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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COIOTT ConsolMaUj June 1, 1I2S. Jumt Llk<B a,Mf;mbTpf Ihw Family* 1 .VOLUME L. i* BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11TH, l»27. MAYOR HARLEY MAKES REPLY SAYS ONLY $1,597.29 HAS BEEN PAID FROM EARRINGS. $3,600 from Street Lights Increased Amount to $5,197.29.—Balance . ... - j.':, ■ ■ Transferred. V In a statement received Tuesday iiom Mayor W. ? D. Harley, figures are quoted to show that in reducing the indebtedness of the Commlisstoners of Public Works from about $15,000 to less than $3,000, as claimed by L. M. Calhoun, one of the Commissioners, in laet week’s issue of The People- Sentinel, only $11597.29 were paid out of the earnings of the power . T plant, this amount being increased to * $5,1,97.29 by total payments-by- the Town Council of $3,600 for street lights, according to the mayor, Notes amounting to $7,400 were trans ferred by the Commission to the Town Council, Mayor Harley claims. Mr. Calhoun said in his published statement last week that “At the —^ present time, the Commissioners of Ihihbc Works are indebted m a sum of less than $3,000.” • Mr. Harley’s statement is as fol lows: I went to the office of Mr. J. M. Caldwell, bookke^^er of the CommM- eioners of Puo.ic Works nnd aak-\* him to show me what amounts of money and to whom the Commission era had paid during Mr. Calhoun's i term of office on debts of the * ion created prior to September, 19, 1924, the date Mr. Calhounfo term of office began. The following state ment shows the amounts paid out by the Commissionres on back dtbt* from September 19, 1924, bo AugWt 8, 1927, as furnished by Mr. Caldwell Note at Bank of Western CaroH^ $1200.00 Note at First Natl. Bank .. 1100.00 Hartnett-Salley Co. 57.00 • Riddle Coal Company .... 150.00 Savannah Supply Co. 100.00 Mann Electric Supply Co. .. 89.2S j General Electric Co. 340 67 Baker and Morrell 914.62 Tower-Brnford — 185.00 Stoneg a Coal Co. ... 75.00 The Texas Oil Co 200.42 John H. McGowan Co. .... Southern Cotton Oil Co. .. Standard Oil- Co. ... Harrisburg Machine Works COTTON IS UP $13 A BALE AS SHORT CROP IS SLAVED PRICES “HIT THE CEILING” ON EXCHANGES MONDAY Boll Weevil Is Blamed for Federal Forecast of Only 13,492,000 Bales of Fleecy Staple. Declines from IT When The People-Sentinel closed its forms yesterday (Wednesday), October cotton was quoted at "TS.IH) in New York, a decline of five points from the close the previous day and a drop of 77 points from the high point of Tuesday. Mildred Doran, Michigan school teacher, who flew from Detroit to California and is now making ready for a flight to Honolulu for a $35,000 prize. Beloved Physician Passed Away Friday Dr. Cecil -B. Ray, of Barnwell, died at two o’clock Friday morning at the Columbia Hosiptal after an illness’ of several weeks. Though not unexpect ed, the news of his death was a dis tinct Miock to his many friends throughout Barnwell and adjoining counties who had hoped against hope that the summons of the Grim Reap er might be stayed and this good man! and learned physician be spared for Young Men Injured in Auto Collision In the wildest trading seen in years on the New York Cotton Exchange, cotton “hit the ceiling" Monday, ad vamcing 200 points, or $10 a bale, which is the maximum fluctation permitted in one day by the institu tion’s rules. The sharp rise was due to a stun- 1 ning surprise in the department of agriculture’s August estimate of the chop’s condition, the first such fore cast of the season. This placed the indicated yield at only 13,492,000 bales, or about one million bales less than the figure on which most private experts were agreed. / * • » —If the government’s forecast is cor rect, the shortest crop in several years is indicated, thus balancing the big production of last year, almost all of which has been consumed in this exported abroad. It is A serious automobile wreck occur red Saturday night about ten o’clock on the Barnwell-AUendale highway, near this city,-when. two. cars side- swiped each other. One car was oc cupied by J. B. Croft and Googe, headed South, and the other, Coming towards Barnwell, was occu pied ^ by Pearl Blackwood, Howell Priester, W. H. Pries ter and two ne groes. The collision occurred on the curve at the intersection of the high way by the Olar road and is said to have been due bo the fact that neither car had its left-hand headlight burn ing. The impact of the collision caused both cars to turn over two or three times, one of the negroes being pinned under the wrecked machine in which he was ridilljr * Howell Prieu&er suffered a broken shoulder blade, one of W. H. Prin ter’s eyes ■ said to have been almost born out of its socket and Croft ares also injured. Googe and the two ne groes war* unhurt. Both machines, one of which belongs to James San ders, of this city, were badly wrecked. The injured men were brought to Barnwell and given medical atten tion. many more years of useful service.; , I country or Dr. Ray, who was only 38 yearal ^ pointed that the gavarwwfa of age at the time of his death, vol-| estimate was made as of August 1st and that since that time the crop has deterioated to a great extent in many sections. missioned as a captain in the Medical| Monday’s big advance was followed Corps and row service in France with ^ a gj^rn of 105 points on the open the 26th \ankse Division. - He was T»n*day morning. October cotton gassed While in setion and for awhtie beinK quo ted »t 20 cents. junteered his services to his country shortly after the United States en tered the World War. He was eom- Big was listed as. killed. He pariiaHy regained his health and after the ar- l mistice moved his family from O'ar j to Barnwell, where he quickly gain ed a large practice, endearing him- self to hundreds of people, not only because of his skill as While the present government fbre- is by no means final, it is be lieved by a number of authorities that the September estimate may show a rfUU further reduction in the probable yield. If that be true, the short crop will be offset by good prices this 600 001 u * ■**“ *“ * 50.06 * >ut *'*° because of his sympathetic fall a nd the farmers will actually re- 96.50 j * n dwtress. For severs! ceive more money than they would years he served as a trustee of the. have for a large production. TOTAL $5197.29 BarnweU public rchools by appoint- It would seem that Mr. Calhoun raent when ^ P°* ition w « raade | 13.492.900 Bale Crop, arrived at his high figure* of reduced elective » few month * •*<> ^ P^* Washington, Aug. 8.-The boll indebtedness from $15,000.00 to le*a| of _ thl * cit y ,how ® d ^ hi8rh we * v ‘i mww* is the outstanding fac than $3,000.00 by charging off notes of the Commissioners of Public Works at Bank of Western Carolina amounting to $7400.00, which notes he refused to pay interest on be cause the money waa borrowed before hw term of office began and because and esteem in which he was held'by tor in the cotton situation thife year, electing him by a handsome majority, i the department of agriculture said Some months ago his health began' today in anouncing that indications at to fail rapidly, but he refused to con-1 present pointed to a production of Commissioners to borrow this nymey. However, these notes are still out standing, and the Towp Council has been and still is paying the interest thereon. Since Mr. Calhoun’s term of office the Town Council has paid the Com missioners $3600.00 tor street; lights. So it will be seem that since Mr. Cal houn has been in office the Commis sioners have actually paid on back debts the sum of $5197.29, and the Town Council has contributed from fo treasury $36,00.00 of this amount. Hence, during Mr. Calhoun’s manage ment for meerly three years, the Commissioners have paid out on back debts of the Commieeionrs the sum of $1597.29 out of the earnings of the power plant, and from a hurried ex- aminaltion of the books I am satisfied that the Commission now .owes as much or more than this amount on debts contracted since September 19, 1924. - Respectfully, W. D. HARLEY, Mayor. Public Hearing But Line aider his weakened physical .condition and continued “in harness” until hu man endurance could starid no more. A* a last rtsori he the Columbia Hospital, where for a few daya it was hoped that he had a fighting chance to pull throught. Pneu monia developed, however, and his spirit passed into the Great Beyond in the early hours of Friday morning. His body was laid to rest Sunday morning at ten o’clock in the George’s Creek Baptist Church, several mides from this city, the large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends that gathered at the church end the many beautiful floral tributes attesting the universal love and esteem in which he was held. Dr. Ray is survived 1 by his widow, who, before her marriage, was Miss Jessie Boyd, of Chester; three sons and one half-brother; G. W. Smith, of Olar, who have the sincere sym pathy of this entire section in their bereavement. A public hearing will be held-in the State-Highway Department’s offices umibia at 12 o’clock noon, Tues day, August 16th, in connection with the application of the Carolina 'and Georgi a Motor Line for Class “A” Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to render but service be tween, Augusta, Ga., and St George, S. C., via EUenton, Barnwell, Black- ville and Bamberg. Negro Chjldl Strays From Home and Dies - EUenton, August 6.—A little negro child, one and a half years old, left by its mother, Lizzie Tompkins, in charge of a five-year old child stray ed away from home Wednesday morn ing and was found Thursday after noon dead, the body being found near the home about 50 feet from the rail road track. - Although 'tteakch was maintained all Wednesday afternoon and night, the child’s remains were discovered within a few hundred fleet of the house. A coroner’s inquest was held in which the verdict was rendered to the effect that the child was kiRed by a train. 13,492,000 bales. This total would be smaller than any crop since 1922 and 4,500,000 bales leas than last year’s riai-’- 1~ On the weather daring the remain der of this month and the first half of September will dep?tfS YrKether the crop will be larger or smaller than that now indicated, the department said. Hot, dry weather would tend to lower the weevil hazard and cor respondingly enhance the production outlook but cloudy and rainy daya would tend to make the menace in creasingly dangerous, Hu experts said. Infestation of weevils is the heav iest since 1923, and is throe times as heavy as this time last year, with Georgia suffering most from the pest. In arriving at its figure of indicat ed production, the crop reporting board made allowances for average abandonment of dcreage, for weevil damage and for average weather con ditions for the remainder of the sea son. “The infestation is reported by cor respondents to be approximate.y three times as heavy a s tt was a year sgo,” said the crop reporting board, “and is the greatest it has been since 1923 for the ?ame time of the season. “AUowance for weevil damage nude, the crop reporting board in ar riving at its production forecast, as sume average weather conditions dur ing the remainder of the season and prospects may be expected to improve or decline accordingly aa the weather is more or less favorable for weevil propagation (hiring the remainder of the season than averaga. Wil present extent of weevllT^^ damage will no doubt be greater this year than in any of the past three Chief Executive of Massachusetts upon whose shoulders fell the task of rendering the final decision as to whether Sacco and Venzetti were to die in the famed murder case which has been in the courts more than 8 years. , Three “Pint” Bale* of Cotton Thureday| Three South Carolina counti Barnwell, Hampton and ported bales of new cotton Thursday. Barnwell County’s first bale waa grown by H. Clay Creech, of the Fort section^and weighed U sraa ginned in this city at the Far mers’ Ginnery and was carried to Co lumbia immediately by truck. It is interesting to note that the fhat bale last yepr also came from the Big Fork section and was ginned August 5th. Hampton County’s first bale was produced by W. H. Johnson, a color ed fanner near Yamasses. It weigh ed 467 pounds end waa sold for 16*fc cents a pound to J. B. Rivers, who shipped it to Luke and Fleming, cot ton factors of Augusta. Jasper County’s first bale Is said to have been shipped to Savannah and was of excellent quality. It at auction for SO cents a “SEVEN POINTS” In the presentation of the new plan of the South Carolina Cot ton Growers’ Cooperative Association, the explanation of the ac tivities of the Association has been prided into seven points as follows. _ 1. GOOD COTTON ACCURATELY CLASSED. 2. ADEQUATE MARKET INFORMATION. 3. EFFICIENT OFFICE AND SALES MACHINE. . 4. OBTAIN MIDDLEMEN’S PROFITS. 5. SPINNER COOPERATION. 6. INCREASING CONSUMER DEMAND. 7. PROFITS FOR MEMBERS ONLY. Under each one of these seven ponts there is need for ex planations which will be given later. 39 Ceats Per Pi The first bale of cotton raised in Sqfuth Carol in a and spld in Sooth Carolina from the 1927 crop wee de livered in Columbia yesterday, sod bought by Joseph Walker A company at 30 cents the pound. A bale raised in Jasper was sold in Savannah at auction day before yesterday at the same figure The bain in Columbia was raised by H. C. Creech, of the Big Fokk tkfe pf Baifiwci! County 387 pounds and graded a> middling, one inch staple. It was reported that the bale, which eras ginned rmdd ha heeaght tumble to be sold at suction, but tt developed yesterday that the Walker company had purchased It by tele phone before it left Kline. Mr. Creech planted the seed the last three days of March. It was of the improved Over-the-^Mp va riety. He expects to make a bale to an aero on Che land that his first bale was grown on, and wfll gather another bale next week.—The State, Aug. 6. ANNUAL SHOOT GREAT SUCCESS LARGE ATTENDANCE IN RARN- WBLL FRIDAY. Charleatmi Squad Wen First Place,— John Peterman Awarded High Gan Trophy Cap. The First Annual Class Shoot of the Barnwell Gun Club, held here Friday, was featured^ by jfood, bad and indifferent shcofing. There were forty entries frotn. Charleston, Orange burg, Estill, Aiken and other South Carolina towns and also from Au gusta and Waynedtoro, Ga. The event quickly resolved itself into a contest between the Charleston and Augusta squads, with the former victorious in spite of the feet that W. H. Lanier, Georgia State champion, was a member of the Augusta squad. The Charleston squad was awarded the beautiful trophy cup for high squad and one of Ks members, John Petnrman, walked away with the cup for high gun, he having broken 185 out of 200 targets, including the 50-tar- got handicap. Capt. G. H. Swan, also of Charleston, was n close second with 180 out of 200 and his able achievement will be all the more when it is known that bo celebrated his 70th birthday Saturday. The totals of the Augusta squads are as follow*: Charleston: —G. H. Swan. 180; John Peterman, 185; H. Linstedt. 181; W. SUass, 175; E.* Lindstsdt, 176; total, 878. AuguaU:—W. H. Smith, 185; H. H. Hill, 175; W. H. Lanier. 177; R. H. Land. 165; A. T. Alexander, 178; tofal, 85$. Others who shot wall were: R. H. Coooer, of Charleston, 169 out of MW; C. W. Skinner, Jr, of Ga.. 175 out of MW; J. F. Greene, of Weyneeboro, Ga., 158 out of MW; Fer ry B. Bush, of Barnwell. 165 out of 200; E. L. Moos, of Greenville, 188 out of MW; and Van Peeples, of Estill, 184 out of 160. . W. EL. Lanier, of - Augusta, was awarded the trophy in Class B, a rai and reel, while J. F. Sweti, of Moyers Mill, won the consolation, a fly rod. Although this was the first event of its kind to be staged here, those in a position to know stated that the attendance was larger than at the Stats shoot some time ago, and it waa much bettor arranged ia every way. Credit for this is due to W P. Frank Hn, one of organisers of the local dub, whe eras untiring in his efforts to insure a successful meeting. A rplendid barbecue dinner arfth all the trinmdn’s has served on the grounds by the ladies of two local churches and was therough'y enjoyed by all in this issue of 77m Peo- 5. Spinner Cooperation. In addition to the set-up already described, arrangements have j \ been made for close cooperation with the spinner organization of the world. The International Federation of Master Cotton Spinners with headquarters^ at Manchester, England, and the American Cotton Growenu ^Exchange together a re appointing a joint committee tp work out methods of eliminating waste and excessive distribution cost in the cotton industry. In a like manner, (the Cotton Textife Institute and the American Cotton Growers Exchange are planning the appointment of a joint com mittee for the same purpose. Executive Committees of the last two named organizations held a joint meeting on May 14th, 1927, for the purpose of jointly working out problems of eliminating alt waste, stabilization of the cotton industry and the increasing of consumer demand. PROFITS FOR MEMBERS ONLY—WILL YOU PARTICIPATE? SOUTH CAROLINA COTTON GROWERS’ COOPERATIVE ASSN., ye&ip, which were years of light.dam- a ge, but probably less them during the four years, 1920 to 1923, inclusive, which were years of heavy damage. Analysis of, data on damage due to weevils gathered during the past 18 yeans shows no instance where ex treme weevil damage occurred in a year immediately succeeding a year of relatively tight damage.” r “The cotton hopper which was very troublesome a year ago,” the report said, “is causing practically no dam age this year. Red spider is report ed only in North Carolina and Ten nessee. “Except in the Southwest, where drought was serious early in the sea son, stands are fairly good, and the plants have made good pomth but have not fruited heavily as yet. “In Texas shedding during July was severe to a period of high tempera tures. Rod root In that State ia not as yet prevalent nor general as tt was a year ago. Cotton hopperu have ap peared in many sections, although no great damage has resulted. Weevils are more numerous than in several yean and boll worms are active. “In Georgia weevils am proem in oevenui i\ODDenes Occur in BfcrnweQ During the pbat tea daya or two weeks, a dosen or more robberies have occurred in Barnwell but to date no aireabe have been made. ■ The thieves have confined their activities to resi dences, stealing grocerim aad house hold goods, and they have bean no re specter of persons, entering houses of white and black, among the former being the home of Chief of Mice George W. Peeples. It to hoped that the authorities will be able to end the “crime wave” by apprehending ** the guilty parties. L. P. Wilton, of Okala, FW, is visiting Cel. and Mrs. N. G. W. Wal ker. than any year since 1928. the southern and southeastern tions no squares were forming and a large percentage of email bolls axe be ing attacked. The progress of the crop there has been definitely checked and it is a question now how badly the remaining large bolls will be dam aged. Rains were eaeeesive through out the State in June and July, end gravy fields ads comirion. Condi tions in the northern part of Geor gia, notwithstanding, are the best ia several yean. “In North Caroltoa the step to lata from cold, dry Rapid ti tha last ton weevils' and Mar to ha