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ar THB tmCIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY Consolidated Jane U IMS. VOLUME LIT. 'v , •.*.% 'Juftt Llk« a M«mb«r of th« Family" BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. JULY 23RD, 1931. NUMBER 47. Wiggins Urges Use of Cotton President of State Bankers Associa tion Stresses Importance cf Increase. Hartsville, July 19.—“No mor e im portant problem confronts the people of the South today than that of in creasing the consumption of cotton productta,” declared A. L. M. Wiggins, of Hartsville, president of the South Carolina Bankers’ association, in a statement made public today in which he expresses the hope that all of the people of South Carolina will give hearty support to the Southwide movement now being organized for that purpose. He declared that “it is high time the people of the South were giving serious consideration to this grave question.”'. Mr. Wiggins in sending in his mejn- bersip to the national headquarters of the association for the Increased Use of Cotton in Columbia ^*rote that organization that he was “in full ac-. cord and sympathy” with it s objects and purposes and that it was at lib erty “to call i on me in any way that I can be of service in this movement.” He issued this statement'at the same time: “No more important problem con- front 8 the people of the South today than that of increasing the consump tion of cotton products. The press dispatch from London appearing in our daily papers last week stating that Soviet Russia raw cotton had gained a foothold in the British mar ket and was threatening to displace much of our cotton ought to servp to drive home to all of ou r people the necessity for increasing domestic con. suption of our own product. “When we consider the fact that Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week Program Suggested r For Week-end Visit A Little Sense and Nonsense About Manager of Hotel Savannah Tells How People You Know and Others You .Don’t Know. Boncil H. Dyches trying out the bare-leg style and being forced by insect pests to return to socks. . . Winchester Graham, Columbia insur ance man, who still claims that “honestly it’s the best policy.” . . An ice water customer at a local soda fountain drawing a glass of city water from the spigot and asking if it was fresh. . . Lloyd A. Plexico back from MaconrOr., where he won first place in one event and third in an other at the motor boat races last to Plan an Enjoyable Visit to Georgia City. Semi-Annual Meeting Asparagus Field Day Was Held Last Week | to Be Held July 30th Large Number of Delegates Attended “Grass" Growers Are Anticipating Session of Wccnan’s Missionary ' - ' Unkm. Thursday With a Great Deal of Pleasure. In making a week-end visit to Blackville, July 20.—The Semi- An- The second annual asparngUg field Savannah and Savannah Beach, one nual meeting of the Woman’s Mia-, day, to be held at ’Williaton Thursday of the visitor’s greatest problems is how to get *11 the things he wishes to do in the brief program, Andrew A. Smith, manager of the Hotel Savan nah said recently in a comunication to The People-Sentinel: “To aid the vi$ito r in thi s problem, and also to have him feel at the con clusion of his visit the. realization of an embraeine program, happily car ried out, we hav e arranged a sugges- Thursday. . . George Hill sitting tive schedule for a visit from Friday in ^he old rockin’ chair” on the 1 a ft ern0 on through Sunday night. The sidewalk in front of Perry’s pool location of the Hotel Savannah in the room, . . , A thrilling rescue at the heart of the business district, makes “ole swimmin’ hole” Monday night. Martin Best showing th e editor a 53-pound watermelon. In the good old days, such melons were left at the offce Tor the declaration of the force. . . A report from Dunbar- toq that Sunday’s fine rain relieved an 84-day drought in that section. An employe of the State government admitting that there is extravagence in the administration of affairs and that the appropriation bill could be pared down to what rt was in 1917—six mil lion dollars. . . Capt. J. J. Bell, county treasurer, all smile s as the it practical for the visitor to carry out this program with the least loss of time and exces a motion.” The suggested program is as fol lows: Friday 5 p. m., arrive at hotol and go to room for Jtath; 6:30 cross street for wisit to historic Christ Episcopal Church (the oldest church in Georgia, where John Wealey preached); 5:45, cross square to Savannah Bank and Trust Biulding, Savannah’s highest sky-scraper, and take elevator to fifteenth floor for a uanorama view of Savannah’s great harbor, out of which more cotton and sionary Union was held with the of next week, July 80th, under the Blackville Baptist Church on Tuesday, 1 auspices of th« N. V. PoUsh Export result of a rain, in the Williston sec-1 naV sl stores are shipped than any port tion Sunday and another nice shower j n (j le W orld; 5:55, go one block down Monday night. “Hub" Sanders driving a water melon truck like one of the hired Bull street to Chambe r of Commerce office, where you may have a five i minute chat with- civic leader 8 before July 14th, with a large number of dekifates prawt~ Mrs. John McMillan, the very capa ble and efficient superintendent, was in the chair and the following excel lent program was carried out:. After the singing of an appropri ate hymn, Mrs. J. A. Good son led the djevotionat. Mtes Olive Bexley, on behalf of the Woman’s Missionary So ciety of the Blackville church, gave a most cordial welcome. Miss An derson, of Dunbarton, responded in a few well chqsen words. Mrs. Frank Sturgeon, of Denmark, sang very feelingly, “I am Satisfied with Jesus.” Next came reports from the various organizations. Miss Virginia Hill, one of our own girls w^o is doing a splendid work among the mountain children, gave a most interesting talk on this phase of the work and held the closest attention of her audience. Miss Scott McNab, representing the Y. W. A. Band from Barnwell, delighted her hearers with an organ solo. _ « The next numbe r on the grogrsm was an inspirational talk on China by Misg Martha Franks, a returned missionary. Mias Frank# is doing a wonderful work in the foreign field and her talk was both interesting and instructive. After a short business My., i a being looked forward to by a large percentage of the “grass growers of the State. The program, as announced by G. C. McDermid, field representative for the potash com pany, is as follows: session. help. . . Sidewalk arguments ag office closes; cross Bay Street to to the awarding of Carnegie medals the beautiful City Hall, and ride for heroism—the moot question ^ being levator up into clock dome, as this whether the would be rescuer is en- gr rea t time-piece bongs out the boom of titled to one medal or the rescuer ipso g i x . g 0 West to Bay Street one I * unc ^ w>8 »*rved » n large w *‘l ou r exports of cotton to six countries f #cto (jf y OU what we mean) ia block to Whitaker where ytto may dining roon\ of the church, declined nearly a million bales in entitled to two. . A further *lump visit the news p. per pUnt of the Even- 1 Here the Udiw of the local church 1929-30 and that the amount of Am- f in ^ demand for fishing poles and i n g Press-Morning "News- secure a ' proved themselves adept hostes*es and erican cotton conaumed by foreign earth worms since so many streams copy of Evening Press and saunter • I1 enjoyed their splendid hoapitality. mills has declined 3,000,000 bales in have c i 09 ed to fishermen.. . .' down Whitaker Street to the corner j The afternoon devotional ws s led the last three years; that Rus*' 8 -1 George W. Halford back from Bam- Broug bton, and for a brief moment by Mrs. A. V. Collum. After the berg, where he spent a two weeks watc h th e crowds on this one of Sav- singing of a lovely duet, “In the Gar- vocation Sunday and part of Mon- ^ annah’s busiest corners ^ where’ all den,” by two members of the Ehr- R. R. Commission which produced 1,625,000 bales in 1930, has increased it s acreage over 61 per cent, this year and that re ports ^£rom London state that British trade officials expect the importations of Soviet cotton to Great Britain to exceed 250,000 ba!e^ next season, it ought to be evident, to everyone that we must take steps to protect our chief money crop. "Cason J. Callaway, president of tthe American Cotton Manufacturers’ association, i* quoted as saying in Atlanta that unless there is a substan- Wagener Man Is Killed day. trolley cars and buses pass; 6:30 walk hardt choir, Mrs. O. J. Frier gave an down Savannah’s main business instructive talk on "Building a thoroughfare, Broughton '~T6 Aber- Church,” which was enjoyed by all. . _ _ corn, from which comer you can see Mrs. G. G. Biadford made a splendid in Automobile Inr reck entrance advertisements of SAvan- report on Personal Service. After nah’s 4 leading theatres; choose the reports from the committees oh ^..me J. L. Tyler. Prominent Aiken County show you wish to attend after din- and place, resolutions, etc., the meet- Merchant, Died Before Reaching , ner, return to the hotel and inform ing adjourned. _ the manger of your theatrical choice,! The following attended from the Hospital. am ] a ti c k e t will be furnished you for Barnwell Baptist Church: Mrs. L. M. th e performance; sit in comfort-, Cave, Mrs. W. M. Jones, Mrs. B. L. L. Tyler, a bj e lobby, converse and read news- Rastorlmg, Mrs. J. B. Harley, Mrj J. ’Columbia, July 20 ,, tia! | 45, prominent merchant of Wagener, p aper; 7 o’clock, to dining room on £. Mahaffey, Mrs. R. R. Moore, Mrs. Aiken ( ounty, and a member of the mezzanine floor or Coffee Shop on c. Diamond, Mrs. G. M. Greene, firm of Tyler Brothers, was.fatally fl 0O r to dinner during musical Mrs. M. A. Thomas, Misse# Marian injured in an automobile accident com . e rt; 7:45 reach theatre in time Bolen, Scott McNab, Jennie Black, abopt 8:30 last night one mile west f 0T f ea ture -picture; 10 o’clock, at Emily Black, Elizabeth^Gtqbbs and Of Wagener, while taking a pleasure Bioughton and Drayton Streets, take ( Lpura Burnett, ride after supper. - * b u# marked “Daffin Park,” for a visit He died in an ambulance about the to Savannah’s lake and most beaut t- time the ambulance reached the Bap- ful residential section; 11 o’clock, get tist hospital in Columbia at 10:30 return bus from Daffin’ Park, and His head and body were badly cub you’ll have time to stop at a soda and mashed. Death of Little Girl. > i-r Address of Welcome—Judge M. C. Kitchings, of Williston. Response—G. C. McDermid, field representative of the N. V. Potash Export My. v Experience of California Aspsragu a Growers—Dr. R. A. McGinty, State hcrticulturaliat, Clemson College. Experience of Asparagus Growers in New Jersey—Guy A. Cardwell, ag- t{cultural agent, A. €. L. Railway. My Experience in Bringing Back a Worn-out Asparagus Farm—Paul J Fulmer, asparagus grower, Allendale How a High Potash Fertiliser Has Helped Me Grow More Colossal Aa paragua—J. H. Warren, asparagus grower, Allendale. Asparagus Growing in the South as I ffsve Seen It—Wade H. Ramsey agricultural agent, S. A. L. Railway The use of Muriate of Potash as an Aid in Producing High Quality As paragua—Lang A. Cave, asparagus grower, Barnwell. In addition to his talk on California asparagus growing, Dr. McGinty wil give experimental results on aspara gus as found by the Clemson experi ment station during the past few years. At the conclusion of the speaking, the audience will adjourn to th* bar becue, prepared under the supervision of Alex Weimortz, Bill Walsh, M. C- Kitchings, Raymond Pender and R. J. Rountree. While most of the growers who at tend the meeting have seen the won derful asparagus fields around Wil liston, there will be a few who have not and these men will meet at the office of the Williston Fertilizer Co. at three p. m. fo r a short automobile tour, which will be under the able direction of Sam Ray, office manager for the Wiliston Fertilizer Co. AH those who intend taking this tour are asked to give their names to Mr. Ray as soon as they reach Williston, so that tiansportation can be arranged time. S. C. Farm* Decrease 34,762 in Ten Year* % Farm Property for Period Dropa from - $813,484,200 to Low Mark d $379,190,630. Grants Petition Columbia-Savannah Line by Way §t Barnwell Approved la Spite of v Opposition. In spite of strong opposHion from officials and business men of practi cally every town affected, notice that the State railroad commission ap proves the operation of a passenger bug line between Savannah and Col umbia was issued Monday by the com mission after the Columbia chamber of commerce had gone on record dis approving the proposed line and bog representatives lodged a protest witS directors over thig disapproval. W. W. Goodman, superintendent of the motor transportation division of the railroad commission, annooncad Monday that a certificate hag been granted the Inter-Carolinas Motor Bus Company, of Atlanta, to place buses in operation between Columbia .and Savannah within 80 days. Inter mediate points along the route will be Swansea, Springfield, Blackville, BamweH, AHendale, Fairfax, EstiU, Garnett, Tillman and Hardcville. When the hearing on the propoeed bus line was held in Columbia twe weeks ago, the bu B company filed petitions from citizens along the route asking that the license M granted. The railroad companies in troduced counter-petitiong signed by practically every business man in the towns affected and, in addition, reso lutions from the town councils ef Blackville, Barnwell and Allendale asking that the appication be denied. A number of business men from these towns also appeared in person in opposition to the applica tion. In spite of all of this, the rail road commission has seen fit to grant the license. In a head-on collision, the left- hand front wheel of Mr. Tyler’s large automobile was struck by a lighter car driven by Alonzo Fox. also of Wag ener. The impact broke the left wind shield support and threw Mr. Tyler Hilda, July 20.—Lelaus Still, the eleven-year-old daughter of Mr. and fount and retire to your room by MrJ Hubert St i Uf pa , se<l away Fri ll :30 o’clock Saturday. day evening, July 10th, about 7:00 o’clock, following an illnes 9 of six weeks. Funeral services and inter ment took place at Reedy Branch on Saturday afternoon, the Rev. W. R. Davis, of Williston, officiating. Lelaus was a beautiful and attrac tive child, winning the love and ad miration of everyon e with her win- Mr. Fox was not injured, according ing of the South’s largest bank, the ' aome smile and sunny disposition, to information gathered in Columbia Citizens a nd Southern National; 9:30, Ami her going in tire tender years of from relatives and friends o^ -the jr 0 to the Municipal Dock, foot of Bull childhood leaves a vacant place in 7:30 a. m., arise, bathe, and read morning pqper; 8:00. o’clock break fast; 8:30, sit in comfortable hotel writing room and address some Sav- against the windshield and hurt his annah post-card view s to the folks head. He lost a large amount of home; 9 o’clock, cross the street blood. I anc | see the Saturday morning open- dead man. Street and enjoy free trip on the Sav- the hearts of all who knew her. She is survived by her parents, one of cotton thi# year at present prices, cotton groweis fac e the prospect of losing more than $600,000,000 on their .present crop. "It is high time that the people of the South were giving serious consid eration to this giave question, and L am delighted to s** that the Asso ciation for the Increased Use of Cot ton has been organized to wage - a persistent and coqtfnuous campaign to arouse our people to the impor tance of using cotton products when ever and wherever possible. I hope that the people of Squth Carolina— farmers, bankers, manufacturers, pro fessional men and the women of the tate—will give the association the measure of support which it de serves in its great undertaking.” \ T Mrs. B. J. Hammet. ♦ Funeral services ipr Mrs. Adelaide Briggs Hammet, 76, widow of the late Benjamin J. Harrwnet>swere held in Columbia yesterday (Wednesday) morning at 8:30 o’clock, after which the funeral cortege left for Black ville. A short service was held at the grave in Blackville. The services w^re conducted by the Rev. Hugh R. Murchison, assisted by the Rev. C. C. Herbert, pastor of the Washington Street Methodist Church. Mrs. Hammet was a member of the Blackville Baptist Church. Mrs. Hammet died Monday night at her residence in Columbia after a long illness. She was a woman of many fine traits of character and lov ed by all who knew her. Mrs. Hammet is survived by three sons, W. D. Hammet, of Birmingham, vDr. B. J. Hammet, of’ Allendale, and N. T. Hammet of Columbia; one umbia; six grandchildren and a lined with car s from the community First Presbyterian Church; (left) (Thursday) evening, July 23rd, at ^ or ^is district wen ^ . daughter-in-law, the widow of H. J. I and with persons interested in Mr. Temple Mickve Israel Synagogue; g.30 <y» c i oc k. Proceeds will be used c i° u 8b, of Ridge prings, , , Hammet, who died recently in Rus-! Tyler’s welfare. (right) Shrine Home; (left) Ogle- the lienefit of the Barnwell Bap-’ ’ * * T ’ ton. Ala. She was a sister of the late *' ♦♦♦ ‘ - ' -■■■■’ ■ ■— -tist" Church. The public i 9 cordially . Mrs. W. J. Hutto, of Denmark, Dr. D. K. Briggs, of Blackville. ADVERTISE in The People-SentineL (CONTINUED dN FOURTH FAGS) invited. • a visitor in town Monday. , ■ ‘ ♦ * ' - - ^ _ -: —• . M •' ' Mr. Tyler, a bachelor, was in busi- annah River aboard the Seaboard Air nes 8 with his two .brothers, J. A. Line feny-boat; 10:15, return to city brother, and a baby sister, besides a Tyler, brother-in-law of E. B. Jack- and take a^punt out Savanna’s main ^ ost 0 f other relatives who have the , former lieutenant governor of promenade, Bull Street to the famous 8 incer e sympathy of the entire com- th Carolina, and J. W. Tyler, and Forsyth Park and Paw Extension, mun ity in their sad bereavement. livechwith J. A. Tyler. i passing tthe following public build- He also leaves another brother, ings en route; south of Broughton Noiman T^r, and^three sisters. Street, (left) Lutheran Church of As- Mrs. Dozier Gleaton, of Springfield, 1 cension; (right) U. S. Post Office; Mrs. Sue Burnett, of Perry, and Mrs. 1 (left) Georgia State”*Savings-Bank; Porter, of Salley. | (right) Independent Presbyterian He had finished suppe^and decided Church, where Woodrow Wilson was to take a short pleasure-rideMn hi® married; (left) Savannah High automobile. He was about oneNqile School; (left) Savannah Theatre, old- from the town when the accidentest standing theatre building in occurred as the two automobiles met^Mnerica; (right) First Baptist in the road. - * Church; (right) Catholic Association His popularity was attested by the Hall; (te^t) Y. M. C. A.; (right) St. crowd of more than 40 persons' who J 0 ^ n ’ s Episcopal Church, with chim*s ^ came to Columbia with the ambu- an d only boy choir in South; Guards In deepest pain sometimes she’d smile, A smile of Heavenly birth; Washington, July J9.—Th e number of farms in South Carolina decreased from 192,693 in 1920 to 157,931 in 1930, the census bureau said in a re port on agriculture for that State to day. # Value of specified farm property decreased during the same period from- $813,484,200 to $379,190,630 Land excluding buildings, dropped from a $647,157,209 valuation to $260,135,261. The number of horses on South Carolina farms dropped from 77,- 517 to S0,497 during the ten years and mule 8 decreased from 220,164 to 188395. Cattle also dropped from 434,097 to 270,171. Swine decreased from 844,981 to 471,104. Th e de crease' in chickens was somewhat smaller, dropping from 3,954305 in 1920 to 3,057,137 in 1930. The approximate landed area of And when the angel, called her «>' State 1, ‘18,516300 ««., the bureau reported, of which 10,393,113 home, * / She smiled farewell to earth. The gates to G^ry opened, ^ A gentle voice said come; She closed her eyes in peaceful sleep, , > • —' And calmly entered home. POISON HOUSE ANTS AND SAVE MUCH FOOD Clemson College, July 18.—The •»- ormoug losses of food anually froas house ants may be reduced graatlj by control measures that include pre cautions and poisons, says Alfred Lutken, extension entomologist, who stateg that several native species of ants commonly infest hoo#e s and play havoc' with jelly, sugar, bread, meat, etc. The Argentine more destructive than the native, oc curs fortunately in only a few cities. Suggesting methods of controlling ants, Mr. Lutkin continues: “Food supplies should be kept in metal con tainers or refrigerators, and the floors and shelves kept free of enuaha and scraps. Sodium buorid dusted along their paths, especially * where they enter the house, is effective. The colonies can be destroyed h? pouring into the nests small i ties of gasoline, kerosene, or di»ulphine and covering with earth. “For poisoned bait, the most effec tive method of controlling ante, 4 formula, prepared especially for the Argentine ant, is also very effective against most native species: “Mix one pound of granulated sugar, 10.3 grains of tartaric (crystal ized), and 14.6 grains of zoate of soda in one pint of and boil slowly 30 minutes, and Dissolve 26 graing ef sodium (C. P.) in 1.8- fluid ounces of water,-«nd cool. Add the solution to the syrup and stir Finally add 2 1-3 ounces of honey mix thoroughly. Use necessary cautions during mixing and handliag to prevent poisoning of children and domestic animals. Expose the poisen on small pieces of spong e or on piecto of waxed paper, in places frequented by the ants.” : ~ ” Chib Beyg at Poealla Springe. Silver Tea. acres are in farms. Awarded ^holarship. Miss Gertrude Holmes, daughter of Mrs. Maude Holmes, of Barnwell, has ! been awarded the Second ’■' Congres sional District scholarship to the Medical College at Charleston, _!*- - . There will be a*, Independence Wording to an anouncement made by lance or shortly afterward. The Armory; (right) Scottish Rite Tern- in the .fo rm 0 f a Silve r Tea at Governor Blackwood^, fetr^ays ago. hospital was '-W: A Holland this The*ai.lWMnir . . : . r t*. 1 . 1 _ * 4.U;- went tn C. A. Col- This week the 4-H Club froya from Barnwell, Calhoun and Orangeburg Counties are camping at Foculln Springs near Sumter. This is the first year that th e club boys haw gone so fa r to camp. Annual eaa^ has been held in Orangeburg ConUty along with Orangeburg and other counties for the <pa*t several yean. The idea of going some distance te have a more suitably camp site meets with' strong approval ..by thfe ba99 These camp* are annual affairs and are enjoyed by the boy 8 a great deaL Some instruction and information la given as well as recreation and sanaa raent.—By H, G. Boylston, Co. Agt. ' *T ’V ...... '