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.1 r — tier THi OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY ' T;/; Awmm'vmm frlfht* In NEWS. TISING USHERS VICE 9i Consolidated June 1, 1925. “Ju&t Like £i Member of the F«imlly M Larfest County Clremlation. NORMAN B. GAMBLE LIFE INSURANCE VOLUME LI. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1928. NUMBER 31. TT" WILUSTON MAN IS DROWNED IN EDISTO Many Subscriptions Received Recently Old Friends Renew and Many New Subscribers Have Been Added & to People-Sentinel List. It has been said that “the proof of the pudding is chewing the bag,” and if that be true, the many new and re newal subscriptions that Tho People- Sentinel is receiving every week may be taker as an indication that friends —new arfd old—appreciate the efforts of the publisher to give them one of the best weekly newspapers in this section of the StaUi Quite lecently remittances have been received from the following friends: Eftrle H. Jenkins, Switzerland, Fla. G. L. Hill, Snelling. G. N. Bodiford, Blackville. YV. H. Black, Barnwell route 1. Jim Grubbs, Orangeburg. \V. R. Hubhand, Barnwell. Miss Louise Walker, Atlanta, Ga. J. M. Caldwell, Barnwell. Mrs. G. K. Ryan, Asheville, N. C. Miss Jewutll Woodward, Lander Col lege. Mrs. E. F." Woodward,, Barnwell. C. M. Turner, Eller,ton. Jacob Delk, Blackville route 2. W. H. Moody, Jr., Kline., ^ Mrs. Lessje Bolen, Elko. H. T. Youmans, Ellenton. J. E. Harley, Jr., Wofford College. Mrs. S. R. Goodson, Barnwell. Architrtctual Record, Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Daisy Buckingham, Barnwell. R. W. Dicks, Barnwoll. Mrs. L. H. Christie, Barnwell. J. F .Swett, Meyer’s Mill. Mrs. W. M. Hair, Blackville. Mrs. Alice D. Whittle, Blackville. Bank of W. Car., Blackville. C. F. Garter^ Barnwell. B. B. Baxley, Barnwell.. Manley Baxley, Graymont, Ga. A. N. Rh y, Barn well route~L “ J. M. CaW, Hattieville. • Tdis Brabham, Hattieville. * J. C. W r illian|son, Barnwell. r ,,1». B. Morris, Eller ton. C. H. Dicks, Dunbarton. M iss Bert Christie, Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. R. M.. Ready, Blackville route 3 Doll Black; Barnwell route T. - J. B. Goodson, Gainesville, Fla. Mrs. John R. Ray, Blackville. B% F. 'Anderson, Dunbarton. ♦ ♦ ♦ Child Preacher Double Funeral at Friendship Church Three Deaths Occurred in Friendship and Reedy Branch Sections Thursday and Friday. Harry Meyers Crawford, youth ful pulpit orator, preached his first sermon at the a^e of five. In Chi cago he celebrated the event of having preached 200 sermons in the middle west. He is eight years old. He is the son of Rev. R. H. Crawford, Chicago pastor, and six of his eight brothers have tt also preached. He is the fourth genera tion of a family of preachers. Sales Double and Re- « 1 Double in Five Years A double funeral—the second, it is said, in the history of the Eriendship Baptist Church—was conducted Fri day by the Rev. D. W\ Heckle, when the bodies of Charlfl- Sanders, aged ‘61 yea is, and Blease Hartzog, tfte 16- year cld son of Mr. a_nd Mrs. H. H. Hartzog, were laid* to rest in the Friendship Churchyard. Mr. Sanders died Thursday rtght at Hie home of his sister, Mrs. Kate Black. He is survived by four sisters * and three brothers. Young Hartzog, who had been in ill 'health for several months, also passed away Thursday. Besides his parents, he is survive/d by several sisters and brothers. Asparagus Crop Is Fifteen Days Late Carlot Movement Begins With April. . —Yield Will Probably Be Larger Than in 1927. Startling Figures Announced by Lig gett and Myers Tobacco Co. for Chesterfield Cigarettes. BARNWELL NEGROES WILL OBSERVE ROSENW’ALI) DAY Exercises to 3e Held in Bethlehem Baptist Church Friday Evening. Si 4 The negroes- of Barr-well will ob serve “Rosenwald' .Day” tomorrow Friday) evening at eight o’clock, with suitable exercises in the Bethle hem Baptist Chuich in this city. Jul ius Rosenwald is a Chicago ' Philan thropist, who has given nearly $4,000,- 000 for the building of about 4,000 schoclhonses for negroes in the South. One of these buildings is located at -J . ■ - ; Barnwell Prof. George G. Butler, in inviting his white friends to attend the.exercise*, states that a number of excellent negro spirituals will feature the progra.nl, which s a? follows: Tr Sorg—America. 2. Prayer—By Loc^l Minister. 3. Statement giving (1) the pur pose of the meeting, (2J the benefit of a good school to the community, (3) the-general condition of the school, rnd (4) the outstanding needs of the school—By the Principal. 4. Twenty-one cPmparativii facts about schools in South Carolina —By twenty-one pupils of the school, each pupil giving one fact. 5. Special Music—By the School. 6. Addiess—Hon. Julius Rosen wald and what he is doing to advance Negro education in the South—By a Teacher. », * 7. Song—Negro National Anthem, or som<i suitable selection. 8. Address—What the people of the community do for their school—By loJal minister or interested citizen. 9. Collection. 10. Song—By the assembly. 11. Adjournment. F/ • ♦ ♦♦ Advertise in The People-Sentinel From seven billion smoked in 1922 to twenty-eight billion smoked in 1927 —sales doubled and redoubled all with in five years. These aie the startling figures announced by the Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company for their ever-popular Chesterfield Cigarette. This amiaizing growth, representing a gain of 300 per cent, signalizing not only the % universal preference for the cigardtte as the smokers’ choice, but the acceptance of this one particular brand as the popular favorite. It is corservatively estimated-dhat Chesterfield has acquired at least a million new users in a little-over a year—ceitainly convincirg proof. that =j finer quality and better taste is sub- stantially recognized by the cigarette smoking public. This genuine testimorjal for good Icbaccos and good blending is based largely on Chesterfield’s particularly pleasing flavor and taste. As it is stated in the advertisements, Chester fields are “mild and yet they satisfy”; in other words, the flavor has beer so skillfully balanced as to eliminate any suggestion of harshness or bite, and yet leave enough richness and body to “let a smoker know he’s smoking.” Nor is Chesterfield’s rapid growth limited to the boundaries of the United States. Sales reports have revealed that this brand is world-wide Tn its ** acceptance, as shown by the fact that in practically all the. principal cities of the world it is found to be among "the leading sellers. In f$ot*AChesterfield’s world-wide recognition has giver, rise to another new advertising slogan jyhich truth fully asserts that “th£ sun never sets on Chesterfield’s popularity”—with the added distinction that “Such popu larity must be deserved” because of "' . - . -i A • a taste and quality which won smokers the world over ard will continue to win them because it is what they want. In current advertising, Liggett and Myers is making strong use of their oft-repeated “platform,” in which t^hey declare over their signature that it is their honest bolief that the.tobaccos used in Chesterfield Cigarettes are of the firr?r quality and hence of better taste than in any other cigarette at the price.” Moye Baxley, aged 31 years, died suddenly Friday mornir^: at his home near Hagood’s Mill, his body being laid to rest the following day in the Still cemetery, the Rev. Mr. ‘ Heckle conducting the funeral services. Mr. Baxley is survived by his widow, two children, his parents, two sisters and six brothers. The bereaved families have tl\p sir* cere sympathy of many friends in their loss. J Attending Teachers* Association. Carlot movement of asparagus from South Carolin a will get under way about April 1; or-some two weeks later than last year, and with favor able weather the crop should be slight ly heavier than that of 1927, which was 438 solid cars, with perhaps 100 mere darlots m express shipmenits. Geoige E. Prince, Clemson College, vchief of the marketing division of the extension service, says the improved grade and pack of the South Carolina asparagus have won a secure place with the trSde. It has betn shown, he believes, that the consumers prefer a quality product of long stoc^e. Last season such asparagus from South Ceuolina out-sold the California on the Boston market. - « V' All shipments made last year by the two larger associations of growers in South Carolin a were officially in spected and the producers were so well pleased with the results that they have asked for similar service this season To date several small sxpress ship ments have been made from Barnwell, but with the coming of warm weather it is expected that thu movement will be increasingly heavy. ■ 7 » TT" ' Card of Thanks. JOE MORGAN LOSES LIFE r WHEN CAR BREAKS RAIL County Superintendent of Education Horace J. Crouch aryl most of the teachers of Barnwell County are at tending the sessions of the State Teachers’ Association in Greenville this week. We wish to thank our many friends fotr their kindness during the illness aryl death of our mother, Mrs. J. C. Byches. Children. „ Photo shows Ruth Elder, famous aviatrix, signing a contract to star in a Paramount film, ‘‘Glorifying the American Girl,” for which Flo Zicgfeld spent two years searching for a star. Miss Elder is to start on an air tour to Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland and Detroit—an “A-B- C-D" tour—before beginning work on the film. _ SEARCHERS FIND BODY IN SIT TING POSITION. Friends Start Hunt for Pharmacist When He Failed*to Appear at v Work Monday Morning. Barnwell Farmers Sell Car of Swine Shipment Brought More Than $1,000, the Largest Number Being Fur nished by L. N .Connor. Lure of Cows and Chickens . ■ - _ >• i Draws Many Back to Farm Exodus From Farms to Cities Slacken- ’ ~ ' ' * ed in 1927, While Movement From Cities to Farms’ Grew. Wi itten Specially for The People-Sen tinel by Robet Fuller, through Au tocaster Service. ♦ ♦ Boy, Page Gov. Richards. The unknown author of the follow ing lines, which appearffd in an ex change, may or may not havc» had South Carolina in mind when he wrote: “I must nofwbrk, I must not play Upon God’s holy Sabbath day.” No! Get the car, step on the gas And see how many you can pass! Washington, D. C., March 27.—The fascination of farm life has reassert- ejd itself, to judge from new statistics available here. The siren call of the barnyard animals and the open farm land spaces is lesponslble for the fact that the movement of population from farms to cities has slackened. There is a very marked tendency now for persons not only to “stay on the farm” but a lso to go back to it. W. M. Jardine, the Secretary of Agriculture, has stated that 3,250,000 people were lost t° the farm popula tion during the past eight years. The Bureau of AgriculturarEconomicshas announced that while the movement from farms to cities continued jn 1927, it was considerably decreased. The bureau estimates that 1,978,000 persons left farms last year, com- paied with 2,155,000 in 1926 and 1,- 9001,000 in 1925. _ Offsetting this movement, 1,374,000 .persons moved from cities to farms last year, compared with 1,135,000 in 1926 and 1,066,000 in 1925. The figures show that in the New * iT *' ' ■*' . England States 65,000 persons left t!ie farms last year and 60,000 went to farms; Middle Atlantic States, 120,- 000 persons from farms and 94,000 persons to farms; East North Central, 30”,009 from farms and 220,000 to farms; Wqst North Central, 378,000 from farms and 236,000 to farms; South Atlantic 264,000 from farms and 10 2 5 1926 1027 -inSboouH —Jl ?\ LQOOOOO./' wkim 1 Ovfooo Om ms i l o Cities ’ NIU.** ' Ul it o ! O 1.066000 • 1 ~omCiti fS w yJarms the farms for the city during the period since 1920 indicates that 38 per cent, left the farm for economic reasons,” declared* the Secretary m a,n oral statement. “Physical jdisa^ bility caused 25 per cent, to leave, H, per cent, left to get better schooling for children and 2.5 per cent, left af ter having attained a comptency. “There is a high-degree of proba^ bility that the farm population in certain States, some Eastern and some Western, had begun t<*Wecrease onejjr two de’oadeg before 19 Uk The Recently a car load of hogs was sold at Barnwell. Several farmers took part in the shipment, which' brought more than $1,000. The largest number was furnished by L. N. Cornor, who had 56 head, weighing 12,375 pounds. These hogs *—i— ■ •—rr— : V *. were ten to eleven months old and averaged £21 pounds each; they were fattened on com and fish meal, made th^s weekr loading at Blackville mae this week, loading at Blackville Tuesday. Recently $2,600 worth was sold in the county and other ship- ents win tK? itihug in April hho ivi&y. The following farmers have entered the 5-Acre Cotton Corjtest this year: Walker and Sanders, Barnwell. W. A. Owens, Dunbarton. J. S. Holly, Barnwell. H. D. Still, Jr., Blackville. Wm. R. Carrell, Blackville. Simon Brown’s Sons, Backvillei W. H. Johnstorv Kline. H. Jeff Hair, Blackville. B. M. Jenkins, Jr., Kline. R. G. Herndon, Barnwell. _ Terie Richardson, Barnwell. Others are urged to enter at once. We should have at least 25 to enter from this county. Get in touch with the county agent at once for particu lars.—H. G. BoyIston, County Agent. Williston, March 26.—Joe A. Mor* gan was found drowned in his car in the Edisto River this afternoon about 5 o’clock. • ,. • He left his fathor’s home in Springs frehf'at 8:40 o’clock Sunday night for Williston where he was a pharmacist for Dr .J. M. Smith and Son, of Wil- liston. v Wjiile (.Tossing the main bridge of the river, he ir gome manner lost control of his car which plunged through the railing of the bridge. Not having come to his work thia morning his friends became alarmed and began to search for;him. Upon, finding tho Tailing of the bridge broken they began to search the river for him. The car was soon found ly ing on its side in the middle of the stream ard the body was sitting in a drivirg position. After much effort on the part of"' Charlie White, C. H. Trotii and Q. A. Kennedy, Jr., of Williston and Jim ~ Jumper, of Springfield, the body waa recovered. The rescue party took great riska as the river is much swollen from the recent rains. Morgan had many friends in thia section of the* State as well as the Piedmont section where he was for- merely employed as pharmacist in Greenville and Spartanburg. He is survived by his father, Reece Morgan, two brothers, Judson and T. A. Morgan, Mr*. Frank Sally and Miss Kate Morgan, all of Springfield. Funeral s<?rvices will be held, at Springfield Tuesday afternoon at 5 o’clock. FINAL GINNING FIGURES SHOW OVER 13,000 BALES Cotton Crop i nBamwell County To- taled 13,449 Bales Last Year, According to Report. BARNWELL HI TAKES OPENER. Dunbarton High School Defeated Tues- y Afternood, 20 to 14. In a veritable swatfest, rot entire ly devoid of thrills, the Barnwell High School bcseball team won the open ing game of the season by defeating the Dunbarton High School team on drop, therefore, in farm population is the i oca i Jj^ond Tuesday afternoon, a phenomefjpn which ha^l begun in some States before the war.” Secretary Jardine declared that af- 20 to 14. The visitors got off to 'a good start in the first inning when they scored five runs. The locals came ter a stu<jy of 1,167 persons leaving hack with four in the same frame but the city for faims during the same eight-year period, it was found that 87 per cent, had previously had some farm experience. “This would indicate,” sai|d the Secretary, “that the movement from city to farm is very largely the move- 189,000 to farmif'-East South Cen- ment back to farms of people dfiseorr tr 1, 253,000 from farms and 167,000 to f: *rrs. West South Central, 350,000 from farms and 206,000 to farms; Mountain, 139,000 from farms and 98,000 to farms; Pacific, *126,000 from farms and 104,000 to farms. “A study of 2,745 persons leaving tented for one reason or another with city life and work. There is no way of knowing except by inference whether the loss of farm population to cities is leaving a poorer class of farmers on** the farms or a better class.” * According to the final ginnir«g re port issued by the Department of Commerce several days ago, Barnwell County produced 13,449 bales of cot ton in 1927, as compared with 29,284 the previous year, which means that the production last year was only 46 per cent, as large as that of the big 1926 yield. Unseasonable weather conditions that encouraged boll weevil damage are blamed for the big de crease'. . 3 r-r- - Ginnings by other counties in this section were as follows: 1927 Aiken 18,046 Allendale 6,427 Bamberg 11,119^ Colleton ----- 4,343 Hampton 3,281 Orangeburg 41,682 Spartanburg County led the in production with 63,372 bales in 1927 as compared with 39,883 bales in 1926. 1926 37,200 17,211 21,468 12,196 7,537 76.740 Death of Mrs. Laura Sanders. played an uphill game until the seven th. when they came from behind and forged into the lead. In the eighth innirg, Ben Davke, Jr., captain of the Barnwell team, put the gamo on ice when, with the bases drunk, he clouted a circuit hit. Joe Brabham came second in batting honors with two two-base hits to his credit, while Char les Burckhalter, Calhoun Lemon afcd Marvin Holland also featured with their stick-work. The members of both team? played w*U at times and give promise of developing good club with a little practice. Mrs. Laur a Sanders, aged 82 years, died about two o’clock Tuesday morn ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M .fa. Holly, in Barnwell, after long ill health. Funerar^ervices were conducted that a ftemoon by Dr. W. M. Jones in the Barrwel Baptist Church, interment following in the Sanders cemetery near this city. Mrs. Sanders is survived by three daughters, Mrs. M. M. Holly, Mrs. W. L. Baxley and Miss Kate Sanders, of Barnwell; or,e son, A. M. Sanders, 'i ■ of the Siloam section^ and three sis ters, Mrs. Lizzie Half, of Augusta, Mrs. Ida Sanders and Miss Eloise Sanders, of Ulmeiv who have the sin cere sympathy of many friend* im their bereavement. ADVERTISE in The People-SentineL