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_ CMMlMatod Jom 1, 192ft. ^ THE OFTICTAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWHLL OjUNTT.^a * ^ Barnwell People-Sentinel VOLUME LVI. 'Ju«t Like a Member of the Family” BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JUNE 8TH, 1933. NUMBER 49. Graniteville Is Still Leading G.-C. Loop Retains One-Game Margin by Virtue - oj Win Over Augusta Tuesday Afternoon. Standing of the Clubs. Club Won Lost Pet. Graniteville .— 14 2 .875 Barnwell 13 3 .813 Millen .. . 1 1 .500' Sylvania ... 6 10 .375 Thomson 6 10 .375 Augusta 6 11 .353 Bamberg 6 11 .263 St Matthews — _ 0 2 .000 By virtue of their 12 to 0 victory over Augusta Tuesday afternoon, while Barnwell was defeating Millen, the Graniteville Rocks retained their ' one-game lead in the Georgia-Carolina League pennant race. After getting off to a bad start Tuesday afternoon, due entirely to errors, the Barnwell Carpenters came from behind in the fourth inning to w'in over Millen, 11 to 2. Gray turn ed in his best game of the season for the locals, striking out 11 batters and yielding only four scattered hits, while he got two of his team’s 14 safeties. Gilbert was driven to the showers in the eighth, being replaced by Sin gleton, who fared no better at the hands of the Barnwell heavy hitters, and he likewise gave way in the same frame to Burgess, who retired the side. Score by innings: R Miiien ..... lul 000 000— 2 Barnwell ._ OuO 400 Gilbert, Singlet&n, H 4 E 2 25x—11 14 3 Burgess and Borman; Gray and Greer. The Bamberg Cavaliers, under the new management of Billy Laval, head coach at the University of South Carolina, split a double bill with Syl- vunia, the Sylphs winning the tint game 8 to 2 and Bamberg the night cap, 12 to 3. Thomson defeated St. Matthews in a game featured by four home runs. Barnwell journeyed to Augusta yesterday afterncon and will play Bam berg on the local field this (Thursday) afternoon. The schedule of the remain ing games in the first half is published | in this lasue. Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week A Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. EFFORT IS BEING MADE TO ESTABUSH FORESTRY UNIT Joe Brabham with a large rattle snake tied on his car. . . Joe says that the reptile had five fangs and one poison sac on one side of its mouth instead of the Conventional one ’fang and one sac on each side. ^. . The work of renovating the Court House about completed and the building now being one of the handsomest temples of justice in this section of the State. . . . Bob Dicks Bennett leaving for the northern ma<rkets with his third truck load of cukes. . . “Bud” Hal ford predicting rain Sunday and “nary” a cloud appeared in the sky. . . Sunday’s issue of The State re producing Prof. Robert M. Kennedy’s address at the commencement exer cises of the Barnwell high school, as published in The People-Sentinel last week. . . Quite a large crowd of bathers at the swinjming pool Sunday afternoon and a fleck of martins like wise enjoying “dips.” Wild plums being offered for sale by little boys and girls, white and black. . . Senator Edgar A. Brown and C. G. Fuller returning from a trip by air to Washington, D. C. . . “The Wolves” still holding sessions several times daily. . . Many peo- people complaining of the very hot weather afu?r :he delightful cool- Blackville Packing Shed Is Busy Place Cucumbers Are Carefully Graded and Packed by Cooperative Organi zation of Farmers. And ^ me an already ness of last week. . saying that it will ruin short cuke crop. . . U. B. Hammet, who attended his first buseba.l game While in Blackville for a short while Friday morning, the writer en joyed* the pleasure of a visit to the packing shed that is being operated under the direction of S. G. Lowe for a cooperative organization of farm ers in that section. The shed is located at the Southern Railway freight depot, where a large force, both men and women, boys and girls, was busily at work grading and pack ing cucumbers. Two grading machines are"in opera tion, one owned locally and the other a portable affair that was brought up from Florida. The “cukes” are fed into a hopper at one end of the ma chine and first pass under five re- fvolvmg brushes before they reach, the graders. A serve* of wooden rol lers keep them turning over and over for the first inspection and all diseas ed cucumbers, “plains” and pickles are taken out. The cukes then pa*s on to an endless cloth belt.where the first and second grades are carefully selected and thrown intQ bins lined with chicken wire and covered with cloth, which prevents them from--be ing bruised. They are then packed into hampers according to grade and SENATOR BROWN INTERESTED IN PROJECT. Plans Announced for Bamberg Encampment General Meeting of All Committees and Representatives Were Held Tuesday Night. Cucumber Crop Is of Benefit to Farmers in fifteen years on ‘he occasion of the p’aced into refrigerator cars. In a game in which costly error- by both teams figured in the sc ring of Thursday’s Georg * - l arolina league contest, bamweli defeated Syl- vatifa T to 4. The locals earned four runs and the visitor?, none. The game was a pitchers’ duel be tween Tucker and Overstreet until the 6th inning, when a wild throw to ~3iromf , 'by the fownfr scored two runs and gave Sylvania a 3-to-l lead ani v. hat looked like a ball game. The locals pu.-hed over one run in the last half tf the same frame but the Sylphs got another when J. Gross* who had Relieved Tucker, made a wild pitoji to the batter. Smith, Syivania’s premier twirler, relieved Overstreet in the seventh and yielded'one run. He blew up in the 8th, however, and with the bases leaded, H. Gross bat ted in the tying score, the other twe runners scoring on a wild throw to the plate. • ] ~ The score: R H E Sylvania 000 003 100—4 5 3 Barnwell -.. 000 011 14x—7 12 3 Oevrstneet, Smith and Rhodes; Tucker, J. Gross and Greer, H. Gross. The same aftemoen Graniteville • , defeated the Wolves at Bamberg, 8 to 1, retaining their one-game lead in the standing of the clubs. open ng of the new .nark here, develop ing into a dyed-in-the-wool fan. . . A street thermometer registering 110 degrees in the sun. . . A young man being divested of his bathing trunks at the swimming pool by his companions and having to don a rain coat before he ocuid emerge from the wrater. . . And several specimens of manly beauty (?) clad only in ab breviated bathing trunks trying to ac quire a coat of tan. Patrolman Rogers and a fellow of ficer stopping two cars loaded with inebriated negroes in West Barnwell Sunday aftemo n and reposding that several a.Tt j ta of alleged ciiunks hid been made on the“hl>?hway§ uf this section during the day. . . College girls and boys returning home from their respective college n;er vacation. Perry Bush with a colored “specs” saying, dem things—dey mek gwireter rain." . . principals in a ret Mr. Lowe also told the writer that hi* new supply of hampers will have tables put on each side at the mill, thus adding to the attractiveness of the package. He says that the only way this section will ever get top price® for produce will be through the proper grading and packing methods. A packing shed is also operated at the other end of Blackville by Simon Brown’s Sons, where pretty much the same method of grading and packing is followed. Common Pleas Court to Convene June 19th for the sum- pair of dark , “I can’t wear it, look like it . One of the nt automobile wreck telling how. Immediately after the accident, he diove the wrecked esr several miles in “an un condition.” v • • Reports that crop prospects throughout the county are the best at this time then n a good many Mir* . . Judge Hayne F. Rice to Pre»*de Two Weeks Term.—First Week Jurors Drawn. at No C. M. T. Camps. King, C jrps M. T. Barnwell 7, St. Matthews 3. The St. M ait thews . club made its debut in the Georgia-CStolina league on its home grounds Friday afternoon, but the Barnwell Carpenters packed too great a punch for them, Barnwell winning 7 to 3. Stumpy Banks’ boys scored a run in their half of the first inning to show that they intended to fight for their first leagut? win, but the Car penters came right back in their half of the second to take the lead with a rally that netted them two runs. Barnwell found time to nick Sox for another run in the fourth and fifth innings each before the Saints could solve Millen’s offerings suffi ciently to push over their second marker of the day in their half of the fifth. Barnwell pushed across a lone tally in the 8th and so did St. Mat thews, and then the Carpenters rajH ped Sox for their final pair of tallies Major Gene: al Edward L. Commanding General, Fourth Area announces that NO C. Camps will be held in the Corps Area this year. This action is taken with extreme regret and reluctance, but it is necessary on account of the congest ed condition in ail camps due to the enrollment of members of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Accepted applicants have been noti fied that their acceptance is cancelled and that they are not to report to camps as (previously authorized. If they should, they could not be enrolled or reimbursed for transportation. Car Turns Turtle. Ben T. Sexton, Da/vid Woodward and another boy had a narrow escape from injury Friday night when the former’s car blew out a tire and turned over in a saryiy road near Bluffton. The ma chine, a . light roadster, was badly damaged but fortunately none of the boys was hurt. This is the same car that was stolen from Dr. B. W. Sex ton several weeks ago and wrecked near Hardeeville. A two weeki term of the Court of Common Pleas will convene at Barn well on Monday, June Ibth, with Judge Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken, presiding. First week petit jor rs were drawn Monday, as follows: Victor Lewis, Kline. B. F. Baughman, Dunbarton. Norman Baxley, Long Branch. Huber* D. Bolen, New Forest W. P. Walsh. Witiiston. C. A. W.» ; mort?, Movnt Calvary. . C. R. Cave, Blackville. F. M. Harley, Kline. Lester J. Hall, Williston. Jack Waltz, Barnwell. Sam I. Buist. Blackville. J. Herbert Black, Barnwell. J, E. Harley. Jr., Barnwell. G. W. Cox, Mount Calvary. Charlie Ccclin, Barnwell. H. Judson Biack, Long Branch. R. L. Riley, Barnwell. J. R. Carroll, Long Branch. J. D. Grubbs, Blackville. L* r B. Creech, Blackville. Luther J. Nix, Hilda. B. M. Jenkins, Jr., Kline. Thos. K. Bolen, Barnwell. ’ Lee Dyches, Hilda. N. B. Youngblood, Elko. Edward Sease, Morris. B. L. Fields, Seven Pines. L. A. Cave, Barnwell. _ O. F. Beck, Williston. W. A. Owen's, Jr., Barnwell. J. M. Brodie, Barnwell. F. W. Delk, Jr., Double Ponds. J. N. Folk, Pleasant HU1. Herman E. Birt, Long Branch. Harol,d W. Reed, Barnwell. Harry A. Buist, Blackville. Box Party Friday Night. i in the ninth. r h ; Barnwell ... 020 110 012—7 11 St. Matthews 100 010 010—3 8 0 Miller and Greer; Sox and Banks. Umpire, Wimberly. Millen entered the league with a ; cordially invited to attend bang, defeating Sylvania 12 to 4,1 . — ♦ There will be a box party at Allen’s i Chapel Church Friday night, June 9, for the benefit of the Church. Ice cream will be sold. Everybody is deforestation Camp, With Minimum of 200 Men, Will Be Located in Nearby County. ;V ' ‘ v, Senator Edgar A. Brown is inter ested in the establishment of a fores try unit in Barnwell County, under President Roosevelt’s reforestation program. Last week he received a letter from H. A. Smith, State foreK ter, stating that a reforestation camp will probably be established in a near by county and that forestry work will be carried on in Barnwell County. Mr. Smith’s letter and Senator Brown’s reply are as follows: Mr. Smith’s Letter. “We nave secured authority foF the establishment of a reforestation camp near you for the purpose of do ing forestry work on private lands under protecticn, and for the con struction of fire towers and telephone lines within your county unaer Presi dent Roosevelt’s Teforestation plan. Each camp will have a minimum cf 200 men. “The location of camps, fire towers and telephone lines ..and the amount of work to be done in your county and thus the amount of money to be spent in your county, at no expense to your people, depends upon several things. “Fir-t a desire upon the part of your citizens to have such work done within you: county. Second an atti tude that precludes any possibility of attempted hold up for rights of ways, camp sites, etc. and; Third a reason able assurance that work constructed will be maintained. “We have already received several offers of gifts of land in fee simple in tracts of from five to ten acrea for Use as tower sites with cabins upon which the towerman of the future may live and produce a part'of his living- Such offers will go a long ways to wards making such a tower system self-sustaining and determining the location of towers. “The reasonable assurance required by the President that the work* will be main:a-ned can probably be met by a letter from your delegation to the effect that they will use their influ ence toward* securing funds at the end of this project for the mainte nance of towe:» and Telephone lines as a detection and reporting system at the conclusion of thL* project—(two years.) It nas been estima'ed that the cost will be less than $->00.00 per tower per year when perated in ui- operation with the State and Federal Government. “I will be glad to hear from you at your earliest convenience as to the in terest of y^ur people in forest protec tion and w.ll Ik* glad if you can give same publicity to our desires.*’ * Sewator Brow nV Reply “I am interested in June 2nd, with referenceTb the ILhment of reforestation camp, various sections of South Carolina. “Barnwell County has title to several hundred acres of land, any necessaiy portion of which we will give to you to establish a forestry unit in this county. Moreover, I personally own. along with my firm several thousand acres of land and would be glad to have any portion of this used for for estry demonstration work. There are variou* other citizens in this county who would cooperate la the same sort of fashion. “The delegation will also be glad-to make a reasonable appropriation to maintain this work, after the ccnclu sion of the project—(two years), the cost not to exceed $300.00 per tower per year and operated in cooperation with the State and Federal Govern ment. ' “If you will advise me just exactly what is necessary' to establish a fores try unit in this county, you may be assured of my full cooperation, as w'ell as that of the entire people in this county. You can either run down here and have a conference with us, or I will be glad to meet you in Colum bia at any time. I expect to be in Columbia Thursday and Friday of this week and if you will get in touch with me at the Jefferson Hotel we might discu*s the nmtt'* further.” Mr*. J. W. Ruff entertained the members of the Ladies’ Guild of the while Thomson defeated Auguata in Mr*. Solomcn Blatt was a visitor in a night game, 4 to 1. t Augusta Tuesday. Barnwell Episcopal afternoon. Church Tuesday Bamberg, June 7.—Final plans for the first Bamberg Associational en campment were made on Tuesday night, June 6, at a general meeting of all the committees and rqpreseivurtives of the 38 churches of the association. The various committees representing all departments of the encampment program were the guests of the T. E. Sunday School class of the Den mark Baptist Church, Mrs. Gordon Steadman, teacher. After the supper served by the clase the duties of each committee were explained by the gen eral chairman, Wyman C. Reese, of Denmark. Then the several commit tees met to make final plans for their work. After the committee meeting, the plans of the committees were pre sented to the entire group for discus sion. The encampment will begin on Mo)k day morning, June 26, at 9:30, with registration of delegates. A small registration fee of 15 cents for juniors, 25 cent* for intermediates and 50 cents for adults will be charged those who register for the week. The Car lisle school buildings at Bamberg have been secured for the encampment. Delegates will bring their own bed linen and towels. Board and room will be furnished free by the churches of the association. The association ha* been divided in to six districts. The districts will provide food for the encampment as follows: Di'triit No. 1, Bamberg. Edisto, Hunter’s Chapel, Spring Brarnh and Springtown will furnish the breakfasts. Each of the other districts will furnish dinner and sup per on the following days: District No. 2, Ehrhardt, Bethel. Bethany, Col ston, Ulmer, Olar, Seigling, Sycamore and St. John’s on Monday. District No. 3, Blackville. Double Ponds, Heal ing Springs, Hilda, Mt. Calvary and Rosemary on Tuesday. District No. 4, Barnwell, Ashleigh, Friendship, Mt. Arnon, Reedy Branch, Long Branch and Mt. Olivet on Wednesday. Dis trict No. 5, Williston, Dunbarton, Elko, Joyce Branch and Pleasant Hill on Thursday. District No. 6, Den mark* G«Hirge’s Creek, Givan and Ghent’s Branch on Friday. All food w U be carried to the Car lisle school building where it will be prepared by cook* employed by the encampment. The ladies from the churches cf each district will be re sponsible for the menu and the serv ing of :he fo.d on the.r respective dafjk The following course* in the various fiepartments of the organized Baptist work will be offered: W. M. U., How and Why of Missions; B. Y. P. U., Senior B. Y.- P. U., Administration. Junior-Intermediate Leader’s Manual, The Meaning of Church Membership, Bible Heroes Trail Makers, Sunday ’School, Building a Standard Sunday School, Working with Primaries and Ueginners, Working with Juniors, Working with Intermediates, Studies in the Old Testament. The Meaning of Stewardship and The Office of the Deacon. The schedule of classes is so arranged that it will be possible for each delegate to take at least two courses for credit*. Those who are unable to remain at the encampment for the full week will be welcome to all the classes without the cost of the registration fee. All those coming for the day will bring their own lunches. In addj.ion to the class work, Dr. Walt N. Johnson will address the en campment each day at noon. His sub ject for the series of lectures will be “The New Testament in Modem Times.” The afternoons will be free for recreation with the Rev. B. H. Price, of Dunbarton, In charge. At the evening session Dr. A. Scott Pat terson, of Madison, Ga. f will give a series of addresses on Missions. Both the noon and evening sessions will be held in the Bamberg Baptist Church. The public is cordially invited. It is expected that hundreds will come from all sections of the association •. i >4*. «* r service. The following epmmittees are in charge of the various phases of the work: Wyman C. Reese, general director; Dr. Robb Black, associate director; Program Committee: Wyman C. Reese, chairman, Rev. James P. Wesbenry and Dr. W. R. Davis; Fi nance Committee: Dr. Robt Black chairman, Harold Zorn, W. H. Man ning, P. M. Hair, Henry Walker, C. J. V Thousands of Dollars Being Paid Out Daily in Barnwell.—Local Market Is Busy Place. With several thousand dollars being paid out daily in Barnwell to f s in this immediate section, the cucumber crop is of inestimable bene fit to the growers and others interest ed. Merchants, filling station opera tors and others report that trade has been stimulated and it is understood that scores of farmers have already paid all or a part of their government loans from Jhe proceeds. The area around the Atlantic Coast Line depot presents a vary busy ap pearance these days, packing sheds being operated there by Deason and Moore, H. W. Sanders and L. C. Eid- son. The growers carry their daily “pickings” to the buyers, who have them graded and settle for the cuke* on the basis of the various grades. Last week prices ranged as high as $1.40 a hamper, but Monday morning the market opened down, 76 to 85 cent® being paid for the best grades, while “plains” were not in demand at all. It is unde ns toed that the same condition obtained in Blackville. The farmers are earnestly hoping that good prices will be paid for the next week or ten days, for the yield is undeniably ehert—not only in this section but elsewhere, it is •aid. A Letter of Appreciation. The People-Sentinel acknowledges with thanks the following letter from Prof. R. M. Kennedy, of Columbia, who delivered the address at the com mencement exercise* of the Barnwell h:gh school: **I want to thank you very much for sending me two copies of 1110 Barn well People-Sentinel, your valuable paper. “I appreciate very much your ki*d expressions in regard to me end your publishing my address in fuB. I see that the Sunday State copied the lat ter. “My visit to Barnwell was much en joyed. The place is greatly changed from what it was forty-six years ago but 1 recognized a few landmarks and aaw some people who remembered me. X have a sentimental regard for the town as it was there I got my first experience in teaching and the people were most kind to me.” Laval to Manage Bamberg T* Bamberg, June 3.—It was announc ed here today by C. S. Covington, manager of the Bamberg Georgia- Carolina league teem, that Billy Laval, head ctach of the University of South Carolina, will formally take over com plete control of the team here. Laval began baseball in Bamberg, where he played in 1902 for Manager W. G. Hoffman. Laval will probably bring with him Archie Vaughan and Buddy Laval, recently with Wilmington in the Piedmont league; Bolton, Erskine star, and Geayson Wolf, of Carolina. A new pitcher is also on the program, it U understood . Laval will reorganize the team nt once. It is understood Williams, Ed Rice, Coble, Leonard and Kennedy will be retained. Two practices a day on off days are also announced. The ’Bambeirg team now foots the le&uge, with 13 losses and three wins. Anderson and P. A.'Baxley. Publicity Committee: L. G. Payne, chairman; Food Committee: A. G. Hicks, chair man, Mrs. G. C. High, Mrs. C. J. Pick ling, Mrs. J. I. Davis, Mrs. B. W. Sex ton, Mrs. T. R. Pender and Mrs. J. H. Walker; Recreation Committee: BL H. Price, chairman, H. H. Stembridge, T. P. Christmas, B. J. Mclver; Music Committee: B. H. Duncan, chairman* Mrs. B. D. Carter, pianist: Miss Jacque Davis; Matron of dormitories, Mrs. Wyman C. Reese. «?*. The faculty as announce^ by the program committee is as follows: Dr. Chas. A. Jdnes, Miss Florrie Lee Law- ton, Miss Elisabeth Nuckols and Mrs. Foster, of Columbia; Rev. James P. Wesberry, of Bamberg; Rev. H. H. Stembridge, Jr., of Barnwell; Rev. L. G. Payne, of Blackville; Mrs. A. Y. Collum, of Blackville; Dr. W. R. Dark, of Williston; Dr. Whit N. Mars Hill, N. C.; Dr. A. Scott 1 ] son, of Madison, Go.; Mrs. B. H. Price, of Dunbarton; Miss Ms he! Gft- lam, of Denmark, and one others to be STmoonctd Isteg.