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JOHN W. HOLMES 1849—1912. W r ' R E"' Hr. <?■ B. P. DAVIES, Editor and Proprietor. Entered at the post office at Barnwell, S. C., as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.50 Six Months .90 Three Months .50 ' (Strictly in Adranca.) THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1932. i: Nobody’s Business ! By Gee McGee. >»»»»»»»»ONONMNONfr<MOKOMOMeHOHOH»»»» We Know Now. There’s an old farmer living down below Stebbins’ Cross Roads who is still looking for farm relief. He actually believes thdt the govern- . ment is going to do something to help the price of cotton and corn and peas. In fact, h e is still holding the 3 bales he made year before last and the 2 bales he made last year. He has no pea s or corn. This poor old fellow voted for Mr. Hoover because Al. Smith was a cross betwixt a wet a^d a Catholic, and he says he intends to give Mr. Hoover a fair trial. He thinks times will be better because this is election yeart—as th e republicans will turn loose seme of their money. He doesn’t know that most of them turned it loose in Wall Street in 19 and 29— and it's still loose. It must be fine to have such faith as this old farmer has. He believes that the present congress will force the present legislature to reduce taxes on farm lands. He read that in his paper—The Grit. He doesn’t take any other paper and says Giit is good enough for him—and I think he ought to feed that paper to all of our office-holders—so’s they’ll have same grit in them. 1 like to hear this old gentleman talk: It’s great to feel that you know just a little bit more than somebody else knows. He permitted the fol lowing facts to ooze and effervesce from that big mouth of wisdom he possesses:—“No, it ain’t no use for Al. Smith to run foj nothing else no more—that air man, Rasa Cobb, mint him in the last race, but I think he was mint before Cobb jined in with him. “If Al. Smith would jine the Bap tist church and line up with proher- bition, he could possibly b e presi dent, but the folks wont stand for his kind of religion. A man told me that Mr. Dawes might run, but he ainH never done nothing that I ever heard of except smoke his pipe bot tom up-ward s and give Europe a plan to beat us out of our money. There ain’t but 2 good men left in the field amongst the republicans and stands a chance to be elected, and them is— Cole Blease and Tom Heflin of Ala- bamma.” , « “The poor man has to pay nil of the taxes anyhow. The rich folks have bought up all the bonds that they don’t hafter pay no taxes on, and that leaves the working man to foot the bill. The railroads have rais ed the freight rates so’s the bonds tjiem fellers has won’t be * like a secbht mor-gage,' hut TH "betcher th^y will lose more money trying to ge^ more than they will make by takfag what they deserve. Well, my mules ig about done eating, so I’ll Mve to go home. I diddn’t get no tag for my Ford, so I fell back on old Pete and Beck. Good-bye. Everybody busted into a frenzy of joy knd excitement when Pa fetched out the 3 long chains that the lamp was to swing cn; these chains was of solid gold also.' The last item brought forth „was the frame pedestal that the lamp equip ment sat ok, and it was of pure bronze and daintily decorated with figures of lambs hopping around in a green meadow. After this intricate piece of ma chinery was duly assembled and ready to be hung up in th e center o| the room, 4 of my brothers and I went up in the loft and tied a piece of trace chain around a rafter and then those folkg down on the ground floor hook- e<f the limp into the lamp-ring and there she was. We took 6 eggs to the country store (only six miles away) and bought a quart of kerosene oil. We ran every foot of the way to the store and back and were gone nearly 25 minutes. \ Finally the lamp was pulled down low enough to light. (The chains passed thru little rollers and tfie lamp could be stopped at any desired height.) I fetched a light on a splin ter, having got it out of the fire place in the other room, and then we all sat down to enjoy that lamp. We stayed up nearly all of the first night and played on those briliant rays, and by dinner-time the third day, news had crept out over the comniunity and about 200 different folks had dropped in to see that swinging lamp; most of ’em stayed till night so’s they could watch it bum. The next work of art was bought later, but that’s another subject. This lamp cost $1.75, cash. 4-H CLUB MEMBERS ARE GIVING POULTRY A BOOST With low price of hogs^and scarcity of money there was never a more op portune time for farmers to save a supply of home cured meat. When weather turns cooler which it is hoped it will do, be sure to follow the sug gestions below: v, In order to secur e the best results good, .thrifty, young hogs weighing from 206 lb 250 pounds should be used. If possible, these should be taken off feed the day before they are to be slaughtered apd allowed only fresh water to tfrink durin- th e last 24 hours. The first cold spell in De cember is to be preferred for killing hog 9 since the nights are longer, the days cooler and the weather is more apt to be dry and settled at this timp of year than later on. It is preferable to bleed the hogs without stunning, since by this means it i g possible to get a more thorough job of bleeding, which makes the meat easier to keep. If the tempera ture of the water used for scalding is kept around 150 degrees, it is possible bo get a much more thorough job than if the water is too hot. The Blackville, Jan. 16.—Tuesday after noon tlje regular pionthly meeting of the Blackville School Improvement association wa s held in the school au ditorium. In the absence of the presi dent, the chair was filled by Mrs. H. L. Buist. The treasurer, Mrs. E. H. WeissingPr, reported no balance on hand on account of the bank’s closing recently.. It was decided to have the school paper, The Mascot, mimeo graphed for the month of January instead of sending it to th e printer and thus curtail expenses. The asso ciation then heard the report of the nominating committee, Mrs. W. W. Molony, Mrs. Hermon Brown, Mrs.' T. O. Boland and Mrs. H. L. Buist, who had prepared a list °f officers. The list wag unanimously elected to serve for th e coming year: Mrs. W. R. Carroll, president; Mrs. H. L. Buist and Mrs. Sem Rush, vice-president; Mrs. Gy F. Posey, recording secretary; Mrs. Somers Pringle, treasurer; Mrs. W. W. Molony, corresponding secre tary; Mrs. L. C. Still, publicity chair- man; Mrs. T. O. Boland, auditor. proper temperature- permit n of laav-lThe secretary was ihstnirteH to write “The major 4-H Poultry club mem bers in Barnwell County are making! ail necessary preparations for devel oping farm flocks which will mean much, not only to these individual boys and girls, ,but to all the farmers of the county,’’ says Miss Juanita ifig^he hog in the water long enough to thoroughiy loosen the hair and sijurf thereby greatly faciliating the cleaning process. After the hogs are cleaned and dressed they should be allowed to hang for 12 hours where the air will circulate about them freely. It helps in cooling to split the carcass down the back into two halves and remove the leaf lard. Not only is*it much easier to trim the cuts of meat into more desirable shape after the carcass is cool, but salting meat while warm causes a hardening and shrinking of the muscl e fibers. After each piece of meat has been thoroughly trimmed it should be rubbed with the follow ing mixture: 8 pounds of salt. ✓ 3 pounds of brown sugar. 2 ounces of saltpeter. Mix the ingredients thoroughly and rub well into the face and ends of the hams, sides and shoulders. If the meat is not completely cooled it should Neely, extensioh poultry specialist, ! ^ allied to remain in the air pro- * , The Swinging Lamp. -V—When Ma came home one night from town with a swinging lamp -for our parlor-room, consternation ran rampant amongst the eleven- twelfths of a dozen of McGee young- uns. The lamp shade was first un wrapped, and it was undoubtedly the prettiest thing in captivity at that time. W e stood around Ma and Pa in a big circle and were not allowed to touch anything while this swinging lamp was coming into view from a big box stuffed with paper. After the lovely shade-^ame the metal frame wRh glass ear-bobs hanging on it that dangled in all their irridescent loveliness about the base of the lamp. There were 22 of these diamond beau- tifien. The third thing removed from the cas e was the lamp itself. It was jokt about the size of a rata bags turnip, and it was hand-painted, the bawl being made of genuine China— ^Imported from Livenmol, Ohio. The burner looked like solid gold and the wkk (then called “weak” by nearly •verybody) was made of cotton, and hflmt eras the only cheap thing about on her visit to the county this week. For economical brooding all mem bers are using home-made brick brooders in which wood is burned, thus reducing to a minimum the cost of brooding. Again cost is considered in feeding, so home-mixed rations will be fed. The all-mash chick for- mula recommended and which Will be used in the project > s as follows: 100 pounds yellow corn meal; 50 pounds wheat shorts; 12*6 pounds fish meal; 1 3-4 pounds salt. * Butter milk or clabber, oyster shell, and water must be kept constantly before the chicks in addition to the mash. Tender green feed will be fed each day after chicks art* a week old and they must have acces s to plenty of sunlight in order to prevent rick ets. Th e club members are carefully instructed against allowing the brooder temperature running too high or too low, either of which will cause poor development and sickness among the chicks. “Sapitation has as important place in poultry management as the tem perature or feed,” says MiSs Neely, and every ounce of prevention is worth wore than a pound of cure when raising chicks. One of the most dreaded diseases known among young chickens, is coccidiosis which frejquent- ly appear among broods of chick s be tween the ages three and fifteen •peeks. This disease is .prevented by practicing strict sanitation measures, and by feeding plenty of milk in the ration. All poultry farmers are urged to raise plenty of yellow corn this year for their poultry as it is more valua ble than white corn on account its Vitamin A content. This food ele ment promotes growth and health in the chicks; .increases egg production with hens, as well a 8 strengthens the hatchability of the ’eggs. s The 4-H poultry project is being conducted in the county by Miss Eli zabeth McNab,,. I|[ome Demonstration Agent, assisted by Miss Juanita Neely, Extension Poultry Specialist. The acrediled hatcheries of the State are lending theiF support fb th^ “pw-* ject by furnishing their best blood- tested chickg for’ the club members at a reduction. The following club members are making preparations for chicks: Annie R. Shular, Mary Riley Whitaker, Bill^ Manning, Lou ise Hartzog, Murriel Norris, Margaret Croft, Gladys BUck, Margaret Black, Mildred Grubbs, Heleil Creech, Mary Collins and Elizabeth McNab. The parents of these club members are giving one hundred per cent, co operation in this poultry project, so each member has every chance of de veloping the four big 4-irs pnd be coming outstanding citizens of the county and State. tected from dust and animals until the animal heat has been entirely remov ed and it is thoroughly cooled. After you are sure that the meat is thor oughly cooled, it should be rubbed again with the curing mixture and packed down in a tight box <5r barrel with a' close fitting cover, using onty such a quantity of the curing mixtur e ,88 will adhere to the surface. After 7 days the meat should be taken up, rubbed again with the same mixture, packed down as before. This process should be repeated at the end of 14 days, at which time the bacon may be removed and the hams and shoulders repacked. A good rule is to leave the bacon in cure for two days for each pound in the piece and hams and shoulders three day s for each pound. That is, a 7 pound piece of bacon will be sufficiently cured in 14 days and a 12 pound ham in 36 days. When cured the meat should be taken up, washed, and hung up to smoke. If you prefer pepper on the meat it may be applied after the smoking process has beeh completed, either by itself or njixed with sugar or molasses. After the meat has been smoked it should be protected from insects by being wrapped in paper and sewed up in muslin sacks and the sacks treated with yellow wash. A -receipt fcku wamh, la grivon in F!v. tension Buletin No. 77, “Pork for Carolina Farmers,’? available from (^lemson Colege or the office of your county agent. In each community there is good de mand for good quality country, cured hams at prices which should go a long way toward paying for the entire cost of the animal at present market value. . The spare ribs, loins and other fresh meat which cannot be used im mediately should be canneji and pro cessed in pressure cooker for use during the spring and summer months. By this method it is possible to save almost the entire carcass without waste and provide a supply of fresh meat throughout the year. —Prepared by HL G. Boylston, Co. Agent. '~T~ : —~R»—L» Wooley R. L. Wooley, of Wlllistcn,’ died, suddenly at his honfe in that town Thursday afternoon. He had been in ill health for some time and suffered" a stroke Thursday morning. He was a successful farmer and was magis trate at Williston for .a number of years. Funeral services were held Satur day afternoon. . Mr v Wooley is survived Jt>y two brothers, C. L. Wooley, of Elko, and Preston dWTooley, of Barnwell; two sisters, Mrs. John Weathers bee, of Williston, and Mrs. l«ou Parker, of Columbia, and a number of nieces and jntphew*. a note of appreciation to the outgo ing president, Mrs. Edna Hall, who served so well the past two yea^s. The association will celebrate in some manner the birthday of George Wash ington, in co-operation, with hhe George Washington bicentennial com mission. Mrs. Sem Rush wa s hostes to the Regular Bridg e club Thursday. Mrs. Joe Golding, of New York City, Mrs. W. C. Buist, Miss Dorothy Neil and Miss Caroline Richardson were guests for the occasion. Mrs. G. F. Posey held highest score. At the Sunday evening service of the Baptist church the newly-elected officers of the church were present at an installation service. A crowd witnessed the impressive ceremony, under the Rev. L. G. Payne, pastor. C. J. Fickling, J. C. Hoffman and H. B. Grimes, deacons; R. B. Fickling, Sunday School superintendent; C. J. Fickling, church clerk; P. A Baxley, treasurer; Miss Olive Baxley and L. C, Morris, financial chairmen. Sun day School teachers and the church organist, Miss Eva Blume, with the choir director, V. L. Nevils, were also present. Mrs. Lucille Connwell entertained a number of friends at bridge Mon day evening in honor of Mrs. Charles Malony, of Savannah, who is - the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Malony and Dr. and Mrs. John Malony. Miss Edith Funderburke, a student nurse at Roper hospital, Charleston, is the guest of her father, A. M. Funderbuike. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Morris and family moved Tuesday of this week to thq house on Pascal)a s street for merly'occupied by the C. C. Bodiford family. Miss Jean Rountree returned this week from Atlanta, where she had visited for two weeks with her mother, Mrs. Earl Rountree. Th e Rev. Lowell G. Payne, pastor of the Blackville Baptist church, has his brother, Mr. Payne,- of Birming ham, Ala., as his guest this week. \ * : Against Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Any person or persons entering upon the lands hereinafter referred to x situate in Barnwell, Richland and Red Oak Townships, for the purpose of -m / hunting,-fishing or trapping, will be prosecuted to,the full extent of the law: Mrs. Flossie Smith 1,000 Mrs. Kate M. Patterson —3,000 Duncannon Place 1,650 Sweet Water Place 500 B. L. Easterling Cave Place 200 Barnwell Turpentine Co.: ' Simmons Place 450 Middleton Place 300 Mose Holley - 200 B. C. Norris 125 Bruce Place 500 W. M. Cook 250 J. W. Patterson 100 L. Cohen—(Hay Place) 200 Dr. Allen Patterson 1,000 Harriett Houston 150 J. M. Weathersbee 572 y Estate of H. A. Patterson 2,000 ' Joseph E. Dicks 800 R. C. Holman 400 V A. A. Richardson 1,000 Lemon Bros. 150 John K. Snelling 100 J. P. Harley • 150 L. W. Tilly — 160 John Newton 200 Tom Davi s — 400 B. L. Easterling 75 * Terie Richardson 100 N. A. Patterson (Tanglewood Place) — ——— 130 GEO. H. WALKER, Owner ANGUS PATTERSON, Mgr. We Are Buying No. 1 Pine_Logs Twelve Inches in Diameter and Up—Paying Cash as delivered by truck at mill situated on the paved high way six miles north of Blackville. \ - Badham Lumber Company TREASURER’S TAX NOTICE The County Treasurer’s office will be open from September 15th, 1931, to March 15th, 1932, fo r collecting 1931 taxes, which include real and personal property, poll and road tax. All taxes due and payable between September 15th and December 31, 1931, will be collected without penalty. All taxes not paid as stated will be subject to penalties as provided by law. , January 1st, 1932, one pe r cent.will be added. February 1st, 1932, two per cent.will be added. March 1st to 15th, seven per ffent.will be added. Executions will be placed in the hands of the Sheriff for collection af ter March 15th, 1932. When writing for amount of taxes, be sure and give school district if property is in more than one school district. All personal checks given for taxes will be subject to collection. 0 F INDIGESTION “My work is confining, and often I eat hurriedly, causing me to have indi gestion. ' Gas will foftn and I will smother and have pains in my chest. “I had to be careful what I ate, but after someone had recom mended Black-Draught and I found a small pinch after meals was so helpful, I soon was eat ing anything I wanted. “Now when I feel the least smothering or un comfortable bloating, I take a ^ pinch of Black- Draught and get relief.” vde Vaughn, 10 Shippy St, Greenville, 5r~C. Sold In 25# packages. am 1 ' "’“i »k Ordinary County Road and Bridge Bon<Ls ^ j . Past Ind. Bonds Constitutional ScK’l. G-0-1 School Special Local .-3 < H ° ^ H * No. 24—Ashleigh 5 5 4 1 3 4 12' 34' No. 23—Barbary Brch. 5 5 4 1 3 4 30 52 No. 45.—Barnw’ell 5 5 A 1 3 4 29 51 No. 4—Big Fork 5 5 4 1 3 4 18 40 No. 19—B’ackville 5 5 4 1 3 4 25 47 No. 35—Cedar Grove. 5 5 4 r 3 4 28 50 No. 50—Diamond 5' • 5 4 i 3 4 14 36 No. 20—Double Pond . 5 5, 4 i 3 4 19 41 • No. 12—Dunbarton 5 5 4 i • 3 4 *, 27 49 No. 21—Edisto 5 - 5 4 i 3 4 9 * 31 No. 28—Elko 5 5 4 i 3 4 30 52 No. 53—Ellentcn 5 5 4 i 3 4 11 33 No. 11—Four Mile..A. 5 5 • 4 i 3 4 14 36 No. 39—Friendship __ 5 5 4 i 3 4 14 36 No. 16—Green’s 5 5 4 i 3 4 20 42 No. 10—Healing Spgs.. 5 — 5‘ . 4. i 3 4 29 42 No. 23—Hercules 5 5 4 i * 3 4 27 49 No. 9—Hilda r 5 4 i 3 4 35 57 No. 52—Joyce Branch . 5 5 4 i 3 4 26 .48 No. 34—Kline — 5 5 4 • i 3 »4 18 40 No. 32—Lee’s 5 ,5 4 i 3 4 1 10 32 No. 8—Long Branch, _ 5 5 4 i 3 4 17 39 •No. 54—Meyer’s Mill— 5 5 4 i 3 - 4 26 48 •No. 42—-Morris- ~ -fc- . —4 4 12 34 No. 14—^Mt. Calvary. 5 5 4 • i 3 4 28* 60 No. 25—New Forest — 5 5 4 i 3 ”• 4 28 60 No. 38—Oak Grove 5 5 4 ■ i 3 4 19 41 No. 43—Old Columbia 5 5 4 i 3 4 26 1 48 No. 13—Pleasant Hill... 5 5 ^4 i 3 4 ’ 15 37 No. 7—Red Oak___— 5 5 4 i 3 4 16 38 No. 15—Reedy Branch 5 5 4 i 3 4 21 43 No. 2—Seven Pines 5 5 4 i • 3 4 12 34 No. 40—Tinker’s Creek. 5 5 4 i 3 4 17. 39 No. 26—Upper Richland 5j 5 ' 4 i 3 4 26 48 No. 29—Williston 5 5 4 i 3 4 32 54 c The commutation road tax of $3.00 must be paid by all male citizens between the ages of 21 and 55 years—All male citizens between the ages 1 of 21 and 60 years are liable to poll tax of $1.00. Dog Taxes for 1931 will be paid at the s ame time other taxes are.pa^d. It is the duty of each school trustee *in each school district to sfee that this tax i s collected o r pid the Magistrate in the enforcement ol the provisions of this Act. Checks will not'|be accepted for taxes under any circumstances ex cept at the risk of' the taxpayer.—(The, County Tre*6ure r ' reserves the righfc^to hold jftirfecelpts paid by~clieck'untll s ai(l checks have been paid.) Tax receipts will be released only upon legal tender; pofctoffice money orders^ or certified checks. J. J. BELL, Co. Treas. BLACK DRAUGHT BROWN & BUSH; WOKEN who art _ too*, or softer tvary«aoath, should o- 9—^f.viFB 1 sa sslH am ADVERTISE IN The People- Sentinel BROWN-BUSH ; BUILDING . Attorneys-at-Law BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA / PRACTICE IN STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS - ' . . ■ . is9SSSSSSSSS»SSSSIS»SS»S«SSSSSSSSMSSSMMMtiMSS»»