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ST THE OmOAL NEWSPAPES OP BABNWHLL COCUTT The Barnwell People-Sentinel Consolidated June l v 1925. 'Ju*! Like a Member of the Family” Larfeot County CkremlatWu. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1929. THIS SPACE —IS— FOR SALE. NUMBER It. APPOINTS GROUP FOR IODINE WORK GOVERNOR NAMES COMMITTEE TO DRAW UP PLAN. SOUTH CAROUNA POWER CO. EXPLAINS TERMS OF OFFER “IODINE” PRODUCTS HOLD PROMISE TO AGRICULTURE Will Submit to Legislature Method of Disseminating Information as to Pnxlufcts. 0 Columbia, Jan. 6.—The committee to work out and submit to the gen eral assembly some plan for dissemi nating information relative to the iodine content of South Carolina grown food products was appointed by Governor Richards yesterday and will meet next Friday, January 11, at the governor’s office with the members of the food analysis commission, appoint ed about a year ago. Last week, at the call of the gov ernor, business and professional men' met at the State House and heard from Dr. William Weston of the food analysis group the results of experi ments made to determine the iodine content of vegetables and fruit grown in South Carolina. These experiments shdwed, Doctor Weston said, that Jthese products were rich in iodine—so ich that their consumption would prevent goiter, a malady which is widely prevalent in the centra! section of the United States artd in other parts of the world. If people living in this “goiter belt” could be inform ed of the curative and preventive pro perties of South Carolina grown foods, they would buy in such quantity that the State's agricultural outlook would he enormously enriched. Doctor Wes ton said. A motion was passed that the governor be named as chairman of a committee to discuss ways and means of disseminating this informa tion. so that a definite plan might be submitted to the legislature. The motion provided that the gov ernor was to name six members at large, in addition to one from each congressional district. The governor Mid yesterday that after consultation with Doctor Weston he had decided that it would be better to invite a greater number than six and from that number an executive committee could be velected to look after the work. Members of the committee to meet next Friday: Governor Richards, chairman. Members from congres sional districts: First, J. Ross Hnna- har. Charleston; Second, R. A. Eas terling, Denmark; Third, J. C. Self, Gieenwood; Fourth, A .W. Smith, Greenville; Fifth, W. J. Roddey, Rock Hill; Sixth, D. R. Coker, Hartsville; Seventh, T. C. Williams, Columbia. Members at large: J. W. Shealy, commissioner of agriculture; W. Fred Lightsey, Miley; B. H. Peace, Green ville; R. Goodwin Rhett, Charleston; Thomas R. Waring, Charleston; John . Stevens, Kershaw; Wade H. Staok- ouse, Dillon; George D. Sanders, Fairfax; C. E. Jones, Batesburg; W. E. Gonzales, Columbia, George J. Holliday, Galivants Ferry; W. Cole- men, Hyman; A. B. Bennett, Holly Hill; B. C. Badham, Badham; R. S. Small, Charleston; M. C. Kitchings, Willistor; J. W. W'assum, Columbia; W. W. Long, Clemson College; Dr. F. H. McLeod, Florence; Dr. J. W. Jer- vey, Greenville. Members of the food analysis com mission are: Dr. William Weston, Col^ umbia; Dr. R. R. .Walker, Laurens; Dr: Robert Wilson*, Charleston; Dr. E. W. Sikes, president of Clemson Col lege; Dr. D. M. Douglas, president of «the State university; Dr. James A. Hayne, State health officer., ♦ Aubrey Harley, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Harley, of this city, has returned to Furman University, where he is a junior. During the lioidays, Mr. Har ley, n company wth four other Fur man students, spent several days n Miami, Fla. In order that the citizens of Barnwell may be under no misapprehension as to the terms of the offer of the South Carolina Power Company, of Charleston, to purchase the Barnwell muni cipal light and power plant, a letter from the company, addressed to the citizens of Barnwell, is reproduced in these columns again this week. The People-Sentinel has been requested to call attention to the fact that, under the power rate, there is no connected load charge. Under this rate there is a minimum charge of $3.00 per month and a minimum of $1.00 per H. P. per month on all motors over 3 H. P. The power company’s letter is as follows: • \ # « TO THE CITIZENS OF BARNWELL As we have had several citizens to ask us for information regarding the sale of the light plant, we are giving the facts in order that they may vote intelligently on the matter: Only the light plant is to be sold and the price offered is $45,000.00 cash, with the under standing that the Commissioners of Public Works, or a committee from the Town Council, is to determine what property is to be retained as Waterworks property. v The cost of street lights to the city will be $1800.00 per year. At 6 per cent interest, the return on the $45,000.00 to the city will be $2700.00 per year, mak ing a net saving of $900.00 per year to the city over cost of street lights. The return from taxes paid city will be approximately $600.00, making a total saving to the City Treasury of $1500.00, representing the amount that city taxes may be reduced to the citizens of Barnwell. The lighting rates to individual customers will be reduced from 20c per K. W. to 12c per K. W., with 10 per cent, discount if paid in ten days making maximum lighting rate 10.8c per K. W., this being a 40 per cent, reduction over present lighting rates, minimum charge for this service $1.50 per month. w The power rate is on a sliding scale basis beginning at 8c and scaling down to 2.5c with 10 per tent discount. There is a minimum charge of $3.00 per month for this service and a minimum of $1.00 per H. P. per month on all motors over 3 H. P. There is no connected load charge. The cooking rate is 4c per K. W. for first 100 K. W., 3Vic per K. W. for the next 100 K. W. f and 3c per K. W. for all over. The minimum charge for this service will be $4.00 per month. Electric Refrigeration rate begins at 8c per K. W. and slides to 4c, with minimum charge of $4.00 per month, with 10 per cent, discount off bill if paid within ten days. The Combination rate is designed for residence customers using any class of service and the minimum charge for this service is based on number of rooms, allowing 6 K. W. per room at 12c per K. W., only main rooms of house being counted. For example, a five room house will carry a minimum charge of $3.60 and for this charge customer is allowed to use 30 IC. W. The next fifty K. W. will be 6c per K. W. and all over this at 3c per K. W. Any of these rates are optional and the customer is allowed to take the one most suitable for his needs. / The water plant is not to be sold, but simply leased to the Power Company with the under standing that the city may terminate the lease at any time. All fire hydrant service and all water used by city is to be furnished free as rental for water system. Water customers will be allowed 4000 gallons as minimum instead of 3000, which will be a considerable saving to small customers. / • The Power Company agrees to install necessary. equipment and maintain present fire in surance rates, with fhe understanding that city pays half of this cost at expiration of lease. Respectfully, / SOUTH CAROLINA POWER COMPANY. Home Demonstration Club Member • ELECT PATTERSON TO SUCCEED STILL At the regular monthly meet ing of the Board of Directors, held here Tuesday, J. W. Pat terson, chairman of that body, was electe|d to the office of* County Supervisor, succeeding Jut S. Still, who has served the county in that capacity for the past ten years. It is believed that Mr. Patterson’s election, which was unanimous, will meet with general approval, as he is a good business man and under his leadership, with the coopera tion of his fellow members, the county has been given a busi ness-like administration of its finamial affairs. ATTACH GREAT IMPORTANCE TO FOOD ANALYSIS. Sufficient Iodine in South Carolina Grc*r» Vegetables to Prevent Goiter, It la Said. Teachers, Trustees Meet Here Saturday Joint Meeting to Be Held in Barnwell High School Auditorium.—Pro gram Announced. v -» AUDITOR’S NOTICE. _ t 0 I \fcrill be at the following places for the purpose of taking returns for 1928. Only personal property will be re turned this year.^Ten per ceftt penal ty will be added for not making re turns before March 1st, 1928: Hilda, January 11th. Leigh, January 16th Meyer’s Mill, January 18th. Robbins, January 21st. Snelting, January 23rd. Williston, January 25th.* Respectfully yours, W. H. MANNING, Auditor, Barnwell Co. If there is anything one wants .done in Club vrork in Barnwell County, ask Mrs. Charlie Hartzog, of Double Ponds, and it will be done. Probably there is no more faithful worker in the county or in the State than Mrs. Hartzog. Notwithstanding the many cares of her growing family, a^d the multitudinous duties of a homemaker in the country, she always finds time to take an active part in any club work, aiyl to attend meetings, wher ever they are held. It is no uncommon sight to see Mrs. Hartzog coming to a club or council meeting, holding her two-year old boy in her arms and her twin girls a few years older close behind. A few years ago Mrs. Hartzog was selected to represent Barnwell County at the Annual Sh<(rt Course at Winthrop Col lege, and although the twins were only three years old then, and she had never beer, away from them a day in het life, she attended the week’s con ference ii^ order to get the benefit which the knew would mean to much to her and her community. With tears in her eyes she told of how hard it was to leave them, but she did .For eleven years Mrs. Hartzog has been a member of the Double Ponds Home Demonstration Club/ and for the past two years she has also been a member and a local leauJer of the Salem H. D. Club in Bamberg County, which is only a few n/iles away. Her family consists of four chil dren, Louise, nine, Ahe twins, Navis anjd Narcissa, sever/ and .Charles, two. The three older children are in school now. Mr. and Mr^ Hartzog own a two- hundred acr^ farm and cultivate, in addition, 75 acres of rented land. They live in an Attractive five-room dwel ling, nicely arranged and painted. Mrs. Hartzog entered the Living Room Contest a few years ago, winning 1st prize for the greatest improvements done in the county. She also entered the Home Garden Contest, winning a prize. She has a nice little income from her cow, garden, and chickens. which she spends for improvements and making more attractive her home. During the past year, Mrs. Hartzog canned 125 quarts of vegetables, 54 quarts of fruit, 12 quarts of fruit juices, 6 quarts of catsup, 5 gallons of sausage, cured 1000 lbs. of meat, made 250 lbs. of lard, and 200 lbs. of soap. She has a pure bred flock of Rhode Island Reds. Aft^r culling and paying for the feed use | d, she realized an in come of $195.98. From her cow, she sold $40.00 worth of butter, reserving enough to supply her family needs, and besides supplying her family with plenty of milk, she gave to one of her neighbors during the year milk that would have amounted to $98.00 had it been sold. Mrs. Hartzog is active in communi ty and church work, heir.* leader of the children’s group of the local Sun day School. Mrs. Hartzog says her ambition is to be an ideal farmer’s wife and citizen. - ■ ADVERTISE in The Peopie-Sentinnl Columbia,—A cheering New Year’s message for the agricultural interests of South Carolina was sounded in the Supreme Court i oom at the State House Wednesday, when Dr. William/ Weston, of Columbia, told of the re sults of food analysis recently com pleted which showed that vegetable* grown in South Carolina are rich in iodine content—so rich that their use as a food will serve as a preven tive of goiter, a malady from which millions of people suffep: Doctor Weston ancLDit James A. Hayne, health officer, pictured the 30,000,000 people who live in the so-called “goiter” belt of the United States, where 50 per cent, of the popu lation has goiter in one form or ais- other, as clamoring for South Caroli na food products on?e they are convinced that consumption of that food will prevent goiter. South Caro lina, should she turn all of her availa ble land to the cultivation of Irish potatoes alone, would be unable to supply the demand for spuds, onoe the world is convinced that these po tatoes are rich in iodine and that the consumption daily of a small quantity of South Carolina potatoes will pre vent goiter, because of the iodine they contain, it was declared. Doctor Weston’s remarks were mad* to an addbndblage called to gether by Governor Richerds. Fann ers, merchants, bankers, textile men and other lines were representafl and all gave close heed to the worfe of Dr. Weston. The findings of the , Food Analysis commission, authorised > th, a»* t tn'lsture ard tppropriat- ed $15,000 with which to work, erere pronounced of "enormous importance to South Carolina.** The meeting was called primarily for the purpose of devising ways and means by which the results of the food analysis may be brought to the attention of the people living in re gions where there is a deficiency of iodine in the food. After a thorough discussion of the matter, it was decid- A joint meeting of the teachers and trustees of Barnwell County schools will be held in the Bsrnwell High School Auditorium Saturday. January 12th, beginning at 11:00 s. m. An ex cellent program has been arranged for the occasion, Supt. Geo. w. Wan- namaker, of St. Matthews, and Prof. Edgar Long, of Due West, ilaving ac cepted invitations to address the meet ing, at the conclusion of which lunch will be served by the Barnwell School Improvement Association. The program as announced by H. J. Crouch, County Superintendent of Education, is as follows: Song. Devotional Exerrisea—Dr. W M. Jones, Barnwell Baptist Church. Violin Solo—Mrs. J. Norman An derson, Barnwell. Address, "The Professionally Mind ed Teacher”—Supt. Geo. W. Wanna- | matter. President State Teachers As- ahriatkia. fiL Matthews. Vocal Solo—Mrs. Ira Fales, Barn well High School. Address, "Co-operation of Teacher and Trustee”—Prof. Edgar Long/ ed to appoint a committee, headed by Chair of English, Due West. Lunch. Bishop Thomas Will Preach Here Sunday Erskine College, Governor Richards, with one i from each congressional district, I six at large, to co-operate with a — . > tor Weston and Doctor Roe E. ington. who has been in charge of the laboratory, in drawing up a plan ta submit to the legislature. Newly Elected Head of Diccese of South Carolina Will Visit Church of Holy Apotftles. The Rt. Rev. Albert S. Thomas, Bishop of the Diocese of South Caro lina, will pay his first visit to Barn well next Sunday, when he will con duct services at the Church of the Holy Apostles at eight o’clock that evening. Bishop Thomas, who was elected 16 succeed the late Bishop Wmi A, Guerry, who who met a tragic death last June at the hands of a de mented mir|ister, was scheduled to preach in Barnwell in December, but was forced to postpone his visit on account of an atack of influenza. He conducted services at the Church of the Holy Communion in Allendale a couple of weeks ago, at which time several members of the local congre gation had the pleasure of hearing him preach. The public is cordially invited to attend the service here Sun day evening. Archdeacon Joseph Burton an nounces that there will be no morning service here on account of the Bishop’s visit that evening. Chreitzberg to Speak Here. A special communication of Har mony Lodge No. 17, A. F. M., will be held here tomorrow (Friday) even ing at eight o’clock, at which time the Hon. C. K. Chreitzberg, Past Grand Master and Educational Director,*will make an address. During the even ing light refreshments will be served. Local and visiting brethren are cor dially invited to attend. Richards Speaks. After the conference had been call ed to order, Governor Richards said that over a year ago Dr. Weston had come to him and discussed the value of food products grown in South Caro lina, especially from the standpoint of their iodine content.^ If it could be established that these vegetables coo^ tained certain quantities of iodine, farming in South Carolina would be revolutionized, the governor said Dr. Westor told him. The governer dfr - clared he was greatly impressed with what Dr. Weston said and ^MMiaid him his support. "If them is any credit to be given in tirirmattev;” the governor said, ?a Urge part of it la due Dr. Weston.” The legislature made an appropriation of $15,000 to defray exper.ses of making analysis of foods. l Dr. Weston, presented by Governor Richards, said that except for tho hearty co-operation given by Gov ernor Richards the food analysis pro ject could not have been carried through. He said while he had be lieved, before the experiments were made, that Carolina products contus ed iodine he had no idea they contain ed the • proportion of iodine that the analysis showed. There are, he said, 30,000,' living in the “goiter belt” of the Ui ed States where 50* per oent. fl from goiter. “Iodine in organic form is a sure preventive of this dence of a nutritional deficiency, said. “In these goiter smitten birth rate is falling off. Tl animals have to -