heavy, the weevils *re not as active as they were ten days ago. Early in. the week, the writer was invited by Mr. W. J, Lemon* to visit a field of his cotton in which the ^weevil infestation was vsery heavy three weeks ago. Mr. Lemon ha* dusted this cotton twice with calcium arsenate, using about four or five pounds to the acre. There are now very few signs of the weevil and the cotton is fruiting rapidly. The field are grown right through this section, * n t * uefit: ' on a ^i 0,n8 swamo land and is the opinion of those who have been travelling in various portions of the State in the past few weeks. M. B. Speir, of Charlotte, N. C., general manager of the Southern Bell Telephone Co., for North and South Carolina, who v:as a professional visi tor in Allendale on Wednesday, says that the agriculture of this section is better than any he h 88 seen this year, in his territory, and fKffT the prospects for a good crop -appear ex cellent throughout the low country. Asked his opinion of this section of the State in general,>e said: “It has a wonderful opportunity for develop ment, and I believe the people will grasp that opportunity. Agricultur ally, it is a splendid country,- splen did. It is, of course, altogether a ru- rhi section, with no industrial devel opment to speak of, but it is ideal from ah'Agricultural standpoint.” Jdr. Speir>in the course of his busi ness, gets ali ''oyer North and South Carolina, and belays that this sec tion will compare favorably with any part of his territory. m Convict Violates Prohi Lai Henry Desseaux, a negro convict servrtg a life sentence on the county chain gang and who has been doing janitor duty at the Court House as a “trusty,” was arrested Saturday night by Policeman Perry Beasley on a charge of violating 'the prohibition law. It is sail that the negro haji been suspected of selling liquor for some time' and Saturday night Mr- Beasley caught him with the goods. A negro woman, who kicked the bot tle of whiskey out of the hand of Mr. Charlie Cook, who was-assisting Mr. Beasley in making the arrest, waa fined $15 in the Mayor’s Ccoirt Monday night. gang to serve his sentence there. Mr. Lemon states that the infestation has’ always beer, quite heavy* there since the advent of the weevil several years ago. He has been delayed in dusting the cotton the third time by the wet spell of the past week. The next three or four weeks will me«n success or disaster to the cotton farmers in this section, de pending on whether the weather is 'wet or dry to a large extent. Old cotton has been fruiting rapidly of late and with i^ood seasons during July, an excellent yield should be made in Barnwell County. Many Enjoy Annual Picnic at Baldock The number of farms in Barnwell County in 192$ has decreased 20 per ednt. as compared with the number operated irr 1920, according to pre liminary figures of the results of 4he 1925 farm census, just made poh- Hc by the Department of Commerce. Five years ago, according to the Department, there were 8,106 farms in this county, whereas in 1928 there are only 2,504, a decrease of 001. Of this number, 928 farms are operated by white people and 1,581 by negroes. In 1920, white farmers operated. 1#- 012 farms and negroes 2,093. Thu* it will be seen that more negroes » whites have abandoned the farm 6b the past five years. - r | Tenant farmers' greatly outnumber owners of farms, there being 1,859 of the former and 644 of the latter. In 1920, there were 2,122 tenants and 977 owners. There is only one farm manager in the county this year, as compared with six in 1920, according to the Department’s report. 7 Farm Acreage. Farm acreage has shrunk consider* fcbly, also. All land in farms is plac ed «t 174,404 acres in 1925. as com pared with 222,047 five yean ago. This is sub-divided as follows: Crop land, 1925 119,987 Crop failure 482 Fallow or idle* 16,247 Pasture, 1924 6,602 Plowable 1,878 Woodland 2,811 Other X.. 1418 Woodland pot pastured 23,824 All other land 25,491 ‘ / Faria Values. - Farm values have decreased nearly 50 per cent, from the peak of 1926, In that year, land and buildings were valued at $9,782,020, whereas today they are placed at only $6492476^ Land alone is valued at $4440,456, as compared with $7,489,864 in 1920, awl buildings at $l f 06i,820„ w with $2442,166 live yean ago. Livestock aa Farms. Livestock on farms has also de creased, the greatest loss being in the number of hones. The figures furnished by the Department are as Baldock, June 29.—The annual pic nic at Baldock on Wednesday was one of the most delightful affairs of its kind that has ever been held in this section. Literally thousands of the people from several counties at tended during the day. Dancing was enjoyed both day and night, by hun dreds of the younger set of this sec tion. follows: 1926 1926 Horses 697 1,128 Mules 3,628 4468 Cattle, total 8.426 4464 Beef cows 588 179 Other beef cattle — 481 462 Dairy cows J 1,661 2486 Other dairy cattle.. 846 1447 Swine, total 11,606 18429 - .Breeding sows .» 1,748. Principal Creps. 8,098 The principal crOps for 1916 and 1924, ih acres, bushels and bales, as follows: ' ' \ ' 1924 Com—Acres X s - 45466 Bushels 41 Peanuts—Acres 2, Bushels 62,166 Cotton—Acres ,, 44,260. Bales __ .. 17,400 Pecans: Young trees 2,189 Trees beaftftg age 611 . 1919 66,611 627,764 57,S? 2414 1404. JV.: u First Watermelon Gift, ' The editor of The People-Sentinel is indebted to Mr. W. B. Norris, of the Siloam section, for the gift at a lus cious Watermelon .. • Entertains Bridge Club. - Mna. C. Keys Sandora entertained the Wednesday Afternoon’ Bridge Club last week. Mrs. Charlie Brown, Jr., won the high score prize and Mr*. R. S. Dicks cut the consolation. Mrs. Sexton, of Columbia, was an out-of- town guests. ~Fruit salad was served. V , II ■ ♦ • ^ -—*■ ^ , Mm.-Perry A. Price entertained with four tables of bridge, in honor of her sister, Mias Spann, of Sumter, Wednesday morning of last week. ‘ GINIA-CAROLINA CLUB MAY MEET AT BARNWELL Cot ck, of Thom- the Virgin ia ex- Barnwell today i Mr. Tracy S. asville, N. C., pres ia-Carofma Field Trial pected to to look over the proposed field grounds near this city, an invii having been extended to the club to hold their meeting in BarnweH this year. The use of these grounds, which are said to be thl finest for the T. ^ purpose South of Saskatchewan, is Desseaux was returned to the . made possible through the coopers - tion of Mr. S. E. Hutchinson, of Phila delphia, who owns or controls a part of the land over which the trials will Slowly but Usf of The People-Sentinel larger week by week issue of this paper scribe rs have been added to be run, and the citizens of Barnwell J ||r. W. S. Cave, feel vpry grateful to him for hit gen eroua 'permission. Mr. Comstock; in addition to find ing the proposed ground* suitable in every way for the trials of his chib, will meet with a warm welcome and the whole-hearted cooperation of tha people of Barnwell in making the meeting a success from every view point. Solomon Blatt, Ke4h ha* taken a keen interest in matter, states that the invitation to meet here baa virtually been accepted by the Vlr- -CeroHm Cltib and feels' esie that the selection of Barnwell will receive the approval of Mr. Com ic. Now Subscribers. subscription the of Savannah, GA, Mrs. Austin Cadle, of San Calif. In addition, afveral ers have sent in their renewals, i GoL H. D.* Calhoun, Mrs. Jennie O. Black, D. P. Key, Meyer’* Mill. The editor appreciates ,€V