Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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t-L •V ;v . i t • * y+*m* mmmr, w» vck W OP BASNWBLL. firm omcul* MAWflPAPBB \ i’A. ■^A" : ’ i -»V<‘ forou* M Ju»( L.lkift « M«mlag»r off (ho Pomlly^ »: '■ VOLUME XLOL BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST M, It*. 1! TS* BALE FORECAST ■ ill <■ DECREASE OF S7MH BALES IN TWO WEEKS. 1 Goreraaent Sh*«rs Condi- tloB Not So FoTbrablc As of Am Ittk. i .WksKinjfbon, Aug. 28.—A decrease of 878,000 bales in the prospective «otton crop during the last two weeks was shown in today’s department of agriculture report indicating a total production of 16,248,000 bales. The condition of the crop declined 6.8 points ini the fortnight If developments during the rest of the season are as unfavorable as dur ing 1921-22-23, a* production of about 14.800,000 bales might be expected, Let if as favorable as during 1924-25, production of about 1^221,000 bales may result the crop reporting beard stated. The crop faced unusually advene conditions during the period, the crop reporting boaid stated. Too much min in most parts of the belt caused A growth of the planf at the expense of fruit and flavored multiplication of the boll weevil and other insects, it was said. > From a large portion ef the belt reports indicate ar unusual amount of shedding but preliminary reports of abardonment indicate losses from that cause for the belt as a jvhole are about average, the board said. The number of bolls reported as safe is lees in every important J^tste than August 16 last year, or two years ago. PiUeiioally ) o advance was made by the crop during the two vreeks in overcoming the late start so for safe bolls reported is concerned, according to the report. The heavisest decline in condition was in Oklahoma ard Texas, 13 and 12 points respectively. No change was reported in South Carolina and Ten nessee. In North Carolina a gum of three points waa reported and in all other important States small reduc tions were recorded- The August 16 crop condition of cotton according to States, follows: Virginia, 65; North Carolina. 73; South Carolina. 63; Georgia. 56. Flor ida. 70; Missouri. 74; Tennessee, 70; Alabama, 65; Mississippi, 67; Louisi ana, 64; New Mexico, 86; Arizona, 83; California, 94. All other States, 79. Ixrwcr California (Old Mexico) 96. The board in commenting on the j-pport taid: "The boll weevil is rapidly increas ing in many sections, with the possi bility of material damage because of the lateness of the crop. “The hopper, whch caused serious damage to the bottom crop in the Gulf States and the Southwest, has become much less active or has dis appeared in most sections, although some few sections report renewed activity of this pest. “The leaf worm has become very destructive in Texas and in a much .less degree in some other States. In Texas the boll worm and the weevil Barnwgl Hu v" 1 .* ». According to out-of-town cot ton buyers who make their pur chases of the fleecy staple from local merchants. Bara we 1} has the best Cotton market in the State this yea*. It is claimed that the farmers are being paid from a quarter to ^ half cent a pound more here than they are offered elsewhere. Fallowing the publication of the govern ment report: Monday, showing a decrease in the estimate of nearly 490,000 bales, the mar ket registered a ~ sensational rise of shaft a hundred points, which was reflected in the prices paid here. The local takers this year are Meesre. A. A. McAllister, S. B. Moseley and John B. Harley, and it is understood that Mr. W. J, Lemon will probably en ter the market this week. Com petition between three gentle men is lively and this being the case, the farmers of this sec- ftion- are aasafed of the top price for their cotton. May Abolish City Delivery SENATORIAL CANDIDATES ■MuSnlaS Falls Twenty CAMPAIGN COMES TO CLOSE IN BABNWELL. • The free village delivery service in Barnwell may be abolished, accord* ing to a letter to Pastmester W. M. Harris from John H. Bartlett. First Assistant Postmaster General, ,of Washington, who states that only 12 business houses and 60 families are served here out of a total of 200. The regulations require that at least 85 per cent, of the businees houses and •U of the. families residing in the de livery limits accept the service in order that it may be maintained. Mr. Bartlett’s letter is as follows: “The report of the inspector de tailed to tnvestig^ the village de livery at your office ixdicates that there are only twelve business bouses and sixty families out of two hundred who are now aooepting village deliv ery service. “You will kindly go over the situa tion in detail with your patrons, ad vising them that unless at least eighty-five per cent, of the business hous.s and all the families residing within the delivery limits accept the service it will be necessary to diucon- tnue it.” a re also doing a great amount of dam age and serious losses are reported locally from root rot which is unus ually bad this year. Washirgbon, Aug. 23.—Cotton of this year’s growth ginned prior to August 16 otnouqted to 181,572 run- ning bales, counting round bales a? half bales, compared with 579,291 bales ginned prior to that date last year ard 135,9Q1. bales in 1924, the census bureau today announced. Mr. Stoney Hartin, eldest son of Mrs. A. E. Hartin, of this city, had a narrow escape, from serious, injury Tuesday afternoon, when he fell from the top of the Barnwell Methodist Church, which is now being remodeled, to the bottom floor, (a distance of 21 feet. The fall was broken when young Hartin struck the stair landing. He landed on his head and shoulders and was rendered unconscious for a short white. Nearby workmen who wit nessed the accident thought that be barf been kilted by the fall, as it ap peared that the boy’s neck had been broken. HbweVer, attending physic ians stated that no bones were broke# in ary part of his body and it is not believed that he will suffer any ill effects from the fall beyond a few bruises. Owens and Brdhner . Stage Return Bout Conaidcfedble interest is beirg manifested in the announcement that Mike Owens, of Savannah, Ga., and “Soldier” Brenner, of Fort McPher son, Ga., who battled at Fairfax last Frfcfey nijfht/ will stage (a, return bout at the Vamp Theatre in Barn well this (Thursday) evening. Owens bracked Brenner out in the sixth round at Fairfax, but as many fans believe that the Soldier is the better man, this return bout was arranged by request. The men are very evenly matched and both are game, aggres sive fighter*. The fans at Fairfax Friday night were greatly V pleased with the exhibition and a capacity house is expected here tonight. There will be a preliminary bout between Willie Holland, of BarnweN ard Charlie Hair, of BlackviUe, and Mr. Nick Black, manager of the Vamp Theatre, states that be is trying to arrange a bout between Denny Kearns, 6o pounds, of Augusta, am another dhnirjitive boxer. Young Kearns made quite a hit on the oc as ion of his recent appearance here and the fans would extend him a warm welcome. Leonard-Bernirk at BlackviUe. Announcement is also made that Sailor Leonard, of New York, weight 148 pounds, and Theodore Bernick, of Norway, weight 155 pounds, will box t BlackviUe the following night. Two good preliminary bouts and a two-retd comedy are also scheduled in mfirection with the main bout, which will be held at the Lyric Theatre. CoL Edgar A. BarnweU’a a Final Against revaluation of property, useless expenditure* of the people’s money and in favor of the abolish ment of the State Tax Commission, and other . t- — — ~ _ • ^ useless Boards and Commissions now liv ing on the people’s funds. 1. If elected I shall use every ef fort to reduce the appropriation bill from year to year and to curtail the operating expenses of the State, 2. I am opposed to the Tax Com mission ard the large salaries now paid its officers and / clerical help and* am in favor of our local Boards making the assessments without , in terference by any Commission. I •hall work for the repeal of the law creating this Commission and the duties of this office placed back in the hands of the Comptroller General of the State. farmers and merchants of my county and State. This indirect system was r ecessary the appropriation for 1926 was $10,218,000 as compared with $6,091,000 ip 1920, $2,463,000 in 1915 and $1,847,000 in 1910, What we want 1 to do is to economize, abol ish certain offices and commissions and in this way reduce the appropria toon. 6. I am in favor of good roads and if elected will co-operate with . the County Board of Commissioners in securing,the necessary funds for the purpose of buihhrg and maintaining Favorite Sea, to Ma! . Appeal In (Hi Hspe T*wn. The final, official appeal eff the three candidates for the Urited States Senate—Senator E. D. Smith, CoL Edgar A. Brown and he Hon. N. B. Dial-—will be made to the voters of Barnwell County here Saturday, the strenuous campaign coming to a close in the “old home town” of Barnwell’s favorite son, who, according to re ports, has made great strides toward the coveted goal in the oast several weeks. ; In practically every county visited, Colorel Brown is said to have re ceived the lion’s share of the ap plause and if that is to be taken as an indication of the tpmper of the people, he is slated to be Senator Brown in the very near future. Preparation* are under way to give the Barnwell man a royal wel come when he returns home for the final meeting of the campaign, but nothing will be done to offesd his dis tinguished opponents. Colonel Brown is big enough to represent the people of South Carolim in the United States Senate and his home folks ore like wise big enough to see that every courtesy is extended to Senator Smith and Mr. Dial. The meeting will probably he held in the Vamp Theatre, as it is not believed that the Court House is large enough to hold the crowd that is ex pected here Saturday. The speaking will begin promptly at 11 o’clock am Barnwell extends a warm welcome to the people of this and the surrounding counties to be present and greet the rext United States Senator, whose present address, it is confidently be lieved, is Main Street, Barnwell, S. G Election Mr. B. P. Davies, requesting the Executive *r# fSALTING PIAIfr cincts in Barnwell County to make a specfeU effort to gut complete election returns, giv- tng the total vote for every Can didate for office, from United States Senator down to Magis trate, to him as soon, after the close of the polls next Tuesday afternoon as possible. It is the desire of the county chairman and the secretary to make e complete report of the vote in ' the county as Uhrty Tuesday night as is hupanly possible. .The returns will be disptejred ht the Barnwell Fruit Company for the benefit ef those interest ed in the outcome ef the varieea races. Full cooperation on tie part of the Executive Commit tee awn wiM be grsriHy appre ciated by the officers, the candi dates and the public in The^MaffnbUd FkUe and Cahrfaf eaqpaay, which asms mtuthe age leased for a term ef years the of the Rea Island Gotten OH puny on the Auhiey liver the feet of Grove street, has installing ef machinery meat for pkkBng and and The tint unit employes If9 colored eighteen* A t>d forty-five years. The unit win start Septomla$> 1. when 1M to 1* cMored woteen end gtrii iMnnfttffsquhed: Tie thtt unit wmum Im 'imiv'm +mt *•*.*■ 16. ntririac *kMt 1M dgWlMl coterhl women und girts. - X. GttfeUre Smith, president e# the Board of Trade, who wee hi try to Chertmton, i Magnolia Pickle and Merritt Sells Ice Plant to Mutual Co. 1 am opposed to the revaluation good roads in that part of Barnwell ' -v 4 ] : fee the of property for the reason that reel ard personal property are new over burdened with taxes. This is also a rue ax to marshsuta. 4 1 am la favor ef indirect taxes rta* ef had by the County not now traversed by roads under Hie State Highway System. Upon this platform and my exper- oes as a Mumhsr of the House ef .a .a. rLa- aJfW to The Mutual Ice and Fuel Co., of this oily, of which Mr. Dick Herrdon is the local manager, ha* purchased the local ke pfemt of the South Carolina Ice and Cold Storage Corporation, from Mr. Dan Merritt, local manager. The sale was concluded Friday, but it is understood that Mr. Merritt will remain in charge of the plart until September 1st. Saturday morning it was announced that the price of ice had been advanced to 60 cents per hundred ^ourids. Prices prevailing before the purchase were 36 cents at the plant and 50 cents delivered. The Mutual Ice and Fuel Co. was organized several months ago with a capitaA stock of $20,000 a nd had ship ped in some equipment preparatory to erecting a plant here. It is proba ble, however, that they will abandon their plans along that line and con tinue to operate the present pkmt, whkh is more desirably located. It is understood that Mr. R. A. Easterlfrg, of Denmark, vice-presi dent of the Ed Is to Public Service Co., has « substantial interest in the Mutual company. He also purchased the Denmark Cotton Oil Co. several nffo. ; 1 * Oae person in every six owns or operates an automobile. Every an con, or often doee, carry six Re we cm boost teat we now Aiken Citizens Give Brown an Ovation Aiken, Aug. 21.—Edgar A. Brown of Barnwell, speaker of the house c representatives and cardidates for the United States Senate, teceived an ovatkn, when, with Senator E. D. Edgar A Brown and the Hon. N. B. Dial, he spoke in the Court House here Saturday. CoL Brown, who was the first speaker, addressed the crowd whL’h fiMsd the court room aV* home folks.^ He is a native of Aiken County and spent his boyhood and you'ig manhoo j days here and in Graniteville, Horse Creek Valley. Reviewing his early struggles to get an education and recounting his success in private ahd public life and touching upon the high spots of his career, Col. Brown held the atter.tion of the crowd, and the conclusion of his address was recipient of several baskets of beautiful flowers. * Col. Brown was followed by Sena tor Smith, whose record he had criti cized. Mr: Dial made the last address of the senatorial aspirants. Butler B. Hare, unopposed for cor.' gress from the Second district, made » brief address at the conclusion of the senatorial campaign meeting. John R. Ray Dies at Home Near Barnwell John R, Ray. 68 years ofrage, well known and highly esteemed citizen of the Friendship section, died Wednes day, following a long illness from heart trouble and complications. The funeral and interment took place Thursday At Eykkdship Baptist church, services being conducted by his pastor, the Rev. D. W. Heckle I^r. Ray WM bora and reared in the Friendship section end spent his entire life In thst community. A man of high prinripifewt unwavering integ rity and greai strength of character, he. wielded * strong influence for good . through his life. He was » member of the Baptist derominaUon and always t#ok an active mtereet in religious mtters. Of a genial hie to e Five Negroes Held at Preliminary Heeling Ten young negroes who wore held in the Barnwell County jail m con nection with the brutal attack on Mrs, Sal lie Lambert, of th*s city, were given a preliminary heeriag here Fri day before Magistrate W. P. Sanders. No new evidence was produced, but as a result of the pre1 ( mmary the foiowing negroes were heid, under bonds of $800 each, on a charge ef in decent exposure of person: M. T. Sanders, M. C Whitlock. Fred Dan iels, Faydore Hicks and Dock Myers. A majority of them agreed that at least four of their number went in swimming in the presence ef Mrs. Lambert and in the face of bar pro tests. and that on* of them cursed in her presence, saying “Damn that lady” when oh) that she objected to their disrobing while she was in the vicinity. They *11 stoutly denied any connection with the attack on the woman, who at that time, was ft* 11 in a semi-conscious condition as a result of the brutal beating she re ceived while fishing in Turkey Creek in the Southwestern part of Barn- . well, being unable to give a coherent account of the attack. Joe Lambert, the bueband of the in jured woman, testified at the pro- Ifmmary, stating the he arnmyfenl- ed his wife to the creek on the day of the attack and that when lie returned to her later he found her lying on the ground in an unconscious condi tion and that his walking stick, which she was using, was missing. The stick was later found in a chimp ef bushes nearby, blood-seined and with several long hairs attached to it. Mr. Leslie •Mont ef the in chaqr* ef the ther, Mr. L. J. Dawson, is vice dent, and Mr. A T. Hudgens fe a ary and treasurer, both ef wfea eateu at the la inducing Mr. j ard pickle Ike Beard of vinced him that he weald advantage ever North regard to the freight “The company has Ushed salting and curing piaati othor fferts ef the RUto, ratoHy Wi I list on, Elko and BtaekvtBe, expects to put in ten brining elsewhere. At BlackviUe the pany has ins tel led sight tanks, of a capacity af 4* in the encumbers and dumped la salt water. Their to install at leaat twelve mei there this season as they are which will make a total of tanka. The cukes and nmlei soak ta this brine for *t lei he intended te lions eepi vf lllUPWfl Lf for hie cry here. He arird (CONTINUED ON EIGHTH J. W. FOLK’S PLATFORM Stands for Rigid Economy, Consolidation of Offkos Indirect Taxation 1. Rigid economy in ell institu tions wherever it will not destroy ef ficiency. 2. Consolidation of offices where possible, a nd the abolition of all those that are unnecessary. . 3. •. Restore constitutional govern ment to the people, State and county. ' 4. Reorganization of the Highway Department, reducing the number of ccmmisskmers, and thus reduce ex penscs. ” 6. Take the tale of Auto license tags out of the Highway and place the sale of same at county aeat in. the State, and boliah the Auto title system. 6. Abolish the State Tax Com mission 1 , and thur place the dutkea in volved upon them by the creating of this office hack to the office ef Comp troller General, and thus save to the tax payees the ip being spent- yearly this f. positore a nd ell other sential to the Economic sal State. J Biennial sessions of lature, as one sure ing our tax burden*. 10. I am in favor of tion, providing that indirect taxes pose of now paid on net for i 11. Ismld to lift to a the * sn —- rpi&mr %