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fcAwn-i nr i i-Wfrrf’titf- r*' -- ^ THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY. — Consolidate Jons 1, 1926. 3—x ( Ju*t Like a Member of the Family^ VOLUME LVI. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1933 BILL TO HELP COTTON J INDUSTRY IS ENDORSED MEASURE TO LIMIT 1933 CROP WINS HIGH PRAISE. House Approval Freely Expressed.- Plan Would Cut New Crop by Amount of Surplus. Washington, Feb. 18.—A momen tous new venture in helping the cot ton industry by legislation today received the approval of the senate. Amid expressions of hope that it would start the whole south toward better times, the Smith bill designed to ral=e the price of "Cotton by strik ing millions of bales from the paralyz ing surplus was approved in little more than two hours and dispatched to the house. There, prompt preparations were made for considering this emergen cy measure without delay in order that it may become, a law before the cotton planting reason is underway throughout the South. t Chairman Jones' (Democrat, Texas) called the agricultural committee to meet Mon day on the bill. The brief debate in the senate showed the Democratic leadership firmly behind the bill and little or no opposition from the Re publican side. Senators Optimistic. \ From Southern senators spoa<Tor- ing the bill were heard tonight ex pressions of optimism that the Demo cratic house will approve it speedily and that President Hoover’s signature will make it a law before the present session ends. In a word, the ingenious plan would use the government’s huge holdings of cotton—estimated at 3,500,000 bales —to obtain a reduction of that amount in the 1933 crop. This would be dene by effering the producer who agrees to cut hi 4 pro duction from 30 to 50 per cent, below last year an option on an amount of the government cotton equal to the quantity by which he reduces his output. The option would enable him to profit on the pooled cotton to the ex tent of the difference between the present price and the August 15 fig ure, assuming the decreased produc tion drove the price up. The farmer wt ulj take no risk as he would not have to exercl-e his option in case the pike went down. Wannamaker Wires. A short time after the bill passed, Senator “C tton Ed” Smith of S >uth tai iina, its energetic sponsor, made pub’ic a telegram from J. Skottowe Wannamaker, president of the Ameri can Cotton association, saying a re duction of cctton acreage totalling 5,- 000,000 bales, 1,500,000 more than the bill contemplates, has been pledged. “Census made of cotton growers in 850 counties shows 100 per cent, en dorsement your bill an ( j subscription excess 5,600,000 bales,'“carrying re duction cotton acreage proportionate ly,” Wannamaker wired from St. Mat thews, S.. C. “Passage your bill benefit every line cotton industry and entire na tion.” Among the few who opposed the bill in the senate were- Senators Copeland (Democrat, New York) Goie, (Democrat, Oklahoma) and King, (Democrat, Utah.) Copeland said it wa s “class legisla tion” which would help but one sec tion of the country. Gore said it would ‘‘cheat the hopes of the faim er.” King asserted “the mechanics of the bill are complicated and the consequences cannot be foretold.” Textile Men Endorse Bill. On the other hand, Senators Smith, McKellar, (Democrat, Tennessee) and George, (Democrat, Georgia) urged the bill as a means of improving the economic ccnditicn of the whole coun try by helping the cotton industry. Senator Wakh, (Democrat, Massa chusetts) said the textile m'toufac- turers of his State were stronger it. The bill was amended in several •particulars on the floor. One amend ment sponsored by Senator McKellar eliminated a provision which would have authorized the “cotton board,” which would be created to administer the act, to*buy at its market value cotton held by producers who agree to make the required cut in production. Senator Smith said tonight he had received assurance from members of the ’house that this section would be put back into the bill when it comes Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week A Little Sense and Nonsense About v People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. Plans Formulated for Brooding Baby Chicks Propram of 4-H Poultry Club Mem bers Under Direction of Misses Neely and McNab.b Two Negro Men Killed During the Past Week One Met Death When Struck by a Southern Passenger Train, the Other Being Shot. BARNWELL COUNTY TO GET, $35,000.00 FOR RELIEF WORK A flash of lightening and a pea! of thunder during one of Saturday’s heavy downpour s of lain. ... A veritable sea of soupy mud on the pavement in front of The People-Sen tinel office, ma?t of the slush being washed away by the heavy rains. . . A large number of the devotees of Terpsichore enjoying another 1 dance in Barnwell, the music for which was furnished by Hod William s and his orchestra. . . Dr* B. W. Sexton staying on the job in spite of an at tack cf flu and a temperature cf 103. . . . A report that a young lady in Williston was awarded a Pontiac automobile in a recent radio contest. . . . An offer from an advertising agency to exchange due bills for room accomodations afc various hotelte throughout the country for advertis ing but making no provision for meals and transportation. ... A high school boy eating eight and one-half ice cream sandwiches at one sitting. He had agreed to eat ten but was stopped for fear he would be made sick. . . Mayer C. G. Fuller en tertaining some friends with flights over Barnwell an his plane. Kelly Browning, of Blackville, tell ing about a white partridge that was killed by Lonnie Creech wTiile the two Blackville men were enjoying a hunt recently. Theh albino was pre sented to Harry Hampton, of Colum bia, who had. it stuffed and mounted. Mr. Browning said the covey contained two other birds with brown bodies and white wings, neither of which was killed. ... A member of the 10th grade of the local school being asked his impression of the legislature after a recent visit and replying that “it seems to be a good place for the members to have a big time.” . . . Glorious sunshine after several days of inclement weather. . Many peo ple discussing the chance.* for an early ratification of the 21st amend ment repealing the 18th. Mrs. Leonora A. Best. Mrs. Leonora A. Best died at her 'home here Friday night at nine o’ clock after an illness of several weeks, during which time the skilbof physician* and the tender nursing of loving hands sought to stay the sum mons of the Grim Reaper. Funeral services wete conducted Saturday af ternoon at 3:30 o’clock by the Rev. W. E. Wiggins, pastor cf the Barn well Methodist Chuich, assisted by. Dr. W\ M. Jones, at her late residence, where a large conccur-e of sorrowing relatives and gympathe? ic f' it mis gatheied to pay their last tribute of respect. Interment follow ed in the Hogg cemetery, near Kline, where her last resting place wa s cover ed with many beautiful floral offer ings. Pal! bearers were J. E. Harley, H. W. Sanders, Terie Richardson, R. A. Patterson, H. G. Boylston, Charlie Brown, §r., L. A. Cave and Dodson Still. Mrs. Best was 79 year s of age, having been born June 14th, 1854. She was the widow cf O. H. Best, Sr., who preceded her to the grave a number of years ago. She is sur vived by one daugher, Mn;. J. W. Vin cent, cf Union, and two sons, O. H. Best and Martin C. Best, both of Barnwell, who have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel. up for consideration there. Another development of interest to the farmer today was introduction in the house by Chairman Jones of the refinancing farm mortgages on long time payments at an annual interest rate of 2 1-4 per cent. The bill, understood to be in line with President-elect Roosevelt’s farm program, provides for the issuance of government 2 per cent, bonds in exchange for farm mortgages on a basis of not more than 80 per cent of the fair value of the property. One per cent for amortization would be added to the 2 1-4 per cent interest charge. It is proposed that the mort gages would be liquidated within 46 yeafs. The 4-H Poultry club members of Barnwell County have started the New Year with formulating and car- iying cut plans for brooding hun dreds of baby chicks. Even though market prices aie low for 'poultry, the members have already proven that material pi-ofit can still be made from chickens, if precautions are used i n keeping the production costs lew. Under the supervision of Miss Juanita Neely, extension poultry specialist, and Mi^s McNab, home demonstration agent, the 4-H poultry club members and their parents are cairying out all instructions in a low cost production program outlined un der the following heads: 1. Start with chicks from known source—'parent ^teck strtong. vigor ous, good egg producers, possessing true breed characteristics, B. W. D. te : ted, free from other diseases, and well managed hatchers. 2. Economical brooder house of sufficient capacity—crowding, most often results in brooder pneumonia, colds, feather picking, etc. A house 10 by 12 feet will brood 300 to 350 chicks. Five hundreds chicks should be brooded in a house 12 by 14 feet. The cost of the house is a great considera tion and varies with kind of lumber used, labor, etc. Portable house is most desirable. Clay floors have proven very satisfactory. To a wagon load of clay (1 ton) add 1 peck of lime and Vs peck cf salt. Dampen slightly and pack in house tight and smooth. 3. Reliable and economical brooder. Brick biooder has been most popular during ipast four years—cheap and gives satisfactory results. Tempera ture of brooder hovuse very important. Hang tpeimometer on wall opposite side of brooder, two inches from floor and run at 70 degrees. 4. An economical and well-bal anced ration necessary. 4-H records this year show—cost of rearing chicks to 10 weeks of age vary from 7c to 9c per chick. All mash formula used: 100 lbs. yellow com meal; 50 lbs. wheat shorts; J2V4 lbs. meat .-crap; 1V4 lbs. salt. Plenty of milk is given in addition. 5. Catry out program of sanitary management. a. House and yards cn fresh ground every year. b. Clean house every 3 to 5 days. c. Clean feeders and waterers every day. d. Keep yards plowed and growing 1 in green feed. * ft e. Construct hoppers that will keep chicks out of feed. f. Look out for sign s of sickness. Take out sick chicks, kill and burn. 6. Plenty of sushine necessary for proper develqpment of chicks. Add 1 percent cod-liver oil if sunshine is not avaitabter If weather I g silftartHe get chicks in small yards in sun shine when a week to ten days of age. 7. Regular, systematic care of chicks necessary. Keep even tem- ! perature, and see that feed and water are always before the chicks. Emphasis is being placed cn econo mical equipment and home production of feed in the poultry project. The f Hewing membens purchased 900 I baby chicks this month and are re- j ceiving assistance from the extension | workers: Murriel Norris, Morris. Helen Creech, Monis. Carrie Grace Grubbs, Reedy Branch. Vera Boyd, Long Branch. Records from 137 major 4-H poul- . try club member.* in 1932 prove that j by carrying out instructions in a : low production cost program, poultry is well worth raising even during this period of depression. Nunber chicks purchased and hatched 34,282. Number broilers sold and used, 17,- 819. Total value of broilers $7,902.44. Average feed cost per chick to broiler size (10 weeks), 8 cents. Number matured birds kept in flecks 10,322. Total profit of project $11,075.66. The Rev. Mr. Long, pastor of the Clinton Baptist Church, will fill the pulpit cf the local Baptist Church on I next Sunday. The public is cordially ; invited to attend the services, the morning service beginning at 11:30 o’clock. Two negro men met violent deaths in Barnwell County during the past week. Thursday night, a negro identified as Thelma Threadgill, of Noiwcod, N. C., was struck and in stantly killed by Southern Railway passenger train No. 23, Columbia to Savanhah, about two miles south of Barnwell. It is thought that the man was sitting on the end of a crosstie when strnck by the locomotive, his body being knocked several feet. Local authorities were unable to locate relatives of the dead man and he was buried at the expense of the county. Saturday night about 12:00 o’clock Howard Odom, coloied, was shot and killed by General Green, also colored, near Snelling, five mile s west of BaiHwelh The homicide is said to have occurred as the result of a dis pute between the two men earlier in the night. Green went tff after the argument and secured a single-barrel f-hot gun, according to Deputy Sheriff Gilmore S. Harley, and returning to the scene he met Odom in the road, where the killing occurred. Paul Odom, a brother of the dead man, is then al leged to have taken the weapon from Green and beat him sererely with the gun, the stock cf which was broken and the barrel badly bent. Green was brought to Barnwell for medical at tention and later lodged in the county jail. Sunday night, near Snelling, James Odom is alleged to have drawn a pistol on Will Sullivan, who reported the occunence to Sheriff J. B. Morris Odom was arrested near Barnwell and lodged in the county jail on a charge of carrying concealed weapon*, being later released under a bond of $25. Repeal Resolution Passed by Congress Dry Minority Crushed Under Heavy Vote Monday.—States Must Ratify Amendment. THAT SUM ALLOTTED FOR MCH. AND APRIL. Reronst ruction Finance Corporation Makes $2,000,000 Loan to Aid State’s Jobless. South Car. Economics Association to Meet Annual Meeting Will Be Held at &o|- umbi& Hotel Friday and Satur day of This Wtek. v The annual meeting of the South Caioiina Home Economics Association will be held at the Columbia Hotel in Columbia on February 24th and 25th, according to a recent announce ment cf Miss Jane Ketchen, Winthrop College, president of the association. A sp'endid program ba*ed on “Family Relationship” has been pre pared by the Executive Committee of the association. The meeting will open with a dinner program in the Ciystal Room of the hotel at 8 p. m., Friday night, February 24th, at which time those attending will have the unusual privilege of hearing one of the Tiest known and m:st ontstand- ing workers in 'Social 'Science in the South speak. Dr. Ernest R. Groves, head of the Institute of research in Social Science of the University of North Caiclina, nationally known, will be the only speaker of the evening. M iss Ketchen will preside. Music will be furnished by R. T. Gavin, Supervisor of Music in Columbia City Schools. Di'. Groves, will take as his subject, '“Education foi 1 Family Ex perience.” ‘ < All home economic teachers, both high school and college, all home demonstration agents, all P. T. A. members, and anyone interested in this line of work are invited to at tend this opening program as well a.* the Saturday mor-ning program at the hotel. Reservations for the dinner program at 85c each, should be made either to Mrs. Johnson, Hotel Columbia, or Miss Jeannette Biggs, Woman’s Col lege, of Greenville. Dr. Groves will be accompanied by Mr.*. Groves, who is co-author with him of a number of books known throughout the country. Mrs. Groves, also an authority on the subject, will be the only speaker on the Saturday morning pregram, from 10:30 to 12:30, using as her subject, “The Family in 1983.” , This will be fol lowed by a round table discussion. The busines s session will be held Saturday morning from 9:00 to 10:00. All meetings will be held in the Crystal Rocm. Representatives of organized Student Clubs from Win throp, Limestone, Columbia College land Greenville Woman’s College will Washington, Feb. 20.—Congress to day proposed rto the States that national prohibition, after it s 13 years o^ tuibulenh trial, be done away with by repeal of the 18th amendment. V. The house by a vote of 289 to 121, 15 more than necessary, approved the repeal resolution passed last week by the senate. Under it for the first time in American history, conventions of the people are to decide whether the State s shall ratify or reject a change in the constitution. Thirty-six of the 48 States must ratify to carve the 18th amendment out cf the national charter and sub stitute for it a 21st. By its terms, also, the ratifications must all occur within seven years from today. With repeal, the amendment carries a specific prohibition of importation of intoxicating liquors into any States remaining dry. • . Immediately after the house vote, legislative action was started in more than half a dozen States to make ready for the convention. Only one federal formality remains before the States have the question fully in their keeping. The secretary of State must certify the congression al action to the governors. They will inform the legL-latures. In many cases the State executives, however, had already taken steps today to rush action. The official copy of the repeal reso lution was delivered to the secretary of State this afternoon and work was begun immediately to mail out copies tomorrow. The hou-e approval came in dram atic fashion as the dry minority fought with its back to the wall ag'ainst the flood of anti-prohibition votes. ^ v Confident from the first of victory, Speaker Game* and party leaders forced th</ vote under suspension of the rules, a dra-tic debate-curbing procedure. Fifteen members, who voted against the speaker’s outright repeal proposal on the first day cf thi s session, shifted their strength for the Blaine amendment, adopted only last Thursday by the senate, 63 to 23. The news was hailed as a great vic tory by leaders of the anti-prohibi tion, organization.*, but the drys though not discussing a defeat, pro claimed their intention to intensify their fight every sfep of the way. The wets, too, in every utterance on the question, emphasized that an enor mous amount of hard campaigning remains to be done. Barnwell County on Monday was allotted $35,000 for relief work during March and April from a loan of $2,- 101,015 granted South Carloina by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, through which it was estimated, aid will be given to more than 150,000 needy families during the next two months. '* The advance, which had been re quested by Governor Blackwood for use in the 46 counties under the super vision of his State relief council, brought total funds made available to the State to more than $3,600,000. Grants for previous months amounted to approximately $1,600,00. Officials at the State relief head quarters here estimated 149,416 fami lies and 36,413 non-family persons would be relieved by funds expended in the countie g this month. They placed the probable total for March a little higher, predicting a decrease in April when farm activities begin to pick up. Reports from county relief councils showed 24,513 families and 7,118 non family persons were assisted in De cember and 196,308 familiea and 26,- 885 othei's in January. Distribution of the new loan to county councils to provide various forms of work and relief for the des titute will begin as soon as the check is received from Washington and necessary details are arranged. The largest share, $125,000 for the two months, will go to Charleston. Spar- tangurg and GreenviHe are allotted $90,000 each, and Richland $85,000. Counties in this section have been Barnwell Boy Shot Acddenthlly. Lariy Brown, the nine-year old *on of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest S. Brown, had a narrow escape from seriou s in jury Friday afternoon when he was accidentally shot with a 22-calibre rifle by Norman Dicks, Jr., 12-year old son cf Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Dicks, all of this city. The bullet pierced Larry’ s left thigh, near the groin, inflicting a painful though not seri- ou.* wound. The little fellow was carried to the Baptist hospital for treatment. The accident occurred af ter the two boys had returned from a hunt. given allotments a* follows: March April Total Aiken ...$25,000 $20,000 $45,000 Allendale .12,500 10,000 22,500 Bamberg .12,500 10,000 22,500 Barn well. .20,000 15,000 35,000 Hampton..20,000 18,000 38,000 Orangeb’g 40,000 35,000 75,000 Co. Auditor Explains Disparity in Numbers w. H. Manning Tell* Why All Auto mobiles Licensed Are Not Re turned for Tsxstiou. William J. Riley. W. H. Manning, county auditor, in an interview with a representative of The People-Sentinel this week, had the following to say in reference to the difference between the number of automobiles licensed by the State highway department and the number returned for taxation, about which a news story appeared in these columns last week: “In regard to the number of auto mobiles returned for taxation for 1932, I would like to say that nil motor vehicles purchased after Janu ary 1st could not be returned for taxation but would be required to get licenses from the State highway de partment. It is also to be noted that the State tax commission, in making its ( compaiison, used figures from one duplicate and n °t from the next dupli cate, which will be furnished July let, 1933. Furthermore, any car owned by a dealer January'1st is returtied to the State tax commission as mer chant’s stock.” William J. Riley, 54, a merchant and native of Barnwell County, died Monday of last week. The funeral was held Wednesday at 11 o’clock at his home and services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Dugan, of Ulmer. Interment w’as in the Hampton ceme tery. Beside s his widow, Mr. Riley is survived by a son, William Riley, and a daughter, Mrs. Barwkk, both of Hampton. attend, holding a separate program from 9:00 till 10:30 Saturday morn ing. Only once before has Dr. Groves ever visited South Carolina on a speaking engagement, and that only to a small group. So, at this time, everyone who can should avail them selves of the opportunity to hear a nationally known authority on Family Relationship speak. Olar Man Wins Verdict. A directed verdict for $4,565.85 and interest was rendered in the United State s district court at Aiken Friday for M. E. Riser, of Olar, against the Atlantic Life Insurance Company. The suit was brought by Mrs. Baine F. Rizer as guardian for her husband. The winter term of the c&sftrUp court adjourned upon completion of the case. Extra Gas Tax Killed. Hfforts to put an additional one cent tax on gasoline to make up for a proposed reduction in automobila licenses was overwhelmingly defeated in the State Senate Friday, but action on a reduction in licenses without providing for supplementary is yet undecided. '