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rif you want money, wt hare it— * I ^ If you hare '-«t fK- r. wa want H.’* HpMS BANK OP BARNWELL. m 09 BARNWELL COUNTY CaoaolMaUd June 1, IMS. QLUlfB XLIX. fc a Mwmbr of lh^ Family” BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THNR8DAY, JULY 8TH, 1»2S. NUMBER 4S. ITALY AP© JAPAN USE MUCH COTTON RAPIDLY FORGE TO FRONT AS ; CONSUMERS * * * Exports to Japan Show Heavy In- - , ^— —-— ^ ~ _■ / create—Decrease as to Great Britain, Says Report. Washington, July 5.—Italy and Japan are rapidly forging their way to the froirt as consumers of American cotton, the bureau of railway econo mics, maintained here by the railroads, announced tonight in a report on a study -it has conducted into the re lationship of transportation costs to cotton prices. “Cotton exports to Japan have in creased nearly 300 per cent, during the past five years compared with those from 1906 to 1911, while there was an increase of nearly 22 per cent, for Italy,” the report said. “Exports to Great Britain during the -past five years showed a de crease of more, than 43 per cent, compared with those for the period 1906 to 1911, while cotton ex- to Germany showed a decrease 38 per cent, and to France, a de- rease of 24 per cent, on the basis of the number of bales of cotton ex ported from the United States. How- ever, Great Britain, Germany and France are still in the lead in the order named. “The study further shows that freight rates do not retprd the move ment of cotton into either domestic or foreign markets, and that freight rates represent relatively a small proportion of the price even on long hauls.” Moody, b Candidate for County Auditor Among the several political an nouncements in this issue of The People-Sentinel is the card of Mr. C. W. Moody, of* this city, as a candi- date for the office of County Auditor, opposing Mr. W. H. Manning, the in cumbent, of Williston, who will make the race this summer. Mr. Moody, who has been engaged in farming for the past few years, is well known to most of the people of Barnwell County, having served as Magistrate * at Barnwell two terms, County Auditor ode term and County Commissioner one term. He pledges an efficient administration of the af fairs of the offibe if elected: comp fk 38 ^^reas First Candidate Has Qualified for Race The first candidate, to qualify for th« approaching primary elections by paying his assesvmriu ai.d filing h : s pledge i« Mr. O. W. Harley, candidate for 4he office of Mcgisbrate at Dun- b *ton. whose fcrtnal announcement appears elsewhere in this issue of The People-Sentinel. Mr. Harley, who is a progressive young farmer of the Dunbarton section, is well known to the voters in the Western part of the county. The present incumbent is Mr. C. S. Anderson, who has held the position for a number of years. Mr. J. A. Morris, of the Hercules section, was the second aspirant for public office to qualify. He is a can didate for reelection ,as Magistrate for George's Creek Township, which office he has filled in an acceptable manner for the past four years. Mr. Morris was first appointed by the Governor and was elected by a large majority two years ago. In addition his duties as Magistrate, he is a osperous fanner. The next in line was Mr. C. S. Buist, Magistrate at Blackville, who is offering for reelection. Mr. Buist was elected two years ago in a hotly contested race, following the resigna tion of Mr. I. F. Still. From what can be learned here, he has rendered an efficient administration of the af fairs of the office. In addition to his duties as Magistrate, Mr. Bijist ' s a prominent merchant and is actively identified with the business and social liftrof Blackville. 1 - Several Arrests Are i Made by the Sheriff Sheriff Dyches and his deputy have been quite active during the past several days, rounding up alleged vio lators of the prohibition law. Satur day the Sheriff made a raid at Ha- good’s Mill, about three miles East of Barnwell, and arrested Nat Zorn and Leon Sanders on a charge of selling whiskey. The same day he arrested Tink Hair near Barnwell on a similar charge. Monday the Sheriff staged a raid on Patterson's Mill Creek, in the West ern part of the county, and captured a complete steamer outfit and about 6,000 gallons of mash. He states that his automobile was parked some dis tance away and a watch was kept on the still for a day and night in an effort to capture the operators. When the officers returned to their car, they found that the tires and ignition wires had been cut by some unknown parties. Early Monday morning, Harry Croft, Leon Sanders, Nat Zorn, Sanders and Mrs. Mollie Harley were arrested in connection with the al leged theft of an automobile tire from Mr. Dan Merritt at the plant of the South Carolina Ice and Cold Storage Corporation in this city. The Sheriff states that the tire was recovered and the above named parties lodged in Jail. The days lose .four minutes in sun shine-this week. Barnwell Merchants Offer Many Bargains Exceptional bargains are being of fered by two local merchants in pag» advertisements in this issue of The People-Sentinel. Creighton’s Dry Goods Store; whose ad. appears on page three, announces a "July Clear ance Sale” and Maxursky’s Depart ment Store is staging a "July Clear ing Sale," their ad. being found on the eighth page of this issue. Both of these merchants have large and varied stocks of seasonable merchan dise, which they are offering the pub lic at exceptionally low prices. Read the ads. and profit accordingly. Mrs. Simms Denies Rumor. To the. People of Barnwell: It has come to my attention that a rumor is being circulated to the ef fect that I am working against the sale of the electric plant to the Edisto Public Service Co. I wish to emphatically deny this rumor and to state thatvl shall not only vote to sell but am doing what I can in favor of the Sale. ' ‘ Mrs. Chaa. Carroll Simms. EXAMINATION IS ANNOUNCED FOR BARNWELL POSTMASTER Announcement is made that a com petitive examination for postmaster ^ at Barnwell will be held some time r , in. the future, but the circulars an nouncing the examination fail to specify the date and place, nor is Acting Postmaster W. M. Harris in possession of this information, ac cording to a statement made by him Tuesday afternoon to a representa tive of The People-Sentinel, The eir- ^■Ur in question contained the fol- ^Pring: “The United States Civil Service Commission, at the request of the Postmaster General, announces a Competitive examination for * post master in this place. "This examination is held under and not under the civil service act and rules. - “Apply at the pSst office in this place, or to the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C., for application Form 2241, and Forms 2223 “and 2368 containing the places of examination and other definite information. •V “Applications must be properly exe cuted on Form 2241, and filed with the Commission-at Washington, D. C M in time-to arrange for the examina tion.” * It ia presumed that the date, etc., will be made public in the near future. The vacancy here was caused by the resignation of Mr. R. A. Deaaon, » \ x—r Public Meeting CaUed oh Sale of Power Plant The People-Sentinel has been requested to announce that a public meeting of the tax-payers of Barnwell has been called and will be held in the Court House here tomorrow (FRIDAY) night ' at 8:3o o’clock, at which time it is proposed to discuss fully and freely the proposed sale of the local light power plant. The citizens of the town are urged to attend and exchange views on _ * * ■ the matter. It is understood that prominent citizens of neigh boring towns that are being furnished current by the Edisto Public Service Co. will be invited to be present also and tell the people of Barnwell what they think of the service being ^ given them. ' ' ' ' r , ' ~~ So many rumors, both for and against the sale of the plant, have been in c r rcu!~ti,n here during the past few weeks that the citizens should welcome this opportunity of hearing the pro posed sale discussed from every angle, pro and con, its advan tages and disadvantages. Remember the date and hour—FRIDAY, JULY 9TH, at 8:30 „ O’CLOCK, at the COURT HOUSE. r AN ENJOYABLE PROGRAM PRESENTED BY BARNWELL Barnwell County “went on the air” at seven o’clock Tuesday evening, a most enjeyaM* program betnig broad- the grounds ihd^ the. hospitality of cast by Station WHBL at Augusta. Those taking part were Mesdames S. B. Moseley, vocal solo, Solomon Blatt, piano solo, and Ira Fales, vocal solo. The musical part of the program was preceded by a radio talk by Solomon Blatt., Esq., of this city, who “told the world” of the progress being made by Barnwell County and of the many ad vantages to be found in this section. Numerous telegrams and phone calls were received by the station, stating that the Barnwell program was the best that had been broadcast from Augusta. Local radio fans tried to tune in on Station WHBL, but only two or three succeeded on account of the terrific static. « Mr. Blatt’s address was as follows: As President of the Chamber of Commerce, I want to tell you some thing about the county from whence I come. Barnwell Cqunty, South Car olina, covers an area of about 510 square miles and was first settled by John Barnwell in about 1701, and in 1798 the Legislature of South Caro lina, by an Act, named that portion of territory between the South Edisto and Savannah Rivers «as Barnwell District. Since that time, however, Barnwell County has been gradually reduced to its present area by the the United States, and each of them Manning Seeks to Succeed Himself Mr. W. H. Manning, of Williston, is I seeking ela-tion as County Auditor to I iucceed himself, after four years ef- | ficient servi c in this responsible position, his formal announcement ap- appearing elsewhere in this issue. Mr. Manning, who is probably the youngest Audjtor in the State, served on the Board of Equalization a num ber of years ago and thereby received valuable experience in fitting him for. his present post. This is not the first time that he has held public of fice, having been elected Mayor of Elko in 1920. One of the first tasks that Mr. Man ning performed after entering upon the duties of his office* was the changing of the tax books from town ships to, school distriots, thereby guaranteeing that each school dis trict would get the money that was justly due it. Shortly after this, he succeeded in getting back from Aiken County over 600 acres of land from that county, part of which had been on Aiken’s tax books since 1901. About the same time he was also suc cessful in having some 1,500 acres that was being listed for taxation in Allendale County returned to this county. - Mr; Manning points with pride to a statement made by Mr. E. E. Jones, representing the Comptroller General’s office, which statement was published in the county papers, to was loud in praise of the conditiojuof the that « W H . Manning is one Barnwell people. . The grounds can best be described by quoting from The American Field, wher^jn the writer stated: “The grounds are beautiful at any season of the year—in June' a verita- of the six or eight auditors in the State who can and does make up his annual settlement sheets for the Comptroller General.” With the as sistance of the members of the Board of Equalization and his efficient as sistant, Mr. Manning has been able j e P*^ 1 **' in D ecem ber a hunters ^ thousands of dollars yearly to a ** dream Town of Barnwell. The county seat of Barnwell Coun ty is the Town of Barnwell and the town is located about 100 miles from Savannah, Ga., about 46 miles ft*om Augusta, Ga., about 100 miles from Charleston, S. C., and about 60 miles froirt Columbia, the capital of the State of South Carolina. The town of Barnwell is a quaint old town, with narrow streeta a great portion of which are paved, two beautiful parks and numerous shade treea that add to the beauty of the town. It has the taxpayers of Barnwell County. B. & L. Stockholders Hold Annual Meeting The stockholders of the Barnwell County Building and Loan Associa tion held their annual meeting Tues day afternoon in the director’s room at the Home Bank of Barnwell. The following were elected directors for the ensuing year: A. A. Lemon, Perry A. Price, N. G. W. Walker, N. B. formation of Aiken, Bamberg and Al- $®wn is one of the largest aspara- lendale Counties. whoee place has been filled by Mr. Pmj&at’a orderjf MajJ*.J3EL Ifami Jor. the Barnwell is one- of the most pro gressive counties in the State iri edu cation, agriculture and the building of good roods. Our county is almost en tirely an agricultural county, and ns ,,n evidence of the strides made by the farmers I shall quote some figures as to th^ truck raised in our county. In 1925 there, were about 1,340 carloads of watermelons, bringing in revenue of $375,000; 140 carloads of asparagus, bringing in revenue of $175,000 ; 28 carloads of cantaloupes, bringing in revenue of $26vQ00; 400 carloads of cucumbers, bringing in revenue of over $300,000; total revenue from truck, ex clusive of express shipments, $876,- 000. It can be safely said that % over $100,000 worth of truck was shipped by express, making the total revenue received from truck the sum of $976,- 000. In addition to this we raised 26.00& bales of cotton, bringing in a total revenue of about $2,800,000, making a total received from truck.and cotton of $3,676,000. We have six banks in our county with total resources of over two mil lion doHars. Barnwell County will furnish to the State of South Caroioa the-next Gov ernor and the next United States Sen ator from South' Carolina will be a Barnwell County man. Field Trial GixnimIs. It has been written in The American Field, the official Field Trial maga zine, that Barnwell County has the best field trial grounds ia the United States. Last year, commencing on November 80thi a field trial meet was held, in Barnwell County, which was attended by some of the moot promi- «■ a spledld|y equipped volunteer fire ’ department led by an able Chief, who is assisted by men who have volun teered their services for the protec tion of property in the town. The population of Barnwell is something over 2,000. The next town in size is Blackville, with a population of about 2000, and which is one of the largest cucumber markets in the United States. The next town is Williston, with a population of about 1,600, and gus centers in the world We always welcome new-comers in to our territory, and we assure you that should you come into Barnwell County, you will find the fairest land that zephyrs ever kissed or raindrops ever bathed. Darlington-Humphries. Man ville, J.~J ul ten Bush, G. M. Greene, J. N. Dicks sad J. E. Harley. The directors then elected the fol lowing officers: A. A. Lemon, presi dent, to succeed Himself; G. W. Man- ville, vice-president, to succeed him self; Perry A. Price, secretary and treasurer, to succeed N. G. W. Wal ker; G. Miller Greene, solicitor, to succeed himself. CROPS PLACED AT 15,635,000 BALES THIS STATE’S COTTON REPORTED 55 PER CENT NORMAL. Inc’-rase of Nearly X Miftien Aeree, 56 Per Cent Being la Georgia Alone. The condition of the cotton crop in South Carolina was 65 per cent, of normal on June 26th, compared with 70 on this date last year, 60 ia 1924, and a ton year average of 71, ac cording to the government report re leased thru the office of Frank O. Black, agricultural statistician in South Carolina. ■ ■ Generally speaking the south sad east have good staads and the pro gress of the crop is satisfactory, but in the npper central and Piedmont sections-a prolonged drought delayed germination and on clay soils cotton has justrepme up from rains begin ning on June 19th, so that the crop in this ares is from two te three weeks late. The general state of cultiva tion is good to excellent end the plant has a healthy appearance. A few localities report boll weevils but lit tle damage has been done. The average of r 39 reports on stand gives 62 p«r cent, of a per fect i land on J iu 25th, compered with 77 last year and 80 in 1924. - The average Hatr for appearance eF the firrt bloom is given as June 29th, which is nine days later then last year. The area in cultivation on June 25th is estimated at 2,789,000 acres, compared with the estimates of 2f 708.000 last year end 2,491,000 in 1924 end 2,006,000 in 1928. A United States cotton crop of 16,686,000 bales r (600 pounds green weight) is indicated by the condition of 76.4 per cent, of normal upon tho 48398,000 acres ^ in cultivation m June 26th, but the final outturn wifi depend upon whether the various in fluences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are as un favorable to the crop as during 1921, 1922 and 1928, a total production of about 13,726,000 bales might be ex pected on the estimated acreage. On the other hand, if later are as favorable tn the crop ing 1924 and 1925, a total production of about 16,294,000 bales might he expected. , If Condition In 1926 on June 26th eras 7M; for the fish yeafre 192141926, 71.6; and for the ten years 1916-1926, ~ 73.6 per cent Production last year was 16,085305 (500 hundred pound bales; 18327336 in 1924; 10,189,871 in 1923 and 9,782389 In 1922. A marriage of cordial interest to a large circle of friends was that of Miss Martha Darlington, the eldest daughter of Col. and Mrs. W. R. Dar lington, of Allendale, to Mr. Gilliam G. Humphries, also of Allendale, the ceremony being performed by the groom’s father, Dr. R. W. Hum phries, of this city, at the Barnwell Methodist Parsonage Saturday night. The bride is a very attraotivo young lady who numbers her friends by the score. Mr. Humphries holds a re sponsible position with the Allendale Drug £o., and also has many friends* who extend him heafty' congratula tions. The ^oung couple will make their homo in Allendale. Sails for Europe. * 0 Mr. James Calhoun, son of Col. and Mrs. Harr/ D. Calhoun, of Barnwei?. is spending the summer in n most en joyable manner, raving accepted a position on board a large Trans-At lantic liner. He sailed on July 1st from New Orleans in company with a friend, Mr. Edgewood Blythe, son of Col. W. J). Blythe, of Greenville, aboard the 8. S. Meantkut. They touched at Galveston, Texas, for a cargo and left that port on the Gldr- ious Fourth for Antwerp. The Peo ple-Sentinel joins many other friends Barbecue at Hilda. Tbs People-Sentinel has been re quested to announce that a barbecue dinner will be served at Hilda on Friday; July 16th, tty occasion be ing county campaign day,' at which time the candidates for county offices will address the “deer peepul.” A nominal charge will be made to help defray the expenses of the dinner. A cordial invitation is being extended by the people of Hilda to their friends throughout the county to at tend the meeting. Mr. and Mrs. N. T. McElroy, of Atlanta, are the guests of Barnwell relatives this week. Entries Will Close Thur*day, July ISthi « Candidates for County offices sap reminded of the fact that the tima for filing pledges and paying assess ments in order to qualify for- tha approaching primary elections will close at 12 o'clock noon, Thursday, July loth, j The secretary, B. P. Davies, has the necessary blanks which may be secured upon applica tion to him. The fin,t campaign meeting will be held the following day, July 18th, at Hilda, with weekly meetings thereaf ter at Dunbarton, Williston, Black ville aid Barnwell, in the order named. EASTERUNG TALKS OF SALE OF LIGHT PLANT ~ The People-Sentinel has been re quested by Mr. R. A. Easterling, vice- president of the Edisto Public Service ^ * Co., of Denmark, to publish the fol lowing statement relative to his company’s bid for the local light and power plant: “A number of citizens have asked me if I would leave the present light plant intact, to be used in case of emergency, and I wish to say that in case we. buy the light plant we are willing to leave the present plant as it is and keep same in operating con dition to hh used in emergehey. "Others 'have asked about the rates being raised by the Railroad Commission later on and wo wish to say that the law granting the uss of provides that the maxi mum rates are to be incorporated in the contract amd- we would have no chance to raise the rates over the maximum as specified in the contract, oven if we so desired. Furthermore, wo are witling to put up & surety, bond, fair an amount to be set by tho City Council, guaranteeing to fulfil our contract in evory respect "We are also willing and urge that the City Council employ the of a reliable, competent engineer, whose integrity is beyuaa question, to place an Estimate on worth of the plant and people of Barnwell whsthor or not is advisable to aeU contract hie services t* be paid by as.” V