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- ‘ f • C—bHdata^ Jum 1. 192ft. ,V- ^ THB rmClAI NBWSPAPBK OF BAIOIWCLL COUlfTT S-FjKSai M Ju«t Like a Mambar of th« Family' volume tnr. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 29. 1931. ~r NUMBER 22. Timely Information Brought to Farmers R. W. Hamilton Talks on Economical Production of Cotton, a^d Other Crops. On Wednesday of the past week two very interesting meetings were held one in Barnwell and one in Blackville. The speaker was R. W. Hamilton, Ag ronomist of tbo Extension Service and t n charge of the Cotton Contest of South Carolina. Mr. Hamiltojff brought to the farmers very timely in formation op/the economical produc tion, of cotton-and other crops. He stressed the importance of planting the very best acres, using good seed that will produce one-inch staple or better, •.lose spacing, intelligent- fertllzing and early poisoning. The meetings were well &ttefW?d and farmers ex- > pressed themselves as being, much :-»enefited by having attended. Mr. Haipilton stated that for the average acre 200 pounds of 16 per cent acid would be found to be ample, 100 lbs. • >{ nitrate of soda or its equivalent in ^ther nitrates and 100 lbs. of manure salt \ would be sufficient to be mixed - Together and applied under cotton. Thg ammonia in the fertilizer may be derived in part from cotton seed meal oc-from sulphate of aqimonia or frbm • ■ther forms of nitrate fertilizers. In -addition there" should be applied as a side application, early if possible, an application of readily available ni- This suggestion is made for the average acre and it should be modified to meet the needs of the dif ferent characters of soil. Poultry Meeting Also. A sipall but representative atten dance of farmers and farm women were at the poultry meeting on Thurs day which was addressed by P. H. Gooding, Extension Poultryman. ' Those present were very much inter ested in the facts brought out by Mr. Gooding on {he important points in successful poultry production. Several of those present are now beginning to build brooder houses and heaters and they were able to "get some^tfnportant suggestions from Mr. Gooding in the course of hi s remarks.—Prepared by H. G. Boy 1 ston, County Agent. The Selwyns Please Barnwell Audience Quite a Large Crowd Attended Per- 9 formance Here Under Awfeices of Tenth Grade. “The Selwyns," entertainers in music and “things mysterious," enter tained quite a large audience at the Barnwell school house Friday evening w4h a clever performance in magic and slight of hand. Many of the ex periments were new and all of them left the.audience more-or less mysti fied. The latest mystery was “The Egyptian Princess Illusion,” which js said to have come originally from Ejfypt and left everybody guessing. Another good “trick” was one per formed with a short length of ordin ary rope. - t - Of added interesfwas the fact that Mrs. Selwyn is the daughter of Mr> and Mrs. A. H. Ninestein.^ of Blackville, who were present at Friday evening’s performance.' She is a very attrac tive yeung lady and assisted in a number of her husband’s experiments. Mr. Selwyn i s an alumnus, of the University of South Carolina, being a college mate of J. E. Harley, Jr., of this city. He taughtacbool for several years, experimenting with magic in hi a spare time. The performance was given under the auspices of the pupils of the tenth grade, their part of the proceeds to* be used towards financing the Junior Senior reception.' Annual Meeting Here Today. SIGNS REQUISTION FOR CdUPLE ARRESTED HERE The W. M. U. of the Barnwell As sociation will hold itg annual meet ing with the Baptist Church in Barn- welj Thursday, January 29th, begin ning at 10:30 a. m. An interesting program has been arranged and each society in the association is urged to be well represented at thi s meeting. The guest speakers will be the New State W. M. U. president, Mrs. J. B. Boatwright, of Mullins, and Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Breeden, now of Manning, but formerly of Peru, South America, of which country they will speak. Each woman ~who plans to attend i s requested to carry a light lunch. Hot drinks will be served by the Barnwell ladies. 'Don’t forget the place, and date—Barnwell Baptist Church, Thursday, Jan. 29th, 1931. Newsboys Bring Christmas Gift to President The newsboys of the United States concluded their recent three-day pilgrim age to Washington by marching to the White House on Christmas afternoon and * presenting President Hoqver and Mrs. Hoover with a miniature Napoleonic coach. The gift coach is exactly like those which thousands of American boys •oare building in the competition for four university-scholarships and 980 other v awards. It was built at the newsboys’ request, by the experts of the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild, which sponsors the nationwide coach-building competition. V - * Ex-Governor Manning Urges Better Cotton Must. Be Grown at Price That Will .Copipete With the Foreign Pro-, ducer, He Says. Was Among First Official Acts Governor Blackwood. of Methodist Bible Class Meeting. * First events of all sorts are passing in rapid succession through the of ficial life of Ibra C. Blackwood ds The first of a constant procession of kchool children came to shake the new governor’s hand Thursday more than 20 strong and headed by the principal. They were boy and girl pupils of the Chapin High school sen ior class Governor Blackwood signed his first requisitions* Wednesday, two re quests being made upon him by Gov ernor Pollard of Virginia, for prison ers held in South Carolina. E. V. Thomason and Elmore Royls, arrested at Barnwell, will be transferred to Virginia to face charges of automo bile larceny at Hopewell, Va. “I have received numerous congratu lations. on * my inagural message," Governor Blackwood said Thursday, “and have the assurance of coopera tion by a great many members of the kgislature.” Catches 15 ’Possums. The Jennie Class of the Bates Hagood Bible Barnwell Methodist The warning that American cotton “must be grown at a price that will compete with the foreign producer,” was made by Richard I. Manning, for mer governor of South Carolina, and a Columbia cotton factor. “Overproduction,” former Governor Manning said, “increase of foreign grbwth and reduced consumption face us, as well as the high cost of produc tion of American cotton.” “The assistance offered by the gov ernment^ is at best only temporary,” he continued. “A radical reduction in cotton acreage would have a stimu lating effect on the price of cotton fpr this year. A minimum reduction of 25 per cent, from the acreage of 1930 should be made.” Mt. Manning quoted statistics to show a decline in world consumption of American cotton to the gain of for eign cotton. , “Whether or not the foreign pro ducer of cotton is making money we do not know, but we do know that he is improving the quality offhis"cotton; increasing his production,, taking our markets,” he asserted. “It would, therefore, seem the ques tion for the American cotton farmer Opposition Rises to Pruning of Salaries Various Groups Will Fight Redu< in Salaries of Teachers and ce Holders. unions fjcel Edward Brigham to Give Recital Friday Excellent Program Arranged for. Per* V"- - 1 formance at Local School Binld- ing January 30th. Announcement is. made that Ed ward Brigham will give a recital in the auditorium of the Barnwell high schoo] building Friday evening of this week. The following excellent pro gram has been arranged for the oc casion: ~$ong«. . Money for ’31 Crops Practically Assured Senator Smith's Far*. Loan B—alad— Added to Africa Rare Appropria- — tion BUI. The_People-Sentinel is in ^receipt of the following telegram from Sena tor E. D. Smith: ~ “Washington, D. C., Jan. 28.—|fy resolution appropriating money to loan farmers in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alaba ma for seed, feed and fertilizer was 1 The Ash Grove—Welsh Fplk Song, unanimously reported favorably by .Gaily the Troubadour (Old English) agriculture committee Tuesday, pass- —Bayly. -r- ed Senate unanimously Wednesday I Will Give You the Keys of Heaven and wa» upon my request today added —Chesire Melody. ’ I to agriculture appropriation bill by Bohemian Falk Song—Arranged by 1 unanimous vote. As ranking member Carl Bohm. Recitations. John Crenshaw—Marshall Stedman. The Lovers—Phoebe Cary. The Highwayman—Alfred Noyes. Recitation With Music. ~ of agriculture committee I win be one of conferees on appropriation bill; therfore, this money for 1931 crops is practically assured and should be available within short time. Senate has acted favorably upon toy seed Church, held it s regular monthly!-^ decide ir'whfether or not he can t u n . •• • . meeting with Mis. J. Emile Harley p——■ X«ri8rmf cussion of all business, Opposition to the announced inten tion of general assembly members to seek a reduction in teachers’ and State office holders’ salaries is ex pected to crop out this week ag South Carolina legislators resume their work. With the newly organized Palmetto Organizing council, a body represent ing variou s groups of organized labor in the State, on record as frowning on the cut, the opposition is expected to be much more definite than it was last week. The most drastic “economy” bill, ope by Representative J. A. Boykin, of Darlington, is now before the ways and mean s committee. This measure provides for various reductions in expenditures for schools and colleges, including salaty cuts, and it s author has predicted it would save the State over $1,500,000. It is unlikely, however, that this bill will return from'the committee thi s week, particularly since the bal- oting for supreme cpurt justice must occupy two sessions of the assemby each meeting day, unless election should come. When the 24th ballot had been cast Friday, Judge M. L, Bonham still was The Relief of Lucknow—Lowell— loan resolution in 1929 and 1930 and “A. H.” now again in 1931. Account hup- Songs. dreds of inquiries reaching my office Angelus—RomiUi. and general interest to all fanners. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes— | hope you will make this public/ Ruder. v Serenade—Schubert. The Edlking—Schubert. Lullaby—Brahms. The Danube River—Aide. 01’ Man River (“Show Boat”)— J Harry G .Boylrion, of Barnwell, Urges Kern. County Agent Advice to Farmers Recitation. Arena Scene (“Quo Vadis”)—Hen- i*yk Sienhiewicz. , HOI CATRUC study for the afternoon, “Noah,” was taken up, questions being prepared by Mrs. E. F. Woodward, which were very interesting and inst/ruetive. Just after the close of study, a social hour was enjoyed and delightful sand wiches, salted nuts, fruitT cake and hot chocolate were served^ by the hos tess. Mrs. W. M. Har/is will enter tain the February meafing. An Eggs-traordin^ry Egg. of production; so as to retain his the ^esson | markets and make a living. This drift Luckily for Rudy Vallee, the croon ing troubadour, the college boys who threw over-ripe henfruit at him in Boston last week were not armed with the product of a Barnwell County/hen. Saturday, Aiken Still, who j^eg on the farm of Dr. M. C. Best, on the Barnwell-Elko highway, ^brought an egg to The People-Se was eggs-traordinarj^ to say the least. It measured a little more than two A negro named Kirkland, who lives inches in diameter and was about several miles south of Barnwell, re- three incW^long, or approximately ports catching-15 ’possums Saturday the sizeof a Tt’*Wl5 T&Ttf night. He brought a part of his catch by a Rfiode Island Red, which should to this city Monday and is reported to be Jhstly proud of her achievement. from American cotton cannot be stopped: by artificial means.” Mr. Manning said “the acreage not planted in cotton should be put. in crop s of grain and food crops, hay, hogg and cattle which would give a balanced agriculture and lead to re lief which cannot otherwise be ob tained. The situation is not hopeless if these changes are effected.” Former Governor Manning is, he said, “reducing my cotton acreage 50 perc ent this year and increasing my * per cent thi s year and increasing my will increase the productive power of my land.” • ' > Them to Raise Their Crops Chesply. Ellen ton, Jsn. 26.—The feature of the January meeting of the EUenton Agricultural club was the address by H. G. Boylston, Barnwell County fans By G. Chalmers McDermid. I demonstration agent, on “The 1981 Last week, I promised you a garden I Outlook.” Mr. Boylston’s talk was story. Here it is, Iff abbreviated I bo 11 * instructive and interesting and form:' ' I struck a responsive chord among hia * February is the real month to start I bearers. ^ a spring garden, but this will reach He etrongly advocated a live-at- yoo late in January. Take it for what hom e Policy, urging the fanners to it is worth to you. H j plant fewer acre* of cotton on land Garden pea. should be in the *round I **" * d * p '* d ^ th,t cnf * lmtT hiv noafr irr the iead,, hut-he noedetLaimnstr.tO' double his vote to'lake the place 1 ]§&. Romaine, and Big Boston Lettuce School Improvement Association. A meeting of the local School Im provement Association wa s held Tues- pet office that day afternoon of last week at the school biulding with a fair attendance, vecant when Eugene S. Blease was elevated to the chief justiceship. The house at adjournment time last week was debating the measure'pro viding for payment of delinquent taxes in instalments. This should come up early {his week. The senate also is expected to get other bills from Committees, includ ing the proposal which would ask the highway department to refrain en forcement of the license tag law until March 15.—The State. and growing nicely by now,, although it is not too late for planting still. The little Alaska pea make s one of the best table peas you can have. Thomas Laxton, Laxtonian, and Laxton’s Pro- gress are larger and are good for the markets. The Telephone is e good-] late bearer, and commands a fancy market prices. x Beets and carrots should be planted in the next few days^ Chantenay is a good carrot, and Crosby’s Egyptian make s a satisfactory beet. Romaine and' lettuce add to the of feed stuff for their families and stock. He placed much emphasis on raising all crops a 8 cheaply aa possi ble, advising home-mixed fertilisers. He said that the farmer must begin ^ this year with faith and intelligence, if he would make a success of crop raising. The new officers of the clubhegaa their terms et this meeting. They are A. A. Foreman, president; C. M. Tur ner, vice-president; C. G. Youngblood, secretary and treasurer; Mack Beard, custodian. are Child Killed by Auto. have done a thriving business at 75 cents apiece. ’Possum and rabbi hunting is respectfully referred/to Oyster Supper Friday Night. those by th the being very much pleased lh wag given by ie two one-act ■Hretr-sptetKMrt- and laughter most of Fales and Mary Brovnwarso gave piano solos, which Were enjoyed. Mis s Elizabeth Hagood of the high Chairman Legge of the FederaV'farm The Ladies’ Bible Class of the school sang a beautiful solo, which board as one method of farip belief— Barnwell Methodist Church will serve was thoroughly enjoyed. Supt. W. it would probably be more beneficial an 'oyster supper, cake, sandwiches W. Carter gave a sketch of the life board has and dandy on Friday evening, January Gen. Rebert E. Lee, closing with a 30th, in the church dining room, the beautiful poetical tribute to the Con- proceeds to be used for benefit of the federate chieftain by Judge Ben Hill, of Georgia. v - Orangeburg.—James Felder and his wife were walking along a highway toward Orangeburg Sunday night, drawing their sleeping baby in a toy wagon. They saw two cars approach ing from the front and moved to the sTde T of the Toad. A Third CIF Cine from behind, struck the wagon and the three-year old boy in it was kill ed. The car did not stop. Following a coroner’s jury investigation Monday morning, a warrant was" issued for John Brandyberg, negro, charging him a 8 the driver, but he had not been arrested late Monday night. very good. Maybe your neighbor has sotrie plants for you. It is a little | late for seeding now. George Clark, popular •traveling drug salesman, of Augusta, says that he ran down and caught a fox that One of the meet wtiefactory | crosMd ^ ^ >helld of hi , c „ t»- tween Martin and Allendale a few days ago. When cornered the first time, reynard showed fight. After the ani mal had been finally subdue^ by Mr. Clark, *a steel. trap wa g found “greens”, is the old rape. I have had two short rows in my garden, planted last September, and the good wife has served it at least twice a week all winter. Dwarf Essex rape should be pUntod this week for the sprinK <!*r-1 Un, from one' of the foi'e lw. whkh den. • If you didn’t get strawberries in last fall, now is the time. A dish of strawberries for breakfast helps you start the day off right. And Asparagus—is one of the nicest garden crops we can find. accounts for the fact that it was un able to outrun the man in a foot race. To Cut County Expenses. Pythian Officers Elected. than anything done to date. that *7* Nev ville Concern. church furnishings. The Farrell-O’Gorman Co!, Inc., of Blackville, was organized Monday with a capital stock of $5,000. The offi- Presbytcrian Church Service Here During the business session, which was presided over by the president, Miss Virginia Hutto, was shown The re'gUlftr Presbyterian service that the association has an accredited concert! are a s fol- be ^Uc(ed...^.the...Barowell n 1( >mhe.ra^| | of-^| [| |||>ic.h will be nub-1, , ,, *-• 1 - bottgr known varieties. •' T XT Voi-roTI ni-od5pnt• John j r>i Tshpfl on an ncnor roTT. . , .m: I AKnnf. fprtilizatlon— J. MV Farrell, president; John Presbyterian Church Sunday morning TTsTied on arTTi cnorroTT? O’Gorman, vice-president; Farrell O v - 4 it 11:30 a m. The public is eordiidly-r-rThe fifth grade Had the record aU _ - a 4- A 4- cfvi wav* A • • i V * •i* J _ ! ' — - Gorman, secretary and treasurer. A invited to attend this service. general merchandise business will be V • conducted. - TRY A BUSINESS BUILDER . V ■ >;\ .. ■ tendance of parents and these pupils v^eve granted a half holida^fcFriday.— Reporter. The People-Sentinel learns on reli able authority that drastic cut* win Good crowns sh*nld be planted right I ^ made in BllrI)we jj County’, expen- away. Dig a trench about 10 inchea diUlre> tm the c<>nllnK yelri jnehulmg deep, and lay the crown. In it -bout 1 reduction, in saUmu of court 14 inchea apart. Cover them -‘‘M official,, c ie r k, aw! other emptojuu, i» about 6 to Synches of good Mil. and effort to reduce luxe, in a aubrtan- gradually work the veat of the aoil to Kjj! ■ ^ the figure, are them as you cultivate. Fertilize them well at planting time. It’* a little early for snap beans, but it might be a good idea to follow THe*"example’ of some of th© truck available they will be published in this newspaper. Barn^Destroyed by Fire. _ An empty barn on the farm of Mor- decai Mazusky, near Barnwell, I destroyed by fire Tuesday. There At a recent meeting of the Barnwell Lodge Knights of Pythias the follow ing officers were elected for the en suing year: , J. E. Harley, C. C*; J. U. Jones, V. C.;J. K. Snelling, Prelate; folk Wakefield is a big pointed type farmers of the Coastol section, and get a few in about Feb. 22nd. Of course you will have to gamble with frost. Bountiful, a flat stringless variety | no insurance, and Stringless greenpod, a round va riety are by far the best I have I - Col. Solomon Blast, found. Charleston Wakefield, Flat Dutch, I It is now Col. Solomon Blatt, this and Copenhagen market, are good popular Barnwell attorney having been cabbage varieties. Tait’s New Nor-1 appointed by Governor Backwood aa a J R. Harrisap, Master of Work; Wm. McNab, K. of R. and S. and M. of'F.; B. F. Martin, Master at Arms; W. H. Manning, I. G.; E. E. Goodson^O. G member of bis' staff with the rank of lieutenant colonel. cabbage that matures fairly early. { There’* no use to tell you folks about onions. Nearly every grocery, 7nit-7phos-7pot fertilizer had pro 1 I drug, hardware and seed store in the the best for him in an experience of The next meeting of the lodge will State have plenty of fine stes of the majiy years. at which time the above named officers Will be installed A full attendance of the members of the lodge is urged. Advertise in The Feople-SentineL About fertilization—I talked, last well rotten leaf mold, and a compisto summer with C. L. Newman, well- fertilizer analyzing about 7-7-7 wfll known writer and horticulturalist for give you excellent resuts. the Progressive Farmer, anil he told Let’* everyone Rave a good me that it was his experience-that a t thi* spring.