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Much Seed Cotton Destroyed by Fire Over One Hundred Bales Go Up in Smoke kt Past Two Weeks in Barnwell County. Over one hundred bales of seed cot ton have been destroyed in Barnwell County in the past two weeks. On ‘ Wednesday night of last week J. W. 1 Pattorson, who lives near this city on the Barnwell-Ellenton highway, lost about thirty bales when—a tenant house on his farm was destroyed by fire. For a number of years it has been a practice of Mr. Patterson's to .gather his crop and gin it all at one time near the close of the ginning season. It is understood that he had insuiance on 24 bales. Saturday night a large bqgn be longing to S. E. Moore, of Snelling, * 1 was also destroyed, together with its contents. Mr. Moore states that in 1 addition to about 50 bales of seed cot ton stored in the barn, he lost a truck,' six tons of feitilizer and ten tons of cotton seen. The cotton was insured, but there was no insurance on thei k other items. It is also reported here that J. W. Sanders, of the Big Fork section, lost a barn and about 27 bales of seed cot ton sevttral days ago. Saturday night the residence of J. Perry Moody at totally destroyed by fire. The family was in Columbia at the time, Mr. Moody being a patient hospital. As there had been no firo about the; place the day before, it is believed i that the blaze wos of incendiary ori-l Protestants Lead Smith Appointees Conclusive proof that Qovtrnor Smith has never been controlled by political or re ligious i n f I u> ances is found in his appoint ments as Gov ernor of New York. Statistics mads public by Secretary of Stats Moses re veal that a great majority of the Governor's appointees are Protestants and that there are twice as many Republicans as Democrats In his. Aifrw c. sans Cabinet. The Governor's Cabinet Is com prised of 10 Protestants, S Cath olics and 1 Jew. Of these 8 are Re publican, 4 are Democrats and 2 are Independents. Of 28 Stats Department heads, 14 are Protestants and 11 are Catholics. Eight are Republicans, S are Independents and 14 are Democrats. Of 156 other State officials whose appointments require the approval 6f the Governor, there are 105 Protestants, S3 Catholics, 11 Jews and 7 undesignated. In every case, regardless of all other considerations. Governor Smith appointed the person he thought best fitted for the office. Local and Personal News of Blackville Subject of Interest Discussed at Meeting M Home Gardens’* and "Beautifying of Home Grounds" of Interest to Club Members. "Home Gardens" and "Beautifying of Home Grounds" were the subjects discussed* at the meeting of >the Greenland H. D. Club Thursday af ternoon at the home of Mrs. F. H. Dicks. Solid South Already ‘Broke’ by Republicans, Byrnes Says ITS. “They Talk About Relieving the Fanners. They Have Already Relieved Them—of Their Farma”—Allendale la Host Mrs. Dora Dee Walker, in charge of this work for the home demon stration department of this State, ad dressed th( f club on this subject after a short devotional of songs, scripture reading and prayer. During the period given over to Home Gardens, Mrs. Walker asked that each woman plant some vegetable which she had not been planting before and men tioned several, giving instructions 1 for cultivation of same. Mrs. Dicks and Eunice Greene, members of this club, are in the Bet ter Garden Contest and are rounding out-a year’s work with good records. Each contestant keeps a strict account ^ of thei fresh and dried vegetables pro duced in her garden and served throughout the year and strives to have an average of at least two each day. Helpful discussions were held be-! tween members and Mrs. Walker in' regard to various insects and diseases of plants and vegetables, jmd means of combatting them. Every member present resolved to enter the Garden 1 Contest this year. Th<w subject of beautifying the home insurance. K m. The loss „ partly coveted by on pounds with native and inexpensive noon in compliment of Mrs. E. E.l plan ^ P r <>™*.‘■qually ■>« interesting ■ Scannell, of Wichita Falls, Texas , « the forego.ng subject. MtsWal- |an d Mrs. E. E. Herlong. of Florence. ker i ^ su ^* 3t >ons a, to select.on Three table, of bridge were played an<1 a ' ranKemert of found »t>on plants and the placing of other shrubs on the Allendale, October 21. — Former Congressman Jimmy Byrnes waa heard speaking ht the ~ Democratic rally here yesterday afternoon. “The Republieans say they are go- ing to break the solid south. 1 aay they have already ‘broke’ the south. "They talk about relieving the farmers. They have relieved them— of thoir farms., "Herbert Hoover says he is clean and honest and I believe him, but he sat next to Fall, who stole an oil re serve, and to Forbes, who stole money from the World War Veterans, and to Midlon and Hays who sold oil bonds to finance the Republican campaign. He says he didn't know this. I say if Herbert Hoover is that dumb and you elect him president, somebody may steal the White House away from him. "The president of the United States must be a good judge of men. If you elect Hoover, poor old Carnes, when Ik* gets out of his ^rouble irr Atlanta, may be made secretary of the treas ury. His "Wonderful" Work. "They tell you about his wonderful work in distributing food in Europe during the World War. Wilson gave it to him to distribute. I ask you. what e l se was he to do with it? "You don’t want to vote for A1 Smith because you think ho is wet? I submit that if the true views of both men were known, there would -Barnwell Tumbles Saints. yet to this day, when it comes to any purely Southern issue, the Republi cans unite against us. 'The people of South Carolina may have forgotten, but they can newer forget. "If there had never been a race problem here, I would still be a Democrat. • Republicanism stands for the doliar-right, Democracy for the human-right, wherever you find them. I know' Republicans who are delight ful individually, but they won't do collectively. “I believe a man’s religion is be tween himself and his God.” George Wsrren Talks. George Warren, presidential elec tor and prominent Hampton attorney, war the first speaker of the occasion. Mr. Warren *poke forcefully and eloquenliy cn Democracy. He said he did not know what a Hoover-Demo crat is, styling such as a "square cir cle" or a “circled square.’’ He con trasted the two parties in their re spective presidential nominees and said jf prosperity is an issue: in this campaign, as stated by the Republi can party, then it is high time that tt change be made. He said no evi dence of corruption was found in thirty-eight investigations made of WUson\s administration, while the corruption discovered In the Republi can administration following found ro parallel in any history. Mr. War ren said the objection to Smith in South Carolina is a matter of intol- Local Association Held Fine Meeting Splendid Program Enjoyed by Mem bers cl Barnwell School Improve ment Association. be little reason for a Democrat leav-’ance and bigotry and bitterly assailed In a game featured by the offense .. . , * and lack of defense of both teams in the first half Barnwell high tooi^ St. Matthews high into camp here Fri day afternoon, 13 to 0. Thei visitors was most fittingly canied out. High score prize fell to Mrs. Joe Golding, of New York, while low score was won . „ .u I Mrs Herlong. The guests of chose to receive and clicked off three honor w , re Kiven , strani , of beads cr four splendidL^ms with s .KkerunK j and pendants: regularity. However they lost the ball on a fumble on the locals’ 20- yard line and Barnwell began a drive mm down the field that resulted in a touch down. The extra point was made on a dropkick by Holland, who threw tho pass that netted the touchdown. In the third quarter Barnwell was penalized 15 yards twice in succes grounds for pleasing effects. A num ber of evergreen shrubs, such as the meadow myrtles and yaupon and small trees found in the country,! were mentioned as having wonderful poaeibilitMS as decorative ws weH as useful plants and which were readily adaptable to cultivation. So enthus- 1 iastic were the members over this topic that they visited the grounds of Mrs. Dicks, where the lesson was i Each r player received a favor horn. The hostess served a salad course assist ed by Mrs. G. K .Fickling. The Joseph Roger Chapter, D A. R. met on Tue.day afternoon with Mrs. I demonstrated and "made' ve'ry' prac Marian Still, with a full attendance, of t tical . Several of those present dig . every resident member. After the COV ered that they had growing in their B __ ^ ... business session, the regent, Mrs. E. | y ai( j s p] an ts of great value which sion for roughing it, after having held ^ e * ss * n 8er, rea <* a P a P«r on The ^ heretofore had not been appreciated the visitors for downs and forcing ve 0 P™ent of WomAn Since the because the lack of pruning and ’them to punt. They again held them evo utlon ' The nrnsic was under their aiT angem<nt made them appear after the second penalty and towards * e supervision of Mis. L. C. Still. | commonp | ace an(1 uninteresting. In the close of the fourth quarter onci of * rs * * * Matthews a » fun maker for departing one member said, “I wish the Birt twins intercepted a p*ass on t e a ternoon furnished some very we cou j d have Mrg Walker with us St. Matthews’ 30-yard line advancing ^ nJ °y a le entertainment. Mrs. Hut eV ery week instead of once a year. to the 20-yard line before he was S i t,U and Mrs - J* Boland winnin & —, ,...r: = downed. The second and last touch- th f The hostess served * , . . . * / - ' salad course. •down was made in three plays from iat point. Methodist Aid society met w *th St. Matthews presented the best Mrs - A - H - Ninestein on Monday af- opposition that has been here this ternoon. After the business was con- season. They have a large squad of eluded, several fine papers were read Misses Lila Teale, Ella Hill, Eva players with pknty of drive, but in on Missionary work by Mrs. C. S. Clarke, Dot Meyer and Mrs. Somers the last half they were helpless against Buist, Mrs. A. M. Funderburg and spent last week under treatment for her throat | Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Magruder and Mrs. H. S. Grimes motored to Augus ta Thursday. ing his party. Never, until he got in this campaign, did Hoover ever say ono word in favor of the Volstead act. lr 1918 he approved the use of food stuffs for light wine and beer, be cause, he said, that was not strong enough to make a man drunk. When asked about his stand since the campaign, he says: ‘It is a noble experiment—I wish it to succeed!’ Whos*' job has it been to enforce the prohibition law? Mellon’s. Mellon, former head of the Mellon Distillery. South Cannct Forget. "They tell you about Tammany’s corruption of thirty years ago and overlook Joe* Tolbert’s corruption in South Carolina today. Who put up the hundred thousand dollar bond required for the release of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, from his chains? Five leaders of Tammany. Who welcomed the Demo cratic convention just after the war when it had no place to go? Tam many. They ask you to forget the terrible time of Reconstruction and the preachers of the State for their violation of a section of'the constitu tion of the United States, which they pretend to uphold. Woman’s Viewpoint. Mrs. C. Y. Reamer, prominent club woman of Columbia, was the third Mrs. Reamer dwelt upon the South’s heritage of Democracy and of the debt the South owes to Tammany. She enumerated why, being a woman, and a prohibitionist and a Protestant, she is yet for A1 Smith. .She said she was forced to believe the Volstead act a misfit, al though an ardent prohibitionist, and that she believes the law will not be effective until aU classes of people feel that they are committing a crime when they violate it. The meeting was presided over by E. B. McSweeney, county Democratic chairman, who said it was the first time since Reconstruction that kaders of white Democracy in South Carolina had found it necessary to fight Re publicanism within its borders. To Serve Oyster Supper. the defense of the locals. Towles, Moore and Holland were Mrs. E. H. Weissinger. In compliment t° footBall team Pringle visiUri Columbia Wednesday to see “Lilac Time.” Eugene Fickling and sister, Miss \ the outstanding players for the locals,J and in honor of their successful game Cecile Fickling were Augusta visi- with the Birt twins playing their with St Matthews, Misses Elizabeth usual consistent game. Halford was Shillito and Emily Ingram and Mrs.- able to get away with only one long H. L. Buist gave a party for the high end run, but ran back punts nicely, school set on Wednesday evening. Two or three visiting players were The guests had dancing, conversation taken from the game because of in- and bridge for umusemeat^-^UBfih, frttmrki in Aikm nnri Augn*tn juries. r "• ■/' was served. The Presbyterian Auxiliary Study Through Air-Rai^/Service. class met with Mrs. J, Matthews on Thursday afternoon. ~ Membeirs The Atlantic Coasjtf Line Railroad, from Willisten were present also t tors Thursday. L. Mesdames S. G. Lowe and T. Wragg were Augusta shoppers Tues day. . Miss Beryl Chisolm is visiting the Florida East Coast Railway and Mrs. T. L. Wragg entertained the Pan American Airways, Inc., an- j Embroidery club on Thursday after- nounce thei inauguration on January j noon with six members present. Af- 10, next, of through air-and-fail pas- ter a pleasant hour ,the hostess senger service between the United served apple pie with ice cream and States and the West Indies over the fruit tea. first intcmatibnal train and plane | Mrs. Somers Pringle was hostess route in America. The new system to three tables of bridge on Tues- will operate through five countries day afternoon. A pleasant time was and will provide a fast de luxe ser- had.by all. vice direct from New York City tOj Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Posey motored Havana, and through Cuba* Haiti and to St. Matthews Wednesday, where the Dominican Republic to San Juan, | Mrs. Posey visited her parents Porto Rico, and is the first major step while Snpt. Posey attended the meet^ in * the development of a direct pas senger system to link the three Am- ricas. ♦ ♦ Church of the Holy Apostles. Archdeacon Burton, Rector. Services next Sunday. Sunday School at 10:80. Morning Prayer and Sermon 11:30. You are welcome to our services. lira. Marie Mace spent the week end with relatives in Columbia. ing of school superintendents in Col umbia. i Russell Boylston and Joe Halford motored to Mt. Pleasant, N. C., last Sunday to visit Craig Baxley, who is a student in the Mt. Pleasant collegi ate institute. L. C. Still left Monday for Wash ington to resume his work for the government. His absence being oc casioned by the iflness of Mrs. Stilt Miss Eunice Fere bee returned on Monday from Savannah, where she Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Gyles and Mss Eudora Gyles, of Aiken, were guests of relatives in Blackville on 1 * Sunday. John Gyles accompanied 'them: ' Mr. and Mrs. Sam I. Buist and family have moved to Blackville from Rock Hill. The Blackville high school has or ganized a glee club under Miss Lila Teale. The club is quite enthusiastic. 'Miss Elizabeth Shillito spent the week-end with her parents in Bates- burg. Mr. W.-E. Watt and Miss Em ily Ingram were her Sunday guests. Mrs. W. C. Buist, Miss Eva Clarke and Mrs. Farrell O’Gorman motored to Augusta Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Ninestein and daughter, Nell, attended the Mary- land-Carolina football game in Col umbia Saturday. Mrs. B. L. Boylston left Monday for. Greenvlle, where she will visit for two weeks. Mra. Dora Dee Walker, of Winthrop and Miss Elizabeth McNab, of Barn well. were visitors in Blackville on Thursday. Albert Ninestein, Carle Matthews, W. S. Beckham and J. J. Cordell at tended the football game in Bam- 1 • % li On next Friday evening, October 26th, beginning at seven o’clock, Group No. 5 of the Barnwell Baptist Church will serve an excellent oyster and chicken supper at the Baptist Church. Oysters, both fried and stewed, with all of the trimmings, friend chicken, hot hominy, hot rolls, etc. This tempting supper will be prepared and served by Mrs. John B. Harley, leader, Mrs. T. D. Creighton, of workers. If you want to enjoy good home cooking, go to the Bkptist Church next Friday evening and you will not be disappointed. — Clerk and Policemen Reelected. berg between Riverside Academy and Carlisle. f Mrs. S. H. Rush and Mrs. J. L. Buist and W. C. Buist were Augusta shoppeers Thursday t Mrs. E. E. Scannell has returned to her home in Texas, after an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Grimes. W. E. Watt, S. B. Rush and Misses Ulela Osborne and Thelma Stack motored to Orangeburg Friday even ing to see "Wings.” Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, of Birming ham, are the guests of the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Creech. Miss Marjorie Fickling has returned to G. W. C., after spending the week end with her father. Miss Martha Still wa« a week-end visitor with her parents, .Mr. and Mra. H. D. Still. Miss Still is s stu dent at Chicora college. Mrs. P. S. Minges, of -Charleston, visited Mrs. J. B. Harley last week. At a meeting of the city council of Barnwell Monday night, F. S. Brown, city clerk, George Peepka, chief of police, and John Hogg, night police man, were unanimously reelected. It is also understood that a letter was received from the Commissioners of Public Works rejecting the pro pose j plan of consolidating the of fices of city clerk ancLclerk to the commissioners. ' t Play on Citadel "Rat” Team. Friends of Ben Davies, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Davies, of this city, will learn with interest that he played center on the Citadel freshman team against the P. C. freshmen at Clinton Saturday afternoon, the cadets win ning 61 to 0. Cadet Davies played this position four yoars on the Barn well High School team. Stoney Hartin, another former Barnwell High player, also had an op portunity to display his ability before the end of the game, playing in the backfield. ; The friends of these two young men are glad to know that they are making good. Poliakoff’s Big Sale. On pages four and five of this it* sue of The People-Sentinel will be found the advertisement of S. Polia koff, of Blackville, who tella jof the many excellent bargains to be found during his “Money Saving Sale.” Readers of this paper should not ov erlook this opportunity of saving money on their fall and The regular monthly meeting of the Barnwell School Improvement Asso ciation was held Tuesday afternoon in the school auditorium, with the president, Supt. W. W. Carter, pre siding. A health program was staged by the pupilg of the third grade un der the direction of thoir teacher, Miss Virginia Hutto. The decora tions were in keeping with the spirit of Halowe’en. Miss Betty Banks was the accompanist. The treasurer's report was read by Mrs. R. S. Dicks, and the member ship committee reported excellent suc cess with the drive for members. It is believed that the number will equal, if no\ exceed, that of last year. * Supt. Carter, while expressing his appreciation of the cooperation extend ed by The People-Sentinel in pub- - lishing a school page, suggested the need for a school paper and asked the assistance of the association in financ ing It. Much of tha credit for the first issue of "The Sun Dial” is due to Miss Boozer, a member of the high school fsculty, who was untiring in her effotts, and she. will give her as sistance in publishing the future is sues. Mr. Carter asks thei support of the people of Barnwell in this under taking. The president also talked of the reeds of the school library, to which no# books will be added in the near future. He also requested pa runts to donate books for the use of the third and fourth grades. Social and Personal News from Williston Williston, Oct. 20.—The children TT tho Sunbeam department of the Williston Baptist Church gave a pro gram at prayer meeting Wednesday evening of last week. Several were sung by all the Sunbeams then a pageant was given. Their leader waa Mrs. R. L. Peacock, as sisted by Mra. W. C. Smith, Jr. Wednesday afternoon, October 10, Mrs. J. J. Boyd entertained with a party in honor of the 12th birth day of her daughter, Miriam. Tha guests were asked to write a telegram using the letters in her name and age. Agnes Latimer’s telegram was judged the best and she received the prize. In the drawing contest Mary Delle Thompson was given the prise, and in the flower ccfatest this went to Lily Rogol. Miss Mildred Bell assist ed in receiving and entertaining the gueftts. The teachers of the local schools were entertained with a reception on Tuesday evening of this week at tha Williston-Elko High School building by the local School Improvement as sociation. The guests were greeted at the door by Mrs. G. E. Crouch and Mrs. J. A. Latimer, and at the head of the stairs by Mrs. L. H. Boland and Mrs. Bryan Powell. Mrs. A. M. nedy introduced them to the ing line, which wss composed of the officers of the association and the teachers In the reception room and dining .room Hallowe’en decorations were used. Throughout the sand|wiches and Russian tea served by Misses League Merritt, Mil dred Bell, Dorothy Whittle and Letts Wood Sprawls. Presiding at the punch bowl were Mi**** Jacque Davis and Lou Belle Scott. Mrs! L. H. Boland entertained those present with several readings. Miss Louise Prothro waa hostess to Martha Watson chapter, D. A. R^ en Wednesday afternoon, October , Sixteen members were * all enjoyed the Tamfnaisee Mra. William Melvin had teresting things to say of and Mrs. G. C. Matthews, who is Tamassee chairman, read a ‘ ‘ from Mr. Chin, thf there, in which he sold tho school opened September sra, with bm than six^y boarding After the Bryan Powell euterta^^^^^^^ "Tamaepo* jo(o<i|lF Mr. and Mm, W. R. Julia si;.