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V Const)lidatod Jans 1, 1925. VOLUME LVI. THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL CPU 4t7 t ft iff? tit' V. Barnwell People-Sentinel Ju&t Like a Member of the Family" . — ■ y— ,, ■ „ ■ ■ - ■ - ■ H BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, APRIL 13TH, 1933. **7 NUMBER 32. Many Matters Yet ; Seen and Heard Here Face Legislature During the Past Week Money Measure, Beep- Bill, Repeal Con vention, Schools, Taxes and Transportation. A Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. SOUTH CAROLINA LEADS U. S. ASPARAGUS TRADE / Predictions that the general assem bly of South Carolina would adjourn sine die the first week in May were being made by son^e political observ ers Sunday, says The State, despite the fact that there is an enormous y' amount of work yet to be done. But the tree s are nearly in full leaf; the first spring flowers have bloomed and faded and planting time is in full swing. The farrfi s are calling many members; the matter of “making a living” back home is demanding atten tion, and so some think that the end is not far off. Mere brief mention of some of the legislation yet to be considered will serve to show what faces the legisla ture. The general appropriations bill is yet in the senate finance committee. It is expected to be reported out this week. It provide s for a 12 months’ year, while the bill the house passed provided for the operation of the State government for 3n period of 18 months. Aside from the appropriation bill, there is the bill regulating the weight, height, length and width of trucks op erating cn-the. State’s highways.. It is in the senate. Also in the senate is the beer bill, already approved in one «* • form by the house; there is before the senate the public school bill, carrying with.it the income tax feature; also before the senate is the bill, passed last week by the house, providing for the holding of a State convention to consider the question of repeal of the ‘18th amendment to the federal con stitution.”. .» There has been insistent demand that the price of automobile license plates be reduced. One such bill, pro viding for a 25 per cent." reduction in the price of licenses for passenger cars, has been passed but it was ve toed by the governor and the veto wag sustained by the house. The principal -objection to\h: s bill was that it made no provision for cash refunds to those who had already purchased their plates, and so seenuft to give prefer ence to those who had delayed buying j h un j rt Hl their licenses ‘until three month s of the year had passed. So it is seen that the legislature, especially the senate, has yet much to do. In addrtion to the bills mentioned there are scores of others on the cal endar theugh it is almost inevitable that many of them will be carried over until 1934. The • membership cf the 1934 session will be the same as that of this year. Quick disposal of the general ap propriations bill in the senate, ;t is predicted, will mean final adjournment . about the first of May. Governor's Message. , _A feature cf legislative proceedings, last wey?k was the address delivered by Governor Blackwood cn invitation of the house. The governor spoke vig orously for various ~ changes in the. State government; for the conferring on the chief executive cf additional appointive authoiity; for'the consoli dation of counties, so that instead of —46 there would be seme 15; for an other vote by the people on biennial sessions of the general assembly,' ' One phase of his address which 'came in for considerable c omment was his suggestion that ail the public schools and institutions of higher Two pilots landing at the local air port while en route to Asheville, N. C., after a visit to Savannah, Ga., anj remarking on the springtime love liness of this section, which, they- said, is several weeks ahead of West ern North Carolina. . . . Miller Hair purchasing some large sheets of paper cn which to draw plans for a grandstand to be erected at the Wil- liston ball park. . J .. Martin C. Best, manager of the local ball club, trying to sell Buist Grubbs advertis ing space cn the park fence, suggest ing that Mr. Grubbs offer a new Chevrolet to every player hitting a ball against said sign, • and Buist countering with the suggestion that every player hitting the sign be re quired to buy a- “Chewy.” . . . . Quite a number ct -people buying diamond rings, watches, field glasses Man Who Is Probably World's Largest Grower of “Crewns” Operates Farm Near Williston.—Crop Which Romans Cultivated Formerly Grew Abundantly on Coast. and various 'other articles at the auc tion sale Saturday afternoon and night. A story about several local aspara- gu s cutters asking for an afteinoon off for the purpose of visiting, “the Cross” to get their weekly supply of free flour. They got “time out” from the asparagus field but (we are glad to report) failed to get the flour. . . . Judge R. C. Holman enjoying an afternoon stroll a la shirtsleeves . . . Straw hat s ar| d white duck trousers. . . . Members of the local baseball club of the Georgia- Carolina League “working out” at the new ball park. FOUR-H CLUB MEMBERS MARKET MANY BROILERS The Major 4-H poultry club mem bers cf Barnwell County are proving to the farmers and other poultry rais ers that substantial profits can be made from a brood of early chicks properly managed. The club mem ber s themselves believe “Early hatch ing mean* eaily maturity, early lay ing, better prices and large profits, says Miss Juanita Neely, Extension Poultry Specialist and as a result cf fine- quality broilers are finding itady sale cn the local mar kets. i ne^e broilers have been brooder under strictly sanitary conditions fed a balanced ration with milk in cluded, thus insuring rapid growth and a first grade market product Ea>.h week duwng April and May the member? will be selling around 100 broilers which will be tf material aic to the farm heme in meeting monetary needs. “Records show,” says Mi* s McNab, home demonstration agent, “that the club members in using home grown feed? aee ptociucing-tw» -pound hrail- ers in ten -weeks at an average cost of eight cents, which gives them every chance for making substantial pro fits.” N w that the cockerels are be ing sold to help appease The appetite of cur town population for delicious, juicy fried chickens, plans are being made by. the club members to give the young pullets every chance for developing into “fall egjr factories.”” The chief iessentials to proper stT learning of the State close May 1 and remain closed until January, 1934. Unless a general sales lax or “some similar revenue provision” be adopted, the governor told the lawmakers, it cannot reasonably be hoped that there will be sufficient revenue to run the schools for the usual terms. Hence his suggestion that they be closed. In the house last week, a resolution wa s submitted proposing the appoint ment of a committee to study the sev eral recommendajons made iby the governor with a view to drawing up "bills incorporating some of those sug gestions. The resolution, however, wa s withdrawn temporarily after hav- By G. Chalmers McDermid. South' Carolina is one of the leading asparagus shipping States in the Jnion and the question is often asked, “How do they plant aspara gus?” The general public has an idea that seed are planted and certain rites, such as fertilizing and cultivating, are gone through, and, lo and behold, we lave a car load of asparagus tips ready for the market. This, however, is not the case, and T. Raymond Pender, of Williston, can better explain just how it is done than can any one else in the State, for he is pi^bably the world’s largest grower of asparagu s crowns. He has made crown s . growing” his chief business for the last 23 years, and knows the busines s from seeds to stalk. He has shipped these crowns to practically every State in the Union and has just completed a movement of a million cf them to a farming -corporation in scuth Florida, which is producing w ; n- ter asparagus. I had occasion to visit Mr. Pender last week and “got his Special Meeting Will Begin Sunday, May 14 The Rev. W,, E. Wiggins Announces Evangelistic Services for Barn well and Vicinity. story. At this s'eason, Mr. Pender’s farm presents a pretty sight. The tiny seed have just stuck their plumes above ground. The soil is well ca'ied fer, and is cultivated to the Nth de gree. The rows, three feet apart, and running up and down the gentle slope s of the farm, are thin green lines just now, but will develop, later in the summer, Into broad green stripes, which, backgrounded against the light colored soil, gives cne a lasting im pression cf the neatnes 8 and orderli ness necessary on a “crown farm.” Size of “Crown” Counts. “Some folks call them just plain roots, while others call them crowns,” answered Mr. Pender, in response to a question about the nomenclature ofl his product. “The name is immaterial, it is the size and quality cf the crown that really counts,” he continued. “Experience has proven that one year old roots yield best results, and it is for that reason we take such infinite care of the tiny plants during the hot summer months which fellow our plantings. Well grown plants will shoot a stalk three feet or more dur ing their first season, and the larger the stalk, naturally the larger the root system has to be to support hhe stalk.” Usually, it is best to set crowns about January 15. Most growers have used a row width of seven feet, put- I old and run the Channel Islands. It is also found at many places near London, .where the soil i s suitable, and has long been extensively cultivated throughout the island kingdom. In France, asparagus has been con sidered a delicacy for hundreds of years. Many fine varieties have been developed under famou s horticultural- ists of the French republic, among those being the Argenteuil, which was for many years a leading variety in use in this State. Several years ago, Alfred Jouannet, vegetable farmer of Mount Pleasant, S. C., at one time the largest grower of asparagu s in the State, wrote to the Agricultural Society about his first, asparagus. His letter follows: “In 1879, a Frenchman, Louis Pudrgon, planted about a half acre of aspara gus. Mr. Francis Goblet and Mr. John Nix, who had farm s in the vicinity, saw its possibilities, and planted an acreage in 1880, whjch proved to be satisfactory, and they planted more in futute years.” “In 1884, 1 rented the Goblet farm, and increased the asparagus planting considerably. In 1885, I imported $2,- 500 worth of French asparagus from Argenteuil, directly from the origina tor of the famous variety of that name, and -in 1892, I had 400 acres of asparagus, and my record of 5,000 bunches °f t wo an( l three quarter pounds each, was my biggest day’s cutting.” Deserted on Coast. “About that time, California start ed growing asparagus and with better soil and climate, (I differ with Mr. Jouannet on this ppint) and lower transpertatien costs, they made a success of the business from the start, and have increased it ever since. At one time nearly all the farmers of Mount Pleasant and also some on James Island and John’s Island were growing asparagus and doing well at it. None is grown there now, com mercially. Today the asparagus acreage of South Carolina has moved inland. Why, no cne seem s to be able to give a satisfactory answer. Perhaps it is because lower coastal growers would not get out of their head s that the markets no longer wished “white as paragus,” but were calling fer the “green” type spear's. Perhaps it was because our plantings were getting down, and we were not Dr. Luther B. Bridges, a noted evangelist of Gainesville, Ga., will conduct a two weeks’ “evangelistic campaign” in the Barnwell Methodist Church, beginning Sunday, May 14th, according to an announcement made this week by the Rev. W. E. Wiggins, pastor of the local church. In com menting on the approaching meeting, the Rev. Mr. Wiggins made the fol lowing statement: “We are very desirous of making this a meeting for the moral uplift of the entire community. To this end, we ate very anxious to enlist the Christian forces of the whole com munity. We very cordially invite the pastors and the membership of all the churcheg of Barnwell to cooperate with us in thi s effort. “In order that this meeting may do the greatest good to the greatest num ber, we are asking each church to ap point a committee of at least three members to cooperate with a similar campaign. May our Heavenly Father direct in the appointment of this committee and upon our united efforts in conducting this campaign.” For U. D. C. Chapter. Sawyer Orders Drive on Tardy Motorists Approximately 37,000 Less License* Sold This Year lltan on Same Date in 1932. r Ben M. Sawyer, chief highway com* missioner, last Friday ordered that • statewide drive against motor vehicles without 1933 licenses be started, be* 1 finning Tuesday of this week. A recent check, shows that so far this year 110,341 licenses have been sold, while on the same date last year registrations had reached 147,200. This means approximately 37,000 ve hicles are yet without license* and of these about 33,000 are passenger cam and 3,000 trucks. The following statement was mado by the commissioner: “The time for purchasing 1933 motor vehicle licenses expired March 31, 1933. The law passed by the 1933 general assembly directs that “On and after the first day of April the licensn statutes shall be enforced. In order that the motor vehicle division might have sufficient time to issue the li censes and in order to give advance notice to the motor vehicle owners of committee from the Methodist .Chtmth-^ state no case, have b«n mad. in working for the success of the Through the courtesy of the mana ger of the Barnwell Theatre, the JohnSon Hagcod Chapter, U. D. C., will have a special matinee at the Barnwell Theatre on Friday after noon, April 14th, beginning at 2:30 o’clock, for school children only, the admission being only six cents. At this matinee will be shown Tom Mix and his horse, Tony, in “Hidden Gold.” Also the first chapter of a serial picture, “The Lost Special," and a Universal News reel. 100 rail road conductors’ caps will be given away at the matinee Friday afternoon to the first 100 children buying tick ets. On Friday evening, beginning at 8:30 o’clock, the same program will be given, prices 10 and 20 cents, with tax added; Saturday afternoon mati nee at 3:30 o’clock, 10 cents to all; Saturday evening same program, 10 and 20 cents. The above program is filled w ith thrills and surprises and the local chapter feels fortunate in being able to cooperate with the man ager in putting thig program on and asks the patronage of the public. Ten Students at Clemson. during the past week against persona Tor operating motor vehicles without 1933 licenses. Such tolerance, how ever, was not contemplated by tha 1933 law and cannot be properly con tinued.” All motor vehicle owner g who hava not secured their licenses are urged to submit correct applications and re mittances immediately and thereby avoid the payment of fines. The attention of all motor vehicle owners who have not purchased 1933 license plates ig invited to a further provision of the 1933 law which in quires that “The full annual license shall be paid on each and every motor vehicle operated in or during the flrat quarter of the year 1933." The motor vehicle division has made a survey of automobiles and truck a operating fan the State since the first day of Jane- ary without 1933 licenses and refer ence is made again to this survey with the hope that no motor vehicle owner will make improper request for n three-quarter license payment. It is a violation of the law not to have 1933 license plates displayed on the vehicle. ting their crowns 24 to 30 inches putting out fresh acreage, and Cali- apart, but in the last year or so many: fornia wih more new “grass” each new plantings are set cn five footL’ear really was taking our market awafy from us. ‘ Or, perhaps, ft was because we were getting yie “rust” on our fields, and disease which assumed serious proportions until work was sticks to his seven foot rows on his j done by the United States department producing acreage, because he feels|of agriculture from 1906 to 1918. n ws with individual plants 16 t inches apart/ This is done so that a larger yield an acre can be obtained in a shorter time. Mr. Pender still Closing Exercises at growth are houses with sutt\crei space, cleanliness, proper feed, plenty of water and shade, and green range. Special attempts will be made to grow abundant crops of yellfc|v corn not only to feed the poultry, but also to pro vide plenty of nutritious bread for the members themselves and their families. ' that even theugh it may take a little longer to get maximum yields, his crop will last for a longer period of years with the wider row. * J^What is the He of an asparagus rianting ? ” Methodist Easter Service. The Rev. W. E. Wiggins extends a cordial invitation to the public to at tend the Easter service at the Barn well Mehodist Church next Sunday morning. There will be an Easter sermon and special music in keeping with the day. ences and agree upon a measure. At present some two or three beer bills ing been read and so was not acted 1 are under consideration. upon. It may come up again this week. Beer Discussion. Legalization of the sale of beer in South Carolina came in for much de bate in the senate last week, though no final action was taken. The senate finally suspended debate on the beer bill until Tuesday night go that supporters of beer might have opportunity to iron out their differ- When the senate finance committee tum s in the general appropriations bill, the members of that committee will be in position to devote their en tire attention to bills now before the senate, and thus it is believed progress will be speeded up. / “Fifteen to eighteen years, with or dinary care and attentioh,” was. bis answer, “although I have seen'quite a few fields which are more than twenty years of age, Most of these fields are rather small anj have had considera bly better than average attention. Production of the larger grades, such as fancy and colossal, increase until about the ninth or tenth year, and then begin to fall off, the size of the indi vidual “spear” getting smaller and falling into the choice grade. Yields per acre, however, do not vary much throughout the entire life of the crop." Grown by Romans. Asparagus is one of the oldest of the cultivated vegetables. The Ro mans of Cato’s time, about 200 B. C., knew it well. In Cato’s time, direc tions for growing it would answer fairly well for the gardener of today, except that he recommended starting the plant from the wild seed. This seems good evidence, however, that both the wild and the cultivated forms were of the same type. In England asparagus is reckoned a§ one cf the oldest and most delicious Rust Prevented. In 1910, the Massachusetts Aspara- Clemson College, April 11. — This year Barnwell County ha? 10 students enrolled in various courses at Clem son College, according to record s at the office of the registrar. These records further reveal that m the past riO year s a total of 100 students have been enrolled from this county, show ing that a considerable number of her sons have received technical training at the State’s A. and M. Col lege in recent years. Total enrollment figures for 1932- gus Growers’ association, in coopera- ; 33 have been placed at 1,119 students, tion with the department cf agricul-1 of whom Anderson, Pickens, Spartan- tute, succeeded inchoating a rust re-! burg, Oconee and Charleston Counties sisting male plant, after having tried j have furnished the largest number in seed from all'over the world. ‘This , the order named, sing’e plant when crossed with one of 1 ■ == the thousands of female plants at make a crop. This purpose has been Concord, transmitted its rust resist-1 accomplished and today, thanks to ing powers to its progeny and be-, the State of Massachuseetts, the de- came the first of the famou a Washing-1 paitment of agriculture, to Dr. J. B. When the general assembly ad journed Friday for the week-end, it had | of vegetables. It is found to this day been in session for 52 legislative days growing wild at certain spots on the and 77 calendar days. coasts cf Wale;, Cornwall, Dorset and ten strain of asparagus, which is now almost universally used in commer cial plantings. Dr. J. B. Norton, of the department, was closely connected with thi s work, and has become known as the “Father of the Washington Asparagus." About 1918 Dr. Norton became as sociated with David R. Coker in the production of thig wonderful aspara gus. He continued breeding these plants while working with Mr, Coker’s pedigreed seed company at Hartsville. Norton and to David R. Coker, the world has an almost disease free vegetable which is bringing thousands of dollars to our farmers and U satis fying the appetites of even-the most particular eaters. Last season, South Carolina aspar agus growers came out rather poorly financially, but this season prices have been good. Yields per acre are small er in the higher grades because most growerg did not have the necessary money at fertilization time to give their crops the proper amounts /of From Mary Washington, the first generation offspring of the two origi-1 plant food. All in all, however, nal plants, came the progeny of paragug is one of the best Plant A7-83 and Mary, which was named Martha Washington. Mary, however, proved to' be a better all round plant than did Martha,) and plants from the original Mary strain are now the standard Washington as paragus of the seed trade. The object of this experimentation was to develop a variety of asparagus which could be planted under severe just conditions and which would still we are raising in South Carolina, and be cause it is a crop which oyly better than the average farmers /Can afford to grow, it will be man/ years and perhaps never before it will be over produced. The buying power of the nation may have its Ups and downs, and growers may have their troubles, but asparagus as ^ crop ig on* of the best bets that South Carolina farmers have tackled in many * day. Four Pupils of Grammar Schoai WU Receive Certificates.—Program Announced. Lyndhurst, April 11.—The closia* exercises of the Boiling Springs gram mar school will be held Friday of this e£k at eight o’clock. The decora tions will be in green and gold, tho schocl’colors, and the field daisy, tho class flower, will be used in profus* ion. The program will be as fol lows; Procession; singing of “America/* prayer; salutatory address by Gantt; announcements; class Irma Mae Allen; last will si ment of the class of ’33 bj Ella Gantt; presentation cates; valedictory Gantt; benediction. The exercises will be presided over by Joseph H. Faulk, of Columbia,/who has taught the school this tei Those who will receive certificates and who will be/entitled to enter high schocl are Irma Mae Allen, Laurie Ella Gantt, Ixiuis Plantagenet Gantt and Thomas Drayton ” Gantt. High school pupils from this district custo marily /attend the Barnwell school An Outstanding Cadet. Charieston, April 11.—Cadet J. L. Buist, of Blackville, is one of the meet outstanding members of the Junior class at The Citadel thi s year. He holds the rank of cadet sergeant in the R. O. I*. C. unit of the military college and is on the staff of the Sphinx, the yearbook of the cadet corps, and conducts a column in tha Bull Dog, the weekly newspaper of tha corps. His popularity with hig da*K mate s was evidenced by his to the position of cheer leai the junior class. Besidei in these extra-curricular aettritklg Cadet Buist alto has an active ‘ in all social functions of tha