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r^. TUB OmCtAL NBW8PAPB OP BAUMWBX COUMTT Barnwell VOLUME UIL BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 2, HSO 'Just Llk« a Mambsr of tha Family" NUMBER 17. Delaware Physician Writes About Iodine Tells Col. J E. Harley That Law-mak* ing Bodies Should Appropriate Funds to Advertise. — Last week, Col. J. E. Harley, promi nent local attorney and member erf the House of Representatives, received a leter from Dr. L. W. Anderson; of Wilmington, Delaware, in which the letter tells of reading about the high iodine content of South Carolina vege- ^ tables, as published in leading medi cal journals, aryi expresses the opin ion that the law-making bodies of this State should appropriate suffi cient funds to properly advertise' the discovery. Dr. Anderson's letter and Col. Harley’s reply are as follows: "My dear Mr. Hatley: "During the past twelve months we have heard much concerning the Iodine content in South Carolina vege tables—mostly through South Caroli na publications and articles appearing in the mqdical journals, prominently among which I may mention » the editorial, “The Distribution of Iodine in Relation to Gofter,” appearing in the American Medical Association Journal under date of November 30, 1929. "Science, as you know, has proven beyond a doubt the necessity of in gesting a certain amount of iodine into our bodies daily and one has only to visit The Mayo Chnic at Roches ter, Minn., to visualise just what this scourge or deficiency of ijdine means to mankind. "South Carolina has not occupied the position that she justly deserves since SermanV march to the Sea, and now it behooves your law-making bodies to appropriate funds whereby South Carolina's health and life-sav ing produce will become known and CROWLEY RESIGNS Charles F. Crowley, coach of the Columbia football team for the past four years, whb has tenederd his res ignation to the university committee on athletics. Crowley came to Colom bia as end coach in 1925 following the retirement of Dr. Paul Withing- ton. This year Crowley’s team failed to win a single major game. ‘ Simon Brown’s Sons • Suffer Heavy Loss Store- Bulging an/ Stock of Goods Completely Destroyed by Fire Wednesday Morning. Complete Plans for Crop Marketing Body Cotton Growers and Farm Board Counsel to Pass on By-Laws and Charter.—Methods Explained. The store of Simon Brown's Sons, the largest mercantile establishment in Blackville and one of the largest in this part of the State,-was burned to the ground at four o'clock Wednes- jday morning. The origin of the ftre is unknown and when the alarm was given the heat in the building was so intense and the flames so high that entering the doomed structure was impossible, it is said. A call for help was sent to the Denmark Fire Depa invent which responded quickly and assisted in saving some of the surrounding buildings . The stock of merchandise was valu ed at $60,000 and the building and fixtures at $25,000. It vs understood that there was $25,000 insuiance on the stock and $7,000 on the building. Simon Brown's Sons carried a large stock and supplied farmers for miles around Blackville. They will reopen for business in the Rich stores on Railroad Avenue and will commence rebuilding as soon as possible. The firm is composed of Herman and Isi dore Brown, sons of the late Simon Brown, founder of the business. Ten Persons Lynched During the Past Year Records Show That Three Whites and . > * • / Seven Negroes Were Victims of Mob Vengeance. The Distribution of Iodine in Rela tion to Goiter. W«hinron. D«c. 28,-Hurryin* to complete the $30,000,000 corporation for cooperative marketing of cotton, the grower’s sub-committee on char ter and by-laws was ready to-night to turn its Anal draft over to legal au thorities. __ Counsel for the growers and the Several theres have been establish ed as an outcome of tho extensive studies of goiter in many parte of the world. The foremost in that the dis ease ig due to a deficiency of iodine. The treatment of goiter is admittedly unsatisfaeftot y, so that the main duty- kies in the direction of preventive medicine. It ha* been predicted by Kimball that within another gerera- federnJ farm board will determine •hr will be able to mvode the world, I whether the draft n at variance with and r» pec tally our North We, tern! , ny point of law and aend it back to .. ... . ^ Gioter rerion—not with torch and the *ub-committee before It ia ore-1 ■ .. ,. no •word, but with iodine vegetable, for) wntwl * the board. If approvad all ^w^ge reg.^ £ diJ^ the sake of mankind. "With compliments of the season and best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Yaar." CoL Harley’s Reply. “My dear Dr. Anderson: *T am in receipt of your letter of the 26th, and note what you have to say concerning the iodine content in South Carolina vegetables, and also around, the draft will be subcommit ted to the national orgenixation com- if proceed with the incorporation satisfied. Carl Williams, cotton’s representa tive cn the farm board, interpreted the (haft tonight as differing from the grain corporation in that local cooperatives will be allowed to buy clipping* from certain medical joui- outright from their members. In rtajs with regard to the same. ; the plan of the $1,000,000 north Pa- "KeaJIy we think a good deal of j ciftc Grain Grower* Cooperative as- this in South Carolina, and most peo- j sociation, fat mere can sell on a cash >lf hittiThAit fbt firaMn wiU aMnajtwMriH to their local cooperative, tak- back financially by reason of getting. i ng the day’s price prevailing at the a ready market in the North and time of delivery. Northwest for the sale of all their of iodine hi natuie must be enlarged _ .. .. _ . .«o that unsuspected deficiencies in the mittee at Memphis, Tenn., and it will , .... .. - , , . . , • supply or utUtxaUon of the element can be rationally averted m every civilized country to the advantage of the domestic animals as well a* of t man. | It has been an alluring assumption ; that iodine, like cMchne, is wafted in land in the form of spray from the iialogenxontaining Vceens and that thus these dements are distributed over the land to find their ^ay into the soils, their vegetation and the able surface waters. A correlation between the incidence of goiter and low content of iodine in the surface waters has been demonstrated for and # "State laws,” William* said, "pro truck on account oKthe iodine con-! hibit such practice on the part of _ , ^ X I** „ . A . knany regions by McClendon \ cotton cooperatives. However, the . "I am going to hand ytfur letter to j individual farmer can sell on a spot 1 1 P* . mo . r ^ ^7 qUe, ? t Mr. Davies, editor of The Barnwell! market by deliveiing hit cotton to 4 7™* of * roHter ,n ’ nland rt ^ ,ors » ( its comparative infrequency near the . i sea, harmonizes with the view refer- occur- People-Sentinel, with request that he publish the same. “I think that the Legislature is mg to appropriate a reasonable amount of money at the coming ses sion sc that our resources can be properly advertised. the central organization. “If he sells directly through his local cooperative, which turns th« rtton ever to the corporation for j red to. It has been ascertained that i vegetable foods show notewoithy marketing he has one of two choices.; Eithe^he accepts a certain per cent of the current cash value and allows ! variations in their iodine coritent. \\ ith personal regards, and Tipping his cottonX> go into seasonal pool to To a certain extent, these correspond with the distance from the seaboard. There are sufficient contradictory ob- .that you are doing fine.” K. of P. Lodge Elects. a At a recent meeting of Barnwell Lodge No. 16, K. of P. T the follow ing officers elected for the en- suing year: C. F. Molair, Chancellor Comman der. J .U. Jones, Vice-Chancellor Com mander. John K. Snellkng, Prelate J. B. Armstrong, Master of Work. B. F. Martin, Master of Arms. William McNab, Keeper of Records and Seal and Master of Finance. Horace J. Crouch, Master of Ex chequer. E. E. Godson, Outer Guard. W. C. Milhous, Inner Guard. John K. Snelling, Widows and Or phans Fund. *— The Aikdn K. of P. Lodge has ex tended an invitation to the Barnwell Lodge and others to meet with them in joint session Monday, January 13th, at 7:30 p. m., at which time the new ly elected officers will be installed. A great gathering i» expected and it is hoped that many membeis of the • i. . j. x.- , x^ i servations, however, to indicate that be sold at t ~ peration, or he\sells on an optional | x • xu • x. , . . . . X i x j x J P ai 't in the varying distribution of basis, taking a stipulated per cent of i . x, ’ , T,, \, , i iodine. the value with the understanding that! T x • i. . . « . v .. . It is alleged, even af inorganic com- the remainder is to tni paid,’ less i , .... xm.- • • . . , -a—t \ , 1 4 pounds of indme are efficiently utvliz- ^torage charges, at whatever date he . . t . . ’ v - t ed m the body, water alcne cannot or t ders the cotton sold. “If he elects to use the pool he will receive, when the c|csed, the average i pool price the cotton delivered less a fixed local handling charge plus other marketing expenses.” Williams indicated that the corpora tion would prefer the fanner to sell on the pool basis, giving it a larger quantity with which to develop a bargaining power at terminal mar kets. Advances to the producer on supply the requirement in more than a restricted area. Remington, Gulp I and von Kolnitz have pointed out that the salt spray theory of iodine dis- ibution seems to have gained gen eral acceptance but that the Atlantic Ocear^ contains only twenty-three tparts per billion of iodine, and five to six partXper billion in the Water of streams cannot come solely from spray unless tjie waters contain m like proportion V the other salts of a. , -a • La ^ 1 the sea, which thdv do not As for pooled cotton, he said, might ruh as * i . V . _ ^ . . . , . i foods grown on land,\in South Oaro- high as 90 per cent of the current . xXX* • , ' , . . , • Una there is a tendency to higher cash value, whereas advances on op- ... . ^ . x. x . • . # u li — f j——i iodine content m that tional cotton probably would average around 80 per cent. Presbyterian Church Service. of the State which i* more distant from the coast and nearer the Blue Ridge ol the Appalachian Mountains. It has been suggested, therefore, that the _ ■■■ I source of iodine in the vegetation of The Rev. S. T. Harvin announce* this 1^, loth*disintegration of that service* w.ll be held at the Barn-; the rninitic rock , the Bloe _ _ wel > . Preshyterian Chorch Sunday ^ thM ^ hu ^ Barnwell Lodge will go. All of the “ 0r ? ,n ? a ‘ 11:30 . oVloc ^ •* by the Uberal use of commercial fer- newly elected officer, am expected to B1 * ckv * He I™ Jhe ti|iMr , ,• p^ ^ ytun . Thi. -iMic * cord tally invited to attend. tu p ly of i, Mng conserved by • m 1 - the return cf vegetable matter and Mrs J A. Porter, Mrs. Lena Davies, animal waste* to the soiL Remington Bauer, Mia* pud his coUeagosa point otft that Joe Ann Bauer, average va’ue# icr iodine Robert R. Mot on, principal of Tus- kegee Institute, the negro school in Alabama, has made the following re port on lynchings for the past.year: There were 10 persons lynched in 1929. This is one les s than the num ber 11 for 1928, 6 less, than the num- l>er 16 for 1927, 9 less than the hum- ber 19 for 1926 and 7 less than the number 17 for 1925. Six of the per sons lynched were taken from- the handg of the law, 5 from jail an^d 1 from officers of the law outside of jails. There were 27 instances in which officers of the law* prevented lynch ings. Three of these were in North ern States and 24 in Southern States. In 24 of the caseg the prisoneis were removed or the guards augmented or other precautions taken. , In 3 other other precautions taken. In 6 other in stances, armed force was used to re pel the would be lynchers, 12, white men, 20 negro men and 2 negro women were thus saved from death at the hands of mobs. Of the 10 persons lynched, 7 were negroes and 8 were whites. The of fences charged were: rape, 3; writing insulting notes, 2; murder, 1; wound ing man in altercation. 1; wounding officer of the law, 2; charge not re ported ,1. v * The States in which lynching* oc curred and the number in each State are as follow*: Florida, 4; Kentucky, 1; Mississippi, 1; Tennessee, 1; Tex es, 3. ON LAND COMMISSION a IMPORTANT NOTICE. To Confederate Vtterans aad Widows of Veterans. A meeting of Veterans and widows of Veteran* has baa* arranged for Saturday, January 11th, 1930, at 10:80 *. m., in the office of the Judge of Probate in Barnwell. All w ; dow» who ate unable tx> come should write the Judge of Probate, giving him their age aiyl poet office address, as under the last Act of the Legislature the amount which widows will receive depends upon their age. The honor roll must be filed in Colum bia by January 15th, 1930. JOHN K. SNELLING, J. P., Clerk of tho Board. Barnwell, S. C., Dec. 30, 1929. NEGRO BOY SLAYS TWO GIRLS WIT if ONE 3 HOT | wsllli ;-U S&o J Sr x Mrs. Mary Roberts Rinehart, whose tales of the great wide open spaces of the West have thrilled thousands, Is the only woman member of President Hoover’s public lands commission. Smoaks Boy 1$ Killed With “Unloaded” Gun Accidentally Shot by Another Boy While Playing Near His Home Christmas Afternoon. Walterboro, Dec. 26.—Thomas B. Murdaugh, 14-year-old son of Hay Murdaugh, was accidentally shot and killed Christmas afternoon at his home near Smoaks, Lloyd Garris, 14, being the slayer. Death resulted from a gun-shot wound in tho chest, almost touching the heart, aiyi death was almost in stantaneous. Severs 1 children of the neighboihood had assembled, ac cording to reports, and were enjoying shooting fire-crackers. The Murdaugh boy held a football at his cheat and the darria boy pointed hit gun in that direction aiyi it went off, making a hole through the body. He claimed that he did not know the gun was loaded. Coroner Lucas Berry was sum moned and held an inquest, the ver dict of the jury being that the Mur- daugh boy came to his desth from gunshot wounds at the hands of Lloyd Garris, death being accidental. In Memoriam. Alma Howell, 11, and May Howell, 9, negro sisters, were killed at three o’clock Thursday afternoon by a single shot from a shotgun fired by their 16-year-old half brother on the Hampton place, about five miles from Columbia. A third chiyi of two years, held in May’s arms, escaped injury. The brother, Corry Howell, fled the scene immediately and was not cap- tuied until nearly six hour later about a mile from the house where the shooting occurred. He claims that he did not know the gun was loaded but admits that he pointed the gup and pulled the trigger when the two girls were approximately 40 feet away, carrying a pail of water from a nearby spring. There were no eye-witnesses to the double killing, but the girls’ father s-aw them a s they fell to tile ground. The negro youth has a bad reputa- ticn, having been released from a county chaingang about a year ago after serving a term for vagrancy. He ^mfts having quarreled with his family Christmas Day. In sad but lowing memory of my dear son, Wilbur Hailey, who wen; to his heavenly home December J9, 1929—one year ago to-day. My heart still aches with sadness, my eyes shq(d many tear’.. God only knows how I miss you as :t dawns an other year, all though I cannot clasp your hand your face 1 cannot sec, but let thi* little token show I still re member thee. Sunounded by friends I am lone some, In the midst of pleasure, I am blue. A smile on my face and a heart ache, Always thinking, dear son, of you. A loving son, true and kind. What a beautiful memory he left behind. Upright and beautiful in all his ways. Wonderful character to the end of his days. There are three who still will linger at the spot where you are laid, who will come and scatter flow ers on the grave that Christ has made. His Mother. 200 Hearts Made Glad 1 by Goodfellows' Chib Report Shows That Ftfty-flvf Baskets | and Packages of Clothing Were Distributed. Fifty-five baskets aiyi packages of ••J clothing as wefl, and two hundred hearts made glad fci the report from * % Goodfellows’ Club in Barnwell this year. Committees worked untiring ly for sevens* days, soliciting money and clothing, sorting the clothing ac cording to ages, etc., weighing upf| groceries, packing baskets ssid dis tributing them. Lists were handed the merchants dealing in heavy gro ceries and this trade pro rated, each merchant giving wholesale prices, and many dollars were saved which went into other needed articles. ’Hie Jurfion* Goodfellows rendered splendid service, mending and paint ing toys and it was not nnrr—arjr to buy a single toy this year. The BtUe girls brought their dolKes to tha Dolls’ Hospital, where many opera tions were performed and practical ly new dolls were made from seme wrecks of the past Several little girls brought their most cherfehed dolls, two of which ranged ia ages from seven to eight years. There were more calls this year then ever before, but each thoroughly investigated aad contributed so generously may assured that their contributioas only into the most destitute It will he impossible to publish an Honor Roll this year because of tha fact that one entire list of doners has been mhpiaced.and ia fairness is si k is feK fhaiW publish a partial Hat would not be right The organisation feels very grate ful for tho splendid support given It by our people and winhee to particularly the editor of Tho Sentinel for publicity an well aa •pace for the workshop of the Goodfellows. Also to tho of the tow* whe eeuhHbwl* «qd fruits and’ ooM at prices; to R. L. Bronson the Court House, for use cf the room which was kept vary coaxfi ble during the entire weak by janitor, George Amnee; to Rivers can who cut all the meats, to afl contributed the spiel which went into so many homes sad thereby aasuied warmth for those I* need of such; to the Board of Dfrae- tor* for its donation which sass pro rated with the Blackvitte Club; to Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Hogg, Mr sad Mrs. E. R. Moot* and Mrs. Lassie B. Hng for three shonts; and last least to mil who contributed lars with which to buy the groceries. . , - --■♦♦♦■' — South Carolina Ahaost Got West Foist. Sumter.—Comparatively few South CaroBnjans, and probably ft southerners, know that tho military academy of the United known as West Point, missed being located in South Carolina by only one vote. However, recent inveatiga- tions by Clerk of Court H. L. Scar borough, following the finding of a deed from Gen. Thomas Sumter to Thomas Jefferson, president, have shown such to be the fact. The deed conveys 500 acres of kmd General Sumter to Jefferson, supposedly for purpose of the United States, on the site of is now Great Fails, one of the Dunbarton News. be present for the installation. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Stevens re turned to Kershaw on Sunday after Mrs. Louise •pending several days with CoL and Blanche Porter Mrs. I J. P. Chitty, of the Double Ponds section, was a business visitor here Monday. palaehian Mountains, but the relative amount of clay in the soil mcieases in the same manner. It is suggested that the principal source of tho Iodine is from the disintegration of granite ocks, supplemented by the use of mercial fertilizers. The immedi ate influence of the sea ia not seen beyond a narrow belt along the coast. For the requisite protection against endemic goiter, therefore, dependence should m> longer bo placed as a safe guide to potable water alone or on the analyei of weUr supplies. The s tole as aa ad- Dr. B. E. Kneece, of Balboa, C. Z., Miss Eunice Kneece, who is teaching at Sanford, N C., Arthur and Marion Kneece and Misses Mary Edna and Inoise Kneece, of Batesburg, wore the guests of Mrs. George Kneece and children, of Dunbarton, during the holidays MUg Bernice Drummond, of Chicora college, spent the holidays with her mother, Mrs. Corrie Drummond,, at Dunbarton Mr. and* Mrs. T. S. Moody, of Orangeburg, visited relatives here | last week. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Anderson and children, George W. Anderson and Mrs. B. F. Baughman, of Dunbarton, visited relatives in Williston Satur- ! Little Horrit Sanders, of Olar, Mrs. ' Vie*rfe Wmiamfrwnd to tant power plants of the Statev which was then a fort, or trading post 1%e deed is dated in 1802. The compen sation for the 500 acres of land was $200. After coming across the deed, Mr. Scarborough investigated end congressional records show that this site was one of the proposed sites for the United States Military but when the vote came in West Point wen by a majority of vote. After the Revolutionary war, the State of South Carolina had no funds on hand with which to repay General Sumter for his services during the war and in remuneration K gave hha several large tracts of land. U Is sup posed that the tract of Great Fals was one of those give* the cock chieftain by the Sts" _ The many A. Cara ‘ w W*V .-JUX I 1 * \ m -