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v .... THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BAftNWELL COUNTY. Consolidated Jena t, 1925. >r VOLUME LV. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1931 'Just Like a Member of the Family" NUMBER 1L Second Largest Crop in History Forecast 16,913.000-Bale Cotton Yield for Year Is Indicated.—Price, However, Goes Up. CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION ' f ! AND HOME-COMING DAY The following' is the program of the exercises -of the Centennial Celebra- | tion and Hom e Coming Day of the Joyce Branch Baptist Church, which will be held Sunday, November 29th, beginning at 3:00 p. mr.i' Washington, D. C., Nov. 9. The; Opening hymn, “Faith of Our crop indicator guaging the South- Fathers.” land’s 1931 cotton production . today .Hymn, “How Firm a Foundation.” swung violently upward again. A Scripture Lesson—The Rev. Bruce government forecast added 619,000 Price. bales to the prospective harvest—the Prayer—The ReV. 0. M. Foreman. second largest in history. With huge surplus already clog ging market channels, the agriculture department estimated thi s year’s crop w. r. D av Ls Special Music. Offering. Sermon—By the pa?tor, the Rev. would total 16,913,000 bale*, not far below the record 1926 haivest of 17,*-' 977,000 bales. The increase since the October report was attributed to ideal weathe r enabling farmers to pick their plants clean. Field loss last month actually wa'^ss than average. Publication of the estimate was fol lowed by a drop of six points in quotations on the New Orleans ex- ; change which recovered, however, in 1 Binds.” Prayer. Special Music. History of the Church—Mrs. Fur man Dicks. History of the.Woman’s Missionary Society—Mrs. Georgia Kneece. Reminiscences of Forme r Members of the Church—Miss Docia Greene. Short Addresses by Former Pastors and Visitors. WESTERN CAROUNA BANK : IS PLANNING TO REOPEN Williston Bank May : / Reopen at Early Date Most of the Depositees Pledge to Leave Deposits for a Period of Two Years. Th 0 Bank of Williston, with capital stock of $50,000 and approximately $175 ,000 in deposits when it dosed its doors October 15, probably will re open; Albert S. Fant, State bank ex aminer, said yesterday after talking with A. Jl. Kennedy, president. Mr. Fant said that 95 per cent, of the depositors and unsecured creditors have signed pledges agreeing to leave funds on deposit for two years, ex-, cepting commercial accounts, which will be allowed to withdraw one-third jit, the reopening but will leave the [two-thirds on deposit until November Hymn, “Blest Be the Tie That 15f m3 . A u time and savings ac- a later rally. Dispatches told of a general oinion that a big demand- for spot cotton would offset the indicated iflcre&*e ih the Karvest. “ ——- Consumption Increases. Torlay’s report came at a time when the farm hoard and Southren bank ers are ittemping to complete a plan for holding 7,000,000 bales off the market as part of a program for in-! creasing pries, now lower than at W “ Hard-fc«.ght Contest from Be- Benediction. The public, as well as former mem bers, are cordially invited to attend ThP*e P*ercises. " — Barnwell-Ridgeland Game Ends in 7-7 Tie ginning to End.—Fumbles Cost • • Barnwell Scores. any time in more than thirty years. Announcement' that the program wa* being perfected served to raise the price level, between . cent and AHh „ wh f , vored with weight ,„ d a eent ."d . half a pound. Another ^ hrMks of the the strong Ridgeland team barely manag ed to tie Barnwell high here Friday, 7 to 7. Both score s 'came in the find quarter and the game was in doubt until th e final whistle. The locals on strengthening influence is increased consumption, which is 16 per cent, higher than a year ago. Meanwhile, five Southern legisla tures have acted to curtail the 1932 acreage by taw and increasing inter-1 ^ fhance , ^ , core e»t in American cotton u being ,hown f08l|y fumb| „ once whfn thfy h , d by fonign buyer,. |h e ball on the visitors’ one-yard line The fann board h„ become inter- an<| ^ wh , n th w> „ within th e ested in efforts of Pierre du Pasquier,' , , , M ’ ten-yard marker. French cotton market expert, to ar- range credit, with New York b,nker, A ,umbled P unt ** v * Ridlr(1 » nd 'h 1, for the purchase of large amount, of h* 1 ' Barnwell’, 25-y.rd line short- the Southern crop. I * ft <‘n lh <' lo “ ls ,> * d t f e ' 1 th ' With the November forecast today. lc * d » dnv ' *"* th ' and the department released a foreign ^ ^ ,w0 olT ' lid< ' outlook report which showed that Unwell they went over for th. tying the production in major producing count s would remain in the bank for the full two yeara. Mr. Fant faid h e would allow the bank to reopen when 100 pe r cent, of the depcjrttrts agreed tn the plan.' “I shall insist upon all sharing alike,” he said. He was told by the bank president j that all the depositors probably would sign the pledge by next week and would then- be ready for the reopen ing. “It is hoped that in the next few| days 100 per cent, will sign in order that the bank might reopen immed iately. The capital assets of the bank are not impaired by* losses. The Bank of Williston closed when the Bank of Western Carolina, oper ating nine branches, closed its doors. The Bank of Western Carolina is now also planning to reopen.—The State, November 7. REORGANIZATION EFFORTS TO BE STARTED. Stockholders Cheered by Report from Bank Examiner’s Office at Re cent Meeting. NETS IN CLEAR WATER FORBIDDEN BY STATUTE HOPOCATRUC By G. Chalmers McDermid. countries this year will be about 600, 000 bales less than last year. Moat of States Gain. score. Getsinger starred for-Ridgeland on defense and thei r backfield did good work. - Sander' made several long The November estimate i, larger'**'"* for lhe locals a " d Hair wa * than the October forecast for every State except Arteena-. The indicated yield is 197.8 pounds per acre, excel lent growing conditions throughout also good. To IMay R»chmc*d~Acadeiny Bees. Th e Richmond Academy B team of the season—topped now by th e best Augusta, will furnish the opposition harvest weather in years—are re-, for the Barnwell high school eleven sponsible for the 1931 bumper crop, here* tomorrow’ afternoon. The game will start at 3:30 o’clock and a laige crowd is expected. although acreage was cut by 10 per cent, and almost 50 per cent less fer tilizer was used. On August 8th, the department’s first e'timate placed the final out turn at 15,584,000 bales which sent prices skidding to low levels. Good weather in September boosted the estimate to 15.685,000 and again last month to 16,284,000. The ginnings of the new crop to y y gardens and find the ordinary November 1 total 12,129,546 bales. steel rake heavy and cuiubemoiue will Because of low prices, farmers arc be delighted with bamboo rakes, which expectedly the department to store come from Japan and are very clieap. Old Gardener y^OWEN who work in their own large quantities of cotton on their farms.. The department warned to day that the growers should provide storage facilities that will prevent their holdings from deterioration by exposure to w'eather. Loses in other seasons from heavy farm storage have been estimated at from $25,000,000 to $70,000,000 an nually. Those who cannot afford warehouse facilities were urged to store their cotton in barns or other farm buildings where it will be off the ground and under shelter. Mrs. Darling P. Lancaster. The sudden death of Mrs. Darling Metal rakes now being made in this country have the same pattern and are almost as light. These rakes are especlaly useful when cleaning up leaves and grass clippings, but can be used also in garden work of a light nature. They can be handled 1^ much the same way as a broom, and with much, less effort than is required to manipulate rakes of the old-fashioned type. These rakes do not look very strong, but will stand a remarkable amount of hard service. Naturally the metal rakes are somewhat more dur able than " the Japanese product, but the latter Is cheap and surprisingly satisfactory. (CoDyrlsht.)—VfNU 8«rvlo» on October 27th was a shock of grief to her many friends and relatives, throughout the community and coun- ty - • Mr*. Lancaster before her marriage to Coroner D. P. Lancaster on July 27, husband, Coroner D. P. Lancaster; ope step-son, Clinton Lancaster, . of P. Lancaster at her home in Barnwell | Barnwell;.one sister, Mrs. W. B. John son, of Williston; three brothers, Joel Bonds, of White Pond, Chester Bonds, of Thompson, Ga.„ and Willie Bonds, of Gaffney. Funeral services were held at the Double Ponds Baptist Church and ere conducteLby the Rev.* B. G. , ptistoTo odist Church. The body was laid to re$t in the adjoining cemetery in the presence of a labge congregation of sorrowing relatives, friends and loved ones. This bereaved family has the heartfelt sympathy of many, friends. Contributed. * ' 1 had my first view of»a “harvester combine” in action last week. I spent a few hour s on Capt. Charlie Davis’ farm on W’admalaw Island and saw him harvesting a hundred acre crop of soy beans. The ■“combine,” pulled by a big 15- 30 tractor, was making short work of a hitheito almost unmanageable crop. Up to this season, Mr. Davis has used a regular soy bean harvester, mowing machines o^- a reaper-binder to harvest the crop, but he finds that he has at last secured a machine which will gather his crop with a minimum of loss, and it’s much quicker, boo. " . . • The whole thing is done in one' operation, the stalks are cut and are carried through a threshing machine on a canvas belt. The seed are threshed, winnowed, and bagged while still on the machine, and the stalks are finely .shreded and blown back on the land, to be plowed under in the next few weeks. Yields are not so good, but we can probably lay that to the excessive dry spell at the time when the seed were maturing. The soys ar e planted as a “follow up” crop to his high yielding Irish potato crop of the past spring. —•— 1 —•—«—— Doubtless you will remembe r my frequent references to big yield of ,101 barrels of number one potatoes per acre on 107 acres, and the fact that this crop was fertilized with 2,- 200 pounds of 7-7-10 per acre. f I think that this is the largest “big” crop of spuds ever recorded in ’the Palmetto State, and while Mr. Davis says he will materially reduce his acreage-next spring, he hopes make even a bigger average yield pe r acre. H* e is “shooting at” 125 barrels per acre all around. Those of you who have never seen a “combine” at work would get a real thrill out of watching it even tho it is a, very, very dusty proposition, and I feel .syre that if you go down to Mr. Davrs’ place shortly he will be glad to show you how it works. It’s worth traveling mile s to see. Aiken, Nov. 5.—The stockholders of the cld-etUBank of Western Carolina, after a report from the State bank examiner had shown the affair g of the bank to.be in sufficiently strong con dition to warrant an effort to reopen it, voted today to petition for a court order to extend for 30 days the period in which the bank ia in the hands of the bank examiner. Efforts will be begun at once toward reorganization and reopening the bank, which closed its door# October 15. A note of encouragement had crept into the meeting when C. M. Fuller and W. Royden Watkins, of the bank examiner’s office, stated to the as sembled stockholders, representing all of the branches of the Western Caro lina group, that the affairs of the bank were not in bad condition. Mr. Fuller slated that hp believed, irs mat ters stand now, that the bank could pay its depositors 74 cent# on th ( . dol lar without any #tock assessments. Much discussion follow'ed the re port, and when a resolution was passed to begin efforts for reorganiza tion and reopening, Mr. Fuller stated he could secure an order from the court extending the .time in which the bank remain# in the hands of the examiner’s office. A steering committee, composed of representatives of the home office and each of the branches, elected re cently at meetings of the depositors to decide on a method of liquidation of the banks assets, ,was empowered to prcceed with plans and efforts tend ing toward a reorganization and re opening. J. B. Salley, Aiken attorney, wa g named as chairman of the com mittee. - - Following the action taken today, a meeting of the depositors called for November 1, has been indefinitely postponed. This meeting was to have been for the eleetton of a receiver. The members of the steering com mittee are: Aiken, J. B. Salley; chair man; R. L. Gunter, R. G. Tarrant, Frank P. Henderson, T. E. Coward and B. C. McLean. • Blackville, R. A. Gyles and Ches ter Matthews. North Augusta, J. C. Edenfield and A. A- Welden. " T “ Barnwell, W. J. Lemcn and Edgar A. Brown. Ellenton, H. M. Caasels. Salley, C. W. Jones. Wagener, D. K. Gantt, A. L. Cor bett. Lexington, B. H. Barre, John S. Fox. JoHnston, B. T. Boatwright, C. M. Rauton. Batesburg, R. G. Kennedy, J. M. Denny. < After receiving an opinion from the attorney general, A. A. Richard son, chief gam e warden, has notified Angus Patterson and all other county game wardens that “nets or other de vices for the collection of fish cannot be used in the clear waters of the State at any time.” Mr. Richard#on has sent copies of the John M. Daniel’s opinion to the county wardens and is how sending, them instructions about carrying out the provisions of the law. “Due to the fact that heretofore we have allowed people to use nets from September to May for the purpo#e of catchi^p nen-game fish in the clear water streams, I think it would be well for you to immediately inform the public cenoeming the recent opin ion of the attorney general, by which we are bound,” -he said in letters to the wardens. “Then, after giving due notice, I expect you to enforce the law, but I do not wish to take advantage of the public on account of their not know ing the proper construction of the law.” School Benefit Play • at Dunbarton Friday “Oh Profeuttaer to Be Presented for Benefit of High School.—Cast la Named. Local and Personal News of Blackville Mrs. W, R. Carroll Eatartaiaa Regu lar Bridge Gub.—Daria-Lee Chapter Meeta. _ Healing Springs School Honor Roll. m The following is the Honor Roll of the Healing Springs School for the month ending Octobe r 30: First Grade—Ella Mae Kemp, Allen David Ray, Mae Still, Margi e Grubbs, lEverette Breeden, Harold Owens. Second Grade—William Odom, Ber nard Cain, Thelma Hutson. Third Grade — Harriett Breeden, iMary Odom. Fourth Grade—Lois Lott, James Odom, Amelia .Ray. Fifth Grade—Murial Breeden. Sixth Grade—Helen Odom. Seventh Grade—Nina Lee Collins. Dunbarton, Nov. 10.—“Oh Profes- s or!”a comedy drama, will be present ed in the Dunbarton school auditorium- Friday evening, November 13th, at eight o’clock . Thi# entertainment ia sponsored by the school board and proceeds derived will be used for im provements. Admission will be 25 and 50 centa. “Oh Professor!” Is a Wayne P. Sewell production and is being direct ed by Miss Thi^iesae Bone. EUls Bradley, a local pianist, will have charge of the musk. Rehearsals have been held each af ternoon and evening and thoae who have had a peep-in on these show ings knew that the audience at Fri day evening’ g entertainment will get a real treat. The cast includes H. H. King, Mar garet Hoover, Gus Ellis, Minnie Byrd McElveen, Olin Meyer, Miss Bess Easterling, Jame g Killingsworth, Har vey Floyd, Johnnie Burns and William Bradley. • The college group is composed of Pearl Bates, Louise Bates, Kathrine Eaves, Annie Laurie Burckhaiter, Bernice Drummond, Gladys Duncan, Charle g Ellis, Archie Ellis, I. W. Rountree, Buist Eaves, Tom Shackel ford and Etheridge Carley. The chorus group, composed of the following, is very attractive: Ermin Cater, Doll Bowers, Sallie Williams, Gene Sweet, Elizabeth Dicks, Marie Rountree. Then there is the little kiddies* chorus, made up of Nell Owens, Alice Wall, Zelda King, Lona Katherine Shumpert, Elizabeth Meyer, Betty Beatty, Thomas Hankinson, Hasty Wall, Owen Killingsworth, Charles Meye r and Francis Thompson. FARMERS. 1L AA A daughter of Wilson and Rebecca Bonds, of Barnwell County. She was bom Nov. 15th, 1870, and at the early age of 15 years gave her heart to God, joining the Ashleigh Baptist Church, living a life which radiated the true Christian that she was. .. ’ Mr*. Lancaster is survived by her Carolinas Cooperative , Consolidated, stating that their ^pecan warehouses at Florence and Orangeburg wilt' be open from 9 o’clock Monday, Novem ber 9th to receive pecans. ^ ’ Pecan grower s< who have no system atic method, cf selling their crops idvertise in The Reopie-Sentinel would do well to look into selling them through this organization. The Cooperative is- making a specialty of selling pecans to the big Eastern markets and will either buy your pecan g outright or will sell them for your account. A few pounds of pecans put up in an attractive, LABELED cardboard coqtajflor jpflkes a splendid Christmas Can you finance your farm next year? Most financing in 1932 must be done from current receipts or re sources on hand It appears now that there will be little or no credit avail- abe from merchants or any banking institution lyhy wait too late? Start now making your arrangements? Impor tant meetings—learned speakers at every meeting to help you. * Dunbarton, 4:00 p. m., Tuesday, November 17ti. Hilda, 2:00 p. m., Wednesday, No vember 18th. Blackville, 4.00 p. m., Wednesday, November 18th. Williston, 2:00 p. m., Thursday, No vember l^th. ' Barnwell, 4:00 p. m., Thursday, No vember 19th. , H. G. Boylston, Co. Agt. letter frOTW ;(|£y1£“a'T?me invafiwtttittB-ir' Oyster Supper Friday P. M. boxes would help you sell your crop profitably. , < Mr. “City Feller”—that’g a tip to Ladies of the Methodist Cburcljjwffi serve an oyster supper—steWed and gried, together with sanwwiches, pies, you, too. If you don't know thg name j cakes and other good eats, in the of a pecan grower, drop tpe a line in j church dining rooifi Friday, Novem- care of this newspaper, and I'll put her 14th, beginning at. 11:00 o'clock in you wise. afternoon. ' Blackville, Nov. 7.—Mrs. W. R. Car- roll entertained th e members of the Regular Bridge club last Thursday. When cards were laid aside, the prize for highest score was awarded to Mrs. G. F. Posey. Mrs. C JL Schir- jner, of Charleston, was a guest of her daughter, Mrs. Carroll for the occasion. The Davis Lee chapter, U. D. C., met at the heme of Mrs. T. L. Wragg Wednesday morning. The president, Mrs. B. F. Storne, conducted the business meeting. Delegates to the State convention to be held at Anders- son, were elected, Mrs. A. V. Collum, as the president’s alternate, and Mrs. Sigsbie Grimes, as alternate for Miae Miss Olive Baxely. Refreshments were served. The Girl Scouts met in the high school auditorium Wednesday after noon. Miss Helen Holstein and Mias Klthry 1 * Legare are in charge of this y ' group, who at this time are planning to make a survey for needy families to be visited att Thanksgiving time. The treasurer, Mfss Marian Buist, re ported a balance of $4 on hand from iasL.^pring. The Methodist Aid society held a meeting at the home of Mra. W. W.' Cain on Monday. The occasion was in observanc e of the week of prayer a g sponsored by that denomination. Mrs. W. W. Moloney again was host ess to the group Thursday. Literature sent out for the meeting was used in the program* at both sessions. A number of the members were present at both meetings. Mrs. E. H. Weissinger was a visitor in Augusta Friday in company with two of her sisters from Allendale. Mr. and Mrt. A. H. Ninastein bad two of their sons at home Sunday, Edward and Theodore, who are at tending the University in Columbia. The Rev. and Mra. Otis McKinnoib of Ridgeland, were guests this week of the latter’* parents, Mr. and Mra. Wylie Martin. Miss Alma Baxter, of St Georgs, was the guest last week of Mrs. Law rence Groves. Mrs. Groves accom panied Mis* Baxter to St. Georgs for the day last Sunday. The Blackville Girl Scouts met at the school house on Wednesday after noon. A resolution was passed to plant flowering shrubs and trees on the school house grounds this fall. The Misses Pearle and Ruth Hoff man were hostes«e g at a Hallowe'en party last Friday night in honor off their classes in the Baptist Sunday school. A. H. Ninestein, Esq., and the Rev. L. G. Payne motored to Columbia on Monday of thie week. Mrs. H. D, Still attended a bridge party in Denmark last Saturday given by Mrs. Robert Zeigler. Mrs. Louis J. Connelly was hostess to the Thursday Bridge club this week. * Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Pickling, the Misses Sophie Pickling and Nell Nine- stein, Robert, Frances and Jean Pick ling spent last Saturday in Beaufort. Mrs. Pat Coggin, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Vickery, and Tarleton Cave, of Barnwell,, and Mrs. W. S. Mims spent Sunday in Rock Hill with the for mer's daughter, Miss Mary CorntUa Coggin, of Winthrop college. J. W. Browning, Jr., of Columbia. wa g the guest Wednesday of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Browning. Among the students from the Uni versity of South Carolina, who spent last week-end at their homes here were Alymer Gray and Velpo Still. Mrs. Ada, Belle McLaughlin, of Columbia, is the guest this week of Mrs. F. G. Posey and Mrs. S. B. Rush. Death of J. J. Snelling. Judge John K. Snelling, of this dty, received a telegram yesterday (Wed nesday) morning containing the sad news of the death of his brother, Jeremiah J. Snelling, at his home in, Lowell, Florida. Announcement was made that the funeral servicee friends at 3:30 o’clock. The many Judge Snelling will sympathize with - him in his bereavement. Miss Jane Seel, of Ckarlectoft, the week-end widf W. Ruff. *