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Ttf* BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH GAROLMa
ThaBarnwell People-Sentinel
JOHN W. HOLMES
' 1840—1912.
er» shall not have the right to sell
power to any city, town, county or I
municipality, but it may be ufeed for
a fish pond or wash-hole. Write or
phone.—Uncle Sam.
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B. P. DAVIES, Editor and Proprietor.
Entered at the post office at Barnwell,
S. C., as second-class matter.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 1932
— /*“
Man Proposes.
“Man propose* and God disposes.**
Two or three years ago, a young
student at the University of South
Carolina—a very popular young fel
low—announced that he expected to
become Governor of South Carolina
in 1946.
Monday, Nigel League, candidate
for the House of Representatives in
Greenville County, finished addressing
an audience and, as he walked from
the platform, dropped dead. He n-ss
the young fellow who expected to be
come the chief executive of hh State
at the age of 38 years.
The plans of puny mortals too of
ten go for naught in His *rflnite
scheme of things.
X Topics of the Poor. _ •. ,
These time s are indeed peculiar
times. The other 4ay, I found that
mother earth was tickling my feet
thru my shoe-^oles, so I betook myself
to a shoe store to be re-shod. I final
ly found a No. 6 that suited my
square foot; the price of that pair of
oxfords was $9.88. These “dog
houses” contained 15 cents worth of
leather, 2 cents worth of cotton cloth,
10 eta. worth of pasteboard, thread,
eyelets and. strings. All of the bal
ance consisted of price. Puzzle: How
do you do it, and why?
Saw an automobile yesterday
that was dolled upon the government
plan. It had 6 horns, 4 spotlights,
4 taillights,* 3 windshield wipers, 6
spare tires, 2 chauffeurs, 2 gas tanks,,
2 clocks, 5 cigar lighters, 2 speedo
meters, no brakes, 3 license plates,
and 1 passenger. There are enough
idle government employees plus en
ough useless government employees
to re-populate 7 States—if the folks
already inhabiting them were to
starve—jyhich thing now looks possi
ble and feasible.
The Primary Election*.
On next Tuesday, ,the people
Barnwell County and the Stat»
large will go to the polla to begin the
selection of their ao-called public ser
vants. In this county, moat of the
local races will be decided in tbe
flsat primary, but ♦.here wi*| hr
•econd race for the Uni’ed States
Senate. Thank heavens, none of the
’bitterness of former years has been
injected into the campaign in this
section and we hope the *am? .a true
of other sections of the Slate.
The People-Sen tine I has refuse,) to
“get all het up” in the interest ti any
candidate this year and we shall cast
oar vote for the man we believe u
beet qualified to represent the peo
ple of the State. We hope that the
voters will view the cla’nn of the
various candidates in a dear and
Impartial manner and arrive at
decision solely on their merit*. Fur
ther than this, we have no:h'n K to
aay in reference to the crmmg pr
naary elections.
May the beat man win.
; Nobody’s Business i
By Gee McGee.
Cotton Letter.
New Your, Aug. 16.—Cotton futures
opened steady on account of Liver
pool, light offerings were scarce, but
-straddling seemed normal on the
sarfs/r. Covering was more notice
able than uncovering near noon, the
weather bureau said it looked like
Cain but smelt like cheese, anjl that’s
why the nearby months eased off. It
was reported that 3 bales of cotton
had been consumed during July in
the manufacture of 145,798 female
bathing suits but this could not be
verified at any of the beaches m
swimming holes. October* showed a
net loss of 12 points but that ain’t
like losing 200 points. Kindly hold.
—..Tl^e (republicans had a mighty
hard job keeping Mr. Hoover from
finding out before August 15th that
he had been rbnominated to lead the
people on through his prosperity.
They keep this matter quiet.
Times got so tight in Spain last
week, the Royal dogs had to be sold.
The Royal cats and the Royal can-
azies have not yet gone on the block.
If things don’t let up over there, it
ftoks like I am going to have to
hock my Royal typewriter.
The depression ha g caused a few
of our railrbads to reduce the sala
ries of their presidents from $135,-
000.00 to $135,555.55 per* year. Some
of the presidents on the smaller roads
receive only about $75,000.00 annually.
It took a little bit of figuring a s to
bow to accumulate enough money to
pay these big heads but by laying off
250 conductors, 100 enginee$fe, 450
Bagmen, 2400 common laborers, 299
switchmen and several thousand other
employees the said presidents are still
tarrying on, '
Fortune has never smiled upon
met .but .«he has frowned at me
many s time. My Uncle Jobe Smith
went to Texa a with Berry Cowan’s
Uncle Jim Brown in 1867. Berry’s
uncle died in 1928 and left nearly
million dollars, besides 2 oil wells and
s bunch of cattle. My Uncle Jobe
fell in a well oat there last fall and
I had to send $87.50 to an under
taker before he could be laid away;
and now it looks like the 2 boy* who
pulled him out of the well are going
to sue me for actual and punitive
damages, as well as for $26.00 for
services rendered. I have always
been that way. m
Storks and Itond*.
....Rails are strong, steel is strsng'
er, but Alto common i t selling at 2
dollars per bundle, while American
forks (hanged hands near noon at
cents per pound, Troy weight; the
present holders are stuck. Brazil
copper waa bid up to 50 cents per
•quare yard—to be used a s wrapping
paper. Soft shell crabs were easy
until near the dose; Hudson Bay
slumped 2 points to a new low. Ger
many IDs, reparation specials, were
•-begging at 16 cents per ton at the
close. All other stocks, such •• to
bacco, telephone, gas and power were
steady, but gradually growing weaker
in sympathy with the B. E. F.
The State Warehouse System.
-power daifi, cost
W,
never been used—except for'political
than $10.00 considered. Par-
agree not to use it for*
and furthermore, all future own*
Editor of The People-Seentinel:
In the State of August 5th, I find
the following:—“Warehouse post goes
to Jones. . . The State warehouse de
partment is one of the self-sustaining
departments of the government.”
Now a 8 a matter of fact, the South
Carolina warehouse system is a
competitor of mine, I being a tax
payer and it paying no taxes. The
record shows that from 1928 to 1931,
the appropriations for the State
warehouse system amounted to $121,-
302.99,, while the receipts amounted
to $51,247.10, there being a deficit of
something over $70,000, which means
that the competitors of this system,
along with the other sleeping taxpay
ers, are subsidizing this system
through the government—one of the
many forms of political greed.
While I am on the subject of such
subsidizing, I may remind you that
the same is true a 8 to the truck and
bus lines. The railroads along with
other taxpayers (sleeping, as I have
already said) are footing the bills for
the upkeep of the roads, which are
virtually free to the truck and bus
ines.
The matter of the governments be
ing in business on a non-tax basis, in
qompetilfon with its citizens who
pay taxes, certainly needs attention.
We cry “high taxes,” but make no
practical move to relieve the situa
tion. I shall appreciate your giving
this letter spue* in your paper, in
order that we may thinking along
this line, in the hopa of discovering a
Moses to lead us out of this wilder
ness.
^ C. G. ROWLAND.
Sumter, S. Cr v
Williston’g firat bale of new cotton
Submit bid«; no bid tot was *old on Tuesday of last week
Inman Scott for’, about seven cents a
pound. The bale was ginned Monday
fertilizer, grinding wheat op, -and was probably the Coun’/s first j
bait thi 8 year.
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JUTE
Fulmer’s Bill, taxing jute, proposes tb retain American markets for
American cotton. This would mean that three million bales of addi
tional cotton would be consumed, the manufacture of which would give
employment to the thousands of unemployed, thus - aiding in restoring
prosperity to the South v This Bill is attracting wide approval.
“I wish to inform you that, as a taxpayer, farmer and merchant,
highly approve the stand that you have taken on taxing jute.”
’ (Signed) JAMES L. SHEALY, Columbia, S. C.
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‘‘It is very important that a tariff be put on jute in order to help our
own farmers rather than the foreigners in India, where this jute is
grown.
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(Signed) BELTON COTTON MILL, Belton, S. C.
“I read with great interest, your speech on the jute question in the
Congressional Record of March 26th.
(Signed) PLANTERS FERTILIZER & PHOSPHATE COMPANY,
« J. Ross Hanahan, Charleston, S. C.
“The Southern cotton farmer is certainly indebted to you for your ef
fort in proposing the tax on jute, but let us not forget that, if you are
successful in this matter, we will advance the values of the Southern Cot
ton Mills over one hundred million dollars.”
(Signed) LANE COTTON MILLS, New Orleans, La.
“Taxing jute would do the Ajnerican cotton farmer and the American
cotton mills more good than any measure that could possibly be put
through Congress.” * -V
(Signed) McCAMBELL <£■ COMPANY, New Orleans, La. .
“One of the greatest difficulties, under which we have labored in en
deavoring to operate Sibley, is the continued inroad that the importa
tion of jute cloth has made into the markets that were formerly suppli
ed by h<iivy cottoncloth. made here at Sibley and at other Southern
Coarse Yam Mills.”
’ (Signed) SIBLEY MANUFACTURING CO., Augusta. Ga.
The Cotton Manufacturers, at Convention in Greenville, passed a Reso
lution. indorsing the tax on jute.
The United States is being flooded with jute and jute products. In
1931, there were imported into this country one hundred million pounds
of raw fibre; ten million burlap bags; and one billion yards of burlap cloth.
Fulmer Obtains, Free of Charge, Expert
Cotton Classer for South Carolina
“1 greatly appreciate the work that you did in getting an expert ootton elasaer
placed in the Wai’diouae Department for the benefit and uae of the farmer^ and
■mall cotton buyers and other* in South Carolina. I think yqu hav» done the greatest
woilP that ha« ever been Ion* for the bt-mfit of the marketing cf t >f.oo in South
Carolina by thia one act—lar greater .h-n any other oiganisation or achtmc that has
been placed befote our people. Farmer* reived from $10 to $15 more for the cotton
that they had giaded than 'or tha* wh.ch they did not.”
- (Signed) ’J. CLIFTON RIVERS.
^ State Warehouse Commissioner, Olnmhia, S. C.
“I know you are still actively at work on your bill to establish in th» varioa*
States licensed grading office* w*th a view of extending the benefit* of yo*ar cotton
jading act to all cotton farmers. I am glad to see you are doing this.
At most of the «mall cotCm markets of this State, the matter of grading Ukes into
consideration only the color of the cotton.
In 1929, I grew on my own farm cotton which 1 knew from the type of seed 1 lanted
should command a premium anywhere fr* ra $6 to $10 per bale. I sent some of the
cotton (3 boles) to the nearest local coltonincichant, who offered the price of prdinaix
7-8 length staple. 1 told the tenant not to sell the cotton but to brin* back the sam
ple with the price offered him. The ne*t day I took these samples to one of the
giaders detailed by the Department of Agriculture to work in connection with our
State warehouse commission. He did not know who I was, but he graded the cotton
and it graded 1 1-32 inch®*, carrying v/ith it, as he informed me, a premium of $7.50
a bale over 7-8 length staple, which, as you know, i* the usual length in this State.
He gave me documents to this effect and the following day I sent the tenant back to
the same merchant presenting him with the licensed grader’s papers and was prompt
ly given the premium.
I do not raise much cotton (because I am a small farmer and this year I am not
planting any) but if I had gotten the premium on all.the cotton that I sold for 1929
these premiums would have more than paid my taxes and those of my tenants as well.
Real, worthwhile things are sometimes hard to get going, but I am sure you have
the patience to keep on pushing. You have a real proposition.
With kind personal regards and beat wishes, v
Sincerely yours,
■ % (Signed) A. F. LEVER.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 1932
i . ■
Fulmer is the Real “Dad
* the Veterans’ Hospil
Hearing Before Veterans’ Committee
Mrs. Rogers, Congresswoman, Chairman of the Veterar
“We are taking up first H. R. No. 9441, a Bill introduce
of South Carolina, authorizing a milthe Committee in refe
erans’ Hospital in South Carolina. This is the Bill that
in my (Omnibus) Bill.”
(TELEGRAM)
“I cannot reach Washington tomorrow. I desire yc
following statement for me before the Committee i refe
erans’ Hospital. I cannot too emphatically urge the Coi
favorably upon the Bill to establish a Veterans’ Hospita
lina. (Signed) E.
“That the Hospital was secured for South Carolina i
to Congressman Fulmer’s work, re-inforced at a critical
tive stand taken by Senator Smith.”—Editorial, The Sta1
“We all do appreciate the efforts that you gave in the
much needed institution for our men.” (Signed) MOl
“We cannot let the matter go by without more folly
sincere appreciation for the most excellent wojk and lea<
by you in this matter, which is all import^ ^ the ejfk
(SigneJjkJlLLIAW
Secretary. Columbia Chaiib
As Commander of the Legion in South Caroling I j
t fntena
express the sentiment of our organization for the
that you have done on this project for our disabled eon
fight it has been!”
(Signed) A. STANLEY LLEWELLYN. Com’d’r, Ameri
Hon. Hampton Fulmer, House of Representatives. Wash
My Dear Hamp:—In the first place. I want to coagi
your splendid work in getting your measure for farm j
Ho—t. It is a pity that the amount could not have f—m
the Senate, but. of course, those of uir who have been
in Washington, understand how easy it is to get a thing
ate and how like getting a camel through a needle’s
through the House.
You and your colleagues have done a fine work and
work. Except those, who have intimate contacts witl
appreciate just the situation in the storm stricken area
on the South Atlantic Coast.
Again, I want to congratulate you. . .. . . .
(Signed) A. F. LE>
Fulmer Votes Against Extravagance and
Voted against the General Sales Tax, which would
burden of tax on the consuming public, and relieved t
tions and income tax payers.
Voted against tax on gas. oil, increased postage and
Was opposed to going into new fields of taxation or ini
was in favor of balancing the budget by
expe
Voted for general reduction of salaries, including a
my salary.
* Have always voted against large and extravagant
Republican tariff legislation. J*'
Have always stood for economy and against the e:
priations of the Republican administrations. Am onl;
dred and thirty-five members, and am not responsibl
Congress beyond my own personal record.
EXCERPTS FROM THOUSANDS OF LETTERS O
“I wish to express my sincere appreciation of your efforts in
having white arsenic of lead placed on the free list. You did some
very efficient 1 work in this connection. In fact, I am appreciative
of the very generous and effective response on your part on a.l
occasions when you have^had the opportunity to be of service.”
(Signed) THOMAS B. YOUNG, Carolina Cooperative Consolidated.
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“You are growing stronger and stronger in the good will of the
people and I feel sure that you will find it easier and easier to be
re-elected.- JVhen you first offered yourself for election, some peo
ple did not know you and were not for you, but the?e same people
are learning your real worth.” (Signed) CRUTCHFIELD MOTOR
COMPANY, ^
“I wish to'take this opportunity of thanking you for the* interest
that you have shown to stop this hectic manipulation of cotton
through contracts, and I trust should new legislation take place to
point of delivery on its merits.”
TON §X«HANGE.
(Signed) CHARLESTON COT-
er,-
T wish that I lived ia your district long enough to vote for you.
If the good folks down there know your standing down there and
know how well you look after them, I am sure that you would not
have to go back home to campaign.” (Signed) T. S. WILLIAMS,
Washington, D. C.
“On behalf of the American Retail Jewelers Association, I wish
to express our appreciation of the efforts you have made in our
behalf and in the interest that you have, at all times, shown. This
reduction will perhaps mean the salvation of many small and*
medium sized businesses, and for your efforts we are deeply grate-
ful.” (Signed) RALPH. ROESSLER, Chairman, American Na
tional Retail Jewelers’ Association.
“I appreciate your effort?. You Work faster than anyone I know
of.” (Signed) W. L. BENNETT.
inestimable value.”
of Agriculture, Wai
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“I want to tell you that I feel proud of the great stand that you
have taken in Congress, You have certainly made a valuable
„memh6^^ -4Sigped) JQI1N.JL HAMBLIN^
“I should like to express to you my appreciation of the contribu
tion that you have made to the welfare of agriemture. Your care
ful study of agricultural legislation in the past year has been of
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