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*; *• er THB OFFICIAL NBWBFAFB OF BAUNWBLL COUNTY M *% \ '. \ Consolidated Juno 1, 192ft. ‘Just Llks a Member of the Family" VOLUME LIU. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA.- THURSDAY. OCTOBER II, M29. Federal Farm Board to Lend 15.74 Cents That Amount Per Pound May Be Se cured on Cotton from S. C .Co operative Association. % o Harry G. Boylston, county agent, has received the following letter from the South Carolina Co-operative Mar keting Association reMttve •* to ad vances that will be made on cotton and which is self-explanatory: We are writing you in order that we may give you the status of our nego tiations with the Federal Fard Board in regard. to their recent announce ment that they were ready to make advances to cooperatives on oottooo in order to aid jn checking the* decline in cotton prices and in order to as sist the farmer in the orderly market ing of his cotton with the idea of ultimately obtaining higher prices for his product. t Latest negotiations with the Feder al Farm Board ^ analysing the basis on which addiilciml advance will be made disclose that the loan value of middling 7-8 amounts to fifteen and 74-100 (15.74) cents per pound. Ad ditions to the above will be made ac cording to the better grades and de ductions from the above will be made according to lower grades. With reference to staple lengths, one half the premium as based on the Gasto nia market will be advanced in ac cord with the length of the staple. Farm Women Meet in Ridgeland Nov. 2 Plans for Central District. Meeting Being Perfected by Miss Lillie Cooper. Outline Definite Program for Exploiting Natiural Resources Plans for the Central District meeU ing of the Council of Farm Women to be held in Ridgeland on Saturday, November 2nd, are rapidly.being per fected by Miss Lillie Cooper of Denmark, director of this district. Sixteen counties, as follows; compose the district: ~ Aiken, Allendale, Bam berg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Colleton, Charleston, Dor chester, Richland, Edgefield, Hamp ton, Jasper, Lexington, Orangeburg. Each county with the exception of Dorchester' has a icounty council. Representatives are expected from all 16 counties. Reports will be made by the fol lowing Council presidents: Mrs. Vance Livingston, of Aiken; Mrs. W. Z. Bryan, of Allendale; Mrs. Angus Kearae, of Bamberg; Mrs. Rivers Carroll, of Barnwell; Mrs. H. H. Lake, of Beaufort; Mrs. M. M. Muiray, of Berkeley; Mrs. S. J. Summers, of Cal houn; Mrs. J. W. Smoak, of Colleton; Mrs. Claude Whaley ,of Charleston; Mrs. T. J. Ayer, of Hampton, Mrs. H. K. Purdy, of Jasper; Mrs. H. D. Lybiand, of Lexington; Mrs. B. H. Felder, of Orangeburg; Mrs. John Gorman, of Richland, and Mrs. A. C. Yonce, of Edgefield. Colonel James As this applies only to Annual Pool ( Risher, of Bamberg, will address the Cotton and is in the form of an ad- j meeting on “Citizenship.” Other in- vunce the Association will use its teresting speakers will be present. judgment in the orderly tale of thia cotton and when sales are completed our members will receive the actual difference obtained on grade and sta- ple aa it customary in the Annual Pool. We trust that all business inter ests, bankers and farmers will real ise that thia h approximately 90 per cent of the present market value of cotton and aee the businesslike advan tage of obtaining such an advance which will be a hedge against a lower return for the commodity with # an opportunity for the advancing prices whi.h may reasonably be expected later to go to the advantage of the member. It is an idel hedge or guar- Localf arrartgements are being handled by Mrs. Klugh Purdy, presi dent of the Jasper Council, and secre tary of the Central District, and by Mias Marie Lambert, H. D. Agent of Jasper County. All persons interest ed in the program of the Farm Wo men of the Central District are in vited to be present. The Jasper Coun cil will be hostess. At a recent meeting of County Natural Resources Commissions at Greenwood, a program to be followed by the counties in the Central Dis trict of South Carolina in developing this section of the State was adopted, as follows * a 1. Thai when the fact that our vegetables are rich in iodine, ami that the eating of such vegetables will prevent goiter has been demonstrated to the people of the nation we will have created a market hungry for our food products and at remunerative prices. . \) 2. That in order to take advantage of this great opportunity and supply j for grain and hay and bacon gnd the demand, it is necessary that ar-,brought in from the west. , Must we rangements be made to promote: |add to thia the extreme foHy of fur- (a) The sale of fresh vegetables j ther impoverishing ourselves by buy- in the goitrous areas. | ing from distant States the fruits and (b) To promote the erection of vegetables and dairy products we eat canning factories for the purpose of | while neglectng our own fields apd preserving and putting our vegetables gardens? $ > in marketable shape as canned goods. f' Sponsor Dairying. (c) Securing the use of South „ Dsirying shouid be one of South Carolina grown vegetables and food Carolina> , chtef ^up.tion,. Nature stuff by South Carolina people. | hu covered our tandfJ nutritious (d) Che«*e planta are profitable an( j guccu i en t grasses, and furnished us with an equable climate, enabling This is due, as the medical profesaion teds us, to an unbalanced ration. A meal without vegetables, particularly the leafy kind, means poor health, dis ease and premature death. For many months in each year the vegetables we eat are bought in cans .from the grocer. Examine the label and see where they come from.. Raised in the northern and .western States, but noth ing from South Carolina—practically nothing from the South. Multiplied millions of dollars are cent to these distant States each year for the pur chase of life, fire and indemnity in surance. We pay multiplied millions % Former Barnwell Man to Seek State Office Col. Harry D. Calhoun Announced Last Weak That Re Will Offer for Secretary of State. Local and Personal News of Little Boy Who Wo aBittca by in Charleston U New Thought to Be Out of Danger. VANN TRANSFERRED * TO EUFAULA, ALA. B. S. MeCandlesg has succeeded Jno. R. Vann as receiver of the First Natinal bank of St. George. The change became effective on the 19th antee against obtaining a lowefr veturn j|r. Vann has been transfer red to Eufauia, Ala., where he will be engaged in similar work in the liqui dation of a large bank. The First Nstkmil bank of St. George, whkh wa a closed a little more than a year ago, has paid a dividend of twenty-five per cent, to depositors under the direction of Mr. Vann, and there is every indication that another Initial advances w.ll remain as gu b s tantial dividend will be forthcom- heretofore l ie per pound on abort j n ^ ^ near f u t ure< —Dorchester with any increase in price going to the member. The South Carolina Cotton Growers’ Cooperative Aasociat : on has a state ment from the Fedeial Farm Board that on these loans should there come about a declining market there will not be any call for additional eollater- Ftaple cotton and 15: per pound on long staple, and as soon as practica ble after the cotton has been received, weighed and classed this additional edvance will be sent to the member. Social and Personal News from Williston Williston, Oct 26.—The illness of the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Heath is learned with regret. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. C .H. Trotti will be glad to learn that their ^little daughter, Dorothy, who has been ill for some time has greatly improved. Dr. A. S. Blanchard has been con fined to his bed tor several days. His numerous friends will be delighted to know that he ie now improving. Walter Reeves, of Branchville, has County Record. \ Vestales Virgians Club. The twelve members of the fourth year Latin class, which is a study in Virgils Aeneid, organized a Latin Club on October 17th t In the consti tution which was written by Mbs Claire Dicks and Miss Marie Halford, the purpose of the club wag given as follows: ' 1. To create an enthusiasm for the study of Lgtin. 2. To make the aims and values of Latin known ao all pupils of the High School and to all the people of the community. 3. To promote worthy leadership. <4. To encourage meptal develop ment of all the pupils. The name—Vestal.es Virgians was chosen for the chib. The offiers elect- and should be undertaken as soon as enough caittle are available. Guard Farmers Interest. 3. , That in order that the State might prosper, it is absolutely essen tial that we have a prosperous agri culture. In order to accomplish this, it ia of paramount importance that in the production of canning factories fthat the interests of the farmers be carefully and scrupulously safe-guard ed. If theae canneries are organized with the sole idea of making profits for the stockholders, then, we shall find all of theae canneries offering a fixed price, and so low that a reason able profit for the farmer will be im possible. This would mean a contin ued improverisheed agriculture, with all of the blighting influen:es on the other buainess interests of the Stpte. While we realize the necessity for ex pert buainess management in the operation of theae canneries, we are unalterably opposed to such expert msDsgement as will find expression in impoverishing the farmer in order to pile up excessive profits for the stock holders. Not Private Project. 4. That in order to safeguard the State against 'such a condition as pointed out in the foregoing para- giaph, we recommend that State re sources commission join hands with the countries in the organization and location of these canning factories, a majority of the capital stock, if pos sible, to be raised and retained by the farmers and business men in each of the countieg where such factories are established, to the end that the farm er may have a fair share of the pro fits his labor makes possible. Increase Home Consumption. ,5. One other vital purpose of this organization is to sell South Carolina grown vegetables to South Carolin- , ians. It is true that goiter is practi cally non-existent in this State. This taken over the local management ofjedwere: Vestgl Virgin Maxima, Fan- the South Carolina Power company's nie Cooper; Secunda, Jennie Black, and interests here in the place of W. J. Scripter, Scott McNab. Jennings, who has been transferred to line work. Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Lybrand and family, of LeesviUe, have recently moved to Williston, and are occupying the house of R. E. L. Stallings on the Springfield road. W. J. Jennings had the misfortune to lose his automobile by fire Wed nesday rooming. Mrs. John Marshall Lee hae as her guest, her sister, Miss Lily May Vara, of Walterbora Mrs. Q. A. Kennedy, Jr., has re turned home after several weeks visit to her sister, Mrs. Jesse Anderson, at Wilson, N. C % John Odlorae, Jr., of Clinton, was the week-end guest of friends in WH- listoft M. C. Kitchinga and T .R. Pender spent a few days on a deer hunt last The first regular meeting of the club will be held Friday morning at the regular class meeting. The pro-, gram will, be a study of the‘Vestal Vtr- giahs. Each member will give the name of a Roman woman and tell the reason for her selection. To Attend District Meeting. The Barnwell County Council of Farm Women will be represented at the District Meeting in Ridgeland Saturday, November 2nd, by the fol lowing members: Mrs. Rivers Carroll, president; Mrs. O. B. Staley, of Long Branch; Mrs. Bfoadus Still, of Her cules; Mrs. B. 0/Norris, of Morris; Mm. Hal Buford, of Greenland, and Mias Elisabeth McNab, county home demonstration agent- .The Jasper County Farm Women's Council will act as hooteaa cn this occasion. * \ the dairyman to graze hit cattle in the open all the year, thus giving the Central section of the State an oppor tunity to capitalize such natural re sources. To do this and to prevent the large outlay of money to purchase dairy products, our people should have more dairy cows. We, therefore rec ommend that: (a) Calf clubs should be encourag ed in every way possible. (b) Every farmer should own at least one milk cow as an economic and health measure—a better idea would be from three to five ccw§ on every farm. (c) Creamery routes should be multiplied wherever practicable. (d) To prevent waste from this kind of dairying, we recommend also a balanced" program of other live stock and poultry. Gctetral Recommendations. \ 7. There are other things of vital importance to the well being of the people of the Central district that it will be necessary to which the natural resources commission of each of the counties devote themselves. Among the subje:ts which we have in mind are the education of all of our chil dren, the crehtion of health bqtrxis in each of the counties for the preserva tion of the health of the people, the creation of a system of forestry by which the growth of our timber will be promoted and itg wanton destruc tion prevented, a careful survey of the mineral resources of the Central dis trict with the end in view of utilizng these minerals to th profit and advan tages of our people. 8. The above paragraphs outline the need in the State, and there remains only the question of a practical plan of carrying out the various advan tages above cited. It is the opinion of the sub-committee that wherever canning factories are established a Columbia, October 29.—Colonel Har ry D. Calhoun, former presijdent of the South Carolina Bankers association, a native of Barnwell County, now a resident of Columbia and Denmark, today announced he will be a candidate for the office of secretary of state in the 1930 political campaign. W. f. Blackwell, of Due West, now holds this office and wiU probably be one of Colonel Calhoun's opponents in the race. Colonel Calhoun, who has long been a we^-known figpre in South Caroli na, will seek a State political office for the first time next summer, al though he has held many executive positions of honor. He wax bra and reared on a Barnwell County farm, atteiyied the common school of his district and later finished at the Barn well high school. Active ia Barnwell. The major portion of his activities have centered in the town of Bern- well, where he was for many yean, 'prior to his removal, one of that county's leading Igures. He was one of the prime factors in the move for better schools in Bkrawell and had much to do with .the erection of the modern schools in that town. He built the Home Bank of Barnwell, and served ae its president until it was closed during the financial deprewion of several yearf ago. He was in strumental in getting the two rail roads that serve the town to erect mdem stations there. In many other buUding programs of his native coun ty hs wss a leading figure.* Colonel Calhoun seriated in the organization of the Cotton Growers' Cooperative aseoetatidn of South Carolina and has followed the growth of this organization with interest. While at Barnwell he servqd as school trustee, chairman of the cm ty Red Cross, the Christmas Seal sale, and was active in many organizations during the World War. Colonel Calhoun is married and ha* two sons, Duncan Calhoun, and James Calhoun, both of Denmark. His. sons are associated with him in operation of the South Carolina agency of the Cortoervative Life Insurance company Colonel Calhoun maintains his Colum bia office in the South Carolina Nat ional Bank building. Announcement of Service. does not mean, however, that our j corporation with a minimum e^ipital of people are not suffering from other diseases due to grave faults in diet. Pellagra is becoming a scourge in South Caro’imal Like goiter, it wrecks, mind and body and is rapidly populating our asylums for the in sane and our cemeteries with victims. The regular merning service wil be held at the Barnwell Presbyterian Church Sunday morning at 11:30 o’ clock. The subject for the morning will be “Gaius—A Prosperous Soul.” For this w$ek only prayer -meeting will be held Friday night instead of Tuesday night. Thia service will be at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. B. Armstrong. Sunday School at 10:30 o'clock Sunday moraang. The public is cordially invited to at tend all these services. $50,000 be organized. It is believed that $50,000 will erect a fair-sized canning fa:tory and supply sufficient operating capital for the first season. Urge Quick Delivery. 9. That the marketing of fresh vegetables be promoted thru securing Vamp Theatre to Close Doors Unless Attendance Improves R. G! Herndon, manager of the Vamp Theatre in Barnwell, has addressed the following open letter to the peo ple of- this ferity relative to the con tinued operation of the theatre i To the Folks of Barnwell: T I>o you want your theatre closed or do you want it to remain open? -The question is before you and the decision is tor you to make. For the past several months the Vamp Theatre has been operated ^a^ loss and the management hag decided to try out the last resort and see if the folks are willing to attend the show and to see whether or not they would rather be without a theatre. Effective today, the admission price, aa a last resort to see if you really want a place where you can always se the latest pictures end the pictures that are bein piayd at presente in the nearby cities, wiH be as follows: - Every Monday the admission will be 10 cents to aH. All other days the admission will be ten Mfi .twenty cento, except Fridays, when it will be fifteen and thirty cents. Unless' better attendance is given at these new low prices it will be nec essary for the theatre to clqse its doors. Program for the remainder of this week and first of next week: Thursday, Oct. 31st—“King of Rodeo'' with Hoot Gibson. Friday, “Sins of Fathers.” ^ Matinee for lajdies cnly. Night for men only. Saturday—A Clara Bow picture. MonduV-^Girl on the Barge.” j Universal Special. Tuesday—“Two Lovers,” with Roi aid Ccleman and Vilma Baaky. R.G. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel. if possible, daily shipments by air and rail so as to place a fresh supply of vegetables each day upon the markets of the goitrous areas. 10. \ That each county commission undertake through a campaign of edu cation, in cooperation with the medi cal association of each county, the pro motion and\ata blashment of vegeta ble gardens &t each home in the Cen tral district. 11. That we recommend the estab lishment of a cooperative canning as sociation, to be organized by the indi vidual canneries, for the purpose of promoting standardization, expert supervision, hi producing^ operating, buying and felling, this organization to be formed by the individual can ning units. f ; . 12. Tbat_ we recommend to fanners of the Central district of State that they cooperate with the county commissions aS suggested above and a'eo that they undertake to supply canning factories where estab lished, through contract if required, with the necessary fruit* and vegeta bles to inure their successful opeta- tlen. H 13. That We recommend in all ship ments of vegetables, food and dairy products from Socth Carolina that the South Carolina label ha used. •T.r v - Blackville, Oct. 26.—Monday after noon, Mrs. G. F. Posey entertained the >ridge club honoring Mrs. M. E. Tom- bison, of Olanta. High score was held by Miss Eugenia Still. Mis. Pqeey presented to Mrs. Henry 8dH a recent bride, a dainty gift, while the honor guest waa also remembered with useful present. The fevers Hallowe'en in color and offset, tables played. Th£ hostees served a course. Mrs. Somers Pringle entertained Tuesday afternoon with four tsMaa of bridge Ini compliment to Mis. Wil son Walker, of Charleston. The ef fective color scheme of green and white waa used in decorations and re freshments. . A sweat eomse dainty green mints waa score was held by Mrs. G. F. Posey. Mrs. Jameg Nevife cut consolation. The honor guest was remembered with a pretty gift. On Wednesday afternoon Mia. H. A. Rich entertained the Book Club with Mrs. Reka Rich a guest A beau tiful program was enjoyed with open discussion of “My Favorite Post, end Why” A sweet course waa Friends of Mr. sad Mrs. H. L. will be giad to learn that their son, Robert Alan, who wmi bitten by a monkey at the Park Zoo in Charleston considered out of danger. The Winthrop Daughters met an Tuesday at the country home of Mhft Olive Baxley. A large number wan in atteedance. Miss Baxley was •elected as delegate to the district conference of fiderateyi which will ba haid to October 80th. Refieah—ei served by the hoetesi. Dr. 0. D. Hammond tens a ton visitor this past fishing trip. Mias Helen Wehsingar is some time with friends ia Mrs. M. E. Tomlinson and littla M. E., Jr., of Olanta, are gnash Mrs. G.X Posey. .jS Mrs. MeW, of gueht of he* rence Groves Mrs. T. L. Wi well Tuesday to by her daughter, honoring Mias Ella whose manage to Harol Columbia, will take place October 29th. The school faculty is busy ing a play “Her Step-Hnshand.' play ia being coached by Mias Hodge, who is in charge of the preesion department. The will be used by the Federated Blackville for the western conference, which will be h October 80th. Thia play wj most successfully by Mias Hodge Winthrop College last year. Mrs. Joe Golding, of New r ia visiting her parents, Mr. and L Brown. Sol Brown is ui Ntw JJTosk holding a position with Johns ville Co. Last Sunday the family ei Brown motored to Charleston their house guest, Raymond Left, Pennsylvania, who Is visiting Brown. Sheriff Boncil Dyches, of Barnwell, waa a Blackville visitor Thursday. Mrs. J. L. Built, Mrs. S. H. and H. L. Buist motored to Tuesday Mias Rosa Rich entertained Thursday bridge club thia wmk. M. E. Tomlinson waa an out of ffegftt Leon Brown, a graduate of Tech, and who recently returned an extended trip abroad, left for New York City, where he locate permanently in hie ehoaaa fession, an architect. ■ Hi Presbyterian Servian at Ssrvices will be bald at the Presbyterian Church this at 7:30 o'clock. A very tant ahd interesting subject discussed. * r • * Prayer service is held at the Asheville, waa gftra. the peat wn motored to ! a party LeRoy at 10: w