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I V \* 1 _ ,TW» MM« iMa tlM EXCLUSIVE * fl*hu In. till* MMMnitjr t* *11 NEWS, FEATURES and ADVER TISING SERVICE^«f Hm PUS- LISHERl . AUTOCASTER SER VICE W Ntw Vark CMr- + ftft OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWEL^ COt f Ntt f # -v' ^ Consolidated Jans 1, 1925. r VOLUME L. t' Llkm «JVrtTnbdRr of lh^ Famlly w CkrealatUn. NORMAN B. LIFE INSURANCE BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 14TH, IK?. NUMBER U. TWO COMPANIES ANNOUNCE CUTS STANDARD AND TE^AS JOIN IN REDUCTION. Attorney General Informed of Willing* ness of Oil Companies to Com ply With Laws. . ' - C * , .. O Two others of the larger gasoline distributing companies operating in South Carolina—the Standard Oil company and the Texas Oil company —have announced their intention strictly to obey the State’s anti-trust laws and of the two cents a gallon re duction in the price of gasoline in the State, John M. Daniel, attorney gen eral, has announced. The Gulf Refining company’s de cision and its two centg-argallon re duction ' order were announced last week by .the attorney general. Tank wagon prices in the State— including the five cents a gallon State tax—are now, following the reduc* ticn, 20 cents a gallon; the retail price is 23 cents a gallon, tax included. The Texas company’s decision con veyed to tin attorney general through E. Q. Miller, -of .Columbia,* and the Standard Oil company’s decision, con veyed through Archie Willis, of Char leston, reached Mr. Daniel Friday. Both companies, the attorney gen eral said, will like the Gulf Refining company, voluntarily comply with the State’s anti-trust laws as amended by the Harley bill, which made more stringent regulations against rebates and like practices, and will, he was informed, withdraw concessions of every kind, canceling all special trade agreements, complained of. The announcement, the attorney general said, ore the outcome of his recent conference with the representa tives of the Isrger companies, of which two remain yet to be hea*-d from. Representative J. E. Harley, of Barnwell, author of the amendments to the anti-trust laws, said the price rf gasoline had been reduced four cents in this State since he introduced his bill ewrly in the session. The legislative investigation of the gascline situation authorised by both houses of the general assembly, will proceed, notwithstanding the recent developments, Mr. Harley said. He and Representative James L. Love, of Greenville, authors cf the resolution calling for the probe, were named to represent the house, while Senators J, Howard Moore*and Pat Wall were designated for the senate. The fifth member is to be named by Attorney General Daniel. , v- Mrs. Thomas R. Erwin in Allendale Allendale, April 7,—Mrs. T. R. Er win, the aged widow of the late Thos. R. Erwin, died at an early hour Mon day morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. E. Perkins, in Allendale. Mrs. Erwin had been in declining health for several years, and her death, while deeply regretted, was not unexpected. She was a de void member of Antioch ^Christian church at Erwinton, Allendale County. Her funeral sexplifres ajb Antsoch churchyard were largely attended and were conducted by the Rev. P. H. Hooks. She is survived by one son, E. A. Erwin, of Atlanta; and one daughter, Mrs. H. E. Perkins, .of Al lendale, with whom she had made her home for several years. One Bus Off Columbia Line. The morning bus heretofore leaving Barnwell for Columbia at 8:25 and re turning in the afternoon at 6:40 has been discontinued on account of lack of traffic. The other bus from Columbia m the morning at 10:10 and to Columbia in the afternoon at 4:50 will continue to operate on the same schedule. Fire Destroys SchooUtouse. The Seven Pines sohooihouse, near .Snelling, was totally destroyed by fire between 12 and one crtclock Mon day afternoon. The blaze started on the roof of the building and was evi dently caused by a spark from the flue. It is understood tynut the loss is partially cswared by insurance. Mr. and Mrs* *Carter Price, of TVmpa, FH-, arrived in Barnwell Friday for a visit to relatives. They made the trip by automobile. 1| Gal. Blanton Winship will b*_ military aide to President Coolidge, starting May 1, succeeding Col. Sherwood A. Cheney, who returns to field duty. Veterans and Sons, ^ Meet in Greenwood - v • Greenwood, April 9.—Final prepar ations are being made for the Annual Reunion of the Unued Confederate Veterans and Sons of Confederate Veterans cf South Carolina to be held in Greenwood on May .11 12 and 13 Mr. Geerge T. Barnes, General Chairman, has appointed a number of committees all of which are steadi ly at work on the details of what it is believed will be the most enjoyable gathering the heroes of the 60’g have ever held in South Carolina. The Entertainment Committee is meeting with hearty response from the Citi zens of the City who will entertain the Veterans in their homes during the three days. Of apecial interest is the announce ment today that General Charles Pelot Summerall, Chief of Staff, United States Army, will be gn honor guest on this occasion. General Sum- mend's mother taught school at Greenwood and was married in *his county, and the General has long ex pressed a d«V?e to visit the C:*y- His coming in May will afford a double pleasure in that he will have the opportunity to meet and make a formal address to the Veterans of South Carolina a s well as to visit scenes familiar to his mother in the long ago. Chairman Barnes announces that three bands will furnish music for the Reunion. It is gxpected the Fur man University and Clemsoh College bands will be here two days and per- missicn has been given by the War Department to have the Twenty-Sec ond Infantry band spend the entire three days here. The presence of these musics! organizations will lend s martial air to the occasion. Each of the three days will be crowded with events of special in terest to the Veterans and the thous ands of other visitors who will be in Greenwood for the Reunion. Reduced rates will be in effect on all railroads; The complete Reunion program will be published at an early date. Average Ga. Fanner Earns 15c Per Day Atlanta, April 8.—The average Georgia farmer and the average Geor gia mule are on a par so far as value of services on the farm are concerned, each having earned 15 cents a day for the past several years, according to Martin Amorous, statistician of the State department of agriculture. .. “Using the government’s statistics on total crop values as a basis,’’ he said today, “the average Georgia farmer and the average Georgia mule during the last few years of agricul tural depression have earned IB cents a day for their labors. “The average Georgia farm last year contained 80 acres. There were 249,000 such farms in the State. The use of the government’s statistics on crop values, a very liberal way of estimating farm earnings showed the startling figures on farm earnings.” Amorous said the farmer was do ing the best he could, under the cir cumstances and that a similar con dition exists, for the most part, in all the pifmcipal cotton growing Status. Mrs. C. F. Molarr attended a shower in Blackville Friday afternoon, which was given by Mrs. H. L. Buiat in. honor of her niece. Miss Helen Wragg, a bride-elect Barnwell County Ranks Third in Production of Truck Crc^M I ' ' ' - Barnwell County ranks third in the production of truck crops in South Carolina, the fcctaJ value being placed at $1,073,200, with the acreage in 1926 being placed at 6,200 acres. Only two other counties’ in the State lead Barnwell in this respect, they being Charleston and Beaufort in the order D- y _ named. It is estimated By a local business man that the value of the truck crops in this county in 1926 amounted to 50 per cent, of the value of the cotton crop, including the seed. The following interesting article from a recent issue of the University Weekly News is worthy of careful roading and study by the people of this section: The total value of the commercial truck crop of South Carolina for 1926 was' $10,024,000, according to the federal agricultural statistician for South Carolina. The production and value of the various crops follow: 307,000 crates of asparagus, $946,000; 65, crates of cantaloupes, $47,000; 360,000 bushel hampers of snap beans, $868,000; 95,000 bushel hampers of green peas, $120,000; 28,400 tons of cabbage, $874,060; lettuce, $241,000; 490,000 bushel hampers of cucumbers, $500,000 ; 5,212 cars of watermelons, $459,000; 632,000 bushels of spimeh, $569!000; 370,000 bushels cf tomaLO?s, $1,054,000, and 2,527.000 bushels of Irish potatoes, $4,527,000. If to the above be added the value of the sweet potatoes shipped, which last year a mounted to approximately 500 cars, and the value of the farm products sold in the open markets by individual farmers, we have a cash in come of considerable importance to the State. And what is especially en couraging is that the value of the commercial truck of last year repres enting a gain of nearly two and one- half million dolkarz, or over 30 per cent, over that of 1924 and 1925 (see table 1# While the economic conditions of agriculture as a whole are not al together promising, here is a phase that must E»ve us hope, and perhaps indicates the way in which farming in hi« State must be dirsetedv That good profits are to be deriv'd from t<uck farming is evidenced by a considerate in of per sere values. The acreage planted last year was only 57,310. By the simple process of division, we hve a pec acre value ap- ptvxim-tely $175. Cbm pare this figure with the $20 to $30 per acre value of our cotton crop. Even con sidering the great P«r acre cost «f & F: D. Carriers* Head FIVE TRUSTEES ELECTED HERE MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED production 'of truck crops, and the unfavorable climatic and soil condi- tiens that prev'uil• in some sections, tho difference 'is so great that our continual adherence to cotton produc tion in the face cf boll weevil infesta tion and Southwestern competition takes on the appearance ofo^wnright felly. * \ Especially is -this, true when South Carolina is not beginning to fead South Carolinians . We may be sup- (plying our needs with a few of the ftcmmodlfties mentioned above, but with the majority, we ®re not Re cent surveys-of areas in South Caro- - lima by Clemson college and the Unit-, ed States department of agriculture reveal clearly that thousands of dol lars worth of food supplies are ship ped into this State annually. Vege tables of every description—carrot#, cabbage, tomatoes, onions, lettuce and a host of jithers—are imported throughout the year. And this does not take into con sideration the importation of canned articles, A casual survey of any gro cery shop shows that there we have am expenditure of millions of dollars, in the Columbia area, a million and a half dollars were spent canmnl milk alcne. This only suggests what must be spent for canned vegetables imported from other areas. If the amount were known for the State as a whole it would unquestionably reach a staggering figure. And yet the value of the anual output of the canning industry in the State i 8 only $263,- 606. Certainly here is a promising field foe capital, an opportunity to conserve millions' of dollars worth of the truck produced on South Carolina farms. It is fully recognized that one o< the outstanding handicaps to the pro duction of truck crops in this State has been the luck of good local mar kets, the necessity of paying heavy freifjht charges Ion shipments to eastern urban centers. But with the rapid industrialization of the State through the devtupmemt of our water power resources the growth of our urban and industrial population » assured. There will be no necessity cf shipping to other sections. We shall have a good market for every form of vegetable. These conditions, together with the establishment of canneries to utilize the surpluses dur ing partiduar seasons, offer to the farmer of the State an unusual oppor tunity to increase the economic in come of agriculture. TRUCK PRODUCTION IN SOUTH CAROLINA. (Compiled from figures furnished by the Federal Agricultural Statistic- cisn for South Carolina. - _ f VALUE 1924 Asparagus $448,000 IN ELECTION. M Cabbage 1,113,000 Cantaloupes 30,000 Cucumbers 346,000 Green Peas 138,000 Irish Potatoes 3,412,000 Lettuce 290,000 Snap Beans 637,000 Spinach 192,000 Tomatoes 351,000 Watermelons 483,0(^0 1925 $ 574,000 733,000 54,000 724,000 191,000 2,706,000 417,000 620,000 776,000 521,000 775,000 1926 $ 946,000 874,000 47,000 500,000 120,000 4,346,000 241,000 868,000 459,000 1,054,000 459,000 Total $7,439,003 ACREAGE 1924 Asparagus ___1 3,500 Cabbage 34250 Cantaloupes 560 Cucumbers 3,560 Green Peas 1,720 Irish Potatoes 21,130 Lettuce 1,120 Snap Beans 4,490 Spinach 1,500 Tomatoes 2,220 Watermelons 15,070 $7,842,000 $10,024,000 Total 58,120 1925 4,500 3,550 400 2,900 1,160 14,860 1,480 - 3,560 1,000 2,650 *11,010 47,070 1926 5,300 3,650 620 4,120 1,700 18,720 780 4,600 3,300 12,720 57,310 \ — —©ward, of St. Pauls', ri. C., President of the National R- F- D. Carriers’ Association, has been driving^ Route No. 3 in Robe son County for 24 years and has never been “reported” to the De- E artment. There are 83,000 mem- ers in his association which meets this year at Oklahoma City In Au gust. Rye in the Middles * Protects Asparagus W. L. Cave, E. D. Peacock, B. W. Sexton, B. Mazursky and a number of other asparagus growers of Barnw^U have found that planting rye in the middles of asparagus has already been m great benefit to them in protecting asparagus from effect of sand storms which we had last week. About three days’ cuttings would have been practi cally lost had it not been for the rye which kept the sand from damaging the asparagus. This is something thst should be done by every asparagus grower who has fields unprotected and are blown by windy weather during the cutting season. Peaches should ba. sprayed for brown rot Willie Hutson, in the Mt. Cal very section, and many others in the county produce as fine peaches aa are produced anywhere and they realize the importance of spraying for protection against worms and rot. Let us net forget that it is vary profitable to use 100 to 160 pounds of nitrate of aoda on cotton about two weeks after chopping, 76 to 110 punds of sulphate of ammoni^ may be used instead and will give just as gcod results, the coat of which is much less per unit of plant food. The best time to make the above Applica tion is about ten days to two weeks after chopping. Also leave the cotton thick in the drill about «ne hoe chop apart, ogie to two stalks loft in each place. Ask William McNab or E. D. Pea cock if it pays to apply lime on low, sour land. They will be glad to show you the benefit to the present crop of otas.—«H. G. Boylston, Oo. Agent. M. B. Ha good. Dr. C. ] Bnali, R. S. Dicks Blatt Chosen. <•; J Considerable interest was manifest ed in the outcome of Ttfesday’s special election to select five trustees for the„ Bsrnwell school district—ths first to be hsfld under the new law— which resulted in the election of M. - R^Hagood, Dr. C. B. Ray, J.' Julien Bush, R. S. Dicks and Solomon Blztt^ These gentlemen will decide by lot the term of offiee <rf each, which wfB range from one to fife yean. Each year hereafter one trusteeSriU be elected. When the polls f opened st sight o’cock Tuesday morning two printed Imllote were in evidence. One con- tai.ned the dunes of Dr. C, B. Rfcy, M. B. Ha good, J. Julien Bush. Solo- roan Blatt, B. W. Sexton and R. 8. Diciaa anil the ether the names of Dr. Ray, Mr. Sexton, Thom. M. Bool, were, H. P. Compton and Mr. Dicks. In addition several “dark hones'* were vioted for. The result of the balloting was as follows: Dr. C. K Ray, 207; M. B. Hagood, 214; J. Julien Bush. 204; R. 8. Dicks, 202; Solomon Blatt, 194; Thos. M. Boulware, 90; B. W. Sexton. 143; H. P. Compton, 108; Tone Richmdson, 76; J. N. Anderson, OpJ, U. Jonas, 2; A. A. Lemon, 4; G. W. ManviUe, 16... The newly elected trustees will take office immediately and tW Uon of a faculty for the next will be one cf the first duties to be performed by Storm at Springfield Strilu With Force Springfield, April 7.—A cyclone storm broke full upon Springfield Tuesday evening at 6:46, coming down the Sooth Edisto valley, with a dense whirling mass of dust, limbs of trees and other matter movable by such force. Darkness overspread the face of the earth, with a tense uncertainty taking hold of our people. A few barns were unroofed and several trees blown down. A part of full baskets, the heavy coping on the Bank of Springfield building was carried away and the front of one of the Inabinet buildings blown out. No loss of life or personal injury has been reported. Parties coming down from Columbia report that the most violently strick en section appeared to be between Swansea and Springfield. - Hilda Alas Elects. A simitar election was held i n Hilda Tussday, resulting hi Mm staettaa of tho following trustees: W. K. Black for five years; A. P. Ocltins for four L H. Col line for three years; J. S. Collins for two years and J. B. Weeks for tone year. Ten candidates were voted on, the official tabulation being as follow*: J. B. Weeks, 64; A. P. Orillns, 89; M. W. Hwrtsog. 38: F. D. Rowel, 44; L H. Collin#. 80; G. A. Bonds, 14; W. K. Black, 45; J. O. Long, 42; G. W. Dalk, 36; J. 8. Collins, 48. N Camp Morrall Meets Fndftyr April 29thi ~ # The annual reunkra of Chmp G. W. Morrall, No. 896, wfll bo hsU at Mey- eris Mill, Friday, April 29th, 1927. A foil attendance of all stoosbeie is quested, *nd if there art any •rata Veterans in BarnsrsU or data Counttaa ttmt have never atad, they are sspsctaUy requested to be there on that occasion and Join ths Palm Sunday Observed. TRUCK PRODUCTION BY COUNTIES—1926 Rank County Acreage Palm Sunday was appropriately ob- served at the Church of the Holy o’oaa Apostles, with a special sermon by Dr. Middleton of Charleston. The floral decorations were in keeping with’ the spirit of the occasion and the singing of Mrs. Perry A. Price was greatly enjoyed by the congregation. Rank County Acreage Value 1. Charleston 15,290 $3,666,000 2. Beaufort w._. 9,800 2,453,000 3. Barnwell 6,200 1,073,200 4. Colleton 3,865 616,000 5. Hampton 4,300 351,000 6. Williamsburg 1,480 262,000 7. Horry 975 224,000 8. Saluda 1,080 182£00 9. Allendale -i- 2,985 166,600 10. Orangeburg .. 1,325 153,000 11. Florence —. 875 136,000 * 12. Aiken 870 118,500 13. Edgefield 600 14. Georgetown 460 16. Berkley 410 16. Jasper ..... 565 17. Dorchester _ r ;'. 246 18. Bamberg ... 760 19. Calhoun 80 20. Dillon 26 21. Chastarflsid 190 ... 70 Value $106,000 87,000 81,000 65,000 . 49,000 32,000 19,000 6,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 Early Blase. A one-room negro dwelling on Barr Street, in the Southern part of Barn well, vmm destroyed by fire between 12 and one o’clock Tuesday morning. Tbe house was occupied by Pster Dortch. Barnwell Defeats Fairfax. The Barnwell High School baseball defeated Fairfax Tuesday after- on the Imttart diamond, 13 to 1L Dunbarton defeated Allendale in am The usual basket picnic will be ex- pectod and boriwcue win be for sole. The Veterans and widows of Veterans wtB be furnished with a fall dinner of baihdcns, hash and ether good thtoga to eat free of coot All the ladies are expected to brii^r John K. Snelling, Assistant Adjutant General. Amos* the AraKaa. Have just returned *ron a risit to Middleton and Magnolia Gardens. If you have never vhited these wonder ful gardens, go now before their glory passes away. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. and Mrs. Has tie, and thanking the tatter in person for the life pees sent me three years ago. He kindly showed me over his lovely home and gave me a most refreshing. glaas of gnd told me When I wished to visit the gandem again to (dune him and he mould suggest the most suitable time when the would be st their best, at he would have someone meat aw at the gate with a relhng chair and carry me arognd ths gardens. In this ronhing and restless age, it is truly refresh, iflg to meet who is wfUtagr to turn aside from busy cam to gtas hoar to • stranger and am “sands ore nearly run.” Mr. is truly a gentleman of *e eld