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Cantolidated Jana 1, IMS. THE OmCIAL MEHSPAPER OP BAEimEU. COUETT Barnwell People-Sentinel "Ju»t Llk« a M»mbr of lh» Famny** BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THUSOAT, AUGUST 8TH, 1929. Barnwell Is Supplied With Hydro Current W*s Turned on for First Time Thurs day.—Some Think Lights Are Brighter.—Some Don’t. Barnwell Gins Ready to Serve Cottontots Two Lteal Plants Have Been Thor oughly Overhauled During the Past Few Weeks. Barnwell’s two ginning plants—the Barnwell Oil Mill and the Farmers’ Girnery—have been thoroughly over hauled ard brought up-to-date during the past few weeks and are now ready to serve the farmers of this sectior* according to advertisements appearing elsewhere in this issue of The People- Sentirel. The capacity of these gin- reries is about 150 bales of cotton a day each and prompt service and excellent turn-out is guaranteed by the managers of the plants. The charges this year will be the same as last—$2.50 per bale up to 500 pourds; over 500 pounds at the rate of 60 cents per hur.dred. Bagging and ties will cost $1.50 per bale. m The South Carolira Power Company has completed its sub-station at Barn well and its high-tension power line from Blackville ar.d hydro-electric current was turned on at this point for the first time Thursday, since which time this city has been supplied with electricity manufactured many miles distant. Opinions as to whether or rot the rew current supply is superior to the old seem to vary. Mary are of the opinion that the lights burn much brighter than when the local plart was in operation, especially when the peak load was or. Some owners of electrically operated radio sets re port improved reception and at least one user of an electric stove says that she has to turn the heat control very much lower than formerly. On the other hand, some current users claim that the “juice” is rot on a par with that manufactured locally—that the hts are dimmer and that electric rigerator motors do not pick up eir loads as quickly. Most of the complaints seem to come from those who opposed the sale of the plant. Closer check will be made on high- Thcre are also dire predictions by way traffic in the various courties of some citizens that thele will be long the State by means of highway patrol periods of interrupted service. How- to be inaugurated at an early date, ever, “Bob” Zeigler, division manager, according to officials of the State wjth headquarter is Denmark, was in highway department. Barnwell Monday afternoon and said Highway department agents who that steam is still being kept up in have heretofore been active only in the boiler at the local power plart and checking up on license plates of auto will be until a cornection ii” made with mobiles have been instructed to en- the Broad River Power Company, large the scope of their activity and thus insuring a supply of current from enforce all drivirg regulations, two sources. Eventually a loop will be t Following are some of the driving General Lee’s Estate to Be Restored To Work for Safety on State’s Highways Agent* of Department to Enforce Driving Regulations to Reduce Number c{ Accidents. Stratford Hall, huilt In 1725 by Thomas Lee, president of the Colony of Virginia aud its first native-born governor, has been acquired by the Robert E. Lee foundation, and will be restored, furnished and maintained as a national shrine in perpetual memory of Robert E. Lee. Gen. Giles B. Cook, ninety-one years old and the only surviving member of General I^e’s staff, is shown presenting a check for $5,000 to Mrs. Gharlea F>. l.nn’er. chairman of the board of dirwtors of the foundation, while on his left is Charles E. Stuart, who turned over the deeds to the place to Mrs. Lanier. Demand Is Growing for Iodine Products Discoveries Bring Increase in Sale of South Carolina Vegetables, Says McDermid. Barnwell Man Wins Races at Clear Pond Lloyd A. Plexieo, Driving “Shooting Star,” Is First in Two Events, Third in One. Kline Man Escapes Injury in Accident Motorcycle and Sedan Collide in Fair fax Town Limits.—One Man Painfully Hurt. First Bale Produced in Allendale County w E. Carter, r/ Sycamore, Receives Tweet)-one Cents a Pound for Fleecy Stapta. Fairfax, August 8.—A serious ac cident occurred Wednesday afternoon between a motorcycle with side car bujlt from Augusta through Barnwell, that will be strictly enforced by * ° UrVe wK.r will ruirui- .u , whw 2* » Cor V,r**. opposite Rogers Filling Station which, when completed, will guarsn- new highway patrol: tec thi» city .crvic accond to rone in Spofd mUJt b, kept below 45 mile* the E**tem aide of town. The motor- a’-- that the local ™ *** ” * n >ycl. wa. driren by Peyton n,omp- lift*, will Ka» r**huiIt at an earlv ,l ^ r * commun,l,e, ‘ * or P**S*fc#wr j Bon ar( j a colored mechat ic, John date and a system installed that wilU^ 0 "^^*' Limit * * re low * r ^ I Bing, occupied the side car; the sedan h j » Mnv Ua.kaire of cur tn,c * L * * i,ni,ar v^icles. wa* driven by B. M. Jenkina, of Kline. t Wh^th. i 1 ne he said radio Veh ' C,t IO * d not We ' 8h m0r * Ju8t wh * r * occurred the rent. When this is done, he said, radio thjm 20 ^ fans will be relieved of the annoying, South Carolina's first bale of cotton produced this year was sold in Colum bia Monday afterroon to Joseph Walker and Co. and brought 21 centa per pound for 526 pourds. A total of on $110.46 was paid to W. E. Carter, of Sycamore, Allendale County, the grower. The bale was carried by truck Mon day and was sold in front of the National Loan and Excharge bank building about 4:30. It was grown by weeds have frown to a (treat hejfht Mr. Carter on hia farm. 250 acre* of , , cour «. wh,ch to Glia of cotton wa* picked from a 15-acre collision he mua, atop ard rive h„ ac ident. Mr. Thompson wa. p.m- |fl ,| d , tld finned in Sycamore. name, address and the license num- f u || y ,„j U red. his left arm and lef be- With prospects food for a larfe yield. | ing badly lacerated. ~ a vcdiicle must be al Ians w... ue rri.rvru ui iuc driver of an car mugt not be which obscured a clear viaior of the wLv i JJ tv v-T nerve-rackinf roiae* that now emanate ,. . . j wn,c " ’’“fT" 0 ' [ v "" or - , “* whfh planted in cotton. The bale from their sets Local people aircere- ° T "' tox,c ‘ ted - ln c * w ot which ro doubt c.uaed thi. ly hope that thia work will be com- pleted by early fall. j ber of hi* car. Approachinf vehicle must be al- , n d Mr. Jenkirs escaped irjury. Mr. lowed iu ahare of the road. Jenkins’ car was sljfhtly damaged Car* entering State “express high- while the motorcycle waa practically ways must allow traffic on “express’* GRUBBS FAMILY ENJOYS FINE REUNION DINNER Annual Reunion Held at Home of Mr. highway* the right of way. and Mra. J. M. Grubb*. Motorist, at signal from driver of __ j restless horse or aimilmr arimal must (Written for The People-Sentinel) I «>me to a stop if necessary in order Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Grubbs, who to prevent accident or injury to live rear Barnwell, entertained the others. immediate members of tk«ir family No one under 12 yeats of age may with an elegart barbecue dinner, with drive an automobile. demolished. The motorcycle had just been repaired and was being tested out The mechanic Mr. Garter expects to get from 150 to 175 bales from his acreage. Mr. Carter said that he used a 15- 5-5 fertilizer. He did not use any top or side dressing, all of his fertili zer being put down at the time of planting. He used Coker-Cleveland big boll seed. Attend Funeral of Mr. Dxks. « all the trimmings, or July 28th, this easier having been an annual event the past ten years and one of much interest to the children and grandchildren of the host and hostess. It was thought by some that this was the most enjoyable of all, but none so far has been a failure, ard it is sincere ly hoped that there will be many, many more happy returns of the day. At two o’clock the bountiful picnic dinner was spread—^together ' with the sumptuous barbecue-—under two large China berry trees. The host of fered a short prayer for blessing. Cars must keep to right of road. Among those from a distance who attended the funeral of R. Stanley Dicks in Barnwell Thursday were the School buses must stop for railroad following: The Rfev. A. Rufus Mor- crossings. i gar, of Hendersonville, N. C.; Mr. and No one may place broker.i glass Mrs. W. K. Keeter, of Morgarton, N. bottles, scrap iron, tin cans or pointed C.; Mrs. T. C. Bynum, of Fayette- nails on any State highway. i v >He, N. C.; Mr. Ervir. and Mr. Eden, No one may appear on the State of Charlotte, N. C.; Mr. and Mrs. John highways in. a boisterous or intoxicat- Cope, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Smoak, Mrs. ed condition. j L. H. Wanramaker, H. H. Wanna- Proper licerse plate* must be car- maker, Mrs. A. C. Wilson and Miss ried. ^ *’ Cornelia Smoak, of Orangeburg; Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Antley, Mrs. John Mack, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Gibson, Ar- Tremendous increase in the demand for South Carolina canned vegetables, especially in the West, is reported by the South Carolina Packing corpora tion of Fairfax, according to G. C. McDermid, former Charleston Coutny agricultural agert, who visited the plart Wednesday and Thursday. ' Mr. McDermid was the guest of Dr. T. H. Tuter, president, and J. V. O' Neal, manager of the company. He said that the packing corporation was daily shipping canned tomatoes, snap beans, lima beans, beets, sweet pota toes and other vegetables. They are shipped in cans with the labels bear ing the words “Ask for South- Caro lina Vegetables, Rich in. Iodine.” Oregon, Washington v and Califor nia ere the principal States receiving shipments of the vegetables from the company. Thursday 1,000 case* of canred tomatoes were shipped, Mr. McDermid said, and an average of 30,- 000 cans were being shipped daily. On some days the company ships as high as 60,000 cars of vegetables. Two hundred and fifty yourg women are employed in the plant peeling and cutting tomatoes in preparation for the cans. • Mr. .McDermid/reported that Dr. Tuten found th*^tiemand for South Carolina vegetables so great that the company 1* expecting to expand the facilities for getting out shipments in the near future. The South Carolina Packing corpor ation gets most of its vegetables from Hampton, Allendale, Colleton, Beau fort, Jasper, Aikes, Orangeburg Bamberg and Barnwell Counties. The company has a large tomato field ad joining the plant that is yielding well, Mr. McDermid declared. The management is anxious to de termine the besL. varieties of vegeta bles for canning and is running small experimer.Lai farms of its own for tyiis purposes Mr. McDermid sakf. The results of the experiments are tent* to growers in other sections for the benefit of advancing the iodine movement ir. South Carolina. The Clemson College extension ser vice, vsrious fertiliser manufacturers and the railroads are also assisting in the various problems. Attend Family Reunion. Electric Range Demonstration. Barnwell Folks in Washington. Washington, D.'C., August 6.—Mrs. lhui/ Gibson and Mrs. C. Smoak, of Divine Terr y Richardson and daughter, Miss Cordova; Mrs. Glenn W. Cope, of Immediately after dinner, Dorothy Richardson, of Barnwell, are Cope; Mr. ard Mrs. C. C .Kennedy, of theToung folks indulged in lively con- 1 S 116818 at the Garce Dod * e Hotel in Ridgeland; W. H. Mock, of Savannah; Washington. Walter F. Going and Mrs. J. W. Lever, of Columbia; Charlie Bailer tine and versation and played various games,. -while their eiders passed the time more quietly in talkirg over past events. Some of the guests enjoyed automobile rides and strolls. Among those present were the only living aunt of Mr. Grubbs, Mrs. Mar tha Hutto, of Hilda, whose reminis- cerces of many years ago proved very interesting. Guests from a distance . were: Misses Myrtle ard Margaret Widener, Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Wid- ener and children, of Augusta; Mrs. t j. Still, Arnie Mae and T. JJStill, , and Boyd Grubbs, of Charlotte, C.; Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Grubbs and sons ,Mims, Frank and Billy, and Cecil Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Moye Grubbs and little daughter, Jure, arid Miss Myrtifc Foreman, of Montgom ery, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Grubbs, ^^Usses Mary, Sarah, Helen and Elea- ■P’ Grubbs, and Miss Claudia Muller, of Savannah. WWW Visitors in Asheville. Asheville, N. C„ August 6.—Col and Mrs. Edgar A. Brown and little daugh- Ur, Epiily. of Batr well, are guests at MJL w ysfh■" wga A CHAMPION WHISKERS Mrs. Farrell, of AugusUT^Mr. and Mrs. Funderburk ar.d Mibs Sue Carter, of Varnville; Miss Ola- Grimes, of Lees; Miss Virginia Hutto, of Den- maik; Miss Margaret Free, of Bam berg; John Augley and Isaac Knopf, of Fairfax; W. E. Benrett and family, Mrs. J. C. Wooley ard Mr. Bridges, of Springfield; Mrs. C. J. Butler and daughter, of Livingston; J. E. Dicks and family, of Honea Path; C. F. Dicks and family, of Columbia. Gunner Albert Nelson, torpedoman on the destroyer 0. S. 8. Non. with hit lush crop of whiskers. He claims Vamp Theatre Program. Thursday, August 8th.—Karl Dane and George K. Arthur in “Brotherly Love.” Friday, August 9th. —v Charles (Buddy) Rogers and Manor Nixon In “Red Lips.” Saturday, August 10th.—Jack Holt in “The Water Hole.” Monday, August 12th*.—“Family Night.” A Paiamourt super-special i the hair-raising championship of tha Skin,” featuring Richard Dix. Aataric fleet. Hit home is at Malden. 1 Tuesday, August 13th —Richard in -Weary (Contributed.) By way of an irvltation, Judge Chas. Carroll Simms, Judge John K. Snelling and T. A. Holland, Jr., motor ed out to the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Black on Satutday of last week, and there found assembled all of their children ard other closely connected members of their family, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Baxley, Mr. and Mrs. Willie L. Baxley and son, Bun- yan, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Black, Mr. ard Mis. Franklin Black and daughter, Miss Geneva, Mr. and Mrs. J. Black and family, Miss Willette Still, Rey nolds Still, F. L. Still, Miss Thelma Still and Frark Williams, both* of Columbia. The day was spent in the most so cial and jovial manner, and the affec- fion which seems to prevail among the members of this family and con nections was very conspicuous and commendable. About 1:30 o’clock dinner was annourced. Out in the yard .under the shade of large oaks, a long table stood laden with the best food of every description, the prepara tion. of which cou3d not be excelled. All did eat ard were filled and the fragments would have fed many more. This occasion r/as in honor of Mi#s Margaret slack, of Charlotte, N. C., daughter Jt Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Black, who was/at home spending her vaca tion. Miss Margaret, better known here a.y Miss Maggie, is bolding a very lucrative position in Charlotte and is in line ser promotion. She has made many friends durirg her stay in North Carolir a, of which her numerous friends here are very proud. It was moved and unanimously adopted that this be made an arnual affair. On Thursday afterroon, August 8, beginning at four o’clock, a Westing- house Electric Range Demonstration will be given at the office of the South Carolina Power Compary on Main Street, formerly occupied by the Home Furniture Company. This Demonstra tion will be held under the auspices of the Barnwell School Improvement as sociation, and for each member pres- ert, which includes both men and womei, attending this demonstration ten cents will be donated to the School Improvement association. Mrs. G. M. Greere, president of the local asso ciation, will be on hand to register the members ar.d urge that every member, both old and new, attend this demon stration and rot only learn the valua ble information given out by the rep resentative from the Home Economics Department of the Westinghouse Co., but help improve conditions of the local school as well. Orangeburg, Aug. 6.—Before a large crowd from adjoining courties and including a gathering of about three hundred automobile dealers of the Southeastern district of the State, the outboard motor races, held at Clear Pond this afterroon.were very excitir g. These races have been spon sored all the summer by members of the local boat club and officers from Ehrhsrdt. Cecil R. Culler, of this city, twice commodore of the Clear Pond Racing <flub, was in charge this afternoon and was general annour.cer. There were entries from Orangeburg, Colum bia, Augusta and Savannahv Before the races today the auto dealers had a barbecue dirn^r under U»e trees on the banks of the large pond, which is ore of th* largest And prettiest in the cure. The first ra *c uas open to C-ass R \ otors. L. A. Picxico. of Ban.well, won first place in Shorting Star, while Battle Burch, of Orangeburg, was second in an exciting race in Miss Chevrolet. J. C. Gssque, Jr., of Col umbia, finished third; D. F. Livitg- ston, Jr., of Orangeburg, fourth, and Ned Harvin, of Columbia, fifth. Ir the second race (clast B and C boats), first place was won by Pete Culler, of this city, driving Battle Burch’s boat. Miss Chevrolet. J. C. Casque. Jr., waa aecord; L. A. Plexieo was third and others who entered were Ned Harvin, of Columbia; Ma honey, of Savannah; George Fairy, of Otangeburg; L. B. Bassford ard Me- El Murray, of Augusta. Bassford and McEl Murray developed motor trouble and were forced out. Ir. the free-for-all, Plexieo waa first; and J. C. Casque, Jr., SIX YEAR OLD BOY SMOKES AND CHEWS TOO Spartanburg, Aug. 2.—The society for the prevention of use of tobacco among youths would find a splendid subject in John Kerry Moore, At of Boiling Springs, but the chance of reforming John Henry would doubtless prove very alight. The youth, who ts averse to being called by hia given rame ard who prefers the pet name of Bud, has beea a tobacco addict since he wa# nine months old, so says his father, Jack Moore. 60 yesr-old Boiling Spriggl farmer, 4rho waa here yesterday af ter roor in company with the boy. All efforts to pursuade him to de sist from the use of tobacco have been without avail, according to his par ent, and he chews and smokes all he is able to borrow. State laws design ed to protect th* youth against tobac co prevent him from making purchas es, therefore he is compelled to de- perd upon the generosity of friends and acquaintances. While at the courthouse this after noon the boy secured a pipe full of tobacco from his father and lighting it puffed vigorously and with apparert, satisfaction. After completing , his draw he sought a chew, but this was not forthcoming from anyone around him. R. S. Dicks Laid to Redt. . ADVERTISE in The People SeuUna! The body of R. Stanley Dicks, who died at his home in Barnwell the night of July 30th after long ill health, was laid to rest Thursday morning in tbe Episcopal Churchyard, the funeral ser vices being conducted at hijk late resi dence by Archdeacon Joseph Burton, of the Church of the Holy Apos- ties, assisted by the Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, of Columbia, a former rector of the local church. The large r4imber of beautiful floral tributes that covered his last resting place attested the esteem in which Mr. Dicks was held by his friends. Episcopal Church Services. and ‘Juckull, are called the Damon and animal kipd In England, always together at Archdeacon Joseph Burton an- nource s the following schedule of ser vices for text Sunday, August 11, at the church of the Holy Apostles Barnwell: Sunday School at lO&fl a. m. Celebration of the Holy and sermon at 11:30 a. ■ A the public to