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JCOUNTY IS WITHOUT A BANK^
ING INSTITUTION.
New Assistant Secretary
Suspension Came as Shock to Citizens
of the Town and County.—No
Animosity.
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Allendale’s two banks, The Citizens
Bank and The Allendale Bank, failed
to open their doors Thursday morning.
This leaves Allendale County without
a banking institution.
State Bank Examiner Albert S.
Font came from Columbia Thursday
and personally closed the two banks.
In a statement to a representative of
the Citizen the State Bank Examiner
declared that he had closed thembanks
/simultaneously fcr the protection of
the depositors and creditors. Explain
ing 1 . the reason for closing the two
banks he expressed the opinion that
had one bank closed and not the other
a run would have been made on the
one remaining open, which would have
forced this bank to pay out all funds
hand to depositors demanding their
ney which would make a small per
centage of depositors preferred credi
tors, leaving others, with equal rights,
but without equal knowledge of the
impending catastrophe, to unjustly
suffer, whereas, all depositors and
creditors of the bank will share pro
portionately.
Although the suspension of the two
hanks here came as a shock and sur
prise. to the citizens of the town and
county, there appears to be no ani
mosity toward officials of the banks,
on the other hand the universal feel
ing expressed by the business men
and citizens 6f the town is one of
confidence in the honesty and integrity
of the men in charge of the banks.
Several men who should know what
they are talking shout declared Thurs
day morning that both banks would
psy not less than seventy per cent to
the depositors snd creditors and it
was very likely that full payment
.would be made by one of the banks
and ninety per cent by the other.
On the front door of each bank was
pasted the name notice, except for the
signatures of the directors, and the
n me of the institution. The notice
on The Allendale Bank reads:
“At a special meeting cf the Board
cf Directors of The Allendale Bank,
Allendale, S. C. t called for the pur
pose of.going into its affairs, it was
discovered that the bank had sustain-
H heavy withdrawals>t>n the part of
the depositors for the past few day a,
end realizing that for the best inter
est of all depositors and creditors
alike, that it was advisable to place
the affairs of the bank in the hands
the State Bank Examiner for a
iod of thirty days under Section
'81 of the Code of 1922, it was mov
ed, seconded and unanimously carried
that such action be. taken forthwith.”
The notice bears the signatures , of
the following officers: E. H. Oswa’d,
J. L. Oswald, W. Z. Bryan, and J. H.
Hewlett. ,
A notice similarly worded is posted
on the front door af The Citizens
Bank and is signed by the following
directors: J. H. Warren, W. F. Googe,
C. O. All, LeRoy Wilson, T. L. Pearl-
stine, and W. I. Johns.—Allendale
County Citizen.
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Photo shows Cari-T. Schuneman
tho mw assistant secretary of
y. S. Treasury. He succeeds Johrw
B. Winston, who ha* rwHnwt
Chib Health Contest
Is Engaging Interest
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The 4-H Club Health Contest is
engaging the interest'of the club girls
throughout the county. Every club
girl is eligible and is expected to do
her best to make herself the best
specimen possible. The Pood and
Health Rules Habit score cards will
be ksm through a period of eight
weeks by each contestant and at the
end of that period two girls from
each chib will be selected by the
horns demonstration agent, with the
assistance of a nurse or physician, to
•ntar the county contest. The. winner
in the county contest will enter the
district contest The oeuteetant from
each of the disti kts will be awarded
a free trip to the State Fair, where a
final examination will be held to de
cide the highest scoring health con
testant to represent South Carolina 4-
H Club work in the National Health
Contest in Chicago. The State Com
pany of Columbia has appropriated a
fund for the trip of the winner.
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Hams Appointed
Local Postmaster
Of interest to the. patrons of the
Barnwell post office is the announce
ment that Mr. W. M. Harris, acting
postmaster, has been appointed as
regular postmaster for tBb ensuing
four years. Fallowing the resigna
tion of Postpia&ter R. A. Deason
several months ago, Mr. Harris re
ceived the temporary appointment un
til a successor could be chosen. A n
examination was held in Allendale, at
which time there were several appli
cants for the position. Last week Mr.
Harris received notice of his appoint
ment /
Mr. Harris and his capable aalis-
Mrs. Harris, have been reader-
Local U. D. C. Chapter '
Will Meet Friday
Johnson Hagood Chapter, U. D. C.,
will meet at the home of Mrs. G. M.
Greene on Friday afternoon, the 28th
inst^ at four o'clock. This promises
to be one of the largest meetings held
in some time fov the reason that in
the month of January occur the birth
days-of Lee, Jackson and Maury and
an excellent program has been pre
pared by the President, Mrs. R. S.
Dicks, with exerpts from the lives of
these noted men. Another treat in
store is a talk on World War Service
Crosses by Mrs. Eugene Buckingham,
of EUenton, Director of World War
Seivice Crosses for the Edisto Dis
trict. This being the month for the
payment of dues,. each member is
urged to be present and bring $1.00
for dues for the current year. As
sistant hostesses for this meeting wQl
.be Maadames Shellie Black, M. C.
Diamon^ T. K. Bolen, L. M. Middl</-
ton and Miss Lucile Dicks.
Combined Chapters
Met Last Wednesday
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ALLENDALE HAS
TOBACCO LANDS
BARNWELL COUNTY CAN ALSO
GROW THE WEED.
R. H. Sams. Jr, Teacher of Vocational
Agriculture. Says Lands There
Are Correct Type.
Mr. R. H. Sems, Jr., teecher of
vocational agriculture in the Allen
dale schools, believes that tobacco can
be grown profitably on the lands in
Allendale County. Experiments have
shown that Barnwell County soil is
admirably adapted to thaj>roductioa of
the "weed” and what Mr. Sams has to
my on this subject in the following in
terview should be applicable to this
county also:
"Allendale County has ideal land
for growing tobacco.
“While tobacco may be gnewm on
any type of well drained soil, to pro
duce the beat grades bright or yel
low tobacco certain «oils are very
necessary. The soil types that pro
duce the bn»t bright tobacco are
Orangeburg, Sandy, Coxville snd Nor
folk, fine sandy loam**. The Norfolk
coarse sandy loam and a well drained
Portsmouth will produce good tobacco
under certain seasonal conditions.
“Allendale County is represented
in moot pants by the Norfolk typ« of
sandy loam. Just a reasonable
amount of humus is necessary. Weeds
and broom sedge when allowed to
glow upon land of the right soil type,
when plowed under in the fall in time
.13 rot will give about the proper
amount of humus. Fine decayed
leaves and top aqH from the woods
where 'oak t\:ees are plentiful make
good humus in the soil when broad
cast or applied lightly in the-furrow
where tobacco is to be planted. To
bacco also does wall on stubble land
after oats or rye frianted the previous
year.
“Tobacco can be made to fill in very
nicely on the average farm on- which
cotton has been the main money crop.
The time of planting and harvesting
ccming when labor is not needed in
cotton production enables the planter
to utilize his labor all the year
through. Good tobacco has always
commended a (remunerative price and
a very interesting meeting of the | probably always will do so. This
combined chapters of Children of Con-' makes tobacco One of the beet crops
federacy was held with Mrs. G. M.! for the small white or colored farmer
Greene, Director of the Edisto Dis
trict. Quite a large number was pre
sent and the newly elected leaders of
the chapters, Mesdames Forest Brown
and James Dicks, also met the chil
dren and plans for the work of the
who is assisted by hia family in farm
work. It certainly offers a liberal profit
where care and intelligence are used
in its production and sale.
“Why is the Pee Dee section of this
State much more prosperous than
GINNINGS LESS
THAN EXPECTED
Washington, Jan. 24.—Cotton of the
1926 crop ginned prior to January 16
totalled 16,609,517 running balea
counting 611,062 round baJes aa half
halea and excluding linters, the cen
sus bureau announced today.
Ginn tags taat year to the date totaled
15,599,893 running balea including S36,.
998 round balea and in 1925 the total
waa 13,306,813 bales including 307,351
round bales.
The Department of Agriculture in
its preliminary estimate of produc
tion based on December 1 conditions
placed the crc*> at 18,618,000 bales of
500 pounds gross weight, the largest
crop ever raised. At that time a large
amount of cotton stil! remained to be
picked and it was uncertain as to what
part of it would be left in the fields in
vk\w of the low price prevailing. Un
til the final government ginning report
'issued on March 21 the exact size of
the 1926 crop will remain doubtful.
Ginnings by States to January 16 fol
low: .
Alabama, 1,456,310; Arizona 98,138;
Arkansas 1,404,686; California 118,-
093; Flowda 32,973; Georgia 1,433,-
497; Louisiana 808,746; Mississippi 1,-
732,689; Missouri 199;432; New Mexi
co 62,052; North Carolina 1,153,265;
Oklahoma 1,507,982; South Carolina
956,445; Tennessee 419,453; Texas 5,-
170,714; Virginia 45,007; All other
States 11,937.
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dicier
the patrons of the office vary «f<
nt service and, aside from any
personal choice that some may have
had in the matter, it is generally be
lieved that his appointment will meet
with the approval of • large number
of Barnwell yeopte.
ADVERTISE in Th#
weri. outlined and of-: other sections of the State?'^Simply
Seers elected. The children showed because fcbstcoo brings millions of
great interest in the work and much | dollars into that section. \ have lived
good is expected to Result from this in Lake City, Florence County, for
meeting. * | five years, and this in considered the
After Jill business wee laid aside, largest market fer tobacco in South
delicious heme made candies were Carolina. There I taught vocational
i agrteukpe fer a number of years and
served the children.
j in tide way I came in contact with
M)fc / Cl F. Moiair went down to the farmers end the boys nf my ^pri-
Charleston Sunday afternoen, being cultural class. These school boys and
a Juror in Federal Court tips week, adult fanners ted many acne pf
While there he frill also attend the tphacco planted aa a project under my
the Eptncopel aaperyistea, tteteCere in this
1 feel that I can be ef help
Ginning Less Than Expected.
New Orleans, Jan. 24.—A smaller
total ginnings to January 15 than ex
pected caused prices in the cotton
market to rally 26 to 42 points from
the opening after first trades had
shown leases of 6 to 10 paints. The
advance brought March to 13.60, May
to 13.76 and July to 13.91. Liver
pool rallied on the issuance of the
ginnings total.
in this or other communities who
would like to plant tobacco.
“I have been on the market floors
year after year and witnessed the sale
of tobacco by the fanner. I was over
Khdrfe this past summer when the
market opened, Xugust 1, and watched
the farmers receive wonderful returns
for their tobacco. In some cases
where a fanner brought in his best
tobacco, even a single horse wagon
load, would bring him a check for
$500.00. Of course this has been a
very unusually good year for tobacco
and it may not be repeated again noon,
as the menace of over-production is
riwayt prsssnt and growers should
watch oartfully and govern themselves
The youngest
ever had
governor Texes
now sits in the seat which
Ma Ferguson has held for two
yeera. The youthful Dan Moody
took office January 18.
16.609,517 BALES GINNED TO
JANUARY 16TH. '
South Carolina Has Prepared 966,445
Bales for Market, Says Gov
't Report.
School Trustees to
Meet Here Feb. 7th
County Superintendent of Educa
tion Horace J. Crouch has requested
the trustees of all school districts to
attend a conference at the Court
House Monday morning, February
7th, at 11 o’clock, ft which the mem
bers of the Barnwell legislative dele
gation and the members of tho
County Board of Education will also
(be in attendance. Notices of the
meeting were mailed this week to the
trustee*, requesting that they make
every effort to attend. The card
reads as follows:
“After consulting with the Barn-
wall County Delegation of the South
Carolina General Assembly, the
County Board of Education decided it
wise to cell the School District Trus
tees into a conference to discuss some
school matteie which need considera
tion. We are colling this conference
for Monday, February 7th, 1927, 11:00
o’clock a. m.. at the Court House.
“AW of the School Trustees, Mem
bers of the. Barnwell Delegation and
Members of the Barnwell County
Board of Education will be in attend
ance. Since the things to be discussed
are very important, the County Board
of Education insists upon your at
tendance and requests that you come
on time. If necessary, please nuke a
sacrifice to be. present.”
MAY INTRODUCE BILL W MOUSE
THIS WEEK.
Allowing Sale of Lower Taat GaooUno
Would Remh in Saving of Thoua-
aads of Dollars.
Acting upon an editorial suggestion
in last week's issue of The Bsmwsil
People-Sentinel, the Hon. J. E. Har-
Jey member of tho House of Represen
tatives from Barnwell County, is
gathering date relative to gasoline
prices in this and adjoining States
preparatory to the introduction of a
bill iA the ••eneral Assembly that, if
passed, would result in the saving of
thousands of d *.Urs annually to the
automcbilo owners of Sooth Carolina.
It it s matter of common knowisdga
that the price of gasoline in South
Carolina averages several cents a
gallon higher than it does in Georgia,
and all of tho difference is not caused
by. the tax on “gas,” which is five
cents in this State and three cants in
Georgia. The leal cause, U is un
derstood, is the tact that South Caro
lina requires oil companies to /all a
gsaolin* of higher specific gravity in
this State than is sold motoriots in
neighboring States, and for this
"quality” gasoline, automobile owners
V* forced to pay from seven to nine
cents a gallon more. For instance,
automobile owners in Barnwell County
bought gasoline in Augusta duriug tho
holidays for eighteen cents a gallon,
and at that time gasoHno was soding
in this county for <7 cents. Allowing
for the difference in the tax ta
two States, owners hers wees paying
scren cents a gaUon, or nearly fifty
per cent, mom than It could bo hod
■cross tho river. So fer so can ho
learned, there has been no
of the poor performance of
on the port of automobile
bought tho Georgia grads «f
AD of which bring true. Col Bar-
ley stated here Monday that te
introduce o bill in the HaUae cf
rooon to three, probably this
would abolish the prasen
as to the standard of gasoline sold la
South Carolina and allow sntomobile
owners the opportunity of driving
their car* on gasoline costing several
cents a gallon leu than they are pay
ing today. It is believed that such o
bill can be passed without any mater
ial opposition and it is quite surs that
it will meet with the whole hearted
approval of car owners throughout
the State. CoL Harley points out that
filling stations could continue to
“Ac I have mentioned before
ic always a demand for food
dud udwa flvmers toy to
too
starth-west farmers can make cotton
at a profit when we cannot: We will
have to plant small acreages of to
bacco at first until we can grow it
perfectly, and most of the initial
costs will be met gradually.
“I am planning on putting in four
or five acres of fcobaccto this year. Any
loss acreage would not be economical
to core unless it were possible to co
operate with a neighbor in making up
a full barn. I am also tryii^ to get
some of my Agricultural Class in
High School interested, especially
whore they hove access to a tobacco
burn. ,
“I wfll be glad tc help in any com
munity where I oaa got a few farmers
together snd ghro them instradttons
te how to grow and cars for tobacco.
I will be, glad rise to writs artictea in
the local paper as to when and how
tho dHTeraot jobs te tobacco framing
should ho carripd out My
wiU hs frso to ril farmers—just call
fer me afi ten
stock present grade of "gas" for
fore the buyers will give a low.prica] thoee futidtous drivers who cam to
snd in some cases pass it by.
“I have talked with a good many
farmers in this cconmunity since com
ing here last year and from what I
can find out the causes of moat fail
ures are due to the fact that most of
the formers went into growing to
bacco on too big a scale and it was a
new thing for them. Then, too, to
bacco reached its peak in price in
1918. After that it started down, a nd
the fanners wej>t into it when the
market was down. It costs a good deal
pay the difference, but he is of tho
opinion that those who foot the bills
should at least be given the oppor
tunity of buying the cheaper grade, es
pecially at a time when every effort
is being mads to cut down expenses.
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Seminary Quartet to
Be Here. Sunday
The quartet from tho Presbyterian
Theological Seminary will visit Barn-
to start with any new enterprise. The well Sunday, January 30th and will
farmers had ail the initial costa to render a program at the Baptist
meet this same year. It is the former Church that evening at 7:30 o’clock,
who can cut down the cost of preduc- The services will be conducted by Dr.
taon -tthat will make the best returns Hugh R. Murchison, pastor of the
in profits. This is one reason why the focal Presbyterian church.
There will also be services at the
local Presbyterian Church at 3:30 o'
clock in the afternoon, when Dr.
Murchison will preach and tho quartet
will render a musical program.
, Members and friends of other de
nominations are cordially invited to
attend both of these services.
Spring-Like Warmth
Follow* Cold Blast
In welcome contrast to tho biting
cold of tan day* ago was the Spring
like warmth that descended upon thin
section the tetter port of test week,
(bringing with it visions of growing
crops uad blooming flowers end u
desire to go a-flahin’. Overcoats
fer. Iters wM te u great deal yea m rm
of low grade taboceo made, and