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S'! IB FAG1 FOOT. f J-U TH* BARNWELL PBOPLE-SKNTDntL, BAKNWBLU SOUTH CAKOUNA THURSDAY, OCTOBER IX, IMS. Tb*Barnwell People-Sentinel JOHN W. HOLMES . . IBM—MU. B. P. DAVIES, Editor and Proprietor. Entored at the poat office at Barnwell S. C., as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1M Six Months Three Months 4&0 (Strictly In Advance.) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1928. Personal Opinions. The editor was taken to task a few days afro by a reader of The People- Sentinel who said that, in his opinion, our editorials advocating a sale of the light plant were “not doing Barnwell any good” and we gathered from his remarks that he chargcjd us with us ing this newspaper to express the editor's “personal opinions.” Of course. What else would an edi torial be but the expression of the personal opinion of the editor or the publisher or both ? No less an au thority than Webster defines and edi torial as “an articlei published as an expression of the views of the editor.” Naturally, that opinion is influenced just as is the opinion of any other individual, the editor being nothing more nor less than a human being, al though sometimes he is believed to have horns an,d a cloven hoof. But that a largo majority of them express their “personal opinions” through the columns of their newspapers for the good of the community, ag they see it, will not be denied, we think, even *>y those who may disagree with such editorial uxpressions. And since when, may we ask, has the operation of the local light plant become so sacrosanct that a public discussion thereof is lese majesty? Our comment has been based solely upon published financial statements and figures secured from the office of the Commissioners and we fail to see wherein the town ig injured thereby. Surely, a sincere desire* to secure lower light rates is not treason! And surely the publishing of our views on this subject is not reprehensible unless we refuse to publish the viefws of those who favor a continuance of the present plan of operation. Naturally, we do not all agrae on all questions and we extended our friend a cordial invitation to freely use our columns for the expression of his views on this question. When the editorials were writUn, we did not ex- |>ect everybody in Barnwell to agree with the views expressed therein, but we did expect them to be charitable enough to concede to us the same hon esty of purpose in advocating a change from municipal ownership that we concede to them in opposing such PLEASE HURRY r-5* The Farmer Finds A Real Champion change. We merely abvanced argu ments in favor of making a change because we thought—and still think —that the best interests of the people of Barnwell can be best conserved thereby. We shall not ascribe any ul terior motive to thoso who may ex- press a “personal opinion” to the con trary. The People-Sentinel is not wedded to the idea of selling the plant to a corporation. As w<i see it, there are three methods of relief from the pres ent high rates for current: By sale of the plant and franchise, building a line and buying current from a cor poration for re-sale to local con- eumers, or the installation of crude oil engines in place of the steam en gines now in use. Whether or not the Governor Smith's speech on the farm question st Omaha, has set the western prairies on fire with enthu siasm (or the Democratic candidate. That in Governor Smith the farmers have at last found a champion who is jumping into the fight for agricultural justice on their side is the keynote of all unbiased comment coming from the Western states. Governor Smith went to Omaha, in the heart of America’s great, farming empire, to tell the farmers that he is prepared Immediately on election to take the leadership in getting the kind of agricultural legislation they have been vainly demanding from the Re publicans for the past eight years. The response to this offer of friend ship and action has been electric. The people who till the soil and supply the nation with its food are now assured that if Governor Smith is elected they will see the standard of “Equality for Agriculture” hoisted to the flagstaff of the White House. They are expressing their enthusiasm in no uncertain terms. Especially telling has been the con trast drawn between Governor Smith’s pledges for the farmer and Herbert Hoover’s policy of evasion. Hoover’s hostility to Agriculture has been well known ever since his days as war-time Food Administrator. Now as Repub tican candidate he is trying desperate ly hard to cover up his bad past rec ord, but his heart remains the same as before, and his only plan to solve the problem of the surplus crop is to starve the farmers out until there Is no more surplus. On such cruel and unjust policies. Governor Smith has turned his back. He offers the farmer prosperity and equality through the McNary-Haugen principles and the farmers are show ing that they know him now as their best friend and chief hope. Says South Carolina May Lose $12,000,000 keep cotton off of the market and to sell gradually at good prices as the consumer needs his raw material. “Fortunately the machinery for echkiving this result is already in ef ficient operation after six years of experience. I refer to the South Caro lina Cotton Growers* Cooperative As sociation and its thirteen sister asso ciations affiliated in the American Cotton Growtirs Exchange with sales offices all over the world. Thig is the farmers’ own organization operated without profit at actual cost for its members. If businessmen would ad vise their customers to market their cotton through the Association, they would not only insure settlement of th^ir outstanding accounts, but would help to increase and stabilize cotton prices to such an extent that the buy-, ing power of the farmer would be very materially increased. On cotton ship ped to the Association farmers obtain about 60 per cent of its market value at time of shipment and pay not over 6 per cent interest on this advance. - .“This is a practical business propo sition worthy of the suport of every businessman in South Carolina and the best test of its practicability is that last year our Association sold its members’ cotton at.nearly two cents above the average outside market.” day afternoon for the U. D. C. meet ing at the home of Mrs. E. R. Buck ingham. Mrs. Ralph Dunbar has returned from a visit in Greenwood with her sister, Mrs. C. T. Bailey. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Cox motored to Augusta Thursday. Miss Anne Glymph is at her home in Anderson spending the week-end with friends. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Brinkley spent Thursday in Augusta. Mrs. M. F. Bush, Miss Lila Bush and M. F. Bush, Jr., motored to Au gusta Thurday. ♦ 2,519 Bales Ginned in County. Only 2,519 bales of cotton had been ginned in Barnwell County prior to September 16th, as compared with' 7,935 baleg to the same date in 1927, according to a report recently made public by F. A. Baxley, special agent. Advertise in The People-Sentinel. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS FROM ELLENTON Legal Advertisements Notice to Set Off Homestead. a Hat two plans are feasible, we are not prepared to say, but we under stand that a proposition was made to the Commissioners some month?’ ago relative to the installation of the erode oil engims, payment for same to be made out of the saving effected thereby. Maybe municipal ownership is best if the plant ( ' an be made self- sustaining without an exorbitant charge for current, but many people are honestly opposed to government ownership of public utilities, whether the government bo town, county, State or National. They point out that past experience has shown that ruch utilities can be managed more economically under private ownership. All of this, of course, is merely the personal opinion of the editor, but it is on a question that affects every citizen in Barnwell. If a majority of citizens still favor a continuance of the present plan of municipal opera tion, we are Democrat eaoU|fh |o bow tp the will of that majority and not question their motives therefor. In conclusion, we wish to repeat the Invitation extended in last week’s is- •ae for an expression pro and con. Car columns are open to those who disagree with us, as well at to those Who are in accord with the personal of the editor, i Business Needs Good Cbitca iPrices — Cotton Selling Below General Commodity Level. ft-#* Columbia, Oct. 9.—“Hundreds of vehicles laden with bales of cotton bound for town on every country road create a false sense of prosperity in the minds of urban businessmen. With some ready cash in sight one is apt to overlook the fact that cotton is selling at about 20 per cent below the general commodity prico level,” de clared General Manager Alfred Scar borough of the South Carolina Cotton Cooperative Association in an inter view today, “When we realize that cotton is sell ing for about 3 cents a pound less than the 6-year average and that the South Carolina crop is around 800,000 bak*, there is a possible loss of $15.00 a bale or $12,000,000 if the farmers continue to force cotton onto this pnfavorable market With busi ness dependent on the receipts from the present cotton crop for renewed activity surely it would be a wise move for businessmen to get behind any practical project, which will help to increase cotton prices.’ It must be clear to any intelligwu man that the VTr.cdy for the preiant situation is to Ellenton, Oct. 6.—D. W. Brown, Munay Brown, Miss Ruby Brown and Mrs. Cantey, of Sumter, and Mrs. Al len Brown, of Barnwell, stopped in Ellenton a few minutes Sunday af ternoon en route to their homes after visiting the latter’s husband in hospital in Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Moody spent Tuesday in Augusta. Mr. and Mrs.-4^. M. Youngblood and Mrs. N. S. Brinkley motored to Augusta Tuesday. Revival services which nave neen in progress at the chapel at Leigh, near here, closed Wednesday night. Rev. Mr. Swindell, of North Cafolina, evangelist of the Christian Church, did the preaching. He gave inspiring and forceful messages to large audi- enc<fc at each service. Mrs. J. A. Stokes was a visitor in Augusta Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Mayes returned to their home in Lyons, Ga., after visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Mayes. Mrs. A. A. Foreman and little son, Fielding Lewis Foreman, have re turned home from the University hos pital. Mrs. M. B. Furse, Mrs. H. E. John son, Mrs. J.M. Dunbar and Mrs. N. D. Ellis, of Martin, were here Thurs- State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. Court of Common Pleas. Ex Parte, Addie Altman, In Re, Homestead. To Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby given that Addie Altman did this day file her petition with the* Master for Barnwell County, praying that appraisers be appointed to set off and assign to her homestead exemption in real and personal prop erty; and notice is further given that such appraisers will be appointed on Saturday, October 27th, 1928. G. M. GREENE, Master, Barnwell Co. Master’s office, October 2, 1928. 4t. Reed Grocery Co. BARGAINS FOR YOU :• - Compare These Prices Coffee Morning Joy and Lord Calvert per pound REED’S SPECIAL per pound - MATCHES Three Packages for 20c OCTAGON SOAP 6 f" 1 25c Washing Powders 7 IS'* 25c Appl Grimes Golden per dozen JQc Winesap per peck - - 55c Florida Oranges per doz. 47c D A a MJllr 4 cans baby size 25c * 1V11IK 3 cans t a u f or _ 35 c PI fYI ID* Elherta or Adluh £1 12 T LAJUK. None Better, 24 lbs. $1. CAROLINA GEM $1.05 Also a Good Supply of Fresh Meats and Vegetables TREASURER’S TAX NOTICE The County Treasurer’s office will be open for the purpose of receiving taxes from October 15th, 1928, to March 15th, 1929. A penalty of one per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes on January 1st, 1929; two per cent. Febraury 1st, 1929, and seven per cent. March 1st, 1929. Tax books closing and executions issuing after March 15th, 1929. Taxes are ascertained by the valuation multiplied by mills levied. Treasurer’s duplicate as made up by Auditor lists real estate and does not itemize personal property, which must be secured from Auditor. When inquiring as to amount of uxes due, yon are required to give each and every tax district yon own property In as a separate tax receipt is issued for each district for real estate or per sonal property. Your tax receipt, giving number of acres covered by it. TAX NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that execu tions will be issued against all proper ty on which taxes are now due and unpaid by October 15th, 1928. By order of Town Council: F. S. BROWN, ' Clerk. COMPOUND TAX NOTICE. The penalty of $1.00 has been add ed to all unpaid compound taxes, making the amount now due $4.00, and aftdr October 10th, 1928, warrants will be issued against those who have not paid same. F. S. BROWN, Clerk. ___— .— r ’ Ordinary County Road and Bridge Bonds Past Ind. Bonds Constitutional 6-0-1 School Special Local 1 TOTAL 1 * No. 24—Ashleigh su 8* 8*4 94 3 4 6 36 No. 23—Barbary Branch • 514 8% 8*4 94 3 4 24 54 No. 45—Barnwell - 5»4 8* 894 % 3 4 23 53 No. 4—Big Fork 5*4 8* 8*4 94 3 4 12 42 No. 19—Blackville 5^4 s\ 8*4 \ 3 4 2& . • 65 No. 36—Cedar Grove — 5^4 8* 894 % 3 4 28 58 No. 50—Diamond 5*4 s\ 894 3 4 8 38 No. 20—Double Pond 5*4 8% 8*4 \ /; 3 4 13 43 No. —Dunbarton 5^4 8% 8*4 94 3 4 21 51 No. 21—Edisto 5*4 8% 8*4 \ 3 4 2 32 J No. 28—Elko 5*4 8% 894 94 3 4 26 56 | No. 53—Ellenton 5*4 8* 894 94 3 4 8 38 No. 11—Four Mile 5*4 s\ 894 94 3 4 8 38 No. 39—Friendship 5*4 J s\ 8*4 94 3 4 8 38 No. 16—Green’s 5Vi 8% 8*4 94 3 4 13 43 No. IB—Healing Springs. 5*4 8\ 894 94 3 4 14 44 No. 23—Hercules 5*4 8% 894 94 3 4 21 51 No. 9—Hilda 5*4 8\ 894 94 3 4 19 49 No. 52—Joyce Branch __ 5* 8% 894 94 /3 4 20 50 No. 34—Kline 5*4 • 8% 8*4 94/ 3 4 12 42 No. 32—Lee’s 5*4 8\ 8 94 94 3 4 LX, 34 No. 8—Long Branch ___ 3 4 u ■’“'41 No v 54—Meyer’s Mill __ - 5*4 8% 894 94 3 4 20 50 No. 42—Morris 5* 894 894 94 3 4 8 38 No. 14—Mt Calvary — • 5*4 894 814 94 3 4 28 58 No. 25—New Forest 5^4 894 94 3 4 28 58 No. 3&—Oak Grove — 5^4 8\ 894 94 3 4 13 43 No. 43—Old Columbia __ 5*4 894 894 94 3 4 20 50 No. 13—Pleasant Bill 5*4 894 894 94 3 4 8 38 No. 7.—Red Oak 5*4 /894 894 94 3 4 , 10 40 No. 15—Reedy Branch - 5% , 8% 894 94 3 4 y i5 45 No. 27—Reeves Creek 5*4 894 8*4 94 3 4 28 .58 No. 2—Seven Pines 5*4 894 894 94 3 4 ^ * 6 36 No. 40—Tinker’s Creek _ 614 894 * 8*4 94 3 4 10 40 No. 26—Upper Richland - 5*4 894 894 94 3 4 ' 20 50 No. 29—Williston 1/ y — 5^4 894 894 94 3 4 32 | 62 1 I \Y The commutation road tax of $3.00 must be paid by all male eitizei^ between the ages of 21 and 55 years. All male citizens between the of 21 and 60 years are liable to poll tax of $1.00. f tax of $1. i LONG TERM MONEY to LEND j: 6 percent interest enlarge amounts* Private funds for small loans. , LAWYERS BROtYN & BUSH BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. Annual capitation dog tax of $1.25 per head, payable during month of January, on all dogs, male ^nd female, old and young,, except suckling pups (See Acta 1924, No. 656, at page 1088.) It is the duty of each school trustee in each school district to that this tax is collected or aid the Magistrate in the enforcement the provisions of this Act. ^ . Checks will not be accepted for taxes under any circumstances cept at the risk of the tax payer.—(The County Tmosurer reserves the right to hold all receipts paid by check until said * checks have been paid.) Tax receipts will be released only upon legal tender, poetoffice money orders, or certified checks. CyS J. B. ARMSTRONG, & Treas. : SEND US YOUR ORDERS FOR JOB PRINTING. L'