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' % OFFICIAL BARNWELL COUNTY."^3 “If you wiat mmej, vc ka*e it— • If you lure nosey, we west it." HOME BANK OF BARNWELL. 4 '**■•«* V EMebltehetf hi XW. M Ju»t Llkn m M«cirib#r of IHoiFaimllv^ VOLUME iLIX. Lsrfeet Cnoitj , — 'V ^BARNWELL ±is PRINT. -m; ■r— BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER U. ItM. 1L CONGRESSMAN B. B. BABE WOULD WOULD MAKE THIS SECTION A ‘BISHOP GUERRY PREACHED TRUCK GROgi&G^OMiiiMi&£g^^ TT WANTS GOVERNMENT TO HAVE RESERVE COTTON. Representative oT Second District — Was Visitor Here Last Week and Expressed Views. # Jr Congressman Butler B. Hare, of Saluda, wa$ a visitor in Barnwell on Wednesday and Thursday of last week and while here spent a short while in The People-Sentinel office. Always an interesting talker, his views on certain topics vitally affect ing the welfare of the people of the South were of great in- :erest to the writer. - During the course of the conversation, the sub- ;ect of cotton crop estimates was brought up. Congressman Hare is • lot fully convinced of the wisdom of abolishing th« system entirely, but believes that the board should he composed of four Southern men who know the producing end of cotton trom the time of land preparation to the picking of the final boll, instead Of having the board composed of only one Southerner with the other members from the Middle West, as is the case at present. M rny thiogs, he said, among them the “personal equation,” enter into the correct com pilation of a condition report and he doesn’t think the present personnel of the board has the proper qualifica tions, although he disagrees with the opinion of Senators Heflin, Harris *nd Carraway that they deliberately misrepresented conditions. The members of the board should Ik* re i.uired to visit the cotton belt hve days prior to the issuance of a report in order to form their own oniniens f»s to the condition of the growing crop and thereby be in a position to judge whether or not the ' > stimatos "eceived from their field agents - arq too high or ton low. The Semi-Monthly Reports. % There is much to be said for an! itgaAist the issuance of reports X every-16 days, said Mr. Hare, and he would be glad to have t)\g vie ys of his constituents alojig this line. The -emi-monthl* - reports were intended primarily as an aid to the farmers, but agreed with the writer tlmt so fnr they have seemed to opeiwte ligalft&t him instead. He. thought it might be a good idea to abolish tlvm for a year or two and set* how tjie cotton market is affected. Reserve Stock of Cotton. Congressman Hare regards rotter. • as one of the “sinews of war.” That is. in time of war the stank* is very necessary in the manufrclure of arr.u- nition and clothing, etc., for the army and navy. The government, he i vgyos, maintn'ns rc.-onv stocks of machine g ins, shells anti other im- plemento of warfare. He l:?iieves thpt it smgki also maintain reserve stocks of cottop—the minnmnn being - a half-million ami the- ma virrum two million bales. Taking this amount of cotton out rtf the m i'ket wou’d tend to stabilize the pn'ce, which is much more to be desired than any attempt at price-fixing by the govern ment, to which he is opposed. Thys' when a large crop is made, as is ap parently the ease this year, the gov- ' eminent would buy a million hales. The retirement of that amount of cotton from the marke; would es- ablish the price around “5 cents or possibly a little higher. Then, if a short crop is made the following year, thg price could be stahlized by the sale of a part j)f the government s reserve stock. This, he thinks, will end the 10 and 15 cents a pound fluc tuations in the market that have been the bane of the cotton producer in the past. With prices stahlized around 25 or 30 cents, Southern banks, merchants and those engaged 'in other lines,,of business would khow where they are “at” and be in bet- X rgsa way. * The Contract Law.. The Congressman is also working on a new contract law that will pro tect the farmenMn their dealings with farm labor, the latter class hay ing found out that there is no way to force them to carry out their part of the bargain. For instance, he says, a negro mav now go to a white man about the first of January and agree to,work a crop the ensuing year. Of coarse, the laborer is . ? • ^ Fanil Women’s County Council Met Saturday The County Council of Farm Wo men held a very interesting meeting at the Rest Room in the Court House on Saturday afternoon, beginning at three olclock. The meeting was call ed to order by Mias Tann, acting as president in the absence of the presi dent. Devotional exercises were con ducted by Mrs/ Dora Dee Walker. The roll was called and reading of minutes of the last meeting was had, after which the song Carolina - was sung with much spirit. Five of the six clubs were present, as follows: Long Branch, t Hercules, Pleasant HIM, Hilda and Double Ponds. A f wonderful talk was given by Mrs. Dora Dee Walker on beautifying the highways of the county, which is a State-wide movement. » Upon resignation of the president, Miss Broughton, Mrs. John Keel, of the Long Branch Club, was unani mously elected president, she having served in this capacity for several years previous to this, making a very energetic as well as zealous worker. The next Council meeting is staged for March, 1926, at which time the prize offered by the Johnson Hagood Chapter for the most Improvement in the school ground,, . of the various clubs will be given. This prize is a five dollar gold piece. Barnwell Will Play Denmark Friday P. M. The Barnwell High School squad will battle the Denmark team on the local field tomorrow* < Friday) after noon, the game being scheduled to start at 3:.')0 o’clock. This is the first AA-BB league game f->r the locals this season. Wagener having forfeited Friday’s game. 1 to 0. Den mark defeated Blackvilie a short time ago, 25 to 0, and the game to morrow should enable the fans to get a line on the probable outcome of the annual Barnwell County “classic.” The local boys have made a very creditable showing this season and it is hoped that a large crowd will be bn hand Friday to help cheer them to victory over Denmark. The half-page advertisements of the^youf county that you encourage your AUend&lc M&n Hurt Home Bank of Barnwell* have been interesting reading for the past two or throe weeks and have contained some sound advee to the farmers, coupled with the asi-uranci that the bank clAiics ready and wil' t g to help tWiso who try to heip •.hc'n- selve;i. ' . ^ Last week, the advertisement call ed attention to the fact that “Barn- County, according to the records, en joys the unique distinction of grow ing and shipping more car lots of watermelons, cucumbers, cantaloupes and asparagus than any other county in the South,” and suggested that farmers plant sgiall acreages of the above crops and make this section more of a truck-growing community. That this advice is sound is shown by the following letter from the J. B. Mixson Brokerage Co., of Wauchula, Fla., addressed to the several banks of the county: “I take the liberty of suggesting to your bank and the other banks of farmers to plant a small acreage of cucumbers, watermelons and canta loupes to the plow and I will be on the spot to grade and buy them. As you have two railroads, we can reach the markets quickly, and I have the best connections in the country. Be sides, I will have other buyers with me, and by cooperating together 1 can make money for myself and your farmer friends. Blit don’t forget your cotton and food crops.' “I was in bom in Barnwell County; my father lived in Allendale, my un cles at Barnwell and Williston and other parts of the county ro I am no stranger, and as I have been buying cukes, melons ahd other produce fot twenty years I kqpw -the business. You may publish this letter if you wish.—John B. Mixson.” Another interesting Home Bank ad. appears in this issue. It will pay You to read it as well as the many other advertisements of this and other business concerns that appear these columns from week to week. in Automobile Wreck BARNWELL COUNTY FAIR SHOWS FARM PROGRESS (Written for The People-Sentinel.) f*. G. Matthews Dead. Williston, Nov. 7—Mr. S. G. Mat thews, one of the oldest citizens of Williston, passed away at his home Saturday at 12 o’clock, age Seventy- four years. He had been a patient sufferer for the past five years. For a number of years he has been a con sistent member of the Elko Baptist Church. His wife, who was Mrs. Parunee Burckhalter, of Aiken, pre ceded him to the grave five months ago. He leaves one sister, Mrs. W. G. B. Newsom, of Williston, and severa* nieces and nephajvs. The funeral services will be held "Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock and burial at the Williston cemetery. Bridge Tournament. The ladies of the Barnwell Episco pal Church will entertain this (Thurs- day4 afternoon at 3:30 o’clock with a bridge tournament at the home of Mrs. Edgar A. Brown, the proceeds being for the benefit - of the church. The public is cordially invited to at tend. X ' »—- Advertise in The People-Sentinel. broke and an initiaL advance of |25 or $50 with which to buy clothing, and shoes. About a month later, Tie needs another $50 to buy M ra tions.” Everything apparently goes along smoothly enough until April, when one morning the negro comes up missing. Investigation discloses the fact that he has quit his crop and ter position to do business in a busi- is probably working for a nearby sawmill at $1.50 pr $2.00 a day. Un der the present law there is n* way to compel the negro to dairy out his part of the contract and complete the crop 'without running - afoul of the peonage law. Mr. Hare wants the law amended in order that such a laborer may be handled legally. He leaves for Washington the latter part of this month and The People-Sentiner predicts that he wiU be heard from during the coming session of Congress. , The. Bawiwelto-Cooffty Community \ • Fair came to a close Saturday and was declared by many to be one of the best ever held here. Under the able leadership of Miss Willie Mae Vann, the county’s very efficient Home Demonstration Agent, together with Mr. Harry Boylson, Farm Agent, a number of creditable exhibits were had. Through the kindness of the various merchants of the town, the eahibits were placed in the large, show windows, instead of being dis played in the Court House, as in for mer years. The first exhibit to attract the eye was that of Pleasant Hill in thi- win dow of Lemon Bros. In this window was displayed forty-two different kinds of farm products; a ready pre pared school lunch; numerous articles of fancy work, pies, home mad.* can dies, pot plants and cut flowc*. s. This window won first prize of $15 as a Club exhibit. Oran**? and black deco- lations were used very effectively here. In the large show window of F. W. Falkenstein - was to be seen a most excellent individual exhibit, this be ing nut on by Mrs. O. B. Stal-y, of the Long Branch Club. Perhaps wbat tempted the eye most of all in this ex hibit w*as the large wed cured coun try ham. A splendid ; day of canned fresh vegetables, ie* *.»a. pre serves, watei melons, pear*." {■caches, ^aws. corn sugar cyie. Mack walnuts, butter beans, snap beans, peas, a min iature hale of cotton, "fancy work, fresh butter, etc. The_dt*corav'or*s were very attractive,. h white back ground with purple stars. This win dow won second prize of $7.50 in sin gle exhibits. The Long Branch Club had a~ very fine exhibit in the window of S. W. Blanton, which attracted a great deal rtf attention. The words “Long Branch were made from tiny autumn leaves, the decorations being in green and - yellow. Here could be seen canned vegetable* of every descrip tion, preserves, jellies, etc., as well as sugar cane, watermelons, a center piece of Fall fruits attractively ar ranged, lovely fancy work, country ham, eggs, butter, cut flowery as well as pot plants. This window won the second prize of 17.50 for Club exhit - ' ' V ' - the window ot the J. and J. San itary Market a very attractive ex hibit was arranged, purple and gold being used Iga decorations. This ex hibit was' put oil by Mra. W. H. Black as an individual exhibit and won 3rd prize of $5 for single exhibits. Everything grown on the farm was exhibited- here, from a yard brootn, home made Zoap, etc., to the erawri- ing product—country meat. Fogey work, cakes, pot plants and eat Row* era also came in for their share of praise. _ - In Uie window of Misa Carrie Cave was to be seen an excellent display of fancy work fbne by the girle of the t Hilda Club oataide of their regular exhibit. This window came in for its share of praise also. The regular Club exhibit from Hilda was placed in the large window of the Farmers Union Mercantile Co. and here was to be found every known product grown on the farm. The color scheme of red and green was very effective. A large bunch of home grown bananas was dis played here, which attracted much attention. The canned goods, pre serves, flowering pot plants, fancy work, etc., was indeed sp’endid. This window won 4th pri»> cy a Club ex hibit, the prize being $3.50. In the window of Mr. i*. Stevens, Optometrist, were found* numerous relics of the 60’s, which vm a mrst I interesting exhibit. An old sword bayonet, wooden leg, crutches, watch, platter, Iiir.ge 125 yean- oil nih by a grandmother of the 60’s, quilt 80 years old, etc,* caused much Lr'orahle comment. Black’s Furniture Store had two attractive windows put on by the Boys and Girls Clubs. In the boy’s window was l> be seen cotton cot ton seed, corn, peanuts. ry*i etc., all attractively arranged. TTre girl’s club had an, excellent ex hibit. Here could he see;; the cap, apron- and dress worn by the c.ub girl; a club breakfast tastefully ar ranged, consisting of oaortn. eggs, whole wheat toast, butter and milk. Cream and white decorations were 0 used. This window came in for much praise and a blue ribbon adorned the table containing the club breakfast. Terry Bios’, window displayed an excellent exhibit put on by the Her cules Club, which club won the 3rd club prize of $5.00. Here was Ccund a lovely display of canned products, wine, jelMes, preserves, green vege tables, home made bread,. Xndies, cakes, fancy wWk and other things too numerous to mention. Miss Ina Sanders, of the Hercules Club, put on an individual exhibit which won first .prize of $15 fer sin gle exhibits. This Was a very at tractive window and everything. *o be found on an up-todate farm was found here. Fancy work of all kinds, lovely quilts, etc., came in for a good share of praise. The above ex hibit was placed in United 10c Store window, Last but not least was the exhibit pat on by Mrs. M. J. Vann, in the show window of the United 10c Store, which won a 35.00 prize. 74 articles of fancy work were dis played, showing the marked skill of this exhibitor in needle craft. Throe tufted spreads, eases to match, em broidered bed spreads, buffet gets, tanchepn s>tts, table ngvners and many other, lovely articles were dis played, which caused .much favorable comment. > ; Through the kindness of the Barn well County Fair Association, the Home Demonstration Agent was En abled to offer the above mentioned prizes, which added much to the en- Wilmot Riley, of : Allendale, suf fered a fractured pelvic bone yester day morning about 11:30 o’clock when his car turned over on the high way about 15 miles from Columbia. The injured man is in the Baptist hospital. The accident, according to Mr. Riley, occurred on a curve when his negro 'chauffeur was attempting to steer the automobile out of reach of another car that was coming around the bend. In trying to miss the on- comiiYf machine the driver turned Mr. Riley’s car over. It happened that Miss Hattie Moody, a trained nurse and a personal friend of the Rileys, was returning from a case in the lower part of the State, and came up in an autobiobile m short time after the accident oc curred. The injured man was put in the machine in which she was riding and £fr. Riley was hurried to the' Baptist hospital. * The Allendale man was uncomfort able at a late hour last night, but v/as said to be resting as well < could be expected.—The State, Nov. 10th. SUNDAY WAS OCCASION OF AN NUAL VISITATION. Sermon ok Text, “Lord, I BeBevo; Help Thou My Uabotfof,"* Makes Great Impression. The days lose nine minutes in sun shine this week. tbuaiasm and interest of the varion* Hs cordially invftod to dob members. Propose Cotton Mill for Hampton County Luray. Nov. 8.—One of the first industries to be attracted to Hamp ton County by the new high power line which the Ediato Public Service Company is erecting here, is a cot ton mill, which is to be erected at Luray, in the near future, or as soon as a site can be secured and power arranged for. L. E. Hanna, of Gif ford, is the chief instigator of this new business. The Public Service Company which is bringing power from Denmark through a number of towns, includ ing Brunson, Estill, and others in the county, at first intended to run only on p 1,700 volt line through this section, but after the new company decided to form, it was decided to run a 4,400 volt line, furnishing ample power for this or any other industry which may locate in this section. The new company wiU be a corpora tion, and it is reported on good au thority that $26,000 worth of stock has already been sold. Boys’ Club Winners. Following are the boys who won in the boys’ chib exhibits of cotton and ccrn held at Barnwell this past week: Corn—Clyde Harley, Barnwell, 1st, $3.00;Gilmore Creech, Olar 2nd, $2.00; Clarence Creech, Olar, third, $1.00. Cotton—Byrnes Huggins, Barn well, first, $3.00; Vernon Birt, second, $2.00; Clyde Hutto, Barnwell, third, $1.00. These prizes are given for the exhibits made and there will be more substantial prizes given for the best records made for the entire year’s work. Boys are now complet ing their records for the year and will turn them in to the county agent on or before November 20th, and soon thereafter announcements will be made as io the general prizes. It will be interesting to note here that the boy who won first prize in the ten-ear selection of corn was Clyde Harley, son of Mr. W. W. Harley, of Barnwell, and Clyde’s acre of corn was grown from seed, including the original ear of corn,' which won af the Sears-Roebuck National Corn Show which goes to show the value of the proper selection of seed.—H. G. Boylston, County Agent. To Repeat Special Program. The People-Sentinel has been re quested to announce that* in response to many requests, the special pro gram which was raa^bp*^ W the children of the BaruwoH Methodist Church Sunday aioming will be res heated Friday night of ibis Week, i 13th insL, at the church. The pah fcV * What was declared by many to bo one of the most powerful and moat, beautiful sermons heard in Barnwell in many years was delivered at tile Church of the Holy Apostles Suaday evening by the Rt. Rev. Wm. A. Guer- ry, Bishop of South Carolina, whose text was, “Lord, I believe; help Thou my unbelief.” Always a fluent speaker, Bishop Goerry was at hfc best Sunday evening and held the rapt attention of his congregation throughout his diccourse. The words of the text are ascribed to tho father of ah afflicted child ^ Christ to make him well, and re ceived the reply that to those who beleive all thinga are possible. What the father really meant, said the Biahop, was that he believed some things, that he would like to believe others and asked the Lord to help him to believe them. How easy it would have been, said Bishop Quarry, 'for that father to have pretended the belief he did not really have fai order that his child asight be restored to health. Ha expressed his high regard for Science, likening it to a queen upon her throne, but declared that there are some things that Science cannot prove or disprove, and one of thorn is God. His existence is known bp intuition and not by cold, scientifle reasoning. Ha drove his point by an-Illustration of beauty, ing just within the entrance to tho Louvre in Paris is a statue of winged victory at the prow of a ship—the headless likeness of a outstretched wings. One is ately struck, he said, with an im pression of great beauty, coming like a flash of light, and imagines the f ship sailing the Aegean Baa in majes tic loveliness. Scientific knowledge of the human anatomy helps tbs observer to a fuller appreciation of the perfection, of the carving, but if one does not perceive its beauty, no amount of reasoning caa make it beautiful to him. And so it is, said, with God. A knowledge of His existence comes like n flash of ikrkt —intuitivsly. , , Bishop Guerry re-told the story _ of Abraham and the supreme test asked of him by God in offering up his only son as a burnt sacrifice. Ab raham was ready to meet the test, ’it could not have dona so if God had not trained him in bis belief, little by little. As a result God poured out richest blessings upon Abraham. And so it is today, said the Bishop. God- has many blessings that He would like to bestow upon His people if they would only show their belief. If one believes that God is his Heavenly Father he should demonstrate 'that belief by offering up the Lord’a Prayer each night. * The Bishop believes that God ia .beautiful because He has shown His love of beauty in the creation of the world. It is found, he said, in pn autumn sunset, in the rainbow tlmt stretches its are across the heavens in prophetic promise, in the flowers that bloom in his garden and in tbe iridescent coloring of the breast of the humming bird that visits flowers in search of their nectar, and .m countless other ways. Therefore, He Himself must he beautiful beyond human comprehension. ^ Bishop Guerry used a number M illustrations during the course of hie sermon, all of which served to make his text more clear, and while a large congregation was present Sunday evening it is to be regretted that every man, tioman ahd child fa Barn well did not hear him. Following tbo regular service, 11m t ; Order of Confirmation wap npoa^s ciaas of threo—Mrs Brow* Edmund •4 Misa Elisabeth organ and # i •ip to the _ HEXIO! An antbuafaatie meet** of wiU offering wiU bs taken. B. Y. P. U was bald toriaa v*i &£>•