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- -. * ** V OFFICIAL NBW8PAPBR OF BABNWmX tXHJNTT/ ‘If jm want aoacy, wa hart it— If 7mi hare aiaaey, wa want HL" BOMB BANK OF BARNWBLJL Consolidated June 1. 1925. v Just Llk« a Member of the Family 9 * BA^TWELL COUNTY’S A MOST POPULAR ALL BOMB PRINT. MMM VOLUME L. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 1926 r .n ■■■ NUM1 ALL DEMOCRATS HOLDING SEATS REPUBLICANS LOSE SEATS IN ,/ U. S. SENATE. Robert Wajrener (Democrat) Defeats Se D ator Jam e ]s W. Wi* isworth, ^r., in New York. Vote Here 1 iRht. Practically no inten.sc was displayed in Tuesday’s election in Barnwell, a total of only 34 votes being cast. Not a single Republican voted. It is under stood that none of the Constitu tional Amendpnents received a majority of the votes cast in Barnwell. About 600 voted in the primaries last Summer. ' reported that 21 votes were cast in Elko. Voting throughout the State was light, the unopposed Demo cratic ticket furnishing little in centive for the voters to go to the polls. t New York, Nov. 2.—Only a little more than half' of the new house of representatives elected today had been accounted for in the returns re ceived up to midnight. The exact number was 228, includ ing 130 Democrats apd 98 Republi cans. Only a net gain of two out of the 36 Democrats reeded to gain con trol of the house had been recorded— ore in New York and one in Penn sylvania. . With returr.s from the doubtful sen atorial contests coming in slowly, both th<> New York Times and th* New York American in early editions stated that Robert Wagener (Demo crat) had won over Serator James W. Wadsworth, Jr. The New York Her aid Tribune, a staunch Republican paper, conceded the race was close. In Massachusetts Senator William M .Butler, bearing the personal in <h>r*ement of President Cdalidge con ceded the election of his Democratic opponent, former Senator David I Walsh. Serator Frank B. Willis (Rcpubli can) had forged ahead of former Scm ator Atlee Potnerene (Democrat) in Ohio returns from an eighth of the State giving him 66,988 to 61,782 for his opponent*. Return* from one-tifth of Missouri gave Representative Harry R. Hawes a lead of approximately 20,000 over Senator George H. Williams in the contest for the unexpired term o! the late Seaator Selden P. Spencer Hawes had 96.308 and Williams 75,- 8.4, Representative W'illiuni S. Yare ol Philadelphia had a commanding Icai over former Secretaiy of latbor Wil ham B. Wilson in the Pennsylvania senatorial tight. * With about an ■eighth of the State ir. the Republican landidate was more than IK),000 ahead. George K. Brennan, Democratic national committeeman from Illinois v.as 38,(KM) votes in front of Frank . L. Smith (Republican) in the Illinois 11 ntest for the senate, but most of the returns were from Cook Countv » * a Brennan stronghold, and Smith’s friends said the lead there would he more than offset by the down-state vote. An hour -before midnight no re turns had been received from the senatorial races in California, Wash ington, Oregon and only the most meager returns had come from Utah Nevada, Colorado and Arizona. This same situation prevailed wity respect to Maryland. Although the Democrats had gain ed only two seats in the new hous out of the 213, Chairman Oldfield o ' the Democratic congressional cam paign committee, still was claiming that the new congress would be Demo cratic. Besides the returns from the solic South, where the Democrats only hat serious opposition in a few instances the 213 contests decided included those .involving most of the house seats in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois. In addition to the two seats thus far gained from the Republicans, the Democrats will need 34 more to get control of the house. They have to win nine of the senate contests to obtain a clear majority in that branch of congress. * A dose contest for each of the two Excellent Program for Friday Evening Mr. W. Decatur Birratt will ap pear in a sohg recital Friday evening, November,'5th, at 8:15 o’clock at the Vamp theatre. Barnwell and the surrounding com munities are to be congratulated upon having secured this engagement with Mr. Barrett, which culminated through the efforts of the Men’s Bible Class of the Methodist church. A part of the door receipts will be given to the Building Fund of this church. Mr. Barrett, who was born in Balti more, and was graduated from the Jniversity ,r of Maryland, came to Charleston in 1920, where he studied under the direction of Mr. Alex Zeniev. 3y close application he turned a real vocal endowment into a beautiful high yric tenor. He hag given numerous Cor certs throughout the State. The tfews and Courier says of a recent concert given by Mr. Barrett to in audience that backed the Academy of dusic when he essayed the beautiful ove passage from Faust, “Salut! de- meure chaste et pure.” “Mr. Barrett sings with beautiful quality of tone and fine musicianship^ His high notes are a joy. He hag both voice and im agination.” Of another concert the News and Courier says: “The lovely air of Han del “Where e f re you walk” was sung with fluency and ease. -*In the French groupe the “Bergere” Weckerlin was CALM SUCCEEDS SOUTH’S PANICKY FEARS Barnwell Tied Strong Aiken Eleven Friday The Barnwell High School football team kept up its record of not having had its goal line crossed this season when the strong Aiken eleven -wraa battled to a 0-0 tie here Friday after noon, although the referee, _ a Mr. Mays; of Aiken, insisted in the face of contrary opinions other officials and the rule book in calling a touch- back a safety for the visitors. This decision came in the second half and the game was completed under pro test. It was reported here that the referee would have reversed,-his de cision but was under the impression that he could not do so. This, how ever, Mr. Mays denies in a letter to Prof. W.Jay McGarity, of the Aiken schools, declaring that he will “stand pat” on his position that Aiken won 2 to 0. The matter will be submitted to the rules committee of the State High School League, under which the two teams play, for their ruling. The disputed play was the result of a fumble by Aikei^ near the Barnwell O RELIEF STEPS BEING TAKEN OVER THE BELT. Economic Disaster Threatened by Huge Crop IStirs All Interests to Cooperation. .V Farm Land* SeU for LESS COTTON IS ^HHHp/alue Prices Farni! in —g— '**'- -fry' 1 j •.. . .. .yf .g: Barnwell en ne iwll goal line, a Barnwell player recover ing the hall behind the line. The con tention is that had Barnwell been car rying the ball at the time and ic- very charming, while the art n from l _ „ . • . . . covered « fumble behind its own goal, Carmen was re-eived with grest , .... applause. The old favorites. “Non ever", Mattel and “Dona e Mobile" j with the great tenor aria from Pag- j iacci were proof that Mr. Barrett ean rise to the dramatic demurds* of opera. A group of Irish songs as a 1 contrast closed the program. In all lis number* Mr. Barrett sang with | splendid breath control, which is some times lacking in stars who have visit-1 „ — M . . . . Mr. Whittaker, of Bamberg, and in no ed us. To Mr. Zenier is due great . . _ . *’ ... ,. . • .. , . . , instance has any of them agreed with credit for the development of tne . i if u .. w i.. I Mr. Maya decision, talented singer. M r. Barrett brought his teacher out to receive his share of Aiken outwreighed Barnwell about the applause.” eight pounds to the man. according to Mr.. Wm. G. Locke, of Ch.rl.,t„o. 0 "* of “* ,un ^ **• ***• their t verage weight at L53 lbs., and it would have beea a safety. However, the impetus was given by the oppos ing team, which lost the ball on a fum- ■ ble, and, therefore, it was a touch I back.- An identical play occurred in the Wofford-Clemson game at Spar tanburg Thursday and in other games on Saturday’s schedule. The opinion of a number of authorities on football have been secured, among them being will he Mr. Bairett’s accompanist here Friday evening and the concert will he given in two parts. Interpersed 1*4ween these parts will be a group of songs given by well-known artists of our own little city and of Allendale, Mesdame* Ira Fates, W. I. Johns ai d Harry All. The following is the progrubi: Part One. 1. Where’er You Walk—Handel. ; gained consistently against the locals | as long as the hall was in midfield, but when the goal was in danger the ( defense of the Barnwell boys stiffen*! i and the visitors were unable to puss, i Numerous fumbles on their part also J probably contributed to tdie fact that I they were unable to score. The peo- nle cf Aiken evidently exported about a 30 to 0 victory, for they sent a large Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 31.—Brains ard money of the South, summoned by a threat of economic disaster, are mobilijyng forces of relief from Texas to North Carolina in an organized drive to meet the emergency in cotton prices ard restore stability to thb bale-burdened market. Energetic determination has dis placed cries of loud distress and busi nesslike calm tonight succeeded the panicky fear of early October as machinery for financing retirement of the current surplus was being devised in every State of the American cotton belt. ' >. - Success for the Southwide campaign for guaranteed reduction of cotton acreage next year was predicted here as agricultural experts viewed the pro gress of the canvass for a complete census of the industry, whose purpose is to pledge every farmer to curtail planting. Observers here, in the heart of the cotton growing area, pointed tonight with optomistic finger to 4ast week’s activities in the trading exchange.* as first fruits of the organization of re lief measures. Under the smashing blow of the government’s record breaking-crop estimate, the market trembled but did not collapse. On the final day, indeed, new buying strength appeared ard prices made appreciable improvement. Experts see in the finance corpora tions now in progress of forming in cotton States the most potent factor in the more hopeful attitude. Stimu lated by the visit of Eugene Meyer. Jr., chairman of President Coolidge’s commission for relief, and A. 0. Wil liams. chairman of the federal farm loan board and Mr. Meyer’s associate in the Southern survey, bankers and marketing executives have undertaken to form these companies in order to make loans available to the growers. Already the*e corporations are do. ing organised in North Carolina,j sold under foreclosure proceedings by the Master here Monday, brought very poor prices. Four tracts and one town lot were sold, as follows^ The Federal Land Bank, of Colum bia vs. Angus B. Patterson, Robert A. Patterson and the Denmark National Farm Loan Association, 558 acres in Barnwell township, bought by Brown and Bush, attorneys, for $7,500. Bank of Western Carolina vs. A. B. Hair, et al., 56 acres in Blackville township, bought by 4 Nmestein and Baxley, attorneys for $600. ~ M. ’M. Key vs. D. P. Key, 65 acres in Bennett Springs township, bought by M. M. Key for $3,500. Bank of Western Carolina vs. Ar thur Reddick, ore lot in Blackville, measuring 50 by 100 feet, bought by Wade Grubbs for $285. J. Lewis Smith vs. Landy Middle- ton, 130 acres in Rosemary township, bought by J. A. Kennedy, attorney, for $500. Several mules were offered for sale at auction but the prices bid reflact the present demoralized state of the agricultural interests. A very small crowd was in town for the occasion, which is one of the biggest salesdays of the year. Most of the visitors had taken their departure by early after noon. . County, REPORT OF COTTON GIN KINGS BY COUNTIES, o Nearly 209 t 99i Bale* Less TMa Yew Than in 192$ to October lA— ^ '**** ■ ■ I Larger Crop Forecast. In spite of the fact Hut a larger cotton crop in South Carolina has been forecast by the government, the Department of Commerea’a nary report on cotton ginned by ties in thiufats fa k«n to 18th by nearly 200,000 bales than it was to the same date in 1928. Barn well County and a flew other counties in the Southern apd Eastern of the State are ahead of ^ but the bulk of the crop has been ginned and the larger predjFtad yield must be harvested in the PiedUMut section, where the crop got off to a bad start 4ast Spring on account of drought. Spirit Flower-CamplieH-Tipton.! de,e ‘ fation of fan * to Barnwell along Mr. Barrett 2. a. Non c ver!—Mattel. (It is not so) b. Aria "Questa o Quella” from Rigoletto"—Vtrdi. (Pretty Maids) c. Liebestraum—Liszt-Schipa. (Love’s Dream) d. Lullaby from “Jocelyn”—God ard. Betgere Legcre—Weckerlin. (The Fickle Sheperd) f. Le Adieu du Matir—Pessard. (The Morning Farewell) Mr. Barrett 3. Group—Carmera—Wilson—Mrs. Jr a Falos. Selection—Mesdaraea W. I. Johns and Harry All. * Intermission — I'avlT’Vo. 4. a.‘ Aria Fm hiva Lag’. In-n” from “Elisir d* A more” --Donizetti. (One Furtive Tea* ) b. De hist die Rnh’^ ^huWt. (Thou Art Repose.) , Mr. Bar *0*1 5. a. Allah, Give Me Mine!---Ball. b. Colleen Aroon—Strickland. c. In the Wee Little Home I Love —O'Hara. t Mr. Barrett with the team. In this they were sore- j ly disappointed, for they found foe- nien worthy of their steel. The entire Aiken team played well, and the outstanding stars for Barn well were. Carroil and Halford in the backfield. and Davies, Holley and San der* in the line. To Establish Market for Products of Farm Commends Stand of Col. Harry D. Calhoun Editor of The People-Sentinel: I was very much interested in the stand taken by President Harry D. Calhoup, of the Home Bank, made througfi the public press recently, against the “Bum-a-Bale” movement, which seems to be gainirg some head way in this section. While there are remedies to combat low cotton prices, this crasy idea of a few is not one of them, at least not while the bulk of the crop is yet in the hands, of the producer. The cotton farmer must look for ward, aa an individual, to curtailing next season's acreage and educate the women folk* of his own household to the use of cotton goods in preference to the other kind Our own folks are therefore much to blame for the situation in which South Carolina, Georgia. Alsbamn. ! we in S®** now find «u-«elve* Louisiana. Texas, Oklahoma, Tennes-j , * nd a b<*tted by big mail order see, Arkansas and Mississippi, with houses, who flood the country dis- a proposed -ombired c-n talizaMon ofl trk ' t ' 1 with their ‘‘•talogues featuring $16,000,000. This makes possible a | *' lksl ’ and '• a >’ on * our own wiv <* loan fund of $160,000,000 under thcl an<J daughter*, without stopping to authority of tNe intermediate credit I think what tht y ar * doin ‘ f are "P*™ 1 - ^Mesdames Robert A. Patterson and Charlie Brown, Jr., spent Saturday in Aufeusta shopping. w iiia! im ■ ■saiiminwi— si ■■ ■■ —■^—s■—» senatorial seats in Indiana was fore cast by the midnight reti^ns, with Senator James E. Watson, Republican, leading Albert Stump, Democrat, by approximately 10,000 with or.e eighth of the State accounted Tor. Senator Arthur R. Robinson was 8,000 ahead of-hi« Democratic opponent, Evans Woollen. In Oklahoma, Elmer Thomas had picked up a lead of 9,000 over Senator John W. Harreld, Republican, with about one-fifth of the State reported, while in Kentucky Alben W. Barkley was approximately 16,000 ahead of Senator Richard P. Em*t, Republican, or. the face of incomplete returns from- 65 out of the State'* 120 cstmties. * Ai nouncement i* made that sonv.* of the business men of Barnwell will this week establish an enterprise that has long been needed here—a cash market for various farm products. According to ir formation given The People-Sentinel, “The Barnwell Kitch en and Smokehouse” wil be ready at once to buy .seed cotton, oats, rye, pea*, com In shuck and shelled, sweet potatoes, pecans, syrup, pre serves, jellies, country bacon and hams, hogs and cows on the hojf, turkeys, chickens, eggs, geese, guin eas, ducks, turnips, spinach, onions or what have you?—in short, any and everything that the farmer may have to sell in season the Kitchen and Smokehouse at Barnwell will have a price for it. In addition, the company will han dle old bras*, iron and bones. The warehouses will be located back of the Home Furniture Company’s building, adjacent to the Barnwell Coca-Cola plant. It is believed that this enter prise will fill a long-felt want; Mr. Harry Harley, who is a practical farmer himself, will manage the business -and he invites all farmers, both white and colored* to come to see him. banks to lend to such companies at a ratio of 10 to 1 on their own resources. Plan of Corporation*. The plan of the corporations is to lend the grower 9 cents a pound on his cottor, taking warehouse receipt* of storage as security. The loans are to run for 18 to 20 months. Leader- 'n the nn,'vemenc propose b/ this mean? to withdiaw from the mar ket approximately 4.000.000 bales of the present 4k*op. Thi* relief, th-?y believe, will restore prices to a level where they will pay at least the coat of production. Financiers in each State where this movement i* under wav Lave agreei j to use their influence in controlling the acreage for next season as to planting and to assure a reduced pric ing money which has gone into the prcduction of the cotton crop, for other clothing substitutes to the hurt of what i* row the money crop of the South. Get aWay from the one-crop system and follow the advice of your banker, who is generally a level-headed man, and the average farmer will play safe. Mr. Calhoun seem* to be that type of a man and .is to be coi.gratulated in speaking out for the people of thi* splendid community. B. H. WATTS. ^ Barnwell, S. C. v Ginning* by counties is sw fi mlWiamme County 1926 1192$ Abbeville 2.868 S3M Aiken 28,109. 26367 Allendale 14,57$ 11319 Anderson 5328 I13M Bamberg 17394 17,469 Barnwell 24,978. - 94369 Beaufort - 990 ; 1,715 • Berkeley * i... 4.108, 9396 Calhoun 16,799 15337 Charleston ..409 '1,711 Cherokee .. ... 4,068 ,9,119 Chester j ~ 6B0f - 17445 Chesterfield T 21,46$: t$3C9 Clarendon 17,461 16344 Colleton 10300 6399 j Darlington , 20.18$ 19399 Dillon 25,nlt 25399 Dorchester 7,636 •7349 Edgefield 12394 L 1*429 Fairfield . 43SS 93« Florence 17382 19,194 • Greenville I. 2381 95394 Greenwood ....... .3,159 '*4« . Hampton - 6.444 J4799 * Horry * 3367 19379 Jasper ^ . 2,479 1319 Kershaw 19369 29304 Lancaster - 6319 19314 Laurer » 3344 14,71* Lee .... 2934$ 26394 Lexington 14.740’ 14304' McCormick . 2,469' ' 9,746 Clarion . 8.170 530$ Marlboro ......... 32379 94,147 Newberry 1.. . 7300 10348 Or on «* - 1362' 19351 Orangeburg 53376 49,779’ Picken* .... . 1357 11364 Richland ... ... 12,476 <12377 Saluda - 7335 ■ 9346 Spartanburg ..... . 9.188 44319 Sumter . 9319 90399 U nion . 2,028 7374 , WilliaT.sburg 14366 14399 York 836B 25,4171 All other 344 < 189 Fire Takes Toll at Ellenton Last Week Aiken, Oct. 29.—About two o’clock C#rr«et. Teacher (to class in Current His tory): “When i» a touchb^ck not a toochhack?” s * ’ Bright Pupil: “When it’a a safety for Aiken in a tight football mb* ” auction by diverting n part of the , _ . . . ,.... ^ , * TT . ... 1 Tuesday morning the little town of area to other crops. Unless this con-1 ^ ' m " _ A • trol can be assured, Mr. Meyer em-' p ha si zed, the movement is doomed to failure. . \ * Hearty co-operation with the with drawal program is pledged by execu tives of the Southwide cotton confer ence of October 13, who are adminis tering the census of tKe industry. Dr. Tait Butler, head of the executive committee named by the conference, told the Associated Press tonight his organization stood ready to aid in every jmssible way to remove the surplus and to join with the several corporations in effecting the retire ment. The canvass for reduction, sponsor ed .by fthe Southwide conference, is functioning in every cotton State ex cept Nor$k Carolina, where it is plan ned to set the machinery in motion within a few day*. In MUsiaaifeH community meetings were held last week and other States plan similar canvasses early in November. ^“The present campaign contem plates that every farmer will be urg ed to sign pledges to do all in their his Ellenton suffered a disastrous fir* j when the stores of Chance Brothers and the Ellenton postoffice were com pletely destroyed. The fire originat ed in the postoffice building from some unknown cause, and soon spread to the. Chance building. Chance Bros’, store wa* located on the corner of Broad ard Railroad streets, and ad joining this was the postoffice build ing. This building was owned by the estate of W. E. Ashley and the loss is about $4,500. The value of the stock of Chance Bros, was about $4,000. The loss in postoffice fixtures is about $1,000, while loss to building is about $2,500. The fosses are only partially covered by insurance. Mr, and Mrs. Robert A. Easterling and daughter, of Denmark, spent Sun day in the city with the former’s mother, Mrs. Julia fi. Easterling. agree to,” Doctor Butler said tonight In explaining the census plan. "Bank ers and merchants'are also being ask ed to sign pledge to do all in their power to promote and actually secure U. D. C. Chapter Holds First Fall Meeting Johnson Hagood Chapter, U. D. held its first meeting of the fall on Friday afternoon at the Rest Room in the Court House and a very inter esting meeting was had. Officers for the roniirg year vfere elected and > dele gate* elected tothe General Conven tion which meets in Richmond on. the 17th inst. y..’ i. _ The following were the officers elected: Presider.tp-Mrs. R. 8. Dicks. 1st Viee-Pres.—Mrs. J. J. Ulmer. 2nd Vice-Pres.—Mrs. J. B. Arm strong. _ ' Recording Secretary—-Miss Willie Mae Vann. Corresponding Seery.—Miss Lena Cave. Treasurer—Mrs. J. N. Dicks. Historian—Miss Anna Walker. Registrar—Mrs. E. D. Peacock. Recorder of Crosses—Mrs. P. S. Brown. World War Records—Mrs. T. K. Bolen. Fdblidty Chairman—Mrs. G. M. Greene. £ Chaplain—Mrs. M. B. Hagood. Leader—Jennie P. Greece Chapter* C. of €., Mrs. James Dicks. Leader—Perry Manvilk Chapter, Mrs. Emma B. Brown, v* V The following delegates' and alter nates were elected: Mrs. R. S. Dicks. Mrs. B. & Cal houn, Mrs. R. L Bronson, Mrs, G. M. Greene. Mrs. V^Mpewa, Mia. T. K.