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THE OFTICUL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY
Consolidate^ Jnno 1, 1925.
VOLUME LVI.
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BARNWELL, SOUTH CARO
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1932
Debenture Farm Relief Plan
Counts, on Export Bounties
As Domestic Price Boosters
Editor's Note: Now that congress
has turned its attention definitely to
relief of the farmers, it might be well
ta HiarMigjj a -plan that has long been
before the public, but which is little
understood.
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By FRANK I. WELLER.
(Associated Press Farm Editcp^
Washington, Dec. 17.—Oldest of
faim relief ideas, the export deben
ture dates back to ^Uexander Hamil
ton’s treasury report to congress in
1791 advocating a bounty or premium
system for farmer s and others who
could not benefit directly from the
riff.
One hundred years later David^Lu-
bin, founder of the. international in
stitute of agriculture at Rome, brought
it to the' attenion of the National
Grange, which worked out a plan of
operation at Portland, Me., in 1926,
and has re-endorsed it at each suc
ceeding annual convention.
On these separate occasions
United States senate endorsed
debenture by a record vote, but
house consistently turned it down in
favor of the vetoed equalization fee
and the stabilization clause of the
current agricultural marketing act.
Proponents call it the simplest and
most quickly applicable of contem-
perary farm panaceas, declaring that
it requires only the machinery of the
farm board, the treasury and the
customs service.
Invoked as a substitute for the
stabilization clause, the plan would
allow the farm board (if designated)
to declare emergency measures for
a given crop and the federal treas
ury would Issue negotiable certifi
cates of 50 per cent, of the tariff
duty on any unit of weight or meas-
uie exported.
The exporter would use the certi
ficates as face ^alue currency in pay
ing duties on subsequent imports of
other commodities, discount them
slightly to importers or redeem them
at the treasury for 98 per cent of
their face value.
Thus, if the world price of wheat—
which now determines the domestic
price—were 50 cents a bushel and an
exporter sold 1,000 bushels abroad
he would get $500 plus debenture cer
tificates for $210. The total of $710
f r the 1,000 bushels would raise the
i'< ti e t.vvT in prop-
ann.r.t "i * Is expqpt^d.
As under every, fither farm relief
p an, th* c’cLepture mea o tne con
sumer cay* _ .ghttyTm^ • fr.'—•otne-
of his/foo is. The prang* rev* a
21-cent debenture would add .15 part
'cf a cent to the ccsj of wheat in a
loaf of bread, but that it might be
entirely obliterated in the average 6.5
cents margin between the baker and
the consumer.
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Chevrolet Is Larger
and Greatly Refined
Grubbs Chevrolet Co„ cf Barnwell,
Invites Public to View the
1933 Models.
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Today Chevrolet presents larger
and greatly refined 1933 cars at deal
ers showrooms throughout the na
tion, and the Grubbs Chevrolet Co.
invites the public to view the 1933
models.
Longer wheelbase, new “aerstream’
styling, more power and speed coupled
with greater economy, larger and
lower Fisher bodies with new Fisher
‘‘no-draft” ventilation, - shatterproof
glass in windshield and ventilators,
cushion-balanced motor mounting,
impioved free wheeling plus, syncro-
me%h transmission with silent second
gear, and a “starter-ator” for sim
plified starting are all listed as new
standard features included in the
list price.
The new models, with lower and
wider bodies, represent the bid for
continued leadership .of that company
which led the industry in four out of
the past six years, and which has
just completed its year of greatest
comparative succes s in the industry.
In presenting a larger and more ex
tensively improved car than any
annual Chevrolet model since the car
was changed to a six in 1928, Chev
rolet is reversing a trend indicated
by a number of other manufacturers
in reducing the size or cost of their
models, and is emphasizing the basic
policy on which the company founded
its success—that of building style
and quality rather than the bare
needs of transportation.
"firmestic 'prile Ut 71 imnU u bu.did un|—Twenty manufacturing and assem-
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wheat purchased for expert and, in the
opinion of debenture advocates, es-
Vablasdr the general orice level at
about that figure.
The plan pre-supposes the wheat
would net be “dumped” abroad be
cause of the 21-cent advantage to
exporters, bu£ sold in the world mar
ket £t the world; price.- , [4
'Competition Detween exporters is
very sharp and, debenture proponents
say that any increase in the^ price
the exporter gets is quickly re
flected in the price to the farmer. If
exporters should attempt to retain a
larger share of the debenture value
for themselves, it is argued, farmers’
eo-eperatives would find a profit in
exporting their own ci.ps and im
mediately force exporting firm s to
bid the top market price plus the
debentjure.
It is suggested that because the
exporter could sell his debentures for
98 per cent, of their value he wouM
rather reflect the benefit in the pur
chasing price of wheat than use it
to undersell his competitor's.
In the case of cotton or tobacco it
is suggested the debenture value be
2 cents a pound. It would add $10 a
bale or one-third the average market
Community Christmas Tree.
There will be a Community
Christmas Tree in the public
square in front of the Court
House Saturday afternoon and
at five o’clock Santa Claus is
expected to arrive and present
the girl 8 and beys with apples
and oranges. Christmas carols
will be sung by a special choir.
It is understood that the money
realized from the play a couple
of weeks ago i s being used in
the preparation of 20 baskets
for needy families.
Big Contribution Is
Made by Railroads
Carriers Play Important P*rt in Help
ing Sustain School 8 and Other
Institutions.
of Winter
bly p!ant s operated by Chevrolet in
the United States, many other af
filiated plants and several hundred
thousand people are at work again as
a result cf the company’s embaiking
on its new program at this time.
While retaining the six cylinder
motor in all its fundamentals, which
ha s proved so reliable in the hands
of 3,500,000-owners since it£ debut in
1928, Chevrolet engineers list many
major development^ or miner refine
ments in the 1933 models, making the
most radica'y changed and improved
car s since the first 'Chevrolet six.
Wheelbase has been extended to 110
inches. The engine, which operates
even more economically than the 1932
power plant has been stepped up in
horse-power' to 65 mainly through*' j ce me it.
Barnwell In Icy Grip
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The important contributions made
to the schools and other local insti
tutions of Barnwell Ccunty and the
City of Barnwell b£ the railroads is
shown in a statement covering tax
figures fer 1931 made public by
Lauren Foreman, Public Relations
Representative, Southern Railway
System, Atlanta, Ga.
“Figures taken from the books of
the County Auditor of Barnwell Coun
ty and the Town Treasurer cf Barn
lengthening the stroke, offering a pis
ton displacement of 206.8 cubic in
ches, and delivering a to» speed of
well over 70 miles per hour.
In appearance the car differs radi
cally from any previous Chevrolet
Housetops and Trees Covered With
Heavy Coating cf Ice Saturday
and Sunday.
Local Officers Are
Cleared of Charge
John Hogg and George Peeples Found
"Not Guilty of Murder of gsul
H. Owens.
John Hogg and George Peeples,
local policemen, found not
guilty of the murder of Paul H.
Owens, who was shot to death early
one Sunday morning in October by
the former, near the residence of the
two men, who were next door neigh
bors. The trial consumed a day and
a half, and in 35 minutes after the
case wa 9 given to the jury late Thurs
day afternoon, a verdict of acquittal
was returned.
Owens was shot by Hogg after the
officer had been called to arrest him
for creating a disturbance in the
neighborhood. The homicide waa
witnessed by Mrs. Owens and her ten-
year old daughter, both of whom tes
tified at the trial. The officer pleaded
self-defense, testimony being to the
effect that Owens had kicked Hogg
and was advancing on the officer with
an open knife when the latter opened
fire.
Court adjourned sine die Friday af
ternoon and other caie 8 tried since
the last issue of People-Sentinel are
as follows:
Jim Rountree, charged with as
sault and battery with intent to kill
and carrying concealed weapons,
pleaded guilty to assault and battery
of a high and aggravated nature and
was sentenced to pay a fine of $60.00'
or serve six months at hard labor.
Boyd Sanders, charged with as
sault and battery with intent to kill,
was found guilty of assault and bat-
| tery of «a high and aggravated nature
and sentenced to pay a fine of $100
or serve six months at hard labor.
Lawton Smalls pleaded guilty to a
Men Are H.t Work I c * iar £ e of housebreaking and larceny
and receiving stolen goods and waa
sentenced to six months at hard
labor.
Rufu» Parish and Madie Jeffcoat,
charged with asault and battery with
intent to kill, were convicted of as
sault and battery of a high and ag
gravated nature. The former was
sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and
serve four months at hard labor and
the latter to pay a fine of $60 and
serve four months in the
County jail.
Approximately 1,000
Barnwell County Relief Council Is
Providing Employment for Many
Needy People.
With approximately 1,000 men,
white and ^lack, and about 100 teams
at work on the various projects now
under' way in the county, the Barn
well County Relief Council is reliev
ing the unemployment situation in a
big way. Barnwell, Blackville, Wil-
liston and the other towns of the
county are presenting a busy appear
ance this week and Christmas cheer
will be provided in scores of homes
as a result of this commendable en-
BarnwtU
WHISKEY PAYS AT
25 CENTS A QUART
Barnwell woke Saturday morning
to find thi s Section inithe icy grip of
a » 4 * * 1 ,
winter, trees ahd housetops being
covered with a heavy coating of ice
while icycles were hanging s fiom the
eaves of buildirtgs. Rain Friday af
ternoon gave way to a combination cf
rain and sleet during the night. Rain
and sleet also fell here during Satur
day. The weather' continued cold
Sunday morning but a rise in tempera-
tuie in the afternoon caused most of
Turkey Creek swamp was a^ fairy
land of loveliness Sunday afternoon,
with the pale wintry sunshine being
reflected from the ice-coated trees.
Comparatively little damage was
done by the sleet in Barnwell. Limbs
were broken fiom some trees by the
model, the “aer-stream” styling rep
resenting a medium between conven- j heavy weight of the ice and electric
tional streamlining and modified “tear | service was interrupted to some ex
drop” design. The motif of the new ; tent, causing inconvenience to busi-
leaning V-type radiator is carried out ness p eople and housekeeper's,
througih slantirg hood deors ond Q ne resu it of the extreme winter
value of cotton to the American farm shapely slanted windshield pillars on i weather, however, has been an in-
prite. jto the tear end, where an extension crease in the number of sufferers
To the extent that certificates are of the rear body panel sweep s out- f rom colds,
issued and used in payment of im- ward and downward, screening the
port duties they keep out of the treas
ury customary revenues. li
It has been estimated that if the
debenture plan had been in operation
at the maximum rate s during the
last five years and applied to all com
modities coveted by the plan it would
have cost not more than $146,000,000
in any one year.
Similarly, the National Grange
points out, the Cuban preferential' on
sugar has kept duties amounting to
not les s than $135,000,000 out of the
treasury. The debenture, further, is
described as less a subsidy than the
tariff draw-back privileges now ac
corded many American n ::nt f actur-
ers who receive cash p* me :t. '.qua
gasoline tank, and the axle and under
carriage of the car.
Skirted fenders which fellow
line of the front and rear tires,
A Surprise Party.
If Dr. W. M. Jones and his family
the ! lack anything this Christmas in the
and j way of eatables, it will not be the
a lower running bord conceal all fault of a large group of Barnwell
working mechanism, adding greatly 1 friends who came to his home on last
to the clear-cut appearance of the Thursday aftamcon bringing with
new models.
To Practice Christmas Carols.
Mrs. Louise Bauer requests all
singers of this city to meet at the
Barnwell Methodist Church tomorrow
(Friday) afternoon at five o’clock to
practice Christmas carols, which will j es for a Merry Christmas and Happy
be sung at the community Christmas New Year, which were accepted with
tree Saturdey afternocn. iho deepest appreciation.
them every variety of heavy and
fancy groceries, canned goods, Re
serves and jellies, the daintiest of
prepared foods and even the turkey
with its “fixings,” also a voucher for
gas for their car.
They took charge of the dining
room and left behind substantial wish-
visitor here Thursday, “show that on
a total assessed valuation ^f $1,224,-
570.00 the railioadg paid in Efamwell
County in 1931 a total cf $57,530.10
in taxes divided as follows:
, School Taxes $36,829.78
Other State and County Taxes,
including- Road and Bridge
Taxes f —..i.. 10,068,70
Barnwell Municipal Tax __ 2,0^1.62
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Total Taxes Paid Locally $57,530.10
“Supplementing the foregoing, the
railroads paid direct to the State an
additional special license tax of $8,-
889.78, calculated at the rate cf three
mills cn the full value of their pro
perties in Barnwell County, which
brings the grand total of taxes on
railroad property in \he county for
1931 to $66,419.88. Municipal taxes
for towns other than Barnwell are not
included
“These figures afe of particular in
terest in connection with the present
discussion as to the use of the State’s
highways by commercial truck and
bus companies and tbe effect of this
competition on the earning power and
tax paying ability of the railroads.
“Not a dollar of this substantial
tax contributed by the railroads was
used to provide or maintain a roadway
for their trarii s Oi for their special
benefit in any way. It all went into
the local treasuries to support the
schools and other local institutions.
“The valuation on which the rail
roads pay taxes i s 'dependent to a
great extent on the earning power cf
the railroads. If traffic is taken away
from the railroads their earnings will
shrink. Their valuation for taxation
must of necessity also be diminished
and their tax payments in Barnwell
County will decrease in like propor
tion.
“Maintenance of the earning power
and tax paying ability of the railroads
is consequently a matter of personal
and vital interest to the citizens cf
Barriwel! County. Every passenger
This week employment is being | whiskey a
given to every available man, and in-
Richmond, Va., Dec. 17.—Profit can
be made by bootleggers selling corn
quart?
way R. Q. Merrick, fourth district
stead of working two separate crews prohibition administrator, figure*,
three day s a week each, everybody on “Corn is now selling three bushell
the pay roll will be given the oppor- for a dollar, and every bushel of corii
tunity of working five days, thus will make three to four gallons of
giving them larger pay checks for good com whiskey, providing the
Christmas buying. right type of apparatus is used and
Last week, approximately 600 men J the„distUler know g his business,” 1
were at work throughout the county
rick said.
“In other words, from an mvestmant
of one dollar, a man could make two
or three dollars clear profit.
“The bootlegger has little overhead,
for he pays no license and the cost of
operation i s very low,” he explained.
“The biggest item he feces/ is the
risk cf getting caught.”
Mrs. Ida M. Groves. •'' t,'
Mrs. Ida M. Groves, 76, died mt
her residence in Blsckville Mondsy
night. Funeral services were held at
the Sacred Heart Church at ten o'
clock yesterday (Wednesday)morning;
being conducted by the Rev. Father
Driscoll. She is survived by three
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Brown, Jr., I s° n! . C h>,1 « F. Grove., of Saranjah.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brown and Lang | G “; G ” ve5 ’ of , A ^ on : ^ l >
Cave were visitors in Augusta Mon
and tbe money paid them has acted
as quite a stimulus to trade. This
week, with -an increased force of |
about 50 per centi working practically
full time, business should be even
better.
A s stated last week, it is planned
to carry on this relief work during
the months ofilanuary and February,
extending tha^rganization into every
section of the county.
The woik of . filling in the public
square around the Court House is
making satisfactory progress, as are
also the various other projects in
Barnwell and the other towns of the
county."
day.
or ton of freight hauled across the
county, into it or out of it by the
railroads contributes something to the
county in the shape of taxes. If the
amount of these taxes be reduced
through the diversion to other chan
nels of traffic previously hauled by
the railroads, either school facilities
and other local governmental services
must be curtailed or the tax payers
will have to dig deeper into their own
pockets to meet the deficit.
“If the railroads, as the result of
unregulated competition on the high
ways provided by the State, are re
duced to a condition where they can
no longer pay these taxes, tS what
source will Barnwell Ccunty lock for
revenue ic fill the vacuum?”
and Dr. M. M. Groves, of Charlestam;
two daughters, Mrs. C. W.' Stober
and Mrs. Marie G. Lewis, both «f
Blackville, and two gTandchflirsa.
Mrs. Groves had been sick for the
past three months.
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Notice of Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Barn
well County Chapter American led
Cross will be held nt the Court Honan
on Wednesday, January 4th, at 4:fit
p. m. A fall attendance is urged,
at this time officer^ for the
year will be elected, and to pass ape
the continued distribution of flour as
clothing to the needy.
Wm. E. McNAB, dun.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Walker and
little daughter are spending the holi
days with relatives in
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